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Evening star., 1940-05-09
h the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 9.-Two years
ago two young newspapermen
started OF on an assignment to
delve into the past in quest of a
story for present and future gen.
erations to read.
Today they have completed their
task and with 1t an absorbing tale
Of adventure, of 10 wars and the
behind-the-scenes diplomatic ma
neuvering that went with them, of
death and courage and humor, or
the growth of the United States to
world power of the first rank.
1t is the story Of the Associated
Press from 1848 to 1898.
Dedicated to Frank B. Noyes,
president of the Associated Press
for 80 years and member of the
Executive Committee through half
the life of the organization, the book
is the work of Oliver Granting,
assisted by William A. Kinney. They
are members of the Associated Press
staff.
Through yellowed records-more
than 5000 contemporary publica-
tions and decades Of reports; par
agraph here, a line there, they
traced the development of the Asso-
ciated Press from its modest be-
ginning to modern days; a story
that by its very nature parallels the
rise of the Nation.
The book will be published in Sep
tember by Farrar g. Rinehart. While
not yet ofncially named, It now
carries the working title Of "A. p
Ninety Years Of News"
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Convict Believed Cornered
After Beating Young Mother
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAVIDSONVILLE, Md, May O.
Eighteen Anne Arundel County po-
licemen a dozen farmers and five
guards from the House of Correction
searched the woods near here today
for a colored convict who escaped
from prison road gang. broke into
a Davidsonville home and beat a
22-year-old mother of three chill
dren.
The search was being concen-
trated between here and Galesville
and authorities said they believed
the man had been cornered.
The prisoner escaped from the
road gang late yesterday near
Brownsville. A photograph of him
was identified by the young mother,
who was taken to Annapolis Emer-
gency Hospital.
She. walked to a neighbor's home
about 4 pm. yesterday and asked
that police be called. Her clothing
was torn and she was hysterical.
Police Sergt. Edward King quoted
her as saying the convict entered her
home, threw her to the floor. beat
her and dragged her into q nearby
patch of woods.
County Police Chief John Souers,
jr., organized the posse and, aided
by the guards, spent the night
searching for the man. Warden j.
Leroy Wright Of the House of Cor
rection said the prisoner was serving
a three-month term for assaulting
and striking a woman. He would
have been discharged July 4.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Story of A. P.'s Achievements
Described in Forthconinq Book
Volume Dedicated TO Frank B. Noyes Traces
Growth From l848 to 1893

In swift pace, it details the meet
ing in early May, 1s48, Of 10 men
representing six of New York's news
papers, and how at that time they
decided to pool their news-gathering
efforts. This was the beginning of
the Associated Press.
Their organization began func-
tioning in an unpretentious attic Of
flee in lower Manhattan. The first
general agent, as the general man
ager then was called, received q sal
ary Of $40 weekly. He had one assist
ant.
The growth Of the A. p. from this
small start is traced through to the
modern organization with its 1,400
member newspapers. It's 285, 900 miles
of leased wires In the United States
alone, and its vast network for the
transmission of news pictures by
wire, a development which meant
pictures at last could be moved SIM
ultaneously with news.
The struggles Of the A. p. with
all the war censorships and how it
overcame them are part Of the story,
which describes, too, Photographic
coverage of the Civil War battlefields
"a coverage the newspapers of that
era found useless.
The fierce struggle OF the A. P. for
its existence against raiding compe-
tition late In the 18th century, Its
victory In 1897 and It's final emer-
gence in 1900 as the only world wide
non-profit news association I'll are
chronicled.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Congress in Brief
TOMORROW.

Scn2te:
Program uncertain; may take up
District appropriation bill.
Education and Labor Subcom-
mittee hearing on Pepper bill to
fight pneumonia and influenza
through Public Health Service,
1890 am.
Military Affairs Committee hear
ing on bill to curb establishment of
private military force, 10 am.
Education and Labor Subcom-
mittee hearing on national youth
bill, 1890 am.
Special Reorganization Committee
hearing on reorganization of Civil
Aeuonautics Authority. 10 am.
House:
Expects to complete consideration
Of conference report on farm bill.
Ways and Means Subcommittee
continues hearings on Patman chain
store bill, 10 am.
District Committee considers bill
to liberalize local unemployment
compensation law, 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
White House Denies
War Mediation Report

Unqualified denial of reports that
President Roosevelt had submitted
through Ambassador Phillips pro-
posal for mediation with Premier
Mussolini Of Europe's wars was is
sued today by the White House.
The report, emanating from Rome,
said that Mr.. Roosevelt had written
the Fascist leader that he was de-
sirous of doing everything in his
power to end the conflict and sug-
gesting that there be an exchange Of
views as a basis for negotiations with
the belligerents. 1t was further re-
ported that Mussolini had rejected
the idea.
At his press conference this morn
ing, Stephen T. Early, secretary to
the President, described the entire
story as completely erroneous"
Evening star., 1940-05-09

slight disturbance Is moving eastward
on the Middle Atlantic Coast. Cape Henry,
Va 1O10.S millibars t29.s5 inches). while
pressure remains low over the West Gulf
states. Shreveport. La. 10l4.9 mllibars
l29:97 inches). Pressure is high over the
Rocky Mountain region and most Of the
Plains States. the upper Mississippi Valley
Wso.. 1029.1 millibars (3O39 tnches)
Pressure continues relatively high over the
eastern portion Of the Gulf Of Mexico and
millibars Coos inches) During the last
- hours there have been showers in the
portion Of the South Atlantic States. and
rather general rains in the West Gulf
States: the Southern Plains and the South
aso TssGn Se oS vses
and the southern portion of the Great
Lakes region. TEMPERATURES have fallen in
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Nozis Claim Sinking
OF 7,WO-Ton Troopship

BERLIN, May 8 (P.-The sinking
Of 7,000-ton allied troop transport
In the Narvik region of Northern
Norway and destruction of an allied
submarine in the Skagerrak, arm
of the North Sea, were reported by
the German high command today
as new victories for its air force.
The high command said the Nazi
air force also had participated in
fights in the Narvik region where
the allies are besieging a force of
between 5000 and 1000 Germans
landed when the German invasion
began May 9.
The communique said:
German fighting planes attacked
an enemy naval force at Narvik.
TN the course of the attack one
7,000-ton transport was sunk by a
medium -caliber bomb.
"Air force fighting units repeat
edly participated in the ground
fight. a'H'
They bombed marching columns
and enemy artillery positions.
The air force destroyed one
enemy submarine by bomb hits in
the Skagerrak. ...
The day passed quietly on the
western 'front.'"
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Dies Group Aims
To Destroy Unions,
Quill Charges
Committee Is Menace
To Liberties Of People,
He Asserts
BY the Associated Press.

Michael j. Quill. president of
c. I. O.'s Transport Workers Union,
charged today that the Dies Com
mittee's single aim and purpose is
to wreck the organized labor move
ment."
1T is a menace and threat to the
peace Of our country and the civil
rights and liberties of our people, !"
he said in a statement handed to
reporters at press conference.
Mr.. Quill, who was elected yester-
day from committee session, said
that Chairman Dies was IAN agent
of the war lords in an attempt to
wreck the labor movement in this
country" He added: d
@"The committee. afforded more
than ample time to Z long procession
of finks and stool pigeons to attack
the labor movement with vicious
and utterly unfounded lies.
But it refuses to afford labor an
opportunity to answer these lies and
SANDERS"
The committee yesterday heard
Mervyn Rathborne, president Of the
c. I. O.'s American Communica-
tions Association, denounce as
false" statements by Fred Howe,
ousted official of the A. C. A., that
Mr.. Rathborne was a member Of
the Communist party. Mr.. Rath-
borne also fatty denied the union
was Communist dominated.
Mr.. Rathborne declared that the
Dies committee was being utilized
by employers to beat down success
full labor unions ION the eve of con-
tract negotiations with such unions !"
ut cannot be mere coincidence,
he added, that the Dies committee
attack on the American Communi-
cations Association comes on the eve
Of contract negotiations, on Ma
tion-wide scale, between the A. c. A.
and the Radio Corp. of America and
the Postal Telegraph Co. (Negoti-
ations with r. G. A. are scheduled
for May 20)"
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Archbishop to Receive
$1,000 for Scholarships

A check for $1,000 to provide
scholarships for boys and girls in
Catholic high schools in Washing
ton will be presented tonight to the
Most Rev. Michael j. Curley, Arch
bishop of Baltimore and Washing
ton, who will pay his annual visit
to the Curley Club of Washington.
The club will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight in the Continental Hotel,
with Miss Dorothy Barrett, past
president, presiding. James j. Cor
bett. president of the club, will pre-
sent the check TO Archbishop Curley
Miss Mary l.. MCGEE, who founded
the club in 1922, will welcome the
archbishop.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Parachute Troops
Reported Dropped
To Aid Naryik Nazis
Reinforcing Detachment
Is Declared lunded
Northeast Of Port
By the Associated Press.

0y the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, May 9.-The Ger
man air force was reported today to
have dropped parachute troops just
northeast Of Narvik for rear attack
on the allied forces besieging the
German garrison at that Norwegian
ore port, far above the Arctic Circle.
These were said to have been re-
inforcements for other parachute
troops dropped behind the allied
siege ring, but there was no indica-
ton whether large enough numbers
had been dropped to threaten the
offensive on Narvik.
The situation was reported at least
temporarily stalemated by heavy
snowstorms with the Germans still
clinging to their intrenched posi-
tions on q mountain which slopes
steeply down to Narvik from a peak
near the Swedish border.
The allies apparently are now
using skilled French Alpinists and
specially trained Polish units in an
effort to gain positions from which
they can shell the Germans out of
their machine gun emplacements.
But the allies still are unable to
neutralize the advantage the Ger
mans have through their air attacks.
Constant patrol skirmishes have
failed to produce any decisive re-
suit.
The German attempt to advance
northward from Central Norway was
reported checked at Majavatn, on
the North Trondelag border, $50
miles northeast of Trondheim.
The Norwegians were said to be
holding strong positions in that
region. A future focal point of
action may be Fellingfors, 28 miles
north Of Majavatn, where the only
road crosses the River Vefsna.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Weather Report
FURNISHED BY the Z

Furnished BY the United
District of Columba-Pary
tomorrow winds
mostly -
Maand-Pary cloudy slightly tonight tomorrow generally
fair. - '
VgnaMosty cloudy extreme
portion tonight generally
West Virginia-Moly
enerally ~
Evening star., 1940-05-09

oS IuS hSSuClhtcu TEcoS.
A recommendation that the United
States guarantee the permanency of
the projected battle feet expansion
was advanced today by Chairman
Walsh of the Senate Naval Com
mittee.
AS the committee neared action on
bill authorizing an II per cent
increase in the sea forces, Senator
Walsh offered an amendment which
would empower the Navy to replace
the contemplated new fighting ships
when they become obsolete.
A long range proposal, 1t would
enable the Navy to keep the fleet
from falling below authorized
strength.
The expansion program was ex-
pected to win quick committee ap-
proval, but the foes of further war
ship building already were printing
their guns to fight it on the Senate
floor.
Norwegian Campaign Cited.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah,
found ammunition in the British
House of Commons debate on" the
Norwegian campaign. Information
disclosed, he said, demonstrated the
need for more aircraft and sub
marines instead Of new battleships
which he declared "are so vulnerable
from the air and below the sea-"
Senator Kings remarks conceded
with statements from usually re-
liable sources In San Francisco that
unsatisfactory defense performance
in recent maneuvers was responsible
for the decision to keep the United
States fleet in Hawaiian waters.
The fleet, these sources said, suf-
fered theoretical heavy damage from
attack by invader war planes.
The II per cent expansion pro-
gram now pending would authorize
construction of 10 or more fight
ing units, plus auxiliary ships and
additional aircraft.
Senator Walsh explained that his
guarantee" amendment to the bill
would assure the Navy of a per-
manent combat strength of 1.724, ,480
tons, in addition to auxiliaries.
Long Range Planning Sought.
The House, which approved the
expansion bill earlier, wrote in a
restriction against replacing any
vessel authorized after the passage
of the 1884 Naval Act unless con-
gressional permission first was OBJ
tanned. .D s
Senator Walsh pointed out that
his proposal would not become op-
erative in the near future, because
dreadnaughts being built or project
ed would be under age" for rs
years, Other warships would not
reach obsolescence before 10 years
and submarines have 13 years to b.
come "over age" His thought, he
said, was. to facilitate long-range
planning in fleet construction.
The Army's defense problems
brought a suggestion from Chair
man Snyder, Democrat, of Penn
sylvania of the House Military Ap-
preparations Subcommittee that
Congress levy billion dollars in
special taxes at this session, half to
be devoted to completing national
defenses and the balance to put
ting men back to work."
He urged this action in comment
ing on recent statement of Brig.
Gen. George v. Strong, chief of
the Army war plans division, that
the country lacked sufficient equip
ment to meet a major attack.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Dinner at Catholic U.

Lay and clerical graduate students
of history at Catholic University
will be given a dinner at Z O'Clock
tonight, at the Catholic Sisters Col
lege in Brookland, by the faculty
of the history department.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Lesser Bookshop Speaker

David LASER, president of the
Workers Alliance of America, will
speak on How We Ended Unem-
ployment in America" tomorrow at
$50 pm. at the Bookshop, 9l6
Seventeenth street NV.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Churchill Admission
Expected 10 Speed
Allied Plane Orders
Aviution Authorities Are
Puzzled by Strange Log
Of Purchasing in u. S.
By the Associated Press,

6y the Associated Press.
A British ofiicial admission that
the allies were inferior to Germany
IN air power stirred expectations
today Of a speedup in Anglo-French
orders for American-made war
planes.
Aviation authorities, conyersant
with negotiations to date, said they
were puzzled by the strange lag In
allied purchases, particularly in view
Of reliable reports that British and
French plane production had de-
chned from prewar levels.
1t has been six weeks since the
last Of the Army's newest military
ships was released for sale abroad,
yet the allied purchasing mission
has announced contracts for only
about 1900 planes out of q projected
81 ,000, 900 900 order for fleet of pos
sibly 5000. -
Stressed Desire for Speed.
Members Of the allied mission had
been stressing desire for speed
and officials consequently believed
that release of the latest American
models would be followed promptly
by mass orders for allied air REIN
forcements. This expectation has
gone unfulfilled.
The acknowledgment Of allied
air inferiority came from Winston
Churchill, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, who told the House of Com
mons yesterday that the allies, as a
result, would be exposed to dificulty
and danger for an indefinite time.
This was in sharp contrast to op-
timistic earlier predictions that the
allies would overtake the Na1s in
air power.
Reports reaching here and ac-
cepted by informed airmen as az.
curate were that Britain had turned
out only about TOO planes in March
and France approximately 400,
against q likely Nazi production Of
$500.
Forecast Of 1900.
On the assumption that the allies
will place their remaining orders
soon, informed airmen calculated
that the American industry might
be called on to turn out upwards of
$4,000 military planes of all types
in the next 16 months, for the Army,
Navy and foreign governments.
Further war orders would increase
the estimate.
Persons close to the War Depart.
ment said this calculation agreed
both with testimony given Congress
last week by Maj. Gen. Henry H.
Arnold, Air Corps chief, that prob
ably 5000 warplanes would be pro-
duced by July l next year, and with
an earlier prediction by Assistant
Secretary Louis johnson that by the
end of this year the industry's an
nual capacity would be expanded
to 10000 or more.
Meanwhile, military authorities
expressed the conviction that secret
bomb sights used by United States
Army and Navy planes are still the
worlds best in the face of Berlin
reports that Nazi flyers had used in
Norway new device of comparable
accuracy.
Results Are Unimpressive.
The German bomb sight was un-
derstood to be basically the same as
Japanese flyers have used in China
with results that have failed to I'M
press American military airmen.
The United States bomb sights.
complex mechanisms which auto
matically compute distance, wind
resistance and other factors, have
enabled Army flyers to set impress
sive records for accuracy in practice
near Langley Field, Va, and else
where.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Racing Results
Norrugunsett
BY the Associated Press.

8y the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE[Purse. 1000; claiming:
maiden 3.year -olds; furlongs ichute)
Noon Robber tLoturco) no 500 $50
Wood Blaze tJacobs) $40 400
Not High Robartl 4.4O
Time, 1:l3A.
Also ran---Michisan Ace. More Sir. Don
Boscombe, Eight Rolls, Cotton Maid and
Self Starter.
SECOND RACE-Purse. 81 900; claim
ing; 4-year-olds up; furiongs chute
Balcony (RichArd) 1880 $40
Michigan Miss (BerGer) 26O
Time. 1:132s.
Red. Truckin, Mr.. Deeds and Shantime.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

A blind mans map of Finland is
being sold for penny by the Ma
tonal Institute for the Blind in
London.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Jamaica

BY the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Pu-se, 1890; claiming;
4-year,olds and up; 8 furlongs.
Pont Neuf g. Rennick) 0.20 $50 $40
Big Boy Blue Lonsden) $50 40
Salamts fJames) $40
lime, s1:13ay.
Also ran--Medest Queen, Miss Dolly
SECOND RAcEPurse. $1,000: claim
fng;: maiden 2.yeaS -olds; B furlongs
MaeEacs (Hobertson) $40 3,6O
Gay Man fMeade) 2,7O
Time, 100.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Losses in War at Sea

The following box score" lists reported since
Saturday night May ( ~
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Walsh Would Replac.
Obsolete Warships
Under Regular P|ar
Permunency Guarantee
Asked for Projected
Expansion Of Fleet
BULLETIN.

The Senate Naval Committee
unanimously indorsed today the
House-approved measure author
izing an II per cent increase in
the Nays fighting strength, but
rejected, 5 to 8, an amendment
by Chairman Walsh which would
have provided that 10 authorized
ships be subject to replacement
without further congressional ac-
ton when they are obsolete.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
ep0rt for Last "a HaurA.

Record for Last r. Hours.
Hrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
HiEhest. 80, 3:45 pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 49,
Lowest. 81 4 am today. Year ago, o6.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest. SO. on May T.
Lowest. z. on January 20.
Humidity for Last - Hours.
(rron noon Yesterday to noon today
Hishest. ~ per cent. at z an. today.
Lowest, 20 per cent, At I 80 pm. yester.
day.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
At Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Fallss today.
Tide Tables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
STAR WASHINGTON c. MONDAY AUGUST &c.

expected from his photographs
Seeing him face to face impressed
me more than had his pictures. His
movements are quick and virile--
he's tan-he looks in the fullness of
health-he WokH ffst and, foremost
fit-brimming with vitality.
The way he bobbed and weaved
through the Sweltering crowd made
me think of the arrival of the
champion at the ringside-he looked
the part. The heat and dust were
terrific and sitting.
Has Popular Face.
Now for the closeup. He has a
popular face. He photographs we'll
Why? First of all. the large ex-
panses of his head are in fine pro-
portion. The right amount of fore
head to balance his forceful chin
the eyes well set and a touch widely
separated (eyes set too close to-
gether often give a sly, distrustful
look, and the old adage still is good,
1.-THE eyes are the windows of the
SOUP. His eyes are very quick and
alert--but kindly. The quality Of
human kindness shows there.
His brow is intelligent and the
unruly hair which hangs a little
over his right forehead gives him
a kind of boyiSh quality.
Bulldog Jaw.
His is the bulldog jaw-determina-
.tion-but the mouth, though firm
is ever ready. to smile and offer the
warm-hearted greeting. You i'm
mediately think of flrmness coupled
with kindness. His nose is ample
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Garrett Named Head
OF Community Chest
In Alexandra
Smoot Resigns Because
Of III Health; Applications
For Benefits Asked

By staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 90
Burt P. Garrett has been elected
chairman of the Alexandria Com
munity Chest to succeed Albert A
Smott, it was announced today by
Vice Chairman R. Samuel Luckett.
The Board of Trustees, which
made the appointment, said Mr.
Smoot submitted his resignation be-
cause of ill health. Mr.. Garrett has
been actively engaged in welfare
work here for several years.
The Alexandria Chest will con-
duct its first campaign independent
of the Washington drive this year
The new group was established this
spring by the Council of Social
Agencies, comprising about 80 well
fare and social organizations.
The Chest organization will oper-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
City News in Brief
TODAY.

lODA1.
Meeting, Army and Navy Legion
of Valor, Willard Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Eastern Air Lines, Carl
ton Hotel, 7 pm.
Meeting, American Veterinary
Medical Association, Mayf1ower
Hotel. 7:45 pm.
Meeting, District Grocery Stores
Raleigh Hotel, $3.50 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Columbia Heights Bus
inessmens Association, Sholl's Cafe
1915 pm.
Luncheon. Dartmouth Club, An
,napolis Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Institute of Electrical
Contractors, Carlton Hotel, 1896
pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
RIP Van WinkIe' Cost
To Hold Last Drill

Final rehearsal of RIP Van Win
kle"-to be presented at pm. to-
morrow in the Sylvan Theater or
the Monument Grounds-will be
held at 7 o'clock tonight. Before
the play tomorrow night there will
be a concert by the w. P. A. Or
chestra.
Harry Welker and Mabel Georgi Of
Baltimore will play the roles of Rip
and his wife, Gretchen
Children from Columbia Recrea-
ton Center and other Fairgrounds
will appear as the little men of the
mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26

ate similarly to the Washington
agency, and members of the Council
of Social Agencies will take an &C
tive part in the forthcoming cam
paign for funds.
All charity and welfare units de-
string to participate in its benefits
are requested to submit applications
to the Board of Trustees as early as
possible.