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Evening star., 1940-08-06
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Evening star., 1940-08-06
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and shot down one British plane.
All Italian planes returned safely.
"In North Africa, during a clash
OF advanced troops beyond the
Clrenaican border, the enemy was
put to flight, leaving two tanks in
our hands. Two others were
destroyed
In East Africa one of our scout
ing planes failed to return"
A large squadron of Italian fight
ing planes reconnoitered Malta.
British Mediterranean island strong
hold, shortly before noon yesterday,
reported Stefani, official Italian
news agency, apparently in elabora-
ton OF the terse communique.
Planes Try to Escape.
"Over Coco Zone of the Maltese
islands, three English monoplanes.
spotted by our formation, attempted
to fly away to avoid a fight" the
agency said.
Two escaped but third, reached
by one OF our patrol planes which
left its group, had to engage in
combat.
Hit several times, the enemv
plane was seen by our chasers to
drop. Our chaser formation then
carried out undisturbed reconnais-
sance over objectives which had
been assigned to it and, after flying
over the island for about 20 min
utes, returned to its base with all
planes"
Evening star., 1940-08-06
It's Harder for Horse Than Man
To Pass Army Requirements

blanket would make the animals
back sore.
This Is equaled by what would
happen If the Army overstepped its
rule Of admitting only horses Of
conservative color, solid bay, brown,
black or chestnut. Imagine a geld
ing of more romantic hue and pat
tern galloping CALAMITY into battle.
A perfect target, 1t would be bombed
down.
II you have a horse friend of
military bent, advise him the re-
quirements include the following:
Age to 8 years-and teeth in
condition to prove it,
Height, Is to 16 hands $50 to 64
inches), measured at the withers.
Weight. $50 to 200 pounds,
stripped
Value not less than $3.50 and not
more than 5000
The average enlistlng horse leaves
a life of hunting, plowing, wagon
pulling or loaing He enters a life
OF rigorous discipline balanced by
good food, occasional exhausting
maneuvers under excellent horse
men, and the peril Of death in battle.
Despite a widespread belief that
war is now mechanical, more horses
are needed than ever before-largely
to pull machines out of mud on
rainy days.
An Army horse is never retired.
He serves his Government as long
as he is fit and then he is shot
Some live to be 40 years old. Two
OF Gen. Pershing's former steeds,
80 and 81 years of age, still are
stationed at Front Royal. But few
live until they are 20, according to
Mai. de Saussllre.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Heat and Flies as Bad as Attack
BY Foe in E gyption Desert

Italians have not come back yet"
/ crouched next to him and peered
through the hole and looked out
on the barren desert. There was
nothing in sight except a few sticks
OF a burned-out Italian plane and
lorry.
Il thought 7 would see some
thing" said.
You will" he said. THE air
batteries are just over on the ridge
about 1000 yards away. Their OBJ
servation post is just on the right,
1000 yards away. and they have an
encampment camouflaged near the
battery. Wait till our 20-pounGers
start on them"
Let Them Have 1t.
Suddenly there was a flash and
roar from the ridge and, before
even we heard the high moaning
whistle overhead, we ducked.
There they co. said the young
captain. Looking for our third
battery"
The Italian guns roared and
flashed again-one, two; one, two.
three-and smoke puffed in the all :.
The captain on the field TELEPHONE
on whose box was sitting, yelled
to battery headquarters, That's
their battery on the ridge. You can
let them have it."
He swung around and fired at the
ridge. There was another one, two
three from our 20-pounders and two
from the Italians, then another two.
I heard them burst behind
Now we might get it." Said the
ooy when our 20s open fire on
their IT'S on the ridge, they usually
turn their stuff over here some-'
where"
DO they know that you are here?"
I asked. D.,
They've got an idea something is
around here. There they CO."
There was burst from our 2Os
and almost Immediately a column
OF sand and rubble flashed from the
ridge before us. One-two, one-two-
three, and the ridge was covered
AAA a SlOAu VI uuSG. lux d SEE.
ond, it was strangely silent. There
was no noise at all. Suddenly a fiat,
quick burst from somewhere in front
developed into an earth shaking
boom on the right near our ridge.
What's that? What's that?" I
asked. -
Their IT'S. You are all right" the
captain said.
There was another and another on
the same side and dust was flung
into the still hot air.
THAT was something further
back" the captain said.
He rang through and shouted
something to the battery and almost
Immediately there was another
burst on the ridge before us. The
Italians came back Immediately and
I saw the hot flash of the shell be-
fore heard it whistle. 1t landed a
hundred yards in front and brought
rubble and sand down nearby.
They are getting near" shouted.
"You are all right" smiled the
captain without taking his eyes
from his glasses.
A Personal whistle.
I heard the whistle Of the next
one, getting lower and lower Ia
Evening star., 1940-08-06
w. F. Wood, Newspaper
Machinery Director, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Washington
Fernando Wood, 10, last surviving
son of Fernando Wood. New York S
Mayor during the Civil War, died
yesterday. He was a director of the
Wood Newspaper Machinery Corp.
of New York and in earlier years was
with the Linotype Co. of London,
where he was governor of the
American Club.
His brothers were Henry A. Wise
Wood, inventor of modern high
speed newspaper presses; Benjamin
Wood, manufacturer of newspaper
dry mats, and Otis Fenner Wood
founder of the Otis F. Wood news
paper Syndicate.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Roosevelt Host Today
To 4 Pan-American
Conference Diplomats
President May Disclose
Plans for Inspection
Of Defense Points
Ey the Associat ted Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. g.
breaking of brief period of rest
ful idleness at his Hudson Valley
home, President Roosevelt put on
today's calendar a press conference
and luncheon for four Latin
American delegates to the recent
Pan-American Conference In Ha-
vana.
Reporters hoped to gain at the
press conference an outline of plans
for inspections of national defense
operations. There were signs that
the Chief Executive might start
OH tomorrow on a survey like that
Ne made in the Norfolk (Va.) area
last week and follow up with an
other at the close of the week.
Before the President left Wash
ington reports had spread that he
might take look at Buffalo's air.
craft factories, the Army arsenal
at Watervliet, N. Y; defenses for
New York City and Harbor and
the naval submarine base at New
London, Conn.
Invited to be luncheon guests of
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were DR. Tomas A. Salomoni, Para
guayan Foreign Minister; DR.. Leo
poldo Melo, head Of the Argentine
delegation at Havana, and Sonora
de Melo; DR.. Pedro Manini Rios,
Uruguayan chairman; DR., Oscar
Schnake, Chilean Minister for De-
velopment, and Senorde Schnake;
Joseph M. Patterson, publisher of
the New York Daily News, and Mrs.
Patterson and George T. Summer
lin, the State Departments chief
of protocol.
The affair was described officially
as an informal social event. Specu-
lation arose around the temporary
White House, however, whether it
might not produce some discussion
of the implementation. of the
Havana agreement which forged
new bonds of pan-American unity
and set up machinery for Joint
trusteeship over European possess
sions in the Western Hemisphere
threatened with any change Of
ownership.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Congress in Brief

senate.
Continues debate on bill authoriz-
ing President to order National
Guard and Army Reserves into
training. Noon.
Labor Committee considers House
approved amendments to Wagner
Act. 10:30 am.
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers nomination of Thad Brown
to Federal communications Com
mission. 10 am.
House:
Debates bill to permit Federal
overlapping in defense cases. Noon
Military Committee starts redraft-
ing conscription bill. 1890 am.
Ways and Means Subcommittee
continues study Of excess profits tax
bill. 10 Am.
Evening star., 1940-08-06

trough OF low pressure is moving
cuse, N. Y. l0l4.6 millibars t29.96 Inches.
with an axis, extending southwestward to
the ONO Valley. Pressure continues high
States anG North Carolina, Norfolk, Va
IuGlO millibars t30.15 inches> Another
hlgh- h-pressure area is moving eastward over
the Plains States and the Upper Missis5ippi
Valley. Sioux City Iowa, 1O26I milibars
t30.3o inches). During the last "a hours
Rocky Mountain region. Arizona. the South
ern Plains States the Lake region the
South Atlantic States, along the Gulf coast
die Atlantic and North Atlantic States and
the Middle Mississippi Valley. Tempera-
lures have fallen in the Middle and South
and the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Professor at 6. W. u.
And II Others Win.
Citizenship Papers
Dr.. and Mrs. Gomow
Among Those Posing
Tests at Rockville

DR.. George Gamow, professor Of
theoretical physics at George Wash
ington University, and his wife, DR..
Loubov Gamow, renounced their
Russian citizenship yesterday in
Montgomery County Circuit Court
and became citizens of the United
States. Ten others also were ad-
mitted to citizenship.
DR.. Gamow was born in Odessa
and was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Leningrad. His wife. a
native OF Moscow, received her de-
gree from the University of Moscow.
They were married in Moscow in
1881 and have son, Igor, 4, who
was born in Washington. Their
home is at East Thornapple street,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Both DR.. Gamow and his attrac-
tive blond wife answered NO when
asked during their naturalization
examination whether they were
Communists or anarchists.
"We are both glad to be in the
United States and become citizens
here" DR.. Gamow said after taking
the oath of allegiance He and his
wife came to this country in 1884
when he taught during the summer
at the University of Michigan. He
has been at George Washington
University since the fall of that
year.
, Will Escape Fingerprinting.
Like the others who were granted
United States citizenship at the
hearing yesterday. they will escape
having to register and be finger
printed under the new alien law
requiring all aliens after August 27
to be flngerprinted and registered.
including those who have taken out
first citizenship papers.
Ten others admitted to citizenship
yesterday at Rockville and their
native countries were:
Germany-Siegfried Lehnhoff, Ia
koma Park; Trude Rain. Rockville,
and Llse Ethel Sommer, Bethesda.
Scotland - Mary Livingston
O'Meyer, Silver Spring.
Denmark - Svend Eric Jordan,
Chevy Chase.
Newfoundland - Gertrude Mabel
Dover Wolohon, Takoma Park.
Switzerland-Wer Karl Gabler,
Chevy Chase.
England-Ralph Edward Gibson,
Chevy Chase
Canada-Jean Irenee Poirier, Gar
rett Park.
Italy-Angelo D'Amario, Gathers
burg.
Five Denied Final Papers.
Five applicants were denied their
final papers yesterday for various
reasons, but it was indicated they
should soon be able to remove the
obstacles and be admitted to United
States citizenship
All of the applicants were ques-
toned by Eugene E. Cole, natural
ization examiner of Justice Depart
ment, relative to their knowledge
OF the United States form of gov
ernment and other matters touching
their fitness for citizenship. Judge
Stedman Prescott. who presided, also
questioned some of them.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
lindbergh Attacked
As Fifth CoIumnist
By Senator Pepper
Lueos, in Radio Speech,
Expresses 'Amozement'
At Flyers CompIoceney
BY the Associated Press.

SS thc Associated PresS.
Taking issue with Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh's suggestion for
American cooperation" with Ger
many II she wins the war, Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida has
termed the aviator "the chief of
the fifth column in this country" +"
Senator Pepper replied in the
Senate yesterday to Col. Lind
bergh's Sunday speech at a Chicago
peace rally, about the time Senator
Wheeler, Democrat. of Montana
criticized Gen. John J. Pershing
for proposing that at least so
American destroyers be made
available to Great Britain. SEN
ator Wheeler told the Senate that
the suggestion is "a step toward
war"
Senator Lucas, Democrat, Of Illi-
nois followed Senator Peppers criti-
cism Of Col. Lindbergh with a radio
speech last night in which he said
he was mot only amazed, but some
what shocked, by Col. Lindbergh's s
attitude of complacency toward
Adolf Hitler"
Recalls Nazis Honored Lindbergh.
Senator Pepper told his colleagues
that within short time "the Amer
ican people will have to decide
whether they are going to follow
the chief of the fifth column in
this country-Col. Lindbergh-or
are going to follow Gen. Pershing
Recalling that cross of recog-
milton and merit had been be-
slowed on Col Lindbergh by Mar
shall Goering, Senator Pepper said
Gen. Pershing never received a
medal from the head of the Ger
man Air Corps"
Senator Lee, Democrat, of Okla
hona said that If Col. Lindbergh
had not earned the German medal
when it was presented to him, he
has by now earned it,"
"Warmongering," Says Holt.
Closing the discussion, Senator
Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia
said that ''if we turn back the pages
of history to 1917 we find that
almost the same utterances were
made against Col. Lindbergh's dis
tinguished father, CONGRESSMAN
Lindbergh, who voted against enter
Ing war. I fear the same result
Gentry into war; may come from
the warmongering."
Discussing Gen. Pershing's pro-
posal, Chairman Pittman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee suggested the possibility of
trading destroyers for British bat
tleships, which he said appeared to
be OF little practical use in North
Sea battles.
No one can doubt the soundness
OF his (Pershing's statement that
II the destroyers help save the
British fleet they may save us from
the danger and hardships of an
other war;" Senator Pittman said
Evening star., 1940-08-06
New York Stute Club
To Lay Plans Toniqht

The New York State Democratic
Club of Washington, Inc, plans to
commend President ROOSEVELT S
choice of Edward J. Flynn as chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee at its meeting tonight,
according to Mrs. Eva Steiner, pres
ident of the club.
Action to be taken by the club in
the Democratic campaign also will
be discussed at the meeting, at $50
o'clock in the willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Former Koiser's
Grandson to Wed
Stepdoughter

y! lNe Associated Press.
DOORN, The Netherlands CVia
Berlin, Aug. 6-Former Kaiser
Wilhelm I'd announced today the
engagement of his grandson, "a
year-old Prince Karl Franz Josef
Won Preussen, and his stepdaughter.
22-year-old Princess Henriette
Schoenach- -Carolath.
Princess Henriette is the youngest
daughter of the ex-Kaiser's second
wife, Princess Hermine. Prince
Karl is the son of the late Prince
Joachim, Wilhelm's sixth son. Karl
recently was awarded the iron cross.
The bride-to-be, who is at Doom
Castle, was affectionately known as
Der General when a youngster,
because she had a commanding way
with her stepfather.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
BY JAMES ALDRIDGE.

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
IN THE WESTERN DESERT IN
EGYPT, Aug. s (NA.NA) (by
radio) The observation post was
just over the sand ridge. You could
not go around the ridge so, to get
to the observation post, it was nee
essary to go over the ridge. You
never wanted to go over the ridge
because the Italians could see you
when you got on top, and, if you
stood there, you were like a noun
tain on a plain, and they could take
shot at you.
1t followed marked rocks between
sage brush that led to the ridge.
AS everywhere here, you walked
crouched, with your tin hat on the
back Of your head, and the marked
rocks, white under the sun, took
your eye away from the ridge be-
fore you. But when you felt your
heels digging into sand, you knew
you were going up the ridge and
pretty soon would be on top.
l forgot the flies that crawled up
my nose and into my eyes and the
sand that swirled around and fol-
lowed the marked rocks with fixed
stare until I knew I was on top.
Then from somehere behind I
heard battery roar in the evening
air-two "twos' and a three-incher
whistled overhead just as 1 reached
the top.
A Bigger Ridge Ahead.
I wished they would stop. But
another two fired as I got into the
dip beyond the first rise and be-
fore me was a bigger ridge where
the observation post was.
1t was fairly safe going up this
ridge, for you were well hidden
from the Italians until you got on
top The Italians might have had
an observation post spying on this
observation post, but I mad to take
the risk. Marked white rocks went
straight up the ridge and I kept
stumbling over sage brush as hur-
ried, crouching, uphill because I
Ildu W hCCP Iliy eyes SAQCA W CAAC
rocks and could not notice any,
thing else. The one-two-three of
the batteries behind were going of
Rocks led to the trench from
there up to concealed and sand
bagged rise on top of the ridge.
With crouch rush, I fell into the
pit there. Hello some one said.
I looked up. 1t was boy of about
%, sand-haired, with slight beard,
very sunburned and with sores on
the backs of his hands. He was a
captain according to the pips on
his shoulder.
Hello" ! said. "You know about
me?"
"Yes," he said. you are just in
time"
Anything doing?" I said,
Strengthening up.
Keep down." he said. "They can
see you when you do that. Yes,
there will be something doing
He was crouched before break
in the sandbags with field glasses
before his eyes. The roar of our
guns came from behind-one, two,
three, one, two.
"Ours," he said. Funny the
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Million Missourians
Expected 10 Vote in
Hot Primary Today
Trumon-Stork- -MiIIieon
Contest for Senator
Feature Attraction
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, Aug. GA vote up
ward of a million was expected
today in the Missouri primary elec-
ton, following one of the hottest
campaigns in years.
Feature attraction was the con-
test for the Democratic nomination
for United States Senator in which
Senator Truman faced stiff opposi-
tion from Gov. Lloyd c.. Stark and
Maurice M. Milligan. All three are
New Deal supporters.
Senator Truman, who became
Missouris junior Senator with the
support of Boss" Tom Pendergast's s
once-powerful Kansas City political
organization, campaigned on ma.
tional issues and his record.
Pendergast Inactive.
Interspersed with attacks on each
other, Gov. Stark and Mr.. Milligan,
who as Federal district prosecutor
sent Pendergast to prison on an
income tax conviction, assailed Sen
ator Truman's candidacy as a con-
tinuation of Pendergast influence
Pendergast was denied active
participation in politics under terms
of his probation from the pent-
tentiary
Republicans, who in November
will knock again at Democrat filled
offices, also concentrated their in
terest in the senatorial race. There
seven candidates, including Ewing
Y. Mitchell, former Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce in the Roosevelt
administration, We'd for the nomina-
ton.
Clash for Governor.
Other Republican races were quiet,
but scrappy Democrats dished up a
good sideshow attraction in their
gubernatorial contest. In it, there
was a rural VS.. urban clash between
State Senator Allen McReynolds of
Carthage and Lawrence Mcdaniel,
st. Louis excise commissioner.
Senator McReynolds hurled the
machine issue into the campaign,
charging Mr.. Mcdaniel, who was
supported by st. Louis Mayor
Bernard Dickmann's City Hall or
ganization, of being "boss-con-
trolled." Other candidates were
Circuit Judge Fred Frankenhoff
who stumped for higher old-age
pensions, and Guy Runnion, a
political unknown
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Public Library Displays
Thomas Nust's Works

A collection of the works of
Thomas Mast, the cartoonist, is now
being shown at the Public Library,
having been prepared by Leo Pascal
of the National Archives.
Mr.. Mast, whose penwork was
rated among Americas S best, was the
creator of the "Tammany tiger"
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Plaque to Be Unveiled

A bronze plaque in honor Of the
late DR.. Lewis Harvie Taylor, Wash
lngton surgeon and president of
Slbley Memorial Hospital, will be
unveiled at the hospital next month.
DR.. Taylor died March 3 at his
home In Amelia County. Va. The
plaque has been donated by the
physicians and nurses of the hos
pital.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
New Mexico Tourists

New Mexico's recently announced
tourist statistics for 1899 show the
best travel year in its history. More
than nine times the total of its popu
lation visited the State.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
HuIibut Lives Lono

The life span OF the halibut is
about the same as for humans. The
largest halibut are 10 to so years Of
age or older. They do not reproduce
until they are about 10 years old.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Humidity for Last d uo,

sfrom noon yesterday to noon today1
highest, "a per cent, at 1890 am
Lowest 49 per cent, at noon yesterday
River Report
rotomae and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Gaaat GaaapefS rerry: Potomac slightly muddy At.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Report for Last Fl Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 81. at 1918 pm. yesterday.
Year ago, S6.
Lowest, 75, at am. today. Year
ago, 81.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, 100. on July 81
Lowest, e. on January %
Evening star., 1940-05-01

Watching the Powells and signing
sympathetically is Jimmy Stewart,
Evening star., 1940-05-01

Haviland's dressing room. "Can you
take out the, vein over my eye?
continues Olivia's voice. At this
point I enter and find Olivia criti-
cizing some portraits Of herself.
II hear" says Olivia, that Sat-
urday's Children is 4 great success"
Sorry now you didn't make it,?
asks this reporter. (Olivia was sus-
pended for her refusal to star in
this picture with John Garfield).
'No--I had q swell vacation" giggles
Olivia, Il did all the things I've
always wanted to do, but didn't have
time for-like night clubs, dancing,
travelling, playing golf, and learning
to speak French. The time out gave
me q different perspective on my
career. can look at s. now objec-
lively. It taught me that you can't
portray life for the screen without
first living life" The latter expert
ence cost Olivia $27 ,5OO-the salary
she forfeited during the five and a
half months of suspension.
RELEASED By the North American Newspaper
Alliance. Inc.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of SHOWING

( NatiOnal-"The Return of the
/ Vagabond," George M. Cohan in
his sequel to The Tavern"::~ = 2::3O
and $50 pm.
Keith's-"Primrose Path" up to
| the straight and narrow with Ginger
Rogers: Ills am, 1:20, 3:25, $50,
7:35 and GAS pm.
Palace Strange Cargo with
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford
Ills am, las, 4:25, 6:55 and 9:35
pm.
Earle-"The Doctor Takes Wife ~
comedy d'mour: II am, 1:35, 4:20,
ITO and 10 pm. Stage shows: 12:40,
3:25, 6:l5 and 9:05 pm.
Capitol - Johnny Apollo" T.
Power visits the ganglands: 10:45
am, LAO. 4::25, ITO and 1905 pm
Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50, 6:15 and
9:10 pm.
Columbia Grapes of Wrath" ="
screen translation of the Steinbeck
novel: 11:15 am, 1:55, 4:25, 6:55
and 9:35 pm.
Keith's-"It's a Date" the new
Deanna Durbin adventure: 11:15
m. AS. 4:20, 6:55 and $50 pm.
March of Time: l:25, 4, 6::35 and
9:10 pm.
Metropolitan - Seventeen" film
version of the Booth Harrington
story: II am, ITO, 3:20, $40, 7:30
and $40 pm.
Little-"Harvest," the No. French
film of 1889: IL am, 12:45, 2:30,
AIS, s, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Belasco-"Ecstasy," at II am.
1890, 2, $3.50, 5, $40, $40 and $40
pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Open-Air - First Love-" with
Deanna Durbin: $40 and 1890 pm.