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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Red Cross Campaign
Enters Final Week.;
1891 Enrolled
Workers Face Task Of
Getting $500 Members
Daily to Reach Cool

Red Cross workers today faced the
task Of obtaining $500 Red Cross
memberships daily as the campaign
went into its final week with an
enrolment Of 84,9l1 members.
General Chairman Edgar Morris
called on workers to redouble their
efforts to reach the goal of 10000
memberships. Expressing satisfac-
ton with the public response to the
appeal Of the organization, Mr..
Morris said:
"All that is necessary to assure
the success of the Roll Call and the
proper functioning of the District
Red Cross in the coming year Is
that every one be given the oppor-
tunity to enroll"
Mr.. Morris urged those who have
not had chance convenient to
enroll to call the headquarters of
the campaign, telephone Hobart
$500, and arrangements will be
made to take the membership.
Workers will be on hand at the
football game between the Washing
ton Redskins and Chicago Cardinals
at Grifhth Stadium today to enroll
members Of both teams prior to the
game and receive memberships from
spectators.
Meanwhile, the national organi-
zation announced that two Red
Cross nurses from Detroit have
been named to head the stan Of so
American nurses to be stationed at
the Red Cross-Harvard University
Hospital now being established In
England. The appointees, Miss Pa
thence L. Clarke, chief nurse, and
Miss Gertrude Madley, assistant
chief nurse, will come to Washing
ton the week of October 81 to begin
of their staff. The hospi-
tai will treat and study commune
cable diseases As found under war
time conditions.
The interest of Washingtonians in
the Red Cross work in the war is es-
pecially keen, Mrs. Albert N. Bags,
vice chairman Of the local Roll Call
Booths Committee. reported yestsr-
day. ..---~ .-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

A little group Of men who love
railroads gathered here last night
to hear the story Of a railroad no
longer in existence-and regretted
that its passing prevented each
members wish to ride over its I'M
usual route.
The occasion was the October
meeting of the Washington Division,
Railroad Enthusiasts. The speaker
was Carlton j. Corliss. manager Of
the publicity section of the Associa-
ton Of American Railroads, and his
topic was the Key West extension
Of the Florida East Coast Railway,
abandoned after 40 miles of its
length was washed out in q hurri-
cane in 1895.
No vaSsel of any railroad or COM
bination of them is their organiza-
ton, the Enthusiasts assert with
emphasis, calling attention to q
membership composed of laymen to
an extent of over 90 per cent.
Among the men who listened to Mr..
Corliss and examined with evident
interest the pictures he passed
around showing the difficulties in
volved in linking the Florida keys
by rail were q Government stats.
tician, q Bureau Of Standards en-
ploye, a member Of the American
Automobile Association staff, q
patent attorney, man In the prop
erty management field.
1--WE Just like to ride on railroads,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Amateurs Pictures
Will Go on Display
Here tuesday
386 Snapshots Token
In U. S. and Canada
To Be Judged Tomorrow

A collection Of 1856 of the finest
pictures selected from hundreds of
thousands taken by amateur pho
tographers throughout the United
States and Canada will 60 on public
display for the first time Tuesday
at a washington Salon" arranged
by the Newspaper National Snap
shot Awards, Of which The Star is
a cooperating participant.
Included in the display will be
the work of four local winners in
the 1910 contest sponsored by The
Star-George K. Stands Of Narrows,
Va; Bob Holland Of Fort McHenfy,
Baltimore; Martha II. Brown of
6720 North Central avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md. and r. A. Bagley Of
Salem, Va.
The exhibit will be held in the
Explorers Hall Of the National &C.
ographic Society at Sixteenth and
M streets NV, through October n.
On weekdays the hours will be 10
am. to 10 pm. and Sundays from
noon to 6 pm.
Judges who will award 125 cash
prizes totaling $4,000 in the con-
test will make their selections to-
morrow. The judges will be Nor
man B. Geddes of New York City,
designer and photographer; Sir E.
WHY Grier, Canadian painter and
art critic; Frank Liuni of New York,
president of the Photographic So
ciety of America; DR.. Arthur j. Ohm
stead, Photographic authority at the
Smithsonian Institution, and Ken
meth Wilson Williams of Rochester,
N. Y, editor of amateur publica-
lions of the Eastman Kodak Co.
The national contest was started
in 1885 and proved so successful it
was made an annual event. In this
years contest 81 newspapers in the
United States and Canada helped
to sponsor the local events. The
1856 pictures selected by the news
papers represented the cream Of
hundreds of thousands Of snapshots
entered during the various contest
periods between last May IL and
4
The pictures were judged primar-
iN On their general interest and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

appeal, giving every amateur,
whethey old or young in experience,
an equal chance to win an award.
While important, Photographic tech
nique was not the deciding factor.
The participating newspapers
conducted local contests for period
of six weeks or longer, awarding
prizes each week in cash or mer-
chandise. Grand prizes in four
classes were awarded by the news
papers at conclusion Of the local
contests.
The classes were for babies and
children as subjects, for young peo-
pie and adults, scenes and still life
and animal life.
During the salon here two NOV
ing pictures will be shown daily
''Highlights and Shadows" depict
ing photography in the making and
accompanied by sound, and q travel
picture of Mexico in colors.
The photographs on exhibit are
enlargements, approximately 1lxl4
inches In size, Of the, original mega
tives. -.-...--r-~-- -,-,-sr-.-,- 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Naval Battalion
TO Receive Award
For High Standing
(: Plaque to Be Presented
By Assistant Secretary
Compton on Tuesday
Star Staff Photos.

With appropriate ceremonies
letters of commentator for efIi-
cheney Tuesday night will be issued
at the Navy Yard by Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy Compton to the
Naval Battalion here,
1t. William Croft Jennings, COM
mander First Battalion, 1916
Potomac street NV, will receive a
letter of commentator for his Or
ganization which achieved the
highest efficiency aggregate of the
SO divisions in the country.
In addition the battalion, through
1t. Jennings, will receive a plaque
in evidence Of its standing.
Other officers scheduled to re-
ceive letters of commentator in
clude 1t. Francis Shallus Kirk,
commander, Third Battalion, 400
Prince George street, Laurel, Md.
and 1t. Paul Edward Kerst, COM
mander, First Battalion, Alexandria.
Va.
Enlisted men who, according to
the Navy Departments announce
ment today. will receive the naval
reserve medal are: Harold Leslie
Barnstead. chief store keeper, 327
Whittier street NV; Morgan Alvin
Chism, machinist mate, first class,
1882 Chesapeake street NV:
Antonio F. Lancaster, second class
water teder. 241 Gallatin street
NV, and Earl Milton Haggaman,
chief boatswain's mate, 914 North
Ivy street, Arlington, Va.
Yoeman second class Willard
Howard Higbie. 1884 Newton street
NE, as the outstanding enlisted
man Of the local battalion will re-
ceive the medal awarded by the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
The George Washington Post No.
1, American Legion, will present a
medal to Radio Man FIRST class
Frederick George Calvert, 1918 c
street NE. This is the william Cor
ley award.
Omcial recognition also will be
given three men who have con-
tributed most during the last year
70 the efficiency Of their respective
organizations" These men are Yoe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

(ses LIBRARY. Page B-2.)
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Bond Concerts
TUESDAY

TUESDAY.
United States Army Band IN the
band auditorium at the War College,
$50 pm.
United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra ut the bandstand in
the home, $50 pm.
SATURDAY.
United States Army Band IN the
band auditorium at the War College,
1880 am.
United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra at the bandstand in
the home, $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Model in Assault Case
Here Drops Complaint
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne ASSoclAted PfeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12-Arabella
Hartley, model, said today she
would go to Queens Felony Court
tomorrow to seek dismissal Of .
grand larceny complaint she had
preferred against her former hus.
band. James Feeley, also a model
She offered as bail security her
5000 roadster, which in her orig
inal complaint she charged Mr.. Fee.
ley with trying to steal.
The model several days ago swore
out an assault warrant in Washing.
ton against a former friend, CNf.
ford Zieger, an aviator. charging he
beat her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13

man Second class Jerome Joseph
Wisniewski, 2424 Sixteenth street
north, Arlington, Va; Seaman (sec-.
ond class William Earl Myers, SIC
West street, Annapolis, Md, and
Apprentice Seaman Harry Nelson
Peters, 1853 Ogden street NV.
Headed by Mr.. Compton, ranking
onacials Of the Navy Department
and the Navy Yard will be present
for the ceremonies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
He Got the Bird

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Oct. u LD.
Customs officers know most of the
answers, but not quite all. {.
Even they were amazed when they
caught a man swimming the Rio
Grande. pushing washtub in front
of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Rev. Edwin Ryon to Speak

The Rev. Edwin Ryan, secretary OF
the Institute of Ibero-American
Studies at Catholic University, will
speak before the Inter-American
Forum ct Sis pm. Wednesday in
international House. .17o6 New
aampehiYe ayeaue NV. - .--,,
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Delaware Banker Dies

MILFORD, Del. Sept. Is P,.-
Daniel Hirsch, 49, banker and one
time reading clerk in the Delaware
Senate, died yesterday after a long
illness. He was president OF the
First National Bank e. Trust Co. of
Milford and director of the Della
ware, Maryland & Virginia Rail-
road.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

It's worth going out of your way
to prevent an accident.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Princess Helen Takes Up
Duties as Queen Mother
Bv the AssCciated Press

BY the Associated Press
BUCHAREST, Sept. l6.-Princess
Helen undertook today the duties of
a queen mother-erding nearly a
decade of exile to return to the side
of her son, Mihai, once again King
Of Rumania.
AS queen mother. Helen-hence-
forward to be known as Regina
Mama Elena returned TO the huge
Rumanian royal palace vacated only
week ago by Carol II. who divorced
and eXiled her and who is himself
now an exile living temporarily IN
Spain.
Gen. Ion Antonescu's Iron Guard
state prayed and cheered yesterday
as the youthful new King Mihai
brought his mother to Bucharest.
Gen. Antonescu, who has taken the
title Leader of the National Iron
Guard State and Chief of the Iron
Guard Regime arranged the home
coming as climax for transforma-
ton Of the country into the Nazi
pattern.
Mihai and his mother rode in an
open coach drawn by six white
horses through fioWer-strewn streets
as thousands cheered along the
four mile route.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

merely was another local operation.
Many expressed the view that 1t
was designed merely to hold the
frontier and prevent continued
British raids, which have resulted
in the capture of many Italian
soldiers. including one general.
Graziani apparently intended to
use Bir Nuh as supply base for
the Egyptian campaign, since he
left sizeable force there to start
building camps.
large numbers of Libyan native
troops, apparently had split his
force, moving one column down the
coast and the other over the desert
south of Salum. The Libyans and
Arabs were reported to be leading
the advance, which was protected
overhead by Italian bombers and
fighters.
One air squadron attempted to
bomb Mersa Matruh, about $50 miles
from Alexandria, but the British
claimed anti-aircraft fire brought
uoWIi Oilt ldlOtI dilu 1OlCtu lllc
others to turn away.
Cairo Remains Calm
Cairo remained calm in the face
of the invasion. Egyptians hope the
city will be spared bombardment, as
an open city, and as a holy place
to Moslems Only a partial black
out exists Alexandria, however. has
complete blackout, since the Brit
iSh feet is moored there and the
citv has baen bombed several times
Young King Farouk appealed to
Noslens all over the world for a
collective PRAYER Of peace for Egypt
a country With which Italy is not
formally at war
He asked Mohammedans to i'm
plore Allah to extend his mercy
/ throughout the world and restore
an era of peace and harmony. heal
the wounds of humanity to protect
the Moslem countries from all mis-
fortune and resuScitate the prestige
Of Islam
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Handicapped Base
Will Replace Stone
On Naval Memorial
S3o, 900 W. P. A. Fund
Allotted to Complete
Unfinished Sculpture

The Navy and Marine Memorial
on Columbia Island, which has re-
manned unfinished for more than 10
years, is now 10 be completed, but
not as originally planned.
Under a $4,000 w. P. A. project
the memorial will be Handicapped in
place of receiving the stone base
originally intended for it. The land
scaping will take the form of a
spiral ramp, sodded and planted
Two flights of flagstone steps will
lead up to a f1agstone platform on
which the memorial rests. A walk
will occupy a portion of the spiral
SO that visitors will be able to view
the memorial from all angles. Park
ing space will be provided along the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
and the walk will lead from there TO
the memorial.
Bride Path Will Circle.
The present bride path along the
Potomac River bank will circle
around the memorial and the vicin-
ity will be sodded and planted.
Decision to landscape the memo
rial, which consists of a group OF
sea gulls lowering over wave de-
signed in 1922 by Bengi del Plata,
came recently when the Office of
National Capital Parks gave up the
idea of seeking appropriations from
Congress with which to erect the
green stone base originally a part
of the design. This base, which was
to have been OF green granite or
Virginia greensboro, would have cost
anywhere from $4,000 to S185 900,
according to various estimates. The
latter was the original estimate and
provided for the granite base.
Private Funds Exhausted.
The Navy and Marine Memorial
Association, which raised initial
funds for the memorial through
private subscription. ran out OF
money before the completed Sculp-
ture was erected. The local park
office. on whose land the memorial
was to be placed, sought and re-
ceived an appropriation Of about
$4,000 to erect the memorial. For
many years it has remained in an
unfinished state resting on a ce-
mont foundation which was TO have
received the stone base.
Requests for funds to construct
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Messages Express
Regret Over Death
Of John Posseh|
Special Services Tonight
To Honor Head Of Union
Of Operating Engineers

Messages of regret over the death
Saturday of John Possehl, general
president of the International Union
Of Operative Engineers, were re-
ceived yesterday from employers and
labor groups at the office of Frank
A. Fitzgerald, general secretary
treasurer of the I. U. O. E.
Many of the messages referred to
Mr.. Possehls efforts as a promoter
of cooperation and goodwill in in
dustry. 1t was Mr. Possehl who, In
August, 1899, was largely responsible
for the settlement of building trades
strikes involving 100000 900 in con-
tracts. The negotiations took place
at Atlantic City, N. j.
Shortly afterward, Mr.. Possehl
also brought about a settlement of
a long standing jurisdictional dis
pute between the Brotherhood of
TeamsterS and the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. The dispute had
been holding up millions of dollars
worth of Government work in Wash
lngton.
Mr.. PoSSehl, who was SIS, had
served his union % years as an ex-
Evening star., 1940-09-16
fn Mrntnriant

BUTLER, MARTHA. In loving remem-
brance Of my darling mother. MARTHA
BUTLER (nee SIMS, who departed this
life twenty-five years ago today. Septem-
ber 49, 1918.
Darling mother. dearest Of all.
Oh, how I wish you could answer my call.
In the lonely hours of night
Pains and sorrows have clipped my sight;
But with your tender. watching care.
Oh. how wish that YOU were near.
YOUR DEVOTED DAUGHTER, EDNA
GRAY.
BUTLER. MARTHA. In memory CT our
darling mother. MARTHA BUTLER. who
passed away twenty-five years ago today,
September 16, 1918.
1t is not the tears that are shed
That tell of hearts that are broken;
But the silent tears in the after years
And remembrance silently spoken.
LOVING DAUGHTERS. MAGDALENE
DAVIS AND EDNA GRAY.
THOMAS, MARY LEE, who died three
years ago today. Sertember 49, 1887.
How sweet the memory
MARTHA.
HILL JOHN AUGUSTUS. In loving
memory of our dear father, JOHN AU-
GUSTUS HILL, who departed this life two
years ago today, September 16. 1888.
May God keep his memory forever
-0' " THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

the air and running into con-
slant stream of fire from British
armored cars, had pushed 25 miles
into Egypt to the village of Buqbuq.
on the coastal road.
Tanks. armored cars and motor
cycle units, protected by bombing
and fighting planes, are leading
Marshal Rodolfo Graziani's forces
which have been advancing across
the burning sands of the western
desert since Saturday, the British
said
So far. they declared. little resist
ance has been put u and the
Italians have been permitted TO ad-
vance over no mans land with
the British concentrating on in
ficting casualties and smashing
motor transport units. Native Libyan
troops were said to be bearing the
brunt of the British guerrilla war
fare.
Bir Nuh Is Captured.
The Italian troops knitted down a
Mediterranean coastal road yeSter-
day and occupied desert villages
including Bir Nuh. 7 miles south of
Salum, port near the Egyptian
Libyan frontier, which. with the
British abandoned village of MuSaid.
was taken over by the Fascist force
Saturday night.
The R A. F. said its attacks were
"sucCeSsful' and that moving troops
had been bombed. great damage
inflicted on eXpeditionary equip
ment and many fires started in
Italian-held territory. There was
no contact of ground forces. but
British artillery and armored cars
were pouring a constant heavy fire
on the advancing Italians
British Await Main Force.
The British, showing no signs OF
stiffening to meet the Italian drive
led by Marshal Graziani. appeared
to be awaiting the main force of
the attack and discounted the early
Fascist successes as comprising
merely the occupation of desert
wastes.
There was widespread specula-
ton as to whether the present
italian thrust really constituted the
first step Of a general offensive or
Evening star., 1940-09-16

Don't be a traffic chiseler. Be fair
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Judson Lovette Kline,
Navy Mans Son, Dies

Judson Lovette Kline. 4-vear-old
son of 1t. Comdr and Mrs. Wendell
F. Kline. 310 Washington terrace.
Alexandria. died Yesterday in Chill
dren's Hospital after an illness of
five weeks.
The child was a grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Judson L. Kline of WASH
ington. His father is attached to
the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at Fort Myer
Chapel, followed by burial in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Rome

Continued From FIRST Pageo
and the junction of two vital
caravan trails
British sources have described
Salum as militarily worthless. It's
harbor, they said, has not been
visited by war vessel in years,
the coastal road has been made
impossible and the town itself is
ruined.)
Press Lid Off Offensive.
The government took the lid of
the Italian offensive into Egypt by
allowing newspapers to publish pho
tographS today purporting to show
long columns of Italian and ma
tive troops marching across the
desert and also native troops firing
artillery, which. the captions said,
were beyond Libya's eastern bor-
der"
One Italian authority said Italy
still was adhering TO Premier Mus
sclinis assertion in declaring war
on Britain last June 10 that Italy
mad no intention Of dragging Egypt
into it. The offensive. therefore,
was considered a military eXpedi-
ton rather thas formal war on
Egypt.
This source recalled that Egypts
notification of the rupture of dip
lomatic relations with Italy four
days after the Italian war declara
ton was accompanied by assur-
ances from Egyptian leaders that
the action was taken regretfully
Under British nreSSn1re
Evening star., 1940-09-16

the base have met with congress
sional apathy and pickering between
the New Hampshire and Virginia
delegations in Congress, each at
tempting to fix the amount of the
appropriation at level where
stone from its State would be used.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Garn nf Thanka

FIERCE, GERTRUDE. I wish to ac-
knowledge with deepest appreciation the
Moral tributes, expressions of sympathy
and kindly acts of my co-workers and all
nv many friends and neighbors at the
passing OF my dear sister. GERTRUDE
PIERCE. NAN GORDON.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

ecutive. the last nine as general
president.
A funeral service to be attended
by the general officers and members
Of the International Union will be
held at 8 o'clock tonight at Gawler' S
chapel, 1750 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Public rites will be held to-
morrow at pm. at Calvary Baptist
Church. Burial will be in Savannah,
Ga.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Italians Advance
Admitted by British

CAIRO. Sept. Is LP).-The British
acknowledged today that Italian
columns, heavily bombarded from
La gaceta., 1940-11-08
ACUSACI0N Ell
MUCHACHO QUE MATO A
SU MADRASTRA

Fort Myers, Nov. 8.-Un Ju-
RADIO recomend6 hoy ell procesa-
miento de COMFY Herbert Vier-
hout, de IL amos, como autor del
asesinato, en- segundo grado, de
la Sra. Ethel Vierhout, su ma
drastra.
COMFY, encerrado en- una Gel
da especial, es la carcel del Con-
dado, no declare. Su padre fue
ell principal testigo y relate 10
que ell muchacho lie dijera. La
madrastra lie habia prohibido ir
al teatro por dos semanas y de-
cidi6 matarla usando un rifle
calibre %.
La gaceta., 1940-11-08
KENNEDY NO QUIERE Sc
ENVIEN VAPORES MER-
GATES A I~NGLATERRA

Washington, Nov. S.-Jose P.
Kennedy, ell embajador en- In
%glaterra, declare hoy que Sc opo
ne al envio de un convoy anne
ricano a las aguas inglesas, a pc
sar de que 1920 americanos re-
Sidentes en- LondreS piden ser re
patriadoS. Pudiera una nina
hundir el vapor e inmediatamen
te caeriamos en- la guerra.
La Secretaria de Estado rea-
liza todos los esfuerzos posibles
para complacer a los americanos
que anhelan ser repatriados.
No We Kennedy la posibilidad
de que Alemania game la guerra
mientras no domino a la avia =
ci6n ingleSa, Y este no parece pc
sible. Kennedy inSiste en- que de
be mandarse a Inglaterra toda
la ayuda necesaria, con la excep
ci6n de mandar tropas. Pasara
varios dias en- California y des-
pu6s ira a Miami.
Ell presidente Roosevelt confe-
renci6 hoy con Kennedy.
Por las apariencias Sc deduce
cue ell gobierno Sc propone acre
centar la ayuda a la Gran Bre-
tana y estimase possible la acep-
taci6n de Singapore como base
naval para la escuadra ameri-
cana en- ell Pacifico.
Esperase ell regreso de Lon
dres del embajador ingles Lord
Lothian.
La gaceta., 1940-11-08
HITLER PTENSA OAR A CO.
NOCER Ell ARREGL0 CON
VICHY Ell Ola IL DE NO
M

Madrid, Nov. 8.-Se da por
SECURE en- esta capital que ell dia
IL de noviembre Sc dara a como
Ger ell arreglo franco-aleman,
con la esperanto ode borrar asi
la memoria del armisticio en- la
guerra mundial'.
Creese que Petain lOgrara la
retirada de las tropas alemanas
de una gran parte de Francia,
cediendo a Italia, Mia yTunez,
y Alsacia y Lorena a los alema-
mes, junto con la ocupaci6n pOr
los nazis de los puertos del Ca
nal mientras dure la guerra. FL
Eje aspira tambien a manejar
la administration dh Jas colo
Mas francesas en- Africa y otros
lugares,