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Memorial Parkway

A new policy concerning the
George Washington Memorial Park
way which eventually will beautify
the shores of the Potomac from
Mount Vernon to Great Falls is con-
tanned in the proposed budget for the
next fiscal year. This policy is based
on recognition of the fact that the
project is of such magnitude that it
cannot be carried out under hand
to-mouth financing from general
National Parks funds.
Included in the budget is a recon-
mendation to provide the Park and
Planning Commission with S25O,00O
for additional land aquisitions along
the river under the policy of the
Capper- Cramton Act and 100000 for
the National Park Service to develop
part of the parkway. This is the first
time specific appropriation has
been asked for such work. The first
unit Of the Mount Vernon boulevard
was built under a special act of Con-
gress and, in effect, gave specific form
to the conception of such a project.
Since 1926 approximately S1,000,000
has been spent on miscellaneous
units, the money coming from the
general roads and trails fund of the
park service.
Washington has been fortunate in
the aquisition of recreational areas,
but this has been possible only
through the agency of the Capper-
Cramton Act. AS pointed out by the
Secretary of Interior in his recent
annual report, however, the National
Capital, while rich in potential parks
which promise to give it the greatest
recreational system in the world, is
handicapped because no adequate
means have been provided to carry
out development of these lands. 1t
is to correct this condition that the
construction fund is asked at this
time.
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would perform such unneutral

would perform such unneutral
service.
A base of some kind is essential to
the present-day raider. Unlike Won
Luckner's World War Seeadler,
which was a windjammer, the 1941
raider is steamer, which needs not
only provisions, which Won Luckner
took from his victims, but fuel and
repairs for machinery.
Won Luckner, after a life at sea
which carried him from the crew Of
Russian full-rigged ship to COM
mission in the Imperial German
Navy, was chosen for the task of TAX
ing the reconditioned American clip
per, Pass of Balmaha, through the
British blockade during the other war
because he was the one man in the
German Navy who had experience
with sail.
Sinking twenty-five British or AL
lied merchant ships during that
cruise, Count Won Luckner was cred
tied with never having taken a
human life. After the war, in token
of his regard for human life, he was
called to Rome and decorated by the
Pope as great humanitarian"
If Won Luckner is now fighting on
the side of Nazism, one may wonder
whether it is more from loyalty to the
Fatherland than to Hitler's perverted
ideOlOgy.
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direction, and those who oppose the
President through fear of the conse-
quences of decisive action are con-
SciouSly or unconsiously contributing
to the hazards which so quickly null
tiply through indecision and delay.
The other objection is more funda-
mental. Mr.. Roosevelt is asking for
powers which are probably without
precedent in this country, and ma
tional necessity alone can justify the
granting of them. 1t is entirely
proper that Congress should study
the bill with care and that any de-
fectS which may be brought to light
through study and debate should be
corrected by amendment But the
powers desired should not be with
held merely because they are broad
In connection with the bill the
Presidents record should be taken
into consideration. If that is done
it will be found that he has not been
reckless in foreign affairs. On the
contrary he has been cautious, per-
hapS too cautious at times. Nor can
Congress afford to overlook the fact
that the international situation is
highly fluid, in addition to being eX-
tremely dangerous. Any steps that
we take must be effective ones, and
to be effective they must be taken
quickly. 1t is a foregone conclusion
that the future even more than the
past will bring swift changes IN the
international picture, changes which
cannot possibly be anticipated, and
it is idle either to attempt to draft
in advance a legislative blueprint to
cover them all or to believe that the
President can act and act effectively
if he has to go to Congress for ap-
proval OF each separate move before
it is made.
These times call imperatively for
courage and faith-courag in stead
fast and understanding adherence to
the policy we have adopted and faith
in the President, who, as Chief Ex-
ecutive, is the one person in a posi-
ton to implement that policy. In
the future we simply cannot afford
to indulge in the indecision and in
effectiveness which have burdened
our efforts during the past fifteen
months. This great war between
totalitarianism and democracy.
which Hitler correctly says is ire
concilable, will be decided in favor
of democracy only if we act at once
to throw our entire material weight
into the scales on the side of the
free nations.
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F. F. V.

Ask any one picked at random
where the First Families dwell and
he will unhesitatingly give the cor
rect answer-Virginia. The abbre-
Walton F. F. V.-First Families of
Virginia--is almost as well under
stood as C. o. D. or sos.
The only flaw has been that all
along even Virginians have had to
admit that the real first families
were not the Carriers, Randolphs and
Lees of Virginia. but the Battleaxes,
Tomahawks and Arrowheads of New
Mexico, who thrived three thousand
years ago. This flaw now is about
to be removed by certain discoveries
along the Skyline Drive which seem
to indicate that that area was inhab-
tied more than ten thousand years
ago. The evidence will be conclusive
in the spring, when anthropologists
eXcavate for various highly technical
clues, such as dinosaur bones, arrow
heads and broken pottery, to deter
mine whether Virginia really de-
serves the honor of harboring the
first families. The public will have
to take the experts word; that is,
unless they are lucky enough to
uncover some conclusive evidence,
such as an old Virginia ham.
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SHALLOW WATERS AND DEEP
By the Rt ReU. James E. Freeman d. d. ILL., d. D. C. L.,
Bishop of Washington

more of daring, but in the long run 1t
pays. Near the beginning of a new year
this call to launch out into the deep"
comes to us with greater significance.
1t means thinking and working to a
larger purpose than we have heretofore
practiced. 1t means breaking away from
our narrow and insular ways and habits,
and thinking more deeply of our rela-
ton to the world in which we live 1t
means getting away from the shallow,
superficial, yes, artificial ways and prac-
tices too common to us. 1t certainly
means a finer recognition and practice
of the Christian way of life which also
means the essential place that God and
our religion occupy in home and society,
in business and the state.
Shallow waters are dangerous, espe-
cially in foul weather; they often mean
wreck when storm Is on. Deep
waters mean security, they are safer for
the navigator, and more productive to
the searcher for life's real values. We
must take life more seriously today than
we do in untroubled and normal times
VIC IluSC ItSJOle W dll Tie ways OF NE
those finer. more wholesome practices,
especially the ways of a vital and vital
izing religious habit, that We may be
made strong to meet and resist the
forces that seek to impair if not destroy
the most coveted things of life 1t may
prove inconvenient to move from shall
low waters to deep, with much of read
justment and change in our settled ways
OF living, but it has become indispensable.
Launch out into the deep"-this must
mean fuller recognition of those prac-
tices and ways of living that make us
conscious of the eternal purposes of God.
1t must make us realize that we have a
part to play in making His purposes
operative. 1t must give new dignity
to life and fit us into plan that means
ultimately better world. If the trag-
edies now shaking the nations do not
drive US to deep and serious reflection,
they will prove nothing but tragedies
whose deep meaning will be lost to us.
Launch out into the deep"
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An appealing incident in the story Of
Christ's relation to His disciples occurred
in an early morning. Many of His
closest friends were fishermen and it
was to them He had come after night
marked by failure. They were gather
ing in their nets, counting their nights
work as futile, when suddenly He ap-
peared on the shore and joining one of
them said: Launch out into the deep,
and let down your nets for draught."
Peter, doubling the wisdom of such
course, quickly replied: Master, we have
toiled all the night, and have taken
nothing" Still doubling the wisdom Of
his Masters word he obeyed, and pres
emily was rewarded beyond all his ex-
pectations.
This incident is suggestive of the
cause of many of the failures that mark
the experiences Of life. 1t is more con-
venient and easier to prosecute our tasks
by keeping to shallow waters rather than
to deep. 1t requires less of effort and
calls for little of serious reflection and
preparation. Shallow waters seem safer
and frequently they yield measurable
results. Again, they prove unproduc-
tive and unsatisfying.
Applying the analogy to the whole
range of life, from the early days of the
classroom and preparation, to the later
experiences in which we seek for advan-
tage and the satisfaction of ambition, 1t
is much the same story. 1t Is the prac-
tice of following a course that is easy,
the pursuit of the line Of least resistance.
Shallow views of life and its purposes,
rather than deep views that cost palms.
taking study and reflection, how common
this is to most of us. Short, narrow
views rather than long views, too much
consideration of the immediate present
instead of well-considered calculation as
to the ultimate gain and advantage of
difficult course, this accounts for much
of failure and disappointment.
Launch out into the deep'-this is
the challenging call that now and again
comes to every one of us. 1t means
more of thought, more Of effort, yes.
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Russo-Germun Accord

Germany and Soviet Russia have
by a sheaf of five diplomatic pacts
just signed in Moscow. Four of these
deal with technical matters, such as
mutual border revisions and settle
ment of property claims arising
chiefly from the migration of Ger
mans connected with Russia's absorp-
ton of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.
For the outer world the most inter-
eSting document is that described by
the Soviet official agency as IAN en-
larged economic agreement"
That accurately describes the situa-
ton, since the present economic un-
derstanding merely extends the scope
and increases the volume of trade
between the two countries. Economic
cooperation between Soviet Russia
and Nazi Germany was provided for
in principle when Hitler and Stain
made their momentouS deal in Au-
gust, 1889, on the eve of the present
war, and was systematized by the
trade agreement signed in February,
1910. Ever since Russian Premier
Molotoff's visit to Berlin last Novem-
Der a joint board of economic experts
has been busy working out the details
of the enlarged agreement which now
comes into effect.
Noithor
man official statements give precise
facts and figures. The Moscow COM
munique is brief and restrained, stat
ing that "the U. S. S. R. delivers to
Germany industrial raw materials,
oil products and foodstuffS, especially
cereals; Germany delivers to the U. S.
S. R. industrial equipment" Moscow,
however, stresses the friendly rela-
tions of the two countries and indi-
Gates that a much greater volume
of trade will ensue.
Berlin is more expansive. The off,
cial German news agency calls it "the
greatest grain deal in history" and
stresses the vast amounts of grain,
fodder and oil which the Reich may
be expected to receive from Russia
during the coming year. For Amer
leans the most interesting item
in this semi-off1cial statement is the
listing of cotton as one of the leading
raw materials Russia is to deliver to
Germany 'in amounts never hitherto
recorded"
If true, here is something which
we should seriously ponder. Though
Soviet Russia grows considerable cot
ton in her Central Asian provinces,
it has never been enough for normal
export. Furthermore, during the
present war Russia has been import
ing unprecedented amounts of cot
ton. During 1910 Russia bought from
us 100000 bales, nearly all of which
was shipped across the Pacific to
Vladivostok. The British have been
greatly concerned with these ship
mentS, feeling that large proportion
of them ultimately reached Germany,
where cotton is acutely needed, not
merely to be made into textiles, but
also for the manufacture of explo-
siveS and other war materials.
With our Government definitely
committed to a policy of aid to Brit
ain and other nations opposing the
totalitarian powers, there arises a
very serious question as to whether
we should continue to permit our cot
ton to enter Russia, now that the
Soviets are seemingly committed to
greatly enlarged economic cooper
ton with Nazi Germany. That is a
question which should be frankly
faced and quickly answered.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Count yon Luckner

Memories OF a gallant foeman are
revived by eportS-denied by
cousin in New York-that Count
Felix Won Luckner, the Sea Devil of
the first World War, again Is at the
helm of a German raider in the
Pacific.
Despite the denial, however,
these reports draw credence from
the fact that the method of operation
of the raider now leading the British
a merry chase is similar to that of
Won Luckner'S Seeadler nearly tWen-
ty-five years ago. Certainly, it is in
keeping with the character of the Sea
Devil that the crew and passengers
of the British liner Rangitane, sunk
by raider identified as the 7,100-ton
Glengarry, should have been landed
on the uncharted South Sea Island
of Emirau to await rescue more than
a month later.
Other reports from the South Seas
strengthen the belief that the Sea
Devil, who fought in 1867 in the
service of the Kaiser is now loose in
the cause of Adolf Hitler. Survivors
of two sunken Norwegian ships de-
clared in Hong Kong that the skipper
of the raider which captured them
was Won Luckner and that he had
given his captives complaint
book" in which they were to list, for
his personal attention, any criticisms
of their treatment.
The report that the crew of one
Norwegian ship, captured in the In
dian Ocean, was taken to Kobe, ia
pan, placed on board a German liner,
and later released, would indicate
that the raiders activities are being
carried on from Japanese ports. It
Is quite possible, of course, that
Japan, being allied with the axis.
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Cause and Effect

From the New York Times.
Were London to surrender, Chungking
would fall to ashes and the yellow and
Yangtze Rivers would run to the sea
through land populated with slaves.
It's small world. this Of 1s4i. 80
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Evening star., 1941-08-08
Deyoe in Five-Way Tie
With Skeet Confenders
Earlier Story on Page A-14.)

(Earller StOfy on rage A-l4J
By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8.-Dick
Shaughnessy, 19-year-old national
all-gauge skeet champion from Ded-
ham, Mass, broke 100 straight to-
day at the 7th annual tournament
as he opened defense of his crown
against a field of about $50 OF the
country's best marksmen.
With less than third of the field
finished for the day in the $50
target, three day event, two other
stars were even with the Eastern
youth. In the first-place deadlock
were H. A. Montgomery, class B
shooter from Decatur, ILL.,, and c. H.
Poulton of San Antonio, Tex.
In the professional race the leader
with perfect count was Al Ormsbee
of New Haven, Conn. one ahead of
Grant Ilseng of Chicago. while
youthful Jane Hofmann of Lake
view, Ohio, topped the feminine
contingent with 98.
The field fires 100 today, another
century Saturday and so Sunday,
winding up the tournament.
With the field about half in two
Washington ID. CO shooters moved
into the century" class, making it
a five-way tie for the lead, as George
Deyoe and w. w. Rapley broke 100
straight.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
chungking Has First Raid
Since TutuiIa Incident
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Aug. 8.-About 140
Japanese planes. coming over in
two waves, smashed at Chungking
and its suburbs again today.
A bomb explosion near a water
front dugout caved in the shelter
and killed more than Is Chinese
and injured at least as many more.
Air raid wardens dug to rescue
trapped survivors.
Some of the eight raiding forma-
tions few directly over the safety
zone on the south bank OF the
Yangtze River, but no bombs were
dropped there.
This was the first air attack since
the damaging Of the United States
gunboat Tutuila in the Yangtze
July 80 and the residence of the
United States Embassy, within the
safety zone on the opposite shore OF
Chungking.
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Half Silk Hosiery to Be Made
To Conserve DwindIing Supply

weeks and that, during that time,
production would be enough for nor
NAL consumption Of from six to IL
weeks.
Spokesman for the American Fed
Grafton of Hosiery Workers &C. I. o.
said the program would partially re-
lieve the serious unemployment
situation in the industry. Jobs of
175,O00 workers were jeopardized
when silk imports from Japan were
halted, and about $4,000 workers
already are idle.
Today's announcement was made
Jointly by the Office of Production
Management and the Silk Industry
Commodity Section of the once Of
Price Administration and Civilian
Supply. -.
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Germon and Russian
Combined Losses
Put at $500, 900
By the Associated Press.

by tne hsSOCiAteQ FItess
VICHY. Unoccupied France,
Aug. 8.-Combined losses of the
Germans and the Russians on
the eastern front have totaled
roughly 3,500,000 men, making
that campaign the bloodiest in
history, well-informed military
sources estimated today.
Average losses to both an
tagonists, according to infor-
nation in neutral circles, is
running as high as 10000 a day
with most of the losses in dead
and wounded and relatively few
in captives.
German losses in the struggle
to date were set at 1,500, 900 and
Russian at 1000 900, according
to these neutral observers, who
are keeping as close touch on
the fighting as possible.
In the battle of Smolensk,
they said, the Germans losses
have been about 5000 a day in
men killed alone.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
McGehee Introduces
New Bill 10 Revise
JobIess Benefit Law
Would Cut Employers
Poy Roll Tax From ~
To Ope-HoIf of I Pct.

A proposal to rewrite the District
unemployment compensation law
was made in bill introduced this
afternoon by Representative Nc
Gehee, Democrat, of Mississippi
This is substitute for an earlier
bill which Mr.. McGehee introduced
1t is, he said, designed to bring the
District law into conformity with
provisions in the Federal Social
Security Act.
The bill would cut employers pay
roll tax from 81 per cent to y of l
per cent for the next five years. The
reduction would become effective
next January, for individual en-
ployers who have been operating un-
der the law for the last four years.
John r. Marshall, chairman OF
the District Unemployment Com
pensation Board, has testified that
the funds of the board were in ex-
cess of $21 ,000, 900 on August l. Mr..
McGehee said that his bill would
prevent such piling up of funds re-
gardless Of whether they were needed
to finance benefit payments. Mr..
Marshall had predicted that a re-
duction to X of per cent would be
satisfactory for more than the next
five years on the present basis of
benefit payments.
A new section would be added to
the law to establish a procedure
under which trainees, after dis
charge from military service, would
be eligible for benefit payments
based on their actual non-service
earnings before their entrance into
military service.
Four other new sections are also
included. One of these prevents
benefit payments where unemploy-
ment results from labor disputes and
strikes. unless the board is satisfied
the claimant is not participating or
directly involved in the strike or
does not belong to the class of
workers directly involved.
Claimants would be disqualified
for benefits within the District dur
ing any week in which they are
seeking or drawing benefits from
another State. The waiting period
before clients are eligible for bene-
fits would be reduced from two to
one week. Payment of dependent
allowances to a spouse would be per-
mitted. This provision is to correct
an unintended exclusion in the
present act.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Boston Red Sox
Rout Mats, IS 10 8,
In Scoring Spree
Three Hits Gornered
OFF Sundro While
Anderson Gives Is
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Star staff Correspondent.

BOSTON, Aug. S.-The Red Sox
employed 16 hits. seven walks, 4
hit batsznen and four Washington
errors rs to deal the Nationals a
humiliating 1873 defeat here today
in the opener of . four-gsme series.
1t was Washipgtpn's fourteenth loss
in Is Eastern road games.
washington produced two r1As
In the first inning, but the Red
sox hammered Steve SundrA and
Arnold Anderson for six runs in
their portion of the inning. Ander-
son remained In the game TO yield
nine more runs, including q homer
by Joe Cronin in the fourth and
another cluster of six runs In the
seventh.
Jimmy Bloodworth blasted home
run over the short left-f1eld fence
in the seventh inning. but the Mats
two runs in the seventh and three
more In the ninth served only to
reduce Boston's margin to more re-
spectacle proportions.
washington collected IA hits on
Charley Wagner and Mike Ryoa.
while Boston amassed three hits on
Sundra, who was charged with the
loss, and Is OF Anderson. Jimmy
Foxx obtained three singles and a
double for Boston.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case singled to
center. Cramer was safe when Foxx
fumbled his grounder, Case going to
third. Lewis singled to right, scor-
ing Case and sending Cramer to
third. Travis flied to. Di Maggie,
Cramer scoring after the catch. Yer
non lined to Fox. Archie singled to
center, Lewis stopping at second.
Early was out, Foxx to Wagner,
who covered first. Two runs.
BOSTON-Di Maggie walked. So
did Foxx Cronin sacrificed, Sundra
to Vernon. williams was purposely
passed, filling the bases. Tabor
singled Of Travis glove, scoring
Di Maggie and Fox, Williams stop
ping at second. Foxx singled to left
again filling the bases. Doerr dpu-
bled to left, scoring Williams and
Tabor, Foxx stopping at third. An
derson replaced Sundra on the
mound for Washington. Pytlak
singled to center. scoring Foxx and
Doerr. Wagner sacrificed, Vernon to
Bloodworth who covered first. Di
Maggie flied to Lewis. Six runs.
Washington, 2; Boston, s.
- SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Bloodworth tap
ped in front Of the plate and was
thrown out by Pytlak. Anderson
singled to right. Case singled OF
the left field fence, Anderson stop
ping at second. Cramer flied deep
to Fox, Anderson taking third after
the catch. Lewis flied to Di Mag
gio. No runs.
BOSTON-Fox was hit in the back
(See BASEBALL, Page 2-X.)