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Evening star., 1941-11-05
Three Youths Comics!
Series Of Ho|dups
Here, Police Say
Will Foce Charges
Of Robbine Cab Drivers,
Milkmen and Autoists

Police announced today they had
! obtained signed statements from
three youths confessing a series OF
eight recent holdups. including four
in which taxicab drivers were the
victims. Another youth was being
held for investigation as owner OF
the automobile used by the three
in several Of the robberies, 1t was
said.
The youths were taken into GUS
tody by Prince Georges County
(Md) police early Sunday after the
holdup of two milkmen.
Detective Sergts. Irving LubOre,
E. S. Grove and Elmer Lewis ques-
toned the youths, but were unable
to gain confessions, according to
Sergt. Lubore, until William r.
Diggs, 45O2 Dix street NE, a cab
driver, gave police the rope with
which the holdup men had tied him
when they robbed and slugged him
early Saturday. The fourth boy
identified it As part Of tow rope
which had been in his car, and the
others then admitted the crime,
Sergt. Lubore said.
The holdup combination then CO.
operated to the extent of identifying
several victims who were not sure
the youths were those who had
robbed them. the detective said.
In addition to that of Mr.. Diggs.
police said the three would be
charged today in these cases:
Douglas Bailey, jr., Takoma Park.
Md, cab driver, robbed and slugged
last Thursday.
Harry Davis. 633 E street S E., cab
driver. robbed and slugged last
Friday.
Thomas H. Haislip, Lorton. Va.
and Manuel Klawans, Roger Heights.
Md, milkmen, robbed Of small
amounts last Sunday.
Ernest J. Braswell, 1896 Ogden
street NV, cab driver, robbed Oc-
tober % and forced to lie on floor
of cab while bandits held up Frank
H. Thatcher, 1926 A street Sc, and
H. H. Donaldson. 1401 Sixteenth
street NE, streetcar motorman and
conductor.
Clifford Hedges. Indianhead. Md.
robbed and slugged October Is while
sitting in a parked car.
One of the youths is II years old,
another 18 and the third 81.
Evening star., 1941-11-05
Dinner Tonight 10 Fete
Barney Housefounders

A dinner in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Weller, Barney Neighbor-
hood House founders, will be held
at the house at $3.50 o'clock tonight
as the Community Cnest-supported
agency reaches the high light Of an
all-day celebration of its 10th anni-
versary.
Doors Of the house were opened
at 10 o'clock this morning and will
remain open until 10 O'Clock tonight
Visitors will be conducted on a tour
of the building
Additional guests at tonight s
dinner will be Mrs. Cuno Rudolph
whose late husband was one of the
incorporators of the Neighborhood
House. and Nine. Laura L. Dreyfuss-
Barney, whose mother was a pa
tronesS when it opened in 1901.
At the dinner, Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr
for IA years president of the board
will sum up its progress during the
last 20 years. Harry Wender, presi-
dent of the Southwest Citizens
Evening star., 1941-11-05
Navy Department Order!
Americans From Guum

The Navy Department announced
late yesterday that in accordance
with its general policy" Of evac-
uating civilians from the Far East,
families of American naval person.
mel and American civilians on the
Island OF Guam had been ordered to
leave. The order was transmitted
through the naval Governor of
Guam.
The move was interpreted as an
other indication of the administra-
tion's concern over Japanese-Amer-
lean relations.
Evening star., 1941-11-05

porters. Those passing an exami-
nation. to be conducted by the Civil
Service Commission, would be
known as Federal certified short
hand reporters"
1t would be possible for any per-
son who is United States citizen,
over 2l, of good moral character"
and a high school graduate who has
Evening star., 1941-11-05
Mrs. Maybank Here
With New Senator

The new Senator from South
Carolina, former Gov. Burnett r.
Maybank, who took his seat at
noon today, was accompanied to
Washington by Mrs. Maybank.
They are staying at the May
flower.
Senator Maybank fills the place
left vacant when Associate JUS
tice James F. Byrnes of the Su-
preme Court resigned to take his
seat on the bench. Pending spe-
cial election, two others occupied
the senatorial post-the late Sen
ator Alvah Moore Lumpkin and
Senator Roger c. Peace, serving
by gubernatorial appointment.
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passed the civil service examination,
to be registered on this list. A fee
of $25 would be charged for filing
an application for an examination
or certificate under the act.
Grain shipments from Argentina
to other countries dropped so per
cent in the last year.
Evening star., 1941-11-05
Churchwomen to Meet

The board of women managers of
the Presbyterian Home will meet at
IL am. tomorrow at the home. 1918
Newton street NV. The Executive
Committee will meet at 10 am.
Mrs. A. c. Oliphant is president of
the board. The devotional period
will be conducted by the Rev. George
F.. Duncan of American University
Evening star., 1941-11-05
Bill Urges Unit to Rule
Shorthand Reporting

Creation of a National Board of
Shorthand Reporting to regulate
the practice of shorthand reporting
in all branches Of the Government
is proposed in a bill introduced yes
terday by Representative Davis.
Democrat, of Tennessee. The bill
provides that members of this board
must be experienced shorthand re-
Evening star., 1941-11-05
Mrs. Foster Hostess

A luncheon meeting was held by
the Excelsior Literary Club yester-
day at the home of Mrs. Alfred W.
Foster, 902 Rittenhouse street NV
Mrs. Julia w. Webb presided. The
next meeting will be November 18
at the home of Mrs. E. v. Carr, 923
Decatur street NV.
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Association. will speak on the sub
iect, II Knew 1t When" and
Miss Margaret Bell Merrill. head
resident since January /, 1886, will
introduce members of the various
clubs and volunteer groups present.
Evening star., 1941-11-05
Goes to Florida

Mrs James Clement Dunn, wife
of the Adviser on Political Rela-
tions to the State Department. left
yesterday for Florida, where she will
spend the remainder Of the autumn
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Oct. 8.-After an early
decline had carried prices of wheat
and other grains and soybeans to
the lowest levels for the last several
weeks, the market reversed its early
downward trend today and all COM
modities rallied. Grains erased
losses and substituted fractional net
gains.
Traders attributed the recovery
partly to buying inspired by impli-
cations of further governmental pur-
chaSeS of agricultural produce in
connection with the lease-lend pro-
gram.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wickards
testimony that penalties for market
ings of excess wheat may be con-
tinued through the next crop year
and his outline of huge amounts of
probable lend-lease purchases of
livestock products and some other
commodities, including Soybeans
products, attracted attention. Early
| selling was attributed partly to war
news and the impending corn and
soybean harvest. Soybean prices
dropped more than 3 cents before
rallying, which disturbed grain
markets.
Wheat closed 12-7s cent higher
than yesterday; December. 1909 3
May 1.2512-5s; corn, 3s-7s up;
December, 79-791s; May. 8494 oats
% s higher; soybeans, rs lower to
| 5s higher, and rye. l4-1a up.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Stock Market Slips
Into Narrow Groove
Following Jitters
Quotations at Finish
Range in Fractions
From Previous Close
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Stock market
prices slipped into narrow groove
today, following yesterdays show of
filters as a result of the Russo
German war news.
At the finish quotations mostly
ranged in fractions either way from
the previous close. with movements
mixed even within the various cate
gories.
Air line stocks got play at times,
and a scattering Of industrial issues
made progress occasionally, but gen.
orally speaking, the balance was deli
cate. and neither gains or losses were
always consistent throughout the
session.
The trading pace was an amble,
and transactions approximately 500,-
900 shares.
Rising Trends in Bonds.
Small rising trends appeared late
today in a generally irregular bond
market
/ Minor gains were in predomlnance
! toward the close after earlier weak
ness, although the rate of trading
was too small to establish very
definite trends.
United States Governments gen.
orally followed a steady course and,
in over-the-counter dealings, re-
corded prices which ranged from
unchanged to small degrees higher.
Operations among corporates were
on a strictly selective basis with
lower priced rails getting the larger
play.
On the upside were Colorado &,
Southern 4l2s. Firestone Tire IS
Warren Brothers 6s and Nickel Plate
4i2s. Moving lower were New York
Central IS, Western Union SIS. Com
mercial Mackay incomes with war;
rant and Illinois Central 434s.
In the foreign list, declines were
registered for Yokohama IS. New
South Wales SIS, Denmark IS anc
Canada IS.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
What Stocks
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-Cotton
sagged sharply today. under active
commission house liquidatio South
ern and local selling, prompted by a
report Of surprisingly large crop.
The Government October figure
was about 100000 bales above ex-
pectations. While the market ac-
counted good support from tired mill
and trade interests on the decline,
little rallying power was evident as
purchases were made mainly at
limits.
Afternoon values were % to %
points lower: December sold at 1895;
March. 1920, and May. 1877.
Cotton closed at the lowest levels
Of the day with losses of as much
as Sl.75 a bale. Further commission
house liquidation and Southern SELL
ing in the last hour also uncovered
stOp-lOSS orders
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Gold Imports Decline

The Commerce Department said
today gold imports declined to s13,.
733,0l3 in the week ended October l..
The amount was about $4,000 900
less than the preceding week when
a large shipment arrived from
Russia. Principal shipments last
week were S5,624,551 from Canada,
S3,497 .692 from South Africa. So
104,133 from Colombia and 81 ,652 ,O07
from the Philippine Islands.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Peoples Drug Sales
Show 70 Per Cent
Gain in September
Nine-Month Total
Also Reveals Sharp
Rise Over l940
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Net sales of People Drug Stores.
Inc, in September totaled s2,303, ,897r
an increase of $39O,l09, or 204 per
cent over the total of Sl,9l3768
reached in September year ago, it
was reported today at the head
Office here,
In the first nine months of this
year net sales totaled S19618,608, as
compared with sic .e99,273 in the like
period last year, an increase of
S26l9273. or l5.4 per cent This is
q new record.
So far in 1941 sales have crossed
the $4,000 mark in every month
but one. In the first nine months
of 1910 sales did not reach such a
high figure in any month. Com
parsons with last year follow:
Evening star., 1941-10-08
London Market Steady.

LONDON, Oct. 8 tP,.-The stock
market was steady to slightly lower
today, some prices easing in reac-
ton to latest DEVELOPMENTS in the
Russian German War.
British funds were down about
half a point at one time and war
loan 3l2s were off slightly. Some
leading industrials and home rails
followed the downtrend and foreign
bonds steadied at slightly lower
levels. Oils and kaffirs we're inclined
to be lower where changed.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Futures closed 2Q-35 louer
Cottonseed Oil.

-IlIuII4IE', sUUI' HUH Oh -J.
Nominal
Cottonseed Oil
Bleachable cottonSeed oil futures closed
1Q-l3 lower; sales, Ill contracts Oc-
tober, l3. 71b. December. 1851: January,
13; ;5Sb; March, 1859; May, 1865
Bid
New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. :. lP-Cotton
futures declined here today under the sur
prlSlnsly large government indicated crop
points net lower.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Odd-Lot Transactions
By the Associated Press

The Securities and Exchsnge Commis
sion reported today these transactions by
lists on the New York Stock EXCHANGE for
October = >. s22 purchases involving IS
shares, including 50 short sales involving
J ,~33 shares.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Baltimore Quotations

BALTIMORE, Oct OP,-Wheat No.
= red winter garlicky, spot. domestic,
1.13iz; October, 1.13iz.
Corn, S6-SS
Eggs steady; 23S9 cases Small lots.
whites. IS pounds up 3s-40. smaller, 30
35. pullets. 25-26; mixed co!ors. 3O-32
Butter, 1859
Evening star., 1941-10-08

Cottonseed oil closed steady Bieacn-
able prime summer yellow. 13 5n: prime
crude. Il 25b. October, l3.3nb. Decem-
Der. IL. CAB: January. 13.25b. MARCH,
13.2Sb; May, 13.30b Bid
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Approximate Sales To-day

HOO AM 100000 1900 Noon 240. 900
100 PM 290 900 200 PM - 100000
Total 100000
Unit of trading. ten shares.
In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act. or Sc
curittes assumed BY such companies.
Rates of dividend in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
Quarerly or semi-annual declaration Un-
less otherwise noted, special or extra div
idends are not included
EX dividend xr Ex rights. a Also extra
year Payable in stock Declared or
paid so far this year. X Accumulated div
idends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
Bank Loans Up Sl6,497,OOO.

August sales showed an increase
of 16.4 per cent over August, 1910.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Award Of ST Damages
Upheld by Appeals Court

A District Court jury may legally
award damages of 81 and the ntigant
is without just complaint, the United
States Court of Appeals ruled yes
terday.
The tribunal set a precedent in
handing down its decision, inasmuch
as the case was argued only last
Tuesday.
George B. Macdonald, 1Ol7
Twelfth street NV, brought $780,
900 damage suit against his broth
er-in-law. Frederick G. Schenkel,
Chevy Chase. Md, for false impris-
onment,, claiming he was taken by
the latter to a police station here
and held without any charge being
placed against him, in July, 1899.
Mr.. Schenkel contended that Mrs.
Macdonald, his sister. and her two
children had been evicted from their
home for non-payment of rent, and
on being told that her husband had
deserted her. went to find his broth
er-in-law and took him to the sta
ton.
The District Court jury fixed the
damage at 81 and then Mr.. MacDon-
aid moved that the verdict be set
aside as inadequate and a new trial
awarded. Inasmuch as the lower
court refused to honor this move, he
appealed to the appellate court.
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Curmody
Continued From First Page)

projects are to be co-ordnated with
the national defense program in
which these easternmost of Amer
tca's possessions play key role.
Many Improvements Planned.
Accompanied by David Cushman
Coyle and George Roewe, F. w. A.
engineers, and Frederick H. Walton,
president of the Government-owned
Virgin Islands company, Mr.. Car
mody will get first-hand information
as to the essential requirements OF
this long neglected section of Amer
ica in the way of an adequate water
supply and reservoir system, new
hospitals, schools, sanitary sewage
and disposal system to replace the
open sewers emptying into the har-
Dor, modern power and light plant,
marketing and housing facilities and
the like-basic public services that
the average mainland American
takes pretty much for granted, but
which have been outstanding needs
for these island Americans since
President Wilson bought the islands
from Denmark in 1917 to protect
the Panama Canal and the eastern
and Gulf coasts from the German
menace Of that time.
p The current great increase in naval
and marine personnel. as we'll as the
influx of civilian defense workers,
have strained sanitation, health,
E<rT Aist~ikssf{r,sa and la1,ass{r@er fa o&H-
Evening star., 1941-10-14
3 Dutchmen Steal Nuzi Planes
And Fly Them to England

post installed in a corner Of the
field and the supposed enemy plane
was received by the continuous
rattle of machine gun fire.
However, the German plane
effected a safe landing. Two men
hastily clambered from the cockpit.
From all sides English soldiers came
running toward the plane with
Tommy guns and rifles at the ready.
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!' cried
the men in English. 1--WE are
Dutch - One of the men now
is serving as a pilot officer with the
R. A. F. The other is working in the
Offices of the Netherlands govern
ment.
There was an amazing sequel
when barely IL hours later a Fokker
hydroplane arrived in England
piloted by Dutchman who never
before had flown q flying boat. but
who, counting on his luck and q
favorable wind. had managed to
bring the stolen German plane
across"
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Neutrality
Continued From First Page0

weapons had been coming along at
the rate of about 100 month.
Minority members of the commit
tee, resentful at what they called
the gag rule" tactics adopted by the
majority in limiting the hearings TO
two days and questioning admins
tration witnesses only In secret ses-
sion, refrained from taking part in
arranging for the appearance OF op-
position witnesses.
I'VE could not get q fair hearing
for our witnesses" said Representa-
tive Vorys, 80 we've washed our
hands Of the responsibility. It's up
to the chairman"
Mr.. Bloom countered with the
contention that the opposition could
have just as much time as the ad-
ministration witnesses took and
said he had telegraphed instruc-
tions to number of persons who
wanted to testify against the pro-
posal to be on hand this morning
Four Opposition Witnesses. .
Among the latter were Mary W.
Hillyer. executive director Of the
Keep America Out of War Con-
gress; John F. Finerty OF New
York, representing the same or
ganization; Charles F. Boss Of Chi
cago, secretary Of the Ministers No
War Committee, and Frederick j.
Libbey, secretary of the National
CnII1r1 for fhn prnuArtsNS. Af
Secretary of the Navy Knox told
the committee he thought the entire
Neutrality Act ought to be repealed,
because 1t was IAN attempt to do
the impossible-an attempt to pro-
vide against a situation, the details
of which we could not know in ad-
vance"
"As a matter of simple truth and
realism" Col. Knox said, from the
outset of this war, or at least from
the time when we began to thor
oughly understand what the war was
all about, we have never been neu-
trail. - In the interests Of straight
thinking and straight doing, We
should put a period to this piece Of
national hypocrisy"
Not Voting to Attack.
At another point Col. Knox en-
phasized that if the committee voted
to repeal the act you are not voting
to attack Germany" but merely "to
see that there is speedy delivery OF
the supplies to the nation you have
said ought to have the supplies with
which to carry on the war"
"The risk we incur in arming our
ships" he said, land sending them
to sea is far less than the risk Of
allowing England to lose the war"
Although the committee already
has voted to consider only the ques-
ton Of arming merchant ships, Sec
retary Of War Stimson joined with
Secretaries Hull and Knox in sug-
gesting that American ships should
be permitted to enter combat zones
whenever that proved In the inter-
est of this country.
Mr.. Stimson said the prohibition
against their doing so, designed to
keep them out of danger, had proved
futile.
American vessels are being at
Evening star., 1941-10-14

tackled in many places in the oceans
far away from the danger zone
imposed under section g." he said,
adding such experiences proved that
national timidity does not promote
national safety"
Chairman Emory S. Land OF the
Maritime Commission, who would
have Jurisdiction over the armed
ships, testified that one of the Gov
ernment's greatest difficulties at
present in transporting lease-lend
supplies lies in obtaining proper
crews for unarmed vessels"
THE proposed legislation will 60
far to solve this vital problem" the
retired. rear admiral said.
Col. Knox pointed out that under
the Neutrality Act the United States,
which he called "the greatest neutral
country in the world" is unable to
send its ships to neutral Ireland.
Il do not know how it may affect
others" he said, "but to me it is
a tremendously humiliating thing
that the greatest and most power
full neutral country in the world
has resorted to the device of send
ing its ships to sea under the flag
of little Panama. one of our neigh
boring states which possesses no
power whatever to enforce respect
for its colors.
rs 1t not time for us to be
realistic about this thing? Why not
take from the books a statute which
leads to such a palpable subter.
fuge?"
In q brief reference to Russia, Col.
Knox said that nation serves as a
fearful example of the inability Of
a nation to remain neutral by Just
wishing to be neutral"
she not only ignored the Allies, "
he said, but she entered into a
friendly and cooperative pact with
Germany and even shared the loot
Of the Polish war with Germany"
Evening star., 1941-10-14
Wheeler Sounds Call
To Isolation Forces
For Ship Bill Fight
Montunun Takes Stand
Against FiIibuster; to
Vote 'Noy' on Leose-Lend

Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana called on isolationists
yesterday to fight the administra-
tion's armed merchant ship bill, but
indicated he would confine himself
to voting against the new $4,000, ,000,-
600 lease-lend appropriation.
Just back from a country
speaking tour, the isolationist leader
said he thought the ship arming bill
should be fought because in the Will
son administration "a years ago, a
request for a declaration of war
came within 81 days after the issue
Of arming merchant ships.
Says Some Fear to Speak.
Describing his trip, the Montanan
told reporters he found evidence in
various walks of life of persons who
agreed with him, but said they were
afraid to say so He said some peo-
pie told him their reason was they
feared they would not get Govern
ment projects. Some were w. P. A.
workers and others were business
men, he said.
The Senator said he thought SEN
timent in the West and MiddleWest
against involvement in the war is
stronger than when he made a
speaking tour in April.
Commenting on the incidents of
people telling him they were afraid
to express their support of his stand,
Senator Wheeler declared it meant
this country is heading toward die
tatorship, because of the tremen-
dous power in the hands of the ad-
ministration."
I'm not afraid of invasion" the
Montanan continued. What I am
afraid of is the aftermath of this
situation"
Wants Full Debate.
Asked if he had heard any talk
OF filibuster against the ship arm
ing bill, he replied;
Il have never been a party to a
filibuster in my life, but there ought
to be full debate on it in the Sem
ate and in the House"
Senator Wheeler said he had not
been back in Washington long
enough to say what chance the iso-