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Evening star., 1941-06-30
D. c. Liquor Business Chaotic,
Jury Finds, But Indicts No One

The jurors also suggested the pos
sibility that secret deals" in the
form of free goods" kick backs, "
and special inducements" be elm
mated.
The grand jury" said the report,
feels that vigorous, forceful and
fearless administration by those
charged with this responsibility is
essential to the well being of the
entire liquor industry
Assistant United States Attorney
Bernard j. Long assisted the grand
jury in the inquiry. in cooperation
with United States Attorney Edward
NJ Curran and attorneys from the
Antitrust Division of the Justice
Department.
The grand jury investigation into
charges of conspiracy to fix retail
liquor prices in Washington was or
dered early last month by Mr.. Cur
ran following investigation of COM
plants of intimidation laid before
the district attorneys Office and ex-
Evening star., 1941-06-30
0verton May Yield
To0'Mahoney asHead
Old. e. Subcommittee
Louisionion May Take
Charge Of Naval Funds
Group, Glass Indicates
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

Senator Overton of louisiana,
leading advocate of a more equit-
able basis of Federal payment to-
ward expenses of the National
Capital, probably will give up the
Craftsmanship of the District Ap-
propriations Subcommittee to take
charge of naval appropriations.
In that event, Senator OMahoney
of wyoming is likely to be offered
the District chairmanship.
Both these changes were indi-
Gated today by Senator Glass of
Virginia, chairman of the entire
Appropriations Committee. in dis
cuSsing the vacancy resulting from
the appointment of Senator Byrnes
of South Carolina to the Supreme
Court. Senator Byrnes had charge
of the Naval Appropriations SUBJ
committee
Nonresident Pupils Still Moot.
This news came few hours be-
fore the Senate, on motion of
Senator Overton, ratified the con-
ference agreement on all features of
the 1900, 900 District bill for the
coming year, except the nonresident
pupil controversy.
The House and Senate conferees
will meet this afternoon in an effort
to settle the one remaining question,
whether nonresident children who
enter District public schools after
passage of this bill should pay
tuition. The House on Saturday
voted to insist on its provision to
require payment. The Senate is
standing firm for a substitute pro-
vision that the children of men in
the armed forces and the children
of Federal employees from outside
the District be admitted without
payment.
1t is believed the conferees will
reach an agreement later in the day,
clearing the way for the bill to 60
to the White House.
Worked Out Overton Formula.
Taking over the District subcom-
mittee three years ago, Senator
Overton made an exhaustive study
of the long-pending controversy be-
tween the House and Senate over
the Federal share in District ex-
penses. Seeking earnestly to find
a permanent, fair solution, the
louisiana Senator worked out what
has come to be known as the Over
ton formula.
Intended to replace the unscien-
tif1c, arbitrary lump-sum payment,
the formula sought to measure the
Federal obligation by the percentage
(See D. C. BILL, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1941-06-30

A special District grand jury to-
day submitted to District Court JUS
tice F. Dickinson Let's a report
declaring "the retail liquor busi-
ness in this city is in an extremely
chaotic condition. due principally
to ruinous price cuttings"
The jury, which for the last
month has been studying the local
liquor situation, returned no in
dictments, and asserted in its re-
port that "as there is no sub
stantial evidence of discrimination
in the sales offered to the retailers,
there has been no violation OF the
letter of the law"
There was no substantial evil
dence," the jury report added. of
any combination or conspiracy TO
control the resale price of liquor in
the District of Columbia"
The report suggested, however,
that consideration be given by proper
officers or agencies of the govern
ment to prevent quantity discounts
in the industry having no reasonable
relationship to the cost of manufac-
ture and supply.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
WiIICommission
Three More 0ffshore
Air Stations Soon
One to Be on Trinidad,
One on Midway Island
And One in AIeutiuns

In another step toward surround
ing continental United States with
protective bases, the Navy today
announced the establishment of
three additional offshore Naval Air
Stations-one in the Caribbean area,
one in mid Pacific and one in the
Aleutian Islands area.
These supplement existing sta
tions, including two announced last
week for commissioning in New
foundland and Bermuda.
The Pacific station announced to-
day is on Midway Island and will
be commissioned as of August /. 1t
will be in charge of Comdr. Cyril T.
Simard. Midway Island, used for
several years as a base in trans
Pacific operations of Pan American
Airway System, is LAG miles from
Honolulu. The island is small and
can be used for only limited num-
Der of planes employed as ''eyes Of
the fleet"
The Aleution Islands station is on
Amaknak Island. Dutch Harbor
Unalaska, and supplements the two
other Alaskan air stations. 1t is
across the Gulf of Alaska from the
Naval Station at Sitka, and down
the Alaskan peninsula from the
Kodiak Naval Air Station. 1t is
to be commissioned as of September
l. and will be headed by Comdr
William NJ Updegraff.
The third new station announced
today is to be commissioned on
Carenage Bay. Trinidad. as of
August l. 1t is about five miles
from Port-of Spain and is the third
to be located in the bases obtained
from Great Britain in the destroyer
base trade of last September. Comdr,
Arthur w. Radford will be in charge
of this base.
Other important naval air sta
tions are under construction on
Johnston Island, Wake Island, and
Palmyra Island. all of the Ha-
waiian group; at Tutuila, Samoan
Islands, and Quonset Point, r. I.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Accident nf-Preventior Board
Bill Reported 10 House

Bills providing for creation of an
industrial accident prevention board
and amending the child labor law
to permit minors over II years of
age to take part in professional con-
certs and theatrical productions for
pay were favorably reported today
by the House District Committee.
The accident prevention board
would be composed of three mem
bers appointed by the Commission
ers. The board would be given
authority to make safety regulations
for the protection of industrial
workers
The bill amending the Child Labor
Act has been pending before the
committee in one form or another
for several years.
The two measures will be placed
on the House calendar In time for
consideration July IA, the next Dis
trict day.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Many Finnish Cities
Targets Of Russian
Bombs and Strafinq
Active Warfare Breaks Ou'
Along 600-MiIe Border;
Passenger Ship Attacked
BY the Associated Press.


HELSINKI, Finland, June 30
Active warfare along the 600-mile
Russian-Finnish border was accom-
panied today by official reports of
widespread bombing and machine
cunning of Finnish cities by Russian
flyers. Four civilians were killed
and others were injured.
A dozen cities were listed as tar
gets of the Soviet raiders over yes
terday and the Helsinki radio said
an enemy" plane had machine
gunned the Finnish passenger ship
Arcturus. Stockholm bound from
Turko (Abu with so passengers.
but all escaped injury and the vessel
was not damaged.
The Finnish Arcturus is not
listed in Lloyd's Register. A
1.277-ton Norwegian ship of that
name was sunk by a mine off
Scotland December /, 1897
Bombers set forest fires in four
areas, it was said, but they were
AoAAh4N
Farms Short of Workers.
Minister of Agriculture K. S.
Liokoski said in a broadcast that
thousands of Finnish farms were
entirely without male farmhands.
because of military inductions. and
urged all unrecruited civilians to
volunteer to help with the agricul-
tural work.
The Firms policy of passive re-
sistance to the U. S. S. r. ended YES
terday.
After all" a Finnish army spokes-
man declared, Firms are not the
kind to sit with hands folded while
their land is laid waste and women
and children massacred."
Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf
Mannerheim, venerated military
leader of the Firms, signaled the
end of the passive resistance policy
of the first week of the Russian
German War by issuing a midnight
order of the day calling on Firms
to follow him in holy war"
against the Russians.
New Day for Finland"
Follow me this last time-when
karelians rise again and a new day
dawns for Finland" he appealed.
You know the enemy. You know
his relentless purpose to DESTROY
our homes, our religion. our father
land and enslave our people. /.
Without cause he brutally attacked
peaceful nation and strewed bombs
over the country. The future of
the nation demands new deeds of
you"
There were no details of yester-
days fighting but the rumble of
distant gunf1re was heard all day
long in this capital, and OCCASION
ally nearer explosions could be
heard as harbor forts fired at tar
gets offshore, where Russian war
ships were believed patrolling.
Bursts of smoke could be seen at
sea and air-raid alarms sounded
several times, but no Russian planes
appeared.
Army reports said the Russians
were Systematically devastating the
whole Karelian area they won in the
last war against the Firms. appar-
emily to keep anything of value from
falling into Finnish hands.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Army Is $50 Miles From Moscow
After Taking Minsk> Germans Say;
Resistance Stubborn Reds Assert
Eagle Squadron in Vanguard
Of R. A. F. Sweeps Over France

regular r. A. F. uniform of sky
blue, but are not required to take
the oath of allegiance to the
King.
The group is commanded in
action by Squadron Leader Will
liam Erwin Gibson Taylor of New
York. Organization of the unit
was first announced last Octo-
Der 8.
1t was reported February 18
that two flights of the squadron
had joined other R. A. F. units in
action against Germany and
Eagle Pilot Officer Vernon
Charles (Shorty Keogh of
Brooklyn was lost on patrol.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Police Shake-up
Would Not Cure
Ills, Probe Told
Acting Supt. Beckett
Sees Need of More
Men and Equipment

BACKGROUND
Murder OF Jessie Elizabeth
Strict 1UdS folloUed Within tUo
1Ueeks by Investigations OF the
police force by both a congress
Sional committee and q three
man board appointed by the
Commissioners. At first session
OF congressional inquiry, attend
ed by the Commissioners three
man board, the investigators
heard from Inspector Beckett
that some District policemen
hare TO patrol as many as so
blocks on foot.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 30.-Informed
sources in London said today that
the American Eagle Squadron
has been in the vanguard of re-
cent R. A. F. sweeps over North
ern France.
Declining details, the sources
said lighter planes of the squad
ron had been doing extremely
well' in the thrusts against Ger
man bases in the areas across the
English Channel.
The American Eagle Squadron
is made up of American volun-
teers. The members wear the
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Germans Claim Sinking
OF Eiqht Merchant Ships

BERLIN, June 80 LP.-A total of
eight hitherto unreported merchant
ships, totaling 48,400 tons, were
claimed today as sunk in Germany's
air-sea war against Britain's over
seas supply lines.
Three ships, totaling $4,000 tons,
were sunk by German bombers off
Great Yarmouth. last night, the
high command said. Among them
was one large transport, it reported.
The communique also credited
submarines with having sunk five
ships, totalling 25,400 tons, since a
previous report of their commerce
raids June %.
One of these, raising their record
to $4,000 tons. was an auxilitry
cruiser, it said.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
R. A. F. Bombers Raid
Bremen, 0Idenburg
And Sink 7 Ships
Docks and Radio Stotion
Of Dutch Island Also
Attacked by Flyers
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. June 30.-British bomb
ers roared into a daylight offensive
! today against the Northwest German
cities of Bremen and Oldenburg, the
Air Ministry announced. and bat
| tered at German shipping and a
German island base off the Neither
lands.
Two German ships. of 5000 and
| 5000 tons. were set afire and be-
! lieved to have been sunk from a
| convoy off the island of Nordeney
| by R. A. F. explosives, the ministry
reported.
The docks and radio station on
the Nazi-controlled Dutch island of
Terschelling also were attacked and,
southwest of the island, a patrol
ship was reported bombed and de-
stroyed'
One German fighter plane was
downed, the ministry said, while the
raiders escaped unscathed.
Bombers Utilize Clouds.
The bombers utilized clouds over
Northwest Germany, it was said, to
screen the attack that followed raids
last night which were declared to
have started very large fires" and
caused great damage at Hamburg
and Bremen.
The morning raid was the first
daylight attack against the German
mainland since June 2, when the
Kiel Canal was bombed, and one
of the few daylight penetrations of
Germany since November, when
similar attacks were made against
Cologne, Hamburg, Salzburg and
other cities.
1t is a round-trip flight of 600
miles between the English Norfolk
coast and Bremen, 500 between that
coast and Oldenburg. The direct
course is over German Notifications
in the occupied Netherlands.
The aerial strafng of Hamburg
and Bremen last night was declared
to have been heavy.
Shipyards Declared Hit.
Shipbuilding yards and industrial
plants were targets as British
flyers resumed the battering which
bad weather forced them to halt for
one night after II consecutive nights
OF attack into German-held ter
ritory and Germany proper.
The night attack marked the sec
ond phase of yesterdays offensive
action, the r. A. F. sweeping over
the NaZi-held coast of France by
daylight in the first foray.
The Air Ministry said one Ger
man plane was shot down during
scattered Nazi raids last night
against Eastern England.
(Reports from Berlin said 13
British bombers were downed in
the night raid on Northern Ger
many0
The Air Ministry said II planes
were lost during the bombing Of
Hamburg and Bremen.
Bremerhayen, Emden Targets.
Crews of the raiding bombers re-
ported being able to see clearly the
effects of heavy bomb hits on in
dustrial buildings and ship building
yards in both cities. They said,
too, that Bremerhaven and Emden
and the docks at Den Helder in the
Netherlands were bombed.
The Air Ministry said that during
the Sunday sweep along the North
ern French coast not a single Ger
man nlane was encnlIntered
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Imprisoned Nozi Flyer
Escapes Ontario Camp
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, June 30.-Es-
cape of 1t. Martin Mueller. Ger
man air pilot. from prison camp
east of Schreiber, Ontario, was an
nounced today. Mueller got away
about midnight after several prev
ious attempts to escape, officials
said,
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Non-Defense
Economy

Frank R. Kent, the ma
tionally famous commentator
on men and events, reviews
the subject in today's Star
and raises the question why
nothing Is being done about II.
Turn to Page A-9.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Fire Training School
Planned in Alexandria

A Fire Training School, super
vised by the Virginia Fire Protective
Mobilization Committee, will open
registration at 7:30 pm. Wednesday
in the Virginia Public Service audi
torium In Alexandria.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Ross Collins to Talk
On Defense in Forum

Representative Ross A. Collins
OF Mississippi, a member of the
powerful House Appropriations
Committee and for years chair
man of its subcommittee in
charge of the War Department
appropriation bill, will speak on
Army mechanization and defense
on the National Radio Forum
arranged by The Star and broad
east over a network of the Ma
tional Broadcastins Co. at $3.50
o'clock tonight. The broadcast
will be heard here over WMAL.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Sale of Cap Pistols
In District Barred
BY Commissioners

The Districts cap pistol
welding youth today were
dealt blow when the Com
missioners announced approval
OF an opinion by the Corpora
ton Counsel classifying caps
as fireworks and thus prohibit
ing their sale in the District.
The matter was called to the
attention of the city heads by a
citizen who requested con-
sideration of the advisability
OF a prohibitive regulation.
An official of the Bureau of
Standards was quoted in the
opinion by Corporation Coun-
sci Richmond B. Keech that
caps contain explosive COM
position.
Evening star., 1941-06-30
New York Is Bombed

LONDON, June 80 tPl.-German
planes bombed New York last night
but there wasn't much damage
It's little village in Lincolnshire
Evening star., 1941-06-30

Foreign.
Russian situation reported serious in
Minsk area. Page Az
War is punishment for mankind's
sins, Pope tells world. Page AZ
France breaks off diplomatic rela-
tions with Soviet. Page AS
France breaks off Soviet relations;
200 held for quiz. Page A-3
Lord Beaverbrook is appointed new
Supply Minister. Page A-12
National.
Treasury faces year of record spend
ing. Page AS
Chief Justice Hughes ends long serv-
ice on Supreme Court. Page A-3
Striking machinists resume work in
II coast shipyards. Page A-4
Congress rushes action today on ap-
preparation bills. Page ALL
Ignace Jan Paderewski, pianist and
statesman, dies. Page A-10
Senate passes Labor, Federal Sc
curity supply bill. Page ALL
Hoover urges all aid but troops for
Britain and China. Page A-13
Commercial television starts in New
York tomorrow. Page b.
Evening star., 1941-06-30

number of deputy fire marshals at
each one of the stands to enforce
the law" he said.
''If the purchasers of explosive
(see FIREWORKS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Summary Of Todoy's Star
Washington and Vicinity.

Washington and Vicinity.
Use of Experimental Farm for U. S.
buildings advanced. Page Az
Saturday store hours for summer
season announced Page B-1
Mass meeting tonight to push US.O.
campaign here. Page B-1
Mckenzie held without bond in
criminal assault case Page B-1
District raises "domicile" question in
inheritance tax case. Page B-I
Sports.
Mats keyed for road trip following
fine home stand. Page C-1
Davis reform is touted, but Zivic is
fight favorite. Page CO
Olympic Club wins track title as
Klemmer sets record. Page C-3
Bradley Hills plans golf tourney for
Federal employees. Page CA
Editorial and Comment
Editorials. Page AS
This and That Page AS
Answers to Questions. Page AS
David Lawrence. Page A-9
Dorothy Thompson. Page A-9
Frank r. Kent. Page A-9
Constantine Brown. Page A-9
Henry McLemore. Page A-9
Miscellaneous.
Natures Children. Page BE-
Bedtime Stories. Page C-S
Crossword Puzzle. Page CO
Winning Contract Page CO
Uncle Rays Corner. Page C-S
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Nazis Also Report
Capture of Lwow
And Lutviun Port

BACKGROUND
Germans inpdded Russia eight
days ago in Diolent resumption OF
teud tOhich persisted until Adolf
Hitler and Joseph Stain signed
non-aogreSsion pact in August,
1889, short 1Uhile before outbreak
OF lUdr in Europe. Nazi troops
hare made greatest progress on
Polish front, but hare Jailed to
advance far on BeSSarabian front.
Evening star., 1941-06-30

(See LIQUOR, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1941-06-30
Weather Forecast

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, possible
showers today and tomorrow; continued
warm; lowest tonight about IA. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, 80, at pm;
lowest, "a, at am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Full Details on PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1941-06-30

(See MOSCOW, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1941-06-30

(See POLICE, Page A-17D
Evening star., 1941-06-30

(See SLAYER, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-06-30

(See D. C. BILL, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1941-06-30

(See BERLIN, Page A-3.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
More Appalling Evidence
Of Russian Vandalism

\ N ARTICLE by "Rela' published in Hell.
a singin Sonomat Helsinki' on July 81, 1941s.
said: -
From the Vartsa Church we receiy
appalling evidence of the Russian vandalism!
"On a high hill, beside a church which has
been leveled to the ground, Is the grave of the
heroes of the war of independence. n.
THE stone at the edge of its mound Is Id
place, but the statue Of the hero has been de.
stroyed and in it's place has been put huge
iron cylinder, which we perceive has been used
as privy.
Can greater or more anma-like filth
be imagined?"
valdi Nas reported on Aug. IT. l941, in "suon,eh
Sosialdemo' that =.
1.-THE Greek Orthodox cathedral lat sortavsIa) had
been used a stable"
Swedish observers substantiate what the Finnish
correspondents have reported from subjected
regions where Soviet Russia tried to duplicate itself
Life behind the Russian lines was described by
Erik Wastberg in Vecko Journalen" Of Stockholm on
Aug. 81, 1941 Wastberg wrote:
Tho collective farms In CareIis made bewiIder-
Ing impression because the Firms arrived unex-
pectedIy that there time 10 withdraw the
civilian population.
"AIi over there OF children
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
Nobody Yet Has Dared
TO Destroy the Church,

@ ONE facts are available as to the events in
- Estonia to which the Latvian minister re-
ferred in his communication to the state de-
partment.
A book was published recently in Sweden
under the title of 1.-The Truth About Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuana," and this book presented
to the people of Sweden some observations
regarding the position of the church in Soviet
Estonia."
Discussing the Communist Party's anti
religious propaganda" the book says:
Nobody has yet dared finally to destroy
the church.
1.-THE priests are allowed to hold divine
services and even church services, but they
are anyhow considered THE ENEMIES OF
THE PEOPLE and ARE PUNISHED for
OTHER religious educational activities.
"The Soviet tries to OPPRESS THOSE
WORKERS WHO MAINTAIN RELATIONS
TO THE CHURCH by placing them in poorly
paid jobs and so on.
"On the radio and i'm the press there are D.. =.
LOT OF ANTLRELIGIOUS SPEECHES
AND ARTICLES.
'The opera 'Orpheus i'm He'll was staged
and directed in Tallinn AS AN ANTI-RElI-
GIOUS SATIRE. -.
"Out i'm the country the Estonians call the
Soviet Star the sign of the beast and Lenin's
and Stains pictures the Communists image of
saints"
AS lor LiLhudhdi the IledIel newspapers
already have published the shocking story of
prosecutions, dissertations and mass murders
committed by Soviet Russia.
The Lithuanian consul general in New
York possesses a report dated Oct. 10, 1941,
which refers to an incomplete list of prisoners
in the Inflated prison in Vilnius" and says that
OUT OF "a PRIESTS, 81 WERE Exc
CUTED" by the Russian Communists.
This consulate general has still another
report showing that MORE THAN 300 CAR
LOADS Of Lithuanians DEPORTED FROM
THEIR HOMES TO RUSSIA OR SIBERIA had
been partly traced by the Lithuanian Red
Cross.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
Observation-Disclosures
Pitiless Prosecutor

w THEREVER conquerors heel is the necks of
w subugaed people in Europe today there is spoiation
oppression and government by terror.
But nowhere fuTOpe-and indeed at time in modern
annalshaVe such terrible crimes been COMMITTED against
both God and humanity in the regions of the little Baltic
republics.
These enlightened minor states which America helped to
raise after the World War; stood bastons against the
westward sweep of the Communist hordes of Russia
For that reason, if for other Communist Russia has
made them suffer the worst ndgntes and the most infamous
atrocities that mankind can iniict upon mankind.
For whatever purpose Naz Germanythen in alliance with
Communist Russapassvey stood by while the Soves battered
gallant Finland to her knees and ravshed away her the
neat fields and industrious cities of her Caean province and
democratic Europe would not could intervene
Likewise Europe merely looked while the Red aggressors
eXnguished the precious national freedoms of Estona
and Lithuania