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Evening star., 1940-02-11
Legislators Voice Sympathy
For Blue Plains Improvement
But Appropriations Subcommittee Wants
To Know Where Money Is Coming From

| to its obligation toward the MAIN
tenance and improvement of the
Nations Capital"
Chairman Caldwell of the House
Subcommittee said unequivocally
that the District people must rea-
lie that there will be no increase
by o,r subcommittee in the Federal
contribution. Therefore, any in
crease in appropriations must be
paid for by themselves in taxes"
Members of both subcommittee
pledged themselves to investigate
conditions at the institutions, con-
vinced that the time Mrs Roosevelt
has given to visiting the institutions
and testifying before the committee
investigating welfare needs has given
more than ordinary merit to pro-
poSals for improving conditions at
the institutions.
Several Senators declared them
selves in favor of more local control
of District affairs, through local
suffrage and national representation.
Most of the Congressman polled
showed interest in the present in
vestigation of the institutions criti-
cized by Mrs. Roosevelt and prom
ised to do what is right" to improve
conditions.
The Public Health Subcommittee
of the House District Committee,
which has been investigating condi-
tions at the institutions, meanwhile,
will hold its next meeting Tuesday
at 1890 am, calling as witnesses
three inmates of the Home for the
Aged and Inf1rm as well as Frank
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Vandenberg Urges
Quarantine Of
Third Termites'
New Deal Is AssuiIed
In Series Of Speeches
By 6. o. P. Leaders

Next November the American
people will demonstrate that they
are tired of life on a flying
trapeze," Senator Arthur H. Van"
denberg, frequently mentioned as a
candidate for the Republican Pres
idential nomination. last night told
st. Paul, Mimi, Republican rally
celebrating Lincoln's birthday.
Americans, the Senator asserted,
are tired Of experiments that never
end and patent medicines that never
cure. They are tired of bureaucrats,
boondogglers, barnacles, brain trusts,
ballyhoo and bankruptcy. An
eloquent and decisive majority -
composed of Republicans and JET
fersonian Democrats alike-win re-
pudiate the repudiators of the
American system"
He proposed Quarantine Of the
third termites" as part of pro-
gram of national recovery.
Senator Vandenberg said he did
not recommend that the New Deal
be scrapped in its entirity, "be-
cause there Is no way to retrieve
the eggs after you have made an
omelette."
Formula Offered.
1--WE do not weaken our indict-
ment against the New Deal by find
ing spots of good in it." he con-
tinued. "On the contrary, we
strengthen our indictment by dis
playing a sense of discrimina-
ton and good faith =. We must
scrap the bad, improve the good.
live by the Constitution, quit reck-
less innovation, make Government
solvent, give legitimate American
free enterprise q sustained chance,
restore = maximum Of home rule in
States and local communities
and 90 forward In one consistent
and dependable direction all the
time
Other Republican leaders, in Z
prelude to the 1910 campaigning
denounced the New Deal In Nation
wide speech-making last night.
In Louisville, Senator Austin, Re-
publican, OF Vermont, assistant
minority leader, declared that Su-
preme Court decisions had applied
brakes on the New Deal. But he
| added:
They do not stop the building up
| hv the New Deal az new inStrumants
Of public power which the President
has said might. in the hands o1
others, place shackles upon the
liberties Of the people. What? Is II
inevitable that we have : third tern
| Uee VANbEsBElEo, PayS A-lo
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Green Suggests Lewis Give PIon
To Joint Peace Committee

that Mr.. Lewis zone roll call" plan
was an effort to cover up what he
called Mr.. Lewis blocking Of peace
negotiations.
In the past Mr.. Green has said
differences needed to be ironed out
before m amalgamation Of the two
factions could be effected. s
He had pointed out, as an example,
that II the G. I. O. Electricians
Union was brought into the A. r. l..
and 4 settlement Of differences be-
tween the two then was sought, 1t
would bring the labor war inside the
a. y I. instead q outside, - at
HkVooat
Evening star., 1940-02-11
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Conditions at Home for the
Aged and Infrm at Blue Plains
and tUo other District institu-
tions, visited and criticized bu
Mrs. Rooseptlt TOR lack OF ade-
quate facilities. resulted in in
pestigdtion by Public Health
Subcommittee of House District
Committee NTH Mrs. Roosevelt
as first tDttness. Visits to Blue
Plains also ,Dere made bu Com
missioners, Public Health Serp-
ice doctor, District auditor and
director OF public ,Deltare. To
date, members OF the Senate and
House Snbcommittees on District
Appropriations, the groups Which
,oonld actually appropriate funds
to Improve conditions, haze taken
no part in the investigation.
A poll of members of the Senat,
and House subcommittee on Dis.
trict appropriations last night re.
vealed that both groups are sym
pathetic" toward improving condi
tions st Blue Plains and the twt
other District institutions criticizet
by Mrs. Roosevelt but feel that tn,
whole problem hinges on where tha
money Is to come from, whether BY
q greater Federal share in District
appropriations or from an increase
in taxes.
Senator Overton, chairman of thu
Senate Subcommittee, said the ques.
ton revolves around whether tht
people of Washington will be will.
ing to pay more taxes or the Fedora
Government respond more liberall,
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Executive Luuds
Finland; Hull
Urges Peace Aid
(Tert OF the Presidents Address
on Page A-6.)
BY GARNETT d. HoRNER.

BY GARNETT d. HORNER.
A scathing presidential denuncia-
ton Of Russia as warmaker and
new appeal by Secretary of State
Hull for worldwide support of
Americas objectives for lasting
peace climaxed q series of momen-
tous developments In United States
foreign relations yesterday.
With amazing frankness, Presi-
dent Roosevelt emphatically ex-
pressed sympathy for Finland in its
fight against Russian invasion and
adherence of the indiscriminate
killings of thousands of innocent
victims" under the Soviet dictator
ship"
He said he once had hoped that
Russia would eventually become q
peace-loving. popular government
which would not interfere with the
integrity Of its neighbors." but now
that hope is today either shattered
or put away in storage against a
better day."
Secretary Of State Hull disclosed
that the United States hopes to line
up the whole world behind a long
range program of disarmament and
liberal trade policies as the basic
principles of lasting peace to follow
the present wars.
Understanding Of Principles.
Every feasible way will be utilized
here and abroad to promote UNDER
standing and support of these fun
damental peace principles, which
will be brought to the attention of
every government that Is disposed
to take any interest in them, Mr.
Hull said.
He indicated it was considered
futile to include Russia now in dis
cussions going on with several neu-
trail nations about the peace objec-
tives, but emphasized hope that
eventually all nations would be
committed to them.
President Roosevelt's blunt criti-
cism Of Russia, the impending visit
by Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles to Rome. Berlin, Paris and
London. and the current diplomatic
conversations with neutrals, while
ofhcially in no way connected, never
theless were considered closely re-
lated manifestations OF 4 gradually
emerging policy presaging more
positive action by the United States
In world af1Airs.
The essence Of this policy l; to
explore all possibilities of helping
to bring about an end Of the fight
ing now going on and, at the same
time, exert every effort to assure
that when peace comes it will be
built on firm and lasting founda-
ton.
Closer Link With Italy.
Mr.. ROOsevelts verbal attack on
Russia. almost unprecedented as a
statement by chief executive about
the government of a nominally
friendly nation, serves to clear the
air about this country's attitude to-
ward Communist aggression and to
align the United States more closely
with Italy-the most powerful neu-
trail voice in Europe. Mussolini long
has been the arch foe of Com
munism.
Labelling the present Soviet regime
an absolute dictatorship" the
President delivered his surprising
condemnation of that regime with
careful and emphatic precision at
the end Of an address to more than
1000 members of the National Youth
Congress gathered on the south lawn
OF the White House shortly after
noon.
He first criticized as "unadulter-
tSee ROOSEVELT, Page Al
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Mrs. Roosevelt Helps Find Beds
For 48O Youth Delegates

cots for $50 boys at the Army riding
ring at Fort Myer, plus transporta-
ton in Army trucks. Forty Of the
hotel beds were In the Shoreham.
Mrs. Roosevelt even dialed tele-
phone numbers for Commissioner
George Allen, who was assisting her,
and he delightedly told every one
Mrs. Roosevelt was acting rs his SEC
retary.
Mrs. Roosevelt also obtained 4
showing Of the new John Steinbeck
movie, THE Grapes OF Wrath" for
two audiences Of the congress dele
gates.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Massive Soviet Drive
Sill Being Repu|sed,
Defenders Report
Scores Of Tonks Blasted
As Men Die in Snow
Before Finnish Line

TWO ARMED TRAWLERS sunk,
British admit, with loss of % lives;
three. merchantmen and dredge
damaged in air attacks. Page Az
DALADIER WINS UNANIMOUS
vote of confidence from Chamber
OF Deputies after two-day secret
debate on war policies. Page AZ
BRITAIN AND FRANCE stand firm
against any "patched-up" peace,
but watch latest United States dip
lomatic moves. Page As
BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Feb, 10.-A rash and
massive Soviet. offensive in which
scores of Red Army tanks have been
blown to pieces or captured, .un-
counted soldiers left to die in the
trampled SHOWS. gefore the Man
nerheim Line. and even artillery
shells frantically unloaded from
Russian bombing planes was de-
scribed stonight In graphic military
reports from Nnland's hard-pressed
defense lines. -
The Finnish story is that all this
continuing onslaught has been to
no avail. The unvarying phrase,
"All attacks were repulsed," was
uttered again tonight by the Finn
ish high command in COM
munique issued on the tenth day of
continuous Russian attack on the
Karehan Isthmus.
The fighting on the isthmus and
on other battle frcnts tonight had
added 72 Russian tanks In two days
to the scrap heap of modern weap-
ons launched against Finland's in
dependence. Unofncial reports say
more than $50 Red Army tanks have
been smashed or captured since the
war began November 80 and more
than $50 planes downed.
Foreign Planes Arriving.
Equally important, foreign mill
tary observers said, is the fact that
foreign pursuit planes actually are
beginning to arrive for the defense
OF Finland. II.
Finnish flying men have estimated
Continued on Page AS, Column -
Evening star., 1940-02-11
pe||ey Is Held Here
Under $4,000 Bond; |;
Fiqhts Extradition
Says He Hos Plenty Of
Money to Resist Removal
To North CuroIinu
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
William Dudley Pelley, Siluer
Shirts leader, appeared uner-
pectedly before Dies Committee
Tuesday to deny charges of "col-
lusion" betWeen Chairman Dies
and himselt. He had been sought
for many months to testify on
committee charges that his Or
gdnizdtiOn is one OF largest
Fascist groups in United States.
William Dudley Pelley, Silver
Shirt leader, arrested as a fugitive
from justice yesterday afternoon as
he finished testifying before the
Dies Committee. is being held at No.
l precinct today under $4,000 bond,
pending . removal hearing tomorrow
in Police Court.
He announced that he would fight
extradition proceedings by North
Carolina authorities, and that he
had "an the money in the world to
fight this case" He displayed q
certified check for $4,000, made out
to Floyd Hatfield, one of his at
torneys, by New York City bank.
Pelley declined, however. to allow
reporters to see the signature on the
check.
Friends who believe as I do" fur
nishod the funds, the Silver Shirt
leader explained.
Probation Violations Charged.
R. r. williams, who said he was
appointed by Judge Zeb B. Nettles
of Asheville, N. c.. as special pros
ecutor OF Pelley's case there, said
Pelley is wanted in North Carolina
for alleged violations of probation
imposed after conviction in 1885
or a count of violating the blue sky
laws and on another count of false
representation. Mr.. Williams added
that Pelley was fined 81 900 and paid
about 81 900 more in court costs. and
that judgment was suspended for
i've years, enabling the court to i'm
pose sentence at any time deemed
advisable during that period. Judge
Nettles issued a capias order for
Pelley's arreste last October.
Pelley, whose arrest in the COM
mittee room created a sensation at
the hearing. told reporters: Il know
of no outstanding indictment or
judgment against me since the
prayer for judgment in 1895. I have
committed no crime and have gone
CONTINUED on Page AS, Col. -
Evening star., 1940-02-11
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne ASSoclNte0 FreB.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 10-William
Green, American Federation of La.
Dor president, suggested today that
John L. Lewis new and practical
plan" for labor peace be submitted
by the G. I. o. chieftain to the Joint
committee already authorized to
negotiate q settlement.
IF he has serious proposals to
make, let him agree to resume peace
negotiations and submit his pro-
posaIs to the A. r. L.-C. I. O. COM
mittee authorized to negotiate Z
settlement" Mr.. Green said.
The A. p. L. president intamAtod
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Hoover Political Speech
Set Tomorrow Night
6y the Associated Press.

6y tue ABBOCIuVeu EIc0B.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-For-
mer President Herbert Hoover will
make his first political address of
1910" in Omaha Monday night. The
Republican circles organization said
the Lincoln's birthday speech would
concern 'our most important do
mestic issue"
The talk, to be broadcast from
to 9:45 pm, Eastern standard time,
will be under the auspices of the
Nebraska State Republican Com
mittee and the Nebraska Women's s
Republican Clubs.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
By the Associated Press.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt sat at
q telephone for two hours late yes
terday and canvassed the Federal
Government from top to bottom to
find beds for 40 delegates to the
American Youth Congress who had
no place to sleep.
Beginning with the President him
self, she called the District govern
ment, the w. p. A. and even the
Army. She got 800 rooms in hotels
ut 81 Apiece, free w. p. A. beds for
30 girls ct the Industrial Home and
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Deuth and Toxes

DANVILLE, Pa, Feb. 10 R.-
William Yeager was threatened with
suit today unless he pays $525 In
school taxes by March 6-but that's
the least of his worries. He's sched-
uled to be executed February rs for
the Staying Of State Trooper John
E. FeSsler.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Farley 10 Enter
Primary in
Massachusetts
Stote Party Chief
Thinks President
| Approves Move
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHC ASSCClALcu EEcSS.
BOSTON, Feb. 1O.-A letter from
Postmaster General James A. Far.
ley authorizing State Democratic
Chairman William H. Burke, IT., to
file a slate of delegates pledged to
support Mr.. Farley for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination was
made public tonight by Mr.. Burke
In q statement issued with the
letter, Mr.. Burke said:
Il personally have no direct
knowledge of the intentions of
President Roosevelt, but I believe
that Mr.. Farley's procedure in
agreeing to engage in a contest for
the Massachusetts, delegates has the
approval of the President"
Farley's Letter.
The Farley letter, as made public
by Mr.. Burke, read:
Dear Bill:
Your letter of February 7 has
been received and its contents
noted.
THE Democrats of Massachusetts,
who speak through you as State
chairman do me great honor. and
would not be human If I did not
say to you that I appreciate the
compliment.
Consider this letter your author
ity, or power of attorney, to file
delegates pledged to my candidacy.
JAMES A. FARLEY"
Mr.. Burke's statement said he was
convinced that Massachusetts Dem
ocrats "are overwhelmingly in favor
of a third term for Mr.. Roosevelt.
but that lacking the opportunity to
support him in such venture, they
are willing to be committed to the
support Of Mr.. Farley"
Precedent Cited.
Mr.. Burke said there was prece-
dent for his lining up Farley slate.
Eight years ago our State con-
mittee chairman selected slate of
delegates to run as pledged candi-
dates in behalf of Alfred E. Smith
in the primary" he explained.
'I cite this precedent merely to
justify what otherwise might appear
to be an intrusion by the State
committee into primary confess;
IF there are objections to my
procedure, I predict that 1t will be
completely justified by the enormous
vote that will be cast in the April 80
election for delegates pledged to
vote for Mr.. Farley"
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Farley Entry in Primary
Hailed by Garner Forces
By the Axsociated Preas,

6y tue AXSOClAteu FIe4xs
The entry of James A. Farley into
Massachusetts, Democratic primary
brought expression Of qualification
last night from forces Of Vice Presl-
dent Garner.
They were disappointed, however,
that Mr. Farley did not say outright
he would be a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton even If Mr.. Roosevelt sought
third term.
Political Washington was puzzled
as to the meaning Of Mr.. Farley's
action as far as the general Demo-
cratic picture was concerned.
Questions obviously presented
were whether it meant that Mr..
Farley was lining up against a
third term, whether it should be
accepted as meaning that the
President had thrown open the field
and would not run again, or that
Mr.. Farley merely had decided to
permit his name to be entered in
Massachusetts, and await develop
ments.
Active Candidacy Urged.
Mr.. Garner's friends reported he
had been urging Mr.. Farley to come
out actively as candidate for the
Democratic nomination, believing
this would help smoke out" the
President. They added that the Vice
President also had suggested that
Senator Burton X. Wheeler had de-
clined to commit himself.
Mr.. Farley, who managed Mr..
Roosevelts nomination campaign
in 1892, long has been regarded as q
loyal supporter of "the Chief"
One member Of Congress, in close
touch with the Postmaster General,
analyzed the situation thus:
"Only time can tell what Jim
will do. He should round up all the
delegates he can, because he will
have something to say Cat the
Democratic convention even If he
isn't a candidate himself"
Politicians waited expectantly for
President Roosevelt's reaction to
the Farley candidacy in Massachu-
setts. but most assumed that he
would have little, If anything, to say.
Compliments Exchanged.
Those who wondered whether Mr..
Farley was chiefly playing ball"
with Mr.. Garner remembered that
Mr.. Farley praised Mr.. Garner at
the weekly meeting of the Demo.
cratic National Committee, and that
the Vice President responded with
compliments to the Democratic
chairman.
Associates said Mr.. Gamers main
intention was to force Mr.. Roose.
velt's hand on the third-term oues-
ton. They added that Mr.. Farley's
entry into Massachusetts, had helped
bring the issue to q head.
AS Postmaster General and Dem.
ocratic chairman, Mr.. Farley con-
sistently has gone along with Roose-
welt political policy. He recently
favored Chicago as the site Of the
1910 convention after word spread
that Mr.. Roosevelt wanted the DEM
ocrats to go there.
Representative Flaherty, Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts, said last
night he was convinced that Massa-
chusetts would support President;
Roosevelt for . third term. but that
If he chose not to run the States
Democrats would favor the candi-
dacy Of Mr.. Farley.
I'VE know Mr.. Roosevelt can
carry Massachusetts, II he runs and
that II he doesn't run, Mr.. Farley
can carry It," Mr.. F1aheYty said.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Death Toll Reaches
Unknown Dead in
Georgia Storm
Nearly 500 Injured
And Property Damage
May TotoI S, 600. 900
BY the Associated Press.

Pictures on page A-7.)
Evening star., 1940-02-11

Partly cloudy today, colder in afternoon
or at night; tomorrow fair, slightly
warmer. Temperatures yesterday-High-
est, 40, at { I'm; lowest, IS, at S am.
From the United States weather Bureau rcrort.
Full details on PAGE Az
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 with Jensen singling, McCay walk ing, Hagerup singling, Niemi batting two runs home, Miller going aboard on Jack Schmitz's error in short patch. Roller safe on a fielder's choice, Bell single, and then Frs kline poked a home run over cen terfield fence.
 Keep Going
 But that wasn't all, Rustad sim gled, next man up. his ball taking fluke bounce past Sharek at sec ond, and he scored on McKay's double to left.
 That ended the scoring there, but not until Moose had become sun blinded every way they turned, every Douglas man had scored, and nearly all of them got a hit.
 Douglas got another run in the third inning and three more in the fourth. Moose got one more tally in the fourth when Stan Grummett hit one into the cars in left for a triple and scored on Fritz Schmitz' single.
 The game was never in doubt af- ter the second frame and fans kept bowling for more blood.
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Gastineau Channel League
THIN SKINNED PLAYERS RIPE
 FOR JOCKEYS
AP Feature Service

CLEVELAND, O., July 11.-This is baseball's bench jockey season, bringing up the question: How far may the dugout deriders go?
 The answer is, pretty far, if they don't make their remarks personal, and out of the game if they do.
 "Jockeying by players on the bench has gradually crept in and now seems to be part of the game with out any special rules and regula- tions," explains President William Harridge of the American League.
 Tt is a matter of umpire judg- ment, however, as to just how far jockeying is permitted on the bench. No player, of course, in the Ameri- can League is permitted to use any profanity or address any personal remarks from the bench to the players on the field"
 The Cleveland Indians found re- gently, for instance, they couldn't take verbal liberties with Herb Hash, the Boston Red Sox pitcher, for the umpires ruled mention of his name came under the head of personal remarks"
 Demonstrating that the border line isn't very closely defined are some words from the sharp tongue of Jimmy Dykes, Chicago White Sox manager who recently predict ed Bostons Ted Williams would be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-11

ridden out of the league
 My guys didn't say word to Williams" Dykes related recently. Some of the boys simply had read that Ted wanted to be fireman, so every time he came to bat, they'd beat on the dugout railing and yell, Ma! Here comes the fire engines. :"
 The Red Sox tried to get Lew Rolls to stop us, but Lew ruled that as long as we didn't mention any names, there was nothing the umpire could do about it. A good umpire, that Rolls"
 The rule doesn't prevent managers from making personal remarks about their own players, for when a dozen men on the Cleveland club demand ed Oscar Vitt's removal (they re- scinded their demand later), they declared Witt was in the habit of abusing them publicly, even when they were on the ball field.
 Dykes has the reputation of be- ing the leagues No. bench jock ey, but one cautious, impartial ob- server in a position to hear all that goes on wasn't certain about the merit of Dykes claim That" he declared, lis purely a matter of op- inion."
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by the circumstances of the game. If runners are on second and third, he may try to hit hard to clean the bases. He may try to hit behind the runner if team mate is on first. He attempts to send the ball between first and second. A hole is there, for the first base man has to stay nearer the bag than usual.
 There are two kinds of bunts, The sacrifice bunt is usually ex- pected by your rivals. Its purpose is to advance the base runner, with the odds heavy against your beating it out for a hit. The offen- sive bunt requires surprise and speed. The batter must be nov ing toward first when he bunts. He can either drag his bat across the ball or push it into the ball
 Keep your eye on the ball all the time, Watch rival players for any giveaway sign of the pitcher's $ intentions or for any spot which is unguarded Swing the bat free- ly with firm but light grip. And you'll get your hits.