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Evening star., 1941-06-29
D. .C.'s Biggest
Appropriation
Bill Approved
Compromise Measure
TotoIine Sd Million
Passes House
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

The House late yesterday adopted
conference agreement on the
largest District appropriation bill
in history, carrying about S54,300,-
900, but insisted on further con-
ference with the Senate on the
question of whether to collect tut
ton from nonresident pupils in
local schools
House action came amid sharp
criticism of District officials for
changing their estimate of anti
cipated local revenues for the COM
ing year, with Representative Stefan.
Republican, of Nebraska, demanding
an investigation of the fiscal af-
fairs of the city, so that Congress
can get accurate information,
Mr.. Stefan declared that after the
bill had passed the House, carrying
$50 547,081, and gone to the Senate,
District officials suddenly dis
covered the city would collect about
100000 more in the coming year
than they had figured before the
House Committee.
senate AudS SZ,Z4b,OO0.
This revised estimate, together
with a revenue cushion" the House
had left in reserve, enabled the
Senate, under the guidance of Chair
man Overton, of Louisiana, to add
approximately s2.246,O0O to the
House total
When conferees for the two
branches met yesterday morning the
House group, led by Representative
Mahon, of Texas, agreed to retain
three-fourths of the increase, cut
ting out about s450,OOO. The most
important Senate Improvements
Knocked out were:
For beginning construction of a
new elementary school near Eleventh
and G streets Sc, to replace the
Cranch. Tyler and Van Ness schools,
5000, 900.
For beginning construction of 4
(See n = RITZ paoa a
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Australians in American Tomohowks Down
French Flyers in Martin Bombers

A military spokesman said an
other column, moving toward
HONS through the desert so
miles southwest of Palmyra, had
captured Saba Biyar.
Vichy troops stubbornly held
Palmyra and subjected the Brit
ish to heavy mortar and machine
gun fire and air bombings. The
spokesman said the Allies hoped
to capture the historic caravan
city with minimum damage.
Allied artillery blasted five
Vichy guns on the road from
Damascus to Beirut while Aus
tralian forces we're nearing
Beirut along the coastal road
from the south.
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James 0. East|and Named
To Harrison Senate Seat
By the Assoc.s ted Press.

bs tnt ASsOC.eteo Press.
JACKSON. Miss. June 28.-Gov.
Paul johnson late today announced
the interim appointment of James
o. Eastland of Ruleville to fill the
Senate seat made vacant by the
death of Pat Harrison.
The Governor has yet to set the
date for special election which
must be held within 80 days to select
a successor to serve out Senator
HarriSons term, which expires in
January, 1912
1t was indicated here that Mr..
Eastland, an attorney, plantation
operator and former State Senator.
would not run for the unexpired
term.
The Governor said he would is
sue a commission to his appointee
Monday and indicated Mr.. Eastland
would leave Immediately for Wash
ington.
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pudent violence against men and
nations has come
Threats to Iran Denied
Aside from details of the fighting,
the Russian communiQue said:
After exposure to Hitler's fabri-
cation regarding imaginary claims
of the u. S. S. R. to the Bosporus
and the Dardanelles, the German
radio intensified circulation of SIM
ilarly false allegations that the U.
S. S. R. resorted to various threats
against Iran PERSIA. 1t is hardly
necessary to refute this new provo
cational STORY of German propa-
ganda, the U. S. S. r. always has
entertained and entertainS friendly
feelings towards Iran.
Lately in countries under Ger
man occupation patriots have great
ly intensified the struggle against
the enslavers. Thus. for instance,
on June 26 and 27 fresh explosions
occurred in German military store
houses in Holland. Great activity
of Greek patriots against the oc-
cupation was observed in Greece.
During the explosion which took
place in Piraeus several scores of
Germans were killed. This struggle
waged by the people against the
occupants in countries enslaved by
Germans expedites the collapse Of
German FaScism.
Despite the Sangulnary atrocl-
ties perpetrated by the German oc-
cupants on the population of Yugo-
slavia, the struggle against the Ger
mans is continuing. In the noun
famous districts of the interior
many armed detachments carry on
a guerrilla war against the Ger
mans.
The peasants support these de-
tachments and supply them with
food. In this guerrilla war the
Serbians are achieving important
successes
Evening star., 1941-06-29
II Towns Are Bombed
By Soviets, Firms Soy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HELSINKI, Finland, June o.
Soviet planes bombed II towns in
Finland yesterday. but caused onlv
four civilian injuries and slight dam
age, it was announced officially to-
day. Two of the raiders were re-
ported brought down.
Places attacked were Joensuu.
Sodankyla, Kemijaervi, Tohma ieru,
Nauvo, Korppoo, Maouhijaervi. Hec-
tare, Porvoo. Valkon and Loviisa.
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3 the
MOSCOW Sunday June 29.-In probably the greatest
tank battle the world has witnessed German and Rus
sian cashing all up and down the front
in former Poland with 1000 of them locked in mortal COM
bat in the Luck sector alone it reported today by the
Russian Information Bureau
general communque stressed that the German
being held this terrific defense with Nazl losses
running into high, but untold figures.
Particularly direction of Mnsk capital of White Russia
appears prime objective German tanks were
halted, asserted
communique spoke of the Red Army inicting important
losses guard actions while withdrawing to
positions, but did not locate this retreat
Story of Stubborn Fighting.
communique tale of stubborn fghtng WIN
either holding their own or gaining
the upper hand.
I'm the Sauiai Ihuania troops took
prisoners number OF whom we're IN an intoxicated
condition" the cOmmunique said.
It claimed the destruction of 300 tanks OF the Nazl 5Sn
tank corps Friday night in the continuing battle in the Mnsk
smashed the deepest and most menacns
the Naz spear territory along the historic
which Napoleon chose in 1872 the Russians an
nouncement said Succincty:
Fighting S still in progress"
1t credited the with series of successes over all
the fronts noting especially that monitors river gunboa
bombs Tucea the Danube River IN Ru-
mania.
Seven German planes mentioned shot down at various
points yesterday
Reported Checked
The official bulletin told of repeing enemy attempts to
cross Bessaabia 1t already had claimed ann-
hilation of an infantry regiment along the Prut
Listing them by name asserted German alrmen mad
voluntarily the Russians and had written an appear
to others of the LuftWafe to do likewise.
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closed in as the Martins dived.
Both bombers crashed in flames.
Soon afterward, four more
bombers were spotted and shot
down despite desperate efforts
at escape, the Australians said.
The heavy guns on these
Tomahawks are terrific" said one
of the Australians after the
squadron landed unscathed.
Meanwhile, the British and
Free French pursuing Vichy
troops north from Damascus re-
ported they had reached nearly
halfway to HONS. important
transportation center for North
Syria
Evening star., 1941-06-29
By the Associated Press.


DAYTON, Ohio, June 28.-A ci-
william test pilots screaming, vertical
dive at a record 661 miles an hour
in an Army ship over Wright Field
was viewed today as accentuatirg
the work of military and civil test
flyers and the excellence and per-
formance of Americas expanding
air force
The pilot, Bob Fausel of Curtiss-
Wright Corp, Buffalo, N. Y, made
the dive April 7 in a ship since
vastly improved in type. Complete
details were not disclosed but con-
firmation came from Curtiss- Wright
officials in New York.
Mr.. Fausels speed-a mile every
5.44 seconds-was Al miles faster
than the accepted though unoffi-
cial record dive last year by Andy
McDonough, air line pilot and Air
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Chancellor Burnett
Of Nebraska Is Dead
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., June 28.-Edgar
A. Burnett, University of Nebraska
chancellor emeritus who played an
important part in developing the
school since 1899, died today. Chan
cellor Burnett was dean of the
schools agricultural college for Is
years, and served As chancellor for
. decade before retiring In 1898.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
420 More Policemen
For D. {. Demanded
In House by DingeII
MckeIIur Offers Bill
For F. B. |. Jurisdiction
Over Major Crimes Here
TRAINING SYSTEM for police Off
GERS pushed by Commissioner
Young. Page B-l
By JAMES F. CHM

Three hundred more foot patrol
men on the Washington police force
and an increase of l20 in the scout
car feet were demanded in the
House late yesterday by Representa-
tive Dingel. Democrat, of Michigan.
Meanwhile, Senator McKellar,
Democrat. of Tennessee. introduced
a bill designed to give the Federal
Bureau of Investigation jurisdiction
over major crimes here.
These developments followed
closely a disclosure by Chairman
Schultz of the House committee in
vestigating crime conditions in the
District, that Representative Wal
ter. Democrat. of Pennsylvania.
would be surprise" witness when
the inquiry is resumed tomorrow
at 10 am.
Another reaction from the crime
situation came from Representative
O'Toole, Democrat, of New York,
who expressed the opinion that
Washington police. instead of riding
around in scout cars should pound
the bricks and that the Police De-
partment should be given adequate
funds to hire 'informers" to aid 1t
in solving crimes.
Mr.. Dingell made his plea for
substantial increase in the police
force during House consideration of
the conference report on the 1912
District appropriation bill. The
measure, in its present form, would
provide 83 more policemen in the
coming fiscal year beginning Tues
day.
During debate on the report Rep
resentative Stefan of Nebraska,
ranking minority member of the
House subcommittee in charge of
the measure. explained that 1t would
give the Police Department "prac-
tically everything" it had asked for
in the new fiscal year.
IF the District don't ask for more
patrolmen, it is our responsibility
&C.. r0YT TCH n--. :
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Finnish Steamer Chased
Into Port by British
by the Assoc.ated Press.

3, the Associated Press.
CARACAS, Venezuela, June 28.-
The government press Office re-
ported tonight that the 1,897-ton
Finnish steamer Oddvar II, report
ing pursuit by an armed British
vessel, had taken refuge in Vene-
zuelan ports, first in Macuro and
later in La Guaira, where it had
been placed under vigilance" of
Venezuelan authorities.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Hitler Promises Details
OF German Successes

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. June %. With his
armies and air force furiously hack
ing and slashing pathway toward
Moscow through stubbornly resist
ing Soviet forces, Adolf Hitler wound
up the first week of his war against
Russia in attempts to mobilize all
Europe against the Communist foe
and with new promise to tell of
successes in detail.
On the fighting front a field head
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Man Is Drowned
In the Potomac

Bert Leland Moore, 40, of 1860
Columbia road NV, was drowned
in the Potomac River last night
while swimming from cabin cruiser
anchored about 500 feet off the
Cameron street docks in Alexandria.
Va. according to police.
Moore was swimming with
woman in his party, police said,
when he went under. William
Stark, owner of the boat, pulled
him in, but artificial respiration on
the boat and later at the Alexan-
drla Hospital proved to no avail.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Monnerheim Tells
Firms to Follow Him
In War on Soviet

8, the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Sunday June
29.-Field Marshal Baron Carl
Gustaf Mannerheim declared
today in his first order of the
day that the soldiers of Fin
land must follow him in a holy
war against the Russians.
Follow me this last time
when Karelians rise again and
a new day dawns for Finland"
he appealed.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
BY THOMAS c. HARDMAN.

Many of the 100000 21-year-olds
who will register for prospective
military service Tuesday will be
called to the colors almost immedi-
atelv under an order-of induction
plan now nearing completion. The
Star learned last night.
Federal authorities will have
ready within the next few days a
system "integrating the new Sc
lective service registrants in pres
ent order lists. beginning at point
currently reached by induction of
registrants enrolled last october. it
was understood
The point at which local boards
Evening star., 1941-06-29

(Russian forces are fighting
on the Rumanian side of the
Prut River near SCulenl, the
Budapest radio said Saturday
night in a broadcast heard in
New York by N. B. c.
Some Finnish soldiers also have
crossed into Russia and Surren-
dered with the word. I'VE do not
want to fight against the Soviet
Union" the information bureaus
summary stated.
In general. the picture drawn
bv the Soviet command last
night remained essentially the
same-the Russians still stand
ing in the buffer state areas that
once were part of Poland, Llth-
uania and Rumania, with great
and bloody battle being waged
from Northern Luthuania to the
Black Sea,
Account of Position.
This in detail was the official ac-
count of the position given last
night:
In the central sector protecting
Minsk and far to the southwest OF
Moscow itself:
The Germans, after initial sue
cesses which had forced Red re-
tirement to new defense positions,
were thrown back in a savage and
unexpected counter-attaCk by Rus
sian tanks, bombers and artillery
with heavy losses in dead and cap
tives and the capture of Nazl war
plans which fell into Soviet hands.
In the north. from Siauliai in old
Iithuania down to Wilma in old Po-
land:
"a considerable defeat inflicted
on Nazi tank columns. but the pre-
else situation there was not further
stated. This appeared to be series
of running. stabbing actions by
which the Red command sought the
determination" of German motor
ized units spread out irregularly in
that great area.
Situation In South.
From Przemsyl in Soutern Poland
down to the Black Sea "our troops
successfully repulsed numerous at
tempts by the enemy to penetrate
our territory and firmly hold the
state frontier"
In the Lucknow salient in Po-
land where fighting ragged all last
night. the situa ton was somewhat
obscure, but German attempts to
outfank Lwow were said to have
been repulsed.
Numerous fresh manifestations of
heroism and frmness" by Soviet Of
ficers and men were reported by the
high command and collective farm
ers also were saluted for heroism.
The crew of a German bomber,
which made a forced landing. was
said to have been captured by a
woman collective farmer, Sara Fan
enerd, with the aid of a volunteer
peasant posse she hurriedly as
sembled.
On the Black Sea coast. six farm
ers put out in boat and captured
five Germans descending to the
water in a damaged flying boat, it
was said.
Says War Is Only Begun.
The organ of the Communist
Party, the newspaper Pravda. issued
a new and violent manifesto:
a. The war has only begun,
but already it is clear that the time
of counterfeit triumphs and cheap
successes is ended for the German
pignny imitstor of Napoleon.
THE hour of payment for crimes
Of wild cannibalism and most i'm
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Terrific Defense Holding Up
Germans, Enemy Losses
Heavy, Russians Declare
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Russia ud nrGded Sunday after Ueek OF
repored negotiation Moscow RetchS de-
1ands for economic political which Woud
and deprive Soret Union
territories Whle Germany fighting
Evening star., 1941-06-29

DRAFT BOARD CLERKS to be
blanketed in civil service January
l. Page AS
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(See POLICE, Page A-5D
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(See D. c. BILL, Page A-9)
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(See BERLIN, Page ABB
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Weather Forecast

From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full Details on PAGE Az.
Partly cloudy, with local showers this
afternoon and tonight; tomorrow. cloudy
and cooler. Temperatures yesterday
Highest 81; lowest, 73.
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(See POWER, Page A-6O
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(See DEFENSE, Page AID
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(See RAIDS, Page A-6.)
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Defense DELAYS
Hit in Critical
House Report
Present Serious Lack
Of Strategic Material
Stock Piles Cited
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Shortages in important defense
materials hare created one of the
most pressing problems in con-
nection NTH Americas prepared
ness effort The situation has
been the subject OF study in both
Senate and House. Tert OF con-
cluStonS OF report on page PIP.
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AUTO SALES, USED CARS

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and Service-Poe's Garage, rear
l15 E. Franklin St., Hagerstown.
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INCREASE SHOWN
IN TANK OUTPUT
No Figures Given But AS
sembly Line Is In High
Gear

Tank production showed "a sub
stantial increase last month, with
the output of 2S-ton medium tanks
nearly double that of August, it is
announced by the War Department.
In a statement on the armored
vehicle situation which gave no
figures, the department declared
that production of light tanks
showed "a good gain" during Sep
tember, and "has been increasing
steadily from month to month"
Additional sharp increases" in
both types of tanks are expected
in coming months, the statement
declared, The department also
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praised the equipment now being
turned out as the best in the
world.
american tanks are believed to
be superior to any comparable for
eign tanks in mobility maneuver-
ability and fire-power." it was said.
In another announcement. the
War Department disclosed that
the first 1O5-millimeter howitzar
produced by commercial plants
has been completed. Government
arsenals have been building the
weapons, which are to replace the
famous French 75's as the Army's
basic field artillery, in limited
numbers.
Companies making parts of the
hoWitzer, it was said, include a re-
frigeration firm ,an oil we'll sup
plies manufacturer and a builder
of railroad cars.
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ping.
However, the point is that while
there have been alleged first steps
toward war, intermediate steps
and last steps in the same direc-
ton, we are still out of the war,
and in very much better shape to
conduct a war if it is forced upon
us, than we were when the STEP
ping began; more likely, inciden-
tally, to keep out of it than if we
had pursued the policy of immur-
ing ourselves and letting Hitler
believe that he could do as he
pleased about America.
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DISPELLING THE FOG
By CHARLES NICHOLSON

Director of Publicity, Democratic National Committee
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-10-31
FRUITS, VEGETABLES

Fruits, vegetables and all kinds of
green groceries, etc. E. E. Cronise,
81 West Franklin street.
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lSolatlOnlStS in and out of Con-
! gress, greeted the proposal to elm
mate from the Neutrality Act the
provision prohibiting the arming
of American merchant ships, with
the cry that it is "a step towards
getting into war"
Just how many steps are re-
quired for the fulfillment of the
dire prophecy of the roleful oppon-
ents of our defense program they
do not reveal, but it must be that
the process is as slow as the move
ments of an old-time square qua
drille. On the other hand, accord
ing to the varying prophecies in
this direction, it is more on the or
der of the furious jitterbug.
1t is full five years since Sena-
tor Nye or it may have been
Congressman Ham Fish started
stepping out along this line. That
was when the first neutrality bill
was up. Then came along the
Spanish civil war, and Senator
Nye was all for having the Presi-
dent lift the arms embargo feature
Of the act. This, in turn, moved
Senator Minton to declare to the
Senate that Mr.. Nye wanted the
United States to get in and do
hnf LN~n1
Spain, but he is wholly unconcern-
ed about giving help to England
and France before Hitler wins"
That exchange occurred when
the cash-and-carry bill was before
Congress - that bill permitted the
sale Of certain munitions to Eng
land, provided she paid for them
here and delivered them in her
own ships. A year before, Senator
Nye was defending a Republican
drive for measure which he said
would prevent "step-by-step lead
ing us into other peoples wars"
The cash-and-carry "step" was
taken after a month or two of de-
bate.
The ambulatory process con-
tinued. The trading of the over
age destroyers for naval sites was
another pace deplored by the iso-
lationists. So with the seizure of
Axis merchant ships that were be-
ing sabOtaged in our harbors: the
passing of the lend-lease bill; the
closing of the German and Italian
cOnsultes, because of their espion-
age activity; and the landing of
an American force in Iceland-all,
according to the doleful .do-noth-
ingers, being stages in the striding
toward war.
Keeping Step; Getting Nowhere
During last years campaign the
anti-administration orators were
stepping all over the lot. They ac-
celerated the parade to hostilities,
and advanced the date of the cul-
of their auguries, until
we were gravely assured that we
would be at war within thirty days
If Roosevelt was reelected.
More recently, we were told
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that the dropping of depth bombs
by an American destroyer when g
German U-boat tried to torpedo
her was the final step. But when
this was followed by the Presi
dents announcement that here
after raiders in American waters
would be regarded as pirates, and
that, therefore, our Navy was to
shoot first, they had to make ii
a sort of super-final step - some
thing on the order of the old-time
farewell tours of an opera star.
AS this letter is written, there
is superlative burst of steps-to.
war oratory going on on Capitol
Hill. The debate is ON the repeal
of the provision of the Neutrality
Act that forbids the arming of
American merchantmen. That is
hailed as the uper-super-super
final step, by the administrations
opponents.
AS things have been, a submar-
inc could come up practically
alongside helpless passenger or
freight steamer, and blow her to
bits with torpedo or with gun
fire. Or bomber could swoop
from the skies to the level of the
targets tunnels and launch it's
bomb with practical certainty of
direct hit.
Giving the Freighter a "sreak"
Give the merchant ship weapons
and a naval gun crew to operate
them and the U-boat will have to
do it's shooting submerged, which
not only makes hit very doubt
full, but because of the slow speed
of under-sea movement, makes it
possible for the quarry to run
away. AS for the sky-raider, an
anti-aircraft battery would tend
to keep the attacker so far I'D in
the air as to make a direct hit on
a moving vessel doubtful, at least.
Aiming the merchantmen may not
be perfect defense, but it is miles
ahead of no defense at all.
The main argument against this
measure for the maintenance of
the American doctrine of the free
dom of the seas is that it is provo
cative. Well, the lend-lease law,
the order to shoot on sight, and all
the other steps" were provocative
if Hitler cared to so regard them
and nothing happened because
of them.
1t is not improbable that before
this letter is published the mer-
chantmen arming will have been
authorized by Congress. The votes
are there. Even the opponents of
the repeal have no notion that the
bill will fail to pass when it comes
to balloting. The only delay must
result from deluge of speeches
which the isolationists euphonious-
ly term adequate discussion" and
the others refer to with the blunter
word "filibuster."
In the terminology Of this mat
ter that might be called "side-step-
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ICE CIR

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Money at S Per Cent loaned on
first mortgages. Brewer and Lind
sey, 214 Second National Bank
Bldg. Phone 2481.
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Meats. Groceries, Vegetables. Is
Public Square. Hagerstown. Tele.
phones 2510-2511-2512-2513.
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ST.; also single offices. Phone sgt.