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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Anti-Lyneh Bill Up
Before House Jan. 10

Passage OF the Gavagan anti
lynching bill by January 10, was
forecast this week after the bill
had been GATED up in the mouse. on
Monday.
The bill is expected TO face stiff
opposition by southerners, it was re-
ported. Rep. Joseph Gavagan,
Democrat, New York, author OF the
bill, called up the measure on
motion which had already been
signed by 2ls members. The rules
committee had blocked the measure
until it was brought up in the house
this week by its author, Gavagan.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Civil Liberties Union
Protests Registration
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 31.-Fear that
there may be established in time
4 virtual police regime over our
alien population Of 1000, 900" was
expressed yesterday by the American
Civil Liberties Union in letter to
President Roosevelt.
The letter objected specifically to
the Presidents proposal to transfer
the immigration Service to the
Department of Justice and to moves
to register all aliens in the United
States. 1t said that aliens who en-
gagged in espionage or sabotage "can
be quite easily detected and appre-
hended under the jurisdiction of the
Labor Department"
I'VE venture to suggest" said the
letter, that the registration of so
large a part of our population will
inevitably lead to the more general
registration of all citizens meas
ure which would arouse wide
spread opposition as wholly un-
necessary - ="
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Slips Of Tongue the Commonest
Speech E Errors in Broudcustino

The commonest speech errors In
modern broadcasting are slips of the
tongue-the verbal aerobatics which
are the bugaboo OF the most self
confident announcers. Here are
some Of the most recent slips pulled
by the better known radio announc-
ers as presented in Scribners Com
mentator magazine.
David Ross, veteran Columbia
Broadcasting System announcer
and holder of the Academy of Arts
and Sciences Diction award, while
extolling the healthful qualities of
his Sponsors product said in his best
selling voice, They contain Bitamin
"" His funniest error was his slip
on the program Of Tito Guizar and
his romantic guitar. Mr.. Ross calmly
said, I'VE present Tito Guitar and
his romantic Guizar."
Glib, dashing. Andre Baruch be-
Evening star., 1940-05-31

gan q broadcast one night with
Good ladies evening and GENTLE
men," Another time the scene was
the crowded radio playhouse of the
Saturday night Hit Parade. The
orchestra played q brilliant fanfare
and MIR. Baruch announcing the top
tunes in numerical order called out,
Number ski Poured My Heart
Into Sarong."
Art Whiteside of the Mutual
Broadcasting System assigned one
narrowing afternoon to introduce to
the radio audience the Crown Prince
OF Norway, began his spiel with,
To-day it is our extreme pleasure
to introduce the Brown Ounce Of
Norway"
Floyd Neale at Mutual said in his
signoff one night, This is the Mu-
sical Broadcasting System" And a
National Broadcasting Company
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Gas Warfare Held
Less Dangerous Than
Generally Believed
Medical Journal Article
Says Chemical Weapons
More 'Humone'
ny the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press.
, CHICAGO, May 31-A special
, article in the American Medical AS
sociation's Journal yesterday as
; serted that gas and other forms OF
J chemical warfare are much less
. dangerous than commonly be-
4; leved, but warned:
; 1--WE must face the fact that
such warfare is efficient and may
be used"
, DR.. Leon Goldman and the late
Glenn E. Cullen, Phi. D., both OF
: Cincinnati, reported there is q
: vast amount of misinformation" on
the residual effects of chemical war
. fare agents. DR.. Cullen died last
, April.
See Claims Exaggerated.
'The blame for practically every
complaint, respiratory or otherwise,
. in veterans has been placed on
being gassed in the war;" they
said The truth of the matter is
that there are relatively few re-
Siduals from chemical warfare and
certainly not those horrible ones
following shrapnel, gunshot wounds
and the like.
IF any kind of warfare could be
called humane, chemical warfare
warrants such term
They noted that so far incendiary
bombs and flame throwers, but not
gas, are being used in the present
European wars" but predicted that
chemical materials will be used
when necessary and when available
In future warfare"
Cite Fear Factor.
The authors said that fear psy-
chology' results in carelessness and
that gas discipline"-acquired by
previous training of medical per-
sonnel, combatants and civilians
can eliminate carelessness and re-
duce the percentage of deaths and
disabilities.
THE number of gas casualties is
always inversely proportional to the
character of gas discipline. This
has been realized in all European
countries and for some years this
form of training and preparedness
has been going on"
Their article reviewed the medical
problems involved in the use of
chemical war agents and advised
physicians that with knowledge in
advance we can assist in driving
away the fear of the unknown"
Evening star., 1940-05-31
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON G, FRIDAY 81 1910

announcer out In Chicago closed IN
important program with, This is
the National Biscuit Company"
Another royal introduction that
went wrong was committed by Jerry
Lawrence of Mutual. Covering the
arrival Of the King and Queen Of
England at the Worlds Fair last
year, he was stationed at Perylon
Hall, scene Of the formal reception
for their majesties. He was killing
time ad libbing about the at
mosphere and so forth, when the
royal encourage was sighted. In
order to prepare the radio audience
for the big moment he breathlessly
said, you will know the King and
Queen have arrived when you hear
a 81 sun galoot."
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Newspaper Eliminates
Editorial Fifth Column

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Ga, May 81
The News Reporter, weekly news
paper here, came out yesterday with
only six of the seven columns on
the editorial page filled with type.
In the space usually devoted to
the NTH column appeared these
words in large letters:
We will tolerate no fifth column
here"
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Nozis Sell Propaganda
Dropped by British

When thousands of British letflets
fell in Vienna members of the Hitler
Youth were given orders to pick
them up. The boys complied, but
instead of turning them in they
sold them at fancy prices. When
this was discovered, the lads ex-
planned that the money thus raised
was for the winter help fund.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Nine German Planes
Reported Shot Down
Along West Front
5 Credited to British,
; to French and One
To BeIeion Flyers
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 20.-Allied flyers
and anti-aircraft gunners gave q
wry twist to Adolph Hitlers birth
day celebration today with q series
Of rising western front combats in
which nine German warplanes were
reported brought down-six of them
listed officially.
In Berlin DNB, oflicial German
news agency, announced that
four enemy planes ian American
made Curtiss British Spitfire,
French Morane and French
Potez 63) were shot down. One
German pursuit plane was re-
ported lost.
The British Royal Air Force
claiming four of these six, an
nounced that another was believed
destroyed the French said they
shot down two German planes on
the western front If savage aerial
duels while their anti-aircraft guns
Ragged, another in central France.
In addition, one German bomber
crashed at the tip of Holland after
being hit by Belgian planes fire.
The dog-flghts veered repeatedly
over the Netherlands and Belgian
borders.
Scores Of planes were engaged in
the violent struggles over the front
lines. themselves occupied with
heavy exchanges of artillery fire and
the repulse of several German in
fantry attacks.
One Royal Air Force plane was
forced to land "by enemy action, "
the British reported. A French
fighter was forced down within his
own lines.
The British Admiralty also re-
ported aerial successes in the north.
There, a communique reported,
three German warplanes belonging
to the squadrons seeking to break
the flow of allied troops and supplies
to Norway were brought down and
others were damaged.
The communique from the British
air forces in France said:
This morning. fighter aircraft
OF the Royal Air Force were en-
gagged in several battles on the
western front One of our fighters
attacked and shot down a Heinkel
Ill, which fell in French territory
near Charnay. The crew were
captured.
One of our patrols attacked
another Heinkel Ill which was
escorted by three enemy fighters.
The Heinkel and one Messerschmitt
100 were shot down.
Later another of our patrols
attacked formation of nine enemy
fighters. AS a result of this en-
gagement, one Messerschmitt l09
was brought down behind the
French lines and another is believed
to have been destroyed.
"One Of our aircraft was forced
to land by enemy action. The
pilot escaped unhurt. All the rest
Of our aircraft returned safely"
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Fire Board
Continued From First Page.)

lost their lives and others were
injured. After investigating the
causes of that fire the board held
there had been some faulty" con-
struction and lack of necessary
inspection by District agents.
More Funds Asked.
Before rendering its report on
possibly needed changes in regu-
lation, the board-which also in
cluded Building Inspector John w.
Oehmann, Fire Marshall Calvin G..
LAUDER and Herbert A. Friede,
superintendent of fire alarms-con-
suited with representatives of the
National Fire Protection Association,
the Washington Building Congress,
Washington Master Builders Associ-
alton, Washington Real Estate
Board, the Bureau of Standards
and the Washington Building
Owners and Managers Association.
In his report, which the Com
missioners are expected to approve
with few if any changes, Capt.
Person said: --- -
"As a result of its studies and
consultations, the committee finds
that an urgent need exists for i'm
mediate additional funds to bring
inspection service up to date; that
future appropriations for building
inspection service should provide
more inspection personnel than has
been provided In recent years; that
steps should be taken with in
creased personnel to improve the
organization of the building inspec-
ton services; that certain changes
should be made Immediately in the
Fire Escape Act and in the License
Act of 1892; that publication of
building codes. regulations, and SO
forth, be expedited; that all moneys
received from sale Of such codes
| and regulations become part Of re-
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Mckinley High Debaiers
Win 6. W. Tournament

The Mckinley High School de.
batting team Of Sarah Jane VIII
liams, David Barsa and George
Coe yesterday won the George
Washington University High School
debate tournament and three one
year scholarships to the univer.
sity.
The winning team, opposing Balti-
more City College debaters in the
final round, upheld the affirmative
of the question, Resolved, That
the Federal Government Should
Own and Operate the Railroads"
Eight high school debate teams
took part in the series of elimina-
ton contests, held during the day
in the university Hall of Govern
ment. All debated the railroad
question. Other teams participating
represented Western, Woodrow Will
son, Central, Roosevelt and Eastern
High Schools of the District, and
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
Of Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Berlin
Continued From First Page

NSoAltAluCA x1oIli + 1St dACJ
could prevent effective cooperation
between British and Norwegian
soldiers.
They added, with a great show OF
confidence, that allied efforts on
Norwegian soil were bound to be
more or less Intellectual because OF
"the demonstrated vulnerability OF
the British fleet to German air
bomberS."
In some German quarters. how
ever, there seemed to be irritation
over the continued opposition of
Norway, feeble country from a
military standpoint, but one which
is taking full advantage of it's geo.
graphical position and difficult ter
rain to oppose the German forces.
Nevertheless, war maps have
showed widening arcs of German
occupation about Oslo, Bergen,
Stavanger and even Arctic Narvik.
Control 40 Per Cent of Morse.
German military experts esti-
mated that about 40 per cent of
NorWayS 5000, 900 people now are
in regions occupied by German
troops, an area placed at about
IL 500 square miles.
These experts explained that in
entering Norway April 9 the army
struck first at the most populous re-
gions. Three Norwegian divisions
were destroyed" they said, and
5000 other officers and men cap
tured, while 10000 fled to Sweden
and were interned.
Norwegian mobilization in the
Oslo region has been disrupted, they
contended, and the German march
is going on northward of Kongsvin-
ger. near the Swedish border. A
sharp clash occurred preceding oc-
cupation of Honefoss, rail junction
northwest of Oslo.
In II days of sea action which
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Blue Ridge FoIkIorist
To Be Dinner Speaker

Bascomb Lamar Lunsford, folk
lorist OF the Blue Ridge Mountains
will entertain members of the Ma
gofiin Sunbonnet and Garden Club
at their fourth annual dinner We'd
nesday night at the National Bap-
tist Church, Sixteenth street and
Columbia road NV.
Named after Magoffin County
KY, this sunbonnet and garden club
has undertaken the work of educat-
ing mountain children, according to
Miss Ellen T. Bider, president. 7
Mr.. Lunsford, singing with his
banjo accompaniment, will be heard
in old mountain folk songs.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Stockholm
Continued From First Page.)

major ports on the western coast
of Norway. Conflicting claims leave
in doubt the exact status of the far
northern ore port of Narvik, scene
of two naval battles between Britain
and Germany and the reported goal
of a force of British which has
landed north and west of Narvik.
3. The railroad from Trondheim
to Sweden is in the hands of the
Germans. gained by a ruse which
allowed safe conduct for a special
train filled with German troops.
4. In Southeastern Norway, Ger
many is reported in control of points
extending from Oslo directly to the
Swedish border.
Signs Point to Major Fight.
Signs pointing toward major
fight for possession of Trondheim
have been seen in the reports that
the allies put ashore one division
at Namsos, 100 miles north of Trond-
helm. and another at Molde, an
equal distance south of the port
There have, however been no reliable
indication as yet of any real clash
Molde lies at the Rauma River
Valley and permits access to central
Norway.
The third allied division is said
to have come ashore at Laerdal
head of Sogne Fjord and one of
Norway's deepest coastal indenta-
tions. This is 80 miles northeast OF
Bergen and 140 miles northwest of
Oslo.
A communique from the Norweg-
ian high command declared:
Norwegian fighting forces are
putting up a heroic defense on all
fronts, especially around the Trorsi-
helm, Narvik, Elverum and Hamar
sectors
THE Germans, of course, are &C.
cupying major cities, as already
known, but outside of the actual
confined occupation there is little
Importance in their operations thus
far.
THE southern part Of Norway
seems to be more or less in control
of the German armed forces.
Although the Germans are in
possession of both the Bergen and
Oslo railroad stations, the major
part of the trunk line running be-
tween these two points is in pos
session Of Norwegian forces, thus
making this particular line useleas
to the Germans"
Evening star., 1940-04-21
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, g, a. so-PART ONE
Confident Of Victory
For Nazis, Duce Tells
Hitler on Birthday
Fuehrer Expects ItoIy
To Win 'vitoI Rights,
He Says in Reply

BERLIN, April 20.-Benito Musso-
lini today sent Adolf Hitler q BIRTH
day message expressing definite
confidence that the German people
will VIGOROUSLY stand the great
test under which it has been placed"
Hitler replied with hearty
thanks" and an expression Of "un-
shakeable belief" that the German
and italian people would win their
vital rights"
Hitler also got kilograms on his
51st birthday from King Christian
Of Denmark, whose country Is un-
der protective" German occupa-
ton; King Leopold of the Belgians,
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands, King Carol of Rumania,
Prince Paul. the regent of Yugo-
slavia; King Victor Emmanuel of
Italy. Regent Nicholas Horthy of
Hungary and Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco, chief of state of Spain.
The Mussolini- Hitler exchange:
Mussolini: while the German
people are celebrating your birth
day, I, in the name of the Fascist
government and the italian people,
would like to extend cordial good
wishes, together with definite con-
fidence that the German people will
VIGOROUSLY stand the great test
under which it has been placed"
Hitler:
Il thank you heartily, Duce, for
the best wishes which you have sent
me in the name Of the Fascist gov
ernment and Italian people. I re-
turn your greeting in the unshake-
able belief that our nationals, allied
In community of Weltanschauung
world outlook and of aims, will
survive successfully the battle for
their vital rights"
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Income Tax Returns
In D. {. S5OO,0O0
Below Estimates /
Check Shows Payments
By Corporations and I
IrdividuoIs Are Low

Still holding = faint hope that the
Districts new income levies might
produce revenue approaching the
s., ,200, 900 receipts estimated last
summer by other District ofncials,
Tax, Assessor Edward A. Dent made
another count late yesterday, but
found that the total receipts still
were more than $500, 900 below the
early estimate.
AS he had foreseen in recent days
from the progress of tabulation Of
tax returns, the deadline for which,
in most cases, was last Monday
midnight, the returns from the
net personal income levy exceeded
the early estimate Of $1,000 900,
but the returns from corporations
and other business concerns, on
which there is fat rate of per
cent tax, fell considerably below the
estimated $2,200, 900.
With all corporation returns seq
regated and counted except for
about 200 concerns which have been
granted extensions of time, Mr..
Dent found there were 2,786 returns,
about half Of them showing no tax
able return and on which there was
paid only the SIS filing fee, showing
a return OF 1892, 900 in taxes, as
against the $2,200, 900 estimate.
On the personal income levy there
have been tabulated some $1,000
taxable returns, showing payments
of 81 800, 900, on an annual basis,
with an additional 22,800 returns
showing no taxable return and with
perhaps as many as $1,000 returns
received but yet to be tabulated.
If the returns total less than $3,-
100000, the difference will be added
to the estimated $500, 900 deficit.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Sales Tax Opponents
Reiterute Their Stund

Opposition to a sales tax for the
District on the ground that the
burden Of the levy would fall on
those least able to pay was reiterated
by the Emergency Council Against
the Sales Tax at meeting in the
Y. w. C. A. yesterday afternoon.
The council members also urged
that the Districts income tax ap-
ply to all persons living here and
enjoying the benefits for which the
taxes are levied, whether or not
they are legally domlciled elsewhere.
Herbert S. Wood of the Internal
Revenue Department was chair
man of the meeting.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

volving fund to be used to defray
the cost Of printing additional
copies thereof; that studies should
be made with view to recommend
ing to the next Congress certain
minor changes in the act of June /
1910 (relating to the height and
f1re-resisting requirements of build
ings); and that studies should be
made to determine the desirability
of a change in the disposition of
fees collected for licenses, permits
and so forth"
A Inspectors Asked.
Under the Person Committee pro-
posals, A additional inspectors
would be added beginning July l, to
the fire, building and electrical in
spection services so they can get
current with a backlog of work
The proposed emergency outlay OF
$91 200 would be allocated as fol-
lows:
l. For the Office of the chief elec-
trical inspector, $4,000, which
would permit the hire of Is addi-
tional inspectors and S extra
clerks. In this Office, the commit
tee found, only about SO per cent
inspection service has been rem
dered since 1887, although inspec-
ton fees have been paid in ad-
vance. AS a result, it was esti-
mated that accrued unfinished
work, would require 62,870 visits
of inspection to complete.
2. For the building inspection di-
vision, $4,000 to employ two engi-
neer computers, six assistant build
ing inspectors, four fire escape
inspectors, seven clerks and an al.
lowance for printing and contin-
gent expenses.
This sum of $4,000 was recon-
mended to bring, and keep, inspec.
tons up to date and to make q
complete survey of multiple-occu.
pancy dwellings to require theil
compliance with the fire escape law
It is planned to secure lists Of al
such buildings TO make rigid in.
spections and to require the owners
Evening star., 1940-04-21

failed to disclose the Germans from
Narvik, the experts asserted, the
British have lost 4 cruisers, 10 tor
pedo boats or destroyers and 8 sub
marines, while battleships or cruis-
ers have been damaged seriously.
This tabulation is unofficial.
The same compilation said as
many as seven British transports
had been sunk prior to this after
Moons engagement.
Pointing to the availability Of
Norway as a base for air attack on
England, one expert said:
Norway is an unsuitable airplane
carrier for us"
A DNB dispatch from Narvik said
total German troop casualties there
to date were dead, 2 missing and 13
wounded in a clash with the Nor
wegians. Naval or air-force cas-
ualties were not mentioned.
From Berlin, the semi-oficial
commentary, Dienst aus Deutsch-
land, warned Norwegians that Ger
many is determined to lend this
purposeless opposition as quickly as
possible.
This warning, echoed by other
sources, was directed especially to
the northern and central regions
Of Norway, where efforts are being
made to consolidate Norwegian de-
tenders and the British expedition
ary forces which have gained foot
hold at Harstad and other points
north and west of Narvik and pos
sibly at other coastal points south
OF that region.
Any serious effort to bring about
such contacts with the British will
merely make battlefields of certain
sections of Norway which may as
we'll be spared the horrors of war"
German Spokesmen said.
Whatever emotional impulse may
have been needed to give the Ger
man spirit new fortitude with which
to pursue the Scandinavian cam
paign to a victorious conclusion
seems to have been supplied today,
at any rate, by the host of express
sions Of implicit faith in the Fuehrer.
At some of the birthday observa-
tions these had a touch of almost
religious emotionalism.
COnfers With Advisers.
For Hitler himself the day was
comparatively quiet because he was
spared the exertion of a great fes-
tival. He held his usual morning
conference with military advisers
in the chancellery workroom. Then
he stepped to balcony and, hand
appraised, saluted a cheering, sing
ing crowd outside.
The radio brought endless eulo-
gies, the press sidetracked war news
to make space for tributes to the
"deliverer of the Reich" A million
10-year old school children were In
itiated into the Hitler Youth"
movement ana, at little cere-
mony in the chancellery, Field Mar
shall Hermann Wilhelm Goering re-
ported the successful results of Ger
many's collection of old metal with
which to make ornaments.