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Evening star., 1941-03-01
Copt. Jeptho Duncun
To Be Buried Today

Capt. Jeptha Harris Duncan, SO,
retired Army officer and civil en-
gineer, died Wednesday In Marins
Hospital, Baltimore. Funeral serv-
ices were to be held in Baltimore
today, followed by burial in Arling-
ton National Cemetery at 1890
o'clock.
Capt. Duncan, a member Of an
old Georgia family, was graduate
of the University of Georgia. He
was a veteran of the Spanish-Amer-
lean and World Wars, having served
overseas in 1918 with the 345th In
fantry.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ethel M. Duncan; sister, Mrs.
George Howe of New York and
Washington; four nieces, Mrs. Wall
lace D. Brock, Alexandria, Va; Mrs.
Charles Carroll, Washington; Mrs.
Evelyn Howe Middleton, Greenwich,
Conn. and Mrs. Lathrop Douglas
New York City.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Father Walsh Urges
End Of Equivoeation
On Aid for Britain
Says U. S. Can't Claim
Immunities os Neutral
And Act as BeIIieerent

Calling on the administration to
put an end to equivocation, DR.. Ed
mund A. Walsh, S. j., vice president
of Georgetown University and re-
gent of the Foreign Service School,
told an audience last night that the
United States cannot claim the i'm
munities of neutral while perform
ing the functions of very formi-
dable belligerent."
The Georgetown educator, in his
third lecture on Democracy and
the World Revolution" took the po-
sition that if American security Is
threatened as proponents of the
lease-lend bill claim, then that
measure docs not 60 far enough"
"All those repetitious provisions
for action in any contingency should
be brushed aside and a courageous,
fortnight statement substituted, de-
claring the United States to be in a
state of defensive warfare, with re-
sponsibility placed on the Com
mander in Chief of the Army and
Navy to provide for the national de-
fense," he asserted.
Prey for Enemy Bombers.
DR.. Walsh said that as the matter
now stands, the bill in permitting
British memo war to use American
ports, means that all such ports
would become legitimate objec-
tives" for enemy bombers. ut
would also put the Washington
Navy Yard in the category of a Gov
ernment arsenal turning out war
materials for use against Germany"
he said.
The present policy of equivocation,
he warned, is not conducive to ma
tional unity. The psychological de-
termination of an aroused people,
unity and confidence in their lead
ers are equally as important as
armament if liberty is to be pre-
served, he declared.
"T'he great masses of the people
do not argue life and death as
lawyer does or judge on the
bench" DR.. Walsh said. Theirs
are the bodies that must hang on
the barbed wire entanglements,
theirs the blood that must flow,
theirs the fireplaces made desolate.
They deal with realities, not le-
galities or pleas in abatement and
extenuation," he said.
Contradictions Pointed Out.
"The President himself has de-
clared that our first task is victory
in the conflict with Germany And
two cabinet officers have publicly
declared that we are at war. Ad-
ministration leaders on the floor of
Congress deny that war is here,
contemplated, or inevitable. These
contradictions are neither edifying
nor conducive to national unity.
."It might be a far better thing
for the soul of America if some
Farragut among them would dare to
lash the truth to the rigging of the
ship of state, order all steam ahead,
and cry damnaticn on the torpe-
does Of Machiavellian equivocation.
Other lectures in the series will
be given at Memorial Continental
Hall at $3.50 pm. on successive Fri
days.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Capital SeIectees
After April | 10 Go
To 29th Division
Men Will Bring Guard
Unit Up to l7,e45
War Strength
By THOMAS c. HARDMAN.

Virtually all Washington selectees
inducted into the Army for the next
few months after April l will be
assigned permanently for their
years training with the 29th Divis-
ion modified at nearby Fort George
G. Meade, Md. it was learned today.
Selectee-soldiers will be detailed
with the division to swell its ranks
to war strength of 1891 officers and
men, the first of the recruits Sched-
uled for the assignment at the end
of this month.
The division now numbers 9,104,
including 895 officers, indicating
that eventually nearly 10000 selec-
tees will join its ranks. War strength
for the division would be s46 Off
GERS and 17,945 men.
After filling the current months
quota of 1.750 selectees, the District
will have left to supply some 1,700
men by July /, on the basis yearly
State quotas announced last fall.
A large majority of these 1,700 will
be assigned to the 29th Division, 1t
is believed in official circles.
Barracks to Be Ready.
Mai. j. A. Noxon, constructing
quartermaster at Fort Meade, said
today that ample barracks would be
available to take care of the rook-
les within the next few weeks.
Local draft boards, meanwhile.
worked overtime to provide large
quotas to fill the first of the March
calls next week. The District has
been called on for / 100 selectees by
March 10 to be indicted and sent
Immediately to Fort Bliss, Tex
to swell to war strength the 260th
! Coast Artillery, anti-aircraft regi-
ment of the District National Guard.
Other District Guard units are
on duty with the division at Fort
Meade, and it is understood that
Washington SelecteeS named after
April l will be assigned whenever
possible to these units.
To Be Sent to Camp Lee.
Washington's March selectees will
be sent to the new Sd Corps
Area auxiliary reception center at
Camp Lee. Va, for classification and
assignment. Heretofore, all corps
area selectees have been "processed"
at the Fort Meade reception center.
The Camp Lee facilities are de-
signed to handle recruits from Vir-
cinia and the District MarylanderS
will continue to be initiated into
Army life at Fort Meade, while
Pennsylvania selectees will be re-
ceived in future at an auxiliary
center set up at New Cumberland,
Pa.
In addition to the 1,100 men to
be inducted from the District next
week, $50 Washingtonians will be
called into service by March 20 and
500 between March 81 and 81, the
latter all colored.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Reform League Praises
Report on Civil Service

The report on improvements in
civil service administration just
completed by the committee headed
by Supreme Court Justice Stanley
F. Reed was praised today in a
statement by the National Civil
Service Reform League.
The report, the league said, will
focus public attention on the de-
stability of extending the COM
petitive system of selection to the
highest non policy determining
places, and ultimately make possible
the development of a real career
system in our public service.
THE authorization for the ex-
tension of the competitive system
under the recently enacted Rams
peck Act, together with the adop-
tion of the recommendations of the
Reed Committee, will inevitably
make of our public service an ef-
fective implement for sound gov
ernment."
Evening star., 1941-03-01

courtesy list of the hospital, the
Blair letter showed.
I'VE shall be under obligation to
you" wrote Maj. Blair to GARFIELD
Hospital, "for full explanation of
the circumstances under which this
patient has been permitted to enter
Garfield, since it is not unlikely that
we may be criticized for having de-
clined to care for the patient as
described when Garfield apparently
is willing to take the patient as
described" He also wrote to the
Medical Society.
In reply, Clarence A. Aspinwall of
Garfield Hospital pointed out that
Miss Abbott was allowed to be
treated by DR.. Selders, whose tenn
porary privileges had been with
drawn February Is, but he had not
been notified Of thia.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Political Outlay
OF 100000 Laid
To 5 Utility Firms
Port Charged to Cost
Of Consumer Service
Power Commission Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Power Commission
declared in a statement yesterday
that five utility firms operating in
the Pacific Northwest spent upward
of s1,000,000 for political purposes.
Further, the statement asserted,
about half of the expenditures were
charged to the cost of consumer
service.
The commission declared some of
the money was spent for financing
of employees political committees,
doorbell-ringing campaigns, card in
dexes of voters" putting former
utility opponents on pay rolls and
paying prominent citizens for Sc
cret political services"
1t named the five concerns as the
Northwestern Electric Co., the Pa
cific Power & Light Co., the Port
land General Electric Co.. the Puget
Sound Power & Light Co. and the
Washington Water Power Co.
Concealed expenditures through
organizations such as the Washing
ton State Taxpayers Association
and Let-the-People-Vote League
were uncovered" the announcement
said.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Hull Indicates Assets
Of Bulgaria Will Be
Frozen on Nazi Entry
President Hos Already
Acted in Seven Nations
Occupied by Troops
BY GARRETT d. HORNER.

Secretary of State Hull indicated
today that Bulgarian assets in this
country would be frozen" imme-
diately If German troops occupy
Bulgaria.
The Secretary said reports indi-
Gated that Bulgaria today was be-
coming an associate member of the
axis, as Rumania did last fall. He
added that If German troops occupy
Bulgaria as they did Rumania, the
question of freezing Bulgarian as
sets here would come up.
President Roosevelt already has
frozen the assets in the United
States of seven countries occupied
by Germany and the three Balkan
states which came under the domi-
nation of Russia last summer. Un-
der the executive orders, none of the
funds or other assets of the govern
ments affected or of their citizens
may be withdrawn from this coun-
try except under special license by
the Treasury Department.
The freezing order was applied
to Rumania October 10. Other
countries previously affected were
Norway, Denmark, France, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
all occupied by German forces
and Latvia, Esthonia and Lithuania,
dominated by Russia.
Secretary Hull said he was as
suming that Bulgaria might come
into the German orbit in the same
manner as Rumania, but that def
mite confirmation was awaited be-
fore any action was taken here. The
administration has applied freezing
orders to tie up all assets of occupied
nations here in order to prevent
their use for the direct or indirect
benefit of Germany.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Fine Arts Commission
Approves Design Of
New 6. 40. Building
Marks Another Step
Toward Locating District
Court Structure on Site

The National Commission of Fine
Arts yesterday approved a design
submitted by Louis Simon, super
vising architect of the Public
Buildings Administration, for the
new General Accounting Office
Building, which is to be erected in
the block Immediately north of the
old Pension Office Building.
The Public Buildings Administra-
ton already has in hand $4,000 900
with which to purchase the prop
erty needed for the building site
and start construction and a re-
quest for additional funds is car
ried in the 1912 budget. 1t Is esti-
mated the building will cost q
total of s9,5O0,O00.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission already has
signified its preliminary approval
of the site, dimensions and space
relationships of the building.
Particular local interest has been
taken in the progress made on the
new home for the c. A. o. since
it is planned to utilize the site of
the old Pension Office, now occupied
by G. A. o., for a new District
Court for the District of Columbia.
The Arts Commission yesterday
approved plans for a new pump
house to replace that which stands
Immediately below the new Massa-
chusetts Avenue Bridge over Rock
Greek. 1t is necessary to build a
new pumphouse, as the old struc-
tllre situated there stands athwart
the route which must be taken by
the Rock Creek and Potomac Park
way when it is widened and run on
more gradual curve under the
new bridge.
The commission took under con-
sideration the design of an apart
ment house slated to be built along
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
at the @ Street Bridge and referred
to Eugene Savage, its painter men,
ber, paintings by Millard Sheets,
artist, for the Interior Department
Building.
Evening star., 1941-03-01

Hospital for a fractured collarbone
after the car in which he was a
passenger collided with another at
Eleventh and P streets NV.
Also treated at Casualty was Will
liam E. Holmes. colored, Al, of 5210
Blaine street NE, injured on Nine
teenth street Sc. near East Capitol
street when his car struck a pole.
Injured in falls were Edith GAL
liant, 81, 2310 Ashmead place NV,
who received a head injury when
she fell on a curb at Nineteenth
street and Virginia avenue NV;
John Coates, colored, 81, of 1854
Nichols avenue Sc, and Viole
johnson. colored, As, 1910 New Jer-
sey avenue NV, who fell on an icy
sidewalk in the $500 block of N
street NV.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Woman Overcome
By Cos Is Revived

Police reported that Mrs. e. C.
Jianakopolos, 20. who. they said. fell
asleep after she had lighted three
jets of the gas stove in the kitchen
of her home at 1909 Twenty-second
street NV, was saved from as
phyxiation by the timely arrival OF
her husband, Stephen ]. Jianakopo-
los, 23, last night.
The husband found Mrs. JANA
kopolos unconscious on the floor of
the kitchen with gas leaking from
the open jets, police said. She was
revived by an Emergency Hospital
physician and refused hospital
treatment.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Police Seize Suspect
In lce-Pick SIuyino

Police today were holding a o.
year-old colored man in the fatal
stabbing of Lawrence Robinson, 20,
colored, of 232 l. street S.W., in an
alteration in the 300 block of F
street S.W.
Robinson was stabbed in the nose
and chest with an ice pick. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital,
where he died.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Selection Board to Meet

A selection board will convene
here March 10 to recommend OFF,
GERS of the Chaplain Corps for pro-
motion to the ranks of captain,
commander, lieutenant commander
and lieutenant, the Navy DEPART
ment announced today.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Make March Safer
Toll In Previous Months.
In March, Beware Of:

In March, Beware OF:
/. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Four
pedestrians were killed doing
this in March, 1910. Three of
these were over SIS years of age.
2. Standing in the street. A
93-year-old man lost his life do
ing this in March of last year.
The sixth traffic victim during
March, 1910. was a passenger on
a truck who was crushed be-
meath spool of cable when the
truck overturned.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Chevy Chose View Ruling

Federal employees living in Chevy
Chase View. Chevy Chase, Md, can
hold municipal Office and otherwise
participate in purely local political
activity, the Civil Service Commits
sion announced today.
The privilege is extended under
the amended Hatch Act. .
Evening star., 1941-03-01

Farmers of Fire received over s10,-
100000 for their wheat last year,
. marked gain over 1899.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08
RAINBOW SKYWAYS
 PLANE TALK

This past week, several pairs of hopefully anxious eyes have scanned the stormy skies looking for patch of blue. These are the young fledglings ready to solo and eager to test their wings alone. However, Civil Aeronau- tics Regulations require that all students receive instruction in stalls and tail spins before their first solo flight. Tailspins require three or four thousand feet of al- titude and that's about three or four thousand feet more than it has been here in Nome the past week.
 On w e tuesday afternoon, things looked hopeful. Several breaks in the overcast and above that several thousand feet of good visibility. Instructor Whal- ey snapped a parachute on a stu dent and another on himself and took off before the weather would decide to change again. The student was Neva Whaley, his wife. After the necessary spin instruction, she was allowed to solo. The weather closed in af- ter that leaving the other fledg- lings gnashing their teeth, but one felt triumphant and grate- ful.
 Ed Snyder and Tony Johansen are both awaiting their spin in- struction prior to their first solo flight. Kevin Walsh and Freddie Wade will then be next in line after a few more hours dual in- struction. With the first break in the weather, if you see the training plane going through some very strange maneuver, it will probably be one of the fledg- lings receiving instructions in what happens when an airplane is allowed to slow down sufficient ly to where it stops flying and starts falling.
 Some new students have start ed training: Sterling Montague, Bob Lindsey, Earl Ward and Bert Beltz.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08
Movie Fans to See TOngass Forest in 1-Reel Short Film

The beauties and word ITS of Tongass National Forest are go- ing to be shown motion picture audiences throughout the nation this coming winter, through a film which will be photograph ed around Southeast Alaska dur ing the next few weeks.
 Harry Sperling, chief fiscal agent of the U. s. Forest Service will aid Joe Yolo, professional photographer from Yakima, in filming the one-reel short subject on the A aska forest. Yolo came to Alaskt in the summers of 1887 and '38 to make an absorbing series of picture on Alaskan wild life.
 The film will be shot around the Ketchikan region. It will be produced by the Forest Service but will be made available for public showing throughout the country.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08
SEWARD REVIVES UNDER EFFECTS NEW PROGRAM

Seward is taking a new lease on life, and never was more op- timistic of the future, despite the Portage-Bay railroad terminal project. Many transfers of real estate have been made recently, and number of new business structures and homes are plan ned for immediate construction.
 Reports to this effect were brot to Fairbanks by Davis Runyan, manager for Waechter Brothers. Company, after a visit to Seward, where he inspected his com pany's branch shop. Mir Runyan was accompanied by Mrs. Run van on the trip.
 The revival of Seward, said MT. Runyan, is due to the de- fense program, especially the es- tablishment of the new Army post near the city, where sev- eral hundred troops already are stationed. Naval activities in the vicinity also are helping.
 Among the new buildings planned for early construction in Seward said MT. Runyan, is a large business structure for Stan ton and Ba.derson. Ninety lots which were held by the city, have been released so that they are available for erection of hom es, not few of which are expect ed to be erected for accomoda- ton of Army officers.
 The proposed new Kenai Pen insula road, to connect up with the Anchorage-Palmer-Richard son Highway system also is ad- ding to the optomistic outlook of the people of Seward.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08
GOV. ERNEST GRUENTNG
 NAMES SELECTIvE SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD FOR NOME

Legal advisory board to aid in carrying out the Selective Ser vice Act in Nome, recommended md presented to the President >n August 6th, was as follows:
 Charles J. C asby, Clyde Sher- man and Ira D. Orton. The Cover nor suggested that the Advisory Board Immediately assume its duties as outlined in volume one paragraph l45 of the regulations. The Beard will assist drafteeS who have received their ques- tionairres, in filling out the forms correctly.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08

Friends of Steve Norhton. a former enploye of the USSR & VI Co.,, at Little Creek, will be glad to learn that Steve is now residing in BeauVallen, A berta, Canada, according to recent Letter from him. Steve states hat he Is married and has pur- chased a farm, on which he is hard at work, raising produce.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08
First Snow of Winter At Summit

The first warning breath of Old Man Winter blew down on Sum- nit, a ong the line of the Alaska Railroad into Fairbanks recently with an early fal of snow.
 It was the first snowfall report ed this season along the Seward Fairbanks rail route. Summit is at about 1000 feet elevation, in the Alaska mountain range.
 Meantime, the mercury drop ped to Al degrees at Anchorage according to Weather Bureau re- ports, co dest day since June 1.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08
MAN HIT BY ARMY TRUCK GETS S1,O0O

WASHINGTON - The Senate passed and sent to the White House a bill authorizing the pay ment of 5000 to H. E. Buzby of Fairbanks for injuries suffered when he was struck by an Army truck.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-08
Anways News

The PAA mail plane scheduled for today was cancelled out due to poor flying weather enroute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-10
F tolerated Clubs
To Meet Friday

GIG HARBOR - The Peninsula
Federated clubs will meet Friday
at s>p. m. with the Gig Harbor
grange at the community hall. A
large attendance of delegates is re-
quested. as matters of Importance
will be discussed
Mrs. J. W. Mckenzie. Mrs w. c.
Goodnough and Mrs. ]. Baker will
be hostesses to the Purdy Home
and Garden club Friday at 1:30 p.
m. at the clubhouse. There will
be a discussion of the flower show
at Puyallup. led by Mrs. w. c.
Goodnough, and election OF Of
ficers.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Denny of
Cromwell are the parents of a
baby girl born on Thursday at st.
Joseph's hospital. Tacoma. She
will be named Mary Louise.
Mrs W. Sweet will entertain the
81. Johns guild Friday afternoon
at her home on Shore Acres.
The Nsrrows Bridge PIT. A.
will meet Friday at S p. m. Ed
ward New. principal of Lincoln
school, will be guest speaker.
A. NJ. Glenn. superintendent OF
the Minter Creek fish hatchery.
will be the guest speaker at the
Sportsman's club meeting Thurs
day night in the Lions clubroom.
The North Kitsap high school
baseball team will play Gig Har-
Dor on the Gig Harbor diamond on
Friday.
At the recent election Of officers
by the Herman Uddenberg post.
the following were elected: Com
mander. James Commers; senior
vice commander, Milan Mikieh
Junior vice commander, H. l..
schsrpegge; chaplain. l. NJ. Holt;
surgeon. George Magnussen. and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, John Eide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-10
Army to Require
More Physicians

Qualified doctors of medicine of
draft age are encouraged TO apply
for commissions in the Medical
Corps reserve. the war department
announced Wednesday. regardless
Of whether they have been in
Quoted or are awaiting induction.
Several thousand vacancies in
the Medical Corps Reserve are to
be filled. Successful applicants for
appointment will be commissioned
IN the lowest grade Of this reserve
brsnch-first Mathematician il it
Is not practicable to order them TO
extended active duty Immediately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-10

late c. n. Wright I. gradually re-
Stunning its original form.
Credit for the msmento torn
from one Of the worlds eldest
cathedrsls In the conflict between
Germany and England goes 70 Mrs
Bell. wife Of the rector. When she
read that historic Westminster had
been bombed. she Immediately
wrote % the church authorities.
asking II II would be possible 20
receive piece II the stone 90
place in ST Lakes and explained
how the old church vas being re
constructed. Several weeks had
passed and the incident had al
most been forgotten when = pack
age containing a piece 81 the stone
was received from the dean Of
Westminster Abbey.
From Holy Land
The piece Of jasper. believed 10
have come from psvids temple.
was found by the Rev. A. G.
Walmsley. former pastor Of Beth
any Presbyterian church. when he
visited the Holy Land. The stone
from the Washington Cathedral
was obtained by Mr.. Bell when he
was in Washington some time ago
while alterations were being made
in the building. lie told one of
the workmen about ST. Luke's In
Tacoma and was given q piece of
the stone.
Walls Of the new St Lakes
church are slowly going UP ss
they originally were when that
sanctuary was on Broadway and
there were 80 many worshipers
that II was necessary TO hold five
services on Sunday.