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Evening star., 1941-04-05
Head OF Draft Board
Quits After Attack
On Defense Strikes
Georeions to Drop Plon
To Defer SeIectees Until
Disputes Are Settled
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 5.-State selec-
tive service headquarters announced
today the chairman of the Mitchell
County Draft Board had resigned
and the board is abandoning its
announced plan to defer all pros
pective selectees until defense strikes
are halted.
1t. Col. Cliff Hatcher, assistant
State director, said he accepted by
telephone today the resignation OF
M. B. Grant of Meigs, who, as chair
man of the rural Southwest Georgia
board, sponsored the deferment pro-
posal
Col. Hatcher said the other two
board members, T. S. Jackson lr,
of Baconton, and Lamar Wlngate
of Camilla would remain as MEM
bers and a new chairman would be
named by Gov. Eugene Talmadee.
He said Mr.. Jackson and Mr.. VIM
gate both assured him the board
would "obey the law and classify
all examines as they should be.
Mr.. Grant announced the whole
sale deferment plan yesterday, eX-
planning the board didn't think it
was fair ito let workers strike for
So a day while our boys are going
to camp at S2l month
State draft headquarters promptly
advised the board it had no au-
thority to do this. Adjt. Gen. Sion
B. Hawkins. State director. said
today the other two board members
had told him Mr. Grants proposal
was adopted in more or less joking
way" would not be put into effect
and would be formally rescinded at
meeting today.
Mr.. Grant said today, however.
no meeting would be held and if he
were overruled he would resign. Col.
Hatcher called him at once and
accepted his resignation.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Carmody Makes Tour
OF Possible Sites
For Six Buildings
At Least Dozen Places
Are Considered, Says
Works Administrator

Federal Works Administrator John
M. Carmody today continued his tour
of inspection of possible sites for
building the six temporary Federal
Office buildings within the District
of Columbia, but declined to reveal
any of the sites he has visited.
After a conference with President
Roosevelt yesterday Mr.. Carmody
said at least a dozen sites were under
discussion and that some of them
had been suggested by the President.
The buildings, scheduled originally
for the Arlington Experimental
Farms tract in nearby Virginia, will
have to be built in the District be-
cause of provision placed in the
appropriation bill just before its
passage this week.
Representative of the War De-
partment, the Budget Bureau, the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the Public Build
ings Administration have been ac-
companying Mr.. Carmody on his
inspections. The War Department
will occupy part of the buildings, it
was said, and workers in the Office
of Production Management also may
share space in the new structures.
India has war on money-lend-
ers.
A cellulose-newsprint plant will
be established in Brazil.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Rowland Lyon Reelected
Artists Society Head

The Society Of Washington Artists
last night reelected as president
Rowland Lyon, staff artist of The
Star, at a melting in the Arts Club.
Roger Rittase was named vice
president; o R. Darlington, treas
urer; Garnett Jex, secretary. The
Executive Board will be composed of
Robert E. Motley, William F. Walter,
Catherine c. Critcher, Norma Bose
and Kathleen Wheeler.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Six Boy Scouts QuoIify
For First Aid Service

Six members of Boy Scout Troop
E of the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church were awarded cards by the
Red Cross last night showing that
they have completed the first-aid
course and now are qualified for
emergency service.
They are Jack and Bob Raff, sons
of the Troop scoutmaster, John F..
Raft, and Charles Maidens, Walter
Steinbauer, Robert McDougal and
William Sunier.
The boys have taken f1rst-aid in
struction for the last five months
and have passed their examinations.
A part of the course was taken under
DR.. John r. Dominick, Washington
physician, now flight surgeon at
Randolph Field, Tex.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
lexington Endeuvor
Society Holds Dinner

Former and present members of
the lexington Presbyterian Chris
tian Endeavor Society assembled
last night to take part in its annual
dinner celebration.
Dr.. Henry B. Wooding, pastor of
the church, and DR.. Edward Hughes
Pruden, pastor of First Baptist
Church and past president of the
Washington Federation of Churches,
gave talks. Miss Pauline Shoe
maker, president of the District of
Columbia Endeavor Union, was
among the guests.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Parking LOT Manager
Loses S37 in HoIdup

An armed bandit, believed by po-
lice to be the robber wanted in con-
nection with recent holdups of gaso-
line stations, took $37 early today
from the night manager of a hotel
parking lot at 1885 L street NV.
C. J. Morgan of Brentwood, Md,
told police he was alone in the Office
checking his accounts when the man
demanded money. Mr.. Morgan said
the bandit locked him in the rest
room with a warning to "stay there
at least three minutes or you'll get
shot"
Police said the robber was de-
scribed as young man with a thin
face and light sallow complexion.
He wore a light gray felt hat and q
gray coat.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Staying Follows Row
On Ownership of Pants

An argument over the ownership
of a pair of pants resulted in the
death yesterday of Simon Ellerbee,
colored, AZ, of $40 N street NV.
1t. George Darnell of the Homi-
eide Squad said Percy Allen, colored,
81, of AL Ridge street NV, was be-
ing held for action by the coroner.
Ellerbee was pronounced dead of a
stab wound in the back, received
when he attempted to intervene in
an argument between Allen and
John Buchanan, colored, 600 block
of Ninth street NV, police said.
Police said Buchanan had bought
the pants and stepped into vesti-
bule to try them on when Allen
came along and claimed ownership.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Occupation of Aduwo
Reported by Reuters

CAIRO, Egypt, April 5 (P.-Reuters
(British News Agency reported to-
day the British had occupied Aduwa,
Ethiopia.
Aduwa Is an important market
town with strong natural defenses
so miles south of Asmara, Eritrea,
with which it is linked by a broad
military highway built by the Ital-
ians for their Ethiopian invasion in
1885.
The Ethiopians crushed an in
vading Italian force there in 1896,
but the Italians evened the score in
October. 1885, by bombing and cap
turing the town and driving out the
5000 inhabitants.
British Lash Out Anew.
The ring of British forces closing
In on the faltering Italians in East
Africa laShed out with new fury in
drive to clean up the campaign
with a quick knockout that would
release troops to fight, if needed, in
Libya or the Balkans.
Action was intensified in three
thrusts in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Massaua, Eritrea's chief seaport
and last island of resistance in that
colony, still held out, while British
warships lay outside the harbor and
a land force approached over a
highway blasted to rubble by the
Italian defenders.
The British said the retreating
Erltrean army was fighting a rear
guard action somewhere in North
western Ethiopia after losing 5000
prisoners.
Italians Still Retreat.
The Duke Of Aosta, with an esti-
mated $4,000 men, was on the last
leg of 250-mile retreat from Dire
dawa to Adds Ababa without hav-
ing made a stand.
British sources, however, did not
concede that their Libyan army
would need help to stem the advance
of the combined Italian-German
motorized column before which the
British withdrew from Bengasi.
They emphasized that British
strategy was in very safe hands" and
that Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell,
commander of the Near East forces,
was merely biding his time until the
axis columns stretched their COM
munication lines to point where he
could give battle with assurance
OF success"
Evening star., 1941-04-05
British Closing In
On kassaua, Adigrat;
Aduwa Is Captured
Italians Streaming South
By Main Rouds From
Asmuro to Adds Abubu
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KHARTOUM, Anglo Egyptian
Sudan April 5.-The imperial Brit
ish Army's pincers closed tighter
today around Massaua, Italy's Red
Sea port in Eritrea, while other COL
ur1nc crossed the Ethiopian from
tier from the northeast and closed
IN on Adigrat.
'Adigrat is 40 miles east OF Aduwa,
scene of the Ethiopians' rout of the
italians in 1896 and the place where
the italians won their first victory
in the invasion of 1885. 1t is about
80 miles south of Asmara, captured
capital of Eritrea.
CA Reuters British news
agency-dispatch said Aduwa
had been occupiedD
Italians Stream South.
Italians were streaming south by
the main roads south of Asmara
toward Adds Ababa, but OCCASION
ally halted in attempts to ambush
the pursuing forces.
A free French" pilot who flew
over the whole area yesterday said
he counted 400 trucks tearing south
on the road toward Makale.
They gave the impression they
were just running for it," he said
and appeared to be making no
prepara tons for large scale stand.
The total number of prisoners
counted after the fall of Asmara
meanwhile mounted to 1000 Italians
and 600 native troops.
Locomotives Captured.
Captured materials included rifles
with ammunition, several locomo-
tives and a large amount of railway
rolling stock
Italians are reported to have
withdrawn two of their outposts
north of Debra MarkoS, 120 miles
northwest of Adds Ababa as if pre-
pairing to abandon the town. They
are being attacked by British led
Ethiopians.
A Free French" pilot who flew
over the front three times in the
past week said he had sighted an
Italian plane only once. That one
did not offer to meet him.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Weather Report
FURNISHED

FURNISHED United
District of Columba-Cloudy partly cloudy
much change in to fresh easter winds becoming
variable tonight and moderate westerly tomorrow.
Maryand-Cloudy
slowly rising
Vigna-Coudy tonight tomorrow
fair and slightly
wit
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Anti ti-Typhus Measures
Imposed in Madrid
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, Spain, April Span
ish authorities imposed rigid santa
ton measures today in an effort to
stem an outbreak of typhus which
has stricken at least 200 persons in
Madrid and taken at least 40 lives.
The disease was identified as ex-
anthematous (eruptive) typhus,
marked by headaches, high fever
and spotty rash. Officials said it is
similar to the disease that cut
swathes through some armies dur
ing the World War, particularly the
Russian, in which million cases
were reported.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Uruguay Police Occupy
Two Italian Vessels
By the Associated Press.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, April S.
Two motor launches, loaded with
maritime police and armed detach-
ments, left the quays today to oc-
cupy the italian ships Adamello and
FauSto.
Informed quarters said the oc-
cupation had been authorized at a
cabinet meeting presided over by
President Baldomir last night.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Drug Store Robbers
Take Safe, $548 Loot

A safe containing over $3.50 was
taken from the Valley Vista Phar-
macy, 2032 Belmont road NV, last
night, police reported today.
The robbers also took money from
a stamp machine, small amount
Of morphine and cocaine, and mer-
chandise. Police were told the total
loss amounted to s548.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Firm Escapes Penalty
For Infringing Patent
3, tbs Associated Press.

BN CIlb ASSUCIdItU FIbsS.
RICHMOND, Va, April 5.-The
Sylvania Industrial Corp. of Fred
ericksburg was ruled guilty yester-
day of infringing patents of the
Visking Corp. of Chicago and Vir-
ginia, but Federal Judge Robert N.
Pollard denied Visking relief and
damages on the ground that Visking
itself had violated the antitrust
laws.
The patents were utilized in the
manufacture and sale of frankfurter
and sausage castings.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
OveruIIs Sales Called
Best Prosperity Index

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 5.-For Mer-
chandising Expert Charles K. Ev-
erette of the Cotton Textile Insti-
tute there is a sure-fire retail index
Of business conditions.
Not sales of evening dresses or
automobiles, but OF overalls.
He figures work clothes sales will
hit a new high this year.
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1941-04-05
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, So. noon today. Year ago. SIS.
Lowest IS. 1:16 am. today. Year
ago, 43.
Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST 6S, on March 3.
Lowest. Is, on March Is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest % per cent. at 8 $50 a. m. today.
Lowest, 36 per cent at 7:65 pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
Furnished BY Omitted States ACoast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High - 1851 am. 2:54 am.
Low S.19a.m. 9:2S am.
h1ikn 10 PM p't4'
Low w. 9:03 pm. 1907 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 5:4s 6:35
Sun, tomorrow-.-- 9:46 6:36
Moon, today ---- 11:b7 an. 1:2S am.
Automobile lights must be turned on one
I'M hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-04-05

A cellulose-newsprint plant will
be established in Brazil.
Evening star., 1941-04-05

India has war on money-lend-
ers.
Evening star., 1941-04-05

Automobile lights must be turned on one
Hkf hour after sunset.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26

big beach on the eastern shore. II
a good beach could be secured
somewhere within thi area, large
attendance seems almost certain.
Such a beach could be provided
on Lake ST. Clair. By filling In a
beach at the shore or by building
causeway across from Gauklers
Point to New Baltimore or the
mouth OF the Clinton.
II the causeway were TO be built
II would make a short CIT from the
Shore Drive In New Baltimore TO
Jefferson Ave. In Crosse Polnte,
and II the causeway were built a
quarter OF a mile wide and properly
handicapped, It might In itself make
a very attractive park ten TO fifteen
miles long with bathing beaches on
each side and hotels, restaurants
and various other services along
the way. Connecting at the mouth
OF the Clinton with the Clint n
River Drive II would become logi-
cal part of the parkway system.
bringing tourists to Detroit, A hotel
on such causeway would have a
constant view OF one of the most
crowded waterways In the world.
This area in the edge of a great
metropolitan district such as De.
troit might easily grow into a sec.
ond Atlantic City, bringing In many
millions OF dollars every year. As
toll road 1t might yield a large in
come.
1t is not necessary OF course that
the sand for the beaches should be
pumped out OF the lake. In West.
| chester County the beach that 10
now Playland was once marsh.
This beach was pumped in out of
the Sound. The shore at what is
now Orchard Beach was also
marsh. Sand was brought in barges
from Rockaway. The Mt. Clemens
beach sand was drawn in with
trucks.
A swimming place can be made
by damming a very small stream,
as is shown at the Loeb Alpine
Golf Course and better still at
Susterka Lake where water comes
from few small springs.
! Many Activities
/ The Metropolitan Act provides
for many activities including bath
Ing and boating, winter sports, skat.
ing, skiing and tobogganing.
The Authority should provide for
for such sports as tennis, badmln-
ton, soft ball, baseball. basketball.
volley ball, croquet. rogue. bowles.
quoits and shuttle board with play
grounds and wading pools for the
children.
Youth hostels should be provided
at various places aud often in the
parks. Every announcement should
be given to such organizations as
the Boy and Girl Scouts, the Camp.
fire Girls, Four-H Clubs and to all
hiking organizations.
AS staff for this department,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26
e %%S|N|S s. EDS SEA "a! CAESI
DYcnrRn

Il didn't open IT, sir. It was open
when I came in to clean the room"
What time was that?"
almost eleven, sir. Miss AL
theas staying In bed delayed my
work this morning / couldn't get
in here to clean before Miss Deane
started tipping. so l had to wait
until she went out with Miss
Kaye"
What time was that?"
at was exactly half past ten
when Dave and came for Nancy"
Kaye answered the question.
If you didn't open the window,
who did?" demanded Cary.
Il don't know, sir. Except Jabez
and me. the servants never come
in here. Maybe Jabez opened IT,"
Alice suggested hesitantly.
las you go out ask him to come
in here, please" With a commend
ing smile, Cary dismissed her.
"Jabez," he said when the house
man entered, did you open the al
cove window this morning ?"
mo. SIR"
did you notice IL 1t were open
any time when you came in here ?"
Il laid the fire here and lighted
1t before breakfast i knew Alice
would be working here this morn
ing and would fix the FIRE, so /
didn't come in here again until you
rang for me just now" -.
Cary looked. with puzzled ex-
preston at his grandfather, who
promptly snapped:
Have you seen Miss Althea
wandering around here this morn.
ing?"
mo, sir" Jabez seemed surprised
at the question. alice served her
her breakfast in her room this
morning. I haven't seen her to-
DAY"
I'm be back in a minute" Cary
hurried from the room.
"All right, Jabez, you may CO."
With scowling face, the captain
grimly waited for Cary's return.
Mother says" he announced
when he entered, that she doesn't
think Aunt Althea's been out of her
room this morning. She's been in
several times and each time she
found her in bed"
"Humph!" snorted the CAPTAIN.
You can believe that If you want
to, shan't. Who else would want
those papers pa
They are not OF any particular
value" Cary said thoughtfully.
But at least we've learned two
things"
What are they?" asked the
captain.
That we must not leave one pa
per connected with my writing iy-
ing around. Everything must be
put under lock and key. Nancy,
that file can be kept locked. I have
two keys for it; I'll give you one
and keep the other. From now on
theren be no opportunity for
stealing"
Keep the windows locked, too.
except when you're in the room.
Give Jabez and Alice that order"
directed the captain.
81 will. SIR"
What is the other thing?"
asked Kaye You've only mem
Toned one"
Ito Be ContInued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26

should have woods. waters and II
possible hills that will provide for
views and for winter sports.
In general no site will be ideal
for rural park II less than a thou
sand acres. The fourteen state
parks OF this area contain altogeth-
er 955 acres. Taken together they
are not large enough for one. They
are of the size of the neighborhood
parks in the cities. Such small areas
necessarily lack many OF the fea-
lures that go to make up success
full park. or course a very small
site may be secured for a bathing
beach and doubtless many such
sites are desirable. But the great
need in this area is for several
parks OF from one thousand to
three or four thousand acres in
area. II is only an area OF this kind
that can provide for varied actiyi-
ties throughout the year.
1t would seem possible that a
park OF this size in this area might
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26
CHAPTER FOURTEEN

I COULD only point to the spot
on the highly polished desk where
lay the heavy glass paper weight.
couldn't say any more; after that
effort, / was absolutely tongue-tied.
But If my tongue couldn't move,
my mind was working in high
speed.
Once more papers had disap-
peared. Would they be recovered as
easily and quickly as the others
had been? II not, they could be
replaced. ] still had the list of sub
jects covered by the notes, and on
1t had jotted down the name and
page of each authority consulted.
Replacing the missing papers SIM
ply meant going over the reference
books again and retyping what 1
had done this morning.
But who had taken the papers
and why? I could understand any
one wanting to destroy personal
papers-there were a dozen reasons
to account for that. Fear, jealousy,
the desire to annoy deter or gain
an advantage over another might
be the incentive. One could go on
indefinitely with such reasons. But
the papers taken from my desk
were not personal. They were brief
notes on the conditions in England
which motivated Cary Essex I to
forsake his homeland and take I'D
a new life in America.
While my thoughts were running
on, Cary Essex Nv was staring with
angry gaze at me. My words: II
left them under that paper weight"
obviously first bewildered, then an
gered him. He took a quick step
nearer me.
DO you mcan," he imperiously
demanded, that you left the notes
you typed under that paper weight
and that they have disappeared ?"
Still speeches.. I nodded en-
phatically.
WHO" he began, and then to
my horror I saw suspicion of me
spring to life in his eyes. / could
actually read his thoughts. He
didn't know me. Was 1 In cahoots
with his Aunt Althea?.
wait here" he ordered sharply
and flung from the room.
/ sank back into the chair from
which, in my surprise at his denial
of having seen my notes. l had aris-
en- and DULY waited for whatever
was to take place. He was right, he
didn't know me, except from a let
ter Of recommendation which |
might not be truthful in all re-
spects. With all the disturbances
which had centered around the pro-
posed writing Of his book-and he |
didn't know of the conversation l |
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-26

had overheard and my own inter-
view with Miss Althea-I couldn't
expect him to be other than dis
trustful OF me.
why so down in the dumps
Has all the world gone wrong or
did my author cousin object to a
dot left of an ?"
Hayes teasing voice reused me
from my unpleasant thoughts. To
my relief l found my voice.
MY notes are gone"
Gone" The raillery disappeared
from her face and voice. What do
you mean-gone ?"
Just that. You know I left them
here; when came back they were
gone. thought Mr.. Essex had TAX
en- them. but he said he hadn't seen
them"
While she stared at me, an I'M
comprehending scowl furrowing
her forehead, queer shutting
noise came to our ears. We turned
to the door.
With dragging footsteps, the old
captain, leaning heavily on Carys
arm. came into view. With mar
rowed eyes both men steadily re-
garded me. Kaye rushed into
speech.
"Granddad!" she exclaimed. 81
thought you didn't feel able to
come downstairs"
Il DON'T" he snapped, but after
the yarn Cary brought to me, had
to come down. What about your
notes." His accusing gaze fairly
bored into me. Are you sure you
left them on that desk ?" His tone
was condemning.
1t was very evident that Cary
had infected his grandfather with
distrust Of me. Kaye didn't wait for
me to speak.
Il know she did, Granddad. I was
here when she put them under the
paper weight, and we went out of
the room together. Then" Her
eyes dilated and darkened with the
intensity Of new, thought.
Dave" she gasped. The win
dow"
At Hayes confederation OF my
story, saw the. suspicion in the
mems eyes die away. But, in the
shock of her last words, couldn't
take time TO be thankful for that.
l had completely forgotten about
that window
Kaye was already pouring out
her story as fast as she could
speak. At its close Cary strobe
across the room and jerked the bell
rope, with a force which nearly
tore 1t from the wall:
"Jabez, ask Alice to come here"
was his order.
1t wasn't minute before an
alert-faced girl in neat blue uni
form and white apron entered the
room. With puzzled expression, she
looked from one face to another.
At a nod from the captain, Cary
spoke:
Alice, when you closed the win
dow here did you notice IL there
we're a pile of papers on the desk
Under that glass paper weight"
u know there wasn't, sir. I dust
I'd the desk before l closed the win
low, and there were no papers
here then"
Did you notice IL it were there |
when you opened the window ?"