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Evening star., 1940-01-16
Senate Confirms
Murphy, Jackson
And BiddIe
Action on Supreme Court
Appointment Token
On Voice Vote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate confirmed today the
nomination of Attorney General
Murphy to be an Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court.
The action was taken on voice
vote. without audible dissent.
The chamber then quickly ap-
proved the nomination of Solicitor
General Robert H. Jackson to the
Attorney General and Judge Francis
Biddle to be solicitor general.
Mr. Murphy, 46 years old, will take
his seat on the high court as Presi-
dent Roosevelt's fifth appointment
to the nine member body. A former
High Commissioner to the Philip
pines and former Governor of Mich
igan, Mr.. Murphy will succeed the
late Justice Pierce Butler.
Mr.. Jackson, stepping into Mr..
Murphy's post as Attorney General,
has served as Solicitor General since
last January, when both he and his
former chief were confirmed by the
Senate for the jobs they have since
been holding.
Judge Biddle, who once served as
counsel for a special T. v. A. in
vestigating committee, left the Cir
cult Court of Appeals bench to ac-
cept the Justice Department ap-
pointment.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Trade Policy upsets
.Wage-Hour Rules,
Hearing Is Told
New Deal Working at
Cross Purposes With
Itself, Crowther Says
By BLAIR ROLES.

Representative Crowther, Repub-
lican, of New York called the re-
ciprocal trade agreements program
"a cockeyed policy" today because,
in his view, it upset the wage and
hour legislation.
During an examination of A.
Manuel Fox. appointed as Repub-
lican to the United States Tariff
Commission, at the House Ways and
Means Committee hearing on the
trade agreements resolution, Mr..
Crowther exclaimed.
Here you are waving to foreign
countries from the top of every Gus
tomhouse from Portland, Me. to
Jacksonville. Fla, asking them to
come into the United States with
their goods"
Mr.. Crowther said he believed the
administration was working at cross
purposes with itself in raising indus
trial costs by minimum wage and
maximum hours legislation and at
the same time in lowering tariffs in
negotiating reciprocal trade agree
mentS.
Mr.. Fox-the orthodoxy of whose
Republicanism was attacked by the
protective tariff Republicans on the
committee-replied there was no
conflict because the duty concessions
made by the United States provided
protection for American labor and
industry through a full determina-
ton to keep high the barrier against
highly competitive goods.
Mr.. Fox, a tariff commissioner
for three years and an expert for
the Tariff Commission from 1924
to 1887, argued that the method of
fixing duties by committees, without
congressional check, under the
trade agreements program is a great
improvement over the old congress
sional system of legislating tariffs.
He was a witness in behalf of the
Doughton resolution providing for a
three-year extension of the execu-
tive authority to negotiate agree
ments, with the privilege of raising
or lowering legislative tariffs by So
per cent.
In answer to a question, Mr.. Fox
told Representative Treadway, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts, that in
none of the % agreements reached
since the program became effective
in 1884 has a tariff been raised
Mr.. Fox observed:
How many concessions do you
think we would get for American
goods by increasing our rates?"
Mr.. Treadway complained to Mr.
Fox that the concession in the
Canadian agreement lowering the
United States duty on fish filets
(See TRADE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1940-01-16
lnstuIIment Income Tax Bill
To Ask Waiver of Interest

The Commissioners today ordered:
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
to draw up bill permitting District
taxpayers to pay their forthcoming
income tax in two installments-the
first on March Is and the second
on September Is.
Last week end members of Con-
gress who prepared the tax program,
which included the income tax, said
that if the Commissioners wanted
the income levy paid in installments,
they would attempt to get the legis-
lation through Immediately.
The bill being prepared is to in
clude a provision that no interest
be charged the taxpayer who takes
advantage Of the split payment plan.
The decision followed proposals
from civic and business organiza-
tions that installment payment be
permitted to alleviate the tax bur-
den in March when both the Federal
and local income levies were sched.
uled to fall due. It was also in
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Fireman Who Rescued
Boy Hit by Auto

Pvt. James M. Cox, fireman, who
was acclaimed as hero yesterday
after saving 12-year-old boy who
had fallen through the ice on the
c. & o. Canal, was knocked down
and injured by an automobile to-
day in the $500 block of Canal
road-just few feet from the scene
of the rescue.
Mr.. Cox, police said, was standing
at the edge of a road with another
fireman, discussing the rescue, when
he was knocked down. He was
taken to Georgetown Hospital; where
it was said he suffered possible frac-
lures of both legs and possible in
ternal injuries. His condition was
undetermined.
The lad rescued by Mr.. Cox was
Don Custard, 5426 Cathedral ave-
nue.. The fireman was commended
for his action in a letter sent to
the fire chief today.
(Story of rescue on page A-5)
Evening star., 1940-01-16

dicated concentration of payments
might adversely affect business con-
ditions.
. Mr.. Seal also was instructed to
include in his bill an authorization
which would permit borrowing
from the Treasury against the Sec
ond payment in case the money
was needed. He will try to have
the bill ready before March IS so
that this years tax could be paid
in the two installments.
Tax Assessor E. A. Dent indi-
Gated that probably more personnel
and funds would be necessary. in
administering the income tax under
installment payments, pointing to
the need for issuing more than one
set Of bills and bookkeeping and
accounting problems that would
arise out Of more than one pay
ment.
Mr.. Dent pointed out that there
was no need to wait until the dead
line to pay the tax since 1t was
payable after January !.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Housing Clause
I'm Offices Bill
Hits at Aliens
3y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The independent Offices appropria-
tion bill, introduced today, contained
a provision to prohibit aliens from
occupying certain Federally financed
low-rent housing projects.
The provision, advocated by Rep
resentative Woodrum, Democrat, of
Virginia said no part of a proposed
appropriation of 100000 900 for the
United States Housing Authority
should be made available for ex-
penditure on any low-rent housing
project, any part of which was oc-
cupied by an alien.
Mr.. Woodrum said his provision
was in line with existing provisions
of the relief law requiring all per-
sons to subscribe to the American
form OF government and promise
obedience to law before they can
obtain relief.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Russian Supply Difficulties
Aid Firms on Isthmus

WITH FINNISH FORCES ON
THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS, Jan.
16 (P.-Soviet Russia's difficulties in
sending supplies to her forces of
invasion on the Karelian front may
prove as helpful to the Firms here
as the paralyzing cold has on other
fronts.
A Finnish colonel, who chatted
with this correspondent in snug
dugout with the temperature outside
Is degrees below zero, attributed
slackening of warfare on the isthmus
to Russian transport inadequacy and
added that there were indications
that, some of the Red troops we're
receiving short rations and these
only frozen meat and bread.
The colonel said the iSthmus ter
rain was overloaded" with Red
soldiers-he estimated the number
at 0,000-and said:
"A very heavy strain must have
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Three British Submarines
Lost, Admiralty Admits
Two Underseo Vessels Destroyed
By Nozis in HeIgoIond Blight

was the greatest blow suffered by
the British Navy since the German
pocket battleship Deutschland sank
the armed British steamer Rawal-
pindi with a loss OF $50 lives last
November Is.
Each of the three submarines
cost approximately S1,000,000.
The Undine was a sistership of
the Ursula, which the British said
a month ago sank German cruiser
of the Koeln class December IA.
Apparently the Undine and Star
fish were working as team, as did
the Salmon and the Ursula.
The admiralty reported that the
Salmon sank a German submarine
December IL, let the liner Bremen
pass the same day rather than at
(See SUBMARINES, Page A-40
Evening star., 1940-01-16
French Alert for Move
AGAINST Low Countries
Ey the Associated Press.

Fly the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-France kept her
armed forces on the alert today
against any likelihood of a German
invasion through Belgium or the
Netherlands, with one source listing
January 20 as possible date for
such an attack.
Foreign Office officials said the al
lied policy obviously provided for
the defense of any neutral invaded
by Germany, since France and
Great Britain we're at war with the
Reich, but no announcement to this
effect was made and there was no
information on the shape such
defense might take.
Charles Morice. military COM
mentator of LIE Petit Parisien wrote:
"All armies involved are on the
watch.
eff the German offensive takes
place January 20 or before that date,
it will surprise neither the allies,
the Belgians nor the Dutch. The
first great battle of the war would
Immediately be engaged"
The allied army communique said,
Nothing to report"
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Snow and Cold
Due to Return
ToCopitoI Area

Snow flurries accompanied by
colder weather tonight is the fore
cast of the Weather Bureau.
This mornings clear skies and
the moderate temperature of the
past four days were expected to give
way to increasing cloudiness to-
night and a drop in temperature
possibly to low of "a degrees.
A light snow is expected late to-
night or early tomorrow, followed by
a cold snap which the weather man
believes will remain at least through
Friday.
The mercury dropped to-a. "a
hour low of 80 degrees at 9 o'clock
this morning after rising to 20 at 2
pm. yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Roosevelt to Run
Only if Drafted,
Farley Says
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Post-
master General James A. Farley
was quoted by the New York
Herald Tribune today as say
ing President Roosevelt would
not seek a third term unless
drafted in a national emerg-
ency.
The paper quoted the Demo-
cratic national chairman as
making the assertion before q
class in American politics at
Columbia University yesterday.
= Mr.. Farley would not COM
ment on whether he thought
drafting of the President was
likely.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Growers in California
Warned of Frost
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-
CALIFORNIA; fruit and vegetable
growing regions were promised an
other helping of frost today by the
Weather Bureau.
Fair weather was predicted
throughout the State, but agricul-
turists were warned heavy local
frosts would occur from the CEN
trail regions south.
Lowland temperatures varied from
q to 80 early yesterday. Floyd
Young, Southern California Fed
eral frost forecaster, said young
lemons and other fruits probably
received some damage, the amount
of which had not been determined.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Hurd-Heuded Seal

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, Jan. 16
@.-Police captured a venture
some seal that had slithered out
of San Francisco Bay and gone
Hopping downtown.
They pitched it back in the bay.
The seal tried again. An auto
killed 1t on Bayshore highway.
"He couldn't take . hint" said
Chief G. L. Collins.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Reds Decorate 2,606
For VoIor in Field

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Jan. 16.-Decoration
of 2,606 men "for carrying out in
exemplary manner the battle tasks
set by their command on the front
in the struggle against Finnish
White Guards and for valor and
courage in doing so" was announced
today by Tass, official news agency.
Thirty-eight received the Order
of Lenin, 713 the Order of the Red
Banner, 377 the Order or the Red
Star and BIT the medal for distinc-
ton in action. Nature of awards to
the other 661 was not reported.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. l6.-The loss
of three British submarines, the
Seahorse, Starfish and Undine, was
acknowledged today by the admi-
ralty, making Germans first victor
les over Britain's underseas fleet.
An official statement said the
three vessels have been engaged
on particularly hazardous service
and the admiralty fears they must
now be regarded as lost"
The German wireless has an
nounced that part of the crews of
the Undine and Starfish have been
rescued" the admiralty said. The
three submarines normally carried
a total of LOT men but total casual
ties were not known.
The loss of the three submarines
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Congress Refuses
Funds for Five New
u. 5. Buildings Here
Accounting Office
And Other Projects
Delayed for Year

Five proposed new Federal build
ing projects in the District. esti-
mated to cost nearly $4,000, 900,
must be delayed another year at
least as a result of action by the
House Appropriations Committee in
eliminating from the budget esti-
matse items to begin their construc-
ton.
The Budget Bureau had approved
appropriations totaling s6,970, 900 to
start work on the buildings and to
acquire additional property.
The projects affected are a new
building for the General Accounting
Office, a so-called Federal Once
Building, building for the Bureau
of Economics, a new Central Heat
ing Plant and an annex to the State
Department Building.
Action of the committee was dis
closed in its report to the House on
the 1941 Independent offices appro-
priation bill in which it said:
THE committee believes that the
financial condition of the Treas
ury does not warrant the launch
ing of a new building program in
the District of Columbia at the
present time"
Other Estimates Cut.
The committee, however, recon-
mended appropriations totalling
S20,2500O0 for Federal construc
ton projects outside the District, a
reduction of $25. .545 900 under budg-
ct estimates, and provided funds in
the bill for completion in Wash
ington of two buildings already un-
der construction for use of the
Social Security and Railroad Retire.
ment Boards.
An appropriation of $4,000 900 alse
is provided in the bill for con.
tinuing construction of the new
War Department Building.
In addition the committee ap-
proved an appropriation of s480 .00t
for completion of the Thomas JET.
ferson Memorial on the fringe o1
the Tidal Basin. A total of S.. 900 ,00(
was authorized for construction o.
this memorial, and $2,520,000 al
ready has been appropriated.
No additional funds were recon-
mended for the District Ale.
Dwelling Authority, but the com
mittee proposed reappropriation O.
an unexpended balance of $62 ,00(
in the agency's conversion of in
habited alleys fund" and its use O
any receipts that accrue to it dur.
ing the l94l fiscal year.
Comment on A. d. A.
In its report the committee mad,
the following comment with respec
to the A. D. A.:
This agency is engaged in tn,
reclamation of inhabited alley slum
in the District and in the construc'
ton Of dwellings for families of lov
income. The Authority carries or
its operation with loans from tht
United States Housing Authority
The latter agency has earmarket
SIS ,000, 900 for loans to the ALE,
Dwelling Authority, $10,858,000 O
which has been committed under
loan contracts between the two
agencies"
Evening star., 1940-01-16

Foreign
Cold adds to suffering in bombed
Finnish towns. Page Al
Two Red companies dispersed near
Salla, Films report. Page Al
Germans sink two British subs;
three missing. Page Al
U. s. Envoy hastens to new post in
Belgium. Page Al
New japanese cabinet under Yonai
installed. Page AS
NotionoI
Crowther claims trade program up
sets wage-hour rules. Page Al
Roosevelt confers with Hull on Fin
nish aid. Page Al
House committee cuts deficiency
bill $43,O00,000. Page AL
N. L. r. B. examiner praised c. I. o.
to workers, probe told. Page Az
Chicago seen as likely site Of both
party conventions. Page AS
Stark says $2,276 100000 needed by
As for new ships. Page Az
American republics confer on en-
forcing neutrality zone. Page AS
Washington and Nearby.
McNutt suggests Government give
business news. Page Az
Evening star., 1940-01-16

Oy tte rTtnS, utyytby w wv Ito
Karelian front, on AT.
BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Jan. 16.-Finland to-
day announced two Soviet Army
companies had been dispersed on
the eastern front near Salla in
sporadic fighting that accompanied
extensive Russian air raids on towns
far behind the battle lines.
A Finnish communique said that
from 70 to 80 Red warplanes took
part in yesterdays raids and that
four we're shot down. Unconfirmed
reports from the interior said the
raids were continuing today in bit
ter cold weather that increased the
suffering of the embattled populace.
No lives were lost in cities away
from the war zone, but the COM
munique said 40 injured had been
reported thus far. At Viipuri, gulf
coastal city which is in the war
zone, three were killed and four
wounded.
Suffering in the smaller villages
was said to be particularly intense
because of difficulties encountered
by afraid victims in finding other
shelter when their homes were
bombed or burned.
An unconfirmed report said the
village of Ekenas, on the southwest
tip of Finland, was almost demol-
ished yesterday. More than half Of
its TOO homes were said to have been
destroyed and the inhabitants
forced to struggle through bitter
weather to other refugees.
This report said that Soviet war
planes dropped several heavy bombs,
blowing most of the village to pieces.
Casualties were small because the
populace had taken refuge in the
fields.
Many smaller villages had great
difficulty extinguishing fires started
by the raids because hose lines
froze quickly.
Temporary repairs of damaged
buildings in such hard-hit cities as
Viipuri, Tampere and Turku were
spurred by the cold.
The Finnish press announced that
several Russian spies had been
caught and promptly shot. One spy
was said to have possessed miniature
broadcating equipment.
Sixty Russian bombing planes
dropped more than 600 bombs in
the interior of Finland yesterday
Finnish official sources said, killing
civilians and wounding 60. This
brought officially recorded bombing
casualties since January to 21 dead
and 140 wounded.
Private sources, however, estimat-
ed the casualties as much higher
One traveller arriving from Turku
this morning reported an air raid
shelter had been struck by a bomb
yesterday and the majority of its
80 occupants killed outright.
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Army Pressure
In nHore-BeIisha
Custer Denied
Chamberlain Defends
Cabinet Shift; Fails
To Give Reason

U. S. ENVOY HASTENS from Dub
lin to new Belgian post; tension
eases in low countries. Page "A
JAPAN'S NEW CABINET installed;
"stop-gap' government to con-
tinue Abe's foreign policy.
Page AS
SOVIET RADIO CHARGES Swe-
den with forcing jobless to fight
for Firms; Sweden and Norway
protest border violations by Red
planes. Page A-6
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Summary Of Todoy's .Stor

U. s. H. A. furloughs to slow con-
struction, Straus says. Page B-1
Kennedy to seek Roosevelt views on
D. G. reorganization. Page B-1
Ramspeck sees early passage of civil
service bill. Page B-1
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Two Red Companies
Dispersed Near SaNa,
Films Report
Bombing Raids Continue
As Intense Cold Adds
To Suffering

A tuH page OF pictures of Hell
sinki dbldse from Russian aerial
bombs; a complete Russian sup
ply train ,precked and captured
By the Firms, digging In on the
Kdrelidn front, on At.
Evening star., 1940-01-16

(See FINNS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-01-16
Aid 10 Finland
No War Move,
Roosevelt Says
Letter to Congress
Urges Credit for
Non-MiIitory Goods
BACKGROUND

6ACh hGfOUND-
As gesture OF sympathy for
Invaded Finland, President
RooseDelt ordered the little na-
tion's December IS debt payment
placed in a special account in the
Treasury, pending congressional
action. The sun, amounted to
about S230,0O0. While tangible
official assistance d1Daited the re-
cent conuentng OF Congress-,
national committee on Finnish
ciDilidn relief 1paS formed.
Evening star., 1940-01-16

(See TRADE, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1940-01-16

(See PARLIAMENT, Page A-eJ
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10

size N my payroll on which car
ny sevenly-eight col0fcd employee,
is evidence NJ the success that |
have enjoyed in febtiag them. |
render a good service a'd am as
Sured OF the cooperation Of both
my employees. and my patrons IN
defeating any competitive effort no
matter how unfair. that other laun-
dries may use ! am somewhat dis
appointed however. 10 learn that
men who once worked for me are
allowing themselves 10 be used by
my white competitors solely as
tools in an Effort to defeat Negro
business
a number Of Mr.. Allen patrons
have called him telling OF their
being approached by these solicit
tors and assuring aim that they
have discovered tho trick and arc
pledglnc themselves to continue TO
support his monument to Negro en-
tcfprisc. the supreme Linen and
Laundry company
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
legilonnanles
JOINT Meeting
On Americanism
AT Miller High

The afs, os the Amefcun legion
series OF Amcricsusm neotins-
sill be observed is TIE Legion .
Lincoln DAY celebration Monday,
February ~. al the Miller High
school aHdiioriunt undr the Coz
Craftsmanship OF Commander oscar
X smith of the Charles Nouuc
Post 40. = a COMMANDER Geniss
! lngorsoll. ~ the rom Phillips
Post 80. l>i The program will in
cludc remarks hy Rev Henry ~
Porter, pastor of - luhn Ireshy-
terrain church Charles pgsS d..
~ Miller high school viii give a
sketch on TIE lie OF Lincoln S,lec-
lions Will bo lnc by ihe Charles
Young Nocallcrs Tho chief all
dress Of thc evening VIII be given
by the IeeionS Amcricani.m chair
man Ncno f. Sacrc who IS also n
mcmhef az The corporation cour-
sci
Judce Thomas Naher Wlll Sc fca-
lurcd in 'hfcc-aci play Music
viii b' flni-hed hy tho Charlcs
Young band the CHARLES Young
Drum and Ru-lf CORPS. ana tho
junior and senior Drum and Busie
corps Of the Tom Phillips Post Tho
evening hll Of entertainment nlii
also iuclrdc daroins Tho admits
sion viii hs free
The Legion imeriCan.sm meet
nes arc undcr Tho sponsorship oi
Detroit District associations Rolln
= Becker is districf commando
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10
Netorman Retires After Is Years;
Given Trophy By Fellow Workers

Watkins Mr. and Mrs George JasA
son. MIR and Mrs OuJ jcifer'es'
Mr.. aud Mrs James Tay'or. Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Black. Campau Bar
mes. sidney Murphy, Mr. aud Mrs.
Ernest Brown and daughter aud
son .in-law. Fred Wheeler. Samuel
Hayden. William North William
Ulen. Mr.. and Mrs Nallee Walker.
Mr.. ard Mrs William Lagenam,
Robertson. Edward Richardson. Leo
nard wilkins. Mr.. ami Mrs John
Triplett and their guests Mi aud
Mrs. Russell walker. Mr. and Mrs.
John Rome, Mesdames Cobb and
Clark. Mr.. and Mrs walter Van
Buren,. Mrs. Agnes Bristol. Mrs.
Beatrice Fleming. MIR and Mrs.
Bellineer. Corporation Counsel
Paul Krause. n. w Dawson. as
sistant superintendent D. S. II Fred
A. Castator. city clerk. and Frank
y Martcl. president Wayne Coun-
Is Federation Of Labor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-10

John r.. Kersey who retired ar
ter more than quarter-of-a-een-
turv OF service with the Detroit
street Railway was rendered a
banquet In his honor by members
of the ID. $. r. Social club. Friday
evening. in the dlnmc room ot
Lucy Thurman YWCA.
Mr.. kersey was presented a iro-
ply, 2 gold motorman on a ma
hogany base. and check for 5000,
given him by the American Fedora
tion of Labor affiliate
The speakers were Attorney
Charles A. Roxborough and the Rev.
George W. Baber, pastor OF Ebe-
nezer AME church. Two of the old
est coIored motormen in the ser
vice patrick Carey and James
sirnuel were present
Among those present We're Mrs.
stella NJ Dawley. wife Of the pro-
sidcrt Of The club: Nv. and Mrs.
MIR. aud Mrs. Carl owens. John