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Evening star., 1940-01-05
Coast Guard Funds
OF S45,059,755 Asked
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
Expenditure of $45,059,755 for the
Coast Guard in the year beginning
July l was recommended yesterday
in the Presidents budget message.
The amount includes $7,809, ,655
recommended under the Presidents
emergency national defense plans,
listed separately In the annual
budget message.
The $7809,655 emergency appro-
priation included $2,199, 900 for ad-
ditional Coast Guard airplanes and
equipment, to be purchased at the
discretion of the Secretary of the
Treasury. The airplane fund is to
remain available to the Secretary
until June 30, 1912. The emergency
expenditure for the current fiscal
year was $3,334,23o less than the
amount recommended for the. next
year.
In the regular Coast Guard budget
the President recommended expen-
diture of. $37 $50, ,100-a decrease of
$74,987 from the amount allotted for
the present fiscal year.
Evening star., 1940-01-05
Dies Probe Commended
By Costello Post

Activity Of the Dies committee has
been commended through resolution
by Vincent B. Costello Post No. Is,
American Legion, and appropriation
Of adequate funds for continuance
Of its work has been asked.
I'VE veterans of the World War
feel this work is very necessary at
this time to drive out into the open
all enemies of this country, unearth
their American activities, and, II
necessary, deport all undesirable
aliens" the resolution declared.
Evening star., 1940-01-05
Mrs. AIexunder's Estute
Valued Above $751; 900

An estate valued at upwards Of
el81 900 was left by Mrs. Elise H.
Alexander, who died September Z
at Easthampton, Long Island, N. Y,
District Court has been advised.
A petition for letters Of admin
istration was filed by her husband,
Edward r. Alexander of Cleveland,
Ohio, who told the court that no
will has been filed. Mrs. Alexander
left real estate that included 1923
New Hampshire avenue NV, as
sessed at $35,O46.
Evening star., 1940-01-05
Civil Liberties Quiz
To Begin Next Week in
Southern California
industrial and Form
Cuses to Come Under
Committees Scrutiny
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-In-
quiry into alleged violations Of civil
liberties in both agricultural and in
dustrial areas of Southern California
probably will begin January 8 or 10
in Los Angeles and last two weeks,
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
officials said today.
Assistants Of Senator Robert M.
La Toilette, jr., spoke Of certain
urban industrial situations" to be
explored In Los Angeles, but the
Wisconsin Senator, in recessing a
two-week session here last month,
would not elaborate.
Thus far testimony has been con-
fined to farm and cannery dispute,
cleaned from testimony of migrant
Evening star., 1940-01-05

10000 names Of Californians al
legged to be Communist party mem
bers, sympathizers or tools.
The committee subpoenaed the list
from Harold E. Pomeroy, executive
secretary Of the Associated Farmers,
and he promised to produce 1t.
Evening star., 1940-01-05
To Speak on Swedish Settlers

DR.. Amandus johnson Of the
Swedish-American Historical Mu-
suem in Philadelphia will address
the National Genealogical Society
tomorrow at 8 pm. in the Y. w.
c. A. Building, Seventeenth and K
streets NV. His subject will be
'Early Swedish and Finnish Fam
flies in the Delaware Valley"
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Dr.. Darby Resigns as Secretary
OF Federation Of Churches
Will Continue Duties
Until November 80:
Expresses Regret

DR.. william L. Darby has sub
mitted his resignation as executive
secretary Of the Washington Fedora
ton Of Churches after serving in
that capacity for nearly 18 years.
The resignation becomes effective
November 80 and he will continue
his full duties until that time.
DR.. Darby presented his resigna-
ton ct the monthly meeting of the
federation Board Of Directors yes
terday. He will pass his 65th BIRTH
day a short time before his resigna-
ton becomes effective.
Or. Darby today expressed his re-
gret over having to take this step" !"
but said, "the load is increasingly
heavy each year and I know that
1t Is the best thing to do both for
the federation and myself"
DR.. Darby became executive secre-
tary Of the federation in October.
1922, succeeding the Rev. DR.. Lucius
G. Clark, who later became chancel-
lor OF American University.
DR.. Darby first became known here
during the World War when he
served as religious director for the
Y. M. G. A. at Camp Humphreys and
later as general secretary at the
Marine Barracks in Quantico, Va.
A graduate Of Cumberland Uni
versity, Lebanon, Tenn, and the
Presbyterian Seminary in Cincin-
natl, DR.. Darby did postgraduate
work at the College Of the Ozarks,
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Engineers 10 Consider
Railroads Problems

Problems Of the Nations railroads
will be considered tonight by the
District of Columbia Section, Ameri-
can Society of Civil Engineers, in
q meeting featuring a debate be-
tween Col. william J. Wilgus, for
mer vice president and chief en-
gineer OF the New York Central
Railroad, and M. ]. Gormley, execu-
tive assistant Of the Association Of
American Railroads.
The meeting will be held in the
assembly hall Of the Cosmos Club
H street and Madison place NV.
beginning at 8:15 o'clock.
Col. Wilgus Is to take the af1irma-
tive and Mr.. Gormley the negative
Of the question, do the Railroad,
of the United States Face Nationali-
zation?" Chairman Otto s. Boyer o1
the National Mediation Board Il
to act as moderator.
In addition to the principal speak
ers. the program will include state
ments from a panel including Robert
Henry, assistant to the president o1
the Association Of American Rail-
roads; J. G. Luhrsep, executive SEC
retary Of the Railway Labor Execu-
tives Association; Thomas Lyons
chief Of the Transportation Divt-
sion, Bureau Of Foreign and Domes-
Evening star., 1940-03-15
STAR WASHINGTON D. @, FRIDAY MARCH 1 1910
and 4 bare majority Of the Senate

and q bare majority Of the Senate
voted for It."
How the Congress Is to prevent
any President from seeking = third
term d not disclosed" he sAid.
He told reporters he thought It
might be necessary for . President
to seek . third term some time, but
declined to say whether he thought
Mr.. Roosevelt should run again.
Washington Letter Read.
Later In the day Senator Nickel
lar, Democrat. Of Tennessee pro-
duced volume from which he read
to the Senate q letter from George
Washington to Lafayette. The
Rhode Island resolution had noted
that George Washington declined
to seek third term.
McKellar quoted Washington's let
ter as saying, II see no propriety in
precluding ourselves from the serv-
ices Of any man" who in some
great national emergency shall be
deemed universally to be most 1T
ted.".
At this Senator Smith, Democrat,
Of South Carolina asked Senator
McKellar to take note of the con-
ditions great national emergency"
and deemed universally"
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Democratic Harmon,
In California Seen
After Ickes Visit
Party, However,
Faces Problem in
Rhode Island Break

Establishment Of Democratic peace
and harmony in Far Western Cali.
fornia was being counterbalanced to-
day by 4 distinct lack Of Democratic
peace and harmony in Far Eastern
Rhode Island.
The apparent California peace was
achieved yesterday by personal In
tervention Of Secretary Of Interior
Ickes, making q trip from Washing
ton to reconcile two party factions
In advance Of the States presidential
primary on May Z.
There had been talk that two
third-term States might be entered
by factions headed, respectively, by
Gov. Culbert L. Olson and former
Senator william Gibbs McAdoo. But
yesterday Gov. Olson announced
that the harmony slate had been
agreed upon and that both he and
Mr.. McAdoo would be on it.
White House Emissary.
There were reports In usually re-
liable sources on Capitol Hill here
that Mr.. Ickes, ardent advocate Of
q third term, had been suggested by
the White House as an Intermediary
and acted with full authority"
Some Democrats in the House
declared that the peace pact vir-
tually assured the Chief Executive
Of California's a votes in the Dem
ocratic National Convention. Rep
resentative Buck, Democrat, Of Cal
ifornia, who had been striving to
prevent the entry Of more than
one Roosevelt slate, said 1t was
certain" that the harmony dele
gates would triumph over those
pledged to Garner.
The Far Eastern Democratic dis
turbance arose over action Of the
Rhode Island General Assembly in
passing q resolution suggesting
legislation to prevent any Presi-
dent from seeking . third term" ="
The resolution was read to the
chamber at the request Of Senator
Gerry, Democrat, Of Rhode Island.
Senator Green, Democrat, OF
Rhode Island promptly took the
floor to inform the Senate that,
despite large Republican majority
In both houses Of the Rhode Island
Assembly and q Republican Gov
ernor, "only minority Of the House
Evening star., 1940-03-15
$l6,4l3 Project Approved

A $16,413 road improvement
project In Charles County, Nd,
was among six projects approved
in Baltimore today by +. H. Dryden,
Maryland w. P. A. director, the
Associated Press reported. The
money will 60 for improving 81
miles of Holly Springs road. near
Grayton. and erection Of q 20-foot
wooden bridge.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Oklahoma Governor
Fighting Power Dam
With Court Order
Gets Injunction
Stopping Work Until
Damages Are Paid
y the Associ ated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
DISNEY, Okla. March 15.-Okla-
homa's vigorous States rights
executive bolstered his military rule
over Grand River Dam today with
. court order to prevent completion
Of the $20,000,000 power project
until Uncle Sam kicks In with an
other $889,275.
The flame-haired Governor, Leon
9. Phillips, obtained a temporary
order restraining further construc-
ton of an unfinished arch. He had
put the Northeastern Oklahoma
project under martial law Wednes-
day.
The dam authority, challenging
Phillips right to halt the work,
ordered Massman Construction Co.
OF Kansas City, general contractor,
to proceed "as may seem necessary
to insure the uninterrupted contin-
uance Of construction work." :.
Damages Claimed.
The Governors petition for an
injunction set at $3.50, ,275 the dam
ages he declared the Federal Gov
ernment must pledge, contingent
on the States winning q Judgment,
for roads and bridges which will be
Inundated when the dam is closed.
The Government originally loaned
the State $11,000,0O0 and made an
outright grant Of $9,000, 900 more for
the project.
Several National Guard oficers
were posted at the dam and 6O-odd
officers and men remained In readi-
ness at Wagner, the concentration
point.
There was no immediate indica-
ton whether Gov. Phillips would de-
mobilize the troops now that he had
. new weapon, the court order.
District Judge w. M. Thomas at
Miami ordered hearing on the in
junction Wednesday.
The Dam Authority instructed r.
L. Davidson, chief counsel, to re
&st the action with every means"
Protection Demanded.
BY resolution the authority de-.
clared it was incumbent on Mass
man Construction Co. and Its sure
ties to protect the contractor and
the Grand River Dam Authority
from any and all unlawful or illegal
Evening star., 1940-03-15
French Senators /
Due 10 Vote Today.
On War Conduct :
Political Crisis Seen
By BIum's Poper;
Siege War AssuiIed :
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press. ,., 80.
PARIS, March 15.-As the French
Senate gathered for q second day
OF secret debate on allied war
strategy, former Premier. Leon
Blum's newspaper lie Populaire
described the atmosphere In Paris
as "A political crisis whose conse.
quences cannot be gauged.". .
The second session opened in the
afternoon with Premier Daladier.
Air Minister Guy La Chambre and
Interior Minister Albert Sarraut en-.
terfng the upper house shortly be-
fore the doors were closed. y
The Chamber Of Deputies mean.
while approved an appropriation Of
IS 5,000, 100000 francs (about $1,155,.
000, ,000) for military expenses In the
second quarter OF 1910. For the
first quarter 54937 900 900 france
previously was appropriated.
Amid this feeling of tension and
general press criticism, which for
three hours yesterday had Premier
Daladier explaining to the senator's
the French-British conduct of the
war, it appeared likely that the
Senate would reach a vote tonight
on the whole question of allied ef5
fectiveness. =
"A vote not Of a massive or unarl.
imous character like the others
since the start Of the hostilitieS
could be interpreted as censure Of
governmental action" commented
LIE Petit Journal.
The debate covers French reaction
to the Russian Finnish peace, re-.
garded as diplomatic victory fot Ger
many, whose northern flank ap-
peared to have been closed by the
treaty. al"
The insistent demand Of the press
Is that the allies find a battlefield
and make war" against Germany.
I'm other words" says Ee Temps,
Abandon the present war Of siege
policy" .s
Evening star., 1940-03-15

tic Commerce, and Ralph l.. Dewey
Of the Division Of Marketing and
Transportation Research, Bureau of
Agriculture Economics.
Administrator John M. Carmody
Of the Federal Works Agency and
Chairman Emil Schram Of the Re-
construction Finance Corp. also may
attend.
Evening star., 1940-03-15

interference with - completion
Of his contract"
The contract calls for completion
March 26.
Chief Engineer w. r. Holway said
pouring Of concrete on the incom-
plete arch should resume tonight
after a drying period or other work
would suffer.
Roy w. Grimm, Massman counsel,
said at Kansas City that he planned
no action. "The dispute has arisen
out of a situation over which we
have no control" he said.
Evening star., 1940-03-15

Clarksville, Ark, and Columbia Uni
versity.
Before coming to Washington, he
held pastorate Of the First Presby-
terial Church at Kirksville, Mo-, and
the Astoria Presbyterian Church In
New York, and was director Of the
Rural Community Institute for the
Southern States, under the direction
of the Presbyterian Home Mission
Board.
Evening star., 1940-03-15

g. W. u BEAUTY QUEENBenny Davis song writer currently
appearing at local theate shown with Martha schoenfed
Chi Omega Sorority whom he last night picked university
beauty from group Of George Washington University
girls in contest sponsored by the Cherry student
Miss schoenfed is the daughter OF District brain surgeon
the niece OF the American Minister to Finland Her grandfather
was professor at George Washington University.
Star STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1940-03-15

Morton G.. Douglas of Warrenton,
Va, died yesterday in st. Louis, ac-
cording to word received here today.
Mr.. Payne had made his home in
st. Louis for a number of years. A
native Of Warrenton. he was edu-
Gated at the Virginia Military In
stitute.
Besides his sisters, he is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Genie McBlair
Payne; two sons, J. Keith, jr., and
Brooke Payne, and q daughter, Miss
Nancy Payne, all Of st. Louis.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow in Warrenton.
Evening star., 1940-03-15
Brother of D. G. Womon
Dies in St. Louis

]. Keith Payne, member of the
Missouri State Election Board and
brother Of Mrs. Howell Peoples, 1870
Wyoming avenue NV, and Mrs.
Evening star., 1940-03-15

Northern Ireland has fewer un.
employed than a year ago.
Evening star., 1940-03-15

Cuba is warning on q coffee smug-
Cling ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-06
Montreal Mayor
Jailed for Fight
On Conscription

MONTREAL, Aug. 6 CUP)-Cam-
ilien Houde. mayor of Montreal
and leader of a large segment of
French Canadians, entered an in
ternment camp early today, to re-
main probably for the duration of
the war. He had publicly advised
his followers to resist national con-
scription.
He was arrested by Royal Canad-
ian Mounted police on order of the
dominion government at 11:15 o.
clock last night and questioned for
40 minutes at the "Mounties" head
quarters. Then, in an automobile
heavily guarded, he was taken to
his place of internment which was
not disclosed.
Montreal in Quebec province and
the center of the French Canad-
ians, is Canada's largest city. Its
population is 100000; that of
greater Montreal is 100000.
Last Friday evening Houde an
nounced in public statement that
he would not support national con-
scription and advised the public not
to support it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-06
|MuSSoIini LQu nches Drive
To Cut off Suez Lifeline

ROME. Aug. 6. CUP)-A high
command communique asserted to-
day that Italian advance forces had
|prt British force to flight in a
|skirmish on the Egyptian side OF
the Libyan-Egyptian frontier and
had captured two British tanks and
destroyed two.
italian planes returned after
shooting down one British fighter
|in an air battle over Malta, the
|communique asserted.
Italian forces including white
soldiers and native Dubats and
Askaris commanded by Italian Of
Ulcers, have started a general ad-
vance against British front line
positions in Egypt, Kenya and the
italian dispatches from
|LRya, italian Somaliland and Ethi-
opia said.
It was admitted that one Italian
plane failed to return from a re-
connaissance flight over East Af-
rica.
A dispatch to the newspaper Cor
riere Della Sierra of Milan reported
that the main objective of the Ital-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-06
Japan Strikes at
Salvation Armv

TOKYO, Aug. 6. (UP)-Army
authorities announced today the ar
rest of seven executives of the Jap
anese Salvation Army ION suspicion
of espionage"
Extreme nationalist organizations,
opening an anti-British campaign
which they intended to spread
throughout the country, demanded
that Sidney A. Ringer, British con-
sular agent at Shimonoseki, get
out of town within week and the
anti-British peoples federation an
nounced plans for a gigantic dem
onstration here next Monday before
the British embassy.
Tokyo gendarmes arrested Col.
Masuzo Uemura, Salvation Army
commissioner, Yasoo Senawa, chief
secretary, and five others July 81,
it was announced, and it was added
that all were at present being ques-
toned by the gendarmeris.
Uemura as commissioner is COM
mander of the Japanese Salvation
Army. He is also pastor of the
Episcopal church in Japan.
Announcing the SalvationArmy
| arrests, army authorities said in a
] statement:
/ while the army recognizes that
religion is necessary in the daily
life of the people it cannot help
but take drastic action against
those organizations which under
the cloak of religion become tools ol
spies and propagate foreign anti.
Japan thoughts which are detri.
mental to the thoughts and livli
hood of the general public.
"Such activities cannot be per.
mitted by the army, which is grave.
ly concerned with the national de.
fense."
Representatives of the pro-Naz
pro-FaScist Tokohai organization
and right wing youth groups made
/ the demand that Ringer leave
Shimonoseki, key town in the i'm.
portant Nagasaki naval district ir
southwest Japan, the newspaper
Asahi reported.
The organizations presented a
resolution at the British consulate
not only demanding that Ringer
get out but that British embassy
here and British consulates ali
over the country be closed.
Ringer, merchant, is a native
Of Japan, to which his forefathers
emigrated nearly century ago.
He is Norwegian consul and Por-
tugese vice consul as we'll as Bri-
tish consular agent.
The anti-British peoples fedora
ton here called national rally for
next Monday, in protest against
British arrests, and telegraphed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-06
Commerce Warfare
On British Brings
Success Say kazis

BERLIN, Aug. 6. CUP)-German
raval and air force attacks on Bri-
tish shipping have caused repeated
closing of enemy ports" and, since
the start of the war, airplanes and
naval craft have destroyed 4,986,-
$50 tons of British shipping or YES
sells in British service, the German
high command claimed today.
A high command communique
said that the figure does not in
clude losses suffered by British
shipping as result of German
mines.
1t claimed that mines recently
have inflicted great damage which
has not been reported by the Bri-
tish and that there have been other
indications of the success of the
commercial war on England since
the start of the war"
Recapitulating alleged British
losses and adding figures not claim
ed hitherto. the high command
said that since the outbreak of
hostilities the German navy had
destroyed 3,725,547 tons Of British
shipping and that 1,261.313 tons had
been sunk by the air force.
In addition, it was said, the air
force had damaged an additional
100000 tons of enemy shipping
From July 8 to July 81 alone, it
claimed, the Germans destroyed
679,324 tons of British shipping
not including losses inflicted by
German mines and damage to war
and merchant ships.
1t was claimed that yesterday a
German submarine sank three mer-
chant ships totalling 16,875 tons
from a Strongly protected con-
voy' and that in repeated air bat
ties over the British Channel eight
British planes were shot down. Last
night, it was claimed, German
planes attacked various British
ports"
From July to July 81 German
submarines alone sank 344I74 tons
of British shipping and other naval
craft accounted for 98,5OO tons. the
high command said. During the
same period it was said that the
air force destroyed 21,650 tons of
warships and $4,000 tons of mer.
chant shipping.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-06

we went across the channel to look
for trouble, but it was the Germans
who found it. Four miles from Ca
lais we saw five Messerschmitts at
10000 feet. We sailed into them
and our squadron leader set the
example by cracking down one
Messerschmitt. I had a crack at
one, but suddenly two other Mess
erschmitts attacked me. Something
hit the fuselage of my machine
and when was whriling around in
the sky another Messerschmitt fired
into my window screen. had anoth-
er crack at him before he disap-
peared and then we came home"
The commanding officer of a re-
connaiSsance squadron said in a
broadcast last night that the Ameri-
can-made Lockheed planes were
highly satisfactory and described
the German coast defenses as "very
excellent"
1--WE have to keep a sharp eye
out for enemy fighters" he said,
land the accuracy of the enemy
anti-aircraft batteries is something
not to be sneezed at"
The officer said his squadron had
completed 100000 miles of flying
with Lockheeds. and that should
Germany atetmpt an invasion his
crews may we'll be the first to
find it out"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-06
Never BeenSo TicMed Says Yank
After First Air Battle for English
Over German Occupied French Coast

LONDON, Aug. 6 CUP)-A pilot
described by the air ministry as
a short, fair-haired American of
27' said after his first air battle
over the German-occupied French
coast: II have never been so tickled
in my life"
He was said to have been an in
strucor at a flying field at Laredo,
Tex, seven weeks ago. He went to
Canada and enlisted when author
tiles promised that he would be
ION the next boat for England"
and reported to his squadron on
Sunday.
"The American pilot chased two
Messerschmitts. fired and hit one,"
the air ministry said. HE himself
was attacked by another enemy
fighter. He got back safely with
his squadron, but his Spitfire was
rendered temporarily unserviceable.
The fuselage was peppered with tiny
holes.
The pilot said, "The fight was
great fun. I wouldn't have missed
this for all the Japs in China 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-06
Send Ne Blonde
Writes britisE1er
To Relief Group

NEW YORK, Aug. 6. CUP) -
Bundles for Britain, Inc, disclosed
today that a British sailor has
made an advance request for just
one more bundle for Britain after
the war is over-a blonde bundle
of American beauty.
The organization said it had re-
ceived a letter from E. S. Stacey
of H. M. S. Quorn, a British fight
ing sloop. The letter said, in part:
Soon the winter will be here
again but We are we'll prepared
with comforts from America.
II wonder if you could do some
thing for me. Do you think you
could send me the address of a
very pretty girl, age about 20, who
could come over to England and
be married after the war is over?
Maybe you know blonde who
will write to me-"