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Evening star., 1941-07-20

The writer confesses he does not know
just what became of all the old excursion
boats that once piled the Potomac. His
records show that the Lady Of the Lake
was an iron hull steamer with gross tom
mage of 55; length, 210 feet; beam, 30:
depth of hold, 10; horsepower, $50. She
was built in Wilmington, Del, in 1866.
and in 1874 taken TO Norfolk by George
H. Plant and put in service there. In
the winter following she was burned to
the waters edge, and later was towed to
Wilmington and rebuilt. AfterWard the
vessel was sent TO Washington for service
in the Inland Seaboard Co. Her end
came on February IS, 1895, when she was
destroyed by fire at the Washington dock.
The River Queen, long identified with
excursions here, was built at Key Port,
N j., In 1854 and before coming to
Washington where she ran for time be-
tween Washington and Mount Vernon,
was used by the Marthas Vineyard &,
Nantucket Steamboat Co.
The Charles Manchester, familiarly
known TO steamboat people as Charley
Mac, was a side-Wheeler, like nearly all
of the Potomac excursion boats. She
piled between Washington, Mount Ver-
non and Marshall Hall for more than 40
years prior to 1888. The steamer was
built in 1890 in Wilmington, Del. Capt,
John Henry Turner was its captain from
1907, having taken over the wheel from
the first captain, Tom Ross.
Other noted excursion boats the writer
recalls were the Excelsior, Armenia, w.
W. Corcoran, T. V. Arrowsmith and the
ST Iohn
Evening star., 1941-07-20

Methods of waging war have changed
greatly since Napoleon invaded Russia in
1872, but passage of 129 years finds Hitler
using the same system Bonaparte en-
ployed to give the world the kind of news
he wanted it to read.
This is revealed by Library of Congress
fles of newspapers printed when the
French Emperor was at the height of his
career. The yellowed sheets indicate that
the people of Washington and the rest OF
the United States then, as now, were
forced to rely almost entirely upon the
controlled text of official communiques
for news of the inyasion's progress.
Beyond that, the old newspapers show
the controlled news" was not printed in
this country until from 7 to 10 weeks
after it had been issued from Napoleon's
headquarters.
The Little Corporal" declared war on
Russia at Paris July 3, 1872. Not until
September 5 of that year, when the
National Intelligencer "broke the news"
did officials and residents of the National
Capital know the action had been taken.
Newspaper editors on this side of the
ocean usually had to wait until one OF
their number was able to find a newly
arrived ships captain who had brought
copies of London and Paris papers with
him. When text in those papers was
copied and printed by that editor the
news was picked up by editors in other
cities of the United States as soon as
mail coaches and couriers brought 1t to
them.
Loaded with half-truths, the official
statements in those remote days tended
to exaggerate enemy losses promised
important developments and ignored
reversals. Writing with quilts, the con-
cocters of communiques used the tech
nioue which is being utilized by type
writer Founders at army headquarters
these many years later.
Avoided Blame.
Napoleons declaration of war, like
Hitler's, was accompanied by statement
asserting righteousness of purpose and
placing blame and responsibility else
where.
The French Emperor then announced
he would issue new series Of Grand
Evening star., 1941-07-20
By John CiaeeH Proctor.


The topic of excursion boats and river
resorts is always an interesting one when
old-timers get together, and especially
when some one mentions the Mary
Washington, and then the flood of REM
in1scences begins to flow freely, and it is
usually several hours before the subject
Is changed. But really there is some
justification for this, particularly since
this noted vessel is the most historic
steamboat that ever piled the Potomac
River around Washington, or at least
many honestly believe this to be true
OF course, however, during such dis
cussions, some will speak in highest terms
OF the Jane Moseley, the Lady of the
Lake. the George Leary, the Armenia
and other vessels known to early local
residents, but the general consensus
will be that the Mary Washington was
the most noted of them ALL True, there
was nothing particularly picturesque
about this boat; it did not have the
grace Of swan or the lines of a racing
yacht, but the memories associated with
this craft of our youthful happy days, is
what makes the veteran resident of the
District always speak OF it in such glow
Ing terms.
The Mary Washington was Of an un-
usual design. She was a large, flat-bot-
tom vessel, with hull like box with
pointed ends-the only vessel of her
kind, it is recorded, that ever piled the
Potomac. She was built in 1874 at Oc-
copuan Greek, Va, by a syndicate of
farmers headed by Col. Edward Daniel
OF Gunston, Va. The idea of the builders
was 10 construct a light-draft boat with
which they could navigate the small
streams and thus enable the farmers
to get their produce to market at a re-
duced cost. She was fitted out and
equipped at Alexandra, and when tried
out it was realized that for the purpose
intended she was failure. The owners
lost no time in disposing OF their in
terest, and the boat found her way into
the excursion field.
Its Early Days.
The writer's first recollection Of going
On an excursion on this boat was on July
4, 1875, just IS years ago this summer,
and one will recognize from the date
that the vessel was then new. The trip
was 10 Mount Vernon Springs, long since
of the map as an excursion resort, but
which was then just south of the wharf
Of Mount Vernon and only separated
from that estate by cove which makes
up at this point. AS an excursion place
1t soon gave way to other and more pop
ular resorts, but the old pavilion, with
its weather-worn timbers, could for years
be seen from the passing boats, until it
finally toppled over from its own weight
Since the entire saloon deck was one
large pavilion, dancing on the Mary
Washington was the principal attraction,
and such square dances as the quadrille
and the lancers were. enjoyed by the ex-
cursionists. The polka, the schottische
and the waltz were also among the
dances of this period, the waltz being the
only one still popular today, and this
modified into more graceful movement.
Another place, quite popular, especial
Evening star., 1941-07-20

ran-at that period new and popular
piece.
I'm the Cleaning" still popular, was
one of the favorites, as was Meta
Juanita" IT Wander Today Ger the
Hills, Maggie" was never omitted, and
usually there were America" Battle
Hymn of the Republic" THE Star
Spangled Banner" Empty Is the Cradle,
Baby's Gone" another new piece at that
time; 'Larboard Watch" Little Church
in the Wildwood" and, as the boat was
nearing the dock, you could almost
always depend on Home, Sweet Home"
or
Home again, home again,
From foreign shore,
3ut. oh, it fills my soul with joy
To meet my friends once more.
FOR here I dropped the party tear
To cross the oceans foam.
1t now I'm once again with those
Who kindly greet me home
Impression Created.
indeed this was refreshing change
ter listening 10 the merry-go-round
hat seemed to be set to play one piece
and to keep that one going all day when
the dance music was not being played.
II Is remarkable what an impression
things will make upon young people S
minds for the writer still recalls this car
rousel which for years never failed to
play Say, boys, what really do you
mean, when you wink the other eye, when
YOU wink the other eye?" Yes, music
hath charms, but to hear a piece even
similar to this, played all day, surely be-
comes monotonous.
Evening star., 1941-07-20

everybody looked the same, some oLC
would start to sing: 'I Saw the Ship
Go Round the Bend, Good-by, My Lover
Good-By." and soon everybody on the
ship would be singing some familiar
strain, such as My Old Kentucky
Home" odd Black Joe" "Old Folks at
Home" white Wings They Never Grow
Weary, They Garry Me Cheerily Over
the Sea"-as the words to White Wings
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

It's no wonder that Major Bar
bara" Is . swell picture. They had
plenty Of trouble, beginning with
a five-weeks location trip 1t the
time Of Dunkirk and the fall Of
France. Back at Denham, the
leading man was 20 certain that
invasion was coming that he
walked out and Joined the army.
So al the film was strapped, but
Pascal wasn't sorry after he sue
ceeded in getting Rex Harrison
Is the new leading man.
Everybody in the company did
war work Of some sort-two
nights a week on the roofs, or
patrol duty and two prominent
members Of the cast were actu-
ally in service. Robert Newton,
who comes pretty close to steal.
ing the picture, Is an ordinary
sailor In the British navy. Pascal
arranged several short leaves for
him but failed in q promise to
the commandant ut Plymouth to
get Newton back ut q certain
hour. To square that, the pro-
Queer had to promise to preview
the picture 1t the naval base.
His proudest recollection now
u that when an AFRAID warn
tpg sounded during the show
Ing not one Of some $500 men
left the auditorium.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
THE ROAD 70 PANAMA

Quick cotton ought to follow the
Presidents request for money to help
southern neiohbor countries complete
the Pon-Americon highway as far as
the Panama ConoI.
Unfortunately, not great deoI Of
the money spent for defense projects
has permonsnt value outside sheer
defense itself. This is on exception.
Such road would, needless to soy, be
Of the highest value in the defense Of
the eonol. But in addition, it would
open up to development great sections
Of Guatemala, 81 Salvador, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costo Rico and Panama. 1t
would mean hitherto impossible ex-
ponsion Of trode in those countries
with each other. This in turn, by reliev-
ING distressed economic conditions,
would contribute to political stability,
q condition which the American coun-
tries absolutely must have at the pre-
sent critical time.
, This road project should have been
begun months ooo, but it can never be
begun earlier than now. We ore Iote
enough. We must not be too Iote.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
SPANISH RESISTANCE

Ramon Serrono Suner, Frances for
eien minister in Spoin, doesn't like the
United Stotes or any free democratic
country. He is proud, however, Of the
Franco ooverment's defense of Spain
from outside influences.
"Just as ION Moy z, 1903, Spain
did not request to become French; sim
ilorly on July 10. 1896, Spain did not
wont to become either Russian or Brit
ish," no sold in O recent speech.
Proud words, ond it will be inter
estino - see how strongly ond how ef-
fectiveiy Fronco Spain defends itself in
1871 from becoming German. he
might ask the itolions how they're do
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08

There was more serious trou-
BILE, though, over the acting
services of David Tree, who be-
longs to an anti-aircraft gun
crew in London. Three times
went in and brought him out
from his battery" Pascal re-
called. "And the last time,
when we were almost ,hnished, ]
got him without an order from
his commanding officer.
"That afternoon n sergeant
came to the studio with an order
for David Trees arrest a. Z de-
serter. I delayed the sergeant
and had him shown around the
rest Of the studio while we made
the last couple of shots. Then
told David and he was 50 scared
that he rushed back to his bat
terry In his makeup and costume.
] tried to explain to his officer,
but 1t was no good. David was
confined to quarters for two
weeks-not 80 much for being
absent. but because he forgot
his uniform"
Wepdy Hitler. the star. had to
pass two military air fields on
her way to and from the studio
and often drove through bomb
attacks and barrages. From his
country place, IS year : old
George Bernard Shaw regularly
went to Denham to work on the
scenario and watch the filming.
Pascal said Shaw Is utterly con-
temptuous Of death-from-t he.sky
and never goes to q shelter.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
STORIES .
GIN STAMPS
Sobotoos Bolks Maxi
Aims in Czechoslovokio

Soooto0o BojkS N0zI
Aims in Czechoslovokio
EIITLTR'S armiss conquered
- Csechoslovakio with ease Two
years go, gainsd cootyol Of huge
Industrial plents, including he
iron works at McravsaEa ostravs,
pictured On ne stamp above. But
converting Cxechoslova1ia's IN.
dustrial wealth into q German
storefouse has not ben - simple.
The csechs Spe>ape - eo-opee.
ate with tho New Order. There
has bsen actual destsuetio6 az
machinery In many factories, pro-
dvctiou he's slowed dewn. And
the conquered people lave devel.
oped new tschniQus b annoying
Na9i overlor6o.
When German coua1nanAsrs ~
aside one day when all slfes4 ear
fares were % b turned over -
the Nasi winter relief fund, the
Cxechs walked. Street cars ~.
manned Empty. Waitsrs and seore
cIeriks are unable - ''undRseand"
German roQusotB.
The Csechs have found silence
and song are powerful weapons.
II ordered out - watch . 0ers
man parade, they stnnd silent N.
III g q ovoe. Ilsogt ~ 10 c1soogo
nor jesrs. laanv patsiokic Co.,
hymns hoNo been revivod. nj
ere oung oogpote lgosl oans.
The CSeeAS hsvo been bealoA
but TT Qlrik = yQhEQSaa
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

Atlanta, Ca. and Mty. Sobel,
won the women's pair. Mrs.
Waga and Henry Chanin won
the open pairs and Mrs. Benjs-
min Colder and Mrs. Sobel were
members Of the winning team
of-four.
Mrs. Wsgar explained her no
trump bid by saying that II was
made 70 discourage m opening
spade Iced In case she played the
hand In hearts or diamonds. II
turned out to be true that q
spade opening would have de-
feated the contract.
Even with the trump opening,
won by East, Mrs. Wagar had to
find . brilliant line Of play. She
led Low diamond away from
her tenace. hoping that South
held no more than three dia.
monds.
North won the ten with the
Jack and returned Q spade. South
took the spade Gee md forced
out the king.
A diamond 10 The eco was fol.
lowed BY . low diamond,
trumped By dummy. South's
king fell On this round. Now
0rs. Wagsf got b With 3 trump
- cssh ths queen q di6nonds,
On which dummy0 last spade
wao discarded. Then 1erJ. Waeor
yu15o4 'Aer Last gpo6e With dun.
My'e last trump coacede q club
tStck, and scoeed four odd.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08

This puts totol yields at
$465, 500, o32 for the present
toxes and 1927, 4o8, 932 for.
the proposed toxes.
Add to that last the pro-
posol of a S. per vehicle use
tox which. on n SOC, 600 ears,
would bring In $l36, 500, 600.
add to that stote toxes. In
pl929, thu last year for which
complete figures are available,
'stote gasoline taxes Of varying
amounts brought In $Sl6,-
SOC, 600. Stoto fees for toes
and drivers licenses brought
n an additional $4,000
600.
Wrop. up the four. moin
Items above, throw them onto
the family hack, and II the
springs don't break YOU will
have q potential load st op-
proximotely $2.lo2,5Oo. 900.
Thot's approximately so per
cent Of the So, 900, 900, 600
which the Treasury proposes
b roissd by increased tosation
for the defense effort.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
BY LUCE NEVILLE
By WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Who are the better bridge
players, men or women? I sup
pose that question Is asked Of me
every day Of the year, and II j.
a question that I try 70 avoid
answering. The records, how
ever. are beginning to speak for
themselves.
Look ut the records OF women
in the last few tournaments.
Mrs. Sobel won the National
open pairs, the Eastern open
pairs, then at the Southeastern
Sectional Mrs. Wilkinson Wasar,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
. HiehIiehfs From !
The Latest Books Z

Big Hob" Abernathy could
tilt back IN 4 chair. take of his
shoes, put them by the chair,
then reach down and put them
back on again with out budgins
the chair. That. In itself. was
enough to make him m extraor-
binary individual In the eyes Of
his con, Little Hob" hut that
is only one Of "Big Hob's'' &C.
complishments which J . m . .
Street recounts IN his fathef.son
novel. I'm My Fathers House"
dial: $2.50).
"Big Hob" wasn't m outstand-
ing citizen, even In Laurel,
Miss, but hs knew Q lot about
farming, about people. and the
world, and about raising . fam
lily. People who told Little
Hob" that he was growing more
like his father could pay him
no higher complisuent.
This u Q Grand story Street
puts into the mouth o. the lad,
alternately asnusins Arld tragic,
beautiful In IT. simplicity, strong
in it, evaluetione q men and
motives.
Through Little Hob" you
meet the AbernathyS: Papa, the
farmer, planting and laying by
his crops accofdingsto tt1od md
tested loejnula, levin3 tlSe Aarth.
it, prodnete md - creatures;
Mans, devoted VIII and mother:
Toeniek io-year-old daughter,
embarking On her first love At
fair, asydr s.A1ttle Hob" and his
Nesra ~, xink, bis d. and
his - 4SAcc06n. They form .
familv o3 Tie: Did school; you
know ~ heqtt, Just what each
will ~ q vsry Sunday din
ner. srsy
woody Martin. son o. ~ Al
ernathyS nsishbors, wreclks the
rural poso4ieo, and ':Dig Hob
has only 60 answer % TIE prob.
lem.
~ 4 man goes into your
boru md Seeals your mule, then
tn thin6 % DO u lawsuit him.
II - seeoSs your plow. lawaljt
him 80 Dut u he eomoo n
yotp houso and uAoeooo WITH
youe WiSo or your oo0oh4oe,
thsa yeu'vs sot 70 IN Mr
G1s>t ~ pls4 h1t - yeel
steey = ~ - ~ ~ q ~
4 - = = -
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
> SO THEY SAY

There IL no bridge between
the Bible and "Mein Kampf'; no
quarter. There Is only one road
for us.-Dr. Chain Weizmann,
Zionist leader.
They're damned hungry over
there.-Edward Lebzeltern, off,
Ger Of q U. s. relief ship, just
back from France.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
" 0Y f0V0k O
psily Maslses g. ,soeen

= WASHINGTON -'If YOU
think iris isn't . ca buggy
wor, park your sllppeFs On He
flfe escops rail some tvenin0
Otter supper, pull out your
tnisty scrotch pad and pencil
and lust odd up q few OF the
items which will moks q dent
In the fsndsrs Of me motoring
public.
Take ne 20 pr cent cut Ia
the Production Of new eors for
1912. Thot's Just one foetor.
There will still - four and a
quorter million new cars nor-
ufoctuved unless onothsr slosh
should b Taken at The figures.
Thotss one new outomobile tor
every 30 men, women and chill
dren In The lond, or q new cor
for every seventh fomily.
Il should bs enough, even
though IT'S q million fewer
cars than ore beind produced
In 1910, but II Just GOES to
stow thG Part utomobiie man.
ufoetufers are expected to play
IN all this defense production.
oeAlk4S
DEALT OUT
Furthermore. II gives you an
tdeo Of How hard hit q lot Of
automobile dealers are going
to be with fewer cars. to sell.
It's the repercusslon OF this
cut that probably will be felt
most. With more people nnok-
ING money, the demand for
new cars will naturally in
cteoss. There will be a tsnpto.
ZION to bid up prices In this
competitive market, but the
government price control pol
icy will be standing behind the
door to help dealers resist the
temptation. Prices for 600 d
used cors may go up q little
too, but again the policy will
be to keep these prices reoson-
able.
If the emergency goes on
for any length Of time. with
curtoiIed automobile produc-
ton for ths duration, one re-
suit will Be that old cors will
be driven longer. II the teQsiel
to that is more brock downs On
the road, the car owner will
have to leom whot he has
nov practically forgotten. how
to oct out and get under to fix
up his own automobile.
Already there is q shortage
Of automobile ,mechonic- n re-
poir shops. { o.uysd by the
securing IF tFis eountry for
mochinists 20 work In defsrse
industries. 70 q d services d.
portment Of ,Amerieon Auto
mobile Association isFsolly
worried obout that one.
PLENTY
OF kUbBEk
The tire situotion Is some
thino else. Stotisticions differ
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08

tulB Aux 1ouA GoIVISOAls ~1JOW
touring army camps and de-
Tense industries.
BY LUCK NEvHLE
NEA Service staff cssssspsaSsns
HOLLYWOOD-Twenty miles
from London on the Oxford rood,
the big sound stages Of the Dem
ham studio stand out - promin-
emily that they're used - q land
mark by day-flying German
bombers. You'd think that movie
people in such . spot would have
q hard time keeping their minds
on their work.
Gabriel Pascal, producing and
directing G. B. Shaw's Major
Barbara" didn't care particular
ly, however, except that noise
Of gun-fire and plane botehed
a lot Of the sound track and
forced him to dub in. about q
third Of the dialog. (For that
matter, the Hays Office was al
most equally troublesome. It
disapproval Of several parts Of
the script, which Pascal says he
received six weeks late, forced
him to reshoot 20 sequences.)
In the security Of America,
Pascal says he realizes now what
unreasonable demands he made
Of cast and crew in the painstak-
ing production of picture which
few belieyed ever could be an
ished. He also believes he re-
corded more emotional intensity,
brought out spiritual. qualities
which couldn't have been done
here. The swarthy, heavily-ac-
cented, Hungarian-born director
has developed m ascetic horror
Of rich. luxurious Hollywood,
which he fears Is skidding into
artistic degeneration.
II privation and toll and dan
ger are good for the creative soul,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
T ,l',, L .4''!4Fy , VS..

Thete Is something startling, oI-
most shocking, in the news that the
Leoeus Of Motions. deod in the mind
Of the ovsrooe man, still feels Q FONT
heartbeat.
The Leooue, experiment in Inferno
tionol government which was to hove
crowned all the horror Of the First
World War, foiIed its essential tosk
the erection Of q peaceful and order
" world. When war swept once more
ocross civilization, men cursed this
agency through which they had foiled
to prevent their tragedy. and sold in
revision 'Boh!It Is deod"
X is not decd. Its heart beats feeb-
Iy with q trickle Of IifebIood pumped
into it by 48 notions which ore still
members. Throughout 1910, as in
1889, every stote within the British
Empire THE United. Kingdom. lndio,
Austroiio, Copodo, Fire, New Zeolond
and the Union of South Africo) paid
their eontributory share in full. though
neorly oil of them were at NOR.
Stotes now prostrote under the Ger
man heel ore still trying to poy their
shares to League support. Even the
Vichy government in France is trying
to oct frozen credits in the United
Stotes released so that it can pay its
bolnnces Of the 1910 contribution. For
lo4 u the Dutch government has ol-
rsodypoid holt Of its contribution, and
Norway is wiling. though not able. Il
Those ore pitifuI gestures by cour-
tries robbed Of the obility to carry on
as theywould like to do. Failure though
il Wds. the League still seems to have
hold on the hearts Of many men in
nony lords. In the depths Of despair
ondsths Humiliation Of conquest, some
have ever yet tried to cling to what is
no longer more thon name and SYM
Dol Of or orderly international world.
Names and symbols are not without
power even today, and the fact thot
the League OF Notions as the postwar
world knew it was q failure is no proof
that no such leoeue may eventually
succeed. The first constitution drown
Up By the American people otter indie
pendence was won was foilure. but
they did not cry. See, it is hopelessE
my foUned o rev constitution, and
this second effort fromed govern
s,nsnt thot hos olreody losted ! so years
and is stronger than ever.
Whether thot faint heartbeat still
puIsine in the prostrote League of Mo-
tions will ever strengthen ogoin into
life. no one knows. The prospects ore
not bright Yet it is strange and won
derful to see SO persistent q vitolity in
Il; plainly the ideo and the ideal are
not deod Some doy Law must replace
Anorchy between peoples.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
. FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES :


FIVE YEARS AGO TO-DAY
1885
Clyde Gsss 70 named electrical
inspector by Mayor Donald
Westendorf.
Dumping Of salYAee concrete
from Gratiot av5llae into the
LIKE for the nst}hction Of q
dock 1t the beach adjacent to
the city water works will begin
Monday.