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Evening star., 1942-07-04
Pilgrim A. M. <.

Pilgrim A. M. E.
Preaching and the celebration Of
the holy communion by the Rev. C.
E. Walden at the morning service.
There will be an afternoon service
with preaching by local preacher,
Frank Young, with music by the
choir of the First Baptist Church
of Fairmont Heights, Md. A sacred
musical recital will be given in the
evening.
Services will be held with preach
ing by the Rev. E. H. Purnell Allen
A. M. E. Church, Tuesday night and
the Rev. Frank E. Hearns, Shiloh
Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va,
Thursday night.
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Church Activities
Continued AID
Continued From Page A-12)

reation. handicraft, religious educa-
ton: Mrs. Bessie T. Barber, su-
perintendent.
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Metronolitan Wesley A. NJ. T.. l..

Metropolitan Wesley A. NJ. E. z.
The Rev. David Cecil Lynch will
preach on The Life That Is Life
Indeed" at II am. The senior choir
will provide the music. Miss LII
liam Wright will be guest soloist.
Eoly communion will be admin
istered. The minister will also have
charge at 5 pm.
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Evening star., 1942-09-17

its hero, any criticism was deemed
captious and minor.
Yankee Doodle Dandy" has
broken the Earle Theater's box Of
flee record in its first week, and the
publicity department reported that
IS people In Washington, born on
the 4th of July, have accepted
the house invitation to be guests.
One engaged couple, George U.
Herl of BIT 21st street and Eleanor
Thomas Of GAS D street NV, were
both born on Independence Day,
had their birth certificates to prove
it. They saw the picture together
Film Debut for Wallace.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace
made his motion picture debut for
the Once of War Information in a
one reel patriotic short, The Price
of Victory" Film will be released
in December, is summarized ver-
sion OF the speech he made in May
before the Free World Association.
Mr.. Wallace proved an actor well
up in his lines. AS precaution,
Director Bill Pine had the speech
written out on blackboard in case
the statesman faltered. It wasn't
necessary, for the Vice President
had his words memorized. They
had two days assigned for the shoot
ing, but the star was so adept they
finished it in morning. This in
cluded a Spanish version for South
American release, which he recited
without a pause and with the proper
infections. Paramount liked his
work so well Bill Pine suggested
he become a character actor, If the
vagaries of politics should take him
away from the Capitol.
Two other "Victory Shorts" pre-
pared for Owl were screened yester-
day by Eddie Fontaine at the Para
mount exchange. They are "A Let
ter from Bataan," which will make
your blood tingle, and 1--WE Refuse
to Die" based on the Nazi massacre
at Lidice. You will be seeing them
on the downtown screens shortly.
Age Of Chivalry Alive.
The age of chivalry is still with
us. A letter from Don Pond objects
to classifying the Fourth Estates
sob sisters" with the feathery mid
get minded. He makes out good
case, basing 1t on personal expert
ence in city rooms. His cllncher Is:
please can't we get away from this
fallacy about womens lack Of abil-
ity. As the war goes on they seem
to be showing more and more"
This brings us to point OF dis
cussion about the ages OF women
on the stage, screen and radio, or
those who make career of the
lively arts. They have two ages,
the one that is set down in the birth
records, the other conceived in the
little white lie designed to prolong
their careers.
Hollywood recognizes. this gentle
deception, with most releases from
the production center stating that
the feminine of the species was born
December II, or some other con-
venient date, year not mentioned.
A professional career on stage,
screen or radio, Is short for the
average artist. As long as they
can create and sustain the illusion
of youth, most editors protect their
war against Father Time. One New
York columnist with a busybodyish
yen once had the London bureau
look up the birth record OF Lynn
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Mr. Pl o h n, Andrew 4. Kelley.
former general manager for the star,
brought personal greeting to the
diners from George NJ, whom he saw
last week. His personal collection of
Cohaniana has been loaned to
Warner Bros. for the duration of the
picture Comparing the screen re-
creations with vivid memories, this
nard-boiled jury conceded that jose
phine Cohan was among the greatest
of dancers Of all time, that Fay
Templeton had tremelo in her voice
not present in the new manifesto
tion. Since the picture was not re-
leased until it had the approval OF
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Cohan in Song
and Dance Man"
character, and
the luncheon be-
gan with glasses
raised for the
absent guest. 1t
was agreed that
Warner Bros. in
t he cure n t
screen glorihca-
ton had cap
tured the color
and glamour Of
an eventful era
in the American
theater.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

(See KELLEY, T
Evening star., 1942-09-17
They're
Reduced to
|Motorbikes
Even Roller Skates
Provide Stars Solution
For Tire Shortages
by Wide world.

0y Wloe WOrlQ.
HOLLYWOOD.
This business Of conserving auto
mobile tires Is producing some
strange scenes around the film
factories.
Funniest sight of the week was
dignified Cecil B. De Mile, riding
to work on a motorcycle, while In
the sidecar sat his chauffeur, who
took the contraption home after
depositing the veteran producer at
his studio.
Dick Powell and Richard Arlen
also ride motorcycles to work, while
Paulette Goddard pulls up to her
studio each morning in q midget
auto.
Betty Rhodes, June Havoc and
Ray Milland ride motorbikes and
scooters, but Barbara Britton and
Marjorie Reynolds prefer plain
bicycles.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
George NJ. Cohan's Friends
Relive Tender Memories
Vice President Wallace
Makes His Film Debut
In Z. S. Victory Short
By ANDREW R. KELLEY.

Rosy recoecons OF the past circulated freely in the French
Raleigh
friends gathered Yankee Doodle Dandy"
"reminiscences which p.
Edmund participated
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Fontanne. The revelations were not
complimentary for the actress, but
the writer suffered SO much for his
thoughtless meddling he became
(See KELLEY, Page B-15.)
Evening star., 1942-09-17

broadway JacK-OI-aH tneatrlcal
trades from the Four Cohans Of
vaudeville to the present day.
At the head of the table was
a framed picture of George M.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
Law Violations
.Hinted as Fire
Probe Is Pushed
Boston Night Club
Toll Rises to 479;
Prank Was Origin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Nov. 30.-State and,
county Acknowledgement officers.
went into action today to deter
mine whether any law violation
had contributed to the fire Sat-
urday night that converted the
Cocoanut Grove night club into
a house of flaming death for 479.
merrymakerS. I
Moving under instructions from
John F. Stokes, acting public safety.
commissioner, State Fire Marshal
Stephen c. Clarity turned over to-
District Attorney William j. Foley Of
Suffolk County, preliminary re-.
port of the fire that f1ared from a.
match-flame lighted by a l6-year-
old bus boy as he sought to replace.
a light bulb, removed as prank BY
club patron.
The busboy said that he escaped
by rushing to kitchen and thence
up a stairway to a Shawmut street1
door, after making futile attempt
to extinguish the burning decora-
tons.
Meanwhile, 100 bodies still lay un-
named and unclaimed in the city's
morgues, posing terrific problem of
identification to officials who said.
that many had been burned almost
past recognition.
Funerals Being Arranged.
In undertaking blishments
throughout New England, prepara-
tons were under way for the hun
dreds of funerals that will carry the
bodies of the victims to their graves.
Hospitals ministered to more than
ITO other trampled and burned
patrons-many of whom lowered
close to death in the wake of one
of the worst holocausts in the Ma
tons history.
AS he entered a conference with
the State fire marshal, District At
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indicated today it had not reached
final decision on conversion of the
chapel 1t was further indicated
that statement might be made
soon on the Nays plans.
Waldron Faulkner, president of
the Washington chapter Of the in
stitute, said that the chapters
monthly meeting will be held Thurs
day night at the Cosmos Club, but
indicated action on Mr.. Heaton's
protest might be taken by the chap
ter's Executive Committee in ad-
vance of the monthly meeting.
Il don't know all the facts, but
I do hope the chapel will be left
as it Is. I would hate to see it con-
verted into ONCE USE" Mr.. Faulkner
said.
Mr.. Heaton said the chapel was
designed by Wesley Bessell, New
York City architect. Pointing out
that Colonial architecture prevails
throughout the Mount Vernon Sem
mary buildings. Mr.. Heaton ex-
pressed the hope that the Navy
would not change the chapels In
terror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
NPct. Pay Increase,
End Of Government
HaIf-Ho|iday Studied
Proposal in Congress
Expected to Settle
Overtime Issue
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

A new wartime pay program
for Government employees call
ing for straight 20 per cent in
crease and suspension of the
Saturday half-holiday law, prob
ably will be introduced in Con-
gress in a few days as the result
of conferences over the week
end.
This proposal would eliminate the
controversial question of time and a
half for overtime above 40-hour
week. involved in the bill sidetracked
by Senate leaders last week.
Instead it would have the effect of
permitting a 48-hour week in de-
partments and bureaus generally,
coupled with the 20 per cent straight
raise for all those receiving $4,000 or
less a year.
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York made known Saturday that he
was considering a temporary solu-
ton under which employees, not COW
cred by overtime laws would get a
Is per cent bonus until the new
Congress could work out a more
equitable solution of the present Sit
uation, under which So per cent of
Uncle Sans workers are eligible for
premium pay for overtime. while AZ
per cent in clerical jobs are not.
1t is understood. however, that
(See OVERTIME. page A-l6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
Roosevelt Asks Shift of Federal
Air-CooIing Plants to War Use

The President apparently wants
the power to order war agencies to
use others supplies if efficiency sug-
gests it.
Il find that with respect to op-
Grating materials, supplies, equip
ment and other property, existing
limitations or perhaps more ac-
curately, lack of Affirmative legisla-
ton, unnecessarily handicap efficient
management" the President told
Congress.
only to the extent that property
is found to be surplus to the needs
and purposes of the appropriation
under which it was acquired, can 1t
be made effectively available for
other uses.
In executive order 9235. of August
81. 1912, / provided, as far as APP
peared possible under existing law,
for an overall executive control Of
surplus supplies and equipment.
New legislation is necessary,
however, to provide for such q meas
1see AIR CONDTT1ONIN0. A-s0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
Architects Protest Nays Plans
On Mt. Vernon Seminary Chapel

Washington architects plan to
protest a reported Navy Depart
ment decision to convert the
Mount Vernon Seminary Chapel
into a two-story Office building
when the Navy takes over the
property on December 16, it was
learned today.
Arthur Heaton, a fellow of the
American Institute of Architects,
said he had protested to the WASH
ington chapter of the institute; the
Institutes New York headquarters
and to L. P. McLachlen, president
of the Board of Trade, against con-
summation Of reported Navy plans.
Mr.. Heaton termed the chapel q
beautiful piece Of Colonial archi-
lecture" and added that a tempo
rary ONCE building might be con-
structed at less cost than conversion
Of the chapel for ONCE use.
The Navy Department. which an
nounced recently 1t would use Mount
Vernon Seminary for Special train.
ing" the nature Of which Is secret,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
House Leaders Niece and Sister
Of Postal Official Die in Fire
Couple Known Here,
Mury!onder Beck
From Africu Victims

A Navy officer and his wife,
who were well known in Wash
ington; a niece of House Major
ity Leader Mccormack of Mas
SachuSettS, and the sister of a
Post Office Department official
were among victims of the Bos-
ton night club fire, it became
known today as identification of
the dead progressed.
They were 1t and Mrs. Jesse Dun
can Elliott, who we're married at
Fort Myer three years ago, Miss
Mary Ellen Mccormack, niece of
representative Mccormack and Miss
Marion Ambrose. 10, of Winchester,
Mass. sister of Harold F. Ambrose,
senior administrative assistant to
the Postmaster General, who now is
on leave as a major in the Army
postal service Maj Ambrose went
to Boston over the week end because
of the illness of his mother.
Mrs. Mccormack said today her
niece had gone to the club with a
party of young people following the
Boston College Holy Cross game.
One of the girls brothers, Edward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
Smaller Papers
Join in Defense Of
Associated Press
Charge Monopoly Suit
Would Mean End of
Free, Unbiased Reporting
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DECATUR, ILL.,, Nov. 30.-Dis-
claiming interest in the "contro-
versy between two powerful Chi
cago morning newspapers" rep
resentativeS of 1000 smaller
newspapers today joined the de-
Tense against the Governments
suit which charged the Associa-
ted Press with monopoly.
Edward E. Lindsay, editor of the
Decatur Herald and Review, an
nounced formation of a committee
of Associated Press members from
smaller cities and, as chairman,
issued a statement, declaring:
I'VE believe there are many who
do not agree with certain policies
of the Chicago Tribune. Neverthe-
less, all of us are alarmed over the
possibility that the Governments
effort to obtain forced Associated
Press membership for the Tribune S
morning competitor, the Chicago
Sun, may result in the destruction
of the Associated Press"
In its suit. now pending in Fed
eral Court, the Government claimed
the action of the Associated Press
membership in refusing to grant a
membership to the Chicago Sun,
had shown discriminatory monopo-
listic operations. The Tribune,
which opposed membership for the
Sun, is owned by Col. Robert R.
lSee ASSOCIATED PRESS. A-16l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
10 KiIIed.in Crash
OF Army Plane in Iowa

Ey the Associated Press.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Nov. 30.-Ten
men were killed today in the crash
of an Army plane half mile south
west of the Sioux City air base, the
post public relations ONCE an
nounced.
Capt. Fred Shick, post public re-
lations officer. said all 10 men were
dead when help reached the plane,
which he said was on a routine
flight.
The crash occurred about 2: 15a.m
Capt. Shick said the names and
ranks of those killed in the crash
would not be released until their
next of kin had been notified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
Japs' Defense Strip
AT Coma Cut, Effort 10
Land Troops Blasted
Fortresses Fire Two
Destroyers; Foe Seeks
New FoothoId on Attn
By the Associated Press.

Allied troops today were re-
ported to have captured a beach
900 yards east of the beleaguered
japanese stronghold at Coma,
New Guinea, and apparently cut
the .enemy'S 10-mile coastal de-
Tense strip after Flying Fort
resseS smashed a new Japanese
sea borne attempt to land REIN
forcementS.
Front-line dispatches said Aus
tralian jungle fighters, supported by
planes and artillery, had overrun
the enemy's beach defenses near
Coma and were pushing on toward
Sanananda farther up the coast.
Several hundred Japanese were
believed cut off in a pocket at Coma.
Two Destroyers Set Afire.
American Fortress aircraft were
officially credited with setting fire
to two Japanese destroyers and fore
ing two others to sea in breaking up
the enemy's latest attempt to land
IellllOICeIIleIlGS.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head
quarters said the big Fortress planes
scored direct hits with 5OO-pound
bombs on two of the enemy war
ships and both were believed to have
sunk later.
American and Australian troops
were reported maintaining steady
pressure on japanese forces hemmed
on three sides along a 10 mile coastal
strip between Buna and Coma.
Gen. Macarthur also reported
that Allied naval forces had inter-
cepted an 8000-ton German aux
lllary west of Australia, blasted the
| vessel with gunfire and captured Is
of the crew after the Nazis scuttled
their ship.
1t was the first official mention of
German shipping in the Western
Pacific for many months.
Japs Seek New Attu Foothold,
Meanwhile, the Navy in Washing
ton disclosed that despite violent
attacks by American bombers, the
japanese were attempting to regain
foothold on the bleak little island
of Attu, in the westernmost Aleu-
tons.
Attu lies 100 miles west of the only
other Japanese base in the Aleutians
at Kiska, which has been rendered
virtually useless by American aerial
assault.
The Navy said Flying Fortress
planes set fire to-a Japanese cargo
ship off Attu on Thanksgiving Day
and United States fighters strafed
enemy anti-aircraft installations on
the island.
On Guadalcanal Island. in the
Solomons, the Navy reported only
minor patrol activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30

President Roosevelt today
asked Congress to amend the
Budget and Accounting Act to
provide. among other things,
that air-conditioning equipment
in Federal Government buildings
be transferred to war industries
lin the interest of the successful
prosecution of the war"
The Presidents message to Con-
gress set forth the need for broad
executive power to coordinate the
use of equipment bought by Govern
ment agencies, separately, out of
their individual appropriations. Mr..
Roosevelt complained:
Standards of supply and equip
ment. stocking and utilization, exist
only here and there throughout the
executive branch and are quite unco-
ordinated.
Excessive stocks, ineficient utili-
zation, lack of fluidity Of use among
kindred action programs and waste
in other forms, are all too apparent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
Vichy Radio Reports End
OF Resistance on Reunion
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-The vichy
radio announced that French re-
sistance to British occupation of the
island Of Reunion ended at 8:45 am.
today.
British imperial forces, largely
South African troops, were reported
by Vichy communique Saturday to
have landed on Reunion, in the In
dian Ocean, 400 miles east of Brit
ish-occupied Madagascar.
Announcing they had seized the
town Of st. Denis la Reunion, the
Saturday bulletin said resistance is
being organized"
A French possession since 1643,
Reunion was, the last island OF the
French Empire to remain under
vichy's control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
House Group Strips
War Power Measure
OF Immigrant Clause
Subcommittee DeIetes
Authority for President
To Waive Restrictions
By the Associated Press.

oS the aosoSldltu f,ltsS
In a compromise move a
House Ways and Means Subcom-
mittee decided today to strip
from President RooSevelt's re-
quested new wartime powers any
authority to suspend present
immigration regulations and re-
StrictionS.
The action came after the subcom-
mittee, attempting to whip meas
ure into shape for congressional ap-
proval this year, conferred with rep
resentatives of the War. Navy, JUS
tice and State Departments and the
Board of Economic Warfare and the
Tariff Commission
These departments and agencies
reported Representative Cooper,
Democrat. of Tennessee, chairman
Of the subcommittee, again en-
phasized that there was no desire
or intention to bring any persons
into the country that are now re-
stricted by the immigration laws for
permanent residence and only those
vitality needed in the war effort on
temporary basis"
Bill Narrowed Down.
Despite those assurances, however,
Mr.. Cooper said the subcommittee
voted to recommend to the full COM
mittee the elimination of the subject
of immigration for the present.
Thu iof i
Congress for the power to suspend
both immigration and tariff regula-
tions to permit free entry and egress
of persons. property and informa-
ton when he deemed the suspen-
sions necessary to prosecution of the
war.
The subcommittee decision ap-
parently would narrow the measure
down to suspension of certain tariff
laws and removal of restrictions
over exchanging information, such
as technical details on the manu-
facture of war implements used
jointly by this and other United
Nations.
With adjournment of Congress
little more than a month away, the
subcommittee will meet again to-
morrow with representatives Of the
war agencies in an effort to get a
bill ready for quick action by the
House and Senate
Full Hearings Demanded.
Meanwhile, there arose a cry from
DnnlIhIicor ropkS frlll yo1lhlic
hearings on the bill before it is
called up for a vote The Republic
ans demanded that the bill include
limitations, safeguards and spe-
cific definitions of the powers.
IF the bill come to the Senate, ;"
declared Minority Leader McNary,
Il shall insist upon full hearings and
very careful consideration. I see
no need for wide grant of powers,
but there may be some exceptions
which we could agree upon"
The Senate Finance Committee.
which would consider the measure
Immediately after its approval by
the House, was standing by. Chair
man George expressed the opinion
that the presidential authority
would have to be specifically de-
fined.
Bills Fate in Doubt.
There was considerable doubt,
even among administration forces,
that the bill would reach the Sem
ate before January 2.
Representative Treadway, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts,. the Ways
and Means Committees ranking
(See WAR POWERS, Page A-6.)
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torney Foley declared, IF some Of
the stories I have read are true,
there have been several law VIOLA
lions in connection with the opera
ton of the club"
Fire Marshal Garrity's prelimi-
nary report embodied information
given at inquest, which was to be
resumed late today, including the
testimony of the first Boston fire
chiefs to reach the scene. They tes-
tilted that the soaring flames spread
ing through paper palm trees and
other decorations sent a thousand
patrons stampeding in a fighting
frenzy toward a few exits.
Lock Out of Order.
A deputy fire chief told of finding
bodies near closed door whose
safety lock-designed to open under
pressure-was out of order. Police
Commissioner Joseph F. Trinity
indicated in an interview that I'M
der the law. a 16-year-old boy isn't
supposed to- work in a place where
liquor is sold.
The buSboy whose match started
the inferno was identified by Dep
uty Police Supt. James r. Claflin
as Stanley F. Tomaszewski.
Investigation Continued.
A board of inquiry, including fire
officials, United States Navy repre-
sentatlVeS-there were servicemen
among the dead-and two repre-
sentatives of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, which began its in
vestigation yesterday, reconvened
today.
The death toll ranked only be-
hind the steamship Gen. Slocum fire
of 1904 in New York's East River
IN which 1,021 died, the Chicago
1roquois Theater fire of 1903, which
claimed COZ lives, and the San Fran
cisco earthquake and fire of 1906
in which 500 died.
The flames swept through the
highly inflammable decorations as
the orchestra leader raised his baton
to signal for the national anthem
as a prelude to the floor show. With
In seconds the crowded night club
was a bedlam as screaming women
ana horror-stricken men dashed
for exits. tumbling over each other
on the jam-packed stairways.
District Fire Chief William ]. Ma.
money said the tangled and fright
fully burned bodies were found four
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