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Evening star., 1942-12-16
Victory Class Of Five
Initiated Into AImds
Temple Mysteries
Patriotic Pageant
Precedes Elaborate
Ceremony at Clubhouse

Fifty-one candidates were initiated
into mysteries of Almas Temple of
the Mystic Shrine last night at the
temple clubhouse in one of the most
elaborate ceremonials ever conducted
by the order.
The victory class" was conducted
"over the hot sands to Mecca" after
s patriotic pageant conducted by
Maj. Omer w. Clark and Capt.
Joseph Spano of the temples Legion
of Honor. The ceremonial was fea-
tured by pageant of flags of the
Allied Nations. These emblems we're
presented, one at time, escorted by
guards from the Legion of Honor,
and were assembled in a striking
array Of colors, to the accompani-
ment of patriotic music by the
Almas Temple Band.
A memorial service conducted by
the Rev. DR.. John C. Palmer paid
tribute to Al mobiles of the Shrine
who had died since the last cere-
monial in May.
OF the 81 novices introduced to
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Hotel BeIIboy Questioned
After Man Is Wounded

Police today were questioning a
hotel bellboy in connection with the
shooting and wounding of a 25-
year-old colored man in an alley
near Sixteenth and K streets NV.
yesterday afternoon.
The wounded man, LIE Roy Till
man, HOO block of Sixth street NV.
who was shot in the chest, is in
Emergency Hospital, where his con-
dition was said to be fair"
Tillman told police the shooting
occurred after an argument with
the bellboy.
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Frederick Balance 45.O0O

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. Is (Spe-
ciaD Frederick County Is closing
the calendar year with a treasury
balance Of around 900, accord
ing to a report by Harry L. McCann,
treasurer, to the Board of Super
visors. The treasurer's report in
dicated tax collections have been
good.
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the mysteries Of the order four were
initiated for Acca Temple and one
for Hadi Temple.
The list of candidates follows: For
Almas Temple
Adams, irving w. Johnston, Ralph g.
Arnberg, Carl Q. Kelley, Charles F.
Bell, william t. LeVelle, Harry s.
Benzing, Norman L. Lamar, Shelton B.
Bernstein, Cyrus Maddox John
Belts. Alfred r. Peters. Forrest T.
Cartner GeorgeI. Pickrel Resell r
Ceppos, David Reddinp William d.
conan, Sanford r. Rich, Harry L.
curtis, Kenneth l.. Richman, Milton H.
Davis, David j. Rieley A. n
Davis, Lester Z. Sabb, Joseph c.
Deckelbaum, Fred p. Smith, Lester C.
Derrickson. 9. w. Snyder, Eulan I.
Dowrick, Leonard Spund, Harry
Earle, Clarence E. Stevens James M.
Zones, Harry H. Suter Albert w
England, c. w. Terrell, George E.
Hager. Byron Z. Ussery Emory B
Hartford, Farrell Weisenberg Henry
harris, Robert +. Wiidman. Roy G
Hoffman, c. W. Wilson Thomas NJ
norman, Irwin M. Wozney MichaelJ.
For Acca Temple.
LeBeuf, Paul NJ Park, RAYMOND O.
Treger, Ely J, Sipes. Clifford Z.
For Hadi Temple.
Murray, Hugh r.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01

job that Prents Brown DOING Senator Brown
death dropped from the Pearl Hbo
bloody
the defend herself Long
sight New Hitler
lendease aid fighting him. Now the United
politics His
SHALL WAR? SHALL GO AGAIN THROUGH A
DEPRESSION LAST?
first second He
may haveth o
sighted fearless politician these
PRENTISS NJ BROWN! Of him. had
W this dictatorship AVOIDED the people of America
uU a real debt a of Michigan Prenss NJ Bropn
unfendy would be equal
in
Cast Support battle Help demo-
lasting for of whom Senator W. Norris
Independent Republican "Th the oud be almost
nreparable If he should be defeated for reelection"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
REPORTERS KNOW!

Members Of fhe Sen.
ofe Press CELERY. re-
Gently conducted an
informed vote Of fhe
two most obIe MEM
bers Of fhe Upper
Chamber. The winners
are Senator Prenfiss
M. Brown. Miehisan
Democrat, ond Sen.
ofor John A. Donoher.
. Republican, Of Con-
necfieuf."
RAY TUCKER
IN THE WARRINGTON wHisueio
OCT. ~. fs0
Evening star., 1942-02-22

gone three weeks before for the benefit
of his health. He was then more than
81 years of age, having been born in
January, 1915. He left widow. and
son by former marriage-then Col.
Arthur Macarthur, u. s. A. Regarding
the death Of this jurist, The Star Of Au-
gust %, 1896, says:
Funeral services over the body Of the
late Judge Arthur Macarthur will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the
family residence. 1901 N street NV. Rev.
DR.. Horton, who is at present supplying
the pulpit Of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, will ofaciate. The in
terment will be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
A dispatch has been received from Colo
RADIO Springs, where Col. Macarthur,
U. S. A., the son of the deceased, is at
present stationed that he could not
reach the city before Tuesday next.
Judge Macarthur was one Of the
brightest ornaments ever on the District
bench said Mr.. ]. Nota McGill, register
of wills, to Star reporter this afternoon.
He was man of sterling qualities, loved
and respected by both bench and bar; a
man of erudition and legal attain
ments.'"
"In my opinion, Judge Macarthur
was an ideal judge said Mr.. William r.
Robinson, chief deputy United States
marshal. He tempered mercy with
justice. remember on one occasion, sew
eral years after he had retired, when
Judge Macarthur entered the Criminal
Court room while a trial was In progress.
simultaneously with his appearance In
Evening star., 1942-02-22
The Macarthur Family in Washington
BY John Clagett Proctor.

Macarthur continued to serve as presi-
dent of this society until 1888.
A society of this name was organized
in the District as early as 1910, appar-
emily for special occasion, and when
this apparently ceased. it went out Of
existence. In 1870. the idea was taken
up again. resulting in the chartering of
the Association for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals,
He was also identified with the Asso-
ciated Churches Of this city.
Professor of Law.
The National University of this city
was incorporated the year before Judge
Macarthur came to the District Of Co
lumbia. It had its inception through
the suggestion Of the Blackstone Club,
q voluntary association OF so or more
young men in Government employment,
who, realizing the advantage Of regular
instruction over private and unaided
study, wished to secure the services OF
some of the practicing lawyers in the
capacity Of teachers and advisers. Will
liam B. Wedgwood became the first
vice chancellor of the university-the
chancellor at that time, and for some
years afterward, being the President OF
the United States. Justice Macarthur
soon became one of the professors in
the law department Of this institution,
and his name appears upon all the
diplomas given by this university at
least from 1872 to the time of his death
in 1896. when he was chancellor and
president of the board of regents, he
being followed in these Offices by that
grand old man, Eugene Carusi, and at
his death by the latter's son, Charles +.
Carusi.
Referring to the personal appearance
of Judge Macarthur. when he was still
on the bench, we are told: HE is tall
and straight as dart, with just enough
fullness about the belt and just enough
flush in his complexion to show the good
qualities of his cook. He is 65 years old
and is beyond question the youngest
looking gentleman of his age in Wash
ington His head is large, his forehead
regular. His hair is sprinkled with gray
and curls at the ends. His mustache
and imperial are well kept and are also
a little tinged with gray. His face Is
full of dignity, but there is q fund of
quiet humor IN his blue eye that the
close observer Is sure to detect. He
dresses with rare good taste and ele-
gance, and seen on Pennsylvania avenue
on sunny afternoon, he would be called
an exceedingly handsome man. Socially
he is justly popular. He is a good story
teller, laughs well and at the right time,
and is good listener. He is quick at
repartee, never says disagreeable things
even to make point, and is willing to
give other people a chance to tell old
stories. He is fond of dining out and
at the table he is brilliant and enter
taining-being full of anecdote, poetry,
Renaissance and good cheer" =, =
= Judge Macarthur died in Atlantic
City, on August 81, 1896, where he had
Evening star., 1942-02-22

The people Of Washington, together
with the entire Nation, rejoice in the
magnificent defense of the Philippines
which has been so capably carried on
by Gen. Douglas Macarthur, and though
our national interest naturally comes
first, yet after all, we cannot help but
say we also are proud Of this distin-
guished general because of his family's
early and close association with the
District of Columbia, where his grand
father, Arthur Macarthur, served for
many years as one of its outstanding
jurists, and where he enthusiastically
entered into the civic and spiritual
life of the community, leaving behind,
when he was called to his final rest
name that any community might well
feel proud of.
Judge Arthur Macarthur, whom we
can well call Washingtonian, and who
was the father of 1t. Gen. Arthur Mac
Arthur and the grandfather of Gen.
Dauglas Macarthur, was born in Glas-
gov, Scotland, in January, 1915. Judge
MacArthhr's father was also named Ar
thur Macarthur, and his mothers
maiden name was Sarah Macarthur (of
a different family and strange to say
both his maternal and paternal grand
fathers were named John Macarthur.
Judge MacArthur's father, according
to an early account, died when their
son was very young and the judge came
to America before he was 10 years old,
and here he had all the struggles that
boys usually have who are left to carve
out their own careers. But he must have
been resourceful and persevering since
he was educated at Amhurst, Mass, and
at the Wesleyan University, at Middle
town, Conn. His legal education was
begun in New York, and here he was
admitted to the bar in 1840, and between
this city and Springfield, Mass, he prac-
t his profession for nine years.
However, adopting Horace Greeleys
suggestion to turn your face to the
Great West and there build up home
and fortune" he moved to Milwaukee,
Wis, in 1849, where in 1851 he was elect
ed city attorney, and in 1855 Lieutenant
Governor on the ticket with Gov. Bar
stow.
The title of Barstow was disputed on
the ground that he was not actually
or maybe it was not fairly-elected. The
matter was taken to court by man
named Bashford, who was Barstows op-
ponent, but this phase of the contest
was soon settled out of court when Bar
stow resigned. The result was that Judge
Macarthur, as the acknowledged Lieu
tenant Governor, then took possession
of the Office, but as the courts later de-
cided against him, he resumed the Office
of Lieutenant Governor, which he held
until he was elected judge of the second
Wisconsin judicial circuit, then the most
important one in the State. His course
was so upright" it is said, "his decisions
so just and courageous and his bearing
so blameless" that he was reelected at
the expiration of his first term Of six
years with great unanimity.
In 1870 Judge Macarthur was ap-
pointed an associate justice OF the Su-
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preme Court Of the District Of Columbia
by President Ulysses S. Grant, and from
this time on he became conspicuous
and useful citizen Of Washington. In
1888 he retired from the court for age,
leaving behind him reputation that
any Judge might well be proud OF. In
deed, we are told that while serving
in q judicial capacity, much Of his time
was devoted to presiding over the crimi-
nal court, and that, ut is generally sup
posed that his tender disposition and
generous impulses somewhat Influenced
his decisions and prevented his admins
tration of severe sentences. The record,
however, will show that his sentences
have been quite as severe as those OF any
Of his associates. The mild, gentle
manner and the kindly tone deceived
both the prisoners and the spectators.
He did not seem to think it necessary to
be brutal to prisoner because he had
to pass sentence upon him"
AS before indicated, this distinguished
turist, soon after coming to Washington,
became identified with the civic affairs
of his adopted city, and when George T..
Angel, president of the Massachusetts
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, came to Washington to reJu-
venate a similar society here, Judge Mac
Arthur was elected its president, and this
organization was chartered under the
name Of the Washington Humane So
ciety on February 13. 1885, when it was
authorized to extend its operations to
the protection of children as well as
animals from cruelty and abuse" Judge
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to Wisconsin, to which State he went
with his father in l849, one year after
1t was given its statehood.
When the call to the colors was sound
ed in 1861, young Macarthur, then only
IT years of age, was axious to join the
Union Army, but his father at that time
opposed this course on account OF his
age, and even went so far as to employ
a detective to see that the boy did not
enlist without his consent. The next
year, however. the young mans per-
sistence caused the father not only to
agree, but he even went so far as to
secure for him commission In August,
1862. We are told he was not, from the
start, much of soldier in looks, being
inclined to be frail and seemingly timid,
which was apparent to such an extent
as to cause him to be the laughing stock
of the company. But before long the
tide turned in his favor, and his manly
department soon gained for him many
friends, and he soon was looked upon
as real soldier, determined to do his
best, and not a Weakling.
Distinguished Army Career.
His service in the Army proved the
wisdom of his appointment, and hardly
year passed by before he was PERFORM
ing acts OF bravery that caused his su-
Evening star., 1942-02-22
BY Sigrid Arne,
Wide World News.

short wave regular 12-hour daily pro-
gram of straight news-the same we
get on Main street-of editorial COM
ment from American papers, and Of
music.
Broadcast News.
That's one Of the high points for KGEI
since the war began.
They broadcast to areas where their
listeners would be killed, II they were
found listening: To areas where our
Southern Pacific Allies listen as tensely
as we do for good news, to areas flooded
by radio TOXIC with the sort Of news
the Japanese wish their neighbors to be-
neve.
So the jobs constantly exciting: Par
ticularly when they get radiograms from
Evening star., 1942-02-22
KGEI-America's Voice to the Pacific

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21.-Lights
fickered out as San Franciscans went
to bed. But on top Of Mob Hill, in a
carefully guarded hotel suite, crew of
% men knuckled down to work.
They run KGEI, the powerful short
wave radio station which beams news,
. la American, to Toxic and points
south. And midnight here Is Just good
listening time over there.
So men in shirt sleeves settled down
TO edit the news for Japan, China, Thai.
the Philippines, Burma and the Dutch
East Indies. A Chinese man translated
for his people. So did Hollander. a
Frenchman, Filpino-and q Japanese
the same one who teaches American
naval officers his language.
The program on the air at the time
was music from records. Then Jack
Bennett, the English-speaking announc-
er, picked up a message from Washing
ton. He darted into the control room.
sang out "cut me in," and then dashed
for the broadcasting room. He waited
for tho engineers signal, ana then
began to read:
This Is special message to the
Philippines from the United States.
People of the Philippines, here is a
warning from the United States Gov
ernment:
japanese troops in the Philippines
are passing out counterfeit money They
are doing this In order to strip your
stores and farms at no cost to them
selves. Do not accept this counterfeit
money made in Japan. Be on your
guard. If you give goods to the Japa-
nese in exchange for their fake money,
you are cheating your own common
wealth"
KGEI plugged that for two weeks in
several languages. Radio TOXIC kept
on jubilantly telling the South Pacific
people the Filipinos were welcoming
with open arms their yellow brothers
from Nippon-with overtones that it
would be q good idea for brown and
yellow people all the way around.
Then suddenly the squeeze play
worked. Radio TOXIC announced the,
death penalty for any Filipino who re-
fused to take money from Japanese
soldier. So, pouff. went radio TOKIO's
ether legend about Japan's happy re-
ception In Manila. That's one of the
high points for KGEI since the war
began. Most Of the time the men here
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Lord Haw Haw in Toxic. They still
wonder who he is and they'd like to-.
KGEI quickly denied the phony broad
cast, and Immediately started sending its
programs over three to five beams to the
Orient so listeners can pick them up on
several dial spots. No more such tricks
have been pulled by the Toxic Haw Haw.
Tokio's Broadcasts.
But his voice keeps putting out Tokio's
newscasts. He gets relief some nights
from q man whose English is good. but
whose voice is cultural. KGEI guesses
he's German.s
KGEI started out three years ago as
a goodwill gesture by General Electric.
which owns the station. E. T. (Buck)
Harris, the former Salt Lake City news
paperman who directs the station. says
its holding its listeners even though the
country has gone to war.
The men here have heard It's KGET
which supplies Gen. Chang Kai-shek
with his round the world news. His wife
catches the English newscasts and trans
lates them for the general. In the Philip
pines Gen. Macarthur has received them,
and they've been rebroadcast for the
Philippines, although the Japanese have
commanded Filipinos to turn in their
short-wave sets.
There's joker on that subject: Toxic
forbids short-wave sets to her own people,
but she flooded all the other Southern
Pacific countries with cheap sets so they
could pick up radio TOXIC. KGEI sus-
poets all 1t did was to greatly enlarge
the KGEI audience.
The American flyers over the Burma
road recently asked for swing music.
They got it. Then they wanted sports
news. They'll get that.
Music for Macarthur.
1t was KGE1 which beamed Bing
Crosby to MacArthur's men after the
general had requested it. Now Buck Har-
ris has big project for Bataan Penin-
sula- It started with a telegram from
q wife of a soldier on Bataan. She
wanted KGEI to send her husband her
love. And his sons love on his birthday.
That nearly buckled Buck. He phoned
the War Department. He wants to set
aside some time each week for personal
messages to the men from their families.
That will take some double-ehecking to
keep out any tricky Japateurs. The War
Department seemed TO Ike 1t.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

the Burma road, the Borneo jungle, and
even smuggled letters from Toxic itself
from Japanese.
But there are high points.
Take the night KGEI heard its own
music program broken by a "KGEI,"
which announced excitedly that Japanese
bombers were over San Francisco, bombs
had begun to fall. half the city was in
flames. That sort Of news could be
dynamite in the hooks and crannies OF
the South Pacific, where haf-iterate
millions may not have made up their
minds.
KGEI men rubbed their eyes. Below
them lay peaceful, brightly lighted San
Francisco. Not a bomb. they listened
carefully to the phony 'KGEI." 1t was
an American voice, some sort of new
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Wright, U. S. A. Getired), and Thomp-
son H. Alexander, esq, the friends of the
neighborhood.
"Of the active, paHbearers Hugh T.
Taggert. esq, assistant district attorney.
and Job Barnard, second vice president,
representing the bar association; Messrs.
Williams and Meigs, the clerks Office Of
the Supreme Court of the District. and
Messrs. Paul L. Steele and William F.
Guide, the Spencerian Business College,
before whom Judge Macarthur delivered
a course of IS lectures on business law"
After reading this account in The Star,
the writer hunted up the grave of
Judge Macarthur in Rock Creek Gene
terry, and found it marked with an ark
shaped stone of pleasing design, bearing
on one side the inscription:
ARTHUR Macarthur
1S15-1896
Mary E. Macarthur
1S24-1S99.
1t is not death, but life and rest"
The only son of Judge Macarthur was
also named Arthur Macarthur, and he
became an outstanding man-not as
jurist, but as soldier, holding, as he
did, at the time Of his death, the rank
of lieutenant general of the Army.
Though Gen. Macarthur was born in
Massachusetts,, his appointment to the
Army as first lieutenant was credited
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periors to recommend him for decora-
ton, and medal of honor was awarded
him for coolness and conspicuous bravery
in action in seizing the colors Of his
regiment at critical moment and plant
ing them on the captured works on the
crest OF Missionery Ridge, Tenn, on
November 25, 1853.
From the rank Of first lieutenant and
adjutant, 28th Wisconsin Volunteers, Au-
gust "a, 1862, he jumped to the rank
Of major in January, 1854 March 13,
1865, for gallant and meritorious services
in the Battles of Perryville, KY; Stone
River. Tenn; Mission Ridge and Dan
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Macarthur Funeral.

The next day The Star said of the
funeral:
1.-THE funeral Of Judge Macarthur, who
died Wednesday afternoon at Atlantic
City, took place this afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock, from his late home, 1901 N street
NV. The services were conducted by
Rev. Dr. Horton, who is acting as pastor
Of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church during the absence of DR.. Rad
cliffe. During the services the Apollo
Quartet sang The Shining Shore the
favorite hymn OF the late jurist. The
interment was made in Rock Creek
Cemetery. The floral offerings were
choice and tasteful, especially those sent
by the Bar Association and the WASH
ington Humane Society.
"Of the honorary pallbearers, Judge
Cox represented the judiciary of the Dis
trict; Judge S. F. Phillips, Walter D.
Davidge, J. E. Norris and Campbell Car
rington, esqrs., representing the bar at
large. Profs. H. o. Claughton and
Thomas Wilson, the National University,
of which Judge Macarthur was chancel-
lor and president, and Gen. .>Horatio G..
Evening star., 1942-02-22

ridge, Ga, he was given the brevet rank
of lieutenant colonel The brevet, rank
of colonel was given him at the same
time for gallant and meritorious service
in the Battle of Franklin, Tenn. and the
Atlanta campaign. He was mustered
out of the volunteer service in June. 1865,
and on February %. 1866, he was COM
missioned first lieutenant in the 17th
Infantry. .-.-
Soon after the declaration Of war with
Spain in 1898, and the destruction OF the
Spanish Asiatic feet by Admiral Dewey,
Gen. Arthur Macarthur was made q
brigadier general Of volunteers and sent