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Evening star., 1941-03-04
J: Pedestrians Hit
By Cars; 7 Virginia
Girls Hurt in Crash
Women and Two Men
Are Knocked Down
By Automobiles

Five persons were injured in
traffic accidents in the District and
nearby Maryland today and yes
terday.
Mrs. Agnes Newmyer, 66, Of l84S
Kalorama road NV, received
bruises and shoulder strain when
struck by an automobile after she
got off a street car platform on
Pennsylvania avenue near Ninth
street NV. She was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital.
John T. Burke, 33, was treated al
Georgetown Hospital for fractured
rib after having been struck by a
automobile as he crossed Thirtieth
and K streets NV. He was released
after treatment.
Thomas White, Al, of 1941 Naylor
road Sc, was the victim of q
motorist who forced of the road a
truck, which struck him.
Mr.. White received a fractured
leg and cuts and bruises when hit
by truck whose driver, James z
Meyerhoffer, was quoted by police as
saying an oncoming car forced him
off the road in the 400 block OF
Fourth street S.W. He was treated
at Casualty Hospital.
Two women were injured early
today when their automobile col
lided with truck on the Baltimore
boulevard near Cottage City. Nd.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Friends Back Mrs. Byron
To Succeed Husband in House
William Lone, Jr.,
Also Mentioned
For Post

As friends Of Representative
Byron, Democrat, of Maryland start
ed a movement to nominate his
widow to fill his unexpired term
from the sixth congressional dis
trict, the name of william Preston
Lane, jr., of Hagerstown was ad-
vanced by the Democratic State
Central Committee from Frederick
County last night.
When told of the efforts of friends
to have her chosen, Mrs. Byron de-
clared:
IT would consider it the greatest
honor in the world to be allowed to
carry on my husbands work"
Wouldn't Seek Reelection.
She indicated that If nominated
and elected to fill the unexpired
term, she would not seek reelection.
The Frederick County Demo-
cratic State Central Committee met
last night to discuss possible sue
cessor to Mr.. Byron, who was killed
in an airplane crash near Atlanta
last week. Although the commit
tee took no action, Mr.. Lane was
discussed as a possible candidate
the Associated Press reported.
The Hagerstown lawyer is a for
mer State attorney general.
Mrs. Byron expressed her view
here last night, after friends had
pointed out that she had cam
paigned with her husband and was
acquainted with his ideas on legis-
lative problems.
Johnson Won't Run.
Under the State law, Democratic
and Republican State Central Com
mittees are required to nominate
one candidate each for a special
election.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
DR.. J. Augusiin Bombard
Is Buried in ARLINGTON

DR.. j. Augustin Bombard, chiro-
practor, who died Sunday at his
residence, Is East Melrose street,
Chevy Chase, Md, was buried this
morning in Arlington National
Cemetery following services at the
Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament.
DR.. Bombard, As, spent more than
two years overseas with the Base
Hospital Unit, No. 80. during the
World War. He came to Chevy
Chase two years ago after practicing
as a chiropractor at Saranac Lake,
N. Y, and New York City for 1s
years.
He was a member of the knights
of Columbus, the Elks, the American
Legion and the Holy Name Society
of the Shrine of the Blessed Sacra-
ment.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Lillian De Prairie Bombard; foul
brothers and two sisters.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Early Confirmation
OF Hankin for
Utilities Post Awaited
Two Vacancies Cripple
Commission Until
Senute Takes Action

The Commissioners expressed hope
today for early Senate confirmation
of the appointment of Gregory
Hankin, special counsel TO the
Federal Power Commission. to be q
member Of the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The city heads said they were
gratified that President Roosevelt
had taken steps to fill one of the
two vacancies on the Utilities Com
mission because several important
issues now are on the agency's
docket awaiting action.
Unable to Issue Orders.
The death last Friday of Com
missioner Chairman Riley z. Elgen
left the commission with only one
member. Engineer Commissioner
David McCoach, jr. 1t was ex-
planned the agency would be unable
to take any action that required
formal decision or issue any orders
until second member is appointed
and confirmed.
Mr.. Hankin was nominated by the
President yesterday TO fill the un-
expired term of Richmond B. Keech,
who resigned as vice chairman Of
the commission last october to be-
come corporation counsel of the
District.
Mr.. Hankin's name had not been
among those mentioned at the Dis
trict Building as possible nominees
for the two vacant posts, and both
Mr.. HaZen and Col McCoach told
reporters they were not acquainted
with him.
Folsom Believed Recommended.
1t is understood that the Commits
sioners and Mr.. Elgen himself some
time ago had recommended appoint
ment of Hinman D. Folsom, former
assistant corporation counsel assign
ed to utility matters, to the COM
mission.
Mr.. Hanldn has been with the
Federal Power Commission since
1887. For 10 years prior to assuming
his present post he and his wife,
Mrs. Charlotte A. Hankin, practiced
law together. They published
special service for lawyers on the
Supreme Court in which they
analyzed cases and decisions.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Jesse Jones Is Made
Variety Club Member

A life membership in the Variety
Clubs of America was accepted by
Secretary of Commerce Jesse H.
Jones yesterday with the admission
that he is somewhat of a show
man at heart"
The Secretary was honored at O
luncheon at the Willard Hotel yes
terday by the Washington chapter
of the club. After presentation Of
the membership card by Chief
Barker Hardie Meakin, Mr.. Jones
told the group the world needed
more Of the "friendliness" of show
people.
Among those at the luncheon
were Commissioner Melvin C. Haz-
en-, Norman W. Baxter, assistant to
the Secretary, and Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld. In charge were Car
ter Barron, division manager for
Loew's Theaters, and Nathan d.
Golden, chief of the Motion Pic
ture Division Of the Commerce De-
partment.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Complete News
Of the Day

The Night Final" edition
of The Star, containing two
additional pages of the latest
news, is delivered by carrier
throughout the city between
6 pm. and 7 pm.
Of The Stars circulation
of over 10000 daily and
Sunday, 125,000 are regular
subscribers and more than
10000 in Washington have
this special late service.
In addition, thousands Of
people carry The Star home.
Call National 5000
Evening star., 1941-03-04

Many Americans who make good
will" visits to Latin American coun-
tries merely make nuisances OF
themselves and offer nothing con-
structive to inter-American under
standing, the Rev. Edwin Ryan
charged last night in a talk at
Catholic University.
Father Ryan, head of the Latin
American center, criticized the ac-
tions of such visitors as the best
thing to turn Latin Americans
against us. Missions are all right If
we send something tangible in the
way of a plan or an offer for in
creasirg business, he declared.
AS an example, he pointed out
the Germans are sending scientists
and tourists to Latin America who
spread Nazi theories and propaganda
during their travels.
Father Ryan declared the United
States should establish a naval base
on one of the North Chilean islands
as part Of It's hemisphere defenses
He pointed to the advantages Great
Britain receives from its naval base
on the Falkland Islands. which, he
said, was a strong control point over
shipping rounding Cape Horn.
Excellent Hiding Places.
Chile has deep, well-protected
waterways along its rugged coast
which is not unlike the topography
of Norway, he said. These waterways
could make excellent hiding place.
for vessels friendly to Germans, he
added.
He called on the United State
naval authorities to chart the island
along the coast, and warned that ,
thorough knowledge of these water
is vital to our naval interests.
In discussing Nazi activities in tn,
South American countries, Fathe
Ryan declared there is almost com
plete organization of the population
of German origin. This reaches, II
many cases, into the third genera
ton through schools, propaganda
news agencies and, as last resort
through intimidation of those VIII
have relatives in the old country, h
said.
In Paraguay, he said, the only new
comes from official German am
Italian agencies. The nation is to-
Impoverished to buy news, h
claimed, and therefore takes the MAJ
and Fascist services, which are fur
nisi1ed free.
Pictures are flown In from Europ
on the italian transatlantic lin
and spread by plane throughout tn
continent, Father Ryan said.
Though In recent times many law
have been passed barring sutwersiv
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Three Enemy Aircraft
Shot Down, Italians Say

ROME, March @.-1talian
warplanes shot down three enemy
aircraft during attacks yesterday on
Greek bases on the Albanian war
front, the Fascist high command
announced today.
The Italians acknowledged two
of their own planes had failed to
return to base.
The daily communique made no
mention of ground operations in
Albania.
Evening star., 1941-03-04

Neither party has announced a
meeting to nominate a candidate.
The Governor is required to set the
election date within 20 days after
the committees make their nomi-
nations.
On the Republican side, Walter
johnson, former Washington base
ball pitcher who opposed Mr.. Byron
in the last general election, has said
he does not intend to be candidate
again.
Counties making up the sixth
congressional district are Frederick,
Montgomery, Washington, Allegany
and Garrett.
Meanwhile, F. Byrne Austin,
secretary to Mr.. Byron, announced
today that Mr.. Byron's ONCE staff
will carry on until after the election
Of a successor.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
By the Associated Press.


A man stepped up to the Federal
tax collection window in Philadel-
phia the other day and said: My
return shows I don't have to pay any
income tax this year, but here's $40
for defense, anyway"
Not all the collectors experience
this pleasant shock, but they're grin
ming this year because the customary
grumbling around income tax time
has fallen of sharply. In Richmond
there was only one squawk in 1000
returns, in spite Of the higher tax
rates and lowered exemptions en-
acted to help finance the defense
program.
Apart from the defense financing
changes. the job Of filling out an in
come tax return is pretty much the
same as ever. Oficials say that for
most people it should be as simple as
a problem in grade school arithmetic.
One reason it seems difficult is be-
cause people get rusty on figures.
Last year. for example, the Treasury
made 173,476 refunds for S65, ,226, 1888
to persons who overpaid their tax
because of their own arithmetical
mistakes
The ordinary return, usually deal
ing with single salary and a few
ordinary deductions, oughtnt take
more than Is minuteS-at least
that's what the experts say.
However, the Treasury has added
about 3,700 agents. making a total
of $4,000 now available all over the
country to give free advice on filling
out blanks. Many of the extra men
will go to Army camps to help the
selectees fill out their blanks, even
though the soldiers don't have to
pay the tax for a long time.
The way these experts work is to
take the return line for line and
follow the instructions. People TAX
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Flames Destroy Barns

GAITHERSBURG, Md. March
(SpeciaD Fire of undetermined
origin yesterday destroyed two barns
on the farm of Montgomery County
Treasurer John B. Diamond, causing
about $4,000 damage.
Evening star., 1941-03-04
Tiny Albanian Village
Again Is Pounded
By Italians
Four Persons Killed
When Shells Strike
Native Stone Huts
BY DANIEL DE LUCE.

Associated HreSS war COITbSpOnQent.
WITH THE GREEK ARMY ON
THE ENTRAL LBANIAN
FRONT, March 4.-Italian guns
arching their fire 7 miles across
rugged mountain slopes produced
another night of death and terror
in Albanian villages in this central
battle zone.
-Four persons were killed and five
children badly wounded when shells
struck native stone huts next door
to the field quarters of this corre-
in the Tepeleni sector.
This tiny settlement, bombarded
three times by the Italians since the
struggle for control of the Tepeleni
keypoint began three months ago,
again suffered a furious pounding
as the Italians tried unsuccessfully
to cut the Greek supply route to the
front.
Villagers Stay On.
The villagers still cling tenaciously
to their rocky patches of land and
herd their sheep and goats. despite
the war raging around them.
War casualties include score of
shepherds struck down by stray bull
lets while they watched their flocks
on the highland pastures.
Once Lived in U. s.
Living in this section are many
Albanians who emigrated to, the
United States and later returned to
their home land.
saw an old calendar issued by
the Easton Pa) Gazette, which had
hung above a fireplace in a de-
stroyed home.
The owner of another home dam
aged by shell fire now lives in Ban
gor, Me. The wife and two children
he left at home were unhurt.
Summarizing yesterdays action
over the whole front, the Greek
high command listed activity by
small infantry units, intense artil-
lery action and downing of two
italian planes by anti-aircraft fire.
The Ministry of Home Security
said five Italian aircraft bombed
ruins of earthquake-str Larisa
One shell hit squarely in the tiny
living room of one hut and killed a
family huddled around the fire.
place. Weeping elders in neighbor-
ing homes carried out manned chill
| dren.
Despite repeated shellings, there
has been no real effort to remove
residents of these mountain villages.
again while the earth tremors con-
tinued. All five bornbers were shot
down, 1t was said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
All i'm Vain
WhirltUind Drive Fails
Married Draffee
International News servIc. Wire

CAMP DIX. n. j.. Feb. Is
After a month of vainly seeking
a belated draft deferment. during
which he wrote the President.
called at tho White House and
saw his bride appeal in writing
to rs-Reesepelt- private Wilson
Pershlng Garfield is in the guard
house at Camp Dix.
Private Garfield was married on
January II and Immediately
sought deferment Six days later,
he was indicted al Newark and
marched off TO Fort Dix in the
afternoon.
BY nightfall he was home again,
A. w. o. L.. with his bride at New
ark. explaining:
81 can do more about getting
a deferment while I'm out than
while I'm in"
Nothing worked. he is awaiting
courtmsrtial now
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
State Ends Case
Against Ldvdn
And Levinson

MASON, Feb. 28.-Climaxing a
three-day parade of witnesses, the
state rested its case today against
Martin j. Lavan. Brighton attor-
ney and former Democratic state
central committeeman. and Hyman
Levinson, Pennington weekly pub
Usher.
The defendants, accused of en-
bezzling $500 from the 1888 state
tax sale advertising fund. are on
trial here before Ingham County
Circuit Judge Charles II. Hayden
and jury of six men and six
women.
Closing his case. Prosecutor
Richard B. Foster got this in the
record:
sThat Levinson, on April 81,
1888. represented himself as
Charles S. Seed. Rochester pub
Usher. at a Lansing bank and
cashed a $1,000 check that was
to have been paid to James Lit
tie. Pontiac News publisher.
sThat Levinson in turn OBJ
tanned a cashiers check for
$1,000 and the remainder in cur
rency.
TWO CARS PURCHASED
sThat Lavan purchased two
new automobiles the same day
from an Ann Arbor- dealer for
his boss, Democratic state audi
tor general George T. Gundry
and Lavan's wife, Elizabeth.
sThat four days later Lavan
offered Little 5000 with the
ultimatum of "take-it-or-leave-
it" Testimony showed that La
van refused to hand over the
$1,000 check until Little had
surrendered his contract which
called for a share of the profits
in the transaction amounting to
S760O.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
A Dogs Life
Wife Says Mate Thought
More of the Pet

George F. Neff. who, it was
charged, only married his wife to
give his dog a home. today still
has his dog. but is without his
wife
Circuit Judge Joseph A-Moyni-
han granted a divorce TO Phyllis
Neff of 1921 Fourteenth street,
after she told him that her hus-
band, now living in Wisconsin.
often told her he thought more of
his dog than he did of her. Mrs.
Neff said her husband keI. the
dog in the bathtub of their home
and that he had said many times
he married her only to give the
dog a home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

to their deaths yesterday. A thor
ough investigation will be launched
as soon as the wreckage and
bodies are recovered. officers said.
The air corps IN Washington
said II was still waiting reports of
investigations being made by the
Panama department of four pur-
suit plane crashes which took
place in two days. two weeks ago,
killing three men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Beer Store Held Up

Two bandits held up beer store
at l036l Shoemaker avenue last
night and robbed the proprietor,
Mrs. Clotilda Fortunate. 81. and
her daughter. Lorraine of $50 \
thlnd bandit remained N an auto
parked near the store.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
70 State Speed Limits
Gets City's Approval

The speed limits which were set
a month ago by the state highway
commission on 20 state highways
in the city limits have the APP
proval today of Common Council.
This permits the city to prose-
cute motorists under the city
ordinance. in addition to prosecu-
ton under the state law. Most of
the highways are in outlying Sec
tions of the city. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Channel Gale
Keeps Ndzis Idle
In.sr..t,en.I New. service cable

LONDON. Feb. 2s.7-For the
first time in several weeks no
German raiders appeared over
Great Britain during the night.
probably because of a gale over
the English Channel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Bomber Crash
Sabotage Hinted
International New. serio. wiz.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-Army
air officials in Panama will inves-
ltigste the possibility of sabotage
In the fifth military plane crash
In the Canal Zone in the last two
weeks, war department spokesmen
said today.
The latest rishap was the crash
OF a bombing plane. which Is be-
lieyed TO have carried seven men
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
Bulgaria
To Sign
Axis Pact
CONTINUED from Page One)

full note despite the alarms of the
last few days. Col. Hideo Iwakuro,
a member OF the japanese army
general staff. insisted that his
country had no intention of using
force in carrying out its policy of
expansion TO the south.
Meanwhile. Washington learned
that Russia came into the war
picture with a new warning to the
United States. Moscow, it was said.
may be compelled to link herself
with both Berlin and Toxic if
America continues TO refuse ship
ment of machine tools to the
u. s. s. r.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28

For the "Insi de News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-28
VICHY HINTS WAR

In Berlin the German high COM
mand announced that German
planes had sunk or damaged rs
merchant ships totaling $4,000
tons yesterday.
A report from Vichy said that
French Vice Premier Admiral
Jean Darlan had declared France
may 60 to war against Britain
unless the British cease hating
and Selling French food ships.
This followed reports that the
British have taken five French
vessels loaded with foodstuffs dur
ing the past three days.
Great Britain and Turkey have
buttressed their alliance with a
mutual military and diplomatic
program for cooperation should a
German advance through Bulgaria
menace the Dardanelles or other
vital Anglo Turkish interests, it
was disclosed.
In the Balkans. rumors persisted
in the face of denials that Ger
man panzer divisions have been
crossing the Danube River into
Bulgaria.
Possibility of a quick Balkan
explosion was seen as result
of warning by George Rendel.
British minister to Sofia, that
Britain is ready and willing to
fight in Bulgaria to stem any Ger
man advance against Greece.
DIRE CONSEQUENCES
Rendel also warned that Britain
is on the verge of severing diplo-
matte relations with Bulgaria, and
is ready TO strike instantly. with
or without a declaration of war
against hundreds if not thou
sands" of German troops alleged
to have entered Bulgarian terri
tory.
Claiming Bulgarian military
forces. police. press and communi-
cations are substantially under
Nazi control. Rendel warned
"Dlre consequences will fol-
low for Bulgaria II and when
British officials leave Bulgarian
soil"
On the other war fronts, Rome
admitted finally that Italian forces
had evacuated Mogadiscio, Italian
Somaliland capital. A dispatch
from Somaliland also claimed that
British imperial forces have shat
tered an Italian division on the
Juba River. capturing 5000
Italians, including three brigadier
generals.
In, the Far East French Indo-
China showed signs of ignoring a
virtual ultimatum reported to have
been served by the japanese gov
eminent, demanding a favorable
reply by midnight III a. m.
E. S. IT, to Japan's proposal for
compromise settlement of the con-
flict between Indo-China and Thai
land (Siam).
REPORT VICHY DEFIANT
There were reports that the
French government at Vichy had
defied the Japanese ultimatum and
that Indo-China were prepared to
fight provided she was assured of
British and American support.
Japan was said to have warned
she would resort to "forceful ac-
ton" if Indo-China and the Vichy
government fail to produce salts
factory reply by the headline. y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
|er Scoop
Value 34.5o-and They Look I'll
~ Deep. Thick AT-WooI Pile
" All-Over and Two-Tone Designs

You've seen Administers before >. rugs that make
you feel though you're tramping carpet
of springy pine needles but not at this price
We planned months ago to bring them to you
80 low. And they've sold almost on sight all dur
ing our February Sale Now with the dead
line just few days away :. they're still going
fast because you can't match them under $3.50
Now Only More Days at This Low Sale Prieel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-27
lInut for MOdel.nS

81 80 ! . :: = =,
Bslsnes
Monthly
snsH Carrying
Charge
~ Arm Chairs Side Chairs
~ Buffet With Waterfall Front
Walnut -. the veneer moderns
of every age know is always
right! Now in a dining room
of such graceful design you'll
want it on sight! Broad extern
sion table with reeded legs -.
tapestry slip seats on all the
chairs d. :. roomy buffet.
Chine Cabinet ..........l9.95
SECOND FLOORS
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Grocer Posts
Debtors Names
On Big Billboard
the Associated Press.

MONONGAHELA, Pa, Sept. l6.-
Clem Pizzutelli, a grocer, made good
today on his threat to post on big
billboard the names of tims
customers who he said failed to pay
long-standing accounts.
On a 10-by-20-foot billboard at
the busiest corner in this town, 20
miles south of Pittsburgh. Mr.. Piz-
zutelli had painted in bold yellow
paint on a blue background the
names of three persons he claimed
had neither paid their bills nor
made arrangements to pay them.
1t was on the same billboard that
Mr.. Pizzutelli on August Is posteS
this notice:
"On this bulletin board 30 days
from today will appear the names
of all persons who are indebted to
me for one year or more and who.
after repeated requests, refused to
pay. Every person whose name will
appear here has had 80 days notice,
by registered mail. Of my intention
to post his name"
Mr.. PiZZutelli, who lost all but one
of a grocery chain of 19 stores in the
depression, said more than $50 per-
sons had come in to settle their bills.
He said approximately 5000 owed
him.