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Evening star., 1940-08-24
T.. n. Nichols Named
Head Of Convention
Bureau Association
Former D. c. Man
Elected; Sessions
To Close Today

The light hearted men and women
who run this Nations high-pressure
industry without smokestacks -
the convention business-today elec-
ted as their president the super-man
of them all, jocular C. N. Nichols,
known to competitors as a head
hunter of the profession.
Mr.. Nichols, the new cheftain OF
the International Association Of
Convention Bureaus, closing today
its own convention at the Willard
Hotel, says he is in control Of
s25 900 900 annually.
He is executive director of the
New York Convention and Visitors
Bureau of the Merchants Association
of New York, but operates through
out America wherever any organized
group of citizens gathers in conclave.
He, like all of his profession, works
behind the scenes: plays politics,
entcrtains, makes friends-and puts
in a strong bid for next years con-
vention.
Spends Average of 500.
He claims he attracts 250.000 con-
ventioneers to New York annually;
each spends an average of $l00,
which makes up the total of $25,-
600. 1000.
From 1880 to 1884 he was the first
convention manager here OF the
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Parents Are Reminded
OF Pupil Credentials
by Schools
Vaccination and Birth
Certificates Necessary
On Entrance Application

Washington's public schools will
not open for a month yet-Septem-
ber 23-but officials already have
taken steps to assure minimum
of confusion at enrolment time.
Acting Supt. Chester w. Holmes
reminded the public today that par
ents are required to present birth
and vaccination certificates ior
children applying for entrance to
the kindergarten or first grade.
Kindgarten pupils must have reach
ed their fifth birthday by November
!, and first grade pupils must be 6
years old or older, as of the same
date.
Advised to Act Quickly.
The regular Health Department
vaccination clinics will be held on
Saturday mornings at $50 o'clock
at 16 D street NV School off,
cials have been advised that be-
cause of the rush for birth certii-
Gates brought about by the national
defense program, parents must act
promptly or they may be unable to
obtain certificates for their young
sters in time for the opening Of
school.
Discussing admission to Junior
high schools, DR.. Holmes said pupils
desiring admission to these institu-
tions should apply to the one near
est home, bearing birth and vaccina-
ton certificates and the last issued
report card.
Vocational School Procedure.
Application for admission to voca-
tional schools should be made di-
rectly to the principal of the Sc
lected school, with the same apply
ing to those seeking admission to
senior high schools. In all cases,
the credentials should include birth
and vaccination certificates.
Night school classes also open
September %, with the courses to
be announced later.
Regarding new nonresident STU
dents, DR.. Holmes said inquiries
will be answered at the Franklin
Administration Building.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Cool Weather 10 Continue
THROUGHOUT Week End

Unusually cool weather which has
put a damper on summer activities
here will continue at least through
this week end, the Weather Bureau
predicted today as the mercury
dropped to a low of 81 degrees at
tbs am.
Tonight the temperature is ex-
pected to drop even lower. The
forecaster predicted a minimum of
about 81 degrees, with high today
of rs degrees.
Other localities in the East felt
this unscheduled fall. 1t was %
degrees at Dexter Airport, Buffalo,
and 26 at Wanakena in Northern
New York. In New Jersey ther-
mometers registed 40 during the
night.
The Weather Bureau here said
the wave has been mostly confined
to the East. Their new five-day
forecast predicts the weather will
be still cooler in the North and
Middle Atlantic States Monday
night and Tuesday, but warmer
Wednesday. In Ohio Valley and
Tennessee, however, fair and gen.
orally warmer is the long-range
prediction.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Bundles for Brituin
Opens z Units Nearby

Three branches of the District of
Columbia Bundles for Britain Com
mittee have been opened on Mary
lands Eastern Shore, Nine. I.
Mishtowt, manager Of the Washing
ton organization, announced today.
The branches, which already have
proved very productive" according
to Nine. Mishtowt, are located in
Kent County; at Centreville in
Queen Anne County and at Easton
in Talbert equity.
Nine. Mishtowt said the WASH
ington committee had shipped 7,646
garments for British civilians in the
past three months. More than 2,400
pieces have been knitted for service
personnel she said.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Transit Employees
Celebrate Tuesday

Punch and Judy shows, "jitterbug"
contests and a clown band will
entertain 10000 persons expected to
attend the seventh annual outing
of the Capital Transit Employees
Relief Association at Glen Echo
Park on Tuesday.
The program, including dancing
and sports, will begin at l pm. and
end at 8 pm. Amusement and
transportation will be furnished by
the company.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Bomb Mailer Is Held
In $4,000 Bond for
Grand Jury Action
R. E. Cannon, CoIored,
Pleads Guilty; Describes
Making BIost Device

Rufus E. Cannon, rs, colored, was
being held today under $4,000 bond
pending grand jury action on
charge of sending explosives through
the mail after his arraignment yes
terday, when he told in detail how
he made the bomb that injured two
postal employees.
Cannon, pleading guilty. faces a
maximum penalty of $4,000 fine
and 20 years in prison for dropping
the bomb in a mail box at the
Seventh street wharves in the
Southwest section. The bomb ex-
ploded prematurely at the U Street
Post Office Wednesday, injuring two
men.
Postal Inspector George Bleakley
said Cannon had mailed the bomb
to a Mrs. Lillian Grymez Of the 1900
block of S street NV.
Cannon told Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage he had no inten-
ton of killing the addressee but
that he only wanted to "frighten"
her. The bomb was set to explode
when the pasteboard box it was in
was opened, but it went of prema-
turely when the box was mashed at
the post office.
Cannon described in detail how he
made the bomb. His room was filled
with electrical devices, Mr.. Bleakley
said. The defendant gained his
knowledge of electricity at night
school, it was explained. The bomb
was touched off by a flashlight bat
terry.
Cannon was an attendant at Sol
diers' Home.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Dr.. Harlow R. Street
Dies Of Iona Illness

DR.. Harlow Robert Street, rs, OF
324 Bryant street NE, died in
Sibley Memorial Hospital yesterday
after a long illness. He was well
known as a general practitioner in
the Capitol Hill area and in Mont
gomery County, Md.
A native of Sonora, Calf, DR..
Street came to Washington to at
tend Georgetown University. He
was graduated from the medical
school in 1891 and stayed here to
establish a practice. He was a
former member of the District of
Columbia Medical Society and a
member of the Masonic order. In
recent years i'll health had curtailed
his activities.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Jane Street; two daughters, Mrs. L.
E. Sullivan of Glendale, Calf. and
Mrs. Robert Eccles of Eagle Rock.
Calf, and two sons, Charles L.
Street of San Diego, Calf, and Ben
jamin Street Of Honolulu, T. H.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Monday at the Speare
funeral home, 1909 H street NV.
Burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
will be private.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Young People Gather
For Church Of God
Session Tonight
Delegates From Several
Foreign Countries to
Attend Convention

Delegates from throughout the
Nation and from several foreign
countries we're registering today for
the biennial International Young
Peoples Convention of the Church
of God which will hold its opening
session at 7:45 o'clock tonight in the
First Congregational Church, Tenth
and G streets NV. Sessions will
continue through Tuesday.
The Rev. DR.. Adam w. Miller of
president, will be the principal
speaker at tonight's meeting.
Approximately 1.500 delegates are
expected to register today and to-
morrow. The Rev. Esther NJ. Boyer,
pastor of the local congregation,
which now holds meetings at 2407
Minnesota avenue S. E., and vice
president of the convention, is
chairman of arrangements for the
meetings.
Three Addresses Listed.
At $50 am. tomorrow a period of
worship will be held, followed by a
series of group conferences. Three
addresses are scheduled for tomor-
row. one at the IL am. service by
John A. Morrison. president of
Anderson College: another by the
Rev. R. c. Caudill, pastor at Mid
dletown, Ohio. at an afternoon
service scheduled for o'clock, and
the third by the Rev. w. Dale Old
ham, pastor at Dayton, Ohio.
Another high light of tomorrow S
program will include a ground
breaking service at Sixteenth and
Taylor streets NV, where the Ma
tional Memorial Church of God is
to be erected. The church, when
completed, will be used by the local
congregation and is to serve as a
memorial to the entire denomina-
ton, it was pointed out.
DR.. Judd Will Speak.
Group conferences at the First
Congregational Church. a fellowship
dinner, to be held at pm. in the
Continental Hotel, and a general
session in the church at 8 pm. will
be high lights of Mondays program.
DR.. Walter Judd, medical missionary
to China, will be the principal speak
er at the evening session. The main
general business session of the con-
vention will be held at 10:30 am.
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Hearing on Alcoholic
Sole Changes Deferred

Hearings on the proposed changes
in the alcoholic beverage admins
tration here have been postponed
from 10 am. Monday to some time
next month, the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board announced yesterday.
The hearings conflicted with pre-
viously scheduled public hearings
on the city's 1912 budget, which
have been set by the Commission
ers at 10 am. Monday.
The proposed changes would
tighten the control of the board
over the liquor industry in most in
stances but would also permit
"stand-up" drinking at certain ap-
proved establishments and would
extend the Saturday night midnight
prohibition on liquor sales to 2 am.
Sunday.
Changes would be effected by al
tering present regulations and by
proposed legislative amendments to
the basic Alcohol Beverage Control
Act.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Unsinkabe Henry and Flying Mates Hold Fate Of British

q 400-mile-an.hour dive. Henry
knew 1t was time to bail out.
He swung back "the green
house." or the transparent cock
pit hood. and forced himself out
against a solid wall Of wind.
At first Henry doubted If he
could make it. Once he got out
part way, however, the wind
snatched him free with such
violence Henry lost part of his
trousers, as well as his socks and
and shoes.
Henry floated down-"for 20
minutes" 1t seemed-while the
Germans circled him. They
didn't shoot, apparently believing
the Channel, which was running
a heavy chop, would take care Of
him. There we're no boats in
sight and Henry was about II
miles from either shore.
When Henry hit he couldn't
spill the wind from his chute,
which dragged him through the
waves. Henry estimated he swali
lowed Channel water for -four
minutes" before the chute
begged down. Henry, it seemed,
was wearing what the British
flyers call a Mae West"-a life
preserver which fits about the
chest. Capt. Balfour used the
slang term with some embarrass-
ment.
AS Henry floated in the heavy
waves in his Mae West" he
noticed it was getting dark and
kept wishing for a boat. Henry's
father. fortunately, had recon-
mended that boats cruise the
Channel after air battles in case
of survivors. One Of these ar
rived after an hour and a half,
but passed without seeing Henry.
The young flyer pulled his re-
volver and fired six shots at the
boat, which swung in a circle to-
ward him. The officer in charge
said Henry's bullets whistled so
close to the bridge they were more
than obvious. Anyhow, Henry got
back to London late that night.
His sisters were having another
dance.
"Henry's late again" somebody
telephoned the girls, "he fell into
the Channel this time"
Capt. Balfour believes that not
only England's future but civili-
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Enforcement Chiefs 10 Go
To Milwaukee Session

Supt. Ernest w. Brown of the
Metropolitan Police, j. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. and Chief
Frank j. Wilson of the Secret Serv-
ice will head large delegation of
local and Federal law enforcement
officials attending the 47th annual
International Police Congress in
Milwaukee September 9 to II.
Mr.. Hoover will address the con-
gress September 9 on THE Com
mon Task of Law Enforcement" !"
He is expected to outline a co-ordi-
mated plan to insure proper handling
of sabotage, espionage and subver-
sive activities through cooperation
between the F. B. I. and local police
departments.
Chief Wilson's address, Crime
Prevention Through Education of
the Public VS.. Century-old Meth
ods of Prosecution" will be de-
livered the following day. Other
speakers from Washington and their
topics include:
Commissioner H. j. AnShnger OF
the Bureau of Narcotics on Mar
cotics Problems and Enforcement;
Matthew Mcclure, assistant to the
Attorney General; Maj. Brown, who
is acting president of the Interna-
tional Association of Chiefs of Po-
lice; H. H. Kelly, chief Of the Safety
Section of the Bureau of Motor Car
riers, Interstate Commerce Com
mission; Right Rev. Msgr. John
O'Grady. Hugh H. Clegg. assistant
to the F.. B. I. director; John D.
Voss of the Secret Service and R.
T. Harbo of the F. B. I.
The congress. sponsored by the
International Association of Chiefs
of Police. is expected to attract
about 1900 law enforcement oficials.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Woman on Platform Hurt
When Hit by Auto

Mrs. Jesse R. West, 50, of 24O0 Six
teenth street NV, received a frac-
tured right ankle and bruises on the
left hand when she was struck by
an automobile late yesterday as she
was standing an a streetcar loading
platform at Seventeenth and H
streets NV. She was treated at
Emergency Hospital. Police said
Hyman T. Miller of Baltimore, was
the driver of the car. He was
charged with reckless driving.
Struck by an automobile as she
was crossing the street yesterday
afternoon near her home, Joan
Mary Breslin, 20 months old. of 656
B street Sc. was treated at Casutlty
Hospital for severe head injuries.
According to police, the car was
driven by Louis Gritz. Al, of 534
Eighth street Sc.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Swift Finds Made in America
Singing Careers Practical
Concert SoIoist Sees
Movies and Radio
As Proving Ground

Radio. Broadway shows, the
movies or even night clubs can do
as much today toward furthering
an Americans singing career as the
grand tour of Europe used to do.
That's the way Garfield Swift.
young American baritone who will
sing with the National Symphony
Orchestra tomorrow night, feels
about it and he has spent the last
few years proving his point
Mr.. Swift. who might be consid-
cred Washingtonian by marriage,
within the space of a few months
gave a recital in New York's Town
Hall. sang for Crown Prince Gustave
Adolf of Sweden on a cruise boat.
sang at the Pierre Hotel in New
York, made a movie short, was pre-
sented by Ben Bernie as a guest
artist and sang on the Music Hall
of the Air.
Busy Winter Here.
During the last winter, which he
spent here, he gave a concert at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, made nightly ap-
pearances at the Shoreham. sang
on the Earle stage. was soloist at
several churches and occasionally
made flying trips to New York for
radio appearances.
His pet quotation is, "The time
will come when good music will
become popular and popular music
will become good"
He thinks the same idea applies
to singers People, he said. will
flock to the serious concerts of men
who sang popular songs on the
radio. People who never went into
an opera house in their lives will
go to hear the singer they liked in
the movies.
Popular Fields Add Prestige.
AS for the singers themselves, Mr..
Swift believes the improvement of
American arts-the radio, the
movies. even the night clubs-has
made it possible for them to desert
the concert and opera stage occa-
sionallv without losing their pres
tige. In fact. they have frequently
gained prestige from their journeys
into the more popular fields.
There's very little an artist can
do nowadays that would be thought
STOPPING" Mr. Swift declared. Be
sides. radio and personal appearance
tours bring you much closer to the
general public and a singer builds
up a popularity he could never have
hoped for in the old days."
Evening star., 1940-08-24
D. G. Officials Named
On Potomac Bourd

The District Commissioners yes
terday appointed three District Of
ficials to the Potomac Valley Con.
servancy District and the Inter.
state Commission on the Potomac
River Basin. They are Director Of
Sanitary Engineering j. B. Gordon,
Health Department Engineer Claude
F. Browning and Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Oliver Gasch.
States participating are Maryland,
West Virginia, Virginia and Penn
sylvania.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr.

The British are confidently
stalking their present as well as
their future just now upon such
young fighters as the Unsinkable
Henry, 19-year-old Spitfire> and
Hurricane pilot.
Henry has been knocked down
several times so far, causing him
the embarrassment of losing part
Of his flying trousers, being late
for dinner and getting his feet
wet, but he's always managed to
bounce back at Hitler's air force,
to the permanent undoing Of six
German bombers.
In the eyes of Capt. Harold H.
Balfour, parliamentary undersec-
retary for the air, Henry and his
flying mates are the first line of
defense in a phase of the war
which finds the British getting
set to wrest the offensive from
the vaunted Nazi machine of ag-
gression.
Capt. Balfour. little more than
a week out of England, told the
story yesterday at a press con-
ference in the British Embassy.
Henry, it seems, had been
forced down several times-it was
getting to be a habit. He was
late for dinner and again for a
dance his sisters had planned
for out-of-town soldiers In
London.
HE is a son of an old friend
of mine in the Defense Ministry"
Capt. Balfour said. I'VE told him
to be more careful"
Recently Henry was knocking
around over the French coast op-
posite Dover when he saw a
Messerschmidt boring up at him
from below. The Jerry apparent
ly thought Henry was a friend
he was about to join. Henry,
however, swung down and gave
the German a burst which
"plopped' him-as Capt. Balfour
expressed it-into the Channel.
Then Henry headed for home.
About midway of the Channel
a dozen German fighters swooped
"out of the sun" and the first
thing Henry knew his controls
had turned loose and he was in
an aimless spiral which ended in
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Work on New A. D. A.
Project to Sturt Soon

Work will be started in about 10
days on the construction of the
Frederick Douglass Dwellings,
project of the District Alley Dwell
ing Authority on Alabama avenue
near Twenty-first street Sc.
Awarding of a $1,198,000 contract
to Jeffress-Dyer, Inc, covering all
work in connection with the build
ing Of 3l3 dwellings for low-inCome
colored families was announced to-
day by the A. D. A. The firm will
have 300 days in which to complete
the project.
The successful bid was the low
est submitted by five firms, two
other local firms and two from out
Of town. The houses will be one
family dwellings, two stories high,
with a few one-story houses.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

Greater National Capital Committee.
He says that now his recipe for
bigger and better conventions is the
election of Wendell L. Willkie.
Russell Schneider, representative
of the Greater National Capital
Committee, was elected to a two
year term on the Board of Directors.
other officers elected included:
Henry T. Davis, Indianapolis, first
vice president; Julius Perlt, st.
Paul, second vice president; Joseph
S. Turner, Cincinnati, secretary
treasurer: H. E. Boning, jr., Kansas
City, and Faber A. Bollinger, At
lanta, new board members Sam
Fowlkes of New Orleans retired as
president.
To Remain Over Week End.
Betty Perrin, woman member Of
the association, revealed that a
number of the group will remain
here until next week to put pres
sure on the American Veterinary
Medical Association, which opens
sessions at the Mayflower Hotel
Monday. 1t seems the veterinarians
are now in favor of Denver for
their next meeting place, she said.
But it will be a battle, I tell
you," she said, "and we are likely
to get them to San Francisco"
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Horinouchi Advises
WeIles of Recall

The name Of the next japanese
Ambassador to the United States
was still unknown today, after AM
bassador Horinouchi called at the
State Department yesterday and
advised Undersecretary of State
Welles Of his recall to Toxic.
Ambassador Hortnouchi told the
press he was undecided on the date
Of his departure. However, he win
leave his post before hts successoris
arrival. he said.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

Night after night We send our
bombers over the Channel. Re-
ports from all sources testify to
their effectiveness. They hit
hard in two ways-at military
and industrial objectives, with
their targets scientifically Sc
lected, and at the civilian mo-
rale. The German morale must
be suffering. The people lose
sleep and they must be conscious
of the constant danger. Our
offensive will continue on an in
creasing scale"
The spokesman admitted it
would be idle and stupid to con-
tend that the German air raids
were not damaging England in
return. However, he declared
that up until the time he left
England, eight days ago, there
was no damage serious enough to
retard our ability to put forth
our utmost in this war" He said
that the efficient organization Of
defense forces enabled the repair
Of damage Gin a matter of hours"
The bombers which break
through the coast defense, he
said, find it difncult to make their
ruris while sighting at targets
because of anti-aircraft fire,
fighters in the air, and the dam
ger of balloon barrages. They
don't like to dive on an objective
If a balloon barrage is about"
he said, "and I don't blame them.
I've flown airplanes myself in
the vicinity Of these barrages.
Those little wires are hard to see,
especially If it's bit cloudy"
The balloons have been ar
ranged scientifically to obstruct
the greatest area. While they
are easily shot down. they are
easily replaced, Capt. Balfour
said, and the expensive ground
apparatus remains undamaged.
But our real first line of de-
fense are the fighters, he said.
I'VE have the greatest admira-
ton for the flying personnel and
equipment. Possibly should
say probably-there will be air
attacks on a much greater scale.
The prospect doesn't shake our
confidence in our ability to take
such a Furnishing toll of the
raiders as to wear down the
strength of their air force. We