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Evening star., 1940-01-19
Mil|icent Rogers Signs
Virginia Estate Option

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 1e-Mrs.
Millicent r. Balcom, the former
Millicent Rogers, signed an op-
ton yesterday to purchase historic
Claremont Manor, in Surry Coun-
ty, from Mrs. William H. Cooke.
The manor, probably the Oldest
large house in Americas is stu
ated on the lower James River
across Chipoak Greek from Bran
don. The purchase price was not
disclosed.
Mrs. Cooke, widow OF Gen. Will
liam H: Cooke, one-time superin-
tendent of Virginia Military Insti-
tute, has purchased Willow Hill,
behind Upper and Lower Brandon,
from Otway Byrd and State Senator
Robert w. Daniel and is modern
izing the century-old Osborne home.
Claremont Manor dates from
about 1850 and Is set in IL acres
Of lawns and gardens. Three hun
dred acres are in the Claremont
tract, which has a river frontage
Of ~ miles.
Mrs. Balcom is the heiress daugh-
ter of the late Col. H. E. Rogers,
railroad and oil magnate. She was
married In 1924 to Count Salm Won
Hoogstraten and in 1887 to Arturo
Ramos, a wealthy Argentine. She
Is now Mrs. Ronald B. Balcom.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
New Game, Wherezit,'
To Aid Church School

Wherezit, new game that re-
quires quick mind and a working
knowledge of geography, will make
its debut in downtown Washington
tonight when the Third Order of st.
Dominic sponsors the game in the
Raleigh Hotel.
Proceeds Of the "wherezit" party,
which begins at $3.50 pm, will go
toward a fund for repairing the St.
Dominic's church school in the 500
block of Sixth street S.W,
Devotees of "wherezit" explained
the game resembled the popular
bingo, but called for more mental
power"
Miss Mary Broderick is chairman
OF the committee arranging the
benefit.
Evening star., 1940-01-19

sion. will deliver an address at q
meeting Of members # the WASH
ington Society for the Hard Of
Hearing and their friends at 8 pm.
Monday at the society's headquar-
ters, 1ll6 Vermont avenue NV,
The purpose of the meeting will
be to clarity civil service regulations
regarding the handicapped. espe-
cially those handicapped by hear
ing deficiency.
Evening star., 1940-01-19

Of the American Revolution, in the
ballroom at the Maynower Hotel.
Additional greetings were extend
ed to the guests by representatives
Of national and State societies OF
the Sons of the American Rcvolu-
ton, Children of the American Rev.
olution and Sons Of the Revolution.
An orchestra from the Marine
Band played during the dinner and
solo numbers were sung by Miss
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Mrs. Robert Speaks
At A. R. Dinner

Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr, presi-
dent general Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, was prin-
cipal speaker Wednesday night at
the annual ladies night" dinner
dance of the District Society, Sons
Evening star., 1940-01-19

Lola Sanders, soprano. accom-
panied ct the piano by Miss Evelyn
Wells.
Charles Seymour Mcconnell, pres
ident Of the local s. A. R., presided.
Evening star., 1940-01-19

Medical Officer to Speok
DR.. A. Ray Dawson, . medical
officer of the Civil Service Commits
Evening star., 1940-06-20

On the death of Secretary George
H. Dern, Mr.. Woodring took over
the top spot in the War Department.
Presidential Letter to Woodrfng.
The Presidents letter to Mr..
Woodring follows in fun:
Dear Harry:
1T is with real personal regret
that I accept your resignation as
Secretary Of War. You have given
loyal and unselfish service to the
Government during these past seven
years, and during that period the
Army Of the United States has made
greater progress In providing for
national defense than in any sim
liar peacetime period In our his
tory. You are entitled to very great
credit for your share in this.
Secretary Dern and you and I
were faced with a problem of great
difhculty in 1888, especially because
of the failure to keep the equipment
up to date. Since then great strides
have been made In modernizing this
equipment. The new program, which
has been made necessary in the past
few months by events outside Of our
own continent, will, Of course. take
a long time to complete. but 1t has
been well thought out and Is g log
ical development of the policy of
these past few years.
1T is, Of course, a defensive pro-
gram, not aimed at Intervention in
world Affairs which do not concern
the American Hemisphere.
II shall hope to see you and the
family before you leave.
with my affectionate regards,
Faithfully yours,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Gannett Manager Raps
Wi||kie Candidacy
BY the Associated Press,

ny tnS h1cOCleteo Fre01.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-C.
Nelson Sparks, manager Of Publisher
Frank E. 0annett's campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination,
took . blast at the candidacy Of
Wendell L. Willkie today Is "the
most preposterous thing ever put
over on the Republican party in
history"
If the Republican party wants
to liquidate itseN," he said at 4
press conference, then let It
nominate q utilities president and
a director Of the Morgan Bank"
Mr.. Sparks said he had talked to
more than 100 convention delegates
west Of the Mississippi "and they
generally agree that Willkie couldn't
carry one State" in that region.
Mr.. Sparks claimed the publisher
would receive more than 100 votes
on the first ballot. In a press con-
ference he predicted the publisher
would be In third place after the
initial test.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Ford Refusal 10 Make
Engines for Britain
Puzzles knudsen
Delay in Stortins Moss
Production Seen as Result
Of misunderstanding

Puzzled at Henry Fords state
ment he would make airplane en-
gines for only the United States
Government, William S. Knudsen
Advisory Defense Commission men,
Der. insisted today that 1T was made
plain" to Mr. Ford that the contem-
plated order of 1900 Rolls Royce
Merlin engines from him would be
divided 60-40 between the Allies and
the United States.
Mr.. Knudsen said that Edsel Ford
Henry Ford's son and president of
the Ford Motor Co., had assured
him that the division of 5000 en-
gines for Great Britain and France
and 5000 for this country would be
satisfactory. However, Henry Ford
told the Associated Press in Detroit
yesterday he would build military
equipment for defensive purposes"
only.
An indefinite delay in starting
mass production OF military air
craft engines by the Ford Co. wal
In prospect as the result Of the mis-
understanding.
Meanwhile Secretary Of the Treas.
ury Morgenthau, who announced
that designs for the British engine
had been turned over to the Ford
Co., revealed that before he inter-
ested the Ford group in the Brit
ish engine he had offered it to the
Chrysler Corp, which declined to
produce 1t for reasons which were
not disclosed.
Mr.. Morgenthau announced late
yesterday that the French govern
ment is sending plans for the famous
Hispano-Suiza l,10O-horsepower air
cooled airplane engine or the same
company's 2,000-horsepower liquid
cooled engine, or both, to this coun-
try. No American manufacturer for
the Hispano-Suiza engine or engines
has yet been selected, Mr.. Nor
genthau said. .
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Stassen Puts Final
Touches on GO. P.
Keynote Speech
Contents Kept Secret;
Will Be Only Hour
Long, Governor Says
BY the Associated Press.

ST. PAUL, June 20.-Gov. Harold
E. Stassen, the man who Il too
young to be President, was putting
the final touches today to the speech
that will touch of the Republican
presidential drive.
After weeks Of study Of national
and international matters, the "a
year-old Minnesotan, who will be
temporary chairman and keynoter
at the Republican National Conven-
ton In Philadelphia, said the ad-
dress he will give Monday night was
just about ready for the micro
phone.
Europes warfare, and this Ma
tion's interests In it, may make some
11th-hour revisions necessary, Of
course, he added.
The contents Of the speech re.
mained the Governors secret. He
has repeatedly shrugged oil predic-
tions about what he will say, and
had declared only that he will not
carry on any oratorical marathon,
that the speech win take about an
hour, or less, to deliver, in contrast
with keynotes which frequently run
to twice that length.
While shaping the address, Stas-
sen said, he conferred frequently
with other Republican governors
and with national leaders Of labor,
industry and agriculture.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
hinekley Appointed
Assistant Secretary
OF Commerce
FrizzeIl to Quit c. A. A.;
Ledersr Nomed Director
Of Sofety Bureau

President Roosevelt today ap-
pointed Robert H. Hinckley to be
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce.
As chairman of the Civil Aero
nautics Authority, Mr.. Hinckley has
been In charge Of the extensive civil
aviation program of the admins
tration, increasing in importance
as the national defense program got
under way. BY provision of one of
the recent Government reorganiza-
ton orders, the c. A. A. was placed
under jurisdiction Of the Commerce
Department, effective July /, and
It's continued activities will remain
under direction Of Mr.. Hinckley tn
his new post.
As Assistant Secretary of Com
merce Mr.. Hinckley succeeds J..
Monroe Johnson, recently appoint
ed to the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Meanwhile, prospects of a drastic
shake-up in leadership of the c. A.
A., as a result of the Presidents
reorganization order, were given
weight with the announcement that
Paul J. Fr1zzell, c. A. A. executive
secretary and co-ordinator, has an
nounced his intention Of leaving.
The c. A. A. also announced the
appointment of Jerome Lederer of
New York, nationally known avia-
tion safety engineer, as director of
the new Safety Bureau which on
July / will take over functions of
the Air Safety Board. to be dis
banded under the order.
Tom Hardin, chairman of the Air
Safety Board, and C. B. Allen. vice
chairman, are expected to leave the
Government service as q result of
the reorganization. Mr.. Hardin is
expected to remain here for 4 time
after July l to assist Mr.. Lederer in
setting up the new Safety Bureau.
Mr.. Allen probably will leave June 80.
Thomas G. Early, now admins
trative assistant to the chairman Of
the Interdepartmental Commission
in charge Of construction of WASH
ington National Airport, Gravelly
Point, on July / will become a con-
sultant to the new Civil Aeronautics
Board and has been designated act
ing secretary to succeed Mr.. Frizzeu,
1t also has been reported that
Administrator Clinton r. Heater Is
considering leaving the Authority.
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Roosevelt New Dealwhich he has
now denounced as failing to bring
recovery and as making depression
. chronic condition in this country.
He made no promise he would re-
turn to the g. O. p. In his appear
ance before the committee, but he
did say that the G. O. p. had 4
real chance If it would undertake
to solve the economic problems az
fectins the country and its workers.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Texun's Electric Machine Gun
Tested for Use Of u. S. Army

Pittsburgh firms plant here, said
the principle Of the gun is sound.
but 1T will take a much higher
niuzzle velocity to make q war
weapon Of the gun"
Mr.. Attwell said .44"caliber bull
lets fired from the inventors model
had the force Of pellets from An air
rifle.
Magnetic coils jerk the bullets
through the gun barrel. The coils
may be operated from batteries or
from . power line.
Concealed troops with electric
machine guns could silently NOW
down enemy troops, who would ind
1t difficult to spot the machine
gunnerS.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
London
Continued From First page)

fighting Anzacs landed from world
famous liners at q British port,
shouting for q chance at Jerry"
The Casualties OF the second big
air raid were announced after 4
check by the Air Ministry and the
Ministry of Home Security. The
report also mentioned damage in
three towns.
The attacks began shortly before
midnight Is pm, E. 8. To- and last
ed until just before dawn. At q
single point the alarm lasted five
hours. They ranged from the south
coast up the east coast of Scotland,
across to Northwest England and
then southwark on the west coast
to Wales.
AZ was the case yesterday, while
the Germans were raiding the Brit
tsh Isles British bombers we're at
work In Germany. The Air Ministry
announced today Royal Air Force
bombers had attacked the Ruhr.
Rhineland and West Germany and
also German aircraft grounded at
Amiens and Rouen, In German -oc-
cupied France.
Prelude to Secret Session.
The raids provided realistic pre-
lude to a secret session of Parlia-
ment which began this afternoon on
the subject Of home defense. Prime
Minister Winston Churchill and
War Minister Anthony Eden were
expected to speak.
The public was ordered excluded
from the House Of Commons after
the question hour to make way for
the opening Of the secret session.
Parliamentary circles thought
David Lloyd George. white-haired
Welshman who was Prime Minister
during the World War, would play
an important role in the debate,
which 1t was assumed would 60
into the general war situation and
the strategic position resulting from
Frances request for an armistice.
The Commons session was likely
to last seven hours A demand for
continuation of the secret session
tomorrow was possible.
Last night, 50 members of Par
lament, representing all parties,
drafted for presentation to the ses-
sion q program which would enroll
the entire population for defense
and establish a special ministry to
combat fifth column activities.
BY dropping bombs in Northwest
England and Wales, the Germans
gave many Of the defending forces
their first taste of action In the war.
A furious resistance was stirred
everywhere. Anti-aircraft fire was
loud and long, and little British
fighter planes poured. streams OF
macl1ine-gun bullets at the invaders.
Details Of casualties and damage
done were meager beyond disclosures
OF the of1icial communique. It was
known q man and 4 woman were
killed when q bomb struck q house
In q small town. The house was
In a town in Northwest England
it was stated high explosive bombs
and "a considerable number" Of
Evening star., 1940-06-20
BY the Associatsa Pyess.


DALLAS, June 20.-A f1Ashless
electric machine gun may become
available to the United States Army.
A Pittsburgh manu- facturiag COM
pany westinghouse will study the
weapon and attempt to perfect it.
The gun Is the invention Of Virgil
Rigsby Of Hull, Tex.
Still In the experimental stage,
the gun has 4 muzzle velocity Of 400
feet a second. Experts say 1t must
spit out it. bullets ct 5000 feet 4
second to be effective.
Mr.. Rigsby' said the War Depart
ment had promised to test the
gun If q working model Of higher
power can be made.
B. D. Atwell, engineer for the
Evening star., 1940-06-20

incendiary bombs we're dropped. One
high explosive bomb killed two wom-
en- and demolished three houses.
One person was reported to have
died Of shock In q south coast town.
Most the CASUALTIES were in North.
east England, where witnesses said
there were three separate raids dur
ing the night.
The bombs which fell in the south
ern part Of Wales, now a reception
area for evacuees from London,
were the first Of the war there.
Anti-aircraft guns fred and fighter
planes went up. The bombs fell in
the sea, in the open country and on
buildings. The raid alarm lasted
80 minutes.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Cabinet
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efficiency of Assistant Secretary of
War Louis johnson, declaring that
all talk of MISUNDERSTANDING be-
tween Mr.. johnson and himself
was chiefly columnist stuff"
To Attend Convention.
Mr.. Woodring declared he would
be attending the Democratic Con-
vention as delegate-at-large from
Kansas. THE delegates will sup
port Mr.. Roosevelt and they voted
me the favorite son." he said
White House sources said it was
hoped Assistant Secretary johnson
might stay on at that post. 1t was
pointed out cabinet officer ordi-
narily selects his own immediate
assistants and that Mr.. Stimson
might elect to do this. Tribute was
paid, however, to Col. Johnsons
record.
The Assistant Secretary will attend
this afternoons cabinet meeting in
place of Mr.. Woodring, it was said.
Col. Knox will succeed Charles
Edison in the Navy post, the
latter resigning to accept Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor of
New Jersey.
Served in Tive Wars. -
A native of Boston, Col. Knox has
been newspaperman throughout
his business career. He served in
both the Spanish American and
World Wars and has been active
since 1910 in the Republican party.
He is Sc years old.
1t was he who recently organized
civilian committees to promote the
administrations program for train
ing $4,000 plane pilots.
The Chicagoan's appointment to
the Navy post has been rumored on
several occasions in recent months
and it is known that the admins
tration offered him this job earlier
this year It was reported then,
however, that he had rejected the
nomination on persuasion of ma
tional Republican leaders.
Today's Action a Surprise.
The discussion reached a peak Of
tension when Mr.. Knox and subse-
quently ALT M. Landon, the 1896 Re-
publican presidential nominee, vis-
tied the White House a few weeks
ago. Subsequently White House
officials disavowed any coalition in
tentions and the subject faded.
Today's nominations, therefore,
coming only four days before the
opening of the Republican national
convention in Philadelphia, caught
Washington unaware and set con-
gressional and political circles abuzz
with talk over its bearing on presi-
Dental politics.
Mr.. Stimson, 70, is a native OF New
York City. He is a lawyer by pro-
fession, but has been politically
Identified with the Republican party
and public service for nearly 40
years.
Held War once Before.
For nearly two years, from 1911
to 1918, he served a. Secretary OF
War in the cabinet of President
Taft. Under President Coolidge
he was Governor General of the
Philippine Islands from 1927 to
1929.
In March, 1929, President Hoover
Mr.. Stimson his Secre-
tary of State and he remained in
that post throughout the four-year
Hoover administration. During that
time he served as chairman of the
American delegations to the Lon
don Naval Conference in 1880, and
to the Disarmament Conference in
1882.
He also served as an officer in
the Army during the World War.
Mr.. Woodring became Assistant
Secretary of War In 1889 after serv-
ing a term as Governor of Kansas.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
G. O. P.
Continued From First Pare. }

cleared up until he himself &C.
quiesced In a statement he belonged
to the @. O. p. Mr.. Wilkes Re-
publicanism is questioned by some
OF the leaders. who point out that
until year or 50 ago he was reg
istered as a Democrat.
IF we nominate Willkie, the
Democrats will have two candidates
for President in the field" is the
way one Of the Republican delegates
put it. This delegate happens to be
from Indiana, Mr.. WILKES old home
State, though he is now . New
Yorker. The same delegate insisted
that he and others Of the Repub-
Ican delegation from Indiana are
up In arms because of the fact that
Representative Halleck, Republican,
OF Indiana has agreed to place Mr..
Willkie In nomination. He added
that Mr.. Willkie will not get more
than 1ve Of the Indiana delegates
although in Willkie quarters many
more are claimed.
Wins Support in Press.
Mr.. Willkie has had q wonderfully
good press. The Philadelphia Public
Ledger has come out editorially in
his support and 50 have the Scripps-
Howard newspapers. Everything pos
sible IS being done to impress arriv-
ing delegates with feeling that the
Willkie boom is SPONTANEOUS and
widespread.
In support Of Mr.. wilkes can
didacy, some of the delegates are
saying: If We nominate Willkie
there will be no trouble whatever
raising all the money the party needs
for the campaign-for the greatest
financial interests in the country are
backing Mr.. Willkie." And to this,
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Taft to Broadcast
On Defense Tonight
~ the Associated Press.
4y tie Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-Sena-
tor Taft of Ohio will address the
Nation tonight on THE Failure of
President Roosevelt's Preparedness
Policies in the Light of the Present
Situation" Taft-for- President head
quarters announced today.
The speech will be broadcast over
the Mutual network at 10:15-10:3O
o'clock,
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Latin American countries are buy
ing kitchenware to replace exhausted
stocks Of German ware.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Roosevelt Books Chonoe

President Roosevelt today ap-
proved legislation amending the
District Code to provide for organi.
zation and regulation of co-opera.
tive associations.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
| World Series
|Opening Set
For Oct. 7
Ry the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Sept. 13-The World
Series will open in the home city
of the pennant-winning National
League club-presumably Cincinnati
on Wednesday, October 2. This
was decided at a meeting presided
over by Judge Lands.
The first two games of the series
will be played in the National Lea
que city, with the scene shifting to
the home of the American League
winners for the next three games,
If necessary. In the event more
than four games are necessary to
decide, the last two games will be
played in the home park of the Ma
tional Leaguers.
All games will start at 80 pm.
If either the New York Yankees
or Boston represent the American
League, one day will be allowed for
travel. No travel days will be re-
quired if Detroit, Cleveland or Chi
cago is the American League repre-
sentative.
Prices will remain the same as
last year, with box seats selling for
$3.50, reserved grandstand S. so, un-
reserved $3.50 and bleachers s1.lO
These will be slightly increased in
Ohio to meet the requirements of
State amusement taxes.
Evening star., 1940-09-13
4 Talks in Chicago
Launch WiIIkie on
7,0O0-Mi|e Tour
Nominee Hits Buck
At La Guordio, Charging
Union With Bosses
BY J. A. OLEARY.
rsx

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Wendell L.
WILKES 1000 mile western tour got
off to whirlwind start here today,
after the Republican nominee had
taken a parting shot at Mayor
La Guardia of New York for his
Endorsement of President Roosevelt
last night.
Mr.. Willkie pictured New York S
Independent city ruler as now
aligned with Edward J. Flynn,
Bronx Tammany leader, whom the
mayor denounced in 1893. Mr.
Flynn is now chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee, under
whose auspices the mayor spoke
last night.
Pointing out that Mr.. La Guardia
also had recently given former Tam
many mayor Jimmie" Walker a
$4,000 a year appointment as a
member of the arbitration board
for the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union, Mr.. Willkie
said:
"Fiorello, that paragon of civic
virtue, Jimmie and Edward j. Flynn
now join hands with Frank Hague,
that great lover of civil liberties,
and Ed Kelly (Chicago mayor boss
(See WILLKIE, Page A-4D