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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10
Spain, Portugal Become
u. ). War listeninq Posts

Spain and Portugal, the only ma
lions in Western Europe not at
war, have been and have become
more important military listening
posts of prime Importance to the
United States.
Evidence of this is the fact that
| since the war started the Army has
stationed one of its highest rank
ing colonies, recently promoted to
brigadier general, as military at
tache at Madrid.
1t is probable, due to his promo
ton in June that Brig. Gen. John
N. Greedy, the man who has been
the Army's eyes and ears in Spain,
will soon be recalled to the United
States.
The War Department announced
yesterday that 1t. Col. Howard
Eager, Field Artillery, has been or
dered to Madrid as military attache.
No mention, however, was made. of
Gen. Greely's recall
1t is believed that the War De-
partment desires a comprehensive
report from Gen. Greedy, a native
Washingtonian and the son of the
late Gen. Adolphus w. Greely, the
Arctic explorer, on developments in
Spain, where Frances future move
ments present one of the biggest
question marks in Europe today.
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=Davie Hardester,
Pullman for
Celebrities, 10 Retire
Presidents From T. R..
MiIlionuires and the
Famous Rode His Train
BY ALFRED. TOOMBS.

Davie Hardester, for 80 years Pull
man conductor for Presidents, mil
lionaires and assorted celebrities, is
going to retire July 81.
His face Is familiar to most of the
famous who have travelled in and
out of Washington with any con-
sistency during the last two decades.
He travelled with four men who were
President of the United States and
became the fast friend of all.
Once he brought a train into
Washington with IS millionaires on
it, and twice he has helped bring
babies into the world as his cars
clattered over the rails. Now that it
is all over, Mr. Hardester, who is 10
years old, doesn't know what he is
going to do.
I'm an active man and I've got
to do something" he said wistfully.
Mr.. Hardester got his job as a
conductor with the Pullman Co. in
1901, starting on the Washington
Buffalo run. He was transferred
few years later to the Atlantic Coast
Line run from Washington to jack
sonville, Fla.
Assigned to T. r.
During the last few months of
President Theodore Roosevelt's adj
ministration, Mr.. Hardester was as
signed to travel with him. When
President Taft took Office, Mr.. Hard
ester continued as the regular con-
ductor on all White House specials.
He travelled for four years with
Mr.. Taft and then for eight years
with woodrow Wilson. He remem-
bers President Taft for the warmth
of his personality and President
Wilson for his considerateness and
gentleness.
When Theodore Roosevelt's chill
dren-Alice and Theodore jr., trav-
eled out of Washington, Mr. Hard
ester went with them. They called
him Davey.
. Alice Roosevelt used to Smuggle
her Pekinese dog on the train, and
in those days that was unheard of.
But l just looked the other way.
Maybe you better not say anything
about that" he said, "she might not
like to see her name in the paper"
Took Pistol From T. R., Jr.
One night, he recalled, Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., got aboard the train
with pistol. Mr.. Hardester took it
away from him, but let the boy have
it back when they reached Boston
He saw Col. Roosevelt on one of his
runs not long ago and they had a
runion.
He travelled with Calvin Coolidge
when the latter was campaigning for
the vice presidency. But after
President Wilson went out of Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10

Mr.. Howell was born in Lake
Grove, N. Y, and attended high
school in Brooklyn. For a brief
period he was associated with his
father in the real estate business.
In 1896 he became naturalist, COM
ing to Washington to join the Bio
logical Survey.
Wrote Several Books.
During his early years with the
survey, he made numerous field trips,
locating and tipping specimens. In
1908 he studied birds in Texas and
New Mexico. Later he visited most
of the States in the Union. He
wrote several books, among them
Birds of Arkansas" Birds of Ala
bama," "A Biological Survey of Ala
bama" and Florida Bird Life"
He spent 10 years in Florida COM
piling data for the last-named work
and while there discovered a new
bird, the seaside sparrow.
His revisions of existing data on
North American mammals included
texts on skunks, harvest mice, mar
mots, flying squirrels, pikas, chip
hunks and ground squirrels. He
also wrote numerous papers on the
distribution of North American birds
and mammals.
Member Of Scientific Societies.
He made his home here at 2919
South Dakota avenue NE.
Mr.. Howell was a member of the
American Ornithologists Union and
the American Society of Man,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10
Army Experiments With DieseIs
To Double Range Of Tanks

10-galion containers which can be
thrown away as they are used.
Farther back from the front are to
be fuel tank trucks.
An effective mechanical force is
about the most complicated fight
ing team any one can imagine, Gen.
Chaffee pointed out. Besides tanks,
it must have quieter cars of good
vision for scouting, supporting
planes and artillery, and a mobile
force of great fire power to hold
conquered territory.
Requires CO. ordination.
Mechanical warfare requires a
greater degree of training and CO.
ordination than any other, he said,
adding that he thought expanded
Army schools-plus the natural me-
chanical aptitude of the American
boy-would assure the necessary
skilled manpower.
The young boy who sits at the
controls of moving mass of 10 or
Is tons of steel, buttoned up in there,
driving across an unknown country
where he can only see half where
he is going, depending on signals
from a car commander who can
see only little more. has to have
not only great deal of skill, but
courage" he said.
The new mechanical corps, which
Gen. Chaffee is organizing. includes
armored vehicles heretofore as
signed to the cayalryS and the in
fantry. Ultimately, the force is to
include more than $4,000 officers
and enlisted men and each of its
two divisions is Ito have approx
mately TOO armored vehicles, 800
guns and Howitzers and over g.
500 automatic and semi automatic
! weapons.
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ak Plan Sooks
Persons With
Long Names

BY the Associated Press
A brand-new idea in defense
flnancing-"soak the surnames."
The suggestion is that Federal
tax Of 81 per letter be levied on all
names of more than six letters.
M. j. Mickey of Los Angeles, ia
ther of the plan, passed it along to
Senator Nye, Republican of North
Dakota. Mr.. Mickey thinks that
Senators Nye and Lee, Democrat, of
Oklahoma should favor the pro-
posal, although Senator Schwellen-
bach. Democrat, of Washington
probably wouldn't.
AS for Supreme Court Justice
Frankfurter, Mr.. Mickey suspects
he would hold the levy unconstitu-
tional.
incidentally, there are only six let
tiers in Mickey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10

before the Washington Round Ia
BILE at the Press Club on Friday
at 1890 pm.
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japanese Admiral Goes
On Philippine Tour
BY the Associated Press.

by Ute h5SUCldIeu PItbS,
TOXIC, July 10.-Admiral Kich-
isaburo Nomura, former Foreign
Minister, left Toxic today for an ex-
tensiye journey through British and
Dutch possessions in the East In
dies and perhaps a visit to the
Philippine Islands.
The foreign Office insisted that
Nomura is representing a private
company and has no present official
connections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10

The United Kingdom imported
over 200,000,0O0 pounds OF onions
from the Mediterranean countries
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10
BY the Associated Press.


The United States Army is expert
menting with oil-burning Diesel
engines in an effort to double the
distance its tanks can strike with
out refueling.
This was disclosed by Brig. Gen
Adna r. Chaffee, commander of
the new armored corps, in an in
terview before he left Washing
ton for the field to hasten forma-
ton of the mechanical fighting
unit.
Success of the experiments, Gen
Chaffee indicated, would mean that
Uncle Sans armored vehicles could
operate more than ever as self
contained units, like the old battle
cavalry, striking deep into an en-
emy's communications and thus
paralyzing him.
The Army's existing light tanks
carry so gallons of fuel and at miles
gallon have maximum range of
100 miles. The range of medium
tanks is believed to be somewhat
less.
The veteran cavalry officer dis
cussed also the possibility that il
might be necessary in some cir
cumstances to refuel tanks by air
presumably by dropping containers
attached to parachutes.
80 Won't, Slow Production
But we are doing nothing that
might slow down immediate pro-
duction," he added. Our present
models have gasoline engines, ano
we are going ahead wathIhem."
Existing battle plans of the Army
provide that refueling Of tanks i'm.
mediately behind the battlefield
will be done by trucks loaded with
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! malogists. He also was q member
of the Cooper and Baird Ornithol-
ogy Clubs.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
| Grace B. Howell; two daughters,
Mrs. Edward E. Standbury of New
York City and Miss Elizabeth How
ell of Washington, and son, Ell
bert Jerome Howell, also of this
city.
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Arthur H. Howell,
Noted Naturalist,
Dies Here al Sc
Was Senior Biologist
Of Wild Life Service;
Wrote Many Books

Arthur Holmes Howell, SO, senior
biologist with the Fish and Wild Life
Service, Department of Interior, died
early today in Emergency Hospital.
He collapsed yesterday at his Offices
in the National Museum. Death
was attributed to a cerebral hem
orrhage.
One of the country's foremost ma
turallsts, Mr.. Howell had been con-
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Hones Heads Hearst Unit

NEW YORK, July 10 (R--John w.
Hanes, who resigned as Undersecre-
tary of the Treasury last December,
yesterday was elected chairman of
the Finance Committee and director
of the Hearst Corp. and American,
Newspapers, InQ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

New York, May 9. CUP) : Horace B. Merwtn, Bridgeport Conn, banker, testified in federal court today that he had investigated rumors that the late Philip Musica was engaged In bootlegging and had convinced himself they were un- true.
 Merwin and four other Connecti- cut men are accused of complicity m Musica's alleged $2l, 100000 swindle of McKesson and Robbins Drug Com pany stockholders. Musica, whc posed as F. Donald CoSter and be- came president of the $86 I0OO,OOC drug empire, committed suicide m December, 1888, after his exposure as an ex-convict.
 The bootlegging rumors' con cerned Girard and Company, the hair tonic" firm with which Coster unanswered himself into a position to take over McKesson and Robbins
 Merwin denied, however, any memory of his telling Rowley w. Phillips of Waterbury, Conn, an other defendant, that he had gone over evcsy item with fine tooth comb" and could state absolutely and unequivocally that there was nothing illegitimate" connected wis, Girard and Company.
 The government contends CoSter used the hair tonic firm as a blind through which to supply prohibi- ton day bootleggers with huge quan- titles of alcohol.
 Convinced
 Merwin, a former director ot Mc- Kesson and Robbins, said his tn- vestigation of Girard and Company was thorough enough" to convince him that no alcohol was being sold illicitly but denied that Russell c, Rankin, an accountant, had told him that there might be some boot logging in a plant which dealt in such large quantities of alcohol.
 The Bridgeport banker, whom the government accuses of aiding Coster in the sale of stock in dummy cor porations which were set up for purposes of fraud, was testifying for the fourth day.
 Follows Phillips
 Cross examination of Horace B. Merwin, prominent Bridgeport banker, who followed Rowley W. Philips on the witness stand in the $2l ,0O0, 900 McKesson and Robbins case, started late yesterday after noon. This indicated that the nation- ally famous case is drawing to a close and that MT. Phillips and the four other men charged by the gov- ernment with conspiracy will know their fate next week.
 It might be early in the week, the whole matter of whether 1t will be carly or late in the week depending on the length of time that the jury takes to determine the guilt or innocence-of the accused
 U. s. Atty. Kautmann 1t was pre- 6icted would continue his cross eX- animation of MT. Merwin for Q good part of today, and then will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
State Intercedes In
 DriUers Strike Here

ference as "a courtesy to the board" adding: "I don't feel that there's anything to discuss"
 Rudolph Tata, business agent of the union, said that he well comed the conference, stating that efforts to discuss the sit- uation with Mir. McElllgott dur ing the past several months had been unsuccessful.
 The board of mediation and ar- bltratiOn, of which John II. GOss of this city is a member, apparent ly is entering the picture of It's own v0lltlon. MT. McEllig0tt and Mir. Tata both stated that they had not asked for intervention.
 The strike began when the dairy management refused to renew union contract which had been in effect for the two years previous.
 MT. McElligott sad that a large majority of his employees had Op- posed a new union contract. Only 17 men, all drivers went on strike. he said, and their places have been taken by other dairy em- ployes. He contends that the men on strike were automatically dis missed when they failed to report for work.
 "We're ready to negotiate" said Mir. Tata. we have been all the time. He charges that the dairy employees were intimidated into opposing a new union contract.
 The union today again had committees busy visiting stores, restaurants and homes urging customers to cancel their orders with WOrden's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
Council OF Catholic Women
 Announce Annual Roll Call
Various Parish Commit. tees Now Organizing For
 Membership Appeal

The annual roll call of members in the Waterbury Council of Cath ole Women will be held in the city and vicinity during the period from Saturday, May lith to Monday, June 3rd. The roll call has been organized along parochial lines, a committee having been appointed in all of the Catholic parishes, the , chairman of the committee being ono of the priests of the particular parish church.
 A luncheon for the workers in the canvass will be held at the Hotel Elton, Saturday at l2:l5, Mrs George Goggin, chairman of the council will preside. Rev. William Daly, director of the Catholic So- cial Service Bureau and Superinten- dent of St. Francis orphan Asy- lum. New Haven, will be the guest speaker.
 The committee for the Immacul- ate Conception parish, St. Francis and St. Margaret's, is announced herewith. The committees of other parishes will be announced as the canvass progresses.
 Immaculate Conception
 Immaculate Conception parish chairman: Rev. George F. Reilly
 Miss Irene Synnott, Mrs. Loretta Donahue, Mrs. J. Neagle, Mrs. Frank Kelly, Miss Agnes Fitzgerald, Miss Ida Lunny, Miss Mae Lannen, Mrs J. Lawlor, Mrs. H. Cunningham, Miss Katherine Healey, Miss Anna Cassin, Miss Marie Donahue, Miss Mary Fully, Miss Mary Bennett, Miss K. O'Connell Miss Josephine Horan, Miss Mary Gumpper, Miss Mollie Collins, Miss Helen Hanley Mrs. Thomas Donahue, Mrs. M. L. Ryan, Mrs. John Healey, Mrs. Anna B. Daly, Miss Mary Devereaux, Miss Helen Brown, Miss Elizabeth Maher Mrs. Mary McGrath, Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick, Miss E. Mae Keefe Miss Eileen Foley, Mrs. Patrick Tul- ly, Mrs. Daniel Cavanaugh, Miss Christine Shanahan, Miss Anna Fitzgerald, Miss Madeline Tierney Miss Marion Keane, Mrs. Thomas Reidy, Miss Mary Lawlor, Miss Mary Carolan, Mrs. Robert J. Baird, Mrs, Frank Keavney.
 St. Francis Parish
 St. Francis parish. Chairman Rev. David O'Keefe-Mrs. Albert Centerbar (chairman), Miss Emellne Phelan, Miss Margaret Carroll, Miss Margaret Tehan, Miss Gertrude
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
Merwin Contradicts
 Phillips Testimony
Bridgeport Banker Fails to Recall Making Important
 Statement to Local BrOker-End of Trial Nears

follow redirect examination of Mir. Merwin by his attorney, George 2. Medalie and re-cross examination by U. s. Atty. Kaufmann. Mir. Mer- win it was said would be the last witness. There have been so many surprises in this big case however that there is no certainty. The argu- ments of the defense attorneys and the attorneys for the government, 1t is estimated will take two days.
 Atty. Kaufmann at the start of his rosS-examinatlon introduced q check in the amount of $500 on an issue, which he said might concern the credability of MT. Merwin.
 Merwin admitted under the gov- ernment attorneys questioning that he failed to pay the tax upon $500 of his 1896 income until Oct. 28, 1899, three days after the govern ment issued supoena for the checks by which he recieved this money.
 Mir. Merwin declared emphatically however that the subpoena had brought the error on his income tax return to his attention. He said he discovered the mistake while checking his 1887 income tax re- turn and instructed his tax con- sultant to file an amendment to his 1886 return.
 Merwin characterized that $l,500 as finders fee" he received from the Bridgeport City Go. securities firm of which he was stockholder, for arranging to have 1t participate in refinancing of the Lock Steel Chain Go. of Bridgeport of which he was a director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
OBITUARY

Walsh, one-time president of the New Haven county bar association who died in 1881.
 Mrs. Walsh, a native of Waterbury was active in several organizations formed after New Haven troops went overseas during the World war. Sht was commissioner of the New Haver Girl Scouts from 1926 to 1884, ant in l932 attended an International conference of Girl Scouts executives In Switzerland,
 She leaves one son, Walter w Walsh, assistant attorney general oi the state, ard four daughters, al residents Of New Haven.
 The funeral will be held in New Haven Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
|2,5OO Youths Attend Retreat
 In Bridgeport

Twenty-Five boys and girls of high school age attended the opening exercises of . S-day re-. treat In Bridgeport last night slm- liar to one planned for this city late next 'veek. In Bridgeport the various mission exercises are being conducted in St. Augustine's and St. Mary'S churches.
 As in Bridgeport, too, the local retreat will be sponsored by the Catholic Youth Organization and the COnfraternity of Christian Doctrine. Supporters and leaders of the local movement were enc cOuraged by the report from Bridgeport on the opening att tendance last week and anticipate similarly large crowds of young men and women here.
 Exercises will be conducted In the Immaculate Conception church In Waterbury and will start at 5:l5 next Thursday af- ternOOn. There will also be . re- treat exefcise at 1880 that evening.
 The schedule for Friday the 17th Is as follows' 7:30 a. m., Mass and instruction; 5:l5 ?. m., devOtiOns; 7'3O p. m. conference.
 Saturday, the 18th-8:OO a. m., Mass and instructions.
 All making the retreat are ex- pected to go to Confession Sat- urday and Communion Sunday In their 1wn parish church.
 The closing exercise of the mis- sion will be held Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock In the lmmacu- late Conception church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
ATTENDING
 FBI INSTRUCTIONS
Over 100 COp-Students at Special Class Last Even.
 ing-Films Exhibited

More than 100 policemen last night attended the FBI class on the mechanics of arrest and methods of searching prisoners giv- en in the basement of police head- quarters by Instructor Richard Simmons.
 Most of the two-hour period was devoted to motion pictures illustrat- ing various techniques. One of the films showed the most effec- tive methods of experiencing flee- ing bandits; another showed the best way to conduct a raid.
 MT. Simmons lectured briefly be- fore the motion pictures were put on: and clarified several points af- ter the show. A similar session was held in the morning.
 The next lecture will be on Tues day, with another on Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
CHORAL CLUB IN
 FIRST CONCERT

The Franco American Choral club will present It's first annual concert in Franco-Amertcan hall next Thursday evening under the direc- ton of Mrs. Lena Derouin. Marcel Doucette, Harry Mathieu, Mrs. Blanche Archambault and Mrs. Alice Guertin will be the soloists of the evening in @ choice program of French and English selections.
 The club was organized under the leadership of Pierre Pronovost of the Wilby high school faculty nearly e year ago. It has attracted the inter- est of many local music lovers. The announcement of the first concert will be pleasing news to their many friends and admirers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
CREENBERG SUED
 ON UNPAID NOTE

A case of Eugene Meister ct al and Meister Bros. of Cleveland, Ohio against s. H. Greenberg, Inc, was withdrawn in the court of common pleas this morning. The case in- Volved a loan of $22l.75 allegedly made by the Cleveland plaintiffs to s. Fl. Greenberg, Inc. It was alleged that the loan was made on May 3l 1888, and was not paid,
 Damages of $350 were sought,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

The state beard of mediation and arbitration took . hand in the strike of milk truck drivers for R. F. WOrden 6 Sons, Inc, sum- morning the dairy management and leaders of the Truck Drivers union an A. F. of L. affiliate, to a conference in Hartford next Monday afternoon. The strike has been in progress for more than two weeks, with both sides hold ing firm.
 Edward McElligott, president of the dairy, said this afternoon that he had agreed to attend the con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception Mrs. Maurice Wrenn, Mrs. James Coyle, Mrs. James Bolan, Mrs, John Gilmartin, Miss Catherine Cononr, Miss Mary Shanahan, Miss Sally Real, Miss Helen Duguay, Miss Helen Kenney, Miss Marjorie Farley, Mrs, William Planning, Miss Ann Jane Bollard, Mrs, William Secor, Miss Catherine Maloney, Miss Edna Ma loney, Mrs. Winnie Mcdonald, Miss Elizabeth Brophy, Miss Julia Moran, Miss Helen Bowling, Miss Mary Shanahan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
BODY NOT IDENTIFIED

Bridgeport, Conn, May Q (U. P) - Police today sought to iden- tify the body of man, about 35, found floating in Bridgeport harbor late yesterday. The body was in the water more than Q month, poe lice said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

St. MaFgareFS Kennedy, Mrs. John Inglis, Mrs Martin Tehan, Miss Gertrude De- laney, Mrs, Fred Rochon, Miss Mary Reilly, Miss Mary Gaffney, Miss Rose Foley, Mrs. Raymond Quinn, Miss Mary Reilly, Miss Marguerite Pow CTS, Miss Irene Kemp, Miss Mary Morris, Miss Josephine Reagan, Miss Katherine Rice, Miss Helen Shea Mrs. Peter Mulhall.
 St. Margarets
 St, Margaret's Parish. Chairman Rev, Peter Daly--Mrs. M. J. Daly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
NAMED TOWN CHAIRMAN

West Hartford. Conn, May Q - (UP) - Katherine Quinn, member of the Democratic State Central Committee, was elected town chair man last night. She Is the first wo- man ever to head the town conn mittee.