Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1940, Page 1

Weather Forecast Rain with slowly rising temperature to- night and tomorrow; lowest tonight about 33 degrees. Temperatures todey —Highest, 35, at 2 p.m.; lowest, 29, at 6:30 a.m. From the Unif States W Bu report, e i etatls on Pade Ad Closing New York Markets, Page 20. Page A-2. 88th YEAR. No. 35015, @b WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1940—FORTY-TWOQO PAGES. **#* WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Russo-Finnish Fighting Stops; Democracies Scored by Tanner; Pact Mu " Had No Arms or Faith in Others, Official Says REICH AND ITALY sign new agree- ment on coal supply; increased transportation by rail expected to take up burden from blockaded ships. Page A-4 ALLIES PREPARE for Nazi-Soviet offensive in Balkans; offer of guar- antees to Rumania by Reich and Russia reported. Page A-4 NEUTRAL ZONE of one kilometer established between Russian and Finnish lines; defenders begin re- treat to new frontiers Friday. Page A-4 FRONTIER WITH REICH is forti- fied, Italian Army leader tells Chamber; Alpine border, including that with France, defended by million. Page A-5 THIRD-TERM RACE seen depend- ent on Welles' report; London paper says lack of chance for peace may be decisive. Page A-7 (Text of Russo-Finnish Peace Treaty on Page A-6.) By the Associated Press. HELSINKI, March 13.—Weary Finland, lacking weapons and skep- tical of foreign offers for help, ended her bitter three-and-one- half-months struggle against Soviet Russia today by yielding more soil and economic and military inde- pendence than demanded before the war. At 11 am. (4 am, E. S. T), the dogged, courageous Finnish Army stopped fighting, and a gloomy peace settled over the battlefields, from the corpse-piled Karelian Isth- | mus to icy Lapland. Beginning Friday, the Finnish troops will retreat at the rate of 7 kilometers (about 4.5 miles) a day to narrowed frontiers fixed by the treaty signed at Moscow last night. The treaty still was subject to formal ratification by the Finnish Parliament. Ratification documents are to be exchanged in Moscow with- in 10 days of yesterday’s signing. Two Resign in Protest. It was officially announced this afternoon that War Minister Juho Niuukanen and Minister of Eduta- tion Uuno Hannula had resigned from the goveinment because they opposed accepting the Russian terms. Foreign Minister Vaino Tanner | disclosed the terms to the Finnish people in a broadcast today, de- claring Finland was forced to capitu- late. The head of the Finnish Army, Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, was scheduled to speak to the nation tonight and President Kyosti Kaliio tomorrow. (In Copenhagen political quar- ters expressed the belief that drastic political changes were in- evitable in Finland following conclusion of the treaty and that formation of a temporary mili- tary government, possibly headed by Baron Mannerheim, was likely. (Reuters, British news agency, quoted a dispatch from Helsinki to the Havas News Agency as say- ing that “in some Finnish circles there are fears that today may not see ratification of the treaty, but a coup overthrowing the gov~ ernment.”) Finland was forced to yield be- cause she lacked arms and “had no faith in the promises of others” to aid in the unequal struggle against & foe 50 times her size, Tanner de- clared. Immediately after the foreign minister’s broadcast all flags on public buildings were lowered to half staff. Helsinki's newspapers appeared with heavy black mourn- ing borders. News of the peace brought no celebration or scenes of joy in Hel- sinki, where people heard the terms for the first time from Tanner. Crowds huddled around public ra- dios anxiously, and many women wept. Morale Still High. Apparently Finnish authorities had maintained the nation’s morale to such an extent that the man in the street found it difficult to be- lieve it necessary to give up now, although he seemed to feel that if the government decided to end the struggle it would be suicidal to con- tinue it. Great Britain and France yester- day offered to send 50,000 troops to Finland, but Tanner said, “the only possible route was through Norway and Sweden, who refused to let the troops through. This refusal proved &n unconquerable obstacle. “Thus Finland was left alone to face an enemy of superior numbers.” He highly praised the conduct of Finland’s stubborn defenders saying their feats were “astonishing and beyond expectations,” but rein- forcements were lacking. ‘The public—which reacted to the (See HELSINKI, Page A-4.) Procope Arrunges_CdI On Hull Today By the Associated Press. Hjalmar Procope, the Finnish Minister, arranged to call on Sec- retary Hull at 3:15 p.m. today, pre- sumbably to talk over the conse- quences of the Russo-Finnish peace. Meanwhile, he declined to discuss the situation publicly, saying he was without official information from his government on the signing of the peace treaty. At the State Department likewise, officials declined to comment until Secretary Hull had studied dis- patches from American diplomats which poured into his office last night and today. t st B To Heart by Te Chicago Daily News HELSINKI, March 13.—At given on both sides of the Russo: Peace came on March 13, immeasurable heartaches. Foreign Minister Vaino Tanner announced the end of the Russo- Finnish War to the Finnish nation by radio at 12 o'clock. It was the first governmental statement to be broadcast by a member of the gov- ernment since peace negotiations be- gan a week ago. No Emotion in Voice. Tanner’s voice betrayed no emo- tion. Inside one of Helsinki's co- operative [Elante restaurants a throng of men and women, who were an exact cross-section of the Finnish population, sat quietly and listened eagerly. Almost immedi- ately the foreign minister declared that the result was peace. A dark-haired voung woman in a red-checked sweater near the win- dow began to weep silently, hiding | her face with her hands. | All around me other faces stared {and most of them were "impen- etrable. Tanner's voice continued strong and firm. He began to enumerate the conditions. An Eng- | lish-speaking secretary across from i me lost self-control for only a mo- ment. “My God,” she exclaimed. A middle-aged woman in a gray | coat winced and fought to control herself, then began to rub tears from her eves. Even before that they were filled with unspeakable agony. |as Tanner's voice rolled on, shook his head violently in the negative. | faces and staring eyes. + “In 10 days we shall give up Han- the echo of doom. Two other wom- en were sobbing but without making a sound. There were two Finnish | officers, their faces as expression- less as Indians. Never once did their features reveal what was hap- pening inside them. Tried to Paint Hopeful Picture. Tanner was explaining why 1t seemed that peace had to be made, how foreign help had failed and how courageously the Finnish troops the picture as hopefully as possible, but some of the terms which no Finn could ever bear to contem- plate had to be revealed. Then the radio voice added that the Scandinavian governments had refused flatly to allow British and French troops to pass through their territory even after allied interven- tion had been promised to Finland. My eyes were drawn back again to the young woman in the red- checked sweater. Now she lay back limp and her chair with her face averted toward the drawn window curtains. Her shoulders were shak- ing slowly but ceaselessly. When I saw her face again it con- tained all that misery and disillu- sionment which can only be felt by an undefeated people who have been compelled to accept the victors’ peace long before ever accepting de- feat within their own inner con- sciences. Then, soon Tanner was pleading for renewed faith in Finland's destiny. We must start our lives again, he was saying: We are going to rise again, A All about me the stony eyes and faces remained unchanged. How could one know what thoughts leaped and flamed behind them? But over to the right another young woman uttered a sharp, fierce ex- clamation to her companion. One could feel her anger. Elsewhere aside from the few instances of tears, there was neither resignation nor acceptance—simply the baffling Spartan armor of this Far Northern people. Sacrifices Unbelievable. It was soon ended. Strains of the hymn “God Is Our Castle” poured from the microphone. No one cheered, not a soul spoke. In a moment scores were filing out into the street. Once on the sidewalk some of them conversed rather vehemently. Others talked with the same restained quietness which is so (See STOWE, Page A-5) Arfillery Fire Reported by French By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 13.—Artillery fire broke out on various sectors of the western front today, French military quarters reported, accompanied by the usual scouting activity. Nevertheless, the regular morning communique of the French high command said merely: “Nothing to report.” BERLIN, March 13 (».—German detachments scouting on enemy soil dispersed a body of French troops and took several prisoners, the army high command reported today. The communique said: “In the region of the Palatinate forest on French soil a German scouting squad raided an enemy group marching with mules, dis- persed it and took several prisoners. “The air force continued recon- naissance over France,” e Ratified in Finns, Still Unbeaten, Are Cut Isthmus up to 69 degrees latitude, A little bald-headed man, | I could see nothing else but stony | | ko—" words like that came like | had fought alone. He tried to paint | rms of Peace Agonized Tears Flow as Tanner Explains Concessions in Radi By LELAND STOWE, o Broadcast Foreign Correspondent. noon today the strange, almost forgotten silence of peace settled over all Finland. The most intensely devastating and inhuman 105 days of modern warfare were ended. The order of cease firing has been -Finnish front, from the Karelian north, far inside the Arctic Circle. but without rejoicing and with — 'Hore-Belisha Scores Chamberlain Policy For Finn Surrender Charges ‘Technicality’ Barred Expedition; Seeks Formal Debate (Text of debate on page A-4.) By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 13.—A demand for a formal debate on Britain's | “whole conduct of the war” came |from Leslie Hore-Belisha, recently | dismissed war minister, as he made | a bitter attack on the government in | the House of Commons today in a | stormy debate on Finland’s capitula- tion to Soviet Russia. Mr. Hore-Belisha, whose ouster last January 5 never was fully ex- plained, but who is known to have advocated dispatch of a British | expeditionary force to Finland be- | fore he left office, asserted that British refusal to supply more help was based on “a pure technicality.” Prime Minister Chamberlain de- the proposed full dress debate would be allowed, but trustworthy unoffi- cial sources said such a debate would be held March 18, at which | Mr. Chamberlain would present a general war review and reply to questions of an aroused House. Resistance Praised. Mr. Hore-Belisha entered today’s discussion after Mr. Chamber! had praised Finnish resistance an both labor and liberal leaders joined in expressing admiration for the Finns and deploring what they called another triumph for aggres- sion. “Is it not a pity, in relation to the magnitude of these events and of their far-reaching character, to plead as an excuse for inaction a pure technicality?” Mr. Hore-Belisha asked. Mr. Chamberlain earlier told the Commons that “it always has been understood that it was for the Finnish government to decide the course of action they considered to “(See HORE-BELISHA, Page A-4) Indian Gunman Slays Former Punjab Official By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 13.—Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former lieutenant Gover- nor of the Punjab, was shot to death and Lord Zetland, secretary of state for India, was wounded at a meet- ing of the India Association tonight by an Indian gunman. Sir Louis Dane and Lord Lamington also were wounded. The meeting was held in London. < Sir Michael, an official of Britain’s Indian Civil Service from 1885 to 1920, was known as an advocate of strong measures in handling the Indian problem. He was 75 years old. Page. Amusements, A-14 Comics _B-18-19 Editorials __A-10 Finance ____A-19 Lost, Found B-13' Page. ‘Woman's Page, B-12 Foreign Hore-Belisha bitterly attacks Cham- berlain regime. Page A-1 Helsinki given three days to ratify peace terms. Page A-1 Reich and Italy sign new coal agree- ment. Page A-4 Neutral zone established between Red and Finn lines. Page A-4 Fighting stops on Russo-Finnish fronts. Page A-1 Allies’ purchases not to interfere with U. S. plane supply. Page A-3 Frontier with Germany fortified, Italian Chamber told. Page A-5 Allies prepared for Nazi-Soviet of- fensive in Balkans. Page A-4 National Roosevelt slate elected in New Hamp- shire primary. Page A-3 House group to probe release of U. S. planes for sale abroad. Page A-1 13 killed. 37 hurt as tornadic winds hit Shreveport. Page A-3 Finnish loan believed unaffected by peace. Page A-3 Barkley seeks agreement to shorten Hatch bill debate. Page A-3 G-men seldom practiced wire-tap- ping, Hoover says. Page A-3 Third-term race seen dependent on Welles’ report. Page A-7 Washington and Vicinity Son of X-ray specialist commits sul- icide in Bethesda. Page A-1 [ 8 N i clined to say immediately whether | Summary of Today’s Star | tures of the Finnish delegates will | .10 Days Finn Delegation Of 4 Leaves Moscow By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 13.—The entire Finnish delegation which last night signed a, treaty of peace with the Soviet Russia left early this after- noon for Stockholm aboard the spe- cial Swedish plane which brought them here. Soviet Russia gained broad terri- torial, economic and military foot- holds in Finland in the treaty end- ing her costly 105-day war in a fash- ion which the Kremlin regards as the greatest defeat of the British in a century. The undeclared war's conclusion was looked upon at the Soviet seat of government as a “splendid con- tribution to world peace.” The treaty’s terms indicate that Russia has achieved her long-sought security for Leningrad from assault by any power by land or sea over Finnish soil or waters. Viipuri, the Finnish city which goes to Russia under the treaty, has been called the key to Leningrad's defense since Peter the Great founded Leningrad as St. Peters- | burg. Reds Pay Heavy Price. The price paid by the Russians in 312 months of fighting undoubtedly was a heavy one, but it was pointed out that the Soviet Union was a rich country, able and willing to pay well for its gains. A wave of meetings enthusiasti- | cally hailingthepeacetreaty issweep- ing Russia. The speaker at one in | Leningrad said “the terms of the | treaty express the will of 183,000,000 | Soviet citizens.” | The Soviet public, press and radio | seem to take it for granted the signa- prove binding on the Finnish govern- ment. Mile-long queues of rejoicing Mus- covites lined up for morning papers discussing the peace treaty. Pravda, official Communist party newspaper, displayed on its front page the treaty text and an editorial asserting that Anglo-French imperialists were re- sponsible for the hostilities because they wanted to spread the war to Northern Europe. Now they had lost their most important base for their contemplated crusade against the U.S.S. R, Pravda declared. The editorial concluded: “Now peace reigns triumphantly over all frontiers of the U. S. 8. R. Thisis a great victory for the Stalinist peace policy. The U. 8. 8. R. continues un- waveringly to safeguard peace and toilers.” Hostilities ended at noon, the an- nouncement said, with the Finnish government allowed 10 days te ex- change ratification of the treaty, under which Finland would yield to Russia: remains the support and hope for all sis The entire Karelian Isthmus, including the bitterly contested Mannerheim defense line, strewn with Russian and Finnish corpses; The wrecked, but uncaptured city of Viipuri, along with Viipuri Bay and its islands; All the shores of Lake Ladoga and some territory northeast of the lake, where the Finns have reported the slaying of thou- sands of Russian troops; A 30-year Russian lease on the Peninsula of Hanko, Finnish “Gibraltar” at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, which Russia intends to convert into a military and naval base; Various islands in the Gulf of Finland; A broad swath of Eastern Fin- land in the region of the Arctic Circle; Part of the Sredni and Rybachi Peninsulas on the Arctic Ocean; A railroad to be built this year to link Russia’'s White Sea ports with the Gulf of Bothnia; Operation of a Russian airline across the Petsamo district be- tween Russia and Norway and (See MOSCOW, Page A-5) District tax ruling has repercussion in Virginia, Maryland. Page B-1 Year’s 14th traffic victim killed on Constitution avenue. Page B-1 Gallinger addition for convalescents is recommended. Page B-1 Thomas Circle underpass opened to vehicles tomorrow. Page B-1 Directed verdict frees defendant in traffic death. Page B-5 Bar committee reports on “antiquat- ed” D. C. laws. Page B-20 Editorial and Comment This and That. Answers to Questions. Letters to The Star. David Lawrence. Alsop and Kintner, Frederic Willlam Wile. Charles G. Ross. Constantine Brown. Sports Nat bosses relteved as Pofahl’s arm improves. Page A-16 Mackmen seen as pennant contend- ers by next year. Page A-16 Roosevelt lands three on Star’s all- high team. Page A-17 Oklahoma Ag.-Duquesne game to- night is basket classic. Page A-18 Miscellany Service Orders. Vital Statistics. Nature’s Children. Of Hearts and Song. Bedtime Story, Letter-Out. Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page B-2 Page B-7 Oklahoma Mobilizes Troops fo Block Completion of Dam Gov. Phillips to Order Martial Law; Payment For Flooded Area Asked By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, March 13— | Guardsmen armed with | National machine guns were mobilized in Oklahoma today to block completion of the $20,000,000 Grand River Dam pending settlement of State claims | for damages to roads and bridges. Red-haired Gov. Leon C. Phillips said he would declare martial law at the dam site late this afternoon to prevent closing of the last gap in the giant hydro-electric project. Ready to do his bidding were two units of National Guardsmen mobil- ized in Tulsa and Tahlequah and concentrated at Wagoner, 60 miles from the dam area. Adjt. Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter said he anticipated no trouble but plan- ned, anyway, to “use enough men to take care of the situation and over- come any resistance.” Work Goes Ahead. To that, T. P. Clonts, general manager of the project, which Gov. Phillips says will destroy $850,000 in roads and bridges, replied wryly: “I don’t know how we could re- . Work went ahead as usual at the dam this morning. “We won't shut down until we're stopped by guards or some consti- tuted authority,” said 1. N. Towne, construction superintendont. The governor said his strategy would be to declare martial law in one place at the dam—the spot where workmen are pouring con- crete to close the last gap in the huge structure. The dam authority had planned to complete the dam so impounding of water could start before April 1. About 1,000 men are employed at the damsite. Final Warning Unheeded. Gov. Phillips’ decision for a show- down with the Public Works Admin- istration and the Grand River Dam Authority was reached after the G. R. D. A. failed to heed a final warning: “I'm not kidding.” In Washington John M. Carmody Federal public works administrator, commented caustically: “The only marching troops that I know anything about are march- ing in Europe and Asia. * * * In this country we are accustomed to present our disputes before regu- larly constituted courts.” Ray McNaughton, G. R. D. A. chairman, advised Gov. Phillips he had tried unsuccessfully for as- surances from the P. W. A. that Oklahoma would be reimbursed. Damage to Dam Seen. ‘The controversy began its swift march to a climax two weeks ago as Gov. Phillips learned that con- tractors hoped to close the reservoir gates in time to catch the spring rains. He vowed he would not permit inundation until the State was paid and rejected an offer from Mr. Car- mody to submit the matter to the courts. The G. R.D. A, a State organized agency, was set up in 1935. The P. W. A. loaned it $11,563,000 and made an outright grant of $8,457,000. Senator Thomas Accuses Phillips of ‘Revolution’ By the Assoclated Press. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma accused Gov. Leon C. Phillips of Oklahoma today of “stir- ring up a revolution among his own people” by proposing use of Na- tional Guardsmen to prevent closing of the Grand River Dam. The result might be, Senator Thomasg declared, that the Gov- ernment either would take over the hydro-electric project eventually or that it would be “left high and dry as an unfinished project on the plains and a black eye to Okla- homa.” | “Phillips is just cutting off his nose to spite his face,” the Senator said in -an interview. “That is a State project entirely. The Gov- ernment is not building that dam. The State sets up its own authority which obtained a loan and grant from the Public Works Adminis- tration. The State let its own con- tract and selected its own em- ployes. If Phillips wants to stir up revolution among his own depart- ments that is his affair.” o \ ¢ Foening Star Peace ‘Compulsory,’ Kallio Tells Hoover - In Urging More Aid By the Associated Press. HELSINKI, March 13.— President Kyosti Kallio of Fin- land sent a cable to Herbert Hoover today asking that American help for Finland be continued. He thanked Hoover for the aid already sent by Hoover's committee. The cablegram said: “I hope with all my heart that you will continue to alle- viate the lot of those suffering on account of the war, for the population of the ceded areas will be moving into the territory of the republic. “We have signed a compulsory peace, yet we hope that our struggle for right has gained us the sympathy of the civilized world and trust we shall not be left to our own resources in the work of reconstruction.” 3,000 1o Be Dropped By District W. P. A. Before June 30 Rolls to Be Reduced Gradually to 8,800, Edwards Says More than 3,000 persons employed on the District W. P. A. will have to be dropped between mrw.md June 30, it was announced today by Paul Edwards, District W. P. A. dirgector. He said the reduction would be in line with the practice of maintain- ing peak W. P. A. loads in the win- ter, when needs are greater, and a lessening of the number during the summer, plus the fact that budget limitations giust be met. The District had some 11,800 per- sens on the W. P. A. rolls and some have been dropped in the past two weeks. Mr. Edwards said he be- lieved it would be necessary to re- duce the rolls to roughly 8,000 by June 30. He added that workers would be given two weeks’ notice whenever possible so that their dis- missal might not find them entirely unprepared. Rhode_[slund Asks Ban On Third Term By the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I, March 13.— Rhode Island prepared today to sub- mit to Washington a legislative reso- lution asking Congress to enact a law forbidding any President to serve more than two terms. The resolution passed both branches of the Rhode Island Gen- eral Assemply, largely on straight party voting, and was signed late yesterday by Gov. Willlam H. Van- derbilt. Soviet Plane Flights Protested by Japan By the Associated Press. TOKIO, March 13.—The foreign office today lodged a strong protest with Moscow against the alleged flight of Russian airplanes over Japanese territory in the southern half of Sakhalin Island, north of Japan proper. Established in 1852 Most people in Washington have The | decided today to “look into” the ad- | Star delivered UP) Means House Subcommittee To Probe Release of U. S. Planes for Sale Aircraft Production Held Inadequate After White House Conference to their homes every evening and Sunday morning. Associated Press, THREE CENTS. A.B.C.Chairman Tells of Capitol Pressure Efforts Lodge Denies Board Ever Yielded on Liquor Licenses A few members of Congress have attempted to exert “pressure” on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the interest of applicants for liquor licenses, Thomas E. Lodge, its chairman, revealed today before the special congressional commit- tee investigating the District liquor situation. Mr. Lodge made the disclosure in response to a question by Chair- man Eberharter, who asked whether the board has ever been subjected to ‘“direct pressure” by members ot Congress. “We have had some cases in which members got interested on both sides,” ne declared. “The num- ber has been very limited, however. The board has shown every possi- ble courtesy to these members of Congress, but it has not yielded to this so-called pressure.” Representative Schulte, Democrat, of Indiana, a member of the com- mittee, also disclosed he had re- ceived information that the House might give favorable consideration to a proposal to establishment in Washington of municipally owned and operated liquor stores, otherwise known as the dispensary system. “Sentiment in the House is gain- ing a mile a minute for the dis- pensary system,” he declared. Would Build Up Revenue. Mr. Schulte pointed out a dis- pensary system might yield the Dis- trict sufficient revenue to prevent a possible budget deficit in view of the Court of Appeals decision which, it A House Military Subcom:nmeei ministration’s policy on release of | military pianes and munitions for sale to foreign powers and asked Secretary of War Woodring to tes- | | tify as the first witness tomorrow. | Louis Johnson, Assistant Secre- | tary of War, voiced opposition, meanwhile. to any sidetracking of | Army-Navy aircraft orders for those | of France and Britain. American military aircraft pro- duction has not been speeded suffi- ciently for wartime emergency pur- poses, Mr. Johnson told reporters on [leaving an extraordinary White House conference today on the whole subject of national defense. Summoned by President Roosevelt, the conferees included cabinet offi- cers and technical experts from the War Navy and Depart- ments, their consultations being di- rected primarily to the industrial capacities of the Nation with regard to defense needs. Shortage of Mechanics. ‘While he emphasized that specific problems of aircraft production were not discussed at this particular meeting, Mr. Johnson told newsmen that there has been concern about a shortage of skilled mechanics and inadequate supplies of machine tools for some of the major producers. In somewhat critical tone he explained that mechanics are not being trained thoroughly to know a full operation, rbut rather are being used, produc- tion-line fashion, for single tasks. He made it clear, however, that domestic orders are being filled on schedule, but that the whole pic- ture in the light of potential needs | is nov fully satisfactory. | Attending the conference, in | addition to Mr. Johnson, were: Secretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau, Secretary Woodring, Secre- tary of the Navy Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Lewis Comp- ton, Gen. H. H. Arnold of the Army Air Corps and Capt. Harry Collins of the procurement division of the Treasury. Won't Sell Newest Ones. Earlier, Mr. Johnson denied em- phatically at a press conference that experimental types of planes would be made available to foreign govern- ments until after this country had taken its pick and received delivery. A combined British and French purchasing mission now in this country, Mr. Johnson said, would not in any way hamper aviation de- liveries for military purposes. He explained that this Government's deliveries are progressing satisfac- torily and that any orders placed with American plane companies would facHitate plant expansions now in progress. Release of the new P-40 pursuit ship to foreign governments, Mr. Johnson said, was decided on last December 19. He said the Army already has available new and bet- ter ships of this class and hence the P-40 was released. The first P-40 delivery to the United States Army is due this month. Mr. John- son noted that the P-46 was ready to go into production for American military use. Meanwhile, congressional argument continuéd on the question of supply- is believed, might outlaw the new local tax on personal incomes of Government employe$ who maintain a voting residence in the States. “We don’t want to see a sales tax here,” he declared. Representative Schulte said the District last year received $2,183,000 in revenue from taxes on the sale of liquor, whereas Virginia, which has a dispensary system, made a profit of more than $6,000,000. “Liquor is a luxury,” he said. “Getting stiff on Saturday night is a luxury. Automobiles are a neces- sity. You can't get any more rev- enue from auto owners in order to meet the District’s possible budget shortage. Let’s get the revenue from | liquor.” At the request of the committee, 'which had become alarmed over re- ports that Class A liquor licenses— those that permit sale of liquor by the bottle—had been transferred at prices ranging as high as $15,000, Mr. Lodge submitted a report based on the records of the A. B. C. Board. The report contained a list of 28 license transfers in 1939. The maximum price recorded including “good will” was $8,750 and the minimum $1,000. The average price set up on an unexpired license and “good will” during the transfers was $3,500. Notes Held Used as Club. Chairman Eberharter told Mr. Lodge there has been “a good deal of talk” about wholesale liquor dealers holding notes from retailers as a “club” to compel the retailers to deal with them. The A. B. C. Board chairman flatly denied he had heard of any such cases. Mr. Eberharter said reports also were current that by holding these notes a monopoly had been created in the whoiesale market. “There is no monopoly,” Mr. Lodge declared. “Records of the board show that. There are 19 Class A wholesalers and 15 Class B whole- salers and 1 manufacturer.” Representative Dirksen, Repub- Jican, of Illinois, who championed the District income tax law, how= ever, did not agree with Mr. Schulte. “It's just a question,” he said, “whether youre going to take it out of the consumer’s hide with the right hand or the left hand.” Lodge Resumes Testimony. Mr. Lodge, who was recalled to the witness stand after a severe two- hour grilling yesterday by commite tee members, resumed his testimony by urging that the A. B. C. Board be given authority to regulate the neon signs used by liquor dealers, especially those who sell by the bot= tle. “These signs are too large and too many,” he declared. Mr. Lodge also suggested that class C establishments—those that sell liquor by the drink—be permitted to remain open until 2 a.m. Sunday. Existing law requires these places to shut down their bars at 12 midnight Saturday. “There is a feeling,” said the A. B. C. Board chairman, “that the closing of the class C places at 12 o'oclock Saturday night constitutes a hard- ship on those people who want to go out Saturday night. If these peo- ple don’t get their liquor in the Dis= (See DEFENSE, Page A-3.) Suicide Letter Leads Police To Body of Missing Man A suicide letter addressed to his wife and parents attributing his act to financial difficulties led today to the discovery of the body of Milton A. Christie, 29-year-old stationery salesman, in the' garage behind a vacant home in the 6800 block of Massachusetts avenue, in Maryland. Mr. Christie, who had been miss- ing from home since Monday night, died from carbon monoxide poison- ing. Dr C. E. Hawks of Rockville, Montgomery County medical ex- aminer, issued a suicide certificate on concluding his investigation of the case. Mr. Christie, father of two young , was the son of Dr. A. C. Christie of 4525 Cathedral avenue N.W., well known X-ray specialist. The dead man had been employed as & salesman for Charles G. Stott & Co., Washington stationers, and lived at 4606 Highland avenue, Be- thesda, with his wife, Jocelyn, and two sons, one 6 years old and the other 3. % He was last seen by relatives at 8 p.m. Monday. Last night a brother- in-law, Wesley Morris, of Ashton, Md,, reported his disappearance to Montgomery County police. ‘When the letter reached Dr. Chris- tie’s home this morning Police Chief Charles M. Orme, Sergt. Joseph Nolte and Patrolman Warren Gar- rett sped to the scene and found Mr. Christie’s body slumped over the steering wheel of his car in a ga- rage behind a new, unoccupied house. Dr. 'anka said the man appeared to have been dead for about 36 ENE trict they will go some place else. If our people want to spend their money here on Saturday night they ought to be able to spend it here. Hits Sale on Sunday. Mr. Lodge subsequently registered his objection to a proposal that the sale of hard liquor be permitted on Sunday. In addition, he said, he did not believe the present law per- mitting the sale of beer and light wines on Sundays in class C estab- lishments should be changed. “Some licensees and some people like the sale of beer and wine on Sunday and others don’t,” he de- clared. “My suggestion is: Let that alone.” Chairman Eberharter asked Mr. Lodge what he thought about the idea of automatically renewing liquor licenses every year in cases in which no protests are involved. “I wouldn't recommend that,” he replied. Mr. Lodge, however, has previousiy suggested that the dates of renew- ing liquor licenses be “staggered,” pointing out that under existing law (See LIQUOR, Page A-3.)