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Evening star., 1941-07-23

the same time the resignation OF
j. Sinclair Brown of Salem as chair
man of the State Education Board,
to which he was named in 1899,
and the appointment of State Sem
ator Leonard Muse of Roanoke as
his successor as a board member.
The board must select its own
chairman.
Gen. Anderson will take over di-
rection of the 45.000-mile Virginia
road system August l for Mr..
Shirley's unexpired term which ex-
tends through June 80 of next year.
His appointment will be subject
to confirmation by the State Senate
next winter.
The new commissioner is head of
the department of civil engineering
and academic executive, or dean. at
Virginia Military Institute, with
which he has been connected since
1919 except for the three years,
1886, in which he directed the
Federal Public Works Administra-
ton in Virginia. In the latter Office
he supervised a $30,000,000 building
program.
He was loaned to the State by
V. M. I. last December as co-ordina-
tor for the State Defense Council.
He spent two full months organizing
the State setup and has served on a
part-time basis since, dividing his
time between Lexington and Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Funeral Held Today
For Michael McInerney

Mass for Michael P. McInerney,
who captured Pat Grove, the kid
naper, was held today at st. Paul's
Church, Fifteenth and V streets
NV.
His body will be sent to his home
town of Virginia City, New, for
burial. He died Sunday at Doctors
Hospital.
Mr.. McInerney, special investi-
gator with the Veterans Admins
tration at the time of his death,
captured Grove in 1905 when he
was detective on the Butte tMont)
police force. Grove was sought in
connection with the kidnapping of
Edward J. Cudahy. jr, son of the
millionaire meat packer.
Mr.. McInerney is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Annie Catherine Nc
Inerney, and two sons. Wilbert and
1t. John M. McInerney, U. S. N.
Active pallbearers were Frank
Wilson. B. G.. Dent Raymond j.
Doyle, Howard Woerner, Jean Fran
els Ford and A. D. Hitler.
Evening star., 1941-07-23

not the granting of r. M. licenses to
such interests will serve the public
interest. convenience or necessity
The commissions duty to act on
these applications, it was pointed
out, carries with it the duty to de-
termine the qualifications of the
applicants
Citing court decisions in support
of his position. the counsel for the
newspaper publishers said:
There is no statutory authority
empowering the commission on its
own motion to make general classi-
fications of persons otherwise quail
fed under the statutes for the pur-
pose of laying down policy or
adopting rules either for the pur-
pose of prohibiting persons belong
ing to certain class from hold
ing licenses or limiting the num-
Der of persons within a certain class
who may hold licenses"
Calls Action Impertinent.
Mr.. Hanson declared that the
questionpaire which the commission
sent out TO publishers throughout
the country in preparation for these
hearings is nothing more nor less
than an impertinent effort on your
part to inquire into the newspaper
publishing business, the business
policies of newspapers, the editorial
practices of newspapers. the promo
tional activities of newspapers, the
news policies of newspapers, the
nature of the work performed by
newspaper employees and the busi-
ness connections of newspapers, over
none of which does this commission
have any authority whatsoever.
Mr.. Hanson said the commission S
own general counsel had held that
the commission had no authority to
take up the question of whether 1t
was for or against the public in
terest for newspapers to operate
stations.
Exhibits showed that newspapers
or their employees or stockholders
had an interest in 298 standard
broadcast stations. including 243 in
which they owned an interest of SO
per cent or more.
Another exhibit purported to show
that the number of stations in which
newspapers or their employees or
stockholders had interests increased
from IS in 1881 10 298 as of June 80
l94l.
Mr.. Hanson told reporters that
four persons he had advised not to
appear in answer to subpoenas were
Edwin S. Friendly, business man.
ager of the New York Sun: 1t.
Comdr. James G. Stahlman of the
Nashville Banner, former publisher
of the Publishers Association and
now on active duty with the Navy;
Arthur Robb. editor of Editor and
Publisher, newspaper trade paper,
and William A. Thomson, director of
the Bureau of Advertising of the
Publishers Association of New York
Hough's Statement.
In a statement issued here on
the eve of the hearings, Harold
Hough of the Fort Worth Star
Telegram, chairman Of the News
paper Radio Committee, said:
Fair inquiry into the relations
of newspapers to radio must take
into account that newspapers have
fought long battle for the print
ing of news without color, angle or
bias, which newspapers have car
ried on into radio.
Instead of newspapers develop
ing some unf1tness for radio station
ownership, as the F. c. C. issue ap-
pears to indicate, newpapers are
peculiarly fit to own stations"
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Trailer Tanker Factory
Sites Are Being Surveyed
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 23.-Pos-
sible sites for a factory which would
turn out semi-submarine trailer
tankers" to carry crude oil to the
East will be surveyed here today.
Erie P. Halliburton, president of
an Oklahoma oil we'll cementing
firm, arrived by plane today to make
the survey. Mr.. Halliburton, who
has submitted his idea to Oil Ad-
ninistrator Ickes, believes the
bargetype tankers could eliminate
the East's oil problem without need
for multi-million- dollar pipeline
construction.
The tankers - to be toWed by
merchant ships-would carry 100000
barrels of oil each, he said, and
would require about half the amount
of steel used in ordinary tankers of
equal capacity.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
New Dam a Triumph
For Senator Norris,
President Says
Slant Kingsley Project,
Just Dedicated, Wins
White House Proise
By the Associs ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
OGALLALA, Nebr., July 23.-
President Roosevelt emissions in
Kingsley Dam an "epochal triumph"
for the veteran Senator Norris. In
dependent, of Nebraska and a
symbol of accomplishment for COM
munities where there is a strong
and clear demand from the people
uhat power be publicly owned and
publicly distributed"
IN a cordially worded letter to
Senator Norris, read by K. SeWell
Wingfield, acting head of the P. w.
A. power division, at dedication
ceremonies yesterday, Mr.. Roosevelt
said the earthen dam, second largest
of its kind in the world, takes its
place in the front rank of the monu-
mental structures this Nation is
rearing to conserve our national re-
sources and use them to build a
stronger Nation and better life for
our people
1T makes possible" the letter
continued, "a unified power pool,
unique in certain respects. owned
and controlled by the people, serv-
ing a very large proportion of the
citizens of the State with electricity
for their farms and factories
The President referred TO the
Statewide public grid, in which the
dam is a key structure, and which
is designed to distribute 731 100000
kilowatt hours of energy annually.
1T is a tragic circumstance that
such triumphs so often must be
| achieved against the bitter oppo-
sition, legal and political. of Short
sighted private interests the Presl-
| dents letter further read. Yet all
of us may take heart from the
amicable settlement of this conflict
in Nebraska, through the purchase
of the private utility facilities by the
public power systems, on terms
which l am assured are fair both
to the people and the companies.
The lesson We all have learned
from this may point the way for
other communities, if there be any.
where there is a strong and clear
cut demand from the people that
power be publicly owned and pub
liclv distributed"
The dam, almost a quarter mile
thick at the base and l62 feet high,
took six years to compete. A D.
900 000- 0-acrefoot basin was created
in the North Platte River Valley be-
hind it to store water that will wind
/ through almost 500 miles of canals
for irrigation purposes and also gen.
crate power.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Cout 10 Hear Fiqht
Friday on Removing
Name OF Voter
Montgomery Ruling
May Be Applicable
To Thousands
~ q staff Correspondent OF Tn. star.

~ . staff Correspondent OF The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July ga
suit challenging the right of person
to be registered as qualified voter
in less than a year from his first
declaration of intention of becom-
ing a citizen of Maryland will be
heard in the Montgomery County
Circuit Court Friday.
The action was filed by John r.
Reeves, president of the Seventh
District Republican Club of Mont
gomery County, and names as de-
PENDANTS two members of the county
Permanent Board of Registry and
Mrs. Blanche c. Oliver, 4704 Chevy
Chase boulevard, Bethesda, the al
legged registrant.
The petition to the court asks
that Mrs. Oliver be ordered to ap-
pear to show cause why her name
should not be stricken from the
list of qualified voters of Mont
gomery County. The two Permanent
Board of Registry members who
were named defendants are Alfred
D. Moves and Miss Rose K. Dawson.
Montgomery County political
leaders said ruling in the suit
might be applicable to thousands Of
registrations in the county.
Times Declaration as May 10.
Mr.. Reeves petition states Mrs.
Oliver appeared before the Board
of Registry on May 10 and declared
i,,to nf hannr,ino q citizen
of Maryland. On July 2, the Board
of Registry entered the name of
Mrs. Oliver on the register of quail
fed voters, notwithstanding Mrs.
divers failure to reside continu-
ously in the State for one year
previous to her first declaration of
intention, the petition charges.
The petition further sets out that
Mr.. Reeves filed complaint with
the Board of Registry on July 7
and the board summoned Mrs.
Oliver on July 10 to show cause why
her name should not be removed
from the list of qualified voters.
The board declined to remove Mrs.
divers name, the petition charges.
Leu HAS LIEU
In behalf of Mr. Reeves and Joseph
A. Cantrel, legal counsel to the
Board of Registry will represent the
defense.
Cites Ruling by O'Conor.
When Mr.. Noyes was asked about
the suit today he said the board
had refused to remove Mrs. divers
name from the list because of an
opinion from Gov. O'Conor when
the chief executive was attorney
general of Maryland several years
ago. The opinion. Mr.. Moves said,
declared:
This has been interpreted to
mean that any person who has
made the declaration -" one year
or more before the day of any elec-
ton is entitled to be registered as a
voter at such election. even though
he may have made such declaration
less than year before the day on
which he applies for registration"
There will be no election in the
county this year, Mr.. Noyes pointed
out, and the election of November
1912, will be more than year later
than the time Mrs. Oliver declared
her intention of citizenship and was
placed on the list of qualified voters.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
u. 5. Unity Stressed
Al Dinner Meetinq Of
Marconi Foundation
$50 Members Inspect
Memorial to Inventor
Of Wireless TeIeeruphy

Belief in the solidarity of all
races and creeds in America was
expressed last night by news
paper editor of Italian descent and
several legislators attending a Mar
conf Memorial Foundation dinner
at the Mayflower Hotel.
The dinner climaxed a day during
which $50 members of the founda-
ton. many of whom came from New
York. inspected the recently COM
pleted statue of Guglielmo Mar
conf, inventor of wireless telegra-
ply. at Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV. They also visited
Mount Vernon, Arlington National
Cemetery and the tomb of Wood
dow Wilson.
The statue was presented to
Washington by American Italians
"as token of their loyalty and de-
votion 10 the United States and
its free institutions. Generese Pope
foundation president and publisher
of two Italian language newspapers
in New York, said.
Citizens of italian origin are pre-
pared ito do our full share, what
ever the sacrifice he declared.
House Speaker Rayburn called on
representatives of all races in the
United States in this hour OF
travail for civilization to be only
Americans"
'If you have any love for any
other country" he declared, get
out of here"
House Minority Leader Martin
told the gathering he was optimistic
because races in America have been
welded into one nationality.
Also greeting the guests were Sen
ator Davis, Republican, Of Pennsyl-
vania; Senator Mead Democrat, OF
New York; Representative SABBATH
Democrat. of Illinois and Repre-
sentative Dickstein, Democrat, OF
New York.
Judge John J. Freschi of New
York, vice president of the founda-
ton, was toastmaster.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Defense Committee studies prob
lens of small business in defense
programs.
Military Affairs Committee con-
tinues hearings on proposal to con-
tinue selectees in service.
House:
Considers miscellaneous bills.
Military Affairs Committee hears
Gen. George c. Marshall on bill to
retain selectees in service beyond
a year
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues work on new S3504, 900 900
tax bill.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
160-Carat Section Cut
From Vargas Diamond
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 23-The first
step toward division of the 1850
carat Presidente Vargas diamond
into 100000 in cut stones has
been completed successfully.
After months of study, Adrian
Graselly, veteran diamond cut
ter, cleaved l60-carat section from
the fourth largest diamond in his
tory in a nerve-tingling operation
that left him physically weak after
striking three precision blows.
Before the cutting, the Vargas,
rough and blue-white. was consid-
cred the largest uncut diamond in
existence.
1t was found in 1888 by JOAQUIN
Evancia in the dry bed of the Rioi
Santo Antonio near Coromandel,
Brazil. Later it was bought by the
Hollandsche Unie Bank financed
syndicate in Rio de Janeiro and
sold to Harry Winston, New York
diamond merchant.
The stone was named after Presi-
dent Vargas of Brazil.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Gun Mounts Shipped
By Baltimore Plant
~ the Associated Press.

~ ths ASSOCIATED fTtSS.
BALTIMORE, July %. - The
Philadelphia Ordnance Depot has
received the first commercially
produced gun mounts for the Army's
.5o-caliber anti-aircraft gun, turned
out by Baltimore bottling ma
chinery manufacturer.
Capt. Albert S. Branson. ordnance
ohicer, said the mounts produced by
the Crown Cork & Seal Co. had
met all specifications. and that mass
shipments were expected to start in
about two weeks.
Capt. Branson said that before
starting production by the bottling
machinery firm, the stationary tri-
pod mounts had been turned out
only at the Governments Rock
Island Arsenal.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Brig. Gen. Anderson
Appointed Virginia
Highways Chief
Muse Succeeds Brown
As Member of State
Education Boord

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, July 23-Vir-
ginia's new State highway COM
missioner will be Brig. Gen. James
A. Anderson. 48, whose career as a
civil engineer and soldier has in
cluded efforts as a planner Of Vir-
Evening star., 1941-07-23
BuIouriuns Leuve Rome

ROME, July % tP).-Bulgarian
Premier Bogdan Philoff and Foreign
Minister Ivan Popoff left for Venice
today on their way back to Sonia
after a three-day official visit to
demonstrate Itahan-Bulgarian am
tty. Foreign Minister Count Galeaz-
70 Ciano saw them of at the station.
Evening star., 1941-07-23

With low and falling pressure from
California and Arizona northeastward to
North Dakota and Minnesota. and con-
tinued high pressure on the Atlantic Coast
ually spreading northward over the East
ern Rocky Mountain States Numerous
local showers and thunderstorms have oc-
hours in the Gulf and South Atlantic States
and in portions of the Mississippi Valley
have occurred also in New Mexico, Ari-
zona. Montana and North Dakota. The
lowest pressure is 1002.4 millibars (29 80
highest pressure on fhe Atlantic Coast is
I,02O3 millibars (30.16 inches at Snow
Hill. Md The pressure Is hieher farther
east. Abnormally high temperatures pre-
vail over the Plains States. Minnesota
and over the eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountains. Maxima of 100 degrees were
registered Tuesday afternoon over much Of
hits area, The highest reported was 100
degrees at Mowbridge, g. Oak
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the United

FURNISHED
District of CoumbiaFair
tonight; tomorrow considerable cloudne
southerly
Maryland Vignia-Fa
with likelihood of scattered afternoon
west portion little change in
West VTgniaConsiderab coudines slightly tonight
likelihood
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Powder House ExpIodes
Near Seville, Spain

BY the Associated Press.
SEVILLE, Spain, July 23-An en-
tire powder warehouse less than
four miles from here exploded with
terrific force today.
The number of casualties was not
Immediately known.
Fire swept the warehouse after
the blast, which shattered windows
throughout the city.
Families were removed from many
houses in suburban Heliopolis and
Triana, where buildings were weak
ened by the blast.
Evening star., 1941-07-23

g ia public
works and CO.
ordinator of de-
fense.
PIP ointment
to the s12.50O
post was an
nounc ce d by
Gov. Price last
night, within a
week of the
death of State
Highway Com
missioner Henry
G. Shirley here
July 16.
The Governor
~oYfnnal OF
Evening star., 1941-07-23
DR.. Hunsoker Named
Naval Research Head
By the Associated Press.

BY lIt hhSUVIdVtu FItes'
Secretary of the Navy Knox an
nounced yesterday the appointment
of DR.. Jerome c. Hunsaker, de-
signer of the dirigible Shenandoah
and former vice president of the
Bell Telephone Laboratories, as CO.
ordinator of research and develop
ment for the Navy Department.
DR.. Hunsaker, now head of the
mechanical engineering department
of Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology and professor in charge of
Guggenheim Aeronautical Labora-
tory, will become chairman of
newly -esta blished Naval Research
and Development Board.
Evening star., 1941-07-23

Three stations and seven posts
to fight malaria have been estab-
lished in marshlands of West Be-
lorussia.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Tomorrow
at
Treasury House

Treasury House at Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, where you can see mill
tary exhibits at the same time
you buy Defense savings bonds
and stamps, announces this pro-
gram for tomorrow.
1890 pm.-Concert by United
States Army Band.
4:45 pm.-Treasury House
Quiz. Right answers win De-
fense stamp prizes for persons
interviewed.
SIS pm-Retreat. Colors
lowered with full military
honors.
7:30 pm.-Concert by United
States Marine Band.
Evening star., 1941-07-23

Hemp hats shipped from China to
America last year were valued at
S473.500
Evening star., 1941-07-23
ReDort for Last "a Hours,

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1941-06-21

thread of fear, "He will pay you,
I know that she said.
There was a moments silence;
then the mans voice sounded again.
Locke guessed that the man was
Eric Farrell.
Il offered to cancel that deft for
a certain consideration, Miss Mer-
rill. Tell your father that the offer
is still open, but that it will only
be open for a few more days"
Locke tensed himself, Something
was happening here, the depth of
which he had no idea. He won-
dered whether TO open the door and
casually stroll inside. He could get
away with il, he knew. He hadn't
hit man in a long time, he re-
f1ected. This mans voice annoyed
him. Locke heard the next words
clearly.
Miss Merrill, in this business We
have a way of dealing with guys
like him. If he comes here to gam
BILE, he's got TO pay
The threat in Eric Farrell's voice
prickled along Locke's spine.
tCopyright 1941. Chicago Daily News. Incj
Continued tomorrow
Locke gets the story from Jan.
Evening star., 1941-06-21

protesting. The play had been
taken from her hands. Locke had
been expecting that. He Strobe for
ward and touched her arm.
Lets get it over with he said
quietly.
Janielle looked up at him and her
eyes were uneasy. What have 1
started?' she asked bleakly.
"A lot you will probably be sorry
for" Locke answered shortly.
They left Lance Whitney stand
ing alone. They went forward and
stood beside the piano together.
Anne Rutherford spoke again and
her voice was filled with the
knowledge of her small triumph,
81 would like to propose a toast"
Her eyes were lighted with star
like gleam. ITO the engaged cou-
pie! May they find long life and
happiness together!"
It was l o'clock before Locke had
a chance to talk to Janielle again.
He had been besieged by questions
in the meanwhile, but he had man
aged to give evasive answers. He
came up to Janielle AS she was sit
ting on a long couch with Lance
Whitney. Internationally through
the evening, Locke had noticed that
Whitney had redoubled his efforts
to be close to Janielle. Locke
smiled as he searched the crowd of
guests and finally caught Anne
Rutherfords gaze fastened upon
these two before him. There was
smothered, burning resentment in
her gaze.
Locke turned to Janielle and
Evening star., 1941-06-21
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY

Nevada's floral emblem is sturdy
weed that is not affected by drought.
The true sagebrush, three -toothed
and thrice Jagged, is abundant on
the desert ranges of the southern
part of California and northward
along the eastern slopes of the
Sierra Nevada. From this point, it
spreads across the Great Plains re-
gion from Montana, southwark to
New Mexico.
Sagebrush is a perennial and
propagates by seeds. 1t IS in bloom
from July until late September. On
the acrid plains and foothills, where
it finds everything to its advantage,
the sagebrush carpets the ground
with almost compact silvery-green
foliage, which is yard or more deep
and may cover several thousand
miles. This growth is often so heavy
as to make travel impossible. .,
The stems are shrubby and
branching and covered with silvery
hair. Some of the plants reach a
height of 10 feet.
The leaves are one-half inch long
or slightly more, narrow and wedge
shaped. They have three to five
blunt teeth at the tip.
Through July and September, the
flowers on their crowded spikes in
the aXilS and at the end of the
branches are very beautiful. The
neat gray leaves are a pleasant and
charming contrast to the gay, tiny,
yelloWish flower heads, crowded so
close together as to form a graceful
plume of blossoms.
In the early days, the pioneers
named this plant everlasting sage
brush" because it had such stay
ing qualities, and battle was fought
between the old "landholderS' and
the new ones. However, the sage
brush furnished needed fuel over
which the scanty meal could be
cooked. The Indians, always alert
TO the possibilities of all plants to
IilCCO lllC4L llCCuo, 1Oullu Tic SdSc-
brush leaves to be pleasant for chew
ing, the seeds for making meal.
The soil in which sagebrush grows
is known TO be good land. That is
where dry farming has to be done,
The soil is WELT drained and free
from alkan
The sagebruSh was introduced In
1895 into England, where it was
greatly appreciated, because of its
unusual foliage and the aromatic
fragrance from the plant during
humid weather. This aroma is cling
ing and often remains in the cloth
ing of those who brush against the
leaves during a long walk.
When the flower heads are ripe
they fall from the spikes and are
carried far and wide by the wind
During the winter. when the snow
is crusted over with ice, the seeds
go skiing for miles. often getting
caught in a fence corner and later