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Evening star., 1938-08-28
Army Seeks Quick Production
Of Automatic Rifles in Var

Extraordinary precautions will be
taken. it is believed in military cir
cles. to prevent plans of the rifle from
reaching foreign powers Though Eu-
ropean armies have developed subma-
chine guns of heavier firepower, none
is believed by American Army experts
to have an infantry weapon Of COM
parable simplicity, accuracy, light
weight and general efficiency.
The result of Is years OF work by
senior ordnance engineer, John G..
Garand, the new weapon fires with
greater accuracy and about there times
as fast as the present Springfield rife.
1t weighs about the same. nine pounds,
and uses the same 30-caliber ammu-
milton.
With the Springfield a soldier has
to eject every used shell manually and
then realm. With the Garand rifle
he fires clip of eight bullets one or
more second before reloading.
Limited by available appropriations
the Army started equipping infantry
men just year ago and before
October l expects to have 7,540 in
actual use. Congress provided funds
to turn out $500 more before next
June 30. Only the 29th Infantry at
Fort Benning. Ga, single battalion
Of the 9th Infantry in Texas and
few other scattered units have been
equipped thus far.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
b. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
THE Army has proposed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. reliable persons said
today. that steps be taken now toward
arming troops quickly with its new
semi automatic rifle in the event of
war.
The automatic rifle, which the
Army calls the worlds best infantry
weapon, is made at present only at
Springfield, Mass, Armory.
Congress authorized this year. how
ever, a $100oo,o0o. 5-year program
IL educational orders to private
manufacturers to train them for the
production of vital military equipment
In vast quantities in wartime.
Well informed persons said the semi
automatic rife was at the top of list
of equipment the Army had submitted
tothe President as the basis for such
orders.
"A special War Department board
headed by Brig. Gen. Harry A. Arnold,
Air Corps assistant chief, selected the
infantry weapon as important for
emergency mass production.
First of the educational orders are
expected to be placed next month. Un-
Ike other War Department contracts.
they will be awarded arbitrarily with
otit competitive bidding to. manufsc-
tt1fers whom officials decide would best
At into the Army's industrial mobili-
zstion plans.
Evening star., 1938-08-28

The show, in which more than 10000
men With their equipment took two
hours to pass the reviewing stand,
further indicated, the observers said,
that German strategists have been
working overtime to I'LL the equip
ment gaps in the army which Hitler
has been building for five years.
Four Formidable Guns.
; Perhaps overshadowing all else In
significance were four formidable new
guns which military experts said we're
the largest they ever knew to be moved
In motor transport.
Since the guns were dismantled for
movement. five trucks being used for
each gun, and since the observers knew
Of no precedent-save for the mys-
terious big Bertha" of the World
War-the new weapon had them
guessing.
To practiced military eyes the
weapon-popularly styled Germany's
"anti-Maginot line" gun-appeared to
be Of between 8 and 11-inch caliber
with barrel about 40 feet long. The
only comparable bigger guns they 1ad
seen had been mounted on railway
cars or on battleships.
The significance lay chiefly in the
fact that the Germans had succeeded
in making such gun for motor
Evening star., 1938-08-28
ARMORY DISPUTE
HOLDS UP PROJECT
Maryland Controller Says Dispute
Over Plans Is Delaying
Building Work.

erecial Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Aug 27.-Deputy
State Controller Joseph McCusker said
today the Board of PUBLIC Works
hoped to get work on the new State
Office building here started within the
next 80 days.
The main difficulty" he said. "is
the National Guard Armory. Maj.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord doesn't want
the armory moved to face on Carroll
street He wants the board to either
leave the armory untouched or set
aside sum toward the erection of a
new armory at another site, the plan
being to ask the next session Of the
Legislature for additional funds for
the armory."
Architects are now working out a
plan whereby the Office building will
be moved forward to 10 feet closer
to College avenue in an effort to pre-
vent any contact with the State
Armory in Bladen street Indications
are that the State board will aban-
don any plan to move the armory, or
set aside money for the erection of
a new one.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Guard, 81, on First Air Ride,
Learns More of Mount Vernon
Gets Thrill When He
Learns Greek Is
Potomac Riuer.

William Jones Permar. having an
swered six or seven million questions
about Mount Vernon during IS years
as guard there. had to ask few
questions himself the other day.
The occasion was the 82-year -old
guards first airplane ride. The pilot,
Harry J. Lehman. a fellow-guard,
pointed over the side of the plane and
told Mr. Permar he was looking down
upon Mount Vernon.
If that's Mount Vernon" Mr.
Permar said, then what's that creek
doing in front of it? l never saw
that before"
That's the Potomac River" the
pilot told his passenger Mr.. Per-
mar got the thrill of lifetime when
he realized how high he was in the
air
For months Mr. Lehman had been
kidding the elderly guard about TAX
ing a fight. Mr.. Permar said that
while he was not exactly frightened
by the prospect his wife had advised
against it, and he felt safer on the
ground.
Then the other afternoon Mr. Leh-
man said, When are we going to
take that airplane trip?" Thinking
his fellow worker could not get off
that afternoon, Mr.. Permar replied,
Let's 60 now"
The guard was stalled to say the
least when Mr.. Lehman promptly
took him up. Il told him would go.
and I wouldn't back out Mr.. Per-
mar said. Those airplanes fly mighty
high and fast. 1t was a great thrill.
Maybe can take my wife on the next
trip"
The elderly guard has been answer
ing questions about Mount Vernon
and Gen. Washington since 1908.
Mostly people ask about the furnl-
ture-who owned which chair and If
George Washington had sat in them.
Too, almost every visitor asks some
question about the outer walls of the
mansion. They are made out of the
original pine, cut to resemble stone,
painted white and sprayed with sand.
People just refuse to believe that the
walls aren't real stone
After answering so many questions
you might think I know all there is
to know about this place Mr.. Per-
mar said but 1 lived to be 81 years
9 months and l3 days old before I
learned how little I did know"
Evening star., 1938-08-28
transport. gaining . great advantage
In mobility over railway guns.
Has Unhandicapped Start.

transport. gaining . great advantage
in mobility over railway guns.
Has Unhandicapped Start.
("Big Bertha" Is said to have been
mounted for railway movement, the
piece weighing 442 tons and the shells
264 pounds. In 1918 big Bertha"
shelled Paris from the forest OF Coucy
at q range Of 76 miles.)
Another new weapon which caught
the eye vas an S~inch howitur
also for motorized movement. :
The parade. while naturally failing
to give any idea of the quantity Of
technical equipment. did drive home
the fact that Germany had an un-
handicapped start in building the
most modern army. She began In
1888 without the burden of outmoded
equipment to be brought up to date.
The foreign military experts seemed
impressed by Germanys strides in
building tank units and putting the
army on wheels.
The latter fact was brought out by
extensive detachments Of infantry on
bicycles and motorcycles and the
greatest number of tanks ever seen
in parade here In addition II
200 or so light tanks. two new types
Of medium -sized ones were displayed
some estimated to weigh about IS
| tons and others between 6 and q tons
Evening star., 1938-08-28
AKRON TlMES-PRESS
IS BOUGHT BY RIVAL
Second Scripps-Howard Paper in
Ohio Within a Month
Ceases Publication.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, Aug 27.-The Akron
Times-Press. a Scripps- Howard news
paper, announced tonight it was sus-
pending publication with Sundays
editions
Louis Seltzer, executive editor OF
Ohio Scripps- Howard newspapers.
said the Akron Beacon-Journal had
acquired the Times-Press. John S.
Knight, president of the Beacon
Journal. also publishes the Miami
(Fla) Herald.
The Times-Press was convinced
that the best interests of the COM
munity would be served by one strong
newspaper and therefore its owners
had made an effort to buy the Beacon
Journal from Mr. Knight" Mr.. Seltzer
said. When Mr.. Knight declined to
sell. the Times-Press accepted the
alternative and the acquisition Of the
Times-Press by the Beacon n-Journal
followed"
The Times-Press was published six
evenings week, with a Sunday morn
ing edition. The merger leaves Akron,
a city of 250,00O, with a single news
paper.
Mr.. Seltzer said Ralph Burkholder,
Times-Press editor who formerly was
with the Cleveland Press and the
Topeka (Kans) State Journal, and
Grant Stone, business manager, would
remain with the Scripps Howard Or
ganization.
Employees for whom positions are
not found elsewhere in the Scripps-
Howard concern will receive dismissal
pay" he added.
The Times-Press is the second Ohio
Scripps- Howard newspaper to suspend
within a month, the Toledo News Bee
having ceased publication three weeks
ago.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
WARNS u. S. INTENDS
TO O,FIGHT FOR TRADE
Wallace Tells Quebec Farley
Aggressive Action Planned to
Keep Fair Share

~ the Associated Press.
ST. ANNE DE BELLEVUE, Quebec,
Aug. 27.-Secretary Wallace brought
to an international conference Of agri-
cultural economists today a warning
that the United States was prepared
to take aggressive action" to keep its
fair" share Of world trade in wheat,
cotton. hog products and other agri-
cultural commodities.
Mr.. Wallace's statement came less
than "a hours after he announced in
Washington the United States was
buying wheat for export under a SUBJ
sidy program.
He coupled his warning with an
economic peace" proposal designed
to bring to the world the same bal
anced abundance" in industrial and
agricultural production
Speaking at Macdonald College. Mr.
Wallace proposed a meeting Of farm
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Of-Stage Crash
Aids in Passing
Safety Measure
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 27-Off-
stage sound effects helped President
Harold F. Snead Of the Virginia Young
Democrats put over resolution today
He strode into the mezzaine- floor
room where the committee on State
and legislative affairs was meeting
and urged it to adopt a resolution
providing for study Of highway
safety
AS he completed his argument two
automobiles bumped together with a
crash on the street corner below.
Concrete evidence of the need Of
this proposal" observed Chairman
Russell B. Devine as the committee
voted unanimously for the resolution.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Virginia Makes 2 Movies.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug 27 P.-
Virginia's Conservation Commission
has made two moving pictures Of
places associate4 with George Wash.
ip7ton. and will give tnem a public
preview at Richmond theater Sep
tember is.
The two films. made principally for
tourist promotion purposes, are en-
titled George Washington's vir-
ginia" and George. Washington's
Mount Vernon
Evening star., 1938-08-28
j. s. WILL MAKE
LOANS NSONCOTTON
Also Boosts Rate on Corn in
Efforts to Halt Price
Declines.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department broad
ened its efforts to halt farm price de-
clines yesterday by announcing 1t
would make loans on 1888 cotton at
rates ranging from $50 to 1915 cents
a pound and increase the loan rate
on 1887 corn from so to 81 cents a
bushel.
This action was taken a few days
after the Department of Labor had
reported that the general level of
farm prices declined during the pre-
vious week to the lowest level in four
years.
The loans were offered for a two
fold purpose: To finance farmers de-
string to withhold crops from markets
until supplies are smaller and prices
may be higher, and to place a floor
under present prices. Corn prices
rose about cent and half bushel
Immediately after the loan was an
nounced.
The cotton loan is the second lend
ing program inaugurated since mid
July. The first offered wheat grow
ers loans averaging about 50 cents a
bushel. However, wheat prices on
farms average about cents a bushel
below the loan rate because, officials
said, of excessive supplies.
Rate Near Minimum.
Although Southern farm leaders
and Congressman had asked for a
base cotton loan rate of about II
cents a pound, the Department set
by the new crop control law-8.30
cents a pound on 7s-inch middling,
DifferentialS were established for
other grades and staple lengths. The
base rate was 9 cents pound last
year and II cents pound in 1884.
The rates range from $50 cents on
13-16-inch low middling white and
extra white grades to 1915 cents on
1hs-inch or longer good middling and
better qualities of the same grades.
The department explained it set the
rate near the minimum for two rea-
sons: The existence of a large world
supply of cotton and the fact that the
Government already holds about
100000 bales put up as collateral for
previous loans
The 1888 base rate compared with
an average price of 1856 cents on the
10 spot cotton markets today.
Everything to Gain.
Officials said that had the rate
been established above current price
levels, exports would have been dis
couraged Foreign buyers would have
been inclined, they said, to turn to
other countries where they could buy
cheaper. The department has de-
clared it's intention to hold foreign
markets for American farm products.
Oficials anticipated some growers
dissatisfaction with the cotton loan
rate, but they expressed the opinion
many would take advantage of it.
Growers doing 30 have everything to
gain and nothing to lose, they de-
clared.
They explained that in the event
cotton prices were below the loan rate
at the time of the loan maturity, the
borrower would be free to surrender
his cotton as full payment Of his obli-
cation. The Government would as
sumo any loss.
On the other hand, should prices
increase, the borrower could pay off
the loan and sell his cotton at the
higher price.
All Federal commodity loans are
made by the Commodity Credit Corp
That agency set aside 100000, 900
for cotton loans and $20,O00,00O for
loans In 1887 corn.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
REICH REARM|NG
LEADERSHIP SEEN
a. Formidable New Mobile
Guns Feature Parade
for Horthy. .
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Aug. 27-Foreign military
observers believe Germany has dem.
instrated that her army stands in the
front ranks of a rearming Europe.
Today they settled down to digest
what they saw in the way Of new
technical equipment when Chancellor
Hitler paraded a fraction OF the tre-
mendous store OF military equipment
before Hungary's visiting regent, Ad-
miral Nicholas Horthy.
The experts pointed to new type
of gun as the biggest surprise. Also
cited were evidences that Germany
is continuing to push with greatest
rapidity developments of tanks and
other mechanization.
Evening star., 1938-08-28

ofdcials Of all countries to formulate
set OF principles aimed at giving
farming classes fair" share Of the
worlds income.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
FORCED RAILROAD
MERGERPROPOSED
Consolidation of Some Car.
riers Will Be Suggested
to President.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Forced consolidation OF some rail-
road systems is one of the proposals
to be submitted to President Roose-
welt when public and private groups
confer with him shortly on financial
problems Of the Nations carriers.
Federal incorporation OF railroads
and coordination of traffic facilities
also have been considered by some of
those invited to the forthcoming
White House conference.
Recommendations have been drawn
up by Chairman Wheeler of the Sem
ate Interstate Commerce Committee,
the Reconstruction Finance Corp, the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
some of the carriers themselves.
Invited by President.
The President invited these groups
as we'll as representatives of other
governmental agencies and the finan-
cial world to talk over with him a sit
uaticn that has plunged one-third of
the Nations railroad mileage into
bankruptcy and put nearly another
third into serious financial difficulties.
Informed persons said the Inter-
state Commerce Commission was di-
vided over the best course to pursue,
some members holding compulsory
consolidation should be adopted.
The railroads have pending before
the I. c. c. a request for a IS Der
cent increase in freight rates. Some
rail experts forecast they also would
offer a plan of co-ordinating facilities
to cut down overhead expenses and
reduce traffic competition.
Some observers believed the r. F. c.,
major creditor of many of the roads.
would concentrate on methods of re-
financing insolvent or endangered
lines.
Little Hope for Action.
Senator Wheeler predicted in an in
terview yesterday that the various
suggestions advanced at President
Roosevelt's conference would be con-
solidated in a unified proposal to
avoid Government management or
ownership Of the carriers. He indi-
Gated, however, there seemed little
hope for any substantial action at
this session of Congress
/ The Montana Senator has conducted
! for more than year an investigation
OF railroad finances. He proposes to
require Federal incorporation of rail-
roads as a foundation for more ef-
! fective control.
Senator Wheeler declared a revision
OF the law covering railroad reor-
CARNATIONS, to simplify and speed up
the procedure. was most important.
He said he favored a reduction Of
railroad debt structures to prevent
going into bankruptcy every time a
Hoover depression or q Democratic
! recession developed.
There ought to be legislation to
divorce the railroads from banker
, control" he asserted. Two big bank
ing houses-J. P. Morgan and Kuhn.
Loeb g. Co.-have had a monopoly of
! the railroad business. When a rail-
road has bonds to sell they ought to
be offered to the best bidder
Evening star., 1938-02-28
TRAFFIC DEATHS
DROP IN JANUARY
Total of 2,710 Was 80 Per
Cent Below December and
II Per Cent Under 1887.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Feb 2S.-The National
Safety Council announced that traf-
flc fatalities in the United States dur
ing January totaled 2.7l0. a drop of
80 per cent below December and II
per cent below January, 1887.
Five hundred and fifty lives were
saved in January. as compared with
the January total year ago." the
councils report said.
In releasing its figure yesterday the
council reported that January was
the third successive month to show
sizeable reduction in traffic deaths
from the corresponding month of the
preceding year. The cumulative saw
ing in the three-month period was
approximately l 400 lives.
January's 2.7l0 traffic fatalities COM
pared with $3.50 in January, 1887, and
$500 in December, 1887.
Based on figures from SO States re-
porting for January. % showed either
reductions or no change from jan
uary, 1887. Maryland had the great
est percentage drop-46 per cent. De.
creaSeS Of more than 25 per cent each
were shown by IL other States, namely,
Massachusetts,. IS per cent: Delaware,
43; Oklahoma, AZ: Wisconsin, 81:
Colorado. 81; Michigan. 36: Connec-
ticut, 80; New Mexico, 80: California,
90; Vermont. 20. and Virginia, IS.
Cities contributed more than their
share to the national improvement in
trafiic accidents in January" the coun-
ellis report said. with a decline Of
% per cent, as compared with the ma
tional drop of II per cent"
Detroit showed the greatest improve
ment with 26 fewer deaths this year.
Milwaukee had the lowest death rate
IN the big-city group. fatalities
for each 100000 population.
OF the 3sl cities reporting to the
council. 239 had no traffic deaths in
January. The largest was Akron, Ohio.
with a population of 265, 900.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

special OCCASION" said Mr.. Farley's
prepared speech, "and to be in the
home State of my good friends United
States Senator Charles o. Andrews and
United States Senator Claude Pepper.
1T Is . pleasure to be in the con-
gressional district Of your Represent
ative. j. Mark Wilcox, who has worked
untiringly to procure this building for
Miami Beach.
In fact, the members of the Florida
delegation in Washington have all been
close friends of mine and are doing
their utmost to be Of service to their
State and the Nation"
Mr.. Wilcox also was on the pro-
gram for the corner stone exercises and
interest had been manifested in what
the Democratic national chairman
might saw.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
AID PROBLEM FOUGHT
WITH HEALTH PROGRAM
Louisiana Thinks Man Restored
to Health Can Go OFF Re-
lief Rolls.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La.-Louisiana IL
digging into the roots of the relief
problem with 81 ZOO, 900 health pro-
gram.
The theory is that a man, given
back his health, may find himself
a job and cease being a public bur-
den. Another idea is that his chill
dren will have better chances of
growing into useful. self-supporting
citizens If their health is guarded.
Accordingly. the State already is
building one hospital for relief clients
and Is considering two others in addi-
ton to a $12.00Q,O0O charity hospital
being constructed in New Orleans
from separate funds and still another
charity hospital now in operation.
Eight trailer automobiles equipped
with modern dental equipment to tour
the State to give free treatment to
the needy, the employment of dentists
and physicians under State welfare
laws and plans for combating syphilis
and tuberculosis round out the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Physicians said he suffered second
degree burns to the left leg and thigh
The accident occurred while the boy
was riding his tricycle. alone in the
kitchen Of his grandparents home at
93l H street SW., where he was visit
ing with his mother, Mrs. Anna
Stanton.
1t was the third serious accident for
the youngster during his two years
of life. His mother said his head was
injured severely when he fell down the
rear steps at their home about q year
ago, and again when heavy wooden
block was dropped on his head.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Nearly 100000 briar pipes were
made in England last yeah
Evening star., 1938-02-28
NATIONAL SEASHORE
MAY DRAW STUDENTS
Teeming Bird Life of North Caro-.
lima Is Expected to Attract
Ornithologists.

Ornithologists predict that when the
Natlonal Park Service develops Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, on the
North Carolina Banks. the area will
become as popular among bird stu
dents as among vacationists who enjoy
seaside recreations.
The area teens with geese, ducks,
and swans, which winter there. In
season nesting terms are numerous
and songhirds abound.
The North Carolina Banks present
the finest type of Atlantic seacoast,
WIN features OF unusual interest seem
lcaiiy and from the wild-life stand
point. One hundred square miles are
lncluoeo In the authorized area. which
includes several low. sandy islands.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Sweden HELPS Youth.

Sweden's new plan of dealing with
youthful offenders is having much bet
ter results than were expected, ac-
cording to Stockholm reports. The
boys are sent to special youth prisons
Tor indefinite periods, release depend
ing on conduct and successful train
ing. The conditional sentence is
judged by committee which studies
each case as a doctor studies patient,
Evening star., 1938-02-28
FARLEY LAUDS PEPPER
AND SENATE SEAT FOE
Praises Florida Delegation in
Speech Prepared for Delivery
at Miami Beach.

2. the Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 28.-
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley, In an address prepared for deliv-
cry at new post Office corp~r stone
laying here today, praised the Florida
congressional delegation, including
both Senator Claude Pepper and Rep
resentative j. Mark Wilcox, rivals for
Senator Peppers seat in the May pri-
mary.
II am glad to be drawn here by this