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the coast, hugging the shore. while
the Asturias followed outside terri
torial waters.
The freighter put in at Porto
Bello, Brazil, last night and early
today headed northwards again
through dangerous shoal waters.
making regular soundings as she
proceeded.
The Asturias followed and appar-
emily intercepted the Mendoza just
outside the territorial limits.
The newspaper 0 Globo published
a report from Santos, quoting radio
messages heard in that port which
said the Mendoza was detained pre-
cisely where the ship was forced
to get away from the coast line on
account of the shoals"
A launch from the Asturias came
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war. there is no reason to suppose
that, with the war at sea, they will
never be able to do so. Nor are the
invasions by air particularly agree
able in themselves, whether they
help defeat England or not.
The second answer is that water
has always been a highway and
thoroughfare since the first boats
were built, not barrier, to anybody
with sufficient sea power. German
U-boats shelled the Atlantic sea-
board in 1918.
The third answer is that while it
may be 5000 miles from Europe to
the United States. it is only LOO
miles from Dakar to Pernambuco,
whereas it is $500 miles from Key
West to Pernambuco and it is only
900 miles from the British Isles to
Iceland. only 500 miles from Iceland
to Greenland and only 1000 miles
from Greenland to Labrador. Also,
it is less than $3.50 feet from Soviet
soil to American soil in Bering
Strait.
Spies Now at Work.
The fourth answer is that the
NaziS can do appalling harm to the
United States and its ways of life
without openly traversing any OF
these distances.
Hitler is not precisely a fool. as
should be sufficiently clear by this
time. He is one OF the great-evll-
geniuSeS of modern times. If direct.
open military attack is the hardest
way to move against America, what
reason is there to suppose that he
would choose that way?
He is already using the other way
Or ways His spies and agents are
at work, not only in the United
States. but throughout Latin
America His propaganda has OBJ
Scurcd issues and divided and con-
fused councils here His alliance
with Japan helps keep our Fleet IN
the Pacific
Is there any man doing, or about
to do. y months military service. or
any family OF such man, who still
thinks that Nazi Germany cannot
affect America way of life? Is
there a taxpayer who thinks so?
All you have to do. to see how the
Third Reich is already attacking
America under cover. and if il WINS
the war Will some day do it openly
is to read the back files of the papers
and change the names Of the places
and people. It is as simple as that
Copyrlsht. l24I. by Chicago Daily News.
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Mendoza Is Captured
By British Warship
Off BraziI's Coast
Prize Crew Placed Aboard
French Freighter Trying
To Run Blockade
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY ire Associated PRESS.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 18.-The
British today captured and put a
prize crew on board the 8,199-ton
French freighter Mendoza, which for
the past week had been trying to
slip through the British South At
lantic blockade with a cargo of food
for France. presumably she now
will be escorted to a British port
The Brazilian Navy Ministry said
Brazilian planes, patrolling the coast,
reported the British cruiser Asturias,
which had been doggedly following
the Mendoza for days, intercepted
her five miles off Ponta Itaporcocia,
State of Santa Catharina, and that
the two ships later stood out to sea.
The Mendoza already had been
turned back three times before she
sailed from Punta del Este, Uruguay,
on January IS and steamed along
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State Budget Emergency Committe,

State Budget Emergency COMMITTEES
in demanding that the Maryland
Legislature cut the States budget.
Orris S. Byrd. secretary of the
Baltimore Tax Control Committee,
said citizens in about 20 of the
States % counties were protesting"
the contemplated increase in State
expenditure as provided in the
budget.
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THE tollolUing article waS Urit-
ten by an American correspond
ent ,Uho recently returned from
ST .ryears in Germany, ,Dhere he
matched the development of Ndei
Mar policies
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Baltimore Tax Group
Demands Budget Cut
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18.-The Balti-
more Citizens Emergency Tax Con-
troll Committee today joined the
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alongside, the paper said. and sent
a prize crew on board.
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loyul Order of Moose

Members of Columbia Lodge are
attending the midsummer conclave
of the Maryland and Border States
Association which opened at Frost
burg, Md. Friday. The delegation
entered the parade that night as a
body, and the lodge degree staff
was one of the contestants in the
ritualistic contest held yesterday.
1t will close today with election Of
officers.
The lodge will meet July % at
the Moose Hall. New members to
be received are Ward William
Haines, Eric Finney and Lawrence
]. Halpi.
Women of the Moose.
Columbia Chapter will convene
July Is at Moose Hall at 8:15 PM,
with Senior Regent Ola D. Lee
presiding. There will be an alumni
mum shower.
Applicants were Mrs. Louise Fos-
ter, Miss Geraldine Foster and Mrs.
Frances v. Stone, all sponsored by
the senior regent. The member
ship drive will close September IL.
Mrs. Lee is offering a prize to the
member bringing In Is new ap-
plications. They will be initiated
September 26.
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Army and Navy Union

The fifth annual convention of
the Department of the Potomac of
the Army and Navy Union was held
in the District Building July 10.
Department Senior Vice Comdr. Ed
ward Livingstone presided.
The following officers were elected:
Commander, William S. Mackrantz;
senior vice commander, Frederick NJ
Dryden; first Junior vice commander,
Edward Livingstone; second junior
vice commander, Joseph E. Royston;
paymaster, Mrs. Marie Anderson;
Judge advocate, Norris I. Perry;
chaplain, j. H. Carter; historian,
Charles A. Rainey; officer Of the
guard. Paul w. Stout; officer Of the
day, Edward Parham; service officer,
James H. Smiler, jr.; liaison officer,
Foster A. Touart; inspector, Israel
Kaufman, and patriotic instructor,
Howard Sparrow
National Executive Committeeman
Ralph N. Werner presented the con-
stitution and bylaws of the Junior
Corps of the Presidents Own Gar
rison to Department Comdr. May
krantz. Comdr. Howard Sparrow
of Gen. Guy v. Henry Garrison an
nounced the 50th anniversary cele-
bration of his garrison in November.
Entertainment Officer Charles Bo-
dine announced a dance of the
Presidents Own Garrison on August
16, from 10 to !, at the Kennedy
Warren Hotel.
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Royul Arcunum

The General Committee of Munic-
ipal Council met Friday, Regent
Dodson presiding, and made plans
for the first cycle of meetings for
the season. On August IL will be the
business meeting, August rs will be
an entertainment, September 8 will
be devoted to the degree staff un-
der the direction of A. j. Horn and
a class initiation and on September
% a council banquet before the
meeting, when a Supreme Council
officer will be present. Municipal
Council will meet July % at the
Odd Fellows Temple, 419 Seventh
street NV.
District Council will meet at Odd
Fellows Temple on July %. Regent
Edward Lampkin will conduct and
Grand Vice Regent Howard Mills
will pay an official visitation.
Oriental Council met last week,
and Regent Burt Day announced a
class initiation on August 6 at 1414
I street NV. Corbin Birch, author
and traveller, will speak on the in.
ternational situation. An entertain
ment viii be presented.
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Local Educators Speak
At Stanford Meetino

Washington sent seven educators
and experts in public affairs to a
four-day conference on Education
for the National Emergency and
After" at Stanford University which
ends today.
Speakers at the Stanford confer
ence included william c. Carr, sec
retary of the Educational Policies
Commission of the National Educa-
ton Association; Charming p.
Dooley, director of training within
industry division, Council of Ma
tional Defense; Ernesto Galarza,
chief of the division of labor and
social information, Pan American
Union; Harlean James, executive
secretary, American Planning and
Civic Association; D. E. Montgom-
cry of the Consumers Counsel Di-
vision of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture; Howard w.
Oxley, director of Civilian Conser-
vation Corps camp education, Unit
ed States Office of Education, and
Floyd w. Reeves. director Of the
American Youth Commission of the
American Council on Education.
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Ralph H. Henshow to
Head Last Mans Club

At the annual meeting of the Last
Mans Club of the Sd Division So
ciety at the Willard Hotel the fol-
lowing officers we're elected: Presi-
dent, Ralph H Henshaw, Philadel-
phia, Pa, 9th Engineers; vice presi-
dent, Arch S. Wilson, New York
City. 9Th Engineers; secretary
treasurer, William A. Shoemaker,
Washington, D. c., 18th Field Ar
tillery; chaplain, the Rev. J. j.
OLeary, Shavertown, Pa, 7th In
fantry; sergeant at arms, j. D. Nc
Donald, Dorchester, Mass, 5th F. S.
Battalion; Executive Committee,
Fred H. Bloom. Fort Belvoir, Va,
9th Engineers; Joseph v. Campbell,
Philadelphia. Pa, 18th Field Artil-
lery, and Joseph j. Knable, Phila-
delphia, Pa, American Train.
The membership rolls will close
January l, 1912. 1t was voted to
invest all funds in Defense bonds
The last three survivors will divide
the funds.
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the department convention parade
on July 81.

the department convention parade
on July 81.
Internal Revenue Post will meet
at the Hayloft Club, 1926 Massachu-
setts avenue NV, on July %, with
Comdr. Russell S. Jeffreys presiding.
Entertainment will be provided and
refreshments served.
There will be nomination of Off
GERS. They include commander.
first. second and third vice COM
manders, finance officer, historian.
surgeon. chaplain and master and
seargent at arms.
Delegates and alternates elected
to the department convention are as
follows: Comdr. Russell S. Jeffreys,
chairman: Past Comdrs. Charles E.
Wolfe, John A. Long and Charles
w. Curran, delegates; Vice Comdrs.
Bolivar B. O'Rear, Stanley D. Har-
man, Richard L. Ryan and Arthur
j. Thomas. alternates. The delega-
ton will be uninstructed
The post has approved a room to
be rented for the duration of the
convention at the Mayflower for its
headquarters. A committee of John
A. Long. Paul Flaherty and Martin
A. Beehan will be in charge of the
headquarters.
Delegates to the department con-
vention from James E. Walker Post
are Robert w Fearing, Sylvester r.
Woodford, Louis r. Russell, Joseph
Hawkins. J. Franklin Wilson and
DR.. T. Edward Jones Alternates
will be Garland Mackey. Thomas l..
Pryor, John L. Dogan, Haydee Pat
terson, Wallace p Cant and L. A.
Williams. Garland Mackey will be-
come a delegate if the post attains
its membership quota before the
The post voted to hold one meet
ing a month during August and
September. The next meeting will
be August IA.
The post held services last week
for Walter Brooks and Maj Arthur
Newman. who recently died at
Mount Alto Hospital.
In line with the Defense Councils
request for an aluminium week, Vic
tory Post is sponsoring an enter
tainment and bingo party at the
Veterans Club, 3135 K street NV,
commencing at $50 pm. tomorrow.
Admission will be one piece of used
aluminumware or more, If you have
it, or Is cents.
All aluminium collected will be
turned over to the United States
Government for use in the defense
program.
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Ancient Order Of Hibernions
Auxiliary

The District delegates to the Ma
tional convention at st. Paul, Mimi,
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
and Auxiliary will join the Mary
land delegation on a special train
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
at 5:45 pm. today. Delegates from
the Commodore John Barry Divi-
sion will be Leo A. Craven and
Michael E. Buckley; from the Aux
iliary, Miss Mary E. Cleary, Mrs.
Rose Martin, Mrs. Ellen Knight.
Mrs. Katherine Dorsey, Mrs. Nellie
B. Kelser and Miss Lillian Fay.
Also in the party will be Miss Ce-
celia Craven, Mrs. Leo A. Craven,
Miss Mary Winston, Miss Katherine
Doran, Miss Katherine DAILY, Miss
Ruth Locke and Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
ton.
The auxiliary unit of the District
Red Cross meets every Tuesday at
the Walsh mansion, 2020 Massachu-
setts avenue NV, from 7:30 to 9
pm. All members of the District
Auxiliary are asked to attend.
Division No. 7 met last Thurs
day at the home of Miss Mary E.
Cleary. Two special prizes were
given to Miss Catherine Larkin and
Mrs. Margaret Gleason. There will
be no meeting in August.
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All of the young men who enlisted
in the United States Naval Reserve
prior to July / last to become can
didates for appointment TO the
United States Naval Academy from
that branch of the service, it was
learned last week, will be placed
on an inactive status Immediately
upon completing the course which
they are taking at the Naval Train
ing Station at Norfolk, Va. 1t had
been previously reported that if any
of them desired to remain on active
duty they could be sent to the
Naval Academy Preparatory School
at the training station, where they
could pursue a course to prepare
them to take the examinations for
appointment.
However, it was said that the only
candidates for the Naval Reserve
appointments who will be eligible
to attend the school will be those
who had been called TO active duty
prior to May Is last. The privilege,
it was learned, will not even be ex-
tended to those members of the Re-
serve who were candidates for ap-
pointment to the class which en-
tered on July last. but failed to
receive an appointment because
they were not called to active duty
with their divisions at the time the
latter went into the service. How
ever, 1t was indicated that in the
event that Congressman desires to
appoint some young man to a va
cancy, he may be sent to the naval
preparatory institution.
The others will have to take their
preparatory school courses at their
own expense, and for that purpose
they will be relieved from active
duty upon completion of the course.
which most of them started in the
early part of this month.
During the period they are on an
inactive status they will have to at
tend weekly drills at times fixed by
the commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard, if they reside here.
Will Be Better Prepared.
Officers point out that this group
probably will be better prepared
from naval training standpoint
than the candidates who have en-
tered the naval school by way of
the Reserve. This is due to the fact
that they will receive the same
basic training course at the naval
stations as regular enlisted men of
the Navy. In the past this train
ing has had to cover a period of
weeks, at one drill night week.
Because Of this fact it was said
that when the men are assigned
into divisions here they will be
ready to take up much of the ad-
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Naming ofCoI. Baker
As Attache in Chile
Leaves Vacancy Here
Successor as Executive
Old. c. Reserve District
May Be Picked in z Weeks

A vacancy was created Thursday
IN the District of Columbia Reserve
organization when Col. Lester D..
Baker. executive for the Washing
ton military district of the Organ
ized Reserves, left this post to be-
come the military attache to Chile.
He is now serving short period
of temporary duty in the Office Of
the assistant chief of staff, War
Department, before sailing for
Chile.
Chief topic of conversation among
District Reserve officers last week
was a successor to Col. Baker, With
the urgent need for the services Of
every Regular Army officer for
training the expanding military
establishment, it is difficult per-
sonnel problem to find higher
ranking officers for the key posi-
tions. 1t is expected that Col.
Bakers successor will be announced
within the next two weeks.
Of interest to every Reserve off,
Ger. particularly to those on ex-
tended active duty is the proposal
to provide retirement pay and hos
pital benefits to certain Reserve
officers of the Army disabled while
on active duty. Under this proposal
Reserve officers called or ordered into
active duty for more than 80 days
after February %, 1925 other than
with the Civilian Conservation Corps,
who are now disabled from disease
or injury contracted or received in
line of duty, will be considered as
having been in the active military
service during the period and will
be entitled to receive the same re-
tirement pay and hospital benefits
as corresponding officers of the Reg
ular Army.
Washington Reserve officers have
been promoted as follows: Second
Its. Perry I. Hay and Max A, Besler
to first lieutenant, both to remain
assigned to the 320th Infantry, and
Second 1t. John w. Brabner-S Smith
to first lieutenant and to remain
assigned to the adjutant generals
section of the 62d Cavalry Division.
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Daughters Of America
To Meet in September

The 45th annual session of the
State Council, District of Columbia
Daughters of America, will con-
vene September 8, and 10 at the
Mayfower Hotel.
There will be a meeting of the
Past State Councillors Association
at pm. July 81 at 8O8 I street.
Betsy Ross Council will hold a
past councillors meeting at the
home of Mrs. Faye Frazier on
August II.
John L. Burnett Council installed
as officers: Councillor, Louise Ar
mentrout: associate councillor, Mrs.
Rosa Earman; vice councillor, Miss
Pauline Smith; recording secretary,
Mrs. Josephine Herbert; treasurer,
Miss Mary Hanson; conductor, Mrs.
Agnes Wash warden, Mrs. Anne
Hardel; inside sentinel, Mrs. Ethel
Collins.
Esther Council held installation
as follows: Councillor, Mrs. Lena
Longest: associate councillor, Mrs.
Laura Caldwell; vice councillor, Mrs.
Billie Stair; associate vice councillor,
Mrs. Anne Bowman; Junior past
councillor, Mrs. Laura Shoemaker;
associate junior past councillor, Mrs.
Grace Richards; recording secretary,
Mrs. Bessie Pearson; assistant re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Gladys Phil
lips; financial secretary. Mrs. Ethel
Anderson, treasurer; Mrs. Edna
Shoots, inside sentinel; Christine
Fahrenwald; outside sentinel. Mrs.
Elsie Frier; trustee, Mrs. Laura
Shoemaker; representatives Mrs.
Annette Jones, Mrs. Kate Skinner
and Mrs. Laura Shoemaker.
Fidelity Council officers installed
were; Councillor, Eleanor Bunch,
and her sister, associate councillor,
Elizabeth Bunch.
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Odd Fellows 10 Hold
Field Day Aug. 7 in
Rock Creek Park
Boil Gome Planned
Between Harding Unit
And |. o. o. r. Team

The annual field day of Odd Eel
lows will be held August 2 at Site
No. "a. Rock Greek Park. There
will be athletic events and a base
ball game between Harding Masonic
Lodge and a picked team of Odd
Fellows
Columbia Lodge will hold a picnic
today at Fort Hunt, Va. A motor
cade will leave here at $50 am.
In a joint ceremony officers Of
Langdon and Phoenix Lodges were
installed.
Langdon-William Helm, noble
grand; Garry Spencer, vice grand;
G. C. Sexton, recording secretary;
F. N. Davis, financial secretary. and
Walter B. Randall, treasurer.
Phoenix-A. G.. Prince. noble
grand; Charles Gordon, vice grand:
A. B. Gray. recording secretary:
Charles L. Combs, financial secre-
tary, and Otis c. Splitter, treasurer.
AuXiliaries.
Mrs, Mary Custer, president Of
the Ladies Auxiliary P. NJ, an
nounces a picnic supper July % at
the home Of Mrs. Downie Kelly.
president of the department Asso-
citation of Ladies Auxiliaries, 1O2
Midvale avenue, Kensington. Md.
Members of Canton Washington,
Patriarchs Militant, are invited.
Mrs. Bertha Nichols. inStructress
for Ruth Rebekah Lodge. has called
meeting at pm. tomorrow in the
temple.
The Noble Grands' Club of the
Rebekah Lodges will entertain the
residents of the I. o. o. F. Home,
1898 N street NV. July 25. with a
watermelon party and song session.
The Mithras Sanctorum, No. 100.
A. M. o. S.. met last Tuesday. Plans
were completed to attend the an
nual session in Akron, Ohio, August
6, 7, 8 and g.
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Spanish War Veterans
To Honor Mrs. FIaherty

Department Comdr Herbert M
Manning, United Spanish War Vet
Grams. his staff, camp commanders
and their aides will attend a recep-
ton at pm. today in honor of
the new auxiliary president, Mrs.
Carrie l.. Flaherty, at the home Of
Mrs. James A. Burns, 5105 Fifth
street NV.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp elected
James H. Wright, Oliver M. Barker
and James M. Benner delegates to
the 43d annual national encamp-
ment at Omaha August II.
Past Comdr. Dennis Cooney was
obligated as adjutant, succeeding
Print E. Thomette, who retired after
serving IS consecutive terms. Dele
gates named by Admiral George
Dewey Naval Camp were the Rev.
w. M. La Roche, commander, and
Harry E. Taltavull.
Col. James S. Petit Camp named
Samuel w. Hawkins delegate to the
national reunion. The camp will
meet at department headquarters
at pm. Tuesday. Gen Miles Camp
meets Friday at Pythian Temple.
The auxiliary meets concurrently
and will feature a series of games,
Auxiliaries.
Meetings this week-Monday, Ad-
miral George Dewey, Naval, North
east Masonic Temple, and Friday,
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Pythian
Temple.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
was presided over by President Ann
Palmer. The auxiliary made plans
for an evening of games on July 25.
Mrs. Willie Cole presided over
Luzon Swamp. Military Order Of
the Lizards, at Pythian Temple.
Mrs. Suzanne Borrell was initiated.
An evening of games was held. The
next meeting will be August 2.