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Evening star., 1940-06-19
BY the Associated Press.


POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June
19.-Washington's boatload of river
sweeping Huskies that stirred one of
the smallest crowds in regatta his
tory by magnificent stretch drive
looked pretty ragged that last two
miles"
Nobody but AL Ulbrickson, the
Husky coach. could have said that
and lived. And that's who said it.
In the center of a joyful boat
house, The Clam" as the kids call
him. then proceeded to pay his
charges grand tribute.
This boat isn't as smooth as the
champions of 1885," he said, but
they had lot more power today
They literally rowed their heads of
and I was amazed that they could
do it. Cornell had a much smoother
crew and my kids simply held them
off by power alone that last two
miles,
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Birch's Injury Hurts

Lanny Birch's wounded pitching
arm seriously impaired the cham
pionship hopes of two clubs. He
toiled for Miller Furniture on Sun
day in the National City League and
O'Donnell's Sea Grill in the Indus
trial League during the week. Torn
muscles in his throwing arm will
keep him idle three weeks.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Kaysee Club Pulling
Away Again as Il
Plays al Home
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Kansas City's versatile Blues, back
home for another extended stay,
again have opened up on their
American Association rivals with
both barrels.
The Blues, a great home club,
usually sink close to second place
while playing away. then rebuild
their margin once they return to
their own orchard. They finished
recent road trip half game ahead
of Minneapolis, but now are moving
still farther ahead.
The leaders hoped on three In
dianapois pitchers last night for
"A hits and an 11-to-1 victory. It
was the Indians 10th straight loss
and dropped them to within a
half game of seventh place and only
a game and half from the cellar.
This victory and a Minneapolis
loss to Columbus put the Blues a
game and half ahead.
VIRCYNIA yrAcv,r
Evening star., 1940-06-19

and with rain, which had inter-
rupted the game for a half hour,
threatening to end the proceedings,
Hasson stepped up and belted a
home run with the bases full to give
the Chiefs a 60 triumph over the
league leading Rochester Red Wings.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Reliance Drops Another

Reliance Life missed the winning
column again yesterday, dropping
To verdict to Cameo Furniture.
Mostow collected three hits for the
losers while Boots McQuinn was the
winners outstanding stickman.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
4 win Bill at BuIIston

Cameo Furniture squares off with
Posner's 10 at 7:45 o'clock tonight at
Ballston in the first half of twin
bill that finds Heurich Brewers
meeting Powers Builders in the
nightcap.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

Lotus Takes Lopsided Game
BY the football figures of 2l-6
Lotus softballers defeated Ward
mans representatives.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Knowing Figures Helps

Their intimate knowledge OF big
figures came in handy as Metro
politan knocked off National Bank
OF Washington. 20-10, in a Bankers
Softball League game.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Dixie Tuvern Winner

Dixie Tavern scored three runs in
the seventh to clinch a 90 victory
over VOLTS Market softballers.
Shanks held the losers to two hits.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Chart of Varsity Crew Race;
Other Results on Hudson
By the Associated Press.
POUGHKEEPS1E N Y, varsity race
OF the 43d Intercollegiate Rowing


@:s IFS Gos1 ecnm
Evening star., 1940-06-19

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Salem, 10: Staunton. 4.
Harrisonburg. Z; Lynchburg. 8.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Londoner, Her Baby Born
Safely in Canada, 10 Return

By the. Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27.-Mrs.
George Bankoff, young and red
haired, is returning to the Nazi-
bombed English capital ito show of
my little refugee"
Her "ittle refugee" Is Alexandra
Bankoff, born three months ago in
the safety of hospital in Montreal.
Mrs. Bankoff went there after cross
ing the Atlantic Gin boat swarming
with children"
IT came because in London, when
there are air raids, physicians are
hard to find" she explained as she
paused in Kansas City en- route to
New York to sail for home. Her
husband is chief surgeon of Lon
don hospital.
MANY babies are born in air raid
shelters with only first aid people
to help out.
IT wouldn't be any place else in
the world but London. I can stand
the bombs.
I'VE have cottage about 40 miles
from London, near the coast-the
invasion coast you have heard 50
much about. Well live there, sur
rounded with barbed wire barri-
.cades."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Cd Carol Supporters Reported
Executed by Iron Guordists
Revenge Taken for Codreonu Staying
In Mass Shooting Near Leaders Grove

manner that many hundreds Of
guardists were executed before the
Nazi-inclined guard seized power in
Rumania. forced Carol to abdicate
in September and began close
alignment Of Rumania with Ger
many.
Among those reported executed at
1 80 am. today, a few hours after
Premier Antonescu returned from
Berlin, where he signed the axis pact
for Rumania, were former Premier
George Argesanu, Gen. Gabriel
Marinescu, a former cabinet minister
and project of police in Bucharest,
and Ion Morusow, former chief of
the Rumanian secret service.
Former Premiers Arrested.
"Rumanian justice" also was re-
ported to have dealt with q former
gendarme commander, Gen. Bengliu,
and IA gendarmes who were directly
accused of garroting Codreanu and
Is other guardists at Jilava prison
in 1898.
The arrest of former Premiers Ion
Gigurtu and Constantine Argetoianu
also was reported by the Hungarian
news agency.
Information was lacking as to
whether Gen. Antonescu approved
the mass executions. Until now he
(see RUMANIA, Page ADD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
BY the Associated Press.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Nov. 81
The Rumanian Iron Guard was re-
ported to have taken a bloody re-
venge on the regime of former King
Carol II early today by executing
"a political prisoners near the grave
of Corneliu zelea Codreanu, founder
of the guard.
They fell under the rife fire of
a troop of Iron Guardists at Blu
charest's grim Jilava Prison, accord
ing to the Hungarian News Agency
and other corroborative sources
which penetrated the censorship i'm
posed in Rumania by the Iron
Guard government Of Premier Gen.
Ion Antonescu.
Nation Virtually Isolated.
This censorship virtually isolated
the turbulent. Balkan nation from
neighboring countries from midnight
on, but German and Hungarian
sources managed to send the story
out of Bucharest by using Legation
telephones.
All judges and gendarmes alleged
to have had a part in the mass
killing Of Iron Guardists when Carol
was on the throne were reported
shot.
The firing squad purge was said to
have been carried out in the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Senate Group Defers
Action on Financial
Aid 10 Britain
Bills Will Not Come Up
Until New Congress
Meets in January
BY j. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee voted today to put of
the question of financial aid to Great
Britain until the new Congress
meets in January.
Presiding for the first time as
chairman, Senator George, Demo-
crat, of Georgia announced this
action was taken with reference to
the two pending financial-aid bills
sponsored by Senator King, Demo-
crat, Of Utah and the resolution of
Senator Nye. Republican, of North
Dakota, which seeks information on
the extent of existing British prop
erty and credits in this country.
The committees action did not
come as surprise. There had
been no general expectation that
major questions of foreign policy
would be taken up during the re-
naming few weeks Of the old Con-
gress.
Chairman George made known
at the same time his personal view
that the question Of further aid to
Great Britain will be presented in
some form early In the new Con-
gress.
The committee approved the
nomination of Admiral William D.
Leahy, retired, as new American
Ambassador to France, to succeed
william C. Bullitt, recently re-
signed.
The new committee chairman
summed up his own position on aid
to Britain, in substance, as follows:
The principle of extending aid to
Great Britain having been well
established, he believes 1t becomes
largely technical and professional
question for the executive to pass
on the kind and quality of that aid
under existing law, based on the
advice of the Army, Navy and Air
Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Pleas Of Need Spur
IChest Workers0n
To Attain Goal
Campaign to Continue
Extra Week to Make
Up $40, 900 Deficiency

Refusing to accept as final the
failure of the Community Chest to
reach its 100000 goal within the
original campaign period, which
ended yesterday, the corps Of vol
unteer solicitors today began a week
Of intensive effort toward obtaining
additional pledges and increases
among those already received.
Workers were seeking to impress
upon the Capital that once again
1t faces curtailment of what Chest
agency oflcials consider the hui
manitarian minimum of private well
fare service for the city.
This was the picture as the thir-
tenth annual campaign went into
overtime:
Pledges totaling $1,729, 991 o.
86.49 per cent Of the goal-had been
reported at what was to have been
the final report luncheon yester-
day. This represented 177,397
pledges.
Average Gift Is ss.75.
The average gift, based on yes
terday's figures, was approximately
$9.75, as against approximately $40
at the same point in 1889.
On the same campaign day last
year 1,78e 1854, 89.5 per cent of the
S2,000,0 900 goal, had been pledged
by 178 1928 individuals and organiza-
tons. An extension of the drive
sent the total to 81, 66,89124, 1884
per cent of the goal. and post-carn-
paign returns pushed it to 81, 903, 821,
95.19 per cent, at the final audit
l95,050 pledges.
In 1888 the objective was $2,l27,-
900, and the final audit showed
191 1921 pledges, totaling s1,912.097.
Now is the time to face what it
will mean to this community if a
serious campaign failure should
force Chest agencies to curtail
services that are even now only
SUFFICIENT to meet the most des-
perate and pressing of our needs, I"
Chest Director Herbert L. Willett
said last night.
Gould anything give greater sat-
isfaction to. the enemies of democ-
racy than the sight Of the Capital
City of the United States neglect
ing its own people and weakening
its defenses of man power and
morale?" he asked.
Emphasizing that the Chest can
not do other than stint on services
when the campaign fails, Mr.. Will
lett pointed out five agencies deal
ing with family welfare problems
(See CHEST, Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
RoiIwoy Reported Cut
By Norwegian Soboteurs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 81
Avalanches, described as apparently
the work of saboteurs, are reported
to have cut in 10 places a key rail-
way across the southern part OF
German-occupied Norway.
The Oslo correspondent of the
Stockholm newspaper Dagens
Nyheter wrote that the avalanches
roared down mountain slopes yes
terday in the Westlandet (west
lanO area to cut the Bergen-O Oslo
Railway and block highways.
A state Of emergency has been de-
clared in the area, he said, and
troops have been posted at strategic
points to guard the transportation
systems.
Several weeks of work will be re-
quired to repair the railway, he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

you'll have no memory Of the
amazed look on his face as he re-
viewed the evidence.
"You picked it up and carried
it out" he repeated almost to him.
self. "You picked it up, and those
things are quite dangerous-well,
you acted with extraordinary cool
ness and courage. Your deed was
magnificent and, Of course, intol-
erable." :.
And Mr.. Leighton Morris had to
let 1t 60 at that until Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill mentioned
the incident IN the House Of Com
mons and the home secretary rec
commended to the magistrate that
the fine be shaved down to pounds,
which amount his pleased neigh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Michigan COP. Head
Indicted on CHARGE
Of Mail Fraud
DistiIIeries Shokedown
Alleged by U. S. Jury;
II Others Also Named
By the Associated Press.

6y tue hSSOCihtSu EIeeSs
DETROIT, Nov. 27.-A special
Federal grand jury investigating at
fairs Of Michigan's State govern
ment indicted Frank d. Mckay Of
Grand Rapids, Republican National
Committeeman and former State
treasurer, and II others today on
mail fraud charges.
One indictment charged that Nc
Kay and IL others used the mails
to defraud the State OF ''the honest
services of its public oficials" in q
$500, 900 shakedown of distilleries
selling their wares to the State
Liquor Control Commission.
Another charged a scheme to de-
fraud Edsel Ford, president OF the
Ford Motor Co., of $9,918.
False Pretenses Charged.
In the second case, Mckay was
accused Of collecting money on false
pretenses to meet a deficit of the
Republican State Central Committee
following the 1888 campaign.
Actually, the indictment said, there
was no deficit and the Ford Motor
Co. was shown false invoices.
A third indictment named q State
purchasing agent and two suppliers
who have had dealings with the
State.
Those indicted with Mckay in the
liquor conspiracy case include:
William H. McKeighan, former
Flint, Mich, Mayor and frequent
associate Of Mckay in Republican
political moves.
Fred G. Ehrmann, Grand Haven,
secretary of the Michigan Liquor
Control Commission.
Louis H. Luckoff, vice president of
q Detroit advertising agency which
(Gao NHrXA Dooo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Italian Resistance
Is Stiffened by
Reinforcements
Retreat Is Continuing
In North and Center,
Greek Dispatches Soy
BY the Associated Press.

os Tic hSSOCldtcu fiCScs
ATHENS, Nov. 27-Reinforce-
ments Of troops and planes were re-
ported today to have stiffened the
resistance of italian forces In the
Southern Albanian sector, but Greek
dispatches said the Fascist retreat In
northern and central zones was con-
tinuing.
Besides the newly-arrived troops,
said information from the front.
Italy sent additional planes at the
urgent request Of Gen. Ubaldo Sod
du, the new Italian commander In
Albania in an attempt to halt the
onrushing Greeks.
In the north and center the Ital-
ians were said to be retiring In dis
order and abandoning wealth of
materiel.
British Raid Valona.
Striking at one of the chief points
of entry for Italian supplies and re-
Inducements, British bombers aid
ing the Greeks were reported to
have made highly successful raids"
on Valona, sheltered Albanian port
near the mouth of the Adriatic Sea
opposite the Italian port of Oranto.
A r. A. F. communique asserted
that heavy bombs made direct hits
in the harbor on "a big ship, which
seemed to be in a sinking condition
before our aircraft set off," Damage
also was registered on quays, the
dock area and airport buildings,
and a hangar and one defending
plane were destroyed, the r. A. F.
asserted. The raids were made yes
terday, it reported, despite in
tensive anti-aircraft fire and enemy
fighters"
Can Italian communique denied
any damage was done at Valona0
A terse army communique merely
reported that Greek troops continue
with success in Albanian territory"
and listed six abandoned Italian
warplanes as part of the Greeks
booty in the Koritza area.
A government spokesman, how
ever, said Italian reinforcements
had failed to brace the Fascists'
receding battle line, and that even
the fresh troops were yielding
(See GREEK, Page A-40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Army Data Sought
On Workers Paying
Union Initiation Fees
Hoffman PIuns Move in
House to Check on
Construction Jobs

The Secretary of War will be
asked to supply information on the
number Of men engaged in Army
construction who have been required
to pay labor union initiation fee,
dues and assessments, Representa-
tive Hoffman. Republican Of Mich
igan said today.
Representative Hoffman declared
he would offer a privileged resolu-
ton of inquiry In the House tomor-
row asking that the War Depart
ment state the amount Of the ini-
tiation fee, the amount of dues and
special assessments, II any, which
each worker is required to pay,
either as condition precedent to
going to work or as condition Of re-
naming at work.
He said he also would ask that
the department furnish the number
of carpenters and unskilled workers
at the several dozen construction
jobs involving all cantonements,
camps, replacement centers, recep-
ClOu CenteTS ana Otuer prOJeCCS.
Little Trouble Expected.
Since most Army construction con-
tracts provide that the Government
pay costs while the contractor re-
ceives a fee fixed in advance, Rep
resentative Hoffman said the Army
should have little trouble In checking
the pay rolls to furnish the informa-
ton. Construction quartermasters,
he added, would have no difnculty
In answering If CLOSED shop" labor
union conditions, which require that
employees be members of the union,
are in effect at the projects which
they supervise.
The department will be asked, he
said, to inform him If ANY con-
tractor or sub-contractor who has
agreed to render services or furnish
materials - entered into any con-
tract which requires that those per-
forming services or furnishing ma
terials in connection with such work
be members of any organization.
The. names of the organizations
which either skilled or unskilled
workers are required to join or to
be members of before beginning to
perform, work or furnish materials
ISee UNION PAGE A-51
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
japanese Steamship Line
To Omit Hong Kong Coll
Hy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated fre3S.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 27.-The Shang-
hal Office Of Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
Japanese steamship line, said today
the lines San Francisco-Manila
liners would omit Hong Kong, Brit
ish crown colony, as port of call
on southern voyages, starting De-
cember II.
Although no reason was given,
shipping circles here speculated that
the action was taken to give Rome
Berlin axis nationals in the Orient
a southwark exit without stopping
at Hong Kong, where they would be
subject to seizure by the British.
In addition, Japanese are finding
unwelcome the atmosphere in Hong
Kong, these sources asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Districts First 81 SeIectees
Report for Year in Army
Solemn, Yet Eager, Men Will Leove
For Fort Meade After Check Over Here

National Selective Service officials
and District government represen-
tatives applauded the selectees as
they were introduced at official
send-off ceremonies at local draft
headquarters In the National Guard
Armory shortly after 10 o'clock.
DR.. Clarence A. Dykstra, National
Selective Service director, told the
youths that I'VE are taking time by
the forelock and you are leading
the way"
When you come back you will be
citizen soldiers" he said. Il salute
you in the name of the United
States. Selective Service headquar-
tiers and the citizens of the District
Of Columbia"
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Selective
Service executive for the District,
added that the selectees were "hon-
ored In that you have been chosen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Swiss Communist Party
Ordered Dissolved
B, the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Nov. 27.-The
Swiss Federal Council today ordered
the dissolution of the Swiss Com
munist party and all its branches
and all organizations which might
be substituted for the dissolved
party.
The decree, issued by the govern
ment, followed the dissolution Of the
totalitarian nationalist movement
November 49,.
The Communists. like the Frontist
and Fascist type of organization,
have always been weak in Switzer-
land, and no extremists are repre-
sented In either House Of the Swiss
Parliament or in the federal govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

neighbors gave him a party to show
their appreciation for his bravery in
removing a time-bomb that might
have wrecked the apartment in
which he lives. They had taken up
q collection for him and raised
enough to pay his fine and to replace
the clothes he had ruined while
struggling down a steep stairway
with the 250-pound crump. And he
was pleased and happy about 1t an,
though a bit bewildered, as who
wouldn't be, after listening to the
paradoxical comment of judges,
lawyers and journalists, and vascil-
lating between q cot In . Jail and
pedestal In Z park.
OF course It's hardly necessary
to repeat the story Of NJ, Leigh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
By ROBERT ]. CASEY,
Correspondent Of the Chicago Daily Ne

> Correspondent Of the Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, Nov. 27.-There was
whistle somewhere of in the dis
lance. then thump, and the guest
Of honor looked up from his chop,
first in eager interest, then in puz-
zled embarrassment. His CHEEKY
tablemates instantly caught and ap-
preciated his predicament-which
amounts to this:
If any more crumps come tumbling
down into Jermyn street F. G.
Leighton-Morris isn't going to be
able to do anything more about them
than any other bystander. London's
only one-man bomb-disposal squad
Is permanently out Of business.
Mr.. Leighton Morris friends and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
BewIdered by Arrest, Sweors Off Removing Time Bombs

ton-Morris. Some days ago de-
layed-action bomb fell on top Of
the nat building next to that
which Mr.. Leighton Morris occu-
pies. He crawled up onto the
roof. let himself down into the
hole, found the bomb, steered it
to the attic trap door and man
euvered it down into the street.
There he was arrested for having
interfered with q limb bomb or
some such thing.
He was taken before Magistrate
Fry in Bow street court where he
stood by modestly and heard him
self fined 100 pounds-$40o ct the
current exchange.
You may recall the comment Of
the Judge, but II you weren't there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Stock Exchange Seat
Sells for $4,000,
Lowest in III Years

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-A
membership In the New York
Stock Exchange was sold to-
day for s33,000-the lowest
price paid in Al years.
Back in 1899, somebody ac-
quired a seat in the exchange
for $29, 500, but that bargain
rate has never since been ap-
preached. On Monday a seat
was transferred for $34, 900, q
price which carried researchers
back to 1914 for a duplicate low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

bors raised as . testimonial In
gratitude to him for having risked
his life"
Mr.. Leighton Morris came to the
party modestly, almost shyly. and
indicated that he would like to for
get time bombs, police courts and
similar horrors Of war.
ut was all done on the spur Of
the moment" he said In a sort Of
cleanup statement about the whole
affair. II heard the thing come
down and hit and waited for 1t to 60
on. It was like the story of the
man who sat waiting for the wood
en-legged man In the nat above to
(See TIME home. Page A-l)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
$50,000,000A|Iotted
For Work on Nays
New Island Bases
31,908 Reserves Told
To Be Ready for Call
To Active Duty

BACKGROUND
President Roosevelt last Sep
TENDER completed historic trade
OF so oDer-age American de-
stroyers, badly needed By Britain
for conuoy duty In her Uur NTH
Germany and ITALY, for eight
naval bases and air base sites In
British possessions in the Atlantic
stretching from Newfoundland to
British Guiana, needed by the
United States as part of its hem
tsphere defense program. With
maritime secrecy, Army and Many
officials Immediately began STU
dies looking to1Uard Development
of sites.