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Evening star., 1940-05-07
Adverse Report Given
On Anderson Bill

An adverse report was made today
by the Commissioners to the House
District Committee on the bill of
Representative Anderson, Democrat,
of Missouri calling for the election
Of two civilian Commissioners, be-
ginning after the expiration of the
terms of the two incumbents. John
Russell Young and Melvin c. Hazen.
Under the Anderson bill the two
civilian Commissioners would be
elected for two-year terms, they
would have to be citizens of the
United States and residents of the
District for at least five years prior
to the election.
The Commissioners called atten-
ton of the House Committee to the
fact that for more than two years
serious consideration has been given
to reorganizing the government of
the District. In connection with
that consideration the subject of
how the Commissioners or the gov
erning heads should be selected has
been given study, and as recently as
April %, 1910, the House District
Committee reported a bill wherein
they decided to leave the law relat-
ing to the selection of the admins
trative heads of the District as now
provided by law"
The city heads, therefore, urged
that bill not be enacted. "since it
seems to be the consensus that the
Commissioners should be selected in
accordance with existing law" that
is, by appointment by the President.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Justice Pine Impresses
Privileges on New Citizens

Holding his first Naturalization
Court, Justice David A. Pine, Dis
trict Courts newest jurist, today
told 68 new citizens that they should
appreciate the rights and privileges
of the United States, contrasted
with the uncertainties of war-torn
Europe and the other disturbed
parts of the globe A sprinkling OF
Army khaki was in the group, as
veteran soldiers, many of them
wearing campaign badges, took the
oath of allegiance as new citizens.
In groups of about Is the citizens
came before Justice Pine and in
chorus repeated the oath of al
legiance after the clerk. Eugene E.
Cole, naturalization examiner of the
immigration and Naturalization
Service of the Labor Department,
moved the admission of the new
citizens and they then went around
to the clerks Office of District Court,
where Mrs. Helen T. McGraw made
arrangements for their certificates.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. c. TUESDAY NAY 1910
Thugs Beat and Rob
Two Men, Sending
Both 10 Hospitals
One Victim Held Up
Neur Police Stution
And Loses so

Thugs assaulted and robbed two
men on District streets during the
night, sending both to hospitals.
Walter q. Long, 10, Of Augusta,
Ca, textile salesman who is stay
ing at 734 Twelfth street NV, was
treated at George Washington Hos
pital for q stab wound In his back
after being held up by three coll
ored men.
Mr.. Long told police he was walk
ing along Madison place between
Pennsylvania avenue and H street
NV. when the trio accosted him.
One Of the men held revolver, he
said, and forced him into an alley
by the Belasco Theater.
Robbers Get Sos.
They ordered him to hand over
his money, he stated, but he
lunged at them. In the scuffie
that followed he was stabbed and
overpowered. The robbers took sos
from him and fed. When he left the
dACy llC OlSCOVCICU Ills WOuI1Q ana
went to the hospital His injury
was said to be not serious, and he
was allowed to 60 to his home.
Bianchini Silvio, SO, OF 423 Fourth
street NV. was the other victim.
He was In Casualty Hospital to-
day with face and head injuries
received when assaulted by a COL
ored man-just across the street
from police headquarters.
He told police that the robber
approached him as he was walk
ing through Judiciary Square, near
Fifth street and Indiana avenue
NV. After beating Mr.. Silvio the
robber took $3.50 and escaped.
Store Window Smashed.
Police were watching hospitals
and doctors offices for a man who
may apply for treatment of cuts
received when he smashed the win
dow of jewelry store at 1922 Four
teenth street NV. during the night.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
British, Hinting Italy
May Act Soon, Rush
War Plans in Egypt
Any Future Change in
Duce's Status to Be Made
In Week, English Indicate
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated pTeSS.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May T.
Feverish preparations for defense
against modern war hit a higher
pace today in the land of the Phar-
aohs. The entire Mediterranean
area was fast becoming an armed
camp.
British official circles limited
broadly that any future change in
Italy's status as a acknowledgement
ally of Germany could be expected
within seven days.
A blackout was ordered, and the
government posted police and troops
to enforce compliance with practice
air raid warnings starting at noon
tomorrow.
Countless yards of black curtains
and black paper were sold by shops
and provided by the government to
cover windows and doors in every
home and building. Every auto
mobile and railway coach was
equipped with small blue lights.
7 Communications Guarded.
The period of waiting was par
ticularly tense for 10000 Italian
residents of Egypt. Among them
hundreds of anti-Fascists were re-
ported applying to the Ministry Of
the interior for Egyptian citizen
ship.
In the midst of all the hustle,
however, the Egyptians staged gen.
eral holiday today to celebrate the
4th anniversary of the accession Of
young King Farouk I.
The government placed strong
guards of troopers over all telephone
and radio systems and ordered the
Offices to operate day and night to
keep open all available channels of
communication for Egyptian and al
lied diplomats, particularly with
Rome, London, Paris and Washing
ton. They were required to main
tain constant contact with all allied
naval and military forces.
Anti-aircraft guns were manned
constantly. In Alexandria Harbor
rode strongly reinforced allied
fleet. A squadron of cruisers and
auxiliaries arrived yesterday. Other
cruisers, battleships, destroyers, sub
marines and torpedo boats already
were massed here.
Troops, Planes Ready.
Large contingents of troops stood
ready. British warplanes, bomb
racks loaded, were set for the take
off. Allied sources said they were
prepared for immediate action "in
whatever field hostilities might
come"
Both allied and Egyptian sources
expressed the hope that appeals by
Pope Plus XII or President Roose-
welt might stave off war in the
Mediterranean, but there was no
sign of wavering in the determina-
ton to throw all the power of the
fleet and the allied army against
the enemy wherever a conflict might
develop.
Prepared to defend the vital Suez
Canal. British official circles de-
clared, I'VE are ready to meet Italy
on land, sea and in the air should
she decide to fight. The test already
is started"
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Takoma Citizens Urqe
Experienced PRINCIPAL

Instead of indorsing any one of
the candidates for principal of the
new Calvin Coolidge High School,
the Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. c., last night adopted resolution
leaving the matter of selection in
the hands of the Board of Educa-
ton.
Lafayette c. Carey, chairman of
the Schools and School Fairgrounds
Committee told the members that no
applications had been received from
persons with experience as princi-
pals of senior high schools.
The resolution asked that school
authorities choose the principal for
this new school solely on the basis
of his experience and merit. SINH
lar standards were requested for the
teachers to be assigned to the new
school.
President Wallace C. Magathan
advised the members that nothing
will be done toward transferring
children from the Whittier munich
pal Fairgrounds to the Federal Ia
koma Recreation Center. In the
event any change should be decided
on at later period, the association
will be advised in advance.
1t. John E. Scott of the sixth po-
lice precinct spoke on traffic mat
ters and said that children would be
permitted to play on the grounds
adjoining the Takoma Public School
at Piney Branch road and Dahlia
street. He also favored lighting the
Takoma Recreation Center, in
which is located the swimming pool.
The association went on record
opposing a plan to change service on
the express bus line by making stops
between Madison street and Park
road on Thirteenth street. The
need for additional buses in the eve
ming rush hour period was stressed,
complaints having been made that
buses leaving Ninth street and Con-
stitution avenue were crowded when
they reached Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue en- route to
Takoma Park. The Capital Transit
Co. plans to resurface the aband-
oned street-car tracks on Laurel
avenue, F. E. Staebner, chairman Of
the Highways and Lights Commit
| tee, announced.
The association urged installation
of traffic light at Fourth and
Cedar streets. The sum of $40 was
voted for the National Symphony
| Orchestra.
The June meeting will be held on
the lawn of President and Mrs.
Magathan, 7401 Blair road. The
meeting was held In the Takoma
| Public School.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Indictment Charges
Trick Card Game Cost
Visitor 10 D. C:S170
New Workers. Losses
Were $3.50, but Payment
On Checks Was Stopped

An indictment charging grand
larceny against John E. Gerhart.
returned with a batch of dozen
to Justice F. Dickinson Let's in
District Court today. disclosed that
a visitor from New York. Harold B.
Averick, lost some $3.50 in down.
town hotel in an alleged trick card
game with three men-but he was
able to stop payment on $3.50 worth
of personal checks.
Mr.. Averick told police that he
actually lost $120 in money and $50
in travellers checks and that the
trio switched decks on him. He
said that he was reading a paper
in the hotel lobby when Mr.. Gerhart
came up, introduced himself and
they had some drinks.
With two other men in a hotel
room the complainant Joined the
card game, which began with play
ing for dimes, but progressed to
where one bet called for 5000. One
of the strangers won the final pot,
he said. Thinking it over the next
day, Mr.. Averick talked with the
manager and found the others were
not registered at the hotel. as he
thought, and then decided he had
been duped.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: James Turner,
joyriding; Calvin Harris and Jack
Fulton, grand larceny; John w. Car
roll, Harry C. Smallwood. Robert F.
Malloy, Paul j. Richards and Domi-
nick Caparretta, housebreaking and
larceny; Hudia Mcclure, robbery;
Roosevelt Long and Lawrence
Robinson, forging and uttering Gov
ernment checks; Lawrence Robin
son, stealing letter from the
United States mails; Alonzo Hamil-
ton, Robert johnson and William
A. Smith, assault with dangerous
weapon.
The unusually small number of
cases returned today by the District
grand jury is attributed to the fact
that during most of last week, the
inquisitors were considering the case
of David D. Mayne of Springfield,
Va, accused as the seller of al
legedly spurious letters, purporting
to show link between Representa-
tive Dies and William Dudley Pelley,
Silver Shirt chief.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Defense
Continued From First Page.)

provement in battleship design and
advances in defense tactics eventu-
ally would wipe out the advantage
aircraft now hold over surface ships.
Chairman Walsh of the Naval
Committee asked Mr.. Edison wheth-
er he thought German flyers would
be able to drive the British fleet
from the seas.
Frankly I don't think the British
battleships will be destroyed Sec
retary Edison said.
Il can't conceive that the Ger
mans will be able to seriously dam
age the British fleet"
Navy Studies War Lessons.
Declaring that Americas floating
forts could give good account of
themselves in any kind OF a battle
in which they are properly en-
ployed." Secretary Edison reported
that the lessons of the European war
especially the effects of the Nazi
bombardment on British ships
were being studied closely by the
Navy.
There ought to be great deal of
investigation, he continued, to de-
termine whether changes can be
made in existing ships to meet the
new offensive threat. He added
that he doubts that many improve
ments could be made without de-
sign changes.
Senator Ellender Democrat. Of
Louisiana reported he had letter
from Admiral Harold r. Stark say
ing the Navy would ask Congress
for immediate appropriations to
start work on most OF the ships
which would be authorized in a
pending bill providing for an II per
cent increase in the fleet.
The Army, meanwhile, came in
for its share of defense attention.
Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of
staff, appealed to employers of
National Guardsmen to cooperate
in assuring the success of the 1910
training period, which has been in
creased from two to three weeks.
Explaining the necessity for the
extra week, Gen. Marshall said:
I'VE have no choice in the matter,
the world situation being what it
is today. ="
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Four Generals Shifted ,
Two Air Attaches
Sent 10 London
Mosruder Is Assigned
Command Of Washington
Provisional Brigade

The War Department today Or
dered the transfer of four general
officers and added two more air at
taches to the staff of the American
Embassy in London.
Brig. Gen. Bruce Magruder takes
command of the Washington Pro-
visional Brigade on completion Of
duty at the infantry school, Fort
Benning. Ga. Effective June Is, he
succeeds Brig. Gen. Maxwell Muir
ray, who has been ordered to the
Hawaiian department. Gen. Ma
gruder at present is in command of
the tank forces participating in the
southern maneuvers.
Bri. Gen. Joseph M. Cummins,
now on duty at Fort de Lesseps,
Panama Canal Zone, is ordered to
Fort Benjamin Harrison for duty
with the 5th Division.
Lewis Succeeds Cummins.
Brig. Gen. Robert H. Lewis. on
completion of duty at Fort D. A..
Russell, Tex, succeeds Gen. Cum
minis in the Panama post July Is.
Brig. Gen. Donald C. Cubbison
takes command of the Field Artillery
School at Fort Sill, Okla, according
to the general orders. He succeeds
Col. Augustine Mcintyre, who retires
for age the end of July. Gen. Cub
bison will have his 62d birthday to-
morrow.
Col. Carl Spaatz, who has been on
duty here in the Office of the chief
of the Air Corps, was assigned as an
air observer to the United tSates
Embassy in England. Sailing on the
United States liner Manhattan May
18, he will be accompanied by Capt.
Benjamin S. Kelsey, who is at pres
ent serving with the materiel Divi-
sion at Wright Field. Col. Spaatz
commanded the Army transport
question Mark" which set a world
refueling endurance record of $50
hours and 40 minutes in the air in
January, 1929.
Trained in d. C. Guard.
A native of this city, Gen. Ma
gruder received his early training
as a first lieutenant in the District
National Guard. In 1904 he enlisted
as private in the Regular Army.
He served with A. E. F.. on military
intelligence duties, and in 1919 came
to Washington for duty with the
Military Intelligence Division of the
general staff. After various studies
at Army schools. in 1927 he returned
here for duty in the ONCE of the
Chief of Infantry.
Gen. Cummins attended the Army
War College here in 1926 and in 1880
he began a four-year assignment
with the Personnel Division of the
War Department general staff. In
1886 he was senior member of the
Infantry board and later served as
director of the War Plans Division
course of the Army War College.
Gen. Lewis served here in the
Office of the chief of staff.
Cubbison Served Here.
Gen. Cubbison served with the
Fourth Field Battery at Fort Myer,
Va, and, after the World War came
here in the operations division of
the general staff. In 1922 he was
made treasurer of the United States
Military Academy. Four years later
he returned to Washington as
student at the Army War College.
The War Department also an
nounced the retirement May 81 of
Maj. Gen. Frederick w. Boschen,
chief of finance. because of statu-
tory retirement age. On leave since
April %, he was succeeded in the
finance post by Maj. Howard K.
Loughry.
Evening star., 1940-05-07

Japan has a shortage of vital
medicines.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Monopoly Committee
To Prepare Report
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Monopoly Committee decided
yesterday to hold no further hear
inss until November and to make q
progress report" to Congress i'm
mediately.
Chairman O'Mahoney, Democrat,
Of Wyoming announced that in Mo-
vember the committee would hold
a "free-for-all" hearing on general
economic problems. selecting wit
nesses from those who have asked
for an opportunity to present their
views.
Evening star., 1940-05-07
Liuht Train Wins Test

In trial run on Italy's state
railways, a duraluminum train won
the approval of railway officials in
Rome. The train consists of six
coaches assembled on long frames
and mounted on special springs.
The coaches are sheathed with a
thick plate of duraluminum, which
also covers the roof and doors. Each
coach weighs only 80 tons, compared
with IS for ordinary ones.
Evening star., 1940-05-07

j. n. Wolpe. proprietor Of thu
store, reported that between $500
and $500 worth Of jewelry had been
taken by the robber, who used q
brick to smash side window. Blood
at the scene indicated the thief had
been hurt.
Two young white boys, armed with
a pistol, held up Miss Esther Miller
OF 514 First street S.W. last night
In the ice cream store at 1000 Fourth
street NE, where she Is a clerk.
They obtained about $40, she told
police.
Evening star., 1940-05-07

South Africa is considering q plan
to lend funds for establishing sound
industrial projects.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Axis Bonds Improve
As British Empire
Issues Ease
Carriers Under Most
Pressure in Domestic
Corporate List

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Axis power
bonds advanced today and British
Empire issues declined as the two
belligerents moved into what may
prove to be the final phase of the
war.
Comparatively lively business de-
veloped in the foreign section while
traders allowed domestic corporates
to follow narrow price routes in Slip
shod fashion.
Foreign gamers Of fractions to
more than point included German
5l2s Of IS at Tx and Is of '49 at
21s4, Denmark IS at 3412, Italy Is
at 497s and Milan 6lss at 3214.
Queensland Is broke 81 to 76A
on transfer of bonds, Australia
4ias lost nearly at 4lh and New
South Wales SIS dipped y to 48.
United States Treasures appeared
on the ticker tape languidly at de-
clines running to "a point.
Rails bore the brunt of pressure
In the corporate list. Among losers
were Southern Railway As at SIS,
Nickel Plate 4Eas at 551s, Missouri
Pacific SIS of IT "F" at 1872, Port
land General Electric AIS at 7Os.
and Baltimore & Ohio stamped
convertibles at 1914.
Marked up notch were Columbia
Gas & Electric SIS of 81 at l04h,
American Telephone 3As of Sc at
10S1s and Remington Rand 4las
at 81.
Turnover of 1892 900 face value,
compared with $l,7l6.5OO a week ago,
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Important Nickel Deposit
Reported In Arizona
~ the Associa ted Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 20.-The
Nations most important nickel de-
posit has been discovered in 4 re-
mote section Of Northwestern Ari-
zona, near Littlefield, w. J. Graham,
secretary Of the Arizona Mineral
Resources Board, declared today.
Engineers Of Columbia Steel Co..
United States Steel Corp. subsidi-
ary. are ut the scene attempting to
determine the depth of the deposit,
which exends for IL miles and varies
in width from 600 TO 1,4O0 feet
Surface samples, Graham asserted,
show nickel content Of .68 of /
per cent with a by-product of plat
mum running from $3.50 to $3.50
per ton. There also is a small cop
per content, he added.
He said the discovery makes evi-
dent there are areas of the United
States which have not been
scratched SO far as mining Develop
ment is concerned. Nickel, a stra-
.tegic mineral used in alloys, is i'm
ported for the most part from Cam
ada. which is responsible for about
IS to 90 per cent Of world produce
tion.
The property Is about 8 miles
south Of the Utah line and miles
east Of the Nevada line.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, July 20 la1.-The arice of
the Tree British pound foated 0k and
forth little more than dime ss&1w The
Official rate in the foreign money market
today.
AT $3.50 free sterling was cent lower
IN relation 10 the dollar on the day. The
current 0HIcial selling rate OF S4.W will
remain ~ lorce Indefinitely unless the
sang oi Ensiand changes its selling price
Bankers reported they were slowly max
lns their way through the first confusion
caused BY Englands latest money restric-
tioi1s. Ia the meantime trade WAS 1T low
-, The Swiss franc. with the dollar now
the only remaining important currency
which enjoys y degree Of freedom from Of
:, The Canadian dollar added !. at SSs.
,;rh u :; cents cents; near the peak Of the recent
Closing rates follow Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents).
Official Canadian Control Board rates
MUM selling / per cent premium. eauva-
lent 70 discounts on Canadian dollars In
New Hn. YORK Of buying s.9l per cent selling
:, Canadisn dollar IN New York open
Great Britain. Official Bankers For
- .O2: selling. 4.O4: open market, cables.
500: Germany. 40. lon; benevolentA 1900;
Finland, .O5n: Greece. 6S: Hungary.
l7.6bn; Italy. sos: Portugal, 3.78: Ru-
mania. .52n: Sweden. 1888; SwitEerland
32.93: Yugoslavia. 2.35n.
Latin America.
Argentine. official. .a.77: free. 22.1S;
Braxil. official. 6.05; free. sos; Mexico,
0.50n.
Far East.
Japan. 234S; Hong Kong, 24.35; Shang-
hal, 62b.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indfeated.D
Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Paint Earnings Expected
To Continue Climb
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch 10 Ths. star.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Earninss
OF manufacturers OF paints and re-
lated products should continue to
trend upward, according to Poor's
Industry and Investment Surveys.
Expansion In business activity In
prospect for 1910 points to 4 con-
siderable increase In building re-
conditioning work, the largest mar :
ket for the paint industry,s products.
A moderate rise Is outlined for resi-
Dental construction, the next most
important outlet. In addition, the
paint industry should be favored
with q satisfactory increase in OPP
erations In various other important
paint-c0nSuming industries.
Sales OF paint, varnish. lacquer
and filters by $40 establishments for
the first five months Of this year
amounted to $l6l 900 900, an In
crease Of Sc per cent above the
sales for the corresponding period
Of 1882" continues the analysis.
Shipments for the month OF May
totaled $4,000. 900 and were about
4 per cent greater than those of last
year. In addition. prospects are
favorable for larger gains for the
coming months.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Chicoqo Livestock

CHICAGO, July 20 Omitted States
Department of Agricultureb b.-Salable hogs.
200: total. 300; market nominal: no
strictly good and choice hoss here; QuOtable
top around 6.s5: shippers took none: hold.
over. 800; compared week ago: good and
choice barrows, gifts and packing sows
steady TO 10 lower.
Salabe cattle. 100; no calves: compared
Friday last week: strictly good and choice
light yearlinss fully steady; compar able
long yearlinss and medium weight steers
weak to 25 lower: heavy steers, 26-5O
down kinds scaling over 1,400 pounds
showing most downturn: numerous loads.
l0.:5-l 20; all Erassy and shOrtfed steers
uneyenly ..5-5O OF; lrass heifers showing
active: heavy bulls weak, with hsht. and
er selects up to LOO: practical top fed
steers. lI.s5: prime Ntbrasks speciafties
I:1n:, best long yearifiies. II .Gb; light
yearlints. IL 40; heifers, 100: more
srassy aud shOrtfed steers and heifers In
run hence general killing Quality less desir-
sble than last week: Gamer and cutter COWS
closed at .50-J.10: most grassy killing
heifers at q. 90. 90.
Salable sheep, 1000: total. 3. 900: late
Friday: Spring lambs fully ?5 lower; best
sorted natives and Westerns. 900: bulk.
S.6l-a 90: choice Western feeders, se5:
sood kinds. S.?5-a So. Compared Friday
last week; spring lambs around ] 90 lower,
n0think over 900 on close, with bulk vest
ern sprinxtrs. S.s5-a.00 straight or mod
900; throwout natives most 100 down:
Few medium Grade fed yearlinss. $50: fat
sheep weak very few native ewes about
3;25. with bulk 2.OO-3. 90: feeding lambs
showing moderate price decline. choice
Kinos late S.15; others around $50.