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Evening star., 1940-04-07
3OO-Mie All Blind Flight
First in Aviation History
Big Army Bomber Takes Off and Lands
SofeIy With Pilot Under Hood

him, was draped around him so
closely that it brushed his shoul-
ders.
In the right cockpit seat was
Capt. Matheny, his view unob-
structed so he could act as safety
pilot" in conditions of heavy air
traffic. He also performed the reg
ular functions of co-pilot, helping
adjust the throttles, altering the
propeller pitch, raising and lowering
the landing gear and reading off
the air speed figures in the landing
operation.
Eyes on instruments.
Eyes glued on four Instruments
the air speed and rate of climb
indicators, the artificial horizon"
which shows the position of the
plane in relation to the ground
and the directional gyro, Maj. Nc
Daniel opened the throttles. He
held the ship on the ground until
the air speed needle pointed to 10
miles an hour. Then he eased back
on the control column. The plane
climbed rapidly, banking to line
up on course given the major by
1t. Ragsdale on the intercommuni-
eating telephone. A cross wind
was forecast and the major cor
rected his compass course for. drift.
Levelling of at 4,5OO feet, the
plane droned at an indicated air
speed Of 185 miles an hour over AM
brose Lightship outside of New York
Harbor, Lakehurst Naval Air Sta
ton, Atlantic City, Delaware Bay
and Chesapeake Bay.
Fifty-seven minutes out of Mitch
el Field the skipped summoned the
writer. 1--WE will be over the field at
l1:32,' he said. He hit it to the
minute.
Lining up on the Langley Field ra-
dio beam, the plane cruised about
for 80 minutes before attempting
the landing.
The bounce was about like going
over curbing in an automobile.
Maj. Gen. Delos c. Emmons, chief
Of the G. H. @. Air Force, grinned
widely as Maj. Mcdaniel and his
crew climbed out of the ship.
Great work." he said.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Dunning Loses Georgia
6. O. P. Committee Post
BY the Associated Press.

6s thC hSSUSldISu FTcSS.
ATLANTA, April 6.-The Repub-
Ican State Central Committee today
removed M. o. Dunning of Savan-
nah from its membership roster and
replaced him with Charles E. Dom
nelly, also Of Savannah.
Chairman Clint w. Hager told the
b5-member committee that Mr.. Dun
ming sis deceased as far as the Re
publican party is concerned" He
and other committeeman told news
men Mr.. Dunning lis known Dem
ocratic worker" that he voted Demo-
cratic in recent elections.
May 18 was selected as the date
for the State convention, when four
delegates to the National Convention
at Philadelphia will be selected. Ten
others will be chosen before then
1T district meetings.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
BY DEVON FRANCIS,

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, April g.
Sitting in tiny cubicle of one of
the worlds largest bombing planes,
with only the faces Of a dozen fluo-
resent instruments to guide him, an
Army Air Corps ofhcer today com :.
pleted the first "all blind" fight in
the history of aviation.
Maj Carl B. Mcdaniel could not
see out Of the cockpit window OF his
four-motored, 22hz ton craft from
the moment he opened the throttles
at the end Of a runway on Mitchell
Field, N. Y, until the plane rolled
to stop on the broad acres of this
Army post.
The 300-mile flight, requiring
hours and 2 minutes, was demon
stration of what the Air Corps could
do in time of war under weather
conditions reducing ceiling and
visibility to zero.
Maj. Mcdaniel, native of Texas,
who has been flying 2l years, was
assisted by Capt w A. Matheny,
1t. w. P. Ragsdale anc four enlisted
men. The plane carried two civilian
passengers, Ray Platnick Of Hemp
stead and the writer.
While radio contacts were main
tanned throughout the flight, it could
have been made at either day or
night by means of celestial naviga-
ton. The only grouno aides neces-
sary-and they would be readily
available in wartime in spite of wire
less "jamming"-were two low
power, short-wave. radio-marker
beacons near Langley Field.
Opens New Fields.
That "all blind" flight opens up
new fields of operation to the bomb
ing plane is emphasized by the fire.
quency with which British and Ger
man bombers have been losing their
way during murky weather in the
European war.
The big bomber, part of the stand
ard four-motored equipment of the
General Headquarters Air Force
was TAXED into take-oh position
late in the morning. A canvas
screen, shutting of Maj. McDaniel's
view Of everything except the in
strument panel directly in front OF
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Boby Crushed to Death
By Man FeIIed in Fiqht

NEW YORK, April 6.-Two-year-
old Edward Kavanaugh was crushed
to death today when . fist flung in
a free-for-all fight of four men
outside saloon knocked a 200
pound man sprawling on top Of him.
The boy was toddling along the
pavement beside his uncle when the
accident occurred.
The man who had been knocked
over him staggered away before po-
lice arrived. Two other men, said
by spectators to have participated
In the fight, were booked on homi-
eide charges.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Grundstund CoIIopse
TumbIes 80, One Hurt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April eighty
persons tumbled to the ground when
a temporary grandstand at the
Mount Washington Athletic Club
collapsed today during a lacrosse
game.
Only one man, Henry c. Marcy
So, of Baltimore. was hurt seriously
He was treated for leg injury
Several women suffered from shock
and one from hysteria.
Players of the Princeton Univer-
sity and Mount Washington Club
teams stopped their game to help
spectators to their feet.
The eight-tiered grandstand fell
sidewise, sending the spectators
sliding to the ground. Police said
poles in the rear tier had settled into
the soft earth.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Nearby Students Honored

Thomas Henry Alphin of Branch
vile, Md, and David Milton French
of Alexandria. Va, were among IA
University of Virginia students
elected to the Virginia Chapter of
Siga XII, national honorary scien-
tific society. in recognition of pub
lished research in various fields of
science, it was announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

as assistant attorney general Of the
State in 1917 and 1918, and later
became collector Of internal revenue,
district judge, chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee
and presidential eiector for the
State. He was appointed to the
Senate in October, 1888, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Senator Sam G. Bratton. was
elected the following year to all out
the unexpired term and was 70.
elected In 1e9o.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Report
FURNISHED BY the Unite

"
District Of Colba-Coudy and
tomorrow; slightly gentle northeast
MarylandCOudy slightly today by showers to-
night and
slightly followed extreme
southwest portion this afternoon tonight
West Vrgna-Cloudy slightly today followed by showers
and ~~"~'
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
Pressure continues low but rising owe
Maine. Eastport;:, 1O054 millibars Ca9.GS
incheso. The disturbance that was over
the Lower Rio Grande Valley Friday night
is adysncins SI,:In northeastxard being central
Tex. 1006.4 millibars l29.72 inchesJ.
Pressure is relatively low over the Plains
States, Pierre. 8. OAK. 1.Ol42 millibars
429S5 inchesl. and over the Southern
Rocky Mountain region, Santa Fe. N. Mex,
lO06:l millibars t29.7l inchesl. A high.
pressure area. is moving slowly eastward
and extends from the Upper Lake region,
Marauette. Mich, 1929. 4 millibars tS0,a2
Wilminstop ,Vdsaip p,...s 1925 miIiibars lsO.ss
rising over Montana, Havre. 1921 z milii-
bars (30.l6 inches). During the last "a
hours showers have occurred in the West
I.i,,.Saat Gpf States v., the Missouri and Middle
cific Coast. the Southern Plains States, and
In portions Of the Rocky Mountain and
n. n the Lever Lake Ission, New York and
fallen In the Southern Plains States and
the Middle Rocky Mountain reeion,
River Report
Potomac River muddy. Shenandoah River
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Readers Guide
News Summary
The Sunday Star, April 7, 1910.
PART ONE.
Main Ne1ps Section.
Main Ne1Ds Section.

Foreign.
Allies press blockade from Baltic to
Balkans. Pase Al
Germans demand neutrals take
stand on blackade. Page AS
Norway fears war involvement If
allies stop ore. Page Ais
National.
Monopoly group to study machines
effect on jobs. Page Al
Dies orders 80 subpoenas served on
Reds, bundsmen. Page Al
Welles home out of bounds for Army
flyers. Page Al
Socialists score foreign policy of ad-
ministration. Page Al
Roosevelt rests at his Hyde Park
home. Page Az
U. S. lacking in ordnance equipment,
johnson says. Page A-21
Washington and Vicinity.
Lured INTO alley, Virginian fatally
shot at Herndon. Page Al
Hundred thousand see military
forces in parade here. Page Al
Less than "a per cent of D. c. tax
sum paid up to now. Page B-1
Sports
Mats display power with bat as they
trim Atlanta. Page B.7
Poussin captures Dunboyne cup in
Potomac meet. Page BIS
Terps win at baseball, lacrosse; G.
w. nine ahead. Page B-9
D. C. women golfers will start
matches Friday. Page Bio
Kentucky Derby seldom is taken by
winter choices. Page Bill
Evening star., 1940-04-07
BACKGROUND

During the Chinese new year col
lecttous In Tentsia jumped, q PEI
cent.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

Carloadings increased In Yu-
goslavia last year, but river trafnc
declined.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Hishest, 80, at 6 pm; yesterday year
ago. 40. S'si
Lowest, SO. at 8 am; yesterday ,..r
ago. 81. '-'

Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest. rs. on April 4.
Lowest. Z. on January 20,
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1940-04-07


L.
holding
Evening star., 1940-04-07
cloudy at Harpers Ferry late yesterdax
Report Until 10 Pm Gafnr6ax

freeipitatisn.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25

Roland Culver. Guy Middleton,
Kenneth Morgan. Margaret Yards
and Toni Gable.
Johnny Mack Brown stars on
the same new bill IN Bad Man
From Red Butte"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Premiere News
Reel Being Shown

The colorful celebration which
accompanied the arrival of the
stars of "Tugboat Annie Sails
Again" into Tacoma for the world
premiere of the picture. were re-
corded through the tense Of Uni
versal's newsreel cameras and are
now on the screen at Hamrick's
Music Box theater.
The gala celebration whic h
greeted Alan Hale, Marjorie RAM
beau, Ronald Reagan and another
celebrity who did not appear in
the premiere picture but who. is
familiar TO every theater goer.
Donald Crisp. was the largest turn
out since the Golden Jubilee last
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Jiiierbug Music Definitely on the Way
Out, Says Maestro Paul Whiieman

Americas popular music is OBJ
serving a strict isolstionist policy
during the present war.
50 declares Paul whiteman. dean
of popular band leaders. VINO be-
comes a screen actor in Strike Up
the Band" with Mickey Rooney
and Judy Garland. He plays HIM
self in the new musical. both in
dramatic scenes and leading his
orchestra. The picture IL now play
ing At the Music Box theater.
THE war in Europe" says
whiteman. has had no effect
whatever on our popular music
and won't have unless we get into
it and send soldiers abroad. In
that case. Of course. propaganda
songs and songs the boys bring
back from Europe would come
thick and fast Just as, when we
entered the last war. over There,
Goodbye Broadway. Hello France.
Keep the Home Fires Burning
and the rest came into being"
Music, Whiteman adds. has be-
come more adult during the past
two years. Jitterbug music, he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25

II you're not using it. sell IL with
a Fast Action Times Want Al.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Hit Parade Of
l94l' Arrives
Musicul Comedy Al
The Riolto Todoy

Eight brands OF comedy thai
viii please the paiates Of IN.
most discriminating sense Of hu.
mors are jelied together In G
merry-go-round Of fun in Re-
public's Hit Parade Of 1871"
which opens today At ths Rialto
theater.
The antics Of such top laugh
makers as Hugh Herbert. Patsy
Kelly. Mary Boland. Sterling Hol-
loway. PHI silvsrs. Donald Nc
Bride, Barnett Parker. and Borrah
Minevitch race through the musi-
cal with such q variety Of humor
that the laughs run a mile q min
ute. The woo WOO" and inim-
liable dialogue delivery Of comic
Hugh Herbert provides = picture
fun Of laueha But to them are
added the gurgly Mary Boland wat.
the Patsy Kelly kind that proves
one funny face u worth ten lines
Of dialogue. and he OF the crying
voice. Sterling Holloway.
Sol Siegel produced and John
Auer directed the musical. which
Is the second In . series of ''Hit |
Parade" features made by Repub-
lie, the fastest growing company
In the motion picture industry.
Hot Steel" starring Richard |
Arien and Andy pevins. share the
screen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Plans Complete for
Club Moderne Party

Club Moderne's first anniversary
party planned for Friday night.
Oct. 20. introduces to Tacoma the
Paramount Follies of 1910.
Among the feature performers
are Earl Mossman Beau Brum-
nell" Of M.C.'s: Bill Nolan and
Marjorie Kenny: Meyers and Char
lotta. and the Baker Sisters, Song
sters and steppers." These two
charming young ingenues present
a singing and dancing act which
has successfully played to capac.
ity houses in Hollywood. The Baker
Sisters do very fast and novel rou.
tines together and singly = also
working at times as a trio with
the able assistance of Earl Moss
man. The Baker Sisters, smsrtly
attired, make q charming pair.
The Club Moderne's regular Sat-
urday night policy viii prevail for
this Fridays anniversary party
that u. no cover charge, but the
usual 81 minimum food charge
with "all the chicken you can eat. F"
lightweight per cent Of the new
trucks produced are below two
tons IN naoitv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Naish Gives Beauty
Shop 10 Young Women

J. Carol Naish, one of the tough
est guys in pictures. but who
writes bedtime stories for chill
dren on the side, gave away a
beauty parlor.
Three years ago the actor. who
reached new heights in Para
mounts Technicolor. "ryphoon. /"
now playing at the Shell theater.
staked two young women operators
who were out of work and they
opened glamour mill on Wiltshire
boulevard.
1t was a success from the be-
ginning and Naish shared in the
profits. Deciding that he had been
amply rewarded for his invest
ment," he presented the girls with
full legal title to the shop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25

Things had reached = point on
Broadway where theater Hobbies
had become forums for the debate
Of sociological questions. with
soap-boxes furnished free by the
management Tragedy accumu-
lated in the wings; audiences wept
unrestrsinedly. veteran reviewers
made a point Of never coming to
the theater without galoshes.
Mops were used freely in the
aisles by ushers between the acts.
A pall descended over the Gay
White Way.
And. ss the fellow says. along
came French without Tears, !"
and with 1t the almost forgotten
sound of laughter in the theater.
Indeed. there wasn't a wet eye in
the house. French without
Tears" dealt with no problem
more serious than the vain efforts
OF 4 wary male to escape female
Canadian mountie. True, she got
her man, but even he seemed to
enjoy It after 1t was all over. In
short everybody was happy, in
GLIDING the three other fellows
she jilted.
The proper light touch in the
acting has been entrusted to a
cast headed by Ray MiIland and
Ellen Drew. Jaime Darcy, a
Partisan importation. has a fea-
tured role. Other principles in
clude Jim Gerald, David Tree,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Hair Dress Ball
To Be Held Soon

A hair dress style ball il sched-
uled for the Crescent ballroom
Thursday, Nov. 7, under the spon-
sorship of local 1os-A Beauty OPP
orators union and the union shops
Of Tacoma.
1t is reported 30 models will par
ticipate in the event at which time
the latest thing In overhead" viii
be on display.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25

says. Is passipg. although swing II
stili popular. Ballads are increas-
ing in popularity.
"As an instance Of the popular
trend" he says. we play When
Day Ia Done and My Wonderful
One in the ballroom sequence In
Strike Up the Band because these
better represent today's public
taste than do the hot numbers. /"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
French Without Tears Netv Attraction the Riviera Friday
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS

Roxx-wsIiaes Beer and Lee Car
rlIlo n Wgomln4. Mlso Honart
Montgomery and constsnce Cum
mines In Haunted honeymoon
RIkLTo-Ksnny Baker ana Frances
l1sngford n ~ fersde q issi :
u. ~. zlo 80. 80. iq.lo also
'Hot steel" 40. asa. ESQ. e.Io.
MUSIC Box-Nickey Rooney ano
Judy Garland ana Paul Whitman
s n so rs s r the Band iass.
RIyfEk.-Jsmes Nexin ana Louise
etanisY In SKY Dandifs" II 35.
a:2o. SOS. 7:5b. 1888: also AKIN
SO ias. s ssy Of An f'''h'- ia's'' '''s'
Blue MoUsE-Pst osBrien and Gale
PAGE n Knuts Rockne-An Amer
ican.- i2:2s. 2;ts. $50. 7.ss. ass.
RETURN SHOWING
BEVERLY - south Of paeo Page
starring victor McIAslen. also Maui
resn oHaFa In "A BIN Of Divorce
cAPIIoI--Leslie Howard and Insrid
Lana Turner ana Arfle shaw in
Dancing Cold"
CoMMtSfTf-Edwar @. Robinson
and Ann Sothern In Brother Or
child" also Mischa Auer and Baby
sandy in Sandy II . Lady"
KAY sTREET-Eduard Q. Robinson
and Ann Sothern IN Brother Or
ehid.- also Ed. owenn in Mad
Men OF Europe"
PARk-cessr Romero and Mary Beth
HUGHES in Lucky Cisco Kid also
Richard Arlen and Andy Devine IN
"Tropic Fury
PROCTOR Dorothy Lamour ana
Robert Preston in sryphoon.- siso
Vincent Price ana Nan Grey IN
The Invisible Man Returns"
REALART - Bins Crosby ana Gloria
Jean in III Had ny way" also
short subjects.
REN--walt pssney's "Pinocchio- also
vii Rogers IN the County
Chairman"
sHELI-Dorothy Lamour and Robert
Preston in "Typhoon." also Lynn
Bari and sidney Toler In CITY Of
SUNSET = James stewart and Mar
Raret SULLIVAN in The Mortal
storm" also Polly Moran IN 7
Can't Olive You Anything But Love.
TEMPlH-wiiliam Powell ana Myrna
10y in Il Love You Again also
Dennis Morgan and George Tobias
In Rivers End"
LIBERTY. Puyaiiup-Fred Mac Muir
ray and Patricia Morrison IN
Rangers OF Fortune"
RIVIERA, sumner-Errol Flynn and
Alan Male IN The SEA Hawk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25

Eighty-eight per cent Of the new
trucks produced are below two
tons capacity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
HAWAIIAN MOTIF

Since Lana Turner'S return from
Honolulu = she has adopted .
Hawaiian motif for her wardrobe.
Her sport dresses and blouses are
Of Hawaiian prints and leis Of
fresh flowers are worn with her
evening and dinner gowns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-25
Ray Midland and Allen Drew
Star in New York Stage Hit
Companion Film to Bring Johnny Mock
Brown In Bod Man From Red Butte"

French Without Tears which has been made into
movie following its long Broadway and which will
open Friday the Riviera heater has been hailed the
play which taught the doefu theater critics how to laugh
again It the New York at the close of
of plays that had nothing but tears 1t is credited
with having restored pure to its proper place
on the stage
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-31
FOR THE LADIES!
By Dezbe Hilliard-Knight

DO YOU CUSS TO GET YOUR WAY?
Men sombre than
So it behooves woudbe
kinda jWe that tames these BROOMPUSHERS and BUTHROW
ERS!
Yep! Negro unlike classified
two main the Broom actually WORK
hg and the Bull TrOwers (who do JUST THAT for living
be behind a desk).
Here's the dope the "Cause" all your
collar to work (and keeps on you'll probably him
to get him to do what him
h feel altuisc when he
ego Will remain intact during the barrage And
ably appreciate the chance blow little
to
msreses OF the art) Volta yourself" have
"cussin' good time" and then make up! Some fun Ell?
Gwan! Cuss him Outbut before the scene
changes!
On the other hand he who his by
OF his brow and SWEAT-THAT requires
and diplomacy Yassum On
and rain" all over you!
The Broom Puher holds gudge
world most of the time He
all work How
cream" his coffee sour? curde
and gets hard! e.. And can't blame you)
So KISS HIM.
cue coy joy whimsical adorable panint the
neck They love it, Makes feel parade Here's
somebody whose gotta ask HIM for sumpn!
But have to look the these different mady
Wouldn't like type you to
wear? Where to get the makeup
pexiOn What to do about lines
Charm Analysis will tell absolutely FREE Write your
today. Enclose SEPIA CHARM BUREAU, CALVIN'S
NEWSPAPER SERVICE lab West 125th Street. City,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-31

Whether we like it or not-Ne-
gro business is here to stay. The
Negro has awakened to the fact
that to secure better opportunities
he must create them-and business
offers him this opportunity. He has
learned that through business an
economic stability can be secured.
Many of us have not approved of
the management policy Of many
Negro-owned enterprises, but at
the same time we will agree that
these policies are improving month
in and month out and are far bet
ter than years ago. There have
been failures-and there will be
more-but out of these failures will
come experience and with expert
ence will come success.
We must stop this trend of ad
verse criticism that the NEGRO in
business does not know how to do
business" and start building a pro-
gram that will defend rather than
criticise Negro business methods.
Dollar for dollar, the Negro in
business is doing a far better job
than his competitor in other racial
groups. Then, too, he is offering a
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-31
MENTION THE
ST. PAUL
RECORDER
National Defense and the Negro
repeated by Request from the May "a Edition)

Whipped excitement by the German drives against
small alike government will millions
national defense
Still unsolved however, question what will be done
make possible Negroes become soldiers become
army navy air and marine corps
would be the actions nation talking Defense
unwilling it's loyal citizens their lives
for this
statement That's barbarians
who yet live the decay of American Civilization
already within the Judging from the the
education and combat technology in the enlisted service
of this country.
point amusing results of the practices discrimination
vogue example, Hitler himself could Air
Corps all best he shaved his mustache
parted his hair in the middle Negro the hand
CARELESS his loyalty would assigned the kitchen
people who went had grand could understand
why the combat forces of this nation
white Since Sherman it, I hell why
white regarded the type
keeping it hot
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-31
Conducted by
ALBERT LOUIS HYPPS

Editors Note:
The author of this feature col
umn is the director of, the Negro
Business Institute, a nOn-prOfit or
ganizatiOn, devoted to the progress
of better Negro business. He has
held classes in craftsmanship and
advertising in New York City and
Washington, D. c., and has been
engaged in advertising and promo
ton for more than IL years. Read
ers desiring further advertising
and business promotion infOrma-
ton are invited to write to the Ne
gro Business Institute, 1903 Sew
enth Street N. w., Washington,
d. C. Enclose stamped, addressed
envelope for free reply.