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Evening star., 1941-08-08
j. ). 0. Funds
Divided Among
D. {. Agencies
$50. 900 Will Be Split
II Ways Under
Tentative PIuns

Officials of the United Service Or.
ganization'S drive in Washington
announced today that $50 900 of thu
fund collected will be divided among
IL local agencies, six of them a par
of the U. S. O., according to tenta.
tive allocations approved by tn,
campaign executive committee.
Nearly 96 per cent of the $3.50 00(
goal has been raised. it was re-
ported. OF this amount, $145 ,00(
will 90 to the national fund anC
$4,000 to the contingency fund anc
to cover campaign expenses.
Allotment to the six U. S. o
agencies, totaling $34,500, include
S. 900 for the Salvation Army, $4,000
for the Y. w. C. A., 5000 for the
Y. M. c. A.: $4,000 for the Cath.
olic Charities of the District of Co.
lumbia; $4,000 for the Jewish Com
munity center; and $4,000 for the
Travellers Aid Society.
Six Other Agencies.
Allotments totaling s55050 to the
six other agencies follow:
Rhoads Service Club, sponsored
by Barney Neighborhood House,
$3.50; Phillis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.,
IS 800: Twelfth Street Branch Y. M
C. A., $4,000: Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club. $4,000; District of
Columbia Council of Defense. for
Committee on Welfare and Con-
sumner Interest and seven other
committees, S30,000 and District of
Columbia Committee on Volunteer
Service, $500
Several additional applications for
appropriations still are awaiting sc-
tion by the Executive Committee
pending the outcome of the cam
paign, it was explained
Offlcials said the Catholic Char
tiles had been allotted $4,000. a
larger sum than that set aside for
any other of the six U. S. o. agen-
cies. because of the full program of
activities planned under the direc-
tion of the Rev. Father Thomas
Dade. Among these, according to
original plans, will be 80 dances a
year for service men in Washington,
as well as housing service and a
headquarters where service men
may come for information or coun-
sell
Advance Checks Sent Out.
Upon recommendation OF the
Budget Committee that each agency
operate its emergency defense well
fare program for six months on
approximately half of the amounts
appropriated, checks for advance
payments equal to one-half the
allotments already have been sent
out by Corcoran Thorn, treasurer
of the D. Gu. S. o. campaign.
and another check for half the
local quota in the national goal
has been forwarded.
Further payments will depend
on the final results of the drive.
as we'll as on certain installments
on pledges due after September l.,
ohicials reported. Campaign ex-
penses and contingencies, for which
$4,000 has been set aside. have
amounted SO far to less than $40 ,OOO
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Schultz 10 Push
Bill 10 Allow
Imported Cream
Opening Of Market
Aimed at ForestuIIing
Milk Price Advance

In an effort TO foreStall threat
ened increase in milk and cream
prices here, Representative Schultz,
Democrat, of Indiana planned to-
day to press for immediate action
on bill he introduced late yester-
day opening the Washington market
to fluid cream from other States.
Without such measure, Mr..
Schultz said, the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Associa-'
ton will report shortage, due to
the sudden influx of population in
the Metropolitan Area and will use
that as an excuse to raise prices.
The organization, he charged, wants
to bring about shortage for the
purpose.
If this bill is passed, he said, most
of the outside cream will come from
Southern Maryland, more distant
sections of Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania, though it authorizes cream
to be imported from anywhere.
Provides Inspection.
The Schultz bill would allow the
importation of cream as long as
local authorities in the States af-
fected certified that it complied
with the United States Public
Health Service regulations. At pres
ent, milk and cream are kept out
by District regulations requiring
authorities here to inspect barns
and dairies of all milk and cream
shipped in. This has the effect Of
preventing shipments from a dis
tance, since such inspection is not
feasible beyond the vicinity of
Washington
Mr.. Schultz, who is member OF
the House District Committee, has
threatened congressional investi-
cation of the milk situation here if
prices are raised. Two years ago
he sought legislation allowing i'm
portation of both milk and cream
from other States, and extensive
hearings were held, but his pro-
posal failed to pass.
Cites Specifying of Cream.
The Indiana member said he felt it
would help nearby farmers to provide
at this time only for allowing cream
to be imported. He pointed out
that they would be able to get
straight milk prices and not so much
of their milk would have to be
| processed and the cream shippers
would take the loss. if there were
any. Milk may be included in the
bill, however. if this measure ap-
pears necessary.
| II there is valid shortage in milk
threatened, the shipping in of a
/ certain amount of cream from a
distance will release more milk from
the Washington milkshed for the
local market, in Mr.. Schulte's
| opinion.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

tached to the ship by a rope. The
crewmen couldn't unite the knot. I
passed them my belt knife. Incl
dentally, I never saw it again, but
we were soon clear of the ship.
Meanwhile, the raider had swung
around to a position quite near.
had my first look at her as a puff
of wind spread her swastika. Motor
boats were being lowered over hel
side. Evidently we were to be picked
up. This surprised some of us. The
Nazi, suppose, had seen the women
among the passengers. and there
fore would not abandon us in mid
Atlantic.
AS we rowed toward the raiders
a passenger remarked to his wife
MY dear, saw beautiful sun
rise this morning" She replied
Yes, but it took barrage TO get
you out of bed in time!"
They threw down a line to us
from the deck of the raider, and
then decided to bring us around
under the stern to the far side of
the ship, as other boats were un-
loading on our side.
Athena Victim Hysterical.
The Tamesis Tor that, at least
was the name painted on the raider)
was shifting in the Atlantic rollers
which, seamen said, run from cape
to cape in those ATTITUDES. The mo-
ton uncovered her propeller blades
As our lifebeat swung near these
wicked looking blades woman pas
senger began to cry to keep clear.
She had been a victim of the tor
pedoing of the Athena early in the
war, and, it was said, had seen a
lifeboat cheWed up by the propellers
She became hysterical when bells
began to ring inside the raider, be-
lieving the ship was about TO gel
| under way.
Her panic was communicated tt
some of the crew. Several of then
jumped at the line the Germans hac
lowered. I thought it about timt
to get out my Mauser.
! A German sailor, however, wa
leaning over the rail. He waved ths
crewmen back with an ugly looking
rife. When he got around on tht
port side, the Germans dropped q
cargo sling with the order, Babe.
first"
The mothers were white with feal
as they watched their babies being
hoisted up the wall of the ship
which must have looked as high tc
Evening star., 1941-08-08
IS Woman Drivers
To Receive Diplomas

Thirty-f1ve woman drivers will be
graduated into the District Red
Cross Chapters auxiliary motor
corps in exercises at O'Clock to-
night at the chapter house, 1730 E
street NV.
The third group Of woman motor
lists to be trained here by the Ameri-
can Automobile Association in the
last six months, they have been
studying automobile mechanics and
hearing lectures on blackout driv-
ing and other special problems at
Central High School.
w. l.. Robinson, assistant director
of the A. A. A. safety department,
which is cooperating with the Red
Cross in training a corps for active
emergency duty. will present the
diplomas.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

them as the Empire State Building.
The wounded also went up in sings.
The women were helped up sea
ladder after rope had been looped
under their arms. When our turn
came, I looked long and hard at the
MauSer I had under my arm.
Lost: One Rife.
That gun was my pride and joy.
1t was one of the finest I'd ever
seen. A professor got it for me
while 1 was student at the
Georgetown School of Foreign Serv-
ice. had carried it through France
But 1 certainly didn't want the Ger
mans to have it.
I slipped it over the side and saw
it sink into the middle of the At
Evening star., 1941-08-08
District Women Address
Legal Sorority Meeting
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va. Aug. 8.-The legal profess
sion's oldest sorority, Kappa Beta
Pi, opened its biennial meeting yes
terday with a discussion of the
probable beneficial effect of war
upon woman's progress in business
and the professions.
Mrs. Grace Brown Stiles, assist
ant United States attorney for the
District of Columbia, advocated
gradual advancement of women in
business to permit adjustments.
Miss Elizabeth Reed of Washing
ton. grand dean of the sorority, said
that wed rather not have woman s
opportunities enhanced by any such
tragedy as an international war;"
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Man Shot, Woman Held

Wesley McHenry, So, colored. who
occupies janitor's quarters of the
apartment house at 1900 F street
NV. was shot and seriously wound
ed today as he stood at the build
ing's rear entrance, police said. Po-
lice recovered gun with five eX-
ploded shells and later arrested a
36-year- -old colored woman. She
was held at the third precinct. Nc
Henry was taken to Emergency Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Jett Receives Gifts
At Police Roll Call

Fellow police officers presented
Henry M. Jett, 60-year-old detective
sergeant who retired July 1. with
two travelling bags during roll call
at headquarters this morning. Capt
Ira E. Keck, acting chief of detec-
tives, made the presentation.
Mr.. Jet was a policeman for s.
years, for % Of them q member OF
the Central Detective Bureau.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

to this commission because Of the
many problems ne faces. They
planned to ask him for a recon-
mendation.
Capt. Richard Mansfield of No. 9
precinct is among police officers
mentioned for the post.
The law creating the commission
provides merely that one of the
three members be a member" of
the department. The chairman is
Claude Owen and the other civilian
member is Thomas P. Morgan, jr.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Bond Concerts

BY the Army Band at the Capitol
at 7:3O o'clock tonight. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
PROGRAM
March, Second Connecticut Regi-
ment' Reeves
Overture, "Triumphal" Hadley
Trio, The Cuckoos" Cray
Messrs. Robert Cray, Emil Krochmal
and Henry Weichler, flutists.
Selections from La Traviata."
Verdi
College medley, "Gridiron Echoes"
Hurrell
Ballet music from Prince Ador,"
Rybner
Rhythm classic, "St. Louis Blues"
Handy
Solo, "Valse Rubato" Hostetter
Played by the composer, Eugene
Hostetter, saxophonist.
Humoreske, Funeral March of
Marionette" --.----------G Gounod
Grand march, "Northward" Coates
From the -Four Ways Suite"
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Army Band in the band
auditorium of the Army War Col
lege at 1890 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Capt. Darcy, leader; Mr.. Hub
ner, assistant.
Program.
Selection, "reminiscences OF
Scotland" ----------G Godfrey
Fantasy, The Deserted Ball
room" ------------- Gould
Novelty, Military Escort" lin
flve ways -Fllimore
Valse, "Ufi Peu DAmour" SileSu
March, Young Veterans -FrAsee
The Star Spangied Banner"
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Toll in Previous Months.

In August, Beware Of:
l. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three of the five pedestrians
killed in traffic in August, 1910,
were fatally injured while COM
mitting this unsafe act.
2. The hours between 5 and
9 pm. Four persons met death
within this four-hour period
in August last year.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
August, l94l

August, l940
Aug. I Aug. I Aug. sIAus. II Aug. 10
. . . . .
Avg. 75IAus. 77IAug. 3i
. . .
Evening star., 1941-08-08

BY the Army Band at the Capitol
at 730 o'clock tonight. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

fThe second inStallment of Mr..
Kings story tOill appear in The
Sunday STAR
Evening star., 1941-07-31
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general staff sought to abandon its
original concept of training a large
reserve of men in favor of perfecting
compact fighting force in which
a selectee might find himself serving
for the duration of the emergency.
The khaki of a dozen soldiers
dotted the crowded galleries as the
Senate opened debate on the con-
troverSial legislation.
Senator Thomas opened the de-
bate with the observation that there
was serious danger" to the United
States in a world where the whole
theory of democratic government
was being challenged by "the
greatest-the most successful-army
the world has ever known"
Senator Taft protested that re-
tention of the 100000 or 100000
young men already drawn into the
Army by the draft would be unfair
inasmuch as many of those not thus
far called might escape similar
service. He noted that Gen. George
c. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff.
had objected to plan to fix the
maximum service of SelecteeS at Is
months because it called for an in
crease in the number of men under
going training.
apparently" Senator Taft de-
clared, "the Army is going to ac-
cumulate 100000 men and there
seems to be no disposition ever to
release any of them except possibly
100000 who may go out as hard
ship cases or because they have
reached % years old"
Senator Thomas replied that
there was no intention of abandon
ing the theory of rotating service
of selectees in order to build up a
trained reserve and Senators Austin
and Hill, Democrat, of Alabama,
supported him.
Senator Taft introduced two
amendments. He said that the first
would assure rotation in training
drafted men by providing term of
18 months service, with trained men
to be released at the rate of $4,000
monthly beginning in April, 1912.
He also proposed that Reserve
officers and the National Guard be
retained for two more years and
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Rail Mediation Board
Gets Dispute Over
Revised Work Rules
Negotiations Continue,
However, on Lobor's
Pay Increase Demands
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 31.-Railroac
management and labor negotiators
deadlocked on revision of working
rules, despaired of settling the issue
among themselves and turned II
over to the National Railway Me-
diation Board today.
They undertook, however. to ne
gotiate a settlement of labor'S de-
mand for a i-million-dol pay
increase for 1,150,000 workers.
The Nations class l carriers
hoped to effect economies in oper-
ating costs by altering working con-
ditions and methods of establishing
wages. When negotiations with Or
ganized labor started July "a. the
managements insisted on disposal OF
this issue before taking up the wage
question.
More Authority Sought.
A deadlock was reached Tuesday
In conferences with delegates OF
the ID incorporating unions ano
last night with those of the big five
operating brotherhoodS.
MANAGEMENT said it sought more
authority in work assignments. F.
c. Gurley. chairman OF the carriers
Conference Committee, said exist
ing rules sometimes required roads
to pay employees for work they did
not do and to pay claims for wages
after a lapse of several years.
Union spokesmen contended the
proposed revision would place their
men completely at the mercy OF
the known and unpredictable de-
mands of management" and, if
accepted by the employees, would
repudiate the publicly acclaimed
benefits achieved under the Rail-
way Labor Act"
May Turn to Roosevelt.
II the Mediation Board fails to
settle the dispute, the next move
In the machinery to avert tie-up
of the national transportation sys-
tenn would be the appointment OF
a fact finding commission by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Such an appoint
ment would be made only If a strike
were called.
In the wage controversy, oper-
ating labor-engineers, conductors
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Australia Establishes .
String of Defense Bases
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, July 81. - Ali
Minister John McEWen disclosed
today that Australia has established
strong string of defense and re-
connaiSsance air bases against pos
sible invasion.
McEwen and Air Chief Marsha,
Sir Charles Stuart Burnett, chief
of staff of the Royal Australian
Air Force, have just returned from
an inspection of the advanced op.
irrational bases.
Locations and other particulars
of these bases were not disclosed
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Mcclure May Delay
Tukinq Place on Court

Matthew F. Mcguire, who was
confirmed Tuesday as District
Court justice, is expected to remain
in his present position as assistant
to the Attorney General for some
time yet, it was said at the Justice
Department today.
Mr.. Mcguire is out of the city for
few days, but associates expressed
the opinion that he would not
be sworn in on the bench much be-
fore the fall term of court opens.
Evening star., 1941-07-31
Maggie Claire, Circus
Idol Of 70s, Dead
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 31.-Funeral serv-
ices were held today for Maggie
Claire, IS, queen of the air. in
P. T. Barnum's day, who died Tues
day in home for the aged. She was
the widow of Harry K. Long, who
died in 1881.
AS Maggie Claire, she made her
debut as a circus performer at the
age of 10, and when 35 was crippled
by fall from flying ring.
She became the idol of the circus
fans in the 1870s under the direction
of Barnum and made gala appear
ances in Paris, Berlin, London and
New York. Her husband was head
liner in a tumbling act, which he
climaxed with springboard somer-
sault over % elephants.
Although they amassed a small
fortune, they lost it in a small circus
OF their own.
Evening star., 1941-07-31

that authorized forces OF the Reg
ular Army be increased to 10000
to allow for eventual release of the
National Guard. Another provision
would grant q 5000 bonus to selectees
or Guardsmen who enlisted in the
Regular Army on completion of
service.
The second Taft amendment
would limit total strength Of the
Army to 100000 men, except in
case of a declaration of war or act
of Congress. Senator Taft reported
that Gen. Marshall said present
plans were for a maximum force OF
1,720,000 men.
Evening star., 1941-07-31

switchmen, firemen and trainmen-
demanded a 80 per cent boost for
$4,000 members. OF these groups,
switch tenders now receive the
lowest pay, $5.06 a day.
Incorporating labor-clerks, te-
legraphers and like personnel-de-
manded increases of from 80 to "a
cents an hour for 100000 members.
Their present minima range from
SO cents an hour for semi-skilled
to IS cents for skilled work.
Evening star., 1941-07-31

A new Chinese-language daily,
the Sun Yat-sen Times, has been
started in Manila.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23
AIRPORT I5 HOME MADE

WASHINGTON, June 23. - The Washington National Airport is homemade field.
 The eco onomy of locating the worlds finest commercial field at Gravelly Point, where the Potomac and the Anascotia Rivers have been piling up huge store of gravel for centuries, has been proved in final figures compiled by officers of the Corps of Engineers who lifted the airport up off the bottom of the river and laid it out in the sun to dry.
 Of all the gravel necessary for aprons, runways and all airport structures, only two-tenths of one per cent was bought from outside. The rest came from the bottom of the river, where there is still enough left to make a few dozen more such airports, if Uncle Sam should hap pen to need them along the Po- tomac. r
 Nature Started It
 Nature began grinding up this gravel with glaciers of assorted sizes back in the second glacial period. They came down to the sea, pushed the whole section up in the air a hundred feet or so, made little ones out of the big rocks, and then melt ed. The patient Potomac then cut it's way to the sea through this gravel and the whole area settled down to approximately it's present level. The gravel bed is 60 to 80 feet thick below the whole area, and ages past. Since 1907, the govern ment and private firms have been dredging gravel out of this deposit, and they have made holes as deep as 25 feet below the river bottom. The Mt. Vernon highway was built of this gravel.
 Engineers Finish Job
 The Corps of Engineers built its own gravel washing and screening plant for m king the concrete necessary about the field. and ac- cumulated huge stock pile for the asphalt paving contractor who screened and washed what he used in paving the runways. The two tenths of one percent of material brought in from outside consisted of emergency supplies of gravel, and, in some cases, of ready-mixed con- crete ordered for special, small jobs.
 More than 100000 cubic yards of material was dredged up from the river bottom to form the land- ing area. For leveling off and sur facing this area, the engineers took 2,000 900 more cubic yards from the nearby raised ground along the shore. To visualize a piece of dirt of 20.00O,000 cubic yards, imagine enough dirt to fill a swimming pool two miles long by one mile wide by ten feet deep. And engineers say they have hardly scratched the bot tom of Gravelly Point.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23
Wdggoners Parents
 In South America

In a card from Bogota, Columbia, news was received that the Rev. and Mrs Robert s. Waggoner are the parents of son, Robert Scott. born on April 20. The Rev. Wag- goner is the son of Rev. David Was- goner, formerly of Juneau.
 MT. and Mrs. Richardson of Ju- neau received the card from the Waggoners, telling of the birth of their son. The Waggoners are doing mission work in Bogota.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

The OPM has more than 250. itsms on it's Priorities Critical List.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

The first Portland cement pro- duced in America was made in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, in 1878.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

Americans are not subjected to the restrictions placed on most aliens in Australia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

FOR SALE - Chevrolet pick-up Good running condition. Cheap if taken at once. 928 w. 10th.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

There are about 1,500 kinds of birds in North America, north of Mexico.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23
FOR SALE

JOHNSON 9 h.p. outboard motor alternate type, new last summer Alaska Arc Welders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23


  Rank val Xii
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

BROOM furnished cabin on Cas-
 tineau Ave. Inquire Juneau Paint
 Store.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

14 HIP. REDWING marine engine; Star marine conversion. E. O Fields. 94O w. 10th St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

VACANCY Nugget Apartments. Re- duced rates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

FOR RENT-2-rm. and 3-rm. apt. Hot and cold water. Steamheat. Elec. range. Phone 569.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

FOR SALE-16-ft. skiff. Call at 227 4th St., or see F. w. Downs after 6:3O pm. at U. s. Radio office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23
FOR RENT

3-ROOM flat, oil heat; also house.
 keeping rooms. 2l0 Main St Phone Blue 429.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23
WANTED

HEIRS wanted of PETER JOHN SON, born Denmark, 1868, re- sided Douglas Is. 1882. Estate matter. Write GO Box 1891, Daily Alaska Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

WANTED-Maid for general house work. Phone 69 or l02 in tht forenoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

WANTED - Housekeeper, Nugget Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

VACANCY = Francis Apartments. Inquire Snap Shoppe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

Subscribe so the Daily Alaska Empire-the paper with the largest paid circulation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

3ls CENTS EACH PAID for used sound gunny sacks at Coal Bunk CTS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

FOR RENT - Furnished house on Dixon St. Good view. Phone 488
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

FOR RENT - 5-room furnished
 house. Oil heat. Call Red 404.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23

SWEDISH massage and cabinet baths. Mrs. L. Skeie, 40 West 18th St. Phone Green 662.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-06-23
MISCELLANEOUS

GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, $4.50. Finger wave, 65c. Lolas' Beauty Shop. Telephone 201, 315 Decker Way.