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Evening star., 1940-12-08
Gen. Ettore Bastico
Succeeds Resigned
Dodecanese Chief
Stepup in Production
Of War Goods Ordered;
Logeords Face Penalty
BY the Associated Press.

ROME. Dec. Heavy penalties
for Italian farmers withholding their
production froN compulsory storage
and for mine owners failing to speed
up operations we're disclosed today
almost coincidentlv with resignation
of the second high Fascist military
commander to step down within two
days.
At the same time the government S
needs impelled it to order the great
est impetus" in the production Of
war materials generally.
With the same phraseology used
yesterday in announcing the resig-
nation of Marshal Pietro Badoglio
as chief Of staff of the Italian
armies-"at his own request"
government told the people that
Gen. Count Cesare Maria de Vecchi
di Val Cismon had left his COM
mand in the Dodecanese Islands to
be succeeded by Gen. Ettore Bastico.
Just as in the case of Marshal
Badoglio-who, said many gossips,
had advised against the campaign
against Greece-ofiicial quarters and
the newspapers maintained silence
as to the reason for this newest mill
tary shake-up.
Called From PO Command.
Gen. Bastico, who led Blackshirt
trops in Ethiopia and Spain. was
called from his command of Italy's
northern army of the Pc to govern
the Dodecanese and command their
armed forces
Gen. Ugo Cavallero's acceptance
of Marshal Badoglio's old post was
taken as sufficient evidence that he
was in agreement on military policy
with the supreme commander, Pre-
mier Mussolini himself.
The cabinets decision to penalize
recalcitrant farmers was made De-
cember 3. but was made public only
today. For any farmer withholding
his production from storage. it pro-
vided imprisonment for a year and
the confiscation of his crop.
The basic Importance of the stor-
age of agricultural products for the
supply of the armed forces and
civilian population requires this
more severe exemplary suppression
(See ROME, Page A-4
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Stop War Candidate
Defeated in Britain
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 7.-W. S. Sea-
mark, 37-year-old Northampton
butcher who campaigned as stop
was defeated today by Gerard
Spencer Summers, a conservative,
by 1,l67 to 1851 vote.
Seamark called himself a Chris
tian pacifist."
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
supported Summers.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
State Police Help Speed
Iron Lung to Girl, 18
BY tie Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE. Va. Dec. 7.-Virginia
and North Carolina State troopers
were pressed into service on an err
rand of mercy tonight after a me-
chanical respirator was rushed here
from Greensboro, N. c., in an at
tempt to save the life of 18-year- old
Helen Firebaugh of Troutville. Va,
stricken with infantile paralysis.
With an escort over the entire
distance, truck bearing the iron
lung" arrived at a hospital here at
GAS p M, two hours and 20 minutes
after leaving Greensboro, N. C.
The young patient, in a semi
conscious condition. was placed in
the lung" a few minutes later, after
being given artificial respiration for
nearly four hours,
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Italy Planned Invasion
For Months, Greeks Say
BY the Associated Press.

Ey lne hSS0Cldleu rlces.
ATHENS. Dec. THE Greek
government charged tonight that
documents found in the divisional
headquarters files of an italian AL
pine division showed that Italy had
planned its invasion of Greece for
several months.
One document dated October 81
and another october 26 carried in
structions as to how the attack
should be made, government
spokesman said.
A document was credited to Gen.
Mario Ciroti, of the Sd Division
of the Alpine troops, and purportedly
addressed to officers of the 9th and
9th Regiments told them to use
every precaution to see that the
Greek troops we're taken by sur
prise.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Greeks Capture
De|vino; Tirana
Now Their Goal
Town 10 Miles
From Porto Eddu
Latest to Fall
BY the Associated Press.


ATHENS, Dec. 8 Sunday -
Greek soldiers, shouting the new
battle cry, "Tirana by Christmas,
have taken Delvino, about 10 miles
northeast of the newly captured
town of Porto Edda and are closing
on the abandoned Italian base at
Argirocastro; it was reported early
today.
The Greek high command re-
ported the capture of the town and
said its soldiers had fought sue
cessful local engagements" against
the Italians at various points along
the front from the sea to the Yugo-
slav frontier. Prisoners were taken.
All Italian bases in southern AL
bania now are behind the Greeks
except Argirocastro, and the Greeks
are closing in on that.
Base Reported Abandoned.
Italian forces were said to have
abandoned the inland base, leaving
part of it IN flame, and converglng
Greek vanguards were reported al
ready to have established contact,
ready to push in.
(Although each days advance
by Greece's army marks a new
ebb in Italy's reversed invasion,
Greek soldiers apparently have
cut out a big order for themselves
with ambitions to be in Albania's
capital in less than three weeks.
lTirana is 80 miles straight
north of Argirocastro. but the
towns are separated by wild
mountains in an almost rOadleSS
country. If the Greek hope is
fulfilled, it seems more likely that
1t will be done by mountalneer
troops on the northern front A
Greek spokesman said today they
were advancing toward ElbaSani,
25 miles from Tirana, along the
PogradetZ-Elbasani road and up
the Devol River ValleyJ
In preparation for occupying Arg
rocastro. dispatches from the front
said Greek forces have taken over
the road between captured Porto
Edda and Delvina and the road
south of ArgirocaStro.
5000 Reported Captured.
At least 5000 Italian prisoners
were said to have been taken yester-
day and many were reported being
flown back to Greek camps to save
time and avoid clogging roads in
the mountainous frontier region.
Among materials newly reported
captured in the occupation of Porto
Edda, one of the main sea gateways
for Italian supplies, were 100 how.
itzers, weapon on which the
Italians relied heavily in their at
tempt to invade Greece.
A government spokesman said last
night that italian forces were falling
back steadily in the southern sector
with more men and materials falling
into Greek hands.
Valons Reported Menaced.
The line of Italian retreat, he said,
is toward Chimara and Tepelini. At
Tepelini. Is miles north Of Porto
Edda. the road north. like that
through Chimara. leads to the i'm
portant port of aiona. which also
has been reported menaced by a
Greek thrust from the east.
Despite stubborn italian resist
ance," he said, "our troops have
been able to occupy heights of stra-
tegical importance, dislodging the
enemy. ="
The enemy has displayed consid-
erable efforts to rush reinforcements
to his forces but these reinforce
ments also have been unable to
change the situation"
Casualties, mostly women and
children, were reported in Italian
air raids on the Greek towns OF
Xanthe and Kyparissia.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Christmas House
Broodcosts

If you're in the vicinity of
Christmas House. at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. NV, at any of the WMAL
broadcasting periods. stop by to
make A contribution and take
part. Representatives of organi-
cations can arrange to appear
on one of the broadcasts by
calling National 5000 and asking
for Christmas House.
TODAY.
No broadcaSts. Christmas
House closed till $50 am. to-
morrow. Come tomorrow or
mail your gift.
TOMORROW.
GAS to 10 am.
4:20 to 4:30 pm.
7:30 TO 7:45 pm.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec Sunday For
the first time in the three months
in which Germany has attempted to
bomb Britain into submission, Lon
don has had more than 30 hours of
uninterrupted all clear"
No air alarm has disturbed the
city since about $50 pm. $3.50 pm,
E. S. TD Friday The last long lull
in the Nazi air bombardment was
from about noon November 25 to
lunch time the next day.
All Britain was unmolested yes
terday except for minor air activity.
Some Britons suggested that bad
weather on the other side of the
Channel had kept the Nazis home:
others that British raids on Nazi
bases Friday night also had some
thing to do with it.
During the day, aerial fighting
was confined principally to the east
and southeast coasts, the Air
Evening star., 1940-12-08
DuviIu Plane at Balboa:
Hops odoy for Lima

BY The Associate Press.
BALBOA, Canal Zone. Dec. t.
A four -motored United States Army
bomber, carrying the ailing Mrs.
Carlos Davila, wife of the former
President of Chile, to her home in
Chile, landed here today after a
six-hour flight from Miami.
The plane will take of at day
break for Lima.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
By CAPT. H. C.. BIARD.

LONDON NA.NAD.-One OF the
most popular of the gallant young
men in Britain's innumerable bomb
ing squadrons today is an ex-Har-
ward boy, once famous in America as
a baseball player.
1t has recently been disclosed that
the r. A. F. has enrolled a con-
siderable number of American citi-
zens who have volunteered to fight;
and, believe me, some of those boys
have wings!
The Harvard boy used to fly his
own and his fathers aircraft way
back in the millionaires' playground
in California. He was known as
very daring flyer-a pilot who would
go anywhere in any weather, and
perform stunts to make his many
girl friends hair stand right on end.
He had the run Of the family
yacht. . palatiA ranch. . colonial
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Nozis Execute Hungarian

BERLIN. Dec. 7 CPD Alexander
damon, 66, Hungarian citizen
convicted of having for four years
made Journeys into Germany in the
spy service of other, unstated lands,
was executed today.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Husband of 9 Days
A German Prisoner,
Peqqy Scriven Told
,x the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclateC Press.
LONDON, Dec. Peggy
Scriven, the Wightman Cup
tennis player who was married
only 9 days ago to Flight 1t.
F. H. Vivian, was notified today
that he was a prisoner of war
in Germany.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Many Fovorites to Be in Films
At Toy Motinees Saturday
Christmas Gifts for Needy Children
Will Be Received at II Theoters

children like Judy Garland to the
in the pictures announced yeser
for the II heaers where TOY matnees
Saturday 1870
Evening star., 1940-12-08

was declared that only "a few people
sustained minor injuries"
The government also reported that
in Friday nights German attacks.
(See LONDON, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Daredevil American Flyer Comes Back Alive After Crash
Of R. A. F. Bomber in Sea Returning From Raid Reich

The exploits OF young Amer
lean Aviator Dith the Royal Air
Force are narrated here by a ia
nous r. A. F. pilot Dho also is a
1Uinner of the Schneider Trophy.
The British censorship mould not
permit publication of the name
OF the American fyer.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
London Without Air Alarms
Longest Period in 3 Months
Nearly All Britain Free Of Raiders;
Bases in Occupied France Blasted

Ministry announced. 1t said two
raiding bombers were shot down.
Bombs fell in East Anglia, but it
Evening star., 1940-12-08

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

(See RAIDER, Page A-50
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Weather Forecast

From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on Pare A-10.
Some cloudiness and colder today; Mon
day generally fair, Temperatures today
Highest, 81, at l pm; lowest, IS, at
z am.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

(See BRITISH AID, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-12-08

(See GREEK AID, Page A
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Acacia's S D. f. Salaries
Total 100000 in Year

The Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co. now employs more than $40
persons in the District of Columbia
and last year paid salaries to en-
ployes of the home office and the
District agency a total of 81 ,000, 900,
President William Montgomery re-
ported to his directors yesterday
in pictu:ing the role the company
plays in the Capitals business life.
During 1899 Acacia paid to policy
holders and beneficiaries in WASH
ington alpue sums aggregating more
than $685., 900, while the company's
investment in first mortgage loans
in the metropolitan area now stands
at more than $2s,550, 900. Most Of
these loans are on single family
dwellings, In conformity with the
company's policy Of stimulating
home ownership.
The amount of supplies purchased
in the District last year, including
furniture and fixtures. printing and
stationery and building materials
aggregated 100000. For public util-
ity services, electric light, gas, tele-
phone and telegraph, Acacia ex-
pended $27 500 here in 1889. And
more than $81 500 was expended
here in various taxes.
Especially noteworthy is the fact
that during 1899 Acacia's total
deposits in Washington banks
amounted to more than $40, ,000, ,0O0
ard the company carried an av-
erage balance In local banks OF
more than 100000. Mr.. Mont
gomery said.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
: Rise Far Above 1888.

The nine national banks, eight
savings banks and five trust COM
panies of the District have all
registered gains in savings deposits
and accounts since 1888 but compare
sons with earlier years vary, largely
because Of changes in the number
of institutions in each classification.
The trust companies, which were
reduced from seven to five in 1880,
but remained unchanged after that
time, have the largest savings de-
posits in their history although the
number of accounts fails to equal
the 1929 level.
In the national banks, which were
cut from IL to 8 in 1888, but were
unchanged after that time, savings
deposits remain well below 1882
levels. While the number of &C
counts has failed to equal 1882, it
is on par with 1880 and well ahead
of 1929.
The savings banks were reduced
from 20 to II in 1882 and to only
seven in 1888, but were increased the
next year to the present total of
eight. In this division, both savings
and accounts are far below 1881 and
preceding years. From their lows
of 1888. however, the savings banks
have made the largest percentage
gains.
Savings and accounts in the three
divisions at the end Of various years
follow:
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Salaries and Wages
Increased in Year,
Hopkins Reports
Climb 5 Per Cent;
Dividends, Interest
Up IS Per Cent
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Secretary Hopkins announced
yesterday that income payments to
individuals last year totalad $69,-
683, 900 900, . gain Of $3,4l2,000, 900
over 1888.
This gain was accounted for
largely by 5 per cent boost in
salaries and wages to a total of
$43, ,783, ,000, 900, the Commerce chief
reported. Dividends and interest
showed the greatest percentage Of
increase, however, rising Is per cent
to $9,OS1 900 900 from the 1888 total
of $8,476, 100000.
December income payments,
which Hopkins said were the largest
for any single month since Decem-
ber, 1896, reached $6,898, ,000, 900,
more than billion dollars ahead of
November and three-quarters of a
billion dollars ahead of December
1898.
Much Of the 1899 gain in income
payments was concentrated in the
closing months of the year." Hop
kins said. During the first seven
months the flow of income to indi-
viduals huctuated narrowly about
an annual rate of $68 200. 600, 900, but
the expanded volume Of industrial
activity in the last five months of
the year was accompanied by sus-
tanned rise in income.
During December income was
being disbursed at an annual rate
of $73,OO0,00 900. This compares
with the 1887 total of $72 500 900 900. -
He reported that social security
benefits for the year exceeded $780,
100000, but were only $4,000, 900
higher than in 1898. while relief
payments, other than work relief
wages, were about the same in both
years.
Hopkins previously had estimated
the national income for 1889 at
$68, 500 100000, as compared with
$64 4,OOO,0 600, 900 in 1898. National in
come, as distinguished from income
payments to individuals, represents
the net value of goods and services
produced during the year.
It includes net savings of busi-
ness units, but does not include di-
rect relief and other disbursements
for which no services are rendered.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Savings Record Set.

Savings deposits in Washington's
~ banks and trust companies stood
at . new record Of $104, ,793, 900 on
December 80, but the number Of
accounts remained well below levels
prior to the 1888 bank holiday, a re-
port from the controller of the cur
rency showed yesterday.
The contrast was best illustrated
by the fact that while the amount
Of savings stood s2l ,424 900 ahead of
the same 1929 date, the number of
accounts had been reduced 54,299;
also that the average size of the
accounts at the end of December
reached $375, compared with $3.50 on
the 1929 date.
Both savings and the number of
accounts showed large gains over q
year ago and represented new highs
since the same 1882 date.
The number of accounts, total saw
ings and the account average at the
end of December in various years
follow:
Evening star., 1940-01-28

AS previously reported, December
department store sales were 16 per
cent above the same 1898 month,
but in addition were SO per cent
above the 1887 month, 14.2 per cent
above the 1885 month, $50 per cent
above the 1888 month and 1874 per
cent above the 1929 month.
Sales for all of 1899 were As per
cent ahead of 1888, 3.5 per cent
above 1887, 1876 per cent above 1885,
578 per cent above 1888 and 1872
per cent above 1929.
Collections Decline.
Store collections, which showed
improvement over 1898 in all other
months of the last year, registered
a decline In December.
The Richmond bank reported
that 2s.6 per cent Of December !
Evening star., 1940-01-28
PRIVATE.

All Divisions Expand.
A breakdown of the Government
totals comparing November, 1889
and 1885, shows large gains in all
divisions.
With the exception of an estimate
for the military branch, the figures
were compiled by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics in cooperation
with the Civil Service Commission
and other agencies.
The major divisions, including the
District government, follow:
Evening star., 1940-01-28

Inventories Not Excessive.
Washington department stores
were well prepared for the Christ
mas buying rush, but they did not
allow inventories to get out of hand,
a report from the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond showed last
night.
While store stocks at the end of
December were 6 per cent ahead
of a year ago, they were not re-
garded as excessive. An interest
ing aspect of the report was that
on December 81, inventories had de-
clined 20.8 per cent below the same
1929 date. A month before, at the
end of November, they were Only
18 per cent behind the same 1929
date % -
During December alone, heavy
buying reduced stocks Is per cent.
At. the end of the month they were
6.7 per cent above the 1887 date,
ISL per cent above the 1885 date
and 1866 per cent above the 1888
date.
The index of department store
inventories, using 1929 as equal to
100, is compiled as follows for the
end of various wears:
Evening star., 1940-01-28
NOVEMBER, 1883.
NOVEMBER, 1888.
Executive Branch Leads.

Executive Branch Leads.
The executive branch of the Fed
eral Government, which maintains
by far the largest pay roll here, is
the only section of the grand total
for which records covering q longer
period of years are available. The
spectacular gains at this point show
conclusively that employment here
is at the highest levels in history.
The executive branch in Novem-
ber had 126,268 employees and a pay
roll of $22 2,513,067 against 119,1O7
and $21,173,231 in the same 1888
month and 112,112 and $19,614,760
in the 1887 month.
The employment record of the
executive branch, which stood for
many years was 117,760 persons on
November II, 1918. However, if this
total had been figured under the
new basis started in July, 1887, 1t
would have been only around 114,-
760. In the December employe to-
tails for various years, this difference
of about 5000 should be taken into
account beginning with the 1897
total. Executive branch employ
ment in December of various years
including conservative estimate
for December, 1899, follow:
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Hungary Cuts Premium
On Dollars, Pounds
3y the Associated Press.

BY lne ASSOClateu PfeSS,
BUDAPEST, Jan. 27.-The gov
ernment today reduced the premium
accorded United States and British
currency, increasing the value OF
the pengo from SGT to 5.18 to the
dollar Crom 17.6 cents to 1913 cents)
The premium had gone into effect
only recently but the government
decided to abolish it after q German
trade delegation demanded a SINH
lar increase in the mark-pengo rate.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Wheat Prices Higher
In u. s., Although
Supply Is Ample
Premium Over World
Levels Creotes Very
Unusual Situation
By the Associated Press.

The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics said yesterday that a very
unusual condition" existed in Amer
ican wheat markets, with prices
continuing high In comparison with
those in other countries despite
plentiful" domestic supplies, both
present and prospective.
Prices Of hard winter wheat at
gulf ports were said to be between
20 and 80 cents a bushel above ex-
port parity, while prices of domestic
spring wheat at Buffalo were only
8 cents lower than approximately
the same quality of Canadian wheat,
duty paid, at the latter point. The
import duty on wheat is AZ cents.
High domestic prices, relative to
prices in other countries, have unu-
ally been associated with short sup
plies of milling wheat" the bureau
said. Supplies for the current sea-
son, however. are moderately large
and the relatively large carryover in
prospect for next July gives as
surance of ample supplies next year,
even if the 1910 crop should be con-
siderably short of domestic needs. "
Big Reserve Remains.
Preliminary forecasts place the
1910 American wheat crop at about
6OO, 900 900 bushels compared with
755, ,0OO, 900 harvested in 1889. Do
mestic needs for a year average
about 675,OOO, 900 bushels. Drought
conditions in the Great Plains region
have caused some damage to winter
wheat. However, reserve of about
100000 bushels from old crops
is in prospect when the 1910 crop
starts moving to market next June
the bureau said.
The relatively high prices in do
mestic markets were attributed by
the bureau to several factors, includ-
ing a 1899 crop only moderately
above usual domestic requirements,
prospects of a small 1910 crop, the
withholding of large quantities OF
wheat from market by growers un-
der the Government loan program
and the Agriculture Department 3
acreage control and export subsidy
programs.
The bureau said domestic prices
during the next few months would
depend largely upon the volume OF
overseas sales of Canadian wheat
general business conditions, and the
manner in which farmers dispose
of wheat now under loan.
Little Effect Expected.
Loan stocks of wheat now total
about 160,0O0,00O bushels. The
bureau said the market apparently
would be able to absorb q reason
able volume of sales without much
price effect If the wheat loans were
liquidated "in an orderly manner.
The bureau said another feature
Of the current market situation was
that prices of hard red winter wheat
had risen relatively more thar
prices of hard red spring wheat. One
explanation for the failure of spring
wheat prices to pace winter wheat
is the likelihood of imports Of spring
wheat from Canada, the bureau said
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Bunk Chiefs Named

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
Jan. 81 (SpeciaD State Senator
Jack Proctor was named president
and G. Dewey Rice cashier of Citi-
zens' National Bank here at the
annual organization session of the
board yesterday. P. E. Nixon of Paw
Paw, former State Senator, was
named vice president.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

receivables were collected during
the month. This compared with
288 per cent in December, 1898, but
was well ahead of 27.7 per cent for
December, 1887.
Collection percentages for various
months Of 1899 and 1898 compare
as follows:
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Loon Group Elects

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
Jan. q (SpeciaD.-C. c. Spring OF
Great Cacapon, was elected presi-
dent Of the Morgan County National
Farm Loan Association at the an
nual meeting of the board yesterday