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Evening star., 1940-01-30
Train, Crashing Trailer.
Showered by Fired Oil
nv the ASS0ciafed prASe

By the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j.. Jan. 30.-A Penn
sylvania Reading passenger locomo-
tive, bound here from Atlantic City,
plowed into an oil tank-trailer at
a West Berlin grade crossing today.
setting 300 gallons of oil ablaze and
showering it over the front of the
train
With flames licking the top and
sides of the engine, tender and first
car, the train came to a halt within
half a mile.
Neither the train crew nor George
McDermott, 40, of Lansdowne, Pa,
driver of the trailer truck, was
injured.
THE locomotive looked like a
flaming comet before the oil burned
itself out and the train was brought
to a STOP" Mr.. McDermott said.
Evening star., 1940-01-30

Birthday Balls in Washington in
1884.
Charles Barry, N. B. c. repre-
sentative, who, with Bill Coyle, radio
director of The Star, made the pres
entation, said that $4,000 more would
probably be turned over to the White
House.
Gen. Watson responded that the
gift would be received day or night.
The last broadcast before the
stand at Fourteenth street and New
York avenue NV. ceased operations
featured talks by B. M. McKelway,
managing editor of The Star, and
K. H. Berkeley, general manager of
N. B. c. in Washington, who spoke
at the official opening of the Mile
o Dimes January Is.
So great was the crowd when
Screen Star Olivia de Havilland
came to the stand to place her dime
on the line this morning that she
had to be interviewed in the street,
separated from the crowd by the
stand.
Five minutes before the noon
closing, the commanding officers of
each precinct met Police Supt. Err
nest w. Brown at the stand to lay
Evening star., 1940-01-30
War Shortage
Of Coal Stops
Japan S Industry
Electrical Power
Is Shut OFF in
ID Prefectures
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Jan. 30.-Industrial cen
ters Of Japan were virtually at q
standstill today with a shutdown of
electrical power caused by an acute
shortage of coal.
Electrical service upon which
scores of factories depended was
shut of this morning in IA prefec-
lures including Osaka, Kobe and
Kyoto.
Osaka is the largest manufactur-
ing district of Japan. and with Kobe
and Toxic, the three regions account
for at least 40 per cent of the en-
pire's total production.
The suspension, likely to continue
IA hours or possibly until tomorrow,
was ordered by the Osaka division
of the communications ministry.
The wartime burden on railway
and shipping lines has caused the
scarcity of coal in Japan for some
time.
n tluCc.IIlOIlIllS uTUubllJ IlldL
brought the water supply to crit
ical stage, was another factor in
the suspension Of hydroelectric
power production.
Railways, telegraph and telephone
systems remained in operation as
did factories engaged in urgent"
production Of war materials.
In other industries, however,
workers took their places at ma
chimes and then we're told to return
home. More than 100000 were
affected.
Use of electrical appliances has
been reduced several times recently
Electrical clocks, even in public
railway stations, were turned off
ana other electrically powered ma
chimes cut down. Lighting in homes
and Offices in the metropolitan CEN
ters has been poor.
(See Constantine BroDn's This
Changing World on Page A-1lJ
Evening star., 1940-01-30

dodge two bombs dropped from a
low-fying Nazi plane.
British fighters then chased the
invader into the clouds, where the
pursuit continued. Fighters were in
action against other German planes
over several east coast towns.
The attacks on shipping were pre-
ceded by scouting flights which the
British said were Tended of.
Steamers S O Heard.
Radio listeners heard an S o s
from an Unidentified steamer say
ing I'VE are being attacked by enemy
aircraft" The heaviest attack
seemed to be centered on the East
Coast near Yarmouth.
The steamer from which the sos
was heard was the British freighter
Jersey Queen, 901 tons. A lifeboat
put out from shore to try to investi-
gate.
A later message from the same
East Coast town off which the Jer-
sey Queen was attacked said another
vessel was being bombed by raiders
British fighters sped seaward in
response to an sos.
Loss of the crew of 20 aboard the
Evening star., 1940-01-30

informed circles here assumed that
this meant the Russian naval base
of Kronstadt near Leningrad.
The Finnish command said only
one Finnish plane was lost. (The
Russian high command insisted,
however, that seven Finnish planes
had been downed yesterday
A high command communique,
describing increased sea and land
fighting as well as air activity, esti-
mated 200 Russian planes took part
in the raids in which lover 80 civil
ians were killed and about so
wounded
Planes Strike At Russia.
The Firms said their air force
struck at Russia by bombing EN-
emy motor lorry columns, troop
quarters and certain railway sta
tions."
Northeast of Lake Ladoga, where
Finnish-Russian fighting has been
particularly intense for the past
week, the Films declared the Rus
slams had attempted a few attacks,
(See FINLAND, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-01-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-Germany to-
day renewed widespread air attacks
on shipping along the east coast of
the British Isles and Britain re-
ported one of the Nazi raiders had
been shot down.
-Four steamers and a patrol boat
were known to have been attacked
today
Several explosions were heard off
Yarmouth in the late afternoon and
watchers along the shore reported
seeing flashes of gunfire. 1t was
believed another ship was under
attack.
Shore watches saw one British
patrol vessel attacked and escape
unharmed. Jets of water rose from
either side as she zig-zagged to
Evening star., 1940-01-30
$10,o00,000 Fund
For Rural Hospitals
Asked by Roosevelt
Institutions Would Be
Put in Areas Lockinq
In Medical Facilities
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Senator Wagner, Democrat, OF
NeD York, sponsor of omnibus
Social Security legislation, has
sought to supplement this pro-
gram uith more compiler and
costly one OF health insurance
and benefits. Declaring himself
Wdry OF immediate expense OF
Wagner proposal, President
Roosevelt Just before Christmas
reuealed interest in plan for Fed
eral construction of small hos
pitdls;; :euerdl times since has
conferred Uith medical and
health advisers.
Evening star., 1940-01-30
200 u. S. WorpIones
Bound for Finland
Arrive in Norway
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BERGEN. Norway, Jan. 30
Two hundred American-made
warplanes for the Films we're
landed here from United States
steamers today and started i'm
mediately by rail for Finland.
The planes arrived on the
steamers Mormacsun and Nor
mactide. There we're reports
here that the former had been
held 80 days at British contra
band control station in the Ork-
ney Islands, but this has been
denied in London.
Evening star., 1940-01-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Edison, advocating ap-
proval of the Navy's proposed 81 800, :
100000 feet expansion program, told
Congress today that in view Of dan
gerous conditions abroad he believed
in providing crushing weapons with
our wealth to protect our wealth"
Testifying before the House Naval
Committee, where strong sentiment
was developed in favor of trimming
the program, Secretary Edison de-
clared that even the expansion
which the Navy recommends would
provide only "a fair degree of Sc
curity."
War is not a sporting event be-
tween evenly matched opponents" !"
the Secretary said Its aim is to
crush the enemy quickly and with
minimum loss to ourselves. So be-
lieve in providing crushing weapons
with our wealth to protect our
wealth"
Certain to Be Targets.
The Secretary asserted that If
we are not strong our interests, our
treasured liberties and our wealth
are almost certain to be targets for
nations that may show no regard
for treaties or what we consider to
be national integrity
But even predatory nations will
think twice before risking conflict
with strong and prepared United
States" he continued. THE pro-
gram l recommend, if authorized,
will serve forceful notice on all
possible aggressor nations that the
United States intends to protect it
self and its interests powerfully and
effectively"
Demanding an end to what he
called the tendency to limit the size
of ships to the maximum fixed in
now-defunct treaties, Secretary Ed
ison said it was "unsound proceed
ure" from a military standpoint.
Plans No Radical Changes
He explained he had no inten-
ton of making any radical
ClldIlR6S Iii Cl1C oALC Va VAC CWO
45,OOO-ton battleships for which
initial funds have been requested
in a pending naval appropriation
bill, but he declared:
IF it takes 5000 tons to carry
the guns and armor of battleship
all right, say. If a heavy cruiser
would be better ship at $4,000 than
10000, it is folly to impose weakness
by unnecessarily restricting ton
mage"
Secretary Edison said it was the
Navy's realization of the 1910 situa-
ton that makes us believe that
we should start building as prompt
ly and as fast and in as great VOL
ume as practicable.
Although he said he deplored the
huge expenditures involved, he told
the committee that defeat would
cost us in money alone more than a
dozen navieS"
1--WE of this country have been re-
luctant to admit unpleasant facts
about the structure and working Of
international society,"" he added,
"but we are now disillusioned and
alive to the fact that the impor-
tance and security of a nation are
measured directly in terms of her
ability to defend her interests"
Evening star., 1940-01-30
Summary of 7odoy's Star

Foreign
Hitler to address Reich by radio on
anniversary Of rise. Page Al
Nad bombers resume attacks on
ships off England. Page Al
81 Russian planes felled. harbor
bombed, Firms report. Page Al
Japans industries stopped by war
time coal shortage. Page Al
Reich holds Vatican broadcasts on
Poland insulting" Page Al
Total war with Reich not distant.
Daladier tells France. Page AS
NotionoI
House gets farm bill slashed 20 per
cent by committee. Page Al
Roosevelt asks up to $4,000, 900 for
rural hospitals. Page Al
Edison urges crushing weapons" to
protect our wealth. Page Al
Pittman sees embargo threat aid to
U. S. in China. Page AS
Madden to appear before N. L. r. B.
Committee tomorrow. Page A-9
Washington and Neorby.
Mile O. Dimes yields record of
$4,000. Page Al
Police arouse whole block when gas
affects two families. Page AZ
House D. G. Subcommittee to inspect
Blue Plains homs. Page B-1
Evening star., 1940-01-30
24 Nozi Ships Captured
Or Sunk, British Say
B. the Associated Press.

.. ClIe ASSUCIHIeU rlebS
LONDON, Jan. 30.-Of $50 Ger
man merchant ships in neutral ports
at the start of the war, "a, totaling
103,037 tons, have been captured or
sunk, and %, totaling 1926 tons,
have been scuttled by their own
crews, an informed naval source said
today.
Evening star., 1940-01-30
u Russian Planes
Fe||ed, 4, Red Harbor
Bombed, Films Say
Kronstodt Naval Base of
Soviets Near Leninqrod
Believed Attacked
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
HELSINKI, Jan. 30.-The Finnish
high command announced today
that Finnish planes and anti-air-
craft batteries downed 81 Russian
planes during yesterdays widespread
raids over Southern Finland.
It was declared that Finnish
planes had bombed "a certain har-
Dor and vessels lying there"-and
Evening star., 1940-01-30
Nuzi Bombers Resume Attacks
On Vessels Off English Coast
German Plane Is Reported FeIIed;
Raids RepeI|ed for Second Day

VATICAN PARRIES Nazi repre-
sentations against broadcasts on
conditions in German occupied
Poland. Page A
TOTAL WAR WITH REICH cannot
be distant, Daladier warns; ap-
peals for equality of labor and sac
riflce. Page AS
Evening star., 1940-01-30
Crushing Weapons
To Protect Wealth
Urged by Edison
Expansion Will Provide
Only Fair Degree Of
Security He Says
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Navy has urged 81 800 900 900
expansion bill authorizing con-
structton OF II ne1D Udrships, dd-
ditional dirplanes and auxiliary
Uessels. House Ndpdl Committee
is considering ttDo-yenr program
to provide 21 ne1o Warshtps.
Evening star., 1940-01-30
Allies Repeating All Promises
Of Last War, Hitler Charges,
In Surprise Speech to Reich
Germany Is Held
Principal Victim
Of Oppression
BULLETIN.

BERLIN, Jan. 80 (P.-Adolf
Hitler tonight declared that
Germany's struggle for exist
ence under the weight of the
Versailles treaty had made
her so strong that nothing
any longer will be able to de-
feat u.s." Holding England
responsible for the present
conflict, the Fuehrer declared
that the true aims of "old Mr.
chamberlain" were the "com-
plete destruction of the Ger
man Reich"
Evening star., 1940-01-30
Farm Fund Cut
70 Per Cent by
House Group
$154,530,263 SIoshed
From $788, ,929,519
Budget Estimate
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND--
Parity payments, designed to
raise farm purchasing poDer to
the 1904 leDel Were omitted
from budget recommendations
submitted to Congress this year
by President RooseDelt, in keep
ing Dith effort to hold apropria-
tions doUn UhereDer possible.
The President, hoUeuer, once
more asked halt billion dollars
for soil conservation and $685.
100000 for all agriculture activ-
tiles.
Evening star., 1940-01-30

(See LONDON, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-01-30

(See MILE O. DIMES, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-01-30

(See HULL Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-01-30

(See HITLER, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1940-01-30
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, with light snow tonight: TO-
morrow generally fair; not quite so cold
tonight; lowest temperature about IS
degrees. Temperatures today-Highest,
81, at 2 pm; lowest 8, at 7:45 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report
Full details on Page Az.
Evening star., 1940-01-30

(See Constantine BroUn's This
Changing World on Page A-1lJ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11

Motorists of Torrington and vicin-
ity are asked to cooperate with the
personnel of the temporary nspec-
tin lane here by presenting the.
vehicles at the local lane as early as
possible and avoid last minute con-
geStion.
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CHAPTER XIII

Foot by foot Val moved along the
boat deck. A driving rain slanted
into her face and almost blinded
her. She put her head into the wind
and discovered she could make bet
ter progress.
The wind tore at her oilSkins. She
couldn't see three PAGES in front OF
her. She grabbed a lifeline and hung
on for five minutes while she caught
her breath.
A brilliant fork of lightning blazed
over the sky and showed her where
the companionway was that led to
the bridge. She released her grip on
the rope and SplaShed her way
through decks covered with water.
An oath escaped from Steve Han
sens lips when she closed the door
behind her and stood there drip
ping, painting, but with a smile
of conquest lighting her face.
what in jehoShaphat are you do
ing up here, and how in the great
horn spoon did you ever get here
Hansen doomed.
"Get a load of that, Charlie,
Hansen roared to his helmsman. I'll
she amt got CUTS don't know who
has"
Val grinned. Never thought IL
make it," she admitted. We've go
as much water on deck as there L
in the whole ocean,"
She rubbed her hands and peerec
through glass. Thought I'd come w
here were there was something do.
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ing. This Is the first time I've ever
been in a storm at sea, yknow,
Stevie."
well, don't be thinkin' its any
lark" he briStled. Il haven't seen
q wind like this in years. You
shouldn't have come up here, Val"
why not"
He exploded. TITS no place for
gal, that's why. More'n likely
you'll have to stay here till morn
ing. 1 amt going to let you make
your way back down there alone"
"Ouit fussing, Steve. can take
care of myself" She winked at the
helmsman and Hansen muttered
something beneath his breath.
|
Hansen,S mouth was a tight,
grim line as he stared ahead into
the gray sheet of driving rain. The
seas were mountainous. He didn't
like the progress they were making
at half speed.
Hansen plugged the speaking tube
to the engine room. "Three-quarter
speed ahead" he called down.
There was no response. The tube
was dead.
Dammit" Hansen peered out
into the storm again. Guess I spoke
too soon, Val. You're going to have
to 60 below. Tubes dead. Tell Cham
bers we want three-quarter speed
And have him get that tube work
ing again in jiffy."
AYE, aye, Cap'n." She fastened
her oilskins tighter around her neck
BE back in short order"
Take it easy and stay away from
the rail-" he warned.
She slipped into the teeth OF tht
wind again and started the treach'
erous trip down. 1t took her goot
10 minutes.
She could feel the increased throl
of the ships engines as she startet
back for the bridge. But when
sudden thought struck her she turn
ed back and entered the galley
Wong was just finishing cleaning
up.
He watched her put up pot o
coffee. For Captain Hansen?' N
guessed.
She nodded. A few minutes late
she Studed couple Oh paper Guy
under her oilskins and started OF
again.
Eddie saw her go up the com
panionway with the pot. Danger
Gus business Juggling that pot alont
deck. but let her break her neck
she wanted to, he figured. Never
| tbalacc no followed her
Eddie poked his head out INTO I'M
storm and watched Walls progress!
as she slithered along the deck. Tit
Northern Belle lurched into par
ticularly deep trough and a huge
wave broke over her bow and hissee
down on the girl.
Val froze against a ventilator
clutching the coffee pot in one hane
and the lifeline in the other.
! Val wished then that she hadn
bothered with that pot of coffee. 1
was getting more unwieldy ever!
second and there was good chance
of scalding herself if she had an &C
cident.
She had almost reached the com
panionway going above when
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Val Takes a Chance---and Loses

happened. No one knew where the
other ship came from but suddenly
1t was there, looming up in front
Of them like something that was
dropped from the murky sky itself.
Hard aport!" Steve Hansen
yelled to the helmsman. Lively"
he screamed, and then turned to
below down the tube.
Full speed ahead. Give it every
thing you have!"
Hansen yanked the siren cord and
let out a long blast of his whistle.
He swung his searchlight full upon
the other vessel. He knew the other
pilot had seen the Northern Belle
but he feared it was too late.
More speed" he bawled down
the tube, and thanked his stars it
no longer was dead.
The sudden, sharp maneuver had
caught Val Douglas by surprise. She
had just loosened her grip from the
lifeline for a second when the ship
started to swing about.
Walls foot hit a puddle of water
Just when the vessel lurched under
the strain of hard aport. She went
down, a scream muffled in her
throat. She slid for 20 feet as the
nose of the Northern Belle dipped
deep into the sea. She CROPPED blind
ly for support and then everything
went black as her head slammed
against a Stanchion.
1t had happened so fast Eddie
Cavalier found himself almost help
less to move. AS IL was he had to
grab for support himself. And then
other ship was hard on them. The
Northern Bellies stern swung wide
but not wide enough. There was a
dull, glancing shock, and then the
sirens of both ships were screening
above the thunder and the rain.
Eddie could hear Captain Han
sens voice bawling out over the
gale and the startled, muffled erie!
which came from the other ship ou
there in the murk.
A gigantic wave broke over tht
bow and Eddie, Mortified as h
raced forward, saw it crashing dowr
upon the girl.
He slipped once, fell to the decl
himself, almost blinded by the tor
rent of rain beating into his face.
The mountain of green-blacl
water roared upon Val, lifted hel
up and carried her toward the othel
side of the ship.
The next wave that broke ovel
the rail would sweep her overheard
Even as the engines of the ship
tat 70 hpir1cY tho c.
sci to a stop, the next wall of water
crashed against her sides, rose over
the bow and slithered down on Val
In five steps Eddie was there but
the rolling rush of water knocked
him fiat. When he struggled to his
knees Val was gone.
Ito Be Continued
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. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Wildlife Federation
Issues New Stomp Set

ALTHOUGH the poster stamps
- issued annually by the Ma
tional Wildlife Federation are not
postal items, their beauty of de-
sign and color and the purpose
for which the funds derived from
the stamp sale are designated
make them worthy of collectors
notice.
The 1910 album, third of the
series, includes IS new stamps, in
sheet of 100, picturing flowers,
birds, fish and mammals of United
States. Two of the stamps are re-
produced here, the woodland
caribou, above, and the small
mouth bass, below.
The album in which the stamps
are to be pasted carries brief data
concerning each stamp subject and
short history of wildlife restora-
ton. Proceeds from the sale of
the stamps are administered by
state wildlife declarations and the
national organization.
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CT AIIslM
G. AGKEnS
Uranium CRACKERS
NOTABLE PEOPLE

The persons involved in the
events described below have gone
down into history. Can you recog-
niZe them?
l. He leaped On a horse on the
night of April 1919, ITS, arc
rode through the countryside, thu;
causing considerable commotion.
2. They said she was witch
50 in 1431 they kindled fire arc
put an end to her.
3. His first exile didn't stick
He returned from Elba in 1915 anc
made another stab at recoupine
his former position.
4. Southern states didn't Like
the way the Union was run, sc
in 1861 they broke away arc
lamed him to head the new gov
eminent.
S. He was impeached ard &C.
quilted while he was president Of
the United States in 1868.
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