Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1940, Page 14

Beatls ChlsoIe Monday Mes 3 e_Monday. May 27. TRUDE' B. B #t.. beloved dai Emma Bennett and_devoted sister of Net- ie C. Moxley and Grace E. Bennett. Re. ains resting at Robert Campbell's funeral ome, 423 4th st. s.w. Notice of funeral later. RAYMOND H. On Sunday, 0. RAYMOND_H. BOOME . He leaves to urn their ~loss one brother. William Eoome: thice nevhews. three. nieces. one B. Departed 1040, G! § * uncle, one aunt. a devoted friend and a . host of other friends. ns *ylewed at his late, residence. 1243 G ne. after 5 pm. Tuesday. | "Services for the repose of his soul Wed- nescay, May 29. at § a.m., from 3t. Cyp- 4 pian‘s Church. 1ith and C sts. s.e. Services y Clarke's funeral home . BROWN, SALLIE JANE. On Monday. “May 27. 1040. at Baitimore. Md.. SALLIE JANE~ BROWN. beloved wife of the late ‘John Q. Brown. She also is survived by \seven daughters and three sons ! Services at Chambers' funeral home. 11th st. se. Wednesday. Mav 20 {p.m. Relatives and friends invited. rment Cedar Hill Cemeters. |__CARMEAN. EUNICE. On Monday. May {27, 1940, EUNICE CARMEAN. Remains Testing at the Chambers Riverdale fu- (neral home. " Notice of funeral later. COOPER, DANIEL. On Sunday. May 126.'1940, at Freedmen's Hospital. DANIEL PER. beloved father of Gladys. Well- He leaves one Remains may be 517 t 3 In- House Considers ! Two Bills fo Speed - Expansion of Navy Senate Military Group Votes New Defense Measure By J. A. O'LEARY. The House began consideration today of two bills to speed up ex- pansion of the Navy, and the Senate 3| Military Affairs Committee ap- proved still another defense bill authorizing $15,000,000 for new con- struction at a score of Army posts throughout the States and at in- sular possessions. Another defense development was the introduction of a bill by Sena- tor Connally, Democrat, of, Texas, e |to provide for military training of om Mount Glory Bantist Church, Cr: ™ Rev. Ernest Gibbs ofziating DALY, MARGARET R. ARGARET A DALY loved "wife of Frank Daly and mother of ien R. DAIY. “Funeral from her Sute residence am. eq! i e Nativity at 10 am & Interment Mount Ol'vet £ffiends invited. Metery. . FRANCES SMITH 1940. at Walter {¥RANCES SMITH DAVIS. Late Col- Glenn T, Davie, U ‘ ustine 3 ervices at the 8 H. ‘Hines Co. funeral D.w. on Wednesday. Thtérment. Arjne- On Manav, Reed Hospital, widow of tne | U A. [/ Services at the L BPome, 2901 14th st ay 2! at 2:15 p.m. ..$on National Cemetery. EMERY, AUGUSTE J. E_ O 27, 1040, at her res! . i thed nw. AUGUSTE J. £ EME) v of Dr. W. ery el Aies Allce ‘A E. Emer and. Gustay $. Emery and sister of Johana Kerp of B rvices at the S. H. Hines Co. funeral th st. n.w. on Wednesday. | 3:30 pm Relatives and | Interment Fort Lincoln | R, FRANK MARTIN. On_ Sunday. May 96, 1040, at Providence Hospital. R A E o ainer ‘ot F. Howard athe X Sl Fiqe M. Dodd and Mrs. Jo- ry_& Walsh funeral , 20 H st. n.w., on Wednesday. May 29, at 11_am. Interment Rock Creek Relatives and {riends invited. 28 0 BocB, Suddenly, on A 14940, at his residence, | 2 e nw, JONION J. R. FORD. beloved husband of Lucy Ford. brother of | { Waverly Ford, brother-in-law of Alonzo R.Mitchell, sr.: uncle of Alonzo R. Mitchell, ¢ jr.. and James C. Mitchell. Other relatives and friends also'survive him._ Remains at Ris late residence after 4 p.m. Tuesday. ay 28. 3 Wednesday. May 29, at 1% noon, | ‘1ro€;x"|¥:l\v Ernest_Jarvis funeral church. | 171432 You st. n.w.. Elder Edwards officiat- ing Reiatives and friends invited. Inter- \ ment Arlington National Cemetery. { GARRISON. GROVER HARRISON. Sud ! denly, on Saturday. May 35, 1940. GRO- | ' VER ' HARRISON GARRISON of 1 House Heights, Md.. beloved husband of | flieg’ B. Garrison and father of Garry | er Garrison. 3 Remains resting at the Chambers' Riv- funeral home until Tuesday. May 58, at 12 noon: thereafter will lie in state J at the Little Church in Fort Lincoln Cem- etery until 2:30 p.m.. at which time sery- ices will be held. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery. i: GORDON, MINNIE F. On Monday, May | + 27,1940, at her residence. 1235-A South | Capitol st. MINNIE F. GORDON, devoted | ! wife of Vincent F. Gordon, daughter of | Ehedrick Dickerson and the late Katie A. Dickerson. sister of Phoeba Wright. Annie Hudson and Leila M. Hopkins. Also other ; Telatives and friends survive. ~ Remains Testing_at Eugene Ford's funeral home. ? 1300 South Capitol st. where they may | be viewed Thursday affer 4 p.m. Funeral Friday. May 31, at 1 p.m. from | Zion Baptist Church. F st. between srd and 4th sts. n.w. Interment Harmony Cemetery 30 HERBERT. ARTHUR. Monday, May 27, Hospital. ARTHUR husband of Marion C. Herbert survived by a _daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Graves, wife of Lt. Comdr, E. D. Graves, U. " four sisters. the Misses Anne M anny 8. and Elizabeth D. Herbert and Mrs George D, Brooks, and one brother. ililam_Herbert. 5 Funeral services Wednesday. May 29. at 4 pm. at St. Pauls Episcopal Chureh, | Alexandria, Va. Interment Ivy Hill Cem- , etery. JOBN 7. 194 Suddeniy. _on HERBERT, + R. HER! " n. 50n of the late John rhert. + loving husband of Lucie de- voted father of Sherman, Elisworth and | Celeste Herbert, brother of Eugenia Reese. | # Rhine Stewart, James T. and Joseoh Her- | JEStH bert. Notice by Malvan & HUTCHISON, LLEWELLYN. On Mon- day, May 27, 1940, ot his residence. 5718 + 3rd st. nw. LLEWELLYN HUTCHISON. | husband of Jane Hutchison and father of Mrs. N. B. Jenkins and Miss Virzinia G. . Hutchison _of Washington. D. C.. and George L. Hutchison of Chicago. Tl L Services at the 8, H. Hines Co. funeral 1 14th st. n.w. on Wednesday. at 2 p.m. interment Fort Lincoin | NS EMMA LILLIAN. On Sun- . May_26. 1940. at the Episcopal Ear. { Eye and Throat Hospital, A LILLTAN JOHNSON. mother of Marjorie Johnson, Laverne Briscoe. Theron and Louis Bris- coe. ir. She also is survived by one broth- er, Irvin Wi nd other relatives. Re- mains resting at the Adams & Smoot fu- ¢ neral_home. 2425 Nichols ave. se. an may be seen Tuesday. May 8. after 4 p.m. Funeral service Wednesday, May 20. at 1 4 p.m., from the above funeral home. Friends invited. Rev. J. C. Banks officiating. In- ! terment Arlington National Cemetery. KENNEDY, FRANK A. On Saturday, May 25, 1940, at Casualty Hospital, + FRANK A. KENNEDY, the beloved husband ‘of Cora B. Kennedy. Remains resting at Chambers’ ' funeral home, 140 apin st. ‘n.w, until Wednesday, May 20. at 1:30 p.m % 4 "Bervices at Fort Myer Chapel at 2 p.mn. ! Interment Arlington National Cemetery. 28 | KENNEDY, FRANK A. Special com- ' munication of Naval Lodge. No. . 4. F. A. A M. is called at 1:15 ‘Wednesday afternoon. May 1940. for the purpose cf ai i tending the funeral of our late i brother. FRANK A. KENNEDY. ‘ By order of the worshipful mas- « ter. ROLAND M. BROWN, Secretary. | KIDWELL, JOHN BENJAMIN. On Mon- day, May 1940. JOHN BENJAMIN | | KIDWELL, beloved son of the late Georsg | { Kidwell and Louisa Kidwell and brother of | §. Franklin Kidwell and the late Helen | Kidwell. % i Funeral services Thursday. May 30. at 1 2:30 p.m.. at Vale Church, Vale, Va. “In- terment church cemetery. LEE, JAMES F. On Sunday. May 26 | 1940, at his residence, 4615 Sheriff rd. n.e., , JAMES F. LEE. beloved husband of Mrs. i Rosa Lee, devoted father of Illie Belks, Nellle V. and Fairbanks Lee and Elise Ward. | He also leaves two grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Remains resting a the W. Ernest Jarvis funeral church, 1432 You st. n.w. .~ “Punérai Thursday. May 30. at 1:30 . from Highway Church of Christ. W st. i tween 4th and 5th sts. n.w., Eider Morri + officiating. _Relatives and friends invited. Interment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. 29 1 LEONARD, JOHN. Suddenly. on Friday. May 24, 1940, at Gallinger Hospital, JOHN LEONARD, beloved cousin of Mrs. Bessie Bulls and Mrs. Fannie Dobson. He also is | survived by other relatives and friends Remains resting at the funeral home of {John T. Rhines & Co.. 901 3rd st. s.w. until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Ma: thereafter i+ at his late residence. 105 rd st. n.e., Where funeral services will be held Wednes. day, ay_29. at 2 p.m.. Rev, J. CI e | Grifith_officiating.” Interment’ Woodlawn Cemetery. MAGRUDER, RALPH E. On Monday, May 27, 1940. at_Georgetown University -somxuu RALPH E. MAGRUDER of 928 orth Ivy st., Arlington, Va.. beloved hus- and of Cora Magruder (nee Motzer) and | son of the late Walter and Minnie Ma- ruder. He also is_survived by three rothers, William H.. Earl Dewitt and John Clifford Magruder, and one sister, Cora M. Thackston. Remains _resting at the Ives funeral home, 2847 Wilson bivd., where funeral ., services be held Wednesday. May 29, at 10 am. Interment Arlington Nationai Cemetery. ‘ $ FUNERAL DIRECTORS. V. L. SPEARE CO. + Neither successor to_nor connected with { the original W R Spears establishment 11009 H St. NNW. y,Sheme, 0, J. William Lee’s Sons Co. FUNERAI DIRECTORS Crematorium ___Lincoln 5200. INCOLN 0468, ral Home, Established 1857. Day and Night Ambulance Service, City_Calls. . and | May . | Wednesday. May 29, at 8:30 | invited, White | {h of funeral later. Arrangements | M: Schey. Mrs. | I the Civilian Conservation Corps. May Delay 1942 Autos. Meanwhile, defense needs created ' the possibility that the automobile pe- | Industry may abandon or at least curtail 1ts plans for new model cars in the 1942 season as a means of - | leaving facilities of the machine tool Braths ANNIE E. On _Sunday, 2 0. at her residence. 2506 22n st. n.e., ANNIE E. MARCERON. belove: wife of the late J. Albert Marceron and mother of J Albert. Clarence D.. Ber- {ram M. Marceron and Mrs. Loretta’ Cher- 0. Funeral, from the above residence on MARCERON, ay 26, 1041 :30 a.m; thence to St. Francis De Sales Church, where mass will be offered at § am. Relatives and friends invited. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. 28 MARTIN, MARY. On_Monday, May 27. 1940, at Garfleld Hospital MARY MARTIN. devoted wife of Ollie Martin, sr., and mother of Merrick. Walter. Harry, Ida, David and Ollie Martin, jr. ‘Remains restine ‘at the W. Ernest Jarvis funeral 2 W 1 Thursday. May 30. at 11 am. Mary's Episcopal Church. Char- . Md. Relatives and friends in- Interment Charlotte Hall Md. 29 from St lotte Hi vited. MILLER, SARAH C. On Tuesday. May 28. 1940, at the residence of her daugh- ter. 716 Gresham place n.w.. SARAH C. MILLER. wife of the late George W. Miller, mother of Rev. Levi B. Miller. Ruth Smith, Ethel Murray and Maiy Kenerson. Othef relatives and friends also survive. Notice of funeral later. MURRAY, CATHERINE L. On Monday, May 27, 1940. at Emergency Hospital, CATHERINE L. MURRAY, beloved wife of s H. Murray of 1261 Simms place . and mother of Mrs.'Walter White, Funeral from the Saffell funeral home. 75 H st. n.w.. on Friday, May 31. at 8:30 Reauiem mass gt fne St. Matthew's ral at 10 a.m. Relatives'and friends Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 30 E, ANDER. _On_ Thursday, 1940. ALEXANDER PRICE. son 's and Esie Price. He also is sur- m Cathed | vived by three sisters. one brother. other Telatives and friends.” Remains resiing at the Malvan & Schey funeral home. N. J. ave. and R st n.w. Funeral from Cl Wednesday. May McIntyre officiati RHEINSTROM. GRACE HARVEY. On Sunday. May 1940. at_her residence. GRACE HA RHEINSTROM. beloves wife of Albert L. Rheinstrom and’ sister of Mary Harvey Watson Services and interment orivate. omit flowers RILEY, JOHN O. On Tuesday. May 28, 1940. at his_residence, 4 D st JOHN 0. RILEY, plain Baptist Church, p.m., Rev. Roosevelt Please 28 Riley, e M. Stansfleld and brother of William 8. Riley. Remains resting at the Lee funeral home, 4th st and Mass. ave. n.e. Notice of funeral later. RIORDAN, JOHN FRANCIS. day. May 1940, at George! versity Hospital. JOHN FR. DAN. beloved son of John F. and Cath- erine Kilerlane Riordan. Funeral from his late residence, 710 Ingraham st. n.w.. . May 29, at 8:30 a.m. ~Reguiem mass at the Church of the Nativity at 9 am. Rela- tives and friends cordially invited. Inter- ment Mount Olivet Cemetery. 28 RIORDAN, JOHN FRANCIS. The mem- bers of the oNauivity Holy Mamp Saclety are requeste meet at_the late resi- dence of JOHN FRANCIS RIORDAN. 710 Ingraham st. n.w., at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 1940. for the recitation of prayers. REV. LAWRENCE A. MCGLONE. Spiritusl Director. CLARKSON GEMMILL. President. SALE. JOSEPH W. On_sonday. May 7, 1040, JOSEPH W. SALE, beloved hus- and of Lura E. Sale and father of W and Clinton E. Sale, Ml el On Mon- Uni- RIOR- 28, o5t se. until 11 a.m. “Thursday, ay 3 Interment Lakewood Cemetery. Bolling Green. Va. 20 SAXE. SAMUEL E. On Tuesday. May 28. 1040. at his residence. 1938 4th st. ne. SAMUEL E. SAXE. beloved husband of Estella SaXxe and {ather of Leo C. an Glenn T. Saxe. Remains resting at the Lee funeral home. 4th st. and Mass. ave. ne. until 10 p.m’ Wednesday, May 29. Interment Dushore, Pa. 20 SCHAEFER, ROSE BARBARA. On day. May 26, 1930. ROSE BARBAR. SCHAEFER (nee Leypoldt). beloved wife of the late John Echaefer and mother of Wil- liam H.Schaefer and Elizabeth Boggess. Funeral from Wm J Nalley's funeral 5 th st. s.e._on Wednesday. May ) p.m. " Interment Glenwe elatives and friends invited. SAMUEL. On Monday. May 27, UEL SIMMS. husband 'of Marie He also is survived by four step- at 1 p.m. H st. Sun- 8 SII 1940, S Simms| children. Funeral Wednesday, May 29. from Stewart's funeral home. STEVENS, NORA (BARRY). On Sun day. May 36. 1940. at Sibley Memol Hospital. NORA BARRY STEVENS (nee Walsh). ‘wife of Bruce Stevens and mother of William E. Joseph P.. Bernard A.. George B. and John F. Barry and Marie Stevens. Funeral will be held from her late resi- 7 Adams st. n.w. on Wednesday, 9. at 9:45 am. High requiem mass at St Martin's Church at 10:15 am. In- terment Mount Olivel Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited. 28 TALBOTT, JAMES H. On Sunday. Ma; 26, 1940. at Mount Alto Hospital. JAMI H. TAL and Elizabeth Masson Talbott of Prince Georges. County, Md. He is survived by one brother and two sisters. Funeral from Chambers’ funeral home. 517 11th st. se. on Wednesday. May 29, at 1:30 p.m. " Relatives and friends in- vited. Interment Arlington National Cem- etery 28 THOMPSON, WILLIAM. On_Saturday. y 25, 1940. at Baltimore, Md., WIL- PSON. Remains will Test at Frazier's funeral home. 380 R. 1. ave, n.w. Notice of funeral later. - TUNE, HELEN C. On Monday. May 27. 1040. at her residence. 748 Newton place n.w., HELEN C. TUNE. beloved wife of the late’ Thomas F. Tune. mother of Lorens E. Yates and Roscoe I. Tune. bers’ funeral home, .. on Wednesday. May Relatives and friends Rock Creek Cemetery. TUNE, HELEN C. Officers and_mem- bers of Mayflower Council, No. 11, Daugh- ters of America, are notified of the Tu- neral of our late T, HI TUNE. on Wednesday, May 20. '1040, 10:30 a.m.. from the Chambers funeral pariors. 1400 Chapin st. n.w JENNIE DRIGGERS. Councilor. HATTIE G. RUPPERT. Rec. Sec. WELSH, JOHN C. On Ssturday. May 25. 1940.'JOHN C. WELSH, beloved hus- band of the late Mary E. Welsh. Funeral from the chapel of Frank Geler's Sons Co.. 1113 7th st. n.w., on Wednesday. May 29."at 8:30 am. 'Requiem mass at the Church of the Immaculase Conception at 0 am. Relatives and friends invited. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mondsy. May 5, L0s0r ot Georte Wat: onday. May 27, . ai ree = ington Hospital, ROSE ISABELLE RIDDLE WHYTE. wife of the late Thomas D. Whyte. mother " of Clifford R. and Russell I yte. Funeral services at her late residence, 1649 Hobart st. n.w. on Tuesday. May 2R, a0 1:30 pm.” " Interment Howell 29, at”10:30 am. invited. Interment Mich. In Memortam BOSWELL, ROBERT McP. In loving re- membrance of our father and grandfather. ROBERT McP. BOSWELL. who departed lglélx 111‘3‘26'1 seventeen Years ago today, May HIS DEVOTED DAUGHTER AND GRAND- %AU%VKO!EE. LILLIAN AND VIRGINIA. * DAVIS, CICELY D. A tribute of love to our Mother Dear. CICELY D. DAVIS, who passed away fiftéen years aso today. May 'i!fl. lfi?d HE‘r !:I‘CII{?I’! remains a chal- inspiration. HER DEVOTED CHILDREN, LUCILLE AND JACKSON. 3 KING, MAMIE B. In loving memory of our_ belgved one, B. KING, who devlr!l:d this life six yesrs ago . May HER HUSBAND. DR. Q. B, KING: DAUGH- HE"FRE!}{.UJOSIFHIHI. °AND PAMILY. > KOONCE., ALICE HARRIS. In sad but AR HILL. LOT 20, SECTION 19. VERY irable_location; leaving town: sacrifice. incoln_6590-J. 9 FUNERAL DESIGNS. GEO. C. SHAFFER, Inc % ESS] FLORAL TRIBUTES AT gngxr!lvl’!mm PHONE NAT 0108 Eventngs and Suadaye BROS. CO. 1212 ¥ 8t N.W. Flors) tionsl h Co. 14th & Eye =14 loving remembrance of my sister. ALICE HARRIS "ROONCE. who dcparted. this life forty years ago today, May 28. 1900, We _tried so hard to save you, Our prayers were al vain; This world would seem like Heaven If we had you ISTER, = MA' & AND O ROTHER-IN-LAW: CAPT ULYSSES R, BROV;'NI. MARTIN, ELLA M. A triby love to my beloved' wife and m‘un':fel'é‘ngufim. nal rest May 28, 1922. . . Thoush _eighteen years bave passed, o S ARSI A e THE EVENING STAR, W‘ASHING'I‘ON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1940. Langley Aides Live to View industry free for armament pur- Word that such & decision is under discussion came out of & con- ference yesterday of Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and sentatives of the tool industry. At the present time the industry is nearing completion of automobile tool orders for the 1941 cars and it was made clear that no interruption of this work is likely. With defense requirements, prin- cipally for the aviation companies, expected to jump sharply in the coming few weeks, a continuation of this need probably will take prece- dence over another ‘year's automo- bile requirements. Actually, Secre- tary Morgenthau said, one large au- tomobile company already has of- ered to forgo 1942 models, and ap- parently would continue its 1941 styles through an extra 12 months. Pilot Training Pushed. Bearing on the fiscal problems of the defense program, a request was submitted to Congress yesterday by President Roosevelt asking $32,- 000,000 for financing an airplane pilot training program to be con- ducted by the Civil Aeronautics Au- thority. First announced last week, the training plans would provide basic instruction for 50,000 pilots in the 12 months starting next July 1. On the fiscal front also was a late session last night by the House Naval Appropriations Subcommit- tee, working on legislation which would give the Navy the $250,000,000 in extra funds suggested in the President’s recent defense message. | London (Continued From First Page.) heavy casualties, but neutral sources believed the first—which would be designed to join the British and French Armies—would strengthen the Allies’ general strategical situ- ation considerably. Push Toward Channel A push toward the Channel would mean that troops gathering to be taken off in transports or warships to be landed at other points in France or in Britain would be sub- Jjected to a merciless bombing and strafing. This pounding probably would push the total casualties far higher than those produced by a move southward. Neutral sources declared the only hope of salvation for the British expeditionary force lay in such a southward push. If this was com- pleted the Allies then could mount a general offensive northward against the German armies holding the Netherlands, Belgium and the occupied area of France. Withdrawal Considered: Deprived of the Belgian Army’s aid, Britain gathered her forces for & supreme effort to break the Ger- man ring of steel around her ex- peditionary force in Flanders. Naval spokesmen indicated that withdrawal of the British #|from the Belgian battlefield way under consideration, but it was admitted that great dangers would be faced in any attempt to bring it out by way of the heavily-bombed Channel ports. It was indicated that it would be up to the navy and the Royal Air Force to protect any withdrawal from the army’s present position by way of the Channel ports. It was admitted that the Belglan capitulation opened a way for the Nazi legions to smash through Dunkerque, France’s vital Channel port, through which the B. E. P. has been largely supplied. Silent on Decision. The government was silent, how- ever, concerning any moves it was ns | likely to make, particularly since such decisions are up to field com- manders. Alfred Duff Cooper, Minister of Information, in a broadcast to the nation, said: “I don't think K we d | Should attempt at present to pass gxdgment" on Belgium's capitula- on, “We know that the Belgian Army has been fighting very bravely against tremendous odds,” he said. “The situation in which the B. E. F. consequently finds itself is one of extreme gravity.” The Evening Standard, owned by Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Air- craft Production, took a less kindly view, and called King Leopold’s surrender “a savage, treacherous 7| blow” to the Allied cause. 1ts headine over a caustic editorial was “King Quisling”—a reference to Maj. Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian who formed a short-lived regime to co-operate with the Germans in Oslo upon the Nazi invasion of Norway. More Men Conscripted. News of the Belgian capitulation came hard on the heels of blunt and frank word to the British people that the battle situation in Flanders had become one of “utmost gravity.” Germany, high sources said through the press, is pouring men and machines into the fighting with such speed that the plight of the British Expeditionary Force - and other troops which the Nazis are attempting to encircle has become ominously serious. To meet the challenge the gov- ernment stepped up its fighting strength by calling men of the ages of 28 and 29 for military service. The move was expected to add 600,- 000 men to the armed forces and raise Britain’s army to the 3,000,000 mark. At home the government pro- ceeded with preparations for any eventuality by forming a force of 400,000 civilian volunteers to help the regular army tackle any invaders who may come by parachute and by dividing the country into 800 self- contained food areas so that in- habitants may obtain food supplies in the event that certain sections are cut off by invaders. Volunteers Relieve Troops. These clvillan volunteers, com- posed of ex-service men and expert, rifle shots and promptly dubbed “paraspotters,” can “render splendid service by mounting guard and thus relieving trained soldiers and mak- ing sure that an enemy attack is held at bay while other troops come up,” War Undersecretary Sir Edward Grigg declared in a broadcast to the nation. He said that a large number of the volunteer force already was armed, “We want it to be rapidly trained in the important duties jt is to perform,” he added. As a precaution against disrup- tion of the nation’s food supply by Nazi bombs or parachute troops, the 800 separate food'areas were sec- His ‘Failure’ as D. C. Men Worked On Motor for Air Experiment Alrplanes take off and zoom sky- ward with such ease today that it is difficult to realize that man-made machines have not always taken to the air like birds. We know that air- planes should fly, and they do, But suppose we knew they should fly— ‘and they didn’t. Fantastic® Not to two Washing- tonians who had precisely that ex- perience. And the resultant feeling of frustration and ofwilderment is too real a memory for comfort today to these two, even aftar 37 years. It was shortly after the turn of the century that Prea Hewitt, now editor of the official journal of the International Assoclation of Ma- chinists, and Richard 8. Newman, former general auditor of the ma- chinists, came here from New York to help construct a strange new de- vice conceived by Dr. Samuel Pier- pont Langley. Dr. Langley, then secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- tution, supervised the building of what the Smithsonian has described as “the first neavier-than-air craft in the history ot the world, capable of sustained free flight under its own power, carrying a man.” No Part in Argument. Those words “capable of” caused a controversy that remains unsettled to this day. But ex-mechanics Hewitt and Newham are not con- cerned with the argument. They did their part in creaing Dr. Lang- ley’s “aerodrome” and its success or failure is for aviation historians to decide. Dr. Langley was a ploneer in the science of aerodynamics; in fact, he is credited with originating the term. | boat. He had flown mode! airships suc- cessfully, He wss convinced that, given a motor light and powerful enough, he could assemble a machine that would fly a man in the air. Hewitt and Newham were needed because they hac oeern working on Just such a type of engine as Dr. Langley felt that he needed. The engine, originally deslgnedj by Stephen M. Balzer, was a five- cylinder radial type—something new in its time. Dr. Charles E. Manly, Dr. Langley’s assistant, had Messrs. Hewitt and Newham and the other mechanics enlarge the cylinders, put on water jackets and otherwise rebuild the motor. At last Dr. Langley believed that this was the engine that would fly the first air- plane in world history. Congress Votes Faith. So confident and persuasive was Dr. Langley that he had obtained a $50,000 appropriation from Con- gress to conduct his experiments. For protection to the pilot n such an unprecedented enterprise 1t was decided that the first test should be made over water. A cata- | pult was constructed atop a house- In an attempt at secrecy (this was a War Department proj- ect of possible military value) the houseboat, would-be airplane and all were set up about 40 miles down the Potomac in the summer of 1903. Newspapermen had gotten wind of the venture and camped nearby. trying to pick up information. Dr. Langley’s absorption in his work caused him to treat the reporters abruptly, and the newsmen, in re- taliation, ridiculed his machine as a “buzzard,” a “lame duck” and “Langley’s folly.” After weeks of preparation the great day came: October 7, 1907— just nine days before the Wright brothers’ success in a similar trial | at Kitty Hawk, N. C. A large crowd assembled for the potentially historic moment. The catapult track was pointed into the | wind. Dr. Manly sat at the con- trols. The motor was a marvel of engineering and the airplane body had been painstakingly adapted from models that had flown suc- cessfully. Dr. Langley and all who worked under him felt certain of success. At last the trigger was sprung. Launching Device Fails. Down the catapult track sped the | airplane. At the end, it should have, theoretically, launched itself straight forward and begun flight under its own power. But it never had the chance. Some flaw in the launching mechanism tilted the nose of the craft downward at a critical moment. The airplane churned headlong into the river. Dr. Manly was uninjured and his faith in the craft unshaken. | Doggedly, the “aerodrome” was | repaired and rebuilt. On December 3 it was ready for another test, this time near what is now Hains Point. Defects in the catapult had been remedied. Many Government offi- cials, Army and Navy officers and congressional leaders came to ob- serve the anticipated triumph. Dr. Manly again took the pilot’s seat. The plane took off smoothly and began a majestic flight over the river. A shout went up from the spectators, but it was cut short. For, after sailing about 200 feet, the airplane swirled upward, turned over in a complete loop and dived into the water, breaking a thin skim of ice. Mr. Hewitt, fully clothed, leaped from the houseboat and swam to Dr. Manly’s .assistance. Miracu- lously, the brave pilot again escaped without serious injury. No one, not Dr. Manly or Dr. Langley or any one else, has advanced a wholly acceptable reason as to why the second attempt failed. His congressional subsidy spent and the confidence of his backers gone, Dr. Langley was unable to armed only with rifles was reported to have fought a successful action against 100 German armored cars New appointments revitalized the British high command. Gen, Sir John G. Dill, new chief of the Im- perial General Staff, chose as his right hand man Lt. Gen. R. H. Fantastic' DR. SAMUEL PIERPONT LANGLEY, Designer of “first plane”? —Harris & Ewing Photo. FRED HEWITT, Rescued the pilot. —Star Staff Photo. RICHARD S. NEWHAM, Helped build engine. —Star Staff Photo. experiment further. He died three years later, friends said, of a broken heart. The Langley plane was taken to Hammondsport, N. Y., in 1914 by Glenn Curtiss. Equipped with pon- toons and changed in minor details, the craft soared like a veteran, and landed in due course under its own power. This, some authorities held, vindicated Dr. Langley. At any rate, it convinced the Smith- | sonian Institution that the Langley plane was the first heavier-than- | air craft “capable of” sustained | flight. Ex-mechanics Hewitt and New- ham never doubted the capacity of the Langley machine to fly. There seemed to be every reason why it should sustain itself in the air. Yet twice it failed its inventor, once inexplicably. The same radial type of engine was widely used for many years, notably in Lindbergh's first trans-Atlantic flight. Modern aviation, authorities gen- erally agree, owes a lot to Dr. Sam- uel Pierpont Langley. Still he died considered by some a failure in his supreme undertaking. Yes, flying looks easy when one sees 2 modern plane rise and drone speedily toward a distant city. But it was not always so, as Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Newham can tell you. Commencement Speaker Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, retir- ing bishop of the Methodist Church, will be commencement speaker at Dickham College, Carlisle, Pa., June 10, gATES Open THURSDAY mcmoria/ Service, 15th and Pennsylvania Avenue, S. E,, direct to Cedar Hill from 9:00 A. M. Full Staff of Cemetery Employees will be at your : service throughout the Jay. "Drive out Pennsylvania Avenue, S. E., to Cemetery Gates; open until 7:00 P. M. (edar Hill w.l‘in,.hn'l m"’ gmnh'fit, Cuul”’ Dionne Sisters, 6 Today, Attend First Mass B the Associated Press. 5 CALLANRER, Ontario, May 28.— The Dionne quintuplets, 6 years old today, awoke to a day of new ex- periences and another milestone in their upbringing. Attendance at their first mass marked the entrance of the five famous little girls into their 7th year—which will bring them a real beginning in their religious instruc- tion in the Roman Catholic faith and take them from the kinder- garten to the primary school course of Ontario’s educational program. For the first time they had per- mission to sample their birthday cake, a flve-section affair with six candles for each—yellow ones for Marie, pink for Emilie, blue for Cecile, green for Annette and mauve for Yvonne. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, their beloved physician, also came in for his share of congratulations, not only for his part in keeping them alive against great odds in their infancy, but also for his 57th birthday tomorrow. The dark-haired sisters were joined in the festivities by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne, and several of the other eight Dionne children, some of whom are away at school. Planes (Continued Prom First Page.) have an entirely new type of plane which has not been shown yet.” De- troit automobile manufacturers, he said, have begun within the past three months structural research on planes for mass production. One, he declared, is almost ready to start production of a small civilian plane. Gill Robb Wilson, president of the National Aeronautic Association, predicted in another interview that before large-scale production of war- planes can be begun a better or- ganization of the industry is needed. “To talk of numbers might be mis- leading,” he declared, “the organiza- tions and types are more significant than the numbers.” ! He predicted that there is need at present of 5,000 training planes for every 100 combat planes. Doubling the capacity of a war plane manufacturer was accom- plished just a year ago, at the Glenm L. Martin Co. of Baltimore. One ex- | ecutive of the Martin Co., who asked | that his name not be used, declared | that 450,000 square feet of space complete with machinery was in op- l eration 77 days after the company‘ decided to build. The plant was decided upon Fri- | day, and an architect and his| staff arrived from Detroit next day, | building plans were completed Mon- day, and contracts issued the same day. One manufacturer of elec- trical equipment sent his machinery | to the plant three weeks before it could be used. | “Bottleneck” Solved. [ The “bottleneck” of trained per- | sonnel, which has increased there | from 3500 to 13,000 in the last year, was solved by sending 45 Martin engineers to act as in-| structors in various vocational and | high schools throughout the Balti- | more area, and graduates were of- fered positions with pay. Less than | {a month ago, the executive said, the Martin company had opened 4 school in Baltimore for engineer- ing personnel who had specialized in other industries, to train them in aviation duties. The men are | paid while they study and do some | work for the company without in- | | terfering with fully trained men, | Air Line Assistance Offered. | A plan for mass production of | pilots at a very low cost to the Gov- | ernment was presented by Capt. | Robert Dawson of United Air Lines. | He declared that about 1,000 of the 1 1,500 air line pilots could teach five men each a week in their spare time to pilot a small plane. At the end | of six months, he predicted, there would be 5,000 pilots each with at | least 50 hours of solo flying and | each with a good knowledge of| aviation. In times of emergency they could be turned over to the Army for instruction in combat fly- ing, which could be taught them in & few weeks or months. He suggested that the Govern- ment supply the training planes and for LATEST NEWS The Night Fintl Star, containing the latest news of the day during these dramatic times, is de- livered every evening throughout the city and suburbs between 6 P.M and 7 P.M. Telephone National 5000 for immediate delivery. All Day—~Special Bus that each pilot organize s club of five trainees. The new fiyers would not come from colleges nor measure up to the severe physical require- ments of Army pilots, he said, but would be extremely capable airmen. J. F. Riordan, Jr., Dies; Gonzaga High Athlete John F. Riordan, jr., 16-year-old Gonzaga High School athlete, died yesterday in Georgetown Univer- sity Hospital of a brain abcess that developed 2 month ago. He was taken todhe hospital 10 days ago. Physicians said they could not de- termine the cause of the malady. Young Riordan was u;e son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Riordan, 710 Ingraham stregt N.W. His father is a Standard Oil Co. supervisor. He also leaves a brother, James, 15. At Gonzaga John was a mem- ber of the football, basket ball and baseball teams. Funeral services will be held to- morrow with requiem mass at the Catholic Church of the Nativity at 9 am. Burial will be in Mount Oli- vet Cemetery. John J. Jackson Dies; Westinghouse Counsel By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, May 28—John J. Jackson, 71, for 29 years general counsel for the Westinghouse Elec- tric & Manufacturing Co., died yes- terday in his home. Mr. Jackson, who resigned in 1938, organized the Westinghouse law department in 1909. He was born in Cicero, N. Y., and grad- uated from Olivet College, Olivet, Mich,, in 1891. 50 Nurses to Graduate At Garfield Exercises The Rev. Patrick J. O'Connor of Catholic University will address graduating nurses of Garfield Hos- pital at graduation exercises at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the hospital. Fifty nurses will be graduated. Last night the Garfleld Alumnae Association feted the graduates at a banquet in the Hotel 2400 Six- teenth Street. Japan has a cotton textile surplus of 900,000,000 square yards. MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES At the Little Church of Fort Lincoln Bladensburg Road, at the District Line 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 30 Dr. James H. Miers Will Speak on “THE RESURRECTION HOPE” Music by the choir of Foundry Methodist Church Justin Lawrie, Director The Public Is Invited SOUND AMPLIFICATION FOR THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH Fort. Er}coln, Cemet.erg Doctors Recommend CHAMBERS' One of Chambers’ Fleet of €adillacs AMBULANCES Luxurious Fleet of Beautiful Cadillac Ambulances Perfect service for the sick—luxurious crm- fort amid the finest and most modern of appointments. Highly trained attendants. On call at all hours, Lowest The Grealer hambery (. 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