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K2 24 o Scienfists Resolve To Tighten Ties 0f Hemisphere Conference Closes With Welles’ ‘Civilization Trusteeship’ Plea With the closing words of Under- secretary of State Welles urging the delegates to accept the trusteeship of Western civilization for the period of the present war and -with the adoption of a score of resolutions calling for closer co-operation in the intellectual and cultural life of the American nations, the eighth American Scientific Conference closed here yesterday afternoon. Mr. Welles in his address at the closing session said the Western Hemisphere was “in a far better pesition” to face the present European war than it was the World War of 1914-18. He speculated, however, on the possibility of “a return to the Dark Ages” in “those parts of the world where free inquiry is no longer pos- sible.” As for the nations of the Western Hemisphere, he said: ¢We have a community of interests. We have attained a solidarity of intent to promote and to protect these in- terests. We are, therefore, in a far better position to face the difficult days that confront us than were any of us 25 years ago. World Knows Readiness. “Today not only are we able to safeguard our rights and to obtain respect for our position as neutral nations desiring to live at peace with each other and with the world, but the entire world knows of our capacity and of our intention to defend our new world and our in- stitutions.” At another point Mr. Welles said: “The suppression in some parts of the world today of the right of free inquiry and the endeavor to control the thoughts of men is of intimate concern not only to all sclentists, but likewise to all per- sons who believe that science has within its grasp the capacity of remedy in great part the ills of our present civilization. We cannot but speculate whether, in those parts of the world where free inquiry is no longer possible, there will not be, at least in so far as things of the mind and spirit are concerned, & return to the Dark Ages. What hope is there for future generations in countries where the state by fiat has declared that all persons must believe glaring distortions of the truth; where evil is declared to be good; where falsehood is paraded as the truth, and where aggression, pure and simple, is represented as self-defense.” Resolutions adopted by the con- ference before its close were: For the establishment of a Pan American Insfitute of Economics | and Social Research. Investment Opportunity Survey. A comprehensive survey of the opportunities for investment in the countries of the new world so as to develop the resources of those coun- tries and promote the- exchange of goods between them, 3 That one of thg four American languages—English, Spanish, Portu- guese and French—be made a com- pulsory study in public schools throughout the Americas, in addi- tion to the language of the country itself. Establishment of permanent sta- tions for the study of cosmic radia- tion throughout both continents. Establishment of additionst mag- hetic observatories throughout the Western Hemisphere and that the existing chain of such observatories be extended to include Easter Is- land, a station in Brazil and one in Chile, Intensification of yellow fever vac- cination as the ‘only protection against the lurking menace of jun- gle yellow fever, which has appeared in South America during the last few years. _Co-operative studies on the pinto disease, caused by an organism akin to that of syphilis, which is wide- spread in some Latin countries. Would Study Travel. Study by the International Statis- tical Institute, recently formed, of Inter-American tourist travel, Creation of a census unit for the Americas at the Library of Congress. Studies looking to the unification of criminal law throughout the Americas. Reduction of inter-American pos- tal rates on books and scientific materials. Compilation of detailed informa- tion on the possibilities for exchange graduate study throughout the Americas. z Creation in Panama of an auton- omous inter-American university as a center for post-graduate work and summer studies, Appointment of an inter-Ameri- ctan Conservation Committee to pre- pare an inventory of the natural resources of the world and especially of the Western Hemisphere, Would Check Soil Erosion. Surveys in each country to deter- mine the extent of soil erosion and setting up of special soil conserva- tion services in each country to determine ways of fighting this evil. Establishment of an inter-Ameri- ean Institute of Soil Conservation to map all the soils of the hemi- sphere. Setting up in the tropics practical demonstration areas for rubber pro- duction, with the participation of each of the governments and the private companies most interested. This is intended as a means of eventually freeing the Americas of dependence on East Indian rubber. Compliation by the American republics south of Mexico of geologic maps of their own territories. An inventory by each country of {ts own’mineral resources. The closing note of the conference ‘was sounded by Dr. Domingo Ramos, head of the Cuban delegation—a repetition of the note sounded at almost all the meetings. “We cannot avoid,” Dr. Ramos, “the bitter reflection engendered by the spectacle offered by countries who have perverted science and all its wonders to shackle it to the service of destruction and death.” _— Congress in Brief ‘TODAY. Benate and House in recess. Senate Military Appropriations Bubcommittee considers addition of $132,000,000 to Army supply bill. House Naval Committee resumes study of legislation to speed fleet- building program, { D. C. Art Student] Sails Today With Ambulance Units CHARLES FAWCETT. Charles Fawcett, a Washington art student, was among two con- tingents of American volunteer am- bulance drivers scheduled to sail from New York today aboard the liner Manhattan for service on Eu- rope’s battlefields. Mr. Fawcett had been attending the Corcoran Art School and had lived at the Phi Sigma Kappa Fra- ternity House, 1765 Massachusetts avenue N.W.,, for the last two years. His home is at Greenville, S. C. Others sailing in the detachments are Donald S. King of Chevy Chase, Md,, and Frederick H. Prince, 3d, of Marshall, Va. Mr. Prince’s father, Frederick Prince, jr., and uncle, Norman Prince, were founders of the Lafayette Escadrille, famous American flying unit of the French Army, in 1915. Plans for the sailing were dis- closed from New York by the Asso- clated Press. James Wood Johnson, president of the American Volunteet Am- bulance Corps, announced that 17 drivers would join the third section of the corps on the Belgian frontier. Nine others will join the American Field Service in France—an or- ganization which removed more than 500,000 wounded during the World War, Anniversary Program At St. Luke’s Church Special services tomorrow will commemorate the 60th anniversary of occupation of the present site of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, Fifteenth and Church streets N.W., and the 5th anniver- sary of the institution of its fourth rector, the Rev. Josiah Epps Elliott. The services will begin at 7 am. Wwith communion and at 11 a.m. will continue with a sermon by the Rev. Bravid W. Harris, rector of Grace Church of Norfolk, Va. At 8 pm, the Rev. Shelton Hale Bishopgrec- tor of St. Phillip's Church, New York, will preach. The congregation will be hosts to the ‘rector' and Mrs, Elliot at a reception Monday at 8 pm. in the parish house. Under his leadership, it was stated, debt on the structure has been substantially reduced and improvements instituted. Soldiers and Civilians In Regina Demonstrate By the Associated Press. REGINA, Saskatchewan, May 18. —Soldiers and civilians clashed with police in the streets of Regina last night as the officers attempted to halt a demonstration in which win- dows and furnishings of several buildings were damaged. The Metropole Hotel, an old Re- gina landmark; a beer parlor and a barber shop were among the estab- lishments damaged last night. Royal Canadian mounted Ppolice, local constables and military au- thorities co-operated in restoring Summary of Today’s Star Page. Amusements, B-18 Church News, A-12-14 Comics _ B16-17 Editorials __ A-8 Finance ___ A-15 Garden Page B-8§ Page. Lost, Found B-11 Obituary __ A-10 .. B-16 Society ____ A-11 Sports __ A-16-17 Foreign Waves of 80-ton tanks are hurled into France. Page A-1 Churchill reported seeking friendlier approach to Soviet. Page A-1 Army is marching into Antwerp, Germans claim. Page A-1 10 .German bombers shot down in battle, London says. Page A-1 Bunau-Varilla, of Panama Canal fame, dies in Paris. Page A-10 National. Congressional committees speed work on defense program. Page A-1 Industry can supply gas for 50,000 planes, leaders say. Page A-3 Landon pledges aid for defense, calls move late. Page A-4 Two Connecticut bankers freed in McKesson swindle. Page A-6 Air defense program faces acute per- sonnel problem. ~ Page A-10 Washington and Vicinity Senate takes D. C. insurance code under advisement. Page A-18 House acceptance of D. C. bill is predicted. Page A-18 Sports Yanks, conquering southpaw jinks, now ready to climb. Page A-16 Maryland, Duke threaten Tar Heel track supremacy. Page A-16 Stake, novelty classes headline horse show today. Page A-17 Editorial and Comment This and That. Answers to_Questions. Letters to The Star. David Lawrence. Alsop and Kintner, G. Gould Lincoln, J. Franklin, A-3 A-8 A-8 A-9 A-9 A-9 2 3 A9 Constantine Brown. Miscellany Service Orders. Vital Statistics. Nature's Children. Bedtime Story. Letter-Out. Winning Contract, Uncle Ray's Corner. Cross-Word Pussle, & THE EVENING $1,250Collected, Dollar Club Pushes Orchesira Drive - Mrs. Reeve Lewis Will Speak Today In Radio Plea With $1250 already in the cash register, the N. B. C.-Star Dollar Club appealed today for more mem- bers, more money to help the Na- ticnal Symphony Orchestra reach its goal. Scheduled to make the formal appeal today was Mrs. Reeve Lewis, co-chairman of the association’s committee for the drive and a mem- ber of the Board of Directors of the symphony association, who was to speak during the 1:15 pm. pro- gram over Station WRC. But those who already have be- come members of the Dollar Club have an appeal of their own. It's contained in the letters they send in with their dollars to Dollar Club headquarters at 1728 Fourteenth street N.W. Some of those letters have been read over the air. One man wrote that he “couldn’t conceive of any- thing more disastrous to the musical life of this city than the disband- ment of our splendid orchestra.” Cab Driver Gives Fare. Besides the contributions mailed in, a steady procession of gifts comes to the Dollar Club from passersby. One of the speakers on a broad- cast program yesterday turned over her cab fare to the Dollar Club, explaining that the cab driver, when she told him her destina- tion, asked her to make the fare his contribution to the symphony. Mrs. Foster Adams, chairman of the Orchestra Guild Committee for the Campaign and newly-elected member of the orchestra associa- tion’s Board of Directors, speaking from the Dollar Club yesterday, described how the fund is raised. “We go to you and ask you for your support for a hundred reasons,” she said, “—because you love music, because you want your city to be adorned by music as it is by its gardens and monuments; because you like the summer concerts on the Potomac. In fact, we believe that any reason for giving a dollar to the orchestra is a good reason.” A delegation from the Washing- ton Choral Society, headed by its president, Harry E. Yeide, brought $30.30 to the Dollar Club yesterday. Mr. Yeide explained that the money had been raised during a rehearsal of the choral group. Student Aid Pledged. Another gift yesterday came from Barbara Mace, freshman at the | Chevy Chase Junior College, who | pledged the support of her class- mates in the drive. John Rowland Hill, chaiman of the Business and Professional Com- mittee for the Campaign and secre- tary of the Board of Directors of | the orchestra, was another speaker | on _yesterday’s program, | Belief that the orchestra is not only a cultural but a commercial asset to Washington, he said, is growing among the larger business firms here. ! “Unlortunately,” he added, “I do | not find this belief in the smaller businesses, and yet, they are the ones who profit most by the exist- ence of the National Symphony Or- chestra. It is the neighborhood | TKR. WASHINGTON, D. 8 Navy Pharmacist Wins $100 for Best Chest Emblem Studied Art by Mail; Lincoln ‘Memorial Featured in Design A Navy man, who has been so busy at sea that his only art lessons have been through a correspondence school, yesterday was awarded first prize in the Community Chest's emblem contest .over competitors that included professional artists. John A. McCalley, chief pharma- cist’s mate now attached to the Navy Department’s Bureau of Med- icine and Surgery, was presented the $100 award by H. L. Rust, jr., chairman of the Judging Committee, This, a $50 second prize and $25 third prize, were the gifts of a private donor. Mr. McCalley’'s design, with its central symbol the Lincoln Memo- rial, will henceforward be displayed on Community Chest publications and stationery as its permanent em- blem. It was created at his home, 1650 Fuller street N.W., “in snatches of time between washing dishes and minding the baby.” The winner, a Chest contributor, has been in the Navy for 19 years and has travelled to Spain, Italy, France, England, French Morroco, Madeira Islands, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. His only art training was gained in a year of lessons by mail from a cartooning institute. Xeacher Wins Second Prize. Edgar Farr Russell, 39-year-old mechanical drawing teacher at Cen- tra® High School, won second prize. Since he was 8 years old, de- signing of flags, coats of arms and emblems has been his hobby, though his profession since graduation at the University of Maryland has been engineering. He took a week on his design, which includes the coat of armssof Washington. Third place went to William K. Utteridge of 1639 R street SE., em- ployed in the art section of the Fed- eral Housing Administration. An 18-year-old student at Colum- bia Technical Institute, who was | graduated in February from East- ern High School, was given first honorable mention. He was Fred Bradley of 1222 B street SE. who incorporated the Good Samaritan in his design. Other highest mention was given to insignia submitted by J. G. Wil- liams, 1809 H street N.W.; Charles F. King, 317 Seventh street N. E.: John N. Ronsheim, 3239 Klingle road N.W.; Margaret Cumberland, 2135 H street N.W.; Harry Howard, 509 Third street N.W., and Charles N. Fellnagel of Greenbelt, Md. In announcing the awards in ceremonies at the conference room in Chest headquarters, Coleman Jennings, the organization’s presi- | dent, declared: “Something extremely Chest. I want to say that every- body connected with the contest is very happy indeed about the re- sult. The 192 people who took part had inquired and knew a great deal about the Chest.” Mr. Jennings also expressed ap- preciation of the work of the Judg- | ing Committee. The winner revealed that he had valuable | | has been added to the life of the | serve, and too often exploit, those | done reaserch to decide upon his symbolism. But what the Jjudges i considered one of his best points, his | motto, was suggested by a friend stores and shops who'receive a large part of the $200,000 that the or- chestra association spends with Washington enterprises each year.” He urged retail dealers to find| out just what value the presence of a symphony in ‘Washington has for them and suggested that the| Dollar Club gives eraployes of firms | the opportunity to contribute to the maintenance of the orchestra. | Directors Encouraged. While the orchestra has been forced to extend the campaign to | next Wednesday to complete the | fund of $107,000 necessary for next | season, the directors feel encouraged rather than disheartened by the re- sponse to date, A. F. E. Horn, gen- eral chairman, explained today. When the drive went into its ex- tended period last yedr, he pointed out, $39,000 had to be raised to reach the goal, while this year the amount needed is less than $31,000. Mr. Horn added: “I think the people of Washing- ton have shown a really marvelous response to the National Sym- phony’s appeal for funds.” Mr. Horn said he agreed with Samuel R. Rosenbaum, vice presi- dent of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, that few cities could duplicate the results of the last 10 days’ drive here, but the Washing- ton chairman emphasized: “Of course we must not forget that $31,000 must still be raised before we can have concerts at the Water Gate this summer and in Consti- tution Hall next winter.” Mr. Horn said he was confident “in view of the wonderful spirit which the peo- ple of Washington have shown that we will have the full $107,600 the orchestra needs by next Wednes- day.” ) |is who campaigns for the Chest, he sald. The phrase suggested was: “For Humanity.” King Still Rules Norway, Morgenstierne Asserts The legal government of Norway still that of kings, Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, the Nor- wegian Minister, declared last night at a meeting of the Norwegian Society in Pierce Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets N\W. - The minister explained that one- third of Norway was still in the hands of Norwegians and the allies. Aage Bryn, first secretary of the Norwegian Legation, gave a talk in Norwegian. . A program of songs and dancing followed. The meeting was held for the relief of war victims in Nor- way. Senator Shipstead of Minnesota attended. A. H. O. Rolle presided. Probe School Shooting Police today were investigating the mysterious ankle wound received by Joseph McKeever, 30-year-old Jjanitor at the Ben Murch School, on the school grounds yesterday. Mr. McKeever said he did not know who fired the shot, apparently from 8 .22-caliber rifle, nor where it came from. He was treated at Providence Hospital. Doctors were busy day and night during the recent influenza epi- demic in Belfast, Northern Ireland. - SATURDAY, £l MAY 18, 19 g COMMUNITY CHEST EMBLEM—Harold L. Rust, jr., chairman of the Judging Committee, pre- sents first prize in the Chest emblem contest to J. A. McCalley, as Edgar Farr Russell, second prize winner, and Willlam K. Utteridge, third place winner, look on. % 13 Oil Industry Ready, . To Supply 50,000 anes, Leaders Say Adequate Quantities Better Than Kind Used By Belligerents Promised By the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla., May 18—If the United States builds 50,000 ware pianes there will be plenty of gaso- line to keep them in the air, leaders of the oll industry said today. Frank Phillips of Bartlesville, Okla., whose company has been' a leader in development and com- mercial production of high-test gaso- .|line, declared: —=Star Staff Photo. \Law Too Expensive, Instifufe Delegates Are Told af Banquet Dean Dickinson Calls For Continued Attack To Correct Condition ‘The law is too expensive, Deani Elmer Dickinson of the University | dence told the American Institute | of Law delegates at their banquet last night, adding that it creates an | intolerable situation. The insti- ' tute today closes the three-day ses- | sions of its 18th annual meeting at | the Mayflower. Dean Dickinson, defending the legal profession from other lay criticisms that the law is too slow and too technical, said that he hopes most lawyers will come soon to realize that the law costs too much. “It is not,” Dean Dickinson said, “that lawyers as a class are filled with avarice or lacking in public spirit. Quite the contrary. Points to Causes. ’ “It is that lawyers find themselves caught unwittingly, and frequently unwillingly, in a system under which | the more competent brethern com- | pete to serve those who can afford to pay while marginal lawyers who cannot afford to pay. | “As Prof. Llewellyn and others have reminded us, most Americans are without adequate legal service because they lack t})@‘ mans to pay for such service. “It is superfluous to suggest that such a situation is unwholesome in any country, that it is intolerable | under popular government. Advises Continued Attack. “The problem is being attacked on | an ever-widening front. We must press on with courage and vision. In short, we must be true to the ideals of a profession dedicated to public service.” The banqueters heard also from former Senator George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania, president of the institute, and Judge Learned Hand of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the second circuit. Southern Presbylerians Face Two Big Issues By the Associated Press. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 18. —Routine business held today’s at- tention of the Presbyterian Church (Southern) in the United States preliminary to debate on the as- sembly’s two major issues. The question of union with the Northern Church and action on President Roggevelt's appointment of Myron C. Taylor as his represent- ative to the Yatican probably will go before the assembly Monday or Tuesday. They will be reported out by committees. Fifteen of the church’s 88 presby- teries have asked the assembly to go on record protesting the Taylor ap- pointment. Many of the requests were accompanied by appeals that Mr. Taylor be recalled. The last assembly established a committee to explore the advis- ability of opening discussions with the Northern Church looking to con- solidation. Presbyteries which acted on the question were about equally divided. 10,000 U. S. Nurses Pledge Aid in Crisis By the Associated Press, PHILADELPHIA, May 18—Ten | thousand American nurses today pledged President Roosevelt their professional aid in event the United States becomes involved in a crisis. Delegates to the National Biennial Nursing Convention told the Presi- dent in a resolution they wanted to offer their “strength and support in any nursing activity in which we can be of service * * ¢ in this time of unusual anxiety.” The convention represents the National League of Nursing Edu- cation and the National Organi- zation for Public Health Nursing. New Assignmenis Received by Several Washington Priests Archbishop Curley’s Annual Appointments Announced Several changes in Catholic clergy affecting Washington priests were made in connection with the annual assignments of the Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of ! Baltimore and Washington, yester- day. The Rev. Thomas J. Crowley goes from the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament, Washington, Cross, Baltimore, as assistant. The Rev. Francis J. Linn, newly ordained, to the Shrine of the Blessed Sacyament, Washington, as assistant. The Rev. George L. Gingras, newly ordained to St. Francis de Sales, Washington, as assistant. The Rev. Paul L. Norris from St.) St. Lawrence’s, Je§sup. The Rev. Martin W. Hyland from Shrine of the Little Flower, Balti- more, to St. Peter's, Washington, as_assistant. The Rev. Thomas F. Sweeney from St. Anthony's, Washington, to chap- laincy at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. The Rev. John S. Spence from Sacred Heart, Washington, to St. Anthony’s, Washington, as assistant. | The Rev. George M. Rankin from St. Augustine’s, Washington, to the Shrine of the Little Flower, Balti- more, as assistant. The Rev. Prancis P. Wagner, newly ordained, to St. Augustine’s, Washington, as assistant, The Rev. Thomas M. Kelly from St. Paul's, Washington, to St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Baltimore, as as- sistant, The Rev. Francis P. Kearney to the Cathedral, Baltimore, for the summer as assistant; to return to Catholic University in the fall. The Rev. Leo J. McCormick to St. Jerome’s, Baltimore, for the sum- mer as assistant; to return to Cath- olic University in the fall. Appointed diocesan consulators were Msgrs. James F. Nolan, Louis R. Stickney, Eugene J. Connelly, Edward L. Buckey, Stanislaus A, Wachowiak, John W. Dowling, Robert J. Achstetter and Edward P. McAdams, Other priests transferred in the archdiocese included: The Rev. John J. Donlan, from St. John's, Frederick, Md., to pas- torate of St. Dominic’s, Baltimore. The Rey. William F. Sauer, from St. Peter’s, Oakland, Md., to pas- torate of St. John's, Frederick. The Rev. John C. Broderick, from 8t. Thomas’, Baltimore, to pastorate n of St. Peter’s, Oakland. The Rev. J. Leo Barley, from St. Anthon’s, Emmitsburg, Md.,, to pas- torate of St. Andrew’s, Baltimore, The Rev. Thomas D. Reinhart, from St. Peter’s, Baltimore, to pas- torate of St. Anthony’s, Emmits- burg. . ‘The Rev. John H. Twamley, from St. Dominic’s, Baltimore, to the Shrine of the Little Flower, Balti- more, as assistant. The Rev. Thomas J. Lee, from St. Francis de Sales, Benedict, Md., to pastorate of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Indian Head, Md. : Tod The Rev, Hugh Breen, from St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Baltimore, to pastorate of St. Francis de Sales, Benedict. 4 The Rev. Edward F. Rellly, re- leased on sick leave. The Rev. John A. Dunn, from St. Jerome’s, “Baltimore, to chaplaincy in the United States o The Rev. Stephen J. Chylinski, from Holy Cross, Baltimore, to St, Peter's, Westernport, Md., as as- sistant. The Rev. Aloysius E. O'Connor, newly ordained, to St. Clement'’s, Rosedale, Md., as assistant. William Boyd Hurt in Fall DOLLAR CLUB MARCHES ON—As Harry E. Yeide, president of the Washington Choral Society, looks on, Miss Barbara Mace of Chevy Chase Junior College gets a button for her contribution of a dollar to the National Symphony Orchestra fund from John Rowland Hill, chairman of the Business and Professional Committee of the drive. f —Star Staff Photo. HOLLYWOOD, May 18 (#).—Wil- liam Boyd, hard-riding hero of the Western films, was thrown of California school of jurispm-‘American Nurses’ Association, the | to Holy | Confidential Report Shown by Legislator To Spur Defense Hobbs Says It Reveals Propagandists Tell U. S. Seamen Not to Fight By the Associated Press. Confidential Navy reports of at-| tempts to subvert “fighting men” of | the United States were used by a House member yesterday to urge speedy Senate action on legislation to curb such activities. Representative Hobbs, Democrat.} of Alabama, slapping down a Ihicki document before a Senate Judiclaryi Subcommittee, said this “confiden- | tial Navy report shows that naval | vessels can’t be moored in some ports | here without a swarm of propagand- | ists telling our fighting men that it's wrong and un-Christain-like to | fight.” | { Recent collapse of internal de- | fenses of European nations were cited by both Representative Hobbs | and Representative Smith, Demo- | crat, of Virginia, author of the kill | already passed by the House, as rea- | sons for prompt Senate action. The Virginia Representative said | his bill would make it unlawful to interfere with discipline in the | armed forces; require the deporta- tion of aliens, including members of | | the Communist party, advocating | { overthrow of the Government; and | require fingerprints for all aliens entering or visiting this country. | Opposition to broad terms of the | bill was voiced by Miss Mary E.| Bodkin, Washington, who said she‘ appeared for the Descendants of the | American Revolution. | She said “restrictive” provisions of the measure were a “concerted | Peter's, Washingtop, to pastorate of | attack upon the civil rights of all citizens as well as alines.” John F. Finerty, representing the | American Civil Liberties Union, tes- | “clearly unconstitutional.” |British Guard Admiralty | Against Parachutists | Br the Associated Press. - LONDON, May 18.—A stouf barbed wire barricade yesterday was thrown around the greystone Admiralty | building, nerve center of the British Navy. Khaki-clad soldiers with bay- onetted rifles guarded the entries. There was official silence on the | move, but it was assumed to be'a tified that provisions of the bill were | “When the Government has built 50,000 airplanes, the oil industry will be able to supply not only adequate quantities of aviation gasoline, but of a grade much higher in quality and efficiency than is now being used by belligerent nations.” 3,400,000 Barrels in Storage. Other oil men here for the 11th International Petroleum Exposition said any needed stepup in produc- tion could be made to keep pace easily with the manufacture of air- craft. At present, the industry is making about 30,000 barrels of aviation gaso- line daily. About 3,400,000 barrels are in storage. In recent months, about one-fourth of production has been exported. p One refiner predicted present pro- duction could be stepped up five times with only minor plant ad- Jjustment. Refineries “More Flexible.” John Day, secretary-manager of the Western Petroleum Refiners' As- sociation, said refineries were “more flexible” today than they were five or ten years ago. Some motor fuel now being produced would be suit- able for training planes, with high octane gasoline needed only for the swift fighting and bombing ships, he added. Other officials pointed out that in the event 100-octane gasoline were needed for all planes, additional refining facilities required could be constructed and in operatioft long before factories could make the ships. 12 Clothing Stores Pickefed In Union Contract Dispue Twelve downtown men’s clothing stores were being picketed today by representatives of the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers of America, Local No. 118, while negotiations over wage provisions in a new union contract remained stalemated. J. Bernard, business agent of the union. an affiliate of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, said the employers refused to meet demands for wage increases. More than 60 tailors and other clothing workers are affected by the walkout. The employers, in a formal state- ment, said: ince the C. I. O. union in 1937, organized the el ployes in our shops we have con- sistently supported it. We have given increased wages annually and the union has been secure in the knowledge that its members and no others were employed in our shops. (Former contracts have carried closed shop clauses.) “By their insistence upon wage increases which we can not possi- bly give at this time the union puts itself in the position of seeking to destroy those employers who have befriended it. * * * We reiterate that we are and always have been ready and willing to renew the union’s contract which ex;?vd April 257 Traffic Record The traffic record. as revealed at police headquarters for 24- hour period ending at 8 a.m. today: Fatalities, none. Accidents, 49. Motorists injured, 8. Motorists arrested, 373. Pedestrians injured, 6. Pedestrians arrested for vio- part of the “at the ready” plan in-| stituted since Nazi parachutists ‘were employed so successfully in the | invaded Low Countries. lation of pedestrian control reg- ulations, 2. (Purnished by the United District of Columbia—Increasing cloudy, followed by local showers; 1 tonight about 56 degrees. little change in temperature. tonight. Showers at beginning of the week and axain during the latier part. Temperatures mostly near normal. Ohio Valley and Tennessee—Showers at the beginning of the week over east portion and showers again aiter the middle of the week. Temperatures mostly near normal. A slieht trough of low pressure extends from Eastern Malne south-southwestward some distance off the Atlantic Coast. East- DOrt. Me.. 1.008.5 millibars (39.78 inches). A disturbance of considerable intensity 15 moving slowly northeastward over southern ~Plains. Okishoma City. . Ok 1,0027 millibars (20.61 jnches), and pres- relatively low nofthward over Mig- fln )”. Minn., ]x.()‘fll,finm‘"hbll’s nches). ' Pyessufe is relatively 'Great’ Lakos reion and the Mid Atlantic States, Toledo, ORi0. 1,019:3 milli- bars (30.10 inches), while it is high and Hsing over the Rocky Mountain region Yeligwstone Park.sWyo. 10740 millioars (30.24 ‘inches). During the last 24 hours there have been_ showers in the New Eng- land States and the lower Great Lakes region, and rather general showers in the Plains States an dthe lower Missour] Valley. owers occurred also in the west Gulf States and portions of the middle Mississippi Valley and the Rocky Mountain retion, * Temperatures Tiave risen some- what in the Centsal Valleys, Revort for Last 24 Hours. ‘Tempera Barometer, ture, l‘%‘sfi 299 0.01 30.01" 30,04 29.99 Revord for Last 34 Heurs. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) ,» noon today. Year ago, 85. 6 a.m. today. Year ago, 86; Recera Temperatures This Year. Highest, 92, on May 4, < lozr.:n. %2 o:‘m January 20. Yesterday— :30 a.m. today. m.'he':t:. 4!1;’ % °&‘4=‘L 1130 p.m. yes- terday, River Report. dosh Rivers eclear 2t ATnens Porty Fotomac Cloar a; Great Palls today. w v Weather Repbrt States Weatker Bureau.) cloudiness tonight; tomorrow mostly ittle change in temperature; lowest Maryland—Mostly cloudy tonight, followed by showers tomorrow; Virginia—Increasing cloudiness, followed by shewers in extreme south portion tonight and in the interior tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight. West Virginia—Showers beginning late tonight or tomorrow; warmer North and Middle Atlantic States— #———————————————————_ Precivitation. Monthly precipitation in inches n the Cepital (current month to date): Month, 1940. January 212 February 7 March April Atlants anta Atlan. Cit¥ Balts Charleston icago Cincinnati™ 30. Cleveland !C)olumhllt avenport._ Denver (Noon. Greenwigh time, today) Temperature. Asoresas " 0