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Evening star., 1942-08-08
Building Permits
Issued Here Total
|$197,965in Week
20 Two-Story Brick
And Cinder Dwellings to
Rise at River Terrace

Increased activity in the home and
apartment building industry in
Washington was reflected in build
ing permits issued last week in the
amount of s1s7 1865 "a, as compared
to the previous weeks total of $685.
SIS.
Largest project for which a per-
NIT was issued went to River Ter
race Co., 3435 Benning road NE
owners and builders; G. T. SAINT
myers, designer, to erect 20 two
story brick and cinder block dwell
ings, 1914 to 1852 Ames street NE;
to cost 100000.
Other permits included the follow
ing
Robert H. Sanford, 1918 Military
road NV. owner and builder; G. T.
Santmyers, designer: to erect one g.
story brick and cinder block apart
ment GA units. 2700- -2702 Q street
Sc; to cost s35, 100.
Cory Construction Co., 1106 Ver-
mont avenue NV, owner and build
er; G. T. Santmyers, designer; to
erect five 2-story brick and cinder
block fats (two units eacf), $4,000
Nineteenth street N e; to cost $4,500
each.
Peabody Builders, 1920 Third street
NV, owners and builders: George
T. Santmyers. 1410 H street NV.
designer; to erect four 2-story brick
and cinder block fats (four units
each), 1921 to 1929 Fourth street
Sc; to cost $4,000.
Abner Worksman, 1902 Decatur
street NV, owner and builder;
Marcus Hallett, designer: to erect
one 2-story brick and cinder block
four family fiat, 1921 Massachusetts,
avenue Sc; to cost $4,000.
Mrs. Louise Pack, 100 Massachu-
sets avenue NV, owner; H. M
Griffin Co., 1914 Jackson street NE
builder; Leslie Branson. designer;
to erect one 2-story brick and cin-
der block dwelling and doctors Of
flee, 100 Massachusetts, avenue NV;
to cost $500.
Lottie M. Cumberland, 3104 Chan
ming street NE. owner: Security
Home Improvement Co., 5403 Geor-
gia avenue NV, builder: to make
repairs, 3104 Charming street NE;
to cost $500.
Belisario Contiesas, care 2l5 Flor.
ida avenue NV. owner; r. A. Arch.
er, jr., 215 Florida avenue NV, de.
signer: to erect one 1-story frame
and brick dwelling, 6l9 South Caro-.
lima avenue Sc: to cost $3.50.
st. Anthony's Church, Twelfth ane
Monroe streets NV, owner; Chas
J. Cassidy Co, 1907 Eleventh stree
NV, builder; F. V. Murphy, de.
signer: to make repairs, Twelfth
and Monroe streets NV; to cos
5000.
Army and Navy Club. 1927 street
NV, owner and builder; John j
Koch, designer; to make repairs
1927 I street NV; to cost $3.50.
George Pappas. So E street s.W.
(See PERMITS. Page B-30
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Capital Apartment Managers
Asked to Aid Salvage Drive
Office Buildings Also Urged to Search
Premises for Material VtoI to War

"Unquestionably the Salvage for
Victory program Of the Government
is the most important program to-
day. Every citizen is being asked to
lend his every effort toward the as
sistance your Government needs"
Search Entire Building.
Pointing to the need for metal
for both guns and tanks, Mr.. Walker
said this metal is in your cellar
right now-hundreds of pounds OF
stuff you may have forgotten about
long ago.
THE United States Government
asks you to go through your entire
building. and look into the follow.
| ing places: Boiler rooms, store rooms
rear yards, courts. carriage rooms
open cellar, workshops, laundry
rooms, roof, roof landings.
Make list of every single piece
of metal you find. Look for:
"(a) Loose metal-not in use
such as CRATES, stoves, boilers, tools
old pipe, old refrigerators, old eleva
tor cables, plumbing fixtures, hot.
water heaters, old renting signs
water tanks, steel beams, wheelbar.
rows, sash weights. radiators.
"(b) Attached metal-not in use
such as hot-water tanks, hot-wate,
boilers, roof tank supports, drain
| pipes and sinks, old iceboxes, now
out of use.
Co Miscellaneous loose metal moi
belonging to anybody-bicycles
screens, safes, metal beds, meta
trunks, paint pots, baby carriages
mattress springs, anything else.
"(dD Any and all forms of rubber
"(e) Any and all forms of rags and
cloth content"
Evening star., 1942-08-08
-Four Statesmen Issued
Real Estate Licenses

The District Real Estate Commits
sion last week issued licenses as
real estate statesmen to Philip S.
Matthews, 1892 K street NV: James
W. LoBuono. ais Evans Building;
Dorothy S. Hawes, 1885 Wisconsin
avenue NV, and Cicily M. Gregory,
1906 X street NV.
An application for a license as a
real estate broker was received from
leon Williams, 1929 Ninth street
NV.
Applications for licenses as real
estate statesmen were received from
Herbert Lee Kinard, 1924 U street
NV; John H. Miller, jr, 1ll9 Sew
enteenth street NV, and Fred A.
Jentons, 101l U street NV.
Evening star., 1942-08-08

(See STAR HOME, Page B-3)
Evening star., 1942-08-08

tSee PERMITS, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1942-08-08
The Home Clinic
Rugs Made From Wool SoIvoged at Home
Help Solve Shortage Of Floor Coverings

mum in the stores. Most Of us
when investing the amount neces-
sary to get good rug want to be
able to select a color and quality
that will be pleasant through the
years. To do this now it is neces-
sary to furnish your own wool for
the rug. Now that thriftiness has
become a national virture, smart
housekeepers are saving their old
rugs and wool garments and having
them rewoven into new rugs in a
size, pattern and color OF their own
choosing.
Prices and quantities of salvaged
wool vary according to type of rug
and size. A good, practical two
tone carpet suitable for the dining
room. living room or playroom in
a 9-by-12 size will take about As
pounds of wool and cost about $27 so.
This is the modern seamless, re-
versible type, the same on both
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Dead|ine Nears
For Silver Star
Home Exhibit
Rock Creek Forest
Showing Will Close
After Tomorrow

The Silver Star home In Rock r
Greek Forest closes It's exhibition,
period tomorrow. Located at S21Sa
Meadowbrook lane, Just of ths'
East-West highway, this comfort
able house has attracted an admir-
irg audience for three weeks IN
spite of hot weather and gasoline
shortages. @
The Silver Star Committee Sc
lected this house because Of It's good
construction, competent planning at.
reasonable cost and it's location
close to Rock Creek Park within
walking distance of one of the finest
recreation areas in Washington,
The house is ideally designed for:
comfortable living and the environ,
ment will offer good health and en-
tertainment during the years when
the pleasure We get at home Is
about all there is. -
Colonial-Type House. .
A neat. red brick Colonial-type
house with white trim and shut
ters, 1t has six rooms and two baths;
The front door opens directly into
the living room, with a view through
a wide archway to the dining room
and exit to the porch and garden
beyond. This gives an open, spa
ciCus effect to the lower floor. .
A well-designed fireplace at one
end OF the living room will be pleas
ant when the fall winds whip,
through the park. A stairway at,
the opposite end of the room leads
to three large bedrooms above stairs.
The bedroom floor is noteworthy
for its clever utilization of space so
that furniture, including twin beds,
fits in well. The two larger rooms
have double closets which will make
the lady of the house" very happy.
Linen closet in the hall and two tile
baths, complete with shower, make
this floor comfortable and converl-
lent.
Kitchen Is Convenient.
The kitchen is long and narrow
with all the work area conven-
iently located at one end, close to
the dining room door. This means
the saving Of miles of steps for the
woman who does her own house.
work. Ten steps will take her to
the front door, five to the dining
table. From her vantage point at
the kitchen work counter. in the
other direction, shei may open the
back door without moving or serve
breakfast in the sunny alcove with
one arm" D..
Built by Sam Fig and Handicapped
(See STAR HOME. Paoe B-3O .
Evening star., 1942-02-25

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Evening star., 1942-02-25

When Socrates was told. at his
trial, that he had caused young men
to obey him instead of their parents,
he replied:
Indeed And is there no reason
why young men should follow my
counsel? Do not study their needs?
Have not given my life to learning
what paths are good to follow, and
what paths bring sadness?
IF a person is sick, does he not
go to a doctor? In the choice of a
general, do you go to your fathers
and brothers, or to a man skilled in
war? Then why should not youth
ask advice of one who has studied
the problems of youth?"
Some of the judges nodded their
heads as if to show they agreed
with the points made by the old
thinker, but others kept their angry
looks. They had come to the trial
with the plan of making an end to
this man who had been working
against some of their old ideas. Fac
ing his 500 judges, Socrates went on
to say:
I'm my life, 7 have gone about
doing one thing-trying to be of
help to my fellow men. I have
asked you all, young and old, to care
for the welfare of your mind above
your money or your body. I have
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word of the Week

1t is natural that the word
WORSTED should remind us o1
worse" and that we should mis-
pronounce it "WER- -sted," but the
words have no connection what
ever. The cloth is named for an
English town, Worstead, where the
fabric was first made.
AS you know, the English have
an incomprehensible custom OF
garbling place and personal names:
Cholmondeley is pronounced "Chum-
ley" Beauchamp is pronounced
''Beachem" Talliaferro is pro-
nounced "Tolliver," etc. And they
are quite in character when it comes
to the word wersted, for the 20" is
given the sound of 100" as in foot
and the "r" is altogether lost in the
shuttle. The American dictionaries
give us these alternatives:
First choice: WOOS-ted.
Second choice: WWOR-sted.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
Evening star., 1942-02-25

AS the great man was being led
to prison, one of his young friends
said: "It hurts me, my Socrates, for
you to die so unjustly "What"
exclaimed Socrates, laying his hand
on the youths shoulder. would
you rather that should die justly?"
The keeper of the prisons said to
Socrates: "You are noble and gentle.
When the time comes that I must
bid you to drink the poison, know
you will not feel angry toward me"
Friends of Socrates told him they
could help him escape. They would
provide passage to a foreign land,
where he would be safe.
mo-" he replied. "If did that, it
would be some other man living in
a foreign land, not Socrates"
When the fatal day came, the
great thinker met death bravely.
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TOMS" II you want copy, send
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Evening star., 1942-02-25
lis Hard to Believe

Camp Wallace: Some of us here
have been wondering about the
origin of the word AMBULANCE.
Please explain.-Pvt. S.
Answer: Ambulance is from the
Evening star., 1942-02-25

told you that you are not good be-
cause you are rich, but that you are
rich only when you are good"
Soon after those words were
spoken, the vote was taken. 1t was
very close. One record says that 244
judges voted to set Socrates free,
but there was a slight majority
against him. A sentence of death
was passed, death by the drinking
of poison hemlock.
Evening star., 1942-02-25

letter
called the column opposite
the word from which
correctly its relaxation.
Yesterdays
Letter-Out
TRUMPET-MUTTER
(S) SLANTED-DENTAL (oothy).
TOUSLE-LOUTS (stupd fellows.
TOPERS-PORES
Evening star., 1942-02-25

Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Crime Doesn't Poy! No. go
The crime in today's hand will
evade you unless you look carefully,
but the point is an important one:
South dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
North-South 60 part-score.
AQ107
VAJ SO
90
&J1073
Ak J8 NJ A6532
0KQ75 WIN 243
HK32 1107654
1Q84 @95
AA94
V92
UAJ98
&AK62
The bidding:
South West North East
10 Dbl. 10 Pass
INT Pass Pass Pass
West opened the five of hearts
and South overlook dummy's six
to return the suit from his own
hand. West put up the heart
queen and dummy took the ace
and returned the jack while East
discarded the spade deuce. Warned
away from a spade shift, West
hopefully tried the diamond king.
South won with the ace and re-
turned a low club. West ducked
and dummy won with the ten.
Dummy then cashed two good
hearts, after which South ran the
clubs, the spade ace and diamond
jack for a total of II tricks.
Make sure you pick out the right
crime. There may be misde-
meanor or two in the hand, but
one player is guilty of real crime.
Spot it for yourself before you
read on.
North is the criminal for bidding
one heart! It's true that Vests
defense left much to be desired,
but he couldn't defeat one no
trump and therefore lost only a
few points by letting South make
one or two extra tricks. North lost
hundreds of points by failing to
redouble.
North could have been pretty
sure his partner would not play
the hand at one diamond redoubled.
If East passed, West would surely
run out. Then North would get
a chance to double for penalties.
The chances are that East and
West would have wound up at
something like two spades doubled
or worse-for at least an 300
point penalty. Exactly such hands
often find the opponents running
from one mad contract to another
making matters worse with each
bid. To let them get out of the
bidding was a real crime on NorthS
part.
Yesterday you were David Burn
stones partner and, with both sides
vulnerable. you held:
AJ109632
VKQ84
NKQ
Ak
The bidding
Burnstone Schenken You Jacoby
- Pass IA Pass
2NT Pass (O
Answer-Bid three hearts. There
is no need to decide yet upon a
final contract Show the nature
of your hand while forcing situa-
ton still exists.
Score 100 per cent for three
hearts, 60 per cent for three spades,
80 per cent for four spades, 20 per
cent for three no-trump.
Question No. zoos.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Burnstone Scl1enken You Jacoby
= Pass IA Pass
3NT Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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stamp.
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Evening star., 1942-02-25

French ambulant, which is a cor
ruption of the Latin word ombu-
lare, which means . Chold tightD
"to. take a STROLL" In France,
the first ambulance was called hos
pital ambulant, meaning, IAN amb-
ling hospital" It's hard to believe
that an ambulance case, literally, is
simply a pedestrian taking hiking
trip, but it's true!
Evening star., 1942-02-25

MUSICIANS, ATTENTION!
My new pamphlet gives the cor
rect pronunciation of scores of
important musical terms, names
Of operas, musical compositions
and famous composers. Will not
be offered after today. To receive
one free, send a stamped g.
cent, self addressed envelope to
Frank Colby, in care of The Eve
ming Star. Ask for MUSIC
Pamphlet. Please make sure your
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
JAp5 SMASH
HARDER AT
Macarthur
Enemy Shells Conegidor
But Fail 10 Do Any
Damage

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The
War Department reported today
that the japanese are increasing
pressure against Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's defense lines on Batan
Peninsula, and that troop move
ments indicated a resumption of an
enemy offensive.
The communique said that sew
eral flame throwers, three pieces
of artillery and other Japanese
equipment were captured in rela-
lively minor local action.
Meanwhile, japanese batteries on
the south shore of Manila Bay con-
tinued to pour shells at the Cor
regidor string of Notifications
without accomplishing great
deal of damage" the report said
The Jap fire was concentrated on
outlying Fort Flank, the southern
most fertilization Of the island
bastion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
PORT DARWIN
IS ATTACKED
BYJApANE5E
Over One Hundred Nippon
Planes Move on Vital
Naval Base

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 10 =
More than 100 Japanese bombers
and escorting fighter planes have
attacked the north coast city, Port
Darwin, potentially vital United
Nations naval supply base.
Two raids we're made in the first
direct assaults on the Australian
mainland.
This is the official announce
ment made today by Australian
Prime Minister John Curtin from
his sick bed in local hospital.
The official announcement says
70 japanese bombers. with pro-
tecting fighters, participated in the
first raid in the morning and an
other wave Of over 80 bombers re-
turned to the attack in the after
noon. Four of the bombers in the
second group are said to have been
shot down.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
RAIDS MAY
BE PUSHED
TO COASTS
Secretary Of War Makes
Statement Preparing
People Of u. 5.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-Secre-
tary of War Henry l.. Stimson to-
day said the nation should expect
attacks ''all along our coasts and
other places" like the raids made
by submarines on the Netherlands
Caribbean island of Aruba
Stimson also urged at press
conference that the nation be pre-
pared also for pressure from
thoughtless persons to scatter the
defensive forces to meet such at
tacks.
Victory will be won, he declared,
by massing our forces to carry the
war to the enemy and the War
Secretary gave assurance that ur-
gent preparations are being made
new for offense.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
TOMS PUSH
JAP FORCES
INTO RIVER
Enemy Shock Troops Run
Gauntlet : Establish
Shore Positions

= RANGOON, Feb 19--Britis h
troops drove japanese forces at
tempting to cross to the Bilin in
to the river army headquarters an
nounced today. reporting that vio-
lent fighting with heavy casualties
on both sides ragged all along this
front, about SO miles east OF Ram
goon's railway link with the Burma
Road, in the past 48 hours.
Some parties Of Japanese shock
troops, running gauntlet of fire
in hand to- hand shore fighting,
reached several precarious positions
along the shoreline where the Brit
ish forces are defending the next
to the last natural barrier to the
vital railway.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
ALLIES SINK,
DAMAGE 2S2
JAP VESSELS
This Is Total 10 February
IA u. 5. Credited
with 81 Kills

BATAVIA, Dutch East Indies, Feb.
19-A total of 282 japanese ships
have been sunk or damaged by
United Nations forces up to Febru-
airy IA, according to an authoritative
compilation published today by
ANETA, Dutch News Agency. OF
that total, the report said, 100 were
sunk. % were probably sent to the
bottom, and As were damaged.
That number didn't include the
heavy losses known to have been
inflicted against the enemy in its
invasion of Southern Sumatra
which started last Saturday.
American ships and planes are
credited with "a known sinkings, Is
probable sinkings. and % damaged
ships.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
Wary Eye
Now Cast
On vithy
u. 5. Government Not Sat.
isfied with ExpIdnd-
fion 10 Axis Aid

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9-Sumner
Welles, Undersecretary of State,
said today the United States Is not
satisfied with the explanation so
far offered by the Vichy Govern
ment regarding French aid to the
Axis forces in Libya, and added that
further instructions have been
sent to Ambassador Admiral Leahy
for further information.
Welles disclosed that Admiral
Leahy said he has been informed
that no demands have been re-
ceiyed by the Vichy Government
from the Axis to use their naval
bases or other facilities at NADIA
gaScar.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
ALLIED ARMY
REACHES JAVA
TO AID DUTCH
Americans Included in Ex-
pedifiondry Force
Sent 10 Island

BATAVIA, Feb. 19-Expedition-
airy forces of the United Nations,
including "a relatively small num-
Der of Americans" both ground
troops and bomber and fighter
pilots from the United States, ar
rived in Java today to help defend
the island stronghold against in
evitable Japanese assault.
1t was announced the combined
expeditionary forces were known
previously TO include Australians.
Authorities said "it by no means is
large enough yet. but the arrival
serves as an indication the Neither,
lands Indies don't fight alone"
Dutch forces, meanwhile, fought
stubborn delaying actions in the
southern parts of Sumatra, Borneo
and southern Celebes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
TO ATTACK
IN BURMA
ROAD AREA
Land Route from India 10
Take Supplies 10 Gen.
Chang Kdi Shek.

CHUNGKING, Feb. 19-An Army
spokesman today predicted Chinese
forces soon would strike into Thai
land in a counter offensive to flank
the Japanese, but said the only en-
gagement SO far was a minor &C
ton in which the Jap forces were
hurled back from their foothold in
northeastern Burma.
The engagement occurred Febru-
airy 5 at Tkayld on small, shall
low tributary in the upper reaches
of the Mekong River, where Jap
and Thai units took up a position
just inside Burma near the Thai
land French Indo-China frontier.
A Reuters dispatch from Chung
king describing the same border
foray quoted the spokesman as
saying Chinese troops are advance
ing into Thailand from Chungking.
War supplies for China will be
moved by a new land route from
India. replacing the Jap-menaced
Burma Road, Chinese officials said.
1t was reported Rangoon has been
given up as port of entry for
consignments to China and its APP
proaches have been mined.
The spokesman said the problem
of transportation OF supplies from
India to China was worked out as
result of General Chang Kali
shek's meeting with Indian leaders
this week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-19
Curfew for Government
5fenogs in Washington
Causing an Awful Stew

manicure my nails; how am l go
ing to get in mending, bathing, ia
Gals, reading, my table tennis, mu-
sic lessons, Spanish. etc.?"
So far as I'm concerned, the an
swer to all that is. Il don't know
If Congressman Wilson does, he
may get some votes for his curfew
law If he gets enough, we would
like to nominate him for the most
unpopular man in Washington -the
ballot by Uncle Sans nieces.
Things happen funny in govern
ment. For instance, just when
Washington ,7as beginning to fret
again about another rat epidemic
out pops WPA item from Cleve-
land, o., telling all and sundry what
a magnificent job the WPA boys
had done on Cleveland rats
Federal health officials estimate
that rat does 81 worth of damage
to community a year In Cleye-
land, the WPA boys set out $780,
600 poison baitS-cost about $4,000
Result, according to Cleyela n d
health officials. 100000 dead rats
Net profit, sl91 600.
Some experts are willing to testify
that Washington is the worst rat
infested city in the United States
but so far Congress has shown nc