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Evening star., 1941-10-03

lonely land Of yellowed grass and
mosquito infested swamp.
Growing Danger.
There was the growing danger in
this period of the campaign, when
the Italians were still strong and
we'll organized. that the withdrawal
into Western Ethiopia, which in
! general was orderly, might abruptly
turn into a dangerous attack on the
Sudanese rear of the British Near
East position. At almost all points
the Italians were better armed and
more amply provisioned than any
Allied troops. Had they been able
to repeat the Belgian maneuver in
the reverse direction and cross the
burning Sudanese plain to the big
airdrome beside the Nile at Mala-
kal-which like Khartoum they had
already bombed-there was the
prospect that the British might
have to withdraw troops from the
Libyan front, where the Germans
were making themselves sharply
felt. in order to hold the Sudanese
rear.
Everything depended on a single
Belgian battalion moving fast and
intact around three sides of a Su-
danese desert square bounded on
the east by the White Nile, on the
west by Ethiopia and advancing still
farther eastward along the torrid
road to Gambela in time to prevent
italian Gen. Pietro Gassera, now
alarmed by the fate of Asosa, from
striking first along the same road
into the Sudan.
The battalion, composed of 700
men and about 400 porters, made
the 800-mile journey through coun-
try where the temperature ranged
constantly above 100 degrees in II
days. This meant II days of the
severest hardship for men alter
nately buffeted brutally in trucks,
then forced to descend to heave
them from the sand. Throughout
the journey the Belgian command
ers knew that the battalion could
not hope to enter the first habitable
place, Gambela. at the foot of the
Ethiopian mountain rampant be-
low Saio, without fighting for
foothold. Lacking air protection OF
any kind, they were completely ex-
posed to accommodating italian
planes.
Rifles Are Halted.
The Kings African Rifles, who
had elected to try to force the
Italians southwark from Asosa to-
ward Ghidami, along 100 miles of
ravineS of Italian highland, were
in the meantime halted by Gen.
Gazzera. 1t was unmistakable to
the Belgians that the Italians were
planning if not strike at the Sudan
immediately, to summon all their
energies for a bitter defense of
Salos natural fortress and agri-
culturally rich neighboring plateau.
Besides having ample munitions.
an excellent system of trenches and
artillery emplacements, and a first
hand knowledge of the country. the
Italians had selected in the Saio
base one of the faw areas in Ethi-
opia capable of supporting a colonial
army living on the land. Although
the harsh SudaneSe swamp lies be-
low Ethiopia's high back doorstep
the mountains themselves are COM
parable only to Switzerland for
green fertility. Here is the same
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Marguerite l.. Krenek
Is Elected DeIequte

Marguerite L. Krenek, secretary
of the Federal Employees Council,
has been named the councils dele
gate to the Council of Social Agen-
cies, and Alvin B. Davidson has
been appointed alternate.
The Federal Employees Council is
an inter-departmental body ocm-
posed of representatives of recrea-
tional and welfare associations OF
Federal workers.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Suffrage Group to Map
Campaign Tuesday

Plans for the initiation of a stren-
uous campaign for District self
government during the present Con-
gress will be formulated at a meet
ing of the District of Columbia
Suffrage Association Tuesday at 8
pm. at the Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV.
Wilbur S. Finch, president. an
nounced that the members also will
be called on to elect two new direc-
tors, and that other matters vital
to the suffrage fight will be dis
cussed.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
An-University Pageant
At AtMaryIand Tonight
By the Associated Press.


More than $50 University of Mary
land students will participate to-
night in the annual all University
pageant" depicting various phases
of student activities
Eight acts will be presented in ad-
dition to the opening and closing
pageants. They will include tum-
bling, gymnastics, dancing, precision
drills, wall scaling and humorous
skitS.
A special closing number titled
What is American" and drills by
the R. o. T. C. unit will lend a
patriotic touch to the program.
A 50-piece band, a 20-piece or
chestra, a l4-piece bugle corps and
combined glee club of 80 voices
will provide music for the affair.
A committee headed by DR.. L. v.
Broughton, dean of the college of
arts and sciences, prepared the
program, which will be under the
general direction of 1t. Ralph l. Will
liams of the military department.
Gino Valenti, senior student from
Washington, will be master of cere-
monies.
In addition to the student page
ant, the boxing team will meet North
Carolina and the basket ball team
will play Connecticut.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Senatorial Courtesy Gusts 3
From Recess Jobs in Calvert

w. Lietch, member of the Calvert
County Board of Supervisors of
Elections None of them is eligible
for reappointment after rejection by
the Senate.
Final action on several Of other
appointments subject to some con-
troversy was deferred because of
the absence of interested Senators.
1t was understood some Anne Arun-
del County jobs were involved.
A long list of O'Conor's recess ap-
pointments-jobs filled since the
1889 Legislature and subject to the
Senate's approval-were sent down
from the executive Office several
weeks ago. The list is separate from
the "greenbag" of new appointees
which the Governor has not yet
completed.
Mr.. Johnson now has before the
Senate bill to appoint a trial
magistrate to sit at North Beach
and Chesapeake Beach at a salary
of $3.50 a year, $3.50 to be paid by
Calvert County, $75 by North Beach
and s25 by Chesapeake Beach.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Hyattsvi||e 10 Vote
On Purchase Of
New Fire Engine
Mayor, Council Order
Question Put on Ballot
At May Election

HyattSville voters will be asked to
approve purchase of combination
pumper- ladder apparatus for the
Hyattsville Fire Department at the
annual municipal election May 5, it
was decided last night at a special
meeting of the Mayor and Council
The new truck would cost not more
than s15,100 and would be paid for
in four years with a tax annually of
not more than S cents on each 500.
The Council also voted to ask the
Legislature to authorize referenda
on the following questions:
Annexation to Hyattsville of ter
ritory lying east of University drive
and the western boundary of the
town and south to the Northwest
Branch.
The remaining of streets and the
REMEMBERING of houses. apart from
the general plan of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Authority for the town to collect
its own dog taxes and issue dog
licenses.
Exemption of the town from regu-
lations of the State Forestry Depart
ment.
The Mayor was granted authority
to declare a town emergency for an
indefinite period whenever neces-
sary Heretofore the towns execu-
tive had been authorized to declare
an emergency for not exceeding
three days.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Tukomu Park Fire Tax
Bill Backed by Post

The bill now before the Mary
land Legislature proposing fire
tax for Takoma Park, Md, was in
dorsed last night at meeting of
Takoma Park Post No %, American
Legion.
The measure provides a sliding
tax rate and also the selection of a
fire board of five members, two to be
appointed by the Takoma Park VOL
unteer Fire Department, two from
the Town Council and the fifth
member to be selected by the other
four members.
President Joseph Martin of the
fire department has appointed a
Legislative Committee to complete
all details of the bill and handle 1t
before the Legislature. The men,
bers of the committee include Fire
Chief Irving w. johnson, chairman;
Judge Herman C. Heffner and Nor
man c. Jones.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Estimate Of New Ships
Made Commission
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Maritime Commission an
nounced yesterday the number of
ships expected to be built at each
of seven new yards in connection
with the emergency construction
program of 200 cargo vessels.
The commission estimate follows
oregon Shipbuilding Co., Port
land. Ore, 81 ships; California Ship
building Co., Los Angeles, 81; Hous-
ton Shipbuilding Co, Houston Tex
25; Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuild-
ing Co, Mobile, Ala. 13; North
Carolina Shipbuilding Co. Whining
ton, N. c., 25; Bethlehem Fairfield
Shipyard, Inc, Baltimore, so;
Louisiana Shipbuilding Co, Inc,
provide facilities for construction
New Orleans, 25.
The commission also announced
the award of a contract for con-
struction of six ship ways and other
facilities to the Louisiana Shipbuild-
ing Co.. at an estimated cost of
S4,841, 900.
The contract was the last of seven
awarded by the commission to
provide facilities for construction oi
the 200 emergency cargo ships
Contracts for actual construction
have not yet been awarded.
Contracts for the seven new yards
total S33,374, 500.
Evening star., 1941-02-15

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-"Senatorial
courtesy" yesterday eliminated three
of Gov. OConor's Calvert County
adherents serving recess appoint
mentS.
Included in the list was William
w. Duke, justice of the peace and
trial magistrate at Prince Frederick
for As years, who was appointed by
the Governor in 1889 to serve a
recess appointment over the nomi-
nee of Calvert County Senator J.
Wilmer Johnson, Democrat, who
recommended E. Roland Howard.
Mr.. Howard was named alternate
trial magistrate but has not had an
opportunity to serve.
When the recess appointment of
Judge Duke came up for confirma-
ton yesterday the Senate rejected
the Governors recommendation in
an executive session on the grounds
of senatorial courtesy"
Two others serving recess appoint
ments who suffered the same fate
were Trial Magistrate at Large Clyde
L. West of North Beach and John
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Maryland Assembly Routine
Measures Introduced and Passed
At Thursdays Session

Misrepresentation in applications for in
II B. 34l !By Gil E Alto su-
ers to appoint county purchasing agent.
Montgomery delegation.
H. B. 342 (By Prince Georges Delesa-
tion TO provide for additional plat to
be. filed with county Circuit Court clerk
SAG cress sy PTnce GeorFes
regional district Prince Georges dele
H. B. 344 tBy Freeburgep Relating
i4faBee II a43 ana (BS HSsP Tolle,-To provide for
H. 9. .34S IBy Toliel-To prescribe
method of nominating judges of Court of
Appeals. Judiciary
offense. OF "manslaughter by automobile,
locomotive engine, car, street car, train. -
Bills Passed.
H. B. 20 by Conlonl-To regulate
sale, possession and discharge of fire.
II. B.. 100 CBy Rosenstock)-Relating to
c records at Hail FeaFfaseRE Of Records oce
H. B. 1873 (By Baltimore County Dele
gation)--To regulate trafic hazards Gre
:, H; b. IFS (By Anne Arundel Delesa-
tionl-To increase salary of Anne Arun-
del County State's attorney.
tion)-To provide for Anne Arundel
County States attorney office expense.
H. B. 2l2 tBy Prince GEORGES Delega-
tion)-To authorize Upper Marlboro town
commissioners to borrow $4,000 to COM
plete town sewerage system.
H. 3. 213 tBy Prince Georges Delega-
tion)-To authorize Upper Marlboro town
poses.
H, B. 225 (By Anne Arundel Delega-
tion)-Relatng to number, compensa tion
IN county treaSurers othce.
H. B. 226 (By Anne Arundel Delega-
tion)-To permit bingo games in county
H. B. 90 (By Roe)-To reduce income
tax
H. B. 147 (By j. w. Johnson)-To pro-
vide for trial MAGISTRATE at North Beach
and Chesapeake Beach
Adjourned at 1::39 pm. until
pm. Monday.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Tongier's Radio Phone
Service Sturts Tonight
By the Associated Press,

CRISFIELD. Md, Feb. 1.-Two
way radio-telephone communication,
already in service for residents of
Smith Island, will be inaugurated
tonight at Tangier Island, Va.
The two orphan" islands of the
lower Chesapeake Bay frequently
have become cut of from the outside
world during big freezes when boats
couldn't reach the mainland. With
the radio-telephone, they will have
instant communication.
c. E. Wooden, manager of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.'S Crisfield Office, said Gov. Price
of Virginia would speak to Tangier
Island tonight when the service is
inaugurated.
Gov. O'Conor of Maryland con-
versed with Mrs. w. H. Cole, wife of
the Smith Island preacher, when
service was inaugurated there last
night.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Virginian Killed
In Crash Of Car,
Reported Stolen
Papers in Pocket
Identify Victim as
Redmond @. Lott

A 25-year- -old man driving an au-
tomobile which police reported was
stolen earlier near Alexandria, Va,
was instantly killed last night when
the car hurdled 50-foot embank-
ment and piled up against a tree,
four miles south of Woodbridge, Va
Papers in his clothing identified
the victim as Redmond Gordon
Lott, and gave two addresses-5000
block of Lee Highway, Arlington,
and tourist camp near Alexandria.
The new sedan, bearing Virginia
tags, was stolen at Ills pm. from
Belle Haven Lodge, outside Alex
andria, and the accident occurred
IS minutes later, according the
Alexandria police, who quoted a re-
port by State troopers.
Lott, riding alone, failed to fol-
low a curve on Highway l, and
crashed through a guard rail, the
report stated. The car was de-
molished. The body was taken to
the Hall funeral home, Occoquan.
r. S. Hall said a drivers permit
and draft registration card gave the
Lee Highway address. He said he
found letters in the youths pocket,
apparently from his parents in Ten
nessee. Carpenters or plumbers
tools were in the car. he declared
Hyattsville Man Hurt.
Another accident on the same
highway, about 20 miles south of
Alexandria, brought Harry Gross
man, Is, of Hyattsville, Md, to
Alexandria Hospital last night with
a possibly fractured femur, hospital
authorities reported.
In the District five children were
hurt by automobiles yesterday and
last night
Walter Brown, II, of Silver Spring
Md, was knocked from his bicycle
by an automobile at Eastern avenue
and Piney Branch road, suffering a
broken leg.
Another cyclist, Edward Williams,
Is, colored, was thrown to the
street in collision with an auto
mobile near his home, 1882 Wylie
street NE. He was treated for
head injuries.
Skater Is Injured.
While roller skating near his
home, Frank McMillen, 10, colored
OF 5056 D street Sc, received cuts
and bruises.
Two other children were struck
and slightly hurt while playing near
their homes. They were Mary Davis,
7, colored, Z Massachusetts avenue
NV. and Horace Waite, 16, 8o3
Webster street NV.
Mrs. Virginia Howard, 90 of IS
M street NV, received a broken
arm. early today when her husband s
taxitab ran into the rear of a truck
stuck in an excavation at Central
avenue and East Capitol street,
police reported She was treated
at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Plan 10 Pick Virginia
Finance Chief Held
'Unsound' by Downs
Auditor Tells Moore
Commission Present
Setup Is Efficient
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 15.-State
Auditor L. Mccarthy Downs de-
Scribed Gov. Prices proposal for ap-
pointment of State Commissioner
of Finance as "unsound" from the
accounting viewpoint in testimony
before the Moore Reorganization
Commission yesterday
He suggested that if a change in
the present setup was held advisable
an Advisory Board of Finance be
established. He proposed that the
board include the State treasurer,
controller. director of purchase and
printing, director of motor vehicles,
tax commissioner, auditor of public
accounts and director of the budget.
who would serve without additional
compensation They would select
their own chairman from year to
year
The State auditor told the Moore
Commission studying governmental
reorganization that the State now
was being very efficiently operated
and referred to the question of
whether a commissioner of finance
would contravene the constitution.
The State auditor said he thought
the burden on the Governor, in so
far as it arose from the finance de-
partment, was largely imaginary. -
Establishment of an advisory
board of finance would leave other
wise unchanged the present So
called department of finance, en-
bracing the treasurer, controller,
division of motor vehicles and divi-
sion Of purchase and printing. Gov.
Price proposed that the treasurer,
controller of purchase and printing
director be designated commissioner
Of finance to relieve the Governor
of a heavy load of administrative
detail.
Prior to Mr.. Downs appearance
before the commission, DR.. Rowland
A. Egger, director of the budget,
who was questioned for more than
three hours as to estimated savings
under the Governors administrative
reorganization plan, told the nine
member commission that reorgan-
ization should not be accepted or
rejected On the basis of estimated
savings alone, but rather in the
light of efficiency and quantitative
and qualitative standards of service.
E. Blackburn Moore of Berryville.
member of the House of Delegates
and chairman of the commission.
and some other members of the
commission expressed dissatisfac-
ton with statistical data submitted
by DR.. Egger, and the commission
asked further itemization for the
next meeting on March IA.
Evening star., 1941-02-15

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-Routine
proceedings of the Legislature
Thursday included the following:
SENATE.
Convened at 1906 pm.
Bills Introduced.
S. 3, 225 CBy Feehley and Della)-Re-
curing auto tax payments before transfer
Of tags. Judicial proceedings.
s. B 257 tBy T. F. Johnson)-Estab ab;
fishing law-revision commission. Judicial
S. B. go (By Della. by requesO-Creat-
ing State Board of Naturopathic Examl-
ners Judicial Proceedings.
s. B. 262 (By bury)-Permitting
advance summoning of extra Jurors when
needed. Judicial Proceedings.
Bills Passed.
S.B. 179 (By Dize)-Fire hazards.
S. B 2O5 (By Davisl-Fire companies,
S. B. 2O6 (By Roe)-School bond.
S B. 2I5 (By Roe)-School bond.
S. B. 222 (By Funk)-Alcoholic bev-
s. 3. 223 (By Funk>-Garage lien.
S. B. 227 (By Funk)-Cruelty to anil
S. B. 225 (By Funk)-Sheriffs.
Went into executive session.
Adjourned at 1926 pm. until 8
pm. Monday.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Silver Spring firemen
Save Sd Child in Month

For the third time in a month the
rescue squad of the Silver Spring
Md Fire Department last night
was credited with saving the life of
suffocating child.
Equipped with new resuscitator,
the squad rushed last night to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Paul Ebbess
of Burnt Mills Hills, where the fire.
men said they found 3-week-old
Barbara Anne gasping for breath.
When they arrived, she was blue, -
they said. They revived her in As
minutes. Apparently a drink of wa
ter had slipped into the infants
lungs, the f1remen said.
Recently the crew revived child
suffering from laryngitis and an
other overcome by coal gas.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Chest Unit Meetinq
Is Told j. ). Faces
Permanent Draft
Geneva Research Center
Aide Sees Siege os Long
As Hitler Lusts

This country faces a permanent
draft of its man power in the even
Great Britain falls before Hitler
Mrs. Laura Puffer Morgan, only
woman member of the Geneva Re-
search Center, told a large group
of social workers gathered yester-
day in the National Press Club tc
celebrate Universal Social Service
Exchange Day.
So long as the totalitarian system
remains in power, the world will
continue in state of siege and "our
country can look only to a perma-
nent draft" the speaker declared.
The lease-lend bill, Mrs. Morgan
believes, is necessary to keep us out
of war. Its passage will furnish
Great Britain the aid it needs to
defeat Germany, she said, adding
that England's victory was vital tc
our security.
Too many people may still be
thinking of the war as a war be-
tween two rival imperialisms, as Mr.
Lindbergh seems to believe" she
said. The real issue of the war is
whether our way of life will con-
tinue."
Mrs. Morgan said she had worked
20 years for peace but that mo one
can talk of peace so long as this
new threat exists"
The speaker, who has been closely
allied with international peace
movements for many years, re-
counted stories of Nazi blitzkriee
methods in the Low Countries, Po-
land and Norway. Mrs. Morgan
was in Europe until last June and
passed through France at the time
of the battle and evacuation at
Dunkerque.
She pointed out that no attempt
was made to stop German rearma-
ment in the early days of the Ma
tional Socialist movement because
people did not believe the fantastic
doctrines outlined in 'Mein Kampf'
were being brought out into action
The democracies, she added, at
that time had no belief in the prin-
ciples of democracy which now
seem so important"
France, she learned from Euro
pean sources, had considered a pre-
ventive war against Germany in
1884 but it would not have received
support or sympathy from the
world at that time.
The meeting yesterday marked
Washington's observance of the Sec
ond annual social service exchange
day as similar groups met in more
than 200 cities Of the country Il
observe the day. The local exchange
and the Social Work Publicity Coun-
Gil jointly sponsored the meeting.
William H. Sardo, jr., chairman
of the exchange presided and in
troduced a number of guests. They
included Herbert Willett, jr., direc.
tor of the Community Chest; Wal
ter K. Urich, parole executive, ano
Arthur w. James, juvenile super.
visor of the Department of Justices
Prison Bureau; Mrs. Rhea Bernton
president, and Mrs. Louisa S. Rob-
erts,. executive secretary of the
Council of Social Agencies, anc
Richard Wheeler, Brandon Shea and
A. j. Thomason, of the United State:
ONCE of Government Records.
The exchange, organized in 1915
by the Family Service Association
Is supported by the Community
Chest.
Evening star., 1941-02-15
Currie, Roosevelt Aide,
Confers in Chungking
By the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China, Feb. 15-
Laughiin Currie, administrative as
sistant to President Roosevelt,
talked yesterday with representa-
tives of the American missionary
community, who informed him of
an urgent need for trained Amer
leans to work in hospitals, schools
and rural reconstruction projects.
Mr.. CulTie, here on an economic
mission, has shown keen interest
in American missionary activities in
China.
Earlier yesterday Mr. Currie con-
ferred with Chou En-lai, iaison
officer between Chinese Communists
and the Nationalist Government of
Generalissirno Chang Kai-shek.