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Evening star., 1941-06-10
Southern Pacific Fleet
OF 10 Ships Taken Over
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Maritime Commission has di-
rected the Southern Pacific Co. to
deliver its entire feet of 10 cargo
vessels "for national defense pur-
poses"
The vessels, the commission said
today in announcing the order, are
being acquired pursuant to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's order calling for a
2,000,O0O-ton shipping pool to be
used to aid nations whose defense
he deems vital to the United States.
The cargo vessels owned by the
Southern Pacific Co. formerly were
operated as the Morgan line in
coastwise service from New York
and Baltimore to Galveston and
Houston. The deadweight tonnage
of each:
El Almirante, 1925; El Captain,
1925 El Coston, 7,740; Ell Estero,
5,27O; Ell Isleo, $3.50; Ell Lago, $3.50;
El Mundo, $3.50; El Occidente, $3.50;
Ell Oceano, 1900, and Ell Oriente,
$3.50.
The Maritime Commission did
not disclose the price being paid for
the 10 cargo carriers, but an official
described it as proper compensa-
ton" He said the price had been
agreed on by the commission and
the company.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Six More Aluminium Plants Hit
By New Strikes; Nearly Normal
Plane Out put Hoped For I odoy
WoIkout Vote Being Taken
In Second Aircraft Firm;
$500 Return to Work
By the Associa ted Press.

walkout L union members in the aluminium
industry today tied plants of the Bohn Aluminium Brass
Corp Detroit Army officials hoped for near-norma produc-
ton IN the Hogn @
Army officers said about 5000 returned to work
Another strike threat came at the huge Consolidated Aircraft
when L machinists voted all day
a
Yesterday c. O. casters the
Aluminium Co. of Americas plant at Cleveland
About 1000 members of the United Automobile Workers
plants though Secretary of
Labor Perkins certified the dispute the Defense Mediation
night The union asks 0cent increase
undisclosed wage scales
A company had s25,ooOOoO worth of
and that IS cent of production of the
affected plants defense goods One plant having separate
wage agreement not affected
Stephen Early secretary said there posi-
by immediate action in the aluminium strike
Plane Strike Declared Broken"
Secretary of War SmSon said that Army officers at North
the strike by the u A VIC O. had been
open after $500 soldiers took of the
plant command of President Roosevelt
The House and Senate simultaneously matched the Chief
Executives action with legislative proposals to curb strikes
hang defense production while Attorney General Jackson
branded the u A. wakout at Ingewood more an nsuecon
than a walkout"
Chiefs another Federal action made liable
military training strike after being deferred
because of employment in essential preparedness ndustryan
order similar President Wilson's work fight edict of World
War days.
The U. A. demands the basic hourly at North
from so to IS cents with 0cent raises for
higher strike called Thursday morning
while the dispute was before the Mediation Board.
huge Consolidated Aircraft plant which holds s7OO
military plane orders compared with North Amer
ballot called after Harry Malcolm
concato last night after five hours
negotiation, and another meeting today.
The union demanding increase in hourly wages from 80
rs cents after six months
represented Consolidated employees though it laid
claim to only $500 members in the plant
The Mediation repeatedly insisted that c. I o. die
the Acoa plant which affected 1000
employees would efforts settle the dispute
Night negotiations were until today however without
apparent to work The union
41a-cent increase in the 72-cent hourly rate.
Soft Coal Operators Bow
There bright spot" which board officials welcomed in the
labor however
operators bowling to Mediation Board
l. Workers Northern operators
a contract
AS frightened
strike of machnsts at II San Fran
in defense contracts
Roosevelt called in Harvey W. Brown machnts head and
Presidential Stephen Early at asked Mr.
Council would here Thursday
Evening star., 1941-06-10
City Heads Urge $4,000
To Erect Fire Escapes

The Commissioners have approved
and sent to the Budget Bureau re-
quest for $4,000 with which to
erect fire escapes on buildings where
the law is violated and where the
owners have refused to do so, it was
learned today.
The money spent on erecting the
devices would be tackled on the fol-
lowing years tax assessment on the
property.
Under the fire escape statute the
District government has power to
advertise for bids for erection of fire
escapes on houses where public
safety is concerned.
The sum, to be administered by
the building inspectors office, would
be a powerful weapon in bringing
houses violating the statute into
compliance, it is felt. officials
would not have to take the cases to
court, but rather could order the
owner of a house either to erect the
escape Immediately or have it
erected for him.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Man Grieving for Wife
For Year Dies OF Gas

A 65-year- old former meat cutter.
who had grieved for year over the
death of his wife, died this morning
in his gaS-filled room at 693 Maine
avenue SW.
The man, John w. BWkholder,
was discovered in an unconscious
condition by his son-in-law, Albert
Burdine, who was summoned from
the apartment house next door
when neighbors smelled gas seeping
from Mr.. Burkholder's room. Eff
forts to revive Mr.. Burkholder
proved futile.
Police found a rubber hose at
tached to a chandelier gas jet. The
hose ran into the bed and was
wrapped around Mr. Burkholder's
wrist. The end of the tube was in
his mouth.
According to Mr.. Burdine. Mr..
Burkholder had come to Washing
ton from New Market, Va, dozen
years ago and had worked for some
time as a meat cutter for a grocery
company. He had been in i'll health
for several years, his son-in-law told
police.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Three Women, Child
Are Among IS
Still Missing
By WALDERMAR LUCI0
PEREIRA,
Captain, the Brazilian Steamer osorio.

Captain, the Brazilian Steamer Osorio.
Copyright. 1941, by the Associated Press.
ABOARD THE S. S. OSORIO,
June 10.-On June 8, at 9 o'clock
in the evening, in latitude 0.46
north and longitude 37.37 west,
I rescued II survivors in one
lifebOat Of the North American
ship Robin Moor, which was tor
pedoed May 81 at the position
latitude 615 north longitude $3.50
west.
Their names are John J. Banigan,
Karl Nilsson, Virgil Sanderlin, Will
liam S. Cary, Peter Buss, Donald
Schableise, H. O. Rice, R. Carlisle
Antonio Santos, Hugh Murphy and
P. c. Eccles.
In New York City, officials Of
the Robin Line said the survi-
vors included one passenger and
10 crew members. They were
listed in line records as follows:
CP. C. Eccles, British-born
banker, a passenger.
John J. Benigan. New York
City, third officer; William Cary,
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Truck Drivers Strike
In Pittsburgh Settled
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, June 10.-A nine
day strike of TOO truck drivers for
construction firms in the Pittsburgh
area was settled today as Govern
ment officials in Washington sought
to end a strike of 2,200 interstate
and city motor freight drivers which
has hampered truck transportation
in 13 States.
The construction firm drivers,
members of the A. F. L. Teamsters
Union, voted TO accept a 10-cent
hourly wage increase for lumber and
building supply hauling and 121a
cents an hour increase for drivers
of ready-miXed concrete trucks.
Both had been receiving IS cents
an hour.
In the freight strike called May
81 by the teamsters union, nego-
tiations were stalled on the unions
demand for a l0-cent-an-h hour in
crease for drivers now receiving IS
cents.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
3-Day Registration
OF Civilian Defense
Aides Opens Today
$4,000 Expected to Sign;
Fire Service Volunteers
Included in Plan

Washington will begin this after
noon on its three days of registra-
ton designed to bind together into
a potential home defense army an
estimated $4,000 persons in all walks
of life and between the ages of 16
and 30.
Final details were completed late
yesterday afternoon on the machin-
cry that will carry out the giant
task of listing names of volunteers.
Nearly 500 trained registrars will be
on hand at A local schools and at
the Central Volunteer Bureau, Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, from $3.50 to $50 pm, daily
through Thursday.
In a sudden change of plans, it
was announced that the 1000 vol
unteers needed to aid the District
Fire Department as auxiliary fire
men will be registered along with
those who will be assigned to other
duties This was done at the re-
quest of the Commissioners. officials
said. AS originally planned, sep
arate registration would have been
held for the fire fighters.
Executive Secretary Chosen.
A meeting of the Steering Com
mittee of the Committee on Volun-
teer Service, the District Defense
Council group in charge of the reg
istration, was held at the District
Armory yesterday morning under
the direction of Mrs. Harry S. Bern
ton. chairman.
The Steering Committee approved
during its session the appointment
of Mrs. Lavinia Keyes Ebbling, now
employed by the Civil Service Com
mission, as executive secretary OF
the Central Volunteer Bureau. She
will work on a full-time basis. it
was explained, and will coordinate
the activities of the bureau.
Others present at the meeting. In
addition to Mrs. Bernton, were Mrs,
Stuart A. Rice, chairman of the
Placement Committee; r. H. Mod
derman, chairman of the Subcom-
mittee on Finance; Mrs. G. How
land Chase, chairman of the Com
1Soa nEFTNSE page A-3O
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Torpedo Sent Down
American Steamer,
II Survivors Report
Roosevelt Urges
Judgment Be
Suspended
Passenger List and Map, Page As.

The White House asked today
that judgment be suspended on
the sinking of the United States
steamer Robin Moor until it is
established how she was lost.
Stephen Early. White House sec
retary, said there was no official
information. He added;
THE President would appreciate
it if there was suspension of judg-
ment on the sinking pending a de-
termination of the facts"
Mr.. Early said it seemed to be
fairly we'll determined that the
position of the sinking was In
American waters-on this side of
the Atlantic"
German sources said that
roundabout reports of the sink
ing of the Robin Moor are com
fuSing, unclear and contradic.
tory The German admiralty
said nothingD
The only official information re-
celved by the State Department
thus far on the Robin Moor came
from Ambassador jefferson Caffrey
at Rio de Janeiro. He reported last
night that the 5,000-tOn vessel was
sunk IN the South Atlantic on MAY
81. but did not state the cause of the
sinking.
Carried No Munitions.
Earlier, however. the Navy De-
partment had been given messages,
intercepted by commercial commu-
nications. which stated that the
Robin Moor had been "torpedoed
by a German submarine"
The Maritime Commission said its
information was that the Robin
Moor had a general cargo Of auto
mobiles, steel and other materials.
but no munitions. The ship cleared
New York May bound for Cape
Town, South Africa.
The information the State Depart
ment received from Ambassador
Caffrey was as follows;
The Brazilian steamship Osorlo
had radioed port authorities at
FortaIeza that she had picked up II
members of the Robin Moor's crew
adrift in a lifeboat at pm Sunday
at latitude 046 north and longitude
3737 west.
The ship was sunk" on May 81
while navigating in latitude els
north and longitude 2530 west.
Adrift Almost Three Weeks.
This message would indicate that
the II rescued men had been adrift
in an open boat under the equatorial
sun for almost three weeks. The
condition of the men was not re-
ported. but belief was expressed here
that they would probably be too
weak to De able to give any detailed
account of the Robin Moors end for
some time.
The position given for the
ships sinking is about 600 miles
south of the Cape Verde Islands.
midway between Brazil and West
E1AL4Aos I1ONCNCls l44C ll1CDOdA
picked up by the Osorio was
found almost 800 miles TO the
southwest of that pointD
The area indicated. it was said
here. would be a likely hunting
ground for Nazi U-boats preying on
British shipping from South Amer
ica, or northbound from the Cape
of Good Hope The Osorio left Nor
folk, Va, May % for Rio de Janeiro,
where she is scheduled to make port
within a week.
Another Brazilian vessel the La
ges, which relayed one of the Osorios
messages to shore, reported by radio
that she had sighted two large OBJ
jects, possibly boilers, floating a
half mile apart Sunday at 4 pm.
at a point 5.l6 north, 1925 west.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Two Pinned Under Auto
Five Days Are Rescued
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO. Calf. June 10.-An
Army party. seeking two missing Of
ficers, yesterday rescued a Mexican
customs official and his l0-year -old
son, pinned under their wrecked
automobile five days in a canyon
near La Posta
Joaquin Miranda and his son.
Manuel. were barely conscious and
suffering from injuries, exposure,
hunger and thirst. They are from
Tijuana. Mexico.
In the fathers hand was a As
caliber pistol he had planned to
use to stop the suffering" if aid
didn't come soon. He had fired all
but two shells to attract attention.
The Mirandas were taken to the
Army hospital at Camp Lockett,
Morena Lake, from which 1t. Rob-
ert E. Maxwell, 25, Camp Lockett
adjutant, and Lit. Howard D. Weth-
erell, %, horsemanship instructor
had disappeared.
1t. Maxwell, West Point graduate
and son of Brig. Gen. r. L. Max
well, administrator of export con-
troll, and 1t Wetherell. who entered
the Army from Boston, Mass, were
last seen Saturday morning driving
near the camp. 1t was feared their
car had plunged over an embank-
ment.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Nazis Claim Heavy Toll
OF British Shipping
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN. June 10-The German
high command reported destruction
of 10 British planes in air fights
over North Africa and the English
Channel and in attempts by the
r. A. F. to penetrate Nazi-occupied
continental territory
Singing out air force units oper-
ating under Col Gen. Stumpf, the
communique said these planes dur
ing the week of June 1T sank II
ships totaling, roughly, $4,000 tons
and severely damaged Is additional
ships. Since February l these units
were declared to have destroyed 33
merchantmen totaling 208,000 tons
and damaged Sc ships.
Luftwaffe units in their latest
attacks on Britain's sea commerce
were reported to have sunk two
ships totaling 10000 gross registered
tons and to have damaged two
others so seriously that their loss
must be reckoned with.
LONDON, June 10 [P).-Dodging
through anti-aircraft fire and low
clouds, British bombers made wide
spread attacks yesterday on Ger
man shipping along the European
coast from France to Norway and
fought aerial battles with protect
ing Nazi fighters, the Air Ministry
announced today. The British &C
knowledge that four bombers were
lost.
Evening star., 1941-06-10

Bdltimoredn, 48, Robin MoOr'S
cOmmdnder.-A. P. WirephOtO.
20 Forrest road, Delmar, n. Y,
boatsWain: Hollie o. Rice, Bowie,
Tex, able seaman; Donald Schab-
lein, 153 North Broadway. Yonk-
ers, able seaman; Peter A. BuSs,
227 Cary avenue. Bethlehem, Pa,
able seaman; Karl Nilsson, 1881
Thame street, Baltimore, first
assistant engineer: Virgil c.
Sandelin. New York City, third
assistant engineer: Richard Car
Isle, 1904 East Fifty-flfth street,
MayWood. Calf, fireman: An
tonic Santos, "a Downing street,
Newark. N. j., chief cook, and
Hugh T. Murphy, East Boston,
Mass, mesSman.D
The saved members of the crew
declared there were three more life
boats with % members of the crew
and seven passengers, including
three women and one child.
The commander of the Brazilian
ship Tamandare. which I also re-
quested to investigate, said that
about l pm. yesterday he found
pieces of baggage consisting of one
suitcase and Childrens toys.
Unfortunately, nothing more ha!
been found up to now. CThis radio
gram was sent at midnight, Eastern
standard time.)
Among the Ii rescued are three
officers.
We are continuing to Recife Per
nambuco). Brazil. where we expect
to arrive tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Three From Here Get
6. H. Q. Stoff Detail

By the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G.. MEADE. Md,
June 10.-Three 29th Division Off
GERS were detailed yesterday as
members of the general headquar-
ters staff of the Army and assigned
to duty with the division.
They are Maj. Sidney Morgan OF
Washington, assistant intelligence
officer of the division; Maj Louis
M. Gosorn of Alexandria, Va, as
sistant quartermaster officer, and
Maj. Cooper B. Rhodes, Washing
ton, assistant personnel officer.
In civilian life Maj. Morgan was
secretary of the United States
Tariff Commission, Maj, GoSorn a
special accountant for the Southern
Railway System and Maj. Rhodes
an attorney.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
'Congress Gets Plea
BY the Associated Press

The War Department asked Con-
gress today to sidetrack its so-called
property seizure bill temporarily to
permit speedy passage of legislation
to give the President specific statu-
tory authority to deal with defense
strikes.
Undersecretary of War Patterson
told the House Military Affairs Com
mittee that amendments to the
selective service law, such as pro-
posed by Senator Connally, Demo-
crat, of Texas, or Chairman Vinson
of the House Naval Affairs Commit
tee. would fill the needs as the War
Department sees it"
Both amendments would enable
the Government to take over any
plant where existing or threatened
failure of production interferred with
the national defense program.
I'VE had to take over plant yes
(see CONGRESS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-06-10

The District grand jury today in
dicted Dorsey K. Offutt, a lawyer,
and Robert Jordan Sopourn, one OF
his clients, On charges of conspiring
to thwart the latter's induction into
the Army under selective service.
1t was the first case of its kind in
the District.
In addition, Mr.. Sopourn, who is
Is and lives at 2112 Eighteenth
street NV, was indicted on a
charge of failing to report for in
duction. A third indictment charged
Mr.. Offutt with having counseled
and aided Mr. Sopourn to evade
service.
Mr.. Sopourn was ordered to re-
port for Army service on April 10,
but failed to do so. it was charged.
He had been classified as IA.
It Is charged Mr.. Sopourn pre-
Evening star., 1941-06-10
District Lawyer and Client
Indicted on Draft Act Charges

sented afidavits and letter to
Davis G.. Arnold, chairman of Draft
Board No. 8, which, it was under
stood, advanced claims for defer
ment of military service. The con-
tents of the affidavits and letter
were not made public.
The indictments charged that Mr..
Offutt. in conversations with Mr..
Sopourn, had counseled him not to
report for service. 1t was charged
that details of the alleged con-
spiracy were brought out in CONVEX
sations between Chairman Arnold
and Mr. Sopourn.
Mr.. Offutt appeared personally
before the grand jury and waived
immunity, officials said. Presenting
the case to the grand jury we're As
sistant United States Attorneys
(See INDICTMENTS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Son Kills Sick Mother,
Shoots Self to Death
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 10.-An
aged, ailing mother and her 51-year-
old cowboy son were found shot to
death in their home yesterday in
what police described as a mercy
Staying and suicide.
Victims were Mrs. Tina Levin, rs,
and Ike Levin.
Detective 1t. George Hill said an
investigation disclosed that Levin
killed his mother after learning she
was to be sent to a rest home.
A stunt rider. Levin had ap-
peared in rodeos.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Wickdrds Accept S11,250
Damage Settlement
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
CHICAGO, June 10.-Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs Claude r.
Wickard accepted S11,250 settle
ment yesterday in their $4,000 dam
age suit for injuries suffered July 20,
1899, in a Minnesota automobile
accident.
The settlement was announced
after the Wickards appeared as
plaintiffs in Superior Court and sat
through selection of jury.
Mr.. Wickard sought $4,000 and
his wife $4,000 from Leigh P. Jer-
rard of Winnetka, Ill. Their suit
charged that Jerrards car crashed
into their automobile on a highway
in jackson County.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Alexandria Toll 557

CAIRO, June 10 R.-Premier
Hussein Sirry Pasha announced to-
day that 557 persons were killed and
123 injured in Wednesday and Sat-
urday night raids on Alexandria.
The Premier said lat persons were
killed and 90 injured Wednesday
night and 410 killed and 81 injured
Saturday night.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
ItuIiun Subs Claim 9 Ships

ROME, June 10 (P).-Italian sub
marines have sunk nine steamers
totaling $1,000 tons in a recent at
tack on British convoy in the
Atlantic, the Fascist high command
announced today.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Durlun Aides Promoted

VICHY, Unoccupied France, June
10 R.-Jacques Benoist Mechin and
Henry Moysset, both assistants to
Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan,
were elevated today to secretaries OF
state IN the French government.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Foreign.

Foreign.
japanese decide to call negotiators
home from Indies. Page AS
Four Italian divisions reported de-
stroyed in Ethiopia. Page AS
National.
Baltimore tugboat strikers urged to
return to work. Page "A
Selective service "work-or- fight" Or
der issued. Page A
Priority control hinted for long list
of consumer items. Page AS
Dam gives way; storm death toll
rises to 29 Page AS
Railroad unions formally demand
wage increases. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
Changes in recreation plans for Dis
trict approved. Page B-1
Evening star., 1941-06-10
Musso|ini Defies
u. ). toDec|are
War on Axis
japan Will Be Loyal
To Pact, He Soys, if
America Acts
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, June 10.-Premier Mus
solini declared today that the
United States was at war de
facto"-in fact-and virtually
defied her to declare war against
the Axis.
United States Intervention in the
war would result in a totalitarian
dictatorship in the United States,
the Premier declared at a solemn,
full dress session of the Chamber of
FaSces and Guilds on the first an
niversary of Italy's declaration of
war.
II Duce declared Japan would be
loyal to her pact with Germany and
Italy in the event of American
aggression against the Axis"
"Japans attitude is in perfect line
with the tripartite pact" he said
while the chamber applauded.
The japanese are a proud and
loyal people who could not remain
indifferent in the face of American
dSSI SSSlOll against IIlS AXIS.
Says Turks Aided Greece.
The Fascist chieftain accused
Turkey of aiding Greece in the war
against Italy and proclaimed that
conquered Greece now "re-enters
into Italy's vital space in the Medi-
terranean."
1T is we'll that it be known Amer
ican intervention does not bother us
much MuSsolini said.
He asserted a declaration of war
would not change the war situation
already existing since he had said
American help would not give
Britain victory but would only pro-
long the conflict.
AS dictators go, II Duce declared
that Sulla, the ancient Roman die
tator, was a modest amateur COM
pared to Delano Roosevelt"
England cannot win" he went
on, because al its empire positions
are lost and America cannot re-
store them, whatever she does.
Il believe, I sincerely believe, that
in the fight between blood and gold
in which we have chosen our side,
We shall win"
Policy of "Comprehensi0n."
Although Mussolini said Turkey
had aided Greece in the war, he as
serted that Turkeys President was
aware of the sad fate of those who
line up with England" and that
Italy. therefore. continues to follow
a policy of comprehension" toward
Turkey
II Duce defended the conduct of
the italian campaign against Greece.
1T was a mathematical certainty
in April" he said, that without any
Balkan disturbance the Italians
would have broken through the
Greek defenses.
The Premier declared Italian
resistance to the British in Ethiopia
will be protracted to the limit of
human possibility"
Accusing the British of a strictly
personal vendetta" against the
Italians In Ethiopia, he declared Il
cannot say today when and how,
but we will return to those ter
ritories.
Our debt cannot and will not re-
main unavenged."