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Evening star., 1940-04-21

took full advantage of the exposed
position and drenched it with rifle
and machine gun fire. A Marine
was killed nearby on the roof, and q
sailor was seriously wounded. But
the only casualty suffered by Nc
Donnell's men was the wounding OF
Nordsiek.
Gen. Smedley Butler of the
Marines, then a major, received his
first Medal of Honor in the street
fighting. He was destined to win
his second one a short time later in
Haiti.
Conversely, Chief Boatswain Johr
McCloy won his second Medal o1
Honor, having been awarded the
first one IA years before in the Boxe,
trouble.
Vice Admiral Harry McC. P. Huse
now retired and living in Washing
ton, was captain during the occu-
patton of Veracruz. He distin-
guished himself under fire on sew
eral occasions and was awarded the
coveted medal.
There were many deeds of valor
performed that day, far too many
to detail. 1t. G. M. Courts scurried
in an open boat through q zone OF
fire to deliver dispatches to the U.
S. s. Chester. There was 1t. H. G.
Frazer, U. S. NJ, who saw one of
his men fall wounded close to the
Mexicans. The lieutenant ran 50
far forward to rescue him that the
Others were obliged to suspend FIR
ing to keep from hitting the officer.
Surg. c. D. Langhorne, U. s. NJ,
indefatigable in his every effort, also
carried badly wounded sailor from
in front Of the Naval Academy, with
Mexican sharpshooters firing at him.
On the evening of the second day
the fighting died down. Then the
commanders suddenly recalled the
original misunderstanding with
Mexico. There was still some salut-
ing TO be done to our flag, but there
were no Mexicans around with au-
thority to do 1t. Thereupon the
Marines broke out the Stars and
Stripes and ran it to the peak while
81 guns doomed out from the Amer.
ican fleet. Thus was our national
honor satisfied on that April day
Of rs years ago.
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simple expedient of reconsignment
in a foreign port. 1t would have
been a violation of internation law
to seize the German ship. But it
would have been fatal to permit her
to land that lethal cargo. Fifteen
million rounds of ammunition is too
much handicap to offer your poten-
tial enemy. The munitions had to
be prevented from falling into Mex
lcan hands, and there was only one
way to do it.
So, on April 81, a landing party
was mustered from the American
fleet lying off Veracruz. They went
ashore in the face of a killing fire.
The seizure of the custom house
naturally closed the port to any
shipping, and the munitions could
not be landed. It cost American
lives, yes. Perhaps it was a useless
cost. Maybe it was far cheaper
price that would have been paid had
the Huerta government received the
$4,000, 900 rounds. No one can an
swer that.
But ashore they. went, eager
youngsters participating in the first
American hostile landing since the
days of the empire" Marines and
seamen swarmed into the city, with
enemy fire biting deep into their
ranks. Toward evening organized
resistance broke down, and by morn
ing there was little to contend with
except the sharp "ping!" of snipers'
bullets. Shoulder to shoulder, sea-
men in their coffee-dyed uniforms
and marines in their khaki moved
through the streets. They ferreted
out the snipers and ran them to
earth.
Many deeds of valor were per-
formed in that brief action. Fifty
four Medals of Honor were awarded,
almost half the number that were
put out during the entire World
War;. The explanation is that up
until this time Navy and Marine
Corps officers were not eligible to
receive the decoration. This was a
discrimination, for Army officers had
long been entitled to the Medal of
Honor. So, shortly after Veracruz q
grateful Congress let down the bars.
Quite naturally, there was q rush
to make up for lost time. Before
the smoke cleared away 40 officers
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| of the Navy and the Marine Corps
had been issued Medals of Honor.
Another IA went to the enlisted per-
Sonnel.
This wholesale generosity is not
entirely to he condemned. Many of
those officers had fought valiantly
and without reward throughout the
Spanish-American days, the Boxer
uprising, Samoa, Mica. agua and
other far-flung outposts where our
bayonets ruled. It was, so to speak,
sort of retroactive recognition or
payment for value received"
There were others who incontest-
ably won their medals right there in
Veracruz. Ensign G. M. Lowry, from
the U. S. S. Florida, for instance.
Shortly after midnight Ensign
Lowry observed a heavy fire being
delivered from the Oriente Hotel. It
was sustained and was chipping
away the American lines as they
advanced. He called for volunteers
to go with hlm and stamp out the
menace. Boatswain's Mate j. G..
Harner crawled from his position
alongside the custom house wall,
where he had just finished out
shooting crew of Mexican machine
gunners.
He and the ensign started for
ward. Presently they were joined by
j. F. Schumacher, George Cregan,
Harry Beasley and l.. c. Sinnett.
The six seamen slipped down q dark
alleyway between the custom house
and an open warehouse. Bullets
droned through the darkness. The
Americans held their fire, not wish
ing to disclose their presence too
soon. Closer and closer they crept.
When they gained the spot indi-
Gated by their leader, they opened
fire. The enemy replied vigorously
P. A. Decker, boatswain's mate
of the Florida, raced through the
darkness. and took up a position
about 10 yards behind the others-a
kind Of one-man rear guard. A wise
precaution. Sometimes you pass
snipers up, and they shoot you in
the back.
Both sides were shooting at the
enemy's flashes now. Bullets make
an unusually weird sound when they
ricochet of brick walls. One Of
them hit Schumacher In the head,
Evening star., 1940-04-21
By Frank II. Renffrow.

Twenty-six years ago today, April
21, 1914, an American landing force
swept over the waterfront of Vera
cruz, Mexico. Marines and sailors
landed on the fire-swept beach,
swarmed through the streets and
eventually gained control of the city.
There was bitter opposition. A
sgroup of valiant naval cadets, to
whom life was cheap and honor
priceless, gathered in defense of the
academy. Most of them perished
there. Street fighting is always
bitter and Veracruz was no excep-
ton. Men died, gallant men on both
sides, without even the small con-
ISOLATION of dying for a major cause.
Things like that just don't hap
pen. They are generally the result
of carefully considered plan. Vera
cruz was part of a plan. Behind
the occupation lay two contributing
factors, and strangely enough it
was the lesser of the two that was
offered to the general public as the
casus belli: Honor! Honor has al
ways been convenient peg upon
which to hang excuses of this kind.
Had the true reason been adj
vanced at the time, the public
would have accepted it less readily
than the intangible affront to our
national honor. Although the cir
cumstances justified prompt action,
many Americans would have doubt
less condemned the expedition. for
actually it was on the borderline
between justifiable seizure and
wholesale piracy.
Instead, the "Tampico incident"
was offered for public consumption.
This occurred on April 9, when one
officer and nine unarmed sailors
from the u S. S. Dolphin went
ashore to obtain supplies. Their
boat was tied up to the wharf when
Mexican soldiers Suddenly and mex
plicably pounced upon the Ameri.
cans and placed them under arrest.
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the southern boundary of the air.
port, will follow.
The terminal building will stand
at the western edge of the level air.
port area, in the shoulder of the
higher ground to the west, with its
ground floor at field level in front
and one story below grade in the
rear. .>
The front of virtually all of the
second and third floors on the air
port side, more than 700 feet in
length, will be of glass, providing
an unimpeded view of the airport
from nearly all parts of the build
ing. The United States Capitol, for
comparison, is only ISL feet in
length including the Senate and
House wings. The airport terminal
will be nearly 100 feet longer than
Union Station, which measures 626
feet 10 inches by 210 feet over the
main building.
The great length of the termi-
nal will permit the loading and un-
loading of eight or more of the
largest airliners at one time di-
rectly in front of the structure Four
passenger entrances are provided,
leading directly to the plane load
ing platforms. Between these en-
frances are separate baggage doors,
so arranged that at no time does
the flow of baggage cross the flow
of passengers. There also are four
equipment rooms opening directly
on the field for the storage of air.
plane servicing ladders, passenger
steps, blocks and other similar
equipment, none of which will be
left on the field when not in use,
as is the case at practically all air.
ports.
Tunnel Elaborate.
An unusual feature will be serv-
icing tunnel leading to the airplane
loading platforms. Through this
tunnel air conditioning tubes, tele-
phone lines, gas and oil servicing
lines and electric power lines to op-
crate engine boosters will be led to
each platform, providing instantly
available facilities of all kinds for
the waiting planes without any un-
slightly features of any kind. Ex-
cept when actually in use, all of
the pipes and cables will be out of
sight. Although all modern air.
liners have complete air condition.
ing equipment, it does not function
unless the engines are running and
it is customary to cool cabin air in
summer or warm it in winter by
means of truck type ground air.
conditioning units prior to taking
aboard passengers.
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Sketch OF the proposed terminal building WASHINGTON
National Airport at Grauely Point from flying ed
On the ground floor at the extreme LETT the presidential
reception -oo tUih other this lep cypress
handling rooms for individual airline dispatchers and
rooms TOR pilots SteoardeSses
en First epel dboUe flying field the
behind glass front Oang ,Dith ticket Offices Airline
offices and dressing this leve aptile the
penthouse eue H house the touer zueaer bureau
and observation platform.
Courtesy of Section of Fine Arts
Public Buildings administration
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The proposed terminal
building, as seen from the
traffic entrance side. At right
trucks run beneath the build
ing to platforms and leaDe at
left. Passengers enter through
the central colonnude.
Wide World Photo.
The photo at left is a vieD
of the structural groups of the
airport from the southwest.
The sic hangars are each 240
feet wide by 205 feet deep.
The buildings behind parking
space and terminal 1UiH house
the CiUil Aeronautics Author
ity offices.
Courtesy of Section of Fine
Arts, Public Buildings Ad-
miniStrdtion.
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Structure Will Equal
y. S. Capitol in Size
Design Embodies Special Provisions
For Thousands of Sight.seers
And Airline PASSENGERS
By Joseph S. Edeerfon.

On gravel and sand which months ago
the Potomac beginning Washington
National Airport Gravel under largest
tract American history will construction
finest transportation terminals designed this building
Evening star., 1940-04-19
DR.. Davis to Address
.PiLanbda Thetas

DR.. Roy Davis, president of Ma
tional Park College and former
United States Minister to Costa
Rica, will discuss "A War Delayed
at the spring initiation and ban
quet Of Alpha Theta Chapter, Pi
Lambda Theta, national honorary
education fraternity for women, to-
morrow at Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Veryl Schult is president of
the local chapter.
Members of the faculty of the
George Washington University
school of education will be guests
and students of education who will
be initiated are: Charlotte Decker,
Jessie Kennedy, Edith Long, Char
lotte Mangseth, Elizabeth OBrien,
Marceline Shinker and Marian
Smith. Ruth Cunningham of XII
Chapter and Faith Taylor of Alpha
Eta will affiliate with the local
group.
Miss Elizabeth Griffith, former
president of the chapter, will pre-
sent honor awards to members whose
accomplishments during the past
year have been outstanding. Vocal
Evening star., 1940-04-19
'Heraldry' Topic

"Heraldry" will be the subject
of the talk to be given by Mrs
Eugene Lewis Culver, authority fol-
the National Genealogical Society
Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, at the meeting of Vic
tory Chapter on Monday at 2 pm
Mrs. James w. Crabtree of the
League of American Pen Women
will introduce the speaker.
Mrs. Paul Yoder, 2722 Connecticut
avenue NV. will be hostess, assist
ed by Mrs. Gertrude M. Hite.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Sorority Party

Zeta Chapter of Phi Delta Delta
International Legal Sorority at
George Washington University school
of law will entertain at cocktail
party at the home of Miss Janet
Rutter, 1852 Ontario place NV,
tomorrow from to 6 pm.
The party will be given in honor
of the freshman woman law stu
dents. Members of the alumnae
chapter have been invited to at
tend. The Arrangements Commit
tee is composed of the Miss jose
phine Ayre, Miss Aileen O'Connor,
Miss Mary Martin, Miss Eve Kailey
and Mrs. Ida Parker Davidson.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Here

Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Guggen-
helm have returned to Washington
aboard their yacht Firenze and are
anchored off Twelfth street in the
Washington Channel. Col. and Mrs.
Guggenheim have been cruising in
Southern waters since the late
autumn and spent much Of the win
ter at New Orleans, Miami and
Palm Beach,
Evening star., 1940-04-19

solos by Frank Mervine and piano
solos by DR.. Helen Bush win COM
plete the program.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-05

Mrs. E. D. Garrett went to Seat
tie Saturday, where she is visiting
with her brother, Joe Harris. She
plans to be gone two weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Pace have
returned from a two weeks bust
ness trip to the coast.
Frank Mason went to Olympia on
Wednesday to take a state engin-
GERS examination.
Lowell Miller, fourteen-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Miller,
was brought home from the Pasco
hospital this evening and is recuper-
ating from his operation.
Mrs. James Miller has been sub
stitute teacher this week in the
White Bluffs school for Mrs. Ben
Moede, who underwent an appen-
dectomy recently.
MIR. and Mrs. j. H. Cox left on
Tuesday for Oakland, California,
where they will spend the winter
months visiting at the home of their
daughter.
Mrs. j. c. Hogan received word
that her son, w. G. Hogan. who is
in army training at Camp Murray,
is just recuperating from an at
tack of flu and pneumonia.
The Business and Professional
Woman's club will hold its regular
study meeting Monday evening at
the home of Verdella Mueller, who
will also have charge of the study.
The five Kennewick men who
attended the Pacific Lutheran Col
lege-Gonzaga football game at Ia
coma last Friday saw the most ex-
citing game many of them had ever
seen. It was just one gasp after an
other, with the winning score
chalked up with only sixteen Sec
onds to go before the final gun.
Fred Mills, Art Glasow, Ottar Brue,
Carl Erickson and Rev. Carl E. l..
Lucky were the passengers.
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Due to the closing of schools the
Junior Legion auxiliary which was
to have met this Saturday, will be
postponed until next Saturday, De-
cember IA when they will meet at
the home of Patsy Sonnenburg at 2
o'clock. .'%
The Misses Therese Thole and
Lena Mains entertained with two
tables of pinochle at an informal
party Wednesday evening. Prizes
for the evening were received by
the Misses Margaret Hawkins and
Minnie Reese.
Mrs. Herbert Misner will enter
tain the East Kennewick Women's
club at the Christmas party Tues
day, December 10 with Mrs. John
Hughes and Mrs. N. p. Davidson as
assistant hostesses. There will be
a program and exchange of gifts.
Friends here have received word
that Miss Leda Williams was mar
ried -November28 to- Arthur Moran
in Walla Walla, where the young
couple will make their home. The
groom is engaged as cabinet maker
in that city.
Mrs. Arthur johnson, Mrs. L. r.
Giles and Mrs. George Morton OF
Benton City accompanied their hus-
bands to Kennewick this evening.
The ladies are guests at the w. G.
Muldrow home while the men will
attend the Irrigation Institute,
which is being held in Pasco.
Townsend club members are ask
ed to be present at the meeting on
Monday evening, December 9. A
club council composed of IL men,
bers is to be elected for the COM
ing year. This includes all Of
ficers of the club. Ladies are ask
ed to bring cookies or cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierson and
three children of Hood River were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Johns and Mrs. Persons par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Linn. On
Sunday family dinner was served
honoring the out-of-town visitors at
which time covers were laid for Is.
Mrs. Gus Neuman was released
from the Pasco hospital Friday, aft
er being there several days for OBJ
servation. ,.ggt..
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u, Tq,urston Is i'll this week with

cora Thurston is i'll this week with
the flu. ,,, .. ,,,,
necember 9, with Mrs. M. M.
@U1ord has been received that Miss
~. Newman is a patient in the
Edison Street hospital in Seattle.
team Johnson underwent an ap-
nsndectomy Wednesday at the Pas
" ,Irs Edward Thompson of Sunny
-. arrived Wednesday to visit
18th her husband here.
ar and Mrs. A. r. Schierman of
,.crosse have moved into the Lar
nm residence on First avenue.
The Library guild will hold its
.nn,,al bazaar in the office of Gas
coicne g. Fyfe on Saturday, Dec. IA.
TI,e P. E.. .. chapter will meet
r,,esday evening, December 10 with
Mrs j. II. Siegfried.
THE Altar society met Sunday for
,ts regular meeting with Mrs. A. w.
Mrs. Don Brooks was honored
With a shower at the home Of Mrs.
n. Grafton in Paterson Tuesday.
Entire Nous met with Mrs. F. F..
, Reste Tuesday with the hostess and
Mrs A. T. Belair receiving honors.
Alma Dean Wysong of Spokane
Is spending a few days visiting at
the home of her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. M. v. Wysong.
County commissioner Fred Kemp
Vas in KenneWick Tuesday on bus
mess. He was accompanied by the
county engineer, Hally Strandwold.
Mrs. Howard Day left Monday for
sprague after visiting at the D. G.
Day home. She will leave soon for
Redding, California, where she will
join her husband.
Rowland Denney, the 11-year-old
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Denney,
underwent an emergency operation
for appendicitis Monday evening.
BE is recovering satisfactorily.
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Word has been received that fun
eral services will be held here Sum
day for Carl Brockoff, former Ken
newick resident who passed away
at Redmond, Oregon. 80.
Mrs. Charles Fox, the former Miss
Irene Day, arrived Wednesday eve
ming from her home in Missouri to
make two weeks visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. c..
Day. / -.
Mrs. F. N. Morton, who has been
spending the past year visiting with
relatives in Ohio and other eastern
states, returned to Kennewick Sum
day and is visiting at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Vane Wilder. .
Mrs. Don Visger will assist in the
beauty department of Larry's shop
during the holidays, where she was
employed before her marriage. She
starts work Saturday of this week.
Kilkare club met at the Floyd
Higley home this afternoon with
Mrs. r. E. Reed as hostess. Mrs. Ell
sic Walters, guest of the club,
won high honors and Mrs. Higley
second high.
The Bethlehem Lutheran ladies
held their annual Christmas sale at
the home of Mrs. John Neuman this
afternoon with Mrs. Don Visger,
Mrs. John Kathman, Mrs. r. Lenz
and Mrs. Basil Shields as hostesses.
Oris Otheim, cousin of Olav
Otheim, proprietor of the local
Western Auto Supply store, arrived
Sunday from his home in Crosby,
North Dakota, for an extended
visit. He was accompanied west by
a friend, Clifford Christianson.
Members of the Excolentes club
entertained their husbands with a
dinner party at the H. w. White
more home Friday evening. The
evening was spent playing various
games with prizes being received by
Frank Mason, Mrs. r. E. Reed and
John Smith. Mrs. Mae Stanafelt
Of Seattle was a guest. - 81 ~
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Women Catching Up

Washington, D. Can increase in
the life Of females is reducing the
excess of male population in the u.
S. at the rate of 100000 year. Ten
years ago there were 100000 more
men in the country than women; in
five years women will predominant
in the opinion of Census authorities.
Britain. France and Germany all
have more women than men. In the
U. s. male births outnumber female,
but women live longer.
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The Horticulture club will hold its
annual Christmas dinner and ex-
change of gifts Monday at the
home of Mrs. Cora McKain.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Boldt and sons,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Higley Of Pasco motored to Top
peniSh and Wapato Sunday.
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The Kennewick bridge club will
meet wednesday, December IL ft:
one o'clock luncheon with Mrs. p il
Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Visger, dau n
ter June and Tom Doyle, were Sun
day dinner guests at the Alfred
RoWell home in Mesa.
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Mr.. and Mrs. G L. Holcomb left
Wednesday morning for Seattle,
where they will visit until the first
Of the week.
Members OF the America Legion
Auxiliary will gather at the home
Of Mrs. Ben Van Patten Friday
for an all-day quilting.
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meyer, Mottinger, Wash, phone
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CHRISTMAS TREES, all sizes and
prices. Free delivery. Phone 1881,
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-05
UNMARRIED
MEN HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY
The Flying Cadet Corps Re-
quires About 500 Applicants
To Fill Govt Orders

Young men who are unmarried, citi-
zens of the United States, between
20 and 81 years of age, with the
equivalent of two years attendance at
college, who are of excellent charac-
ter, sound of physique, and in excel
lent health, have wonderful oppor-
tunity to select career in the Army
Air Corps. Those who do not possess
the two years college requirement are
not barred from undergoing the men
tai examination.
In order to meet War Department
requirements about 500 applications
for examination in the Flying Cadet
Corps are necessary to fill the Third
Corps Area quota; this area comprises
the States of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
and Virginia, and the District of CO.
lumbia. Applications to become Fly
ing Cadets may be secured by writ
Continued on Page 100
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-05
LEVY and BUDGET OF
COUNTY PUBLISHED

On another page Of today's issue Of
the Democrat" may be found the
Levy and Budget of Worcester Coun-
ty for the year 1910. This will re-
veal that county tax of $1.25 has
been levied on every 500 worth of
assesable property; and state tax of
1885 for the same purpose, totaling
$1.48 for state and county purposes.
The taxable basis of the county is
set at $40, 679 ,OO2, yielding $275, 237.-
SO, and this with receipts from other
sources raised the county income to
$297,237.5O.
The total appropriation for schools
is $11O,412.91. Salaries for different
officials amount to $49,11O and the
general expense of the county takes
up the entire amount. The commits
sioners are Charles L. Mason, presi-
dent; Thomas Y. Franklin, Samuel
E. Shockley; with Roger w. Landlord,
Treasurer.