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Evening star., 1941-06-23
S Body Lies
In State in Senate;
Chamber Adjourns
Committee TO Attend
Rites in Mississippi
For Veteran Senator

The Senate met today. paid brief
tribute to one OF its most beloved
figures. Senator Pat Harrison. and
adjourned Immediately in respect
to the memory of the MissiSsippian
who died here yesterday.
Senator Bilbo, Senator Harrison's
colleague from Mississippi, offered
a resolution expressing the Senate's
deep regret" The sad-faced Sem
ators were silent as Vice President
Wallace announced that the resolu-
ton is unanimously adopted"
Mr.. Wallace was authorized to
appoint special committee to ac-
company Senator Harrison's body to
Gulfport. Miss, Senator Harrison S
home town, where funeral services
are scheduled at 2:30 pm. Wednes-
day. 1t was indicated that more
than 80 members of the Senate
would go aboard the funeral train.
which will leave Union Station at
3 pm. tomorrow.
Body Lies in State.
Senator HarriSon's body will lie in
state in the Senate chambers from
2 pm. to 6 pm. today. Many COL
leagues had suggested state fu-
neral, but members of the family
said he wouldn't want it that wav
The Gulfport services Wednesday
will be held at the Methodist
Church, conducted by the Rev. Dan
Landrum, pastor. assisted by DR.. j.
N. Brown, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian Church.
Developments in world affairs and
the preference of his physician that
he remain in Washington will pre-
vent President Roosevelt from at
tending the Mississippi services, but
his secretary, Stephen Early, will
represent him.
Not Recovered Completely.
Mr.. Roosevelt felt compelled to
remain in the Capital because of
international events. Mr.. Early said.
and DR.. Ross T. McIntire wanted
him to remain anyway because he
has not recovered completely the
(See HARRISON, Page ABB
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Liquor Prices on Wine Cards
Banned by Advertising Bill

A ban on liquor advertising so
sweeping 1t would prevent hotels
and restaurants from carrying
prices on wine list is contained in
the Schultz bill which the House
District Committee reported favor
ably today, 6 to 4.
Committee members said they
later would seek an amendment,
when the measure is considered in
the House. to allow hotels with at
least 100 rooms to supply their
guests with liquor price lists.
The committee eliminated from
the bill provision that would have
eventually establish a dry zone"
within 600 feet of all churches,
schools, public libraries, charitable
institutions and military or naval
posts. Existing regulations prevent
the sale of liquor within 400 feet of q
school or church.
The anti advertising feature wa
Evening star., 1941-06-23
| Vital Statistics
UNIT Here Is Now
| Arms BottIeneck

Shortage of personnel IN the
Health Departments Bureau of
Vital Statistics today was reported
to be holding up defense jobs for
individuals all over the country.
Birth certificates are required as
proof of citizenship by men seeking
defense jobs, according to j. B.
Irvine. chief of the bureau, and are
In special demand since defense
industries have tightened citizenship
requirements.
approximately 700 requests for
birth certificates, the largest num-
ber from defense production areas
such as California and Michigan,
have accumulated, Mr.. Irvine said,
and additional requests are coming
in daily at an increasing rate.
The congestion, it was said, has
become intensified since the close
of an eight-man w. P. A. project
April IS. Little likelihood of restor-
alton of the project was seen. be-
cause of the proposed cut in District
w. p. A. personnel.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Baltic STATES Reported in Revolt
Against Soviet as Nazis Advance;
Firms Neutral Despite Hitler Talk
Russians Attack
Finnish Areas;
Borders Manned
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, June 23.-Oficial
spokesmen declared today that
Finland would maintain neu-
trality as long as possible in the
war between Germany and Rus
sia, in spite of Adolf Hitlers
declaration indicating she would
be an active ally of the Reich.
Except for Soviet air raids on
Finnish territory, Finland-sand-
wiched between her embattled
nelghbors-was said still to be free
from any fighting.
The southeastern frontier facing
Soviet Russia was manned. but Fin
land declared her only purpose was
self-defense and the Helsinki news
paper Sonomat said the govern
ment's military precautions were
taken not moment too soon"
The Finnish government protested
today to Soviet Minister Pavel
Orlov over the bombing of Finnish
objectives by Russian planes.
This move supported the an
nouncement that Finland still is
neutral.
The Soviet minister promised to
ask his government for the neces-
sary explanations" said COM
munique issued after Orlov visited
the foreign office.
S0vietS Bomb Ports.
Soviet bOmberS we're reported by
the Firms to have struck at their
ports and shipping yesterday a few
hours after Finland was swept into
war anew when Hitler listed her as
a German ally against the Soviet.
Finnish SpokeSmen denied en-
phatically the Soviet contention
that Germany was using Finnish
bases for the attack on Russia. They
denied, too, that any Finnish forces
had crossed the new frontier into
the Karelian Isthmus, where the
Red Army smashed Finnish de-
fenses to end the war of 1884,
The frontier was reported quiet at
an early hour this morning, but TO
the north Firms were making hasty
preparations for the fight which
seemed inevitable.
Men Is to SO Called.
All men between the ages OF lS
and So were ordered into uniform
or labor battalions. Afraid shell
tiers, many Of them relics of the re-
cent fighting in which Finland lost
one-third of her tillable territory
to the Soviet, were made ready
again. Windows were boarded in
cities still marked by bombings of
little more than year ago.
tHjalmar Procope, Finnish
Minister to Washington, declared
yesterday his country has OBJ
solutely no aggressive or provoca-
tive intentions" and hopes only
to live in peace. IF we are at
tackled" he said, I'VE will defend
ourselves.")
The Finnish high command said
Soviet bombers yesterday attacked
coastal defenses at Alskar fort, caus-
ing slight damage, and dropped
bombs on Finnish warships in Turku
haroor on the southwestern coast.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
BY GARNETT ID. HORNER.

The United States today gave
Russia room to hope for material
assistance from this country in
her fight against Germany, but
made it clear that Communism
is as ''intolerable" to Americans
as NaZi-iSm.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner
Wells made this Governments posi-
ton clear in a formal statement. de-
nouncing the dictatorship of both
Hitler and Stain in unusually strong
terms, but concluding that "Hitlers
armies are today the chief dangers
to the Americas"
Issuing the statement at press
conference Immediately after long
discussion with President Roosevelt
at the White House, Mr.. Welles said
the President had told him that
speculation on aid under the Lease
Lend Act to Russia would not be
productive of any good because the
President himself was not in a posi-
ton to say whether or not it would
be given.
Soviet Plea Awaited.
The question of lease-lend assist
ance will remain hypothetical until
a request is received from the
Soviet, Mr.. Welles said. He added
that no official communication had
as yet been received from Moscow
since Germany Sprang her surprise
attack.
Pointing out, however, that the
President was empowered by the
Lease-Lend Act TO assist nations
whose defense is deemed vital to
American safety. Mr.. Welles de-
clared that any rallying of forces
opposing Hitlerism from whatever
source will rebound to the benefit
of our own defense and security"
The immediate issue facing "a
realistic America" he added, is
whether Hitler's plan for universal
conquest and brutal enslavement
of all peoples" is to be successfully
halted and defeated"
Pacts Symbols of Deceit"
The acting secretary asserted that
"Hitler's treacherous attack upon
Soviet Russia" proved once again
that to the present leaders of Ger
many, non-aggression pacts "are but
smybol of deceit and constitute
dire warning on the part of Ger
many of hostile and murderous in
tent"
ITO the present German govern
ment," he added, "the very mean
ing of the word honor is unknown"
Asserting that both the Nazi and
Soviet governments had denied their
peoples the fundamental right" to
worship God as their consciences
dictate" Mr.. Welles declared:
ITO the people of the United
States, this and other principles and
doctrines of communistic dictator
ship are as intolerable and as alien
to their own beliefs, as are the prin-
ciples and doctrines of Nazi dictator
ship.
Neither kind of imposed overlord-
ship can have, or will have, any sup
port or any sway in the mode of
(See RUSSIANS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-06-23
0. P. N. Power Expert
Quits After Rule Bars
Trade Executives
KeIIoee's Resignation
Follows Disagreement
Over Electric Output

BY the Associated Press.
C. w. kellogg, chief consultant on
electrical power of the Office of
Production Management. resigned
today because of a rule against en-
ployment in the o. P. M. of trade
association officials.
Mr.. Kellogg is president of Edison
Electric Institute. New York City,
the trade association of the electric
utility companies.
Mr.. Kellogg announced his
resignation in a letter TO William S.
KnudSen, o. P. M. director general.
The letter said Mr. Kellogg had been
advised by William S. Bait. deputy
production director, of a new regu-
lation prohibiting trade ASSOCIATE
officials from serving o. P. M.
Officials disclosed the rule was
adopted by Mr.. Knudsen and his
associate director. Sidney Hillman.
last Tuesday. Nothing vas said
Immediately as to the reason for the
policy.
1t was presumed that other Off
Gals In the defense organization
would have to make the same de-
cision as Mr.. kellogg made, either
to remain with o. P. M or leave it
and remain with their trade as
sociations.
In a speech at Buffalo June 3.
Mr.. Kellogg expressed the view that
there was no prospective shortage
of electric power. Two days later
the o. P. M. said Mr.. kellogg was
expressing his personal views and
does not represent the position of
the Office of Production Manage
ment."
Emphasizinz the sharpness of the
disagreement, the o. P. M. state
ment, approved by Mr.. Knudsen,
added that lit is clearly evident
(See KELLOGG Pape AIM
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Army Offers New Bill
For Requisitioning
Military Equipment
Scope Narrowed, but 1t
Should Meet Needs,
Patterson Says
By tie Associated Press.

By lIt HSSCCldleO Press.
Substitute legislation limiting the
Presidents authority to take over
plants in the interest of national
defense was presented 10 the Senate
Military Committee today by Robert
P. Patterson. Undersecretary Of War
The measure would empower the
President to requisition military or
naval equipment, machine tools,
manufacturing equipment, patents
and plans Ito promote the national
defense and to overcome shortages" )"
The War Departments original
property seizure bill gave the Presi-
dent power to take over any plant
for Government operation when he
deemed such action necessary to the
ational defense.
Mr.. Patterson termed the subSti-
tute much narrower in scope" but
added that it ought to fill our
needs"
The new bill provides that the
President may sell any Govern
ment requisitioned plant to private
interests whenever the War or Navy
Departments find that such disposi-
ton would be necessary to continue
production.
The substitute. Mr. Patterson de-
clared, was intended merely to allay
fears of some persons that I'VE
would come up and ask a man for
his watch
He said there still was serious
shortage of machine tools in the
defense program. He suggested that
through more man-hours of work
in the industry, more widespread
subcontracting and immediate con-
version c. non-defense industrial
tools to defense needs the crisis
could be met
Mr.. Patterson estimated that on
the basis of present production it
would be l3 months before there
was an adequate supply of machine
tools. He said the production of
bombing planes alone would choke
the present output of tools.
A shortage of skilled labor. he
added. made it impossible for man.
(See PLANT SEIZURES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-06-23

aimed particularly at stores that ad-
vertise liquor prices in newspapers,
in handbills or through the mails.
1t would have the effect, however,
of preventing dealers from posting
prices in their stores and make the
circulation of a wine list with prices
illegal.
The committee, in executive Ses-
sion, also reported favorably a bill
that would permit sightseeing buses
from other cities to come into
Washington without paying the
present 500 license fee. The meas
ure was sponsored by Representa-
tive Wolcott, Republican, of Mich
igan. who appeared before the COM
mittee and urged its approval.
He pointed out the s100 license
fee had prevented a number of
school buses In the States from
bringing children here on sight
seeing tours.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Hershey to Discuss
'SeIective Service

Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
deputy director of Selective Serv.
ice, will discuss THE Present
and Future of Selective Service"
on the Radio Forum arranged by
The Star and broadcast over the
National Broadcastink Co. net.
work at $50 o'clock tonight. The
broadcast will be heard here over
WMAL.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
House Leader Asks
Federal Holiday
Be Granted July 5
Nv the Assnristed Press

BY the Associated Press.
An appeal to President
Roosevelt to permit Govern
ment workers to have Saturday,
July S, off was made today by
Representative Mccormack,
Democrat, of Massachusetts.
The House majority leader
urged the President to issue an
executive order which would
give Federal employees July 4.
5 and 6 as holidays. The re-
quest was made in a letter to
the President.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Hitler Will Turn on Italy,
La Guardia Predicts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 23-Mayor La
Guardia predicted today that Adolf
Hitler sooner or later would turn
on another pact-partner-Italy.
After asserting that the German
attack on Russia was deliberate and
preconceived, the Mayor, who is also
national director of civilian defense,
answered questions on the new Eu-
ropean situatio with this comment:
Il predict now that there will
either be complete surrender or
turning over of complete control of
the economy of Italy, or else he (Hit-
ier) is going to do the same thing
to Italy. That is just a part of
program to dominate, first, all of Eu-
rope, then get into Asia and Africa"
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Hull Will Rest a Week
At White Sulphur Spring,

Secretary of State Hull is leaving
today for rest of week or more
at White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
on the advice of his physician, the
State Department announced.
Mr.. Hull will keep in close touch
with the department through a
direct telephone wire while away.
He has been confined to his hotel
apartment here for two weeks by a
slight cold, but has conferred fire.
quently with Undersecretary OF
State Sumner Welles and talked by
telephone with other officials to
keep abreast of developments.
Cecil w. Gray, assistant to the
Secretary. will accompany him to
White Sulphur Springs.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
House Committee Hikes
Estate and Gift Taxes

The House Ways and Means Com
mittee voted tentatively today in
favor of higher estate and gift taxes
designed to produce about S113. 3.700,-
900 additional revenue.
Chairman Doughton announced
that the present exemption of $40, 900
for both estate and gift purposes
would be unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Pope Speaks Thursday

VATICAN CITY, June % CP,.-
An informed source said today that
Pope Plus XII would broadcast q
radio message to the closing session
of the National Eucharistic Congress
at st. Paul, MINI, at 2 pm. CEast-
ern Standard time), next Thursday.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
We||es Offers
Russia Hope
Of u. 5. Aid
But Official Brands
Communistic System
As 'IntoIerobIe'
(TeTt OF WelleS' Statement
on Page AZ.
BACKGROUND


LeuSe-lend legislation passed
by Congress and signed By PreSi-
dent Roosevelt March 27 author
ICES President to acquire and
lease or lend 1Uar materials to
nations the defense OF ,Uhich he
deems uital to the safety OF the
United States. After passage OF
the measure the President re-
QueSted appropriations totaling
1000 900 900 to carry out its pro-
DiSionS. Under terms OF the
ledSe-lend law, countries receip-
ing such aid from the United
States cannot transfer iU1r mate
riaIs leased or lent by the United
States to another country NTH
out the consent OF this Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Family Of Steinhordt
Reported in Stockholm
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 23.-The
American Swedish News Exchange
said today it had learned from Stock
holm that Mrs. Laurence A. Stein
hardt, wife of the United States
Ambassador to Moscow, and their
daughter, Dulcie Ann, arrived in
Stockholm yesterday by airplane
from the Soviet capital.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Drive on 2,OOO-Mi|e Front
Continuing on Schedule
Reich Command Says

BACKGROUND
Germany and Rumana inpaded Russia yesterday
ing at daDn Uiolent Gilman to weeks of negotiation beteen
the Nast and Communist relationships demands
not only for increased supplies from the SoUe but for
territorial readjusentS recently acquired Russia
Evening star., 1941-06-23

(See FINLAND, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1941-06-23

(See KELLOGG, Page ALI
Evening star., 1941-06-23

(See MOSCOW, Page A-10
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Not Recovered Completely.
GUIDE FOR READERS

(See HARRISON, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1941-03-20

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very plainly. Send to Van Camp Sea Food Co.
Inc, Terminal Island, California.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Beniumin Franklin Revealed
As q Bootlegger Of Fiction

that what the strait-laced subscrib-
ers didn't know wouldn't hurt them.
The secret probably would have
been kept forever if Mr.. Gray and
the Carnegie Foundation of New
York hadn't decided to catalogue
the books in the Ridgeway Library
here.
After two years of digging through
$50, 900 books, Mr.. Gray uncovered
what one authority described as "the
richest vein of unexplored Ameri-
cana left in the country"
He found literally thousands of
valuable books and pamphlets that
had gathered dust for century or
more, including the romances (high-
ly moraD kept on the backroom
shelves.
Mr.. Gray's work has been so pro-
ductive the Carnegie Foundation
has decided to continue the project
two more years.
He has no idea what other secrets
may be disclosed, but he's hoping
for the best-or the worst, depend
ing on the 18th century point of
view.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Peace Pact Violated
By Thai, French Charqe
Bv the Associated Press,

Bv the Associated Press.
SAIGON, French Indo China,
March 20.-French authorities pro-
tested to Japanese military officials
today that Thailand had violated
the Japanese-mediated peace agree
ment of March II by advancing
troops beyond the new West Cam
bodia border line.
The Thai advance, the French
charged, has blocked French Indo-
China supply routes and troops
isolating them.
Although incidents have been re-
ported in the areas of Cambodia and
Laos, ceded to Thailand under the
peace treaty, there has been no order
for the French to move out or fol
the Thailanders to move in.
The French are removing mate
rials which had been assembled tc
build railway to the old Thai bor-
der. where it would have been Joined
with line running to Bangkok
Thai capital.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
By the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 90
After two centuries, another chap
ter In the life OF versatile Ben
Franklin and his Junto Club friends
turned up today.
Librarian Franklin and his asso-
ciates. who founded Philadelphia
library, were-book bootleggers
It's the gospel truth, says Austin
K. Gray, currently in charge of
what once was Poor Richards
Library. But it's not as bad as 1t
sounds.
Their bootlegging was discreet
little backroom business for the pri-
vate entertainment of a few light
minoed-synonym for worthless
in the 17O0s-readers. They slipped
them fiction!
In those corset-bound days fiction
was regarded as Satan's subtlest
bait by staid Philadelphians. Any
thing that wasn't known to be true
was shunned-publlcally, at least
and such innocent volumes as Pill
grim's Progress" were eyed with
suspicion.
But, it seems, a giddy portion Of
the citizenry wasn't satisfied with
only Cotton Mather's sermons or a
stirring piece on how to plant pota-
toes. They wanted stories and they
got them-surreptitiously.
The Library Corp. hid its fiction
in the backroom, never mentioning
it on the book lists, on the theory
Evening star., 1941-03-20
to produce a poison gas right in the

to produce a poison gas right in the
gas mask.
This would be done by the we'll
known chemical reaction known as
catalysis, like the widely used indus
trial process responsible for much OF
Americas present gasoline supply
for example.
The activated charcoal in the gas
mask filter Is a very good catalist.
Moisture, a second necessary in
gredient, is always present in the
mask. 1t remains only to find a dust
which the charcoal converts into
poison.
At least one such dust is already
known, a form of nickel which
creates carbon monoxide. The arti-
Gle says the World War ended be-
fore the nickel idea could be tested
in battle, and that it still remains
definite possibility.
The third method Is to surround
the gas mask with such a heavy
concentra ton that the poison breaks
through. This can be done, it is
asserated, by special armor-piercing
shells fired into warships or inclosed
Notifications. There Is already one
new high explosive picryl fluoride,
which, exploding inside an inclosure,
is such lethal gas.
The first minor possibility is use
Of carbon smokes or oil fogs to
choke up the filters of a mask and
make 1t useless.
The second is use of chemicals, like
fluorine, the stuff which frosts glass
at touch, to destroy the trans
parency of the glass eye-pieces OF
masks.
The third is use of poisonous SUBJ
stances in high-explosive shells
which penetrate into the body with
shell splinters-in short, an adapta-
ton of the poison arrow principle.
The defense, the bulletin suggests
will be able to catch up with al
these methods, but the discoveries
will be one step ahead.
Evening star., 1941-03-20

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little work. Just pour,
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shine all within a very
few minutes Appreciate
the lustre that only a high
grade wax gives.
Kann's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1941-03-20
Louisiunu SeIectees
Need q Translator

FORT BARRANCAS, Fla, March
20.-Ten selectees attached to the
18th Coast Artillery Regiment have
diff1culty in following commands in
close order drill. The reason: They
don't understand English very well.
They come from Southern Louis
lana and speak a jargon which
blends several tongues and favors
French. But they're learning the
language Of the United States-and
the Army-in special classes.