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Evening star., 1941-12-24
Laura ingalls, Posts
$500 Bond; Indicted
As Paid Nazi Agent
Grand Jury Broodens
Accusation Against
Noted Aviotrix

Laura ingalls,. record-breaking
flyer of the 1930s. surrendered and
posted $500 bond today with the
clerk of District Criminal Court in
response to an indictment returned
yesterday charging her with failing
to register with the State Depart
ment as a paid NaZi agent.
The bond was. in effect, renewal
OF a bond in like amount posted
when she was arraigned several
days ago before United States Com
missioner Needham C. Turnage. She
was released on the transferred
bond.
No date for her arraignment on
the indictment was set, but officials
said. unless an earlier time was set,
it would take place January 9.
Miss ingalls, faces a greatly broad
ened accusation in the District
grand jury indictment which re-
placed a previous warrant. Her ar
rest followed an investigation by the
F. B. I.
The grand jury doubled the time
during which she is accused of the
crime, declaring that from March !
the woman flyer and anti-interven-
zionist leader agreed to act "as
public relations counsel. publicity
agent, agent and representative for
the German government. She re
ceived compensation from and was
under the direction of the govern
ment of the German Reich" the IN
dictment declared.
For the first time the name OF
Baron Ulrich Won Gienanth was
brought publicly into the case. AS
Second Secretary of the German
Embassy he was named as one OF
those who worked with her.
Contact between the flyer and the
Embassy was maintained "clandes-
timely, by means of Intermediates
and otherwise, and in a manner de-
signed to conceal the true nature
of her activities" the indictment
charged.
Just how much money she re-
ceived the grand jury said it die
| not know.
When Justice F. Dickinson Let's
received the jury report in District
Court, Government prosecutors
asked for the bench warrant i'm
mediately.
Government prosecutors handling
the case, besides United States At.
torney Edward M. Curran, include
four special assistants to the At.
torney General, M. Neil Andrews
Arthur B. Caldwell, Edward
Hickey, jr., and James McInerney
all acting under direction Of. AS.
sistant Attorney General Wendell
Berge.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Mrs. Roosevelt Hands
Out Gifts at Mission
Christmas Party
Also Carries Greetings
To Children at Kiwunis
Gathering in Arlington

Mrs Roosevelt started busy day
of pre-Christmas activity this
morning by bringing holiday greet
ings to 1900 children attending the
Central Union Missions annual Yule
party at the Capitol Theater.
The Presidents wife was intro
duced by Mrs. John S. Bennett, new
superintendent of the mission, who
arranged its first Christmas party
in 1916 Mrs Roosevelts message
was a brief wish for the children's
happy Christmas and in return she
carried back their chorused Merry
Christmas, Mr.. President to her
husband.
The more than 1900 bags of gifts
heaped on the theater stage were
distributed by Homer Rodeheaver
filling the Santa Claus role. The
well-known Chicago singing evan
gelist has been the party's Kris
Kringle since the death of John S
Bennett. former superintendent of
the mission.
Before Mrs. Roosevelt appeare'i
the children were entertained by a
concert by section of the Marine
Band and by a program of movif
shorts
Immediately following her Capitol
Theater appearance, the President s
wife carried Christmas greetings to
children gathered at the Arlington
(VaD Kiwanis Clubs party at the
Arlington Theater. The entertain
ment program here was provided oy
the Kiwanis Club Boys Band, Harry
Baker, past president of the Wash
ington Chapter of the American So
ciety of Magicians, and Joe King
ventriloquist.
Early in the afternoon Mrs. Roose-
welt planned to be principal speaker
at the annual Christmas party fol
the underprivilegeG given by the
Volunteers of America at the Almas
Temple. The Navy Band was pro-
viding music here and 500 Christmas
baskets were to be distributed, ac-
cording TO Maj. Walter o. Ulrey
commander of the Volunteers.
Later in the afternoon the Presi-
dents wife was TO join the oficlaI
party appearing with her husband
at the Christmas tree-lighting cerC-
monies on the south lawn of the
White House. This program was
scheduled TO start at 4:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Commissioners 10 Get
Tire Rationing Plan
From Leary Today
Appointee Coils for
Number Of Boards to
Handle Various Glasses

A general outline of plans for
rationing of new automobile tires
and tubes in the District, beginning
January s. was TO be presented to
the Commissioners today by Whit
ney Leary. chairman of the Com
missioners' Traffic Advisory Council,
who has accepted appointment to
the Tire Rationing Board.
Mr.. Leary yesterday accepted the
post with the definite stipulation
that funds be provided for the en-
ployment of a staff of sufficient size
to permit the job to be done eff
GENTLY. Commissioner Young said
he could not guarantee" such funds,
but believed they would be made
available and that he would use
his influence to the fullest to get
them. --
Mr.. Leary said he believed num-
Der of boards should be established
to issue certificates which will be
required for persons permitted to
buy new tires and tubes. the several
boards to handle various classes of
the trade. He emphasized at
conference yesterday with Com
missioner Young number of
clerks. stenographers and investi-
gators would be needed to do the
Job.
Commissioner Young suggested
Federal funds probably would be
available and that as a last resort
tire Commissioners might dip into
the s1,OOO,OOO they expect to get
from the United States for defense
activities here under the special
measure to stage .blackouts."
Evening star., 1941-12-24

In turning the inlet COCK OIL. 40
it slowly and only if the house
is badly damaged. If you can't
turn it of ourself, call plumber,
a fireman, the gas company or
your air raid warden.
Once the main valve is turned
of for any reason, don't turn it
on again yourself. BY cutting of
the supply of gas, pilot lights on
your gas appliances have been
extinguished. Relighting these
should be done by some one who
has been trained for this work.
If your house has been dam
aged sufficiently to require turn
ing off your gas, there will GER
tainly be trained men called to
your neighborhood. Summon one
of them to assist you.
When your air raid warden
visits you, be sure to show him
where the gas inlet is located IN
your basement.
And don't worry about explo-
sions. Although bombs have
pierced many gas holders In
England, causing loss of gas, they
have not caused explosions. Also,
the gas industry has worked out
methods for stopping the flow of
gas hastily where mains have
been damaged and repairing
breaks with equipment especially
designed for rapid installation.
Tomorrow: What to do about
pater appliances In an air raid.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Rent Chief and His Staff
To Use Space in Schools

Reshuffling of District agencies to
provide space for the rent admins
traitor and to provide more working
room for the Public Utilities Com
mission is expected to be completed
by Saturday, under plans approved
yesterday by the Commissioners.
Robert F. Cogswell, rent admins
traitor, and his staff are to be housed
in the Force School, Massachusetts,
avenue between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets Sc. Mr.. Cogs-
we'll and his deputy, Louis Laudick,
now are using offices borrowed from
Commissioner Young at the District
Building.
The Community Center and Play
ground Department and other Dis
trict agencies now using the Force
School are to be moved Saturday to
the Rossell School, Ninth and E
streets S.W., and after about 80
days are to be transferred to the
building at the southeast corner of
Sixteenth and Lamont streets NV,
recently purchased for the District.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Morley FuIfNs
Campaign Pledge
By Joining Navy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Worley, Democrat,
of Texas disclosed yesterday he had
enrolled in the Naval Reserve Corps
and had been ordered into active
duty
Carrying out campaign promise
to volunteer If he should ever vote
for war, Mr.. Worley took the re-
quired oath and was commissioned
a lieutenant commander. After a
brief period of instruction here he
will 60 to the West Coast for a new
assignment.
He was the second Texas men,
ber of Congress to 60 into active
service with the Navy. The other
was Representative Lyndon B. john
son, a lieutenant commander in
the Reserve Corps for several years,
who completed his instruction Pc
riod here today and left by plane
for San Francisco.
Mr.. Worley is 50 and married.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Churchill, Roosevelt
Will Attend Church
Together Tomorrow
Secret Service Men to BuI
All but Ticket Holders
From Christmas Service

Winston Churchill and Franklin
D. Roosevelt together will attend
the Christmas service at IL o'clock
tomorrow morning in Foundry
Methodist Church, it was announced
today, but persons who have not
previously arranged to attend will
have little chance to get inside the
doors.
Even cabinet members who have
not obtained tickets will be barred
bv secret service men who will
direct admission, it was reported
by the Washington Federation Of
Churches, which is sponsoring the
service.
Already distributed to ministers
of 154 local churches are most of
1900 tickets, for use of church.
goers throughout the city. A ticket
entities the holder to one of 1000
seats in the churchill he arrives
in time. A large number of these
pews are being reserved for men,
bers of the British delegation and
the Presidents party. An amplify-
ing system will carry the services
to two other rooms in the church
building.
Decorating the altar will be q
Christmas floral display in memory
of the Presidents mother, the late
Sarah Delano Roosevelt. This will
be the first time that Mr.. RooSe-
welt has seen the elaborately carved
Mcdowell pulpit, which was erected
partly through his contributions.
History Linked to England.
Foundry Church's history is en-
twined with that of England. It's
name is derived from dual sources
"a London foundry in which John
Wesley, founder of Methodism, car
ried on his evangelism, and
Georgetown foundry owned by
Henry Foxall, American patriot
born in England.
Foxall gave the first church build
ing in thanks to Providence that
his foundry was spared from deves-
tation wrought in 1914 by Capital
invaders-the British.
The two British and American
leaders. accompanied by such fig
ures as Vice President Wallace. will
hear a sermon by the Very Rev. Ze
Barney T. Phillips, dean OF Wash
ington Cathedral and chaplain of
the United States Senate. The Rev.
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder. pastor of
the Lutheran Church Of the Refor-
nation and president of the FEEDER
alton of Churches, will present the
Christmas salutation.
Presiding will be the Rev. DR..
Frederick Brown Harris. Foundry
pastor. who. during several years in
the late l930s, was American ex-
change preacher in various English
churches. In 1887 he was 4 Buck
ingham Palace guest.
When DR.. Harris delivers the pas
tor prayer, the response by the
church choir Of 80 voices will be:
20 hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea-"
William o. Tufts. jr.. will play the
organ prelude, christmas" by
Dethier. and the postlude. The choir
will be directed by Justin Lawrie.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
j. ). Will Rush
More Buildings
orWar Use
Three Shifts to Work
On Temporary Offices
Costing $l5,000,000

The Public Buildings Administra-
ton soon will undertake expenditure
Of a major portion of a $25 900 900
appropriation in vast construction
program which will provide an addi-
tional 1000, 900 square feet of office
space for war agencies in temporary
structures in or near the District.
An item in the third supplemental
defense appropriation bill, the
money is earmarked for lease or pur-
chase Of sites and construction OF
buildings on Government-owned
land.
Will Double Program.
The program will double the num-
ber of temporary Office buildings
already built or planned. Thirteen
of the two-story. frame structures
have been built or designed for the
city at cost of SO 600, 900 since June.
Although plans for a dozen or
more additional buildings are being
drafted. definite locations have not
been decided However, 1t was
learned that the sites will be selected
from among these places:
Soldiers Home. the National Ar
boretum, ST. Elizabeth's Farm, the
old Agricultural Experimental Farm
tract In Arlington County, the Ma
tional Training Schools for both
boys and girls, Columbia Institution
for the Deaf and the Home for the
Aged and Infirm at Blue Plains.
Three Shifts of Workmen.
P. B, A. officials explained that
a great deal more than the $8,000,-
600 spent on the temporary buildings
already built or designed will be
required to double the number be-
cause of the time element. Three
shifts of workmen will be put on
the Job in an effort to complete the
buildings within few months.
Also. expenditure of some of the
money in obtaining use of land is
contemplated.
AP. B. A. Official said today that
more than SIS 100000 of the total
appropriation will be put into tenn
porary buildings. What is left, he
said, will be used to develop per-
manent building projects, including
that near Suitland, Md. Little in
the way of permanent work is con-
templated before early spring, how
ever.
Evening star., 1941-12-24

on its books, 10000 less than year
before. Total loans and advances
made by the H. o. L. c. since its
creation in the early days of the
New Deal have amounted to about
50 ,266 900, 900. More than s1,152,638,-
600. or 35.3 per cent of this in
debtedness had been liquidated by
october l.
At the peak of its lending opera
tions, H. o. L. C. personnel totaled
nearly $4,000. This has now been
reduced to less than $500. In addi-
ton to the headquarters in New
York. it maintains 10 regional
offices. Several Of these may be
consolidated in the near future.
H. o. L. c. experts in recent
months have helped appraise many
properties for the Army and Navy.
In cooperation with the Defense
Housing Co-ordinator's Office, the
reconditioning section of H. o. L. G..
offers free technical services to
property owners who are willing to
convert vacant houses and space
into homes for defense workers.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Tin Foil Order Is Delayed
Pending More Drastic Ban

BY the Associated Press.
A pending order which would have
prohibited the manufacture of lead
and tin foil after January Is, and its
use after March Is, has been held
up. the o. P. M. Priorities Division
said yesterday, pending issuance of
a new and more drastic limitation
order on the uses of tin.
The foil restriction order was is
sued November "a, then suspended
for 30 days; it would have become
effective today.
However, the PrioritieS Division
said stoppage of tin imports from
the Far East made necessary "a
new and more complete restriction
on the use of tin" The new limita-
ton, when completed, win incorpo-
rate the restrictions on lead and tin
foil, the announcement stated.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Motor Firm to Give
Bonds as YuIe Bonus

The Northeast Motor Co.. Inc, will
distribute "a Defense bonds as
Christmas bonuses to employees as a
result of a letter sent all delegates
by the Federation of Business Men s
Associations.
Arthur F. Carroll. jr. said the re-
sponse of Curtis E. McCalip was
typical of those received to a letter
suggesting that all bonuses be paid
in Defense bonds and stamps Mr.
McCalip said he had purchased
bonds in denominations of $25 to
500 for this purpose, as well as a
5000 bond for the company.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Police Retirement
To Beqin January !

Supt. of Police Edward J. Kelly
today announced receipt of official
notification that the Commission
ers' order retiring policemen reach
ing the age of 64 will take effect
January l.
Maj. Kelly was advised the Com
missioners are to be informed as
to all pertinent facts in a case 80
days prior to the effective date of
any retirement.
At least two lieutenants and eight
privates will be notified of their i'm
minent retirement Immediately after
January l.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Business and Civic
Leaders Join Protest
In Agency Shifts
McCorrunn Seeks PorIey
With President to Holt
Decentralization Plon

The House and Senate District
Committees, working Jointly to halt
execution of the plan to move II
Federal agencies out of Washing
ton. received support today from
business and civic leaders.
Meanwhile, Chairman McCarran
of the Senate District Committee
prepared for conference with
President Roosevelt to urge recon-
sideration Of his removal order The
President will be asked to solve the
space shortage problem with an ad-
ditional program of temporary build
ing construction in the District and
in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Hopes For Farley Friday.
A White House appointment has
not yet been made for Senator Nc
Carran and other members of Con-
gress who will accompany him Sen
ator McCarran hopes the President
will be able to see the delegation
Friday.
Telephone and mail eommunica-
tiOnS to Offices of both the Senate
and House District Committees show
widespread opposition to the decen-
tralization plan. Typical of the pro-
tests was one from Arthur j. Sund-
lun, president of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, who said
shifting of Government agencies to
other cities would cause a "disloca-
ton of civilian life entirely out of
proportion with the advantage
gained"
Sees Building Unsuited.
Senator McCarran was told by
Jennings Bailey. jr.. of the American
Patent Bar Association, the floors
in the Empire State Building in
New York, where it has been ru-
mored the Patent Office might be
located, were not constructed to
hold heavy files like those used by
this agency. The maximum allowable
load in the Empire State Building,
he said, is 40 pounds per square foot,
and the weight of the mail room
files of the Patent Office are about
100 pounds per square foot.
An anonymous letter written on
Railroad Retirement Board station
cry said removal of this agency to
Chicago as ordered by the President
would cost 100000.
Charles T. Malone OF Bethesda,
Md, suggested in a letter to Sem
ator McCarran that agencies it is
found necessary to move be located
in Frederick and Rockville and other
nearby points. Such a plan, he
pointed out, would be more econom-
ical to carry out than the one trans
ferring them to New York, Phila-
delphia, Chicago, st. Louis and
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Admiral Coperton Rites
Are Held at ARLINGTON

Admiral William Banks Caperton
ranking admiral on the Navy's re-
tired list, who died Sunday at the
Naval Hospital in Newport. R. l.,
was buried today in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery with highest mill
tary honors.
During the first World War Ad-
miral Caperton commanded the Pa
ciflc feet.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Anocostio Pupils Contribute

The 1900 pupils of the Anacostia
Junior Senior High School yester-
day and Monday attended cash
and-can" moving picture assembly.
Boxes were filled by the students
for the inmates of ST. Elizabeth's
Hospital, to be distributed tonight
by the schools Red Cross chapter.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Toll In Previous Months.

Totals to date II 81
In December, Beware Of:
/. The hours between 5 and
10 pm. Ten Of the Is traffic
victims in December last year
were killed within this FIVE
hour period.
2. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
.Womon Found Dead
Of Cos in Home Here

Mrs. Bessie Evans, 40, was found
dead last night in her room at ll34
Tenth street NV. with a tube lead
ing from an open gas jet to her
mouth, police reported. Resuscita-
ton efforts of a Fire Department
rescue squad failed. Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald returned a
certificate of suicide.
Police said Mrs. Evans was un-
derstood to have had three chill
dren, whereabouts unknown. as well
as relatives in Lenore, w. Va.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Lee Mansion Stuys Open

Lee Mansion, alone among me-
MORALS in the local park system,
will remain open all day Christmas
and New Year to afford visitors an
opportunity to see the house in the
Yuletide decorations. the Office OF
National Capital Parks announced
today.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Ouuker Co. Gives Bonus

About 40 employees Of the Quaker
City Linoleum Co.. Sixth ana Z
streets NV, will receive Defense
bonds in . Christmas bonus dis
tribution.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Fronk |. Rain Dies

FAIRBURY, Nebr., Dec. "a P.-
Frank l.. Rain, "a. grand exalted
ruler of the Elks' Lodge in l9l9-20,
died today.
Evening star., 1941-12-24
Halt the Toll
December, 1941

Dec. 2lDee. 10 Dec. IS Dec. 1s Dec. 70
q O O O O
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-30
Anti Bills Rejected
State Tax
Receipts Gain

Raleigh. April 3O.-(APN-Ihe
state of North Carolina collected
S6,505 ,2O2.l5 from its tax PAYERS
during April-an increase Of 81
~332.416.i0 or 25 percent over the
S.l12.125.s5 collected in April,
1910. the revenue department re
ported today.
The April tax take brought to
115,3Sl.ll8.5l collections for the
ten months of the current fiscal
year. This was S9315,0T9.63 more
than the 6,006.03S.SS taken in
during the first ten months OF
the months of the l939-i0 fiscal
ear.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-30
IT, s. Naval Forces
May Be On Patrol
u S. Troops
To Trinidad

New York, April 30.-tAp5-
The l~3.r36-ton Army transport
American Legion sailed TO-DAY
With an undiscloscd number OF
troops for the new military base
At Trinidad.
Army officers announced that
the troops included elements
from the 2j2nd Coast Artillery OF
Fort ~Crcvrn, containing many
North Carolina National Guards
men, and from the llth infantry
of Fort Custer. Mich, a. we'll -
military police and "m;scc!lanc-
Gus service attachments"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-30
Three-F ourths Of BEF Saved
10000 Men
Are Missing
-
In Greece

British List as, 600
Men and 3, 900 Casual.
ties Of Original SO, OOO
Men Sent to Greece;
Gre k CounselIed
Withdrawal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-30

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Evening star., 1941-01-05

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plane was towir
Evening star., 1941-01-05

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n do il cheaPer!" With this
er are attacking local extra
like a rolling snowl
= what can be done to help
? Leonard M. ann;
is being wasted now and how it can be
saved. This defense emergency has given
impetus to new kind of taxpayers move
ment. With every nondefense expenditure
that is proposed, citizens are asking, Must
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Evening star., 1941-01-05

EFENSE
WASTE!
'logan taxpayers
and the
all. Here is what
your pocketbook
ng
Il can understand things like this But how
important is it,"
"A fair question" he answered. Saving
ninety-three cents gallon on license plate
enamel is chicken feed, but the important
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Evening star., 1941-01-05

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