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Weather
Continued From First Page.)

Prince Georges Counties, Md, and
Fairfax County, Va, reported power
failures.
A baby was born by the light of
candles and flashlights in the Mont
gomery County General Hospital at
Sandy Spring, Md, when electric
power failed.
More Rain Expected.
The Weather Bureau had re-
corded about 4 of an inch of pre-
cipitation-mixed snow and rain
before midnight. More rain is ex-
pected today, the forecaster said,
with rising temperatures and clear
skies tomorrow.
The lowest temperature recorded
before midnight was "a degrees, first
reached at 6:15 pm.
Officials of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. said that trees, which
still are heavy with leaves, toppled
over on the lines under the extra
weight of the snow, causing short
circuits.
Lights Out More Than Hour.
Upper Marlboro and Rockville
were apparently the most seriously
affected by the power failure. Marl-
boro police reported that the entire
town was without lights for more
than an hour, while at Rockville,
police said that the town was with
out lights from to IL pm.
In Bethesda and Chevy Chase,
Colmar Manor, Sandy Spring and
other nearby Maryland towns, many
residents reported their lights out
altogether for long periods or flick
ering on and off.
Police at Fairfax, Va, said that
lights were going of in all parts of
town for long periods during the
evening. The P. E. P. Co. linemen
were sent on isolated trouble calls
in the District and in Takoma Park,
Md, but reported no wholesale
damage.
officials of the power company
estimated that about 400 homes were
without lights for varying times
during the evening.
The failure Of power at the Mont
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|Court to Decide
| Which Miss Babe
| Will Get $4,000
Sy the Associated Press

oy the ASSOCIATED fIeSS.
TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 19.-W
H. Wright saw burlesque show in
Fort Wayne. Ind. in April, 1918.
Mr. Wright died January 3. 1888
He left a will, an estate worth s12,-
500 and lot of trouble for Justice
J. K. MacKay because he happened
to like a young girl, Miss Babe, y
who appeared in the show with her
parents.
She was about at the time, he
noted in his will. which directed
that she be found within three
years Of his death and given the
residue of the estate.
So far eight Miss Babes" have
appeared, but only two, Dorothy
Marguerite Willett Cnee Weymer) OF
Los Angeles and Dorothy Olive
Newman. Of London or New York,
are pressing their claims.
Relatives, contesting the will
the third he had drawn-claim Mr..
Wright's mind wasn't sound when
he made the will. The justice will
decide that and who Miss Babe is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Ohio {. !. 0. Bars Officers
Subscribing 10 'lsms'

By the Associated Press
AKRON. Ohio. Oct. 19-The Ohio
Industrial Union Council, C. I. o.
central body in Ohio, adopted to-
day Q constitutional amendment
denying office to ANY person sub
scribing to the principles of Nazism,
FasciSm or Communism.
Two delegates flew at each other
on the floor, but were separated,
and heckling spectator was elected
amid the discussion.
One delegate, who identified him.
self as Ted Lewis Of the Maritime
Workers Union, said. as he read the
resolution, that he hated" Nazism
and Fascism.
What about Communism" he
was asked All right. I'll tell you.
I am Communist Lewis said.
Sherman Dalrymple. international
president of the United Rubber
Workers Of America, said, We have
a right to say who will belong to
our union. I have no fear that this
will wreck the Ohio c. l. o. organiza-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Army 10 Call 4,019
Reserve Nurses 10
Active Duty
Members Under 30
Being Selected From
List Of 5000

Members Of the Army Reserve
Nurse Corps up to the age of 80 are
being called into active service by
Maj. Gen. James c. Magee, surgeon
general of the Army.
Calls are going out through the
various corps area surgeons OF the
nine Army corps throughout the
country. BY next July /, 4,019 of
these young women will be In service.
The nurses are being selected
from a list Of more than 10000 on q
register in the ONCE of the superin-
tendent of Army nurses. This list
has been built up with the cooper
alton Of the American Red Cross.
How many will go from Washing
ton to the Army hospitals has not
been determined.
The District nurses may be as
signed to Fort Meade, Nd, where
large numbers Of local troops are to
be concentrated to Walter Reed
General Hospital. or to any one Of
number of stations throughout
this corps area, which includes the
District Of Columbia, Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania.
How many graduate nurses from
the District belong to the Army Re-
serve Nurse Corps could not be
learned last night.
Requirements for the regular
Army nurses and the reserve nurses
are very stringent, and quite similar
except for the age limit Regular
Army nurses must be within the
ages Of % to 30, while a reserve
nurse may be up to 40 years of age
Army nurses must be high school
graduates and graduates of a school
OF nursing of approved standards.
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gomery County Hospital occurred
while Mrs. James Maddox, wife of
the son of Charles Maddox, Mont
gomery County surveyor, was in the
delivery room.
Working by the light of candles
and flashlights, doctors delivered an
8-pound boy. Neither the mother
nor the infant appeared to have
suffered any i'll effects.
The La Plata Md Hospital, in
Charles County. was also reported
without lights for some time during
the night. The Maryland State po-
lice substation, near Waldorf, was
without lights.
The snow started falling in f1urries
during the afternoon, mixed with
rain. After dark. the fall increased
and the snowfakes chung to the
branches of trees which were already
heavy with autumnal foliage.
Police said there had been doz-
ems of reports of trees down in the
city and suburbs. Many of these
fell across the electric lines, caus-
ing short circuits.
The northern section Of the Shen-
andoah Valley was Dlanketed by
snow and it appeared likely that
crops would be damaged.
The low temperature Of "a degrees
was not equaled by anything in .tte
last 10 years this early in October,
Weather Bureau officials said.
Today will be not quite so cold, the
forecaster said, and the rain here
will stop late in the day.
However, the Weather Bureau
issued storm warnings along the
coast from Atlantic City to the Vir-
ginia Capes. The warning told OF
the approach of disturbance from
inland, which was accompanied by
winds of gale force.
Flights in and out of the WASH
ington Airport were Cancelled as the
storm closed in yesterday afternoon.
The last plane able to get into the
airport landed shortly after pm.
Military Visitors Entrain.
Latin American military men,
scheduled to fly out Of Washington
on their way home after a tour of
Army establishments OH this CONT
nent, were sent to Richmond by
train Planes were operating from
there to carry them to Texas.
The Eastern Seaboard was gener-
ally affected by the record low tenn
peratures and the snow storm. Rec
ord low temperatures for October
10 were established as follows: New
York City, 30; Buffalo, %; Roches-
ter, %; Syracuse, "a; Fall River,
Mass, q, and New Haven, Conn.,,
20.
The New York City reading was
the lowest for the date in A years.
Pittsburgh, with 80, had its coolest
october 10 in so years and Boston's
80 was the lowest in Is years.
The coolest spot in the East was
Wanakena, N. Y, where the reading
was below zero. Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, had an inch and a half of
snow and there was frost In the COT
ton country of Mississippi, Alabama
and Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Giant Uintothere
| Skeleton Found
In Wyoming
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Discovery in wyoming OF
nearly complete skeleton OF giant
uintathere, six horned moster
which roamed North America 30
900 900 years ago, was reported yes
terday by the Smithsonian Institu-
ton.
The find was made in the Bridger
Basin by an expedition headed by
DR.. Charles L. Gain.
The uintathere was about the size
of an elephant, the Smithsonian
said, but perhaps more nearly re-
sembled the rhinoceros in appear
ance. In addition to its horns, it had
two foot-long sabers protuding from
it's upper jaw, similar to those Of the
saber-tooth tiger. Despite its fight
ing equipment, it is believed to have
been a herb-eating animal.
Uintathere bones are fairly COM
mon in museums, the Smithsonian
said, but skeletons as nearly COM
plete as that found by DR.. Gain are
rare. 1t lacks only one hind leg,
part of a front leg and the neck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Veterans Group
Urges Deportation
Of Harry Bridges
D. G.. Ruinbow Division
Members Arrange
Winter Program

Deportation of Harry Bridges,
West Coast maritime labor leader,
was urged by the District Of Co.
lumbia Chapter, Rainbow Division
Veterans, in a resolution adopted
last night at its monthly meeting
at the Capitol Park Hotel. Copies
of the resolution, presented by E.
Claude Babcock, president of the
Federal Personnel Association. will
be sent to Attorney General Jack
son, Vice President Garner and
Speaker Rayburn.
Twenty-three years ago this
month the Forty second, or Rain
bow Division, made up of National
Guard units representing all parts
Of the country, embarked for France.
Last night members of the District
Chapter dined together, exchanged
"reminiscences of their experiences
in the A. E. F. and completed plans
for winter activities.
Col. Davis G.. Arnold, president of
the chapter and chairman of the 9th
District Draft Board, presided at the
meeting. A letter was read from
Gen. John J. Pershing, thanking
the chapter for its gift of flowers
on his recent birthday.
Before offering his resolution for
the deportation of Harry Bridges
Mr.. Babcock urged the registration
and fingerprinting of all Americans
as protection against subversive
movements.
The District chapter will hold its
regular fall dance November Is at
the Indian Spring Club at Silver
Spring. Md. Col Arnold is hon
orary chairman and E. F. Neagle
is chairman of the Dance Commit
tee.
Other members are Walker H. Col
ston, vice chairman and master of
ceremonies; Bentley Milford, pub
ucity; Harold B. Rodier, printing
and distribution of tickets; Irving
H. Silverberg, music, and Oscar
jackson and M. M. Marcus, door.
The following were appointed on
a Ladies Reception Committee: Mrs.
Irene Colston, Mrs. Bentley Null
ford, Mrs. M. NJ Marcus, Mrs. James
Witherite and Mrs. E. F. Neagle.
Rainbow Division veterans of the
District, Virginia and Maryland will
hold reunion at Richmond Feb
ruary %, it was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Marine Firemen Reject
Proposal 10 End Strike

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 19.-Ma-
rine firemen turned down a pro-
poSal to end their strike against
coastwise steam schooners, v. j.
Malone, union secretary, said today.
Malone said the coastwise vote on
the new peace proposal submitted
by Federal conciliators was 292
against the plan, and 191 for &C
ceptance.
The next step is up to the schooner
operators Malone said.
The conciliators had stipulated
that the firemen be granted a SIS
a month wage increase, 10 cents
an hour overtime boost, and that all
other matters in dispute be nego-
tiated.
The offer did not mention arbitra-
ton, to which firemen previously
had objected.
Originally, the firemen asked SIS
month pat increases, then COM
promised for $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
$4,000 Miles of Rouds
Are W.P.A. Achievement

BY II E Associated Press.
The Works Projects Administra-
ton issued a summary yesterday of
its accomplishments in the last five
years, reporting that among other
things it constructed SIT 900 miles of
highways, roads and streets, and
$4,000 public buildings.
w. P. A. workers constructed A.
406 miles of new and improved roads
during the first six months Of 1910,
the report said. Construction prof.
ects related to national defense in
cluded 1877 new airplane landing
fields, additions to so other fields
and reconstruction or improvement
Of BIT more.
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London
Continued From First Page.)

half of every day. Lines outside the
deep subway shelters start forming
about noon, for example. as one
member of each family takes his
place loaded down with quilts,
blankets and pillows for all the other
members.
At 4 pm. when police open the
underground shelters, the place
holders may enter and deposit their
bed clothes. That reserves places
for the family up to 7 pm.
Two Lines on Platform.
Two lines are painted on the sub
way platform-the 4 pm line and
the pm. line Those lucky enough
to grab places behind the first can
spread out an extra two feet after
rush-hour traffic is over. That
leaves l8 inches for travellers to
pick their way in and out of sta
lions. stepping above the teeming
thousands who make these under
ground caves their second homes
in some cases, the only home they
have.
The same situation exists in the
trench and surface shelters.
Servants in the home I share, for
example, get the afternoon off to
be able to wait in line at a nearby
shelter. Then, dinner has to be
served at pm. so they can get
the table cleared away before the
sirens go.
Like many other Londoners, they
come home only in time to make
the morning tea. In their case,
however, it is made from near
boiling water from the bathroom
faucet since there is no gas on
which to boil it. That's also the
reason dinner now is always cold
cuts.
One of the big difficulties in
London today is the cumulative eff
feet of six weeks of bombings. One
row of houses knocked down does
not look so bad. What gives the
real appearance of devastation is
to let the debris lie around day
after day until another hit is scored
In the same neighborhood.
Delays in Repairs Denounced.
London newspapers already have
started a campaign backed by letters
from businessmen against what
they call "disgusting' delay in carry
ing out demolition work and re-
pairing essential services needed for
business.
It Is getting so now that a sixth
sense tells you when you get to
bombed area. First you look up into
shattered windows. Then comes the
CHASTITY mess of piled-up match
wood and masonry where once stood
a house. store or factory.
AS would be expected. the swiftest
withdrawal of civilians to safer areas
Is from the hardest-hit districts ana
semi-official statements recently
have limited that compulsory evac-
uation of the capital is being con-
sidered.
Most damage has been inflicted
night after night in the same dis
tricts, which the Germans appar-
emily have marked out as primary
targets. Many bombs also have been
scattered haphazardly on other sec
tons from attitudes of up to three
miles-Where a bombardier's sneeZe
might make a difference of half
q mile in his aim.
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Nazis Claim U-Boats
Sank Il Ships Out Of
Convoy in One Night
400 British Factories
Put Out Of Commission,
Germans Also Declare
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 19.-In what Ger.
mans called the greatest and most
successful mass submarine attack
yet accomplished" NaI U-boats
were reported today To have sunk
20 ships totaling 10000 tons out Of
a single British convoy in one night.
These reported victims were
among 81 ships aggregating 173,650
tons announced by the high COM
mand as sunk in recent days.
Coupled with these reports were
the claims of Nazi military sources
that more than 400 factories and
20 per cent of the electric and gas
works in Southern and Central Eng
land had been put out of commission
by air bombings. In 100 days of
fighting since July, they said, the
British had lost at least 1000 planes.
The official DNB news agency said
the attacking submarines swarmed
about the convoy, broke it up and
then picked the vessels off one by
one as they scattered.
Accounts of this exploit all but
overshadowed the air siege Of
Britain, which Germans declared
continued without letup after night
attacks on London, Liverpool, Birm-
ingham and detectives in Southern
England.
The high command said an "es-
sential waterworks" in London was
destroyed. 1t reported British
speedboats attacking German sup
ply ships were repulsed. Informed
sources said German Iong-range
guns also forced British destroyers
back into British coastal waters yes,
terday after they attempted to ne
gotiate the channel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

The great melting pot of America
has begun to affect even the solid
MacGregor clan. The MacGregors
and Magruders ct al, adjourned
their 3lst annual conference at the
Willard last night amid proposals
to depose the hereditary chieftain,
Sir Malcolm MacGregor of Mac
Gregor, baronet, and make eligible
for chieftain of the American clan
anybody of MacGregor descent, even
If his name is Smith.
Then Clan MacGregor already in
cludes a great many Magruders, be-
cause around 1000 the King of Eng
land put price on the heads of
the MacGregor clan and they all
changed their names to Magruder.
Since Alexander Magruder came
to America in 1862, 800 of his de-
scendants have appeared on this
soil. What with daughters changing
their names, many wearers of the
MacGregor plaid and symbolic pine
Sprlg now bear names ranging from
Van den Berg to Smith.
They Defy Sir Malcolm.
But they are all MacGregors, and
the conference last year voted to
open the craftsmanship to any of
them. Ten years before Sir Malcolm
had ruled from his seat in Scotland
that only MacGregor and Magruder
could wear the heavy gold seal of
leadership on a plaid about his neck
Last night the question of eligibility
for craftsmanship was reopened by
delegates anxious to proceed with
out wounding Sir Malcolm, hereditary
leader Of MacGregor clans all over
the world. 1t was suggested that al
though he had been given year to
protest the right of all 300 de-
scendants to the craftsmanship. the
matter should be brought to his at
tention again.
Advocates of the new democracy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Thief Is Unimpressed

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 10 (P).-Subur-
ban Overland's only police scout car
has the words Overland Police Car
No. l" painted in large red letters
on its sides. 1t is equipped with
siren, red spotlight in front and
red and green lights in back
A thief. unimpressed with all this
show of authority, stole the car this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Two Reserve Flyers
Missing on Short Hop
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Calf, Oct. 1.-Two
Bay District Army Reserve officers
vanished today on a projected flight
to Monterey in an Army training
plane.
The men, Pilot Volney r. Styles
Of Oakland, second lieutenant in the
Air Reserves, and Nathan H. Samuels,
first lieutenant in the Infantry Re-
serve, left Oakland Airport at 9:53
am. on a reconnaissance flight to
Monterey, 100 miles away. An aerial
search was unavailing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Maid Held in Sluvino

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 R.-Betty
Klempa, 19-year-old blond maid of
Perth Amboy. N. j., was held in
$4,000 bail today as material wit
ness in the Staying of Mrs. Leah
Rubin, Bronx housewife for whom
she worked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Patrol Vessel Sunk

LONDON. Oct. 10 P).-The Ad-
miralty announced today that H.
NJ auxiliary patrol vessel, Girl
Mary, Acting Skipper F. B. Plas-
kit, r. N. R., has been lost by
enemy action. Next of kin Of cas-
ualties have been informed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Turkey Dinner Planned

The annual turkey dinner given
by the Mems Club Of Pinkney Me-
mortal Church, Hyattsville, Md, will
be held Thursday in the parish hall
Harry A. Boswell is general chair
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Scouts to Be Guests

Members from Boy and Girl
Scout troops will be guests and
speak at the october meeting of the
Cherrydale CVaD School Parent
Teacher Association tomorrow at 8
pm. at the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

o Spanish British ships unknown
Losses by nations includes naval vessels:
Britain 452 Norway 1o5 Germany s5 Sweden So Greece S.
Yugoslavia Lhuana g. Poland
Argentina Egypt Latvia Portugal each
Total, 1890
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
HimmIer Leaves Burqos

BURGOS. Spain, Oct. 10 R-
Heinrich Himmler, head Of Ger
many's Gestapo. left here tonight
by train for Madrid. He is in Spain
on an official visit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Two Liners Sail 10 Pick Up
Americans in Far East
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19-The United
States liner Washington, already
a mercy ship in removing Ameri-
cans from war-torn Europe, sailed
today for the Far East to return
Americans from China and Manila.
United States Lines officials said
the State Department had ordered
that no information be given out
about the vessel but it was known
that she was equipped with hun
dreds of cots and would take on oil
at San Pedro. Calf, before proceed
ing to Honolulu, Shanghai and Ma
Mia.
At Hampton Roads tomorrow the
liner will pick up 1000 Naval recruits
who will board Naval vessels at San
Pedro and a group of Baltimore
Naval reservists who will disembark
at the Canal Zone.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19 R.-
The liner President Taft. equipped
to accommodate from 800 to 1000
Americans to be evacuated from
the Orient, sailed today for the Far
East by way of Honolulu. She car
ried extra life boats and was slowed
with cots, blankets, foodStuf1s and
medical supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Losses in War at Sea
BY the Associated Press.

The following box during
October inclusive
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-29
GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Few of us know much about geo.
graphy, except in most vague way, and
this being the case a little inquiry into the
latitude and longitude of various places
often reveals facts which are somewhat
surprising, as few examples may il
lustrate.
We think of "sunny Italy, as warm,
southern country, yet Rome and Chicago
are in exactly the same latitude. Other
pairs of places of equal latitude are Paris
and Quebec; Berlin and Attu Island,
Alaska; New York and Istanbul (Con-
stantinople) Florence, Italy and Toronto,
Canada. Venice, famed for its canals, is
in the same latitude as Montreal.
In the matter of longitude, also, our
casual impressions often might be found
faulty. A classic example, pretty well
known by this time is that the Pacific end
of the Pama Canal is farther east than the
Atlantic end, owing to the peculiar curve
of the isthmus.
Due to the eastward sweep of South
Americans western coast, we find San
tiago, Chile, to be 200 miles farther east
than New York. Reno, New, is farther
west than Los Angeles. Washington, D.
c., is due north of Nassau, Bahama Is
lands
good many persons, when they first
heard of it, were surprised to learn that
Tokyo. Japan, is some l 100 miles farther
east than Manila, Philippine Islands.
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49, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. 49,
RITES TOMORROW
FOR c. ], CATALA

Services for Cesar ]. Catala,
6S, who died yesterday morning
at the residenc, 907 Division
street, will be held from Lopez
Funeral Home chapel to the St.
Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic
Church, tomorrow afternoon at
500 o'clock, it was announced to-
day.
Survivors are: The wife, Mrs.
Josephine Catala; three sons,
Cesar, Jr., Cecil and Joseph Mar
shall, who arrived last night
from Miami; two daughters, Mrs.
Amparo Blance Pierce, who also
arrived from Miami, and Rose
Marie Catala, and two grandchil-
dren, John Richard Coffman and
Vincent II. Catala.
Rev. A. L. Maureau, 81, of
the Catholic Church, will offici-
ate at the service.