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Evening star., 1941-02-25
Report Meeting Today
To Swell Bows Club Gifts

The s34.467 collected by the end
of last week in the Metropolitan
Police Boys Clubs annual CAM
paign for funds was expected TO
be swelled by a substantial amount
today at the third luncheon report
meeting of the campaign at the
National Press Club.
The meeting today was to be
addressed by the Rev. DR.. John
Keating Cartwright, pastor of the
Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. Several hundred workers,
including the 10 division chairmen,
vice chairmen and team captains,
were to be present. Division lead
ers reporting today are David S.
Bethune, Col. E. Goring Bliss and
John Waters, co-chairmen; John
Dodge. j. H. Ferry, Milton S. Kron-
helm, R. C. Mitchell. S. E. Mooers
and Burton Langhenry, co-chair-
men: John A. Reilly and c. G..
Pennington and Harry Karr, CO.
chairmen.
Besides DR.. Cartwright, Charles
B. Dulcan, campaign chairman. and
L. Gordon Leech. campaign di-
rector, were to speak Mr.. Dulcan
will broadcast over Station WINK
at 3:05 pm. tomorrow and other
campaign leaders will go on the air
during the week to promote the
drive for 100000.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
BY Radio to The Star.

SOFIA, Feb. 25-With communi-
cations in the Balkans placed by
war conditions in the hands of the
German Lufthansa, British journal
lists are faced with the dilemma of
riding Swastika- a-bedecked planes,
with Nazi reserve officers as pilots,
or missing the story. Usually they
fly on the enemy's wings and
are invariably treated with total
courtesy.
The Lufthansa crews seem to
enjoy having an English passenger
because it gives the male steward a
chance to practice particularly
disconcerting form of the war Of
nerves. The other passengers are
usually all German. The flying
steward waits until the Englishman
has dozed off to the drone of the
motors, and then, approaching close
behind him says, in something as
near to cockney London as he can
manage:
Tickets, please sir"
The Englishman almost invariably
starts half out of his seat
More serious hazard is the wealth.
er, which may deliver the corre-
spondent into the yawning mouth of
a concentration camp instead of at
his Office. The perilous jump here
Evening star., 1941-02-25
English Newsmen Forced to Fly
With Nuzis or Miss the Story

is from Belgrade to Budapest, which
few Englishment now dare to un-
dertake. The plane, which has left
Bucharest and Sofia early'the same
morning, is due to fly on to Vienna
Occasionally, however, the bad
weather shuts down the Budapest
field and it is then up to the Nazi
pilot in midf1ight, to decide whether
he wishes to turn back to Belgrade
or fly on to Vienna. If ,he turns
back, the Englishman is safe; if he
selects Vienna, the Briton goes to a
concentration camp.
The Nazis bagged two BritonS OF
subordinate diplomatic standing in
this way several weeks ago, but, after
keeping them as guests for a few
days, turned them back without even
asking an exchange of prisoners
While boundary regulations get
more stringent daily, the Germans
conception of passenger rules is
much less severe than that of Ameri-
can flying lines. Seat belts are al
most never fastened at take-offs or
landings, and the view from the
windows of the cabin remains un-
obstructed even when, as in Ruma-
mia, flying over fields lined with
camouflaged bombers and fighters
and surrounded by aviation barracks.
Copyright. 1940, Chicago Daily News. Inc)
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Mediation Rejected
In Reply TO Japan
Commons Informed
Compromise Is Ruled Out
By Churchill, Foreign
Office Official Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY Ine Associated PRESS.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Prime Min
lister Churchill has told Japan that
Britain rejected any mediation in
her war with Germany, the govern
ment announced today.
The announcement was made in
the House of Commons by R. A.
Butler, undersecretary for foreign
affairs.
In a recent communication to
the foreign secretary (Anthony
Eden) the japanese Minister for
Foreign Affairs CYosuke Matsuoka
after referring generally to the Eu-
ropean war. observed that Japan
was fully prepared to act as medi-
ator or to take whatever action was
calculated to restore peace and nor
NAL conditions not only in greater
East Asia but anywhere in the
world" Mr. Butler told the House.
The japanese Minister for For
eign Affairs in subsequent public
statements-made, he said, after
consulting Germany-has indicated
that his words were not to be re-
garded as an offer of mediation in
the EuropeH war.
I'm any case the Japenese Minis
ter for Foreign Affairs has been in
formed by the Prime Minister that
in a cause of the kind for which
we are fighting-a cause in no way
concerned with territory, trade or
material gains, but affecting the
whole future of humanity-there
can be no question of compromise
or parley."
The chamber echoed with cheers
when Mr.. Butler finished. His state
ment was a reply to Laborite Rhys
Davies demand for "the precise
terms of the offer made by Japan
to mediate between the belligerents
in the present war and the reply of
his majesty's government"
Mr.. Butler on February 19 an
nounced that Mr.. Eden had re-
ceived a special message from Japan
"on the same general lines" as the
Japanese official spokesman's state
ment of the previous day.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Felicia Rybier Wins
Many Encore Calls
With Polish Numbers
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

After an absence of some time
from the concert stage, Felicia
Rybier, well-known pianist, returned
Washington Club. She was assisted
by Elwood Gary, tenor, who has
achieved popularity on the radio,
but who made his concert debut in
this city at this appearance AL
though the audience was not a large
one, it gave hearty welcome to the
two artists and was insistent on en-
cores after each group of numbers.
In keeping with the Nation wide
celebration in honor of Ignace Jan
Paderewski, the greater part of Miss
Rybier's program was made up of Sc
lections by Polish composers which
Miss Rybier, herself of Polish birth,
interpreted with intimate under
standing. Brilliancy and feeling were
characteristics of her playing of the
Chopin group. which included the
"Mazurka in A Minor" the Moe
turne in F Sharp Major" and the
Fantasy in F Minor" Her tech
nique has both strength and dex-
terlty. but it was in more Subdued
work that the singing quality of her
tone made the greatest impression.
The Hunting Etude," Paganini-
List, and the Glinka- -Balakireff
The Lark" both played in spirited
fashion, were coupled with Toch's
The Juggler" and Lecuona's 'Mala-
guena." For her opening numbers
Miss Rybier had programmed Pad
erewski's Theme Variations ct
Fugue" and Rosycki's Two Polish
Dances" An enthusiastic reception
was given her performance of each
group and she prolonged the pro-
gram with several encores.
Mr.. Gary has an unusually fine
resonant tenor voice which he uses
effectively and with sentiment. His
program was not distinguished by
novelties but in songs such as
Charles when Have Sung NV
Songs" Campbell-Tipton's "A Spirit
Flower" De Roses II Heard a Forest
Praying" Curran's Life" and "Ah,
Moon of My Delight" from Leh-
mann's I'm a Persian Garden" His
voice was colored to give emphasis
to the text, and the tone was pure
and evenly produced His diction is
excellent and he gives value to the
meaning of the words both as to
their sentiment and to their clarity
IN enunciation
The same clear, velvety quality
was not retained in the arias, how
ever, which demand more than the
natural substance of his voice and
his method Of using it permit. Che
gelida mamma" from Puccini's La
Boheme" was better suited to his
style but the 'VeSta la giubba"
from "Pagliacci" was without climax
either vocally or interpretively. The
high tones under the stress of more
dramatic singing were not so easily
attained as in the songs where a
lovely floating falsetto served him
often most effectively.
His success, which was pro-
nounced, was assisted by the under
standing accompaniments of Arturo
Papalardo. For additions to the
printed program list, Mr.. Gary sang
Mana-Zucca's Il Love Life" Ma
lotte's The Lords Prayer and
Because"
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Zionist Will Lecture
On Youth S Opportunity

youths Opportunity to Partici-
pate in the Building of a New Gen
Grafton" is the subject of lecture
to be given at youth-parents
meeting tonight at the Jewish Com
munity Center. The speaker, DR.
Shlomo Bardin of the department
of education of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America, is the founder of
the Haifa Technical Institute in
Palestine. Movies of the Holy Land
and Palestinian singing also are in
cluded on the program.
Tonights meeting is part of the
18th anniversary celebration of the
Jewish Center. Other events sched-
uled this week include an exhibition
tonight by girls gymnasium classes,
one tomorrow night by the boys
classes, a meeting of the Town Hall
discussion group Thursday night
and a showing of old-time movies
Saturday night in the center audi
torium.
In connection with the anniver-
sary program the center is exhibit
ing the work of the children's art
classes and photographs by members
CT the Senior Camera Club.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Law Sought
To Pay Jonitors
For Draft Work

Washington Selective service rep
reSentatives and school authorities
today were about to press for a
special act of Congress as the only
means Of getting around a legal
technically which is holding up
overtime pay due school janitors for
draft board work.
During the first two months
operation of the selective service
program here, schools were used as
headquarters for the Is local draft
boards and the janitors were kept
on the job nights and week ends to
keep the quarters comfortable.
Funds were provided for this over
time work through the draft sys-
TEN.
However, a barrier later appeared
in the form of ruling handed down
in 1916 by the controller general S
office, wherein it was stated that a
District employe cannot be paid for
work done for any other agency if
his annual income would exceed
$4,000. Under the ruling, $40
weekly sum would be considered a
S1,04O salary, which, added to the
regular annual pay for janitors of
$1,000, would come within the limits
of the ruling.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Selective
Service executive for Washington,
said today an act of Congress "ap-
pears the only solution to the prob
lem"
Twenty-Five of the rs draft boards
now are quartered in Offices outside
schools. The three boards still To-
Gated in school buildings have made
special janitor arrangements, 1t was
said.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Thai-Indo-China Pact
Near, Japanese Report
Bv The Associsted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. Feb. 25-Koh fshfi,
spokesman of the cabinet informa-
ton bureau, announced today that
an agreement was near at hand"
in the japanese mediation of the
conflict between Thailand and
French Indo-Chins.
He gave no details of the pro-
poSals under consideration or the
sort of settlement expected but de-
plored newspaper reports from Sal
gon to the effect that fighting
might be resumed. In view Of the
continuing peace negotiations and
yesterdays Today extension of the
armiStice To March 7, these reports
obviously exaggerated the situation.
he said.
Extension of the truce. the sec
ond since it was signed January 81
aboard a Japanese cruiser off Sal
gon. Indo-China. was said TO have
been suggested by the Japanese be-
cause of some points requiring fur
ther consideration
Evening star., 1941-02-25
107 Latin American
Students 10 Be Feted
Here Next Week
Group Will Visit
Mount Vernon and
Be Honored at G. u.

One hundred and seven profess
sional men and students from sever
South American countries. now
completing special courses of study
at the University of North Carolina
will be entertained at a series OF
functions in Washington and vicin-
ity next week.
Their entertainment will be under
the direction of a committee ap-
pointed by the Pan-American Union,
which is sponsoring the local visit
of the group
This committee is headed by Mrs
Tomas Cajijas, with Mrs. Cordel
Hull as honorary chairman. Among
its members are the wives Of all
Latin American Ministers and Am
baSsadors.
At meeting of the committee at
the Pan American Union Building
yesterday. plans were discussed for
a program of activity, including
sightseeing tours and receptions,
that will begin soon after the visi-
tors arrive at am. Monday anc
will continue through Tuesday. The
group will leave Wednesday for New
York. Detroit and other cities before
returning to South America.
While arrangements still are in
complete, plans already have been
made for a trip to Mount Vernon
Monday morning and reception at
the Library of Congress and tea at
Georgetown University that after
noon. At II am. Tuesday. a recep-
ton, at which all members of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
are expected to be present, will be
given at the Senate Office Building
AS the concluding item on the
program, the American Union
will entertain with a reception and
dance next Tuesday night. to be
preceded by musical program made
up of American music and folk sings
The George Washington University
Glee Club, composed of 1875 voices,
will sing
q This groups stay in the United
States was sponsored by the Uni
versity of North Carolina, the Insti-
tute of International Education of
New York and the American
Union. Many of the professional
men among its members are leaders
in their respective fields in South
America.
In the group are "a from Chile, II
from Ecuador, 25 from Peru, II
from Colombia. from Uruguay, 3
from Argentina and 20 from Brazil
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Bonds of Fierce Moros
Battle on JoIo Island
By the Associated Press.

By The ASsOclated PreSS.
MANILA. Feb. 25.-Two groups of
fierce native Moros, involved in an
unexplained feud, met near Seit
Lake on Jolo Island and fought
with spears and barongs (knives).
Seven we're killed and three, includ-
ing a woman, were badly wounded
Philippine constabularymen did
not learn the reason for the battle.
They already were trailing Moro
band which recently held up a bus,
killed three persons and robbed the
passengers.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
How TO Keep Morale
OF u. ). Forces Hiqh
Is Conference Topic
Gen. Marshall to ToIk
At Opening Session of
Committee Meeting

Need for maintaining morale of
the Nations armed forces was to be
emphasized today by Gen. George
c. Marshall, Army chief of staff, in
opening four-day conference of the
Joint Army and Navy Welfare and
Recreation Committee.
Gen. Marshalls speech at II am.
was to cover programs for recrea-
ton, education and general welfare
of men in military establishments.
Conference sessions will be held in
the general council room of the
Munitions Building.
Frederick H. Osborn. chairman of
the Joint Committee, said the con-
ference had been called to discuss
factors which develop morale be-
cause, he said, we are well aware
that the most efficient Army or
Navy is the one having highest
morale
Seek to Keep Superiority.
"We plan to take every step to
assure the American public that the
morale of its Army and Navy will
remain on plane vastly superior
to that of the military establish
mentS of certain nations" he said
Some nations of which I speak
learned to their sorrow what poor
morale can mean, and we do not
intend that the armed forces of the
United States shall ever become
lethargic or lacking the essential
spirit
Speakers at the morning session
were to include Brig. Gen. Wade
H. Haislip, assistant chief of staff
on the topic The Army Program" I"
The program of the Navy was to
be outlined by Comdr. John L.
Reynolds, U. S. N. Mr.. Osborn was
to discuss the advisory and co-ordi-
mating funtion of the committee
prior to a general discussion of the
program.
In the course of the conference,
the first one called since President
Roosevelt announced appointment
of the committee recently, attention
will be devoted to recreation for
men while off duty especially in COM
munitieS near Army and Navy
reservations, and the way in which
their presence affects these COM
munitieS.
Other Speeches Scheduled.
Other speakers today, and their
topics, include Charles P. Taft, as
sistant co-ordinator of the Federal
Security Agency. The Federal
Program in Communities Adjacent
to Army and Navy Reservations"
Mark McClosky, F. S. A, Organ
izing a Typical Community; and
Thomas Rivers of the National
Recreation Association and Fred
erick Hoehler, executive. Joint Army
and Navy Committee, who will dis
cuss the qualifications for local di-
rectors of community service.
Corps area morale officers will
outline the situations in camps and
nearby communities and their
1Irnnt7t naaIc
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Two TobIes Accepted
For White House Use

Two console tables have been ac-
cepted for the White House by the
Fine Arts Commission as a gift from
a committee which has worked for
years with the commission on furni-
ture for the White House, Mrs
Roosevelt said yesterday The tables
which have been, placed in the red
room, have eagles with spread wings
for bases. Some of the gifts to the
White House have been antiques
while others accepted by the COM
mission are chosen because they are
in character with the White House
Mrs. Roosevelt said.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Inter-Room System
OF Communication
Dedicated at School
Jefferson Junior High
Students Hear Radio
Program Over 1t

The first standard inter-roora
communication system 10 be in
stalled in a District school was dsdi-
Gated this morning At Jefferson
Junior High School, Eighth and II
streets S.W.
At noon the TOO students sat m
their separate claSSrooms and heard
the first radio program 10 be broad
cast over the new system-The
Stars weekly Your City and Mine"
programs put on by the junior high
schools on Station WMAL.
Early this morning the systern
was dedicated with greetings from
Lawson J. Cantrell, assistant super
intendent in charge of junior high
schools, and from Bill Coyle, radio
director Of The Star, who directs
the junior high school broadcastS.
The first students to address their
schoolmates over the new system
were Porta Spiridopoulos, president
of the student council, and Emanuel
Karadimos, president of the schools
llOllOl COCAClgs
After reading of the Bible and
pledge of allegiance TO the flag
made simultaneously in all the
claSSrooms, a record of John Charles
Thomas singing The Lords Prayer
was played. Hugh s. Smith, prin-
cipal of the new school, which was
opened last September, also greeted
the children.
At noon Mr.. Cantrell returned TO
the school to hear The Stars pro-
gram. which inaugurated one Of the
SYSTEMS threefold uses. Not only
can programs in each classroom or
words from the principals Office be
heard all over the school, and re-
cords for singing or marching
played. but outside radio programs
can also be switched into each room.
The inter-room systems are to
become standard equipment in new
district schools. with the Calvin
Coolidge High School slated to get
the next one. A similar system pur-
chased by the Home and School
Association, was installed some tims
ago at Mckinley High School.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
U, S. Envoy in Costu Rico
For Border Mediation

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. Feb. 25.-
DR.. Frank Corrigan, United States
Ambassador to Venezuela, arrived
today to join the f1ve-nation medi-
alton board seeking a solution to
the Honduras Nicaragua border dis
pute.
Mr.. Corrigan is United States del
egate to the board, which is made
up OF representatives of the United
States, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Hon.
duraS and Nicaragua.
The board planned to renew its
conferences after a long recess to
seek a definite solution of the long
standing controversy between the
O two neighboring Central American
republics.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Nozi Envoy in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. IS (P.-
Baron Edmund Won Thermann. Ger
man Ambassador to Argentina, ar
rived here by plane today from Rio
de Janeiro after a prolonged visit to
Berlin,
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Convoy OFF Azores
Lost 5, Not IA
Ships, British Say
TotuI of II Sunk During
Week Ended February 10
Admiralty Reports
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 25. - Twelve
British and Allied merchant ships
totaling 1886 tons were sunk during
the week ended February 16. COM
pared with 29,806 tons the previous
week, the Admiralty reported today
An Admiralty statement said:
The losses include five vessels
four British and one Allied, totaling
1886 tons. known to have been
sunk by the raider which attacked
convoy off the Azores on Febru-
airy r.
Germans Claimed Ia.
Following its usual practice of
making announcements and claims
before there had been any oppor-
tunity to check the facts, the Ger
man high command announced Feb
ruary IA that in this attack a Ger
man raider had sunk IA ships to-
falling $1,000 tons.
The facts are that of 19 ships in
the convoy 10 are known to be safe
and four others (three British and
one Allied totaling 1888 tons
aren't yet overdue
The Admiralty added that Ger
man claims for the week totaled
185 900 tons of merchant shipping
sunk.
A naval spokesman also asserted
there was no truth in Adolf Hitler
assertion yesterday that 2l5 900 tons
of shipping had been sunk by the
German Navy in the previous two
DAYS.
Nothing extraordinary" has hap
pened recently, the spokesman said
Losses Announced Late.
Shipping losses are announced a
week after they occur. it was ex-
planned. for reasons of security and
to permit confirmation.
Official sources. who frankly ad-
nit Britain's ability to combat the
oncoming German spring sea often
sive may decide the future course of
the war, asserted the increase of
losses during the week ending Feb
ruary Is over the previous week was
not alarming" adding that such
fluctuations were TO be expected.
They pointed out the weeks losses
including the ships lost in the raided
convoy, were still slightly under the
January weekly average of 3791t
tons, and below the average for the
war of 62,536 tons.
Evening star., 1941-02-25

to Florida for him and Mrs. Wilson
who survives him.
Other survivors include two sons
Percival Wilson and william K
Wilson, and sister, Mrs Mabel w
Beale, all of Washington.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
Evening star., 1941-02-25

Americas death rate in 1899 was
l0.6 per 1000 population, the lowest
in United States history. and its
birth rate was l73, compared with
1876 in 1888. the year with the lowest
rate. the Census Bureau reports.
Evening star., 1941-02-25

Annual production of red earthen-
ware principally flower pots in
the United States is valued at more
than 100000, according to the
census.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Synthetic Type Mode

Germans have patented a news
paper type cast from synthetic resins.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-02
Ndzi Peace Offer
Promoter Dies
Unconventional sou. ssr,Ics WIZ.

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 2.-Pri-
Xate funeral services in New York
were arranged today for William
Rhodes Davis, 50, mystery man OF
many huge international oil deals.
An airplane was chartered last
night TO fly his body to the East.
Davis, who died in hotel room
yesterday of what appeared to be
a heart attack-although he had
not previously suffered from heart
trouble-built one Of the world
biggest oil refneries in Hamburg,
Germany.
lie was named last December by
Verne Marshall, then chairman OF
the No Foreign War Committee,
as the hacker OF that committee
and as the man who brought a
peace agenda' from the Nazi gov
eminent TO the American state
department.
Many of DaViS, biggest deals in
volvcd the German government
and II was presumed 10 have been
through these business relation.
ships that he obtained the peace
agenda. never officially made pub.
lie. He was a heavy contributor
TO the Roosevelt campaign fund in
1886 and the Willkie fund in 1910