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Evening star., 1941-06-20
Airport Jurisdiction
Fight Subsidies as
Bill Is Delayed
Schultz Blocks Report
By Committee; Bottle
Foreseen Within 10 Day.

Chairman Randolph said today
there would be lull for a week
or 10 days IN the battle in the
House District Committee over a
bill that would place the newly
opened Washington National Air
port at Gravelly Point entirely
within the District.
An attempt was made to get the
measure out of the committee yes
terday, but Representative Schultz,
Democrat, of Indiana blocked it by
! threatening to raise a point of no
quorum. Only 10 of the 81 men,
bers-one less than the number
needed for quorum-were present.
Sitting on the sidelines behind
| the closed doors of the committee
room were Frederic A. Delano, chair
man OF the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission; Thomas
S. Settle, secretary of the commits
sion; Representative Nichols, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma, sponsor OF the
bill, and Representative Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia, who original
ly proposed location of the airport
at Gravelly Point and who has
since fought to keep most of 1t,
| at least, within Virginia.
Awaits Nichols Return.
Representative Randolph said no
further effort would be made to
bring the bill before the commit
tee until Mr.. Nichols returns to
Washington from Utah. AS chair
man of a special House committee
investigating airline crashes, he is
scheduled to leave for Salt Lake
City Sunday to direct probe there,
and probably will not return for a
week.
The bill of Mr.. Nichols is intend
ed to settle the century-old dispute
between the District and Virginia
as to where the boundary line
actually exists. One provision,
definitely placing the entire airport
area within the District regardless
of any other factors, has caused
the present controversy.
| Under the Virginia law, liquor
cannot be sold by the drink any
place in the State-it must be pur-
chased at State dispensaries and in
the bottle. Representative Smith
declared If the bill is passed the
only barroom in Virginia would be
at the airport.
Disagrees With Keech.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech last week ruled that the en-
tire airport property is within the
District. Virginia officials and Rep
resentative Smith disagree with the
opinion. In fact Representative
Smith disagree with the opinion. In
fact Representative Smith said:
eff they start selling liquor at the
airport, am going to raise hell"
Except for the airport property,
the Nichols bill would fix the Dis
trict-Virginia boundary at the exist
ing high water mark on the Virginia
side of the Potomac.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
| Gospel Tent Lost
IOr Stolen From
ID. G.. EVANGELIST

The Rev. Ernest E. Crosse, local
evangelist. appealed to the news
papers today for help in finding his
gospel tent-lost or stolen.
So you can keep on the lookout,
here is description of the tent:
1t is so feet long. 40 feet wide and
khaki in color. 1t might have its
side flaps up, or II might have them
down.
If some one has it and just will
not bring it back, please come and
get the tent poles, as these are use
less to the church." said a statement
issued by Mr.. Crosse.
Bought last summer, the tent was
pitched at the corner of Thirteenth
and D streets NE. by the First
Church of the Nazarene. When au-
tumn came on, it was decided to
put the tent in storage, and ar
rangements were made.
A truck then came and picked
up the tent, according to Mr.. Groose.
What truck it was nobody knows.
Mr.. Crosse has just been informed
that the storage company never re-
ceived the gospel tent. It's tent
meeting time now.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Hundicruft From Each Section
Shown in ALI Club Exhibit

Handiwork and craftsmanship
rivaling that of professionals may
be seen this week in the patio of
the Agriculture Department Build
ing as representative work Of 1,500,-
900 rural boys and girls engaged in
All Club activities.
Called "4-H Clubville," there is
a range of exhibits from a min
iature cooperative market to tiny
airplanes made from sea shells by
Puerto Rican members.
More than ITO of the youngsters
who created these exhibits were in
town today, visiting the White
House and bound for a baseball
game in Griffith Stadium.
Discuss Defense.
This morning they spent in seri-
Gus forum discussion, in which it was
agreed that the draft and defense
work is giving American youth
feeling of responsibility which will
hold them more than ever to farm
work.
Defense needs have increased
agricultural demands, and broad
plan of production emphasizing the
work of the family as democratic
unit must be followed, delegates
said. The discussion was led by four
Minnesota boys and girls, young
women from Mississippi and youth
from New York.
Though delegates to the 18th en-
campment here are serious in their
discussions of national defense, the
exhibit has as its only military as
poets the small planes
1t is representative OF the entire
Nation and includes metal art
crafts from New England, baSketry
from the South, preserves from the
Middle West, winter sports equip
ment from Northern States and
typical rug and silver work Of the
Southwest.
Store Well Stocked.
An unusual note was added to
the exhibit with the inclusion of
several silver and stone bracelets
made in New Jersey but typical Of
Evening star., 1941-06-20

Jennings has devoted all Of his
energy since retiring from the bank
ing businee in 1928 to charitable and
civic works. He is member of the
National Council of the Washington
Cathedral and the National Council
of the Episcopal Church. He is
also a vestryman OF st. Johns Par
iSh.
DR.. Sherwood Eddy, religious lead
er and lecturer. addressed the group
following the presenta ton, and DR..
Oscar F. Blackwelder, federation
president, presided,
India, DR.. Eddy predicted, will
gain its independence as an out
growth of this war, and in the
event that country is attacked either
by Russia or Germany. India will
abandon its traditional policy of
non-violence.
He declared it was "our Christian
duty to forcibly defend our country
if attacked" but warned it would
be fatal if "our pulpits were opened
as recruiting stations The church,
he added, must follow its own vo-
cation, which is redemption"
DR.. Eddy said he favored all aid
to Great Britain because that. coun-
try was our first line of defense of
what is left of democracy in Eu-
rope"
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Buckley Withdraws
Jury Trial Demand;
Court 10 Decide Case
Drivine-WhiIe- Drunk
Charge to Come Up
In Traffic Brunch

Over objection of Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Milton D. Norman,
Judge George D. Nelson, sitting in
jury branch of Police Court, today
permitted NJ, Edward Buckley, jr.,
an attorney, to withdraw a demand
for jury trial on a reopened driv-
ing -while-d charge and to stand
trial by the court instead.
This means the case went from
jury court to the traffic branch Of
Police Court, where Judge Hobart
Newman is presiding.
The case was continued until II
am. tomorrow after Mr.. Buckley
was arraigned before Judge New
man. In appearing there Mr.. Buck
| ley made a motion for a continuance
to file another plea in bar. In con-
tinuing the case until tomorrow
Judge Newman instructed the prose-
cution to show authority whether
the court has the right to consider
such motion further.
The original driving while drunk
charge was placed against Mr..
Buckley after his automobile struck
two automobiles on Thirteenth street
NV. last July. That charge was
nolle pressed in October. In Janu-
ary charge of driving on the wrong
side OF the street was placed against
him. Mr.. Buckley pleaded guilty to
the latter charge and was fined $25
by Judge Newman. Mr.. Buckley
claimed the original driving while
drunk charge was taken care of in
the charge of driving on the wrong
| side of the street.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Norman argued before Judge Neil
son today that a person does not
have the right to withdraw a de-
mand for jury trial, once it has
been made. without giving good rea-
son for the action. At the same
time he asked Judge Nelson for
time to prepare a motion opposing
withdrawal of the demand, explain
ing that Assistant Corporation
Counsel E. w. Thomas, who has
been following the reopened driving
while-drunk charge against Mr..
Buckley, is away because of illness
in his family. Judge Nelson, how
ever, ruled Mr.. Buckley had the
right at any time to withdraw the
demand for jury trial. ..
Judge Nelson last month over
ruled defense motions which
claimed, among other things, that
the reopened charge constituted
double jeopardy. Judge Nelson
held Mr.. Buckley would have to
stand trial on the reopened charge.
Evening star., 1941-06-20

the Indian country of the South
west.
The country store is stocked with
vegetables and preserved fruits,
meats and berries. The roadside
stand displays neatly bound bundles
of carrots, beets and tomatoes in
sanitary transparent wrappers. In
the foreground are the usual farm
bushel-baskets brimming with early
kale, peas, cabbages and potatoes
In cowboy style, Texas sent hand
worked harness. moccasins. belts
and gun holster. New Mexico anc
Arizona sent carved mountain ma
hogany and cedar, silver work and
examples of weaving.
Wardrobe Exhibit.
In the wardrobe exhibit, 81 Wash
ington State All Club members
averaging 14l2 years old, spent
s428l for their individual necessi-
ties. Based on their previous years
records, here is how they appor-
toned their expenditures:
Coats, s22.07; hats, S115; shoes
1921 averaging 312 pairs; hose
s379; undergarments, s4.14; acces-
sories including gloves, bags and
handkerchiefs, s135; cleaning cost
SO cents, and remodeling, Al cents
Members from Maryland exhib-
tied a large rag doll and embroi-
dered handkerchiefs. The Michi-
gan show is particularly interesting
to sportSmen as it has skis, a bob
sled, canoe paddles and a ashland
ing net, as we'll as a model yacht
In the background is a large photo
graph of a All girl skiing in her
native woods.
Recalling a long-gone era is q
Georgia exhibit of typical nanny
in apron and an 'old black joe
with fuzzy white hair fringe. Mas
sachuSetts has hooked rug depict
ing the three bears carrying steam
ing bowls of porridge.
Though the Puerto Ricsn dele
gates were unable to attend the con.
ference this year, full case OF
typical native handiwork was sent
for the show.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Virginia Crash Kills
Four; ; Gaithersburg
Firemen Injured
Arlington Policeman
Is Critically Injured
On Lee Boulevard

Traffic accidents had taken the
lives of four presons in Virginia
today and seriously injured three
, Gaithersburg firemen in Maryland
In Arlington County, Va, motor
cycle policeman was critically hurt
when his machine collided with ar
automobile on Lee boulevard last
night.
The four deaths resulted from q
head-on collision between an auto
mobile and truck. There are nc
surviving occupants of either We
hicle. The crash occurred near the
Crucifix, about 16 miles north OF
Fredericksburg on the Washington
Richmond highway.
The dead were identified as Will
liam Watson, "a, relief driver, and
Lonnie Thomas Wilder, jr., 26, driv-
er, both of Tifton, Ga, occupants OF
the truck.
The occupants of the car, accord
ing to State Trooper E. H. Thomp-
son, were Stuart HaZelgrove, 80, and
Mrs. Virginia June Alton, A, both
Of Richmond. Mr.. Hazelgrove suf-
fered a broken neck and died early
today at Mary Washington Hospital
in Fredericksburg The other three
were killed instantly.
A fender from the wrecked au-
tomObile hurtled through the all
and struck car about 100 yards
behind. breaking headlights anc
! denting the sides.
The injured Gaithersburg fire.
men we're hurt while en- route tc
the Maryland State Firemen's AS
sociation convention at Cumber-
land. Their car left the road on a
curve at the bottom of Martins
Mountain, about miles from Cum
berland.
Robert Henry Costello. rs, the
driver, suffered head injuries, face
cuts and bruises. Riding with him
were William Charles Lugenbell, 38,
who suffered head and back injuries,
severe cuts and bruises, and Charles
T. Reed, n, who received body
bruises.
Jack Conway, who had been on
the Arlington police force for IL
years, received a fractured skull,
fractured arm and serious cuts
about the face when his motor
cycle crashed into an automobile at
Lee boulevard and Aberdeen street.
He was admitted to Emergency
Hospital.
Police said the car, driven by
Laura Hanson, 81, of the 2900 block
Of Connecticut avenue NV, was 60
ing west and turned left into
Aberdeen street in front of Mr..
Conway's motor cycle, which was
travelling east. The automobile
driver was released on her personal
bond.
Mr.. Conway only yesterday was
promoted from motor -cycle patrol
man to plain clothes detective, ef-
fective July l.
Sergt. J. G. Coverly and Pvt. Hop
kins of the 115th Infantry, Fort
Meade, Md, were injured today when
the truck in which they were re-
turning to Meade after maneuvers at
the A. P. Hill Military Reservation
in Caroline County, Va, sideswiped
a car on Falmouth Bridge, near
Fredericksburg.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
fish Combat Team
Returns 10 Meade Today

The 5000 members Of the 115th
Combat Team of the 29th Division
were due to roll through Washing
ton by truck this afternoon on their
way back to Fort George G. Meade,
Nd, from maneuvers around the
A. p. Hill Military Reservation in
Virginia.
The contingent, commanded by
Col. D. John Markey, was expected
to reach Fort Meade about 4 pm.
1t completed maneuvers yesterday.
The 175th Infantry Combat Team
will engage In games at the Hill
reservation beginning Monday.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
John Saul Will Head
Sons of st. Putrick

John Saul will head the Society
of Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick dur
ing the coming year, it has been
announced.
Other officers are Thomas W.
Brahaney, first vice president: DR..
Edward Larkin, second vice presi-
dent; Michael r. Calnan, treas
urer; Martin j. McNamara, secre-
tary, and William P. Kennedy, his
torian.
Joining the onicers on the Board
Of Directors are j. G. Bell, Robert
r. Cahill, James e. Colliflower, M
G. Gibbs, Camden r. McAtee, Will
liam Montgomery. George H.
O'Connor, John A. Reilly and JOS
eph ?. Tunulty,
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Husband Charges Desertion

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 20 (Spe-
clad Charging that he was de-
serted more than 18 months ago,
James S. Momyer of Bethesda, Md,
has filed suit in the Circuit Court
here for an absolute divorce from
Mrs. Gertrude E. Momyer of South
Greensburg, Pa. 1t is stated that
the Momyers were married at
Greensburg December II. 1888, and
have no children.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
w. P. A. Exhibits Mosuics

Mosaics made by California Work
Projects Administration artists were
placed on exhibition yesterday by
the District w. P. A. in its art
gallery at S16 Independence avenue
S.W. simultaneously, the children's
gallery opened an exhibition of work
by children in the Memphis
Academy of Arts, Memphis, Tenn.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
khs Isl hAs II Juns II Juns III
% . . .

In June, Beware OF:
1. Crossing a street at a point
other than q crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action IN June last year.
2. Crossing an intersection
against the proper signal. Two
pedestrians were killed while
committing this act during
June, 1910.
The seven other traffic VIC
tins were fatally injured while
either crossing a street at an
uncontrolled intersection, at
tempting to hitch a ride on q
moving vehicle, playing in the
gutter, riding in a truck or driv-
ing an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-06-20
Band Concerts

BY the Army Band at 7:30 pm.
today. Capt. Thomas F. Darcy,
leader; Karl Hubner, assistant.
BY the Army Band in the band
auditorium of the Army War Col
lege at 1890 am. tomorrow. Capt.
Thomas r. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
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puzzled Benning. The peculiar smile
on the generals thick lips was
equally battling.
est down, Bromlitz, I want to
talk to you," Van Hassek invited.
Tell me, are you very much in
lover"
Benning blinked at the amazing
query, then smiled back with a
shake of his head.
"There was young lady in Lux
embourg, eh?"
Benning's mind instantly picked up
the Van Hassek purport and he con-
fessed, eyes, Excellency."
''Her manner"
''Mademoiselle Lucette Ducos."
"And you promised you would
bring her to Mexico City with your
first months pay, Bromlitz?"
Usually, in such cases." Benning
evaded, lone attempts to make part
ing as painless as possible"
Van Hassek chuckled. "But some
times such promises come home to
roost, Bromlitz" He pushed his call
button and Schroff came in. Van
Hassek grunted instructions.
Schroff left the room to return in
q moment with young woman. Ig-
noring Van Hassek she rushed up to
Benning and threw her arms around
his neck and kissed him ardently
on the mouth.
"Cherel" she exclaimed. ".Oh, but
Henri, couldn't wait for you to
send for mel My uncle gave me a
ticket to Vera Cruz and here I ami"
Benning coldly received the ca
ress. He saw that she was French,
undoubtedly the French operative.
Lucette Ducos, who had been Brom-
litz' undoing. She was small, trim,
and had a doll-like face, but with an
intelligence in her large blue eyes
that set her apart from the doll va
riety.
A glance gave Benning his APP
praisal. A girl to turn any mans
head, and he understood at once
Bromlitz' mad infatuation for the
girl. He felt stir of revolt at the
thought of an ally from the French
secret service, but promptly re-
membered that he had a role to
play.
"You shouldn't have come here
this way, Lucette," he coolly told
her. I've a mans role to play here
and it's no place for a woman"
Van Hassek came from behind his
desk to intervene. He took the
French girls elbows in his chubby
hands and his voice was ingratiat-
ing.
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raider in American uniform on whose
trail he had been camping at San
Antonio.
Benning had little more than set
tied down at his allotment Of Ameri-
can newspapers the next morning
than Van Hassek's majordomo, Cap
tain Schroff, came in with sum-
mons.
"Excellency directs that you re-
port to him Immediately" Schroff
muttered.
Benning promptly went down the
tiled corridor to the Van Hassek
suite. He had spent the night on
pins and needles, knowing that once
the Bravot memory clicked the Jig
was up with him. What did this
summons mean7 However, he kept
his faith in his masquerade.
Since leaving Bordeaux he had ef-
fected those slight changes in APP
pearance that are the most effective
masquerade. The Atlantic sun and
wind had given his face a deep tan,
and he had cultivated a thin mus
tache cut at a rakish angle. At San
Antonio his hair had been rather
full, now it was cropped close at
the sides and the length Of his head
increased by bristling pompadour.
His new Mexican uniform, cut wide
At the shoulders, gave his torso a
different appearance from that Of
the civilian clothes he had worn in
Texas.
There was a catlikes animation In
Van Hassek's one straight eye that
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MAN HOURS LOST
MAKES FEARFUL TOTAL
l:E7|7I3[;I!Is

MAN HOURS LOST
MAKES FEARFUL TOTAL
BURIED in the department Of la
Dor at Washington are the figures
which tell the story of strikes in the
United States. For his book, "The
Dead Hand Of Bureaucracy" Law
renee Sullivan dug UP those figures
for the years from 1880 to 1899.
The labor department keeps them
on the basis of the number of man
hours lost and the figures for 1941,
when available, will demonstrate
how much more we might have ac-
complished in the matter of prepar-
edness and aid to England had there
been no strikes.
In 1880 the number of man hours
lost because of strikes was 2,730, 1858.
In 1882 it had increased to 4,462 1913,
but in 1888, the year Of the enact
ment of the Wagner labor law, it
jumped to 1882, 1873, with 19, 1871 ,949
for 1884. The top year was 1887,
with the staggering figure of %, 424,-
857 man hours lost. That meant one
weeks work for 710,621 men, or 81
weeks of 40 hours each for 13, 66S
men-enough time to build approx
mately two battleships. For 1889,
the last year for which l have any
figures, the loss was 1851, 739 man
hours.
What will 1t be in 1941? How much
will strikes affect our efforts for pre-
paredness and aid to England? 1t
will certainly mean enough hours to
have produced hundreds Of airplanes
or other implements for the defense
of the nation.
Strange as it may seem, both Will
liam Green and John L. Lewis say
the administration Of the Wagner
act by the National Labor Relations
board is responsible for the strike
problem.
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WITHOUT THE PLAIN FACTS
THERE is NO DEMOCRACY

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY is be-
ing sabotaged through the feeding
of misinformation, paraded in the
guise of facts, to the American
people. That is not the act of any
one political party, or any one group
of political leaders. The policy OF
all parties is to attempt to support
their policies by false interpreta-
tions of the acts of the peoples gov
eminent.
American people do not object to
any expression of political opinion
on the part of political leaders, but
they do object when the men they
have set up as leaders attempt to
support their opinions by false pres
entations.
People are entitled to the bare,
unvarnished facts, and they are not
getting that kind of information.
Some day the people will discover
they have been hoodwinked and
when they do, the political leaders
who are responsible for the condi-
ton will pay the penalty. Before
that happens, democracy may be so
far gone that it will take generations
for it's recovery.
Democracy will function only
when all people who must carry the
responsibility for its functioning are
in full possession of the plain facts.
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FRIENDS FROM ARGENTINE
One afternoon / had the pleasure
of having Madame Ruiz-G uinazu,
wife of the Argentine minister of
foreign affairs, her two daughters,
and Madame Espil, wife of the Ar
gentine ambassador, have tea with
me.
Madame Ruiz-Guinazu was fairly
exhausted by the amount of sight
seeing which they had done, but
everything was of great interest to
her. She spoke with enthusiasm
of the National gallery and of the
beauty of our capitol city. Then
she told me at length of her interest
in the Congressional Library, par
ticularly the collection of books in
braille.
Her son is in charge of this work
in the Argentine. Having become
blind himself at the age of II, he evil
IDENTIFY determined to lead busy.
useful and, therefore, happy life.
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cENERALY
AIRED WHITE
w NU. R.'.sss

THE STORY SO FAR: Colonel Flag.
win, acting assistant chief Of U. s. In
telligence department G.2, estimated
there were 100000 European troops In
Mexico poised for an attack ON the
United States. Both he and the Presi-
dent were poweriess to act because Con.
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Swift Report

Report, that which no evil thing
of any kind is more swift, in
creases with travel and gains
strength by it's progress.-Vergil.
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INSTALLMENT THREE

INSTALLMENT THREE
gress and the general public failed %
realize the significance Of the troops. To
obtain more definite proof, Captain Ben
ming, American intelligence officer, went
to Mexico City where he posed - Bron.
litz, former American army officer who
had been captured In Paris after turning