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Evening star., 1940-06-19
Vinson Moves
To Block Sales
Of Navy Ships
Probe of Release
OF 23 Boats to
Britain Sought
BY ROBERT BRUSKIN.

Drastic action to prevent the fu-
ture sale of American naval vessels
was forecast today by Chairman
Walsh of the Senate Naval Affairs
Committee, who expressed "indigna-
ton" that the Navy had permitted
England to purchase almost its
entire mosquito fleet" of % small
boats.
Chairman Vinson of the House
Naval Affairs Committee. who
learned of the sale through Sen
ator Walsh, wrote into the new
$4,000 100000 naval expansion bill
a provision declaring no vessel,
ship or boat now in the United
States Navy or being built therefor
shall be disposed of by sale, charter.
or otherwise, or scrapped, without
the consent of Congress.
Recalling that the Navy had been
opposed to construction of the YES
sells when they were first discussed
IN 1888, many House and Senate
members appeared prepared for an
immediate investigation of the sale.
Senator Byrd. Democrat, of Vir-
glnla announced he would seek a
full investigation.
Boats Under Construction.
The II torpedo boats, costing
s225 900 each, and the IL submarine
chasers, costing s2l2,OOO each, were
to have been completed this fall
at the Electric Boat Co. plant at
Bayonne, N. J. They were awarded
the contract December 9, 1899.
At the White House. it was an
nounced that President Roosevelt
had approved the sale on recon-
mendation of the Navy and Treas
ury Departments Stephen r. Early,
presidential secretary. told his press
conference that the ships were built
from British designs (by Hubert
Scott-Paine of the British Power
Boat Coz. and that the torpedo
boats were equipped with 18-inch
torpedo tubes, a type not standard
in the United States Navy. Since
the necessary projectiles would not
be available until fall, the Navy
Department considered the vessels
of no immediate use.
Consequently, Mr.. Early declared.
since other improvements were be-
ing made in the ship design. the
Government was trading them
back to the manufacturer and re-
ceiving credit on improved replace.
ments.
Speed Tops 40 Knits.
The ships. ranging from 10 to
ITO feet and capable of speeds in
excess Of 40 knots, were to have
begun leaving the ways August /
and deliveries were to be made at
the rate OF one a week, Acting
Secretary of the Navy Lewis Comp
ton told the Senate Committee.
He declared that the Navy was
still trying to obtain the expert
mental Government-furnis sound
equipment for the sub-chasers and
that modification in their de.
signs would be necessary. One OF
the original order was delivered
within the last few days to the
Washington Navy Yard.
Twelve others of varying designs
and materials are under. construc-
ton in other shipyards. Those com.
panies were selected after Nation.
wide design competition.
Cognizant that the sale was in
keeping with President Roosevelt's
Charlottesville promise of all ma
terial aid to the Allies, the Senate
committee members appeared par
ticularly opposed to the methods
used by Mr.. Compton in apprising
them of the sale. Senator Walsh
declared they discovered the sale
only after persistent efforts to track
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Evening star., 1940-06-19
Universal Training of Youth
Added to u. S. Defense Plans
Worlds Largest Navy and Trade Pact
Uniting All Americas Also Pressed

drafted and probably will be sub
mitted to Congress within a few
weeks was disclosed late yesterday
by President Roosevelt.
Military cnly in the broadest sense
of the word, the program will have
as its seeming objective the crea-
ton of q national discipline, a
toughening of the spiritual and
moral fiber of the younger genera
ton.
Four Glasses Of Training.
The whole plan has been under
study by some of the Presidents
closest associates for several weeks,
consideration having been intensi-
fed as the German armies daily
(See DEFENSE, Page AID
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u. ). Calls Session
OF American Nations
To Meet in Cuba
Favorable Replies
Received From Is;
Seven More Expected
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

An early consultation among for
eign ministers of the 81 American
republics to consider Western Hem
isphere problems growing out of de-
velopments in Europe has been
urged by the country. it was re-
vealed today by Undersecretary Of
State Welles.
This Government Monday sent to
the other 20 republics a recommen-
dation for such a meeting, Mr..
Welles disclosed at his press con-
ference. He said he has received
favorable replies already from 13
governments and expects to near
from the remaining seven by to-
morrow.
The Undersecretary declined to
discuss tentative agenda for the
ministers meeting. in view OF the
fact that all of the governm snts
have not been heard from, but he
agreed it was likely the question of
an all-American export trade pro-
gram would be among the matters
for consultation.
Groundwork Being Laid.
Steps by this Government to lay
the groundwork for the all American
trade program went swiftly ahead,
meanwhile. today at a State Depart
ment meeting among the officials
and technical advisers chiefly con-
cerned with the policy. These men
include Undersecretary Welles, Sec
retary of the Treasury Morgenthau,
Secretary of Commerce Hopkins and
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
Mr.. Welles is acting in place of
Secretary of State Hull, who de-
parted this morning for Cambridge,
Mass, where tomorrow he will be
the principal commencement speaker
at Harvard University.
Mr.. Welles said today that Canada.
(see LATIN AMERICA, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Peace ENJOYS Named

BORDEAUX, June 19 (P).-France
met Germany's first request in her
efforts for soldiers peace" today
by naming a group of men who will
receive from the Reich's government
its expected severe terms for an
end of the fighting.
dispatches to Madrid from
Bordeaux said Henry Berenger,
former Ambassador to the United
States and chairman of the
French Senates Foreign Affairs
Committee, had been named
head of the commission to ne
fotiate peace with Germany.
1n Madrid diplomatic circles
said they had heard that France
(See FRANCE Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1940-06-19

sengers got away in lifeboats, that
I would not have got of the WASH
ington."
Returning to the crucial minutes
when, under threat of being tor
pedoed, he had ordered the women
and children to the Washington s
life boats, Capt. Manning said:
Il want to emphasize this-evi-
IDENTITY the submarine commander
had a heart, judging from his reac-
ton when he saw our lifeboats
crowded with women and children.
I had maneuvered my ship 50 that
he could see them.
The submarine was then about q
Evening star., 1940-06-19
NO new WORLD SPO|LS> j. s. WARNS AXIS:
FRENCH ENJOYS NAMED TO RECEIVE TERMS
Transfer Of Allied Lands Opposed:
Demands Close Secret Of Nazis
British May Seek
Tanks and Guns
From Russia

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 10. - The
British government is studying
the possibility of negotiating
with Soviet Russia for purchase
OF tanks, guns, airplanes and
other war weapons, Richard A.
Butler, permanent undersecre-
tary for foreign affairs, told the
House of Commons today.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Britain Told Children
Must Cross Secs at Once
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 19-Clement r
Attlee, Lord Privy Seal and govern
ment spokesman in the House OF
Commons, told the House today that
removal of proportion of British
children to overseas countries was q
matter of the utmost urgency"
Mr.. Attlee announced the estab-
lishment of an executive body called
the Children's Overseas Reception
Committee to deal with the prob
lem.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

LISBON, June 10 R.-Robert
Montgomery, American motion pic
ture player, who has been driving
an ambulance in France, left today
Tor the United States on q Clipper
! plane.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Star Stan Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June l9.-
The managers of the Taft-for-
President campaign today laid down
barrage against the Wendell l..
Willkie boom which has caused un-
easiness in the various political
camps here.
In statement issued by David S.
ingalls,, the Taft manager, three
"exacting requirements" which
should be filled by the next Presi-
dent" were specified. Obviously
they did not fit Mr.. Willkie, it was
said. The Taft manager insisted,
however, that the Ohio Senator has
all the needed qualifications.
The requirements listed by Mr..
ingalls, were as follows:
81. The next President should be
a Republican. That is vital con-
sideration if We are to preserve the
two-party system. The Republican
party is a strong organization. It
has been intrusted with the respon-
sibility of government preponder-
antly since Lincoln. 1t has not lost
its strength. The nominee of the
Republican party should be a Re-
publican, stepped in the party's
principles and traditions"
The statement made no mention
(See G. o. p, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Taft Managers Open
Barrage on Wi||kie;
Lewis Stirs Comment
Labor Leader BIusts
Roosevelt and Praises
Hoover's Record
BULLETIN.

PHILADELPHIA, June 10 LP).
John L. Lewis, head of the c.
I. O., told the Republican Reso-
lutions Committee today labor
has no cause to feel any con-
fdence In the Republican Party
in recent years because the Re-
publican party, as such. has
practically abandoned labor"
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Bulletins

TOXIC (P.-A reliable
source said today that Ger
many had reiterated her as
surances to Japan she would
not demand back her former
South Sea island possessions
inundated to Japan under the
treaty of Versailles. The
islands, the Marshals, Caro-
lines and Mariannes, lie east
of the Philippines, north of
the Equator.
ROME (P.-The Rome radio
In a broadcast tonight said it
was learned that Hitler and
Mussolini had ordered their
armies to positions along a
united, strategic line" from
the Atlantic to the Mediter-
ranean for a final attack" on
France should she reject their
peace conditions.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

MONTEVIDEO (P.-Uru-
guay's Minister of National
Defense, Gen. Julio Roletti,
appealed today to all Uru-
guayans to enlist Immediately
for voluntary military train
ing.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, slightly cooler, preceded by local
showers tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy
and cooler. Moderate east winds. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, 86, at 1890
am; lowest, 10, at S am; IS at 2 pm.
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Full details on Page Az
Evening star., 1940-06-19

(See SHIPS, Page A-22D
Evening star., 1940-06-19
Montgomery Flying to U. 5.

(See LONDON, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1940-06-19

ATlOkAL-FORElGN
Associated Press and lP) Wirephotos, North
American Newspaper Alliance, Chicago
Daily News Foreign Service and The Stars
staff Writer'S Reporters and Photographers.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

(See FRANCE, Page AS
Evening star., 1940-06-19

(See LATIN AMERICA, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Bids for Repairing
Arlington Bridge
Plaza Opened
Settling Of Filled Earth
Blamed for Unevenness
OF Walks and Paving

The Arlington Memorial Bridge
plaza Immediately west of the Lin
coin Memorial is to have face
lifting"
Bids were opened yesterday by the
division Of engineering of the Once
of National Capital Parks for re.
pairing paving, curbs, sidewalks and
Water Gate steps at the plaza.
Parks Office engineers pointed out
today that due to settling Of the
filled earth on which the plaza was
constructed the sidewalks, curbs,
paving and stonework at the Water
Gate have become uneven in places,
thereby endangering pedestrian ana
vehicular traffic.
So uneven have the sidewalks be-
come, it was said, that board ramps
have had to be constructed for pc
destr.ans from one section to an
other.
Apparent low bidder yesterday was
the Helsing Co. with bid of $66 900
Second bidder was the Wilmoth Paw
ing Co. with s68.240, and third was
Corson g. Gruman Co., with ST. ,240
All are Washington companies.
The specifications provide that
the contractor shall at all times
keep the roadways open to traf1ic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Mrs. Emmo N. Day Dies
Suddenly in Home

Mrs. Emma M. Day, 76, of 1919
L street NE. died suddenly in her
home last night.
Mrs. Day is survived by two sons,
Capt. Bernard Day, U. S. A.. Of
Seattle, Wash, and Louis A. Day
Of Hyattsville, and two daughters,
Mrs. Fedora Day Ryon Of East Riv-
erdale, Md, and Mrs. Emily Day
Murray Of Washington.
Also surviving are IL grandchil-
dren, 6 great-grandchildren and two
brothers, Thomas Wilkinson Of
Winston-Salem, N. c., and Joseph
Wilkinson of Richmond, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 o'clock tonight in the Gasch
funeral home, Hyattsville, Nd, with
the Rev. DR.. B. P. Robertson, pastor
of the First Baptist Church. pre-
siding. Burial will be in lakewood
Cemetery, Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31

Md, before coming to washington
20 years ago.
She was q member and Fast re-
gent Of Gorton Chapter, D. A. r.,
and was also member Of the Order
Of the Eastern Star. Miss Smith
was a fellow Of the American So
ciety of Geneologists. For many
years she attended Calvary Meth
odist Church.
Surviving are sister, Mrs. G. s.
w. Phillips Of Warren, Pa, and
two brothers, Alfred Smith of OK
ford, N. Y, and Edgar Smith Of
Toledo, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
}. P. Richter, EmpIoye
Of Club AZ Years, Dies

J. Paul Richter, So. an employee OF
the Metropolitan Club for Al years,
died Monday at his home, 2124 ]
street NV. Funeral services will be
held at pm. tomorrow in st. John s
Episcopal Church, with burial fol-
lowing in Congressional Cemetery.
Born in Washington, Mr.. Richter
began working at the Metropolitan
EClub at the age of is. For a number
Of years he was assistant head
waiter and recently had been doing
office work.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Catherine E. Richter, and two
daughters, Mrs. P. H. Williams and
Miss Ruth Richter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Mary Elizabeth Smith,
Former Teacher, Is Dead

Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith, 81
former teacher of languages and
one of the founders of the Samuel
Gorton Chapter of the D. A. r.,
died yesterday at her home, 1645
Park road NV.
A native OF Meadville, Pa, Miss
Smith was a graduate of Allegheny
College there. She taught in schools
in Florence, Italy; Paris, France,
and at Goucher College in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Blood Donor Dies

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 81 P).-A
heart attack killed Andrew Sofko,
42-year old steel worker who recent
ly gave two blood transfusions to
save 5-year-old girl suffering
from mystery fever. He was the
only person located with the special
type blood needed for the girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Parked Wrono

HAMMOND, Ind, Jan. 81 tP.-
When Harold Prills automobile ran
out of gas. he went to a filling sta
ton for fuel.
Upon his return, he found two
other cars had crashed into his
machine-which was a wreck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Boy Operated on IS Times

SEW1CKLEY, Pa, Jan. 81 tR.-
Thirty five operations have failed
to cure 11-year-old Carl Hughes Of
bone infection, but he's still cheer
full and determined to recover. Carl
Is back at the fresh-air home here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Wives Sell for $50

Wives are being sold in the Re-
public of Liberia, Africa, at $50 each,
the price fixed by the Republican
government. and time payments may
be arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31

pm. tomorrow at the residence.
Burial will be Friday at II am. in
Meadville.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Observation-Disclosures
Compared to Girl Who Plays
In, Runs Net League Event

only five matches completed. With
it an, the loop secretary also had to
arrange the doubles and make first-
round pairings for today.
In addition. there was her sched-
uled match with Margaret Graham,
one of Columbia Country Clubs
better players, who has quite an
edge on Miss Voith in experience.
Yet Eleanor, after losing the first
set at 60. had run up a 40
lead in the second when rain neces-
STATED halt. They arranged to
start from scratch this afternoon.
Two In Quarter finals.
The winner will be in the quarter
final round, now occupied by only
two entrants, Elizabeth Sewers and
Peggy Smith. The former defeated
Anne Vlasak, 60, 60, yesterday,
while Mrs. Smith tripped up Dor
othy Braun. 81, 81. Four other
matches today were to send winners
to the quarters, with first-seeded
Willie Herbert meeting Frances
Rowan, second seeded Charlotte
Decker facing Barbara Conard,
LaJeanne Echols meeting Hazel
Bishopp and Helen Levy playing
Margaret Keever.
Miss Echols took q first-round
encounter from Madeline Ambros,
e3, Go, and Eleanor Fishburn
defeated Ruth Rensberg, 60. 81.
in the only other matches played
yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Tru-BIu Softies Bottle
Crack Suilor Ten

A travelling team of topnotch soft
ball players which uses one of Uncle
Sans battle wagons to take it from
place to place, will show its wares
Wednesday night at Ballston Sta
dium against the ranking team of
this section. The battle will involve
the undefeated team representing
the U. S. S. destroyer Mayrant, now
docked at the local Navy Yard, and
Tru-Blu, recent winner of the
Middle Atlantic championship.
The Sailors claim q victory string
of SO games, offering Is their star
hurler q 24-game winner in Bob
Began. Opposing him probably will
be Tru-Blu's 16-year-old ace, Bill
Sullivan.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
English Tennis Star
Al Peak, but Bows
ToQueen Alice
American Girls Game
Rivals Mems; Riggs
SEQ Bright Winner
BY the Associated Press.

SEA BRIGHT. N. j., July o.
Mary Hardwick, the courageous lit
tie English girl, seldom has played
better tennis in her life than she
did yesterday In the final OF the
women's singles Of the Sea Bright
invitation tournament.
Yet she lost to Alice Marble,
60, SO.
The 1.-the blond Californian,
queen Of the worlds tennis courts,
was at the top of her game, ano
Miss Hardwick can be thankful
she was not blasted literally OF
the courts.
The English girl forced seven Of
the games to deuced points and
on several other occasions was with
in q single point Of winning games,
but Miss Marble was not to be
denied.
Alice's Power Rivals Mems.
Queen Alice's severe first service
was potent weapon and her fore
hand and backhand drives were
as versatile. forceful and almost
as powerful as those of many
ranking male players.
The ease with which Miss Marble
went through the entire field in
winning her way to the final round,
and the simplicity with which she
destroyed a game opponent, was in
marked contrast to the manner in
which National Champion Bobby
Riggs won the mems singles.
Riggs, pitted against young Frank
Kovacs, had to call on every stroke
his racquet could produce and
force himself to the limit before
retiring the Sea Bright Bowl by
scores of 2-6, o6, 6-3, LIE
and 10-8.
Fans Pay Tribute to Riggs.
Bobby, faced with disaster for al
most 317 hours, had to fight uphill
and it was a rousing tribute the
crowd gave him when he finally
came through.
But Riggs, even at his best, has
no such command over the mems
field as Miss Marble enjoys in her
division.
Miss Marble paired with Sarah
Palfrey to win the women's doubles,
while Riggs and Welby Van Horn
lost the mems doubles to young
Ted Schroeder and Jack Kramer
of California by scores of 70.
80, IS. 63. e3.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

We're not certain that she was
the busiest sports figure in town
today, but we don't know Of any one
who started to work earlier this
morning in order that she might
play in and continue to manage the
Women's Tennis League Tourna-
ment at Rock Creek this afternoon.
And II any one had seen energetic
little Eleanor Voith scurrying to her
job at the F. B. I. at 6:25 this morn
ing. he'd have seen an ingenious
sportswoman who not only has the
welfare of the Women's League at
heart, but an unquenchable desire
to play the game she loves.
Eleanor must have arisen at the
break of dawn to get to work when
she did Gan hour and q half before
her normal reporting time), but she
claims that was the only way she
could get of In time to be on hand
when activities start at Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets, this afternoon
and to be prepared to replay her
rained-o out match with Margaret
Graham shortly after.
Her Duties Manifold.
For, you see, as secretary of the
league, "all" Eleanor has to do is to
reserve the courts for all tournament
matches, assign contestants to such
courts, distribute the balls, collect
them after matches have been
finished, record the. scores and-in
the instances of press negligence
call up the sports department with
the results and future pairings. All
In all, it's quite a job and the
responsibility isn't calculated to
make the perspiration flow any
slower on days like these.
Eleanor ought to be used to that
by now, however. for all season 1t
has been her job to collect scores
of all matches played in the league
(two or three dozen q week., figure
the team standings as a result Of
those matches and send in weekly
reports for the Sunday sports pages.
She has yet to miss.
Yesterday, Eleanor was on the job
at Rock Greek from 2 until O'Clock
and yet. because of intermittent
rains and darkness, was able to have
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Dundee,
GoriIIo Jones Lost Seen
Eotinq Onion Sandwich.

The police have just reported
that Gorilla Jones was last seen
eating an onion sandwich in Tia
Juana. That's Jones for you. Never
around when you want him.
If Zale still is on that telephone.
Miss Claffey, tell him I think We
had better wait till we hear from
Gorilla Jones. What's that? He
says what? Tsk, tsk. That is no
way to talk about the Gorilla.
It seems pretty clear, though. that
If Soose beat Overlin-whether
above the weight or not-it makes
no difference about Overin beat
ing Aposton, which was before
Apostoli beat Thil. Besides, q lot
Of guys thought Apostoli won that
fight, If you follow me.
Where does that leave Zale?
) What would Alexander Hamilton
have done?
Hamilton probably would have
closed up for the day and gone to
the ball game, and what was good
enough for Hamilton is good enough
for US. Don't worry, though. The
trained mind still Is at work and
viii make an arrest within 48 hours.
Evening star., 1940-07-29
Baltimore Bal! !! !! } Plays Host
To oJeffra-Armstronq
Fight Tonight
Two-Stote Champ Makes
First Title Defense
In l5-Round Bout
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July 2s.-Harry
Jeffra of Baltimore, recognized in
Maryland and New York State as
the world featherweight boxing
champion, makes his first title de-
fense tonight in a 15-round battle
with Johnny (Spider) Armstrong
the Toronto slugger.
Armstrong, the No. z boy in Man.
ager Al WELLS 126-pound stable
will be seeking fame and fortune
for himself, fortune for WE'LL and
revenge for Ex-Cchampion Joey
Archibald of Providence, r. I.
Here's why:
Last May 20 when WELLS No.
boy, Archibald, lost his crown to
Jeffra by a decision in their bout
there, ringsiders thought it odd that
WE'LL didn't put up a big holler
Most managers do wnen there's nc
knockout.
But the fans received their answer
when twas announced that the
WE'LL Stables No. 2 boy previously
had been promised a crack at Jeffrs
in case the No. lad got what he
did.
The Spider, who has been slap.
ping sparmates around with jout-
ing right during workouts here the
last week, thinks he can bring the
bacon home to WE'LL.
Jeffra. however, is conceded 9
slight edge because he not only
has Furnishing right, but is first
class boxer. The Jeffra camp feels
that the champ is . smart enough
ringman to keep away from thu
blaze-away style Of the Canadian
and at the same time take advan.
tage Of wide openings the Spiders
methods are sure to leave.
Both battlers are reported in toy
condition and neither expect to have
any dificulty in making the 126.
pound weight limit.
Nat Fieischer of New York will
referee.