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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
TeIevision Station
To Be Established
In Washington
k.B.C. Arrohees to Set Up
Its Second Studio
In Hotel Here
By WILLIAM WREATLEY.

A televiSion broadcast station, the
first in Washington. is to be estab-
lished at the Wardman Park Hotel,
it was announced today by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co which will
operate it. The Gheater in the hotel
will serve as the studio and other
space will be used for the trans
hitting equipment. The antena will
be on the hotel property.
The broadcasting company plans
not only to present television pro-
grams of sports and other entertain
ment features to residents in the
Capital area, but when relay facili-
ties are developed to syndicate to
other parts of ,ne country the visual
as we'll as the oral stories of its
Government at work The new sta
ton will be the second of N. B. c..
The first was put in service in New
York last year.
Although the Federal Communica-
tons Commission has issued license
for the station, there are still de-
tails to be worked out before actual
work can be started. The commits
sion will have to approve the site,
the Civil Aeronautics Board will
have to give a clearance that the
proposed tower does not interfere
with the airways, and the local
Zoning Commission will have to ap-
prove the tower height. 1t has not
yet been decided whether the tower
will be erected on top of the hotel
or built from the ground, but when
completed it will be 10 feet higher
than the roof of the hotel building
to provide service for residents west
of Wisconsin avenue.
1t will be approximately eight
(See TELSVISION, Page A-8.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Good, OId-Foshioned Whipping
To Sting WiIIkie E gg-HurIers

struck the car of the Republican
presidential nominee and splat-
tered Mrs. WILKES dress.
Judge Moore gave the parents
of the youths the chance to ad-
minister the whippings, but also
offered to have the punishment
inflicted by the juvenile authori-
ties. Each parent elected to whip
the youths at home.
OF the youths who pleaded
guilty today, two are 16 years
old and one is Is.
One other of the group of five
accused of creating the trouble
pleaded innocent and q hearing
was ordered. The fifth case was
handled In Municipal Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Americans in SHANGHAI
Urqed 10 Move Families
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Because of
unsettled conditions in the Far East
officials of the Standard Vacuum
Oil Co. have suggested to their
American employees in Shanghai
that their wives and children be sent
to the United States.
The company said no order had
been issued and that the suggestion
was in line with one made during
the last two months to men home on
furlough that their families remain
in this country.
A company spokesman said I'VE
feel it advisable under present con-
ditions so that in the event anything
did happen they would be out of
danger"
The company has about Is or 20
American employees In Shanghai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Order
Nearly Completes
Plane Contracts
Parachute Battalion
To Be Trained at
Fort Benning
By NELSON SHEPARD.

A sl41 320610 order for warplaneG
which Secretary of War Stimson
said very nearly completes" Army
contracts for 1854 aircraft of all
types: the formation of a para
chute battalion for immediate
training. and plans to expand the
Army Air Corps from 38 to 81
combat groups and 6 transport
units were announced today DIS the
War Department sped preparations
for national defense.
The plane contract went to the
Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc, Santa
Monica. Calf.
Secretary Stimson did not divulge
the number or types of planes. AL
Though the Navy Department yes
terday announced the total on naval
planes for which orders have been
placed, Mr.. Stimson said he did not
regard 1t as safe for the country
to give a complete breakdown on
Army planes The situation, he
said, is a little different.
Before today's order was placed
the War Department had an
nounced contracts had been placed
for 4.247 planes provided under the
regular appropriation bill and a
little more than 5000 out of the
1894 planes appropriated for in the
supplemental defense bill
The formation of the 501st Para
chute Battalion at Fort Benning,
Ga, to serve as the nucleus for the
creation of large force of para
chutists in undermining the Ameri-
can Army, was disclosed by Secre-
tary StimSon at his press confer
ence.
The very effective" work accom-
plished by these suicide battalions'
of the German Army in the inva-
sion of the Lowland countries makes
it imperative for the United States
to have similarly trained force of
parachutists to furnish elements of
surprise" attack, he said.
The 5OlSt Battalion at Fort Ben
ming. where the Army's Infantry
School is located, will have a
strength of approximately 500 men.
The secretary said the personnel
formerly on duty with test para
chute battalion at Fort Dix. N. j.,
and now at Fort Benning. will form
the nucleus of the new organization.
The plans for an increase in the
air force were disclosed in testi-
mony Of Gen. George c. Marshall
before the Senate Appropriations
Committee.
More Instructors Needed.
Urging speedy approval of a ST.
49,, 900 900 defense appropriation bill,
the Armys chief of staff told the
committee in testimony made pub
lie today that the Army planned
to increase the air force from $4,000
to 10000 men and needed more
pilot instructors.
To train 10000 pilots year, the
Army's new goal, 1000 instructors
will be needed, whereas the Army
now has only TOO, he said. AS a
result. he noted, 100 of a class of
231 student pilots who will be grad
uated tomorrow will be retained at
the various Army schools to serve
as instructors.
Discussing request for 500, 000,-
900 in cash and a like amount in
contract authority to expedite the
construction of airplanes, Gen. Mar
shall testified that the cost of ma
terials and labor had risen sharply
as the defense program advanced.
Brig. Gen. George H. Brett, as
sistant chief of the Air Corps, tes-
tilted that addition of workmen be-
yond two shifts daily had increased
Continued on Page AS, Column ~
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ing London only through use Of
flying instruments.
Some British sources said that
this might mark a new phase of the
Luftwaffe offensive - flight above
the clouds beyond anti-aircraft
range, location of London by in
struments of navigation and then
a tripping of bomb racks.
1t would be impossible with such
technique to pick out detectives
within the city.
After the afraid warning had
been on more than an hour the
mounting intensity of the barrages
Continued on Page Ais. column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
| u. S. May Spend
| 10 Million Daily
|For Defense
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0cla tee Press.
The United States has been
spending about s6,50O,OO0 a day for
defense since July /, but it will have
to step up the rate almost three
fold in the next nine months to
meet Budget Bureau estimates.
The cash outlay for defense in
the first quarter of this fiscal year
was announced yesterday by the
Treasury as 1894 ,975 ,389. The
Budget Bureau had estimated S.
900 100000 would be spent during
the 12-month period.
However. the Defense Commits
sion reported that it had cleared
contracts aggregating $3.50, 900 900
in the three months and a higher
rate of actual spending was ex-
pected as a consequence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
BY the Associated Press.

PONTIAC, Mich, Oct. s.
Three of five boys accused of
throwing eggs at the campaign
caravan of Wendell L. Willkie
pleaded guilty in Juvenile Court
today and were sentenced to re-
ceive a good, old-fashioned
whipping"
In addition, each was ordered
by Judge Arthur Moore to write
q complete statement Of his at
ttude toward the episode, the
statements to be read before the
students of Pontiac High School.
Each boy admitted in court
throwing one egg. but no effort
was made to learn which egg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Alien Law to Be Argued

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 3 (P.-
Pennsylvania officials have been adj
vised to confer October II in WASH
ington with United States Supreme
Court clerks to fix time for argu-
ment of the States alien regiStra-
ton law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Nozi Raiders, Bombing Blind
Meet Heavy London Borroge
Murk Hides Planes; Afternoon Traffic
Tied Up by Hail of She'll Fragments
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON Oct 3-Ant aircraft barrages heavy to tie
traffic marked late afternoon attack London Ger
raiders today and British quarters suggested that the
Naz offensive have turned blind" high altitude bonn
bardment
aircraf shell fragments fell like hail the CITY,
raiders thrust at the capital through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
World Series

A complete play-by-p
account of the World Series
games and action wirephotos
will appear in later afternoon
editions of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Lost Defense Bill Passed

s1,482 900 900 military appro-
priations bill, last major defense
measure pending before Con-
gress, was passed today by the
Senate.
(Story on Page A-1o.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03

Foreign
Chamberlain resigns, Churchill re-
shuffles cabinet. Page Al
British report raid on Krupp works
at Essen. Page Al
Nazi raiders, bombing blind" meet
anti-aircraft barrage. Page Al
British learn many Nazi air secrets
from bagged planes. Page Az
NotionoI
Two-ocean defense plan emphasized
by Navy developments. Page Az
Draft lottery planned within 10 days
after registration. Page Al
Army orders more planes, forms
parachute group. Page Al
Roosevelt to report on defense pro-
: gram to all Americas. Page Al
Willkie carries labor vote drive to
Pittsburgh. Page A
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20 3 3 "a 10
90 . D 2 To U
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Detroit 200 OO1 900 3
Cincinnati O22 100 OOx- 5

Cincinnati O22 100 OOx- 5
Runs batted in-Gehrinser, Joist, Myers,
Ripple (2), Werber, GreenberE.
Two-base hits-Walters, Werber, HigEins,
GreenherE.
Home run-Ripple.
Double play-Werber, Joost and F. Nc
Cormick.
Left on baSes-Detroit, 3; Cincinnati, 3.
Bases on balls-Of Rowe, l; of Walters, 4.
Struck out-By Rowe, 1; by Corsica, 1; by
Walters, 4.
Hits-Of Rove, in ga innings; OF Cor
sica, I In 475 innings.
Winning pitcher-WaIters.
LOSING pitcher-Rowe.
Umpires-Ormsby A. L., Bsilanfant IN.
L.. Basil "a. L., KLEIN IN. L..
1im@1:55.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Summary Of Todoy's Star
Washington and Vicinity.

Of1cials plan conference on under
pass road hazard. Page B.
House D. c. Committee may meet
on boundary dispute. Page B.
Zoning Commission calls meeting
on amendments. Page B-l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03

(See CABINET, Page A-3)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Japanese Accuse American Consul Of
Undue Interest in Negotiations
Between Tokyo, French |ndo. China

TOKYO, Aug. 10. CUP)-A Jap
anese newspaper dispatch today
accused an American consul of TAX
ing undue interest in negotiations
between japanese army men and
officials of French Indo-China. 1t
said that he was clearly active for
water on Japan -Indo-China ne
gotiationS"
The dispatch came to the news
paper Yomiuri from Hanoi French
Indo-China. 1t said that strange
American official named Reed
once American consul at Taihoku
in japanese Formosa, has been very
active Tor no apparent reason since
the arrival of Japanese inspectors" :"
The inspectors are those sent to
see that no goods are sent through
ndo-China to China.
(Charles S. Reed, I'd, of San
dusky, o. former American consul
at Taihoku, is the American consul
at Saigon, Indo-China.
The dispatch said that Gen. Rish-
ihara of the Japanese army, who
had returned Thursday to Hanoi
from Tokyo, was expected to start
new negotiations today with Indo-
China authorities.
Mention of Reed was the first
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Nipponese Army Force in Shanghai
International Sector Aim Of Tokyo

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10. up
japanese army authorities may
make a bid to take over the big
British defense sector of the in
ternational settlement and thus
establish a large force of troops in
the foreign area which they have
long desired to control, it was indi-
Gated today.
The Japanese army newspaper
organ, Tairiku, in its first COM
ment on the order for British
troops to withdraw from Shanghai
and northern China. said that the
British sector should be turned
over to the japanese forces.
ANY such move probably would
put japanese troops beside Am
erican marines, whose defense Sec
tor has adjoined that of the Bri-
tish)
1t was believed that japanese
army men might follow up the
newspapers suggestion at a meet
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
French Pilots in
British Raj Bomb
Italian Column

CAIRO. Aug. 10. CUP)-French
pilots operating with the royal all
force have bombed Italians ad-
vancing on the Hargeisha- -Tugar-
gan road in British Somaliland, a
communiqe said today.
"a Cairo communique issued in
London said that italian advance
in British Somaliland was con-
tinuing towards our main po-
sitions' and that other African
fronts were quiet)
RAF planes dropped bombs or
Italian anti-aircraft positions and
troops in Karin Pass on the Har-
geisha-Tugargan road, the COM
munique claimed.
British royal air force planes left
ships ablaZe in a raid yesterday on
Tobruk, Italian base on the Libyan
coast. the air force middle eastern
headquarters asserted today, and
made damaging attacks on italian
positions in British Somaliland
Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Italian positions of the Hargeisha-
Tugargan road were bombed. il
was said. and direct hits were made
On anti-aircraft batteries and build
ings at Massawa, capital OF Itailan
Eritrea. At Maiga Daga, near Gura
Ethiopia, field dump was destroy
ed. a communique said. and two
grounded caDrOni DlaneS were de-
stropey at Neghelli air field.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
SoIons to Probe
Relief SHORTAGE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. UP)-
A subcommittee was authorized
today by an interim joint legiSla-
tive committee on relief to make a
survey to determine if the legisla-
ture shall be called into special
session to appropriate relief funds
to meet a threatened crisis.
Legislative leaders said that ses-
sion would be called if the interim
committee asks for one on the
basis of finding of the sub-commit-
tee. The assurance was given by
senate president pro tenn Jerrold
Seawell, Roseville Republican, and
assembly speaker Gordon Garland,
Woodland Democrat.
The interim committee also en-
powered the subcommittee to in
vestigate the accelerated disburse-
ment of funds allocated by the
legislature at it's special session last
May. 1t was asked to fix the
responsibility for the condition.
The interim committee held the
state relief administration, under
Director Walter S. Chambers, re-
sponsible for overspending. The
s. R. A. now is administered by
Sidney G.. RubinoW.
Chairman Albert C. Wollenberg,
assemblyman, will call the sub
committee together at a date not
yet decided, and the group will
make a report to the interim COM
mittee, probably about September
l6. at Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
harbors, Factories
German 0bjectives
In Bomber Raids

BERLIN, Aug. 10. (UP)-German
planes have attacked harbors. arm
ament factories. ship building yards
air fields and anti-aircraft en-
placements in new raids on Great
Britain, in addition to conductina
extensive reconnaissance work on
the English south an5 east coasts
the high command communique SAID
today.
The Pobioy air motors and air
craft works at Rochester and an
explosive factory at Faversham were
especially effectively bombed, il
was asserted. and fires and eX-
plosions were caused.
Numerous bombs struck docks at
Newcastle and shipbuilding yards at
Sheerness and Chatham. the COM
munique said.
1t was asserted that a landing
field and airport north of Bristol
was destroyed" by bombs.
Noting that individual British
planes flew over northern France.
Belgium and Holland yesterday and
over western Germany last night
the communique alleged that they
attacked no military objectives but
wounded numerous civilians and
damaScd several buildings.
Two German planes were lost. the
communique said. ana two British
planes were shot down. bringing
the total of British planes shot
down by anti-aircraft fire to 1.5O0
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

indication that the japanese werc
watching Americans as well as Brit
ons in their present phase of Far
Eastern activities.
Newspapers gave prominence to
dispatches from Honolulu report
ing that 700 American Marines had
sailed "to strengthen the Shang-
hai garrison for protection Of Brit
iSh interests
Adm. Kichisaburo Nomura, form
er foreign minister and member Of
the supreme war council, returned
today after a month in the South
Seas during which he visited Phil
ippines( British and Netherlands
territory in the area enclosing the
Celebes Sea. Nomura visited Davao
japanese colony in Mindanao Is
land, Philippines, on strategically
important Davao Bay; Tawao, Brit
ish North Borneo, and Menado
Celebes, Netherlands East Indies.
The newspaper Miyako said that
as the result of his visit Nomura
emphasized the necessity for the
government to take measures To
make possible big scale emigration
of japanese southwark" and the
launching of commercial enter
priseS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
:Germans Tighten Hold on Potential
West African Striking Base Against
Americas, Technicians in Action

iSphere. are contained in announce
ment by the French government Of
changes in colonial administration.
A statement issued at Vichy says
Frances African colonies are TO be
consolidated in larger units. except
the port of Dakar. which is to be
administered separately.
There is no logical reason why
the capital of French West Africa
should be given this special status.
1t is explained at Vichy as "indi-
eating greater German activity
there" which points directly to the
move having been made under Ger
man pressure.
Arrival of German technicians at
Dakar became known last week
This action. coupled with the quick
subsequent proclamation OF an in
dependent administration for the
great African port which offers Sc
crecy for German plans there. can
be interpreted as Germany'S first
answer TO western hemisphere d
tense plans.
II will not escape German notice
that simultaneously with these hap
penings at Dakar American ma
rines are now being moved from
Quanuco Va. To Guantanamo.
Cuba Dakar is directly oposite the
West Indies. II Dakar fell into
German possession after the war,
Hitler would possess an air and naval
base of the first rank on the south
Atlantic within seven to eight hours
of the West Indies by bombing and
fighting airplane squadrons.
Seizure Of West Indian base by
a hostile force operating from Da-
kar would constitute an initial
threat against South America, the
Panama canal and the Gulf of Mex
leo coast Of the United States. The
necessity for observing future Ger
man intentions at Dakar thus be-
comes a strategic problem for the
western hemisphere, as a conse-
ouence of Frances surrender to
Germany. Il gives the western hem
isphere q direct lntrest in the redis-
tribution of African west coast colo
nies after the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

ing of American. British, Italian
and Japanese commandantS during
the week end.
The American Association of
Shanghai, which only July 3 had
cabled the State Department urging
reinforcement Of marines for po-
lice duty here against terrorists,
sent another message today urging
that the State Department inter
vene to insure continued service
by the American radio service at
Tientsin. The municipal council of
the British concession at Tientsin
had notified the service to suspend
operation Aug. 20. Apparently the
notification was made by japanese
request. The service ensures un-
censored communication between
TientSin and Shanghai.
1t was made known today that
families of British troops here
would be evacuated soon to Aus
tralia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
.Cudahy Stands By
Blockade Views

LONDON, Aug. 10. - (UPO -
United States Ambassador to Bel
GUM John Cudahy left by airplane
for home today, prepared to sacri-
flee his diplomatic and political
career to what he said was his
christian mission help organize re-
lief for Belgian war sufferers.
After being publicly reprimanded
by the state department for an
unauthorized press interview, Cud-
ahy was directed by President
Roosevelt to return home for con
situations"
In the interview Cudahy had
been quoted that German soldiers
who occupied Belgium had behaved
better than American troops prob
ably would have under similar cir
cumstances. He also said that Great
Britain's refusal to lift her blockade
of Europe would result in famine
among Belgium's 100000 war refu-
gees.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Aid Sought for
Flood Refugees

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10 CUP)-
A coast guard cutter reported by
radio to its headquarters here today
that the Red Cross was attempting
to get special train to evacuate
all inhabitants of the flooded city
of Crawley, a town of approximately
10000 population.
The cutter entered the city, in
the flooded southwestern rice coun-
try of the state this morning
Drinking water there was reported
contaminated by the floods.
Public health officials attempted
swift action throughout the area
to check threatening disease ano
hunger.
The first flood death was reported
today. The body of H0-year- ole
Ledia Romero of Erath was founc
near his home in three feet OF
water.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11

authorities had enlisted natives to
construct 4 fortification system and
that trenches and redoubts were
being built
Camel corps units from all parts
of the protectorate were reported
concentrating at Berbera to take
part in the defense.
Italian information was that the
British forces might depend on
airplane support from Alden, the
British base across the Gulf of
Alden. and aid from British naval
units which, now patroling the
Gulf. might shell Italians advancing
along the coast from Eeiv.
It was estimated here that the
British had several hundred" air.
planes at Aden.
italian forces were reported to
have surrounded the caravan GEN.
ter of Bohotleh Wells. a strategic
ally valuable oasis 20 miles inside
British Somaliland, along camel
highways which link Berbera with
the OEaden region III Ethiopia.
One unit of the British camel
corps was reported isolated at Bo-
hotleh Wells, and it was said that
Italian columns already had started
from there toward the sea, in the
direction 70 Berbera. to join other
columns.
A possible indication of the Brit
iSh strength in Somaliland was
given in an editorial in the news
paper Regime Fascist, published by
Roberto Farinacci. former secretary
general of the Fascist party. The
editorial said that Britain had un-
derestimated the italian forces in
Ethiopia and their 'valor' and
had left Somaliland almost un-
protected.
When the war broke out the
forces in British Somaliland totalled
800 regulars of the camel corps and
500 soldiers entrusted with polio
ing. the editorial said They were
armed only with machine guns.
There Is, however, a possibility
that this number may have been
increased by reinforcements since
The start of the war"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-11
Nazis Intensity.
Daylight Raids
Across Britain
Continued from Page y

Spitfire fighter planes went up in
search of raiders, Two which they
encountered took refuge in the
clouds and made off without drop
ping their bombs.
In raiding night before last Ger
man planes had used glider tactics
at some places, the pilots switching
off motors and coasting as low as
300 feet, to avoid searchlightS and
ground batteries. Later in the day
they crossed the coast at great
heights and then, with bright sun
behind them, screamed down from
a clear sky to about 1000 feet al
titude to drop their bombs on
towns.
Fighter planes were used exclus-
lively in two raids on the southeast
coast last night. The German planes
diveN on captive balloons, but it
was asserted that not a single bal
loon was down.