The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 1

DAY BY DAY Muwolini may find the boneyard he looking for later In hit own backyard. VOL. CXII. No. 140.

AIV. A-XV. dmttr (e by Mall WEATHER 1 Local showers and thunderstorms this'afternoon and tonight; gener- a a i tomorrow; not much change In temperature. the Hagontown HAGERSTOWN, THURSDAY, 13, 1940. SINGLE COPIES, 3 CENTS PARIS DECLARED "OPEN CITY ASKS ALL AID OF U.

S. SHORT Belgian Girl Spy On Way To Die The French censor-approved caption identifies this -girl" Bel- gian, convicted of treason, being taken her French executioners to be shot at the fort in Dunkerque, while that city was still in French hands. Standing beside her is a squad of French marines, the hel- jneted corporal in center being identified as head of the firing squad. JAPAN HEARS ARMY LANDED Checks Reports 000 British Troops In Dutch East Indies TOKYO, June 13 Jap- anese foreign office said today, it re- garded with "extreme gravity" a published report alleging 1 that 2,000 British troops had landed in the Dutch Enst Jnnies alter the requested protection. While both the Dutch legation the British Embassy here de- nied the report, the Foreign Office awaited direct word from its own ednsular representatives.

(In London a war office spokes- toian said he neither could confirm nor deny the report, British sources said they considered such action unlikely.) The report was published by the large Tokyo newspaper Nicbi Nichi in a dispatch from Surabaya, Java, said a British officer had disclosed accidentally that he was member of a force sent from Singapore to East Java, The status of the Dutch East In- dies, rich in rubber, coffee and tin and strategically located between the Indian and Pacific oceans, has been a matter, of special concern to Japan ever since Germany occupied the Netherlands. Foreign Forces In China Must Leave SHANGHAI, June 13 The Japanese-controlled "Central Chi- nese Government" at Nanking pub- lished a declaration tonight de- manding that all troops, -warships and other armed forces of European belligerents, stationed in China be (Withdrawn. The- Nanking regime, headed by Wang Ching-wei and acting under Japanese advice, said it was inter- ested only in avoiding any "un- toward incidents" in China. It pointed out that Bi'itain. France and Italy all have forces in China-- in many cases stationed in the same localities.

"In this critical period," it said, "rhe, presence of belligerent troops Is likely to result in conflict which may develop to serious proportions." WEATHER U. S. Weather Bureau Maryland: Local showers thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight; Friday generally fair; not much change in temperature; Chesapeake Bay: Local showers nd thunderstorms this afternoon nd tonight; Friday generally a i Jronfirmed warm; moderate to fresh southwest shifting to west winds. LONDON, June-13 Twenty thousand school children said goodbye to bomb-conscious don today and piled into trains for a trip to the safer west coun- try. They were the vanguard of 120,000 to be moved out of the capital in the next six days.

Still left in London and causing considerable worry to authori- ties will .330,000 children whose parents failed to register them. Each child starting today wore his'name on a label, some- of them in huge letters. One on a girl'named Johnson was visible for 100 yards. BEETLES SOON WILL APPEAR Arrival Scheduled Satur- But May Be Few Days Late. While Japanese beetles should be making their-appearance in Ha- gerstown Washington county Saturday, it is posible that their arrival may be delayed for a few days due to the lateness of the season.

This Oriental pest usually comes to the surface around June 15. But this summer the bettles are facing a battle to- survive along three fronts here. Already a new typd of bettle enemy has been planted. These are the disease spores recently, developed, which have been placed in several of the heavily infested areas here this week. A species of wasp, another natural enemy of the beetle grub, already is multiplying here.

Next week will see hundreds of traps placed at strategic places here, with a dozen young attendants. These trappers were named about ten days ago and are scheduled to go to work within a few days after receiving instructions from Dr. George Langford, College Park, in charge of the beetle control work in Maryland. CONGRESS IS EXPECTED TO QUIT JUNE 22 Leaders Confident Of Early Adjournment Despite Pleas To S.tay On Job Well Earned HOPEWELL, June 13, When Roy Glass went back to high school in 1938 he found he had graduated three months before --but it took him until 1940 to get his diploma. He waited from September until June, 1939, for his sheepskin, only to find the name on the diploma was i wrong.

He waited another year be-; receiving this month a new and correct diploma. June 13 Despite fresh suggestions fur- ther of tax and-farm prob- administration- leaders claim- ed enough strength today to ad- journ Congress June Proposals to billion- dollar tax-defense bill with a gen- eral revision of the revenue laws were made in the Senate finance committee. S.ecretai-y Morgenthau agreed that this would oppor- tune time for the, work. "if you gentlemen want to stay-here," but Senator Connally (D-Tex) said: "Too many senators want to go home." A request that Congress take a "fresh look" at the farm' surplus problem came from Secretary Wal- lace, who said that the administra- tion may recommend increased funds to dispose of surplus food to the American needy and to Eu- ropean war refugees. "The ever-normal granary pro- gram," he said, "has placed the United States in a position to be utmost service to a suffer- ing world when and if fears of famine and scarcity'ahroad tfecome a reality." President Satisfied Congressional leaders gave no immediate indication whether they would act on Wallace's suggestion, but it became evident that they were trying to clean up the legisla- tive calendars, rapidly, Senators in touch with the' White House said that President Roosevelt was satisfied with progress of last-hour measures.

After two days of speech-making on foreign policy, the Senate called for final action on the 000 relief bill. It rejected late yes- terday, 47 to 35, a proposal by Senator George (D-Ga) that vol- untary military training be pro- vided in the Civilian Conservation Corps. On a voice vote, it then (Continued on Page 20) Mercury Expected To Be In Nineties Unless, stortps. forecast for this afternoon and tonight, should materialize before mid-after- noon, t.he mercury should pass yes- terday's high of fll degrees, J. A.

Miller, government weather ob- server said. The temperature was SS at 11:40 a. m. today, after a night during which the mercury did not drop below 65. The rainfall to date is about 2 inches, which is normal for this month.

The average June rainfall is 4.10 inches. 6,000 Allied Troops Captured By Germans LONDON, June 13 (p)--Military circles said today that about 6,000 British and French troops were cap- tured by the Germans at St. Valery, on the French coast, where high cliffs and heavy fog prevented the re-embarkation of more than a "comparatively small number" of Allied forces surrounded there. The troops were running out of ammunition and food, these infor- mants said. Troops that were re-embarked have been re-landed in France and 'fresh reinforcements are in line and fighting French orders," they said.

Apparently the Germans have "engaged all their armed forces" in the battle for Paris which had been declared an open city, it was added. Light Vote COLUMBUS. June 13, --Electors of rural school district 32 were arguing whether to wire the school house to use electricity from the Loup river public power district. Miller moths swarmed i the gas lamp, i out the light. A flashlight was pressed into service long enough to take a vote--24 to 15 for electricity.

GREATER HAGERSTOWN TODAY HAS POPULATION OF 37,971 Big Increase Reported For Decade In City And Im- mediate Suburban Sections; City Proper Has 32 441 Residents. Greater Hagerstown, era- braces the suburban sections 'im- mediately adjoining the city, includ- ing- Virginia avenue, plant area, Security and Fnnkstown Hill, has a population today of 971, Hugh M. Framptou, District Supervisor of the 1940 Federal Census, announced morning. Hagerstown proper, takes in all sections, within the city: lim- its, as fixed by law, has a popula- tion today of 32,441, an increase of 1,580 over the 1930.figure.of 30,861. In announcing the figures, Mr.

Frampton commented that citizens of Hagerstown can feel most gratified with the substan- tial increase, particularly-in. view of the fact that the depression of the past ten years has anything but conducive to popula- tions of any community. Mayor Richard H. Sweeney, when informed of the figures, ex- pressed gratification over the in- crease. He likewise commented that the depression undoubtedly kept Hagerstown from going for- ward at a still greater pace.

"We have one little city, ideally located, with "every natural advantage anyone 'could', desire, and a class of people that be beat the nation over," Mayor Sweeney declared, in predicting that by the end of the next decade Magers- town will be among the' leaders in the country for population in- creases. On the assumption there- are some residents of the city who were not contacted or counted by the census when they made the weeks ago, Mr. Frampton announced this morning that his offices in the McCrory Building will remain open indefi- nitely that any persons who think they were.not counted should call ia- person; write or telephone. la 2822. Mayor Sweeney added his appeal to Mr.

Frampton's for all persons, who feel they were not counted, to come forward and thus boost still further the city's, tlo'in. Mr. Frampton HI report shows (Continued on Page 20) REALTY MART STILL BRISK Property Sales Are Many For Current Week, Show. The local real estate niarket con- tiuues brisk, a check of records for the past week disclosed this morn- Among transactions were the' following. Eva May StofferKountz et'al'to Otto W.

King efc.al.l property'on South Main street, Boonshoro, for $5000. Levi Mills, 'to Vernon L. Mills, property on Gay street, Halfway, Tor Harvey M. Miller, executor of Samuel Biggins, to James C. Cook and wife, property on south.

side of Rt. 40, near Huyettp, for $2soo. Richard H. Catlett a wife to Eugene Gordon and wife, double stucco house on west Hamil- ton boulevard, for $7500. Wn.lt.er T.

Winks and Wilber H. Lewis, executors of Jerome T. Lewis, f.n Ira C. Marts, acres along the road leading from Antie- a Iron Works to Harpers Ferry, for $2300. Rev.

Stephens Named To County Churches Rev. Robert R. Stephens, who was appointed this week pastor of the Howard Street and Smithsburg circuit at the Baltimore Confer- ence of the Methodist Church in session at Westminster, will' as- sume his new duties on Sunday. Rev. T.

Riley, who was re- ported in a dispatch to have been returned to the charge in this coun- ty, was named pastor of the Chase Circuit, near Baltimore, and is leav- ing to assume his duties this I I FALL B. F. Murdock, York, former- of Hagerstown, received lacera- tions of his head and a broken shoulder blade in a fall at his home a few days ago. He was treated at the York hospital for his injuries. Mr.

Murdock is recuperating at his home. SHARPSBURG IS MAKING PLANS for its annual homecoming celebration the week of July 6-13 inclusive. Clifton Smith will do the directing this year and JB promising niany new features. Offer Worthless ISTANBUL, 13, key today reaffirmed, her mutual assistance with Britain and France and dismissed' Mussolini's offer to respect her -neutrality as worthless. Wants Women In Legislature O'Conor Would Fill The House Vacancies With Fair Sex.

ANNAPOLIS, June Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor wants more women in the Legislature. He 'suggested' today that vacan- cies in the House from First, Second and Fourth legislative dis- tricts of Baltimore be filled by the fair sex. In letters to the'Democratic State Central committees those legis- lative districts, which are.

empow- ered to name interim legislative appointtee, the governor said in part: "I am firmly of- the belief that women are entitled to representa- tion as it is clear that their pres- ent ratio in the General Assembly is not in keeping with the part the members of their sex are playing In present day activities." Delegates Lawrence Appel, John Conroy and Leon Abramson, Democrats, of the First, Second and Fourth legislative districts, re- spectively, all resigned when, they were elected to the Baltimore City council. Under the law their succes- sors, who sit until the next elec- tion, are to be nominated by the tate Central committees. The governor must approve those se- lected bv the committees. FLASHES FROM WAR FRONT NAZIS DRIVEN BACK 5 MILES BY FRENCH COUNTER-ATTACK Germans In New Advance Menace French Maffinot Line From The Rear Nazi Troops Surround Northern Environs Of Paris; Say Fate Of Paris Will Be Decided Within Next Few Hours. BERLIN, 13 man droops northern-environs of Paris, the Nazi juggernaut struck heavily far to the east bC the French and the high command reported the capture oti Chaloua in a.

move threatening direct- ly the-French Line from the rear. The strong Gemma gesture the direction of the Magluot defenses followed reported heavy ing-at the of the Wagin'ot Line near the Swiss border. Chalons sur Marne is- about 125 miles east-of Paris and almost di- rectly of western end of the Maginot fortifications. The high command reported that the Marne'river--the farthest 1 point of penetration by Kaiser WI'Ihelm's armies--lilid been crossed in sev- eral places from Chalons towards Paris, carrying the Germans far- ther south, in the WorliT'vv'ixrT The French line, already thinned out by the constant extension, to keep contact with the Maginot on one end a Atlantic coast on the other, what sources said the fullest, oppor-, i i hit at various advances wore, reported eastward between tho Meust and the Argonae forest--a guarded by of, bloody 1 Verdun is to.the western of the Maginot Line. The picture of Paris-facing the fate of and Rotterdam was drawn again by authorized sources German troops forced their way almost to outskirts of the city.

Some- German sources said the fate of Paris most likely would be decided "within the next hours." Informed circles here were with- out, information whether Parts had been declared an open city. i Ask Surrender Authorized "sources said the French would bo asked by the Ger- man high command in a radio broad- cast to surrender the capital. The high command said more than "100,0.00 prisoners had. been taken since the Germans began their offensive against Paris on 5. Britain Speeds Help To France; Sees Battle For Paris Crucial If Germans Can Be Stopped In Drive On Paris, They Have Lost War, Says London Paper; British Bombers Strike At Italian Naval Base.

LONDON', June 33 Great Britain sped troops, guns and tanks across the channel to France today to give all possible support to the hard-pressed defendern of Paris. British and Polish soldiers return- ing from northern Norway after thr- Allies abandoned the ore-ship- plug port of Narvik were rushed to the continent to strengthen resis- tance to the German "Every available man, rifle, gun and tank is being sent to tho aid of France," 1.h«? Daily Herald de- clared. "The War Office is gather- ing every article of equipment to hasten their dispatch." The number of reinforcements started for the French battleground yesterday was said to run into the thousands. Thn troop movements recalled the statement of a military spokes- man here this week that "it seems impossible that 30 devlsious can bo sent to France, but It must be.done and if it is done wo have won." While Royal Air Force bombers struck a Gorman right wing encircling Pnris yesterdny and war- pianos' based in Egypt renewed their attack, on objectives in. It.nlian a felntcrl at Britain with a series of flights over the southeast coast i the night a early today.

No bombs were dropped and anti-aircraft defenders drove the invaders off, it was an- nounced. Developments in the Mediterran- ean theater of war included: Wave after wave of British Blen- (Continued on Pago 20) County Man Is Given Contract Ralph B. Rohrer, Clear- spring, To Haul New Star Route. (By The A a LONDON--With diplomatic activ- ity lively in Moscow since Italy entered the war, British Ambassa- dor Sir Stafford Cripps might see Vyacheslaff Molotoff, Russian Prem- ier-Foreign Commissar, today, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Moscow reported. The Turkish Am- bassador was reported by the Agency to have seen Molotoff twice in recent days.

ROME--(via radio)--A proclama- tion by King Vittorio Emanuele to all the peoples of his empire, call- ng on them to enter wholeheart- edly into the struggle "Italy now is waginsc for tbo cause, of jus- tice and her own was broadcast today by the Rome radio. LONDON--Deputy government leader Clement Attlee told the House of Commons today he couldn't say when Prime Minister Churchill would make his next gen- eral statement of the war. It had been expected that Churchill might make a statement today. Ralph B. Rohrer, Clearspring, has been awarded the contract for the tar mail route between Harrisburg and Hagerstown for the year be- ginning July 1, it was announced by the U.

S. Postofflce Depart- ment, Washington, Mr. Rohrer was low bidder at $2.888.88. The contract calls for one round rip daily, six days a week, leaving Harrisburg at 4:30 o'clock each morning and Hagerstown at 6:30 o'clock each evening, hauling all ilasses of mail, newspapers, together with special handled par- cel post. The round trip daily covers 148.70 miles, or approximately 45,000 miles yearly.

Dictionary Defines Strip Tease Dancers BALTIMORE, June 13, The State Employment Service's new "job dictionary" which de- fines some 17,000 types of em- ployment, has a brief but point- ed paragraph on the classifica- tion of "strip tease dancer." Alternate names for the job, says the dictionary, are "peel-er, strip teaser, strip woman, strip- per and teaser." The definition: "Walks about stage in accom- a i to music and gradual- ly divests herself of clothing." "May also dance and sing," the i i i adds, as an after- LONDON--A Reuters (British News Agency) dispatch from An- kara today said that Turkeq had called up some additional classes! of troops and reserve officers. Xo! number were given. Previous esf i 1 a were that. Turkey had 000 men nnder arms. 1 A A A I BALTIMORE, June 13 trolman William L.

Ryan, a city policeman since 1921, was stabbed fatally today by a man he sought to question on a street just a few blocks from the heart of the busi- ness district. Lying on the sidewalk, Ryan man- aged to fire two shots at his fleeing assailant, who was brought down i a flying tackle by Perry Wil- oox, a filling; station a a Neither of the shots was effective, Removed Case On Trial In Court The $10.000 damage suit of Belle Marie Tonry, of Westernport, against the Cumberland Contract- ing Company, opened before a jury in circuit court this morning. The case was removed here from Alle- gany county. The plan tiff alleges damage to her property through blasts set off by the defendant com- pany in building a road past her residence. Attorney D.

Angle Wolfinger is local counsel for the plaintiff while Attorney Wm. P. Lane, appears as local counsel for the defendant company. As An "Open City' Capital Would Not Be Defended Premier Appeals Reynaud's Message To Roosevelt Pledges Undying Fight. June 13 The defense line in the Bat- tle for France is holding-, a military spokesman; declared today--holding: under the heavy strain of new German divisions which have been combined with the old to make a total of 120.

divisions (about 1,800,000 men) striv- ing to crush the French. American made bombing- planes, whose efficiency, the spokesman said, has been proved, helped considerably in holding: the German of- fensive. PARIS, June 13 The French declared Paris an "open city" today to save it from the devastation total war, counter-attacked German forces curving the northwestern suburbs and published an appeal to the United States for all help short of an American expe- ditionary force. Premier Reynaud, in a mes- sage to President Roosevelt, published today in Tours, pledged an undying'fight to be carried on, if need be, from the last corner of France, "or from Africa or-even from 1 Trench, possesiohs in America. "We are struggling in front oC Pnris, we are struggling behind Pan's and we will shut ourselves up in one of our provinces, and, it we pursued, we will go to North Africa and if need be, to our pos- session in America." Reynaud said he was "going to the meaning he was assuming personal direction of the French forces now battling, with some British, a Ger- man drive across northern into which 120 Nazi divisions, or about 1.800,000 men, had been hurl- ed.

The French counter-attack in the Beaumont region was reported to (Continued on Page 20) Traffic Rerouted As Side- ling Hill Creek Ov- Motor travel on the east side of Town Hill on the National High- way, was blocked for four hours last night when water from Side- ling Hill Creek, west of Hancock, left its banks, covering the high- way to a depth of four feet Automobiles and buses were re- routed between Cumberland and Hagerstown until the flooded area of more than 300 feet had receded. Blue Ridge buses were sent around the high -water by way of Bedford, Pa. A rain of cloudburst proportions was responsible for the creek leav- ing its banks. MINNEAPOLIS, June-13, To the long list of domestic ha- zards, add the noodle. Mrs.

Celinda Ranweiler was treat- ed at a hospital for injuries suf- fered when a dry noodle, unwarily handled, pierced her nnder a thumb- nail..