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Evening star., 1941-03-25
Browder Gives Up TO Court
To Begin Four.Year Term
nv the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 25-Earl
Browder. former general secretary
of the Communist party, surrendered
today in Federal Court to serve
four-year sentence for passport
fraud.
His conviction was upheld last
month by the Supreme Court
A $1,000 check in payment Of the
fine imposed on Browder was re-
ceived in the mail by the court clerk.
The check, drawn on the Anal
gamated Bank of New York and
signed by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn,
Communist official, was rubber
stamped with the words, Defense
Committee of Civil Rights for Com
munists, 799 Broadway"
Welwel Warszower, former finan-
cial secretary of the Communist
party, did not surrender to serve a
two-year term for passport fraud.
Federal Judge Samuel Mandelbaum
ordered that his counsel's motion
for a suspended sentence, on the
ground that WarszoWer is afflicted
with heart trouble, be referred to
Federal Judge John c. Knox, before
whom he was tried.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Board Of Trade 0Id-Timers
Form 100 or Over Club

Formation of the 100 or Over
Club. with IA charter members, was
announced today at the Old Timers
luncheon OF the Membership Com
mittee of the Washington Board Of
Trade, at the Willard Hotel. Mem
bership in the club will be limited
to those men who have brought in
100 new members to the board.
Announcement also was made of
the presentation of a bronze me-
morial plaque for the inscription of
the names of charter members and
the members added annually. The
award presented by Christian
Heurich, jr., and Harry L. Merrick,
will be known as the Preston w.
Perkinson-H. Campbell Dance Me-
moral.
The charter members who re-
ceived certificates signed by James
E. CollifloWer, president of the
board, and Henry S. Owens, chair
man of the Membership Committee
were John Saul, Edgar Morris,
Robert w. Davis, William R. Ellis,
Mr.. HeuriCh, F. G. Addison. jr.;
Clarence w. Gosnell. Elmore T. Bur-
dette. Fred A. Smith. w. Russell
Lamar Thorton w. Owen. Archie
K. Shipe, Edward F. Colladay and
Karl E. FARRELL.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
British BottIeship Hit
In Mediterranean Nozis Say

BERLIN, March 25 LP.-Heavy
bomb hits were scored by Nazi air
raiders on British battleShip in
the Mediterranean southwest of the
Greek island of Crete. the German
high command declared today.
An enemy outpost boat was
destroyed there the daily war bull
letin said, and two large freighters,
each of about 5000 tons, were Sc
verely damaged in an air attack on
British convoy south of Crete.
Nazi raiders were said to have
struck again at Valletta Harbor on
the British Mediterranean island
of Malta in the face of the strong
est defense" and to have scored hits
on anchored ships and loading IA
cilities.
In attacks on England, the COM
munlque said six barrage balloons
were shot down, hangers, barracks
and sheds were damaged on three
airfelds and, in low altitude at
tacks, parked pursuit and bombing
planes were machine gunned."
Without explaining how, author
lied sources reported German troops
had hoisted the swastika flag over
Agheila, former British stronghold
$50 miles southwest of BengaSi,
Libya.
At Valletta, British sources
said. an air attack on the base
Saturday and Sunday resulted in
the certain destruction of 13 axis
planes, the probable destruction
of another and damage to at
least six others
Evening star., 1941-03-25
William {. Seaton Dies
OF Heart Attack

William E. Seaton, 4S, proprietor
of three barber shops here, died
yesterday of a heart attack in a
drug store at Twelfth street and
New York avenue NV.
Mr.. Seaton, who had lived at 400
Farragut street NV. came here
from Kentucky more than 20 years
ago and had been engaged in the
barbering business ever since. He
was member of the Masonic order.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mollie Seaton, and two children,
Gilberta and Maxine Seaton.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at the Tabler funeral
home, 4217 Ninth street NV, and
burial will follow in Arlington Ma
tlonal Cemetery. The time of the
services is to be announced.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Turks Congratulate
Greece's Forces on
'Ga||antry' in War
Messages Are Considered
Highly Significant in
View of Nuzi Threat
By the Associated Press.


ATHENS, March 25.-King George
of Greece received today, the eve
of the Greek national independence
day. a congratulatory message from
President Ismet Inonu of Turkey
commencing "the gallantry and re-
sistance Greek forces are displaying
in discharge of their national mis-
sion"
Similar messages also were re-
ceived from Turkeys premier, Refik
Saydam, and Foreign Minister Sukru
Saracoglu.
The messages were considered
especially significant in view of the
fact that German armies are massed
on both the Greek and Turkish
borders.
Premier Alexandros Korizis, in a
message to the nation, meanwhile
pledged the Greeks common will in
face of new threats on the horizon"
to give their lives for the freedom
of Greece and the liberties of the
world"
In an order of the day, empha-
sizing bravery and the gallant acts
of the armed forces" and conveying
'fatherly greetings of love-" the King
conferred the Military Cross on
Generalissimo Alexander Papagos.
commander in chief of the Greek
Army.
Evening star., 1941-03-25

School, Howard University law
school and continued studies at Co.
lumbia University and the Univer-
slty of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Stafford had taught in ele-
mentary schools of the District and
at Baltimore High School, Cheyney
Industrial School and Hampton In
stitute Summer School for Teachers.
He was author of Animal Fables
From the Dark Continent" still in
publication, and was contributor to
several periodicals.
He was a member of the Ele-
mentary School Principals Assocla-
ton of the National Educational
Society, the Columbia Education
Association. Federation of the Par
ent-Teacher Association and Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
Survivors are a son, Alphonso
Stafford, jr, of Washington and
sister, Mrs. Aurelia Baltimore of
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Roosevelt Yacht Sunk
BY Imaginary Torpedo

BY tne associated Press.
ABOARD U. S. S. BENSON, March
25.-The yacht Potomac with Presi-
dent Roosevelt aboard continued its
southern cruise today despite having
been sunk" with imaginary torpe-
does from his destroyer escort.
Gunnery crews had field day
yesterday, launching make believe
projectiles at the presidential vessel
and downing several target balloons
with anti-aircraft machine gun fire.
And while all this was going on,
the president fished.
Tanned by pleasantly-Warm sun,
he reeled in the record catch for
the day and merely grinned when
told the Potomac was f1guratively
on the bottom of the sea.
Former Commerce Secretary
Harry Hopkins landed the biggest
single catch of the fishing party
10 data four-foot, 25-pound
kingfish.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Grand Jury Investigates
Alleged Dog Tax Shortage

Voluminous records on alleged
shortage in District dog tax funds
were presented to the District Grand
Jury today by Assistant United
States Attorney William S. Tarver.
Acting Capt. Earl P. Hartman
of the special investigation squad of
the Metropolitan Police Department.
who made lengthy report, appeared
before the grand jury. The District
Commissioners forwarded Capt.
Hartman's report to United States
Attorney Edward M. Curran, who
assigned Mr.. Tarver to the case.
Mr.. Curran subsequently conferred
with the District Commissioners and
the prosecutor announced the case
would be laid before the grand jury.
1t is expected that the presentation
will be completed today.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Violence Flares in Chicodo;
Harvester Workers Beaten

Es lIt ASoOCLdleu fIeSS.
CHICAGO. March 25.-Roving
groups of what Police Capt. John
Siege called "goon squads" as
saulteG numerous work-bound en-
ployes near the international Har-
veSter Co. Mccormick works to-
ddy.
Several thousand C. I. o. men,
bers aid Sympathizers, meanwhile,
paraded streets near the plant.
Yelling and jeering at striking
American Federation of Labor and
unaf1liated workers filtering into
the factory through half a dozen
gates
Capt Siege said he cid not know
how many workers were beaten up.
but that there were a lot of EN- -
He had one report that a man S
leg was broken. He said "goon
squads of dozen to 80 roamed
the neighborhood, popping out of
alleys and passageWays to attack
one or two work-bound employees
at time.
Police pursued the attackers and
Capt. Siege said that 10 or more
men had been arrested.
Reserves Ordered Out.
Seven hundred policemen were on
duty at 5 am. preceding the 7 am
plant opening but when the sporadic
violence increased Capt. Siege
ordered reserve force of 300 into
action. They drove crowds of C. I
o. men and Sympathizers back a
block from the gates.
A 9 am check of the number re-
porting to work, as announced by a
company spokesman, showed there
were 1904 on the job, and few still
coming in. The total was some 500
more than reported yesterday. Nor
nal for the big day shift is 5,344.
The plant normally employs about
5000 for all shifts.
The company said Ia carloads of
finished farm implements we're
shipped yesterday when the plant
reopened, the parts having been
ready for final assembly when the
SCIlke DePdn teDrudrV ~.
Congestion in streets near the
plant was so great today that police
separate the plant-bound workers
and the striking demonstrators into
two lanes. Police said many workers
walked along with parading strik-
ers until they reached a gate, then
darted out of the parade and into
the plant.
Injured Man Identified.
Police identified one man who was
beaten as Eugene Shelton, an A. F.
l.. worker. They said another man
injured, Ray Kuhrt of suburban
Naperville apparently was a DEM
onstrator who was cracked on the
head by a policeman during one
brief melee
There were no pickets at the actual
gates today, and picket shacks had
been torn down over night. Leaders
of the Farm Equipment Workers
Organization Committee had issued
call for a mass mobilization" of
c. I. o. unionists at the plant gates
today.
Workers, presumably American
Federation of Labor men for the
most part, entered the various gates
singly, in twos and threes and
groups of four and six. Yesterday
the A. F. l.. men marched to work
in a body to reopen the strike-bound
plant, with protection of the police
and a court injunction limiting the
C. I. o. pickets to 10 to a gate.
Irving Brown, organizer for the
A. F. L., announced that his union
would press for Labor Board elec-
ton at the plant.
The A. F, L. union-Federal No.
22604-petitioned the N. L. R. B.
for such an election March 3. OFF,
cials of the union claim majority
of the workers, as does the C. I. O.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
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charge from a tear gas gun was
loosed in their direction. The COM
pany policeman proceeded into the
plant.
Police Patrol Area.
The full force of SO Bethlehem
city police patrolled the area around
the plant, some on horseback. Com
pany police stood guard inside the
gates. Pennsylvania State police
were held in readiness.
Several automobiles of work-bound
employees were surrounded and
turned away. A clash between police
and strikers occurred as the police
attempted to remove an overturned
car that blocked one gate. Mr..
Curtiss said several policemen had
been ''roughed up"
Two strikers were taken in GUS
tody, but promptly released in bail.
Mr.. CurtlsS, announcing the S. w.
Q. C.'s four-point program for pos
sible settlement, indicated the union
might be agreeable to calling off the
strike as soon as the company agrees
TO conferences to discuss the points.
Proposals of S. w. o. C.
His proposal:
l. That strikers be returned to
their jobs without loss of seniority
2. That the company withdraw
permission from the E. R. P. for
holding elections on company
property"
3. That the company abide by an
order of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to disestabliSh the E. r.
P. The N. L. R. B. issued such an
order some months ago. The COM
pany's appeal is now pendingD
4. That the company agree to
enter negotiations toward a Labor
Board election in the plant for Sc
lection of a collective bargaining
agency.
Mr.. Curtiss said 800 pickets were
stationed at the nine gates of the
plant this morning.
Curtiss Describes Clash.
Describing a clash at the Emory
street gate when police sought to
remove the overturned car, Mr.. Cur
tisS asserted:
City police brought wrecking
cars to remove it, but our men re-
fused to permit them. We had 300
men who prevented the police from
acting and there was somewhat OF
q personal encounter. The police
were roughed up bit and the car
Is still there"
The first disturbance f1ared last
night shortly after the strike began.
Pickets and strike sympathizers
overturned machine they said was
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Autopsy Set Today
In Death of Boy, ;

An autopsy was to be performed
at the District Morgue today on the
body of Richard Beasley, 3. of 1913
Ridge place Sc, who died last night
soon after his father, Anthony
Beasley, gave him a pill which had
been prescribed by a physician.
The child apparently had died of
strangulation.
Evening star., 1941-03-25

carrying food to workers who stayed
in the plant Windows in the ma
chine we're smashed.
Local hospitals said thay had
treated no one for strike injuries.
Mr.. Curtis announced that John
Rife. S. w. o. c. field director,
would arrive here today to help
guide the strike He said Van A.
Bittner, S. w. o. c. regional director
in charge of the unions organiza-
ton drive in Bethlehem plants was
not expected.
The Bethlehem plant here is work
ing on armor plate for the Navy,
shell castings for the Army and other
defense material. .
John j. Coburn, a spokesman for
the E. R. P, estimated that 5000
workers had voted during the days
balloting, but added the total would
not be known until all the ballots
are counted
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Wound Proves FutoI

Pvt. Herman P. Gentry, %, at
tached to the 5th Cavalry at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga, died Yesterday at
Walter Reed Hospital of a gunshot
wound received September IL at
Greenville, Tenn. The trooper was
brought here from the South on Feb
ruary 7. Military authorities did not
say how Pvt. Gentry was shot.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Minting of NiekeIs
Passes Two Billion
In Coin S 18th Year

Ry the Associated Press.
Minting of nickels has passed
the 2,000,000.000 mark.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of
the Mint, made this announce
ment in connection with the
celebration by numiSlmatistS of
the 18th anniversary of the s.
cent piece. The present Jeffer-
son nickel, of which 453.3l4,48
have been struck off already, is
the fourth nickel.
When Congress authorized the
coin in 1866, the first nickel bore
a shield design. Then came the
Liberty nickel, and then the
Buffalo nickel. The Jefferson
nickel started coming out of the
mints October l, 1888.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
British Report Taking
Of Marda Pass, Key
Ethiopian Gateway
English BottIeship
In Mediterranean
Bombed, Nozis Soy
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, March 25.-Authorita-
dive sources reported today British
capture of Marda Pass, strategic
gateway on the road to Harar west
OF the fallen Ethiopian town of
Jijlga.
The pass is located about 10 miles
out OF Jijiga on the route to Harar.
important Italian stronghold in East
Central Ethiopia.
British sources identified Marda
Pass as one of the vital features"
mentioned taken in a recent Cairo
communique detailing successes in
the East African campaign.
The italian high command
today said in the Jijiga sector
the enemy is eXerting strong
pre- sSure which is being held in
check by our troops'D
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Divorce Is Granted

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 25
(SpeciaD On the ground that they
have voluntarily lived apart for five
consecutive years, Judge Charles w.
Woodward signed a decree in Circuit
Court divorcing John S. Shipley Of
Silver Spring and Mrs. Anna T.
Shipley of Washington. They were
married in Washington November
IS, 1924, and have two children.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Speak in Texas

Ernesto Galarza of the Pan
American Union and Mary Svitzer
OF the Federal Security Adminlstra-
ton will be guest speakers at the
Southwest Regional Conference of
Adult Education in Austin. Tex. this
week. The conference is sponsored
by the University of Texas.
Evening star., 1941-03-25
Meeting Is Shifted

The literature section of the Sill
yer Spring Womens Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. James F. Yea
ger, 9106 Fairview road, at 1870
I'm. tomorrow, instead of at the
home of Mrs. Charles A. Weigle.
Evening star., 1941-03-25

ford died Satur-
day at the home
of friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Todd
Duncan, 1900 T
street NV, after
an illness of four
months.
He was born
in Alexandria,
Va, and received
his early educa-
ton in the pub
lie schools of the
District of CO.
lumbla. He was
graduated from
NJ i n er Normal
Evening star., 1941-03-25
AIphonso 0. Stafford
Rites 10 Be Held Today

Funeral services were to be held
today for Alphonso o. Stafford, an
educator in the colored schools of
Washington for so years. Mr.. STAFF
Evening star., 1941-03-25
FRATERNAL NOTICES.

WASHINGTON COUNCIL, x. of C.,
AN meets tonight at o'clock, in
~NIAAD the Willard Room. Willard Ho-
A tel 10 exemplify 1st degree
IIAT - Special invitations are extended
NSHAIZ TO out-of-town members. Re-
\MI/ freshmentS.
WY JOSEPH M McKENNA,
Grand Knight.
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Refined Copper Stocks Decline
To New Low During Month

country's defense work increased in
metals markets today.
Clamping of full priorities on scrap
metal may result in more orderly
distribution, these circles said, but
probably will make little change in
the amount of scrap that becomes
available.
Steel plates remained relatively
scarce and were reported going only
to holders of ALA priorities, with
some delay to them.
An increase of a cent a pound in
zinc prices to 825 cents, East st.
Louis, for prime Western and a par
allel boost in high grade zinc to 9.25
cents high lighted non-ferrous metal
markets.
The Price Administrators up
ward revision was believed intended
to induce more domestic production
as we'll as to maintain current
schedules.
Lead and copper also were believed
under consideration for price in
creases. AS to copper, the talk was
of subsidy for high-cost-of-pro-
duction mines, while lead was be-
lieved In line for . level price in.
crease.
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Copper
Institute said today stocks Of refined
copper in producers hands Septem-
ber 80 totaled $3.50 tons, record
low, and $3.50 tons less than the H.
$50 tons on hand August 81.
Blister stocks of the red metal
increased LILO tons in September,
so that on combined basis the
total decrease in stocks above ground
aggregated 7,150 tons for that
month.
Deliveries by producers were 120,-
429 tons last month, against 1l7,486
in August, gain of 2,943 tons.
Total domestic production, includ-
ing primary custom intake and Sec
ondary, amounted to 82,071 tons dur
ing September. compared with 84,695
tons in August, a downturn of 1924
tons.
Refined production was 80,961 tons
in September, a drop of 4,465 tons
under the 85,426 in August. There
were no exports of domestic copper
recorded last month.
Talk of the need of a national
collection campaign to uncover
much-needed scrap steel for the
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Labor Difficulties
Remain BottIeneck
Al Auto Plants
Production Estimoted
At 81, ,l85 Units
During Week
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Oct 11.-Automotive
News, in its weekly survey of the
motorcar industry, says today that
labor difficulties continue to be a
big bottleneck for car makers trying
to boost 1912 model operations to
the maximum allowable under Gov
ernment curtailment orders.
In the past week. said the trade
paper. production OF new cars and
trucks made a slight gain TO 84165
units. This compared with 1889
last week and 111,32l vehicles as
sembled this week a year ago.
The survey credits General Motors
divisions with 35,675 units this week,
compared with 34897 last week; the
Chrysler group with 21010 compared
with 1888 last week and Ford with
1875 compared with 1851.
Chrysler divisions were all back
on a five-day basis, but Studebaker
was forced to shut down because of
shortage of body frames.
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Cottonseed Crush Forges
Well Above Year Ago
r the Associated Pres

r" The 4 soci2ted Press
The Census Bureau reported yes
terday that cottonseed crushed in the
tWo-month period August l to Sep
tember 80 totaled 526,663 tons, COM
pared with 434 .299 tons in the same
period a year ago. Cottonseed on
hand at mills September 80 totaled
748,933 tons, compared with $50 $50
tons year ago.
Cottonseed products manufactured
in the two-month period, and on
hand September 30, were reported as
follows:
Crude oil produced, 1929. 900
pounds, compared with 1876, 100000
pounds in the corresponding period
a year ago. and on hand, 1884 900
pounds, compared with 80,066 900
pounds year ago.
Refined oil produced, 96.364 900
pounds, compared with 2l4,801 900,
and on hand 178.724,000 pounds,
compared with 347492.0 900.
Cake and meal produced, 227,115
tons. compared with 1913 449, and on
hand. l74,385 tons, compared with
90 $50.
Hulls produced. 1876, ,737 tons. COM
pared with 110,127. and on hand,
154,100 tons, compared with 57,143
Linters produced, 150.834 running
bales, compared with 103.418, and on
hand, 103,477 running bales, COM
pared with 116,0O7.
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Little Change Indicated
In Tobacco Harvest

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday little change in the
indicated yield of this years tobacco
crop, the October forecast OF 1884
1896 900 representing no material dill
ference from the September figure.
Production of flue cured now is
estimated at 644 Sis 900 pounds, and
hurley at 330,661 900. a slight i'm
provement over September The de-
partnent said the early harvested
portion of the hurley crop was cur
ing out light and was expected to be
of good smoking quality.
Sales on Virginia's bright tobacco
markets continued to draw high
prices Friday as the markets closed
their fourth week of selling, and the
Kenbridge market reported an aver
age price per hundredweight of
$3.50, its highest daily average of
the season.
Poundage and price averages per
hundred reported by the markets
Evening star., 1941-10-12
Textile Market Rush Expected
After Price Action tuesday,
Prolonged Period of Activity Foreseen
Under New Flexible Ceilings

livery at some future date under a
price control that took no account OF
rising costs between the time OF ac-
cepting the order and its delivery.
Woolen piece goods manufacturers
looked for an immediate pickup in
civilian business following decision
of the Government to sample ma
terial for the defense forces COM
posed of 100 per cent foreign-groWn
fiber. 1t was thought in the trade
that this willingness would at least
release small amounts of domestic
fiber to civilian accounts of long
standing and relieve a situation that
has become increasingly acute in
recent weeks.
Rayon goods markets continued
stalemated by the further delay in
doing anything about widespread
criticism OF present ceilings by small
manufacturers who have claimed
loudly that the larger interests have
an unfair advantage under the set
up.