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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04

IloiIlt ytl
The man scratched his head.
"Yes'm, reckon. You can 20 I'D
to de second floor and find out. It's
de front apartment"
Geoff opened the door when she
knocked and she saw a pleasant,
two-room apartment, a large sitting
room and bedroom opening off it
and on the floor, a little boy
dressed for bed.
Geoff said. Hello, come in" And
Sheila said, My. bet this is Ding
ding! He's cute. Geoff!" Geoff
scooped Ding-ding up from the
floor. Yeah, and he's awfully
sleepy just now. If you'll excuse us
Ill put him to bed"
Sheila looked around the room
while they were gone. 1t was strict
ly a mans room. There were books
and a couple of tennis racketS
gathering dust in one corner. A bag
of golf clubs was showed under the
sofa. Ding-ding's toys were in all
sorts of odd places and. more than
anything, there was sheet music
piled in the chairs and in stacks all
over the piano.
Anne's Song on Top.
She glanced at the music on the
rack. The top one was Geoff S
"Star-song": the one he'd written
for Anne. Sheila was looking at it
when Geoff came out of the bed
room, closing the door behind him.
This is Annes song, isn't it?" she
asked without looking up.
Yes he said. Would you like
a drink" She nodded and he mixed
them couple of drinks at the desk
he had improvised into a sideboard
He brought them over to the sofa
and they sat down. Now. what is
it you wanted to talk to me about?"
It's about Anne Sheila began,
as she slipped her drink. Only
she'd kill me if she knew I was
going to tell you" Slowly she told
Geoff the whole story and ended by
saying, She told me what you said
about her the night that she sang
your song and we'll, I think
you've got the right idea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04
Citizens Unit Asks
Reopening Of Laboratory

Reopening of the District Testing
Laboratory. closed for six years,
was requested by the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association at its
first meeting of the season last night
in the hall of All Souls Memorial
Church.
Il resolution offered by Miss Eliza
beth R. Groves requesting the re-
sumption of after-school activities
provided school children by the
Community Center Department was
Endorsed unanimously.
The association elected the fol-
lowing officers:
Harry C. Grove, president; DR..
William H. Ross. first vice president;
Miss Susan I. Frasier, second vice
president; Miss Elizabeth S. Frasier,
secretary, and Miss Groves, treas
urer Delegates to the federation
are Leon Pretzfelder and David
Babp.
A. J. Driscoll, president of the
Mid City Citizens Association and
member of the Board of Public We'll
fare, spoke briefly, outlining the
work being done by the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04
'sOsteo-path-iks" Mean
Comfort All the Time

whether you are pounding the
city streets. pocine the office,
walking round the paddock. or
trudeine city lones.. The "Titon".
il brior tweed tan grain Golf.
stitched reverse welt. double
sole 1895
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04

But Anne doesn't" Geoff grinned
I tried to be very convincing!'
III bet you did" Sheila laughed.
And then she grew serious. But
you know, Geoff, Anne isn't much
more than scared kid most of the
time. kind of hiding all her i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04

well" he strove to sound mod
est, ITS gone over pretty well at
the club"
II like It," Sheila's voice settled
the matter. Then she put her hand
on Geoff's shoulder. "Geofi, what
made you 50 sure . about Anne's
acting ability, I mean?"
He looked uncomfortable for q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04

play your 'star-song' Anne's
song. for me-"
He said nothing but stepped to
the piano and played it. And the
second time, he sang the words. in
his slow, lazy way. Sheila watched
him intently and when he finished,
she said,
It's good. isn't it, Geoff?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04
family affair e.
By Rita Hansen Co.

The story thus far: Anne Saunders ability is stM
improved hen she meets Van Franklin producer
NTH her talents After much time and
that he dtsreputabe taker NTH neither
Thankful that she ,odowed mothers
edhy ade John BreSdo desperately
bghted Anne finds
roommate Shea Personally greatest talent
Is her Singing Shea aanges to Geof young
Wrtter, long admirer of Annes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04

moment and then he grinned up at
her. II saw Moon Music that
night" he confessed.
Sheila smiled back. $50 did I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04
CHAPTER XII


when Shea
the kind
in better condition
patching. =
The door was opened by Negro
Waterman Sheila
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04

British North Borneo is restrict
ing the bringing in Of foreign sport
ing goods, games and toys.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Bucharest and Belgrade
Cool on Danube POLICING
BY the Associated Press.

os tuc AoSOCldleu FIeSS.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 27.-
A Hungarian proposal for Joint
policing of the Iron Gate" section
OF the Danube by all the Danubian
countries received a cold reception
in Bucharest and Belgrade today.
The scheme for international con-
troll of the vulnerable 75-mile stretch
Of the Danube, which Germany has
accused the allies Of attempting to
block by dynamiting, was sent yes
terday to Yugoslavia, Rumania and
Bulgaria.
Yugoslavia and Rumania previ-
ously refused German offers to police
the section of the river where it
forms their boundary between Mol
davia and Turnu-Severin. Hungary
expressed willingness to permit
Nazi gunboats to patrol the Danube.
Today Rumania and Yugoslavia
were reported to have turned down
the Hungarian suggestion because
they already have given assurances
of their determination to prevent
sabotage or shipping delays in their
replies to the German proposal of
April Is.
Both in Bucharest and Belgrade
1t was felt that Budapest scheme
would infringe on Rumanian and
Yugoslav sovereignty as much as
the Nazi policing plan, and since
Germany is Danubdan country the
proposal would mean participation
of belligerent in the international
patrol.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
New i. 5. Weapons
Are Released, but
Orders Are Few
Allies Slow to Buy
Latest Army Tanks,
Guns and Other Goods
BY tie Associated Press.

by TIC ASSOCIATED FreSS.
The War Department has released
designs of the Army's latest tanks,
guns and other weapons for sale
abroad, but officials reported yes
terday that thus far there have been
few orders.
Representatives of Great Britain,
France and other governments, how
ever, were said to be continuing
negotiations, looking to possible
large-scale orders for powder, shells
and weapons.
Oficials said the release of Army
ordnance designs was in accord with
War Department policy of doing
all possible to build up the Nations
capacity to produce munitions in an
emergency. The same considera-
tions were involved in the decision
which Secretary Woodring explained
to Congress last month to permit
the allies to buy the latest model
American military planes.
The designs may be used, it was
stressed, only if substantial orders
are given American plants. Some
weapons and devices classed as
secret have been withheld.
There were reports in industrial
circles yesterday that a foreign
power had given an So 900 900 NUM-
tions contract to the American Car
and Foundry Co.. which is working
at present on s6,000,000 War De-
partment order for 329 twelve ton
Army light tanks.
Whether the foreign contract also
was for tanks was not disclosed,
but officials said the War Depart
ment would gladly turn over the
designs If friendly foreign govern
ment agreed to place a large order
in this country for the new Army
weapon.
Assistant Secretary Louis Johnson
said there was no proposal to sur
render to the allies the Army's tank
contract, which was awarded last
October.
Up to the present, 95 per cent Of
foreign orders for military supplies
have been for airplanes and engines.
Foreign munitions orders based
on Army designs include, however,
some 81-millimeter trench mortar
and 3-inch field artillery shells for
Finland, and anti-aircraft search
lights for France.
Great Britain, France and other
governments have bought quantities
of small arms and ammunition, in
cluding machine guns, from COM
mercial designs. Their largest ord
nance contracts thus far have been
for shell and gun forgings, copper
strips for bullet jackets, machine
tools and raw materials to be fabri-
Gated abroad.
All foreign orders since January
for materials classified strictly as
munitions, aside from warplanes
and equipment have totalled about
$66, ,000, 900. Inquiries by. foreign
representatives indicated an inten-
ton to contract in the near future
for additional such material costing
from SIS, ,000, 600 to $l25 ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Mackenzie King TO See
Hull Here Tomorrow
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
w. l.. Mackenzie King, Prime
Minister of Canada, arrived here
late yesterday and will see Secretary
Hull tomorrow.
The Prime Minister is on a vaca-
ton trip to the United States, and
the Canadian Legation said his
visit with Mr.. Hull would be merely
a private call on an old friend.
Mr.. Mackenzie Kings visit with
President Roosevelt at Warm
Springs, Ga, this week was de-
scribed similarly.
The Legation said it was ex-
pected the Prime Minister also would
see Lord Lothian, the British Am
bassador, although they had no spe-
cific business to transact. The AM
bassador discussed questions OF
interest to Great Britain and the
United States for an hour with Sec
retary Hull yesterday, but neither
would make any statement.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Federal Jury |ndicts
Seattle Builders in
Antitrust Drive
Bid Control Is Charged
To Nine Firms, Trade
Body, Two Unions
BY the Associated Press.


SEATTLE, April 27.-The Federal
governments drive against the high
cost of building hit this construc-
ton boom city today. A Federal
grand jury indicted % individuals,
nine companies, two unions and a
trade association for conspiracy and
antitrust law violations dating as
far back as 1896.
"And it is only the beginning, We'll
be here for many months" said
George R. Lunn, jr., head of the
Justice Departments antitrust di-
vision here. Bench warrants were
issued for all defendants. Bail was
set at $1,000 each.
The indictments, principal lily
against heating, hardwood flooring
and sheetmetal building construction
industries, came as Seattle was ex-
periencing the heaviest April build
ing in more than a decade.
The plumbing industry was
charged with operating highly or
ganized control system of prices and
bids that contractors could quote to
consumers.
Contractors who refused to par
ticipate in the cost depository and
bid control combine, named in the
indictment as the Associated Plumb
ing and Heating Merchants of Sc
attic, were eliminated from busi-
(See ANTITRUST. page A-7) :
Evening star., 1940-04-28
This Years Soap Box Derby
To Be Held Early in July
Roee to Be Open to Boys II to IS;
Other Rules Changed Somewhat

The 1e4O Soap Box Derby-big-
gest amateur event for boys In the
world-will be held in Washington
early In July.
For the third consecutive year,
The Star and the District depart
ment of the American Legion are
cooperating to sponsor the event
in which boys alone are allowed to
compete in gravity powered cars
which must be boy-built.
So, this summer some boy from
Washington or nearby Maryland or
Virginia will succeed 12-year-old
Carl Cederstrand, jr., as Washing
ton Soap Box Derby champion, and
win the right to represent the Ma
tion's Capital at the national finals
at Akron, Ohio, in August.
This year the race Is open to boys
between II and Is. Last year boys
Evening star., 1940-04-28
President Returninq
To Face Three Months
Of Important Work
Fit and Rested, Roosevelt
Is Confronted With ;
Brood-Gouee Problems
BY JOHN c. HENRY,
Star Stan Correspondent,

ON PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, April
Roosevelt was headed
back to Washington tonight, pre-
pared for three months of hard
work and keyed to make decisions
which will be of momentous i'm
portance to this Nation and per-
haps to the world.
In better health than for several
months past, the Chief Executive
Is facing the three following broad
gauge problems during the weeks
to come:
First is the continuing task Of
keeping the United States out of
war, a problem not specifically
simple in the face of the rapid and
irrational manner in which hostili-
ties have 1ared in various parts
of the world in the last eight
months.
AS has been the case on most
of his recent trips, Mr.. Roosevelt
expected Secretary of State Hull
to meet him at Union Station to-
morrow or to confer with him
shortly afterward at the White
House. Throughout his To-day alb
sence from the Capital, the Presi-
dent maintained frequent tele-
phonic contact with his foreign
affairs advisers and direct con-
nections with his train were avail
able at three points on the 22-hour
trip northward.
Neutrality Proclamations.
In the direction of maintaining
our neutrality, the President, during
his stay in Warm Springs, signed
three proclamations and one execu-
tive order applying all the legal
provisions of our policy to the cur
rent conflict between Norway and
Germany. Although this Govern
ment has made manifest its disap-
prova of Nazi aggression in the
Scandinavian area, executive i'm
position of our neutrality statute
is calculated to govern our con-
duct in such fashion as to prevent
any involvement.
With further spread of the war
to Sweden and perhaps to the
Mediterranean area, Mr.. Roosevelt
and his foreign affairs reporters
(see ROOSEVELT, Page A-ls)
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Allied Forces Prepare
For Drive Southwark

LONDON, April u (P).-The allies.
doggedly clinging to foothold in
Norway's rocky midrift, tonight put
British infantrymen and rugged
French Alpine "Rlue Devils" with
light artillery and fighting planes to
the tough task of securing bases and
communications lines for coming re-
inforcements before trying to fan
out in southwark offensive.
A week of tentative thrusts which
saw British and Norwegian COM
mands forced to pull back advance
detachments under the deadly
pounding of German mechanical
forces and bombing planes ended
with the situation resolved into a
fighting race for advantage in Cen
troll Norway. in the sector around
German-held Trondheim, west coast
harbor.
With no outward show of per-
turbation, the British admitted, I'VE
lost the first trick" But the war
Office, today, Offset continued reports
Of British inability to pierce the hard
German lines around Trondheim
with these announcements:
/. The position around Steinkjer
80 miles north of Trondheim, where
early in the week British advance
detachments had to retreat, is ''un-
changed" and British patrols now
have captured "some" German pris-
oners.
2. Far down the Gudbrandsdalen
more than 100 miles below Trond-
helm and some 80 miles south of the
allied concentration point of Dom
bas. the allies in the Kvam area
have driven off a heavy German at
tack with considerable enemy loss
German pressure at this point con-
tinued, however, linked with air as
saults on the long allied communi-
cation lines.
Silence Around Narvik.
There was silence from British
forces above the Arctic ore port OF
Narvik and a heavy snowstorm
seemed still to be hampering opera
tions.
The Allied Supreme War Council
held its ninth meeting today in Lon
don and announced ''unanimity'
concerning war problems.
"The council considered various
situations that might arise in the
near future and took note of meas
ures planned to meet those situa-
tions,' a communique said.
Prime Minister Chamberlain, Pre-
(see NORWAY, Page A-70
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Infant Dies, Girl Burned
As Fire Races Cottoqe

BY the Associated PresS.
PASADENA, Md, April 27.-Seven-
week-old Robert G. Harrington was
burned to death and his 2-year-
old sister, Jean, was burned about
the face today in a fire that razed
their lake shore cottage home near
Pasadena.
Sergt. Whitney johnson, Anne
Arundel County policeman, said the
children's grandmother, Mrs. Buelah
Heiderick, So. was also burned when
she seized Jean and made futile
effort to save the baby, asleep in
his crib. Clutching Jean, Mrs.
Heiderick ran from the house with
her hair ablaze, Sergt. johnson said.
The cnildren's mother, Mrs. Ger
trude Harrington, gathering wood
on a nearby hillside with her three
sons, saw the cottage go up in
flames.
Jean and Mrs. Heiderick were
treated for facial burns by DR.. Leo
Briet. Cause of the fire was not
determined.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Nozi Mechonized Unit Speeds
so Miles Over Mountain Trails
Column Braves PeriIs Of Ledge Rouds
To Threaten Two Sectors Near Storen

steadily along the rocky roads of
central Norway, was reported to-
night to have sped a mechanical
column so miles over steep noun
tain trails in an amazing fanking
movement which threatened allied
soldiers in two sectors of the front
below important Trondheim.
The fully equipped Nazi motor
units, covering the so miles in less
than "a hours, climbed the noun
tains from Tynset, we'll south of the
advance German column at Roros,
and thrust northwestward to Kvikne
and thence to Inset. This put them
about IS miles south of allied con-
centrations at Storen. From Storen
1t Is only 80 miles to German-oc-
cupied Trondheim.
Thus this column not only was in
a position to cut the railroad from
Storen south to Dombas, where
there are other allied troops, but it
appeared also to have outflanked
(See STOCKHNIM pace A.70
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Germans Driving British Back
Under Hot Fire Near Dombos;
Bold Moneuver Menoces Allies
Nozis Using Planes,
Light Artillery,
Machine Guns
BY GUNNAR KNUTSSON,

Associated PreSs Forelgn correspondent,
GRONG, Norway, via Gaddede,
Sweden. April % Sunday British
troops attempting to block the ad-
vance of the Germans up the
Gudbrandsdalen south of Dombas
were retreating early today under
heavy machine gun and light artil-
lery fire while attacking airplanes
aided the German forces.
A decisive struggle apparently had
not yet been reached, however, and
there were indications that the fast
German advance had slowed tempo
rarily for accommodating.
North of the Gudbrandsdalen.
fighting in the Trondheim sector
proper virtually has ceased except
for occasional patrol activities. At
Steinkjer so miles northeast Of
Trondheim on Trondheim Fjord, no
change was reported.
Roros Still Nazi-Held.
Indications are that German
forces still held Roros, IS miles
southeast of Trondheim and only
a score of miles from the Swedish
border, and that there had been no
organized Norwegian opposition to
the occupation.
The German advance up the
Osterdalen eastern Valley which
roughly parallels the Gudbrands-
dalen on the east, was reported con-
tinuing toward Storen, British
concentration point 80 miles south of
Trondheim.
British forces were not entirely
successful in efforts to construct
floating air bases in some Norwegian
fjords because of their narrowness
Daring Adventures Told.
Meanwhile, the war continues to
develop its tales Of individual daring
adventures.
I talked to some Swedish volun-
teers who told how, under the lead
ership Of young Swedish count,
they passed directly through Ger
man lines east of Lillehammer in
search of weapons.
Later they said they joined a
small Norwegian contingent and all
were surrounded by Germans. Dis
covering an abandoned bus, how
ever, they mounted their confiscated
machine gun on the roof and shot
their way clear in q wild ride to
the safety of the Swedish frontier.
This community of Grong is
about 80 miles east of Namsos, Brit
ish landing point, and As miles
west of the Swedish border.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

10 years old could race, but the 1910
rules raise the age limit to II as q
safety measure.
Zeb T. Hamilton, chairman of the
Americanism Commission of the
American Legion, will be Derby di-
rector this year. Mr.. Hamilton was
assistant director last year. The
announcement of where and when
the Derby is to be held will be made
later by the director.
Rule books and entrance blanks
for the 1910 Soap Box Derby are not
quite ready yet. They are expected
this week, however, and when they
are ready for distribution an an
nouncement will be made In the
columns Of The Star, and over Sta
ton WMAL.
The chief change In the rules for
(see SOAP BOX, Page ADD
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Street Where Jefferson Lived
In Arms Against Name Change

Residents of Jefferson street in
Georgetown-not to be confused
with any other Jefferson street,
place, roadway, park or avenue
were marshaling their forces last
night for a sequel to the battle of
the cherry trees versus Thomas
Jefferson.
Trouble, it seems, finally has
caught up with the street-naming
authorities-whoever they were
who chose the name of the third
President when they christened a
street in Georgetown, two others IN
Northwest Washington and fourth
In the Northeast section.
The battle started yesterday when
residents of Georgetown's Jefferson
street discovered that plan was
under way to change the name Of
their street to Thirtieth place.
Georgetown's Jefferson street Is
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Plone Crash Kills Three;
Two Are G. A. A. Aides

BY the Associated Press.
PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y,
April 27.-Three men were injured
fatally today in the dive of a two
motored amphibian plane into Long
Island Sound about a mile and a
half from shore.
Eric Radke, a Civil Aeronautics
Authority employe, believed to have
been the pilot, went down with the
ship as 1t sank. George Daufkirch,
49,. an airplane broker, and William
A. Bowerman, IS, c. A. A. inspector,
were picked up by power boat crew
but both died of their injuries.
Mr.. Bowerman was married-his
wife was the former Dorothy Dun
bar of Amarillo, Tex-and the
father of a five-month- daugh-
ter. Mrs. Bowerman's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Dunbar of Anna
rillo, were en- route here tonight.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
II. S. Mail Gusts
| Archduke Otto
From Clipper
Is the Associated Press


NEW YORK, April 27-Mail ac-
cumulated during its nine-day wait
for favorable flying conditions forced
cancellation Of 20 passenger reserva-
tions when the Atlantic Clipper
took off today for Horta and Lisbon.
Only one passenger was permit
ted-former Gov. John G. Winant
of New Hampshire, director of the
International Labor Organization.
Pan American Airways officials ex-
planned that Government contracts
provide that mail takes precedence
over passengers. One of those left
behind was Archduke Otto, claimant
to the Austrian Hungarian throne.
The. Clipper, delayed by weather
since April 10. carried 7.O61 pounds
of mail, believed to be the heaviest
mail load ever carried out of this
country by plane.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Cuve-In Kills 2Miners
900 Feet Underground
~ the Associated Press,

8y the Associated Press.
HAzLETON, Pa, April 27.-A
violent cave-in that ripped away
props in mine gangway killed two
men 600 feet underground today.
The bodies OF George Wagner,
%. and Leroy Linderman, So, both
of Tomhicken, were removed to-
night from the Tomhicken mine,
near here, after hastily organized
rescue crews had tunneled through
tons of mud, rock and broken tim
bers. Physicians said the two men
probably were killed instantly.
Mr.. Linderman, father of five,
and Mr.. Wagner, father of four,
had just descended to the second
level when the collapse came.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

only two blocks long and runs north
south between K and M, Thirtieth
and Thirty first streets. It's not
nearly as long as the Jefferson
street between First ard Fourteenth
streets NV. But the Georgetown
residents are just as proud, If not
prouder, of living on Jefferson street
as any other resident of any other
Jefferson street.
In fact, they're ready to fight.
So, when a policeman stopped by
the home of Mrs. j. l.. Goodman at
107l Jefferson street (Georgetown)
yesterday to ask what she thought
Of the name-changing idea, Mrs.
Goodman got busy.
She discovered that District Sur
veyor Frank F. Healy had proposed
the change after q woman living
on one Of the other Jefferson thor
(see JEFFERSON, Page A-lO.)