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Evening star., 1941-09-15

through the northern front of Ver-
dun won him the knights Cross of
the Iron Cross and promotion from
lieutenant general to the rank OF
colonel general.
Gen. Won Schobert was born in
Wuerzburg in 1888. At 10 he entered
.he 1st Bavarian Infantry and
fought with it as an adjutant in the
first World War. He saw action on
many Western Front battlefields,
winning the Iron Cross, First Glass,
in 1915, and later the "Hohenzollern
Hausorden" and the highest Bava-
rian military decoration, the
knights Cross of the Military Max
Josef Order with Swords" He was
badly wounded in 1918.
Won Schobert stayed with the
army after the peace and held sew
eral responsible War Ministry posts
In 1888 he started his climb to
attention as inspector of infantry
with a notable development OF that
branch. He became major general
in the year Adolf Hitler came to
power and was. made lieutenant
general in 1887. The outbreak of the
present war found him commanding
an army corps on the French front.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Matte Brown Enters
Not Guilty Plea;
Case Is Continued
Philadelphia Suspects
In Valley Forge HoIdup
To Be Put in Lineup

Matte Brown, District heavyweight
who twice fought Joe Louis. pleaded
not guilty today when arraigned in
Police Court before Judge Hobart
Newman. He faces robbery charge
in connection with his alleged par
ticipation in the $4,000 pay roll
holdup here last month of the VAL
ley Forge Distributing Co.
Although Brown, through his at
torney, Charles E. Ford, demanded
an immediate preliminary hearing
in Police Court, the case was con-
tinued for two weeks at the request
of Assistant District Attorney A. j..
Mclaughlin, to permit further in
vestigation.
The case needs quite a bit of
investigation" Mr.. Mclaughlin told
the court.
Meanwhile, Brown remained at
liberty under $4,000 bond.
Samuel Greenstein, %, Philadel-
WIN lpilSolCu DlOWll al Vic
holdup, and Harry Roth, AZ, also
of Philadelphia, who were brought
here by detectives in connection
with the holdup, had not been for
mally charged on the police blotter
at the time of Browns arraignment.
A fourth man, said to be a local
automobile salesman, is being ques-
toned by police.
The two suspects from Philadel-
phia will be placed in a special line
up at police headquarters tonight in
an effort to link them with other
crime cases in Washington during
recent months. Fifteen or more
persons who have been recent holdup
victims will be on hand to view them,
it was reported.
One of the pair, according to an
authoritative police source, said dur
ing questioning that their arrest up
set plans for several other robberies
in the District during the next few
weeks. Arrangements for these
other robberies. it was reported the
man had revealed, were to be made
by local accomplices.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Randolph TO Speed
Action on Proposed
Court Consolidation
Also Expedites Report
Of Revision of Old
Fire-Prevention Code

Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee today directed
chairmen of two subcommittee to
have reports ready for full commit
tee consideration next Monday on
bills to modernize the 36-year- old
fire prevention code and to conson-
date the Police and Municipal
Courts.
The court unification measure is
now before the Judiciary Subcom-
mittee, headed by Representative
McGehee. Democrat. of Mississippi,
and he has indicated it will be
favorably reported.
Il want to expedite action on this
bill" Representative Randolph said.
Consolidation of the Municipal and
Police Courts is an urgently needed
reform"
Chairman McCarran of the Sen
ate District Committee also has
made arrangements to hasten action
on the proposed legislation in the
Senate. At the close of a confer
ence last week with a group of
judges and lawyers, he said:
This bill is not going to sleep
here. 1t is going to move on"
The consolidated court would be
known as the Municipal Court of
the District and would consist of a
chief judge and nine associate
judges appointed by the President.
The bill also would create an in
termediate Court of Appeals to hear
appeals from judgments and orders
of the new Municipal Court. The
appellate court would consist of a
chief justice and two associate JUS
tees.
The bill designed to revise the fire
code is pending in special SUBJ
committee which Representative
Harris, Democrat, of Arkansas heads
Action on this measure has been
delayed because of controversy as
to whether one Nof its provisions
would restrict competitive bidding
on fire alarm signals, but this has
been denied by District officials.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
President Breaks Rule
To Accept Group Post
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-PreSident
Roosevelt has broken a personal rule
to accept the honorary chairman
ship of the Bill of Rights sesqui-
centennial celebration sponsored by
the Council Against Intolerance in
America.
In a letter to Herbert Bayard
Swope, chairman of the committee
arranging Nation wide exercises De-
cember Is in observance of the 150th
anniversary of the adoption of the
Bill of Rights, the President wrote !;
Ordinarily, I do not accept hon.
orary posts in connection with OBJ
servances with which I do not have
an Official connection. This is be-
cause of the great number of in
vitations which come TO me asking
support of very meritorious under
takings.
Because of the outstanding char
acter of this anniversary I shall be
happy to become the honorary
chairman"
Schools, fraternal and civic or
ganizations and churches through
out the Nation will be asked to par
ticipate in the celebration.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Quiet New York Primary
Campaign Closes Today
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fresS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-A more
or less apathetic municipal primary
election campaign winds up today
with Mayor F. H. La Guardia. seek
ing third term, opposed in the
Republican primary by John r.
Davies. former president of the Ma
tional Republican Club. The polls
will be open from 2 pm. to pm.
(E. S. IT, tomorrow.
The Mayor is also the candidate of
the American Labor Party, right
wing. In the Democratic primary,
Brooklyn's district attorney. William
O'Dwyer, is unopposed for the nomi-
nation.
There have been few sharply
drawn issues in the campaign, the
Mayors hackers asserting that the
only issue involved is the continu-
ance of good government and the
prevention of the return of Tam
many Hall control
Evening star., 1941-09-15
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MUSIC.
Band concert. Army Band, Army
War College auditorium, o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Organ musicale, Washington
Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, Sixteenth street
and Columbia road NV, 8 o'clock
tonight.
MEETINGS.
Better Business Bureau, May
flower Hotel, all day today.
Fourth Degree. Knights of Colum-
bus, Mayfower Hotel, clock to-
night.
Tau Beta Phi Sorority, Mayflower
Hotel, 8 o'clock tonight.
Wanderbirds Hiking Club, Mt.
Pleasant Branch Library, Sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV, 8 o'clock
tonight.
Democratic Women's National
Council, Willard Hotel, 8 o'clock
tonight.
LUNCHEONS.
Womens National Press Club,
willard Hotel, / o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Dartmouth Club. Annapolis Hotel,
1880 pm. tomorrow.
Civitan Club, Mayflower Hotel,
1880 pm. tomorrow.
Optimists Club, Mayf1ower Hotel,
1880 pm. tomorrow.
BREAKFAST.
Early Birds Breakfast Club, Will
lard Hotel, o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
DINNER.
Washington Sanitarium and Hos
pital Alumni Association, Carlton
Hotel, $50 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Gen. Won Schobet,
German Army Hero,
Killed in Action
Officer Noted for Speed
OF Drive Into France
Loses Life in Russia
BY the Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. l5.-The death in
action of one of Germany's fore
most generals, Colleen. Sugen Rit-
ter Won Schobert. was announced to-
day by Adolf Hitlers headquarters
He fell two days ago on the Russian
front.
Military authorities gave no details
on Gen. Won Schobert's death, but
the German press cited it as another
example of how the highest Ger
man officers share risks with their
men.
Won Schobert, So, was one of the
Kaisers distinguished World War
commanders who carried over into
the Hitler regime to win renown in
the present war.
The speed with which he drove his
army corps of 1910 into French forti-
fications between the Mas River
and Chiers. the taking of an armored
fort west Of Margut and his drive
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Legion Official Dies
In Senator's Room
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 15-Fred
Chambers, Al, of Kansas City, a
past State commander of the Mis-
souri, American Legion and an offi-
cial delegate to the Legion conven-
ton here, collapsed and died in a
hotel room last night.
The coroner's office reported death
apparently was due to an attack
of heart disease.
Mr.. Chambers was visiting, with
other Missouri Legionnaires, in the
room of Senator Clark, Democrat, Of
Missouri when he was stricken. He
was rushed to a hospital where he
was pronounced dead on entrance.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Ecuador Accuses Peru
Of Bombing Villages
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCIATED Press
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Sept. Is.
"A dispatch to the newspaper El
TELEGRAPH today said Peruvian
planes bombed the villages of Agu-
cate and Quebrada Porotillo in the
disputed Ecuador Peru frontier zone
yesterday. The report said there
were no casualties.
A Foreign Office statement in
Quito denied Peruvian accusations
of Ecuadorian troop movements in
the disputed area, but made coun-
tercharges that Peru had violated
a truce arranged July 81 by neutral
mediators.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Missouri Pacific Chief
Dies in St. Louis Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-John Can
non, SO, chief operating officer of
the Missouri Pacific Railroad, died
yesterday at the company hospital
where he underwent an operation
last Monday.
For several years he was a member
and chairman of the operating
transportation section of the Asso-
citation of American Railroads.
In recent months Mr.. Cannon
served on a general conference COM
mittee at Chicago negotiating wage
increase demands of organized rail-
road labor.
His railroad career spanned s.
vears-36 of them with the Missouri
Pacific.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Dentists Of Maryland
Meet at Cumberland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND. Md, Sept. Is
Members of the Maryland State
Dental Society opened their two
day semiannual conference today
with three clinical lectures by
prominent out-of- State speakers.
Preparations were made for 200
delegates and guests at banquet
and dance tonight. DR.. William E.
Trail of Frederick, State president.
will preside. and DR.. j. Ben Robin
son. dean of the University of Mary
land Dental School, Baltimore, will
be the banquet speaker.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Broken Arm First
II. S. Enlisted Mems
Casualty in Britain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-Chief
Yeoman Joseph B. Brundies of
Davenport, Iowa, became the
first casualty yesterday among
United States enlisted men on
duty in Britain. He broke his
left arm playing softball.
Brundies was playing with
marines and sailors who dropped
both ends of a double-header
to a team of American news
paper and Red Cross men, 1915
and 8-3.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
BruziI Cuts Down on Cos

Unable to get sufficient gasoline
from the United States because Of
a lack of tsnkers, Brazil has asked
consumers to reduce their use of the
fuel 80 per cent.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
224D. T.. SeIectees
Leave for Induction
Today and Tomorrow
Will Be Mustered In
At Richmond and Sent
To Camp Lee Center

Names of 100 Washington select
ees scheduled for induction in Rich
mond tomorrow were announced to-
day by selective service officials
shortly after another group of 1O4
departed from the National Guard
Armory on Pennsylvania avenue for
the induction station.
Todays contingent was given a
sendoff by DR.. James Cannon of the
selective service Board of Appeals
In the absence of the District draft
director, William E. Leahy. They
were to be inducted at the Blues
Armory in Richmond and trans
ported later in the day to the recep-
ton center at Camp Lee. Va.
Those named for induction tomor-
row include:
VnCII mann
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Montgomery Board Awaits
BUDGET DeadIine Chance
B, e staff Correspondent of The Star.

B, Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 28.-The
Montgomery County commissioners
will breathe easier when Gov.
O'Conor signs the bill making the
county's taxable year the fiscal year
and change the date of f1nality from
January l to June 30.
Under present law the commits
sioners must approve the budget and
sign the levy for the coming fiscal
year before Tuesday. In anticipa-
ton of approval of the bill intro
duced by the county delegation
earlier this session, which allows
until June 80 to approve the budget
and set the tax rate for the coming
year, however, nothing has been
done.
The bill has passed the House and
Senate and now is being scanned by
the attorney generals department
in readiness for Gov. O'Conor's sig
nature. He has promised to sign it
as soon as it is placed before him,
which may be today.
Thomas E. Hampton, president Of
the Board of County Commissioners,
here for the Takoma Park Demo-
cratic Club dinner in honor of Dele
gate E. Brooke Lee last night, said he
did not anticipate any hitch in tie
proceedings and that the bill, which
carries an emergency clause making
it effective Immediately. will become
a new law before Monday. the final
date to sign the budget and set the
levy under the present law.
IF the Governor does not get it
signed by Monday" Mr.. Hampton ex-
planned, "the board will have to have
an emergency meeting and get up
something to sign before the expira-
ton of the legal period allowed
under the present setup. However,
I am not anticipating any trouble.
Everything is going to be all right" I"
Evening star., 1941-03-28
18th Infantry Drills
Hailed for Day Of
Games and Horseplay
Blind Boxing, 3-Leeeed
Races and Fun Reign at
Arlington Contonment
All is not drill in the Army.

The Presidents Own" 18th In
fantry Regiment, stationed at Ar
lington Cantonment, stopped train
ing long enough yesterday to engage
in three-legged races, blind boxing,
caterpillar crawls and good long
session of pure horseplay.
Col. o. H. Saunders, commanding
officer of the post, and his entire
staff were on the drill ground of the
cantonment at $50 sharp yesterday
morning, surrounded by $50 dun
garee-clad soldiers who whooped
and howled like the Indians 18th
Infantrymen of other days used to
battle.
These recreation days are monthly
affairs at the Virginia post. The
play is supervised by officers, who
seem to enjoy the various events as
much as the men.
An odd assortment of footballs,
baseballs, medicine balls. a stray
glove or two and one gamboling dog
provided most of the articles OF play
for the soldiers.
The most popular event was the
blind boxing match. Four troopers
were led into circle and blind
folded. Each man was provided
with 16-ounce glove and told to
kneel down. The idea Of the game
was for the ringmen to hold their
left hand behind them and swing at
any unwary nose or chin they might
be able to hit without seeing.
Unfortunately, one ill-starred boy
was placed facing the other three,
who lambasted him with the leather
puddings until the blood came. He
wasn't hurt too much, though, and
insisted on continuing in the Sec
ond round.
Regular boxing matches followed,
without the benefit of ring, tape,
trunks, bell, timekeeper or referee.
Approximately half of the $50 men
present acted as seconds for each
champion as he strode into the
clearing.
The three-legged race. in which
the inside legs of two men were tied
together, broke no speed records,
but threatened to break several
bones before it was finished The
wisdom of the dungaree uniform
ordered for the day became apparent
after the first five spills.
Speed contests in putting on and
taking off leggings, buttoning and
unbuttoning tunics, fixing and un-
fixing bayonets, attaching and un-
attaching ammunition belts, were
also staged to the accompaniment
of assorted cheers, catcalls and
laughter.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Maryland Assembly Routine
PN the Associated Press

PS the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 2S.-Routine
proceedings of the Legislature yes
terday included the following:
SENATE.
Reconvened at 1928 pm. Negis-
lative day of March 26D
Bills Passed.
s, 3 s. tRy B5iee,1Rsts rice of State tax.
s. B. 23S (By Petep-Revenue and
?9%74Ry %, ,Is
II. B $40 lBv Prince Georees County
Delegationl-Kiline foxes.
H. B. $40 (By Briscoe)-Immigration
H. B SAL by Briscoe)-Cruelty to ami
il. B 64i (By BriscoeJ-IeonardtoWn.
H. B 643 by Prince Georges Delega-
tion)-aUniversisy Park.
t,on H B 5i. ga (By y,.p Prince Georges Delesa-
H; B; 646 (By Prince Georges Delega-
tioH)RRcoHnty s44 ,R9 g9lies sz,rcs Georges n.,.
n B, 64s lBy Prince Georges Delesa-
H. B. 6s5 (By Prince Georges Delega-
tfon)--Fairmont Heights.
:. H. 3 6s6 By Prince Georges Delega.
tionl-Ladder and fire trucks
tioa H B; Hp,sfa sss 'By Prince Georses Deless-
,,ddi B sss GRy Prince eeorses Deles.-
III H b 100 (By Prince Georges Delera-
il; 5oi oBy Prince GEORGES Delesa-
>, H. B 702 (By Prince Georges Delega-
t1on)--Cruelty to animals
mi
H. B. 7O7 tBy CohilD-Hancock.
Adjourned at 1:5s pm. Ending
legislative day of March 26D.
Convened at pm. beginning
legislative day of March 27)
Bills Passed.
H. J. R. : tBy Phipps)-Soil erosion
S. B. 17s tBv Roe)-Claiborne- -Annap-
oils ferry purchase:
S. B. 214 tBy Kimble)-Pension Of
S 347 (By Marburyl-Trial masis-
s. 400 by Dorsey and runk)-Real
S. B. 4e3 tBy Gorhne)-reachers' re-
s. B 4s5 tBy Lindsay)-Msryland
S. B. All CBy callan)-state retire.
s. 3. 500 CBy Roe)-state roads bond
issue
S, D 464 CBy Gorhne ct aD-st. Mary's
Recessed at 1910 pm. for 10 min
utes. , ...
T. 3. l1s Dy cenlon)-Makins LIN
CONS Birthday legal holiday.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Hobby Show Attracts
1000 at Silver Sprinq

Nearly 1000 spectators thronged
the hobby show at the Silver Spring
Md Armory last night while the
miscellaneous displays were being
judged as feature of Rotary
night"
The show will continue tonight
and tomorrow from 6 to II pm. Art
and photography will be judged to-
night. The evening is dedicated to
the local Board of Trade.
Blue ribbons went to Russell Hast
ings Wildwood, Mrs Robert L. Saund-
ers. Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Carter, the
Rev. Paul Groseclose, Mrs. E. r. Pat
ton, Mrs. c. E. Yeatman. Mrs. ]. H.
Fales, j. H. Yeatman, j. w. Beers,
Martin Refs, jr.: Russell Moon, Teddy
Proctor, Clifford Van Welt. Jimmie
Spear, John Stinson, Robert Brown
and D. H. Reichgut.
Judges were William B. Marks,
William F. McKenna, William
Carlin, Robert A Brown. John j.
Braund and Winship I. Green. A
brief address was given by William
C. Ransom, president of the Rotary
Club, and music was presented by
the Takoma-Silver Spring Junior
High School Melody Choir.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Bill for Sunday
Liquor Sales
To Be Restudied
Prince Georges Group
In Legislature Gives
Weight to Protests

B, Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. March 28.-The bill
to permit sale of liquor on Sundays
in hotels and restaurants in Prince
Georges County will be recalled from
the House third reading file for
reconsideration by the county dele
cation. Delegate Ralph w. Powers,
chairman, announced last night.
After a conference with a group
from the county, headed by j. Will
liam Roberts of Landover, who pro-
tested the measure. Mr.. Powers said
that the bill introduced 10 days ago
would be taken up again in view
of the opposition manifested during
the past few days. Mr.. Roberts
group was composed largely of resi-
dents of the area outside the met
ropolitan district, but several tele-
grams have been received from 9TH
ers within the district this week,
Mr.. Powers said.
The bill would permit sale of
liquor as well as beer and light wine
in hotels and restaurants from mid
night Saturday until am. Sunday
and from 2 pm. Sunday until mid
night. 1t was suggested by a group
OF hotel and restaurant owners, who
pointed out that sales during the
hours in question are permitted in
neighboring Jurisdictions and are
being proposed in the District.
Mr.. Powers said a decision would
be reachedAprobably today in order
to permit passage of the bill before
the end of the session should the
delegation decide to continue its
support of the measure.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Push-Button Tuninq
To Suffer Relapse as
Frequeneies Change
Radio Set Service Men
Flooded With Orders;
Shift Due at ; AM.

Many Washington listeners who
have become accustomed TO the
luxury OF push-button tuning sys-
TENS on their radios will be obliged
to return to twirling dial knobs
for time, it became apparent to-
day, as service men reported a
flood of advance orders for button
tuning adjustments in view of the
frequency reallocation going into ef-
feet at am. tomorrow.
Some sets have an assembly per-
mitting resetting by a simple opera
ton not requiring an expert, how
ever.
-Four of the five Capital stations
now operating are affected by the
frequency changes ordered by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion under terms of an international
agreement involving the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and
Haiti, and designed to eliminate
interference.
WMAL Stays at $50.
Station WRC will shift from $50
to $50 kilocycles, WJSV will move
from /, ,460 to 500, VOL will change
from 1850 to 1850, WINK will go
from 1910 to $40 and WMAL will
remain at 630
While resetting of push button
arrangements may require only
about 10 minutes work in cases in
which listeners are interested only
in local stations, other calls NAV
consume more than an hour. The
standard broadcast band has been
extended to 1880 kilocycles from
the present $500 and some set own
ers will want coils changed to take
care of alterations in bands and
buttons for 0ut-of- town stations
reset.
Prospective Station Changed.
One change here will not be the
concern OF service men, however.
Station WWDC, which has a con-
struction permit but is not in oper-
alton yet, will be heard on 1,450 kilo-
cycles instead of the 1920 originally
assigned, when it goes into service
IN the summer.
The new assignments affect 802 of
the 1893 standard broadcast stations
in the United States.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
loudoun' Quota
OF Se|ectees for
April Set at 19
Nine Men Already
Have Passed LocuI
Examinations
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LEESBURG, Va, March 28-
Loudoun County's selective service
quota for April consists of 13 white
men and one colored man.
The colored selectee, who has
passed the Loundoun County physi-
cal examination. and will report for
duty April 4, is Alfred Hall of Ash
burn.
Three white selectees will leave
on April 7, and the remaining Is
on April is.
Nine selectees of this quota already
have passed the county physical ex-
animation. They are Early Edward
Rakes, Leesburg; William Franklin
Leach, Upperyille; Paul Rudolph
Price, Middleburg; Julian Cleveland
Garrison, jr., Purcellville; Henry No
len Humphrey, Harpers Ferry, w.
Va; Robert Caylor Howser, Lees
burg: Thomas Briscoe Clagett,
Hamilton; Charles Wilson Compiler,
Lovettsville, and James Kenneth
Hardy. Leesburg
Those who will report Saturday
and Monday and Tuesday Of next
week for the county examination
are Walter During Millner, Alex
ander; George William McCauley,
Herndon; John William Ellsworth
Hickman, Lovettsville: Joseph Rob-
ert Thompson, Lucketts; Alvin RAN
dolph Fox, Sterling; Robert Thomas
Tribby, Hamilton; Clarence Oden
Fleming, Bluemont; John Stewart
Quinn, Round Hill; George Francis
Reed, Lovettsville; Howard Butts,
Harpers Ferry; Claude Edward Com
pher, Lovettsville; William Davis
Tharp, Purcellville: John Elliott ALL
der. jr.. Round Hill; Frederick Lam
don Duncan, jr.. Purcellville; Ro-
land Thomas Ridgeway. Upperville.
and Galen Franklin Conner, Middle
burg. 2