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Evening star., 1941-01-08
j. ). Must Give Allies
All That They Need,
BuIIitt Asserts
Nation Must Buy Time
To Prepare, Former
Envoy to France Soys
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Former Ambassador William c.
Bullitt, Uho returned from his
Paris post after the collapse OF
France last summer, tUas the first
United States official to call for
tull aid to Britain. Warning that
the United States faced attack
BY Germany If Britain 1Dere de-
teuted, he advocated conscriptior
and sending t0drShips to bolster
Britdin's fleet In October he
urged that arms production be
put on a maritime basis.
By the Associated Press.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Jan. $40
diminish the risk of having to go to
war, the United States must give
Great Britain, Greece and China
what they need-not what we can
comfortably spare" says William G.
Bullitt, former Ambassador to
France.
Making his first speech since he
left the diplomatic service, Mr.. Bull
lit also told the International Rela-
tions Club of the University Of
North Carolina last night that I'VE
must buy time in which to prepare"
He classed arms production meth
ods Of the past six months as the
comfortable and lazy one Of super
imposing production for defense on
the normal business of the coun-
try"
That was the method employed
by France and Great Britain before
they were drawn into war"
I'VE know" Mr.. Bullitt added,
that the surest way to defeat the
axis powers is for us to go to war
in support of Great Britain. Greece
and China, but We hate war so much
that we prefer to take a chance on
the ability of the British, the Greeks
and the Chinese to defeat the die
tator powers without direct military
assistance from us.
I'VE know what the consequences
Of totalitarian victory would be for
US, and we are taking this risk with
our eyes open
Mr.. Bullitt declared that aid TO
Britain. Greece and China involved
slight danger of war. He explained:
1T is so greatly to the advanta"e
Of the totalitarian states to have Us
stay out Of war while they are at
/ tempting to conquer Great Britain,
Greece and China, that they will al-
most certainly not make war on rs
so long as Great Britain stands-no
matter how much material aid we
furnish and no matter what form
that aid may take"
Evening star., 1941-01-08
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

IODAI 7.
Senate and House:
Each chamber meets at noon to
receive President Roosevelt's annual
budget message.
Senate Campaign Investigating
Committee probes New Jersey politi-
cal funds.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
Arms Budget Total
Greater Than That
OF War Years
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The two-year $4,000 100000
total defense" budget President
Roosevelt outlined to Congress
today projected heavier ex-
penditures than those of the
World War.
The direct cost of the 1918
conflict to the United States
was about $4,000, 100000, by
an official estimate submitted by
Col. Leonard P. Ayres, former
chief of the War Department
general STAFF statistical branch.
In addition nearly $10,000,-
100000 was lent to the Allies.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
Lump Of Mud Breoks
Windshield, Kills Man
BY tha Associated Press.

BY tha Associated PTtSs,
YORK. Nebr., Jan. "a lump {
mud, believed to have been d.
lodged from a passing truck, crashed
through the windshield of car ye--
terday and killed Samuel Sacks
chewsky, 20. a passenger. Miss Mary
Jane Roger, the driver, escaped in
Jury.
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Weather Report
furnished by the

Weather Bureau
Columba-Fair and somewhat warmer with lowest n
mostly warmer
gentle moderate southery
Marynd-Fair tonight tomorrow 1ncrea
warmer followed light rain snow IN extreme
portion afternoon.
cold tonight; tomorrow increasing
Vgnia-Coudy tonight and tomorrow light rain
tomorr north portions.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
Loan Drives
Seen to Finance
otuI Defense
BY the Associated Press.

Brother, can you spare S5?
That, said financing experts. was
one of the implied questions in
President Roosevelt's total de-
fense' budget.
They foresaw Nation-wid drive
something like the Liberty Loan
drives of World War days-to bor-
row nearly s9,OOO.OOOOO0 on top of
taxes to pay for the program.
For sale, they saw-s1,0 900 bonds
for bankers and businessmen, IS
bonds for ordinary folks.
There was talk. too, of a 25-cent
defense savings stamps for the chill
dren.
Evening star., 1941-01-08

ttOH " HCW JOuI -Htut Ou NJ CHtC
agency paS for purpose OF Gen.
tral,eing responsibility and speed
ing program.
(Tert of Production Office
Statement on Page A-5.J
BY the Associated Press.
Four men, chosen by President
Roosevelt as An industrial general
staff with sweeping powers to COM
plete the arming of the Nation,
called today on all Americans to
subordinate everything to "the ne
cessity of defense"
President Roosevelt set up the
new and powerful defense group
when he signed an executive order
late yesterday establishing an office
of production management and
named William S. Knudsen director
general, Sidney Hillman associate
director general and Secretary of
the Navy Knox and Secretary of
War Stimson as members.
Stripped Of detail, their task is
to put the full drive of industrialized
America behind the defense pro-
gram, which has been tagging in
several important phases.
Even before their formal commits
sions were signed, the new board
members joined in statement urg-
ing the cooperation of capital and
labor and of every man. woman
and child in the United States if
We are to make this arsenal in
America adequate to the successful
defense of democracy and freedom"
Broad Powers Given.
The Presidents order creating the
agency gave the four the broadest
executive powers, including authority
to formulate and execute in the
public interest all measures needful
and appropriate in order to increase,
accelerate, and regulate the produc-
ton and supply of materials, ar
ticleS and equipment and the pro-
vision of emergency plant facilities
and services required for the ma
tlonal defense"
That power is sufficient, Mr..
Roosevelt said, to permit the o. P.
M. to commander the plants of ram
bunctiouS manufacturers.
Although the board is an adjunct
of the presidency, Mr.. Roosevelt said
the members would come to him
for final decision only in case of
a policy disagreement. He added
that he expected such instances to
be rare.
He likened Mr.. Knudsen, who rose
Evening star., 1941-01-08

trough of relatively low. pressure eX-
tends from Minnesota and Lake Superior
southwestwaro to Kansas. Duluth. Mimi.
1924 millibars t30.22 inchesl. but high
pressure prevails almost generally from the
Plateau and Rocky Mountain regions east
ward to the Atlantic coast, Canton, N. Y,
1878 millibars go SO inches: Mnot, N.
OAK, 1882 millibars l30.51 inches; and
Ell Moro, N Mex. 1929 millibars go 80
inches. The extensive disturbance off the
Pacific Coast has made, little eastward
progress, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, 975.3 mil
libars (2S.S0 inchesl, and Monterey. Calf.
1O06.S millibars (29.73 inches. Precipi-
tation mostly light has occurred along
the south Atlantic coast and in California,
Washington, the northern Plateau region,
the lower Missouri and upper MISSISSIPPI
Valleys, and the upper Lake, region, The
weather has become warmer from Colorado
and Oklahoma northeastward to Mime
sofa and Michigan. while. the temperature
has fallen in North Dakota. Temperature
changes have been slight in the Eastern
and Southern States.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1941-01-08

Fifty beggars died from expo
sure in Peiping, China, in a recent
week, +.'~
Evening star., 1941-01-08
Report for Last 24 Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 80. 2:30 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 20.
Lowest, 21, 6 am. today. Year ago. %.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, so. on January l.
Lowest, 81, on January 3.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. 90 per cent at 8 I'm. today.
Lowest 35 per cent. at 4:30 pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High " 1856 am 4:50 am.
Low - 1O:42 am. 11:34 a m.
High - 4:26 pm. 5:15 pm.
Low " IL "a pm. pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today T:27 500
Sun, tomorrow 7:27 5:O3
Moon, today ---- 1:33 pm. 2:4S am
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-01-08
BACKGROUND


To supervise Nations defense
program, President Roosevelt last
spring dug up World War statute
authorizing creation OF a Nation
al Defense Council and an Ad-
uiSory Commission. To do the
commission job, he brought in
some OF biggest figures in Ameri-
can industry. Subsequent crea-
ton of neW tour-mdn supreme
agency WaS for purpose OF Gen.
tralteing responsibility and speed
ing program.
Evening star., 1941-01-08

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1941-01-08

The Sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
BY DON S. WARREN.

Penalties for parking violators
would be jumped from the present
81 collateral TO s6, 81 and even So
per offense, under plan agreed on
today by Commissioners Guy Ma
son and Charles w. Kutz Formal
action was delayed to await return
Of Commissioner John Russell
Young, who is i'll.
At the same time, Commissioner
Mason came out for the eventual
adoption of ban on all-day and all
night parking, declaring it was his
personal belief such a rule, to be-
come effective after a grace period
of two years or more. would inspire
private capital to provide ofi-street
garage facilities
The new proposals followed the
Commissioners tentative approval
late yesterday of a plan to forbid
loading or unloading of commercial
vehicles or the standing" of any
vehicle on long reaches of 81 traffic
arteries during the morning and
evening rush periods.
Gen. Kutz said then that this was
first" step.
Off-Street Parking.
Mr.. Mason today gave personal
support to suggestion now being
considered to ban apartment -house
construction projects unless Off
street parking provisions we're made,
but he said such rule would be dis
criminatory unless the same require
ment was placed on prospective
builders of any structure intended
Tor human occupancy. including Of
flce buildings and private homes.
Such rule could not be made re-
troactive to apply to existing build
ings and hence it appeared neces-
sary that ban must be placed on
all-day and all-night parkers, he
said
1T appears to me we must break
up this practice of using the streets
for private garage purposes" Mr..
Mason declared.
Such rule cannot be placed in
effect at once, for we must allow
time for provision of off-street park
ing facilities now lacking, but a rule
to go into force in, say, two years.
or maybe longer. should inspire pri-
vate capital to enter the field
Absolute Parking Ban Downtown.
There would be an absolute ban
on parking in the downtown con-
gested zone as we'll as a rule pre-
venting a car owner from parking
his vehicle on the streets in other
areas.
Mr.. Mason plans to discuss these
proposals with@ the other Commits
sioners when Mr.. Young returns.
The proposal to triple or quad
ruple the minimum parking penalty,
however was discussed by Mr.. Ma
son and Gen. Kutz this morning.
They were agreed on the subject.
but said they would withhold action
until Mr.. Young was back at work.
The present 50 collateral for over
time parking is an agreement be-
tween the Commissioners and Traf-
fic Court judges. For other parking
violations. the present system calls
for 81 collateral in most cases. al
though in a few instances the mini
mum is So and for parking within
10 feet of a fire hydrant the levy
is IS.
The District Building announce
ments OF the past "a hours came
Evening star., 1941-10-17
u. S. Studies Victory Program
ToCost so Billions YEARLY

600 and a s50.0oo, 900 900 budget
would mean that half of the ma
tional income would be diverted to
defense purposes. While no accurate
figures are available, Germany's war
effort is believed to be costing more
than half of its national income.
In terms of present budgets. the
tentative victory program" would
approximately double Federal ex-
penditures. The Budget Bureau has
estimated that Federal costs in the
current fiscal year will be $4,000
900 900.
The studies so far do not show
where the money would come from.
Even with the steepest taxes in his
tory. recently enacted, the highest
Federal revenue in sight, according
to ofiicials, is about SIS 900 900 900 a
year. Presumably the victory pro-
gram" If adopted, would mean even
greater taxes and borrowing on the
gigantic scale. +
Evening star., 1941-10-17
President Signs Measure
For Property Seizure
BY the Associated

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has signed
legislat ton which would authorize
him to requisition supplies. equip
ment and machinery needed for ma
tional defense.
The White House announced this
action today.
In order to requisiiton any ma
terial the President must first de-
termine that there is an immediate
need which will mot admit Of delay
or resort to any other source of sup
ply"
The law also requires a finding
that AL other means of obtaining
the use of the property for the de-
fense of the United States upon fair
and reasonable terms have been ex-
hausted."
The Government would be re-
ouired to pay compensation based
on fair market value" Of the prop
erty.
Evening star., 1941-10-17

semi official reaction in both Berlin
and Rome left no doubts that the
Axis would refuse to recognize the
policy and that the American Navy
would be counting trouble if 1t sought
to enforce it.
In its second official announce
ment regarding the Kearny, the
Navy announced the names OF the
IL officers known to be aboard and
of an additional officer who was un-
der orders to join the ship and who
is assumed to be aboard.
In addition to 1t. Comdr. Danis,
the commanding officer. the list OF
officers included the following:
1t. Eugene S. Sarsfield, Brooklyn,
N. Y: 1t. Robert John Esslinger,
Ypsilanti, Mich; 1t. Noah Adair.
jr., San Bernardino, Calf; Ensign
John Jarad Munson, Medina, N. Y;
Ensign Reuben N. Perley, jr., River
side, Calf: Ensign William James
DAILY. Lawrence, Mass; Ensign Roy
Albert Norelius, Chicago. Ill: Ensign
John Seaman Albert. Sd, Walling-
ford. Pa; Ensign Henry Lyman,
Canton, Mass: Ensign John w.
Stout, jr., Salisbury. Md, and 1t.
q. g. Ambrose M. Babich, San
Francisco. Calf.
The officer under orders to join
the Kearny. and believed to be on
,nContinued on Page A-3, Column y
Evening star., 1941-10-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assccisted Press.
President Roosevelt, it was learned
authoritatively today. has ordered
the Army, Navy and Office of Pro-
duction Management to draft and
study victory program" involv-
ing expenditures of up to $50,000,-
100000 annually for American de-
fense and aid to Britain and other
countries.
The program. based on matching
Germany's intensive diversions Of its
national income to war production,
is still in the formative stage and
no definite decisions have yet been
reached. offlcial sources said. They
added that it was being drafted so
that the administration could judge
how drastic the diversion of national
income must be to achieve victory"
rs they put it.
BY next year, the national income
is expected to exceed 500, 900 ,000,-
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Roosevelt AWAITING
Full Report Before
Comment on Kearny
Declares Attack Wus
Well Within American
Naval Defense Zone
BY BLAIR BOLLES,
Star staff Correspondent.

HYDE PARK. N. Y. Oct. II
President Roosevelt told his press
conference here today that the
American destroyer Kearny was
clearly in the American defense zone
when it was struck by submarine
torpedo.
The President said he had received
the news directly from Secretary of
the Navy Knox three minutes after
his arrival here this morning from
Washington for a weekend visit.
Mr.. Roosevelt refused. however, to
go into any details about his attitude
toward the torpedo attack. When
he was asked whether the Navy
would take the steps which Mr..
Roosevelt ordered after the attack
on the American destroyer Greer in
the same general area. he said that
regular naval orders apply.
"Shoot First" Policy.
He would not elaborate. After the
Greer incident, the President an
nounced that the Navy was follow
ing a "shoot-first" policy in the
American Qe1enSe waters WneTe AXIS
submarines were viewed.
The President said he would not
comment on the attack until the
Navy Department had established
all the facts. When reporter sug-
gested that it was surprising de-
stroyer could be hit by torpedo
and apparently suffer no casualties
Mr.. Roosevelt suggested that the
reporter spend some time in the
Navy.
Mr.. Roosevelt reported that he
had talked with Secretary of State
Hull this morning by phone after
his arrival at his ancestral estate,
but he said fatty that he did not
think he had any comment to make
(See PRESIDENT, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-10-17

after members OF the House District
Committees, for two days. had in
sisted on prompt action to relieve
mounting traffic congestion prob
lens.
A House subcommittee holding
hearings on the fringe parking
plan meanwhile prepared to hear
the views of Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer tomorrow on variety
Of traffic suggestions.
Other witnesses called include
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of
highways. and E. D. Merrill, presi-
dent of the Capital Transit Co.
Immediately after hearings are
concluded. Representative Schultz
Democrat. OF Indiana, the subcom-
mittee chairman plans TO prepare a
report for the full District Commit
tee. which will meet Monday TO con-
slider it.
Some of the suggestions to be
discussed at the last hearing follow
A railroad commuter service from
nearby Maryland and Virginia
points to the center of the Federal
triangle area. subways in the CEN
tral congested section, alternating
one-way streets. synchronized traf-
flc lights, a daytime prohibition
against all parking downtown, re-
peal of trafic regulation allowing
commercial vehicles to double park
while loading and unloading or
making deliveries.
Capt. Whitehurst, who testified on
the fringe parking bill several DAYS
ago. is being recalled to outline fea-
lures OF the proposed $4,000. GOO
highway improvement program.
Call for Bypass Plans.
During a brief afternoon board
meeting yesterday the Commission
ers took three actions related to
their drive to break traffic Jams.
Aside from the Unexpectedly rig
orous plan for banning stops by
private or commercial vehicles on
the arteries in rush periods. they
awarded contract for preparation
OF plans for the projected high
level roadway along K street NV.
from Rock Greek to Key Bridge. to
serve as bypass for congested M
street in Georgetown, and awarded
another contract for construction of
l4O concrete platforms to replace
painted safety" zones along street.
car routes. The latter was in keep
ing with general plan approved
recently by the Commissioners.
The K street bypass artery was
planned some years ago, but action
was deferred. However. the grade
separation structure recently placed
IN operation at K street and Rock
Creek and Potomac parkway was
designed to fit into the scheme for
starting the elevated freeway there.
Contract for the preliminary studies.
cost estimates and structural plans
was awarded to Harrington & Cor
telyou. consulting engineers of KAN
sas City, Mo-, the low bidder, for a
price of s39 200.
Contract for construction of the
streetcar loading platforms and for
some directional and pedestrian
islands for channelization of traf-
fic went to the Highway Engineer
ing & Construction Co. of this city.
the low bidder. The price was 500
1895, or $l0.839 above the esti-
mates made by the Highway De-
partment.
The rush-hour ban on parking or
standing" along the major ar
teries was drafted by Traffic Direc-
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Court Drops Charges
Against Russian Agent

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-At Govern
ment request. lin view of important
considerations of an international
character" Federal Judge Samuel
Mandelbaum today dismissed
complaint accusing Gaik Badalo-
witch Ovakimian, a Russian secret
agent, of being a foreign operative
without registering with the State
Department
United States Attorney Matthias F.
Correa said Ovakimian left the
country two months ago with per-
mission Of the State Department on
condition that he never return.
Evening star., 1941-10-17
destroyer Keorny Is Torpedoed
(Off Iceland; Crew Safe, Ship
EContinues Under Own Power
Vessel Hit While on Patrol
In Area Near Where Greer
Escaped Sub Attack

The Navy Department announced that the U. S. S.,
Keany destroyer torpedoed this morning while
patrol duty $50 miles south and west of Iceland
Despite the damage the ship was reported able to proceed
under her power
The brief announcement by the Navy Department said
casualties personnel indicated in the dispatches
received here.
Comdr. A L. Danis the ship is of
destroyers laid 1889
completed
On n NORTH Atlantic.
The Kearny displacement of 1880 tons 34
feet long 35foo She armed with the standard
5-inch battery of her class.
incident brought prompt demand from
Pepper Democrat Florida, that the Navy retaiae
with snkngs for each assault and comment by Repre-
sentative Democrat of Georgia that the Germans are
guilty lit probably the incident for which have been
waiting"
Secretary OF State Hus comment confined to the
said occasions about German
Uboat activities applied On these occasions he has described
their attacks piratical
Republican, North Dakota, critic Of admins
raon policies said that when the Navy operates under the shoot
ought to be
pred when these things wouldn't let this mean war so
far as I concerned
Senator Bridges Republican, of New Hampshire called the
incident AN open of defiance by Hitler
Although movements of ships has been restricted for
that number of esroyers have been
Atlantic particularly between the United States
and Greenland and Iceland They have been acting
American ships taking supplies only
to Great Britain.
Other Incident.
The only other engagement reported beginning of
the Atlantic between German submarine and the
destroyer report released this
shown that at that time the submarine being
Evening star., 1941-10-17
Doctor Says Mrs. Gedney
Did Not Die From Fall
BY the Associated Press.

BY The ASSOclated Press.
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. Oct. IL
DR.. Jose C. Ferrar testified today in
United States District Court at the
wife-murder trial of Ralph Gedney
of Washington, D. c., that in his
opinion Mrs. Virginia Erck Gedney's
death last May could not have re-
suited from a fall.
The defense had indicated it would
contend that Mrs. Gedney died in a
fall. The most specific cause of her
death given in testimony thus far
has been "hemorrhage and shock"
Gedney pleaded innocent to the
charge of Staying his wife in their
penthouse apartment.