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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29
1t. Comdr. Sullivan Dies,
Won Medal Of Honor

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Jan. %.
Lit. Comdr. Daniel A. j. Sullivan,
81, who received the Congressional
Medal of Honor at the end of the
World War for saving his ship from
a depth bomb, died Monday at his
home.
The bomb broke loose on the deck
of the converted yacht ChriStobal
which was guarding a munitions
convoy, in May, 1918. He secured il
and rendered it harmless by setting
the trigger at safety.
On another occasion, on duty at
Brest, he leaped into the water to
lend of two floating mines which
threatened his ship.
In 1887 1t. Comdr. Sullivan was
appointed mediator in the Labor Re-
lations Division of the Public Work!
Administration and later became
senior labor mediator for the Ma
tional Defense Council.
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Continued From First Page,

!, he'd reports of an Army contract
" that number of casualty, or
l,edical Identification tags.
Vandenberg Asks Memorandum.
Present plans, he said, call Tor a
trained force of 100000 men.
Senator Vandenberg asked him to
prepare a memorandum on the con-
tract because, he added, IT at
least excites curiosity"
Under further questioning by
Senator Vandenberg, Mr.. Stimson
,slso advised against an amendment
aiming the countries that could be
aided. instead of allowing the Presl-
dent to determine the countries
whose survival is considered vital
to American defense.
He opposed also an amendment
to require a certificate from the
Army chief of staff or chief OF
naval operations as to whether
equipment to be transferred can be
spared.
Russia Could Be Aided.
When Senator Vandenberg asked
" Russia could be aided under the
bill. Mr.. Stimson agreed it could
and suggested an amendment ex-
Guiding Russia might prove trouble
some to the State Department.
Senator Vandenberg said he would
not advocate "prejudicial amend
ment. but thought the power might
be left in Congress to determine as
conditions require the countries to
be aided.
Mr.. Stimson took the view develop
ments come so quickly in a world
situation like the present that broad
general power to the executive is
more advisable.
Later Senator Pepper. Democrat,
Of Florida, asked the Secretary If
he did not think it would be unwise
for this country to offend Russia at
this time.
The Secretary replied it would
be highly injudicious.
Secretary Stimson said he had II
on good authority that If the British
Isles fall, the axis powers would
have an advantage in shipbulldlne
facilities as high as 7 to l.
IF, however, the control of the
seas and of the air remain in oul
hands and in the hands of those
friendly to our Nation and to oul
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260th ArtiI|erymen
Are Due 10 Arrive
AtFort Bliss Today
Motor Convoy Leaves
Maria, Tex, on Lost
lop of Journey
Special Dispatch to The Star.

VAN HORN. Tex. Jan. 90
WaShington's 260th Coast Artillery
motor convoy rolled along on the
final lap of it's long cross-country
journey to Fort Bliss, Tex, today
and was expected to arrive this
afternoon at the post where it will
train intensively for a year.
The regiment left Maria, Tex,
early today and was scheduled to
reach Fort Bliss around 3 pm, COW
ering about 200 miles.
The regimental band roared on
ahead, following orders of Col. Wall
ter w. Burns. and prepared to well
come the main body of the motor
lied unit with martial music. A
kitchen detail of two cooks and
three kitchen police, under a mess
sergeant. was dispatched ahead
from each of the six convoy units
to have supper ready at the usual
time.
The regiment was quartered at
Maria last night. On the arrival OF
the convoy early yesterday through
fog and rain from Del Rio, 1t. Col
Bertram Frankenberger. command
ing officer of Fort D. A Russell at
Maria, sent the adjutant to Col
Burns and offered the facilities OF
the fort, such as shower baths, etc.
for officers and enlisted men
Throughout the afternoon the men
washed and polished the trucks in
order to have them in tip-top APP
pearance for the initial entry into
the anti-aircraft training center
near Ell Paso.
Capt. Charles F. Buck. regimenta,
adjutant, announced that mail to be
sent to the personnel of the convoy
should be directed in care of the
respective battery of the individual
260th Coast Artillery "a. A. Anti
Aircraft Training Center, Ell PaSo
Tex.
A 3-inch gun of Battery c. under
the command of Capt. T. w. Lowrie
slid of the damp highway 2l2 miles
west of SanderSon, Tex, yesterday
into an 18-foot ditch. No one was
injured. 1t required one hour tc
return the huge gun to formation
and proved an excellent drill fol-
the company.
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School Gas Blast
Follows Discovery
Of Teacher's Body
Wos Under Boil on Morals
Charge; 100 Cos Jets
Open in Building
BY the Associated Press.

by inc ASSOCIATED Press
WEST NEW YORK, N. J., Jan.
29.-An explosion OF Illuminating
gas rocked Memorial High School
early today when a janitor entered
the gas-filled domestic science room
and found the body of William H.
Lounsbury, 48-year-old supervisor Of
manual training in the West New
York schools.
The janitor was not injured.
Lounsbury had been held last
night in IS 900 bail after Police 1t.
Joseph Marsino disclosed his arrest
on a morals charge involving a girl
student
100 Gas Jets Turned On.
The explosion. at 5:45 am, blew
out all windows in the structure and
smashed doors. Glasses were cam
celed for the day.
Radio Operator Joseph Barone
said the police report showed
damage would run into thousands
of dollars"
officials said that 100 gas Jets In
-C ohO'|o nav bNSlI III 4ICN OAl. bO0llS1
burys body was found slumped on
the floor in the middle Of the room.
Police said he had died before the
/ explosion.
Mr.. Barone said that a pilot light
in one of the stoves had apparently
/ ignited the gas when Richard
Corless. the ianitor. opened the door.
A small blaze was quickly exc
tinguiShed by firemen
Charges Denied.
Lounsbury, resident Of Fairview
and an instructor in the West New
York school system for 20 years,
issued an unqualified denial Of
the morals charge last night through
his attorney, Samuel HirschberS.
Lounsbury was married.
Following Lounsbury's arraign-
ment before Hudson County Judge
Lewis B. Eastmead, the president Of
the Board of Education, Frank z.
Groffman, announced the teachers
suspension without pay pending dis
position of the charges.
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cause of the excellent record he
made. He used his new knowledge
to good effect as assistant chief OF
staff IN the Balkan wars OF 1911 and
1912.
In World War days he was chief OF
staff. but opposed Grecian entry
into the conflict on the side of the
allies and when that eventuated in
1916 was accused by the French of
using irregulars against them in
Macedonia. He fed to Corsica.
Meanwhile King Constantine had
been forced to abdicate in favor OF
his son Alexander. but when the
latter died in 1920 from the effects
of bite of a pet monkey. ConStan-
tine resumed the throne and called
his favorite general back to Greece.
MetaXas opposed the 1922 cam
palgn in Syria which resulted in
complete defeat by the Turks and
the second ousting of Constantine.
But upon Constantine's death in
1923, he headed royalist counter
revolt. 1t was squelched promptly
and Metaxas fled again. this time
in a fishing smack to Italy.
George II, successor of ConStan-
tine. was forced off the throne in
December, 1923. A few months later
MetaXas came back to Greece with
more moderate monarchial ideas
and won a seat in Parliament. With
formation of the Greek Republic in
1925 he joined other royalists in a
steady opposition to Venizelos' lib
erals. After seven years the combi-
nation in 1882 won control of Par
lament and formed a coalition cab
met with Little John" as minister
of the interior.
The coupe of October, 1885, headed
by Gen. George Kondylis, brought
King George back to the throne.
Constantine Demerjdis was made
premier with Metaxas as vice presi-
dent of the council of state. Kondy-
lis died suddenly January 81. 1886,
Demerjdis succumbed to apoplexy
on April Is and Metaxas was named
head of the government on April %
A bit more than three months later
he became dictator.
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Greece Reported to Have Asked
German Aid to Save Metuxus

1t was said that Premier Metaxas
became Ill last week and underwent
a blood TRANSMISSION yesterday, after
which he rallied and joked and
talked politics before he finally
weakened.
Coryozis held the portfolio of ma
tional economy in the first Metaxas
government for two years Cover
nor of the National Bank of Greece
he also is an author and economist
Political circles here said MetaXaS
death was the heaviest blow Greece
could suffer and that he was almost
irreplaceable under the present
circumstances" of the war with
Italy.
Flags were at half-staff in Athens
and newspapers appeared with BLACK
borders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29
Metoxos Provoked War,
Fascist Paper Says

ROME, Jan. 20 (Py.-In the first
Fascist comment published on the
death of Greece's Premier. Gen.
John Metaxas, II Giornale dItalia
said today it was recording for
history that Metaxas provoked
war against Italy" by making Greece
Extensively armed against Italians.
The newspaper added:
1T is not without significance that
his death follows shortly that of
Chamberlain, the Briton who started
the European War"
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estimated he has assembled alto
gether some $4,000 troops, and it
was believed here a large proper
ton of these was cooperating in
the African campaign.
Gen. Georges Catroux, in immed-
late command of the De Gaulle
forces in Equatorial Africa, disclosed
last night that some of his men
were operating on the Ethiopian
front as we'll as in Libya, but gave
no details.
The British estimated they al
ready control about 100000 miles OF
Libyan territory as result of the
campaign which began December 8
with the capture of the Italian ad-
vance post at Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
In East Africa, the British claimed
their mobile units operating from
the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan had
driven almost half way across the
italian colony of Eritrea and were
less than $50 miles from it's chief
port of Nassau on the Red Sea.
Fall of Agordat Looms.
Fall of Agordat, important rail
center 80 miles from the Sudan
frontier, and Barentu, some SO
miles to the southwest, was said to
be only matter of time.
Little change was reported in the
situation in Ethiopia and in Itnl-
ian Somaliland, where the British
have been harassing Italian frontier
posts.
The free French" drive into the
Fezzan territory in Southwest Libya
was reported to have resulted in the
capture of the oasis of Fezzan and
the rout of the italian garrison at
nearby Marzouk, the regional
capital.
Gen. Catroux said his troops took
Marzouk by surprise. wrecked the
airdrome there and destroyed planes
on the ground.
Marzouk is about 500 miles south
of Tripoli, where the British say the
Italians probably will have to make
their last stand. if they are to retain
any part of Libya.
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said the charges were groundless
The same charges we're made earlier
in the House by Representative
Church, Republican. of Illinois.
Asked by Representative Wiggles-
worth, Republican, of Massachusetts,
what authority there was for the
purchase of photograph sets for the
personal use of officials of the COM
mission" F. c. C. Chairman Law
renee Fly said the commission
bought the radio sets because they
were capable of frequency modula-
ton reception" and that IAN Incl
dental feature of that machine is
that there is a turntable on it" for
photograph records.
Reason for Sets in Homes.
E. K. Jet, commission chief en-
gineer, explained that the FIRE
quency incubation programs were
on the air only during the evening
hours in Washington, and that the
commissioners needed the sets in
their homes where they have the
quiet that is necessary for the pur-
pose, with properly designed an
tenna for both horizontal and ver-
teal polarization. to make proper
tests of these things"
The l,000-watt frequency modu-
lation station operated here by the
radio engineering firm OF Jansky
and Bailey broadcasts on 432 mega
cycles between the hours of AS ano
els pm. and again from 7 to
pm. each day except Sunday
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By the Associated Press.


BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Jan. g.
Greece was reported today to have
turned to Germany for medical help
to save the life of her dictator-pre-
mier, Gen. John Metaxas-but too
late
Diplomatic sources here said the
Greek government asked the Ger
man Legation at Athens to send a
German specialist to the stricken
premier's bedside by plane. Before
the approval arrived, Premier Me-
taxas was dead.
Premier Metaxas was reported
here to have chosen his own Sue
cessor, Alexander Coryozis, who was
approved by King George II after
the premier's death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29
Businessmen lnstull
Officers at Dinner

Installation of officers featured a
dinner meeting of the Silver Spring
Md BuSineSSmen'S Association
last night at the Silver Spring Hotel
Officers included J. D. Draper
president; Lee H. Robinson. vice
president; H. Brooks Perring, sec
rotary; C. E. Cogan. treasurer, and
DR.. w. B. Mehring, P. M. William
son. w. I. Green. Fred L. Lutes and
R. E. Barrett. directors.
P. M. Williamson, retiring presi-
dent. was presented with a rife
by the association. James Mccain
chairman of the Entertainment
Committee. made the presentation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-29

methods of life, the threat of the
axis powers is gone" Mr.. Stimson
testified
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British Beaten Back
In Africa, Italy Claims

ROME. Jan. 20 LP.-A British
armored division striking into Libya
south of the port of Derna was
beaten back by Italian troops, the
high command reported today, with
noteworthy losses"
The high commands communique
said Fascist flyers participated In
attacks on armored detachments
and motorized columns without in
terruption by British planes.
Air formations also were said to
have taken an active part in attacks
on British forces In East Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15

Lake Charles. La, Sept. 15-- Sharpened by six weeks of intensive field training the quarter of rnil- lion troops of the Third army stood ready today to oppose the Second army in American peacetime his- tory's greatest army naneuvers.
 Ofiicers and men alike, from the large unit commander to the pri- vate In the rear rank, have learned by application the lessons and weapons of modern warfare. And after months of basic training and weeks of polishing up, they have moved into south Louisiana to await the big show.
 Under the direction of general of the United States army, the big show will be staged "free"-with the least possible hind erance of area restrictions and lrm- pire control. The country's leading military tactitians will guide 1t, keeping uppermost in mind the goal of complete realism.
 It will present for the first time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15

And be further enacted that States be- and hereby s authorized to instruct the commanders public armed vessels of the United States to ubdu see
 into port of the United States whereof shall be armed which shall have attempted any pracal aggression search restraint depreciation seizure upon vessel of the United States its citizens which unawfuly captured upon the high seas"
 And HOWEVER
 Now takes considerable stretching of iss m he present situation So far three S. merchantmen have been sunk Tho first was tofpedoed the South Atlantic The Steel the Red Sea by bombing torpedo planes Were those really of pracy9 -
 One AmerieOnownd ship operating flag Panama the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
Threat Against Axis SubS ISn't
 Nez0 Merely ReSt0teS AM OLd Laz0

orpedod fired without warning of Green land Was that an act of pEacyP
 international law pirate things necessary. If either of these factors lacking the international lawyers the warship public veSeand that might stretched bombing plane-acng authority foreign Italy, could hardly pirate that definition nothing ship struck mine because there knowledge of responsible laying the mine.
 It would follow this that would improper violation of international law for of the armed public vessel country with which States not at
 at figuring out but however there certain international and of these be made to fit the present SUBMARINE ETIQUET
 1922 at the Washington arrna what might be called merchant vessels in time so 1t never went into effect
 another attempt get control in drawing London Naval refused to 90 along,
 which Snkngs rather frequent particularly national Conference in an effort this narpacy accused responsibility for most of the snkngs of Russian and Italy refused to sit in.
 But in 1885 two before in drawing the London Naval Treaty of l93 the United Japan France Italy Germany and number
 protocols calling for the observance of strict international submarines attacking provides that while vessels visit search of non-belgerent neutral countries only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
TREE EESEASRULEBORN WTTINATTON
. A M

visit search, persistent stop duly summoned.
 None of principles of sinking American vessels warning, visit provision of safety before sinkings
 That being case the the possibility declaring the snkng authorizing sinkngs the acts of outlaws.
 What this the building up argument submarines bombing the piracy that the Naz government pirate nation That principle established follow naturally United States could be ordered to take action against vessels would against pirate flying the flag of sovereign state.
 This in effect background phase policy which has legal precedent for Germany any interfering freedom without formal oecaraon This action the shaping of this pSy has not been the neutrality act passed by Congress in November ss0 PATROL AREA VARIED
 Tn his press April situation and brought up to date pointing out that in Ss0 when reconnoter certain of tn find there aggressive ship in those areas and to what coming into the western hemisphere. BOO miles from U shores It It didn't It was cCnsany changing n bs peG Sa M in r or @ S aay % e n nd M the pn @ S be for the protecting of the American hemisphere
 patrol relatively Bahamas Trinidad Antigua Guiana Sea
 
 of the western hemisphere to include Iceland.
 Finally supply ships were started across the Pacific to vadivook aid Soviet Russia, right through Japanese territorial
 That action virtually notice the world States was to Keep & open these % seven seas to % nsr nation for that matter was in fact pirate
 NEXT How the United States cleaned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
JOHN A. COB, 3D,
 ENTERS HAMILTON
Umberfeld Road Youth En- rolls at Third Oldest COI-
 Iege in N. Y. State

Clinton, N. r., Sept. 15.-John A. Coe, III, son of MT. and Mrs John A. Coe, Jr, Umberfield road, Wa terbury, Conn, and a graduate of the Wassookeag School Dexter, Me, is one of I28 entering freshmen at Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., this week.
 The college, third oldest in New York state, opens for its l30th year Thursday. September IS, with every Gormitory room filled, with fresh- man class larger by one than that Of Q year ago. and with a total enrollment of 450, the limit fixed by trustees.
 Meanwhile. President W. Cow icy announced that the finishing touches are being put on $780, 900 plant improvement program which kept from 60 to 30 workmen busy on the campus throughout the summer and resulted in the complete modeFnlzatlon Of practically every one og the colleges academic bulld- lngs. The project follows on the heels of construction of new gym. naelugn and swimming pool in i04i.
 The bulk of the ei60,000 went into two large doFInitories, South and Carnegie, houalfg nearly one third Df the student bcdy.
 Additional faculty appointments made tlals year have also enriched the colleges economies. political science, and philosophy clirFiculuEis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15

An aaFthnMake alaock will travel completely through the earth in %
 zip& . u .l ..,n.luri .u.n 4 s.,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
SAFETY GROUP
 STUDIES PLANS
New High Bridge at Say. brook, Scenic Highway
 Under Consideration

MiAdietown, Conn, Sept. l5- Consideration Of a new bridge be-. tween Saybrook and Old Lyme, with such clearance that 1t need not be of the draw type, Is one of the many projects before the State Highway Safety Association, ac- cording to Prof. c. Albert Hill of Wesleyan University, chairman of the group.
 The Highway Safety ASgocia ton Is designed to integrate the work of the county organizations and to utilizD the program planned by the Conn. Highway Safety Commission. President James L, McConauehy Of Wesleyan Is 0 member of this com. mission.
 The traffic situation every week end at the Saybrook bridge has be- come so serious that the new and higher bridge has been proposed. A hearing was held by the War De- partment recently to consider modi- fication of the regulation now In force for the opening of the bridge, The state organization does not wish to trespass on the rights of yachtsmen by unduly favoring driv- CTS of automobiles, and 1t Is for this reason that the proposal for the new and higher bridge has been made.
 The association also favors &C., ceptance of the idea that school buses should be driven only by drivers holding a license under the Public Utilities Commission and in its work in behalf of this measure has adopted the slogan: Are Chil- dren People?"
 The results of a study of a pro- posed scenic highway along the west bank of the Connecticut river to divert traffic from Route 9 have also been submitted to the aSsocia- ton for consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15


 matc and world-shaking in It's significance and potentalites, s nothing more than the restatement of law duly passed by Congress in 1919 in the days of President Monroe and sitting around In the stat ute books ever since, waiting to be used again, if necessary, That time has now apparently come.
 The title of this law is "An Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States and to Punish the Crime of Piracy" It begins like this
 Be 1t enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatves in Congress assembled that the President of the United States be, and hereby s authorized and requested to employ so many of the armed public sels, as, in his Judgment, the service may require with suitable instructors to the commanders there- of in protecting the merchant vessels of the United States and their crews from patical aggressons and depredationS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
HOPEVILLE CLUB
 STARTS SEASON

Tomorrow evening marks the be- ginning of the Hopeville Community club monthly meetings for the Fall season.
 The Club card players will begin their Fall Tournament and any residents of Hopeville desirous of joining are cordially invited to at- tend the meetings.
 Plans for the Fall activities will be made and all committe members are urged to attend the September meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15

NEXT United up of pirates establishing precedent declaring sovereign state pirate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
DOUBLE DANGER
 HUNTING GKIINK

Santa Rosa, Cal. (UP)-Ray Dun- can, 31, has learned there Is a dou- ble danger in hunting skunks-one from the skunk and one from the gun. Finding himself too close to the animal he was hunting, Dun- can leaped backwards, accidentally discharging his gun, bullet from which passed through his foot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15

First of two the cOOrful development of Amer lca freedom basis for President Roosevts that the U s. will keep open her defense waters"