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Evening star., 1941-09-06
Spread Of InfantiIe
Paralysis Will Keep
Laurel Schools Shut
Officials Delay Opening
To September u; Seven
More Cases Reported
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DiSpdlCu 70 AHr cld['
LAUREL. Md. Sept. g. - The
opening of public schools in Laurel
scheduled for Monday. was post
poned to September % after public
meeting here today which County
Board of Education officials at
tended
The action was taken after DR.
J. NJ. Byers, Prince Georges County
Health officer, reported that seven
cases of infantile paralysis had
broken out in Laurel since the last
week of July. DR.. Byers was opposed
to the closing of schools. however
explaining he did not think any
thing could be gained
Although a total of II cases of
poliomeylitis has been reported in
Prince Georges County in the last
two months, the delay in opening
the schools will affect only those in
the town of Laurel where one new
case was reported this week. Two
other cases reported this week were
in Hyattsville.
The meeting today had been called
upon petition of about 200 Laurel
residents The Board of Education
officials, led by School Supt. Nicholas
Orem. decided upon the course of
action.
A committee was named to request
the Mayor and Town Council to
proclaim general quarantine for
children under Is years of age to
prohibit their assembling in any
public meeting place This request
will be presented at the Council
meeting Monday night.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Britons Put Through Test BIitz
Just as Terrifying as Real Thing
Experiment Is Held to Make People Immune to
Feor Through Familiarity to Noises

gan a terrible sound-the raw re-
production of afraid noises.
The noise. nothing concocted in a
sound-effect studio. was the real
thing, recorded during one of Lon
don's worst raids last year.
Screaming sirens in a sinking and
rising wall filled the vault with
ominous notes. Presently Bang!
Bang Bang" went the guns. The
drone of bombers was heard over
head.
The sounds swelled in the dark
vault. The guns kept banging
Then big bombs burst. The guns
kept up. More bombs. Then the
crackle of flames Next changing
fire engines added their noise, the
other sounds continuing.
The experimenters. fearing lest
they try their subjects too hard,
softened the sounds momentarily to
tSee TEST BLITZ. Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1941-09-06
BY EDDY GILMORE,
xortafef Press War COrrRsunndent

ASsoEidteu FTess war IOIIeeponotHL.
LONDON. Sept. 6.-Workers,
children and bomb-shocked neu-
rotics were led into dark and cold
tomb-like vaults in London today
and. in one of the most horrible
experiments of the war, were ex-
posed to an artificial blitz bombing
calculated to be just as terrifying as
the real thing.
Air raid precaution officials and
physicians conducted the expert
ment with a view to preparing
Britons for things to come in fall
and winter which government lead
ers have predicted will bring Ger
man raids perhaps worse than those
of last year.
Wide-eyed, expecting anything,
the subjects of the test huddled to-
gether as they were led underground.
Some clutched the hands of others
A switch was turned. and there be-
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Riggs Eliminates
Schroeder in Forest
Hills SemifinaIs
Former Champion Sets
Furious Poce to Win,
Ga, Ga, 10, gil, IS
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-FoTmer
Champion Bobby Riggs was forced
to 60 five furious sets and play all
the tennis he knew how to eliminate
young Ted Schroeder of Glendale,
Calf, in the semifinals of the ma
tional tennis championships at For
est Hills today. A near-capacity
crowd of 10000 saw Riggs finally win,
Ga, e, Is, 9-11, IS.
Schroeder. a 20-year-old student
at Stanford University, put up a
game battle before he finally bowed
to the 1889 titlist. He had the big
crowd cheering his shots in the last
two sets
Roundly licked for the first two
sets and apparently doomed to quick
defeat, the youngster suddenly lift
ed his game much as he did against
Bryan Grant jr., in the quarter
finals, and from there on it was a
Evening star., 1941-09-06
BY PRESTON GROVER,


. ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 6.-Ger-
MANY was declared by a foreign
observer here today to have planned
a combined land and sea campaign
before the end of October" against
the Baku oil fields and the new
British Russian supply line through
Iran.
He said his information was di-
rect from Sofia. capital OF Axis
dominated Bulgaria.
Germany already is massing
speedy torpedo boats and subma-
rines, he said he was informed, at
Bulgarian Black Sea ports to chal-
lenge the preponderant but heavy
Russian fleet. Craft of both types
are moved overland to sea ports, the
U-boats in sections.
A heavy Nazi drive was forecast
along the lower Dnieper River. with
the double purpose of crossing that
strategic stream and tying up Red
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Knox Commends Ensign
For Maryland Rescue
Ry the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
A Naval Reserve ensign, William
j. Wallace, jr.. of New York, was
officially commended by Secretary
of the Navy Knox today for "coura-
geous action" in rescuing a civilian
trapped under a capsized boat at
St. Michaels. Md, August /.
The Secretary's letter to the young
officer related that a small boat car
rying three persons capsized near
the st. Michaels Yacht Club dock
and that Ensign Wallace, in full
uniform, dived under the vessel and
brought out the apparently hfeless
body of r. N Parrott. Mr.. Parrott
was revived after Is minutes by
Seaman J. J. Davis and Gunneri
Mate j. o. Hanna.
Ensign Wallace is a graduate Of
Manhattan College. New York. HS
was commissioned June 5, 1s4l.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Milk Price Boost Is Allowed
Only Till May I in Virginia

On class 2 milk. the rate will be
$2.12 per 100 pounds, compared with
S19O The higher price will also re-
main effective until next May, when
it will become 81 90 per 100 pounds.
Retail and wholesale prices by
quarts will be, until next May, Is
cents quart. retail, for single quart
delivery, and II cents wholesale.
After May l, prices will drop back
to IA cents quart. retail, and II
cents, wholesale. Similar adjust
ments are made in pints and half
pints.
Mr. Woods said the reasons for the
temporary stepping-up prices lay in
"the drought situation and related
increases in feed and labor costs in
the Washington area"
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Contracts Awarded
For Giant Bombers
To Cost 347 Million
Bigger and Better Flying
Fortresses on Moss Scale
Planned by Army
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department announced
today the award of airplare con-
tracts totaling s347,156.674. shortly
after it had disclosed plans for the
mass production of bigger. i'm
proved Flying Fortress" bombers.
The number and type of planes
covered by the contracts were not
disclosed However, the companies
which obtained the awards manu-
facture bombers primarily and il
was indicated that the orders were
for the new model.
Boeing Airplane Co.. Seattle
Wash, received two of the contracts
totaling 1887 7,447,057. The remain
ing one for 9,709,616 went to Doug
las Aircraft Co.. Inc, Santa Monica
Calf.
Cost $500 900 Each
The new four-engine bomber
known as the BITE, tested at Seat
tie today, is a larger and more pow
erful version of the Boeing Flying
Fortress, already in use by the Brit
ish Royal Air Force in attacks
against Germany. The department
said it was approximately five fee
longer than the present fortress.
1t was estimated, in view of ap.
proximate cost figures on earlier
Flying Fortress models, that th'
new planes would cost somewhat II
excess of 100000 each.
simultaneously the department
announced the organization of foul
bomber commands within the Army
Air Forces Combat Command anc
described them as the backbone o
the air forces"
The new BITE, the department
said, would weigh about 30 tons a!
against the 24-ton gross of the Fly
ing Fortress now in use.
Resist Any Attack.
Power turrets both on the tol
and bottom of the fusilage and /;
'stinger' turret in the tail provid'
for resistance to attack from an,
direction" the department said
Enlarged horizontal and vertica
tail surfaces provide for the in
creased size and weight"
In its announcement of creation
of the bomber commands, which
will function within the Army All
Force Combat Command. the Wa
Department said that the old bonn
bardment wing organizations wer
being discontinued in the interes
of. the new units and that tn,
change completed organization o
the Air Force Combat Command.
The first bomber command vii
have headquarters at Langley Field
Va: the second at Fort Georg,
Wright, Wash; the third at Drev
Field, Fla, and the fourth a
Tucson, AriZ.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Germany Orders All Jews
To Wear Huge Sturs
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 6.-German police
today ordered that all Jews over 16
years of age must wear yellow, six
pointed Star of David on the left
side of the coat whenever appearing
in public.
The regulation prescribed a star
as large as the palm of the hand"
Jews were further forbidden to
leave the community in which they
live without written permission
from local police.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Bomber Built for R. A. F,
Damaged in Landing
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. GA bomber
flown here for transfer to the Royal
Air Force was damaged in landing
today. The pilot was unable to low
er retractable landing gear, and the
plane slid into Akron Municipal Air
port on its nose.
The bomber, a four -motOred Con-
solidated B-24, flying from San
Diego, Calf, carried crew of five,
1t circled over the city nearly an
hour before the pilot attempted
landing. He first radioed for am
balances and fire-fighting equip
ment
Evening star., 1941-09-06
By the Associated Press.
Earlier Story on Page ALL

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 6.-The
State Milk Commission reported to-
day an increase of a cent a quart
in the wholesale and retail prices OF
milk in the Observation-Disclosures
market. effective today and continu-
ing to May. 1912.
Secretary E. c. c. Woods said the
increase was made simultaneously
with an increase in milk prices in
the District of Columbia. The min
imum price to be paid by distrib-
utors to producers on class l milk
per 100 pounds will be S3.59, COM
pared with the old rate of S3.17.
Next May the price will drop to S3.l9
per 100 pounds.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Dodson Keeps Lead
In Tam o Shanter;
.206 for 81 Holes
Hogan, With 209, Next
And Sneod Follows,
With 2l0TotuI
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Sept. 6.-Leonard
Dodson of Kansas City took over
the third round lead in the $1,000
Tam O. Shanter golf championship
late today, firing a 1-over-par 73,
which gave him 54-hole total OF
2O6. or 10 under par.
Dodson, who had IS Thursday
and a 68 yesterday, started out
strong today, touring the first nine
in 35, / under par. He ran into
trouble coming back. however, need
ing 80 shots for the in trip. He
bogied the tenth, twelfth, thirteenth
and sixteenth holes with poor tee
shots and wobbly putting, but
scored brides at the eleventh and
fifteenth.
Hogan. With 209, Is Next.
Three shots back at 209 was Ben
Hogan of Hershey, Pa, the years
leading money winner. Another big
purse winner. Sam Snead, fired a
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Berlin Claims
Sub Acted in
|SeIf-Defense
Charge Destroyer Was
Deliberate Ageressor
Is Discounted Here
BULLETIN.

HYDE PARK. N. Y. P.-
President Roosevelt will make
a radio address of major i'm
portance" from the White
House in Washington at 9
pm. next Monday William D.
Hasslett, acting presidential
secretary. would not disclose
the subject matter of the
speech. He did say it would
last about Is minutes and
would be translated into some
IA languages for rebroadcaSt
throughout the world. Asked
whether it was connected with
the encounter between the U.
S. S. Greer and a submarine,
Mr.. Hasslett replied: Il can't
say"
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Power Strike Threatened in St. Louis

ST LOUIS D-Union operating employees of four plants
the Union Electric Co. of Missouri voted today to go on
strike Monday midnight threatening serious power
shortage ST. Louis industrial which has millions
dollars work William j. Stuhr repre-
sentng the F. L. Operating Engineers Union, said the
strike support of standing demand Tor wage
adjustments The company said the union
had of approximately 46 cent of
nav roll"
Evening star., 1941-09-06
CrucibIe Steel WoIkout Settled

HARRISON N. J. UPp-A. E Van Cleve plant manager of
the Crucible Steel works here said walkou of
and operators settled today
plant would be going full blast Monday Army,
Navy and British munitions orders He said the
schedules would maintained but incentive bonus
plan" would enable the to the plant was
kept at peak efficiency.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Cassidy Reelected Head
OF Irish Veterans
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. O.
George L. Cassidy of Washington
was reelected national commander
of the Irish War Veterans of the
United States at the closing busi-
ness session of it's 9Th annual con-
vention today.
Other officers elected included
Charles McAlliffe, Washington, jun
ior vice commander; H. Scott Shaw,
Washington, legislative officer.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)


3, tte Associated Press.
Germany acknowledged Off
cially today that two torpedoes
fired at the United States de-
Stroyer Greer were aimed by a
German submarine.
A Berlin communlque contended,
however, that the U-boat command
er acted justifiably in self-defense,
without knowing the nationality of
the warship. after the destroyer had
attacked him first inside waters the
Germans have declared to be within
their blockade zone.
The Germans alleged the Destroy
er operated under orders of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to attack German
ships and U-boats and accused the
President of trying ito incite the
American people into war against
Germany
The German charge that the
Greer was the deliberate aggressor
was received unbelievingly in the
capital and Chairman Connally Of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee declared the Nazis might as
well learn now that we are going to
defend our ships and our citizens"
Misstatements Seen.
1t was the opinion of Senator
Capper. Republican. of Kansas, that
there were some misstatements' in
the Nazi version. i can hardly be-
lieve that the President would order
our warshipS to attack in an effort
to incite the people into war he
said.
Mr.. Roosevelt put the blame
squarely on the submarine in press
conference yesterday. saying the de-
stroyer had been attacked without
warning on its way to Iceland with
mail He added that the Navy was
seeking the undersea boat with a
firm intention to eliminate it II
found.
The President today was at HYDE
Park, N Y. where William o. Has
sett. acting press secretary, was ad-
vised of the German statement.
Feel No Comment Is Needed.
I'll show this to the President
when I have a chance" Mr.. Hassett
said But considering its source I
don't think any comment is neces-
sary."
There was no comment from the
departments in Washington, but
Senator Connally broadened his
statement to add
The fact that the Nazis admit a
German submarine was involved
amounts to an admission that it was
acting under orders of the NaZi
government in firing on our de-
Stroyer.
This spirit of assa ssination, dis
regard for the rights of other nations
and arrogant contempt for the
United States dragged us into the
last war.
I'VE do not want to become in
volved in the present war, but If our
ships or citizens are attacked we
are going to defend them"
Senator Connally said the Greers
action in dropping depth bombs
may slow up the Germans in their
attacks on our ships"
Ruse Indicated.
He said he believed it possible that
the submarine actually had been
sunk and that the German COM
munique was merely "a ruse to
make it appear that the U-boat had
not been sunk.
Senator George, Democrat, OF
Georgia, ranking member of the
Foreign Relations Committee, told
reporters he wanted additional in
formation about the incident be-
fore forming an opinion. He added
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Evening star., 1941-09-06
Todoy.'s Home Runs

American League.
Tabor, Boston, 9Th inning.
Ortiz, Wash, I'd in, I'd game.
Early, Wash, 5th in. lst game.
Newsome, Boston, 1st inning.
Kennedy, Chicago, lst inning.
National League.
Di Maggie, Pittsburgh, I'd inning.
Camilli, Brooklyn, I'd inning.
West, Boston. 9th inning.
Dahlgren, Chicago, 9th inning.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Dodoers Clutch Lead One More Day

BROOKLYN lF0.-Curt Davis pitched steady, nlne-hlt
ball lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to 4to-l victory
the New York Giants and insure their lead IN
the National League for least another day. Dolph Caml
hit his thirtieth homer for the Dodgers.
Earlier Story Page B-8D
Evening star., 1941-09-06

EIGHTH RACE-Purse, 81 500: claim
ing: 3-year-olds and upward; ! Il miles.
Spin On tHildebrand) 1l90 $50 4.3O
Deserter (CouleD 40 3 40
Brown Queen II tStrickleD 400
Time, 2.35 4-5
Also ran-Memory Book Lady Bethyl
Scatter Brain and Interpreter
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Red Troops Scattered, Germans AIIege

BERLIN 4'>-Great concentrations of Russian troops
scattered repeated strong German Air Force attacks
in the Leningrad area today DN.B stated tonight.
Earlier Story on Page A-1D
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Corriqon Wins Foxootcher

FAIR HILL &C K. Bassett's Corrigan taking and
holding after the seventh Jump won threeengtn
victory today in the Foxcacher National Cup SteepechaSe
before a crowd R. V. N Gambrls Parma was sec
ond in the 19 jumps, Fay Cottage owned
bv Stephen c. Clark r was third by six lengths the field
OF
Evening star., 1941-09-06
NAzIS ADMIT ATTACK SAY GREER FIRED FIRST
Late News Bulletins
British Lose Submarine

LONDON 4N.-The Admiralty issued the following COM
munique tonight Board of Admiralty regrets to an
nounce that H M submarine P-33 Lt R. D. WhiteWay-
wilkinson S. c. R. NJ is overdue and must be CONSIDERED
lost. The next of kin informed"
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Nurruqunsett Park

SEVENTH RACE-Purse $1,000: claim
ing; 3-year-olds and upward; / mile and
20 yards.
Sun Phantom Connolly 40 2.40 $50
Black One briggs $50 400
AbbottS Maid (McMullen) $50
Time, l:44 4-5
Also ran-Range Dust, Flying Silver,
Peter Argo, Tyrone and Extremus.
Evening star., 1941-09-06

SIXTH RACE-Purse, $500; claiming,
3-year-olds and up; ! Is miles.
River Broom tDufford) $50 4.40 $50
Curves (Bernhardt) $50 4.30
william tSmith) 4.60
Time, :53is.
Also ran-Juste Jimmie. Heart Play,
Golden Mayne, Mafuta. Maetake.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $500: claim
ing: 3-year-olds and UP: Lis miles
Gimpey (ScottI $40 $50 240
Ida Time kelly $50 $50
Easter Holiday (Weberl $50
Time. 1:5245.
Also ran-Petee Lad Ivy x. Contrite,
BoO's Letter and Baby S1lsan
Evening star., 1941-09-06
SUMMARY.

Runs bstted in-Vernon (2), Ortiz go,
Beckman (2), Travis, Miles, Ferriek'
West, Lewis.
Two-base hits-Travis (2). Wagner, Yer
non, Ferrick.
Home run-Ortiz.
Stolen base-Lewis.
Sacrifice-Vernon.
Double plays-McCoy and Siebert: Leon
ard, Travis and Vernon; Brancato, Nc
Coy and Siebert.
Left on bases--Washington 4; Philadei-
phia, 8.
Bases on baIIs-Of Leonard, 2; OF Fer
rick, 1.
Struck out-By Leonard, 5.
Hits-Of Beckman, IL in 51s inningsj on
Ferrick, in 32s innings.
Winning pitcher-Leonard.
Losing pitcher-Beckman.
Umpires-Messrs. Rue. Stewart Summers.
Time-1:50.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Woshinqton Park

3-year- -olds and up: i mile (chute)
Epiget (Wielander) $50 $40 800
Mexicana tMcAndrewsl 800 $50
Lady Federal tCruickshank) 400
Time 1:4015.
Also ran-Smuggled In, Fishwife, Gold
Lass, Gypsy Monarch, Morning Mail and
Fleurs-de-Lite.
SIXTH RACNPurse $4,000 added
Prairie State Stakes; 2-year- -olds; 8 fuf-
longs.
AIsab lvedder $50 2.40 $50
Miss Dogwood (Rchardb 500 Afa
First Of All tMcCombs) S00
Time 1:112s
Also ran-Sveep swinxer. Guest vive
and Bolus.
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Late Races
AQueduct

Additional Results and Entries
for Monday on Page 2-X.
Evening star., 1941-09-06

Miles batted for Suder in 9Th.
LaIo batted for Ferrick in 9th.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Wash'ton-- O31 OO2 OIL 3
Phila. O2O OO2 900 a
SUMMARY
Evening star., 1941-09-06

(See GREER. Page 2-x)
Evening star., 1941-09-06

(See GOLF, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1941-09-06

(See TENNIS, Page 2-xD
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Weather Forecast

Fair, lowest about "a tonight; increasing cloudi
ness and moderately warm. Temperatures to
day-Highest ST. at 4 pm; lowest 66 a
6:15 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report,
Full Details Page Az.
Evening star., 1941-09-06

81 8 1 4 27 8
Evening star., 1941-09-06
Box Score

Second Game.l
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Dies Committee Subpoenas
Member Lists of Six GROUPS

The Dies Committee on Amer
lean Activities, it was announced
today, has issued subpoenas for the
membership records of six organi-
cations operating in the District.
Names of the organizations were
not revealed.
Chairman Dies, in a statement
Saturday, disclosed the committee
already had procured the full men,
bership lists of five suspected Com
munist front organizations operat-
ing here.
Names in the list, it was said, are
being checked with the Govern
ment in an effort to learn how
many Federal workers are affiliated
with the organizations. The lists
procured so far, it was declared,
contain approximately 5000 names.
Evidence gathered by the COM
mittee is to be made public at
hearing of a special subcommittee
st 10 am. Wednesday.
Chairman Dies, in his statment
Saturday, said the committee for
nearly three years has been max
ing an investigation of "the infiltra-
ton of Communists into the Fed
eral Government"
Evening star., 1941-05-19
franklin Roosevelt, k.,
Recovering After Crash
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 19-The condition
of Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., injured
in an automobile accident yesterday
was described as good" today at
the Phillips House OF the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital.
Physicians said that he was in mo
danger" and they expected he would
be released soon.
The Presidents son. an ensign at
the Newport R. - Naval Training
Station, was returning to the base
from the Nahant home of his BROTH
er, John, when a blowout caused the
car to swerve of the road and over
turn in Walpole. He suffered cuts
on the head and face.
At her press conference here to-
day Mrs. Roosevelt said her son
was banged up but miraculously
we'll" He called her yesterday
morning, she said, and she knew
Immediately that something had
gone wrong because he started his
conversation so casually. She also
knew, she said, that he was due
at his ship half an hour before he
called her.
She said Navy doctor from Bos-
ton was taking care of him and
that he expects to be in the hospital
day or two.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Reutt Exiradition Hearing
Postponed Until June 7
BY the Associated Press.

by Inc Associated PreSS.
NORFOLK, Va. May 19.-The
date for an extradition hearing be-
fore Gov. Price in Richmond in the
case of Raymond F. Reutt, 25, of
Norfolk, Va, charged with man
slaughter, has been changed from
May % until June 2, it was learned
here today On that date the State
of Maryland, which has jurisdiction
over the waters of the Potomac into
which the steamer Northland's first
mate, Harry B. Murphy, At, of 1416
Holbrook street NV, Washington
D. c., fell after a reported scufhe
with Reutt on April l3, will argue
for the removal of the accused from
Virginia to Charles County, Md, for
trial.
Judge Richard B. Spindle in Cor
poration Court here recently set to-
day as the earliest date on which
Reutt could be extradited. The
former v. M. I. athlete will continue
to be held here on the same $2,50O
bond pending the outcome of the
June 2 hearing, the local court con-
tinuing the matter indefinitely to
await Maryland extradition papers.