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Evening star., 1941-07-13

cannot get benefits to which he is
entitled or loans to which he is en-
titled unless he joins in Mr.. Wick
ards policy of ar-at-any-pr price. A
more Infamous scheme was never
attempted. 1t cannot be enforced.
American farmers are neither so
gullible nor so cowardly as to sub
init to it. Their protests can and
will drive from office those who at
tempt it
Disservice to Nation.
Fight for Freedom, Inc, issued a
statement from the chairman of its
Executive Committee, Uric Bell.
commenting on reports of Senators
Taft, Republican, of Ohio and DAN
aher, Republican, of Connecticut
that bases are being established in
northern Ireland.
1T now would SEEM" said the
statement, that the American peo-
pie not only have to fight the Ger
man high command but also the ca
bal in our own Senate which persists
in further disclosure of military Sc
crets. We have no way of know
ing whether the information re-
vealed by Senators Taft and Dana
her is as accurate as that disclosed
by Senator Burton K Wheeler last
week, but we do know that these
gentlemen are doing this Nation a
serious disservice.
I'VE find 1t an unhappy coinci-
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Entries in Snapshot
Contest Top 1910
Period by 40 Pei.
Six Best Pictures of
The Week Appear in
Rotooruvure Section

Showing a 40 per cent increase in
the number of entries over the same
period last year, The Stars ANA
teur Snapshot Contest is swinging
into midseason form earlier than
usual, both as to quantity and
quality.
On account of this, snapshot fans
are urged to hurry with their entries.
rather than wait until later. The
contest always draws more pictures
toward the close of the summer.
So turn in your best pictures now,
rather than wait. If you delay
longer you will be up against sitter
competition, and run less chance of
getting a prize or having your pic
ture published in the weekly page
of winners in The Star rotogravure
section.
Six pictures selected by the Judges
as the best of the week appear on
page 2 of the rotogravure section
today. First prize of S. went to
Holman B. Kinsley of Catonsville
Md, for his interesting picture of
two boys. Wide variety is shown by
the other winners.
Judging snapshots for publication
next Sunday, the judges had prob
lem in choosing from 203 entries,
as compared with only ITO for the
similar week last year. There have
been 783 pictures submitted so far
this season, compared to 546 last
year up to this time, an increase of
237.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
SNAPSHOT Contest Rules

Washington, D. c. On the back OF
each picture print your name ana
address clearly in ink and the class
in which you wish the picture en-
tered. (See classiflcations)
8. No prints will be returned. Do
not submit negatives with your
prints. Keep them until requested
by the Amateur Snapshot Contest
Editor. (Only original negatives ac-
cepted1 This newspaper assumes no
responsibility for negatives.
9. Before receiving the final prizes
OF s25 in one or more OF four
classifcations, the entrant must sub
NIT the original negative with print
and sign a statement that his pic
ture or a closely similar picture OF
the same subject or situation has
not been and will not be entered by
him in any other snapshot contest
or salon other than the one con-
Quoted by this newspaper, and has
not and will not be offered for pub
lication in any manner.
IMPORTANT: If you snap pic
ture which you expect to enter in
the contest and in which person
or persons appear, be sure you get
their names and addresses. This is
necessary because before your pic
ture can become eligible for entry in
the national awards the written
consent of such person or persons
to the use of the picture for adver-
tising purposes must be obtained.
Following are the classif1cations in
which prizes will be awarded weekly
and at the end of the contest:
A. Babies and Children-One or
more Youngsters to be judged for
cuteness. expression of character or
mood. Subjects may be engaged in
appropriate hobbies or interests.
Adults may appear If they are not
the principal interest.
B. Young People and Adults-One
or more grown-ups high school or
college age. or older) engaged in any
activity; in sports, games, hobbies,
occupations; at home, at work or on
holiday; indoor or outdoor activi-
ties.
c. Scenes and still Life"-Pic-
lures to be judged for scenic or pic
torial appeal; landscapes, marine
views, street scenes, buildings; or un-
usual still life" subjects including
table top" or miniature arrange
ments.
D. Animal Life-Household pets
(cats, dogs. BIRDS, horses, farm ami
mails, forest wild life. zoo animals,
birds, hsh, reptiles, insects.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
New D. 6. Government Phone
Plant Ready to Start Service

The new system, costing s32 900.
will be connected with all District
agencies except the Police and Fire
Departments which have separate
systems.
The new installation was made by
the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. under supervision of H.
A. Friede. superintendent of the
District fire alarm system as part
of the Municipal Center project,
and was financed with P. w. A.
funds.
At 9 am. tomorrow, officials who
have participated in construction of
the new system will dial the first
official call from the new switch
board to Engineer Commissioner
Charles w. Kutz. The District
government telephone number will
continue to be National 5000.
Evening star., 1941-07-13

dence that the United Press reports
from Berlin on July 10 that an au-
thorized spokesman charged today
that Anglo-American occupation of
Iceland was for offensive rather
than defensive purposes Mr.. Taft
on the same day said. the landing
of troops in Iceland is an act ex-
actly equivalent to aggressive war;
I'VE know of course that neither
Mr.. Taft nor Mr.. Wheeler nor Mr..
Danaher are taking any orders from
Berlin, but We cannot overlook the
fact that the Nazls are srealistic
enough to realize that our senatorial
cabal is more valua BILE than a thou
sand Nazi bundists."
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Duncan to Talk on Forum
House Ways and Means Committee
Member to Discuss New Tax Bill

The new revenue bill which will
90 before the House within a short
time will be discussed by Repre-
sentative Duncan of Missouri. DEM
ocratic member of the House Ways
and Means Committee, in the Ma
tional Radio Forum at $50 pm.
tomorrow.
The National Radio Forum is
arranged by The Star and broadcast
over the blue network OF the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. 1t may be
heard locally through Station
WMAL.
For many weeks the House Ways
and Means Committee has been en-
gagged in preparing the new revenue
bill and has virtually completed that
work, although 11th-hour changes
may be made. Mr.. Duncan will
explain how new taxes are to be
levied as provided in the committee
bill.
This measure is expected to raise
between three and four billion dol
lars of additional revenue to help
pay for the huge defense expendi-
lures.
Income taxes are increased con-
siderably under its terms and SO
are the taxes on corporations. Also
many new so-called excise taxes
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Iceland
Continued From First Page

olll L IL Su L n
the British in Iceland was raised
by member OF the Senate Naval
Affairs Committee during the ex-
ecutive meeting Friday at which
Secretary of the Navy Knox and
Admiral Harold r. Stark were
questioned by committee members
regarding reports that American
naval vessels on patrol duty had
dropped depth bombs either to
frighten away or to destroy German
submarines. Secretary Knox was
told this Senator and others be-
lieved that the British should be
asked to withdraw their forces in
Iceland as speedily as possible to
avoid placing the Americans in the
position outlined.
Wide differences of opinion were
expressed on Capitol Hill yesterday
on the attitude of the country to-
ward President Roosevelt's agree
ment to take over the defense OF
Iceland as measure of defense
against future possible attack on
the United States. Generally 1t was
agreed that the American public
had accepted the step as an ac-
complished fact. and that it looked
on it as a purely defensive act. Sem
ate Minority Leader McNary was
included to this view.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, OF
Montana. gave it as his opinion,
however, that the country was sus-
picious of the move into Iceland,
fearing that it was just another step
by the administration to involve the
country in war.
The country and the Congress-
believe, will strongly resist any at
tempt in the future to establish
bases in Ireland or Scotland
whether they are presented as de-
fensive measures or not" he said.
They will also oppose any effort
to take over the Azores, the Cape
Verde Islands or Dakar."
The Montana senator insisted
that the overwhelming sentiment
of the country" is against involve
ment of this country in the Euro
pean war.
Il have campaigned all over this
country in the past" he said, but
never have I seen such unanimity of
the people on any subject as the
unanimity now against going into
this war The people want to help
Britain, yes. but they do not intend,
if they can help it, to be drawn into
the war. Anybody who thinks this
country can be cajoled into war or
stampeded into war is just plain
crazy
Assails British Leaders.
Senator Wheeler said, too. that
the efforts being made by some of
the British leaders to bring this
country into the war was having a
Evening star., 1941-07-13

'COntlnueO from fTSt Pdge.D
tion on the pending draft measure
would be "a real test of the con-
gressional attitude toward admin
istration foreign policy" declared
that he favored full and complete
hearings"
Thomas Asks to Testify.
He made public a telegram from
Norman Thomas, the Socialist lead
er, saying that he wished to testify.
Senator Reynolds said many per-
sons believed that enactment of
measure permitting selectees to be
sent outside this hemisphere would
be tantamount TO a declaration of
war"
IF the present prohibition were
lifted" he continued. "the selectees
could be sent to the Azores, the
Cape Verde Islands. Dakar, Eng
land, Ireland or Scotland"
He also declared that if the legis-
lation were defeated lit might be
excruciatillgly embarrassing to the
administration.
Some of our selectees may be in
Iceland already and some people be-
lieve that is outside our hemi-
sphere"
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Further Tax Revision
Sought Before Bill
Reaches House
Efforts to Ruise Total
And Kill Mandatory
Joint Return Studied
BY the Associated Press.

Mounting defense expenditures
and smouldering controversies over
tentatively approved new levies led
Yesterday to Capitol talk of further
revision of the s3,5OO,OOO coo tax bill.
Ten days ago the House Ways and
Means Committee gave preliminary
approval to legislation to raise So
sO4 400 .OO0 but there were reports
that it might be revised materially
and its presentation to the House
delayed perhaps until August l.
The tentatively approved bill is
designed to raise 1854, ,500,0 900 ad-
dltional in individual income taxes,
1882 100000 in corporation levleS
and almost another billion dollars In
excise and miscellaneous taxes. 1t
Is now in the hands of bill drafting
experts who expect to complete work
on 1t next week.
Total May Be Increased.
Because of President Roosevelt's
requests last week for more than
$4,000 900 900 additional for defense,
some committee members predicted
that an effort would be made TO raise
the TAX bills total now, rather than
wait until later in the year or even
until next year for new one.
One member said privately that
he would renew the periodic at
tempt that has been made to Gre
ate Congressional super-budget
committee to coordinate the Gov
ernment's expenditures and reve-
nue..
This plan would give nine-man
group veto power over all money
bills. which could be overridden
only by tWo-thirds vote of the
House membership Of ABS.
But Representative Woodruff,
Democrat, of Virginia, one of the
original sponsors of this idea. ex-
pressed the opinion that 1T is too
late to do anything now since
huge appropriations already have
been passed and the $4,000, 900 900
defense fund will be approved
shortly.
JOinI hetuTu SHdHSc SuuS III.
1t was learned that efforts were
being, made quietly to reverse the
15-to-l0 vote by which the Ways
and Means Committee decided to
compel married couples TO file Joint
returns-a scheme which it was es-
timated would raise s304 100000 in
additional revenue
At present, a married couple with
$4,000 income each, for instance,
can file separate returns subject
only to normal income tax. The
proposed change would require one
return on $4,000 income which
would be subject to normal taxes
and to surtaXes which begin on net
income in excess of $4,000.
Informed sources said that there
was a strong possibility that when
the question comes up for recon-
sideration enough members would
switch their votes to eliminate the
proposal for mandatory joint re-
turns.
But the sponsors of such a move
will almost have to come in with
an, alternate plan to raise that
s304, 100000 because the committee
undoubtedly will not permit the
total now in the bill to be reduced
by any substantial amount" one
member said.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
John Shelton of Movies
Weds Kathryn Groyson
By the Associated Press.

By tne Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, July 12.-John
Shelton. 26, and Kathryn Grayson,
10, of the movies eloped today to
Las Vegas, New, and were married.
They returned Immediately after
the ceremony.
Mr.. Shelton. whose last role was
opposite Ann Rutherford in Keep
ing Company" was wed under the
name of Edward F. Price. Miss
Grayson, a Winston Salem IN c.
native. used her true name of Zelma
Hedrick. A comparative newcomer
to pictures, she scored in her first
film, singing role with Mickey
Rooney in Andy Hardy's Private
Secretary"
1t was her first marriage and Mr..
Shelton's second.
Evening star., 1941-07-13

An enlarged new switchboard, in
cluding 40 additional trunk lines and
a dial nter-communicating system
between scattered Offices of the Dis
trict government, will be put into
service tomorrow morning.
Oflcials predicted the public would
be better served by the new system
because of the 81 per cent increase
in trunk facilities which. they be-
lieved, would eliminate busy" sig
mails.
A. w. CrosSley. executive secretary
of the Public Utilities Commission,
said the new system should per-
NIT more efficient handling of Dis
trict government inter- office calls.
There are about l,400 telephones in
the District Building. Municipal
Building and scattered Offices
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Office Will Help Find
Census Workers Jobs

An office to handle re-employ-
ment problems of temporary Gen.
sus Bureau employees who are sched-
uled to be laid off during the next
18 months will be set up in the
Commerce Department, it was an
nounced last night by Commerce
Local %, United Federal Workers
Of America, c. 1. o.
The new Office will classify capa-
bilities of the employees with view
to transferring them to other Gov
ernment Offices, it was said. The
Civil Service Commission will CO.
operate.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Wreck
Continued From First Page

tCOflJlnueQ from flrSt PaRe.l
D. c. Washington directories list
Mrs. Ida A. Baldwin, e08 K street
S.ED.
Miss Rose Marie Labelle of Sunny
side. Long Island, N. Y.
Miss Claire Martin of Brooklyn.
Clarence Richardson of New York
City. cook aboard the train.
The train was north-b bound from
Miami to New York, and was carry
ing 457 persons at the time of the
accident.
When the lead engine struck the
cow. it caused switch to be thrown.
railroad officials said, and the train
was diverted from the right hand
track of the three-track stretch into
the pass track or switch on the left
hand side. None of the derailed cars
or engines overturned.
A relief train was made up at
Savannah to take the passengers on
TO their destinations.
Evening star., 1941-07-13

River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry today.
Weather Conditions for the Last - Hours.
The extensive mass of considerably cool
er and dryer air of polar origin continues
TO move very slowly southwark and the
cold front now extends from the coast of
Maine southwestward to Northeastern
Texas. The highest pressure in the cool
air mass is 1,024 millibars (30.24 inches)
at Alexandria. MINI, and the lowest pres
1TTn aon tie oGle front n. are Bio GGs
and 1929 millibars (2a 81 inches) at
Trenton, N. j. Warm moist air of tropical
oriEin continues to move northward and
northeastward between the cold front and
the extensive anticyclone over the Western
Atlantic Ocean. Pressure remains low
over the Far Southwest. Blythe. Calf.
.O094 millibars t2957 inchesl. Showers
have occurred during the last "a hours
in the Atlantic and Southern States, the
Rocky Mountain region. Nebraska and
South Dakota. The rainfall was heavy in
portions Of Louisiana and Southeastern
Texas. Galveston, Tex. reporting the high-
est amount. f.6S inches.
Evening star., 1941-07-13

I. The contest is strictly for anna
teurs. Any one is eligible except
employees of The Star and their
families, and individuals or mem
bers of families engaged IN the
manufacture, sale, commercial fin-
ishing, or professional use OF photo
graphic goods.
2. Entrants may submit as many
pictures as desired at any time dur
ing the period of the contest. No
photographs will be returned, due to
the enormous task of handling, list
ing and sorting.
3. Pictures must have been made
after May 18, 194l, and may be sub
nitted at any time after that date
Prizes will be awarded each week,
beginning June % and ending Sep
tember 7.
4. Your snapshots may be made
on any type of film, but must not be
made on glass plate negatives. ANY
make of camera, film, chemicals, or
paper may be used. Developing and
printing may be done by photo
finisher or the entrant. No print or
enhancement more than 10 inches IN
the longest dimension will be &C
cepted. No art work or retouchlng
Is permitted on prints or the mega
tiyes from which they are made. No
composite pictures, such as multiple
printing or montages, permitted
Pictures should not be mounted or
framed.
S. All pictures shall be judged in
the national awards Gncluding the
United States and Canada solely on
general interest and/or appeal. Pho
tosraphic excellence or technique
while important, will not be the de-
Gliding factor in determining prize
winners. The decision of the judges
shall be accepted as final.
s. Each week The Star will pay
IS for the best picture submitted
and 81 for each picture OF special
merit that is printed and not award
ed a prize. In addition, at the close
of the contest, S25 will be paid to
the final winner in each of the four
classifications listed below. These
four winners then will be entered In
the national awards, where they will
compete with the same number OF
entries from other newspapers In
the United States and Canada, fol
prizes totaling $4,000.
7. To enter the contest, mail
print or prints of as many picture.
as YOU desire to Amateur SnapSho'
Contest Editor" The Evening Star
Evening star., 1941-07-13
National and LocuI Debts

A number of times in the history
of the United States, such as in the
pre-Civil War and the pre-World
War periods, local public debt was
greater than the national public
debt. Latest estimates from the
Census Bureau. however. show Fed
eral debt to be two and one-half
times local debt.
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Weather Report
States weather BuresuD
FURNISHED. by the

District of CoumbiaMostly cloudy with occasional
showers today considerable coudness with moderate
gentle a
Vrgna-Showe
of
MayandMosy cloudy and cooler
tomorrow considerable cloudness temperature
West Vgna-Coudy
today
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Malcolm Graham Dies:
Finuncier and Author
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
GRAHAM. Tex. July l2.-Mal-
colin K. Graham. SO. financier. phi
lanthropist and author of several
books on finance and economics.
died today.
His books included Gold" Con
tinuous Prosperity" and The Syn
thetic Wealth of Nations"
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Readers Guide
News Summary
PART ONE.
The Sunday Star, July 13, 1941.

National.
Tax bill may be revised again before
reaching House. Page Az
American pilots may ferry combat
planes to Britain. Page AS
American "blitzkrieg" tactics de-
scribed in Army book. Page "A
Senators opposed to Army's draft re-
vision measure. Page AS
Maritime Commission takes over is
more Danish ships. Page Alb
Advisory groups named to aid oil
conservation. Page B-3
Foreign.
Syrian truce accord reported initial
ed by negotiators. Page A
Washington and Vicinity.
Thousands register for defense in
Northern Virginia. Page B-1
262 dollar-a-year men get a payday
tomorrow. Page B-1
Doubt expressed whether gas rate
cut can be made. Page b.
Personal tax returns warning issued
by assessor. Page B-3
Miscellony.
Vital statistics. Page AID
Obituary. Page Ala
Travel and resorts. Pages B-4-i
Sports news. Pages B-6-lt
Evening star., 1941-07-13
PART FOUR.
Finonciol and Classified

Finonciol and Classified
FINANCIAL news. Pages E-I-3
Growing concern seen in efforts to
curb prices. Page Ell
Stocks edge unevenly higher.
Page Ell
Steel men report expansion plans
TO be cut. Page Ell
Retail food prices l3 per cent above
start of war. Page Ell
D. c, bank deposits up sharply in
two years. Page Ell
Weekly stock summary. Page E-2
Classified advertising. Pages E-5-13
Serial story. Page Ella
Service orders. Page Ella
Evening star., 1941-07-13

detrimental effect here, so far as
British aid was concerned.
IF President Roosevelt asked
Congress today for declaration of
war" he said. "he would not get
more than 10 or Is votes for such
declaration jn - Senate"
The Mon as challenged the
d. s:s';5s;:sa s;s:s ,s:; s:2Tsss H":ss;'s: s.s
take such CT LNNAstead of trying
to involve the gNountry in the war
through 'the back door,
A blast at the administration
foreign policy was delivered last
night by Senator Clark, Democrat,
OF Missouri at meeting in Salina,
Kan, under the auspices OF the
America First Committee.
That splendid Kansan, Harry
Woodring former Secretary of War
was fired out of the cabinet because
he stoutly refused to lend himself
to the betrayal and reputation of
all the Presidents pledges to the
American people said Senator
Clark. Yet such saboteurs as Knox
and Stimson and Ickes and Wick
ard are permitted TO openly stultify
their Offices by repudiating every
promise that the President ever
made"
Propaganda Laid to Wickard.
Senator Clark attacked Secretary
of Agriculture Wickard particularly.
saving he had had the .effrontery'
to go to Kansas ito try to bunco
the farmers into a belief that it is
to their advantage to have the coun-
try plunged into war and their sons
drafted to be sent to the Shambles
in Siberia or Singapore or Ethiopia.
He must think that the farmers
of this country are so feeble OF mind
and so short of memory that they
have forgotten the fake. spurious in
fiation of the last war which led to
the terrific farm depression, the ef-
fects of which are with us yet.
"Mr. Wickard is trying to organ
ize the vast and far flung machin-
cry of the Department of Agricul-
ture and the A. A. A. into a vast
propaganda agency for attempting
to dragon the farmers of the coun-
try into supporting or acquiescing
in the entrance of this country into
war.
With the cooperation of this
machinery and that OF the Farm
Credit Administration the impress
sion is to be created that a farmer
Evening star., 1941-07-13
PART TWO.
Editorial and Features.
PART THREE.
Society.

Society.
Society news. Pages Dill
vital statistics. Page D-6
In service society. Page D-8
Women's clubs. Page D-Io
Evening star., 1941-07-13
The Sun and Moon.

Weather In Various Cities.
-Temperature-Pheci
Max. Min. Sat. itstion
Sat- Fri 80 to 40
pich
Evening star., 1941-07-13
Report Until 10 PM. Saturday,

Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Hishest, 90. Yesterday year ago, 81.
Lowest, II. Yesterday year ago, SO.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. os, on July ..
Lowest, Is. on March Is.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast ant
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1941-07-13
PART FIVE.
Draft

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1941-07-13

The MonV
President I'd I
declaration d
has urged tn
take such a {