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Evening star., 1941-04-15
Grand Jury Accuses
Husband Of Non-Support

An indictment charging a hus-
band with on-support was one of
At returned to Justice Oscar r
Luhring in District Court today by
the new grand jury.
The indictment named John Will
liam Bales, Charlottesville CVa1
mechanic, whose wife, a trained
nurse, is patient at a hospital here.
The law provides a $500 fine and a
year in jail for willful failure to sup
port a destitute wife.
The others indicted were Marshall
w. Moore, Samuel r. Moore Thomas
Soon, Pleason Montague, Robert M.
johnson. James E. Brown. William
c. Killebrew, Louis A. Kirkland.
Lewis F. Taylor. Clarence Turner
and Fred L. Satterwhite, joyriding; !;
Fred L. Satterwhite, grand larceny:
James w. Thatcher, Sam Lewis,
Irving r. Haskins, Alvin L. Frazier
and John F. Curtis. jr., housebreak-
ing and larceny: Courtney Whitney,
HOUSEKEEPING: Robert L. Briggs. re-
ceiving stolen property: Frank
Fields. larceny from the District of
Columbia; James j. Wright, en-
bezzlement; Earl S. Owens, James E.
Craig, Evelyn Carter, Joe William
Wood and Dorsia Burns, forging and
uttering Government check:
Samuel A. Ellis, Glenroy H. Toombs.
Florence c. Baker, forgery and
uttering; Theodore Peter Nichols.
Clarence L. Ware and Everett
Jewell. violation of the numbers
law; Stanley M. Hibdon, Ethel L..
Pulliam and Albert Fletcher, rob-
berry; James w. Palmer, Richard
johnson, Roosevelt Graves, Lee r.
Hendricks and Ernest johnson, as
sault with a dangerous weapon, and
Essie Lee Cobb and Ernest Pope.
mayhem and assault with a danger
Gus weapon.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Nazi Planes Driven Back
Over Channel, British Say
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A SOUTH COAST TOWN, Eng
land, April 15.-Formations of Ger
man Messerschmitt 109s were driven
back toward France several times by
r. A. F. fighter patrols today as air
activity over the English Channel
reached a bigger scale than had
been seen in this area for some time.
Observers said they believed r. A.
r. fighters also made an offensive
sweep over Northern France. A
formation of fighters was seen leav-
ing the English coast and later re-
turning from the direction of Bou-
logne.
Using a high cloud cover, Nazi
fighters attempted to cross the
southeast coast at several points,
only to be challenged promptly by
r. A. F. patrols.
The drone of aircraft engines fire.
quently was in the ears Of in
habitants along the coast. One r. A.
F. pilot landed unhurt by parachute
in a coast village and declared he
had shot q Messerschmitt 100 down
into the sea. Then, he said, he was
set upon by three Mani fighters, and
had to bail out ofi1i machine, which
crashed farther fMand.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Presidential Committee
To Study Postwar Roads

Postwar development of an i'm
proved system of national highways
was in the making today as a seven
man presidentially- COM
mittee received their commissions
to make a comprehensive study of
the matter during the coming
summer.
Instructed to advise closely with
Federal Works Administrato tor John
M. Carmody, the committee mem
bers are:
Thomas H Macdonald, public
roads commissioner; G. Donald
Kennedy, Michigan Roads Commits
sioner; former Gov. Bibt Graves of
Alabama; C. H. Purcell, California
highway engineer; Frederic A.
Delano, chairman of the National
Resources Planning Board; Harland
Bartholomew, city planner of st.
Louis, and Rexford G. Tugwell,
chairman Of the New York City
Planning Commission.
Referring to the committee s
assignment, President Roosevelt said
yesterday:
1T is my hope that our national
needs will be paramount in their
deliberations and that as a result
of their recommendations we can
prepare detailed plans and specifica-
tions. This will permit us upon the
conclusion of our defense program
to utilize productivity some of the
man power and industrial capacity
then available to construct a ma
tional system of interregional high
ways.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Fkemen Save Ohio Village
As Nine Buildings Burn
q, the Associated Press.


MARIETTA, Ohio, April 15.-A
valiant flve-hour fight by firemen
from four nearby towns early today
saved the village of Bartlett, West
ern Washington County, from pos
sible destruction by a raging blaze
which razed nine buildings, includ-
ing the post office and the towns
two stores.
Postmaster Kirby Steele, firemen
and owners of the destroyed or
damaged property estimated the loss
variously at SIS 900 to $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Shinn. Bartlett tele-
phone operator, said that the fire
started almost simultaneously in the
post Office and grocery store next
door and that it was believed a
cigarette carelessly tossed in grass
between the buildings might have
caused the blaze.
A scarcity of water, available only
from cisterns, added 10 the fire
fighting dinicufIes.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
By JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt has designated
Harry l.. Hopkins to supervise all
military procurement under the
lease-lend program for nations re-
sisting the totalitarian axis, it was
announced by the White House to-
day with release of an exchange of
letters between the President and
Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau.
To clear the way for designation
of Mr. Hopkins for this response
bility, the President acquiesced in a
suggestion by Mr.. Morgenthau that
the department Liaison Committee,
which has been co-ordinating foreign
and domestic purchasing, be dis
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Minister Here Elected
President of Hoiti

ny the Associated Press.
PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti April
l5.-Elie Lescot. now Minister 10
Washington, was elected President
of Haiti today by vote of 56 OF a
total of So National Assemblymen.
In a short speech, he pledged
himself to follow the policies OF
Stenio Vincent, whose term expixes
May Is.
Evening star., 1941-04-15

solved. Mr.. Hopkins will take the
place of this committee, as far as
those nations qualifying for lease
lend aid are concerned, while pur-
chasing operations of other foreign
countries will be handled through
the State Department.
The various British agencies here,
meanwhile, probably will be CO.
ordinated into one master group
(See ROOSEVELT, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-04-15
The Pacific Prize

Temporarily in the back
ground, the Dutch East Indies
are one of the most tempting
bits of international loot. No
one can predict when a sudden
drive may be made to seize
these islands with their almost
fabulous wealth in natural re.
sources. A. T. Steele, author
ity on the Orient has just COM
pleted a survey of the situation.
He has prepared a series of II
articles summarizing what he
found out. The first of these
articles, which will run daily,
starts tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
5.45O-Ton Cruiser Lost,
British Acknowledge

By the Associated PresS.
LONDON, April 15.-Loss of the
B,450-ton cruiser Bonaventure was
acknowledged tonight by the Ad-
miralty. She was torpedoed while
acting as escort to a convoy, the
brief announcement said.
The Admiralty also announced the
salbmarine Tigris has sunk a
s.heavily laden tanker of about 10000
tons" bound for port in German
occupied France.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Donish Paper Demands
Break in u. S. Relations
Ryth, Associated Press

BERLIN, April 15.-DNB, official
German news agency, said in dis
patch from Copenhagen today the
newspaper Faedrelandet demanded
editorially that Denmark break off
diplomatic relations with the United
States
The agency quoted the paper as
saying American plans respecting
Greenland, which, it said the United
States was trying to realize despite
Denmarks disapproval, raises the
issue of national honor.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Retiring D. A. R. Head
Reports on Work in
Term
Local Chapters Warned
Against Dissipation
Of Their Energies

PICTURE VIEWS OF opening ses-
sion of annual D. A. R. Congress.
Page B-1
OPENING SESSION hears Neville
Butler plea for passion for lib
erty." Page A-4
FATHER WALSH tells symposium
that United States has chosen its
course. Page A-4
PROGRAM OF EVENTS scheduled
for the next day of the D. A. r.
convention. Page AS
Warning that the period of large
individual gifts to the society is
rapidly passing, Mrs. Henry M
Robert, jr., in her valedictory report
to the Daughters of the American
Revolution, today suggested that the
members make immediate provis-
ion for the safety of the societys
many activities" by putting a be-
quest for the society in their wills.
Death claims about 1000 mem
bers each year" the retiring presi-
dent general said. With even small
bequests from each, the work of the
society could be steadily increased
Speaking at the first business
session of the 50th Continental
Congress in Constitution Hall. she
predicted that in the future plans
involving great expense will become
more difficult to complete, and sug-
gested that attention be given to
things which can be done without
money.
Criticizes Endorsements.
In reporting on her three years
stewardship, Mrs. Robert did not
limit herself to accomplishments
She told the Daughters a thing or
two about misunderstanding" she
had had to clear up Ito the exclu-
sion of constructive programs for
advancing the work of the society
She criticized the appointment of
committee chairmen "on the basis
of friendship rather than upon that
of capabilities and understanding of
the duties involved" and the use OF
the society's stationery for purely
personal Endorsement with the re-
sulting complications that the
opinion is regarded as an official
one"
Mrs. Robert spoke of the expan-
sion of individual chapters into
fields not included within the object
of the national society-"worthy
without doubt, but both the society
and its component chapters must
recognize that all of the fine work
needed in the Nation today should
and could not be done by the
D. A. R."
Warns on Dissipating Energies.
Directing her criticism at indi-
dual members, she asked them to
remember that a member cannot
disassociate herself from the ma
tional society, and that her stand
ard of measurement should always
be not only how her individual &C
ton may affect her chapter, but also
how it may effect the national
society"
She warned against the "diSsi-
patton of energies and effort in triv-
ial activities to the weakening of
great important effort" and cited
as an example the fact that the
society is often asked to sell a post
card, song for profit or some similar
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Hopkins Named to Supervise
All Lease-Lend Procurement
New Administrator
Will Take Place Of
Liuison Committee
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
President Roosevelt sent Harry
L. Hopkins to England in Janu-
arg to collect frst-hand intorma-
ton on British needs. Since his
return Mr.. Hopkins has been act
ing as secretary OF so-called "Uar
cabinet" His knowledge of Eng
land is thought to fit him for ad-
ntinisrator OF ledSe-lend bill, un-
der Which Government may spend
up to 81 300, 5000 for transfer
ring tOar equipment and food
abroad.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
London Sees Signs
Of Optimism Despite
Gloomy Reports
Mediterranean Situation
Serious, but Not Grove.
British Declare
Py the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 15-There were
signs today of a resurgence Of
British optimism despite alarming
claims from the axis camp and
! Britain's own military reports on
the situation in Greece and Africa.
Informed British sources said a
Rome report that Yugoslavia was
asking for an armistice was "a
typical bit of Goebbels propaganda"
and added that the latest informa-
ton received here gives no reason
for any dependency about the
Yugoslavia situation"
Berlin military and diplomatic
sources denied knowledge of
Yugoslav request for an ar
mistice)
The report. these sources said.
was probably put out to create
alarm and despondency" among the
Allies.
In authoritative military circles,
the German and Italian reports that
vessels were lying off Piraeus, port
of Athens. to remove British and
imperial troops from Greece to
Egypt were denied as fantastic"
Report Dispatch of Fresh Troops.
TT already has been announced
from Athens that fresh troops are
being sent to reinforce those already
there" these quarters said
While the general situation in the
Mediterranean was regarded as
serious. it was not considered to be
grave and military quarters said
there were several satisfactory
aspects"
Speaking of the British troops
which the Germans claim to have
trapped in Tobruk, these quarters
said there was no genuine cause for
gloom, since the British could fight
their way out if they wished or could
be withdrawn by sea-
Where they are they represent
serious menace to the German lines
of communication" these sources
said.
Plans to Speed Campaign.
Advices were circulated to London
newspapers that Gen. Rommel had
been ordered by the Nazi high COM
mand to push his Libyan campaign
to Port Said.
The story, sent by the Exchange
Telegraph Agency from Zurich,
Switzerland, quoted Berlin military
circles as saying the general was con-
vinced he could reach the Suez
Canal before the beginning of May
land is throwing his entire forces
into battle to that end"
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Allied Defense Line Cracked
By German Forces in Greece;
Nozis Claim 40-MiIe Advance
Greeks Acknowledge
Surrender of Key
Town of PhIorinu
BACKGROUND

BACK hGhUUND-
FOLLOWING YugoSIauias repudi-
alton OF signature OF pact Uith
nris poluerS Germans began in
paSion of YugoslaUia on April S.
Attack also came after Greece'S
refusal to make peace NTH Italy,
one of Reich'S ariS partners. Naat
troops pushed to Aegean through
Thrace and Macedonia, taking
Salonikd, and then turned against
Allies second line across Greek
peninsula.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Summary of Todoy's Stor

Foreign.
Prompt rejection of new Italian pro-
test expected. Page AS
Brest raided seventh time IN two
weeks, British report. Page As
Soviet not aware OF all facts on Yugo-
slavia, Hungary says. Page Bio
National.
Stimson sees dangerous emergency"
tells of Army's plans. Pagv Al
Knox approves cooling of" provi-
sion in Vinson bill. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
D. A. r. receives reports of national
officers today. Page Al
Firemen rescue 10 persoH In two
fires here. mage Ar
Evening star., 1941-04-15

(See D. A. R., Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-04-15
By the Associated Press.

(See DEFENSE, Exe A-5.)
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Knox Will Testify
On 'CooI-off' Plan
At Labor Inquiry
Dies Prober CoIIed in
House Investigation
Of Defense Strikes
BACKGROUND

Series OF strikes affecting plants
NTH defense orders, starting lDith
that at Vultee airplane factory in
California, brought demands in
Congress for legislation restrict
ing labor'S rights. With appoint
ment by President Roosevelt OF
National Mediation Board and
settlement of most major labor
disputes, advocates OF legislative
remedies no,D are less pociterouS.
Evening star., 1941-04-15
Weather Forecast

Increasing cloudiness, lowest about 81
tonight; tomorrow showers and cooler.
Temperatures today-Highest, 81, at
2 pm; lowest, ST, at $50 am
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Full Details on PAGE Az.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Ford Given Bid
To Make Entire
Army Bombers
By THEODORE A. HUNTLEY
Times staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May l3.-
Henry Ford is to have his chance
to make complete bombers for the
United States Army.
Plans are being studied now, 1t
was learned today. for enlarge
ment of the new Ford plane plant
at Yypsilanti even before its COM
pletion. The additional floor
space thus provided would be de-
voted to the manufacture and
assembly of the heavy four
motored bombing planes - the
most powerful air weapons in the
world-on which President ROose-
welt and American military ex-
pertS are counting to win the war.
Army spokesman indicate the
only IF" in the plan relates TO
Ford's ability TO make bomber
parts satisfactorily under the terms
of his present contract for pro-
duction at Ypsilanti, and 10
demonstrate his ability in addition
to assemble them into completed
aircraft which. like automobiles
coming from the assembly line,
can be rolled out and take off
under their own power.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
81 ,OOo, 600, 900 for $500 bombers 10

81 ,000, 0Oo, 900 for $500 bombers TO
be built under the enlarged
bomber program. and superim-
posed on the former army plan
TO build $4,000 planes a year.
There is an additional SIS. 0OO. 900
for new assembly and manufacture
ing facilities. If Ford makes good
on his first bomber assignment, as
parts manufacturer, the army
will be ready with the money To
finance the YpSilanti expansion
unless Ford himself prefers 10 dc
so as a personal enterprise.
Confirmation of the army
tentative acquiescence in Mr..
Ford's desire to build complete
planes rather than parts to be
assembled elsewhere came from
Brig. Gen. Oliver P. EchoIs. chief
OF the material division of the
army air corps. to whom the
Fords and their engineers re-
Gently presented the Ford plans
for Wayne County aircraft plant
in which they wanted to build an
all-Ford bomber equipped with a
new Ford motor which in the
project stage was reported de-
signed to develop 100 horse
power. The new proposal for the
Ypsilani development appears to
be a compromise between the Ford
dream of building a plane of his
own and the arTny's desire TO get
production of heavy bombers of
approved design up to 500 planes
a month before the end of 1912.
I'VE are making our plans
now for expansion of the heavy
bomber program" General
Echols said. I'VE don't know
yet what the motor industry will
be able to do, or how fast IL will
be able to get going on parts for
the four motored bombers TO be
assembled elsewhere. Wen have
TO wait and see. But II every
thing goes all right as produce
ton gets under way, we will have
our plans ready to expand both
assembly and manufacturing
facilities until we reach the goal
at which we are aiming.
"Tn the beginning the Ford
plant at YpsiIanti will make
parts for assembly in Fort
Worth and Tulsa. The plan for
assembling bOmbers there de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
500. 900 in Opium Seized

NEW YORK, May BINS
Opium worth 100000 was seized
on the freighter City of New York
when it arrived from South Africa
May 3, customs officials announced
today. disclosing that investiga-
ton is continuing of the existence
of a widespread opium ring. Quey
Quay, concessionaire laundryman
on the freighter, was held in S25, :
600 bail after pleading guilty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
IGNORE PRESIDENT

Now the union leaders. whose
goal is absolute control of Detroit
building. have called out the build
ing trades. throwing more than
d. 900 men out Of work against
their VIII and stopping all home
construction in this area. These
union leaders ignore the order OF
President Roosevelt designating
Detroit aS an area in which home
building Is vital TO defense.
In the reign of terror which
has spread over Detroit in the past
two weeks. rs trucks OF lumber
dealers have been wrecked by
union COON squads. more than 50
lumber drivers have been attacked
and injured and large quantities
Of lumber and building supplies
have been deliberately burned and
destroyed.
The great majority of lumber
truck drivers have no quarrel
with their employers and are not
members Of any union, but they
are being beaten daily and their
families intimidated by strong-arm
men. One police officer has been
seriously injured by union thugs
and another has had his clothing
torn off. The streets of Detroit
today are not safe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Dearborn Justices
Protest Job Switch

A court order, restraining Off.
Gals of the city of Dearborn from
interfering with the operations OF
the Dearborn Justice Court, was
asked in Circuit Court today by
Justices Lila NJ. Neuenfelt and Leo
r. Schaefer. Judge Harry B. Kei-
dan set May q as the date for a
hearing on the request.
The justices are Directing to the
switching of the jobs of Clarence
Davey. Justice Court deputy clerk
and stenographer. and Walter
Kreft, detective bureau clerk and
stenographer. Davey earned 2.900
and was switched with kreft, who
earned ST 800.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13

ponds on how they get along
with the first part of the pro-
gram"
An informed source in the Of
flee of Production Management
went even farther in saying fatty
that Ford is TO build complete
bombers at Ypsilanti, and that
plant enlargement is being planned
now with this end in view. The
whole conception of the Ypsilanti
project this informant said. has
been changed by the President
lnSistence on a heavy bomber pro-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
OFFER To UNION

Although there is no question
OF grievances among the employees
OF most of the lumber companies
which are members OF this asso-
citation. we offered TO confer with
the transfers union if it would
halt this reign of terror. Our offer
was made last Thursday night
through representative of the
state mediation board. The union :
answer was to intensity the vio-
lence on Friday.
Lumber dealers in the Detroit
area are voluntarily paying time
and a half for overtime after 90
hours a week. although they are
not engaged in interstate COM
merce and therefore are not liable
to the Federal Wages and Hours
Law. The president of Transfers
Local No. PAT admitted this in a
public statement Saturday. Al
only three of the plants is there
any question of union member.
ship involved. Why then, should
there be a general strike againsi
the lumber and building industry
1t is quite apparent that the
well-known Communist tactics o.
paralyzing an entire industry ar,
being used in an attempt to give
labor racketeers the power over
Detroit building that they have ir
!. Chicago-where il costs Sc. 500 Il
build house that can be built fol
5000 in Detroit.
! When you multiply possibl,
union dues by the more than %.
600 building workers in the De
troit- area you get some concep
ton Of the stakes for which the
union leaders are playing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Lumber Dealers Deny Dispute;
Transfers Cite Futile ParleyS

the union In the aforementioned
yards commands an hourly wage
scale of from Is cents to 80 cents
per hour higher than is paid in
the lumber yards.
II the Detroit Lumber Company
would have negotiated with the
union for its employees with no in
reference from the Lumber Deal
ers' Association. there would be
no such strike in the city of De-
troit as is in progress at he pres
ent time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
1st Lady Awarded
CroiX de Lorraine

NEW YORK. May 13.-1NSl
Mrs. Franklin y Roosevelt to-
day was the recipient OF silver
Croix dc Lorraine a token Of the
AFrce French forces fighting
Under General Charcls dc Gaullc.
The award was made by women
members of the France Forever
Relief Committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13
Traffic Judge Maher
Sends Seven 10 Jail

Convicted Of drunk driving after
he crashed into a police car. Carl
Weber. 81. of 5722 Seminole ave-
nue.. today was sentenced by Traf-
tic Judge Thomas F. Maher TO
seTve 20 days in the Detroit House
Of Correction.
Weber collided with the police
car April 10 at Palmer and Can
ton avenues. SIX other men re-
ceived Jail sentences when they
appeared before Judge Maher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13

duction OF not less than 500 planes
month at the earliest possible
moment.
The Ford genius for mass pro-
duction and Ford assembly TECH
niqueS, IL was said. are TO be
turned loose as soon as the new
plant can get into operation in
the hope that Ford can 'roll EN-
out" If not like flivvers. at least
faster than any one else.
For the "InSide News" OF
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column in the Times.