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Evening star., 1941-08-01
Senate Gets Radio Bill
Backing Answer Rights
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator White, Republican, oi
Maine, introduced yesterday legis-
lation to overhaul the present Fed
eral Communications Act. Among
other things, the measure would re-
ouire a radio station owner Ito af-
ford a right of reply where public
officers, other than the President
use his station for the discussion OF
public or political questions
This right of reply is to be exer-
eised by the accredited representa-
tives of the opposition political
party or parties a statement by
Senator White said, "and Is to be
afforded upon the same terms ano
conditions as the original discus
sion"
Another provision of the new leg
islation would require all radio
speakers on political questions
whether local, State or national-tc
be identified.
Senator White said other provi-
sions of the measure were de
signed to curb an alleged tendency
on the part of the Federal Com
munications) Commission to dis
criminate in manner not author
lied by the statute between appG-
cants for broadcast and other radio
facilities
Evening star., 1941-08-01

satisfactory and drew from Mr..
Guthridge a statement that as far as
he was concerned no more Gov
ernment employees would move in.
Mr.. McGregor said that if neces-
sary the committee would 60 down
to John Carmody, administrator OF
Public Works Agency, and recon-
mend that no more employees move
in.
Mr.. Guthridge said that some were
to be moved in over the week end
but that had been postponed.
In reply to questions he said the
Government had no part in the TAX
ing over of the Grafton Hotel by
/ the British government.
Mr.. Guthridge also told the COM
mittee that the Chastleton and the
Roosevelt, two Sixteenth street
NV. apartment hotels, had been
offered to the Government for pos
sible use as Office buildings.
This was emphatically denied,
however. by owners of both hotels.
The office of Washington Prop
critics, Inc, owners of the Chastle-
ton, asserted that there is nothing
to the report, We know nothing
about it." And Warren Krechking,
manager of the Hotel Roosevelt
Realty Corp, declared that there is
no truth to the statement that such
an offer has been made by the
hotel management.
Representative Elliott of California
told Mr.. Guthridge he considered
housing for Government defense
workers was just as important as
Offices and that great injustice had
been done to tenants who were
forced out. He said some of his own
constituents from California who
came here on defense work had to
60 to Baltimore to live.
Mr.. Guthridge said Mr.. Carmody
had told him he would much prefer
that Congress appropriate money
for ONCE buildings and housing for
Government workers rather than
rent buildings which were not prop
erly arranged for ofice occupancy.
In answer to questioning, Mr.
Guthridge said Mr.. Newman had
not offered any other hotel or other
building to the Government but the
Dupont Circle, Inc.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Business Agency Formed
For Z Topeka Papers
~ the ASsociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOPEKA. Kans., Aug. 1.-The
Topeka Daily Capital and the To-
peka State Journal announced yes
terday the organization Of the To-
peka Printing Co., Inc, to act as
business agent for the two publi-
cations.
Two of the largest and oldest
newspapers in the State, they will
continue to maintain independent
news policies and editorial ex-
pressions. The journal will move
it's editorial Offices and equipment
to the Capital building.
The Daily Capital, a morning and
Sunday paper, will continue under
Capper publications, Inc, with Sen.
ator Capper as president The
Journal, published every afternoon
except Sunday. is a part of State
Journal, Inc, headed by Oscar S
Stauffer.
Evening star., 1941-08-01

Brazil will construct so airplanes
for its Naval Aeronautics Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1941-08-01

bruk. Libya, last night after a day
of artillery exchanges, the italian
high command reported.
The Italians said British aircraft
had again raided the Fascist base at
Bengasi, Libya, killing one civilian.
In Northern Ethiopia Italian pa
trolls were reported to have inflicted
losses on British forces at the noun
tain pass of Cuiquebert, in the Con-
dar Zone.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Smith, Senate Dean,
II Today, but Feels
Like '16 Years OId

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Smith, Democrat. of
South Carolina was n years
old today, but the dean of the
Senate declared that he felt
like "16 years old"
Senator Smith. who has been
a member of the Senate since
1908. said he would spend the
day on the job. going to the
cave of the winds and listen to
the winds blow"
Evening star., 1941-08-01

The German communique report
ed raid on the SueZ Canal last
night.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
'Nucky' Johnson Gets
10 Years in Prison
For Tax Evasion
Politician Entertains
Hundreds ot Reception
After Wedding
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. 1.-Enoch L.
(Nucky) Johnson, Atlantic City Re-
publican leader who married a
former showgirl in the resort last
night, was sentenced today to 10
years in prison and fined $4,000
on 4 Federal court conviction OF In
come tax evasion.
Sentence was pronounced by
Judge Albert B. Maris.
The sentence was the maximum
possible under the law. 1t followed
a statement by Judge Maris in which
he declared that Johnson's offense
had been made worse because he
grossly perjured" himself on the
stand during his two-week- long
trial.
Appeal to Be Filed.
The costs of the prosecution also
were levied against johnson.
johnson surrendered at once to
the United States marshal. His
counsel said a notice of appeal would
be filed Immediately. A petition for
Dall was Qen1eO.
During the court proceedings. the
58-year-old Johnson's bride of IL
hours, the former Florence Osbeck
IS, remained in the Philadelphia
Hotel, where the couple went after
the wedding at which the jovial
bridegroom advised his guests:
Eat, drink and be merry, for to-
morrow We may 60 to jail"
Accompanied by his attorney
Walter G. Whine, and political
lieutenant, James Boyd of Atlantic
City. johnson arrived at the Cam
den County Courthouse, driving his
convertible coupe.
New Trial Refused.
johnson was convicted last Fri
day on two counts of eyaoing taxes
on an income of 1924, 900 in 1886 and
1887. The Government contended
and johnson admitted. the income
was derived mostly from numbers
game operators in the resort
Yesterday. only a few hours before
his wedding, he was denied a new
trial.
But last night. the jovial man
who has bossed Republican politics
80 years in the shore resort wor.
ried only about whether his guest,
were enjoying themselves.
He and Miss Osbeck were mar
ried at the First Presbyterian
Church. in Atlantic City, then he
was host TO hundreds Of his follower.
at his 20-room bungalow, where
they ate. drank and were merry.
The gay, debonair johnson who
often gave walters $40 tips and
rarely made public statements ex-
cept those designed to be funny
broke into tears when he promised
Flossie in their marriage ceremony
to be her loving and faithful hus-
band"
Bride Also Weeps.
Miss Osbeck, dressed in white ano
wearing q corsage Of white orchids
also wept. They did not kiss wher
the Rev. Henry Merle Mellen pro.
nounced them man and wife.
Johnson's bungalow was alive with
people when he returned there witt
his bride. Louis Louie the Lug
Kessel Johnson's personal valet
chauffeur and bodyguard, furiousl,
tended bar while servants weaved il
and out of the crowd with plates
| of baked ham. roast turkey, hor'
d'oeuvres and fancy salads.
A violinist, bull-flddler and ar
accordion player stood in front of ar
open bathroom door and maintainet
a steady flow of gay tunes.
The bathtub was knee-deep with
cracked ice, in which scores of cham
pagne bottles were buried
In one corner of a hallway was
half-empty saucer of milk. Fi-Fi
the brides little Yorkshire terrier
had abandoned it.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Far East Unrest Stirs
Talk Of Postponing
Philippine Freedom
Toxic Apology for TutuiIo
Accepted, but Incident
Rouses Congress Concern
Sv the Associated Press.

Bv tne Associated Press
The japanese bombing of the
gunboat Tutuila was marked a
closed incident in the State Depart
ment today. but concern in Congress
caused talk of delaying indepen-
dence for the Philippines indefinite
ly.
Acting Secretary of State Welles
after comforting with President
Roosevelt, announced last night that
the United States had accepted the
official apologies of the Japanese
government for the attack on the
United States gunboat near Chung
king, China, Wednesday,
The apologies. he disclosed. were
accompanied by an offer to pay
indemnities for the damage the
ship suffered, and by assurances
that measures would be taken to
prevent the recurrence of such in
cidents IN the future.
Japanese Hold Damage Accidental
He added that the Japanese Gov
ernment viewed the bomb damage
to the Tutuila as entirely accidental
The gunboat, anchored across the
Yangtze River from Chungking
proper, was damaged slightly by a
bomb which dropped a few yards
away as Japanese planes raided the
Chinese capital
Mr. Welles indicated earlier in the
day that nothing short of full
amends would satisfy the United
States, for he rejected the hurried
regrets and assurances expressed in
Toxic as preliminary and made
quate.
Admiral KichiSaburo Nomura
japanese Ambassador, who deliv-
cred the accepted apologies, left the
State Department telling newsmen
I'm doing my best to iron out diff
flculties and maintain good rela-
tions between your country and my
country"
In the Senate today, however
the recent japanese thrust into
Indo-China brought the future
status of the Philippines into ques-
ton Under the present law the
commonwealth of the Philippines
would become sovereign republic
on July 4, 1916.
determination Favored.
Senator Austin of Vermont, acting
minority leader. said that the en-
tire Philippine question should be
re-eXamined in the light of recent
events. l believe that indefinite
postponement of Philippine indie
pendence would be advantageous
both to us and to the islands"
Senator Austin said there had
been some suggestion in the Philip
pines that the islands be given do
minion status, thereby emitting
them to American protection.
Majority Leader Barkley told re-
porters that while he had always
believed in Philippine independence
it may be that the changed world
situation would make postpone
ment desirable
There we're those who took op-
posite views on the general question
Chairman Tydings of the Senate
Territories Committee. who spon-
sored the Philippine independence
Act, had this to say: Il see no rea-
son for any change IN the present
arrangement. 1t would cost hun
dreds of millions of dollars to put
the Philippines in an adequate state
of defense"
Two opponents of administration
foreign policy-Senators Wheeler,
Democrat, of Montana and Nye,
Republican. of North Dakota-also
registered OppOsition.
Evening star., 1941-08-01
Resents Exuooerution

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Aug. l
LPI.-Lewis S. Carter celebrating his
Tooth birthday. protested vehement
ly: They're telling it around that
I'm 1o2. One hundred is old enough
for any man, and l don't like this
exaggeration."
Evening star., 1941-08-01
f. Allen Harris Dead;
lonq a LEADING JeweIer

E. Allen Harris, lifelong resident
OF this city and former jeweler, died
today at his home in the Stone
leigh Court Apartments.
Mr.. Harris was born here in 1872
For many years he was connected
with the jewelry firm OF Harris &
Shafer. from which re retired about
three years ago. He was a Mason
and Shriner.
He is survived by brother,
George McLain Harris, and sis
ter. Miss Louisa B. Harris.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. tomorrow at the Church of
the Epiphany, followed by burial in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-08-01

War is decreasing China's ship
nents of straw and fiber hats to
America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Display
Opens Tonight

With more than 500 exhibitors
the twenty-third annual Detroit
Builders Show will open at
O'Clock tonight in Convention Hal
and continue daily from 10 a. m
to 10 p. m. through February %
Attendance at the show this
year is expected to break all pre-
vious records, and the exhibits
will show everything new in home
building. The Ideal Home, on
Pontchartrain drive. will also re-
main open daily until the Builders
Show closes.
Predicting unusual lily large
crowds AT the show, President
Ernest o. knight said:
"In IS years in the real estate
business In Detroit. I have never
seen such interest In homes and
building. FILA financing and
the boom In national defense
have stimulated a great interest
In home building"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Sofferin Lawyer
Asks RetridI

A motion for a new trial for
Sammy Sofferin. night club inn
presario charged with employing a
minor girl in his Wonder Bar. was
filed in Traffic and Ordinance
Court today as Sofferin's hearing
before the Liquor Control Com
mission on the same charge began.
Sofferin was found guilty last
Friday of employing 16-year-old
Betty Ann Ludwig as a cigaret
girl in his night cub, a violation
of city ordinance prohibiting en-
ployment of minors. and faces SEN
tence February 2S unless Judge
George T. Murphy rules fayorably
o. the new trial motion.
Sofferin faces a maximum SEN
tence of 80 days or $500 fine or
both.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
GERMAN VERSION

BERLIN, Feb. ID. - INS) -
Violent air battles occurred over
the English Channel today when
the Raj attempted to penetrate
the French coast. the German
high command announced.
At least nine English Spitfiers
were shot down. the report said.
During the fights. which still
were in progress at dusk. German
long-range batteries shelled war
important" detectives in southeast
England.
German aircraft have destroyed
two more British merchant ships
and a submarine, in addition TO
the ID sunk earlier in the Atlantic.
the high command reported today.
The total tonnage destroyed in
the Atlantic by German surface
craft in the major raid on a
British convoy now amounts to
81 900 tons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
.OHywOOd's Style Bid
Flnands Influence Features Shotp of Fashions That
Threaten to Replace East as Milady's Guide
BY MARY HAMMOND
Init News Service stan Corresponds

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. IA
Before an audience of 1000 ma
tionally known stylists. mercantile
leaders and writers. Los Angeles
and San Francisco designers
proved to the world their creative
genius in fashion futures" pre-
sented at the Ambassador Hotel
last night
The show proved one thing def
nitely, that California designers,
free from the usual letters of con-
ventional designing. can originate
fashions that will live forever.
Color was on the rampage with
triumvirate color schemes in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
u. 5. Military Attdthe
Going TO South Africa

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA
tINS) - For the first time the
United States is sending a military
attache to the Union of South Ar.
RIGA, it was disclosed today.
Lieut.. Col. Breckenridge A. Day
now instructor at the field artil.
lery school, Fort Sill, Okla, was
ordered TO Washington for tenn.
porary duty and then to sail foI
Pretoria. in the Transvaal, to as
sumo the new post.
Also for the first time mill
tary attache has been sent tC
Dublin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
We Recommend:

This little Negro kid a e-ma league nations" A
story about houseboy being shanghed into the BY
brook Pegler. Page SO.
"Friendshp IN charity
honesty fath--IT IL As GREAT INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITY" Elsie Robinson writes friendship Page 1s
"Softly, gently,
mission unsheshing their needles dominant
business Paul Mallon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14

Marge Fecteau. socially-promi-
nent daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fecteau of Chicago boule-
ward, will continue the stage
career started last Summer when
she was a member of the chorus
at the Wilson Theater when she
leaves tomorrow afternoon to re-
join the group in Chicago.
The Student Prince" will be
under rehearsal for the next two
weeks and after its presentation
and run the company will move
on to New York for another
musical show with Miss Fecteau
accompanying them
Another Detroit girl. Barbara
Chantler, will also join the unit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Machine Guns
Carried by.
Air Troops
BY PERCY WINNER

Init News Service star CerrespondenA
ROME, Feb. IA daring but
futile attempt by British para
chute troops to wreck lines Of
communication and water supplies
in vital regions of Italy was dis
closed by the Italian high COM
mand today.
In the first known instance Of
the use of parachute troops by the
British army, crack troops armed
with machine guns, hand grenades
and high explosives were dropped
from the skies in the Calabria and
Lucania regions in the southern
part of Italy.
Ali were taken prisoner and Sue
ceeded in doing only slight damages
the high command said.
The communique revealing the
attempt said:
ION the night Of February 10,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Mrs. Edmund Lowe
Wins Coast Divorce

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 14.-QNS)
For a Valentine. Rita X. Lowe
today held an interlocutory divorce
from screen actor Edmund Lowe.
In brief hearing. Mrs. Lowe
testified that her husband was
hypercritical, associated wit h
other women and did not love her.
1t was understood that Lowe would
pay his wife approximately $4,000.
They had been married since 1886.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14

=. Haiphong, invasion base?
paraehufers in the toe . :
the enemy landed detachments
of parachute troops I'm the region
of Calabris and Lucania.
"They were armed with ma
chine guns. hand grenades and
high explosives and were as
signed to the task of interrupt
ing and damaging our means Of
communications as well as the
water-mains In the region.
Thanks to the prompt inter-
vention Of our sentries, all the
enemy parachutists were cap
tured before they could do much
damage.
"An exchange of firing took
place as a result of which one
sentry and one civilian were
killed"
The communique gave no hint
as to the number of planes or men
involved in the venture nor was
it disclosed whether the British
attempt differed in any respect
from the highly successful German
parachute invasions of the low
lands.
The clash which followed the
landings was not described. II was
the first exchange of shots be-
tween British and Italian troops
on this country's soil.
Meanwhile, the high command
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Air Arnnddds
Battle Over
Channel
International New. Service. cabi.


LONDON. Feb. 14.-Marking
the first grand-scale test of AR
strength this year, large fleets of
German and British fighters and
bembefs engaged in a series of
violent battles that ragged FOR
hours over the English Channel
today.
The fights started when forna-
tons of the Royal Air Force car
ried out daylight sweep of Ger
man invasion ports along the
French coast, and were tackled by
Nazi craft attempting stimuli
taneous mass attack on Britain.
Fought In bright sunshine. the
battles were reminiscent of those
which occurred every day over the
channel last Fall.
Air expects said the clashes rep
resented the initial pre-Spring test
of German and British fighter
strength. Apparently both sides
were using their latest types of
cannon-carrying fighter planes.
Judging from the thunder of firing
overhead.
British Spitfires pursued the
Germans almost to the French
coast before returning from the
fight. while British bombers went
on and bombed German detectives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Governor Daughter
'Nazi' Measles Victim

LANSING. Feb. 14.-Ellen Van
Wagner. 11-year-old daughter of
Michigan's chief executive, today
has German measles.
Although he has never had the
disease, the governor will not be
quarantined. health authorities in
dicated. since measles guarantees
apply only TO "susceptibles"-
children who shave not had
measles. Ellen's condition is not
serious.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14

majority yet duo-color combina-
tions played an important role.
especially in casuals.
II Eastern fashion authorities
and writers expected a showing OF
typical California casuals. thev
were sadly disappointed for FASH
ion futures" presented the ultimate
in drama and glamour.
II was the diamond rush Of 1871,
literally and figuratively. with IS
beautiful girls, professional models
Continued on Page Six) =
One Circuit Judge II Retiringf
Promote Judge RALPH LTDDY "
Circuit Court Judge II yesrs,-AdH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
INlTHE
NEWS

nNE of President RooseveIfs
" most useful achievements II
his wise development to the ut
most of fraternal relations with
Mexico.
Mexico's friendship and close
cooperation Is just rs important to
this country As Canada's, and
does not involve so many various
and serious obligations.
Few American presidents have
realized the immense Importance
Of Mexico Is . nation and a. .
neighbor.
Tho lack Of understanding
even of ordinary intelligence-of
tho Wilson administration with
regard to Mexico was amazing.
The historic performance Of the
Duke Of York In the meaningless
maneuvers of his ten thousand
men was outdone both on land
and on sea by President Wilson.
Tho president marched our
armies into Mexico for no ap-
parent reason and then wheeled
them about and marched them
out for no apparent reason.
He sent our navy TO Vera Cruz
for no sufficient reason and then
after he had dIsembarked troops
re-embarked them and withdrew
the navy for no apparent reason.
Nothing was accomplished by
this absurd and offensive maneu-
vering OF our men "up the hill
and down again." of the ships and
back again. except deeply to anger
and insult the Mexican govern
ment and the entire Mexican peo-
pie, and TO endangcr the lives of
all citizens of the United States
residing In Mexico-nothing was
accomplished except TO make
Mexico regard the United States
rs . vicious. albeit stupid enemy.
awaiting any opportunity to in
jure and annoy Mexico.
Whereas we should obviously
make every reasonable endeavor
10 be regarded as n good neighbor
and rs firm and faithful friend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Hopkins Lands at Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad
Feb. 14.-GNS)-Harry z. Hop
kins. President Roosevelt's special
envoy 10 London. arrived in Port
of Spain by clipper at $50 a. m,
today en- route home to Washing
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Sen. Norris
For Aid.
Not War
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
Init News Service star Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Con-
ceding that the lease-lend bill
abandons American neutrality Ito
some extent and gives Hitler an
excuse to declare war with some
plausibility." Senator George Nor
ris ID of Nebraska nevertheless
today demanded early passage of
the British aid measure.
The 79-year-old Nebraskan-
one of six who voted against war
in 1917 lin the Senate-is ex-
pected TO become the spearhead
of an administration drive to con-
vert liberals to its foreign policy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
WOULDN'T VOTE FOR WAR

Norris not only proposed that
America provide the aid to en-
able Great Britain to attain
supremacy in the air and thus
crack" Hitler's legions. but he
urged complete disarmament of
Germany as a term of peace. He
said, however. he would not to-
day vote to put America in the
war.
While Majority Leader Barley
said that no further material con-
cessions we're planned by the adj
ministration. a group of influ-
entail senators on the foreign
relations committee preached a
proposal to further restrict Mr..
Roosevelts power to select coun-
tries to he aided.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14

OBVIOUSLY and particularly.
" Mexico IL most valuable
factor In the protection of the
United States cities on the Gulf of
Mexico, and also in any proper and
powerful system of defense for the
Panama Canal.
The leasing and future fOrtify-
ing Of Magdalena Bay Is a notable
instance In point.
This bay has long been recog-
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