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Evening star., 1939-12-14


thing for a big boy, maybe toy
he wasn't old enough to have him.
self.
With that in view, knowing that
the toys they chose would be for a
child they'd never meet, Mildred
and "Bumble" took over the toy de-
partment =
They wandered up one aisle and
down another.
Bang bang" shouted "Bumble"
pointing a toe cannon at his sister.
Mildred gave a miniature cradle
tentative rock.
Nope" she announced. I'm too
big for dolls. Sos my friend"
A Long Pause.
The friend" and Mildred's own
choice in the matter were respon-
sible for that long pause before a
shelf full of toy monkeys, elephants
and any number of strange little
stuffed animals. That was where
Mildred picked up the toy donkey
she clung to through the rest Of the
expedition.
On tls other stds Of thu toy de-.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

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It was believed the Exeter was
preparing to enter the harbor to
disembark wounded, but the Ajax
and Achilles and possibly other
British warcraft lowered off
shore, waiting to resume the
battle should the German ven-
ture out.
The Admiral Graf Spec had until
midnight 10:30 pm, Eastern stand
ard time) to leave Montevideo or
apply for an extension of her stay.
Langmann this morning prepared
to request permission that the
battle-scarred warship be allowed
to remain in Montevideo long enough
to make repairs without risking in
ternment.
The diplomat, supported by the
German naval attache, planned to
base the request on Uruguayan
neutrality legislation.
While these steps were contem-
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Defenders Burn Buildings
As They Fall Back

TORN1O, Sweden tat the Finnish
Frontier, Dec. IA (P).-Red forces
were reported today to have rolled
the Finnish back in a night-long
offensive east of Guvernorikoski In
the Petsamo region of northernmost
Finland.
The Firms fought a fierce delay
ing action. said advices reaching
this Bothnian Gulf town, and took
heavy toll among the Soviet Rus
sian soldiers.
The defenders burned buildings
and removed livestock in the aban-
doned sections, 1t was said, making
more difficult the occupation by
their foe That the Firms them
selves were not running short of
supplies was indicated by the ar
rival of 10 tons of reindeer meat at
Svanvik, Norway, for export.
Tanks Reported Destroyed.
Russian bombing planes appeared
this morning over Salmijarvi, on
the Norwegian frontier, but the re-
ports from there did not specify any
casualties or damage.
The Firms reported destroying
three Russian tanks in the night S
fighting at Haukalama.
1t was difficult to ascertain what,
if any. progress the Russians were
making in their attempt to bisect
Finland.
The Firms say they have retaken
Salla, near the central eastern from
tier, which the Russians captured
after driving through Kuolajarvi in
the direction of Kemijarvi and
Rovaniemi. strategic functions on
the route to the Swedish border at
Tornio.
Unconflrmed reports have said
(See FINLAND, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Cotton Market SIumps
Nearly $3.50 a Bale
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Cotton
prices broke nearly $3.50 a bale to.
day under barrage of profit SELL
ing brought out by the markets
spectacular rise on Tuesday and
Wednesday,
The heavy push against prices
occurred at the opening and in the
first half hour of trading. Later
the loss was reduced. Foreign buy
ers, a mainstay of the previous rise,
took many additional contracts on
the decline.
The selling which tumbled the
market was touched off by steep
decline in cotton prices at Liver
pool, following several days of buoy
ant strength.
Most other speculative commodi-
ties rode an even keel and share
prices were moderately higher in
the stock exchange.
Silk futures resumed the wide ad-
vance of recent sessions, rising the
full limit of Is cents a pound at
the opening.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
British Destroyer
Sunk in Collision;
120 Feared Lost
Only q Of Crew Soved
From Duchess; Other
Croft Undomoeed
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. l4.-The admiral
ty reported today the British de-
stroyer Duchess had collided with
another warship and sunk, with an
indicated loss of l20 lives.
Only three bloWs-ali dealt by
Germany-have been more disas-
trous to the British Navy since the
outbreak of the war.
They were the sinking of the
aircraft carrier Courageous, with a
loss of 578 men, the battleship
Royal Oak. with 1856 men and the
armed merchantmen Rawalpindi,
with 265 men.
Details of where or how the COL
lision occurred were not given,
but it was disclosed that 1t hap
pened yesterday.
The admiralty said the other
ship, which was not Immediately
identified. was undamaged.
Officer, % Men Saved.
Only l officer and % men were
saved. it said. The Duchess was
commanded by 1t. Comdr. r. C. H.
White.
News of the disaster came as vic
tories against German naval power
in the North Sea and South At
lantic were being marked, the latter
against the German pocket battle
ship Graf Spec.
The admiralty announced last
night that the same British sub
marine it asserted refrained from
torpedoing the German liner Bre-
men Tuesday had sunk a German
submarine and torpedoed a German
cruiser.
Naval sources said there would
be no more news of the submarine S
exploits until she had returned
home.
May Have Had Bigger Crew.
The Duchess was a warship Of
1875 tons in the Defender class and
was completed January "a, 1893. She
carried a normal complement Of
145 men.
1t was believed possible the
Duchess may have carried a larger
than normal crew because of war
duty.
The fifth British warship of that
name since the 18th century, she
(See EXPLOSION, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1939-12-14
RoyuI Mail Liner
Avoided Seq Bottle

BY the Associated PreSS.
PORTO ALEGRE. Brazil, Dec. a.
"A belief that the Royal Mail liner
Alcantara may have been in yes
terday's British-German naval bat
tie was dispelled today by identifi-
cation of vessel outside port as the
French merchantmen Formose.
Early reports from Rio Grande do
Sui said the Alcantara lay outside
port with stern and mainmast dam
aged. Subsequently the vessel de-
parted and was identified as the
FormoSe.
tThe Formose reached Monte
video and passengers reported
they were in the midst of the
German-British naval fight)
The Royal Mail liner Highland
entered port, but did not dock and
the captain maintained silence.
Evening star., 1939-12-14


MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 1.-THE German pocket
bateshp Admiral Graf Spec her steel rent by British
and SO of her dead cung to her refuge today in this
neutral port while two of the three British cruisers which
engaged her in 14hour running battle yesterday mounted
guard out at sea.
The third cruiser the crippled Exeter which knocked out
Of the fight after four hours cannonadng ped into Rio
la Plata to position IL miles off Montevideo.
AS British Legation officials sailed out to board her reports
current there many dead wounded aboard the
cruiser but nothing official been issued casualties either
the of the Exeter her fellow fighters the Achilles
and the Ajax, all of which damaged.
for the European seemed the
only prospect for the warshp which Germany the of naval
limitation built outgun other warhp aoat Her
other choice would be desperate gamble after repairs
36 Killed, go Injured Graf Spec.
Besides the SO killed the casualties included 60
wounded in the which normally totals 926.
Otto Langmann German Minister to Uruguay, visited the
vessel renewed charges that suffering
and injuries resulting from shells fired the British
(The admiralty in London and Prime Minister Chamberlain
before the House of Commons denied entirely without
foundation allegations gas genades
shells had been used)
Neutral inspectors permitted pocket
ship.
have lost his sight from wounds The the
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Graf Spee> Badly Damaged C|ings
To Refuge in Montevideo Under
Watch Of Two British Cruisers
Firms Withdruwino
Before Russians
In Far North
BULLETIN.

KIRKENES, Norway, Dec. IA
R).-Russian troops neared fam
ing Salmijarvi tonight as Fin
nish sources retreated southwark
except for rear guard detach-
ment left to explode dynamite
charges in valuable nickel mines.
The Russians were expected to
reach Salmijarvi sometime to-
night. The Firms were preserving
good order as they withdrew
along the Arctic highway.
BY the Associated Press.
KIRKENES, Norway cat the Finn
ish frontier, Dec. l4.-Russian
troops, advancing rapidly through
the Petsamo district, are approach
ing Salmijarvi, near the Norwegian
frontier, and the Firms seem to be
preparing to withdraw from that
town to defense lines farther south.
Salmijarvi and four other towns
in the region-Kolosjoki, Tullevi,
Koivolahti and Kovoranta-all were
ablaze today The entire district
from Boris-Glev to Salmijarvi was
covered with black smoke.
The Petsamo district is a narrow
corridor of Finnish territory on the
Arctic Ocean.
Though Finland at this point Is
scarcely 80 miles wide, it could not
be clearly discerned how far the
Russian troops have advanced.
Firms escaping from Salmijarvi to
the Norwegian town of Svanvik,
just across the border. said Salmi-
jarvi no longer could be held.
1t was uncertain whether the
burning towns had been fired by re-
treating Firms or by Russian
bombers.
Three Russian bombing planes
circled over Salmijarvi this morning
and were greeted by heavy anti
aircraft and machine gun fire, which
continued into the afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

given a display reminiscent of the
1914 victory OF German men of war
under command of Vice Admiral
Count Spec off the coast of Chile.
Afternoon papers devoted their
entire front pages to what they
jubilantly described as the attack
on a superior enemy"
Banner lines read: Graf Spec in
Heroic Battle"-"Se Battle in South
Atlantic" Admiral Spec Fought
Down Three British Cruisers"
The high command announced:
THE Admiral Graf Spec, one of
the ships operating in Atlantic
waters since the outbreak of war,
met and sank on the convoy route
between La Plata and European
waters the English merchantmen
Tairoa 1888 tons) and Streons Hall
1896 tonS.
THE Graf Spec encountered in
this action the English heavy cruiser
Exeter and the light cruisers Ajax
and Achilles. During the engage
(See BERLIN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Hit-Run Tactics Used
By Lighter Cruisers
To Rout Graf Spec
Ships Dorted From
Smokescreens, Fired
SoIvos and Fled
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated ffeSS.
MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 14-How
three British cruisers, like WELL
trained hounds worrying huge
bear, Slashed at the German pocket
battleship Admiral Graf Spec until
the badly damaged warship was
forced to take refuge in the neutral
harbor of Montevideo, was described
by witnesses and authorities to-
day.
From their accounts was pieced
together picture of the day-long
battle It showed the British cruisers
Exeter, Achilles and Ajax. their
guns outranged at least 5000 yards
by the l1-inch German guns, used
every trick known to naval warfare
to beat down their larger opponents S
defenses.
The British made 'magnificent"
use of smoke screens. witnesses said,
to avoid exposing themselves dis
astrously to the Admiral Graf specs
heavier gunflre. The cruisers were
said to have darted from behind
these sheltering smoke screens to
fire their own salvos. then retreated
swiftly from sight, constantly shift
ing their positions.
Close in Despite Shells.
Although out-ranged and lacking
their opponents heavier armor, a
British official said the lighter
cruisers had to close in despite the
850-pound projectiles the pocket
battleship was hurting.
To avoid these shells, one of which
almost ripped turret from the
Exeter early in the battle yesterday,
the British cruisers resorted to hit
and-run tactics, maneuvering at
high speed behind their dense smoke
screens, to throw the German gun
layers off the target.
BY these tactics they worked in
close enough for the Exeter to train
its eight-inch-guns, firing 256-
pound shells, and the Achilles and
Ajax to use their six-inch guns,
throwing 100-pound projectiles.
Accuracy of the British gunners
was attested by the battered ap-
pearance of the Admiral Graf Spec,
lying at anchorage in Montevideo
harbor. 1t appeared that at least
four 8-inch shells struck the Ger
man vessel, two crashing into the
armored area around the bridge and
two others entering near the bow
(See TACTICS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Nv JAMES E. CHM.

The special House committee in
vestigating the National Labor Re-
lations Board was urged today by
Joe Ozanic. president of the Pro-
gressive Mine Workers of America
"a. F. L., to recommend abolition
of the present threesman board and
the creation of a new board of five
members.
Mr.. Ozanic coupled his plea with
several other recommendations for
amending the Wagner Act to re-
move what he described as "the
discretionary powers of the board"
and to provide for a more expedi-
tious handling of cases.
A five-man board. he claimed,
would prevent one or two biased
members from controlling the
agency.
Frequent Divisions.
The present three-man board has
frequently divided on important
cases by 81 vote, it was pointed
out.
Mr.. Ozanic offered his suggestions
just before he left the witness stand
after day and half of testimony
Fourteen coal miners from Illinois,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and
other States were prepared to fol-
low him to tell the committee of
their own labor troubles.
At today's session a bristling ver-
bal exchange between a member
and the chief attorney of the COM
mittee broke out when the latter
outlined proposals for future COM
mittee action
Representative Murdock, Demo-
crat, of Utah disagreed with Ed
mund M. Toland, committee coun-
sci, over Mr.. Toland's statement of
what he considered some decisions
the committee must make.
Reviewing certain testimony about
N. L. r. B. decisions on employe
representation, together with con-
gressional debate on the subject, Mr..
Toland said the committee must de-
eide whether employers have the
right to contract away" the rights
of employees.
Representative Murdock promptly
expressed the hope that Mr.. Toland
would make plain that his statement
did not represent anything the COM
mittee had agreed upon, or even
that Mr.. Murdock had known the
statement was to be made.
Looking over his glasses at Mr..
Murdock, Mr.. Toland replied that
everything he did was with 1.-The
(See LABOR BOARD, Page A-60
Evening star., 1939-12-14
British TruwIer Sunk
Sweeping for Mines

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The 202-ton
ne-sweeping trawler William
Hallett sank today with the loss of
eight lives after striking a mine.
Only one of her crew of nine was
saved.
The vessel was the sixth British
minesweeper lost during the war
with total casualties of 81.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
$50 Bodies Drift Ashore
From Russian Wreck
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe hSSUCIHleu FTtSS.
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido, Japan,
Dec. 14.-Bodies of about $50 per-
sons. half those believed lost in the
blizzard-tossed wreck of the Soviet
Russian steamer Indigirka, drifted
ashore today
Four hundred and twenty sur
vivors were taken by the Japanese
ship Karafuto Maru to Otaru, Hok-
kaido, where local officials arranged
for their relief.
The Russian ship, driven ashore
during storm, had about l,l0O per-
sons aboard. mostly Russian fisher
men and their families.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Stuart Junior High
Broadcast

Students of Stuart Junior
High School will present a
dramatization of Charles
Dickens immortal Christmas
Carol" over Station WMAL at
4 pm. Members of the Boys
Glee Club will render Christ
mas music for the program.
This is another in the series
Of junior high school broad
casts sponsored by The Star
with the cooperation of the
National Broadcasting Co.
and the Board Of Education.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
RetoiI Price Drop
Of I Per Cent Reported

By the Associated Press.
The Labor Department reported
today that the level of average re-
tail prices of staple foods declined
l per cent between December 5 and
II in 13 principal cities.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
5-Man Labor Board
Is Urged 10 Abolish
Discretionary Power
Miners Union Chief
Makes Proposal
At House Hearing
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Since it started tunctioning in
1885 the National Labor Reid
tions Board has been under fire,
sometimes called unfair, some
times unconstitutional-the crit
1cs being both businessmen and
ripal labor groups. Subsequently
Congress authorized hearings to
determine. among other things,
Dhether the N. L. r. B. has been
tdir and impartial in conduct,
decisions and interpretations OF
the ldw. Hearings started Mon
day.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Douglas Children Comb Store
For Unknown friends Toys
Children of Supreme Court Justice
Enter Into Spirit Of Stor's Campaign
Pictures on Page BIZ

Mildred Douglas and daughter the Supreme
Court Justice and Mrs Douglas will take donkey and minia
matineeS
N c. and Warner Theaters Saturday.
here's the of the storythe tale Of that hour year
old William better known as Bumble and Mildred
right that the toy going
take matinee had to be for girl just her Bumble
Evening star., 1939-12-14

PARIS, Dec. IA (P.-The French
communique reported today patrol
activity along the entire central part
of the front from the Moselle to the
Rhine"
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Swedes Ruise Discount Rute

STOCKHOLM, Dec. IA R.-The
Swedish National Bank today raised
the discount rate from 212 to 3
per cent.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
SO Dead, so Injured on
Board German Vessel:
Exeter Crippled but Safe
RJJTTETTN

LONDON, Dec. ii (P).-The admiralty announced
tonight naval forces watching for the Graf Spec have
been strongly reinforced"
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Patrols Active Along Front

(See EXPLOSION, Page A-4D
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-07-14
What's He Supposed to Do?

From this Joe Louis not only to have suffered
loss of prestige the Ganto affair solicited his posi-
ton great champion.
And the attempts to detract from his performance in
betting out Gaento in four rounds little fatterng to
Louis What he supposed do knock all in the first
rOund?"
Shirley Povck, Washington
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-07-14
Mount Olivet Notes

Delegates from our church to the
B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School
convention at Ottumwa returned
last week. Mt. Olivet is proud of
the reports made by these five
delegates. Reports made by them
gave the church great inspiration.
The church congratulates the
two groups for the selection of
such fine representatives in the
person of Mrs. P. Combs, Miss D.
Massie, Mrs. H. Simmons, Miss G.
Middlecoff and Mr.. J. Collins. Con-
CALCULATIONS are also in order for
the old reliable M. Simmons and
Harvey Hopkins by raising the
finances by which our delegates
were sent.
Two of our delegates received
offices. Mrs. Combs is chairman of
the Cradle Roll department and
Miss Middlecoff was elected to the
executive board of the B. Y. P. u.
western district.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-07-14
LAST WEEKS BEST
EDITORIAL
Sympathy and Jobs

Carter member Of Appeals of York
State Unemployment Insurance Fund addressing the
Advancement
pie Richmond Virginia last stated that the Negroes difficulty
obtaining employment partly racial but pointed out
important factors Negroes
minority problems In his conclusion Mr. Carter said that
employers are sympathetic to the Negro but are hetan about en-
pyng Negroes that their may
how impede production and progress.
Mr. Carter in position to know and quote from facts and fig
but do not believe that the best for Negro employ
be served by catering the plans pointed by him. To
mind sympathy and ob" have opposite meanings and
pathy, like advice those heritage
free only for those who ask but for the who
efficiently discharge duties obligations attached
greatest hancaps by Negroes
lief of that they entitled sympathy has become in
herent for Negroes approach problems and difficulties with feeling
of nferOy and with idea that sympathy bit
favor their AS long this continues Negroes will continue
be weak and making of and backbone will become spine
less and without backbone negroes as whole have shown them
selves capable of becoming educated intellectual cultured skilled and
efficient There need for sympathy under ordinary cond
Even though employer hires workers through
sympathy he should be feel that
employee and does render service equal to that which be given
by other regardless color logical
why the color employee should impede production
~ any h which caters to the demands OF the general
public.
Speaking Negroes minority group problems we find the
number Negroes all Americans America far greater than the
number of Jews country employment problems
they minority group analysis
the plight of Negroes Kelly
change trend of baaaurea addresses
1885, cOnasted with talks graduates
writer SAID by such dourses abounded
and hope the recruit enter the the worlds work
with the keenness and of the horse But this year,
the optimism had almost completely vanished and that
uttered undetOne and deductions
result failures experienced by Negroes
educated uneducated seek jobs employment livelihood
the strength of sympathy
Miller pointed his analysis the
only which offers the Negro sembnce
relief Although he does this mance"
through sympathy Negro po
expeden In for the sembance" Negro
the object sympathy than other
object of deal munfcenc generosity The Negro has fulfilled
obligations attached deal favors the
white This thing prevail in private private
industry the Negro have the advantages of his freedom
citizenship Sympathy and jobs
CORY divorced other Negroes
maintain manhoods esate-Eousvlle Defender
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-07-14
WHAT'S A KEPT PRESS?

Now and then somebody accuses
an editor of having "kept press"
According to the following Dor
rowed by the Fairfax Standard
from the Northwood (Ia.) Anchor,
every press is kept, and this is how.
at is kept by hard and tiresome
labor, by tramping the streets al
most daily, and travelling the coun-
try districts constantly. It is kept
by men lying awake nights occa-
sionally to plan the next days
work. 1t is kept by giving steady
work to employees, occasional work
to others and piece-work to a num-
Der of contributors throughout the
country. It is kept by providing
service to patrons who need it. It
is kept by finding ways to have the
payroll on deposit for the Satur-
day Checks" and, finally, it is kept
by constant watchful care over the
affairs and interests of the whole
community.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-07-14
Mems Day at
st. Peter Plans
Are Readying

The annual mems day Sunday at
st. Peter Church will be held Aug.
6, according to Curtis C. Chivers,
general chairman, the program this
year will be an unusual one.
Rev. Archibald Carey Jr., of
Chicago, son of the late AME
bishop will speak during the day.
The general committee is sched-
uled to meet at p, M, Saturday
night at the church. Committee
chairmen announced so far are
publicity, Clarence Smith; music,
Ed. Brown; arrangements, H. L.
Pittman; finance, Tom Stovall;
courtesy, Samuel Lewis; ushers,
James w. Ward and program, C.
E. Newman.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-07-14
Support Negro PAPERS

Negroes must Negro they will let die the
that and does give truthful picture of them
Since reflect the opinions and the interests of those
who support Negroes
other people do This turn by telling the truth about Negroes
will create for them favorable public opinion in whatever degree they
1t harsh thing but it is absolutely the truth that the
Negro who does buy and read Negro what
the world thinks of him. He toady whose kind neither
DEAL He cheat who letting children
of the gng heights which their people have climbed
kills their ambition cheap
holding the of the Moses whose strength depends the
outcome of its fight mans chance this Countrywide Call