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Evening star., 1941-02-25

plete renovation and remodeling of
the Executive Mansion at a cost of
more than 100000, and an extern
sive building program at the Uni
verSity of neutrality-suspicious.
that caused heated debate in the
Legislature.
Of all the duties of his Office, none
weighed more heavily on Mr. Nice
than signing death warrants for
criminals.
Il always have been a conScien-
tious objector to capital punish
ment," he once said. Yet, I must,
as Governor, uphold the law of the
State. 1 make no bones about the
fact that the death warrants l have
had to sign have caused me many
SleepleSs nights"
Defeated by O'Conor.
His bid to become the first Mary
land Republican reelected Gov
ernor was beaten in 1888 by Demo-
cratic Herbert O'Conor, present
Governor.
Mr.. Nice, an aStute criminal lawyer.
arrived at the governorship as a
result of political alertness. strategy
and ability to recognize an oppor-
tune time for action He aspired to
the Office first in 1919 and was beaten
by Mr.. Ritchie by the slim margin
of 165 votes.
Mr.. Nice was born in Washington
the son of the Rev. Henry and
Drucilla Arnold Nice, and was one
of five children. When he was a
year old the family moved to Bal
timore.
His father was a Methodist min
lister who began his clerical career
as a circuit rider on the Maryland
Eastern Shore in 1857. Mr.. Nice's
mother was the former Drucilla
Arnold of Alexandria.
Much of his childhood was spent
on the farm of an aunt near Fred
erick-in a county which returned a
large part of the majority by which
he defeated Gov. Ritchie.
His family moved to Baltimore
when he was years old and he at
tended the public schools there
Later he was graduated from Dick
inson College, Carlisle. Pa, and from
the University of Marylands law
school,
He was admitted to the bar In
1901. he ran for the Legislature, but
was defeated in the primary. Later
he was in succession a member of
the Baltimore City Council, secretary
to the Mayor, an election supervisor,
States attorney and tax appeal
Judge.
In 1904 he married Miss Edna
Viola Amos, descendant of an old
MARYLAND family.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Starnes Says Strikes
In Defense Plants
Are Reasonable
Charges Reds and German
Agents Are Trying to
Slow Down Efforts

B, the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb. 25.-
Representative StarneS, Democrat,
of Alabama, vice chairman of the
House committee investigating un-
American activities, asserted before
5000 school officials last night that
labor strikes in defense industries
constituted Unreasonable conduct"
Speaking before a general session
of the American Association of
School Administrators, Representa-
tive Starnes said:
Strikes should not happen at this
critical time. We have no need for
this weapon of labor, and those
guilty of fomenting strikes are guilty
of treaSonable conduct. National Sc
curity and the safety of our insti-
tutions are of superior and vital i'm
portance and transcend that of any
other economic consideration. We
must nave unity.
German Agents Accused.
Representative Starnes charged
Communists and German Agents
were working in close harmony to
slow down the national defense eff
fort He said;
The Nazis through holding of
patents and cross patents, and the
Communists through engineering of
strikes, are making a studied effort
to slow down production in this
country"
Representative Starnes spoke In
place of Chairman Dies, who was
reported i'll.
Isaiah Bowman. president of
Johns Hopkins University, predicted
lower living standards would be one
immediate result of the present ma
tional emergency.
DR.. Bowman made clear a belief
that if England is defeated the
United States must stand alone
against powers that hate us for our
political forms and ideas no less
than for our strength"
DIR. Studebaker Speaks.
Earlier DR.. John Ward Stude-
baker. United States Commissioner
of Education, told the association
that if, Germany defeats Britain
the United States must either aban-
don democracy or else carry on the
fight ia a successful conclusion"
only thus" he said. can We
clear the way for a rebuilding of the
world, based on ethical principles,
freedom, cooperation and social
justice rather than forced subjuga-
ton and slavery.
During the last four years the
democratic peoples have become
victims of their own ignorance
their ignorance of the ways of die
tatorship and their ignorance of the
ways of making democracy work,
nationally and internationally"
He said the events of those four
years were a partial indictment"
of education. and asserted that If
the rank and file Of the people
had had understanding of history.
the issue between dictatorship and
democracy would have been joined
four years ago"
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Chie's Rental of Danish Ship
Example for South America
Vessels Tied Up as Result Of War
Pressed Into Much Needed Service

trade. which hitherto had been
voluminous. has been completely
disrupted. The ships will navigate
only in the territorial waters of
South America It is possible they
may get as far as BuenoS Aires with
Chilean products.
The lack of sea transportation is
grave problem which Chile must
solve. 1t is also the problem at the
moment of all the countries of
South America. Fortunately, the
government of country has at
hand the legal instrument to carry
out, without injury. within its SOW
ereign faculties, the project which
now permits it to dispose of three
merchant ships From one war to
another necessity has imposed new
forms In the former European
conflict. many German ships re-
manned throughout the war interned
in our ports, up until the time of
the treaty of Versailles disposed of
them Some were returned to Ger
many. other passed into the hands
of the Allies. In the present case
1t does not go so far as even to
decree the internment of the Danish
ship They were simply anchored
and from their lying idle the govern
ment of Chile has relieved them of
their immobility so that they serve
Chilean and South American trade
This Chilean attitude is just that
and 1t is extremely logical and pos
sible that she may be initiated by
other South American governments.
These are the rumors here on the
tripartite accord. Of the actual
existerce of such an accord we do
not know.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Red Cross Device Converts
Trucks Into AmbuIunces

other rescue workers Miss Board
man recalled the day of the Knick-
erbocker tragedy here. when it was
necessary to remove more than $50
persons to hospitals.
There were nowhere near enough
ambulances. Other communities. in
time of distress. have faced similar
problems
Local Red Cross officials have
made arrangements with stores here
owning light trucks The Red Cross
will keep on hand a number of the
frames from which the Stretchers
are suspended.
Should an occasion arise which
calls for a large number of ambu-
lanceS, department stores will be
called Immediately and the trucks
with driverS-Sent TO Red Cross
headquarters. The frames will be
loaded and within a few minutes
the trucks will become a feet of
ambulanceS.
Red Cross officers who tried out
the new device yesterday asserted
that a ride in one of the stretchers
is easier than ride in a regular
Red Cross ambulance.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Nazi Motor Columns
Reported 10 Have
Entered Bulgaria
Large and Small Tunks
Declared Already Seen
In Town Of SiIistru
By GEORGE WELLER.

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
SOFIA, Feb. 25-While keeping
attention on the still uncrossed
and Rumania, the Germans have
begun sending motorized columns
along the highways leading from the
crossing at Cerna-VOda. in the Do
bruja, TO SiliStra. in Bulgaria. and
these columns entered Bulgarian
territory during the course of the
week end, it is learned on good
authority
Thus, although no large bodies of
uniformed infantry have yet crossed.
the invasion may be considered to
be approaching an open stage
Tanks. both large and small. have
been reported as seen in Silistra. as
well as heavy truck columns be-
lieved 10 be loaded with more tanks.
A single estimate obtained from
one who claimed to be an eyewitness
amounted to 400
1t is apparently planned to use
the Dobruja, where the single bridge
crossing the Danube Is located and
where the oil line from PloeSti TO
Constanta makes a convenient base
and retreat for motorized divisions.
Four trainloads of war materials,
believed to be airplanes and srtil-
lery, also crossed the river bound
ary at the western extremity. at
Widin, and we're routed down to
Sofia during the past two days.
They then went northeastward to
the town of Sliwnica. where they
have been left on Sidings. The
trains consist of 40 freight cars each,
The Germans have also accel-
Grated their road improvement
works at the Shipka Pass, in the
central Balkan mountains. and a.
the Aravakonak Pass, northeast of
Evening star., 1941-02-25

A device. invented by Miss Mabel
Boardman. secretary of the Amer
ican Red Cross, which will make 1t
possible to turn dozens of delivery
trucks rapidly into smbulances in
an emergency. received its first test
here yesterday.
Red Cross, Army and Government
officials gave their hearty approval
as they watched four patients be-
ing quickly loaded into depart
ment store truck for a comfortable
ride.
The invention is a large, light
frame, from which four stretchers
can be suspended. The frames can
be loaded and fitted into delivery
truck in less than a minute
Miss Boardman designed it her
self and a concern in Baltimore is
working on an order for 100 of the
frames. AS a result of yesterdays
tests, the National Red Cross will
recommend that all its chapters
acquire a number of the frames.
The shortage of ambulances in
time of serious emergency has long
been a problem for Red Cross and
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Wrecks on Nazi Coast
Show R. AT. Strenqth,
Sinclair Declares
More Thon I 900 Italian
Planes Destroyed, Air
Minister Asserts
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Air Minister
Sir Archibald Sinclair told lunch
con gathering of the English Speak
ing Union today that the many
wrecks around enemy coasts and
many half-submerged masts testify
to the successes" of the r. A. r. m
laying mines from the air.
Emphasizing the intention Of the
r. A. F. TO bomb Germans in Ger
many, Sinclair said I'VE grudge
every bomb" dropped on French,
Belgian, Dutch or Norwegian soil.
British. Australian and South Al
rican airmen operating in Greece
and Africa have destroyed more
than 1000 italian planes, Sinclair
said.
Hamm Raided 81 Times.
Noting that the r. A. F. has to 1y
three times as far to Berlin as the
Germans have TO cover to get To
London, Sinclair said that. in spite
of winter storms, the British have
battered Hamm 81 times, Hamburg
g. Cologne SIS, Mannheim 35 and
Berlin IS.
Describing repeated attacks on
the Mediterranean island of Malta,
Sinclair said the spirit of the peo-
pie there was "unQuenChed' " and
that British fighters, although Sc
verely tested. had driven back and
vanquished German and Italian
aces alike
ON three grueling days in jan
uary, when a mass German attack
was launched on the island, 90
German dive bombers we're de-
stroyed." he said.
Half of Italys Strength.
Speaking of the destruction OF
Italian planes in Africa and Greece,
the air minister said:
That is more than 1000 Italian
aircraft apart from the Germans.
Leaving out of the account their
monthly output. that was hall the
first-ine strength with which the
Italian air. force entered the war"
Britain. he said, is 'infieXlblv re-
solved 10 destroy Hitler and MuSso-
lini and all their wicked works.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Municipal Assembly
To Study D. G. Ballot

Suffrage in the District will be
the theme of the second meeting of
the uewly-formed Committee on
Municipal Assembly to be held
March 5 at 8 pm. in Barker Hall of
the Y. w. c. A A panel discussion
will follow a business session.
Members of the House and Senate
District Committees have been in
vited to attend the meeting. &C
cording to Seton Darr, temporary
chairman of the assembly, and have
been asked to join in the discussion
of the Sumner -Capper and DAles-
andre measures now before Con-
gress
Delegates to the meeting will take
action on the adoption of con-
stiUution.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Bv MANUEL VEGA,
Literary Editor of e Diario Ilustrado,
Santiago, Chile.

odHlIdkUt NHiIt
Information coming from Buenos
Aires is to the effect that the gov
ernmentS of Argentina. Brazil and
Chile are getting at an agreement
for the disposal. simultaneously. of
foreign merchant ships now lying
idle in their ports. With this, the
A. B. c. governments will be able
to put into service as many as so
ships of different nationalities-
Danish, Dutch. Norwegian, German,
French and Italian.
We do not know whether this
agreement is a fait accompli. or is
only IN the discussion stage, but. in
any case it seems interesting to us,
and it Is a good time to explain to
the readers of The Evening Star
what the government of Chile has
done in this respect.
For some time three Danish ships
of small tonnage, the Lota, Hilda
and Helga. have been carrying nj
trate from Chile to North American
ports. They were in regular service
between New York and Valparaiso.
This service was suspended with the
war in Europe with evident loss to
Chilean foreign trade.
Same Crews Retained.
Under a Chilean law which gives
the President of the republic the
power to take necessary measures
to assure the transportation of ma
tional products, the government of
Chile has declared the three Danish
ships of public utility" This does
not mean requisition: it is tempo
rary taking over, established by the
legal dispositions now in effect and
imposed by present circumstances.
Necessity, in certain cases. Is the
supreme law. This measure has
awakened interest throughout the
Americas: and even. here and there,
understanding voices of applause
have arisen.
The details of the project confirm
the upright way of proceeding of
the Chilean government. When plac-
ing these ships under the national
flag, it offered to use the present
crews. However, seamen who Go
not wish to go on working under
orders of the government of Chile
will be put ashore, but will continue
to receive their pay. The owners
will receive payment for the ships.
as we'll as an indemnity. These
payments and adjustments will be
made to the owners at the end of
the conflict. Meanwhile such funds
as belong to them will remain frozen
in our country.
No Benefit to Germany.
Some British opposition to the
obligatory rental of these ships,
based on the supposition that the
rental might be beneficial to the
adversaries of Great Britain, has
been reported. Such opposition is
hard to understand 1t is unthink-
able that with the measure adopted
by the government of Chile, Ger
many might benefit directly or in
directly. Since the beginning of
hostilities, the Germano-C Chilean
Evening star., 1941-02-25

Sofia. apparently in readiness for
passage for the above e-mentioned
motorized columns
1t is possible that these columns
will move across the mountains
into Southern Bulgaria, before
German infantry actually cross the
Danube in large numbers The
gradual nature of the German move
seems to indicate that Adolf Hitler
means to increase his pressure by
degrees, and to wait for the British
to give an ultimatum to Bulgaria
before actually putting the invasion
on a formal basis.
tCopyrisht, 1871, by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1941-02-25
French Ready TO Revolt,
De 6auIIe Agent Says
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON. Feb. 25.-Count Jacques
de Sieyes. United States representa-
tive of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's
"Pree French forces, said yester-
day letters reaching him from Paris
convinced him that the French
people ARE not only starving but
absolutely ready for revolt-if they
had the means to carry it out"
The count. newly arrived from
New York. told Gen. De Gaulle that
Americans were volunteering for
service in the Free French" forces
at a rate of four or five daily.
He said he had to refuse them.
but indicated that many were find
ing their way across the seas into
the expanding Free French" army.
Eighty Minnesota miners wrote
me they were anxious to fight for
France. But, of course, I couldn't
recruit them" he said. But I've
still got their addresses"
Count De Sieyes, whose wife is
the former Louise Paine of Boston,
said he planned to stay here a
month.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Former Gov. Nice Succumbs
To Heart Attack in Richmond
Morylonder Visiting
Friends En- Route
From Florida
BS the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 25.-For-
mer Gov. Harry w. Nice of Mary
land died at am. today of heart
attack while visiting friends here.
He was 63 years old
Mr.. Nice was stricken during the
night and a physician was in at
tendance when death occurred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nice arrived here
yesterday en- route from Florida to
Baltimore by automobile
Arrangements were being made to
send the body to Baltimore today.
Surviving besides Mrs. Nice are a
son, Harry w. Nice, lr.. and a sister,
Miss Mary 1. Nice, both OF Balti-
more
AS the Republican senatorial can
didate Mr.. Nice last fall waged an
unsuccessful campign to unseat
Senator Radcliffe. Afterwards the
former Governor was quoted by
friends as saying he had never
made such strenuous campaign"
Senator Radcliffe said in Wash
ington today the death of Mr.. Nice
"distresses me very much" The
Senator said that he and Mr.. Nice
never let personalities enter the
campaign"
Mr. Nice was stricken with heart
attack on last December 5, his SD
birthday anniversary, and spent
some time in a Baltimore hospital.
At the time his wife described the
attack as a mild one. and added
that Mr.. Nice had been on a foolish
diet" which had reduced his weight
from 235 to 200 pounds
Late in January Mr.. Nice left for
a vacation in Florida, and there
was speculation over leadership of
the Republican party in Maryland.
of which he had been considered the
titular head.
In letters to his friends, Mr.. Nice
made it clear then that he probably
would never run for Office again, but
that he still would take an active
part in party affairs.
The third Republican ever to be-
1ONCIIOi Va lNAdl Ldilu. ilC WIN
national notice by his convincing
victory in the 1884 State election
over Albert c. Ritchie. who had been
a Democratic presidential possibility.
Mr.. Nice in turn soon was mentioned
as a presidential possibility. He
took his place among the vigorous
supporters of the Constitution and
developed into an implacable foe of
New Deal policies.
During the last few weeks of his
hotly- contested campaign with Gov.
Ritchie. Mr.. Nice was handicapped
by a broken arm received when he
fell down some steps. With the
arm in a sling. he kept all of his
speaking engagements.
Gov. Rltchie, who although
bitter political foe, was greatly
admired by Mr.. Nice, died five
years ago yesterday.
In his farewell message to the
Legislature on January 4, 1899, Mr..
Nice warned against what he said
was a trend toward too much gov
eminent and lashed out against
Utopian schemes.
Among accomplishments of his
administration he listed a treasury
surplus of more than 50 900 900, in
auguration of vast roads program,
"a definite upturn" in conservation
of natural resources and great
strides" in public health and edu-
cation
He also pointed with pride to au-t
thorizat ton for Sl.000,000 State
House Building IN Annapolis, COM
Evening star., 1941-02-25

Mr.. OBrien was born December
10. 1890. in Boston and educated at
Boston College and Harvard Uni
versity.
He edited annual volumes entitled
"The Best Short Stories" beginning
in 1915, and The Best British Short
Stories" beginning in 1921.
He also edited The Masque of
Poets" 1918; The Great Modern
English Stores" 1919; Modern Eng
hsh Short Stories" 1880; The
twenty-five Finest Short Stories, y
1881; Modern American Short
Stories" 1882; New English Short
Stories" 1885: "Elizabethan Tales"
1897; The Best American Short
Stories of 25 Years" 1889, and Sc
lected English Short Stories" 1910.
Other publications included White
Fountains 1917: The Forgotten
Threshold" 1919: Distant Music, ="
1921: The Dance of the Machines" ="
1929; 'Son of the Morning" 1882.
and THE Guest Book" and The
Short Story Case Book" both 1885.
From 1888 to 1885 he was editor of
New Stories" which he founded.
He married Romer Wilson in 1928.
Two years after her death in 1880
he married Ruth Gorgel. Besides
the widow. a son and two daughters
survive.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Army Engineer Corps
Orders Map Paper

The Army Engineer Corps placed
an order with the Government
Printing Office yesterday for s54, 400
worth of map paper
Other small orders placed in
Washington were SIT, panel boards
from the Graybar Electric Co., and
s16,661 for rotary offset presses from
the American Type Founders Sales
Corp.
One of the few orders for Federal
convict-made goods was placed with
the Department of Justice. 1t was
for steel tool boxes to the amount
of S3,1l8.
Evening star., 1941-02-25

car with a rubber hose running
from the exhaust pipe to the cars
interior.
Breeden. who lived at 319 Fifth
street NE. was car washer for
the Washington Terminal Co. His
automobile was found parked in
the woods near Forty-sixth street
and Hanna place Sc
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Chest Broadcast Tonight

The work of the Washington
Home for Foundlings will be de-
scribed in the radio program, THE
Community Chest Is on the Air to-
night at 6:45 over Station WINK.
The home is Chest-supported in
stitution. Speakers will include Miss
Genevieve jerks, superintendent of
the home; Miss Evelyn Hibbard, a
case worker, and Francis st. Austell
secretary of the Chests speakers
bureau.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Continues debate on British-aid
bill.
Naval Committee hears testimony
on proposed fortification of Guam.
Securities Commission presents to
Monopoly Committee recommenda-
tions for aid of small business.
House:
Considers S84, 900 900 authorization
for expansion of naval stations.
Military Committee resumes in
quiry into Army contract letting.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
lenten Service

The first lenten service spon-
sored by the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches will be
held at Epiphany Church, 1917
G street NV, at 4:45 pm. to-
morrow. The public is invited.
Dean Noble c. Powell of the
Washington Cathedral will
preach The Rev. Ze Barney
Phillips, rector of the Church
of the Epiphany, will preside.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Death in Parked Cor
Certified as Suicide

Coroner A Magruder Macdonald
issued certificate of suicide in the
death of James w Breeder, "a.
found dead yesterday in his parked
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Would Volunteer at 81

INGLEWOOD, Calf, Feb. Is Cp.
Says DR.. Daniel E. Hartwell, 80,
who believes he is the countrys old
est draft board member: I'd vol
unteer if I had a chance"
Evening star., 1941-02-25

An expanding mailbox which
grows larger as each piece of mail
is dropped in 1t, has been patented.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
Edward J. 0'Brien Dies;
Short-Story Editor
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Edward Jo-
seph O'Brien. So American writer,
editor and European story editor of
Metro -Goldwvn Mayer British Stu
dios, died Friday at his home, in
Gerrards Cross, BuckinghamShire.
Evening star., 1941-02-25
,eport for Last 24 Hours.
Record for Last II Hours.

Record for Last n Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, A. noon today. Year ago. ~
Lowest, 80, $50 am. today. Year
ago, 26.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SIS, on February IL.
Lowest 10, on February ~.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest 73 per cent. at 3 am. today.
Lowest 81 per cent. at pm. yesterday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
~ Handntfn caIrvev
Evening star., 1941-02-25

Furnished by United States Coast an
CeOdetic Survey