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Evening star., 1941-03-19
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RHINEHART. MARY VIRGINIA. On
sA RHaFhARf MsEaa Of f941 44so MAsX Ms, we
BRENTWOOD, Md. beloved mother Of Mrs.
Edna E. Pearson. Mrs. Virginia Payne, Mrs.
EStelle Cordone and Ira s. and William H.
t,Isnaf Funeral services At Chambers Riyerdale
lnterment Fort Lincoln Cemetery
ROGERS, GEORGE. On Mondsv Msrc,
T. ~. lg4I. GEORGE, beloved son Of Perry L.
cbpqcs bpqGsFa 5TSR Centenary Methodist
csh cemsReryc ~ dalesvls. a. Rm Md 1nteFmsnt Quaker
March March, IS. 1e4l. PHIiPPENHa sAN6ER,, ISfSas,
Eerman Sander 81 MRS Remains 4essine and
Chambers funeral home. 5I7 11th st. Sc.
unI fntermens pn oioyepsSf5sy oMisansSday MaEeh TO-
STANLEY, CHARLES H. On Tuesday,
March 1S. 1941. CHARLES H. STANLEY,
son So Of the late Charles H. and Margaret
SnoWden Stanley.
3 pm. '
sTIcKLEY, IDA On Monday, March
ia i5 d9el sT1cKrEY a sibley Mempria Hespits
j. Adams and Nellie May
St. se on dgneSf MarcR eRm So SIT
$50 am Mass at Holy Name Catholic
church at Q am. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. ie
pastes sTsobHEE tbIs RE fHo5BE fHess1I RoL5Ns
At her residence % i45s QUE asth ST. NV Nv MS MS
PHOEBE ROLLINS STRoTHER. She is
survived by a devoted husband. Ernest
other relatives and friends. Remains aims rest- est
Ing with L. E. Murray & Son, 18th and v
Notice nf funeral Ia+er
Evening star., 1941-03-19
George Marsh Pu|yer,
Yachtsman-Broker,
Dies in Florida
World War Navy Officer
TO Have Arlington
Rites Tomorrow

George Marsh Pulver, 50, broker
and yachtsman, formerly of Wash
ington, died yesterday of a cerebral
hemorrhage in Miami Beach, Fla,
according to word received by friends
here.
Mr. Pulver was formerly the hus-
band of Grace Waggaman Pulver,
daughter of Mrs. Alexander Legare.
They were married in Ellicott City in
1926, in surprise double ceremony
with Lille Roosevelt, daughter of the
late Col. Robert Roosevelt, and
James Lee.
Divorced in 1881, they were re-
married in 1884 and divorced again
last July in Florida. The body will
arrive here for burial tomorrow at 3
pm. in Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr.. Pulver commanded an eagle"
boat in the North Sea during the
World War and held the rank of
lieutenant commander in the Naval
Reserve.
Born in Chicago, he was graduated
from Williams College in 1910 Well
known in yachting and financial cir
cleS, he lived about 10 years in
Washington, and during the last
four winters had been living at
Southern Pines, N. G.
Only survivor is a 14-year-old son,
George, jr., now a student at Fish
burne Military Academy.
Pallbearers will be Edward C.
Gardner, Ralph Hill, M. Marshall
Marston, Frederick Roy, Marshall
Exnicios and Comdr. William D.
Thomas of Washington and Henry
Shufeldt and Freeman Higgins of
New York City.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Edward F. Queen Dies;
Retired Rail Emp|ove

Edward F. Queen, So, retired en-
ploye of the Southern Railway, died
yesterday at his home, 45O8 Conduit
road NV, after short illness.
Born in Baltimore, Mr.. Queen
grew up in Washington, where he
went to school and started as a mes
senger with the railroad. In 1928 the
freight department Offices were
moved to Atlanta, Ga, where he
lived until his retirement in 1888
after reaching the rank of chief
clerk in the freight claims depart
ment. He was with the railroad 43
years.
A member of the knights of st.
Johns, Mr.. Queen attended Our
Lady of Victory Church, where
requiem mass will be celebrated for
him Friday at $50 am. Burial will
be in Congressional Cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Matte O'Neill Queen, and two sons.
Melvin F. Queen and j. Eston
Queen, all of Washington.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
In Mrntnrtant

GooCH., GARRETT PEYToN. In low
ing remembrance of my dear husband and
gpodH ea5 lGyins rd father dsn. GARRETT PEYToN
w ' A-' WIFE f1Ts,i AND HtHIea pAudHrERs. al dsss
GRAYSON, ALICE DIGGs. In loving
March 10. 1880.
HER DAUGHTER.
GRAYsoN. LOUIS; In sad but loving
sFhe o Of Ax6I q ssn sRs 9S5
tn thus life life three years ago today, March
A voice came one morning saying Fear
abide" THE FAMILY.
JACKSON. WILTON G. A tribute of love
ny + Cur SfS2ssa sqsRsRd %Re snd ds
March 10, 1898.
But still the vacant chair
RECALLS the, love. the voice, the smile
HIS SvRS fS SsS SRes sAssa iss ihsss AND
TRACEY, MADELINE E. FAGANS. A
FAGANs TRACEY, utRh Who fell laen3N asieep twelve E
years ago today, March 10, 1929.
Ibis Ibs Sns dsy tSss With 18th ssd
sore,
We miss you. Medeline. our hearts are still
AS time goes on we miss you more.
MOTHER AND DAD.
TRACEY. MADELINE A. FAGANs. A
N fSs Il ns q E ny asar
who answered GODS call twelve years ago
today, March 10, 1929.
miss her in my Toys and sorrows,
She was nv life. my center, my sun;
And yet I would not call her back. but
whisper,
Keep her, Jesus, in Thy keeping,
Until 1 reach Thy heavenly shore"
FER LONELY AUNT SUSIE
YOUNG, JOHN l.. In sad but loving re-
membrance of our dear husband and father,
JOHN l.. YOUNG, who left us one year ago
today, March 10. 1910.
Today is the day of remembrance
And many sad regrets:
A day we shall always remember,
When the rest of the world forgets
LOVING WIFE AND SON, VIRGIE AND
SONNY BOY.
Evening star., 1941-03-19

$4,000 Government and private en-
ployes report for work at am, and
about $1,000 at $3.50 am. Under the
new system, the total number re-
porting at $3.50 will be reduced to
10000 and the number at 9 o'clock to
$1,000.
Sees Great Improvement.
We've been working on this plan
for a long time and I think we've
got something that will bring about
great improvement in traffic condi-
tions," the traffic director said.
Thank heaven" observed Harry
s. Wender, first vice president OF
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
ton and member OF the Traffic Ad-
visory Council. This will mean we
can use the same facilities-streets,
streetcars and buses-to haul twice
as many people as they now do. AS
Traffic Director Van DuZer said, it
is the equivalent of doubling the
width of the streets" Mr.. Wender
was the chairman of the Federation's S
Safety Committee which about two
years ago recommended some stag
gering of the hours.
I'VE think it's a good idea" de-
clared William H. Press, executive
secretary of the Board of Trade.
with the huge concentration of
Government employees it should ease
traffic conditions"
Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As.
sociation, said his group was very
much interested in the action" He
recalled that department stores had
co-operated with the Traffic De-
partment in opening later in the
morning to reduce the peak conges-
ton.
We're very much in favor of it,"
he said.
The change should result in a
reduction of accidents, according to
George E. Keneipp of the Keystone
Automobile Club The effect of the
order, he pointed out, is to have
fewer cars and fewer pedestrians on
the street together at one time than
If the departments all opened at
once. He added that the club has
committee studying possible stag
gering of school hours to give addi-
tiOnal relief,
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Business Association
Backs Dirksen Plan
To Gauge Payment
Georgia Avenue Unit
Votes Opposition to
Increased Realty Tax

The Dirksen bill for basing the
Federal payment to the District ex-
penses on Government land values
instead Of acreage, as in the Over
ton-Hunter plan, was indorsed last
night by the Georgia Avenue Busi-
nessmens' Association, meeting at
$500 Georgia avenue NV.
Members Of the association said
the formula offered by Representa-
tive Dirksen. Republican, of Illinois,
would be "far more equitable to
businessmen Of the city than Mr..
Overton's plan" M. Bord introduced
the resolution.
Acting on resolution presented
by Milton r. Vollmer, secretary, the
body opposed any increase from the
SITS real estate tax in the District.
Oscar Felker, president, said the as
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Hours
Continued From First Page.)

ernment establishments had been
recommended by the Commission
ers and other District officials, and
that Mr.. Van DuZer has been work.
ing on the plan for two years.
Capt. Whitehurst said the stagger-
ing Of working hours is the only
method by which the District "can
handle the enormous increase in
traffic caused by the defense pro-
gram"
I'm convinced this will go long
way toward relieving the serious
problem of congestion" he said.
Washington I. Cleveland, manager
of the District Motor Club of the
American Automobile Association,
said he was delighted to hear the
President had approved the plan.
''The A. A. A." he said, "is on
record in favor of the staggering of
working hours in the Government
departments, and we believe that
the Presidents action should be a
big factor in relieving congestion in
the downtown area. This congestion
has been accentuated in recent weeks
because of the defense program.
Step in Right Direction.
More and more the problem of
providing an unrestricted flow of
traffic In the central area of the
congested business district is be-
coming acute. The program of stag
gerif1g hours is a long step in the
right direction, but we must also try
to establish without delay a program
for off-street parking facilities"
Traffic Director Van Duzer en-
phasized that the new schedule will
benefit those who ride to work on
street cars and buses as well as
motorists.
''I'l wager that people who haven't
been able to get a seat in bus or
streetcar for a long time now will
get chance to sit down on their
way to work." he said with smile.
He pointed out that approximately
10000 workers in private industry
are employed in the congested CEN
tral area. At present, he said, about
Evening star., 1941-03-19

sociation never had favored any in
crease in taxes on Washington resi-
dents. but always had maintained
that the Federal Government should
pay its share each year and thereby
take care Of the needed expansion
Of the Nations Capital"
Mr.. Bord proposed that the as
sociation list each month its desires
and questions to be brought up at
the monthly meetings in a bulletin
to members. This suggestion was
accepted by a committee and will be
put In operation.
Hugh v. Keiser, president of the
Arkansas Avenue Citizens Associa-
tion, attended as a guest and
member. He spoke on the necessity
of covenants in the District, after
which discussion was held.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
IiberuI' Defined

E. Barrett Prettyman, former
corporation counsel, discussed What
Is Liberal?" at luncheon yester-
day of the Washington Alumni
Chapter Of Sigma Nu Phi at the
Lafayette Hotel. "a liberal" he
said, "is one who believes in peace,
liberty, justice and economic suff1-
cheney. He believes and acts upon
his convictions, not as unattainable
theories. but as actual and practical
attainments."
Evening star., 1941-03-19
UarnH nf UhankH

COLEMAN, LOUIS. Gratefully acknowl-
sdginR with deep appreciation the many
kr1I kindnessss s an and EXPRESSIONS Of sympathy
beloved husband, LOUIS COLEMAN.
MRS. MARY M COLEMAN.
C0RBIN, DOLLY. The family of the
late DOLLY CORBIN wish to express their
pastor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church Rev. .. H. Randolph, Rev. Henry
Booker and all friends for their kindness,
sympathy and floral tributes at the time
OF their bereavement
MRS. ESTELLE CHILDS AND FAMILY.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19
BENDING THE TWIG
AWAY FROM CRIME

Undisciplined men grow from undisel-
plined children, Warden James A. john
son of Alcatraz Prison told a group of
penal institution officials this week.
Crime can be stopped if the process Is
begun at the cradle, he declared.
He should know. He is the man under
whose care are the worst criminals IN
America He has had an opportunity TO
know the workings Of the countTyS worst
criminal minds, and to inquire into the
background which made them what they
are.
And. strangely enough, this research Of
his points a message not to law enforce
ment officers, not to law making bodies
not to prison boards or public officials
but to the parents of the nation.
4 verify believe that if we would spend
more time and effort and money in the
making of our citizens, he said, we
would not be obliged to spend so much
in attempts at their remahng.
When he said we" the warden re-
ferred to society as a whole, but II has
been demonstrated time and again that
society can do nothing, that teachers can
do little, that all outside forces are help
less, where parents so about their job un-
wisely, or do not accept the responsibility
at all. Society can implement the wise
teaching and wise discipline Of the par
ents, but it cannot manufacture any pro-
gram to take the place Of them.
The woman who spends more effort
on learning to play bridge than on study
ing care and discipline of her child, and
the father who regards the child as mere
~ part Of the nome furnishings, to be
taken for granted, are among the COM
monest enemies Of organized society. With
the shaping Of a whole life in their hands,
they give as little thought to the methods
used as they would to ordering q meal
and less thought, sometimes than they
would give to building d new house. Yet
they are building whole life. Such men
as Warden Johnson know how badly some
of them succeed.
Remember the famous psychologist who
listened to the fluttery mother explain
ing that she never. never, spanked her
child? Seeking agreement, the woman
asked him, Nov I know you don't think
Johnny should be spanked, do yOu?' Ht
replied:
mo, madam. 1t is you who should. be
Spankpd "
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL MIDDLE

Here's a rather involved example of
the official wool-gathering of congress
sional minds.
The draft law amendment, now law,
provides defern7ent for all men who were
% years of age or older on July l, 1941.
The amendment will probably remain in
effect for at l9ast q year before it is
changed again. That means that any per
son becoming Is years of age after July
l will be subject to draft. It means that
men % years old will be inducted into the
army before the amendment is again
amended 1t would work this way, sup
posing that the next amendment to the
amendment is not adopted before July
2, 1912
A man who became q on July this
year would not have the benefit of the
deferment. If his order number were high
enough he could escape induction for d
year. Suppose he did. for just year, and
were drafted on July ?, 1912 He would
be % years old.
1t remains mystery why congress did
not simply provide that any man who had
not been called into service before his
28th birthday should be deferred Such
a provision would have been much simp-
Ter, much fairer and would not have call
ed for further congressional action and
expense.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 - There
has been so much wing flapping OF
loose tongued aviation experts about
how bad U. S. combat planes were
in service abroad that an amateur
expedition to determine where al
this criticism started and how just
flied it is makes an interesting past
time for any rocking chair strategist
of the air. So here goes:
Most of the knocking has been
against the pursuit ship and fight
ers. For American bombers there
can't be enough praise. The British
would be hopelessly outclassed to-
day if it We're not for these bomb
ers, and that goes for the LOckheed
Hudsons, which were not designed
as military aircraft, but have been
very effective as light bombers.
Criticism of the combat planes
has been aimed particularly al the
P-40. II that is only a meaning less
designation to you, it might be
mentioned that a p" plane is a
pursuit plane, and the number 40"
merely indicates that it is the fort
ieth design which the army has put
into production. Circumstances which
have given this plane it bad name
trace back to a peculiar chain Of
events
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19
A SLAP FOR JAPAN, WHO
DOESN'T LIKE SLAPS
(Oroville Mercury Register)


When we consider how important it is
for the Japanese that they avoid humili-
iation--it's called face-Saving when re-
farring to the orientalS-there is much
significance in the days news item from
Los Angeles concerning the first L. S.
ship to leave for Russia carrying avia-
ton gasoline. Following the ship out of
the harbor was Japanese tanker, riding
high because it had not been able to get
even low grade petroleum products for
its own fuel
That really is slap in the face for
Japan. Only two days ago Koh Ishii,
spokesman for the japanese cabinet m
formation Burcau. said Japan wishes
the United States would not send muni-
tionS to Vladivostok" and when asked
it would make any difference
with Japan's feeling whether the war
supplies were carried in Russian or u S.
ships replied There is no difference"
Then Harold Ickes announces that the
tanker leaving for the Russian port is one
of four being turned over for oil ship
mentS to Russia. There is no war zone
over there" said Ickes.
The Japanese can't do much about it,
for they are not at war with Russia, there
is no blockade and, in fact, they are out
Wardly, because of their recent treaty
with Russia. or excellent terms with that
country. But the slap may harden Jap
anese policy AL may, indeed, hasten the
expected attack upon Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19
ADVOCATES OF DEFENSE
(New York Herald-Tribune)


If there is one argument that the iso-
lationist spokesmen have repeated more
often than any other, it is the argument
that the United States should avoid for
eign action in order to be strong at home.
The United States must make itself i'm
pregnable on these shores.
Then, all at once, a very serious threat
to the progress of domestic rearmament
appears. General Marshall testifies that
if the One-year service term is not eX-
tended our trained forces will largely
melt away" =. Whose voices are instant
ly raised to insist upon this wrecking of
the defense system? None other than the
voices of the isolationists, who are so de-
voted to makiNT the United States strong
against all cOmers.
Senator Wheeler is Immediately in op-
position to the General Staff request. Yet
no longer ago than the Fourth of July
Senator Wheeler was eXclaiming that
I'VE must buil8 stronger the sinews of
this Republic; we must make democracy
impregnable from within and without :;
we will build mightier and mightier our
armed forces
What is the matter with these gentle
men? Are they so carried away that
they cannot understand the meaning of
their own words? Or do they wish the Ma
ton to believe that all their enthusiasm
for an impregnable national defense was
a disingenuous cover for very different
mOtiyes?-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19

Have the salt ready. There are
going to be a good many peace pro-
posals floating about, some advanc-
ed in good faith. some less dis
interested. Each will need a pinch
of salt
The United States is properly in
terested in these proposals. Some
of the most violent of isolationists
are actively interested in them
Even profound disinterest in the
war does not preclude eager inter
est in the peace. 1t matters to the
United States, and it matters deep
ly, What kind Of peace proposals
are made. The United States is not
in the war, and has not the slightest
right to dictate to either side what
peace measures it might advance
or accept. But the United States
is in the world, and it is affected
Cas every one Of Us knows now by
whether Europe and Asia keep the
peace.
The reason for the salt is this:
The Just and workable peace that
is the only kind worth making is
scarcely within sight at a time
when one side in a war holds all
the chips. The big winner in a
poker game is usually willing to
call OUTS when the stack Of blues
in front Ct him rises formidably.
But the other fellow insists on play
ing on, hoping for a change Of luck.
AS Woodrow Wilson said, only
a peace between equals can last.
Until both sides in this or any
war see themselves as equal in
power or potential power, there is
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19
by Willis Thornton -.
Peace Without Victory

no 'negotiated' peace; there is only
a peace of compulsion, recognizing
ill-gotten gains, frustrating legiti-
mate objectives.
a peace, for instance, "legitimat-
izing" the conquest of small peo-
pies by aggressive warfare, is no
peace. A peace leaving Europe or
Asia in a precarious balance be-
tween vast militaristic forces ready
to spring at one another whenever
the chance looks good is no peace.
A peace which assents to any ma
ton or system using the rest of
the world as a mere spawning place
for its propaganda and intrigue is no
peace. a peace Which denies ac-
cess to the worlds raw materials on
equal terms to all is no peace. A
peace without an organized means
whereby all can restrain those who
would break it is no peace.
It is just such pinches of salt that
must be taken with every peace
proposal that may be advanced.
1t would be a moral crime against
mankind for people of any country
to refuse to consider honestly and
hopefully weigh every proposal look
ing to the wars end; but peace
proposals are often gift horses re-
quiring the most minute oral in
spection.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19
BRITAIN BOUGHT BOMBERS

Before the lease-lend bill was
passed. it was against the law TO
sell to foreign governments models
of planes which were in service IN
the U. S. armed forces. This meant
that when the French and British
came to order planes, they had to
get models the Army had not adopt
ed, Also, they had to get planes
which U. S. manufacturer were in
a position to deliver. The British
took Lockheed Hudsons and made
them into light bombers. The
French picked on the P-4O, an ex-
perimental model Of 1889 intended
TO be an improvement Of the P-36,
the standard U. S. Army equipment
in the old-fashioned days of 1886.
The French ordered lot of these
original P-40's and they put in
French gadgets-Fr rench RAJ do,
French instruments The throttle
was on the wrong side. Norway
and Sweden ordered some too. Then
France and Norway got Knocked out
Of the picture, and Sweden was
blockaded. Some Of the planes rust
ing in Martinique are supposedly
P-4O's. Delivery Of others couldn't
be made.
The British, anxious to get any
thing that would fly, took delivery
on all the P-49's they could lay
hands on. When they got them,
however, they woke up to the fact
the equipment was all wrong for
British pilots. The radio operated
only on French frequencies. The
throttle showed forward to increase
speed instead Of backward.
Now those fine points may not
seem important to a layman, but
to a pilot whose every action must
be reflex, they are decidedly con-
fusing. The British weren't very
smart about this, either, if they'll
pardon a dirty Gig. Instead Of train
ing pilots to fly them and me
chanics to re-equip them, they let
some of the planes lie In crates
From that, the ships began TO get
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19

timental passion"
Sometimes it pays a person to
believe the things press agents write
about them. Today's example is
Bobbie Coleman, a fetching blond
who worked for several months in
20th-FoX's coffee shop. Everyone on
the lot noticed her but nobody did
anything about giving her break
in pictures until the day a public
ist needed a human interest yarn to
hang on Rudy Vallee So he an
nounced that Vallee had discover
ed Miss Coleman and arranged a
test for her.
Nothing of the sort had been
intended but Miss Coleman knew
an opportunity when she saw one.
She went to the front office and
demanded the test that had been
promised her. Promised? Yes.
promised there it was in print, a
story sent out by the studio.
CRADLE TO THE RESCUE
So they gave her a casual test
which was neither good nor bad,
but someone noticed that she
photographed a lot like Betty Gra-
Bile. Miss Coleman became Miss
CRADLES stand-in.
The other day another press
agent needed a story about Miss
Cradle, SO he announced that the
star was coaching her stand-in in
dramatics and was going to see that
her protege got some small trial
roles.