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Evening star., 1940-01-16
FUTURE
FUTURE
THOMAS J. OWEN g. SON. Auctioneer!
143l Eye St. NV

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BY virtue Of q certain deed of trust re.
the. land records Of the District Of Co
emSa M ths h G s s Pay
on TUEspAY: The TWENfY.TH1Rp WEN ; DAY
OF JANUARY. 1910. AT FOUR-TH1RTY
land ana premises IS situate in the Distric.
o%0s , Ssef 1ss qTIsfse ths
nine hundred and fifty;nine t3a59l in the
Rober. B. Warren as per plat recorded in
tho surveyors ONCE for the District Of
Columbia in Liber so at folio 80.
fourth ., The M purehsss pic. N in cash. the
balance In three installments In one. two
and three years, respectively. with interest
at the rate Of six !6) per centum. per
the property sold. or all cash ut the option
Of the purchaser: taxes paid or adjusted
to the date Of sale; purchaser to pay in
ot as six q
revenue stamps. etc. at the cost Of the
pure purchaser IS soka Good "% , title or no sale De.
time of sale and settlement to be within
thirty (3O). days Of the date Of SALE or
deposit forfeited and the property resold
parehss.s COS; .eT ys tS days prevons
advertisement Of said resale in some news
]. WRILEY JACOBS,
a25 18th st. NV.
Washington. D. c.
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CHEVROLET 1887 business coupe. beau
tifully clean car that is equally suitable for
business or pleasure. Has r-above-
duced for one day only from S415 to only
$3.50. Liberal trade and terms. Addison
Chevrolet. 1437 Irving st. NV. Adams
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late 1884 master de luxe
sport sedan; excellent condition through
putt; low mileage; heater. Eager. Shep.
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GARAGES FOR RENT.

REAR OF 1915 ST. N.W.-4 CARS;
$1,000
JAMES MORRIS WOODWARD, Realtor,
723 goth st. NV
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GARAGES FOR SALE.
TRAILERS FOR SALE.
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

YOU EXPECT MORE in a VAGABOND
and you get 1t. See them at Cherry Hill
Camp. U s l, Berwyn. Nd. 2Is
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STORES FOR RENT,

CHEVY CHASE, MD. 61O9 BRoOKVTLLE
I'd Cat Quincy)-Large store, excel. loca-
M 7 for market. bakery. delicatessen etc. J.:
~ worries. Cnen n--------
sroAE NHoM . IIayNs ROOAAN ADUvS,
basement with toilet and shower bath. 1920
Pa. ave. NV: excel. for shoemaker or cleo
trician: rent, $3.50.
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HOUSES FOR SALE.

Want A Spacious Home?.
fhis lovely home. 8 spacious rooms. huge
S0-ft; porch. excellent condition. oil heat:
10Y 60x1s0, with stately trees Don't
M1sSS tnl4 opportunity. Call NEATLY AS
90CIATES, Natl. 1898 until PIN
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STORES WANTED.

WANTED!
Good retail store locations. also vacant
houses for white and colored all sections
EXCLUSIVE LEASING AGENT FOR
HIGHS ICE CREAM STORES
HARRY JUSTINE
S19 11th st. NV. Natl. 2s44 20'
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PLYMOUTH 1887 d. /. 2-door touring Sc
dan; beautiful beige finish like new: excel.
lent tires and motor. radio and heater
Eagle Auto Sales and Service, % N st.
ne Republic 2720
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PLYMOUTH 1887 4-door trunk sedan;
custom radio and heater. new appear ance
and nne mechanical order. hydraulic
brakes, all-steel construction. best tires:
A16: guaranteed; easy terms Frank
Small. Jr. Ford dealer. 1853 Pa. ave. Sc.
Lincoln C07S
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PLYMOUTH 1885 sedan. 4-door; GOOD
transportation; see It today; S149 Eagle
Auto Sales and Service. 23 N st. ne. Re-
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CHEVROLET 1889 master de luxe 2-door
trunk sedan: low mileage. like-new car;
$685.: big allowance Don't look for .
parking space. drive in bldg. Always .
better deal at Hill & Tibbitts, lila Ver-
mont ave Nat $3.50
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FARMS FOR SALE.

$3.50 Down, $40, NO. es ACRES MdH
water front, mostly cleared land; 46 miles
DISTRICT $1,000. National 1858.
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N6AH 10Th AND Park RID. NV.
New bricks: semi-deta ched and row; six
Rooms, baths recreation room, auto
matte gas heat; modern equip; all rented
monthly: no. expense except taxes ana in
terest; nicely financed; approx. $1:750
equity in each house: owner will sell in
small cash. Cali MR.. DREW, Rep. 1881.
r. ELIOT MIDDLETON, 205 Investment
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FORD 1888 De luxe "s5" Fordor trunk
sedan: radio. white-wall tires; car like
new: S6e6; Big allowance. Don't look for
Q pASkiqs space, drive In bldg. -Awayg Q
better deal at Hill q T1boittA lila Yer.
mont Avo. Nat $3.50,
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AUCTION SALES.

TODAY,
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PLYMOUTH 1888 convertible coupe. 6
cyl; immaculate: $40, Mr.. Flood. 1921
Wood S4O1
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE.
SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR REM

COTTAGE, So WEEKLY-COMBINAT
living and dining room, bedrooms kitchen
and bath. pipeless furnace. basement, extra
attic room: large lot. 1912 Taylor ave,
Riverdale. Md.
SILVER SPRING. MD-6 ROOMS. BATH.
lavatory. 1st f.; elec. refg. and range;
double gar; "a acre; S75. Shep. 1895.
9 LARGE ROOMS. BATH. SHOWER, GA
rage; newly decorated; 10 min. by bus
downtown; rent reduced. WE. THOMPSON,
S23 So C0th st. Arlington. Ivy 1896.
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FORD 1898 de luxe Fordor sedan: trunk
white sidewall tires, good mechanical con-
dition, winteriZed: low Universal Credit
CO. rates We guarantee our used cars !
year: S495. Northeast Motor Co.. Ford
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Clio. Drops F Street Picketinq
But A. F. l.. Still Marches On

The Congress Of Industrial Or
ganizations halted its F street
picketing battle with the American
Federation of Labor today and chal-
lenged the A. F. L. to do the same.
The c. I. o. had placed q picket
In front of Jelle1's, Inc, at 1914
F street NV, where A. r. L.. con-
struction work is in progress, in re-
taliation for the planting of an A.
F. L. picket at the nearby Knicker-
booker Hat Shop, where the G. I. o.
has just completed a job. The G. I.
o. called its picket of the street
with q statement from A. D. Lewis,
chairman of the United Construc-
ton Workers Organizing Commit
tee, who said he saw mo reason why
either store should be embarrassed
when both are fair to organized
labor"
A picket from the A. r. L. Paint
ers' Union, Local No. 1858, continued
to march at the hat shop and on
cials indicated he would be there in
definitely.
Frank r. Jelleff. owner Of the
store bearing his name, said on
learning Of the G. I. O. action: II
an glad to acknowledge that the
Congress Of Industrial orsaniza-
tons has voluntarily called Of its
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Spy Plot Is Reported
Fooled by French Roids
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LILLE, France, Feb. GA plot to
obtain military intelligence from
French and Belgian soldiers was re-
ported today to have been frustrated
by police raids.
The raids followed the arrest in
Belgium, near the frontier, of man
and two women and discovery of
collection of gift packages destined
for distribution to soldiers.
The packages contained letters
which gaze the impression that they
were written by French and Belgian
women who had adopted" soldiers.
Through these letters, it was said,
spies hoped to induce soldiers to
furnish military information.
The letters were said to contain
instructions on how to tune in the
Moscow radio station.
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picket = =. I think that organi-
zation will profit by the move"
A. F. L. officials said, meanwhile,
that they intend to keep their picket
at the hat shop to inform members
OF the Central Labor Union In
Washington that the work at that
store was not done by G. L. U.
members.
John Locher. president Of the
Building Trades Council, quoted ].
w. Brown, business agent Of the
painters local, as saying his union
had no intention of "intimidating"
the management of the store, but,
wanted to inform the public and
union men that A. F. Of L. labor
was not used.
"Mr. Brown said he feels that the
union owes such action to other
stores in the same block who have
dealt with A. F. L. unions and will
continue to do so." Mr.. Locher
stated.
Mr., Lewis described these tactics
Of the A. F. L. craft union bosses"
as contrary to the rules of fair
play" and challenged them to re-
move the hat-shop picket.
The situation viii be discussed at
meeting Of the Painters Union
tonight, but omcials do not antici-
pate any action which would result
In the withdrawal Of the picket.
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War Department Building
Contract Goes 10 McShain

The construction contract for the
first unit of the new War Depart
ment Building in the so-called
Northwest triangle was awarded to-
day to John McShain, Inc, of Phila-
delphia. It's base bid of S4,328, 500
for limestone building with granite
backing was the lowest received re-
Gently from 10 contractors.
AS soon as bond is arranged the
Board of Awards of the Public
Building Administration, Federal
Works Agency, will notify the NC
Shain company to proceed with
construction. From that date the
firm is given 45O days to complete
1t.
The new building, which will be
followed in time by two other units.
will pe erected in the northwest Sec
tion of site bounded by Twenty
first, Twenty-third, c and E streets
NV. 1t will be seven stories high
and contain 10000 square feet. The
three units of the War Department
Building eventually will provide
100000 square feet of space.
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Los Angeles Dorkened
As Wind FeIIs Power Line
BY the Associated Press,

6y tne ASSOClAteO HreSS.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. ga high
wind in Nevada plunged all Of Los
Angeles and several adjoining cities
into darkness for a difficult quarter
hour last night.
Theaters had trouble handling
impatient patrons, street car trans
portation halted, and one hospital,
where an emergency operation was
in progress, had to put candles into
use over the operating table.
Alarmed house owners flooded news
paper switchboards with telephone
queries as to the cause of the "black-
out"
Engineers said a windstorm blew
a 275.000-volt main power line to
the ground near Boulder City, New.
cutting this area OF from Boulder
Dam power. Several suburban
cities fed by Sierra Nevada power
system were unaffected. as were q
number of the larger industrial
plants here which operate their
own lighting systems. w.
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Hatch Act Extension
Approved by Senate
Committee, 6 10 3
Amendment to Allow
U. S. Employees to Act
As Mayors Omitted

Extension OF the Hatch Act to
thousands Of State employees and
workers for the District of Colum-
bia was approved today by the Sen
ate Privileges and Elections Com
mittee. but Senator Minton, Demo-
crat, of Indiana, a committee men,
Der, announced he would make
every effort to prevent its passage
by the Senate.
AS enacted last year, the act now
applies only to Federal employees,
barring them from active participa-
ton in political campaigns. The
new bill, sponsored by Senator
Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico,
would place the same restriction on
all State workers paid in whole or
in part from Federal loans or grants.
The committee reported out the
bill by a vote of 6 to 3.
Suburban Amendment Out.
Senator Hatch, decided at the last
minute not to include his amend
ment restoring to Federal employees
in Washington the right they pre-
viously enjoyed to serve as mayors
or town councilmen in suburban
communities of nearby Maryland
and Virginia, in which they live.
The Senator said he withdrew
the amendment at the request Of
nearby members of Congress, who
indicated they would propose it sep
arately. 1t may develop as the
session progresses that this amend
ment could be put through by itself,
even if the general bill should run
into insurmountable opposition.
The bill would restrict the politi-
cal activity of State highway work.
ers, Or similar groups employed on
any of the wide variety of activ-
tiles now financed in part by Fed
eral funds.
Funds Could Be Withheld.
If such employees are found to be
violating the act, Federal agencies
could withhold Treasury funds from
those State activities, temporarily
or permanently. The Civil Service
Commission is designated as the
agency to determine what consti-
tutes political activity and to rec
ommend to what extent Federal
funds should be withheld, depend
ing on the extent of the violation.
AS in the case of Federal depart
ments, the application of the act
to the District government exempts
policy making officials. This ex-
will make it unnecessary
for Commissioner Allen to relin-
quish his office with the Democratic
State Central Committee for the
District.
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PorIey Planned
For First Part
Of Next Week
By the Associated Press.

=
BERLIN, Feb. 23.-United States
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles, on his way to Europe to
study conditions in the belligerent
and other capitals. will have a con-
ference with Fuehrer Hitler when
he comes here, it was disclosed to-
day
United States Charge d'Affaires
Alexander Kirk visited the German
secretary of state, Baron Ernst Won
Weizsaecker, for 40 minutes today,
apparently in connection with Mr..
Welles' visit.
Although the visit was described
by an embassy spokesman as pure
ly routine" it was known that a
tentative program was agreed on
for the visit of Mr.. Welles, who is
due to arrive in Italy Sunday night.
Will See Ribbentrop.
Assuming that Mr.. Welles reaches
Berlin by next Tuesday, it was
tentatively agreed today that he
would meet German Foreign Min
lister Joachim Won Ribbentrop on
Tuesday or Wednesday and that
Immediately after would follow. a
conference with Hitler.
Won Ribbentrop and Won Weiz-
saecker have been leaning heavily
on DR.. Hans H. Dieckhoff, who still
holds the title of German Ambas-
sador to the United States, although
he has been in Germany since late
In 1888. The American Ambassador
to Berlin, Hugh R. Wilson, was
called to Washington "to report" on
November 16, 1898, and DR.. Dieck-
hoff was ordered two days later to
return to Berlin to explain Ameri-
can views on the German anti
Jewish campaign.
Social Functions Uncertain.
DR.. Dieckhof knows Mr.. Welles
Intimately and is understood to have
given a very favorable picture of
him to Germans. German authori-
ties appear to be in a frame of mind
to cooperate fully in giving Mr..
Welles all the information he de-
sires.
Whether or not social functions
will form part of Mr.. Welles' stay
In Berlin remained an open ques-
tion, depending upon the Under
secretary's own wishes, but there was
talk of at least one large party in
his honor.
The American Embassy said no
details could be arranged until Mr..
Welles had communicated with Kirk
from Rome.
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B U ! | etin

Administration forces defeated
the first attempt in the House to-
day to write restrictions into the
trade agreement program. A pro-
posal by Representative Disney,
Democrat. Of Oklahoma to pro-
hibit the changing, in any agree
ment, of the excise taxes on oil,
coal, copper and lumber exports,
was rejected by . teller vote Of
164 to 15S.
early Story ON Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Right to Blockade
Russia Is Upheld

PARIS. Feb. % (R.-A British
French naval blockade of Russia's s
northern waters might be an execu-
tion of Frances asserted right to
take "all measures" necessary to
protect allied rights at sea, it was
pointed out in unofficial quarters
today.
French officials said they had mo
information concerning Paris press
dispatches stating that allied war
ships have been reported operating
in the Arctic Ocean, notably of the
Finnish Petsamo coastal region, now
held by the Russians.
In London the British admiralty
refused to comment on the reported
Arctic operations. Any comment, it
was pointed out, might give In
formation to the enemy.
Last Tuesday a French spokesman
said that the case of the German
ship Altmark using Norwegian ter
ritorial waters to transport British
prisoners "justifies the French and
British admiralties in any acts of
reprisals they consider necessary to
re-establish in the North Sea and
Arctic Ocean the equilibrium which
Evening star., 1940-02-23
English Flyers Make Flights
Over Austria and Bohemia
Germans Resume Foroys After Losing
Two Aircraft in Roids Yesterday

The Berlin communique of We'd
nesday said that early that morning
enemy planes from the west and
northwest" flew over Helgoland
Blight, strategic waters of the
northwest German coast, but men,
toned nothing of results.
The British that day reported a
successful reconnaissance of Helgo-
land Blight by several British planes.
Today the air ministry stated:
"As already announced Royal Air
Force aircraft were active over
Helgoland Blight during Tuesday
night and the early hours of
Wednesday.
"Warships observed near Helgo-
land German North Sea naval
fortress) were attacked with bombs
Anti-aircraft fire was encountered
from ships and from shore batteries.
"One of our aircraft reports having
been attacked by three enemy
fighters without success and it Is
(See PLANES, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1940-02-23
1890 Russians Slain
In Three Attacks on
|sthmus, Films Say
Two BottoIions Reported
Smashed in Two Roids
North of Lake MuoIo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Feb. 23.-The Finnish
high command announced today
that the Mannerheim Lines de-
Tenders had beaten back attacks
along the entire width of the Kare-
liam Isthmus, killing about two bat
talions-perhaps 1000 men-at one
point and 800 men at another.
The daily communique showed
that the invading Russians were
pushing forward deeper into the
center of the line beyond Lake
Muola.
The two battalions" were killed
in two attacks north of Lake Muola
near Lake Ayrapaan, the commu-
niQue said, while 800 men were
killed and 100 taken prisoner in a
third attack across Lake Ayrapaan
at Sikniemi.
TIL Firms said they beat back con-
tinuing attacks all along the line
eastward to Taipale, at its extremity
Report War Material Taken.
The Firms reported capturing
Several new strong points" north
east of Lake Ladoga. along with
large quantities of war material" /"
including IL guns land more than
so machine guns and submachine
guns, 10 field kitchens, tractors, au-
tomobiles and ammunition.
They also reported destroying six
tanks here and 16 more in the
isthmus fighting.
Several enemy patrols were wiped
out" in the Kuhmo sector further
north, the communique said.
The Firms reported Russian raid
on the town of Issalmi. behind the
lines along Finland's narrow waist,
in which IL women and children
were killed, and another raid in
this region in which "a few para
chute patrols were dropped, which
were either killed or taken prisoner y
The communique, reporting yes
terday's action, said that between
Lakes Muola and Ayrapaan, "the
enemy attacked twice, leaving be-
hind him each time as he withdrew
about a battalion killed"
"An enemy force that attacked
across Ayrapaan at Sikniemi was
repulsed and lost about 300 killed
and about 100 prisoners, the COM
munique continued.
Ayrapaan is a lake about % miles
nearly due east of Viipuri and al
most midway of the isthmus.
Attacks Near Viipuri.
The Firms confirmed that the
Soviet forces were attacking in the
region of Kamara, a dozen miles
southeast of Viipuri, but reported
the defensive lines eastward to Lake
Ladoga were holding fast.
They already had acknowledged
semi officially that on the west, near
the Gulf Of Finland, Viipuri could
be counted a definite part of the
front lines. GA Russian communiuue
said the advance had reached to
within 6 miles of Viipuri, but this
was not admitted directly by the
Finns.)
> A Russian victory on the
isthmus, said foreign military
observers, would allow the Red
Army to form a wider front
and maneuver infantry more readily
(See TTNT .ANn Page All
Evening star., 1940-02-23
War Spread Imminent,
Italian Press Declares
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Feb. 23-Imminent ex-
tension of the European war to new
fronts was widely forecast in the
Fascist press today.
The possibilities cited very nearly
boxed the compass. They ranged
from the Caucasus, where Russia
has rich oil fields near the Turkish
border, to the Balkans, Scandinavia,
Finland and the Barents Sea, that
body Of Arctic water off Northern
Russia, Finland and Scandinavia.
II Piccolo headlined: Intensive
war preparations in the east-the
allies are seeking new battlefield"
II Popolo di Roma said London
threatens the Kremlin with war"
II Messagero hammered: London
wants decisive action" -
Evening star., 1940-02-23
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Feb. 23.-British war
planes have bombed German war
ships in a fighting raid on German
North Sea naval bases in Helgoland
Blight, the air ministry announced
today as the German British air
war continued at a stepped-up pace
The British did not mention the
results of their bombing, said to
have occurred during a fight Tues
day night and Wednesday morning
previously announced as a recon-
naissance flight. They acknowl-
edged losing one of their planes.
but blamed it on the weather.
Last night Britain sent scouting
planes deep into Germany over
Austria and Bavaria, and today Ger
man bombers were reported to have
returned to Britain's east coast
after raids yesterday in which they
lost two planes. There was no
immediate official confirmation that
enemy planes were over the east
coast today, however.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Rogge Plans New Probe
In State Like Louisiana
BY the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. go
John Rogge, Assistant Attorney
General, his job of cleaning up po-
litical corruption in Louisiana al
most complete, prepared today to
return to Washington before begin
ming another crusade of similar
Investigations"
when I finish with the Louisi-
ana investigation" he said, II have
a place in mind to carry out SIM
liar investigation, but I do not care
to reveal it now. The situation
there is the same as it was in
Louisiana. I don't expect to get
to it before April"
1t was Mr.. Rogge's many-sided
Investigations which broke the
Louisiana political scandals and
brought ballot disaster to the old
Huey P. Long dynasty in the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial runoff primary
last Tuesday.
Sam H. Jones was nominated
Governor, tantamount to election,
over Earl K. Long, administration
candidate and brother of the late
Huey.