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Prof. Langley himself never uues-
toned the accomplishment of the
Wright brothers. Difficulties did not
arise until II years later, when he
had been long in his grave. The
Wrights had sued Glenn H. Curtiss
for infringement of their patents
and had been upheld by the courts.
At that time, however, consent
was in some way obtained to take
the original Langley plane out of
the Smithsonian to Hammondtown,
N. Y. There, after it had been
admittedly equipped with new en-
gine of more modern design and
after pontoons had been fitted on it,
1t actually was flown by Curtiss.
The machine was taken back to
the Smithsonian and placed on ex-
hibition in the National Museum
with a placard describing it as "the
first machine capable of sustained
flight with q man."
This, so far as known, did not
(see SMITHSONIAN. Page A-l6)
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sonian date back almost to the be-
ginning of the history of aviation.
Secretary of the Smithsonian In
stitution at the turn of the century
was DR.. Samuel P. Langley, astron-
omer and one of the worlds greatest
scientists. For years he had main
tanned that man could fly. He built
models that FLEW" for short dis
tances. But tests with a man-pilot-
ed plane were failures.
In Dayton, Ohio, were two humble
mechanics. Wilbur and Orville
Wright. They also were working on
the same problem. They had the
advantage of some of Prof. Lang
leys data, but it developed later
made greater progress on some of
the essential difficulties.
The world knew of DR.. Langley's
experiments and, by and large,
laughed at them.
Nobody knew of Wilbur and Or
vile Wright until one morning in
1908 the wires flashed the news that
man had actually flown for the first
time in history.
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Lease-Lend Supplies
In September Reach
Record SAB Million
544 Million in Goods
Actually Transferred, 1870
Of Sum Is for War Items

American shipments of war
supplies and services rendered
under the Lease-Lend Act
amounted to $643, 100000 in Sep
tember. a new monthly high, the
White House announced today.
OF this total. S544000,000 repre-
sented goods actually transferred
and more than rs per cent Of these
were military items, Edward R.
Stettinius. lease-lend administrator,
reported to the President.
That was said to be the highest
dollar volume of military items to
be furnished by the United States
under the lease-lend program in
any single month to date.
In August approximately $575,-
100000 in goods and services was
transferred and about 100000, 600
in July-the highest previous
monthly total. Military items COM
prised approximately So per cent OF
total goods transferred in August.
Industrial materials and food
stuf1S make up most of the re-
mainder of the goods being trans
ferred under the program.
In his last quarterly report to Con-
gress on lease-lend operations, the
President said the total value of
goods transferred and services
rendered curing the 18 months end
ing in August amounted to $5,129,-
100000.
The value Of lease-lend goods in
process brought the total amount of
such aid to the end of August up to
Sc, 6,489 100000. Today's monthly re-
port for September did not include
the value of goods in process.
Goods transferred include those
actually exported and those at docks
and warehouse awaiting export
Services rendered include the repair
of United Nation ships in this coun-
try, shipping charges and other sup
ply and training services.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
COP Candidate Asks Probe
Of Black S Campaign Role

Ey the Associated Press.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, Oct. 24-Adit.
Gen. Edward Martin, Republican
nominee for Governor of Pennsvl-
vania, demanded today Federal in
vestigation of the role of Third AS
sistant Postmaster General Ramsey
S. Black as State manager of the
Democratic party's election cam
paign.
Gen. Martin, in telegram to At
torney General Biddle, declared that
Mr.. Black "is grossly violating the
spirit and purpose Of the Hatch Act"
and lis seeking to intimidate and
coerce postmasters and postal en-
ployes into supporting the
Democratic candidates, including
nominees for Congress.
The State Campaign Committee
in announcing the appointment of
Mr.. Black several weeks ago, COM
mented that as a policy-making
Federal official he was not affected
by the Federal law prohibiting Fed
eral employees from engaging in
political activities. Mr.. Blacks home
Is at Scranton, Pa.
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Rickenbocker Search Pressed
With All Available Craft
Hope Pinned on Belief Missing Plane
Was Equipped With Life Rofts

surface craft from the Southwest
Hawaiian Islands was searching for
the missing flyers.
The Army did not disclose names
Of others aboard the plane.
Off1cers hopefully remembered
that normal equipment of all planes
such as that missing includes rubber
life RATS. These fragile craft have
saved the lives of many military
flyers who have been forced down at
sea in Pacific fighting. The planes
have sunk within minutes after
striking the water, but survivors
have lived for weeks aboard the rub
ber RATS.
Many a youngster plotting the
searching planes may have nour-
ished his aviation ambitions on
tales of "Rick's" triumphs over
Germans in the air in 1917-l8. and
perhaps prayed that he would be
(See RICKENBACKER, Page A-2.)
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Turin, Genoa Blasted
In Second Successive
Night Of Raids on Italy
Rome Admits Notable
Damage at Sovono,
Huge Foundry Center
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 24.-The big
gest bombers in the RAF, back
in force over Italy for the second
successive night, ShoWered explo-
Sives again on Turin and Genoa
last night and also on Savona in
a sweep over three of Italy's
northernmost provinces.
Especially at Savona, a port on
the Ligurian coast about 25 miles
west OF Genoa and one of the chief
Italian foundry centers. the Fascist
communique mentioned notable"
damage.
Without specifying the numbers,
the British again said the raiding
armada was strong force" and
that all but three returned safely.
AS on the preceding night, the
British said, these included the
RATS great four -motored Strings,
Halifaxes and Lancasters as we'll as
the smaller Manchesters.
All had to fly roughly $500 miles
round trip, virtually the entire dis
tance over hostile territory, and
twice cross the snowy peaks of the
Alps. One Lancaster, it was said.
flew most Of the way out and all
the way home on three engines. -
The three bombed cities all are
important as industrial and military
centers and the Italians acknowl-
edged that all were pounded with
explosive and incendiary bombs.
The Italian communicate said the
damage in Genoa and Turin, both
heavily raked the night before, was
not serious but that in Savona "the
damage was more notable"
The British caused no casualties
(See RAIDS, Page A-4J
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Smithsonian Gives Wriehts Be|oted Credit
For First Flight; Plane May Return to U.S..

One of the bitterest quarrels in
the history of science came to an
end today.
The Smithsonian Institution,
through its present head, DR.. Charles
G. Abbot, apologized to DR.. Orville
Wright for statements made by DR..
Abbot's predecessors which cast doubt
on the claims of DR.. Wright and his
deceased brother, Wilbur Wright, to
have made the first airplane capable
of sustained flight carrying a man.
DR.. Wright has so resented this
that few years ago he sent to Eng
land the original plane in which the
first human flight was made at
Kitty Hawk, N. c., in 1903.
Apologies Accepted.
He has accepted the apologies, DR..
Abbot says in a bulletin issued by
the institution today, and the way
may be cleared for bringing the
Kitty Hawk plane back to the
United States for exhibition in the
National Museum.
The difficulties between the
Wright brothers and the Smith
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Two U. 5. Ships Are Sunk
By Plane on Way 10 Russia
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Pres.
Two medium sized United States
merchant vessels have been sunk In
the North Atlantic as a result Of an
enemy aerial torpedo attack, the
Navy said today.
The vessels were in convoy en-
route to Russian port.
Survivors of the attack, which
occurred about the middle of Sep
tember, have landed at an East
Coast port of the United States.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Crash With Bomber Reported
After II Die in AirIiner Wreck
Company Official Says Army PIone
And Transport CoIIided in California
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PALM SPRINGS, Calf, Oct. "a.
After an American AirlineS Of
fetal had declared that an Army
bomber was in collision with a
transport plane shortly before
the latter crashed near here late
yesterday, killing II persons, a
civilian defense airplane spotter
told today of seeing the two twin
engined ships come together Just
before one wavered from it's
course and struck a mountain
side.
Southern California Army au-
thorities maintained a strict silence
pending military investigation.
But in San Francisco 4th Air Force
spokesmen maintained that to their
knowledge no military airplane was
involved in the crash of the Amer
lean Airliner.
The transport plane was bound
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from Los Angeles to New York via
Washington
The plane spotter is r. M. Mar
tin, also guard at a telephone
repeater station. He told reporters
he saw two planes, flying at about
5000 feet, one about ll2 miles be-
hind the other.
Metal Flies From Plane.
Both were twin-engined ships"
he said. The one in the rear
veered away into cloud and
thought it had changed course.
Then it came back and slid in SO
close to the other plane I couldn t
distinguish between them. Bits of
metal began flying from the planes. y
When asked if he would say that
the two ships collided he said:
Well I wouldn't say they didn't
Mr.. Martin said that, while watch
ing the airliner spin earthward, he
lost sight of the other ship and didn I
| (See PLANE CRASH, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Japs Seize Island
Within 80 Miles
Of Guada|cana|
Believed Closing in for
AII-Out Assault; Allies
BIost 10 More Ships
BY the Associated Press.

japanese invasion forces,
dealt a severe naval loss by Al
lied bombers in the Southwest
Pacific, apparently were closing
in on embattled Guadalcanal
Island today for an all-out as
sault on the American held air
base.
Disclosing that the Jananese had
landed on Russell Island, about 80
miles northwest of Guadalcanal,
naval spokesman acknowledged that
the invaders might have established
similar positions or other neighbor-
ing small islands.
While the Navy reported yester-
day the additional destruction of II
Nipponese planes and repulse of a
second enemy 'feeler" attack on the
Guadalcanal airfield, heavy bomb
ers under Gen. Douglas MacArthurs
Australian command sank or badly
damaged 10 japanese vessels, in
Guiding cruiser.
Ships Blasted at Rabaul.
Raiding with deadly effect" AL
lied headquarters said, the forma-
ton of Flying Fortresses dumped
explosives on the cruiser, a destroyer
and eight transports or cargo ships
at Rabaul, New Britain. just west of
Bougainville Island in the Solomons.
The low-level attack before dawn
yesterday was believed to have sunk
the cruiser, destroyer and two large
merchant vessels while severely
damaging the other ships, the COM
munique said Japanese planes did
not challenge the Fortresses, but
anti-aircraft fire was heavy. All
the American planes returned to
their bases.
5OO-Pound Bombs Dropped.
The anti-aircraft fire came from
both shore positions and ships in
the harbor, but did not deter the
raiders from releasing their bombs,
| including some 5OO-pounders.
Pilots estimated total Japanese
tonnage damaged in the raid at
approximately $4,000 tons. Although
the size of the concentration of
shipping in the harbor was not dis
closed, it was believed certain that
the loss was heavy blow to the
Japanese.
The Japanese flank attack on
troops holding the Guadalcanal Air
field took place October 81 and was
the second in two days to be driven
back. The maneuver was regarded
as a test of the American force S
strength. but if successful might
have been followed by heavy waves
of enemy soldiers concentrated in
the northwest portion of the island
On the same day seven enemy
bombers with a fighter escort sought
to bomb the airfield, springboard
of the United States aerial Of
fensive.
One bomber was shot down by
anti-aircraft batteries and two 9TH
(See PACIFIC, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Heavy Metal Drive Logs Here;
Week-E md Upsurge Expected
Donation Of Elevator Equipment
Builds StockpiIe to II Tons

was the second load from the store,
several large sections of wire caging
having been donated yesterday.
The Miller Furniture Co., Eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, also proved to be heavy con-
tributor in the first 48 hours of the
drive by offering several pieces of
weighty furnace equipment.
Individual business, commercial
and Industrial donations numbered
10 In the first two days Of the
heavy" drive, according to A. T.
(see SCRAP, Page A-60
Evening star., 1942-10-24
lin|ithgow May Retire
As Viceroy Of India
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. pa spokesman
at the India Office said today Lord
Linlithgow was expected to retire as
Wcercy Of India at the end of March
when his present term of Office ex-
pires.
Lord Linlithgow's term had been
extended year beyond the usual
five, but it is unlikely that further
extension will be made, the spokes-
man said.
He made the statement when
asked to comment on Berlin radio
broadcast reporting that the Viceroy
had announced he would resign"
shortly. There was no confirmation
OF the report from any other source.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
BY the Associated Press.

oy tuc hSSOSldtcu IlcSs.
The distant Pacific was being
searched today for Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker, ace of the World
War, last heard from Wednesday
evening when he reported only
one hours supply of gas re-
manned in the tanks of a mill
tary plane in which he was fly
ing from Oahu, Hawaii, to
another Pacific island.
The War Department said Rick"
was on an inspection trip for 1t.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, Army Air Force
commander. The plane was be-
lieved to carry crew of at least 10
persons.
From Honolulu, the Associated
Press reported that the United
States Army Hawaiian Department
headquarters announced that every
available Army and Navy plane and
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Get In the Scrop!

District salvage chiefs looked for
ward with high hopes to weekend
scrap metal collections as the city's
heavy" drive, admittedly a disap-
pointment to date, entered its third
day with approximately II tons on
the stock pile at Third street and
Constitution avenue NV.
The collection was increased by
an estimated ton or more this morn
ing when the National Furniture
Co., Seventh and H streets NV,
unloaded q heavy contribution, in
cluding elevator wheels, cables, and
heavy iron CONFERENCE.-The. This
Evening star., 1942-10-24
.Germons Attempt
To Bring u. S. Into
Shocking Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

~ thN hSSOSiatto 1IcSs.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-The Ger
man radio quoted the Berlin
newspaper Boersen Zeitung to-
day as saying two German war
prisoners who escaped from
Canadian camp in March, 1941,
had been put in irons when
captured by Americans and
sent back to Canada.
The BoerSen Zeitung's asser-
tion, unconfirmed by any other
source, apparently represented
an attempt to drag the United
States into the current con-
troversy over the treatment of
war prisoners. Germany be-
gan the argument when she
announced she had fettered
1875 British prisoners in re-
prisal for the alleged manacling
of Germans captured during
the commando raid on Dieppe
August 10. The British sub
sequently placed a similar
number of Germans in irons
in counter-reprisal.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Mrs. Roosevelt Rises
Early, Maps Busy Day
OF Touring London
Plans Study Of Role
EngIishwomen Are
Playing in War
(Picture on Page Az
Hy the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt arose early today
and breakfasted alone in her
apartment at Buckingham Pal
ace as a crowd of sight-seers,
including many American SOL
diers, gathered outside the pal
ace, hoping to see the guest Of
the royal family.
Mrs. Roosevelt's apartment in the
palace was one of those damaged
by bomb blasts some time ago and
its winoows are partly boarded over
After leaving King George vi
and Queen Elizabeth. she spent q
busy morning conferring on plans
for her tour of Britain at war be-
fore leaving to give a press inter-
view The Presidents wife hopes
to study the part which British
women are playing in the war and
visit American troops in the British
Isles.
Talks With Two Princesses.
The two princesses were not in
the palace when Mrs. Roosevelt
arose this morning. They stayed in
London yesterday until she had
arrived by train after her trans
Atlantic flight and then went to
their country home for the night.
Mrs. Roosevelt had long talk with
them before they left
Her unusually large conference,
attended by more than 100 American
and British reporters, was held at
the United States Embassy, where
she said she had been issued neither
gas mask nor a food ration card
yet.
In response to British questions,
she said it was hard TO say whether
or when there would be conscrip-
ton CT women IN the United States
and tEat she doubted whether pro-
hibition would be brought back. al
though campaigners had been active
since the 18-year-old draft age
question arose.
With King George present. Queen
Elizabeth entertained the American
first lady and II other women at
Buckingham Palace at luncheon
Mrs. Roosevelt talked Informally to
the guests, who included the heads
Of major women's military and civil
ian war services such as the ATS,
WRENS and WAAFS. Mrs. Hobby
attended the luncheon.
Greeted by King and Queen.
She'was greeted by the King and
Queen yesterday on her arrival at
London's Paddington Station and
then was taken to the palace amid
the cheers of friendly throng.
To make the welcome complete,
Mrs. Roosevelt's son Elliott,
lieutenant colonel with the United
States Army Air Forces in Britain,
dined with the royal family last
night. He had been unable to meet
his mother at the station because
of official duties.
Among the dinner guests were
L dllu
United States Ambassador John G.
Winant, Field Marshal Jan Chris
tiaan Smuts. Premier of the Union
Of South Africa; his son, Capt. Jacob
SmutS; Lord Louis Mountbatten,
head Of the Commands; Larry
Mountbatten, and Mrs. Roosevelts
secretary, Malvina Thompson.
Sits Next to King.
Mrs. Roosevelt sat next to the
King at dinner, which was described
as simple meal. In keeping with
wartime tradition, there were only
three courses and no toasts.
! After the meal, the guests were
entertained by a showing of Noel
Coward's film of the British Navy,
I'm Which We Serve" Mrs. Roose-
(See MRS. ROOSEVELT, Page A-20
Evening star., 1942-10-24
French Oil Refineries
Sent 10 North Caucasus
BY the Associated Press.

ANKARA, Oct. % Delayed -
Hundreds of carloads of equipment
from dismantled French petroleum
refineries are being moved through
Rumania en- route to the North Cau-
casus, where the Germans have cap
tured the outer ring Of Russia's rich
Caucasian oil fields. reports from
the Balkans said today.
The reports, relayed through
usually reliable channels, said the
Germans already had rebuilt one re-
f1nery at Maikop in the Eastern
Caucasus, which they occupied last
August.
The Russians said they had
wrecked installations before aban-
doning the Maikop fields and de-
clared the Germans would get no
petroleum there for a long time.
The fields supplied less than one
tenth of Russia's annual output.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Nozis' Report Of Death
Of Mrs. Gundhi Denied

BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, Oct. 24.-Ofi1cial quar-
ters declared today there was no
foundation for German radio re.
ports of the death Of Mrs. Gandhi.
wife of India's imprisoned National
ist leader.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
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(See DRAFT, Page A-4)
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lSee PLANE CRASH, Page A-3.
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Investing in Victory

Every payday invest in U. 8.
Savings Bonds and Stamps, the
soundest securities in the World.
The Treasury needs 10 per cent Of
everybody's income or earnings to
help Win the War.
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(See PACIFIC, Page Al.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Summer Day Camp Plan
Considered al Parkside

Plans for esta blishment of a sum-
mer day camp at Parkside School
for children of the area will be dis
cussed at a meeting of parents and
teachers at the school at 8 pm.
tomorrow.
Mrs. William H. Mcpherson is
chairman of a committee which has
been studying the feasibility of
operating such camp. Located in
Sligo Parkway the school grounds
offer number of recreational
facilities.
Under the present plan the camp
would be under the direction of
Miss C. Mabel Smith, principal of
the school, and would be operated
on cost basis. The hours would
be from am. until 6 pm, with
the camp run in two sessions so
that children who desired could at
tend only half day.
Mrs. Mcpherson said the project
has the approval of the County
Board of Education and similar
programs designed to meet the need
of children for constructive activity
and relieve parents who are doing
volunteer war work are being con-
sidered by number of other schools
in the county.
Evening star., 1942-05-07

over there" pointing to the other
side Of the room.
Incidents of this sort, she pointed
out, cause considerable delay.
Waiting Period Varies.
Miss Orpha Clark, second grade
teacher at the Spencer School, esti-
mated that a person applying for
only one rationing book would re-
quire about II minutes to complete
the registration. A person apply
ing for a family of six. she asserted
would take Is minutes. Since the
average applicant asked for several
books, the time required per book is
in the neighborhood of or min
utes,
The time spent waiting in the hall
averages from 20 minutes to more
than an hour. it was estimated
Mrs. F. H. Noble, who was first in
line at 2:l5 pm. yesterday, said she
had been in line about 80 minutes
or maybe a little less"
With 50 volunteer registrars. most
OF whom are parents of children
attending the school, nine teachers
to supervise their work and an
equal number Of schoolchildren act
ing as runners" to take the ra-
tioning books back and forth to be
stamped with the proper number,
all preparations had been made to
expedite the registration when the
school auditorium, where the books
are issued, opened at pm. yester-
day.