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Evening star., 1941-06-15
Memorandum to the Women ;

in command of the 36th Pursuit Group,
and mother of a l3-month-old son.
"Of course not" . she paused, that
is, as long as he is doing the flying
himself"
He is an experienced pilot" she added.
He has been flying four years" Mrs
HilleTy is from Virginia and 1t. Hillery
is from New Jersey.
Perhaps that is the answer" ventured
one colonel's wife Women long have
had utter confidence in men who have
confidence in themselves" Her husband
has been flying since 1917.
wives of aviators." she continued,
"are even prouder OF their husbands
wings than are the men themselves and
few of them would want their flying
spouses to switch to less dramatic pro-
fesSions if offered the choice.
And, of course, since the world be-
gan, women have always had a weak
ness for the valiant"
Certainly, no merrier group of women
could be found than the very young and
pretty matrons who were knitting and
sewing at Mitchell.
Today most Air Corps personnel is new
and many of the wives are brides.
Present, however, was Mrs. Douglas
Johnston. whose husband. Col Johnston.
is temporarily in command of Mitchell
Field and entered the Army during the
World War. Col. Johnston is Fighter
than-alr' meaning that he has
specialized on dirigibles and balloons.
And among the youngsters was Mrs.
Harold Pike, whose father as well as her
husband, is heavier -than-air" Her
father is a veteran Air Corps officer, 1t.
Col. Carl F. Greene, who entered the
Army in 1917 and has been flying since
1921, and her husband is 1t. Pike, now
with the Goth Pursuit Squadron and
formerly a Wisconsin football star. He
entered the Air Corps as a flying cadet.
Their primary complaint in life seems
to be that their husbands are away on
cross-country so much.
Most young wives arrive on Air Corps
fields fresh from the wedding march
and the admonitions of parents who did
not want their child to marry flyer,
Air Corps wives say.
For time they ask questions about
the dangers and hang on the telephone
calling the operations Office when their
husbands are away on cross-country.
Then they become engrossed in the
traditional business of being wives and
mothers.
Everybody they see socially is flying
and the life becomes routine.
It's a risky Business for most, to be
sure Air Corps wives agree, but their own
particular man is much more skillful
and intrepid pilot than the average.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

got its principal source from Franklin
Square spring, which was located toward
the northeast part of that park. and
there were other springs that helped TO
augment this branch, located in the
square to the immediate northeast.
However, of the many springs here
aboutS the Franklin spring was the most
copiouS in this locality. This spring was
made use of as early as 1922 for we find
under that date that cast-iron pipes
were delivered for conveying water from
there to points farther to the south.
Perhaps in referring TO this particular
source of our early water supply. it might
be more correct to speak of it in the
plural for there were several springs in
this square, which was not originally
owned by the Government but which
was acquired some years subsequent to
the removal Of the Federal Government
to the District of Columbia
The stream formed from these springs
must have been a large one, for We are
told that III 1900 the only place it could
be forded with a horse and cart was
at Eleventh and H streets.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

assured the compiler" the item con-
tinued. that he had his full-length
shadow distinctly reflected at the
corner OF Maryland avenue and Twelfth
street, distance of fully three-quarters
of a mile from the Capitol 1t was found
impractical from the fact that myriads
Of insects became attached TO the glass,
obscuring the light. Numbers of wild
ducks and other birds were nightly killed
by flying against it
The exact location Of the first gas
plant Of the Washington Gas Light Co.
seems to be in doubt. James S. Nell
benny, who became connected with the
company in 1880, places it at about
Eleventh and B streets NV, where Is
now the Department of Justice. note
given the writer by the gas company
places it at Tenth street and Louisiana
avenue, and others place il at the corner
of Tenth street and Constitution avenue.
while Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan quotes
the Intelligencer and The Star as placing
1t at the southeast corner OF Tenth
street and Louisiana avenue. in square
382. This is the site shortly afterward
occupied by John McCleuands iron
foundry.
Shortly after the company began man
ufacturing gas at its Tenth street plant
1t decided to erect a coal gas plant on
Maine avenue between Third and Four
and-a-haf streets, in what is Officially
called square c.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

A little over II years ago, when Thir-
teenth street, between I and K streets,
was being widened to take care of
traffic conditions, one of these reservoirs
was opened up in the middle of Thir-
teenth street. 1t had an arched roof
and was approximately Is feet wide
and 10 feet deep. and was quite likely
placed there in 1888. Except that the
arched top was broken in and the reser-
voir filled with earth. it was left about
in the condition in which it was dis
covered.
1t is related that up until near the
close of President JackSon'S second ad-
ministration the White House was sup
piled with water from two pumps in
the yard. and this makes it more prob
able that the date given for the build
ing of this tunnel, 1888. is correct.
From Franklin Square it ran south to
the New Masonic Temple, east past the
Lutheran Church at Eleventh and H
streets, thence southeasterly to the old
Masonic Temple at F and Ninth streets
where it picked up Burnes spring, and
shifting its course to almost directly
Evening star., 1941-06-15
By VeSta KeHne.

About 80 Army Air Corps wives, busi-
ly engaged in making dresses and hem
ming diapers and towels for their Red
Cross chapter, were unearthed the
other day on visit TO the Officers
Club, Mitchell Field. Long Island, N. Y.
Afraid to have my husband fy?" said
Mrs. E. J. Hillery, wife of 1t. Hillery
Evening star., 1941-06-15

This is addressed to the women.
Are YOU afraid to have your sweet
heart join the United States Army Air
Corps or the Navy flying branch?
Do you think you will live a life of
continual anxiety if you marry man
who f1ys?
Relax. if that is the case, because you
won't unless you are an exception.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Strike Threatened at Plant
Making Armament Steel
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 17.-Job and
wage grievances between Republic
Steel Corp. and the Steel Workers
Organizing Committee &C. I. o.
have developed a strike threat at the
company's Corrigan Mckinney
plant, William Donovan. district S.
w. o. c. director, reported today.
The plant is producing sheet steel
for armament industries.
Mr.. Donovan disclosed that 2ia-
hour wildcat strike staged by u
cranemen at the Corrigan plant
Tuesday halted finishing work on
which 300 workers were engaged.
He said the trouble was provoked by
a 15-to-20-cent hourly wage reduc-
ton given the cranemen. A Repub-
lie spokesman denied there had been
any wage cuts at the mill.
Meanwhile, United States Con-
cihator David T. Roadley conferred
with company and C. I. O.-United
Auto Workers officials in an effort to
avert a strike, already sanctioned by
union members, at the Weather
head Co.
The plant, employing 1000 men,
has national defense contracts for
automotive and aircraft parts which
Hastings Jones, union organizer,
said total more than Sl,000,000.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Training Of kidshipmen
Declared on War Basis
2, TIE Assnriated press

Ey tte Associated Press.
Rear Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
told the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee today that for more than
six months the Navy has been train
ing hundreds of reserve midship-
men under plan originally intend
ed for use after mobilization for
war.
Admiral NimitZ, chief of the Bu-
reau of Navigation, was testifying
on a bill to permit members of
Congress to appoint one additional
midshipmen apiece to the Naval
Academy to increase the supply of
officers.
The committee unanimously
recommended the measure after
amending it so that 100 instead of
so members of the Navy and Ma
rine Corps Enlisted Reserves could
be appointed to the academy each
year.
Admiral Nimitz said that under
the reserve midshipmen training
plan, the Navy would have about
4,500 young officers ready by late
summer to fill positions on the fight
ing ships.
A total of 6649 of those young
Reservists have had cruise train
ing since June, Admiral Nimitz
said, and 1882 of them are going
through selected training schools
ashore.
About 500 already have accepted
active duty with the fleet.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Roosevelt Pledges Effort
To Bolster Chilean Ties
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today pledged
the United States to make every ef-
fort to strengthen the cultural
commercial and political relations
between Chile and the United States
in accepting the credentials of Ro-
dolfo Michels, the new Chilean Am
bassador.
I'VE are fortunate, indeed" the
President said, that the govern
ments and the peoples of Chile and
the United States share common
hopes and aspirations.
Our fundamental faith in the
principles of democracy and our
ardent desire that there may soon
be a firm foundation for information
al peace provide solid bases for our
cooperation in the peaceful devel-
opment that is the rightful heritage
of our fellow citizens"
The natural and spontaneous
friendship between our peoples Mr..
Roosevelt said, will immeasurably
facilitate this daily collaboration and
our larger efforts in support of the
principles that govern free peoples. -
Evening star., 1941-01-17
MussinouIe
Continued From First Page }

ure was to give the farmers a floor
for their prices, to insure that in
the worst lean years they would at
least cover production costs.
A Democrat, Representative Mas
singale was in general supporter of
New Deal measures and reforms,
but he admitted he had some ideas
of his own on such drastic farm in
novations as "plowing up cotton and
killing off pigs"
Energetic Campaigner.
A hard worker and energetic cam
paigner, Representative Massingale
distinguished himself when running
for Congress in 1884 by making
three to eight full-sized speeches a
day.
Representative Massingale was
born in Quitman, Miss, on August
2. 1870. He was educated in the pub
lie schools in that State and later
was graduated from the University
of Mississippi.
AS a youth of 81. he moved to Fort
Worth. Tex. and studied law Be-
fore his legal life could get started.
however, the American War
began and Mr. Massingale enlisted
as private in Company D, I'd Texas
Infantry.
After the war he opened a law
office at Cordell, Okla, in 1900. He
had maintained his practice there
ever since and built a reputation
for himself as one of the outstand-
ing lawyers Of Oklahoma.
| In 1902 Mr.. Massingale served as
a member of the Territorial Council
and later made an unsuccessful race
for Congress, which almost dis
couraged him from future attempts.
Was Elected In 1884.
In 1884. however, he ran again
and was elected to Congress from
the 7th district, comprised of II
counties.
Since that time he had been re-
elected in every congressional race.
When not serving in Congress or
practicing law, Representative Mas
singale spent much time in fishing
and hunting geese.
In addition to his widow, Mr.
Massingale is survived by three
daughters, Miss Jane Massingale
Washington; Mrs. Betty Lou Mel
son, Washington, and Mrs. Mar
garet Hippen. Altus, Okla. and q
sister, Mrs. Sallie Weir, Quitulan.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
| President Gets
| Invitation to His
Birthday Party

President Roosevelt received for
NAL invitation today to his BIRTH
day party January 30.
Calling at the White House, Dis
trict Commissioner j. Russell Young
and former Commissioner George
E. Allen, vice chairmen of the Dis
trict Birthday Ball Committee, pre-
sented the Chief Executive with
ticket No. /.
AS in the cases of the thousands
of other invited guests" Mr. Roose-
welt will be entitled to visit all OF
the five or six parties on the night
of January 30 with the single ticket
Mrs. Roosevelt also will receive q
ticket for the nights events. Re-
ceipts from the Nationwide project
are devoted to national and local
campaigns against infantile paral.
ysis. - ..-.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Wheeler
Continued From First Page.)

Time. that he had understood his
remarks were to be used equally
with those of the President or those
representing the opposite side
Il do not want my name in any
way to appear in war -mongering
picture. which has for its purpose
the arousing of the sympathies and
the passions of the American people
to the extent that we as nation
will want to send American boys to
be plowed under European soil"
Senator Wheeler said.
Mary Johnson, special March of
Time representative here, said the
sequences in the film in which Sen
ator Wheeler appears would not be
deleted. although she added that the
final decision is up to Louis de
Rochement.
Miss johnson explained that the
picture is being released today. It's
title is Uncle Sam-Non-Bell
ent."
A final special showing for num-
Der of members of Congress was
held this afternoon after Senator
Wheeler, who saw the film yester-
day, announced his protest. Among
those attending today were Senator
Pepper. Democrat, of Florida, and
Representative Short, Republican,
of Missouri.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Plane Parts Factory,
Criticized for DELAY,
hapsS11,OOO, Job
Expansion Is Scheduled
To Stort in 20 Days
At Thompson Plant
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 17-An SILL
100000 expansion to permit in
creased production of aircraft valves
and parts for the national emer-
gency" was announced today by
Thompson Products Co. A complete
new plant will be built here, with
construction scheduled to start
within 80 days.
F. C. Crawford, president of
Thompson Products, said it was ex-
pected that final arrangements for
financing of the program by De-
fense Plants, Inc, r. F. G. subsidiary,
would be completed next week.
1000 Houses Likely.
Mayor Kenneth j. Sims of subur-
ban Euclid, where the new plant is
to be located, expressed belief it
would necessitate the erection of
1000 new housing units. He indi-
Gated the plant would employ about
5000 persons.
The War Department said last
week that failure of Thompson Prod
ucts to act on a letter of intent
issued three months ago had delayed
plans for the new plant. A COM
pany spokesman commented there
was a misunderstanding" and that
plans for expansion were proceed
ing at full speed
Complicated Production Problem.
The announcement today said
production requirements for more
than 1000 special aircraft parts, in
addition to many types of valves,
had to be considered in planning the
new factory.
This tremendous problem was
complicated by the Governments
constantly-expanding aircraft pro-
gram" Crawford added.
A few miles from the projected
Thompson plant the Government is
now building an s8,500,000 airplane
engine laboratory.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Co|ored Group Offer,
Protest.in Inaugural
Discrimination
No Division Planned,
Delegation Is Told by
Davies Assistunt

Twenty colored citizens, headed
by DR.. Doxey A. Wilkerson, Howard
University professor and chairman
of the Committee on Civic Affairs
of the Washington Council of the
National Negro Congress, called on
the Inaugural Committee today to
protest what they said was zap
parently discrimination against
Negroes In the inaugural entertain
ment program"
The delegation asked Alfons
Landa, executive assistant to Inau-
gural Committee Chairman Joseph
E. Davies, whether there was any
division between white and colored
persons at the entertainment sched-
uled for Departmental Auditorium
Monday night, whether colored per-
sons could buy tickets to the inau-
gural gala at Constitution Hall,
whether any colored persons would
attend the Electoral College dinner
Sunday night and whether any COL
ored persons had been invited to
the White House tea Monday after
noon.
No Discrimination.
Mr.. Landa told them there was no
discrimination in seating arrange
ments for the departmental audi
torium program, that he knew of no
restriction against colored persons
buying tickets for the gala. that
colored guests have been invited tC
the Electoral College dinner. Nc
answer was given to the inquiry
about the White House tea. but In
augural Committee officials hao
pointed out earlier that such mat
ters were left up to the White House
Emory B. Smith. chairman of the
Inaugural Committees Committee
on Special Entertainment, told the
delegation the departmental audi
torium event was planned at his sug-
gestion and that any blame for the
arrangements should be on him and
not on the Inaugural Committee.
Davies Issues Statement.
In statement authorized by
Chairman Davies, Mr.. Smith was
called a splendid colored citizen
and a prominent District lawyer"
The statement added that many
other members of the Inaugural
Committee, along with Chairman
and Mrs. Davies, are planning to
participate in this perfectly magnifi-
cent concert, which is being held
under auspices of the colored citi-
zens of the District"
DR.. Wilkerson said mass meet
ing would be held at pm. tomor-
row at the Twelfth Street Y. M.
c. A. to determine what protest, If
any, would be made in the matter
and whether any such protest would
be distributed in pamphlet form and
forwarded to the White House.
He said that, aside from his own
organization, the delegation repre-
sented several other groups.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
35Indicted in Expose
OF Huge Alcohol Ring
Operating Into Canada
81, 500, 900 Tax Evosion
Charged; Abe Moss
Named as Leader
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 1.-THE Federal
grand jury today indicted IS per-
sons, accusing them of conspiring
to manufacture alcohol illicitly in
huge quantities in Chicago, evading
$2,500000 in internal revenue taxes,
and shipping the product into Can
ada, chiefly across the Detroit River.
John C. Lehr, Federal district at
torney, said the alcohol was made
in two big distilleries in Chicago on
a scale larger than that in any other
case handled In this Federal dis
trict.
$4,000 Fine Possible.
Each count Of the indictment car
riers a maximum penalty of two
years in prison and a fine of $4,000.
Named as a leader in the con-
spiracy was Abe J. Moss of Detroit,
whom Mr.. Lehr described as a for
mer prohibition rum-runner and
Smuggler. His wife Ann was charged
with giving instructions to oper-
ators of trucks.
Twenty-one of the persons in
dicted were listed as Chicago resi-
dents and named as operators Of
the alleged distilleries, transporters
or distillery workers.
Two Canadians Accused.
William Koury and George Less
owitz of Cleveland were charged
with conducting wholesale oper-
ations in illicit alcohol and two
Canadians, Maurice Hibloom of
Toronto and Lou Warwick of Ham
ilton, also were charged as whole
salers.
Mr.. Lehr said war-boosted prices
on liquor in Canada had enabled
the alleged conspirators to sell
smuggled alcohol for s35 to $50 for
a 5-gcllon container.
Evening star., 1941-01-17

NSOlltl4AuCO L 1Olll II I dSCJ
10 mean that the German military
command had found it necessary to
take drastic steps to complete the
projected movement of 300, 900 troops
with full motorized equipment be-
fore the end of January.
A high diplomatic source said
repeated clashes had occurred on the
Russian-Rumanian border and that
an average of five to 10 Rumanian
guards are being slain nightly in
incidents along the Bessarabian-
Bucovina frontier.
Soviet Test Seen in Clashes.
One theory expressed by observers
Is that these clashes-which have
been denied officially-are being
used by the Russians to test how
far the Nazis might fall back in
Rumania should the Soviet demand
the provinces of Moldavia and
Northern Dobruja from Rumania.
Russia took Bessarabia and
Northern Bucovina from Ru-
mania by an ultimatum last
June. Moldavia and Northern
Dobruja border on these ceded
territories to the south, deeper
within Rumania. Southern
Dobruja was ceded to Bulgaria
last June under an axis dictated
settlement)
REPORTS persisted that a deal was
possible whereby Soviet Russia
would be given a free hand in these
provinces in return for free Ger
man hand in Bulgaria.
Diplomatic quarters said it was
generally believed that if Hitler
should formally take over Rumania
which already is a Nazi troop cen
ter, the new German minister tc
Bucharest, Baron Manfred Won Kill
linger, would be Gauleiter (Nazi
district LEADER in the protectorate
Reasons cited in German quarters
for establishment of a Rumaniar
protectorate included the difficulties
encountered in smothering potentia.
conflicts between the army and the
Iron Guard, in moving military
trains, billeting troops, speeding
production and controlling the
populace.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Traffic Victim S Death
Is Called Accidental

A coroner's jury this afternoon re-
turned verdict of accidental death,
contributed to by the victims care
lessness, in the fatal injury of Will
liam Carpenter, 66, colored, of 1709
Seventh street NV.
The verdict absolved Maurice A.
Peter, 19-year-old Catholic Uni
versity student, of II S street NV,
who was held in connection with
the accident. Mr.. Carpenter was
struck January 2 at Logan circle
near Rhode Island avenue and died
January II in Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
$407 900 Howard U.Cose
Settled for $1,000

Three suits involving Albert I.
Cassell, colored architect, and How
ard University for claims totaline,
S4O7,7Oo have been settled out of
court, the litigants announced this
afternoon.
The suits, which have been on
trial since January 8 before Justice
Jesse C. Adkins and jury, we're
settled when the school agreed to
pay Mr.. Cassel $4,000.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
Defense Role for Women
Urged by Federation

Earlier Story on Page A-7)
A resolution urging the National
Defense Commission to outline a
program for participation of women
IN national defense work was adopt
ed by the Board of Directors of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs at the Mayhower Hotel this
afternoon.
Earlier, the board went on record
favoring a policy of aid, in the form
Of credits, ships, munitions and
materials of war for democracies
fighting against totalitarian powers.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
5hipyard Workers
Resume Jobs After
.4-Hour Picketing
Four at Bethlehem Plant
Agree TO Join Urion
And One Mon Quits
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l7.-An
unexpected picket line closed the
Bethlehem Steel Co.'S union Ship
building plant for four hours today,
but work was resumed at noon.
Company spokesmen said the mass
picket line which halted work of
5000 on five cargo vessels, was called
of after four men agreed to join
unions affiliated with the A. F. L.
Bay City Metals Trade Council, and
a fifth quit his job
The plant operated without a
union contract, but recognized union
scales and conditions,
Evening star., 1941-01-17
SEVENTH RACE-KEY MAN,
WAUGH POP. FELSUN.

KEY MAN has been threaten
ing in every one of his Florida
outings and he has as good a
chance as anything else in this
wide-open affair. WAUGH POP
won at this meeting only to be
disqualified. He rates serious
consideration. FELSUN has
been raced into tip-top shape for
this effort.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
More Cubs Get in Line

CHICAGO, Jan. IT P).-Signed
contracts of three more Chicago
Cubs, Pitchers Ken Raffensberger
and Vance Page and Rookie Out
fielder Barney Olsen, have been
received.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
EIGHTH RACE-JACK STING,
ENGLISH HARRY, AUTO
CRApH

JACK STING turned in a dis
appointing try in his last. In
fact the effort was so bad we are
going to toss 1t out as being un-
true. His best form would make
him the winner here. ENGLISH
HARRY scored in his last in
the easiest possible manner.
AUTOGRAPH is nearing tip-top
shape.
Evening star., 1941-01-17
SEC OND RACE &C RAND
LAMA, MIGAL FAY, PALA-

GRAND LAMA has raced fair
ly well since shipping to Florida
and he has as good chance as
anything else in this wide open
evenly contested affair. MIGAL
FAY manages to win her share
and her workouts say she could
be in the thick of this scrap.
PALASA may save the consola-
ton award.