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tending college in Canada, will go
with his parents to New Zealand.
Mrs. Clyde Loveless
Arrives for Visit.
Mrs. Clyde Loveless arrived Fri
day to spend several weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Ferdinando Norma at
their home on New Cut road. Mrs.
Loveless, who is Mrs. Morina's sis
ter, is the wife of Capt. Loveless
of the British Air Force. She came
from England last fall for an in
definite stay while Capt. Loveless
is on duty at Norfolk on the English
coast. Since coming to this country
she has been dividing her time be-
tween her mothers home in WASH
ington and the home of her sister,
Mrs. John T. Funkhouser, in Airing
ton, Va. Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Norma entertained at a cocktail
party, inviting few of their friends
from Bethesda to meet Mrs. Love-
less.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Buoy
Of Chevy Chase Gardens were hosts
at a buffet supper and dancing party
last night in honor of Mr.. Bucy's
sister, Miss May Buoy, of New
Haven, Conn.,, and Miss Bernice
Hall of Meriden, Conn.,, who are
their weekend guests. Those who
attended the party were DR.. and
Mrs. James Rodgers Costello, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Murray McGlue, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Genau, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Bagnen, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam F.. Clark and Mr.. and Mrs.
Brockenbrough Evans.
Mrs. Stanley Lightbown of Brook
dale has issued invitations for a
luncheon and bridge party We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Fine to Leave
For Home in Princeton.
Mrs. B. Fine, who has been with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. L. D. Butler of Kenwood,
since Christmas, will leave this week
for her home in Princeton, N. j.
Mrs. Buffers brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fine,
also of Princeton, will spend the
next week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Butler. Last night Mr.. and Mrs.
Butler entertained at a dinner party
and later in the evening they took
their guests to the play given by
the Washington Civic Theater
Group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Bounds of
Bannockburn Heights will have Mrs.
Bounds father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Swayze of Hermiston,
Greg, with them for the rest of the
winter. They will come January Is
and during their visit here Mr.. and
Mrs. Swayze will 60 with Mr.. and
rdrs. Bounds for a short trip to
Florida.
Maj. Edward H. Brooks, U. s. A.,
and Mrs. Brooks, who moved to Bat
terry Park from Kansas during the
late summer, have as their guests
Mrs. Brooks brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Hall of Con-
cord, N. H.
Mrs. Otis j. Dorian entertained q
few Of the women who were her
neighbors when she lived in Green
wich Forest at a luncheon and bridge
party Friday afternoon. The party
was held at the Congressional Coun-
try Club, where Mr.. and Mrs. Dorian
have lived since they sold their home
In Greenwich Forest in June.
MIR. Alan Dorian, who is a sopho-
more at Haverford College, will join
his parents next week during the
midSemeSter vacation of the college
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Story Of French Crisis
Began Five Months Ago in Strained
Relations Between Laval and Petuin

Not only did President Roosevelt
let it be known in Vichy. last No.
vember, that he would disapprove
of any sort of military assistance
lent by France to Germany, but
quite recently, Marshal Petain
learned that the Government of
Washington looked askance at La
walls past record and, in addition,
that France was expected not to
go beyond the commitments entered
into when the armistice of June %
was signed. 1t is we'll worth MOTTO
ing that the common feeling of the
French people runs in the same
direction. Such are the cumulative
obstacles which have proved too
much even for Laval and have put
an end to his career.
Did some additional incident oc-
cur which caused the cup to ovre-
flow? The realistic calculation of
Laval can sometimes be set at
naught by passionate impulses.
Diplomatic authorities here are still
in the dark. But the above men,
toned facts show that in the pres
ent juncture we are not confronted
with bolt from the blue.
1885 Exchange Recalled.
Yet, the connection of Laval with
Marshal Petain had been very much
alive for several years. In May,
1885, both were known to have
agreed that the parliamentary re-
gime could not last and that some
kind of authoritarian government
had better replace it. There is
piquancy in recalling what passed,
five years ago, between them. You
would deserve well of your country
by doing that job, said Laval, and
the Marshal retorted: No, M. Laval,
your huge store of political expert
ence BELTS you for it.
AS to what Lavals successor,
Pierre-Etienne Flandin. will try to
accomplish, all optimism must be
put aside. To still higher degree
than Laval, he must be regarded
as tool in the hands of the Ger
man rules. His intrigues during
the Munich settlement and after
ward are we'll known. He pushed
them further while the war was in
full swing. And such is the reason
for his attack on Edouard Daladier
two days ago who, he fears, might
rise against him as an accuser. He
has the appearance of business
man or of lawyer of the higher
middle class of old, of grand
bourgeois" as the French expression
goes, but, unfortunately, within that
shell, there is nothing to be found of
Frances great traditions. Let us
not forget that Marshal Petain must
reckon with the German victor
whenever he has to select a new
Minister.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
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and when there should be vacancy there Mr. jackson regarded
liberal able
closest and it believed the President himself
the United
While
officer that round
for the Government.
At there to imminent the Supreme
Court Occasionally the effect that Associate
mpacabe
would retirement believed Mr. McReynod
possibility Justice Murphy
mere civ
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entitled to assume the supreme
function if, before the submission OF
the new constitution to the French
people, the old marshal was no
longer able to fulfill it. 1t was
understood at that time that Laval
himself had hard-pressed Marshal
Petain to grant him that excep-
tional status. Three weeks before,
by his own eXertions, he had pre-
vented Albert Lebrun, the then
President of the Republic, from 60
ing to North Africa and setting up
there government for the definite
purpose of continuing the struggle
by the side of England. Laval ex-
acted his reward. He certainly
contemplated setting up dictator
ship of his own under the name Of
the aged soldier.
In the late summer, several visi-
tors of Marshal Petain were sur
prised to hear him mercilessly
denounce the doings of the vice
president of the ministerial coun-
cil." They inferred from it that
the latter had fallen out of favor
However, in September, Laval sur
vived the reconstruction of the
cabinet. The marshal himself eX-
planned why he had maintained him
in office After all, he exclaimed,
he could not forget that, without
Lavals help, the national revolu-
ton would not have been success
fully carried out.
Won First Round.
Laval must have been elated,
triumph. He had against him most
of the ministers, all the men who,
formerly, had been powerful in
Parliament, most of the influential
politicians in his own Province OF
Auvergne. He had nevertheless
Withstood all their attempts at hav-
ing him sent back to his castle and
village of Chateldon. He had won.
Thereupon, Laval boldly plunged
in that negotiation with Germany,
which was of such a direct concern
to him since he could not expect
to continue long in Office unless a
British victory should be ruled out
of account and the mass Of the
French nation became convinced
that intimate cooperation with vic
torious Germany opened for them
the only possible way to salvation.
But, in order to make a serious be-
ginning, he had to get rid of Paul
Baudoin, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs. who was shifted to a secre-
retaryship of state at the presidency
of the council and of Charles Roux,
the secretary general of the Minis
try of Foreign Affairs. Moreover,
Gen. Weygand's reluctance to fall
in with his plans and to place Afri-
can bases at the disposal of Ger
many and Italy, involved delays.
The marshal complained several
times that he had not been kept
fully informed of all diplomatic
developments. 1t was noticed that,
on several occasions, Charles Rochat,
the political director of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, was present when
the Minister received foreign repre-
sentatives, a clear indication that
the head of the state wished to
tighten his control.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Byrd Denies Giving Nod
10 Candidate for Governor
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1.-THE
News-Leader yesterday quoted Sen
ator Byrd as saying that he had
taken no steps to keep any one
from making the race for Governor
in Virginia.
He said he had not given the
nod" to any one, the paper added.
The Junior Virginia Senator's dis
claimer of any action to advance
the cause Of any Democratic nomi-
nee for the 1941 primary followed
announcement by State Senator
William Tuck of Halifax that he
would make the race for Lieutenant
Governor A stanch "organizat ton"
man, he previously had been con-
sidered a strong possible contender
for the governorship.
The NeWs-Leader said Senator
Byrd explained that my friends will
be for some of the candidates and
that will be taken to mean me-"
He said he had no desire to die
tate who should be Governor and
would not say anything either for
or against any candidate.
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be German Inventions the
1t to be equally that
against Fandn last Wednesday
rebuke by Laval with Herr Abez himself in
Whatever Herr Hitler decides
regardless
nothing
strongly
leaders believe would sheer folly
What those desires believed
indications coming from occupied free that
ultimately
He be willing do this alternating
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Thieves Snatch Purses
From EIGHT Women

Purse snatchers last night vic
timized eight women in the North
west section, police were told. They
escaped with money and other pos
sessions valued at almost 5000.
The District of Columbia lost a
fire plug to thieves last night. The
hydrant had been broken loose at
the base in an automobile accident
at Forty-ninth street and Central
avenue NE. several days ago. The
thief carried it off. The fire plug
was valued at SO.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Three Ship Cases Settled
By Britain and Brazil
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO. Dec. IL
Three cases of British action
against Brazilian merchant ships
apparently were settled satisfactorily
yesterday.
An official announcement said the
Siqueira Campos case had been set
tied and informed sources reported
the Buarque and Itape cases also
were closed.
The Siqueira Campos. 6,456- ton
cargo-passenger ship, was halted re-
Gently off Portugal and escorted to
Gibraltar, contraband control sta
ton, by British Warships.
Capt. Juan Joaquin Moura of the
5,152-ton Buarque, charged Decem-
ber that 80 cases of cloth and 38
cases of perfumed alcohol we're re-
moved from the ships cargo at
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turned 70 the French the caSket
containing the remains of L'Aiglon
A fair exchange, they say.
According to reports from
Vichy, there seems to be no doubt
that Marshal Petain told the Ger
mans of his plans to retire" Pierre
Laval permanently and to replace
him with Etienne Flandin as min
lister of foreign affairs. All reports
to the contrary are said in we'll
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OF the French
state. The crisis
which came to
a tragic end last
week had really
b e 6 un fiv e
months ago.
The starting
point must be
detected in the
fourth "consti-
tutional &C t."
promulgated on
July IL. In Arti-
Gle No. l of that
act, it was said
t h a t L q v a |
would be fully
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Shown as Liberal by Record

Despite the fact that the Chief Justice attacked in
conservative the bench,
been far liberal than his critics
Governor New York
and progressive.
AS long the bench
has been mentioned times in connection with the
the supreme bnch-hat of Attorney
Justice Hughes Mr. jackson New Yorker and his appointment the
court would not disturb
Should the Chief Justice retire
either select
up to be Chief Justice
OF the highest Of appointed
justice That late Chief White
from Lousiana-a
Chief Justice White first Supreme
1894 by President Grover Cleveland
until 1910 when he appointed Chief
William Howard Taft. strangely
Whites
Harding to fill the caused Chief
that
that office by Republican President President Roosevelt should
called upon Chief Justice
Harlan Republican,
the court Indeed Mr. Stone sided with minority
New Deal legislation long before the President
appoint single member of
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IoC enough perform Of office.
President Roosevelt his
present
ments
proposal to increase the membership
to get opinions from the line
The Chief Justice and Associate Justices McReynod
all that the
OF the New Dealers back in 1887 With four
dent easily
make still appointments
Evening star., 1940-12-17

Abdullah, our
guide, called it
something which
sounded lik
Kavaija. I i'm
agine that it is
pretty near to
the coast on the
Shkumbi River,
along the road
from Elbasan to
DurazZo.
AT any rate,
that is where it
was the last time
I saw it and I
imagine that it
is fairly familiar
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Occupation Forces Are Considerote

The Germans in occupied France conduct themselves with the
official
The commander of the forces occupation has strict
done orderly the
niure food which
French which country.
Frenchmen who have recently the United States
Paris that nothing soldiers
in the Metro (the French subway
their elderly slightest courtesy
attempted hooanism Immediately
The told Of how German officers the
hotel at free but then occupied
meal with the
bill
nothing
righteous indignation and the bill the 10
tip Later discovered that this
show the French that individuals ethics of
behavior conquered the authorities them will
nfractons
All these evidently planned by Berlin other
pied Netherlands,
Of the Germans is far from courteous consderate.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
This Changing World
Hitler's Strategy in Conquered France Seen
Aimed at Turning French Army on Britoin
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Frances tragedy continues Her fate the hands Of Herr Hitler
say for that won't anything
pleasant for the remaining world democraces.
Herr Otto Abez nterment
remains Napoeons side strou father
Vichy hearttohear
whom France has placed her last hopes.
The Germans to have cruel of humor
they took from the French Sunday
Evening star., 1940-12-17

y y ! 1 L y "a / l
w a in G ton is
e a & er to learn
them.
The President
followed a prac-
tice he has often
reSorted to when
work piles high
on his desk. He
takes all his pa
pers, all the
memoranda and
reports and goes
off to a place
where he cannot
be interrupted.
Naturally when
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Bethlehem Club to Meet

MANASSAS, Va, Dec II (SpeciaD
The Bethlehem Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the home of
Mrs. r. L. Byrd on Center street
Officers will be elected. Mrs. George
Round has charge of the program.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Loudoun Board to Meet

LEESBURG, Va, Dec. II (SpeciaD
The Loudoun County Board of Su-
pervisors will meet tomorrow at 10
am. in the Circuit Court room of
the county courthouse, Clerk E. o.
Russell announced today.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

lary cruiser Carnarvon Castle halted
the Itape, 4.978-ton coastal steamer,
18 miles off the coast and removed %
Germans over the protests of the
tapes master.
Evening star., 1940-12-17


them in the battle against Britain
clothing stricken Frenchmen Churchill will
American ships the French
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Trinidad because the consignees,
two Venezuelan firms, were on Brit
aims blacklist for having traded
with Germany.
On December 2 the British auxil-
Evening star., 1940-12-17
White House
Holds New
Decisions
Important EvoIutions
In National Policy
Forecast This Week
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Refreshed by the sea journey,
President Roosevelt had in his port
folio on returning here the answers
to many vital questions of public
Evening star., 1940-12-17

HE opinions OF the urters this their not
ecessay The stars Such opinions are presented IN TIE
Stars effort to gDe all sides OF questions OF interest to It's
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1940-12-17

them for Chief Justice.
In case the President should de-
eide to elevate one of the associate
justices of the court to Chief Justice,
Attorney General Jackson would still
be eligible for appointment to the
highest court as an associate justice,
if vacancy should come Undoubt-
edly, however, there would be great
pressure for the appointment of Mr..
Evening star., 1940-12-17

save the situation. The soldiers who
have returned from the army and
have now been demobilized confirm
the betrayal stories spread by the
Germans by saying that they seldom
saw any large British units fighting
by their side.
All this propaganda is intended,
according to official analysts, to
create a strong anti-British feeling
in France. Once this feeling is
sufficiently developed, the Germans
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Metoxus,
Spare That
Minuret!
Some "reminiscences
Of Hospitality in
Kovoijo, Albania
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

The way it was spelt remains for
ever a mystery, since Albanian script
looks like hen tracks combined with
Conan Doyles dancing men, but
Evening star., 1940-12-17
By PERTINAX.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Pierre
Lavaps dismissal is the outcome OF
his strained personal relations with
Marshal Philippe Petain, the head
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Propaganda Machine Grinds


scheme to line the French to the German side.
machine Goebbes working
staff number of documents which we'll doctored
betrayed
politicians like Messs Blum Reynaud
by their allies
Gamelns cables telephone calls
Evening star., 1940-12-17
The Political Mill
Hughes Expected to Continue as Chief Justice
At Least Until Summer Recess, Despite Rumors
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Charles Evans Hughes Chief Justice of the United States will 1t is
now continue to serve in that office least until the Supreme
Court takes its for the
Chief after the President
January 20 These believed be nfonded The health the Chief
an office which he has filled with ability
Indeed there believe that
would exceedingly Mr. Hughes the
office of Chief Justice
of the American people singular
his critics. years
Supreme Court decisions
Mr. Hughes has Chief Justice
the
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Jackson Regarded as Able Lawyer

The five members appointed President
Justices Black Reed Fanke Douglas and Murphy all
Evening star., 1940-12-17

beginning OF the Federal Govern
ment in 1789 One of the eleven,
John Rutledge, was commissioned
during congressional recess in 1795,
but never confirmed by the Sem
ate. The Chief Justice will be 78
years old next April II. Other men
have served on the supreme bench
far beyond that age. To the friends
of the Chief Justice it is quite clear,
however, that he would never con-
tlnue on the bench if he felt he was
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
Brooklyn, News

Brooklyn, Miss Dear Editor
Please allow space to inform the
readers that the ST. John community
las lost on of it's most faithful and
beloved members. Her passing was
great shock to all. The funeral
Grafton was delivered Sunday March
"a tn 200 PM. by her pastor, Rev.
Black. The church was not large
enough to hold the many friends who
came to pay their last respect tc
Sister Arleauer Booth Brelan She
leaves to mourn her passing a hus-
band, four children, a loving father
three sisters, four borthers and host
OF relatives and friends. Interment
followed in St. John cemetery.
L. B. Booth, Reporter.
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
SPECIAL NOTHCE TO LOCAL
LODGES AND PRESIDENT OF
TINE H. 3. A.

Dear Presidents: l am hereby giving
you notice as follows:
Each president in the entire Asso-
citation is reqested to bring your locsl
lodge secretary record to the next
board This must be done. If pou
do not attend the boards, as General
President, I will send an agent to
your lodge to lecture and inspect
your records. T ne lodge must pay
the expense of the agent to the lodge
for his visit.
Presidents, these orders must be
opeyed, if you are to remain active
as a local president in your lodge
All secretary records of each lodge
will be examined in the boards.
E. F. Young, Gen. Pres.
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05

Miss, his pastor offciated. Brother
Washington served as deacon of PHI
grim Bound Baptist Church Is years.
He has been a member of the HB.A.
Society for six years and served as
chaplain of his lodge, In both capa-
cities he gave untiring and faithful
service. He leaves a wife, son, dau-
ghter and a host of friends to mourn
his passing.
Aaron Trotter, Reporter.
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
H.B.A Death
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Please allow space in the ECHO
10 let the readers know that Lodge
No 70 has lost one Of its most faith
tul me-7ers m the person of Sister
Minnie Robinson, who departed this
life March II. 1910. Sister Robinson
leaves to mourn her passing, hus-
band, three children and Is grand
children and a host of relatives and
friends. I'm sFNg u VI
Mrs. M. J. Moore, president.
Mrs. M. L. Smith, secretary.
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
Picayune, Miss.

Picayune, Miss Dear Editor: This
viii inform the readers that Picayune
and Pilgrim Bound Baptist Church
has lost faithful citizen and member
Brother Robert Washington, a resi-
dent of Picayune for thirty two years
was killed by train Sunday March a
Rev. r. W. Woulard of Hattiesburg,
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05

This drive began March 1
All members added during
the March boards will be
counted. We have not as yet
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05

counted in this drive. All
members renewed who
became unfinancial before
1910 will be counted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-23
JAYCEES HOLD
ELECTION MEET
JOE ALLEN IS NEW PRESI
DENT: REVIEW OF YEAR
WAS HEARD

| Annual election of officers of
Key West Junior Chamber of
! Commerce was held at the BIZ
monthly dinner meeting of the
organization last evening at a
local restaurant.
! Joe Allen was named presi-
dent, Delmar Butler, vice-preSi-
dent; Charles Roberts, treasurer;
Joe Pinder, secretary; directors,
tWo-ycar term: Hunter Harden
and Dan Harrison; directors. one
year term: Wilbert Moehrke.
Billy Warren and Chester
Knowles.
Charles E. Roberts, one of the
delegates to the recent state con-
VentiOn of Junior Chamber of
Commerce in Pensacola, told the
organization of success of this
meeting and how well the Key
WeSters were entertained in PEN
Sacola.
President IsadOre Weintraub
called attention to the approach
ing National Convention to be
held in Washington, D. c. and
asked as many of the Jaycees as
cOIIId tn attend
Matter of giving aid to move
ment now on foot to maintain
the Monroe County Clinic was
discussed at length and Billy
Warren was appointed as head of
committee to investigate how
JayceeS could assist in keeping
the clinic open.
Final report on fishing tourney
was heard and Hunter Harden,
chairman of tourney committee,
was commended for the fine
work which he did in behalf of
the organization during first year
of the tourney.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-23
RED MEMS l94l
CONVENTION HERE
WORD RECEIVED FROM DELE
GATES NOW IN SEES
SION AT TAMPA

A telegram received this morn
ing by Mrs. Bernard ]. Cruz from
delegates of this city present at
the Order Of Red Men and De-
gree of POcahontaS convention in
Tampa, stated that the session
had voted to hold its 1871 con-
VentiOn in Key West.
!, The advice also stated that
Mrs. Alice Curry had been elect
ed to the post of Great Keeper
lof Wampum in the PocahontaS
organization, succeeding Mrs.
Miriam E. Carey, who has served
in that capacity for five years.
Mrs Carey was awarded a Past
Great POcahontaS jewel.
Other members attending the
session in Tampa from Key West
are Bernice Park; Annie Baker.
past Great POcahontas; Gin
derella Roberts Great Guard of
the Forest; Lille Hart; Lille
Kemp; LenOra Roberts; Mamie
Sawyer and Irene Adams, rep
reSentativeS.