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on the steamer Baranof She plans
to remain temporarily in Seattle.
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now. JONES AVERAGES

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With less than two weeks to go
before the start of the equinoxial
storms, Goering unleached wave af-
ter wave of Germany's biggest
bombers 10 a d ed with cargoes OF
Evening star., 1940-09-27

pal, said he would serve In . nom
combatant capacity, but under no
circumstances will bear arms"
"Resorting to violence does not
solve our difficulties" he said.
Besides the school board investi-
CATION, inquiries were begun by
F. B. I. agents at the request Of
Acting United States Attorney
George Mashank and by local
American Legion officials.
Mr.. Masnank said he wished to
determine whether any laws con-
cerning draft dodgers had been vio-
lated. He said he had received re-
ports similar meetings had been
Evening star., 1940-09-27

they obtain more information in
the case"
Mr.. Hull said the group was COM
posed solely of conscientious OBJ
jectors, and commented that there
is difference between conscientious
objectors and draft dodgers 81
Mrs. Bernard c. Clausen, who is
in charge of the Jane-Addams Peace
Center quarters, where the meeting
was held Wednesday night, said the
group Just got together to talk
things over and determine how they
would approach the question Of con-
scription."
Persons interested in the meeting
pointed out the Conscription Act
exempts from military training those
who for religious reasons are con-
scientiously opposed to participa-
ton in war in any form"
DR.. John H. Adams, principal OF
Perry High School, said he believed
Mr. Hull sis a patriotic American
and any mistake he made was a
mistake in judgment and not in
motive"
Mr. Hull, father of two children
and son of former school princi-
Evening star., 1940-09-27
Meeting Of Directors
10 Discuss Draft
Brings ; Probes
F. .B.I. Conducts One;
High School Teacher Is
Suspended in Pittsburgh

Sy the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27.-A local
meeting of conscientious objectors'
to discuss CONSUMPTION brought
about three investigations today
including one by Federal Bureau OF
Investigation agents.
The inquiries were announced
after Pittsburgh school authorities
suspended J. C. Spahr Hull, 36,
Perry High School English teacher,
who presided at the meeting, until
Evening star., 1940-09-27
New Theft ComoufIooe

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. ~ R.-A
new use for girdles-shoplifting.
Detective Capt. Rex Fowler said
. man held for shoplifting had two
girdles wrapped around his legs.
Police recovered II cans Of sardines
from one Of them.
Evening star., 1940-09-27

Some species Of the bamboo plant
attain q height of 120 feet.
Evening star., 1940-09-27

held In New York, Chicago, Detroi,
and other cities.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Smoking Banned
On Munitions
Building Floor

Maj. Gen. E. S. Adams. adjutant
general has forbidden smoking in
the new fourth-floor areas of the
Munitions Building, it was disclosed
today, to prevent repetition of the
recent fire that severely damaged
the penthouse structure.
His action was taken in response
to plea from Federal Works Ad-
ministrator John M. Carmody, who
has general supervision over Fed
eral buildings in the city In a let
ter to Secretary of War Stimson
the administrator pointed out that
the penthouse had been constructed
largely of non-fireproof materials
to avoid a dangerous increase in
the load on the building founda-
tions. This situation. he said in
PRODUCES fire hazard
During the World War employees
in the temporary buildings of frame
construction were forbidden to
smoke.
Aside from the fire that damaged
the Munitions Building penthouse
there have been scores of awning
fires on the floors below which Of
ficials suspect were caused by work.
men dropping cigarettes from the
top floor.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Tristan and Isolde Records
Are Delayed for Few Days
Second Group in Stor's Opera Series
Expected to Be Ready Tuesday

Tie operas which may be OBJ
tanned at the booths now include
Bizets Carmen, Gounod's Faust, -
Veroi's Aida" and "Rigoletto, -
Puccinis Madam Butterfly" and
La Boheme," Wagner's "Lohen-
grin" and the first group of Tristan
and Isolde" recordings.
All of the IL symphonic works
added recently to the offer also are
available These are Tschaikow-
skys Fourth Symphony and
"Nutcracker Suite" Beethoven S
Fifth and Eighth Symphonies,
Schuberts Unfinished Symphony"
Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G
Minor" Bach's "Brandenburg Con-
certos Nos. 2 and g." Wagners prel-
udes to Die Meistersinger' and
"Parsifal,' Debussy's Afternoon OF
a Faun," Clouds" and ''Festivals";; ;;
Haydn's Symphony No. 80 in E
Flat Major" Brahms Second SYM
phony' and Franck's ID Minor
Symphony"
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Weather Report
Furnished by the Uni


of Colmba-Cloudy with
tomorrow tonight with lowest temperature
moderate southwest
MaryandCloudy occasional light tomorrow
portions
Vrginia-Coudy and
tonight.
West Vrgna-Cloudy. with occasional light
portion tonight slightly
northwest portion
Fveday the period from December
7:3O December "a 1910, inclusive:
Middle Columbia
Delaware, Maryland, Eastern
light south light
south portion middle Moderate
colder in north portion Saturday night again toward period
Ohio Valley Kentucky Ohio Virginia
Indiana)
Generally
Ohio Valley beginning period
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Court Wheels Turn Faster
To Give Soldier Divorce

Stepping up District Court process
ses to meet the eXigencies of ma
tional defense, Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough today granted di-
vorce to a National Guard private
II days after the suit was filed.
John E. Tegeler, 1888 Forty-sec-
ond street NV, a District guards
man, brought suit December 3
against his wife. Mrs Roberta S.
Tegeler, GOT Concord avenue NV
on grounds of desertion. Her an
swer was filed December 10, and last
Friday his attorney, Daniel B.
Maher, asked the court to set the
case ahead. This Justice Bolitha
j. Laws, in Motions Court, agreed
to do.
Justice Goldsborough signed the
decree after Attorney Maher showed
the court that Mr.. Tegeler has been
notified by his commanding officer
that he will be inducted into the
Army January and be detailed to
Fort Bliss, Tex.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Princess JuIiana
Leaves for Three-Day
Visit in New York
You Have Such Nice
People Here Refugee
Says Of District

You have such nice people here!"
Crown Princess Julianas parting
words to Washington were spontan-
eous and less formal than the official
party which saw her off at Union
Station today.
The royal visitor from the Neither
lands seemed a trifle embarrassed at
her outburst as she waved a gloved
hand from the rear platform of the
departing train. She smiled and
waved, however, until the train was
out of sight.
The party which saw her off for
New York, following a three-day
visit at the White House as guest
of President and Mrs. Roosevelt. in
cluded Undersecretary of State
Sumner Welles, Capt. Daniel j..
Callaghan, the Presidents naval
aide; George A. Gordon, United
States Minister to the Netherlands,
and various other officials and their
wives.
Accompany Princess Juliana to
New York in her private car was DR..
A. Loudon, Netherlands Minister to
the United States. and Mrs. Loudon
Princess Jullana plans to 60 on 10
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Because of delay in production
the second unit of recordings of the
opera Tristan and Isolde the
eleventh of the series of operate
works now being offered through
The Stars music appreciation cam
paign, will not be made available
tomorrow as originally scheduled.
1t is expected, however that the
three recordings included in this
group will be ready for distribution
by next Tuesday and, unless an an
nouncement is made to the con-
trary. the unit will be released on
that day.
The condensed recording of this
immortal Wagner opera was divided
into two groups of three records
each because of the great length OF
the masterpiece. The first unit was
made available last Saturday.
Next Release on Schedule.
PoStponement of the release OF
the second half of the Tristan"
recordings is not expected to alter
present plans for release of the last
opera included in The Stars series
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro" Ur-
less another production delay forces
a postponement, the recordings Of
this opera will be made available
one week from tomorrow
The Star also wishes to announce
for the benefit of music lovers who
have been unable to obtain some
Of the operas during the last few
days that additional recordings will
be made available as soon as pos
sible. All of the operate works re-
leased so far are available except
"Tannhauser," La Traviata" and
"Pagliacci Additional supplies OF
these three are expected soon.
Music lovers are advised that the
distribution booths in the lobby OF
The Star Building will be open all
day next Tuesday, but will be closed
on Christmas Day.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Leahy Takes Leave
As Roosevelt Sends
Message 10 Petain
U. S. S. Tuscaloosa to Sail
With New Ambassador
To France Monday

President Roosevelt has sent q
personal message to Marshal Petain,
head of the French government at
Vichy, informing him that Admiral
William D. Leahy. new American
Ambassador to France, is an old
personal friend who talks the same
language as the hero OF Verdun.
Although the Chief Executive de-
clined to make public the actual text
OF this message, he told his press
conference today the substance Of it.
He told the Marshal, he said, that he
felt sure the new envoy would be
persona gratissima."
Although the President sent his
instructions to Admiral Leahy dur
ing farewell White House call yes
terday with merely the customary
expressions to the new diplomatic;
officer, the indicated tone of his
message to Marshal Petain was be-
lieved to mean that he hopes for a
particularly close relationship be-
tween the Ambassador and the
present head of the French govern
ment Marshal Petain is now gen.
orally believed to be under con-
siderable pressure from Nazi sources
to bring his government into closer
compliance with wishes Of the Berlin
regime.
The United States cruiser Tus-
caloosa. on which Mr.. Roosevelt
made his recent Caribbean cruise.
has been assigned to the mission of
carrying Admiral Leahy part of the
way to his new post.
The cruiser will leave Norfolk, Va.
next Monday with Admiral and Mrs.
Leahy as the only passengers. taking
them to Lisbon, Portugal. The ship
then will return directly to Norfolk,
officials said
Admiral Leahy made the an
nouncement of the cruiser assign
ment as he left the White House
yesterday. The cruiser was put at
his disposal, the admiral said be-
cause it was desired that he reach
his post as soon as possible and he
could not have left on an American
merchant ship until a week later.
In informed quarters, however. Il
was indicated that the President
chose this method of showing the
importance he attached to Admirs
Leahy's mission in France and OF
making a personal goodwill ges-
ture to Marshal Petain.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
French Say Germans
Cool on Collaboration

VICHY, France, Dec. 20 P,.-
While the Petain government con-
tinued cabinet meetings expected to
result in readjustment in the make
up of the cabinet, French officials in
dicated today that the. German at
titude toward collaboration had
cooled since departure of Pierre
Laval from the government. CAT
this point seven lines were CEN
sored)
1t is believed here that important
decisions will be taken by the Petain
government this week end in an at
tempt to restore negotiations with
Germany, which now apparently are
at standStill.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Pressure continues relatively low over
the Middle and Southern Gulf of Mexico,
nsSsa Hth Tex xe.E rnsh 9S0s
northeastward OF the North Carolina coast.
Another disturbance is moving rapidly east
auette. Mich, 1923 millibars (29 81
inches. Pressure continues low, but rising,
on the North Pacific Coast High pressure
tucket. Mass, 1,0271 millibars (3O.33
inches). with a wedge extending southwest
ward to Western North Carolina Pressure
Southern Rocky Mountain regions, Grand
Junction, Colo. 1882 millibars (3O.57
hsvs n he Norb paee stses
and the Gulf and South Atlantic States.
lisht rains in the Appalachian region. the
upper Ohio Valley and the upper Lake re-
gion. Temperatures have risen in the
lower Lake region, the Ohio Valley. the
Atlantic States from the Carolinas north
ward and in portions of the North Pacific
States.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

Ottawa in a few days to spend
Christmas with her children.
Princess Juliana will spend three
days in New York at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel Her program there
includes a visit tomorrow morning
to the Dutch Seamen's Institute
and to Rockefeller Center, where
the Netherlands Consul General and
various Dutch ofiicials have Offices.
The Princess will hold an informal
reception for New York dignitaries,
Netherlands officials and representa-
tives of various Dutch societies.
Sunday she will attend services at
the West End Collegiate Church
and will leave by train for Ottawa
Sunday night to spend Christmas
with her children. Beatrix, 2, and
Irene, 9 months old.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Legation in Uruguay
Nav Become Embassy

Secretary of State Hull indicatc
today that the United States Leg
ton in Uruguay and the Uruguay
Legation here soon may be raised /
the status of embassies.
Asked at his press conferenc
about report from Uruguay the
such an arrangement had bee
agreed upon in principle. Mr.. Hui
said he would not be surprised al
such a development, but that ht
could not speak authoritatively
about it until later.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Roosevelt Arms Plan
Hailed by Bevin as
Blow al Speculation
Sees Goods for Goods
Trade Contributions to
Postwar Sterilization
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2O.-Mlnister OF
Labor Ernest Bevin declared today
that President Roosevelt's great
idea of paying for goods by goods
will not only help to win the war,
but take us out of the hands of
spectators at the end of the war"
This re.ernce to the President S
plan to lend arms to Britain was
made in a luncheon address to the
Foreign Press Association. Mr.. Bevin
added:
1T is an indication that the Presi-
dent accepts the view that the great
est contribution to international sta
bilization at the end of the war is
labor and effort and not speculation
and manipulation of currency"
Mr.. Bevin often is called the
strong man" of the British Labor
party and has been mentioned as a
possible successor to Prime Min
lister Churchill whenever one has to
be chosen.
Among other things, Mr.. Bevin
said the British Navy now is doing
work which five navies did in the
World War and that every one
has now to be on one side or the
other" in the conflict.
AT this moment, Britain and her
allies are in the front line fighting
this battle" he said.
But we are only the front line
Every one in the world is involved
on one side or the other there
can be no neutrality between right
and wrong.
Great Britain is fighting for a
principle which, when established
finally, will govern the conduct Of
humanity for generations to come
The commonwealth idea on a
basis of equality must be the basic
principle of future security and
prosperity in the world"
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Editorial ond Comment.
Guild to Hold Supper

The Plus XI Guild will hold a
Christmas party and supper meet
ing Sunday night at the Grafton
Hotel. The Rev Joseph B. Meal
lister of Catholic University will
speak on christmas Liturgy" Ar
rangements are in charge of Miss
Alberta Sinnott. Miss Katherine
Repetti. Miss Mary Hardy. Edward
McGreevy and Edward McGibbon.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Of Pierre Laval as Vice Premier and
Foreign Minister.

Forescasts Of another purge"
possibly this week end, came from
Vichy after Fernand de Brinon,
representative of the French gov
ernment in German-occupied Paris
and an intimate friend of M. Laval,
was reported to have given to the
Petain government the German gov
ernment's views on M. Lavals re-
moval.
M. de Brinon returned to Paris,
taking with him, it was said here,
the outlines OF Marshal Petain's ap-
peasement offer suggesting the elm
ination of some of M. Lavals en-
emies from his cabinet.
Diplomatic circles said men they
expected to figure in a shake-up in
cluded:
Minister Of Justice Raphael Ali
bert. described as the leading critic
of the French German collaboration
plans and a bitter opponent of M
Laval.
Rene Belin, Minister of Industrial
Production.
Pierre Caziot, Minister of Agricul-
ture.
Peyr0uton Attacked.
Diplomatic advices said it still was
not clear whether those expected to
be aXed out of the cabinet would
include the present strong man."
Interior Minister Marcel Peyrouton.
German officials were said here not
only to be anxious to get him out,
but also to give his job to M. Laval.
M, Peyrouton. however. was be-
lieved to stand in an exceedingly
strong position at Vichy, not only
as friend of Marshal Petain. but as
a man close to Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand and Gen. Charles Hunziger,
the Minister of War.
Informed persons here said they
regarded it as certain that Laval,
despite apparent German approval
Of him as Vice Premier. would never
get that job back again as long as
Marshal Petain held the position
,as chief of state.
Less Power for Laval.
1t was said here that even if M
Laval-with German help-returned
to some official post he would not
WELD the power he once held.
At a cabinet meeting at Vichy
yesterday the ministers were said to
have received and discussed the re-
port which De Brinon brought from
Paris.
If Vichy's new proposals still are
unsatisfactory to the Germans, ii
was believed here, a shake-up of the
cabinet may be postponed, but dip
lomatic observers reported that Ber-
lin, like Vichy, wants quick action
after last weeks purge" and may
be satisfied with a compromise.
One thing which stood out in the
advices reaching here from Vichy
was that the Germans apparently
emphasized the need for purge of
elements which they considered to
be against French German collab-
grafton rather than the reinstate-
ment of M. Laval
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Britain 'sAfrican Force
Is Set at 425,0oo
By Italians
Foscists 'GoIIontIy Foee'
1.500 Planes, Strong
Fleet, Rome Claims
By the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 20.-A semi -officia
bulletin, issued here today to show
the size of the British forces which
1t said, Italian troops are 'gallantly
facing" put them at 1,500 airplanes
425, 900 troops and 100000 tons O.
warships.
It described Britain's forces a!
crack troops, recruited in England
Australia, New Zealand and else.
where in the British Empire.
British sources have indicated
that British Army strength in
Africa is between 250,000 and
100000 men, although British
leaders have referred recently to
considerable reinforcements.
CBritain's naval and air strength
are military secrets, but her
Mediterranean feet is known to
be large and powerful and, at
the start of the 12-day-old cam
paign in the western desert, it
was said that shifts of some war
planes from Egypt to Greece had
not impaired the r. A. F.'s power
In North Africa.)
Use Of German Troops Denied.
Informed sources declared that
German troops were not in Italy
were not en- route to any Italian
front and would not be sent to any
(There have been reports of
German troops entering Italy
through the Brenner Pass and it
was said yesterday at Struga,
Yugoslavia, that big German
transports were being used to fly
italian reinforcements to Albania)
The bulletin, issued through
Stefani, the official Italian news
cited British Prime Minister
Churchills statement to the House
of Commons yesterday as an illustra-
ton of the proportions of the enemy
effort which our soldiers bravely are
facing these days on all fronts Of
our war"
1t quoted Mr.. Churchill as saying
that arms for Britains forces in
Africa had been going directly from
since last summer and in
cluded armored cars of the best
quality and modern guns.
Heavy artillery exchanges on the
Bardia battlefront in Libya. during
which Italian guns effectively pound
ed British batteries and mechanized
forces, were reported earlier by the
Italian high command
SHARP Fighting in Albania.
Sharp fighting" was reported on
the southern flank of the Albanian
battlefront. where the Italian llth
army is engaging Greek forces
north of Argirocastro
Extensive air activity was report
ed on various parts of the Medi-
terranean front.
The communique acknowledged
the British had bombed the Italian
Adriatic port of Brindisi four times
yesterday. but said only that five
persons were wounded.
Italian dive bombers sank a
steamer of Greece, the high COM
mand claimed.
A furious air battle was reported
over Libya.
Two British Hurricanes and one
italian plane were reported downed
in this encounter.
Three British bombers were said
to have been shot down yesterday
during an attempted attack on VAL
ona, vital Italian supply port in
Albania, and three British Gloster
planes were reported shot down in
flames over the Greek lines.
Ground operations on the Sudan
ese border in East Africa were
limited to patrol and artillery ac-
tivity," the high command said
while Italian planes carried out
bombing attacks on several Brit
ish troop concentrations and rail-
way functions.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Operu Broudcusts
Through the co.operatio]

Through the cooperation Of
the National Broadcasting Co.,
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
excerpts from the operate re-
cordings featured in the opera
appreciation campaign. The
program on which the record
ings are heard, "Today's Prel-
ude," is scheduled daily except
Sundays, from 6 to 7 am. The
Stars recordings may be heard
between GAS and Z o'clock.
The recordings already re-
leased in the campaign may be
obtained at the special distribu-
ton booths in the lobby of The
Star Building each weekday
from 9 am. to 6 pm. The
booths are closed on Sundays.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Another Viehy Purge
Is Forecast in Bern

BERN. Switzerland, Dec. 20 (P.-
French Chief of State Petain was re-
ported in diplomatic circles here to-
day to be considering sacrificing part
of his Vichy cabinet in an effort to
"sooth' German ire over his custer
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Malt Liquor Output Loes

The Treasury says November pro-
ductlon of fermented malt liquors
totaled 3,396,l42 barrels compared
with 3692,72 in the similar month
last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

CHICAGO-BUND RECORDS SEIZED Irene Matz
tary to the chairman of the American
Chicago makes list of records seized from the Chicago
offices of the bund yesterday segt Leddy (rght)
the States attorneys police and other officers Municipal
Court investigator who declined quoted
included list of between $500 and 1000 Army Navy officers
and privates who apparently members of the bund
(Story on Page ALL "A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
Washington and Vicinity.

Park Commission rejects Ruhland's
health center proposal. Page B-1
Prince Georges police force addi-
tlons are advocated Page B-1
D. c. selective service quota for
January cut to 1866 Page B-1
President accepts invitation to light
Christmas tree here. Page B-1
House to be asked to act Monday on
pending bill Page B-1