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Evening star., 1940-12-06
| New Ship Joins
Fleet Every
| II Days
By the Associated Press.

ny Tic ASSOClatCu HNCoos
New fighting ships are joining the
fleet at the rate of one every IL days,
the National Defense Commission
reported today.
Making public an analysis of the
Nays $7,700, 900 900 ship construc-
ton and alteration program, the
commission said its study showed
snipbuilding time had been cut ma
terially.
"The 40-month building period for
completing cruisers has been cut as
much as one-eighth," it continued,
land submarine construction time
has been cut from 80 months to "a
months. Destroyers under construc-
ton are being launched three
months ahead of schedules
Mentioning some short cuts, the
commission said a completed Diesel
engine was installed in one ship
being built at the Tampa ella.
shipyards instead Of being assembled
in the ship piecemeal.
The analysis showed contracts
awarded for ship construction to
date totaled more than $3 800 .000, 900.
The remaining portion Of the au-
thorized total would be utalized for
armor, armament and equipment,
the commission said, to be con-
tracted for - the ships approached
completion.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. GA fierce, long
range encounter between a German
"Q-boat" t"-diSguised raider-and the
British armed merchant cruiser Car
narvon Castle, in which the British
ship suffered slight damage" and
the German was said to have fed,
was reported today by the Admiralty.
1t was learned authoritatively the
battle occurred in the South At
lantic approximately TOO miles
northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay,
where three British cruisers drove
the German pocket battleship Ad-
miral Graf Spec to self-destruction
last December. This would be well
within the American neutrality zone.
Uniformed quarters in Monte
video placed the battle 1000
miles northeast of Montevideo. 1t
was said the Carnarvon Castle
would reach Montevideo next
Monday, presumably for repairs)
The Admiralty acknowledged some
casualties" aboard the Carnarvon
Castle, 22.122 tons. 1t left open the
question of damage to the oppo-
nent-"a fast and heavily armed
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Circuit Court Upho|ds
Removal Of Morgan
As ]. Y. A. Head
President Had Power
To Dismiss Choirmun,
U. S. Judge Rules
BY the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI. Dec. 6.-The Sixth
United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals today upheld dismissal of Ar
thur e. Morgan as chairman of the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Affirming lower court dismissal of
DR.. Morgan's suit. in which he
sought recovery of $4,583.33 alleged
due in salary, Judge c. C. Simons of
Detroit cited a Supreme Court case
which said:
''The power TO remove executive
officers appointed by the President
is conferred upon him by the Con-
stitution and so may not be abro-
gated by statute"
Removed for "Contumacy."
Dr. Morgan, president of Antioch
College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, was
removed by President Roosevelt
March 23, 1898, for "contumacy."
Previously the tall, gray-haired edu-
Gator had been at odds with fellow
members of the r. v. A. Board.
DR.. Morgan filed suit against the
T. ". A. and Board Members Har-
court A. Morgan and David e. Lili-
enthal, charging that his custer was
illegal and void and could be ac-
complished only by concurrent ac-
ton of the Senate and House Of
Representatives"
District Judge George c. Taylor
of Knoxville, Tenn. dismissed the
action August Is, 1899, because of
its failure OF state a claim upon
which relief can be granted"
Pred0minantly Executive.
Today's opinion said in part:
ut requires little to demonstrate
that the Tennessee Valley Authority
exercises predominantly an execu-
tive or administrative function ="
The board does not sit in Judgment
upon private controversies, or con-
troversies between private citizens
and the Government, and there is
no judicial review of its decisions,
except as it may sue or be sued as
may other corporations.
at is not to be aligned with the
Federal Trade Commission. the In
terstate Commerce Commission OF
other administrative bodies mainly
exercising clearly quasi-legislative
or quasi-judicial functions-it is pre-
dominantly an administrative arm
of the Executive Department"
Reached at Yellow Springs, DR..
Morgan said he was mot prepared
at this time" to say whether he
would appeal to the United States
Supreme Court.
Il shall have to consult my attor-
neys," he declared.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
English Say Nozis Fled Scene,
700 Miles Off Uruguay
AIMED Merchant Cruiser Cornorvon Castle
Damaged Slightly Admiralty Admits

German raider disguised as q
merchant ship"
CA German announcement said
a British auxiliary cruiser had
been severely damaged" in an
engagement in the South At
lantic with a German auxiliary
cruiser)
1T is not yet known what damage
was inflicted on the enemy raider,
and she was last reported to be
steaming north at high speed away
from the scene of action" the COM
munique said.
The British themselves developed
the Q-boat in the World War when
the name was given to mystery war
ships masked as innocent tramp
steamers. They were one Of Brit
aims great weapons against Ger
man submarines.
1t was the second engagement
between British and German ves-
sells within the Western Hemisphere
neutrality belt since the Graf Spec
battle. On July % the 22.209- ton
British merchant cruiser Alcantara
fought it out with German mer-
(See BATTLE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-12-06

Up to the window of The Stars
Christmas House yesterday hurried
a young man with a heavy burden.
He carried a great box filled with
bright. red sweaters. yellow haired
dolls, warm, blue socks, tough little
footballs, toy pianos and games in
vented just to steal away the heart
of a child.
He jingled $125O in cash-and told
N. B. c. Announcer Dorian ST.
George this, too, was going to The
Stars Yule campaign, SO certain
Washington children will have the
experience Unusual for them OF
tasting rich. nourishing food.
He was Hardaway Young, jr.,
delegated by 100 unnamed workers
of the Treasury Department, Pro-
curement Division, Emergency
Branch. to bring their gift. They
had collected it in two days, as soon
as they heard of the city-wide ap-
peal of this season by The Star, the
Evening star., 1940-12-06

are q nation Of fanfarons and idlers,
and the fists of our good soldiers
will teach these greedy pleasure
seekers and rotters to work hard for
US.
After the military defeat in this
state, q complete social revolution
will follow therein, and the French,
who for years have spread poisonous
and loathsome lies about our ma
ton and our Fuehrer, will welcome
us as saviors who will deliver them
from the hell of war. We have
many friends in France, in Belgium,
and most of them in Holland. These
friends are not only our kinSmen
resident there, but also many men,
bers of those nations. Some Of
them have adopted the Fuehrer's
doctrine; some of them are dis
placed officials Of former regimes;
some Of them are ambitious to gain
prominent positions; some who viii
not resist the temptation Of money:
(see DARRE PaSe A.6.)
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Many Made Homeless
As Waves Of Planes
Raid Portsmouth
Private Property Suffers
Heavy Domoee During
3-Hour Nozi Attack
BY the Associated Press.

PORTSMOUTH. England, Dec. 6.
German bombers sweeping over in
waves killed number of persons
and inflicted heavy damage to pri-
vate property in this south coast
naval base last night in a con-
centrated, three-hour assault.
A large number of persons were
made homeless by the bombs which
were declared to have been aimed at
the civilian population. Rescue
workers dug into debris Of leveled
homes throughout the day in search
Of possible victims
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison,
here for a speech, inspected the
damaged areas and afterward
asserted:
"All ranks seem to be animated
with the right spirit. which is:
We are going to stick this business
out and the enemy is not going to
get us down."
Congratulates City.
Il really congratulate the city for
the brave spirit with which it has
stood up to the attack" the Home
Secretary continued
Portsmouth is a city of great
civic tradition and long associations
(See RAID, Page A-4.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
B U II tin

VICHY, France P.-The
United States Embassy was re-
ported tonight to have protested
against German detention of q
former Embassy receptionist, Mrs.
Elizabeth Deegan, on what were
unofIicially described as charges
that she aided British officers to
escape from occupied France.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-12-06

any one O1 YOU 1IOA Jul uAOoe,'
would exclude him from living in
the sphere of our blessed union
(gemeinschaft), and most certainly
would cost the traitor his life.
I do not wish to elaborate on this
further, as, being selected members
who are faithful unto death to the
Fuehrer and to our ideal, I have
complete confidence in you, and
make this private address to you in
order to pour into your hearts the
confidence which you will need in
the near future. In fact, in the next
hours.
We are facing a great phase Of
our further offensive. In the next
few days our armies will strike
hard on the west of Europe and
will destroy with one blow our
eternal enemies. Everything is most
carefully prepared entirely and
totally to crush our opponents. With
complete deNberation and without
sentimentality we shall destroy
France, as this wretched nation de.
serves no other fate. The French
Evening star., 1940-12-06
B uII etin

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (P.-A
giant Army bomber, dispatched
by President Roosevelt on "a
mission which might save a life,"
took of from ice-encrusted
Mitchell Field today with Sonora
Carlos Davila, ailing wife of the
former President of Chile. 1t was
bound for Santiago and its late
springtime. The f1rst stop was to
be Miami.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Greeks Reported in Argirocastro;
Badog|io Out as Duce Staff Chief;
British Battle Raider in Atlantic
HeIIenes Push On
After Capture
Of Porto Eddu
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BITOLJ, Yugoslavia, Dec. 6.-Dis-
patches reaching the Yugoslav bor-
der said Greek troops occupied
Argirocastro, Albania, about noon
today after bloody fighting, and
took more than 1000 prisoners.
A number of heavy cannon, ma
chine guns and other war material
were reported captured by the
Greeks as they swept into that for
mer base of the Italians in South
western Albania.
The report that Argirocastro was
occupied has not been confirmed
officially or unofflcially in Athens
or Rome.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
D. {. Needy 10 GET
$500 From 1889
Inaugural Surplus
Commissioners and Civic
Leaders Agree to Use
Money for Poor
picture on Page Az.

Accrued interest of $500 on
trust fund set up from a surplus
left payment of expenses of the in
augural of President Benjamin Har-
rison in 1889 will be disbursed
through District welfare officials to
needy persons in the District.
This was decided today by the
Commissioners and a group of civic
leaders, who ordered that $1,000 be
spent in the near future and the
balance kept for later needs. Under
the terms of the trust the interest
can be spent only for fuel and
clothing.
Conrad Van Hyning, assistant di-
(See TRUST FUNDS, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-12-06
U.S.. to Fall Easily After Europe,
Says Speech Laid to Key Nozi
Economic Dictatorship Promised;
Actual Slavery Pictured as Lot of Conquered

How the North American Newspaper Maya
zine into this amazing speech
s4O by Walthe Dare Germanys Minister of Agriculture
OF high Naz officials cannot dvuged Nevertheless
thorough investigations has been learned that there salts
factory for believing that this
here 1t being published simultaneously
Magazine
Dare is party-he among
the candidates
has long been known representative of the
party In dispatch the New York Times June 2s 1884 Fred
eck Brchan made reference the radical
personfed by Joseph Gobbels minister Propaganda
ther Darre minister of Agriculture Robert
Labor 'FRONT.'" Alfred
principal supporters movement
barking back to the religion of ancient
tribes.
Resume of speech by Dr. Walther Darre Rechsmnister
Agriculture number Of high German officials
May, 1910
important officials this country which
oppression foreign which
uture of great nation
greater the members of National
sufficiently fully comprehend the nnemost
impaired the Appeal to solidarity
nowdge that knsen oksgenossen pdestnec
rule the whole world and conscience
nytng that will here today Such action would forever exclude
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Christmas Buying

Today's Star is full of adj
vertisements containing the
most attractive offerings Of
the merchants. You cannot
fail to be interested and 1t will
pay you to read them care
fully in planning your shop
ping for tomorrow. Shop early
in the morning, if possible, for
your comfort and convenience.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
so Flee Hotel Fire

WATERLOO, Iowa, Dec. 6 UP.-
Fifty guests fled to safety here
early today from a fire which de-
stroyed the Hawkeye Hotel. w. w.
Gallup, owner Of the building, placed
the loss at $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
u. S. Employees Stand Behind
Santa of Christmas House
Cash and Goods for Capitals Needy
Find Their Way to His Pack

Behind the whiskers of Santa Claus the whskers of
Uncle Sam.
Christmas JOY for needy youngsters in this flooding
from the rank and file of Government workers.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Christmas House
Broodcosts

II you're in the vicinity of
Christmas House, at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. at any of the WMAL
broadcasting periods, stop by to
make a contribution and take
part. Representatives of or
ganizations can arrange to ap-
pear on one of the broadcasts
by calling National 5000 and
asking for Christmas House.
Today
4:28 to 4:30 PM.
7:15 to 1880 PM.
Tomorrow
1880 to 10:l5 AM.
$50 to 8:45 PM.
Evening star., 1940-12-06
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Foreign.
Argirocastro reported captured by
Greeks. Page Al
Badoglio resigns as italian chief of
sta1f. Page Al
British battle Na1 raider in Allan
tic. Page Al
Many left homeless in raid on British
south coast town. Page Al
United States acts to protect Mrs.
Deegan. Page Az
Britain's health declared better now
than during World War. Page As
Notionol
q. S. reported ready to build Eng
land so ships. Page Al
u. S.-British financial discussions
open at Treasury. Page Al
Court upholds removal Of Morgan IS
T. v. A. head. Page AL
stewardess dies, raising airliner toll
to nine. Page As
Evening star., 1940-12-06

Yesterdays Circulation
The Evening Star
Thursday, Dec. 5, 1940, "162,167
Thursday, Dec. !, 1889, '156,034
Thursday, Dec. 8, 1888, "146,299
Two years increase 15,S6o
sReturns from newsstands not deducted
and no samples included.
Evening star., 1940-12-06

(see CHRISTMAS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-12-06

(See BADOGLIO, Page A-7D
Evening star., 1940-12-06

(See SNTPER, Page A-2O
Evening star., 1940-12-06

(sss DARRE Pass A-SJ
Evening star., 1940-12-06

(See RAID, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-12-06

(See BRITISH AID, Page A-7J
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

read il because vocabulary
They read because they Interested in themselves and
and their experience They read because they wanted to
something for Notwithstanding that would ease their
PAIN they hope finding solution
for life.
ND words matter how subtle weren't solution
They needed than words They needed life itself They
needed feel another life behind life that
like their life another life that dreamed they dreamed that
and obbed and doggoned fool they did
That's what they wanted They wanted myself in
talkie. And this column held
But if held only words then just eyewash
So wanted this column be something had TO be
thing myself And column could only have meaning to the
had meaning couldn't higher wider
deeper than myself lived II wasn't question of living II
a question of life.
Living-that writing that
have discovered the OF all successful
YOU'RE not filling But you're filling space in
the world And space do exactly what
want to do You be popular powerful You
want to be loved and respected and other people
But how 2 You've tried of different
You've been meek and haughtyshy and bodYeY and
dreamy Yet something always missing You've always failed
to Click And the mine
You've offered people everything thing they've
They haven't wanted trick line lot fancy
have only wanted YOU yourself talke. The
life that match the life that them The weakness
and strength the lovblene and the cssedne the wisdom
and bewldement that you qualities
them. That's what people want of you
Your life, not your "line"-thats the important thing.
No matter how beautifully dress how ceverly talk
how charmingy rating others only
sona life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

slice into the most heavenly
ham that ever had been cured.
The second following after
noon he was over with more
vegetables. this time with
some fine potatoes, too, and a
round roast already cooked
which he also wanted Tested
He found Luella radiant,
almost in tears of happiness.
over the phone had come a
telegram from mother-and
oddly it had been sent from
Hagerstown. Md. on the
National Old Trails highway
but of course Luella
knew nothing OF car roads.
After doing some figuring
on times. Jeff decided to stay
around that evening. The
little children went 10 bed.
And Luella herself, worn out
was sleeping in a chair when
the glare OF headlights turned
in. a horn sounded. and big
car with a Texas license
swung in al the driveway.
In a moment q woman was
climbing out. crying aloud her
daughters name. then fold
ing her i'm a convulsive en-
brace before running in 10 see
the two sleeping children.
A tan. whl'e-haIred man,
nearly done in from the
frantic rate of travel. climbed
Stifhy out and introduced
himself TO jeff. They held a
little low-voiced conversation.
and the Texan began TO
understand many things.
"Well, sub, | thank you-
and that's Ovah now" he said
at last grimly. I'm amin to
take them all back with me.
Maybe I'll stay around heah.
a couple or three weeks,
though, getttn' all hNed up.
How many head Of mich
cows YOU say Aou,Ne-Rot:
Fifty two Wa'al the'S
room for them in Texas. l
got about $4,000 beet critters.
So. in the next couple weeks,
why don't yau an Molly see
Just how you-all stand ,"
jeff Ransom nodded. For
81 years I've been trying 10
marry your daughter-in-law,"
he said simply Maybe now
I'll win"
THE END.
Tomorrow's short story:
Location" by Dorothy West.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

IT TOOK all of Luella's
L courage to lift the phone
receiver and order from the
store. There was just the one
store which made country de-
liveries: and this month the
bill had not been paid.
The fifty-odd dollars which
would have square the
grocery and meat account had
been spent for a round-trip
ticket to Sweetwater. Tex.
That was where Luella's
widowed mother was at the
moment.
Since dads death three
years before. the milkman, ice
man and grocer had been less
anxious to extend credit to
the Bars. OF course every
one had learned of the small
amount of life insurance left
after his long illness.
In rural communities every
one always knows these facts.
1t had been popular eXpecta-
ton that fluffy. still pretty
little Mrs. Barr would have to
ask for relief.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
JUST MANAGED

Thus far fluffy Mrs. Barr
had managed. Perhaps her
slender hands no longer were
-ffawfeSsfy- white and mani
cured to perfection. Perhaps
there were days when she
= herself had nothing but
leavings from the children
plates, to eat.
Perhaps there had been no
coffee or tea for breakfast for
two years. Still. she had held
on grin1iy, asking no favors-
and not even accepting help
from craggy jeff Ransom on
the milk farm next door.
jeff had stayed a9bachelor,
and was counted well to do
as New England dairy farm
ers 60. He was taciturn.
Little Luella Barr had been
just little afraid of him.
1t took the extremity she
faced. with mother away for
no one could guess how long.
before she ever spoke volun-
tarily to tall, stern faced Jeff
Ransom.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

mess OF vegetables. I'll see.'
a0h-h, =HeH'-~aH1 sege-
tables. Wan hamburgs"
ooh. Lord in Heaven, bring
mother back SOON" Inayed
LueIIa mentally, blinking fast.
She hoped little Josie didn I
add her voice to the demand.
1t would be just more than
Luella could stand. Josie was
s. two years older than
Bobbic, but smaller and
frazier.
She did not understand why
mother had gone way of
West. In all truth the mother
at the last pitch of despera-
ton herself. had done some
thing which she would not
have done earlier even at the
cost to herself of 10 years OF
life.
. With the children nearing
the disgrace of charity, or
starvation - and the Bars
had been proud people-she
had mentally consigned the
three youngsters to the hands
of God and the village store
keeper. and gone.
OF course she had explained
matters to Mr.. Parks at the
store. but she had not really
believed that he believed her. Q
As matter of fact she had
not believed the optimistic
tale. herself. 1t was the last
chance, however.
Out there in the Texas
Panhandle was a grouchy old
man. Robert Mitchell Barr
known as Bearcat Barr in his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30

which is just the right amount
of rest. Exercise. at any age,
should be interspersed with rest.
OF course 10 get any good out
of dancing, he adds. you have to
like il.
The pleasure that comes from
dancing Is quite mysterious.
Why should there be any fun in
moving around in an absolutely
purposeless manner, taking the
trouble to keep your feet going
in a pattern that is intricate and
difficult to learn. to the abso-
lutely exact rhythm of a certain
piece of music?
The answer is. that the in
stinct to dance apparently goes
down deep in the spirit of man,
even TO some of the lower ami
mails. A horse seems to be hav-
ing a good deal more fun in a
parade behind a band than any
place else.
Dancing is certainly deeply
connected with primitive rituals
such things as the Hopi dance.
the Dionysian rites. folk dane
ing, and the old square dances of
our ancestors show this.
THERAPEUTIC DANCING ed
II needs no persuasion or in
genuity on my part to point out
that dancing with a light. beau
tiful lady or. from the feminine
point of view / suppose, tall,
dark and handsome gentleman,
has an element of interest that
makes you forget you are taking
exercise.
l understand. there is at least
one dancing school that special
ICES in therapeutic dancing.
Some of the pupils are sent there
to reduce, and paradoxically
some are sent to gain weight.
Various crippled conditions can
be so treated, and this is espe-
cially applicable to crippled
young people who have acquired
a kind of neurosis about them
selves.
was told of girl who had a
partially paralyzed right arm,
and was very shy and conscious
of it. She had an acquired stoop.
Nobody asked her to go places.
She knew no young people Of her
age. The dancing class made a
new person of her. OF course it
didn't cure her paralyzed arm,
but IL Strengthened out her stoop
and gave her a new interest In
life and in herself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-30
Daily Short Story

youth. He was Luella's
grandfather.
None of Charlie Bars
family ever had seen the old
fellow, who had not even
come East to the funeral OF
his only son.
The old man never had for
given Charlie for painting pie
lures (they had been far from
great paintings, though quite
a number had Sold instead
of riding line and becoming.
in time, a wealthy raiser OF
Herefords and Shorthorns.
In old age, now, rdu
crustily repented. His letter