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Evening star., 1940-03-11
Ribbentrop Visits
Duce Again After
Farley With Pope
Gesture by Hitler for
Amity With Vatican
Seen in Talks
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, March 1l-Foreign Minis
ter Joachim Won Ribbentrop of Ger
many, fresh from talks with Pope
Plus XII and King Victor En-
manuel, today had his second con-
ference with Premier Mussolini in
two days.
Before calling at II Duce's Palazzo
Venezia Office, Won Ribbentrop
talked for half an hour with For
eign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano
during day Of intense diplomatic
activity which observers found to
indicate at least two things:
Adolf Hitler is liking a Iriend-
ly gesture towa' Vstican.
He is seeking Ito views on
the possibility Of ar lension of
the European var either by the
the British French allies IT Ger
many herself.
The German diplomat arrived at
Vatican City at 1880 am. and a
few minutes later was ushered into
the presence of the pontiff for pri-
vate audience.
Cardinal Repays Visit.
Luigi Cardinal Maglione,. papal
secretary OF state, in accordance
with Vatican etiquette, repaid Won
Ribbentrop's visit with call on him
at the German Embassy at the Holy
See IS minutes after Won Ribben-
trop left the Vatican.
The only social event arranged
for the visitor was dinner to be
given by Count Ciano tonight at
the fashionable Chess Club, after
which Won Ribbentrop will intrain
for Berlin.
The significance of the unheralded
visit to King Victor Emmanuel was
not Immediately ascertained. Off,
cials described it as merely a cere-
monial call. There was belief
however, that the King desired to
ask him a special question:
The foreign minister talked with
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Bathroom Scales
Trop Coal Dealer
In Weight Shortage
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
OAKLYN, N. j., March IL
Suspecting he had been cheat
ed, Harry Hill weighed a load
of coal lump by lump on his
bathroom scales.
His suspicious were correct.
The scales showed the load was
$50 pounds less than the ton Mr..
Hill paid for. So did the scales
Of Jacob Price, superintendent
OF weights and measures.
The coal dealer was fined
$125.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Fi|ibustering Tactics
Used 10 Delay Action
On Child Labor Bill
House Committee
Refuses to Take Measure
OFF Calendar
BULLETIN.

The House today recommitted
to the District Committee for
further consideration a bill that
would amend the Child Labor Act
to permit children of any age to
take part in professional concerts
or theatrical productions The
vote, taken on roll call, was
1873 to 134.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Mrs. Roosevelt Provides

PHILADELPHIA, March II R).-
Thanks to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
'3-year-old Joan Cameron, whose
father has been on relief for two
years, can attend a nursery school
where she'll be served q hot meal
daily. The wife of the President has
"adopted"s Joan by providing $50
necessary to support her at the
school for a year.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
British Meat Rutionino
Is Effective Today
By the Associated Press,

by tnt ASSOclated Press.
LONDON, March 11.-Rationing
OF certain meats became effective in
Britain today under a decree limit
ing the amount an adult may have
weekly to the worth of shilling 10
pence (37 cents.
Children under 6 years were lin
tied to II pence worth 09 cents).
Restrictions do not apply to poultry,
game, kidneys, liver, sausage, or
cooked meats. Bacon has been ra-
toned since January 8.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Gen. Johnson in Hospitul

Brig. Gen. Hugh S. johnson,
columnist and former N. R. A. ad-
ministrator, was to undergo minor
operation in Walter Reed Hospital
today. Gen. johnson was brought
to the hospital yesterday, suffering
from an ailment of the lower in
teStine.
Evening star., 1940-03-11

CAPE TOWN, Union of South
Africa, March II (P.-The landing
of 46 German prisoners from scut-
tied steamers for internment in
South Africa was announced today.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
|Civi| Service Body
Opposes Merit Ban
On 0verquota Areas
Amendment to Romspeek
Bill Held UnfeosibIe
'AdministrotiveIy'
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
The Ramspeck bill to blanket
250,0 additional Federal en-
ployes under classified cipil seru-
ice climared seperdl moues OF
Roosevelt administration to er-
tend ciDil service ld,Ds. Measure
already passed by House carries
amendment prohibiting erten-
sion OF merit system to employees
in areas now aboUe apportion-
nent quota. These include Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Senator Wheeler
On Forum

Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
Democrat, Of Montana, chair
man Of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, will be
the quest speaker tonight on the
National Radio Forum over
WMAL at 1880 o'clock.
Senator Wheeler, who has
been mentioned a. a possible
candidate for the presidential
nomination, will speak on "The
Railroads and Economic Condi.
tions Confronting the Coun.
try"
The program is arranged by
The Star and is heard over q
coast-to.coast network Of the
Nstionai Broadcastint Co.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
White House ParIey
Weighs New Taxes 10
Finance Farm Aid
Legislators Confer on
Providing for Swollen
Benefit Payment Fund
BULLETIN.


The Senate this afternoon re-
jected the Brown amendment to
the Hatch bill, which would have
barred from political activity all
officers and stockholders of pri-
vate corporations having an in
terest of SIS, 900 or more in q
corporation. The vote was So to
81. A moment later the Senate
unanimously adopted an amend
ment by Senator Thomas, DEM
ocrat, of Oklahoma and Senator
Truman. Democrat, of Missouri
exempting from the Hatch Act
the District recorder of deeds
office.
By the Associated Press.
The question of additional taxes
to finance enlarged benefits for
farmers was discussed at a White
House conference today between
President Roosevelt and congress
sional leaders.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
said the question came up ain a gen.
eral way" at the regular Monday
morning parley of Senate and House
leaders at the White House.
No decisions were made, Senator
Barkley added.
The Senate leader said he fell
confident the House would approx.
the 5000, 1913, ,584 addition made t.
the agriculture appropriation bill by
the Senate Appropriations Commit.
tee. Offsetting previous appropria.
ton economies, the increase boosted
the farm fund to about the billion.
dollar level
Senator Barkley's reply pre-sup.
posed Senate approval of the in.
crease.
The President repeatedly has re.
minded Congress that any appro.
priations for farm payments beyone
his budget should be accompanied
by extra revenue. Senator Barkley
said today, however, that ther.
probably would be no decision or
the tax question until March Is in.
come-tax returns were in and 8
(See CONGRES, Page A-lO)
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Summary Of Todoy's Star

rage. rage.
Amusements, Obituary. A-10
Bis Radio B-14
Comics B-14-15 Sports A-12-14
Editorials AS Society -----B-3
Finance---- Ais Woman's Page,
Lost, Found Bill B-8
Foreign
Ribbentrop sees Duce after parley
with Pope. Page Al
German agreement to spare neutral
ships reported. Page Al
Chamberlain offers Finland prompt
aid if asked. Page Al
Welles explores British aims in
parleys today. Page A
Na1 ship Hanover burned by crew,
British announce. Page Al
Hitler parley is sought by Finn ex-
President. Page Al
Chamberlain hopes way now open
for italian trade talk. Page AS
Transcaucasians hoping to be freed
from Soviet. Page AS
National
Allies may get new -mile-an-hour
American plane. Page Ar
New Hampshire vote tomorrow to
test third-term issue. Page AS
O'Mahoney offers plan to reduce un-
employment. Page As
Senator Hale, retiring soon, ends
long family service. Page ALL
Wheeler says water carriers help
monopolistic industries. Page ALL
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Aid With \A||Avai|abIe Resources
Offered Finns1 Says Chamberlain;
Hope for Peace High in Stockholm
Appeal for More
Help Awaited,
Commons 7 old

WEILES EXPLORING British aims
In parleys today; will talk formally
with Chamberlain and Halifax;
leaves London Thursday.
Page Al
CHAMBERLAIN HOPES way is
now open for Italian trade talks;
indicates British coal for italy will
be topic of discussion. Page AS
TRANSCAUCASIANS HOPING to
be freed from Soviet rule; gov
ernments" of Georgia, Azerbaijan
and Armenia active in Geneva.
Page AS
Evening star., 1940-03-11

(See TAX, Page A-11.)
Evening star., 1940-03-11

(See ROME, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Appeals Court
Ruling Peri|s
DC. Income Tax
Boston Residence
Ruled 'DomiciIe';
Tax Exemption Upheld
BULLETIN.

Chairman Nichols of the Sub
committee on Fiscal Affairs Of
the House District Committee de-
clared this afternoon that if the
Court of Appeals decision re-
garding the personal property tax
Is broad enough to have the same
application to the local income
tax, then it is certainly evident
the income tax will have to be
repealed"
Evening star., 1940-03-11
Weather Forecast

cold, with lowest about "a tonight: to-
morrow cloudy, followed by snow or
sleet. Temperatures today-Highest,
IS, at pm; lowest, 26, at am.
From the United States weather Bureau report
Full details on PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1940-03-11
German Prisoners Landed

(See CONGRES, Page A-10)
Evening star., 1940-05-23

so feet wide, and viii be lined Oh
so that each boy laces down . 10
foot wide strip 1000 teet long. The
street has no crown-that Is, the
center of the street will not be
higher than the sices, and curbs
will line both sides, he whole length
Of the course, Mr.. Eldridge explained
Spectators will be required to
watch the races from lines 10 or II
feet back from the nearest racing
lanes, he pointed out. The course
itself, he said, runs downhiu In q
gradual slope and, immediately past
the finish line, starts uphill again.
providing an automatic braking
action to slow the racers to a stop.
Three Derby entrants interviewed
by Bill Coyle, radio director OF The
Star, were Philip A. Cuny, IL. 1906
Brandywine street NV q new
conner who started his 1440 Derby
preparations by constructing a scale
model Of the 1899 champions car;
william Beverly Steele, II, 52l Rox-
boro place NV, and Jack Eby, IA,
ITO New York avenue, Takoma
Park. Md.
Radio Quiz Preliminaries Begin.
Preliminaries for the radio quiz
on Derby rules were begun yesterday
Evening star., 1940-05-23

when the first elimina tions were held
at Langley Junior High School.
Colored entrants were to take part
in eliminations today at Garnet Pat
terson Junior High School, Tenth
and U streets NV, at $3.50 pm. The
names Of those to appear on the
quiz program will be announced later
this week.
The exhibition schedule for cham
pion Cederstrand's racer today fol-
lows:
Jefferson Junior High, 9 to 10 q m. !;
Langley Junior High, 10:15 to 11:l5
am; Anacostia Junior High. 1880
am. to 1915 pm: Hine Junior
High, 1890 to lis pm, and Stuart
Junior High, $50 to 3:45 pm.
The tour will be continued next
week, with the schedule to be an
nounced over the week end.
| Watch The Star for Derby News0
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Soap Box Derby Guide

Boys who want a chance to
win The Star-American Legion
sponsored Derby for motorless,
coaster racers, and to represent
Washington at the national and
international finals at Akron,
Ohio, may be guided by the
following instructions:
To be eligible to race, a boy
must not be younger than II
nor older than Is, on July 13,
1910, and must live in WASH
ington or one of the nearby
communities in Maryland or
Virginia.
Every boy expecting to race
must obtain entrance blanks, a
safety pledge and a rule BOOK
at the salesroom of the Chevro-
let dealer nearest his home
The entrance blanks and the
pledge must be filled out and
signed by the boy and by his
parent or guardian. Any Chev-
ro!et dealer In Washington.
Alexandria and Arlington, Va.
and Bethesda. Hyattsville and
Silver Spring, Md, can furnish
the blanks.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
tombstone to Speok
On RIGHTS in Chino

Dean william Crane Johnstone OF
George Washington University will
speak on foreign rights in China
tonight at 8:15 O'Clock in the uni
versity Hall Of Government.
This is the fifth in a series spon-
sored by the university and the
American Council. Institute OF
Pacific Relations. There are two
more scheduled, on May 80 and
June 9.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Racer Which Won
1899 Soap Box Derby
On Tour Tomorrow
Carl Cederstrund's
Car to Be Exhibited
At District Schools

The streamlined white racer that
Carl Cederstrand, jr, drove to vic
tory in Washington's 1899 Soap Box
Derby viii be started on an eXhibi-
ton tour of some of the District
junior high schools tomorrow.
Derby Director Zeb T. Hamilton
announced the beginning of the tour
over the regular Derby radio pro-
gram on Station WMAL at Ais
pm yesterday. Boys now building
coaster racers for The Star Amer
lean Legion sponsored 1910 Soap
Box Derby end hundreds Of other
youngsters will be given a chance
to inspect the speedy car which last
year won two heats at the Akron
international finals.
Two American Legion representa-
tives will take the car on tour. and
will be prepared to answer ques-
tions on its construction. Mr. Ham
ilton reminded boys yesterday that
OA1OSC VIII W01lt SdA O"AA CAP4oAAo-
ton of how he built his racer may
receive them by writing or calling
Soap Box Derby headquarters, The
Evening Star, and requesting a
copy of the pamphlet on construc-
tion hints.
Schedule Tomorrow.
First stop or tomorrow's tour will
he Jefferson Junior High School,
Sixth and D streets S.W., at 9 am
Four other schools will be visited
during size day.
A description Of the 1910 Soar
Box Derby couree was broadcast
yesterday by M. o. Eldridge, assist
ant director of the Bureau of We
hicles and Traffic, on the Derby
radio program. Mr.. Eldridge spoke
in place of Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer, who was unable tx
participate because of illness.
Without actually telling where thi.
years Derby will be held, Mr.. Ed.
ridge described the safety advan.
tages of the hill chosen for the race;
Evening star., 1940-05-23

committee by B. b. Derrick. secre.
tary Of the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association. Also
on the committee are DR.. r. w.
Shermantine Of Baltimore, secre-
tary Of the Maryland Cooperative
Milk Producers, Inc, and J. l.. Kirk
Of Bluefield, w. Va, chairman Of
the West Virginia Dairymen's As
sociation.
The purpose o; the committee
will be to encourage distribution to
reduce the growing seasonal surplus
OF milk and its products.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
National Unit Is Named
To Push Milk Sales

Appointment Of q National Pro-
ducer Committee representing a
States and the District was an
nounced today by Charles w.
Holmes, secretary Of the National
Cooperative Milk Producers Fed
Grafton and chairman OF the Ma
tional June Dairy Sale Committee
The District is represented on the
Evening star., 1940-05-23

TELLS ABOUT DERBY COURSE-M O. Edridge assistant di-
rector of the Bureau of Vehicles and Traffic. didn't
the 1910 Soap Derby would be held described it
completely the regular Derby radio program WAL
AIS pm yesterday Behind Derby entrants who
interviewed about their They righ)
William Beverly Steele Jack Eby and Philip Cuny.
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1940-05-23

the physical features Of the street
and urged the entrants to build
their cars strongly and according to
the rules.
This years Derby course will be
Evening star., 1940-05-23

IN is cities women were amazed to see sensa.
tional results proving this wonderful, new
Chipso's Speed, Power and Safety! Not one of the
popular washday soaps tested-not even popu-
lar, high-powered granulated soaps matched new
Chipso on all three points of this triple Test"
New Chipso beat them all in speed of sudsing.
Gave nearly onefourth more suds, ounce for ounce,
than the average of the leading washday soaps
tested! Moreover, those generous Chipso suds get
clothes far whittier than lees efficient sosps We
tested! Tfy new Chipso next washdayl
Evening star., 1940-05-23

Touno SokeSAssorted Rigs each Z7c
Luke fiour TOP GRADE pks. SC
Gibbs Soups VI; 4easss asa Or TO-: can: o. &c
Sunsweet Prunes saykH RSK sIs: si:: l5c.
Spick S#aaF sHoH CIeoner fss. 81. Zoe
DethoI lnsecticide LnspE sITK GO O.. .S..loc
CIopp's Body Foods 3 cans zoe
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
WAR AND INDUSTRY

What is the matter with the stock
market? Was it Josh Billings who
first said: Congress is a ass"
Specifically it would seem that no
group of more or less independent
individuals can be ga ass" but
there is such thing as mob mass
mind-especially in panicky times.
When it appears and begins to work
it is a frightful knock on the aver
age run-of-mill donkey to compare
mob intelligence to that of an ass.
It is far below that.
This country's safety just at
this stage depends not nearly so
much on its army, its navy, or
it's air force as it does on it's in
dustries. They are going to have
to 60 to work overtime not only to
supply our defensive needs but to
take up the burdens of formerly
competing nations, now cut off by
war in supplying the needs of the
world. Happily or otherwise, it will
create a boom.
This nation has not yet begun TO
function on the industrial side of
building up defenses. This admins
tration remains allergic to conse-
quences and continues to shoot
craps with destiny. The current
dumb statements that we can't get
for two years the pitifully insult
ficient armament yet asked for, are
an insult to industry.
To say that the greatest and most
efficient industrial system in the
world can't do this job for us is to
confess ignorance of that system.
Our first step is to recruit some in
dustrial brains.
We don't so much need an inves-
tigation of past errors as we need
two other things: Q) Masterful CO.
ordination of all arms of defense;
and (2) a small industrial general
staff sitting constantly in Washing
ton and on the job. An investiga-
ton might do some good as guide,
but just now we most need action.
I am not talking about new war
industries board, but the production
problem of this nation should be put
before committee of such pro-
duction experts as Henry Ford,
Bill Knudson, Fred Zeder-narnes
lust taken at random.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
Miss Great Things

Those who apply themselves too
much to little things usually be-
come incapable of great things
La Rochefoucauld.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
e EN- rial
JOHN SON
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BIG JOB FOR INDUSTRY

Washington, ID. e.
The Presidents speech on arma-
ments was excellent oratory and &
great show. The stage-management
was intended to impress Mussolini.
Congress should act promptly, but
the business of buns rushing bill
lion dollar bill through without look
ing at it is the same old stuff-espe-
cially since it gives the President
a couple of hundred million lump
sum and sight unseen.
There is no need for any such
haste as that. The money can't be
gotten into action in the rush that
it can be appropriated.
1t is doubtful if the navy money
can begin to be spent within the
year of it's appropriation.
This situation could be remedied,
but not with the present system.
The President gave no indication of
any change in his present attempt to
combine in himself the powers and
duties of secretary of state, war and
navy.
Indeed, the requests for person
allied appropriations indicates he in
tends to carry it still further. He
is fitted neither by training nor ex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

Always melt marshmallows in
the top of a double boiler over hot
water.
Flour sifters and kitchen strain
ers should be dried thoroughly be-
fore storing.
A pinch of cinnamon or sugar
burned in a tin can will remove
Objectionable food odors in the
house.
Fasten a large paper sack over
the end of the food grinder when
grinding bread or crackers. The
sack will catch all of the crumbs.
Rubber plants cannot be fer
tilted too highly. Give each plant
a teaspoon of sulphate ammonia
once a month and do not be afraid
of watering too much. They like
a wet soil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Chin-Fu Woo is urging a third
term for Roosevelt. AS editor of the
Chinese Nationalist Daily, New
York, he plans to rally Chinese
Americans.
The army has Is so-called "for-
eign language Students" that is, of
ficers studying foreign languages
abroad. The officer learning Chi
nese is stationed in China and the
one learning Japanese is located
in Japan. But the officer studying
Russian is stationed in New York
city.
Many members of congress de
pend on ghost writers, usually their
secretaries, to write speeches. But
not Arizona's erudite Sen. Henry
Ashurst. A gifted grammarian, he
not only writes his own speeches
but helps colleagues with theirs.
Taft managers privately are sore
at Governor Bricker. They suspect
the Ohioan of making secret over
lures to Pennsylvania boss Joe Pew
to undermine Taft strength.
Traffic moves slowly around the
Capitol these days, blocked by
crowds upon crowds of high school
tourists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30

perience to do this present job and
he has far too much to do already.
If we have not enough plant and
shipbuilding capacity, the job is to
60 out and create them.
That is purely an industrial job
and nobody in the administration is
equipped to undertake it. If we
have not enough machine tool equip
ment, the task is to set up a system
of priorities-right now.
If we fear any shortages of tin or
rubber, we ought to begin now con-
serving them for defense. A large
percentage of our normal use of
both comes from reclamation. We
should begin restrictions on the I'M
necessary use of both and stop at
once the wastage of tin and rubber
scrap.
All these suggestions are merely
by way of example. There are
scores of other ways to get this job
done quickly and far more econom-
ically than it has been done or than
there is any prospect of doing it.
If our whole problem is, at this
stage, industry-now just as much
an arm of national defense as the
army or the navy, it is job of
industrial strategists and tacticians,
just as much as the army needs
generals and the navy needs adj
mirals.
They do not exist in government.
I would as quickly consent to en-
trusting it to a soldier, sailor or poll
tician, as I would let one of them
cut off my leg, or ask an industrial
list either to do that amputation or
to run the army.
We can get the job done, but not
merely by appropriating money-no
matter how much noise we make
about it and not with the present
men and organization without expert
industrial advice and direction.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30

army, in accordance with a plan
which the army has been develop
ing for a year. The letters were
sent about month ago, and were
addressed in most cases to the
heads of those hospitals and medical
schools which furnished men for
similar units during the World war.
It was learned that the army
sought to get 1000 doctors who
would be officers in some 80 general
hospitals, which would be situated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30

100 to 200 miles behind the lines of
any American army.
Army officials said that these
units would not represent the total
OF field hospitals that the army
would need in the case of war, but
merely an initial emergency group
to cover the opening phases of any
military operation.
In addition, the army seeks abou
700 doctors who would act as off
GERS in II evacuation hospitals, an
400 doctors who would work in sur
gical hospitals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30

HERES a charming way to
= = make your silk print for after
noon, and it's not too dressy for
general wear, either. Everything
about it is soft and graceful-the
ripping skirt, the shoulder shir-
ring that co-operates with waist
line tucks to make your bust look
prettily rounded, and the plain W
neckline that you can vary with
flowers. brooches or white lingerie
touches. Pattern No. 1928 has
a delightfully."- tiny-waisted effect,
and a ribbon belt to call attention
to the fact! Make this in time
for your next afternoon date, and