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Evening star., 1940-03-01
Allies Delay Further
Plane Commitments
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Despite announced plans for a
81 900 100000 buying program, the
British and French were reported
yesterday to be without any commit
ments on future airplane purchases
in this country, pending the return
from Europe of an allied air mis-
sion.
At the same time it was disclosed
that about two months ago the
mission tentatively laid out a plan
to standardize purchases on three
types of American planes and even
took some options, but the program
failed to get approval of the Allied
Supreme War Council and the op-
tions have lapsed.
A high administration official, who
declined to be quoted by name,
said that American manufacturers
and officials are awaiting the early
return of the mission from Europe
for word on future buying.
Outlining developments to date,
this official said the standardization
plan never was submitted formally
to President Roosevelt's Committee
to Coordinate Foreign and Domestic
Airplane Purchasing. All interested
officials, he explained, knew in
formally about it, but it never got
far enough for serious consideration
by any Government agency.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

cialist, and Mayor La Guardia,
American Laborite. Chairman John
Hamilton of the Republican Ma
tional Committee also accepted.
Garner Declines.
Vice President Garner declined,
as did Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, who has a speaking engage
ment tonight at Wilmington, Del,
and Senator Bridges, Republican, Of
New Hampshire, who had to return
to New Hampshire.
A political prediction of somewhat
more interest than many recently
heard was handed out by House
Minority Leader Martin yesterday
to the effect that the Republican
party will capture go additional
House seats in November. A gain of
this magnitude would give them q
margin of approximately a dozen
over the Democrats and return con-
troll of that branch of Congress to
the Republican party. Because of
the holdover situation, the Senate
is sure to remain Democratic in
numbers in the next Congress.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
6. 0. P. House Members
Attend Farm MEETING
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., March -
"A group of Republican members OF
Congress came here today to hear
the views of Southern farmers on
agricultural problems.
The meeting will last through to-
day and tomorrow. Wilson Williams,
q representative of the Republican
National Committee, said spokesmen
from all branches of agriculture
would be heard.
The meeting will be non-partisan,
Mr.. Williams said, and every State in
the South will have representatives
at the meeting. The group is a part
Of a special committee appointed to
consider the farm problem in all its
phases.
Representative Hope Of Kansas
headed the group Of visitors.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

structive economic, cultural, civiliz-
ing activity and for which there it,
as great power accredited in this
region. is responsible.
1T is the space" the editorial con-
tinued, within which the German
people desires to live and work
securely and without interference
and where it won't ever again
permit political combinations to
arise which are directed against
itself"
Megerle argued that realization
of Germanys demand meant that
large ands small states could live
together peacefully" with the "liber-
ty, independence and autonomy Of
small states" no longer a problem
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Incident May Force
Two japanese to Resign
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 1.-The newspaper
Miyako reported today that two I'M
perial Palace officials, Kurahei
Yuasa, lord-keeper of the privy seal,
and Tsuneo Matsudaira, minister of
the imperial household. were plan
ming to resign because of their "del-
icate political position"
The reference to their delicate
position was taken to mean that
which resulted from confusion pre-
ceding appointment of Admiral Nit
sumasa as premier January IA.
Before the official announcement
came newspapers and radio stations
already had announced that the
premiership went to Gen, Shunroku
Hata. He actually had been carried
over into the new cabinet as war
minister.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Senator Lee Fuvors
Roosevelt Third Term
BY the Associated Press.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 1
United States Senator Lee, Demo
cfat, of Oklahoma, last night put
himself on record here as favorine
a third term for President Roosevelt
Senator Lee, after lecture be-
fore the Peninsula Institute of Pub
lie Affairs, answered a number Of
anonymous questions written on
slips of paper. One question, which
he read, said:
what do you think of the third
term?"
I'm for It," Senator Lee answered
Evening star., 1940-03-01

ton from President Roosevelt to
any one in Germany. On being re-
minded he had presented letter to
Premier Mussolini of Italy, he said:
That was a personal communica-
ton from the President and seems
to have been the subject of many
misconceptions"
Mr.. Welles said he was not GER
tain that he would meet Field Mar
shall Hermann Wilhelm Goering, but
would like to. Aside from meetings
with. Hitler and Weizsaecker, he
said. he had no appointments and
he did not know how long he would
stay in Berlin.
The American conferred with
Won Ribbentrop in the presence of
DR.. Paul Schmidt, famous Berlin
interpreter. and American Charge
d'Affaires Kirk.
Both German and American Off
cials emphasized the non-off1cial
character of the visit. There was
no American flag on the Adlon
Hotel-where Mr.. Welles is staying
and where only the Swastika waved
while the f1agpole of the United
States Embassy was bare.
Greeted tremendously.
Although Mr.. Welles is not pay
ing a state visit and is expected to
be free of normal diplomatic pro-
cedure, the Presidents European
investigator was greeted cere-
moniously at the station by the
foreign Office protocol, Baron Won
Weizsaecker, and Hitler's chief of
protocol, Baron Alexander Won
Doernberg. Both they and their
adjutants wore foreign Office uni
forms
The entire United States Embassy
staff was on the platform of An
halter station to greet Mr.. Welles
when his train from Zurich pulled
in, 20 minutes late.
Mr.. Kirk made the presentations
as Mr.. Welles stood, his brown hat
in his hand, for the brief ceremony.
A sidelight of the reception at
the station was the interest of non
American and non-German news
paper correspondents, particularly
the Firms, who were the first to
arrive.
I'VE want to show by our presence
how much we appreciate American
help" one of them said. I'VE are
counting on America to save U.S."
Mr.. Welles and his party went by
automobile directly to the Adlon
Hotel and was met there only by
the director of the hotel, who
showed him to his suite on the third
floor.
War Aims Restated.
A restatement of German war
aims - security for the Reich's
"lebensraum" diving space) - by
Karl Megerle, official spokesman for
the foreign Office, apparently was
the point Hitler will stress when he
and Mr.. Welles meet.
The text for Megerle's double
column, front-page editorial in his
Berliner Boersenzeitung was the
Fuehrers own declaration in his
speech last Saturday that:
What we want is not subjugation
Of other peoples, but security of Ger
man 'lebensraum,' and thereby Sc
curity of the German people them
selves"
The editorial, described by au-
thorized sources both as prelimi-
nary to Mr.. Welles' visit and as
a reply to Secretary Hull's thoughts
toward an end of autarchy, regi-
mentation and totalitarianism, de.
| fined Germany's living space ano
her objectives within it.
"First ana foremost" it said, Hit
Ter designated that middle European
region in which German people
for many centuries conducted con.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

Almost three times as many per-
sons last year in the District were
victims of traffic accidents occurring
in clear weather as those killed In
accidents in rainy or foggy weather
or on icy streets.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Prohibition Days
Thrice Weekly Are
Decreed in France
Alcoholic Drinks Banned
On Tuesdays, Thursdays
And Saturdays
3y the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
PARIS, March Three "prohibi-
ton days" a week were decreed to-
day as the government announced
details of its wartime regimentation
Of civilians.
Among II DEGREES published in the
Official Journal were these:
The public sale and consumption
Of alcoholic drinks was forbidden
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days.
Pastry shops were closed Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
A general census as a prelude to
the issuance of ration cards was
ordered completed by April l.
Bread First to be Rationed.
Ministries were authorized to issue
notices later of products the sales
OF which would be. restricted. First
Of the ration cards were expected
20 be for bread.
The DEGREES were part of the gen.
eral belt-tightening program an
nounced yesterday which included
a gold revaluation bookkeeping pper-
alton that put % per cent higher
value on Frances gold supply and
provided nearly half of a so billion
franc (about $1,120,0O0, ,OOO addition
to her war funds.
Other DEGREES suppressed the sale
Of luxury chocolate and breads;
ordered prices maintained at the
level of September l, 1889; provided
for rationing of gasoline on a
monthly basis; ordered restaurants
to limit meals to two plates of which
only one can be meat.
Revaluing the gold reserve at the
new rate of 438 francs to the United
States dollar, instead of the old
35.8, brought the official value more
nearly into line with current ex-
change quotations.
Parity of the franc. as of Novem-
ber IL, 1888, when it was devalued,
was approximately 2.65 cents, but
foreign exchanges yesterday quoted
1t at about 223 cents.
Finance Minister Paul Reynaud
said the old rate was below the
real value of the gold" held by the
Bank of France.
Details of Transaction.
The decree published today in the
official journal-Which makes it law
tells how M. Reynaud and the
governor OF the Bank of France
worked out the entire $4,000, 900 900
franc transaction:
The bank agreed to lend the
state 20,0O0.000,000 francs in cur
rency, taking as security non-in-
terest-bearing bonds renewable
every three months until the loan
is repaid.
This of course involves no gold
because it will be paid in paper
money.
The bank also agreed to lend the
state 30.000000,0 francs in gold
against three-month treasury bonds
bearing ordinary interest.
The gold reserve of 97,273, 900 00C
francs was valued upward of 2l,-
40O,00O,0O0 francs, however. Thus
only 8.600,000,000 francs of the 80,
00O,O0O,000 franc loan actually comes
out of the newly valued gold stocks
The loan will be put in the ex-
change stabilization fund, M. Rey-
maud said in announcing the meas
ures last night. In addition, he
said, "a fraction of our war chest
of Bank OF France gold will be
put aside as a secret fund to
finance purchases from abroad.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
u. 5. 10 Reconsider
Restrictions on
Travel in Europe
Passport Applications
Will Be Reviewed
Around April ]
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

by GAhNEIV ID. HOkNER.
The State Department plans to
reconsider next month its present
rigid restrictions on American travel
in Europe, officials said today.
Hundreds of Americans who have
been denied permission to 60 to the
war-torn continent during the last
six months have been assured that
their passport applications will be
reviewed around April l in the light
Of conditions prevailing then.
It was indicated that officials here
expect there may be war develop
ments this month that might make
Europe either more or less dangerous
for Americans, in view of current
rumors of an impending big spring
offensive as well as Of peace pos
sibilities.
Will Know More Then.
Whether there are any major
developments, this Government will
know more about what actions to
expect by the belligerent countries
when Undersecretary of State Sum-
ner Welles returns from his visits
with leaders of the fighting nations.
Despite the absence so far of big
air raids that would endanger Amer
leans in England, France or Ger
many, officials consider that condi-
tions for the next month or so at
least are too uncertain to risk letting
any more citizens than absolutely
necessary enter the danger zone.
Assistant Secretary of State Breck-
inridge Long explained this situa-
ton in general terms yesterday to
IT American medical students, seek
ing passports to 60 to Scotland for
continuance of their studies in uni
versities there.
Students Demand Action.
The students, representing an es-
timated 300 or 400 youths who had
begun medical studies in Scotland
but were not allowed to return after
the war broke out last September,
| visited the State Department to de-
mand immediate reconsideration of
their passport applications. They
were told they would have to wait
until April l at least.
The department granted exemp-
tions last December to allow 48 STU
dents who could complete their
studies within few weeks to return
to Scotland, limiting validity OF
their passports to March IS. This
date has been extended for some OF
them, subject to prevailing condi-
tions at any time
The regulations now require a
special valuation Of passports TO,
travel in Europe, which is granted
only to those who can convince the
State Department of the "impera.
tive necessity" of their busines!
there. The imperative necessity
rule is interpreted rigidly.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Student Conference Asks
Suffrage for District

Suffrage for the District and an
elected school board were asked
at the final session yesterday Of
the second Student Conference on
Education held at Pierce Hall.
To continue and augment the
work of the conference q 27-mem-
ber presiding committee was ap-
pointed which will work out plans
for a possible radio forum and BIZ
monthly meetings of Washington
high school and college students.
The committee, representing Is
institutions, Is headed by Howard
Ennes, George Washington Uni
versity, and Richard Bancroft, How
ard University.
In addition to IAN elected and
responsible school board" and in
creased school appropriations, the
conference went on record as favor
ing city college for the District.
Mrs. G. D. Lowe, president OF the
District Of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers, was present
at several of the sessions.
Evening star., 1940-12-16

Seeing the Navy in action in the
sky can impress even . veteran
Canadian artillery officer.
That was the report brought to
Washington today by Walter Pid:
geon. one Of the stars Of flight
Command" which has its premiere
here and In three other cities OF
the Western Hemisphere tomorrow
night.
Mr.. Pidgeon, who in the picture
is commanding officer OF the Hell
CATS" Navy fighting squadron, is no
flyer himself. He served in the field
artillery in the World War and in
cidentally spent II months in the
hospital.
Unframed in New Technique.
That hospital stretch may keep
Mr.. Pidgeon from returning to duty
as a Canadian officer, he said to-
day. Even if he we're called back,
he added, he would have to learn
the business of fighting all over
again because in the days of his
army career horses were used rather
than the mechanized forces to pull
the artillery
But Mr.. Pidgeon said that seeing
the Navy in action during the max
ing Of Flight Command" made
him wish he were in that branch Of
the service.
Not as a flyer, however. Even in
making Flight Command" Mr.
Pidgeon never left the ground. Fly
ing at high altitude, he admitted,
gives him a headache.
Greets miss Flight Command"
That didn't make his greeting Of
Miss Flight Command" any less
enthusiastic, however, when he ar
rived at Union Station this morning.
Miss Adeline Betty Cox was the
P. c. A. hostess chosen Miss Flight
Command
AS the blue-eyed 6-footer smiled
down at her, he confided that In the
movies he never gets the girl unless
he was married to her from the
beginning Of the movie onward.
That was his only explanation for
winning out over Robert Taylor in
the Navy picture.
"Once I get them" he grinned,
they can't shake me-that is, If
live to the end of the picture"
OF this current picture, he said
he thought it would do a lot toward
stimulating recruiting in the Navy,
and he's all for that, too.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Purvis Coming 10 U. 5.
On Atlantic Clipper
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LISBON. Portugal, Dec. 16.-The
Atlantic Clipper. carrying II pas
sengers. left for Horta and New
York at am. today, and the Dixie
Clipper, with 13 passengers aboard,
took off an hour later.
Passengers on the Atlantic Clipper
included Arthur B. Purvis, British
purchasing agent in the United
States, and his secretary, and Capt.
H. G. Kirk, United States naval at
tache at the London Embassy.
Dixie Clipper passengers included
Ben (Sell En- Benz Smith, New
York stock market speculator who
had been in Vichy on business, and
Rene Doynel de st. Quentin, former
French Ambassador to the United
States, who said he intended to
spend several days in Washington
and New York before going on to
his new post as Ambassador to
Brazil
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Two Girls Die in Fire
Thot Destroys House
B, the Associated Press.

B! the AsSoclated Press.
BUCKINGHAM, Va, Dec. l6.-
Two colored girls, Hazel Chambers,
II and her 14-year-old sister, Paul
inc, burned to death yesterday in .
fire that destroyed the home Of their
grandfather, George Chambers, on
Route 20, between Scottsville and
DillWyn.
Their grandfather and other oc-
cupants Of the house escaped.
Coroner Garland Dyches will con-
duct an inquest today.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Puryis Given Council Post,

LONDON, Dec 16 R.-King
George today approved making
Arthur B. Purvis, director general
of the British Purchasing Commis-
sion in the United States, a men,
ber of the Privy Council.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30

CHICAGO, May 29.-GP-(U. S.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes IS; on track
228; total U. S. shipments 945; sup
plies rather light; California long
whites, demand good and market
stronger; southern triumphs; de-
mand fair and market slightly
stronger; California long whites
washed U. S. 1 under initial ice
2. 1870; U. S. 1 under ventilation
2. 60-SO; U. S. commercials under.
v initiation $50; U. S. l size B, un-
der ventilation 2.00-12 IL; Alaba-
ma bliss triumps U. S. 1 washed
2.75-85; U. S. size B, washed 100;
Louisiana bliss triumphs U. S.
l washed 2.75; U. S. 1 some washed
2.65-75; U. S. 1 size B washed
1.55-75; old stock supplies light,
demand moderate a n d market
strong: Idaho russell burbanks U.
S. 2 2.75-S5; a showing sprouts
2.45; Minnesota Red river valley
section few sales mixed car cob
blers, early Ohios and bliss tri-
umphs, fairly good quality 1856.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
NEW YORK SUGAR
by the Associated Press)

NEW Y o r K, May 29.-R-
World sugar futures shot ahead to-
day as traders studied indications
of prospective tightness in supplies.
Final prices were UP Z to 3 IL
points on sales of 1850 tons.
The advance was given impetus
by Great Britain's announcement
she would buy the entire export.
able surplus of Australia, Fiji,
South Africa, Mauritius and t h e
British West Indies, about 1,75O,OOO
tons. Canada and New Zealand will
share in the purchase. July ended
1.26 -, Sep. 1.23 LIB.
Early gains in the domestic list
partly faded under profit taking
and liquidation but prices still were
up 4 to 5 points on a turnover of
$3.50 tons.
In the raw market June ship
ment Cubas were offered at $50
cents a pound duty-paid and Puer-
to Ricans at the same basis. Cuba
was reported to have sold England
20, 900 tons of raw for June, July
and August shipment at 1.15 cents
F. O. B., a gain of 5 points.
Refined remained at $50 cents
a pound in eastern territory.
No. 3 range follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, May 20. - Up - AL
though trading was slowed by the
usual pre-holiday inertia, wheat
prices today managed to advance
slightly in partial response to rath-
er sharp gains at Buenos Aires and
Winnipeg and strength in securities.
Although the unsettled world sit
uation. sluggish foreign demand and
diminishing domestic activity deep
ened many dealers reluctance to
change trading positions, particular
ly before the holiday, scattered pur-
chasing kept prices higher most of
the session. Chicago quotations
were up as much as 1918 cents
at one time, wiping out entirely the
loss suffered yesterday, but closed
unchanged to IL higher compared
with yesterdays finish, July SO IL
3-8, September 81 3-4-5-8.
Corn closed 1855 lower, July
81 1884, September 81 81; oats I'M
changed to IA off; rye 1914 down
and lard unchanged to 3 higher.
Winnipeg wheat rose as much as
2 1.2 cents at n stage and closed
about . cents higher, rejecting buy
ing credited to mills in connection
with British purchases involving TO-
900 barrels of flour overnight. 1t
was believed here British buyers are
stepping up buying flour, rather
than wheat, in view of the invasion
threat which may impair grain stor-
age and processing facilities.
Buenos Aires prices were up
around 4 cents following establish
ment of minimums as Of Mondays
close below which no trades can be
made. However, Argentine reports
confirmed trade fears that war has
curtailed at least temporarily that
country's European market inasmuch
as shipments destined for some Eu-
ropean ports have been diverted or
cancelled. However, the remaining
Argentine surplus is small.
Open High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
LOSSES RECOVERED
in BOND EXCHANGE
Rails, Utilities Are In Steady
But Moderate Demand
Throughout Day

NEW YORK, May 29.-ed'-lhe
bond market acted with consider
ably more composure today, recap
turing from fractions to ? OF
points Of the losses suffered In the
sharp plunge early Tuesday on
news of the Belgian surrender.
An assortment Of domestic rails,
utilities, and industrials as well as
obligations of some of the warning
European powers were in steady
but moderate demand all day and
ended right around the best prices.
Volume of $~4,334,55O, par value,
compared with ~$6,412,500 the day
before. The Associated Press ave-
RACES were up all along the line
except the 10 industrials, which lost
a minor fraction.
The government list was extre-
mely quiet but the few issues
changing hands were up 1 80 to
1852 of a point. Dealers described
the inactivity as probably due to
a thorough going Yer of portfolios
in light of the latest fiscal deve-
lopments at Washington, including
the probability the debt limit would
be raised about three billion dol
lars and government securi-
ties would be marketed.
Corporate loans making a good
showing included Boston and Maine
5s at Al 3-4, International Hydro
Electric IS at 80 IL, Common
wealth Edison 3 1-2s at Ill 3-4,
Southern Railway as at IS IL and
Portland General Electric 4 LIS
at 81 3-4. Foreign loans in demand
included italian rs, japanese 6 les,
German 5 LIS and Argentine As.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
FOREIGN

NEW YORK, May 2S.-R-Sterl-
ing rose 2 cents in relation to the
dollar today in the face of a stream
of reports describing the seriousness
of the Allied cause.
Foreign exchange dealers suggest
ed the rise was due in part to o
ering by short holders who wished to
avoid going through the Memorial
Day holiday with any but necessary
commitments on hand. The French
franc advanced OF ~ of a cent.
The Canadian dollar failed to make
the grade despite Improvement in
other Allied monies. At Is IL U. S.
cents the Dominion money was down
Is cent. The Swiss franc moved up
OF Of a cent.
Closing rates follow Great Britain
in dollars, others in cents):
Canada: Official Canadian control
board rates for U. S. dollars: Buy
ing 10 per cent premium, selling IL
per cent premium, equivalent to dis
counts on Canadian dollars in New
York of buying 9.91 per cent, selling
900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open
market q 10 per cent discount, or
1880 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, demand
3.1S ga, cables 3.91 IL, 80 day 3.l7,
80 day 3.16 1-S. Belgium unquoted,
Denmark %unquoted, Finland 2.OOn,
France 1.81, Germany 4O.20n, benev-
olent 1856, Greece 81 II, Hungary
17.65n, Italy sos, Netherlands un-
quoted, Norway unquoted, Portugal
3.31, Rumania .52n, Sweden 1885,
Switzerland 22.43, Yugoslavia 2.35.
Argentina official 29.77, free 22.5O,
Brazil official sos, free SO, Mexico
16. 90n.
Far East: Japan 23.4S, Hong
kong 1897, Shanghai $50.
(Rates in spot cables unless other
wise indicated. Nominal.