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Evening star., 1941-04-30
Many Times Present
Arms Output Needed,
Biggers Declares
Axis Plane Production
Exceeded by Britain
And U. S., Jouett Says

The United States Chamber of
Commerce was told today by an au-
thority on aircraft production that
the combined British American out
put of planes exceeds that of the
axis, while another authority warned
that the rate of plane production
as we'll as of other armaments-
must be increased many times"
Col. John H. Jouett, president of
the Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce, told the group that British
production. with only half of the
present American output, exceeds
the number of planes being built by
Germany and Italy.
John D. Biggers, production chief
of the Office of Production Manage
ment, declared that the defense in
dustry's progress had been phenome-
nal, but warned that this country
could not meet the war challenge
unless it increased this rate many
times before the end Of l94l.
March Output 1.216.
Mr.. Biggers made this report on
production:
Monthly output of planes in
March totaled 1915, but this rate
husband will be-doubled before
1912.
Current production of light tanks
about five day, with medium tank
deliveries just beginning. This must
be quadrupled.
Powder production has increased
1000 per cent; rife production-for
the Garand-has increased $50 per
cent, must be doubled; small arms
ammunition output has increased
l,200 per cent and must be trebled;
machine-gun production increased
400 per cent and will be increased
f1ve-fold.
In spite of my confidence" Mr..
Biggers asserted. Il want to make it
just as clear as possibly can that
we cannot for one moment be salts
fed. One of the most dangerous
things that could possibly happen to
this country today would be for Cur
people, in any walk of life, to get
the impression that the defense
program is rolling along-that it
will take care of itself.
Stresses Team Work.
When, then, am confident? Be
cause of my faith in America. The
genius of America is the genius
for mass production. And the spirit
of America is the spirit of team
Continued on Page AS, Column -
Evening star., 1941-04-30

May to provide large reserve Of
class la men from which to draw
the Unexpectedly large June quota.
In addition to the 1900 students,
more than 4,500 other District reg
istrants will be examined at six
Washington hospitals on May 6, II,
Is, l9, % and 26.
Breakdown of Quota.
A breakdown of the 530-man
draft quota the District has been
called on to supply during the
latter part of May was announced
today by selective service officials.
Three hundred and eighty selec-
tees are scheduled to be inducted
in Richmond in groups of 1876. 127
and 127 men on May 81, % and %,
respectively. while $50 colored Sc
lectees will be called for induction
in Baltimore on May 81.
During the three-day period the
25 local boards will be called on for
the following totals of white and
colored Selectees:
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Big New Planes
Made in u. ).
Raid France
R. A. F. Flyers Rain
New Superbombs
On Mannheim
BY the Associated Press.

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LONDON, April 30.-American-
built Havoc planes carried out sue
cessful attacks" last night on three
airdromes in Northern France from
which German raiders fly against
Britain, the Air Ministry news serv-
Ice said today.
One Nazi fighter was said to have
been shot down when it attempted
to engage a Havoc.
The Ministry said stick of high
explosive and incendiary bombs
dropped from a low level was seen
to burst on an airdrome just as
three German aircraft were about
to land and two others were taxing
across the field.
The Havoc is a Douglas Dbl
equipped for night fighting. ut is
light bomber, known in England
also as the Douglas Boston,
One plane, the service said, circled
over the airdrome until the incen-
diary-kindled fire had burned out.
At the second base, a Havoc crew
was said to have surprised a num-
ber of German planes landing in
flare-lighted path, but results of the
attack were not disclosed. At the
third, it said, a Havoc bombed a
f1are-path and then shot down a
Messerschmitt.
Mannheim Raided by r. A. F.
Thousands of fire bombs and a
large number" of explosive missiles,
including new superbombs, we're
dropped on the German Rhineland
city of Mannheim last night by the
R. A. F., the Air Ministry an
nounced
The Ministry described the new
bombs simply as some of the latest
and most powerful type" saying
that they and the showering in
cendiaries started large fires in the
town and its river docks.
Mannheim is one of the principal
industrial and commercial cities of
Southwestern Germany.
Other British aircraft success
fully attacked extensive German oil
stores at Rotterdam in the Meth
erlands, the Ministry said
Supply Ship Fired.
In daylight raids yesterday Ger
man supply ship of about 5000 tons
was declared to have been set on
fire and four others of between 1000
and 1000 tons were reported hit and
damaged.
The British bombers, in some
cases, escorted by swift fighters, were
said to have made attacks on ship
ping at low levels off the coasts of
France, Belgium and Norway.
Two bombers and one fighter were
acknowledged to have been lost in
the daylight operations, one bomber
at night.
The Air Ministry said British
planes swooped on a German convoy
near Ostend, Belgium, sinking a
2,0O0-ton ship, setting another af1re
and machine cunning the decks.
Several Messerschmitt 109s en-
tered the engagement and "at least
Gee OEEE1NTCTy1E, pooe AL
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Lack of Numbers Defeated Anzucs in Greece,
But Line Was Never Broken in Steady Retreat

History records no more gallant
stand than the few made against
the many among Greece's snowclad,
mountains.
I saw the same Australians who
fought in Greece fighting series
Of victorious battles in Libya a few
weeks ago. They were magnificent
in victory, but they proved them
selves even finer in defeat. And the
New Zealanders in the front line
were fighting every bit as well as
the Australians.
Wearied by Moving Back.
The imperial troops were strafed
from the air and hammered from
the ground They were weary with
moving back through cruel noun
tains, half frozen through sleeping
Evening star., 1941-04-30
$4,000 Nazi Troops
Landed in Finland,
Russians Report
Four Transports Carried
Tanks and Artillery,
Pruvdu Declares
By tn. Associated Press.

MOSCOW, April 80. Pravda,
Communist party organ, reported
today that four German transports
had landed about 10000 German
troops equipped with tanks and
artillery at the port of Turku (Abo)
in Southwestern Finland April 26.
The troops proceeded northeast
to Tampere April %, Pravda de-
clared in a dispatch from Tallinn,
EStonia.
The report of the German troop
arrivals was contained in the fol-
lowing nine-line dispatch printed at
the top of Pravda's foreign news
page without comment:
According to reliable reports, on
April 26 there arrived at the Fin
nish port of Abo four German
transport ships from which about
10000 German troops landed with
arms, tanks, artillery, etc. On April
% the troops began to move to
Tampere."
Declared Regular Movement.
Germans here asserted the Nazi
troop arrival was merely part of the
regular movement of troops through
Finland to Norway which has been
going on for some time under agree
ment with the Finnish government.
1t was the first time, however, that
notice of such movements had ap-
peared in the Soviet press.
Pravda, in separate article on
'the great force of Stains friend
ship of peoples" referred to the
Karelian Republic created after the
Soviet-Finnish War last year.
Living in Friendship"
"The toilers of the Karelian Fin
nish Republic are living in friend
ship" it said. Beyond the border
in capitalstic countries now as
never before are being developed
national hatred, beastly chauvinism
and the theology of looting war.
"All the brighter in this gloom are
our victories"
Russian warplanes roared over the
Soveit capital today in practice
flights as the Red Army prepared
for its annual May Day demonstra-
ton tomorrow. Aerial demonstra-
(See MOSCOW. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1941-04-30
ArmyWi||Ca||
1856 in June
From District
First Years Quote
Roised From }, ,982
To 5,642 Men
By THOMAS c. HARDMAN.


The Districts first-year selective
service quota as estimated last fall
has been advanced from 1882 to
5,642 men under revised quotas COM
piled by the War Department, it was
learned today.
The quota change means that
Washington will be called on TO sup
ply record-breaking l,956-man
quota during June, as only 1886 Sc
lectees will have been requisitioned
by the end Of May under present
official calls.
The revised quota, it was UNDER
stood breaks down the Districts
new figure to include 3,763 white and
1879 colored selectees. Through
May %. ISIS white and 1O71 colored
men will have been inducted from
draft registration rolls in Washing
ton, leaving 1,148 white and 808 coll
ored selectees to be called in June
under the new figures.
Revised Quotas Distributed.
The revised quotas distributed to
corps area officials throughout the
country by the Adjutant Generals
Office at the War Department was
compiled on the basis of draft reg
tstration figures, with credit given
for all men in the armed forces,
excepting selectees, through April
9, it was understood.
This detailed information was not
available when the original quota
estimates were made by the War De-
partment last fall
District students who have been
given temporary deferments until
the end Of the current school term
probably will be called out TO fill
most Of the June quota. More than
$500 students in Washington have
been so deferred, it was learned, and
the majority are expected to be
given physical examinations during
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Committee Approves
$4,000 Increase for
National Capital Parks
Demoroy Declares
u. 5. Should Beur 800
0f Maintenance Budget

A t120.000 increase over 194l ap-
proDraUlonS Tor the support of the
National Capital Parks Office was
recommended by the House Appro-
pr1atlons Committee in the Interior
Department appropriation bill re-
ported to the House today.
Heeding plea by A. E. Demaray,
associate director of the National
Park Service, for a more equitable"
contribution toward the operating
expenses of the National Capital
Parks system, the committee ap-
nroved every increase in the parks
budget estimates except one. a S40.-
900 item for construction of a first
aid station, police lodge and COM
fort station at the Potomac Water
Gate.
The s120OOO boost, which raised
the parks Offices total 10 $4,000,
would be used for maintenance and
Improvement of the park system in
the District, the Mount Vernon
Memorial highway, George Wash
ington Memorial highway, the
Thomas Jefferson National Memo
rial, other monuments and memo
rialS and for the addition of II men
&c the park police force, the park
serve said in submitting its eSti-
mates.
U. S. Share Set at SO Per Cent.
Mr.. Demaray's plea for a larger
Federal contribution was disclosed
with the release of hearings on the
Interior Department supply bill.
The associate director told a House
appropriations subcommittee that a
study indicated the Federal Govern
ment should provide approximately
36 per cent of the parks mainte-
nance and operating budget.
An analysis of the amount avail
able for maintenance and opera
ton discloSes that pproximately 83
per cent of the funds are derived
from District of Columbia revenues,
Mr.. Demaray declared. On the basis
OF actual use of park areas, and
in consideration of the national
character of certain monuments.
memorials and reservations, the
Federal Government should provide
approximately SO per cent, he added.
In urging appropriation of an ad-
ditional S25,000 for general main
tenance, Mr. Demaray asserted:
The cumulative effect of made
quate funds appropriated for park
maintence and operation over
period of years is reflected in the
present unsatisfactory conditions
which prevail in many areas
throughout the National Capital
parks system. These conditions
could be largely corrected if the
Federal Government would contrib
ute a more equitable share toward
the operating expense"
Maintenance Cost Rises.
Improvements of park facilities
during recent years have increased
the cost of maintenance and opera
ton, he said, pointing out that dur
Ing the last 10 years, the number
of park reservations has increased
from 655 to 727 and the total park
area has grown from 4,275 acres to
6,179 acres, a gain of approximately
so per cent. At the same time, how
ever, appropriations for mainte-
nance and operation have been in
creased only II per cent, he said.
adding: 1T is obvious that this
increase in maintenance funds is
totally inadequate to insure proper
care for the new facilities which
have been provided"
In addition to the growth of the
park system, Mr. Demaray testified.
(See PARKS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Nv John r. HETHERINGTON,

war Correspondent OF The Star and MANA.
WITH THE AUSTRALIAN I'M
PERIAL FORCES, VIA CAIRO,
April % (By Wireless-DelayeO.-
One of the most tragic and most
heroic chapters in the history OF
Anzacs in battle has been written
in Greece since Hitler's army began
smashing its way south in that
country on April 6.
The imperial forces have been
withdrawing because they lacked
the numbers capable of withstand
ing the incessant powerful thrusts
of the overwhelmingly larger Ger
man Army and air force. Numerical
strength was the only point in which
the Allies were inferior.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Boston Transcript Issues
Final Editions Today
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 30-The Boston
Evening Transcript announced to-
day it would suspend publication
with its final edition this afternoon
thus calling a halt to the papers
111-year history.
Last-minute efforts failed to rally
sufficient immediate financial sup
port, the management reported,
Breaking precedent, the Tran
script announced a week ago that
it would suspend on April 80 unless
"our readers and the community
could produce some sound alterna-
tive"
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Cupt. Roosevelt Sees
Roid on Chungking
8, the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, China. April 30
United States Marine Capt. James
Roosevelt witnessed a Japanese air
raid yesterday and then delivered
a personal message from his father,
President Roosevelt, to Generals
simo Chang Kai-shek.
With United States Naval At
tache Maj. James NicHugh, Capt.
Roosevelt crossed the YangtZe River
in a native sampan just after the
air raid signal sounded and OBJ
served the conduct of the masses
of Chungking during a raid on
nearby objectives.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
B uIl etin
Southern Mines to Omen

Southern coal producers
and the United Mine Workers
Union reached an agreement
today for reopening the
Southern mines on a tempo
rary wage agreement covering
the S1-a-day wage increase
proposed by the South.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

officials also announced address
changes of two local boards. Board
No. 10, formerly housed in the Nc
LachIen Bank Building at Tenth
and G streets NV, has moved to 618
Twelfth street NV. Board No. Is
has moved to 1927 Pennysvania ave-
nue. Sc. across the street from its
former location of 1902 Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Free Frenchmon'
Found PonhondIinq
Is No Longer Free

E. the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April
30.-A foreign looking chap was
booked on panhandling charges
at police headquarters here.
Who are you?" asked the
desk sergeant.
Il am Frenchman." replied
the stranger. Il am a free
Frenchman."
You were a free French
man." corrected the sergeant as
he ordered the man locked up.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Wurship Speeds Doctor
To Poisoned Seumen
Rs the Associated Press.

BY IUt hASUUIdItu FItSS.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 30
"A United States destroyer with
Public Health Doctor Arthur Spring
er aboard is rushing to the assist
ance of the oil tanker Panama, OH
which % sailors were reported to
have been stricken with food poi
soning.
The tanker is en- route to this port.
Maritime records do not list an
oil tanker named Panama" How
ever, there is a tanker "Panam" of
1000 tons flying the Panama flag.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

and living in the snow. They knew
the fight was hopeless after the
first few days, but they stuck it out.
The line they held was never broken,
despite the deadly blows dealt
against it by the German forces. 1t
was like a fight between a giant
and a pigmy, with the pigmy still
on his feet at the finish.
1t is probable the final figures will
show that the Germans suffered
several times as many casualties as
the Anzacs. 1t is impossible as yet
to give an adequate picture of the
events in Greece since the bulk of
the imperial forces landed there in
mid-March. Officers and men knew
that heavy German forces were
(See ANZACS Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-04-30

active Army service during the first
World War.
Disclosure that he is being
dropped from the Army Reserve rolls
comes closely on the heels of the
Lindbergh incident, in which Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh resigned his
Reserve commission in protest
against remarks made last week by
the President At a press confer
(See JOHNSON, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Murino Reported in Berlin
RY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 3O.-The Ger
man radio, as recorded today by
N. B. c., announced that Salvador
Marino, Spanish Falangist leader,
had arrived at Berlin Ito conduct
negotiations aiming at complete po-
litical alignment between Germany
and Spain"
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Summary of Todoy's Star

School defense area bill praised and
condemned. Page B-1
Sports.
Whirlaway boosts Derby stock de-
spite loss to Blue Pair. Page C-1
Hamlin becomes Dodger hero, al
though yielding homers. Page C-1
Central nine looms as title repeater
after Eastern loses. Page CO
Powerful Fleet Marine grid team
tops extensive project. Page C-3
Future golf clubs. based on dynam-
les, to be odd looking. Page CA
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Man Admits Scranton
Dynamite Killing
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSoclaLed PItSs.
LOUISA, KY, April 30-A man
who couldn't sleep for three
months" signed a confession today,
County Attorney M. j. See said,
that he had placed in an automobile
dynamite which killed the daughter
and son Of the Scranton tPa) direc-
tor of public health last November 7.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Senate Committee Votes Down
Resolutions to Ban or Restrict
Use Of Navy Ships for Conveys
Hull Tells Group
Passage Would Be
Misunderstood Abroad
BACKGROUND

American ndudl and Coast
Guard ueSSelS and airplaneS hare
been patrolling our shore lUdterS
carefully since 1rar began in 1889.
Ertent to 1Uhich these patrol ships
range in Atlantic has been sub
ject of much speculation and con-
Trajectory information, but PreSt-
dent Roosevelt has nolU set an
elastic limit-dS far as may be
necessary to defense Of the West
ern HeniSphere-So appearance
of United States nnudl units at
almost any point 1Cill not be fully
unexpected.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Washington and Vicinity.

District departments start moving to
District employees receive safe driv-
ing awards. Page ALI
new building Tuesday. Page B-1
Evening star., 1941-04-30

(See GREEK, Page A-60
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Weather Forecast

Clear; lowest tonight about 54; tonor-
row fair and continued warm; gentle
variable winds. Temperatures today
Highest, "a, at pm; lowest, So, at
6 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report
Full Details on Page Az.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

(See ANzACS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1941-04-30
National.

Roosevelt to open defense savings
campaign tonight. Page BIS
Federal expenditures at highest peak
since World War. Page Az
Evening star., 1941-04-30

BACKGROUND
German conquest Of YugoSlaUia
and Greece 1Uds completed in
little more than three 1UeekS after
the Palm Sunday inUaSion. Which
1CoS the elimination OF Ger
many'S Balkan campaign, begun
by diplomacy last fall. British
fought rear guard actions in later
phases OF Greek campaign, pro-
tecting evacuation OF forces sent
there from Africa.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

tsee PATROL, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Foreign

Foreign
British envoy to Yugoslavia strand
ed in Albania. Page AS
Part of Plymouth declared evacua-
ton area. Page AS
Churchill rejection fails to stop talk
of imperial cabinet. Page AS
Motorized forces cut British retreat,
Germans claim. Page A-4
Evening star., 1941-04-30

(See MOSCOW, Page A-40
Evening star., 1941-04-30

(See KNOX, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-04-30
From Press to Home
Within the Hour

Most people in Washington have The
Star delivered to their homes every
weekday evening and Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

Continued on Page AS, Column
Evening star., 1941-03-09
A. u. Baskefers Wind
Up With Win Over
Alumni, 5o-4O
Hugo Sehulze Receives
Fraternity Trophy as
Teams Best Player

American University's courtmen
Closed their season last night by
handing the alumni a 59-40 setback
in a fast game.
The occasion marked the end of
the collegiate careers of Hugo
Schulze. Archie Norford, Bruce
Etchison and Earnie Webb. Omi-
cron Delta Kappa. honorary ac-
tivities fraternity, took advantage
of it to present Schulze with its
trophy awarded the teams out
standing player.
DR.. w. B. Holton made the pres
entation. Schulze, who scored 9
points. rang up a total of SGT dur
ing his four years of competition.
averaging 9.12 per game. Not until
this year, when he tailed 158. was
he high scorer of the squad, how
ever.
Emerson Bartlett got IA points for
the alumni and George Brown r.
Both were eclipsed by the efforts
of Carl Byham, who hit the bucket
for 10.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Two TiIts With Orioles
Among -Four This
Week for Eagles
Flag Rivuls and Rovers
Will Be Invaders at
Riverside Stadium

Two games in three nights with
the Baltimore Orioles will feature
the four-game Eastern Hockey
League schedule of the Washington
Eagles this week. The Eagles, with
only nine more games remaining,
will be driving hard in a desperate
effort to fight off the Orioles in a
bid for Washingtons first cham
pionship.
On Tuesday night the Eagles will
collide with the last-place New
York Rovers at Riverside Stadium
and or Friday night Washingtons
waterfront arena probably will
bulge at the seams when the Orioles
invade.
The Orioles, who have drawn the
top crowds here of 1859 and 4,613,
will be making their last appear
ance of the season here and the
title might well ride on the result
of that engagement.
Washington will journey to River
Vale on Saturday to tangle with
the Skeeters, who beat them here
Friday, and on Sunday night will
meet the Orioles for the last time
in regularly scheduled game this
season at Baltimore.