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President Asks
Congress" Aid
For Finland
Wants Politics Cast
. Aside for Early Action
On Baltic Question
BACKGROUND—
As a gesture of sympathy for
invaded Finland, President
Roosevelt ordered the little na
tion's December 15 debt payment
placed in a special account in the
Treasury, pending congressional
action. .The sum amounted to
about $230,000. While tangible
official assistance awaited the re
cent convening of Congress, a
national committee on Finnish
civilian relief-rvas formed, with
formed President Herbert Hoover
as chairman.
By JOHN C. HENRY.
President Roosevelt suggested to
day that congressional leaders- put
aside political considerations and get
together quickly on the question of
American relief to Finland.
The President's remarks, virtually
an appeal for susper^ion of politics
in the face of a naton's need, were
made at his press conference in re
sponse to a question on his attitude
toward aiding the beleaguered Baltic
country.
The genet al thought in his nund.
the Chief Executive said, is that the
whole problem should not become ■
one of American party politics. The
Finnish-Russian hostilities, he con
tinued. constitute an attack on the
independence of the Finnish people.
Their needs in a fight to maintain
this independence, he added, hardly
are matters for political party con
troversy in this country.
Saying first that he understood
an effort is being made at the
Capitol to get the congressional
leaders of both parties into agree
ment on the steps contemplated, the
President added later that it is his
suggestion that they reach such
# an agreement.
While appealing for an absence
of political considerations, the Pres- 1
ident made no accusation that such
an obstacle has interfered thus far
With settlement of the problem.'
Questioned about the various- pro
posals which have emanated from
the Capitol, one for a Government
loan to Finland of $60,000,000 and
another for the sale of the new
Atnertpati Garand automatic rifle to
. z&y'S Rnland at $1 per rifle, the Presi
dent said he was not acquainted
> with the details of the discussions
^ in Congress. He did say the dts
jirtiiiTn nr imiii nn 11 lull dct»w pay*"*
ment. amounting to about $230,000.
which he directed should be sus- .
pended in a special Treasury ac- !
count, figures in the whole question
of what is to be done for the Baltic
nation.
Credit to Sweden Considered.
Mr. Roosevelt's first open en
couragement to Congress to go
ahead with Finnish aid legislation I
followed a suggestion by Federal
Loan Administrator Jesse H. Jones
yesterday that American credit
might be extended to Sweden, close
friend of Finland and itself deeply
concerned over possibility that it j
may be drawn into one of Europe's
wars.
The Export-Import Bank, which
functions under Mr. Jones’ general
supervision, already has extended
$10,000,000 credit to Finland and to
j'uivwn iuj jjuicuase nere oi non
militarv supplies.
Mr. Jones was scheduled to see
the President today at the White
House.
In addition to Red Cross and
numerous relief efforts under way
in this country in behalf of Finland, j
military aid was supplied indirectly ;
by the action of the Navy Depart
Ipe . ment in waiving its priority to de
livery of 44 Brewster fighting planes
in order that Finnish efforts to ob- !
tain the ships might be expedited. |
It is understood Finland subse- j
quently arranged for quick delivery
of these planes fully equipped. In 1
addition, Finnish representatives
• here are reported negotiating for ;
purchase of other military supplies.
Possibility of further American
assistance to another besieged gov
ernment was seen here today when
James A Moffett, head of the Cali
fornia-Texas Oil Co.. » subsidiary of
Standard Oil. brought to the Presi
dent a confidential report on prog
ress of Sino-Japanese hostilities and
China's need of funds. The Export
Import Bank loaned China $25,000.
i 000 some months ago. but it is un
derstood most of this has been ex
hausted and additional loans are
| being- sought. Mr* Moffett s com
i panv has extensive operations in
j China.
j Taylor to See President.
Another caller scheduled today
Was Myron C. Taylor, recently-ap
pointed personal representative of
the President to the Vatican. Mr
Taylor was invited to a luncheon
0> conference at the White House for
what Mr. Roosevelt described as a
! general discussion of the whole Eu
ropean situation and possible efforts .
toward peace Which might result
from the dispatch of an emissary
j to the seat of the Catholic Church.
The President said he had not
yet received an official acknowledge
\ ment from Pope Pius of the ap- i
| pointment of Mr. Taylor. It was 1
reported yesterday, however, that
such response is now en route from
Rome _to Washington.
Also invited to the luncheon con
ference were Secretary of State Hull
and Undersecretary Sumner Welles.
- Just before Mr. Taylor arrived at
the White House, the President saw
the Rev. Maurice S. Sheehy of Cath
olic University and the Most Rev.
James H. Ryan of Omaha.
Car Kills Man After Wreck
VALPARAISO. Ind.. Jan. 12 UP).—
A truck driven by Nick Vanderaa.
57. farmer near Wanatah. hit a
post on U. S. road 30 east of here
last 'night, but Vanderaa was not
hurt.
He got out and started away.
Another motorist ran over him and
killed him.
4 A
German Planes Draw
British Fire
Coastal Flights
. English Continue Scout
Visits Over Germany
And Helqoland
Bv *he Associated Pr'nsR.
LONDON. Jan. !2.—German bomb
ing planes cruised ove. British ports
today for the fourth successive day,
drawing fierce bursts of anti-air
craft fire as they appeared in cloud
less skies above the Thames estuary,
the Suffolk coast and off Yorkshire
The raiders were flying at a high
altitude and no air-raid warnings
were sounded and no bombs dropped
The British press, noting that
German Air Marshal Hermann Wil
helm Goering observed his 47th
birthday anniversary today, de
scribed the air raids as his “celebra
tion.” which they said, was a “flop. ’
OQMafcl sourofc a-TInd the Ger
man aerial activity to clearing
weather, ideal for reconnaissance.
Scout Flights Over Germany.
The air ministry announced that
the Royal Air Force, engaged with
the Nazis in a tit-for-tit war of
feeler thrusts, had made successful
scouting flights last night over
Western and Northwestern Ger
many and over seaplane bases in
Helgoland Bight.
German bombers meanwhile con
tinued their raids on shipping off
tjie English coast.
The bombing and sinking of the
1.706-ton British steamer Keynes in
the North Sea was disclosed today
when her crew of 17 was landed at
an English Dort.
Members of the crew said the ship
was attacked twice by Nazi planes,
which scored five direct bomb hits.
£>nly one crewman, the radio
operator, was injured.
L. Fisher, mate of the Keynes,
said he saw another ship apparently
bombed, and a third standing by. s
Landing of the 195-ton British
trawler Croxton's crew of nine in an
English port disclosed that the vessel
had been sunk in the North Sea
yesterday morning by a German
warplane. Bombing of the steamer
Pitwines. 932 tons, off the Yorkshire
coast yesterday afternoon by two
German warplanes also was an
nounced. The crew was saved and
their vessel taken in tow.
Mines sank three other vessels off
the English coast in the last 24
hours—the British steamer Granta.
2.719 tons; the British tanker El
Oso. 7.267 tons, and the Italian liner
Traviata. 5,123 tons.
Gunfire Heard in London.
Sounds of gunfire were carried
into the heart of London as anti
aircraft guns cut loose this morn
ing w hen a German plane was sight
ed over the Thames Estuary. Per
sons in the streets of towns along
the estuary could see shells bursting’
n^ar the plane, which was headed
toward the open sea. The air min
istry later announced the raider had
been driven off by British fighters
and anti-aircraft guns.
A plane described as a Heinkel
bomber flew high over the Suffolk
coast and disappeared in a south
easterly direction when defense bat
teries opened fire. Another Heinkel
fled seaward from the Yorkshire
'See LONDON, Page A-7.)
I a
Japanese Apologize
To American Woman
By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. Jan. 12.—Japanese
naval authorities today visited Miss
Frances Donaldson of Louisville.
Ky„ and apologized for an attack
on her by a Japanese sentry.
They acknowledged the truth of
the American business woman’s re
port that on December 20 a sentry
struck her with his fist when she
crossed a bridge into the Interna
tional Settlement, walking inadvert
ently on what the Japanese • con
sider the "wrong side" of the street.
On December 29 a Japanese naval
spokesman challeneged Miss Don
aldson’s report, which had been
made the basis of an American
consular demand for investigation
and disciplinary action.
"We consider that the charges
constitute a fishy allegation made
by somebody with an ulterior mo
tive,” the spokesman said at that
time.
Miss Donaldson accepted the
Japanese apology. She represents,
an embroidery exporting concern.
•- i
Aid Flows to Finns
From South Europe
By Way of f ranee
Considerable Materials
And Volunteers Going,
Says Paris Official
FATE OF BALKAN ZONE in hands
of Reich, says, Pertinax; Italo
Hungarian pact held subordinate
to German desires. Page A-2
THREE NAZI PLANES downed on
frbnt. French report; four more
British • ships sunk. German air
force declares. ' Page —
JAPANESE PREMIER ABE an
nounces he will resign Sunday:
whole cabinet expected to make
way for "stop-gap" regime.
Page A-2
"UNFRIENDLY GESTURE" BY
U. S. seen by Japanese in new
proposal for Guam, linked to
stiffened American policy.
. Page A-4
BULLETIN.
HELSINKI. Jan. 12 UP>.—Rus
sian warplanes ranged over
Southern Finland this afternoon,
interrupting Helsinki's foreign
telephone connections by bombs
dropped near the city.
No planes were seen over Hel
sinki, but the capital had its first
air raid alarm of 1940, Slight
vibrations were felt here and
were believed due to bombs
which the enemy raiders dropped
on some islands about 30 miles
to the south.
It was reported that Turku
tAboi, port on the Southwestern
coast, was raided during the
afternoon, but no details were
available.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 12.—Spam. Italy and
Southeastern European countries
are shipping war materials to em
battled Finland through France, an
official spokesman said today.
"The material from these coun
tries is considerable." he said, add
ing that volunteers also are en route
from them to join the Finnish
forces.
Observers understood the Span
iards were sending the Finns Ger
man and Russian guns which op
posed each other in Spain during
the civil war.
Great quantities of foreign arma
' Continued on Page A-4. Column 4.)
President to Go Home
President Roosevelt expects to go
to his Hyde Park home the latter
part of this month to spend a few
days. In announcing this at his
press conference today, the Presi
dent said he doubted very much if
he would be able to visit the Pacific
Coast this spring or next summer.
i House Approves
Defense Bill by
I Wide Margin
Votes With Few Noes
For Emergency
Appropriation
MARITIME* COMMISSION tells
Congress merchant marine better
than in 1914. Page A-2
REPRESENTATIVE BYRNS threat
ens another “blast" against “two
1 bit nitwits.” Page A-2
I WASHINGTON . RESPONSE to
| "Gone With the Wind" Finnish
benefit exceeds hopes. Page A-2
' SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD ap
proves old-age annuity sale. Sen
ator Wagner says. Page A-7
j .
BULLETIN.
The House passed by an over
whelming vote today a $264,611,
252 emergency defense appropri
ation for use of the Army, Navy,
Coast Guard and Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
" “uv wviwio uiv illicit » uu.l v utc,
the House rejected a motion by
Representative Schafer, Repub
lican, of Wisconsin to send the
bill back to the Appropriations
Committee with instructions to
write in a prohibition against
using any of the funds for con
struction, maintenance or oper
• atiop of ships engaged in patrol
of what he called the 300-mile
Welles neutrality zone."
There were only a few scat
tered noes when the question was
put on final passage and no roll
call was demanded. The measure
now goes to the Senate.
The Budget Bureau first recom
mended a bill providing $271,000.
000 The committee cut this to
$267,197,908 and a further reduc
tion of $2,586,656 was made by
amendment today.
By the Associated Press.
A group ol Republicans attempted
today to shave down the adminis
| tration's $267,000,000 emergency de
fense and neutrality appropriation
i but their first attempt met with
failur#.
An amendment by Representative
| Taber. Republican, of New York to
| reduce the Army s fund for four
1 months of winter maneuvers in the
South from $18,000,000 to $9,000,000
was promptly defeated. 93 to 50,
Mr. Taber argued that two months
i was enough. Representative Lam
bertson. Republican, of Kansas sug
gested that the gathering, together
of two Army corps of troops, as the
general staff proposes, would lead
the American people to believe this
country was preparing for war rath
. er than defense.
Woodrum Manages Bill.
Representative Woodrum. Demo
’ crat. of Virginia, managing the bill
on the floor, said*he preferred t'nfc
opinions of Gen. John J. Pershing
ana Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
chief of staff, as to how long the
maneuvers should be to Mr. Taber s
or his own.
The House was expected to pass
before nightfall the deficiency bill.
The Senate is in recess until Mon
day.
1 Picking up the suggestion of Sen
ator Adams. Democrat, of Colorado,
that the emergency deiense item be
transferred to non-military activi
ties. Senator Lucas. Democrat, of
Illinois said:
“It might be possible to cut sev
eral hundred million dollars from
defense appropriations and use it
'See CONGRESS. Page A-7.)
Balkan Kings Reported
In Secret Conference
Bv the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST. Jan. 12. —King
Carol of Rumania and Regent Prince
Paul of Yugoslavia were reported in
official circles today to have held a
secret conference two days ago at
Vrsao, near the frontier.
Crown Prince Mihai of Rumania
and Yugoslav Premier Dragisha
Cvetkovich were said also to Have
attended the meeting. •
It was ynderstood that King Carol
I sounded out Prince Paul on Yugo
slavia's attitude toward the Italian
Hungarian offer of support of Ru
mania in return for a Rumanian
promise of territorial revision with
Hungarv'after the current war.
Air Officers' Revolt
Quickly Suppressed
In Ecuador
Brief Uprising Was Led
By Velasco Ibarra,
Defeated Candidate
By the Associated Press.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Jan. 12.—
Jose Marla Velasco Ibarra, a presi
dential candidate apparently de
feated in two days of voting just
closed, led an uprising of aviation'
officers at the military aviation field
today, but the insurrection was
quickly suppressed by army ser
geants and a. group of about 30
soldiers. t
Some 200 civilians joined the re
bellion. Velasco Ibarra was arrest
ed. along with Maj. Rafael Astudiilo
and Flores Milo, a Guayaquil broker.
Velasco Ibarra, a former President.
I was one of three candidates for the
! presidency in elections held yester
day and the day before. On the
basis of early returns he was run
ning second to Carlos Arroyo del Rio.
Arroyo del Rio Held Elected- *
Today’s uprising began shortly
after midnight -when the govern
. ment in Quito announced that Ar
royo del Rio could be considered
elected. Rebel aviation officers
seized Col. Luis Rodriguez, com
mander of the air base, at his home,
and took him prisoner. Without be
1 ing given time to dress, he was taken
to the air field in his pajamas. .
Leaders of infantry garrisons im
mediately prepared an attack on the
air base, but before it was launched
a group of air base sergeants, led by
Sergt. Tomas Osorio and with the
support of soldiers, put down the
uprising and made prisoners of the
lpfiripr.v
When the armed group charged '
the rebels the civilians who had i
joined the movement fled and the 1
implicated aviation officers sur
rendered.
Humberto Lfcrrea. aviation sub
lieutenant/was wounded by an in
fantry patrol as' he drove into
Guayaquil to summon government
aid.
Rebel air officers who went to in
fantry barracks to seek support for
their movement were arrested.
Resigned for Campaign.
The third candidate in the elec
tion was Jacinto Jijon Caamano,
conservative, who came from Los
Angeles, Calif., to make the race.
Arroyo del Rio had resigned as pro
visional President to run.
Returns with scattered precincts
missing gave Arroyo del Rio, Liberal
candidate, 32,911 votes and Velasco
Ibarra, independent, 20,200. Jijon
Caamano had 14.495 votes.
Velasco Ibarra, who won in
Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador's
largest cities, charged the govern
ment headed by Andres Cordoba
with fraud. Arroyo del Rio had
won in the small towns and rural
districts.
Krupp's Son, Flyer,
Killed in Action
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. 12—Lt. Claus
Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach.
second son of the head of the great
Krupp works, munitions makers,
was killed in action January 10, his
family announced today.
Calus was 29. an aviator, and
was the son of Gustav Krupp von
Bohlen und Halbach.
I
Bakery Employes
Upheld in Strike
Against Importations
Justice Adkins' Decision
Is Hailed by A. F. of L.
As 'Signal Victory'
BACKGROUND—
Union labor at Gundersheimtr.
Inc., bakery concern, struck in
July. 1937. protesting importation
by company of bakery products
from Philadelphia. Company
filed suit in District Court for
1300.000 damages under anti
-trust laics less than two weeks
after strike began.
District Court Justice Jesse C. Ad
kins today held that bakers and
salesmen of a local company might
lawfully strike to prevent the firm
from importing bakery products
which might endanger the economic
welfare of the employes. t .
The decision armed the American
Federation of Labor with a wedge
which the Federation admittedly
will use ih fighting th* Justice De
partment's Nation - wide drive
against alleged anti-trust activities
of organized labor.
The decision came in a directed
verdict against Gundersheimer. Inc.,
a Washington baking concern,
which had brought suit under the
Sherman Anti-trust Act and the
Clayton Act against the A. F. of L.’s
International Brotherhood of Team
sters and the International Bakery
Workers' Union, and members of
their locals.
Hailed by Federation.
The Federation hailed the deci
sion as a “signal victory" and in a
statement issued by its general
counsel's office said the "precedent
making" decision “will undoutedly
have a profound effect on Thurman
Arnold's crusade against labor ac
tivities.’
Mr. Arnold is in charge of the
Anti-trust Division of the Justice
Department.
“This decision,” the Federation
(See A. F. of L., Page A-5.»
Continue Trade Pacts
As Aid to Farmer,
Wallace Urges
House Committee Told
End of Program Would
Be Unfortunate
BACKGROUND—
In 1937 Congress extended to
June 12. 1940. administration's
authority to negotiate reciprocal
trade agreements without con
gressional ratification Opposi
tion to the low-tariff aspect of
the agreements began to grow
last summer, chiefly in agricul
■ tural centers in the West. In his
message to Congress. President
Roosevelt emphasized need for
program as fundamental part of
foundation of any world peace.
By BLAIR BOLLES.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
today urged the continuation of
the administration's trade agree
ments program as an aid to the
prosperity of the American farmer,
in whose behalf most of the oppo
sition to the program has been
raised An end .of the program
would be "extremely unfortunate"
for the farmer, he said.
Secretary Wallace delivered his
statement to the House W'-ays and
Means Committee after Secretary
of State Hull, during a long, acri
monious examination, told Repre
sentative Gearhart, Republican, of
California that under the agree
ments the farmer is “progressively
better off. his income progressively
increasing, his prices are not bad."
Representative Reed. Republican,
of New York pursued the farm ques
tion by suggesting that Secretary
Wallace and Secretary Hull were
working at cross purposes. Mr.
Reed pointed out that * the Com
modity Credit Corp had bought
$313,000,000 worth of surplus farm
goods, among them items like cattle,
calves, figs and cheese on which the
duties have been lowered through
the trade agreements.
Denies Disagreement.
Mr. Hull denied he was on the op
posite side of the fence from his
cabinet colleague. The two cabinet
members gave the principal testi
mony during the second day on the
hearings on the resolution for the
continuation beyond June 12 of the
administration’s authority to negoti
ate reciprocal trade agreements
without congressional ratification.
Since the authority first was con
ferred in 1934. the administration
has negotiated 22 agreements. The
authority is to raise or lower existing
tariffs by 50 per cent, but the prac
tice is to lower tariffs. Mr Hull
pointed out the authority was con
ferred in order to broaden America's
export markets.
In answer to the protective tariff
argument put by Representative
Woodruff, Republican, of Michigan.
Mr. Hull said that for every dollar
of imports the trade agreements
bring into the United States, they
make possible $9 in export sales. He
pleaded for continuance of the pro
gram to meet the “emergency” erect
ed in a wartime world.
Had there been no war. Mr. Hull
'Continued on Page A-4. Column lj
Trapped Miners
Feared Dead;
25 Bodies Out
I Hope Fades for 66
Still Behind Debris
Caused by Blast
<Pictures on Page A-3.)
By the Astociated Press.
BARTLEY. W. Va.. Jan. 12—Re
I covery of 25 bodies fronr the blast*
I torn Bartley No. 1 Mine shattered
j hope today for the safety of 66 other
j miners trapped behind twisted tim
1 bers and debris, by Wednesday's ex
plosion.
The last 21 bodies — all badly
mangled—were found as rescue
crews stumbled through the wrecked
tunnels 600 feet underground to the
very center of the explosion area.
Rescue workers reported the men
probably had been killed instantly
and saw little chance that miners in
other entryways had escaped a
similar fate. Mine company offi
cials and mine inspectors shared
that belief.
"I am afraid that finding of the
bodies means the other men in the
mine also will be found dead.” said
G. J. Stollings, general manager
of Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal
Corp.. which operates the workings.
Inspector Abandons Hope.
State Mine Inspector E. L. Chat
fieid. after talking with the rescue
crews said: "The evidence of the
violence indicates that every man
in the mine is doomed."
He reported one of the crews found
a two-ton loading machine blown 60
feet from the face of the coal. The
track on which it ran was twisted
and warped.
"The men apparently had no
chance to get away." he added, dash
ing further the hopes that some of
the group might have been able to
barricade themselves in an isolated*
section.
"After-damp." the mixture of
gases which is left after all oxygen
is burned out in an explosion, would
have killed many of the men in
stantly. Mr. Chatfield declared, if
they were unable to snut themselves
riff
3> Hours to Tunnel Through.
It took approximately 38 hours
to tunnel through tons of slate, ‘
rock and coal to where the 91 men
were caught 600 feet underground
by a blast mine inspectors said
might have resulted when the
miners cut into some abandoned
gas-filled entry. Forty-seven diggers
in the eastern section of the mine
escaped.
Four bodies were recovered be
fore rescuers reached the explosion
scene. Two of these victims were
said by officials to apparently have
violated rules and started walking
out of the mine after finishing work
instead of waiting to be brought
out. The explosion occurred less
than an hour before the day shift
was scheduled to go off duty.
Hope of finding some of the men
alive brightened early today when
weary workers finally dug into a
right entry, finding dinner buckets
and machines where an estimated
30 men had been working. Belief
was expressed that the men had
made their way to another sec
tion and successfully barricaded
themselves against gas. but these
hopes were dashed with the find
ing oi 13 bodies in one passageway
leading off from the entry.
The bodies were approximately
8.000 feet from the shaft and some
2.400 feet away from another group
of workers that might be alive.
Crews Work Fresh Air Along.
Company officials 'estimated it
would be early afternoon before
other trapped men could be reached.
Crews had to "carry the air” with
them, building barriers or brattice
cloth as they pushed along with
fresh air to allow laborers to work
without oxygen helmets. In some
places there was hardly enough
room for one man to crawl between
the roof and piled debris.
Above ground scores of miners and
relatives of entombed men huddled
together in a cold drizzle, watching
gloomily as rescue crews changed
shifts every four hours. Many had
clung to hope as the hours passed,
while veteran miners who have wit
nessed such disasters feared the
worst.
Two U. of Virginia Students
Overcome by Monoxide
By the Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va., Jan.
12 —Mrs. A. A. Sizer and at least two
University of Virginia students were
overcome bv fumes from a broken
furnace pipe at Mrs. Sizer's student
rooming house here early today.
The students were James H. Lit
tlehale. jr.. Bethesda. Md.. and Mel
vin P. Rahn, Niles. Mich. Several
others were affected.
Mrs. Sizer, who Was taken to Uni
versity Hospital. Is said by attend
ants to be recovering from the ef
fects of carbon monoxide poison
ing. She also has a broken ankle.
The students are said to be in "good
condition. ’’
Another boarder in Mrs. Sizer'*
house was Richard R. Baker. 3d„
Alexandria.
Mr. Littlehale said he awoke about
4:30 a.m. and nptlced smoke com
ing into his room and saw a light In
the kitchen.
“I got out of bed and couldn't
walk straight,” he said. "I stag
gered into the kitchen and down
into the cellar, where I saw Mrs.
Sizer on her hands and knees on
the floor. 1 ran back upstairs and
awakened Richard Baker, who col
lapsed when he got out of bed. We
managed to get Mrs. Sizer to the
kitchen with the help of Melvyn
Newman and I ran up to the second
floor to wake up the other boys while
Baker telephoned for a doctor. On
my way down my legs buckled un
der me and I fell down the steps
and fainted by the front door.”
k
'LirTLtMEN^X jj
Gulliver at the Capitol!
House Member Says N. L. R. B.
Juggled Plant Election Figures
Flare-Up in Committee Follows Charge
By Republican; Witness Denies It
Bv CARTER BROOKE JOHNS.
The National Labor Relations
Board was charged today by Rep
resentative Rout7ohn, Republican
of Ohio, at the House Investigating
Committee .hearings, with "juggling
figures" of employe elections at in
dustrial plants.
The accusation, voiced in a ques
tion and then asserted affirmatively,
was denied emphatically by the wit
ness under examination. Miss Mar
agert McDufI Farmer, a review at
torney for the board.
"I am not accusing you.' said Mr.
Routzohn. "You accepted the
figures sent in by Mr. Phillips."
The committee member referred
to Phillip G Phillips, regional direc- ■
tor at Cincinnati, who had super
vised an election at the Sorg Paper
Co . Middletown, Ohio.
A sharp flare-up among commit
tee members was precipitated by
Mr. Routzohn's question: "The
board juggles some of these figures,
does it nor?"
"No. we do not juggle figures."
said Miss Farmer.
out from the witness that it was
one of the board s duties to tabulate
results of elections and certify
them.
"Then." shouted Mr. Routzohn.
'See LABOR BOARD. Page A-3.»
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4-Mile Red Column Trapped
And Destroyed by Finns
Force Marching on Suomussalini Caught
Between Disabled Tank and Blasted Bridge
•
By JAMES ALDRIDGE.
WITH THE FINNISH NORTHEASTERN ARMY ON THE RUS
SIAN BORDER, via Kajaani, Jap. 12 (N.A.N.A., by radio).—On the
road between Suomussalmi and Raftte, on the Russian border, your
correspondent witnessed the last stages of the greatest battle of the
Russo-Finnish War to date—the battle of Suqmussalmi*. It is some
thing that neither I nor. any one else will probably ever witness
n rvn irt * A_ __
Leaving Suomussalmi with a de
tachment of Finnish replacements*
.going to the front with supplies, I
had an opportunity to watch the
Finns in the process of finishing off
the remnants of the 163d Regiment'
of the 44th Division of the 14th Red
Army Corps.
• Discrepancy has appeared as
to the identity of the Russian
units routed by the Finns. The
Associated Press has identified
the first one defeated as the 163d
Division and the second the 44th
Division.!
In a long .stream of supply sleds
and ski troops, we moved up to the
front. We passed the firs't contin*
gents of Finnish troops coming out
of the battle, walking heavily on
their skis, their faces black with
gunpowder and bearing a set expres
sion after a terrible experience.
Our column stopped about three
miies out from Suomussalmi' and
then split. I went with the section
keeping to the Raate road and lead
ing to tjie area of the great battle.
We were going cautiously now.
everybody on skis jmd no longer
riding in supply sledges.
At a bridgehead we came to a few
bodies of Russian dead and a blown
up armored car—Soviet advance
scouts. Prom here on the sides of
the road were littered with bodies
of men and horses every hundred
yards. Our column split again, one
section entering some woods, while
I kept on with .the main section to
the battle area.
Pour' miles from Suomussalmi,
after a bend in the road, we came
upon a sight I never want io see
again. It was the*main battle scene.
It began with a smashed Russian
tank which had held up a 4-mile
long super-mechanized battalion As
the column telescoped behind this
tank, the Finns attacked from Jhe
flanks jjnd poured hell info the
'See BATTLE. Page A-5.V
Summary of Today's Star
Page. Page, j
Amusements. Obituary ... A-10
A-12-13 Radio _C-3
Comics C-8-9 Society ... R-3
Editorials A-8 Sports C-l-3
Finance A-15 Woman's Page,
Lost, Found C-4 B-14
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Foreign
Four-mile-long: Russian column de
stroyed by Finns. Page A-l
Air officers' revolt is suppressed
quickly by Ecuador. Page A-l
German warplanes draw British fire
in coastal flights. Page A-l ,
Russians launching drives on Salla
and Petsamo fronts. Page A-l '
Britain to answer American repub
lics' protest soon. Page A-2
Three Nazi planes downed on front,
French report. Page A-2
Japanese see Guam plan new "un
friendly gesture.” Page A-4
National
Effort to shave special defense fund
defeated. Pkge A-l
President asks congressional aid for
Finland. Page A-l
Wallace urges trade pacts be con
tinued to aid farmer. Page A-l
Labor Board charged with “juggling"
plant election figures. Page A-l
Harrison-Bilbo amity report stirs
Mississippi. Page A-3
Treaty limit on cruisers may still
apply, Stark says. Page A-5
U. S. presents arguments as medical
anti-trust case opens. Page A-7
Bank deposits, currency and coin
largest in history. PageA-17
Huge New Orleans parade lampoons
high officials. Page B-8
MacNider says U. S. justly fears
war Investment. Page B-11
Washington and Nearby.
Security Board backs annuity plan
principle. Page A-7
Man. 50, killed in traffic accident; ice
forms on streets. Page B-l
Police traffic safety conference called
for Tuesday. Page B-l
Hazen assured of his reappointment
by Roosevelt. Page B-l
Editorial and Comment
This and That. Page A-8
Answers to Questions. Page A-8
Letters to The Star. Page A-8
David Lawrence. Page A-9
Alsop and Xintner. Page .A-9
Frederic William Wile. Page A-9
Jay Franklin. Page A-9
Charles G. Ross. Page A-9
Sports
Terps, Cards offer sports shows
here tomorrow. Rage C-l
Stanford, Clemson, Citadel obtain
new grid tutors. Page C-l
Ban on scraping green tests golf
rule revision. Page C-2
Great track year is seen despite loss
of Olympics. Page C-3
Miscellany -
City News in Brief. Page A-14
Nature’s Children. Page B-6
Vital Statistics. Page B-12
Service Orders. Page B-12
Girl at the Front. Page C-4
Donn Fendler’s Story. Page C-4
Bedtime Story. Page C-8
Crbss-word Puzle. Page C-8
Letter-Out. Page C-8
Winning Contract. Page C-9
Uncle Ray’s Comer. Page C-8
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Airliner Lands on River Ice,
Hits Wall, as Pilot Averts Crash
By the Associated Press.
MOLINE. 111., Jan. 12—Ten-inch
ice and some dexterous piloting
saved five passengers and a crew of
three from possible death early to
day when a United Air Lines plane
made a forced landing on a narrow
stretch of the Rock River.
The plane, with one of its two
motors disabled, slid across the ice
and smashed into a concrete retain
ing wall on the river bank. Four
passangers and the two pilots were
only slightly hurt.
The 14-passenger sleeper, en route
from New York to San Francisco,,
developed motor trouble about mid
night while near Iowa City, Iowa.
Unwilling to risk a landing on the
small Iowa City airport, Chief Pilot
Charles E. Wheeler of Oak Park,
111., turned his craft about and
backtracked to Moline, 60 miles
away.
The plane overshot the Moline
field, just cleared a hill on the
north end. and then began to settle.
The lone functioning motor pulled
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the plane over the tops of trees and
a concrete wall on the river bank
before the craft mushed to the ice,
with less than a 300-yard run avail
able. •
Officials of the line said they had
beSn unable to question Capt.
Wheeler as to why he had overshot
! the airport, but described his han
dling of his ship as "extremely
skillful'’ after he found himself in
trouble. The airport was lighted
and the flying weather favorable.
Only the plane's lights pierced
the early morning darkness as the
airliner skated across ice which a
week ago was dangerously thin.
The crash into the opposite retain
ing wall tore away the right wing
and motor, smashed the left motor
and the cockpit, but left the fuselage
undamaged.
Stewardess Mary Ann McCleary
of Oak Park administered first aid
to the injured passengers until am
bulances took them to a hospital.
Another plane was dispatched
I from Chicago to permit passengers
[ to resume their trip.
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