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Evening star., 1941-01-15
Driver, 19, Held for Action
Under Homicide Act

A coroners jury held q 19-year.
old delivery truck operator for ac-
ton of Police Court under the
Negligent Homicide Act and ordered
an unapprehended hit-and-run
driver held for the grand jury, If
found, following inquests in two
December traffic deaths yesterday.
Styles E. Woodruff, jr., 10. 5l4A
K street NE. who testified he had
seen the pedestrian victim in the
street but had believed he had
planned to remain still until the
truck passed, was detained for
Police Court in the death of Harry
J. Bender, 70, 1915 Douglas street
NE. In Police Court today Wood
ruff demanded a jury trial
Mr.. Bender died December rs in
Casualty Hospital few hours after
having been struck at Twelfth and
Franklin streets NE.
Following testimony by 1t. Will
liam j. Liverman OF the accident
prevention unit that police had
checked more than so automobiles
without locating the vehicle sought,
the jury decided that an unknown
driver was responsible for the death
of Thomas Strolecher, 10. 500 Ran
dolph street NV, and directed that
he be held for the grand jury If
identified and arrested.
Mr.. Strolecher died December 81
in Emergency Hospital less than
two hours after having been struck
at Fourteenth and T streets NV.
Witnesses gave partial descrip-
ton of the striking car, but were
unable to offer license tag numbers.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Dr.. parran 10 Study
Civilian Defense
Problems in Britain
Will Leove Saturday
With 3 Other Members
Of Commission

The unofficial disclosure that Dr.
Thomas A. Parran, Surgeon Cen
eral OF the United States, will serve
on a four-man commission to study
civilian defense problems in Britain
was expected TO be followed today
by a War Department announce
ment of the complete membership
of the commission.
The announcement that Dr. Par
ran would sail for London Saturday
was made last night at dinner
given by the National Committee for
the Celebration of the Presidents
Birthday.
DR.. Parran, interviewed at the
banquet, said he had understood
that a War Department announce
ment of the appointments was not
to be made for several days.
The four men, who will leave on
the American Export liner Excali-
bur, will study problems of health,
transportation, utilities and child
evacuation in country under bonn
bardment.
Primarily, said DR.. Parran, the
commission will be in Britain to
learn, rather than to give advice.
DR.. Parran's job will deal with sani-
tation, epidenmic control, the health
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Fleming Denies Defense
Slowed by 40.Hour Week
sy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 15.-Col. Philip
B. Fleming, Federal wage-hour
administrator, denied today that
the 4O-hour work week hampers
defense preparation.
There is nothing in the law to
prevent anyone from working A,
4s or so, or any other number OF
hours so long as he is paid time
and a half his regular wage rate
for the hours worked over 40," he
said in an address before the joint
annual convention of the National
Sand and Gravel Association and
the National Ready Mixed Concrete
Association.
"If, in some key positions, we are
going to ask the worker to sacrifice
some Of his leisure time, 1t Is fair
to ask the employer to make cor
responding sacrifice in terms of
slightly higher costs" Col. Fleming
continued.
He suggested that industry get on
with the job" Of national defense
production instead of wasting time
looking for scapegoats."
slave societies do not make fight
ing men," he added.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Dr.. David H. Tennent Dies;
Authority on Marine Life

DR.. David Hit Tennent, St, au-
thority on marine life, who had done
work for the United States Bureau of
Fisheries and the Carnegie Insti-
tuition, died yesterday at Bryn Mawr,
Pa, according to word received here
today.
At the time of his death, Dr. Ten
nent was research professor of
biology at Bryn Mawr College. He
had been member of the Bryn
Mawr faculty since 1904
Until last year DR.. TennenC had
been, for three years an executive
officer of the Tortugas Marine Bio
logical Laboratory of the Carnegie
Institution in Washington. In this
capacity he had made extensive
studies of the marine life found in
the vicinity of the Dry Tortugas
Islands, 10 miles from Key West,
Fla.
Before his appointment he also
had conducted independent studies
of bio-chemical and psychological
aspects of marine life at the islands.
He had done work at the Beaufort,
N. c., marine laboratories of the
Bureau of Fisheries.
DR.. Tennent was chairman Of the
committee on fellowships of the
National Research Council, and
director of instruction in the depart
ment of embryology of the Marine
Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole,
Mass.
He was a native of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, and a graduate of Olivet
College, in Michigan. He leaves
his widow and son, David NJ Ten
nent, research assistant at Yale
University.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
LavaI's Return 10 Post
AT Vichy Held Likely
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Jan. 15.-The return Of
Pierre Laval to the Vichy cabinet
within the next few weeks was re-
ported extremely likely In diplo-
matte advices last night from the
capital of unoccupied France.
Informed sources at Vichy were
quoted as saying that M. Laval,
former Vice Premier and successor
designate to Chief Of State Marshal
Petain, might get relatively minor
cabinet post in a government shake
up expected soon-possibly this
week end.
1t was said that he might grad
ually return to his post as nego-
tiator with the Germans, but that
it was most unlikely" he would
regain his former power as Vice
Premier.
M. Laval was dismissed from the
government December 13.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Strike Over Lunch Pay
Closes ChrysIer Plant

NEW CASTLE. Ind. Jan. Is (P).
The Chrysler Corps local plant
was closed today by strike OF the
CT. O.-United Automobile Workers
after failure to settle dispute over
whether workers should be paid
while on their lunch hour.
The plant, employing about $500
men. makes many of the parts for
the Chrysler cars.
Company officials said negotiations
we're continuing. A new contract
was signed last December 10.
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Settlement Of Strike
Al Eaton Co. Plants
Believed Near
Governor Of Michigan
Calls New Conference
To Seek Agreement
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 15.-Settlement of
a strike which has closed four of the
f1ve Eaton Manufacturing Co. plants
in two States and threatened inter-
ruption of work on defense orders
appeared imminent today.
After a night of conferences with
representatives Of the company and
two rival labor unions, James F..
Dewey, Federal labor conciliator,
said he was hopeful" for quick end
to the dispute.
cat Lansing, Gov. Van Wagner
said today parties to a labor
dispute in the Wilcox-Rich divi-
sion of the Eaton Co. plant at
Saginaw, would confer in Detroit
this afternoon in an effort to
settle their differences. Plans
to bring James F.. Dewey, Federal
labor conciliator and spokesmen
for the company and the rival
c. I. o. and A. F. L. United
Automobile Workers unions to
Lansing for g peace conference
In the executive office were
abandoned, the Governor said0
Mr.. Dewey, q labor trouble shooter
who aided In settlement Of the 1887
automotive sitdown strikes, has in
sisted that the United Automobile
Workers &C. I. o. end the strike and
that the company reopen the plants
pending a permanent truce.
Acceptance without reservation"
Of this demand was contained in a
telegram today to Mr.. Dewey by r.
j. Thomas, U. A. VIC. I. o. presi-
dent.
Rehiring of C. 1. O. Men Asked.
Mr.. Thomas asserted the strike
"can be ended within few hours"
II the rival U. A. WA. F. L., which
has been challenged as bargaining
agent for Saginaw plant employees,
would consent to National Labor
Relations Board election.
Rehiring of all U. A. VIC. I. o.
workers involved in a walkout at
the Saginaw plant last November
was asked of the company by Mr.
Dewey on the plea that the dispute
was IAN urgent matter of national
defense"
He charged the company with
failing to abide by an agreement
to re-employ the strikers and said
his insistence upon reopening the
plants in no way jeopardized labors
right to strike.
The five plants, employing ap-
proximately $500 workers, are en-
gagged in manufacturing parts for
airplane engines and automobiles.
Police Guard Plant.
Another indication that the strike
might be settled without further
delay was contained in Gov. Murray
D. Van Wagoner's announcement
that Irvan Carey U. A. WA. F. OF l..
president, had expressed willing
ness" to permit U. A. VIC. I. o.
workers to return to their jobs as
fast as this can be done without
causing further disturbances"
state police stood guard today at
the Saginaw plant, where seven
persons we're injured Monday IN
clashes between Saginaw police and
u. A. VIC. 10. pickets. There
were no pickets today, and company
officials said operations were near
normal"
sympathy" strikes kept plants
closed at Battle Creek, Detroit, Mar
shall, Mich, and Cleveland. The
u. A. VIC. I. o. has contracts at
= II Se,,r y,1o,,te
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Of factory workers, the equipment of

fire. fighters, the methods of trans
porting food to first-aid stations
and conditions in military and civil
ian hospitals.
The commission will spend about a
month in London and elsewhere in
Great Britain.
Asked if the commission would ad-
wise British authorities on civilian
defense problems, Dr. Parran re-
piled, Il fear we don't know as much
as they do but we may have some
information that may be useful"
Evening star., 1941-01-15
Church Women Elect

Mrs. F. r. Coburn has been re-
elected president of the Hyattsville
CMd) Council of Federated Church
Women. New officers named at the
annual meeting in the Hyattsville
Presbyterian Church are Mrs. w.
Clark Main, vice president: Mrs. G..
w. Rouse, secretary, and Mrs.
George P. Conner, treasurer.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Hot 7 emper of West Virginion
In Last Second of Court Tilt
losses Victory to CoIonioIs

That was a puzzling piece of bus
mess last night at Riverside, where
George Washington nosed out West
Virginia, 1898, with a super killer
diller finish that left everybody
wondering what happened
Puzzling. because the Mountain
GERS, five points behind when there
we're but two minutes to go,
shouldn't have been close-much less
in the lead with only seconds left
to play; puzzling, because West
Virginia's Yorke Dollinger lost his
temper and drew the technical foul
which Bobby Gilham converted into
the winning point.
Climax Astounding.
But 1t was typical team from
Morgantown, which probably ex-
plains everything. The boys looked
dead on their feet, bounced the ball
In vigorous ladylike fashion, missed
some easy shots and made some of
the most difficult seen at Riverside
this season. Then, when apparently
hopelessly out of the running, they
grabbed the game in the last breath
of play and just as quickly threw
it away with hotly spoken, ill
chosen words.
The climax was astounding. Trail
ing by five points with two minutes
to go and G. W. successfully freez-
ing the ball, West Virginia suddenly
found itself only a point behind as
Jim Ruch and Roger Hicks hit the
Evening star., 1941-02-14
College Draft System
To Be lnaugurated
By Basket Pros
American League Chiefs
To TuIk Over PIun in
New York Meeting

The American Professional Basket
Ball League is expected to inaugu-
rate a draft system for college stars
similar to the one used by football
when owners and managers gather
at a loop meeting in New York on
Tuesday.
Under the proposed system each
club would draw at least two play
ers annually from college gradu-
ateS, with the club at the bottom
of the loop having first choice.
Coach Mack Posnack of the
Washington Brewers will scout sew
eral players at the annual sports
writers invitation tournament in
New York and also will be repre-
sented at the national collegiate
tourney in Denver.
Meanwhile the Brewers are in
good position to take first place in
the leagues Second-half race. Tied
with the Brooklyn Celtics with
three victories and one loss, the
Brewers may forge ahead when
they meet the Brooklyn quint on
Sunday night at Riverside Stadium.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
DistrictA. A. U.Court
Event LIST Closes
On February

Entries will close for the annual
District Amateur Athletic Union
Basket Ball Tournament, February
"a at 1890, it has been announced
by Chairman Joe Bertolini.
Several of the city's outstanding
unlimited fives already have an
nounced their intenetion of COM
peting, including Regal Clothiers,
Adam Hats, F. B. l., Delaware &
Hudson, Jewish Community Center
and Petworth A. c.
In the women's division. Treas
ury Girls will defend their title,
which they have held for two years,
under the sponsorship of the Rock
vile A. C.
Entry blanks for the tournament
are available at 230 C street NV.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Schwartz Is Favored
To Reach HandbaII
Semis Tonight
Defending Champ Meets
Topper in District
A. A. U. Tourney

Jack Schwartz of the Jewish Com
munity Center and George Wend-
landt OF the Y. M. c. A, seeded No.
and No. 2, respectively, are ia
vored to advance to the semiflnals of
the District A. A. U. handball
championships in matches tonight
at the "Y."
Schwartz. winner last year, meets
Alfred Taper of the "Y" at 8
o'clock, while Wendlandt takes on
Hymen Miller, J. c. c., at O'Clock.
In the other two matches John
Rumin. "Yi," faces Nathan Maccoby,
"Y." at 9 o'clock and Gustave Gold
stein, J. c. c., meets Lionel Moore,
~ at s.
If Wendlandt wins he will play his
semi1nal match against the Gold
stein-Moore winner tomorrow after
noon instead of next Tuesday as
originally scheduled. This will be
to permit him to take part in the
national Y. M. c. A. Tournaments
opening next Wednesday in Min
neapoliS.
Schwartz and Paul Pearlman, j.
c. c., defending champions in the
doubles, advanced to the semi
finals last night by defeating Hugo
Hiemke and H. E. Bethon, 'Y, -
21-3, 21-8. In other matches
Wendlandt and Manuel Ductor, "Y, P"
won over Thomas Karnes and Ellis
Klein. ~" 21-6, 21-15; Alex Kar-
dos and Daniel Arnold, "Y," defeated
Earl Wagner and F. E. Johnson,
Naval Air Station. 21-12. 21-6, and
Randy Myers and George Newman,
"Y." downed John Rumin and Henry
Tenney, "Y," Alb, Alb.
Semifinals in doubles will be
played next Monday night.
Evening star., 1941-02-14

bucket in succession. Then Joe
Conner had the ball out-of- bounds
under the West Virginia basket.
All George Washington had to do
was hold the apple 45 seconds and
the game was over. But lanky
Rudy Barrie grabbed the BAH as it
left Corners fingertips, twisted
violently away from Joe and passed
to Charley Hockenberry, who drop
ped in snowbird for what seemed
to be the winning basket.
Gilham's Free Tosses Tell.
Only couple of seconds were left
when Bobby Gillian started drib-
bling down the floor and drew the
foul which provoked Yorke Dollinger
to utter the words that spelled West
Virginia's doom. Referee Dallas
Shirley called technical and Gill
ham converted both shots for the
tying and winning points.
1t was G. WIS third victory of the
week and boosted its season record
to Is games won, against defeats.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Biq Welcome Awaits
Stormy Weather's
Winning Pilot
Annapolis Yacht Club
To Hail W. H. Lobrot,
Miumi-Nussuu Ruler
B, . staff Correspondent of The Star.

By q Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. IA
rousing welcome by fellow mem
bers of the Annapolis Yacht Club
awaited William H. Labrot, promi-
nent Chesapeake Bay yachtSman,
when he returns from Nassau, Ba-
hamas, where his yawl Stormy
Weather yesterday was declared
winner of the 184-mile ocean race
from Miami to Nassau.
Informed yesterday that Labrot,
who is an active member of the
club, had sailed his yawl into the
fifth consecutive win of the South
ern classic, members staged an i'm
promptu celebration and then de-
cided to welcome Labrot in a grand
manner when he returns by plane
early next week.
Stormy Weather, veteran OF nu-
merous ocean races, won the event
last winter with Labrot as skipper
and before that had been raced to
three victories under Robert w.
Johnson.
Labrot's win this year took on
added significance, club members
here point out, as johnson was sail
ing a new boat, the yawl Good News
in the race which ended late yester-
day. Good News was given a third
position on corrected time, although
she finished an hour ahead OF
Stormy Weather
The first boat to finish, Henry
FowneS' Escapade, fell to second
place when the handicapS were COM
puted. Stormy Weather required 81
hours % minutes and 8 seconds to
cross the Gulf Stream in squalls
and head wind. One of the original
fleet of nine starters was forced back
to Miami with broken spar.
Pete H. Magruder, club COM
modore, reported that Labrot was
expected here around the first of the
week and that he would return to
the South later to prepare his boat
for the st. Petersburg Havana race,
starting March l.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
United Typewriters
Hurdle Big Hump in
Court Title Quest
Beut Jacobsen Florists
As Lenny Mills Stors;
Mclean Close Victor

United Typewriters are bidding
for top honors in the District Rec
reation League basket ball tourna-
ment after nipping Jacobsen Florists.
50-48, in the feature game at Tech
High gym last night.
Lenny Mills paced the Typewriters
with II points. In the other game
at Tech Adam Hats topped St. Mar
tins, 80 to Is.
Over at Roosevelt, Mclean held
the strong Washington Flour quint
without a single foul in eking out a
24-22 decision as the Flourmen's
ace, "Rollickin' Joe" Branzell viewed
the game from the sidelines with
an injury. Also at the Roosevelt
gym. Jewish Community Center
defeated General Tire, 1925. and
Government Accounting nipped
Bellman Fuel, 20 to 19
In the Eastern division three
games were won by larger margins
Arlington Maccabees defeateA POST
Office Mailing, 43 to "a; Briggx -
topped Bowie, 1921, and BAN os
won over Sports Club, 20-l5.
On the Central floor Herby's
routed the Cavaliers, 32-14; Agri-
culture defeated Treasury, 3S-1s,
and Mount Vernon topped Railroad
Retirement, 1925.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Ring Meet With Army
Expected 10 Pack
Cavalier Plant
Virginia Coach Revises
Lineup to Include
Connolly, Michael
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
IA festive crowd of 5000 is exc
pected to overflow Virginia's Me-
mortal Gymnasium tomorrow night
when the Cavalier boxers meet
Army at 7:30.
Dual meet relations between Vir-
ginia and Army started last year.
when the Cavaliers met with a 41z-
to-3lz defeat at West Point.
Coach II York has revised his
Virginia lineup this week to in
clude Glenn Connolly in the 127-
pound event. He earned a draw In
his first varsity venture against
Maryland.
Another change will send Warren
Michael into the ring in place OF
Don Webster, regular 135-pounder.
Capt. Fenton Somerville, third
year regular in the 165-pound class,
and Ashby Marshall. sophomore l45-
FOUNDER, both of whom missed last
weeks Navy meet because of minor
injuries, will return. Also ready
are Joe Block, 12O-pounder, and
Kenneth Rathbun, light-heavy-
weight, who are working into their
second undefeated dual meet sea-
son; Peter Berkey. 155-pounder, who
was winner at Navy, and Guerard
Howkins, heavy.
Army will use Lawrence Jahm at
120 pounds; Henry Halsell, 1877;
Robert Poden, 1876; Capt. Harry
Rising, 145; James Rippin. 155; Ar
vol Allen, 1866; B. B. Skaggs, ITS,
and Ralph White, heavyweight. Ris-
| ing and Allen are veterans.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Rockville Quint Happy
Over Frederick Trip

Richard Montgomery High today
has returned from Frederick, Md,
where they administered 31-17
shellacking to the Frederick High
School, quint.
Forward Charles Ray paced the
Rockville teams scoring with IA
points.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
ST. Johns Five Peps
For Roosevelt With
Win Over Blair

With a siX-game losing streak
finally ended. st. Johns cagers face
Roosevelt this afternoon confident
that they finally have hit a winning
pace.
The Johnnies worked their way to
victory last night by defeating
Montgomery Blair, 36-29, at Silver
Spring for the second time this sea-
son.
George Hughes led the attack
with 13 points and Dick Hathaway
helped with 8.
Capt. Nick Carter, with 9, was high
for the Blazers.
The Johnnies were off to an early
lead which they never gave up and
were in front, 1910, at the half.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Bruins Sign Williams,
Regain Covington

Washington Bruins colored pro-
fessional basket ball team has been
strengthened by the signing of John
Williams, former Harlem Yankee
star, and the return of Buck Cow
ington to the lineup.
Williams will replace Ezra Muir
dock, whose release was announced
yesterday.
Covington has been out for three
weeks with an injured knee.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
From the
Press Box
Car Business Appears
Somewhat Peculiar
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

cpcSldl correspondent VI Inc 6thF.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA (NA.NA.).-
The growing boy likes to think he
will be czar of something some day
and probably wonders what is the
best way to 90 about it.
Well, the czar business is peculiar
IN this country. A survey of czars
now holding Office shows that they
got their start in one of the follow
ing ways:
l. As q Oman.
2. AS a horseman.
3. As a ticket speculator.
4. As a Postmaster General.
S. BY fining the Standard Oil Co.
s29.0O0,O0O
The last method would be the
most fun, no doubt, but opportu-
mites for fining the Standard Oil
Co. are very limited. The average
American boy sometimes goes as
long as five years without fining
anybody, let alone the Standard Oil
Co
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Hi||ock PAGES Wilson
To Tough Triumph
Over Dewitt Five

Woodrow Wilson High. no longer
a contender for the interhigh basket
ball crown, today boasts victory
over one Of the stronger outside
quints of Washington.
Dewitt Schools cagers were vic
timized by the Tigers by a 25-20
score yesterday at the Wilson gym
after hard-fought battle that was
decided in the last few minutes.
Don Hillock, rangy center, paced
the victors throughout and kept his
team ahead except at the start of
the last stanza when Dewitt rallied
to tie the count at 17-all.
Phil Delisi accounted for four of
Devitt's seven field goals and took
scoring honors with 10 points.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Poland Ruins Hand on Head
Of O'Gotty in Ring Victory

O'Gatty from Newark and had lit
tie trouble boxing and punching
his way to a unanimous decision.
Two minutes before the end of the
final round, Poland aimed a body
blow at O'Gatty, who was in a
crouch. O'Gatty suddenly uncrouched
and Poland's right caught him on
the head.
1t didn't hurt OGatty. but 1t made
q mess Of Poland's hand.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
B. the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Feb. IA. - Bill
Poland made a mistake last night
and bopped Joe O'Gatty on the
head, with the result he has an
injured hand and can't fight Harry
Bobo here next Thursday.
Poland, New York heavyweight
scaling 100 pounds, didn't hurt his
hand until the tenth and final round
of his encounter with the 192-pound
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Boil Club Put on Block
To Poy OFF Uncle Sam
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated freSS.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Feb. "A
Eighteen baseball players and the
Maryville (TennD club franchise
will be sold at public auction in
Newport Baseball Park February 81.
The Federal Government ordered
the sale to satisfy tax claims against
the Newport club, which owns Mary
vile. Players are on the reserve
lists of both teams.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Sports Mirror
y the Associated Press.


Today a year ago-Stormy
Weather won Miami Nassau
yacht race for fourth year in row.
Three years ago.. r. Gud)
Wray, ex-University of Pennsyl-
vania head coach, and Bill Glass
ford, 1886 guard and captain Of
Pitt grid squad, were named as
sistant coaches under Herb Kopf
at Manhattan.
Five years ago-Notre Danes
basketballers beat N. Y. u, 1927,
before $4,000 at Madison Square
Garden; third consecutive loss
for Violets after 20-game winning
streak.