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Evening star., 1940-01-11
|Finns Capture
Sled Tank New
Russian Weapon
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 11.-Finnish
troops credited with destroying two
Russian divisions recently on the
Suomussalmi front were reported
today to have captured a "sled
tank" which the Scandinavian press
characterized as "Stalin's secret
weapon"
The machine, consisting of an
armored body mounted on skis and
driven by an airplane propeller, was
said to be capable of amazing speed
over snowy open spaces. The arma-
ment was said to include machine
guns and light cannon.
The Firms reported its weaknesses
were its light armor, difficulty OF
steering and unsuitability to broken,
wooded country.
Firms expressed more respect for
Russian ingenuity in making emer-
gency landing fields for warplanes.
The Russians. it was said, flood the
fields, which freeze quickly and pro-
vide a smooth landing surface.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
100 Soviet Officers Reported
Recalled to Face Trial
Firms Claim Russian Attacks in SoI|o
And Petsomo Sectors RepuIsed

'tion industry and transferred to
another post" Kaganovich held a
key post, and one of his duties was
to supply materials to plane fac
tories.
There were persistent reports that
the Russian forces were being re-
organized because of weaknesses
shown up in the invasion of Fin
land. These reports reached not
only Helsinki, but several other
Scandinavian capitals
Attack Surrounded Reds.
Advices from Finland said the
Firms were attacking a Red Army
division which they surrounded
south Of Lake Kianta on the east
ern front
The Russian force reported en-
circled south of Lake Kianta was
said to be well equipped.
The division was described as the
third and last of an entire Soviet
(See FINLAND, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Balkans Para|yzed
By Severe Cold Wave
BY the Associated Press.

oy tllc ASSOCldLeu 1IcSSs
BUDAPEST, Jan. 1.-THE coolest
weather in years, accompanied by
storms and heavy snowfall, took
numerous lives and paralyzed nor
NAL activity in many parts of
Southeastern Europe today.
Temperatures as low as 40 below
zero were reported in the Ruma-
nian provinces of Bucovina and
Pennsylvania.
The Danube River was frozen for
most of its length, its ice holding
hundreds of barges bound for Ger
many with wheat and oil.
Near Babahalma in Pennsylvania
a pack of famished wolves descend
ed on a flock of sheep. The shepherd
ran to the village and summoned
townsfolk, who went to fight the
wolves with scythes and clubs, but
before they arrived most of the
flock had been carried off.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Hard Fight Is Faced
By Budget Survey
And Lynch Bills
Neutrality and Defense
Fund Measure Goes
Before House Today

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT cites
constant need for conserving U. S.
national resources Page Az
ROOSEVELT IN FAVOR of 10 per
cent supertax to pay emergency
defense costs. Page AS
MRS. NORTON TO FIGHT any at
tempt to 'emasculate" the Wagner
Labor Relations Act. Page A-16
By the Associated Press
Congress apparently had stymied
itself on the anti-lynching bill and
an independent budgetary survey
today as a House move gained mo-
mentum to keep 1941 expenditures
within President Roosevelts esti-
mate of $8,424000,0 900.
House passage yesterday by 252 to
131 of the Gavagan bill making
lynching a Federal crime had been
anticipated, but Southern Demo-
Gratis in the Senate announced they
were determined to filibuster the
measure to death.
Although no revenge was in
volved, House Democratic chief
tains simultaneously hung up red
light against the Harrison resolu-
ton to create a joint congressional
committee to comb all budget rec
concentrations. including those for
defense. before any appropriation
or tax measures are passed. The
Senate adopted this proposal yes
terday without roll call.
Administration leaders in the
House took the view that the survey
might be all right for future Con-
crosses, but the House has several
supply bills ready and they do not
intend to hold them up for a joint
inquiry.
First Bill Up Today.
The first of these, the $267 900 900
deficiency bill containing funds for
emergency neutrality and defense
needs, was called up in the House to-
day.
Meanwhile, the House Appropria-
tions Committee was reported to
have voted secretly against letting
any of its subcommittee exceed the
Presidents spending recofnmenda-
tions.
Many members of Congress saw in
this move an attempt to show that
the separate budget inquiry proposed
by Senator Harrison, Democrat, of
Mississippi would be unnecessary.
The action followed a visit to the
White House by the House Demo-
cratic Steering Committee, whose
members reported Mr.. Roosevelt told
them to stay within his budget so
that the national debt limit of $45,-
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Possibility Of Defeat
OF Allies Raised
By Stark al Hearing
$1,000, ,ooo, 900 Program
Is Compromise, House
Committee Told
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Admiral Harold r. Stark told
Congress today that in considering
the proposed s1,3OO,000.00O expan-
sion of the fleet I'VE must face
the possibility of an allied defeat"
in the current European War.
Testifying before the House Naval
Affairs Committee, the chief of
naval operations declared that in
determining this country's defense
needs, the possibility that the navies
of the European democracies might
be wiped out must be taken into
account.
Then We must measure the
strength of any potential combina-
tions of enemies" he added.
Admiral Stark declared the pro-
posed program was "a compromise"
and added the most important
factor in its favor was its "modera-
ton"
Early Construction Planned.
The compromise" he said, arose
from the fact that a much larger
program would be necessary to guar
antee complete security for the
United States.
Admiral Stark testified the Navy
planned to begin construction. as
soon as funds become available, on
all presently authorized new and
replacement ships as we'll as on the
proposed expansion program, pro-
vided the latter is approved by Con-
gress.
1--WE are leaving nothing on pa
per-" he asserted.
He made that statement in re-
sponse to questions concerning a re-
cent contention by Chairman Walsh
of the Senate Naval Committee that
the Navy ought to complete the
building program already authorized
before asking expansion.
Chairman Vinson read into the
record figures to show that only two
light cruisers and seven destroyers
Of the 46 new ships authorized in
1888 remained unappropriated for.
THE error comes with regard to
replacements," Mr.. Vinson said.
land confuses the minds of great
many people who have not kept
track of requirements and new con-
struction."
A suggestion that Japan might
settle the revived congressional is
sue of improving Guam by seizing
that strategic Pacific island came
today from naval officer, 1t.
Comdr. Frederick j. Nelson.
Comdr. Nelson said that unless
some steps are taken soon, it is not
at all impossible that a temporary
occupation of the island similar to
that of French Hainan might
occur"
The idea was advanced in the pro-
ceedings of the semi official United
States Naval Institute while House
committee was scanning the Navy's
budget request for $4,000,00O to de-
(See NAVAL, Page A-l6)
Evening star., 1940-01-11
BY the Associated Press,

BY Inc Associated freSS.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 11.-Reports
were received here today that more
than 100 Soviet Russian officers had
been called back from the Finnish
front, some of them to face trial be-
fore special courts
The reports. which reached Nor
wegian and Finnish quarters from
numerous sources, said that the
officers would be tried before courts
consisting of peoples commissars.
The Russian commissariat dealing
with supplies was reported especially
to be under a penetrating inquiry,
which, it was said, already has led
to executions.
VerificatiOn Lacking.
Immediate verifcation of the re-
ports was lacking. Observers here
were inclined to link them with the
Moscow announcement that Mikhail
NJ Kaganovich had been relieved
as commissar for the Soviet avia-
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Early Adjournment ToIk
Discounted by BurkIey

By the Associated Press.
Congress may be here until late
in June, in the opinion of Senate
Leader Barkley, Democrat, Of Ken
lucky.
Il don't take much stock in the
early adjournment plans that you
hear discussed in January" Sena-
tor Barley said.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
(Tert of Hull statement, page A-17.)
By BLAIR BOLLES.


Secretary of State Hull, opening
the administrators defense Of its
reciprocal trade agreements program
before Congress, today ascribed
fragrant and unscrupulous suppress
sion and misuse of material facts to
critics of the program and declared
that it had expanded the market for
American farm goods and manufac-
tured products.
The Secretary of State, who de-
vised the program as an instrument
of low-tariff policy and who has
been its most ardent defender dur
ing the almost six years of its ex-
istence, appeared before the House
Ways and Means Committee at the
opening of hearings on a resolution
for continuing the administrations
authority to reach the trade agree
ments without congressional ratifl-
cation.
Viewpoints Differ, Reed Admits.
The Secretary had no sooner fin
ished his 5,000-word opening state
ment to the committee than it's Re
publican members moved in to at
tack vigorously. The exchange be-
tween Mr.. Hull and the Republicans
became hot at times as the Ten
nesseean replied in kind to the
hammering of Representatives Reed
of New York and Knutson of Min
neSota.
Mr.. Reed prefaced his question:
ing with the acknowledgement Of a
difference in viewpoint between the
Secretary, who takes "the broad
view that the whole country is
helped" and the members of Con-
gress, who must think of "the in
terests of the people we represent"
The New Yorker then read sta
tistics which he said indicated that
Canada in its agreement vastly in
creased its exports to the United
States
Mr.. Hull retorted with the charge
that the Smoot- -Hawley embargo
hurt our trade with Canada by in
spring the Ottawa agreements of
1882 with their British Empire dis
elimination against American goods
in British markets.
Empire preference helped cut
our sales to Canada from 5000, ,000,-
900 to $500, 100000 a year between
1929 and 1882, he said. while the
two Canadian agreements have sent
our sales back up to an extent
which greatly offsets the increased
imports from Canada and empire
preference is collapsing under the
trade agreements pressure.
Political Side Remarks.
There were a number of digres-
sions from the economic implica-
tions of the high tariff and the low
tariff question in favor of purely
political side remarks
When Mr.. Knutson questioned
the foreign policy of the Export
Import Bank. Mr.. Hull recalled the
money wildly and recklessly lent
abroad and lost in speculation at
home in the 1920s.
Mr.. Knutson observed that Mr..
Hull was "inferentially aiming at
the Republicans"
Secretary HULL had no Repub-
licans in mind.
Representative Knutson - We
|Coo rJTITT no1o a ICY
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Paul Junior Hiqh
On WMAL Today

Students of the French class
of Paul Junior High School will
present an educational broad.
cast over Station WMAL at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
They will demonstrate
methods of teaching the Ian.
euaee and will present q pro.
gram of French songs and
stories and ? dramatization of
a puppet show.
This is one in q series of
educational broadcasts spon.
sored by The Star with the
cooperation of the National
Broadcastins Co. and the Board
Of Education.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Former Reich Diplomat
In Wushinqton Dies
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jan.
1l.-Albert Won Kienlin, former
German diplomat, who served in
Washington, Cairo and Vienna, died
today in his home in Lausanne,
where he has lived since the Nazi
government toook power in Ger
many. He was 81 years old.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Explosion Sinks Ship
OFF British East Coast

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-An unidenti-
fed ship sank of the east coast
of England today while crowds at
tracted by the noise Of an explosion
watched from the shore.
Evening star., 1940-01-11

Page, Page.
Amuse- Obituary --A-12
ments -C-4-5 Radio ----C-3
Comics - C-10-11 Society ----- B-3
Editorials --A-10 Sports --C-1-3
Finance -- A-19 Woman's
Lost, Found CT Page -----C-6
foreign
Air fights rage on English coast;
Nazis repulsed. Page Al
100 Red officers reported recalled to
face trial Page Al
Parliament may prove Hore-Belisha
case next week. Page Az
Swedish King promises Finland
humanitarian aid. Page Al
Will meet American naval menace"
Japanese warn. Page Al
Rumania ready for Hungarian settle
ment; land cession out. Page "A
Aviation industry commissar re-
placed by Soviet. Page At
Britain complains of discrimination
in Neutrality Act. Page Al
National
Admiral Stark tells Congress allied
fleet might be defeated. Page Al
Henry L. Doherty leaves entire es-
tate to widow. Page Al
Murphy appointment confirmed by
subcommittee. Page Al
Fear grows for 81 entombed IN West
Virginia mine. Page Al
Another woman aide testifies In
Labor Board probe. Page Al
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Summary of Todoy's Star

U. S. establishes $10,OOO,OOO credit
for Norway. Page Az
Ten per cent "super-tax" on income
taxes considered. Page AS
Washington ond Nearby.
Line break blacks out three-county
Virginia area. Page Az
Weather Bureau predicts light snow,
followed by rain. Page A-3
Murphy asks crime jurisdiction over
memorial highway Page B-1
Hatch seeks to speed consideration
of bills. Page B-1
Editorial and Comment
This and That Page A-lO
Answers to Questions. Page A-10
Letters to The Star. Page A-lO
David Lawrence. Page ALL
Alsop and Kintner. Page ALL
G. Gould Lincoln. Page ALL
Lemuel F.. Parton. Page ALL
Constantine Brown. Page ALL
MisceIIony
City News in Brief. Page ALI
Service Orders. Page A-12
Girl at the Front. Page BIS
After Dark. Page B-8
Dom Fendler's Story. Page B-14
Natures Children. Page CT
Bedtime Story. Page Clio
Crossword Puzzle. Page Clio
Letter Out. Page Clio
Winning Contract. Page Gil
Uncle Rays Corner. Page Gil
Vital Statistics. Page C.12
Evening star., 1940-01-11
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Federal Portias still held the CEN
ter of the stage today as Edmund
M. Toland, counsel for the Smith
Committee. sought to show the
House group investigating the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board that
its review attorneys-some of them
young women just out of law school
carried on a substantial part of
its judicial duties.
The fourth in the feminine con-
tingent of witnesses was Miss Fan
ME M. Boyls, another review attor-
ney for the N L. r. B.
This young woman, an attractive
Texan, admitted that in preparing
summaries of labor-dispute hear
ings for the board she often COM
mented on the evidence and some
times on the way the trial examiner
and the boards attorney conducted
themselves.
Review attorneys, who do not at
tend hearings, but are given tram
scripts of the testimony to digest,
sometimes go outside the record and
seek information not brought out
at hearings, she admitted.
II had some very decided con-
clusions of my own," Miss Boyls
said of one case.
She described one transcript as
revealing "the most poorly devel-
oped record" she had read yet.
Fourth to Take Stand.
Miss Boyls was the fourth woman
attorney to take the stand. Two of
the others are review attorneys.
Another formerly held that position.
Thes feminine review attorneys
have denied they decided any
thing for the board but have
agreed, under insistent questioning,
that they did determine which evi-
dence was important enough to in
clude in the summary and some-
times expressed opinions on the
truthfulness of witnesses.
Miss Boyls, a fetching picture In
dark coat trimmed with a light
brown fur cape and a small hat
decorated with gold leaf, identified
a sheaf of reports and memoranda
which she wrote on various cases.
The audience today included
many women, some of them men,
bers of women's organizations, pri-
vately charged the committee coun-
sci with "sex discrimination" be-
(See LABOR BOARD, Page A-16)
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Hull Defends
Trade Pacts,
Attacks Critics
Hits Misuse Of Focts,'.
Citing New Markets
For U. S. Goods
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
administrators authority to
negotiate neD reciprocal trade
agreements ,Uill expire June IL
unless rene1Ded by Congress. In
his message to Congress last week
President Roosevelt emphasized
need for continuing program as
fundamental part OF foundation
of any world peace. Opposition
comes largely from Western
groups, who claim program per-
mits foreign goods to compete
Uith American farm products.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Air Battles
Rage Along
British Coast
Nozi Planes Runge
Length Of England,
Sinking One Ship

FRENCH DRIVEN BACK after
breaking German defenses on
western front east of Forbach,
Germans report. Page Az
COMMONS MAY PROBE Hore-
Belisha case in session next week;
fresh criticism of replacement is
heard. Page Az
AIR INDUSTRY CHIEF. Mikhail
Kaganovich, transferred by Soviet
to new post; NJ. Shakhurin is
named successor. Page A
RUMANIA WILLING TO END diff
ferences with Hungary, but rules
out any cession of territory.
Page A
WILL MEET MENACE" of Ameri-
can Navy, japanese warn: expan-
sion by U. S. may precipitate race,
newspapers warn. Page A
SWEDISH KING PLEDGES Firms
"every material humanitarian
help" in war, but avoids sugges-
ton of armed aid Page A-4
ITALO-HUNGARIAN PACT makes
Yugoslavia key in Southeast Eu-
rope; aims OF treaty held impos-
sible without silent partner
Page AS
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. l1.-German war
planes ranged from Scotland to the
Southeast Coast today in the third
day of stepped-up warfare.
No bombs were dropped on land
and no alarms were sounded and,
in contrast to the heavy Nazi at
tacks on ships off the coast Tuesday
which started the aerial squirt. the
only victim was a small coastal YES
sci set on fire by a bomber.
There were two additional ma
rine losses, however, as ship De-
lieved to be Italian struck mine
off the East Coast and an uniden-
tilted vessel sank after collision off
the West Coast
The three victims brought the toll
for the last three days to IS. The
10,000-ton liner Dunbar Castle
struck a mine and sank Tuesday
anu IL SIIldlleI VESSELS "cIe UOlilUeu
and machine gunned.
Sylt Raid Retaliation.
The British retaliated yesterday
with an attack on the German is
land of Sylt. and subsequent clash
between British and German war
planes over the chill North Sea
brought conflicting accounts from
the two capitals.
The British asserted two enemy
planes were downed, against one
British, while the Nazis said they
suffered no losses but shot down
three Of the opposing aircraft and
badly damaged a fourth.
Today's events were summarized
by the air ministry laconically in
an announcement that there was
considerable air activity of the
east coast of England and Scotland
this morning"
Coastal Vessel Bombed.
The communique listed raids on
Newcastle-on- Tyne. the Firth of
Forth and the Humber and Thames
Estuaries, as well as the bombing
and burning of the one small coastal
vessel, which was seen from shore.
Two German bombers failed in
an attack on a trawler off the east
coast of Scotland, the vessel reach
ing port. German bombs had missed
Evening star., 1940-01-11
By the Associated Press.

(See LEGISLATION, Page A-16)
Evening star., 1940-01-11

(See BATTLE, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Fourth Woman Aide
Quizzed on Labor
Case Practices
Review Attorney Admits
Decided Conclusions
Of Own in One Case
BACKGROUND


Testimony OF disSension among
members of National Labor Re-
lations Board and alleged dis
elimination OF certain employees
in favor OF the C. I. o. hare been
uncovered during t1Do weeks OF
hearings BY special House COM
mittee headed by Representative
HoWard Smith of Virginia. Since
Christmas holiday, committee
has been interrogating employees
and former employees OF board.
Evening star., 1940-01-11

(See HULL, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1940-01-11

(See NAVAL, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1940-01-11

(see LABOR BOARD, Page A-160
Evening star., 1940-01-11

Light snow this after aoon; snow or rain
tonight; tomorrow rain and warmer;
lowest temperature tonight about 80.
Temperatures today-Highest, "a, at 2
pm; lowest, 20, at 4 am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on PAGE Az.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-06
Cottesmore Runs First
In Gwathmey Handicap

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-R-
George H. (Pete) Bostwick's
Cottesmore Just about clinched his
claim to steeplechase champion
ship horors for the year today by
winning the Temple Gwathmey
handicap, feature of the one-day
United Hunts meeting at Belmot
Park, lefore a crowd of $4,000.
Winning his sixth straight jump
ing victor. of the year the five
year-old gelded son Of H~eversWood-
Ruddy Dawn finished the 2 IL
miles five lengths in fret in the
fair time of 4 minutes, 81 seconds.
Only one other horse in the start
ing field of four finished the long
grind. This one, c. Mahlon Kline's
Tarbush, made one move toward
the winner after they had cleared
the last hurdle, but Cottesmore
beat him off and hit the wire 60
ing aw~ !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-06
BELL IS WORRIED
ABOUT MUSTANGS
On The Other Hand, Norton
Means About How His .Ag-
gies Will Stand Up

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. g. Up -
Moanin' Madison Bell, Southern
Methodists football coach, paced
gingerly from one swivel chair to an
other. leaving his fortnight opinion
of next Saturdays football game at
each deserted position.
"The Texas Aggies are great, I
tell you. There's no use kidding
yourself about it - we're just not
strong enough to stay with them
for 60 minutes.
"Why the Aggies have never been
forced to put out what they can.
They're a great team because great
teams are able to coast now and
then. They're taking every team
in stride. They've not pressed -
haven't been extended. Well be out
weighed, maybe ten to Is pounds.
I'm just afraid we're not strong
enough to keep up with them"
The Methodists gave the mighty
Agies now winners Of II straight, a
mean afternoon" last fall, wrestling
them all over the premises before
finally giving up, GO, on a terrific
break.
One man who hasn't forgotten
that rainy afternoon is Homer Nor
ton, the Aggies master.
IT sincerely belive," quoth Norton,
that next Saturdays game will be
our severest test in two years"
Many great teams have stumbled
before the Aggies in two years, in
Guiding Tulane in the Sugar Bowl.
This is the big game. We real
ize that the game probably will be
our toughest; what I am particularly
afraid of is that the present rain
will continue and make it a resump-
ton of the game last year-and L
don't want a resumption of that
game!
I'VE have a hard week ahead OF
US perfecting the new plays we will
use Saturday. Southern Methodist
did such a good job of scouting that
u old stuff is next to useless. And
another thing that worries us is that
guy named Joe Joe Pasqua) might
kick another field goal like he did
two years ago"
P. S. Two years ago Joseph Pasqua
kicked a 46-yard field goal in the
last rs seconds to beat the Aggies
1917.