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Evening star., 1943-11-21

number of members of Congress and all
the principal officers of the Government.
The Corporate Councils and chief officers
OF the city also attended, in pursuance
of formal resolutions.
THE re.iains of the deceased are to
be conveyed to Virginia today for inter-
ment ~ the family burying yard"
First Telegraph
But death and grief were only Incl
dents of President Tyler's administra-
ton, for some of the most notable and
lasting events in history also occurred
while he was President. One of the out
standing events being the passage by
Congress at midnight on March 4, 1843,
OF the bill appropriating 100000 to put
up the Morse telegraph from Washington
to Baltimore. The Morse telegraph not
only got its initial start during his ad-
ministration, but the first public tele-
graph office in the world was opened in
the autumn of 1874 in building on the
west side of Seventh street between E
and F streets, now marked with bronze
tablet.
Disaster on the Potomac
Prior to this however, President Tyler
miraculouSly escaped injury when an
accident occurred aboard the U. S. S.
Princeton, under command of Capt. R. F.
Stockton, who had invited a large num-
Der of important people to visit his ship,
then lying off Alexandria.
The National Intelligencer of February
%, 1874, gives an excellent account of
what happened on the fatal day when
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
the Navy and other distinguished public
persons were killed. The account in the
paper reads:
In the whole course of our lives it
has never fallen to our lot to announce
to our readers more shocking calamity
shocking in all its circumstances and
concomitants-than that which occurred
on board the United States ship Prince
ton yesterday afternoon, whilst under
way in the River Potomac IA or is miles
below this city.
Yesterday was day appointed by
the courtesy and hospitality of Capt.
Stockton, commander of the Princeton,
for receiving as visitors to his fine ship
dying off Alexandria, a great number
OF guests, with their families, literally
and numerously invited to spend the day
on board. The day was most favorable,
and the company was large and brilliant,
of both sexes, not less probably in num-
Der than 400, among whom were the
President Of the United States, the heads
of the several departments and their
families.
AT proper hour after the arrival Of
the expected guests the vessel got under
way and proceeded down the river TO
some distance below Fort Washington.
During the passage down one of the
large guns on board carrying ball of
225 pounds) was fired more than once,
exhibiting great power and capacity of
that formidable weapon of war. The
ladies had partaken of a sumptuous
repast, the gentlemen had succeeded
them at the table, and some of them
had left it, the vessel was on her return
up the river, opposite to the fort, where
Capt. Stockton consented to fire another
shot from the same gun, around and
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lamented consort of the President of
the United States took place at the
Presidents Mansion yesterday at 4
O'Clock, according to the previous an
nouncement. Divine service, was per-
formed on the occasion by the Rev. Mr..
Hawley in the presence of large and
most respectable assembly of sympa-
thizing friends, among whom were
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What words can adequately depict q
scene like this?"
Funeral From White House
The funeral took place from the east
room Of the White House, to which
the notable slain were removed, later to
be conveyed to Congressional Cemetery,
where interment was made OF the
removal Of the bodies to the White
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that the only circumstance calculated
to relieve the all-pervading distress is
that of the multitude of ladies who were
on board the ship not one was injured.
The happy exemption of such a multi
tude of the tender sex who witnessed
the havoc made in the midst of them
of the most distinguished and beloved
Of their countrymen, while it brings
some solace to the circle of their imme-
diate friends, cannot but deepen the
sympathies which they and the whole
community feel for the bereaved families
Of those who have fallen.
This is a theme upon which it must
be needless further to dwell, but unde-
vout and hardened indeed must be the
heart of him or her who is not profound
ly grateful that, dreadful as the result
was. it was less than, under the circum-
stances, could have been hoped upon
any human computation"
The Presidents Marriage
Strange as it may seem, in less than
four months from the date of this dis
York State Senator Gardiner, who was
killed in the bursting of the gun known
as the Peaccemaker, was married at the
Church OF the Ascension, New York CITY.
to John Tyler, President of the United
States, the first President up until that
time to be married while in office. She
was then little more than "a wears of
age, while the President had passed
his 54th year.
Another naval tragedy that occurred
about this time, though of a different
nature, was the execution of Midship-
man Philip Spencer, son of John C.
Spencer, then the Secretary of War, and
residing on Jackson place between
Pennsylvania avenue and H street.
Young Spencer was attached to the
United States brig Semers, under COM
mand Of Comdr. Alexander Slidell
Mackenzie, on special service, when a
mutiny was detected on board, resulting
in the execution of Midshipman Spencer
and two enlisted men, on December A.,
1912. Mackenzie was tried before
naval court martial, but escaped the
severest penalty of the law. Says an
early writer, familiar with the case:
A High Handed Proceeding
THE cowardly and tyrannical exer-
else of authority the illegal and atro-
cious hanging of his three victims, were
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easily be imagined than described. Nor
can the imagination picture to itself the
half OF its horrors. Wives, widowed in
an instant by the murderous blast!
Daughters smitten with the heart-rend-
ing sight Of their fathers lifeless corpse!
The wailings of agonized females! The
piteous grief of the unhurt but heart
stricken spectators. The wounded sea-
men borne down below! The silent tears
and quivering lips of their brave and
honest comrades, who tried in vain to
subdue or to conceal their feelings!
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room, the state reception room, to hang
the family washing.
But the civic procession to the Capitol
was not held Oliver Wolcott, Secretary
of the Treasury, writing to his wife on
December 4, said he was told that some
dispute respecting the appointment of
master of ceremonies prevented a dis
play of the citizens
The weather may have had some
thing to do about that because the In
telligencer of November 81, 1900, records
that there was a very unusual fall of
snow"-about three inches The annals
OF Congress disclose, however, that "a
habitants of the District of Columbia
was presented in the House Also a
song was written for the occasion en-
phasizing that the central spot" should
be maintained for all future meetings of
Congress
Permanent Seat of Government.
The President referred to the moving
OF the Government to its new perma-
nent seat, as follows, as recorded in the
Annals of Congress: Il congratulate the
people of the United States on the
assembling of Congress at the perma-
nent seat of their Government: and I
congratulate you gentlemen on the pros
pect of residence not to be exchanged
1t would be unbecoming the representa-
tiveS OF this Nation to assemble for the
first time in this solemn temple with
out looking up to the Supreme Ruler
OF the Universe, and imploring his
blessing.
1T is with you, gentlemen, to con-
slider whether the local powers over
the District of Columbia, vested by
the Constitution in the Congress of
the United States, shall be Immediately
exercised. If, in your opinion, this i'm
portant trust ought now to be executed,
you cannot fail, while performing it, to
take into view the future probable sit
uatlon CT the Territory, for the happi-
ness Of which you are about to provide.
You will consider it as the Capital
OF great Nation advancing with un-
exampled rapidity in arts, in commerce,
in wealth and in population, and pos
sessing within itself those resources,
which, if not thrown away, or la
mentally misdirected, will secure to it
long course of prosperity and self
government"
The Capital of America
The Senate in its reply said: "We
meet you, sir, and the other branch of
the National Legislature, in the city
which is honored by the name of our
late hero and sage, the illustrious WASH
lngton, with sensations and emotions
which exceed our power of descrip-
tion'
The reply of the House to the Presi-
dents address was: THE final estab-
lishment of the seat of national Gov
ernment, which has now taken place in
the District of Columbia, is an event of
no small importance in the political
transactions Of our country. Nor can
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Capt. Duke Schiller, Famous
Flyer, Dies in Bermuda Crash

Capt. Schiller's death was dis
closed by the Raj ferry command,
in which he ranked as a senior cap
tain.
The Windsor COntario) Chamber
OF Commerce chose him in 1927 for
an attempt to pilot plane from
that city to Windsor, England. A
plane was obtained for the fight
and Christened The Royal Wind
sor, but delays. in testing and un-
favorable weather caused postpone
ments and finally complete aban-
donment Of the plan.
Capt. Schiller then obtained per-
mission of his hackers to fly "the
Royal Windsor" in the nonstop
class of the New York -to-Spokane
air derby of 1927 a race in which
Eddie Stinson, builder of the Stinson
aircraft, was the only other entry.
Both, however were forced down
several hundred miles from the Spo-
kane Airport, their objective.
The Royal Windsor" was wrecked
October 4, 1927, in a takeoff from
Lowry Field, Denver. while Can't.
Schiller was on transforming tour.
He escaped injury.
Canadian trained he re-entered
the Dominion's aviation service after
flying In various parts of the United
States and was assigned to the forest
patrol where he few thousands of
miles over timber preserves on fire
detection and other work.
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Heavy Gunfire Heard
In BouIogne Vicinity

FOLKESTONE, England, March
Is ,P).--Heavy gunfire was heard
across the English Channel from
the vicinity of Boulogne and Cape
Girls Nez today, the bombardment
continuing for some time at regular
intervals.
No aircraft were heard crossing
the Channel, however, and there
was no other sign of activity. OBJ
servers here believed the sound
might have been caused by German
coastal batteries practicing.
A mystery developed meanwhile as
to heavy explosions yesterday on
French soil in the vicinity of Calais,
which Channel observers attributed
to an Allied air raid.
The Air Ministry and other mill
tary sources in London said the
blasts which ratified doors and win
doWs at Deal, on the Southeast Eng
lish coast near Dover, did not result
from an aerial attack.
Some observers speculated that
the explosions might have been con-
nected with the latest f1areup of
French resistance to the invaders,
but Fighting French quarters said
they had no information concerning
the blasts.
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Gen. SomerveH
Weds;; Met His
Bride as Cadet
3y he Associated Press.

OCAlA, Fla, March 15-Mrs.
Louise Hampton Wartmann and 1t.
Gen. Brehon Burke Somervell, chief
of the Army's Services of Supply
whom she first met when he was a
West Point cadet, were married
today.
Only members of the immediate
families were present at the single
ring ceremony held at the brides
home. The bride was given away
by her brother. Foster M. Hampton,
and best man to Gen. SomerVell was
Gen. w. D. Styer.
After the ceremony the couple left
for wedding trip before returning
to Fort Myer, Va, where the general
has resided since taking up head
quarters in Washington.
Mrs. Somervell is the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ
Hampton of Fordyce. Ark. She was
graduated from Belcourt Seminary
in Washington, D. c.. school
founded by Gen. Somervell's moth
er. 1t was there that she first met
the general while he was a cadet
at the United States Military
Academy.
Among members Of the two fami-
lies Of the bride and bridegroom at
tending the wedding were Mrs.
Wartmann's three daughters and
three daughters of the general by
previous marriages.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Accord Reached
On Six Billion
Canal Flood Repair
Cost for District
Cut to $4,000
By J. A. OLEARY.

House and Senate conferees
today reached a complete agree
ment on the S6,28O,0 100000 first
deficiency bill. including a COM
promise on the question of re-
qulring the District to pay part
OF the cost of repairing flood
damage to the federally owned
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.
The House originally voted to
charge the District water fund
5000 toward the $4,000 cost Of
repairing the canal, on the theory
that the canal would serve as a s,Ip-
Elemental water supply if the regu-
lar conduits failed.
The Senate voted TO eliminate the
charge, on motion of Chairman Nc
Carran of the Senate District Com
mittee, who declared there was no
basis for such an assessment.
The conferees settled their diff
ference by reducing the levy against
the District to $4,000. Some Senate
conferees are understood to have
contended the District has not used
the canal water as a supplemental
supply, and that If and when the
need to do so should arise, there
would be time enough to require
a payment.
Senator McCarran had made the
point that the National Park Service,
which owns the canal, did not re-
quest the District to help repair last
years flood damage, but that the
item originated in the Budget Bu-
reau.
The confereeS struck from the bill
the Senate amendment attempting
to give Congress a check on the
hiring of per diem experts by Gov
ernment bureaus. 1t would have
required bureau to prove to the
Budget Bureau the need for such
personnel and then submit to Con-
gress quarterly list of such persons
employed. 1t is understood the con-
ferees decided the question should
be settled in connection with the
separate Mcclellan bill. to reouire
Senate confirmation of all Govern
ment employees drawing $4,000 or
more a year.
The House group accepted the
Senate allotment of 81 10000 to the
Children's Bureau for maternity
care for the wives and infants Of
men in the armed forces.
Nearly all of the money in the big
deficiency bill is to increase the ship
building program of the Maritime
Commission. For this purpose the
bill carries $4,000,O0O, 900 in cash
and s2.l73,00O,0O0 in additional con-
tract authority.
The Senate raised House item Of
1926, 900 to 50 100000 for the develop
ment of new sources of bauxite and
alunite, strategic war materials. The
conferees are understood to have
compromised on approximately
s500,000 until June 30, with the un-
derStanding the remainder will be
considered soon in the Interior sup
ply bill.
The conference agreement may be
filed in the House this afternoon for
action.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Roosevelt Fourth Term
Backed in Virginia County
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GRUNDY, Va, March l5.-The
Buchanan County Democratic Com
mittee, realizing that ability such
as his is needed at the peace table. ;"
gave its Endorsement to fourth
term for President Roosevelt in a
resolution adopted Saturday.
Generally, the committee found
things Democratic going well, in
dorsing the records of Senators
Glass and Byrd and their 9Th dis
trict Representative, John w Flan-
nagan, and urging them to further
the efforts of the President and the
democratic form of government.
In other resolutions Gov. Darden
was commended for "the magnif-
cent manner in which he is running
the affairs of our State"
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Raj Fighters Attack
Rail Accommodations
In Nazi-HeId Europe
Assaults Follow Series
Of Sweeps Against
AirfieIds in France
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, March 15.-RAF'
fighters sustained the burden of
the Allied aerial offensive against
Europe last night, the Air Min
lstry News Service reported to-
day, by attacking railway COM
munications in occupied territory
and in Germany.
These assaults. apparently limited
in scope, followed a series of sweeps
over the Continent yesterday after
noon by British Spitfres and Whirl-
wind bombers, during which air
fields at Abbeville and Maupertus-
near ParIs-Were attacked.
-Four RAF fighters were lost on
the daylight raids and two enemy
fighters were shot down, a COM
munique said.
-Four enemy trains-including one
in Germany proper-Were reported
shot up IN the overnight RAF
fighter sweeps.
There were no Allied attacks on
the Continent Saturday night, pos
slbly because of bad weather.
German air raiders, meanwhile,
were busy last night over the coast
of Northeast England, the Minis
teries Of Air and Home Security re-
ported dropping bombs at several
places which caused some damage
and casualties-including few fa-
talities. One enemy plane was re-
ported doWned.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Crowds -Four Blocks Long
Line Up to Pay Income Tax
Bureau and Post Offices Lenethen Hours;
Midnight Is Deodne to File Returns

Internal Revenue Bureau and
City Post Office facilities were
offered today to help income tax
payers meet the deadline at mid
night tonight.
The income tax Office at Twelfth
street and Constitution avenue
NV. will be open to midnight and
additional service in postal money
order business will be offered by
all branches of the post office. in
Guiding some stations in nearby
counties.
A flood of returns was pouring in.
Last-minute taxpayers who have
put off their troubles until today
were advised to make out their own
return, pay by check or money order,
and drop them in the mails.
A big force of experts began work
promptly at 8:l5 am. at the income
tax office, under direction of A.
Parks Rasin, administrative assist
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b the Associated Press

MONTREAL, March l5.-Capt.
Clarence Duke Schiller, inter-
nationally known veteran avi-
atOr, who was q combat pilot in
the World War and an Raj ferry
command flyer in the current
conflict, was killed last night in
a crash landing in Bermuda, it
was announced today.
The first announcement con-
tanned few other details.
Some other members of his crew
were killed, it was stated, and pos
Slbly one man was injured.
Capt. Schiller was widely known
in the United States. He was
former pilot for Gar Wood of De-
trolt and engaged in commercial
flying projects in the Middle West
and Florida at times after the World
War.
A Canadian trained flyer. he
served with the Canadian division
Of the Royal Air Force-then the
Royal FLYING Corps-in the last war.
In 1928 he rescued the flyers of
the transatlantic plane The Bre-
men which crashed on the lonely
Labrador Greeneley Island on an
east-West fight. The trans Atlantic
flyers were Capt Hermann Koehl
and Baron Gunther Won Huenfeld.
Germans, and Maj. James Fltz-
maurice, an Irishman.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Judiciary Unit Postpones
Action on Alfred a Week

The Senate Judiciary Committee,
after two hours Of discussion in
closed session, today put off action
for another week on the controver-
sial nomination of former Gov
James V. Alfred of Texas to be a
judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals.
The nomination has given rise to
another fight between the admins
tration and one group Of Democratic
Senators. Mr.. Alfred resigned from
a District judgeship in Texas last
year to run for the Senate. He
was defeated in the primaries and
Senator ODaniel was elected. Early
this year the President nominated
him for the Circuit Court Of Appeals.
Louisianas two Democrats-Sen-
ators Overton and Ellender-are
leading the fight against the Alfred
nomination on the ground that
Louisiana will have no representa-
ton on the Circuit Court which
handles its cases, while Texas will
have two judges. Senator O'Daniel
also Is opposing the nomination
The outcome is reported TO be close.
Evening star., 1943-03-15

ant to the collector, for this area,
which includes both District of Co.
lumbia and Maryland. Advisers on
how to make out the tax were scat
tered through many rooms, and cor
ridors of the big revenue building
Six cashiers cages were operating.
Postmaster Vincent C. Burke an
nounced special plans for helping
the public pay by money order. The
main Office of the City Post Office,
near Union Station, and the Benia-
min Franklin Station, at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Twelfth street
NV, will keep money order win
doWs open to midnight.
All other postal stations under
supervision Of the Washington City
Office, which includes some in nearby
counties, have been given instruc-
tlons, Mr.. Burke said, to keep open
for a minimum of half an hour
longer than their regular closing
times and longer if the public needs
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Ron7neFs Positions Hammered
BY u. S. Bomber Formations
Air Action Elsewhere in Tunsio Hompered
By Weather; Ground Fighting Boqs Down

Allied and enemy patrols probed
opposing positions.
RAF Spitfires defending Allied
shipping off the Algerian coast
caught a formation of eight Heinkel
III torpedo bombers yesterday, shot
down one and damaged several
others without loss, it was an
nounced
Two Trucks Shot Up.
Spitfires rowing over the Northern
Tunlsian front, where rain begged
ground forces, shot up two German
trucks, a staff car and a motor cycle.
The limited activity suggested that
both sides were concentrating on
moving up supplies before CHANGING
the opening of another major en-
gagement. With Allied heavy bomb
ers grounded by the weather. Axis
conveys presumably stepped up
traffic from Sicily to Tunisian ports.
perhaps referring to the Helm
(See AFRICA, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1943-03-15
u. 5. Seismographs Record
Quakes, Believed in Peru

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 15.-A series
of earthquakes starting yesterday
morning were recorded on the seis-
mographs of Fordham University
here and Weston College In Weston,
Mass.
The first shock, recorded at Wes-
ton at 10:0251 am. was not strong,
the Rev. Daniel F. Linehan, seismo-
logist, reported. The Rev. Joseph
Lynch, at Fordham, reported shocks
approximately $500 miles from New
York at 2;2424 pm, and 2:5426 pm.
with the latter the heavier. Others
followed at II pm. and midnight,
and again at am, he said.
The quakes, recorded few min
utes later at Weston, were believed
to have come from Eastern Peru,
Father Linehan said.
Evening star., 1943-03-15
Red Cross Fund Drive
Enters Second Week
With S512,760 Raised
SAC, 900 More Reported
Collected UnofficiuIIy;
Workers Urged On

Workers in the District Red
Cross 81 l,555 400 war fund drive
were to hear progress reports
from the city, residential and
county divisions at today's report
meeting. The sum of s512, ,76O
officially has been reported sub
scribed, with another $4,000 an
nounced unoff1cially.
AS the second intensive week S
solicitation got under way, those
seeking Red Cross gifts for war and
domestic purposes were convinced
that raising money is third in
spiration and tWo-thirds perspira-
ton" In any event, Campaign
Chairman A. G. Neal said today, the
"perspiration" stage has been
reached.
1t was no secret that efforts were
to be made today to inject addi-
tional life into the city and resi-
dental divisions. Admittedly, theirs
is a hard task, campaign officials
said
In business" remarked Campaign
Director Randolph G. Bishop, "one
finds business by going after it. In
a Red Cross campaign the inter-
prefer must make calls to let the
potential giver know the extent of