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Evening star., 1941-02-08
Mrs. W. A. Hartman Dies;
Active in Patriotic Bodies

Mrs. William A. Hartman, prom
ment N Washington church and
patriotic organizations for a number
Of years, died yesterday in Atlanta
after an illness of six weeks, friends
here have been informed.
Mrs. Hartman was registrar and
chaplain of the State officers Club
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, a member of the Ways
and Means Committee of the
D. A. R. Chapter House Corp. reg
istrar of the Daughters of 1912 and
a Red Cross gray lady" at Mount
Alto Hospital.
She was an active member of the
First Baptist Church and was prOml-
nent in affairs of the Colonial Danes
of the 18th Century, Daughters of
American ColoniSts. Dixie Chapter
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, Huguenot Society and
WCmen'S Democrat Club.
Mrs Hartman was a former chair
man of conservation of the D. A R
of the District and a past regent
of Fort McHenry Chapter.
A native Of Georgia. she vas taken
to Atlanta about three weeks usv
from the All States Hotel, her Wash
ington home.
She is survived by son. William
A. Hartman of winston Salem. n.
c.: d daughter, Mrs. Maurice Wal
ters OF Camilla, Ga; two brothers.
Guy A. Moore of Atlanta and Hugh
Moore of Arizona. and sister, Mrs
Pat Greene of Bradenton. Fla.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow in Atlanta.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
$4,000 Alexandria Fire
Brought Under Control
NV sid Corresnondent Of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Feb. g.
After a q l2-hour fight, flremen to-
day brought under control a blaze
that caused an estimated $4,000
damage at the G. C. Murphy Co.
five and ten cent store in the 600
block of King street.
Two firemen were reported to
have received minor cuts. but did
not leave the scene. At the time
the blaze was brought under con-
troll about 16 inches of water stood
in the basement sales room where
the fire is said to have started.
The blaze was discovered in the
dry goods department by Clarence
Hite. manager of the store. shortly
after he entered the building.
Firemen were hampered by huge
volumes of smoke that filled the
two-story building For an hour and
half, they could not go further
than the two entrances despite the
use of gas masks.
Using a compressed air drill, two
holes were bored through the con-
crete flooring near the entrance
so a fire hose could be played into
the basement. The flames spread
to the first floor before firemen
could make their way into the
building.
The structure is of brick and con-
crete.
A crowd of about 500 was at
tracted by the pillows of smoke
Evening star., 1941-02-08
| Auto Tag Blanks
| Mailed at Rate
|Of 10000 q Day

Applications for automobile tags
are being mailed at the rate of
10000 a day, the traffic directors
office announced today. All 100000
District applications should be out
by February 10, it was announced.
The tags will go on sale February
"a at the office of the Director of
Traffic, Fourth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. Tags will be
delivered to those who add 10 cents
when returning their applications.
The job of mailing started Thurs
day and an official said that any
one who has not received an appll-
cation by February 20 should make
inquiry at the traffic directors
office.
Some of the applications will be
held up because automobile owners
have moved without notifying the
bureau of their change of address.
About 200 more will be held at the
office because police have warrants
out for owners who have not paid
traffic tickets.
The 1910 tags expire March 81.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Hotel Fire
Continued From First Page)

bursting into the street. Others
flung themselves from the second
floor windows, landing in an area
way al the rear.
Improper Use of Chemicals Blamed.
Fire Chief L. M. Funk said thai
the blaze which threw the transients
into maddened panic originated
from improper use of inf1ammable
chemical and natural gas.
All the victims we're being given
free lodging. They had piled their
clothing in tattered heap in a
small front room. for delousing. 1t
was in that room that the fire
started.
"Indications are that the fire orig
mated in the delousing room. where
clothing of the men was sterlllzed.' y
Chief Funk said. With a small
open gas stove the clothes were
heated until the vermin dropped off
onto the floor. where a chemical
killed them. The chemical was in
f1ammable"
Brig. William George Gilks, di-
visional commander of the Saliva
ton Army for Texas. said that if the
men had not opened the door to the
fumigation closet everything would
have been all right. Instead of
wrapping into blankets and filing out
into the street, the men rushed for
the closet to save their clothing,
permitting air to reach the smoul-
dering blaze in the closet
Lying in a hospital near death is
Julius Benson, As. ex-soldier and
temporary night watchman. who
carried three men to safety from the
blazing structure before he collapsed.
Every available ambulance in the
city was pressed into service.
Paul S. Eastus, a taxicab driver
who helped survivors through the
back window of a garage, related:
1T was terrible sight seeing those
men lying there screaming and
groaning. their skin horribly burned
and their legs injured from the
jump. One man hung in the window
and screamed for help but wouldn't
jump. He finally yelled I'm dying
and slumper over the window frame
unconscious.
None of the men seemed to know
what had happened"
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Howard CLANCY Heads
Alumni Association

Howard CLANCY, Government
architect, was elected president OF
the Delta Kappa Epsilon Alumni
Association of Washington at g
luncheon yesterday in the Army
and Navy Club. He fills the post
left vacant by the former president
DR.. Donald S. Knowlton, who is now
on active duty as medical officer
at Quantico, Va.
The large group heard an Off
the-record talk by Air Marshall
Slessor of the British Air Com
mission, who spoke of the work
of the r. A. F.
William P. MacCracken, assistant
Secretary of Commerce during the
Hoover administration, was a guest
of the association and led the ques-
ton period that followed Mr.
Scissors talk. Other guests in
cluded DR.. Ernest M. Hopkins
president of Dartmouth College and
chief Of the Priorities Division OF
the Office of Production Manage
ment, and 1t. Comdr. w. L. Schafer
also assigned to the Marine Corps
at Quantico.
Toastmaster was George Maurice
Morris, local attorney.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Delegation Opposing
Youth Congress Calls
Al White House
New York ColIeeions
LobeI Selves Stop Junior
Fifth Column Committee

Determined to diScredit the Ma
tional Youth Congress. a delegation
of young New York college students
calling themselves the Stop the
Junior Fifth Column Committee"
called at the White House today
after spending the morning on Cap
itol Hill distributing fruit to Con-
greSs members.
Murray Plavner, executive Secre-
tary of the National. Foundation for
American Youth, which sponsored
the groups visit to Washington, ex-
planned that the fruit had a deep
significance.
I'VE hope it will show the con-
trast between the attitude of the Ma
tional Youth Congress and our
selves" he declared. Whenever an
N. Y. C. representative approaches
a Congress member he makes A de-
mand. Our young people want to
demonstrate their appreciation of
what Congress is doing for the youth
of America by giving something in
stead of asking for handout."
Represent Four Colleges.
The youthful delegation repre-
sents four New York colleges-Co-
lumbia, College of the City of New
York, New York University and
Hunter College. Seven of them are
girls and pretty. Arriving last
night, they established headquar-
ters in the Willard Hotel.
AS spokesman. Mr.. Plavner de-
clared their purpose was TO destroy
the effectiveness of the N. Y. C
among youth, especially as far as
the schools are concerned.
For years" he said, people have
been deploring the actions of the
Ny. c. without actually doing any,
thing about it. That is why we are
here
Back Aid to Britain.
For too long the actions of the
N. Y. C. have been publicized as
those of the youth Of America.
Mr.. Plavner declared. I'VE want
people to know that there are young
people who do not oppose con-
scription. aid to Britain. the ad-
ministrations foreign policy or any
of the things the N. Y. c. stands
for"
The only people who have the
right to criticize our Government
program. he added, are those who
are loyal to the country in every
way. These gimme boys of the
N. Y. C. are nothing but a bunch
of Commu-Nazis out to sabotage
democracy"
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Bulgaria
Continued From First Page)

liamentary meeting Popoff was re-
ported to have emphasized the value
of good and friendly relations with
Germany, as we'll as Soviet Russia.
This is a period of world uncer-
tainty," he said.
The newspaper Ikdam said only
three courses were now open to Bull
garia:
l. To reject the expected" Ger
man ultimatum and fight.
2. To collaborate with Germany.
g. To protest, but allow Nazi
troops to pass through.
1T is impossible for Bulgaria to
resist" said Ikdam, which often is
inspired by high official Turkish
sources, unless it is sure of military
aid from England, money from
America and other help from the
SovietS. England and her
allies, we repeat, must do everything
they can Immediately to support
Bulgaria politically and mihtarily."
Evening star., 1941-02-08

and message to Congress, II believe
Congress should keep control of the
aid We send England. After the last
war he said, a feeling developed
that I'VE were tricked into that war"
and, he said, nothing should be done
to encourage that feeling now.
He agreed there should be no poll
tics in the consideration of the bill,
but deplored a tendency by some to
show that Republicans opposing the
measure are doing so from partisan
or petty factional motives"
Again referring to Senator
Wheeler, Mr.. Landon asserted:
Never in all our history-not even
in the tragic and bitter Civil War
era-have We witnessed a President
attempting to gag the mouth of a
brilliant and sincere member of the
United States Senate, as We are now
witnessing in the continued attacks
from the White House on Senator
Wheeler"
"Objective debate on this bill is
being lost sight Of" Mr.. Landon con-
tinued. Apparently from the flood
of propaganda, and mounting tide of
confusion and hysteria, those who
are opposed to this bill have only a
short time in which they will be
able to speak. Naturally, an issue
meaning life and death to millions
of American homes is being dis
cussed with all the intensity that
, deep conviction on such issues
. produces"
Mr.. Landon said that if a primary
reason for this bill is the exhaustion
of British dollar assets TO continue
buying what England needs, as in
the past 18 months, that could be
overcome quickly by IAN outright
subsidy to Great Britain as part OF
the cost of national defense"
Wants Congress to Keep Powers.
But the fact that it might be de-
Sirable TO give or exchange for
things of value to our national de-
fenSe, one, two, three or more bill
lions of dollars to Britain. does not
to my mind make it necessary that
Congress abdicate its powers under
the Constitution, and grant these
powers to one man, even though he
be the President Unlimited
AS l stated before. the people
in the November election did not
vote to give unlimited aid to Britain,
10 say nothing of unlimited powers
10 the President"
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Bou|ogne Hammered
By R. A. F. 3Hours,
British Announce
Dunkerque, Calais, Ostend
Also Reported Targets
In Night Attacks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Presb.
LONDON. Feb. "a consider
able force Of Royal Air Force bomb
ers pounded the German invasion
ports at Dunkerque and Boulogne
last night and also attacked Calais
and Ostend. the Air Ministry re-
ported today.
The raiders. defying bad weather
for the second successive night,
hammered at BoulOgne for three
hours, a communique said, during
which several large fires were
started among supply stores and
other dockside buildings
Later at Dunkerque number OF
bursts were clearly observed among
shipping in the docks the COM
muniuue added. Several aircraft
bombed the docks at Calais and at
Ostend.'
Britain Has Peaceful Night.
BAD weather over Northwestern
Europe kept the Luftvaffe on the
ground and Britain had peaceful
night.
The British raids apparently
caught the German defenders on
the Nazi-held French coast mapping,
The first official announcement OF
the raids said they were on a con-
siderable scale"
II was the fourth R A. F. attack
on Boulogne this week and the third
on Dunkerque. Calais also has been
the objective of both day and night
British raids this week.
In Berlin, the official German
news agency, DNB, said numerous
fares were dropped by British
raiders along the Channel coast
last night. but declared watch
full defense had frustrated the
attack. The agency said bombs
dropped in open fields and caused
no noteworthy damage
/ Observers on the English Coast
said their first inkling that the r.
A. r. was attacking came when
parachute flares began 70 drop
across the Channel. The flares ap-
parently gave the first warning TO
.he Germans. too, since Nazl search"
lights went into action as soon as
they fell
Bomb flashes were reflected IN
shop windows in one town on the
English coast and bursts of German
anti-aircraft fire lighted the misty
sky above the French coast almost
constantly during the attack.
No aerial activity was reported
over Britain during the night and
London had its 18th quiet night in
the last l9.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Bill Asks $4,000, 900
For Naval Building

By the Associated Press.
Legislation authorizing construc-
ton of approximately s3700OOO0 OF
public works for the Navy Depart
ment was introduced today by
Chairman Vinson of the House
Naval Affairs Committee.
Among the projects which Mr.
Wilson's bill would authorize were:
Naval Academy, Annapolis: Sta
dium building and accessories, $780,
900; instruction and storage build
ing, rifle range, 100000.
East Coast ammunition depot, To-
cation not given: Additional ammu-
milton storage facilities. s3.759000.
Marine Corps Training Area. East
Coast, location not given: Facilities
including land purchase, SIS 100000
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Dance Playhouse Plans
Sunday Program Series

Washington's little theater" of
dance, the Dance Playhouse, will
present a series of four Sunday eve
ming programs, beginning tomorrow
at $50 pm, in the theater at 1742
Church street NV.
The organization. which is in
tended to give those interested in
the dance actual experience, is
headed by Miss Evelyn Davis, who
also founded the Washington Dance
Association. Other programs in the
series will be given on March 9,
April 6 and May IL.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
bIackshirt Attack
Repulsed in Central
Albania, Greeks Say
Heavy Losses Declared
Inflicted in Beating
OFF Two Assaults
By the Associated Press.


ATHENS. Greece, Feb. S.-Strik-
Ing where italian tank and armored
car assaults failed three days ago,
BlaCkshirt forces on the central Sec
tor of the Albanian front were re-
ported today to have attempted two
counterattacks, but failed with
heavy losses.
Greek dispatches said the Italians
were trying desperately to relieve
Greek pressure on their line at that
point.
These advices said the Italian
losses were perhaps heavier than
they were three days ago and that
piles Of dead were left on the battle
field.
North of Klisura the Greeks said
they were mopping up newly occu-
pied positions and organizing new
lines. Prisoners were taken at sew
eral points by Greek patrols.
The entire front was under heavy
rain and mist, which made large
scale operations impossible.
A Greek government spokesman
asserted today that Greece had not
lost a single ship, either in the
Aegean or the Mediterranean, since
the outbreak of hostilities with Italy
last October.
On the other hand, he said the
Greeks destroyed at least three sub
marines and transports aggregating
IS 900 tons in the last three months,
Greek reports reaching Bitolj
Yugoslavia, said British long
range artillery had opened fire on
the Port of Valona for the first
time These reports also said the
Italians were continuing strong
resistance around the key town
of Tepeleni. but that the Greeks
had defeated italian motorized
units north of captured Klisura
and taken further groundD
King George II inspected units at
the front yesterday. conferring dec
orations for gallantry on non-com-
niSSiOned officers and men.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Greeks Attack Beaten
OFT, Italians Declare

ROME, Feb. 6 PA Greek at
tack on the southern front in Al
banla has been repulsed with heavy
losses. the italian high command
reported today.
An Italian tugboat towing an
"armored pontoon" was sunk by a
submarine with a loss of 10 of its
crew Of ST, the war bulletin said 1t
did not specify the scene.
Guns on the pontoon were said to
have scored a direct hit on the sub
marine.
Evening star., 1941-02-08

Gay IN USnlIlUng ldSHlOH, as COLI
traSted to the lengthy argu-
ments which had preceded votes
on both major and minor amend
ments during the afternoon. Sev-
eral times Mr.. Bloom moved to cut
short the discussion and was sup
ported by the Democratic majority
with cries of vote! votei"
Time after time Republicans
sought to place new curbs in the
bill. but lost on votes which showed
that both sides were maintaining
almost perfect party solidarity.
Proposals Defeated.
These proposals we're defeated:
BY Representative Tinkham, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts-To eX-
clude Russia from countries which
might be aided under the bill
BY Representative Mott, Repub-
lican. of Oregon-To prevent repeal
of Neutrality Act provisions pro-
hibiting sending of any American
vessels to belhgerent nations or
through combat zones.
BY Representative Costello. Demo-
crat, of California-To permit for
eign nations to transfer possessions
in the Western Hemisphere to the
United States III payment OF de-
fense materials.
BY Representative Fish-To pre-
vent the President from dlsposing of
any naval vessels to belligerent ma
tionS without consent of Congress.
BY Representative Hope, Repub-
lican, of KanSaS-To let the Presi-
dent make trade agreements with
aided nations whereby they would
continue to import normal amounts
of American farm products.
BY Representative Wolcott. Re-
publican. of Michigan-To strike out
the phrase notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law" in ref
erence to the Presidents powers un-
der the bill.
BY Representative Fish-To pro-
vide that the bill would not affect
the Wage-Hourt Act or other labor
legislation.
Objection to Tinkham Plan.
Proponents of the bill argued that
most of these amendments already
we're covered by broad language in
the measure. They objected to
Representative Tinkham'S amend
ment against Russia on the ground
that. in the words of Majority
Leader Mccormack, it might drive
Russia further and closer into the
arms of Hitler"
Representative FiSh's labor
amendment brought laughter and
catcalls from Democrats. He con-
ceded they might be surprised by
his offering the proposal. which he
said was drafted by William Green
of the American Federation of La
Dor. He asserted it would be test
"of the real friends of labor" but
Democrats contended it was un-
necessary because no mention of la
Dor was made in the bill and that it
might open the way for amend
ments inimical to labor.
Before the limitation on the trans
fer of existing defense equipment
was adopted, the House had written
into the bill these other curbs on
presidential authority:
Congress, by a concurrent resolu-
ton which would not require the
Presidents signature, could termi-
nate his new powers at any time.
Nothing in the bill could be con-
strued as authorizing the use of
American naval vessels to escort
conveys. Neither could the bill be
construed as permitting authoriza-
ton for American ships to enter
combat zones in violation of the
Neutrality Act.
The President would have to make
contracts for aid to foreign coun-
tries before June 30, 1943, and those
contracts could not run after July
l. 1916.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-03
Military Posts
Must Pay State
Tax on Liquors

The state liquor board Thursday
advised army and navy officials
that all liquors sold at post ex-
changes. officers clubs and similar
places must bear the states tax.
Under terms OF a resolution by
congress which went into effect
January /. the states powers TO
tax articles sold on federal reser-
vations is considerably widened.
The state tax commission for the
first time will levy the sales and
other taxes on goods sold TO per
sons living In such nreas as forts,
navy yards and the like.
The liquor board announces that
II would handle orders for special
kinds OF liquors not ordinarily
stocked on state store shelves.
provided q full case Is purchased
and 10 per cent deposit made.
The board also advised all brew
eries. liquor wholesalers. distill-
cries and wineries that the state
tax had to be paid on liquors de-
livered 10 federal areas
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-03

Hedger VINO i paying rs FRS;
official visit here. vi discuss
activities and future plans Of the
?. o. r. he has beer a mem be-
OF the Spokane lodge for 81 years
and vas president Of the eastern
Washington acre IN 1927. He
also was district governor q ar
area comprising eastern Wash
ington. Idaho and eastern British
Columbia Tor eight years.
Elected state leader a. Everett
last year. his present Jurisdiction
covers the state Of Washington
and the province OF British
Columbia.
Regular standing committees Of
the Tacoma lodge are in charge
OF arrangements for the presi-
dents visit here Ing NJ. Berg.
chairman OF the increase COM
mittee, states that a large class
will be initiated in honor OF the
visit. Leonard Smith. entertain
ment chairmen, has scheduled
program Of singing. dancing and
comedy numbers a. his contribu-
ton TO the program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-03
N. P. Sentenced
To 45-Day Term

Budd F.. Howard. 24-vear-old
military policeman ut Fort Lewis.
who went to Jail New Years
morning when ne failed to con-
vince Deputy Sheriff Lyle I.athrop
he was just a hitch mixer. was
charged Thursday with drunken
driving and sentenced promptly
to IS days in the county Jail by
Justice Layton. Howard WAS the
driver who sped past red warning
flares on the Puyallup river bridge.
almost hit State Patrolman Mike
Wayne and bounced off several
cars on the bridge before coming
to a stop.
Lathrop was on the bridge and
recognized the driver. He took
off In pursuit and found the car
stopped on Puyallup ave. The
soldier was walking along the
sidewalk. lie insisted he was
only hitchhiker and hadn't seen
the car.
Lathrop and his partner. Ed
Dahl. insisted otherwise. so How
ard was booked at the county
jail. The car he was In turned
out to be stolen, so charge of
auto theft also was Investigated
by Officer Wayne 1t was decided.
however, to turn that matter over
10 military authorities. Howard
will be released to them in a few
DAYS