Evening star. [volume], December 06, 1939, Page A-5, Image 5

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Little Pupils Keep
Posted on Appearance
Of Knee-Hi
Safety Dog Scores Hit
In John Quincy Adams
School Demonstrations
They asked the third grade at
John Quincy Adams School the
other day who was coming to visit
the school. Out of some 20 children,
about 15 said “Knee-Hi” and the
other five said “Santa Claus.” That
was before any announcement had
been sent around that the little
eanine was definitely to appear
there.
Knee-Hi took the school by storm
yesterday after an outside demon
stration at Wyoming avenue and
Columbia road N.W. and later with
an inside demonstration. After it
was over, Dr. George E. Brunson and
the 6-year-old wire-haired fox ter
rier had all they could do to get
home. Candid camera fans begged
for opportunity to "shoot” the little
safety teacher, while others sought
Dr. George E. Brunson's autograph.
Dr. Brunson is Knee-Hi’s teacher.
Among those who witnessed the
performance were Supt. Frank W.
Ballou and First Assistant Supt.
Robert L. Haycock arid Supervising
Principal Henry W. Draper of the
first division. Somebody who stole
the distributor wires from Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle’s car delayed
the president of the Board of Edu
cation from seeing the outside per
formance, but she remained for the
Inside demonstration.
Two officials of the Baltimore Sun
were also on hand for the outside
program. Dr. Brunson said.
Knee-Hi is presented by The Star
With the co-operation of the Board
of Education, the Police Department
and the Department of Vehicles and
Traffic.
After the inside demonstration
Peggy Trewhella, head of the stu
dent council at the school, thanked
Dr. Brunson and Announcer Jack
Dalton on behalf of the school for
the dog’s appearance. The program
was arranged with the co-operation
of Mrs. Florence Cornell, principal
of the school.
Roosevelt
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untroubled, the steady development
of their free political and social in
stitutions which have aroused the
admiration of the American people.”
To Segregate Debt Payment.
Yesterday the President disclosed
he had asked Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau to segregate in a
special suspended account the debt
installment of $243,693 which the
Finnish government is reported
planning to pay this country on
December 15. Mr. Roosevelt plans
to inform Congress of this action
early in the next session, he ex
plained further, and to recommend
at that time some specific manner
in which the impounded payment
might be devoted to benefit the
Finnish people directly.
Although European efforts to ne
gotiate a peaceful settlement of the
Baltic dispute are reported in high
administration circles here and this
Government is quite apparently
hesitant to take any precipitate
action which might jeopardize such
efforts, the President left open for j
further speculation yesterday the
possibility of severance of diplo
matic relations between this Gov
ernment and the Soviet, or the recall
of Ambassador Laurence A. Stein
hardt from Moscow for consultation.
Specifically, he said, there was
nothing to say on the matter at
present, but he added pointedly that
he could not predict future develop
ments and that things are happen
ing all the time.
Flint Case Not Closed.
In this connection, it was recalled
by some here today that this Gov
ernment does not yet consider the
incident of the City of Flint seizure
closed nor satisfactory explanation
made by the Moscow government of
its conduct in that situation. The
City of Flint, captured by a German
crew, was permitted free use of the
Russian Arctic port of Murmansk
while American efforts to gather in
formation on the incident were
blocked.
Considerable mystery has sur
rounded the peace efforts reported
in administration circles yester
day, with only the following circum
stances being indicated: First, that
the United States is not now a party
to the efforts; second,, that extreme
care will be taken that no official
action of this Government should
jeopardize these efforts, and, third,
that a measure of optimism is felt
here concerning possible success of
the atteirmt.
Meanwhile from California the
Associated Press reported that
former President Hoover has
proposed setting up an organization
to gather funds and co-ordinate
American efforts on behalf of the
Finnish people.
Possibility of extension of Amer
ican credit to the Finnish govern
ment also arose here. Since the
Finns are not in default to this
Government on their debts and re
strictions of the Neutrality Act have
not been invoked in the Baltic hos
tilities, there are no statutory ob
stacles to assisting Finland in ac
quiring wartime supplies in this
country.
Hook to Draft Legislation.
Representative Hook, Democrat, of
Michigan said today he would draft
legislation to make her war-debt
payments available to Finland.
President Roosevelt took occasion
at his press conference yesterday
to defend our foreign policy as di
rected by Secretary of State Hull,
speaking with pointed sarcasm of
the principal sources of criticism of
this policy. The great majority of
the American people undoubtedly
are in favor of our present policies,
he said, in view of the emanation of
criticism from the following two
groups:
1. The Soviet press. A portion of
the Nazi press. The publicity ex
pert of the Republican National
.Committee and the Hearst news
papers. All, he said, were in substan
tial accord in attacking American
foreign policy.
2. Statesmen of Russia and Ger
many and a comparatively small
number of politically-minded people
in the United States House and Sen
ate.
William Randolph Hearst com
mented to the Associated Press at
McCloud, Calif., that “the Hearst
papers are never quite sure whether
they can support or oppose the
President’s policies, because those
policies change so much on their
way from expression to execution.”
KNEE-HI LEARNS JAPANESE—Kiyoshi Ohno, 6, son of Katsumi
Ohno, secretary of the Japanese Embassy, shows Peggy Trew
hella, head of the student council at Adams School, what
“Knee-Hi safety lessons” look like in Japanese while Knee-Hi
looks on with interest. —Star Staff Photo.
Helsinki
(Continued From First Page.)
for landing infantry troops by para
chute. /
The gulf outside Helsinki is thickly
mined and the approaches are well
fortified, making extremely difficult
any attempt by the Russian fleet
to get close enough to shore to land
troops.
Political circles felt the Russian
command could not long endure the
"humiliation” of being held at bay
by a nation of Finland’s size.
New snow today was greeted en
thusiastically by military authorities.
They counted it a heavy advantage
for Finland's famous skiing machine
gunners and infantrymen.
No cannonading was heard in Hel
sinki itself today.
Unity Greatest Strength.
President Kyoesti Kallio today de
clared "our greatest strength is our
unity" in a broadcast on the 22d
annnversary of Finland's inde
pendence.
Russia broke her non-aggression
pact with Finland, Kallio continued,
declaring that Russia's “methods
show that the safety of Leningrad
does not enter into the question as
we have been attacked all along our
eastern frontier.”
Kallio referred to Russia's asser
tion that the territorial demands
she made upon Finland were for the
protection of her northern city of
Leningrad.
The President praised Finnish
women “who have so valiantly done
their duty on the frontier as well as
in tV-io Vinmoc ”
Anniversary of Decoration.
Finland is observing the anniver
sary of December 6. 1917, when the
legislative body that was a carry
over from Czarist Russian days,
drew up a declaration that marked
the start of Finland’s freedom.
Finland's independence was not
recognized by the Bolshevist rule in
Russia, however, until January 4,
1918. It was confirmed by the
treaty of Brest-Litovsk on March 3,
1918.
Subsequently, a White Army under
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
(now Finnish field marshal) was or
ganized to combat Red forces over
running the country. With the co
operation of a German Army divi
sion, Baron Mannerheim won a de
cisive victory over the Reds April 28
29, 1918, near Viipuri.
The crown of Finland was offered
to Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse,
brother-in-law of the German Em
peror, but he never went to Finland.
Mannerheim took charge as regent
December 12, 1918. Months later—
June 17, 1919—the Finnish Diet es
tablished a republic. A constitution
came into being a month later, and
the first President was elected July
25, 1919.
Peace with Soviet Russia was con
cluded at Dorpat October* 14, 1920.
Romney and Wirth to Speak
Ott Romney, recreation director
of W. P. A., and Conrad L. Wirth,
assistant director of the National
Park Service, will be speakers to
morrow at the park and recrea
tion conference at Hollywood, Fla..
in connection with the fifth annual
Southeastern Planning Conference
now in session. Among those at
tending the conference are Fred
eric A. Delano, John M. Carmody,
Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt, C. G. Paul
sen and Abel Wolman.
Jiggs Went to School,
But Forgot Lesson
On Crossing Street
Bj the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, N. C., Dec. 6.—
Jiggs forgot his primary les
son—Look both ways before you
cross the street—and pow he'a
dead.
For eight years Jiggs (he was
Just a dog) followed Mary Pal
mer Stokes to school and was
awarded a perfect attendance
certificate. On top of that he
had an A-plus rating in the
physical education class and
was well on his way to being
elected the most popular fellow
in school.
But he didn’t remember that
a little dog and a moving auto
mobile cannot occupy the same
space at the same time.
Finland
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the week-old war, and that enemy
losses numbered 2,000 men
(A communique of Russia’s
Leningrad command declared,
“all tanks participating in hos
tilities since November 30 are
present, and Finnish troops did
not capture a single one.”
(The Russian report declared
only two Soviet planes had been
brought down by the Finns, while
two landed on Finnish soil when
the pilots lost their bearings be
cause of bad weather.
(The Russian command also
denied the 8,500-ton cruiser Ki
roff had been damaged and two
destroyers sunk in action against
Finnish fortifications at Hango,
at the mouth of the Finnish Gulf,
as the Finns reported last Fri
day.)
Speculating on tne course oi tne
Russians’ westward drive in the
Kuolajarvi sector, observers assumed
their planes would bomb heavily the
railway communications between
Rovaniemi and Finland's Bothnian
seaport, Kemi, opposite the Swedish
iron port of Lulea.
Drive in Gulf Blocked.
Any Russian naval attempt to
penetrate the Gulf of Bothnia, how
ever, seemed to have been blocked
effectively by Swedish and Finnish
mines and Finnish guns being
placed on the Aaland Islands at the
mouth of the gulf.
Russian attempts to advance
southward from the Arctic coast
had not yet overcome the Finnish
resistance at Petsamo, according to
reports reaching Kirkenes.
Two Finnish fishing boats loaded
with refugees were reported sunk
by Russian warships while trying to
reach Varangerfjord from districts
west of Petsamo. All aboard were
said to have been lost.
Snow in some sections of Finland
already is drifting 6 feet deep and
progress through wooded sections is
practically impossible without skiis.
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United Latin Policy
On Finnish War Being
Prepared at League
Delegates of 8 Nations
Meet Saturday Before
Council Session
Br the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Dec. 6.—Latin Ameri
can delegates to the League of Na
tions, conscious of a new position
of leadership given them by Ar
gentina’s suggestion that Soviet
Russia be ejected, met last night to
consider a "united policy” on the
Finnish war.
They decided to contact their
governments and to meet Saturday
prior to the Council session.
Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Co
lombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba and
the Dominican Republic were rep
resented.
Some quarters said Britain and
France must support Finland or lose
South American prestige.
Ih order to preserve its world
status, it was pointed out, the
League could not afford to affront
its South American members, some
of whom are threatening to leave
unless Russia is ousted.
Should Russia resign, some League
quarters professed to believe, there
would be a chance to bring Italy
and Spain back into active member,
ship. ,
Sympathy for Finland
Expressed by Cardenas
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 6 (^.—Presi
dent Lazaro Cardenas last night ex
pressed the sympathy of Mexico
toward the people of Finland “who
are victims of aggression.”
Peru's Foreign Minister
Condemns Soviet Action
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 6 OP).—Enrique
Goytisolo, Peru’s foreign minister,
condemned last night the Russian
invasion of Finland, calling it a
“flagrant disregard of the right of
an organized people, legally estab
lished and free,” to life and sover
eignty.
Chile Cold to Move
To Condemn Russia
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 6 (Jt).—
Foreign Minister Abraham Ortega,
replying last night to an invitation
from Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay to
join an American protest against
the invasion of Finland, declared
Chile is not interested in "mixing”
in the affairs of Other continents.
He told Ambassadors of the three
countries Chile’s foreign policy cen
ters in the Americas, and that there
is no precedent for the proposed
protest since American nations have
not protested moves against Aus
tria, Czecho-Slovakia and other
countries.
Chinese Patience Great
Chinese patience and perserverance
is so great that a Chinese might well
devote a lifetime to perfecting a
piece of art, taking as his motto,
“If I cannot finish it my son will.”
Farmer Starts Early,
Saves 800 Pennies
To Pay Taxes , 1
By the Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, Va„ Dec. 6.
—County Treasurer Harry L.
McCann will not have to send
to the bank for change for some
days, thanks to John Dixon,
colored farmer of the Jordan
Springs section.
Dixon owns the farm on
which he lives and prepares far
in advance to meet his tax pay
ment. He paid his bill shortly
before the deadline yesterday,
bringing the treasurer 800 pen
nies to pay an $8 levy. He had
been saving his pennies since
early last December, he said.
Poles Hope to Recruit 200,000
For Army From U. S., Canada
Expect to Have 75,000
In Field Soon as
Part of Allied Force
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE (Cor
respondence of the Associated
Press).—Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorskl,
premier of the Polish government in
exile hopes to recruit 200,000 more
soldiers from the United States and
Canada.
Without counting the thousands
it hopes to enlist from Polish colo
nies in America, the Polish com
mand expects to have a fighting
force in France of 75,000 when three
more divisions are added to the two
already formed. The Polish divi
sion numbers 15,000 men.
The Poles in the present two divi
sions are mostly miners from North
ern France and Belgium. Dally re
cruits drop from trains in this
wind-swept corner of France to
start their training with machine
gun and other infantry units.
All Do Not Have Guns.
Their comrades-in-arms include
remnants of the shattered Polish
forces who fought Germans and
Russians in September and lived to
escape to France through neutral
countries.
They are given light-colored khaki
uniforms, modeled after the French
military dress, and berets. The men
in training do not all have guns.
They double up on equipment and
parade before Gen. Sikorskl with
out arms—or martial music.
Among recruits drilling under the
red and white Polish flag is Joseph
Lipski. former Polish Ambassador
to Germany, who was among the
first to volunteer. He eats in the
same soup kitchens as the other
soldiers.
The Polish premiership was con
ferred on Gen. Sikorskl September
17, when the Polish government
messaged Paris with its mobile radio
station just before crossing into Ru
mania—and internment.
When the 55-year-old general is
not visiting the camp of the Polish
Legion, he lives at an inexpensive
Paris hotel.
“Poland cannot afford more than
that right now,” he says.
Premier First in 1922.
Slkorski was one of the chief or
ganizers of the Polish forces in
1914-1918, and in 1920 his general
ship was a notable contribution to
the victory of the Poles over the
Bolshevists. He became Premier
first in 1922 and since then also has
served as minister of war and chief
of the general staff.
Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz, who
led the Poles in their fight against
the September German invasion, is
interned in Rumania with former
President Ignace Mosclcki.
Led Fight at Lwow.
Highest among the Polish officers
who escaped to France upon the col
lapse of Polish resistance is Gen.
Casimar Sosnowski, for years a col
laborator of the Polish patriot, the
late Marshal Pilsudski.
Sosnowski led the helpless fight
GEN. WLADYSLAW SIKORSKI
against the Germans at Lwow (Lem
berg), flying over encircling Germar
lines to assume command aftei
Smigly-Rydz had crossed into Ru
mania. Faced with a hopeless fight
he ordered his men to split intc
small groups and head for the Hun
garian border.
The general himself put on civiliar
clothes and made his way through
Russian forces occupying the Hun
garlan border, plodding ISO miles
afoot. Using an assumed name, be
finally reached Prance.
The Polish government, it is said,
plans to give him a diplomatic post,
but Sosnowakl is reported to be in
sisting upon active service with the
Polish Legion.
Blind Vendor Offers
To Sell Dog to Aid Son
Felix Distrito, the blind peanut
vendor known to Washington sports
fans, has offered his only eye,
Queenle, a trained dog, for sale In
his fight to save his 10-year-old son
from double pneumonia.
Queenle has been the constant
companion of the former bantam
weight champion of the Philippines
through many a sports event at
Griffith Stadium. But times are
hard and Felix needs the money.
The asking price for Queenle is
$75. She’s worth many time that
to Distrito, J)Ut money is needed for
his son Jimmy.
Distrito lost his sight a number of
years ago as the result of his boxing
career.
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