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Evening star., 1940-03-30
President Signs Orders
LiberaIizinq Leave Rules

President Roosevelt today signed
two executive orders effecting GER
tain liberalization for sick and an
nual leave provisions for Federal
and District employees.
Recommended by the War and
Navy Departments in particular and
approved by the Civil Service Com
mission, the sick leave regulation
permits civil employees ordered to
active military or naval duty to be
on leave without pay and without
forfeiture of their annual leave. 1t
also permits retention of leave rights
for employees who may be trans
ferred to jobs not within existing
Federal employment regulations and
permits the filing of medical certifi-
Gates certifying to illness within IS
days of return to duty rather than
two days as at present.
Basis for the order was estab-
lished by congressional action early
this month
The order on annual leave en-
braces comparable protection OF
leave privileges.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Russell Appointment Voided
As Insult by New York Jurist
Court Acts After
Study of Views;
Appeal Expected
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30.-A judi
cial perusal of some of Bertrand
Russell's published views on sex
and morality led to a court order
today directing that his appoint
ment to the faculty of City College
of New York be revoked.
Supreme Court Justice John E.
Mcclellan, after reading several of
the British philosophers works,
termed the appointment an insult
to the people of the City of New
York
His decision was made in a tax
payers suit brought by Brooklyn
mother who became the spearhead
of campaign by Episcopal Bishop
William T. Manning when he de-
nounced Mr. Russell as "recog-
nized propagandist against both re-
ligion and morality" and defender
Of adultery.
Bishop Manning's criticism aroused
sharp controversy, in which Albert
Einstein and other advocates of
academic freedom ranged them
selves against religious and lay
leaders.
The Board of Higher Education,
which recently reaffirmed the ap-
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Wang's S Government
Installed in China
Under Japan S Guns
Nonkine Regime Leader
Orders Immediate
Cessation of War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NANKING March 30.--Backed by
the nayonets OF his japanese spon-
sors. Wang Ching-wei formally pro-
claimed himself heao of a new cen
tral government of China" today
as ;na banners OF Marking tapped
Imply under leaden skies.
Wang once was Nationalist
Chi2ss premier, and with Cen
eralisa:pio Chang Kai-shek was the
po'it:'aj heir of the republic loun-
der, Dr. Sill Yat-sen. Now his tor
m.l associates call Wang a ''despic-
ao!e traitor.
Mounting a platform in front of
DR.. Suns picture, he read DR.. Sun S
will tren read proclamarjon OF DER
ing immediate cessation of the 81,
mu,lti.s OF hostilities with Japan and
direc' ting Chinese troops to await
further orders"
Biandly ignoring the practical
certainty of disobedience. Wang an
nounced his chief aims were reali-
zation of peace and establishment
OF new order in East Asia in CO.
operation with Japan.
Authority Limited.
Although Wang set himself up as
successor to Chang Kai-shek' s
Chungking government. his author
ity actually will extend only to
areas occupied by the japanese
Army-the seaports and the prin-
cipal cities of North and Central
China.
Japan. however. is the only gov
ernment recognizing his regime and
even the japanese took no part in
tSee CHINA, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1940-03-30
7 Nazi Planes
Fe||ed on Front,
British Claim
Air Bottle Fought
Near Metz; Bomber
Also Disabled
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 30.-Two Ger
man Messerschmitt fighting planes
were shot down in flames and Dor
nier bomber was disabled by British
warplanes in action over the Ger
man western front lines yesterday
the Air Ministry announced today.
(The German high command
communique mentioned only
fights between German and
French planes over the western
front yesterday in which it &C
knowledged that one German
pursuit plane was shot down
while three enemy planes -
were seriously damaged"l
Engagements Near Metz.
The general headquarters of the
British air force in France said the
British planes which accounted for
the MeSserschmitts had engaged
strong formations" of German air.
craft which crossed the allied lines
near Metz.
: 1t said the bomber, which was
caught while scouting, was last seen
diving steeply into low clouds with
one engine disabled"
The air victory over the western
front was augmented by repulse of
a German air attack on a British
convoy in the North Sea last night
German Plane Shot Down.
The British SAID their Spitfire
pursuit planes beat of two enemy
aerial attacks on the convoy and
that one of the German planes
plunged into the sea off Northum-
berland.
DNB, German news agency.
said in Berlin. however, that
German planes sank one con-
voyed merchantmen and scored
a number of hits on cruiser in
a raid so close to shore they had
TO dodge coastal anti-aircraft
fire. The German communique
today acknowledged that one of
the raiders had failed to return
The British listed the German
plane as the 49th destroyed along
the coast since the war began. They
said this was in addition 70 IL so
badly crippled that they probably
failed to reach home.
A coastal lifeboat party searched
vainly nine hours for ship that
wirelesSed that it had been attacked
Evening star., 1940-03-30
ChIdren's Plea
Frees Coolest
Daddy in World
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Sam
Hanft is free today because little
boy and little girl walked into
Federal Court and said tearfully
that their daddy is the "goodest"
in the world
Hanft, A. was sentenced yester-
day, with 30 others. to year and
a day for bootlegging. Court had
recessed. In an empty aisle stood
Erwin Hanft, 10, holding his sister,
Rhoda, S, by the hand.
They wanted to know what had
happened to daddy.
Court attaches called Federal
Judge Robert A. Inch back to the
bench.
MY daddy is the coolest I ever
saw" said Erwin. They lie. He
amt no bootlegger. He's a won-
derful daddy. He makes us good
meals He's swell. really swell"
MY MONS dead" he added az
he and Rhoda began to cry.
Judge Inch recalled Hanft to ths
court and suspended sentence.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Rockefeller Firm
Ordered 10 Abandon
EmpIoye Plan
Hompers Workers Rights
Under Wagner Act,
N. l. R. B. Holds
b. tie Associated Press.

b. tie Associated Press.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp.
of Denver, largely owned by John
D. Rockefeller. jr.. was ordered by
the National Labor Relations Board
today tc abandon its widely known
employe representation plan.
The board ruled unanimously that
the company dominated and
financed the plan, which. 1t said.
was sponsored by Mr.. Rockefeller
after the Ludlow strike Is years
ago BY this domination. the board
held. the company interfered with
employees rights to self-organization
under the Wagner Act.
known in industry as the Rock
efeller PLAN the system of .epte-
sensation functioned through what
was known as the employees repre-
sentatives' organization, with work.
ers and management equally rep
resented on committees which met
to consider employe affairs.
III us OCSlSlOli Vic OOdlu SdlN
that charges of unfair labor p,ac-
tices had been initiated against the
company in 1888 by c. I. o. unions.
The board said the company con-
ceded that its relations to the plan
prior to 1887 were in violation of
the Wagner Act. which Congress
put on the statute books in 1885.
In 1887, the year the supreme
Court upheld the validity of the
Act, changes were made in the plan
The board held however, that these
did not alter it in any significant
aspect.
The boards order was directed to
the company's operations at Pueblo,
Colo, and Sunrise, Wyo., where the
plan was found to be neffect.
In addition, the board ordered the
company to bargain with c. 1. O's
Mine. Mill and Smelter Workers
Union at the Sunrise iron mine.
Continental Union Outlawed.
The Continental Oil Co., Ponca
City, Okla, which operates in 38
States. was ordered to disestablish
the Continental employees union of
Ponca City as bargaining agency
and return the union dues deducted
from employees wages.
Acting on charges filed by C. I. o. S
Oil Workers Union. the board ruled
that the Continental Union was out
side the protection of the Wagner
Act
AC. I. o. charge that one enploye
had been dismissed for union ac-
tivity was dismissed.
The board also ordered the Con-
denser Corp of America and its
parent, Cornell-Dubilier Electric
Corp. South Plainfield. N. j., to
withhold exclusive recognition of an
A. F. l.. union until the board runs
off an election test between A. F. L.
C. I. o. rivals in the plant.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Reynoud to Deliver
Radio Address to
u. S. at 6 Pm.
b. the Associated Press.

b? the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 3O.-The for
eign Office announced today
that Premier Paul Reynaud
would deliver special broad
cast address to the United
States at midnight tonight Is
pm, f. S. t..
Sources close to the Premier
said the speech would be in
English and would be an ex-
planation of his new govern
ment's policies "along general
lines"
Premier Reynaud's radio
speech tonight will be broadcast
locally at pm. over Station
WJSV of the Columbia network
and Station WMAL of the N.
B. c. network.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Maryland Motorists
Given Tag Extension
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Md. March 30
Maryland motorists may use their
1899 license tags until midnight
Tuesday.
Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor today ex-
tended the expiration date for the
tags until that time because of diff
culties that have arisen in Baltimore
city and some counties over per-
forations of license applications.
The original regulations required
the 1889 tags to be replaced by 1910
tags by midnight Sunday The
Governor decided to give the mo-
torists more time because of legal
questions that arose over the collec-
ton of automobile tax and other
taxes.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 3O.--A 23-
year-old Washington youth who
said he stole an automobile because
he was "too embarrassed to ride
bus in top hat and tails" escaped
prison sentence in Federal Court
here.
Judge w. Calvin Chesnut placed
the youth, Logan E. Hill, $500 block
of Ordway street NV, on three
years probation yesterday after he
pleaded guilty to automobile theft
and attempted extortion.
The court indicated that leniency
was granted after assertions by r. A.
Van Orsdel, a corporation attorney
of Baltimore, that Hill was per
feet young man. and praise for the
youth by the Rev. Charles T. War;
ner. rector Of st. Adams Church,
Washington.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Nazi Allegations
Termed False by
u. 5. Officials
Roosevelt Warns Thut
Documents Should Be
Taken With Salt
(Tert OF Presidents Statement
on Page A.
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

The Nation To-Day was on notice
from President Roosevelt that there
is ''scant immediate prospect for
lasting peace in Europe and that
any propaganda from abroad con-
corning alleged American partici-
patton in war moves should be
taken with three grains of salt.
His comment yesterday on foreign
propaganda. occasioned by Ger
manys publication of documents
purporting to show that the United
States helped bring on the European
war preceded a series of sharp de-
malls from other officials here.
Secretary of State Hull issued a
statement declaring that he did not
place the slightest credence" in the
diplomatic conversations mentioned
in the documents and that the
papers did not represent 'in any
way" the foreign policy of this
country.
Mr. Roosevelt discussed briefly
the outlook for peace in a state
ment read to his press conference
late yesterday on the results of
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles' fact-tinding mission to
Rome. Berlin, London and Paris.
Data to Be of Value.
Even though there may be scant
immediate prospect for the estab-
lishment of any just. stable and
lasting peace in Europe the Presi-
dent said. the information brought
back by Mr. Welles undoubtedly will
be 'of the greatest value when the
time comes for the establishment
of such peace
He emphasized that immediate"
meant just that and no one could
tell what might take place from
day to day.
Mr.. Roosevelt had not read the
German disclosures but had been
informed of the purport of them
when he commented that foreign
propaganda should be taken with
at least three grains of salt. Secre-
tarv Hull issued his formal denial
of the purport of the documents
after going over news dispatches
concerning them with his associates
last night.
Mr.. Hull's statement follows:
The press. this evening, carries
the report of the issuance by the
German foreign Office of white
book containing documents alleged
to have been found in the archives
of the Polish foreign Office in War;
saw and purporting to contain ac-
counts of conversations held by
Polish officials with diplomatic Off
cials of the United States.
Il may say. most emphatically,
that neither nor any of my asso-
ciates in the Department of State
have ever heard of such converse
tions as those alleged, nor do we
give them the slightest credence.
The statements alleged have not
represented in any way at any time
the thought or the policy of the
American Government.
BuIlitt, POtOcki Issue Denials.
William c. Bullitt. American AM
bassador to France, and Count
jerry Potocki. Polish Ambassador to
the United States. issued separate
denials of the statements attributed
to them in the documents.
Il have never made to any one
the statements attributed to me"
Mr.. Built said.
The publication by the German
government of pretended documents
from the Polish foreign Office is OBJ
viously for propaganda purposes,
Ambassador Potocki said. IT never
had any conversations with Ambas-
sador Bullitt on Americas partici-
notion il, u,orH
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Exist. EIizubeth's Nurse
Found Hanged in Home
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30-The body
of Elizabeth Crowley. so, a retired
United States Army nurse. who
served in France during the World
War. was found hanging from a
water pipe today in the basement
Of her home.
She retired about year ago from
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washing
ton, because of Ill health.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Many Reported Dead
In Explosion of
Rumonion Siege Gun

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, March 30
: Explosion of one of Rumania's
largest siege guns, with heavy
toll of life, during army ma
neuvers. was reported today.
Authorities suppressed the re-
port in Rumanian newspapers
but a trainload of wounded
soldiers was rushed to Bucha-
rest from Dadilov, where the
explosion occurred.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Jopon Frees U. S. Newsmon

TOXIC. March 80 R.-James R.
Young of Springfield, ILL.,, Interna-
tlonal News Service correspondent,
convicted on charge of spreading
false rumors.' became automatically
free today with expiration of the pc
riod in which the prosecution might
have filed an appeal.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Fog Impedes Shipping
In New York Hurbor

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Fog and
a light rain impeded harbor ship
ping and interrupted operations at
La Guardia Field here today. Two
incoming liners-the Cristobal, with
98 passengers, and the Acadia. with
800 passengers from Bermuda-were
held up outside the harbor.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Turks Close Germon Poper

ANKARA, Turkey. March 30 (P).-
The government today ordered the
Turkische Post of Istanbul. only
German-language paper in Turkey,
to discontinue publication. Officials
said the paper was prejudicing Tur-
keys foreign relations.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Morse Ship Sinking
Protested to Reich

By the Associated Press.
OSLO. March 30.-Norway pro-
tested to Germany today over Ger
man submarine torpedoing and sink
Ing the 2,416-ton steamer Steinstad
off the Irish coast February Is. 4
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Page. Garden Pg BIS
Amusements. Lost, Found B-9
Bis Obituary -A-1O
Church News. Radio B-14
A-ll-13 Real Estate B-1-7
Comics B-l4-l5 Serial Story b.
Editorials --A-8 Society -- Al
Finance ---A-6 Sports --A-l4-15
Foreign
Two German planes shot down on
front, say British. Page Al
Wang regime installed under Jap
anese guns. Page Al
Nazis threaten more disclosures"
against U. S. Page Al
Molotoff speech seen killing Rome
Moscow axis hope. Page A-3
Justice approves application to revoke
Russell appointment. Page Al
German allegations denied by U. S.
officials. Page Al
Rockefeller firm ordered to drop en-
ploye plan. Page Al
Jackson declares F. B. I. is not to
become Ogpu. Page Al
Committee indicates secrecy on list
of District Communists. Page Az
Extension of trade agreements FORE
cast for next week. Page Az
Dewey ends campaign tour of Wis
consin today. Page A
102 in plumbing industry are indict-
ed by u. S. Page A-10
Washington and Vicinity
Youth in top hat, who stole auto, put
on probation. Page Al
Evening star., 1940-03-30

pointment by an 11-to-7 vote, prob
ably will appeal from the court Or
der. If the appeal is unsuccessful
the board must find some one else
to take the $8,0OO-a-year post re-
served next February for Mr.. Rus
sell, who now is teaching at the
University of California at Los An
geles.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Tuft's Dentist Dies

SAN DIEGO, Calf. March 30 LP).
DIR. Louis C. F.. Hugo. 81, personal
dentist to President William Howard
Taft. died yesterday. His widow sur
wives.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

Yesterdays Circulation
The Evening Star
Friday, March 20, 1910, +157, 1907
Friday, March 81, 1889, "153,477
Increase --- 1920
Returns from nevsstands not deducted
and no samples included.
The Stars circulation in
the afternoon (omitting fore
noon editions) is greater than
that of the afternoon editions
of the two other papers.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Spring Shopping

The Sunday Star will be
thoroughly read tomorrow
morning or during the day in
most family circles in Wash
ington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
OF particular interest will
be the Spring offerings of
Washington's attractive stores
so appealing to men and
women shoppers.
Evening star., 1940-03-30

tSee YOUNG. Page ABB
Evening star., 1940-03-30

Rain tonight; tomorrow cloudy, preced-
ed by rain in forenoon; fair, warmer in
afternoon; minimum tonight about So.
Temperatures today-Highest, IS, at l
pm; lowest, so, at 3:15 am.
From the United states weather Bureau report.
Full details on PAGE Az
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-03
Carmen Gibson Installed as
President of Club

Raney of BraWley, county president,
as installing officer.
As the various officers were in
stalled, Mrs. Raney in a pretty and
dignified ceremony, presented each
with rose to which was attached
a card bearing the list of her duties.
Other officers installed were ::
Katherine Won Allmen, vice-presi-
dent. Frances Thompson, recording
secretary: Lola Taylor, correspond
ing secretary, and Florence Glenn,
treasurer.
Two groups of songs were pre-
sented by the club trio, Lucy Adair,
Ruth Bennett and Lola Taylor,
these songs including: Passing
BY. You Are Music, Ching "a
airing and When Day is
Done
Merta Thompson, for the club,
presented Evelyn Allen, retiring
president, with the traditional
jewelled gavel pin worn by past
presidents of the club.
Roses and other attractive spring
flowers decorated the prettily ap-
pointed banquet table.
The club will have its closing
meeting of the year on the second
Tuesday in June.
Guests from BraWley were Mrs.
Raney and Rose Lesh.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-03
Schools
Churches
Church Vacation
School Opens
On Monday

Over 100 students registered for
the two weeks vacation school on
the opening day, Monday, this
school being sponsored by the city
ministerial association.
Sessions are conducted daily. with
the exception of Saturday and Sun
day, with the first, second and
third graders going to Harding
school and the fourth through the
eighth at Wilson. Glass sessions
start at 8 a. m. and close at 1890
a. IN.
Enrolment in the school will be
possible Tuesday when the regular
class sessions will be in full swing.
Forty-four registered Monday at
Wilson and 81, at Harding.
Competent teachers will instruct
the various classes which include
Bible study, music and craft work
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-03
Finals in Piano Tournament
Announced on Monday

Final results of the Ell Centro unit
of the national piano playing tour
nament, which closed Sunday after
a tWo-day meet at the Kenah STU
dioS, we're announced Monday by
Oria Kenah, general chairman.
The lists which follow include
winners on the national, state. and
district honor rolls.
National Roll
Those on the national honor roll.
who were required to play 10 pieces,
include: Winifred Anderson, Dickey
Buster, Roberta Bartholomew, Phyl-
lis Justman, Judith Justman, Mari
lyn Tison, Jean SWanberger, Mary
Yano. FL Centro; Donald Movies
Evelyn Mitchell, Margaret Louise
Morrow. Alene Neyins. Patricia
Shauk, Helen Imrie, Roberta Faw-
cett, Betty 10 Boals of BraWley.
State Roll
Those on the state honor roll
who played seven pieces, we're: Hell
en- Andres, Jacqueline Freedman
Betty 10 Brinnon of Ell Centre;
Margaret Stanley, Wanda Foster
Thelma HollingSWorth, Thelma Mel
son, Irene Sanford of Brawley
District Roll
Playing of four or five pieces was
required for those on the district
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-03

honor roll, the winners being. Jack
Thornburg, Marvin Haun, Jimmy
Nesbitt Lavina ProvaZek of FL Gen.
tro, Patricia Holleran, Murray
Morrow, Dorothea Thompson, Alice
Ann RoWlin, Geraldine Skipper,
Thelma Belle Witter, Peggy Ann
Youngstrom, Ruth Wilkinson. Bar
bara Meade. Laura Cooke, June
Sanford of BraWley
This FL Centro piano tourney
was part of a countrywide event
in which more than 10000 student
pianisIs have participated from
Boston to Los Angeles. Names of
the above winners will appear in
the national tournament year book
and each winner will receive a
certificate of honor from the Guild
in New York.
Adelaide T. Perry of Los Angeles
was the judge before whom each
student had an addition.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-03
Birthday Party
For Phil Haas

Mrs. Russell Haas, $50 Len Rey
avenue, gave birthday party Sat
urday afternoon for her son, Phil,
who was 10 years old that day.
The young guests gathered at
the Haas home for afternoon of
games including several fortune
telling novelties after which re-
freshments were served which in
cluded the pretty birthday cake with
the right number of lighted candles
ornamenting it. Attractive favors
marked the places. The refresh
ments were served in a summer
house in the Haas garden
Guests were: Lorraine Stafford,
Marllyn Mullin. Patricia Clark, Da-
vid Weakley. Bobbie Miller, Hugh
Latham, Charles Doffing Billy Rid
die Jack Buster, Lloyd RiveS, Alan
Hunt, Earl Duane Hancock, Beth
Hass and the guest of honor, Phil
Haas.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-03

Ell Centre bethel No. 118. Jobs
Daughters, installed officers at a
beautiful ceremony performed Sat
Gfday night in the Holtville MaSi-
nic temple and witnessed by large
audience composed Tor the greater
part OF friends and relatives.
The Installation was preceded by
Il candlelighting ceremony perform
ed by Mildred Webb and Shirley
Rau, the two newest members OF
the bethel
Next came the escort of the in
stalling officers: Mildred Morgan
past honored queen of Ell Centro,
guide; Marjorie Anderson also a
past honored queen of Ell Centro
marshall; Lois Ann Wellington, hon
ored queen of the BraWley bethel
No. 1T, flag bearer; Frances Allen
past honored queen of Ell Centro
chaplain; Jerry Doyle of the BraW-
ley bethel, junior custodian; Max
inc Davis of BraWIey. senior Gus
todian; Mrs. Shirley Parks, guard
ian, of the BraWley bethel, record
er; Margaret Madden, former MEM
Der of the Ell Centre bethel, librarian
Mrs. Margaret Rau, musician.
The escort of the officers ELECT
followed the group forming stal
whose outline was marked in white
on the floor with a royal purple
strip in the center. Each officer
carried bouquet OF beautiful spring
flowers which added to the beauty
of the service.
Install Officers
AS the chaplain brought in the