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Evening star., 1942-08-19
BY RICE YAHNER.


AT THE UNITED STATES RAN
GERS BATTALION HEADQUAR-
TIERS, SOMEWHERE IN BRITAIN
Aug. 19-The United States Rangers
Uncle Sans new brand OF fighting
men who joined Canadian. British
and Fighting French Commands
today in the first AEF attack or
Hitler's Europe, had been training
secretly for weeks under the tutelage
of their seasoned British partners.
Their mentors are men who toss
hand grenades across the dinner
table and casually Jump 20-foot
cliffs and their American pupils
have been taught to kill with the
cunning Of the Indian and the
ruthlessness Of a gangster.
1 was the first American news
paperman to visit one Of their camps
when they were putting the fin
ishing touches on training for such
ventures as today's raid on Dieppe
They have climbed 4,0O0-foot
mountains through forests never
before penetrated by man.
36 Miles in Half Day.
They have been on speed marches
Of 36 miles in half day time and
again.
They have practiced beach land
ings while rifle and machin, gun
fire bored holes through the paddles
OF the men manning the boats.
They have taken both their tactics
and their name from Rogers Rang
ers, one of Americas most romantic
fighting outfits who, under Robert
Rogers, stalked Northern America
in the French and Indian War.
Like them, the new American
Rangers have been taught to kill
expertly and silently with their
knives and bare hands as we'll IS
with guns and grenades.
They are as much at home on
sea as on land.
Killed Deer With Knife.
Just to show them what trained
Ranger is expected to do, their Brit
lsh instructors stalked a deer ir
the forrest and when the stag was
surrounded big Scot leaped or
him and killed him with a knife.
A sentry's throat can be slit ir
the same, silent way.
On my visit I rowed with them
in a collapsible canvas boat to a
landing on a beach where tracer
bullets from a British gun were
speWing so close to the gunwales
you almost were able to reach out
your hand to them.
Land mines and grenades splat-
tered us with mud and water. Rifle
tracer bullets singed by so close that
one punctured mess kit slung from
a Rangers belt Another nicked the
guard off bayonet atop one sol.
dier's pack.
Earlier in their training, a hand
grenade had landed, fuse smoking
in one Ranger boat. Pvt. Claytor
Schooley, % of Munsing, Mich.
picked up the sizzling bomb anc
with a shout of "overboard!" Flung
1t into the water.
He didn't know it's explosive
charge had been extracted.
Must Be in Condition.
Wrestling Ozark alley style) anc
Ju jltsu were after-dinner pastimes
at the camp I visited. A man out OF
condition was candidate for the
hospital if he joined the fun.
Often the boys ignored the stair.
way in the castle where they hac
their headquarters. They'd Just
grab a rope on the third floor anc
"absail down."
"Absailing" is the simple device
OF looping a rope around your leg
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Congress in Brief
By tie Associated Press.


Senate:
In recess.
Finance Subcommittee in execu-
tive session discussed proposal for
employers to withhold part of tho
employees income tax from salaries.
Patents Committee hears w. S.
Parish, president of Standard Oil
Co., New Jersey, on Standards pat
ent pool with Germany's I. G. Far
benindustrie.
Military Affairs Subcommittee In
executive session considers bill to
extend benefits OF Employees Com
pensation Act to conscientious OBJ
jectors.
House:
In recess.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
German Radio Station
Continues on Air
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-Deutsch-
landsender, the German long wave
station which normally closes down
for a period each morning, con-
tinued on the air today. constantly
sending code signals in lve-fgure
groups.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Record for Last ~ Hour

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. S3, 355 m. Year ago, 81,
Lowest. 81, 6;45 am. Year ago. 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 90 on July 10.
Lowest. 6. on January H.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
HIGHEST, so per cent. at 2:3O am
Lowest, 50 per cent, at 2:30 pm
Evening star., 1942-08-19
Weather Report

FURNISHED by Weather Bureau)
District of CoumbaModeraey cool tonight gentle winds
Vrginia--Moderate temperature tonight.
Maryland-Not quite cool tonight
Evening star., 1942-08-19

Panama may have an agricultural
survey to determine It's productive
capacity.
Evening star., 1942-08-19

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
At Harpers Ferry this morning. Potomac
River muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1942-08-19
The Sun and M

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1942-08-19

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
HAodAtic 4urYeyl
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Catholic Mothers Pray
For Sons Waging War
BY tbs Associated Press.

~ AAe ASSONihbSQ FTcSs.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April 23.-
Some 800 Catholic mothers from
throughout the Nation came here
today to pray at the shrine OF Nues-
ira Sonora de la Leche y Buen Parto
for their sons in the armed services.
The Most Rev. Joseph P. Hurley,
Bishop of st. Augustine, addressing
the last formal session Of the Ma
tional Council Of Catholic Women
at the Hollywood Beach Hotel, told
the mothers that America Is fight
ing just war and that their sons
who have died and are yet to die
will give their lives for q sacred
cause.
The worldwide war now raging
Is crisis OF Christianity" he said.
1T is a historic turning point for
the Church of God. as well as q war
Of survival for nations facing the
pagan forces OF Nazi Germany"
American isolationiSm in the old
sense of the word is dead. said
Bishop Hurley America must decide
on her place in the family Of ma
tions, he added.
When, by the grace of God, this
Just war IS won, we must be the
spiritual arsenal OF democracy" he
continued. But We will survive
only so long as We remain a Chris
tian democracy
Evening star., 1942-04-23
1000 Battle Forest Fires
In North Carolina, Virginia
ID, the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BREVARD. N. c., April 23-With
more than 1000 men battling woods
fires which already had swept
through more than 10000 acres OF
land, State and Federal forest off,
cials In the Southeast hoped to
bring the blazes under control today.
Southwestern Virginia has lost
$4,000 acres of forest land, North
Carolina approximately the same
amount in a fire which has been
going since Sunday. and nearly 5000
acres in another which was extin-
guished just before the new one
broke out. :.
In Southeastern Kentucky some
500 men were battling a fires last
night, with nine others reported
and no man power to send against
the flames. However, Kentucky
State Forester X. q. McConneil said
he did not regard the situation In
his State as dangerous.
In q step TO protect timber
needed for national defense pur-
poses, Regional United States For
ester Joseph c. Kircher at Atlanta
ordered the closing of three more
national forests in three Southern
States. The order, added TO one
already closing Pisgah National
Forest in North Carolina, excluded
the public from all national forest
land in the Southern Appalachian
Mountains.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Quick Passage Urged
For Bill 10 Lift State
Taxes on War Goods
Committee Minority,
However, Soys Legislation
Would Impair Unity
p, the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
The House was urged by its Ways
and Means Committee today to en-
act promptly a bill to exempt war
purchases from State and local taxa
ton to speed up the war program
and TO prevent diversion OF war
appropriations from their main pur-
pose.
A majority Of the committee in a
report on bill twice revised said
that from every national stand
point. prompt enactment Of this
legislation is vitality necessary
But a 6-man minority took the
opposite view and said the legisla-
ton would interfere seriously with
State and local revenues.
Contrary 10 the assumption Of
the majority. this would not be
confined to a few sales-tax States
but would occur throughout the
Union" they said. "If State and local
governments are denied sources of
revenue now available to them, they
must meet the deficit from other
sources or forego services essential
to public welfare. Either alternative
is highly undesirable and will dis
rupt national unity"
Signing the minority report were
Representatives Buck, Democrat, of
California; Hill, Democrat, of Wash
ington: West, Democrat, of Texas;
Boehne, Democrat, of Indiana Gull
len. Democrat, of New York, and
Gearhart. Republican, of California
Representative Treadway, Repub-
lican. of Massachusetts,, filed a sep
arate minority report.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Flames XIII Boy
| As Mother Visits
Fire Victim

Five-year-old Melvin H. Jarboe
was burned TO death yesterday at
his home. AIT Riggs road NE. while
his mother was visiting his little
cousin. recovering from burns re-
ceived last August
Police said the boy apparently,
took handful of household matches
from kitchen cupboard. He struck
one and his clothing caught fire.
Hearing screams, Mrs. Emma
Green, who lives about $50 yards
away, looked out her window and
saw him ablaze on his front lawn.
She ran out and wrapped him In
a blanket. Another neighbor. Mrs.
H F. Cheney, called an ambu-
lance and police. The boy was
rushed TO Walter Reed Hospital
and died there.
The mother, Mrs. Thomas Jarboe.
said she was visiting Providence
Hospital, where her niece, Nancy
Marrnan. 2, Of $40 r street S.W.
is recovering from burns.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Surprising Food Shortages
Hinted to Senate by Wickurd

In connection with surplus stocks
Of cotton. wheat and corn now held
by the Government as a result of
price-Supporting loan programs. Sec
retary Wickard urged Senators to
remove House provision in the
farm supply bill prohibiting sales
below full parity price.
The Senate previously passed sep
arate legislation barring sales of
these Government surplus farm
stocks at less than a fun parity
after farm minded lawmakers pro-
tested that such sales might hold
market prices below levels set in the
price control act as the minimum
Chairman Russell Of the Senate
subcommittee handling the annual
farm bill said Senators were ex-
amining each item reduced by the
House Appropriations Committee or
the House. AS the bill passed the
House more than a month ago 1t
carried s648, ,170,517 of cash appro-
priationS. compared with budget es-
Inmates of s678, ,l29 and appro-
priations last year of 81, ,127 ,623, ,854.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
DR.. Carpenter, II, Dies;
Once Taught Coolidge
By the Assoeistsc Press

~ the AA<o[lAhfo frfSA
NEW YORK. April 73.-Tne Rev.
Ernest c. Carpenter. II. member
of the Connecticut House OF Rep
resentattves who once taught Call
win Coolidge in a one-room Yer
mont schoolhouse. died Tuesday at
Methodist Hospital Brooklyn
A native OF Plymouth. Vt. Dr..
Carpenter taught Coolidge. then a
boy Of y. in a Plymouth Notch CVt.)
school. In his book. The Boyhood
Days OF Calvin Coolidge" DR.. Car
penter recalled that the late Presi-
dent had red hair. blue eyes, a
freckled face and a nasal twang
that left no doubt as to his New
England ancestry"
DR.. Carpenter served pastorates
in Connecticut and Brooklyn, re-
tiring from a Brooklyn Methodist
Church in 1888. He then served as
chaplain Of the Connecticut Senate
and had been member of the House
OF Representatives since 1888
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Johnson Tells People
OF India u. ). Will Pu1
Ideals Into Peace
But Allied Victory Must
Be First Consideration,
He Says in Broadcast
81 1he Aksociated Prsss.

By The Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, April 23.-Louis
Johnson, President Roosevelt's s
envoy to India, told the people
Of India in a broadcast today
that the goal of Allied victory
must come first, and pledged that
after that the United States
would put her loftiest ideals into
the solution of world problems.
He asked India's help in winning
the war.
There Is no goal for us and for
you" he said, except victory, and
in that victory may I say on behalf
Of the President Of the United States
that we propose to bring TO the prob
lem OF eventual peace, no less than
Evening star., 1942-04-23

10 the battlefield of the immediate
war. our aroused conscience. our
highest resolves and our loftiest
ideals
To those high ends We have dedi-
Gated our lives, our fortunes, and
our sacred honor"
We expect to carry the war to the
enemy" Mr.. johnson said. and to
deliver attacks wherever he is vul-
nerable.
The vanguard Of our American
troops is already in India They are
here both to aid in India's defense
and to set up certain bases from
which the enemy can be attacked
and destroyed. There will be more
coming.
"As soldiers they will not be able
themselves to tell you why they are
here but they have big hearts, these
American fighting men. They have
a devotion to their cause and to ours.
They are here to win the war and
that is the thing that matters first
of all" -
Evening star., 1942-04-23
OTooIe Protests Commissions
Given 'Punch-Drunk Fighters

the service from nv district to write
me and ask how come"
Our fighting men do not need
their morale raised. nor viii it be
raised by professional athletes who
enter the service without any train
ing vnatsoever and Immediately
take commissions or ratings over
men who have given as much as 10.
is and 20 years TO the service. and
who cannot advance because there
are only a certain number Of ratings
and commissions in each service and
these are nov being given to the
heroic defenders Of home plate and
the pitchers box"
II professional athletes want TO
serve their country. Representative
OToole said, let them take their
skills and fine bodies and let them
mix with the men in the combat
forces"
Evening star., 1942-04-23
By the Associated Press.


America may have some surpris-
ing food shortages through meeting
the increasing wartime demands of
the United Nations.
Senators said Secretary of Agri-
culture Wickard disclosed this situ-
alton at closed sessions of a Senate
Appropriations Committee review
ing House action in slashing more
than so, 900 900 from cash budget
estimates for the Agriculture De-
partment in the coming fiscal year.
Several Senator's quoted the Sec
rectary as saying that a shortage of
shipping space was the chief OBJ
stacle now In the wartime effort 10
keep this country and her fighting
allies well fed. Later. the cabinet
member said some farm production
shortages might develop.
II the United States could ship all
the food required or requested. Sec
retary Wickard said shortages prob
ably would develop in dairy prod
ucts. fats and oils, meats and some
other abundantly common products.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
K. A. r. Officers Picked
From YOUNGER Men

LONDON iHol.-The r. A. F., Brit
aims Youngest fighting force, turns
It's back on Colonel Blimps" TO
choose officers among younger men.
The youngest wing commander is
3 years old and has q Axis planes
TO his credit.
The leading night fighter pilot,
also wing commander, is a. A
wing commander over 80 Is a rarity
The army rank equivalent to an
r. A. F. wing commander is ieuten-
ant colonel.
The average age Of station COM
msnders at six r. A. F. fighter sta
tions is IS. One S5-year-old station
commander, whose rank Is eQuiva-
lent TO colonel in the army, leads his
men into combat He has @ bag Of
eight Axis planes.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Women 'sCIub Argues
Request for Custer
Oh Mrs. Montgomery
Withdrawal of Resolution
Asking o. {. o. Workers
Removal Is Sought

Reporters were excluded from tn.
regular meeting OF the District Fed
Grafton Of Womens Clubs today
during an extended debate on which
offscials Of the organization declined
TO comment.
1t was understood, however. that
the group had under consideration
a recommendation requesting with
draval Of resolution recently for
warded TO the District Commission
ers asking the removal from ONCE OF
Mrs. Sarah v. Montgomery. voIun-
teer worker in the local ONCE OF
civilian defense.
Many members OF the organiza-
ton had objected to the original
resolution on the grounds that II
Is not federation policy 10 mention
individuals by name in seeking pub
lie action.
Sharp Division OF Opinion.
The executive session lasted for
approximately an hour and a half,
and comments of members who left
the room indicated that there was
sharp division Of opinion as 10 what
action should have been taken today.
The resolution regarding Mrs
Montgomery was passed at the Feb
ruary session. She directed a
peace picket line in front Of the
White House last year. Picketing
was stopped when Germany invaded
Russia.
Before going into executive ses-
sion today, the federation went on
record in opposition to the selling
OF alcoholic beverages at the pop
concerts" of the National Symphony
Orchestra.
"Obbligate for Booze"
An objection 10 having the Or
chestra act as an "obbligato for
booze" was expressed by one Of the
members during the discussion
which preceded the action.
A resolution 10 contribute SIS TO
the orchestra association was ap-
proved.
Mrs. Arthur c. watkins, fedora
ton president. presided at the meet
ing, which was held at $500 Six
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
T. the Amoeiassz Press.


Representative O-Toole. Democrat.
OF New York. protested In the
House today against the employ
ment OF baseball players and
punch drunk" fighters in soft
bertfs- at Army and Navy train
ing centers as athletic instructors.
1T is done in the name Of morale.
but whose morale?" he asked. The
morale Of these professional athletes.
themselves, who are determined that
they shall serve without the dirt,
CRIME and discomfort Of other men
who have given themselves un-
selfShly-"
The New Yorker said he was not
criticizing the efforts Of 1t Comdr
Gene Tunney. who is in charge Of
physical training for the Navy. but
I do criticize the system that has
caused many boys In all branches OF
Evening star., 1942-04-23
ChorIes w. Stieer, IT.
IndustrioIist, Dies
nr tht A.snciatrd Prrss.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 2S.-Charles w
Stiger. II. induStriahst and engi-
neer. died yesterday In his home
In suburban Oak Park.
Mr.. Stiger organized the West
Chicago Light & Power Co. in 1885
and headed the Stromberg Motor
Devices Co. and the Stromberg Car
euretor Co, until both were absorbed
by Bendix in 1879.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Photo Collector Dead

NEW YORK, April % (P.-Al-
bert Davis, 80, former vaudevillian
who owned a collection of 100000
photographs of leading stage stars,
died yesterday. He began his hobby
as a boy when he obtained an auto
graphed picture of Edwin Booth In
Detroit.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Boys Recreation Center
Beoun at Mt. Rainier

A Police Boys Recreation Center
to contain two softban diamonds
and o large amount of playground
equipment was begun by the city of
Mount Rainier on North Thirty
fourth street this week.
Evening star., 1942-04-23
Floor Samples IL Odd
Pieces. Reduced
25% fO 1870!
SALE STARTS 500 Pm. THURSDAY NIGHT
CONTINUES THRU FRIDAY & SATURDAY.
Open Thursday It'll 9 PM.
REDUCED z59S

compete stock OF Virginia Colonial maple
onete suites reduced 25 Includes reecory tables china
cabinets oufets and Every piece I'm
conditionaly guaranteed 49, -
Evening star., 1942-04-23

"a Modern and Period End Tables, Coffee Tables,
Lamp Tables, Smoking Tables formerly priced
from $595 to $3.50 :. now $395
Evening star., 1942-04-23

$3.50 3-pece Modern Walnut Bedroom Suites
Choice of vanity dresser with chest and bed
Evening star., 1942-04-23

Reg $3.50 Custom made Chippendae Sofa spring
down cushions hair filled. Beige tapestry cover,
solid mahogany frame -------------- S179.5O
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-09

.<;;cenyes

Marriage license applications
were received Saturday by County
Auditor s. Clifford Davis from the
following:
Oscar r. Nusser. %. McChord
Field, and Donna Lou shoaf. 10,
Spokane: John A. Jacobson. 30.
Monroe. and Eva Marie Nelson.
81. Sultan: Roger w. Heldman, 20.
If 1209ls So. c St. and Eleanor
Rose Gronenthal. is. of 410 Ea.
4lth st.: Glenn o. Heller. %. Fort
Lewis. and Helen June Beers, %,
Boise: Michael J. Ferraro. rs.
Fort Lewis. and Rose A. Neil. %.
Oakland. Calf: Lindon Kitson. 81.
and Hattie Grimm. IS. both OF
Yakima: Jack Donald Raub, rs.
Of 5614 So. cushman ave-. ana
Agnes v. Johnson. 20. Enumclaw;
Louis J. Parenta. 81. and Virginia
A. Turner, n. both Of Puyallup.
George X. Takeuchi, IS, Lodi,
Calf. and Merry Toki. Is, of
1905 So. X St; Maynard c. EN-
erson. -. Fort Lewis. and Fran
els B. Murane. "a. Salem, Ore. !;
Michael A. Meschino. 20. Fort
Lewis. and Grace L. Henson. %.
Denver. Colo; Eugene b. Handy,
20. of 1888 No. Pearl St, and
Mona M. Wright. %, of 702 So.
Sad St; Anest Peters, a., and
Catherine classen. ~. both of 1919
So. Sawyer ST.; George w. Holl-
scher, ~, Fort Lewis. and Evelyn
o. Hunt, %. ST. Louis. Mo-; Ray
mond s. Russon. 25. Fort Lewis.
and Valera M. Sawyer. 21, Till
cum: William ID. Pfeifer. Fl. Fort
Lewis, and Alton Lewis. "a, Salt
Lake City.
Robert Earl Crounse. 20. 124p
So. Verde st.. and Betty Marie
Wildes. 10, 1877 So. Stevens Ut.
Thomas Reeves Mara, Jr., Is
ktrkwood. No., and Margaret
obreu Thrower. 20, University
City, Mo-: Hugh C. Drennen. "a
Fort Lewis, and Frieda Landers
n. 4O05 So. A ST.: Robert J
Murphy, %. Fort Lewis. and Bar.
bara steinway Bachelor, 20, New
York; Daniel ]. Tyrell. 81. Fort
Lewis. and Georgia Ruth Free.
man. 23. Yakima: George Der.
berick. Il. and lynne Martti, 90
both Of Portland. Ore; Davie
Martin. 81. 431s Mckinley ave.
and Clara Marie Emery, 81, 140,
So. Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-09
Joint American
British Command
Meets Disfavor

WASHINGTON - Creation of a
joint American British military
high command does not meet de-
mands of the British dominions
In the Far East for a general war
council, nformed diplomatic
sources said Saturday.
Only Great Britain and the
United States are represented on
the new military and naval high
command which will devise the
grand strategy in the war against
the axis. Australia and New Zea-
land have demanded that a Pacific
war council be set up in Washing
ton with representatives from all
countries involved in the eastern
war.
China and The Netherlands East
Indies have remained quiet on the
issue. but both favor the greatest
possible cooperation. The Neither
lands foreign minister, Eelco Van
Kleffens. is here comforting with
DR.. Hubertus Van Nook, lieuten-
ant governor general of the Indies,
and with other officials. Van klef-
fens and Van Nook may confer
with President Roosevelt today
about the allied position in the
Far East.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-09
John N. Canse
New President
Historical Society
In Annuql Meeting

Members of the Washington
State Historical society are here
Saturday for the annual meeting
at the historic Bonneville hotel.
The meeting opened at noon with
luncheon and was to continue
through the day.
In the election of officers there
was no opposition to the ticket
nominated by the board of cura-
tors. These included John NJ.
Csnse. of Vancouver, Wash, sue
ceeding VIM. l.. Mccormick, of
Tacoma: o. r. Sparlin, Seattle,
vice president: w. p. Bonney, sec
rotary; Guy T. Pierce, treasurer.
For the three year term on the
board of curators the only new
name on the ballot was that OF
S. A. Perkins, who takes the place
of John B. Kellogg, of Bellingham.
Curators reelected were Mrs. J. B.
Davidson, Ellensburg; j. z. Call
der, Montesano; T. c. Elliott,
Walla Walla; Leon X. Jones,
Pullman.
The principal address was given
by the new president, who spoke
on Yankee Exploits Along IN
charted Shores"