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Evening star., 1940-04-24

could stop shipments to the allies
if the Communist party in Russia
decreed such course
On the East Coast, Howe replied.
the Communists could stop such
shipments on American vessels but
not on foreign flagships. On the
West Coast, he continued, they
could do it almost 100 per cent"
because Harry Bridges controls the
longshoremen as we'll"
At that point Representative
Dempsey explained that the Neu-
trality Act already forebade ship
ment of munitions or any other
cargo to belligerents in American
vessels. 'r
Howe said there were $50 or more
good Communist" operating radios
on American ships. In response to
question by Mr. Dies, he said there
was no reason why they couldn't,
in wartime, reveal positions of con-
voys and battleships.
.-. No Moscow Messages.
He expressed belief that Earl
Browder, Communist party leader in
this country, received instructions
from Moscow through Communist
operators on American ships.
Mr.. Dies said there were no ca
Diagrams Of record from Moscow to
the Daily Worker, Communist pub
lication. instructing it what line to
take regarding the Russo-German
pact.
Howe said it would have been easy
for Moscow to have sent word
through ar operator on a ship
short distance out of an American
port.
Asked by Mr.. Dempsey how that
could be done without the message
being intercepted. Howe said a false
call-possibly Chinese-and a secret
code could be used.
Earlier Chairman Dies called on
the c. I. o. today to clean house"
by expelling any Communist mem
bers.
Representative Dies declared that
John L. Lewis organization owed
duty to the country ito quit side
stepping and ducking this issue"
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Chinese Claim Kiongsi
Counter-Thrusts RepuIsed

HONGKONG, April "a Lp.-From
Kiangsi province, one Of China S
far-fiung backgrounds. came Chi
nese advices today that three Jap
anese columns were countering in a
desperate attempt to check the
steady Chinese advance toward
Nanchang" the provincial capital
and one OF China's key cities.
Each Kiangsi counter-thrust,
however, was said to have been re-
pulsed. The Chinese reported they
had cut the Nanchang- Kiukiang
Railway. north of the capital, at
several points
Chinese batteries. firing across the
Yellow River boundary of South
western Shansi province, were said
to have shelled Japanese-occupied
towns along the Shansi shore. espe-
cially Maotsing, while $4,000 Jap
anese soldiers were engaged in
Southeastern Shansi near Haoping.
The Chinese Central News Agency
said a japanese supply train was
blown up few days ago by a Chi
nese mine planted under the Peip-
ing-Suiyuan Railway. Many jap
anese casualties and damage of sup
plies resulted, according to the
agency
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page.)

munistic A. C.. A. members who
had gone into the Government serv-
ice. Howe said that Walter Adams
had gone into Government airways
station in Kentucky and Thomas C..
Ault, whom he called "a we'll known
Communist" had gone into the
Federal airway service at Camden.
N. j., and later Baltimore.
The wieness said that Ault had
been arrested at one time in Ecua-
dor for distributing subversive lit
erature.
He testified that Ben Rosset.
whom he called a Communist, was
now working on a Government
owned ship, the Mormack Gull
Rosset, he said, had been arrested
at Lisbon, Portugal for distributing
Communist literature.
The A. c. A. Communist unit, he
continued, had succeeded in placing
party operators on the Manhattan
and Washington, big passenger YES
sells of the United States Lines. A
Communist had been an operator
Tor a time on the President Roose-
welt, he continued. but was not now.
Howe called out long list of A.
c. A. local officials who he said were
Communists. Names and identifi-
cations as he gave them included:
Paul Rothman, Baltimore, secretary
OF Local 4: T. J. Vanermen. Seattle.
Local s; Leonard Anderson, Cleve-
land, secretary of Local 20.
The witness said that Communists
controlled A. C. A. "99 per cent"
He also testified that officials of
Postal Telegraph frequently used
another telegraph servcie because
Oh fear that Communists in their
own organization would delay mes
sages or disclose their contents.
Tells of Slow Down Strike,
Howe asserted that Mackay radio
operators. who he said were the best
IN the world, conducted SLOW
down strike several weeks ago in
order to help gain demands the
A. c. A. made upon the company
Operators capable of sending and
receiving 40 or As words a minute
he said, complained about the speed
OF transmission when the speed was
ABOUT 10 words minute. or said
we can't hear you" In some in
stances two hours were required to
transmit message that ordinarily
would require only two minutes. he
added.
Radio service companies usually
give ship radio operators a frank
Which they use to send their own
messages. Howe said. Through fake
call letters these operators NAV
communicate, for example, with
Moscow, he continued.
The Federal Communication
Commission requires copies of all
messages to be filed, but Howe said
that the requirement was ignored
IN many instances. Many coastal
stations are so busy that they lot
down iaotesin their logs 'saisa y every
Is minutes. =,
Representative Dempsey, Demo-
crat. Of New Mexico, brought out
that the F. c. c. had no power over
personnel and could do nothing even
II a Communist surreptitiously used
his ships radio for furthering the
cause of the party.
Could Reveal War Secrets.
Howe also said Communists were
entrenched in the National Mari
time Union.
Chairman Dies asked how they
Evening star., 1940-04-24
kaifeng .Recaptured
In Fierce Fighting,
Chinese Declare
Joponese Reported
Driven Out of
Honan CopitoI
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, April 24.-The
Chinese Central News Agency re-
ported today that Kaifeng, Honan
Province. had been wrested from the
Japanese-the first provincial capi-
tai to revert to Chinese hands since
the Chinese-Japanese war began
July Z, 1887.
Chinese military circles here. how
ever, said they had no confirmation
of this report. The agency operates
under the central Chinese govern
ment at Chungking.
Chinese military reports earlier
had told of an assault on Kaifeng
in which the Chinese attackers
smashed through the north and
south gates, wiped out a Japanese
detachment defending one gate and
fired Japanese barracks and supply
depots.
These earlier advices, however,
did not say specifically that Kaifeng
had changed hands. Central News
declared the Chinese were in full
occupation of the city yesterday.
Chinese forces first cut the Lung
hal railway which runs through Kali
feng-apparently to shut off REIN
forcements for the Kaifeng Japanese
garrison-and then stormed the city
from four directions according to
Central News.
The agency said the Chinese had
also recaptured Hwaiyang, 80 miles
south of Kaifeno
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Japanese Deny Loss
OF Koifeng to Chinese

PEIPING. April "a P,.-The
japanese Army headquarters here
today admitted that Chinese units
had vigorously attacked ~Kaifenp
Monday night, but denied reports
that the Chinese had recaptured the
Honan provincial capital, which has
been In Japanese hands for nearly
two years.
The japanese said that 1000
Chinese fought their way into the
city under intensive trench mortar
barrage and engaged the Japanese
in 10-hour street battle which re-
suited in the Chinese being driven
out with the loss of $50 men. The
japanese said their losses were
small.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
{. N. Smith, Winchester
Civic Leader, Dies
/ BY the Associated Press.

/ BY the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va, April a.
Clark M Smith,, IS, clerk of Win
chesters Corporation Court and a
leader in civic affairs, died yesterday
in Union Memorial Hospital at Bal
timore.
He was taken i'll while on a fishing
trip with friends off Norfolk and re-
Gently underwent an operation.
Mr.. Smith. Republican, was
elected clerk in this strongly Demo
cratic community and had held the
Office for some years. He also was q
member of the Chamber of Com
merce, of Memorial Hospital here
and of the Commercial Savings
Bank.
He had served as president of the
Winchester Kiwanis Club and as q
member of the council of Grace Lu-
theran Church.
His successor, who will be ap-
pointed by Judge Philip Williams
will have about seven years of the
eight-year term to serve.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow. Survivors include his wild
ow, two brothers and five sisters.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Funeral Tomorrow
For EIphonzo Younos

Elphonzo Youngs, 38. of 2701 Four
teenth street NV. died suddenly
Monday at his home. Himself a
lifelong resident of the city, Mr..
Youngs was a member of a family
native to Washington for three
generations.
He worked for a time with the
Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation and Rehabilitation of Vet
Grams and had been with the Vet
terans' Administration since it's
beginning.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Helen E. Youngs:, his mother. Mrs.
Phoebe Youngs; two sisters, Mrs. E.
Donald Preston and Miss Phoebe
Youngs, and brother, Woodruff
Youngs.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at the Hines fun
eral home, 290l Fourteenth street
NV, with burial in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Taft Predicts Lead
Over Dewey al
Convention Time
Managers Estimate
Senotor Will Have
300 to $40 Votes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Despite Thomas E. Dewey's lead
in primary picked delegates, Sena-
tor Taft of Ohio said today he ex-
pected to enter the Republican Ma
tional Convention with more votes
than the New York district attor-
ney.
Senator Taft did not mention a
specific figure in talking to report
ers, but his managers have esti-
mated he would have between 300
and 370 of the 1000 delegates when
the convention opens.
His strength will be largely in un-
instructed Southern groups, So from
the Forthcoming Ohio primary, and
an expected block from some of
Ohio's neighboring States.
The selection of Pennsylvania Re-
publican and Democratic delegations
with 70 votes did not formally af-
feet the political picture, for the
two groups were not pledged.
Presidents Lead Raised.
The Republicans have picked All
of their 1000 delegates, the Demo-
Gratis 1923 of their 1904 Six more Re-
publican delegates were to be Sc
lected today at Delaware conven-
ton.
President Roosevelt's lead in dele
gate strength, including those
pledged and claimed for him as a
result of unbinding primaries, was
raised to 275 as a result of the
Pennsylvania voting. The Chief
Executive was unopposed in the
Democratic preference balloting.
Even though the 70 delegates elected
were not bound by that vote. they
are regarded by New Dealers as the
Presidents for the asking.
Pennsylvania's Republican con-
vention votes may go to Gov. James
on the first ballot, party leaders
here said. No candidate had en-
tered the preferential primary.
OF the Republican delegates
chosen so far. Mr.. Dewey has "a
pledged from Wisconsin. 81 claimed
as a result of unbinding primaries in
Illinois and Nebraska and his man.
ayers also claim a large block of
New York's 92 The New York
delegates not going to Mr.. Dewey
will be for Frank Gannett. Roches-
ter publisher, or under control of
Kenneth Simpson, National Com
mitteeman.
More Dewey Delegates Seen.
In next months primaries Mr.
Dewey is expected to pick up 16
delegates in Maryland and 80 in
New Jersey. He is unopposed in
both States.
The Democratic State Committee
OF Delaware last night unanimously
Endorsed third term for President
Roosevelt and recommended that
the State convention instruct its
delegates to cast Delaware's six
votes for his denomination at Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
London
Continued From First Page.

guns had shot down 20 German
planes in Norway during the last
week end.
Text of Communique.
The Air Ministry communique
said:
THE air ministry announces a
further series of offensive opera
tions was carried out by r. A. F.
bomber aircraft last night against
air bases available to the enemy for
use in the invasion of Norway.
"Westernland Airdrome on the
island of Sylt was heavily and sue
cessfully attacked. Bombs were
dropped on hangers and runways
Several fires were started and a
large explosion occurred.
North of Sylt number of enemy
patrol vessels were encountered.
These opened heavy anti aircraft
fire on our planes They were i'm
mediately attacked and two were
sunk
ATTACKS were made also on
enemy air bases at Aalborg, Kris
tiansand, Oslo and Stavanger and
offensive reconnaissance was carried
out over Trondheim Fjord.
Detailed accounts have not yet
been received, but preliminary re-
ports indicate that these operations
were also highly successful"
Uneasy Over Next Move.
With fighting between the allied
forces and the Germans under way
in at least three sectors of the
Norwegian front-Narvik, Trond-
helm and Hamar-uneasiness grew
in London over Germany's next
strategic move. The possibility of
operations in Sweden was discussed
The critical attitude of the Ger
man press and radio toward Sweden
and reports of troop movements on
Germany's Baltic Coast aroused
speculation
Swedish frontier reports indicated
that the British and Norwegian
troops were driving effectively to-
ward Hamar, so miles north of
Oslo, and the War Offices mention
of sharp engagement north of
Trondheim fitted in with frontier
reports of close-quarter fighting at
Steinkjer, small town on the
Trondheim Fjord
German destroyers sheltered in
Trondheim Fjord were reported
Smelling the allied f1anks, while Ger
man warplanes attempted to bomb
and machine-gun allied troop con-
centrations.
Warfare on Britain's shores took
a further toll of shipping. The Brit
ish steamer Lolworth sank off the
southeast coast yesterday when it
struck a mine Another vessel was
reported mined in the same area
but a coastal lifeboat crew found no
traces of wreckage. The latest sink
ing followed the appearance of Ger
man warplanes over the Thames
and Humber estuaries Monday
night, apparently in an attempt to
lay mines.
Allies Seen Alert in Balkans.
Diplomatic observers irving to
read between the lines of the allied
War Councils communique saw in
dications that allied strategists also
were alert regarding the tense situ-
alton in the Balkans. Some believed
that the cautiously worded state
ment contained a warning to Italy
to refrain from joining GERMANY in
the war
Evening star., 1940-04-24

LOS ANGELES.-QUIZZED BY PSYCHIATRIST-Chloe Davis
H. survivor of tragedy in which her mother brother
sisters were Killed three weeks she questioned
night by Dr. Samuel Marcus psychiatrt in preparation
Juvenile court hearing today custody father
DAVIS is demanding sole custody Of the girl who told police
her mother killed the other three children her
own LIE. A P. Wrephoto
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Father of II Convicted
Of Imprisonine Wife
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
,TUSCUMBIA. Ala, April al
A. McDougal, As. told jury ne con-
fined his wife, to their cabin home to
keep her from going out with other
men, after witnesses testified she
was locked in by day and chained
to the bed post at night"
The jury convicted McDougal of
'unlawfully kidnapping and imprison-
ing his 45-year-old wife. He was
not Immediately sentenced.
Officers investigated after one of
the couples II children, all of whom
were living at home, wrote neighbors
telling of the treatment of the
mother.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
D. {. Tax Exemption
Case Goes Today
10 Supreme Court
SeoI Seeks Petition
For Review in Ruling
On Sweeney Victory

A petition for a review of the
decision by the Court OF Appeals
IN the Sweeney case, which munic-
ipal onicials fear may lead to ex-
emption of thousands of Federal
workers from the District income
taxes, was to be filed today with the
Supreme Court by Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal.
While the case won by James j.
Sweeney in the appellate court con-
cerned the Districts former in
tangible personal property tax, the
Commissioners promptly authorized
Mr.. Seal to apply to the high court
because Of the broad terms used in
deciding that Mr.. Sweeney was not
domiciled here although he had
worked here for 20 years.
Weeks Of Preparation.
Preparation of the facts and argu-
ments in the case has been under
way IN recent weeks and the petition
for writ of certiorari was expected
to be printed by noon today.
Meanwhile. Tax Assessor Edward
A. Dent predicted the total anticipat-
ed revenue would 60 above $4,000. 600
Last summer other officials had
estimated the revenue should be
So, 10000
Personal Returns Above Estimate.
Mr.. Dent reported last night that
returns so far counted revealed tax
payments totaling $28O8. $40. OF this
sum 81 ,480.252 was from the personal
income levy, for which but 81 900 900
had been estimated, and 81 1923 ,288
from corporations, whereas it had
been estimated to produce $4,000. 900.
1t is believed all corporation returns
have been received except for about
400 which file on fiscal year basis,
There are still some 5000 personal
returns yet to be tabulated.
However. District officials say they
have no way of estimating how much
Of the personal tax payments may
have to be refunded. after they are
reviewed by the District Board of
Tax Appeals and possibly by the
courts. Taxpayers have two years in
which to claim refunds. The first
such case, testing the District
domicile feature of the income tax.
has been taken under advisement by
the Tax Appeals Board. 1t was
brought by Eugene S. Henning, Navy
Department junior electrical en-
gineer, who resides at $50 Randolph
street NV.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Congress
Continued From First Page)

Ohio; Taylor. Republican, of Ten
nessee; Mapes, Republican, of Mich
igan; Sirovich, Democrat, of New
York; Martin, Democrat, of Colo
rado; Ashbrook. Democrat. of Ohio;
Heinke, Republican. of Nebraska;
Pierce. Republican, of New York;
Curley, Democrat, of New York;
Dowell. Republican, of Iowa, and
Smith, Republican of Maine. and
Resident Commissioner Iglesias of
Puerto Rico.
Would Minimize Hump"
The Army promotion bill which
the House approved yesterday is
designed to minimize the so-called
hump" in the advancement system
caused by the presence of about
1900 officers who entered the service
in the World War.
Second lieutenants would become
first lieutenants after three years
service Thereafter, the automatic
promotion scale on total years of
service as commissioned officers
would be: 10 years, captain; II years,
major; % years, lieutenant colonel
% years, colonel A maximum Of 705
colonies would be fixed
Promotions above lieutenant now
are limited to the filling of vacan-
cies. The new bill would increase
the number of majors. lieutenant
colonels and colonies by 1850, but
proponents said that substantial
savings eventually would result.
With the exception of general Of
ficers and per cent of the colonels
all officers would be retired at sc
years of age instead of at "a, the
present limit.
Today the War Department urged
Congress to authorize an annual in
crease of $23, ,l44,683 in the pay of the
Army's 227 900 enlisted men to brins
them up to the level of Navy men.
Capt. Ira T. Swift of the Army
general staff told a Senate Military
Subcommittee that the average pay
of Navy enlisted man was $877 Z
year, while that of an Army man
was 1863.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Post Presidents Day

Past presidents day" will be OBJ
served by the Central Businessmens
Association at its luncheon tomor-
row at 1915 in the Hamilton Hotel
Arthur Clarendon Smith. Theodore
S. Grape, Joseph H. Bait, Hugh v
Keiser and William j. Mileham. all
past presidents. will be introduced. .
Frederick Levy is the present presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Chamberlain Shifts
Censorship Bureau
To Information Unit
Department of Defense
To Continue Issuing
Own News
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 24.-Prime Min.
lister Chamberlain announced in tn,
House of Commons today that tn.
Ministry of Information would re.
sumo the functions performed by
the Press and Censorship Bureau.
Sir Walter Monckton, former CHIEF
censor and head of Press and Cen.
sorship Bureau, has been appointed
deputy director general of the Min.
istry of Information, Mr.. Chamber.
lain announced.
Subject to advice from the Minis.
try of Information, he said, the de.
fense departments are responsible
for censorship decisions in all mat.
tiers where it was necessary to pre-.
vent information from reaching the
enemy
Monckton also will be an under.
secretary of state for foreign affairs
The number of senior officers at
tached to the ministry is being in
creased to strengthen liaison be.
tween the fighting services and the
Ministry of Information, Mr.. Cham.
berlain said.
He announced that Moncktor
would have charge of publicity in
neutral countries and of enemy
propaganda.
Existing arrangements by which
the press has access to all depart
ments will remain undisturbed, ;
Mr.. Chamberlain said.
Each department will remain re-
sponsible for the issue of its own
news, either through the Ministry
of Information or it's own organi-
zation. The changes named by
the Prime Minister will take effect
Immediately.
Shifting the Censorship Bureau
back to the Information Ministry
and appointment of additional army
navy and air officers to the infor-
nation department was decided
upon, British authorities said. to
increase the flow of material avail
able to the press and to give news
paper correspondents quicker access
to service ministries through the
Ministry of Information.
The Prime Minister made no wal
statement.
Arthur Greenwood. deputy leade,
of the Labor opposition. today tolo
the National Defense Public Interest
Committee that even the United
States is now piling up expenditure
on armaments not because she il
directly threatened, but because no.
body knows how far the war will
extend"
Before this struggle is over many
neutrals will be with us in the fight,
Mr.. Greenwood said.
The British Empire now has "twt
million men under arms exclusive OF
the Royal Navy and marines, mer.
camille marine and Royal Air Force,
the government announced.
Armies in France and in tht
Middle East are steadily being
augmented" said the statement
adding that besides men under arm!
now there are such reservoirs O.
manpoWer as the police, personhe
of the civil defense services, civi
transport personnel and organiza.
tions of workers in war industry ane
other public services.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
NOTICE TO ENROLL
-I940
Notice TO All Republican
lesol Residents Of the
District Of Columbia:

All Republicans who ore Il years
OF oee or over, both men and
women, who ore Legal residents Of
the District Of Columbia, and who
do not vote or hold voting resi-
denee in ony stote. ore requested
TO enroll with the RepubIicon sto.e
Committee in and for the District
Of Columbia, Room 702, l331-l333
6 Street NV, Washington, D. C.,
for the purpose Of being in closer
touch with the sold Stote Commit.
tee and with the ehoirmen Of the
vorious voting districts and for the
purpose Of establishing their stotus
os members Of the Republican
porty. Soid enrolment shoII toke
place on April l9, 20, u, q and
"a. 1910, between the hours Of II
o'clock noon ond TOO Pm. on said
dates.
JAMES c. WILKES, Chairman Of
the Republican Stote Committee for
the District Of Columbia. CLYDE
D. GARRETT, Secretary Of said
Committee.
Evening star., 1940-04-24
Morse Bus Drivers
Plunge Over Cliff
With Maxi Troops
BY the Associated Prexs.

BY the Associated PreSS.
STOCKHOLM, April "a
Three Norwegian bus drivers,
pressed into service to transport
German troops, were reported
today to have driven their
vehicles headlong over a cliff,
killing themselves and most of
their l80 Nazi passengers.
The story was told by Reidar
Haanes, sports writer for a Nor
wegian newspaper, on his ar
rival here.