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Evening star., 1941-05-12
3urko Case Arguments Concluded
korgenthau Leaves Cuts
In Budget 10 Congress
Earlier Story on Page Az

Earlier Story on Page A.2.)
Py the Associated Press.
Secretary Morgenthau suggested
today that Congress "use its own
initiative" In. cutting $1,000, 900, 900
of non-defense expenditures from
President Roosevelt's budget recon-
mendations for the next hscal year.
Asked at a press conference how
Congress could effect the saving
which he suggested at a recent con-
gressional hearing. the Treasury
Secretary said
Congress always complains about
being a rubber stamp. Why doesn't
it use its own initiative? ="
Il feel If Congress will study nor
defense spending. it will be able,
without any hardship to. any one,
to save $1,000 000, ,000 *i*"
He added that he did not know
how the savings could be accom-
plished.
Secretary Morgenthau said the
Governments defense savings cam
paign which began May l was pro-
ceeding "a little better than was ex-
pected." In the first 10 days, he
added. sales of savings bonds and
stamps had totaled slightly more
than $l59, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Eight Thirty Wins
Handicap
As Belmont Opens
Sponish Moss BoreIy
Noses Out Bonio Eyes
In Foshion Stokes
BY the Associated Press,

BY tne AsSOclhted Press
NEW YORK; May l2.-George D.
Widener's Eight Thirty won the 48th
running of the Toboggan Handicap
this afternoon as Belmont Park
opened its spring meeting with a
crowd of 1877 spectators.
The aptly-named son of Pilate and
Dinner Time came through on the
inside at the eighth pole and won
easily by three lengths, with his
stablemate, DR.. Whinny, taking the
place spot by head over Mrs. 7.
Christopher's Doubt Not. Eight
Thirty, making his first start of the
year, dashed the six furlongs in
1:11s under Harry Richards ham
ding, and was top-weighted under
l29 pounds. The race was worth
s5.275 to the winner.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Spanish
Moss barely got up in time to nose
out Banjo Eyes, owned by Mrs.
Whitney's son, Jock. in the FASH
ion Stakes, secondary feature.
H. P. Headley's Pig Tails was beaten
three lengths for the place.
Chiquita Mia, c. S. Howard's S
winner of four straight, showed no
speed, finishing seventh in the
field of eight juvenile flllies.
Spanish Moss, recent winner OF
the Rosedale Stakes, paid $5.10 and
earned purse of $3.50. She was
ridden by Eddie Arcaro and her
time of 1003s for S furlongs became
a new track record. as it was better
than the time of 1:01 made in the
second race, when the new course
was used for the first time.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

With House debate on the Overton
bill waxing warm late today, Chair
man Randolph Of the District Com
mittee took the floor to charge that
spirit of filibuster" existed.
THE District Committee" he de-
clared, "is entitled to better treat
ment of measures it brings before
this body"
Representative Sauthoff, Progress
sive, of Wisconsin, another member
Of the District COMMITTEES, also
criticized the House for its unfair"
treatment of the District.
Criticism of the attitude of the
House with respect to District legis-
lation came after several members
had made attacks on the Overton
bill, which prescribes formula for
measuring equitably the amount of
the annual Federal payment toward
municipal expenses here.
@uUfuHt SaH NccuE0s
Mr.. Sauthoff's attack came after
. quorum call was necessitated to
attract more than rs of the 435
House members to the chamber to
listen to the arguments for and
against the Overton plan.
IF your Legislative council at
home legislated on the affairs of
your city with. only one-sixth OF
the membership present" he de-
clared, how much criticism would
result? Yet we are attempting to
1egislate on the fiscal affairs of this
city with only one sixth of its COM
mon council present. That's unfair
to the 100000 residents here.
Representative Hebert, Democrat.
of Louisiana, another member of the
District Committee, told the House
during debate on the bill that the
real purpose" of the formula is to
f1x a definite plan for the Federal
Governments participation in mu-
nicipal expenses here.
I'VE must realize and recognize. +"
he declared, that the District be-
longs to all the people of the United
States and as such we must con-
tribute to its support.
Congress has always recognized
that obligation. but there has been
a conflict over the amount and
method of the Federal payment
0cao 0yI1 rO1 11--a-,----- -
Evening star., 1941-05-12

Art circles here recalled that Mr.
Coffin was highly rated as an Illus
traitor, and that he had done many
covers for the higher-priced maga-
zines, including Cosmopolitan and
Red Book
Although he was born in Charles
ton, S. c., he spent little of his time
there, living principally in New York
and Washington. On his last visit
to Charleston he painted number
of portraits.
He was a frequent visitor to st.
Petersburg. He went there last
October and later was sued for dis
tress of rent, being removed to the
hospital at that time.
Mr.. Coffin, whose full name was
william Haskell Coffin, was the
son of the late George M. Coffin
and Julia Haskell Coffin, both of
Charleston. The family moved to
Washington when he was q child.
Surviving are three sons, Haskell
and Martin, both of New York, and
Amory of Atlanta, Ga A brother,
Frank Trenholm CONN. lives In
New York, and q sister, Mrs.
Wallace A. Beatty. makes here home
here.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Menzies Spends Hour
Talking With Roosevelt
Earlier Story on. Page A-I.)


Prime Minister. Robert Gordon
Menzies of Australia spent an hour
in a bedside conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt today and reported
that II found our discussion most
stimulating
Asked whether he and the Presi-
dent went over questions involving
defense of Australia and the Pa
cific. the Prime Minister replied: ;
There are few things we didn't
talk about. We circumnayigated the
globe and it was stimulating jour-
ney."
Past, present and future put in
Richard G. Casey, Australian Min
lister to the United States, who ac-
companied Mr. Menzies to the White
House.
Later, the Prime Minister spoke
to the members of the National
Press Club and decried those who
describe Britain's struggle against
the Axis powers as an "intra Euro
pean" war. He said he does not
care. D hoot about the politics Of
Europe" but does care about the
liberty of the. world as well as the
people he represents.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Younger Men
BestQua|ified,
HersheySays
Amendment Urged
Would Let President
Prescribe Rules
1s the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Selective service headquarter:
asked Congress this afternoon to
amend the Conscription Act in order
to permit the deferment of older
draft registrants.
Men from 81 through IS were
registered in the draft. Figures re-
leased by selective service yester-
day revealed, however, that the larg-
est number of men accepted for
service so far were in the early 20s
group and only a small percentage
were in the group above 80.
Brig. Gen. Louis B. Hershey,
deputy selective service director, in
formed Speaker Rayburn in making
the request today that Our ex-
perience discloses that compara-
lively small percentage of men are
being indicted from the higher age
groups. and that many our our
problems arise in connection there
with"
Youngest Best Qualified.
II am informed" he added, that
men in the younger age brackets
are best qualified for the training
and service contemplated under the
act"
An amendment to the law which
Gen. Hershey proposed would, he
said, permit the President to pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the
deferment of men whose age is such
that they should be deferred in the
national interest"
Gen. Hershey did not specify at
what age the proposed deferment
would start There have been sug-
gestions that deferments start at 26
or 80 years.
10-Year Reserve Status.
In addition to younger men being
best qualified. Gen. Hershey said the
deferment of older men was impor-
tant since It. was planned to keep
the selectees in reserve status for
10 years.
The general said it was in the
national interest. therefore, to keep
the training age level as low as pos
sible. The men so deferred, he said,
would continue to be liable and
available for training.
Gen. Hershey already had asked
local draft boards to proceed to the
prompt classification" of 100000
men who registered for military
service last October but have not yet
been rated as to their availability.
Classification Work Asked.
Earlier, Gen. Hershey had asked
ali local draft boards to proceed to
the prompt classification" of the
10000 900 men who registered for
military service last October, but
have not yet been rated as to their
availability.
1t was indicated the information
gained by complete classification
would be useful both in determining
the number of skilled defense work.
ers who might be affected by the
draft and in showing the age rat
ings of available men.
OF the total of approximately 16,-
100000 men registered in October
approximately $500 900 have been
classified.
Previously the boards have fol-
lowed the policy, under instructions
from Gen. Hershey, of classifying
only sufficient number of men to
provide small margin beyond the
number actually called up for mill
tary service.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
BY GOULD LINCOLN.


The bill authorizing the President
to take over foreign interned ships
in this country and to use them
was favorably reported to the SEN
ate today by the Senate Commerce
Committee The vote was II to 4.
The four Senators voting against
reporting the measure were Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri; Johnson, Re-
publican, of California; Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan, and Bur-
ton, Republican, OF Ohio. --..
Before ordering the favorable re-
port the committee adopted several
minor amendments, none of which
restricts the Presidents authority
to use these foreign ships as he
sees fit.
An amendment sponsored by Sem
ator Vandenberg and Senator Clark,
which would have prohibited the
transfer of interned German and
Italian ships to Britain. or their use
against the Axis powers, was de-
feated by a vote of 10 to 6. ..
May Report Today.
Chairman Bailey of the Commerce
Committee announced he would en-
deavor to make the report to the
Senate this afternoon, and that he
would consult Majority Leader
Barkley regarding the time for call
ing up the measure in the Senate
itself. ---.
Meanwhile, Senator Tobey, Re-
publican. of New Hampshire, strong
opponent of the use of American
Navy for conveying supplies to Brit
ain, again announced he would offer
an anti-convoy amendment to the
ship-seizure bill when 1t comes up
in the Senate. He did this despite
the fact that some of the so-called
isolationist Senators fear that the
defeat of the amendment would be
interpreted as action favorable to
the use of conveys.
If Senator Tobey persists in offer
ing his amendment, the debate on
the bill may be extended.
Three amendments were written
into the bill by the committee. The
first, offered by Chairman Bailey
provides that no ship owned by q
| foreign government will be taken
over by this Government except by
purchase. In order to forestall any
move by foreign nationals whose
ships are now tied up here to trans
fer their vessels to their govern
ments, it was provided that any such
| move made within so days Of the
Presidents message to Congress
asking authority to take over these
vessels will not be regarded as a
bona fide transfer. Admiral Emory
S. Land chairman, of the Maritime
Commission, who was before the
committee today. said that he knew
of no vessel owned by foreign
government tied UP in American
ports.
The Bailey amendment va
3See SHIPS, Page 2-x.l
Evening star., 1941-05-12

neighborhood suffering from .
broken ankle.
He was taken to a hospital In
Glasgow, where he at first gave his
name as Horn, but later on he de-
clared that he was Rudolf Hess"
He brought with him various
photographs of himself at different
ages apparently in order to establish
his identity.
These photographs were deemed
to be photographs of Hess by several
people who knew him personally.
Accordingly an officer of the foreign
Office who was closely acquainted
with him before the war has been
sent up by airplane to see him In
the hospital
Evening star., 1941-05-12

10th, q Messerschmitt -1I0 was
reported by our patrol to have
crossed the coast of Scotland and
to be flying in the direction Of
Glasgow.
"Since the Messerschmitt ITO
would not have fuel to return to
Germany, this report was at first
disbelieved.
Later on . Messerschmitt 118
crashed near Glasgow with its guns
loaded. Shortly. afterwaBd n Ger
man officer who had bailed out was
found with his parachute In the
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Mats Trim As, ST.,
After 4-Run Rally
In 4th Inning
Vernon Slams Homer;
Griffs Get 5 Straight
Hits or McCrubb
By BURTON HAWKINS.

The Nationals defeated the Phila-
delphia Athletics here today by a
score of to /.
FIRST INNING.
PHILADELPHIA-Suder famed.
Moses was out. Vernon to Leonard,
who covered first. Leonard threw
out Mccoy. No runs.
WASHINGTON-C was safe
when Brancato allowed his grounder
to go through him for an error.
Cramer forced Case, Suder to Nc
Coy. Cramer took second as Nc
Crab tossed out Vernon. Lewis
fouled to Suder. No runs.
Washington, 0; Philadelphia, 0.
SECOND INNING.
Observation-Disclosures looped
single to right. On a hit and run
play, Siebert singled to right, send
ing johnson to third. S. Chapman
flied to Case, Johnson scoring after
the catch. Siebert was out stealing,
Ferrell to Bloodworth. Hayes walked.
Brancato popped to Bloodworth.
One run.
WASHINGTON - Mccoy threw
out Travis. Brancato threw out
Bloodworth. Suder threw out B.
Chapman. No runs.
Washington, 0; Philadelphia, /.
THIRD INNING.
PHILADELPHIA Lewis threw
out McCrabb. Suder flied to B.
Chapman. Moses grounded out to
Vernon. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Brancato threw
out Ferrell. Leonard flied to s.
Chapman. Case walked Case stole
second. Cramer grounded out to
Siebert. No runs. -
Washington, o.; Philadelphia, /.
FOURTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA-While warming
up Leonard before the fourth in
ming, Ferrell split a finger on his
right hand and was replaced behind
the plate by Early. Mccoy flied to
B. Chapman. johnson famed. Sic
bert flied to B. Chapman. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Vernon hit his
third home run of the season over
the right-field fence. 1t was the
first hit off McCrabb. Lewis singled
to left. Travis doubled to center,
Lewis stopping at third. Bloodworth
tripied off the center-fi barrier,
scoring Lewis and Travis. B. Chap
man singled to left for the fifth
straight hit off McCrabb, scoring
Bloodworth. Early flied to johnson.
Leonard sacrificed Siebert to Nc
Coy. who covered first. Case fouled
to Siebert. Four runs
Washington, 4; Philadelphia, /.
FIFTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA - Travis threw
out S. Chapman. Hayes fouled to
Lewis. Brancato flied to Case. No
runs.
WASHINGTON - johnson and
Brancato allowed Cramer's pop fly
to fall safely between them for a
double. Vernon sacrificed, McCrabb
to Siebert. Lewis flied deep to Moses,
Cramer scoring after the catch
Travis singled to right. Bloodworth
flied to S. Chapman. One run.
Washington, 5; Philadelphia, l..
SIXTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA - Miles batted
for McCrabb and lined to Travis
(Sec BASEBALL, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1941-05-12

was I1cSSs
His ankle was broken in the
leap from the plane, which
crashed near Glasgow, it was
added.
The text Of the official an
nouncement issued from Prime
Minister Churchills home at
11:20 pm. said:
Rudolf Hess, the deputy Fueh-
rer Of Germany and party leader
of the National Socialist Party,
has landed in Scotland In the
following circumstances:
On the night Of Saturday, the
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK. May 10 Dr.
Stocks mixed; rally trend fades.
Bonds irregular; selected issues
in demand. Foreign exchange
steady; Canadian dollar rises.
Cotton lower; commission house
liquidation. Sugar improved;
trade demand absorbs hquida-
tion. Metals quiet; steel opera
tiong increase. Wool tops easy;
spot house and hedge selling.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Baker Goes to Pirates

CINCINNATI, May II R).-Bill
Baker, third string catcher for the
Cincinnati Reds, was sent to the
Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers today,
reducing the world champion
squad to its required 25-man size
for the season. Baker wore Red
livery throughout 1910, coming here
from Indianapolis of the Ameri-
can Association.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Baltimore Loon Firm
Is Robbed Of 81, 500

~ the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. May IA bandit
robbed the Liberty Finance Co. OF
$1,soo Ut gunpoint shortly before
noon today, escaping into crowded
city streets.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
HESS IN SCOTLAND
No. 3 Nozi Leaps by Chute
From Plane, Quitting Reich


LONDON May 12-Rudof Hess Adolf Hers second lieu
tenant Naz Reich
plane British tonight Downing
Street
The of the fight the Naz party by
Adolf Hitler himself to be second succeed him from No. 10
Downing Street. Minister Churchps
Glasgow hospital, it was stated.
The 4year head the Nationalist Socialist party landed by
parachute from Msserschmi 10 fighting which crashed
Glasgow At first he his Ho but later said he
Evening star., 1941-05-12
House Defeats
0verton Bill
230 10 50
Southoff Rops
Opposition for
Lack of Interest
BULLETIN.

The Senate-approved Overton
bill, providing formula for
measuring the amount Of the an
nual Federal payment toward
municipal expenses here, was
killed in the House late today.
The vote, OH a roll call, was
230 to SO. Action came at the
conclusion of nearly ~ hours
of debate.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Berlin BIomes Mental
Illness for His Flight

| by the Associated PreSS.
BERLIN, May l2.-Rudoh Hess,
Adolf Hitler's designated second
choice for his political heir, Is
presumed to have crashed at
the controls of his own plane
feared to have been "the victim
of hallucinations," the Nazi
party announced tonight.
He has been missing since Sat-
urday, when he took OF from Augs-
burg in the plane he had acquired
contrary to the orders of Hitler,
whose deputy for party affairs he
was.
He left behind a letter. the con-
tents Of which unfortunately shows
in its confusion the traces of mental
disorder which led to fears that
Party Comrade Hess was victim. OF
hallucinations.
Adjutants Arrested.
Arrest of Hess adjutants who per-
mitted the flight was reported
ordered by the Fuehrer.
After Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering. Hess was Hitler's choice for
the succession to Reichsfuehrer in
the event of Hitler's death.
This is the Nazi party's announce
ment:
Party Comrade Hess, who be-
cause Of his failing health for years
has been strictly forbidden by the
Fuehrer to be active in aviation, was
able, contrary to these instructions,
to acquire an airplane again re-
Gently.
"On Saturday May 10. at about
pm, Party Member Hess started
on a flight at Augsburg from which
he has not returned to this day. .
"A letter left behind unfortunately
shows in its confusion the traces of
mental disorder which led to fears
that Party Fellow Member Hess was
victim of hallucinations.
Crash Assumed
'"The Fuehrer Immediately ordered
the arrest of adutantS of Party
| Comrade Hess, who alone knew
about those flights and did not him
der them, and did not report them
In spite of instructions. known to
them to have been given by the
| Fuehrer.
Under those circumstances, the
National Socialistic movement uH-T
fortunately must assume that the
party fellow member has crashed
! in a plane and had an accident
somewhere" ...e
There was no report that the,
wreckage of Hess plane had been,
found
Sick or not, the deputy sat next
to Hitler at the May Reichstag,
session, occasion of the Fuehrers
most recent public address. -e'
AS Hitler's personal deputy for /
Mani party affairs, Hess was vir-
tually minister without portfolio
in the Hitler cabinet. ,. I
..
Made No. 2 Heir to Hitler.
Adolf Hitler announced on Sep
tember /, 1899, first day of the war,
| LIfdt Ilc Ildu SClCNDCO 11CoS 80 eilC
No. 2 man to succeed him as Fueh- )
rer in event of his death. Hitler's
first choice was Marshal Goering,
Hess, Al years old, often was called
Adolf Killers shadow" because of
his almost constant association with
the Fuehrer. :.
They were prisoners together In
Landsberg Fortress after Hitler's
Munich beer parlor putsch OF 1928
and Hess helped him write his book,
''Mein Kampf," which since has be-
come known as the bible" Of the
Nazi movement. I
Hess met Hitler when the latter,
was corporal on the western front
In the World War and from then
on was close copfidant. He was
wounded In the Munich putsch. q
When the Nazi movement really
began to make headway Hess be-
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Charles Town

FOURTH RACE-Purse $500: claiming
4-year-olcS and up: q miles.
Pamunkey (ChurchilD $50 400 800
Meta Wood (Rootl 1900 $40
kissin' Kid (Palumbo) 90
Time, :4sas.
Also ran-Trixie Lass Wood of Roses.
Extra Good. Custer and Jinneal
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Ship Requisition Bill
Approved by Senate
Committee, II 10 4
BON on Transfers Of
lnterned Axis Vessels
To Brituin Defeated
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND .--
Last month this Government
suddenly placed in protective
custody SO foreign ships in
American ports. found that Ger
man and Italian creUS had been
Urecking machinery in most OF
them. House has approved legis-
lation authorizing United States
to requisition such Uessels, iuhen
repaired, to bolster American
cargo service. Much OF Senate
committee discussion thus Jar has
centered on placing of restrictions
on DesSels to prevent them being
turned oper to Great Britain
whose shipping losses haze Gre
ated serious problem OF main
tanning supply lines.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
lute Races

Earlier Results, RosSvan's, Other
Selections and Entries for To-
morrow, Page 2-X.
Evening star., 1941-05-12

Runs batted in-S. Chapman. Vernon.
Bioodworth (2l. B. Chapman, Lewis.
Two-base hits - Travis, Cramer, Case,
Hayes, Moses.
Three-base hit-Bloodworth.
Home run-vernon.
Stolen base-Case.
Sacrifices-Leonard. Vernon. Cramer.
Left on bases-Philadelphia, 5; Wash
ingten, 3.
Bases ON bails-on .McCrabb, 1; of Leon
ard, 1.
STRUCK out-By Babich, 1: By Leonard, 4.
Hits-Of MeCrabb, In 5 innings; on
Babich. 1 in innings; Of r. Johnson,
none in 1 inninr.
Winning pitcher-Lconard.
Losing pitcher-McCrsbb.
Umpires-Messrs. McGovan, Quinn and
Times Of game-1:4e
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Late News Bulletins
'Fireade Chat Scheduled Moy ~


The speech which President Roosevelt TO deliver
Wednesday night the diplomats of Latin America
celed today White House said that Mr. Roosevelt in
stead would make "hresde chat the night Of May n.
British Announce Bengosi Bombordment
LONDON 1q,.-Powerful British feet units bombarded
Bengas the Western Lbya Axis port and base from point
blank Saturday night and damaged shipping and mill
itary objectives, the Admiralty announced tonight
Nozis Claim Sinking of Merchantmen
BERLIN N'.-German fighting planes sank heavily
laden 8000ton British merchantmen OF the British East
Coast today authorized sources said.
R. A. f. Makes Wide Raids in North Africa
CAIRO Q-Brtsh planes attacked shipping in Bengasi,
Lbya harbo yesterday and started three large eS on the
mole, the R. A. F. Middle East command reported today
R. A. activity pronounced all along the North African
'front.' the communque said planes declared set
Benna while Berka direct hits airport build
ngs described Considerable damage" caused to
other points between Tobruk and
Derna the report said. Messerschmtt 100 was claimed
destroyed. Earlier Story o Page A-33 . ,e...-.
Nozis Claim II Greek Worships Sunk
NEW YORK Ep.-The German radio said today it had
established definitely that Greek naval losses included
destroyers and torpedo boats At the
of it sad the Greek Navy had two cruisers
10 destroyers and Is torpedo boats -
Burko Cose Arguments Concluded
arguments concluded late this afternoon in the
trial of Joseph R. Burko dismissed Police Court
clerk indictment charging splitting of trac fines with
bali but Justice F. Dickinson Let's reserved his
charge to the jury until tomorrow morning.
Earlier Story Page BID