Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1940, Page 2

Insurance Offcials See Improvement In Investments Monopoly Probers Hear Prediction of Returning Prosperity By the Associated Press. Officials of three major life insur- ance companies expressed confidence before the Monopoly Committee yesterday that mdre - prosperous times would solve the industry’s in- creasingly acute problem of finding safe investments at attractive rates of interest. ¥ John W. Stedman vice president | 1a! of the Prudential Insurance Co. of America; Dwight 8.’ Beebe, vice president of the Mutual Life Insur- ance Co. of New York, and F. W. Ecker, vice president of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., al! testified that scarcity of desirable private bond issues has forced their companies to turn to less-lucrative Government securities on a larger scale than they preferred. Larger Production Seen. “I am not so discouraged,” Mr. Stedman told the committee when asked what the insurance companies would do about the iack of demand for capital, “as to believe we won't have a very material increase in prosperity. There is room for a very substantial increase in pm- duction.” He expressed the opinion, how- ever, that such a development could not be counted on for the next few years. He suggested that when the European war was over capital might flow abroad on such a scale that there would be renewed de- mand at home for other funds. Mr. Beebe testified that the com- panies felt they were getting a lot of competition that would not nor- | mally be here.” Potential ven- ture capital, he said, “is seeking se- curity at any price,” adding that “in & different environment it would seek employment elsewhere.” Improvement Expected, Mr. Ecker told the committee that the present bond market was the result of economic conditions, and “we just don't feel that they are going to continue as they have been.” A Securities Commisgion compila- tion showed that {te 26 largest legal reserve life companies had $4,525,174,000 invested in Govern- ment bonds at the end of 1938. Six Polish Agencies Aid Red Cross Work Six agencies in the former country of Poland will co-operate in dis- tribution of large quantities of sup- plies sent from the United States, the American Red Cross announced | here yesterday. The agencies will operate in War- saw, Lublin, Cracow and Radom, and will be-supervised by James T. Nicholson and Wayne Chatfield- Taylor. Mr. Chatfield-Taylor arrived in Berlin yesterday, according to the Red Cross, to supervise the shij ment of supplies that includes clotg:. ing, blankets, shoes, underwear and medicine.: Mr. Nicholson was ex- pected to arrive in Cracow tomor- Tow. 5 The agencies which will co-op- erate with the German Red Cross are the Polish Red Cross, Polish Self-Help, Catholic Diocesan, Jew- ish Joint Distribution, Toz Society for Protection and Help of the Jewish Population, and the Warsaw | Jewish Hospital. Seeks Annulment To Rewed Stepfather By the Associated Press. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 28.— Probate Judge Mahew R. Hitch con- sidered today a petition by which Mrs. Ellen, Howarth Garcia, 22, seeks to annul her marriage to her step- father, Manuel S. Garcia, 44, in order that they might rewed in a State which permits such alliances. Married two years ago after the death of Mr. Garcia's first wife, the two were convicted of morals charges and sent to prison. A State Supreme Court justice ruled recently that no crime had been committed and revoked the 3-to-5-year sen- tence imposed on Mr. Garcia, who had served about 18 months. Mrs. Garcla previously had been paroled from a women's reformatory. Mr. Garcia’s attorney informed the court such marriages—banned in Massachusetts—were legal in 30 other States and that the couple, parents of two children, intended to move to one of those States. Red Cross Unit Planned Formation of,a Red Cross unit by Bt. Michael's Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation of Silver Spring, Md., is being planned with Mrs. Wilson O'Cal- laghan in charge. Haskin Quiz Book To Sharpen Your Wits ‘This excellent little publica- tion, containing 750 questions and answers on such subjects as History, Biographies, Sports, Politics, Familiar Sayings, Scierice, Geography, Abbrevia- tions, Government and nu- merous others, is just what you need to sharpen your wits —an excellent brain tonic. 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This first contingent comprises about a quarter of the international force enlisted in Britain to give unofficial military aid to the Finns, supplementing undisclosed quanti- ties of war materials which the Bfl;lah government has sent Fin- nd. It was reported that Kermit Roosevelt, son of the late President Theodore Roosevelt, was considered for the post of commander of the brigade by Field Marshall Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, Finland's defense chief. Mr. Roosevelt was commissioned s a second lieutenant in the British Army soon after war started. To Use British Materials. While the international brigade has no official status in Britain, its members will wear battle dress like that of the British Army, with silver collar badges carrying the letters “IN” for international. They are to use British war materials already in Finland. British organizations are con- tinuing to collect money, clothing, medical supplies, ambulances and fire engines for Finland. One organ- ization announced today it had raised $688,000. An expeditionary force supported by men of war and planes and de- signed to strike at Soviet Russian forces in Finland has been the sub- Ject of serious discussion in mili- tary and naval circles for the past month, it was learned authori- tatively. Talk of such an expedition has been inspired by protests against half measures of aid for Finland expressed by such divergent per- sonalities as former War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha and Comdr. i Oliver Locker-Lampson, member of Parliament. Russia Classed as Enemy. As envisaged, the expedition would: ! "1. Give the Finns relief in the | form of trained manpower—lots of it. | 2. Strike at Russia, which now is classed with Germany in most | British public speeches as “an en- emy nation”—this despite the fact the Soviet Union and Great Britain technically are still at peace with each other. Actually the only for- in Europe have been the British and French declarations against Ger- many. 3. Stall Russian economic assist- ance to blockaded Germany. The reasoning here is that Russia would have few supplies to spare once she were matched against a well-armed and numerically strong foe. Influence on Italy Seen. Still another possible effect—in- fluence on Italy in favor of the allies—is cited by Gen. Sir Herbert Gough, famed World War com- mander, in an article in the maga- zine, The English Speaking World. “Our open resistance to Russian aggression now will go a long way to influencing Italian policy in our favor,” he wrote, adding that it is possible Germany will not attack at all this summer, devoting her ener- gies rather to increasing her eco- | nomic power in Central Europe. | Gen. Gough's statement sug- gested the possibility of the use of the sea route to aid Finland, avoid- ing violation of the neutrality ter- ritory of Norway and Sweden until and unless Russia or Germany do so. He said that delay in going to war with Russia would gain nothing for Britain, and added: “A comparatively small use of our seapower could cut Russian communications in the Arctic and would not call for an effort beyond our resources. while probably saving a much greater effort later.” ‘Turn to Broader Strategy. With the western front still static, the allies are said to be turning to a broader concept of strategy. Finland and the Middle East are looked upon by the highest military fields for flanking attacks on Russia and Germany. It is noteworthy that despite re- cent Finnish reverses circles close to the British foreign office believe the war in Finland will be of “con- siderable duration.” Quarters which say an expedition- ary force is under consideration add that the temper of the British people calls for measures more drastic than the collection of funds for food, clothing and medical sup- plies and approval of British en- listments for the defense of Finland. Declare “Real Aid” Sent. British government spokesmen have said “read aid” is being sent to Finland, including planes, but the actual extent of such assistance has been hielded as a military secret. Locker-Lampson has pointed out what he terms the “imminent peril of Finland’s overthrow” and pro- posed in the House of Commons that his majesty’s government ‘“free a substantial force (from the allied armies) for instant service in Fin- land.” He introduced a resolution along that line Monday, calling for the allocation of a day to debate on it. Whether the request for debate would be granted was a question. Locker-Lampson is a Conservative party member and a naval reserve officer. Full Inervention Urged. Hore-Belisha, Liberal member of Parliament, last Friday in a public address called for full intervention by “sea, air and land” on behalf of Finland, saying “the risk of help- ing Finland may be great, but the risk of not helping her may be greater.” The neutrality of Scandinavian nations would appear to bar imme- diate action along expeditionary lines, but one naval man speaks of the “necessity of anticipating enemy movements.” The Finnish Petsamo region looms large on British admiralty maps. Experts see it not only as a gateway for Arctic invasion of Finland—its present use—but as a Russian route to Sweden and a potential base for a coastal advance on Norway. Formal Finnish Request Declared Awaited By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER, Chicago Daily News Foreign Corresponden PARIS, Feb. 28 (by Radio) —Per- sistent rumors of the conceivable success of mldh’m in bringing the mal declarations of war thus far' and naval authorities as potential’ Finnish-Russian War to an end are raising the entire question of demo- cratic aid to Pinland in an acute form. There is no doubt that the Pinns want aid from the democracies in a more concrete form than this has taken to date. Volunteers from sev- eral countries and dribbles of war material of various sorts are all well and good. But what the Finns would like is something yet more concrete. Formal Request Desired. There is also ho doubt that the democracies now agree that Fin- land should be alded properly and that such aid should be given as soon as possible. But since they are the defenders of international law and decency, they desire the Finns to “regularize” the situation by sub- mitting & formal request for what they desire. 8o far, this request has not been received and its ab- sence constitutes the obstacle, per- haps the sole remaining obstacle, to Finland's recelving what it desires. Obviously, Germany has every reason to wish the Russo-Finnish campaign brought to an end as soon as possible. It has served its pur- pose of putting the Russians in Ger- man hands, as is demonstrated by the new agreement, signed on Mon- day between the Germans and the Russians, whereby Germany receives the right to exploit special ol wells to the north of the Caspian Sea now producing 4,000,000 tons of oil an- nually and, if possible, raise the pro- duction to 8,000,000 tons annually. Reds May Exhaust Supplies. But if the war in Finland con- tinues, the Russians may well be ex- hausting their supplies of raw mate- rials which tthe Germans particu- larly covet, and it is understandable that Fuehrer Adolf Hitler would like to see the hemorrhage stopped. Furthermore, he would unquestion- ably like to forestall just such democratic aid to Pinland as may now be contemplated which might result in severing Germany com- pletely from the Swedish flelds of iron ore-and result in the virtual abolition of Norwegian territorial waters. ‘The Germans have, therefore, sought to prevent this by a double method: On the one hand they are pressing the Finns and Russians to conclude an armistice immediately, while, on the other, they are threa ening the Finns with armed Ger- man intervention on the side of the Russians in case there be similar | intervention from any other source. The poor Finns are obviously im- pressed by this threat and, there- fore, it is believed here, hesitate to ask help from the democracies until it has been demonstrated whether the present feelers toward an armis- tice with the Russians have any chance of leading to success. (Copyright. 1940, Chicaso Dally News, Inc.) National Guard Hears Promofions Announced District National Guardsmen gath- ered in their armory last night for the presentation of awards and an- nouncement of promotions. A spe- cial review under the eyes of their commander, Gen. Albert L. Cox, followed. Two members of the Officers’ Re- serve Corps were moved from the rank of major to lieutenant colonel. Oaths were administered and new insignia of rank conferred on Edwin 8. Bettelheim and Virgil O. Barnard. Col. Leroy W. Herron, commander of the 313th Field Artillery, made the presentation of insignia. Presentation of the Amateur Ath- letic Union Trophy to the Guard’s championship boxing team opened the ceremonies. Team members hon- ored were Donald Stetson, John Rogers, Willlam Nolan, William Ke- keris, Roy Dunn, James Perrow, Richard Corradi, Humphrey De Cola and Philip Gevison. The Guard’s small-bore rifle team, winner of recent District champion- ships, was presented a trophy by Col. John W. Oehmann. The team was composed of Lt. H. M. Boudinot, Sergt. H. S. Parsons, W. C. Jensen, J. C. Jensen and John Oehmann. Lt. Boudinot and Sergt. Parsons were awarded medals as winners in individual championships. Gen. Cox presented Capt. Hugh Everett, jr., with a Command and General Staff School extension course certificate. Pan-American Lectures AtG. W. U. Tonight ‘The first two in a series of Pan- American lectures sponsored by George Washington University's Inter-American Center will be given tonight at 7:15 o'clock in the. university’s Hall of Government. The ‘public lectures, which are part of the course in current Latin- American and Inter-American prob- lems, will be given by Dr. George Howland Cox, director of the cen- ter, and the Rev. Dr. Edwin Ryan, secretary of the Institute of Ibero- American Studies and assistant pro- fessor of history at Catholic Univer- city. Dr. Cox will speak on “The Church in South America Yester- day” and Dr. Ryan will speak on “The Church in South America To- day.” The second address will begin at 8 pm. Savage_(EBlast Blamed On Settling of Building By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Feb. 28—A gas- pipe break caused by settling of the building was blamed yesterday for ams explosion at Savage, Md, in which 1 person was killed and 13 injured. “The break was caused by the builder of an addition to the house who cemented a foundation footing around the existing service pipe causing the pipe to break when the building settled,” an official report to the Public Service Commission stated. The report was made by J. G. Reese, supervisor of insurance and safety for the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. of Balti- more. Frank Harper, commission secretary, said no other investiga- tion was planned. Mrs. Elton Ridgway, 68, was asphyxiated and two daughters over- by the gas on February 19. n Lobbying’ ByN.L'R.B. Upto - Justice Department House Committee Chairman Replies To Attorney General BACKGROUND— Special House committee has been investigating National La- bor Relations Board since early Jall with pudblic hearings started in December. Committee is charged with recommending any Wagner Act amendments it may consider desirable. By CARTER BROOKE JONES. Suggestion that “any further ac- tion” on alleged lobbying activities of the National Labor Relations Board is up to the Department of Justice was made in a letter which Chairman Smith read into the rec- ord today at a hearing of the House committee investigating enforce- ment ‘of the Wagner Act. The letter was in reply to Attor- ney General Jackson's answer to & previous committee communication in which his opinion was sought on whether evidence brought out be- fore the committee indicated a vio- lation of the law prohibiting any Federal agency from lobbying in its own behalf. Mr. Jackson said, un- der legal precedents which had ob- tained- for more than a century, he could not advise Congress or any of its committees, but must confine his opinions to executive depart- ments Madden Strikes Back. Meanwhile, J. Warren Madden, | chairman of the Labor Board, re- turned to the stand and struck back at the “lobbying” charges leveled against the agency in connection with the hearings held last year by the Senate Labor and Educa- tion Committee to consider amend- ments to the Wagner Act. Defending the right of the board to “prepare” for such an inquiry, Mr. Madden said: “We are attempting to defend ourselves very vigorously before this committee. You see our general counsel is sitting here day after day, with the associate general counsel beside him. If you went to our offices, you would find a great many people busy searching out facts in connection with this investigation.” Similarly, the chairman said, the| board “did not propose to go before the Senate committee bare-handed and empty-headed, presenting a su- percilious defense to the charges against it.” Committee Differences. “If this committee,” Mr. Madden added, “is going to attack us for attempting to defend ourselves here, we might as well quit presenting evi- dence.” Chairman Smith replied, referring to the Senate committee: “There is a difference between & committee charged only with the duty of reporting amendments to the Wagner Act and one set up by Congress to investigate the board itself, as well as the act. “So far as defending itself before this committee, I think that is en- tirely proper, and I am certain this committee will not criticize the board for that.” , Lack of Advice Regretted. Representative Smith, in his let- ter to Mr. Jackson, agreed with the Attorney General that his position was fully justified, but the Vir- ginian added: “It is regrettable that a commit- tee of Congress, conducting an in- vestigation under specific authority with a view to recommending reme- dial legislation, should not have the benefit of the advice of the chief law officer of the Government as to whether, under an undisputed state- ment of facts, a criminal statute has been violated. “I think it entirely possible, if the incident referred to does not con- stitute a violation of the act, that Congress would desire to enact necessary legislation to prevent the continuance of the lobbying activities referred to. “As to the particular incident involved, my committee is charged solely with the duty of investigation and report. Any further action lies solely in the province of your de- partment.” Fahy Presents More Witnesses. Chairman Smith referred to & mass of documentary evidence pre- sented by the committee’s general counsel, Edmund M. Toland, which indicated the board’s field executives had organized a campaign against amendments to the Wagner Act and also had asked labor leaders and others to protest against a pro- posed cut in the board's appropria- tion. Chairman Madden had testi- fied that he was aware, in a general way, of such activities and felt they were justified. After introducing his letter in the Record, the committee chairman turned the day’s hearing over to Charles Fahy, general counsel of the board, who presented additional witnesses in rebuttal to charges of inefficiency and partiality which previous witnesses had made against the board. Mrs. Beatrice M. Stern, assistant secretary of the board, denied state- ments made before the committee by Theodore Freter, who held & temporary position as a fleld ex- aminer in the Indianapolis office Mr. Freter, now a guard at the Dis- trict Workhouse at Occoquan, Va., charged the Indianapolis and Washington offices of the board with partiality toward the C. I. O. in its disputes with the A. F. of L. He said he was discharged after he made a report of insufficient evi- dence in an unfair-labor practice case brought by & C. I. O. union. Mrs. Stern told him, he testified, his “family background” was not such as to fit him for the work, “I didn’t know anything about his family background,” said Mrs. Stern, “and would not have mentioned it under any circumstances.” Burial Tomorrow - For Maj. Gen. Graves Maj. Gen. William Sidney Graves, U. S. A, retired, wartime secretary of the Army’s general staff, who died yesterday at his home in Shrewsbury, N. Y., will be buried to- morrow in Arlington National Cemetery. Chaplain Harry D. Southard will conduct the services in Fort Myer Chapel at 11 am. Gen. Malin Craig, retired chief of staff, heads the list of pallbear- ers. Others are Maj. Gens. Walter | Committee resumes liquor investi-| cabinet met for two and s half hours Britain.in Pinch 0f Food Shortage, Says Lloyd George . Former Prime Minister Opposes Risking War With'Soviet Union By the Associated Press. LONDON, Feb. 28.—Germany has learned the lesson of the last war and kept'her doors open to Russia, Italy and Rumania for supplies, David Lloyd George, World War Prime Minister, declared today, while “frankly in respect of food we are not so well off as we were last time for a long war.” Addressing the National Defense and Public Iffterest Committee he urged the government to “make it clear” that air attacks on civilians would bring retaliation “Don’t run any more risks,” the white-maned veteran said in dis- cussing . the possibility of war with Ri ussia. “I would not allow any reckless or inconsiderate steering on fcy roads to skid us into war with Rus- sia. It is & big job we have under- taken, It will need all our strength to get through.” Peace Must Be Secure. Of peace, he said: “When the peace comes it must no longer be a sham pact that will not stand the first shower that falls upon it.” . “And certainly,” he continued, “it must be a peace that will not be a betrayal of our principles, our pledges, our promises and our “There is one thing I want to say as an old war prime minister: Bet- ter a long war than & mean get- out. “If you want a short war you must be thoroughly prepared for a long one, and the enemy must know it—a long one on all fronts. My theme today is that at least on one vital front, in my judgment, we are not fully prepaied, and that is food supplies.” Urges “Dig for Victory.” Mr. Lloyd George has long advo- cated Lord Beaverbrook's “dig for victory” plan to make England more self-sustaining on her own sofl. | Urging Britain to remember that | the army and the nation must eat, Mr. Lloyd George said: “Germany forgot it iast time. She | centered on her great armies. She was starved to surrender. She learned her lesson. Have we?” “The last war was won by criti- cism,” he argued, because the au- thoritarian state does not permit constructive criticism. “When the peace conference comes | you must not have your emissaries, like the Germans last time, coming to the table with empty barns behind them and pinched faces. If you do you must remember that you must not expect mercy or justice in your terms from a ruthless adversary.” Mr. Lloyd George declared that “every acre of land in this blessed isle must make its full contribution to national safety before we reach the fateful crisis.” McMillan Is Appointed ToD. C. Committee Representative John L. McMillan, Democrat, of South Carolina, who is serving his first term in the House, was appointed today to fill & vacancy on the District Commit- tee created by the recent resigna- tion of Representative Pius L. Schwert, Democrat, of New York. From 1923 to 1938 Mr. McMillan served as secretary to the late Rep- resentative Allard H. Gasque, Dem- ocrat, of South Carolina, whom he succeeded in Congress. . He is familiar with District problems, since Mr. Gasque at one time was & member of the District Committee. “I feel I can be of some service to the District,” he said after his appointment. “I was intimate with District affairs for a number of years while Mr. Gasque was on the District committee.” Representative McMillan explained he had no particular views about conditions in Washington at this time, and would co-operate with Committee Chairman Randolph. Appointment of Mr. McMillan completes the 2l-person member- ship of the District Committee, but another vacancy may occur before the end of the week. Represent- ative John F. Hunter, Democrat, of Ohio, is expecting an appointment on a major committee, and if he gets it will be required to resign from the District Committee. Mr. Hunter is an active member of the special subcommittee now investi- gating the District liquor situation. Congress in Brief s TODAY. Senate: ' In recess. Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of ‘Wyoming opposes extension of trade palts before Finance Committee. Appropriations subcommittee hears protests against reductions in farm funds. House: Considers Finnish loan bill. Agriculture committee resumes hearings on farm tenancy bill. Special committee continues La- bor Board inquiry. - Census Committee hears educa- tors on congressional reapportion- ment. TOMORROW. Senate: Meets at noon, but program un- certain, Agriculture Subcommittee, hear- ing on amendments to Agricultural Marketing Act, 10 am. District Subcommittee, hearing on bill to legalize horse , 10 am. House and Senate confe! meet on Transportation Bill, 10 am. Finance Committee, further hear- ings on Reciprocal Trade Agree- ments, 10 a.m. House: Considers stream pollution bill: Smith Committee resumes investi- gation of National Labor Relations Board, 10 am. Foreign Affairs Committee con- siders resolution to provide for Fed- eral participation in Golden Gate International Exposition, 10:30 a.m. Subcommittee of District Commit- tee begins hearings on municipal government reorganization program, 10:30 a.m. Special Subcommittee of District come The blast occurred after the arrival | A. Bethel, Edward F. McGlachlin, | gation, 10 am. t. | of a doctor and an inhalator crew, | Charles D. Rhodes, Cols. Edwin V. summoned to treat the women.|Bookmiller, John P. Hains, Harry R. ‘The house was wrecked by the ex- plosion. Lee, John R. M. Taylor and 3 z N Public Health Subcommittee of District Committee makes tour of Inlpecfimm at Lorton Reformatory, am. News Censorship in Europe |Causing Storm of Protest France Eases Up and Britain Tries New Blue Pencil Men to ‘Cure’ Situation r European censorship is back-firing on itself. Newspapers and the in Prance and Britain complain of the lack of fully truthful news and now the censors’ own governments criticize the blue-pencil men both for what is published and what is withheld. The latest storm over censorship is in France where Premier Daladier temporarily settled the argument by lifting home censorship on po- litica) discussions in French news- papers. In Britain, there has been a series of public complaints which the gov- ernment 1s trying to obviate by changing censors. Newspapers so far have failed to record improve- ment. Foreign correspondents, especially those sending news to the United States, still suffer from delays, mis- takes and arbitrary decisions of censors, Situation in Various Countries. Here is what the various countries are doing to control news: Germany—No censorship on es- tablished correspondents such as those of the Assoclated Press. Cor- respondents are responsible for the truth and impartiality of the news they send. Britain and France—All news is censored whether sent by telephone, cable, wireless or mail. Finland—Censorship is similar to that in Britain and Prance, but more flexible in that censors work more closely with foreign newspaper- men. U. 8. 8. R—Soviet Russia abolish- ed censorship May 4, 1939, but re- imposed it more severely than ever December 29, 1939. Spain—Tight censorship on news sent abroad, but a lighter one, something on the “honor” system, on Spanish papers. Italy—No censorship on the tele- phone, which foreign correspondents generally use, but correspondents | are responsible for the news they send, as in Germany. Funds Asked to Continue Visifing Teacher Project Thirty persons representing 21 organizations yesterday adopted a resolution asking for appropriation of $22,400 to continue the project of visiting teachers to physically handi- capped children as a regular part { of the District school system when ! the present W. P. A. project expires in June. The group, known as the Co- ordinating Committee on Handi- capped Children, met at the head- quarters of the Council of Social Agencies with Mrs. Elizabeth Good- man, supervisor of the white division of the W. P. A. project, presiding. At present, according to Mrs. Goodman, nearly 200 white and colored children are receiving in-| struction from visiting teachers. The *Board of Education has sought funds to take over this wurk for several but money has never been’ riated. The W. P. A. project was started last year and continyed through this year when the board’s request was | eliminated from the present budges. Finland (Continued From First Page.) circle Viipuri with a drive across the island-dotted and ice-crusted Bay of Vitpurl Of the war in the air the high command said that “enemy air ac- tivity in the war zone was concen- trated on the Karelian Isthmus and the area northeast of Lake Ladoga.” Reds Reported Surrounded. The Finns said they repulsed Rus- sian attempts to advance northeast of Lake Ladoga and that “opera- tions against surrounded enemy po- sitions continued” at Kuhmo, further north. The Finns sald their own air force “bombed enemy troop columns, munitions dumps, comm :nications and certain military ob,:ctives on the Gulf of Finland and iis coasts.” Of the Arctic front, where the Finns yesterday disclosed a with- drawal southward to Nautsi, on the Norwegian border about 75 miles be- low the coast, today’s communique said only that “a few enemy air- craft were observed,” and ‘“bombs dropped by the enemy caused no appreciable damage.” Claim 521 Red Planes Felled. Finnish sources announced today | down since the start of the war. These sources estimated the total Finnish markka ($42,500,000), or five times the Finnish financial losses due to bombings. tanks have been destroyed or cap- tured. Many were said to have been repaired and used by the Finns. Citizens who contribute jewelry to national air defense funds will be given iron rings in exchange, the carry the image of a fighting plane. 13 More Finnish Forts Reported Captured Army command early today reported its forces were continuing to crash through the Pnish fortified zone of the Karelian Isthmus and had captured 13 additional defensive fortifications in yesterday’s opera- tions. Six Finnish planes were shot down in air battles, the regular communique said. Text of the communique: “February 27, Karelian Isthmus— Soviet troops, breaking through the enemy’s fortified zone, occupied 13 defensive fortifications, including 9 tron and concrete artillery forts. “Other sectors of the front, noth- ing of importance. “In & number of areas Soviet aviation successfully bombed the ~nemy’s troops and military objec- tives. 8ix enemy airplanes brought down in air combats.” French Cabinet Meets PARIS, Feb. 28 (P).—The French today to study decree legislation to again | clude Frank M. Russell, vice presi- | value of these planes at 2,500,000,000 | Creck The Finns reported 1,310 Russian | 15 Finns announced. The rings will| t MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (#).—The Red | Fe Holland and Switzerland—censor. ship on important military and “alarmist” news, particularly any- thing that might reflect on their neutrality. Other neutrels, such as Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia and Portugal supervise strictly their native news- papers but give foreign. correspond- ents full freedom except in the rare cases when some of them may “in- terrupt” all communications tem- porarily when there is political as- sassination or something of that na- ture.. Such measures have little ef- fect. Newspapers in Germany and PFrance are under strict censorship. British newspapers operate under a voluntary censorship, but recently the chief censor said he had filed complaints against some of them and there might be prosecutions. Easing of Censorship Announced by Daladier PARIS, Feb. 28 (7).—Premier Dal- adier announced in the Chamber of Deputies last night that French newspapers, alternately champing in good and bad nature under the ais- diately receive “entire liberty of political opinion.” Taking him at his word, Deputies voted 450 to 1 to confine censorship to “military, diplomatic and national necessities” and to co- ordinate the existing information, radio and censorship services under & new ministry of propaganda. The relaxation was immediate and for an unspecified time. M. Daladierrsaid he did not want the truth hidden from the public. But, he added, “we must be on the watch for those times when to tell the truth too quickly would be to run some danger to certain causes which we are defending and to com- promise certain actions.” One member of the Chamber complained that German propa- ganda was receiving a more favor- able audience in the United States than was the French. Engineering Award Radio Station WMAL, which is by the National Broadcasting Co., has won the annual engineering efficiency award of the General Electric Co. for least air time lost because of technical failure by an N. B. C. station. ‘The station suspended broadcast- ing for a total of only one minute | two and a half seconds during an | operating schedule of more than! 6,600 hours in 1939. | A plaque emblematic of the award was to be presented to H. A. Wads- worth, engineer in charge of the| WMAL transmitter, at a luncheon | today in the Washington Hotel scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm. C. H. Lang, representative of the Gen- eral Electric Co., was to make the | presentation. Others scheduled to be present in- dent of the National Broadcasting Co., in charge of Washington opera- tions; A. E. Johnson, chief engineer of WMAL; A. F. E. Horn, manager of General Electric's Washington office; W. B. Stringham, district | manager of General Electric Supply Corp.; Fleming Newbold, vice presi- dent of The Evening Star Newspaper Co.; 8. H. Kauffmann, assistant sec- retary-treasurer of the company, and B. M. McKelway, managing editor of The Star. Several of Nelson Crew Injured in Mine Blast By the Associated Press. LONDON, Feb. 28.—The British Press Association said today that several members of the crew of the British battleship Nelson were in- Jured when the vessel was holed by cipline of censorship, would imme- | the | Station WMAL Again Wins For the second consecutive year | owned by The Star and operated | & mine last December. (Purnished by the United gentle northerly winds. row in extreme west portion; colder 1ast night has advanced slowly east-north- eastward with decreasing intensity, Knai Y., 1005.1 millibars i bt . while'a “weak secondary disturb- ance has formed south of Nantucket Island, 1004.7 millibars *(29.67 inches). with & trot xtending southwestward to Cape 1004.1 milibars (20.65 inches). extending southwestward 'into Te las, 8.8 millibar: 7! Pressure 51 high ovi 1023.0 millibars (30.21 inches), and it is rulnfl over l.hfi Hglkhel‘l’; l’ll_}lll S'llbul. oo llhf estern States. T lower Mississinoi Valley. while. th Tisen in_th i Bouthern Plains, o Suted 5 River Report. otomac and Shenandosh Rivers st Harpers Perry: Sl Y i Toomac mdads Revort for Last 34 Hours. ey have and in at Record ighest. 64. on Pebru 3 Bt M mearue, 12 Rumidity for Last 34 Hours. (Prom noon vesterdsy to noon today.) ur‘é‘-‘yw" 92 per cent. at 3 p.m. yes- Lowest, 71 per cent, at noon today. Tide Tables. (Purnisned by United Coast Soodetle Burvess - o loudy | Des b xv !,- bl align the national m&m agricultural structure with war effort. Another session was sched- uled for tomorrow. 4 { Bil Is Reported ToGiveD. C. Citizens RightsinU. S. Courls Measure Would Permit Resident Here to Sue And Be Sued ‘Washington citizens will have the same standing in Federal Courts situated outside the District that residents of any State have, if the Gwynne bill, which the Judiciary Committee of the House yesterday voted to report, is enacted. As it is, residenis of the District are barred from prosecuting a civil suit in any Federal court located in a State, bgcluu the present statute merely gives “citizens of the dif- ferent States” that right. The pro- posed amendment to the code would add: * ¢ * “or citizens of the District of Columbia and any State or Territory.” Under the code, members of the Judiciary Committee pointed out, & citizens of one State may sue, or be sued in Federal courts, but a Dis- trict citizen lacks this privilege, The bill extends “original juris- diction to the United States District Courts throughout the country in civil suits between citizens of the District of Columbia and any State or Territory.” Marshall Comment Cited. The Gwynne bill is another at- tempt to remove the citizens of the District from their position of in- equality among other citizens of the Union, Ever since the days of Chief Justice John Marshall citizens of the District have been deprived of the righv to sue and be sued in the courts of the United States. An opinion handed down by Chief Jus= tice Marshall in the case of Hep- { burn vs. Elzey held that the residents of the District, not being the citi- | zens of a State, could not have | access to the United States courts. | In this opinion he stated: “It is | extraordinary that the courts of the United States, which are open to | aliens and to the citizens of other States in the Uniop, should be closed upon them trict resi- dents). But this is a subject for legislative not for judicial consid- eration.” For a number of years there have been efforts to remove this defect in the judicial system through amend- ment to the Constitution. The , matter is covered in Article III, section 2, of the Constitution, which | provides that in cases of diversity of | citizenship, the judicial power of the United States “shall extend * * * to controversies between a State and | the citizens of another State; be- tween citizens of different States * * ¢ and between a State, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.” Gwynne Bill Simple. The Capper-Norton District of Columbia nstional representation amendment attempted to take care of this matter by providing that: “The Congress shall have power to admit to the status of citizens of a State the residents of the District * * * for the purpose of suing and being sued in the courts of the United States, under the provision of Article III, section 2.” This method was favorably reported to the Senate District Committee in 1922. The Sumners amendment pro- poses this method: “The judicial power of the United States shall extend to all controversies to which the citizens of said District shall be parties the same as to controversies to which the citizens of a State shall be parties.” The Gwynne bill adopts & much simpler plan. It amends the Judici- ary Act of 1790 creating the United States courts and providing for their jurisdiction. Lazelle White Dies ENID. Okla., Feb. 28 (#).—Lazelle White, 39, Enid attorney who was a linesman on the University of Okla- homa football team in 1920 when it won the Missouri Valley Conference title, died today after a heart attack. Weather Report States Weather Buresu.) District of Columbia—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; lowest tem- perature tonight about 32 degrees; colder tomorrow afternoon and night; Maryland—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with snow flurries tomor- tomorrow afternoon and night. Virginia—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorow, with snow flurries to- morrow in northwest portion; colder tonight and tomoorrow. West Virginia—Cloudy and ' somewhat colder tonight; tomorrow 521 Russian planes have been shot | cloudy and colder with snow flurries in north portion, The disturbance that was over Lake Eries: Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Average. 12 3.5 BRRERIEIRAE Tey - Stations. Bar. High Low. Bul Weatner Abilene___ 29.83 78 Albany _~ 2! 2 A ; IREESTE: k3 Cleveland SRt ousisisen 3 B55& IRESRILRET! S, 9902 | Oo o809 SosososSS | ok H on P (atere- e ile | 28RS, | 8% =255k o9 o, ©ai . =5 sooros Ot ks [i=t=4