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Evening star., 1941-01-11
Baruch Sees Flaw,
But Halls RooseveIt's
New Defense Setup
Prefers One-Mon Control
To Giving Knudsen and
HiIImun Equal Powers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Bernard M. Baruch, who directed
the Nations defense production in
World War days, called on Amer
leans to cooperate fully today with
the Office of production manage
ment set up by President Roosevelt.
The financier, who headed the
War Industries Board in 1918, called
the Presidents action long for
ward STEP" although he said he
would have preferred one-man con-
troll to the existing setup, which
gives William S. Knudsen and Sid
ney Hillman equal powers.
although" Mr.. Baruch said in a
statement yesterday, Il prefer to
have the final decisions left to one
man appointed by the President and
responsible to him alone, whose de-
cisions would be revokable by the
President, I should say undoubtedly
that a long forward step has been
taken.
After all, a plan is good only by
virtue of its execution. have con-
fidence in Mr.. Knudsen and Mr..
Hillman and their associates, Secre-
taries Stimson and Knox, to do the
job"
Mr.. Baruch said he has always
advocated one-man control because
of my experiences in the World
War. There should be committee
for consultation and there should be
one man for action"
He pointed out, however, that he
did not intend to be critical of the
new arrangement, that he hoped the
country would give full support to
it and that he believed it would
succeed.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Big Outlay On Obsolete
Plane Engines Criticized

2, the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. Jan. 1l.-Col. U.
DeFreese Larner, general manager
of the National Aeronautlc Assocl-
alton, the largest aviation group IN
the United States, yesterday told
the Miami KiWanis Club that the
United States is to spend some
s5OOOO,O0O of the taxpayers money
on "out-of- date" airplane engines.
Mr.. Larner said this country had
radial air-cooled engines far IN
advance of the 1900 horsepower
British Rolls Royce engine to be
produced by an automobile company.
He criticized the Allison l,l0o
horsepower liquid-cooled airplane
engine being fitted to the Armys
new CurtiSs pursuits, as "a five
year-old model"
This country, he said, has 1000
horsepower engines already in pro-
duction. and the European bellig-
erentS are baSing their spring and
summer aviation plans on new en-
gines of that power.
Mr.. Larner asserted that though
1--WE talk of an Army air force OF
25,00O airplanes and naval force
of half that number" not enough
airports existed to handle even 20
900 Warplanes.
Citing that the United States has
about 1000 "so-called flying fields"
he said that an Army Air Corps of
as few as $4,000 planes would require
"at least double that number of
bases and auxiliary air fields large
enough to handle 90-mile-an-hour
landing speeds and planes weighing
20 to 80 tons"
Evening star., 1941-01-11

warships and planes in the United
States and for the communication
Of defense information to Britain.
The first of these two measures
will greatly relieve the strain on
British ships used for convoy work.
The second will allow the two gov
ernmentS to consult, in a strictly
legal way, regarding the standardi-
zation of weapons.
The full effectiveness of Amer
ican effort on behalf of Britain has
been jeopardized, so far, by the fact
that different guns, different tanks,
different planes and different en-
gineS, have been required for the
forces Of Britain and the United
States. Now if the admirals and
generals can agree, which is not at
all certain, it should be possible for
the two governments to agree to
certain number of standardized
weapons for which the parts and
ammunition would be interchange
able.
Trade Talks Suggested.
This would mean that in event of
British defeat on this side of the
Atlantic guns, ammunition and
planes being manufactured for the
British by the Americans could i'm
mediately be taken over and used
by the American forces on that side.
Commenting on Mr.. Hopkins visit
to London, today's Times expressed
the hope that he may find time to
discuss trade relations and particu-
larly the possibility of a joint Anglo
American trade policy during the
postwar period.
Whether Mr. Hopkins will find
time from his urgent mission here
to discuss so broad a subject is re-
garded as slightly doubtful, though
he may be prepared, or it may be one
of his principal tasks to discuss war
aims and the postwar period.
(Copyrisht. 1941. Chicago Daily News. Inc)
Evening star., 1941-01-11
80 AIbonions Reported
Executed by Italians

STRUGA, Yugoslavia, at the
Albanian frontier, Jan. II lP).-
Eighty Albanians, captured by the
italians after revolving at Pishku-
patti on the shore of Lake Ochrida,
were reported to have been executed
by firing squad yesterday.
Fighting between the Albanians
and the Italian troops started when
the Albanians refused to continue
forced labor on roads and fortifica-
tions, border reports said.
Albanian gendarmes and customs
officers were said to have joined
several hundred laborers in the up
rising, and both sides suffered casu-
alties. Some of the Albanians es-
capped.
Italian positions between Pish-
kupati and Lin, three miles farther
north, were reported under heavy
attack by the Greeks.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Nuzi Bomber Loses First Clash
To U. S.-Mude Fighter Plane

raider and when the leader joined
the fight the German machine be-
gan to lose height as the pilot ap-
parently searched for a landing
place
THE crippled raider glided down
and the three aircraft kept close
watch to make sure it was not a ruse
to dodge away in the mist. The JU-
80 eventually crashed in a bog.
The fight was watched by re-
tired naval captain and his home
guard son, who farm nearby. They
reached the Wreckage as one Of the
crew was attempting to set fire to
the machine. The captain covered
them with a shotgun and the son
disarmed the four men and took
them prisoner. One had been
slightly wounded"
Evening star., 1941-01-11
NEW yIADuCT PLANNED-The map prepared by Star staff

NEW VIADUCT PLANNED-The map prepared by Star staff
artist shows preliminary plan for the route of the
yehcular yaduct to be built at
the Washington Terminal Yards in Northeast Washington
Starting Ninth street at Brentwood road 1t will cross
right angles and curve to connect with
Sixth roads will lead from the viaduct to
permit souhbound from Ninth street to enter New York
avenue and wesbound York to proceed
to Northwest Washington The connection with
provides direct route from the north to the CEN
a and southeastern sections of the city The Commissioners
railroad officials have agreed to construction plans and the
for bids the project within few days
Evening star., 1941-01-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Air Min
istry announced today that Ger
many has lost her first bomber to
an American fighter aircraft flown
by British pilot"
The ministry told the story this
way:
Three of these (American) air.
craft were on patrol when weather
conditions necesSitated recall to
their bases.
The leader had actually landed
when he caught sight of a JU-88
Junker bomber. He promptly took
off again and. climbing back into
the clouds, rejoined his two COM
panions just as one of them opened
fire on the raider.
Smoke at once enveloped the
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Fire PeriIs Planes on Ship
JUST Bought by British
px the Associated Press.

ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Three giant
bombers destined for England were
threatened last night in a blaze
aboard the British freighter Black
Heron that destroyed other war ma
terials and Red Cross supplies. The
planes were undamaged.
The vessel was sold three weeks
ago by the Black Diamond Steam
ship Co. of WeehaWken, N. j. The
blaze lasted an hour. Insurance COM
panies estimated damage at s50,000
to 100000.
Fire Marshal Thomas P. Brophy
said he had definitely established"
that there was no sabotage. He said
workmen had been using a welding
machine directly above hold 3 to
fasten a plane to the deck. A small
hole, he said, was burned in the
deck. and it was possible that sparks
had ignited the burlap-wrapped bum
dies below.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Greek
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have advanced few miles in the
direction of Berati only short time
after the capture of the deserted,
pillaged and burned" town of Xii
sura yesterday Later reports said
other units had pushed beyond the
town to the west.
The Greek high command said
900 prisoners, including 20 officers,
were taken in the occupation Of
Klisura.
"One military flag, four guns,
tanks, more mortars, automatic
weapons and all kinds of material
have fallen into our hands" a COM
munique said.
A Greek spokesman said the Ital-
ian Army in Albania was being re-
inforced steadily and was building
new Notifications in an effort to halt
Greek advances.
Evening star., 1941-01-11

Piccolo that Alexander the Great,
the Macedonian conqueror and
leader of the Greek States, was
really pure Albanian" and dis
claimed there was any relationship
between that ancient figure and the
"semitized" Greece now at war with
Italy,
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Arlington 5-ond- 10 Store
Is Damaged by Fire

An early morning fire did minor
damage to and 10 cent store at
Columbia pike and Fillmore street,
Arlington County, Va, today.
The blaze started in a trash shed
in the rear of the building and
burned through a boarded-up win
dow connecting with a storeroom
There was some loss of merchandise
Fire Chief A. C. Scheffel said, but
the blaze was kept from the main
salesroom. The fire was extinguished
by men from Fire Department No /.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Bee Surplus Disturbs
Japanese Prefecture

Too many bees have disturbed
the economic well being of Ku-
mamoto Prefecture in Japan. The
authorities are trying to think of
some way to keep out buzzers
brought in from Fukuoka, Hlro-
Shima and Okayama.
Apiarists of these prefectures
have been lured by Kumamoto's
lettuce seeds and mandarin oranges.
AS a result the 1900 bee keepers of
Kumamoto are on the verge Of
financial breakdown.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
DR.E:m. EDWARDS
| DISc0VER FOR
| Constipation
Benefits Nation of Sufferers!

COLUMBUS, OHIO: For over 2ol
lyears DR.. F M. Edwards (widely knownI
|physician) successfully treated scores oil
lpatients for constipation and the head
aches, lack of energy and mental dull
|ness which often result.
This wise Doctor knew liver bile must
flow freely every day into your intestines
81 fatty foods can't be properly digested|
and you may become constipated. So he
kept this in mind when he perfected his
famous DR. Edwards Olive Tablets.
| Olive Tablets. being purely vegetable.
are wonderful, yet they assure gentle,
Thorough bowel movements and ALSO
help stimulate bile flow Test their
leoodness TONIGHT 15t. 500, 60t.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Reaction
Continued From First Page.)

NCUlIUIIIUtU T TIUI1I FIISC FdRV.I
England before the necessary time
has elapsed. Thus. they reason, it
is of the most vital importance that
the United States implement any
program it may announce in the
shortest possible time.
Interest in Warship Repair.
Two specific provisions of the
proposed act, which are of extremely
timely interest here, are those pro-
viding for the repair of British
Evening star., 1941-01-11

A scientist In Japan claims TO have
produced insulation oil for use in
electric transformers from soybeans.
Evening star., 1941-01-11
Italians Told Alexander
Was Pure Albanian

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Jan. 11.-Italians were
told yesterday by the newspaper II
Evening star., 1941-01-11

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1941-01-19

Mrs. Dahlgren. Judge Lamar had
but entered upon his duties as Sec
retary of the Interior and had been
sent BY a real estate man to look
over Mrs. Dahlgren'S house, just off
Thomas Circle. She was then living
in the house, but was willing, she
said. to let the new Secretary have it
for $500 year. the Secretary's sal
ary then being but $4,000.
Judge Lamar was rated as a poor
man, and upon being informed as
to the rent. buried his head in his
hands in deep meditation. So long
did he continue in this position that
Mrs. Dahlgren became alarmed and
finally said
Mr.. Secretary. are you iil?"
And the Secretary. upon removing
his hands and sitting up. replied:
No, not at all. I was Cnlv Won
dering what I could do with the
remaining $500"
Lincoln Ceremony.
Undoubtedly the most intensely
exciting inauguration. when viewed
from the tragic side, was the first in
duction into Office of President Lin
coin in 1861. All the Federal troops
available. stationed outside WASH
ington, consisting of $40 men, were
ordered to the Capital in the early
days of February. for protection and
rsot tt1,a
for troops in the city being made
quate, ground was leased by the
Government, and barracks as well
as buildings for the stabling of the
cavalry horses were erected north
of the Capitol, and also west of
Seventeenth street, near the White
House. Every precaution possible
was taken to protect the President
elect, as it was currently rumored
that force would be used to prevent
him from taking the oath of office,
or do him bodily harm after he had
been sworn in.
Mr.. Lincoln arrived in Washing
ton on February %, having jour-
neyed from Philadelphia to the
Capital secretly. As to the parade
on March 4, it is said that around
the presidential carriage the Dis
trict of Columbia Volunteer Cav
airy was massed so closely that it
was difficult to get a glimpse of the
occupants. Local troops of picked
riflemen also occupied the windows
and house-tops along Pennsylvania
avenue, while battalion of Dis
trict troops under Col. Tate guarded
the position where the President
took the oath of Office.
Regarding these District volun-
teers, Col Charles P. Stone has said:
II firmly believe they saved the Ma
ton from the disgrace and calamity
of an abandonment of the Capital
by the constituted authorities of the
time"
The unpretentious dwelling at 1900
Evening star., 1941-01-19
Spectacular Features Have Been Associated With Some Inaugural Day
First Cleveland Event Is
Ranked as Outstanding
Gen. Lee Conspicuous When
Democrats Started Anew in
Occupancy of White House
BY John Claeen Proctor.

Wallace
especially
happen be good and bad Weather
Bureau tell although this usually reliable of nfoma
nrst Inauguration
day. the trees and sbbe being coated with ice and add the
general discomfort ralnd Around 10 80
and the decoration private buildings poue
former occasions.
However for really conditions
haps the when
time 1873 High winds
suffering
could hear Grants address The ball held
Judiciary Square but there
literally frozen before
Evening star., 1941-01-19

the Inaugural Committee. only a
very few of whom are with us to-
day, the vast majority being with us
only in memory, but as all were
noted Washingtonians, the COM
plete list will be given:
George w. Adams. Prof. Spencer
F. Baird, James L. Barbour. former
Mayor James G. Berret, chairman
Watson Boyle, William H. Clagett
DR.. Daniel B. Clarke. George w.
Cochran. w. w. Corcoran, Walter
D. Davidge, Henry H, Dodge, H.
Grafton Dulaney. jr.; Thomas j
Fisher, William H. Gait, Lawrence
Gardner. Henry Wise Garnett
Charles c. Glover, James E. Harvey,
Curtis J. Hillyer, Admiral David D.
Porter. U. s. N; F. A. Richardson,
E. Francis Riggs. Rear Admiral c.
r. P. Rogers, q. S. N; Gen. Philip
H. Sheridan, U. S. A.; John NJ
Simms, John w. Thompson. R. o.
Hoffman, Frank Hume Stilson
Hutchings. L. z. Letter, Thomas j.
Luttrell, Maj. Garrett J. Lydecker,
U. S. A.: Charles NJ Matthews. Col
Charles G. McCauley. U. S. M C.;
Frederick B. MCGUIRE George A.
Mc1henny. Gen. c. MCkeever, U. S.
A; F. L. Moore, Martin F. Morris,
Samuel V. Niles. John E. Norris,
Gen. John G. Parke, U. S. A: DR..
Joseph M. Toner, Dr.. Ralph Walsh,
James G. yelling, IL, D.; Samuel
E. Wheatlev. Henry A. Willard
James P Willett. Albert A. Wilson
and Rear Admiral John l. Worden
U. S. N.
Took Oath Twice.
1t surely is interesting to look
back at these old inaugurations The
first the writer recalls, and that only
family, was the inducing into of
flee of President Hayes, on Mon
day, March 5, 1877. Mr.. Hayes
really took the oath Of Office twice
once at the White House about mid
night on March 8. and again pub
liSIS az lilC SdpllOl oI1 ..
Maybe some Of the more retired
readers of The Star recall how, upon
this occasion. the Marine Band
performed with military precision
Silver Threads Among the Gold
and Donch's Band, which followed
preceding the Washington Light In
fantry, sent forth the sweet strains
of Little Sweetheart, Come and
Kiss Me" And who will ever forget
the common yellow dog that made
it a habitual practice to place him
self in a position to be run up and
down the Avenue, preceding every
big parade, to the seemingly great
delight of every one except the poor
mongrel?
Nor can we ever forget the army
of special policemen who were
taken on every four years before the
Police Department was augmented
to a sufficient strength to obviate
this necessity. But, after all, the
department had more trouble with
the special policemen than with
the crowds attending the different
inaugurations, and the chief of po-
lice was always glad when their
services could be dispensed with.
In connection with Cleveland's s
first Inauguration, an incident which
impressed itself upon the writer's
mind involved L. @. c. Lamar and
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Italians Identify Ships
Claimed in Convoy Raid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. "A tally of two
British destroyers sunk, five other
warships damaged and six merchant
ships sunk was posted officially to-
day for Italian air and naval forces
in the three day attack on a Brit
ish convoy in the Mediterranean
last week.
The British have acknowl-
edged that the destroyer Fearless
was lost in the attack and
merchant vessel damaged, but
have said that all the merchant
ships reached their deStination0
The five warships listed as dam
aged are the battleship Nelson, the
aircraft carrier Ark Royal, two
cruisers and a destroyer.
Besides the Fearless, already
named. the statement identified the
other sunken destroyer as the HIST
1t said the British also lost u
planes, including 10 shot down and
destroyed when the flight deck of
the Ark Royal was hit. Loss of nine
Italian planes of 4l6 which engaged
in the attack was admitted.
The 9,100-ton cruiser Manchester,
the announcement said, was dam
aged in the stern by a torpedo hit
and by bombs on the bridge and
forward guns. The other cruiser,
said to have been bomb-hit, was
described as one of the same class.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Cooler Weather Is Slated
Tonight and Tomorrow

Cooler weather was in prospect
for Washington tonight and tomor-
row. with the temperature not ex-
pected to go above SO degrees this
afternoon. Yesterdays maximum
was SO degrees.
The forecast said mostly clear
and not quite so warm and humid
tonight and tomorrow. with a maxi
mum Of about 86 tomorrow" The
low this morning was "a degrees.
The humidity in Washington
throughout the forenoon was some
Is per cent higher than yesterdays,
but cooling breeze compensated
for the difference, weather observers
said.
Samuel G. Waite, jr., so, superin-
tendent of street lighting, died at
Casualty Hospital yesterday after
he was overcome by the heat Thurs
day while working on an automobile
in the 200 block of Pennsylvania
avenue NV. He lived in the 1900
block of Neal street NE. Several
persons were Frustrated yesterday,
but were not seriously affected.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
| Soldier, Goshed
By Shark, Fights
| HOH With Fists
y the Associated Press.

6N the ASSCCISteO FEeSS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. a.
Pvt. Howard E. Sweatmore, 20, 4
student in the Fort Moultrie Motor
Transport School, fought off shark
with his bare fists yesterday, but
suffered deep gashes across his
chest. His condition was pronounced
good today at the post hospital
despite loss of blood. His chest mus
cles were badly torn and an opera
ton was necessary.
Pvt. Sweatmore, who came to Fort
Moultrie from Fort Oglethorpe, was
bathing in the surf yesterday at
Sullivans Island near here when
suddenly a large shark came to the
surface, rolled over on its back and
bit him on the chest. The soldier
fought the shark furiously, finally
driving it away and dashed for the
beach while Mortified spectators
watched.
Residents of the island said that
three large sharks had been in the
shallow water near the beach at in
tervals during the morning. Shot
guns, pitchforks and rakes we're
used to drive them away.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
S., 300 Pay Roll Seized Here
In Daylight Street HoIdup
Two Bundits Force
Cor TO Curb, Grob
Money and Flee

Two armed bandits seized the
$500 pay roll OF the Valley Forge
Distributing Co. this morning and
made their escape within two min
utes in speeding black coupe which
was later seen dashing through red
traffic lights on the Capitol grounds.
The bandit automobile forced the
pay roll car TO the curb at South
Capitol and streets as it was bound
from the Bank of Commerce and
Savings, Seventh and E streets NV,
to the company's headquarters at
South Capitol and @ streets.
With a man believed to be about
50 years old driving the bandit car,
a man about 30 years old wearing
amber glasses leaned out of the
rapidly moving automobile waving
large revolver.
Samuel Felker, manager of the
firm, pulled his car to stop and
the armed thief opened the left
front door.
Mrs. Pearl Baum, 30-year-old
Office manager who had the money
in her hands, attempted to slip out
the right-hand door
Get back in and hand it over, "
said the bandit.
She gave him the weeks pay roll
Evening star., 1941-08-02
President Sees Wenes
On Eve Of Departure
For Secret Cruise
24-Hour Recull Bosis
To Govern Vacation
OFF New England Coost
By JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt conferred with
Acting Secretary of State Welles to-
day, receiving latest adviceS on the
critical international situation be-
fore his departure early tomorrow
for a weeks vacation cruise.
According to present plans. the
Chief Executive will leave Wash
ington by train tomorrow morning
and will arrive in New London,
Conn, tomorrow night. At New
London he will board the White
House yacht Potomac for about g
week of cruising along the New Eng
land coast.
Because OF the rapid development
in international events, the Presi-
dent will spend this time on a strict
24-hour recall basis, the White
House said, with his special train
standing by at some convenient New
England port
NewSpapermen will be permitted
TO accompany the President to New
London only, and for the duration
of his cruise all communication,
with the Chief Executive will be
handled by radio through the Navy
Department.
Cruise to Be Secret.
From the time the Potomac Leaves
port until it returns, the White
House said, its movements would bt
a confidential naval operation. Co.
operation of both the press and tht
radio was requested in maintaining
this secrecy.
Secretary of the Navy Knox slsC
asked the Nations newspa pers today
to regard Mr.. Roosevelt'S cruise a!
a secret matter and to treat the
cruise as movements of other nava
ships are treated He asked that
papers not indulge in journalistic
enterprise" and try to follow the
President on another boat.
Mr.. Knox said the President haI
been carrying a very heavy load anc
lets let him get week or 10 day
of complete rest"
Once each day Capt. John r
Beardall. naval aide to the Presi
dent. will send a dispatch by radio
to the Navy Department on Mr.
Roosevelt's activities, the White
House said.
Limits Appointments.
Presidential Secretary Stepher
T. Early told his press conference
that all departments have been in
formed they must clear communi
cations for the President through
the White House and that nothing
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3)