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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Walter A. Johnston,
Long Leader Of Bar
In D. E., Dies al IA
Widely Known Attorney
Had Been Prominent
In Civic Organizations

Walter A. Johnston, for many
years a prominent figure in the
legal fraternity in Washington and
the political life of Montgomery
County Md, died last night in his
apartment at 47OO Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, after a prolonged illness.
He was IA years old
About six years ago Mr.. john
ston retired from the active prac-
tice of law due to poor health. At
the same time, he gave up his as
ISOLATION with numerous organiza-
lions with which he had been
identified.
Long a resident of Montgomery
County, from which he moved about
two years ago. Mr.. Johnston took an
active part in politics there and
served three terms in the Maryland
State Legislature from 1902 through
1906. In that year, while attending
the State Democratic Convention in
Cumberland as delegate. he was
nominated as the candidate for
election to the House Of Repre-
sentatives to represent Marylands
sixth congressional district. He was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Legal Grounds Lacking in rs,
Bolster u. S. Stand on Sinking
Permit Public Opinion to Mobilize
Readily and Effectively Behind President

ing as to the grave situation which
has resulted from the submarine
attacks.
The note was long, but Robert
Lansing, then the State Depart
ment's counsellor, was dissatisfied
with it. On June 8, as Secretary
OF State ad interim, he sent a new
note to Berlin, telling the Ger
man government that this country
wanted it established beyond ques-
ton that the lives of nom combat
ants cannot lawfully or rightfully
oe put in jeopardy by the capture or
destruction of an unresisting mer-
chairman"
Mr. Lansing developed the doc
trine of strict accountability" on
the ground that U-boat warfare
outraged the civilized conceptions
of humanitarianism. Before Mr.
Bryan resigned, the counsellor
chided the diplomat from Nebraska
for his desire to adhere to the sim
pie questions of fact in protesting
to Germany. The principle is what
counts, not the incidental facts, Mr..
Lansing insisted in memorandum
to Mr.. Bryan, the principle of the
safety of American citizens, citizens
of a neutral country.
rs U. S. Ships Attacked.
There were % German subma-
rine attacks on American ships be-
fore the United States entered the
World War The Gulflight, 5,l69
tons, was the first, torpedoed off
the Scilly Isles of England. 1t was
struck May l, 1915. Twenty of the
attacked ships were sunk. Seventy
American lives were lost.
TIE German government agreed
to make restitution for the Gulf
light, in which three lives were lost.
Regularly the succeeding sinkings
brought German apologies but no
cessation of attack. The attacks
led President Wilson to break off
diplomatic relations with Germany,
to arm merchant vessels and finally
to ask Congress for a declaration
of war.
The Washington Arms Confer
ence brought the inclusion in the
pact that resulted from it list of
rules for the conduct of submarine
warfare and stated that violators
of the rules should be brought
to trial and punishment as if for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15

signed to hospitals and centers VIII
be used as cooks, bakers, clerks,
supply men and operators. C. c. C.
companies at Fort Eustis, Va, and
Camp Lee, Va, will handle replace
ment assignments while a company
has been assigned to Fort George G.
Meade, Md, for work. as we'll as a
company at Fort Belvoir, Va.
The companies will be assigned
for four months and be used in ad-
ministrative duties and other work
as assigned by the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Serb Prince Reported
Freed From Asylum

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 14-The Buda-
pest radio tonight broadcast a re-
port from Belgrade that Prince
George of Serbia, whom ex-King
Alexander of Serbia had declared
to be mad and had lodged in an
asylum in 1923, has now left the
asylum and moved into the royal
residence" The report was heard
by Columbia Broadcasting System.
The broadcast said political rea-
sons were responsible for the late
King Alexander's declaring his
brother George insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
-Four Nearby &C. Camps
To Supply Army Workers

Four nearby camps of the Civilian
Conservation Corps have been called
on to provide men for administra-
tive duties at new Army general
hospitals and replacement centers,
it was announced today by James
j. McEntee, director.
Enrollees in the 81 companies as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Noted Chemist Dies

GALVESTON, Tex, June IA LP).-
DR.. Meyer Bodansky, A, professor
of pathology and chemistry at the
University of Texas school of medi-
cine and internationally known for
research in physiological chemistry,
died today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15

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splrotion and bonishes UNI
derorm odor is hormIess
to dresses if used os directed
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Evening star., 1941-03-18

the Atlantic and Gulf States, except South
lures m 5 pr prevail va. this this morning over the Eastern
half Of the United States. However. the
temperature has risen considerably in the
Rocky Mountain region, the Plains Plains states Stat
ment of warmer air from the Pacific Ocean
in advance of disturbance eoJ new fsntIal
VSsi ssef Ohij inchesj Pressure is stll low, but
rising over New ENGLAND, Caribou, Me,
991.2 millibars ,(29.27 inches. The ex-
ssnsve L mSsrs
53o.57 inches. Pressure is high also over
California, Eureka. 1,o21.3 millibars t3oi16
eNeretf oven the southern Gulf Of Mexico vessel
1ss 1ss. 81 inshss5. Rain has fallen in south
f Taas and snoa and mostly % in
Ohio Valley. the Northern Appalachian re-
Five-day forecast for the period from
7:30 pm. Tuesday, March 1s, 1941. to
7:3o pm. Saturday March %, 1941. in
Middle Atlantic States District Of & Co. @
lqmbia; virginia. New JeTseyi DeiaWaee na NeG
York}confinued ssh abnormal cold ao tonsh
will be followed by rising temperature for
two or three days, reaching normal by Fri
assre vii sveasss as but Slightly
ries in interior OF New York and North
eastern Pennsylvania tonight; otherwise
generally fair until Friday or Saturday
when light to moderate rain is s1t indicated. tee
ginia. Western Maryland and Indiana and
ennessee)-Temperatur much below nor
NAL tonight followed by rising temperature
Wednesday and Thursday reaching normal
Thursday; colder by Saturday. Tempera- :
ture will average near normal during next
four days Generally fair until Thursday
night or Friday when light to moderate
rain is indicated. ending by or during Sat-
Evening star., 1941-03-18
1raIers 10 Shelter
Workers Approved
By Roosevelt
Separate Program
For Washington Is
Being Worked Out

A temporary shelter program call
ing for 2,035 family trailers and
1900 units for single men to relieve
Critical housing shortages" in nine
defense areas was approved today
BY President Roosevelt on recon-
mendation of Defense Housing Co
ordinator C. F. Palmer.
While Washington was not in
cluded in this S5,000000 program,
it was announced that a separate
plan for the Nations Capital had
been worked out and it would be
revealed late today.
There have been reports that DOR
mitories-those for women to be
operated by the Y. w. c. A. and
probably one for men to be operated
by the Y. M. c. A.-would be in
cluded in the local emergency pro-
gram.
Areas that will get temporary shell
tiers under the program approved by
the President this morning are:
Baltimore, New London, Conn; Erie
Pa; Sidney. N. Y; Orange, Tex;
Nashville. Tenn; San Diego. Calf.
Bremerton, Wash, and Wilmington
N. c.
Baltimore is scheduled to get 300
units for single men and 325 trail
ers. 1t is expected that a ship, a
leased vessel Of the New York AL
bany line, will be assigned to Bal.
timore in subsequent program
1t was stressed that the accom-
modations will be used to tide over
the period in which regular defense
housing units are being provided
The mobile units and most of the
dormitories for single persons will
be managed by the Farm Security
Administration.
Evening star., 1941-03-18

c. I. o., committee chairman: Mar
ion Hedges, International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, A. F. L.:
Randall Irwin, Industrial Relations
Board of Lockheed Aircraft. and
Maj. Albert Sobey, director of the
General Motors Institute.
Knudsen Urges SubIetting.
William S. Knudsen, defense pro-
duction chief, who addressed the
opening session yesterday, issued a
statement today urging all major
contractors to sublet all work pos
sible. He suggested that all factory
owners able to handle defense
contracts apply to one of the re-
gional offices Of the Defense Con-
tract Service of the Office of Pro-
duction Management.
Nothing short of the practical
limit of our available productive
capacity is sufficient for the defense
job we have now undertaken" he
said. Spreading the job into every
available plant is the best possible
way to speed up urgently needed
deliveries now and to increase total
production"
Legislation designed to speed up
the subcontracting process recon-
mended by defense authorities was
introduced in both houses of Con-
gress yesterday.
Identical resolutions submitted by
Senator Kilgore and Representa-
tive Edmiston, both Democrats, OF
West Virginia, called for creation
Of commission to farm out" de-
fense contracts and for making
Government loans available for
plant expansion to fill defense con-
tracts when subcontracting is not
found feasible as an alternative
Tool Catalog Planned.
Meanwhile, Leon Henderson, de-
tense commissioner of price stabili-
zation, announced a plan for COM
piling a complete catalog of all
used machine tools in the Nation
for the benefit of manufacturers
and who may need them. The
catalog will be compiled through a
change in the system of reports that
the o. P. NJ requires machine tool
dealers to make The data gathered
will be valuable to defense officials
in policing prices in this field, it
was pointed out.
Yesterdays conference had not
been in progress long before some
differences in management and
labor views became apparent.
R. j. Blythe of Warner-Swayzey
Co., machine tool manufacturers
Cleveland, said he hoped the meet
ing would encourage management
which takes the risks" to do the
job of labor training without inter-
ference"
James Carey, secretary of the C. I
o. and an electrical union repre-
Evening star., 1941-03-18
British Suspect Nozi Trap
In Disclosure of Fire

LONDON, March 18 (P.-The
British were puzzled today by the
Germans frank disclosure of fire
abroad the liner Bremen and one
authoritative source said he sus-
pected it might have been bait to
lure British bombers over a trap.
So far, the Air Ministry has not
claimed that r. A. F. bombers set
the liner afire in their heavy raids
last week on German ports.
The British Broadcasting Corp
hinted yesterday that the Bremen
was the victim Of British air raid
The announcer said in a broadcast
heard in New York by c. B. S.:
1T will be recalled that the R. A. F
last Thursday night carried out a
particularly heavy raid on the Ger
man docks and shipyards at Ham
burg and Bremen"
With its band blaring 'Deutsch-
land Uber Allies" the Bremen slipped
out of New York Harbor on August
80, 1889, three days before the Eu-
ropean war started with Germany
invasion of Poland.
The vessel had been delayed 40
hours by United States authorities
in a search for arms aboard her. The
German government protested to
Washington.
From New York the Bremen made
her way to Murmansk, Northern
Russian port, eluding British war
ships In the North Atlantic fog.
The Germans announced her ar
rival In a home port in December,
1899.
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Grant w. Kelleher, prosecution
counsel.
Examined on Article.

DR.. Woodward was examined and
cross-examined on the basis Of doc
uments introduced by the prosecu-
ton, principal of which was the long
article written by himself and ap-
pearing in an issue of the A. M. A.
Journal in October. 1887, criticizing
G. H A.
Defense counsel drew from the
witness testimony that he had done
little more than write the article
and attend three meetings, two in
Washington and one in Chicago, to
advise" on the differences between
organized medicine and group asso-
citation.
During cross-examination by the
prosecution, DR.. Woodward admitted
the controversy was "a national
fight" He said the A. M. A. had
disseminated the story of G. H. A.
as widely as possible over the coun-
try, so that there should be oppo-
sition to the national development
Of G.. II. A. from local medical So
cieties.
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Sales or Pay Roll Tax
Unlikely, Treasury
Officials Indicate
Higher Excess Profits,
Income, Estute and
Gift Levies Hinted
By he Associated Press.

By be Associated Press.
High Treasury officials said today
they were considering asking Con-
gress to increase some existing Fed
eral taxes, but they minimized the
possibility of any new levies such as
sales or pay roll tax.
Among those which may be raised,
they limited, were income, excess
profits, estate and gift taxes. Some
changes in specific excise taxes, such
as those on liquor and tobacco, also
were deemed possible. Treasury
congressional conferences on the
tax problem are scheduled about
April /.
More sensational plans for raising
money have been runored about by
members of Congress and others.
The suggestions have included a
per cent tax on all wages, to be
deducted by employers, and a gen.
eral sales tax, to be paid by manu-
facturers.
Treasury officials said they doubted
if a majority of the lawmakers
would agree 10 such innovations.
SkepticaI of Sales Tax.
The Treasury, as we'll as Congress,
is searching intently for more rev.
enue because the British-aid pro-
gram has boosted the next fiscal
years outlay to more than s20,000,-
100000 while the most optimistic
estimates of the Governments in
come during that period do not
exceed $4,000, 100000, taking ac-
count of tax increases which were
effective this year and the upturn
in business.
The Treasury was particularly
skeptical of a sales tax. Ofhcials
predicted that before Congress
would pass such a levy it would ex-
empt foods and so many other items
that the tax yield would be disap-
pointing.
Their opposition to a payroll
tax" was based on the belief it
would discriminate against persons
who work for wages and favor per-
sons who get their income from in
vestments or real estate.
The easiest way to get more
money out of the income tax would
be to boost the normal" tax rate
on individuals. This rate now is 4
per cent, compared with to u per
cent during the World War.
May Raise Surtax Rate.
However, Treasury spokesmen in.
dicated that they preferred first to
increase the income 'surtax" rates
the graduated 4 to rs per cent
rates imposed on larger incomes in
addition to the normal rate. In
this manner, they said, they thought
the law could be kept closer to the
intended tax according to capacity
to pay" theory.
Since the corporate income tax
rate already is up to "a per cent,
the chief additional tax bills for
| corporations were expected to re-
| suit from drastic revisions in the
excess profits act.
Officials generally were opposed to
changing many of the excise taxes.
/ These levies, which include those
on gasoline and theater tickets, are
about as big noney-raisers as in
come taxes at present. But officials
hesitate to tamper with these taxes
in the belief that changes might be
required later on to curb price in
fation tendencies in specific COM
modities. They don't want to waste
this anti-inf1a ton weapon for the
sake of a little more revenue now.
Evening star., 1941-03-18

sentative, was on his feet promptly
to assert that labor took as much
risk as management, that what was
needed was clarification of manage
ment standards for accepting ap-
prentices and that labor would raise
no problems of restrictions against
full production and full employment
for people and machines"
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Thomas N. Bell Dies;
House Member 26 Years

Thomas NJ. Bell, go, former Demo-
cratic member of Congress from
Georgia, died today at his home in
Gainesville, Ga, according to an As
sociated Press dispatch. He served
in the House for 26 years.
Retiring from public life at his
defeat in 1890, Mr.. Bell served con-
secutively from 1904. For a number
of years he was member of the
House Post Office and Post Roads
Committee.
A native of Georgia, Mr.. Bell was
q clerk of the Hall County Court
before entering politics. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Ella Win
burn Bell.
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Congress Receives
Summary Of British
Wartime Finances
s1,eS2, 900, 900 Paid
On 2.7-BiIIion Orders;
Holdings to Meet BoIonc
By tre Associated Press.

By tfe Associated Press.
Congress received this statistical
summary of Great Britain's war
time finances and operations today
from Budget Director Harold D.
Smith:
Existing British orders here total
s2,700, 100000, of which about ST.
682, 100000 has been paid. The policy
of the United Kingdom has been to
pay cash, and all goods delivered
have been paid for. Usually 25
per cent has been paid in cash when
the orders were placed.
Remaining liabilities will be met
from existing dollar resources, such
as sale of British holdings of United
States securities, acquisition of gold
and proceeds Of British exports to
this country.
The British government does not
have funds adequate to meet addi-
tional commitments.
British Holdings.
None of the proposed $1,000, ZOO, 900
British aid appropriation, however,
is to be used to pay for orders placed
by Britain in this country prior to
the lease-lend bill.
On January l British holdings in
| cluded $616, 1000, 900 of marketable Sc
curities and 5000, 0,000,0 900 of less read
lily marketable investments.
The nominal" value of United
Kingdom investments in Canada is
the equivalent of 100000, 900
United States dollars, while the
Kingdoms investments in South
America are $500, 100000. Mr.
Smith said the market" value
would be much less"
Gold and Dollar Holdings.
AS of the first of the year, Brit
ain held $292, 100000 of gold, $54,-
100000 of official dollar balances
and $305,00O,00O of private dollar
balances.
Britain has given capital assist
ance totaling $171 ,000,0 900 to United
States defense plants in connection
with her orders.
The monthly rate of war expendi-
lures for the United Kingdom, Can
ada, New Zealand, Australia, South
Africa and India, taken together, is
according to Federal Government
information, $1,750, ,00O, 900, of which
81 500 100000 is the expenditure ol
the United Kingdom alone. Durine
the fiscal year 1912 Canada is ex.
pected to spend sl,400, ,O00, 900 on hel
direct war effort.
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Charity Gets $4,000 Award
Won by Marian Anderson
Singer Gives Awuy
Box Prize to Help
Unfortunate
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 18.-
Marian Anderson, acclaimed as one
of the worlds ranking singers,
pledged to charity and education
today the $4,000 Edward A. Box
award conferred upon her last night.
The 33-year-old colored singer, a
native of Philadelphia, was presented
the award at the Academy of Music
before a distinguished audience that
cheered as she responded, It realize
the big and deep significance of
the honor"
"The money" she said, shall
enable some poor, unfortunate, but
nevertheless talented people to do
something of which they have
dreamed all their young lives"
The award was established in 1921
by Mr.. Box for the person who has
performed an act or contributed to
a service " calculated to advance
Evening star., 1941-03-18
| |Misinformution Leads
To Pieturing of Wrong
| Federal Building Site

Through a misunderstanding,
The Star was enormously in
formed regarding the side Of
the intersection of the Suitland
and Silver Hill roads where the
/ proposed group of Federal
buildings is to be built.
The map and air view of the
intersection IN The Sunday Star
showed the site to be on the left
side of the Suitland road for
one going away from Washing
ton. The correct location is on
the right side. The official of
the Public Buildings Admins
tration who gave The Star the
story said he himself misunder-
stood the location.
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Fire Aboard Bremen
Put Out After Doinu
Heavy Damage
Nozi Trup Suspected by
British in Disclosure
Of Liner BIuze

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, March ia fire aboard
the German liner Bremen was ex-
tinguished yesterday after doing
'heavy damage" to the 51,731-ton
liner, pride of the Nazi merchant
feet, informed sources said today.
IAN investigation into the conflag-
ration has not yet been concluded"
these sources said.
No additional light was thrown on
the ships location, although publica-
tion of dispatches yesterday from
Bremen disclosing the fire had been
taken as indication the liner was
tied up there.
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the United States We

Bureau)
cold lowest
tonight; tomorrow fair with rising temperature
Thursday.
vgnia-Far continued cold tonight tomorrow fair with rising
Thursday
portion tonight
Thursday
continued cold tonight tomorrow fair with rising
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Named to Welfare Post

Appointment of Mrs. Mildred T.
Law of st. Paul, Mimi, as director
of the w. P. A. welfare program was
announced yesterday by Mrs. Flor
ence Kerr, assistant commissioner in
charge of community service.
Evening star., 1941-03-18
River Report.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac River muddy
at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
Nd
Evening star., 1941-03-18
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, Al, 1901 am. yesterday. Year
ago, 50.
Lowest, Is, 7:15 am. today. Year ago,
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 68, on March g.
Lowest, 15. on March Is.
Evening star., 1941-03-18

FOREIGN Stations.
Noon. Greenwich time, today.)
Horta FayaD, Azores 81 Cloudy
Current observations.)
San Juan, Puerto Rico 73 Cloudy
Havana, Cuba 65 Cloudy
Colon. Canal Zone 81 Cloudy
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, ~ per cent. at 2:30 an. to-
day. A. NV ..r. =. ..,.nu ,..
terday.
Evening star., 1941-03-18

FURNISHED by Omitted States Coast
Geodetic Survey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors, es- pecially the Employees of the Power House, ScovlIi Mfg. Co, for the beautiful floral tributes and the sympathy and Kindness shown us during. our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved wife and mother. Signed:
 MIR. MARTIN HIGGINsTON
 and FAMILY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
FATHER TEULTNCS
 MOTHER SUCCUMBS
Funeral Services to Be Held in New Haven TO-
 morrow Morning

Mfrs. Mary A. Teulings, D2s mother of the Reverend Cornelius P. Teul- Ings, formerly of the Sacred Heart church, this city, and of St. Johns church, Watertown, died Wednes- day at her home, z64 Lombard street, New Haven.
 A native of the Hague, Holland, Mrs. Teulings came to this coun- try as a child. She was @ well known resident of New Haven where she had lived for many years.
 Besides Father Teulings, who is now Q professor ct St. Josephs col- lege in Hartford, she leaves two sons, John T. and R. Lawrence Teulings, and a daughter, Miss Aug ista Q. Teulings, all of New Ha- ven.
 The funeral will take place to- morrow morning at 0:30 o'clock from the Camerlin and Rees funeral home, l34 Grand avenue, New Ha- ven, to St. Francis church, New Haven. 4 solemn high Mass of re- quiem will be celebrated ct 10 o'clock.
 Friends may call at the funeral home today from 3-l0 o'clock, and are kindly requested to omit flow- CTS.
 Burial will be in St. Lawrence cemetery, New Haven.