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Evening star., 1941-03-08
Racing Results
Entries for Monday on Page TX.
Tropical Park
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
FIRST RACE-Purse. 1000: claimins;
Louis Shapiro JeonIy) 1880 Ie.99 1I.90
Tetratown tMesdel $40 $50
Grandstar (McCreary) $50
Time, l:1345.
Hazel F.. Blossom queen, Kingoo, Deep
dene, Rafter and Myrna Lee.
SECOND RACE-Purs,, $1,000; claim
Homew'd Bound iRosen) 34.6o 1890 40
Ladies First (GilberD 4.4O
Also ran-Becomly, Red Mantilla, Beck
hampton. Mental Giant Silver Tower and
f'O' DAILY Double paid s1,176)
THIRD RAcE-purss, $1,000; elaimins;;
41yesT-oids 4syts and up turionss tout oi
Tony Weaver CMcCrearyJ 900 $50 800
Manamaid tOliverl 1850 90
Also @e' ranSMerry Gesture and Court
Counsel.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; allow
ances; 3-Sesr.eldsj furIonss. an so
Maegay (McCreary) 400 10
Zacatine lArcaro) ESQ $40
Also ranDAir Briaade. Wishing, Seventh
Day. Bull Brier and Blue Twink.
Dead heat for second.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. So. 900 added; tthe
Pan American Handicap; 3-year-olds and
up: 8 furlongS. =
Montsin (McCreary) 1850 $50 40
Time o. War RYAN 1880 $50
Exarch (Seabo) $50
Time, 1:112s.
Also ran-Liberty Flight. Potranco, Speed
to Spare, Kings Blue and Robert L.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. 81 900: claiming;
4year-olds and up; l "a miles.
Annikin RYAN 1890 $40 $50
Druco syska fMacAndrews) $50 40
Outboard CMcCreary) $50
Time, 2:371s.
Also ran-Endymion, Barbed Retort.
Gallsnt Friar. Mon Reve. County Bond,
sicklebill senesa, Rhiniz and shaE.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Mcnamara, Convicted
In Los Angeles Times
Blast, Dies in Prison
Notubles Had Attempted
To Free Him; Dynomiting
Followed Anti-Union Fight
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN QUENTIN, Calf, March g.
James B. Mcnamara, convicted of
the 1910 dynamiting of the Los
Angeles Times building in which 81
persons were killed. died in prison
today. Mcnamara. serving a life
sentence, was SO.
The explosion and fire at the
Times, which had been campaigning
against closed shops, came at l:07
am. on october II, 1910. Printers,
editorial workers and pressmen were
at their jobs. The dynamiting was
attributed to retaliation for the pa
per'S statements on labor aims.
James Mcnamara and his brother
John, arrested in the East, pleaded
innocent after obtaining the late
Clarence Darrow to defend them, but
on December l both pleaded guilty
James to the death of Charles j.
Haggerty, a machinist at the Times,
and John to the dynamiting of the
Llewellyn Iron Works in Los An
geles Christmas Day, 1910.
James was sentenced to a life
term, John to IS years. Several ef-
forts were made to obtain James
release.
In September, 1886, a petition
signed by 48 persons-including Mr..
Darrow, Senator Nye of North
Dakota, Warden Lewis E. Lawes of
Sing Sing and Writers Theodore
Dresser, Upton Sinclair and Sim
clair Lewis-was sent to former Gov.
Frank Finley Merriam of California
asking a pardon. =.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Greece Asks Turkey
To Reveal Stand in
Case Nazis Attack
Clear Statement on
Position Regarding
Treaties Is Sought
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

Earlier Story on Page A-1)
BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE. March 8.-Authori-
tative diplomatic sources said to-
night they had been informed that
Greece had asked Turkey whether
she was prepared to fulfill Greek
Turkish mutual assistance treaties
should German troops attack Greece
from Bulgaria.
A clear statement of Turkeys S
position with regard to the expected
Nazi invasion of Thrace and Eastern
Macedonia has been sought from the
Turkish foreign Office by the Greek
Minister at Ankara, these sources
said.
Turkey and Greece signed a mu-
tual assistance treaty in September
1888, which guarantees their frontier
in Thrace and pledges use of mill
tary force to defend it. They also
are bound in mutual defense pledges
by the 1884 Balkan entente treaty.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Economists Wife Injured
In Four.Story PLUNGE

Mrs. Marie Louise Jasny, Al, wife
of Naum Jasny, Agriculture Depart
ment economist, was seriously in
jured this afternoon when she
jumped or fell from the fourth-f1oor
bedroom of her apartment at 1920
Ontario road NV. An ambulance
was sent from Emergency Hospital
and she was removed to Gallinger
Hospital.
Mr.. Jasny told police he had been
talking with his wife and left the
room to go into his daughter
bedroom. When he returned, he
said, Mrs. Jasny was gone and a
window was open. Peering out, he
saw her lying below in the snow.
The injured woman fell about 40
feet, landing on snow-covered
plot of grass fronting on Clydesdale
place Passersby rushed to Mrs.
Jasny and carried her indoors.
Semi-conscious, she was moaning
incoherently when the ambulance
arrived At Gallinger Hospital, her
condition was said to be not crit
ical, although doctors said she may
have received fractured vertebra.
Police quoted Mr.. Jasny as say
ing his wife had recently been a
patient in sanitarium.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Girls Jam District BuiIdinq
To Sign Up for Dance Draft
Prettiest Are Picked os Partners for Men
In Service at Arlington Contonment

ceedings a minute to agree on a
joint age.
Can Utter" but Likes Waltzes.
First girl to register was 19-year-
old Theima Cromer, who volun-
teered that she can litter, but Id
rather waltz 1t turned out, how
ever, that Thelma was ineligible
since she was not a Government
girl.
Finally decided on as No. l girl
was blue-eyed Mary Lee Jones, an
employe of the Social Security
Board. who said she was 5-feet-3. ia
pounds and 81 years old in answer to
questions.
Asked by the interviewer where
she had picked up her soft Southern
accent, she responded that she came
from "a little bitty place out in the
country in Alabama.
L though this would be a lot of
fun and patriotic, too" she declared.
Coincidence on No. 158.
BY a photographers "co-inci-
dence," Mrs. Mildred c. Bell, mother
OF Harry Robert Bell, who was No.
l58 In the District draft, interviewed
No. l58 in the dance draft, Miss
Burnetta Hutchinson, a Wage and
Hour Division employe. who lives at
2900 Connecticut avenue NV.
Some of the young women were
reluctant to reveal their ages but
the interviewers gave them the bene-
fit of all doubts-that is, the men
lntervieWerS.
Blanks similar to those which the
interviewers filled out for the girls
will be sent to their supervisors, who
are to record their character, in
tegrity, discretion. loyalty to the
United States and comments" The
registration of national defense
hostesses, as the girls are officially
called, is sponsored by the District
OF Columbia Defense Council sub
committee on Government Employees
Service of the Committee on Welfare
and Consumer Interest.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Ban on. Transferring
Novy's Active Ships
Or Planes Is Beaten
Passage Late Today Foreseen
As Walsh Plan Loses, 56-33;
Only One Obstacle Left
Earlier Story on Page AID
By J. A. O'LEARY.

The beat the threat to the leaselend
bill by rejecting Sc to 49, this afternoon the Walsh amendment
transfer England any active naval vessels
naval aircraft unless the planes could be replaced in
six months.
This action greatly increased the chances of passing the
today
only question the proposed subst
Republican, Ohio S2OO0O0OO0O loan
for the leaSe-lend program.
few minutes after action the Walsh amendment Senator
Wheeler Democrat Montana leader of the opposition
nounced he had objection final this afternoon and
predictions passage might by o'clock
Tydngs of Maryland who had
opposed previous restrictive amendments.
Senate the Gillette amendment seeking to
merchant ships
commodities the The vote 55 to 49,
effort Democrat of Missouri to write
Democratic platform against involvement in foreign
declaration of policy failed SO to 80.
Shortly before the the amendment Senator Wheeler
that the Senate would approve the
Wheeler said gives the President
wage anywhere in the world will fight
against that everywhere as long as l am able"
Barkley Hits of Foes
Majority Barkley the Walsh amendment
country President Roosevelt
o depete the Navy"
naval probably would be the deciding
England and that the Walsh
prevent providing equipment
Britain at the crucial time.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
picture on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY Jne Associated Press.
OCEAN CITY, Md. March B.
Capt. o. M. Klesfevex asked the
Coast Guard today to remove his
28 crewmen from the stranded
freighter Olaf Bergh by breeches
buoy.
He also disclosed a wrecking crew
would fill the armed Norwegian
merchantmen with water, sinking
her in preparation for a later at
tempt to refioat her.
A high sea capsized a surfbost
with six guardsmen trying to reach
the freighter to take of a sick sea-
man. None of the guardsmen was
injured.
Capt. Klesfevex' message. sent to
the Norfolk Coast Guard station
and relayed to the cutter Mohawk
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Three Planes Hunt
0verdueArmy Bomber
After Distress Call
Running Out Of Cos
And Hopping Out
Lost Word From Grew
LATE BULLETIN,

NEW ORLEANS LP).-Army
aviators late today reported sight
ing the burned wreckage of a
missing twin -engined Army
bombing plane on the east bank
of Lake Salvador, about 20 miles
south of New Orleans. Capt. Far
ley Vincent of the 122d Obser-
vatiOn Squadron, Louisiana Ma
tiOnal Guard, reported to the New
Orleans airport there weres two
men at the plane waving to him.
By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, March 8.-Three
airplanes took off here today tt
search for an overdue twin-engine
Bio type Army bomber after &
radio distress message was received
from the pilot, 1t. D. w. Lang.
At 1885 pm. 1t. Lang reported
I'VE are running out of gas anc
hopping out" Three men were
aboard.
The plane was en- route 10 New
Orleans with a Lockheed transport
plane which arrived safely carrying
1t. Florian Holm and 1t. w. H
Yeager, who Immediately joined the
search.
The planes are attached to the
54th Bombardment Squadron OF
Orlando, Fla. The bomber carried
besides 1t. Lang, another officer ano
an enlisted man.
Airport officials said the Lang
plane first was heard from about 1C
am, when it was southwest of New
Orleans over swamplands. The cell
ing here was 1900 feet at noon. but
the weather blustery, with rains.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Skidmore Convicted
OF Tax Evasion
On Three Counts
Junk Dealer Faces
Possible Total
OILS Years
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
, the ASSopiated Press

.
CHICAGO, March 8.-William R.
Skidmore was convicted today on
three out of six counts in two indict-
ments charging he evaded Federal
taxes on 1888 income which Gov
ernment prosecutors asserted he de-
rived largely from protection money
paid him by gambling operators.
A Federal Court jury convicted
him of evading s296,648 in taxes on
his 1888 income, a one-count indict-
ment, and on two of the five counts
in the other indictment which
charged evading of S210,117 in taxes
during the years from 1888 through
1887.
.lF The jury reported its verdict on
the 1888 count this morning and
after further deliberations brought
in the rest of its verdict shortly be-
fore 3 pm. In this report it con-
victed Skidmore of evading taxes
on his 1886 and 1887 income but
found him innocent of evasion for
the years 1893, 1884 and 1885.
The maximum penalty possible
under the conviction would be five
years imprisonment and $4,000 fine
on each count, or Is years and $780,
600 total.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Coast Guard Asked to Get Crew
Of Ship Stuck Off Ocean City

standing nearby the sandbar where
the British flag vessel went aground.
read:
Master of Norwegian ship Olaf
Bergh requests us to take crew off
with beach operations. Sea high. Is
it necessary to send boat to run
a line? Wrecking master states he
is going to fill the ship with water"
Guardsmen explained that by
flooding the ship, deeper hole in
the sand would be dug. Then, when
the water was pumped out, the ship
might be pulled free more easily.
The name and nature of the ILL
ness of the sick seamen were not
learned Immediately.
Choppy seas surged about the
cargoless, 411-foot freighter. caught
on a sandbar a few miles north Of
here since early yesterday morning.
Evening star., 1941-03-08

Chairman George Of the Foreign
Relations Committee said anyone
who goes on the theory the President
is going to destroy the Navy is simply
questioning the good faith OF the
President.
Senators George and Barkley also
pointed out the bill limits aid out of
existing equipment to Sl,300,000, 900,
so that to give large part of the
Navy would preclude any other form
of aid.
Tydings Speaks.
'I have been in favor of the bill
in speaking in support of the Wash
amendment said Senator Tydings.
Il have voted against all amend"
ments because I did not believe any
of them went to the vitals of national
defense, but the amendment of the
Senator from Massachusetts does
just that"
Senator Tydings argued that even
with the Walsh amendment this
President could make available to
Evening star., 1941-03-08

England the remaining "A over-ags
deStroyers.
When Senator Barkley said the
amendment drew no distinction be-
tween obsolete and other ships, the
Marylander said he would favor a
change in the amendment to make
that distinction.
Senator TydlngS pictured some
Senators as forseeing great danger
to this country if Hitler crosses the
English Channel, while others argue
with equal vigor that this hemisphere
is in no danger no matter who wins
in Europe.
Cites French Fleet.
The Marylander said it is because
he cannot be sure who is right that
he favors keeping the American
Navy unimpaired, so that this coun-
try will have a last best chance"
to defend itself in either eventuality.
"I remember not long ago." he
said, France and England made
(See BRITISH AID, Page 2-XO
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, March 8 R).-Stocks
mixed; sugar issues rally. Bonds
narrow; slight upward tendency.
Foreign exchange quiet: free Argen-
tine peso at 1941 low.
Cotton higher; mill, Bombay and
Wall Street buying. Sugar firm: ag-
gressive trade buying. Metals
steady; spot tin price advances.
Wool tops improved; commission
house and trade buying.
CHICAG O.-Wheat sharply
higher; short covering, mill buying.
Corn higher with wheat. Cattle
steady. Hogs steady; quotable top
$785.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Earlier Story on Page A-16.l

Volunteer dance partners of all
ages, shapes and sizes overran the
first floor of the District Building
today to register in the Nations first
official dance draft.
Hundreds of girls we're lined up
before the registration began and
despite rapid-fire interviewing, the
line continued to stretch the length
of the hall.
The prettiest of the first few hun
dred girls were segregated in the
boardroom of the District building,
from which they will proceed by bus
to the Arlington cantonment, there
to dance this afternoon with young
men called to the service.
A few sailors. soldiers and Marines
provided local color as newsreel
lights and photographers cameras
were trained on the enthusiastic
young women.
The Boys Say I'm Good
The question of their dancing
ability elected the greatest of COM
ment.
I'm a good follower" said one.
Another volunteered that "all the
boys say I'm awfully good
Most of them modestly admitted
their proficiency.
Ofhcials. gathered to watch the
proceedings. rated the girls high
in appearance and personality. They
came short and fat, tall and thin,
sober and giggling, brunette and
blond
Told they were to proceed to Ar
lington. one said regretfully, Il knew
I should have worn my Sunday
dress today"
Another wanted to know if there
would be a deduction from her
Government salary if she was not
available when called Twin sis
ters, Lois and Betty Schaumlessle, of
1852 Quebec place NV. were in
teryieued toonther and hold IIy, r,ro
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Jenkins-Monteomery
Bout Set for March rs
b the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 8.-Promoter
Mike Jacobs today set March %
as the date for the 10-round nom
title fight at Madison Square Gar
den between Lightweight Champion
Lew Jenkins and Bob Montgomery
of Philadelphia. The fight was
originally scheduled for March 81,
but was postponed to give time for
a cut over Jenkins eye to heal.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Britain Denies Seeking
To Occupy Syrio

By the Associated Press.
DAMASCUS, Syria, March 8.-On
instructions from his government,
the British consulate general at
Beirut has denied as completely
unfounded reports in the local press
that Britain had sought Turkish
approval of British occupation of
Syria
Syria is French protectorate,
still loyal to Vichy.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Anti Aid Sign
UnfurIed in Gallery
By Woman in Black

A woman dressed in black
created a stir in the Senate
this afternoon when she stood
up in the gallery and unrolled
a large sign urging Senators
to vote against the ease-lend
bill. Attendants seized the
woman and led her away.
She gave her name as Elsie
Canefa of New York City,
but the American Peace
Mobilization identified her as
Mrs. Charlotte Honig. She
was released after ques-
tioning in the sergeant-at-
arms office. The banner read:
H. R. 1776 means war. Vote
no."
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Star Basket Ball
Tourney Finals
Are Postponed

Finals in The Evening Star
interscholastic basket ball tour
nament, scheduled for 7:30
o'clock tonight at Mckinley
Tech High School, have been
postponed due to bad weather,
it was announced late today.
Scheduled to play in the boys
game were Roosevelt and Con-
zaga, while Mount Rainier and
Hyattsville were to play in the
girls game
Announcement for the play
ing of the games will be made at
a later date.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Miss SehioporeIIi Weds

NEW YORK, March 8 R.-
Marisa Schiaparelli, daughter of
Nine. Elsa Schiaparelli, Paris dress
designer, was married yesterday to
Robert Berenson of Boston.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Wasp Rescues 8 Men
In Gale OFF Hutterus
BY the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va, March 8.-The
United States aircraft carrier Wasp
rescued the crew OF eight men from
the foundering schooner George Z.
Klink in a southwest gale off Cape
Hatteras last night.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Suntu Anito
By the Associated Press,

BY the ASSoclated PreSS,
FIRST .RACE-Purse S1,51O; claiming;
4-year -olds and up; ] mile
Sizzling Pan Gongden) $50 420 $50
Enoch Borland tJamesl 400 800
Clarcarole (Neves) 500
Time, 1889.
Also ran-Nouy G, Baldshot. Danheid
Pescadero. Veracidsd. Dear Yankee, Nezo
Ele. Zebedee and HStch Ketchy.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Many Planes Reported Over London District
Earlier Story on Page A-20

LONDON UPY.-An air raid alarm which quickly drew
heavy accompaniment of antarcraft fire was sounded IN
tonight and many planes" were reported over
one district of the CITY, Falling bombs shook one district
soon after the alarm sounded and reported six or
of planes passed overhead One district re-
ported They dropping them here just like the early
bitZeS"
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Nozis Claim Is Merchant Ships, Destroyers
Princess Stephonie Reported Under Arrest

PALO ALTO, Calf lPD.-PrincesS Stephanie Hohenlohe
Hungary reported by her attorney today have been
placed under arrest by immigration and taken
Joseph Bullock said the princess out
under $250O0 bail after deportation hearing was hys-
teca had be half carried At San Francisco the
immigration station said it could not confirm deny Mr..
Bullock's report
Evening star., 1941-03-08
Murray Asks Woqe PorIey of u. S. Steel

PITTSBURGH tP-Philp Murray, chairman of the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee announced late today he was
formally notifying subsidiaries of the United States Steel
Corp of desire to begin negotiations wage agree
Evening star., 1941-03-08
British Seek to Cut Adds Abobo -Jibuti Link

CAIRO Egypt 0P.-British military men said today
South African column which entered Ethiopia from Italian
Somaland after the capture of Fefer was advancing IN
the direction of Harar Diredawa with the apparent
intention cutting rail communications between Adds
Ababa and Jibuti.
Evening star., 1941-03-08
FINAL VOTE ON AID BILL NEAR IN SENATE
ASLAST MAJOR AMENDMENT IS REJECTED
Lote News Flashes
Eods Out of Donqer

MIAMI Fla F,-Physicians reported today that Jockey
Wendell Eads injured in rstrace spill at Tropical Park
yesterday danger They said Xrays revealed
only bad conclusion. Jockey Ted Atkinson
cut and bruised mishap released from the
hospital this afternoon.
Nozis Claim Is Merchant Ships, Destroyers
BERLIN LFp-The German high command authorized
today asserted Is British merchantmen and two
British desroyers had been sunk in the last 48 hours by
torpedoboas submarine and planes The merchant
tonnage according to the
the destroyers displaced 1000 tons each.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
Lid On in Miami
BARLOW, Fla. l-Gov. Spessard L. Holland late today
telegraphed Sheriff D. Coleman of Dade County definite
and direct instructions to clamp down bookmakng oper
ations in the Miami
Princess Stephonie Reported Under Arrest
Evening star., 1941-03-08
British Sink Attacking Italian Submarine

LONDON lFo-The British Admiralty declared today that
the Italian submarine Antrite which attempted to attack
British convoy in the Aegean Sea March had been sunk.
Evening star., 1941-03-08

Late news and sports are covered on Pages
TX and Ok of this edition Of The Star. supple
menting the news OF the regular home delivered
edition of The Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-19
Everybody Works on Men and Models

It's musical play and the
music department has the brunt
OF the work. but a look behind
the scenes reveals that a number
Of other departments have lot
to do with "of Men and Models. :"
the original production 10 be pre-
snted at Lincoln high school May
S. and 10.
In the commercial department.
there il the job Of copying scripts.
About 90 pages OF continuity have
been typed by group Of girls
headed by Lois Keisiing. Gerry
Craig and Mildred Moe. under the
supervision Of Miss Inez Moore.
Because the music II all orgi-
nal. choral scores had 10 be MIN
eogrsphed. Jean Pearson and
Betty Barwell hsnd-cut 20 sten-
ellis OF this sort which. after com
pletion, were run Off on the
mimeograph machine by girls in
Miss Moore's office training
classes
Publicity for the musical il be
ing covered largely by three de-
psrtments - journalism. art and
advertising.
Editor Clay Huntington. Adviser
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-19
Bellows Replaced by
Super-Tuning Fork

The beilows-opsrated reed, which
used 10 give the pitch 10 the Ihlls.
dslphia orchestra. has been re-
placed BY super scientific tuning
fork. which has been invented by
John y. wag.nssllsr, slectronlc
engineer. The fork has been
checked with %. United state.
bureau ~ standards and IL guar
antssd by its makers 20 yibrsts
at precisely 40. regardless Of tenn
peraiufs. humidity or artlstic
temperament
Made % q special steel alloy
which Ia almost completely un-
affected by Temperature changes
u Is mounted 80 that u can d.
t@AnEsd b. an slsctrO-msEnst fed
~ an osoillailnE current fran rs-
do vacuum tubes Nor. radio
tabes pick up the sound and am
pity II. sendlng n through a sye-
cal spsahsr guaranteed 20 have
no oysftOnss Sine the sgina IL
sid 20 - a. penetrating ss q
fog horn. the fork IL also u.~d 10
assemble the players IN advance
u the concert.