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Evening star., 1940-03-23
We|Ies' Ship Is Held
13 Hours by British
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 23.-Search of
the New York bound italian liner
Conte di Savoia, which was held for
13 hours at Gibraltar yesterday, was
to determine "if any one were travel
ing with a false passport" the semi
official British Press Association said
1t learned today in diplomatic circles.
1t said reports had been received
that certain people" might be so
travelling.
1t added that Gin official circles
1t is considered, under the circum-
stances, that delay of 13 hours
was not excessive" and that it could
not be learned in London whether
any one with improper papers had
been found
Sumner Welles, United States Un-
dersecretary of State, is aboard the
ship, returning from an investigative
mission in Europe.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Grode-Crossing Crashes
Kill 2 Brothers, 2 Sisters
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
DETROIT, March 23.-Two broth
ers and two sisters were killed in
Embarrassing crashes in Michigan
yesterday
A Michigan Central streamliner
hit bread truck near Trenton,
southwest of here. Frederick Wood,
20, Melvindale, the driver, and his
brother Allen, is, were killed in
stantly.
At Muskegon, an automobile
bearing several young people was
struck by a Pere Marquette train.
Betty Jane Dixon, 10, Muskegon,
died instantly. A sister, Beverly, 16,
succumbed to injuries a few hours
later.
Parents of the girls, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter A. Dixon, were in Spring.
field, ILL.,. where Mr.. Dixon's father
is seriously i'll. A third sister, Shir-
ley, is, suffered critical injuries in
the crash.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Coolest Easter in Years
Predicted for tomorrow
Weather to Be Fair, With Mercury
Probably Below Freezing All Day

Washington faces one of the cold
est Easter Sundays in years-with
the mercury expected to slide down
to 18 degrees tonight and to stay
below or around freezing all day
tomorrow.
Continued cold tomorrow and
Monday" said the Weather Bureau
The prediction, however, is for
fair Easter, so that finery will be in
order, even if it is covered with furs
The minimum this morning was
% degrees. The average tempera-
ture yesterday was 9 degrees below
the normal mean for the date over
a long period of years and indica-
tionS were Easter would bring
still lower mean.
Yet, despite the return-or con-
tinuance-of winter, Washington
was all set today for traditional
Easter celebration.
The observance of the day will
begin early tomorrow with masses
ceremony in Hngton N4glcfial
Cemetery and a 7:3o holy COM
Evening star., 1940-03-23
2O-Inch Snowfall
CIoqs Maine Highways
BY the Associated Press.

by LDe ASSOCldtcu rIeoS.
PORTLAND, Me-, March 23-
Maine, which escaped the brunt Of
storms that plagued the rest Of
the Atlantic seaboard last winter,
groaned today under a thick snow
burden laid down by an early spring
sou easter.
Whistling in from the Great Lakes
and driven by winds of near-gale
force, the. storms sticky flakes
guaranteeing the State a white
Easter-piled to a height of 20
inches in the western portion, clog
ging highways in Rumford, Farm
ington and Bethel.
In the central portion the snow
fall ranged from 9 to IA inches.
The capital city of Augusta recorded
9 inches.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
| Burns to Death
After Voicing
|Feor of Crash
BY the Associated Press

by tne Associated EreSS.
BUTLER, Pa, March 23.-Trans-
porting an automobile convoy from
Detroit to Oil City, Pa, Frank
Snodgrass, 20, of East Butler,
stopped at service station yester-
day and was quoted by an attend
ant as saying his brakes were not
working properly and "if you hear
of an accident, you'll know it was
me-"
Shortly afterward, the convoy
plunged over 50-foot embankment
80 miles north of here and caught
fire Mr.. Snodgrass burned to
death. Three of the four new cars
he was transporting were damaged
badly. The tractor, property Of the
S. j. Boutelle Driveway Co., Detroit,
was reduced to junk.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Rome Radio Reports
Moloton Trip. Today

ROME, March % (P.-The Rome
radio early today broadcast Berlin
reports that Soviet Premier Foreign
Minister Molotoff would arrive in
the German capital during the day
for a talk with Adolf Hitler on a
probable rapprochement between
Italy and Russia.
Reports published throughout the
italian press said Molotof was ex-
pected to stay in Berlin two days
discussing the situation in the
Balkans and the Brenner Pass meet
ing last Monday between Hitler and
Premier MuSsolini.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
feverish Activity
In Berlin Hints
Visit by MoIotoff
Historic Events Next
Week Indicated by
Russian Embassy
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN, March 23.-There were
many indications in Berlin today
that the German Foreign Office and
the Russian Embassy are preparing
for visit by Soviet Russian Premier
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaff Mol
otoff.
Although yesterday, Good Friday,
was legal holiday, the personal
staff of Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop worked feverishly
and it was a matter of common gos-
sip in political circles that they were
arranging all details for reception of
the Russian premier.
Historic Events Hinted.
At the Russian Embassy cautious
replies to the effect that "the exact
date for events in the offing is not
set yet" seemed to confirm belief
that next week might be another
historic one in Europe's history.
Authorized sources assured foreign
correspondents, however, that they
could "enjoy quiet Easter" This
was taken to mean that Molotoff
will not come to Berlin until next
week at earliest.
1t was understood that the Ger
man. Italian and Russian govern
ments were taking their time for
the effects of the French cabinet
change and British arguments over
the rival Scapa Flow and Sylt air
raids to become fully evident before
the next public step is taken in re-
lations of the three states.
Rumor of Ultimatum Countered.
Meanwhile, authorized sources
classed all rumors of any German
ultimatum to Rumania, of visit by
Won Ribbentrop to the Balkans, of a
planned Reichstag session and of an
impending visit by Molotoff to Ber-
lin as attempts by the other side to
make us reveal our plans or issue
provocative denials."
The sources declared, eve decline,
however, to be provoked"
Evening star., 1940-03-23

munion service in Washington
Cathedral.
Many leading Protestant churches
have planned extra morning serv-
ices before the regular II am.
service to accommodate overflow
crowds. At Catholic University the
regular Sunday masses will be
celebrated
Business Brisk.
Merchants reported that buying
in anticipation OF Easter was 10
to 20 per cent higher this year, al
though this will be the earliest
Easter since 1913. A wholesale
florist reported 20 per cent rise
in this years demand for Easter
blossoms. For the first time in his
experience, he said, the supply OF
Easter lilies was exhausted three
days before the holiday.
All the flowers sold this year are
hot-house products. since the sea-
son is no, far enough advanced for
vafitses sroaH s u doucx 1ns
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Mysterious Blast
Injures Worker on
Picketed Project
Explosive Planted in
Victims Pocket,
Police Believe

Thomas L. Pearson, 59-year-old
workman on a building renovation
project at 703 H street NE, was
wounded today by a mysterious
explosion in one of his overcoat
pockets.
The victim was a loss to explain
the origin of the blast, which tore
away two fingers of his left hand
and wounded his left thigh. Al
though records at Casualty Hospital,
where Mr.. Pearson was admitted,
described his wounds as of gun
shot" origin, the victim said he had
no gun and knew of nothing in his
pocket which could have exploded.
Doctors said the wounds showed
seyidence ct small metal pellets,
on the theory some one might have
planted" an explosive object in
Mr.. Pearson's pocket.
Project Picketed for Weeks.
Police found powder burns on a
cigarette package removed from the
pocket where the explosion occurred.
The building project, where Mr..
Pearson was waiting for his pay
envelope when he was wounded,
has been picketed for several weeks
by representatives of construction
unions in the American Federation
of Labor. The work on the project
is being done by Congress of Indus
trial Organizations workmen. The
c. I. O., meanwhile, has been
picketing dress shop a few doors
away, where the A. F. of L. recently
engaged in building activity.
Mr.. Pearson said he had had no
arguments with any one near his
job and could not explain any rea-
son why any one would be after
me-" Mr.. Pearson lives at los
Eighth street NE.
Chatting With Friends.
George Youngerman, a plasterer,
who was standing near Mr.. Pearson
when the explosion occurred, said
the victim had been standing in
the center of the unfinished room
chatting with two of the boys and
holding his hands in his pockets
for half an hour"
They were just having friendly
conversation Mr.. Youngerman
said, when all of a sudden 1 heard
report that sounded like a fire.
cracker and Mr.. Pearson jerked his
hand out OF his pocket. 1t was
bleeding"
Evening star., 1940-03-23
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

In an unusual and bitterly worded
formal statement, the White House
today denied reports that the much
debated Toronto speech of James H.
R. Cromwell, Minister to Canada,
had ever been submitted to Presi-
dent Roosevelt prior to it's delivery
Tuesday.
Prompted by publication of stories
in certain newspapers that IAN un-
impeachable authority" had dis
closed that Mr.. Roosevelt had a
preview of the speech, today's state
ment from the White House con-
cerned itself even more with a casti-
cation of the reporting and publish
ing policies involved than with the
actual reputation of the story. (The
report was not printed in The Starr
The statement, released to the
press by Stephen T. Early, score
tary to the President, follows, in
full:
THE public is hereby warned, this
time through formal White House
statement, against believing certain
types of so-called news stories car
ried by certain types of so-called
newspapers.
Branded as Invention.
"This particular occasion relates
to articles stating or suggesting that
it was learned from an unimpeach-
able authority that Minister Crom-
wells speech in Canada was re-
ceived by the President prior to its
delivery by Mr.. Cromwell.
THE point that the reading pub
lie should remember is not the
obvious fact that the statement was
wholly untrue, but that the story
was not received by any reporter
or newspaper from any 'unimpeach-
able authority In other words,
the unimpeachable authority was
deliberately invented.
This has been conclusively proved
to the satisfaction of the White
House
The motive IN continuing this
reprehensible policy is obvious to
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Opulent Volunteers
Leave to Aid Allies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 23.-The first
contingent of American Field Serv-
ice Volunteer Ambulance Drivers
18 young men opulent enough to
buy their uniforms and pay their
expenses-sail on the United States
liner Manhattan today to help the
allied cause in France.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Re!ynaud Calls
War Leaders
To-Day Plans
Government Gains
Strength; Press
Backs Premier
Sy the Associated Press.

PARIS, March 23-Paul Rey-
maud, Frances new Premier, put his
fight and win" government into
motion today by comforting with the
heads of Frances army and navy
as we'll as cabinet members most
concerned with the conduct of the
war against Germany.
Generalissimo Maurice Gustave
Gamelin and Admiral Jean Darlan
were called into conference as the
Premier drove ahead with war plans
despite the bare one-man vote mar
gin he received in yesterdays conf
dence test in the Chamber of
Deputies.
Eight Attend Session.
The eight ministers who attended
the inner group" meeting, which
lasted an hour and three-quarters,
were Camille Chautemps, Vice
Premier; Edouard Daladier, Minister
of Defense; Cesar Campinchi, Navy;
Laurent Eynac, Air; Georges Mon
net, Blockade; Lucien Lamourex,
Finance; Georges Mandel, Colonies,
and Raoul Dautry, Armament.
No communique was issued at the
conclusion of the meeting
The conference was the first gov
ernment move since the cabinet de-
cided last night not to resign but to
marshal French energies to fight
and win" the war against Germany
After crisis that saw former
Premier Daladier fall Wednesday
M. Reynaud succeeded him Thurs
day and barely survive his first test
in Parliament yesterday, the new
government began to gain strength.
Press Backs Reynaud.
Most of the press rallied behind
him with praise for sticking to his
post against strong opposition rather
than plunge the country into the
confusion of another crisis and
criticized the hostile deputies for
playing politics in time of war.
The cabinets lease on life appar-
emily ran at least to April 2, with
the Chamber of Deputies or Easter
vacation until then. Its chances of
survival, meanwhile, were strength
ened by the decision of seven Radi-
cal Socialist ministers to remain.
M. Reynaud's statement to the
Chamber yesterday plotted a course
closely paralleling that of M. Dala-
dier's-vigorous prosecution of the
war, but "sparing in lives" and a re-
lentless effort to crush" the Com
munist party, which he called IAN
organization of treason"
Ill Refused to Vote.
After hearing his message with
little evidence of enthusiasm, 268
Deputies voted approval for the for
mer Finance Minister'S coalition
government, 156 voted against it and
Ill others refused to vote and had
to be considered hostile.
Five Deputies listed among those
who abstained in yesterdays Cham
ber vote announced today they are
favorable to the government and
one announced himself against.
These changes applied on the
basis of yesterdays vote give the
government a majority now of IL,
or 273 for, 157 against and 105 still
listed as abstainers
Besides Rightist objections to in
clusion of Socialists, excluded from
the Daladier cabinet, opposition was
heard also on grounds that this
merely was "Reynaud-D d-Daladier" in
stead of "Daladier-Reynaud" ad-
ministration.
M. Reynaud was regarded gen.
orally as the second guiding light in
the government headed by M. Da-
ladier, who retains his portfolio as
war minister in the new cabinet.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Hughes Gives Ambulance

NEW YORK, March % (P.-
Howard Hughes, sportsman pilot
and nd-the-world record holder,
today presented the Canadian Red
Cross with an ambulance for the
Royal Air Force hospital on the
Cliveden estate of Lord and Lady
Astor near London.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Swiss Correspondent
Ordered Out of Reich
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 23.-Dr. j. G.
Meyer, financial correspondent for
the newspaper Zurcher Zeitung of
Zurich, Switzerland, and treasurer
of the Foreign Press Association in
Berlin, has been given three days
in which to leave Germany.
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Pope Receives u. S, Envoy

VATICAN CITY, March % R).-
Pope Plus XII today received David
Gray of Florida, new American
Minister to Fire GrelanO, in private
audience.
Evening star., 1940-03-23

(See EASTER, Page A-13)
Evening star., 1940-03-23
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Planners approve bill to fix D. c.
Virginia boundary. Page A-16
Evening star., 1940-03-23

Cemetery and 7:30 holy COM
Evening star., 1940-03-23

the overwhelming majority of the
reading public"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
History Of The Gaithersburg
Washington Grove NeighbOrhOOd
Garden Club For The Year 1910
BY MRS. WILLIAM McBAIN

And wake his heart in every hour
In pleasant gratitude"
A decision to sponsor a second
spring flower show led to call
meeting of the executive board on
April 2, to make plans and Set a
date which was later announced
for May 20.
Mrs. Clay Plummer was the club
hostess at the April meeting with
Mrs. E. C. Gartner, Mrs. Sprigg
Ward and Mrs. ]. P. Engle assist
ing.
Mrs. Loren Schott of the Rock
vile Garden Club conducted an in
teresting garden quiz with each of
the contestants receiving a prize.
A grand prize, won by Mrs. Will
liam McBain, also featured.
Mrs. Lawson King, chairman Of
the civic committee reported the
organization of a junior garden
club from the biology and science
classes at the local high school,
this being one of the main projects
of the club for the year.
An interesting account of a mo-
CONTINUED on page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
Amos w. Magruder
Feted On His Goth
Birthday, Here

One of the county's oldest and
most respected citizens, Amos Will
liam Magruder, celebrated his Goth
birthday ON Monday, December 2,
at his home in Rockville. Marking
the occasion with a family dinner,
Mr.. Magruder was for many years
a farmer near Alta Vista and has
made his home with three daugh-
tiers in Rockville, for a long time.
Those attending were the Misses
Edith P. Magruder, Violet w. Ma
gruder, Naomi Magruder, Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. w. Shoemaker, Hazel C.
Shoemaker, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
w. Shoemaker and Wayne B.
Shoemaker, great-grandson, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Carlisle land sons,
Wilson A. and Henry L. Carlisle,
Miss Julia Magruder and Miss
Amelia Wilson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
UNITED DEMOCRATS PLAN
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL POLICIES
County Caucus Committee Meets To Formulate
Recommendations. Bonds, Schools, Health And
Roads Under Discussion. Hampton Presides

Montgomery County bonds for the
tax year beginning July /, 1941.
Provision has been made by the
incumbent board of commissioners
to pay $4,000 for the present tax
year, while $275,OOO will be applied
towards bond retirement in 1912,
and 1925, 900 for the county tax
year beginning July /, 1943 and
each ensuing year. Over $1,000
600 will have been liquidated for
the four-year term of the present
county administration according to
plans, Mr.. Hampton pointed out.
Further refunding of maturing
county bonds is on the program
when the legislature is asked to
give approval, the amount selected
to be paid off to about equal the
tax revenue for each year which
will include the increase from the
$15,000,000 new construction addi-
ton to the assessed value as well
as the increased value Of the recent
general re-assessment Of SIS, 000,-
900.
At the present tax rate of $3.50
this $30,0O0,OO0 is expected to pro-
duce $450,OO0 additional revenue
Retrenchment in county expendi-
lures was strongly voiced and
favored while large scale school
building and health department
program was referred to special
committees without endorsement.
Reports were made in regards to
the Whites Ferry road bond issue
of $4,000. Passed two years ago
by the legislature, this amount was
deemed insufficient to build the re-
quired concrete road. A proposal
to re-write the issue was approved
and sent to q special committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
KensingtOn To
Dedicate New
Parkway Dec. Z
Chamber of Commerce To
Hold Celebration At Open
ing. Alger Y. Barbee Heads
Committee

Scheduled to start at $3.50 p. M.
Saturday, December Z, festivities
incident to the official opening of
the New Kensington Parkway
will include a parade of fire fight
ing equipment, bands, floats and
speeches.
Alger Y. Barbee, chairman, has
announced that James E. Farrell
will be master of ceremonies and
that guests will include State
Senator Robert Peter, and men,
bers of the House of Delegates.
Mayor Robert L. Lewis and
Chamber of Commerce president
William A. Rogers will cut the
ribbon and lead the possession
onto the new road.
Other members of the arrange
ment committee are: Louis G.
Beall, H. Heron, John Moran, R.
F. Green, G. L. Smith, j. E.
Lamb, Samuel Horn, Lawrence
Smoot, Edward Mclean, Byron
Nelson, G. A. Davis and Bradley
C. Riggs. The Kensington Cham
Der of Commerce is sponsoring
the dedication.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05

"And the Lord God took the
man and put him in the Garden
of Eden to dress it and to keep
it."
With Mrs. Edwin w. Fry and
Mrs. George Ninas as assistant,
the first meeting of the Neighbor-
hood Garden Club for the present
year was held at the home of Mrs.
c. E. Crawford on March 20, with
Mrs. Lewis Reed, the new presi-
dent, in the chair.
Mrs. j. P. Engle, leader, gave an
interesting account of the garden
school in Rockville as a special
program feature.
Original and attractive programs
made by Miss Mary Jane Reed,
daughter of the president, were
given to each member with these
beautiful lines by Wadsworth as
the Club poem"
"God made the flowers to beautify
The earth and cheer mans care
full mood
And he is happiest who hath
power
To gather wisdom from flower,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
Charlotte Hall Laurels
Won By Charles Hobbs

Charles "Buck" Hobbs, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Hobbs
of West Friendship, Nd, and a
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. Elgee
Riggs of Laytonsville, was named
by his teammates this year to
captain the Charlotte Hall Mill
tary Academy 120-pound football
team.
Young Hobbs is also a member
of the junior basketball squad,
which won II of 13 games last
year, and he has played two years
of junior varsity baseball.
His accomplishments are not
confined to the athletic field for
he holds membership in the
Washington Stonewall Literary
Society, the Oldest secondary
school literary society in the U. 5.
membership in which is regarded
as the highest honor that can
come ito a cadet at Charlotte Hall.
Hobbs has also been appointed
supply sergeant of Co. c Of the
Cadet Battalion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
New Social Security
Board Publications May
Be Had Free Of Charge

The Washington Office of the
Social Security Board has on hand
a supply of new leaflets which are
available without cost to any inter-
ested person. One of these circu-
lars called "Your Social Security
Account Card" (ISC-44) tells why
workers need social security ac-
count numbers, what these account
numbers mean to the holder and to
his family, and what connection
the account number has with the
Federal insurance benefit pay
ments. The leafiet also explains
how each workers social security
account is kept and what the en-
ployer does to make sure that each
of his employees receives proper
wage credits on the books of the
Social Security Board. Copies of
Social Security Board publications
may be secured free of charge by
calling or writing the Washington
office of the Social Security Board
at 937 F. street, N. w.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
Southern States Coop.
Establishes Scholarships

At a joint conference Of the
advisory and junior boards of
Southern States Cooperative for
the Sandy Spring section held
November 25, e. B. Lipford,
Gaithersburg, a representative of
the cooperative, announced that
the organization has established
at each Of the state agricultural
colleges in Maryland, Delaware,
Virginia, and West Virginia
a scholarship for the states most
outstanding high school student
in vocational agriculture. Each
winner will be selected by the
vocational agriculture authorities
Of his state on the basis Of his
record Of student performances
throughout his high school career.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05

Acting as a caucus committee
for the United Democratic Con-
gress of Montgomery County, some
200 members have recently held
executive meetings to formulate
administrative and legislative poll
cies for approval of the County
Congress before the 1941 session
of the Maryland General Assembly.
7. Earle Hampton, president of
the Board of County Commission
ers and chairman of the caucus
committee, has announced that al
ready a definite plan has been
voted whereby a minimum of
$225, 900 viii be paid on maturing