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Evening star., 1941-12-07
Christmas Gift for Every Child
Is Sought by Campaign
Christmas House
Broudcusts

Christmas House. open every
weekday between 8 am. and
6p.m. to receive gifts OF cash or
TOYS for needy children. also will
be the scene of daily broadcasts,
Stop and take part, making your
contribution and ringing the
Christmas bell. Each peal will
help bring Yuletide happiness
to some needy child.
Tonight.
$3.50 p.m.-WMAL-Openlng
program from N. B. c. studios,
featuring Christmas music by
the Washington Cathedral
Choir, the National Broacasting
Co. Orchestra and Gene Archer,
baritone; presentation OF first
cash gift in this years Christ
mas campaign; brief remarks
by the City Commissioners. ard
officials of The Star, N. B. G.
and Warner Bros. theaters.
Tomorrow.
4:30-4:50 pm.-WMAL tfrom
Christmas House)-Group of
Roxyettes from Earle Theater;
Mrs. P. c. Elicit, president Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers; five
minutes of news flashes by Bill
Coyle, radio director OF The
Star.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
British Credit American Planes
For Biggest Victory in Libyo

been doubled. After knocking out
three planes the pilot of a fourth I
tackled dropped his bombs and sped
away. but just then another Tommy
got him at the top of his climb
and down he went.
-Four OF the Junkers exploded in
midair. Little pieces fell to the
ground trailing smoke and that was
all that was left of them. Three
others exploded on hitting the
desert.
AT one time I counted II enemy
aircraft afire on the ground. Our
troops were dancing around them
like dervishes and waving their
arms to u.s.
A French-Canadian pilot from st.
Isidore. near Ottawa, knocked out
three Axis craft. Another pilot COM
planned that he was chasing an
italian bomber and was just ready
to give it a squirt when German
anti-sircraft fire opened up and hit
the G so on the port wing. which
broke off, sending the plane down
to crash.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Physical Standards
Cut for Navy Recruits

The Navy announced yesterday a
modification of physical standards
for enlistment in the Navy, the
Marine Corps, and the reserve Or
ganizations in an effort to step up
tagging enlistments.
The new regulations will admit
men with defects that heretofore
would have blocked their enlist
ments.
Applicants will be accepted under
certain circumstances with the fol-
lowing defects: varicocele. hydro
cele. hernia, nasal deformity, sea-
sonal hay fever not accompanied by
asthma, and undernourishment.
Dental requirements also were
lowered.
The Marine Corps has set up four
mobile recruiting units for use in its
drive for recruits. The truck-trailer
equipment will carry the message of
the Marines into lonely territories
where news releases seldom reach
and where radios are not common.
The Eastern divisions unit is ex-
pected to be seen in Washington
about December %.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
The Stur, N. B. c. and
Warner Theuters to
Gather Cash and Toys

In an effort to bring Christmas
to every needy child in the city,
The Star. the National Broadcast
ing Co. and Warner Bros. Theaters
today join forces in giving all Wash
ingtonians an opportunity to extend
Christmas beyond their own family
circles.
Believing that Christmas is es-
sentially day for the children to
be happy, the joint sponsors OF
the campaign announced yesterday
that funds raised through these ef-
forts will go exclusively to families
containing children. and will be
spent for the children.
To be sure that no child is for
gotten and to avoid duplication in
giving, the Citizens Christmas Com
mittee of the Council of Social
Agencies will distribute funds rails
ed through The Star-N. B. c.
Warner Bros campaign through its
Christmas Bureau
Already the names of more than
5000 children whose parents will be
unable to provide Christmas for
them have been turned in by welfare
agencies to the Christmas Bureau.
The welfare agencies. public and
private, whose workers travel daily
ICorfiy,,,od az, poro 40 Co1,,,op I \
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Britain Goes 10 War
AGAINST Finland
Quietly and Formally
Zero Hour Passes
Almost Unnoticed;
200 Aliens Arrested
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sunday Dec. THE
British quietly and formally went to
war against Finland, Hungary and
Rumania this morning because they
were fighting on Germany's side
against Soviet Russia.
The zero hour, l minute after
midnight Greenwich time, or l:0l
London time. passed almost un-
noticed in blacked-out London.
Newspapers gave it scant atten-
ton and the Dispatch even criti-
cized the British Foreign Office for
waiting so long TO comply with the
Russian request.
Even before the zero hour of the
British declaration Scotland Yard
operatives moved swiftly against
newly designated enemy aliens"
200 Persons Arrested.
More than 200 persons were ar
rested yesterday, including $50
Firms. who will be removed later
to concentration camps. Newly
designated enemy diplomats pre-
pared to leave London.
Each of the German satellite
states had refused ultimatums that
they halt hostilities against Russia,
Britain's ally.
Finland turned down the British
demand with reply which was
i Z ttcfo
Hungary and Rumania did not
answer.
The British said the declaration
would not materially change the
present military situation. The chief
difference. they said would be that
the Firms. Hungarians and Ru-
manians will be sitting ION the other
SIDE at a peace conference table.
The Association of Hungarians in
Great Britain, in statement al
firming their solidarity with the
British. said British victory alone
can free Hungary of its present
shame and servitude."
Czechs and Sl0vaks Back Step.
The Czechs and Slovaks in Lon
don. already allied with Britain
against Germany. extended their CO.
operation to include the new
enemies"
The Rumanian Democratic Com
mittee issued a statement saying
I'VE deeply deplore the contingency
which now has arisen leading to an
(See DECLARATION. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Thomas Advocates
Smith Bill HEARINGS
By Senate Committee
Report on Measure TO
Be Ready by Wednesday,
Chuirmun Predicts
By GOULD LINCOLN,

A bill to lessen the danger Of
strikes in national defense plants,
TO be placed in the hands of the
Senate within week or 10 days, is
the program advanced last night
by Chairman Thomas and other
members of the Senate Labor Com
mittee
The measure. it is expected. will
be reported as substitute for the
drastic anti-strike Smith bill, passed
by the House last Wednesday. If
Chairman Thomas advice is fol-
lowed. the course will be to sub
stitute the bill introduced by SEN
ator Ball, Republican. Of Minnesota
for the Smith bill. and then to con-
slider amendments to the Ball bill
in the light of the provisions OF the
Smith bill.
Senator Thomas said he believed
the committee should give hearings
to a selected group of witnesses on
the provisions of the Smith bill.
Earlier, he had declared himself
opposed to further hearings. He
had not understood at that time,
he said. that no public hearings on
the Smith bill had been had before
that measure came before the
House.
Will Meet Tomorrow.
The labor committee is to meet at
1890 am. tomorrow and at that
time will decide what procedure to
follow. II was predicted that hear
ings would be held on the Smith
bill. starting either tomorrow or
Tuesday. Senator Thomas expressed
the opinion they should be con-
cluded in three or four days and
that he committee would be able
to report a bill to the Senate by
Tuesday or Wednesday OF next week.
Commenting on the proposal ad-
vanced in labor quarters for con-
ference of labor and management
on the whole defense production
question. Senator Thomas said:
There has been quite a bit OF
gossip limiting that the President
may call a conference Of interested
parties to consider the pending labor
legislation. 1t has been suggested
that there should be the same kind
of a conference as they had before
the first World War, that is, a con-
ference of highly respected persons
Continued on Page ALP, Column D.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Australia and Allies
Reported in Accord
On Pacific Defense
Planes, Ships and Men
Declared Ready TO
Protect Indies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FTeSS.
MELBOURNE, Dec. 6.-Renewed
"eleventh-hour" consultations be-
tween Australia and her allies were
reported authoritatively tonight to
have brought agreement on Pacific
defenses in the event of japanese
aggression.
Immediate evacuation of all
"non-essentiaP civilians from
Manila and other Philippine
areas was requested Saturday.
The commonwealth cabinet, at a
special session. indicated also
that compulsory evacuation
might follow
Australian planes, ships and men.
the Australian Associated Press
said, will be dispatched to protect
the Netherlands Indies. Plans to
convoy Australian ships are ready
to be put into action.
Radio reports heard in New
York said the Australians will
send tank troops to assist in the
defense of the Netherlands In
dies
The Australian Associated Press
said. Following elevanth-hour con-
situations between the A. B. c. D.
powers america, Britain, China and
the DutchD, declaration has been
drawn UP setting out their attitude
to any japanese aggression"
Necessity of Unity.
This declaration. the agency said,
reaffirmed the necessity for the four
allies to continue to stand together
I'VE are fully alive to the Japa-
nese threat and are not afraid of
it." the statement was reported as
saying.
Australian officials were repre-
sented as feeling that while Japan
is playing a gigantic game of bluff,
hopes Of a peaceful outcome of the
Far Eastern crisis are "ebbing'
Australia already has moved to
strengthen her home defenses by
(See PACIFIC, Page A-31
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Mcclellan Appointed
To Head Group Acting
On Defense Fund Bill
President Asks Addition
OF $4,000, 900 to
S8,243,839,03l Total
Bv j. A. OIEARY.

Senator McKelIar, Democrat, Of
Tennessee. was named yesterday to
succeed the late Senator Adams of
Colorado as head Of the important
Subcommittee on Deficiency Appro-
priations, as that group began work
on the new s8.243 839.03l national
defense fund passed by the House
Friday.
AS the subcommittee started con-
sideration of the bill yesterday, 1t
received from President Roosevelt
a last-minute request for the addi-
ton of approximately SI0,000000 to
the House total for miscellaneous
needs.
The appointment of Senator Nc
Kellar may pave the way for the
advancement of Senator McCarran,
Democrat. of Nevada, to take charge
of the Subcommittee on Appropria-
tions for State, Commerce, Justice,
Labor and Social Security. hereto
fore handled by Senator Mcclellan.
/ If this develops it would not In
terfere with Senator McCarran's S
continuance as chairman OF the Sen
ate District Committee. Most of the
men who direct appropriation sub
committees are also chairmen OF
some regular legislative committee.
Asked by Glass TO Take Post.
Senator Russell, Democrat, OF
Georgia. is next in line for the ap-
preparation assignment being vacat-
ed by Senator McKellar, but he al
ready has charge of agricultural ap-
propriations. Senator McCarran is
next to Senator Russell.
Senator McKellar was asked to
take the deficiency post by Chair
man Glass of the Appropriations
Committee.
The principal item on the last
minute list received from President
Roosevelt was s50.O00000 for the
Bureau of Yards and Docks of the
NAVY for construction OF public
works not designated in detail.
Other items were: For the Coast
Guard, s18631 ,492. part Of which is
for magnetic mine protection on
% vessels and for an ice cutter on
(See APPROPRIATIONS, Pg. A-4o
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Channel Span Smile Rule
To Be Revoked Tomorrow

The 8-mile- -an-hour speed limit
order on the Boundary Channel
bridge between Arlington, Va. and
Memorial Bridge will be revoked at
m tomorrow following compile
ton of repairs and resurfacing work,
Park Police announced last night.
A barricade was placed at 2 pm.
Yesterday at the traffic circle at the
south end of Memorial Bridge rout-
ing traffic between Lee boulevard
and the bridge over Arlington Ridge
road.
The S-mile limit was placed on
the Boundary Channel span Thurs
day because of weakened supports.
A traffic tie-up quickly resulted.
The bridge, lying in the George
Washington Memorial Parkway.
forms a link in the extension of
Lee boulevard to Washington and
is on one of the most heavily trav-
eled arteries in the suburban Metro
politan Area.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Six Killed as {. & 0. Flyer
Hits Auto in Kentucky

Ry the Associa ted Press.
VANCEBURG, KY, Dec. Six
persons. all relatives, were killed
when a Chesapeake & Ohio passen-
ger train smashed into their auto
mobile a mile west of here late today.
Coroner H. M. Bertram tdentifled
the dead as Merle Smith, so, farmer,
Nancy Kate PeN, 54; Arthur Smith,
35. tenant on the Merle Smith farm:
Clennie Smith, Is. son OF Arthur;
Cecil Sartin, 30, and Nancy Jane
Stennett. 5.
Lewis County Sheriff Henry Hardy
said he was told by witness that
the driver made no effort to stop at
the crossing. The machine was
hurled into the air and all occu-
pants, except the child, were killed
outright.
The train was the second section
of the C. & o. westbound New York
Cincinnati express known as the
Fast Flying Virginian.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Russio May Get Wheat
From Pacific Northwest

BY the Associated Press.
BOISE. Idaho. Dec 6-Most of
the surplus wheat in the Pacific
Northwest may be shipped to Russia
under the lend-lease agreement,
Milford J. Vaught, Idaho agri-
cultural adjustment administration
chairman. said today.
Mr. Vaught said N. E. Dodd,
director of the A, A. AS Western
division, told the Eastern Oregon
Wheat League that negotiations
were under way to ship the wheat,
probably in Russian vessels.
Wheat would be acquired by call
ing loans of the Commodity Credit
Corp, he explained. and the plan
would release storage space for the
1912 crop.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Roosevelt Sends Note to Hirohito;
Japanese Conveys Near Thai|and;
u. S. Takes Over Finnis h Vessels
Move Synchronous
With British War
Declaration

The United States last night
ordered Finnish ships in Ameri-
can ports put under protective
cuStody-finally and reluctantly
taking the view that her one
time close international friend
was now part and parcel of the
Axis.
Announcement of the action was
made through the Navy Department
which said it had instructed the
Coast Guard to take over Finnish
merchantmen tied up in ports of
this country. The order was timed
to fit the hour at which Great Brit
ain formally declared herself at war
with Finland. Hungary and Ru-
manla-One minute after midnight
British time.
Hjalmar Procope. the Finnish
Minister. had called at the State
Department a few hours earlier and
presumably the decision was made
known to him at that time.
The Navy did not issue a formal
statement, but the brief announce
ment was coupled with the state
ment that six Finnish ships were
known to be in American ports. Civ
ing their names, the ports and the
dates on which they were last OBJ
served in them The Navy did not
say whether the ships already had
been seized.
Officers on duty said they had no
further information as to the num-
ber of ships in United States ports.
but that they were informed 10 Or
II more ships were reported en- route
to ports in this country.
Purpose Not Revealed.
After his call at the State Depart
ment where he conferred with Un-
dersecretary of State Welles, Mr..
Procope told newspapermen, ac-
cording to the Associated Press,
that he was calling simply to main
tain contact with the State Depart
ment and to discuss several ques-
tions." The Navy Department an
nouncement followed within a few
hours. E. Mikkola secretary Of the
Legation. said later that the Lega-
ton had no information concerning
the seizures.
The Navy made public the fol-
lowing list of vessels. the ports
where they were known to be
docked. and the dates:
Steamship Olivia, Boston, De-
cember T.
Steamship Kuurtanes and motor
vessel Saimaa, New York, Decem-
Der 5.
Steamship Advance, Philadelphia,
December 5.
Steamship Aagot, Baltimore, De-
cember 5.
Motor vessel Aurora, Newport
News, December 5.
Mr.. Mikkola said that four or
five more vessels were en- route to
United States ports. most of them
heading for Baltimore and expected
to dock within the next few days.
The Legation secretary revealed
that most of the ships seized had
been operating for months in the
Western Hemisphere.
The Aurora. 1856 tons. suffered
$4,000 damage by fire as she lay
at anchor August % in the Hudson
River. The first officer was suffo-
Gated in his bunk. but II other crew
members were rescued.
AagOt Taken at Baltimore.
Comdr. Carl H. Abel, captain Of
the Port of Baltimore, announced
the 3,939-ton freighter Aagot was
taken over there late yesterday by
six Coast Guardsmen in harbor
patrol boat
The Aagot. loaded with coal and
awaiting orders to sail for New
(See FINNISH. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Penny Milk Delivery
AT Schools Expected
To Start January 5
1888 Children VIII
Get Half Pint Daily
Under Program

Confidence that nearly $4,000 chill
dren in District schools and settle
ment houses will start the new year
with a half pint of milk day was
expressed last night shortly after
Agriculture Department approval OF
the long-sought penny milk plan.
Agriculture Department Surplus
Marketing Administration and
school officials are to confer shortly
to clear the way for early delivery
of the milk. which will be free to
the children.
Agriculture Department spokes-
men told school officials they hoped
to start the flow of milk into the
schools and settlement houses by
January 5. the day children return
to school from their Christmas
holiday.
Approved Without Modification.
Approval of the plan without mod
ification of the request submitted by
the Board of Education was con-
tanned in a letter to the board yes
terday from S. M. A. Administrator
Roy HendrickSon.
According to First Asst. Supt. Of
Schools Robert L. Haycock, who
headed the special Milk Advisory
Committee. the penny milk will go
into 50 public school units, includ-
ing three Junior high schools, and
will also be in IA parochial schools
and 7 settlement houses. He ex-
planned that the S. NJ A. counted
some of the "hyphenated' schools
as single groups.
On the basis of enrollmentS at the
time the estimates of school attend
ance were drawn up several weeks
ago, a total of 27,893 children will
be getting the half pints daily. OF
this number, 1868 are already
securing half pints day during
their noon lunches.
Through approval of the plan,
Washington now joins Boston and
(See MILK. Page A-14D
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CAIRO. Dec. 6.-American-built
Tomahawk fighter planes were re-
sponsible for the r. A. F.'s biggest
victory over the German air force
in the Libyan desert yesterday. when
two suuadrons shot down II Nazi
dive bombers, R. A. F. officials said
tonight.
The flaming wrecks fell near Brit
ish troops in the battle area which
the Germans had been attempting
to bomb One Messerschmitt fighter
and two Italian planes were also de-
stroyed in the battle. while at least
20 other enemy aircraft were dam
aged, officials said.
One Australian flight lieutenant.
nicknamed The Killer" doWned five
Germans. Describing the fight as
he added five more "V's" to his
plane, he said:
The Stukas kept formation. I
sailed right in among them with our
lads. I know that If We had more
ammunition the score would have
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Niagara Water So Low
Channel Rocks Show

BY the Associated Press
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y, Dec. 6.
Rocks in Niagara Rivers channel
leading to the mighty American
falls were visible in many places to-
day. result of an unusually low
water level.
The low level is attributed by
some to increased diversion of the
water for power purposes due to
national defense needs. while others
believe drop in the Lake Erie
water level is responsible.
Virtually no water was flowing
between the Three Sister Islands
and Goat Island in the channel.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Ex-President of Chile
Fired on by Women

b the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO. Chile, Dec 6.-Three
wild pistol shots were fred today
at Arturo Alessandri. former presi-
dent of Chile. by woman who was
said by police to be mentally un-
balanced.
The incident occurred as Alessan-
dri was returning from his custom
a~' afternoon stroll.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Songgrom Is Reported
Virtual Thai Dictator

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-The British
radio said that Thai National As
sembly today granted Field Marshal
Luang Bipul Songgram. Thailand's
premier, absolute powers for one
year, making him virtual dictator
of the little Far Eastern kingdom.
The B. B. c. report was heard
here by N B. c.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
French Fleet Declared
Active in Mediterranean

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-The Vlchy"
controlled radio at Fort-de-France.
Martinique. said tonight that units
of the French Mediterranean fleet
are actively protecting the COM
munication lines between France
and her North African possessions
The announcer, as heard by N.
B. c., said:
France is determined to UNDER
take any step she may deem neces-
sary to continue this protection
against British piracy, even II she
had to resort to some sort Of help
of a friendly power
Evening star., 1941-12-07
General Mobilization
In Monchukuo Reported
Bvthe Associated Press

By me Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The Rome
radio said tonight that Japanese
dominated Manchukuo had ordered
general mobilization.
The broadcast was heard here by
N. B. G..
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Village Evacuated
As Dynomite-Loden
Borqe Catches Fire
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SITKA, Alaska. Dec. Ga
dynamite-lad barge caught
fire in the channel between
here and the Sitka air base
today and nearby native viii
lage was evacuated in fear the
dynamite might explode before
the blaze could be subdued.
The commander of the naval
air base at Sitka wirelessed
18th Naval District headquar-
ters at Seattle it was feared
the barge would be a total loss.
All hands were safe. The pres
ence of Is cases of dynamite
aboard prevented effectual fire
fighting.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Hudson and Travis
Face Draft; Texas
Grid Teams Win

Sid Hudson. youthful Wash
ington pitcher. as well as Cecil
Travis may be drafted, it was
reported last night. thereby
adding 10 the Mats mounting
woes.
Pacific Coast football Jared
badly Yesterday al hands of
Texas teams AS Texas Walloped
Oregon. Ill. and Texas A.
and NJ. turned back Washing
ton State. TO. Southern Cali
fornia and U. c. l.. A. struggled
10 a tt stalemate.
Complete details in sports
section
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Bunker's Leup Reported

, NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 6 (PN.
Sheriff William c. Whitehead of
Isle of Wight County said tonight
he was informed that Herman A.
Jones, Suffolk banker, jumped ovel-
board from the James River Bridge
about GAS O'Clock. -.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Radio Programs Poee E-5
Complete Index Poee Az
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Weather Forecast

Fair and rather cold today, tomorrow
fair with slowly rising temperature.
Temperatures yesterday-Highest, 50, at
midnight; lowest, 40. at 10 pm.
From The United States Weather Bureau report
Full Details PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

(See JAPAN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1941-12-07

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Continued on Page AS, Column l..
Evening star., 1941-12-07

(See FINNISH, Page A-4D