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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Civic Groups Urge
More School Funds
AT Budget Hearing
Testimony Contrasts
With Previous Pleas
To Pare Estimates

Spokesman for many civic organi-
cations turned from balance-the-
budget talk at the hearings on the
1912 District budget estimates to-
day to champion a multitude of
projects for improvements in their
respective communities.
Up for major consideration at
the hearings are estimates totaling
s62 .907,2 25 submitted by department
heads-an amount exceeding esti-
mated revenue by more than Sl0,-
100000 and present appropriations
by about s14,000.0 900.
Nevertheless, today's participants
said less about pairing the 1912
figure and more about new schools.
new streets, more funds for direct
relief and other items calling for
even larger appropriations.
Contrast in Testimony.
This contrasted with the testi-
mony at the opening hearing yes
terday. when most of the witnesses
strongly urged first of all that the
budget be held down to prospective
revenues.
DR.. E. E. Richardson, president of
the Congress Heights Progressive
Citizens Association, today request
ed funds for equipment of a new
playground in Congress Heights and
for construction of surface sewers in
that section. He also suggested that
new efforts be made to have a sales
tax enacted for the District
A long list of requests was submit
ted by Prof. Charles NJ. Thomas
of the Federation of Civic AsSocia-
tons Among the projects sought
were an additional assistant superin-
tendent for Public School Divisions
10 to Is (coloredD; a playground in
the Kingman Park area, portable
school building in Marshall Heights,
new school in Brookland for COL
ored children, an appropriat for
unwed colored mothers to match
that for the Florence Crittenton
Home and provision of Office space
in the new Municipal Center for the
Federation of Civic Associations and
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons.
Asks Representation on Boards.
Prof. Thomas also urged colored
representation on health, medical,
dental and other local administra-
tive boards.
A number of requests looking
toward improvement of working
conditions among employees in GER
tain divisions of the municipal gov
eminent came from Col. Charles /.
Stengle of the American Fedora
ton of Government Employees. He
charged that the 40-hour law has
been violated in certain divisions.
among them Highway, Refuse and
Sewer Divisions.
In some instances, he said, la
borers are assigned to truck driving
and paid on per diem basis, which
calls for an 8-hour day, 40-hour
week, but said that they often work
As hours week. He urged that
provision be made for overtime pay.
Col. Stengle also asserted that
some employees classified as Junior
mechanics are employed as crane
operators and receive compensation
less than the rates specified for
crane operators.
p Because of a lack of a sufficient
(See BUDGET, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-Heavy bomber
blows which left italian industrial
plants shattered and smoking from
the effects of tons of explosives were
reported by Britain today, harassed
herself by night-long German raids
and fighting off new daylight air
attacks.
German bombers attacked a con-
voy of ships of the coast of Scot
land for more than an hour. Per-
sons on shore saw the brilliant
flashes and heard the roar of naval
guns as the planes swooped for the
attack.
The Fiat airplane, tank and motor
works at Turin and the Magnetic
Marelli factory which makes electric
equipment there. and Sesto San
Giovanni. near Milan, were raided
by r. A. F. pilots who made the long
double flight over France and the
Alps with six tons of bombs, the
Air Ministry announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
TYLER Kent Committed
For Trial in London
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-Tyler Kent,
former clerk of the United States
Embassy here, and Anna Wolkoff
daughter of a former imperial Rus
sian admiral, were committed for
trial at Old Bailey today at the
conclusion of a hearing on charges
of violating the official secrets act.
Kents arrest was announced June
by the Home Secretary, who said
the detention was the result of
action by United States Ambassador
Joseph P. Kennedy. Kent previous
~ had been dismissed from his
clerkship.
Kent is 90 years old and was
born at Newchwang, Manchuria, of
American parents. His father, A.
H. P. Kent, is dead. His mother
lives in Washington, D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Hundreds Are Reported Killed
In Hot Soviet-Rumonion Clash:
British Blast Italian War Plants
Hungarian Plane
Also Shot Down,
Budapest Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Aug. 27.-Rumaniar
armed forces clashed today with
Soviet Russian and Hungarian all
forces and with Russian troops
as Southeastern Europe's tension
mounted.
A Rumanian fighter plane shot
down a Hungarian bomber over
Hungarian soil this morning, the
Foreign Office announced.
At the same time reports reached
Budapest diplomats of a bloody
skirmish on the Russian-Rumanian
frontier Sunday morning with. the
loss of hundreds of troops on both
sides. At least two Rumanian planes
were shot down, the report said.
The fighting, which the dispatches
said occurred just north of Dorohoi.
in Northern Moldavia, was reported
to have started late Sunday and
lasted several hours. 1t was re-
sumed yesterday
A foreign military attache at
Bucharest who wrote the dispatches
estimated That more than 800 Ru-
manian soldiers were slain.
just two months ago Rumania
bowed to a Russian ultimatum,
agreeing to cede to the Soviet Union
BesSarabia and Northern Bucovina.
AS the Russians marched in early
IN July to take over their gains
there were clashes between the re-
firing Rumanians and Soviet troops.
Dorohoi is close to the new border
formed by the Bessarabia and Buco-
VIVA ceSsionS.
The fighting was said to have &C.
CURED when Soviet troops crossed
the border into Rumania. They
were understood to have penetrated
deeply before being forced back
The clash was said to have involved
Rumanian troops being sent to
Pennsylvania.
Four Russian warplanes which
flew over Rumanian territory were
attacked by six Rumanian pursuit
ships, two of which were shot down,
these sources said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Federal Offices Turn on Heat;
Showers and Cloudy Continue

The Munitions Building and sew
eral other Government buildings
that closed their doors in the early
afternoons only a few weeks ago be-
cause of the intense heat, today
turned on their heating systems
because of the sub-normal tempera-
lures and permeating dampness.
Meanwhile, more sunless skies
were predicted for rain-gloomy
Washington.
Occasional showers were forecast
for tonight and tomorrow and the
clouds will continue to hang dis
mally over the city. The Weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

Bureau couldn't even promise rise
in the temperature.
The thermometer was due to read
10 degrees during the afternoon,
dropping 10 degrees tonight with not
much change in temperature to-
morrow.
Rain kept the National Symphony
Orchestra's usually large audience
down to a few hundred hardy souls
last night. After the musicians were
literally sprinkled with rain the
curtain of the Water Gate barge
was pulled down so the musicians
could barely be seen. Heavy rain
didn't fall until the crowd was dis
persing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
indians FinoI Come
Cancelled by Ruin

Today's baseball game between
Washington and the league-leading
Cleveland Indians was Cancelled be-
cause of rain.
This was the last scheduled ap-
pearance of Cleveland here this sea-
son. Considering Cleveland's stand
ing in the league, with only three
game lead over the second place
Detroit Tigers, the game probably
will be made up when Washington
visits Cleveland late next month.
The Indians leave here with an
even break in the current series,
having won yesterday after dropping
Sundays game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
French Financial Expert
On Mission to U. S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, Aug. 27.-Robert
Lacour- Gayet, French financial ex-
pert, was ordered today by the gov
eminent to proceed to New York on
an important economic and finan-,
cial mission"
M. Lacour-Gayet, who has repre-
sented France in the United States
several times in the past, notably in
respect to the French war debt, con-
ferred with Chief of State Marshal
Philippe Petain In connection with
the assignment yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Troop Concentrations
In South England
Are Nazi Targets
Portsmouth Naval Base
And Airports Bombed;
Enemy Over Berlin

B, the Associated Press.
BERLIN Aug. N-British troor
concentrations in Southern England
airportS and the British naval base
Of Portsmouth were bombed BY Ger
man air raiders, the high command
reported today.
The communique, covering yes
terday's air operations, said Nazi
flyers also returned at night and
attacked the Plymouth naval base
Cornwall Airport, Coventry, airplane
works at Birmingham and port IA
cilities at Hull and Newcastle.
Britain, it said, lost a total of 70
planes yesterday-61 shot down In
air battles and destroyed on the
ground. 1t acknowledged German
losses of 81.
Damage "Unimportant."
Although British air attacks at
several places within Germany were
acknowledged and the second air
alarm within as many days cost
Berlin's inhabitants another night s
sleep. the high command said dam
age was "unimportant"
The raid, however, provoked an
angry warning that any criminal
attack" on military detectives
by British planes would be repaid by
Nazi bombers.
During the 40-minute alarm one
raider flew over the capital at a
high altitude and seven others were
turned back by anti-aircraft bat
teries at Brandenburg, 40 miles west
authorities said, but there was no
repetition of the heavy cannonading
which occurred here yesterday
morning when British aircraft cir
cled overhead for several hours.
"New Phase" Indicated.
There was no indication bombs
were dropped in the vicinity of Ber-
lin today, but DNB, official German
news agency, accused the British of
bombing nom military objectives on
the city'S outskirts yesterday and
threatened reprisals.
Earlier the semi-offcial Dienst
aus Deutschland had proclaimed
that "preliminaries" in the battle
of Britain were ended and a new
phase of air war" launched with the
specific object of knocking out Eng
lands vital war industries.
The statement was issued in
application of yesterdays high
command communique, which re-
ported heavy blows on Birmingham
and other arms production centers
in the Midlands by Nazi flyers.
Berlin morning papers published
with Scathing comment extracts
from leaflets dropped by British
planes yesterday on the capital.
U. S. Aid Stressed.
One leaflet was represented as
saying in part:
People of Berlin: Formerly you
were known as bright folks who
couldn't be fooled. Formerly you
knew how to gain your point. Per-
haps now you can think of some
way to help in the task of saving
Germany"
Other portions Of the pamphlet
were said to have predicted the
United States soon would enter the
war on England's side; that the
United States was lending warships
to Britain, and the numbers fighting
for Britain were far more numerous
than those available to Hitler.
British food reserves were de-
scribed as adequate for a prolonged
war, and the Germans were warned
that an attempt to land an expedi-
tionary force in England would be
"Hitler's biggest mistake"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Nuzis ExpeI French Bishop

LYON, France, Aug u R.-Msgr
Heintz, Bishop of Metz, in Northern
France, was expelled from the city
on two hours notice by German au-
thorities and arrived today in the
unoccupied zone of France. The
reason for his expulsion was not dis
closed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Huge Crowd 10 Hear
McNarY Acceptance
Speech Tonight
6. O. P. Vice Presidential
Nominee to Broadcast on
; Networks at 8 O'Clock
B, the Associated Press.

.
SALEM, Greg. Aug. 27-The usual
tranquility of this Western Oregon
farming city gave way TODAY to
bands and a visiting crowd expected
to total over $4,000 persons. gath
cred for Senator McNary's accept
ance of the Republican vice-presi-
Dental nomination.
The crowd began arriving early by
train and automobile amid decorated
streets. Hotels we're filled to ca
pacity and restaurants reported
Land office" business. Business
men estimated that 10000 persons
were in the city, compared to the
usual 10000.
Fit As q Fiddle"
In contrast to the excitement that
prevailed in the city. peace and
quiet was still in order at Fir Gone,
Senator McNary's country home,
where he has rested the past three
days. He said he felt "ft as a
fiddle"
The nominee planned conferences
with Representative Martin, Re-
publican national chairman; Gov.
Harold Stassen of Minnesota and
other party leaders in the forenoon
A luncheon under Fir Cones stately
trees was slated for the afternoon,
with 100 newspapermen and mem
bers of the Notification Committee
attending.
Program Begins At 1880.
The lanky Oregon Senator, the
second man in Oregon's history to
gain a place on a national ticket,
was expected to remain at Fir Cone
until shortly before the start of the
ceremony, 5 miles away, at the State
fairgrounds. The program starts
at 7:30 pm. &c. S. IT,.
Senator McNary said several days
ago he would remain at the tair-
grounds and shake hands "all hight
if necessary"
Arrangements have been made at
the fairgrounds to handle a crowd
Of from $4,000 to. $4,000 persons.
The acceptance address will lie
broadcast by the three national net
works starting at pm. (E. S. To.
First Oregonian on a national
ticket was Gen. Joseph Lane, who
won the Democratic nomination
for Vice President in 1860.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Roosevelt Sends Ortiz
Wish for His Recovery
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 27.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in a message de-
livered today, expressed hope for
the prompt recovery of Argentina's
ailing President, Roberto M. Ortiz,
and the wish that he eventually may
be able to visit the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Italy Claims Her Subs
Have Passed Gibraltar

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 81 (via RADIO De
spite the vigilance of the British
Navy, several Italian submarines
have passed through the Strait of
Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean to
attack "epemy merchantmen" the
newspaper La Stampa declared to-
day in dispatch broadcast by the
Rome radio.
Heavy Italian air bombardment
also has "dissipated" the "invulner-
ability" of the rock fortress, it was
asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Nozis Deny knowledge
Of Fire Bombings
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-German mill
tary sources said today they knew
nothing concerning the Irish (Eire)
governments statement that Ger
man aerial bombardment yesterday
killed three girls in Southern Ireland.
Ireland. they said, is out of the
range of normal operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
| Weygond to Resign
From Vichy Cabinet,
Berlin Radio Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 81 CVia Ra-
dio) The German radio re-
ported today that French po-
litical quarters believed Gen.
Maxine Weygand, Minister of
National Defense, and Foreign
Minister Paul Baudouin would
resign in a government reor-
ganization after Vice Premier
Pierre Laval returns to Vichy
from Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
WHIkie Registers
To Vote as Resident
OF New York CITY

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 27-Wen-
dell L. Willkie today signed the
register of the Board of Elec-
lions as resident of the 18th
assembly district. where he told
the officials he had lived for II
years, at 1910 Fifth avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Toxic Names Indies Envoy

TOXIC, Aug. 81 (P.-The govern
ment announced today the appoint
ment of Ichizo Kobayashi, Minister
Of Commerce, as special envoy to
the Netherlands Indies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

(See WILLKIE, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

(See ALARMS, Page A-6D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

(See PLANES, Page A-10)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

Cloudy, occasional rain tonight and to.
morrow: not much change in tempera-
ture; gentle northeast and east winds.
Temperatures today-Highest, ST, at 2
pm; lowest, so, at ) am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page Ar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Superhighway extension to Phila-
delphia next goal. Page B-4
The Valley settler., 1940-08-16

high Tezi Func tIoncrr visit- cd ( Frankfort Factory.
 IT hcvo com3n, boom35 ths 11~h official to tho factory owner, "to get stctistics on 5h3 political 5a1i3fs of your employees. I vcY1t ox&ct figuros, you understand ."
 mo bo auro", sci1 th3 hon9st f ctorT ovnor. IT Asvc known r7- workers for many years nd I know oxcctly th2ir politice bolicfs. would s~y thot 60 per cont of th0m cro trsdo unionists.n n
 "hhct!"
 "Y3s. And 90 DOT cont cro so-
 "Tho devil you scy!"
 "And the other 10 per cont oro scattered, put most Of thom 1r9 comlunia ts."
 "Du ll2b3r Gott! Do you mozn to soy thoro 2ro no N5.zis tt cl1?u
 But my do@r sir," protested tho fcctorT owner quickly, nof course. They cro ALL NJ z is.n
 --------G- PEACE is moro then the cbsanc3 or wcr. t is POSITIVE, COTS n2TCTrV7 It moons nothing loss than tho Building of tho I-G3C,T or TOD or
The Valley settler., 1940-08-16
FOSPITAT NOTES

HOSPITAL NOTES Arthur }srmoy Of Independence &.ino is r1 co iVinr troCtn 1t for s.var9 burns bout ths crms nd body. Jt~m2s Crow hcs ho n admitted for obs .rvr tion.
 Joaop'- Shooh~n r3c1ivoG r3dical ctt0ntion nj romc inod ov3r ni.lt. John r2omos oe tho Inaop3ndonc2 f1n2 wCs ceu~ht b. tw23n roclzs md drilling af chinory, suffering crush@o 3onos of th3 hYsd cn5 f. e. toou5 tho 1oft oyo. Eis condition is considered critical, though ss t13f2ctory since tho oporat1on. '. '. Eorm~n is still una2r tro.t- ment.
 Just ca tho sottl5r coos to pr3ss }r. @n2 lrs. Loon fclJov5n cr1 nr3- sontod with ( fino 54by rtrl.
The Valley settler., 1940-08-16

P}7-scHooI MEDICAL TEMPTATIONS This is to roaina 2.ronto that Ill A3~inn3rs nust h1vo r5diccl ox- c2aiae tion boforo t'22v will b. d. itt2G to school this fel1. mo l@st GcTs for school n d1ccl ax-. '-minf tiona for tho P. lmor School @1a5rict (for beginners up through th1 third @rc6o of l2ot yosr) cr9 z s follows:
 Tue 3dcy, August 20, P.M.
 Hoc1th Co1tor F'odn9sd y, August 2l, l P.1.
 HaGlth Contor IT beginners or children in tho Gir2t thro3 rrcdcs hevu 8istans or brothors in tho uon4r ~rcdos. 5A1T should clso 5o 1%777ir5d on tho scao 6fy. .se-linct1on ft1r school ~ins will stcrt vi tn the fourth nrcdo.
 zx~ ~min-tions for Ill tho .-ailla School children will b. hold on oQn4 sdcy Au~ust 18th, ct l ", ct tho school house.
 B71F B27-cDEaS l.-zT Gi-ht fcrmors int3rostod in tho production of b3of, not Tuoadcv evening. m. Smith wcs elected che ifr2en, P. Cl.rk s3crot-rv. This >.5 .5aocIItlon ?; >6lod it's voice to cacG of other livestock 1nt2rosts in csEinr for : v3torincricn. Tho quos of rengo wc.s discus 3d C nd z committee appointed to form ul~ that problem. It wCs folt thct "A young hoifors cnd { rood herd sire would form n4ucl5us of the soof enterprise. Tho oucs- t1on of brood we not definitely s settled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
CITIZENS ABROAD
ARE OFFERED AID
State Department Is Ready
To Help 1871 Ameri-
cans In Scandinavia

WASHINGTON, April 11.-F-
The 1871 Americans in Scandi-
navia were offered tonight the full
assistance Of the state department
in fleeing that area, which is rap
idly becoming the main theatre of
the European war.
The department sent instructions
to United States diplomats there
that Americans who wished to
leave should proceed via Germany
to Genoa, Italy, for embarkation
on American vessels. Simultaneous
ly it sought transit permits from
the German government.
Meanwhile, Secretary Morgen-
thau told newspapermen that the
rule of reason would prevail in
connection with release Of Nor
Wegian and Danish assets in this
country which President Roosevelt
ordered impounded yesterday for
their safe-keeping.
Under the Presidents order, such
assets, whether in money, credit
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-12
Vote Planned
By Carolina
Beach In May
Will Decide Whether To Is
sue Bonds For Sewerage
System And Hall
TO BE SECOND VOTE
Both WPA and RFC Have
Approved Projects That
Will Cost $4,000

A second election on the proposal
of Carolina Beach to issue bonds
for the construction of a $1S7, 900
sewerage system and a $40, 600
town hall at the beach will be held
some time in May, Mayor r. C..
Fergus said last night.
The beach board of aldermen
will meet next Thursday night and
will make all plans for the election
and also set a date for voting.
Projects Approved
Mayor Fergus said that both the
WPA, which will provide the Ia
Dor and certain materials for the
two projects, and the Reconstruc.
ton Finance corporation, which
has been petitioned for a loan by
the town, have approved the prof.
ects.
The RFC, however, is awaiting
tn endorsement of bonding attor'
neys of New York before making
the loan to the town, he said.
The bonding attorneys have
agreed to endorse the loan provided
the town holds a second bond is
sue election, the attorneys main
tanning that the first election held
a few months ago did not repre-
sent a majority of the residents
and property-holders of Carolina
Beach.
Nonresident property-holders will
vote on the bond issue by mail
ballot, Mayor Fergus said, while
residents will vote at polling places
to be designated later.
All necessary papers are to be
forwarded to the board of alder
men in the next few days by the
bonding attorneys and complete
plans for the election will be made
at that time.
Delay
Mayor Fergus said that the only
anticipated hitch to the proposed
construction work would be a delay
of from 40 days to two months.
The WPA will assume SIS per cent
of the total cost and the town will
provide the remainder. The two
projects will cost approximately
1927 1000. The town hall will also
include a municipal auditorium
which will seat about 800. The
sewerage syste mwill be self-liquid-
ating over a period of years, Mayor
Fergus said.
Further work on preceding water
mains for Carolina Beach was pro
Continued on Page Three; Col. p