Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1940, Page 2

A—2 &» Water Supply Short Affer Coast Quakes; Serum Ordered Eight Die, Including Two In Mexico; Damage Put at $2,500,000 By the Assoclated Press. EL CENTRO, Calif, May 20— Water to replenish dwindling sup- plies and typhoid serum for any possible emergency were hurried into the Imperal Valley today as the six cities most heavily damaged by a score of quakes sinee Saturday night launched rehabilitation pro- grams. Death toll of the temblors was set at eight, two of them in Mexico, and estimates of property loss ran upward from $2,500,000. In Brawley, hardest hit of the valley com- munities, three men were jailed on looting charges. Gov. Culbert L. Olson announced in Sacramento he had canceled a proposed trip out of town to keep in touch with the situation and indicated he might send National Guardsmen to the scene. Vaccine Supplies Ordered. Public Health Director Walter M. Dickie ordered supplies of typhoid vaccine as a precautionary measure and tests were made of water re- serves as railroad tank cars rolled here from other points in Southern California. The water situation was con- sidered serious because of breaks in the Alamo Canal south of the international border, which brings this richly agricultural valley its only water from the Colorado River. The Mexican government rushed an emergency crew to begin repairs. One of the breaks was 45 feet wide. Flood waters caused the Southern Pacific to reroute all trains on a line which runs through Mexico. A 20-foot break was reported on a feeder canal near Holtville and a $50,000 flume was washed out in the same area. Water Tanks Toppled. El Centro, Brawley and Calexico believed sufficient reserves were on hand to last up to 10 days with economical use, but 100,000-gallon water tanks in Holtville and Im- perial were toppled and Mexicali used much of its supply fighting a fire which destroyed the ancient International Hotel. | ‘The eight victims of four severe shocks in a three-hour period | starting at 8:36 p.m. Saturday were | listed as Mrs. Alma Ruth Mullings, | 25; her two daughters, Loy, 6, and | Welora, 3, and Juanita Blevins, 18, all of Imperial; John Clifford Moore, | 21, of Herber; Abel Portillo, 75| Bmwley, and Manuel Garcia, 25,! and an unidentified Chinese, bqth of | Mexicali. Buildings Condemned. In El Centro, City Engineer Don | Davis tentatively condemned 30| buildings Even more in Brawley | were believed due for similar treat- ment as engineers began demled surveys. All valley schools were ordered closed pending thorough surveys. It was believed some might not re- open until fall. In Brawley, houses in almost every block were moved off their founda- tions. The populace for the most part slept on lawns or in cars. A block square city park was notted with blanket-wrapped figures. What effect the lack of water would have on the valley’s $30,000,- 000 annual agricultural output was undetermined. ‘The shock was the most severe in this area since January 1, 1927, when 15 persons died. Robert Hays, Chamber of Commerce manager, said reports of damage in El Centro had been “grossly exaggerated” and that normal business was antici- pated today. Journeyman Barbers Elect Four Washington men were among the 11 vice presidents of the Mary- land and District of Columbia Jour- neyman Barbers’ Association, elect- ed yesterday at Hagerstown, Md., the Associated Press reported. Fred B. Driscoll of Cumberland, Md, was named president. The Wash- ington vice presidents are Tony J. Durso, Angelo Ruocco, R. R. Atkin- son and Burden B. Lindberg. Less than a minute after he was born, a baby was supplied with a gas helmet, in Ipswich, England. Move Seen for Jewish Spiritual Center in U. S. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, May 20.—Delegates |* to the annual convention of the Mizrachi, a Zionist movement, pre- dicted today steps may be taken to create a new spiritual center for Jewish orthodoxy in the United States. The dislocation caused by Euro- pean war, it was explained, has left no spiritual center since orthodox leadership, once established in Rus- sia, was moved to Poland. Five hundred delegates represent- ing 25,000 orthodox Jews in 100 chapters of Mizrachi in'the United States and Csnada are attending the convention. The theme is “strengthening traditional Judaism in America.” - The convention eloses tomorrow. Removal by Britain of restric- tions against Jews in Palestine was urged at the opening session yester- day by Leon Gellman, New York, Mizrachi president. “Although we join the democratic countries in praying that tyranny be wiped off the face of the earth, at the same time we appeal to the conscience of Great Britain to rec- tify the mistakes of the previous government and lift the restrictions stifling us in Palestine,” he said. Student Makes Dean'’s List Miss Elizabeth Ann Kinsman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude D. Kinsman, 6509 Chestnut street, Chevy Chase, Md.,, has been placed on the dean’s list of honor students at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., it was an- nounced today. Miss Kinsman is 8 graduate of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Young Republicans to Meet The Young Republican Club of the District will hold its annual election at a meeting tonight at 7 o'clock at the Broadmoor Hotel. Weather Report (Furnished by the United District of Columbia—Partly clo eooler tonight; gentle variable winds. Maryland and Virginia—Mostly States Weather Bureau.) udy tonight and tomorrow; slightly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with scattered showers in the mountains; slightly cooler in the interior tonight. West Virginia—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with scattered showers in the mountains; little change in temperature. A disturbance of increasing intensity is titude 25 degrees north 3" degrees west, moving Sowly Horthward with lowest " pressurs about 1,003 millibars (29.62 inches). This ttended by fresh to strong antic. const. Eas Ato (5051 1nched), While the disiurbance that was centered near Milwaukee. Wis., day morning has moved northward to e Buperior, Marquette, Mich., 996.3 mil- Fs (39,42 inches). A slight disturbance moving southeastward over the Da- otas, Devils Lake, N. Dak. 998.6 milli- bars (20.49 inches). Pressure is relatively high over the Lower Mississippi Valley, | March o o 1014, 1l (29.93 cific St attle, libars (30,10 inches). ing hours there have been showers 1ey. and Northern New Engl yhave occurred also in th ‘Mountain region and the northern plains: Temperatures Bave fallen allghtly in the luon for Last 24 Hours. Temperature, Barometer. Saturday— ing 4pm. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 89, at 3:30 p.n. yesterday. Year ago, 85. Lowest, 66, at 4:45 a.m. today. ago. €6 Year Record Temperatures This Year. E(hen 92, on May 14. west, 7, on January 29. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Bflh&th 88 per cent, at 5 a.m. todsy. t. 26 per cent. at 3:50 p.m. "l- River Report. Potomac and malndol.h Rivers clear b E'm"r Perry: Potomac clear at Great i 5 (Pllmuhed b!, United States Coast and The Sun and Moon. R Bets. & ?2' 718 18 Sun. tomorra Moon, ay az’lnm Album Automobile lights must be turned oo one-half hour after sunsef Pmlllu‘loll Monthly precipitation in inches Capital (current month to date): Sun, today . g 5 geded § gonseapetess :"'&; 868 61 23 BATARRERRe 02PN R I3TRARIRELIXLRAN by 1 AREEREE IR SRR THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 20, 1940. Madeleine Carroll Quits Capital| To Visit War-Ravaged France Madeleine Carroll, motion picture actress, is seen at Wash- ington Airport as she left the Capital today en route to France and England. Without a press agent and un-) accompanied by so much as a sec- retary, Madeleine Carroll left Wash- ington today after an overnight visit. The statuesque screen actress will not need any drum beaters or guardians to ward off autograph hunters where she is going, how- ever, for she is headed for war- torn France. Miss Carroll completed arrange- ments with the French Embassy here for a visit to Paris via Atlantic clipper to Lisbon. The clipper is scheduled fo take off Wednesday, and Miss Carroll said she would visit friends in New York in the meantime. After her stay in France, where she is caring for 200 war orphans in her chateau 26 miles south of Paris, Miss Carroll said she hoped to visit her mother in London be- fore returning to the United States. Chats With French Attaches. She chatted gaily in French with attaches of the French Embusy who went to Washington Airport to see her off and she posed obligingly for photographs, but it was obvious that Miss Carroll was thinking of grim realities that lie ahead. “I don’t know how I'm going to get to Paris after I get to France,” she said. “Regular passenger sched- | ules are, of course, upset. I may have to hitch-hike, but I'm going to make the best of it.” Why was she going into the dan- gerous combat zone when she could remain safely here? “My people are there,” Miss Car- roll declared. “I simply couldn’t stay away when I think of what they are going through and the possibility that I may be able to|H help. And those children in the chateau, I've always wanted to see them.” Former Husband in Service. “Many of my friends and relatives —Star Staff Photo. much I don’t know and can’t find out except by going over myself.” Miss Carroll said she is due back in the United States in five weeks to begin work on a’motion picture entitled “Virginia,” a film drama about the Old Dominion in modern times. Some of the scenes, she said, are to be made at Charlottesville. As the stewardess hurried her into the plane, Miss Carroll turned to wave goodby to her well-wishers. “Au revoir,” she said. “I'll be back soon. Everything will be all right.” In her tone there was assurance, but in her eyes there was only hope. Pitts to Get New Tariff Post Samuel W. Pitts, stationed here for a number of years and more re- cently on duty in Richmond, will become chief of the New York office of the Tariff Commission following the retirement of Henry H. Waters. May 31. Mr. Waters has been in the Government service for 45 years. Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Resumes debate on bill to outlaw “oppressive labor practices.” Finance Subcommittee opens hearings on bill to extend pensions for war veterans’ widows. Appropriations Committee con- siders $1,827,000,000 Army appro- priations bill. Civil Liberties Committee con- tinues study of migratory farm labor. Commerce Subcommittee considers proposal for $125,000,000 aircraft landing flelds development. House: Considers minor Igeislation and Mexican claims bill. Naval Committee considers bill to give President broad “mpwm to speed up warship construc Military Committee considers legislation to authorize certain phases of new defensé program. tions subeanmlm be- gins consideration of President’s re- Quest for $250,000,000 fund for Navy. b Summary of Today’s Star 5] Pag Amusements, | Obituary... A-10 B-18| Radio..__. B-16 B-16-17 | Serial Story B-13 Editorials A-8| Soclety ____ B-3 Finance .. A-15| Sports __A-12-14 Lost, Found B-13 l ‘Woman’s Plgne Comics Foreign Allies prepare pincer counter-offen- sive against Nazi bulge. Page A-1 Five Nazi mechanized divisions in Channel drive. Page A-1 Ciano to go to Albania to inspect public works. Page A-3 Finns offer Norway large quantities of hospital supplies. Page A-11 8,000 children moved to Wales for safety. Page B-11 National. U. 8. grain trading futures placed on wartime basis. Page A-1 Aviation leaders meet here to discuss warplane program. Page A-1 Water supply short after score of West Coast quakes. Page A-2 Senators urge acquisition of allies’ West Indies islands. Page A-3 Lindbergh urges defense policy, scorns invasion fears. Page A-4 De Seversky urges nation to offer flyers inducements. Page A-6 Allied counterattack seen by Maj. Eliot. Page A-6 Lodge, at Army games, urges 750,000 standing force. Page B-8 Washington and Vicinity 8. A. R. hear plea for more ade- quate defense for U. 8. Page B-1 Editorial and Comment ‘This and That. Answers to Questions. Letters to The Star. David Lawrence. Alsop and Kintner. Sports Nats’ hopes buoyed by prospects of improved pitching. Page A-12 Spurt indicates Phillies no longer are “phoolish.” Page A-12 21 cars yet to pass to fill fleld for “500” d. Page A-12 More titles loom for Hogan following Goodall victory. Page A-13 Jockey Smith's record absolves him of Bimelech’s defeats. Page A-13 South shades North for Washington horse shew laurel. Plce A-14 Miscellany Nature’s Children. Letter-Out. Bedtime Story. Winning Contract. Uncle Ray’s Corner. ord Puzzle Page A-8 Page A-8 Page A-8 Page A-9 Page A-9 Page B.13 Page B-16 Page B-16 Page B-16 Page B-17 Page B-17 We Always Have MONEY to LOAN on REAL ESTATE at a low rate of interest and on payment plans made comvenient for the borrower. Our Officers Invite You to Confer The Macleish Discounts Claim Gutenberg Bible s Cost U. S. Too Much Magazine Article Says $1,500,000 for 3,000-Item Collection Was Too High Charges contained in an article in the current Saturday Review of Literature that the United States Government had paid too high a price, $1,500,000, for a 3,000-item collection of 15th century printing, including the famous 3-volume Gutenberg Bible, were discounted today at the Library of Congress. Archibald MacLeish, librarian of Congress, pointed out that the open legislative record showed the “unan- imous” opinion of experts and scholars who testified in a hearing on the proposed purchase in 1930 tl;nltr the price of $1,500,000 was “fair.” Concerning statements in the magazine article written by Burton Rascoe, that the seller, Dr. Otto H. F. Vollbehr, had spent money received from the book sale for Nazi propaganda, it was pointed out that this had been disclosed in 1934 by a House committee investigating un- American activities. The price of $1500,000 was fixed by legislation and wah supported, Mr. MacLeish said, “by a very con- siderable number of scholars com- petent to testify * * * either directly or by correspondence.” He pointed particularly to Dr. George Parker Winship of Harvard University, an expert on rare books, who had placed an estimated value of $3,000,000 on the collection. Among those who had supported the legislation was the Saturday Review of Literature itself, which printed two columns in its own rare book section in March, 1930, urging Congress “without a IMPERIAL, CALIF.—BUILDINGS LEVELED BY QUAKE—This general view of the main street here shows how buildings were flattened by earthquake which struck the Imperial Valley Saturday. —A. P. Wirephoto. dissenting vote” pay $1,500,000 for the books. “A Spectacular Lobby.” In his article Mr. Rascoe said the sale of the incunabula had been “promoted and advanced by a spec- tacular lobby,” and gave it as the consensus of rare-book dealers now that in the present market $150,000 would be the most the collection would bring at public auction. Mr. MacLeish stoutly defended the value of the whole collection of 3,000 books and the motives and judgment of those who supported the legisla- tion. If Dr. Vollbehr used American money for Nazi projaganda, said the librarian, “he should be con- demned for that act.” Burt, Mr. Mac- Leish added, this should not affect the “importance of the Gutenberg Bible.” Among the men named as sup- porting the bill, introduced of Repre- sentative: Collins of Mississippi, for purchase of the incunabula Rascoe lists Dr. Pierce Butler, Newberry Library, Chicago; Dr. Winship, associate librarian at Harvard; Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian of the Free Public Library, of this city and others. Supporters “Misled.” Mr. Rascoe said there was no doubt that “most, if not all, of the more than 200 prominent men and women,” who supported the bill were “perfectly sincere in their state- ments, actuated by patriotic and cultural motives, completely well- intentioned,” but said they had been “misled” by the seller, and were un- aware of the use to which the money | was to be put. Representative Collins and Dr. Bowerman when asked, said they did not care to comment on the magazine article. ‘The magazine statement that many of the volumes had been purchased by the seller at a dollar each, said Mr. MacLeish “was perhaps in- tended to refer to purchases in Ger- man marks made at the time when the German mark was severely de- preciated.” The librarian of Congress con- cluded by saying he could not un- © The Challenger, America's famous comfort-economy train, provides a wealth of modern-day travel features, at remarkably low cost, for Coach and Sleeping Car passengers. Six News Writers Urge Immediate U.S. Aidfor Allies Brown Warns Nation Is Facing Hitler With Inadequate Defense Approval of the President's na- tional defense program and of im- mediate steps to aid the allies with planes and materiel was voiced last night by six Washington newspaper correspondents in a Nation-wide radio broadcast on the American Forum of the Air program. Calling for establishment of a co- ordinating committee to work on a long-range defense program, Journalists agreed that at least 18 months would be required to put our armament industries on a proper footing. Constantine Brown of The Star, warning that “we are actually face to face with Hitler,” said this coun= try finds itself “without an Army to speak of, with a totally inadequate and obsolescent air force and with an efficient but insuficient Navy.” Four Fallacies Listed. The United States, Mr. Brown said, was “lured into a feeling of security” by four fallacies that made it difficult for our military forces to obtain necessary credits to bolster defenses. These fallacies, Mr. Brown said, were: 1. “There can be no world war in our days; agreements and pacts like the Kellogg pact made war and ag- gression impossible.” 2. “If the war did come, the wealthy democracies—France and Great Britain—would wipe out the their enemies. Germany and Italy have no gcld and raw materials with which to prepare themselves.” 3. “We are secure against any attack because two oceans sepmted us from the storm centers.” 4. “The allies will be strong enough to prevent the totalitarians from becoming a real menace be- fore we can build up our national defense.” Mr. Brown declared that “all these have vanished into thin air” and warned that if the Germans succeed in bringing the allies to their knees they will do it in the next few weeks. Message “Understatement.” Robert S. Allen, co-author of the Washington Merry - Go - Round, called President Roosevelt's defense message an “understatement” of the gravity of the situation, and Lowell Limpus of the New York Daily News said the principal im- portance of the message “was that it gave us one slim chance to save our country if we wake up fast enough.” Ernest Lindley of the Washington Post, warning that the possibility of a German victory is imminent, said: “Within a, few days the French army may have been sliced into im- potent bits and Great Britain may be called upon to surrender its flest under penalty of aerial destruc- tion.” With reference to this country” defense program Mr. ‘Lindley said that “we will not be fully armed even in a year and a half—we will merely be ready to arm at a rapid rate.” Belair Urges Unity. Calling for co-operation in the defense program, Felix Belair of the New York Times urged that past disputes between factions be for- gotten “in the interests of national unity.” Thomas L. 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