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Evening star., 1944-06-02
Holmes Studies
Revision Of
|CadetCorps
Plans to Recommend
Complete Change in
Uniforms and Drill

Complete revision of the drills.
awards and uniforms of the 62-year-
old High School Cadet Corps is being
considered by Dr. Chester w.
Holmes, assistant superintendent of
schools, for recommendation to the
Board of Education later this month.
I want the cadets to be a strong.
functioning body. instead of a social
organization" DR.. Holmes said to-
day. He described the present drill
system as "antiquated" and lacking
real teeth with which to cope with
the war situation"
DR.. Holmes discussed his inten-
tion with regard to the Cadet
Corps as he announced that he as
yet had no clear cut" idea of whom
to recommend to succeed 1t. Col,
Wallace M Craigie, professor of
military science and tactics, who
retires at the end of this month,
Instructors Plan Plea.
Cadet instructors in the high
schools. on the other hand, said they
planned to send a plea to board
members today to appoint 1t Col.
William E. Barkman, present as
slstant to Col. Craigie, whom they
feel has all of the qualifications
necessary for organizing and direct
ing the cadet corpS-of which we
are all so proud"
DR.. Holmes said he was consider.
ing recommendation of Mai. Allan
smith, whom he hired as a special
instructor in physical education for
III selected schools in March. DR..
homes explained that Mai. Smith
oeleVes IN teaching boys alertness
OF eye and quick movement through
calSthenlcs rather than through
emphasis on close order drills now
in use.
Dr. Holmes recommends minimiz.
Ing OF the medals, ribbons and pen
nants now offered in numerous cadet
competitions. Instead of "glorify-
ing tangible awards" he said, the
corps should stress intensive phvsi-
cal exercise to build up strength and
endurance. Despite the present sys-
tenn OF teaching physical education
10 students by the week, DR.. Holmes
believed that the after school. VOL
untary cadet drilling also should
emphasize 'virility."
Suggestion Was Rejected.
Once before he recommended SIM
plhcat1on of uniform, which was
turned down by board members.
Two years ago he also suggested
abolition of the annual inter-hiph
competitive drill for the Allison
Nallor Medal, to be replaced by con-
tests between companies only at
each school.
HIS most recent dissatisfaction
with the cadet corps has been ex.
5 pressed in series of letters to mil
| itary instructors, urging Is minutes
OF cahsthenics a day by cadets in
, fuil uniform and carrying rifles.
Instructors tried the system last
: year but refused to do it this wear
on the ground that the boys do not
IKE 1t and do not find it valuable.
DR.. Holmes replied to them in 4
letter May 13 that taking Or
ders from the cadets themselves was
"deplorable state-of clear an
archy and abject surrender" He
SAID he had not yet abandoned the
idea of rifle exercises, and he ex-
pected to include them in his pro.
posed revision.
Evening star., 1944-06-02
British Engineer Institute
10 Honor Wright, DR.. Davi,

Orville Wright, co-designer of the
hrst successful airplane, and DR.,
Harvey N. Davis, former president
of the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers. will receive
honorary membership in the British
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
at special ceremonies at the British
Embassy next Monday, it was an
nounced today.
The memberships will be confer
red by Lord Halifax, British AM
bassador, who also will present to
the American Society the famous
Breda portrait of James Watt, Scot
tish inventor of the steam engine,
1t is a gift from the British Insti.
tute.
AS a reciprocal gesture, DR.. Rob-
ert Gates, president of the Amer
lean Society," will present Lord
Halifax a certificate of honorary
membership in his organization to
be transmitted to DR.. Harry Ralph
Ricardo, president of the British
Institute.
Evening star., 1944-06-02
Miller Resumes Career;
Appears in Theft Case

Two days after his acquittal on a
flrst-degree murder charge, Robert
l. Miller, 81. was back in the courts
today to resume the legal career he
interrupted when he shot and killed
DR.. John E. Lind last February.
Miller appeared in Municipal
Court as attorney for Matilda Quirey
AZ, charged with the larceny of Sl2
last November from Miss Edna
Jones. Both women lived at 6lO
East Capitol street.
The Government agreed to nolle
PROSE- the case
Miller said that since he was freed
by jury in District Court on We'd
nesday he has received a flood of
mail from all over the country"
Congratulating him,
Evening star., 1944-06-02
District Insurance Bill
Signed by President

The District of Columbia insur-
ance regulation bill, giving the Dis
trlct superintendent of insurance
power to regulate rates on fire in
surance written in the District, has
been signed by the President.
Inc bill was the outcome of ar
investigation which showed fire
losses paid by insurance companies
amounted to less than 80 per cent
o1 IRE insurance premiums.
Senator McCarran, Democrat. OF
Nevada and Representative Ander-
son, Democrat, of New ,Mexicc
sponsored the legislation.
Evening star., 1944-06-02
q Fighter Pilots
Invite Jap Fire
To Shield Rescue
: the Associated Press

-Four fighter pilots of the 18th
Army Air Force circled like ducks in
a shooting gallery above Japanese
gun positions to draw fire of the
enemy while Navy ply plane was
picking up survivors from another
aircraft shot down off Bougainville
The War Department, telling the
story today. reported the diversion
worked The survivors were rescued
and the four P-38 pilots got away
uninjured, although one of them
eventually took to his parachute
after enemy fire had damaged his
plane.
The four pilots were Capt. H. M.
Cleveland of Haubstadt, Ind: First
Lt. j. S. Laurie, Long Beach, Calf. :;
Second 1t. j. F. Adams, Hollis,
Okla. and Second 1t r. H. Cart
wright, Huntington, w. Va.
Evening star., 1944-06-02

band program ana bond rally at
Damascus at 7:30 pm. June Is, and
school band rally at Gaithersburg
the evening of June Is
Victory breakfasts will be held in
some of the communities, with the
price of admission the purchase OF
a bond in addition to the cost of the
breakfast. King Mularkey, Bethesda,
and Edward C. Holmead have been
appointed to arrange a series of
benefit golf matches.
The public schools participation
will be in charge of DR.. Edwin w.
Broome, county superintendent. The
school quota is 100000. DR.. Broome
is arranging with the schools per-
sonnel and parent-teacher groups to
conduct a separate campaign in
each of the schools to continue after
the schools close for the summer on
June Is
Evening star., 1944-06-02
Submarine Selfish
Gets Navy Citation
BY the Associated Press.

bS tlle Associated fTeSS.
The Navy has awarded the presi-
dental unit citation to the sub
marine Sailflsh for operations
against the enemy in Japanese
controlled waters.
The citation said the Sailfish dur
ing its 10th war patrol and despite
extremely hazardous weather struck
at enemy conveys to destroy four
important japanese vessels and in
f1lct heavy damage on another. The
Navy declined further information.
Evening star., 1944-06-02
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War Correspondent.


LONDON, Delayed. - Day afte
day as the bombers from England
blast the invasion coast and Hitler
cities, their course towards their tar
gets is followed in scattered contro
towers by Uncle Sans woman sol
diers, among whom are II from tn,
Washington area.
With their deft fingers they form
one of the most important cogs II
the vast and complicated grounc
machine necessary to keep the
planes in the air and guide then
to their objectives.
Washington girls engaged a;
flight plotters, teletype operators
secretaries stenographers anc
drivers with the 9th and 9th All
Forces include: Pvt. Bessie B. Nc
Cullough, 1045 Quebec place NV;
Pvt. Mary r. Bielaski, 1905 Hobart
street NV; Sergt Shirlee S. Pas
koff. 1901 Thirteenth street NV,
Corpl. Vera M. Heard, 2003 Colum-
bia road NV; Pvt. Sally A. Ben
nett, 1928 Twelfth street NV;
Pvt. Paula B. Edwards. 43l9 Georgia
avenue NV; Corpl. Margaret c.
Frank, 2403 Huidekoper place NV:
Pvt. Ruby H. Gienger, 1871 Peabody
street NV: Pvt. Jane E. Hastings,
56lO Fourteenth street NV: Corpl.
Norma j. Peak, 1881 K street NV;
Corpl. Constance M. Supplee, 1929
Columbia road NV; Pvt. Naomi E.
Trott, As w street NV: Pvt. Stella
D Straining, 1880 Central avenue
NE; Corpl. Alma L. Bell, 16 Thirty
third street NE: Corpl. Jean M.
Storrar, 121 Willow avenue, Takoma
Park.
Former War Workers Here.
Nearly all these girls gave up good
war jobs in Washington Government
departments to enter the service
and they lead lives differing very
little from those of enlisted men at
the same stations. They usually are
stationed far from any large town.
If they 60 out after dark, they must
tumble about. at the constant risk
of broken ankles and scraped shins,
in the dense blackness of the British
countryside. All have had at least
one experience when enemy bombs
fell too close for comfort.
Most of their jobs are as routine
as those of any G. I. Perhaps the
most interesting and thrilling WAC
jobs are in the airfield control
rooms after mission starts out.
Each plane is followed so far as pos
sible and is represented on a great
checker board by metal disk With
rod like that of roulette crou-
pier the WAC, wearing headphones
through which she receives constant
information of the direction and
altitude of flight, moves the disks
about until the formation is COM
plete and the big dash over France
under way.
Personal Matter to Each.
This is usually very personal
Evening star., 1944-06-02
Clark Gable Promoted
To Major in Air Forces

Inc War Department announced
last night the promotion of Can't
Clark Gable, the motion picture
actor, now in the Air Forces, TO the
temporary rank Of major.
Nal Gable, who has been in action
III the European theater, returned
recently to this country. He is on
duty with an Army motion picture
unit at Culver CITY. Calf.
Evening star., 1944-06-02

d dllilOuIlCGu ~
day.
Mr.. Donnelly
S t u d / e d a t
George Wash
ington UniverS-
ity and received
a law degree
from Columbus
University in
1941. A resi-
dent of Wash
ington for Is
years, he for
merly was in
the law Office of
w I'LL a m E .
Leahy, District
Evening star., 1944-06-02
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
of old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-06-02

SelectlVe service director.
The new assistant corporation
counsel served AS a secretary for the
late Senator Key Pittman of
Nevada from 1886 through 1910 He
IS married and has 15-month-old
son.
Evening star., 1944-06-02
iDonne|Y Named Assistant
Corporation Counsel

John J. Donnelly, jr., 25, of 4o12
Nineteenth place NE, has been ap-
pointed an assistant corporation
counsel at Municipal Court, it was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-22

|tudes and compress 1t to sea level
density.
With superchargers stratosphere
flight is impossible.
Without good regulation of the
superchargers good flight is ham,
|pered. The announcement claims
that the electronic mouth does a
better job than previous types of
regulators
With every change in altitude, the
air delivered by the compressor fans
changes. With every change in
temperature, the compressor speeds
have to be altered. In addition. the
engines themselves are run at vary
ing speeds. requiring more or less
air depending on fight or combat
conditions.
The electronic device controls a
gate to regulate the ever changing
air flow. Being electronic its work.
ings are instantaneous and it has
the usual electronic capability of
sensing changes before they are
apparent to human senses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-22
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MUSIC.
Recorded concerts, Whittall Pa
vilion, Library of Congress, 7:45
o'clock tonight. ,
organ recital, w S h ng o n
Chapel, Sixteenth street and Co.
lumbia road NV, s o'clock tonight.
Linda Varrill Denishawn Dane
ers, Jewish Community Center, 8
O'Clock tonight.
DISCUSSION.
Alice in Wonderland, by discus
sion group, Library of Congress,
Whittall Pavilion, $3.50 o'clock to-
night.
LECTURES.
Africa in the Postwar World
by Lowell Ragatz, George Wash
ington University, Hall of Govern
ment, BIS tonight.
"Czechoslovakia and Central Eu-
rope" by Josef j. Weisskopf, YWCA,
8 o'clock tonight.
FOR SERVICEMEN.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater, tonight; Jack de Leon. inn
personator: Little Jack Little's Or
chestra; Adolph Amarantes, ma
gician, and Bill Strickland Or
cheStra.
Servicemen may obtain additional
information on dances and other
activities by calling the United Ma
lions Center, National 5000, or any
OF the following USO numbers; Elk
ecutive 0428, Republic 1927, National
o614, National 3431 or, for Negroes,
Decatur 1864.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-22
High-AItitude Air Now Is Kept
By Godget at Normo! Density

The mouth has been in combat
use, since last September and is
claimed to make high altitude
flights safer. This regulator auto
matically adjusts the superchargers,
the high-Speed fan-like rotors which
suck in the rarefied air of high alti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-22

NEW YORK, Mar 22.--An cleo
.tronic mouth for regulating the air
breathed in high altitude flight by
four engined bombers was an
nounced here yesterday on behalf
of the Minneapolis Honeywell Reg
Ilator Co. Minneapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-22

Red Cross War Fund
Evening star., 1944-08-07
33 D. c. Men to Report
For Induction Today

A total of 80 District men found
qualified on their preinduction ex-
animation, have been ordered to re-
port for induction into the armed
forces today at Fort Myer, Va. The
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Answers to
Questions

A reader. can get the answer to any
Star Information Bureau, 316 I street
NE, Washington 2. D, c. Please in
close three CD cents for return post
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Hitler Bomb Reported
Also Intended for Duce

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (P.-The
Berlin radio, recorded by the Asso-
ciated Press, yesterday broadcast an
official statement from Venice as
serting that the bomb aimed at
Adolf Hitler also was intended for
Benito Mussolini.
The same German military cir
cles which were found guilty of the
attempt effected an advance in the
date of II Duce's journey to Ger
many by several days" an Italian
spokesman for Mussolini's puppet
government in Venice was quoted
as saying.
Obviously, the spokesman added,
the conspirators planned to use the
meeting of Hitler and Mussolini for
carrying out their plot,
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Hitler Fight 10 Finish
Seen as He Calls for
Blind Confidence
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. IA bid by Adolf
Hitler for blind confidence" from
the Nazi home front strengthened
the belief here today that, barring
betrayal or overthrow, he will con-
tinue the fight against the Allies
until the very end.
The official German news agency
DNB said yesterday in a Berlin
broadcast that Hitler, in a pep talk
to Reich leaders at his headquar-
ters last Friday, asserted he was
thankful because I believe it il
necessary for the nation to have
a man like me who would not ca
pitulate under any circumstances
and who holds high the banner o1
faith and confidence"
II believe that nobody could dc
this better than am doing" Hit
ler added. Whatever may come
I shall always stand up q bearer OF
the banner.
q am not afraid of the fight
against our exterior enemies. At
the end we will finish all the same.
AL I need is the conviction that in
our rear there is absolute security,
blind confidence and faithful COL
laboration."
His remarks were interpreted
also as an expression of determina-
ton to bring all Germans possible
under the Nazi banner, perhaps as
a nucleus for postwar under
ground army.
The Russian news agency Tass,
in dispatch from Bern, said the
NaziS intend to extend total
mobilization to foreign workers
which may mean that hundreds of
thousands in labor battalions from
occupied countries will be forced
into the German Army.
In dispatch from Zurich, Tass
said Hitler had agreed to a request
from Heinrich Himmler, COM
mander of the home army, for an
increase in the strength Of the SIS
forces,
Evening star., 1944-08-07
BY FRANK r. KENT.

The stage has been reached where
talk concerning Wendell Wilkes
alleged grievances against the Re
publican convention, by his inspired
Evening star., 1944-08-07
No New Polio Cuses
Reported Yesterday

Sunday passed with no new cases
OF infantile paralysis reported in the
metropolitan area, according to the
District Health Department.
The four cases which were taker
to Children's Hospital on Saturday
were diagnosed yesterday as polio
myelitis. This brought the metro.
politan area total since July l to 4:
cases, of which Is are in the District
What did you do today to hell
win the war?-Buy War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
SomervelI Believes Nazis
May Be Fighting Last Round

BY the Associated Press.
1t. Gen. Brehon SomerveIl de-
clared last night that the battle in
France can well be the last round" ="
The commanding general of the
Army Service Forces cautioned, how
ever, that to prevent the Nazis from
getting their second wind and start
ing to trade punches again there
must be increased production of the
brass hluckles with which to hn-
iSh off the job"
Those brass knuckles," he said In
an address over CHS, "are trucks
to haul troops forward, big guns and
shells for big guns, tires for our
planes and trucks. bombs to drop on
the frightened enemy. The shortage
in each of these items is serious"
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Democrats in Texas
Begin Vote Canvass
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 7-Members
Of the State Democratic Executive
Committee met here today to can
vass the party vote Of the July "a
primary.
But in between the vote calcula-
tions will be many q discussion oi
the caucus held yesterday by mill
tant pro-Roosevelt Democrats, who
have challenged anti Roosevelt
Democrats for q showdown battle
They hope to control the State by
nose count Of delegates at the
September State convention.
The voting strength OF each
county delegation will be computed
by the committee on the basis Of
each county's vote for the success
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Newspaper Guild Opens
Milwaukee Convention

Ey the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 7.-Possible
Endorsement of presidential candi-
date held the attention OF 200 dele
gates from go locals who assembled
today for the 11th annual conven-
ton Of the American Newspaper
Guild.
The membership has been polled
on the question of instructing the
convention to take a stand on po-
Itical candidates. Results of the
poll will be made known at the
opening session.
Evening star., 1944-08-07

|ful candidate for Governor Ia the
July primary.
Herman Jones Of Austin was
named chairman Of the anti-com-
promise-minded caucus that met
yesterday with two avowed pur-
poses:
First-To make sure that Texas
23 electors with the Democratic
label go down the line for the
Roosevelt Truman ticket.
Second-To talk over the party
organization and free themselves
of such terms as trump" or pro
Roosevelt Democrats
The group decided to make cer-
tain every Roosevelt delegate
Evening star., 1944-08-07

active duty have been awarded the
Medal of Honor?-W. E. v.
A. General Macarthur is the only
one.
@. How many copies of the Wicked
Bible are in existence?-R. c. N.
A. Only four copies are known to
be eXtant, one of which is in the
New York Public Library.
@. What branch Of the service
has charge of the ships operated by
the Army?-C. E. L.
A. The Transportation Corps ard
the Corps of Engineers. The ocea
going ships and harbor boats in
United States waters are manned
by civilian mariners employed by
the Army under Civil Service On
duty they wear a uniform pre-
scribed by Army Regulations.
G. BY whom was the present
Chief Justice of the United States
appointed?-D. K. T.
A. Harlan Fiske Stone was named
Chief Justice by President Franklin
D. Roosevelt June IL, 1941. He was
appointed Associate Justice by Pres
ident Coolidge January 5, 1925.
@. Do any countries besides the
United States produce helium?-
S. S. E.
A. The United States has world
monopoly on the production of this
lightweight, noninflammable gas.
@. What does the word diamond"
mean?-E. L. H.
A. Diamond comes from the
Greek "adamas" which means "the
unconquerable."
Q. Why are packages of dye pro-
vided with life jackets for rescue
at sea?-H. G.
A. These packages Of dye are
meant to be used when a rescue
plane is sighted. The color spreads
in the water to form a patch about
40 feet wide and deep enough to
persist for several hours. The color
is visible from height of two miles
@. What are the principal tunnels
through the Alps?-W. r. N.
A. There are four major Alpine
tunnels-Mont Gems connecting
France and Italy Simplon and St
Gotthard connecting Switzerland
and Italy, and Arlberg between
Switzerland and Austria.
Q. To what extent will the new
locks increase the capacity of the
Panama Canal?-F. F. H.
A. They will increase the capacity
by so per cent.
@. What are the main stations on
large Dattleship?-V. L.
A. The principal stations on one
Of our large battleships are the
ship control, fire control and dam
age control.
Q. What causes volcanoes 10
erupt?-J E. B.
A. No entirely satisfactory ex.
PLANTATION OF the cause Of volcanic
action has been worked out, al
though it is believed that molten
lava is slowly formed in the deep
interior Of the earth by the force
OF gravity. From time to time some
of this liquid is forced to the sur
face by the enormous pressure Of
heavier rocks and the expansive
force Of the steam and gases i'm
prisoned in the lava
@. How old is Gen. Petain?-C
M. A.
A. The French general is 88 years
old. In his honor the Vichy gov
ernment has issued a new postage
stamp bearing his picture.
@. Who originated the saying
"You know me. Al"?-J. A. H.
A. The phrase was coined by the
late Ring Lardner. It appeared In
series OF his baseball letters pub
lished in the Saturday Evening Post
Q. For how many years did the
real Macbeth rule over Scotland?
M. c. P.
A. He ruled for II years, from
1040 to 1857.
@. Which Of Shelley's works was
the most popular during his life
time?-A. A.
A. His tragedy. "The Cenci" was
the only work to get a second edi-
ton during his lifetime.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What full generals now on
active duty have been awarded the
Medal of Honor?-W. E. v.
A. General Macarthur is the only
one
Evening star., 1944-08-07

n 9 W s p a p e r
friends and 9TH
e RS e a g er to
keep Mr.. Willkie
in the sour, sore
and surly frame
of in d in
W h ic h he h q S
been since his
w is c onsin de-
feat, has become
q little silly.
wit hin the
past week, two
writer's, who OBJ
vious ly have
been in personal
cOntac t with
Evening star., 1944-08-07

In 4 few brlef months when reconversion
comes, We must progress to point Of production
and sales which normally we might not roach for
years. Men and machines, material and money
must work together towards single goal >,
Yes, money, too. For In all Of these changes
credit and finance will play closely interviewer
parts. Something more than the usual banking
services may often be necessary. In keeping
with such task, this bank has already ''gone
modern" in its application of banking practices.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
IheG Great GameOfPol
Press Discussion of Wilkes Grievances
Against COP Becoming Silly, Says Kent

will care. His inability to rise above
his personal disappointment has
convinced quite a number of those
formerly close to him that they were
mistaken in ever believing he had
the qualities to make a good Presi.
dent.
Evening star., 1944-08-07

Every mile our boys win means
longer communication lines. These
mean greater expense, more energy,
more Of everything from all Of us.
Let's all back the attack. Buy more
War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-08-07

named in recent county conven-
tions Is on hand at Dallas Septem-
Der IL and voted to carry the cam
paign to every uninstructed dele
gate.