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Evening star., 1940-02-09
French Deputies
Discuss War Conduct
In Secret Session
Raids on Gestopo Offices
In France DISCLOSED
By Premier DuIudier
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 9.-The Chamber OF
Deputies went into secret session
today to discuss the governments
conduct of the war after Premier
Daladier had disclosed recent raids
on Gestapo German secret police)
Offices in France The vote for the
secret session was 262 to 227.
M. Daladier said the raids had
disclosed an elaborate QUESTIONABLE
had been sent to the agents from
Germany.
The Premier told neWspapermen
the QUESTIONABLE directed the Ger
man agents to report on the attl-
tude of the French people toward
England.
ut is today's session Of Parlia-
ment which will answer those ques-
tions for them," the Premier de-
clared.
M. Daladier disclosed that among
CIle QueSllOllS aohCa eiiS SSAAAA''AA
agents were:
"Is Daladier liked by the masses?
What is his prestige? What would
be the result of vote of conf
dence? Who are Daladier's friends?
Who are his adverSaries?"
Police Strength Sought.
The Premier said other questions
asked what confidence France held
in her Arab populations, in her
"black troops" and the strength OF
the French police.
Wartime censorship, over which
dissatisfaction has been shown re-
Gently, was scheduled for criticism
from journalist members OF the
chamber. Charges have been made
that censorship has been unneces-
sarily severe and inefficient.
Paul Fauer, writing in the So
cialist newspaper LIE Populaire, said
today, "one learns now that silence
will be enforced as regards the high
cost of living 1t is strange
delusion to think that in this way
the country's morale can be intelll-
gently maintained"
Police announced the arrest OF 81
persons at VigneuX sur Seine on
charges of trying to reorganize the
outlaWed Communist party. Alter
investigation % of the 81 were jailed
and the others released on bail.
The secret session was the cham
ber's first in % years-since the last
year of the World War. During the
four years of that war only three
such sessions we're held.
Galleries Ordered Cleared.
Edouard Herriot, President of the
Chamber, ordered the galleries
cleared of all spectators and news
paper men. Even the corridors OF
the Bourbon Palace and rooms ad-
Joining the chamber were vacated,
and ushers were posted to prevent
any strangers" from approaching.
Chamber employees were warned
that disclosure of what took place
during the session would bring Sc
we're penalties. Premier Dalad.er
himself previously had reminded the
Chamber that "a hours after a
secret session of the British House
of Commons few weeks ago a full
account was published in German
newspapers.
Just before the vote was taken,
Premier Daladier said he had no
preference on a private or public
session and that the question was up
to the Chamber.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Funeral Is Set Today
For DR.. Charles Swisher

Funeral services were to be held
at $3.50 pm. today at Gawler's
chapel, 1850 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, for DR.. Charles Clinton
Swisher, distinguished educator and
professor emeritus of history at
George Washington University. DR..
Swisher died here Sunday. The Rev.
Ze Barney T. Phillips, pastor of the
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany,
will officiate. Burial will be private
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Husband, Wife, Daughter
Hurt When Hit by Auto

Three members of Washington
family were injured last night when
struck by an automobile operated,
police say, by Hugh P. McCann Of
Glen Echo Heights, Md, while walk
ing along Conduit road in nearby
Maryland.
Stanley Beach, %, SCOT Cathedral
avenue NV, suffered a broken left
ankle; his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Louise
Beach, Is, a broken arm and
shoulder, and their daughter, Helen
Louise Beach, 10, a broken right
ankle. They were taken to George
town Hospital by the Glen Echo
rescue squad.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Associated Gas
Continued From First Page)

ton, even though the company and
corporation paid into the Treasury
of the United States funds for the
payment of the trustee.
This, it is said, is the first time
that move has been made to have
the S. E. C. appoint a trustee in
such reorganization proceedings. In
some quarters the move was in
terpreted as decision on the part
of the Government to move into
the field of utility operation. The
S. E. C. would be in a position, if
it became trustee, to impose its will
on all the companies to select men,
bers of their boards in accordance
with the wishes of the commission.
This would soon get it down into
every ramification of the operation
of the business, it was said.
Move Made by Attorneys.
The Treasury Department at the
proceedings in New York was repre-
sented by Thurman Hill, its attor-
ney and the Justice Department by
Hugh A. Fullerton, executive assist
ant United States attorney for the
Southern District of New York
Both asked that the S. E. c. be
made trustee for the utility "em-
pire.''
Judge Leibell holds that the job
of handling the trusteeship is too
large for one man, and he has in
mind appointing one trustee and at
least two co-trustees, if the S. E. G..
fails to consent to accept the trus-
teeship or he should decide to ap-
point another anyway.
In this connection, it is rumored,
the names of John w. Hanes, for
mer Undersecretary of the Treas
ury; Henry I. Hartman of Boston,
former president Of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, and
Eugene Meyer of Washington, D. c.,
have been under consideration for
such appointments, with Mr.. Hanes
named trustee and the other two CO.
trustees.
Fortas Mentioned for Job.
There was also a report, uncon-
firmed, that Abe Fortas of the Sc
curity and Exchange Commission
was to get the job if the S. E. G..
is made trustee.
At the hearing in New York
Charles Travis, attorney for the As
sociated system, asked the court to
consider the appointment of Roger
j. Whiteford of Washington, re-
Gently elected president of the COM
pany and corporation as a CO.
trustee. Mr.. Whiteford succeeded
John I. Mango as head of the COM
panies last December.
The hearing was adjourned to
March 8. But Judge Leibell may
appoint trustee of trustees for the
system at any time and then hear
arguments of the interested parties
for or against appointment or ap-
pointments.
Aside from the reorganization
proceedings, Mr.. fullerton, on the
part of the Justice Department, has
issued subpoenas for the production
of books and records of Associated
Gas g. Electric Co. and its affiliated
companies. Mr.. Fullerton, it was
said, will make study of the data
preparatory to a Federal grand jury
investigation into possible violation
of the Federal laws by the manage
ment Of the companies.
Evening star., 1940-02-09

German government which has not
merely promised, but actually per-
formed certain acts of restitution.
In view of the experience of recent
years no one can trust a Nazi gov
ernment honestly to- perform such
acts or to abstain from future ag-
gression.
Restitution must include free
dom for the Polish and Czecho-Slo-
yak peoples. No promise of inde-
pendence for these peoples will suf-
flee unless accompanied by the
withdrawal of German forces and
police"
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Firms to Tap Loan
To Buy Soap to
Clean Up Reds

BY the Associated Press.
Soap heads the long list of
purchases made in this country
by Finland as the result of a
$lO,0O0,000 loan negotiated some
time ago.
They said they wanted to
clean up the Russians" Jesse H.
Jones, loan administrator, told
reporters yesterday.
II don't know whether they
were being facetious about it,
but that's what they told U.s."
Evening star., 1940-02-09

sion to hold the hearing was made
after formal request by Delegates
Maurice Rosenberg and Charles
Fenwick and State Senator Will
liam D. Medley.
Mr.. Rosenberg contended present
prices in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
market were too high. He said the
request for the hearing asked re-
view of both cash-and-carry and
delivered milk prices.
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Bees Kill Elephant

Tearing down a tree branch in
Marcia, India, an elephant disturbed
hive of bees which stung in a mass
with such vernon that the beast ran
about wildly as it trumpeted loudly
with pain, then dropped dead.
Evening star., 1940-02-09

Washington traffic victims last year
who were IS years of age and over
accounted for 1873 per cent of the
total of IS fatalities, although that
particular age group formed only 1.6
per cent of the population,
Evening star., 1940-02-09
Alexandra Milk Hearing
Called Next FRIDAY

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
RICHMOND, Feb. 9.-The State
Milk Commission today agreed to
hold hearing next Friday in Alex
andria to decide whether retail milk
prices should be reduced. The deci.
Evening star., 1940-02-09

pancingo, Guerrero State, said Fed
eral Deputy Feliciano Radilla was
shot to death there yesterday after
political quarrel. Radilla was a
senatorial candidate on the pro-
government Mexican Revolutionary
party ticket.
Askov American., 1940-02-29
AS 1 SEE 1T

Editor Askov American:
A farmer and laborer are the same
thing, farmer gets nothing but what
he is working for and neither does
a laborer Also they are the pro-
ducing class of people of this coun-
try and any other country. They
can be the party and have the say
of the country if they will cooperate.
This war is the greatest which has
ever been fought and 1 fear they all
will be in it before it is ended. Naz-
ism, Fascism, Communism and de-
mocracy are all fighting for power.
I hope that democracy will win be-
cause it is freedom and right it
is fighting for and 1 hope there will
never be another war; If all the
farmers can come to cooperate so
they run their own creameries, pack
ing houses, grain and feed markets,
including fuel and oil, then they will
get another Federal agency and all
labor will have work and plenty OF
it and this country will be the great
est and richest country in the world
It can be done under Democratic
regime, not under Republican or any
other party.
I shall like to see F. D. Roosevelt
stay on the job, because the people
can not get better man for it.
J. MARIUS PEDERSEN.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American., 1940-02-29

last fall was that all the net income
tax money does 60 to the schools.
Later, however, he was forced to ad-
nit that he was wrong and that the
county superintendent was correct.
Several weeks ago, the Hinckley
editor again tried to claim that all
the net income tax money goes to
schools. His memory must be short
The 1910 State School Board con-
vention voted for resolution de-
manding that all the net income tax
money go to schools. Can the entire
school board association be wrong
and Mr. Mann right? Who is Mr.
Mann trying to cover up by his ex-
cuses and mud singing? Perhaps he
doesn't know the facts that so strong
ly affect our schools and our taxes
He has been in the legislature several
terms now, and should know some
thing by this time Perhaps he wants
to be like some of our "big editors
(such as Hearst), who make it their
business to keep the public misin-
formed and misled on matters that
affect the public good.
MRS. A. E. BORCHARDT.
Member of School Board, Willow
River.
Askov American., 1940-02-29
UNCLE SAM, KING MIDAS

Editor Askov American:
The similarity of Uncle SANS plight
and that of neurological King Midas
are quite notable.
King Midas nearly starved to death
because everything he touched, in
Guiding food and drink, turned to
gold.
Uncle Sam has increased his pile
of gold from four to eighteen billion
dollars since January, 1884.
Nearly everything Uncle Sam
touches turns to gold Nevertheless
one-third of Uncle Sans 10000, ,00C
children remain ill-clad, ill-fed and
ill-housed. Ten million of them
trudging the highways and by-ways
searching in vain for employment.
Instead of issuing interest-bearing
tax-exempt bonds with which to &C.
quire the worlds stock of gold, Uncle
Sam should issue legal tender cur
rency with which to finance large
program of much needed permanent
public improvements and thus give
every man and woman, able and will
ing to work, full time job at q
decent living wage.
S. o. SANDERSON.
Rochester, MINI.
Askov American., 1940-02-29

way to send military aid (volunteers
may go) to Finland and allow British
and French soldiers to traverse Swed-
ish and Norwegian soil enroute to
Finland; finally, there was the dis
turbing fact of a British fleet TAX
ing over, virtually, the patroling of
Norwegian waters.
Naturally, in Scandinavia possibly
SO percent of the popular sentiment
sympathiZes with Finland, and an
immense quantity of aid is sent to
that country. in various forms, but
it is all done unofficially. For Swe-
den and Norway to go to war for
Finland would mean, of course, war
against Russia That would, also
in all likelihood-mean German at
tack on all Scandinavia. So the three
Northern nations are in most pre-
carious position.
1mpelled by a realization of these
facts Foreign Ministers Koht of Nor
way, Christian Guenther of Sweden
and Peter Munich of Denmark, met
in Copenhagen last Sunday.
They Agreed.
They agreed that in the future
they would deal jointly with all
belligerents, and would jointly protest
against every violation of their neu-
trality; they would firmly insist that
their neutrality be respected, and
they would demand damages for the
losses inflicted on them by the naval
war. They expressed the hope that
the war between Finland and Rus
sia would soon be over, but insisted
that the sovereignty of Finland be
preserved; they also hoped for a
peace by negotiation between Ger
many and England France, and they
reaffrmed their intention to keep
their three countries out of Europe's
two wars.
KOivistO Lost.
For more than three weeks the
battle between the Russians and the
Firms at the Mannerheim line has
been in progress; there have been
victories and defeats on both sides,
but the most serious blow was struck
the Firms when on Monday they had
to admit that the Russians had cap
tured the strong and important Koi-
visto fort, for that paves the way
to Viborg (Viipuri), whose doom
seems imminent unless the Firms re-
ceive very substantial and effective
help from abroad.
Askov American., 1940-02-29
probably have to 60 on an import
ing basis to fill our needs.
A Humiliating Experience.

probably have to 60 on an import
ing basis to fill our needs.
A Humiliating Experience.
am wondering how Under Secre-
tary of State Sumner Welles felt as
he sat chatting with British officials
on the deck of the boat that was
taking him to Italy, while British
contraband officials removed 334
bags of United States mail addressed
to Germany and Poland.
Daily, American ships are being
seized and taken to British ports
for examination. Reports from across
state that Italian boats are singularly
immune to search and seizure on the
part of the British because they do
not want to offend Italy. Evidently,
the British are not held back by
any such feelings as far as the United
States goes. Our flag is Haunted and
our rights violated but all that Wash
ington does is to send soft and mealy-
mouthed protests, just like we did
back in 1914-15-16. Personally,
like Grover Cleveland in the White
House these days. There was a man
who was every inch an American.
An Avalanche of Propaganda.
The annual report of the Postmas-
ter General discloses that the New
Deal propaganda bureaus have been
working overtime during the past
year. The report revealed that the
the Federal government, in IL months,
mailed out under the franking privi-
lege over $40 million pieces of mail
matter, weighing more than SO mil
lion pounds, at postal revenue loss
of 38 million dollars. Allowing 60
thousand pounds to the car, we find
that it would require the equivalent
of 1850 cars to transport this ava
lanche of mail With so cars to the
train it would require 81 trains. If
these cars were made up into one
train it would take a man walking
three miles an hour from noon to
six o'clock to walk from the engine
to the cabooSe
Assuming that paper and clerical
help were bought and paid for at the
regular commercial rate this pub
licity is costing the taxpayer not a
cent less than 125 million dollars a
year. May suggest to Mr.. Roosevelt
that here is one place where he can
economiZe
Askov American., 1940-02-29
A Mixup /!

The war in Europe, or rather we
should say, the wars in Europe, have
developed into one grand mixup.
First there were the conquests of
Ethiopia, and of course the contin-
uous trampling on China by Japan,
then there came the German in
vasions with excuses to justify their
actions such as forming protectorates,
etc. Then there came the conquest
of Poland during which Germany
and Russia made some kind of an
agreement, the outcome of which was
the dismemberment of the little in
dependent country in favor of the
protectors
That Polish invasion precipitated
and Great Britain and France and
now again Russia is going into Fin
land to right an imaginary wrong
to the Finnish people, or something.
There seems to be at this distance
no certain issue to take sides with.
In the German-Ally scrap it is a
plain case of down with Nazism, -
in the Japan-China struggle, it ap-
pears to be a case of more living
room for the Japs, or something, and
with Russia and Finland, Commun-
ism seems to be the issue as against
capitalism We are not attempting
to diagnose the various issues, but are
looking at them through the eyes
of Mr.. and Mrs. Average American.
When they are thus looked at, it
would appear that no sillier action
could be demonstrated than to take
sides with any of them. The thing
will possibly finally shape itself into
a death struggle between capitalism
and Communism, although there are
many who will laugh outright al
such suggestion.
All in all, it would appear that the
safest path for sane and safe Amer
leans to follow is one of strict neu.
trality and if they ever come owe,
here ''pesticating around" then we
can give vent to what belligerency
we have in our makeup.
Askov American., 1940-02-29
WILL LIVE AFTER HIM

WI dlIO IedpluS I1cidlO-hcNleW)
Captain Billy Fawcett, who died
last week, was an interesting char
acter.
We do not believe that he did much
real good in the world.
Some time back Billy was in Min
neapolis. He was poor, virtually
down and out. But he had a big
idea. That idea was a pretty clear
conception of the dirt and lowness
of the human mind. He wished q
publication which would appeal to
that characteristic of mankind. He
sought an appeal to perverted sense
of humor.
He borrowed $500 and got out the
first issue of Captain Billy's Whiz
Bang" It took on Immediately. Soon
he was making money. He started
other publications of the same type
One thing can be said. Fawcett
had a good sense of discrimination
He knew just how far he could 60
without having his publications de-
stroyed by too much offenSivenesS.
Billy is dead. His publications will
live long after him. They will sur
vive because the human mind is still
generally dirty and perverted. There
will appeal to certain mental traits
possessed, we regret to say, by too
many of us.
Askov American., 1940-02-29
Women's sLeague Has
A Strong Program

The attention of the members of the
State Executive Board of the Wom-
ems international League for Peace
and Freedom, meeting Tuesday, Feb
ruary 20, at the Curtis hotel in Min
neapolis, was called to the dangers
to democratic civil rights contained
in the large number of bills now be-
fore Congress-the so-called "anti-
alien" bills which really undermine
the rights of citizens and aliens alike
and threaten the Bill of Rights.
Mrs. E. Dudley Parsons, state leg
islative chairman, described four of
these bills in particular, and the
state board passed resolutions oppos-
ing them: CD The Starness Bill (H
| r. 6724) which has passed both
| houses and is now in conference, the
board asked the President to veto it
because it ignores the constitutional
right to trial by jury to every person
under the jurisdiction of the United
States" (2) The Reynolds Bill IS.
32Ol) which has been substituted for
| his amended bill, S. 400, was opposed
because by denying visas to quota
| immigrants it would prohibit all i'm
migration thus denying the tradi-
tional policy of asylum of the United
States" (3D The Stewart Bill Is.
283O) was opposed because "by fore
ing non-citizens to carry identifica-
ton cards they will be placed in a
special category in defiance of con-
Stitutional guarantees" az The
Dempsey Bill (H. R. 486O) which calls
for deportation of any alien belong
ing to any organization that advocates
any change in our form of govern
ment" was protested 'as opening the
way for official gagging of all Or
ganizations that believe in social re-
form" These resolutions were all
sent to Senators Shipstead and Lun-
deem.
Endorses LaF0llette Amendment.
The board also endorsed the La
Toilette amendment to the Neutrality
Act which would provide for war
referendum without the necessity OF
a constitutional amendment This
was recognized as a temporary meas
ure and continued work for the more
basic reform was advocated.
| President Roosevelt was thanked
in another resolution for the appoint
ment of j. j. McEntee as director oi
the CCC because 1--WE approve the
continuance of the policy of the CCC
to train unemployed young men fol
jobs in private industry and not to
inject military training in the corps
The President was also urged ste
open the way for the calling of 6
Peace Conference among the nations
of the world, through your represen-
tatives in Europe-Myron Taylor anc
Sumner Welles."
The Presidents proposed huge in
creases in naval appropriations were
scored and the suggestion was made
that instead the whole question sol
foreign policy should be studied ir
its relation to the defense forces Of
this country"
Askov American., 1940-02-29
PINE COUNTY BUS
SCHEDULE ON NO. 81

Corrected as of February 20, 194O)
Terminals and Pine County Stations.
Light face figures A. NJ, and black
face figures P. M. time Figures in
parentheSis indicates stations where
passengers should notify agent if they
desire to board buses.
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Duluth.
NORTH BOUND
Minneapolis, Lv.
7:sO lO:45 lis s:45 7:so
st. Paul, Lv.
sos 11:25 1:55 APO sos
Pine City
s:4O LOO 1874 5:55 s:ss
Beroun
(s:4S) Q:Os) (s:42) (6:O2) Flag
Junction with No. %, Approx.
9:54 lila 3:48 sos 9:52
1000 1:2o 1855 e:l5 s:55
1923 1:55 4:1s GAS 1920
Askov Junction, Approx.
1923 200 4:24 $50 1925
Finlayson Corner, Approx
1920 200 4:24 $50 1925
Rutledge
(1O:s5) (2:os) (4:sD 7:oo Flag
Willow River
(1O:4D (2:15) (4:ss) (7:O6) Flag
Sturgeon Lake
QO:4O (2:22) 4:45) G:12) Flag
Duluth
1910 $50 6:1o s:35 1905
SOUTH BOUND
Duluth, Lv.
TAO 1000 100 400 500
Sturgeon Lake
$3.50 u1:16) (2:15) (5:2O (s:1s,
Willow River
(s:OO Q1:2s) (2:ss) (5:2s) (s:1s)
Rutledge
(s:O5) Q1:2Y (2:2s) (5:sD (s:2s)
Finlayson Corner, Approx.
9:1O 1882 2:32 5:34 9:26
Askov Junction, Approx.
GIL 11:35 2:35 5:37 9:s9
Sandstone
s:l5 11:4o 2:4o $40 s:s4
Hinckley
$50 11:55 2:55 500 s:5s
Junction with No. %, Approx
9:45 1910 $40 6:15 1905
Beroun
(9:5O) (12:15) (3:15) (6:25) (10:e9)
Pine City
s:58 1928 1923 s:ss 1o:l5
st. Paul
11:40 2:05 sos Sis 11:45
Minneapolis
1910 2:40 $40 $50 1920
Let American Want Ads do your
detective work.
Askov American., 1940-02-29

To avoid coming to grief it might
be advised that law enforcement Of
icers are waging war on those who
insist on exceeding speed limits in
villages throughout Pine county and
elsewhere, thus endangering lives of
motorists and pedestrians alike. The
laws deal rather severely with those
whose violation of them leads to death
or serious injury. Especially during
the winter months should we be care
full as to our driving habits.
Askov American., 1940-02-29
Pigeons Make Long
Good Will Flight

NEW YORK.-Forty messen-
ger pigeons recently completed a
fight from Trujillo City, Domin-
lean republic, to New York, car
rying message of Pan-American
goodwill to Mayor LaGuar-
dia. The birds flew by way Of
Washington to commemorate Do
minican Republic day at the
Worlds fair. The flight of birds
was named the Columbus Memo
rial Pigeon flight.