Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1940, Page 6

President Jackson Launched Quietly At Newport News Ship Sponsored by Mrs. McAdoo to Be Commissioned Nov. 1 By the Associated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 7.— To the static accompaniment of 100 riveting machines, the hull of the liner President Jackson slid down | the ways at the Newport News Ship- building & Dry Dock Co. this| morning almost without notice. | The handful of guests who gathered to see Mrs. William Gibbs | McAdoo smash the champagne bot- | tle against the steamer’s prow didn't | interrupt the orderly activity in the | seven other shipways alongside. It | was the quiestest launching of a| major ship the yard has seen in many a year. | First of Seven Ships. | The President Jackson is the first | of seven cargo and passenger vessels adapted from the Maritime Com- | mission's C-3 design which the yard | is building for the American Presi- | waters were dangerous because of | neutral port at once,” Verrando said. ur ship captains are allowed to use their discretion about what to do,” he added. He said the liners Vulcania and Saturnia, recently transferred from the New York-Italy run to the Italy- South American trade, also were safe in Italian ports, as was the Augustus. Italian ships have been watched for weeks as it was generally believed that Italy would enter the war when they stopped sailing. Officers on Italian vessels calling at New York for the last few months have openly predicted that Italy would join Germany in the conflict “when the time is ripe.” Gibraltar Demanded. These men said Premier Musso- lini was corwinced that Germany would win the war, adding that Il Duce was holding back to save as many Italian lives and as much property as possible. Italian officers have been particu- larly vociferous in their demands that Gibraltar be taken from the English and given to Spain. Freighters already here and pre- paring to start their Europe-bound Jjourneys had no American bookings, Verrando said, the scheduled pas- senger lists comprising only a few foreigners in third class. Commenting on yesterday's an- nouncement from Rome that Italian THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, day they had not heard of any order for Italian ships to head for neutral ports, as reported in New York. Officials said the liner Conte Grande sailed from Rio de Janeiro last night and is scheduled to sail for Buenos Aires from Santos to- night. The loading of grain aboard reu- tral tramp ships for Italy is con- tinuing, it was said, Brifain Bans Free Sterling Rate on Exports to U. S. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 7.—The govern- ment ordered today that all exports from the United Kingdom to the be paid for in sterling at the fixed official rate or in United States dollars or Swiss francs. The fixed official rate for sterling is $4.02; to $4.03%. The free rate for sterling, which could be used heretofore to pay for goods bought from the United Kingdom, was $3.75 at yesterday's close. The treasury order is designed to insure that all current foreign busi- | ness is conducted at official sterling rates and to denude the free market for sterling. The order covered the United dents Lines, successors to the Dollar | mines, shipping officials here said | States and Switzerland because these Lines. i She is scheduled to be commis- sioned November 1, and the six sister ships will be added at 60-day inter- vals. They are the President Mon- | roe, President Hayes, President Van Buren, President Garfield. President | Adams and President Polk, in !hal‘ order. | The vessels will replace seven Presidents liners now engaged in | the round-the-world passenger and cargo trade. The President Jackson will supplant the President Harrison. ‘The other six ships to come will i place other vessels of the same | names. i ' | Mrs. Brice Clagett of Landover, | Md., daughter of William Gibbs | McAdoo, former United States Sen- ator from California and now chair- man of the Board of the Presi- dents Lines, was matron of honor to her stepmother. Sister Ship's Progress. Steelwork on the President Jack- gon is substantially complete and the boilers and a large part of the machinery have been installed. The ship is 491 feet long overall, has a | displacement of 16,190 tons, a speed of 19 miles per hour and has a gross tonnage of 9,400. When completed she will have provision for 119 of- ficers and crew members and 96 passengers. ) She will be able to circumnavi- gate the globe in 98 days, lopping off two weeks of the 110-day sched- | ule of the present Presidents liner. Italy (Continued From First Page.) | off the high seas today., amid omi- nous reports that this was the firsl; move toward actual participation in the European conflict. “Does this mean war?” the Asso- ciated Press asked Italo Verrando. New York manager of the Italian Line, who first disclosed the Rome order. “I don't know, but it looks like it,” | he said. | Shortly after Italy’s many ships were ordered into neutral ports,| Gaetano Vecchiotti, Italian Consul | General in New York, made ready | to go to Washington for an immedi- | date conference with Embassy offi- cials. Verrando said all Italian ships were safe. | Forewarning Indicated. Indications that the line was fore- | warned of the move and prepared | for any eventuality were seen in| Verrando's comment: “We do not expect to get much more from Rome; ‘ we have our orders and will follow them.” | Several weeks ago the Italian Line rushed its huge passenger liners Rex, Conte di Savoia, Roma and others to Italian ports and postponed their sailings. The Italian freighters Arsa, Aussa, Alberta, San Leonado and Brennero were in New York Harbor and the Belvedere was at Philadelphia. The Brennero, at Bayonne, N. J., is an Italian naval supply ship which was understood to be loading | stores. No information could be| obtained from Italian sources im- mediately about her plans. | Verrando said other Italian vessels | in American waters were expected to put into United States ports be- | tween Key West and Cape Hatteras by noon today, indicating that speed was a necessary factor in the Italian plans. | The order from Rome told ship | captains to “put into the nearest| WMAL f Listento...630K. NEWS "BROADCASTS 12 (noon)—H. R. Baukhage 12:30 p.m.—European News 12:45 p.m.—European Situ- ation — Bauk- hage 3:00 p.m.—War tary 3:55 p.m.—AP News 5:00 p.m.—Evening Star Flashes 5:45 p.m.—Lowell Thomas 6:45 p.m.—European News 9:00 p.m.—European News 11:00 p.m.—European News 12:00 p.m.—European News 1:00 a.m.—News Commen- TOMORROW 7:00 a.m.—News Here and Abroad 7:25 a.m.—European News 8:30 a.n.—Earl Godwin 10:00 a.m.—News 11:00 a.m.—European News 630 on Your Dial Washington’s Leading News Station brings you headline news—as it happena, there was nothing new in the an- nouncement because the Italians were known to have been mining their waters since last June. American ship captains said it was necessary to get Italian naval pilots before entering Italian ports because of the mines. Other Italian ships now in Amer- ican waters include The Georgic Fassio and Mongioia ‘ at Galveston; the Mar Blanco, which sailed from Hampton Roads yester- day, and the Maglauco, which left Hampton Roads Wednesday. Two American passenger liners were in Italian waters today. The Exochorda was en route to Naples from Piraeus, Greece, and the Ex- calibur was due at Naples today from Genoa. BUENOS AIRES, June 7 (P).— Italian shipping lines here said to- D. J. Kaufman’s New Low Price! 200 NEWLY ARRIVED—S$25 | were the only remaining free sterling | markets in the world. | In a coroliary order persons resid- ing outside of countries where sterling and French francs are used | were forbidden henceforth to sell | their securities in the United King- dom. Both the United States and | Canada are outside the “sterling and | franc areas.” ‘Premier Given Free Hand In Irish Defense By the Associated Press. BELFAST, June 7—Premier Lord Craigavon returned today from de- fense talks in London and said he had been given “a free hand” re- garding defense in Northern Ireland. The premier added that “Britain regards Ulster (Northern Ireland) as a Rock of Gibraltar.” United States and Switzerland must | Parisians Flee City As War Approaches Within 70 Miles Stations Are Jammed And Automobile Exodus To South Begins By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 7.—With the front only 70 miles away, Paris began to- day to empty itself. Stations were jammed with trav- elers, and reservations were almost impossible to obtain. As soon as trains were made up they were filled, and passengers pa- tiently waited hours to leave. These hot, brilliant early June days normally would bring in the tourists, but now they mark a re- verse movement—out instead of in. More and more automobiles, trucks and taxis can be seen loaded with suitcases, furniture and bedding in a trail toward the south. Fashionable boulevards, such as the Champs Elysees, Avenue de L'Opera apd Rue de la Paix, are strangely empty. Stores and restaurants quietly are closing without notice. One day they are open, the next the shutters | stay closed. Vacant apartments, vacant hotels | and gaping shop windows with hope- ful “For Rent” signs give an in- creasing air of desolation to the | handsomest parts of the capital. | Even the sandbags around the | Napoleon column in the Place Ven- | dome have rotted, spilling out their | sand, and no one has bothered to | complete the protection of the Arc | de Triomphe. Snow Falls Near Denver GREELEY, Colo,, June 7 (#)— Thermometers shot up to 97 degrees in Cincinnati and to 91 in Washing- ton, D. C., but—10 inches of snow fell at Echo Lake, near the conti- divide west of Denver yes- terday. Heavy hail was reported in Logan and Weld Counties in North- ern Colorado. All brand new merchandise RE- DUCED BEFORE THE SUMMER SEASON. Here, men is your chance to pocket a cool saving and be smartly and comfortably dressed for the hot weather ahead. Single and double breasted models in natural, browns, blues, and many other new shades. 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Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New York said Jesse Jones, Federal loan administrator, had told him that if Congress approves the Re- construction Finance Corp. would use raw or manufactured agricul- tural products to pay almost wholly for reserve defense supplies pur- chased abroad. Senator Wagner cited a letter from Mr. Jones in reply to Republican contentions that a pending bill might cloak the extension of credits to belligerent nations in actual, if not technical, contravention of the Johnson Act. The latter act bans credits to defaulting debtors. Townsend Sees Loophole. The legislation would let R. F. C. set up a corporation au- thorized to purchase strategic war materials and pay in advance of their delivery. The corporation could require that whenever prac- tical such payments be used to purchase American farm commodi- ties. Senator Townsend, Republican, of the JUNE 7, 1940. Delaware said it ap) that this provision contained a loop- hole by which Great Britain, for instance, might be able to obtain needed cash immediately for the purchase of war equipment here by contracting to deliver rubber or tin at a later date. “That might be a wise thing to do—I am not passing judgment on that,” Senator Townsend said, “but 1 doubt the wisdom of granting such broad power to a corporation set up by the Government. If it is to be done Congress ought to know about it.” Senator Wagner said it was his understanding, however, that the barter method was to be employed as much as possible in order to channel surplus farm products into markets which largely have been closed by the European war. Increased Consumption Sought. Administration farm officials also are broadening plans designed to in- crease domestic consumption of products which normally would be sold abroad. Under the Agriculture Depart- ment appropriation bill pending in Congress, the Government would have about $183,000,000 to spend for disposal of farm surpluses. Orig- inally the department had planned to use a considerable portion of this on export subsidy programs which would make surplus crops available to foreign buyers at “cut-rate” prices. It appears probable now, officials said, that the bulk of the surplus disposal funds will be used to sub- sidize domestic consumption under FALSE TEETH REPAIRED WHILE YOU WAIT ROBT 8. SCOTT. DENTAL TECR 605 141h ot F. Rms. VSL, VU3 ME: 1333 Private Waltine Gooms the direct distribution and food| stamp programs. | Officials said tentative.plans have | been made to ask Congress to in- crease the $183,000,000 item to at least $250,000000. They sald the matter had been discussed at recent White House conferences attended by Secretary Wallace. 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