Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1940, Page 2

A-_2 *¥ Swedish Leaders Appeal fo U. §. For Aid fo Finland Scandinavian Foundation Says There Is ‘Great Danger in Delay’ An urgent appeal to intellectual leaders of this country to aid Fin- land “in every way possible” was made public by the American Scan- dinavian Foundation of New York today on behalf of a distinguished group of scholars and intellectual leaders of Sweden. The plea, designated as an “ap- peal from Sweden for Finland,” said: “It is & nation of intimate spir- {tual kinship to your own for which ‘we appeal for support. The peoples of Northern Europe have given much of their blood to the Amer- ican body politic and have contrib- uted in the fashioning of your democratic ideas and ideals. For a thousand years the peoples of Finland and Sweden have stood side by side as the northern outpost of western civilization against the des- potism of the east. Finland has produced many prominent scholars, scientists, artists and writers. Its athletes have won world-wide re- nown. Under an altogether demo- cratic system, built upon the prin- ciple of liberty, governed by law, there has grown up a sound and virile people, occupying happy if modest homes, until overwhelmed by the present catastrophe. Shield Is Untarnished. “Finland's shield is untarnished. Without the slightest provocation, with a barefaced lie as an excuse, the Soviet dictators ruthlessly threw their hordes against a peaceful little neighbor. Never has a cause been clearer; never has a nation fought a more just war of defense than Finland is waging against the rapacious Russian giant. This is a struggle of life and death for the people of Finland and all of North- ern Europe. To be incorporated in Soviet Russia’s “living space” signi- fies not only the loss of freedom and independence for a conquered state. It means a complete annihi- lation and extermination of its spiritual and political leaders and the guardians of its entire social organization. For large masses of the people it means deportation and exile, living under terror, or death. For a conquered people the Soviet living space represents the grave- yard of national culture, the cham- ber of death itself. Finland's de- fense against Soviet aggression in- volves more than the fate of its brave little people, more even than the continued existence of Finland and Scandinavia. Finland is fight- ing for an order of human justice against barbaric violence; for every- thing enduring and valuable in the cultural development of the world, and for what forces shall be the determinants of the further de- velopment of humanity. “We are fully aware that the overwhelming majority of the citi- zens of the United States haye| strongly condemned the unprovoked attack upon Finland and that her superlative efforts are being fol- lowed with the deepest understand- ing and sympathy. We are also cognizant of the first steps toward assistance which have already been taken. We diregt this appeal only to arouse yowr, people to a full understanding that in this instance there is great danger in delay. Through miracles of bravery, en- durance and self-sacrifice Finland's heroes have hitherto been able to prevail against tremendous odds. But steadily and relentlessly the Soviet leaders are massing fresh forces against the Finnish fronts, while whole fleets of bombers daily scatter death and destruction over the peaceful and unprotected coun- tryside. Women and children are exposed to murderous persecution. The blood of the innocent cries to the heavens. Speedy help is im- perative. The Swedish people are doing and intend to do all in their power to assist their Finnish sister people. Finland’s cause is ours! Al Scandinavia, several of the other European countries and both of the Americas are giving material as- sistance and many volunteers are assembling under Finland's banners. Are Sorely Encumbered. “All the peoples of Europe, how- ever, are sorely encumbered by the war among the great powers, which is also in progress. In order that Finland may be saved from extinc- tion and may achieve a fair and secure peace it is essential, accord- ing to our view, that the people of the United States put all the weight of which it disposes as a neutral great power into the balance for Finland's just cause. “In one lightning flash the drama of Finland’s struggle against bar- barism and anarchy has revealed to the world where the most serious threat to western civilization is to be found and how the most profound elements of our whole Christian culture are imperiled. Conflicts over economic interests pale into insig- nificance in comparison with this battle between justice and violence. ‘The Finns have ventured all posses- sions and honor, life and blood, in their firm belief in the final triumph of justice and mercy over force and hate. For the moral health of the whole world it is essential that their faith be sustained. “Copious testimony gives evidence to the fact that all peoples of Europe and the Americas are deeply touched by Finland’s heroic stand against the brutal aggressor and that all peoples deep in their hearts and souls long for peace. We are con- vinced that a joint effort on the part of all civilized states for the victory of Finland and Christian civilization can become the power to check Europe’s advance toward chaos and establish peace on earth. “Therefore, we submit this plea: Come to the assistance of Finland soon and in every way possible.” The appeal was signed by the following: Oscar Bernadotte, prince, member of the World's Committee of the Y. M. C. A.; Manfred Bjork- quist, rector, leader of the Sig- tuna Foundation; Axel Boethius, professor of classical archeology; Gustav Cassel, professor of eco- nomics; J. Sigfrid Edstrom, presi- dent of the International Chamber of Commerce; Erling Eidem, arch- bishop, pro-chancellor of the Univer- sity of Uppsala; Thore Engstromer, rector magnificus of the University of Uppsala; Gosta Forssell, presi- dent of the Second International Congress of Radiology; Robin Faahraeus, professor of patholog- jcal anatomy; Hjalmar Hammar: skjold, member and former presi- 4 Divorce Questions In Census Assailed By Senator Tobey Employment of Some Women Might Be ‘Jeopardized,’ He Says By the Associated Press. Senator Tobey, Republican, of New Hampshire, foe of the Census Bureau's plan to ask citizens about their incomes in connection with the decennial counting of noses this April, broadened his attack today to include questions about divorces. He asked a Senate Commerce Subcommittee to consider the con- sequences which might follow a leak in census information if “it means the loss of a job for a woman to tell she was divorced.” The employment of some women, he said, might be “jeapordized” if word of a divorce got around. He also disclosed receipt of letters from several divercees who have remar- ried. Their divorces, the Senator explained, were not known in their own communities. Dr. Leon E. Truesdell, Census Bu- reau statistician, advised Senator Tobey and the committee that such women would not have to bring up the past, however, because “their present marital status is ‘married.’” “Not all divorcees report them- selves anyway,” Mr. Truesdell re- marked. Fears Wage Disclosures. Before the subcommittee was a resolution by Senator Tobey calling for elimination from the census of questions dealing with wages and salaries of individuals. Senator To- bey said he “feared disclosure” of answers to such questions. After Senator Tobey had protest- ed the “broad construction” which he said the Census Bureau has placed on the census law, Chairman Bailey, Democrat, of North Carolina said he also “was a little afraid of it.” “They might ask a person’s poli- tics, which also relates to popula- tion,” Senator Bailey said. A total of 400 different questions will be asked during the census next April, but Mr. Truesdell said the average person would have to reply to only about 20. Other census offi- cials have estimated enumerators could complete questioning an indi- vidual in eight minutes. Senator Davis, Republican, of Pennsvlvania said earlier that census inquiries are approaching a point “where the housewife will have to account for her pots and pans and & man will have to take inventory of his fishing tackle.” “The right of privacy in a mn‘ai home is one that must not"be taken away,” Senator Davis declarad. Would Study All Questions. Senator Johnson, Republican, of California a subcommittee member, remarked that the group “should study the whole set of census ques- tions.” “Some or the others are just as| inappropriate as those regarding in- come,” the Californian added. Chairman Bailey said, however, that he wanted the subcommittee to act on’ 'Sennbo.r Tobey’s. resolution ! today. 2 Women Held Resentful. A warning that millions of Amer- ican women will choose jail rather than answer intimate questions in the forthcoming census was given the subcommittee yesterday by Cathrine Curtis of New York, na- tional director of Women Investors in America, Inc. “I recommend that Congress post- | pone further appropriations for na- tional defense and put through an emergency measure to enlarge jail accommodations to house the mil- lions who will go there rather than disclose their wages or income, mat- rimonial adventures or whether they use their bathroom alone or share it with som« one else,” she said. Her warning was reinforced by Mrs. Norman Nock of Washington, a representative of the National Or- ganization of War Mothers. Assert- ing that most War Mothers are now grandmothers, she said they would be “frightened”. by such personal questions. Referring to the Supreme Court reorganization bill in 1937, Miss Curtis declared that “you may think the women of the country were in- censed over that, but I can tell you their fury in that instance is but a small cloud in comparison to the storm now brewing.” So far as jailing persons for refusal to answer census questions was concerned, William L. Austin, census director, said no such action had ever been taken in the past. Congress in Brief Senate: In recess. Finance Committee continues hearings on reciprocal trade pro- gram. House: Debates stream pollution control bill. Smith committee studies Wagner Act revisions. Census Committee studies reap- portionment of House. Judiciary Committee bankrupty legislation. Special subcommittee of House District Committee resumes consid- eration of municipal government re- organization plan. TOMORROW. considers | Senate: Will not meet. Finance Committee holds further hearings on reciprocal trade agree- ments. 10 am. House: & Not in session. dent of the Institute of Interna- tional Law and member since 1904 of the Permanent Court of Arbi- tration at The Hague; Eli Heck- scher, professor of economic his- tory; Verner von Heidenstam, win- ner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1916; Gunnar Holmgren, rector of the Royal Caroline Institute of Medicine; Einar Key, professor of surgery; Selma Lagerlof, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1909; Einar Lofstedt, rector mag- nificus of the University of Lund; Gunnar Nystrom, professor of sur- gery; Ragnar Ostberg, architect of the Stockholm Town Hall; Edvard Rodhe, Bishop of Lund, pro-chan- cellor of the University of Lund; Manne Siegbahn, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, 1924; The Svedberg, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 1926; Sven Tunberg, rector of the University of Stock- holm; Osten Unden, changellor of the Universities of Sweden, and ! dress has a high, collar-less neck jabot of crisp white pique. The outlined by soutache braiding. flared and the sleeves are wide IN HER EASTER BONNET—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, with a view to Washington’s unpre- dictable weather, chose two costumes from Arnold Constable for Easter Sunday, one for warm, the other for chilly weather. are sunny, Mrs. Roosevelt will wear this navy blue cape ensemble of sheer-shadow wool. Her worn in the new bracelet length if desired. Mrs. Roosevelt holds her cape. Above the jabot, she wears a double string of pearls. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, tume ensemble. If skies with vest and white vest is The skirt is enough to be same silk print. President Reaches Port Off Pensacola; To Sign Finn Loan Bill Plans to Be Back In White House Tomorrow Afternoon By the Associated Press. PENSACOLA, Fla., March 1.—The | cruiser Tuscaloosa, on which Presi~ dent Rogsevelt made a two-way trip through the Panama Canal, hove to off Pensacola this morning and the Chief ,Executive planned to land | about noon (C. 8. T). A dense fog hung over the coast. The 10,000-ton Tuscaloosa is too large to move all the way up the bay to the docks at the Air Station, so the President will be transferred by the destroyer Lang. Capt. Aubrey W. Fitch, Air Sta-| tion commandant, and other offi- | cers put on full dress to greet him. | From the Air Station the Presi- dent will be driven along Barranca: road to the city proper, then down Garden street to the special train which will take him back to Wash- ington. He expects to reach the White House tomorrow afternoon. Regular Army men from Fort Barrancas and 14 State highway patrolmen were assigned to guard the 10-mile highway route. To Sign Loan Bill., Mr. Roosevelt expects to affix his signature tomorrow to the bill which adds $100,000,000 to the Ex- port-Import Bank’s lending au- thority. He radioed Federal Loan Ad- ministrator Jones to that effect early today. The measure would make available to Finland $20,000,- 000 for non-military purposes. From the Tuscaloosa the Presi- dent sent this radiogram to Mr. Jones: “Have just been advised of final passage of bill extending lending authority of Export-Import Bank. I will sign this bill on Saturday and you may therefore proceed on this basis.” A farewell dinner was given aboard the Tuscaloosa by the presidential party last night after a day warm enough to permit sun bathing. The President combined business with pleasure on this cruise. Al- though his fishing luck was so-so. he landed several 20-pounders. Fish= ing honors were taken by his physi- cian, Rear Admiral Ross T. McIn- tyre, who landed a 40-pound red snapper. U. S. Oils Machinery To Speed Loans to Finns By the Associsted Press. Machinery to pour out many mil- lions of dollars in loans to Scandi- navia and Finland was put into gear last night after Congress completed action on a bill increasing the funds 8{00 l,g:oExport-Import Bank by $100,- The bill goes to the White House for President Roosevelt’s signature. Jesse Jones, Federal loan admin- istrator, told reporters that battling Finland would get “first call” on the money. : “We think well of them,” he com- mented. “We'll be glad to lend them money. The limit we may lend is $20,000,000 " He said, however, there was a pos- sibility that Finland might not need $20,000,000 for purchases of & non- military nature. Under the terms of the bill she cannot buy military sup- plies. Mr. Jones said Sweden would re- ceive credits for non-military pur- chasls in this country, pussibly, as much as $20,000,000. Norway, which has received a $10,000,000 loan, probably will re- ceive another $10,000,000, Mr. Jones added, and Denmark probably will get ‘some money. If the day is chilly, Mrs. Roosevelt will wear this Bahama blue wool cos- which is finely embroidered with cord- ing and novelette puffing from shoul- der to waist, the President’s wife wears a tailored silk print with three clusters of pleats in the front and a shirt waist top which buttons up to the neck and forms a jabot. The coat is lined in the with the ensemble is of navy Necora braid with pleating of navy silk jersey forming a brim and snood. Roosevelt’s bag is of navy biue calfskin with double handles and her navy gloves are classic slip-ons in doeskin. complete Under the long coat, the cape wears a The profile hat worn Mrs. | Pius XII, Pope a Year, Sees } Two of Church'’s Fears Realized War in Europe and Communism on March Engross Monastic Life of Pontiff = By GEORGE C. JORDAN, ‘ Associated Press Foreign Correspondent. VATICAN CITY.—Pius XII, on! the 1st anniversary of his election | as Pope, March 2, faces the bitter | realization of two of the church’s worst fears. War in much of Europe and com- munism on the march are the out- | standing world developments of Pius XII's year as pontiff. | The Pope has borne up well un- | | der his ‘tremendous burden. | His first seven months of prayer | and struggle against the onrush- | ing war in vain, Pius XII has been | forced into the role of an an- guished observer of European af-| fairs, doing what he can to restrain | the horrors of the conflict and | watching for a chance to lead the way back to peace. The Pope lives in monastic se- | ersity. He usually works and studies till midnight. Tall, thin,| ascetic, he has not spared his | strength. The habits of keeping fit, eating sparingly and avoiding luxuries have preserved his health.! He will be 64 years old March 2, | his birthday anniversary as well as | the anniversary of his papacy. His Single Theme: Peace. A diplomat of long training, he has used the same skill in handling the problems of the Catholic Church that served him so well when, as Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, he was secretary of state. Anxiety has constantly beset him, ever since the day when he was called upon to pronounce Pius XI dead. With rare exceptions, the new Pope’s every published utter- ance, written or verbal, has had peace as its principal theme. He has seen Catholic Poland di- ‘vided between Nazi Germany and communistic Russia. He has spoken feelingly of his hopes for Polish resurrection. He has deplored the | outbreak of war and urged an ulti- mate peace that will avoid errors of the past. Plan for an Armistice. With the roar of hostile planes over Poland only a few hours off, Pius XII sent five last desperate notes to the governments concerned, urging a peaceful settlement. Two weeks later he told the new Bel- An Almanac That Speaks for Itself— UNCLE SAM'S ALMANAC, 1940, is gaining in popular favor every year—more and more readers find it a handy and invaluable refer- ence for home and family. It is a private publication assembled main- ly from governmental sources and is packed with the kind of facts and figures that you have constant need for. The cost is only a dime, postpaid. Send for your copy to- day. You will find it an exceptionally useful book. USE THIS COUPON. The Washington Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. 1 inclose herewith TEN CENTS in coin (carefully wrapped) for a copy of UNCLE SAM'S ALMA- He made it clear, howevzr. that a substantial amount of the $100,000,~ 000 additional funds of the bank Curt Weibull, recto® of the Uni- versity of Gothenburg. f would be kept available for Latin American and other loans. - te (Please Order by Ma1l Only.) glan Ambassador to the Holy See he was still “watching every oppor- tunity to seek to conclude a peace honorable for every one.” He called on the fighting na- tions to observe international rules | of warfare, to spare civilian popula- tions, to refrain from using poison | gas, and to treat their prisoners | well, giving them the comforts of | religion. 5 His first encyclical, repeatedly | postponed as the world outlook grew darker, was & call to sanity in the | midst of war. His Christmas. Eve address to the cardinals set forth a five-point base for an eventual “just and honorable peace.” The Recommendations. These recommendations were: 1. Assure every nation's right to | life and independence. | 2. Redeem mankind from the | “slavery of armaments” by dis- | armament. | 3. Correct the faults in such or- | ganizations as the League of Na-| tions. 2 4. Comply with the “needs and | Just demands of nations, peoples and ethnical minorities.” 5. Observe Christian principles. Shortly after the war began, there were stories that the Pope was fast- ing, even sleeping on the floor of his bedroom, and rising in the night to pray for peace. The rumors were believed because of his known tendency toward the monastic life. No ‘Prisoner of Vatican’ Yet Pius XII has gone beyond the confines of Vatican City more times than any Pope, within the first year of election, since the Italian seizure of Rome made the pontiffs voluntary prisoners with- in the Vatican up to the Lateran peace of 1929. He has exchanged ceremonial visits with Italy’s king and queen, the first time that a Pope called on a ruler of the kingdom. He passed the summer at Castel Gandolfo, out- side Rome, as was his predecessor's wont. He went to the church of St. John Lateran, his cathedral as bis- hop of Rome, to take possession of his see. He has visited the church of St. Mary Major, where he said his first mass as a priest. His work has not all been for peace. Other problems have had to be solved. Seeks Amity With Italy. Chief among these has been im- provement of relations with Italy, which his predecessor left somewhat strained. If non-totalitarian states- men expected Cardinal Pacelli to be an anti-Fascist Pope, they have been disappointed. While he has inveighed against absolute central control of the state over the indi- vidual, ne has avoided disputes with dictatorships. ‘The Pope congratulated the Span- ish people under Generalissimo Franco “for the peace and victory which have been granted by God” in the civil war. His handling of the problems be-- tween the Vatican and other states has been more diplomatic than that of his predecessor. Familiar with United States from 8 visit there in 1937, he has devoted special attention to that country. One of his two encyclicals was an epistle to the bishops of the United States in which he proposed a Christian solution of unemployment and other ills. Sees Little Peace Hope. President Roosevelt’s Christmas peace message and his appointment of Myron Taylor as personal en- voy to the Pope brought & reply from Pius in which he seconded Mr. Roosevelt’s peace efforts, but expressed little-hope for peace “so long as the present state .of the FRIDAY, MARCH opposing forces remains essentially Mrs. Roosevelt is shown here in the sunny-day ensemble. The front of the finger-tip length cape is embroid- ered with soutache braiding. The white pique jabot peeks through the opening in which falls in straight, graceful lines. With this costume. Mrs. Roosevelt white felt hat covered with braided soutache to match the trimming of the cape and dress. The sailor hat has a wide brim and a veil snood with a taffeta band attached to it. taffeta bow is placed at the back. Her bag is of navy blue calfskin with double “handles and her white doeskin gloves are in the classic slip-on style.—Arnold Con- A wide Yarnell Doubs Embargo on Japan Would Bring War He Also Asks Whether ‘We Can Afford to See’ Nippon Rule in China By the Associated Press. Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, retired, former commander of the Asiatic Fleet, expressed the opinion today that an embargo on exports to Japan would not result in hos- tilities against the United States. “It would be suicidal for Japan to engage in another major war with a powerful enemy,” Admiral Yar- nell wrote Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat, of Washington. “As for our interests in the Far East, the question arises whether our Nation can afford to see the domination of that great area by a power inspired by the ideals of fire and sword that have had full sway in China during the present war. “Success in this adventure will in- trench the Japanese army in con- trol of the government for many years, and, as time goes on, will lead inevitably to the acquisition of more | territory by force of arms. * * * Hints Neutrality Is Menaced. “The decision as to when our vifal | interests will require more active assistance to those nations whose ideals of government are similar to ours will become more pressing as time goes on. “We will face an uncertain and dangerous future if the democratic nations of Europe and China are defeated in the present war.” Senator Schwellenbach is the au- thor of a resolution to forbid the export of war-making raw materials to Japan. He asked Admiral Yar- nell’s views because he said that many persons were in sympathy with the embargo idea, but that they feared it “would be likely to result in involving us in war with Japan.” Admiral Yarnell commanded the Asiatic squadron at the time of the Panay bombing. He was known as a firm-handed diplomat in his deal- ings with the Japanese, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by Congress for his handling of American affairs in the Far East. “Appeasement Doesn’t Work.” “In civil life,” he wrote Senator Schwellenbach, “it has been found that ‘appeasement’ does not work in dealings with law-breakers and gunmen. “The experience of recent years has shown that also it is of no avail in dealing with nations whose rulers decide on a course of action against harmless neighboring nations in- volving death and misery to millions of innocent people in total disre- gard of treaties, international law or the dictates of justice and hu- manity.” Church Conference FAIRFAX, Va, March 1 (Spe- cial) —The second quarterly con- ference of Fairfax circuit will be held at the local Methodist Church today at 8 pm, with Dr. A. P. Williams, district superintendent of Alexandria district, presiding. Dr. Williams will preach Sunday at 11 am. at Andrew Chapel Methodist|,,, Church. unchanged.” The pontiff created a new archdiocese of Washington. ' Improved relations with two other countries also have marked Pius’ first year on the throne. Envoys were exchanged with Uruguay and with Lithuania after periods of non- recognition. Pius XII administers the manifold affairs of the church through- his chief executive officer, his secretary of state, Luigi Cardinal Maglione. Maglione is the only prelate who has daily audiences with mm. The cardinal receives the X's Wagner Act Violators Proposal One of 20 Mad To Congress to Provide A Permanent Policy By the Associated Press. The Maritime Labor Board urged Congress today to prolong and ex- pand its mediation work and deny Government ship subsidies to em- ployers who engage in practices outlawed by the Wagner Act. ‘The denial of ship subsidies was 1 of 20 proposals advanced by the board in response to a congressional request for a plan which would provide a permanent labor policy in the maritime field. Other proposals would: Give the board power to de- termine employe representation questions now exercised by the Na- tional Lebor Relations Board. Clarify the seamen's right to strike in a domestic harbor. Extend to the seagoing personnel | of Maritime Commission ships the right of collective bargaining now denied by the commission on the ground that seamen on such vessels are Government employes. Excludes Other Agencies. Exclude such agencies as the United States Conoiliation Service from stepping into maritime labor disputes unless invited by the board. The denial of ship subsidies to ‘Wagner Act violators is similar to a plan advanced last year by the C. I. O. leadership to deny any form of Government contract or loan to employers held guilty of engaging in unfair labor practices. The board offered the proposal as a “special inducement” to the bene- ficiaries of governmental aid to obey the Wagner Act. The Government pays out ship subsidies to aid con- struction and operation. “In the interests of orderly labor relations in the maritime industry,” the agency added, “the board be- | lieves it is imperative to stop effec- tively any attempt by unfair mari- time employers to engage in prac- tices inimical to the rights of mari- time employes.” The board was established in 1938 and will go out of existence m‘ June, 1941, unless Congress con- tinues it. ¥ No Permanent Need Seen. The board said it did not take the view that special governmental mediation in the maritime industry will always be needed. “Such an agency will continue to be needed,” it said, “until such time as the maritime employers and em- | ployes have demonstrated their | ability to protect their respective interests without jeopardizing the interest of the public through need- less interruptions to the free flow of water-borne commerce * * . From January, 1936. to June, 1939, the board reported, there were 311 ship strikes involving 81,146 workers, | and 115 longshoremen’s strikes in- volving 84,173. As additional steps to strengthen | the agency and make voluntary | mediation more effective, the board suggested the creation of adjustment boards and paid umpires, and the extension of its jurisdiction over all maritime workers,' in¢luding those engaged in ship repair. Mission Fund Drive Committee Formed An Advance Gifts Committee for | the Central Union Mission's cam- | paign to raise funds for a proposed | building addition was organized‘ last night at the Women's City Club. | Clifford L. Johnson was named | campaign manager, W. W. Everett general chairman, and subchairmen | included Col. E. Goring Bliss, Leon- | ard W. De Gast, Walter K. Handy, Wilbur La Roe, jr, and Harold N. Marsh., The new addition is to be called the John S. Bennett Memorial in honor of the late John S. Bennett, superintendent of the misSion for many years. Plans call for enlarge- ment of the dormitory quarters and the chapel as well as increased Found Safe in Tree Family of Six, Fleeing, Was Caught When Dike Broke; 5,000 Homeless By the Associated Press. MERIDIAN, Calif, March 1— Four of the five persons who were thought to have drowned in a flood early today were found safe in & tree surrounded by swirling water. Six persons were thrown into the flood when their automobile over- turned as they fled when a river dike burst. Of the six, only one, Mrs. Frank Fleharty, was missing, and members of her family believed she drowned. Rescue workers said the other members of the family clung to the tree branches from 2 until 8:15 a.m. Pour deaths occurred earlier in the week; two persons were missing, and more than 5,000 have been forced from their inyndated homes In the Pacific Northwest, winds and floods struck, causing two deaths in Oregon, and one in Wash- ington. The levee at Medidian, 60 miles north of Sacramento, gave way shortly after midnight, and resi- dents fled to higher ground. Break Saves a City. The breaking of the dike, causing the death, was believed to have saved the City of Colusa from grave peril. The breach eased the pressure of back water at Colusa, about 8 miles to the north, after the Sacra- mento River had crested at 29.5 feet, higher than the record flood of 1907. Meridian, however, was isolated, with all highways blocked. Several levee workers narrowly escaped death in the sudden surge of water. While authorities struggled to combat the flood along a 150-mile front, looting of victims' homes was reported from Redding, near the northern tip of the stricken area. A posse was organized at Red- ding by Sheriff W. W. Sublett to seek thieves who he reported had pilfered several inundated and aban- doned homes in the area. American Legionnaires were deputized for emergency duty in Colusa by Sher iff George R. Houx. Flood Covers 15 Miles Square. Thirteen breaks in the Sacra- mento levees in the Butte City- Glenn-Princeton areas north of Colusa were reported yesterday by Floyd Nolta, Willows aviator who flew over the region. A body of flood waters 15 miles wide stood opposite Colusa and ex- tended for 15 miles north and south of the city. Most of the area cov- ered was ranch lands. State and Federal authorities mobilized facilities to start recon- struction in the draining areas and minimize damage in newly stricken regions. W. P. A. officials in Washington granted an additional $60,000 in emergency funds for flood relief projects, making a total of $90,000 released since Tuesday. Buchalter Exfortion Case Goes fo Jury By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 1—The case of Racketeer Louis (Lepke) Buchal- ter and two other men charged with extorting $50,000 from bakers and flour truckmen went to a General Sessions jury at noon today after a five-week trial. The other defendants are Max Silverman and his son, Harold. Buchalter already is under Federal sentence for garment industry racketeering and narcotics dealing. Car Plunges Into Water In Blackout, Killing 5 By the Associated Press. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, March 1.—Five women drowned last night when their automobile, lost in the blackout, plunged into the har- bor while they were returning from war work at the Belfast naval can= kitchen and dining room facilities. teen. Weather Report (Furnished by the United District of Columbia—Cloudy to: afternoon and night; not much change in temperature; about 36 degrees. Sunday rain; gentle southeast or tomorrow. Maryland—Cloudy . tonight and tomorrow; States Weather Bureau.) night and tomorrow; rain tomorrow lowest tonight east winds, increasing rain tomorrow afternoon and night; not much change in temperature; Sunday rain. Virginia—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow and night and on Sunday; somewhat warmer in southwest portion tomorrow. ; rain tomorrow aftérnoon in south portion tonight and West Virginia—Cloudy and warmer tonight and tomorrow, with rain beginning late tonight or A disturbance siderable intensity is centered this morn- ing over Northeastern New Mexico. mov- ing slowly easiward, Clayton, 996.3 milli- bars (20.42 inches). and the disturbance that was off the South Atlantic Cor Thursday morning_has moved northea: ward over the ocean. being central this morning about 600 miles east-sout of Nantucket. Mass.. a ship, 1010 milll (29.82 inches). Pressure is abnor: low over Alaska. Dutch _Harbor, anillibars (28.74 inches). Pressure is high and rising from California northeastward tomorrow morning; colder Sunday. of wide extent and con-p-— o Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in current month to date): e Capital ( Month to Montana and from the Dakotas east- | Augu: ward to New York and New England Bahamas, Sault Sainte Marie, 1028.8 millibars (30.38 inches), al Fresno. Calif. 1028.1 millibars '(30. Precipitation has occurred most generally west of the Rocky Mou: tains and from North Dakota eastward to the interior of New York e tempera- ture has risen in the Plains States, the Mississippl _Valley, the interior of the Gulf States and in portions of the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States, | Ba: while the weather has become colder in Southern California_and portions of the Plateau and Rocky Mountain regions. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy icago 3 a5 at Harpers Perry: Potomac River siightly | Gi ; 27 muddy at Great Palls today. = 5.:1"‘.’:‘.:,,‘“" a0 Revort for Last 24 Hours. Solumbly f Temperature. Barometer | Danerr®'t 3 e Yesterday— Degrees. Inches. | Des Moines 3 44 29 Detroit __ 31 25 A est 7 Helena 2 32 19 luron .09 39 22 Indian'oli: .03 41 30 n'lle .15 68 fig Kans City 88 68 3 L. Angeles .27 68 50 (Prom noon yesterdsy to moon tedsy.) | Louisy o Highest, 45, 2 pm. vesterdsy. Year| Mplisep 3017 59 G4 57, . Orlea; .00 70 B8 w0t 30 T8 am. today. Year | Newvarr 2097 49 5 J . Norfolk 21 4 35 st e o g8y Highest. 04 on e 30 g R R A Phiiaderia 3021 43 3 Humidity for Last 94 Heurs. ;!:;lbgnh 30.08 37 30 (Prom noon yesterdsy to moon today) |pianilMe 2037 33 %3, Highest, 70 per cent. at 8 a.m. todsy. | Raleigh 21 49 a3 Lowest,' 39 per cent. at 1:15 p.m. yes- | 8t. Louls = 2007 50 a4 terday. 8. Lake C. .15 50 38 Ani .77 93 59 21 63 B2 38 50 50 03 B4 46 November December Weather in Vai Rain- '!.‘-‘)', h‘fi Weather Tei Stations. Bar High Abilene___" 2053 00 Atlantic C: Batimore irming'm Bismarck Boston Buflalo ;’ « arieston Chi ®eem. POREIGN STATIONS. (Noon. Greenwich time. today.) loudy lear Clear H h { ) { {