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Evening star., 1942-07-26
Joseph Manning Austin,
Automobile Pioneer, Dies
BY .he Associated Press.

BY .he Associated Press.
WARRENTON, Va, July 25.-Jos-
eph Manning Austin, IS, retired au-
tomobile executive and one of the
pioneers of the industry, died at
his home here last night after a
long illness.
Mr. Austin, at one time owner Of
the Maxwell Briscoe Automobile Co.
and manager Of the Southern divi-
sion, with headquarters in Atlanta,
was an automobile enthusiast from
an early age. He drove one of his
company's cars, a two-cylinder mod
ell, from New York to Atlanta in
1904.
A native Of Greenville, S. c., he
enlisted in the Navy at the outbreak
of the Spanish American War and
served throughout that conflict.
Mr.. Austin was married twice,
first to Miss Susan C. Bezendorf
daughter of the late Representative
Bezendorf of Norfolk. She died, and
Mr.. Austin later married the former
Miss Katherine Bartenstein, daugh-
ter of the clerk of the Circuit Court
of Fauquier County.
Surviving are his widow and four
sons. John Alfred, associate editor
of the Fauquier Democrat, and
James Frederick, both of Warren
ton. and Andrew Latimer and Will
| liam Wycliffe.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at $50 pm. tomorrow at the
Episcopal Church here, and inter-
ment will be In the Warrenton Gem
etery. The Rev. Paul D. Bowden
will ofIiciate.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
I'M Mrntnrtant
BRASEI. cIARFNcr r

BRAsEL. CLARENCE E. A tribute Of
sesr "ha SassGt0e tG IN memory q
ago today, July 26. 1885. WV va
The agony and Trief Of that dreadful
For none but God knows tn. lonely hours
That time will never wipe away.
EACH day in my heart you're always near,
WIZ 19u r,set were a husband. Pal and friend
When trials and sorrow have come
Hls s,eh4 aSN5fx 5kxsrAz.N AND DEVOTED WIFE.
CARTER, RUTH NJ In sad but loving
mmessY n 9aRfEE Fl our va SSausnsr aad niece RUTH
year ago today. july as'en se, is4i. ms lie one
just line Of remembrance,
Just sus. sofee memSFy of deSo1on' fond and true
M4REaS AEESSsSs aa 81 R0sx isSfS ''2 KING AND
.CEAARTER, RUTH. In memory Of RUTH
sso today. July 1esi'1S e. fs4i in's 'e one year
She heard a Voice from heaven calling,
An arrow pierced her heart:
She fell, but felt no fear
MiE4s 9us 81 9sr.ss3f9 2s6 Rs'ff
dear fah.r vfRNoS 81 HILL Il s xsa 2,
edsy edsd n,S Jay sssrna s rest three years
In silence you suffered
your IN pa;sisnce a;od ce,i.a you hor bore ,on.
THE cH1L88 cH1L8RER. CENT vRRNoS' e. @Sse LILLIAN AMI
EUSTACE.
LOGAN. GEORGE THOMAS. In lovins
remfemm66rSannce fm6Sn q our dear father. GEORGE
LOGAN, VINO passed away nine years
ago today. July 20. 1888
GassT SGa4ssssTE isS = BRowsAEs' AsD dEoRoE hsa' EMAH; +
OR. DRAM. ALTA NJ, In memory Of m.
May she rest in peace.
DAUGHTER, MARIE BLAKE.
PALMER. MRS. SARAH E. In lovin,
remembrance Of MRS sARAH e. PALMER
Xho h,ln aepaIted a, this life one year ago today
We loved you, dear sister,
sS louise i2zso ANp SHo RosERrA. Rs5I
orr s1IARNS: e MS. MYRTLE E In loving mem
MYRr.E my I'll = ssTdEARNs STE Who ps,sed swss
TIL memory fades and life departs.
You VIII live forever in our hearts;
Time takes away the edge of grief.
FATHER. Mother. sIsTERs rs
| WANNALL. MARY E. In loving m.mor,
Of our dear mother MARY E. WANNALL
taao wno depsrted 1, this life two years ast
We mn: miss 20. you now. our hearts are sor'
70 Your loving smile, your gentle face,
Evening star., 1942-07-26
| Cant. Harold {. Smith
To Be Buried In ARLINGTON

Capt. Harold c. Smith, 81, Boiling
Field squadron adjutant who was
killed in plane crash near Lynch
burg, Va, will be buried at 1870
pm. tomorrow with full military
honors in Arlington National Gene
terry.
Funeral services will be held at
noon from Boiling Field Chapel.
A native of East Pittsburgh, Pa,
and q graduate Of Pennsylvania
State College. Capt. Smith had been
living in Washington since 1888.
He was graduated from George
Washington University Law School
in 1885. Employed flrst by the Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation, he
worked for the Federal Communi-
cations Commission for several
years before entering the Army in
August, 1941.
Capt. Smith was married three
years ago to the former Theodore
Warner Of Ohio. For the last three
months they and their year and a
half old daughter susanne had been
living on the Boiling Field reserva-
ton.
Also killed in the crash was Sec
ond 1t. Russell Wetzel. 23. He will
be buried from his home In Nor
wood, Pa, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Vigilance Committee!
Keep Freight Cars
Rolling in War Effort
Shipper Groups Try
To Prevent Delays
Due to CureIessness
BY Vida World.

BY Wide World.
CHICAGO, July 25.-Fighting the
battle of transportation in Cooper
alton with the railroads, shippers
have formed vigilance committees
to see that freight cars are kept
| rolling.
These groups, originated just a
little more than year ago, are
unusual In American railroad his
tory. Some of the credit for the re-
markable freight-hauling records OF
the railroads, it's generally agreed,
must be attributed to these COM
mittees.
There are several hundred COM
mittees, and their activities in
smaller cities. with only a dozen
or so railroad car users, are as i'm
portant as in metropolitan centers.
No railroad men are members OF
the vigilance committees, whose job
is to spot empty cars on sidings,
find out why they are there and
get them back into carrying freight.
They're strictly organizations Of
shippers-that Is, companies and in
diWduals who ship goods by rail-
road. They are directed solely
against lazy or inefficient shippers
who aren't doing their part In
loading and unloading freight.
Keep Orders Down.
It is the job of these committees
to see that no more freight cars
than are needed are ordered by
shippers. that the cars are loaded to
capacity, that they are loaded and
unloaded quickly, that they are
ordered only from the roads directly
serving the specific plant-every-
thing, in fact, that facilitates traf{lc.
The committees have no oficial
status and no power in themselves
but are effective.
Arthur H. Schwietert is chairman
of the Midwest Shippers Advisory
Boards Central Committe on Car
Efficiency. He described the work Of
the committees as follows:
Complaints reach the individual
committees from traffic agents in
various cities and towns.
If the agents records show that
a manufacturer Is holding cars too
long, the vigilance committee Is
informed.
The committee then writes let
ter to the manufacturer, urging
his cooperation.
II that doesn't work. the commit
tee sends representative to talk
with the manufacturer.
Embargo More Than Threat.
Finally, If the abuse isn't stopped,
the committee reports the matter
to the Car Service Division of the
Association of American Railroads
and that division can prohibit any
further movement of cars to the
manufacturer.
This possibility of a car embargo
is more than q threat In the Chi
cago area approximately Is manu-
facturers have had an embargo
placed against them in the last year.
The embargo remains in effect until
the situation which created the ex-
cessive delay in unloading cars has
been clarified.
Mr.. Schwietert said many COM
panies had increased their unloading
crews, had built new unloading
equipment and were paying workers
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Rites for Gen. Mahin,
Killed in Plane Crash
To Be Held tuesday
Burial in Arlington
Will Follow Services
In Fort Myer Chapel

Maj. Gen. Frank c. Mahin, 81,
commanding general of the 33d
Division, who died in the crash of
an Army observation plane Friday
near WavDesboro, Tenn, will be
buried with full military honors in
Arlington National Cemetery Tues
day following funeral services at
II am. IN Fort Myer Chapel.
Gen. Mahin, who enlisted as a
private in 1910 and rose to a major
in France during the First World
War and to a major general last
May, was killed when the plane, en-
route from Tullahoma air base to
Fort Sill, Okla. crashed into tree
In a forced landing. An official
investigation into the crash, which
also cost the lives of the pilot and
a sergeant, was set for tomorrow.
Veteran of service in the Philip
pines. Panama and various United
States pcs+s as we'll as in France,
Gen. Mahin took command of the
33d Division at Camp Forrest, Tenn,
two months ago. Soldiers of his
command paid final tribute to him
In services there yesterday.
Chaplain John C. w. Lindsley
will officiate at the Fort Myer
Chapel services Tuesday. Hon.
orary palltearers will be Col B. H.
Dunlop Of the adjutant generals
office; 1t Col. Lee V. Harris, field
artillery. and of the infantry, Maj.
Gen. r. T. Reinhartt, Col. R. C.
Jacobs. jr.; Col. Eustace M. Peixotto
and Mai. J. M. Kemper.
Evening star., 1942-07-26

time and a half for overtime in
order that cars might be unloaded
promptly.
The vigilance committee also have
hit against the use of cars as ware
houses. Some dealers have kept
their goods in cars, on which the de-
murrage charge-that is. the cost for
holding cars over 48 hours-was less
than the cost OF storing goods in
warehouses. These dealers sold di-
rectly from the railroad cars to
the public.
Another matter which the vigi-
lance committees are endeavoring
to impress on shippers is the nee
essity for cleaning out "dunnage'
the material used to protect and
secure merchandise in q boxcar-
after the merchandise itself has
been removed.
II the receiver of the merchandise
removes the dunnage, it is possible
for the railroad to put the car back
in service without delay. Otherwise
the car must first go the railroad.
cleaning yards.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Davis Urges Moose
Membership Of $500
In District Area
Conference Will Close
Today With Fellowship
Meeting and Initiation

Senator Davis. Republican, Of
Pennsylvania, founder OF the Moose
heart'Home for Orphan Children in
Illinois, last night urged 900 mem
bers of the Order OF the Moose in
Washington and vicinity to build up
their total membership from 1900
to 2,50o.
With war workers pouring into
Washington, Senator Davis declared.
the Moose organization should be
able to recruit many new members
and members from lodges in other
sections of the country.
This lodge could be the talk Of
fraternal organizations all over the
country" the Senator declared He
is known as the Pilgrim Governor
because he founded the orphan
home.
The national organization also
maintains Mosse Moosehaven.
home for the aged in Florida. The
order was established about so years
ago. A lodge for Washington, Mary
land and bordering States was set
up a lEW yCdAS l0CCA. ANAAASOAl AAaiA~
son is the present lodge secretary.
william P. Broening. grand alum
nus, presided over the banquet at
the Washington Hotel which last
night closed the business sessions Of
the three e-day convention of the
lodge. Women of the organization
spent the past two days discussing
nutrition under the leadership of
Mrs. Ola D. Lee, junior graduate
regent Of the Columbia Chapter.
Women of the Columbia Chapter
were formally given the response
bility Of maintaining the new Moose
home at 2200 Twentieth street NV.
This afternoon the conference will
close with fellowship meeting and
initiation Of new members at the
washington Hotel at 1 o'clock.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Norris Sees Postwar
Control Of Axis
By Disarmament
Senator Believes Armies
Of Occupation Unneedes
To Curb BeIIieereney
Fs tie Associated Press,


Senator Norris. Independent, Of
Nebraska expressed belief yesterday
that postwar surveillance of Ger
many, Italy and Japan-an avowed
American war aim-could be carried
out without armies of occupation.
He made public a letter to an
Omaha constituent saying he
thought total disarmament OF the
three Axis partners would be suffi-
cient for their control.
Advocating destruction of all their
battleships, airplanes, submarines
and other weapons as we'll as the
factories with which to make them,
he commented:
They cannot carry on If they do
not have the weapons and the money
with which to carry on"
50-100 Year Program.
He conceded. however, that 1t
might be fifty or hundred years"
before new generations in those
countries would see disarmament as
"a blessing" but he thought 1t
would not require any effort to
keep the conquered nations in that
condition"
mo army of occupation would be
necessary" he write, land, in my
opinion, it would not be long before
it would require no more than a
committee to see that nothing was
done to disregard the disarmament
program"
But if the United States, after
the war. continued indefinitely to
arm itself and train it's men to
fight, IF we are to keep this up for
a few centuries we would be just as
bad as Germany is today"
Reparations Impossible"
Senator Norris said the United
States also must know" that it
would be an impossibility to demand
reparations from Germany, Italy
and Japan for all the expenses Of
the war.
"As hard as it is, as unjust as 1t
may be to face, we will have to suf-
fer for generations to come to pay
for the terrible debt we have in
CURED and are mourning. We will
have to bear at least part of this
expense the conquered nations
must be required to pay as much as
they are able to pay but we must
not go beyond that point"
The Senator suggested, however,
that the conquered nations be re-
quired to repudiate their own war
debts, which would enable them, he
said, ito pay much more toward
their share of the billions of dollars
We have been expending in this
war"
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Communists in Britain
Step Up Campaign
For Second Front
Demonstration Set Today;
Benes Emissions Bid
For Peoee by Nozis

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 25.-The small but
highly vocal Communist Party oi
Great Britain drummed up insist.
ence for a second front tonight with
a gaudy campaign Of leaflets and
chalked signs while President Ed
uard Bene> Of Czechoslovakia pre-
dicted Hitler would sue for peace
by October IS If he had not won a
decisive victory by then.
The Communists prepared for a
great demonstration tomorrow ir
Trafalgar Square and Mr.. Bene.
added his potent voice to the up
roar for western front to relieve
the hard-pressed Russians.
Mr.. Benes, one Of the best in
formed statesmen In exile, has ex-
tensive underground information
channels. He said Germany would
be exhausted by spring If the
Russians hold out and, he added
Il think they will"
Wants Second Front Soon.
The length of the war, he told
Czech soldiers, would depend on how
soon the British and United States
troops massed in these Islands
spring across the Channel at the
Germans.
IF second front could be es-
tablished within the next three
months to divert a certain proper
ton of the German forces from the
eastern front 1t is probable that
things will develop quickly and W.
might be home within q year." he
said.
The efforts of the $1,000 British
Communists were thrown into theil
drive to open the second front
now"
Within three days after the cam.
paign started, district reports came
from many places of mass meeting.
and distribution Of hundreds O,
thousands of leaflets and posters.
| Harry Pollitt, party secretary, de.
clared the second front now
slogan was born when Hitler invaded
Russia and will continue unit
fruition. .@....
Pamphlets Sent to M. P.'s
The campaign includes sendin,
deputations to homes OF member,
OF Parliament demanding that the,
fight in Commons for q second from
now, postcard campaign addressed
to Prime Minister Churchill. fac.
tory meetings of workers, a nation
wide chalking up of slogans ant
wide distribution of pamphlets.
A million copies Of one leafie'
said:
Hitler Is Ill out to weaken Russit
before attacking Britain. A secont
front in Europe now will spoil thi
plan and save the British people
Millions In France and other coun'
tries are waiting for . second front
British and American soldiers ar
ready to fight"
Another issue Of $4,000 wa.
titled Speed the Second Front"
Three members Of Parliamen
were enlisted to speak tomorrow II
Trafalgar Square in the shadow O.
the statute Of the great Nelson
They are William Gallagher. vii.
fred Roberts and Dennis Lowell
Britt. win Lawther, president of the
Mine Workers Federation, and Mr.
Pollitt also will speak.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Sumner WeIIes' Son Weds
New Hampshire Girl
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PRESS.
SHORT HILLS, N. j., July 25.-
Miss Adele Harmon. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer Harmon of
Concord, N. H., and Edgartown,
Mass, was married in Christ Epis-
copal Church today to Ensign Arnold
Nelson Welles, U.SNR., son of
Undersecretary Of State Sumner
Welles. &
j. The ceremony. performed by the
Rev. Herbert H. Cooper. was followed
by reception at the Short Hills
Club. The Harmon family formerly
lived in Short Hills.
Ensign Welles is an alumnus of
Groton School and Yale University.
His mother is Mrs. Joseph J. Kerri-
gan of New York.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Court PIeoder Wins
Both Cose and Hand
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WINNEMUCCA, New. -- Carlotta
Castillo couldn't speak English 50
Antonio Melerino volunteered his
services as interpreter when she ap-
peared In court seeking a divorce.
The Judge understood perfectly
well and the divorce was granted
Carlotta and Antonio left the court
room together-and obtained q mar
riage license.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Dog Cotchers Ask
Guns for Protection

B, the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES.-Stray dogs in
these parts are getting so rough the
dog catchers have demanded protec-
ton.
Poundmaster Marvin Throndson,
asking permission to arm his canine
patrol, complained that the dogs
ignored meat-baited traps and killed
chickens and livestock instead.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Cook, His Shipmote Dead After Torpedoing
En|ists in Navy Here, Vowing Revenge
Freddie Hammond, SmoII'
And WruthfuI, Wants
Go at Axis Sub
Ry LESTER GRANT.

-
Walter Hammond, Is, of Hopewell,
Va, stormed into Naval recruiting
headquarters. 1920 G street NV,
yesterday, got himself signed up as
a fighting seaman in two hours. then
left for q training station on the
start of career to avenge the
death of a buddy"
Mr.. Hammond, who stands 5 feet
2 inches, weighs 1873 pounds and
smokes cigars, was bundle of con-
centrated indignation as he ex-
planned to w. S. Hatch and Ensign
Vincent Toomey, recruiting officers.
that he had watched his buddy die
in the torpedoing of a United
States tanker in Atlantic waters.
His anger mounting with each de-
scriptive sentence, Mr.. Hammond
said he was a member of a tanker
crew which had been dumped into
the sea following the torpedoing of
the vessel, which was hit amidships
and in the stern by two fatally we'll
directed missiles from submarine
which did not surface.
Hot-Footed 1t Here.
Mr.. Hammond, who described
himself as first cook on the tanker,
said he rushed to Washington as
fast as he could get here after
reaching shore to enlist in a fight
ing capacity with the Navy.
Punctuating his speech with peri
odic outbursts against the rattle
snakes" of the Atlantic, Mr.. Ham
mond told the following story:
Our boat was hit by two tor
pedoes and sank in 80 minutes.
After the captain gave the order to
abandon ship, made my way aft
from the bow to the galley to find
my buddy. I found him wounded,
his leg pierced with a piece of steel.
Il pulled my buddy into the life
boat and with other members of
the crew we sailed the Atlantic for
several days, finally being picked
up by the Coast Guard.
But my buddy died.
II will settle that score If I get.
an Atlantic assignment"
No Water for Five Days.
Mr.. Hammond said the lifeboat
was provisioned only with hard
tack. The crew went without water
for five days before a kindly Provi-
dence unloosed a daylong shower.
With the lifeboat canvas and the
mems shirts enough water was
caught to prevent death from thirst.
Before the rescue, the men made
suicide pact" promising to shoot
themselves in the event of capture
so we wouldn't be forced to reveal
important information to the en-
emy." They had one .45-caliber gun
and enough bullets to account for
each life in the boat.
Then the Coast Guard ship hove
in view.
I'VE didn't know" explained Mr..
Hammond, what information the
enemy might want If we were CAP
tured. Maybe what I thought was
unimportant, might be Just the thing
he's waiting to hear. We didn't
want to be tortured into saying
things which would hurt America"
Silent on Names and Places.
Mr.. Hammond, tight -mouthed IN
discussing names, places and salient
facts of the disaster, was so genu-
inely burnt up" that he explained
he couldn't really describe how mad
he was"
"The words wouldn't look good In
print" he said.
People here don't realize what a
great place America is" he unused,
lapsing into patriotic mood. "And
the Navy" he added, is one of the
greatest organizations this country
has"
Evening star., 1942-07-26
0arhB nf Uhankn

HAoLER. MRS. ELIZA, Mrs r. D sr,x.
Son and family Of 1920 Vermont ave. q, ".
hereby extend their thanks and apprecia-
ton 70 the churches and friends for the
PATTY rendered them durins the passing
OF her mother, MRS. ELIZA FLAGLER,
Nh. AND MRS. 4. BRAxroN.
the late ALICE l. ROBINSON express their
thenks and deep sppreciat ton for the cards
and Mowers received during their bereave-
ment ME FAMILY
JAMES GlLLlARD wish to thank the
pastor Of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.
IleitinR pa4tors, organizations and friends
Tor their kind expressions of sympa thy
and foral tributes at the recent death OF
our devoted husband and father.
THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Jail lnstuIls Whistles
In Bars to Stop Escapes
Nv the Assor;.tAd pr...

By the A1sociated Press.
GOLDENDALE, wash.-The Col
dendale Jail's 63-year-old record for
being one OF the easiest In the coun-
try to get out Of its doomed.
The new jail has hollow steel bars
with q compressed air whistle at
tached. Whenever the bars are
tampered with. air escapes-instead
of the prisoner-and q whistle blows,
Evening star., 1942-07-26

Bonds, like bombs, come in many
sizes. Even the smallest one gives
jolt to the Axis-if you buy It.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Birth

2f FRIDAY, July "a. 1912, At Chicago
~, 10 Nj. and Mrs. George r. Eppley
formerly OF Wash. D. c., daufhter.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Draths

rh1mI!s.' nm.Y' ,;,x CHARLES a, a. tsgcK,, On
tBuCk) BERRY. beloved husband Of EN-
ms a. Berry !nee EberD and stepiather
70 mourn their loss three brothers, George,
Daniel and Robert Berry; three sisters,
Mrs. Emily johnson, Mrs. Annie Sullivan
relatives and friends.
Funeral from his late residence, -244
18th St te; on Monday. July q; At 40
terment Arlington National Cemetery. Ar
yangements by p. A. Taltavull. 20
BERRY, CHARLES A. Members Of
MeA WAahinnton Police and Fire
Evening star., 1942-07-26

Police and Fire
Post, No. 90. American Legion.
ARE requested to attend Amer
con Lesion services for our
comrade, CHARLES
A, (BUCK) BERRY, to be held
At his late residence, 244 10th
law .iuiy 06, 1042, at 7.30 pm.
The Nome nugget., 1942-09-25
EnlIStmentS with Navy Open To Women

SEATTLE, Sept. - Qualified women of Juneau and vicinity now are being offered important posts in te Women's Reserve of the United States Navy as yeo- men, storekeepers and radio op- orators.
 Under the program made pub lie by Capt. w. J. Giles, director of Naval Officer Procurement for the Thirteenth Naval District, ap plications for enlistment in the Women's Reserve will be receiv- ed al the Seattle headquarters
 Applicants should write to the Office of Naval Officer Procure ment, IF Marion Street, Seattle, and request that application blanks be mailed to them. A brief history and qualifications of the applicant must be included in the request.
 Under the enlistment plan, all successful applicants will be en- rolled as apprentice seamen for train ng as yeomen, storekeep- CTS and radio operators, Capt. Giles said. Schools for the first quota of enrollees will open Oc- tober 9. The radio trainees will go to the University of Indiana, Bloomington; and yeoman at Ok lahoma Agricultural and Mech anical, Saltwater.
 After training and instruction, advancement 10 as high as Chief Petty Officer will be open to the women depending entirely on their own ability.