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Evening star., 1941-01-07
Congressional Comment on Message
General Reaction Is Fovorobe Many Think Presidents Program
Is in Line With American Sentiment

nous support than any of his pre-
vious addresses.
Senator Davis, Republican, of
Pennsylvania-His delivery was the
best.
Senator Guffey, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania agree thoroughly.
Senator Wallgren, Democrat, OF
Washington think Congress, after
ample debate, will grant the re-
quests the President made in in
terest of national defense"
Representatives expressed the fol-
lowing opinions:
Representative Camp, Democrat
of Georgia. believe my district Is
almost unanimously behind him.
Representative Cox, Democrat, OF
Georgia Vigorous and strong, an
appeal to reason rather than to the
emotions.
Representative Bankhead, Demo-
crat, of Alabama-A very fine
speech, and in line with what the
country and the Congress expected.
Representative Whelchel, Demo-
crat. of Georgia. think the pro-
gram will be put into effect without
great deal of opposition.
Representative Ramspeck, Demo-
crat, of Georgia-A very compre-
hensive statement of our problems.
Representative Gibson, Democrat,
of Georgia. consider the Presi-
dents message a symbol of states
=, manship and a challenge to all who
would DESTROY democracy.
Representative Peterson, Demo-
crat, of Florida-He dared to place
before the people the real serious
ness Of the situation.
Representative Hendricks, Demo
crat, of Florida-I'm going all the
way in backing him up.
"Great State Paper"
Representative Brown, Democrat
of Georgia-The Presidents speech
was forceful and a strong appeal for
adequate national defense. I believe
it will be we'll received by the Amer
(See COMMENT, Page A-5)
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London Press AssaiIs
ChurchiII's Naminq
OF New Group
Times Says Government
Still FumbIes Without
Comprehensive Policy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. THE press today
criticized Prime Minister Churchills
appointment of three new executive
bodies whose heads form a COM
mittee to regulate and speed the in
dustrial war effort. ~
The Daily Herald, Laborite news
paper, commented:
1T does not provide-as members
of Parliament will trenchantly point
out when Parliament examines the
Premier's move-all the powerful.
full-time government machine for
the application of ruthless, CO.
ordinated output plan"
The Times predicted disappoint-
ment because powers given the gov
eminent last May to require people
to place themselves, their services
and their property at the disposal
of his majesty were not being
used" The Times added that the
government was still fumbling
without any comprehensive policy
The Daily Mirror said the new
committee did not dispose of the
malady of sloWness."
Prime Minister Churchill yester-
day created thee new executive
bodies to deal with production, i'm
ports and postwar reconstruction.
In the first major move to draft
labor, Mr.. Churchill put into the
hands OF three members of his gov
ernment sweeping powers over the
men and women who constitute
these islands industrial forces. They
are Labor Minister Ernest Bevin,
who was placed in charge of new
production organization; Minister
Of Supply Sir Andrew Rae Duncan,
who is to boss the all-important
import group. and Minister Without
Portfolio Arthur Greenwood, who
will make a study Of postwar re-
construction.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Amy MoIIison's Body Sought
|By Bootmen in Thames E Estudry
Noted Aviutrix, 81,
Died After BoiIing
Out of Plane
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, Jan. THE body of
Amy johnson Mollison, noted
British woman flyer, was still
sought by boatnen today in the
waters of the Thames estuary,
where she drowned after bailing out
of plane she was flying for the
Air Transport Auxiliary.
Flight authorization papers bear
ing her name, recovered after her
plane dived into the choppy icy
waters Sunday afternoon indicated
she was off her course. Some gear
also was found bearing her name.
1t was still undetermined whether
any one was with the 32-year -old
pilot when the plane, sighted by
lookouts flying at about 750 feet,
suddenly turned and made a long
glide into the estuary. At 200 feet
SHE jumped.
Surface craft tried in vain Sunday
to rescue the War-working ladybird
who had winged. during her spec
tacular career, from Britain to Aus
tralia and to America, Japan and
China and across Africa.
Seaman Loses Grip.
A seaman from a nearby balloon
barrage ship plunged into the water
and grasped a body, but lost his
grip in the buffeting waves. He
himself was reported near death
, from exposure and was unable to
say whether the body was that OF
the aviatrix or possibly that of a
passenger.
For hours searching boats criss-
crossed the scene where the
flyer fell, but were unable to find
her body.
The accident occurred In midaft-
ernoon Sunday.
1t was the end, in the narrow
seas of home, for the woman who
had dared the vast expanses Of
the world around.
AS member of the Air Transport
Auxiliary, she was engaged in flying
from one airfield to another, pick
ing up other woman pilots who
1ClllcO pldIlcS 1lOlll lllC 1dCCOl lCo.
Gained Fame in 1880.
Another noted British aviatrix,
the Duchess of Bedford, was lost
not far away in 1887, when she
piloted a plane from East Anglia
toward the North Sea and van.
ished. But Amy johnson Mollison
was the more famous.
The laughing, happy airwoman-
"Johnny"-as she was known to fell
low pilots, gained worldwide atten-
tion in 1880 when she set out in a
light airplane for Australia from
England Twenty-Five at the time
she had never flown more than 14(
miles-the distance from London tc
her Yorkshire home.
World interest mounted to en-
| thusiasm as she was reported in
Vienna, Istanbul, Aleppo and Bagh.
dad on successive days. She reached
India in six days, two days under the
previous record. but damaged hel
plane at Rangoon and eventually ar.
rived at Port Darwin, Australia, ir
/ 20 days.
Seven months later she tried tc
Evening star., 1941-01-07

| North Carolina-I am with the
President 100 per cent on his state
ment that nobody could invade this
country If we had the island out
posts If we are going to free the
countries of the world I think we
should free not only those of con-
tinental Europe but of Russia, Lat
via, Lithuania, Esthonia, Finland
and other countries.
Senator Shipstead, Republican, of
Minnesota don't think there was
anything new in the whole speech
| Senator Brown, Democrat, of
Michigan-I heartily approve of the
Presidents all-out aid to Great
Senator Chandler, Democrat, of
Kentucky-A pretty plain declara-
tion of the policy Of our Govern
ment in a confused world.
Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin-It was a speech preg-
nant with consequences.
Senator Lucas, Democrat, of Illi-
nois-It should be reassuring to all
Americans who believe that Amer
lea is in peril through the machi-
nation Of Old World dictators.
New Declaration of Independence.
Senator Lee, Democrat, of Okla
homa-It was new declaration o1
world MISUNDERSTANDING.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of Ari-
zona-I agreed with every word of it
Senator Bunker, Democrat, OF
Nevada particularly liked the
part in which Mr.. Roosevelt calico
for extension of old-age pensions
and unemployment compensation.
Senator Mcfarland, Democrat, OF
Arizona-A nice speech.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, oi
Utah-I liked especially those thing.
he said about the health and edu.
cation program.
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min.
nesota-I felt his argument wa!
strong and logical for aid to Britain
Senator Willis. Republican, of In
diana-It probably had more unani'
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Conveys
Continued From First Page.)

trains. They are all safe. Why?
Well, here's log of our voyage:
Afternoon-The quick, rhythmic
fire of distant anti-aircraft guns
pulses through the sharp cold air as
we leave the harbor. No planes are
in sight. A seaman says quietly
"Jerrys 'aving a go somewhere"
The officers have changed from
smart shore blues" to variety OF
garments. The captain wears a
heavy wool-lined canvas coat over
layers of sweaters, fleece-lined boots
fur-lined mittens and then gloves
His had is covered by a knitted
wool helmet-he doesn't look much
like the officer who a few days age
received from his King the Distin-
guished Service Cross.
Convoy Moves Out to Sea.
Guarded by the deStroyers and
fast motor boats. built during the
World War to halt German subma-
rine raids, the convoy moves out to
sea Above it are the balloon ships
protection against dive bombers.
A cheer ripples down the line OF
ships as two formations of Blen-
helms fly by . a day later you
learn they bombed Brest.
Evening-our dinner is sandwiches
soup and tea gulped on rolling decks
Between gulps, a navigator calls the
course. The captain eyes the con-
voy and mutters that some of the
vessels are falling behind.
He reckons the convoy will pass
"Hellfire Corner" rounding into the
Strait of Dover, during darkness.
You stand gazing into the icy
blackness for a while and then
stretch out for a try at sleep.
Early morning-it's still very dark
The blacked-out destroyer gives
you the feeling of ghost ship NOV
ing through leagues Of blackness.
Suddenly there is the sound of a
plane. The lookout calls out, Air
craft approaching"
BlackneSs Turns to Gray.
An officer shouts, Hold fire" He
mutters to himself and then adds
I'VE fire and he gets our location
and then little while later we
catch hell from the bombers'
We steam on and the drone of the
airplane's motors dies in the dark.
An hour later the blackness turns
to gray. Dawn breaks dirty and
gray. The Dover Cliffs, topped with
snow, rise out of the Wind-swept
seas. Of on the other side, thin
line of black separates the sea and
the sky-the French coast.
From his chair where he has
huddled in sleep during the night,
the captain speaks.
We'll probably get some shelling
soon. Don't worry" he adds,
they're not very accurate"
Suddenly an orange flame stabs
the gray French coast. You look
around at the lookouts. They gaze
indifferently at the set. An officer
starts counting. When he reaches
60 there's another sound
"Whack, whack, whack!"-a shell
in the air. And then the explosion.
Behind us a column of water leaps
$50 feet skyward.
For five minutes this goes on.
"It's over a thousand" says an
officer.
Don't be a fool" answers an
Evening star., 1941-01-07

epairng . Renovizing Modernizing HON
An Investment in Contentment;
And An Adventure in Happiness
Turn wishful thinking into practical
enjoyment and let The Eberly Plan
modernize your house bringing it
up.to.date in comfort and convenience.
It's so easily done when you 60 about
it The Eberly Plan way. Confer with
one of our supervisors determining
with him what's needed-and then leave
it to us.
Our workmen will proceed with a
remarkable minimum of inconvenience,
no matter how elaborate or modest the
renovizing or modernizing-for
orderliness is first principle of The
Eberly Plan. Only ONE moderate
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is of much Importance, YOU look to
only ONE source of responsibility
OURS-resulting in modest
investment and thrill in happiness you
will enjoy in your Eberlyized home.
Evening star., 1941-01-07

High pressure and subnormal tempera-
lures still prevail over most of the Eastern
half Of the United States, although the
temperature is now rising as far East as
the upper Lake region and the lower Ohio
and lower Mississippi Valleys The highest
pressure is 1O3S.3 millibars 1906 inches)
at Canton, N. Y minor wave disturb
ance is centered this morning of the south
east coast @ OF Florida Miami 1ole;0 milli-
turbance is still central OF the coast of
WASHINGTON. Tatoosh Island. 1901 z milli-
bars (295S inches) Precipitation has
occurred in the Pacific States the Northern
Plateau region, and Florida. and from
Eastern Texas and Western Louisiana
northward to Minnesota. Wisconsin and
the Dakotas
Evening star., 1941-01-07
English CeIIuIoid Plant
Hit. Germans Claim

BERLIN, Jan. 7 (P.-Informed
German sources said tonight that
several bombs exploded in f1ltering
apparatus and the boiler room of a
celluloid factory southwest of Lon
don when a German plane attacked
it this afternoon. They said five hits
we're scored.
A railway station and tracks in
the Midlands were bombed from a
low altitude, it was stated, and two
hangers and a number of planes
were hit at an airport north of
London.
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Children Die in Fire
BY tt Associated Press.

- hoSOIIdItU
BLOOMSBURY, Pa, Jan. T.
Two children suffocated early today
in fire which destroyed their home
at Mainville, four miles from here
The victims were Joann, IL, and
Harrison Derr, 49, Their mother,
Mrs. Mae Derr, was critically burned
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Congress in Brief
TODAY

| Senate:
! In recess.
House:
In recess.
Naval Committee opens inquiry
on progress Of naval defense pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1941-01-07

and British bombers have been
pounding the Nazi railways since
cy,rjpO
Evening star., 1941-01-07
Report for Last ri Hours.

Record for Last 81 Hours.
(Frnm noon YESTERDAY to noon today.l
Highest, 3S, $40 pm. yesterday. year
Lowest, e5, TBS am. today. Year ago
IS.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest so, on January !.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, so per cent. at am. today.
Lowest, SO per cent at 4 pm. yesterday
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic survey
To-day Tomorrow.
Hish ----------- 3:90aa am. ,3S::55ss 3:5s am. m
Hish M ------------ .s:$3 pm: 4:2s pm.
Low - 1890 pm. 11:24 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today G:27 Dol
Moon, today 1885 pm. 1852 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipita ton.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in tht
Capital (current month to date):
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Effective Statement.

Senator Bankhead, Democrat, of
Alabama-It was a very effective
statement of our own abilities and
obligations.
Senator Caraway, Democrat, of
Arkansas-The President has put it
directly up to us.
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, Of
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The Sun and Moon
Precipitation

Automobile lights must be
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Indicates Contradictions
Among Government Leaders,
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
To satisfy the man on the street, will
YOU answer the question: Who is run
ming the show in Washington"
The Secretary of the Navy makes a
stirring speech in Boston. in which he
says now that We have Hitler with his
back turned let us stab him in the
back; put the Navy to work in the
North Atlantic; clear off the German
menace so that We may deliver all aid
to Britain. The words were full of fire.
We were heartened by the sparks. But
when the President was asked about
that speech, No comment" was the terse
reply.
Gen. Marshall sends a sensible mes
sage to Congress asking that body to
remove all shackles on the use of our
troops at home or abroad. But when
Secretary Stimson is asked for his views
on the situation, mo comment" was the
terse reply. PATRICK j. DELANEY.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Coal for Consumers

DR.. Luther Harr, BituminouS Coal
Consumers Counsel, in statement
yesterday urged users of bituminouS
coal to lay in their fall and winter
supplies during the next two months.
Though there is plenty of coal avail
able at the present time, indications
point to a transportation bottleneck
and higher prices early in the fall.
High officials of the Government
already have warned that price rises
are imminent. His recommendation,
therefore, was a sound one, in the
interest both of the public and the
consumer.
A recent survey made by Depart
ment of Interior economists and
StatiSticians revealed the possibility
of a consumers coal shortage this
fall and winter. The 1941 coal re-
uuirements of the Nation were eSti-
mated at over 50O,000000 tons, COM
pared with a production last year
of 453,00O00O tons. The survey
showed that the strikes earlier this
year had caused Sc per cent reduc-
ton in consumers coal stock piles.
The demands of the expanding de-
fenSe program on transportation
point to a probable coal car and
transport shortage early in the fall.
BY mid-September, it is estimated,
the freight offered for transportation
will exceed the carrying capacity of
the railroads by 1000 carloads a
week, with a possible shortage of
nearly $4,000 carloads week at the
end of October. Such situation
would tend to create deficiency in
consumers coal stocks, because of
the inability of the mines to make
shipments. Lack of transportation
facilities, it may be noted, is the
principal cause Of the impending
shortage of gasoline in the Eastern
States.
Defense agencies and the Bitumi-
Evening star., 1941-07-08
Proposes Parking Place
For Bicycle Riders Downtown.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
I should like very much to make q
suggestion which, if carried out, would
tend to relieve the traffic load and
parking congestion in the downtown
section of Washington. My idea is very
simple: 1t is to provide a safe thorough
fare for the many individuals who would
be glad to ride to and from work on
bicycles. This would decrease the rush.
hour motor traffic load and the park
ing congestion. 1t would have 8
favorable effect on the publicly an
noun ced goal of our Government officials
to conserve petroleum products. And
my plan would further result in improv-
ing the physical condition of many of
our people.
No doubt, it would be an easy matter
to provide a lane for people riding
bicycles through Rock Greek park
separated from the automobile lanes
not just by q white line. but by real
curb or other physical separation.
HENRY J. KOLBEY.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce,UeU.

the dandelions go unmolested, and soon
cover the place. Each plant is large
and healthy. and together all the plants
fairly carpet the lawn.
This is not the worst part of them,
however Their seeds fly all over the
neighborhood, and settle down in yards
which are we'll kept.
The first thing any one knows, in
year or two every lawn in the COM
munity has fine crop of dandelions.
1t will not do just to pull them up in
ones own yard. The preferential treat
ment is of the overgrown lawn where
they originated.
That is why it is important, In real
weed control, to get every one interested
in plants to understand the necessity of
working together.
1t is losing battle to weed dandelions
out Of your own lawn, if they are let grow
in other yards in the immediate vicinity.
Since one cannot do much about these.
however, it is necessary to do the best
one can at home. This virtue, as others,
DeSC DeglnS lneTe.
1t means that weed picking is a daily
task And the first essential is TO know
your weeds.
Ar intensive study of weeds not only
is helpful to lawns and gardens, but it
becomes an amazingly interesting task
The reader shortly sees that weeds,
in themselves, are mighty fine plants,
sturdy beyond belief
Consider this fine old burdOck.
Ore or two plants are picturesque. and
perhaps are best let stand There is no
need, if YOU know your weeds, to uproot
a grand burdock
Let it alone. Consider it as much of
garden plant as any. 1t will reward
you in many ways.
Many weeds are medicinal plants. too
TIE medicinal garden, although it has
no modern use, is still as interesting
bit of ground as may be found
Here one may grow golden seal, and
eupstorium and althea and mint. and
| many another plant which has been held
IN high repute at some time or another.
The angelica is an interesting plant.
surely not weed, Yet no doubt many
| persons who suddenly found it growing
| in their gardens would think so.
A distinguished citizen of our CITY has
long made it his practice to pull out all
| the dandelions he finds in the parking
along his route to the bus.
In this way he has achieved a long
| strip utterly without dandelions. and at
/ the same time has given himself some
/ GOOD bending exercise.
! II everybody would 90 this. the citv
/ could be freed Of dandelions in a year
/ or two.
At least the weeds could be kept at a
very low level
| II Is persistence which works with
weeds. but first YOU must know your
weeds. The necessary study is interest
! ing and profitable. and often leads into
even more interesting bypaths.
Evening star., 1941-07-08
CHEVY CHASE, Md.

Dear Sir:
why does a weed in some other
persons yard have such compelling
charm?
Every day pass certain yard sur
rounded by barberry hedge.
Between the hedge and the walk is
strip of grass about foot wide, and
in this strip are three f1ourishing dam
delion plants, their leafy rosettes per-
haps 10 inches in diameter, and four
ragweed plants about 10 inches high.
Now, have dandelions and ragweeds
in my own yard, though not such luxuri-
Gus specimens, that pass dozen times
day without feeling the urge to stop
and uproot them.
But the desire to pull up these three
alien dandeions and four ragweeds is
Succumb.
Some day, after the ground has been
soaked by good rain, shall park my
car by the curb, get out, curl my fingers
underneath the circle Of dandelion
leaves, tug steadily, until the long tap
then for the ragWeedS
"A neighbor and I have often dis
cussed this inSistent desire to pull some
one elSe's weeds. She never comes into
my garden that she doesn't stoop and
pull up some wild oxalis or plantain,
and l shouldn't enjoy her rose garden
half so much if couldn't pull out some
garlic and say ironically, "Of course. 1
have no weeds at home to pull
Is this tendency an outcropping of
an innate desire to criticize and find
fault or is it real desire to do friendly
deed? I hope the latter
Sincerely, w. P"
Ousting weeds is an interesting hobby
II is also a good deed
Weeds are just plants, after all. but
plants out of place, at least from the
human standpoint. No doubt the weeds
if they could, would think differently
about it,
1t may interest our correspondent to
know that whole books have been written
about weeds, because it is necessary for
the large landowner-and the small
landowner, too, for that matter-to know
them
Weeds are healthy, determined and
persistent plants. They are that way
because they must be. to get along This
means that they will grow under the
most adverse circumstances.
1t means, above all. that they will take
the food first from all cultivated plants
which are near them.
The main reason. then, for getting rid
OF weeds is TO help cultivated things. If
We co not oust them, as quickly and as
thoroughly as possible. they will take
the place. as the saying has it.
one has but TO think of the lawn in
Tested with dandelions to understand
this.
If home is vacant for several wears.
Evening star., 1941-07-08

have the ability to produce at a not-long-
distant date more and better airplanes
than exist elsewhere.
We are creating large Army of sturdy
youth allegedly only for the protection
of heir native soil Who in this Nation
would dare to intimate that the courage
and patriotism of our youth are sur
passed in any other country in the
world? We have adequate man power.
resources, ability, courage and patriotism
to create a defense no foreign power
will dare cross broad oceans 10 attack.
What do the warmongerS. many of
whom are also tearmongers, think would
happen in Europe if the Axis govern
ments ventured 10 turn their backs and
transport vast forces overseas. leaving
their outraged and desperate European
conquests an opportunity for insur-
rection?
GEO. SWINNERTON PARKER.
Feterboro, N. H.