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Evening star., 1941-07-20
lie Jeune Says u. 5.
Has Nothing 10 Fear
# Defenses Grow
I'd Division Veterans
Close 23rd Convention
With Annual Banquet

If the United States continues
building its defenses there should be
no reason TO fear for the Nations
safety, Maj. Gen. John A LeJeune,
Marine Corps, retired. wartime
commander u the Second Division,
last night told the annual banquet
at the Willard Hotel, closing the
23d annual convention of the Second
Division Association.
Dr. Allen Stockdale of the speakers
bureau of the National Association
of Manufacturers. who was Ameri-
can Red Cross representative with
the Second Division at Scissors
discounted any cause for fear when
he said the United States in a year
is doing what 1t took 8 years for
dictator to do, citing transforma-
ton Of factories from peacetime
pursuits to manufacture of wal
materials
Gen. LIE Jeune, after sketchine
the history of the 2nd Division ir
France, said a new challenge is nov
presented, a new appreciation Of
the value Of America. During the
years after the World War. he said
the paciflst element in the country
became so strong it forced the Ma.
tton to reduce its armies and SCRAP
its battleships while Germany de.
veloped its armament to such a
point that the outcome cannot be
predicted.
But if military training is con-
tinued, he said, there will be no fear
for national safety, with the Navy
and Marine Corps equipped to NEE,
any foe. backed by an efficient
Army. With this background, he
said, the United States will become
the most powerful Nation in the
world. But, he said, We must be
prepared to meet any foe or foes
seeking to engage us in combat.
AS an illustration of the spirit
that will win for America, DR.
Stockdale told the story of the first
Americans arriving in the active
sector in France. Observing several
Frenchmen in a shell hole studying
map, they called: TO hell with
maps; where are those Germans?"
He said that there is but one bot
tleneck in national defense, namely,
procurement, and one of the greatest
Moods in Droc,lrenent is accurate
specification Of materials required
Evening star., 1941-07-20
House Hearings Called
On Moving Of Agencies

Questions of special importance
to the District will be considered
Thursday when hearings open before
the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, Chairman
Lanham announced yesterday.
The Representative will place be-
fore the committee reports he has
received from administrative Offices
of the various Government depart
ments and agencies on a resolution
by Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee for decentralization of
Government agencies. Moving some
agencies outside the city has been
advocated as defense workers have
made the office space problem here
acute.
The House rejected last week a
substitute resolution by Representa-
tive SABBATH to create special House
committee to investigate transfer
ring certain Government agencies
from Washington to other cities in
the interest of economy and eff
cheney.
Mr.. Lanham said that early in
consideration of the decentraiza-
ton proposal he will introduce at
the hearing witnesses on the Downs
resolution for an investigation of the
Governments taking over the Du-
pont Circle Apartments and order
ing It's tenants to vacate the build
Ing promptly.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Comerumun Gives Girls
Tips on Photography

Steve kellogg. staff photographer
of The Star, delivered a talk Thurs
day on how to take pictures before
the Hobby Club of the Washington
Girl Scout day camp in Rock Creek
Park, Md.
He urged the girls to plan pic
lures carefully and analyze their
items of interest before swapping
the camera. The most important
thing to bear in mind, he pointed
out, is to hold the camera abso-
lutely still when taking a picture.
He used snapshots the girls nad
mounted to illustrate his points.
With Mrs. Henry E. Ewing, Girl
Scout nature adviser, and Earl P.
Heatwole of Station WJSV, Mr..
Kellogg acted as judge for the
Hobby Clubs picture show. The first
award in scenes was presented to
Ruth Brown of Troop AZ, and the
first award in figure photography
to Loretta Kurz, Troop 81.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Heat 0vercomes Two,
Temperature Reaches 81

Two cases of heat prostration
were reported by rescue squads in
nearby Maryland yesterday as the
Weather Bureau station at the
Washington Airport reported 81 de-
grees at 4:45 pm. as the highest
temperature Of the day.
The Takoma Park Rescue Squad
carried Mrs. Ethel Maeberry
Schmidt, 19, of 723 Carroll avenue,
Takoma Park. TO the Washington
Sanitarium and Hospital after she
was overcome in an automobile
parked at 25 Carroll avenue. She
was unconscious and was admitted
to the hospital.
Spencer Austin. IS. colored. was
carried in a semi-conscious con-
dition from the Indian Spring
Country Club, where he is a caddy.
The Silver Spring Rescue SQUAD
took him TO the Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital, where he was
admitted.
The Weather Bureau said humid
ity was not particularly excessive
during the afternoon YESTERDAY.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Consular Hostages
Detained Four Days
Freed by Italians
Americans in Germany
Also Due to leuve
Frankfurt Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, July l9.-The Italian gov
ernment allowed an American con-
sular group of rs men, women and
children to continue toward Lisbon
today after they had been held at
San Reno for four days as virtual
hostages for the safe arrival of Ger
man and Italian consuls from the
United States.
Informed sources indicated that
American officials had negotiated
release of the eparty-aSsembled from
the Riviera resort town Is miles
from the French frontier.
"a spokesman of the United
States Embassy in Berlin said
American consular staff members
from Germany and German-oc-
cupied lands. who were assem-
bled Wednesday night at Frank
furt, were scheduled to leave by
train at II am. Sunday for
Lisbon)
Through both Berlin and Rome
previously the Americans had been
informed that the party must re-
main in Italy until the United
States naval transport, West Point,
arrived at Lisbon from New York
with German and italian represent
atives.
Those from other European coun-
tries other than Italy and Greece
were grouped at Frankfurt, Ger
many.
The West Point left New York
wednesday with the Axis repre-
Sentatives, en- route to Lisbon,
where she will pick up the Ameri-
cans and sail homeward July 25D
The special train left San Reno at
6:36 pm. and was due at the from
tier post of Mentohe at 7::30. with
its rs passengers hoping to board
another special train about mid
night for the trip across France.
The party expects to reach Lisbon
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Roosevelt, Not U. s., Wants
War, Shipstead Charges
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS, July ia ma
jority of United States citizens still
are opposed to entry into the war
Senator Shipstead, Republican, of
Minnesota said in a radio talk to-
night, despite what he described as
efforts by President Roosevelt and
his advisers to draw this Nation into
undeclared war.
Senator Shipstead listed five OBJ
jectives for the United Sates-not
to let public officials exceed their
responsibilities nor usurp authority;
to mind our own business: to get
rid Of the idea that We cannot keep
out of war; to have the strongest
Navy and air force in the world,
and to have unity in the Nations
foreign policy.
The Minnesotan declared "mem-
bers of the Presidents cabinet are
notorious for making pro-war
speeches" and that step by step We
are being dragged near and nearer
war, in spite of the fact that the
Congress and the people of the
United States are Overwhelmingly
opposed to our going into war;"
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Treasury Renews Test
OF Municipal Bond Tax
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury began new action
Yesterday In an effort to establish
the Federal Governments right to
tax the income from State and
municipal securities by sending de-
ficiency notices to two bondholders
of the Triborough Bridge Authority,
New York.
The notices had the effect of tell
ing the bondholders that they must
pay taxes on interest from the
bonds. A similar step was first
taken last March IA by mailing
notices to seven bondholders of the
Port of New York Authority who
had not paid interest on income
from their bonds during 1887. Six
of those paid the deficiency but one
appealed to the Internal Revenue
Bureau, which ruled against him.
The Treasury said yesterdays ac-
ton was taken because officials be-
lieved that the Importance of the
issue warrants having more than
one bondholder and one authority
before the courts"
Evening star., 1941-07-20

River Report.
Potomac River clear, Shenandoah River
muddy al Harpers Ferry today.
Weather Conditions for the Last 2i Hours.
Showers and local thunderstorms have
occurred within the last "a hours at most
stations east Of the Mississippi River IN
connection with the disturbance that moved
eastward over the Lake region. Northern
New York and Northern New ENGLAND.
The lowest pressure is 1,006.l NIB. t2Q1l
inches at Caribou. Me. and trough ex-
tends thence southwestward to the South
srn Appalachian region. Following this
cooler and dryer air of polar origin is
moving southeastward over the Lake re-
eion and the Ohio Valley, Park Falls. Wis.
1.0la.3 NIB. (30.10 inches. Another dis
turbance Is moving eastward over the
Northern Rocky Mountain region Glen
dive, Mont, 1,005.4 NIB. (29 80 inches
Pressure remains high from Florida east
ward and northeastward over the ocean.
rhe temperature has risen over the Da-
kotas and Eastern Montana. Glendive.
Mont, reporting a maximum Of 106 de-
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Wages Are Reported
Excluded From Bill
To Control Prices
Measure Is Expected
To Be Submitted to
Congress This Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Although details Of the Admins
trations price-control legislation
are not complete, a congressional
source said yesterday that leaders
had ruled against including wages
among the items which would be
subject to regulation by the Presl-
dent through the Office Of Price
Control.
The measure is expected to be
submitted to Congress this week.
AS explained by those familiar
with its general terms, the legisla-
ton would fix basic period-prob-
ably the first six months of 194l-
as an average level TO be used in
computing fair wholesale prices for
various products.
A formula which would take into
consideration the cost of production
as we'll as other factors then would
be applied to arrive at a ceiling
beyond which prices could not go.
This formula, legislators said, would
provide a degree of elasticity TO
meet possible basic cost increases.
DifferentialS In Prices.
Reported as definitely in the pic
ture, also, were methods Of COM
putting differertials in prices for
the same item in different parts
of the country, taking into account
variance in the cost of living.
Chief obstacle encountered thus
far by those drafting the legisla-
ton was said to have been a dis
agreement over what should be
done about farm prices.
One group, led by Vice President
Wallace, was said to have contended
that parity prices-those which
would give the farmer the same
purchasing power he had in the
years l909-l4 - should be estab-
lished as fair return on those crops.
Barkley Opposes Plan.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
was represented, however, as be-
lieving farm prices ought not to
be pegged at that level.
Sharing Senator Barkley's view
leaders of farm organizations
already have made it plain to Con-
gress that they want no Govern
ment ceiling" at parity" levels
on the prices of their products
Protests against such action already
have been voiced before a Senate
agriculture subcommittee.
With final details expected to b
worked out by the middle of tins
week. legislative leaders indicated
the House probably would be called
on to consider the legislation first
with Senate action delayed to avail
results IN the other body.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Girl, 18, Attacked ,
Soldier Escort Hurt;
Assailant Hunted
Fort Meade Private
.sIoshed in Fight in
Northeast Woods

Police last night searched through
a wooded area in Brentwood Park
off New York avenue NE, hunting
a colored man accused of slashing
the throat of a soldier and Grim
inally attacking an 16-year-old girl
The soldier was in Walter Reed
Hospital in serious condition He
may have fractured skull as we'll
as throat wounds, police were told,
The young woman was taken to the
Women's Bureau for questioning.
The injured man gave his name
as Edward L. Mccullough, 80, pri-
yate at Fort Meade, Md He was
inducted here as selectee last May.
According to the story told police
by the young woman. the two had
been walking shortly after dark in
the neighborhood between New
York avenue NE. near Fairview
avenue
Take Shelter Under Trees.
A heavy rain started and they
took shelter under some trees in a
wooded spot near Gallaudet Col
lege. While they were there, she
said. a colored man approached
them and said he was a watchman.
He demanded that they pay him
S. for trespassing on private prop
erty. Then he attempted to molest
the girl and Pvt. Mccullough seized
him. In the fight which followed,
the colored man hit the soldier on
the head with a rock and slashed
his throat. the girl said.
Then he attacked the young
woman and fed. She made her way
to New York avenue and hailed a
passing motorist, Harry Flanagan
of Lanham, Md, who took her to
nearby filling station.
Soldier Taken to Hospital.
There they called police and
Policeman F. Leer of the ninth pre-
cinct responded. He found Mr.. Nc
Cullough in the woods and removed
him to the hospital.
Police from nearby precincts, from
headquarters and from the Traffic
Bureau were rushed to the scene
and began to search through the
woods. using torches to light the
way. They did not Immediately find
any trace of the hunted man.
Police reported they found signs
of terrific struggle in the place
where the soldier was found. There
was blood on the ground, and sew
eral blood-stained rocks. A razor
blade was found at the scene.
The colored man sought was de-
scirbed as being about feet 4
inches tall, weighing $50 pounds !
and having dark skin A pocket of
his suit was torn and his clothes
were probably blood-stained, police
said.
Pvt. Mccullough is the brother
of Mrs. Norman w. Dodd, 4307
Ellicott street NV. Before he en-
tered the service Pvt. Mccullough
was employed as printer on
newspaper here, and before that he
worked for the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
By The Star. Special News Service.

BY The Stars Special News Service.
All was quiet along the Potomac
until the toll bridges halted Uncle
Sans mechanical forces in grim
war maneuvers before dawn one
day, and demanded cash payment
from every tank before it crossed
the river.
Indignant commanding officers
declare similar interference with
the Armys tactical war games have
occurred at toll bridges in widel
scattered sections of the country.
and they want something done
about the matter. pronto.
This Is one version that is being
told
In the battle Of the Potomac two
panzer columns, advancing from the
north and from the south under
cover Of darkness, each sought to
join battle with a surprise attack
on the other before daybreak.
At the northern toll bridge. desig-
mated as bridge No. In order to
pr serve military secrets, the first
column Of tanks halted in the dark
1t remained halted until the east
grew pale, a cool wind began to
stir and the birds began to twitter
Demands Toll Payment.
At length the commanding officer
who also had been tWittering toward
the rear. moved up to the front
and inquired what in blue blazes
! the column was waiting for any
way.
This bridge" said the toll-gate
keeper, respectfully. "is toll bridge
and I've got orders to collect tolls
from each and every vehicle that
crosses over 1t. A tank. as I un-
! derstand it. is vehicle, and so are
Army trucks, and I'm put here q
collect the tolls"
Explanations that an important
mock battle impended were utterly
Of no avail.
But, sputtered the officer. the
Army engineers were the ones that
built the bridge in the first place,
and with public works funds, be-
sides.
That made no difference to the
gatekeeper.
Well, then, argued the adamant
Army officer, the bridge had been
blown up. theoretically, as soon as
the war games began.
In that case, countered the gate
keeper, how could the Army tanks
expect to cross on a bridge that
no longer existed?
Suggests Simulated Crossing.
All, but the Armys efficient engi-
neers had simulated complete the
oretical reconstruction of the bridge
earlier in the morning, was the
reply.
But in that case, then. persisted
the gatekeeper, why could not the
Army also content itself with merely
Stimulating a crossing?
Because, to the southwark, at
bridge No. 2, the enemy tanks really
were crossing the river.
How do you know they're cross
ing?" the gatekeeper demanded
That's a toll bridge down there,
too. If they pay tolls they cross;
but no tolls, no crossing-not on
this bridge, anyhow"
Toll bridge or no toll bridge, de-
clared the irate officer, the national
defense scheme required an imme-
diate crossing, even if the Army
had to blow the bridge plumb to
kingdom come.
Sorry, captain" the toll collec-
tor replied. Maybe you blew it
up already for all 7 know. But
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Hatch Act Exemption
Party Ban AssaiIed

A charge that the Civil Service
Commission ruling permitting polit-
ical activity on the part of Federal
employees in Arlington County has
been drawn in such a way as to
prove "a handicap" to candidates
was voiced last night by Albert A.
Carretta, civic leader.
Mr. Carretta asserted that under
the ruling Federal employees who be-
come candidates for local county
Offices must run as independents.
This is a difficult handicap to
surmount because of the two-party
system prevalent in the county" Mr.
Carretta explained. He is consider
Ing running as an independent can
didate for the Arlington County
Board
The intent of the amended Hatch
Act is to allow Federal employees to
hold local Offices and this objective
could be achieved more successfully
II they could become party nom
inees, Mr.. Carretta declared.
Mr.. Carretta, Federal employe
Is chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the Arlington County Civic
Federation.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Texas Oil for Britain
Plan Indorsed by Ickes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, July ia plan
for owners of Texas 97,447 oil wells
to donate one days production
more than 100000 barrels-to
Great Britain received the indorse-
ment of Federal Petroleum Co-or-
dinator Ickes today.
In telegram to John F. Camp
of San Antonio, originator of the
proposal, Mr.. Ickes termed the pro-
posal "a generous and patriotic con-
tribution to American defense"
The Texas Railroad Commission,
regulator of wells in the Nation s
biggest producing State. promised
sponsors complete aid if Mr.. Ickes
and the British Government ap-
proved.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Shores Forest Funds

BALTIMORE, July 9 P).-Mary-
land in 1912 will receive a portion
of a $225,000 increase in the Ma
tion's forest fire fighting funds, au-
thorized by passage of the Clarke
McNary law. Assistant State For
ester Walter j. Quick said his de-
partment's Federal allotment would
b raised from ti7,SS2 to aI4,o67
next year.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Toll Bridge Gotekeepers Bar
Crossing of Armored Forces
Demand Payment for Each Tank and
Truck, While War Games Stand Still

just the same I've got orders to COL
lect real tolls from every vehicle,
real or imaginary. that crosses the
river on this bridge"
Single Detour Bridge.
Thus was the Northern mech
anized Army stymied at dawn.
And, few miles to the south, at
bridge No. 2. similar argument
on a less philosophical plane had
been under way since before the
first cock crowed and unconfrmed
reports said the language used was
sometimes strong, coming from an
officer and gentleman.
AS the morning wore on. at length
the Northern as we'll as the South
ern Army inquired the route to the
nearest detour bridge where tolls
would not be collected.
1t so happened that there was only
one such crossing, at bridge No. 3
which would lead the armies far
afield from the scene of their de-
layed mimic pattle of the dawn and
through the downtown section OF
Washington.
Nevertheless 1t was the only free
crossing available to the defenders
of the land.
So both armies executed brilliant
evacuations and began pincer
movement toward the one free
bridge
Truth Remains Hidden.
Both outfits arrived there at the
same time, but for the sake of the
war games, they pretended not to
see each other. although one col
umn of tanks had to wait its turn
while the other group crossed the
river first.
Whether it was the northern OF
the southern column that crossed
the river first has not been released
by the war games censor.
The truth in this case may never
be known.
Gov. O'Conor of Maryland said
Friday that all men in the armed
forces may be afforded passage
over Maryland's two toll bridges
-Susquehanna and Morgantown
at reduced rates or free of
charge.
He also asked that movement
of Army convoys be permitted
free Of charge. This would elm
mate the necessity of routing
many conveys through congested
Washington.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Moonshiners Asked
For Aluminium Stills
81 the Asscciated PresS.

BY me ASSccleted Press.
SNOW HILL, Md. July 19.-And
now operators of Illicit liquor stills
are being asked to aid in the Ma
tion-wide aluminium collection
campaign.
Sheriff J. William Hall said he
personally called upon several sus-
pected still operators and asked
them to "fismantle their reported
liquor plants of all aluminium parts
in order to help national defense. "
Cookers, boilers and some coils CT
stills are made Of aluminium.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the United


District of ColumbaFair
moderate temperature gentle moderate becoming
fair
coast today fair and cooler tonight fair
Generally fair today
moderate temperature.
vigna-Far moderate temperature today; tomorrow
and
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Fire Carnival Planned

MANASSAS. Va. July 19 (Spe-
aD.-The Manassas Volunteer
Fire Department. under the direc-
ton of J. Arthur Vetter and John
Broaddus, sr.. is making plans for
the annual FIRE carnival to be held
from July 26 until August 2 on
the high school athletic field.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
tomorrow at
Treasury House

Treasury House at Four
teenth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue NV. where you can see
military exhibits at the same
time you buy Defense Savings
Bonds and Stamps, announces
the following program for to-
morrow:
1885 pm. Treasury House
quiz; right answers win Defense
Stamp prizes for persons inter-
viewed.
1:00-1:30 pm. - Concert by
Navy Band.
4::30-5:30 pm. - Concert by
Army Band.
5:25 pm. Retreat; colors
lowered with full military hon.
.ors.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Gives Defense q Lea Up

WATERBURY, Conn. July 19 Up.
A woman with no pots or pans to
spare gave leg for national de-
fense. The artificial limb-it had
cost $50 new-was of aluminium and
had been outgrown.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Divorce Granted

ROCKVILLE. Nd. July 19 (Spe-
ciaD.-Circuit Judge Stedman Pres
colt has signed decree granting
Lawrence r. Mullinix of Silver
Spring a divorce from Mrs. Naomi
A. MulliniX of Rockville.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
IIue a auIcs.
nished by United states Coast and
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1941-07-20
eport Until 10 PM. Saturday,
Record Until PM. Saturday

Highest, 81. Yesterday year ago, 93.
Lowest. 73. Yesterday year ago, 70.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. aS, on July ..
Lowest, Is, on March 1S.
Tia
Evening star., 1941-07-20
PART TWO.
Editorial and Features.
PART THREE.
Society.
PART FOUR.
Financial and Classified

Public warned travel may be difi-
cult later. Page Ell
Cotton boosted sharply as textile
price tangle ends. Page Ell
Defense cash swells trade volumes
in industrial areas. Page Ell
Stocks lean slightly higher at weeks
close. Page E-2
Weekly stock summary. Page E-2
District business barometers.
Page E-3
Classified advertising. Pages E-4-14
Serial story. Page E-4