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Evening star., 1941-11-12
Program Marking
Su|pician Fathers
Booth Year Ends
FeIicitotions From Pope
Reod Before 10000 at
Moss in Baltimore
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. l2-The clos
ing mass of the dual jubilee ceieora-
ton commemoratlng the Booth ami
versary Of the founding of the Sui
pician fathers and the l50th ami
versarv of st. Mary's Seminary was
conducted this morning at the old
seminary near downtown Baltimore.
The pontiflcant was the Most
Rev. Peter L. Ireton. coadjutor
bishop of Richmond, with the ser
mon by the Very Rev. DR.. John j.
Lardner. superior Of the new st.
Mary's Seminary, Roland Park.
Hundreds of archbishops, bishops
and priests attended the final serv-
ice Of the three-day celebration
The closing mass in the 133-year-old
chapel was at a scene not far from
where the Rev. Stephen Theodore
Badin was ordained in l793-flrst
Catholic ordination in the United
States
Pope Plus XII yesterday sent his
fluctuations to the jubilee celebra-
ton.
You do we'll" the letter from the
Pope said 80 to kneel in a
spirit of prayerful gratitude to God
for all the blessings he has given
America through your (St. Marys)
seminary dedicated to His blessed
mother"
The letter, addressed to the Very
Rev. John F. Fenlon. S. S.. provincial
of the Sulpicians in the United
States. was read to solemn pontifl-
cal mass attended by approximately
| 10000 persons.
Pope Plus recalled his visit to ST
Mary's Seminary when he visited
the United States as papal secretary
of state.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Stores Are Forced
To Train Clerks for
Christmas Rush
Experienced Workers
Unavailable, With
Record Buying Expected

An unemployed experienced retail
sales person is one of the rarest of
jewels today in the eyes of Wash
ington store managers as they face
both an unprecedented Christmas
buying boom and a labor shortage
unrivaled since the World War.
Realizing that a shortage of po-
tential extra workers was inevitable,
they have been hiring inexperienced
personnel for several weeks with q
view to training them in time for
the peak rush. Former employees
have needed only to ask to obtain
temporary jobs.
The District Employment Center
reported it had exhausted its file of
unemployed having retail selling ex-
perience and was furnishing stores
with applicants whose qualifications
indicate they may be adaptable to
such work.
A spokesman for the agency es-
timated stores here would require
about 5000 temporary workers, OF
| approximately 1000 more than were
taken on last year. The retail trade
here employed 1920 persons in De-
cember, 1910. as against an average
OF about II 900 during the rest Of the
year. This years December total is
expected to be about 10000 as con-
| trasted with a non-rush average o.
approximately $4,000.
Edward D. Shaw, executive sec
retary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association. pointed ou'
the labor shortage is serious mat.
ter particularly because Washington
stores have every reason to expec'
the greatest Christmas buying spree
in history.
The Office of Postmaster Vincen
c. Burke is accepting application
for Christmas jobs as extra posta
clerks and carriers. About $500 vii
be hired-10 per cent more than tn,
number employed for the rush las
year-according to Mr.. Burke.
Express companies also are ex
pected to enlist a substantially large
number of temporary workers thar
in previous years.
Evening star., 1941-11-12

said he had come to Bismarck to
tell him that Mr.. Mulloy was doing
a good job and had made every
effort to bring Mr.. Leedom to Bis
marck.
Mr.. Wyman then told him, Mr..
LANCER said, that Mr.. Mulloy had
promised him $500 because he did
some work for him when he was
down there before and he had re-
ceived only $3.50" Mr.. Wyman also
asked, he said, for S25 for expenses
in coming to Bismarck.
Mr. LANCER said he confirmed the
agreement with Mr.. Mulloy and then
wrote Mr.. Wyman a check for s275
Saw Wyman but Once.
That was the only time I ever
saw Gale Wyman,' he continued. Il
wanted to get him out of that town
as fast as I could
up to that time Mr. Murphy
asked, were you aware that any
money had been paid him at alp"
No, SIR was the reply.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Boys Find S189 in Bills
Hidden in Pigeon Coop

Three Washington boys gained
brief riches yesterday when they
found s189 in a pigeon coop.
Henry Vernon, 10, Of 1924 f1ltn
street Sc. Zimon Manuel, 10, 329
Raleigh street S. E., and Robert Flalg'
13. SOB Savannah street Sc, dlscoV,
cred the money, all in bills. stuf1ed
In a coop at the rear OF a mouse IN
the 27O0 block of Nichols avenue
Sc, police said.
The boys promptly turned the cash
over to police, whose investigation
it was reported. revealed that the
sum had been deposited six months
ago by a man who is now a patient
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital. ne
planned to start a newspaper ne
0aid,
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Naples Is Blasted
Again by Waves
OF British Planes
Six Killed, Civilian
Buildings Damaged,
ItoIiun Command Says
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, Nov. 12.-British raiders
struck in several waves overnight at
Naples, damaging civilian buildings.
starting fires and killing six persons
with explosive and incendiary
bombs, the Italian high command
announced today.
Despite the fatalities and the in
jury of 80 persons at the west coast
maritime and manufacturing CEN
ter, a communique said. "the be-
havior of the population was calm
and disciplined throughout.
Eight British bombers we're de-
clared to have been shot down in
raids on Sicily.
Fresh Attack Denied.
The British Admiralty's an
nouncement of a fresh attack on an
Italian convoy in the Mediter-
ranean with heavy losses was denied
by a Fascist authority as "a pure
invention"
He declared no Italian convoy had
left port since the British naval at
tack early Sunday morning in
which the Italians admitted the loss
of seven merchant ships and two
destroyers
The British said 10 Axis sup
ply ships and three destroyers
were sunk in the surface engage
ment Sunday. The London an
nouncement yesterday did not
refer to a new convoy, simply
saying four Axis troop ships or
supply ships" and two sailing
vessels had been sunk and two
armed merchant cruisers and two
supply ships had been damaged
by British submarines in a series
of recent engagements)
3S Planes Felled Over Sicily.
I'm the early hours this morning,
the communique said, three British
planes were shot down over Sicily
one by our anti-aircraft defenses
and two by our fighter craft. Th,
crew Of another enemy plane which
fell into the sea was captured"
Four other British planes were
declared to have been downed ir
the same zone and another in 9
raid on the Libyan port of Bengasi
The italian garrison of Culqua.
bert was declared to have repulsec
a British attack on that Ethiopian
post.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
American Army Mission
Expected in Teherun
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEHRAN, Iran, Nov IA United
States mission of Army experts is
expected to come to Tehran soon to
investigate American needs in de-
veloping the trans-Iranian route for
supplies to Russia, authorities said
today.
The mission, headed by Brig. Gen.
Raymond A. Wheeler, was estab-
lished last month to repair and
maintain service for lease-lend
equipment delivered to the British in
the Near East and to develop routes
for bringing aid to Russia through
the Persian Gulf.
Part of the survey will include
steudy of transport possibilities in
Irac, including the vital port Of
Basra.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Two Italian Cruisers
Fled During Battle,
British Declare
Protection Of Conveys
Was Left to Other
Escorts, London Says
~ the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. IAN authori.
tative source said today that two
Italian 8-inch-gun cruisers "un-
doubtedly beat a hasty retreat"
when British war5hips attacked an
Axis convoy in the Mediterranean
early Sunday morning.
He said British warships IAN
initiated" 10 merchant ships and .
Italian destroyers at range Of
1000 to 5000 yards at a point 900
miles south of Taranto and $50
miles east Of Messina.
He said two other Italian de.
stroyers which a British submarine
torpedoed Sunday were escorting
the same two Italian cruisers.
No Survivors Picked Up.
He said the Italian cruisers might
have been endeavoring TO cover the
two conveys which we're merging
and added in any case they left
it TO the close escorts to stand the
rub. I take it they probably had
in mind the Matapan battle. They
didn't know the strength of our
forces and thought they might look
in the other direction"
The British warships, he said, did
not pick up any survivors as they
were close to Axis air and sea bases
and had to make quick getaway"
For the same reason, he said,
such action could only have been
fought at night, and its success
showed the thoroughness Of train
ing in the Royal Navy for night
/ fighting.
/ The Axis CONVOY. he added, prob.
ably was making for Tripoli or Ben
gasi and was trying route east Of
Malta because the convoys had
been "hit hard" on other routes.
The British warships returned TO
/ Malta, he said, but that does not
necessarily mean they were operat-
ing from there"
Italy Has Five Battleships.
Another British authority said
the Italian feet still had five bat
tleships and estimated its other
warcraft at:
Four eight inch gun cruisers. 10
inch gun cruisers. 81 destroy
ers. As torpedo boats Of small de-
stroyer type and 80 submarines.
Before the war opened Italy had
4 battleships and 2 building, eight
inch gun cruisers, II six-inch gun
cruisers. about so destroyers, about
SIS torpedo boats and from 100 10
100 submarines, he said.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Brindisi Port Facilities
Blasted, British Soy

CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. IL [P.-Brit-
ish bombers, striking at Southern
Italy again Monday night, show
cred explosives near floating dock,
seaplane base and industrial build
ings along the water front Of the
Adriatic port of Brindisi, an R. A. F.
communique said today.
Naples also was attacked the same
night, but clouds obscured the eff
feet of the bombing, the war bull
letin said.
simultaneously British naval air
craft were said to have attacked
Sicily. bombing an airdrome at
Catania.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Soil Expert Discusses
War Crop Emergency

The shift in American crop pro-
duction to supply Great Britain S
urgent need for special foods Is one
of the most important problems
before TOO soil experts who opened
their annual convention here today.
American agriculture was faced
this year with the sudden problem
of producing foods rich in vitamins
and minerals and readily concen-
trated for shipment abroad IN lin
tied cargo spaces OF ships menaced
by German raiders.
Great Britain's principal require
ments In food are cheeses, dried
milk. fruits and fruit juices and
frozen meats as protective" addi-
ton TO the diet enforced by the
war, according to Charles E. Kel-
LOG gof the Bureau Of Plant In
dustry, president of the Soil Science
Society OF America.
Mr.. Kellogg said that the defense
program has emphasized the need
for enlarged soil production based
on past researches of the experts.
The drought in the East has reduced
the quantity of dairy products here,
Mr.. Kellogg said, although pastures
west of the Mississippi have received
ample rain for the most part.
The Soil Science Society opened
q joint session at the Mayflower
Hotel today with the American So
ciety of Agronomy, whose president
Is L. E. Kirk of the University OF
Saskatchewan.
Technical discussions of highly
specialized soil production problems
will be in progress through Friday
The annual dinner of the soil So
eiety will be held at $50 tonight
at the Mayf1ower, and the annual
banquet of the agronomy group will
occur at the same hour tomorrow
night.
The scientists in attendance are
mostly research men and teachers
in the employ of Federal and State
governments and agricultural col
leges.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
War Against Waste
Day Is Observed
In Defense Week
Citizens Urged to Save
Scrap Metal, Paper and
Ruqs for Reuse

Urging all citizens to aid in the
preparedness program in their
homes and communities, the Gov
ernment called for observance today
of War Against Waste Day in
Civilian Defense Week.
This can be done by conserving
waste paper, scrap metal and wool
and cotton rags and dispOsing OF
them through junk dealers directly,
or through charity or civic organ
iZatiOnS.
Tomorrow is "Sign Up For De-
fense Day" and all citizens who have
not yet done SO are asked to regis
ter for volunteer work with local
civilian defense units.
Tools for Russia.
Despite the Armistice Day holi-
day, most defense agency workers
remained at their desks here yes
terday and several additional an
nouncements were made concerning
defense industrial activities.
The O. P. M. priority section
served a special preference order
on 35 machine tool manufacturers
directing them to expedite produc-
ton on $l0,000,000 to $4,000, 900
worth of tools for Soviet Russia
The o. P M acted on recommenda-
tions of Lease-Lend Administrator
E. r. StettiniuS, lr., and said some
tools would start moving at once
with subsequent deliveries to be
spread over the next IL months
! The importance of tbe order was
| indicated by provision that nc
preference rating or other order was
to interfere with delivery Of the
machine tools earmarked for Russia
unless the division so stipulated.
Reports on Rubber.
Donald M. Nelson, priorities di
rector, ordered rubber professors II
file distribution reports within l!
days to enable officials to determine
whether rubber is being equitabl,
divided among plants Throughout
the country.
Eight metallurgy and ordnanc
experts were invited by the o. P. M
to become members of a "Senio
Technical Advisory Committee" o.
the development of new types o
alloy steels for warships. shells an
guns. Among those invited, accord
ing to H. Leroy Whitney, head of {
P. MS technical and engineerin
section. was Capt Gordon w. Mel
son of Washington. chairman Of tn
Navy's Specifications Board.
Price Administrator Leon Hender
son said that price increases of
cents a barrel on North and Mort
, Central Texas crude oil, posted No
vember 6, would be withdrawn at hi
, request.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Mrs. Mazyck ". Shields
Dies OF Heart Disease

Mrs Mazyck Wilson Shields died
of a heart attack today at her home,
1851 Columbia road NV.
Mrs. Shields, who came to Wash
ington in 1914. was former presi-
dent of the Washington Club of
Colonial Danes. Her brother. P St.
]. Wilson, was chief of the Bureau
of Public Roads from 1914 until his
death in 1898. Her husband, an at
torney in St. Louis, died many years
ago.
Funeral services will be held at
her home at 10 am. tomorrow, with
burial in Hollywood Cemetery, Rich
mond, Va.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Free French Flyers
Go Into Front Line
In North Africa
Lorraine EscudriIIe Is
First Such Unit to
Join British
By EDWARD KENNEDY,

WITH THE FREE FRENCH IN
NORTH AFRICA. Nov. II Delayed
The Lorraine Escadrille, first Free
French squadron to join the British
cir force in the western desert,
moved into a forward area today
equipped with big British bombers
and primed for action against the
Axis powers North African armies.
Although Free French airmen
have fought in the desert before,
they have done so as members of
British squadrons. The new esca-
drille is composed entirely of
Frenchmen and is commanded by
Squadron Leader Edouard Cornlg-
lion -Molinie-an ace in the World
War who already has seen plenty
Of fighting in the current conflict.
Fighter Unit Will Follow.
The present squadron will be fol-
lowed into the western desert by
fighter plane unit now being trained
In Syria.
Many members of the Lorraine
Escadrille escaped from France IN
the days Immediately following the
French armistice with Germany IN
June, 1940 Others succeeded IN
making their way out OF France
few months ago.
Three got here by taking jobs as
cooks on steamers which left Mar
seille to evacuate Vichy troops from
SYRIA after they had capitulated to
the British and Free French. Two
reached Equatorial Africa after a
4l-day drive across the Sahara
Desert In ramshackle automobile.
Escaped From Marseille Jail.
Corniglion- Moline escaped from
tail in Marseille and crossed the
Mediterranean in a small boat to
Morocco, where he boarded a ship
for Martinique. He avoided arrest
there by taking an American plane
30 Puerto Rico, continued on to the
United States and subsequently en-
listed with the R. A. F.
Because of his hyphenated name,
he was listed on the R. A. F. rolls
as two persons-one of whom was
assigned to England and the other
to the Near East. He chose the
latter and came here by Pacific
clipper plane.
A holder of several civil aviation
records and an archeologist of some
note, Corniglion M olinie was
awarded the Croix de Guerre in the
World War and again in the present
war.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Blum Named President
Of PENNSYLVANIA Alumni

William Blum, jr.. last night was
elected president of the District
alumni of the University of Penn
sylvania, succeeding Benjamin D.
Hill, jr.
At a meeting of St. Adams School
the local graduates also elected these
other officers before seeing a movie
of the Penn-Yale game:
George Norris, first vice president;
E. B. Morris. jr., second vice presi-
dent; H. L. Godfrey, third vice pres
ident, and Moorhead Smith, secre-
| tary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Stamp Plan Studied
As New Method 10
Check Initiation
U. S. Would Require
Sole to Purchasers
Commodities
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A formula for applying the brakes
to imitation and prices through
forced stamp plan system of saw
ings was reported under considera-
ton in administration circles today.
The plan, said to have originated
with Vice President Wallace, was be-
ing studied by some congressional
leaders with the thought that it
might provide not only a curb on
threatened infiationary price in
creases but also might open rela-
lively untapped field for Treasury
borrowing.
As reportedly outlined by Mr..
Wallace and others, the scheme
would require the retail purchasers
of designated commodities TO pay
for fixed quantity of Defense
savings stamps in order to obtain
possession of the article they were
buying.
Thus a man who desired to get a
small $40 radio might be forced to
buy 81 worth OF Defense savings
stamps in order to complete his
purchase. When a consumer had
accumulated sufficient stamps he
could turn these in on Govern
ment bond, which would be cashable
after the emergency ended.
Would Increase Cash Outlay.
Mr.. Wallace was described as con-
tending that such program would
serve to check inf1ationary buying
| primarily by making the actual cash
outlay for purchases higher. Al
the same time, the purchaser would
be laying aside portion OF his IN
come for expenditures after the
emergency ended, thus reducing MS
current buying power.
| While there would be no contro
| of prices as such, advocates were
represented as believing that the re-
sulting decline in the demand To-
commodities on which stamps woult
have to be purchased would leve
off prices and prevent the imitation
ary increases that accompany spirit
ed bidding for articles that ar
growing scarcer because OF the de
fense programs demands.
Sponsors of the stamp plan arguet
their scheme was the most equltabl
yet advanced. since 1t could be mao
to cover purchases of so-called lux
ury" items and need not be apple
TO such necessities as food, clothln
and shelter.
Benefit for Treasury.
In addition, they said the STAN
purchases required on certain manu-
factured products which compel
with national defense articles 70
strategic and critical materials coul
be boosted to point where thei
purchase would be made relativel
unattractive.
The Treasury would benefit fror
: the program. it was pointed out. i
4 finding a fertile source of borrowe
u funds that has only been scratche
by the various drives to date for tn
sale of Defense savings stamps an
! bonds.
Whether the so-called Wallac
plan would actually be submitte
to Congress in the form of propose
: legislation was said to depend large
" on the reaction of legislators no
studying it. Administration leader
J have made it clear they are nj
pleased with price-control legislatio
! now on the House calendar and al
seeking more satisfactory methoe
1 of curbing the growing threat of ir
flation.
Evening star., 1941-11-12

Weather Conditions Last 81 Hours.
high-pressure system overles the
Southern and Eastern States. attended by
fair and rather cold weather over the
Southern States. and cloudy; cold weather
snow fiurries persisting in the mountain
region of the North Atlantic States. Pres
sure is now relatively, low over the Far
come generally cloudy. with a few showers
reported in Arizona and southern Call
fornia and also in the Pacific NortnWest.
Far western States and the continued
eastward movement Of the Pacific, dis
turbance over the Dakotas has causeq rap-
idly rising Temperatures over the ROCKY
Mountain region and the Western Plans
states during the past "a hours. with
temperatures now considerably ABOVE the
Sopa1 average
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Congress in Brief
Senate:

In recess.
Elections Committee continues
hearings on fitness of Senator Lam
ger, Republican, of North Dakota
to hold his seat.
House:
Opens debate on neutrality
amendments
Judiciary Committee begins secret
study Of grand jury's right to sub.
poena Representative Fish, Repub'
Ncan, Of New York.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Weather Report
Furnished by

Furnishe Weather Bureau)
with temperature about 80
wind stonigh becoming southwest tomorrow.
continued cod tomorrow fair with rising
temperature , .. ..,.
cold frost in south portion tonight
fair and
Misunderstanding and continued rather cold tonight toor-
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Report for Last "a Hours.
Record for Last "a Hours.

Record Tor Last "A H0urt.
From noon yesterday to noon today.
Highest, 4s, at 3:05 pm. YESTERDAY.
Year ago. IS.
Lowest, 36. at am. today. Year
ago. So
Record Temperatu This Year.
Highest, 100, on July %.
Lowest. 15. on March 1S.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, So per cent, at T:30 am. TO-
day
Lowest. 4s per cent. at 7:30 pm. yes
terday
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac clear At Great
Falls today.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capital (current month to date):
Month. 1Q41. Aver. Record.
Evening star., 1941-11-12
Tide Tables.

The Sun and Moon.
Rises.
, 6.41
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-06-26
Despotism's Lost Stond


old order against American and ideas
Johnson who has relinqushed his
ambassador Chungng China Johnson has spent "a
in of the state department
would be highly gratifying If could believe that M Johnson
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follow
with and
struggle the last stand Of the old kng
against conception freedom all Of
despoism
prosperity and will
world And what happy ending that would
folly horror Of the past quarter of century!
lies right here the United States OF
that everybody the world knows IT
Johnson He continues
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without that
Russians trying initiate? The Americans They
do the things the
them.
when the busy
you could the hob of the
expression spirit the things that they
of the order which has
the way for 1000
world with foundations,
with human freedom basis
desposm making its last stand
liberty industry better
living along this the history of the earth human beings
have short
found belief ability himself is opposed
the victim of environment and
the hands God and all he
and pace that God through high
priest-Mr Hitler
Essential in the struggle
order and this order which
world and of which China rapidly becoming
Japan trying impose its ancient wang tao 1.-THE kngy
way) China