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Evening star., 1948-09-15
To the Editor OF The Star:

am the exasrerated mother OF a teaching
daughter in our schools. Parent does not know
the half of 1t. / get the real low down on the
so called progressive imported school admin
istration Of this city. The whole thing started
years ago when our Board Of Education began
to bring in outside officials. Unlike that great
native educator, Alexander TAFT Stuart, who
came up in our school ranks, who knew our
way of life in Washington and whose great
concern was having children taught, these
imported administrators concern is shoW-off
education, end teaching is their last thought
instead of being their first
1t is amusing to hear my daughter tell now
they crack the whip in so-called democra-
tic public system these days. One hundred
per cent in everything is the order of the day,
and it really is ptiable how in their small way
they take it out on the teachers. One official
tan out-of-town appointment, of course) has
imbued his staff with that Joining up ooogie.
Join up or be damned, our school must reacn
its 100 per cent quota" My daughter tells
how a teacher with independent mind bucked
him, and how he took all Of her free periods
away from her, so that an English teacher
could spend an entire semester away from her
English classes in order to coach the school
play, which of course came ahead OF teaching
III n lCSiSSeCo A'AieASAA NN""''
a study hall.
But there is no remedy by which we small
fry merely by gripping or as our good family
paper headed: Parents letter, Blowing on
can change conditions. You and I With thous-
snds more must go down to the next Con-
s1essonal District Appropriation Committee
meeting. We are citizens and they will listen
to us, the parent as one who PLAYS taxes for
her children to be taught and as the mother
of teaching daughter who really wants to
teach but cannot.
Parents idea of asking Congress for an IN
vestigation of our school administration Is the
one and only solution.
I went to one of those hearings last year
and was amused to hear one OF the good
Congressmen who smelled smoke in our school
system, question an official about Colorado
Springs and, getting nowhere commented:
You must be very thin-skinned." Yes, all OF
these outsiders are very thin skinned lndeed
AS one old veteran teacher remarked, they leave
their hot seats elsewhere to cool OF here In
Washington A big showing for themselves is
their one concern while our concern is that
our children be taught.
Let us insist before the next Congressional
Appropriation Committee meeting, that our
administrative officers be selected from the
veteran teachers in the ranks OF the WASH
ington school system and that we have an
elective school board, one which will voice
the will of the people and not impose on Us
outsiders whose concern is In bringing otner
outsiders in.
The public schools are too precious lnstru-
mentalities to hand them over to bunch OF
educational actors. too often hams at that Let
our own educators administer our school system
in Washington and then sit back and watcn
our teachers teach and the children stop
playing. MOTHER oF "A lIAo1N
Evening star., 1948-09-30
T axe My Word for 1t
By Frank Colby
What Is the Origin?

@. Why is New York City some
times referred to as Gotham?-F. o.
A. The terms Gotham and Goth
amiteS were given to New York
and its people in 1917 by Washing
ton Irving in the magazine Salma-
gundi. 1t was satirical reference
to The Mad Men of Gotham" a
legend of old England.
One day word came to the pleas
ant village of Gotham that King
John planned to build a country
palace nearby, and that his archi-
tectS already were en- route to
Gotham to select the site.
The Gothamites Matched a plot to
discourage the choice of Gotham.
Soon the messengers arrived and
dismounted at the village green
and looked about them in amaze
ment.
A group of villagers were wading
in the pond with an eel tied to a
string. They explained that they
were teaching the creature to swim.
Other Gothamites were rolling
cheeses and loaves downhill as the
quickest way of getting them to
market.
Three fat men were solemnly
trying to squeeze themselves into
a tub in which they would voyage
Evening star., 1948-09-30
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. GEORGE w. Crone

Score one point for correct solu-
ton to each of the first five prob
lens. The last problem counts five
points.
l. A man called "Barnacle Bill"
would probably be an
Aviator Farmer Sailor Butcher
2. Which one of these COWS is
most difficult to see at night?
Angus Guernsey Holstein Jersey
3. The "Bessemer process" refers
to the production of which one of
these commercial products?
Nylons Pottery Steel Shoes
4. Lyonnaise potatoes are usually
cooked in which manner?
Fried with onions
Baked with cheese
Cubed in butter
Boiled with skins on
5. Which one of the following is
not a primary color?
Red Orange Yellow Blue
6. This is a True-False problem
in which you are to encircle the let
ter "T' in front of statement If
you think it is true, or the Fl" if
you deem it false. You deserve one
point for each correct judgment
T F tD Woman's intuition is in
born.
T F (b) A girl usually closes her
eyes when her sweetheart kisses
her.
TT (c) A woman looks thinner in
white fabrics than in dark
fabrics.
T F Id A man looks thinner In
checkered fabrics than in plain
ones.
TT (e) A child's favorite type Of
story-book Zero is giant.
Score yourself as follows: 0-2,
poor; 3-6, average; 7-9, superior;
9-10, very superior.
ANSWERS.
/. Sailor. g. Angus (black). 3.
Steel. 4. Fried with onions. 5.
Orange. 6. False ta). True fb).
False (c); the reverse. False (d)
the reverse. False (e); it is the tiny
person. The giant is not the hero
but the villain.
Evening star., 1948-09-30
Natures Children
$2,0O0,O00 BANYAN.
By LiIIion Cox Athey

AS you travel along U. S. Highway
No. l you cannot fail to see the
famous Banyan, referred to as the
"$2000,000 tree" 1t is one of the
most remarkable trees in our coun-
try and native to Florida. It Is
known in tropical countries, where
it f1ourishes as the Stranger Fig.
Most certainly it is a parasite. It's
presence bodies i'll to host. Nature
uses birds to transport the banyan
seeds. The seeds are dropped into
small, tender, fiber-like threads
growing downward dangling in the
wind. They grow fast, always reach
ing earthWard. When they finally
reach the soil they take root. These
roots send food to the parts above
ground which thicken into trunks.
More and more branches are sent
out and of course more and more
branches produce aerial roots. Thus
more roots reach the ground to de-
velop into trunks. Eventually, the
host tree dies and becomes a grove
of trunks supporting a fiat expanded
canopy of beautiful heart-shaped
leaves.
The so-called 100000 tree at
Dania has this tradition. During
the boom, a wealthy real estate
promoter saw the tree for the first
time. Taking off his hat to mop
his brow he tried to get an estimate
for moving the tree Finally he re-
marked. I'D give two million dol
lars to have that tree on my prop
erty."
Since the tree is still standing
at its original site, it would appear
no one accepted the proposal to
move it.
Evening star., 1948-09-30

sentence the most important suluo
to successful play of the cards, 1t
would probably be this: Make the
opposition play before you use your
important cards" 1t is distinct
advantage to play fourth hand to
any trick and the one who plays
first is under handicap. Card play
ing has one thing in common with
checkers, it is a game of position.
South's failure to grasp this prlnci-
pie involved him in a loss that ran
into four figures.
The bidding was more or less rou-
tine. The opening bid of one no.
trump was we'll chosen. With a
hand of this type there is no need
to make an Introductory bid of one
heart or one club; the no-trump
call is very descriptive and tends to
simplify future bidding problems.
South realized that there was q
strong likelihood of a slam. mas
much as his own hand was very
favorably distributed, and he could
count to certainty that the part
nership possessed at least 80 points
and probably more.
North raised to four spades in
preference to rebidding the no
trump, since he wished to sound
encouraging. He had more than a
minimum no-trump and was rich in
f1rst-round controls, consideration
of paramount Importance when a
slam is contemplated. Even q final
bid of seven spades would not be
unduly brash, and on days when
cards are breaking well, this hand
might readily produce 13 tricks.
The king of hearts was opened.
West showed out of trumps on the
second round and declarer discon-
tinued the suit. He cashed the king
of clubs and then led over to the
ace, which was ruffed by East. De-
clarer was obliged to lose another
club trick and the contract went on
the rocks. Declarer had neglected
to employ the technique of getting
the opposition to play first before
using his important card. He should
not have permitted the ace of clubs
to be trumped. This could have
been accomplished in very simple
manner East is the one open to
the suspicion of being short in clubs.
The first club trick should be won
with the ace, not the king. Then a
low club is led from dummy. What
is East to do? If he ruffS declarer
gives up little club and his work
is over. If East discards, as he
should, declarer will win with the
queen and enter dummy to lead an
other club, again forcing the enemy
to play before he uses an important
club. Let us assume that East ducks
again. The king of clubs wins and
the ten of clubs is ruffed with dunn
my's six of trumps. East can over
ruff, but that is the only trick the
defense can take.
tcopyrisht, 194s, by Charles H. Goren)
Evening star., 1948-09-30
Not This

to unknown lands. Several people
were frantically planting a hedge
around a thorn bush in which a
cuckoo perched. This, they said,
was to prevent the birds flying
away.
Imbecility was on every hand.
Shaking their heads, the architects
departed and advised King John
to establish his new residence as far
as possible from the mad men of
Gotham.
LAUREL was astounded when my
Maryland host referred to a drain
age rill running across a country
road as thank -you-ma am" Have
you a logical explanation?-J. C.
Answer-The term is more than
century old. A thank-you-ma am
(also thank-you-marmD is any
small dip, hollow, ridge, or drain in
or across road. The term arose
in horse-and-buggy days from the
fact that whenever rig passed over
such a depression it made one bow
as If saying, thank you, ma am"
The first mention have seen is in
LongfelloW's "Kavanagh," 1849:
The driver called them thank
you-ma ans because they made
everybody bow"
Mr.. Colby's Le-Lay. Sit-Set pamphlet
makes these confusing word-pairs as
simple as ABC. The nontechnical key does
the trick. For copy. send SC in coin,
and a stamped self-addressed envelope to
him, care of The Star P. O. Box 80,
Station G. New York 10, N. Y
lCopyrlght the Bell Syndicate. Inc. 1881
Evening star., 1948-09-30
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

JEEP WANTED, up to $500 cash for
postwar WHY'S Mail full details to Box
PRivATE PRIV Re PARTY wants a good car; pay
all cash; Gail oV; 1888: "a
$40 m: 5:s6 pm. at the M TREW MoToR
WREcRED CARS g. any condton 4r sf Da Old ears ears
any model. 9 am. to IL pm, SH. slO2,
Mi eHEAP II oi OLD 5oHH Caks wANTED-cash Walt
year. running Or not, IL, 545o, ws
If MORE MONEY Is MIA. wha. you expect for
e5 9tors e one OF
when your our car is sold DONALD No No
T4RS 1S4 \ Nc $40 Me- Fls soaa Aye ne H. sS7S
FAIR. HONEST APPRAIsALs on all makes
of cars are assured at McKEE-PONIIAC.
1TGs Try 1kfANGEEWe # SM NE oas9 1s1t the extra
sfaP 5hem s4' af phone M Be Es saos for l
G fe ocsons aFgs g soo e'fsr r s1s GLE
sT6pEbAkER 81 81 Il az sz-es will pay sex hnne
is REsS fssn N n ss ave- and Ba
aiasSf55 SssSGtrELr + BEST PRICE for lass 4s
coRP. &5Ri5 eIsla rspataSis .sompetitve ISsi Wis
iEsl HOLD TT Il iGsr HM MHurE to &c. high
2s1 ss5n f65k b5ys in c. e call PY ssa
MORE MORE cssH rof eDsn SatR CAR to new
sssh. q ~ WokEE fE ne NS9ToRs: 18th and x
Section iee on Of # West Ne Falls church paved sts,
sewer and water all paid for nr. schools,
readyheS reads for a immed bIda. H Usp pIas Il 4dr
Super de luxe Chevrolet; black. with radio:
VIZ Rff'fl trade eeT for 's as Cadillac. Call be-
SECT SEE Us BEFoKE FORE You SELL. poHANKA
aEExIsf ss PRc2s 2sth Dsia st ~
Oldest Nash Dealer. See WILLIAMS d
BAKER; 3 d INc;a s;ado for an appraisal 2s1s N st
nS To- CARS Ho WANTED WANTED MMEprATELY-'ss
to As; will Ray your pEles for c,ssp a1Gps cags
CASH FOR YOUR CARVE buy, We sell,
S SSoRTHEAsT MOTOR CO. 1poiIa. roTa dsaIsI,' ssasI,
Ar 600 Or $eoI Minn. ave. ne. tat
ss:D ssa5:s' ss.'i io oasa SS 3 r. srsss
MoT9Rs Sa EIsTids daoTens sye ge Ex 2Sss ssnt
new car or sell TO any one until you give
We " ne need 100 cars, 1895 10 Is4s; If your
car is paid for, will give YOU cash: If car
is not paid for. will pay of balance and
pay cash difference. Washingtons Oldest
exclusive used-car dealers. All cash or
certified checks. See Mr.. Barnes or Mr..
Sanders Only one location. Drive in big
open lot. 1900 14th ST. NV. Corner OF n
n.wD Open $50 to $50 pm, NO, I'LL,
MI. 9o14, BARNES-SANDERS MOTORS.
NAME YOUR OWN PRICE for your car.
<~. ~
only So If car is sold. Don't give your
car away; see US for the top price tnat
your car will bring. Any model aceeptsd
from 1898 to l94s LEEDS MOTOR CO,
suns till 5; weekdays till 10 -
IMMEDIATE CASH-Urgently need ~
clean cars, all makes and models. for our
Southern trade: r. I. MOTORS oaaa lszp
BUSINESSMAN IN DIRE NEED OF 1916
45-4S-4a model car. viii pay hlgnsst
cash price MR.. THERRELL, Wo. 2ss7.
VIII PAY UP TO $1,000 FOR:
40 Pontiscs.
40 Chevrolets.
40 Fords.
40 Plymouths.
CENTRAL. MOTOR SALES.
kS7d Conn ave, WC. 9236, I'm. S7b4
Evening star., 1948-09-30

Small DOWN payment. UUTVtEItIIt ttfIIH
can be arranged. Most have radio and
heater. o.oo
iii! Bladensburg rd. ne. AT. 1900. 4
STERRETT MOTOR SERVICE, INC, of
1'37 FaSt-West hwy ISL. 5000. Your
friendly Ford dealer for Silver Spring and
n w Washington offers these uuallty
lSso Us EoTd osS cnnvertibIe coupe Sa,195
Evening star., 1948-09-30
Word Game
Find % or more common English
words in

words in
INFLE CT,
meaning, "to bend; curve" Average
mark is 81 words. Time limit, Is
minutes.
Rules Of the game. Words must be OF
four or more letters. 2. Words which acquire
four letters by the addition Of IS" such as
bats" cats" are not used. 3. Only one
form Of a word is used 4. Proper names
are not used. list will be puoilsned
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-09-30

PLYMOUTH 40 de luxe sedan; light blue
finish; excellent mechanical condition and
appearance: bring in your car and let us
show you what GOOD de deal We can make
guarantee. LOGAN (Ford), 20l7 Va. ave.
NV ME 1868 80
PLYMOUTH 194s 4-dr. sed; new, r. and
h., S2,275. Is down, 4 mos SILVER
SPRING MOTOR co, 1892 Ga. ave, Sill
Spr., Md. SH. O775. Open till 10 pm
Evening star., 1948-09-30
MES lrhrmes with fnesN MOTOR co.

IT MOTOR SALES. 271a, 2T25 Nichols
e. Sc, Ii. 1907. opposite st. Elizabeths
al
Evening star., 1948-09-30

PONTIAC 1947 de luxe "s" station wagon;
r and h., White-wall tires; truly a beauty
and in marvellous condition throughout;
S2,1a5. Guarantee and terms. TRIANGLE
MOTORS. 1853 R. I. ave. ne. co. 0SS2.
Evening star., 1948-09-30

PONTIAC 1916 2-door sedan; excellent
cond., r. and h; 81 1895. Call Gil. 1870
between 6 and evenings. i
PONTIAC 1895 6-cyl.; 4 brand-new white
wall tires, radio and heater, new paint
JOB; 1896. LU. 5122 between and D.
Evening star., 1948-09-30

r. and h., seat covers; 5000: Oldsmobile
49, a 4-dr sedan r; and h. seat covers;
vehicle, with box mounted on, $3.50;
owner will accept any reasonable offer
for all or sny Call Mr.. Kremen at
R. MARS, THE CONTRACT CO, 40 LIST
st. Sc. TR. 5000. 80
PONTIAC 1910 business coupe 6 cylinder;
Al condition.; SS95 Call MA. OLA after
PONTIAC 1896 2-door; heater. motor just
overhauled, new tires. new clutch, excel.
Evening star., 1948-03-31

Tile 1edQlngley neV. ". l. nrose.
Theological Seminary at Leeds, in
Yorkshire.
He came to the United States in
1928 as minister of the English Wes-
leyan Church at Key West, Fla.
He later served pastorates in Okla
homa and Kansas. He became a
naturalized American citizen in
Wellington, Kans., in 1880.
He joined the American Red Cross
staff in August, 1888, and has served
in various capacities there.
During the time he has been in
the Capital Mr.. Bridges has ap-
peared in many of the pulpits of the
Presbytery of Washington City and
has been identified closely with the
work of the New York Avenue
Church
Evening star., 1948-03-31
Funeral Services Held
For Emil St. GODDARD
BY the Associotsd Press

THE PAS, Manitoba, Mar. 81
Old-time rivals of the dog derby
tails stood with bowed heads yes
terday at the funeral of Emile St.
GODDARD, once the monarch of mush-
ing.
Among those at the services was
Earl Bridges of Film Flon, Manito-
ba, the man who brought an end
to st. Godard's long reign as victor
in the famous Pas dog derby.
Mr.. st. GODDARD, who died here
last Friday at AZ, won the event
five times in succession before Mr..
Bridges dethroned him in 1890.
He was known through Canada
and In much of the Northern United
States for his dog-racing activities
two decades ago.
Evening star., 1948-03-31
Austin Price Increase

DETROIT, Mar. 3l.-Increases
ranging from $S5 to $l25 in prices
Of various models of the British
Austin automobile were announced
yesterday by William J.. Hopp, q
Detroit dealer. The increases will
be effective April /.
New list prices at Detroit include
81 ,595 on the two-door sedan and
81 $50 on the four-door sedan.
Evening star., 1948-03-31

CdA Ncu OIOSS,
has been ap-
pointed assist
ant minister of
the New York
Avenue Presby-
terian Church.
He will assume
his duties to-
morrow.
Mr.. Bridge is
a native of Lon
con, England.
After working in
private industry,
he trained for
the ministry in
Evening star., 1948-03-31
Rev. R. 7. Bridge Gets
Church Posi- Here

The Rev. Robert Thomas Bridge,
assistant to Maj. John H. Harper,
director Of insurance of the Ameri-
Evening star., 1948-09-08
By Thomas R. Henry
Science Editor of The Stor

Medicine is experimenting with
new kind of radiation for raising
the temperature of body tissues
radio waves about inches long with
a frequency of 5000, 100000 cycles a
second.
These are produced with tubes
developed in radar researches dur
ing the war. The waves are only
1 30th as long as the shortest used
in prewar diathermy.
Progress in determining the ef-
fects of these waves on localized
parts of the body. such as sore
joints, was reported by North
western University and University
Of Minnesota experimenters at the
opening sessions of the American
Congress of Physical Medicine here
today.
Still in Pioneer Stage.
All the work still is in pioneer
stage, it was stressed, and the find
ings are not sufficiently advanced
for medical application. The North
western University workers, Drs
Lawrence L. Stems, A. j. Kosman
and Stafford L. Osborne, reported on
the effects of these short waves on
blood flow. From the University OF
Minnesota were reports on the ef-
fects in increasing the amount OF
blood in local anemias.
These micro-Waves, it was report
ed, have properties very similar tc
those of visible light. They can be
reflected, refracted and defracted
They also can be focused into very
sharp beam. The Federal Com
munications Commission, it was an
nounced, has just assigned a fire.
quency of 2,450 megacycles eX-
clusively to the doctors carrying out
this experimentation.
More than six times as many
civilians as soldiers lost legs anc
arms during the four years of the
last war, it was reported to the
Congress by DR.. Henry x. Kesslel
of Newark, N. j.
Victims Forgotten Largely.
These 10000 victims of accident
and disease, he said, have been for
gotten largely, he said, in the efforts
to rehabilitate the $4,000 whose
amputations resulted from battle
injuries; but they can benefit by
the war-spurred research.
Prior to the war" DR.. KessleI
said, the amputee was left to adapt
himself as we'll as he could. But
when thousands were hospitalized
together throughout the entire res
toration process, various techniques
were tried, and the successful ones
inteerated into a o-ordinated series
leading to maximum skill
Major advances have been made
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Thaw's Lake George House
Is Sold for 500, 1000
By the Associated Press

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, Sept. 3
The late Harry K. Thaw's palatlaI
mansion on Lake George has been
sold to Earl T. Woodward, Bolton
Landing real estate operator.
Mr.. woodward purchased the 40
room, two-story stucco building
from the Thaw estate for resale.
He would not reveal the purchase
price. but it was reported authors
tatively to have been approximately
|. 100000. syssss
Thaw, Pittsburgh millionaire who
in 1906 killed Architect Stanford
White on the roof of the old Madi.
son Square Garden in New York
died at Miami Beach February %
1947, at the age of 76. His lega
residence was the teWnq Of Bolton
in which the Lake George mansion
is situated.
The seven-bedroorn house. con-
sidered the outstanding showplace
on Lake George, was built at ar
! estimated cost of 100000. Thav
bought it a few years ago from DR.
William G. Beckerss, industrialist
1t was known as the Villa Marie
AntOinette.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Radio Waves Tested to Raise
Temperature of Body Tissues

he said, in both the construction o.
artificial limbs and in teaching
amputees to walk correctly.
The electronic age has brought
the electronic "quack," DR.. Irwin
Kerlen, medical officer of the Food
and Drug Administration, told the
congress.
Worthless Devices Sold.
Utterly worthless devices are being
sold with astounding claims and at
enormous prices by the new invaders
of the shady borderline of medicine
DR.. Kerlen revealed Some Of these
statesmen are so clever that it is
difficult to put them out of business
he. added.
The devices sold by these "un-
principled adventurers, DR.. Kerlen
said, not only do no good but cause
persons with serious illnesses to
delay consulting reputable physi-
Evening star., 1948-09-08

the patient receives donations at
favorable times of the day. with a
'favorscope' supplied to correct for
solar, lunar. terrestrial, radiant. and
gravitational influences based on
vibrant breath phenomena as
adapted from Yogi. This lamp, more
marvellous than Aladdin's, was not
for sale, To get it, one had to join
an institute for fee of $50. Through
tins scheme we know that at least
5000 lamps were distributed"
Evening star., 1948-09-08

clans. Among those he described
were: IL
"A vapor bath system, consisting
Of certain non-volatile drugs and
plumbing connection between a gen.
orator and bath cabinets, which
could pe purchased for $4,000. 1t
is recklessly represented as effective
! for diabetes, abscess of the lungs
decay of the jaw bones and blood
poisoning.
"A device for administering an
enema. priced at SLIGO, was offered
for treatment of arthritis, rheuma-
tism, neuritis, high and low blood
pressure, toxic neart conditions,
ulcers of the stomach and bowels,
COLTS, chronic appendicitis. gall
| bladder troubles, lumbago and a
host of ills that hitherto have been
obscure.
Misbranded Device.
Another fagrantly misbranded
device is a 1O00-watt lamp in a cabi-
net supplied with different colored
glasses to fit an aperature, through
which light bathes the patient. With
the head pointing towards the north,
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Citizens Meet Tonight

The Greater Landover Hills
Md Citizens Association will hold
it's first meeting of the season at
8 o'clock tonight in the Landover
Hills Fire House, under direction of
Melville Spencer, president. Mem
bership of the organization has been
enlarged to include persons living
in Woodlawn and Bellemead, new
subdivisions.