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Evening star., 1940-10-21
Silver Spring Church
Breaks Ground Feb. l

Ground will be broken February /
for the construction of a sl00,0OO
church for st. Michael's Catholic
parish, Silver Spring. Md, it was
announced yesterday by the Rev
Thomas A. Calnan, pastor. The
church will be erected on Mont
gomery avenue between the paro-
chial school and rectory.
The main altar, estimated to cost
$4,000, will be given by Father CAL
nan in memory of his parents and
himself. A. Hamilton Wilson of
Bethesda is the architect for the
project.
Plans for the building have been
sanctioned by the Most Rev. Michael
J. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore
and Washington. The present
church, built 10 years ago. is at
Georgia and Wayne avenues.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Congregation Welcomes
Rev. Andre Loitord

The Rev. Andre Loitard, pastor
Of the French congregation of
Washington. was welcomed yester-
day afternoon at services held at
st. Johns Episcopal Church upon
his return from military service in
France.
He preached his last sermon here
In May. 1888, He went to France
and reported to the French Army.
He was sent to Turkey. and after
generalization last July was in
Greece and arranged passage to
the United States from Lisbon.
He was welcomed by Dr. c. Leslie
eileen, new rector of st. Johns
Church.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
British.U. !. Talks
On Japan S 0i|Crisis
Hinted byLondon
England Is Declared
Not Tokine Appeosing
Attitude Toward Toxic
BY the Axxocilted Press.

by the AS4oclkIeo PIeS&.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-Authoritativ
British sources declared today that
the British certainly are not taking
ar appeasing attitude" toward
Japan in the issue Of the Neither
lands Indies rich oil resources and
intimated strongly that British
American consultations had been
held on Japans oil problem.
These sources reiterated the Brit
ish government had contracted for
all the Indies output of high octane
gasoline, used for aviation fuel, and
said they had no new information
concerning Japanese-Dutch negoti-
ations over this production.
Asked whether the United States
and Britain were discussing an en-
barge on low-grade oil, these sources
said: Under the present happy
relations we have discussed every
thing from cabbages to kings-so
we would not exclude this subject"
The informants added they had no
exact information, however, as to
such discussions.
Lord Bearsted Coming to U. S.
This statement was made while
Lord Bearsted. chairman of Royal
Dutch Shell, was flying by Clipper
TO New York on what he called
urgent business" Shell has vast
interests in the Netherlands Indies
oil industry.
At the same time, Ichizo Koba-
yashi. japanese Minister of Com
merce, who has headed special
economic mission to Batavia, dis
closed he is returning tomorrow to
Toxic. Officials, however. said his
departure would not affect the nego-
tiations and denied reports abroad
that they had been broken of.
There is no 'ofhcial restraint" pre-
venting British oil companies from
selling to Japan, as in the United
States. where there is an embargo
on high octane gasoline.
But informants here enumerated
several reasons why, 80 far as We
know, none of this is getting to
Japan from British sources"
No sympathy for Japan.
The first was that I'VE need it all
for ourselves British companies,
they added, have no sympathy for
Japan" and. Furthermore. the Brit
ish government lis their biggest GUS
toner and it happens to have cash"
Although sale of low-grade gaso-
line and oil is not banned either.
they said they were unable to tell
whether any was being sold to Japan.
They declared it was the British
governments custom not to Inter
fere with normal commercial prac-
tees" but emphasized the i'm
portance of unofficial pressure"
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Police Seeking Gun
OF Youth Who Posed
As '5niper' in Robbery
Brief Bandit Career
Ends and Engagement
Is Postponed

The gun used by an 1s-year- old
boy, who posed as the "sniper' in
the course of his brief career as
bandit. was sought today by police.
Inspector Bernard w Thompson,
chief of detectives, said he did not
believe the prisoner was the gunman
who has shot down several colored
men here in recent weeks. How
ever. police were searching for the
gun the youth is believed to have
owned.
The boy also will be placed in a
special lineup at police headquar-
ters, Inspector Thompson said, to
be viewed by a colored girl whose
escort was killed by the sniper last
week
Engagement Postponed.
One successful holdup and a sec
ond attempted robbery, in which
he posed as the sniper, have been
admitted by the youth. police say.
His arrest yesterday caused cancel
lation of party at which his en-
gagement to l7-year-old girl was
to have been announced
The boy was arrested in grocery
store at 1900 T street NV. after his
persistent talk about the sniper's
dolngs had aroused suspicious of
those in the store Police were sum-
moned quietly and took the boy into
custody.
He admitted under questioning
that he had robbed an ice cream
store at 1881 B street NE. on Satur-
day night, obtaining IS. He also
admitted that it was he who entered
a grocery store at 1900 Sixteenth
street NV the same day and handed
Mrs. Sylvia Davidson a note de-
manding money.
The notes used in the ice cream
store robbery and the attempted
holdup of Mrs. Davidsons estab-
lishment were signed The Sniper'
and the youth had backed up his
demands by exhibiting newspaper
stories telling of the gunman's
activities.
Note Handed to Woman.
The note handed TO Mrs. David
son said:
Hand me over your money, bills,
fast or III blow your brains out
with silent gun. Don't give the
alarm for 10 minutes or Ill be
back.-The Sniper."
You're just kidding. aren't you?'
asked Mrs. Davidson.
The boy produced newspaper clip
pings about the snipcr.
That's me" he said.
When a customer came into the
store, she made an excuse to GO
to the back room and the youth
fed.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Byrnes His WiIIkie
For Deception in
Campaign (a|ks
Cites Stutem .nt Army
Lacks Rifles as Effort
To Frighten People
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-senator
Byrnes, Democrat of South Caro-
line declared today that Republican
Presidential Candidate Wendell l..
WillkIe had made deceptive cam.
paign statements that might con-
vince dictators that we are as help
less as he says We are
Such statements, Senator Byrnes
said at a press conference at Demo-
cratic national headquarters. might
have a bad reaction" upon Latin
American republics which, he said,
ordinarily would depend on the
United States for protection and
which might think that they would ,
have to look elsewhere for 1t.
Senator Byrnes asserted that MIR.
Willkie had made deceptive
statements which were I Tightening
the people and listed al long these
a statement that the United States
Army had no rifles.
LAS a matter of fsct,N Senator
Byrnes said, "the Army has 1000 900
Springfield and Enfield rifles
Denies Commitments.
Senator Byrnes described AS
reckless and irresponsible" state
ments he attributed to the Repub-
lican forces which implied that
President Roosevelt had made secret
commitments with foreign govern
ments.
He said he did not believe that
any President, Democratic or Re-
publican, would make such commit
mentS and that if one should he
should be impeached. In such a
case, Senator Byrnes said, as men,
Der of the Senate trying impeach-
ment charges he would vote for
custer.
The Republican candidate, Sem
ator Byrnes said, was going strong
in one direction" while Republicans
in Congress were going strong in
the opposite direction in matters
Of foreign affairs.
Mr.. Willkie, he said supported the
Roosevelt foreign policy in most
part, while Republicans IN Congress
were voting against it. He said that
Republicans voted against lifting Of
the arms embargo, against defense
appropriations until the fall Of
France and that some had voted
against conscrlptlon.
Cites G. o. p. Record.
Mr.. Willkie. he said. had accused
the President of holding up the
amortization plan for defense con-
| tracts ard thereby delayed defense
| efforts. When the plane came TO the
/ Senate. Senator Byrnes continued,
only one lone Republican voted
for il
Another statement he said Mr..
WiIlkie had made which was de
ceptiye" was campaign assertion
/ that in 1886 the Government had
| the lowest percentage of total Gov
ernment expenditures for national
defense in history.
/ The Senator said Mr. Willkie
listed this percentage at 95, when 1t
actually was los, and that Mr. Will
kie left the impression that de-
fense appropriations were reduced
that year when they actually were
increased S250,000000.
Il don't believe that the American
people are going to say that Knud-
sen. Stettinius, Nelson and the
others members of the National
Defense Advisory Commission are
incompetent and would work any,
better if Mr. Willkie were PreSi-)
/ dent Senator Byrnes said.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Japanese Mission Reaches
Hanoi for Conversations

VICHY, France, Oct. 81 tR.-A
japanese economic mission headed
by Ambassador Hajine Matsumiya
arrived in Hanoi, French Indo-
China, today to prepare for French
japanese economic negotiations in
Toxic late in November, it was an
nounced here.
French sources said the JapaneSe
Ambassador might also arrange with
the Governor General for immediate
Japanese purchases in Indo-China.
Evening star., 1940-10-21

Verdi's Aida" the third offering
of The Stars program. The broad
cast, conducted by DR.. Edwin N. C.
Barnes, head Of the music depart.
ment in Divisions ! to of the
public schools, was scheduled for
WMAL at 2:l5 pm.
Distribution of the Aida record
ings. as we'll as the recordings of
Bizet's Carmen" and Gounod S
Faust" continued today at the
music appreciation booths in the
lobby of The Star Building. The
booths are open each weekday from
9 am. to pm, but are closed on
Sundays.
The two types Of electric record
players included in The Stars offer
also will continue to be available
at the booths.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Dutch Threaten to Blow Up
Oil Wells If Attacked

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
Oct. 81 (Pl.-Dutch oil wells and
refineries in the Netherlands Indies
would be blown sky high If the
Japanese attacked the islands, 1t.
Comdr. Harloff, chief of the Dutch
airforce in Britain. said today.
Harloff. here en- route to the East
Indies. aid the Japanese had been
so warned.
He added the japanese could be
held off long time if they attacked
the East Indies because there are
no fifth column traitors"
Evening star., 1940-10-21
MiIIionth, Piece of Scrip

The millionth piece Of scrip earned
by workers at the Washington Self
Help Exchange since 1887 will be
handed to the man earning it al
3 pm. tomorrow by Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, jr., at 1923 U street
NV
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Maj. Walker Appointed
Assistant +. S. A. Chief
!, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Appointment OF Maj. John o.
Walker. former director of public
safety of Knoxville. Tenn, to be as
sistant administrator of the Farm
Security Administration was an
nounced yesterday by the Agricul-
ture Department.
MI Walker has been director OF
the resettlement division of the F.
S. A. since 1885. The latter post
will be filled by Mason Barr. a
graduate of the University of Michi-
gan.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Weather Report
ne United States weather Bureau)
Furnished BY the q

(EunlBhed The
o cold with minimum
colder; northeast winds
Maryand-Cloudy preceded
mostly cloudy slightly
colder.
VgnaF south mostly cloudy north portion preceded by light
extreme northwest cold tonight mostly
cloudy. slightly colder north portion
cold tonight preceded
o. generally
Evening star., 1940-10-21
weather Conditions Last ~ Hours.

A trough OF low pressure is advancing
eastward over the North Atlantic States
Caribou. Ne, l006.S mllibars t2913
inches', and another trough Of low pressure
Is developing and moving eastward over
Montsns. Great Falls. l005-1 millibars
t29. IS inches'. An area Of hish pressure.
attended by colder air, is moving south
sa, r. over the upper IaFe reh,en
5000 irehes', and pressure. continues
relatively high over the middle Rocky
Mountain region. the Southern Appalachian
region, and the Gulf of Mexico, Milford,
Utah, 1918 millibars t3004 inches);
Elkins W Va. 1924 millbars t3a1a
inches). and over the Gulf Of Mexico. 1017
millib.r. '3oo3 inches. Moderate to
heavy rain has occurred on the Northern
California coast and over OREGON and
Wsshngton during the last - hours
while lisht rain or snow has occurred over
portions Of the Lake region and the North
Atlantic States. The weather continues
unses soma bly, cold over the Middle Atlantic
ana North Atlantic States. the Ohio Valley
and Tennessee while unusually mild
weather continues from the Plains States
westward,
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Correction

The Star inadvertently designated
Thomas Curtain, 81, of the l700
block Of Thirteenth street Sc, as
colored in a story Sunday about
traffic accidents due to the weather
Mr. Curtain is a white man.
He was struck by an auto at
Fourteenth and S streets Sc, Sat-
urday and is being treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for conclusion Of the
brain.
The Star regrets the error of iden-
tifcation.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Judqe Scott to Speak

Installation of officers will feature
meeting of the Lincoln Civic As
sociation tonight at o'clock in the
Francis Junior High School. Judge
Almond w. Scott, of Municipal
Court. will speak.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Church Sponsors Supper

GAITHERSBURG, Nd, Oct. 81
(SpeciaD Women of the Rockville
Presbyterian Church will sponsor a
supper at the church Thursday
Mrs. George F. Ray, jr., is chairman.
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Repert for Last "a Hours.

Record fer Last - Hsurs.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest 55. at noon today. Year aGo. 81
Lowest, 90. 5:45 am. today. Year
ago, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Fishest 100. on July ~.
Lowest. :. on January %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest, a6 per cent. at am.
Lowest. A. per cent, at 3 pm.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
ca pit a dafAl,
Evening star., 1940-10-21
Pfecipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1940-10-21

ForeiEn Stations.
(Noon. Greenwich time. today.)
Temperature. weather
Horta NtyaD, AsoYes 6e Cloudy
(Current observationS.)
8aa Juan. Puerto REQ 80 Geudy
Rava0a Cu60 81 Cloudy
Colon oaaal Z0oN ~ Rain
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Firehouse Is Requested
Near Fort 1otten

The Brightwood Citizens Asso.
citation last night adopted a reso.
luton requesting the District Conn
missioners to construct a firehouse
on q tract of land owned by the
District near Fort Totten.
John Clagett Proctor announced
that services would be held on
Memorial Day in the battle-ground
National Cemetery on Georgia ave.
nue.. opposite Walter Reed Hospital,
at 3:15 o'clock. Music will be fur.
nished by the United States Navy
Band. The ceremonies will be held
jointly under the auspices of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and
the association.
Thomas j. Holmes, assistant prin.
cipal of the Eastern High School,
was Endorsed by the association for
the position Of principal of the new
Calvin Coolidge High School, Fifth
and Sheridan streets, which is to be
opened next September.
President Charles w. Ray invited
the members to hold the June meet-
ing on his farm at Sandy Spring.
Nd, and appointed q committee
consisting Of Elmer johnson, chair.
man; Samuel A. Swiggett, ]. w.
Ferriter and Howard s. Fisk to
arrange the details of the affair.
The meeting concluded with an
anti-tuberculosis motion picture.
The meeting was held In the Paul
Junior High School.
Evening star., 1940-05-11

when, as a matter Of fact. they
should have been taking chances on
obsolescence and forcing American
factories into greater and greater
production.
1t is an open secret that the allies
have fewer planes than the Nazis
and that the latter's production per
month far exceeds the output OF
America, France and Britain COM
bined. American factories should
be turning out more planes per
month, whether for our own or for
foreign use.
The latest crisis, like its predeces-
sors, has revived talk of adjourning
partisanship on foreign policy, even
though presidential campaign is
approaching. The example of bick-
ering in Britain in the midst OF
war, and the change of govern
ment. has been an impressive one
The fact that all parties can unite
in a crisis In British democracy is q
heartening illustration of national
patriotism. In America, If foregn
questions are eliminated, the cam
paign could concentrate on domes-
tic issues, which are being side.
tracked.
Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1940-05-11
Application Is Filed
For New Radio Stotion

The District Broadcssting Co. Of
this city. the officers Of which are
omcials Of the Washington Post, yes
terday fled an application with the
Federal Communications Commits
sion for construction permit for q
new high frequency radio broadcast
ing station to be located here.
The application says the proposed
station is to be operated on q regular
commercial basis and asked for the
assignment of the frequency Al, 400
kilocycles with 1000 watts power. It
is proposed to use the frequency
modulation system in transmission.
The officers Of the company, &C.
cording to the application are,
Eugene Meyer, president: G. G. Boy
cen, controller Of the Washington
Post, vice president, and Maxfield
Lund, assistant controller of the
Washington Post, secretary.
Evening star., 1940-05-11

Constantine Brown. descended and
taken the small garrisons at The
Hague, Rotterdam and various
strategic points in Eastern Belgium
by surprise, but the situation there
is by way Of being re-established.
As In all preliminary operations,
there. Is a complete confusion Of
reports, as well as a confusion Of
movements.
French and British troops from
the reserve depots in France have
been rushed to the rescue Of the
Lowlands with great speed. Tho
Dutch and Belgians have not been
caught mapping like the Norwegians.
They had known since last October
that sooner or later their neutrality
would be violated. Since it was
most likely to come from the east
they fortified their borders and
concentrated their armies in those
regions.
Too Early to Tell.
It Is much too early for the mill
tary experts who are watching the
operations even to guess what the
outcome might be.
1t is obvious, according to their
reports, that the Germans are using
the strategy prescribed years ago by
Gen. Won Schlieffen which contains
the three fundamental principles:
Outfank, envelop, destroy, employed
with the aid Of up-to-date methods
such as the parachutists. The Ger
mans chief weapon, however, is and
viii remain for long time, their
tremendous air arm.
In the daytime swarms Of Ger
man airplanes are attacking Dutch
and Belgian towns with an apparent
disregard Of cost.
At night transport planes pro-
tected by bombers and German
Messerschmitts are making their
way into the hearts Of the invaded
countries dropping thousands Of
men at selected spots.
Strategy Of Confusion.
The strategy of the Germans is to
confuse the defenders of the two
countries. German armies and mo-
torized units are advancing across
the borders and are met with a
stiff resistance; In the meantime
the "locusts" are endeavoring to
Land behind the defenders lines in
numbers sufficient, the Germans
hope, to create q confusion among
the forces Of King Albert and Queen
Wilhelmina.
Despite these tactics, the Belgian.
Dutch troops are holding their own,
and before long the Franco-British
forces will be at their sides in sum.
cient strength to form a solid front
against the Germans.
Evening star., 1940-05-11

through Roosevelt channel people
tanned Harry Hopkins the
appointed his economist Willard Thorpe and 1horpes assistant
upp to negotiate with Joseph Hazen
been named Hoywood special
and Haze both able then settled
reaching settlement which the Justice Department
unsatisfactory.
Then unfortunately the impending settlement
hhed in
not been kindly treated by the Immediately
Justice Department crying fraud at the their
consulted
settlement unacceptable Thereupon the movie industry
shekng and made Hollywood sound like the wang
Now the whole business will
there sensible coordination
President would not trouble himself with
movie magnates IN the middle great world But he
does not trouble to demand coordination he must the penalty
Purge's End
Last Wednesday, which average
gloomy times really letter New history
evening the deadne for filing Virginia primary although
Senator Harry Byrd reelection
administration friend ned to oppose him.
The New Dealers dislike K
Montana Edward Burke Nebraska
offender their policies
sstent effective
Roosevelt administration He hit hard quarter
New Deal its recent Consequently planned
long three destroy Byrd the primary
Price groomed to him. Byrd machine
in possible publicly announced that Byrd would
sacrifice
strong his State the election approached
unity apparent will
opposition certain
Sale of a Yacht
Morgans application yacht Corsair to
Maritime
needed for national defense under law Of 1912 ddg transfer
Evening star., 1940-05-11

reports that the g. Gould Lincoln.
war abroad threatens to engulf the
whole of Europe.
President Roosevelt's address last
night to the scientists of the Amer
icas was, In effect, call to all the
freedom loving peoples OF this hem
isphere to prepare to defend them
selves against attack. The Presi-
dent proclaimed himself a pacifist-
a lover of peace. He left no doubt,
however, that he is prepared to
fight for peace If 1t becomes neces-
sary, and the kind of civilization
that America has achieved. There
is not the slightest doubt that the
American people will support the
President.
Self Protection Is Issue.
The debate, however, will come
over the need Of self-protection for
the American Nation and the West
ern Hemisphere-the Monroe Doc
trine, in effect-and the advisability
Of this country's entering In any
way the war now waging In Europe.
Despite the difficulties which the
British and the French now face
and the lightninglike thrusts of the
Germans into the low countries the
war has not yet been decided against
the allies. Those who believe that
this country should remain aloof
from the European struggle will
argue that the war abroad is not
our war and that 1t should be set
tied abroad. They will argue, also,
that our duty is to prepare against
all eventualities, so that even should
the European democracies be over
whelmed, this country will be able
to fight of any attempt to invade
the Americas. north or south, but
to 60 no further.
The main thing, however, is to
prepare-whether it be to 60 to the
aid in the end of the British, the
French, the Dutch ana the Belgians
or to tight of any future attack that
may be made by the totalitarian
governments in this hemisphere. De-
lay in such preparations may be
terribly costly.
Calls for Redoubled Defense.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,,
chairman Of the Senate Naval Affairs
Committee. who has been strongly
against the involvement Of the
United States in Europe's present
war, immediately announced that
our efforts for greater national de-
fense should be "redoubled." He
has by no means come to the con-
clusion that this country will neces-
sarily be next" and that Germany
and her potential allies will seek to
invade us. Indeed, he is inclined to
doubt that such will be the case.
Nevertheless the chairman of the
Naval Affairs Committee believes
that this country should strain every
nerve now to build up its first line
Of defense, the Navy, to strengthen
its air force and to increase the
strength of the Army
1t is vitality necessary to strengthen
the Army and the air forces of the
Nation. Only in that way will the
Navy be left free to operate daringly.
For should the only defense of the
Nation be the Navy-and the Navy
should suffer major reverse-the
country would be left at the mercy
of invaders.
Senator Austin Of Vernon, as
sistant Republican leader Of the
Senate and q devoted adherent OF
adequate national defense, is con-
vinced that the plans fol. strengthen
ing the armed forces are much more