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Evening star., 1941-07-17
British Fighters Attack
Biq Steamer Off France

BY the Associated Press
SOUTHEAST ENGLISH COAST
TOWN, July 17.-British fighters
roaring across Dover Strait for re-
neWed blows on the Continent de-
flected their sweep tonight and made
a diving attack on large steam
ship and its U-boat escort near
Cap Griz Nez, occupied France.
Through field glasses, observers
on the British shore saw the big
ship. camoufaged with vertical
stripes, slipping along close to the
opposite coast
Suddenly guns flashed along the
decks as several fighters pounced
out of the blue sky for the attack.
The fighters circled after the first
swoop and delivered another attack
from low level.
Then the ship and escort disap-
peared into the haze, heading toward
Boulogne. Several minutes later
the sky above Calais blackened with
shell bursts. and the rumble of
gunfire drifted across the Channel.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Program Drafted 10 Boost
Production Of Tanks
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
A new program for substantially
increased production of tanks is be-
ing drafted by the Office of Pro-
duction Management and the Army,
defense officials said today
Funds for the program were in
cluded in President RooSevelt'S re-
quest to Congress last week for So
486,0O0,000 for ordnance supplies,
they said, but the exact sum to be
spent on tanks and the number to
be made were not disclosed.
The plan contemplates increases
in the presently scheduled output
of light 15-ton) tanks, and medium
(26-ton) ones. Heavy 55-ton tanks,
which are not now in production,
may be included in the program,
officials said.
About $50 light tanks were pro-
duced during June. A few medium
tanks were received from assembly
lines for the first time this month.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Turner Plans Test
OF Commission Right
To Tax Fight Gates
Promoter Notifies
Boxing Body 1t Lacks
Legal Authority

Joe Turner, boxing and wrestling
promoter, will make a test case of
the District Boxing Commission
right to impose a 10 per cent gate
tax on his shows.
Through his lawyer. Frank Buck
ley, the promoter sent notice to the
District ring fathers that they are
without legal authority to collect
a gate tax" Turner's next sched-
uled promotion is club-hght card
next Monday at Griffith Stadium.
Mr.. Buckley's letter to the Boxing
Commission follows:
"Sirs:-
"Ths is to inform the Boxing
Commission I have this date ad-
vised my client, Mr.. Joe Turner
local boxing and wrestling pro-
moter, that the commission is with
out legal authority. under the Law
creating it, and amendment, anc
from any other source. to impose
(See TURNER, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Road 10 Plane Plant
Opened by Police
After Strike Clash
Bendix Union Agrees
To Limit of $50
On Picket Lines
Earlier Story On Page AID
b. the Associated Press.

BEND1X, N. j., July 17.-An agree
ment to limit picketing to $50 men
was reached here today after a sharp
clash between police and c. I. o.
demonstrators outside the plant OF
Air Associates. Inc. At least six per-
sons were injured and police were
forced to use tear gas.
The milling throng of pickets pre-
vented almost all of the 400 day
shift workers from entering the
gates for more than five hours, but
at l2:45 pm a Gordon of steel
helmeted police and sheriff's depu-
ties opened the single road leading
into the plant which is engaged on
national defense orders.
Company officials said that about
300 workers entered the factory in
guarded automobiles within 10 min
uteS.
Sheriff William R Browne of Ber-
gen County said the United Auto
mobile Workers of America had
agreed to the $50 picket limit.
Shortly before the agreement was
reached two requests had gone to
Gov. Charles Edison for State police
intervention and Prosecutor John j.
Breslin had demanded that profess
sional strikebreakers be removed
from the plant. Mr.. Breslin said
the presence of professional strike
breakers from a Newark detective
agency had touched off the disorder.
F. Leroy Hill. company president,
denied strikebreakers were being
used.
The rioting occurred as the day
shift was scheduled to start. A
skeleton crew kept production under
way, the company said.
Police used half dozen tear gas
cartridges and fired revolvers into
the air to disperse throng that
closed in on chartered bus carry
ing about IS plant workers.
Evening star., 1941-07-17

battleship and airplane program"
Previous Navy announcements
had indicated that the sl7050,000
Newfoundland base would consist
merely of naval air station. Navy
sources said today it would have
feet anchorage and refueling and
limited overhaul facilities for bat
tleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers
and other combat vessels.
Although still under construction,
the base at Argentia was commits
stoned and placed in operation July
Is under Comdr. Gail Morgan. The
SIT ,855 900 base at Trinidad will be
commissioned August /, under
Comdr. Arthur w. Radford. The
bases are on two of the eight sites
acquired from Great Britain in ex-
change for so over-age destroyers.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Tigers Top Mats, II.
Trout Yields 4 Hts:
Travis Is Stopped
Hudson and Kennedy
Pounded by Detroit
For Id Blows
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

DETROIT, July 17-Cecil Travis
hitting streak was snapped at "a
games here today as Paul Dizzy
Trout restricted the Nationals to
four hits in pitching Detroit to a
I'll victory.
1t marked the first game since
June Is in which Travis failed to
hit safely and Trout also was the
pitcher on that occasion. The Tigers
battered Sid Hudson and Vernon
Kennedy for A hits, including three
doubles by Catcher Billy Sullivan.
It was Hudson's 10th defeat of the
season.
Buddy Lewis infield bounder in
the third inning was the only hit
allowed by Trout in the first seven
innings, Doc Cramer obtaining the
next Washington hit by leading off
in the eighth with a single to CEN
ter. Washington scored its only run
in the ninth on singles by George
Archie and George Case and an
error by First Baseman Rudy York.
HNt4CAG III
\ the first and second innings off
Hudson, added two more in the
fifth and another pair in the sixth.
The Tigers added their final run
in the seventh when Pinky Higgins
singled, took second on Bruce
Campbell's infield out and scored as
York singled off Archie's glove.
FIRST INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE walked. So
did Cramer. Case took third as
Lewis forced Cramer at second.
Croucher to Meyer. Travis famed.
Higgins threw out Vernon. No runs.
DETROIT-McCoskey singled to
left. Radcliff forced McCoskey,
Bloodworth to Travis. Higgins sim
gled to right, sending Radcliff to
third. Radcliff scored and Higgins
took second as Hudson knocked
down Campbell's smash and threw
(See BASEBALL, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Senate Group
Backs Properly
Seizure Bill
Compromise Plan
To Go to Floor
EorIy Next Week
(Earier story on Page A-2.)

tEdTltr STORY OH rage AL
BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee today approved unanimously
compromise bill authorizing the
President to requisition military or
naval equipment, tools, supplies and
machinery needed for national de-
fenSe.
Chairman Reynolds said the
measure finally recommended by
the committee represented a COM
promise between a White House.
sponsored version submitted yester-
day which would have authorized
the seizure of ANY property" neces-
sary for defense. and earlier drafts
offered by the War Department re-
stricting such requisition action to
military and naval articles.
Scheduled for Senate considera-
tion early next week, the measure
would limit operation of the requiSi-
ton power to the period ending
June 80, l943. 1t would provide
for the return of seized property
to original owners not later than
December 81, l943.
Written into the measure also was
a provision that the President must
report to Congress every six months
on his operations under the act.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Navy Puts Bases in Trinidad
And Newfoundland in Service
Earlier Naval Story on Page A-1)

Earlier Naval Story on Page A-1.)
~ the Associated Press.
The Navy announced today the
commissioning of two full-fledged
naval operations bases at Argen-
tia. Newfoundland, and Trinidad,
British West Indies. with mainte-
nance and overhaul facilities for
men-of-war operating in Atlantic
waters.
At about the same time, the
House passed on a voice vote and
sent to the Senate legislation to
authorize a S585, 900 900 program of
additional shipbuilding, ship repair
and naval ordnance facilities.
Chairman Vinson of the House
Naval Affairs. Committee, told the
House that failure to pass the meas
ure will slow down our cruiser,
Evening star., 1941-07-17
McCurrun to Consider
More Voice for D. {.

Chairman McCarran of the Sem
ate District Committee said today
he would consult with R. A. CANA
lier. newly appointed municipal at
torney for the subcommittee, to see
what kind of a bill can be drawn up
to give District residents some voice
in local affairs.
The Nebraska Senator, however,
insisted he would not include in this
bill any removal of ultimate control
from Congress.
Senator McCarran also insisted
adequate police protection must be
provided national defense workers
and others coming here to do busi-
ness with the Government.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Bankhead Granddaughter
Seriously Hurt in Crash
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JASPER, Ala. July l7.-Miss
Marian Bankhead. 18-year-old
granddaughter of Senator Bank
head, was seriously injured today in
an automobile-truck collision near
here.
She is the daughter of Walter Will
Bankhead, who served a few weeks
as Representative from Alabamas
7th district, the seat held for many
year by his late uncle, Speaker Will
liam B. Bankhead.
DR.. j. F. Camp, Miss Bankhead's
physician. said her condition is
critical
Evening star., 1941-07-17
British Won't Leave
Iceland Immediately,
Lord Halifax Says
Troops to Be Moved Out
Only os U. S. Sends
f, Requirements In
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. July 17-British
troops will not leave Iceland imme-
diately but will depart as they are
replaced by American forces. Lord
Halifax, British Ambassador to the
United States, said in a press con-
ference today.
There will be no wholesale exo-
dus of British troops from Iceland
at present" Lord Halifax declared
British troops will move out only
In the proportion in which the
United States sends its soldiers in
How long the process will take, ]
can't say
Carrying an umbrella and brown
| top coat, Lord Halifax left his train
at Union Station in 80-degree SUM-
shine and went to the City Hall tc
tell Mayor Fletcher Bowron that
Southern California warplanes were
helping England to win the war.
Picketed by Women.
When he left the city hall, half an
hour later, he was picketed by q
group of women carrying anti-wal
placards.
The signs bore such legends as
"Wake Up America-The British
Are Here" and ITO Halifax With
Halifax-United for Peace"
At the Lockheed airplane factory
in suburban Burbank, Lord Halifax
delivered the thanks of his people
to American workers as the 1,000th
Hudson bomber for Britain rolled
from the production line.
Il bring the thanks of my people
for the skill, craftsmanship. work
and goodwill you are putting into
these fighting ships" he said.
Brings Flyers Thanks.
Lord Halifax also brought the
personal thanks of an R. A. F. pilot
who had flown one of the bombers
on a sortie over occupied France
Telling the story, the Ambassador
related:
HELL the pilot said to me, ii
| (the machine) was shot to pieces
Pretty nearly everything was shot
to pieces. Look at the rudder, not
much left of it, but the old kit
brought us home $50 miles on one
lung. Not another aircraft in the
world would take the punishment
this one did today and yet make it:
landfall. If you ever get to Califor.
MIA drop into the Lockheed factory
and tell them thanks for me. This
| is a kite that doesn't know when It's
beaten
That is the quality of sturdiness
that has led many high officers ir
the Royal Air Force to use the words
The Hudson Lockheed is a house.
hold word in our coastal COM
mand.'"
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, July II R-
Stocks easy; leaders in slow
downward drift. Bonds irregular;
rails active. Foreign exchange
quiet; generally unchanged.
Cotton erratic; liquidation;
trade support. Sugar easier;
liquidation and hedging. Metals
quiet; tin prices easier. Wool
tops heavy; general selling.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Hugerstown

FIFTH RACE-Purse. $500; claiming;
3-year-olds and up; 11s miles
streamer tScoccal 1850 $40 $50
Clocks tAcostaD 400 330
Allencaid tVessellD 46O
Time, 1:5i.
Also ran-Miss Ksar, Bill K. Misty
Meadow, Kal-Min and Arboreal.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
S-year-olds and up 1s miles.
Ern's Girl kirk SO $50 $50
Stockton tHamer $50 460
Nutmeg Lass tShufelt) $50
Time, 1:512s.
Also ran-Sir Broadside. Mr.. Jim.
Wandering Hero, Top Dress and Cheer
Evening star., 1941-07-17

35 71427 IL 1
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Washingt'n n 900 900 OO1- 1
Detroit 10 OPP 1Ox-
SUMMARY:
Runs batted in-Campbell t2), Croucher
Io). Higgins, Sullivan, York, Case.
Two-base hits-Sullivan CD. Higgins
CrOucher.
Sacrifces-McCOsky.
Double pIay-Travis and Vernon.
Left on bases-WashinSton, 10; Detroit. g.
Bases on balls-On Hudson, /; of Trout, g.
Struck out-By Hudson. 4; by Trout, 5;
by Kennedy, 1.
Hits-Of Hudson, 10 in 3 innings tnone
out in 6th); of Kennedy, 4 in innings
Passed 5all-Sullivan.
Winning pitcher-Trout.
Losing pitcher-Hudson.
Umpires-Messrs. Geisel. Basil and Rom
mel.
Time-1:5 :5S.
Attendance (estim mated)-4,0O0.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
| Girl in Inner Tube
Floats All Night in
| Boy Before Rescue

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 17.-For II
nous 19-year-old Eleanore
Maldonado of Brooklyn f1oated
around lower New York Bay in
an old inner tube, her shouts
unheeded by passing craft in
the night until she was fished
out of the water today by the
committing boat Sandy Hook.
She smiled and said she was
all right except for being cold.
Miss Maldonado was SWIM
ming with a group from a Cedar
Beach, N. j., camp and drifted
several miles off shore, out Of
hailing distance Of her friends.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Detroit
BY the Associate ted Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
S-year -olds and upward furlongs.
Argos king 4.20 800 $50
SynergiSt (Knottl $40 $50
Curliqueue (Prehm) $50
Time. l:l235.
Also ran-Biaeden. Merry Pete. Ship
nadilly, Come Home, Mokena. Vignette,
fEntanglng, Leila d. and Dovie Lou.
Field.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
Red Moss tWallace) $50 $50 $50
Rockwick (King) 400 800
Iermotime lie Blanc) $50
Time. 1:13.
- Also ran-f Oklab, Billmar, Imperial
pun, Thumb, Wicked f Wise Bun. I !ncred-
lble Charlie Ariel, Strolling Home. Field.
lDaty Double paid SID
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Eight Men Held After Laundry Truck Fight

Eight colored arrested this afternoon after
battle the the Ambassador Hotel which the driver
and helper Arcade Sunshine laundry truck
beaten against laundry police
given special this afternoon protection to
the laundry trucks.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Suffolk Downs

EIGHTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; lis miles.
Stairs (AtkinSonD $50 $50 $50
Star Chance (Sedlacek) 600 4.2O
Speedy Booger (Sisto) 800
Time, 1:47 So.
Also ran-Copin, Grand Day. Cuckoo.
Cherry's Child and Maef1eet.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Arlington Park

SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 81, 900: claim
ing; 3-year-olds and upward; 70 miles.
Of Guard (Meloche) 1880 4.40 800
Pick Out (Garner) $40 $50
Mint Sand tEadsl 800
Time :533s
Also ran-Bronte II. Palasa, Wooden In
dian, Beau Do and Swift knight.
Evening star., 1941-07-17

TOXIC OFD.-Prince Fumimaro Konoye commanded by
Emperor Hrohto to form cabinet said in informed
circles tonight to be trying to compact group with
concentrated to place Japan wartime basis
There wide demand that the cabinet expected to be
smaller than usual exclude all former members of the old
political parties which have ceased to exist.
Earlier i
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Empire City

SEVENTH RACE-Purse. S1,50o: claim
fng; 3year-olds and up: is miles.
Scotch Tar (Arcarol $50 $50 $50
Eougomonte tRobertson) 4.S0 40
Interpreter (Breen) $40
Time. 2:03.
Also ran-Flying Mint DR.. Sticks Gay
Troubadour, Scatter Brain and Silver
Eeam.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Late Races

Earlier Results, Rossvans, Other
Selections and Entries for To-
morrow, Page 2-X.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Todoy's Home Runs

National.
Warren, Philadelphia, 4th inning.
Nicholson, Chicago, 5th inning.
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Other League Games

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at st. Louis-Night
New York at Cleveland-Night.
Boston at Chicago-Night.
Evening star., 1941-07-17

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia
Chicago - 900 110 p 60
Philadelphia 600 200 p 62
Game Called in 6th-Rah.)
Batteries-PaEe and McCuloush; Pod
gajny and Warren.
Cincinnati at New York-Night.
Pittsburgh at B0st0n-Rain.
(Only Games Scheduled)
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Holdup Slayer Found Guilty

William T. Mumforde, colored 22-year-old cook this
afternoon found guilty of rsdegree murder by Dis
trlct Court jury in the fatal shooting of Fannie Cohen 62
February Is in holdup at her dress shop 1912 NV
The death penalty required by law murder
Earlier Story Page AID
Evening star., 1941-07-17
u S. BLACKL|STS PRO-AX|S EXPORT FIRMS
Late News Bulletins
New Peru-Ecuudor Border Clash Reported

QUITO Ecuador GA communique reported today PERU
Wan troops turned back by Ecuadorean forces after
attempting to river in the La Deca sector Dispatches
from Lola said Peruvian troops concentrating
Latina Chrnos districts.
Evening star., 1941-07-17

NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Evening star., 1941-07-17
Konoye Seeks Compact WAR; Time Cabinet

Earlier Story on Page AID
Evening star., 1941-07-17

Late news and sports 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., 1941-12-01

that as q circus giant was merely
on display, whereas now I am doing
a job the same as anybody else
'Of course, think my show ex-
perience helps In my present work,
as have the knack of putting show
manship into my selling, which is
chiefly the reason for my success
as a salesman"
Sells Self Job.
Cliffs employer. the Blatz Brew
ing Co., can testify to that success.
Much to their surprise, he sold COM
pany officials on the idea of giving
him a job-as the result of a joking
remark made to him while he was
working at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Cliff, towering over the crowd like
a colossus striding through world
Of little men, was walking through
the fair grounds with sign around
his neck reading:
Drink milk. Look what it did
for me-"
A brewery representative jokingly
remarked that Cliff ought to be ad-
vertising his product instead Cliff
turned up at the Office after the fair
ended and talked himself into a
Job.
In his free hours, Cliff enjoys
lecturing to civic clubs and similar
groups.
His good nature makes him the
Evening star., 1941-12-01

target for numerous quips. One day.
after a shoeshine boy had traversed
his huge brogans from end to end
and Cliff had given the usual dime
plus nickel tip, a bystander told
the boy:
"Son. you've just shined the shoes
of the worlds tallest man-size 22's."
you're telling me, misterl" the
boy muttered. Il sure lost money
on that project"
Cliff has his own little jokes, too.
He enjoys running his finger along
a molding next to the ceiling mo
stunt for HIM displaying the newt
able dust, and then playfully chidlng
his astonished host for being poor
housekeeper.
He and his wife do all their travel
ing by automobile, almost 10000
miles year over his sales area.
Back Seat Driver.
BY necessity, he is the back seat
driver of the family. The front seat
of his 5-passenger coupe has been
removed and a 19-inch extension
added to the steering wheel so that
Cliff can reach it comfortably from
the rear seat. The car attracts all
most as much attention as Cliff.
Being the center of attention most
of the time, as Cliff is, often be-
comes tedious. He so frequently
Evening star., 1941-12-01

sides Wadlow, have surpassed the
towering Wisconsin youth In height.
Patrick Cotter of Kinsdale, Ireland,
a genial chap who lighted his cigars
at 1amposts, was feet ia inches
tall. In 1905 the London Times
described Feodar Machnow, Rus
sian born in 1882, as being 9 feet
3 inches tall.
They all, however, would have had
to look up to giant Posia and
giantess Secundilla. Historians OF
ancient Rome said the duo grew
to 10 feet 3 inches. Pliny, too, wrote
about the Arabian giant. Gabbaras
Evening star., 1941-12-01

longs for solitude that he spends
many nights locked in his hotel
room reading and playing cards, or
begs a few days vacation at his dairy
farm near Scandinavia. There he
daydreams about his fondest ambi-
tion-that of building a home to fit
his huge body, with oversize furni-
ture, beds and bath tubs to match
His dream house also would have
dance floor, and perhaps a movie
projection room, for Cliff likes to
attend movies but never is comfort
able unless he can find one Of those
new love seats built for two.
Few Larger Men.
In modern times few giants, be-
Evening star., 1941-12-01

who thrilled the court Of the En-
peror Claudius with his 9-feet %
inch stature.
When you're as tall as Thompson.
you don't have to worry about sucn
things as getting your nose bloodleo
by a tough stranger whose fender
you've dented.
But, on the other hand, when
you're an ordinary-sized mortal pou
don't have to worry about the things
that haunt a giant like Cliff.
Cliff is scared to death that some
day he'll get his head caught IN
one OF those big four -bladed ceiling
fans.
Evening star., 1941-12-01

in life, Cliff grew normally through
adolescence and up to the time he
went to Central State Teachers Col
lege at Stevens Point, Wis. But
then Cliff kept getting taller and
taller.
After graduation he left the
Waupaca County farm home of his
Norwegian-American parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Gustavus Thomp-
son. and began capitalizing on his
size. His parents are normal sized,