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Evening star., 1940-04-01
British Censor Overworked

LONDON, April l R.-Britaln s
chief censor, Sir Walter Monckton,
today was ordered to take a fort
nights rest because of overwork.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Seven French Planes
Shot Down in Battle
On Front, Say Nazis
Paris Reports Germans
Use Nomud Batteries
On 30-MiIe Line
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 1.-The shooting
down of seven French planes in
Sunday fighting over the western
front was reported in today's COM
munique Of the German high COM
mand. The Germans were said to
have suffered no loss.
The substance OF the communlque
had been broadcast earlier in the
morning by the government radio.
The communique follows:
I'm the west minor reconnais-
sance activity and weak artillery
fire.
"Over French territory south of
Saarbruecken several bigger air
fights ensued between German and
French chasers on the afternoon of
March 81.
Claim Seven Shot Down,
THE Germans, despite the numer-
ical superiority of the French, shot
down seven Morane plane without
losses to themselves.
During the day accommodating
was carried out over Eastern France
and over the North Sea up to the
Shetland Islands. The participating
planes returned without hitch and
with valuable results"
A British report said a German
Dornier bomber was disabled by
British pursuit plane on a North
Sea foray and few away with
black smoke streaming from one
engine.
81 Planes Engaged.
A DNB account of the western
front air fighting said that Is Ger
man MeSserschmitts and 36 French
Moranes were engaged
Near Puettlingen, said the official
news agency, eight Messerschmitts
attacked eight of the French ma
chimes and shot down two. South
Of Saargemuend nine Messerchmitts
fought 20 Moranes. it was said. caus-
ing two of the French planes to
crash. Near Moerchingen eight
other Messerchmitts battled eight
Moranes and downed three, DNB
said
Evening star., 1940-04-01
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. c. MONDAY April, l. 1sp

Ministry today reported that Royal
AIR Force planes few over Germany
last night and that AL our aircraft
returned safely and undamaged."
The principal development on the
war front over the week end was the
temperance Of German scouting
planes of the northern tip of Scot
land yesterday, but the raiders were
driven off by pursuit ships and
anti-aircraft fire with the bombs
still in their racks.
A l0-minute air raid alarm was
sounded In the Shetland Islands and
a 40-minute alarm in the Orkneys,
where splinters from anti-aircraft
shells fell in the streets.
The Ministry of Information said
that q German Dornier bomber had
been disabled by British pursuit
plane far out over the North Sea.
When last seen, the Nazi craft was
flying low over the water with black
smoke pouring from one engine.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Two Miners Recovering
After Dramatic Rescue
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARBONDALE, Pa, April L.
Two anthracite miners were re-
covering in a hospital today from
effects of a 17-hour imprisonment
80 feet underground as a result of
a caVe-in.
Steve Daynock. SO, and Michael
Hurchick, 36. were brought to the
surface in dramatic rescue yester-
day. Scores of miners dug franti-
cally Saturday night in a night
long effort to free the two men from
a subleased northwest colliery mine
between Simpson and Vandling and
then augmented their efforts with
a steam shovel yesterday.
Thank God" Daynock murmured
when he was lifted to the surface.
Il feel all right, now let's have
something to eat," the younger
Huchick said.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Sweeps
Continued From First Paae.)

six OF so residual prizes of s1,728
each and drew only three of 10
tickets drawn on favored entries.
No U. S. Tickets on Fav0rite.
The lucky three identified them
selves as: "A Little Luck" New York
City, who holds ticket on Professor
Second. the second choice at 9 to |:
Still Waiting and Hoping" Staple
ton, Nebr.. with a ticket on Symae-
this, the fourth favorite at 100 to
s, and Dizzy Izzy,' Chicago, with
a ticket on Sterling Duke, bracketed
with Symaethis at the same odds.
No Americans held tickets drawn
on the 1872 first favorite, kilstar.
or on the 1909 third choice, Royal
Danieli.
With the war cutting the prize
fund to one-eighth of that OF last
year. only two tickets were drawn
on each entry. Last year 13 were
drawn.
Holders of tickets on the winning
horse will receive slO6.O50: those
having the second horse, $50. OPS, and
those having the third, $35 $50.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Floods
Continued From First paee)

streams were receding. Seven
hundred families were removed from
low ground at johnson City, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Wilkes-Borre Awaits
Crest of Susquehonno

W1LKES-BARRE, Pa, April / (P).
The usually placid Susquehanna
River, turned into turbulent men,
ace by spring rains and melting
snow, rose rapidly toward crests
well above flood stage today to
threaten this and other Central and
Eastern Pennsylvania cities along
its two branches.
Coast Guardsmen, rushed here
from the New Jersey Coast, aided
police In evacuating hundreds of
families. National Guardsmen
rushed cots and blankets here and
to Sunbury for distribution by the
Red Cross. Sunbury officials said
500 persons had been evacuated
there.
Meanwhile, the Allegheny and
Monongahela Rivers and their trib-
utaries in Western PENNSYLVANIA
began to recede after flash" flood
inundated highways. Pittsburgh and
Johnstown, scenes of disastrous
floods in the past, escaped with
small loss.
At least six deaths were reported
across the State.
A crest of "a feet was predicted for
Wilkes-Barr tomorrow morning
This would be feet above food
stage and almost a foot above the
high-water mark established in the
March, 1886, floods that ravaged the
section.
Flood control dikes. erected since
the 1896 floods. helped lessen the
damage and gave assurance of fu-
ture protection.
1nterrupting a speaking tour OF
Western Pennsylvania, Gov. Arthur
H. James hurried back to Harrisburg
to direct relief activities.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Heavy Artillery Duel
Subsidies, Soy French

PARIS. April tP).-French forces
On the western front reported to-
day that a heavy artillery duel
which lasted several days, and was
marked by the shifting fire of Ger
man "nomad batteries" along a 30
mile front, had subsided.
This mornings high command
communique said, "A quiet night
on the whole front"
The letup in the fire and counter
fire on the Siegfried and Maginot
lines came yesterday to the accom-
paniment Of aerial activity which
last nights French communique
called fairly intense"
French advices were there were
no encounters between the rival air
forces.
German planes were reported to
have attacked an unidentified
French warship at sea but, accord
ing to the French report, failed to
damage 1t and were driven off by
a French coastal patrol squadron.
New Flight Over Reich
Reported by British
LONDON, April l up.-The Air
Evening star., 1940-04-01
3Die as 100000
Blaze Sweeps
Apartment
Hundreds Flee 4-AIurm
Fire Wreckine O Street
Building

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Mercury Drop Promises
Relief to New York

ALBANY, N. Y. April l P.-
Dropping temperatures promised re-
lief today from floods which reclosed
several New York State roads re-
Gently freed of snow. forced num-
dreds of families from their homes
and brought four deaths and much
discomfort.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
C.C.C. Director Invites
Public to Inspect Camps

Director James J. McEntee of the
Civilian Conservation Corps today
invited the public to inspect c. c. C.
camps this week during the observ-
ance of the 7th anniversary of the
c. c. c. program.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Reporter Finds He Doesn't Need Experience
For $75-u-Week Fort Meade Carpenter Job

During the day more than 300
men were hired as carpenters. After
we were hired we joined the union
line. At the shack, where three col
lar and necktie" officials of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners Of America "a. F.. L.
Omciated, the man who signed me
up complained that he hadn't had
"a breath of fresh air. for week
because of the number of men
joining the union. He guessed
maybe a thousand or two thou
sand" men had signed up and agreed
to pay the initiation fee There was
no chance of working without join
ing. I was told.
1 said I had no money. ct was
the day before pay day. But he
smiled.
Membership in Installments.
That's all right, Buddy. You
don't have to pay now. but come in
Friday and pay up $3.50 and pay
the rest of the $3.50 in the next
two weeks"
1 asked about dues. He seemed
somewhat surprised, and couple of
other applicants waiting their turn
snickered.
do you think you'll be working
more than a month here?" he re-
piled.
I quickly learned that few of the
"hammer and saw" carpenters in
tended to remain union members
after completion of the job unless
other work could be obtained on
Government contracts nearby. They
considered it an employment fee,
similar to that which a private en-
ployment agency might charge to
find job for an applicant.
Gn Washington later I was
told by William F.. Torreyson,
secretary-treasurer of the Car
penters' District Council, that a
similar fee, varying in amount,
is charged of all new members
for union membership. Those
(see CARPENTERS, Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Italian Army Trucks
Quitting Koritza as
Greeks Close In
Heavy Artillery, British
Planes Bombord Area;
Abandonment Awaited
By the Associated Press.

bN tIlc hSS'tlul'h iOco'
BITOLJ, Yugoslavia, Nov. 20
Italian army trucks, presumably
carrying supplies, were seen leaving
Koritza today as Greek heavy artil-
lery and British planes bombarded
the area and reports strengthened
that the Fascists were ready to aban-
don their vital Albanian base.
Batteries on Mount Morava shelled
the city from the southeast and
Greek infantrymen were reported
advancing along the western slope,
but border observers said the fate
of the city would be uncertain until
the last moment and depended on
whether the Italians decided to
make a stand or retire to the plains
where their motorized equipment
could be used more effectively.
City Bombed Several Times.
Koritza was bombed several times
overnight by Greek and British
planes, and Greek sources said the
Italians position there was precari-
Gus.
The Italians. however. offered des-
perate resistance on Mount Zvezda
to stall an attempt of the Greek
right wing to encircle the battered
city through mountain passes to the
north.
Reinforced Greek batteries on
Mount Ivan and Italian guns on
Zvezda exchanged shells. Greek in
fantry hurled continual attacks at
the Italian Alpine troops holding
the heights. Unable to shell Ko-
rita from Mount Ivan because
Zvezda stood in the way, the Greeks
we're trying to drive past the Ital-
ian emplacements.
10 Tanks Reported Captured.
Reports at the border here said
the Greeks had forced the Italians
down to the foothills of Morava
(See GREECE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1940-11-20
| Baby Left to Die
| Is Found Alive
On Doorstep
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH. Nov 20-A l2-
hour -old baby left to die by a woman
who described herself as "a broken
hearted little mother was found
alive today on the doorstep of a
funeral home
The infant lay in a green tin tool
box. With her was a penciled note
that read:
In Gods name. please bury my
poor little daughter. I do not have
the money to do so and I cannot
afford to raise her God will not
want her to live without home
II was signed, "A broken-hearted
little mother"
The baby. chilled from exposure,
was rushed to hospital, where
oxygen was administered.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Adjournment Defeat
Brings Logan-Wd|ter
Bill Up in Senate
Motion to Consider Was
On Calendar When House
Refused to End Session

adjournment roll call on Page A-3.)
BY the Associated Press.
The decisive House defeat of an
attempt at adjournment gave the
controversial Walter bill to-
day its long-deferred chance for
prompt Senate consideration.
Administration leaders, who pre-
dict a presidential veto for the
measure, were hopeful it would die
in committee at the close of the
Seventh-sixth Congress. but the
House destroyed the hope yesterday
when it voted. 19l to 148. against
ending the current session and going
home
AS a result. when the Senate took
a tWo-day Thanksgiving recess yes
terday it had a motion to consider
the Logan-Walter bill as the pend
ing business it will take up on re-
convening Friday. Opponents con-
ceded there were enough votes to
force consideration. The legislation
has the announced purpose of facili-
tating appeals from decisions Of
quasi-judicial Federal agencies.
House defeat of the adjournment
resolution gave the Senate no choice
but to stay in session, for under the
Constitution neither chamber may
(See CONGRESS. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-11-20
"A. FL. Is Told Publishers
Due for Great Awakening

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.-A New
Deal spokesman, addressing the
American Federation of Labor Con-
vention here, said today the result
Of the last general election gave
American publishers their greatest
shock" and added some publishers
are due for a great awakening"
Sol A. Rosenblatt, general counsel
of the Democratic National Com
mittee. told the convention those
publishers who for years have been
saying, as Louis XIV said about the
state, The public? We're the pub
lic.' are due for a great awakening.
Freedom of the press must mean
something more than the right OF
the publishers to express any views
he happens to hold on any public
question, to refuse to publish the
utterances of those who seek to con-
trovert him. or to give over his whole
puo!lcatlon to the sole purpose OF
turtherlng his Individual and class
interests
Evening star., 1940-11-20
By ROBERT BRUSKIN.

Getting a carpenters job at Fort
Meade, Md. where the pay is $75
or more week. requires less ability
than hanging picture at home
and not great deal more exertion
if one can pick out a day when there
isn't much pushing and showing in
line.
1t involves chilly waiting in long
line of cab drivers, clerks. laborers,
farmers, miners and assorted other
ambitious non-carpenters. The sole
requirement. apparently, is tool
kit and a union card. Joining the
union" merely means waiting in line
at a shed near the employment
office and agreeing to pay $3.50.
Questions about ability. expert
ence and citizenship are not asked.
And one foreman said no one has
been fired because we can use
anybody who even looks like a car
penter.'
The closest I ever came to manual
labor as a carpenter was as an
honorary member of the Sidewalk
Superintendents' Club. But I got q
carpenters job and union card by
the sole process of waiting in line
and not volunteering any informa-
ton.
Draws Variety of Workers.
Along with me, the Consolidated
Engineering Co. of Baltimore ac-
quired as carpenters: Eight cab
drivers from Washington, who drove
up in their taxis and changed their
uniforms for overalls; civil service
clerk on a leave of absence: 72-
year-old laborer from Westminster,
Md; a farmer who has $50 acres
about 2 miles from Fort Meade Che
offered board and lodgings at $40
week.; coal miner from West
ern Pennsylvania, two truck drivers
from Philadelphia, a steel worker
from Pittsburgh and two youths
just discharged from c. c. C., who
were seeing the country"
There were many others with tie
Evening star., 1940-11-20
legations Social Secretary
Enauqed to Canadian Minister

The engagement of the Canadian
Minister, Loring Cheney Christie. to
the social secretary Of the Canadian
Legation here, Miss Marian Trum-
bull of 1922 Kalorama road NV,
was announced today by her mother,
Mrs. Thomas Conway Trumbull
The wedding is expected shortly.
Miss Trumbull, a graduate Of
Holton- Arms School, is also social
secretary at the Brazilian and Bel
gian Embassies and the Netherlands
Legation. She is descendant Of the
Jonathan Trumbull family of Con-
necticut.
Mr.. Christie is a 55-year-old wild
over. A son, Paul Christie, is a
senior at the University of Toronto.
A year ago Mr.. Christie succeeded
Sir Herbert Marler here as Canada's
representative after a legal and dip
lomatic career in England, the
Evening star., 1940-11-20

United States and his homeland.
He is a Harvard Law School gradu-
ate, and Immediately after his train
ing there he practiced in New York
with the law firm of Secretary of
War Stimson.
During the World War he served
as secretary to Sir Robert Borden,
Prime Minister of Canada. He at
tended the Peace Conference in
Paris and the 1921 Conference on
the Limitation of Arms in Washing
ton. In the postwar period he
worked with a London law firm and
the Ontario Hydroelectric Com
mission.
On the diplomats record is the
unusual fact that at one time he was
an official Of the United States Gov
ernment. In 1910 he became an at
torney in the Department Of Justice,
and from 1911 to 1918 was assistant
to tho Solicitor General.
Evening star., 1940-11-20
HiI|man Tells T.. !. 0.
He Has Full Support
OF President
First Duty to Country,
He Says in Defending
Defense Boord Policy
BY J. A. FOX.
Star staff dent.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Nov 20
Sidney Hillman. president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union and head of the labor division
Of the Defense Commission. told the
c. I. o. convention toGar Il have
the complete support of the Presi-
dent of the United States
Whatever has gone on in that
division. l accept responsibility for;
I am not trying to hide behind any
body's skirts Mr.. Hillman told
delegates who for two days have
heard recurrent attacks on the De-
fense Commissions policies, par
ticularly the awarding of contracts
to Wagner Act violators.
Apparently also in response to
some criticism about the attitude of
the commission to the American
Federation of Labor, Mr.. Hillman
declared bluntly:
Il have played no politics in my
job. I would consider it dishonor-
able. contemplate and disloyal not
W give COlllI dIlS " SolllC cN
cause I happen to disagree with the
policies of some officers.
MY first responsibility is TO see
that the country is prepared TO de-
fend herself" he declared firmly.
Answers Lewis Challenge.
The fiery leader of 2,600,000 cloth
ing workers. one of the founders
and vice president of the c. I. O.,
launched into an impassioned ac-
count of his role in the Defense
Commission after telling the con-
vention that Amalgamated had no
intention of leaving the c. I. Ga
direct reply to the challenge yes
terday of President John L. Lewis to
take walk" if it was so desired.
Every time we divide. the enemy
moves in," warned Mr.. Hillman. who
advocates immediate resumption of
peace negotiations with the A. F. L.,
the issue which prompted the Lewis
attack yesterday.
Mr.. Hillman also injected one of
the most explosive issues in the con-
vention when he urged ban by the
organization on those who advocate
the PHILOSOPHERS of dictators' ma
tionS.
And I don't care whether they
come from Rome, Berlin or Moscow"
he added.
Recalls Mine Workers Ban.
The Amalgamated and other right
wing groups are backing resolution
to bar Communists as paid officers
of the C. 1. Ga move directed at
"left-wing' supporters of Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Hillman recalled that the
United Mine Workers bar Com
munists as members and told the
convention:
What is good enough for the
mine workers is good enough for the
c. I. o.
These people are a menace to the
labor movement" he shouted, and
cheers broke out.
In concluding his talk Mr.. Hill
man spoke regretfully of his differ
ences with Mr.. Lewis, and said he
wished the president of the c. I. o.
was remaining in Office.
Il regret more than I can tell
you that these differences arose
I think it is bad for labor" he said
earnestly.
Calls for Murray Draft.
And when John L. Lewis steps
down there must be a demand for
Phil Murray to head the organiza-
tion," he continued, bringing most
(See c. I. O., Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-11-20
Chest Contributions
Climb 10 $1,161,132;
Baugh Gives Talk
Redskin Stor Declares
Cooperation Needed
For Success
pictures on Page A-5.)

Urged by "Slingin' Sammy" Baueh
to make touchdown play" Com
munity Chest workers today re-
ported a total of sl.16l1329 90. or
1856 per cent of their $4,000 900 goal
at their sixth report luncheon in the
Willard Hotel The total repre-
sented gifts from 1Ol 1853 contrib
utors.
The Redskin football star. guest of
honor at today's luncheon. tossed
miniature footballs and advice to the
campaign workers He told them
the campaign like any football game
needed determination and cooper
alton to go over for touchdown.
Still slightly ahead Of the average
for the whole campaign were the
Group Solicitation and Metropolitan
Units which reported 1896 per cent
and 596l per cent of quota, respec-
lively
Campaign Chairman Chauncey G
Parker. Jr., meanwhile. urged WASH
ingtonians to increase their gifts
even if by only so cents.
Even an increase of so cents a
pledge with 100000 contributors
means a difference of 100000 he
pointed out.
He stressed the Importance OF
givers thinking of what that extra
so cents means to them and what
it could do for the city's needy.
Reported at yesterdays luncheon
meeting was a total of 1896 952 go
or "a per cent of quota. represent
ing the gifts of 80,6O4 contributors.
Representatives of Washington
newspapers and men who have
served in high positions in previous
Chest campaigns were honor guests
at the luncheon.
Addressing the volunteers who
crowded the ballroom. Prof. Leo F
Thiel of Columbia Junior College, a
member of the Chests Speakers
Bureau for the campaign. said ht
had found by visiting the Chests
agencies the conscientious and in
telligent way" the needs of Wash
ington's old, i'll or impoverished were
being met.
II know" he assured the work
ers, that the money you are rails
ing will be expended in a way o1
which you would be proud
Fifth Report Lag Cited.
While the campaign was slightly
ahead of last year in the amount OF
money collected. Mr.. Parker told
lSee CHEST. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1940-11-20
British Raid 5koda
Arms Works and War
Stores in Berlin
PiIsen, Czecho- -SIovokio,
Target; KieI, Hamburg
And Bremerhuven Hit
Ey the Associated Press.

IN inc hSSotldlSu tISSS
LONDON. Nov. 20. -Britis s h
bombers raided the great Skoda
arms works at Pilsen. in old Czecho-
Slovakia, for the second time last
night. the Air Ministry announced
today.
Munitions stores and other OBJ
jectives in Berlin also were bombed.
it was stated.
A communique said:
Last night widespread operations
were carried out by squadrons of the
bomber command. Many objectives
were attacked successfully in diff
ferent parts of Germany
I'm addition, raid was made on
the great Skoda ornaments works
in Pilsen, Bohemia.
Munitions stores and other OBJ
jectives in Berlin and shipyards and
docks at Kiel, Hamburg and Brem-
erhaven were bombed and fires
and explosions observed.
Among industrial targets at
tackled with good results were the
synthetic oil plants at GelSenkirchen
and Hamburg and an important
electric power station at Hamborn.
Railway yards and functions at
Bremen, Berlin and Aurich and the
inland port of Duisberg-Ruhrort
were also bombed
Coastal command aircraft at
tackled the naval base at Lorient and
the harbor of Barf1eur, Normandy.
From these operations three Of
our aircraft are missing.
A German torpedo boat was sunk
in the North Sea last night by light
British naval forces, the Admiralty
reported.
The announcement said the Brit
iSh had no losses nor damage and
picked up survivors from the Ger
man craft.