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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-05
Parasites

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No one wants-particularly in a
time of war-to defend that unpleas-
ant breed of people to whom the word
parasite justly can be applied. If
needed war workers are unable to
find living quarters because of erich
social parasites" who, preempting
the great houses, come here merely
because Washington is an exciting
place to spend the winter, then dis
lodging them is sound proposal
clearly in the national interests.
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But, when Mr.. Roosevelt, at his
press conference last week, brought
up the subject of parasites and talked
about his power to drive them out of
Washington, he certainly opened wide
the door to inquiry as to his attitude
toward the parasites within the Adj
ministration as we'll as those without.
1t was inevitable and natural that
many should rush forward to point
out that the social parasites whom
Mr.. Roosevelt accuses of crowding
Washington are utterly insignificant
compared to the political parasites
for whom he is personally respon-
sible. Expanding the definition of
parasites, as he did to make it in
clude those who clutter up the city
without performing any useful func-
ton, he indicts his own Administra-
ton. Perhaps, if he had realized this
he would not have brought the sub
ject up-even if he had to miss the
qualification of stimulating press
conference.
The truth is that never in the his
tory of the country has anyone con-
ceived Of so vast an army of useless
individuals as are now on the Gov
eminent pay rolls. This was true be-
fore the defense organization was set
up in 1910. In the eight years fol-
lowing 1882 the New Deal created so
many new boards, commissions,
agencies and authorities that the
number of jobholders in the District
of Columbia had more than doubled.
With 133,645 civilian employees in
Washington, this Administration ex-
ceeded in peacetime by more than
10000 the payroll record of the Will
son Administration in 1918, when the
first World War was at its peak
Since June 80, 1910, more than $4,000
additional employees have been added
to the rolls in Washington. They are
now going on at the rate of thou
sand a week. Before the war has gone
ANOTHER year the number of civilian
Government employees in the District
will approximate 100000.
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This just does not make sense 1t
has no relation whatever to effici-
ency. Actually, the sheer size of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-05
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
By FRANK R. KENT

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by per-
mission,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-02-05

1t was announced that the Kelly
Springfield plant in Cumberland had
received a contract to manufacture
shells for the government. About 800
will be employed.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Judge hattingIy Recalled
To Fill In at D. T.. Court

Judge Robert E. Mattingly, who
retired as Municipal Court judge
July 9, has been recalled to service
for period of three or four months
to fill the place of Judge Aubrey B.
Fennell, new appointee, who has
been i'll and unable to assume his
duties.
Presiding Judge George P. Barse
announced yesterday that Judge
Mattingly would begin serving Mon
day. Judge Barse, praising the re-
tired jurist's fine, cooperative
spirit" in taking the assignment,
said his services were needed be-
cause of the volume of work at the
court.
Jurge Fennell, who has not taken
his oath of Office and is not draw
ing a salary, received from the
Justice Department special extern
sion of the time for assuming his
duties, Judge Barse said. The SEN
ate already has confirmed his ap-
pointment, which was made along
with the reorganization of Municipal
Court.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Funeral Services Monday
For Charles W. ReicheIf

Funeral services for Charles w.
Reichelt, 81, plumbing and heating
contractor of 3100 Upshur street,
Mount Rainier, Md, who died
Thursday, will be held at 230 pm
Monday at the Nalley Funeral
Home, 1900 Rhode Island avenue,
Mount Rainier. Burial will be in
Lincoln Park Cemetery
Born in Leipsig, Germany, Mr.
Reichelt came to this country in
1910. He was a naturalized citizen
and had lived for the past 81 years
at Mount Rainier.
Mr.. Reichelt was active in city and
county politics, although he never
held a political Office. He was an
active member of the Young Mems
Democratic Club of Prince Georges
County, and of the Chillum District
Democratic Club. He also served
as treasurer of the Mount Rainier
carnival, held to raise money for the
new community. &
Mr.. Reichelt was plumbing and
heating contractor for Greenbelt
Government housing project in
Prince Georges County.
Surviving are a son, Herbert w.
Reichelt; two grandchildren, and a
brother, Arthur Reichelt of Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
WAVES 10 Accept
Enlisted Personnel
Beginning Friday
Members to Be Sent
To Training Schools
In Middle West

Enlisted personnel will be in
Quoted into the WAVES for the first
time next Friday, it was announced
today at the Naval Ofacer Procure
ment Office, at 1920 G street NV.
Thus far, only officer candidates
have been inducted. According to
needs for personnel these apprentice
seamen, as they are known, were
either Immediately sent to the in
doctrination school at Smith College
or were put on inactive duty pend
ing future requirements.
Candidates for enlistment must
be between 20 and 36 years of age
and be high schools graduates, The
classif1cations needed Immediately
are storekeepers, yeomen (office
clerks and radio operators.
Training schools will be opened
early next month at the University
of Wisconsin, the University of IN
diana in Bloomington and at Okla
homa A. and M. University in Still
water.
The following young women have
to date been inducted as officer
candidates at the local procurement
office:
Anne Justine Lambrecht, Meridian
Hill Hotel; Mary Elizabeth Curran,
2218 Bunkerhill road NE; Elena
Jeannette Foster, 102 North Garfield
street, Arlington; Dorothy Patricia
Hough, COS Arlington Village,
Arlington; Elizabeth Catherine
Riggs, 1910 S street NV; Nancy
Hargis Bach, jackson, KY: Edna
May McElwain, 1923 Alabama ave-
nue. Sc; Beulah May Griffin, Round
Bay, Severna Park, Md; Arnetta
Stewart, 1914 Madison street NV;
Julia Gertrude Brown, 5316 Fourth
street NV; Mary Catherine Lyme,
SOL West Broad street, Falls Church.
Other Candidates.
Ann Alberta Cain, 1406 Emerson
street NV; Patricia Ann McDon-
aid, 1927 Lamont street NV; Mar
gerry Ann Updegraff, 1901 Kenyon
street NV; Frances G. Van Keuren,
103 West Bradley lane, Chevy Chase;
Vivian Eulalia Bono, 3947 Harrison
street NV; Regina Marie LAWNS,
1926 Quesada street NV; Helena
Frieda Axtheln, 3l00 New Mexico
avenue; Carrie Margaret Bohrer,
1886 Woodstock avenue, Forest
Glen; Nancy Alton Slayter, 112 Duke
of Gloucester street, Annapolis;
Helen Marjorie Keeler, 800 Seven
teenth place NV.
Bertha Alice Henson, 5128 Lough-
boro road Beverly Boyd Baker, 2511
Woodley road NV; Elizabeth Wini-
fred Anderson, 1887 Thirty-fourth
street NV; Alma Francina Stone
sifer, 312 South Samuel street,
Charles Town, w. Va; Beth Louise
Mackey, 201 Aigburth road, Towson,
Md; Elizabeth Knapp Ender, 5402
Carleview road, Baltimore; Dixie
Dummit, ia Ingraham street NV;
Grace Muriel Jefferson. 1909 Wind
ing way, Baltimore, and Margaret
Miriam Dahm, 4014 Seventh street.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Rites Scheduled Today
For Mrs. Georqina LyIes

Funeral services for Mrs. Georg-
ina Emily Wilson Lyles, 66, resi-
dent of the Washington area for
80 years, who died Thursday follow
ing a stroke at her home, 50O6
Fourth street NV, were set for
l pm. today at the Hines Funeral
Home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV
A private burial service was ar
ranged.
Mrs. Lyles was the widow OF
Arthur Lambert Lyles, a civilian
employe of the Army stationed al
Fort Humphrey. Va, who died in
1880.
Born in Canada. Mrs. Lyles was
the daughter of John Wilson, a
native of London who became one
of the pioneer builders of Roanoke
Va. He designed Hollins College
the Hotel Roanoke and other build
ings there.
Surviving are a daughter. Miss
Maude E. Lyles, and son, Harry
A. Lyles, both of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
WASHINGTON,
High Schools
To Open Glasses
At $50 Again
Elementary Grades
Will Return to
9 AM. Schedule

Last years experiment of $50
am. starting hour for District public
schools will be continued in the
case of Junior and senior high
schools when school opens Septem-
ber 81, it was announced yesterday
by Robert L. Haycock, acting super
intendent of schools. Elementary
schools will go back to the am.
opening hour.
The Anacostia Junior Senior High
School. crowded for the third year
beyond its capacity, will continue
its staggered opening hours of 8;l5
m. for the 9th through the 18th
grades: 1890 am. for 7-B to 8-B
students, and 12;45 pm. for IA
students. The IA students, it has
been announced, will have to forgo
music and art instruction. classified
as minor subjects. until opening of
the Kramer Junior High School In
February.
Set up in the second semester last
| spring. the $50 am. starting hour
was designed to relieve congestion
| of both war workers and school
children on buses and streetcars.
The elementary grades are going
back to the am. hour, it was ex-
planned, because it was discovered
that comparatively few elementary
school pupils used public transporta-
ton to go to and from classes.
The school officials also discovered
that closing hour of $3.50 pm.
found the smaller children too IA
tigued to learn anything In ad-
dition, the early darkness of the
winter months was considered a
hazard as far as the younger chill
dren were concerned.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
D. {. Medical Service Use
By Nearby Citizens Studied

A survey of physicians and hos
pital facilities to determine how
many persons in nearby Virginia
and Maryland are dependent on
District medical services will be
completed within 10 days, DR.. F. x.
McGovern, chairman of the District
Procurement and Assignment Serv-
ice for Physicians, Dentists and Vet
erinarians, announced today.
Letters have been sent to District
doctors, requesting them to report
how many patients they have treated
during the week of August 80 to
September 5 and how many of the
patients live in adjacent States
within the Metropolitan Arear, DR..
McGovern said.
Representatives of the Procure
ment and Assignment Service are
conducting the survey from the
District of Columbia Medical So
ciety's headquarters, 1718 M street
NV.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
National Art Gallery Plans
Series Of Week -end Films

Beginning this week, the National
Gallery Of Art will present week -end
film programs throughout Septem-
Der to illustrate lectures on various
aspects of art appreciation.
Performances will be given at 2:15
and $3.50 pm. on Saturdays and at
3, S and 3 pm. on Sundays.
This weeks program consists of
a lecture on ''The Medieval Spirit
and a film entitled, Mont Saint
Michel" September 1918, the film,
Versailles, Royal City" will be used
as part of a talk on Fountains for
a Kings Garden" The third film
in the series will be Ballet of the
Paris Opera" and will be shown with
talk on "Degas, Painter of the
Dance" Last program of the month
will show Main Street of Paris"
with the talk, Paris Interpreted"
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Rev. R. B. EchoIs Accepts
Call to Richmond PULPIT

The Rev. Robert B. Echols, who
recently has been supplying the
pulpit at st. Georges Church, Ar
lington, Va, has accepted a call to
st. Johns Church, Richmond, Va,
scene of Patrick Henry's famous ora
ton.
Mr.. Echols, who is rector of st.
Luke's Episcopal Church, Weiser,
Idaho, has been visiting in Virginia
this summer on the invitation of
the Rev. H. st. George Tucker, pre-
siding bishop.
st. Johns Church has been with
out a rector since the Rev. Hugh w.
Sublett, D. D., died last November.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Bodies Of Man and Boy
Recovered After Drowning

Two persons. a 60-year-old man
and an 1l-year-old colored boy,
were drowned in accidents here
yesterday.
Eldon Allen Akerley, 60, fell from
the sea wall at Twenty-seventh
and F streets NV into the Poto-
mac River. His body was recovered
by harbor police. He had been
fishing when the accident occurred.
The body is at the morgue, pend
ing location of relatives.
William Nelson, 1916 Eleventh
street, NV, was drowned in a
pond in the rear of the United Clay
Products Co., New York avenue and
Bladensburg road NE.
Police said the boy stepped into
deep hole and drowned before
help could reach him. The body
was recovered by the Fire Depart
ment Rescue Squad.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
M. P. of Modern Army Trained
As Gentleman and Diplomat
He Must Be Able to Fight, if Necessary,
But Brains Come Before Dull Brown

their clubs in holsters especially pro-
vided for them. A military police
man, according to the present order
never must draw his club unless he
actually intends to use it. Nothing
is more likely to cause riot, military
police officers believe, than shaking
a club at a soldier or jabbing him
with it.
During the last war the American
military police sometimes got bao
reputations-especially in Paris after
the armistice where soldiers came
on leave for a good time, sometimes
got drunk and were rolled" ano
often lost their passes. Probably the
majority of the Paris M. Ps were de-
cent fellows but few have been pic
tured as devils incarnate. There
were near riots and some bad scan
dals.
The situation finally was cleared
up when former officer of the
Pennsylvania State constabulary
suggested that all the men on duty
at AEF leave centers be men who
had seen service at the front, so
far as possible men with wound
stripes. The American soldier, he
held, was not a vivious fellow and
was perfectly willing to cooperate
but he didn't like to be bossed
around when he was out for good
time.
The present NJ Ps have more far
reaching duties than their prede-
cessors. Among these is the exami-
nation and handling of prisoners of
war. This requires especially COM
petent lnguists Men with a fair
knowledge of japanese now are
especially in demand. The men
being selected for this service are
nearly all college men with excep-
tionally high intelligence quotas.
They are trained in photography
and fingerprinting. There are also
escort companies used in guarding
war prisoners. These units generally
are composed of men who, because
OF age or physical disability, are not
suitable for combat duty.
Another type of military police
organization consists of the occupa-
tional police. AS American forces
penetrate enemy territory, the towns
and villages through which they
pass must be policed to prevent the
Outbreak of guerrilla warfare in the
rear of the advancing army. Arms
must be located and seized, curfews
established and the movements of
civilian populations controlled.
This perhaps, is the highest duty
expected of the M. P. 1t requires
men conversant with languages,
diplomats and gentlemen. The Job,
1t is hoped, never will be one Of put
ting down trouble among conquered
civilians, but of so ordering the sit
uation that no such trouble will de-
velop.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Servicemen Allowed
To Continue Travel
In Afraid Drills
Instructions Issued
By Gen. Lewis Covering
Alurms in District

Instructions went out today from
Brig. Gen. John T. Lewis, command
ing general Of the, military district
Of Washington, for the movement OF
service personnel during an afraid
practice drill or alarm. va -
The special orders followed ques-
ton raised by the commissioners
after a recent blackout on how men
in uniform were to get back to their
posts when all traffic stopped.
Officers in uniform, travelling on
foot, in private cars or in taxicabs
will be allowed to continue. The
same will apply to service personnel
in formation or in groups. This is
intended to include enlisted men who
may be in theaters or other public
places.
U. S. Vehicles Can Move.
The senior enlisted man in each
instance will form all available men
and conduct them to the nearest
duty station, according to Gen.
Lewis order.
Government vehicles, singly or in
conveys, also will be permitted to
travel during drills or alarm periods.
Enlisted men, when their duties
require them to move individually
during alarm periods and when
carrying proper Identification, are
to continue.
Under Gen. Lewis order, officers
will show proper identification on
request and enlisted personnel,
whose duties require them to move
individually during alarm periods,
are to be furnished with special
identification card signed by their
organization commander.
Instructions Issued.
The following instructions were is
sued to military personnel away
from units:
They are to report to their units
or duty stations.
If possible, they are to report to
various emergency duty stations, the
locations of which are known by
members of Army and Navy per-
sonnel, where they are to await
further orders.
If they are not permitted to move
during the emergency, they are to
report as soon as the emergency is
passed to their regular stations or
to an emergency duty station.
Evening star., 1942-09-05

II
concerning persons repoyted
missing should communicate
a0tth the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, Na-
tional 1000.
James Leon Scheuch, Is, 6 feet
inch, ITO pounds, blue eyes, brown
hair, wearing khaki shirt and trous-
ers; missing from Hyattsville,, Md,
since Saturday.
Joseph Jacobs, 13, feet 4 inches.
135 pounds, brown hair, scar on
upper left arm, scar on left cheek.
wearing brown trousers and shoes,
blue coat; missing from Cleveland,
Ohio, since August 18.
Robert Levan, &c, S feet 10 inches.
100 pounds, wearing gray suit, tan
sweater. brown shoes: missing from
3638 Horner place Sc, since We'd
nesday.
Clifton Wells, Is, 5 feet 8 inches,
132 pounds, blue eyes, blond hair;
missing from Savannah, Ca, since
September /.
Ray B. Hanna, so, feet, ITO
pounds, blue eyes, gray hair, upper
front tooth out, we .aing blue trous-
ers, white shoes, light tan silk shirt,
wearing Masonic ring; missing from
618 c street NE, since September 3.
Sennie Elsie Camp, %, colored. S
feet 3 inches, 100 pounds, wearing
black and white dress, black shoes;
missing from GOT Ninth street NE,
since August 28.
Louis Earl Harris, IA, colored, 5
feet 5 inches, 125 pounds, brown
eyes, black hair, wearing light blue
pin-Striped blue trousers, brown
shoes; missing from 1929 Sixth
streetNN.W. since Monday.
Eugene Cunningham, Is, colored,
5 feet 8 inches, 100 pounds, wear.
ing blue shirt, dungarees, brown
shoes, gray felt hat: missing from
80 Ocean street NV. since Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Funeral TO Be Held Today
For Mrs. Mary |. Lee, II

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary I.
Lee, 70, widow of DR.. Willis T. Lee
and former resident of Washing
ton, who died yesterday at Syracuse,
N. Y. were to be held at 2 pm. to-
day at the Hines funeral home, 29O1
Fourteenth street NV, with the
Rev. Fred S. Buschmeyer officiating.
A native of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Lee was member of the Congre-
gational Church here.
Surviving are a son, Dana w. Lee
OF Cleveland; a daughter, Mrs. John
I. Hopkins, Syracuse, and brother,
DR., Samuel D, Ingram, Los Angeles
Burial was to be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Army 10 Build
Big Airfie|d al
Camp Springs
Notices to Vocute
$3.50 Acres Sent
.l25 Families

Between 300 and 1000 persons in
the Camp Springs Meadows (Md)
area were believed affected today by
notices to vacate approximately
$3.50 acres of farm and woodland by
September "a to make way for con-
struction of large Army airf1eld.
About 125 families of the area al
ready have received notices of con-
demnation proceedings, and an
other rs to 80 are to be served, 1t
was estimated today.
The War Department shortly
before noon today announced that
it had authorized construction of
IAN Air Corps installation" in Prince
Georges County to cost in excess of
100000.
Work already has begun, the an
nouncement said, and is under
supervision of the Washington dis
trict office of the Corps of Engineers.
Notices Mention Airfield.
The notices, issued in Baltimore by
United States District Court Judge
w. Calvin Chesnut, stated the petit
ton was brought before the court
under instruction of the Attorney
General and at the request of the
Secretary of War" for the construc-
ton of the Camp Springs Meadows
(Md) airfield, and for other public
uses"
The petitioners listed were Will
liam H. Driver, special assistant to
the Attorney General, and Joseph
McGovern, jr., special attorney for
the Justice Department.
Land owners were given 10 days
after September IA to show reasons
why the land should not be con-
demned, according to notices re-
ceived by residents. The notice point
ed out that money had been appro-
priated to acquire the land for the
Government.
Meanwhile, it was learned that
War Department field Office had
.~heen established at Marlboro to
handle negotiations between prop
erty owners and the Government.
One hundred and ten parcels Of
land are involved in the area. While
there are only two large estates in
the district, the majority of farms
affected have been subdivided and
either leased or sold to families.
Much of the area Is in timber and
not now in use.
Pyles Estate Largest.
The largest single farm is the
Pyles estate of 300 acres at Camp
Springs, owned by DR.. Chester Pyles
of Washington. according to Robert
M. Hardy, owner of a general store
at Meadows. The second largest
estate is the 150-acre farm owned
by DR.. w. w. Steward.
Both farms have been growing
corn, tobacco and wheat, most of
which already had been harvested.
Mr.. Hardy, who has operated his
store for II years, is among those
receiving notices. Another is Mrs.
Grace Armstrong, who has farmed
her 20-acre place for 40 years.
The site selected for the air field
figured in controversy in 1887 when
it was proposed as q site for an air
port to serve Washington.
Mr. Hardy said he had talked to
q number of families in the area
and that they were willing to make
the sacrifice 1'if the Government
needs an airport here" He added
that they ''hated to lose their
homes" but were ready to go when
ordered.
Evening star., 1942-09-05
Doc Gets Home From Orient

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. (P.-
Paul Lutey, former district passen-
ger agent for the American Presi-
dent Lines in Shanghai, couldn't
get passage home on the Gripsholm,
so he sent his dog, Robin, 3-year-
old cocker spaniel, who reached his
Seattle home yesterday after 20,-
ooo-mile trip from Shanghai in
ternment camp.