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Evening star., 1940-08-06
10000 Krakow Jews
To Begin Migration
Eastward in Few Davs
Given Opportunity Until
August IS to Choose
New DomiciIe
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KRAKOW, German Occupied Po-
land. Aug. 6.-This city's entire
Jewish population Of about 10000 is
scheduled to begin a mass eastward
migration within "a few days"
DNB, official German news agency,
reported today, quoting the War
schauer zeitung.
German authorities and repre-
Sentatives of the Jewish community
were said to have arranged details.
"All Jews are given an opportunitv
until August Is to choose a new
domicile in the region of the gov
ernment-general," the newspaper
said.
The government general is that
portion Of German occupied Poland
not formally annexed to the Reich.
Warsaw was designated chiefly
to absorb the Jewish wanderers. but
larger provincial towns also were
open to them
The ''emigrants" will be allowed
to take all their belongings with
them, the newspaper said. The plan
has been worked out so that all
able-bcdied unmarried men will be-
resettled first, followed by unmar-
ried women and then families whose
members shall not be separated"
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Banks Denies Charge.
Mrs. Isabella Jameson,
Mother Of Writer, Dies

Mrs. Isabella Jameson, mother
of the late Archibald Mitchell jam
ieson, Washington correspondent,
died yesterday in George Washing
ton University Hospital.
Mrs. Jameson was born in Scot
land and come to this country Sc
years ago. For a years she had
been a resident of the District. She
made her home at 7l2 Quincy street
NV.
Mrs. Jameson was active in Red
Cross work during the World War
She was a charter member of the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Arthur T. Cahill. Weehawken, N. j.,
and three grandsons, Mitchell, Ball
and Philip Jameson, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Thursday at the Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV, with burial in Prospect Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Conscription
Continued From First Page. }

form of selective service are the best
and, the War Department is con-
vinced, the only practical means by
which we can prepare to meet the
immediate situation.
Answering criticism by Senator
Wheeler that the Army has insult
flcient equipment to train even the
National Guardsmen, Chairman
Sheppard of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee pointed out that
only 5000 could be called imme-
diately and the remainder would be
summoned as rapidly as facilities
become available.
No Funds for Housing or Pay.
No funds have yet been voted for
the expense involved in providing
housing or pay for the Guardsmen
at Army posts. Senator Sheppard
pointed out that the Guard would
bring its own equipment to duty.
The 5000, he said, would be used
in training the first contingent of
conscripts to be selected from the
10000, 900 men between the ages of
81 and 81 who would register under
the Burke-Wadsworth bill.
Senator johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado, who voted against con-
scription at the committee session,
said he and other opponents ex-
pected to support a substitute pro-
posal prepared by Senator Wheeler
calling for registration of men from
81 through 81, but setting up only a
system of voluntary, one-year enlist
ments. The Army's basic pay Of $21
a month would be increased to $50.
Men from Is to "a would be accepted
for the voluntary enlistments.
Senator Maloney, Democrat. of
Connecticut said he would introduce
the compromise measure, which
would make conscription automatic
If insufficient volunteer enlistments
were obtained by certain date yet
to be fixed.
Meanwhile, the Military Training
Camps Association asked the Senate
committee to reopen the question Of
registration age limits. Sponsor Of
the original Burke -Wadsworth bill,
which has been redrafted seven
times in committee, the association
asked that registration may be from
Is to "a, or at least from IS to S."
with men from 21 to IS liable to
Army service.
Evening star., 1940-08-06

that Virginia gasoline dealers In the
so-called District area are selling
gasoline at District prices.
The dealers must cut profits ac-
cordingly, and this works an undue
hardship on the small operator
who is striving to maintain himself
and his family at subsistence level
This reduction in sales and profits
is another source OF lost revenue
to Virginia by consequential re-
duction In merchants and income
taxes"
At present, Mr.. Battle explained,
the wholesale oil companies are alb
sorbing one-third of the loss with
the dealer. But we have infor-
nation" he said, that their share
Is soon to be reduced. This may
inevitably lead to the dealers be-
ing forced to absorb the entire loss. "
Later, he argued that a Accent
tax on gasoline in the District would
allow, without diversion Of the gaso-
line tax fund, repeal of the abutting
property owners street tax, saving
property owners 5000, 900 to $500, 900
a year, and at the same time pay
the street lighting bill, which Is
now paid out Of the general revenue
fund.
IF so met" he declared. this
would mean an additional saving of
100000 for the tax-paying resi-
dents of the District. Additional
police and better trafic control
could be realized by allocating part
OF the extra taxes to these phases
of the street system"
Three gasoline service station pro-
prietors from Alexandria, S. G.
Duncan, Morris Levy and w. w.
Woodruff, and Harry S. Wender,
vice president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, also testified.
The gas station owners said that
to meet District prices the oil COM
panies absorb 2 cents of the Virginia
tax and they absorb / cent, reducing
their profits to cents a gallon.
That is all the profit allowed in
Texas" remarked Representative
Poage.
Mr.. Wender quoted statistics from
the Bureau of Public Roads showing
that in 1898 gasoline tax receipts
were $2,79l 900 in the District and
ST, ,829 900 in Virginia.
Another hearing will be held by
the subcommittee tomorrow at 10
am. At that time Chairman Poage
hopes the representatives of Gov.
O'Conor of Maryland who failed to
show up at the first hearing will
appear to take the witness stand
If not, he plans to hear Washington
I. Cleveland, head of the District
Motor Club of the American Auto
mobile Association.
Evening star., 1940-08-06

Swimmer Racing
To Shore From Boat
browns in Potomac
Body Is Recovered by
Youth. Who Used
Rock to Submerqe

James Holmes, 26-year-old drug
clerk Of Mount Rainier, Nd, was
drowned yesterday afternoon within
few feet of the shore of the
Potomac River half 4 mile above
Key Bridge He had leaped from
q rowboat to race companions in
the boat to land.
One Of his companions, Harry
Grossman, "a, Of Hyattsville, Md,
dived In and assisted Mr.. Holmes
for . while, but tired and had to
let 60.
The body was recovered by Francis
c. Champion, 20, of 1891 M street
NV, who used a rock to submerge
to the bottom Of the river, as feet
deep. Mr.. Champion and Walter
Saylor, n, OF the 5000 block of o
street NV, who helped dive for
the body, were swimming nearby
when the tragedy occurred.
Mr.. Holmes was pronounced dead
about pm, after an hour of arti-
ficial respiration by Mr.. Champion
and Mr.. Saylor and members of the
fire rescue squad who were called to
the scene.
A native of Tennessee, Mr.. Holmes
was employed at a Peoples Drug
Store at Fifteenth and G streets
NV. He lived at 1854 Twenty
ninth street, Mount Rainier. Sur
vivors include q brother, Roscoe
Holmes Of 1910 N street NV.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Samuel A. Turner Dies;
LifeIonq D. T.. Resident

Samuel A. Turner, 10, of 1910 G
street Sc. retired Navy Yard
boilermaker, died yesterday at his
home. He was a native and life
long resident of Washington.
Mr.. Turner retired in 1892 after
more than IS years at the Navy
Yard. He was a member of the
International Brotherhood of Boil
ermakers and Iron Shipbuilders,
Local $50.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
Elsie Graham, Mrs. Regina Edwards,
Mrs. Ann Fry and Mrs. June We'll
ton; two sons, Russell and Carroll
Turner: two sisters, Mrs. Ada Hunt
and Miss Viola Turner, and six
grandchildren, all living in Wash
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Thursday at the home,
with burial in Congressional Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Vree|and Supports
Conscription and
D. {. Representation
New Jersey Republican
Gives Views at Guard
Comp in New York
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.


OGDENSBURG, N. Y, Aug. g.
Representative Vreeland. Republic
can, of New Jersey went on record
yesterday in favor of military con-
scription for the Nation and ma
tional representation for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Here for 1st Army maneuvers, as
captain In the military intelligence,
reserve, the Representative de-
clared consumption lis necessary to
national defense"
IF we wish to preserve our tradi-
tional freedom in this country, we
must be adequately prepared. Con-
scription Is the answer, and it is the
only fair way to build up our armed
forces he said. There should be
no delay, because delay might might
be disastrous"
Assigned to Public Relations.
Mr.. Vreeland, reserve officer for
number Of years, is president of
the New Jersey Reserve OfIicers' AS
sociation. He is assigned to the 1st
Army public relations headquarters
here for the three-week training
and maneuver period and is living
in the tent colony along with news
papermen on the athletic field of
George Hall High School, in which
the headquarters is located.
Yesterday he visited 29th Di-
vision headquarters, including Dis
trict Guard units, at Rensselaer,
Falls, touring the encampment with
Mai. William T. Roy, commander
of the divisions special troops and
assistant parliamentarian of the
House of Representatives.
Sees Protection for District.
Referring to the Districts long
fight for suffrage, he said that ma
tional representation should give
the District what it needs and
protect its interest in Congress. I"
Mr.. Vreeland is a member of the
House Judiciary Committee, which
reported favorably last week on the
Summers national representation
resolution.
MY years experience on the
House District Committee proved to
me that the District needs repre-
sentation in Congress" Mr.. Vree-
land said. "A District representa-
tive on the District Committee
could keep all of us straight in Dis
trict affairs. I am willing to vote
for natioral representation"
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Hungary Confiscotes
Jewish-Owned Land

BERLIN, Aug. 6 (P) (Via Radio -
The Hungarian government decreed
today the conflscation of "a large
portion" of Jewish-owned landed
property in that country. the Ger
man radio reported from Budapest.
The German broadcast declared
the measure was in connection with
the Hungarian program Of breaking
up large estates into small farms
for peasants. About one-fifth OF
the property still in Jewish hands
is said to be affected by today S
decree.
Evening star., 1940-08-06

ported to have left Gibraltar hur-
riedly yesterday, starting first into
the Mediterranean but then cutting
back toward the Atlantic Ocean.
There was no information as to
where they might be headed.
Reports reaching La Linea, close
to Gibraltar, said the 29,150-ton
British battleship Resolution was
damaged in an air-sea battle last
Saturday south of Formentera, one
of the Balearic islands of the
southeast coast of Spain.
The same reports said a cruiser
was hit by bomb in the same fight
and several British sailors were
killed and wounded. The name of
this ship was not learned. 1t and
the Resolution were said to have
been left behind at Gibraltar when
the 19 other warships left.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Luise Roiner Here ..
Seeking Aid for Father

Luise Rainer, film actress, few
into Washington today to seek the
aid OF the State Department in
bringing her 65-year- -old father,
Heinrich Rainer, to this country
from France.
Mr.. Rainer, formerly a merchant
in Brussels, recently was released
from a prison camp in Prague,
where he had been in German
hands for two months. He is now
awaiting word of arrangements to
leave the continent. r
Miss Rainer Is registered at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Stanley High, New Deal
Adviser, Backs WiIIkie

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Stanley
High, once an inner council New
Dealer, is joining the Wendell Will
kie forces.
He said yesterday he wanted to
become q part of that increasing
company of non-Republicans" who
have pledged support to the Repub-
lican presidential candidate.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Police Court Elevators
Stalled by Overlooking

Two overloaded elevators in the
Police Court Building stalled be-
tween the second and third floors
today. forcing occupants to climb
out by using chairs as steps. Eleva-
tor service was resumed about Is
minutes later.
william D. Hairless, assistant
engineer of the building, said too
many passengers crowded on the
lifts at the second floor, the extra
weight throwing a safety switch
which cut of the power.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
German Preparations
Believed About Complete

NEW YORK. Aug. 6 P.-Royal
Air Force intelligence officers, ana
Lying scouting reports from across
the English Channel, are convinced
the Germans have about completed
organization of blitzkrieg at
tempt, Larry Leseuer, c. B. S. COR
respondent in London, reported in
broadcast heard here today.
Nazi activity, particularly on rail-
roads and highways in Northern
Belgium, Holland and France, has
been stepped up, he said.
Air force officials, Leseuer said,
expect the German onslaught to
come partly on barges towed by
transports believed to be under con-
struction in the Baltic now and on
gliders, towed by transport planes,
which would carry food, munitions
and guns but no men.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Mrs. WiUkie Reveals
| She Didn't Vote for
| Roosevelt in 1882

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 6.
Mrs. Wendell L. Willkie
usually votes the way her hus-
band does, but 1882 was an ex-
ception, the wife Of the Repub-
Ican candidate for President
revealed today.
Il didn't vote for Roosevelt
in 1892" said Mrs. Willkie. MY
husband did"
II didn't like it because Mr..
Roosevelt left New York State
in debt" Mrs. Willkie added,
explaining the one time split In
the Wil1kie ranks, while he
(Mr. Willkie) thought Mr..
Roosevelt would stand on the
Democratic platform" T.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Rhode Island Population
Rises $3.50 to 7l1,669

BY the Associated Press.
Rhode Islands population, the
Census Bureau announced today,
increased 3.5 per cent in the last 10
years to I'll ,669.
This gain of the 1930-1940 decade,
however, compared with 1877 per
cent jump in the 1920-1930 period.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Military PIone Crosh
Kills Eight in Kenyo
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NAIROBI, Kenya Colony. Aug. 8.
Eight men were killed today when
q military plane carrying IL officers
and men Of British South African
and East African forces operating
In this war theater crashed In bad
weather.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
Coward's Visit 10 u. 5.
Defended in Commons
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug 6.-Noel Coward s
contacts among certain sections of
American opinion" ordinarily dim
cult for Britons to reach, were cited
today by Harold Nicolson, parlia-
mentary secretary of the Ministry of
Information. in defense of the play
wright's current visit to the United
States.
Mr.. Nicolson said Mr.. Coward
went abroad with the approval of
the Minister Of Information and
was trying to call on President
Roosevelt. friend of long standing
A treasury spokesman told the
House that Oracle Fields, English
comedienne. had not sought per-
mission to take out more than the
regulation fl0 ($40) when she went
to the United States recently. but
had been allowed to take $4,000
(about $4,000 last October.
Monty Banks. Gracie's husband
was allowed to take out 100000
about 100000 at the same time,
ne said. They are now on the
Pacific Coast.)
Oracle was born in Lancashire
Her director producer husband is a
native of Italy.
Banks Denies Charge.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 6 (P.-
Monty Banks declared today that
lust because I am Italian" British
treasury officials "are trying to
make things disagreeable" for his
wife. Oracle Fields, English movie
comedienne.
1--WE followed the usual procedure
when We left England" Banks as
serted.
Banks said his wife is in Canada
giving concerts for war BENEFITS, and
she expects to remain in Canada
until october.
Evening star., 1940-08-06
British Fleet Reported
10 Have Quit Gibraltar
LOST

ALGECIRAS, Spain, Aug. 6 (P.-
Nineteen British warships were re-
Evening star., 1940-11-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29

is completely non-existent' is due
to local opposition, not to w. P. A.
officials.
THAT Mr.. Stephens was fully
aware of project is shown by letter
from him to one of the Chamber OF
Commerce officials in question dated
June "a, 1910: Please find enclosed
copy of letter which I have re-
ceived from Washington which is
self-explanatory. AS soon as this in
formation is available your Office will
be furnished with same
Letter From Harriet Root.
"The enclosure was from Harriet
Root, chief of United States Infor-
nation Service, written to Mr..
Stephens under date of June 18 and
reads: Congressman Jed Johnson
has asked us to acknowledge your
letter of June Is requesting a list
OF materials required by the War
Department which are available in
the United States. We have asked
Roy Veatch, secretary Interdepart-
mental Committee on Strategic Ma
terials, Department of State, to send
you all available information on this
subject
"This correspondence relates di-
rectly to the project in question"
Either the w. P. A. in Washing
ton doesn't know what it's local
offices are doing, or else projects
which have the semblance of useful
ness are dressed up locally and put
through the national Office. But had
it not been for the alertness of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29

velopment of publicly-owned utili-
ties, while Mr.. Willkie has been tire
head of a huge power corporation.
The Presidential nominee, however,
after listening to Mr.. McNary on
the subject of public utilities, ha6
no criticism to make, adding that
McNary's views we're all right so far
as he was concerned. 1t may be
that the McNary views are liked
as an antidote to the charges
levelled by the New Dealers at
Willkie.
Differences Not Unusual.
1t is not particularly new for a
Vice Presidential candidate to rep
resent American groups and to hold
views that are somewhat divergent
from those of his Presidential run
ming mate. Take the most recent
example Vice President John N.
Garner, when he was renominated
and reelected in 1885 along with
President Roosevelt, had no use
whatever for some of the policies
of Mr.. Roosevelt and the New Deal
group. In fact, he had little use
for some of these policies from the
start of the Roosevelt admnistra-
ton.
When the Democrats in 1924
placed Brother Charlie" Bryan on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29

Constantine Brown. many does not
want any disturbance in that part
of Europe now and will see that it
does not occur.
Without the presence Of italian
and German forces at their boundary
there is no doubt that Rumania and
Hungary would be at each others
Threats in no time. But Grandpas
Hitler and Mussolini are determined
to keep the children in order and
won't allow them more than a few
occasional fireworks.
How much territory in Transyl-
vania the Hungarians are going to
obtain from the Rumanians is de-
cided, not in Budapest, but in Berlin
and up to point in Rome That is
to say Mussolini is entitled to act
as an adviser in dispute between
two states which do not enter Italys
zone of influence. The role assigned
to the Italian dictator is to take care
of Greece and Yugoslavia.
German Reversal Only Hope.
The Balkan states know this well.
They are still looking to Great
Britain and by implication the
United States to be the cause of
Hitler's downfall. But until some
thing tangible occurs, such as
serious reverse of the German forces
in Britain, they don't dare lift their
heads.
The Vienna r,ee+io1 or ",o,,-,,I
tation," as the officials of the axis
like to call it's no consultation at
all. Herr Won Ribbentrop and Count
Ciano will endeavor to find out why
the Hungarians and the Rumanians
did not come to an agreement at
Turnu-Severin, and, after they have
ascertained the facts, will give both
delegations a good scolding, and tell
them to get together right away;
otherwise there will be some serious
spanking.
1t seems to be true that there has
been a clash between the Rumanian
and the Soviet border troops in
Southern Bukovina, but nobody in
Berlin or in Rome, or even in Mos
COW. paid any attention to it.
These are inevitable incidents be-
tween two neighbors who hate each
other poisonously But the Ruma-
mans. who have demobiliZed & large
proportion of their forces on the
Russian border, are not in a position
to challenge their neighbor.
Loot by InstalIments.
Russia, of course, intends to annex
further slice of Rumania, but this
won't happen now. The agreement
between the totahtarians seems to
be that Russia will be allowed to
take her share of the loot on the
instalment plan.
This is known in Bucharest, Bel
grade and other interested capitals.
Hence the governments of these
states are resigned to their fate.
Their only hope to become indie
pendent once more is in Britain's
power and ability to resist a sue
ceSsful German invasion. II this
occurred many things will chance
dramatically in Europe. But as long
as the Germans have the whip
hand there will be no serious re-
sistence on the part of Germany's
victims.