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Evening star., 1941-02-02
District Defense Council
To 0pen Housing Survey

The Housing subcommittee of
the District Defense Council will
undertake soon a survey Of all rooms,
apartments and houses available for
national defense workers, 1t was an
nounced last night by Lawrence E
williams, subcommittee chairman.
Headquarters for the registration
will be 458 Indiana avenue NV, for
merly used by the Marine Reserves.
Oflces for the registration will be
supplied by the District government,
but the work of registering the va
cant rooms will be undertaken by
w. P. A. personnel. This w. P. A.
project, which already has White
House approval, is now before the
Federal w. P. A. and is expected
to oe passed this week.
In addition to the survey Of the
housing situation, the w. P. A. will
check vacancies in the Metropolitan
area of the District. John Blake
Gordon, chairman Of the Housing,
Works and Facilities Committee of
the District Defense Council, said
yesterday the initial supply Of room
vacancies will be secured from the
Inaugural Housing Committee and
from lists made available by other
agencies which operate room-listing
bureaus.
The committee plans to inspect
houses renting for less than $50 per
month and all apartments renting
for less than SIS per room per
month.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Likelihood of Nozi Gas Use
Is Minimized by Mai. Eliot
Conditions Limit Effectiveness, He Holds;
MoroI Effect Moy Be Main Consideration

But assuming the adequacy for
most purposes Of the issue, masks,
and the proper training Of the
populace in anti-gas defense me-
thods, gas attacks on large centers
of population do not seem by them
selves to be as likely to be effective
as attacks with high explosives and
incendiary bombs. This is, indeed,
a determining consideration - the
total weight which can be carried to
a given target area by the number
of bombers available is strictly
limited, and unless the Germans,
who carefully calculate and weigh
all such matters, think gas Is more
useful for any purpose than high
explosives or incendiary bombs, they
will not use it.
Indeed, it is quite likely that 1t
will be used only as a part Of a
large-scale operation in which it
may play a well-defined and special
role; or perhaps for its moral ef-
feet at a well-chosen moment.
There has been tendency in Brit
ain to relax gas precautions and the
fear Of gas. 1t has not been used,
and all the elaborate preparations
of September, 1899. are now tending
to recede into the background of
popular thought. Just such a mo-
ment might be the one in which
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Youth Congress Faces
Acute Housing Problem

An acute housing problem is fac
ing leaders of the American Youth
Congress making arrangements for
its Town Meeting of Youth here
Friday and Saturday, it was said
last night at the local Office of the
organization in the Bond Building.
Volunteers engaged in a tele-
phonic canvass so far have been
unable to find accommodations ap-
preaching in number those needed
to care for approximately 5000 dele
gates expected, 1t was pointed out.
A relatively small proportion Of
those coming here for the conven-
tion will be able to pay even 81 for
q nights lodging, and many prob
ably will arrive without funds, on
GERS Of the organization explained.
About 80 volunteers will speak in
various Capital churches today In
an effort to prompt offers of rooms
from among the congregations, and
a number of members Of the Inter-
denominational Ministerial Alliance,
organization of colored clergymen,
Evening star., 1941-02-02

the greatest degree Of confusion and
panic could be produced by the sud-
den introduction of a series of gas
raids; as accompaniments, of course,
to other operations. and perhaps so
distributed as to paralyze important
communications centers. 1t is re-
assuring to note from British Of
ficial utterances that this possibility
is not being forgotten.
(Copyrisht, 1941, BY New York Tribune,
Incl
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Alien Ship Chortering
Restricted by Norway
B, the Associated Press.

b the Assoeiatsd Press.
OSLO, Norway (Via Berhn), Feb.
1.-The shipping ministry decreed
that no Norwegian citizens may
make or renew chartering contracts
for foreign vessels except German
without the consent of the Nor
wegian Shipping Board.
Heavy penalties were fixed for vio-
lations.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
HiIIwood Association
Will Meet Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, Feb. L.
The Hillwood Citizens Association
will meet at pm. Monday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Koerber,
402 Berry street, it was announced
by Miss Clara M. Cherry. secretary.
President Donald S. Paris, who
is chairman of the Federation of
Fairfax County Citizens Associa-
tons Bus Committee, will report on
prospects for improved bus service
and Mrs. T. Swami Harding, Enter
tainment Committee chairman. will
make report.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
British COLONEL Chief,
Lord Lloyd, Is III
By the Associated Press.

by the AksoClhLeu FTesH.
NEW YORK, Feb. IAN oficial
British wireless announcement,
heard here by Columbia Broedcast-
ing System, said tonight that Lord
Lloyd, secretary Of state for colonies
in Prime Minister Churchills gov
eminent, is Ill and '1ais condition IL
causing anxiety"
Evening star., 1941-02-02

Grand total------ $50 233 3s5 4,761454 8761 1877
by nations (including vesses)
Britain 584: Norway 5S Germany O5 Sweden S6; 61
Belgium
81 Esonia H. Yugosava Spain S. Lhuania Poland
Argentina Portugal Rumania,
Soviet United States ! Total,
Evening star., 1941-02-02

will ask for help in providing ac-
commodations for Negro delegates.
Beds for some of the colored
members of the congress will be pro-
vided at Howard University, the
officers said.
Ofiicials said that they had not
solved the problem of finding a
place in which the delegates could
be served lunch in q group.
Sessions of the conclave will be
held in Turner's Arena, l34l w
street NV.
Evening star., 1941-02-02

Census records show 5,005 cases of
the birth Of triplets in the United
States in % years. Triplets occur
only once in every $500 births.
Evening star., 1941-02-02
Losses in War at Sea


74th week Of the January February
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Service Orders
ARMY.

Harms: Brig. Fenry; W. transterred from
FIELD ARTILLERY.
Lewis 1t Col Ray H from Fort DeVenS,
Alibrieht, second 1t. Paul H. from Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo, to Hawaiian Depart
Mallory 1t. Col. John s. from Fort Sam
Houston, Tez, to Columbus. Ohio.
INFANTRY.
cerfelt, 1t. Col. Clifford D. from Fort
DeVens. Mass, to Fort Bennlng, Ga
Bronson Capt Howard C, from Camp
Forrest Tenn TO- to Wasnpg60nF Wa f2Gm Fort Ord
Kendall Capt. Raymond E. from Fort
Leonard wood Mo: to Fort Benning; .i g.
Less Wash ki5sR It to oet FoF BenninF 0m
Lesere, Second 1t, Lawreqee j. IT., from
sheby seeond it. TS no E0E T. from Pine
Camp N Y, to Fort Benning.
STANLEY. First 1t. Thomas J. B., from
San Francisco, Calf. to Fort Benning:
Benuing to Fort Claiborne, La.
ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Menzie, 1t. Col. James T, from Camp
Beauregard' La to Hawaiian Depart
CHAPLAIN
KY. to Pine camp N. Y
winkelmann. First 1t. Howard H, from
Camp Stewart, Ga to Rochester N. Y.
QUASI An ItLth1.
Gum, Mai. Glenn O., from Camp Davis, N
C. to Fort Monroe Va
Lambert Capt. Kenneth B., from Fort Win
field Scott, Calf 10 Washington.
MEDICAL CORPS.
osle. Mai Dan c.. from Hot Springs Ma
tional Park. Ark. TO Chanute Field; ~
eserfoos, Capt. Edward. from Brooks Field
Tex, to Hot Springs National Park. Ark
Srooksbank. Capt. James M. from st.
Louis, Mo, TO Boiling Field, Mo.
QUARTERMASTER CORPS.
Xiely. First 1t. Ralph j., from Madison.
Ind TO Columbus Ohio.
Barnes First Ii. Ferris F., from Camp
Croft S c.. to Washington.
salley First 1t Grady S. from Camp For
rest, Tenn, to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
sviren. Second 1t. Abraham j., from Bal
timore, Md, TO Washington.
Brady Second 1t. James E. from Phila-
delphia, Pa. to Washington
Henderson, Second 1t. Dawson A, jr.. from
Philadelphia, Pa. to Washington.
Pom Tell, Second 1t. Dave F., from Wash
ington to Baltimore. Md.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS
DEPARTMENT.
Fixel. 1t. Col Rowland W, from Wash
ington to Birmingham, Ala.
AIR CORPS.
Alison Second 1t Robert F. from Ran
dolph Field Tex. to McClelland Field,
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Cox First Lit George W, from Fort Bel
vor. va, to Galveston Tex
Cox Mai Joseph W. from Philadelphia,
Pa. to Washington.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
ST. Joseph's S Home
Ceremonies Start
Flag Week Here
Catholic War Veterans
Auxiliary Presents
National CoIors

Flag Week began in Washington
yesterday with ceremonies at st.
Joseph's Home and School under
auspices of the Catholic War Vet
Grams. A flag was presented to the
school by the auxiliary of Father
Francis Hurney Post, C. w. V.
Celebrations of Flag Week will be
cllmaXed on Flag Day next Satur-
day here and throughout the Nation.
Flag Week this week is dedicated
to the memory of Col. James A.
Moss of this city. late president
general of the Flag Association who
died in April, after traffic acci-
dent
Thomas Callahan, chairman Of the
AmericaniSm Commission. of the
American Legion and a member of
the Catholic War Veterans. paid
tribute to the flag at the ceremonies
yesterday.
Frank Griffin, president of the I'd
Division Society, A. E. F., called
on his audience to be proud of
your country, true to your God
anu ION az anu u uC W yOuI llds.
Mrs NJ J. Angevine, president of
the auxiliary, presented the flag,
which was accepted by Scoutmaster
Ralph McCabe of Troop 95 of the
home. The emblem was blessed
by the Rev. Maurice Powers, c. S. c.,
St. Joseph's chaplain.
Ceremonies opened with process
sion of the Scouts, led by William
Bryan IA, dressed as Uncle Sam,
and Phillip Taylor, IA, as Columbia.
Marching from the main building
they took up their places f1anking
the statue of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. Smaller children, appropri-
ately dressed in red, white and blue,
followed.
Joyce Romera, Is, a blind girl
who will be graduated from St. Jo-
seph's Parochial School, sang God
Bless America"
Presiding officer was William S.
Slattery, past department comman-
der of the American Legion. The
ElkS' Boys Band furnished music
and there was a selection by Sammy
MaWood of the Columbia enter
tainers.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Driver Killed as Racer
Climbs Wire, Hits Pole
BY the Associated Press.

BY The ASSOClated Press.
BOULDER, Colo, June "a
midget racing automobile struck a
telephone pole Is feet above the
ground Saturday night and killed
c. Leigh Switzer, "a, Boulder
mechanic.
Patrolman William Dana said Mr..
SWitzer was giving the racer a tune
up run when a tie rod broke, caus-
ing him to lose control of the
machine. The racer ran head-on
toward a guy wire on the pole, slid
up the wire and struck the pole Is
feet above the ground.
The machine toppled over, land
ing upside down on the driver.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
BaccaIaureate Mass
Opens Exercises at
Catholic University
Glass Day Ceremonies
Tomorrow; $50 to Get
Diplomas Wednesday

Commencement Week at Catho-
lie University, which will be eli
NAKED with the presentation of ap-
proximately 75o degrees Wednesday,
got under way yesterday with bac-
calaureate mass at the Shrine OF
the Immaculate Conception.
Glass Day exercises, at 4:45 to-
morrow. are the next scheduled
event to be followed at 1030 am.
Wednesday by the conferring of
degrees.
The Rt. Rev. Patrick J. MCCor-
mick, vice rector of the university,
celebrated the baccalaureate mass
and the principal speaker was the
Very Rev. Thomas Mitchell. dean
of the School of Social Service.
DR.. Mitchell told the seniors that
they had an obligation both SUI
pernatural and personal to be
charitable.
Personal Obligation.
"The practice of charity is per-
sonal obligation incumbent on each
member of the church, he said,
adding that governmental help or
assistance is neither a substitute
for that personal obligation in its
entirety nor a sufficient excuse for
refusing to help ones fellow man
whenever the opportunity is pre-
sented and one has the means to
render such assistance.
I'VE would urge you therefore to
participate in organized works Of
charity. You can help to reduce
the defects and the mistakes by your
constructive criticism and you can
help to keep aloft the torch of
Christlike charity by the example of
your supernatural motive and in
terest."
The Glass Day exercises tomorrow
will be held in Mcmahon Hall Audi
torium. The principal speaker will
be DR.. Joseph P. Derby of Spring
field, Mass, who was graduated from
the university in 1915.
Rector Plans Reception.
Leo Brady, whose activities IN tne
university drama group have at
tracted wide attention, will be the
valedictorian. He has been given a
graduate fellowship to continue his
work. Honor lists will be read by
deans of the various colleges and
awards presented. A reception will
follow at the residence of Bishop
Joseph M. Corrigan, rector Of the
university.
Assistant Secretary of State
Adolph A. Berle will be the princi-
pal speaker at the commencement
exercises. The Most Rev. Amleto
Giovanni Cicognani, the Apostolic
delegate to the United States, will
preside.
The ~raduating class of $50 is the
largest in the 50 years of the uni
versity'S history.
Evening star., 1941-06-09

Downey, Gene Parmigiani and
Robert E. Grill, all of Washington;
Charles Dillow, Hollywood; Charles
Greenwell and Kirk Sterling,
Leonardtown; Robert Hall, Upper
Marlboro; Earl Huntington, Paschal
Macciocca and Graham SchutZe,
Baltimore; Hugh Hayden, Newberry,
Conn, and Peter Simoni, New York
City
Evening star., 1941-06-09

we're c. Benedict Greenwell, jr.,
Medley's Neck, excellence in religion;
Joseph Cough, Leonardtown, excel
lence in English; Donald Fitzgerald,
New York City. excellence in Amer
ican history. and Bowie Hall, Upper
Marlboro, the D. A. r. good citizen
ship medal from the Maj. william
Thomas Chapter of st. Mary's
County.
Other graduates who received
diplomas from Brother John, C. r.
X, headmaster. were william
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Army Pilot Dies in Crash

BANNING, Calf, June 9.-An
Army training plane crashed yester-
day on the Morongo Indian Reser-
vation, miles from here, killing 1t.
j. r. Brosheer of Santa Maria. 1t.
K. R. Granzow, the pilot. walked
here despite injuries to report the
accident.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
D. {. Student Wins Award
Al Leonard Hall Graduation
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN. Md. June g.
Leroy Coffy of Washington was
graduated as class honor student
and received the I. Dawkins
memorial award at Leonard Hall
School for Boys yesterday.
Others graduating with honors
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

dental death. The surmise was that Alfred
was sitting alone near the rear of the ship
when he feltouo of his occasional, heart
atracAs !6it1ig osEgcring yY5t.a ~ 80 -.
medicine from his secretary he had opened
the wrong door and stepped into eternity.
The effect of that tragedy was to make
some individuals attempt TO appease the
curse, others TO defy it ana still others think
ing II did not apply 10 them, TO ignore it. one
policy seems 10 have had as little effect as
another. The widow, who received 100000 900
her share of the fortune said:
1T is perfectly silly TO be superstitious
But since my husbands death, the thought of
a plane upsets me and I am never going
TO fly again"
She kept that promise and yet her death
came the result of a plane crash which
she never even heard about. She was stricken
in her home outside Paris by an infectious
disease, and the doctors telephoncd frantically
to London for the serum which would save
her life. Money being no object, it was sent
by plane
A sudden fog rising up over the Channel
caused the pilot TO become lost. He crashed
in France He was killed but the serum Walls,
unbroken, reached the patient just too late.
1t was then found that had the precious stuff
been sent by Channel boat and automobile,
ii would have arrived in time
Before that pilot died it had already been
seen that the curse seemed TO touch those
who were not related 20 the family. Elinor
Gyms biographical memoir Such Men Are
Dangerous" was being filmed and contained
episodes from the life Of the late Alfred. His
widow, anxious that her husband should be
portrayed in a favorable light, helped with
the scenario and even offered financial
assistance. All went well until they came to
the last scene OF his life
Three planes carrying film stars and
cameramen were flying over Santa Monica
Bay, California, re-enacting that Channel
scene The film story called for Loewen-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

the powerful and rich among the aristocracy
were important enough to carry hereditary
curses.
But after the last World War, this OBJ
lection was removed in sensational style.
Capt. Alfred Loewenstein shot from obscurity
to the zenith of fame as Monte Cristo'
multimilionaire, one Of the most famous
financial mystery men Of all time
BY cleverly manipulating the financial
markets in an almost incredible way, he
amassed a huge fortune within very few
years Then, either forgetting or defying the
family curse, Alfred Loewenstein became the
Flying Millionaire" He kept fleet Of air
planes always ready to whisk him off to any
part of Europe at half an hours notice. and
most of these machines were large enough
TO take couple of stenographers and a sec
rotary with him.
Every trip he made had some sort of
dramatic sequel as it revealed some new. huge
financial undertaking For example, the world
was staggered in 1926 when he calmly offered
colossal personal loans to the Belgian and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

stein TO be murdered in his own plane by
double who escaped by baling out with his
parachute. AS the three planes were circling
TO get into position, two of them collided
head-on and went hurting down into the
sea, 5000 feet below.
Warner Baxter who was playing Loewen-
STEMS part was in the third plane, but his
double, two other actors and the camera
men crashed into the sea Two Of them man
aged to jump out, but their parachutes failed
TO open, they too, were killed, making ten
in all
These things must have given Robert, last
of the line, something to think about. But,
at the time of his mothers DEATH he was %
years old and a confirmed playboy who
laughed at life and death and set out to defy
the curse, if there was a curse Robert not
only became flyer himself but never Travelled
&. by any other means if he could reach desti-
nation by air.
When the present war came he volunteered
for a job in the British Air Transport
Auxiliary, ferrying new planes from factory
10 flying fields
One day recently after he had delivered
his weekly quota Of planes he decided to
spend quiet weekend at his country home
at Littlewick Green near Maidenhead. He had
invited among other famous amateur pilots,
Sir Anthony LindsayHogg He set off in his
own plane from an airdrome somewhere in
England and was within a mile from the
saircirofne fleFr$ his home. when he suddenly
crashed. Only one person saw the accident,
an army roof-spotter; and all he could say
that the machine suddenly lost height
even though the engine seemed TO be running
quite smoothly"
When Sir Anthony Lindsay-Hogg arrived
for his holiday he found he had come for a
funeral.
Roberts death quite as unexplained as his
fathers, should be the end of the strange
story, three centuries old. but there were
other chapters which some think belong be-
tween these two events.
Among them is the suicide of Fred Baxter
the valet who had been with his employer
Alfred, on that last flight. Some years ago
Baxter alone in Paris shot himself through
the head. Beside him was found telegram
from India implying that the small fortune
left him by Alfred had been wiped out. But
the sender of the wire said he could not have
taken that meaning and must have known
from two airmail letters sent some time previ-
ously that only moderate loss involved
Yet he did take that meaning because the
two planes carrying the letters had crashed
and their mail was lost Had the letters been
sent by ordinary post both would have arrived
in time for Baxter TO have understood.
Another mystery of the air was the death
Of Amy Johnson Mollison. the famous woman
fer. who was also a member of the Air
Transport Auxiliary and a friend of Robert
Loewenstein. They often discussed their fly
ing experiences, and he must have spoken
TO her of the Loewenstein curse" as it is
known that she told him of her own premoni-
ton that she would die as the result of an
air accident. For no apparent reason, her
plane crashed over the Thames Estuary. She
had been on her journey twice as long as
landing. N
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

scendants are to be destroyed by things with
wings"
Yes until the last>of you is to be found
in the cemetery"
The hunter strong and healthy, was not
superstitious about death but he couldn't
resist asking if there any prospect of
financial disaster Treasured that point,
he went happily on his way. His speculation
turned out moderately well but six months
later Jacques died from bood-poisoning the
result of a peck from a pet bird
Was it curse? How silly Almost on
the same day they buried cousin the
near-sighted saddle-maker, who never hunted
and never was cursed. except by his wife who
didn't really mean II, yet died from the in
fected scratch of his pet cat. They still called
il a coincidence when Jacques oldest son,
fell from a cliff he was scaling and was
killed The youth was looking into a birds
nest when the parent bird attacked him
vigorously that he lost his hold. 1t was
noticed. however that old jacques stuffed
eagle no longer adorned the living room.
During the first century Of the curse"
four more members came to untimely ends,
three directly connected with birds and the
other curiously suggestive Of the future. This
fifth Loewenstein was among many other
soothing spectators watching half-craZy in
ventor's attempt to make a flying machine
work. II worked just we'll enough 10 knock
down and kill Mr.. Loewenstein.
One reason the family did not take the
unpleasant legacy too seriously was that the
pleasant one of great wealth showed no sign
Of coming true. They remained, generation
after generation. just a solid upper middle
class family, in the little Belgian village of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08


July 4, 1928 Alfred Loewenstein left Croydon
Airport on his way over the Channel to Bel
GUM. With him in the plane were his pilot,
his valet, and two stenographers. Less than
an hour later he just disappeared as the
machine was over the Channel near Dunkirk.
The pilot promptly landed at the nearest air
drome and reported the matter
He was the first man TO vanish in the
sky like that and had he been the least inn
portant individual on earth, it would have
gotten him onto the front pages of the news
papers in every country. The world was
agog with the mystery mans mysterious exit.
Suicide was the first thought. Probably the
mushroom fortune had also vanished but
investigation exploded the theory. For Is
days speculation lowered between suspicion
Of foul play, murder in mid-air," and belief
that he had jumped with a parachute TO be
picked up by speedboat and with death as
a disguise, put over his biggest deal of all
Then the body was found by fishermen.
with no parachute attached. This disposed
of one theory and the inquest called it acct
by American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights Re.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

French Governments TO
stabilize the franc.
20 70 Belgian he offered
50.000'O00 dollars Tor ten
years without intrest, while
10 France. the loan was
100000 dollars for ten
years at a nominal two per
cent interest Both offers
were rejected; but the very
fact that one man had con-
ceived such a strange
proposition made him the
talk Of the world.
Few knew of the curse
and it did not get into the
papers, perhaps because
the rest of the mans ca
reer was sufficiently mi
raculous without dragging
in superstition
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

Gin G Y, n e a r
Dinant.
II is said that
winged death"
in some form
picked off one Of
the family about
every % years
through most Of
the next two CEN
turies but neither
they n or I n e
neighbOrs could
quite accept the
tragedies as SUI
pernatural. Only