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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09
Mlada Boleslav a Melnik jsoU
mestv beg ZidHE.

New York (CTK) - Prazsky
list "Der Neue Tag" uverejnil
27. ledna tuto zpravu:
" Vramci pTem1sten1 zid1 z
jedontlivych protektoratn1ch O.
kres1 opustili poslednf Eide
Mladou Boleslav, takze nyn1 j
toto mesto jest bez Zid1. Take
z Meln1ka zmizely v posledn1
dobe 1plne zidovske zlute hive
zdy. Vsichni melnict1 Eide by
Ii poslani ma praci do jinych
krajin.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09
ceskoslovensko blahopreje
k vyroci Raj.

Londyn (CTK) = Ministr
Jan Masaryk a general mgr,
ceskoslovensky ministr narodni
obrany, zaslali Siru Archibald
du Sinclairovi, britskemu statni
mu letectv1 u pTflezitosti rs,
vyroci zalozeni Raj, v nemz
vyjadrili uspokojen1, re v po-
slednfch tfech letech byla ces-
koslovenskym letc1m poskytnu
ia vitana p~r1lezitost bojoyati S
britskymi letci Sc zakladem ma
britskem pobTezf.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09
Z naseho mladi.

Mnohdykrat vzpom1nam naseho mladf,
re jsme nell brambory kazdicky den,
my jsme je nejedli tax tuze radi,
vzdyt byly brambory trikrat "a den.
Jen O posvfceni byla nekdy husa,
a take slepice, vzdy S kaldounem,
ma ktere sc tesla ia nase pusa,
bylo toho pokazde kousfcek jen.
Vzdyt mas bylo ku stolu nekdy az deset,
mnoho-li mohlo zbyt pro kazdeho,
kolikrat jedenacty 81 AMI messed,
vzdyt mista nebylo jz zadneho.
TAX pojedl We stole, jenom kdyz dostal,
kousek busy, knedliku neb slepice,
pri tom jfdle v koutku treba 81 postal,
neb 81 to.treba wal do cepice.
PAX 81 S tim vysel pod klenbu nebes,
vzdyt jsme pTece NELL posvfcenf,
kdyz nedostal dosti tax ami nehles,
presla mu dalsi hut ma to chteni.
Piece z mas kazdy rad vzpomfna Vlasti,
kdo NIUE tax Sc rad pod1va tam,
mnohy z mas zapomel ma vsecky ~strasti,
vzdyt nam ia rodna zem jest jake chram.
:. mora 1913. JAN J. H
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09

V 1rednf zprave sovetskeho
vrchn1ho velitelstvf vydane o
p1lnoci dine 2. dubna sc prav1
mezi jinym:
V jednom useku fronty (na
severnfm Donci) byly ceskoslo-
venskou vojenskou jednotkou
zrfzenou V SSSR pod velenfm
plukovn1ka Svobody provedeny
1speSne operace. Jizne cd me-
sta "X" byli vojaci teto jednot-
ky pTepadeni sedesati ~nepTatel-
skymi tanky a kulometnymi
oddly. Vojaci ceskoslovenske
jednotky bojovali sebeobetave
po cely den a noe a odrazili vse
chny 1toky hitlerovcG. V prG-
b6hu boje 10 nemeckych tank1
bylo zniceno a nebo spaleno a
asi 400 n6meckych kulometci-
XII zabito. Jiny oddfl ceskoslo-
venske vojenske jednotky mi
Gil tri nemecke tanky, zpGsobil
nepr1teli ztraty a splnil tax u
kol ulozeny mu velenlm."
Je to prvnf 1Tednf zprava o
cinnosti ceskoslovenske vojen-
ske jednotky v SSSR cd te do
by, kdy lednu odesla ma from
tn, a je to zprava, ktera napln1
pychou kazdeho Cechoslovaka
a Dude zejmena svatkem pro
narod We stare vlasti. Nen1 po-
chybnosti, re Sc tato zprava 81.
II dnes pc celem Ceskosloven-
sku cd list k 1st1m, a re napl-
nuje mas lid novou odhodlano-
stf bojovat proti nepTiteli a po-
skytuje mt move silly, ably w.
drzel nejhorsf. Neni pochyb-
nostf, re dnes nasf Tide Sc diva
il nemeckym kat1m S odvahou
do ocf.
20 tank1 a 400 zabitych
Nemc1 = to je nez prvnf splat-
ka "a vsechno Cd Mnichova az
pc Lidice, co Nemci zpGsobili
ceskoslovenskemu narodu. Je
to prvnf splatka, ktere budou
nasledovat cetne dals1, a my ne
smime zapomenout, re "a MOI
most vsechno utrpeni Nemc1m
splacet vdecime hrdinne Rude
armada a velkemu Sovetskemu
svazu.
Vfme, re ceskoslovenska vo-
jenska jednotka SSSR je nez
velmi malou castf obrovskych
vojenskych teles, ktere Sc ma
vychodni fronte bill S Nemci,
Okolnost, re O vykonu teto ma
lie cast Sc podava v 1rednlm O.
znamenl vrchn1ho velitelstvi
podrobna zprava,, svedcf o tom
re vykon teto jednotky 81 "a.
slouzil pochvaly. Citovanf v u.
rednfm rozkaze je jednfm z
nejvysslch vojenskych vyzna'
menani.
Wine take, re veta o sebeo.
betav6m boji znamena, re ces'
koslovenska jednotka utrpels
take ztraty. HrdinGm, ktef
pod ceskoslovenskym prapo
rem padli kdesi u mesta "X'
ma severnfm Donci v boji "a O
svobozeni bratrske ruske zemi
a "a osvobozen1 sve ceskoslo
venske vlasti platf nehynouc
slava, s nfz Dude ma ne vecn'
pamatovat narod.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09
Nsmci vyvrazdili polske cikan,

LOndyn (ONA) = Poole
hlaseni predaka polskych cika-
nj Kwieka, jemuz Sc podaTilo
uniknouti ma blizky vychod,
Nemci vyvrazdili v techto
dnech We Wine ma diva tislce
polskych cikanI.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09
RumIHv navrh vracen vyboru

Dunn zastupc1 postal zp6t
do vyboru RumlGv navrh zako-
ma, navrhujfcfho, ably vlada
"zapomela" ma jednorocnf dan
z pr1jmu a zavedla dan "pay-
as-you-go", totiz kazde tFi me-
Size. Vybor ma nyn1 "a 1kol
vypracovat novy danovy plan.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09
CSL. ODDLY v RUSKU ZNI-
CILY % TANK0 A ZABILY
400 NEMCU.

Sovetska uredni zprava ozna.
mule prvni boje ceskosloven.
skych oddilHH. - Prvni splatka
NSmcIGm "a vsechno utrpeni.-
ceskoslovenske oddly bojuji
ma severnim Donci. - Sebeobe-
tave chovani csl. vojakI.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-04-09

Psano Z. unora 8 4
Evening star., 1943-08-08

Lindsay, whose house was painted yellow
for many years. It Is probable that It was
this property that later became the Wild
mayer home. Just south Of this was the
well known schuet7en Park Of fond
memory.
Close by was also the home Of j. Major,
and back toward the Soldiers Home lived
at later date a Mrs. Major, a dress
maker.
Charles G. Page and Mrs. M. G. w.
White were either neighbors or owned
property in this vicinity. To the south
of Park road was the country residence
of Henry H. Mcpherson, pharmacist
who erected the building at the south
west corner of Ninth and H streets
NV, where for some years he had his
city residence and drug store, after NOV
ing from the corner of Seventh and H
streets. just to the east. He also at one
time had drug store at the corner of
Ninth and N streets.
DR.. Mcpherson was valuable citizen
and took interest in sports, and the kites
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affecting internal Security whether
civilian naval or military.
Mr.. Hoover, who has been with the
Department of Justice for more than
quarter of century and director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation since
1924 is a native Washingtonian, born
here 48 years ago. He has received many
honors "at home and abroad" including
Commander of the Royal Order Crown
Of Rumanla and Commandery Cross of
the Order of the Star of Rumania. He
has had many honorary academic degrees
conferred upon him and is the author
of several standard works connected
with his professional position.
The biggest fuel dealer in the world
today, and of all time is Brig. Gen Will
liam E. R. Covell whose herculean job
in this time of oil and gasoline shortage
is to keep our mechanical Army, the
only one in all history that is thoroughly
all-on-wheels moving. The Army supply
ships and ransports-anything that car
ries fighting man and his supplies and
equipment, are under his jurisdiction
than the Navy, including the new Liberty
Ships. On June 25, last, he was promoted
to general. became director of the Fuels
and Lubricants Division, Office of the
Quartermaster General, for which job
he was hand-picked by Gen. Somervell.
Heads New Division
This new division. headed by Gen
Covell, former Central High School
boy and former assistant Engineer Com
missioner of the District, concentrates
all of the staff functions relating to the
Army's gasoline, motor oil, coal, fuel oil,
coke and lubricating grease Except
those connected with weapons and air.
planes. 1t is handling the procurement,
storage and distribution of all containers
for fuel and lubricants Its responsible
ties include supplying the coal needed to
heat Army posts-Alaska, Iceland, etc
camps and stations; gasoline and motor
oil to keep the Army trucks moving
around the world; fuel and lubricating
oil for the Army Transport Service and
it's thousands of boats ranging from the
huge transports to small harbor craft;
gasoline and grease for the Armored
Forces tanks, and numerous other
duties.
Col. Covell graduated from Central
High School in 1910, was honor graduate
in the Glass of 1915 at West Point in
the same class with Gen. Eisenhower.
and has a long record of service in the
Army Prior to appointment to his pres
ent post he was division engineer in the
Caribbean area in charge Of Army con-
struction work In the Caribbean Islands
and Northern South America.
Evening star., 1943-08-08
dheadouar lGoraaa onS ptember12

mira Caulkins Lewis, who emigrated to
Delaware County. Ohio, in 1904, where
the son, Joseph C. Lewis, was born Sep
tember 20, 1906. On April 30 1880, he
married in Greenville, N. Y, Mary
Knowles, in the ancestral home of the
Knowles family.
In politics Mr.. Lewis was a Wing, and
an ardent supporter of William Henry
Harrison in the political campaign of
1840, making speeches and aiding as far
as possible in the generals election. He
was rewarded with clerkship in Wash
ington, and thither he removed with his
family where he was domiciied in sew
eral homes on Capitol Hill, which in
those early days was the fashionable To-
cality of the Nations Capital Probably
the best known of his residences was the
old Tunnecliff House, one of Washing
tons earliest hotels. 1t was also known
as the Eastern Branch Hotel, and was
opened in the fall of 1896 by William
Tunnecliff, an Englishman.
The death of President Harrison oc-
casioned the loss of Mr.. Lewis official
position. Upon advice of friends he Wis
tied New York City and returned as the
agent FOR several fire and life insurance
companies. He opened an office on the
second floor of building next to the
corner of E street on Seventh street,
renting from the Mattingly family. At
that time this was the center of the COM
mercial district, and the quarters were
occupied until the fine new iron building
known as the May Building was erected
Evening star., 1943-08-08

east of Georgia avenue, being to the
south of Shepherd road and near the
Blair road He was the grandfather of
the late ]. Enos Ray Of Chillum and
Charles w. Ray Of Sandy Spring and
John Ray, and has other descendants.
He was the pioneer member Of this
branch of the Ray family in the District
of Columbia.
Returning to Florida avenue one Of
the earliest establishments in this section
was the Crossed Keys Tavern, which
stood on the northwest corner of this
avenue and Georgia avenue. But the
most important building in this vicity
was located at 2o42 Georgia avenue.
Following the Civil War. here was To-
Gated the second police precinct, with
1t. johnson in command. The building
now numbered 2o40, was later occupied
as No. precinct. In the block to
the north of this were the car barns
of the old Metropolitan Railroad, dur
ing the horsecar days. Then came
Cow Town-still dear to many-now the
Banneker Recreation Center.
One OF the most important develop
ments along Georgia avenue occurred
in 1852, when company of II families
was organized in Buffalo, N. Y, as the
Erie Co. and purchased along this road,
opposite Petworth, 1877 acres of land.
1t extended north as far as Piney Branch
Park, from the first known as Saul's
Subdivision; the selection of the site
being made by Benjamin Sunny and
William Little. For many years, as
though monument to the industry of
these New York farmers, there stood at
the top of the hill crossed by Randolph
street an octagon house, erected prior
to the Civil War. 1t was last occupied
by William Miller, who bought 1t In
1884, and removed 1t in 1922 to make
way for his new home which occupies
the site.
Among the names of these early set
tiers were Benjamin Sunny, William
G. Avery William Little, E. G.. Hub
bard, Mr.. Long, William Horner, J. p.
Dickinson, j. M. Taylor and Daniel
Strickler and the Dixon house, added
to which was the John Yeabower home,
just to the north of the engine house
at Rock Creek Church road.
Evening star., 1943-08-08

Mrs. Beckert, Ohio Gattreu, butcher; w.
Belt and John B. King, father Of Mrs.
Emma r. King, who married Capt. James
E. Heffner Of the Washington police
force. Mrs. Heffner, who died recently.
was born on the northeast corner of How
ard place and Georgia avenue on Febru-
ary %, 1849, her fathers property being
carved out of the farm belonging to John
A. Smith, who sold to the Government,
about 1882, an acre of ground contain
ing several springs from which it was
desired to pipe water to the Capitol for
drinking purposes and for fire protection.
Capt Heffner was also member of
the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants
and died September 27, 1913. Mrs. Hef-
ner once told the writer that when she
was child living on the Seventh street
pike the family got their drinking water
from a spring in the bank of the Gar
field Hospital property on the Sherman
avenue side.
Near Sixth street and a short distance
north Of Howard place, stood the school
house for this neighborhood. The school
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the trees which once surrounded it are
still standing, recognized only by few
whose memories wander back into the
distant past, and in their minds eye can
see this old road in all its rustic beauty
as it appeared to them in their childhood
days.
On either side of Georgia avenue up
to the period of the Civil War was prac-
tically nothing but farm land. Between
1857 and 1860 but few persons lived or
owned property on this turnpike road.
On the east side, near Florida avenue
(houSe still standing at the entrance to
the baseball park lived James johnson,
we'll known to many an early Washing
tonian as a lieutenant of police at the
old second precinct.
1t. johnson was for number of years
q conspicuous figure of the Association
of the Oldest Inhabitants, with his long
white hair and beard, and cape which he
always wore on the street in cold
weather. He was born in 1918, and when
he died, in 1909, The Star said:
"The deceased was born in an old
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and in order to provide the necessary
housing for our troops and facilities
urgently needed for the production OF
the munitions required for our Army and
for other nations" as the citation reads,
Gen. Somervell was awarded last year
the Oak Leaf Cluster for the Dlstln-
guished Service Medal he had been
awarded during the World War Ihe
citation further cites for engineering
work in which he "displayed unusual
vision initiative, sound judgment and
high professional skill, contributing in
conspicuous way to the successful opera
tions of the American Forces in France
He had previously been awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross.
Before that he had accompanied Gen.
Pershing on the punitive expedition into
Mexico. He recruited, organized and
sailed for France with the 18th Eng1-
neers, serving as adjutant and was IN
charge of several important engineering
projects in France. He was later engl-
neer officer of the New York Rivers and
Harbors District. Under leave of alb
sence he accompanied Walter d. Hines,
who was director of railways during the
World War, to Europe and maze sur
vey of navigation conditions on the
Rhine and Danube Rivers for the League
of Nations.
His next service was in the District OF
Columbia in 1929 as Engineer Officer Tor
this Rivers and Harbors District In
pYt O
was repeatedly mentioned as possible
District Commissioner. Subsequently at
the request of the Turkish government.
he was detailed to make ar economic
survey of Turkey. He was for more than
four years Works Progress administrator
in New York, 1886 1940 He was appoint
ed commanding general of the Army
Services Forces, in charge OF supplies
on March "a, 1912.
BY presidential directive Of September
10, 1889, J. Edgar Hoover Is charged with
the responsibility of maintaining the in
ternal security of this Nation, the gravest
and most heavy responsibility ever placed
upon the Federal Bureau Of Investlga-
ton, which covers espionage, sabotage,
un-American and subversive activities.
The FBI next Monday celebrates the
38th anniversary of its establishment.
The close coordination of the Federal
Bureau with the Army and Navy in WIN
ming the war was visualiZed last Satup-
day at the graduation exercises of the
National Police Academy, when Maj
Gen. George V. Strong of the General
Staff of the War Department In charge
of Military Intelligence; Rear Admiral
Train, In charge of Naval Intelligence
and Mr.. Hoover, occupied the platforms
Evening star., 1943-08-08

on the northeast corner of E and Sew
enth streets. His office on the second
floor front was easily recognized by his
name, which was painted on the metal
surface over the windows Of the build
ing. The business was successful from
the start and had many well-known Off
cials ir municipal and public life for its
patrons. Here also was the office of the
Piney Branch Quarry, dealing in build
ing material and conducted by Mr..
Lewis son-in-law, ]. T. H. Hall.
Highway for Soldiers
"Hopeton," the Lewis home, was the
center of locality filled with pass
ing regiments and all the stir and pano-
ply of war. During many days through
1861-1865 many soldiers passed along the
highway. Tubs of water on the lawn
satisfied thirsty soldiers. A surgeon
falling from his horse near the place
was brought to the house and treated
for weeks with broken leg.
At the southeast corner of Rock Creek
Church road and Georgia avenue was
the truck garden of John and Edmund
Cammack, their place extending along
Rock Creek Church road to the Soldiers
Home property. John Cammack, so the
writer understands, was married twice,
and the second Mrs. Cammack and
son were surviving at least until re-
Gently. John Cammack died June 16,
1908, and was buried from the Church
of the Sacred Heart.
North of Rock Creek Church road on
the east side of Georgia avenue, the
writer finds recorded the following own
ers and residents prior to and during the
Civil War. First, the Tayloe farm, now
the large subdivision of Petworth; then
the Marshall Brown property, listed as
belonging to T. Mosher; A. White, now
Brightwood Park, and then Emery
place, the beautiful estate Of the last
Mayor of Washington, Matthew G. En-
cry, bounded on the north by Concord
avenue, which at this point was origi-
nally part of Rock Greek Ford road,
later called Magnolia avenue, and still
later Shepherd road. The question is
what will it be called next?
The Enos Ray farm was some distance
Evening star., 1943-08-08
Central High Took Honors

There is a Central High tradition,
vouched for by Gen. Covell and others,
that in one West Point class, about the
time of Gen. Barth and 1t. Col Saltz-
man, 10 Central High graduates finished
among the first II in the claSS-a Central
High man taking top rank. Official con-
firmation cannot be secured at this time,
as the boys then got their appointment
to the Military Academy from any State
they could.
General Somervell is called the big
gest business executive in the world to-
day, in fact in all history AS COM
manding general of the Army Service
Forces he has charge of the production,
storage, protection, transportation and
distribution of all supplies for the Army,
including housing, food, clothing, medl-
cal care and supplies, munitions, arms,
tanks, railroads, field kitchens, Army
transports, signal and communications
apparatus.
In addition his logistics deal with
housing and certain community facilities
as water supplies, sewers and schools for
industrial workers and their families
convenient to all Government operated
plants engaged on war supplies.
One single project he conceived and
carried through (and of which he is
especially proud in spite of much crlti-
cism) is the erection of the worlds larg-
est Office structure the Pentagon Build
ing-across the Potomac River in Airing
ton-to meet the requirements of Wash
ington headquarters of the War De-
partment for expanding war work.
For carrying through the greatest
building program of modern times, dus
to the emergency increase IN the Army
Evening star., 1943-08-08
Bv Will P. Kennedy.

Three Washington officials, charged
with especially essential tasks for win
ming the war-Lt. Gen. Brehon Somer-
veil, whose duty 1t Is to provide prac-
tically everything the Army needs; ].
Edgar Hoover, who holds a commission
as lieutenant colonel in the Military In
telligence Division, Reserve, U. S. A., and
is responsible for maintaining the inter-
nal security of the Nation, and Brig. Gen.
William E. R. Covell, who, as director
of fuel and lubricants, must keep the
wheels of our mechanical Army moving
were Central High School boys at the
same time.
Each has performed important peace
time service in the National Capital, and
all have been honored by the United
States and foreign governments for serv-
ices in both World Wars. During their
school days they were closely associated
with other outstanding leaders in the
war, including Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, commander in chief of the Allied
operations in North Africa, and Gen.
Mark w. Clark, who negotiated the land
ing of American troops in North Africa.
Another Central High honor graduate,
1t Col. Charles E. Saltzman, won gold
watch as company commander in a COM
petitive drill at Central High and later
was first captain Of the Corps of Cadets
vt West Point and president of the class
1925, in which academic honors were
won by Brig. Gen. Charles w. Barth,
later chief of staff to 1t Gen. Frank M.
Andrews, commander in the European
theater of United States Forces, both of
whom were killed in crash in Iceland,
May 3, is now with Gen. Clark in North
Africa
Evening star., 1943-08-08
Pioneer Residents of Georgia Avenue Once Toll Road
By John Clagett Proctor.

thoroughfares
Rockville Turnpike
o
of the Rockville Turnpike Co. and John Carroll Brent
Inhabitants
judged by Sessod
Rockville until 1929
weather and extremely
oustyW
1852
they only be umi Undoub
Evening star., 1943-08-08

stone residence. long since torn down,
on what was called Seventh Street road,
between what are now known as @ and
R streets. The date of his birth was
January IL, 1918. He was the son OF
Jacob johnson and Mrs. Barbara john
son, who came to Washington from
Frederick County, Md, several years
prior to the birth of the son, who is the
subject of this sketch His mother was
Miss Barbara Miller of Frederick, many
of whose blood connections are now liv-
ing in that section of Maryland.
Mr.. johnson was educated in the
local schools and engaged in various
vocations with his father and brothers,
among them employment in the Navy
Yard. He labored there until September
27, 1861, when he was appointed
private on the police force. His first
service was in the section of the city
north of L street, between North Capitol
and Tenth streets, which was considered
at that time suburb. The station house,
afterward turned into the second pre-
cinct, was then on the Seventh Street
road. Later he performed service in
what is known as Foggy Bottom and
made a name for himself for fearless
ness and bravery in the apprehension of
thugs and crooks in that section"
Next north of the johnson home was
Chinch Row, and then the residence OF
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reports refer to it as Near Howard Uni
versity," but to those who attended there
it was known as the Prescott School. Miss
Lizzie S. Nichols taught there for some
years and Miss Jane A. Brown and Miss
Adeline WaIcott were assigned there for
shorter periods.
John H. Click. the butcher, had his
home and slaughterhouse to the north of
the King property and then came E.