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Evening star., 1940-07-29
Liner America Gets
TumuIiuous Welcome
IN New York Harbor
City Turns Out to Greet
New Queen Of U. 5.
Merchant Marine
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 2s.-The huge
new United States liner America
-$17 100000 queen of the American
merchant marine-arrived today
and received tumultuous city well
come reminiscent of the dizzy, iubi-
liant receptions of the middle 20s.
Boat whistles screamed on half a
hundred ships, crowds cheered on
the water front, multi i-colored flags
whipped in the wind, airplanes and
blimps flew overhead. and excursion
boats and a marine escort of Coast
Guard cutters and fire boats
whipped the harbor into frenzy
Welcome Far Down Bay.
The cleaning ship-the largest
passenger vessel ever built in this
country-had an advance welcome
far down the bay as she nosed to-
ward her home port from her build
ers' yards at Newport News. Va.
The 851' male guests on the 333-
mile trip, which was a pre-view to
the Americas maiden voyage from
New York August 10 to the West
Indies, lined the rails.
The citys accolade to the big liner,
which Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
christened nearly a. year ago, in
cluded holiday dress of flags on
hundreds of business buildings.
Planes Circle Overhead.
Even enthusiastically 3,000-dis-
PLAYED pennants reading, Welcome
S. S. America"
Army and Navy planes circled
aloft IN formation during the ships
progress to her pier for a greeting
by Mayor La Guardia and Rear Ad-
miral Frank r. Lackey, representing
Gov. Lehman
Evening star., 1940-07-29
BY GARNETT d. HORNER,
Star staff COrreSpnndent

HAVANA, July 29.-The American
foreign ministers we're agreed today
that the United States should occupy
European possessions In this hemi-
sphere on behalf of all the 81 Ameri-
can republics whenever she might
consider such action necessary to
prevent them from falling into
German hands.
This was considered the practical
immediate effect of the Act Of
Havana" awaiting only final APP
proval to establish the right and
duty of any one or more American,
nations to deal at once, without any
red tape of preliminary consultation,
with any emergency dangers to New
World security that might arise in
connection with imperilled colonies
Of European countries.
Other measures scheduled for
adoption at the secret session of the
foreign ministers conference late
today and public signing tomorrow
provide for common action against
subversive activities and intensified
economic cooperation to protect
the Americas against Nazi attempts
to dominate them through unfair
trade pressure.
Stronger Front Seen.
Secretary of State Hull was rep
resented as feeling that the entire
program creates a stronger united
front against common perils arising
from the march of conquerors in
other parts of the world than there
was reason to hope for at the OPEN
ing of the conference week ago
yesterday. Committees forewent
their usual Sunday relaxation to
work throughout the day yesterday
completing final drafts of various
measures.
The declaration of policy against
transfer between non-A American
powers of territory in this hemi-
sphere and resolution providing
for immediate action to enforce it
pending the ratification of a per-
manent convention was approved
unanimously by a committee headed
by Secretary Hull, including DR..
Leopoldo Melo, Argentine delegate.
who originally had objected to ad-
vance delegation of enforcement
powers.
This "Act of Havana" is of major
significance as continental extern
sion Of the Monroe Doctrine with
teeth in it. 1t obviates any posi-
bility of enforcement of Monroe
Doctrine principles bringing charges
of Yankee imperialism" or being
distorted into precedent for con-
quest in Europe and Asia by ad-
vance agreement for joint inter-
American administration of any re-
gions taken over in the interest of
(See HAVANA, Page A-13.)
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Heat Wave, in Its Eleventh Day,
May Get Worse; Nine Die
High Of 81 Degrees Predicted for Today
As Eastern Half Of Nation SweIters

The heat wave went into its 18th
day today, and the Weather Bureau
said it might get worse before 1t
got better.
The forecast for today was for
fair and continued warm.
The high today will be 81. the
forecaster said There is likelihood
OF showers this afternoon-but the
heat will continue tomorrow.
At / o'clock the mercury he'd
reached 90 and some Government
bureaus were preparing to close be-
cause of the heat. Employees in nom
air-conditioned parts of the Com
merce Building were ordered to Quit
work at l pm
Not since 1882 has the city been
so long in the grips of such intense
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Chamberlain in Hospital
To Undergo Operation
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 29.-Former Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain en-
tered a hospital today to undergo
an operation.
The reason for the operation on
the 71-year- old Lord President Of
the Council was not made public,
although persons close to him said
he expected to be away from his
ONCE only about two weeks.
1t was likely, however, they
added, that he would be able to
transact business before the end
of that time.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Rumania Reported
10 Cede
Strip 10 Hungary
Will Propose Transfer
Of Three TronsyIvonio
Cities, Bucharest Says
Fy the Associated Press.

BUCHAREST, July 29.-The Ru-
manian governments Willingness to
cede quickly a morrow border strip
of Pennsylvania to Hungary was in
dicated in official quarters today.
The government, it was said au-
thoritatively, will propose that Hun
gary. which claims Pennsylvania as
historic Magyar soil, content her
self with the cities of Satu-M Mare,
Oredea and Arad and their en-
virons and agree to an exchange of
populations in other districts.
This report followed a meeting
between King Carol II and his Pre-
mier and Foreign Minister, Ion
Gigurtu and Mihail Manoilescu,
almost as soon as they returned this
morning from visiting the Rome
Berlin axis leaders in Salzburg and
Rome.
They later went before the Coun-
Gil of Ministers to report on the talks
which officials described as fully
satisfactory" from the Rumanian
point of view.
The supposed Rumanian offer is
far less than Hungary has demand
ed in the 20-year-long territorial
dispute and includes only a small
part of the 100000 Hungarians
which the Budapest government as
serts live in Pennsylvania.
1t was said in informed quarters
that Adolf Hitler had told the Ru-
manian statesmen at Salzburg that
he would arbitrate if Hungary and
Bulgaria failed to reach an agree
ment on their territorial claims
against Rumania in forthcoming
direct negotiations.
These sources expressed belief
that Germany would treat Rumania
easily" because of the Reichs inter-
est in conserving the Rumanian oil
industry for the Nazi war machine.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Japanese Peace Plan Reported
FIotIy Rejected by China
Toxic Declared Planning Seizure Of Burmp,
Indo-Chinu and Siam for New Union

inces and also British Burma,
French Indo-China and rhailand
(Sianl) in which China Japan
would share economic opportunities.
g. The status of Manchukuo would
be left in abeyance indefinitely
(Manchukuo, carved out of China s
former Manchurian provinces. is
nominally independent, but actually
is entirely dominated by the occu-
pying japanese Army)
Such proposals involving British
Burma apparently would be pre-
dicated on a defeat of Britain by
Germany. which would weaken the
British position in Asia just as the
French position in Indo-China has
been menaced by the defeat of
France.
Japan quickly wrung concessions
(See CHINA, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Ey the Associated Press.

bN IDe Associated PreSS.
HONG KONG, July 29.-Foreign
quarters close to the Chungking gov
ernment asserted today that China
had rejected unconditionally recent
Japanese overtures to halt hostili-
ties and conclude an all-embracing
settlement between the two nations
largely at the expense of third
powers interests in Eastern Asia.
These informants said the japa-
nese proposals included the fol-
lowing:
l. Outright cession by China to
Japan of five provinces. Hopei,
Charhar, Shantung, Shansi and
Suiyan.
2. Recognition of Wang Ching
wei, Japanese-sponsored puppet. as
president of Chinese republic
made up of the remaining prov
Evening star., 1940-07-29

heat. During August of that year.
the mercury stayed in the 9os for
IL days.
Since July 19, there has been only
one day when the mercury did not
go into the COS. The high for this
period was 100 degrees, recorded
Saturday.
Deputy Coroner Christopher Muir
ply today certified heat as direct
or contributory cause in the deaths
of eight persons here yesterday and
early today. In addition. two were
drowned in nearby Maryland waters
and the death of another victim
Saturday was reported from Takoma
Park, Md.
Other parts of the country we're
tSee WEATHER. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1940-07-29
1000 European Refugees
Reach Cunudiun Port
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
AN EASTERN CANADIAN PORT,
July 29.--A liner docked here today
with about 1000 refugees from Euro
pean war zones, including several
hundred British children.
Private arrangements for the trip
were made for all the passengers.
Many will be guests of Canadian
and United States citizens for the
duration Of the war.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
1000 European Children
Will Be Sent to U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 29.-The United
States Committee for the Care of
European Children disclosed today
it will send 1000 children from the
war zones to the United States in
about three weeks if a snip is avail
able.
The children, of various rationale
ties, will be billeted in the United
States by Americans who have al
ready offered to care for them.
Evening star., 1940-07-29

Foreign
Rumania reported willing to cede
strip to Hungary. Page Al
Hundreds of German planes raid
Britain; English fell is. Page Al
China reported to have rejected jap
anese peace bid. Page Al
Act OF Havana gives U. s. power to
take over colonies. Page Al
Reuters correspondent held by Japa-
nese takes own life. Page Al
Hundreds of Nazi planes raiding
Britain. Page Al
British armored cars pursued into
Egypt, Italians report. Page Az
Pan American British Empire trade
bloc urged. Page Al
Europe's food ample if distributed,
Federal officials say. Page Ala
Notionoi.
Delay likely in debate on conscrip-
ton legislation. Page Al
Liner America gets tumultuous New
York welcome. Page Al
Roosevelt asks power to order Guard
to active duty. Page Al
New York prepares harbor parade
for S. s. America. Page Al
Willkie to discuss 6. o. r. orsaniza-
tional problems. Page Al
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Havana Conference
Authorizes j. !.
To Take Colonies
PorIey's Declaration
Is Awaiting Final
Approval Today

fTerts OF the Act OF Hdpunn
and the Convention on European
possessions in this hemisphere
on Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Washington and Vicinity.
Prompt State action on D. c. rep
resentation probable. Page Al
Norfolk steamer rescues 10 from
launch in bay. Page Az
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Weather Forecast

Fair and continued warm tonight and
tomorrow; some cloudiness and likel-
hood of brief shower tomorrow after
noon. Temperatures today-Highest,
90, at pm; lowest, rs, at 6 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page Az.
Evening star., 1940-07-29

(See WEATHER, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1940-07-29

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-07-29

See COX, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1940-07-29

(See HAVANA, Page A-13.)
Evening star., 1940-07-29

(see BUCHAREST, Page A-20
Evening star., 1940-07-29

(See LONDON, Page abb
Evening star., 1940-04-22

ing landings north and south Of
that strategic city.
1t was reported Maj. Gen. Carton
de Wharf, who served on British
military mission in Poland last
autumn, was directing the British
forces in Central Norway.
Britons claimed their transport of
troops to Norway had been carried
out without any losses due to re-
peated German bomb attacks. The
Admiralty and War Once, in joint
communique, said Namsos, 100 miles
north Of Trondheim, was bombed
severely by Nazi planes, damaging
the town but failing to cause cas-
ualties among allied troops there.
The British trawler Rutlandshire
was sunk, but her crew was saved.
Apprehension Over Sweden.
Increasing reports of German
planes being downed on Swedish
soil aroused apprehension in Lon
don that the Germans might strike
through Sweden to send reinforce
ments and supplies to their Norweg-
ian forces if they found their Dem
mark to Norway communication
lines seriously impaired.
On the diplomatic front Italy re-
manned one of the biggest question
marks despite reports the Fascist
press was letting up somewhat in its
bitter attack against the allies.
The Daily Telegraph followed Up
an editorial in the authoritative
Times, which declared that the allies
would not remain inactive If an at
tack were made on any Balkan
nation. The Telegraph said the
time has come to make it plain that
violation of the territory of Yugo-
slavia would bring into action in
her defense the forces of Britain
and France"
Evening star., 1940-04-22
THE EVENING WASHINGTON D G., MONDAY

losses Of revenue to the industry
and progress was stymied. -
Now lets look at the record since
the Air Safety Board took over.
Accidents have been cut to q mini
mum and there has not been pilot
death on our country's airlines in
the past is months nor a passenger
fatality In more than II months. A
world air safety record.
During this 12-month period the
pilots that are making the appeal
to Congress not to permit the abol-
ishment of the Air Safety Board
flew 87,325,1 miles and carried
2,028,6l7 passengers without a ia
tility."
Two Interested Parties.
The association voiced the opin-
ion that there will never be real
air safety unless a Federal agency
such as the Air Safety Board is
maintained free Of all influence of
every nature whatsoever in the
frank and fearless performance Of
the duties Of fixing the blame when
an air accident occurs"
There are two parties that have
vital interest In this situation, !"
the association said. They are the
ones who have their lives at stake
the pilots and their passengers. Un-
less the two join forces in a force
ful opposition to the Presidents at
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Airline Pilots Urge
Congress 10 Block
Reorganization
Plan to Abolish Air
Safety Boord and
Transfer C.A.A. DepIored

Declaring the lives of airline
pilots and passengers are at stake,
the National Air Line Pilots Asso-
citation appealed to Congress today
to block the Presidents third and
fourth reorganization plans, which
would abolish the Air Safety Board
and transfer the Civil Aeronautics
Authority to the Commerce Depart
ment.
1.-THE regulation of air transporta-
ton and civil aviation by the De-
partment Of Commerce is something
that the pilots, in fact almost
every one In the industry, look back
upon with adherence" the associa-
ton said in a formal statement
made public today.
1t was pointed out that prior to
passage of the Civil Aeronautics Act
Of 1888, creating the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority and the Air Safety
Board, the Commerce Department
had exercised control over air trans
portation and civil aviation for a
period Of IL years, a period which is
characterized by the Air Line Pilots
Association as "black pages In the
history of our country's air trans
portation development"
473 Lost Lives.
During the period that the De-
partment of Commerce regulated the
country's air transportation net
work" the association stated, "473
persons lost their lives in air crashes,
of whom 146 were airline pilots. The
ranks Of the airline pilots were be-
ing thinned at the startling rate of
one every % days. Their passen-
gers were meeting death averaging
one every is days. The crash
scared public was afraid to ride,
which resulted in inestimably large
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Nazi Envoy in Rome
Reported on Way
Home 10 See Hitler
MussoIini Tells Italiuns
Their Wutchword Is
Labor and Arms
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, April 22-With 1taly's
future under the Rome Berlin axis
still obscure, despite recent authori-
tative pronouncements, the German
Ambassador to Rome is reported to
have gone home to confer with
Adolf Hitler.
The absence of the envoy, Hans
Georg Viktor Won Mackensen, be-
came known when he failed to ap-
pear at the German colony's cele-
bration of Hitler's 51st birthday
anniversary on Saturday, and yes
terday diplomatic circles expressed
belief he was conferring with the
Fuehrer.
Meanwhile, from Premier Musso-
lini and Giovanni Ansaldo, editor
of Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano's newspaper, II Telegrafo of
Leghorn, came new but still vague
declarations on the responsibilities
of Italians.
Labor and Arms" Watchword.
Speaking yesterday from the bal
cony Of Palazzo Venezia, Mussolini
told a ascrowd gathered to celebrate
the 2,692d anniversary Of the found
ing Of Rome:
In this particular. eventful mo-
ment and on this day of the festival
of labor, the watchword is labor
and arms.
Il am certain that this watch
word will be needed by all the
Italian people from the Alps to the
seas of the empire"
Ansaldo predicted that the war
victors would attempt to take pos
session of the whole world"
He declared that Italy must be
powerfully armed If she hopes to
be on the side of the victors. The
editor spoke in broadcast to the
italian armed forces.
Losers to Be Exploited.
He said the losers of the war
would be subjected to expropria-
ton = exploited in every pos
sible manner" and reduced to the
state of Chinese coolies =.
There is not shred of interna-
tionalism which can save tomor-
rows vanquished from this fate.
The victors will attempt to take
possession of the whole world and
there is no fine promise which can
make them do otherwise.
The supreme interests of Italian
workers rest with Italy's might.
Only If Italy is strong, very strong,
mllltarily, will they be able to be
in one way or another among the
conQuerors."
Evening star., 1940-04-22

tempt to abolish the Air Safety
Board and strip the Authority Of its
identity and Independence, the Pres
1dents plan to return civil air regu-
lation control and the highly impor-
tant function Of independent air
accident investigation back to its
former control by the politically
ridden, ineflcient and Intellectual
Department of Commerce will be-
come the law Of the land"
Evening star., 1940-04-22
I'd Division Branch
Elects Griffin President

Frank Grimm has been elected
president Of the Washington
Branch, I'd Division Association,
in a slate that also includes r. E.
Falge, vice president; Matthew J.
Angevine, secretary-treasurer, and
Robert Snow, sergeant -at-arms.
Plans are being completed for
Memorial Day services at the I'd
Division Monument, at which the
principal speaker will be Gen.
George c. Marshall Army chief of
staff.
The association will hold its next
meeting Friday night at the New
Colonial Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-04-22
FronkIin D. Hale Dies

LYNDON CENTER, Va, April "a
R1Franklin D. Hale, s6, one time
member Of the United States Con-
sular Service, and former Vermont
State auditor. died yesterday. He
was appointed Consul at Coaticook,
Quebec, in 1902 and also acted I'D
that capacity at Trinidad and Had
dersfield, England.
Evening star., 1940-04-22

GERMANS AND ALLIES SQUARE OFF IN NORWAY-Gerrnans
and the allies engaged in fierce fighting
tors in Norway today There front Cd north Oso
Germans apparently had driven salient arrow) into the ne
aiming at Lllehammer. There fighting in the
Trondhem 2 fronts had established Bergen
CD and Stavanger "a. Swedes bombed plane which
new over fortified islands of Goteborg 60 last night Capt
Robert American assistant attache
IN German bombing of Dombas Co., British warpanes again
raded the German air base at Aaborg Denmark (7).
"A. P. Wrephoto
Evening star., 1940-04-22
Seonees Bring Divorce

PITTSBURGH, April ~ F.-A
charge that her husband insisted on
her taking part in seances won a
divorce for Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth
Luck Robb, 26. She testified her
husband, o. Holmes Robb, had her
SIT IN q dark room watching for
balls Of fire" that never appeared,
Evening star., 1940-04-22

France has restricted the impor-
tation of carrier pigeons.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-20
Leaf Prices:
Satisfy
Prices Paid on Middle
Belt Markets Average
Between $18 and $19
Per Hundred.

Durham. Sept. 20.--(AP)-Saaits-
factory prices which were estimated
unofficially to average between Sl8
and SIG hundred pounds were paid
for offerings on the nine Middle Belt
tobacco marketse today.
Growers expressed satisfaction
with the prices.
At Sanford, where 100000 pounds
were offered. prices were estimated
to average Sl9.
Approximately 100000 pounds were
sold here yesterday for from $500
to $3.50.
Prices were stronger on the Ok
ford market, which reported l0l ,594
pounds were sold yesterday for an
average of 1882.
Durham's sales were fairly heavy
this morning with the average at
hort s17.5C.
Sales Sr1ervisnr L. A. Nudge re-
norted about 10000 pounds being
,oid IF Funrav Springs. with thn
"'.o"~~n ~rrrni~~ ~ about $3.50,
which wa yc-t-rday's Average.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-20
Indo-Chiina
Crisis Near
All Japanese Civilian
Nationals Removed
From Hanoi; Negotia.
tons Ended.

Hanoi, French Indo-China, Sept.
2O.-(AP)-With all Japanese civil
ian nationals removed from this
French colonial capital and Japan
placing time limit for settlement of
her military demands, negotiations
with Japan reached a crisis today if
not an actual breakdown.
Major General Issaku Nishihara,
head of a japanese mission which
has been trying to work out details
of a Vichy-authorized grant Of
Limited facilities for japanese
troops and naval forces, terminated
his personal negotiations with the
French and prepared to leave Hanio
for Haiphong.
"When l leave French territory
you may say the crisis has been
reached" he said in his final inter-
view with American neWspapermen.
He asserted that the japanese at
titude did not threaten the colony's
territorial integrity nor French SOW
ereignty, but he said that Japan was
convinced the situation demanded a
time limit be set for detailed final
settlement.
cat Hongkong, official quarters
said Japan had given the French un-
i'll midnight Sunday-Monday to COM
ply with her demands, which now in
clude some new secret clauses.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-20
Secretary Hull Con.
fers With Far Eastern
Advisers and Foreign
Diplomats on Crisis in
French Indo-China.

Washington, Sept. 20.-iAP)-Talll
of new American diplomatic moves
in the Pacific was in the air today
after conferences of high State de-
partment officials in connection with
Japan's increasing demands upon
French Indo-Ch'na.
These followed conversations ear
lier in the week by Secretary Hull,
the British ambassador and the Aus
tralian minister.
Speculation arose that the talks
might lead to some arrangement Tor
basing a part of the United States
fleet at Britain's far eastern strong
hold of Singapore.
This lacked confirmation in any
official quarter, however, and Sec
rotary Hull asserted that no new
suggestions or decisions entered the
conversations.
Informed British sources in Lon
don today also discussed the Wash
ington conferences without, however
publishing details.
It was learned, however, that Sec
rotary Hull and his far eastern ad-
yisers were canvassing possible mea-
sures to curtail Japan's southwark
expansion movements.