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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-28
Sport Shorts

HE Yankee farm system cleared
= $4,000 in player sales last year
Wisconsin's football team,
though it won only one game this
season, drew enough gate receipts
to cover the university's entire ath-
letic budget with something left over
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-28

WI oeANA
Londos denies en-
phatically that he'll
quit the game to en-
ter the movies. Says
he plans to retire in
about three years
Each team
playing in the Rose
Bowl receives one
third Of gate re-
ceipts. The other
third goes to the as
sociation sponsoring
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-28

cursion into more general subjects
may be the order of the day.
Readers are invited to send
questions to this column and so
far as will be possible such ques-
tions will be answered.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
New Finnish Cabinet
To Oppose Surrender
Minister Asserts
Right Wing, Hitherto
Unrepresented, Now
Included in Body
Bv JAMES FREE.

The policy OF FlnlandS S new cab
met will be to strive for closer con-
solidation of Finnish political groups
rather than to adopt more con-
ciliatory attitude toward Russia
Hialmar J. Procope. Minister from
Finland. asserted today following a
telephone conference with Helsinki
Minister Procope, who talked with
high-ranking government officials
at 8 am. washington time). said
the new cabinet definitely will op-
pose surrender. ..................
He indicated no ar1nistice would
be considered unless F1nlands ma
tional safety and geographic integ-
rity could be assured. His tone
made it clear such assurances were
highly improbable.
Most radical innovation in the
personnel of the new cabinet, the
Minister declared, was to be in
clusion of the hitherto unrepresented
right wing. Representation of this
group would not change the Finnish
attitude toward the Russian attacks
he added
To Fight for Time.
The attitude OF the Legation, as
we'll as the people of Finland. it
was said, was summed up by Col
Per Zilliacus. the Legations military
attache, who said
I'VE will fight to hold the Russians
off. We will fight to gain time. Fol
as uncertain as are international
situations in Europe today, time is
the all-important thing"
Col. zilliacus said that all infor-
nation the Legation has received
is to the effect the Russians have
attacked only civilian populations.
"Conflicting between military units
on land seems to be nom existent,
he stated. "Russias actions so far
have been designed to terrorize our
civilians, not to conquer our armed
forces
MGbiliza ton Already Accomplished.
Finland'S mobiliza ton is complete
and Russian air raids can, there
fore, be of little value in preventing
concentration of Finnish forces, he
added.
An air of calmness and determi-
nation pervaded the Legation. On
reading cable accounts of Russian
(See PROCOPE, Page A-4O
Evening star., 1939-12-01
|New Government
Formed by Reds
In Finnish Town
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW Dec. 1.-Tass, official
Soviet Russian news agency, re-
ported today that peoples gov
ernment of the democratic repub-
lie of Finland" had been formed
in Terijoki, Finnish town near the
point where Russian troops first
crossed the border yesterday.
Tass said it had been formed by
agreement of representatives of a
number of Left parties and Finnish
soldiers who, it alleged, rose in re-
volt.
Tass said the following entered
the peoples government"
Otto Kuusinen, chairman and
minister of foreign affairs; Mauri
Rosenberg. finance; Aksel Antila,
defense; Tuure Lehen, internal af-
fairs: Armas Ejkija, agriculture;
Inkeri Lehtinen.' education. and
Paawo Prokkonen, minister of Ka-
relia affairs.
Tass said the government had
issued a declaration expounding its
program.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Kennedy Charges Seal Plan
|Abounds in Confusions'
Chairman Of District Reorganization
Subcommittee Cites Inconsistencies

land Democrat. who two years ago
initiated the latest move to over
haul and modernize the 6l-year- -old
municipal machine, disclosed his
views in 2.500-word prepared state
ment.
The statement, according to Mr.
Kennedy, Is intended as q critical
ANALYSIS of the Seal plan as COM
pared With the reorganization plan
refnhodie6 In i bill he ifstroduced
at the last regular session Of Com
gress. His bill follows recommends
tions of the Chicago firm of Griffen-
hagen a. Associates, which was Sc
lected by the House and Senate
District Committees to develop a
program for streamlining the mu-
nicipal government.
The so-called Seal plan" was
subjected by the Commissioners
earlier in the. week to a series of
public hearings. 1t was framed by
special group of District officials
which the Commissioners described
Continued on Page A-2l. Column A.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Finnish Fleet Reported
To Have Left HeIsjnkj
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. IA Reuters
British news agency dispatch re-
ported from Helsinki today that the
Finnish Fleet had departed from the
capitals port.
The agency said Hangoe. strong
hold on the southwestern coast, had
been bombed three times during the
day by Red Army planes. Viborg
(ViipurD, seaport city east Of Hell
sinki, was.reported in flames. and .
hospital at Imatra. north of Viborg,
was reported struck by a bomb
The Exchange Telegraph Agency
(British) said many dead were re-
ported at the Arctic City of Petsamo
and said all buildings on the south
coast islands OF seitskaer and
Tytaskaer were set afire by bombs.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Russia Reported
Seeking Huge Number
OF U. 5. Warp|anes
Strong Efforts Made
To Block Orders After
Attack on Firms

Representatives of Soviet Russia
were reported today to- be attempt
ing to place large orders for Ameri-
can-made warplanes, and it was
indicated strong efforts were being
made to block the sales owing to
Russia's attack on Finland.
The Russians, it was learned,
stand ready to pay cash for all types
of American planes-bombers, at
tack and pursuit ships which are
superior to their own.
While no estimates were available
on the number of planes they want,
their orders were described as
huge"
Approached Manufacturers.
They have approached plane
manufacturers with their orders, it
was said This activity came to off,
cial notice in Washington through
the reports of manufacturers to the
Joint Army and Navy Aeronautical
Board. which passes on foreign ex-
ports to see that no military secrets
of importance to this country are
disclosed to foreign purchasers.
While there was no official COM
ment, it was understood that Federal
authorities, sharing the resentment
President Roosevelt has expressed
toward the Soviet attack on the only
country which has kept up payments
on her war debt to the United States,
were casting about for means of
blocking the sales
Sales Would Be Legal.
Owing to the repeal of the en-
barge provisions of the Neutrality
Act, the sales would be perfectly
legal, even though a state of war
were officially declared between the
two countries. However, it was re-
called that similar sales to Japan
were stopped after indiscriminate
bombing of Chinese civilians through
imposition of moral embargo"
In the case of Japan, the State
Department took the unusual course
of requesting American manufac-
turers to stop selling warplanes to
that country. The manufacturers
complied with the voluntary en-
barge. and the sales to Japan were
halted.
Exports of airplanes and parts to
Russia during the first 10 months of
this year were valued at $1,066 1897,
according to State Department re-
ports. OF this amount non military
planes made up $845, 1866.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Federal and District
Employees Granted
z Extra Holidays
Saturdays Preceding
Christmas and Jon. !
Allowed by Roosevelt

President Roosevelt today granted
Government employees full-day holi-
days on the Saturday before Christ
mas and tire Saturday before New
Year Day.
The President issued an executive
order excusing Federal employees in
the District OF Columbia and In the
field service from their work on De-
cember 23 and on December 30,
which will make it possible for the
employees to have three consecutive
days at Christmas and three days
at New Year. Both Christmas and
New Yea are on Monday this year.
The District Commissioners, as
has been their custom in the past,
will grant the employees Of the Dis
trict government the same holidays
that, the President has granted.
The Presidents executive order
follows in full:
"By virtue of the authority vested
in me as President of the United
States. it is hereby ordered as
follows:
''The several executive depart
ments, independent establishments,
and other governmental agencies in
the District of Columbia. including
the Government Printing OfIice and
the Navy Yard and the naval sta
tions, shall be closed all day on
Saturday, December %, 1899, and
all day on Saturday, December 30,
1899; and all employees in the Federal
service in the District of Columbia,
and in the field service of the
executive departments, independent
establishments and other agencies
of the Government, except those who
may for special public reasons be
excluded from the provisions OF this
order by the heads of their respec-
tive departments, establishments, or
agencies, or those whose absence
from duty would be inconsistent
with the provisions of existing law,
shall be excused from duty on those
days.
This order shall be published in
the Federal Register"
Evening star., 1939-12-01
100000 10 Be Paid
To $1,000 by Park
Savings Before Yu|e
Distribution Amounts
To Eighth Of Funds
At Time Bonk Closed

More than 100000 will be paid
before Christmas to ll000 depositors
of the defunct Park Savings Bank,
it was announced today by John F.
Moran, receiver.
The payment will be made by re-
ceivers in the form of checks at 1413
Park road NV, beginning Thurs
day, December T.
The money will be distributed to
all general creditors of the institu-
ton.
The distribution amounts to 1917
per cent of the deposits in the bank
at the time it closed in 1888.
From Two Sources.
Funds for this dividend come
from two different sources-the reg
ular assets of the bank through
liquidation, and part of the money
recently turned over to the receiver
by the directors.
Under an agreement approved by
the courts, the directors paid a sum
of $5O0,OOO in settlement of all pend
ing litigation against them. with the
understanding that $350,000 of it
should go to depositors in the bank
in 1929. before the charter expired,
and $500 should go to all general
creditors.
Announcement of the payment
followed by six weeks action in Dis
trict Court when suits of various
kinds against directors and stock
holders in the defunct bank were
dismissed by Justice F.. Dickinson
Let's in ruling on the payment Of
$500, 900 by the directors.
Quarters Engaged.
Mr.. Moran explained that he had
engaged temporary quarters for the
disbursement, of the dividend at the
Park road address, which is on the
second floor OF the Post Office Build
ing, near the corner of Fourteenth
street and Park road
This temporary Office will be open
until pm. Thursday and Friday,
December and 8: until pm. Sat-
urday, December 9, and on business
days thereafter from 8 am. to S pm.
Dividend checks will not be dis
tributed, Mr.. Moran explained, from
the receivers Office in the Riggs
Bank Building.
"No checks will be delivered to
any one without his receivers Ger
tificate," said Mr. Moran.
Checks will be mailed only to out
of-town depositors, and will not be
mailed to depositors in Washington.
with the disbursement Of this ad.
(see PARK SAVINGS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Moscow Legation
Unable to Get
Passports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW, Dec. 1.-The Spokes-
man. of the Finnish Legation said
today that the Soviet Russian gov
ernment had removed the legations S
telephones and that the staff was
still unable to obtain passports for
its departure.
Officials of the Legation were un-
able to say when they would leave
for Helsinki and it was thought
possible in some quarters that per-
mission might be refused until the
staff of the Soviet Consulate in
Helsinki had reached Moscow.
The United States Embassy re-
ported no reply had. been received
from Soviet officials on the offer of
American good Offices in the Finn
sh-Russian dispute. Some sources
believed the reply would be delayed
until Russia had disposed OF the
Finnish situation.
United States Ambassador Laur-
ence A. Steinhardt was expected
back at the Embassy late today after
a trip to Stockholm for dental at
tention.
Publish Finnish Reds Appeal.
Soviet newspapers published what
they called an appeal by the Finnish
Communist party to take over the
estate Of large Finnish landowners.
They said the appeal was issued by
radio.
The newspapers gave no details of
fighting in the undeclared war be-
tween the Soviet Union and Finland
in which Russia today charged Fin
lana with having taken the initia tive.
The Finnish Communist appeal.
charged that "imperialistic' Swedish
and British interests had supported
the Finnish government in an anti
Soviet campaign.
Like Poland, it was a nest OF
anti-a -aowiet sintFds,ies.p II said.
Such a government cannot guar
antee the interests of Finland. 1t is
tool Of foreign interests-worker
there are greatly oppressed.
I'VE appeal for the removal of
the last capitalistic government Of
Finland"
Three Attacks Charged.
A statement circulated by Tass.
official news agency. declared that
the supreme command of the Red
Army ordered the invasion Just
after three attacks by Finnish bor-
der forces.
AS result of these new armed
provocations"-as Tass put tired
forces crossed the frontier at 8 am.
yesterday midnight Wednesday, E.
(See MOSCOW, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Shipping Government
Hit as Dewey Enters
Presidential Race
District Attorney
Formally Accepts
Invitation to Run
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Dec. l.-District
Attorney Thomas E. Dewey todav
formally entered the campaign for
The Republican presidential nomi-
natfon.
Replying to a declaration of 4
group of State party leaders that
he could carry this pivotal State
Mr.. Dewey told them he would "be
glad to make the fight"
These leaders just had opened q
Dewey headquarters in ceremony
which included the reading to Mr.
Dewey by J. Russell Sprague OF
nearby Nassau County of the mani
festo calling upon Republicans gen.
orally to work to bring about q
Dewey nomination.
Responding. the young district at
torney said
II appreciate this support for the
nomination next year, and will be
glad to make the fight 1 have con-
fldence in the Republican party
which has always stood for good
government and stable business.
To-day its responsibility is to re-
awaken hope in Nation which is
driven almost to despair by incom-
petent government and unstable
business"
He went on to express faith in
the Nation and in it's future and
in every element of its people
Hits "Sniping Government"
Relieved of a hostile and sniping
Government" he added, Il am con
vinced they can again learn to pull
together for united Nation
Mr. Dewey said his general policy
would be not to seek delegations in
States where there were 'active and
genuine" candidates. In this con-
nection he specifically mentioned
the State of his birth-Michigan
where Vandenberg might also be
considered "favorite SON."
The declaration of the State party
leaders in Mr.. Dewey's behalf car
ried 10 names. Missing from among
the signatories, however, were the
names of Kenneth Simpson. the Re-
publican national committeeman
from New York, and Mrs. Ruth
Pratt. the national committee
woman.
Mrs. Pratt, however, sent from
Boston a telegram of congratula-
tions to Mr.. Sprague. who will man
age the Dewey pre-convention cam
paign.
1t was said in. one quarter that
Mr.. Simpson had failed to sign the
manifesto because he regarded it as
too broad In scope.
Absence Explained.
Mr.. Sprague later said the alb
sence of Mr.. Simpsons and Mrs.
Pratt's names was explained by the
fact that the emphasis in the cere-
mony had been deliberately placed
upon its State aspects and that
there had been no thought of bring
ing national party officers into this
ceremony.
Mr.. Dewey, who is 81, is one of the
youngest men ever to enter the
presidential lists. He rose into ma
tional prominence after his ap-
pointment by Gov. Herbert M. Leh-
man, Democrat, as special anti
rackets prosecutor in New York.
A series of spectacular convictions
in that post then brought him elec-
ton in 1887 to the district attorney
ship Of Manhattan. In 1898 he op-
posed Gov. Lehman as the Repub-
ican candidate for Governor, losing
by q comparatively small margin.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
By LYNN HEINZERLING,

HELsINK1, Dec. (6:5o PM, 11:5O AM. E S. T).-
Finland formed government tonight dropping leaders
who had been assaed by Moscow Russian armed forces
renewed and extended their attack the country.
While the being formed Russian bombing
planes low the capital and machine civilians
In the streets Vborg and other cities also raded
Russian attacks extended from Fnands extreme Arctic tip
to Fnand extreme southwestern where Red warshS
blasting the strategic Hangoe
guarding entrance Gulf of Finland
Russian Warship Reported Sunk
Finnish defense batteries Russaroe fortress
ported of the attacking warshps to the bottom
the gulf be still holding out this
evening despite furious shn from the and
from the
The is Rso Ryti, 5Oyeaold of the
foreign Vaino Socialist
minister the regarded
friendly Russia Included also minister without PORTFOLIO
Kst Paaskvi Premier experienced in Russian
head the delegation which had confeng
Moscow Russia's territorial demands
Elias both whom had been attacked
bitterly by trying lead Finland into against
Russia. *
Premier so years old former minister Of finance
Finland 1928 and member Of
the Progressive party.
warpaneS bombed Fnands principal ports her
including Koka, about IS miles east OF Helsnk
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Damaged British Sub
Left in Norwegian Port
BY the Associated Press.

Ay Tie ASSOCldtco EIcSS.
STAVANGER, Norway, Dec. l.
Two British warships, the 1,530-tor
flotilla leader Inglefield and the
1,870-ton destroyer Maori, sailed
from Haugvaldstab Harbor, near
here, for England today, leaving a
damaged submarine, marked TR So
in port for repairs.
The two ships towed the subma-
rine into port yesterday after a bat
tie had been reported at sea off the
coast Wednesday between warships
and airplanes. Authorities said.
however, that the submarine would
not be interned, because she had
suffered 4 damaged rudder in a
North Sea storm and her condition
was not due to hostilities.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
A subcommittee OF the House
District Committee headed by
Representative Kennedy Of Mary
land ,DiH determine the fate OF
udrious proposals TOR reorgdnta-
ing the District government The
subcommittee no,D has before it
Mr.. Kennedy's o,Un plan based
on a proposed setup recommend
sed By the CAicsso 6rw etGrtf~l
tenhdgen & Associates. The
Commissioners haze been re-
Quested by the subcommittee to
submit their program not later
than December IS.
The so-called Seal plan" for re
vamping the District governrhen
"abounds in inconsistencies, contra
dictions, omissions and confusions,
it was charged today by Chairman
Kennedy of the Reorganization Sub
committee of the House Distric
Committee.
Representative Kennedy, a Mary
Evening star., 1939-12-01

Ten Russian bOmberS were re-
ported shot down at Viborg.
The air attack was carried all
the way to Abo (Turku, on Fin
lands west coast $50 miles from
the Russian frontier, where ii
was reported, without confirma-
ton. that Finnish civilians were
machine-gunned as they were in
Helsinki. No estimate of today
casualties in the capital or else
where was available.
Hundreds of Russians Captured.
Hundreds of Russian prisoners
were reported captured on the
Karelian Isthmus, where the Red
Army was invading overland. Mos
cow reported an advance of from
s to 10 miles here yesterday
Helsinki newspaper Offices re-
ceived reports from many sections
of the capital that citizens were
being machine-gunned from Rus
sian planes in the early afternoon
M. Heiiki- -Klemetti. director of a
Finnish male chorus which recently
toured the United States, said a
low-fying Russian plane had ma
chine-gunned his suburban home.
There was no news of Jan Sibelius,
Finlands noted composer, who came
to live in the capital November IL,
in order, he said, to be with his
people in time of stress Civilians
at that time were being taken out
Of the capital.
zone Stockholm newspaper
printed an unconfirmed report
that Sibelius had been injured.
Finnish quarters in Sweden dis
counted the report.)
Laughs for New Government.
Reports received from Moscow
that a peoples government of the
democratic republic of Finland"
had been formed in Terijoki by
Leftists and rebel Finnish soldiers
evoked ridicule in Helsinki.
Terijoki is the Finnish town near
est where Russian troops first
crossed the border above Leningrad
yesterday.
Teriioki apparently was in the
Russian zone Of occupation; re-
gime formed there presumably
would have the approval of the
lSee FINLAND. Pare A-3l
Evening star., 1939-12-01

New Cabinet |sFormed inHe|sinki;
Capital is Strafed by Soviet Flyers
German Sub Sunk
In Attack on Convoy,
French Claim
By the Associated Dress.

BY the Associated Dress.
PARIS, Dec. IAN official
announcement today said
French torpedo boat on Thurs
day had sunk a German sub
marine which was attempting
to attack a convoy of freighters.
The submarine was the craft
mentioned in the regular eve
ming communique last night as
having been successfully at
tackled"
Today's announcement said
the submarines prov emerged
at a sharp angle after the ex-
plosion of a depth charge and
then the craft disappeared al
most vertically.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Norway Denies Rumors
Of Russiun Demcnds
Nv vthe Associet.d prsss

BY the Associated Press.
OSLO, Dec. 1.-The Norwegian
foreign ONCE asserted today there
was no foundation for rumors that
Soviet Russia had made territorial
demands on Norway.
Evening star., 1939-12-01

HONG KONG, Dec. l (P.-The
Canadian Pacific liner Empress Of
Japan will join the liner Empress
of Canada in full-time war service
when she completes her present
Pacific voyage, it was announced
here today.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
HospitoI Supplies
Flown to Finland
h <ha A.sorsst.d prsse

By tn6 A4SOClALeu FTeS8
LONDON. Dec 1.-The British
Red Cross announced today that
plane laden with hospital supplies
had arrived safely in Finland.
The wife Of the Finnish Minister
to London raised the funds to cover
the cost.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
New Foreign Minister
Of Firms on Air Tonight

Vaino Tanner, foreign minister
Of the new Finnish cabinet, will
make 4 radio address from Helsinki
tonight at 6 O'Clock.
The address will be heard locally
over Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Hongoe Fortress Holding
Out Against Onslaught;
Worship Reported Sunk
BULLETINS.

HELSINKI, Dec. lP)-Finnish reports said that Is
Russian tanks wrecked by gunfre mines today
in bitter fighting along Finlands southeastern border
Helsinks chief of police said tonight that 80 women
and children killed by Russian bombs dropped in
the raid on the capital early this afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-12-01

Foreign.
Germany claims sinking 1874 vessels
by. November %. Page Al
Finnish mission in Moscow reported
without passports. Page Al
Red bombers machine-gun streets
Of Helsinki. Page Al
Hungarian Deputies pay loud tribute
to Firms. Page Az
Parachute troops reported occupy
ing northern port. Page Al
Daladier decree power bill taken up
by Senate. Page A
British press indignant over Rus
sias attack. Page A-8
Japan strictly silent on invasion OF
Finland. Page AS
British navicert system goes into
effect today. Page AS
National
President awaits immediate reply"
to air bombing appeal. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
Park Savings depositors to get $780,
600 before Christmas. Page Al
President gives q. s. workers holidays
Dec. 23 and Dec. 80. Page Al
Evening star., 1939-12-01

(See FINLAND, Page ABB
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Summary of, Todoy's Star

Cassinis attorney demands defend
, ants be found guilty. Page Al