Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1928, Page 4

LINDBEREH LAUIS FUTUREOF FLYING Predicts to House Committee Weather Will Cease to Bother Aviators. Charles A. Lindbergh takes an view of the future opera aft through all Kinds of e depth of his ex fiying and routes, he has reached th ision that aviators one day will be able to fly and land in “practically” every kind of weather when radi uments, radiobescons and other means of combating been nces in the air woes fur x the day will will hie to hoo of through airmen he were made House appropri sart | Ly airplane will develop as is lowered power of plane m law should be country, and be charged ng planes and licensing pi D. C. PROSPERITY REVEALED IN TAXES PAID BY CITIZENS (Continued from Third Page) smplish- | ut an appreciable increase in appropriation proposed for % e three years ago Congres: into effect a five-vear program calling for approximately $300.008 per | year expenditure for resurfacing and | Tepaving old streets whose surfaces or foundations had outlived their use- fulness. This program will be largel. completed in the fiscal year 1929, s that the appropriation for 4his pur- pose may be reduced to approximately $450,000 ann to care for any streets of the original program and those reaching vearly a replacement conditjon, thereby releasing from this ijtem approximately $330,000 for new work without increasing the total &ppropriation. Program Is Needed. “This amount, plus an increase in the total of $100,000, would, if applied | t0 new work, allow a definite and much needed program consistent with the growth of the city to be under-| taken, which in a period of five or six years would wipe out any de- ficiency in highway improvements, o that each year thereafter only the normal growth would have to be met. | “The policy of reciaiming macadam | roadways go as to place them upon & more definite basiz, as well as the; adoption of the above described im-| provement program, should result in | 8 considerable decrease In maintenance | cost at the end of sucha period. | The joining of improved highways| within the District of Columbia to! ave | | dc | connecting rod. "ACES UP! » UARY 6, 1928. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. ., FRIDAY, JOHN KNOX The Fact Story of American Aviators in the Wox;l;i Wan; S fiments described Tdeut v traming. Wi the first hureuit . an’ unconfirmed victory Previous i Luke's boyhe fight as a miot of wherein he scored i CHAPTER TIT. | ERSHING'S attac on the St | for four stood every assault planned vears, was thoroughly and the 27th | had its place in the o | They had secretly moved up to abandoned French airdrome—a hu | Wooden building with wide doors s [fhe end. In the early morning of Saptember 12,1918, Luke warmed Up his plane inside the huilding and [shot it for the open door. Clearing {The opening at almost @ying speed. e climbed rapidly into the morning sk alone and flew high over the erman lines, which were heing d uged with shells from Pershing massed batteries clearing the wav for his infantry attack, The battle of St. Mihiel had begun Luke's First Balloon last Luke spotted an halloon. Hastily returning to his drome. he found that by divectir the fire of enfilading guns this Iy loon was holding up a section of the erican attack Another Ameri unit had heen trying to * this balloon without results. Aban- doning their “sunset” plan of attack. Luke and Wehner took to the xir and climbed to an altitude of 17.000 feet, fighting off an attack of three Ger- man Fokkers on their wav. Luke swe through a gap in clonds raight for the Germ: sausage. o quickly did he come that zround batteries had no chance to open fire upon him before he had reached his quarry. He pressed the triggers of both his machine guns, but ene jammed and the bullets from the other missed the target. Forget- ting all his cantious plans, he turned and dived at the balloon again, this time through a ground bafteries. Agzain his guns jammed. Pulling ont of the ring of fire to clear his weapons, he atts the third time and his victim went down in flames. With a swarm of Fokkers in close arsuit, Luke scudded for home. “hedge hopping” over trees and buildings. Landing near an Amer can balloon, he secured written con- firmation of his victory from ob- servers who had seen the balloon zo wn and then tried to take off for his home airdrome, but found that an At Borrowing a motor- cele he rode gayly Into camp of the th, waving his confirmation over his head. The Official Report. Here is Luke's report of his vie. s preserved in the archives of the War Department: ptember 12, 1918. Luke reports:—Saw near Lavingneulle chase, following them toward Pont-a-Mousson, three modern motor road systems in Mary- lznd and Virginia has had a marked | effect in increasing retail business in ‘Washington, and those who have been | ing the development of this| situation predict that it will have a | greater effect as time goes on. A | comparative! few rs ago thei people of southern Maryland and of | the section of that Ktate lying to lh»i north and northwest of Washington | found it difficult to reach this city. | Many of them either made their pur. | chases through rural m or| sent away to mail order hou The thousznds of peop 1o the Potomae s N land and Virgn g t con- | venient 1o Itimore | merchants by s mboats run g ou 3 an with Washingto While they Lived closer instances, 1o Washington sar steam. | boat connec the Capital| snd quick to Baltimore as fr ned 1o the tiving el of ih mercnants. m: 1% eax But since the rosds have been im proved and automobiles have almost compietely replare: horse-drawn con the peopie of this vast ous 1o Washington find come here much more can go 1o Baltimore Hisse 1y given personally on shey w0 or three any point and Charies point in | ¥ on the me car than th by Monigomery Cour 4 Loude 18tes Placed on Retired List Capt, Juseph Yuditeky, 'y “ at Mot Eprings to the re of He el the Hat Collection Saves “Marrying Parson” From Jail v dnet ent on his turimieg illegal € 10 take ting 1 Felore Citizens s keep -?‘ $100 1o ion where Frank Luke, jr., “got” his first balloon. disappeared to d Metz, balloon at Marieulles; after three passes within_a few ioon. Third pass the balloon was very near the ground Both guns stopped, so pulled off to one side. Fixed left gun and turned ahout 1o make one finad effort to burn balloon, hut saw that it h The next instant it burst fames and dropped o destroying it. The M. Fox. who saw the burning, he thought several were killed w St burst into flames so close ground. There was a good fi our halloon line, nded fo firmation. Left and marte back when my motor hegan eutting Jt. Returned to same fleld yere found that my motor could ne be fized, ko returnéd home by motor cecle, Attached you will find econ firmation feom Lieut. Fox 4 Lieut ith. Both saw burning” chief mechanic pointed out the holes through the wings and fuse. Luke's damaged plane “I never saw a bird bring ship #hot up like that whao hisell bumped off soon,” The Saw enemy desir it at. it, each of the into gr the winch, observer, in a Aidn’t he 1 Luke, stick h # bullet b the wside he had ridden in 1 were going 1o get me, that ane e the job, They ean't Wehner by aved bix part §n the ay'® work by guarding Luke against K from the 1 by Germin During Luke'n repeated at the balloon, Wehner had okkers engn wo that deal only with the a ground botter The ©Tth pricked up i1s ears pew oy b the class had put whow He hnd fought u M, "o cut victory il ble very hl basttle, won great odds nnd showing remn changed, and the refured 1o eredit vietory” of u month bef the first (o de nounce thelr own doubts. They were [ it 1o wint Jong for additional proofs of Luke's mettle 1 clreumstinees cournge. Opinion men who had Vuke Seores Again, o the st pted of an Two " Reprember, 1 ther inter, 1th ke after istloon with in excort of Heht e planes to protect him o against the Germin Folkers, Just us they [ came It position for Luke's stisck, the expected Vokkers dove on the varort. Lesving bk compuntons 1o the encmy planes, Like dived “wausage,” but nguin hix frst ax I bnd two duys ) i e ning of hWis b by dived through annon ond inachine gin Biw dawt attark send Tom dowi He nadvely re ports thad mince he hsd cartridges | 1t A one wignzine he g i the wround batteries wl close range, weit | tering the wun crews His own terse veport fw of his Maehing aitacks [ at the | utrack fuiled | tore, Eo aid b Constant ja the Avizon wall of fre six thmer nig the | wuns vivid plet e " cptember 1918 et Lake veports: Left forme ion Abaveourt and attocked un | iy babioon nesr Boinville. Dove [t 10 mix then thiough fire a1 close | range. Mad two stoppi with my Lieft gun, which carvied incendiay bullets, and afier Hxing both continuea the atlurk After about 76 vounds of incendiary we fired A Jum resulted and could not be Haed. A few rounds " Mihiel salient, which had with- wall of fire from the | ked | his engime was crippled by a broken | official | where they | enemy | the | i | Lieut. ¥ ing beside Spad r Rattantout, France (OMcial 17,8, Signal Corps Picture.) | being Teft in my right gun, 1 attacked |an hie (antiaireraft gun) battery at the base of the balloon. Am sure my fire took effect, as the crew scat | tered. After my first attack on the n the observer jumped. The I saw of the ballo it was on ground in a very flabby condi- tion. Confirmation requested.” The victory was officially confirmed. Wehner Saves Luke. When Luke returned to his afr. dorme his plane was found to be so riddled that it had to be abandoned Taking a fresh plane, he and Wehner again took to ‘the air on the trail of another balloon which had ap. pearcd above the trees. This time they were attacked by eight Fokkers: Luke's plane was again riddled and he «waped with his life only by grace of Wehner's furious attack on two German planes that had the Arizona fiver at their mercy. Luke had sent down the balloon in flames just be. | fore the Fokkers attacked and was caught with both guns disabled. Ile for home while Wehner was tering a victory for himself by ting down one of the Fokkers. Luke's report of the second battle the day follows “September 14, 1918, “Lieut. Luke reports: T and Lieut. Wehner were to leave with forma- tion, dropping out at Buzy to attack enemy balloon by orders of the €. O On arriving at Buzy left formation and brought down enemy balloon in flames. While fixing my guns so that I could attack another nearby balloon, eight enemy Fokkers drop- ped on me. Dove and pulled away from them. They scored several go shots on my plane. 1 saw Lient Wehner dive through enemy forma- tion and attack two enemy planes on my tail, but as my guns were Jammed did not turn: I was not sure it wax an allied plane until he joined me later. You will find attached con- firmation of the balloon.” Luke Spares an Enemy, Tuke found himself a person of im At the airdrome that night | Maj. Hariney greeted him joyfully | and asked what luck he had m | “1 ot two more ‘sausages | ned Luke. “One of the obsery at me from the balloon hasket before he Jumped with his parachute. The tracer hullets looked funny coming at me from his gun—just like balls | from a voman candle. “He went over the side in a hurry.” “Didn't you plug him ss he went down”" demanded Hartney # 1 couldn’t do that guy was helpioss,” less balloon killer ! abmolutely mafety, but krin. s shot the poor replied the reck- no regard for wn voughout hin H - NS veise o @rinn AVIAGE " Where Lieat. doseph Wehner's furious wingle handed attack on eight Ge man Fokdeers waved ¥rans ) e lte at the front enemy who couldn’t shoot never fived on an ol down in a parachut Jutter would hive legitimate targets You ought 1o mee the fNreworks around thoxe bitloons!" he exclmed between mouthfuls of his Inte dinner aw the wondering and wilent 27th stood sround him. “The Huns have A hOrt mortar thist shoots up faning bally of fire, hu ther ike a wring of onions up ahout a thousond feet and then whinh around and Gl bk 1 guess wa're supposed to My into them and get burned up Funny looking things— must he phos phorus or something ke that. | went back I agnin o get (hem to wend Up wome nearer 1o me s (it 1_could _get n good ook _ut_the never fired at an baek, e rver flonti althongh 1 been ensy und [0 . e @Collier Inn COLUMBIA RD, A1 18 W8T OPFOSITE AMBASSAUOR. nerene, ry Wednesday and Friday svenii B until 7:30 Y 4.COURSE ‘ % SEA FOOD 75c i , DINNER o oer your Iululu of our b Columbia u‘;’a B iy 0 T T e IO % nk Luke, jr., of the 2ith Aero Squadron, First Pursnit Group, stand- chine which he used to hring down g as described later in this n airplane arrative, Logk like flowerpots on of July.” And we ¢ mured a vete “That curios vou killed ney. ‘Kee| we're havir {tireworks or | will hit you.” the Fourth | led him yellow!" muz + pllot. of yours will et seolded Hart on this war the Heinie's one of them ¢ mind and forget they can't get me,” was the griming retort (Copynght, 1928,) morrow—Read of another day of battle in which Luke es- capes death by the narrowest of margins. Read how Luke at Inst takes too great a risk and finds himself surrounded in mid. with dead engine and [LOUIS A. POTTER, 83, Deceased Was Long Employe of Government Printing Office and Active Church Worker. T.onis A ployed in Ofiice h Provide short flin, pneumon s Potter, 83 years old, the Government Printing from 1894 to 1 , died in Hospital today after a 8. Death was due to He was Visiting his daughter Mre, A, N. Muason of Brandy wine, Md, when ke became (il and was brought here to the hospital. Mr. Potter was long active in church cireles here for 27 years serving « member of the board of stewards of | Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South, He vesided at 422 Eighth northeast until shortly after | his retirement from the Government service, Born In Beaufort, N had & colorful eareer | tons in hi em street C., Mr. Potter Due to condi. home town following the Civil War, he went West and settled in Phillipshurg, Kana., where in 1871 he was marvied to Mixs Ella 1t Fi<h of Oswego, N. Y. August Mr, Potter v of 1o was elected to the St North Carolina in 1592 r two years. He ix survived . Van A. Potter of 1L Potter of this nd Louls Potter, ., of Ch ton, W, V. nd two daughters, Mrs Mason of Brandywine, Md, and Mrs . L Rives of Harrisonburg, Va Funeral services will conducted n the Epworth hodist Epis Chureh Houth, tomorrow afternoon at ' Interment will be in | Congress'onal Ceme servin, by three rons, York., Cha o'clock ‘ ; < & Lost Gems Found in Waste Basket. CHICAGO, January & () e Jost by Mrs. Willlam H. Hub, Jr. of Lake Forest, wam found in ' waste hawket at the Roucheron Millinery Shop late yesterday by an insurance adjuster, The pearls valued at $12,000, A pearl nt Heads Augusta Supervisors. il Dispateh to The Star, STAUNTON, Va, Hurper was oh man of of Rupervisors four yearf, and D, Harey M. Wallaee wis veappointed county health of ficer for two years, January 6.3 unanimously the Ay for the 1,017 Suicides in New York, NEW YORK, January & (4 cides in New York City during first 11 monthe of 1927 totaled 1,017 and homicides, 302, records in the affice of Chief Medical Examiner Nor how ed the It is not necessary to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to Borrow, T S MORRIS “PLAN - | Lasy to Pay | Yor 13 Loan tha $120 $10.00 $180 $15.00 $240 $20.00 $300 $25,00 $360 830,00 $540 $45,00 $1,200 $100,00 $6,000 $500,00 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK i | Under Bupervision U, 8, T ! 1408 11 BTREE | DIES IN HOSPITAL| | view | answered His wife died last| | terday I striking his he re- | usta | next | ALEXANDRIAAIDED BY MUSTY STATUTE Annexation of Potomac Area Intended 150 Years Ago, Court Told. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star, Arlington Connty. ~An almost forgotten wute more than 150 years old, resur dusty files of the « was offered at the annexs tion procecdings here today to ghow that th ssgors of present Alexan drians umn-mh:n 4 extension of the city limits to the now it by the eity. The statute, dated 1785, was read to the court by former Representative ¢ ¢, Carlin of counsel for- Alexandri and it precipitated a flurry of deb; between opposing counss The eourt ved its decision on the admissi bility of the statute he ancient law stated that e to extend Alexandria vthward into the andria County as favas Four Mile | “for ornament prrpe ? 1 gave a detailod plan for the construction of these streets into the territory which | is now in disputa ore the court Mr. Carlin declared that the 1 has nover heen repealed. He explained that the statute showed that Alexan- drin's nexation me is not some- thing of modern origin, but dates back | the days of Alexandria's fore- fathers, Called Mere Suggestion. John . Barbour, of counsel for Ar-! lington County objected strenuonsly to ion of the law a9 evidence, and 4 «d that its presentation to the court by Alesandria counsel was “a sentime nd psychological” at tempt by the city to support its ease at a helated moment in the procecd ings. Ho pointed out that the statute had never heen complied with by Alex- andria, and added that it was not a mandatory act, but merely a su tion to those living outside the limit, The court this afternoon will hear ar- guments by counsel on a motion by at- | torneys for Arlington County for a ntinuance of the proceedings until State Senator Frank L. Ball, one of the defense attorneys, will have com pleted his duties in the forthcoming Legislature. Senator Ball joined in the claim for continuance under a spe- cial act of the Legklature enacted in 1926, to cover cases where members of the Legislature were serving as private couns Mr. Carlin and City Attorney Albert Bryan of counsel for Alexandria, op posed the motion for a_continuance | when it was presented this morning, but in view of the large questions in. volved the court decided devote part of the afternoon session to a hearing of arguments on the motion Contest Ts Prolonged. Tn any event, Judge Samuel G. Erent, presiding in the case, announc: ed that the proceedings would be con- tinued until about January 24, due to| the necessity for the c it judges comprising the annexation tribunal at- tending the circuit duties during the | next two weeks. Dr. 0. A. Ryder, Alexandria slcian, testified this morning that 90 of the cases needing phy ans’ attention in the disputed ter ory are handied by Alexandria doc tors. Courtland . Davis, lawyer, stified that Alexandria capital A bdundaries it was city phy- City Manager Paul Morton was cross examined regarding Alexandria’'s gas vice. S Boy's Death Held Accidental. $pecial Dispatch to The § LYNCHRBU . Willlam 8. Redmond, d_the death D Griftin, 14 vears Heights, was disr nicipal Court Thursday when a charge of {nvolunta wlaughter, Evidence showed t rdmond was a friend of the hoy, and after target shooting started to re. ad his rifle to let tha hoy shnul,: when the gun was discharged. old, in ed in Mu- Bandits Wound Contractor. Special Dispatch to The Star, GRANTSVILLE, Md., January 6.— Leanard H. Miller, a contractor, ix in a Johnstown hospltal with a bullet wound in the forehead, inflicted yes by bandits near Quemahonir n in the Somerset coal fleld. They ned fire on Miller when he fa op his ¢ one of the bullets | James River Frozen Over. 1al Dispateh to The Star, RICHMOND, Va, the first time in River has been tion being Impeded many hou the tug Cunningham b i allowed steamers to got 1 Spe lanunry & the For James naviga while h v the SEE TRIS AMAZING N; SHAVING INVENTION. Kvis Kvoss Stropner Tn the Most Surpyin o lver Patented, Mak, " nple o, Lt Indefinit “b ‘nabenty Shickeat S ra ) thing Like 16 Ever Seon Bojoret FreeDemonstration-NoObligation }ll;llfil @ chance for you to ses for thoustonishing shaving invention th country fa talking about, {Probably yo dy Poud wbout 1t in Saturday “ollier's and other big ny Bink of it H08 hwer tha saime blade sing fo arvelt Whale \o al ning Pogt, e magazinon,) coolhiavenn year That's what KRIS K ROS Amarican ahavers every\where? tion marke such n radicat comfort and econony t At dowarven to b ealled much more than a x Rathor itin biade rejuv Makea keeny auick shaves bivesom whers o grew befure. HOA4 wtrape your blada (any make) . Just ke & muster brher, watically, Nivkel Ji tanotify you when biado (3 ronly, with b outting edue that mtvel can'the, KRISS KROSS STROPPER and RAZOR et thin wow b ireier p ot ot W fue v v "Aliutaly b bhlpy "Ihis affur in limited, oo elip this sut sad oy poatal tanight = o babber still, (el phun Cnow ! William H. Forbes 1205 15th St. N.W. { in diam. Health Officer Issues Warning AS Pneumom’a Season Rea}ches peak With the pnenmonia season ap- ching its zenith, Dr. William C, health officer, today issued his annual list of safeguards against the which ranks second as the tent eanse of death in the Dis- “Keep warm; keep the feet dry and eat plenty of food to keep up vital- ite." s Dr. Fowle S he number of pneumon Winter i lower than for corresponding period of last yea cording to Health Department rec and this fs due, in Dr. Fowler's opin- fon. to the weather, which has not heen thus the unusually cold, save for the recent frigid wave, and also because there has been little snow or sleet, Since December 1, 124 pneumonia cases have heen reported to the Health Depart ment, which i« a decrease of 25 under the corresponding period of last Win- ter. P imonia resulta chief posure, living in improperly heated rooms and getting the feet wet, Dr. Fowler pointed out. Persons with low ered vitality from the lack of food, i sald, are more sumceptible than those who eat properly and ade aquately, from ex. La Plata Slhool. '_I'ornado Memorial, Has Six Bus Routés for 300 Pupils . January 6.—The new grade. and high | gchool of La Plata has opened. The building is a brick structure 120 by feet iins 12 classrooms, wh t, an office for the principal library and a room for g There an assembly bl with ipacity sufficient to sccommodate 700 persons and a bal- cony that 200 persons The bail C! 1 to he ! most hand hool structure uthern Maryland cquipped at A cost of approxi- metely $60 The commitiee was composed 1 Judge W. Mitchell Digges, Warren M. Albrittain and | Leo K. Farrall, This new school Is ge upon this community mer the 13 children 9, 1926, whe v tornado destroyved | twaoroom buildin Three hun. | pupils ave enrplled. Ninety. | seven are high school’students, Ten 1 conta ik in rally Jooked a8 a_monu- ed Novem her | from Bel Alton. & was erected | public schools have heen cloged and the pupils from these are transported by busses to this school, The schools closed were La Plata, Port Tobacco, MeConchie, Riplev, Hawkins Gate, Newtown, Dentsv Winkler Shop, White Plains and th x bus routes have been formed to bring the students from these points. The bus to M Conchie School continues and brings high school pupils from Welcome, Hill ides, Doncaster, Cross ayvton, Nanejamoy and de. This I8 the longest ryland, over which children are ansported to school. Pupile at the nd of the route t cel 50 Iy coming to schosl and re- turning home. Prof. Milt of the school M. Somers is prineipal other members of the faculty IL.. Lee Reich, Mra. Reich, Misses Ger. t Wills, Klizabeth « aves, Caroline Thompson and Jane Gray. Prof. An- tono Nimmerrichter is di of the «chool orchestra, SECTION OF AVENUE | CLOSED TO TRAFFIC, Sewer Operations Cause Ban From Tenth to Twelfth Streets. The south side of Penns avenua between Tenth and stroets was claced to vehiculs today to preclnde interferenc sewer construction operations at the hwest corner of Tenth stroet. A A result motor busses and all other astbound traffic is being detoured und the et Offic Department Building through C street. 'he Sewer Department had request- ed that only one block between Tenth Sleventh streets be closed, b ice Department extended the o to Twelfth street, believing conld be better regulated through th street than through venth. Criticism of this arrange- \ent by motorists is expectad to bring hout the removal of the barricade | Twelfth stre The block ween Tenth - leventh streets, however, will losed f sout 30 dayvs, pending in a trunk sewer, o'y feet . in Tenth street betweerr| ennsylvania avenue and B streets. his sewer will rey the present 4foot trunk sewer in Eleventh street, which will have to be removed on ac unt of the construction of the In- ternal Revenue Building. The project will cost approximately $45,000. 11 BUILDINGS BURN AT DILLWYN, VA. Fire Starting in Drug Store at 2 AM. Sweeps Post Office, Among Other Structures. By the Associsted Press. FARMVILLE, Va, January 6 Eleven buildings, including the post | office, were burned to the ground at Dillwyn early today by fire starting in a drug store shortly after 2 o'clock. The fire swept. rapidly through the husiness section, and volunteer fire- men fr Farmville answered the advanced grades | route | MARINES REQUEST -4 NIGARAGUA SERVICE Officers and Enlisted Men Throughout World Send Petitions Here. ora part. | ing the office here of Li "ol i Creecy, assistant adjutant and inspee- tor in charge of the execut office at headquarters of with applications for activ | Nicaragua. Lieut. Col. Creec taken charge of headquarters in the abwence of Brig. Gen. s I, Lane, who i8 en route tos Nicaragua. | Maj. Gen. John Lejeune, | mandant of th ne (orps, arcome | panied by sev will be at Hampton to bid bon vovage to the e ling for the t Among com fwho wil Mond: |~ From the I Feland, ( Jusell | Capts. J. M. Arth v.oC 3 | Reagan, eom- before T B K | Humphr | Lieuts, W. { R. J. Straub, [ siansen, 1. Munn e\, Cur Faragher; | | From tee West Pierce, Capra. G. F. MacNulty, R. Blake, J. | G. T. Hall; First Lie BR. W. Atkinson, M. Moors aj. H. C. ckes, W. K T. Smith and 1. Fenton . 0'Day W, J. . McHenry |R. D, . Second Lieuts. {man, P. A. Putnam, P. A. §h Roberts, R. S. Burr, A. % M. June; Gunner W, G. Al FLYING FIELD TESTED. ‘Plnlml Airmen Prepare for Ar- rival of Lindbergh. MA, (2 o | | PA January ! Army | hombers | Pina alarm, saving the bank building from | ¥ destruction. ‘There were nn lives lost. Property damage was not estimated. Potomac Church Planned. Special Dispatch to The Star. POTOMAC, Va, January board of stewards of Dei Ray Metho- dis Episcopal Church South last night discussed the building of new church to supplant the present edifice, whic is deemed entirely too inadequate for the Sunday school. The discussion will be reopened at the next meeting. 6. —The crossed the Atlantic times, and who has just passed h eightieth birthday, has that he keeps fit b ing 100 3 Lumberman Auto Victim. | Spacial Dispatch to The Star. OAKLAND, Md, Jan | L. Kendall, {of the Kenda {has an ope: erator and ba ;hur:h i Prehistori chbark fo