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Evening star., 1941-10-31
Song-WHting Cobbie Tries Out
Tune on His Passengers
His Plugging May
Turn 1t Into
Patriotic Hit

John Howard Faust, singing
taXicab driver, has sung himself
into what promises to be a patriotic
song hit.
Mr.. Faust, whose love of music
dates back to his childhood more
than 40 years ago, jotted down the
music to a song September 5. He
finished the lyrics the following day.
All this he did in his cab in spare
time
Then he started singing his COM
position to his passengers. He
named it Allegiance.
They all liked it" he said today.
Il haven't had complaint yet"
1t seems that one of his pas
sengers had a friend in the local
Time, Inc, Office and recommended
he get in touch with this office.
On October 23-forty- eight days
after he penciled the first notes
Mr.. Faust's song was sung and the
circumstances surrounding its COM
position dramatized on the March
of Time.
Since then, this cab driver
turned-composer has continued to
plug his song with his passengers.
The Taxi-Go-Round Journal, trade
publication for hackers, has printed
copies. They have been sent to
various Government agencies, in
cluding service bands and the War
Department morale branch and
Broadcast Music, Inc, gave the
song a serial number.
Mr.. Faust now is attempting to
have recordings made in time for
use on Armistice Day.
ITS a natural" he said.
Mr.. Faust said he thought of the
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Italian Aliens Lead
Numerically in U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Italians constitute the largest
group of aliens in the United States
while German nationals rank sew
enth numerically and japanese 11th.
This was shown yesterday in a
Justice Department statement on
the 4,921 ,439 persons who registered
as aliens last year 1t listed 694971
Italians, 315.0O4 Germans and 91,-
853 japanese.
Canadians, totaling 449 ,022, made
up the second largest non-citizen
group, followed closely by 442 ,551
Poles. 1882 Mexicans and 402 ,827
Austria -Hungarians.
Other nationals totaling more
than 100000 were Russia. 366,834
Great Britain. 29l,45l; Irish Free
State (Eire), 158,202, and Sweden,
102,178.
The female FREELY has much
brighter light than the male.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
7 American Depots
Planned in Britain
For R. AT. Repairs
Sites in North Ireland
And West Scotland Are
Under Construction
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,
Foreign Correspondent of The Star an
Chicapn Dailv News

Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, Oct. 3l.-Tentative plans
are being made for two American
depots in the British Isles-one in
North Ireland and the other in West
Scotland. If approved, American
technicians will eventually take over
the repair and servicing of Amer
ican-built aircraft used by the Royal
Air Force.
Gen. George Brett, chief of the
United States Army Air Corps, who
arrived here a few weeks ago after
a tour of the Near East, has in
spected the depots which are now
under construction. 1t is understood
that his mission in the Near East
was partly concerned with the estab-
lishment of similar depots there. He
was also investigating alternative
routes for the American ferrying
command service which has been
flying direct from North America
to Britain.
Winter weather might cause delay
on the northern route and Gen.
Brett has studied the comparative
advantages of the southern or mid
Atlantic route. He will probably re-
turn to the United States via Cairo,
India, Singapore and Honolulu.
The depot sites in North Ireland
and Scotland have been under con-
Struction since July and are pre-
Sumably those which gave rise to
suggestions in Congress that the
United States was establishing bases
there. Whatever uses they might
later be put to. the present intention
is TO use them as maintenance and
repair stations for American planes
In order to insure that maximum
performance is obtained by the
R. A. F. whose staff is working TO the
limit in the maintenance of this
equipment
tCoryright. 1911. Chicaso Daily News. Inc)
Evening star., 1941-10-31

would also involve small increase
in the present per cent unemploy-
ment insurance tax on employers.
The other plan would be to require
employees to pay per cent tax for
old-age pensions, and make en-
ployers pay per cent for pensions
plus the present 3 per cent for un-
employment insurance.
Less information was available on
how regular taxes may be in
creased. Speculation around the
Treasury included another stiff in
crease in income taxes, sweeping
modification of the excess profits
tax on corporations. more and
higher excise taxes on the goods
people buy.
Although the individual income
tax field was enlarged recently to
tax earnings of such small incomes
that some w P A. workers will be
hit, the Treasury refused to deny
today that further increases may
be on the way. They appeared op-
posed, however, to a general sales
tax.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

melody in 1919, but gave up his
"dabbling" and didn't think of it
again until September of this year,
He has been a cab driver here
since 1880.
His musical background consists
of few lessons on the piano and
cornet and home perusal of small
manual On harmony. Other music
he has written he considered too
punk" for publication.
He's 48, has a daughter in high
school and son, 20, in the Army
Medical Corps at Camp Lee. Va. He
lives part of the time in Washing
ton, at 1926 Ninth street NV. He
is building a home in Fairfax Sta
ton, Va.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
6-Bi|Iion Tax Bill
Being Drafted 10
Curb Initiation
Program Involving Sitter
Levies to Be Rushed
To Congress
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
High administration officials dis
closed today they have in prepara-
ton huge new tax program,
designed to collect approximately
S6,000,000 900 of "eXcess purchasing
power" from the Nations collective
pocketbook.
The money would be raised by
sitter regular taxes, increased social
security taxes, and other methods.
officials said, and the plan may be
ready for presentation to Congress
before Christmas.
The new program, they asserted,
was needed both to prevent imitation
and to help finance the country's
ever-eXpanding defense effort.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau said yesterday higher social
security rates would be proposed,
but other officials followed up this
announcement by revealing that a
whole new regular tax bill was being
rushed for possible presentation
months ahead of all previous fore
casts.
Initiation Feared.
If all the contemplated new levies
are combined in a single omnibus
measure, the new tax bill would
dwarf the record breaking $780,
100000 tax law just passed by Con-
greSs.
The $6,000,000,000 program arose
from estimates prepared by various
Federal economists that to prevent
imitation the Government should i'm
mobilize between 100000 900 and
$4,000, ,00o0 900 of new purchasing
power-money people are making
now through increased wages or
from new jobs as a result of the de-
tense program that they didn't
make year or two ago. The figure
of $4,000 100000 is an arbitrary guess
within the range of these estimates
and is being used for convenience
by certain officials as a measure of
the job ahead of them
They don't know yet where or how
they are going to get the $4,000. 900. =
900. But they are thinking of get
ting anywhere from $1,000, 100000 to
$4,000, 100000 of it from increased
social security taxes. They hope to
get another amount within about
the same range from regular taxes.
That may leave a sizable chunk of
money to be "mopped up'-Secre-
tary Morgenthaus term for it-by
other methods.
Two Proposals Considered.
There are two current proposals
for changing social security taxes
being considered by the administPa-
ton. One would advance by one
year the automatic provisions of the
existing social security tax law and
require employees and employers to
pay 2 per cent on pay rolls for old
age pensions, instead of l per cent
as at present. This Dlan Drobahlv
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Japanese Reported
Spurred by Nazis TO
Invade Australia
Broadcast Is Attributed
In Sydney to Germun
Naval Spokesman

BY the Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 31.-A
German Navy spokesman has urged
Japan to invade Australia and as a
result has stirred a storm of official
reaction. including Prime Minister
John Curtin's declaration today
that I'VE are very we'll prepared to
resist aggression =. we are not act
ing alone"
He said that the recommended
ton, by an Admiral Luetzow," was
a desperate device to obtain an ad-
ditional fighting ally.
(Such a broadcast was not re-
Evening star., 1941-10-31
U. S. Considers Using
Wooden Troining Planes
Ry th6 Associated Press.

BY INT hSSOCldleQ PRESS.
Defense officials are exploring the
possibility of using wooden aircraft
for training Army flyers and thus
conserving critically scarce alumni
mum.
Reports of successful use of
wooden warplanes by metal-deficient
Russia, informed officials said, have
led to belief in defense quarters
that Douglas fir. birch or spruce We
neer might well replace metal in the
fuSelage of American trainer planes.
However, an official indicated that
such change probably would not be
attempted for another two years,
because of production delays which
inevitably accompany plant conver-
sion and redesigning.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Il am not going to carry a very
heavy pack with me-" he told news
men in Laredo, "and if one horse is
sufficient for the trip that is all
will take. I am going to make the
trip leisurely and learn a whole lot
about the countries I pass through
and also study conditions generally
and enjoy the great outdoors"
Evening star., 1941-10-31

leo City to begin
a horseback ride
through Central
a n d S o u t h
America.
The young ad-
venturer plans to
be on the trail
a year.
He carries let
tiers from his
father ana other
Government Of
1cialS, as well as
a release for one
year from a Sc
lectiVe Sery [ re
board in Calves
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Taxi Driving Rutioned

Because taxis are rationed only 81
quarts of gasoline month most taxi
drivers in Harbin, Manchukuo. work
every third or fourth day.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Ambrose 0'Conne|I's Son
Plans Long Trip on Horse

Robert F. O'Connell, 22-year-old
son of Ambrose O'Connell, First
Assistant Postmaster General, left
Laredo, Tex, Tuesday for Mex
Evening star., 1941-04-14

Men have been lifted far in the
J air by kites.
Evening star., 1941-04-14

ruled a motion to quash the war
rant of arrest and to suppress evi-
dence seized in the apartment.
Mr.. Tomadelli, charged with de-
fraudiag a New Jersey business man
of half a million dollars, is at
liberty under $4,000 bond. Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents ar
rested him January 7 in luxurious
apartment at the Shoreham Hotel
where he raised orchids and COL
lecGed paintings.
Defense counsel contended the
agents searched the apartment and
carried off property without permis-
sion. including several valuable
paintings. The court ruled that only
such material as had no value as
evidence should be reteurned.
In a memorandum opinion, JUS
tice Proctor ruled that Mr.. Tomadel-
Ii appeared a man of the world"
who would not easily lose his head" p"
The court wrote Il am satisfied he
knowingly and voluntarily acceded to
the request of the agents to search
his apartment. That being
so, he cannot now complain that it
was made without a search war
rant"
Judge Proctor gave the opinion
that the agents should not be held
at fault for using their heads and
taking advantage of legitimate op-
portunities as they may be pre-
sented."
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Bill Would Authorize
Practice BIackouts
For District Area
Randolph Measure
Offered After Stimson
Approves Plans

A bill authorizing the Commis-
sioners to make preparations for a
series of experimental blackouts in
Washington and the surrounding
areas of Maryland and Virginia was
introduced today by Chairman Ran
dolph of the House District Commit
tee following Endorsement of the
plan by Secretary of War Stimson.
The practice blackouts, Secretary
Stimson told the Commissioners in
recent letter, would be helpful
at any time in preparing the Dis
trict and its contiguous sections
for wartime emergency. He prom
ised the cooperation of the War
Department in carrying out the
experiments.
The bill was prepared by Corpora
tion Counsel Richmond B. Keech at
the request of Mr.. Randolph, who
several weeks ago suggested trial
blackout. The measure would allow
the Commissioners to order black
out at any time and for such length
of time as they might deem advis-
able, subject to approval of the Sec
retary of War. 1t also authorizes
the Commissioners to negotiate with
the proper authorities in Maryland
and Virginia, so any blackout in
Washington would be carried out
simultaneously in those States.
Police Authority Given.
In addition, authorization is given
in the bill for the Commissioners
to make special regulations during
a blackout for control of traffic and
to employ police without pay to
assist the regular force.
Other provisions would relieve the
District Of liability in damage suits
Evening star., 1941-04-14

arising from accidents while the
lights were out, and double the pres
ent statutory penalties for any
crime against the United States
which might be perpetrated during
the blackout.
In his letter, Secretary Stimson
said he believed that practice
blackout at any time would be help
fur' but cautioned against attempt
ing it until the citizens had been
fully informed and trained for their
duties. Otherwise, the results might
be harmful.
Adjoining Areas Important.
He added that, no matter how
well the District carried out the
exercise, it would not prevent loca-
tion of the city by aircraft unless
the adjoining communities likewise
blacked out.
The Secretary revealed that the
War Department is preparing a
booklet on blackoutS for general
distribution and said that in the
event the District attempted a
lights-out experiment before the
booklet was ready, the War Depart
ment was prepared to help in every
possible way.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
.TomadeIIi 0yerruIed
On Protest Against
Search Of Apartment
Proctor Holds Fraud
Defendant Voluntarily
Acceded to Request

The contention of Count" Juan
J. Tomadelli that five Federal agents
searched his apartment without his
consent when they arrested him in
an alleged $5OO,000 fraud was re-
jected in District Court today by
Justice James NJ Proctor, who ruled
the defendant knowingly and vol
unfairly" acceded to the agents re-
quest for a search. The court over
Evening star., 1941-04-14

Supreme Court. He is planning to
request writ of certiorari, contend
ing the District government is in
the same category as an ordinary in
dividual so far as garnishment is
concerned and that the municipality
may sue and be sued. AS Mr.. Doherty
views it, the District government is
on the same footing as the Federal
Housing Administration, which may
be successfully garnisheed.
Mr.. Doherty explained that his
client loaned the money to Miss
Butler some time ago to operate .
rooning house In Virginia.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Two Brothers Called
SimuItaneousIyfor
Induction Tomorrow
They Are Among AZ Who
Will Report for Troinine;
Selectees Are Listed

Two brothers, whose draft order
numbers came up almost simultane-
ously, were among AZ Selectees
named today for induction into the
Army tomorrow-the first of its kind
in the District since the selective
service program was begun last fall.
The brothers, registrants at Local
Board No. 81, are William J. Or
lando, %. and John j. Orlando. Is,
both of 1899 Saratoga avenue NE.
A third brother, Francis Orlando,
35, also has been classified by the
same board, but he was deferred to
Glass 3 because of dependents.
William, a sexton at St. Aloysius
Church for IL years. drew order No.
304; John. an apprentice electrician
with E. r. Ernst. Inc. 1922 Four
teenth street NV, followed closely
with order No 345. Francis number
was IT'S.
Anxious to Join Service.
The latter is an employe at the
Government Printing Office and also
lives at the Saratoga avenue ad-
dress.
officials at Board No 81 said the
younger brothers were anxious to
get into the service and had visited
board headquarters frequently dur
ing the past few weeks to inquire
about their status and probable in
duction date.
They will be among the 80 Wash
lngtonians who will be inducted in
Richmond tomorrow, and probably
will be assigned eventually to per-
manent duties with the 29th Divi-
sion at Fort George G. Meade, Md
Ten of the selectees named Tor
induction tomorrow are colored re-
placements and will be sent to
Baltimore. They probably will be
assigned later to Army units at Fort
Dix, N. j.
Selectees Are Named.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Voters Register Tonight
In District Heights

New residents of District Heights
Md, who plan to participate in the
town election May S, will be reg
istered between 7 and 9 o'clock to-
night at the home of Harry c. Fuchs
201 Avenue D.
Mr.. Fuchs is chairman of the
Board of Town Commissioners. One
commissioner will be elected May
for three-year term, Kenneth c
Jose, town clerk, announced. He saio
persons who have lived in the town
six months or longer are eligible
to register.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
kensinqton GuiId

The Christ Church Guild of Ken
sington, Md, will meet Wednesday
in the church rectory. Mrs. George
Shinn will be in charge. Luncheon
will be served at 1890 pm. A sale
OF plants, birdhouses, food and mis-
cellaneous articles will be held from
II An. to : pm.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Michigan GIee Club
To Sinq Tomorrow

A concert will be given at 8:l5 p m.
tomorrow by the Glee Club of the
University of Michigan in the Ward
man Park Hotel Theater. The con-
cert will be followed by dance in
the continental room at 10 pm.
Both the concert and the dance
are under the auspices of the Wash
ington Alumni Association of the
University of. Michigan.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
April, l9N

In April, Beware OF:
Stepping out between parked
cars to cross street at a point
other than a crosswalk. 1t was
this action. at 7 pm. of a rainy
day that led to the death of the
35-year-old pedestrian who was
the Districts only traf11c victim
in April, 1910.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Supper at LuytonsviIIe

LAYTONSVILLE, Md, April IA
(SpeciaD The Women's Society of
Christian Service of the Laytons-
vile Methodist Church will sponsor
a fried chicken and country ham
supper at the Modern Woodmen
Hall, Laytonsville, Saturday, it has
been announced by Mrs. Nowatt
Windham, chairman of the Com
mittee of Arrangements.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Bond Concert

Satto SShSSbk
BY the Navy Band Symphony
Orchestra In the Marine Corps au-
ditorium, Eighth and I streets Sc,
at BIS pm. tomorrow. 1t. Charles
Benter, conductor; Charles Bren-
dler, assistant.
Program.
Premiere Overture de Concert"
(Argentina) Williams
"Punenas" Thiele
(a) Lente.
(b) Andante.
Co Veloz.
(Argentina.)
"Elegia" (ColombiD -.----Calvo
'El Salon Mexico" popular dance
hall in Mexico City - COPELAND
Symphonic poem, Campo" Uru-
guay) -Fabini
"Poema De Las Campanas" Williams
(a) Evening bells.
Cd Bells at dawn.
(c) Village bells during festival.
(Argentina.)
"Preludio" Uruguay Calcavecchia
Waltzes, Mexican Memories"
Arranged by Graham Price
Third symphonic poem, Prone
thee" (BraziD Leopoldo Miguez
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1941-04-14
SelecteeS Are Named.
Those named today include:

1IlOSc 1lduleu bOudY lICluQes
BOARD NO. TO-
Picciano. Michael, Freeman, James P.
Holderness Harold Bernstein, Edwin c
Carr, joseph H. Compton, j. A. ir.
McKelvey, VIM. c. Wright, Earl D.
Merriam. VIM. r. Edison. Louis
Levine, Eli A. Dietrich, John r.
BOARD NO. IL.
Barndollar, Harry E. Laskin. Harry
Fisher. Emanuel S. Jameson, William
Kearns. Whitman c. Oanielson. Ensor F.
Corn. William H Hall, William E.
BOARD NO. 2I.
Strieby, Laru McManus. Ed NJ
Mcneil, Hugh D. Orlando. William J.
OHsrs, John K. Bruno. joseph
Ledford, Stanley B. Winslow William NJ.
Gainey. Aloysius;: ir; Orlando. John J.
Colored replacements)
Braswell Columbus Mitchell, Donald J.
Dade. Richard D. Tucker, Augustus
Wiley, Hammle Michele. John S
Wallace, l. w. Berry. Hiawatha II.
Jones, Leonard T. Tuttle, Clarence E.
College students who wish tC
volunteer for their years military
training at the close of the current
school year have the assurance Of
Brig. Gen. Albert l.. Cox, selective
service director for the District, that
ample vacancies for Washington
at that time.
Gen. Cox issued statement yes
terday after he had been advised Of
a letter received recently by national
selective service headquarters from
Secretary TO War Stimson.A The
letter read in part:
I'm reply to the inquiry concern
ing the acceptance by the War De-
partment of students who wish to
volunteer for training next summer,
the department is certain there will
be ample vacancies in the Army
during the months of June. July,
August and September to accom-
modate all students who desire to
begin their service during that
period"
Officials have pointed out that
students, given temporary defer
ments when they have turned up
in draft lists, are eligible for military
duty on the completion of this
school year. Students who enter
the Army this summer will be in
position to resume their studies in
the regular fall term of 1912, it was
pointed out.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Quinine Licensed

Colombia has ruled that quinine
cannot enter the country without
government permit.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Dirksen Asks H. 0. |. T..
Liquidation Soon
NJ the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois proposed yesterday
that the Home Owners Loan Corp.
be liquidated "at the earliest prac-
ticable date" step which he said
would eliminate "a vast segment
of Federal bureaucracy" and allow
funds and personnel to be diverted
to national defense purposes.
Representative Dirksen said he
would introduce legislation to order
the liquidation and TO direct that
the H. O. L. C. sell its mortgages,
loans and real estate contracts to
banks, building and loan. associa-
tions, insurance companies, or other
private organizations.
The agency was created in 1888
to refinance mortgage loans, Repre-
sentative Dirksen said in a state
ment, and its lending operations
were restricted to three-year Pc
riod ending in 1886. Since then,
he said, the H. o. L. G. has been
engaged in servicing loans, fore
closing and renting property &C
quired by foreclosure.
If continued in existence until
all its loans were paid off or hqui-
dated, Representative Dirksen said,
the H. o. L. c. would be in business
for at least another quarter of a
century and would spend millions
in administrative expenses.
Evening star., 1941-01-12

done, of course, in his name. but
he should reserve to himself the
powers of decision only on broad
general lines Of policy.
There must be existing and for
mally set up machinery, which the
people can see and approve and
trust, for the exercise of powers
far beyond the capacity of any single
man, however gifted, to exercise in
detail. There must be no suspicion
that those powers are being en-
ployed, or could be employed, for
the achievement of political and So
cial objectives not approved by the
country and not included in the
objectives sought by the Congress
in it's grant of power to the Execu-
tive.
Finally, if we are to gain our ends,
there must be greater efficiency and
more complete coordination for
that purpose alone.
Copyright. 1941, by
New York Herald Tribune)