Show National Whirligig By Ray Tucker WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Tales Tales told by Doolittle raiders raiders raiders raid raid- ers recovering from wounds and illness at the Walter Reed hospital here are reminiscent of chapters from Marco Polo's travels or the Arabian Arabian Arabian Ara Ara- bian Nights For the moment they constitute the most fantastic epic of the war insofar as it has touched American heroes One plane for instance was forced down through lack of gas close to the shore of China while flying at a speed of miles an hour The impact cracked up the machine and tossed its crew feet into the water The men lost all equipment food and medical supplies Rescued by friendly orientals familiar with this Japanese Japanese- occupied region who immediately recognized the sky strangers as allies they were smuggled to hidden huts for safety and rest Their uniforms had to be cut off to permit even primitive treatment of their wounds For weeks they were clad in what they call Chinese Mother Hubbards They made no attempt to recover their official garb leaving them as gifts for their hosts For days they ate only a few spoonfuls of rice which they boiled themselves as they had been warned not to touch native food Every flier was equipped with a small in incendiary incendiary incendiary in- in bomb for burning his craft if forced down in enemy territory Since these missiles were carried on each mans man's person they escaped the destruction inflicted on other supplies in the plane Curiosity overcame one of the rescuers when he discovered this strange article Before he could be warned he pulled the string and his flimsy home burst into flames But he thought it merely a fine American joke Despite deep cuts and broken arms the aviators aviators' aviators aviators' aviators aviators' avi avi- only vehicles on the long trek into the interior where their comrades had landed safely were rude planks borne by their new friends The Americans suffered agonies during the journey through mountain w wildernesses but now they make light of hardships One captains captain's leg had to be amputated because the precious store of sulfanilamide was lost in the offshore crash and gangrene developed But he is one of the jolliest members of the group recuperating in Washing Washing- ton Prize Catch of Dragnet Prize catch in the dragnet which the federal bureau f If investigation and Alien Property Custodian Custodian Custodian Cus Cus- Leo T. T Crowley have thrown out to catch enemy individuals and take their property is Fritz von Opel scion of the wealthy pro who is known as the Ford of Germany Exhibiting indifference or a lack of sensitivity young Fritz revisited t the e United States early in 1941 He was closely watched even before we were drawn into the conflict and it w was was s an easy matter to pick him up as soon as we entered the war Mr Crowleys Crowley's blue eyes opened wide when his staff unearthed the extent of the young mans man's American holdings So far the federal men have taken over a brewery a string of automobile service stations and the Germans German's share of ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship of in in of all things things things-a a comp company ny owning tank cars He also had sizable bank balances that have been frozen by the treasury Total value is placed at about four tour million dollars Hollywood Reputation Helps The Iron gates around the White House are I the mor mot mat t vigilantly guarded barricades in the United States Even Winston Churchill would have to flash lash the original copy of the Atlantic Charter or the Magna Carta to get through them Ed Starlings Starling's secret service men do their job well Recently Walter Huston the actor was was stopped at the Pennsylvania entrance I am on my way to see bee Colonel Starling he explained graciously Have you anything that will identify you asked one guard A Aa A. Mr Huston was fishing fishing fishing fish fish- ing through his pockets another policeman spoke up I can identify him he explained He was Gabr Gabriel el Over the White House Walter got in inon inon inon on his Hollywood reputation y Few days later a regular correspondent arrived breathlessly to attend a presidential press confer confer- ence He told the inside guardian that he had changed his suit that morning had left his wallet on the resser Dresser and did not have his official pass with him You say you have two suits queried the guardian If that is so you cant can't go inside Youre You're a capitalist not a reporter Copyright 1942 McClure Syndicate |