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Evening star., 1940-11-21
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

No one would believe Peter
Rabbit. Peter had visited all his
friends to tell them the wonderful
thing he had found out, which was
that the terrible flying giant which
had frightened everybody so wasn't
bird or an animal, but a machine
built by man. He had been all over
the Green Meadows, and visited the
Old Orchard and the Green Forest,
and had stopped at the Smiling
Pool. Everywhere his friends had
either turned their backs on him or
had made fun of him. All had
seen that flying machine sailing
around in the air and there was not
one but was sure that it was a giant
bird.
In vain Peter tried to tell what
he had seen. In vain he insisted
that there was nothing to be afraid
of because the thing wasn't alive,
and so was harmless. No one would
heed him at all. At last Peter quite
lost patience. You are a lot of
fraidies!' said he. Il don't pretend
to be brave. l never did pretend to be
brave. But I can tell you right now
I'm not afraid of the thing you call
a flying giant If 1t would come
down on the earth again I wouldn't
be afraid to 90 right up to it."
Now Peter didn't really mean just
that. You know how it is with
folks when they have been teased
and doubted and made fun of.
Perhaps you yourself have said
things which you didn't really mean.
Under such conditions people are
apt to be a little boaStful. 1t was
just so with Peter; he had said more
than he really meant to say.
Now when you have boasted as
Peter had you may be sure that
you will not be allowed to forget
it. Peter wasn't allowed to forget.
It happened that a few DAYS after
Peter had made his visits the flying
machine came down on the Green
Meadows over near the dear old
Briar Patch, Just as it did before.
Al the time Peter was over in the
Old Orchard. OF course everybody
heard the humming of the airplane
and the moment it appeared in the
sky all the little people in feathers
and fur went into hiding. AT least
all but Peter did. Peter didn't hide.
You see Peter wasn't afraid. At
least he wasn't afraid at that
distance. So Peter hoped out to
the edge of the Old Orchard to look
over TO see what was going on.
Suddenly a sharp voice right
behind Peter cried. Nov your
chance, Peter. If you are so brave
why don't YOU 90 right up to that
glant?' 1t was the voice Of Sammy
jay.
Yes, why don't you?" taunted
another voice. Il was Chipmunk.
You don't dare to, You know
YOU don't" cried Chatterer the Red
Squirrel.
Il DO, too dare to-" replied Peter
notly and started across the Green
Meadows toward the dear Old
Briar Patch and the aIrplane.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS

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Bob Burns; Fray and Bragglott Brewer Kids; Music
Maids; Connie Boswell Ogden Nash,
9:30-WOI, Chicago Symphony:
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delphas Academy
9:35-WMAI, Town Meeting The
How Should Aggression n
the Amercas?' Those participating A. A Berle jr,
Assistant Davila, Chilean
and H V. Kaltenborn, analysts
l030WRC, Musical Americana James Melton Irene
Beasley, songstress, guests
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Evening star., 1940-11-21
POINTS FOR PARENTS

BY EDfTH THOMAS WALLACE.
Depressed parents make de-
pressed children.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM
THURSDAYS PROGRAM.
NOVEMBER II. l94C.

effort keep program accurate
directors too late to make the
Evening star., 1940-11-21
EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY

Star Flashes-LaeSt news with Bill Coyle WMAI 4 80
Star SportsSpors headlines with Ray Michael WNIAI
Star Opeas-Recorded "Tannhauer
"TodayS Prelude" each morning, WNIAL. 6:45-7OO
Evening star., 1940-11-21

Mother: There may be hard
times ahead but I'm confident
right Will prevail if We do our part.
Daughter: We're not afraid. are
we. mamma?"'
Evening star., 1940-10-11
D. A. R. Jubilee Program
TONIGHT.

Historical Program Constitution Hall
Narrator Mrs Vnton Earl librarian general.
Gordon Metropolitan Opera Company Charles Krz
corne Kemp principal Marine Band
The First Decade.
BENJAMIN PLAYED by Mrs Henry Robert E president
Marshall vice president general Mrs Ellen Walwoh
Schwarzwaelder general Miss
f M 5osn played BY Mrs george
horn ORGANIZING secretary general MIS- Ao stevenson payu oy
Willard curator general Miss Mary Desha
William Kennedy Herrin jr corresponding secre-
~ ~ Memorial Continental Hall.
regent Maryland Donald Mclean played by Mrs Julius Y
Of the NaGna GoD MIS- Mah asn
of Texas.
Mrs William Cumming Story recording
general Mrs George Tacher GUERNSEY played by Mrs
played by Mullins Johnston, played
Johnston vice president MRS Mary Smith played
Constitution Hail.
Mrs George Thacher Guernsey played by Hag
nad Minor PLAYED oy MRS Minor honorary presGen, cent genera
bell honorary Of illinois, Brosseau
Fletcher Hobart played by MIS- president
Russell william Magma played by Mrs Magma honorary
honorary president general
Year Of Jubilee.
PART
The president general, Mrs
the Miss Martha Morris Miss Thema lie Bar Brown
schools aliens seeking natural
Ellis Island junior American citizens Boy Scouts
m0ntaine mothers children and representatives
assisted through regular activities the Daughters OF the
Music Mr. Gordon Maryland University
The future, the president general
Americans Creed.
pledge allegiance to the flag the assemblage
Representatives.
Music 1ri9 United nj st states Marine Band Orchestra
Evening star., 1940-10-11
Washington Singer,
III Over Year, Dies

Miss Helen Howison, well-known
Washington soprano and assistant
treasurer of the Security Storage
Co., died Wednesday at Garfield
Hospital after an illness of more
than year.
Miss Howison, who lived at Falls
Church, Va, had sung at the
funerals of members of the Senate
and was a member of the Church
of the Covenant choir here.
Educated in Washington high
schools, Miss Howison studied music
aat Fontainebleau, France, and was
a pupil of Myron Whitney here for
many years. She had been asso-
ciated with the storage company
more than. Is years
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Minnie Howison; a sister, Miss
Bernice Howison, both of Falls
Church, and a brother, Raynor
Howison of Arlington.
Funeral services were to be held
at pm. today from Gawler's fune-
raj home. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
Change Proposed
In D. T.. Rule 10 Help
Thieves Victims
Owners May Get Chance
To Go to Court to
Recover Property
Star Staff Photo.

Acting Corporation Counsel YER
non E. West announced today he
will recommend that the Commis-
sioners instruct the police property
clerk hereafter to advise victims
of thieves they may elect to go to
court to regain their goods when
they have been sold to a second
hand dealer or pawnbroker.
Mr.. West said his study of COM
plants that owners of stolen goods
now are required by police to pay
the second hand dealer or pawn
broker the price the latter paid for
the goods indicated the present law
is inadequate and that new legisla-
ton is needed to correct the situa-
ton.
Mr.. West agreed that the present
practice of the property clerk is
not good. While awaiting action on
proposed legislation, some improve
ment might be obtained by an order
from the Commissioners, Mr.. West
said. He said he would suggest,
therefore, that the Commissioners
revise the practice of the clerk to
assure that the owner would be
advised he could elect to take the
case to court as an alternative to
paying the dealer.
United States Attorney Edward
M. Curran, who has attacked the
present practice. is urging the Com
y,,icsiopevc m fako iy,,roediat ta ortiop
The Commissioners, informally. have
agreed a change is needed but are
awaiting recommendation from the
corporation counsel since legal prob
lens are involved and since police
officials and Mr.. West say the prop
erty clerk must be protected against
suits by contesting claimants for
the properties. Mr.. Curran consulted
with Assistant Corporation Counsel
Oliver Gasch. and was expected to
meet with Mr.. West soon.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
Attorney Says 300 Held
ILLEGALLY in District Jail

About 300 prisoners are being held
Illegally in District Jail, 1t was con-
tended in District Court yesterday
by Edward Buckley, jr, attorney in
a habeas corpus proceeding.
His argument declared that Police
Court failed to commit the prisoners
to the Attorney General as required
by a recent statute sending them
only to the Jail superintendent.
When Justice Jesse c. Adkins de-
clined yesterday to release Mr.. Buck
ley's client, the attorney announced
he is carrying the case to the United
States Court of Appeals.
The lawyer claimed that the law
requiring custody by the Attorney
General was passed on June 6, but
not properly needed by Police Court
officials until September %.
He said he appeared for John
Hardy, a prisoner. removed from
Alabama to the District on six
charges of false pretenses. The man
has now served a year and $50 days,
Mr.. Buckley said.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
New Hearing October Il
On Bus Change Proposal

A further public hearing will be
held at 1::30 pm. October 81 on pro-
posed changes in bus service for
East Washington areas, under an
order issued yesterday by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission after con-
sidering the joint proposals of the
Capital Transit Co. and the Wash
ington, Marlboro & Annapolis Motor
Lines, Inc.
The commission said it called for
another hearing. despite the fact
that three already have been held.
because some patrons asked to
make new arguments after having
studied the plan of the companies
for changes in fares in establishing
an intercompany transfer arrange
ment.
The commission announced 1t
would consider specifically questions
as to whether the suburban COM
pany should be forbidden to pick up
passengers within the District and
whether the Capital Transit Co.
should be directed to extend its
services into areas now served by
the suburban company.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
U. 5. Clerks Leave Rights
During Jury Duty Revised

Government employees serving on
criminal juries in District Court
probably will have to return to
their places of employment during
week end recesses+Friday and Sat-
urday-under a ruling by Acting
Controller General Richard N.
Elliott.
Redefining the leave rights of
the employee jurors under the law
enacted last June, Mr.. Elliott has
ruled that juror excused by the
court for more than one day is not
entitled to remain away from his
duties on a leave-with-pay status
during the recess. In criminal
courts, it is customary to dismiss
jurles from Thursday night to Mon
day morning when they are not
locked up-a period that normally
includes work days.
The recess however, for civil
jurors, however, is generally from
Friday to Monday, which would al
low them to take leave with pay for
the single work day. Saturday, on
which they would not be in court.
Mr.. Elliott's decision was given to
the Post Office Department to
revise an earlier ruling in which he
held that Federal workers were on
a leave-with-pay status over the
entire period Of jury duty.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
{. |. o. Posts 10 Remain
In A. F. OF |. Dispute

The C. I. o. constructed fence
posts at the Washington channel
project will not be razed and re-
built by A. F. of l.. workmen in
view of a statement today by Frank
Howard. representing the A. F. of
L. In the dispute, that his union
does not demand that the brick
posts be torn down.
Mr.. Howard, who is business
representative of the Carpenters
District Council, said that a state
ment by another A. F. of L. repre-
sentative apparently was misin-
terpreted when construed to mean
that the A. F. of l.. demanded that
the posts be torn down.
Mr.. Howard emphasized that the
only position his union took was
that the C. I. o. workmen would
have to leave the job before his
men would return to work. This
took place yesterday and the work
is now proceeding with A. F. Of l..
workmen on the job.
Its all over as far as we are
concerned" said Mr.. Howard.
The A. F. of L. workmen were out
on strike five days while the C. L.
o. men. employed by Sam Merando,
sub-contractor, were building the
posts.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
5th Marine Unit
Ordered 10 Duty
Next Month
Locuf Reservists
To Go to Quuntico
About November J

WaShington's 5th Marine Corps
Reserve Battalion, commanded by
1t. Col. Harvey L. Miller, District
of Columbia Boxing Commission
secretary, has been ordered to report
for active duty at Quantico, Va,
about November 7.
Under orders issued by the Navy
Department yesterday, the 5th.
Marines are one of % Reserve bat
talions ordered to mobilize at six
scattered points on the Atlantic and
Pacific coast.
A quartermaSter's detail from the
local "Leatherneck" force will re-
port at Quantico November l to
arrange for the induction Of the
balance of the unit. The exact mo-
bilization date of the 5th Marines
was not announced, but 1t is ex-
pected that the battalion will be
one Of the first in the Nation to
report. Col. Miller said yesterdays
mobilization order indicated only an
approximate mobilization date. and
that the Reserve units apparently
would be ordered to duty on differ
ent dates to avoid congestion at the
centers.
Seven other Reserve units also
will be mobiliZed at the Quantico
base These are the 1st and Sd
Battalions of New York City, the I'd
Battalion of Boston, 4th Battalion
of Newark, N. j.; 7th Battalion of
Philadelphia, 9th Battalion of To-
ledo, Ohio, and the 18th Battalion
of Detroit. Mich.
Includes Norfolk.
Mobilization points for the other
Reserve battalions are at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard, San Diego,
Calf; Mare Island (CalifJ Navy
Yard, Puget Sound tCalif0 Navy
Yard and the Norfolk Va) Navy
Yard.
The 5th Battalion has been auth
orized, 1t. Col. Miller said, to ac-
cept for enlistment as many ex-
Marines who apply. A large pro-
portion of the men in the combat
unit have had previous service in
the regular Marine Corps.
1t. Col. Miller said the battalion's
Office at 458 Indiana avenue NV.
will be open TO receive volunteers
every day in the week except Satur-
day and Sunday, and will be open
at night from o'clock on, on the
same days.
Enlistments Coming In.
Right now he said, we're get
ting about seven or eight first class
men day" .
The local outfit lacks only a few
cooks and buglers to bring 1t up
to authorized peace-time strength,
1t. Col. Miller said. There are
nearly 500 men in the battalion
now, he said, and they are spread
out over four line companies and
one headquarters company. In
addition to this personnel, the bat
talon has a medical staff of three
officers and IL enlisted men. A war
strength battalion would have nearly
1000 men.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
Traffic Record

The trafic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured, /.
Motorists arrested, 1923.
Pedestrians injured, 6.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 4.
Killed in 1910 traffic, So; by
October 10, in 1899, 68.
If you don't kill any one with
your automobile and no one
kills you by 8 am. tomorrow,
Washington trafic will have
had six deathless days.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
Three School Faculties
Plan Reception Tonight

The faculties of the three Cath
edral schools-the National Cath
edral School for Girls, st. Adams
School for Boys and Beauvoir
Elementary School-will gather at
an informal reception at Washing
ton Cathedral tonight.
Earlier, parents of the LOG pupils
at Beauvoir will meet the faculty
of the elementary institution and
Mrs. Elizabeth Glascock Taylor,
principal. At the later meeting,
DR.. T. o. Wedel, canon chancellor
of the Cathedral, will speak.
Evening star., 1940-10-11

ADVISORY OOoIu 1cEsOhHcA'
Members of the Registrants Ad-
visory Board named yesterday are
District Court Justice David A. Pine,
chairman; Spencer Gordon an at.
torney with offices in the Union
Trust Building; Stanley D. Willis,
director and trust officer of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank; Howard
S. LIE Roy, an attorney with offices
in the Colorado Building, and
Charles H. Houston, chief counsel
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
The boards duty is to see that
assistance in preparing question:
naires, claims and the like is afforded
every registrant. The members are
given the right to name associates
when necessary. Members and asso-
ciates viii be required to take IN
oath.
Evening star., 1940-10-11
Plan Chicken Supper
Special Dispatch to The Star

SpeciaI DISPATCH 70 Inc star.
BURKE, Va, Oct. ia benefit
chicken and oyster supper for the
Church Of the Good Shepherd will
be held tomorrow at the home of
Cam Sheads on Burke road, begin
ming at pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Schenck
Continued From First Paee)

amounts that actually were per-
Sonal.
The movie executive was charged
with perjury in statements to James
Ronayne. an Internal Revenue
Bureau investigator, who oues-
toned him in May, 1888, while in
vestigating the income OF William
Bioff, an official OF the Interna-
tional Alliance of Theatrical and
Stage Employees who was recently
sent to Jail in Illinois on an old
pandering conviction.
II convicted on all the charges,
Mr.. Schenck would face a maximum
prison term of 107 years and fines
of s16O00O.
Mr.. Moscowitz, named only in the
second of two indictments, and
charged with helping Mr.. Schenck
evade taxes, would face. if con-
victed, maximum of II years and
a fine of $4,000.
Also Anti Trust Defendant.
Mr.. Schenck is also a defendant
in the Governments broad anti
trust prosecution of the major movie
firms, which was scheduled to start
in Federal Court here today.
In the Bioff investigation. one of
the indictments said, Mr.. Schenck
did not tell the truth about slOO 900
turned over to the union executive
by Mr.. Schencks nephew, Arthur
Stebbins.
Mr.. Stebbins borrowed s95,O00 of
the money from the Bank of
America National Trust & Savings
Association in California, the in
dictment said, and Mr.. Schenck
falsely said that he did not know
if the loan had been repaid.
Party Costs Deducted, U. S. Says.
United States Attorney John T..
Cahill said Mr.. Schenck and Mr.
Moskowitz deducted as business ex-
penses" the cost of lavish enter
tainments for the producers per-
sonal friends. In 1885 and 1896, Mr..
Cahill said, the defendants arbi-
trarily deducted so per cent of all
of Mr.. Schenck's expenses as "busi-
ness" although some of the items
were of personal nature.
In 1887, the prosecutor went on,
the same procedure was followed
except that the percentage of de-
ductlons was advanced to 662a.
The Government alleges that in
1885 Mr.. Schenck attempted to evade
the income tax law by reporting
losses on purported sale of stock
to Roland West, operator of the
.T.helma Todd Inn. Hollywood, and
to William Goetz, son-in-law of
Louis B. Mayer, film producer.
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Eyewitness =,
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across the square from where I live.
Among those in the hospital was
Mrs. Maurice Dalva. an American,
Of New York City, who gave birth
Sunday morning to daughter. She
was not hurt.
get downstairs to an AFRAID shelter
the building shook from terrific ex-
blossoms almost in the front yard.
Windows in our building were
shattered, but ours withstood the
blast.
Edwin Pitt, second secretary of
the American Embassy, who lives
next door, said he saw stones bounce
off his car. He watched the bombing
from behind closed steel shutters
with smoke drifting in through the
air holes.
Ambulances and fire engines
streamed across the bridge near my
house. The bridge was not damaged
although bombs fell near both ends
I could see the material damage
done at one factory where it was
reported that there were dead and
wounded inside. But the blaze kept
rescue workers away.
500 in Home Escape.
In one street near the apartment
I saw a bomb hole at least 40 feet
across and 35 feet deep.
Five hundred persons in the State
Hll DonN1ocf Hnvon fr,n olye
away escaped injuries. At the first
signal they hurried into shelters.
One bomb fell only Is feet be-
hind chapel, but park nearby
took the full force of the concus-
sion away from the buildings
which were not damaged
Along one qual, windows were
broken from the ground floor as
far up as the seventh story.
After the bombings the French
soldiers-apparently springing from
the ground-took complete charge
of the traffic and wounded.
Ten minutes after the last explo-
sion was heard, street department
trucks appeared to patch up the
holes.
The whole neighborhood began
repairing the damage.
The coolest man I ever saw was
Henri Armand, superintendent OF
our apartment building, who is q
veteran of the last war.
Sitting calmly in the shelter ir
the basement he said, Why worry
If bomb hits us it hits us. This
may be only the beginning"
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Connecticut Opens
Democratic Session
To Pick Delegates
District of Columbia
Primary on Weeks
Political Calendar
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Connecticut Democrats start the
march today toward a final round.
up OF the delegates that seem des-
tined to offer President Roosevelt
q third-terrn nomination.
The two-day convention in that
State will choose Is of the 28A
Democratic. delegates to be selected
in June. The President already has
bel12 pledged and semi-pledged
delegates-more than enough to re-
nominate him.
The Republicans still have eight
delegates to select for their June
"a convention. They are delegates
at-large in Illinois, who will be
chosen in a State convention
June IA.
Twenty-one States and the Dis
trict Of Columbia will have their
fling at primaries or elections be-
fore the month ends. In addition to
Connecticut, this week will produce
primaries, run-offs, special cleo
tions or conventions in Maine, Iowa,
Alabama Louisiana and the District
OF Columbia.
Maloney Seeking denomination.
The Connecticut Democratic con-
vention today and tomorrow will
name a senatorial candidate in ad-
dition to picking national delegates.
Senator Maloney is seeking renomi-
nation.
A special election in the I'd Maine
District today gives Mrs. Margaret
Chase Smith an official title as
Representative. succeeding her late
husband. She was nominated by
Republicans to fill out his unexpired
term, and Democrats did not enter a
candidate against her
1oWans were choosing an entire
slate of candidates for State Offices,
for the House, and for the State
Legislature in nominating primaries.
Tomorrow brings a run-off for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
in the 9Th Alabama District. where
the incumbent, Representative JAR
man, Is opposed by w. D. Partlow,
Jr. The nomination is equivalent
to election.
District Primary Wednesday.
At the same time, Louisiana DEM
ocrats will be picking % delegates
to the Chicago convention. They
do their selecting in State conven-
ton.
The voteless District of Columbia
comes as near as it can to official
allot-casting on Wednesday when
Democrats hold primary to choose
national delegates.
Nominees for three Senate seats
besides that of Sen. Maloney will
be chosen this month. Maine pri-
maries on June II will select candi-
dates to compete for the post which
Senator Hale is relinquishing vol
unfairly.
Senator Frazier is a candidate for
Republican denomination in North
Dakota on June 25. while two days
later Senator Minton, the Demo-
cratic whip. will seek his party's S
approval in Indiana for another
term.