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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31
THE EVENING" HIGH LIGHTS.

WJSV, 5;O0-Repof 10 the Nation: A re-
view Of Americas progress during The first year
Of the Defense program.
WEV, 600-Peoples Platform: Three
Canadians and a Minnesota educator discuss
Hemisphere defense and cooperation in send
Ing aid TO Britain.
WMAL, 700-AeHndra on The Air: News
Of The community just across the Potomac
WMAL, 7t5-Represenfative Gehrmann Of
Wisconsin: If War Comes"
WHV, 7;30-DuffYs Tavern; Ex-Mdyor Jim,
my Walker Of New York compares New
yorkese" entomology with Archie, who is an
authority TOO
WRC, 8;0O-Ban Dante-large sale tee,
braton in view Of the fact that ionighfs will
be The 400th broadcast.
WWDC, 8:t5-Senaior Copper Of Kansas
speaks before meeting Of the National Hos
ptaI Service
WMAL, 830-Summer symphony: Edwin
Macarthur has programmed Handers Water
Music" Suite, BeeihoVens Violin Concerto with
contermdster histha hschakof as sooist.
WHv, 845-Safurday Serenade: Soprano
Jessita Dragonette is guest soIoist with Gus
Haensthen's Orchestra and Emil coie's seren,
sdeH.
VOL, o:t5-ChitaeoIand Concert: Baritone
Bruce Fooie, Soprano Marion Claire and Tenor
AftiIio Baguiore sing light operate works by
lehar, Romberg, De Koven. FrimI Herbert.
Henry Webers Orchestra presents BerIioz's
"Rskotzy March" Strauss Artists Life"
erangers MOLLY on The Shore"
WIN o:t5-Norman Thomas, Socialist
party leader. speaks under auspices Of The Keep
America Out Of War Congress: Keep America
Out Of War"
WNAl, VOL, tO:OO-Senafor Johnson Of
California discusses The War;"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31
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Mexican Police Drive
Against Stencil Bombers

Police of Mexico City are holding
a number of youths arrested in
drive against stencil bombing of
moving picture theaters. The bomb
ers are once more annoying patrons
at shoWingS of films directed against
the totalitarian powers.
A large audience at the Cine Con-
desa was thrown into a brief panic
by the explosion of stencil bombs
during the exhibition of newsreels
which showed Nazi troops in an I'M
favorable light. Manuel Guerrero
and Salvador Nieto, boys in their
teens, were among those arrested.
The police believe that higher-ups
are behind the outrages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BUR

Didn't I tell you the other day,
Peter Rabbit, that I'm not to be dis
turbed? Didn't I tell you that I've
got eight eggs in here and I can't
spend any time gossiping? Didn't I,
Peter Rabbit? Didn't I? Didn't II"
sputtered Jenny Wren.
You certainly did, Jenny. You
certainly did. and I'm sorry to have
disturbed you now" replied Peter
meekly. Il wouldn't have thought
OF doing such a thing, but I just
didn't know who else to 90 to-"
Go to for what?" snapped Jenny
Wren. What is it you've come to
me for?"
Snake skins" replied Peter.
Snake skins! Snake skins!"
shrieked Jenny Wren. What ever
are you talking about, Peter Rabbit?
I never have anything to do with
snake skins. and J. don't want to.
Ugh! 1t makes me shiver Just to
think of it,"
You don't understand" cried
Peter hurriedly. What I want to
know is why should Cresty the Fly
catcher ask me to please let him
know If I find any cast-off suits of
the Snake family? He flew away
before I could ask him why he
wants them. so I came to you be-
cause I know you know everything
especially concerning your neigh
bors."
Jenny Wren looked as if she didn't
know whether to feel flattered or
provoked, but as Peter looked so in
nocent, she concluded he was trying
to say something nice Il can't stop
to talk to you any longer now, Pc
ter" said she, but If you will come
over here very early tomorrow morn
ing while I am out to get my break
fast, I will tell you about Cresty the
Flycatcher, and why he wants the
cast-off clothes of some of the
Snake family. Perhaps I should say
WHAT he wants of them instead of
WHY he wants them. For why any
one should want anything to do
with Snakes is more than I can
understand.
Bright and early the next morn
ing Peter was back in the Old
Orchard. Jenny Wren was as good
as her word. While she fitted and
hoped about this way and that
way in that fussy way of hers, get
ting her breakfast, she talked. Jen-
ny couldn't keep her tongue still If
she wanted to.
Did you find any old clothes of
the Snake family?" she demanded.
Then as Peter shook his head her
tongue ran on without waiting for
him to reply. "Cresty and his wife
always insist upon having a piece
of snake skin in their nest" said
she. Why they want it. goodness
knows! But they do want it, and
never can seem to settle down to
housekeeping unless they have it.
Perhaps they think it will scare rob-
bers away. AS for me. should have
a cold chill every time I got into my
nest If had to sit on anything like
that. Cresty and his wife are a
handsome couple and they certainly
have good sense in choosing a house.
more sense than any other member
of their family, to my way of think
ing. But snake skins! UGH"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31
Mexican Actress Marks
50th Anniversary

Celebrating her golden anniversary
as an actress, Virginia Fabregas,
Mexico's Sarah Bernhardt, held a
big fiesta in Mexico City at her own
theater to finance a tour of South
America by dramatic company she
will head
She is offering to sell the Fabregas
Theater for 100000, and is negotiat-
ing with company that is planning
to turn it into a moving picture
palace. Sonora Fabregas, who has
worked in Hollywood, returned re-
Gently from a two-year tour il
Mexico. Except for few weeks o.
resting she has worked steadily il
all those so years on the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31

WHV, 10:15-hayor La Guardia Of New
York, national director Of civilian defense, holds
two,way trans-oteanic conversation with
Herbert Morrison, British minister for home
defense. Civilian defense and morale will, Of
course, be the topic.
WINK, 10:30-Sendtor Copper presents his
views on District suffrage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31
POINTS FOR PARENTS
By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

When other fathers are all 1Uill-
ing to "let George do it" 1t may
be ,UeU for George to suggest
that each dad take his turn in
sponsoring the activities OF his
sons gang.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
$50 Soldiers Dance
With Agriculture
Department Girls
Soil Conservation Service
Party Great Success;
Other Groups to Follow

II the success OF the dance given
by employees of the Soil Conservation
Service for Fort Belvoir soldiers at
the Agriculture Department last
night is any indication, many
agencies within Agriculture and
other departments will soon sponsor
dances.
More than 900 employees Of the
service Clipped in for an orchestra,
35 gallons Of cider and 480 sugar
doughnuts because they felt sorry
for service men they saw on
the streets Saturday night with no
place to go. The dance was given
in the patio Of the Agriculture Ad-
mihistration Building, Fourteenth
street and Jefferson drive S.W.
There is enough money left for q
weinie roast, according to Miss Ethel
Barker, general chairman.
Miss Barker hopes, however, that
dances will be given by other groups
for different camps each Saturday
night. Fort Belvoir was chosen by
the service, she said, because en-
ployes of that branch work with
many of the same problems as the
engineers.
The hope that other Government
agencies will plan dances was echoed
last night by the $50 soldiers, with
a sprinkling Of marines and sea-
men, who attended the affair. Each
was handed a card as he came in
with a place for his own name on one
Evening star., 1941-10-05

Senator Reynolds of North Caro-
lima and Miss Evalyn Washington
Mclean have chosen a Municipal
Court judge to oficiate at their
wedding, it was learned yesterday
when an application for their mar
riage license was filed at District
Court.
Neither the 57-year -old prospec-
tive Bridegroom nor his l9-year-od
fancee appeared at District Court
to apply for the license. Evert l.
Bono, an attorney, filed the applica-
ton, which said Judge Robert E
Mattingly would perform the cere-
mony.
w. E. Mcdonald, the Senator's
Secretary, said he did not know
when or where the marriage would
take place. At least three days must
elapse between filing of an applica-
ton and the issuance of the license
under District statutes.
Both Miss Mclean and her moth
er, Mrs. Edward B. Mclean, were in
New York yesterday. They were not
expected back until Tuesday OF
Wednesday. Senator Reynolds was
Evening star., 1941-10-05

Egypt expects to harvest 100000
tons of rice this year.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
'0RT' Dinner 10 Honor '
Mrs. Rooseve|t's Work

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-National
leaders of the c. I. o. and A. F. L..
will join November 9 to honor Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt for her work in
behalf of the underprivileged.
'ORT," a worldwide group which
is sponsoring the dinner, re-
ported today that Philip Murray,
c. I. o. president, and William
Green, A F. L. head, probably would
be the principal speakers.
ORT, its letters standing for Or
ganization, rehabilitation and train
ing. is doing extensive work among
war victims and will use proceeds
OF the dinner to further its program
The decision to honor the Presi-
dents wife was approved at a con-
ference of more than $50 represent
atives of A. F. L. and c. I. O. unions
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Early Agreements Seen
On u. S.-Mexico Problems
BY the Associated Press.

by tne hSSOClaCeQ PTeSS.
Encouraging phrases from United
States and Mexican officials gave
strength yesterday to repeated re-
ports this week would bring a Sc
ries of agreements on outstanding
problems between the two countries
and start the flow of North Ameri-
can financial aid to the neighbor-
ing republic.
DR.. Francisco Castillo Najera,
Mexican Ambassador, who accom-
panied Eduardo Suarez, Mexican
Minister of Finance, on courtesy
visits with Secretary of State Hull
and UnderSecretary Welles, told re-
porters he thought the long-sought
settlement was very, very near"
A few minutes before, Secretary
Hull had said at his press confer
ence that the discussions were de-
veloping from week to week in the
direction of simplifying the prob
lens and questions that are pre-
sented. He added that he was will
ing to see Representatives of the
oil companies at any time.
The oil question is paramount
among a number of issues and
projects pending between the two
governments and under active ne
gotiation for almost year. Dur
ing the last week reports that Mex
leo would make a token payment
on the appropriated American prop
critics have gone without confirma-
ton.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Senate Poll Shows
Marginfor Changes
In Neutrality Act
Any Proposal, However,
Expected to Meet
Substantial Opposition

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Cumberland Woman
Dies From Injuries
In Mystery Blast
All but One Of "a Others
Hurt in Explosion Are
In Good Condition
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct IA
42-year -old seamstress, Miss Matilda
Kenny, died today of injuries suf-
fered Thursday in a terrific explo-
sion that leveled two three-story
buildings in the center Of Cumber-
lands business section.
Miss Kenny was the first fatality
from the blast, in which "a other
persons were injured. Their condi-
ton was reported today as good
with the exception of DR.. John Crist,
40, whose condition remained crit
ical.
TRANSMISSION Is Futile.
Miss Kenny died at Allegany Hos
pital. She was burned severely on
the face and suffered internal inju-
ries. A blood TRANSMISSION was given
late yesterday by her brother,
James Kenny.
She was a seamstreSs for the
Heinrich g. Jenkins Clothing Store
one of the places demolished by the
blast.
ny ciIioiio dioc plcpdlCu W give
DR.. Crist a TRANSMISSION.
Another who was seriously injured
Theodore Hershberger, SO, of Cres-
aptown, was reported improved
today.
Cause Still Mystery.
Meanwhile, North Center street,
scene Of the explosion, the cause of
which has not been determined
remained closed to traffic because of
debris and the danger that the
bulged walls of the Gillette Building
might tumble at any time.
The 70-year- -old, three story build
ing was adjacent to the two that
were demolished and city officials
condemned it.
Owners of the building were
directed to obtain a private contrac-
tor to raze the building. It was
expected this work would begin next
week.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
| Paris Child Deaths
| Increase so Pct.;
| Famine Is Blamed
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY. Unoccupied France,
Oct. 4.-The child mortality
rate in Paris has increased by
nearly one-half over pre-war
normal, it is shown in a report
of the Public Health Council of
the Seine Department which
summarized the situation as
one of prolonged famine"
The report gives the latest
death rate of children under
10 as As per cent above the
last five-year average, while
the mortality rate for the total
population rose nine per cent.
The report predicted one in
FAINT in every 10 born this
winter would die. The report
introduced "armistice skinni-
ness" as new medical term.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Largest Group on Record
Participates in Hike

The second day of the National
Capital Parks installment hike up
the Chesapeake and Ohio tow path
yesterday afternoon saw the largest
group on record participating in a
National Capital Parks hike.
More than so persons started from
Chain Bridge at pm. and ar
rived at Carderock at 6 pm. for a
campfire and wienie roast. Next
Saturday. again led by Ranger
Naturalist George A. Petrides. a
group viii complete the hike up the
tow path by walking from George
town to Seneca, Md, along the
canal.
The hike was enormously listec
IN The Star yesterday as scheduled
for this afternoon.
Evening star., 1941-10-05

partment. They were registered
early this week by Mrs. Mary Les
ter. Mrs. Sadye Gum was chair
man of arrangements, Mrs. Mary
Sanders, reception and Miss Kath-
crime Clark, refreshments.
1t. Ward H. Mcdonald, platoon
leader at Fort Belvoir, was sent by
the morale department there to rep"
resent the camp.
Evening star., 1941-10-05

side, and the name of the male half
of famous couple on the other.
One soldier paid another 25 cents to
be able to wear the name Franklin"
and went off promptly, it was re-
ported to find Eleanor"
Partners provided for the service
men were 125 girls from the Soil
Conservation Service and other
agencies of the Agriculture De-
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Judge MottingIy Will Marry
Reynolds and Miss Mclean

scheduled to return from Chicago
this morning.
The application listed the Sena-
tors. legal residence as Asheville,
N. c., and his residence here as l
Second street NE. Miss McLean's
residence was given as Friendship,
Wisconsin avenue NV.
On the application it was stated
that two of the Senator's former
marriages were terminated by death
and two by divorce, one in Houston,
Tex, the other in Asheville.
Evening star., 1941-10-05

Act to whatever extent it is neces-
sary"
Pepper of Florida-'It would be
better to stop application of the
law by executive order, but I shall
support any legislation the admin
istration decides upon"
Radcliffe of Maryland-"Ther
have to be some notifications, but
7 have not reached a conclusion as
to what shape the changes should
take. I am very much inclined to
favor the arming of merchant
vessels"
Reynolds of North Carolina-"We
we're clear-headed when we passed
the law and 1t was passed to keep
us out of war. We should not change
it now"
Smith OF South Carolina
Changing the law now would be
an open invitation to war"
Tydings of Maryland-"I think I
shall be in favor of arming our
ships"
Spencer of Arkansas-"I believe
in freedom of the seas, and if it is
necessary to arm our merchant
ships pursuing their legitimate busi-
ness favor arming them. To all
effects and purposes, the Neutrality
Act has been repealed anyway. No.
body is paying any attention to it,"
Thomas of Utah-"The President
should be granted discriminatory
authority to revise the act in any
way he deems necessary to national
security"
Van Nuys of Indiana-"We should
retain the Neutrality Act as it is
and not make purely bellicose ges-
lures which probably will lead to
war"
Wheeler of Montana-"We are
being asked blindly to follow the
President into the hell of war. The
only result would be suffering, sor-
row, BANKRUPTCY and death.
REPUBLICANS.
Brooks of Illinois-"Arming our
merchant ships probably would give
them no effective defense and might
easily result in the loss of American
lives, There are also many. argu-
ments against sending our ships out
| side our defense waters"
Butler of Nebraska-"1 do not
know what will be requested, so I
cannot state my position"
Capper of Kansas do not now
believe we ought to change the law,
because I do not approve steps
which would get us into war"
Nye Of North Dakota-'I shall
oppose any revision, because the
Neutrality Act Is all that remains of
law to prevent our being pushed
straight into war"
Taft of Ohio-"There is no more
reason now for arming our ships or
sending them into European danger
areas than there was when the neu-
trality law was passed in 1889"
Thomas of Idaho-'I am opposed
to any step that will take us into
shooting war"
Aiken of Vermont-"An out-and-
out vote on the question of war
would be the most honest step"
Austin of Vermont-"The Neutral
ity Act has hampered our foreign
policy, and we should return to the
basis of international law"
Bridges of New Hampshire-"W
should repeal the whole act. There
may never have been an European
war if we had not tied our hands
by enacting it in the first place"
Danaher of Connecticut-"I don't
think I should comment on the issue
before the President makes his rec
concentrations"
PROGRESSIVE
La Toilette of Wisconsin-"I am
opposed both to repeal and modifi-
cation. Either proposal would be
violative of the pledges the President
made in the 1910 campaign"
INDEPENDENT.
Norris of Nebraska-"This coun-
try cannot recognize any German
attempt to tell us where we can and
| cannot 90 on the ocean"
Evening star., 1941-02-09
New Division Created
To Iron Out Kinks in
Army Realty Program
Col. Valiant Heads Unit
As TroubIe-Shooter for
Purchasing Departments

A new division has been created
in the quartermaster generals Of
flee for one of the Army's prime
trouble shooters" it was disclosed
yesterday, to iron out kinks in the
War Departments far-flung real
estate program and to keep possible
land spectators under firm control
The new General Service Division,
which is headed by Col. R. D. VAL
liant. a West Pointer who has been
in the Quartermaster Corps since
the World War, is expected to ex-
ercise similar vigilance over other
activities in the purchasing and sup
ply department of the Army. Col
Valiant formerly had been in charge
of the real estate branch of the
Construction Division and despite
rumors to the contrary, War De-
partnent officials said yesterday.
had achieved outstanding results in
buying millions of dollars worth of
land for new Army camps and
training centers.
At the same time it was an
nounced that John j. OBrien OF ST.
Paul had been appointed to succeed
Col. Valiant in the real estate
branch. Mr. O'Brien has been with
the Lands Division of the Justice
Department here since 1885. He was
associated with the Federal Land
Bank at St. Paul before coming to
Washington.
Recently, Col Brehon B. Somer-
veil, one of the newly created briga-
der generals, was called in TO serve
as a trouble shooter" and take
charge of the Quartermaster Corps
construction program. That was at
time when the induction of selec-
tive service men was being DELAYED
because of lags in the completion of
Army cantonments.
Despite the huge tracts of land
acquired for expanding Army needs
and the involvement of millions of
dollars. officials claimed yesterday
there is only one instance on record
alleging profteering on the part of
a contractor. 1t involves the new
Madison Proving Grounds in In
diana. The case is still under in
vestigation. 1t sums up. it was said
10 the fact that the contractor, as
sumlng all charges are sustained
made commission of sl95 900 when
under strict Interpretation of the
law, 1t should have been approx
mately s150OOO.
Evening star., 1941-02-09
u. S. Soon to Get First Planes
Of Types ested in War

which, like the fighting craft, are
equipped with leak-proof fuel tanks,
armor protection and heavier fire
power.
Within four to six months, Secre-
tary Stimson told the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee Friday, the
Army expects accelerated deliv-
cries" of the most modern type
planes, ordered last year and in
1899. In recent weeks. most pro-
duction Of the new planes has been
diverted to Britain.
Information on Just what units
are to be equipped first with the new
planes was withheld by the Air
Corps. but airmen understood some
at least were destined for strategic
outposts such as the Panama Canal
Zone and Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1941-02-09

ern Hemisphere to organize that
half of the world.
a. The Western Hemisphere to be
fully protected by the development
of the present emergency defense
program.
IS A committee Of three members
Of the Organization Committee of
Americans United, Inc, offer to go
to Mr.. Hitler and consult with him
on this proposed plan, provided
President Roosevelt, our American
people and Mr.. Hitler approve"
MisapprehensiOn Claimed.
In his letter to Mr.. Stimson last
night, Senator Wheeler said he had
seen published reports that the Sec
retary of War told the Foreign Re
lations Committee in executive ses-
sion that this country had $50 first
line combat planes.
IF you so testified. I am sure you
did so under misapprehension Of
the facts" the Montana Senator
wrote. Continuing, his letter read
in part as follows:
Il feel that in a democracy, and
we are still democracy. the people
Of the United States are entitled to
know the condition of our air force
and our military equipment before
we are led into European war.
The members of Congress should
not be misled by generalities.
aT Po1laG oftantint1 RI tho fort
that the information which has
come to me from several reliable
sources. and which have not in
any way deemed as confidential,
disclosed the fact that as of Janu-
ary |, we had 81 heavy bombers, SO
medium bombers, 6 light bombers,
l pursuit fighter, 212 pursuit in
tercepters, 231 observation units, IA
reconnaissance units, and As trans
ports-making a total of 639 planes.
The first five types are commonly
called combat types. The other
three are tactical types.
Condition of Planes.
isn't it a fact that none of the
planes are modernized and only 81
can be modernized; that the me-
dunn and light bomberS are of
little value and probably cannot be
modernized; that the pursuit in
tercepters include some 200 which
can be modernized and are to be
modernized with armor plate and
self sealing tankS-but that even
these can never be equipped with
adequate firing powers; that the
observation planes are more or less
antiquated and that the reconnais-
sance planes are without protection?
Il at no time intimated that
our flyers were to be sent into Euro
pean combat without modernized
planes. But I feel that you, as Sec
retary of War, should not be a party
to misleading the American people
into believing that this Nation is
so well armed that we can afford to
strip it completely of what few
planes we have.
Don't you think, Mr.. Secretary,
that the question of our defense is
too important to be evaded or
bagged? Don't you think that even
those people who are insisting that
we enter the European war now
should be advised that we are not as
we'll prepared as were England and
France in September, 1892"
Over the radio last night Livings-
ton Hartley, author and journalist,
denied charges of isolationists that
the bill would give the President
dictatorial powers. Instead of be-
ing step toward war, he declared,
it will be a safeguard against in
volvement. Mr.. Hartley, formerly
with the State Department, is now
director of the Washington Office
of the Committee to Defend America
by Aiding the Allies.