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Evening star., 1940-09-14
Taber Says Airport
Cost Three Times
Original Estimate
Little Relief Labor Used
On GroveIIy Point Work,
He Declares in House

Construction of the Washington
National Airport at Gravelly Point
on the Potomac has cost more than
three times the original estimated
cost, it was charged in the House
by Representative Taber, Republi-
can. of New York.
Mr.. Taber. ranking minority men,
ber of the House Appropriations
Committee. also declared that de-
spite the use of P. w. A. and w. p.
A. funds, little relief labor had been
used.
Granted Minute to Speak.
Granted one minute by unanimous
consent to address the House, Mr..
Taber said:
There has been a lot of agita-
ton about airports and I understand
there will be more At this time. my
purpose is to call the attention of
the House to the fact that the
Gravelly Airport which is just being
completed will cost around sl5,0O0,-
900. The joint commission ap-
pointed to study airports in the
vicinity of Washington a couple of
years ago. headed by Senator King,
on July 9, 1897, suggested an air
port a. Gravelly Point costing
s4,746 900.
With the P. w. A. and the w.
P. A. they have fooled away three
times as much as it should cost, and
on top of that they have not en-
ployed any relief labor to amount to
anything at all. This is the way we
are doing business these days. 1t is
just relief racket"
Questioned on Defense.
At that point Mr.. Taber was in
terrupted by Repre- esenta tive
Schafer. Republican, of Wisconsin,
who said:
THE Gravelly Point Airport is a
very extensive area adjacent to the
Nations Capital. Has any provi-
sion been made for aviation defense
such as underground hangers,
camouf1aged and hidden runways,
or Is it all right out in the open
waiting for any enemy to bomb and
wipe it out overnight?"
In reply, Mr.. Taber said: "They
have an agricultural experiment
station spread around it to be a
hazard to aviation and airplanes
landing there"
Evening star., 1940-09-14
President Expected
To Sign Next Week;
Enro||s 16,500,000
First $4,000 Men
Moy Be in Comp
By November
Industry draft tert and roll call
rotes on Pages Al and Az

By the Associated Press.
Peacetime draft legislation. reouir-
ing registration of approximately
16,500,00 men. 81 through IS years
old. for military training. was finally
approved by Congress today and
dispatched to the White House.
The Presidents signature enacting
1t into law is expected to be affixed
early next week, setting in motion
machinery which will send the first
$4,000 draftees to camps in No.
vember.
The House took the final legisla-
tive step this afternoon when it ap-
proved compromise between Sem
ate and House versions of the con-
scription measure a short time after
the Senate gave its assent by a Al
to-25 vote
The House roll call vote was 232
to l24. Two Representatives voted
present"
The final version included pro-
vision for the President to take over
industrial plants, on rental basis,
when necessary to get defense orders
filed expeditiousiy.
The Senate's action came after it
had sent the bill back to a Joint
Senate and House Conference Com
mittee, by 37-to-33 vote last night,
with instructions to its conferees 10
insist on the adoption of House,
approved clause giving the Govern
81 t,zl
trial plants where the owners proved
recalcitrant about accepting or ham
ding defense orders.
New Version More Drastic.
This provision. much more drastic
than a compromise version pre-
viouSly written into the measure by
the conferees, was adopted quickly
by the Joint Committee and the
measure returned to the Senate for
action.
The 600-word section provided. in
! principle, that once the President
| had placed a defense order, the
manufacturer should accept 1t at
price declared to be reasonable" by
the Secretary of War or the Secre-
/ tary OF the Navy.
If the manufacturer declined to
give the Government preference on
this order, or refused to fill it. the
Government could step in and oper-
ate the plant, paying fair and just"
/ compensation. The manufacturer
would be subject to maximum PEN
alties of three years imprisonment
and $50 900 fine.
Other Plan Called Vague.
This provision contrasted with the
committees compromise version
which opponents aSSailed as vague
and uncomfortable" That would
have authorized the Government to
take over plants only if the .Secre-
tary of War or the Secretary of Navy
certified that the public necessity
was immediate and there was no
other source of supply
Senator Russell, Democrat. Of
| Georgia, co-author with Senator
Overton, Democrat, of Louisiana. OF
the original Senate section discarded
by the conferees. led the fight which
resulted in the Senate vote
Gleefully, such opponents of con-
! scription as Senators Wheeler,
Democrat. of Montana; Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri, and Norris,
Independent. of Nebraska. jumped
! (See CONSCRIPTION, Page A-D
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Criticized for CHICAGO
Talk, Wi||kie Charges
New Deal Is Worried
Lucos Declares Nominees
He'll Remarks Show He Is
Unfit for Presidency
BY ]. A. OLEARY,

ABOARD WILLKIE SPECIAL.
EN- ROUTE WEST THROUGH
ILLINOIS, Sept. l4-Wendell Will
kies farewell to Chicago as his train
rolled West this morning was
charge that the New Deal is trying to
discredit the reception that city
gave him yesterday because they're
worried"
Senator Lucas, Democrat, of H.
linois has issued statement assert
ing Mr.. Willkie revealed unf1tness
for presidency by his casual ITO
hell with Chicago remark in Cicero
yesterday. The nominee had in
advertently mentioned being in
Chicago, and when some one
in the crowd reminded him it
was Cicero. Mr.. Willkie-interrupted
in his train of thought-replied with
a smile, Then to hell with Chicago.
We're out of sight of Kelly and
Nash
Thanking the crowd that gathered
to wave good-by at La Sale Street
Station this morning, Mr.. Willkie
said ne had been touched by yes
terdays demonstrations.
They're Desperate"
But" he went on, watch the
Scott Lucases and the New Deal try
to discredit 1t. They're desperate
They'll even try to defend Kelly
Nash. They'll say I insulted Chi
cago when I insulted Kelly and
Nash. Let me tell you. I'm going to
continue to insult Kelly-NaSh from
now until election day. and after
I'm elected I'll do more than that"
Get rid of them," he told the
crowd, as the train began to pull
out of the station.
Arriving at Joliet, Mr.. Willkie be-
gan a series of 10 stops scheduled
for the day in Illinois and Iowa.
Popular With ONCE Workers.
Mr. WILKES intensive drive in
this city yesterday brought out three
striking points:
THAT he has a crusading, en-
thusiastic following among the
army of office workers, revealed by
the rousing demonstration accorded
him in the downtown loop district,
2-That labor in the big industrial
areas of the city is willing to listen
to his platform, but has not reached
the same pitch of enthusiasm.
3-That Mr.. Willkie is prepared
to make a strong bid for the colored
vote-an important factor in the
large cities-as shown by the en-
phatic stand he took against racial
intolerance, in addressing a colored
rally of more than $1,000.
For nine unbroken hours yester-
day Mr.. Willkie rode through Chi
See WIILKIE. Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Army Lets Contracts
For S157,O00,o00 in
Planes, Machine Guns
General Motors to Get
$4,000, 900 in Tools
For Weapon Order
BY FRED H. MORHART, Jr.

Contracts totaling approximately
S157 100000 for machine guns and
fighting planes were announced to-
day by the War Department.
One order of S81 100000 for the
mass production of machine guns
went to General Motors Corp. The
guns will be manufactured in four
subsidiary factories.
The corporation will procure and
install equipment at a cost of $40
100000 dollars to the Federal Gov
ernment, which will retain title to
the machinery. 1t is expected the
plants will be fooled for production
in Is months.
The guns will be manufactured in
the A. c. Spark Plug Division. Flint,
Mich. Saginaw Steering Gear Di-
vision, Saginaw, Mich; Frigidaire
Division. Dayton. Ohio, and Guide
Lamp Division. Syracuse, N. Y.
The General Motors contract pro-
vides for a reduction in the cost of
machine guns if the company is
able TO reduce cost further as a re-
suit of economies made through
mass production methods.
Plane Contracts Awarded.
Two plane contracts, totaling s76,-
396, 1892, went to Republic Aviation
Corp, Long Island, N. Y, which re-
ceived $50, ,499 1924 contract for pur-
suit planes and spare parts. and Bell
Aircraft Corp, Buffalo. N. Y, which
was awarded a s19,896 ,668 contract
for pursuit airplanes and parts. The
award to Republic includes 225
planes under the appropriation
which authorized construction Of
4,247 planes. Thus contracts have
been let for $3,758 of these ships. OF
the planes now under contract, / ,728
are OF the combat type.
The contracts were cleared by the
National Defense Commission.
The P-39 (Air- COBRA, which is the
ship in the Bell contract, is a single
engined interceptor pursuit plane.
The War Department announced
yesterday the award of S4l.440, ,47O
in contracts for airplanes and en-
gines.
They were:
Curtiss Wright Corp. Curtiss
aeroplane division, Buffalo, N. Y,
$40 pursuit airplanes and spare
parts, S19,688,287; Curtiss Wright
Corp, st. Louis airplane division
Robertson, Mo, $50 training planes
and spare parts. s4,221 ,O69; Curtiss-
Wright Corp, St Louis airplane di-
vision, Robertson, Mo-. As transport
cargo type planes and spare parts,
sl2.4l0.116, and Aviation Manufac-
turing Corp, Lycoming division,
Wllliamsport, Pa, airplane engines
$5,12O e97.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
President AsksLaw
To Project Draftees'
Security Benefits
Message to Congress
Says Social Coins
Must Be Preserved
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt asked Con-
gress today for early enactment of
legislation protecting persons in the
armed services from loss of insur-
ance or benefit rights under the
various Federal security programs.
In message sent to the Capitol
this morning, the Chief Executive
emphasized that the defense emer-
gency must not be permitted to de-
stroy the individual social gains of
recent years, and advised the legisla-
tors that technical tions
already were prepared for their con-
sideration. His brief message fol-
lows in full:
The social gains of recent years.
including insurance and other bene-
fit rights. must be preserved unim-
paired. The National Guard legis-
lation, which I recently approved,
contained provisions evidencing this
policy in connection with benefit
rights of workers who are called
into active service. and similar
provision is contained in pending
selective service legislation.
Early Action Asked.
II recommend to the Congress
early consideration of the problems
thus recognized, and enactment of
the necessary legislation incident to
preserving insurance protection un-
der the Social Security Act, the
Railroad Retirement Act, and the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Speaker Bdnkhead's 5
Condition Is Growing
Worse, Doctor Says
Naval HospitoI Bulletin
Says He Hos Developed
Fever and Pains

The condition of Speaker Bank
head was reported today as in
creasingly grave at Naval Hospital,
where a bulletin issued by DR.. c.
w. Brunson, United States Navy,
stated:
Speaker Bankhead had only
fair night but is more comfortable
this morning. He has developed
slight fever and at times complains
of considerable pain in lower left
back and left leg.
His condition is not considered
satisfactory to his physicians"
Mr. Bankhead was taken to Naval
Hospital Thursday after his collapse,
Just before a political meeting in
Baltimore a few days previous. At
that time DR.. George w. Calver
Capitol physician, announced that
the Speaker had suffered from an
overwhelmingly painful attack of
sciatica.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
British Bomb Mossed Burqes,
Expect Nazi Stroke in 2 DAYS.;
; German Raids Test Defenses
Improved British
Balloon Borroqe
Floats Higher
v the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. 14.-The use in
London of balloon barrage of i'm
proved design" which floats at con-
siderably greater height than had
been possible heretofore was dis
closed today by authoritative British
sources.
The informants said it was these
balloons that trapped German
bomber in a raid on the city early
Friday Previously it was an
nounced merely that German
plane was caught and destroyed by
a barrage balloon.
Details of the new balloon were
withheld. Coastal authorities said
the new type bags had been used
successfully against dive-bombers
before they we're put up in London.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Strangers S Ruse 10 Enter
Bares Navy Yard Laxity
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14.-The
Philadelphia Navy Yard, key
point In the accelerated national
defense program, frightened restric-
tions today against intruders after
disclosure that for three months an
outsider had been gaining admit
tance on another mans identiflca-
tion card.
United States Commissioner Nor
man j. Griffin held the man in
81 500 bail as a numbers writer yes
terday and commented:
This prisoner does not even
slightly resemble the man whose
picture is on the pass. I would
suggest that closer attention be
given to passes and pictures on
them. This man, of course, Is just
numbers writer but there might
be others with different ideas trying
to get inside. There have been two
big powder explosions recently"
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Reds Deny Protectorote
OfRumuniu Is Demanded
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the AssoclateC Press.
MOSCOW. Sept. 1.-THE Bal
kan problem was brought up anew
today by publication of Soviet
Russian communique denouncing
German-Rumanian press reports
that Grigore Gafencu. the Ruma-
nian Minister, had proposed a Rus
sian protectorate over Rumania.
The sharply worded communique
said 1.-The spreading of such rumors
obviously is intended to raise alarm
in Rumania" 1t attributed the
rumors to the same provocative
aims which prompt incidents on the
Soviet frontier"
Evening star., 1940-09-14
If Britain
Loses

What will be the effect on
the world in general and the
United States in particular?
Constantine Brown, writing in
The Sunday Star Editorial
Section tomorrow points to
several possibilities. Lloyd
George will also discuss the
war situation.
Marquis W. Childs, after an
exclusive interview with Wen
dell L. Willkie, lists a number
OF points raised against the
Republican candidate for the
presidency and gives Mr.. Will
kie's replies. An important
interview which should be
read appearing in
CIR Sunnau Star
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Roosevelt, Like Hitler,
Calls Self Essential,
WiHkie Declares
BY the Associated Press.

EN- ROUTE TO KANSAS
CITY. Sept. l4.-Wendell L.
Willkie. campaigning through
the corn belt, said today at
Joliet, Ill. that four men in the
world-Hitler. Mussolini, Stain
and President Roosevelt-regard
themselves as indispensable"
Il don't happen to think So"
added the Republican presi-
Dental nominee.
I'VE have man in the United
States who says: I am indis-
pensible because of my know
ledge of foreign affairs Was
it extraordinary skill when he
tried to promote the Munich
pact?
Franklin D. Roosevelt has
handled foreign affairs in the
last seven years in a bungling
and incompetent way. One day
he is an interventionist. The
next day he is an isolatlonist.
Whatever crowd he happens to
be talking to is what he ad7o-
Gates"
Evening star., 1940-09-14
La Guordio Says Wilkes
Men Begged His Support

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Mayor
La Guardia asserted today that
Republicans begged me on their
knees to support Willkie," before
his speech Thursday night indorsing
President Roosevelt.
And Pryor knows that and so
does. Congressman Martin" he
added referring to Representative
Joseph w. Martin, jr.. Republican
national chairman, and Samuel F.
Pryor, jr., Republican Eastern cam
paign manager.
The Mayors remarks were
prompted by Mr.. Pryors criticism
of the speech, relayed to him as he
boarded plane for Buffalo. where
he had a speaking engagement.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Forecast of Showers
Clouds D. 6. Week End

Showers predicted for tonight and
tomorrow morning, with more cool
weather, may dampen any last
trip of the year" week ends WASH
ingtonians may be planning.
The f1ve-day forecast issued by
the Weather Bureau, however, prom
1ses fair weather Monday and Tues
day, with showers resuming Tuesday
night and Wednesday.
Temperature will average slightly
below normal.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Czech Dies for Staying
Of Nuzi Police Officer
Ev the Associated Press.

B~ the Associated Press
BERLIN, Sept. 14-Franz Petr,
%, a Czech, was beheaded today
for the Staying of German Police
Sergt. Wilhelm Kniest on June I,
1889, at Kladno, Bohemia.
Petr was convicted of high trea-
son by the Peoples Court July IL,
1910, which found he had partici-
pated in the killing with an un-
found accomplice. The incident
brought virtual martial law down
on the Kladno industrial area.
Karl Doepkin and Helmut Kremin
also were .beheaded for treasonable
activity.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Sept. 1.-THE Japanese
Admiralty announced tonight that
naval flyers accidentally dropped a
test bomb on the Canadian liner
Empress of Asia, injurying four Chi
nese crewmen.
The navy at once sent surgeons
and oficial Representatives aboard
to give what assistance they could
and express prompt apologies.
The announcement said there
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Bomb Strikes Canadian Liner:
Accident, japanese Declare

was no other damage. The Incident
occurred while a naval squadron
was in bombing practice OH Oshima
Island.
The purser of the liner, which
sailed tonight for Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia, her home port, said
there was no structural damage to
the 16,909-ton ship. The Associated
Press spoke to him by radio tele-
phone. but he would give no further
details.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
British Ship in Distress;
U. S. Liner Rushes Aid

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 14.-The Amer
lean Export Liner Exochorda radioed
today that the 5,l99-ton British
freighter st. Agnes had sent out
distress call from a position TOO
miles Test of Lisbon.
Capt. Wenzel Habel radioed the
Exochorda would 60 to the rescue of
the crew. He did not report the
cause of the vessels distress, but
company officials in New York said
they assumed she had been tor
pedoed.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Argentina and Spain
Reach Barter Accord
BY the Associated Press.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. IA
Agreement in principle, informed
sources said today, has been reached
on a barter agreement whereby Ar
gentina would exchange 10000 tons
of her maize surplus-estimated at
1000 900 tons-for an unspecified
quantity of Spanish railway mate
rials.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
R. A. F. Hits Shipping
And Bases With
Strong Forces
BULLETIN.

LONDON tP.-The fourth air
raid alarm of the day was sounded
In London at 6:F pm.
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Conscription Vote

BY the Associated Press.
The vote by which the Senate ap-
proved today compromise version
of the peacetime conscription bill
and sent it to the House:
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Page, Page.
AmusementsB B. Is Lost, Found BIS
Church News, Obituary ---A-l0
A-13-14-15 Radio B-14
Comics B-14-15 Real
Editorials Az Estate -B-1 to 8
Finance ALL Serial Story BIS
Garden Society AL
Page --A-12 Sports .A-16-17
Foreign
Will bomb London relentlessly unless
1t yields, Nazis say. Page Al
British await NaN invasion In two
days. Page Al
War industries hit in England. Ger
mans claim. Page Al
King Mihai welcomes mother home
from l0-year exile. Page Az
u. s. Fleet greatest, but needs planes,
Knox believes. Page As
Notionol
Congress passes conscription bill and
sends it to White House. Page Al
Willkie leaves Chicago after whirl-
wind city campaign. Page Al
Washington ond Vicinity
Lake liquor license suspended by
A. B. G. Board. Page Ais
Evening star., 1940-09-14
Weather Forecast

Increasing cloudiness. warmer; lowest
temperature tonight about so; showers
tomorrow: cooler tomorrow afternoon
and night. Temperatures today-High-
est "A, at pm; lowest, So, at 6 am.
From the United States weather bureau report.
Full details on PaGe A-2.
Evening star., 1940-09-14

(See WILLKIE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-09-14

Most people in Washington have The
Star delivered to their homes every
evening and Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1940-09-14

(See LONDON, Page A-3.>
Evening star., 1940-06-06

lumbia chapter, Judge Robert Ken.
ney of Los Angeles. Calf. recently
elected president of the association,
said yesterday when asked to COM
ment.
The guild is essentially pro-
fessional. not pressure. organiza-
tion," Judge Kenney declared. add
ing he saw no reason why the or
ganization, which he said had pro-
Evening star., 1940-06-06

d Dry Dock Co. this morning after
successful builders trial run of
the Virginia Capes.-
The craft was under the COM
mand OF Capt, Joseph I. Kemp,
pilot, and had as passengers nu-
merous officials of the United States
Lines, for which the liner was con-
structed.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

munist views did not find any ex-
preston at the convention in New
York last Saturday." Judge Kenney
said he felt Mr. Berle perhaps had
not been keeping in touch with
activities of the guilds dominant
element.
Remarking that many organiza-
lions are plagued with persons in
terested in using them as pres
Evening star., 1940-06-06

vided the legal profession with "a
progressive stimulus" should be
condemned because Of the actions
OF a small minority"
In his letters of resignation. made
public yesterday, Mr.. Berle had con-
tended the guild had refused ito
take any stand which conflicts with
the Communist party line"
Pointing out the alleged Conn
Evening star., 1940-06-06

sure" groups, he expressed the view
most OF the recently resigned mem
bers of the guild would return when
they realized their fears had no
basis in fact"
Evening star., 1940-06-06
No Basis for Ber|e's S Fears,
Law Guild Head Saws

A "misapprehension" apparently
prompted the resignation of As
sistant Secretary of State A. A.
Berle, jr., from the National Law
yers' Guild and its District of Co.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
5. 5. America Returns
To.Newport News Dock

By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, June s.
The steamship America, the Ma
tons newest and largest liner, re-
turned to its dock here at the plant
OF the Newport News Shipbuilding
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Brazil's orange trade is hard hit
by lack of demand from Britain
and Scandinavia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-11
Ga' AS""f
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 EASY TO MAKE
PATTERN 2S6

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