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Aviation Pioneer, 76,
m •» 99
Found Penniless in
Normandy Village
By THOMAS R. HENRY,
8t»r War Correspondent.
LI GRAIS, Normandy, Aug. 19.—
High above the clouds planes sound
. like the rumble of distant thunder.
A few miles away Thunderbolts are
diving on German convoys. In this
little crossroads village a sick, pen
niless old man watches.
. Probably more than any other man
alive he made all this possible for
he is one of the most remarkable
individuals on earth. He is 76-year
old Paul Daniel, Inventor of the
rotary engine and the airplane su
percharger. Mr. Daniel, a native
of Prance, lived in the United States
for many years where he was weal
thy, a manufacturer, a friend of
John D. Rockefeller and a technical
adviser to the American Government
in the World War.
He first became interested in avia
tion in the early 1890’s, before the
Wrights. He-was an early asso
ciate of Santos Dumont, the Bra
zilian who developed the dirigible
and the monoplane in Paris.
Wanted Light Engine.
M. Daniel was a motor designer.
He says he realized the early block
'engine never could be light enough
for long flights. He devised the
first rptary engine, which he de
scribes as “an engine with a crank
shaft which didn’t turn but with cyl
inders turning around the shaft.” He
made cylinders from cannon steel
and used a storage battery for igni
tion. He patented it in the United
States and France in 1898.
Aviation was only a hobby with
him as his real job was designing
automobile engines. When the fa
mous American road racer, John D.
Harkness. son of a partner of John
D. Rockefeller, came to France with
a 90-horsepower Mercedes built in
Germany to enter the Paris-Madrid
race he met M. Daniel, who bet
him he could make a better engine.
Working in his spare time, he
built an autombbile that beat Mr.
Harkness by one hour between Paris
and Bordeaux. Mr. Harkness was so
impressed he persuaded M. Daniel
to go to the United States to start
business with him at Bound Brook,
N. J.
Business Failed in World War.
M. Daniel remained in the United
States from 1903 to 1921, but his bus
iness failed early in the World War.
He says he was too busy solving _a
problem of air compression to attend
to business.
' After a famous French air pioneer
told him that an engine became
weaker the higher it went, M. Daniel
devised a fan for pushing fresh air
under compression into the cylin
ders. This compressor, or super
charger as it is known today, is the
basis of all high-altitude flying. This
Invention also is covered by a basic
patent issued in Washington in 1910.
Without this device, now vastly
Improved, to feed air at sea-level
pressure into a motor at any height
the ceiling of flight would be much
lower than is now possible.
While living in the United States
he once was a deputy sheriff of
Middlesex County, N. J. He still
proudly displays his sheriff's cre
dentials.
Business went from bad to worse,
he says, adding that "I wasn’t bowi
to make money.”
His health failed and he returned
to his native France where he had a
small pension as a member of the
Legion of Honor. It has not been
paid for four years.
Perfected New Engine.
He was always tinkering with new
Inventions. In 1939 he had perfected
a 1,500-horsepower engine for
French aviation. The best the Luft
LOST.
BAG—Lady who received wrong tag. trip
Union Sta. to 12th and Newton n.e.. Sat..
12:30 noon, please cali NO. 0151, Lost and
Found Dept . DIAMOND CABS, between
9 a m, end 5 n m. except Sunday.
BILLFOLD, black, containitis social secur
ity card. Md. and D. C. driver’s permits,
registration card. B i O. pass. B. & O
identification. 85 reward. HI. 0998-W
BILLFOLD, brown, containing 879. "c”
gas ration book, driver's license draft
card, other identification. Liberal reward.
S K. WADE. 2745 29th st DE 9259.
BILLFOLD, black leather, lost on streetcar
at 14th st. and N. Y. ave.. August 18.
contained over 879 and identification card.
Reward WO. 7556
BILLFOLD, lost Friday in either a Wash
ington or Diamond cab. going to Trinity
Tow-era on 14th st.. about midnight: val
uable papers and money. Reward.
NO. 8761.
BILLFOLD with identification, lost Thurs
day. Return to V. M. KELLY. 2150 Penna.
ave. n.w. Finder keep $5. •
BILLFOLD, brown; lost on H st. car line
or near G P. O., August 17. Reward.
Call LI. 6205.
BOSTON FEMALE. August 9th. Bradbury
Hts.: child’s pet. Reward AT 4615.
BRACELET, platinum, set with 11 dia
monds. bet. 1421 Mass ave. n.w. and 1625
K st. n.w. Reward. NA. 4506. Ext. 236:
evenings, ME. 4294.
COCKER SPANIEL, black, male. 5 years
old. wearing leather harness, named "Wee
gie" vicinity 33rd and N sts. n.w. Re
ward. MI. 1396.
DACHSHUND, female, black, with brown
paws; lost In vicinity ol Tenlev Circle
children’s pet. Reward WI. 2959.
DENTAL BRIDGE, gold, lost between Wis
consin ave. and* 21st st. n.w , Friday
night. Reward Box 124 A. Star.
DOG. white. Spitz and fox terrier mix.
answers to "Pee Wee," female, lost on
Riggs Mill rd. into D. C. Fri. afternoon
Call SH. 1605 or DE. 6097. Reward.
DOG. lost August 14. brindle collar, name
and address on collar: answers to name of
• Snubbv’’ Call Hyattsvilie 0182. Child’s
pet. Reward
EYE GLASSES, natural color plastic rims,
brown case. Aug. 10 on C. T. or Arnold
Bus. Reward. Glebe 1971. •
EYEGLASSES, in brown case near 14th
and Spring rd »r 15th and M sts. n.w.,
Thursday. Call AD. 0100. Reward.
GLASSES, half gold rim. Monday after
noon bet. New Jersey ave. n.w. and Georgia
ave. at Brightwood Case marked Pereau.
DI 8160 or RA 9206. Reward. •
GOLD FOOTBALL, miniature, in n w. sec
tion. with letters “STA’’ WO. 0944.
LABRADOR RETRIEVER, male, black,
white markings on chest, license No. 5643.
Phone SL. 4700. Reward.
MET AI, HUB CAP. Plymouth: on Mount
Pleasant st. bet Irving and Kenyon, Friday
afternoon. Reward Adams 6266. 21*
PIN. silver. Aug. IHth. In or between Medi
cal Bldg 18th and Eye and 10th and H.
Phone EM. 8826. Reward. •
POCKETBOOK. containing aum of money;
left in cab at 12th and H n.w. around 9:30
pm. August 18. Reward. RE. 3167.
PUP. black, male, with green atudded
collar; vicinity Sltgo Creek Park; reward.
Bligo 9288.
PURSE—Lost Sat., on Tenleytown car on
Pa ave., small leather coin purse, contain
ing 3 keys and about *10. Reward.
Phone 8L. 8147.
RING LOST SINCE 1912—Platinum, 4
diamond dinner ring. 3 West Underwood
at . Chevy chase. Md. Reward. Wl. 2363.
8HOE. baby's, size 6‘a. brown, lost Wednes
day evening from automobile. Finder please
call OR. 0440.
STRAYED from 608 E Columbia st.. Falls
Church, black pony, white spot on fore
head. white rear feet. Reward. Falls
Church 2849-W.
TERRIER, black and white, August 17th,
long-tailed female: tag No. 17384; chil
dren’s pet. Reward. GF 8803.
TWO SILVER BRACELETS, one with
charms, near Mason Green real estate
office. Clarendon. Va. Reward RE. 7939
WALLET, brown, by Mrs. C. F. Blair
tPhyllls Durgin Blair), cortainlng personal
papers, picture. WO. 5601. 3181 Porter
*t. n.w. Reward.
WALLET, black zipper, containing driver's
license, gas coupons, numbered Please
return to MRS. ALICE LEE PARKER. No.
I East Kirk st., Ch. Ch., Md. Call
WI. 3741.
WALLET, black morocco, containing money,
Important papers, picture, name and ad
dresses: Lucian H. Brown. 6012 Stephen
gon ave.. Niagara Falls, N. Y.. and Electro
Metallurgical Co., Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Reward If returned to 4101 Eastern ave.,
Mt. Rainier. Md. Call WA. 2919.
WALLET, brown leather; personal papers,
bills, Identification: lost at Newark and
Wis. or on 30 car, Friday evening. Re
ward Call OR. 8845.
WRIST WATCH—Diamond. Swiss watch,
vicinity Army and Navy Club, between
parking lot and ladies' entrance, or cross
17th st. to meilbox. 17th end Eve. Gen
erous reward. CH. 3000, Br 3136
WRIST WATCH. lady s Waltham, gold.
Thursday night, Georgia ave. n.w.; reward.
WRIST WATCH—Fri. pm., small dark
led silk coin purse com. gold Waltham
wrist watch: lady's initials on back,
M. E. D : great sentimental value. Re
ward. TE 2423 until 10 am. Sun.; after
6 weekoays
SUNDAY. Au*. 8. at Benedict, large black
eocker spaniel, name "Huckleberry": $5
4 1
FRENCH MAQUIS TAKE OVER HOTEL — Nine young French Maquis (French underground
group) stand on the balcony of the Bellevue Hotel in St. Julien, which was formerly occupied
by Nazis. Windows over Maquis’ heads are shattered. \
—A. P. Wirephoto via Radio From Switzerland.
American air-borne infantrymen step briskly out of their glider after a safe landing behind
enemy lines and proceed to their position in Southern France according to plan.
—Signal Corps Radiophoto.
wafle had announced at that time
was a 1.000-horsepower motor.
The one completed engine was
destroyed together with its plans
when the enemy entered Paris in
1940.
He fled from Paris to this village
in fear of German bombers where,
with his aged wife, he has lived on
a little garden patch. The cottage
was occupied by Germans but. he
says, a kindly Austrian doctor saved
the garden for him. However, the
soldiers destroyed his precious tools
with which he tinkered on a new
invention which, he believes, to be
the most revolutionary of all.
He has been very sick this year.
The village doctor in a whisper
told Mme. Daniel that her hus
band is likely to drop dead any
hour. She told him in tears, but M.
Daniel said. "I am going to live until
the deliverers come."
M. P.s Care for Them.
Today I found American military
police caring for the aged couple,
the old man shaking with sobs of
happiness. Old, feeble, M. Daniel
looks ' northward at the diving
planes, a little proud, a little sad,
since he feels that his invention con
tributed to the downfall of his
country.
He says, "After all, this is only a
beginning. Until the last few years
all engine designers have been men
wandering in a wild, trackless for
est. They now have reached a nar
row woodpath. Soon they will see
open roads and go ahead."
His own vision is of a future with
transport planes as big as the liners
Normandy and Queen Mary operat
ing with very light steam engines.
In 1921 he built a steam boilfer
weighing 40 pounds and generating
360 horsepower through a six-hour
test. He carried it in a suit case.
He says he has improved the idea
since but he doesn’t expect to live to
see its realization. This is the end of
the road for a sobbing old man who
made his contribution to aviation.
House Committee Probes
'Coddling'of War Prisoners
Ey the Associated Press.
Reports of “coddling" of Axis
war prisoners are being investigated
by the House Military Affairs Com
mittee. Chairman May disclosed
last night.
Committee investigators. Repre
sentative May told reporters, have
been sent to prison camps in Ken
tucky and Pennsylvania to inquire
into complaints “that Axis prisoners
of war are being coddled and
treated like heroes."
“We have received many com
plaints," he said, “and according
to reports some of these prisoners
are being treated like guests, being
transported to movies and held up
as great heroes. It is one thing to
treat them decently, but it is some
thing else to give them a lot of
privileges just because they hap
pened to be captured while trying to
kill a lot of our boys.”
LOST RATION COUPONS.
GAS RATION BOOK C AND A — Both
122-300. Samuel Carter, 1016 48th st.
n.e. AT. 9110. 20*
LOST KARON BOOK NO. 3. Finder
Please return to owner. Mrs. Anne M
Corea, 4800 Dolton rd.. Chevy Chase, Md.
RATION BOOKS (2) in names of Mar
*»rette V. and Henry 8. Brummltt. OX.
1905. oiti
RATION BOOK NO. 4, issued to Caroline
E. Berry and John 8. Younger, 1326 You
st. n.w. NO. 8199.
RATION BOOKS 3 4, Issued J. Johnston
Muir. Grace Harris Muir. Grace Mary Muir.
Wilson lane, Bethesda. Md. WI. 9399. 21*
WAR RATION BOOK Ne. 3. issued to
Constance A Rounds. 6310 Beechwood dr..
I Chevy Chase, Md. 21»
found!
CABLE SHUTTER RELEASE for kodak.
near Capitol grounds Mon. morning. Call
Oxford 3154.
FOUND—Suit case, found on Pa. ave.
bridge s.e.; Navy clothes. Call TR. 18T2
Monday.
LIGHT BRACELET, found vicinity Colum
bia rd.; owner identify. AD*,2681.
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Pope Receives U. S. Officer
Who Once Was in Swiss Guard
Br the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 19.—Pope
Pius XII recently accorded a special
audience to an American officer who
used to be one of hts own soldiers,
it was learned today.
The pontiff received Lt. Carl Fehr,
a native of Lucerne Canton in
Switzerland, who served in the Swiss
Guards from 1933 to 1936 before
migrating to the United States. He
returned to Rome as an American
officer and now Is in the Allied Con
trol Commission security section.
Lt. Fehr, whose home is in New
Orleans, said he spent 45 minutes
with the Pope. The pontiff asked
him jokingly if he wanted his old
job back. Lt. Fehr declined with
thanks, saying he was "making out
pretty well in the American Army.’
Lt. Fehr went to America in 1938
and became a citizen in 1942. In 1941
he married Miss Eileen Walsh of
Newr Orleans, and the Pope sent
him a special blessing and a rosary
for his bride.
Shortly after reaching Rome June
8, Lt. Fehr put on dark sunglasses,
went to the Vatican, and asked the
Swiss guard in English if he could
enter.__
Nurse Dies in Hospital
After 3 Suicide Attempts
Mrs. Mary J. Burke. 30. a nurse,
of 1372 Bryant street N.E.. died
last night in Doctors Hospital fol
lowing three attempts at suicide
last Thursday, according to police.
Police said that Mrs. Burke was
found on the floor of her apartment
Thursday by her husband and Dr.
Agnes L. McNutt, 4130 Sixteenth
street N.W.
According to Detective Sergt. John
J. Baker, who investigated the case,
Mrs. Burke had slashed her left
arm and had turned on the gas in
the kitchen where she was found.
Sergt. Baker quoted Dr. McNutt as
saying the woman also had taken an
overdose of sleeping powders.
Assistant Coroner Christopher J.
Murphy said he would Issue a ver
dict In the case today or tomorrow.
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The guard said, "No, that lt was
a neutral state." Thereupon Lt.
Pehr, breaking into the Sweizer
deutch which Swiss Guards speak,
asked him why not.
It was then that he was recog
nized as a former guardsman, and
I given a prodigal son's welcome,
i "They took me to the canteen and
I almost ended up under the table,”
Lt. Pehr said.
The chaplain of the guard passed
the word along, and when the Pope
i heard of his arrival, sent for him.
A French woman Nazi sympathizer is marched along the road at pistol point past a Yank
heavy tank. She Is being taken to Pre en Pail to be shorn of her hair by members of the
French Resistance Party. —Signal Corps Radiophoto.
Army Supports Bill
To Aid Mental Cases
From Pentagon Area
War Department approval of the
Randolph bill to make District fa
cilities available to mental cases
found in the Pentagon area was
registered with the House District
Committee yesterday with a stipu
lation that certain amendments be
adopted.
However, in his letter to Chair
man Randolph, Acting Secretary of
War John J. McCloy added that
the Budget Bureau advised that en
actment of the proposed legislation,
either in its present form, or
amended as suggested, “should not
be considered as being in accord
with the program of the President.”
Mr. Randolph introduced the bill
last January after Dr. Beatrice B.
Berle of the United States Public
Health Service and Dr. Irma Bache,
Army psychiatrist, had reported on
numerous mental cases in Govern
ment residence halls for women in
nearby Arlington County.
They protested that such patients
found on the Government reserva
tions could not legally be trans
ported across the District line and
that there were no available facil
ities in Virginia within 100 miles.
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Kb a result, they reported, one pa
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The War Department suggested
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the bill, saying some features of
District law relating to the appre
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