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Evening star., 1941-01-29
u. ). Not 10 Abandon
Trade Policy, Hull SAYS

The international anarchy" which
the war has brought in many parts
Of the world is no reason for this
country to abandon its trade policies.
Secretary of State Hull said at a
press conference today.
Although all trade treaties and
economic agreements have been dis
located, to an extent, by the war, Mr.
Hull pointed out, he saw no reason
for the United States to drop it's
most favored nation" trade prin-
eiple.
Just as there is no reason why we
should let individual liberty die" he
added, because it has ceased to
exist in many parts of the world"
Mr.. Hull made these comments in
response to questions regarding
whether it was possible for this Gov
ernment to carry out its favored
nation trade contracts with other
countries. He replied that he
thought no one would 60 so far as to
say these treaties could be fulfilled
under present conditions.
There is a state of international
anarchy in many parts of the world -
he explained. But that is no reason
why we should abandon our trade
policies."
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Mans Arm Amputated
To Free Him From Stoker
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClaleQ FIcSS
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. "a So
year-old railroader is in critical
condition in a hospital today, his
left arm amputated after a des-
perate attempt by firemen failed to
free it from an automatic locomotive
stoker.
In a setting made brilliant by
light from powerful arc lamps, fire.
men labored for two hours with
crowbars and blow torches last night
to liberate Calvin Edwards.
The Baltimore g. Ohio machin-
lists helper, cramped into a half
lying, half sitting position, puffed
on a cigar between means before
hypodermic rendered him uncon-
scious.
Reaching into the mechanism to
clear the stoker, he dislodged a
chunk of coal and the steam-driven
machinery clamped shut on his
arm.
After all attempts to break the
machinery failed, physicians am
putated his arm and rushed the
unconscious man to hospital where
a further operation was necessary.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Five Film Stars Are Greeted
On Arrival for Birthday Balls

Hotel. The first arrival of the day
was Kay Aldridge, who came in at
Union Station at $40 I'm. from the
West Coast.
The crowd at the airport had
gathered at 10 am, when the plane
was due. Bad weather had delayed
the arrival. Police held the fans
back when the plane rolled in.
Crowd Breaks Picket Lines.
The five stars aboard posed on
the runway for pictures. Young
Sters in the crowd shrieked with
delight as they saw Miss Turner. Mr..
Raft and Mr. Morris emerge IRE
pressible Mr.. Ritz clowned while the
photographers made their pictures.
Miss Turner and Miss OHara
were presented with bouquets of red
(see BIRTHDAY BALL, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Bill for $4,000
ForU. 5. Building Here
Is Reported 10 House
Stote Department Annex
Only New Project; 6. A. O.
Structure Included

Funds totaling s9,72O,0O0 for the
Federal building program here are
provided in the 1912 independent
Offices appropriation bill reported to
the House today.
The only new project contem-
plated in an annex to the State
Department Building The bill calls
for $4,000 for site in the block
north of the present building
The other appropriations are in
tended to complete projects ini-
tiated this year. These include a
west central heating plant on the
north side of K street NV. and
east of Twenty-ninth street, border
ing along the C. & o. Canal, for
which s2,4O0,000 is provided; con-
struction of a new building for the
General Accounting Offices on a site
north of the Pension Office at Fifth
and G streets NV. for which
S5,O00,000 is provided, and for COM
pletion of the new annex to the
Government Printing Office, for
which 100000 is provided.
S500.0O0 for Archives Needs.
In addition, s500,000 is carried in
the bill for completing equipment
for the National Archives Building.
100000 for acquisition of additional
property on the south side of Inde-
pendence avenue between Seventh
and Twelfth streets S.W. to widen
that thoroughfare and an authori-
zation for the use of s200,0 900 of an
unexpended balance of current
appropriation for the new War De-
partment Building for preparation
of drawings and specifications for a
second unit of the building esti-
mated to cost $4,000, 900. The first
unit, it is estimated, will cost
So. 800 900.
The bill was reported to the House
by it's Appropriation Committee
minus a Budget Bureau approved
item for 100000 for starting con-
struction of an annex on the Bureau
of Economics Building of the Agri-
culture Department. The Appro-
priations Committee, in its report
to the House, said no testimony was
offered during the hearings to show
that construction of the proposed
addition could not be deferred. The
total cost of this project was esti-
mated at $1,600,000.
The bill also carried an appro-
priation of $1,300,00O for the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
(see D. c. PROJECTS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Gayda Says U. s. Faces
War in 'UnneutraIity'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, Jan. 29.- Virginio Gayda,
foremost editorial spokesman for
Facist Italy, declared today that
the United States policy of aiding
Britain is a violation of neutrality
likely to involve the United States in
war through Legitimate reaction"
of the axis powers.
Increase of American aid to Eng
land, far from not drawing the
United States into war, brings her
nearer the conflict by deliberate
plan," Gayda wrote in II Giornale
d'Italia.
The United States, he declared,
should not believe she can continue
this policy without finding some
unforeseen and quite unpleasant re-
action at the end of the path"
Gayda said "Cordell Hull must
have known that the policy of the
North American Government long
has been violating the elementary
principles of neutrality.
Violation of neutrality without
provocation becomes aggressive. AS
such it exposes one to the legitimate
danger-we say legitimate-of re-
action from the offended powers"
Evening star., 1941-01-29
700 Florida Trips
And Free Radio Sets
Aired al Hearing
Phonoeroph Combination
For F. {. c. Aides Brinq
House Unit Queries

More than 700 Federal employees
visited Florida at Government ex-
pense last winter. and 13 $3.50 radio
phonograph sets were purchased for
use in homes of Federal Communi-
cations Commission members for
test purposes. it was revealed to-
day as testimony before House Ap-
preparations Subcommittee was
made public
General Accounting Office off,
cials told the subcommittee that
a report on Florida travel" had been
made to Representative Taber.
Republican. of New York, ranking
minority member of the Appropria-
tions Committee.
Asked by Representative Dirksen
Republican. of Illinois if the ac-
counting Office knew of any abuses"
in connection with the Governments
travel allowances, Audit Chief E.
w. Bell replied:
AT this time I cannot think of
anything other than some of the
cases in the report made on Florida
travel. We made a report on en-
ployes travelling to Florida between
November Is, 1899, and March /,
1910. That covered all departments
and establishments.
Did they find lot of business
in Florida at that time of the
year?" asked Representative Hous-
ton, Democrat, of Kansas.
There were over TOO names on
the list" Mr.. Bell replied.
H. o. L. C. Accused.
The annual report of the General
Accounting Office this year con-
tanned allegations that officers and
employees of the Home Owners
Loan Corp. and affiliated lending
agencies had been guilty of travel
Irregularities, but the agency was
defended by Representative Coch-
ran, Democrat, of Missouri, who
(See TRAVEL. Page ALL
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Construction Workers
Strike al Wright Field
Air Corps Project
Union No-WoIkout Policy
Fails to Prevent Action;
Vinson Offers Bill
By the Associated Press.


Construction workers affiliated
with the A. F. L. went on strike
today at Dayton, Ohio, halting work
on a $l550,000 expansion program
of the Army Air Corps at Wright
Field and putting to test the no.
strike on defense projects policy
proclaimed by the Federation's S
building trades unions
Col. Lester Miller, field comman-
dant. said he had arranged a con-
ference with the head of the Penner
Installation Co. of New York. re-
ported by the Dayton Building
Trades Council to have employed
non-union labor on the project and
thereby provoking the dispute.
The Cancellation Service assigned
Michael j. Crosetto, a Federal medi-
ator stationed at Cleveland to GO TO
Dayton today to offer his services in
seeking settlement of the dispute.
No-Strike Policy.
The A. F. L. Building Trades
Unions recently announced adoption
of hard and fast policy fatty
barring strikes for any reason
whatsoever on defense projects"
George Masterson, union vice pres
ident, announced.
A similar policy was announced
by the A. F. L. Metal Trades De-
partment. John P. Frey, president
of that group. declared at Long
Beach, Calf, last night that the
Government would be entirely JUS
tilted" in taking over the aircraft
and shipbuilding industries if the
defense program were hampered by
disagreements between private in
dustry and labor.
John Breidenbach, president of
the Dayton Building Trades Coun-
Gil, said the no-strike policy did
not apply because the Pener COM
pany used non-union workers"
Mr.. Breidenbach said that after
company officials declined to do
anything about it, he had no alter
native but to call the strike. THE
next move is up to them," he added.
Law to Curb Strikes Offered.
Legislation to set up machinery,
patterned on the National Medi-
alton Act. to curb strikes on naval
projects of all kinds was intro
duced today in the House.
The measure would create a Naval
Defense Labor Board and outlaw
strikes on naval projects until 80
days after the board had filed a re-
port as to the merits of the dis
putes involved. together with recon-
mendations for their solution.
The bill, offered by Chairman Vim
son of the Naval Affairs Committee
(See STRIKES, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1941-01-29
British Act to Halt
Hectic Speculation
In Bombed Sites
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. "a COM
mittee is being set up to check
land speculation by brokers
buying up bombed sites to re-
sell to municipalities after the
war, the government announced
today in the House of Commons.
A c. B. S. broadcast from
London today said that the fire.
ruined CITY," or financial Sec
tion, was undergoing the most
hectic land speculation activity
in its history"
"The spectators hope that,
when the time comes for recon-
struction in London, they will
be able to name their own price
for the land which they have
snapped up while it remained
useless" the broadcaster said.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Lindbereh Is Reported
Planning Congress Race


PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 90
The Evening Bulletin says today in
a dispatch from, Sevellon Brown, Sd.
its Washington correspondent, that
it has learned from reliable con-
gressional sources that Col. Charles
A. Lindberg is seriously considering
running for a seat in the United
States Senate or House of Repre-
Sentatives in 1912
The Bulletin says that during his
appearance last week to testify be-
fore the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee on the lend-lease bill, Col.
Lindbergh broached the subject to
several Congressman. The Bulle-
tins informant said that he might
decide to run from any of the five
States with which he has some con-
nectionS.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Ford Reported
Proposing u. S.
Run His Plants
BY the Associated Press.

Representative Hoffman. Repub-
lican, Of Michigan, said today he
had been informed, that Henry Ford
had told Government officials he
would turn his automobile plants
over to the Government for oper-
alton at 81 year rather than per-
nit labor unions to have a closed
shop.
He said "a man from Michigan
gave him that information last
week. He declined to identify the
man further.
But I do know that Henry Ford
was reported to have made such a
proposition" Representative Hoff-
man said.
My understanding is that Will
liam Knudsen tried to get the Ford
people to confer with Sidney Hill
man but they refused to do it,"
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Mrs. Roosevelt to Vote
In News Guild Election

Mrs. Roosevelt planned to vote to-
day in her first Washington News
. paper Guild election.
She told her press conference that
she had studied all the campaign
literature sent to her. When one
of the candidates for Office said Il
hope you vote right" Mrs. Roosevelt
smiled and responded, Il hope do,
too."
AS a member of the New York
Guild, from which she recently
transferred to Washington, Mrs.
Roosevelt voted on referendums but
never In elections.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Ground Crews for $4,000
Planes in 1912 Asked
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army Air Corps has called on
the Civil Service Commission to
provide ground crews for $4,000
planes in 1912.
Commissioner Arthur S. Flemming
told the House Subcommittee on
Appropriations there are now 5000
civilians employed as mechanics in
the Air Corps and that 10000 more
will be needed to take care of plane
servicing next year.
At the same time he said the
Navy's figures indicated that during
the 1912 fiscal year 5000 additional
civilian workers will be needed to
take care OF operations at air bases.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
BY ALFRED TOOMBS.

A crowd of several hundred stood
shivering at the Washington Air
port for an hour this morning while
an American Airlines flagship, bear
ing cargo of Hollywood movie stars
to the Presidents Birthday Ball cele-
bration here. battled heavy winds.
The crowd roared its welcome
when the plane landed to Lana Tur-
ner, George Raft. Wayne Morris,
Maureen O'Hara and Al Ritz of the
Ritz brothers.
While the fans and official greet
ing committee were at the airport,
Wallace Beery and his 9-year old
daughter, Carol Ann, slipped in un-
noticed and ungreeted at Union Sta
tion, several hours ahead of schedule,
Mr.. Beery went to the Mayflower
Evening star., 1941-01-29
(Tert OF StimSon Statement
on Page A-6.)
BY j. A. O'LEARY

BY ]. A. OLEARY.
While House committee met tt
consider changes in the lease-lenc
bill to aid Britain, Secretary Of Wal
Stimson told the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee an amendment
specifically prohibiting the convoy
ing of ships to Europe would be
''unfortunate."
The Secretary earlier testified the
word transfer" in the bill would not
authorize conveys. In objectlng to a
specific ban, however, he emphasized
that for $50 years the Constitution
has vested in the presidency broad
powers as commander in chief of the
military forces, and added that it
would be unfortunate for Congress
ito introduce here and now a pro-
vision which sought, if only by infer
ence, to fetter" that power.
mo one can tell what will happen
when a war like the present one is
going on in Europe. and getting
nearer and nearer to this country in
its effects, and it was for that reason
the President of the United States
was made commander in chief" Mr.
Stimson added.
In the lend bill, the United
States is not seeking Ito make
loan to Great Britain" but to buy
from that country the time America
needs to prepare its defense, Secre-
tary Stimson told the committee
earlier.
I'VE are buying-not lending the
war chief continued I'VE are buy
ing our own security while We pre-
pare. BY our delay during the
past six years, while Germany was
preparing, we find ourselves unpre-
pared and unarmed, facing thor
oughly prepared and armed poten-
tial enemy. We are forced to buy
the time necessary to arm and pro-
tect ourselves and we are buying
time from the only nation which
can sell us that time"
In formal statement, Secretary
6timson marshaled additional argu-
ments for the bill under these head
1ngs:
That Great Britain, given help,
was in position to prevail;
That the axis powers were vulner-
able in many respects:
That international law justifles,
rather than forbids, full aid to
Britain: and
That the bill is not dictatorial, but
the proper action of a democratic
government.
Proposed Changes Studied.
While the Senate committee lis
tened to Mr.. Stimson, the House
Foreign Affairs Committee began
study Of proposed amendments to
the measure in hopes of getting it in
final shape by tomorrow night.
The Democratic majority tenta-
lively favored adding provisions linn
iting the bills life to two years, BAN
ming the use of conveys, requiring
periodic reports for Congress on
lease-lend operations, and directing
the President to consult with Army
and Navy heads before transferring
military equipment.
Advance indications were that a
ajority in both House and Senate
committees would vote to include
these sections-perhaps with tacit
White House approval.
Secretary Stimson denied the
United States is planning for an
Army of 100000, when Senator
Vandenberg, Republican, of Michi-
gan. asked him to comment on pub
(See BRITISH AID, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Mitchell Field Guaranteed
By Outbreak Of Measles
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
mitchell FIELD, N. Y, Jan. 29.-
An outbreak of German measles at
this Army air base on Long Island
prompted officers today to quaran-
tine the entire field and place 5000
flyers and ground workers under
strict observation.
A partial quarantine was invoked
Saturday, but an increase in cases
to about IS or 20 caused the general
quarantine.
The 9Th Pursuit Group of the
Army Air Corps and large head
quarters detachment are stationed
at Mitchell Field.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
New Submarine Marlin
Is Launched Privately
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. o.
The U. S. S. Marlin, 35th submarine
built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard,
was launched today at simple, pri-
vate exercises.
Mrs. John D. Wainwright, wife of
the commandant at the yard, spon-
Sored the craft.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Main British Force
Being Massed for
Assault on Derna
ltoly's Hold on Whole
Eastern Port Of Libyo
PeriIed by English
BACKGROUND

Since launching African ofen-
size December 9 British haze sue
ceeded in erpelling all Italian
forces from Egypt and in pene-
trating deeply into Italian Libyd.
After capture OF Sid B1rrdnt
British, tUith Australians at their
head, took Bdrdid and Tobruk.
They are nolo threatening Derna
and aiming their forces at Ben
gdSi, farther to the peSt.
BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt. Jan. 29-With
British motorized units so deep
within Libya that Italys hold on
the whole eastern part of that
colony was reported jeopardized,
general headquarters announced to-
day increasing pressure on the
coastal strong point, Derna.
Advanced units of Britain's army
on wheels and caterpillar treads
were said to be operating south and
west of Derna. while the main
forces maneuvered and massed for
an assault on the coastal town. 95
miles west of fallen Tobruk and ITS
miles from the Egyptian frontier.
The general headquarters COM
munique confined itself succinctly to
the report: Our pressure on en-
emy forces in the Derna region is
increasing" The full picture of the
penetration came from unofficial
sources.
Almost as briefly the general
headquarters summed up operations
on the East African front. hundreds
of miles from Libya's sandy waste
lands.
Operations Developing.
Operations in the Agordat-B Barren
tn sector of italian Eritrea, about 80
miles inside the Sudan border, were
said to be developing and 70 addi-
tional prisoners were claimed in the
pursuit of Italians Withdrawing
from Umm Hagar.
The situation on the Ethiopian
front was reported unchanged, but
vigorous patrol activity" was noted
in numerous areas across the en-
emy frontier" in Italian Somailand
At the same time Free French"
forces which were disclosed last
night to have driven more than
200 miles into Southwestern Libya
from Equatorial Africa presented
the Italians with the necessity of
guarding their rear against attack.
Military circles here were vague
as to the ultimate objective of the
Free French" drive but agreed it's
immediate effect was to turn the
Libyan campaign into a two-front
war
This accomplishment was viewed
here as the first real fruits of the
raising of the Free French" flag
over French Equatorial Africa late
last Augusta move hailed at the
time as of great strategic impor-
tance.
$1,000 Credited to De Gaulle.
There was no indication here of
how many men Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, Free French" leader, had
thrown into action. But it has been
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Troops in Rumonio Get
Supplies, Germans Soy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. ga Bucharest
dispatch to DNB, official Ger
man news agency, said today that
German troops in Rumania now
were receiving more supplies from
the Reich, so that no problems
of division of supplies arise and no
economic injury is done" in areas
where large bodies of German troops
are concentrated.
Informed persons have estimated
that Germany would have 100000
troops in Rumania by January 81.
The DNB dispatch indicates that
any troubles arising from their pro-
Vlsloning are being solved.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Stimson Opposes Convoy Ban,
Declares U. S. Must Buy Time
To Arm by Helping England
Leuse-Lend Measure
Is Key to Protection,
Senate Hearing Told

BACKGROUND:
Pending legislation for Ameri-
can aid to belligerent nations,
Intended principally as instru-
r1ent for assisting Britain. 1Dould
oipe President tuU authority 10
lend or lease any quantity or type
OF ,Car materiel. Opposition has
hammered at t,Co points, namely,
that measure calls for abdication
OF congressional potDerS and that
steps contemplated ,Could be in
direction OF American pdrticipa-
ton In Uar.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
New japanese Envoy
Departs for Germany
BY the Associated Press.

TOXIC, Jan. 29.-Lt. Gen. Hiro-
shi Oshima, recently reappointed
japanese Ambassador to Germany.
departed for Berlin, carrying a tiny
piece of paper from the Tatsunoku-
chi Temple at Kamakura as a pro-
lection against all evils.
Evening star., 1941-01-29
Greek
War Leader,
Dies at 70
Infection in Throat
Cause; Was III
For Three Weeks

BACKGROUND
Premier John MetaraS, deter
mined to prosecute Wdr against
italian invader to successful con-
cluSion, has received much of the
credit for Greek successes against
Italian arms. He Uas responsible
not only for the energetic prose-
cut1on OF the 1Uar itself, but as
Greek Prime Minister had most
to do 1rith building Greek armed
forces to their present peak OF
efficiency.
Evening star., 1941-01-29

(See LIBYA, Page A-50
Evening star., 1941-01-29

(See STRIKES, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1941-01-29

(See TRAVEL, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-01-29

(See EMERGENCY FUND, Pg. AT
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
in, 4MHH95EE,s,;5lN

The Danish motorship Nordvest
was scheduled 10 be taken over BY
The L. s. Maritime commission a.
noon Tuesday at Aberdeen. where
II has been tied up By an admiral
~ libel action since last Nav.
At Tacoma the L. s. marshars
office and Assistant L. S. District
Attorney Frank Hale were trying
by telephone TO work out with at
torneys the manner in which the
transfer would be accomplished.
The Nordvest still has her own
crew aboard under Capt. Hans \.
Lockenvitz and technically is IN
der control Of the United States
marshal for this district By virtue
Of a district court attachment for
an SIS, 900 libel action.
However. the coast guard has
been aboard also, and in control
OF the vessel for the government
continuously. Il was considered
here a fine point Of law-new law
as TO which part Of the govern
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-13
Accountants Check
FIGURES Of CITY

Two new state examiners, from
the office of Auditor Cliff Yelle,
appeared here Tuesday TO take the
place of Ira s. Partner, who had
been stationed in the Tacoma city
hall for seven or eight years.
Partner has been transferred to
the east side of the state because
of his health.
On the job making the states
routine check of all city accounts
were Thornton Kriebel and J. A.
Marley from the auditors division
Of municipal corporations. While
they are subject to change on or
ders from Olympia. Kriebel and
Marley probably will work in Ia
coma for the next six months or
more.