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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Agreement Reached
On Airpoh's Food
And Gas Concessions
Highway Post Field
Opened to Traffic
With Ceremonies

An agreement has been reached
between the Civil Aeronautics Board
and private contractors for the lease
of major concessions at Washington
National Airport, Gravellv Point, 1t
was announced today by Col. Donald
H. Connolly, administrator of civil
aeronautics.
Jacobs Bros. of Buffalo. N. Y,
operators Of a chain of restaurants
and airline meal kitchens through
out the United States, were advised
that Col. Connolly was prepared to
negotiate a contract on the basis Of
their proposals for operation of the
| restaurant, coffee shop, cafeterias,
refreshment stands and other service
concessions.
The contract will be on a straight
percentage Of the gross on a sliding
scale for 10 years and will involve
a large investment by Jacob Bros.
in furnishings and equipment, it was
announced. The minimum return to
the Government is estimated to be
more than $4,000 in excess of the
The Gulf Oil Co. also was advised
that the Government is ready to
negotiate for a five-year contract
for installation of fueling equipment
and sale of aviation petroleum
products at the airport. The fiat
annual rate offered by Gulf on this
proposal was $4,000 more per an
mum than any other offer. 1t was
| announced.
Traffic on the new section Of
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
around the airport was inaugurated
yesterday afternoon when Repre-
sentative Howard w. Smith of Alex
andria, in whose district the Vir.
ginia portion of the airport lies.
lowered a flag and the first SOUTH
bound car rolled through.
Two visitors from Massachusetts,
gained the honor of being the first
official passengers over the new road.
They are Miss Dorothy Jakubovski
and Miss Stasia Danilowicz of Web
ster, Mass, visitors at the home of
Chester Norman, Silver Spring, Nd.
The new two-lane section of road,
passing behind the new buildings
now occupied by the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads. is 228 feet shorter than
the old right Of way, which is to be
torn up in grading the airport build
ing area.
Relocation of the highway makes
possible completion of the south
end of the airport and paving Of
the east-west runway.
The only work now remaining to
be done on the Mount Vernon high
way, aside from handspring and
planting. is the completion Of a
cloyer-leaf grade separation for
entry to and exit from the airport
without crossing traffic. Work on
the bridge and grades for the clover
leaf already is in progress.
Those present at the opening Of
traflc, in addition to Representa-
tive Smith, were Col. Sumpter
Smith, chairman of the Interde-
partment Commission in charge of
the airport; Col. r. S. Thomas,
Army engineer for the local dis
trict, and H. H. Houk, resident air.
port engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
100 Aviotion. Weather
Experts to Be Trained

Plans to recruit and train 100 new
experts In aviation weather service
this year for purposes Of national
defense were announced today by
Robert H. Hinckley, Assistant Sec
rotary of Commerce.
A joint undertaking Of the Civil
Aeronautics Boards civilian pilot
training program and the United
States Weather Bureau. the project
will reach into five American uni
versities offering courses in meteor
ology.
Glasses will begin at Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology, Cali
fornia Institute of Technology, the
University Of California, the Uni
versity Of Chicago and the New
York University, Mr.. Hinckley said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Assistant Attorneys
Leove Office Today

The scheduled designations Of
three assistant United States at
torneys went into effect today and
United States Attorney Edward M.
Curran Is expected to name their
successors shortly.
Those handing Mr.. Curran their
designations were Stephen Haycock,
Albert Goldstein and Karl Kindle-
berger. David A. Hart, also sched-
uled to resign effective today, has
not taken the formal step pending
arrangements for his accumulated
leave for the last two years.
Mr.. Curran also viii appoint q
Successor to John Wilson, who re-
signed q an assistant attorney
shortly after David A. Pine was
elevated from the attornsyship 10
. ~ q The District Court bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Communist CHARGES
Denied in Disgust by
Movie personages
March, lsderer and
Cosney Among Stors
Hitting Testimony
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.-In
terms Of resentment and disgust,
Hollywood movie personages deny
they are members of the Com
munist party or financial supporters
thereof as charged in = transcript of
county grand jury testimony.
The testimony was that Of John
Lewis Leech Of Portland, Greg. for
ner Los Angeles house painter.
Communist organizer and relief
client.
OF the many Hollywoodites Leech
named immediate denials came from
the following who could be reached,
or their spokesman: Fredric March,
Francis Lederer, Jean Muir, Hum
phrey Bogart, Lionel Stander. James
Cagney and Writer Sam Ornitz.
Some of those accused deprecat-
ingly mentioned District Attorney
Buron Fits current campaign for
reelection.
Leech testified in an inquiry that
resulted in murder indictments last
week against five men accused OF
completely in q waterfront killing
five years ago in a reported union
dispute.
So far there has been no oficial
explanation of any connection be-
tween the Hollywood Red" inquiry
and the killing.
Leech became involved In various
difnculties over his testimony at the
Harry Bridges deportation hearing
at San Francisco last summer be-
fore Dean Lands of the Harvard
Law School. In recent weeks he has
testified at Texas hearings Of the
Dies Committee, largely regarding
Red" activities in Hollywood. His
versions were similar to those pre-
sented to the grand jury here.
The Dies Committee is scheduled
to conduct secret hearings here next
Friday and Saturday.
Others named by Leech included
Director Herbert Biberman, Di-
rector Frank Tuttle and his wife,
Tanya; Producer Frank Davis, Play
wright and Scenarist Clifford Odets,
Actor Franchot Tone, Director Greg
DRY Ia Cava, Writer Frank Scully,
Scenarist Lester Cole and Buddy
Schulberg, son Of Producer B. P.
Schulberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
U. 5. Ship Ready 10 Leave
Pefsamo With 1877
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HELSINKI. Finland. Aug. IS
The United States Army transport
American Legion took on 697 pas
sengers, including Grown Princess
Martha Of Norway and American
diplomatic ofiicials, and prepared
to sail Immediately today from
Petsamo, In far Northern Finland.
Mrs. Florence Jaffray Hartman,
Minister to Norway, and Mrs. Fred
erick A. Sterling, wife of the Amer
lean Minister to Sweden, and the
three Sterling children were among
the passengers.
The passengers were vaccinated
against smallpox and typhoid. All
were forbidden also to talk politics
before sailing.
The American Legion reached
Petsamo August S under orders of
President Roosevelt to bring out
Americans stranded in Scandinavia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Salisbury Driver Killed
In Three-Truck Crash

BY the Associated Press.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Aug.
1.-two men were killed today in 4
three-truck collision on Georges
road near here.
william Z. Ennis, 20, route /,
Salisbury, Md, driver of one of the
trucks, was killed instantly and an
unidentified colored man who was
riding with him died at st. Peters
Hospital three hours later.
State Trooper George Tiedeman
of the Raritan Township Barracks
quoted Alfred w. Section of Selbys-
vile, Pa, as saying he dozed of
while driving his truck and 1t side
swiped Mr.. Ennis truck, jamming
the latter against q third truck
driven by Sherman Flemy of Bridge
ton, who had been driving behind
Mr.. Ennis.
Mr.. Flemy was treated at Middle
sex General Hospital for slight
decorations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
; Great Plains Stutes
Lose in Population

By the Associated Press.
Three Midwestern Great Plains
States-Oklahoma, South Dakota
and Nebraska-lost population In
the last 10 years. the Census Blu
reau reported today.
Preliminary census figures showed
1910 populations Of 2,334,437 for
Oklahoma, $50 ,972 for South Dakota
and 1,313,468 for Nebraska. The
losses were said to have been 20
per cent for Oklahoma, rs for
South Dakota and ~ for Nebraska.
Utah, however, was reported to
have gained per cent. It's 1910
figure was placed ct S4S,3o3.
Onhcials said they assumed
droughts and duststorms Of the
mid-30s we're factors In the popu-
lation decline Of the Midwestern
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
BY ROBERT BUNNELLE.

ON THE SOUTHEAST COAST
OF ENGLAND, Aug. l5.-At least
two planes were shot down today as
German raiders attacked the Eng
lish coast for the second time within
about two hours.
The second raid began with the
drone Of Nazi bombers. One OF the
air raid wardens standing on the
street corne. said:
There are the pigs"
Immediately q whole defense bat
terry cracked into action. throwing
up barrase Of explosives from big
guns to the fast shooting little b.
fors. The sky was dotted with the
bursts of the shells.
The raiders apparently came in
several flights because, west Of this
coast town, I saw a score of them
in a dog fight with British planes.
They circled and dived and
wheeled with roar Of engines and
cannon and the rattle Of machine
guns. Behind the town, SO high
mat the planes barely could be seen,
another Tight was going on.
Sees Planes Fall.
Out Of this battle q plane sud-
denly fell. A minute later I saw a
parachute billow out and drift slowly
seward. Another plane went down
into the sea TO the west. Rescue
boats darted from the shore.
While the fight was going on you
could hear the loud crump-crump OF
bombs in back Of the town. The
lights in the Railways of the hotel
on the sea front were suddenly ex-
tinguished.
Several watchers said they saw q
second parachute float down in the
west.
Earlier in the morning German
fighting planes tested the strength
of British fighter patrols - then
turned back across the Channel.
Thirty minutes later 4 new wave
flying at about 10000 feet, engaged
q patrol of r. A. r. Hurricanes In
q spectacular dogfght high over
where / stood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
German Fighters Clear Way
For Five Waves of Bombers
Newsmun Sees Three Planes Crash
In Dog Fight Over South Coast Town

I saw three planes crash in the
country behind me. One was a Mes
serschm;tt 100. Three pilots bailed
out and came floating down through
the cloudless sky.
While this dogfight was raging
five waves Of Nazi bombers began
swarming across the coast, headed
east, at intervals of two minutes.
Half an hour later one wave came
back, but nothing was seen of the
other four, which either suffered
heavy casualties or took a different
route home.
An Associated Press correspondent
at q town southwest Of here tele-
phoned this. account of q fight
there:
About 30 planes came over and
bumped into strong force of r. A.
r. Spitfres and Hurricanes. The
fiercest fight this town has seen
thus far broke out when the two
forces met.
Planes were falling out Of the
sky. Some went down in flames.
Cannon shells. shrapnel and
machine gun bullets spattered
around us as the planes roared
over the roofs. The battle lasted
more than half an hour.
Five BomberS Lost.
THE Germans lost at least five
bombers in the battle-four in the
sea, one on land" These may
have been some of the planes
saw falling to the westD
The first u bombers came in
from the Channel in a line astern,
about 1000 feet high in the hazy
sky.
British anti-aircraft gunners
held their fire until the Nazi raid
ers were dead in range-and then
let 60. The din was tremendous,
The Germans dived and twisted
wildly to get out of range, but one
of them was believed to have been
hit and blown up in the air.
The first wave made for an air
port and the second for another.
Many bombs were dropped, but
some of the raiders never reached
their objective and fed to sea with
their bombs still in their racks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Yellow River Floods Drown
Several Thousand Chinese
By the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOClhteo Fress.
SHANGHAI. Aug. 15.-Domei,
Japanese news agency, reported to-
day that several thousand Chinese
had been drowned in floods Of the
Yellow River in the region of
Kaifeng, Honan Province, North
China.
Most Of that area is held by the
Japanese Army.
The agency reported that the river.
whose floods have been among the
most destructive in history, had
broken through Its banks at several
places along the Lunghai railway.
Scores Of thousands were said to be
homeless.
Other floods in Japanese-held ter
:itory In Kwanssi Province. in South
west China near the Indo-China
border, were reported to have halted
all Japanese troop movements and
other trafflc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Griffin to Be Name
Of Submarine Tender
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated freSs-
Secretary Knox announced yester-
day the name U. S. S. Griffin had
been assigned to the steamship MOI
macpenn, recently taken over by the
Navy from the Maritime Commas
sion tor conversion into a submarine
tender.
The vessels new name honors the
late Rear Admiral Robert S. Grimm,
who was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal for exceptionally
meritorious service during the World
War. Admiral Grimm was born in
Fredericksburg, Va, September q.
1857, and was appointed to the Naval
Academy from Virginia in 1874. He
was retired from the Navy in 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Spinning Dancer
Provides Strip Tease
Not on the Program
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
KANNAPOLIS, N. c., Aug.
IS. - A comely interpretive
dancer did an unintentional
strip tease at a theater here, but
the spectators apparently were
none the wiser.
Costumed in voluminous folds
Of black lace, she danced in a
stage revue and climaxed it by
whirling off the stage into a
wing.
But as she started to spin,
the costume caught on q stage
fixture and she left q trail of
black nesh-then darted into
the wing with only her birthday
suit on.
The act was applauded, but
the pretty trouper said tearfully
hackstage, I've never been so
embarrassed In my life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Masked, ROBBED Intruder
Gives Town the Jitfers
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoCiAteo fIess
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
ia masked intruder. who wears
black robes and carries q club and
dubs himself the red dragon" has
given the Cismont neighborhood
the filters. Cismont is about II
miles from Charlottesville.
Albemarle County police. who be-
lieve the dragon" Is an eccentric.
were called in yesterday after
threats to Mrs. Vera Price at her
home, Piedmont Lodge.
The Charlottesville Progress said
the masked prowler first appeared
on the lawn Of Piedmont Lodge Fri
day night, bearing q burning cross
Of pine. He later telephoned threats
to Mrs. Price. He appeared again
the next night and left . threatening
note.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Reserve Airport Between
D. C..BaItimore Proposed
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A new Naval Reserve airheld
somewhere between Washington and
Baltimore may be included in future
plans Of the Navy.
The field was suggested by a spe-
cial Navy board after . study Of
existing facilities.
AT some future date" the board
reported, when time and other con-
siderAtions warrant, consideration
will be given to the acquisition Of .
field, located between Baltimore and
Washington, for the exclusive use of
the Naval Reserve aviation base"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Senators Delay Action
On Jersey City Charges
y the Associated Press.

By the ASsOciated Press.
The Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee has taken under advise
ment charges by James A. Tumulty
jr, independent candidate for the
Senate from New Jersey, that regis
tration rolls have been padded" in
Jersey City, political domain OF
Mayor Frank Hague.
This was announced here yester-
day by Committee Chairman Gillette
He said the group would decide later
whether to investigate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Sheriffs Wild Bullet
Kills His Grandmother
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTICELLO, Utah, Aug. Is
Sheriff Horace Allred's exhibition of
target shooting abruptly ended the
annual old folks outing on Buck
board Flat. One bullet, which
missed the target, glanced from .
rock and killed Mrs. Julia johnson,
a, the sheriff's grandmother, o. she
slept in IN automobile.
Donald T. Adams, prosecuting at
tornsy, said today no blame was
attached 10 Sheriff Alfred and there
would b - i1quoOk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Midshipmen Arrive,
Ending Summer Cruise
By the Associated Press.

By the ASsoclated PfeS.
Boatload after boatload of happy
midshipmen, homeward bound on
months leave. landed at the Naval
Academy today from the battleships
Texas, Arkansas and New York.
The .o66 members Of the first and
third classes, CARRIED in white work
uniform, were met at the piers by
relatives and friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Miss Kaye CompbeII Dies

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Aug. IS
(SpeciaD. - Miss Kaye Garrett
Campbell, member Of a pioneer
Berkeley family, died yesterday at
her home near Gerardstown. Flu
neral services will be held tomorrow
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Weather Report


of
ntinued oudy moderate northeast winds
Maynd-Cloudy cool portion
tonight and tomorrow
continued cool with showers in central and east
tonight in portion tomorrow.
continued tonight slightly
warm in WeStpO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Vienna Post Plans Porty

OAKTON, Va, Aug. Is (SpeciaD
-Dyer. GunneI Post Of the Amer
lean Legion Of Vienna. win sponsor
benefit binso party for Oakton
~ Scout troop tomorrow at Z pm.
at Oekton School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15

The disturbance that was over extreme
Southwestern Virginia Wednesday morning
has advanced slowly southeastward to Cen
trail North Carolina. Raleish, l00S;I milli-
bars t2977 inches). whence it will move
eastward. The Western disturbance con-
tinues to move slowly eastward over the
Northern Plains States. Pembina, N. OAK,
10O3.4 millibars t29.63 inches,. with q
trough extending south-southwestward
over the middle and southern Rocky Noun
tain reeion. hish-pressurs area Is moy.
States, Concord, N. H. 1927 millibars
5000 inches). and pressure Is high on the
washington. coast North Head. 1921. - nil
libars l3O15 inches: During the last st., "a
hours showers have occurred in the Ohio,
the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys the Southern Plains States. the
interior Of the West Gulf States. and IN
the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic
States. Heavy falls are reported In portions
Of Vireinia. North Carolina and Southern
west virginia. Temperatures have fallen
in the lower Lake region and the North
Atlantic States.
River Report.
Potomac River clear. Shenandoah slightly
cloudy at Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15

About 100000 persons in the
United States are employed in pub
lie education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Losses in War at Sea
By the Associated Press.

following losses reported
Saturday night August 10:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15

FOREIGN STATIONS,
Noon. Greenwich time todayJ
Horta, (rayaD. Azores 70 Cioudy
Current observations.)
San Juan, Puerto Rico % CJou4S
Havana Cuba n cloudy
Colon, Canal zone 7o CLOUDY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15

Record fer Last - Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon teday)
Hshest. 81, 2:30 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, %.
Lowest. 70, 9 An. today. Year ago. u.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 100. on July 81.
Lowest, z, on January 80.
Humidity fer Last "a Hours.
Erom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, Q3 Der cent. ct midnisht.
Lowest. 81 Der cent, at 3 Pm. yesterday.
Tide Tables.
(Yuruished By United States Coast ana
0eodstic Survey
Today. Tomorrow
High - $40 am. 6.S An.
Low - IL :09 am. 1909 am.
High - 6:17p.m. T.04 pm.
Low --------- 1912 pm. 1881 DIN.
The San And Neon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today B:21 7:o3
Gun, tomorrow- 3:22 7:Q2
Moon. today- b:20 D.m. sos an.
Automobile hghts must b turned %
oAs.ha0 hour aftef sunset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
liver Report.
Repert fer Last "A Hours.

Potomac River clear, Shenandoah slightly
cloudy at Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly
muddy at Great Fails today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15

(Yuruishsd By United States Coast and
0eodstic survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11

clusion with reference to the con-
cept of God.
During the youthful period of
mankind's spiritual evolution he
wrote, human fantasy created gods
in mans image, who, by operations
of their will were supposed to de-
termine, or at any rate to influence,
the phenomenal world. Man sought
to alter the disposition of these gods
in his own favor by means of magic
and prayer The idea Of God in the
religions taught at the present is a
sublimation of that old conception
of the gods"
Mr. Einstein asserted that nobody
would deny that 1.-The idea of the
existence of an omnipotent. just and
omnibeneficent personal god is able
to accord man solace, help and
guidance" but added that there
are decisive weaknesses attached to
this idea in itself, which have been
painfully felt since the beginning Of
history"
If God were omnipotent, Mr.. Elm
stein argued, then every occurrence,
including every human action, every
human thought and every human
feeling and aspiration is also His
work"
How is it possible to think of
holding men responsible for their
deeds and thoughts before such an
Almighty Being?" he asked. In
giving out punishment and rewards
He would to certain extent be
passing judgment on Himself. How
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Resfatemenf Of Detectives
Held America Need
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Archibalo
MacLeish, librarian of Congress, poet
and author, said yesterday that
what America needs is "a declara-
ton as to what democracy really
means in the terms of this country
we must have a restatement of the
objects Of the people of this land"
I'VE still present curious sight,
MacLeish told $50 college students
at conference of the International
Student Service. I'VE believe in
democracy. We have discovered our
enemy, and by what means alone we
can arm against him. We know our
cause is a better cause than his,
that our cause is good and his is
evil But yet singleness of purpose
eludeS us.
Democracy is the one form of
government which keeps the future
open and permits the future to occur
But a people can lose itself if it
does not from time to time find a
new goal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-11
Personal God Concept
Should Be Given Up,
Einsfein Advises
Priests Hold Too Much
Power, Scientist Tells
Conference
Ev the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-Prof. AL
bert Einstein advised religious teach
ers yesterday to give up the doc
trine of a personal God, that is,
give up that source Of fear and hope
which in the past placed such vast
power in the hands of priests"
In a paper presented at the Con-
ference of Science, Philosophy and
Religion at the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, the German
refugee scientist declared that "a
legitimate conflict between religion
and science cannot exist. Science
without religion is lame, religion
without science is blind"
Qualities Concept.
Mr.. Einstein said, however, that
he was required to qualify his con-