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Evening star., 1941-01-15
Indo-Chinese Attack
Repu|sed, Thai Reports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan. IA
Delayed The Thai (Siamese)
high command reported tonight a
French Indo-Chinese attack on the
northeast frontier had been repulsed
with heavy losses. A French officer
was killed and a large quantity of
arms and ammunition was seized,
communique said.
There was no fighting in the east
ern sector today as the French re-
treated and the Thai forces ad-
vanced, the communique added.
Along the Mekong River, the high
command said, the Thai air force
attacked seven boats carrying troops
and damaged ALL
Negotiations have been going on
between the French charge d'affaires
and the Thai minister of foreign
affairs for a cessation of the un-
declared warfare, but tonight the
Bangkok radio said the conferences
had produced no satisfactory results.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
= BALTIMORE, Jan. 15.-Four Fed
eral employees living IN Maryland
and deriving income from the Fed
eral Government in Washington, ar
gued before the Maryland State Tax
Commission today that they should
be exempt from the State income
tax.
The four appealed income levies in
four separate cases, which they said
were representative of about 100 ap-
peals brought by Montgomery
and Prince Georges County residents
also employed by the Federal Gov
ernment.
1t was indicated decisions in these
four cases would decide the appeals
In remaining cases.
Morgan First Witness.
10 v. Morgan of Bethesda, Md,
the Districts one-man Board OF Tax
Appeals, the first witness, argued
the Public Salaries Tax Act OF 1889
passed by Congress exempted him
because Maryland State officials or
employees were not taxable.
Mr.. Morgan said Congress. through
the law. consented to taxation OF
Evening star., 1941-01-15
ID. c. One-Mon Appeals Board
Argues His Maryland Tax

salaries of employees of the District
of Columbia by other taxing author
tiles only in the event such taxing
authorities did not discriminate
against Federal officers and employees
by attempting to tax them while
granting exemptions to their own
officials or employees"
Others Compare Positions.
Mr.. Morgan said he was appointed
to the board for a four-year term
beginning July 1, 1888, and the
Maryland income tax law became ef-
fective April 13, 1889.
He is appealing a tax Of $10354
plus $2O7 in interest and a penalty
of S10.35.
Others presenting appeals were
Alexander Tucker, Silver Spring,
special assistant to the United States
Attorney General; Brig. Gen. Joseph
H. Lewis, Chevy Chase, and Henry
G. Wood, legislative counsel for the
United States Senate. Their appeals
compared their Federal positions
with similar positions in Maryland
State government, which they said
were not taxed.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Mendoza Reported
Making Fourth Try
To Run Blockade
French Freiehter, Loaded
With Food for France,
Leaves Puntu del Este
Bv the Associated Press.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan. 15.
The French merchant ship Men
doza, loaded with food for blockaded
France, was reported from Punta
del Este to have sailed eastward
shortly after noon today, apparent
ly in a fourth attempt to get past
a British warship to the open sea.
On London the British Min
istry of Economic Warfare an
nounced the ship would be inter-
cepted at sea if she failed to
obtain a navicert clearing her
cargo through the blockade and
would, if necessary, be made
prize of war;
The 8 8,199-ton French vessel turned
back for the third time in as many
DAYS when the British auxiliary
cruiser Asturias spotted her last
night before she left Uruguayan ter
ritorial waters. While the Asturias
stood by we'll off shore, the Men
doza anchored at Punta del Este,
some 60 miles up the coast from
Montevideo. Her captain told port
authorities he would await further
orders.
Problem Confronts Uruguay.
Uruguayan officials, who had been
seeking to determine whether the
Asturias violated this country'S ter
ritorial waters in turning back the
Mendoza previously, were confronted
with a new problem when a British
Navy seaplane made a forced land
ing in Maldonado Bay near Punta
del Este.
The crew of three, who said their
plane had run out of fuel, was de-
tanned by the Punta del Este project
while he asked the navy depart
ment's advice whether the flyers
should be interned under interna-
tional law.
The Britishers declined to say
what ship they were from but Uru-
guayan officials speculated they
might be from the 7,500-ton cruiser
Enterprise, a unit in the British
South Atlantic patrol. The Asturias
carries no planes.
according to James Fighting
(See MENDOZA. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Apostolic Delegate Pays
Roosevelt Courtesy Call

B, the Associated Press.
Amleto Cicognani, apostolic dele
gate in Washington, called on Presl-
dent Roosevelt today to pay cour-
tesy visit.
TIE told newsmen he did not
discuss with the President the ap-
pointment of a possible successor to
Myron Taylor as the Chief Execu-
tive's personal representative at the
Vatican nor did he bring q message
from Pope Plus XII.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Speed Is Asked at Navy Yards;
Longer Hours May Be Ordered
Civilians Urged to Set ExompIe for
Workers in Privute Defense Industries

The 1890 civilian employees of the
Washington Navy Yard have been
asked by the Navy to set good ex-
ample to workers in defense indus
tries by redoubling production efforts
an appeal which some quarters
believe may presage an eventual
lengthening of the work week
Authoritative sources disclosed to-
day that the Navy Department dis
patched letters to the commanders
of navy yards and other shore estab-
lishments, including the torpedo
plant at Alexandria, the Bellevue
Experimental Station and the huge
powder plant at Indianhead, Md,
directing them to impress civilian
workers with the necessity of in
creasing the speed of defense pro-
duction.
The letters were reported issued
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Greeks Advancing
Nearer Berati;
Repe| 2Attacks
Intense Local Activity
Reported in Spite Of
IncIement Weather
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Jan. 15.-Greek forces
were reported today to have resumed
their advance toward Berati, in
Central Albania, after throwing
back two italian counterattacks de-
scribed by a spokesman as consti-
tuting an offensive on a very re-
stricted scale"
Twice the Italians hurled infantry
against the Greek lines, Greek ac-
counts said, and, after being re-
PEELED. fell back through heavy
snowstorms and severe cold to
naturally strong positions. These
actions were said to have occurred
north of Klisura, recently captured
by the Greeks.
Weather Curtails Operations.
They acknowledged the Fascist
forces were making a desperate
effort to hold their new lines.
Bad weather curtailed operations
somewhat along the entire Albanian
front, but Greek sources reported
intense local engagements. Artil-
lery action was noted on both the
Kllsura sector and the coastal area
where the Greeks claimed Italian
positions had been undergoing heavy
pounding.
The Greek command said unfa-
vorable weather had prevented air
activity.
A government spokesman said of
the italian attacks:
THE first was easily repelled. and
the enemy force retired quickly
after abandoning number of
wounded and dead.
Second Attack Losses Heavier.
"The second counterattack turned
out worse. The Italians suffered
heavier losses than during the first.
They gave up this operation and re-
turned to their position in disorder,
having left wounded, dead and a
group of prisoners, including two
officers"
In all, the spokesman declared
the Greek drive north from cap
tured Khsura toward Berati in
Central Albania continued to
develop satisfactorily.
Reports reaching Struga, Yugo.
slavia, from the Albanian frontier
last night said Albanian guerrillas
led by insurgent Malik Debren are
raiding food and ammunition depots
behind the Fascist defense line.
Some of the raids were said tt
have occurred in the vicinity oi
Berati, toward which the Greeks are
attacking. Two Albanian battalions
had to be disbanded because they
refused to fight for the Italians
these reports said.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
More Freezing Rain
Is Forecast as Ice
Slows D. +. Traffic
Glazed Streets Cause
Jams, but Reduced
Speeds Curb Accidents
(Picture on Page A-5.)

Washington crept to work over
ice-sheeted streets this morning and
the Weather Bureau said the CLASSY
streets would get new coat later
today.
The bureau forecast light, freezing
rains during the day and night,
with a minimum temperature to-
night of 20 degrees. The low last
night was reached at pm, when
the mercury hit %.
Citizens aWoke this morning to
find the streets covered with light
coat of ice Driving and walking
were equally hazardous and traffic
moved at a snail's pace. No serious
accidents were reported during the
morning, but the casualties in
tenders were heavy.
Numerous Traffic Jams.
Traffic jams were numerous, both
in the city and on nearby roads.
The absence of serious accidents
was credited to the fact that motor
lists were forced to reduce speed
llC Iil1Alu1C VI all dIlO SlCCt
started falling about am. and
stopped a little more than an hour
later. There was barely enough for
the Weather Bureau to measure
but enough to glaze the streets.
Ice conditions were worse in the
outlying areas than they were in
the downtown area. Interstate
buses and trucks had particularly
hard time of it coming into the
city.
Buses coming in from Southern
Maryland by way of Marlboro were
forced to make detours when skid
ding automobile blocked the roads
over several hills.
Bridge Takes Beating.
An interstate bus and a moving
van skidded across the Lee highway
just above Halls Hill, causing a jam
which Arlington County police
spent some time untangling.
On United States Highway No.
a passenger car skidded on bridge
over Occoquan Creek and knocked
a portion of the concrete guard raj
into the stream. No one was in
jured Later trailer-tru smashed
into the rail at another point.
At Accotink, Va, 500-yard
stretch of road was blocked off fol
a time by men with flares after q
truck went into a ditch and ar
interstate bus turned around twice
on the slippery highway.
Bridge Traffic Jammed.
The Highway Bridge and the Key
Bridge offered hazards early in the
morning and traffic was jammed in
| these areas several times. District
police were summoned early tC
extricate motorists who were trapped
at the foot of the Harvard street
hill leading out of the Zoo.
Anticipating difficulties later to-
day officials of the District City
Refuse Division and the Capita
Transit Co. placed sanding equip
ment at work today.
William Xanten, head of the City
Refuse Division, said all 10 trucks
equipped for sanding streets were
placed in service. He said under
arrangements already made the
transit company began the sanding
of all of the bus routes. The refuse
division equipment was used ir
(See WEATHER, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-01-15
MosIems Campaign
To Give Aga Khan
| Weioht in Diamonds
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, India, Jan. Is
The Aga Khan, leader OF
Ismaili Mohammedans in India,
East Africa and Central Asia,
will receive as a gift his weight
in diamonds, if a campaign
started today by his followers
in Karachi Province is sue
cessful.
The diamonds, which it is
estimated here would be worth
s25 900, 900, would be presented
to the Aga Khan in l945 on the
diamond jubilee of his accession
to the Moslem spiritual leader
ship.
His followers contributed
twice his weight in gold on his
golden jubilee in 1885.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
james Joyce Is Buried
On Zurichberg Mountain
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ZURICH. Switzerland, Jan. 15-
James Joyce, the author of ulysses, y
who died Sunday, was buried today
on Zurichberg Mountain. There
was no religious service. Joyce. who
was reared in the Roman Catholic
faith, left the church as youth.
DR.. Heinrich Straumann, profess
sor of English at Zurich University,
said in a eulogy that the Irish novel;
ist ranked among the immortals."
Five years of blindness" he said,
"endowed Joyce with a vision of
things unseen that first gave birth
to Ulysses and then to his master
piece, 'Finnegan's Wake"
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Newspaper Delayed
Week as Japanese
Type Is Pied
ps the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FRESNO, Calf. Jan. IS
The japanese Weekly Times
will miss publication Thursday
because a discharged pressman
objected forcibly to his dis
missal, reports S. Nagaoka,
publisher.
The pressman, Tatsumi Wat
anabe, 40, is in Jail charged
with malicious mischief, dis
turbing the peace and assault
and battery.
Nagaoka said Watanabe
struck him and upset eight
cases of japanese type.
He estimated it would take
him, his new pressman and a
typesetter at least a week to
pick up and segregate the thou
sands of pied japanese ideo-
graphs.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Notice to Subscribers
Inaugural Editions Mailed January 1o, 20. Il

The Star carrier will call upon you within the next few
days to take order for mailing of The three
gura Editions to members of family friends living out
Of town.
The cost of the three issues 49, co. 81 is Csc
mailed anywhere in the United States Canada and Mexico
Foreign 5 For the single issue January Inauguration
Day. including tabloid section and page roogravure
the price Sc Foreign, carriers will collect
for each order placed.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Navy Requests
Funds for 400
Small Vessels
Needed Urgently,
Congress Is Told;
310 Million Sought
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy asked Congress today
for authority to build 400 small YES
vessels, including subchasers, mine
sweepers and torpedo boats, and
asked also for extra facilities to
construct them.
Rear Admiral Samuel NJ Robin
son, chief of the Bureau of Ships,
informed the House Naval Commit
tee that $50 of the vessels were ''ur-
gently needed" and that Congress
would be asked Immediately for
S3l0,460, 900 for their construction
and armament and $25 100000 for
expansion of building facilities.
The bulk of the small craft, which
will be completed in year, would
be constructed on the Great Lakes.
The 280 vessels include SO 165-foot
seagoing SubchaserS for use as
escort vessels, 80 110-foot wooden
sub chasers; "a motor torpedo boats;
18 l65-foot mine sWeepers, 80 fleet
mine sweepers, 80 motor mine
sweeperS and so coastal mine
SweeperS.
300 Million Request Endorsed.
Earlier in its session, the commit
tee unanimously indorSed the Navy's
request for a $300,000,000 strength
ening of the fleets anti-aircraft
power, including the addition of
many pom POM guns to combat
dive bOmberS.
Rear Admiral w r. Furlong, chief
of ordnance, told the committee a
major part of the program would
involve the installation aboard larger
warships of a new type of 5-lnch
anti-aircraft gun which he said was
"the best we've ever had" He said
it was effective 81 900 feet in the air
and had a much greater horizontal
range.
In addition to the new guns, the
committee was told, the program
provides for splinter protection for
gun crews and other deck person.
mel.
Admiral Robinson testified that
protection included the installation
of thin plates of high tensile steel
around the anti-aircraft guns. THESE
plates, he said, would be opened at
the top so as to allow the guns to be
aimed in any direction.
Projects Total Ss09. 100000.
In all, the committee is consider
ing requests for authority to spend
a total of 5000 900 900 on naval anti
aircraft and on additional shipbuild-
ing and ordnance facilities.
In order to expedite action on
this legislation the committee set
aside for the day its investigation
of delays in the Navy's share OF the
defense program.
Chairman Vinson said the Navy
Department hoped for swift disposal
of the bills.
Glenn L. Martin, pioneer airplane
builder, told the committee yester-
day that Congress should keep in
mind bigger show" than the cur
rent arms program and delegate
emergency authority to draft labor
as we'll as industry for defense pro-
duction.
He also said he thought six-day
week was "by all means necessary"
in all defense plants. He added
that the Government should have
immediate power to draft idle ma
chine tools whenever they could be
utilized for armament work.
Mr.. Martin, whose testimony pro-
voked a barrage of questions by
committee members, said that such
broad powers as he recommended
(See NAVAL, Page A-80
Evening star., 1941-01-15
23-Minute Raid Alarm
Is Sounded in Geneva

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. Is
An afraid alarm was sounded here
today at 9:55 am.
The all clear sounded at lo:lo
am.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Control of Seas Vital Question
In Defense Of u. S., Hull Says,
Urging Fullest Aid for Britain
Neutrality Is No Bar
To Attack, Secretary
Tells House Unit
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
With statutory barriers pre-
tenting loans to Britain and
shipments OF Dur materials er-
cept on cash-dnd-carry basis, ad-
ministration introduced lease
lend bill to giUe President au-
thority to hare manufactured or
procured 1Uar materials and to
transfer them from our Army
and Navy to any other countries,
II, in his discretion, such action
,Dould aid American defense.
(Tert of Hull Statement on
Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Sudan Frontier British
Repu|sed, Italy Says
By the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
ROME, Jan. 15.-British armored
car attacks on Italian outposts on
the Sudanese frontier were repulsed,
the italian high command reported
today.
The daily war bulletin said also
there had been artillery and patrol
activity around Tobruk, on the
Libyan coast, and the oasis post at
Giarabub, $50 miles south of Bardia
Activity on the Albanian front was
described as local and unimportant
The high command said italian
bombers effectively scattered
British armored motor vehicles and
bombed British artillery in Libya.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

soon after the National Defense
Commission distributed thousands
of circulars last week containing
extracts of a speech by President
Roosevelt calling for faster sched-
ules. The circulars were TO be hung
in all factories employed on de-
fense operations.
Wedge for Longer Week Seen.
The commanders were asked to
stress to civilian employees that they
were a part of the Navy themselves,
and that workers in private industry
could not be expected to increase
their efforts if Navy employees did
not do likewise.
Although officials were silent on
their future plans. some quarters
interpreted the letter as opening
(See NAVY YARD. Page ABB
Evening star., 1941-01-15
British Renort Patrol Activity.

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. Is R.-
Britain's Middle East command dis
posed of all military activity on the
widely separated African fronts to-
day with this brief communique:
"On all fronts, successful patrol
activity continues"
Evening star., 1941-01-15

(See NAVAL, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Weather Forecast

Cloudy; light freezing rain this after
noon and tonight: lowest tonight about
20; rising temperature tomorrow Tenn
peratures today-Highest, 81, at pm;
lowest, 80, at midnight: 80 at 2 pm.
From the United states Weather Bureau report
Full Details on Page Az.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

Continued on Page AT, Column L.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

(See MENDOZA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-01-15
GUIDE FOR READERS

(See WEATHER, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Wedge for Longer Week Seen.

(See NAVY YARD, Page A-8D
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
John Lodge Pays
Warm Tribute

Tribute was paid 10 the late
William B. Thompson today by
Councilman John c. Lodge. Ions
a close friend of the former
mayor, from his early days as city
treasurer.
a great man has passed.
Lodge said. He was a good
mayor and always was above
reproach In his public life. He
was n very earnest worker and
not popular with what he termed
the gang In the old Board of
Aldermen.
II always have had the great
est respect for his integrity. His
passing is a great personal sOr-
row."
The former mayors son. w
Grover Thompson. told of hi,
fathers great love for his family
I'm 1905" he related. "Our
home in Crosse POinte burned
during the night. l was II years
old and was asleep in an up
stairs bedroom, unaware OF the
flames. i remember father run
ming into the room and grab
bling me up from the bed and
carrying me, shielded in his
arms. through the flames. He
Was badly burned. but I was not,
and that's all he cared for"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
Move
Deniedby Head
OF Draft Board

John w. Gilmore chairman OF
draft board No. "a. today denied
CLIO charges Of "anti-union preju-
dice" and active discrimination"
in the classification of a Go or
ganizer who was placed in Class
IA. although he says his wife is
totally dependent upon him.
a letter sent from the regional
office of the CIO to Governor Van
Wagner accuses Gilmore of ar
bitrarily' refusing to review the
case of Joseph Konowitz Of 22l
East Willis avenue, because Gil
more thought the Go was at
tmepting to pressure him.
KonoWitZ was originally placed
in the IA classification subject to
immediate call on the basis of his
answer in his draft QUESTIONABLE
that h contributed only s. a week
TO the support of his wife.
In the letter TO the governor,
August Scholle, head of the state
CIO council. explained that kono-
WITT had given this answer with
the understanding that his wifes
allowance of IS was for her per-
Sonal needs alone.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
Obituaries
Mrs. Catherine Maher
Requiem Mass tomorrow
for JUDGE Mother

Requiem high mass will be sung
for Mrs. Catherine Maher. mother
of Recorders Judge John J.
Maher. at 10 a. m. tomorrow in
Gesu Church. preceded by prayers
in the judges home. 1926 War
rington drive. at $50 a. m. Burial
will be in Holy Sepulchre Gene
terry.
Mrs Maher. who died Tuesday
in St. Joseph's Hospital, was born
in Tipperary, Ireland. in 1857 and
came to the United States when
she was 10. She had lived in De-
troit 2S years.
In addition to Judge Maher, she
leaves three other sons, Martin F,
James r. and Henry c.: three
daughters. Miss Julia H. Maher.
Sister Mary Esperance. s. S. J.,
Of Kansas City. Mo. and Sister
Virginia Marie, S. S. j.. of St.
Louis. Mo; IS grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
Out Of One Trial,
Right Into Another

Three gunner who held up
Sans Place Clothing store in
Windsor and escaped with $500
last December Will be sentenced
next Monday.
The three are Stanley Poradian,
80. Frank Christie. 26, and Will
liam Miller. %. all of Toronto.
After they are sentenced in Wind
sor. Miller and Christie will be
taken to Toronto TO face charges
of kidnapping Malcolm McGHteheen
of Brampton and the armed rob-
berry of Nogelman's drug store at
New Toronto, where $1,091 was
stolen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
Funeral FRIDAY
For GAR Head
Times star Correspondent

ALLEGAN, Feb. 13-Full mill
tary honors will be paid on Friday
at the funeral Of the late Col.
Albert A. Estabrook. "a, state
commander of the GAR and last
surviving member of the c. J. Bias
sett Post of Allegan.
Colonel Estabrook died yester-
day in Grand Rapids after several
weeks illness.
He enlisted at the age Of II IN
Company + Of the 2Sth Michigan
Infantry. He was serving his fifth
term as state commander of the
GAR and had attended every
meeting of the national organiza-
ton since its founding.
His only survivor is his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ferne Konzon of Indian
apoliS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-13
Law Gets Him
Fugitive Deporfee Trips
Himself Into Prison

When Bert Z. Lott. 50. was
ordered deported to Canada for
illegal entry. on July 26. 1886. he
waited until the immigration
officer stepped of the train just
before il pulled out from the Grand
Trunk station. and then followed
him out.
The result was that he never
returned to Canada but went TO
Chicago and then Milwaukee.
where he passed some bad checks
and spent the next three and one
half years in Jail.
Today he is on his way 10 jail
again. this time to federal peniten-
tiary, where he will spend the next
two years, having been sentenced
by Judge Arthur +. Lederle in
Federal Court for being Illegally
in the country.