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Evening star., 1941-05-01
Defense Intensifies
Problems Of Maternal
And Child Health
Miss Lenroot Tells Of
Factors Complicotine
Picture; Notes Goins
A. P. Photo.

Problems faced by those who are
working 90 preserve maternal and
chllo-health gains have been in
tensifed by the defense program,
especially in areas near canton
ments and defense industries. Miss
Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of the
Childrens Bureau OF the Labor De-
partment. declared today in state
ment calling attention to the sig
nlficsnce of Child Health Day.
Provision must be made for ma
ternal and child health services in
such communities, she said.
At the same time. she emphasized
that defense problems affecting
mothers and children are not con-
fined TO military or industrial areas.
From many small towns and rural
areas Miss Lenroot pointed out,
doctors are being drawn for service
in the military and naval forces,
leaving mothers and children, as
well as other citizens, without ade-
quate medical care"
Cites Quarter Century Gains.
Recalling that the first Nation
wide baby week" was promoted by
the Children's Bureau and the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs
just 25 years ago, Miss Lenroot said !:
"As we look back a quarter of a
century, the progress that has beer
made seems extraordinary. The
latest statistics indicate that the
infant mortality rate has been cut
more than half, and that the death
rate of mothers also has undergone
striking decline. particularly in
recent years. Our first cause of re-
joicing on May Day-Child Health
Day 1941. is therefore, due to this
tremendous saving of human life"
d. C. Progress Noted.
She said the District of Columbia
has contributed to the saving oi
many lives and she cited thest
figures: In 1916, out of every 1,OOC
babies born alive, '106 died before
their first birthday anniversary. II
1889, only 48 of every 1000 died. II
1916 for every 10000 babies borr
alive. 101 mothers lost their lives
But in 1889, the rate had been cut Il
So. The infant mortality rate Of
the District was the same in 1913!
as in 1898, but the maternal mortal
ity rate was four points lower.
This year is more than an ami
versary," Miss Lenroot declared. III
is a year of vital Importance in tn,
national life, for it finds our peo'
pie engaged in gigantic effort fol
defense of our democracy and aiC
to the free peoples of the world.
Our task of total defense re.
quires positive action to insure tn,
safety and the well-being of tn,
children of America through whom
our values. our ideals and our stand
ards will be transmitted to futur,
generations"
Evening star., 1941-05-01
II Store Men Are Hailed
AS Community Builders

Eleven chain store managers in
Washington and nearby Maryland
have been singled out as COM
munity builders" by the national
business magazine Chain Store Age
Tor their contributions to civic well
fare. All either take an active part
in civic affairs of their neighbor-
hoods or have otherwise worked for
the betterment of community con-
ditions.
Nine of the men manage Safeway
Stores. They are C. L. Bazzle,
Enoch R. Burns, Omar w. Orndorff,
Robert L. Risdon, Carol Vernon
Studds, Teddy Hendricks, Bowie B.
Henderson, James Sisson and Ernest
G. Cogan. The other two, man
ayers of Peoples Drug Stores, are
r. w. Bond and Clayton B. Aldrich.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Missing D. {. Student
Found Shot at Cornell

An investigation into the fatal
shooting of Willis R. Slaughter. jr.,
20, of Washington, a Cornell Uni
versity sophomore, whose body was
found in his fraternity chapter room
last night after a four day search,
was being pressed by Ithaca IN. "
authorities today.
The youth had been dead several
days, the Associated Press quoted
DR.. Robert Broad, Ithaca health Of
f1cer, as saying. A bullet had pierced
the students head A note and a
.45-caliber revolver lay nearby, it was
said.
1t Col and Mrs. Willis r. Slaugh-
ter, 1919 Rowland street NV, par
ents of the young man, few to
Ithaca yesterday to join in the
search, arriving a few hours before
the body was found.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
National Park College
To Crown Moy Queen
Special Dispatch to The Star

FOREST GLEN, Md, May L.
National Park College planned to
celebrate May Day today with a
horse show, crowning of a May
queen and dance.
The horse show was to include
an exhibition under Capt. James j.
Won Bretzel. former captain in the
Cars dragons. In the afternoon
the May queen. whose name is kept
secret until the event, was to be
crowned.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
War Memorial
Services Lead
May Day Rites
Special Ceremonies
Mark Observance by
CopitoI Groups

WaShingtonians observed May Day
today with a variety of ceremonies
including labor demonstrations,
croWning of May queens and tradi-
tional May pole dancing.
Solemn services were to be held at
pm. at the District World War
Memorial, with groups gathering
south of the Rejecting Pool to pay
tribute to World War dead.
Three memorial trees were to be
dedicated. Groups participating in
cluded the American Legion, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, Des 40
HommeS ct 8 Chevaux, Des s Cha
peaux ct 40 Femmes, Sons of the
American Legion, American Legion
Auxiliary Juniors. the National
Guard of Honor and the Girls
Nation.
Randolph Is Speaker.
Representative Randolph, Demo-
on "Americanism.
Mrs. Franklin P. Nash, president
of the Gold Star Mothers, was to
place a floral star at the memorial.
The United Labor May Day Com
mittee of Washington scheduled a
rally in Library Park, Seventh and
K streets NV, at 5 pm. Speakers
included Eugene Connolly of New
York, American Labor party organi-
rational secretary: George Murphy,
National Negro Congress admins
trative secretary; Richard Bancroft,
national president of the American
Student Union; James Drury, Balti-
more port agent of the National
Maritime Union, and Jack Fucker
of the United Shoe Workers of
America.
Socialists Plan Rally.
A second outdoor rally was to be
held by local members of the So
cialist party at 4:30 pm. in Nc
Pherson Park. Fifteenth and l
streets NV Albert w. Hamilton,
member of the party's National
Executive Committee, and James L.
Farmer of Howard University were
to speak.
One of the largest celebrations
held by school children was at the
Orr School at Twenty second and
Prout streets Sc, where TOO cos
TUNED children from Orr, Randle
Highlands and the Minnesota ave-
nue. portable schools romped at l
pm. in folk dances. Group singing
was held and a May queen was en-
throned. Supt. of Schools Frank
Ballou attended.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Traffic Fatalities
Rise in District II
Above Last Year
28 Persons Have Died
In Accidents on CopitoI
Streets, in Four Months

The Districts trafic deaths for
the first four months of 1941 tetaled
%, compared with II for the cor
responding period last year, records
showed today
The total deaths during April.
1941. we're seven, while only one
fatality was recorded during the
month in 1910
Meanwhile, another death was be-
ing chalked up here against Mary
land. The victim was David E.
Turnbull, 35,- of Pomfret, Nd, the
second fatality to result from a mis-
hap near Pomonkey, Md, Monday
night. Mr.. Turnbull died in Provi-
dence Hospital. The other victim,
who died Tuesday, was William S.
Murray, 28, also of Pomfret.
A number of persons were injured
in traf1c in the District yesterday
James Hslks, 20, of 1911 Gales street
NE, being the most seriously hurt
.- Skull Is Fractured.
Mr.. Halks is in Emergency Hos
pital. his skull fractured when the
bicycle he was riding was in a col
lision with a taxicab at New Jersey
avenue and M street NV.
The cab driver, Melvin L. McLana-
han, 20, of Alexandria, Va, also was
hurt in the accident. He was cut
on the left elbow
Others injured in traffic yesterday
were:
James Littlejohn, 20, colored, 100t
New Jersey avenue NV, who suf-
fered a compound fracture of the
left arm when the car in which he
was riding and another machine
collided at Branch avenue and
Bangor street Sc. He was treated
at Casualty.
Hit BY Automobile.
Earl Harris, 20, colored. 1909 Third
street S.W., who was struck by an
automobile at Fourth and M streets
SW. He received fractured lower
left leg and left arm. He was ad-
mitted to Casualty Hospital.
Melvin Guilford, 81. of 459 Fiji
teenth street NE, is in Emergency
Hospital with a fractured right
thigh, suffered when the automobile
in which he was riding overturned
on the road to Annapolis last night
Joseph Brown, 4, colored, of 1907
Ninth street NV, was seriously hurt
when struck by a car near Ninth
and N street NV. He was taken
to Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Greet Train Robbery
Producer Is Decd
p, the Associated Press,

EN ife Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May Edwin S
Porter, II, collaboration with Thomas
A. Edison in the invention of the
motion picture camera and pioneer
in the film industry, died yesterday
at his Hotel Taft suite after two
year illness.
Mr.. Porter produced such silent
pictures as The Great Train Rob-
berry," THE Life of an American
Fireman" and Uncle Toms Cabin.
He directed Mary Pickford and
Charles Chaplin in their early pic
lures.
His later life was a series of re-
tirements and -enlistments in the
movie industry. He served as head
of numerous film companies, for
which he produced and directed,
and was once partner of Adolph
zukor.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Toll in Previous Months.
In May, Beware OF:

In May, Beware Of:
l. Careless walking at night.
Six of the eight persons killed
in traffic during May, 1910,
we're struck after dark.
2. Crossing street at point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in May last year.
The six other traffic victims
were injured while either cross
ing a street against a proper
signal, attempting to jump onto
a moving vehicle, attempting to
stop stampeding horses, stand
ing in a button safety zone,
crossing at an uncontrolled in
tersection or riding in an auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
B moi 'rith Lodge
Buys Defense Bond

The purchase of a $1,000 Defense
bond from the surplus funds of
Argo Lodge of B'nai Birth was au-
thorized at meeting of the organi-
zation last night at the Jewish Com
munity Center. At the same time.
Philip Goldstein, president, called on
lodge members to get behind" the
Treasury's campaign by buying other
Defense bonds and stamps,
Plans were discussed at the meet
ing for the B'nai Birth convention
to be held here May 10, IL and II.
Edward Rosenblum, co-chairman of
the Convention Committee, reported
that around 400 delegates are ex-
pected from eight Eastern Seaboard
and Southern States.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Prisoner Attire
Nearly Smokes
|Out Court Aide

Christiana Gouring, 80, colored
was not smoking in Police Court
today, but his coat was.
Gouring was seated in front OF
Judge John p. Mcmahon, who hao
just found him guilty of assault
Assistant District Attorney John l.
Smith, jr.. started 10 sniff sus-
piciously. He beckoned to Deputy
Marshal Arthur Blatcher.
The deputy marshal approached
Gouring.
You are smoking" he said.
mo, I'm not" said Gouring. Fur
ther efforts at conversation ended
when a volume of smoke poured out
of the prisoners pocket.
You're on fire." said the court
attsche, leading Gouring out TO the
nearest water spigot.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Americans Over 40 to Meet

Arthur Clarendon Smith will
speak at the regular meeting Of
Americans Over Forty at pm. to-
morrow in the parish hall of the
Church of the Epiphany, 1917 G
street NV. Open house will be held
by the organization all next week
at 1913 H street NV. in observance
of Unemployment Week proclaimed
by the President.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
PIuy to Aid Church

- The Woodside Dramatic Club will
present its spring play, THE Late
Christopher Bean" tomorrow and
Saturday nights at the Woodside
Methodist Church under the direc-
ton of E. Francis McDevitt. Pro-
ceeds will be used for the church
''''''ding fund.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
1t. John {. Roberts Dies
In Norfolk Navy HospituI

1t. John E. Roberts, retired, died
in the Naval Hospital at Norfolk.
Va, Tuesday, it was announced by
the Navy Department yesterday.
He will be buried at $50 am. to-
morrow with full military honors
in Arlington National Cemetery. 1t.
Comdr. w. H. Rafferty,, Chaplain
Corps will officiate.
Honorary pallbearers include
Comdr. E. A. Eddiegorde, Comdr.
j. N. Hartman, Comdr. o. D.
Foutch. 1t. Comdr. o. S.. Goff, re-
tired; 1t. Comdr. N. w. Pemberton
and 1t A. P. Kohlhas~
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Foirfox Pioy Tomorrow

FAIRFAX, Va, May / Especially
The Court House Players of Fa'. fax
will present nlav, BERTH :, the
Beautiful Typewrne, Girl in the
Fairfax High School tomorrow at
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
Police Station Hos
Welcome Sign for
Apple Fete Queen
RH the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va. May l.
They didn't mean it the way it
looked, but even police head
quarters were emblazoned with
a huge pink -blossomed banner
reading Welcome" as the
queen and some of the visitors
arrived in Winchester last night
for the annual Shenandoah
Valley Apple Blossom Festival
today and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
BIost Sets Fire at Airport

The explosion of gasoline
motor operating a power saw at
the Gravelly Point Airport yester-
day caused damage estimated at
about $3.50. mostly confined to sew
eral piles of lumber set afire by the
flaming gasoline.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

The coat of arms of the Philip
pines. the seventh in the history OF
the islands, consists of three parts
An American eagle, a shield that
combines Spanish heraldry with
native Philippine symbols, and .
scroll.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

Sir George Grierson, eminent
British Oriental scholar, who died
recently, covered varieties of speech
in 179 languages and 544 dialects
for the whole of India, In compiling
his Linguistic Study of India"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10

QEING practical people above
~ all else. we have also found
that war does not pay.
Europe evidently believes it
does because her instincts have
not triumphed over her reason,
and maybe they never Will.
But the riddle Of Lloyd George
remains. Nothing better on that
subject has ever been written
than four lines by Alexander
Pope 225 years ago.
/ have quoted 1t several times,
and will quote il again because
it is a kind of answer TO the
questions many thinking per-
sons are asking themselves to-
day while looking at the shame
full wars that rage
"Creotcd hall TO rise and half to
fall;
Great lord Of al things, pet a
prey 10 0H,
Sole jHdge Of truth, in endless
error hurled
The giorg, Jest and riddle Of the
1corId"
That is man in all ageS-why
he should be thus no man knows
and il Is my opinion no man
will ever know.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
Europe and Asia Stage
81 Wars in 40 Years
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSEREs

I HAVE just been looking over
list of the wars and land
grabs in Europe and Asia since
1901.
There have been 81 major
wars and territorial "absorp-
tons" always followed by "a
war in Europe and Asia IN
those 40 years.
That's at the average rate of
a war every two years and a
few months.
The chief countries involved
in these continuous blood-let-
tings have and are England,
France, Italy, Russia and Ger
many.
Now, the paradox of these
wars is this:
The people who did the fight
ing and the dying and the tax
paying and the weeping and the
sweating were. in the main, OPP
posed 10 war almost - per
cent Of them on q vote, if they
ever had been allowed TO vote,
which they never were.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10

today that individually and col
lectively does not want war.
This was not true, however,
of Russia, Germany, France;
England and Italy. In those
countries there was collective
will 10 war superimposed on in
dividual wills that were opposed
TO war.
The reason for this divergence
between Europe and America is
that war has been the trade Of
those countries since the begin
ming Of historic time and long
before, as a list of European
wars for 5000 years would easily
prove.
To them war is a collective
instructive urge. RradoXically,
these nations seem never TO have
been in their element except
when numbering one another.
In the United States these
warlike instincts that our an
ceStors brought with them from
Europe have been disciplined, if
not wholly eradicated, by geo
graphical and economic condi-
tons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
Automotive Open House

THE open House Week proclaimed by Mayor Jeffries
for Detroit auto dealers week should be noted by
all Detroiters.
II will be their best opportunity to the model
The annual automobile show which ordinarily in
PRODUCES the new models viii not be held this Fall because
of the defense program The open house attempt
10 make up for this lack
While orders for defense materials being piled
the automobile industry. should not forget that
will be time before employed filling these
orders For months TO come automobile production will
still be the backbone Of Detroit industry.
SO if you are thinking of buying for the first
time turning In your present model, drop
in your neghborhood dealer next week Hell be glad
10 see you
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
Congressional
Medal Given
A Select List
Once Was as Common
as Campaign Buttons
BY DAMON RUNYON

WE ARE indebted TO Robert
" d. Shank of 1910 Whitsett
avenue, North Hollywood, Cal,
for the information that Con-
greSS has awarded two gold
Medals of Honor to no less than
four officers and enlisted men
Of the army and made dual
awards of this highest of Amer
lean decorations for valor &c
seven Of the navy personnel.
We erred recently in stating
that Sergt Dan DAILY, one of the
recipients of two of these med
ais, was a regular army man.
He was of the marines and we
VIII tell you more of him later.
We have received many letters
giving his record and other
data about him and Will reserve
HIM Tor separate chapter. The
The sergeant died in 1887 and
John McCloy, formerly of the
navy, who lives in New York,
is the last of the two-medal
men.
IT appears that Congress used
TO dispense the Medal of Honor
with rather a free hand and lit
tie discretion. To military and
naval men it is almost a sacred
symbol, but there was a time
when the lads in Washington
were inclinded TO treat it as if
1t were no more than a cam
paign button.
The - soldiers who accom-
panied the remains of President
Lincoln TO Illinois got the dec
Grafton, and it was also awarded
10 DR.. Mary Walker, the first
lady TO brave the jeers Of the
populace by wearing pants in
public.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
Connolly Answers

la 5000 miles; OBJ $500
miles: Co 5000 miles.
2-(a) Perfume; OBJ potatoes;
tc) china.
3-Manitoba. Saskatchewan, AL
berta, British Column b ] n,
Yukon, Northwest Territories.
la England; CD Spain; (c)
Greece.
5-ta4 Charles Lamb; tb) Eliza
beth, queen Of Rumania; tc)
Joel Chandler Harris.
6-ta) Dried berries Of West
Indian tree; (b) sugar cane;
tc) corn.
la Elm; (b) willow; (c)
apple.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
In Review
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Oct. 10. 1916

President Wilson and Secre-
tary of State Robert Lansing
confer on new iSsHes raised by
the submarine U-52's attack on
shipping off our shores.
French forces south Of the
Somme capture the village Of
Bovent, south of Deniecourt.
British forces capture five VIII
lagos in the Struma region Of
the Saloniki front; claim the
Bulgarians are retreating TO the
hills northwest Of Sores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
BAERlNG DOWN ON THE NEWS:
LNHHh for VOIfMis'P
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

1t Voltaire who said 81 don't agree with what you
say but will defend with my life your right say it..
That sounds like the words and music for freedom of
speech until you diagnose it.
You must bite through the roll to the frankurer and
here's the meat of Voltares You're running the
with the football and I'm going to cheer for
until you touchdown for me-"
If voltare alive today he would get laugh that
would take the wrinkles out of accordion.
Distributed BY international News
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10

CHE was the only woman who
~ ever received the medal of
honor. Mr. Shank does not state
whether the award was for
wearing the pants or for some
other deed but as between the
trousers and the Lincoln funeral
guard we would say Doctor
Walkers valor was the greater.
These awards were SUISSE
quently resided by Congress
along will the decoration
through inadvertance of the en-
tire 9th Maine Infantry of of
SOD officers and men. And now
herewith Mr.. Shank'S complete
list of dual medal awards:
To the army
Captain Frank D. Baldwin for
gallantry at Peach Tree, Ga,
July 20, 1864, and at McClel-
lan'S Creek, Tex, Nov. s, 1874.
Second Lieut.. Thomas w, Gus
ter, for capturing a Confederate
flag at NamoZine Church, Va,
April ?, 1865. and at Sailors
Creek, Va, four days later, cap
turing two stands of colorS.
FIRST Sergt. Henry Hogan for
gallantry in action at Cedar
Creek, Mont, between October,
1876, and January, 1877. and at
Bear Paw, Mont, Sept. 30, 1877,
for rescuing a wounded officer
under fire"
Sergt. William Wilson, at
Colorado Valley. Tex, for chaS-
ing cattle thieves March IS,
1872, and ar Red River, Tex.
Sept. %. 1872, for distinguished
conduct in action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
Quiz Answers

1-Ri c hard Rush, American
minister TO London.
Twenty.
3-Lilliput: None Of its in
habitants was over six inches
tall. Laputa: All the in
habtants were philosophers.
Brobdingnag Everything was
on an enormous scale.
4-Cauliflower.
5-Commander Matthew +.
Maury.
6-UlySses Simpson Grant.
Grants first name was origi-
nally Hiram.
balkan Peninsula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Oct. 10. 1910

Yugoslavia, Hungary and Bull
garia are tense as Nazi troops
continue to pour into Rumania.
Washington freezes 500, 000.-
900 Rumania credits in this
country.
Nazi planes bomb so areas in
London; ST Paul is hit
London reports Britain and
the United States are thinking
seriously Of Withholding war
supplies from japan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10

| have never forgotten. on this
subject what Lloyd George said
about the present war in the
Hearst papers when the war
broke out:
mo one wanted war. Although
no one wanted war, every one
seemed to believe that sooner
or later IL was unavoidable"
/ LLOYD GEORGE in that one
IL short statement posed one
of the most battling problems of
the human soul; the conflict be-
tween instinct and reason.
Why is it that a worldwide
vote taken today on war or no
war would unquestionably result
in a colossal ma ority against war
and even the diScOntinuance OF
this one, and yet the war is
looked on as inevitable by
most peoples and nations?
II is because man is a divided
being his instincts are at war
with his reason.
His conscious mind is at war
with his Subconscious mind.
His idealistic aspirations are
at war with his inherited habits.
In back of Att ef us lie un-
countable centuries Of preying,
of war. of man and nature red
i'm tooth and claw"
These are now the accumu-
lated impulses and memories in
our cells and corpuScles that
fatally whisper 10 us that war is,
as Lloyd George found, "un-
avoidable.i
Floating on top Of these age
less impulses is the thin thread
of our conscious life. which says:
~ do not want war. War Is
futile. IL Is stupid; IL is CHASTITY,
II il suicidal"
THAT brings up another as
Il poet OF the riddle pro-
pounded by Lloyd George the
conflict between thn-celleetiFc
soul of a people and the often
opposing desires of the indi-
viduals who make up that
people
The United States is probably
the only country IN the world
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-10

w citizen OF highest CIVIC worth.
AS an ndustrialist who helped build the Michigan
Aka Company into the largest single factory of its kind
in the world he brought employment and development
of inestmable Importance to Detroit and down river
communities.
His business interests varied and manifold, even
embracing stable fleet Of freghters which piled Great
Lakes waters
Likewise. he carved monument for himself with
his many phlanthropes. Probably the outstanding of
these was the construction Of the Wyandotte General
Hospital
Detroit and adjacent communities much to John
B. Ford.