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Evening star., 1940-06-02
Mrs. Bacon Urges Chains
To Seek Communist Ban

Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, promi-
nent Washingtonian, last night
wired the heads Of four radio chains
asking them to demand that the
Government ban Communists from
use OF the radio networks Of the
country.
Three national chains are sched-
uled to carry the proceedings Of the
American Communist party's con-
vention in New York City today.
Earl Browder, general secretary Of
the party, is one Of those scheduled
to talk.
Mrs. Bacon, in a statement, COM
mended the Columbia Broadcast
ing CO. for its stand in urging re-
vision of communication law re-
quiring that all political parties be
given equal radio facilities and
asked other systems to take SINH
lar stand.
Mrs. Bacon's kilograms went to
the National Broadcasting Co., the
Mutual Broadcasting System, the
Yankee and Colonial Networks in
New England and the Don Lee
Broadcasting System on the West
Coast. The latter system informed
Mrs. Bacon of its cooperation.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Communists
CONTINUED From First Page.)

not be to the best interests Of the
public"
The National Broadcasting Co. and
the Mutual Broadcasting System
have scheduled broadcasts tomorrow
of convention proceedings during
which Browder will be nominated
Communist candidate for President
and James w. Ford. Negro, for
Vice President.
Browder, who is on bail following
his conviction for passport fraud,
is schedul-i to deliver his accept
ance speech tomorrow night over
the Columbie Broadcasting System
network.
(The convention proceedings
will be broadcast locally by
WMAL and VOL from 1890 to
1pm. Browder's speech will be
broadcast by WJSV from Z to
tbs pmD
Revision Of Law Urged.
After protests against the broad
casts developed yesterday. the major
radio chains announced that the
Federal Communications Act COM
PEELED them to treat all candidates
for public Office alike"
C. B. S. added that it believed the
law should be revised 80 that no
broadcasting system is compelled to
give time to the candidates of any
political party If it is proved to be
subservient to foreign power"
Mutual amplified its statement by
saying individual stations on its net
work were not obligated to carry the
broadcasts, while the national chain
was.
Another move to halt the Sum
day broadcasts was discontinued by
John J. O'Connor, former New York
Democratic Representative when he
found he had insufficient time to
obtain a court injunction against
the programs.
In Washington. the Federal Com
munications Commission said in an
swer to protests that it had no au-
thority to order the broadcasts can
celled
Evening star., 1940-06-02

sofas youthful chief executive, Is
to be temporary chairman and key
noter 1T the national convention
and he has said freely that he will
look to the Republican Governors
attending the conference here for
some suggestions and information
before he writes the keynote speech.
The conference opens Sunday
night with reception at the Hotel
Duluth, conference headquarters,
and gets down to its serious busi-
ness Monday morning with Gov.
Stark presiding over the first ses-
sion.
Talks scheduled on the morning
program are by Gov. James H. Price
OF Virginia, Financial Planning and
Budget Administration; Gov. John
w. Bricker Of Ohio, Organization
and Operation Of Public Services, !"
and Gov. Leverett Saltonstall, Mas
sachusetts, History OF the Massa-
chusetts Cancellation and Arbitra-
ton Board"
Relief Problems Session.
Monday afternoon Gov. George A.
Wilson Of Iowa will preside over a
session on relief problems, which
will include a talk by Gov. Charles
A. Sprague Of Oregon, "Organiza-
ton and Administration OF Relief;
one by Marylands Gov. Herbert r.
O'Conor. "Is the Present Relief Pro-
gram Adequate and Efective?" and
one by Gov. Eurith D. Rivers Of
Georgia, "The Problem of Taxation
and the Problem Of Relief"
Gov. Stassen. Gov. William H.
Vanderbilt of Rhode Island, and
Gov. Homer A. Holt of West Vir-
ginia will give the speeches at q
conference dinner Monday night.
The conference will move to the
Minnesota Iron Range Tuesday,
with an executive session aboard a
special train en- route to Ely that
morning. At a luncheon at Burnt
side Lodge, summer resort near Ely,
Gov. Prentice Cooper Of Tennessee
will be the speaker.
Tuesday afternoon the party will
go to Virginia, Mimi. and then to
Hibbing, where the. Governors will
tour the worlds largest open pit
iron mine, then be guests of Iron
Range Chamber of Commerce at q
dinner and ice show. Cows. Stassen
Stark and Harlan J. Bushfield, the
latter of South Dakota, will speak at
the dinner.
Gov. Leahy Will Talk.
Returning to Duluth, the confer
ence will resume its business ses-
sions Wednesday morning, with
Gov. william D. Leahy of Puerto
Rico presiding. Gov. George D
Aiken of Vermont and Gov. M
Clifford Townsend of Indiana viii
lead discussion Of State develop.
ment through land utilization, anc
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin of Con.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

necticut will speak on 'The State
and Its Cities"
Gov. John Moses Of North Dakato
will preside over the final afternoon
session, which will include talks by
Gov. Paul B. johnson Of Mississippi.
''The Wages and Hours Law and
State Labor Standards" and Gov.
Robert L. Cochran of Nebraska,
eliminating Trade Barriers"
The conference will wind up
Wednesday night with State din
ner ut which each of the Is Gov
ernors expected to attend will speak.
A network Of about $50 radio sta
tions will carry parts Of the con-
ference on two Nationwide chains,
with arrangements in progress to-
day to add q third chain to the list.
The formal conference opening
Monday morning will be carried
by the N. B. C. blue network for
Is minutes beginning at 10 am
&C. s. t.. The Mutual Broadcast
ing Co. will give half-hour broad
cast, starting at $3.50 pm. Wednes.
day night, Of the State dinner.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Newest BattIeship
Is Launched Amid
Strict Precautions
c
Washington Is First
Link in Accelerated
Program Of Navy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-With
all the grace of it's pretty 15-year-
old sponsor, the 35,000-ton battle
ship Washington slid down the
ways of the Philadelphia Navy Yard
today to make its maiden "curtsy"'
to the Delaware River as the first
naval link in Americas accelerated
rearmament program.
While 10000 cheering spectators
looked on, Miss Virginia Marshall
of Spokane shattered a bottle of
champagne on the bow with one
decisive bnw and the gayly deco
rated battle wagon" eased swiftly
into the water. Miss Marshall is a
lineal descendant of John Marshall,
Chief Justice from 1901 to 1885.
'It was a perfect launching"
commented one high-ranking naval
officer as the Washington's stern
turned downstream and a dozen
tugs churned up to lead the $685.
100000 ship to temporary berth.
Later it will be placed in drydock
for completion. The newest and
largest addition to the Navy will not
join the fleet for more than a year,
There was little to remind one OF
wartime restrictions as the huge
crowd milled around the giant
vessel-only the entrances, where
credentials were inspected and Navy
airplanes and blimps circling the
yard gave evidence of the stringent
precautions taken to guard the ships
secrets. Shipping was halted on
the river for four miles in the area
of the yard.
Chairman Walsh of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee described
the launching in speech as the
"beginning of renaissance OF naval
preparedness" that will make Amer
lea unassailable.
The American people" he de-
clared. "are determined at all costs
to prepare for any eventuality that
may follow the European war"
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Lewis Compton called past American
efforts to encourage disarmament
by example sincere, however
futile"
But now" he warned, I'VE are
determined to build as many and as
mighty men-of-war. planes and
tanks and other 'aggressor shoppers
as the situation demands"
The Washington, first capital ship
to be launched since 1921 and first
of the 68 ships the Navy is speeding
to completion under President
Roosevelts preparedness program,
will carry nine 16-inch guns. The
third naval vessel named for the
State of Washington, she will have
1,450 officers and men and cruising
radius of 5000 miles at speed of
% to 80 knots.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
War Communicates

MANY hits were made, followed by
fire and explosions.
Medium bombers of the Royal Air
Force and the fleet air arm have
continued to support withdrawal
operations of the B. E. F. through
out the day.
Canal bridges, motor transports
railway functions and troops have
been repeatedly attacked.
In the Dunkerque area today the
number of enemy aircraft con-
f1rmed as having been destroyed has
already reached 40. Thirty three
others have been reported as having
been destroyed or severely dam
aged. Thirteen of our aircraft are
reported missing.
In the Narvik Norway area on
May 20 our fighters destroyed two
enemy aircraft and severely injured
two others.
French
PARIS, June (P).-The French
night conn1unique said:
In the north our troops continued
to cover the embarkation (at Dun
kerque) successfully, repelling the
renewed efforts OF the enemy.
Sustained activity on both sides
of the Somme front.
No incidents Of Importance on all
the remainder of the front.
On the afternoon of May 81 our
bombers, in spite of the activity OF
enemy fighters. carried out in the
north region massive attacks against
enemy concentrations and conveys.
Many long-distance reconnais-
sances were made over the Meuse
Moselle and Rhine Rivers.
During the afternoon of June I
an enemy aircraft expedition was
intercepted by our fighters in the
valley of the Rhone.
Several machines, the number not
as yet ascertained, were brought
down by us.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Arts Club Elects Officers

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, June 1
(SpeciaD Edward Stokel has been
elected president Of the Arts and
Crafts Club at Margaret Brent High
School. Other officers are vice presi-
dent. James Ryan; secretary, Rita
Johnson; treasurer, Gwynn Williams
and program chairman, Austin Bur.
roughs.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
German

SSIHIOH
BERLIN, June / tP.-A high
command special conn1u1iQue
said:
Remnants Of the defeated British
Expeditionary Force today tried to
use smaller boats to reach the war
ships and transports of the harbor
of Dunkerque. Relays OF attacks
by the German air force made this
impossible, Junker dive-bombers
especially having attacked the war
ships and transports.
According to reports received so
far, three warships and eight trans
ports, totaling 10000 tons, were sunk,
four warships and IA merchantmen
were hit by medium and heavy
bombs, set aflame and badly dam
aged.
Forty English fighter planes which
tried to protect the embarkation
we're shot down by the German air
force. The German attacks continue
and we await further successes.
British
LONDON, June I (P.-The
tert of the Air Ministry COM
n1unique tolloDs::
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force
coastal command carried out an
other successful attack on oil stor-
age depots at Rotterdam yesterday.
Further explosions and fires were
caused.
Today three planes Of the coastal
command were engaged by nine
Messerschmitt fighters of the Bel
gian coast. In running fight so
feet above the sea two Of the enemy
were shot down, two were disabled
and the rest few away. Our air.
craft returned safely.
Last night aircraft of the bomber
command carried out heavy bomb
ing attacks on targets around Nieu-
port and on port facilities at Ostend.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Vegetable SHORTAGE FOUGHT

Patches of the giant white rad
ish known as daikon in Japan may
spring up shortly in the hearts
OF cities and barren spots near
suburban industrial plants, accord
ing to a plan of the Welfare Min
istry at Toxic to cope with the
vegetable shortage.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Henry
Continued From First Page)

around st. Quentin and Peronne.
1t is not exactlyta comfortable feel
ing to be sitting in plane while the
"poum- -poums" burst around.
They explode on almost every side
ut almost the same moment that you
see the flashes on the ground. Un-
less they are very close they give
only the sensation of gigantic fire.
works display.
Undaunted by Shells.
1t takes a direct hit in a vital
spot to disable one of these giant
planes. Even a hit on the wings
makes only a hole a foot square.
The plane jolts slightly and then
drones on its way.
From the air at night the battle
line, running from Montmedy, where
it leaves the Maginot Line, through
Stenay, Attigny, Rethel, Neufcha-
teau, Anizy, La Fere, Chauny, Ham
and Amiens to Abbeville, on the Eng
Ish Channel, shows as scarcely
defined line.
If it were not for the Aisne and
the Somme Rivers, which the line
follows, it would be difficult to
recognize.
Apparently heavy fighting was
going on in the Amiens-Albert re-
gion, where the French seem to
have driven salient. There the
flash of artillery was heavier than
at any other part of the line and
there we saw minute flames which
the observation officer said were
from machine gun fire.
Our plane was scouting to learn
the effect of the bombing of the
other planes.
The squadron already had bombed
the Cambria Airport when we ar
rived over it. The southeast corner
of the airport was in flames, indi-
eating that a direct hit had been
made either on gasoline tanks or
stocks Of incendiary bombs.
The squadron skirted the zone
where British and French forces
we're almost cut off in Flanders.
1t was only few hours before that
we had learned there were Belgian
troops still protecting their north
flank.
From a distance flames could be
seen raking the Channel ports which
are the only means of supply and
evacuation for the two embattled
armies there.
Conveys Discerned.
AS far inland as we were, it was
difficult to establish the line of the
seacoast, but flashes from what we
believed were Allied warships indi-
Gated the fleet as supporting the
Allied armies.
Behind the German lines fast
moving conveys were outlined as
dark blurs on the roads. Only al
crossroads could their movement be
DISTINGUISHED. It was such cross
road south of Abbeville that had been
designated as the second objective
of the squadron.
From the air the effect of .the
bombs dropping was almost undis-
tinguishable. It may have been be.
SduSC tllCy WCAC oAOPCo ~ AOAA oA1SeAACl
plane, but the only noticeable efect
was the blurring of an already OBJ.
scure mass.
Observers of the plane tha
dropped the bombs, however, re.
ported direct hits.
The return flight was uneventfu
except for the delicate task of setting
the plane down on an almos
darkened field.
Even fully loaded bombers ar
given only brief flash of light a
they start to settle down.
AS fast as plane landed it wa
taken in hand by expert crews VIII,
worked in darkness to refuel it an,
reload 1t with bombs for the mex
flight.
The French are working at to-
efficiency in an effort to make Vi
for their numerical inferiority to tn
Germans.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

(1l Tonnage of two British ships unknown
ca Tonnage Of French ship unknown
tY) Fourteen listed previously missing rescued.
Losses by nations includes vessels.
Britain29 France26 Germany58; Norway67; Sweden 45
Netherlands Denmark Greece22 Ftnland-l2 Begium-7
Italy,; Estona-6; Lthuania-3 Yugosava2; Sovet-
tna-1; Poand-1 Rumana-1; Japan-1 Eatva-1; Span-1.
Toa-6O5
Evening star., 1940-06-02

fate by an italian blitzkrieg which
would end his dictatorship with
scant chance of restoration, IRE
spective of the wars outcome.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Athens
Continued From First Page J

held Albanian border, and establish
more anti-aircraft defenses.
Most Greeks declare they want to
resist Italy, but that Gen. Metaxas
fears Greece would suffer Hollands
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Britain and Russia
Expected 10 Resume
Trade Negotiations
Soviet Ambassador ToIks
With British Official
On Political Situation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Negotiation
for trade agreement between Brit
ain and Russia, whom the British
regard as the great outsider" among
the European powers since the sign
ing of the German-Italian-Japanese
pact, are likely to be resumed
shortly, semi official circles init
mated last night.
Ivan Maisky, Russian Ambassador,
conferred yesterday with R. A.
Butler, Undersecretary for Foreign
Affairs, on what authoritative quar-
ters said was "the general political
situation"
A Russian trade delegation has
been in London for many weeks, and
there have been sporadic efforts to
negotiate trade pact. Now that
Japan is allied with the axis powers,
it is regarded as likely that con-
certed attempts will be made both in
London and Moscow to reach some
agreement.
One of the major obstacles to an
agreement was Britains seizure of
the gold reserves of the Baltic states
of EStonia. Latvia and Lithuania,
which voted union with Russia, and
the Soviets seizure of British assets
in those countries.
1t is expected that an agreement
on this ancillary question will be
made first.
Britain is in a position to supply
Russia with rubber, tin and many
other products needed by the Soviets
and which could be delivered with
out interference from the axis
powers. In return, Russia might
trade lumber-the whole deal on
barter basis.
Some British sources have COM
planned that the anti-Russian views
of Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax,
a leading Anglo are a
strong barrier to dealing with the
Soviet Union. Maisky did not get
to see Lord Halifax yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-10-04
81 6. W. u. Students
Named 10 Editorial
Staff Of Law Review
Appointments Made
By Faculty on Bosis
Of Scholastic Standing

The George Washington University
Law School announced yesterday
the appointments of 81 students to
serve on the editorial staff of the
George Washington Law Review.
Appointments were made by the
faculty on the basis of high
scholastic standing.
Those named are:
Paul Roca, Tucson, Ariz., student
editor-in-chief; Wilbur Schaich,
Louisville, Ohio, student managing
editor; Eleanor Seasons, Andalusia,
Ala, editorial notes editor; John P.
Burke, Butte, Mont, recent case
editor; Harry ]. Breithaupt, Salem,
Va, opinions of the Attorney Gen
eral editor; Andrew B. Beveridge,
Berwyn, Md, patent editor, and
Halmar J. Webb, Arlington, Va,
book review editor.
Others named to the staff are
Charming L. Richards, Washington:
Helen Creighton, Unity, Pa; Martin
Carroll, Corapolis, Pa; Arden Ander-
sen, Washington; Robert B. Hobbs,
Washington; Murray Robinson.
Rockville, Md; Morton Gertler,
Washington; Louis c. Stephens,
Washington; Cecil T. Cox, Wilmette,
Ill; Oliver w. Hayes, Bethesda, Md;
Glenn u, Richards, Seneca, Kans.;
Roger R. Horton. White Plains,
N. Y; Milton Mitchell, Washington,
and Eileen c. O'Connor, Elmhurst,
N. Y.
Benjamin Rather. Brooklyn, N
Y: Rice E. Schrimaher, Huntsville,
Okla; Earl E. Eisenhart, Washing
ton; Paul A. Frank, Louisville, KY;
Lothar Michaelis, Brussels, Bel
GUM; Richard E. Burn, Washing
ton; William E. Sherwood, Milwau-
kee, Wis; John H. Coffman, Holden
vile, Okla; Victor D. Behn, Brook
lyn. N. Y; Elizabeth Boone, Sweet
Briar, Va; Thomas Patterson, Nor
folk, Nebr.: Robert E. Willis, Can
ton, Okla.
Nedwin Berger, Lawrence, Kans.;
George H. Rich. Bolton, Kans.:
Robert Gibbons, Birmingham, Mich:
John E. Prater, Tulsa, Okla; Lewis
Lamm, Mowecqua, Ill; Kingsley C.
Peck, Batavia, N. Y; Nancy D.
Kengla, Washington; Abraham
Abramowitz, New York City; Harry
I. Ravitz. Los Angeles, Calf: NAL
colin H. Thompson, Plymouth, N.
H; Bernard Rubinstein, New York
City; Wilfred ]. Reardon, Tomah,
Wis; Norman Duberstein. Wash
ington; Sammy NJ Farha, Shawnee,
Okla: R. A. Jennings, Waco. Tex;
Lois Harris, Des Moines, Iowa; J.
Carter Fort, Washington.
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Lieut.. Henri Deterding
Held as Prisoner of War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. At. Henri Det-
erding, son of the late oil king, Sir
Henri Deterding, is a prisoner Of
war, the Admiralty informed his
wife at her Daventry home today.
1t. Deterding previously was re-
ported missing while on active serv-
Ice with the feet air arm.
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Benefit Binoo Purty

A bingo party for the benefit Of
st. Johns Catholic Church will be
held at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at st.
Johns Hall, Clinton, Md. Mrs. Her
bert A. Ridgeway, chairman of the
benefit, will be assisted by Mrs.
Godfrey Gwynn and Aubrey Soper.
Evening star., 1940-10-04
Tell 1t to Marines
Gets Briton's Idea
Through Nozi Censor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. "A letter,
passed through the German
censorship, from British
prisoner in Germany to his
father here.
eve get the best food I've ever
eaten. The camp guards are all
extremely decent and intelligent.
Tell all my friends how well
am being treated. Tell my
pals in the army. Tell them in
the navy.
Above all, tell 1t to the
marines"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02
School News

Some of the ninth grade pupils
are going to dress up to represent
certain characters of books for the
May Day Parade at ProSser Friday
The faculty enjoyed formal
bridge party Tuesday evening at the
Byrd home. Miss Bernice Brown,
Miss Evelyn Tonsfeldt and Miss
Esther LaMontagne were hostesses.
The theme of the party was Pinno-
chic. Miss Lena Mains received
first prize.
The Junior High Girls League had
Big Hair Ribbon and Loud Tie
day last Friday. On this day the
girls wore their largest ribbons and
the boys their largest ties. Norma
Berg was general chairman. First
prize for the girls was won by Ma
dene Shields and for the boys, How
ard Giles.
On Wednesday the Kennewick
high school softbal team played
Richland here and on Friday they
will go to Prosser to compete In the
May Day softball games.
The grade girls are going to en-
ter the races at Prosser on May Day,
FRIDAY. Nav 3.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02
Moore, Buddy Spears, Clarence

Refreshments of punch anc
cookies, which the children made
were served by the committee msm-
bers: Mardelle Stowe, Donald Mey-
ers, Duane Myers, Richard Myers
Burke Dykes, Stanley Neel, Jimmie
Bockius ard Joyce Brim.
A program was given in Miss
Mueller's fourth grade wednesday
afternoon which climaxed the class
study of Switzerland. A number of
the pupils were dressed in Swiss
costumes and the following num-
berS were given:
Piano solo, I'm the Alps" by &C.
neva Tremain; book reports con-
corning Switzerland, Gene Hembree.
Nancy Stone, Dorothy Aiken; re-
ports ton Swiss life, Leah Hembree,
Wesley Persinger, Wilma Cope
land and Brantley Elliott; Swiss
play written by Janet Hitler and
folk dances including, "A Swiss
May Dance" by some Of the pupils
while the others sang.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-05-02

Dorothy Stradling, Burton Gowing,
David Dickinson, Buddy Spears.
1.-The Moon is So Thin" Dora
Jean Parks. ...
I'm Little Boy" Bobby Gorris.
Animals on Grandpa's Farm"
Dick Boldt, Joycelyn Schilling, jan
, ice Durdls Buddy Spears.
Movie, Baby Elephant and the
Red Cap" Peter Misner.
1.-The Lost Button" Dorothy
Stradling. -
Long, Long Ago-Little Children,
chorus.
For Mothers" chorus and all
children.
Chorus: Eva Marie Durham,
Jocelyn SchIiIlng, Jack Coates,
Sylvia Smelzer, Janice Durdle,
Marlene Elliott, Bobby Gorris, Cor
don Sund, Patty Houston, Dorothy
Stradling, Dick Boldt, Lorraine
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NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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sible including
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vded by law quite possible that few inadvertently
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