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Evening star., 1940-05-31
French General Killed
In Automobile Accident

PARIS, May 31.-Gen. CASTOR Bill
lotte, former military governor of
Paris, was killed in an automobile
accident three days ago while COM
manding group of armies in the
field, it was announced today. No
details were given.
Gen. Billotte, 66, was born at
Strasbourg. He was graduated from
the French military academy, st.
Cyr, in 1895. After fighting in the
World War he became, in 1925,
commander Of the French War Col
lege.
He went to Poland in 1920 with a
French military mission which di-
rected the Polish fight against the
Bolsheviks.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Rev. Austin FIemino,
School Chaplain, Dies

The Rev. Austin Fleming, 68,
chaplain Of st. Joseph's Normal In
stitute at Ammendale, Nd, died
yesterday at the school. He also
was pastor of st. Josephs Parish.
Born in Australia, Father Flem-
ing hap been Is years in the Arch
diocese of Washington and Balti-
more. He had been chaplain at St.
Joseph's Normal Institute 10 years.
Previously he had been connected
with st. Martins and st. AIMS in
Washington.
Requiem mass will be held at 1890
am. Monday at the school. Burial
will be in st. Joseph's Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Text of Roosevelt MESSAGE

congressional decisions in bills
already pending, for immediate
appropriations to add to the pro-
gram and for authorizations to
enter into contracts which it will
take some time to complete.
There is a specific recommen-
dation I would make in conclud-
ing this message-that before ad-
journment this Congress grant
me the authority to call into
active service such portion of the
National Guard as may be
deemed necessary to maintain
our position of neutrality and to
safeguard the national defense,
this to include authority to call
into active service the necessary
Reserve personnel.
The amounts involved are
large-over a billion dollars-but
believe that for national safety
the needs are urgent.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Nicholson Goininq
After Operation

Charles Nicholson, public rela-
tions director for the Democratic
National Committee, who under
went minor operation yesterday at
the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mimi,
is progressing as well as could be
expected, his Office reported today.
Mr.. Nicholson is expected to re-
main in Rochester for another two
weeks. He left here for the Mayo
Clinic a week ago for a physical
checkup.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Curacao
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bombs. His fate, as yet undecided,
Is expected to be firing squad.
THE governor has proclaimed a
state Of siege and all important
places are under heavy guard.
Bombproof shelters have been
erected all through the town and
citizens have been instructed by
pamphlet and bulletins pasted on
the walls, of buildings on proper ac-
ton in case Of an air raid. Black
out has been in effect since Sunday.
This is said to be due to the report
that some Of the German pilots.
formerly on the Sedta Air Lines in
Colombia, did not go to Germany
when the lines were taken over at
the outbreak of the war by Pan
American.
Rumors of Oil Attacks.
THE rumor has it that they are
hitting out some planes at hidden
airports somewhere in Venezuela
or Colombia and are going to come
over here to destroy the big oil re-
flneries. The rumor is with but
little doubt entirely groundless, but
the populace here are in a rather
frantic state Of MINI.
This was somewhat allayed by
the arrival Saturday morning of
the H. M. S. Dispatch. Sunday
morning the French cruiser Jean
dare landed a detachment of ma
rines in Aruba, the Dutch Island
to the westward of Curacao. Sun
day afternoon the H. M. c. S. Fraser
canadian destroyer) and H. M. S.
Caradock came in. Monday morn
ing the steamer Jamaica Planter
arrived with two companies of
Shropshire Regiment from Jamaica
together with some light arnored
cars and squad cars. No anti-air-
craft guns have been brought in as
yet. Today the H. M. s. Dispatch
and H. M. G. s. Fraser left and
the H. M. S. Dundee arrived"
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Cornell Students
Send War Tank
To White House

A war tank was delivered to the
White House today, but it hardly
was in shape for service.
Made OF gray cardboard. the imi-
tation was addressed to President
Roosevelt by the American Student
Union of Cornell University and
was intended as a protest against
American participation in war.
Standing nearly 6 feet high, the
imitation was topped by a dummy
turret and gun. Numerous Cornell
stickers and signatures of Student
Union supporters were plastered
over the model.
Painted in large black letters was
the following:
Dear President Roosevelt-keep
America out of war"
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Moret Pupils to Give PIoy

Proceeds Of the Maret Schools
outdoor presentation of "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" Tuesday
will 60 to the Queen Wilhelmina
fund for Netherlands war relief, it
was announced today. The play
will be given at 4 pm. on the
schools newly purchased land at
Cleveland avenue and Twenty-ninth
street NV. Thirty students will
participate under Mrs. Charles
putnam.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
BeIgions in Mexico CITY
Disovow King Leopold
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 31.-The
Belgian Legation announced today
the unanimous decision of Belgian
residents in Mexico City to support
"the constitutional government of
Belgium" headed by Premier Hubert
Pierlot in Paris, which disavowed
King Leopold III after his capitu-
lation to Germany.
The Legation declined to say how
many persons attended meeting
at the Legation at which the de-
cision was made The meeting was
closed to outsiders. There are re-
ported to be several hundred Bel
gians in the city.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Attorneys Name Listed
As Accused in Error

In the list of sentences scheduled
for today in Criminal Court No. /
of District Court, before Justice r.
Dickinson Let's and published in
the late editions of The Star We'd
nesday, the name of Ben Lindas
appeared. This should have read
Kenneth Turnburke. MIR. Lindas is
attorney for the accused.
The information was supplied to
The Star by the district attorneys
oMce. The Star regrets the error.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
japan Held Slowed
By Lack Of Supplies

Japan's inability to get vital sup
plies because of the European war
has been great help to China in
the Sino-Japanese war, Frank
Oliver, veteran Far East correspond
ent, said last night in a lecture at
George Washington University's
Hall of Government.
Being less able economically to
support the war, Japan has been
on the defensive for the past 18
months, he declared, while Chinese
forces are gaining momentum.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
McGuire Again Heads
TheosophicoI Society

James w. MCGUIRE today began
his 18th year as president Of the
Washington Lodge of the Theosoph-
1cal Society In America following
the annual election Of officers yes
terday at its hall, 1915 H street NV.
Also elected were DR.. George w.
Chiswell, vice president; Lewis E.
Collins, treasurer: George T. Bean,
recording secretary, and Mrs. Jessie
Waite Wright, Mrs. Georgiana F.
Latimer and Mrs. Caroline M. Gill
lett, trustees.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Signs in Sedan Gap
Point 10 Surprise
Of French by Nazis
Germans Soy Ardennes
Mountains Did Not Even
Have lund Mines
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

ASSOCIATED Press War correspondent.
WITH THE GERMAN ARMY ON
THE WESTERN FRONT. May 81
I am with Germanys war machine
again--this time places like Lille and
Arras and possibly Calais are ulti-
mate goals.
Meanwhile, we are having an op-
portunity to study the gap in the
Maginot Line extension between
Sedan and Maubeuge forced by Ger
man strategy. All signs point to
complete surprise to the French by
the Germans.
France ought not to have been
surprised. A source which I con-
slider gilt-edge told me that the
French intelligence had advance
word of the plan for forcing gap
at Sedan.
It was suggested, however, that
the French general staff was so
convinced that the old Schlieffen
plan, which calls for a wide sweep
ing move into France via Belgium,
would be followed to the letter that
it did not deem likely that Germany
would try at the same time to come
by way Of Luxembourg through the
Ardennes Mountains. Or If it came,
only weak forces were to be ex-
pected.
Not Even Mines in Ardennes.
Germans said they were surprised
to find that not even mines had
been laid in the Ardennes to hold
up the German rush.
However that may be, the fact
remains that fighting appears to
have been terrific in the section be-
tween Sedan and Maubeuge. Sedan
itself lis a heap of pathetic ruins.
Maubeuge also was badly bombed
and shelled Charleville is the same.
What powder did not destroy fire
finished.
Again we realized what weapons
the power -dive bombers are. The
turret of one huge French tank had
been blown completely off by a
bomb while the rest of this fortress
Oli CdJCl pllld1S "do llu1 lCo uPoA0C
down into gutter.
At Avesnes, scene Of tank battle,
French tanks were telescoped into
each other from the joint action of
German artillery and Stukas (dive
bombers).
Allied Tanks Numerous.
It is difficult now to get evidence
of the exact number of tanks which
participated in these bitter fights.
One gets one stock reply, however:
"a huge number"
Rather surprising was the num-
ber of Allied baby tanks scattered
among the huge fortresses on treads.
Apparently in France, as in Bel
GUM, German air superiority de-
cided the issue.
Allied tanks alone availed nothing
against the combined German air,
tank and artillery attack
Another impression gained was
that Of the individual work done by
smallest units of German infantry
following closely behind and under
cover OF TANKS.
Make Careful Use of Cover.
Accounts by eyewitnesses agree
that the Germans moved and
jumped like the Indians of old.
always seeking cover and seldom ex-
posing themselves until quite ready
for leap at the enemy.
They would then hurl punched
hand grenades at enemy tanks, one
or several infantrymen aiming at
the caterpillar mechanism while
others would aim at the Sits in the
armor plate behind which the driver
sat.
Burned-out tanks along the road
spoke eloquently of the effectiveness
of this German mode of attack.
To one huge French tank named
Zephyr some one with a grim sense
of humor had fastened an umbrella,
apparently in memory of Cham
berlin.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Nozis Get YuqosIuv Trade

BERLIN, May 81 R.-German
and Yugoslav trade discussions have
been successfully concluded, author.
lied sources said today. Details
were not announced. but it was
said the conversations showed trade
can b carried ca despite war.
Evening star., 1940-05-31

HE felt very strongly about the
war" an official at Mr.. Wellborn's
firm said, land just decided about
10 days ago that he would 90
abroad"
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Weather Report
Furnished hv

Wunshed By United
Ostct OF CoumbiaFair
showers lowest tonight about
degrees; gentle winds, mostly ~ ~ ~
Maryland and VrgnaParly tonight tomorrow with
occasional
West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. showers tomorrow not much
change - "' Nv AANN"
Evening star., 1940-05-31

The disturbance that was centered over
Eastern North Carolina Thursday evening
has moved north-northeastward and was
centered this morning over the Middle
Atlantic states, Harrisburg Pa, l,OO9. S
mlil6ars (29.S1 inches) This disturbance
has been accompanied by strong east and
southeast winds along the middle Atlantic
coast and 1t is apparently moving north or
northWestward. Pressure continues low over
the Ohio Valley. Cincinnati. Ohio, ZOOS. &
atively low from the Plains States west
ward over the Rocky Mountain and Pla-
teau regions. Miles City, Mont, I,OOS. g
mlllibars (29.7O inches) Pressure con.
tInues hieh on the New England coast.
inches), and from Lake Superior south.
westward over the lower Missouri Valley,
Mishssusette inshssus Mich. Mich. 1o19.o miliibars 5000
nave been rather general rains in the
Onio Valley and portions Of the Atlantic
states and the southern portion of the
Great Lakes region. Rains occurred also
over the North Pacific States and North
ern California, while scattered showers
occurred in the Plains States, Tempera-
lure changes have been slight.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Summary Of
Toduy's Star

3AAAioloC oUltudly AIS
ments Ca Radio D-10
Comics D-10-11 Society B-3
Editorials ALP Sports -D-1-4
Finance All Woman's
Lost, Found Dc Page ~ D-5
Foreign
British Navy sets up wall of fire
across Channel Page Al
Allies to reject any separate peace
offer by Hitler. Page Al
French advance units fight way into
Dunkerque. Page Al
Americans throng to Galway to
board liner Roosevelt. Page AS
Mussolini expected to strike before
declaring war. Page AS
Refueee-closged roads blamed for
for allied reverses. Page Al
NotionoI.
Roosevelt asks supplemental defense
program costing more than billion.
Page Al
Morgenthau urges new defense tax
bill at House hearing. Page Al
McNutt's support heartens third
leIHl advocates. rage Al
Washington and Vicinity
One dead, several injured in Memo
rial Day traffic Page B-1
Editorial and Comment
Letters to The Star. Page A-12
Answers to Questions Page A-12
This and That. Page A-12
David Lawrence. Page Alb
AlsOp and Kintner. Page Alb
Washington Observations. Page Alb
This Changing World. Page Alb
constantine Brown. Page Alb
Charles Ross. Page Alb
Miscellany
Service Orders. Page B-5
Serial Story. Page C-2
Natures Children. Page C.6
Bedtime Stories. Page D-10
Letter-Out. Page D-10
Crossword Puzzle. Page Dill
uncle Rays Corner. Page Dill
Evening star., 1940-05-31

Boy Scouts of England have been
. o-mile railway.
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
CAPITAL (current month to date):
Evening star., 1940-05-31

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todayo
Hishest. SO. noon today. Year ago, p5.
Lowest, 56. am. today. Year ago, SO.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 90. on May a.
Lowest z. on January 20.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
Trom noon yesterday to noon today
day.
Lowest, 60 Der cent at noon today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
Hish --------- 3:37 am. 4:2s am.
Low NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1887 an. 1881 Am.
High ------- $3.50 pm. 4:61 pm.
Low NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10:44 pm. 11:33 pm.
The Sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
sun, today --- 4:46 1927
enn. tomorrow .--- 4:44 7:27
Noons today .----. 1887 an. 2:23 ID.
Automobile lights must b turrtd on
eas-ha0 hous a3tef sunset
Evening star., 1940-05-31
Report for Last "a Hours.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
Falls today.
Evening star., 1940-12-10
Dorazio Whips Katz
To Get in Line for
Go With Louis
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 10.-The
doubtful pleasure of midwinter
meeting with Joe Louis today be-
longed to Gus DoraZio who hastened
to assure the world that no one
can half scare me to death"
The heavyweight Philadelphia
battler took a unanimous 10-round
verdict from Herbie Katz of Brook
lyn last night.
Promoter Herman Taylor has
tentatively lined up a title bout
for February in Convention Hall,
with Dorazio in the challenger spot.
You can bet I won't be a Baer
or a Levinsky or a Paychek." de-
clared the Latin, who dropped a
decision this fall to Arturo Godoy,
twice Louis victim.
Maybe l won't win. but I'll be
in there fighting all the time, and
when il S all over. the championll
know he had nothing like cinch."
Dorazio f1oored Katz for a count
of nine in the second round last
/ night with a sizzling short left
hook to the chin. He did most of
his work in close, with body punches.
Katz used left hand to advantage,
peppering away at Dorazio's mouth,
which was split SO badly that two
stitches were needed to close the
wound. He lost the fourth round
on foul.
Dorazio weighed 1873, Katz 176.
Evening star., 1940-12-10
Torrid Tilt Promised
As Hockey Eagles,
Sea GuIIs Meet
Game Tonight Is First
For Atlantic City Club
Here This Season

Picking up again where they left
Off last Friday, the Washington
hockey Eagles face off against the
Atlantic City Sea Gulls tonight at
Riverside Stadium, determined TO
protect their lengthy lead in the
Eastern Amateur League
The game will mark the local
debut of the rough-housing Gulls.
Twice before this season, both times
at Atlantic City, have the Eagles
and Gulls clashed, with the Wash
ington puck chasers getting the
long end of the score. Len Burrage
and company whipped the Gulls
on November % by to 2 and re-
peated on November 80 by the lop-
sided margin of 6-1.
Tiffs Wouldn't Surprise.
Tonight's game promises all the
angles of cute little feud, if such
things actually exist and do not
happen to be phony between the
hockey boys. Norm Burns, WASH
ington starting center and high
scoring league leader. was with the
Gulls last winter. He was in the
hair of the Eagles at that time and
when Coach Mackenzie started
building the current Eagles outfit
he grabbed Burns from Atlantic
City.
Burns has turned in a masterful
job for the Eagles and tops the
league in goal scoring. All of which
doesn't set too we'll with his former
mates. The tip is out that if they
can rough up Norm Qegally, OF
course they'll do it and let the
penalties fall where they may.
Eagles in Good Trim.
The last game in which the Eagles
played against the Rovers last Fri
day. set a new low for penalties.
! Only one player was consigned to
the penalty box and that was for a
minor and probably unintentional
rule infraction. Tonight's game
might be altogether different.
It's always hectic when a couple
of men on either side are out of the
game, with the other team trying
to score against weakened outfit.
-Four days Of rest have healed all
the injuries, of the Eagles and they
should be at their peak tonight.
after the longest rest Of the season
so far.
The game will start at $3.50.
Evening star., 1940-12-10
Central Impressive
In 1919 Defeat Of
.Greenbe|t Quint

Even though Central Highs cage
team selected a suitably named op-
ponent from out Greenbelt way to
trounce for its seasons opener
yesterday it still looms as the chief
threat to Roosevelt's interhigh bas-
ket ball crown.
Slow to start but leading 1913 at
half-time. the Vikings under
novice" Coach Hardy Pearce stead
lily boosted their lead thereafter to
take a 1919 decision.
Sam Di Blasi who led the victors
with points, Harry Martin, out
standing 3-letterman, and Tommy
Thomaides. were the big guns in
the Vikings attack. and aided by
Jack Kligman. appear as one of the
teams to watch in the high school
race.
Evening star., 1940-12-10

Dodgers. DR.. George Hauser,
Minnesota line coach, has been
tipped to study Ohio State situa-
ton on the possibility that he
may be offered the head coachs
Job some day." II Doe Prothro
hadn't gone back to the Phils, the
Little Rock Travellers were all set
to offer him a 5-digit salary to 60
back and pull them out Of the
red again. None Of these
guaranteed.
Honorable mention-All the
deserving lads couldn't be
squeezed on Prof. Barker's little
all-America, of course, but here's
a backfield we think could 60
places-Foxx, Miami FlaD o.,
to call signals; Bumpus, SPRING
field (Mo) Teachers, for block
ing; Blood, Amherst, in case
Bumpus doesn't get 'em all, and
Carrier, Wesleyan, for obvious
reasons.
Sports Cocktail-New England
fans are going to follow Boston
College to the Sugar Bowl In two
Evening star., 1940-12-10
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Dec. 10-Mr Har-
mon, meet the new champion, Miss
Alice Marble of California and New
York.
Yesterday it looked as if Tom
Harmon had won pretty decisive
triumph in being named Mol male
athlete of the year In the Associated
Press poll. But the Harmon land
slide shrinks to a small pebble roll
ing down a small hill compared with
today's vote for Miss Marble as out
standing woman competitor of 1910
Seventy two sports experts
throughout the country took part
in the voting All but seven put
the tennis queen, also the winner
in 1899, at the head of the list. She
got 65 first-place votes, 8 seconds
and 3 thirds (this total of II votes
being explained by the fact that
several ballots gave her first, second
and third place. and ZIG points.
Betty Jameson Is Second.
Just as she stood so far above
the amateur tennis field that she
finally turned pro for lack Of COM
petition (and $4,000. so she fin
ished so far ahead in the point
standing there hardly was second.
This doubtful distinction, in any
event. was won by cheerful Betty
Jameson of San Antonio, Tex, who
got four firsts and SO points for the
quite considerable feat of winning
the United States woman's golf title
for the second year in row.
With points awarded on 3-2-1
basis, only five others got more than
three points. They were Marjorie
Gestring. Los Angles diving star, 81
without a first-place vote; Patty
Berg, Minneapolis golf ace who, like
Evening star., 1940-12-10
6. U. Prep Five Shows
Great Promise in
Routing Towson

Georgetown Preps cagemen today
shows signs of being a party to one
of the Districts hottest scholastic
court rivalries after rolling over
Towson Catholic School yesterday,
35-7 on the Garrett Park floor.
The Little HoyaS will renew rela-
tionships with Gonzaga and St.
Johns this season for the first time
in three years. and after yesterday S
opener have given the two Wash
ington teams something to be con-
cerned about.
Only a few seconds remained in
the game before the losers could
score their first field goal and the
Garrett Parkers paced by a new
conner. Johnny Shovel, who scored
13 points. were having things their
own way at every turn.
Evening star., 1940-12-10
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 10-1f it's
a fair question, what is the story
behind the way the Chicago
Bears poured it on Sunday?
M-G-M- really wants Billy Conn
and Manager Johnny Ray is
here to talk cold turkey. Banks
MFadden is telling the home
folks down in South Carolina
that he won't be back with the
Brooklyn footballers next year.
Jack Dempsey's refereeing tour
of the West netted him $4,000
for six weeks work. Another OF
those famous Notre Dame-Min-
nesota football series is on the
fire. That loud bazoo which
passed through here Sunday
night was George Preston Mar
shall from the fans of Boston.
Rumor foundry-There are
whispers Sid Luckman is dis
satisfied at Chicago and would
welcome a trade to the football
Evening star., 1940-12-10

special trains. Chicago reports
Phil K. Wrigley (who wanted to
step DOWN will get himself re-
elected president of the Cubs
again, after all. Charley Miller,
famous Maine guide, shot q bear
and shipped 1t down to Boston
for Joe Louis Sunday dinner.
John Antonello, Kansas City pro-
moter, and Tom McHugh, his
matchmaker, are in town trying
to sign either joey Archibald or
Harry Jeffra to go out there and
fight Chester Ellis, the corn belts
new featherweight rave. New
Workers back from the Atlanta
meeting say Roger Peckinpaugh
already looks older.
Today's Guest Star-James A.
Murphy, Canton Ledger: Now
they plan to introduce the magic
eye umpire in semipro base
ball. The National League has
had one for years in old Bill
Klem."
Headline Headliner-The New
York Post captioned 4 picture Of
the Custer massacre down at