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Evening star., 1941-08-10
0'Conor Calls Pollution
Meeting Here Thursday

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. Gov
O'Conor today called a meeting of
the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin for Thursday
in Washington.
Gov. O'Conor is chairman of the
commission which includes repre-
sentatives of the Federal Govern
ment Maryland, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, the District Of Columbia and
the Council of State Governments.
Primary business of the meeting
will be selection of an engineering
staff and location of the commits
sion's permanent Office. Considera
tion also will be given means of
aba ting pollution in the Potomac and
other interstate streams.
Later. the new organization will
deal with land-use, navigation, food
control, water power, water supply,
recreation and other problems of the
basin. It has been empowered to act
by the legislatures of the States con-
cerned and by a joint congressional
resolution.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Rites in Annapolis Today
For Martin Leitch, 90
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 9.-Funeral
services for Martin Leitch, 80. city
councilman and well-known An
napolis Democrat, will be held at
his home at pm. tomorrow.
Mr. Leitch, recently reelected to
a four-year term from the first ward,
died last night in Emergency Hos
pital after a brief illness.
He had been a councilman for II
years. a bailiff OF the Anne Arundel
County Circuit Court about 25 years.
a member of the Metropolitan Sew
erage Commission since 1889 and
a director of the Workingmens
Building Association 35, years.
Mr.. Leitch was born at Friend
ship, Anne Arundel County and
came to Annapolis in 1884. He op-
Grated a grocery store for many
years until his retirement in 1923.
The Rev. John E Stacks, pastor
of Eastport Methodist Church, will
of1ciate at tomorrow's services.
Burial will be in Cedar Bluff Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Nozi Planes Warned Off
By Swedish Guards

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 9.-Two Ger
man messenger planes few over for
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Family Of Five Defies U. S.
To Evict Them From Home

condemned and purchaser by the
Federal Government for the ord
nance plant.
Unless the family moves by Mon
day, the two Indykiewicz men will
be charged with trespassing and IL
legal use of Government property
and Federal marshals will be or
dered to remove them from the
property. Col Joe E. Underwood,
Army construction quartermaster,
announced
The elder Indykiewicz has worked
a sand and gravel deposit on their
land for % years and Paul has
manufactured cement blocks.
The elder Indykiewicz left the
home today in search OF a new
residence, and NJ A. Faber, chief
of guards at the plant site, said he
will not be permitted to return to
the premises.
Chief Faber posted two guards
outside the house.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
New York Police Kill
Bondit in HoIdup
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-1n an eX-
change of gunfire on crowded Sixth
avenue, opposite Rockefeller Center.
detectives shot and killed a man
who attempted to rob celicatessen
store early today.
The man carried a social security
card issued to Ray Bennett, Wal
lace, Tex
Detectives Michael Stephens and
Harry Fitzsimmons said they had
followed him for half an hour as he
walked the avenue peering into
shops. He entered the delicatessen,
they said. whipped out a revolver,
and announced: This is a stickup."
When the detectives approached,
he wheeled. There was scuff1c.
Shots were fired. The man ran and
fell dead 20 feet from the store. a
bullet In his back Another bullet
had ripped through the left sleeve
OF Detective Fitzsimmons.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
New Contract Boosts Pay
OF All Boeing Workers
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Aug. 9.-Wage in
creases for everv workman in the
huge Boeing Aircraft Co. plants
were announced tonight by the
company and the union represent
ing workers
William Muirhead, representative
of the Aeronautical Mechanics
Union "a. F. L. said the increases
ranged from to 1919 cents an hour
and would bring the average from
approximately 80 cents to approx
mately S1.02 an hour. He said the
new contract provided scent diff
ferential for night work and double
time for work in excess OF 10 hours
daily or for Sundays.
Increases for l0,500 men would be
retroactive to July l. Mr.. Muirhead
said. Another 1000 will receive in
creases during the next 80 days.
This new wage scale) is 40 per
cent higher than wages for COM
parable work in any other aviation
plant In the country" Mr.. Muirhead
asserted.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Rival Oil Men Picket
Gas Curfew VioIators
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Two Bronx
filling stations which ignored the
7 o'clock gasoline curfev we're
picketed tonight by owners and em-
ployes of other stations who pro-
fessed cooperation with Petroleum
Co-ordina.or Ickes' request.
Station Managers Morris Rosens
stock and Michael de Gregoria de-
clared they had always remained
opened "a hours day and would
continue to do so despite Mr., Ickes
and despite the pickets whose signs
read:
Employees and employers are on
this line.
This station will not cooperate
with the United States Government
on national defense.
Please cooperate Do not pur-
chase your gasoline after pm"
Line leaders carried American
flags.
Mr.. Rosenstock and Mr.. de Gre
goria asserted that other stations IN
the neighborhood sold gasoline after
curfew, although their lights we're
out and they pretended to be closed.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Sergt. Mark H. Raspberry, newly
appointed acting captain OF United
States Park Police, tempers his law
enforcement duties with spare-time
cabinetmaking and carpentry worthy
of an expert.
The tall, soft-spoken officer in
terrupted an interview yesterday at
his home, 1881 Orchid street NV,
to show reporters a completely
equipped woodwork shop in his base
ment. 1t pointed the story.
Complete with drills. power saws,
jig saws and lathes, the room was
full of specimens of his handiwork,
including the frame of grand
fathers clock, topped with elaborate
scrolls
In addition, Sergt. Raspberry re-
vealed that he is model railroad
fan and produced miniature 10
comotive and tender to prove it.
Succeeds Capt. Helms.
Sergt. Raspberry was appointed
acting captain of the park force by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, and
will assume his new duties tomor-
row. He will succeed Capt. Henry
Helms upon the latter's retirement
September 18.
A graduate of the National Police
Academy of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Sergt. Raspberry has
been member of the force since
1881 and was promoted to sergeant
in July, 1910. His new position car
ries with it an increase in salary
from S2,750 to $500 a year.
During his 12-week course of in
struction at the F. E. 1. this summer
he qualified in the use of police
firearms and in combat and self
defense training.
He also took special training in
technical and scientific crime detec-
ton. Other studies were provided
to equip him better as a law en-
forcement officer and an instructor
of others.
Hasn't Considered Changes.
Asked whether he contemplated
making any changes in the Park
Police setup, Sergt. Raspberry re-
piled that he hadn't given it much
thought, inasmuch as ne was only
acting head until Capt. Helms re-
tirement.
He did say. however, that he could
use additional personnel, adding:
What police department could
not?"
With regard to using his F. B. l.
training in enforcement methods
of the park police, Sergt. Raspberry
repeated that he preferred not to
make any suggestions until after
Capt Helms retirement If I'm
still captain
A native of Birmingham. Ala,
the new park police chief moved to
Macon, Ga, at an early age and
received his schooling there. He
is 81 and has been a resident of
Washington for about 20 years.
Before joining the park police, he
held a secretarial position with the
Southern Railroad here.
He is married and has no chill
dren.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Grange Lecturers
To Convene tuesday
For rFour-Day Farley
300 Members Expected
To Attend Conference
At College Park

By the Associated Press.
Plans neared completion yesterday
for the opening of the 18th annual
conference OF the Middle Atlantic
Grange Lecturers Association to be
held at the University of Maryland
from Tuesday through Friday.
approximately 300 Grange men,
bers from Maryland. Delaware. New
Jersey. New York and Pennsylvania
are expected to attend.
Taber to Speak.
Louis ]. Taber, master of the Ma
tional Grange. Senator Tydings,
Democrat, OF Maryland, and Clifford
Townsend. former governor of In
diana, head list of speakers sched-
uled to appear durins the four-day
session.
In addition to addresses and dis
cussions of problems in connection
with the work of the organization.
the program includes arrangement
for tours to points of interest in
Washington and vicinity.
DR.. Harold F. Cotterman. presi-
dent of the association and lecturer
of the Maryland State Grange, is in
charge Of arrangements for the con-
ference.
The opening session will be held
at pm Tuesday when the group
will be welcomed by DR.. H. C. Byrd,
president of the University. A
formal reception will follow.
Conference Closes Friday.
w. P. Walker and Paul Poffen-
berger of the University's Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics will
speak on Impacts of the War Upon
the Agriculture of the Northeastern
United States" at the Wednesday
morning session. Senator Tydings
also will speak Wednesday.
Other speakers during the week
will include Chester H. Gray, direc-
tor of the National Highway Users
Conference, DR.. T. B. Symons, direc-
tor of the University's Extension
Service, and l.. r. Pennington, Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation.
The conference will close FRIDAY
evening with a banquet at the Uni
versity Dining Hall.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Arlington Chest Clinic
To Be Held Wednesday

A chest and tuberculin test clinic
for Arlington County will be held
Wednesday from 10 am. to l pm.
at the Cherrydale Health Center,
4006 Lee highway.
An X-ray machine makes possible
immediate examination of all rec
commended cases. There is a small
fee if the patient is able to pay,
otherwise no charge will be made.
The clinic is sponsored by the
Arlington County tuberculosis As
sociation and financed through re-
ceipts from the sale of Christmas
seals.
Any one attending the clinic is
requested TO bring a note from his
family physician.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
q, the Associated Press.


NEW BRIGHTON, Mimi, Aug. 9.
Armed with a tWo-day supply OF
food, family of five held out today
against efforts of the United States
Government to evict them from
their home on the site of an ord
nance plant here.
Wen stay here until We find a
decent place to go or until they take
us out" said Paul. Indykiewicz, %,
father of three small children.
II want a decent place for the
children-a place like they're used
to. And I don't want to take them
in the city-if one of them got killed
by car. I'd feel the Government
was responsible.
Mr.. Indykiewicz and his wife and
children-Paul. jr., 2; Patty. /. and
Geraldine, 3 months-are holding
the fort" on the second floor of
house which Mr.. Indykiewiczs
father, Nick. 6s owned until 1t was
Evening star., 1941-08-10

hidden areas near Stockholm within
two hours of each other today and
were warned away by Swedish neu-
trality guards.
The planes swerved back onto
their permitted course and continued
their flight.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Prince William June Bids
To Be Opened Tuesday
Special Dispatch 70 The Star

6peclal Dlspatcn 70 Inc star.
MANASSAS, Va. Aug. 9.-The
Prince William Electric Co-opera-
tive will open bids here Tuesday
for stringing 200 miles of new line
in Prince William. Fairfax. Fauquier
and Stafford Counties. H. B. Lee.
supervisor of the cooperative for
the Rural Identification Adminis-
tration, has announced.
Stalking of the service route is
under way and construction Of the
extensions will begin as soon after
award of contract as possible, Mr..
Lee said. Although wire supplies
are scanty. because of defense pro-
gram demands. he said he did not
expect serious delay.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Rudolf Isine to Wed

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 tp).-Ru-
dolf Using, 38 producer of film car
toons. and Cynthia Westlake. %,
an actress, said today they would be
married next week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Big Truck
Order for


An order for 117Sl army trucks
from the war department was an
nounced today by r. l.. Biggers
president of the Fargo division OF
chrysler Corporation
The order is in addition 10 q
commitment for 104lS Unitce
States Army Dodge trucks an.
nounced January 10 by the cor
poration
BIggers said:
arrangements for this new
order we're completed late yes
terday and when II IL added to
those received by the corpora
ton for army vehicles in both
It's United States and Canadian
plants during the last i2 months,
the total will exceed 5000
units at a total value of more
than $4,000. 600"
Biggers said various types OF
one-half ton. four-wheel drive
Dodge trucks will make up the
order including enclosed cab and
cargo bodies. bucket seat and
cargo bodies for weapon carriers
command reconnaissance cars
field radio cars ambulances- and
certain other special types.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
MANY INDUSTRIALISTS

Among industrialists al the con-
ference. which was held in the
Olds Hotel. were:
c. II. Carroll of the Ford Mo-
tor Company. A. +. Barit of the
Hudson Motor Car Company, r.
II. Daisley. general manager of
Eaton Manufacturing Company
Clarence w. Avery. president of
Murray Corporation; Neil c. Nc
Math of Whitehead e. Kales: w.
p Brown. president of Briggs
Manufac uring Company: l. =.
Babcock. president of General
Motors Truck Corporation. Clyde
NJ. Adams of Bohn Aluminium and
Brass Corporation; Willard II.
Dow. president of Dow Chemical
Company: Carlos j. Jolly of Gen.
eral Motors Corporation; f, l..
McPhee. president of Houdaille-
Hershey Corporation; L. O-AGor-
don. president of Muskegon Motor
Srecialties Corporation. Francis
Trecker of Milwaukee was here
as representative OF knudsen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Shows bill Frozen
Notocki Refuses to Pay 1925 Trauel Bill Submitted
by State Fair Manager for Auto

LANSING. Jan 2S. An expense
account item of 1926 for automo-
bile mileage between his home at
Worthwhile and his office at the
state Fair Grounds. submitted to
the state by DIR. Linwood Snow,
resigned manager of the state fair,
was disallowed today by State
Budget Director Leo J. Nowicki.
81 doubt that the state Is obli-
gated to pay the cost of travel
Of state employe between his
home and his office" Nowicki
said. THE place of residence OF
Doctor SHow il of no concern
to the state and cannot APP
prove the travel vouchers he
submitted to the state"
DIR. SNOW HITS BACK
small potatoes" fumed irate
Doctor Snow. II could have
stayed In a Detroit hotel at the
expense Of the state for $3.50
and So n day " ! had wanted
TO. Furthermore. L used my own
car for travel and turned back
three state cars to the state and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Phelps Leaves Yale
To Head Hall Of Fame

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-GN5)-
DR. William Lyon Phelps. an out
standing figure in American liter
airy and educational circles. tod y
accepted with humility and pride
an appointment as dir tor f the
Hall of Fame on the campus oi
New York University. He vii
leave the Yale University faculty
after 81 years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Scrap War
Debt. Says
Secretary
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

Init News Service stan Correspondents
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.-Sec-
rotary of the Treasury Morgens
THAI today advised Congress that
he is ready to scrap the British
World War debt to the United
States and revealed that expendi
ture of billions under the lease
lend bill will eventually require an
increas in this country's national
dbt limit beyond the currently pro-
posed ceiling of S65, 900. 600 900.
Morgenthau told the Senate for.
eign relations committee that Brit
ish ability to purchase planes,
and arms in the United
States will be exhausted this year.
81 suppose you are ready TO
charge that of any time" OBJ
served Senator Vandenburg tR)
of Michigan. referring to the
British World War debt which
amounts to IS, ,S21. 24S.49.
"Any time" replied Morgen-
THAI.
He said that Britain is spending
nearly $60,000,000 daily to finance
its war effort and for quick pass
age of the lease-lend bill because
England lust hasn't got the dol
lars"
Morgenthau told the committee
that the British government now
owes American manufacturers
81, 400. 100000 on orders already
placed.
Britain has enough gold aud
silver exchange assets TO meet
these outstanding commitments,
but the British just haven't got
the dollars to take care Of their
additional needs" Morgenthau
declared.
Morgenthau also reported that
the gold and dollar exchange as
sets of the United Kingdom
totaled S2,167 100000. But he
:. =. =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
President 10 Visit
Texas, Maverick Says

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. ~
(INS)-Maury Maverick. former
congressman today sand he had
every reason to believe" that
President Roosevelt would visit
Texas during March. He refused
to comment on reports that Gle
President might visit Mexico dur
ing the trip. but said Mr.. Roose-
welt is planning to fish in the
Gulf. No official word of such a
trip has yet been received.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Federal Grand Jury
Calls Verne Marshall

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia. Jan. 81.
-INS)-Verne Marshall. Cedar
Rapids publisher and chairman OF
the No Foreign War Committee.
today was subpenaed to appear
before federal grand jury at
Washington on February 5. 1t
was understood the grand jury
wished to question Marshall about
alleged violations of the Hatch Act
in the presidential campaign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Ruthven a Navy Greeter

ANN ARBOR. Jan. 2S.-PreSi-
dent Alexander G. Ruthyen of the
University of Michigan announced
today he has accepted appoint
ment to the board of visitors of
the United States Naval Academy
The board will meet in April and
submit a report on academic and
physical matters
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Check PdSSer Says
He S Airline Agent

Detroit merchants were warned
today against a bad check passer
who is representing himself as an
advance agent of the United Air
Lines. Inc Dan OLeary. district
traffic manager of United. said
the man is getting merchants.
particularly garages. 10 cash
checks on MS story that he is
renting space for the line.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Van Wagner
Spurs State
War Work
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING. Jan. Is. Asserting
that Americas freedom is AT stake
In the present war. Gov. Murray
d. Van Wagner assembled Michi-
gan industrialists and labor rep
resentatives here today in an
effort TO speed the defense pro-
gram,
He announced that the State
Defense Council Will be rcorgan-
ized and that county units 10
manage all local defense activities,
including review of labor disputes,
will follow as soon as necessary
law is rushed through the Legis-
lature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28

Morgenthau Tells Burden
on British Shoulders
International New. service wiz,

WASHINGTON. Jan. %.
rotary of Treasury Morgenthau
today contrasted the high income
taxes in England with those in the
United States as he pleaded for
passage of President Roosevelts
lease-lend bill.
He submitted a table 10 the
Senate foreign relations commit
tee showing that a married couple
with two children would pay much
higher taxes in Britain than In the
United States. The table follows:
Income British tax U. s. tax
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
DennandPdyinGo|d
To Release Victims
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

International News Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28-In surprise reversal,
the German government has advised the state de-
partment that it is willing to release upwards OF
450 900 political and racial refugees providing they
proceed direct to the United States, high officials
disclosed today.
proposes send the refugees across
Europe sealed Lisbon for shipment aboard United
States ports The plan still under
study by the department with various American ogan-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Jeffries Submits
2Hospitd| Plans

Two plans for the improve
ment OF Receiving Hospital were
submitted for study TO the mayors
finance committee today by Mayor
Jeffries. The mayor said he did
not know which plan he will ulti-
mately recommend. but declared
II feel sure. however, the
more We do in assuming state
obligations. the less the state
will do for US"
One plan provided for an eX-
-penditHfe- If So ll77e in the addi-
ton Of $4,000 square feet to the
city physicians office. Tho add
ton would increase the facilities
of The out-patlent Office and.
through Encouragement. provide
more beds for patients in the
hospital
Plan No. . will cost S761921
and add new wing of 5000
square feet 10 the hospital. The
addition will up the number Of
beds in the pSychopathic ward
from 126 10 1870 and provide a
SPECIAL ward for treatment of po-
lice prisoners and alcoholics
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
We Recommend:

Pccrng the Malon today points
1T true all United States the War of 1922
have been started APRIL Read his column the editorial
George Washington first gave name.
But Ripley does Page
II want to improve appearance forget about
makeup girls. find wall and your
posture. Ida Jean Kahn gives 1I instructions Page u
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
Empress of Australia
Safe. British Report
,nt,rus,iess, New, Photo

ship reported. This message was
not clear, but may have referred
to the ships engines.
about 200 miles off Dakar
tAfrica). Decks awash," was
the next report.
At 1888 p. m. the ship flashed:
Being shelled again" This
was the first reference TO she'll
ing. but since reception was
Spotty il was assumed something
had been missed9
The ship then gave its position
as 1880 1S.20"-placing it some
what north and off the coast of
Dakar, important French African
port.
Last heard from the vessel was
a series of dashes at 1855 p. m.
The Empress of Australia had a
colorfu1 history. In addition to
bringing King George and Queen
Elizabeth to America in May, 1899.
she also in 1927 carried the then
Prince of Wales. now the Duke of
Windsor, on a trip to Canada.
CAME WITH BALDWIN
With the prince was Stanley
Baldwin, then prime minister OF
Britain.
After long service on the Cana
dian Pacific's Vancouver-Far East
route. the Empress was trans
ferred in 1926 10 transatlantic
service. serving occasionally on
cruises. In 1923 she was damaged
in the japanese earthquake. but
remained in Yokohama Harbor
and was used as a relief station.
At the outbreak OF the current
war, the Empress was converted
into a troop ship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28

III UIUStIfS, S0HS nc,
"orc supposed IN hoid the
boHes IA place.
"Tbey me supposed 10
ami heB 10 rs q rule; but
somCtimcsethc muscles arc
tokea OF Their guard, are
cougif mapping as n icere.
Thin q sudden lurch to
iorboord slips q rertebro,
let rs say. ont Of Hne be-
fore the muscles can stop II.
"Thep rhdt rs needed IS
q suddeR and scientific
couHte5SRop to PIT IL back
into place.
"You cannot do u ,rith II
pin. you De MT need a
scaibci.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
VoUR columnist agrees.

VOIR columnist agrees.
i Surely these knights of the
disIocated joint have their proper
place In medical science and merit
more encouragement than they
get from lay or learned.
Surely that branch of the
science deserves greater develop
mcnt than II has had.
Those Of Us who are old enough
remember the great DIR. Lorenz,
who came all the way from
fCnnflnncd on Newt Page. Col. y