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Evening star., 1939-11-16
McNutt Favors Security
Plan for Seamen

Keeping secret any broad legisla-
tive recommendations for extension
of the social security program, Fed
eral Security Administrator Paul v.
McNutt emerged from the White
House today to say only that he is
in favor OF applying the program to
seamen.
Mr.. McNutt discussed the whole
problem with President Roosevelt
for about an hour, but said the mat
ter of legislative recommendations
is still open.
AS for the application of the law
to seafaring labor, one of the de-
vices proposed by the President for
relief of seamen thrown out of en-
ployment by operation of the neu-
trality restrictions on shipping, Mr..
McNutt pointed out that legislation
will be essential Consequently, he
added, the relief embodied in this
will not be immediate.
The last session of Congress pro-
vided for extension of the old-age
pension section to maritime labor
starting next year, but the unem-
ployment compensation provisions
were not broadened at that time.
The security administrator admit
ted that today's discussions had
dealt with possible broad legislation,
including the recent proposal of
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New
York, for Government sale of an
nuities, but emphasized that no de-
clslons are ready for announcement.
Mr. McNutt said he was going to
Hyde Park Sunday to attend the
cornerstone-laying ceremonies at
the Roosevelt Memorial Library at
Hyde Park.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Patrick H. MCGOWAN,
Newsman, Is Dead

Patrick H. MCGOWAN, veteran
Washington newspaper correspond
ent, died early today in a hospital
at Laurens, S. c., after a brief i'll
ness, according to the Associated
Press.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, known to most
washington newspapermen as Pat"
had returned to Laurens, his native
town, last Monday for a visit, tell
ing friends he was in need of a
rest. He was stricken i'll at his ho-
tel yesterday, the Associated Press
reported, and although his condi-
ton was not considered serious he
was taken to the hospital, where he
died early today.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, after being asso-
ciated with number of South Car
olina newspapers for several years,
came to Washington, where he rep
resented several of Southern news
papers during his long career here.
He was a brother of the late Ad-
n1iral Samuel MCGOWAN.
He was said to be about 81 years
old.
Surviving Mr.. MCGOWAN are a
daughter, Miss Susie MCGOWAN of
Washington, and a sister, Mrs. Rosa
MCGOWAN Cantey of Jamaica, Long
Island.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
The War in Europe Day by Day
Reeh Success Failure Likely Depend How Much Hardship
Germans Can Endure Without Breakdown in Morale

Russia can produce-and the block
ade cuts those of.
One Of Germany's great difficulties
is that she lacks cash with which
to buy from those neutrals still open
to her. Perhaps because Of this
some Of the Balkans have been SELL
ing for gold to the allies supplies
which Germany needs and normally
would get.
Thus much depends on Russia s
intentions toward Germany and the
Soviet ability to deliver the goods
If it wants to.
However, there is a good deal more
involved that Russian willingness to
cooperate.
The East Prussian newspaper
Koenigsberger Allgemeine Zeitung
recently put a point on it like this !:
Certainly the present state of
affairs compels one to estimate con-
servatively the transportation facili-
ties available for supplying Ger
many with raw materials of Rus
sian origin. Hense, every article
must be examined carefully as to
how essential 1t Is for Germany"
Ultimately the whole thing likely
will simmer down to the question OF
how much the German people can
take in the way of physical hard
ships without a breakdown Of mo-
rale.
Unless Herr Hitler manages to
snare the bird of peace.
Evening star., 1939-11-16

after all Russia isn't going to make
up the great deficiency which Ger
many is bound to encounter unless
she can get outside supplies.
This situation, of course, is exact
ly what the allied blockade is aim
ing alto crack the civilian morale
of Germany. Hitler retorted the
other day:
This war will be easier than that
of 1914. We are prepared economi-
cally this time. Neither militarily
nor economically can we be de-
! feated."
Be that as may, the Reich has
piled up reserve suppnes-just how
many nobody except o6icialdom
knows. 1t has been announced that
there is more than a full year s
reserve of wheat and rye on hand
$500, 900 tons.
Oficials claim that so long as
Germany has fairly good harvests
and the Balkan granaries remain
open, the grain reserve need not be
touched. Indeed. they boast that
they can defy the blockade.
Germany Lacks Cash.
Many neutral economic experts
get a different slant on the situa-
ton. Germany has to import some
20 per cent Of her food. The Balkans
cannot supply this deficiency, al
though Russia possibly could if she
would. There are vital war mate.
rials which neither the Balkans nor
Evening star., 1939-11-16
White House Aides
Appointments Announced

Reappointment of Capt. Daniel
J. Callaghan, U. s. NJ, as aide to
the President and of 1t. Comdr.
Walter r. Jones, commander of the
q. S. s. Potomac, as senior White
House aide was announced today
by the Navy Department.
At the same time the department
announced the appointment of six
new Navy and Marine Corps White
House aides and the reappointment
Of three others.
The new aides are 1t. Jesse l..
Phares, U. S. NJ; 1t. Herbert D.
Riley, q. S. NJ; Capt. William D.
Saunders, jr., U. S. M. c.; 1t. Onnte
p. Lattu, Navy Supply Corps; 1t.
q. g. William Outerson, U. S. H.,
and First 1t. Jean w. Mmeau,
U. S. M. G.
1t. John F. Newman, jr., on duty
aboard the Potomac: Capt. Robert
e. Hill, q. S. M. c., and 1t. Donald
j. Macdonald, q. s. N, were re-
assigned s. for continued duty a
White House aides.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
European Purchases
OF j. ). Merchant
Ships Held Likely
Belgian Interests Are
Considering Buying
Black Diamond Freighters

Outright sale of a number Of
American merchant ships to Euro
pean governments seemed to be
shaping up today as 1t was learned
that Belgian interests are consider
ing purchase of Black Diamond
Line freighters thrown out of Euro
pean srevice as result Of Neutrality
Act restrictions.
Count Robert van der Straten-
Pnnthoz, Belgian Ambassador to the
United States, discussed the matter
yesterday with Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles and with Of
fleials of the Maritime Commission.
Less Opposition Seen.
indications have been given by
Government spokesmen that there
wpuld not be the same opposition
to outright sale of vessels to Euro
pean interests that there is to simple
registry transfers to other countries
In the Western Hemisphere.
Civilization of one of the American
liners drawn out of European service
was provided yesterday when the
House of Assembly in Bermuda en-
powered its Trade Development
Board to complete a contract with the
United States Lines for operation
Of the President Roosevelt in the
New York-Bermuda service.
"A subsidy Of $4,000 weekly is called
for in the contract, with the ship be-
ginning its new service on Decem-
Der 16
War Exports Held Up.
Meanwhile, in another aspect of
oar war-affected trading relations
the State Department is holding up
issuance of a number of licenses for
war exports pending further infor-
nation from manufacturers as to
their terms of sale to belligerents.
An official explained yesterday
that under the new neutrality law,
providing for cash and-carry" sales
to nations at war, manufacturers
are required to furnish more infor-
nation in order to get the licenses
than was required under the previ-
OPS act, and some of them, it was
said. had not realized this fact.
The principal new requirement is
that manufacturers now must state
their full terms of sale.
In Los Angeles it was reported
that fulflllment of airplane orders
for France and England was being
delayed pending State Depart
nent regulation on what constitutes
cash-and-carry."
The department spokesman saio
"cash" to the department means
cash on the barrel-head, and carry
means that no American ships car
transport the arms to a belligerent
Evening star., 1939-11-16
BY DE WITT MACKENZIE,

Associated Press Foreign Affairs Writer.
More and more 1t looks as though
Hitler's success or failure In this
war will depend on how stout the
hearts Of his people are in enduring
harsh privation.
He is drawing on their fortitude
right at the outset of life-and-
death struggle when their morale
their will to do-should be stimu-
lated to the highest degree. He is
banking on the efficacy of the Nazi
discipline which he has imposed.
The general public has been put
on a rigid clothing ration, in ad-
dition to the food restrictions already
existing.
The order limits men to one suit,
one shirt and Ave pairs of socks
annually. Women are permitted one
suit, one morning dress and six pairs
of stockings. Children's allowances
correspond.
That rationing announcement was
one of the most significant, despite
its brevity, to come out of Europe
since the war started.
Reich Prepared, Hitler Says.
Between the lines you can read
much. You see determination to
face and odds-precautionary prep
arations for a long war-already a
shortage of materials which is caus-
ing anxiety-and perhaps fears that
Evening star., 1939-11-16
City News in Brief

4oOA1
Turkey dinner, Grace Lutheran
Church, Sixteenth and Varnum
streets NV, ST pm.
Dinner, Cosmopolitan Club Ga-
dies night, Mayflower Hotel, $50
pm.
Dinner, Traffic Club, Mayfower
Hotel, $50 pm.
Dinner, Daughters of Isabella,
Mayflower Hotel. 7 pm.
Dinner, Bishops Council, Boy
Scouts of America, Mayfower Hotel,
7pm.
Dinner, United States Chamber of
Commerce, Carlton Hotel, Z pm.
Council meeting, Beta Gamma
Phi Sorority, Ambassador Hotel,
SPIN.
Meeting, Free Lance Writers,
Shoreham Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Sigma Phi Gamma So
rority, Wardman Park, 8 pm.
Meeting, League of Laymen's Re-
treats. Mayhower Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting. Lido Civic Club, May
flower Hotel, $50 pm.
Inter-Fraternity Pledge Council
George Washington University, Ho-
tel Annapolis, $50 pm.
Conference, General Executive
Board of International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union, Willard Hotel,
all day.
Meeting, Young Friends Club.
Raleigh Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, Kappa Kappa Gamma
Sorority, Raleigh Hotel, tbs pm.
Dinner, Cosmopolitan Club, May
flower Hotel, pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Reciprocity Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Community Chest Cam
paign, Willard Hotel, 12:15 pm.
Dinner. National Paint Salesmen's s
Club, Wardman Park HoteI $50 pm.
Meeting, Washington Institute Of
Public Accountants, willard Hotel,
8 pm.
Dance, United States Forest Serv-
Ice, Raleigh Hotel, 9 pm.
Dance, Department of Labor Post,
American Legion, Mayf1ower Hotel.
10 pm.
Dance, Polish Club of Washington,
Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Washington School for
Secretaries, Carleton Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance. Junior Order, United Amer
ican Nechanics, Masonic Temple,
. pm. =
Evening star., 1939-11-16
British Naval Lead
Shown in New Issue
OF Jane S Annual
Germany Is Superior Only
In Torpedo Boots and
Subs, 1t Reveals
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 16-Figures show
ing Great Britain's overwhelming
superiority in numbers over the
German navy were published today
In the latest issue of James Fighting
Ships, authoritative British naval
annual Only in torpedo boats and
submarines did Germany lead.
A comparative table follows,
showing the class of vessel and the
number possessed at the beginning
of the war:
Capital ships, Britain, IS, includ-
ing two under reconstruction; Ger
many, S.
Aircraft carriers, Britain, 6; Ger
many, none.
Heavy cruisers, Britain, IS; Ger
many, 2.
Other cruisers, Britain, 43, in
Guiding 2 under reconstruction;
Germany, 6.
Anti-aircraft ships, Britain. 6,
including 2 under reconstruction;
Germany, none.
Destroyers, Britain, 179; Germany,
%.
Submarines, Britain, 81; Ger
many, IS.
Tordepo boats, Britain, none;
Germany, u.
Motor torpedo boats, Britain, 20;
Germany, 80.
Since the beginning of the war
| (rropt Brit aiy, NPSnia11,,
knowledged the loss of the aircraft
carrier Courageous, the battleship
Royal Oak, the submarine Oxley and
an unidentified destroyer. Germany
has acknowledged the loss of only
three submarines.
Britain's determination to main
tain this advantage was shown by a
construction program including nine
battleships, five cruisers and six
aircraft carriers, against Germany's
four battleships, four heavy cruisers
and two aircraft carriers.
Heavy programs of construction by
France, Britain and the United
States were reported Scant infor-
nation on new naval building was
available from Soviet Russia and
Japan.
James says that four British bat
tleships of the Lion class to be COM
pleted in the next five years are
believed designed to have a dis
placement of between 10000 and
$4,000 tons.
Two of them, the Lion and the
Temeraire, will be completed in 1943,
the other two in 1914. All are to be
armed with 16-inch guns.
Five 35000-ton battleships of the
King George v class will be COM
pleted within the next two years.
They are to carry 14-inch guns.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Low Ebb of War Action
Shown by Communique

PARIS, Nov. 16 (R.-A minimum of
war activity on the western front
was reported today by the French
general staff, which announced in
a communique that there was mo
notable news during the night"
News of war on the sea was con-
fined to statement by Blockade
Minister Georges Pernot that 223-
297 tons of merchandise consigned
to Germany had been sized by the
French Navy up to November 10.
M. Pernot. reporting to the Cham
ber of Deputies Foreign Affairs
Committee yesterday, said the seiz-
ures included 100000 tons of raw
materials and 5000 tons of perto-
leum.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Feast Of Business
Seen Eliminating Need
For Rail Subsidies
Wheeler, However, Urges
Law to Bring All Carriers
Under I.C.C.
BY the Associated Press.

The railroads are undergoing q
change from a famine of business
to a feast" Senator Wheeler, DEM
ocrat, of Montana, said today, add
ing that this would eliminate the
necessity for subsidies or big Gov
ernment loans to the carriers.
Senator Wheeler, chairman of
the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee. said legislation still was
desirable to bring all forms OF
transportation. including water car
riers, under the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Such legislation was approved by
both House and Senate earlier this
year. Senator Wheeler said a Joint
committee probably would meet De-
cember 10 to adjust differences be-
tween the two bills. He predicted
final enactment early in 1910.
"The great upturn in railroad busi-
ness definitely eliminates any neces-
sity for Government subsidies or
huge Government loans to the car
riers," Senator Wheeler told re-
porters. Railroads are entitled to
have their competitors regulated in
the same way they are and they
should have fair and equal treatment
instead of:special favors."
He said the railroads, on the whole,
have come through the last 10 years
Of depression about as well as other
industries"
The Montanan added that one
problem growing out of increased
railroad business might be a shortage
Of rolling stock.
There is no doubt that the rolling
stock of many railroads has been
neglected" he said. ''If business
should continue to increase, the op-
orators may find themselves in q
jam for want of new equipment"
A different view came from Presi-
dent j. J. Pelley of the Association
of American Railroads. In a report
to his organization, Mr.. Pelley as
serted that with the repair of old
equipment and the purchase of new,
there is no question but that the
railroads will be able to meet trans
portation demands regardless of
their extent
Mr.. Pelley said $4,000 cars and
100 locomotives had been repaired
under a rehabilitation program
adopted September 10 and that the
carriers would buy $1,000 cars and
300 locomotives this year.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
This Changing World
Reich Moves to Strengthen Axis
As Latest Overtures for Peace Fail

ernment to set up businesses. This
is not difficult, since they just step
into the shoes of the expelled Jews
and take over their stocks, homes
and whatever equipment may be
available If the exiled Jew was q
craftsman who had tools.
The Baltic Germans Of military
age are being quickly naturalized
and sent to training camps to swell
the ranks of the army when new
men are needed. For the time
being there is no need for soldiers
at the front and the present lull
gives the German high command
chance to give these new Ger
man citizens the proper training
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Germany Fighting
British Supremacy,
Says Nazi Source
Will Have No Peace Term:
To Offer Till Victory
Is Won, 1t Is Said
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 16.-An authori-
tative source announced today that
Germany had decided to fight until
British supremacy in the world is
destroyed"
Germany, this source said, will
have no peace terms to offer until
such a victory has been won"
The statement was made in con-
nection with the German reply to
the mediation offer of the Nether-
lands and Belgium and in answer
to the question, What might Ger
many's peace terms be?"
No Question of German Terms.
Germany's reply to the mediation
offer, made orally by her foreign
minister, Joachim Won Ribbentrop,
was a polite mo"
"It is no longer a question of Ger
man peace terms" the Berlin off,
cial stated.
Such question might be raised
in Paris and London, but not in
Berlin. We are far beyond that and
there will be- no peace terms until
we reach success. We are as ready
to fight as we were for peace"
This source said there was specu-
lation throughout the world over
why Germany did not attack.
Fear of Attacking Denied.
'The spectators assert we need
to attack to keep up morale" he
said, "or we must attack the south
east, for foreign minister) Won Rib
bentrop needs success to show the
Fuehrer.
1--WE have no fear of attacking
but intend to let military judgment
choose the time and not to be
goaded into it by foreign propa-
ganda."
His statement emphasized that
it would be great mistake for the
outside world to get the impression
there was weakness here"
Today's communique of the Ger
man high command was confined to
four words: mo special events yes
terday."
Allied Claims Discounted.
German sea warfare is more active
than communiques indicate, the
official German news agency, DNB,
asserted, discounting British and
French claims of success against
German submarines.
DNB said an uninterrupted" flow
of reports reached German au-
thorities yesterday and today OF
British shipping losses. Names of
the vessels were not specified, how
| ever.
Announcement yesterday that one
submarine had reached port after
sinking $4,000 tons of enemy ship
ping gives only "a limited picture of
| actual German successes" the
| agency declared.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Woman, Father
Born in Time of
Washington, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., Nov.
16.-Mrs. Rebecca G. Dare. II,
whose father was born during
George Washington's admins
tration, died today in Mon
mouth Memorial Hospital after
q long illness.
Mrs. Dare, the daughter of
Joseph and Eusepta Headden
Field, was born in Middletown
Township in 1868, when her
father was 72.
Her father, born in 1876, died
in 1901 at the age of 105. Her
first husband was Allen Dare,
who died in 1910. She later
married his brother Walter,
who died last year.
Evening star., 1939-11-16

almost generally over the United States,
except for rain from Louisiana and Eastern
Texas northward to Southern Missouri and
Southeastern Kansas due to disturbed con-
ditions over the Caribbean Sea and the
western and central Gulf of Mexico. The
highest pressure is over the Southern Ap-
1034.9 millibars t3O.b6 inches). and Sal-
mon, Idaho, 1886 millibars (3O.61
inches). Pressure is relatively low and
falling from Michigan eastward to New
England, Caribou, Ne. 1868 millibars
t30.O1 inches). The weather has become
warmer over the Eastern half Of the
United States
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Weather Report
be United States Weather Bureau.)
Furnished BY the Q


tonight mostly cloudy with mild
winds becoming gentle variable tomorrow.
Maryland VgniaFa and slightly
mostly cloudy with mild temperature followed by beginning
night Saturday.
Vgna-ncreasing tonight
cloudy with mild followed
porton ouoftorp
Evening star., 1939-11-16

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Report fer Last "a Hsurs.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. Is. noon today. Year ago, A..
Lowest, 33, 500 am. today. Year
ago, IS.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, 100, on September 8.
Lowest IL, on February %.
Humidity fer Last "a Hsurs.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. p6 per cent. at / am. today.
Lowest, 13 per cent. at noon today.
Tide Table.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
To-day Tomorrow.
High - 11:23 am.
Low ----------- 500 am. $40 am.
High - 11:44 pm. 1913 pm.
Low ---------- 6:13 pm. 7:04 pm.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
to1 lArrNr M 81 A4t
Evening star., 1939-11-16

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
The Sun and Noon.
Evening star., 1939-11-16
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital icurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1939-11-16

Weather in Various Cities,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-09
Bon Voyage Party Complimentary 10
 Gilbert Pruchas

MT. and Mrs. 0. B. Holland were hosts last evening at their Sixth Street residence with a bon voyage party in compliment to MT and Mrs. Gilbert Prucha.
 A ship model surrounded by con- fetti streamers attached to man. tel above the table formed the nau- ticai centerpiece for the occasion and during the evening the honor ees were presented a piece of lug gage by those present.
 Bridge was played with honors being won by Mrs. J. Irvine Noble and MT. Howard Thompson.
 The guest list included Mir and Mrs Ernest Parsons. MT. and Mrs Howard Thompson, MT. and Mrs. J Irvine Noble, Mrs. William Blanton and MT. Orrin Kimball.
 Mrs Prucha, accompanied by her daughter, DeVee, plans to sail soon for Los Angeles where she will spend some time with relatives, la- ter journeying to Nebraska where she will visit with her parents. The two expect to be away about a year MT. Prucha, who is associated with the Weather Bureau Department will join his family in the States shortly after their arrival.