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Evening star., 1941-03-07
FHemen Save
Cars Railroad
Tried to Burn
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PTeSS'
CHICAGO, March Some one
saw fire enveloping six box cars in
the Northwestern Railroad yards
here and turned in an alarm.
Engine company IS, Truck Com
pany 26, Patrol Company 6 and
Battalion Chief Albert Bartke raced
to the scene.
Firemen laid more than thou
sand feet of hoSe-which blocked
motor and streetcar traffic on Chi
cago avenue-and chopped hole
in a wooden fence surrounding the
railroad yards.
About the time firemen figured
the battle won up ran Arthur H
Andersen, fire marshal of the rail-
road, out of breath and angry.
Stop" he yelled. Don't put out
the fire. These box cars are old.
We're burning them on purpose.
The fire laddies had plenty to
eay-but not for publication.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Army Will Probe Death
OF Pilot at Langley Field
a the Associated Press.

b Il6 ASSOCldltu E4Soe'
LANGLEY FIELD. Va. March T.
Officials of the Army air base here
said that a board of inquiry would
study the crash of bomber yester-
day in which Second Lit. Bernard
P. Smith. jr.. pilot from the Sd
Observation Squadron, was killed
1t Smith, flying alone. was pre-
pairing to make landing when
the Bio Martin bomber fell into
shallow water near the field. He
was dead when pulled from the
wreckage by crash boat crews,
The pilot was flying on what
officials described as a transition
training flight. designed to acquaint
him with a new type of ship pre-
paratory to transfer to another di-
vision of the Air Corps.
His home address was Barlow,
Fla, and his mother was en- route
here for a visit when the accident
occurred.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
U. S. Ready 10 Send Food
To Britain, Wickard SAYS
By The Associated Press.


Secretary Wickard said today the
Agriculture Department was pre-
pared TO make food available to
Great Britain without delay should
that kind of help be included under
the lease-lend program.
He said the administrative ma
chinery for acquiring food for the
British was already provided in the
Federal Surplus Commodities Corp,
the department agency which ad-
ministers the food stamp and direct
distribution program for aiding
needy families
The corporation has been doing
the buying for Red Cross shipments
TO European refugees.
While stating that he expected
farm products eventually 10 be in
cluded in help which would be
rendered the British. Mr.. Wickard
did not indicate what products or
quantities might be involved. Other
Agriculture Department officials said
oceanic shipping facilities would be
a governing factor.
NEW YORK. March 7 GP-
Thomas D. Campbell. mass produce
ton wheat specialist. left aboard
the Dixie Clipper yesterday for a
secrecy-shrouded trip to England,
after a series of conferences in
Washington with President Roose-
velt and other administration off,
cials.
Mr.. Campbell, whose headquarters
are at Hardin. Mont, declined to
discuss the purpose of his trip.
Mr.. Campbell, so far as is known,
is the first major American expert
on food production to 60 to England
and his trip aroused some specula-
tion that his mission might have to
do with an emergency attempt at
mass production of wheat in the
British Isles
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Racing News
Entries and Selections for Tomorrow
Rossvun's Comment
Selections for Fast Track at Tropical Park
BEST BET-PRINCE DEREK
BEST BET-PRINCE DEREK.

FRANCO and JAYFCEE appear
to have a corking chance of an
nexing the important money in
this stake affair. Either could
turn up the victor. LIBERTY
FLIGHT has been showing fine
form and he rates a royal chance.
SPEED TO SPARE is at top
form and he must be accorded a
good chance.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Farmer Has Hand
Manned to Defroud
Insurance Firms
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March Post
Office inspectors told today of
a CHASTITY plot whereby a
farmer deliberately lost his left
hand in order to file claims for
$4,000 against accident insur-
ance companies.
Chief Postal Inspector Will
liam H. Noah announced a war
rant charging mail fraud had
been issued against D. V.
Mardis, Kirksville Mo) insu-
ance man, who was alleged to
have taken part in the scheme.
Mr.. Noah said Mardis inten-
tionally battered the farmers
hand with a hammer after
staging fake automobile acci-
dent last April 18.
Later, when it appeared the
injury would knit, Mr.. Noah
said, the farmer manipulated
the hand to prevent healing and
make certain that amputation
would be necessary.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Requestto Close ConsuIates
'Unjusiified, Italians Say
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, March 7. - Competent
italian circles drew distinction to-
day between the closing of United
States consulates at Naples and
Palermo and Washington request
for Italy to withdraw consulateS
from Detroit and Newark. asserting
the United States is not at war.
Correspondents were told that the
American action, described as re-
prisal, thus seemed "unjustifed."
It was contended that suspension
of the American consulates in Italy
was "a temporary transfer Of some
consular officers in the war zone,
which is justified by Italy's being at
war"
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Sharon Work Camp Group
Moves TO Private Farm

BY the Associated Press.
SHARON, Vt, March Deter
mined to continue their pioneer"
work service activities. "a of the 10
members Of C. C. C. Camp William
James have moved to a privately
owned farm at Tunbridge, II miles
from here.
Their move yesterday was part Of
a three-way split involving tha
camp, recently placed under C. c. C.
supervision after having been oper.
ated as an experimental project by
the Department of Agriculture.
Nine of the original 40 decided
to remain at the camp under the
routine c. C. c. administration and
seven left for their homes. The
Tunbridge contingent consisted Of
IL college and Is non-college men.
The move to the farm was made
possible through a $1,000 contribu-
ton by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Copley
Greene of Cambridge Mass. and
ANONYMOUS donations.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
EIGHTH RACE - SIR REG,
WHITE HOPE, STAR BUD.

SIR REG scored in his last
public appearance and the geld
ing appears to have as good a
chance as anything else in this
affair. WHITE HOPE raced well
at Hialeah and he may take
lot of beating in this spot. Star
BUD and SAVITAR both have 10
be considered dangerous con-
tenders here
Evening star., 1941-03-07
THIRD RACE M A Z L y T.,
MERRY GESTURE, PARI-
ERNEST

MAELINE hasn't won a race
this year, but he flashed bril-
liant effort to be second the
other afternoon and right of
that showing he must be given
the preference here. MERRY
GESTURE came to life in her last
and gave us one of her better
races. PARI-ERNEST could save
the short end
Evening star., 1941-03-07
SIXTH RACE = -KURDISTAN,
GREY DOLL, ENDYMION.

KURDISTAN won his last in
fairly good running time and he
encounters no better opposition
tomorrow The Kantar gelding
may be held at nice odds. GREY
DOLL has been knocking at the
door of victory and this spot is
not beyond her powers. EN-
DYMION should like the route
and he could upset.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
SEVENTH RACE - PRINCE
DEREk, WAUGH POP,
WAKE RORTN

PRINCE DEREK has raced
very consistently of late and he
appears to have a shade the best
of this affair. Let's call the
gelding the best bet of the after
noon. WAUGH POP has been
closeup of late and he can cause
lot of trouble WAKE ROBIN
should be in front as far as he
goes.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
FOURTH RACE Al IR BRI-
GADE, MAEGAY, BOILED

AIR BRIGADE has compiled
an excellent record and he may
be able to distance the high-class
opposition he meets in this sprint
affair. MAEGAY copped her last
at juicy mutuels and she could
again be in the thick of the
scramble. BOILED SHIRT won
his last and he may head zaca-
tine
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Cold Confines Gov. Price
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, March Z Dr.
Gov. Price was confined to the Exec
utive Mansion yesterday by cold.
Evening star., 1941-03-07

Co., attorneys, A. Chaifetz-E. L.
Jones.
286-Berkawich VS.. WimSatt: at
torneys, II. I. Quinn-F. H. Myers.
741-Barnett VS.. Rosenblatt; at
torneys, g. L. Munter-Baker SS
Topper; Warren Magee.
343-Palmquist VS. Capital Transit
Co.; attorneys, Newmyer & Bress-
Z. l.. Jones. 80
Evening star., 1941-03-07
MIN RAG PALCO,
BRIGHT VICTORY, SAY
JUDGE.

PALCO can win the substitute
if it is used. BRIGHT VICTOR
and SAY JUDGE for what is left.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
FIRST RACE-HAZEL F, MAE
CARO-, MYRNA LEE.

HAZEL F couldn't match
strides with Valevictorian the
other afternoon when he scam
pered six panels in 1:104s, but
she turned in a whale OF race,
nevertheless. She should trim
these. MAECARO just missed in
his last and he rates a stout
chance. MYRNA LEE to take
care of the others.
ECOND LADIES
FIRST, PEEP SHOW, SILL
YER VOICE.
LADIES FIRST has captured
two of her last three outings
and accomplished the task in
right fair running time. She
may be able to lick this evenly
matched band. PEEP SHOW has
been improving with racing and
he has to be accorded major con-
sideration. SILVER VOICE just
missed in her last try.
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Sunto Anitu

BY the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1941-03-07

FIFTH RACE-L LEXBROOK
STABLE ENTRY, LIBERTY
FLIGHT, SPEED TO SPARE.
The Lexbrook entry of PO-
Evening star., 1941-03-07
Court Assignments
DISTRICT COURT.

In any case where postponement
of the hearing of a motion Is to be
requested, notice should be given
the motions clerk not later than
3 o'clock the afternoon before such
motion is set for hearing. 1t will
be the policy of the court not to
grant postponements if the afore-
said notice is not given except when
extraordinary conditions have pre-
vented the giving of the notice.
Roll call of motions will be at
9:45 am, as heretofore has been
the practice
Hereafter in all domestic relations
cases where temporary custody Of a
child, or the fixing of temporary
maintenance for wife or child Is
sought, the procedure shall be by
motion, as required by the rules Of
court, and not by rules to show
causes
Evening star., 1941-09-18
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Among the islands OF the South
Pacific are the New Hebrides. There
are dozens of these islands, and 20
of them contain the homes OF
people.
One of the New Hebrides Islands
Is 10 miles long and 40 miles wide.
Another is Sc miles long and 70
miles wide. All told, they have an
area of more than 5000 square
miles. The population Is about
10000.
Several hundred white persons
i've on the New Hebrides. They
are mainly British and French.
The rest of the people are dark
skinned natives. Many Of them
have deep brown, almost black,
skins.
Trees and jungle plants grow
thickly on these islands. There Is
plenty of rainfall-more than
enough. Here and there We find
. high hill, or small mountain.
Trunks of trees are cut up by
natives and are made into odd
looking idols" When placed up
right. the idol may have a height
of 8 to II feet.
The upper end of the log is carved
and painted so as TO give the image
OF a human face. The rest of it Is
left round.
Hanging down from the chin Of
Evening star., 1941-09-18
-kew Hebrides Idols Made From Tree Trunks

deal, and would be worn of SO
well that they would not grow much
longer.
The natives watch their hogs,
and break OF the upper tusks. This
leaves free space for the lower
tusks to grow out. The months
pass by, and the tusks curl around
as they grow. Cases are known
where they have curled clear around
twice
Christian missionaries have
worked on the natives, and have
led some of them to give up their
old faith. Others, however, still
pray to the olden gods.
In carrying out the old religion
it is a custom to kill hogs with
long tusks. The lower jaw of q
hog, complete with tusks, is saved
to be placed on an idol, so as to
add to the length of the beard.
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Tomorrow. Migration of Birds.
Evening star., 1941-09-18
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
SI. - H.
Slip O. the Tongue

Wrong: What was il you wished
b ask me?" No. Since the ques-
son has yet to be asked. the past
tenss should not be used. Better
say: "What n 1t you wish to ask
nne9"
Wrong: what did you wish to
So him about?" This is q favor
iss phrase with young ladies that
preside over reception rooms)
Raght: What do you want to see
him about?
Avoid: could 7 assist your"
Improved: May I assist your
Wrong: May 1 have a cold glass
OF water?" No. Cold should modify
water, not glass. Right: May have
0 glass of cold water?
Wrong: "I should like hot cup
OF coffee" Right: I should like a
cup OF hot coffee.
Wrong: I'll have a rare cut Of
roast beef" Right: I'll have q
est OF rare roast beef.
Wrong: II bought a new pair OF
rsasses." Right: I bought pair Of
new glasses.
Wrong: He wore an old pair Of
shoes No; the shoes are old, not
the pair. Right: He wore pair OF
Cd shoes.
Wrong: "He drove a white team
Evening star., 1941-09-18
of horses" Right: He drove team
of white horses.

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correctly good.
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Evening star., 1941-09-18

Vests double Of three clubs was
distinctly unsound and led his part
ner to double three diamonds
But that contract could have been
defeated If the defense had been at
all competent
West led the ten Of hearts, and
dummy's king was taken by East's
ace. A club return at this point
would have cooked South's goose,
but East foolishly returned low
heart, obliging West to win with the
nine. West could have returned a
spade safely enough. but he made
returning a heart-supposing, no
doubt, that his partner was out of
hearts and could over-ruff the
dummy.
This gave South his opportunity.
and he rose to the occasion He
Yufied In the dummy and discarded
the spade ace! After that little bit
OF brilliance, he cashed dunmys
king and queen of spades, discarding
he led the queen of diamonds from
the dummy. and by capturing one
of Easts honors made sure of losing
only one trump trick. South thus
lost two hearts. a club and a trump,
making his contract.
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
eooy's partner and, with both sides
vulnerable. you held:
AAJ95
0Q7
OKLA
AJ1085
The bidding:
Jacoby Schenken You Maier
10 Pass IA Pass
80 Pass INT Pass
a. Pass t?)
Answer-Bid six spades. Your
partners bidding indicates extreme
shortness In clubs (either void or
a singleton) and great strength in
the three other suits. including four
spades. Your spades are fairly
strong and you fit both red suits,
consequently you should have an
excellent play for slam.
oCOlC 4OU pei ACilt AoI Ola opdNACs"
70 per cent for five spades, 80 per
cent for four no-trump.
Question No. 1858.
Today your hand is slightly DIFF
ferent, but the bidding is similar:
4 AJ95
N97
1858
&AQs3
The bidding:
yacoby Schenken You Maier
10 Pass il Pass
70 Pass co
What do you bid7 (Answer to-
morrow
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an idol is something which may be
taken for a beard 1t is made of
the lower jaws of hogs.
The hogs on those islands have
good, strong tusks, and the natives
know how to make them grow
longer and curl around.
If a hog were let alone, the up
per and lower tuSks would grow
out until they met. Then they
would be ground together" q good
Evening star., 1941-06-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.

debts contracted by any one but myself.
CHARLES SMITH, 2O7 10th st. Sc.
MAN TO REMOVE GARBAGE. MUST BE
dependa Bile for FEDERAL GRILL at Belts
vile Call Berwyn 4S0.
Evening star., 1941-06-13

Brenda to learn how to roller
skate.
Marlene, Dietrich's daughter
Marie, is showing more dramatic
talent than her mama, although she
is not as beautiful The girl, now
16, migrates to the Broadway stage
in the fall. John Garfield
is on his umpteenth suspension at
Warmers. He refused to play in Hot
Nocturne." Olivia de Havilland
is receiving long distance calls from
Lew AyreS. Olivia remains another
two weeks at Cape Cod. Robert
Benchley goes into the Gary Cooper
picture at GoldWyn's-"The Profess
sor and the Burlesque Queen"
George Brent threw a party for
the cast and crew of international
Lady" his latest picture-with Ilona
Massey. Ann Sheridan attended,
and the photographers swarmed
around asking them to pose affec-
tionately. oh, dear" groaned
Ann, do we have to do these blank
blank pictures all the time?"
Come on, honey" coaXed George.
And Ann YEARLY went into her pose.
Brent, by the way, is off in his
yacht for the Honolulu races.
Richard Cromwell is known in
Hollywood as Laughing Boy"-be-
cause he finds it absolutely impos-
sible to laugh for the camera. Il
went to a dramatic school, and they
ran up and down the scales for
me, and I nearly died laughing.
Then I came back to the set, and
all I could manage was a phoney
'ha ha.' I do only two types of
acting" says Cromwell, who made
his first and best film 10 years
ago-CToIable David'D failing and
weeping. I have wept and Ior fallen
down in every picture. I'd like a
change" CromWell's youthful face
is his handicap. He is now 81 and
Evening star., 1941-06-13

and looking impatiently at his
watch. . Cary Grant, according to
my housing agent friend. has bought
a large estate in Bel Air. The house
has about 20 rooms, which seems a
lot for one man-unlesS he is con-
templating matrimony. Paulette
Goddard continues to be Lovey-
Dovey with Charlie Chaplin. They
were on the Cecil B. de Mile yacht
last week end and Charlie coached
Paulette for her role of ''LoXie' in
the new De Mile epic. The pair
celebrated the reconciliation with
a new diamond bracelet-for the
lady.
X X *
There is still tension between
Bette Davis and Director Willie
Wyler on the Little Foxes" set-but
the picture is continuing. 1t should
be the best role for Bette since "Of
Human Bondage" E. Ann Sothern
has gone in for vegetable garden
which she apparently wears on her
hat, to judge by the thing she had
on at RomanoffS the other evening.
>. Brenda Joyce plays a teacher of
roller skating in her current flicker.
But 1t has been held up to allow
Evening star., 1941-06-13

desk before she realized that John
was sitting behind it. 1t was the
first time they had been alone since
the afternoon she had shown him
the gold nuggets. He arose slowly.
I'VE have to have supplies" Alli-
son said, "and I thought Id check
the list so I could get started in the
morning" She could feel her face
flush and hated herself for it.
You aren't going to town alone,
Allison" 1t was statement, not
question.
mo, I'm not going alone. Richard
is going with me, if it's all right
with you.'
please Allison, /" but her
flashing eyes stopped him. Jamming
his hat on his head, he strobe from
the Office.
The drive to Buffalo Skull was
uneVentful the next morning. ALI
son felt uneasy as they approached
the pass, but the jack pines dipped
their shaggy branches in salute and
withheld any information they
might have. Maybe he hadn't been
in the pass at all Just another
question in her mind unanswered.
A Letter From the Past.
"Our first stop is always at the
post Office" she said as they drove
into the stable. That is the most
important event of a trip to town,
Richard. I can't figure out why,
because the most we get is circulars
and catalogues. Are you expecting
a letter."
Il don't know who would write
to me here Don't know any one
that knows where I am"
But Richard got two letters, one
from his attorney, which he read
hurriedlv and stuffed into his
pocket, and the other from Linda
which he read and reread with a
mixture of emotions that he could
hardly explain himself.
Dick. darling:
Don't blame Mr.. Lockwood for
this. I threatened to put a private
detective on your trail unless he
told me where you were. I didn't
know until you had left town about
what happened to your fathers es-
tate and took that as an explanation
of your abrupt departure.
Il thought we meant more to
each other than that, Dick. Surely
you could have trusted me and
known that it would never make
any difference in my affection for
you. l am hoping that it was only
your foolish pride that kept you
from conf1ding in me.
Dad is writing you, offering you
a position in the South American
office of his cement company, ef-
fective Immediately. He needs you,
as they are planning to open sew
eral new branch Offices and need
men that are familiar with the
language and the customs of the
country.
please come back, Dick. Life is
fiat and meaningless without you.
Your devoted,
Linda"
A Surprise Awaits.
He was lost in thought on the
trip home and they rode most of
the distance in silence. Allison
couldn't know the contrasting
worlds that had been offered to
Richard to make a choice from,
worlds as far apart as the poles
hard physical labor with meager, if
any, returns financially, or an eX-
ecutive post with its luxury and
ease 1t hardly seemed fair to have
to decide between the two, when
he really knew so little about the
former.
Within few miles of home they
were caught in driving rain, one
of those sudden spring rains that
makes up for its suddenness by Its
Evening star., 1941-06-13
See, Lady Luck
HOLLYWOOD

HOIL WOOD.
Mary 10 James, ingenue star of
the Seattle Repertory Playhouse,
and Harry Lewis, formerly with the
Pasadena Community Playhouse,
have been signed to term contracts
by Warner Bros. Their acquisition
brings the studios feature player
list up to "a. highest in the COM
pany'S history.