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Evening star., 1941-07-03
Palmyra Captured
By British, Vichy
Acknowledges
City Is Reported
Surrendered After
Artillery Borroee
r. tn. Associated Press.

r" the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, July 3-The
Vichy government acknowledged to-
night that Palmyra. one of the
strong points of resistance to the
Allied invasion of Syria. had fallen.
A communique said the place was
occupied at / am. after an artillery
barrage. A British column pointed
by three tanks entered the town, it
was said.
Palmyra, where an important air
drome is located lies about $50
miles west of the Syrian border point
where the Euphrates flowes into Iraq
and it apparently was taken by a
column from Iraq
,An official British announce
ment in Jerusalem said the town
was surrendered formally at $3.50
pmD'
Military advices today said two
new British columns were invading
Syria from Irao, in addition to those
attacking Palmyra and Deir- -Ez-zor.
and that the living quarters of Gen.
Henri Dentz in Beirut again had
been attacked by British bombers.
One of the new columns was said
to be attacking Tell kotcnek, on the
Istanbul- l-Baghdad Railway at the
point where it crosses the northeast
ern corner of Syria, while the other
was described as threatening Djebel
Simdjar. commanding the entrance
to a desert highway a little farther
south.
In Beirut last night. R. A. F.
bombs were said to have fallen
around the hotel where Gen. Dentz.
French commander of the Levant
states, and his wife had been lodged
since the residency was bombed
last week.
Palestine Prison Camp Bombed.
JERUSALEM. July 8 (P.-Two
persons were killed and IS wounded
last night when unidentified aircraft
bombed a Palestine war prisoners
camp, it was announced today.
Eleven of the wounded were Ger
mans and the remainder Italians.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Henderson Defers
Fixing PriceCeiIin
For Tires and Tubes
Industry Given Chance
To Solve Problem on
Voluntary Bosis
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son announced today that the fixing
of ceiling prices on tires, tubes and
other finished rubber products would
be deferred for some months
Meantime. he said. the industry
will have opportunity to work out
its price problem ION voluntary
basis"
Last month Mr.. Henderson an
nounced the price ceiling schedule
would be set this week at price
levels which prevailed on June Is
The present announcement
means that voluntary measures will
be given a period of trial and formal
ceiling action deferred accordingly. -
an announcement from the Office
of Price Administration and Civilian
Supply stated.
A series of conferences with tire
manufacturers. distributors and
dealers has convinced the o. P. A.,
C. S. that present low levels of tire
and tube prices would in all likeli-
hood continue, the statement said.
Industry representatives at THESE
meetings were strongly of the opin-
ion that in spite of contemplated
reductions in crude rubber con-
sumption, there was little or no
prospect that the prices of tires and
tubes would get out of hand Mr..
HenderSon's announcement said.
For competitive reasons, prices
have recently been at low levels.
Contemplated reductions in auto
production promise to be further
limiting factor on demand. 1t was
stated that except for minor in
creases occasioned by higher ma
terial costs, there was every likeli-
hood that these levels would con-
tinue." --..
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Child browns as Playmate Tries
To Keep Him Away From Water

While playmate watched. 6-year-
old Robin Grimes stepped off a
sandbar and drowned today in the
Eastern Branch.
His playmate, Conrad wilkins, 7,
ran to two colored men on the sea
wall for help and the police were
notified.
Several hours later, the police
were still graphing for the body
while crowd, including the drowned
boys father, Ralph Grimes, a NOV
ing picture operator, watched from
the shore.
The police had asked Conrad to
point out to them the place where
he had last seen Robin, but the
little boy could only say:
He was on the sandbar and he
was running out into the water and
] reached for his hand and missed
and he went under"
Conrad and Robin lived next door
to each other on the 200 block OF
Thirty fourth street NE Today,
Conrad said, he saw Robin walking
toward the river. He called him
back, as he said he had don't on
Evening star., 1941-07-03

other occasions, but this time Robin
said. Il can swim"
Conrad said there wasn't time to
go back to the Grimes home to tell
Robins mother. Taking q short
cut, he arrived at. the river just in
time to see Robin on the sea wall
he said.
He saw me-" Conrad said, land
then he jumped right off the sea
wall and he was on the sand bar.
jumped in after him and started
running and he ran right into the
water and I reached out for his
hand TO grab him and he went
under"
Robin had his 9Th birthday party
last Friday. Conrad had gone on a
fishing trip, but when he came back
Robin had saved some ice cream
and cake for him.
And I brought him a package oi
candy" Conrad said.
Both of the boys went to Bennine
School, where both had just beer
promoted. Robin from kindergarten
and Conrad to the high first grade
The Grimes have two other chill.
dren, Peter, 3, and Stephanie, /.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Palestine Prison Camp Bombed.
Patricia Canning Goes
10 Tennis SemifinaIs
z, the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page A-10.)
NEW YORK. July 3.-Patricia
Canning of Hidden Valley. Calf,
gained the semif1nal round OF the
Eastern clay court tennis champion
ships today by defeating Mrs. Louise
Raymond Ganzenmuller of Scars
dale, N. Y, 81, Ga.
Jack Kramer of Los Angeles, de-
feated Bob Decker of Reno, New
6-3, IS, and advanced into the
quarter-f finals. where his opponent
will be Charley Mailman of the
University of Southern California
Decker had earned the right to meet
Kramer early today when he elini-
mated Dick Seeler of Bellerose. N. Y.
IS, 2-6, 6-3, in a match halted
yesterday by darkness.
Margaret Osborne of San Fran
cisco defeated Helen Germaine to
advance to the upper bracket semi
final. Miss Osborne, seeded fifth in
the tournament, will meet Virginia
Wolfenden, the defending cham
pion, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Suit Opens on Non-De|ivery
Of144 VuItee Planes to Sweden

Total base purchase price agreed
on was S8,734,281, on which were
tackled prospective freight and in
surance charges and other items,
bringing the total price to the
amount of the letter of credit plus
a down payment of s4.406, ,329.07.
Several weeks after it was signed
the contract was modified at Gar
den City IN. " conference, but in
essential details it remained unal-
tered, deliveries being called for be-
tween August u, 1910, and July /,
1941.
No deliveries were made, the
complaint set forth, and last Sep
tember 10 the plaintiffs were noti-
fed that the defendant could make
no deliveries because the State De-
partment had refused to license
the planes and parts for export.
The cash sued for includes the
down payment and damages totaling
81 ,039 1885.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 3.-A suit for
S11.445,517 plus the return of a
S4,467 $40 credit letter was begun
today in Federal Court against the
Vultee Aircraft Corp. for non-deliv-
cry to Sweden of 144 Vultee model
48-C single-engine pursuit planes
and accoutrements contracted for. .
The plaintiffs were the Kingdom
of Sweden and Kungl Flygoervalt-
ningen, described in the complaint
as "a body corporate organized un-
der the laws of Sweden and a part
of Sweden"
The complaint stated that in Feb
ruary, 1910, in Jersey City. the
latter plaintiff contracted with the
Downey (Calif0 firm for the pur-
chase and delivery of the planes and
IS additional Pratt e. Whitney twin
Wasp two-speed engines, Is Hamil-
ton hydromatic standard propellers
and certain unspecified spare parts.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
| Guard Increased
| At Americas
Rome Embassy
Ey the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, July 3.-Reinforcements
of Carabinieri to guard the United
States Embassy went on duty to-
night, presumably as an added pre-
caution against possible demonstra-
tions.
About 80 of the lack-uniformed
police were stationed in an alley
way along one side of the Embassy
so inconspicuously that members
of the Embassy staff we're unaware
of their presence until so informed.
This was the first time such pre-
cautions have been taken since dem
onstrations in April, when the Ital-
ian8 accused the United States Of
melting Yugoslavia to resist the
Axis powers.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Eleanor Dudley Defeats
Miss Wortz for Golf Title

Earlier Story on Page A-10.)
By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 3-Elea-
nor Dudley, 23-year-old University
Of Alabama graduate from Chicago,
today defeated Eddell Wortz, Ste
phens College freshman from Fort
Smith, Ark. 4 and 2, to win the first
women's national intercollegiate golf
championship.
Evening star., 1941-07-03

Wheeler said 1t was his understand
ing that American forces would re-
lieve the British now on the island
American ships and planes will
patrol the routes used by the Brit
ish ships on the remainder of the
journey across the Atlantic" he
added, in referring to the report of
plans to carry the goods in United
States ships to Iceland.
The Senator made his statement
to reporters at an informal press
conference in his Office.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Zivic Gets $6,2l7
For Bout With Dovis
Earlier Story on Page A-8.)

Earlier Story on Page A-S)
By the Associated Press. .t
NEW YORK. July 3.-Fritzie
Zivic, welterweight champion, today
received check of S6,21721 for his
10-round technical knockout of Al
Dummy Davis in their non-title
bout at the Polo Grounds last night
Davis share was $4,35204. Jacobs
also had guaranteed the Army re-
lief fund $4,000.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Britain Warned Of Danger
In kazis' Dublin Legation
B, the ASSOCIATED Press.

LONDON, July 3.-The Govern
ment was warned in Commons to-
day that "the transmitting station
of the German Legation in Dublin
gives direct communication to Ber-
lin" and a cabinet spokesman gave
assurance that "all practicable
steps" had been taken to prevent
leakage of information about British
troop dispositions in Northern Ire
land.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Chevy Chase Resident
Found Dead in Hotel

Frederick L. Pittman, II, of 4708
Chevy Chase boulevard, Chevy
Chase, Md, was found dead in bed
in downtown hotel this afternoon.
Police said he left . note and that
on a dresser was an empty bottle
and small box Of white pills.
Mr.. Pittman had registered at the
hotel yesterday morning.
Evening star., 1941-07-03

to BRUSH vessels.
Senator Wheeler did not disclose
the source of his information, but
declared:
Il am reliably informed that We
are about to take over Iceland and
send troops and ships ard planes
there.
My informat ton is that the men
will embark on the 23d or the oath
of July
Iceland was taken over by British
forces after Germany had taken
control of Denmark Senator
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Dr.. Dicus Reelected

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 8
R.-Dr. John E. Corbett of Boston
was reelected president of the
American Optometric Association
today. DR.. M. Luther Dicus of
Washington was reelected third
vice president.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Armed Services 10 Aid
In Speeding British
News Of War
Two Schools Of Thought
Fighting England in
U. S., Duff Cooper Says
"A. p. Wirephoto.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)

Earlier Story on Page A-21
2. tfe Associated Press.
LONDON. July 3.-Assignment of
senior officers of the fighting serv-
ices and the Foreign Office to the
Ministry of Information to expedite
censorship was announced today
and promptly accepted by Minister
of Information Alfred Duff Cooper.
Duff Cooper, who is rumored TO
have offered to resign over criticism
of his ministry, said in the House of
Commons that the arrangement
now arrived at is one which l believe
can be made. with good will and
hard work on all sides, to work salts
factorily'
When he started to say he really
had nothing on which to complain
there was shouted chorus of
what" from members who wanted
all news responsibility to rest with
the M. o.
Danger of Exaggeration.
He said that ION the home front. "
news released had been little criti-
cized. but he added it had been "sug-
gested that we should do more to
bring home to the people OF the
United States the seriousness of the
situation
There is always danger of eXag-
gerating and there are two schools
of thought fighting against us in
the United States.
AT the head of one is Lindbergh,
who says it S no good helping Britain
because she's defeated already. while
others say that it's unnecessary to
convoy ships because the battle of
the Atlantic is practically won and
that British losses are very light.
Position Slowly Improving.
THE truth is the right answer
namely. that the position is still
very serious but that it's slowly
improving The more readily Amer
ican assistance is given to us the
shorter will be the duration of the
war;
In the final analysis, he said
British propaganda has two gospe.s
-"one. that our cause is right, and
the other, that we are bound to win
Senior officers of the Admiralty
Army and Air Ministries as we'll as
the Foreign Office have been dele
gated to the MOI.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
BROWN ADMITS FAILURE IN MURDER PROBES
Late News Bulletins
Denmark Asks u. S. to Withdrew ConsuIs

The Danish government today requested the United
States to withdraw all American consu in Denmark by July
IS The Naz dominated governments request which
hrmed by the State Department after German reports had
reached this country conformity with similar action
already taken by Germany Italy occupied France Norway
the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg Yugosavia and
Greece
Three American consular officers assigned to
Copenhagen.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
No Late Editions
Tomorrow

The Star will follow its usual
custom of omittins the $50,
Night Final and Night Final
Sports Editions on July 4.
Subscribers to these editions
will receive the regular home
edition.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Honkin Nomination to P. u. C.. Lopses

The nomination of Gregory Hankn to the Public Utilities
Commission which has been pending before Senate subcom
mttee since March has lapsed because of the failure of the
Senate to take action by June 30 developed at the Capitol
late today Officials pointed out that Mr. Hankin nomi
mated to finish the term Richmond Keech corpora
ton counsel and that MIR Keechs term the utilities board
ended June 80 This again vacancies the
mission
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Heat Overcomes Six Persons; Mercury at 81

Six persons by heat this afternoon accord
ing reports police The temperature hit 87 Those treat
ed Martin Aude 81, Burke Va. Mnette Wheeler, a.
coored 13 Seventeenth street E. Raymond Williams 49, of
412 Wilkes street Alexandria, Robert Blackwell 35 coored
24 Eighth street NV Artie Williams 49, colored 1899 Ninth
street NV and Clayton Campbell coored 2S4 Evins road
Evening star., 1941-07-03
u. S. Forces Going to Iceland
This Month, Wheeler Hears
Senator Reliably Informed Also That
America Will Petrol Rest of Route to Britoin
BY the Associated Press.


Senator Wheeler Democrat Montana, opponent of
administration foreign policy said this afternoon he had nfor
nation the administration late this month would send Ameri
forces occupy Iceland that American
could carry the island transfer them
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Detroit
By the Associated Press.

FIRST RACE-Purse,, $500; ella aiminF;
3-year -olds and upward; 6 furlonss.
Codoll tFrazier) 1910 $40 $50
Hedon tWal1ace) 300 3.oU
Medrano tMorris) 40
Also ran0f Termidor. Tacky Sue, olelia;
Rail Down, False Point. Mature. Bell
Metal and Maid Marie. Field.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
lag Red Planes Downed or Destroyed, Nozis So,

BERLIN lP.-DNB. official German agency said
German fighting planes shot down So Russian planes yeste
day the Baysok of the Polish front destroyed
81 planes aground.
Evening star., 1941-07-03

In of the first toward shifting non-defense
agencies the Government other cities the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board announced today would transfer its
principal activities to New York City The
said already had been found in York
low The boards several units have total approx
mately 1150 employees here The said
would be transferred to other agencies if they wished
remain here.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Philadelphia
Boston 800 600 O2O-5 so
Philadelphia 900 O2O OOO- 2 10 0
Bateries-Grsve and Peacock; Dean
and Hayes.
tOnly Game Scheduled)
Evening star., 1941-07-03
II Nozi Fighter Planes Shot Down, British Claim

LONDON lP-The Air Ministry announced tonight that
II German fighter planes had been shot down in two F.
offensive sweeps Northern France today, with
British planes missing
Earlier Story Page A-2)
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Delaware Park

SIXTH RACE-Purse, 81 100; specia
weights: maidens: 3-year-olds and up
| mile and 20 yards.
Wesley A. tHameD 1890 $40 ~,
Ferocity (Petersl 800 4.l'
Lauderkin tHarrelD 81
Time, AS 1-5.
Also ran-Blusterins and Unite'
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Empire City

SEVENTH RACE-Purse. 81 500; claim
ing; 3-year-olos and upward /. miles.
Eootless (WalD $50 go 40
juno RYAN 80 40
Well Read tOliverl $50
Time, l:41.
Also ran-Hougomonte, Catch-Me- Not
DemonaX. Baby Talk. High Blame, Man.
taRna MiouelOn and Gee Joe
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Late Races
Earlier Results, Rossvan's. Other
Selections and Entries for To-
morrow, Page TX.
Charles Town

FIFTH RACE-Purse $500: claiming;
3-yesr -olds and up; Ii. miles.
Match Point tDufordb $50 $50 $50
Allencsid tPalumbob 400 $50
Agnes knight kelly 3.20
Time. SO as -.
Also ran-Ivy x. Bull Terrier and PART
One.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $500; claiming:
3-year-olds and up; about furlonRs.
High Bud ,Dufordl $50 $40 $50
Overbost Hernandez 1880 $50
BloX tPalunbol 4.20
Time. 1:2S.
Also ran-Cautious Bo. Gemwick. Balfy-
haunis Chief Cherokee and Canrock. .
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Arlington Park

FIFTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; claiming;
3-year- -ods. furlongs.
Light as Air ,Cr shank $50 $50 $50
Flying Plaid tRichsrd) $50 $50
Sunchia tAdamsl $50
Time. l:271s.
Also ran-Elorizan Black. Marclaire,
Fabens. Dorothy D. K. Texas Way, Nico,
Razor Sharp, Silver B. and rlisna.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, 81 500: allow
ances: 3-year-olds and upward; / mile
Kansas (Eads) $40 $50 $50
Idle Sun Garner $50 3.2o
Pari King WILSON, o.bO
Time, :37ls
Also ranCautious Bo, Gemuick. Bally-
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Sky Dali, SoU Altcsse al
Suffolk Downs .

EIGHTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; 1,ls miles.
Fire Finch iAilsaier) 1920 $40 3.2t
d Lady Roma tBriggs) go -,
Knights Sox tTaylor) 2.60 3.0'
Time, a. 2-5.
Also rar-Discourse Career Girl, Ere,
BID. Ardour and Bissakerry.
d b Dead heal for second position.
Evening star., 1941-07-03

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Boston
Philadelphia 600 900 COL 81
Boston --- 600 100 30x-4 90
Batteries--Hushes, Hoerst and Warren;
Javery and Mast.
At Chicago
st. Louis 600 900 010- s 3
Chicago -.-- 900 100 10x- so
Batteries-Lanier, Krist and Padsetty
Passeau and McCullough.
Cincinnati At PittsburEh-Wss sreunds.
(Only Games ScheduledD
Evening star., 1941-07-03

Late news and sports are covered on Pages
Tx and 2-X of this edition of The Star. supple
menting the news of the regular home delivered
edition of The Star.
Evening star., 1941-07-03
Home Loan Bank Board to Move to New York

Earlier Story ON Page B-1)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
4 Naval Trdinees
In Truck Crash

Six men, including four Ford
Naval Training School sailors and
a Selfridge Field private, were
injured when truck on which
they had hitch-hiked a ride skidded
on the wet pavement at Michigan
avenue and Porath street, Dear
born, and crashed into a parked
car.
In Henry Ford Hospital today
are John Andrys, Is, and Harry
Armstrong, Is. of the training
school. Treated at the Ford first
aid station were John Tudor, 20
and Dave Tomkinson. 20, also OF
the school. Pvt. Charles Keed was
treated at Dearborn Clinical Hos
pital as was James Buckley, 10
of 1890 Goethe avenue.
The driver of the truck, Donald
Malmgren, 16. of 1872 Jameson
avenue, was not injured. He was
given ticket for not having a
license. His truck is
owned by the Detroit Rug Works,
99l7 Mack avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Barnard Named
Charity Lawyer

Edward n. Barnard today ae-
cepted appointment. by Federal
Judge Frank A. Pickard as attor-
ney for George Mirich, 81, charged
with sending threatening letters 10
Or. Burt r. Shurly. member Of
the Board OF Education.
Barnard is another Of the lex
perienced and older attorneys OF
proven ability" wrote Judge Pr
card, who had been selected las
essential to Justice TO represent
INDECENT defendants.
In making the appointment
Judge Picard said that mo one
will be expected TO repeat this
service more than once in two,
three or even FIVE years"
Mirich, alias Millich, told police
he was trying 10 get back $500 of
1878 he had paid Doctor Shurly
for an operation and he thought
Doctor Shurly charged too much. "
Doctor Shurly said the sum paid
for part Of treatments given over
A period OF year and d half,
besides an operation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
Sues Truck Line
For 100000
international Nsws Sound Photo

The Interstate Motor Freight
System, with headquarters at 1866
Penobscot Building. was named
defendant in a 100000 suit in
indianapolis Federal Court, today
on charges of violating the Sher-
man Antitrust Act.
The suit was filed by Dudley T.
Goss, of Indianapolis, who alleged
the Detroit firm is forcing small
competitors out of business and
setting up a monopoly.
Goss said he operated Goss Serv-
ice, Inc, one of an estimated IS
small trucking firms which were
absorbed by the defendant in its
expansion to motor system with
more than 5000 operating units
and assets totaling $500, 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
4 Men, / Leg
Torpedoed Ship Victims
Tour New York City
International New. Service wIr.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Four
though cheerful seamen,
survivors of the torpedoed Belgian
freighter Vile de Liege, were
being taken on a tour of New
York City today as guests of the
British American A m b u a n C e
Corps.
The seamen-they have only
one leg among them-drifted ID
days on the North Atlantic before
they were picked up by a British
warship. Amputations of their
legs were neceSsitated by exposure
The men are Alexander Novarro
%, an American ofer from New
York; Frank Crowhurst. %, q
Canadian farmer; Ernest Alfred
As. an English cook. and Erik Hill
lerS. 81, a Danish electrician.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
DRAWN IN CANADA

Judge Earl c. Pugsley then gave
OHara permission 10 introduce
the grand jury testimony. In it,
Reading admitted he had drawn
S25.000 from safety deposit box
in Canada and reimbursed himself
from campaign contributions made
between the primary and the
election.
Asked If the grand jury teSti-
mony were true, Reading replied
il was my best recollection at
the time"
"Were YOU dazed when YOU
took the $500 out ." O'Hara
asked.
mo, and I'm not dazed now"
Reading retorted.
TOLD JURY $1,000
you knew what you were do
Ing then 90
Yes"
And YOU knew what YOU were
doing the other day when you
Continued on Page Four)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05

cutor Chester p. O'Hara won his
fight TO introduce testimony that
Reading had given the grand jury
May %, 1910. after he was in
dicted along with the al others
now on trial.
For two days O'Hara had been
blocked in attempts TO introduce
the jury testimony. because Read
ing contended Judge Ferguson had
promised him II would not be used
in the current trial. On the stand
today. Judge Ferguson testified
Reading had been given no such
prOuiSp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-05
SWINGING GIRDER

Seventeen other workmen, who
also were plunged into the Con-
necticut River 100 feet below the
bridge level. were in Hartford
hospitals.
In addition to state troopers,
firemen and Hartford police. div
ers from the United States Navy
submarine base at New London
were at the scene searching among
twisted Orders in the river for the
missing men.
The bridge collapsed as a 49,
ton crane with a 100-foot boom
was about TO swing heavy girder
into place on the bridges super