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Evening star., 1940-01-17
Detroit Lions Change
Hands for 100000

DETROIT, Jan. 17.-Purchase for
a reported price of 5000, 1000 of the
Detroit Lions of the National Pro-
fessional Football League by Fred L.
Mandel, jr., of a Chicago depart
ment store family and two asso-
ciates has been announced here.
George H. Richards, former own
er, bought the Portsmouth, Ohio,
franchise in the pro circuit in 1884
for $4,000 and brought it to Detroit.
With Mandel in control, minority
stockholders in the new setup are
Anthony I. Owen and Charles Chap
lin, both of New York, the former
one-time advertising executive and
the latter for 10 years connected
with the New York gridiron Giants.
Potsy Clark will return as Detroit
coach, Mandel said, Gus Hender-
sons contract as present coach not
having been included In the pur-
chase.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Cowboy Shoots Himself
As Bank Ho|dup Fails
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ia Me-
vada cowboy, who attempted to rob
heavily guarded bank in the heart
of San F'rancisco's financial district
and precipitated a gun battle on
crowded Market street, was believed
near death today from bullet
wounds.
Also wounded, but not so critically,
was Oliver Durr, 81, veteran guard
at the Anglo-C California National
Bank, who shot 1t out with the
bandit.
Police Inspector Pat Wafer iden-
titled the cowboy as Carl Metzler, 80.
He was hit twice in the gun duel
before he staggered aboard a street.
car and fred a shot into his own
chest.
The drama started in mid-after-
noon when MetZler handed Teller
Edward A. Leist a note reading:
Give me all the paper money you
have. One mistake and you die"
Mr.. Leist sounded an alarm. Mr..
Durr attempted to overpower the
gunman and the running gun bat
tie followed. s
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Swarm Of Destroyers'
Urged by Engineering
Head Of Navy
Admiral Robinson
Defends Program
Against Vinson Attack

Ey the Associated Press.
Rear Admiral Samuel M. Rob-
inson, chief Of naval engineering,
told the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee today that the United States
Navy should have a swarm of de-
stroyers to control the seas" in
event of war.
Defending the destroyer-build-
ing program against criticism Of
Chairman Vinson that perhaps the
destroyer figures of the naval ex-
pansion bill were too large, the ad-
miral. who is co-ordinator Of naval
construction, asserted:
Our situation is much like that
of England, in the matter of con-
troll of the seas. A nation like Ger
many, at the outbreak Of war,
must surrender control"
Mr. Vinson remarked:
''The bill calls for 40 new de-
stroyers. Why are we running wild
on destroyer construction, as COM
pared with ships of other cate
gories? Why not forget them for
a while and we can authorize them
later on?"
Admiral Robinson replied that
the plan was to lay down rs de-
stroyers Gncluding replacements)
in the next four years at a cost OF
$632 ,8O0, 900.
AS Mr.. Vinson asked the naval
officer to bear in mind the pocket
book" and explain why the Navy
insisted on so many destroyers, Ad-
miral Robinson replied that he'd
rather not answer the question.
Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts,, however, as
serted:
Isn't it because other nations
have embarked on great building
programs and isn't 1t true that the
submarine is the answer to the de-
troyers building question:"
Admiral Robinson nodded his
head vigorously.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
u Atlantic Squadron
Vessels Shifted for
Caribbean Cruise
Tests of Defenses
Of Ponomu Canal
Believed Aim

In terse, unexplained announce
ment, Secretary of the Navy Edison
last night said % vessels of the At
lantic Squadron will depart shortly
from the base at Guantanamo,
Cuba. for training cruise in the
Caribbean area.
Navy officials declined to amplify
the Secretary's brief statement.
However, it was understood the
squadron would participate in tests
OF vital defenses in the Caribbean
protecting the Panama Canal.
Supporting this belief was the ar
rival yesterday at Culebra Island,
east Of Puerto Rico, Of 1900 marines
from Quantico. Va. for scheduled
mock attacks from the sea. SINH
lar joint Army Navy maneuvers are
being held at Puerto Rico, and on a
large scale on the Pacific Coast.
Navy officials withheld names Of
the % vessels Movements of ships.
particularly in the Atlantic Squad
ron, have not been disclosed since
the neutrality patrol was established
laSt september.
Likewise. the Navy declined to give
information on the length of the
cruise or other details. The Secre-
tary's announcement merely said
the warships would leave "for a
training cruise through the Lee
ward and Windward Islands of the
West Indian group and In the
Southern Caribbean"
Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis COM
mands the Atlantic Squadron.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Jan. TIA Swedish
police chief studying Finnish air
raid precautions today said maps
had been taken from captured Rus
sian airmen showing detailed routes
from a Soviet airfield southwest Of
Leningrad to points in Sweden and
Norway.
"This looks like evidence they ex-
pect to do some bombing in Norway
and Sweden" Police Chief Ernst
Fontell of Gothenburg, Sweden, de-
clared.
Fontell said he was in Turku
(Abo) during a recent air raid when
the Films forced down q Russian
bomber carrying two onicers and .
pilot. He said both officers shot
themselves to avoid capture, but the
pilot was taken prisoner.
Maps which the Russians carried,
Fontell asserted, showed the routes
to Sweden and Norway.
The Swedish police chief said he
was travelling in Finland to study
methods Of combating air raids By
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Women Clubs Make
Plans 10 Celebrate
Federation Jubilee
Directors Prepare
For Event Next Year at
Four-Doy Meeting Here

Preparing for its golden jubilee
next year, the Board of Directors Of
the General Federation Of Womens
Clubs devoted the first session Of
its four day conference today to re-
ceiving reports and laying the
groundwork for . national celebra-
ton.
Mrs. E. H. Heller Of Kentucky,
chairman of the Board Of Trustees,
reported that this year a new
method Of obtaining funds was
adopted-birthday parties, in which
every club In the general federation
will take part. At these parties clubs
are presenting something of the
history of their pioneer clubwomen
and are asking for money gifts to
celebrate the Birthday of their
mother organization" The money
will be invested and interest used to
enlarge the federation's scope of
activities, she said.
McNutt viii Speak.
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, Mrs. John
L. Whitehurst and Mrs. La Fell
Dickinson, national officers, presided
at the sessions this morning in the
Mayfower Hotel. The guest speaker
tonight will be Federal Security
Administrator Paul v. McNutt, who
will discuss phases of his agency's
program. Beginning at BIS o'clock
there will be piano recital by
Norman Frauenheim.
THE federation has not only lived
within its means, but has a record
of sound investments, Mrs. Heller
reported to the 200 delegates.
1T is impossible to estimate the
influence that clubs, working to-
gether, have welded in our country.
They work for libraries, schools,
child welfare and health, health
measures, penal and insane institu-
tional reforms. fine arts appreciation
and better opportunities for the
underprivileged.
Factor for Peace.
They present q united front in
working for peace and keeping out
Of foreign wars. They strive for the
mental and spiritual development
Of their own members"
Among other national officers who
made business reports today were
Mrs. j. L. B. Buck, treasurer: Mrs.
Rowland H. Latham, chairman of
the budget, and Mrs. Horace B.
Ritchie, recording secretary.
Representing the District at the
meeting were Mrs Ernest H. DAN
iel, president Of the District Of Co.
lumbia federation; Mrs. Lloyd w.
Biddle, general federation director
for the District; Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley, chairman Of the division Of
Indian welfare for the federation,
and Mrs. w. w. Husband, chair
man of Headquarters and House
Committee of the federation. With
Mrs. Whitehurst, who is first vice
president of the federation from
Maryland, is Mrs. Harry L. Har-
cum, president of the Maryland
federation. Here for Virginia are
Miss v. Lucille Bland of West Point,
president and director for the Vir-
ginia federation, and Mrs. Buck Of
Richmond, federation treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Sun Geyser Movies
Shown by Scientist
Al Smithsonian
Flaming Cos Spouts
Up 200, 900 Miles at
$40 Miles Per Second

Moving pictures of geysers of
flaming gas 100000 miles high, NOV
ing at speeds up to $40 miles a Sec
ond, shooting out from the sun, were
shown here last night by DR.. Robert
r. McMath Of the University Of
Michigan, who gave the annual
Arthur lecture of the Smithsonian
Institution in the auditorium Of the
National Museum.
DR.. McMath showed here for the
first time slow movies taken across
gulf of 10000 miles between the
lens Of the camera and the sun,
which reveal the formation and
structure of these solar prominences
taken against the background of the
sky. His new pictures show great
fountains of the flaming gas which
apparently are not thrown out of the
sun itself but originate in the space
around the disk.
= Comparison Impossible.
This indicates, he said, that there
must be some sort of invisible at
mosphere outside the suns chromo-
sphere the nature of which cannot
now be conjectured.
Speculation based on any COM
parsons with terrestrial phe-
nomena are futile, DR.. McMath said,
because this is a world of atoms
combined in molecules while the
outer solar atmosphere must be
composed entirely of free atoms, and
the suddenly appearing prominences
must be associated in some way with
the mass movements of atoms.
The profinences are ordinarily
hidden in the glare of the sun and
can be photographed only by using
light on single wave-length. It is
known that the chromoshpere of the
sun is composed chiefly of hydrogen
with some calcium and a trace of
helium. Hence when all light is shut
off except that of wave-lengths
given off solely by these elements
moving pictures OF what is happen
ing can be obtained.
SunSpOt Studies Aided.
The pictures, DR.. McMath showed,
are bringing new light on the
strange phenomena of sunspots-
dark patches which appear on the
sun which increase and decline in
numbers from year to year, and
which are intimately tied up with
magnetic disturbances on earth. In
photographs these sunspots, titanic
cyclones in the solar atmosphere,
appear black. This, he explained, is
because they are slightly cooler than
the 10000 degrees centigrade of the
solar surface against the background
Of which they must be photo
graphed. Seen alone they would ap-
pear very bright.
Evening star., 1940-01-17

the country in the interest Of the
blind.
Lir has black and tan markings,
is 31a years old and larger than
the usual police dog.
The missing pet has another un-
usual trait-he engages other dogs
In rough scuffle when
he catches them chasing automo-
biles. He looks on this canine weak
ness as very bad form.
Montgomery County police told
Mr.. Thorpe that number of dogs
had been stolen in the vicinity re-
Gently. Some were returned by per-
sons who waited until the owners
advertised rewards. MIR. Thorpe has
offered suitable" reward for Lir.
Meanwhile the editor hopes Lir
will be found before Merle Thorpe,
jr law student at Yale University
hears of the disappearance.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Third Of Tickets Sold
For Movie Benefit
To Aid Films
Business Firms Maxine
Reservations for ResoIe
To Employees

The Palace Theater Is already
more than one-third sold out for
the Finnish Relief Fund benefit
performance Of "Gone With the
Wind" the Rev. DR.. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., chairman of the WASH
ington unit of the fund, announced
today. The performance will be
given the evening Of January 27.
Tickets have been on sale only two
days. They are priced at 50, IS
and $40.
Because the entire seating ca
pacity of the theater for that eve
ming, the night after the Washing
ton premiere of the film, was do
mated by an anonymous giver to the
fund, all proceeds from the sale Of
tickets will 60 to the relief of civil
ians in stricken Finland. No ad.
ministrative charges will be de-
Quoted.
Checks for $50 and 500 still are
being received by the Washington
unit from persons who ask that the
tickets be re-sold to get double value
for them. Others are sending slOo
checks for two tickets.
A number of persons have gone
TO the Office of the fund here to
give a dollar or two, with the ex-
planation that they cannot afford
to pay the minimum for the tickets,
but would like their contribution to
be included in the funds derived
from the performance.
The fund also has received a num-
per OF requests from business firms
ior olocks OF $40 tickets, which will
be resold to company employees.
Tickets for the performance are
on sale at the Carlton, Willard,
Washington, Shoreham and Ward
man Park Hotels, as well as at
the headquarters of the Washington
unit OF the fund, room 425, Trans
portation Building.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Maps of Routes to Scandinavia
Taken From Captured Reds

profiting from Russian attacks
against Finnish cities.
TN Gothenburg alone we already
have built 1000 Shelters" he said.
TN another fortnight there will he
1000 ready"
The Finnish press continued to
emphasize Finland's urgent need
for more pursuit planes to fight
Russian bombers. Foreign military
observers agree the whole air situa-
ton could be transformed with the
arrival Of q few hundred modern
fighters.
The Finnish minister Of social
welfare, K. Fagerholm, welcomed .
reported plan to send labor volun-
teers from Scandinavian countries
to Finland to reduce an acute labor
shortage because Of the necessity Of
every available man in the armed
forces.
Finnish hospitals are treating an
unprecedented number of frostbite
cases from the bitter cold.
The Red Cross issued q bulletin
advising the best protection against
frostbite u "unsalted hogs fat"
smeared On exposed parts.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Confederate $40 Bill
Sent With Request
For Movie Tickets

The benefit performance of
Gone With the Wind" inspired
one contributor to send a Con-
federate $40 bill to the Finnish
Relief Fund here with a request
for tickets.
The Rev. DR.. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., chairman of the
Washington unit of the fund.
said that in compliment to the
South, and particularly Atlanta.
home town of Margaret Mitch
ell, author of the book from
which the movie was taken, he
was disposed to accept the Con-
federate bill in payment for
tickets.
The sender, however, neglect
ed to send in his name. Father
Walsh suggested the contributor
make known his identity so the
tickets can be sent to him.
Evening star., 1940-01-17

The present custodians Of 'Lir"-
unless they are dog racketeers, hold
ing him for ransom-will be glad
tS identify him by the following
points:
The big police dog, or German
shepherd, cocks his ears until the
tips come together when interested,
and while running he throws his
right hind leg out In a peculiar
manner. Also, he answers to the
name "Lir" only when pronounced
Lear"
The dog disappeared last Wednes-
day morning from the home Of
his master. Merle Thorpe, editor of
Nations Business, on the Rockville
pike just beyond Bethesda, Md.
Nothing has been heard of him since.
Lir is the only brother of Buddy
H." the famous canine guide who
accompanies the head Of the Seeing
Eye Institute on lecture tours about
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Browder Loses Fiqht
To Modify Charge
OF Passport Fraud
Judge Refuses to
Throw Out Two
Of His Names
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. l7.-Counsel
for Earl Browder moved unsuccess-
fully today for a modification of
the indictment against him as the
Communist leaders trial on pass
port fraud charges opened in Fed
eral Court.
George Gordon Battle, Browder's
attorney, argued that two of the
three names under which Browder
was accused Of having obtained
passports were. superfluous, mas.
much as he was asked only the
"last" name he had used wnen he
applied for a fourth passport in
1887.
In the indictment he is charged
with having masqueraded as Mich
olas Dozenberg, George Morris and
Albert Richards.
Judge Alfred G. Coke denied the
motion to throw out the first two
names.
Name Stops Judge.
Before impaneling a jury Judge
Coke read a long list of questions
to be asked of the prospective jur-
ors, list which he remarked "be-
gins to read like a statute of the
United States"
Among the questions was one ask
ing whether the veniremen were
considered to be "Stalinists, Trots-
kyites or -" the Judge frowned
and said:
There is another name here
which I am quite unable to pro-
nounce."
The 48-year-old Communist party
secretary, his party's presidential
candidate in 1896, was the first per-
son indicted following investigation
into what the Government charges
was a Communist passport mill.
II Browder, free on $500 bail
since his indictment, is convicted,
he is liable to 10 years imprison-
ment, plus $4,000 fine.
Four Others Await Tri4l.
Four other Communists also have
been indicted, but their trials have
been set for later.
Specifically, Browder is charged
with obtaining and using a passport
through false representations in
1887 and 1898. Last December 6,
he told the Dies Committee in
Washington he had Travelled on
passport bearing a name not his
own, but he pleaded innocent to the
Governments charges. His indict-
ment followed his Dies testimony.
Evening star., 1940-01-17

disturbance Of moderate intensity is
central this morning over West Virginia.
moving rapidly eastward Elkins. W. Va
10OS.1 millibars t29.77 inches), and an
other is developing over Colorado Denver
10O9,5 millibars t29.s1 inches. Pressure
remains low over and east of New England,
Houlton. Me-. 1OOO.3 millibars (29.54
inches. and pressure is quite low over
western Alaska. Bethel, 1851 millibars
(29.12 inches). High pressure prevails
over the Plateau region and the North Pa
cific States. and from Montana southeast
ward to the lower Missouri Valley. and
over, the Gulf States and the Florida PEN
sas ,neb.s M0nt losSS New misars
millibars t3035 inchesl: and New Orleans.
La. 1021.3 millibars (3O.16 inches). Snow.
mostly light, has fallen in the Northern
Rocky Mountain region and from the Da-
kotas and Nebraska eastward to the North
ern Appalachian region. The temperature
has risen slightly in the Southern States.
but the weather has become colder in the
Rocky Mountain region. the Plains States,
the Missouri and upper Mississippi Valleys,
and the Northeastern States. The lowest
temperature reported In the United States
this morning was -2S' at Lake Placid,
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Congress in Brief
TODAY.
Senate:
In recess.
House:

In recess.
House:
Debates $1,1o1, 100000 independ-
ent Offices supply bill.
Secretary Wallace appears before
Joint Forestry Committee on for
estry problems.
Senate Banking and Currency
Committee discusses $25, 900 banking
investigation authorized last year.
Monopoly Committees continues
study of copper industry and car
tells.
House Naval Committee hears
naval construction discuss feet ex-
pansion program.
House Ways and Means Commit
tee hears Assistant Secretary q
State Grady on reciprocal trade
program.
Special House Committee COM
mences study of N. L. r. B. trial
examiners.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will consider miscel-
laneous bills.
Privileges and Elections Commit
tee meets in executive session on
the Hatch bills, 10 am.
Joint Forestry Committee con-
tinues conservation hearings. 10 am.
House:
Continues consideration Of inde-
pendent offices appropriation bill.
Naval Affairs Committee resumes
consideration Of f1eet-expansion
program, 10 am.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues consideration of reciprocal
trade treaties, 10 am.
Smith Committee continues in
vesigation Of National Labor Rela-
tions R2ard, 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Budget Chief Warns
Agencies 10 Train
For Less Spending
Promises to Be Tough
On Any Requests for
Deficiency Funding
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Budget Director Harold D. Smith
warned all Federal agencies today to
go into training for next years pro-
gram of reduced expenditures by
living within their appropriations
for the current year.
He promised to be plenty tough"
on any requests for deficiency ap-
propriations, and said that. as far
as practicable. he would hold up
such requests for extra funds until
they could be considered in relation
to the general budgetary situation.
Last session, there were three
omnibus deficiency appropriation
acts and several individual ones.
Not counting relief, which had not
received full years appropriation.
these acts added .697945 to
annual allotments already made by
Congress.
Mr.. Smith explained that PreN-
dent Roosevelt, in his recent budget
message which estimated a net
deficit Of $685.. .813,64l for the cur
rent fiscal year and $2,17s,23 $50
next year, unless the latter is re-
duced by new taxes for emergency"
defense outlays, left little room for
deficiency appropriations.
Il can't see," the budget director
said, why agencies should have
deficiencies unless they run into
emergencies or Congress gives them
additional duties"
He limited that the past practice
OF permitting deficiency appropria-
tions might have led some bureaus
to overspend deliberately because
they thought they could get more
money.
Where extra funds may be needed
by some particular Government Of
fice to fill out this year, Mr.. Smith
added. he would try to get other
related agencies to help out so that
no additional money would have to
be voted. This has been tried and
has worked in the case of $4,000 900
needed by the Bureau of Standards
to finish some research in low-cost
housing. Other agencies have agreed
to furnish the money from their
funds.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
A Booklet on Old and
Historic Churches in
The United States

The stories OF the many old
and historic churches of all
denominations make fascinat-
Ing reading as presented in
HISTORIC CHURCHES IN
THE UNITED STATES. This
booklet, illustrated with So
fine photos, artistically repro
duced, will delight all who re-
ceive it. The text includes,
besides historical data, numer-
Gus anecdotes which give a
vivid picture of the manners
and customs of the pioneer
Americans. Order your copy
today. Ten cents, postpaid.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Baltimore Groom
TrumpIed to Death
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. l7.-Robert
Moore, 56-year-old groom of Balti-
more, was trampled to death by q
race horse he was tending at Hia-
leah Park Stables last night.
He suffered broken ribs and q
fractured skull.
Mr.. Moore was alone at the time
Of the accident with the 4-year -old
f1lly Miss Gino, which won her last
start in the second race at Hialeah
yesterday. Attendants said the
horse had been nervous.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Mrs. Lucia Demmo, 66,
Dies in Her Home

Mrs. Lucia Demma, 66, of 1906
Emerson street NE, died in her
home last night. She suffered a
stroke of paralysis Sunday.
Mrs. Demma was the widow Of
Frank Denma and the mother of
Anthony P. Demma, assistant su-
perintendent of the House press gall
lery. She is survived by four daugh-
tiers and seven sons.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Friday at Holy Comforter
Church with burial following in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Enjoyed Life,' Says
Lloyd George at II
By the Axsociatsd prss.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-David Lloyd
George, World War Prime Minister
of Great Britain, celebrated his 77th
birthday today with the comment
that. like the French philosopher
Renan, he had enjoyed the walk
through life," but added:
IF I were to say what I thought
about the situation today in Europe,
I should have to withdraw my first
statement"
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Report
FURNISHED by

FURNISHED
District this
colder with lowest temperature about u tonight
Cloudy continued
winds becoming moderate norherly by tonight
tonight tonight
tomorrow mostly cloudy with light local
southeast portion tomorrow continued cold Friday
Vrginaght considerably colder
cloudy with light in west and colder south portions
continued cold Friday and Saturday.
West Vgna-Lgh tonight
portion tonight