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Evening star., 1940-03-24
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
"HoIIywood'. IoveIiest lips" once
urged government into action

OI9e0 q government s"'o 0~uo"
until after Father Louis married them. Then
she was whisked from her UNCOVERED cha
teau to grim house in row of sixty exactly
alike, in smoke -blackened steel town: from
Lei lEveque to West Bromwich!
II was the most wanted baby in the world,
the first daughter of that union says. Mother
knew no word of English, had no friends;
she looked on the smoke e-filled countryside as
a sort of hell" And Mrs. John OCarroll
discovered that her ascetic-looking husband
lived up to his looks; books were like religion
to him. Complete absorption was his daily
rule - no visitors, little talk. no laughter.
The baby was christened Marie Made
leine. As she grew she, too, was frightened
stranger. adults may like to be different,
and alone, but children suffer when they are
not allowed to be as other children" Made
leine (she soon 'mothered" small sister,
Marguerite Marie) dreaded school each morn
ing. Her hair was done in French fashion:
even as big girl, she wore socks, in the
French manner, instead of stockings. Her
beauty itself - light blond hair. fair skin.
startling blue eyes - made her sort OF
oddity, as far as the neighborhood children
were concerned.
Home was dubious refuge. lnexpressibly
gloomy, the square. featureless house was
filled with ugly late Victorian" furniture -
there were only few loved pieces brought
from France The slightest memento from
the Chateau de Rosiere was cherished
Always in that house it was dark, always
silent "Shh! You will disturb your father. >.
will tell you something amusing. but do not
laugh. Quietly, darling. quietly!" The
raised finger. the warning look. Even when
John Carroll (he had adopted the English
form of OCarroll by now was at school,
teaching, the home rule of subdued talk was
kept.
That raised-fnger rules one exception was
to mark life You will never have money"
Mrs. Carroll told Madeleine; never have
anything, probably. And can give you moth
ing. But you can acquire one thing It's not
just word - it's something real, tangible:
Charm.
who will come to this house today?
Probably only the butcher boy. the milkman,
the postman. But see if you can send them
each away feeling happy"
So Madeleine. answering ring. did not
Evening star., 1940-03-24

say merely, "One quart, please" She stepped
out on the narrow stoop, and closed the front
door carefully behind her. She said, Mother
and watch for you each day - you are so
pleasant" She asked after his health, his
familys health; once she even asked about
the cows! Ridiculous? Not to the milkman
He loved it, went away smiling.
Madeleine's ambitions at this time were
three. First, frankly. to make her mother
and herself at least partially independent of
life they found severe. Second, vaguely but
deeply, to be of some use in the world.
Third - as means to money, and fulfill
ment of the other two hopes - the stage.
Wild dreams, all three
Life at school was sterner than at home!
John Carroll taught at that school; his two
daughters had several classes under him; he
checked all their work. Naturally no favorit
ism for John CAROLS children! At fourteen
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Madeleine entered Birmingham University
she was just seventeen at graduation time.
The annual senior play had always before
imported an actress from London for leading
lady. This time, after much head-waggng,
the faculty authorized contest to choose a
University girl Fear nearly overcame Made
leines dramatic ambition; but friend vir-
tually pushed her into the contest. Madeleine
could do anything except laugh. They &C
tually had to show me how to move the
muscles of my face and throat to produce
laughter" she says.
NADELEINE did more than win the part.
Her extraordinary beauty and that quantity
practiced charm flowed over the footlights.
Local and London critics hailed her: the Bir-
mingham Repertory Theater Draining ground
of famous stars) offered her fiat fve-year
contract. She signed at once. John Carroll
informed the manager: II shall take every
step, legal and otherwise, to break this con-
tract" To Madeleine he said: The stage
never! You are to be scholar - more uni
versities. more degrees!"
The Birmingham manager gave way be-
fore John Carroll. Madeleine, white-faced,
said nothing Mrs. Carroll, ill from the homes
strained atmosphere, went on long delayed
visit to France Madeleine took up the task
of keeping house; her father was teaching at
summer school,
But she hadn't given up for a moment.
And one day an advertisement in a Birming
ham paper caught her eye: Wanted, tutor
for six children" There were no pocket allow
ances for the Carroll girls: John Carroll
would have deemed spending money harm
full. Madeleine, feeling herself veritable
thief. borrowed from the house money to
ride the bus - only five miles - to Birming
ham. The six children were grimy and OBJ
noxious; subjects included three languages,
chemistry and music; salary - sixteen shill-
ings week. For two weeks she hustled to
and from Birmingham between meals and
tutored the children.
Then she resigned Her two weeks salary
added up to just enough for round trip to
London.
Wanted. Teacher of languages for exclu
sive young ladies' school at Brighton. Inquire
Gabbitass, Thring and Co.. London"
Madeleine knotted her bright hair severely,
wore spectacles (and her mothers clothes,
carried gilt-edge references - and lied about
her age. She had written in advance. 50
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the girls came in an odd way. Madeleine no.
ticed that, at table, the young ladies would
interpose the word ''wirehash" in the midst
of sentence for no apparent reason, as Il
think it'll wirehash rain today" Madeleine
guessed the code. Wirehash meant: I'm
going to ask for second helping. Somebody
else do it too, 50 won't be all alone" Made
leine gravely used the word, asked for sec
ond helping, and was i'm!
Toward December Mrs. Carroll wrote: Il
cannot be without you at Christmas. Come
home for the holidays. Your father misses
you, too."
But in the meanwhile. adventure had come
to Madeleine as she sat on a sea-front bench
reading a play. A man sat down by her.
eyed the book, asking, Reading play"
True he was eighty years old.
mo man had ever spoken to me without
(Confinvsd on poos 21)
3-A.4s
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IdODlCdSS, lnIlIlE anu
Co. had the Brighton
headmistress come
down to London to
meet her. The deal
teetered perilously
when the newly ac-
cepted instructress had
to ask for Brighton
train fare!
Madeleine had nev-
er spent a single night
away from home; ter
ror and a sense of lone
illness almost over
Whelmed her. The
school was disciplined
on a fear basis; the
girls hazed the new.
inexperienced teacher;
for weeks her only out
ing was holding the
youngest pupils hand
at the tail of the "croc-
odile" the process
sion to church.
Understanding with
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Roll Enthusiasts TO Elect

The Washington Division Of the
Railroad Enthusiasts will meet at
8 pm. tomorrow in Room 1880.
Transportation Building, 70 elect
ofaaagA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
Capt. Emory Ireland,
Federal Employe,
Dies Suddenly
Heart Attack Is Futul
To Agriculture
Curtoeropher

Capt. Emory l.. Ireland, 81, Agri-
culture Department photographer,
died suddenly yesterday Of heart
attack at his home, 1915 Mckinley
street NV.
A native of Ritchie County, W.
Va, Capt. Ireland was graduate
of West Virginia Wesleyan and the
University of West Virginia, where
he attained Phi Beta Kappa mem
bership. He completed his work at
the latter institution in 1901 and
came to Washington to work for the
United States Geological Survey the
same year.
During the World War he served
as a captain with the 29th Engi-
neers in France. He was transferred
to the Agriculture Department in
1886.
Active in church work, Capt. Ire
land was an elder of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church and
former leader of the Clyde Kelly
Bible Glass of that church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth II. Ireland; a daughter,
Miss Katherine r. Ireland. and a
son, Emory Ireland, of Pittsburgh.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow at the Pun
phrey funeral home, 7005 Wisconsin
avenue, Bethesda, Md, with burial
In Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
Red Cross Leaders Meet
To Plan Special Services

Plans to speed up production Of
garments for British war victims,
to make surgical dressings required
by the United States Army and to
start a special training program
of woman volunteers in Red Cross
services for hospitals and canton
ments we're discussed yesterday at
a meeting of "a women leaders
called by Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, di-
rector of Red Cross Volunteer Spe-
cial Services, at Red Cross head
quarters here.
The group, which includes women
in Red Cross volunteer work from
Atlanta to Chicago, was scheduled
to meet again today.
One of the new projects de-
Scribed by Mrs. Davis yesterday was
for the making and packing Of
10000 utility kits to be sent to Lon
don for distribution in air raid
shelters.
Attending the meeting from
Washington were Mrs. Hugo Huet-
tig, chairman of staff assistance:
Mrs. Wallace c. Linde, surgical
dressings, and Mrs. r. c. MacKay,
vice chairman Of volunteer service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
Police Await Report
On Gun After Arrest
OF SHIPPER Suspect
Lawyer Also Is Held,
Third Man Sought
For Questioning

Police today awaited a report Of
ballistics experts on .3S-caliher re-
volver, one Of three pistols found in
the home of white man being held
on S25 900 bond for investigation in
Washington's recent fatal SHIPPING
cases.
Charged with asSaulting a colored
motorist on election night, the man
faced further questioning today as
1t John Fowler, police ballistics
authority, made tests to determine
whether the pistol is the same used
bt the "sniper" credited with killing
four colored men in the past two
months.
The last three victims of the
sniper were shot by .38-caliber re-
volvers, according to police records.
The suspect was arrested at his
home in the Northwest section of
the city shortly before midnight
Tuesday after Raymond Quigley,
colored, of the 900 block Of Twenty
sixth street NV. appeared at the
third precinct to report he had been
threatened by another motorist, who
he said pulled a big black gun" on
him while going south on New
Hampshire avenue at r street NV
Suspect Arrested at Home.
Mr.. Quigley sped from the scene
of the alleged assault after taking
the license number of the other mo-
torist's car, he told police. Precinct
Detectives Lester w. Rank and John
R. Luskey went to the address listed
on the auto license and reported
finding two .32-caliber revolvers and
several shoulder holsters. The sus-
pect was arrested at the house, ac-
cording to Detective Rank.
Returning to the mans home yes
terday, the two detectives said they
found the third pistol, which they
said was a .38-caliber.
While at the address, Detectives
Rank and Luskey arrested a young
attorney, whom the detectives say
they overheard in a conversation
with roomer concerning the Shout
der holsters. The attorney, who
police say represented himself as
the mans lawyer, was taken before
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage
yesterday afternoon and pleaded
not guilty to a charge of accessory
after the fact in connection with the
assault charge.
Freed on $1,000 Bond.
He was released on $1,000 bond
and his hearing was set for Tues
day.
The attorney, according to De-
tective Rank, appeared at the pre-
cinct yesterday morning, shortly
before his arrest, with a writ de-
handing his client be charged with
in six hours, police said.
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DR.. ]. Willis Martin
Buried al Annapolis

Funeral services were held yes
terday in Annapolis for DR.. j. Will
lis Martin, chief Of staff of the
Annapolis Emergency Hospital, who
died Tuesday after two months
illness.
The Rev. Edward D. johnson, rec
tor of st. Anne's Episcopal Church,
Annapolis, conducted the rites.
Burial was in st. Anne's Cemetery.
DR.. Martin is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Martin; two
daughters, Miss Jane Adair Martin
and Miss Caroline Virginia Mar
tin; son, J. Willis Martin, jr,
and five sisters, Mrs. Herndon B.
Kelly of Annapolis, Mrs. A. G. Noble
and Mrs. Gladys NJ. Jeffreys, both
of Washington; Mrs. Thyles S.
Boyd, Palm Springs, Calf, and
Mrs. S. o. Clayton, now in China.
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Nofre Dame TO Work Out
Al Griffith Stadium

Notre Dame University'S squad Of
undefeated football players was
scheduled for a workout at Griffith
Stadium this afternoon as they
waited in Washington for tomor-
rows game with Navy at Baltimore
Stadium.
Coach Elmer Layden brought
along So very capable looking ath-
letes, who Immediately demon
strated that their appetites we're in
keeping with their size as they
demolished a monumental breakfast
at Holy Cross College, at Catholic
University. The team arrived at
Brookland Station at $3.50 am, at
tended mass, ate breakfast and piled
into buses for a sightseeing tour.
After the workout at the ball park
the team will go to the Wardman
Park Hotel, where the players will
eat dinner and stay until tomorrow
morning. They will leave Washing
ton about 1880 am.
The players had nothing to say
about last weeks game with the
Army, which Halfback Steve Juzwik
pulled out Of the fire with his long
runback of an intercepted pass.
Asked to wave their arms as they
posed for a group photograph, the
boys managed an unenthusiastic
flip of their hands, and Coach
Layden said:
Maybe we'll wave for you to-
morrow"
Earlier Story on Page D-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
5th Battalion Marines
Settling Down for
Quantico Training
More Units Soon to Join
Capitals 'Leothernecks'
For Intensive Program
By HAROLD B. ROGERS.
Star Staff Correspondent.

MARINE BARRACKS, QUAINT
CO, Va, Nov. 8.-The 400 officers
and men of the 5th Battalion,
United States Marine Reserve, from
Washington, who were the first to
arrive here yesterday to open the
Reserve Training Center" today
went through preliminaries TO
shake down" into their new quar-
tiers and new duties.
Seven more battalions are arriv-
ing in the next few days at the
marine base on the Potomac River
from Eastern cities and places as
far West as Detroit to join the
Washington troops.
Details of the future destination
of the marines still are a military
secret, but it was learned that their
training stay at Quantico definitely
will be short. They will leave after
preliminary training for some sta
ton to serve on active duty through
out the present emergency. Un-
official reports have placed the next
post as probably Cuba or somewhere
in the West Indies.
No Drills Yet.
There were no drills for the
washington marines at Quantico
Yesterday. 1t was believed regular
drilling would not start until Mon
day. Early next week they Will
start rifle fire practice on the
range and then will go into the in
tensive sort of training.
The Washington troops arrived
by train here shortly after noon
Yesterday. They detrained and
marched to their barracks, a big
brick and stone building, with all
modern conveniences, including the
very welcome up-to-date galley.
Not long after the Washington
troops had arrived another train
pulled into the base with the 7th
Battalion from Philadelphia, in
Guiding $40 men, with its compile
ment of officers.
Today two more outfits we're ex-
pected-the I'd Battalion, from Bos-
TON, Win oUO I11e1l, anu LIlC Oh odt-
TALON, from New York, with BOZ
men. Others will follow tomorrow
and Sunday.
Capitals Unit Largest.
The Washington contingent is
the largest of the eight battalions
being modified from all parts of
the Northeast. 1t was listed with
1888 men, who, with the officers.
added up to slightly more than 400
personnel. The eight battalions
now arriving will build up reserve
force of about 2,400 officers and
men being prepared for active duty.
Lit. Col. Harvey L. Miller, COM
handing the 5th Battalion, reported
the arrival of his outfit to 1t. Col.
D. E. Campbell, commanding officer
of the Reserve Training Center. The
two officers conferred for some time,
laying plans for the activities Of the
washington troops. Participating
aiee Ia ths conference was MAJ
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Marriage Health Law
Hearings Set by keech

Corporation Counsel Richmond 3
Keech today made arrangements for
a public hearing at 10 am. Novem-
Der 10 on the proposal Of Health Of
ficer George C. Rutland for legisla-
ton requiring blood tests for syphilis
as a prerequisite for marriage
license.
The Commissioners some weeks
ago appointed a committee consist
ing of District officials and repre-
sentatives of the public to conduct
public hearings on this subject. Mr..
Keech Is the chairman Of the COM
mittee.
The hearing will be held in the
boardroom of the District Building.
The District Medical Society, 1t
was announced yesterday, has APP
proved the proposal in principle, but
has suggested that additional COM
municable diseases be included in
the list.
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TwoChiIdren
Killed by Autos
In D. {. Area
Boy, 8, Is Districts
Goth Fatality of Year;
Fuirfux Child q Victim
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters, for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
yesterday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 26.
Motorists injured, 4.
Motorists arrested, 296.
Pedestrians injured, 8.
Pedestrians arrested for viola
ton of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 3.
Motorists arrested for failing
to give right of way to pedes-
TRANS, l.
Killed in 1910 traffic, So; by
November, in 1889, "a.
The traffic record. as revealed
at police headquarters, for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities. l pedestrian.
Accidents, As.
Motorists injured, 3.
Motorists arrested, 300.
Pedestrians arrested for viola
ton of pedestrian control reg
ulations, none.
Motorists arrested for failing
to give right of way to pedes-
TRANS, /.
Killed in 1910 traffic, so; by
November, in 1899, IA.
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SeIecfive Service Offices
To Close Armisfice Day

Washington's selective service
headquarters will be closed all day
Monday, Armistice Day, officials an
nounced today, and it was under
stood the majority of the Is local
draft boards would follow the same
procedure.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, selective
service executive for the District,
said a number of the boards had
completed classification of a few Of
their registrants, and were contin-
uing the task of compiling order
number lists and reviewing ques-
tionnaireS.
Each of the boards has sent out at
least so missionaries, many three
times that figure, it was learned to-
day. The boards have been asked by
officials to avoid classification of too
large a number of regiStrants at this
time to prevent unnecessary reclas-
siflcation in the future.
1t was indicated that the Districts
quota of 81 selectees for the first
inductions will be ready within the
next few days. The inductions will
take place November q and 20,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08
w. w. stickney, executive oficer

w. w. Stickney, executive ofIicer
of the battalion.
Col. Miller said 40 men from COM
pany &c" were detailed today to try
out new type of a boat designed
to facilitate landing of marines,
Most of the remainder of the bat
talon were busy getting their new
quarters in order This afternoon
all units were to join in close order
drills.
Last night DR.. Don S. Knowlton,
battalion surgeon, delivered a
morale" address to a battalion as
sembly. He also discussed personal
hygiene and camp sanitation prob
lens.
The battalion is scheduled to begin
practice on the rifle range Monday,
according to Col. Miller.
One of the first post officers to
greet the Washington organization
was Capt. Richard w. Sooy, provost
marshal of the base. He called at
the barracks assigned to the 5th
Battalion, even before the first meal
had been served, to extend an
ofhcial welcome to Col. Miller and
his staff.
The Washington boys were as
signed to Barracks C. Unloading
their field equipment, in which they
had paraded and had been reviewed
on the E1lipse at Washington yes
terday morning, they were ready for
their first meal here-a meal con-
sisting of boiled ham and cabbage,
baked potatoes, string beans, let
tuce and tomato salad, bread, but
ter, jam and coffee.
Meals, according to Capt. Earl
r. Holmes, will be substantial, be-
cause a marine cannot be physi-
cally fit nor UP to the highest
morale unless he is properly fed.
"If a man wants seconds" the
officer said. che can get it."
Col. Campbell has just come to
Quantico from New York, where
he commanded the Marine Detach-
raent OF the Worlds Fair for two
pears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-08

An 8-year -old boy today was list
ed as the Districts Goth traffic IA
tally of the year as Virginia count
ed a similar death of a 4-year-old
child yesterday on Lee highway near
Fairfax, Va.
Victim of the local accident was
James Wood, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Wood OF 2007 Evarts street
NE. He was struck by an. auto
mobile yesterday afternoon in the
$500 block of Mills road NE, and
was dead on arrival at Casualty
Hospital.
On Way to Playground.
Police said the boy was going to
a playground when he ran into the
side of a car driven by John j. Ru-
bino, %, of 1850 Harlin street NE.
The driver was held for the action
of the coroner.
The Wood child was a second
grade student at the Langdon School
and, in addition to his parents, Is
survived by a brother, Louis, IA.
The Virginia traffic victim was
Charles c. Dickerson, jr.. 4, of Fair
fax, Va, who was instantly killed
while crossing Lee highway with his
S-year-old brother, Gordon DECKER
son. Fairfax police said the driver
of the car was Frank j. Mulvey. "a,
Of the 200 block of Fourteenth street
NE.
The driver is being held on $1,000
bonds, charged with involuntary
manslaughter, county police said.
Witnesses of the accident said
Charles was carried nearly so feet
by the car. The accident occurred
less than three blocks from the
Dickerson home.
Four Hurt in Collision.
Four persons, all colored, were in
iured in a three-car collision early
today on the Laurel Bowie road in
Prince Georges County. One of the
victims was in a serious condition
in Casualty Hospital.
Most seriously injured was Rober-
ia Porter, 10, who was treated for
head injuries. Inez E. Prout, 18, and
Clarence Brown, Is, were suffering
from cuts on the head and body.
The driver of the car in which the
injured were travelling, Robert
Brown, 81, escaped with minor in
juries. Police said all four lived in
Bowie, Md
The drivers of the two other cars
were not injured. according to po-
lice.