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Evening star., 1941-09-13
Three Are Sentenced
TO Die November "a
For D. {. Attacks
New TriuI Pleas Denied;
Death Recommended
By Jury in Each Case

Convicted of sex crimes here, three
men are scheduled to die in the
electric chair November IA. They
are William Isaac Robinson, colored,
"a; Bernard Lee Williams, colored,
q. and James r. Mckenzie, COL
ored, 81.
Robinson and Williams were SEN
fenced yesterday in District Court,
after motions for new trials were
overruled.
Justice Daniel w. O'Donoghue in
Criminal Court No. imposed the
death sentence on Robinson, who
had been found guilty by a jury
early this week of carnal knowledge
of a 15-year-old white girl, the
daughter of a Government official,
near Rock Greek Park August 6. The
Jurors recommended the death pen
atty.
When asked if he had anything to
say, prior to the passing Of sentence,
Robinson told Justice O'DonOghue:
Il have nothing to say but 1 am
not guilty of the crime-neither did
1 hear over 10 words the little lady
said when she went on the stand.
She did not pick me out until down
at the lineup, as I stated to the
court, September g.
Williams was sentenced following
his conviction this week by District
Court jury that recommended the
death penalty, after it had listened
| to evidence that he had criminally
assaulted a 17-year-old colored girl.
Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy of
Wyoming, sitting in Criminal Court
No 2 of District Court, imposed
sentence. Williams also was found
guilty of assault with a dangerous
weapon upon the young colored girl
and her escort and for this Judge
Kennedy gave him 623 to 20 years
in Jail
Store Clerk Attacked.
The Robinson case was prosecuted
by Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly, while Assistant
United States Attorney Allen j.
Krouse represented the Govern
ment in the Williams case.
Mckenzie was found guilty OF
criminally assaulting a 26-year-old
white woman clerk in cleaning es-
tablishment in the 3400 block Of
Fourteenth street NV. June "a. The
District Court jury in his case also
recommended the death penalty and
Federal Judge T. Whitfield Davidson
of the northern district of Texas i'm
posed sentence. The case was prose-
cuted by United States Attorney Ed
ward M. Curran and Assistant
United States Attorney Bernard
Margolius. Mckenzie was sentenced
to 5 to Is years for robbing the
woman he was convicted of crimi-
nally asSaulting.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Funeral Services Held
For Beniumin Needs

Funeral services for Benjamin N.
Needs, retired builder, were held
yesterday at the Hines funeral home,
with burial in Congressional Gene
terry. Mr.. Needs lived at II Pine
street, Takoma Park, Md.
Born in Washington, Mr.. Needs
and his family moved to Takoma
Park about 20 years ago. He was a
student of ancient history and a
genealogist of note. He recently was
named official genealogist of the Van
Horne family.
Mr.. Needs was rs years old. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Jennie
G.. Needs.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
| President Visits
Missy lie Hand
| In Hospital

Miss Marguerite missy" lie Hand,
the Presidents personal secretary,
who has been i'll at local hospital
for months, celebrated her birthday
today with a visit from the Chief
Executive.
President Roosevelt took gifts to
the hospital shortly before leaving
for Annapolis to embark on the S. S.
Potomac for weekend cruise.
Miss LIE Hand is convalescing from
a severe attack of neuritis. DR.. Ross
T. McIntire, the Presidents ply
sician. who accompanied Mr.. Roose-
welt on his visit, said Miss LIE Hand
was in good spirits" and would
leave the hospital as soon as physi-
cal therapy was no longer necessary.
The President asked Miss LIE Hand
not to open her gifts until he had
left. but Dr. McIntire said he under
stood the packages contained some
thing to wear"
Evening star., 1941-09-13

build another at the Farmers Pro-
duce Market, and So, 500 for dredging
space between the piers at the fish
wharf and market. The superin-
tendent said this space has filled up
to such an extent that it is now
difficult to dock boats of any sub
stantial size. Total estimates for
this agency were $155,605, an in
crease of $50, $50.
Two other smaller agencies also
submitted estimates yesterday. The
surveyors Office asked for S93, $50,
the same amount provided this year,
and the Zoning Commission wants
S1,660 more for an architectural
craftsman.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
M. H. Work Appointed
u. S. 0. ConsuItunt

Martin H. Work, professor OF radio
at Loyola University, Los Angeles,
has been appointed radio consul
tant of the National Catholic Com
munity Service, one of the six United
Service Organizations. headquarters
of the agency announced here to-
day.
On leave from the university, Mr..
Work has been head of LoyolaS ra-
dio department for five years and
also has produced number of COM
mercial radio programs.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Housing Project Called
Knox Hill DWELLINGS

The Federal Works Agency an
nounced today that the 250-unit
defense project in Southeast Wash
ington for civilian employees AT the
Navy Yard will be called Knox Hill
Dwellings.
The name. it was explained. comes
from farmer named Knox. who,
in the early days of the Capital,
supplied residents with truck pro-
duce
The project, at Hartford street
and Buena Vista drive S. E. was
assigned to the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority July 2.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
-Four Suspects
Held in $1,000
Pay Roll HoIdup
Two Picked Up in
Philadelphia; D. c.
Boxer Involved

Two Washington men, one a we'll
known former boxer, were held by
police today in connection with the
$4,000 Valley Forge Distributing Co.
pay roll holdup of August 2.
They were implicated in state
ments taken by police in Philadel-
phia last night from two other men
charged with actual execution of the
robbery. The latter were to be
given a preliminary hearing in
Philadelphia today and returned to
Washington Immediately.
1t. A. M. Winfree, chief of the
robbery squad, said the Philadel-
phians had waived extradition. He
gave their names as Harry Roth,
alias Harry Miller, and Samuel
Goldstein, alias Samuel Green.
Roth and Goldstein. according TO
1t. Winfree, accused the two Wash
ingtonians of plotting the holdup,
furnishing the automobile used in
carrying it out and sharing the
loot.
bOAer DenleS Guilt.
The boxer formerly worked for
the beer distributing concern. A
hat found in the back of the aban-
doned automobile bore the initials
OF his first and last name, as well
as a middle initial which he dis
claimed He denied any connection
with the holdup. telling police he
didn't know the Philadelphians nor
could he imagine why they are try
ing to frame me"
He said he had given awav lots
OF hats in his time, but that the
one he had on at the time of his
arrest was the only one he owned
now.
The automobile used in the rob-
berry was abandoned by the bandits
and later recovered. It was traced
to an auto sales company where the
other Washington man under arrest
was employed at the time. He had
reported the car stolen.
The Washington men were ar
rested by Its Winfree and Walter
Thomas and Detective Sergts. Elmer
F. Lewis and j. J. Thompson.
Daylight Robbery.
The holdup occurred at 10 am.
in the 300 block of South Capitol
street as Samuel Felkner, manager,
and Mrs. Pearl Baum. cashier for
the distributing company. were
driving from a bank at Seventh
and E streets NV.
Two men wearing dark glasses
drove alongside Mr.. Felkner's car
and forced it to the curb.
GoldStein and Roth were arrested
by Detective Sergts. Harry Britton
and E. E. Thompson. who were to
return with the men this afternoon.
1t. Winfree said the two Washing
tonians would be held on an open
charge. pending the arrival of the
Philadelphia men.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
British War Veteran
Will Broadcast Here

Sir Clutha Mackenzie, American
representative of ST. Dunstans,
British group handling serious eye
injury cases in the war, will visit
Washington from September 81 to
%, it was announced by the British
War Relief Society He is scheduled
to make a radio broadcast at pm.
September "a over Station WWDC.
Sir Clutha, a soldier in the last
war. was blinded in action at
Gallipoli in 1915. Since that time he
has devoted much of his life to work
for the blind, as we'll as to interests
in politics, journalism and farming.
He will be a guest of the British
War Relief Society, which is help
ing st. DunStan'S.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Stuunton Academy Opens

STAUNTON, Va, Sept. l3
(SpeciaD .-Staunton Military Acad-
emy here has opened for the 1941-42
session with capacity enrolment of
450 cadets, according to announce
ment by Col. E. R. Warner McCabe.
superintendent. The students come
from all parts of the United States
and from several foreign countries.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Grocer Is Dietitiun

WEST POINT, Miss. (Pt.-There's
one West Point grocer so conscien-
tious that he refuses to sell raw
cucumbers to his customers. The
grocer contends that green cucum-
bers are hard to digest.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

In September, Beware Of:
l. The hours between 10 and
II pm. Two persons met death
within this one-hour period in
September last year. The third
fatality occurred between 4 and
pm.
2. Crossing at an intersec-
ton against the proper signal.
One of the three traffic VIC
tins in September, 1910, was
killed while doing this.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
September, 1910
Toll in Previous Months.

Sept. ] Sept. l3 Sept. Y
o o Q
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Let's Put Out the Lioht

War maneuverS now are being held
all over the country, and as we are
not yet tough enough to use real
bullets and let the results speak for
themselves, umpires are employed.
Before going after an enemy outpost,
commanders must first consider what
the ump is likely to say, and whether
or not he is even binder than the
usual run of that unfortunate
species.
So when at Fort Jackson, S. c., a
mysterious light was seen one night
over a hilltop, private was sent out
to investigate. Worming his way
through tangled growth, he sneaked
up on the enemy's illumination. If
he could spot it, well-directed salvo
of imaginary shells might put it out,
and add run or two to the score.
He succeeded in his quest, and re-
turned.
Better not try it, lieutenant" he
said, saluting. ''The ump is sure to
rule that we have not enough heavy
stuff to knock it off; and besides, I
guarantee that if we leave it alone it
will go out by itself in couple of
weeks"
The lieutenant took his advice.
Shooting at the moon has always
been a symbol of futility.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Siege of the HeudIonds

RelentleSSly, at the foot of the cragS,
the cold
WaUe-legions thunder and Shatter
in flying spray.
The headlandS aDait the shock, de-
fant and bold,
But the ever-besieging tides tDtH
haze their tDay.
Columns of storm that SUeep from
the glacial sea,
Bombarding snoD and the blade Of
the icy gale,
The finger of frost at ,0ork tnSidi-
ouSly
Will hew them a1Oay at last in
Splintered Shale.
But this summer day, they are
citadelS looking do10n
Protectingly from the parapetS OF
sky
On the SteepleS and roofs OF each
little fishing tot0n
In the sunny coUeS tohere the cod
is spread to dry;
Where the simple liUeS go on undtS-
mayed By fears
For the crdgs' surrender and tdH In
the tar-of years.
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Daniel Carter Beurd

A very great American died when
Daniel Carter Beard succumbed to
the weight of ninety years. How
truly representative of the best val
ues of his country he was may not
be clear at the moment, but he grows
with study; his contribution to the
development of a creative democracy
is better appreciated when it is ex-
amined with care. Those contem-
porarieS who may have supposed
that he was merely leader of boys
underestimated his worth. He was,
rather, an architect of a philosophy
and method of life.
Born at Cincinnati, June 81, 1850,
Mr.. Beard was an heir of the ideal
ism of George Fox and William Penn.
With his Quaker tradition he also
inherited an instinct for the arts of
illustration, literature and speech.
No man ever more profoundly en-
joyed writing and talking. His skill
with pencil and brush, joined as it
was to his talent for words, provided
his successes. He sketched animals
and birds as a child. While he was
practicing at the Art Students
League in New York he published
in St. Nicholas Magazine How to
Camp without a Tent" That was in
1882. No more appropriate date
Evening star., 1941-06-12

be scattered off the edges of landing
strips under cover of trees or other
shelter. Anti aircraft weapons could
be moved quickly to defend the land
ing strip areas.
After the emergency period the
landing strips would be ideally 10
Gated for civil aviation use; lying
along the main routes of natural
travel, with ground transportation
facilities available from strips to
adjacent communities. General Brett
has recommended a $20,000,O00 out
lay for the program and it is esti-
mated this would provide 400 landing
strips. The cost is far less than for
even the most modest regular air
ports and in view of an urgent ex-
iSting need for more landing facilities
it is doubtful whether the money
could be spent more wisely.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Rail Pay Increase

The wage demands just made by
railroad labor create a new problem
for the industry at a time when it
is showing some signs of recupera-
ton after season of adversely.
Western carriers, first to voice
opposition, estimate that the in
crease would approximate $770,000,-
600, representing a forty-one per
cent addition to the pay roll. At
the present wage level, with earnings
bolstered by traffic created by the
defense program, Glass One lines will
end this year with net operating
income-prior to deductions for in
terest and other fixed charges-of
about $850OO0,OOO. 1t is on this
showing that the operators argue the
imposSibility of meeting union terms
entailing such a tremendous added
expenditure.
Possibly in anticipation of the
wage proposal, the Eastern carriers
recently instituted a movement for
revision of certain rules under
which train and yard service en-
ployeS operate, contending that in
terpretationS by the National Rail-
road Adjustment Board were forcing
the roads to pay men for work that
they do not perform. Savings in
this direction might serve as a COM
pensatory factor for a wage increase,
but undoubtedly there still would be
a lag to be taken up, and railroads,
unlike other lines of endeavor, can
not pass the added cost on to the
public, stiff competition from rival
transportation agencies precluding
such step.
Railroad labor obtained a general
wage increase in 1887 that ranged
from approximately six and one-half
to eight and one-half per cent, and
then successfully withStood an effort
by the carriers to apply fifteen per
cent cut the following year when the
bottom dropped out of business.
Since then, there has been a recov-
cry, but the financial status of the
industry as whole has shown little
improvement. Approximately one
third of the Glass One lines are in
receiverShip. and only about the same
proportion are able to make any re-
turn to their stockholders.
Most important from the broad
public point of view, however, is the
fact that while management and
unions discuss wages, the wheels will
turn as usual, and the country will
not have to fear a sudden paralysis
of this vital industry. The wise pro-
visions of the Mediation Act enacted
fifteen years ago will be observed
meticulously by both sides, and even
if an impasse is reached that re-
quireS presidential intervention, q
sixty-day period of continued peace
is assured, affording ample time to
seek satisfactory settlement.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Wants Modern" Methods
For Loading and Unloading Ships.

To the Editor of The Star:
When I look at pictures published in
the press showing how various defense
materials for the aid of Britain are
loaded and unloaded on and off ships, I
wonder why steamships do not adopt
more modern methods for handling
cargo.
Why shouldn't the tanks, tractors,
cannons, airplanes and other defense
material we are furnishing Great Brit
ain be run onto and off vessels on their
own wheels through the stern, just as
is the practice in the handling of rail-
road cars and motor trucks on the va
rious car ferries on the Great Lakes?
Why shouldn't cargo be first loaded
into demountable truck bodies and then
rolled on and off ocean-going vessels
just as it is in other parts of the country,
instead of being constantly rehandled
and slowed in the holds of ships?
The time element in our aid to Britain
for our own protection is paramount.
Yet in our vast ship-building program
no effort is made to modernize our ships
to expedite their loading and unloading.
We are clinging to old designs and an
tiquated methods. Why?
JOSEPH RENARD.
ST I,olliS Mo
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Protests Sale Of Gasoline
To Japan and Condemns Strikes.

To the Editor OF The Star:
For the past two days I have read in
the papers of the immediate possible
shortage of gasoline and fuel oil and at
The same time of large daily sales Of
gasoline to Japan with the knowledge
of our Government and of the British
government.
There certainly must be more to this
story than appears in the papers and
sincerely hope you will print something
to clarity the situation.
In the first place I cannot conceive
of any situation, at this time, that would
make it good sense to sell gasoline to
Japan; on the contrary it would seem
to be a most unwise and dangerous
procedure.
Your editorial on the strike situation
was good but not anywhere near strong
enough. If the Government will not
take definite, decisive and active stand
Immediately on strikes, then it is the
duty of all newspapers to teach the
people of this country to realize that we,
individually and collectively, are in a
very dangerous position, no matter what
part of the country we live in.
ANTHONY LUCAS.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceUen.

This would be a fine thing, both physi-
cally and mentally.
X
There is soothing something about a
good walk, after one gets used to walk
ing.
Many persons would have to introduce
themselves all over to the art.
1t Is an art, as well as an occupation.
In hurrying, bustling age, with grave
questions at our door, perhaps it might
be helpful to spend an afternoon in the
woods. or along quiet roads.
The very essence of good pedeStrianism
is the privilege not to hurry.
The walker has the opportunity to
take in everything, but he cannot do so
If he hurries along. The man aWheel has
no time to notice the wildfowers by the
of speed. And it is magic, of course,
sometimes terrible magic.
The walker, on the other foot, has all
the time there is, but he will not utilize
1t properly until he overcomes past habits
of hurry, and really permits himself to
see as he goes along.
There is mental handicap here which
many persons, if they take to walking,
will have to overcome as best they may,
before they will be in a position to
understand what the old-timers got out
of their afternoon strolls and walks.
We do not feel by any means that
hiking as such, is the only way to walk
While every one must admire these
hardy persons who go in for 15-mile
hikes through and over the mountains,
not all of us will have the stamina or
muscles or the honest inclination to do
likewise.
Mountain climbing is another pastime
which we all can admire but not de-
finitely wish to take part in; there
is something futile about climbing a
mountain, after all, and it is far too
dangerous for just the benefits of
stretching the muscles, when they can be
stretched as we'll in many other ways.
1t is possible, of course, to take a good
Sunday stroll even if gasless Sundays
are not put into effect.
Maybe it would be a good thing to
revive it, in anticipation.
Many persons will get real surprise,
after good walk. to find that whole
new sets of muscles which they had
almost forgotten they possessed are still
in coed working order, as manifested by
soreness.
After a few days, this soreness wears
away, leaving legs much better for walk
ing.
The mind, too. must be acclimated, in
sense We all have become so used
to riding that We have become impatient.
We want to get where we are going in
such a hurry that our minds become
bored at the mere thought of "all that
time wasted" But surely time is not
wasted in such natural action as walk
ing Even mechanical troops must be
prepared to do a great deal of it. And
doctors tell us that walking is the best
of all exercises.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Points Out Inconsistencies
In American Attitude to Japan.

70 the Editor of The Star:
In alice in Wonderland" the walrus
wept bitterly over the plight of the
helpless oysters and then greedily de-
voured them, aided and abetted by the
hypocritical carpenter.
Are we a race of walruses? We weep
over the plight of the struggling British,
while roasting Hitler, and then authorize
a large shipment of gasoline to Japan
which conceivably may be used against
Britain, inasmuch as Japan is German
ally.
However, this most singular move
really should occasion no surprise, since
American-made bombs have been hurled
from American-built planes on the
heads of the helpless Chinese by
Japan And the administration did not
appear disturbed. Nor were our So
called political humanitarians worried
when shipment of food for the starving
children of France was halted by the
British blockade.
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH.
Evening star., 1941-06-12

could be accepted for the beginning
of the movement which resulted in
the American Boy Scout organization
of the present day.
MIR. Beard called his earliest fell
lowship "The Boy Pioneers" or "The
Sons of Daniel Boone" Branches
known as forts" and "stockades"
were chartered in different parts of
the United States. Later, with
similar groups of Indians" and
"woodcrafters," brought together by
Ernest Thompson Seton, these "out-
posts" were reorganized according to
a pattern supplied by Sir Robert
Baden-Powell
With the designation of national
Scout commissioner, Mr.. Beard
found ample opportunity for the
application of his genius to the edu-
cation of youth. He served as editor
of Recreation Magazine and as a
principal contributor to Boys Life,
taught at Culver Military Academy,
illustrated books for Mark Twain
and other friends, wrote and made
the pictures for "The American
Boys Handy Book" and fifteen addi-
tional volumes on different phases
of nature-lore. Honors were heaped
upon him in the twilight of his
career. Fifty thousand of his disci-
Piles saluted him in the Court Of
Peace at the Worlds Fair in New York
in 1910. AS recently as April 20
he was engaged with a manuscript
on scouting. The drawing to accom-
pany it remains unfinished. 1t
should be treasured as a symbol of
the countless labors he did complete,
the endless achievements and
benefactions which forever must be
associated with his honored name.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Roadside Airports

Proposed construction of airplane
landing strips alongside the Nations
highways, urged by Maj. Gen. George
H. Brett, Chief of the Army Air
Corps, and approved by President
Roosevelt as a part of the national
defense highway bill, has much to
commend it to the American people.
The proposal is not new; it has been
advocated for a number of years by
national aviation and highway Or
CARNATIONS. It's soundnesS is at
tested by the national leaders who
have given it place in the national
emergency defense program.
The plan consists, essentially, of
a widening of selected highways at
intervals to provide airplane landing
strips. The strips would be selected
in the direction of prevailing winds,
and they could be constructed eco
nomically with existing highway
building equipment and maintained
as a part of the highway mainte-
nance program, reducing construc-
ton and maintenance costs to a
minimum. The landing strips would
be easy to find in any weather per-
mitting contact flying, since there
are few better landmarks than a
main highway.
In case of war, the setup would be
ideal. Modern warplanes are ha-
bitually kept out of doors under war
conditions and no hangers would be
needed. For protection from hostile
cir raiders the planes would normally