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Evening star., 1941-09-08
Two Are Held on Charge
OF AssauItinq Woman

Hyattsville police are holding two
men on charge of criminal assault
of 40-year-old Washington
mother.
The men are Dahlma w. Williams.
IS, of Takoma Park, Md. and Byrd
Mitchell, %, of 4425 Fourteenth
street NV. The woman told police
that she had become stranded at a
restaurant near Hyattsville and the
owner had suggested that the two
man drive her home On the way
there, she told police, she was at
tackled.
Corpl. Louis Mackall of Prince
Georges County police said the
woman was brought into the Hyatts-
vile station by a truck driver from
the light in College Park where the
men left her.
Corpl. Mackall said the case would
receive a preliminary hearing before
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie in Hy.
attsville Thursday morning.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
No Progress Made Toward
Ending Newspaper Strike
By the Associated Press.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept. g.
Further hearings by State and Fed
eral labor officials are to be held
on a strike of Birmingham Post
editorial and circulation employees.
State Labor Commissioner william
H. Ivey said today, reporting mo
progress at a lengthy session yes
terday
Mr.. Ivey asserted demands of the
C. I. o. American Newspaper Guild
for a guild shop was the only issue
discussed in the seven-and-a-half-
hour hearing. No time has been
set for the continued session.
The paper suspended publica-
ton Saturday. Editor James E.
Mills said pressmen declined to
cross picket line. The paper en-
ployed 1877 persons. Mr.. Mills said
seven of 20 editorial workers and
a majority of circulation employees
were involved.
A minimum OF $50 per week for
copyreaders and varied increases for
circulation workers were sought,
Harold Helfer president OF the
guild here, said. The minimum un-
der the old contract was $40 per
week for editorial work.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Other Lines Due
ToFoIIow B.&0.f
Action on Strike:
Rood Not to Route
L.C. L. Lots Here Until
Truck Tie-up Ends
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

A virtually complete stoppage Of
freight in and out
Of Washington was in prospect this
afternoon as the Labor Department
Cancellation Service began attempts
to settle the trucking strike.
The strike, which began here this
morning over a wage dispute, has
halted the removal of freight from
railroad depots here and brought
from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
this afternoon an announcement Of
an embargo on Washington.
A spokesman for the B. e. o. in
Baltimore said that no more freight,
except full carload lots-such as
cement and other building materials
would be routed to Washington
pending settlement of the strike.
Other Roads Draw Plans.
Other railroads indicated that
they were prepared to follow suit.
At the Pennsylvania Railroad Offices
here, it was said that officials were
drawing up plans for an embargo on
shipments, except to consignees TAX
ing siding delivery.
Frank J. Sheehan of the Labor
Departments conciliation service
said that the strikers and truck
owners would meet at pm. at the
Washington Hotel for negotiations
on settlement.
Mr.. SheehaI. visited the union
headquarters today and won an
agreement from the strikers to SUBJ
NIT their claims to negotiation.
Later the truck owners agreed to
attend tonight's meeting.
Higher Wages Sought.
The strikers are seeking an In
crease in wages, which they say is
the sole issue.
A striker was charged with dis
orderly conduct following a scuffle
outside of the National Trucking
& Storage Co.. 1885 New York ave-
nue. NE. Police said the striker
clashed with a driver who was at
tempting to move his truck through
picket line.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Workers in Germun-HeId Areas
Uroed to Start 'Go-SIow Week.

trolled Netherlands radio as author
ity for this report.
A similar attack occurred at
Utrecht June IA, it was said, when
a follower of the Dutch Nazi party.
National Socia1istische Beweging,
was knitted.
The Dutch agency said an in
creasingly prevalent form of Dutch
resistance is violation of blackout
regulations. The Hague's police COM
missioner was said to have threat
ened to cut off gas and electricity
from homes where the rules are not
rigidly obeyed.
During August current was stopped
in ABS Dutch homes and 1924 fines
imposed for such violations, accord
ing to the German-controlled news
paper Algemeen Handelsblad.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
German Anti-Aircraft
Vessel Is Reported
Destroyed by Plane
British Pilot Tells
Of Diving Attack on
Three Enemy Ships
2, the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. "a British
patrol plane was reported authori-
tatively today to have destroyed a
German anti-aircraft ship of the
Belgian port of Ostend.
The pilot was said to have sighted
three German vessels and to have
seen one explode, its superStructure
crumbling, when he opened fire in a
diving attack.
1T is highly probable that I hit
the magazine" the pilot said. Il
broke off the engagement while I
was still about 200 yards away from
the wreckage."
FLAX" ships are usually about the
size of large trawlers and have pow
erful anti-aircraft batteries in bow
and stern.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Pdr|ey Called TO Avert
St. Louis Power Strike
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8.-Seeking to
avert a power strike scheduled for
midnight, the Union Electric Co.
of Missouri and the A. F. L. oper-
ating engineers arranged another
conference late today after they
failed to reach an agreement in an
all-night session.
The strike would be a serious
blow to the st. Louis industrial area
which has millions of dollars of de-
tense contracts. would tie up street
cars and cut off electricity at three
Army camps-Fort Leonard Wood,
Jefferson Barracks and Scott Field,
Ill.
The major issue is wages. For
laborers receiving 51Kz cents an
hour, the union asks 80 cents; for
those getting more than 51la cents
an increase to $125 an hour, and
20 cents more for $1.15-an-hour
welders.
Mayor william Dee Becker tele-
phoned Army headquarters In
washington appealing for aid in
preventing the strike.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Robinson Denies
Assault After u. ).
Rests lis Case
Jury Expected to Go Out
Before Night; Indicates
Belief He Was Framed
Earlier story on Page B-1.

After the Government suddenly
rested its case at 2:45 pm. today,
william I. Robinson, "a, colored, de-
MED in District Court the accusa-
ton he criminally assaulted Is
year-old girl near Rock Greek Park
August 6.
Under questioning by Defense At
torney David A. Hart, Robinson
admitted giving confession to po-
lice, but denied he verbally con-
fessed to the girls father, as the lat
ter had just testified.
Now, I ask you did you or did you
not attack this girl, or have anything
to do with her on August 81" asked
Mr.. Hart, who was assigned to the
case by the court.
mo sir, did not" the defendant
replied emphatically. Il never had
anything at all to do with her. /
never saw her before the time at
the lineup"
Jury May Get Case Today.
The case is expected to go to the
jury before nightfall, as Justice Dam
iel w. ODonoghue decided to ex-
tend the court session.
On the occasion of the lineup
where the girl was supposed to have
twice identified him as the man who
attacked her, Robinson indicated
in his testimony that he believed
the police had framed" him.
He said that Immediately after
the girl had tentatively identified
him. but before positive identifica-
ton. he heard some one say behind
him: Were getting tired of being
on a wild goose chase. You can
afford to say he's the man."
Couldn't Identify Speaker.
Robinson said he could not iden-
tify who made this remark.
Mr.. Hart drew from Robinson the
assertion that, before the lineup,
he had told officers he had been con-
victed of rape in West Virginia. Mr..
Hart emphasized this point several
times by questioning.
The witness admitted under cross
questioning by Assistant United
States Attorney John w. Fihelly
that he had been sentenced to Is
years for assault on q 9-year-old
girl.
Mr.. FINELY announced the sur
prise closing of the Governments
case after using only IL of some Is
or 80 witnesses who had been sum-
moned.
The Government is asking the
death penalty.
In another criminal assault case.
which also opened at District Court
today, the jury began celebrating
at 4:27 pm. It is the case in which
Bernard Lee Williams, scolored, al,
Is accused OF assaulting q 17-year.
old colored girl August 2 at Fifty
third and Fitch streets Sc.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Gas Company Will Pay Bonus
To Offset Rising Living Costs

AS of June Is, the bureau reported
that living costs here had risen to
103. Under the plan announced by
the gas company, its employees will
get an extra compensation of 3 per
cent of their salaries during July,
August and September.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
figure for September Is, which will
be published in October, will deter
mine the amount of the defense
emergency compensation for the
next three-month period.
The company has agreed to meet
the cost of living rise up to maxi
mum of 10 per cent of the base pay
of workers making less than $500 a
month.
Evening star., 1941-09-08

The Washington Gas Light Co.
announced today that it would pay
defense emergency compensation"
based on the rise in costs of living in
the District to employees whose base
salary is under $500 a month.
Under the plan, the company has
made a survey of the average index
for cost of living figures in the Dis
trict as furnished by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Labor Department.
1t was determined that the average
cost of living in Washington in the
years from 1885 to 1910 was repre-
sented by the index figure 100. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
a new index every three months.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (P.-
Stocks irregular; aircrafts de-
velop strength. Bonds mixed;
special issues in demand. For
eign exchange quiet; generally
unchanged.
Cotton firm; trade and specu-
lative buying. Sugar higher:
strong trade demand for world
contracts. Metals steady; steel
operations increase. Wool tops
improved; trade and commission
house buying.
CHICAGO, - Wheat higher:
strengthened by demand for feed
grains. Corn higher; livestock
production to be stimulated.
Cattle, most steers steady; soms
weak. Hogs 1925 higher: top,
$3.50.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
japanese Beetle Curbs
Lifted 5 Weeks Early
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department to-
day lifted restrictions on the inter-
state movement of fruits and vege-
tables under japanese beetle quar-
antine regulations, effective imme-
diate.
Under the regulations, certificates
showing freedom from the beetle
were required until October 16 on
shipment from areas "of heavy
beetle fight" but the order of the
Bureau of Entomology and plant
quarantine removed this require
ment nearly five weeks in advance.
Areas of heavy fight include
Delaware, the District of Columbia
and parts of Maryland, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The bureau said field surveys
showed it did not seem advisable to
continue fruit and vegetable certifi-
cation the rest of the season.
Restrictions on the interstate
shipment of cut flowers will con-
tinue in force through October is.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Paralysis Cases Shift
Baseball PIdyoff Games
BY the Associated Press.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. s.
The Chattanooga Lookouts an
nounced today all their Shaughnessy
playoff games would be played away
from home on account of the infan-
tile paralysis epidemic.
President Joe Engel made the an
nouncement after a conference with
health department officials.
The Lookouts open the Southern
Association Shaugnessy series in
Atlanta tonight and were scheduled
to come here Wednesday. Engel said
that as a result of the epidemic all
games would be played in Atlanta.
He added that in the event his club
enters the second round all games
would be played away from home.
Health department officials have
reported 50 paralysis cases in the
county since July l. Eight cases de-
veloped in the last three days, after
they had regarded the epidemic as
under control
The department said theaters
probably would be closed later in the
week unless conditions improve.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept 8.-"Col. Britton," +"
radio leader of the V-for Victory
campaign called on the workers OF
German lands to start a
Go Slow Week today ito reduce
production to the lowest possible
limit to slow down the German war
machine"
The Netherlands news agency of
the Dutch government-in-exile an
nounced that anti-Nazi resistance
had reached a new high in the
Netherlands with assassination of a
sergeant of the Holland Storm
Troops. He died Friday after be-
ing stabbed in the neck during a
Nazi parade at Utrecht. The Dutch
agency quoted the German-con-
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Norden Sight
In Nazi Hands,,
Court Is Told
Spy Defendant Cove
1t to Reich in 1888,
Prosecutor Says
B, tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-Germany
has had the secret of the Norden
bomb aiming device since 1898. ac-
cording to United States Attorney
Harold M. Kennedy, who opened
prosecution of Is alleged spies in
Federal Court today before Judge
Mortimer w. Byers and a jury.
Hermann Lang, one Of the de-
PENDANTS, who was final inspector OF
the closely guarded bombsight, took
the details to Germany in 1888, MIR.
Kennedy declared as he unfolded
ramifications of the alleged spy ring
which he said covered the entire
Western Hemisphere.
Seventeen other defendants have
pleaded guilty and await sentencing
at the conclusion of this trial. which
is expected to last three weeks.
Raymond D. Muir of the. State
Department, the first witness, testi-
fed that none of the defendants
had registered as agents OF for
eign power.
INO Law hSdBhSt oChuhhS oSNAStSs
Frank j. Walsh, counsel for six OF
the accused. said he would admit
that information was transmitted to
Germany, but would contend there
was no law against transmission OF
intelligence to countries with which
the United States is not at war.
I'm order for Germany to receive
the legitimate information 1t was
entitled to it was necessary to avoid
the British blockade" he said.
There was no other way to trans
NIT this information than in the
way it was done. There is no law
that says you may not aid Ger
many Just as there is no law which
saws you may aid Great Britain.
The information transmitted was
not United States defense secret.
The United States is not bel
ligerent power. You have right
to consider whether We are being
bound by the administrations pol
icy or by laws; whether the con-
spiracy-if such it is-originated in
Germany or in the Office of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation"
Coerced Into Conspiracy.
Mr.. Walsh then charged that the
defendants we're coerced into being
a part of the alleged conspiracy.
Other defense counsel in their
opening denied their clients were
part of any conspiracy.
Mr.. Kennedy said the Govern
ment would prove the defendants
boldly wrote the chief of the Chem
ical Warfare Service asking infor-
nation. He said they advised the
department not to worry if this in
formation is confidential, for it will
be in the hands Of a good citizen" !"
The good citizen. Mr. Kennedy
told the jury, was Frederick j. Du-
uuesne, who he said had been a spy
for years.
This assertion brought an unsuc-
cessful demand by defense counsel
for a mistrial.
Branch in Shanghai.
Mr.. Kennedy, outlining the de-
PENDANTS alleged operations, said
they had letter drops in various
countries and had a branch in
Shanghai were a person, not on
trial, but known to this Government,
transmitted information across ST.
IBERIA to Berlin.
He said Axel Wheeler-Hill was a
leader in the conspiracy to transmit
defense information to the Reich
and that his family in Germany was
paid 5000 monthly for his services
sentence of % years, 2 years for the
first count and 20 years for trans
mitting defense information.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Charles D. ShuckeIford, 50,
Prominent Mason, Is Dead

stroke last week. Pneumonia set in
and he died early today at the hos
pital
Mr.. Shackelford was leader in
several branches of Masonry. He
was master of Lebanon Lodge in
1914, high priest of Eureka Chapter
in 1918, commander of Columbia
Commandery in 1921 and captain
of Columbia's drill team, and became
captain of Arab Patrol of Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine and
was potentate of the Shrine in 1926.
He resided at 62 u street NV.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Hits Scored on Two Axis
Ships, British Report

CAIRO, Egypt, Sept. 8 (P.-Brit-
ish planes scored hits on two of
three Axis ships in the Mediter-
ranean Saturday night, the British
Middle East command reported
today.
One ship was reported hit three
times and left listing heavily to
port. The other, a tanker, was said
to have been heavily damaged by
two torpedoes.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Puxton Hunover Wins

READING, Pa, Sept. 8 @.-
Paxton Hanover, owned by B. C..
Mayo of Tarboro, N. c., today won
the 2-year-old Futurity Trot, feature
event of the opening day on the
grand circuit meeting here. The
event carries O. purse OF $2,250.
Paxton Hanover was driven by Doc
Pnrshall and won in straight heats.
Evening star., 1941-09-08

Charles D. Shackelford, SO, prom
inent Mason, native of the District,
died today at Doctors Hospital after
an illness of slightly more than a
week.
Funeral services will be held at
Hines funeral home at 2 pm. We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Shackelford, who had been
press foreman at the United States
News and formerly was with the
Washington Herald at its location
on Eleventh street, had suffered a
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Negotiations Concluded
To Sell Fire 2 2U.S. Ships
to The Star.

ey.CA Die 70 The STAT.
LONDON, Sept. 8.-Negotiations
between Fire and the United States
for acquisition by the Irish of two
American ships were concluded last
week.
The Fire government is to buy two
ships for the transportation Of food
to Erie and to pay for them ION
the installment plan" They pre-
ferred this to accepting them under
the lease-lend law, which the
United States Government appar-
entity was prepared to extend to
Fire for this purpose.
tCopyffvht, 1e41, Chicago Daily News lne,S
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Killer Sentenced to Die

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 8 R.-
Thomas williams, 36, Detroit pa
rolled convict, today was sentenced to
die in the electric chair Of the Ohio
Penitentiary in Columbus Decem-
ber 10 for fatally shooting Samuel
Arnovitz, 81, and Herman Kander,
26, August !.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Aqueduct

SEVENTH RAC+Purse, s., 900: claim
City Talk DAY. 1l5O $40 42O
Paul Pry tCoule) 40 200
Pumpgun (Westrope) $50
Time, :52.
Also ran-Tedder Catapult, Aureole,
Al Au Feu. Counterglow and The Fop.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: claim
ing; 3-year-olds and upward ID miles.
Bright Gray tRoberts) $50 800 800
Sizzling Pan (Westrope) 440 $50
Allergic (Biermanl 4.20
Time, 1:471s.
Also ran-Misting, Abmeres, Portet, Oc-
toher
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Theodore Buumeister Dies

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 tP.-Theo-
dore Baumeister, "a, for many years
associated with Henry Morgenthau,
ST.. In the practice of law, died today
after an illness of many weeks.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Prof. W. F. Gunonq Dies

NORTHAMPTON. Mass, Sept. g.
R.-william Francis Ganong, TT,
professor emeritus of botany at
Smith College. died yesterday at his
summer home in st. John, New
Brunswick.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Late Races

Earlier Results, Rossvan's, Other
Selections and Entries for To-
morrow, Page TX.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Hawthorne Park

SIXTH RACE-The Hawthorne Golden
Jubilee Handicap; Purse, $1,000; 3-year-
olds and upward; furlongs.
Doublrab tHaskelD 1920 $50 $50
Float Away (Haritos) $40 4.SQ
Agricole tThompSon) $50
Time. 1:12.
Also ran--Gquistar. Forever Prince,
Flying Torpedo, Maisco, Valtite.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Allies Plan Sterner Steps
If Iran Delays Response
BY the Associated Press.

BY the hSSOCldtco EAcSs.
LONDON, Sept. 8.-Although no
deadline has been fixed for Iranian
acquiescence to British-Russian de-
mands, an authoritative source said
today, a favorable response must be
forthcoming ''in very short time"
if Iran is to avoid sterner measures
by occupying British and Russian
forces.
The most recent communication to
Teheran is understood to have in
sisted on expulsion or internment
of all Germans and Italians and
others having any connection with
the Axis, whether as official agents
or private citizens.
1t is assumed here that a number
of Axis operatives already are in
custody of the British and Russians
Fail to Issue Statement.
TEHERAN, Iran, Sept. R.-The
Iran government yesterday failed to
issue a statement at the regular
session of Parliament on peace ne
gotiations with Britain and Russia,
thereby indicating the terms pre-
sented by the Allies last Friday had
not been approved.
British sources, however, fatty
declared the German Legation
would be ousted from Teheran and
all Germans without diplomatic
status must be surrendered to the
Allies for internment or exchange.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Murderer, Is, Gets Life

WOODSTOCK Ill. lP.-Richard Wesolik 16 sentenced
to life imprisonment today after he pleaded guilty to the
murder Margaret Jung, 37year- mother Of five
children The paroee from the Illinois Training School for
Boys almost broke down when ecounted how he bud
geoned Jung death the morning of July a. He had
been paroled to the Jung farm home.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Nurrugunsett Park

SEVENTH RACE-The Wakefield: purse.
$4,000; allowances: 3-year-olds and up;
] mile and 40 yards.
War Relic CLuther 800 2.20 out
Boston Man Atkinson) $50 out
NaDper Sandy tDickey) out
Time | Al 3-5.
Also ran-Yale ONine,
EIGHTH RACE-Purse S1,10O; claim
ing; 3-year-olds and upward; lis miles.
Top Queen Briggs 760 $50 $40
Light Tack tWoolfe) $50 $50
Love Mark (Vanderbureh) 420
Time, 200.
=. Also ran-Country Lass Catomar. The
Loom, Dark Melus.
NINTH RAC+Purse. S1,1oo; claiming;
S-year-olds and up: !. miles.
Abyssinia (Bodiou1 1920 6.70 4.30
Holl Image lVedder) 500 $40
Florian II (Guerin) 400
Time. SO 3-5.
Also ran-Dinah Desmond Reigh View
Cloudy Night, Richestan, Gigi, Room Serv-
ice, Brave Action and Weary Flower.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Imoniunn

SIXTH RACE-Purse, $500; claiming;
3-year-olds and up; / is miles.
Rough Going (Weber) 24.40 $50 $40
Match Point (Acosta) 4.70 $40
Agnes knight kelly $50
Time :51 80.
Also ran-Wintona, Joan Asbestos,
Morocco D. Miss Selection and Corsica.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse $500; claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; ] is miles.
Barraca (Scocca) 1870 7.40 800
Ace of Trumps tWalters) go 4.S0
Custer (Hernandez) $40
Time, 1:52 1-5.
Also ran-Netta Wood, Pascua. Danc-
ing Cloud. Tobacco Road, Summer Hall.
Evening star., 1941-09-08
CLAMPED ON RAIL FREIGHT TO D. c.
Late News Bulletins
Germans She'll Dover Area

FOLKESTONE. England tP.-German long-range guns,
which have quiet for several weeks fired few salvos
from region of Cap Girls Nez into the Dover tonight
No casualties damage were reported.
Nozis Claim Two Four-Motored Bombers
BERLIN QFD.-German chasers shot down two or three
British bombers which attacked the Norwegian
today and killed two civilians DNB dispatch
said tonight
Evening star., 1941-09-08
Weather Forecast

Cloudy lowest tonight about 66 cloudy tomor-
row, probable brief showers little change in
temperature.
Temperatures today-Highest, &c. at pm:
lowest, 10, at 6 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full Details on PAGE Az.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22

Dear Desperate; It's extreme
ly difficult to print an answer
10 your letter without bring
Ing up certain points In 1t. How
ever. I win see what I can do.
As TO your question concern
Ing graduation night-lf II h
the custom for graduating Sc
nlor girls TO invite an escort to
attend the evenings festivities,
then 20 ahead and invite some
one. You. who are In school.
know better than anyone out
side Of school whether you
should extend the invitation or
wait for your friend 10 ask you
n he may see you home after
the exercises.
II you are very much afraid
the young man YOU have In
mind will be prevented from
attending nj the last minute.
then I would invite someone
else, for n would be = pity TO
have your graduation spoiled
for you.
There n really nothing you
can do. about your friends
mother. To attempt 10 do some
thing would be seriously over
stepping your bounds.