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Evening star., 1941-09-05

doing this within a few weeks or,
at the most, months.
Department store hardware
buyers are facing the same
prospect. Stocks of many kitch-
en- appliances ordered weeks ago
will be the last to enter the Cap
ital for a long time-if they
finally show up.
The gadgets are due to disap-
pear because the manufacturers
of these patented items, often
small firms, are finding 1t i'm
possible to obtain new supplies
of raw metal. Tricky can open
ers and graters are among the
things which soon will be found
no more on the counters.
Buyers feel certain housewives
will have to do without those
shiny shredded copper pot scour-
e1s, among other things.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

here are inquiring into the loan
applicants prospects of getting
materials for the home he hopes
to build. They are not approving
loans until satisfied the would-be
home owner has learned his con-
tractors ability to go ahead with
the job.
An official of one association
said today that few applications
have been turned down for lack
of this assurance. The priorities
situation has received such news
prominence that virtually all ap-
plicants now are checking on
their materials before approach
ing the loan organizations, he
explained.
Washington hardware men
have not been obliged to cut their
lines OF fixtures drastically to
date, but thcy are resigned 10
Evening star., 1941-09-05

nails away themselves" this
dealer declared. But we feel we
have some obligation to the local
builders who have been doing
business with u.s."
The nail shortage is not the
only material situation worrying
builders here. Deficiencies already
exist in some other items. De-
liveries are slow in many others,
and dealers would not be sur
prised to learn dozens of orders
had become unbelievable be-
cause of manufacturers troubles
with the defense priority raw
materials maze.
Galvanized steel products prac-
tically have disappeared from the
non-defense market here, for ex-
ample. This is making the men
who install heating and air-con-
ditioning equipment reach for
the aspirin.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

Pool, tomorrow afternoon: canoeing
and rowing regatta, Sunday after
noon, l o'clock.
Photographic laboratory, Service
Club, opened TO service men for their
use, tomorrow, o'clock.
Lodging. 6
Lodging facilities for service men
in Washington over the week end
may be found at the Y. M. c. A.,
George Washington University gym
nasium. 2010 H street NV, and at
the Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club. The Recreation Leave Area
on the Virginia side of the Memo
rial Bridge has accommodations for
896 men
Religious Services.
Washington churches of all de-
nominations welcome men in uni
form to weekend services. Work
of Protestant churches in the city
centers at the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches, 1749 N street NV
Service men are invited TO visit thl!
headquarters. Location of neal
| downtown churches representing
various. denominations, as listed II
this weeks bulletin of the District
Defense Council, follow: St. Pat
rick's (Catholic), Tenth street be-
tween F and G NV; Mount Ver-
non CMethodist, 900 Massachusetts
avenue NV; st. Sophia Greek Or
thodox). Eighth and L street NV,
Washington Hebrew Congregation
822 Eighth street NV; Church oi
the Ascension Episcopalian), 1901
Massachusetts, avenue NV; Cal
vary (Baptist), Eighth and H street:
NV; Third Church of Christian
Science, Thirteenth and L streets
NV, and New York Avenue Pres
byterian, 1901 New York avenue
| NV.
Activities for Colored Service Men
Dance, Banneker Fieldhouse
Georgia avenue and Howard plac,
NV, tomorrow. O'Clock.
Dancing and games. Phylli
Wheatley Y. w. C. A, 901 Rhod'
Island avenue NV, tomorrow,
| O'Clock.
Boxing matches. Y. M C. A, 18l.
Twelfth street NV, tomorrow,
O'Clock.
Swimming, Banneker pool anc
Y. M. C. A; all other facilities o1
Y. M. c. A. also open to service
men.
Lodging facilities, Bannekel
Fieldhouse and Y. M. C. A.
Religious services, First BaptiS
Church, Twenty-seventh street anc
Dumbarton avenue NV: Asbur,
Methodist, Eleventh and K streets
NV; Holy Redeemer Catholic. 2lt
New York avenue NV; Fifteenth
Street Presbyterian), Fifteenth anc
r streets NV.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Work Of Gen. Cox
In Launching Draft
In D. {. IsPraised
200 Friends Gather
To Honor Former
Chief Of Locol System

Heads OF Washington's rs draft
boards. Selective Service System
personnel, Army officers and we'll
wishers last night honored Brig
Gen. Albert L. Cox. former head of
the District draft set-up and COM
mander of the Washington Pro-
viSional Brigade, at a testimonial.
meeting
Among those who attended the
gathering for Gen. Cox, who
resigned his post as head of the Dis
trict Selective Service system in July
was Commissioner Guy Mason.
Commissioner Mason told 200
friends of Gen. Cox:
Il am happy TO pay tribute to
such a distinguished resident OF
the District of Columbia. I served
under and with him when the Sc
lective Service Act began operating
here. Due TO his able administra-
ton, we bridged all obstacles and
now have one of the best draft
setups in the United States. ! think
we owe it all to Gen. Cox
Volunteer Workers Praised.
Col. Carlton H. Dargusch, dep
uty director of the national Sc
lective service. in praising Gen
Cox's labors. paid particular trib
ute to the volunteer workers whit
administer the operation Of local
draft boards.
John C. OLaughlin, head of the
Draft Board of Appeals here
warned of the Nations "perilous
situation" He said the selective-
service system was founded to form
a victorious Army, adding that Gen
Cox, as first administrator of the
system in Washington, had done
his utmost to realize this objective
Gen. Cox's successor as head Of
the local system, William E
Leahy, former head of the Board OF
Draft Appeals, declared the eff
cheney of the draft system depends
on those willing to serve without
monetary return and whose only
hope is to help little in thi:
time of national emergency"
Gen. Cox Replies.
He termed the meeting, held II
the auditorium of the Bureau o.
Engraving and Printing, a fine
tribute to a fine man"
The former head of the Wash
ington Selective Service said:
You have made me most happy
tonight. In my heart and mind
I am satisfied there has been gath
cred together no group more de-
voted to the cause they serve thar
the members of the selective-serv.
ice system here"
The program, which was il
charge of Michael Kapneck, chair
man of Local Board No. s, wa
featured by musical selections b.
the 121 Engineers Band. Col. Johr
w. Oehmann, commanding Office
of the engineer regiment, SPOKE
briefly.
John H. Houston. a member o
Board No. 6, was chairman of tn,
program.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

bUIIlOullC w IL Z
crossing Constitution avenue just
west of Twenty-first street NV.
Police listed the driver of the
car as Edward M. Brown, Al, of 4008
Chesapeake street NV, a police
man attached to the eighth pre-
cinct.
The boy, John Butler, colored, OF
so Pierce street NV, according to
police, was struck by an automobile
driven by Seymour Schulman, 3O8
Upshur street NV, while roller
skating at First and Pierce streets
NV. He was taken to Sibley Hos
pital, where he was pronounced
dead.
Inquest I'm Taxi Crash.
An inquest was to be held at the
District morgue today in the death
Of Mrs. Myrtle Jordan, SO, Of Hunt
ington, w. Va, who succumbed here
Monday to injuries received when a
taxicab in which she was riding
collided with another at Fourth
street and Washington drive NV.
August 20.
Russell j. Frey, 26-year-old motor
cycle policeman attached to the
Traffic Bureau, received serious leg
injuries in a collision with pedeS-
trian while escorting a convoy of 81
Army trucks through the District
this morning.
Mr.. Frey's motor cycle. accord
ing to police, struck Carl Miller, "a
of Riverdaie, Md, when he ran
through a gap in the convoy in the
1900 block of New York avenue NE
The policeman was thrown to the
pavement. He was admitted To
Casualty Hospital and treated for
severe brush burns to the foot. ankle
and leg and for possible fracture OF
| the knee. while Mr. Miller was re-
leased after treatment for hip in
! juries.
/ In one of the less serious acci-
dents of the last "a hours, William
/ E. Jones, 5, Hyattsville, Md, struck
/ by an automobile in the 900 block
of Sixth street NE, was treated at
| Casualty Hospital for compound
fracture of the left leg, cuts on the
face and shock. Another pedestrian,
Helen Good, SO, of $50 H street
NE, hit by a taxicab at Fifteenth
and K streets NV, received treat
ment at Sibley Hospital for injuries
to the back, head and left leg.
Bicyclist Struck.
Wilbur Hedges, II, of 320l I
street Sc, was struck by truck
while riding a bicycle on Marlboro
pike 2 miles from the District line.
He was treated at Providence Hos
pital for arm injuries.
Francis Brooks, 16, of $50 Rhode
Island avenue NE, was treated at
Sibley Hospital for leg injuries re-
ceived when bicycle he was riding
collided with an automobile at New
York avenue and North Capitol
street early last night.
AS result of an automobile acci-
dent near Bethesda, Pete Ricketts,,
l8, of Bethesda, was brought to
Georgetown Hospital and treated
for serious head injuries.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

age is in the 8-penny common
nail, which is the most used"
He explained a sincere effort
was being made by his firm to
spread the consignments about
where they would do the most
good, a keg here, another there.
An executive of another whole
sale establishment said his Or
ganization had been helping sup
ply competitors for six weeks,
since it had obtained delivery of
a large reserve stock before man
ufacturers were obliged to re-
strict their shipments.
Many builders in Southern
States have sent trucks to the
warehouse here, hoping to get
nails, he revealed. The suppli-
cants have come from as far
away as Jacksonville, Fla.
They offer us ridiculous fig
xres and say they'll carry the
Evening star., 1941-09-05

drinking of considerable liquids
water, milk or orange juice.
Strong exercise for the first few
hours is advised against but Coach
Larsen Immediately returned to An
napolis, Md, with the intention of
putting his team through a work.
out.
The blood given by the coach was
rushed to a laboratory for reduction
to plasma form for storing at Army
and Navy centers or on board ships
The Red Cross has been asked to
provide 100000 pints. Washington
already has provided about 1000 OF
its quota of 5000 pints.
Rear Admiral Ross T. Mcintyre
surgeon general of the Navy and
President Roosevelt's personal ply
sician, supervised the procedure yes
terday. He and Chairman Norman
H. Davis of the Red Gross spoke
over a hookup of the Mutual Broad
casting System during the taking OF
the blood.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Entertainment.

entertainment.
Dance, sponsored by Women's
Battalion, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, tonight, $3.50 O'Clock.
Dance, Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines Club, lois L street NV, to-
morrow night. 8 O'Clock; hostesses.
Street dance, E street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth NV, to-
morrow night, 8 o'clock.
Dance, Y. w. C. A, Seventeenth
and K street NV, tomorrow night
9 o'clock; small charge to cover
refreshments and music
Dance, Y. M. c. A, 1875 G. Street
NV, tomorrow night, O'Clock;
hosteSSes.
Dance. Jewish Community Center
Sixteenth and @ streets NV, to-
morrow night. O'Clock; hosteSses
Dance, National Catholic Com
munity Service Club. 918 Tenth
street NV tomorrow night.
o'clock.
Dancing class. National Catholic
Community Service Club. tomorrow
afternoon, o'clock; Jack Rollins
instructor.
Dinner and dance, sponsored by
Covenant-First Presbyterian League
for men in the service, Fellowship
House, 1868 Massachusetts, avenue
/ NV, tomorrow night, 8 O'Clock,
transportation to Fellowship House
provided from Church. Connecticut
avenue and N street NV.
Open house, Soldiers, Sailors ano
Marines Club, Sunday afternoon
o'clock.
Open house, National Capital
Service Mems Club. 6o5 E street NV
tomorrow night. o'clock; music
hostesses, game facilities.
Open house, st. Johns Episcopa
Church Parish Hall, Sixteenth anc
H street NV, tomorrow after
pm; hostesseS.
Open house. Y. M. C. A., Sunday
afternoon, to o'clock.
| Sightseeing tour, sponsored BY
st. Johns Episcopal Church, tomor.
row afternoon. 230 O'Clock; host
esses, guide service, transportation
picnic supper.
Swimming, Y. M. c. A., small
charge, Sunday, 9 am. to l pm.
Sunday dinner, Covenant-Firs
Presbyterian Church, open to mer
in uniform attending morning serv.
ice.
Special program. with motion pic
| tureS. SPONSORED by Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church. 900 Massa'
chusetts avenue NV, tomorrow,
o'clock.
Music night, st. Johns Episcopa
Church, tonight, o'clock; hostesses
Spectator sport, swimming meet
sponsored by Presidents Cup Re
gatta Association, East Potomac
Evening star., 1941-09-05

to utilize all experienced officers,
regardless of age. However, the
War Department was we'll aware of
the fact that as soon as the new
Army got on its feet, the older Of
ficers with field force units would
have to be replaced The age-in-
grade announcement Is an ac-
acknowledgement that the time has
arrived to release the older Off
GERS. and the age limits contained
in the announcement constitute a
beginning in that direction"
The statutory retirement age for
officers is "a years and in the past
they served with troop units until
they reached the age limit. Un-
der the recent "plucking board"
authorization, that statutory age
limit can be waived.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

maximum age limits will be al
lowed to complete their normal tour
of foreign service. But wherever
practicable, they will be assigned
to duties away from troops.
AS a greater number of expert
enced younger officers are avail
able for higher field commands, it
is possible that the War Depart
ment will take a further step in
reducing the age of officers serv-
ing with troops.
There has been no definite COM
mitment to such a policy but a
broad hint was contained in the
War Department announcement.
1t said:
During the early phases of the
expansion of the Army in the ex-
listing emergency, 1t was necessary
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Beauty Contest Added
To u. S. 0. Benefit
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 5.-A
bathing beauty contest has been
added to the program for the all
day outing to be held September 81
at Beverly Beach for the benefit of
the United Service Organizations.
Entrants in the contest must be
between 16 and Is years old. Other
events on the program include a
baseball game between city and
county teams composed of players
over 40 years old and speeches.
Gov. O'Conor, United States Sen
ators Tydings and Radcliffe, Repre-
sentative Sasscer. Mayor Howard w
Jackson of Baltimore, State Con-
troller J. Millard Tawes and James
A. Young, Court of Appeals chief
clerk, are scheduled to speak.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

to be recorded
here this month,
b rou g h t t h e
District toll for
the year to Sc.
eight above the
t o t al for the
S a m e date OF
1910.
John Ragan OF
1903 Fifth street
NV. die d in
Emergency Hos
pital of injuries
received at noon
yesterday when
struck by an au-
tomohile " h il q
Evening star., 1941-09-05

In September. Beware OF:
l. The hours between 10 and
IL pm. Two persons met death
within this one-hour period In
September last year. The third
fatality occurred between 4 and
S pm.
2. Crossing at an intersec-
ton against the proper signal.
One of the three traffic VIC
tins in September. 1910, was
killed while doing this.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
! Traffic Deaths
Bring To||.to
Sc for Year
Pedestrian, 65, and
Youth Roller Skating
Are Latest Victims

Death of 65year-old man early
today and of an 1l-year-old boy
shortly before midnight last night,
the third and fourth traffic fatalities
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
They Sell Sailors Elephants
By Frederick HazIett Brennan

He had cured the horse, Felipe.
OF sore feet and. il 1t pleased God,
would cure Erin Go Bragh.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28

There was no atmosphere OF
expected victory at the Linn-Dunn
Stable. Any knowing bystanders
could have guessed that here were
divided counsels, open revolt. de-
featism and Generalization:
IL say we should sell Erin Go
Bragh to Sedgwick an not even
try to run Shamrock, Benny"
"Blah" "
But BENNY, listen-Sham-
rock amt never run no race
before. Desko thinks he'll Jump
outa the startin' gate.
"Sedgwick thinks Shamrock IL
Erin Go Bragh. Whut II sham
rock don't run no good. Sedg-
wickll back out on US. Won't
he. Ge0rgine?"
Hell take one look at that
truck horse an laugh. I'm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
By Chic Young
By Hof
By Billy De Beck
Paul Fogarty.

identifying humans, simplify
ing mathematics?
A wood louise is a crustaceafs
true or false?
5-A certain planet, when tho
evening star, was called Hes.
perus by the ancients: when
the morning star II was known
as Lucifer. What planet Is it1t
6-Out Of every 10 persons. how
many have defective eyesight7
What kind OF a sound would
you expect TO hear from a.
Dorset Horn? 81
ANSWERS on Page 2sD n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
ARGUE ABOUT SALE
T u FFY
DRAFTIE

plored his shipmates to lay off
The Shamrock, he meant il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
KnowIedee Test
BY DIR. sABINA III. CONNOLLY

Copyright 1871 BY King Features
city was the birthplace
(a) of Enrico CaruSo; (b) of
Benjamin Franklin; (c) OF
Thomas Edison?
2-Who (a) loved Lancelot. OBJ
rode away on a horse with
Lochinvar; tc) was treated
badly by Petruchio2
3--What island (aD has Canherra
as its capital; (b) is associated
with Damien the Leper; (c)
is in the head of the Gulf of
st. Lawrence?
Attach these fictional charac-
ters TO the right book (a)
Becky Sharp; CD Ophelis; tcl
Little Eva.
j-What man of the Bible CaD
had John the Baptist i'm
prisoned; (b) was a close
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28

friend OF David; (c) said Am
l my brothers keeper"
6-During what war ta) was the
city of Washington burned; (b)
was the Boston Tea Party; (c)
was Admiral Dewey a hero7
What patriot ta) was a Con-
necticut school teacher; OBJ
was married to Mary Todd; (cD
was president from 1901-1909.
ANSWERS on Page 28)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
laughln'. right now"

Seaman Linn faced the doubter.
and the rebels-namely, Fireman
Dunnevan. Voice Garvy. Millicerh
Georgine and Jockey Desko.
Look, stupids," he said, "this
Amt one gang Of rsck-track
people against vicey versey.
ThiS Is the United States
Navy against civilians that sell
sailors elephants. It's too late
for Sedgwick to skin out by
payin' us back Jest only the
dough I an Tim lost.
I'VE give him q chanst TO do
that yesterday an he backed
out. Now. he's gonna pay Inn
IDENTITY damages. III pass lightly
over Tins cracks about Sham
rock. IL seems like he's turnt
against the Irish
"Ner!"
Ito be continuedl
Copyright, 1891. ~ Fredsriok Hstnt
Brennan; Distributed ~ King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28

Copyright 1891. ~ Fredsuok Hsrnt
Brennan; Distributed ~ King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
SENIOR ANGELO GRINs

would cure Erin Go Bragh.
SENIOR ANGELO GRINs
Senior Angelo listened 20 The
Pearls monologue and grinned
Truly. this racing of horses on the
track was a great madness.
Angelo Fernandez himself 81.
ways had held with the philosopher
who said:
cit IL n well established fact
that one horse can run faster
than other"
Senior Angelo squinted at the
sun.
"Breeng heem. the horse
here" he called TO to The Pearl.
II heetch hee mup noww
The Pearl gulped and rolled his
eyes.
Glitch PaIsie, Mlstah Angeles
How como whut ferf"
ITO work." said Angelo.
"Nawsuh, nawsuh dat1l
kill himw
But no, I theenk," said An
gelo. firmly.
Another clash Of opinion was
taking place at that instant aboard
the United States destroyer
Trimble.
What Senior Fernandez called
the great madness had spread 10
Woman Webster. Chief Mulcahy.
Torpedoman Larsen and half a
dozen other shipmates of Seaman
Linn and Fireman Dunnevan.
Yeoman Webster was sound
ing off:
IL got II straight from the
Cap'n, men. Tim and Benny just
changed that horses name to
The Shamrock. The twin horse
thing tn sireer- hoccy-It,&-the
Same old Erin Go Bragh that
never finished In the money be-
fore. Don't bet n nickel on him."
BELIEVED SPORTS PAGES
Chief Mulcahy spst to leeward,
out port.
"Agh, indeed, webster:" he
said.
Torpedoman Larson believed
what he read, especially on the
sports pages.
"You are smart-alec, Hurley"
he said. ct ban in all paper. 1t
iss twins. The new twin will
beat race. 1 betcha"
This touched off a noisy wrangle
among the other bluejackets in the
Trimble's fo-c-sle. 1t was silenced
only when the young boot. Hesperi-
dis. ran down the ladder and re-
ported TO Chief Mulcahy.
IL finally got Tim on the
phone. Chief! He says not to bet
on The Shamrock. He says 10
pass the word to all the men to
lay off. The Shamrock ain't got
a chance"
Yeoman Webster nodded.
"What'd I tell you. men:"
SIS ON NOSE
All eyes turned to Chief Null
cahy.
THAT settles ut" he an
nounced. I'm putting IS on
The Shamrock's nose. Whin Linn
an Dunnevan say one thing, n
smart sailor does the opposite.
Agh, the spalpeens! Lay off. in
deed? To make the price better
fer thin, Is ut?"
Chief Mulcahy stalked off TO his
duty. And word was passed among
the ships company to get on The
Shamrock in the second race at
Del Mar.
However, the council of war be-
ing held at the Linn-Dunn Stable,
a brief half-hour before The Sham
rock was scheduled 10 go 10 the
post, might have given Chief Mul.
cahy pause.
When Fireman Bannevan I'M
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-28
Daily Quiz I
BY THE ACE ANswERMAN

One Of the greatest tombs ever
built was constructed by King
Khufu. Where is IL and how
long has il been standing?
What bird is noted for its
habit Of laying eggs in The
nests Of other birds MI
The Bertillon system Il n
method Of: predicting comets,