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Evening star., 1940-05-26
Starving Family
Rides Boxcurs
Seeking Work
BY the Associated Press.


REDWOOD CITY, Calf, May Is.
-Hollow-eyed from hunger, a family
Of seven stumbled from a railroad
boxcar today to tell Of q 25-day
journey begun 1t Fort Smith, Ark. ;,
with only 20 cents, some bed rolls
and three-day food supply.
Guy j. Green, 33-year-old farm
hand and carpenter; his wife. Min
ME, and her five children. from 1
to Is years old, heard dejectedly
that they would be sent home.
Il don't want to 60 back, else
wouldn't have started" Green said.
There isn't any work back there.
They told us there was plenty in
California"
Adrian Ward county superintend-
ent OF social service, explained he
would have no choice but to return
the family at Arkansas unless some
one came forward with a proffer Of
work.
Except for one short stretch in
California, when they were picked
up by minister, the family made
the entire trip in boxcars, stopping
at division points to forage for food.
Green said he found work only
once, mailing fruit boxes.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
u. ). Worker livino
Here ; Years Wins
Non-Residence Claim
Henning Not Subject
To D. c. Income Levy,
Morgan Rules

In the first legal test of the dom
icile" clause of the District income
tax law, as such. the Board of Tax
Appeals of the District ruled that
Eugene S. Henning. who has re-
sided and worked here for three
years, was not domNiled here and
therefore not subject to the local
income levy.
Mr.. Henning, junior electrical en-
gineer employed by the Navy De-
partment, who lives at $50 RAN
dolph street NV. claimed legal
residence in Worcester, Mass, where
he pays poll tax and where he
has voted by absentee ballot.
The Henning ruling announced
by Jo v. Morgan, sole member of
the Board Of Tax Appeals, followed
the precedent set by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Dis
trict (Which the United States Su-
preme Court recently declined to
review in the James j. Sweeney
case affecting the now repealed Dis
trict intangible personal property
tax, which also was levied on per-
sons "domiciled" in the District.
Since Congress has failed at this
session to amend the District in
come levy, to apply the tax to per-
(See TAX RULING. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1940-05-26
1900 Dairy Workers
Here Threaten 10 Strike

More than 1900 dairy workers
members of the Milk Drivers and
Dairy Employees Union, Local No.
246- have voted to strike June 6
unless their demands for more ia
vorable wages, hour and working
conditions are met in a new con-
tract by that time, The Star learned
last night.
This local union, an affiliate of the
international Teamsters' Union Of
the A. F. of L., handles virtually all
milk deliveries in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia. It's
membership includes most of the
plant employees, as we'll as milk truck
drivers Of IL dairies covered in the
union contract.
The vote in favor Of the strike,
II necessary, was about $50 to 100,
1t was learned. Negotiations on the
proposed contract nave been under
way for nearly two months. The
present contract expires June 6.
Union members declined to COM
ment other than to acknowledge that
its members had voted in favor Of
the strike. Representatives OF the
dairies said they had not been noti-,
ned Of the strike threat.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Pedestrian Is Killed,
Wife Hurt by Auto Here

Vincent Bergin, %. Of 321s Wis
consin avenue NV, q clerk, became
the Capitals 25th traf1ic fatality
Of the year early today, and his wife,
Kay Bergin, 81, lay in a critical
condition in Emergency Hospital,
suffering from injuries received
when both were struck by an auto
mobile last night while crossing
Connecticut avenue at Nebraska
avenue NV.
Mr.. Bergin was taken to the
hospital unconscious, and died q few
hours later. Mrs. Bergin was said
to have received a compound leg
fracture, conclusion and possibly
q fracture of the skull.
Police said the couple was struck
while proceeding against red
trafac light by an automobile
operated by Miss Alice Erickson, "a,
Of 1882 street NV, who described
herself as q secretary. Miss Erick-
son will be held for action Of the
coroner, police added.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Corsicans Summoned
To Arise as Italy
Awaits Move 10 War
lotest Outburst Is Seen
Sign Duee Will Act in
West Mediterranean
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, May 25.-In spoken and
printed word and picture, the name
of Corsica. French Mediterranean
island, flashed before Italian eyes
tonight against background Of ex-
citing rumor.
Italy's preparations for war gained
In momentum, but how or when
Fascism would act remained q
matter Of guesswork.
The fact that westbourd Italian
shipping, including sailing of the
great flagship Rex, had halted until
at least June 6. made that date a
focus of speculation.
Foreign observers professed to see
in the Corsica outburst sign that
Italy, If she goes to war at all, would
move first in the western Mediter-
ranean.
The French have held Corsica
since 1768, and Napoleon came to
France from there. But the island,
ia miles long and separated only by
the narrow strait of Bonifacio from
Italian Sardinia, is Italian by his
tory, geography and tongue.
A manifesto, issued in Rome by
Petru Giovacchini, leader of the
Corsican irredentists, called upon
Corsicans to "arise-the moment of
redemption is near" Giovacchini, a
half Italian fugitive from the island,
has been agitating for Corsica's re-
turn to Italy.
A map of Corsica, printed in bright
red ink, was spread across the front
page of the newspaper Tevere.
Posters screaming viva Italian
Corsica" were plastered on the walls
of Rome.
There were rumors, among others,
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Irish Poets Wife Is Accused
OF Aidinq Nuzi Parochutist

Police reported they found $40 900
in American money and radio
transmitter, in his home.
He was quoted by the prosecutor
as saying 4@strange man came to
his house last Sunday night, intro
duced himself as Heinrich Brandy
and asked for lodging. Later, Held
said, the articles were found in the
study where the man was given a
bed.
Held's application for bail was re-
fused. Charges against him included
aiding and abetting man un-
known in a manner likely to pref
udice public safety"
Premier Eamon de Valera an
nounced tonight the formation of a
new volunteer force for local
security work" in ireland (Eire).
I'VE are within the war zone, 81
he said In an address to his Fianna
Fail party followers at meeting
in Galway City.
1--WE must prepare to defend the
liberties we have won"
He said the new volunteer corps
would be apart from the regular
army and would be associated with
the police force ito watch over the
security Of the people and to watch
| Tor the 6Yst sisn of attack upon u"
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Germany Gambling for All
Or Nothing as Defenders
Draw Strings on Wedge


Allied Generalissimo Maxine Wevgand ousted 15 rem
erals including of Frances toprankng commanders
and replaced them with faces last night to bolster his
hand for the showdown with the Ger
mans for mastery of the English Channel.
On the authoritative Adolf
had thrown more than third of his army the western
front battle ready join
drive Paris storm the Magnot Line invade England after
a few days mop-up of the encircled Allied
Germany ready to destroy Frances entire attacking
1t was said
Seven infantry jumped generals to
ton facing them
Germans driving norhward the coast entered Calais %
miles from England during the day. others driving westward
crossed the Lys River Begum last natural to tighten
the Naz lock million trapped Allies.
Allies Battle Desperately Million.
The Allies fought desperately to halt Germanys steadily
advancing armies English Channel
perhaps million from destruction.
For the appeared nothing gamble
shut huge teeth-warpanes lightning motor
lied dvsionswee grinding British Belgian armies
places cutting through
toward through the wedge
between the Allies northern forces and the French central
northern occupied vmy Ridge other
crests northwest of
the danger of.beng pnched
OF by fierce French attempts break through to the trapped
On the south side of the corridor French
troops driving from the smme reduced from IS to 20 miles the
distance separating them and their mperied comrades.
Allies Freely Admit Situation Perious.
The Germans confident that while the
Allies freely admitted the situation growing prous but
The French War Ministry acknowledged Germans
continuing their rapid advance through the salient North
France, had reached the BrshBegian line in the
northwest.
steady progress the high command
ported has swept through Bouogne important English Channel
port the Belgian cities of Client and Courtra and the ys
River Begum's last natural defense line,
Berlin dispatches said their fighting in the streets OF
Calais regardless of whether the captured they sad
bombardment has destroyed its usefulness for British landing
operations
Britain within earshot of the anously
whipped denses The British War Office called
for old volunteers to strengthen home defenses
Minister Churchill had warned that he gravity OF
the situation deepens hour by hour"
Evening star., 1940-05-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
!. DUBLIN, May 25.-Mrs. 1seult
Stuart, wife of the Irish novelist
and poet, Francis Stuart, was
charged before a special military
court today with assisting Ger
man mystery parachutist believed
to have been dropped into Dublin
from a Nazi plane.
The prosecutor said the safety OF
the state" was involved in the case
since the parachute man still Is
at large. Mrs. Stuart was remanded
in custody until May 81.
The prosecutor said he believed
Mrs. Stuart's husband, a lecturer on
English and Irish literature at Berlin
University. is in Germany at pres
ent.
He recalled charge filed against
Stephen c. Held yesterday when
it was alleged an open parachute,
German air force badge and
documents relating to harbors,
bridges, airdromes and military
forces were found in his house.
A mans clothing also was found,
the prosecutor said, and evidence
would be given that Mrs. Stuart
purchased the clothing.
Held, an lrishman, was kept In
jail under military regulstiouS.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
EnoIond Calls Youths

LONDON, May 26 (Sunday) R.
Britain, Jared into militancy from
its centuries-old groove of ease and
empire, called last night upon its
peace born generation, boys of 18
to 1917, to fill the gaps in home
defense forces against the danger
of invasion.
The war Office asked for volun-
teers from the age groups just under
the conscription range after Ger
man bombs thumped on English
soil over 200-mile stretch OF coast
and while German guns echoed
from just across the channel.
German warplanes were believed
to have dropped bombs of the
southeast coast of England early
this morning but no damage was
reported.
In East Kent residents hurried
into shelters and Easements during
an air raid alarm in effect for los
minutes. British fighter planes were
seen flying out to sea and anti
aircraft guns were heard.
Kent is on the southeast coast
of England. The port Of Dover,
in Kent, is only % miles across
the English Channel from Calais,
where heavy fighting is In progress.
Enlist for War Duration.
Recruits gathered by last nights
call will have to enlist for the dura-
ton of the war in home defense
battalions. When they reach the
conscription age of 20, however,
they will be transferred to train
ing units for service In the field
army, wherever it may be. Now it
is fighting with the French and
Belgians in Flanders.
The volunteers for home defense
battalions are distinct from the
thousands who are enlisting as
"parashoots" to defend Britain
against parachute invaders.
The leaders of Britain's new die
tatorial system, who have pledged
the nation to fight to the last gun,
the last sovereign and the last man,
also turned intense pressure upon
organized labor.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
in a letter yesterday to the Trades
Union Executive Council, demand
ed a supreme effoft" by workers to
defend the country and win the
war, telling them the gravity of the
situation "deepens hour by hour.
The conference Endorsed the ma
tion's conscription Of labor and
(see LONDON, Pass A-lo
Evening star., 1940-05-26

Allies Are Struggling Desperately
To Save Million From Destruction
Further Surprises
Ready for Britain,
Germans Hint
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 25.-More sur
prises" in this war of strange
weapons were promised today
by an authorized German mill
tary source who hinted that
they might be designed for use
against England.
What they might be-in a
war that has produced para
chute inflltration, dive bonn
bardment and steel, gasoline
driven "cavalry"-was not dis
closed.
DNB, official German news
agency, commented that besides
new weapons already tried
there still are more to come"
that even the Maginot Line
could not resist.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
New Blood Injected

PARIS, May Is (P.-Gen. Maxine
Weygand tonight summarily dis
missed Is generals who figured in
the French rout from the Meuse
front and injected fresh blood into
his allied high command for the
decisive phase of the battle for the
English Channel.
A War Ministry communique pub
lished under the heading of Penal
ties" said the IS commanders of full
armies, corps, divisions and other
army services had been removed
from their posts. Their names were
not announced.
Their commands already have
been taken over by new men chosen
by Gen. Weygand in his flying trips
to the front to lead the campaign
against the German corridor to the
sea.
Seven infantry colonels were pro-
NOTED to be major generals to fill
the places of those ousted. Promoted
are Henri Martin, Jean Besse, Andre
Durand, Charles Mast, Charles de
Gaulle, Gustave Mesny and Louis
BuisSon.
Heavy Units Pour Through.
The Nazis poured masses of heavy
tanks and infantry through their
breach between the northern Allied
forces and the central French Army
in an effort to tighten their hold on
the English Channel coast.
On the northern side of the cor
ridor the Germans occupied Vimy
Ridge and other crests northwest Of
Arras, making contact with the
new British-Belgian positions, and
pressed their attacks on the Dover
Straits port of Calais.
On the southern side of the Ger
man salient French operations along
the Somme River were reported
continuing with success"
The night high command COM
(See PARIS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Prisoner, Found
Hanging, Believed
Dies Witness
Found in Cell
After Being Charged
With Intoxicution

A man booked by police as william
McCquston OF New Orleans, La,
was found hanging from cell bar at
No. II precinct station yesterday, but
was revived few minutes later. He
had been arrested a few hours ear
lier on charge of intoxication.
Policeman c. F. Lowery. station
turnkey. found the prisoner hanging
by his shirt about 2 pm, uncon-
scious. Artificial respiration was
administered and a Casualty Hos
pital ambulance and the rescue
squad were summoned. The pris-
oner was taken to Gallinger Hos
pital where his condition was said
not to be serious.
Seized After Leaving Stand.
A William c. McCuistion, Fred
erick MD marine worker, was ar
rested last october 81 by Washington
police as he stepped down from the
witness stand at a Dies committee
hearing after two days of testimony
in which he charged the C. I. o.
Maritime Union was Communist
controlled.
Police were armed with a warrant
from New Orleans charging him
with the murder of Philip Carey OF
the Maritime Union following a con-
troversy in the union. At an extra
dition hearing on December 6. how
ever. Chief Justice Alfred Wheat
Of District Court refused to turn him
over to New Orleans authorities.
Placed in Cell.
The man arrested yesterday was
placed in his cell at No. II precinct
about II am. following his arrest at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital by Detective
Charles Berry. Cspt. David Bur-
roughs of the hospital police had
taken the prisoner into custody when
he was found on the hospital grounds
allegedly intoxicated.
Detective Berry said that from pic
lures he had seen Of the Dies COM
mittee witness he believed the man
he arrested yesterday was the same
man.
After being booked at the station,
where he gaye his age as 50 and his
address as New Orleans. he was re-
lieved of his belt and tie. He was
found with the shirt looped around
his neck and tied on a cell bar.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Woman U. S. EmpIoye Found
Beaten, Thrown From Car

A 30-year-old Federal employe,
who said she was beaten and thrown
from an automobile on the Marlboro
pike in nearby Maryland, was taken
to Casualty Hospital with serious
injuries last night.
The employe, Mrs. Julia Patricia
Gregory Of 246 First street S.W., 4
widow, suffered injuries to the back,
the right hip, face and right arm.
Police Of the ninth precinct said
they were furnished with the name
Of her assailant. However, she as
signed no reason for the attack, ac-
cordins to police and members Of
tlae Marlboro IRE rescue squad, who
Evening star., 1940-05-26

took her to the Washington hospital
Mrs. Gregory was found lying IN
the driveway Of q sawmill fronting
the Marlboro pike near Meadows,
BY James Randall, a Forestville fire.
man. whose home adjoins the mill.
Mr.. Randall, who was on his way
to Marlboro at the time, telephoned
the Marlboro rescue squad for as
sistance and Mrs. Gregory was re-
moved to the hospital In the squad
ambulance.
Members Of the squad said she
gave them the name of a man she
was with at the time and declared
he jumped on me and kicked me
out of the car"
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Peruvian Quoke Toll
Exceeds 300 Dead
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
LIMA, Peru, May 25.-Revised es-
Inmates tonight on yesterdays earth
quake placed the dead at more than
300 and the injured at least 1000
Besides Lima, its seaport of Cal
lao and the nearby resort, Chorillos,
suffered heavy loss OF life and enor-
nous property damage.
Reports from outlying provinces
showed the effects were ion-wide,
but the Lima area appeared by far
the hardest hit.
HONOLULU, May Is (P.-Vibra-
tions of the Lima earthquake
Travelled around the world, It. E. O.
Heatton of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey reported today.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Roosevelt 10 Call
Private Experts 10
Aid Defense Plan
Has Not Decided
Whom He Will Select;
Prepares Radio Speech
Dy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSA
President Roosevelt's intention tc
call private experts into the Govern
ment to help with the extraordinary
$3,297, oil ,352 defense program was
announced at the White House yae-
terday.
Stephen Early, press secretary
disclosed that Mr.. Roosevelt planned
to create a national defense emer-
gency coordination group composed
OF both private individuals and Gov
ernment officials.
The Chief Executive intended to
draw experts from industry, agri-
culture and labor, transportation
communication, finance and con-
sumers, Mr.. Early said. They would
assist-but not supersede-the Gov
ernment officials, he declared.
Meanwhile Mr.. Roosevelt worked
yesterday on the "fireside" radio
address he will deliver at 9:3O O'Clock
tonight, his first since the war IN
Europe got under way in Septem-
Der. 1t will be broadcast abroad as
well as throughout the nation.
Other Defense Developments.
Other developments touching on
the defense program included:
l. Col. Frank Knox, Republican
vice presidential nominee in 1896,
appointed committee to confer
with Government officials on means
OF co-ordinating civilian support OF
the Presidents defense program
The appointees we're Gen. Malin
Craig, retired, chairman; Gen
Frank r. Mccoy, retired; Col. Will
liam j. Donovan, New York and
Washington lawyer who led the
Fighting 69th" in the World War,
and Lewis Douglas of New York,
former budget director who left the
Roosevelt administration after diff
fering with its fiscal policies.
2. Representative Otter of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the National
Republican Congressional Commit
tee. said President Rocsevelt's recent
defense message to Congress had
given thousands of people the i'm
preston that ar attack upon the
United States was imminent. This
fear must be dispelled if the Nation
is to think clearly and plan wisely,
Mr.. Otter said, in an address pre-
pared for broadcasting adding that
1t was also imperative" to levy
(see DEFENSE, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1940-05-26

LONDON, May Is R.-The 1876
ton Dutch destroyer Van Galen was
bombed and sunk by the Germans
during the invasion of the Low
Countries, the Admiralty said to-
night, but two new Dutch subma-
rines managed to reach England
through a magnetic mine field.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 25.-Germany
has trapped and is ready to de-
stroy the entire attack army OF
France, an authorized source de-
clared tonight.
The decisive Nazi military
operations in the Netherlands
Belgium and Northern France
he continued, have been accom-
plished by just one-third of Ger
many's 100000 first-line troops
At present, he went on, the Reich
has 65 per cent of her army still
unengaged and will be ready in q
few days to take Paris, storm the
main Maginot Line or invade Eng
land.
Backed up against the English
Channel coast within the area whicl
the Germans have encircled in the
past two weeks. are 100000 French
100000 Belgians and 100000 Eng
hsh, this spokesman declared.
Since it can be considered, he
went on, that Frances attack army
is gone. all she has left is 100 divi-
sions Of first-line troops to defend
Paris, hold the Maginot Line and
to protect her southeastern flank
against . possible attack by Italy
from across the Alps.
50 Divisions Used.
The figures on Allied troops
caught by Germany's encirclement
movement were affirmed here BY
military experts who calculated that
Germany had used approximately
80 of her $50 divisions Of first-hne
troops in the speedy operations by
which she has absorbed all of Hol-
land. most Of Belgium and slice o1
France in about two weeks.
An authoritative source estimated
that one-fourth of Frances first
line force is trapped by the Nazi
encirclement. These troops, he said
are the cream of the French Army
with the best equipment, including
mechanical weapons, available in
the Allied armies.
He went on to outline the nature
of the operations and predicted an
early cleanup of the trapped Allies
Already, he recounted, the German
drive which penetrated northward
to Calais has turned eastward to try
to blast a way through north of the
Lille Notifications.
From Arras, In turn, drive has
been launched to sweep east and
north of Lille, French industrial
town within the curve of her from
tier with Belgium.
Will Sponge Up 100000.
This joint maneuver will bring
encirclement within encirclement
which, he estimated, would cut of
the bulk of British and French
troops-perhaps 100000 men-who
who will be "sponged up"
Further to the north a loop will
be drawn outwards to Client to alb
sorb the bulk of Belgium, he de-
clared, and after that, the remainder
of the trapped Allied force would
be crowded up against the Channel
Coast and captured.
Thus Belgium. like Caesars Gaul,
will be divided into three parts, en-
abling the Germans to carry out the
age-old military maneuver-divide
and destroy.
This source predicted the mopping
up of the Allied forces within the
next few days. And then, he con-
tinued, Germany will resort to her
uch-discussed secret weapon"
and in operations on an exciting
scale" will bring about great
things"
The statement on the Nazi secret
(See BERLIN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-05-26
500 Killed in Raid
By japanese on Sionfu
By the Associated Press.

6y Sne NYSOcIAleu FttSS'
CHUNGKING, China, May as
A large-scale japanese bombing
raid caused 500 deaths at Sianfu,
Shensi Province, on May 10, delayed
advices reported today. Three hum
dred persons were killed in a single
shelter which received a direct hit.
Evening star., 1940-05-26
Ready to Destroy
Attack Army,
Berlin Says

VATICAN SPEEDS raid shelters,
offers diplomats refuge If Italy
fights; Pope reported sure of war
entry. but refuses own haven.
Page AS
ALLIES FATE IN FLANDERS rests
in closing gap, Maj Eliot says;
success will permit later cleanup
of coastal area. Page Al