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Evening star., 1939-12-07
No Protests Made
On Navicert System,
Morgenthau Says
Lost Weeks Statement
Issued to Inform
Shippers Of Rights
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
No complaints against the British
"navicert" system have been re-
ceived by the Treasury, Secretary
Morgenthau said today.
He explained at a press confer
ence that the reason for a Treasury
statement on the navicert system
last week was to apprise American
shippers of their rights.
He said the Treasury wanted ship
pers to know that under World
War law, any ship owner who re-
fused to accept cargo that had not
received a British navicert was liable
to Treasury action.
Secretary Morgenthau said no
shippers had yet complained and
the Treasury did not intend to do
anything further unless some ship
per did complain that some ship
owner insisted that proposed cargo
be approved by the British authori-
ties. 1t was understood that Gov
ernment lawyers did not want ship
owners to insist on navicerts to the
point where the British, rather than
American, officials were governing
the clearance of boats from Amer
ican harbors.
A navicert is a certificate from
the British authorities that spe-
cific cargo is not contraband and,
therefore, is eligible to pass through
the British blockade.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Head Of Shoe Firm
Found Dead From
Shotgun Blast
Coroner Says Wounds
To B. H. Jones Were
SeIf-InfIicted
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUBURN, N. Y, Dec. 7.-Ruford
H. Jones, 60-year-old president Of
Dunn & Mccarthy, Inc, Emma
Jettick" shoe manufacturers, was
found dead today Of shotgun wounds
which Coroner Robert Thomas said
were self inflicted.
Coroner Thomas said he could dis
cover no apparent motive.
Mrs. Jones, the former Elizabeth
Jones. one-time New York show girl,
hurried back from New York City,
where she had gone last night to
visit relatives. Mr.. Jones had taken
her to the train.
Mr.. Jones body was found in the
bathroom Of his showplace home, a
shotgun on the floor beside him and
gun cleaning rod grasped in his
hand. His head had been blasted
by discharges from both barrels Of
the gun.
The family chauffeur, George
Cracey, discovered the body after
reading a note, which instructed,
Take care of the dogs and don't
open the bathroom door,"
A second note was inscribed, DE
liver to Fred L. Emerson" Mr..
Emerson, chief stockholder in Dunn
& Mccarthy, said the note was "en-
tirely personal and gave no indi-
cation Of motive for the suicide.
Mr.. Jones, a native of Dallas, Tex
operated a small shoe manufactur-
ing firm in Boston, Mass, for sew
eral years before coming to Auburn
IN 1928 as sales manager Of Dunn &
Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
BY DE WITT MACKENZIE,


Associated Press Foreisn Affairs Writer.
It will be both highly interesting
and Illuminating to get Russia's re-
action to the announcement that
British firms are to supply Finland
with a score of fighting planes and
ia considerable quantity" Of other
war materials.
This constitutes a very blunt re-
buke to the Soviet Union by Eng
land for the invasion of Finland.
since such expectation Of war ma
terials must have government sane
ton. And it undoubtedly is more
than a rebuke, being intended as q
warning against further adventures
Of this nature in other fields.
Any doubt as to its significance is
removed by the fact that a few hours
prior to the disclosure the British
government had expressed sympathy
for the Films. And Foreign Secre-
tary Lord Halifax had characterized
the Russian invasion as IAN in
excusable act of aggression"
Issue Now Up to Moscow.
It's now up to Moscow to decide
whether it shall dismiss the whole
thing with q shrug of the shoulders
or make 1t the subject of argument.
Without suggesting for a moment
that this development might provide
q casus belli between England and
Russia, it does inspire speculation
as to what 1t would mean if Russia
should join arms with Germany
against the Anglo-Fr French fraternity,
as some observers think might hap
pen.
What is the real strength Of Rus
sia's vast fighting machine? So far
as I am aware nobody knows, either
inside Russia or outside it. Experts
in the capitals Of Eastern Europe
and the Balkans believe as follows:
The Russian Army is numerically
the biggest body of troops on earth.
There are maybe $4,000 900 or more
men quickly available for service,
If they could be armed. But the
efficacy of this fighting machine and
its equipment is wholly unknown
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Last OF a Series.)
BY JAMES FREE.

Civic minded Marylanders have
discovered that there is only one way
to prevent over-commercialization OF
highways-decisively ard perma-
nently.
Their experience, paralleled in a
dozen other States, has shown that
boycott and taxation are only par
tial remedies.
Clubs and unofficial groups of citi-
zens often have been able to obtain
removal of billboards-or other COM
mercial encroachments-from GER
tain locations through the threat
Of boycott of goods advertised or
sold. But such, relief can be short
lived, for time cools indignation and
weakens promises. Too often the
signs reappear
Taxation, through license fees and
the like, has been helpful. It has
been responsible for removal of
thousands of road signs in Mary
land, Virginia and elsewhere. But
such levies can be passed on to
the consumer, and have little effect
on we'll financed commercial enter
prises.
The solution, it has been found,
lies in zoning, in regulations con-
trolling placement of buildings and
billboards, particularly in non-com-
mercial areas.
Roadside Stands Regulated.
Only short time ago-on Novem-
ber 22-Anne Arundel County COM
missioners, determined to protect
the new Ritchie highway, passed
building code amendments prohibit
ing roadside stands within so feet
of the dual highway and definitely
regulating all roadside commercial
structures. A grand jury, acting at
Judge Ridgeley P. Melvin's direc-
ton, suggested the measures.
Gov. O'Conor has taken the lead
in the battle for Statewide roadside
Identification in Maryland.
At a recent meeting of the lately
formed Legislative Council, the
Governor called attention to pres
ent conditions along many high
ways, including the Washington
Baltimore boulevard, which he
termed "a disgrace to our State"
Leaving the precise nature of cor
rective regulations to the councils
judgment, Gov. OConor urged
adoption of a comprehensive plan"
Of control.
In an interview with The Star,
Gov. CConor expressed confidence
that a roadside control and beau-
tif1cation act would be passed at
the next legislative season.
Public Safety Cited.
ut is not only a matter of pre-
serving the beauty of Maryland's
roads" he said, 1T vitally concerns
the public safety. Motor travel is
often endangered and delayed by
conditions adjacent to the high
ways.
1T is absolutely necessary for us
to give attention to this problem,
because of our extensive road
building program"
The Governor cited examples Of
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Europe's War Day by Day
Moscow Must Decide Whether to Protest or
Ignore British Aid for FnIond

quantity, because 1t never has been
tried out.
Not even Moscow will know its
own strength until Russia gets into
a major war and gives its new
army q tryout on a big scale. The
fighting in Finland hasn't given q
conclusive test thus far and prob
ably won't.
We can say without much doubt
that Russia's entry into the war
on Germany's side would prolong
the conflict.
However, think we must gauge
the matter from the standpoint OF
supplies Of foodstuf1s and war ma
terials rather than from that of
soldiers and bayonets. This is true
because the land defenses on both
sides in the western theater are
so nearly impregnable as to make
1t seem probable that the outcome
Of the war would be determined by
the British blockade and the Ger
man counter measures.
Could Develop Resources.
So Russia S chief help to Germany
would be In supplies. German i'm
ports from Russia haven't exceeded
6 per cent, although the potential
tiles have been greater. Economic
experts say, however, that while
Russia is a veritable treasure house
OF resources they haven't been fully
developed and her exportable sur
pluses really are very small at this
time. Not enough to meet Ger
manys requirements.
These resources could be developed
over a considerable period, of course.
Still, it must be remembered that
the home requirements of Russia
at war would be greatly increased.
In short, many observers think
that while Russia's entrance into the
war would increase the allied
burden, it needn't prove a disaster
by any means. Presumably such a
development would produce a gen.
eral European war, and all sorts Of
complications might arise.
Still. with all that, there wouldn't
necessarily be any violent fluctuation
in the relative strength of the COM
batants as we now see it.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Zionist Movement
Meeting Tomorrow

The regular Friday evening serv-
Ice OF the Adas Israel Congrega-
tion, to be held at $40 o'clock to-
morrow, has been dedicated to the
Zionist movement. Rabbi Isadore
Breslau. president of the WASH
1ngton Zionist District, will speak
on "Bewildered Jewry and the Mac
abean Spirit"
Following the services an open
forum will be led by Louis E. Speig-
Ter. Zionist executive, on "Misgiv-
ings and Misapprehensions of Zion
ism"
Services will be conducted by
Cantor Louis Novick. The choir will
be under direction of Abe Sheffer-
man.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

development and control, would
have zoned all land within 500 feet
OF each side of the right of way of
public highways, except property in
Incorporated communities of 1000
or more population. 1t specified
two zones, commercial and nom
commercial; commercial being de-
fined as an area in which for one
eighth of a mile or more along
a highway structures on both sides
(exclusive of advertising devices)
are less than $50 feet apart on an
average and are so per cent or
more of a business or industrial
nature. In both zones structures
would sbe prohibited within SO feet
of the edge of the right of way, ex-
cepting stands for sale of produce
raised or goods manufactures on the
premises.
This 50-foot rule would be retro
active. There would be no further
restrictions in commercial zones, but
in non-commercial zones there
could be no new business or indus
trial structures (including adver-
tising devices) without specific per-
mission from the administrative
body-in this case the Maryland
Roads Commission.
An excellent start has been made
toward passage of a roadside con-
troll act when the Legislature meets
at Annapolis in 1941. But the help
of every Maryland citizen is needed,
according to sponsors of the move
ment, who suggest that citizens
sound out their legislative represent
atives on the matter, urging sup
port of highway coming. Roadside
control has proved highly salts
factory in other States, notably
California, Massachusetts,, New
York and Rhode Island. Oficials
say there Is no reason why 1t should
not be successful in Maryland. '
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Copper PIons Fight
To End Trade Pocts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Senator Ar
thur Capper, Republican, of Kan
sas gave due notice today that he
intended to carry on a fight to get
rid Of the Reciprocal Trade Agree
ments Act" in the coming session Of
Congress.
Speaking before the American
Farm Bureau Federation yesterday,
he said the trade treaties tended
to increase supplies Of agricultural
products, but the A. A. A. farm pro-
gram reduced domestic supply, then
commented: ...
ut Just doesn't make sense any
way you look at it. 80
II say the Reciprocal Trade Agree
ments Act should not be extended.
say further that the 70 or Is
agreements already made should be
submitted to the Senate for con-
sideration.
Then let those agreements which
the Senate approves be continued"
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Monopoly Witness
Sees No Need 10
7-sF.
stts
Police Prices
Competition Will Act
As Broke, Declares
Seors, Roebuck Official

There is no necessity at this time
"for any governmental agency to
police the price situation" Donald
M. Nelson, executive vice president
Of Sears, Roebuck g. Co. told the
Federal Monopoly Committee today.
IT believe that industry is fully
aware of its responsibility and that
competition between retailers in the
field Of distribution will act. as the
necessary brake in preventing alb
normal price increases, making gov
ernmental action unnecessary" Mr..
Nelson testified.
He said that outbreak of war in
Europe in September caused
rapid switch from buyers to a
sellers market and basic commodi-
ties had rapid rise. -
Lauds Industry's Statesmanship.
For the moment" he said, lit
looked as if prices on finished prod
ucts, influenced by the rising COM
modify prices, might run away as
they had done during times in the
past, when similar rapid rises took
place in basic commodities, particu-
larly in 1887. However, industry in
the present situation, it seems to
me, displayed great craftsmanship
and prevented runaway price situ-
alton, and what is even more to its
credit, believe displayed greater
craftsmanship in advising its Gus
toners not to load up on merchan-
disc"
The witness said this generation
Of industrialists has learned from
bitter experience lessons on the
necessity of keeping a balanced
economy and has learned that sta
bility in price structure is more i'm
portant to their welfare than in a
rapidly rising price structure"
He said industry has learned that
rapid price increases, even though
they may bring profits temporarily,
"are bad for all concerned includ-
ing themselves"
Production Speed Stressed.
Mr.. Nelson laid stress on the ne
cessity of keeping production going
at full speed, and to do this he said
I'VE must keep our price levels in
proper balance with the purchasing
power of the people, particularly of
the farm groups"
He declared industry must con-
tinue to keep prices relatively low,
depending on increased production
to bring about decreased overhead
and lower costs.
Labor leaders, too. should exer-
else their craftsmanship in not al
lowing increased hourly wages to
raise unit costs to a point where
prices will be out of line and produc-
ton slowed up" Mr. Nelson contin-
ued. Workers should depend on
increased employment to raise week
ly and annual wages. None of us
wants to see the mistakes of 1887
repeated
Mr.. Nelson said prices at the pres
ent time and for next spring, on
necessities in consumer goods, will
be low even after the necessary
small increases are made"
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Revenue Officers to Meet

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 7 {P.-The
annual meeting of the Commission
ers of Revenue Association Of Vir-
ginia will be held here tonight, with
Senators Glass and Byrd, Gov. Price
and other prominent Virginians in
vited to attend. Harry K. Green Of
Arlington is president of the asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Weather Report
Furnished hv

district OF CoumbiaFa
aoou a tomorrow partly and
nen moderate southwest winds tonight shifting north
cloudy colder in late
afternoon " ' ~ A '"''
VHen1a-Fa tonight partly cloudy colder IN
west and north portions southeast PARTON
late tomorrow afternoon or night ~ " ~ p''"o"
West Vignia-Far in +,,,.,
tomorrow nd ~ " F01~0A" '0iAsAs
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Placed on Probation

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7 R.-Federal
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut yesterday
placed Mrs. Lille Newcomer, 81, for
mer postmistress at Sharpsburg,
Nd, on two years probation after
she pleaded guilty to embezzlement
of 81 SIT Of funds she received In
payment for postal money orders.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

The disturbance that was over North
Dakota Wednesday morning has advanced
eastward to the upper Lake region. sault
inches). with trough extending south
westward to Oklahoma. Pressure is hish
over the Gulf of Mexico. Port Eads, La,
Io22I mlllibars 1920 inches), with
4 Esdse extending northeastward to the
middle Atlantic coast. Another hish-pres-
sure sure ares Is moving eastward over the
States, Denver. Colo 1923 miilibars
ra;ns r3H;3o insheso During the last "A hours
taans ina1s nave occurred IN Western WASH
upper Lake region. the middle and upper
his;ns hMiis;s,ssippi Sa valleys. and the Southern
the northern Rocky Mountain reeion Idnho
and Eastern Colorado ~~~Ao
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Things Must End

WICHITA, Kans. [P.-For 21
years Sam Kiefner, city editor Of
the Wichita Morning Eagle, has
used the same copy spike. In that
time the spike has worn down
from long one to q mere 2 inches.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Racing Results
Charles Town

FIRST RACE-Purse S4O0; claiming.
3-year-olds and UP; 417 furlongs.
Prosit MORA 76O ago 1eO
Timber Storm tGarrett) 36O go
Tardy Jest (Balducci) sS0
Time, 0:50
Also ran-Chromo, Chide. Day spr,ns.
Breinchild and Vonnie
SECOND RACEPurse, y4OO; CLAIMING:
2-year-olds: Charles Town course.
Call 1t tChurchi) 1900 SsO lo0
Dawnsht tSarno) 1ls0 ss0
Grouchy tKirkl o m
Time, 1:l72s
Also ran-Gay Prank, Dusty Wind, ROYAL
Wanton Mary's Lassie and Trapshot
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Boost West Indies Defense

Fy tbe ASsoclated Press.
THE HAGUE, Dec. THE Meth
erlands government last night an
nounced strengthening OF West
Indies defenses was under consid-
GRAFTON with assignment Of bomb
ing planes to the region.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
WAR MAP
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Evening star., 1939-12-07

The 230 Finnish Americans arriv-
ing in Finland to help fight Russia
apparently are not American cit
liens.
State Department records showed
no passport Endorsements for such
group going from this country to
Finland, indicating the volunteers
had not travelled on American pass
ports.
A Finnish Legation spokesman
said 1t had no information indicat-
ing that any American citizens were
joining the Finn fighting forces, but
that many Firms who had been hv-
ing here and had not become nat
uralized were going to the aid Of
their country.
1t is illegal for a citizen of this
country to enlist or arrange to enlist
while within United States juris-
diction in the armed forces of
foreign nation. There is no law
against such enlistments abroad, but
taking an oath of allegiance re-
quired by most foreign powers would
forfeit American citizenship.
There is an additional citizenship
risk for naturalized Americans, since
prolonged residence by a naturalized
citizen in the country Of his origin
would give grounds for legal pre-
sumption Of loss of American
citizenship.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
go Reach He|sinki
From j. ). 10 Join
Fight Against Soviet
Finnish-Americun Group
Expects to Go to
North Central Front
By the Associated Press.


HELSINK1, Dec. 1.-Two hundred
and thirty Finnish Americans, some
Of whom never before have been in
Finland, arrived today to enlist in
the Finnish Army to fight against
Russia.
A spokesman for the group said
they left New York as soon as they
learned Finnish independence was
threatened. They sailed for Norway,
and then journeyed by train across
Sweden to Helsinki.
More Coming, They Say.
News Of the Russian invasion
reached them as they were waiting
in a railroad station in Sweden.
When they boarded their train they
offered the conductor money for
every minute cut of the regular
schedule, the spokesman said.
The group expects to be sent to
the north-central sector of the
front. More Finnish-Americans will
follow as soon as possible, they said.
Rumors circulating in the capital
today that Russian forces had
broken through the Mannerheim
Line-the system of defenses on the
Karelian Isthmus-were discounted.
Helsinki Is Quiet.
Reliable sources disclaimed any
knowledge of sudden Russian gains
in that sector and it was suggested
the rumors probably originated with
Russian broadcasts.
Helsinki itself was quiet; the early
dark ended another day without air
raids.
The weather cleared somewhat
after foggy morning, but 1t still
was not good for flying and no Rus
sian planes were sighted.
The government announced the
Finnish Legation staff, including
the Minister and % others, was ex-
pected to leave Moscow tonight for
Helsinki by way of Berlin.
Word that the staff planned to
leave came from the Swedish for
eign office.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches Ia the
Capltal (current month to datel:
Evening star., 1939-12-07

The Sun and Neon.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-24

strains of inbred corn and the yield
ing ability of the hybrid depends on
the proper combination of carefully
inbred parent lines A thorough knowl-
edge of plant breeding is required to
produce good hybrid seed. Hybrid corn
is used only for commercial produce
ton and cannot be used for seed with
out substantial loss in yield in the
succeeding generation.
County extension agents in Mon
tana have conducted number Of
variety tests with hybrid corn and
these indicate that most hybrids re-
quire longer growing season than the
average frost-free period in Montana.
Mercer said. 1t is also apparent that
any production of hybrid corn in Mon
tana will be confined very largely to
irrigated land, he said.
At present growers who wish to try
out hybrid seed must depend on seed
produced from parent lines developed
in other states, Mercer explained. and
added the warning that there is both
good and bad hybrid corn seed on the
market
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-24
MONTANA ELK SEASICK
ON VOYAGE TO BRAZIL

Somewhere on a steamer between
New York and Rio Janeiro is a sick
Yellowstone national park elk which
has the ships officers in a quandary.
The captain of the steamer Mar
macher wired park authorities that
the bull elk shipped from the park
Feb. II and consigned to geological
gardens at Rio Janeiro had fallen i'll
and refused to eat. The captain
thought it was ticks. Could park Off
Gals give him some suggestions?
Acting Superintendent Jack En-
inert instructed the captain to keep
humans away from the elk, give the
animal plenty of hay and he prob
ably would recover.
1t probably is not ticks, Emmert in
formed the captain, as these pests are
normal to elk and not the cause of
fasting
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-03-24
j. H. Carmichael, Stockman,
Active at 80 Years of Age

drew Henderson, announcing his COM
ing marriage to Anna G. Owens. The
letter was addressed to a cousin, John
Henderson, and gives fine description
Of wedding feasts and travels common
to those days. Carmichael's mother was
descended from the family Of ]. An
drew Henderson.
Samuel McSpadden, maternal an
cestor of j. H. Carmichael, operated
powder mill in Jefferson county,
Tennessee, and supplied Andrew jack
son with powder for the battle of
New Orleans. McSpadden's grand
daughter, Eliza Henderson, was mar
ried to George Pomerey Carmichael,
and they became the parents of Au-
gusta's grand old man. He came to
Montana when it was a territory and
has been a prominent sheep, cattle
and horse grower for many years. He
served as county commiss Toner for
number Of years and has been president
of the Montana Woolgrowers associ-
alton.