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Evening star., 1940-01-12
Employment Center Fills
40,656 Jobs for Record

The District Employment Center
established a new record in filling
jobs during 1899. Director c. E. Lam
son said yesterday.
Job placement last year totaleo
4O,656, an increase of 1858, or 45.4
per cent over 1898.
Industrial and building trades en-
ployment accounted for the greatest
gain in placements with an, in
crease of 686 per cent. Hotel and
restaurant placements were up 47.e
per cent, commercial and profess
sional placements were up 36.7 per
cent, and domestic and service place
ments increased "a per cent.
OF the job placements, 36,085
were in private industry. This
represented an increase of 40.5 per
cent over 1898. A new high record
in private placements was estab-
lished in each month of the year
In fact, Mr.. Lamson pointed out
December was the sixteenth con-
secutive month in which. an increase
in placements was recorded over the
corresponding month of the preced-
ing year.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Weather Report
FURNISHED BY

Furnish Weather Bueauo
of tonight cmor
tonight about IS de-
shifting winds becoming northy by
tonight mostly
not temperature Sunday rain.
this afternoon tonight and probably
much change temperature
Sunday
somewhat colder with light rain
followed
afternoon night.
Evening star., 1940-01-12

The northern disturbance is moving
eastward over the Lake region. Sault Ste.
Marie. Mich. I.OO54 millbars (29.69
inches). and a trough extends from Lake
Erie southwestward to the Texas coast,
Jackson, Miss, 1.O09.5 millibars (a9s1
inchesl The minor disturbance that was
day morning has moved rapidly eastward
to Western Colorado with increasing in
tensity. Grand Junction, Colo. 1904 Z
milibars las67 inchesl. An area OF high
Middle West, St. Joseph. Mo, 1.Oo1 milli-
bars t3o.16 incheIl. and pressure remains
Houlton, Me. 1.o29.5 millibars t3O40
inche). Pressure is high and rising from
the Gulf of Alaska southeastward to the
North Pacific States. Kodiak. O24.9 milli-
bars t30.24 inchesl, and Seattle. Wash.
tation has OCCURRED almost generally vest
sissippi Valley eastward to the Atlantic
Coast The tempeIature has risen in the
the weather has become colder from the
Rocky Mountain region eastward to the
Mississippi Valley and the western upper
Lak> region.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Basket Ball for Grade
Pupils Gets Approval

Basket ball, If properly supervised
would not be too strenuous a game
for grade school students, Burt
Shipley, University of Maryland
coach, last night told a dinner as
sembly of men and women's groups
OF the District Physical Education
Association in Wesley Hall.
Coach Shipley voiced opposition
to the proposal that the heights of
the baskets in basket ball be raised
from 10 to IL feet and said that he
believed the man-t -to-man defense is
superior to the zone defense "if ones
team has the better players"
Other speakers were DR.. Robert
B. HightoWer, assistant director of
medical inspection in schools; Max
harrington of George Washington
University, and Harry c. English
Assistant Director of the District
Recreation Department. Edward
Solomon of Langley Junior High
School presided.
Another meeting was set fo1
March 2 at the Y. w. C. A.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Britain 10 Answer
American Republics
Protest in Few DAYS
Note Expected to Hold
Safety Zone Is Not
Enforceable
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. IL. - British
sources said today British note
dealing with the protest of 81
American republics against viola
ton of the pan-American safety
zone" would be forwarded in few
days to Augusta S. Boyd, President
of Panama, who was also president
of the Pan-American Conference
last September.
Contents of the proposed note
were not disclosed. but most British
sources indicated that the British
consider the safety zone" unin-
forceable.
On December q the 81 pam
American nations. including the
United States, protested to Britain,
France and Germany against ac-
tivities of their warcraft in the
waters designated last october as
a safety zone around the Americas.
The protest was delivered just 10
days after the day-long battle off
the coast of Uruguay between three
British cruisers and the German
pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spec
AS they made the protest the
pan-American nations laid plans for
consultations to strengthen the con-
tinental American neutrality rules
Delegates of seven American ma
tions, with the support of all 81, are
to meet in Rio de Janeiro Monday
for this purpose.
The British reply to the protest
is expected to be delivered for this
meeting. The British government
was understood to feel that the Brit
ish Navy has right to fight battles
anywhere on the international seas,
regardless of the pan-American
safety zone"
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Congress in Brief
Today.

Senate:
In recess.
Monopoly Committee continues
investment banking study.
Military Committee considers
Army promotions.
House:
Votes on s267 100000 neutrality
defense appropriation date after
noon.
Ways and Means Committee hears
Secretaries Hull and Wallace on
continuing reciprocal trade pro-
gram.
Naval Committee hears fleet ex-
pansion testimony from Admiral
Stark.
Special House Committee resumes
hearing on Labor Board.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Not in session.
House:
Probably not in session.
Subcommittee on Navy and
Justice Appropriations continue
hearings IN executive session.
Ways and Means Committee may
continue hearings on reciprocal
trade agreements program.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
British Planes Raid
Reported RepuIsed

BERLIN, jar. IL P.-The Ger
man air force reported today it had
sunk four more British ships and
warded off a British air raid on an
unidentified German island yester-
day.
The German high command COM
munique reporting the action said:
"On the western front. local
artillery and scouting activity.
The air force continued recon-
naissance of the English and Scot
tish east coasts and the Shetlands.
On the Scottish coast, three British
patrol boats and one armed mer-
chant steamer which fired on Ger
man planes were attacked ane sunk
I'm the course of a developing air
fight with British pursuit craft, one
enemy plane was shot down. Two
British planes attacked an air base
on one German island without caus-
ing damage"
The British reported that German
fiye, had attacked one merchant
ship and three trawlers yesterday
but did not specify whether they
were sunk.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Merchant Marine
Reported Promising
In Spite Of War
Commission Shows
More Satisfactory
Stote Thun in 1914

The Maritime Commission told
Congress in its annual report to-
day that the general picture Of the
American merchant marine is far
more satisfactory than 1t was in
1914, despite disturbing factors
growing out OF the war in Europe.
The report added that prolonga-
ton or extension of the war may
cause further dislocations of
the American merchant service.
Changed conditions in trade areas,
it said, may warrant a shift of the
type Of vessel most suitable for the
service.
Employment Jeopardized.
In a letter transmitting the re-
port, Rear Admiral Emory S. Land
commission chairman, said the war
and passage of the Neutrality Act
strikes most keenly at the ships
and men whose employment is jeop-
ardiZed"
The reprecussions may well per-
meate our national economy" he
added. Rate increases, with q
consequent increase in cost to the
consumer. already have been es-
tablished in many services, includ-
ing those not directly affected"
Admiral Land said the kaleido-
scopic changes in the merchant
marine which have taken place
since last September l preclude
the submission or recommendations
for legislation until the effects OF
the European war and the Pittman
Act upon shipping can be more &C
curately appraised"
Discussing its authority ovel
transfer of American vessels tc
registries of foreign countries. the
commission said it does not wish
to interfere with legitimate com.
mercial transactions and that
therefore, its veto power over such
proposed transfers is exercised with
restraint, primarily to prevent the
use of vessels in illicit trade or ir
a manner detrimental to United
States commerce
Defense Value Considered.
In considering such transfers the
commission said it takes into con-
sideration the commercial and ma
tional defense value of the vessel tt
the United States merchant marine
the use for which it is destined, the
interest displayed by other American
citizens in acquiring the vessel and
the owners plans for replacement
when the vessel has substantial size
Since the start of the commission
long-range construction program
October 20, 1887, % ships have been
launched and IL already are operat-
ing. The commission has placed
orders for al vessels costing $345,.
282,856.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Byrns Threatens New
Blast al Bureaucracy
TWo-bit Nitwits'
House Speech Follows
Clash With Aide of
Edwards, Of W. P. A.

Representative Byrns, Democrat,
Of Tennessee, threatened today to
make another blast against those
Federal employees he considers two
bit nitwits. -"
I'm going to lift somebody right
OF the map" he declared.
Mr. Byrns, son of the late Speaker
Byrns, whose House seat he now
occupies, made the statement as a
supplement to his one-minute speech
yesterday on the House floor, during
which he declared he had long
noticed the countless evidences of
insolence and arrogance on the part
of two-bit nitwits in the Federal
service in the District of Columbia. 4"
At that time, Mr.. Byrns who is
serving his second term in Congress,
was particularly critical of efforts
his Office had made to get an ap-
pointment for him with Paul Ed
wards, who, he said, has the doubt
full privilege of being head of the
w. P. A. for the District of Colum-
bla.' The nomination of Mr.. Ed
wards for the post is now pending
before the Senate.
One employe in the local w. P. A.
administrative Office estimated Mr..
Edwards receives an average of more
than 80 calls day from members
of Congress seeking Jobs for their
constituents. But Mr.. Edwards said
today he has never objected to the
number of calls from Congressman
because we are trying to be of serv-
Ice to everyone"
IT'S a little discouraging, when
you're trying to do a good job and
something like this happens" he
said. 1T sort of takes the starch
out Of you. My Office always is
open to members of Congress"
Reported TOO Busy"
Mr.. Byrns told the House he
called Mr. Edwards Office and asked
for an appointment with him for
one of his constituents and was
told Mr.. Edwards was too big and
too busy man to be engaged in
such matters"
Il wish to say to members of this
House" he declared. "the time has
come to curb the insolence, the ar
rogance and the impudence of these
persons in the Federal employ who
seem to think that they are mas
tiers Of the people, who are paying
their salaries, instead of their serv-
ants.
-. I wish to say that i'm
pudence to us is impudence to our
constituents. I for one have had
about belly full of it ="
Listens in on Call.
Mr.. Byrns said afterward he had
not made the telephone call to the
office of Mr.. Edwards for an ap-
pointment, but had his secretary do
1t. However, he explained, he was
listening in at the time on an ex-
tension in his Office.
Mr. Edwards in a statement to
newspapermen. explained he was
not In his Office when the call came
from the Office of Mr.. Byrns, and
the empioye who answered the call
told him that the person who called
became nasty"
Mr.. Byrns declared the call was
made by Miss Featherstone, his sec
retary, and that she was not nasty
IT'S a simple case OF. bureaucracy,
he said.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Alexandria Celebration
Invitations Are Issued

Invitations have been sent to
high-ranking Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard officials and
to many national officers of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars and the
ladies' auxiliary to attend the George
Washingtons birthday anniversary
celebration in Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Thursday, February %.
Present plans call for an all-day
observance, beginning with a recep-
ton of guests at 8 am. and ending
with a birthday ball in the evening
Samuel B. De Vaughan, commander
of the Virginia department of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Is general
chairman for the program.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Voluntary Army Drill
Offered Norwegions
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OSLO, Jan. liking Haakon VII,
in a speech from the throne OPEN
ing the Storting (ParhamenD, dis
closed today program for volun-
tary military drills to be conducted
by the defense ministry for any
citizens desirous of training.
Although the King did not men,
ton it, observers presumed that
many might take training with q
view to service in Finland.
The King expressed his longing
for peace.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Three Nazi Planes
Downed on Front,
French Report
Four More British Ships
Sunk, Germon Air
Force Declares
Ry the Associated Press.


PARIS. Jan. 12.-French reports
asserted that three German planes
had been brought down on the
western front in the last two days
in series of air encounters which
continued today in the coldest
weather of the winter
One of the planes was reported
brought down inside the French
lines yesterday in spite of the fact
that the Germans are protecting
most of their reconnaissance ships
with fighters.
1t was one of numerous recon-
naissance craft that have been cir
cling behind the French lines and
providing air raid alarms. The
other two planes were reported
felled day before yesterday.
There has been heavy artillery
fire at various points of the front
during the last "a hours, with some
patrol action.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
japanese Premier
Announces He Will
Resign Sunday
Whole Cabinet Expected
To Make Way for
'Stop-Gop' Regime
BY the Associated Press.

6y INC ASSDSldtcu TlSSS.
TOXIC, Jan. 12.-Premier Gen.
Nobuyuki Abe announced today he
would resign Sunday, bearing out
predictions that his government
would fall if the United States
failed to react favorably to Japa-
nese proposals for reopening the
lower YangtZe to third power trade.
The entire cabinet was expected to
resign and there were indications a
"stop-gap" cabinet would be chosen
because of the inability of military
and civilian factions to agree on a
strong Premier.
Nomura May Stay.
Sources close to the government,
however, said that Foreign Minister
Admiral kichisaburo Nomura might
be reappointed because of the prog
ress he is considered to have made
toward improving Japans relations
with the United States. Nomura
former japanese naval attache at
Washington. has many American
friends.
Abe announced he would file his
resignation at special cabinet
meeting Sunday morning.
Following the cabinet session Abe
will proceed TO the imperial palace,
it was said, and report on his action
to the Emperor.
May Report to Saionji.
Thereafter Kurahei Yuasa, lord
keeper of the privy seal, may 60 to
Prince Kimmochi Saionji At Okitsu
to report to the 90-year-old elder
stateSman-a necessary prelude to
the selection of a successor for Abe.
Informants close to the Japa-
nese government predicted on De-
cember 20 that the Abe cabinet
might fall If the United States did
not react favorably to the Japanese
proposal to reopen the lower Yangtze
to third power trade.
The Yangtze reopening plan was
seen as an overture to the United
States for a trade understanding
after January 26, when the present
commercial treaty expires as re-
suit of Washington's six-month no
tice of abrogation.
Abe was installed as Premier Aug
ust 80 last year.
Konoye Rejects Bid.
Gen. Kuzishige Ugaki, considered
by many as desirable choice, was
deemed unacceptable to the army,
and Prince Fumimaro Konoye, a
former Premier, was reported to
have rejected overtures that he take
up the premiership.
Domei, quoting well-informed
sources, said the Diet either would
be suspended or recessed to allow
the prospective new government to
examine the budget. This would be
done, 1t said, either by asking the
throne to prorogue the session or
by parliamentary consent.
In either case, the session was re-
ported Likely to be postponed at
least week after the scheduled
reopening Of January "a.
Evening star., 1940-01-12

Conditions in bombed Helsinki
early in the Russo Finnish war are
portrayed wildly in a letter just
received by Maj. William Bowie,
editor of the Military Engineer
here, from DR.. w. Heiskanen, noted
Finnish geophysicist who attended
the World Geophysical Congress
here in September and returned
to his native land shortly before
the outbreak of hostilities.
Writes DR.. Heiskanen:
Helsinki, 9th December, 1889.
My dear Colleague.
1 am writing to you some words
about our dangerous situation.
The worst has happened. AS
you know a terrible war has begun
between Russia and Suomi. Against
us stands a 45-multiple people, but
we will not give our independency
without trying to do all, what we
can, and also little more. 1t will
be better to die than to be a slave
Under the internal yoke of the
Bolshevistic Russia.
Bombs Destroy University.
The Russians began the war
shelling from the airplanes our un-
fortified capital Helsinki. The first
alarm was on December l at 9:20
o'clock, when I had lecture in the
Technical University Fortunately
the bombs did not fall that time on
our university. Another raid began
on the same day at 1880 o'clock
and in few seconds fell on our
Technical University some heavy
bombs, which destroyed wholly our
main university building, 1876 meters
in length and five stories high
There were then only few stu
dents and professors, so that only
one professor and one doctor and
some students found their death
In the following day the Russians
continued their shelling Of Helsinkl
and of other unfortifled towns
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Church Members SOUGHT

MINEOLA, Iowa, Jan. II F.-
The Rev. John Stewart, Baptist
minister, believes that it pays to
advertise-even for church men,
berS.
When attendance slumped at his
church last month, the Rev. Mr..
Stewart ran this newspaper adver-
tisement:
Lost or strayed: Undetermined
number Of Baptists from services at
church. Hope to find them ct
church next Sunday morning."
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Zoos Big Hippopotomi
Mourn Loss of Buby

The big hippopotamus pair at
the Zoo, Bongo and Pinkie. today
mourned the loss of their first off
spring, which arrived dead. The
mother is doing as we'll as could
be expected.
Meanwhile, the pair of pygmy
hippos were anticipating an addi-
ton to their family. Their last
infant, called Gum Drop. was
swapped to the circus a year age
for Pinkie, who came to the Zoe
to end Bongo's bachelorhood.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
CoIored Film to Be Shown

Colored motion pictures of the
completed sections of the Inter-
American highway to Panama and
the pan-American day ceremonies
at the New York Worlds Fair last
September will be shown at the
Pan-American Union Building Jan
uary Is.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Nellie Custis PIT. A.

The Nellie Custis School Parent
Teacher Association will meet Mon
day night at 8 o'clock in the school,
Arlington, Va. A musical program
will be presented by junior high
school students. and talk on life
in Europe will be heard.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Seats forG. WI. W.
Finnish Benefit brinq
More Than $40 Asked
$l00 for 4 Tickets Is
One Of Offers; Some to
Sell for Less Than $40

The Star will be happy to
receive contributions for Finn
ish relief, to facilitate the COL
lection under the leadership of
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j.,
Of Georgetown University.
Evening star., 1940-01-12
Report fer Last "a Hours.

Record fer Last "A Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon tcday.)
Hishest. 81, noon today. Year ago, IS.
Lowest 80, am. today. Year ago, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
HiKhest. 81. on January 3.
Lowest. IL. on January 10.
Humidity fer Last "A nsuIs.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. % per cent, at 1890 Am
Lowest "a per cent. At $50 pm. yes
terdAy.
River Report.
Potomac and shenandoah Rivers clear
ct HaIpers Ferry: Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
tFurnishsd BY United States Coast and
Geodetic 9urvey.)
To-day Tomorrow
High - 9:44 am. 1923 am.
Low - AZ am, SOL am.
High 1O:O3 pm 1913 pm.
Low --- 4:38 pm. 5:1S Pm.
The Sun and Meen.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 1877 sos
Sun. tomorrow - 1:26 SOY
Noon. today s:57 am. e:22 pm.
Automobile lights must b turned On
one-han hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1940-01-12

(Furnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic survey
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
WAS IT COCKEYED?
editor & Publisher Magazine)

Two months ago Editor & Publisher
carried story about the administrations
plan for a 'super-super" clearing house
for all government publicity. That news
was absolutely authentic. 1t was exclu-
sive, and it remained exclusive because
White House Secretary Stephen Early
dismissed the inquiry of correspondents
after its publication with one-word COM
ment-"cock-eyed!"
Recent developments have corrected
the alleged optical deformity. The CLEAR
ing house" was responsible, according to
Paul Mallon, for the confusion on publ
cation of airplane production figures
strangely reminiscent of the "cock-eyed"
airplane production propaganda in the
last war. Mr.. Mallon also states that the
super publicity department on four Oc-
casions announced contract data which
the army and navy considered confiden-
tial.
On two occasions, the publicity center
has sent out stories under the signature
of Robert Horton, in charge of publicity
on defense matters, written as if by an
impartial reporter. The first was sent
direct to newspapers, by passing the
Washington correspondents, but the sec
ond, on Sept. g. was put through the COR
respondents channel
10 udte, the operations OF the bureau
have followed the pattern laid out in
Editor & Publisher of June 29 More can
be expected. The remedy is clean-cut,
impartial reporting, giving the country
the facts no matter how unpleasant they
may be- If there is anything that this
land does not need in its feverish prog
ress toward adequate defense, it is a gov
ernment press agent The abest and
most honorable man who could be named
for that post would be under constant
temptation to dip his pen in the rainbow
and to present facts as they ought to
be rather than as they are
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

To the world at large, America S
insistence that it be left to pursue
its own democratic way of life is
no longer empty chatter, broadcast
only to bring courage to the falter-
ing hearts of United States citizens
Appropriation of Is billion dollars
for defense and cOnscription of cur
manpower is at last beginning to
convince some people that we mean
business when we declare that the
United States will not succumb to
the kind of political policy that
has already been imposed on weaker
nations, less prepared than the
United States intends to be. The
conscript army has not yet been
mustered. The military contracts au-
thorized by congress have scarcely
been let But other nations are al
ready aware of the implications.
We shall have more than a wood
en- gun and a prayer in our hearts
when the test comes.
Indicative of the high regard the
outer world places on American
military precautions is the warming
expressed in Toxic recently by the
authoritative newspaper Asahi. The
United States, this organ proclaims,
has finally passed the stage of paper
plans and has embarked on a pro-
gram of working reality
Part of the recent activity on
the American continent the paper
comedies, must be laid to the grow