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Evening star., 1940-02-03
Soviet Hits Intrigue
OF Allies in Balkans

MOSCOW, Feb. P.-Pravda,
Communist party organ. today
charged Great Britain, France and
Italy with selfish Vaccinations in
the Balkans as 1t discussed the cur
rent Balkan Entente Conference in
Belgrade.
It asserted the allies were trying
to build Southeastern European
bloc, through increasing diplomatic
intrigue in the Balkans" as q new
war front against Germany.
Italy, it said, with all her
strength is trying to restore her
shaken position in the Balkans"
Pravda asserted that plans of
London and Paris "inspirers OF i'm
perialist war" to draw the Balkans
into an economic enlightenment OF
Germany had failed.
The Communist organ praised the
refusal of Hungary and Bulgaria
to send observers to the conference
OF the entente.
It said they are not interested in
maintaining the Versailles system
under which they lost territory.
Pravda also ridiculed the message
two weeks ago from Italian Foreign
Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano to
Wang Ching-wei, Japanese-ap-
proved leader of a proposed Chinese
regime, In which Fascist co-opera-
ton with Wang was pledged. The
paper said 1t was much ado about
nothing
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Dutch Act 10 Loosen
British Blockade Grin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
THE HAGUE. The Netherlands,
Feb. 3.-The Netherlands govern
ment, seeking by every means to
avoid question of its neutrality, in
troduced an emergency bill in
Parliament yesterday by which it
can stop Dutch companies from
binding themselves to foreign con-
troll measures.
The legislation will empower the
ministry of economic affairs to de-
eide whether Dutch firms can make
declarations or submit to super
vision such as is demanded by the
British contraband control author
tiles in blockading shipments to and
from the Netherlands which might
benefit Germany.
Some Dutch companies have had
to accept various kinds of British
control in order to carry on their
business, government circles said,
yet some of these arrangements
might work against the best inter-
ests of the country as a whole.
The first reaction to the govern
ment's measure came from the So
cialist newspaper, Het Volk. 1t COM
mented that the bill would not help
the long Dutch-British negotiations
in London which are intended to
find some way of relieving the pres
sure of contraband control on Dutch
business.
The measure. however, is ex-
pected to become law next week.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
11-Year-0Id King
Rules Mardi Gras
For a Day
Parade Of IS FIoots
Among Events on
New Orleans Program
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3.-Shoving
aside their frolicsome elders, chill
dren captured Mardi Gras today and
11-year-old King Nor, son of
policeman. stepped into the realm
of carnival make believe to rule for
a day.
Attended by his loyal juvenile sub
jects, the King prepared to lead his
parade of 55 floats. ridden and
drawn by several thousand proud
school children, through the jammed
streets
Today's celebration was in the
true spirit of carnival which rules
New Orleans citizens young and old
alike. The King, just like the grown
ups, planned stop at City Hall to
toast his Queen, daughter of an air
pilot, and to confer knighthood on
two New Orleans men for distin-
guished service to children. Honored
with the Order of the Silver Slipper
were l.. X. Nicholson, president of
the Times-Picayune Publishing Co.,
for his newspapers Christmas Doll
and Toy Fund, and DR.. Erasmus D.
Fenner for contributions to child
health.
The l3-year-old Queen. Doris Mae
Garrity. was little annoyed be-
cause she didn't have thing to say
when greeted by her King, Frank
Sehrt. Her only duty was to bow
gracefully.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
War Slaughter Feared
During Easter Season

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Feb.
3.-Fear that the Easter season may
bring slaughter on a vast scale
was expressed today by Joseph Car
dinal Macrory in Lenten day pas
toral.
Let us continue to hope and
pray that peace may soon return.
but hope will be less if once the
spring campaign opens, accom-
panied as it inevitably will be by
slaughter on a vast SCALE" said the
primate of all Ireland.
Il think fthe possibility, not to
say of the probability of another
unjust peace, of long war, of hum
dreds of thousands, even millions
bound to be killed or wounded.
Unemployment, misery and dis
content are sure to ensue even
among the victors.
II cannot help asking myself
why do not statesmen on both sides
meet even now and at least try to
negotiate for just peace? Why do
not the people concerned on both
sides call upon them to do SOP"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Losing War Held Better
Than Loss Of Liberties

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 3.-Better
lose war, Prof. Harold Cross Of
Columbia University counsels Amer
lea, than sacrifice free speech, free
press and other liberties now guar
anteed by the Constitution.
IF war comes, which God forbid,
there will be, regardless of good in
tentions, temptations toward in
fringement, such as searches and
seizures, arbitrary arrests, military
prosecutions" Prof. Cross told Ohio
newspaper publishers last night,
adding:
Expose and oppose them all on
principles. We could lose war and
maintain our institutions. With
these principles of liberty lost, we
would be indeed undone."
Prof. Cross declared at the annual
banquet of the Ohio Newspaper
Association that for more than 100
years national emergencies have
been used as excuses for attempts
to curtail freedom Of press and
speech.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Army Will Get Lists
Of n. Y. A. EnroI|ees
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Youth Administration
said yesterday it had asked State
N. Y. A. directors to turn over to
the United States Army recruiting
service, on request, list of all male
enrollees between 18 and Is.
Oficials said the order followed
a suggestion by the recruiting serv-
ice that perhaps many young men
now receiving from $14 to $21 a
month from the N. Y. A. would find
the Army's base pay of $21 a month
for a recruit, plus food and cloth
ing, more attractive.
The N. Y. A. agreed to provide
these lists, officials said, with the
stipulation that there be no re-
cruting on the site of an N. Y. A.
project or during working hours.
Recruiting officers, they said, must
interview the men when they are
either off duty or at their homes.
The N. Y. A. will not offlcially
encourage enlistment in the mill
tary service, authorities said.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

North and Middle Atlantic States: Pre-
cipitation for Monday night or Tuesday
and again about Thursday; temperature
near normal first part OF week. warmer
near middle and colder toward end of
week
=, Ohio Valley and Tennessee: Precipita-
night or Thursday, Slowly, rising tenn
perature through the middle Of week.
colder toward end.
The disturbance that was over New
Jersey Friday morning has increased great
ly in intensity and it was centered this
morning about 500 miles southeast of
northeastward II was accompanied BY
winds of whole gale force and lowest pres
sure about 9S2 millibars 5000 inchesl.
An extensive area of high pressure is
moving southeastward over the Central
Valleys. Cairo. H. 1O335 millibars (3O.52
inchesl. Pressure is falling rapidly over
the Plains region, Rapid City, s. OAK.
he North Pacifc Coast. Roseburg, Greg,
9997 millibars t2952 inches). During
the last q hours there has been rather
general precipitation in the Middle and
Southern Plains and the Southern Rocky
Mountain reGion and in scattered areas
over the Pacific States and the Plateau
region. Temperatures were much lower
this morning along the Middle Atlantic
Coast and in portions of the Southeastern
States. but they have moderated con-
siderably in the northern portion Of the
Great Lakes region.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Democratic Leaders
Plan House Poll on
Trade Treaties Act
Majority Whip Coils
Meeting for Tuesday
To Outline Strategy

A vigorous drive by the House
Democratic leadership to renew
the Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Act without any changes was FORE
shadowed today by plans for a pre-
liminary poll of the House member
ship.
Representative Boland, Democrat,
Of Pennsylvania, the majority whip,
called meeting of his Whips Com
mittee for Tuesday to outline the
strategy.
Most important" he said. "is to
pass this just as Secretary OF State
Hull wants it. We can't have a lot
of amendments that are liable to
nullify the whole program.
Program Called Harmful.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the
National Association of Manufac-
turers told the House Ways and
Means Committee today that the
Governments latest foreign trade
figures prove the reciprocal trade
treaty program to be harmful to
both agriculture and industry.
DR.. John Lee Coulter, consulting
economist for the association, said
in a statement prepared for the
committee:
'The February / figures of the
Department of Commerce show that
agricultural imports have increased
SO per cent since 1884, when the
Trade Treaty Act was passed. Thus,
the effect of the trade agreements
to the American farmer has been to
add more than one-third to foreign
products which now enter his do
mestic market.
"But that is not all of the story.
For the same five-year period, 1884,
1889, or the trade agreements period,
the export of American farm pro-
duce has decreased 10.6 per cent.
In other words, the trade agree
ments have failed to develop for
eign markets as proponents of the
act claim"
DR.. Coulter said proponents of the
act also had contended that exports
OF special commodities have bene-
fitted, but he declared no statistics
had been produced to support these
claims.
Hearings Continued.
The committee continued hearings
today on measure to extend the act
another three years, after hearing
some Democratic representatives
demand yesterday that any extern
sion clearly exclude excise taxes
from consideration when trade
agreements are negotiated.
This view expressed by Represent
atives Boren of Oklahoma, Beck
worth of Texas and Ferguson OF
Oklahoma. All are Democrats
They all voiced approval of the
principle of the reciprocal agree
ments, but objected to lowering OF
special excise taxes as was done on
the oil tax in a recent agreement
with Venezuela.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Newt A. Program
For 'B|ighted Areas
Announced
Loree-SeoIe Projects
Will Help RehobiIitute
City keiehborhoods
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Stewart Mcdonald, Federal Hous-
ing administrator, announced today
that the F. H. A. soon would offer
a mortgage insurance program for
large scale projects designed to re-
habilitate "blighted areas" such as
are found in many cities.
The housing agency had been dis
cussing the program with officials
of life insurance companies, banks,
savings and loan associations and
real estate boards, Mr.. Mcdonald
said, and from their views was pre-
pairing regulations for the new pro-
gram.
1t will apply to efforts to restore
once fine residential sections which
have fallen into decay as result
of the outward growth of popula-
tions and the inflltration of unde-
sirable factors. the administrator
said. He listed these general con-
dltlonS:
A project must call for at least
20 dwelling units, preferably con-
tiguous, so located in relation to
each other that the rehabilitation
will constitute a substantial i'm
provement of conditions in the
neighborhood.
Dwellings to be improved must
have modern sanitary facilities and
adequate light and ventilation.
School facilities must be conven-
lent and satisfactory.
Rents to be charged after re-
habilitation must be substantially
less than rents for equivalent facil-
tiles in new construction and must
meet the needs of the rental market
Of the neighborhood.
The cost of new physical improve
ments must be the equivalent of at
least half of the mortgage to be
eligible for F. H. A. insurance. The
interest rate will be AZ per cent on
mortgages under 100000 and 4 per
cent on mortgages above that figure
Evening star., 1940-02-03

Rumania Won't Get
German Guarantee,
Berlin Sources Say
Balkan Statesmen Still
Seeking Program for .
Escaping War

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 3.-Sources close to
the government today declared Ger
many does not contemplate making
any guarantees of Rumania's terri
torial integrity.
Germany's stand was explained to
counteract reports abroad that the
Reich Is trying to create new Bal
kan order which would include
guarantees of Rumania's security in
return for sweeping economic con-
cessions. belgrade sources yester-
day said Germany was bringing
pressure to get Rumania to accept
such a plan)
Hands off internal Balkan affairs
remains the Reich attitude toward
Southeast Europe" these sources
said.
"At the same time, the Reich sin
cerely hopes peace will be preserved
in that region and reports from the
entente conference at Belgrade indi-
cate that sound political leadership
in the Balkans is determined to keep
out OF entanglements," they added.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

ing stores and
u n til recently
was manager of
Saltz Bros, Inc.
Raised in South
west Washing
ton, as a youth
he made weekly
trips to New
York to bring
back S u n d a y
papers. He and
other newsboys
would drive the
S t r e e is in a
W a gon selling
the papers. At
one time he also
Evening star., 1940-02-03
$50 Expected to Attend
Boord of Trade Dinner

Some $50 persons are expected to
attend the annual midwinter dinner
of the Board of Trade tonight at
$50 o'clock at the Mayflower Hotel.
Plans have been arranged by
Clarance w. Gosnell, chairman Of
the event, along the theme of Days
of the Golden West" Members Of
Congress, diplomats and District
officials will be among the guests.
The program will feature vaudeville
talent from New York. Chairman
Gosnell has promised there will be
no speeches.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Blind Fortune TeIIer's
Business Picks Up
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. s.
Iowa's blind pension load is lighter
by one because sightless fortune
teller advised patron to expect "a
large sum OF money SOON"
The customer collected a bank
night award. The seer's business
with her Braille marked cards since
has been so good, State welfare Of
ficials said, that she no longer needs
assistance.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
War Flyer Divorced

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 R.-Tes-
timony that her husband left her
to become warbird won a divorce
for Charlotte Mae Kolendorski yes
terday.
She said Stanley Michael Kolen-
dorski, American flyer of Polish
descent, spent most of his time at
an airport and finally went to
Canada to Join the Royal Air Force.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
H. O. l. G. Book Losses
Placed at $78,000,000
By the Associated Press.


The Home Owners Loan Corp.
reported today that book losses on
the sale of foreclosed homes had
reached $7s,ooo,oOo and eventually
might triple that figure, but that
such losses represented only small
amount in comparison with savings
to home owners.
Charles A. Jones, general manager,
said that against the losses would
have to be placed $500, 100000 to
100000, 900 already saved borrowers
in interest "and the hundreds of
millions of Siollars they will be
saved in the future" as result of
the corporations reduction Of in
terest rates to 5 and ~ per cent.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
New Townsend Bill Offered

A new Townsend bill. providing
for payments not to exceed 5000
monthly to all persons over so and
for 2 per cent gross income tax
on all incomes of more than $3.50
month to meet the cost, was in
troduced yesterday by Senator Dow
ney, Democrat, Of California.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Mayor Finds Jail Locks
Entirely Too Safe
6y the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
DENVER, Feb. 3.-Mayor Ben F.
Stapleton looked over Denver's new
Jail and gave it his approval; that is,
until he found the lock system "en-
tirely too safe"
The Mayor notified the contractor
his job would not be finished until
three Denver mechanics had been
taught how to repair the locks with
out having too many parts left over
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Plan to Cement Entente
Abandoned at Belgrade
By EDWARD KENNEDY,

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Feb. 8.
of the possibility that war
may reach the Balkans by spring,
the four powers of the Balkan en-
tente sought today some makeshift
storm cellar in which to pass the
next few months.
The foreign ministers of Yugo-
slavia, Rumania and Turkey and
the premier-foreign minister of
Greece began the second day of their
conference with a two-hour sitting
which started at II am.
They discussed their conflicting
interests which already have led to
a conference decision that each
country must be left free to fend
for itself.
This precluded any definite plan
for cementing the entente into a
stronger union and cost Rumania
her chance for automatic support in
case the rival demands of Germany
and the British French allies for
oil become unbearable
The conference representatives
still hoped, however, to agree on
some common declaration and
friendly program to improve their
chances Of escaping any imminent
upheaval.
Hopes for Brighter Outlook.
If the springtime can be passed
without armed conflict, the Balkans
hope the outlook will brighten in the
succeeding months.
Their difficulties are due to no
lack of desire for peace on their
part. the present situation being
that the nations of a region once
traditionally called Europe's tin
derbox" are trying desperately to
escape involvement in Western Eu-
ropes war.
The conferring statesmen were re-
ported to have decided to increase
their mutual economic contacts and
to try to maintain economic rela-
tions with belligerent powers on a
pre-War footing.
1t was reported they would issue
a communique emphasizing their
will to settle all questions without
force and in friendly way.
Made apparently without Ru-
mania's wholehearted support, this
decision suggested that the other
three entente members felt peace
could be preserved more easily if
Rumania would attempt amicable
settlement OF Hungary's and Bull
garias territorial claims.
Foreign Ministers Sukru Sara
coglu of Turkey and Alexander Gin
car-Markovic of Yugoslavia and
Premier Gen. John MetaXas OF
Greece also agreed, with or without
the approval of Rumanias Foreign
Minister Grigore Gafencu, that
Yugoslavia should be free to make
friendship pact with Hungary.
Hungary Wants Pennsylvania.
From Rumanias rich territorial
harvest in the World War settle
ments, Hungary would like to get
back Pennsylvania, while Bulgaria
wants the return of Southern Do
bruja.
Rumanians also are nervous over
the possibility that Soviet Russia
might thrust into Bessarabia, which
was Russian-owned before the war.
AS another cause of Rumanian
worry, informed sources said Ger
many was bringing pressure for a
broad plan to affiliate Rumania S
oil production, industries and agri-
culture with the Reich's economic
system.
With its many ramifcations, the
entente's conference here attracted
diplomatic observers and spies of
all important countries in Europe.
After the first closed session yes
terday, the four conferees had an
audience with Prince Paul, regent
of Yugoslavia, and then were din
ner guests at the Rumanian En-
bassy.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Harry BauIsir, Merchant,
Dies at Home Here

Harry Baulsir, 50. merchant, died
Thursday at his home, 4l09 Illinois
avenue NV, after an illness of
three weeks.
He had been associated here for
more than 25 years with retail cloth
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Report
FURNISHED BY the |


District tonight with rising
temperature tonight Is
northwest to winds diminishing.
Mayand-Mosty west in east portion tonight
tomorrow with slowly rising temperature.
VgniaFar tonight and somewhat
and in tonight
West Virgnia-Far tonight tomorrow tomorrow
Evening star., 1940-02-03

worked in bicycle plant here.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Emma
w. Baulsir, he is survived by three
brothers, John ", Edward A. and
William " Baulsir, and two sisters,
Mrs. c. F.. Mann and Miss Minnie
Baulsir, all of this city.
He was a Mason and member
of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Monday at his home. Burial
will follow in Glenwocd Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Housing Needs Topic

The Georgetown Neighborhood
Council will meet at the George
town Branch Library to discuss
Housing Needs of Georgetown" at
4 pm. Tuesday. John Ihlder is
chairman of the council.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Congress in Brief
Senate:
In recess.
House.:

senate:
In recess. ...
House:
In recess.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues reciprocal trade treaty hear
ings.
Special committee continues In
vestigation of Labor Board.
World War Veterans Committee
considers libealizing ex-service
mems benefits.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

Cuba has limited the speed Of
buses on highways to 48 miles an
hour.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
W; warmer tomorrow.
River Report.

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harper's Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date1:
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Report for Last ~ Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 80. g. am. yesterday. Year
ago. As.
Lowest, / 8. am. today. Year ago. 80.
Record Temperature This Year.
HIGHEST. 55, on January IA.
Lowest. z. on January 90.
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, "a per cent, at $50 am today.
Lowest. ~ Der cent, at noon yesterday.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
To-day Tomorrow
R4Ah - 1888 am. 4:55 am.
Low --------- 10:46 am. 11:42 am.
High ----- 4:30 pm. 5.25 pm.
Low ---------- 11:21 pm. -----e--
The Sun and Noon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today 7:l4 $50
Sun. tomorrow - 7:13 5:3l
Moon, today -- 1927 an. 1888 pm.
Automobile hsht must b turned on one
halt hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Drastic Reduction
In Farm-Aid funds
Faces Senate Test
House Approves Sum
$66, ,92S,435 Less Than
Roosevelt Proposed
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Congress last year appropriated
$4,000 900 for farm, purposes.
In his budget estimates this year,
President Roosevelt asked for
S7S9.000. 900. House, suddenly be-
come economy minded Dhen
faced Uith alternative OF proud
ING neaU tar revenue in election
year, has cut measure to S722,-
000,000. At Hyde Park yesterday.
President repeated his 1Dtshes for
larger sum.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

FOREIGN STATIONS.
(Noon Greenwich time. today)
Temperature Weather.
Horta (FayaD Azores 55 Cloudy
(Current observations)
San Juan, Puerto Rico 70 Cloudy
Havana, cuba So Cloudy
Colon. Canal Zoue---- 7S Cloudy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
District Abandolns
Wafer RatioIdng
To Valley Farms

Although there was still repair
work left to be done on the quake
damaged canal system of the I'M
perial Irrigation district both be-
low and above the International
border, water rationing was aban-
doned Monday, Elmer Hartzog, wat
err distribution superintendent, an
nounced.
Diversion of water from the Colo
RADIO river was 5000 second feet,
approximately the same amount as
on the same date last year. Suffi-
cient water was available for any
normal demand, Hartzog said
Repair work will be completed
upon the severely hit Sulfatara
branch by the middle of the week,
but 1t will probably be two weeks
before the Alamo is fully repaired,
The Alamo is carrying all it can
safely hold, now. Work is continu-
ing on 20-hour day and batteries
OF machines still remain below the
line as we'll as $50 laborers and
skilled workers.
Normal water delivery comes Just
Continued on Page 8, COL -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

wells TO a lonely SpOC
on the desert in Riverside county.
Brownell had been missing since
June when he left INLAND for
Blythe. In INLAND he bought road
map and asked questions about a
short cut to Blythe. When he failed
to arrive in Blythe. Imperial and
Riverside county officers began to
search the desert
His car had begged down in the
sand, Deputy Sheriffs Frank Raney
and Guy Woods said, and he was
unable to get it out. He was said
to have been familiar with the des-
ert as he had sold seed for a Berke-
ley company in Imperial Valley and
in Blythe for more than four years.
The story of his losing struggle
against desert heat was written
around the stalled car. Brownell
had placed blankets under the
wheels to provide traction and had
tried to dig the wheels out of the
sand
Riverside county officers were in
charge of the body.