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Evening star., 1941-03-29
Pay Boost for $50
lathers in This Area
Ends Strike Fears
Pact Grants 81 q Doy
Increase on New
Construction Jobs

Fear of strike of $50 fathers Of
this area over a contract dispute
ended early this morning with a
settlement in which the workers
were granted a 81 daily increase of
pay in their new contract, effective
on new construction jobs after mid
night Monday.
Frank j. Sheehan OF the United
States Cancellation Service reported
today, just before leaving for Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, to take part in ef-
forts to mediate hosiery mill strike,
that agreement was reached by the
lathers and workers shortly after 3
am, after they had conferred for
more than six hours following a
meeting of the union, Local 9, of the
International Union of Wood, Wire
and Metal Workers, A. F. of L.
Under the new contract, fathers
will receive Sl4 for an eight hour
day on all new projects, a scale rep
resenting a 81 increase over the
present rate of pay. Work now un-
der construction. however, will be
paid for at the old rate.
This dispute threatened to halt
work by fathers on virtually all con-
struction in the District, as well as
on two nearby defense housing prof.
ects. The employers were represent
ed in the conference by Frank Muir
ply, Joseph D. McNulty, Knute
Nelson and Fred Nelson, and the
union by Harvey Murray. George
P. Wagner. John C. Miller and Will
liam Munroe.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
'Superhuman' Effort
Needed, Walsh Saws

Americans must make up their
minds for "superhuman effort" in
the present emergency, the Rev DIR.
Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., vice presi-
dent of Georgetown University, de-
clared last night in referring to the
extension of aid to Britain, Greece,
China and now Yugoslavia.
Warning that non-intervention
can never again control American
foreign policy. he said in his lecture
in Memorial Continental Hall that
the United States must stand or
fall with its chosen allies.
"The penalty of defeat would be
such that we risk being reduced to
second or third-rate power" he
added, granted the mentality and
capacity for resentment in that
hypothetical victor, aided and abetted
by his allies, none of whom loves us.
We would constitute the richest booty
on the face of the earth"
Public opinion, nevertheless, will
approve the action of the State De-
partment, he said, in ranging the
resources of this Government on the
side of embattled Yugoslavia.
Our Far Eastern policy, he claimed,
has advanced from the open door
in China to definite and active
participation in maintaining the in
dependence of China and guarantee
ing the free status of other Pacific
countries" Any attack on Australia
or Singapore, he predicted, would
see the decks of the American Navy
cleared for action"
Evening star., 1941-03-29
New Assignments
For 26 Policemen
Are Announced
Six Recently Promoted
Included in Orders
Effective April ]

Transfer and new assignments
for 26 police officers and privates,
including six recently promoted
officers. were announced yesterday
at police headquarters by Acting
Supt. Lewis I. H. Edwards The
orders become effective April !.
1t. John H. Fowler, advanced TO
a captain, will be transferred from
the detective bureau to the thir-
teenth precinct and 1t. Clement P.
Cox, also a new captain. will take
command of the eighth precinct,
Inspector Edwards said
Others affected include Sergt. Bert
Sheldon. promoted to lieutenant,
who will remain at the tenth pre-
cinct: Sergt. Thomas E. Edwards,
promoted to lieutenant and trans
ferred from the traffic division to
the second precinct; Pvt, Earl Noble,
to sergeant and transferred from
the eighth to the tenth precinct:
Pvt. Edward H. Sennott, promoted
to sergeant. who will remain at
tached to the accident prevention
unit.
Its. Irwin H. limbaugh of the
first precinct and Paul L. Barnes of
the second precinct will be assigned
to the detective bureau to fill the
vacancies left by Its. Fowler and
Cox.
Promotions of the six officers were
announced last week by the Com
mASsioners.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Runaway Autos
| Wild Trip Ends
LAT Park Bench

An automobile swept down the
curving Tilden street hill into Rock
Creek Park, weaving through rush.
hour traffic.
Park Policeman Thomas Fogarty.
hearing a siren blowing, supposed
the auto was taking some one to a
hospital.
He was surprised to see the car
make a sudden turn and roll be-
tween two gate posts into a play
ground, stopping against a park
bench. The policeman hurried over
and found the car empty.
Investigation showed the auto
mobile, which belongs to Arthur
May, 1880 Hawthorne street NV,
had been parked on a slope on Til
den street. A passing automobile is
believed to have jolted the emer-
gency brake off.
The siren Policeman Fogarty
heard was sounded by motorist
who had followed the car in an
attempt to warn those in the path
of the runaway vehicle.
The only damage was q dented
bumper and broken park bench.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Miss Peggy lansdowne
viii Sponsor Destroyer

Miss Peggy Lansdowne of 1926
Twenty-fourth street NV, today
was designated by the Secretary of
the Navy as sponsor for the new
destroyer Lansdowne which was
named in honor of her father, the
late 1t. Comdr. zachery Lansdowne.
First Navy vessel to bear the
name, the Lansdowne is expected
to be launched in January at the
plant of the Federal Shipbuilding &
Drydock Co., Kearny, N. j.
A native of Greenville, Ohio,
Comdr. LanSdowne was killed when
the dirigible Shenandoah was
wrecked in 1925 near Ava, Ohio. He
had been assigned to the Naval Air
Station at Lakehurst, N. j., and had
additional duty as commander of
the Navys huge lighter -than-air
craft.
During the World War Comdr.
Lansdowne served with naval avia-
tion forces at Paris and London. In
1919 he was assigned to the British
airship R-34, which made the first
successful nonstop flight from
England to the United States. For
this duty he was awarded the Navy
Cross. Comdr. Lansdowne at one
time served as assistant naval at
tache at the American Embassy in
Berlin.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Dr.. Fred Eli Redman,
Veterans ConsuIfant, Dies

DR.. Fred Eli Redman, consultant
with the Veterans Administration,
died last night in Mount Alto Hos
pital. He was So.
A native of Mason City, Iowa, DR..
Redman obtained his doctors degree
from Northwestern University Med
ical School in 1907. In the World
War he served as medical officer with
the 7th Engineers. He was COM
missioned a lieutenant colonel in
the Medical Corps Reserve after the
war. He came here in 1919 to join
the Veterans Administration.
He leaves his wife. Mrs. Grace M.
Redman; two daughters, Julianne
Redman and Mrs. Eleanor Redman
Welch, and brother, Frank Red
man of Portland, Greg.
Funeral services will be at 10 a m.
Tuesday at Fort Myer Chapel.
with burial in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Patriotic CoIors
Proposed for
| D. {. Auto Tags

The Districts 1912 automobile tags
will 90 patriotic-the prosaic black
and orange of the present giving way
to brilliant red, white and blue-if
District Commissioner John Russell
Young has his way about it.
Commissioner Young liked the red.
white and blue tags issued during
the third Inauguration of President
Roosevelt and two of his aides will
visit Georgia prisons, where that
States five-color tags are made,
while on a trip South. After gath
ering information on the production
of multiple color automobile tags, he
may submit a recommendation to
the Board of Commissioners for
brighter color scheme here.
His present ideas call for not only
the use of the national colors, but
also the seal of the District. The
auto tags are made at the Lorton
Reformatory.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Second Fire in School
AT Bethesda Is Probed

Montgomery County police and q
Maryland State fire marshal are in
vestigating fire which broke out
yesterday in the Bethesda-Chevv
Chase High School almost one
month after flames burned through
the roof of that institution, it was
learned today.
The fire yesterday was in the
basement of the west wing, where
the manual training shop is situ-
ated. Its origin, like that of the
earlier fire on February 27, is un-
known. Damage was estimated by
Fire Chief A. J. Bargagni of the
Bethesda Fire Department at ST 500.
Chief Bargagni said yesterdays
fire had nearly smothered itself out
when his department was called.
The blaze was discovered by Jacob
Harmon, IS, of Rockville, janitor
at the school,
Chief Bargagni said he had re-
ported both fires TO the police for
investigation because of suspicious
circumstances.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Ahepo Collect S106,142
In D. 6. for Greek Relief

The Order of Ahepa of Washing
ton collected sl06.14288 during the
first two months of this year for war
relief work in Greece, a State De-
partment report disclosed today.
The report showed that s82 ,692 IS
of the total funds collected by the
order had been spent for relief by
March l. with balance of $23,-
450.03 on hand.
The Order of Ahepa was one of
dozen local organizations soliciting
funds for relief in belligerent coun-
tries, which reported total collections
of more than S50O,O00 through Feb
ruary.
In the country as whole more
than 300 relief organizations had
collected a total of $26,806, 6,718.16 for
relief in the various countries at war
since September 6, 1889. The relief
organizations are required to register
with the State Department and
make monthly reports.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Vote Likely Monday
On 6 New BUILDINGS
In or Near District
Arlington Site Possible
For S4,l00, 900 Project
Reported to Senate

The Senate is expected to vote
Monday on the S4,100,000 fund ap-
proved late yesterday by its Appro-
priations Committee for six tempo
rary Government ONCE structures
in or near the District of CO.
lumtia" to help meet the expansion
of defense activities.
In presenting to the committee
the need for more Office space, pub
lie buildings officials did not disclose
the location at which this appro-
priation is to be used. The Budget
Bureau estimate, however, specifies
use of Government-own land, and
reliable sources indicated it may be
for the recently discussed projects
in nearby Arlington County.
To Be Tive Stories.
The money was written into the
fifth supplemental defense bill, and
Senator Adams, Democrat, of Colo
RADIO. in charge of that measure,
said the committee was told the
temporary Office buildings are to be
two stories high, without elevators
and designed to last six or seven
years.
In recommending the estimate to
Congress, Budget Director Harold D.
Smith wrote:
In view of the requirements for
additional Office space due to ex-
pansion of those Government es-
tablishments charged with defense
activities and to the impoSsibility
OF renting suitable Office space, it
becomes necessary to make provision
to meet these requirements by the
building of temporary structures.
Estimates Needs.
Analysis of the space situation
In the District of Columbia indi-
catec that approximately 100000
square feet of space will be required
in the immediate future to accom-
modate known expansion of activi-
ties on the basis of authorized in
creases of personnel, including 500.-
900 square feet for the War and
Navy Departments and 100000
square feet for other agencies.
To meet the immediate known
requirements there will be available
$4,000 square feet of net usable
space in Federal Office Building No.
3 and another 10000 square feet
will become available upon compile
ton of War Department Building
Unit No. l. To provide the diff
ference. it is proposed under this
estimate to construct temporary
building on Government -owned land
in or near the District of Columbia,
which buildings will contain ap-
proximately 100000 net square feet
of office space"
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Employees Fingerprinted
To Guard Roosevelt

Employees at the Willard Hotel
are being fngerprinted at the order
of the Secret Service to furnish
additional protection for the Presi-
dent on his occasional visits to the
hoStelry.
This is the only hotel where this
precaution is being taken, it was
said today, although it long has
been the custom to make thorough
character investigation of personnel
at any local establishment where
social affairs bring the President.
The British Purchasing Commission
Is also housed ct the Willard.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Catholic Relief Fund
Programs End Tonight

The last Nationwide broadcast
for the Catholic bishops relief ap-
peal will be heard here at 11:35
O'Clock tonight over Station WMAL.
The collection will be taken up in
nearly all Catholic dioceses In the
country tomorrow.
Appearing on the program. di-
rected by Courtenay Savage, will be
Bernadine Flynn. June Meredith,
Virginia Payne, Betty Lou Gerson,
Don McNeill, John Kodiak, Phil
Lord and Pat Murphy.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Wire-Toppine Measure
Is Ready for House

A bill to legalize Government wire
tapping in cases involving sabotage.
espionage, kidnapping and extortion
was ready for the House today. with
the approval of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The bill was rewritten to conform
to President Roosevelt'S views, and
in the four types of cases, would per-
init the use of wiretapping devices
by the Justice Department, but only
on the authority of the Attorney
General.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Arlington Board
Authorizes New
Area in Borcroft
Zoned for 81 ,000, 900
Housing Project

The Arlington County Board today
paved the way for construction OF
a $4,000 900 apartment housing
project on Columbia pike in Bar
croft by rezoning five blocks from
residential A to residential B.
Approximately 900 units, to care
for an estimated $500 persons, are
involved in the project. Represent
atives of the rezoning petitioner,
Thomas DelaShmutt of Arlington.
said construction would probably
start this spring.
The board authorized publication
of advertisements for a proposed
change in the zoning code to pre-
vent future erection of two-story.
wooden frame and unprotected
metal-frame apartments. Under a
proposed amendment. sections and
6 of the building CODE would be
entirely eliminated, having the
effect of making legal only f1reproof
or semifireproof apartments.
Parkway Property Sold.
Arlington County entered into a
contract with the Federal Govern
ment for sale of property bought
from the Smoot Sand & Gravel
Co., for extension of Unit 2 of the
George Washington Memorial park
way, parallel TO the Potomac River.
Chairman F. Freeland Chew signed
the contract to give the Smoot Co.
S45 ,698 and authorizing resale to the
Government for S52,454.
Originally the county supplied
$45 900, the State supplied an equal
amount and the Federal Govern
ment supplied 100000 for construc-
ton of this unit of the parkway.
AS different tracts of land are pur-
chased for eXtention of the park
way, board members explained the
county receives some of its original
contribution back on resale TO the
Federal Government.
Plan Housing Registration.
County Manager Frank c. Han
rahan reported to the board he was
about to open an Office for registra-
ton of availability of housing IA
cilities in Arlington. He said Wash
ington and Maryland would open
similar Offices at the same time. Gov.
Price some time ago appointed Mr..
Hanrahan chairman of a committee
to survey housing facilities in the
county.
Mr.. Hanrahan said the money for
establishment of these registration
offices would probably be raised by
public subscription. He told the
board, however, he might have to
solicit an appropriation from the
county if the subscription falls short
of actual needs.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Woman Burned Fighting
Fire in Room at Home

Mrs. Comora E. Parrish, A, re-
ceived first-degree burns to her
ankles and wrists today when she
attempted to extinguish blaze in
q second-foor bedroom of her home
at 2817 Twenty-eighth street NV.
Firemen gave first aid, and her con-
dition was not considered serious.
Police reported the fire, which did
considerable damage to furniture
but was confined to the room, was
started by lighted cigarette
dropped by servant.
Mrs. Bertha Kesslar, 33, of 402
Kennedy street NV, was reported
recovering from burns on the hands
and face received yesterday when
gasoline with which she was clean
ing curtains came in contact with a
water heater. Mrs. Kesslar is under
treatment at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
City News in Brief
TO-DAY

Meeting, A. r. G. E., District De-
partment, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner dance, Women's Athletic
Association, George Washington
University, Carlton Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, Texas State Society,
Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Alpha zeta Beta Sorority,
Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Convention, Izaak Walton League
Of America, Willard Hotel, all day.
Dance, benefit of Hebrew School
of Agudath Achim Congregation,
Stanbury Hall, Georgia avenue and
Concord avenue NV, $50 pm.
TOMORROW.
Hike, Wanderbirds Hiking Club,
to Occoquan Greek, Va. Leave Ma
tional Theater, 8 am.
Dinner. A. z. A. Fraternity, La
fayette Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Plane Output Problems
Doubled, Expert Says

No sooner did the airplane in
dustry solve its production prob
lens than the national defense pro-
gram doubled them, Col 6. De Freest
Larner, general manager of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association, last
night told the Washington section of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
LAS fast as aircraft technicians get
the plane-building program nearly
solved, they are called upon to double
it," he declared
Between 10000 and 25,OO0 addi-
tional planes will be required of the
industry by the British aid program,
he predicted. Production of the 29,-
900 planes already on order for the
Army and Navy is moving ahead Of
schedule, he said.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
Col. Edward A. Roche
Dies at Hospital Here

Col Edward A. Roche, 81. retired
Army officer, who lived at IA Ralston
avenue, HyattSville, Md, died yes
terday at Emergency Hospital.
He was a native of Rhode Island
and was graduated from the United
States Military Academy in 1897. He
was retired as a major on April 10,
1920, but was recalled to serve an
additional detail from October, 1920.
to July, 1921, during which period
he was promoted to colonel.
Funeral services for Col. Roche
will be held Monday at 10 am. in
the Fort Myer Chapel A group
of his West Point classmates from
the class of 1897 will serve as hon.
orary pallbearers.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Rose Roche.
Evening star., 1941-03-29
EvongeIistic Services
To Begin at HyuttsviIIe

Evangelistic services will begin
tomorrow night at 7:45 pm. at the
Non-Sectarian Mission, Wells ave-
nue. and Edmonston road, Hyatts-
vile. Md, and continue through
Easter Sunday, April 13.
The services will be conducted by
r. E. Stephenson of Mount Rainier,
assisted by Dell M. Gunter, presi-
dent and minister Of the mission.
Evening star., 1941-03-29

In March, Beware OF:
1. Crossing a street at a point
other than a croSswalk. Four
pedestrians were killed doing
this In March, 1910. Three of
these were over SIS years of age.
z. Standing in the street. A
93-year-old man lost his life do
ing this in March of last year.
The sixth traffic victim during
March, 1910, was a passenger on
a truck who was crushed be-
meath spool of cable when the
truck overturned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05

sometime in 1888 i was in
structed by Homer Martin to
turn everything over to Edward
n. Barnard. Someone from his
Office or Martins took every
thing had concerning the
unions business from my office
and that Is all know about IT."
Barnard. who represented Mar
tin in suit for control of the
JAW title and funds in the split
when Martin turned against Con
gress of Industrial Organizations
said:
81 have not read this testi-
mony, so i have no Idea what
this is all about"
Martin is now a manufacturers
agent and recently was selling
parts to the Ford company.
John Guzina. a former ForC
employe now working at Brigg!
Manufacturing Co, testifi e {
briefly and was to be recalled
today. He said he had gotten
job card at Tord's through RALPH
Rimar confessed company-unior
spy but had quit three hour!
after going to work because
began thinking over what he sale
and didn't like il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
DE GAULLE PREPARES

reports reached Istanbul that
Gen. Charles de Gaulle. leader
of the Free French forces, and
his chief assistant. Gen. Georges
Catroux. have arrived in Pales-
tine. The NBC correspondent
at Ankara reported that Gen.
Maxine Weygand. commander
of Vichy's middle eastern forces,
is en- route 10 Beirut 10 take
charge of arrangements for the
defense OF Syria.)
tBFitish authorities In London
said that "all dispositions have
been taken for a swift British
blow against Syria If German
infiltration there becomes actual
occupation
1t was expected that Britisl
bombinss of French territory
particularly Syria, would contlnu
despite Vichy'S threats of reprisalS
Reports from the Syrian frontle
said that German forces wer
steadily filtering into Syria b
land, sea and air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
|MenZieS
To Confer
On Tactics
International New, service Cable


MELBOURNE. Australia, JUNK
5.-Premier r. G.. Menzies OF Aus
tralia today announced that he is
maintaining constant contact with
London on war moves and that
every possible step is being taken
to avoid repetition of our recent
defeats"
simultaneously the Australian
war council announced it had been
informed that adequate air sup
ports will be given 10 Australian
troops in any action involving tho
British island of Cyprus in the
eastern Mediterranean.
The Melbourne Age, one OF Aus
Itralias most influential news
papers. urged that the dominlons
be represented on the British war
council and called for far-sighted
strategy in the Middle East. An
editorial said:
australians do not wish to
Join In the search for scapegoats
for Greece and Crete but nat
urally take n sustained view
that the Middle East campaign
apparently has reached n stage
OF fighting dictate by the
enemy.
"a new, comprehensive, far
sighted strategy would he MOST
welcome"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
International News Service Wire

WASHINGTON. June >. - Re-
auctions in long-diStance telephone
rates, expected TO save Sl4,OOO,OOO
a year for telephone users. were
announced today by the Federal
Communications Commission.
The saving 10 Michigan tele-
phone users will be about $4,000
a year, it was estimated.
The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company. the commits
sion announced. has agreed TO the
slash, the third since the special
telephone investigation of 1935-3S
Changes in interstate long-dls-
tance telephone calls under the
new schedule, effective July 10
Include:
Reductions on daytime in-
terstate calls over airline dis
tanceS of more than l44 miles
and less than 1880 miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Greek
RiOting
Reported

CAIRO, June 5.-IIundreds of
Greeks were contaminated and
sentenced TO death, according to
reliable reports received here to-
day from Athens. for Selling and
breaking open a freight train car
rying supplies for Nazi troops at
Levadia, about so miles northwest
of Athens.
Rioting broke out between
Greek and German soldiers, ac-
cording to these reports, when
Greeks seized the train and started
unloading it. German police inter-
vened and in the resultant shoot
ing many persons, including
women and children, were killed
and wounded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Phone Rates Cut
FEC Announces Slash in Long Distance Charges
Expected to Save II Million Yearly

Reductions on some night
and Sunday calls over same
distances.
Elimination of report
charges on uncompleted person
to-person and reverse charges
calls.
Reduction on oVertime
charges for person TO person
calls.
Illustrative Of some of the
c h anges. the commission an
nounced that Detroit to New York
person-to-person calls in daytime,
now $500, will be reduced TO S1.S0,
and night and Sunday calls, from
$1.45oto $1.40.
The board said telephone reduc-
tionS since the phone inquiry be-
gan in 1885, including the new
Schedule, will mean a total saving
of $45, 100000 annually to long
distance users.