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Evening star., 1941-02-07

by day" in order to send planes to
Europe.
Maj. Williams declared that
America today is woefully deficient
in air power. In fact, American air
power is myth The neglect to
provide for that vital arm for
Americas national defense system
Is nothing short of criminal"
Questioned by Senator Connally,
Democrat, of Texas, Maj. Williams
contended the British Navy will
never fall into German hands-not
because of Prime Minister Church.
ills determination-but because of
strategic location.
But even If the Germans got the
British fleet, the witness said,
length of communication lines still
is an important factor. In that
event, he argued, the United States
could hold off those combined fleets
with smaller defensive force.
Essential in Training.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive.
of Wisconsin, asked why Mai. Will
Evening star., 1941-02-07

home and shouting war aboard and
meddling in the internal affairs not
only Of Europe, but also Of Asia"
Enactment OF the bill, he pre-
dicted, would make this same ad-
ministration q virtual Dictator
ship"
Four witnesses before the COM
mittee yesterday deprecated the
possibility of successful axis inva-
sion Of the United States.
Col. Mccormick called the idea
fantastic" Hanford McNider, for
mer Minister to Canada and one
time commander of the American
Legion, said it was ridiculous"
Col. Lindbergh estimated that
10000 warplanes, backed by ade-
quate reserves, could defend Ameri-
ca. o. X. Armstrong of Springfield,
Mo-, formerly field director for the
No Foreign War Committee, asserted
the United States should determine
what 1t intended to defend, and
asked:
Does any patriotic American
doubt we could do it?"
The contention that an axis inva-
sion Of the Western Hemisphere
probably would follow German de-
feat Of England has figured strongly
in the debate over the administra-
tion's lease lend bill.
One of the most dramatic episodes
yesterday was a polite battle of wits
between Col. Lindbergh and 83-year-
old Senator Glass of Virginia, who
would like to shoot hell" out of the
Nazis.
Glass Questions Lindbergh.
After hours of testimony, Senator
Glass took up the questioning of
Col. Lindbergh with the tart OBJ
servation:
"The prospect is now that we'll
be invaded and captured before we
can get through talking about il" +"
He complained that Col. Lind
bergh seemed to believe that the
security of the United States de-
pended solely on aviation, but Col.
Lindbergh said 1t would be "fatal'
to go into war without other we'll
equipped defense branches.
Concerning Col. Lindbergh's stand
for an immediate negotiated peace,
Senator Glass asked what assur-
ances there were that Hitler would
keep such a peace. Col. Lindbergh
said he wanted the United States
to rely on its defensive strength,
not on Hitler's promise.
Finances played a great part in
war, didn't they?" Senator Glass
asked at another point. Col. Lind
bergh replied that financial friends
had told him 10 years ago that
Japan, Italy and Germany would
collapse, adding that Germany
seemed to have found a way of
waging war without money.
Germany can't continue to fight
without money" Senator Glass OBJ
served.
Il give way to you on financial
questions" the witness replied. but
the danger seems obvious regardless
of finances"
Evening star., 1941-02-07
American Production
OF England S New
Warp|ane Studied
Tornado May Figure in
Move to Stundordize
Output in U. 5.
By the Associated Press.

BY Lne AsSOClalcu fIesb.
American production Of Britain's
new Hawker Tornado pursuit plane,
one Of the most efficient fighters in
the world, was reported reliably to-
day to be under serious considera-
ton.
British authorities were said to
be weighing the advisability of maxi
ing the powerful new warplanes
available for manufacture in this
country both for the Royal Air
Force and the United States Army
and Navy air services, If desired.
The Tornado, which Is reported
to have a speed of 425 miles an
hour and to be armed with eight
machine guns and three cannon,
may figure in efforts now being
made to standardize American and
British aircraft production in this
country as much as possible.
Would Expand Supply.
American experts pointed out
that manufacture Of the new Brit
ish superplane in the United States
would expand Britain's supply OF
this powerful defensive weapon, give
her a source of the planes far from
German bombing bases and, at the
same time, develop productive
facilities which, in case of necessity,
could be turned entirely to American
use.
They emphasized, however, that
any plan which might be adopted to
produce Tornadoes in this country
would be a long-range proposition
and couldn't possibly turn out planes
in time to aid Britain should the
widely predicted crisis for that ma
ton come this spring. In addition
to the time normally required to get
new American product into pro-
duction, some special technical diff
culties resulting from differences in
American and British methods
would have to be overcome.
Regard Tornado Highly.
American authorities do not con-
cede that latest model planes de-
veloped by the United States Army
Air Corps and the Navy's Bureau of
Aeronautics are inferior to ships of
any other power. They regard the
British Tornado highly, however,
and would be glad to have produc-
tive facilities for 1t.
The Tornado is development Of
the Hurricane, which has been a
mainstay of British defense against
Hitlers aerial onslaughts. In addi-
ton to its increased speed and heavy
armament, it is said to be able to
reach an altitude of 10000 feet, suf-
ticient to cope with the highest fly
Glg bombing planes.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Hearing
Continued From First Page)

ert R. Mccormick, Chicago Tribune
publisher. had said that America s
geographical and strategical advan-
tageS would balk any invasion. Col.
Mccormick testified yesterday be-
fore the Senate Committee.
In reply. the President said he
wanted to ask one question:
Does Col Mccormick speak as an
expert?
The United States. Maj williams
said. was sadly deficient" in en-
gines. He did not mean to imply,
he added, that the manufacturers
of existing engines were to blame.
He said the fault lay more in the
fact that dependence had been
placed too largely in three types of
streamlined, liquid-cooled engines.
He said the Allison engine, used
largely in American combat ships,
had a horsepower rating of LOTS
compared with the 1900 or 1900"
horsepower of the English Rolls
Royce which since has been stepped
up in a new type to 1900 to LOO
horsepower.
New English Engine.
The British have developed, Maj.
Williams said, a new * type en-
gine which rates at 1000 horsepower,
adding:
I'VE have no such milne engines
capable of developing 1000 horse
power
He said that while the Allison
engine was rated at LOTS horse
power, it was turning out" only
$50 and that was seldom used"
Maj. Williams testified he thought
Germany now was turning out from
5000 to 5000 planes a month. He
said also that while he was on air
inspection trips of Europe In 1888
Evening star., 1941-02-07

he learned that the Germans were
turning out 600 warplanes a month
using only one eight-hour shift OF
workmen and only one-fourth of the
machinery available in plane fac
tories.
Maj. Williams said he advised Lord
Beaverbrook, now in charge of Brit
ish aircraft production, of what he
had learned. Lord Beaverbrook re-
piled, Maj. Williams said, that the
bomber was "a muchly overadver-
tised myth" which the British would
blow out of the air" with their
anti aircraft guns.
told Lord Beaverbrook. IF you
combat the German air force as il
now exists today with what you have
you may get the licking of your
lives and 1t may cost you your en-
pire"
The high point of Maj. Williams
colloquy with committee members
came when Senate Majority Leader
Barkley asked Maj. Williams what
he meant when he said perfunctory
approval for applying the tag "ob-
solete" to the planes was acquired
from men who are professionally
unable to protest"
do you mean to imply that men
in the Army and Navy, who are
willing to die for their country, are
so cowardly in the face of a superior
officer that they would not tell the
truth?" Senator Barkley asked.
by no means" Maj. Williams re-
piled. II lived with those men, and
they are willing to die for their
country"
Implying Nothing.
:. He insited he was implying moth
ing, but explained that he used the
word "perfunctory" to mean that by
adroit cross-eXamination a mans
full views might not be presented.
To illustrate, he said, he might be
asked if a certain type plane was
obsolete or obsolescent and be telling
the truth If he agreed.
II might be aching to add, but
we need it badly but would leave
the stand" Maj. Williams continued.
Maj. Williams said he was not
talking about interservice conversa-
tions between officers, but I am
talking about finding public excuse
for calling certain planes obsolete
You mean the PRESIDENT of the
United States might ask the chief of
the Air Corps if plane is obsolete,
and having him say so?" Senator
Barkley inquired.
mo, sir" I won't say that's what
T mean" the witness replied, but
that could readily be done"
In a prepared statement, Maj.
Williams accused the administra-
ton of stripping" the first-line
planes from Army and Navy squad
rons to aid Britain, and said en-
actment of the lease-lend bill would
mean virtual suicide Of the Ameri-
can way of life"
The legislation, he asserted, mega
tives all chances of developing
American air power" which he
charged was being weakened day
Evening star., 1941-02-07

field, Arnold Lunn, author, lecturer
and member of the faculty of Notre
Dame University, and William G.
Carr, secretary of the Educational
Policy Committee of the National
Education Association.
DR.. Charles Pergler, dean of Ma
tional University School of Law and
once prominent in the Czecho-
Slovakian parliament, will preside
and lead the panel discussion.
Evening star., 1941-02-07

ing will begin at
$50 o'clock at
I he Shoreham
Hotel.
The panel for
the general dis
cussion following
the prepared ao-
dress has been
announced a S
follows by Mrs.
Richard V. Oula-
han and Mrs.
Ora c e r o p e r
Bohn, co-direc-
tors of Town
Hall; Rabbi Nor
1900 r-~1.~
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Drive on Drugs PIonned

Plans for a campaign of anti
narcotic education and character
training in District public schools
will be discussed at 4:30 pm. Mon
day. at 1410 H street NV, at a
meeting of the Allied Organizations,
Inc.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Wholesale Commodity
Index Off Slightly

BY the Associated Press.
The Labor Department reported
yesterday that its wholesale CON-
modify price index for the week
ended February l dropped OF per
cent from the preceding week to
80.6. The index was 1873 In the
corresponding week last year.
Evening star., 1941-02-07
Town Hall Will Hear
Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell, philosopher
educator and writer, will speak on
Education for Democracy" Sunday
night in the Town Hall of Washing
ton The nnpet-
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
MILLER,
IN GREAT CITY FIGHT

Continued from page one
IN insisting upon this most impOrt-
ant matter.
Veteran politicians, who hereto
fore have successfully predicted
the winners in city primaries and
elections, today admit that with
four candidates in the field, the
outcome is anybOdy's guess. Many
factors are being considered bv
the voters and any one of these
proposals sponsored by the candi-
dates may mean victory in a close
contest. Another factor to be given
serious consideration is that with
the Nation today engaged in a his
tory-making program of defense
and with all the towns and cities
in America cooperating with the
Federal Government, the people
must give serious consideration to
the fitness and ability of those
elected to public office.
Messrs. McElwee and Sweeney
are also active and report that
their campaigns are progressing
satisfactorily. Mr.. McElwee, the
last to enter the field, is a former
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
ALSATIA SHOW SOON;
ANNIVERSARY BANQUET

Plans for the big Annual Alsatia
Show, February II, IS and 10, are
rapidly shaping. with the various
committees busy. The committee
is again planning a show of much
merit, better than all previous per-
fOrmances.
A feature this year will be the
observance of the Clubs Both an
niversary, in the shape of a ban
quet, in the Franklin Court Audi
forum, the evening of January 20.
"Anchors Aweigh" will be the
title of the revue, preceding the
regular minstrel show.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
GINGER ROGERS IN
KITTY FOYLE" ROLE
Gripping Screen Version
of Christopher Morley's
Best Selling Novel

Giving its versatile star a most
dramatic and most sparkling hui
man role, kitty Foyle," which
will be shown all next week at the
Maryland, presents Ginger Rogers
as the heroine of Christopher Nor
leys best-selling novel, with a
handpicked cast enacting the sup
porting roles of the Well-known
tale Of a White-cOllar girls career.
The book has been praised as
"the natural history of a woman"
and this telling phrase is said to
fit the picture perfectly. The story
deals with the life of a spirited
Irish girl in Philadelphia, her
stormy romance with a blood
ed scion of wealth and the recur-
ring conflicts that romance brings
about life.
Born on the wrong side of the
tracks" Kitty envies the Philadel-
phia socialites as a youngster and
later as a working girl falls in love
with one of them, only to be dis
appointed when he fails to pro-
pose.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
RED CROSS FIRST AID
FOR PA. SUPER-HIGHWAY

Pennsylvania new high-speed
turnpike is to be safeguarded by a
series of ten Red Cross highway
first aid stations, it was announced
from Washington.
Manned and equipped to provide
skilled emergency care for accident
victims, these first aid centers will
be established at service stations
bordering the 160-mile superhigh-
way at intervals of approximately
Is miles.
Through an agreement between
the Red Cross and the Standard
Oil Company of Pennsylvania, $50
men employed by the company
along the turnpike will be trained
in Red Cross first aid.
First Aid equipment and supplies
for all ten stations will be provided
by the company. The turnpike
Commission also will maintain am
balances at each of the stations for
emergency use by the Pennsylvania
State Police, who are likewise Red
Cross first aid trained.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
"Kitty Foyle", at Maryland Theatre Entire Next Week
HANGOVERS

(Coutinued from Page One)
they might get a great deal of
satisfaction in the realization
that the winners will have twice
as much work to do startinq the
day after the citizens make their
first choice. With a record num-
Der of Democratic candidates in
the field, the job of welding all
factions together for a concert
ed drive to victory in support of
the successful candidates, will
require diplomacy and tact.
Therefore, those who have here
tofore been saying the wrong
things, always, it seems, at the
wrong time, might act according
Iy. 1t will make the election
race much easier and there will
be fewer apologies to make.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
SAFETY CAUTION

The Maryland Traffic Safety
Committee appeals to every motor
list to exercise every precaution
for safety during the next few
weeks.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24

Councilman and is now owner of
the Superior Dairy. He served as
Councilman under the late Mayor
Bowman and is we'll known thru
out the city.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24

A Negro mother in Little Rock.
Ark" who recently gave birth to
a set of triplets named them Gone
with" and Wind.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
FLORIDA TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer N. Funk
houser, North Potomac street, left
to spend some time in Florida.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24
IN FLORIDA

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester H. Miner,
Wayside avenue, have gone to
Florida to spend some time.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24

ing static in his radio, repairmen
found two ratlesnakes inside.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-01-24

When a Venice, Fla, farmer
complained of unusually annoy
Evening star., 1941-07-27

Each player attempts to match
cards in sets (such as three or four
queens, or three or four nines) or in
sequences (such as seven-eight-nine
of spades or three-four- -hve-six- seven
of hearts,. Sets consist of three or four
cards OF equal rank; sequences, of
three cards to ten cards in sequence
in the same suit. The king is the upper
limit of any sequence: the ace ranks
below the deuce for this purpose.
Matched cards are not counted,
but unmatched picture cards count
10 points each, and unmatched spot
cards count their pip value Il point
for an ace, points for deuce, and
so on If players discard will leave
him with unmatched cards totaling 10
points or less, he may knock" or call
for showdown at the same time that
he discards.
Thereupon he spreads his hand,
separating matched from unmatched
cards. His opponent then shows his
cards, making a similar separation
of matched and unmatched. But the
opponent may ''lay off" unmatched
cards by adding them to the sets or
sequences of the player who has
knocked; and cards thus laid off are
considered matched No cards may be
laid off by the knocking player.
For example, Jones knocks and
shows three queens, three tens and
the fve-six- seven of hearts, with an
unmatched king. Thereupon Smith
Evening star., 1941-07-27
They care what you
think. So trust them
Michievovs

~EPUTATIONS hang on to child
x like sticking plaster once they
i u have been acquired. And bad
reputation often follows a child 50
persistently that he doesn't get
chance in spite of all his good inten-
tions and honest efforts
Johnny, for example. when he was
about seven years. began taking money
from his mothers pocketbook - also
other loose change he found lying
around the house. Although this lasted
only a few months. it was not until
he was ten that his overanxious
mother stopped running to Johnny the
first thing whenever anything was lost
or mislaid. Many times he was un-
justly accused and put through the
third degree for the carelessness of
someone else in the household.
Then there are many children like
Sammy. "You don't ever get break
in my school. The teacher always
blames me. first. and then starts to
find out who caused all the trouble"
he said True, Sammy had acquired
reputation for being disturber in the
fourth grade He was busy, active, and
awkward. often paying more attention
to the other fellows business than his
own. He was nuisance in school then.
but in spite of his desire to conform
and become a regular fellow and the
improvement that followed. he con-
tinued to be the victim of much unjust
criticism from the teacher and much
teasing from the other children.
Many other youngsters are familiar
with heartaches that come from being
known as sissy" They are the
naturally timid, cautious type who
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Mischievous - but everyone knows he's grand bo
CHILDREN CARE
by Douglas "A. Thorn, M. D.
d CSdone.. Boston. Aeu.
n. Armsfrons RobsSfs
Irond hov
Dirsefes oF fks Hobif Ciinse Eos Ckiid Gu

just can't follow the leader in the more
venturesome games. They won't fight.
climb, dive, or take dare. In mis-
directed efforts to shame them into
being tough guys. children and often
grown-ups are unmercifully cruel to
these children.
These are only a few of the situa-
tions in which children develop repu-
tations which cling tenaciously.
Johnny, the first boy | mentioned,
needs encouragement in being helped
to feel that everyone was expecting
him to be honest And he needs to be
given something in the way of an ideal
to live up to. But everyone was sus-
picious and took the attitude: "Once
a thief, always thief" Sammy, the
second boy. was hungering for word
Of praise for his efforts in trying to be
more helpful in school; but the tired.
impatient teacher continued to nag
him. When trivial misdemeanors should
have been overlooked, they were exag-
gerated. So Sammy got discouraged
and complained he never got break.
A cautious child, of the third type,
needs understanding. not ridicule and
humiliation Fear is never wisely
treated by robbing a child of his self
respect. The one great fear in life is
that of being afraid. Help child to
understand that fear is normal,
healthy reaction to many situations in
life. not something to be ashamed Of
A child, who has acquired undesir-
able habits and, consequently. bad
reputation, needs all the encourage
ment and understanding which wise
parents and teachers can give during
the period while new and desirable
habits are replacing the old. The
grown-ups must be the first to recog-
nize honest effort and deal kindly
with occasional failures.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

shows three kings and three jacks,
together with the three, four. eight
and nine of hearts. He lays off the
hearts on Jones's sequence and thus
matches up all ten cards. But Jones
may not lay off his king on Smiths
set of three kings.
After the showdown, the point
counts of the unmatched cards are
compared. When he knocks, a player
guarantees to have a smaller total
than his opponent; and, if so, scores
the difference between the two totals.
Otherwise, the opponent scores 10
point bonus for tying the knock, or a
1O-point bonus plus the difference in
scores for beating the knock.
"Cin" Scoring
If player knocks with no un-
matched cards. he scores a 10-point
bonus for going gin" - unless his
opponents can lay off all his un-
matched cards also, in which case the
opponent scores the 10 points. If
desired, you may vary this last and
give the l0-point bonus to the man
who has gone GIN
If the deal doesn't end by gin or
knock, it may end by exhaustion of
cards. When the last card of the stock
has been picked up and the discard
made, the next player may pick up
the last discard if that will enable
him to knock or go gin. If he rejects
the last discard, the deal is draw.
After each deal. the succeeding
hand is dealt by the winner. After
draw the deal passes. The game ends
when player scores 100 points.
When that happens. you may just
score it as one game. but most players
use scoring method which takes into
account the difference between the
final scores. and the number of deals
won by each player. When that meth
cd is used. the first step is to subtract
the losers final score from the win
ner's. The winner gets the difference
plus bonus of 100 points for having
won the game. And then each player
gets l0-point bonus for winning
each deal. That sometimes cuts down
the winners score; player may win
most of the deals but lose the game.
The winners score is doubled if the
loser has failed to win single point
in the whole game. This catastrophe
is elegantly called getting skunked.
-OswALD JAcOsY
Evening star., 1941-07-27
HOW TO PLAY 1T

Ctere are the rules fo, gin rummy.
the card game described BY Oswald
Jacoby on page 8:
HE game OF gin, or gin rummy.
is a compromise between straight
u rummy lin which player must
match all of his cards. and knock
rummy lin which player may call
for a showdown with unmatched
cards counting up to any totaD. In
gin. player may knock only when
his unmatched cards total count of
10 points or less.
A regular 52-card pack is used,
ten cards being dealt to each of the
two players, The twenty-first card is
then faced up. and the remaining
thirty-one cards are left face down as
the stock"
The non-dealer may pick up the
faced card and discard any card from
his hand; but if he doesn't want the
faced card. the dealer may take it.
If both players reject it, the nom
dealer may take the top card of the
stock, after which he may discard
that or any other card from his hand.
Then the dealer may pick up either
the last discard or the top card of the
stock. after which he discards any one
of his cards. The play proceeds in that
fashion, each alternately selecting an
eleventh card (either from the top of
the discard pile or from the top of the
stock) and then reducing to ten.