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Evening star., 1939-08-13
Riggs Hondiy 7rounces Hecht
To Gain Eastern Turf Final;
Marble, Po|frey Keep Title

game, when Hecht was cracked
again.
In the final set. Riggs built up a
Az advantage Hecht rallied to "A.
Again Riggs held the plucky little
Czech to only one point as he ran
off with the next two games and
the match.
Women Retain Team Title.
The women's doubles. champion
ship was taken by the defending
team, Alice Marble of Beverly Hills,
Calf, and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey
Fabyan of Brookline. Mass. They
conquered Dorothy May Bundy of
Santa Monica. Calf, and Mary
Arnold Of Los Angeles. Ga, IS.
Riggs and Elwood T. Cooke of
Portland, Greg, gained the finals
of mems doubles by defeating the
national intercollegiate champions.
Doug Imhoff and Bob Peacock of
Laguna Beach. Calf, As. @6,
6|3, 12-l0. Their opponents in
the title round tomorrow will be
Gene Mako of Los Angeles, and
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, who won
from Dave Freeman of Pasadena,
Calf, and Ted Schroeder of Los
Angeles. 81, Ga, $40, 60.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Capital Typos Keep
Tournament Title
By Double Win
Beut Detroit in Final,
10-l, After Routing
New Workers, 11-2
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Specla. Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, Aug. 12.-
Washington's monopoly of union
printers international baseball
tourney championships continued
here today as the Capital City entry
captured its third straight title by
walloping New York. II to 2, and
then whipping Detroit, 10 to l.
Scrapping with its back to the
wall. facing elimination with defeat,
Washington easily polished of New
York behind the fine mound per-
formance of Phil Boundford in the
semi-final and experienced as little
trouble with Detroit in the cham
pionship game.
Washington collected IA hits to
register its victory over Detroit, with
George Mosedale limiting Detroit to
seven scattered safeties. 1t was
Mosedale's only victory of the week.
long tourney.
Boundford pitched for Washing
ton against New York and set the
Gotham performers down with
eight hits while tanning nine
Washington slammed Zaner for Is
hits. Boundford. who played in the
outfleld in the second game,
smashed home run against
Detroit.
1t was Outfielder Hofberg who
paced Washington's attack against
Detroit, however. collecting four hits
in five trips to the plate. Holloran
whacked three hits as Washington
spurted into a 7-to-0 lead, which
never was threatened.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Chase, Haynes Chuck
For Mats Against
Bosox Today
PoIoeyi, HurIer Bought
From SoIIy Circuit,
To Report Tuesday
- . STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


BOSTON, Aug. 12.-The Nation
ais small, sorely tried squad of
pitchers will be bolstered, at least
numerically, when they reach New
York Tuesday to open three-game
series with the Yankees.
The addition will be Mike Palagyi,
recently purchased by Scout Joe
Cambria from the Sally League.
In the meantime, the Mats, beaten
10 times in II games by the Red Sox,
will face them tomorrow in a dou-
ble-header with Manager Bucky
Harris hard pressed for relief pitch
ers.
Ken Chase and Joe Haynes will
start tomorrow and if relief is nee
essary it will have to come from
Pete Appleton chiefly.
On Monday the Mats will play an
exhibition game against Springfield,
a tilt for which Bucky undoubtedly
Is saving Alexandra Carrasquel, who
Is in the doghouse with Harris
Nothing personal. but Bucky doesn't
think Alex can pitch up an alley.
Dennis, Galehouse and Fritz Os-
termueller will face the Mats in the
twin bill.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Dinger, Tulsa Gunner, ,
National A||-Gauge
Skeet Victor
Fresno Gets Team Title,
Pot luwisen Of Ohio
Is Womon's Champ

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12.-Walt
Dinger of Tulsa, Okla, won the
National all-gauge skeet shooting
championship, most coveted title of
this type of scattergun competition,
in double shoot-off today after
five contestants had tied with a
three-round total of 247.
In the Shoot-of Dinger scored two
perfect runs of Is. to defeat his
townsman, Bob Parker, Dudley
Shallcross of Providence, R. l., and
two Fresno, Calf, entrants, George
Scott and j. L. Puckett.
Girl, II. Retains Title.
Scott and Shallcross were elimin-
ated in the first shoot-off, each
cracking % birds. Parker and
Ruckett vent out in the next extra
round with "a.
Seventeenyear-old Pat Laursen
OF Akron, Ohio, successfully de-
Tended her national title in the all
gauge event by winning shoot t-off
with Mrs. M. L. Smythe of Aurora.
Ohio.
Miss Laursen, deadlocked at 236
with Mrs. Smythe in the regular
competition, shattered "a of Is tar
gets in the shoot-off. Mrs. Smythe
hit %.
Parker and Dinger walked of
with the national two-man team
title, posting a total score of 494 out
OF 500. Each had three round totals
of 247.
The five-man team championship
was captured by a squad from
Fresno, Calf, with a total of 1919.
The team had three round totals of
491, 484, pa.
Team Shoot is Close.
The Los Angeles Santa Monica
quintet finished in second place
with 1915. Oklahoma was third
1915, Texas fourth with 1197, and
the defending championship Los
Angeles Gilmore team, fifth with
1196. -..--
Glass A honors in the women's
all-gauge went to Mrs. E. B. Hoch-
walt, Edmonds, Wash, with 23l
Mrs. Bo Station of Miami, Okla,
was second in the division with 229.
In Glass B competition Mrs. j. C..
Ellis, Jacksonville, Fla, led with
223 with Mrs. H. B. Joy, Detroit,
second with 222.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Estabrooks Captures
Western Women'S
Links Crown
Yields Williams Pair
Of Holes, Then SIugs
8-ond-6 Triumph
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Aug. 12.-Playing con-
sistent -the-middle golf, Edith
Estabrooks of Dubuque, Iowa, today
won the 39th annual closed Western
women's golf championship by crush
ing Ellamae Williams of Chicago 8
and In the 36-hole final over the
Oakland Hills Country Club course.
Miss Estabrooks, IS J. year old
daughter Of a public course owner
at Dubuque, was runnerup to Patty
Berg of Minneapolis in last years
Western.
The triumph today was her first
in major tournament.
Tremendous distance from the tee
and effective wood shots from the
fairway enabled Miss Estabrooks to
win.
Two down at the end of three holes
of the morning round, Miss Esta-
brooks rallied to go to lunch 5 up
and increased her margin in the
afternoon.
Miss Estabrooks stands only S feet
tall, but she utilizes every ounce of
her 125 pounds on her wood shots.
For the morning round Miss Esta-
brooks was even par of 80 on each
nine.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Two imp Assai|ants
Draw Lengthy Bans
From Bramham
BY the Associated Press.


DURHAM, N. c., Aug. 1.-TWO
more minor leaguers went on base
balls suspended list today for as
saults upon umpires, Coach Jimmy
Walsh of the Syracuse club of the
International League drawing 1870
days and First Baseman Joe Ia
gami of the Oswego club of the Ca
madam American loop being set
down for 80 days.
The suspensions were announced
by President w. C. Bramham of the
National Association.
After the game of July 20, Bram-
ham said, Walsh entered the dress
ing room of Umpire Chester Swan
son and assaulted him. Zagami
struck Umpire Enos Vaughan with a
bat during game of August 4,
Bramham reported.
Both suspensions are for sched-
uled playing days and will carry
into the 1910 season Walsh. whose
term of suspension is for six
months, will be out Of organized
baseball until 1s4l.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Pitcher HoIIingsworth
Bought by Brooklyn
nv the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12-Brooklyn
today announced the purchase of AL
Hollingsworth, left-handed pitcher,
from the Newark Bears of the In
ternational League.
Hollingsworth recently was sold
by the Phillies to Newark after
starting last season with the Reds
and then going to the Phils in the
deal that sent Bucky Walters to
Cincinnati. ...'
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Australian Racketers
Shut Out Cubans in
Davis Cup Series
Bromwich Given Bottle
After Quist Scores
One Sided Victory
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEABRIGHT, N. j., Aug. 12-
John Bromwich gave Australia a
clean sweep in its five-match Davis
Cup American zone final with Cuba
today by defeating Ricardo Morales,
86, 8-6, 6-1. after Adrian Ouist
had defeated Jose Aguero 6-1, 60,
60.
Bromwich and Quist took the four
singles matches and the doubles
match without loss of a set.
Today's matches were just to fill
out the schedule, as the Australians
had clinched the series yesterday.
They will meet Yugoslavia in the
inter-zone finals at Brookline, Mass.
August 2426.
In contrast to Quists ne-sided
victory Bromwich. playing listlessly
and putting on pressure only when
necessary, had his hands full with
Morales.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
BY the Associated Press,


RYE, N. Y. Aug 12-Playing with
a careless ease, Bobby Riggs of Chi
cago, the defending champion, fol-
lowed frankie Parker into the final
round Of the mems Eastern gress
court championship today by de-
feated Ladislav Hecht of Czecho-
Slovakia, IS, 1913, 6-4.
Hecht himself was an opponent
worthy of any champion, but Riggs
was just a little superior in every
department of the game and vastly
better at net play. Hecht. except in
the latter stages, was totally inept in
forecourt.
Riggs COnserves Strength.
Riggs never really seemed to eX-
tend himself, but whenever a little
extra drive was needed the Wimble-
don champion was right there with
it. Hecht overcame So deficit in
the first set by winning three sue
cessive games, but Riggs captured
the next two with the loss of only
one point. giving him the set.
In the second set. Hecht led at 5-3,
but Riggs quickly erased the advan-
tage and went into 6-5 edge. They
held service until the eighteenth
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Horbig Runs 440
In 46 Seconds
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN,
Germany, Aug. 12.-Rudolf Har-
big. Germany's great middle
distance runner from Dresden,
bettered the world record for 400
meters today when he was
clocked in As seconds at the
Frankfort Jubilee Festival track
meet.
The time was tenth of
second faster than the accepted
international mark of 461/lO
made by Archie Williams of
America in 1896.
The new mark was the Sec
ond world record hung up by
Harbig in recent weeks. At Mi
Ian he stepped off the 300 meters
In 1865.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
As Buy Besse, Stor
Memphis Southpow
BY the Associated Press.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. 12.-
emphis' left-handed Herman
Besse, leading pitcher in the South
ern Association with 16 wins and
five losses, has been sold to the
Philadelphia Athletics for an undis-
closed amount in cash and players.
He will report to the AS next
spring.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Johnson-PoweII Team
To Play Roosevelt

The best game of the week in the
District of Columbia Recreation De-
partment Softball League is ex-
pected tomorrow when undefeated
johnson Powell meets Roosevelt
Boys Club, beaten once, at Roose-
welt Stadium.
Other games this week:
Tuesday-Bureau Of Standards vs. Ri
nald-Leemans
- Wednesday-Roosevelt BOYS Club VI,
Rosemont C.
Ihursday-Bureau Of Standards vs.. John.
Friday-Rinaldi-Leemans -. Rossmeut
Evening star., 1939-08-13
When the Firemun's Son Put Out the BIoze

Jimmy Bloodvorth
with Wright base The kid Appaaciico
rgntuy entitled be called
out and Woodrow Rich entered to do pitching.
In the Boston fifth the
the Yanks the
owned him the
pons oy rolling up lead-me enjoyed
second hit but until
nth inning did the professor
and the way Moe got his run-batted-in walking
Any Sabotage Claims Won't Hold Water
The uprising the sox pulling
away at the finish like Chedon racing ohnstown
The Yankees
when they read the final All
back the champions
out of
There's basis for sabotage claim place worth
exactly Red
6ox win the pennant-exacty
So the first of the first crucial
(Boston and New York; wound
Philadelphia the
and the champions still
crucial
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Dudley Golf Winner

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Aug. IL (P.-
Charles Dudley, Furman University
OF Greenville, S. c., won the 18th
annual Biltmore Forest Invitation
Golf Tournament today by defeating
Leo Heller of Asheville. 2 and /, in
the scheduled 36-hole final match.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Pepsi-CoIo PIuys Two

Pepsi-Cola's baseball team will
stack up against the Nolan Plumb
ers' Supply outfit today in double
header at Beltsville. Md, with the
first game slated to get under way
at 1:30 o'clock. Booker and Stock
slager will hurl for Pepsi Cola.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Petworth Nine Travels

Petworth Athletics will travel to
Fredericksburg, Va, today to play
White Oaks in a double header.
Sammy Tattleman and Lefty Blum
den will hurl for the invaders,
Evening star., 1939-08-13
5arazen Holds Edge
Despite Slump in
Torrid Golf War
Leeds Shute by Stroke
After Third Round in
Dupper Dan Open
BY the Associated Press.

BY lne ASSOClaleQ PTeSS.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12.-Stocky
little Gene Sarazen battered his way
today into the final 18-hole round
of the $4,000 72-hole Dapper Dan
open golf tournament with a three
day total of 2l0. one stroke ahead Of
Denny Shute, Huntington, w. Va,
former Ryder Cup star.
The 37-year.old East Brookfeld
Conn veteran labored around the
Wildwood Country Club course under
broiling sun in three over par
73. seven strokes above his course
record-breaking 66 of yesterday.
Shute Runs Into Trouble.
Shute, the days best bet to catch
Sarazen, started out nicely and fin
ished even with par for the first nine,
but ran into trouble and took a 72
for 54-hole total of 211.
A high cross wind baffled a field
of the Nations best golfers and
scores skyrocketed from the sub-par
rounds of yesterday. Ralph Guldahl.
Madison, N. j., and Vic Ghezzi,
husky Deal IN. j. pros, turned in
the days best cards of SO, while
Eddie Oliver, Hornell N. j., equalled
par with TO-
Guldahl in Third Place.
Guldahl's SO pushed him into third
place with 212, ahead of Johnny
Bulla, Chicago, who turned in a 73
for 215. At ZIG were Byron Nelson,
national open champion of Reading,
Pa, who went around with Sarazen
in 70; Harold Gug) McSpaden,
youthful looking pro from Winches-
ter, Mass; Ghezzi, and Oliver.
Tomorrow the contestants will
shoot for the $500 first prize money.
winding up the four-day medal play
tournament in which 18 holes were
played each Gay.
Thomson Requires 218.
Jimmy Thomson, long driving
Shawnee -on-Delaware, Pa, pro, put
together 73 for 218 and a tie with
Clarence Doser, Ardmore, Pa, and
Clayton Heafner, Charlotte, N. c..
powerhouse. Doser turned in 73
and Heafner IA.
Henry Picard, P. G. A. champion
from Hershey, Pa, cut out II for
220, while Felix Serafin, Scranton,
Pa, sharpshooter, got 70 for the same
total.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Semi-FinaI Game.

Runs-Holloran go, Mosedale. Cart
land. Holbrook. Edwards t2). Sole o2)
Boundiord Cooney Laner; Errors-Maple
in-Holloran go, Holbrook go, Cooney
Dorchimont. Two-base hits-Licato, Hol-
brook. Stolen bases--Holloran t3. Cooney
Edwards. Bases on balls-.On Zaner. 3;
of Boundford. L. Struck out--By Bound
ford 8; by zaner. g. Passed balls-Lel-
chuck t3. Umpires-Messrs. Rehman,
Groom. James and Woodhead.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Na asteon Crushed SHIT Bombadent as Red Sox Tmph 95
Win, Lose or Draw
The First Round Of 'CrooshiuI Series
By FRANCIS (. STAN.
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

The First Round Of q 'CrooshiuF Series
BOSTON, l2The the NatsRed sef1es opener
and The Grmen
Bay getting
This crucial because
behind world
1888 the Yanks like reaching
Its like reaching for the from a stepadder.
qualities Not for long
time they anything
18th of the month roll
On Saturdays
230 o'clock Jimmy
the Muscles
mnt The Mats the
that impression night game
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Official Score

Boston ------------ OO1 $50 2lx-9
Runs batted in-Bloodworth t2), Lewis
Foxx, Vosmik, Tabor and Berg Two-base
hits-Lewis, Doerr co Williams t2).
worth. sacrifce-Rich. Left on bases
Washington. IL; Boston. g. Bases on balls
on KIakauskas. 5; of Nasterson. /; on
Auker, 2: of Rich . Struck out-By
Krakauskas. 2: BY Dickman. /. Hits-O1
Krakauskas. 10 in 5 innings: OF Master
son. in 3 innings; of Auker. 5 in in
ninss .none out in 5th); of Rich, 3 in
Wild pitch-Masterson. Winning pitcher
Losing pitcher-Krakeuskas
mers. Time-2:15. 500.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

Totals AZ IA p % Totals 80 72714
Ran for Numbers in NTH
Washington $40 301 O20-1O
Detroit ---------- 900 O1O 600 l
Run-Holloran 49, Hofberg a.,
Boundford t2), Mosedale. Guntenaar
Errors-Bernard 2). Runs batted in
Edwards, Hofberg, Sole. Guntenaar Home
run-Boundford. Double play-Mosedale
to Edwards to Maple. Left on bases
WASHINGTON. 3; Detroit. r Bases on balls
on Mosedale a. off Bechard. A. Um-
pires-Messrs. Woodhead, Toy. James and
Groom.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Minor Leagues

International.
Rochester, S; Jersey City, 3.
Montreal, 7; Syracuse, 2.
American Association.
Columbus, 6; Toledo, 4.
Louisville. 3; Indianapolis, l.
Kansas City, 8; Milwaukee, 0.
Southern Association.
Chattanooga, 6; Atlanta, 2.
Birmingham, 6; New Orleans, 4.
Nashville, g.; Knoxville, o.
Texas.
Houston, 6; Fort Worth, 4.
Beaumont, Z; Tulsa, 6.
Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, 6; Oakland, 2.
Eastern.
Hartford, As; Scranton, 3-11.
Wilkes-Barre, 3; Springfield, 2.
Binghamton, 8; Elmira, 0.
-Williamsport, not sched-
uled.
Piedmont
Norfolk, 6; Charlotte, 5.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Strange Doines on Pennont-C Contending Club

q
He finally Elden
pitching because q
incidentally the last time Elden finished
dongs pennant-co
his catcher Joe picked Prof.
Please when successfully question:
Desaus catching Johnny Peaock
Spratt can't
orderA
medium Moe had
time plate
hinges.
The trouble with thev be-
leved all they
Washington outfeder led
to stretch George cranked
base that nailed him. Later in
Berg followed him because
WrigGts throw caught Tabor
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-07
Hurricane kears
Coast of Bermuda

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. (UP)-
The weather bureau reported today
that a tropical disturbance is NOV
ing at rate of more than 60 miles
an hour in a north-northeastward
direction from the coast OF Bermuda.
Ships along the Atlantic seaboaro
have been warned of the approach
ing storm.
Lowest pressure reported in the
weather bureaus 1890 a. m. EST
reading was 1921 inches. The dis
turbaace. described as severe, was
attended by shifting gales along
and near its path. The weather bu-
reau expected that it would sweep
Atlantic steamer lines today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-07

and carrying banners with carica-
lures OF British and French war
aggreSSors''.
Voroshilov said: We have no un-
employment: no crisis. Our troops
are in Latvia, Lithuania and ES-
thonia for the security of these
countries and that OF the Soviet
union, not to interfere With the in
ternal affairs Of these sovereign
states He called the Red army
"invincible" and was applauded
thunderouSly.
The largest powers of Europe
and Asia are involved in war; at
tempting to solve the unsolvable
problems of capitalism by war; but
the Soviet union has been spared
war due to its successful peace po-
licy" he said.
He spoke to tens of thousands of
soldiers and workers who marched
in review past Josef Y. Stain and
other Soviet officials in a typical
Red square parade. It was the sec
ond day of three day celebration
of the revolution.
Earlier. in his order OF the day to
the army. VoroShilov had announc-
ed that Russia was alert and in
vineible" and he denounced Great
Britain and France for "inStigat-
ing the war in Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-07
Committee Flags
Iron Lung Rumor

Continued from Page u
hospital or any other such hospital
because of the isolation ward re-
quired he said.
Paving the way for purchase, as
soon as funds are forthcoming from
other communities, DR.. Warren F..
Fox was requested to write for liter
ature and prices Of various makes
There is considerable variation be-
tween models, Tyler declared. He
said an average price for an adult
model would be about $500 and
for the child size about $3.50. One
of each would be advisable.
A considerable reserve fund also
would be advisable, Tyler contin-
ued. because of the necessity for a
specially trained attendant in con-
slant service. The board Of super
visors will be asked to provide suit
able quarters.
Attending the meeting were Tyler
and Dr. Fox, DR.. F. A. Burger, DR..
H. V. Gray, DR.. Henry Forcher.
Members of the committee who did
not attend were DR.. H. B. Graeser
of Holtville and DR.. j. L. Parker OF
BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-07

WASHINGTON. Nov. Z. CUP)-
The state department today OBJ
iected to the proposed transfer of
eight U. S. line ships to Panamanian
registry.
The U. s. maritime commission
had proposed to give final approval
Of the transfer today but has now
deferred action pending full study
of the situation.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
informed the maritime commission
by telephone that he objected to
the proposed transfer Of the ships.
He indicated that he considered
the proposed action contrary to the
spirit if not the actual letter of the
new neutrality law and the estab-
lishment of combat areas from
which American shipping is barred.
Hull's objection to the proposed
transfer of the ships from the
American to the Panamanian flag
came after il had been first indi-
Gated yesterday that no problem
of foreign policy was involved in
the proposel transfer.
A u. S. maritime commission Of
ficial said that the commission will
defer action on the proposed trans
fer until a thorough investigation
Of legal and other aspects is COM
pleted.
Congressional sources indicated
that an investigation of such an
action would follow approval of the
transfer Other senate leaders
criticized the proposed transfer as
a "subterfuge". According to the
commission, however, no official
protest against the transfer has
been received.
BY transferring the ships to
Panamanian registry the vessels
could, by employing foreign crews.
engage in trade with the belligerent
ports, carrying arms and NUM-
tions as well as other commodities.
United States line operators argued
that such move was legitimate
and was economically necessary to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-07
Rambling Reporter
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Continued from Page y
rest OF it.
"Darned if I know" said the
patrolman. You'll have 10 ask the
hospital"
Dumb of me muttered the re-
porter u should've done that in
the first place" So he called the
hospital
"Hows She" etc. etc.
We" said the hospital, aren't
allowed to give cut such informa-
ton"
When last heard from. the re-
porter was muttering unprintable.
uncomDlimentary and highly color
full things about doctors who prac-
tice European methods of censor
ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-07
Ships Lose Move
To Evude Rules

maintain a profitable level of oper-
alton. Otherwise. the ships would
be without cargo.
One commission official said that
he hoped for the most expeditions
action possible" on the application,
and added that he understood a
number of similar applications from
various American lines operating to
Europe were en- route to the COM
mission.
This official said that the COM
mission does not lat the present
moment" intend to seek an opinion
on the legality of the proposed
transfer, already approved "in prin-
ciple," from the attorney general.
He said the neutrality law was
clear: that its purpose was to safe
guard the American flag and Am
erican citizens. He had no recol-
lection of it pertaining to American
property.
Isolationist congressman criticized
the proposed transfer and threat
ened an investigation if there was
9 general transfer of American
ships TO foreign flags. Sens. Gerald
P. Nye. R.. N D., and Bennett C.
Clark, D.. Mo, charged that the
proposed transfer was certainly
a violation of the neutrality act,
in spirit at least"
A presidential proclamation issued
shortly after President Roosevelt
signed the neutrality act Saturday
forbids American ships from sailing
to any belligerent port and from
passing through a wide combat
zone around European belligerent
countries.