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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Naval Academy Fund
SIashed S615,0OO
By House Committee
$500, 900 for Stadium
Is Biggest Cut Made
In Amount Asked
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee cut $615,000 today from ap-
preparations requested for the Naval
Academy at Annapolis for the next
fiscal year.
Biggest cut was elimination from
the list of public works projects pro-
posed by the Navy of a $500 900 cash
appropriation for construction of a
new stadium for the academy. A
recommendation that contractural
authority be extended for $3.50, 900
of work also was eliminated from
the bill in committee.
Other reductions cut out $4,000
asked for additional laundry equip
ment and reduced by $4,000 the pro-
posed appropriation for employment
of building attendants.
The stadium item was eliminated
with a score or more other projects
deleted from the public works phase
Of the whole bill. They totaled S.
585 900 plus $685. 900 on contractual
authority.
MOI convinced OF Neeu.
The committee explained that it
sis not convinced that they (the
public works projects eliminateO are
warranted by the present defense
preparation effort. They may be
classed as in a desirable category"
Records published today of hear
ings before subcommittee disclosed
that there will be no additions of
Reserve officers to the faculty at the
academy.
Capt. D. B. Beary, in charge of
buildings and grounds at the An
napoliS Academy, in asking APP
prevail of addition Of IA civilian
instructors, explained:
I'VE have been informed by the
Bureau of Navigation that no ad-
ditional officers will be available for
instruction purposes due to the ur-
gent need at other places.
Supply Now Exhausted.
"The only source of supply that
We have for such instructors has
been the Reserve officers and retired
officers, and that supply has now
been exhausted as far as being able
to get them at the academy for in
struction purposes"
The additional civilian instruc-
tors, he said, were required because
of an anticipated increase of 500 in
the ranks of midshipmen.
Capt. Beary also told the subcom-
frrn 81
and number of other employees
would be needed because of the in
crease in the number of midship-
men. The new employees assigned
to buildings and grounds, he said,
would be primarily for the en-
largement of Bancroft Hall" where
two new wings are under construc-
ton to privide quarters for new
midshipmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Democrats Still Owe
S414,6f7 on Campaign
D, the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
The Democratic National Com
mittee reported to the clerk of the
House yesterday that on February %
1t had unpaid obligations from the
1910 presidential campaign total
ing s414,617.
Bills for hotel service, broadcasts
and campaign buttons were among
the major outstanding obligations.
The report showed that the COM
mittee had a cash balance on Janu-
AIRY of $16012 and received con-
tributions amounting to $1O3,514
during the first two months of this
year. Disbursements during the
same period totaled $99,9O8.
Among the larger unpaid obli-
cations were: Biltmore Hotel, S29,-
1862; New York Telephone Co.,
$36,052; William Rankin Co., New
York, agents, for broadcasts, S54,-
535, and National Broadcasting Co.,
$11,703.
The report listed $4,000 contribu-
tons each from Carl w. Baden
hansen, Newark, N. j.; Richard j.
Reynolds, Winston Salem. N. c., and
Donald Bloomingdale, Washington,
D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
BY EDGAR ANsEL MOWRER.

The violence of the German, Ital-
ian and Japanese reactions to the
passage of the lease-lend bill shows
clearly that the blow has gone home.
From Kamchatka to Zanzibar, PEG.
pie now realize that in its efforts to
secure British victory, the United
States means business.
However, all reports reaching this
capital imply that the Nazi leaders
are not too depressed because they
remain convinced that the business
in hand, to the vast ma jority of
Americans, including some in high
position, still means no more than
"business-as-usual" plus a certain
effort at increased manufacture of
arms and war material of all sorts.
In other words, Adolf Hitler still
believes first, that American mate
rial in any quantity will arrive too
late to save Great Britain; second
that not enough of what is manu-
featured will reach British shores;
and finally, that not enough can or
will be manufactured to place the
British on footing of war equality
with the Germans.
Reich Outspending All.
Unfortunately, Washington finan-
cial authorities do not feel that the
facts offer a categorical refutation
to Hitler's thesis, particularly not
the third point. For the American
preparedness effort, as measured in
money actually being expended for
ornaments, remains small fraction
of what the British are spending,
and that again, is considerably less
than the Germans are pouring out
in their frantic effort to win and
win quickly.
According to reliable figures, Nazi
Germany is spending in the cur
rent fiscal year about $29 ,000, 900, 900,
or 70 per cent, of its total annual
income.
Great Britain, in the same time,
is expanding S16,500,00 100000, or so
per cent, of its national annual in
come. For the coming year, be-
ginning April l, 1941, the British
count on spending at least $20000,-
100000 for the United Kingdom
alone. This year So per cent of the
expense was met by taxation, but
in the coming year taxes cannot
hope to cover more than 81 per
cent.
How Britons Are Taxed.
BritainS tax effort is clearly
shown from the following table:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Navy Bill Carries
S1,987,0O0 for D. {.
Area Construction
ContructuroI Authority
For Much Larger
Amount Provided

Appropriations totaling 1887 900
for construction in and near Wash
ington for the Navy Department are
contained in the regular appropria-
ton bill for the fiscal year Begin
ming July l next, reported to the
House today, with contractual au-
thority for a much larger amount.
1t contains So ,319, 900 for construc-
ton work at Norfolk and at st.
JulienS Greek, Va. For maintenance
at the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis, s2,345,471 is carried.
For the Washington Navy Yard
$260,000 is provided-$200,00O for
expansion of the quay walls and
$4,000 for extension of a crane run
way.
Going beyond the submitted con-
struct1on program, the House COM
mittee wrote into the bill an addi-
tional $575000 for extending the
laboratory building at the Naval
Research Laboratory, Bellevue, D. C.
The Naval Air Station at Anacostia
is scheduled to get 100000 for ex-
tension OF the barracks building.
For the Marine Corps flying field
at Quantico, Va, $305 900 is provided
100000 for extension Of barracks,
S55, 900 for leantos on hangers and
$150,000 for extension of the as
sembly and repair building. For the
Marine Barracks, Quantico, sos 900
is allowed for a contagious ward
building and $l72,000 for shop build
ings and accessories; however, the
committee declined to give $500 900
for roads, walks and overpass and
tunnel and Sl50,000 for a post school
building and accessories.
For the Naval Hospital, Annapo-
lis, 100000 is carried for extension
of hospital facilities and $4,000 for
extension of the garage. The Naval
Academy is allowed 100000 for i'm
provement of the power plant and
$4,000 for an instruction and stor-
age building at the rifle range: how
ever, the committee Topped off
100000 for a stadium building and
100000 for a new bridge over Dor
sey Greek.
For the Naval Proving Ground,
Dahlgren, Va, the bill carries 10000
$4,000 for a dispensary building
and 100000 for extension of roads
and services.
Norfolk projects total 1885. 900.
For the Naval Operating Base.
total of sl,575, 900 is allowed-s75 900
for chapel; 100000 for improve
ment of the power plant and dis
trlbutlng systems; S750,000 for an
additional pier, and S350.000 for
dredging between piers. For the
Naval Hospital, Norfolk, s85 900 is
provided for exten<on of the sea
wall and fills and 100000 for bar
racks and accessories for corpsmen,
The bill carries $4,000 for finger
piers in the lagoon at the Naval
Training Station. The committee
declined to include $4,000 for
berthing and storage for landing
boats at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
For the naval ammunition dump
at st. Juliens Greek, Va. s422 900 is
provided. which includes SIS 900 for
a bulkhead. various amounts for
different kinds of magazines for
explosives, and $4,000 for inert
storehouses,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
u. S.-British Outlay for War
Six Billions Short of Reich's
Allies Must Have Superiority in Everything
To Defeat Germany, Journalist Says

the total still falls some $1,000 000,-
600 short of the total German ex-
penditure for the same period And
assuming that the German outlay
cannot be further increased in the
coming year, the estimated Ameri-
can and United Kingdom armament
expense will just barely surpass the
German figure of S29,000,0 900, 000
Even adding the relative small out
lay of the British dominions, China,
and Greece, the amount expended
to secure a British victory will GER
tainly fall short of what the Ger
mans, the Italians and the Jap
anese lay out.
However you look at the matter
it should be clear that the wal
effort in favor of Britain cannot
hope to equal the effort to defeat
and dismember the British Empire
unless the American contribution
is considerably increased.
But it is not enough to equal
the German outlay. To win this
war, Britain and it's Allies must
possess a vast superiority in every.
thing-not only in ships-and IT
everything but ships Germany and
its allies had a considerable head
start. Therefore, the conclusion Is
being drawn that unless the United
States finds some way to spend q
great deal more than the $l0,500,-
600, 900 estimated for the year 1941-
AZ our side is going to fail in its
chief aim, and, far from outstrlp-
ping the Germans, perhaps lag
further behind them.
Can the United States spend more
money? In other words, can 1t pro-
duce war material at a much faster
rate not only than it has in the past,
but than it's authorities have reck-
oned on doing in the immediate flu
ture? The Organization for Produc-
ton Management apparently thinks
not. Numerous officials in a posi-
ton to know think yes, If only the
idea of a business usual is SUBJ
merged in a really gigantic drive to
speed up war production, drive in
which everything, private business,
private life, comfort, holidays, tran
quillity, are subordinated to the sim
gle idea of saving this country by
securing a British victory.
These people point, for instance,
to the 266 freighters now being built
here for Britain and declare that,
given the effort of 1917, the United
States could very soon be about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Senate Unit Plans Inquiry
Into Defense Contracts
3, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A special Senate committee Or
ganized for a sweeping inquiry into
the national defense program, has
scheduled an immediate investiga-
ton of the state of production con-
tracts.
Chairman Truman, Democrat. of
Missouri said yesterday the seven
member committee, clothed with
broad powers by Senate resolution,
would pay particular attention to the
letting Of contracts and to charges
that much of the defense production
had been concentrated in heavily
populated areas of the country, with
small plants in other areas being
neglected.
Senator Truman said the labor
situation in defense industries also
would come under the committee S
scrutiny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Cramped for Office Space,
Navy Gets SIiqht Relief

The Navy Department. due to
rapid expansion of personnel to
meet defense preparations. is
desperately in need of enlarged Office
space, but only slight provision was
made in the departmental appropria-
ton bill reported to the House today
carrying $3,415 ,457 $50 in direct an
preparations and s31,127,894 con-
tractual authority.
Hearings on the bill disclosed that
the Navy Department had a force
OF $500 employees in February and
expected to increase this to 10000
before the end of June, 1912. How
ever, the bill as reported carries a
limit of $500, so no increase in per-
sonnet beyond that figure can be
made without congressional ap-
proval.
Secretary Knox, appearing be-
fore the Appropriations Committee.
stated that the President recently
approved expansion of Navy De-
partment space. He said the space
problem is vital" Describing the
situation, he said:
THE Navy Department has moth
ing but the old Munitions Buildings
that were built in the last war, and
with the expansion of our staff
which has been necessary with the
tremendous increase in our work, we
are just sitting on top of each other.
I have no ambition to expand ex-
cept in the most economical and
temporary way because of this huge
staff, which when this rush is over
will be decreased, of course. Ulti-
mately, I hope that we will be
equipped with decent building"
Some relief is afforded by a pro-
vision in the bill for removing the
entire photographic outfit to the
Naval Research Laboratory at Belle
vue, D. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Maritime Commission Acts
To Check Ship Charterinq
B, The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
Steps to check increases in ship
charter hire and sales were taken
yesterday by the Maritime Commits
sion.
1t requested American citizens or
American corporations owning
American flag or other merchant
ships to submit any proposed sale Of
charters of their vessels.
THE request was made in order
to secure the maximum use of all
vessels of United States registry
and all other vessels owned or con-
trolled by citizens of the United
States for the purpose of transport
ing national defense and strategic
materials" the commission said.
IF the commission is advised of
proposed sales and charters, it will
be possible to obtain the most eff
ficient use of ships. This Corpora
ton will also assist in preventing
unreasonable increases in freight
rates which would result from high
sales prices or charter rates. This is
step in the prevention of price in
flation based upon unreasonable
freight rates"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Star Receives Plaque
From V.F.W. Auxiliary
For Essay ConfestAid
Distinct Contribution
To Education of Youth
On Democracy Seen

A bronze plaque was presented TO
The Star yesterday by members Of
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars in spprecia-
ton for the newspapers work in
the essay contest of last year which
was sponsored by the society.
Mrs. Ethel Sendlak, departmental
president of the District auxiliary
of the organization, presented the
plaque to Fleming Newbold, vice
president and business manager Of
The Star, who accepted it in be-
half of the newspaper.
weapon Against Ignorance"
With her were Mrs. Florence
Armstrong, department senior vice
president, and Mrs. Hanna Weber,
chairman of the local essay con-
test, which was on The Benefits
of Democracy"
When she made the presentation
Mrs. Sendlak declared:
Second only to our public school
system, the newspapers of America
provide our strongest weapon
against ignorance and those forces
that conflict with the principles of
liberty and freedom.
The existence of a free press has
always been one of our most power
full safeguards against the threat
of oppression, corruption and the
loss Of those privileges which every
American citizen inherits under the
Bill of Rights in our Constitution.
Distinct Contribution"
In lending editorial support and
cooperation to the purposes of the
| 1939-40 Nationwide essay contest
! on the subject The Benefits Of
Democracy sponsored by the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Veterans of For
eign Wars of the United States,
The Star has made a distinct con-
tribution to the education of our
youth on the subject of democracy.
This plaque is a symbol of our
appreciation for this cooperation
in the promotion of the American
ism ideals we are trying to foster
in this annual competition. We
bestoW it upon the owners and
publishers of this newspaper in
grateful acknowledgment of their
patriotic editorial policies and their
generous, unselfsh assistance in the
effort to stimulate a greater degree
of intelligence on the subject Of
Americanism."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
| u. S. Ship Fires
At Sister Craft;
ITS Only Test
By the Associated Press.

by GDe Associated Press.
One of the battleships Of the
United States Fleet recently opened
fire on another--for experimental
purposes, it was disclosed today.
Rear Admiral Samuel NJ Robin
son, chief of the Bureau of Ships,
mentioned the episode briefly in his
testimony before the House APP
preparations Committee.
The test, he said, was to determine
the effects of projectiles. 1t showed
improvements could be made in the
construction of gun turrets. The
improvements would cost about
$4,000 for each warship, the admiral
estimated.
The testimony gave no further
details as to the circumstances OF
the experiment or the ships involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Seven Students Attend
Columbia Press Session

Seven Washington students from
the stats of student papers at Sid
well Friends School and Wilson
Teachers College are attending the
18th annual convention of the
Columbia Scholastic Press Associa-
ton now being held at Columbia
University. They are Jeanne Mo-
reau, William Smith and Fraser Bat
tey of Friends and Naomi Freilicoff
Phyllis Walker, Lois Targett and
Sylvia Pisner of Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13

And the United States: Well, &C
cording to figures just published,
although the American national de-
Tense appropriations seemed pretty
high, the total sum that will be
effectively expended for war mate
rial in the year ending June 80,
1941, will be s6,464 ,0OO,0 900, or just
over one-third of the United King
doms expenditures. And in the
year to come the estimated total
expenditure for war material will
be s10,811, 900 900, or just over half
of the estimated expenditure of the
United Kingdom in the equivalent
period.
In other words, adding the cur
rent American expenditure of
roughly S6,5OO,000,0O0 to the United
Kingdoms sum of s16,500, 1000, 900,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Algerian Jews Appeal
DeudIine Extended
ny the Associated Press.

-
V1CHY, France, March 13.-The
government extended today to May
IS the time allowed Algerian native
Jews to appeal for exemption from
law of last october depriving
them of the right to vote.
The law originally provided that
all claims for eXemption-allowed
war veterans in special cases
should be filed before December %.
Observers thought the new decree
might have been sponsored by Gen.
Maxine Weygand to enable him to
deal with the situation in Algeria.
Difficulties with the natives there
were said to have been increased
when disenfranchised Jews sided
with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13

precious metals, or other negotiable
assets from the United States. eX-
cept on obtaining permission from
the United States Treasury.
In this manner, approximately
s4,50O,0O0,OOO of European assets in
the United States have been tied up.
Addition of Hungary to the list,
however, added little to the total.
The Commerce Department esti-
mated that Hungarians had about
s250,000 of investments in the Unit
ed States plus a small amount Of
cash or short-term securities.
Other countries on the frozen"
list are Norway, Denmark, France,
Belgium. the Netherlands, Luxem-
bourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia,
Rumania and Bulgaria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Indo-Chinese Governor
Replacement Expected
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SINGAPORE, March l3.-Reports
from informed Saigon quarters said
today that Pierre Pages, former
Governor of Cochin China, the
southernmost state of French Indo-
China, soon would leave France to
succeed Admiral Jean Decoux as
Governor General of all Indo- China
Confirmation was not obtainable
here.
Admiral DecouX was commander
of the French Far Eastern squadron
last July, when the Vichy govern
ment named him Governor General
of the colony to succeed Gen
Georges Catroux, who subsequently,
joined the Free French Council of
Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Roll Assessment Raised

RICHMOND, Va, March Is (R.-
The State Corporation Commission
yesterday ordered supplemental
assessment amounting to $1,505 of
omitted property of the Washington
& Old Dominion Railway in Fairfax
County. This includes 543 acres of
land, a water farmhouse and a
frame tower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
temDeratlIre Saturday,

The principal feature on this mornings
weather map is a vast area OF h1gh pres
sure accompanied by cold air OF Polar
origin which covers practically all ssf1lo o r5
to the Atlantic Coast. The, lowest tenn
perature at 73o am was III. at b Bem61i,
was 1O396 millibars (30.70 inches at
Minot, N. Oak. The North AtlantiS dis
turbance continues to move east-northeast.
ward with center this morning, about zoo
miles east, of PASSPORT, Me. and the lowest
Pressure is relatively low and falling over
middle and southern sections west Of me
Rocky Mountains, Tonopah, New. 100S;5
millibars (297s inches, and pressure Is
still relatively low over the eastern and
central Gulf of Mexico with weak cold
front extending from the. mouth Of the
Mississippi River 70 Eastern Tennessee
and Central California to the Southern
Rocky Mountain region and in portions
of the Plains States, the Great Central
valleys. the Gulf states, the lower Lake
region and the Middle Atlantic. and North
Atlantic States. The precipitation east
OF the Rocky Mountains was light as rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Tax at PreSen

building TOO. The same of airplanes
and of a dozen other things.
In this view, unless the passage Of
the lease lend bill was just a be-
ginning of a vastly augmented eff
fort. Hitler may prove to be right
and the war be lost by Britain really
before the American people even
more than get started.
(Copyrisht, 1941, by Chicago Daily Nevs)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Knox Prefers Job
As Publisher to
Cabinet Position
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Navy Knox
prefers his civilian job of pub
fishing a Chicago newspaper to
his present cabinet position.
During hearings on the naval
appropriation bill, reported to
the House today, Mr.. Knox said
in reply to a query from a
committee member:
Il would like to say this, Con-
gresham: I wish you we're sit
ting where I am: would love to
give you my job, and 60 back
to my newspaper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Report
FURNISHED by tn. United States Weather z


District of Coma-Mosty cloudy and colder with lowest
fair continued cod
gentle northerly winds.
light this afternoon probably ending
generally fair and continued cold
portion this afternoon;
mostly the tonight tomorrow
continued cod slowly rising temperature Saturday
fair and colder except light extreme
portion continued cold;
n+1rlnu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Tribute Paid to Polio
At Lions Club Luncheon

The late R. L. Polio, manager of
the Mayf1ower Hotel and president
of the Lions Club of Washington,
was honored by the club yesterday
with memorial exercises held as part
of the regular luncheon meeting at
the Mayf1ower. The Rev. G. E. Len
ski offered a prayer and Mr.. Polio
was eulogized by Walter K Handy
and George A. Lewis. past presi-
dents. and Capt. Charles H. Ruth.
w. c. Hanson, vice president, pre-
sided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Hikers TO Visit Farms

Members of the Capital Hiking
Club will leave by bus at 9 am. Sun
day from 1915 F street NV, on a
trip to the National Agricultural
Research Center at Beltsville, Md.
They will inspect farms at the
center.