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Evening star., 1940-11-09
Roosevelt Will Speak
Off Record at Press Club

President Roosevelt will be guest
of honor and No l off the record
speaker at the National Press Clubs
annual dinner for the Chief Execu-
tive tonight.
Wendell Willkie, who had been in
vited, will not be present.
Other Government leaders who
will attend and probably will be
asked to speak in confidence to the
400 club members are Vice Presi-
dent-elect Wallace, Speaker Ray
burn, Secretary of State Hull, Sec
retary of War Stimson, Secretary
of the Navy Knox, Secretary Of
Agriculture Wickard. Secretary of
Commerce Jones and Postmaster
General Walker.
A military display will be featured
during the dinner, followed by an
entertainment program arranged by
Gene Buck.
Club President Richard L. Wilson
heads the Entertainment Committee
for the dinner.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Fire Destroys House
- -,
On Georgetown Campus

A small frame house in which
waste paper was stored on the
campus of Georgetown University
burned to the ground this morning.
Fire was discovered about 7:15
a m. and alarms were turned in
from two fire boxes near the cam
pus. Firemen were unable to save
the building, however, and said later
it was a total loss.
The place was one-story frame
structure, with two rooms. 1t was
known as the paper baling" house
and was used to store temporarily
waste paper picked up at the
school.
University authorities said they
believed the fire to be of spon-
taneous origin ard stated they
could make no estimate of the
damage A number of other struc-
lures nearby were not touched by
the blaze.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
1910 Official Register
Issued by Civil Service

The Official Register for 1910,
which would have been a great help
to the Republican party in spotting
jobs if things had been different
Tuesday, was issued today by the
Civil Service Commission.
Containing a roster of administra-
tive and supervisory positions in the
legislative, executive and judicial
branches of the Government, the
Register lists approximately $500
incumbentS-with pay. The number
is about the same as for last year,
and, as usual, a sizable number of
promotions are reflected by wage
rate changes in the intervening IL
months.
The top salary reported is the,
$4,000 which goes to President
Roosevelt, and next in line is the
s20,500 of Chief Justice Hughes.
The associate justices of the Su-
preme Court follow with $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-11-09

Two familiar leaders yesterday
afternoon conducted the National
Symphony Orchestra through sue
cessful debut as a recording organ
ization.
Twelve of a series of 18 double
sided records were made for R. C.
A.-Victor under the guidance of
Hans Kinder, permanent director.
and Charles OConnell, director of
artists and classical recordings for
r. c. A.-Victor, who has twice ap-
peared as guest conductor for the
symphony at Water Gate concerts.
The 80 shirt-sleeved musicians
performed on the stage at Constitu-
ton Hall before an orchestra pit
empty except for the recording
microphones strung at varying lev
els. The musicians seemed to feel,
however, that they were perform
ing before the most critical of all
audiences, and much depended
upon the result.
The music was relayed to a base
ment room in which two intricate
machines had been set up for cut
ting the heavy master discs. A crew
of five or six technicians presided
over the recording under direction
of Mr.. O'Connell. Between record
ings Mr.. O'Connell discussed the
progress of the work with DR.. Kind
Ter through a telephone rigged be-
tween the stage and cutting room.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Headquarters
Established
For Chest
All Campaign Units
To Operate From
Willard Hotel Office

Headquarters of all Community
Chest campaign units today were
established on the second floor OF
the Willard Hotel as officials sought
to complete final plans for conduct
of the 18th annual drive, which
begins Wednesday.
Coleman Jennings, president Of
the Chest, and Herbert L. Willett,
jr., the executive director, trans
ferred their Offices to the hotel
today.
From the headquarters, occupied
for almost two weeks by the Advance
Gifts Unit, leaders will direct the
activities of more than 5000 volun-
teer solicitors seeking to achieve the
$4,000 900 goal. Offices will be open
from 8 am. until 5 pm. through
November 26, the campaigns final
day, for receipt of pledges. distribu-
ton of information apd adjustment
Of complaints.
Report Meetings Daily.
Beginning Wednesday, report
meetings are to be held each week
day in the hotel ballroom.
The flag of the Community Chest
the red feather on white field
will fly from street cars, taxicabs and
trucks Street cars also will carry
placards calling attention to the
drive, and $4,000 easel cards bearing
a photo o-mountage of the faces OF 20
typical Chest beneficaries will ap-
pear in the windows of the city's
business establishments, replacing
the lamppost posters Of previous
years
Each contributor is to be offered a
small feather for dress, suit or hat
as the badge of a cheerful giver."
Details Virtually Completed.
Units working out minor late
arising matters of organization and
procedure today were Government,
headed by Ernest G.. Draper; Metro
politan, Paul D. Sleeper; Group
Solicitation, A. c. Neal; Public Re-
lations, Bruce r. Allen; Maryland.
Judge Thomas M Anderson, Mont
gomery County chairman, and DR..
H. C. Byrd, Prince Georges County
chairman. and Capital, Belford v.
Lawson. jr.
Virtually all details are complete
the several unit leaders declared
yesterday at a final pre-campaign
,,,oo+i,oo oF tho Canarol Coropaiun
Committee.
J. Clifford Folger. chairman of the
Advance Gifts Unit, which has been
obtaining large pledges in advance
of the formal drive. promised an
impressive total would be reported
at a luncheon Tuesday, and the
other chairmen expressed confidence
the goal would be reached within
the scheduled period.
Evening star., 1940-11-09

"Ready, DR.. Kindler?" he would
call.
"We are ready" the conductor
would reply amid hush intense
enough to emphasize the fall of a
pin in the big hall. The musicians
poised over their instruments await
ing warning bell and the flash of
a red light on the stand before Mr..
Kinder which told them the re-
cording machinery was working.
Three important works from the
orchestras repertoire were record
ed yesterday, making a total of IL
sides. . Two of the selections
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony in
D Major" and William Howard
Schuman's American Festival
Overture were heard for the first
time in Washington at the SYM
phony's opening concert Wednes-
day night.
The third selection recorded yes
terday is an arrangement by DR.
Kinder of Frescobaldi's "Toccata, -
which is favorite with patrons of
the orchestra. Additional records
will be made in the near future, il
was announced.
A large number of the recordings
will be the work of contemporary
American composers.
The National Symphony will give
its second concert of the new sea-
son at 4 o'clock tomorrow after
noon in Constitution Hall
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Annual Session Opened
By Christian EndeaVor

Delegates from about 100 socie-
ties of the Middle Atlantic Confer
ence of Christian Endeavor, repre-
senting the District of Columbia and
six States, met last night at the
Ninth Street Christian Church and
also the Keller Memorial Church for
the opening of the eighth annual
session. The States represented in
clude West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
and Northern Virginia.
The adult and young peoples sec
ton at Keller Church was addressed
by DR.. Charles l.. Hussey of Phila-
delphia, while the high school group
age at the Ninth Street Church
were addressed by the Rev. Harold
Cheney of Trinity Methodist
Church, Newark, N. j.
The assemblies of the young
adults and high school groups were
led by Miss Pauline Shoemaker and
Rex Barger, of which they are re-
spective district presidents. j.
Three societies at the Ninth Street
CnuTcn session were nOnOreQ lOr
having the largest attendance at
the meetings during october as fol-
lows: Mount Rainier Christian. first;
Chevy Chase Baptist, second, and
Potomac Heights, third
Later in the evening both groups
gathered at the Ninth Street Church
for social
A fellowship banquet at Calvary
Baptist Church today at pm. will
be addressed by DR.. Daniel A. Pol
ing, president Of the International
Society of Christian Endeavor.
DR.. J. Lowrey Fendrick, minister
of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, will deliver an address at
a sunrise service tomorrow at 8 am.
on the west steps of the Capitol.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Funeral Rites Monday
For AdeIbert Jordan

Funeral services for Adelbert C..
Jordan, SO, retired employe of the
United States Post Office Depart
ment, who died at his home in Be-
thesda, Md, after a brief illness,
will be held at 2 pm. Monday at
the funeral home of w. Reuben
Humphrey, Bethesda. Burial will be
in Forest Oak Cemetery, Gathers
burg.
A native of Kansas City, Mo, Mr.
Jordan lived in Washington many
years before moving to Bethesda
two years ago. He is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Jordan;
daughter, Mrs. Marian Moody,
wife of DR.. Terrell Moody, Gathers
burg, and sister, Mrs. John Dalbey,
Cowan, Tenn.
He was connected with the Post
Office Department 80 years and was
retired about three years ago.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Murder Defendant
Gets 8 to "a Years

Maceo Broadus, colored. 48. was
sentenced to from to "a years in
prison yesterday for the murder of
Robert Lee jackson. colored, SO,
during an argument over half a pint
of whisky on July 6. The Govern
ment accepted guilty plea to sec
ond degree murder, although
Broadus was indicted on a first
degree charge.
The defense claimed that Broadus
had reason to believe jackson was
armed and reaching for gun when
Broadus opened fire The defendant
nad no previous record.
broadus was sentenced in District
court by Justice F. Dickinson Let's.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Testimonial Honors
Maj. Brown S Regime
As Head Of Police
Merit Medal Of A. A. A.
For Guarding Lives Of
Children Also Presented

Maj. Ernest w. Brown superin-
tendent of police, today was the
proud possessor of a testimonial
bearing the signatures of more than
so civic and business leaders of
Washington who gathered to pay
him honor at luncheon Yesterday
at the Willard Hotel. The affair
was sponsored by the District Ad-
visory Board of the American Au-
tomobile Association.
In addition, he wore the A. A. A.
Merit Award Medal for distin-
guished service in protecting the
lives of children. 1t was presented
to him by 14-year-old Mickey Cur
tin, captain of the School Sa ety
Patrol of Hine Junior High School.
Intended originally as a recogni-
ton of the majors recent election
as president of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police, the
affair was expanded to include
praise of his activities during his
eight-year administration as chief
OF police here.
Accomplishments Cited.
The testimonial, presented by
Burton W. Marsh, director of the
Traffic and Safety Engineering De-
partment of the American Automo-
bile Association, cited the following
four major achievements by Maj.
Brown:
l. Establishment of the Police
Boys Club
2. Institution of the police CO.
ordinator system in School Safety
Patrol work
g. Reduction of major crimes per
capita in Washington.
4. Leadership in reduction of
traffic fatalities.
Reviewing Maj. Browns career
in the Police Department since his
appointment In 1894, Mr.. Marsh
pointed out that the police head has
been commended II times, includ-
ing a special commendation from
the King and Gleen of England
ION the faultless handling of their
visit here"
Emphasizes Work With Children.
Mr.. Marsh's talk also emphasized
the generous qualities of Mai.
Brown, particularly in dealing with
children.
Further tribute to Maj. Brown in
this connection was paid by Henry
Patriaca, 16, who represented the
Police Boys Club No. 4, of 472 I
street S.W.
Others who praised the police
chief for "his contribution to the
growth of Washington included
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah;
James E Collif1ower, president of
the Board of Trade; Arthur j. Sund-
lun, president of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; Harry
S. Wender, vice president of the
Federation of Citizens Association;
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, and Whitney Leary,
chairman of the Traffic Advisory
Council.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Stores to Stay
Open for
Arnistice Day

Armistice Day, a legal holiday,
will find Federal and District gov
ernment Offices. schools and banks
closed all day, but downtown de-
partment stores will remain open
during regular business hours.
On announcing the policy Of
Washington's large mercantile es-
tablishmentS, Edward D. Shaw, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, said
it would be followed by similar busi-
nesses in virtually all large cities,
according to a survey.
The majority Of chain grocery
stores intend to be closed Monday,
however, as do number of the
smaller downtown stores.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Architects Surprised
Al CoIonnade Linkina
War-Navy Buildings
No Funds Appropriated,
Even for Full Plons,
They Point Out

Government architects seemed
surprised today at President Roose-
yelt's mention at his press confer
ence yesterday that colonnade is
being considered as part of the plan
for new War and Navy Depart
ments west OF Nineteenth street
NV. in the northwest rectangle of
Government buildings.
The colonnade was feature, they
said, of only one scheme advanced
for treatment of the old Naval Hos
pital grounds, which lie between the
sites for the two new national de-
fense headquarters.
A number of schemes have been
worked out since Congress author
lied the new buildings but no funds
have been appropriated even for
plans for the new Navy Department,
let alone the building itself.
Small Building Between.
The only thing definite about the
treatment of the old Naval Hospi-
tai grounds, they said, is a pro-
posed small building halfway be-
tween the two departments to house
joint War-Navy boards and COM
missions
If a colonnade were added, this
small building would be at its
center, they said
1t was gathered elsewhere today
that the principal reason why Con-
gress has as yet not appropriated
funds for anything but the first unit
of the War Department was that
the Army and Navy, particularly
the Navy, were interested primarily
in building up man power. air.
power, fire-power and ship strength
before spending any money on ex-
pensive headquarters construction.
Small Model Made.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission has prepared
some studies of the new Navy-War
building group. A table-size model
has been made. 1t does not include
a colonnade, however. Features of
the model are the two new depart
mental buildings, the War Depart
ment being placed where it's first
unit is now under construction and
the Navy Department being placed
approximately where the Heurich
Brewery now is. The small joint
board building is part of the model,
as well as private ocean" for four
historic ships and q naval museum.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Princess Martha
Hears Pledge for
Norway's Freedom
Attends Relief Unit
Lecture by DR.. Evong,
Country's Health Director
Star Staff Photo.

With Crown Princess Martha of
Norway in the audience, more than
200 persons in Pierce Hall last night
cheered DR.. Karl Evang, director
general of public health of Norway,
as he pledged a continued fight for
freedom and predicted the ultimate
defeat of the German invaders.
The Germans may have overrun
Norway" DR.. Evang, veteran of
the two month Norwegian campaign,
declared, but in doing so they lost
valuable time-time for England to
prepare itself to meet attack and to
throw the Germans back when the
attack came"
During his invasion of Norway,
Hitler lost one-third of his feet and
an estimated 10000 soldiers, the
speaker pointed out, adding that
surprise, the large number of Ger
man spies and treason on the part
of Norwegians help explain the Nazi
success.
Treason Phase "Overrated."
"The treason factor" he empha-
sized, was much overrated by
journalists and by the American
press. There was only handful Of
men around Quisling CMaj. Quisling
member of the Norwegian Nazi
party) and even they deserted him
so that the Germans finally had to
drop him.
Not a single German warship
entered Oslo during te first day of
the war;" he continued. contrary to
popular belief in this country, If
the Norwegian army had been
modified, the situation would have
been greatly changed"
Paying tribute to the aid given
Norway by the British. DR.. Evang
said the latter's navy played a
magnificent" part during the first
days of the war. The great diff
ficulty of the English in aiding Nor
way came when the former at
tempted to land troops, since
practically all of the good harbors
were controlled by the Germans.
Angry mutters of the audience
followed DR.. Evang's accusation that
the Germans had bombed a clearly
marked hospital ship and then had
machine -gunned the survivors.
Ships Still in Fight.
"The fight has not been in vain"
he exclaimed. There are $4,000
Norwegian sailors and a 100000
ton Norwegian merchant fleet still
fighting on the side of human
decency and democracy"
He concluded his talk with a
showing of slides, depicting the
destruction of property and human
lives in Norway during the war.
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgen-
stierne, Norwegian Minister to this
country, spoke of the intention of
his people to prepare for the day
when we can rescue our country
from the yoke of the foreign
invader"
The affair was sponsored by the
Norwegian Relief Committee of the
District of Columbia. Peter o. Moe
acted as chairman of the committee
in charge.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Heating Plant
Site and Desiqn
Approved
Will Serve New u. S.
Buildings in Northwest
RectongIe

A site for the west central heat
ing plant and its design have been
approved and it was expected to-
day the Public Buildings Admins
tration would lose no time in trans
ferring it from paper plans to re-
ality.
The National Commission of Fine
Arts approved the architectural
design for this vital cog in
future Government building ex-
pansion at meeting yesterday. It
will serve the new Government
buildings, particularly the new War
and Navy Departments, when they
are finished as well as ohter public
buildings in the Northwest Rec
tangle.
The heating plant. for which
money was appropriated in the last
supplemental appropriation bill, is
considered especially important to
any national defense building ex-
pansion.
To Be on X Street.
IL Will DC P4dGCu, bilc COliIillooAOl
was told by Louis Simon, super
vising architect of the Public Build
ings Administration, at Twenty
ninth and K streets NV, at the
west end of the nearly completed K
street overpass. 1t is to be of steel,
brick and concrete construction and
is to be 210x110 feet and 90 feet
high.
In another move, the Fine Arts
Commission approved the architec-
tural design for new bicycle con-
cession building to replace one which
is at pre"ent near the John Paul
Jones Sta ,ue at the north end of
the Tidal Basin and hinders view
from this point of the Jefferson Me-
mortal The new building, Francis
F. Gillen, acting superintendent of
National Capital parks, told the
commission, will be placed in East
Potomac Park at the head of Wash
ington Channel. not far from the
present golf concessions.
Bronze Approved for Statues.
The commission approved use OF
bronze for two pairs of equestrian
statues for the north end of Arling-
ton Memorial Bridge and the ad.
jacert entrance to the Rock Creek
and Potomac parkway.
These statues were appropriated
for more than IL years ago, at the
same time funds were made avail
able for the bridge. However, vsri-
Gus DELAYS have held up their COM
pletion.
This fall bids on stone from which
to carve the statues were actually
taken. but were found to exceed
the amount of money available for
execution.
Therefore. the National Park
Service has worked out a scheme
for executing the statues in bronze
instead of the more expensive stone.
Work of Two Sculptors.
That pair which is to flank the
bridgehead were modelled by Leo
Friedlander and are called "Vslor"
and Sacrifice" The other pair,
modelled by James E. Fraser. are
termed Peace" and the ARTS OF
Peace"
The commission also approved the
architectural design for new
pumping station to take the place
of one in Rock Greek Park imme-
diately below the new Massachusetts,
avenue bridge. 1t will be low type
building, protruding only a short
way above ground, and will be in
conspicuous.
The commission approved murals
for the new Social Security Build
ing lobby presented by the fine arts
section of the buildings administra-
ton
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Norman Angel to Speak
At Palestine Appeal

Sir Norman Angel, Nobel Prize
winner, will address the luncheon
session of the semi annual United
Palestine Appeal Conference at the
Ambassador Hotel tomorrow.
The morning session will be ad-
ministrative and the afternoon gen.
eral. National leaders of the move
ment participating in the confer
ence include Henry Monitor, U. P. A.
national executive director; Rabbi
Isadore Breslau of Washington,
chairman of the seaboard area, and
Daniel Ellison of Baltimore, presi-
dent of the seaboard Zionist region.
Evening star., 1940-11-09
Physical Tests
AreArranged
For SeIectees
Four D. c. Hospitals
Designated for Work
At 7P.M. Friday

Arrangements were completed TO-
day for mass physical examinations
of classified selective service reg
istrantS at four Washington hos
pitals beginning at pm. next Fri
day.
The hospitals selected are Freed
mems, Emergency, Garfield and
Providence.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, selec-
tive service executive for the Dis
trict. explained that the move was
made in an effort to complete ply
sical examinations for the first IN
ductions at the same time.
The so examining physicians, at
tached to the 25 local draft boards,
will be in charge of the eXamlna-
tions. although it was believed prob
able that an average of only eight
physicians will be on actual duty
at the hospital examining rooms.
Won't Affect Those Examined.
This new development, 1t was ex-
plained, will not affect those classi-
fed registrants who already nave
been examined or who may nave
arranged to be examined within the
next few days. Draft boards, how
ever, were requested not to arrange
for additional physical examina-
tions before next Friday.
Gen. Cox asked each of the local
boards to have ready for examina-
lions at that time five times the
number of men in their respective
Quotas for the first two inductions,
November 81 and %. The District
has been ordered to induct a total
of 81 selectees on those dates.
A draft board with a quota of
two men, therefore, has been re-
uuested to have ready for examina-
ton 10 men by next Friday night.
Could Handle 200.
Facilities at each Of the hospitals
will be geared to handle 200 regis
trantS. if necessary, officials said.
At the same time, it was learned
that in a number of volunteer cases
the registrants probably will fail to
measure up to the comparatively
rigid physical requirements. 1t was
with this fact in mind that officials
decided to examine five times the
boards quotas in the first induc-
tiOns.
The manner in which the draft
boards would be assigned hospitals
had not been determined today, but
it was assumed they would be di-
vided according to location con-
venience.
Most of the boards were doubling
up on their work today in order to
take Armistice Day off without get
ting behind in their duties. Local
selective service headquarters will be
closed Monday and the majority of
the boards have indicated they would
follow a like procedure.
Induction Staff to Be Named.
A War Department order naming
the personnel for the induction CEN
ter to be located at the former head
quarters of the 5th Battalion Marine
Corps Reserve at 458 Indiana avenue
NV. was expected to be forthcom-
ing possibly today. The center will
be used for the Districts selectees
as we'll as those from nearby Mary
land and Virginia counties.
The quarters will be taken over by
the Army induction staff about the
middle of next week, officials said,
and preparations will get underway
Immediately for the induction of the
first groups of trainees.
The center will be expected to
clear about IS selectees per day dur
ing the first inductions.