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Evening star., 1941-05-22
President Working
On Radio Address
For tuesday Night
Curtoi|s Engagements
To Prepare Delayed
Talk on U. S. Policy
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt began work
today on radio address, expected
to be one of his most important
announcements on foreign policy,
scheduled for next Tuesday night.
Officially labeled a "fireside chat"
the speech takes the place of one
planned for last week before the
Pan-American Union. Because of
Mr. RooSevelt's illness. and possibly
because of the tide of world de-
velopments at that time, that ad-
dress was Cancelled. Pan American
diplomatic representatives have been
invited to the White House Tuesday
to hear the President deliver the
address.
White House Secretary Stephen T.
Early told newsmen this morning
that the Chief Executive was plan
ming to put in at least couple of
hours of dictation on the speech to-
day and that he probably would
curtail all engagements between now
and Tuesday to permit adequate
working time. The address is to be
half-hour one and will be broad
cast by the Nationwide radio net
works and rebroadcast by short wave
to all the world.
Three Formal Engagements.
Mr. Roosevelt had three formal
engagements today. The first of
these was a luncheon conference
with Associate Justice William o.
Douglas of the Supreme Court. Mr..
Early said that Mr. Douglas was
planning to leave Washington for
a vacation in the West as soon as
the court receSSeS.
Later the President was to COM
mission Mayor La Guardia of New
York as director of the new Office
Of Civilian Defense. Mr.. La Guardia
is planning to retain his post as
Mayor of New York. it is understood,
and the form of his commissioning
for the Federal post is being SO
shaped as to avoid legal conflict with
his municipal responsibilities.
War Cabinet" Called.
The New Yorker had White
House breakfast conference this
morning with Harry L. Hopkins,
director of the lend-lease program.
Late today, the Chief Executive
was to have one Of his regular con-
situations with the so-called war
cabinet.
Summoned to the White House for
this purpose were Secretary of State
Hull, Secretary of Treasury Morgen-
thau. Secretary of War Stimson,
Secretary of Navy Knox. Army
Chief of Staff Gen. George c. Mar
shall and Navy Chief of Operations
Admiral Harold r. Stark. Mr.
Hopkins also is to attend this meeet-
ing.
In d-afternoon. Mr.. Roosevelt
was to make brief appearance at
a White House garden party for
disabled war veterans.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Hits on British Worships
Reported by Germans

BERLIN, May % P).-German
Stukas and Italian torpedo planes
hit a battleShip, six cruisers and a
destroyer in heavy attacks on Brit
ish naval units in the Eastern Medi-
terranean yesterday, the high COM
mand declared today.
The official German news agency,
D.NB., previously had reported only
five cruisers hit.
An enemy submarine also was
struck by a bomb and a merchant
ship was badly damaged in the
same waters, the communiQue said
The high command still had no
report to make of the attack by
German parachutists and air-borne
troops on Crete. though authorized
spokesmen declared we will tell
the whole story soon"
The German operations in Crete
are not to be regarded as a dress
rehearsal for the possible invasion
of England, responsible spokes-
man said.
The water jump to Crete fire.
quently has been compared to the
Channel crossing by amateur mill
tary strategists," the spokesman
said
But it is not the German prac.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

his way to chief Of the Assignment
Division. He retired in 1882, COM
pleting 55 years service.
Educated in Washington schools,
Mr.. Magruder was a carrier boy for
The Star during his childhood. He
also was a charter member Of the
National Rifles. famed Washington
drill team, and served as sergeant
during the company's many exhibit
tions through the country. He was
a lieutenant when the company held
its last parade during the Spanish
American War.
An authority on patent assign
ments, Mr.. Magruder wrote several
books on the subject.
Me married Susan H. De Saules
here in 1888. Mrs. Magruder died
in 1882, a short time before Mr..
Magruder retired from Government
service.
Surviving are a son, Willis B., jr,
and two grandchildren. all of WASH
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at the Hines
funeral home. 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Glen
wood Cemetery. The Rev. NJ.
Chandler Stith, pastor of the Brook
land Baptist Church, will oficiate.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Hess
Continued From First Page.)

iCOHJlnueO from FlrS1 PdRe.)
priSed by authorities, visited the
prisoner in a hospital
Hess then revealed for the first
time his true identity. saying that
he had seen the Duke when he was
at the Olympic games at Berlin in
1896.
The Duke did not recognize the
prisoner and had never met the dep
uty fuehrer."
Cheers greeted this passage.
When Hess and Hamilton ended
their interview the R. A. F.. officer
flew to England, Sinclair said and
gave a full report of what had
passed to Prime Minister Churchill
1T will be seen that the conduct
of the Duke of Hamilton has been
in every respect honorable and
proper" Sinclair said.
Asked by a member when the
people of Britain and the United
States might expect an official state
ment las to what's behind the whole
Hess affair." Sinclair replied
That's not a question for me to
answer"
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Defense Bond Sales
Better Than Hoped,
Morgenthau Says
Treasury Secretary
Vigorously Opposes
Compulsory Sovines
By BLAIR BOLLES.

Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau. defending the low-cost De-
fense bond drive as successful de-
spite criticism of it from the Capitol,
said today that he vigorously op-
poses any scheme for compulsory
savings. The British have institut-
ed a compulsory scheme to raise
money for financing the war and to
check imitation, and John Maynard
Keynes of the British treasury has
been in Washington preaching its
advantages.
I'm going to do it the hard way"
Mr.. Morgenthau said at his press
conference. which is the demo-
cratic way" BY 1T" he meant sell
the Defense stamps and bonds which
have been available in small de-
nominations at post Offices and in
larger denominations at banks since
May l.. The Treasury reported sales
of defense bonds from May to May
27 totaled S257 .646 900, indicating
that the previously announced mini
mum goal of $500 100000 for the
month would be attained.
Sales Entirely Satisfactory"
The average daily sales come to
SIS 100000, Mr.. Morgenthau said,
and he added that he considered
that entirely satisfactory" How
ever, he revealed that the sales sys-
tenn is still being organized in va
riouS portions of the United States.
At the same time he defended
the little bonds. Mr. Morgenthau
said that the bond market received
the new Treasury offering today
''aWfully we'll" The Treasury put
out 100000 900 in new bonds to
raise supplemental money for the
defense program and refunded
S834,0000 900 of 3l4 per cent bonds of
1888 coming due in Augus,. The
bonds sold for cash today bear 212
per cent interest and will mature
in IS to II years. Holders of ma
turing 3i4 per cent bonds were given
the choice of exchanging them for
more of the new 212 per cent bonds
or for - per cent notes maturing
in l943
Against Any COmpulsion.
Mr.. Morfgenthau. discussing his
low-cost Defense-emergency bonds,
said that he is confident the Treas
ury is doing everything needed both
in the way of money raising and in
the way of imitation insurance. He
refused 20 comment directly on Mr..
Keynes visit or on the statement
made at the Capitol by Represent
ative Crawford, Democrat, of Michi-
gan. member of the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee. that
the Defense bond sale was a COM
plete failure" But indirectly he
gave his views on the opinions of
both men.
The sales he said, "are in ex-
cess of what We had hoped for.
I'm against anything that's COM
pulsory in this country. Compul-
sion is exactly what I don't want.
We are selling in a democratic way
to people who believe in this coun-
try and want to lend money to the
Treasury in order to aid the defense
program
Evening star., 1941-05-22

ern Ethiopia had beaten off new at
tacks by British imperial troops.
In North Africa, the daily war
bulletin said, German and Italian
planes co-operated in an intense
bombardment of the beleaguered
British garrison in the Libyan port
of Tobruk. Five British bombers
were reported shot down.
Axis planes also were reported to
have bombed the British Mediter-
ranean base of Malta again. firing
three planes on the ground A Brit
ish Hurricane plane was said to
have been shot down by naval anti
aircraft batteries off the Italian is
land of Pantelleria.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

west of Sciasciamanna and repulsed
an Italian counter-attack
The Italians lost 100 dead and 600
prisoners in the action, communi-
que said.
Further south, a complete rear
guard was reported overwhelmed
with the capture of brigade head
quarters and three Colonial battal-
ions. Prisoners numbered 4,4O0 in
this area.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

This presented a serious situation
to Miss Lord and the press agents.
Photographers were waiting to get
pictures of Miss Lord and a peacock.
So Malcolm Davis, keeper of the
birdhouse. organized a safari. The
safari beat through the brush until
it captured a peacock. They put
the bird in an empty cage. then let
Miss Lord and the photographers in.
Photographers Fed.
Several children passing by threw
peanuts to the photographers. The
peacock began to inspect the dancer
with some curiosity. He refused to
spread his tail. He knew when he
was licked.
After some minutes. the photog-
raphers got tired, picked up the
peanuts and left.
I'm working on a new dance
Miss Lord explained. I'm going to
be the dove of peace"
The photographers said they were
glad to hear it.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Crete
Continued From First Page )

was discerned by our forces this
morning and was presumably at
tackled by them"
At the same time, the R. A. F..
Near East communiQue said in Cairo
that British bombers had renewed
heavy raids on held Greek
alrdromes, springboards for the
aerial assault on Crete.
Mr.. Churchill in answer to oues-
tions painted picture of a struggle
in which neither side has chance
to retreat and the weapons are oddly
miS-matched.
1T is a strange and grim battle
that is being fought" he said. "one
IN which our side has no air support
because they have no airdromes-
not because they have no airplanes-
While the other side have very little
or no artillery or tanks and neither
Slde has any means of retreat.
1T is desperate. grim battle
and l certainly will send the wishes
and encouragement of the House.
and the approval of the House. to
these men who are fighting what is
undoubtedly a most important battle
which will affect the whole course of
the campaign in the Mediterra-
mean"
Worse Still to Come.
BRUSH military men expressed be-
lief that the worst of the struggle
Tor the Mediterranean island strong
hold, seat of Greek King George
lis government since its flight from
Athens, still was to come.
Declaring Germany's military
prestige demands swift decisive
action, these sources said thev be-
neved the Nazis would fall back on
their familiar blitz pattern and un-
leash an all-out bombing attack in
an attempt to blast a path for fresh
waves of sky troops"
Britons Are Optimistic.
Public information Jagged about
"a hours behind the fighting, but
responsible Britons We're quietly op-
timistic this afternoon.
The fate of the island and its
garrison is believed to depend lafge-
ly on whether the Germans knock
out the R. A. F.'s fighter stations,
for these are the backbone of the
defense against the repeated air
assaults.
Since Britain's air bases on the
African mainland and the Island of
Cyprus are out of fighter range
of Crete, all British fighters thrown
into the battle have to be based
on the Greek island except for ma
val planes that might be flown
from aircraft carriers.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Alvin T. Burrows Dies;
Former Weather Editor

Alvin Todd Burrows. 65, former
official in the Weather Bureau here,
died Yesterday at his home in Jack
sonville, Ill. following an illness Of
eight months.
Mr.. Burrows, a native Of Iowa,
during his service here from 1899
TO 1908 edited Weather Bureau pub
lications. He also was editor and
publisher of the Urbana QllJ Courier
for 20 years.
His wife, Mrs. Media Moore Bur-
rows, a native Of Washington, died
last Friday at Jacksonville.
Miss Suzanne Moore of Chevy
Chase. Md. a sister of Mrs. Bur-
rows, survives.
Funeral services for Mr.. Burrows
will be held Saturday at Urbana.
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Nozis Believed Using
Second Air Division

NEW YORK. May % LP-The
Germans now may be drawing on a
second air borne division for the
invasion of Crete. the British radio
said today.
British Broadcasting Co, heard
here by Columbia Broadcasting
System, said:
1T is pointed out that two days is
usually needed to convoy an air.
borne division from its base to the
scene of operations and. as the at
tempt to invade Crete has been in
progress since Tuesday morning. it
is possible that the Germans are
now drawing on a second division. -
Evening star., 1941-05-22

at his residence,
in the Lee Sher-
atom Hotel, after
a short illness.
Born here De-
cember %. 1859,
M 7. Ma agruder
was the son Of
J hn Belford
and H arri e t
c CouZe n S Ma
gruder, natives
of Washington.
Mr.. Ma gruder
entered the Pat
ent Office as a
messenger when
IT and UOrke6
Evening star., 1941-05-22
30 hours was some Intellectual ar
tillery fire from German batteries.
Capture of 5000 More
Italians Announced

CAIRO, Egypt. May % (P).-The
capture of 5000 more Italian troops
with AZ guns and 10 tanks in South
ern Ethiopia, where north and
south British forces were reported
drawing the strings of net around
Fascist divisions, was announced by
the British Near East command to-
day.
In addition. 300 more Italians
were reported captured in the Con-
dar area of Northern Ethiopia.
The British said they attacked the
main defenses in Southern Ethiopia
Evening star., 1941-05-22
5 British Planes FeIIed
At SoIum, Nozis Report

BERLIN, May % Cp).-Five of six
British bombers which attacked Axis
positions near Salum, Egypt, were
shot down and lively reconnais-
sance activity" occurred in the vicin-
ity of Tobruk, the German high
command announced today.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

tice to make its military plans so
transparent. There are important
differences in the strategic situa =
tlons. For instance, Crete is four
times as far from the European
mainland as is England"
Evening star., 1941-05-22
British Are Beaten Oft
In Ethiopia, Italy Says

ROME, May % (P).-The italian
high command reported today that
Fascist forces holding out in the
Gala Sidamo region of Southwest
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Willis B. Magruder,
Of Patent
Office, Dies al 81
Lifelong D. c. Resident
Was One of Eorly
Carrier Boys Of Stor

Willis B. Magruder, 81, former
chief of the Assignment Division Of
the Patent Office and lifelong resi-
dent of Washington, died yesterday
Evening star., 1941-05-22
Africa

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1941-05-22

mainland as is England"
Evening star., 1941-11-22
Board Urges Inspections
Of D. {. Roominq Houses

There are about 5000 rooming
houses in the District and all of
them should be inspected for viola
tions of laws affecting health,
morals and safety of occupants, the
Board of Directors of the Washing
ton Housing Association declared
yesterday.
New regulations licensing rooming
houses were discussed by the board
and were felt to be inadequate and
ineffectively inforced. The regula-
tions went into effect July 10 and
require rooming house operators to
obtain IS license annually.
About 300 of the 5000 rooming
houses have requested permits and
about 400 have been inspected by
the building inspector. the board
said. 1t was pointed out, however,
that new construction takes up 95
per cent Of the time of building in
spectors. Fire inspectors are max
ing inspections, it was said, but
this, also. is slow work.
The rooming houses, like hotels
and apartment houses should be in
spected by health and police de-
partments as we'll, it was empha-
sized.
Two new board members were
elected for 3-year terms. They
are Mrs. Albert Atwood, chairman
of the Board of Public Welfare Ad-
visory Committee to the social con-
sultant in landlord tenant court,
and Mrs. William D. Boutwell, of the
United States Once of Education.
Evening star., 1941-11-22
.British(Nora|e Dips
With Air Raid Lu||,
Speaker Reports
Highest When Toking
Beating, National
Geographic Society Told

British morale now is lower than 1t
was "a year ago. due to the lull in
air raids and active fighting Harvey
KleUmer, recently returned from
England. where he was a member
of the Hartman Lease-lend Mission,
told members OF the National
Geographic Society last night in
Constitution Hall
'.The morale of the English is best
when they are taking beating -
the speaker explained The people
now are getting bored. There is in
convenience and hardship but no
danger. The libyan campaign should
.pep them up"
Without celebrating. Mr.. KLEIN
mer said, The British will have
fsome surprises for future raiders" !"
He added, Il don't think the raids
will be as bad as they were. but if
they are 10 times as bad. Britain
will carry on"
Mr. Klemmer also mentioned that
Londoners felt frustrated" because
they could not send aid to Russia
His talk was illustrated with
colored movies taken by Mr..
Klemmer in England. They en-
phasized the "business-as-usual' at
titude Of war-torn London.
There is shortage Of certain
foods in England" Mr.. Klemmer.
said, but not a shortage of food"
Coal is being conserved, he pointed
out. and all public buildings in
London are to be kept at tempera-
ture of so degrees this winter.
Cigarettes are somewhat difficult
to get, according to Mr.. Klemmer,
not because there are fewer of them,
but because people are smoking
more.
Though London's last real air
raid was on May 10. the city still
is filled with debris. the pictures
showed. The parks are filled with
it. However, bricks are being saved
for reconstruction. when it comes,
Mr.. Klemmer said.
Evening star., 1941-11-22
Court Postpones Case Of 5
In Removal Of Records

Slated to begin Monday, case in
volving five persons, accused of il
legally removing records from the
Civil Service Commission, has been
indefinitely postponed, because the
mother of one member of the de-
fense counsel is seriously i'll.
Justice James W. Morris in Dis
trict Court yesterday agreed to the
postponement. after opposing coun-
sci had explained the situation.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray. the prosecutor,
said as a result the case will be taken
off the trial calendar until the first
of the year.
Charged with illegally removing
personnel information sheets from
the commission are: Harlin William
Crandall, Lawrence Lynford Haynes,
Walter August Caesar Camp, Werner
J,aius Orbach and Miss Katherine
LAY.
Justice Morris was told that the
mother of Defense Counsel William
E. Lamb. representing Mr.. Camp and
Mr.. Orbach, is i'll in Iowa.
Evening star., 1941-11-22
Six From D. c. Area
To Take Naval Courses

Six men from the Washington
area who recently enlisted in the
Navy have been selected as ap-
prentice seamen qualified to study
at Navy service schools, it was an
nounced today.
These men, each of whom will
be given intensive instruction to
prepare for special service in the
Navy, are Hubert Madison Foley,
S16 Forest drive, Hyattsville, Nd,
who will go to Toledo, Ohio, for in
struction in the Signal School; Carl
Thomas Stearns, 1888 Hamilton
street NV, to Toledo, Storekeeper
School, Joseph A. FRANKIE, 40
Bladensburg road, Bladensburg. Md,
to Norfolk Naval Air Station, Avia-
iton Machinist Mates School: Mel
ton D. Haney, Arlington, Va; Ed
ward Lawrence Peterson, 4028
Twentieth street NV. and Ray
mond Thomas Medlin. 218 Eleventh
street NV, all to Norfolk Ma
chinist Mates School.
Evening star., 1941-11-22
OUTINGS.

OUTINGS.
Hike, up Pohick Greek, Va, spon-
sored by Wanderbirds' Hiking Club;
leave from in front of National
Theater, 9 m. tomorrow.
Hike, along Potomac Gorge to
Great Falls, sponsored by Capital
Hiking Club: buses leave 1416 F
street NV. 1:30 pm. tomorrow.
MUSIC.
Band concert. Soldiers Home
Band, Stanley Hall Soldiers Home
Park, $50 o'clock tonight.
Organ musicale. Washington
Chapel. Church of Jesus Christ of
the Latter-Day Saints. Sixteenth
street and Columbia road NV, 8
o'clock tonight.
DANCES.
Capital Transit Post No. 49,
American Legion, Willard Hotel, 9
o'clock tonight.
Sigma Tau Gamma Sorority.
Wardman Park Hotel, 10 O'Clock
tonight.
Texas State Society, Wardman
Park Hotel, 9 o'clock tonight.
DINNER DANCE.
Beta Alpha Chi Sorority, Carlton
Hotel, 8 o'clock tonight.
DINNER.
Washington genealogical Society,
Willard Hotel, 7:30 O'Clock tonight.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Dance, sponsored by Women's
Battalion, Departmental Auditori-
um, Constitution avenue between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
NV: 8 o'clock tonight
Dance, Soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, 8 o'clock tonight; hos
tesseS.
Dance. Y. w. c. A., 9 o'clock
tonight.
Dance, Y. M. C. A., 9 o'clock
tonight: hostesses.
Dance, National Catholic Com
munity Service Club. 8 O'Clock
tonight; hostesses, light refresh
ments.
Dance, Jewish Community Center,
8 O'Clock tonight.
Dinner and dance. sponsored by
League for Men in the Service of
Covenant First Presbyterian Church,
Fellowship House, 1868 Massachu-
setts avenue NV, 6 o'clock tonight: a:
Evening star., 1941-11-22
Rough Tactics Of Police
Assai|ed by Judge Nelson

Police Court Judge George d.
Nelson yesterday voiced general
criticism of alleged rough tactics Of
special policemen, after a defendant.
his head swathed in bandages, had
appeared on charges of disorderly
conduct and assault.
Judge Nelson dismissed the
charges against Roosevelt Foster, 36,
colored, after the special policeman,
Thomas r. Parks, who arrested him,
had testified.
Foster, who lives in the 1400 block
of w street NV. was charged with
assaulting the policeman when the
latter asked him to move from an
aisle in a restaurant.
Declaring that about "two-thirds"
of those arrested by special police
are beaten up, Judge Nelson con-
demned the practice and said the
regular Metropolitan police rarely
resort to such tactics.
Evening star., 1941-11-22

transportation to Fellowship House
provided from church. Connecticut
avenue and N street NV.
Dinner, dancing and games, spon-
sored by Foundry Methodist Church.
Let's Building, Sixteenth and P
streets NV. $50 o'clock tonight.
Dinner. followed by square dance,
sponsored by Service Club of St.
Johns Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and H streets NV, $50 o'clock
tonight: charge.
Basket ball game, National Cath
olic Community Service Club,
o'clock tonight.
Open house, National Capital
Service Mems Club, o'clock to-
night; music, hostesses, game facil-
tiles.
Dancing. games and refreshments,
Arlington Recreation Center. Tenth
and Irving streets north, Clarendon,
Va. pm. to midnight today.
Sightseeing tour, by Auxiliary
Group. Red Cross Motor Corps.
meet at Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, 10 am. tomorrow.
Tea dance. National Catholic
Community Service Club. pm. to-
morrow.
Dinner. National Catholic Com
munity Service Club, 6 pm. tomor-
row.
Open house, Soldiers. Sailors and
Marines Club. 4 pm. tomorrow.
Open house, Y. M. c. A.. refresh
ments, to pm. tomorrow.
Buffet supper. informal recrea-
ton, Y w. C. A.. to 10 pm. to-
morrow.
Open house, games and outings,
Arlington Recreation Center, pm.
to 1890 pm. tomorrow.
Swimming. Y NJ c. A., small
charge, Sunday, 9 am. to pm. to-
morrow.
FOR COLORED SERVICE MEN.
Dance. Phyllis Wheatley Y. w.
C. A., 901 Rhode Island avenue
NV, 8 o'clock tonight.
Dance. Y. M. C. A., 1916 Twelfth
street NV, o'clock tonight.
Swimming, Y. M. C. A.. today
to 10 pm. and Sunday from 2 to
pm; all other facilities of Y. M.
c. A. also open to service men.
Open house, Phyllis Wheatley Y.
w. c. A., 8 O'Clock tonigt.