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Evening star., 1940-02-04
Isaac Cans Dies;
Four-Day Illness Fatal
ToCivic Leader, 80
Was Taken to Hospital
Day He Retired From
A. B. c. Boord Post

Isaac Cans, for years an out
standing civic leader in the District,
died at 2:3O o'clock this morning
at Emergency Hospital. He was 80
years old.
Mr.. Cans was taken to the hos
pital Wednesday after he suffered a
heart attack in his home at the
Iowa Apartments. His resignation
as a member of the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board became ef1ec-
tive on the day he was stricken.
He was pronounced dead by DR..
Clifford webb of the hospital stan.
Known for Kindliness.
Mr.. Cans was known everywhere
in the city for his kindness. AT
the District Building he had endless
visitors and found time to chat with
all of them about their problems.
Many of them came to see him Tor
q touch
It has been said publicly by his
successor that only once had ne
ever seen Mr.. Cans lose his temper.
OuTulS AcdI iIle OCAoAo WIN -.
C. board one time Mr.. Cans inter-
rupted a fiery young lawyer to ask
a question.
"You wouldn't understand, Mr..
Cans" said the lawyer, you are
not lawyer" 81
IT may not be lawyer" Mr.: Cans
retorted firmly, "but I know gen.
tleman when I see one"
Mr.. Cans has been accused OF be-
longing to every church IN Wash
ington and leaders of all creeds
turned out to do him honor at a
recent testimonial dinner in his
honor.
On that occasion one of the trib-
utes paid him was by a colored man
H. Wilson-who as news
paper boy knew Mr.. Cans. Mr.. Will
son is now a member of the Board
of Education on which Mr.. Cans
served beginning In 1927.
Received Many Tributes.
Mr.. Cans was convinced OF his
friends. They all love me- he
told those who paid him honor last
Nes CANS, PaS0 A-e3
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Girl, 20, Fatally Hurt
In S-F|oor Plunge
From Hotel Window
D. c. Stenoeropher Tells
Police She Jumped; Was
Registered From New York

Miss Mildred Friedman, 20, Of
$500 Thirteenth street NV, died
at Emergency Hospital last night
three hours after she had plunged
from tenth-f1oor room at the May
flower Hotel and landed on the Sec
ond-floor skylight over the lobby.
Police said she admitted jumping.
The girl suffered compound frac-
lures of both legs and arms, and a
fracture of the jaw, striking the
skylight with such force that two
small panes were broken, pepper
ing the crowded lobby with the
falling particles.
Miss Friedman, stenographer
for a local insurance company, reg
istered at the Mayflower Friday
afternoon, identifying herself as
Mary McAllister. a New York news
paper woman, here on an assign
ment. She was given tenth floor
room on the center court.
No one witnessed the plunge, it
was said. Hotel employees were
brought hurrying to investigate by
the sound of the crash against the
skylight and the resultant shower
of glass about o'clock.
When hotel attaches reached her,
she was crying incoherently. She
was taken to a. second-f1oor room,
where DR.. F. A. Hornaday, the
hotel physician, attended her. Then
she was removed to the hospital.
An examination of her room showed
the window was open.
Miss Friedman was the daughter
of Harry Friedman, employe of a
local newspaper.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Nurmi and Maxi Welcomed
As War Heroes in New York

"He does not speak Russian" said
the Firms interpreter, Consul Gen.
eral r. o. Vahervuori.
Nurmi, who is 43 and balder and
considerably stouter than on his
last visit in 1882, said both their
homes so far had escaped bombing;
that no bombs had fallen on the
portion of Helsinki to which he was
assigned, but that in the first days
of the war he had taken some 100
persons out of the danger zone in
his own car.
They agreed that Finland's chief
need is more planes for protection
of the civilians" and Nurmi added:
Except for that, we can carry on
very we'll"
Neither felt that the coming of
spring or even summer would be
much help to the Russians.
I'm the winter" said Paavo, 1--WE
are aided because of our extremely
mobile ski troops And in the spring,
the thaws will keep the Russians
from moving their tanks through
the lake and marsh areas. Besides
the Russian soldier far prefers to
travel along the roads. He does not
like to 60 into the forest alone, as
the Firms do"
But after all they had come here
(see NUR1H Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Crew Extinguishes Fire
After Ship Hits Mine
BY the Associated Press,

6y tne Associated freSS.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4 Sunday
Radio messages from the 5,825-ton
Dutch steamer Laertes early today
told of a successful fight by 100
crewmen against fire which swept
the ship after the vessel had sent
an SOS saying she had struck a
mine in the English Channel.
Late messages said the Laertes
was proceeding at half speed, after
the crew, which at first took to the
boats, had climbed back on board
and put out the flames. No one
was reported hurt.
A tugboat was on its way from
Flushing to help the crippled steam
er. The Laertes, owned by the
navigation company OCEAN of Am
sterdam, was on its way here from
the British contraband control base
at Weymouth.
The Laertes' location was given
as the English Channel, off the
Southwest English coast.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Democrats 10 Meet
Here Tomorrow 10
Pick Convention Site
Party Chiefs Likely to
Delay Setting Dote Till
6. O. P. Has Acted
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Democratic National Commit
tee. meeting here tomorrow, will
endeavor to select a city for the
party's national convention-when-
ever it is to be held. The committee
will assemble at 10:30 am. in the
Willard Hotel.
The call, sent out by Chairman
Farley, said the purpose would be
to select a date as well as a site.
The committee may still 60
through with that program, although
it has been widely rumored that
picking the date will be left to the
Executive Committee, or a commit
tee on arrangements not yet named.
The delay would enable the Demo-
Gratis to schedule their national
gathering for q date after the Re-
publican convention had named its
candidates and written its platform.
The G. O. P. National Committee.
at its meeting here February is. will
decide both time and place of the
party's national convention. Chair
man John Hamilton and other lead
ers say, no matter what the Demo-
cratic committee does tomorrow.
Three Cities Seek Convention.
Chief bidders for the Democratic
convention. it was reported last
night, are Philadelphia, Chicago and
San Francisco. Most of the Dem
ocratic committee members here so
far prefer Chicago But Chicago,
while anxious to have the conven-
ton, so far has not come forward
with a money bid. Indeed, its rep
resentatives have indicated Chicago
will make no money contribution,
though willing to provide a conven-
ton hall and the Lake front. This
may be amended, however, when the
committee gets down to the busi-
ness of receiving the invitations Of
the various cities.
Meanwhile it was learned Vice
President Garner probably will stand
alone as an open bidder for the
Georgia convention delegation.
Following Mr.. Gamers announce
ment he would enter the Georgia
primary if one were held, there
were indications other candidates
would remain aloof. The Garner an
nouncement was interpreted by some
as an effort to force other poten-
tial candidates, including President
Roosevelt, to declare their inten-
tionS.
Friends of Senator Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, of Montana said he had de-
cided definitely not to submit his
name in Georgia. which is known
as Mr.. Roosevelt's second home
Well Informed persons said that
Federal Security Administrator Paul
v. McNutt, Mr.. Farley and Secretary
of State Hull also would stay out.
New Deal forces are reported op-
posing having a Georgia primary
hoping that an uninstructed delega-
ton favorable to President Roose-
welt will be selected by the State
committee.
The Democratic committee is
meeting here in great uncertainty.
It's members do not know whether
|Coo r YNNOT AZ pooa AIN
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Grand Jury Probe
OF 'Pe||ey' Letters
Asked by Hook
Jackson Told Charges
Of Forgery, Perjury
Need Clearing Up
Ey the Associated Press.

Representative Hook, Democrat,
of Michigan demanded yesterday
grand jury investigation of all the
facts connected with letters which
he placed in the Congressional
Record concerning Representative
Dies, Democrat, of Texas.
Mr.. Hook made the request in
letter to Attorney General Jack
son. saying there had been charges
of forgery, perjury, collusion and
conspiracy" which he thought
should be cleared up.
The letters purported to estab-
lish link between Chairman Dies
of the House Committee on Un-
American Activities and William
Dudley Pelley, chief Of the Silver
Shirt Legion, an organization de-
scribed by the committee as "Fas-
cist."
The Dies committee informed
the House that David Mayne of this
city had confessed that he forged
the documents and sold them to
persons who handed them over to
Mr.. Hook.
Mr.. Mayne appeared before the
committee at a closed session yes
terday. Informed sources said he
had been asked to show the COM
mittee how we'll he could initiate
Pelley's signature and that the re-
suit was "a masterpiece"
Censure Resolution Possible.
The Rules Committee will consider
tomorrow a resolution by Repre-
sentative Hoffman, Republican, Of
Michigan to have the Hook letters
and remarks expunged from the
Record on the ground they i'm
properly reflect on another member
of the House.
One member of the committee
predicted that Hook will be pretty
we'll skinned" by the committee
unless he offers to withdraw the
matter from the Record, apologies
and comedies that the documents
were forged.
This informant said the skin
ming" would take the form Of a
resolution of censure.
Mr.. Hook attempted to withdraw
the matter from the Record Thurs
day, but Representative Keefe. Re
PUBLICAN, of Wisconsin blocked the
CONTINUED on Page "A, Col. g.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Keystone Democrats
Avoid Guffey Split by
Failing 10 Pick Slate
Stote Body Unanimous
In Insisting Roosevelt
Seek Third Term
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. IA
free and open primary was ordered
tonight by Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic State Committee, which voted
to avoid all Endorsements rather
than risk an open split over the
candidacy Of Senator Guffey for re-
election.
The action came through suspen-
sion of a 10-year -old rule requiring
that the State Committee indorse
a ticket in advance of a primary
election. In two days of pre-con-
vention caucusing, leaders were un-
able either to agree on Senator
Guffey or on a substitute.
The convention, after less than 80
minutes discussion, voted the open
primary, 81 to %.
II am we'll pleased" commented
Senator Guffey, who had announced
he would run no matter what the
convention did. He hailed the move
as an intelligent and far-seeing
action"
State Senator Leo c. Mundy said
a group of anti-Guffey Democrats
would meet within 10 days to select
a candidate for the senatorial nomi-
nation. He added he expected "a
liberal" would be selected to oppose
Senator Guffey.
They've invited a contest, and I
think they'll get one," Mr.. Mundy
asserted.
There was enthusiastic unanimity
on one subjec-President Roosevelt
for third term. BY rising. shout
ing vote, the Democrats adopted a
resolution insisting" that he run
lCaa GIIEEEY Paoe Al0l
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Pittsburgh Youth Lost
In Mountain Blizzard
3y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CRAWFORD NOTCH, N. H., Feb.
6.-Webster Jones, 20, Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, was reported lost tonight on
the southern slope of Mt. Washing
ton, where blizzard ragged and the
temperature was below zero.
The news was brought to the
State highway camp at the floor
OF the Notch by Jones hiking and
skiing companion, Karl j. Sax, 20,
Of Boston, who stumbled into the
building with his cheeks, fingers and
forehead frozen.
Several hours after Sax appeared,
two highway patrolmen and a band
Of White Mountain national forest
ers returned from a search, and
said that If the youth was above
timberline he would not be found
alive.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3 (P.-Web-
ster Jones, jr., 20, Of Pittsburgh, re-
ported lost on the southern slope
Of Mount Washington, Is the son of
. well-known Pittsburgh educator
and a student at Harvard Univer-
sity.
The father, Webster N. Jones, is
director of the college of engineer
ing at Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
ES the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-They have
come here as athlete and coach to
raise funds for the relief of Fin
land, but it was as Mannerheim
Line infantryman and Helsinki air
raid warden that Taisto Maxi and
Paavo Nurmi were welcomed to New
York today.
AS they came up the bay shortly
after sunrise in the Norwegian
American liner Bergensfjord, the
questions had very little to do with
track. They dealt almost exclu-
sively with Finland's great stand
against Russia's numerically su-
perior forces.
Maxi, who looks like Bob Meusel
and has taken over Nurmi's title Of
Phantom Finn" as we'll as most Of
his records, said the Russian SOL
diers were very bad," but their
arms and equipment excellent.
The blue-eyed, curly-haired, ruddy-
faced 29-year-old runner denied he
had been wounded in his six weeks
at the front, but said he had suf-
fered a slight touch Of rheumatism
in his right knee.
Russian prisoners? He had seen
many, some young and healthy,
others old and in poor condition. He
had not spoken to any Of them.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
D. C. Institution Probers to Hear
Mrs. Roosevelt at White House
She Calls Members Of Congress and OffieioIs
To Conference on Remedying Conditions

dustrial Home School and the
Receiving Home for Children.
Representative D'Alesandro, Dem
ocrat, of Maryland, temporary chair
man of the Public Health Sub
committee of the House District
Committee, in charge of the con-
gressional investigation of these
three institutions. revealed Mrs.
Roosevelt's plans last night.
Mr.. D'Alesandro declined to dis
close the exact time of the confer
ence but said Mrs Roosevelt had
invited members of his subcommit-
tee, the three District Commission
ers. Robert E. Bondy, director of
public welfare, and Harold D. Smith,
director of the Budget Bureau.
The White House conference, it
was indicated, will serve as substi-
tute for Mrs. Roosevelts appearance
before the Public Health Subcom-
mittee as a witness. Several days
(See INSTTTITTIONS pace A-o1
Evening star., 1940-02-04
British Shoot Down ; Bombers
In Wars Fiercest Air Fights
81 Vessels Total
Of Weeks Losses,
Berlin Reports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 3.-The German
official news agency reported to-
night that far-ranging Nazi air
raiders today sank IA ships in a
blazing climax to week OF mass
attacks on British and neutral
shipping. Three Nazi planes were
admitted to have been destroyed.
The days reported toll made a
total of 80 ships-23 merchantmen,
eight British patrol boats and one
mine sweeper-which the Germans
said have been sunk in the aerial
forays which began last Monday
and have ranged the entire length
and breadth of the North Sea.
The Germans said all the sunken
merchantmen were either armed or
conveyed (They have contended
that all such ships were subject to
attack
(The British announced that
three, and possibly four, German
planes were shot down today. In
London the loss of only two ships
was reported up to midnight,
however. One was the 629-ton
Norwegian freighter Tempo. At
(See BERLIN, Page A-l0)
Evening star., 1940-02-04

You ask what
408 at Sweet Briar
looks like. From
the recent pic
lures Of me in the
public press at
the time we estab-
lished the Carter
Glass chair of gov
ernment, I think
I look like nothing
human"
Post office box
408 at Sweet Briar
belongs to tn e
president Of the
college, DR.. Meta
G SIS, sister Of
the senior Vir-
ginia Senator.
In closing her
letter she said:
m a y be you
will get to Sweet
B Briar in your
Ford V-8 some
day; II 20, come
In to see me-"
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Fourth Believed FeIIed
As Artillery and
Aircraft Meet Attack
Nv the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Britain's Royal
Air Force, fighting to protect her
vital sea lanes from Germany's
bomb blockade, today shot down
three Nazi warplanes in the fiercest
air battles over England since the
wars start.
Late tonight it was reported that
a fourth German bomber had been
damaged so badly that it probably
did not reach home"
British observers estimated that
at least score of German bombers
joined in the wave of attacks on
British and neutral shipping up
and down 400 miles of the east
coast.
The only authorized comment re-
garding the reports by DNB, official
German news agency, that IA ships
including 9 merchantmen, 4
British patrol boats and l mine
sweeper-were sunk during the
day was a statement distributed
around midpight which said: Com
parative little damage was done in
proportion to the size of the raids. ="
The fourth German plane report
ed hit was engaged by two British
Evening star., 1940-02-04

College LOT girls
came a post card,
addressed to box
408, from a South
ern school.
Dear Box 408,"
it read. II was
just wondering
what the holder Of
my number at
Sweet Briar looks
like.
"As for me, I
am tall, dark, and
I drive q Ford V-8.
I am a freshman.
What do you look
like? Where are
you from q n d
what class are you
in?"
Out from Sweet
Briar went the
reply to box 408
at the Southern
institution. It read
in part:
r an. tall, too,
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Raiders Find Whisky
And Scarlet Fever
BY the Associated Press.

By Cne ASSUCIHCtU fIeSS.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 3.-Two
deputies and State prohibition op-
erative may have picked up some
thing besides the 612 pints of whisky
they seized in a raid on a nearby
farm home today.
After their search the housewife
sighed and said:
I'm sure glad you came, my baby
mas scarlet fever"
The raiders sent a doctor.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Death Of a in Crash
Postpones Funeral
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associa ated Press.
KINGMAN, Kans., Feb. 3.-An
automobile crash, killing four per-
sons, today caused the postponement
of funeral services for Mrs. E. r.
Kelley.
Friends had gathered at the
chapel, but a daughter, Mrs. c. NJ.
Waddell, had not arrived.
The Waddell automobile, hurry
ing through a snowstorm. collided
with a truck. The collision killed
Mrs. Waddell's husband, her son,
Halmar, and two friends, c. w.
Wenninger and his son. Robert.
Mrs. Waddell was injured seriously
and taken to . hospital.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
planned an extraordinary conference
at the White House sometime this
week to discuss with members of
Congress. Federal and District off,
cials, steps that should be taken to
correct conditions at the three insti-
tutions she recently visited - the
Home for Aged and Infirm, the In
Evening star., 1940-02-04
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Congressional Investigation OF
Blue Plains Home for Aged and
Infrm Dds ordered last tUeek
after Mrs. Roosevelt deplored
conditions found on surprise
Disits to this and other District
OF Columbia institutions, includ-
ing Receiuing Home for Children.
Subsequent inspection by Public
Health Subcommittee Chairman
D'Alesandro brought neW criti-
ctSm OF same establishments.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Sweet Briur Freshman (of '96)
Replies to q Mash Note

and not as thin as I once was. MY
hair is white and I drive a Buick
I was q freshman in 1896.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

mania. Page ALB
HELSINKI, Feb. Sunday
Finland's most terrible punishment
by bombs in a little more than two
months of Russian invasion was re-
ported early today, with total of
78 planes raiding one city alone and
many other cities suffering deadly
raids.
First estimates of yesterdays VIC
tins said at least so were killed and
100 wounded in the south half of
Finland, but that was before the
7s planes, in three waves, made
an evening attack on Kuopio, the
second of the day.
Kuopio, a railway city of some
10000, is located in the great lake
country of middle Finland
CThe Leningrad headquarters
of the Russian Army issued the
following communique early to-
day:
Feb 3-Nothing of Importance
took place at the front. Soviet
aviation successfully bombed the
enemy's military objectives.~
Mannerheim Line Shelled.
While these raids were going on,
big guns of the Red Army shelled
the Mannerheim Line from one end
to the other, after two days of
direct attack had been broken on
the battlefield of Summa.
In a raid earlier in the day 80
peoeple had been killed at Kuopio.
Casualties from the second raid were
not known, for the populace was
huddled in air-raid shelters far into
the night.
Three Finnish fighting planes
fought fleet Of 20 Soviet bombers
In spectacular air battle over
Kerava, near Helsinki, late in the
day. The Russians dumped all their
bombs and turned on their ma
chine guns. Residents Of the town
came out of afraid shelters to see
one Soviet bomber fall and the
others turn tail and run.
Ten people were killed when a
i6-plane Russian squadron bombed
4 chapel at Sienajoki.
Heavy Damage at Viipuri.
At Pori, on the southwest coast,
there were many dead and wounded.
Several others were killed at Viii
puri, main target of the Red Army's
Mannerheim Line drive, and heavy
damage was inflicted. Sailajoh, Lo-
visa and Kotka also were raided.
Thirty-six planes set aflame the
little city of Kerava, 20 miles north
of Helsinki, while the mad music
Of AFRAID sirens howled in the
ears Of capital residents. Authori-
ties said the raids were fully as
extensive as those of the previous
day, when 400 Russian planes were
counted over Finland.
Yesterdays estimates Of AFRAID
casualties brought to approximately
$50 the civilians known to have died
In the weeks bombings.
Two Attacks Fail.
Continued bombings and the in
eessant shelling of the Mannerheim
Line were the aftermaths of two
Red Army attacks in the SHOWS of
Summa. There, 20 miles south of
Viipuri, tanks, armored sledges, par
achute troops and infantry smashed
at the strongly fortified area of the
Karelian Isthmus. Both these at
tacks failed.
In Viipuri, Finland's second city,
the boom of the Red Army's big
guns could be heard almost without
pause last night. They were firing
apparently in preparation for a
third offensive.
Gathering new strength behind
their forest-hidden isthmus posi-
tions, the Firms admitted the in
cessant shelling was very power
full at times. but asserted their own
guns were giving no quarter. The
(See FINLAND, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-02-04
By the Associated Press.

by JIG ASSOCIHCeU 1ItSSs
SWEET BRIAR, Va, Feb. s.
Into the post office of Sweet Briar
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Red Raids Spread Ruin in Finland
78 Planes Blasting Single City;
Nazis Claim Flyers Sank IA Ships
Russian Big Guns
She'll Length Of
Munnerheim Line

BALKAN PARLEY FAILS to find
formula for united stand against
war; national interests are re-
vealed too widely divergent.
Page AS
WAR MUST END POWER of Ger
many to inflict misery, says STAN
ley; troubled truce, not lasting
peace, seen If fight stops now.
Page As
BALKAN TALKS may affect effort
by allies for new front, Maj. Eliot
believes; firm Yugoslav-Italian
stand may bar attack on Ru-
mania. Page Alb
Evening star., 1940-02-04

(See LONDON, Page A-1O)
Evening star., 1940-02-04

(See FINLAND, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-02-04

(see A. B. c. BOARD, Page A-1o
Evening star., 1940-02-04

(See PRIMARY, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Forecast

Fair and slightly warmer today; tofnor-
row, cloudy followed by rain in after
noon or night. Temperatures yester-
day-Highest, 80, at 4 pm; lowest, 10,
at 4 am.
From the United States Weather Bureau rcrort
Full details on PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1940-02-04

(See BERLIN, Page A-l0)
Evening star., 1940-02-04

CONTINUED on Page "A, Col. g.