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WEATHER OAKLAND AND VICINITY Fair to-lay and tonight; Increasing cloudiness Fridays little change In temperature! lentje variable wind; local morning logs. TEMPERATURES Maximum S3 Minimum RAlNFALIr Last 24 hours .00 I Last yen 17.20 6eason to date 21.46 I Normal 12 97 1 Fnll U.S. Weather Report. Pace. 33 OM EDITION EXCLUSIVE ASSOCIATED PRES WIREPH0T0 UNITED PRESS VOL.

CXXXIV-NO. 65 Sc DAILY OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1941 10c SUNDAY 38 PAGES U.S. on Italian NEW HOUSING PROJECT HIT BY PLANS BODY Greeks I R3v Compromfse in Cracks Down Consulates; Clear Border For Mn-7 Dotn gl uaiuc 'Aid Bill Urged Oakland's Planning Commission filed a sharp protest today in the INVADERS' CfTlEF form of a four-point memorandum Italian Peace Offers Rebuffed; Senator Ellender Submits His Amendment After Debate Wrangle; Barkley Warns Opponents of Measure WASHINGTON, March 6. Ellender La.) proposed today, that the Senate accept 'an Administration-sponsored substitute for his British-aid amendment designed to limit movements to the. Western Hemisphere.

The compromise amendment drafted this morning by Administration members of the Senate Foreign Relations against the Housing Au-thority's plljrf' t(j go7 ahead with Yugoslavia to Join Axis in construction of the $1,500,000 Lock- wood "Gardens low-cost housing project in East Oakland; 48 Hours, Belgrade Reports The memorandum was spread of Officers Ordered Ousted for 'Reasons of National Policy'; Other Powers Face Demands WASHINGTON, March 6. (P) The United States has notified Italy that the movements of Italian consular officials throughout this country are to be restricted, and has asked that Italian consulates in Detroit and Newark, N.J., be closed. The State Department made public today a note to the the minutes of the commission on motion of Arthur Navlet and copies were ordered sent to the City Coun BELGRADE, March 6. (fP) Reports sifted across the Greek border tonight that the civilian population was being removed hastily from Thace and Eastern Macedonia as the cil and to the Housing Authority, Committee, would state that nothing in the aid legislation Which is an affiliate of one of the little Greek Army prepared to meet the German Armies massed across the frontier in Bulgaria. Those are the areas which would be the first battlefields should be construed to change existing law relating to the use of the land and naval forces of the United States, except insofar as such use re Italian Government requesting that its consular officials confine their movements to those areas in which they exer if the into Greece.

BELGRADE, March 6. (U.R) cise recognized duties of theif Greece was reported tonight respective offices. lates to tne manuiaciure, jjimjui-meht and repair of defense articles, the communication of information Weygand New Deal's alphabetical agencies. Briefly, the four points outlined are: 1 The commission? went on record last April as favoring construction of projects in "blighted areas" rather than on vacant' sites. IS VACANT SITE The Lock-wood Gardens project is to be located between 64th and 66th Avenues on the South side of East Fourteenth Street on 21 acres which are occupied chiefly by a golf practice range and one house.

2 The proposed project is not close to any private or National de Soldier Dies in, Suicide Leap Companions Swept -Beneath Car Wheels In Rescue Attempt to have rebuffed all feelers toward peace with Italy so far made, and it was reported and the other non-combatani pur coses enumerated in the act. Ellender himself offered the substitute shortly after Senator O'Ma- Yugoslavia would announce within 48 hours a policy of closer collaboration with the Axis. Turks Defy Axis Might Mediterranean Rule To Be 'Difficult Ankara Radio Warns honey Wyo.) haC proposed oen-ate consideration of his proposal to state that American armed forces could not be employed to deliver Greeks and British The Italian diplomatic staff in Washington was excluded from the request, but the embassy was asked to keep the State Department currently informed of the movements outside Washington by the military and naval personnel" attached to the embassy. FOLLOWS ITALIAN ACTION The action, believed to be the first of its kind in peace time against a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations, followed a request from Italy for the closing of American consulates at Naples and Palermo At Vichy Report to Petain Due; Laval Headed For Capital, Belief fense "pools of as re defense articles belligerents. WARNS mix FOES SAN.

JOSE, March 6. Kenneth Renew Pledge to Fight By The Associated Press ATHSNS, March 6. Greek lead Miller, 23, a corporal from Hamil quired under the United States Housing Authority act. 3 Construction of the project would cost the taxpayers large sums ton Field, committed suicide last Senator continuing to fight amendments to the bill, told the Senate that only lack of knowledge of United States' plans might be preventing "further aggressions" In the Far- East. Barkley attacked a proposal by Senator Ellender La.) to insert ers and the press reaffirmed today, in farewell message, to British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, since schools, recreation facilities and streets would have to be built.

night, the Highway Patrol reported, by jumping into the path of a ANKARA, Turkey, March 6. (IP) VICHY. France, March 6. IP) 4 With the National defense pro. speeding automobile, and two other the nation's determination to fight General Maxime Weygand, com' gram under way, an acute shortage Marshall General Siamund List who commanded Nazi forces which occupied Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria conferred today with King Borlsr AJP.

Wirephoto. The official Turkish radio, de-clearing that Germany's campaign on agairftt any and all comers. soldiers who sought to restrain him of building, trades workmen will mander of the French forces in North Africa, arrived by plane this and restrictions imposed in Italy on movements of American diplomatic officials. were injured, one so critically that be felt soon. Would it not be better in the Balkans is aimed at control a policy statement into the mil against the sending of American nrmed forces outside this hemi afternoon for his first face to race he may die.

Secretary of State Hull's note to consultation with Chief of State to postpone construction on the project until unemployment reap Near death at the Moffett Field sphere', while other members of the Hospital is Paul Degan, 25, of Ham pears? me iianan amoassaaor reierrea to the closing of the two American consulates but did not explain why Foreign Relations Committee sought Marshal Petain in five months. He was accompanied by two officers. All wore civilian clothes. ilton Field. Less seriously injured ARCHITECTS SENT.

to get opponents to accept a compro was his brother Louis, 23, of Mof the United States was asking the Spokesmen for the City Commis of the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea, declared tonight: "This plan will be difficult to apply, especially if Yugoslavia starts to fight." 'jVith German bases established on the Black Sea and bases about to be established on the Aegean Sea, and the (existing) Italian bases in the Dodecanese Islands," said the fett Field. Weygand went immediately to the mise substitute. Asserting that "the situation in Blitz The three men were struck by an Pare Hotel, where Petain has his With German forces massing on the Bulgarian frontier facing Greece, Eden matched the Greek declaration with a promise that Britain would stand by' her, although "the future may be arduous." "Indomitable and proud," asserted the newspaper Asyrmatos, "we shall march to victory. The heroic example we set on October 28, 1940 (when the Italians invaded Greece), will guide us in any decision it may be necessary to take in the future in case our independence or integrity is threatened." This attitude was reflected in sion pointed out that the authority deigned to make a formal request restricting the movements of con Europe and Asia is so delicate that automobile driven by Frank W. headquarters.

sular officials. for an opinion from the commission Leaders, Confer Reynolds, 29, of San Jose, on the The Government announced last it may be turned by tripping 01 hair tri'eeer." Barkley said: In a previous announcement, the highway in front of Moffett Field, night that. Weygand had arrived in State Department said the closing "It mar he possible that because Axis'could put a iVichyr today it explained that certain amount of pressure on this mis premature announcement was where the two Hamilton Field soldiers had been visiting Louis Degan Louis Degan told highway patrolmen that Miller appeared despond for reasons of National policy." country. an aggressor Nation does not Know what the American attitude will be that that may be the one thing that Is holding them back from further OTHER ACTION HINTED issued deliberately as a "blind intended to cover his real movements, REPORT ON AFRICA "This glorious plan will be to especially if Yuac- ent, and repeatedly threatened to Phraseology of the departments on the advisability of the project but, instead, sent over architects Carl I. Warnecke and Hugh C.

White to talk "informally" about the matter. Then, despite the known attitude of the commission toward the Gardens project, the authority went ahead with preparing construc-tiorfplans. Bids are to be called about March 15. The commission has' taken the jump into the path of a passing sia via starts to fight." aggressions. GIVE WRONG IDEA announcement indicated that similar action might be taken against An official announcement today automobile.

Armies Roll Toward Greek Border; Attack Expected Hourly other sections of the press which, with one voice, declared Greece's stand was "heartening to all free people" and "undoubtedly will be followed by other peoples in the said Weygand came "to report his Continuing, the commentator said: "There is no doubt also of German plnn to isolate Soviet Rus other foreign consulates. The Ellcnder amendment, Bart ley argued, would "hamper the SeC' inspection tour of French African "That would be an easy way to go out," the man was quoted as saying. The. three men walked to the In the case of Germany, however, possessions." He left Vichy for that retary of. State" by giving the im pression that so long as other na trip October 8.

highway, where the two visitors in By The Associated Press the United States has not been forced to close any consulates in that country. Germany has required Balkan Peninsula." EDEN'S PLEDGE sia by seizing the Near East as well as ail the Balkans. "German bombers have come within range of the Dardanelles. The wording of the announcement view that since it originally set tions did not molest the Philippines, tended to board a bus for Hamilton SOFIA, Bulgaria, March The wheels in motion which brought Field, when Miller jumped in front would seem to indicate that Wey-gand's stay here would be short general staff of the German expedl the closing of American consulate! in some German-occupied countries. low-cost housing project to Oak Crete and Salonika.

However. Ger and other American possessions in the Western Hemisphere; this Nation would not act to protect its tionary force, headed by Field Mar of the approaching automobile, Degan said. Degan and his brother The subject of his conversations Italy has more than 60 consulates land, the authority should consult with it on such matters. shal General Sigmund List, called with Petain remained an official se many has now Walked into an alley between Yugoslavia and Turkey with British-Greek Allies facing her Eden told Greece- Britain would fight at her side "until final victory is won." The pledge was, delivered after Eden concluded conferences with Greek leaders, which a communique said resulted in complete agree attempted to rescue him, and were on King Boris III, the War Ministry citizens or interests elsewhere. "Nations with aggressive inten or consular agent, offices in the United States.

The Lock wood Gardens project struck also. nd the Foreign Affairs Ministry cret, but unofficial French observers gav credence to a report that Weygand was to offer his advice on an site is zoned as "light industrial." in ine soutn." Paul Degan suffered a head in The American consulates at Na today while Nazi forces continued tions immediately will say that so long as they do not interfere in the OTHER OBJECTION jury and serious shock. His brother ples and Palermo were ordered their sweep southeast within Bui garia. Troops on Border Philippines or our other possessions, closed bv- the Italian Government was badly cut and bruised. asserted British threat to occupy Syria.

Dilating oh point one in the memo ment "on all aspects of the situation" in the Balkans. they can own the seven seas," Bark- randum, the commission points out Waves of bomber planes continued Back Hitler's Threat lacy said Government circles Just before leaving Athens last ley said. "If they do believe that, to arrive. aiong wun an otner xoreign consulates in those cities on the ground that vthey were within military were highly alarmed over these re night in company with General Sir ports and also were fearful of losing I say that it cuts the ground out from under the Secretary of State in his dealings with those nations Motorized equipment, field kitchens, supply trucks and oil tank cars are following the troops, tanks that it is doubtful whether the city and the authority can carry out the "equivalent demolition" program which is a corollary to the building of new low-cost housing Indo-China, where Japanese forces That Rain You've Missed Is Coming already occupy bases and Japanese pressure has been exerted to compel and artillery which for days have now at war. Barkley said he thought that adop' John.G.

DHl, chief ol the British imperial general staff, Eden issued a statethent praising the Greeks for their "heroic resistance to brutal attack," and ending with the words: "The future may be arduous, but been pouring through Balkan passes. units. tion of the Ellender, amendment would be "regarded around the territorial cessions to Thailand. LAVAL ON TRIP Under this provision, for every Old Jupiter Pluvius, who is be ANKARA, March 6. (U.R) German troops were reported established along Turkey's Thracian border today and Germany was said to Jiave given Turkey an implied warning against allowing Britain to base forces on Turkish soil.

The implied warning was said to been contained in Adolf Hitler's personal messago President Ismet Inonu of Turkey. It was said in German diplomatic quarters that the message was be All telephone lines both within the country and those connecting with the outside world are in the new housing unit built, a sub-standard dwelling not within the project areas. Whether they have already been closed has not been learned here yet but it was planned to transfer the personnel to the Rome Embassy. PRESS RESTRICTED The Italian Government also has restricted movements of American correspondents. 1 The Italian Embassy here, deny-, ing published reports that Italian A qualified Informant said the limousine of former Vice-Premier handfe of the military.

coming quite a Califorriian now, will pay the State' another visit on Sunday, bringing another burst of rain. be assured that we shall not rest nor falter until final victory is won." CONFER WITH KING world as a congressional declara tion of policy." TAFT MAKES QUERY Senator Taft Ohio), inter area, must be demolished. Such demolition shall be accomplished within one year after the project is Pierre Laval left for Paris this morning to bring him to an un Many telegrams and cable messages are being held up to 'avoid possibility of transmitting military C. L. Smalley, forecaster of the specified destination, possibly in the Eden and General Dill conferred rupted to ask if a declaration of completed.

unoccupied zone. information (here the Sofia connec- U.S. Weather Bureau, located the storm about 1000 miles offshore to Between April, 1938 and Septem policy that the United States would not send armed forces to foreign soil lieved to consist principally of One unconfirmed report said he at length yesterday with King George II and Premier Alexander Korizis. A formal announcement by tionwith Bern, to which this dispatch was being relayed, was cut, day. He said it is growing in in was returning to resume his pri reassurances to Turkey that she had any different from the Presi vate residence at Chateldon, near nothing to fear from Nazi occupa tensity and heading northeast to' ward Puget Sound.

consuls in this country were engaged in political activities, issued a statement last October that the consuls had always strictly limited their activities to their legal con dent's declaration of policy made re peatedly before the election." Vichy. Other sources said he was ber 1940, the Commission pointed out, only 138 such sub-standard dwellings were demolished to match new" buildings in the Peralta and Campbell Village projects in West 1 Continued Page 15, Col. I the Greek Government said they "examined very attentively the situation in the Balkans, wher they The fringes of the storm should presumably by the military censor.) Steadily increasing German military preparations in Bulgaria fanned Continued Page IS, Col. ft coming to meet Petain. It was said he might return at the same time tion of Bulgaria or even Greece.

The reassurance, however, was, Continued Page 2, Col. 1 strike Northern California and the When Barkley replied that it was not, Taft demanded to know what objection there was to restating this Continued Page 2 Col. 4 Bay region by Sunday, Smalley as Vice-Premier Admiral Jean Dar-lan, who is expected back tomorrow, sular functions and that Italian nationals had kept apart from any so- -called "un-American activities." said. policy in the pending bill. His prediction, in the meantime, Darlan was reported to be ar The Kentucky senator replied DID THEY DECIDE TO MAKE A STAND IN THE BALKANS? is for fair weather today and ranging in Paris for the housing and Rome 'Not Concerned' night, with increasing cloudiness feeding of the French population being removed from the French tomorrow.

There wjll be little Over Action of U.S. change in temperature, gentle varl coast. that the United. States must "conr eider how1 other Nations would go in the light of this." Apparently referring to reports that Secretary Hull opposed the Ellender amendment, Senator Norris Neb.) declared that "I don't Ihinl. hor ha able winds and local morning fogs ROME, March (AP) Authori ties here said tonight the request of the United States Government that the Italian consulates in De- tomorrow and Saturday.

Hilo Water Shortages-Relieved by Rainfall It was also reported that private common shares will again be quoted on the Paris exchange, beginning March 10. Neutral observers said the move might "pave the "way for the Germans to buy up additional shares in French Industrial stocks. The secrecy of Weygand move- KT. -k. lkT maa matter which concerned the HILO, T.H., March 6.

U.R) Hilo's United States solely and not the Italian Government" water shortage which caused the There was no comment on any closing of nine schools today was ments was interpreted as a precaution, in view of the death of possible connection between the guided by any secret evidence." "I 'don't want to name countries," Barkley responded. "We all know there is a delicate situation between ourcountry and areas in the Mediterranean and Asiatic THREAT TO ASIA "I should like to state," Senator Wheeler said, "that if the Japs were going ti) interfere with us in the temporarily relieved after an inch Jean Chiappe in the downing of an auuun oi WBsningwn ana uio icucih Italian rpniiMt ihnt. Amrinnn con of rain fell and two supplementary water sources were tapped to sup airplane that was carrying him to Africa last Fall. ply 1,000,000 gallons a day. Hilo, It was believed Weygand would one of the rainiest spots in ine confer with Darlan.

normally has a rainfall of The secrecy was seen as a precau 140 inches a year, but drouths are I 4 would be one of the first ones to tion taken, in view of the death of not uncommon. Continued Page 15, Col. 1 Jean Chiappe in the downing of a French plane which was carrying him to Syria last November. Others believed he might be fol suls in Naples and Palermo be withdrawn. NoticeNot' Received, SayiTDetroit Official DETROIT, March 6.

(IP) Gia-como Profili, vice-consul at Detroit since 1938, declined to comment today on a State Department order-that the Italian Government close its consulatehere "for reasons of National poller." Profili said he knew of no reasons for the State Department's action and said he had received no notice to close the consulate. WHERE IU HMD IT Vichy-Berlin Parley Still at Standstill BERLIN, March 6. An au. Walter Lippmann Stalin's lowing up the recent Interview Marshal Petain held with Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain, which came- shortly after Franco met with Benito Mussolini, perhaps relative to dread of Hitler's mechanized land might accounts for his cringing Bal thorized spokesman said today German intentions in Libya or other phases of the war In the Western Mediterranean. German-French negotiations lor collaboration had been at a standstill since last December 13.

(That is hte date that Pierre Laval was ousted' by French Chief of State Marshal Philippe Petain as vice-premier and foreign minister.) So far as Germany is concerned, the spokesman said, former Vice- kan policy. Page a. Subject Page Amusements, Plays 19 Classified Advertising 34 Comic Strips 6 Crbssword Puzzle 24 Editorial Features 22 Only 525 Men Lost in Africa Premier Laval has been regarded as the French representative since the Montoire meeting between Adolf Hitler and Chief of State Campaign, Assert British Fashions 23 Financial 31 Geraldine 23. LONDON, March The Carol and Mag da Government told Parliament today exact figures of which are kept secret The War Secretary said the Brittrh losses covered the period from No 22 Knave that the British Army had lost only Plan to Come to U.S. More on Pare, 15) 52S men in the entire campaign against Italy in Africa and the vember 30 to February 11, includ -the capitulation of Bengasi on Ft.

-ruary 6, which he said "comple' the capture or destruction of BUCHAREST, March 6. UP) Middle East of former King Carol said Capt H. D. R. Margesson, war Radio Schedules 26 Shipping 31-33 Society and Clubs' 25 JSports and Sportsmen 27 Wood Soanee 19 Statistics 33 EeBoif 33 whole Italian Army in Fast Li' estimated to exceed 150,000 men." today he and Mme.

Magda Lupescu, who fled from Spain to Lisbon, are secretary, said of these 438 were killed and 87 listed as missing. An Speaking of the speed of the planning to go to the United States. additional 1249 were wounded. can campaign, Margesson sat when they met Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu General Sir John C. DHl (left), chief of the British Imperial tall and BriSflh.

Foreign lllalstor Anthrax E49a (centfrrL Marrsoa Save fwr ta operations are a preluc'a to These friends said they did not know whether the couple would tMrcl if. elifptt or steamer, (right) at AnltararAf. Wirephoto radioed from Berlin. struggles. i i.