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Evening star., 1940-07-30

The Weather Bureaus forecaster
was in an optimistic mood today.
After predicting the mercury would
reach 81 today, he said tomorrow
afternoon and night would be mot
quite SO warm"
noon will herald the arrival Of some
cool air, he said. But he did not
hold any hope that the heat wave,
which goes into the 18th straight
day of 80 temperatures, would let
up today. At 1:3o pm. the reading
was 93.4. -
Yesterdays heat was broken
temporarily by showers in the after
noon, after q number of persons
had received hospital treatment for
prostration and at least two had
died under circumstances which sug-
gested that they were heat victims.
"a Yesterdays High Mark.
The high mark yesterday was
reached at $50 pm, when the
mercury hit "a. Showers and thun-
derclouds cooled the city, the mer-
curry dropping II degrees during
the next hour. The night was
comparatively cool, with a low Of
70 reached at Sis am.
Federal agencies in non -air-con-
ditioned buildings turned workers
loose early yesterday afternoon.
Coroner A. Maeruder Macdonald
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Summers Group
Delays Action
On D. {. Vote
Good Deal of Work
Remains to Be Done,
Chairman Says

The House Judiciary Committee
today delayed action on the Summers
resolution providing a constitutional
amendment empowering Congress to
grant national representation to the
voteless residents of the District of
Columbia.
Meeting behind closed doors in
what sign on the committee door
described as an exclusive session, u
the members spent nearly two hours
considering the resolution. After
ward. Chairman Summers told news
papermen:
The committee still has good
deal of thinking and good deal of
work to do before it acts on the
resolution"
May Meet Again Thursday.
While the committee adjourned
subject to call of the chairman
Representative Summers indicated
he might call another special ses-
sion Thursday to resume consider
alton of the resolution.
The only outsider" who appeared
before the committee was Paul E
Lesh, a vice chairman of the Citi-
zens' Joint Committee on National
Representation, the organization
that has long campaigned to give
voting privileges to the people OF
the District.
Mr.. Lesh, 1t is understood, was
called before the committee chiefly
for questioning as a lawyer about
the jurisdictional features of the
national representation plan.
I'VE felt no lawyer in Washington
knows more about the subject than
Mr.. Lesh,' said Chairman Summers
Letter Presented to Summers.
Before appearing before the COM
mittee, however, Mr.. Lesh and Jesse
C. Suter, another vice chairman of
the Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation. presented
a letter to Mr.. Summers restatine
the organizations position in favor
of national representation on funda-
mental grounds. The text of this
letter appears on page D.
Twenty-three of the 26 members
of the Judiciary Committee attend
ed the session. The only absentees
were Representatives Tolan of CAL
ifornia and Creal of Kentucky, Dem.
ocrats, and Vreeland of New Jer.
sey, Republican.
Chairman Summers told news
papermen the committee members
spent most of their time questioning
Mr.. Lesh. He admitted, however
that ramifications of his national
representation resolution also were
discussed.
Provides Nothing New, He Says.
In addition he said:
The resolution provides fol
nothing more than the people of the
District now have. 1t merely au.
thorizes Congress to grant suffrage
after approval of a constitutions
amendment"
Thirty-six. or two-thirds of th'
States in the Union, must ratify
the constitutional amendment, Mr.
Summers explained. before Congress
could grant national representation
| to the District.
Questioned about his statemen
that the committee might eliminat,
from the resolution a provision tina
would authorize Congress to dele.
. (See REPRESENTATION, Pg. AS
Evening star., 1940-07-30
British Cooperation
With u. 5. in Surplus
Disposal Hinted
Blockade Is frightened;
Fear Expressed Spain
May Declare War
BY the Associated Press.

os tilc hSSoCidteu TTcSS
LONDON. July 30.-The possibil-
ity of British American co-opera-
ton on the general question of
world surpluses was disclosed to the
House of Commons today by Hugh
Dalton, Minister of Economic War
fare.
Britain, he said, has intimated to
the United States Government her
great interest in the general ques-
ton of world surpluses" and her
readiness to cooperate lin the study
of any possible solution of these
problems"
His statement was in reply to a
question asking whether he would
consider steps to assist the United
States in finding markets for Amer
lean surpluses.
MIR. Dalton also disclosed that
Britain was sending an agent to
Spain this week end to confer with
Spanish officials and Sir Samuel
Hoare, British Ambassador to Ma
drid, on SPANS oil requirements.
war WIN spain reared.
A high neutral diplomatic source
predicted that Spain would declare
war on Great Britain within week
or so" if the British attempted to
clamp strict blockade on Spain.
Italy, this source noted, moved
swiftly toward war after Britain
frightened the blockade against her.
Such an eventuality, this source
asserted, would tie in with Japanese
pressure in the Far East and inten-
sified German air attacks on British
ports, apparently all part of a
grand squeeze" to try to force
Britain into peace negotiations.
Germany's seizure OF "the western
European coastline has greatly
changed the conditions of economic
warfare" and Britain, therefore
must now control not only ship
ping approaching the Mediter-
ranean or the North Sea, but all
shipping crossing the Atlantic
Ocean," Mr.. Dalton told the House
"The British government have
decided to extend the navicert sys-
tenn to all ship-borne goods con-
signed to any European port, as well
as to certain Atlantic islands and
to certain neutral ports in North
Africa" he disclosed.
An order -in-council giving effect
to these changes will be issued
forthwith" he said, but added that
the government does not intend to
extend the British blockade to cer-
tain neutral countries, as has been
suggested.
Secret Debate Begins.
Where supplies can reach such
neutrals without risk of falling into
enemy hands," he said, Britain will
permit imports adequate for do
mestic consumption, but not for re-
export"
This was believed to be a refer.
ence to Spain.
Mr.. Dalton said that contraband
(See LONDON, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Student Flyer Killed
Near Alexandra in
Fall From Plane
Parachute Opens Too
lote to Sove Life of
Navy EnroI|ee

Charles M. Roberts, 26, of Hunt
ington, w. Va, student pilot at
the Naval Air Station, was killed
today when he fell from a service
plane, piloted by Navy instructor.
near Beacon Field, south of Alex
andria, Va.
1t was said the plane was flying
at an altitude of about 600 feet when
Mr.. Roberts. sitting in the co-pilot s
seat, was thrown out when the plane
struck an air pocket.
Mr.. Roberts body was removed to
the Alexandria Hospital.
The plane from which Mr. Roberts
fell was being piloted by 1t. T. w.
Wagner, an instructor at the Naval
Air Station. 1t. Wagner, a Naval
Reservist, who had been on active
duty for five years, declined to dis
cuss the incident, explaining that
he was prohibited from doing so by
service regulations.
DR.. C. A. Ransom of Falls Church,
Fairfax County coroner, issued a
certificate of accidental death after
an inquest at Alexandria Hospital.
There was no evidence offered to
explain the failure of the student S
safety belt to work." he said
DR.. Ransom said it was brought
out at the inquest that 1t Wagner
saw the students parachute open as
he neared the ground. but apparent
ly it opened "a few seconds too late
to break his fall
The inquest was conducted in
privacy, DR.. Ransom later explaining
that such is the custom in military
accidents.
The plane in which Mr.. Roberts
was flying had left the Naval Air
Station at Anacostia a short time
before the accident, practicing land
ings and take-offs at the Alexandria
Airport. which has been in use fol-
some months as a training center
for the Navy's student flyers.
Mr.. Roberts enlisted in the Navy
July IS for one-month flight train
ing course, hoping to qualify fol
entrance at the Pensacola School as
a Navy airman. Several other in
structors and students were at OF
near the airport at the time of the
accident.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Bridge Leap Victim
Is Identified as
Mrs. Ruth A. Hart
Bride of Less Than
A Year Jumps From
Calvert Street Spon
BULLETIN.

Mrs. AntOnla K. Barker, 50, OF
1873 Irving street NV, who was
found unconscious on the steps
in front of her apartment this
morning following a fall from
the third floor. died shortly after
noon at Gallinger Hospital.
The body of young woman who
plunged to her death from the CAL
vert Street Bridge shortly after mid
night was identified this morning rs
Mrs. Ruth Airline Hart, 20, of 1921
Kenyon street NV, a bride of less
than year.
The body was identified by q
lawyer in the Office where Mrs
Hart had been employed Her hus-
band, c. w. Hart, a clerk at the
Charles Tomkins Construction Co.,
was notified of his wifes death
and was taken home in hysterical
condition. Police planned to in
terview him later today.
Detective Makes Discovery.
Detective Sergt Fred Rawlin-
son of the Homicide Squad was
credited with discovering the young
woman's identity after her body
had lain in the Morgue for some
hours
He discovered a wedding band on
her finger which was inscribed with
the initials &C. w. H. to r. A. A.,
l0-27-39." He went to tn marriage
license bureau and looked up the
licenses issued around that date
until he found couple with those
initials.
Mrs Hart's Office address was
given in the city directory and Sergt.
Rawlinson reached George H. Mitch
ell, 2l0l S street NV, a fellow
employe. He identified the body.
Mr.. Hart had called the Public Re-
lations Squad about 10 a m. to report
that his wife was missing. Sergt.
Rawlinson knew nothing of this call
and later phoned Mr. Hart to notify
him of his wife's death.
The woman was seen to 60 over
the side of the bridge by taxicab
driver, who was passing at the time.
He rushed to the scene in an effort
to stop her, but was too late.
Was Killed Instantly.
Mrs. Hart was killed instantly
when her body struck the surface of
Rock Greek Parkway, about 100 feet
below the spot from which she had
leaped. An Emergency Hospital am
bulance doctor pronounced her dead.
She had been employed in the
office of Martin T. Fisher, a patent
attorney, at 1341 G street NV. An
other young woman in the Office
told police that Mrs. Hart had been
In the best of spirits when she left
work last night, and had promised
to come in early today to help out
with some extra work. =
Came Here From Iowa.
She had come to Washington from
Iowa about four years ago with her
sister. Last October she was mar
ried. Her husband informed police
that she left home about l1:3O
o'clock last night.
Meanwhile, at Gallinger Hospital,
doctors were attempting to save the
life of Mrs. Antonia K. Barker, 80, of
1473 Irving street NV, who was
found unconscious on the steps in
front of her apartment this morn
ing after a plunge from the third
floor.
Police said that two neckties We're
knotted around her neck. She was
found by George D. Lewis, a japitor
in the apartment. Her condition
was said to be critical.
Mrs. Barker had been a ctenog-
rapher at the Veterans Administra-
ton, resigning few months ago.
She had been in poor health since
giving birth to a child during the
winter, friend said.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Judge Patterson Wins
Senate Confirmation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate confirmed today the
appointment Of Judge Robert Por-
ter Patterson, New York Republi-
can, as Assistant Secretary of War.
Chairman Sheppard of the Sen
ate Military Affairs Committee OBJ
tanned unanimous consent for an
arrangement to permit Judge Pat
terson to be sworn in at once.
Judge Patterson, who succeeds
Louis johnson to the little cabinet
post, Is a long time friend of Henry
L. Stimson. Republican selected by
President Roosevelt as head Of the
WA- Department.,
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Nozi Troops Mossed
All Along Channel,
Radio Reports
By the Associa ted Press.


NEW YORK. July 30.-Heavy
massing of German troops in
Nazi occupied France across
the Channel from England was
reported today by Edwin Hart
rich, c. B. S. correspondent who
just has toured the area.
Moving only under the cover
of darkness, he said. they are
mobilizing in tremendous num-
bers toward the French coast
from Marseille as far north as
the Belgian Channel ports.
He said the touring CORE
spondents were warned by their
military guides not to divulge in
which direction the troops were
moving.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Mexican Troops Guard
Against Oil Sabotage
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 30.-The
Ministry OF National Defense today
ordered all commanders of military
zones embracing oil fields to exercise
special vigilance against any at
tempts to damage machinery or
property or to endanger petroleum
workers.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
B u | etin

V1CHY (P.-The United States
Government has advised France
1t approves of the nomination of
Senator Henry Haye as Ambas-
sador to Washington, it was Of
f1cially announced today. The
Senator, Mayor of Versailles,
speaks fluent English.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Chamberlain Better

LONDON, July 30 (P).-Former
Prime Minister Chamberlain was re-
ported today to be making "satisfac-
tory progress following yesterdays
intestinal operation.
Evening star., 1940-07-30

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 R.-
DR.. Adelaide Brown, 70. retired
physician and former president of
the Women Physicians OF America.
died yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
BULLETIN.

Several thousand employees of
the Agriculture Department were
let off at 2 pm. owing to the
heat. Earlier the District Build
ing employees were excused.
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Foreign

Foreign
Englands coast blasted by Nazi
planes. Page Al
Britain to cooperate with U. S. on
surpluses. Page Al
Windsor to run risk of capture on
U. S. liner. Page Al
Act of Havana" ready for signature
today. Page Al
Germans say raiders destroyed 257,-
600 tons of shipping. Page A-3
japanese Army seizes more foreign
ers as spies. Page A-3
NotionoI.
Senate group postpones action on
conscription bill. Page Al
Bandits rob Asbury Park bank mes
sengers of $108,000. Page Al
Contracts provide for 1900 900 more
gas masks for Army. Page Ar
Ford reaches II, confident of worlds
future. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
Committee meets today to act on
D. G. representation. Pe1e Al
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Act Of Havana Ready
For Signature Of
Americas Today
Areentines Agree, but
Reserve Decision
On Participation

lTeIt OF declarations on eco
uonlics, subpersipe activities and
neutrality, page A-l6.)
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Student flyer killed in fall from
plane near Alexandria. Page Al
President discusses farm problem
with Midwest leaders. Page Al
District leading city in number Of
traffic lights. Page B-1
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Weather Forecast

Fair, continued warm tonight and to.
morrow morning; local thundershowers
and cooler tomorrow afternoon. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, "a, at p.m.;
lowest, u, at SIS am.
From the United States Weather bureau report.
Full details on Page A-2.
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(see WEATHER, Page A-20
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(See REPRESENTATION, Pg. AS
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Woman Doctor, II, Dies

(See HAVANA, Page A-3.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27

q PolltoOll UliuSC dClOoo tilC SdIS-
tung river.
Hostilities between the French in
Indo-C China and the Siamese long
have been feared in view of SIAM
ese demands for the return of
Indo-China territory in the Cam
bodia and Laos district.
Minor incidents along the border
have been reported for several weeks
and the French and Siamese have
been concentrating troops along
their frontier. Both sides have
claimed territory violations by op-
posing air forces.
The French last month rejected
Siamese demands for territory from
Cambodia and Laos and even re-
fused to send mission to Bang
kok to negotiate the Siamese de-
mands.
Effective Nov. II Premier Maj.
Gen. Luang Bipul Songgram was
made commander in chief of all
Siamese armed forces by royal de-
cree and was given virtual dictator
ship powers to act on his country's
demands against the French.
For several weeks there were
popular demonstrations in Bangkok
and other parts of Siam in favor
of the use of force to win territory
from Indo-China.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27
500 Children Enjoy FirstDayof
Supervised Playground Program Here;
Washinqton School, Most Enthusiastic

all under the Watchful eyes of the
staff of trained playground SUPER
visors selected by the Ell Centre
Recreation board.
Most enthusiastic response Mon
day and Tuesday, the opening days,
was at Washington elementary
school in the eastern part of the
city.
we used to have to make the
children stay off the playground
after school, A. E. Prince, Princi-
pal at Washinton, said Wednesday.
I'VE are glad we do not have to
drive them away now. They may
stay and play until p. M
The greatest number of children
played at Wilson elementary school
where 100 stayed after school each
day.
The children and the parents
aren't used to the program yet" :"
Mrs. W. j. Meagher, board chair
man, said We are just getting
started this week and will really
get clown to business next week.
We will start things of interest for
children of every type"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27

human DelllSS dllu dllliildlo iioo
come in contact with them.
A Cocker Spaniel, which looked
like a we'll cared for pet but had
no collar, was found at Twelfth
and Ross avenues Wednesday morn
ing Niles is anxious to find the
owner and warn him of the danger
of infection from the dog.
The other rabid dog belonged to
Jack Hall of 1921 Park avenue. 1t
was a small bull terrier Niles rec
commended treatment for three chill
dren who had been playing with
the dog. This dog was infected by
rabid dog captured at Imperial
and Adams avenues Nov. 10, Niles
said
Niles warned pet owners to watch
their animals and report TO the
health department in the court
house at the first sign of illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27
Sniff|es, Dust at
Army Camp Greet
New Head Man Here
New Commanding Officer
Arrives to Take Over
Regimental Duties

In between sniffles from
colds and coughs from dust,
the army in Imperial Valley
greeted its new commanding
officer Wednesday.
Col. H. M. Rayner, until recently
a member of the general staff at
Washington, D. c., took over COM
mand of the 11th Cavalry from Col.
A. M. Howard, who has been in
command since arrival of the full
regiment Nov. II.
Colonel and Mrs. Rayner arrived
by motor car and Mrs. Rayner is
staying at the Barbara Worth ho-
tel.
Aside from colds, which have
plagued substantial number of
soldiers at the Seeley campsite, and
dust, the army appeared to be far
ing well at its new home. Some of
Continued on Page 2, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27

Cold gripped the states from the
shores Of the Pacific to the At
lantic seaboard adding to the perils
of travelling and the suffering of
refugees. Off Maine, gales lashed
the seas and four ships set out
into the storm to the assistance of
a sinking freighter. Storm warnings
were hoisted on the Great Lakes.
In Texas, thousands of refugees
huddled on high ground awaiting
the recession of sWirling, debris
filled rivers that had driven them
from their bottom lands homes.
The heavy rains that had choked
the south and east Texas rivers
with flood waters had ceased and
flood crests were spilling into the
Gulf of Mexico. Repairmen patched
communications and power lines
wrecked by an ice storm in the
Texas Panhandle and brought COM
munities back into communication
with the rest of the state.
The rain was general through the
lower Mississippi River Valley and
ioSdiy llcdVy RAIN ltll OH IIlc SillO
River Valley. Snow fell over the
western states as far as the Rockies.
Rain was forecast for Wednesday
along the west coast and light
frosts were expected in the central
west valleys
Snow fall was heaviest in the
Great Lakes and northeastern
states and white Thanksgiving
was assured, New England where
some backWoods roads were i'm
passable. Pennsylvania, which also
clings to the traditional last Thurs
day of November for Thanksgiving,
reported sleet and snow, two to
four inches deep in the western
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27

lOiCCo.
The British navy reported that
it had engaged big Italian fleet
of two battleships and many cruis-
ers and destroyers "at extreme
range" and pursued the enemy at
high speed toward an italian base,
while on the land front the Greeks
claimed that Fascists were with
drawing from their big base at Por-
to Edda( named for Mussolinis
daughter) as battle developed for
the town of Argyrokastron.
Londons report of a long range
battle with the italian fleet was
contained in brief admiralty COM
munique that indicated the oppos-
ing warships never got within cam
non shot of each other.
British ships were continuing
their pursuit, London said, in an
effort to force the Italians to give
battle.
The Fascist warships appeared to
be part of the fleet that British air.
planes attacked in laramie base
recently, repeatedly damaging two
or three of Italy's six battleships
and possibly hitting two cruisers.
At that time the British reported
many warships in laramie harbor,
but most of them left later.
There were reports that the en-
gagement at noon Wednesday oc-
Cured somewhere in the Sicily zone
or on the west coast of Italy, since
the Fascist vessels might have been
trying to get from Taranto to Leg
horn, the Fascist base between Rome
and Genoa.
Liquidation of Nazi foes in Ru-
mania, as reported from Berlin, en-
phasized the power of the Axis in
southeastern Europe, although in
direct dispatches from Bucharest
said it was not known who ordered
the execution of former high Off
Gals and the arrest of others.
Iron Guardists who took part in
the executions later gave them.
selves up to Premier Gen. Ion
Antonescu, according to the German
official news agency, which indicat-
ed that the shootings were without
governmental approval.
The victims, including former
Premier George Argeseanu, Gen.
Gabriel Marinescu and others prom
inent in the regime of exiled King
Carol, were lined up beside the
grave of the Iron Guard leader
killed two years ago and shot, ac-
cording to dispatches by way of
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27
Financial Aid TO
Britain DELAYED

WASHINGTON. Nov. 81. CUP)-
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee decided today to postpone
until next year consideration Of
legislation to permit American fl
nancial aid to Britain.
The decision was unanimous and
came on a motion by Sen. Bennett
Champ Clark, D., Mo, after Sen.
William H. King, Utah, had urged
quick action on his bill to repeal
the johnson act and neutrality act
bans on loans and credits to Brit
ain.
Sen. Gerald P. Nye, r., N. D.,
author of a proposal to investigate
British empire holdings in the
United States, told reporters it was
obvious that no legislation pertain
ing to the British financial situation
could be considered in the remain
ing days of this session.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-27

the job"
The strike was settled by a To-
months contract which is a COM
promise between the company and
its 3,700 employees.
The union wanted an increase in
the basic hourly wage from so to
rs cents an hour. 1t got 62la cents
and proportionate increases for ap-
prentices.
The company wanted a clause
prohibiting strikes for the Is months
duration of the contract. The final
agreement did not include such
flat prohibition, but did state that
the union would not engage in or
permit its members to take part in