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Evening star., 1941-06-23
Woman Found led to Bunnister
In Home Gives Birth to Child

Police arrested the woman's hus-
band, Parklin Lee, at his laundry,
3108 Eleventh street NV, and took
him to the sixth precinct station for
questioning. 1t. Scott quoted the
woman as saying she was tied to
the bannister by her husband, but
police said he denied the charge.
Detectives at the station said they
had been told by Mrs. Lee that she
and her husband were scheduled to
appear in Juvenile Court today for
a hearing on charges of non-support
against Mr.. Lee.
Mrs. Lee was treated first at
Emergency Hospital and later trans
ferred to Gallinger Hospital, where
her condition was reported as seri-
Gus. The baby's condition was fair,
Mrs. Lee, according to police, has
had nine other children.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

A 3s-year-old Chinese woman
was found by police this morning
bound to a first-foor bannister of
a home in the $500 block of Georgia
avenue NV, and few minutes
after her release gave birth to a
girl.
Police. responding to call of a
woman screaming at that address,
entered the home and found Mrs.
Lila Ping Lee lashed to hall balus-
trade with sash weight cord.
While waiting the arrival of an
Emergency Hospital ambulance, the
woman gave birth to the child on
the front steps of the home. Police
1t. John E. Scott and Pvts. Otto
Paris and Henry H. Prince admin
istered first aid until the arrival Of
the ambulance physician.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Milk Producers
CiteDroughtand
Labor Shortage
Price Rise Needed to
Offset Increase in
Costs, Hearing Told

A serious shortage of farm labor
and the unprecedented dry weather
throughout this section of the coun.
try were cited by the Maryland-Vir.
ginia Milk Producers Association to-
day in support of proposal to in
crease the producers price of milk
by l cent quart.
Bruce B. Derrick, secretary treas
urer of the association, the first wit
ness at hearing called by the Sur
plus Marketing Administration Of
the Agriculture Department, testi-
fed that serious shortage of pas
ture hay and feed grain is being felt
by producers supplying the WASH
ington area as a result Of the
drought.
Since last December, he said. there
has been a deficiency in rainfall of
about inches, with the result that
the planting of spring crops has
been retarded and pastures dried up:
Demand Exceeds Supply. :
Mr.. Derrick declared that labor
scarcity has resulted from farm
laborers being offered higher wages
in defense industries, and he point
ed out that the supply of farm labor
now Is much lower than the demand.
AS result, he said, producers now
are forced to use 10 men where 100
were available last year, and have
had to increase their wages about II
per cent.
Mr.. Derrick said producers also
have been forced to add to their
facilities to produce enough to meet
the extra demand caused by the
sharp rise in population in the
Washington area.
Farmers find themselves in the
same position as airplane manu-
facturers," he said. They must in
crease their facilities hurriedly at
a tremendous outlay of money to-
meet increasing needs. They must
do this even though many of their
dairy buildings are not yet paid
for"
Competition for Labor.
If the farmers are to continue
to produce sufficient milk for this
area, they must be in a position to
be able to compete with other groups
for labor. Mr.. Derrick said.
Another result of the labor scar.
city, he added is that many pro-
ducers have been forced to equip
their farms with milking machines
ana, unless the labor shortage is
lessened, they will be forced to pur-
chase other labor-saving devices.
! Opponent of the Milk Producers
/ Associations request for a price in
crease are expected to be heard later
in the hearing.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Ek|und 10 Die
In Chair Here
October 8
Convicted Sniper
Shows No Emotion
At Sentencing

John Eugene Eklund. convicted as
the Districts sniper killer, today was
sentenced in District Court to die
In the electric chair here october 8.
The pale, dark haired young man
heard Justice James M. Proctor pass
the death sentence without a sign of
emotion. He was led away to Dis
trict Jail, where his execution is
scheduled, after sentence had been
passed.
Justice Proctor, before intoning
the death sentence, had denied the
plea of Attorneys Francis C. Brooke
and Leonard P. Walsh that Eklund
be given a new trial. The defense
counsel announced that they would
appeal Justice Proctor's ruling.
Defense Charges "Treachery."
They contended that a new trial
should be granted because police had
committed a gross act of treachery"
by using a dictaphone to gather
evidence in the case. Mr.. Brooke
said that injustice is going to re-
suit in this case, If a new trial is
not granted"
Justice Proctor, however, ruled
against them and proceeded to pro-
nounce the sentence, which was
mandatory under the conviction on
a charge of first degree murder
which was returned by District
Court jury.
The jury had convicted Eklund of
killing Hylan McClaine, colored
youth, on october Is. The McClaine
boy was one of several colored per-
sons police say were shot by the
same man. Eklund steadfastly de-
MED his guilt.
Use of Dictaphone Charged.
Mr.. Brooke, in demanding a new
trial, told the court that the police
used a dictaphone on November 20
to record a conversation at police
headquarters between Eklund and
his counsel. BY this method, he
charged, they obtained evidence
which they should not have had.
The use of the dictaphone. Mr..
Brooke charged, was "a treacherous
rape of his constitutional rights"
and said that the act had gone
absolutely unpunished.
This uncertainty that has come
into this case is solely because of
acts of the police officers he as
serted. If they had shown the
least shred of decency, Eklund
might have had a fair trial. The
duty of the Government is to erase
completely the result of that act"
Arguing for sustaining the jury's
verdict were Assistant United States
Attorneys John w. Fihelly and
Charles d. Murray.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Defense Opens in Trial
OF Mother Accused
OF Burning Child
Boy Called Mischievous
And Annoying, but Never
Vicious or Mean

Seven year old Jimmy Ford,
whose mother, Mrs. Evelyn M. Stew
art. is on trial on charges of willfully
beating and burning him, was
described by defense witnesses be-
fore a District Court jury today as
a "mischievous, annoying and head
long" child, who, however, was never
vicious or mean"
AS the defense opened its case
before the jury of three women and
nine men, with Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough presiding, Defense
Counsel Paul J. Sedgwick first
placed on the stand neighbor and
two school teachers to begin build
ing the picture of boy who needed
discipline.
In his opening statement, Mr..
Sedgwick admitted Mrs. Stewart
had whipped Jimmy soundly" with
a leather strap until he cried, but
that she had only put him into a
bathtub to let him take his own
bath. Burns, which the prosecution
charged had been caused by the
mothers keeping the boy in a hot
bath, were caused instead, defense
counsel claimed, by an accidental
rush of hot water into the tub prob
ably through diversion from some
other tenant in the apartment
house who had been using it and
suddenly cut it off.
Called Problem Child.
Jimmy was described as prob
lem child by Mrs. Madeline Mars
chalk, his teacher in the first grade
at Gage School. He was praised as
an attractive, eager and friendly
boy, so capable that he worked with
the better group" although, for
some reason, he had not been pro-
noted and had to take the first half
of the first grade over again.
The boy was always clean and
well cared for, she testified, and
when she had made a written re-
port to his parents that he was an
noying and that his behavior was
not satisfactory she said the parents
had co-operated, and the mother
had told the teacher to use dis
cipline.
Mrs. Viletta Wilma Brown,
Jimmy's first teacher in Gales
School, testified the boy was little
disturbing and needed self control"
Tells of Beatings.
Mrs. Mollie Aratt, the first de-
fense witness, who lived in the
same apartment house with Jimmy,
testified the mother sometimes was
nice to Jimmy and other times she
had to beat him because he was
bad"
The Government closed its case
this morning with two witnesses.
Jimmy's father, Kenneth A. Ford,
now divorced from the child's
mother and contesting in another
branch of District Court for his
custody, simply testified to Jimmy's
birth date in 1884.
DR.. Maurice R. EdmonSton, the
Stewart family physician, told OF
how Mrs. Stewart had called him
about Jimmy on the occasion in
question and that he had prescribed
over the telephone aromatic spirits
of ammonia, rest and other treat
ment. From his examination of the
child at Sibley Hospital the day
after the whipping, the doctor testi-
fed the boy had "red marks" on
his back but no bruises.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Restaurant Association
Holds Annual Outino

The annual summer outing of the
Washington Restaurant Association
will be held this afternoon and eve
ming on Thomas O'Donnell's Griffith
Farm. on the Marlboro pike at For
restville, Md.
Families and associates of restaur-
ateurs will attend the outing, which
will start with pink lemonade, en-
tertainment and a potato peeling
contest, followed by a dinner of
South Carolina Chicken.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
2oth Division Veterans
Elect John +. Van Horn
3y the Associated Press,

BALTIMORE. June 23.-John F.
Van Horn of Towson, last years
vice commander. was elected COM
mander of the Department of Mary
land of the 29th Division Associa ton
at its annual meeting yesterday.
Harold S. Roop of Westminster
was named vice commander and
George E. Steigler of Silver Spring
treasurer.
Lawrence L. Childs of Baltimore
past State commander of the Amer
ican Legion, led memorial services
for Is association men VINO died
during the past year.
Maj. Gen. Washington Bowie of
Lutherville presented the medal of
the Order of the Purple Heart to
three Baltimoreans and the silver
citation for exceptional bravery
under fire to George A. Gipe, also of
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
By JOHN H. Cassidy, Jr.

Despite the rapid growth of unemployment compensation re-
funds and the prospect greater accumuons under
the defense has given employment
pay rolls concerted effort has been made to reduce the
pay roll tax District of Columbia in the
Nation.
Between January 1886 when the FederalSate unemploy
ment compensation system into effect and the end of last
March about 900 had collected pay roll taxes
throughout country Of this amount Al
per of the otahad been paid out in benefits to the ue
being deposited in reserve funds.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Alumni Honor D. 6. Man

David G. Thompson, $500 Twenty
second street NE, official of the
United States Geological Survey,
has been elected a regional director
of the Northwestern University
Alumni Association, it was an
nounced today in Evanston, Ill. He
is a member Of the class Of 1911.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Parks Movie Postponed

The National Capital Parks Office
today postponed until Wednesday
the showing in Rock Greek Park of
a colored motion picture of Latin
American trip. 1t will be shown at
pm. in the park at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV. Originally it
was to have been shown tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

Miss Opal Haugsted, l4l7 N street
NV, an employe of the Treasury
Departments Loans and Currency
Division. was chosen Miss Treas
ury" at the annual picnic and cruise
of the Treasury's Recreation Asso-
citation yesterday.
Fifteen contestants. entered by
their divisions, were judged during
the picnic which took the associa-
ton to Marshall Hall Runners
ups were Miss Bette Kitchen; 4507
North Seventeenth street, Airing
ton, Va, in second place, and Miss
Evening star., 1941-06-23

Mildred Sharkey, S12 Van Buren
street NV, third place. Miss
Kitchen was en,ered from the chief
clerks Office and Miss Sharkey from
the Bureau of Accounts.
Each of the finalists was given a
complete costume donated by local
stores and the winners we're given
special prizes.
Other features of the annual af-
fair were a series of athletic events,
including 'ashes, spoon and egg
races, jumps and balloon blowing
contests.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
In June, Beware Of:

In June, Beware OF:
/. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in June last year.
2. Crossing an intersection
against the proper signal. Two
pedestrians were killed while
committing this act during
June, 1910.
The seven other traffic VIC
tins were fatally injured while
either crossing a street at an
uncontrolled intersection, at
tempting to hitch a ride on a
moving vehicle. playing in the
gutter, riding in a truck or driv-
Ing an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Festival Z Months Late

Because rain stopped festivities
on Mardi Gras night in February.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, paraded its
allegorical floats and rejoiced more
than two months later.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

Fur prices in Sweden are about
double those of last year.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

Haiti expects to produce 23,O00,-
900 pounds Of sisal this year.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
No Effort Made Here to Cut
Pay Roll Tax Despite Surplus
D. c. Levy on Employers Remains Stotie
While S22,000,000 Reserve Grows

articles unemployment Insurance
of employment incident to the national de-
EFFORT
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Make June Safer

June IS June II June II June III
% . . .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-19

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work, including everything from aviation to
engineering, Pictured here are a few Of the
thrills that are everyday occurrences in the
life of a Navy man. They're open to you right
now il you've reached your 18th birthday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-19
MOSQUITOES THAT TRAVEL At as MILES

PER HOUR! 1t takes a cool head and keen
eyes to operate this new bullet-shaped RI
Torpedo Boat. You've seen them in the news
reel throwing up great waves OF spray on
either side. But how would you like to handle
one? Your Navy needs men with the stamina
to tackle this job! Have you got 1t?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-19
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-19

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
By ROBERT \. ERWIN.

Washington, April l2.-Peoplc
with an acute sense of justice can
derive great satisfaction from the
records Of two North Carolinians in
high public service here,
Both Lindsay c. Warren and Frank
w. Hancock, Jr., respectively form
er First and Fifth district congress-
men and now comptroller general
and member Of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board, have been busy
looking after the interests of their
employees in the lower salary Drack-
cts.
Mr.. Warren, for Is years a power
in Congress, became comptroller
general last November. After orient
ing himself in the new job, he order
ed up the list Of efficient clerical and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Zone Opened
By F. R.
Hold Danger
Hitler has Warned
That Every Ship At
tempting to Garry Sup
plies to British Will be
Sunk; Italian News
Agency Is Critical.

Washington, April l2.-(AP)-
President RooseVelt's opening of a
pathway to Suez for American ships
carrying wal cargoeS raised serious
questions today concerning their pos
sible search and seizure or even
attack by axis submarines or air
plane raiders which might operate
in that African fringe of the war.
By eliminating frlm the combat
zone a narrow Watery strip between
Italian Somaliland and the Arabian
coast, the President opened a gate
way for American vessels into the
Gulf of Eden. the Red sea and the
Suez canal, All have been closed to
United States commerce since Italy'S
entrance into the war.
While the area touched by that
water route have been freed of actual
warfare by British victories over the
Italians or are neutral and non-belig-
erent, it was pointed out in in
formed quarters here that there
Continued on Page Thrce)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
British Dispatch Re-
veals No Details of En-
gagement; T o b r u k
Only 80 Miles From
Egypt; British Force
Is Strong.

Cairo, April 12.-(AP)-Britisf
desert troops in Libya, reinforced by
a flood Of battlc-Wise veterans OF
the cbblng east Africa campaign,
were reported engaged west of To-
bruN today with the axis divisions
Whlch Prime Minister Churchill has
termed a threat to Egypt.
throughout the 400-milc advance
OF the axis forces in the last three
weeks the British have insisted they
were merely Withdrawing light COW
crtng forces to a concentration point
where they could fight with cas-
SuranCc of success"
To-day it appeared this battle of
tWcnajCd would be fought on the
rolling tableland between Tobruk
and the Gebcl ell Achdar range,
home grounds for the British, who
know every water hold and gully in
the area.
Beyond a terse official announce
lnent that Our troops are in con-
tact with the enemy west of To-
bruk,' no details of the British opera
ions were disclosed. Tobruk is only
% miles from the Egyptian border
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
U.s.. Ships May Meet Raiders
Clear Skies
For Easter
(By The Associated PreSS.)

(BN Inc Associated Press.
Weather prospects favor Las
ter paraders in most sections OF
the nation.
Church gocr5 in the southeast
and midwest may get new hats
wet in April showers. but most
of the South, New England, and
part of the nOrt.l Atlantic sea-
board could expect generally fair
weather and mild temperatures.
The outlook was for clouds in
the southwest and sunshine in
the Rocky Mountains and far
west.
The nations capital made
ready for an estimated 100000
visitors at the annual cherry
blossom festival. Despite sunny,
warm weather, the Japanese
blooms were tardy and may not
be out in force until Wednesday,.
Mrs. Roosevelt. who usually
pre>ides at the Easter Monday
egg rolling on the White House
lawn. expects to be in Los An
seles and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace.
wife of the vice president. will
act as hostess to the children.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12

uSty personal tnlnSs ana mao en-
said back to him. In a cussing match
Burt's fully competent to hold his
own, but CuSslng can get SO fierce
that it ceases to be convincing. CuSS-
ing back may not be convincing,
either, but its pardonablc in a
cussoc, he's in a position to say that
the other chap began it, so he has
t. cusS, in Seli-defense.
Such senators As Gerald p. Nye OF
North Dakota and Hiram w, John
son of California haven't been as
Venomous in debate and interviews
as Burt Wheeler has, but they have
records as outright fanat.cal isola-
tiOnistS, and consequently have been
DISCOUNTED a bit.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark OF
Missouri and Robert A. Taft Of Ohio
haven't exactly cussed, but they've
been nightly seVere-enough so 10
give an impression that they're as
much Observation-Disclosures as $50
Continued On Page Forlrl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Tar Heel In Washington
Finds Warren And Hancock
Moking Fine Public Record

stenographic workers who hadn't had
a salary break in d long time. With
this list, he ordered raises all down
the line, IN cOntOrmance with linIta-
tons OF his general accounting office
budget.
Hancock, member Of the Home
Loan Bank Board for the past two
years, has done the same thing. The
board has five members-three
Democrats and two Republicans.
John Fahey, 70-year-old B~ostonian
and Democrat, is chairman. I. d.
Webb, IS, a I\lnesseean, and Mr..
Hancock are the other Democrats.
Mr.. Fahey's term expires in July,
and it has been rumored that Mr..
Hancock, rising young member of the
Continued on Page Tnree.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
NaZi Raiders
Do Damage

London, April l2-(AP)-Ger-
man air raiders did severe damage
and started many fires last night in
attacks confined almost entirely to
the west, south and southwest coasts,
the government said today.
(Thc Germans declared Ports
mouth was one Of the principal tar
gets).
The assault was described as parti-
cularly Y G in the west and a
communicate said casualties there
were rather heavy" The number
killed and wounded elsewhere, how
ever, was SAID to have been com
DaratiVely small.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
British Meet Axis
Forces At Tobruk
OF GREEK
LOSSES ARE N

London, April l2.-(AP)-Reuters,
British news agency, reported from
Athens today a statement by a semi
official Athens news agency brand
ing as most exaggerated reports
that the number Of Greek troops cut
off and captured east of the Nardar
river exceeded 10000.
"Greek forces in this area were
much smaller than this and further
more thousands of them were able
to Withdraw in time and reach free
Greek terrltory,' the report said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Nazi Panzer
Communicated

Cairo, April 12.-(AP) - British
ana Australian air fighters destroyed
or damaged nearly 100 vehicles in A
pahzer column Of German and ltal-
ian transports in Libya, the royal air
lolce announced tonight.
Many casualties We're caused, it
was said.
IN a communique the British ar
loIce declared Is German fighting
pldheS definitely We're destroyed on
me ground and a bomber was de
S,royed as it was attempting to take
Oil. The total toll of axis aircraft Wa
pat at p.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Ford Strike Peace
Brightens Outlook
Senator Norris, How
ever, Warns Of "Drast-
ic Action to Come
from Congress Unless
"Unjustified" Strikes
Stop.
(By The Associated Press

IBy ThC AssOCIatcd PTCssJ
Prospective opening of the Ford
Motor Company's River Rouge plant.
largest industrial unit in the world,
hI'r''rnod the labor picture today.
bat Senator Norris, independents Ne
braSka, stiIl viewed the general prob
lem seriously enough to warn that
"drastlc action" would come out of
Coogros, unless "lniustiticd' strikes
and labor ra~chetccring" are stop
ped,
Norris, co-aujhor with Mayor La
Continued on Page SIX
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12

F0me, April l2.-lAPJ-It was
officially announced today that one
OF the British generals captured in
north Africa by axis forces is Major
General Carton DeWiart, who com
mahded British troops in central
Norway a year ago. He is a veteran
OF the World War, in which he was
wounded eight times and lost an eye
and an arm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Nazis Raid
Bristol
Waves Of Bombers
Batter Way Through
Intense Defenses To
Bomb British City.

Bristol, April l2~.-(AP)-Waves OF
German raiders battered their way
through intense British ground and
air defenses last night, subiecting
this southwestern English port to a
very heavy raid
The Nazis Unbiased their attack
by the light of a full moon and used
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Sen. Capper
Leads Fight
Kansas Scion is Most
Effective ~Isolationist
in Congress, Stewart
Says.
BY Gil \RLES =. STEWART

INMTTaT fTVoS I%OTUTM0Tst
Washington, April Ex-senator
Arthur Capper of Kansas soems to
to be about the most effective
iSolationist in congress.
He's effective largely because he's
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Few Details
Of Conflict
Available
Allied and German
Forces Meet in Phlo-
rina Sector, South of
Bitolj Gap; Yugoslav
Premier May Be In
Moscow.

Allied and German armies met to-
day in a mighty battle in the Phlorjua
area Of Greece. l6 miles south OF the
Bitolj Monastery gap, the British
radio reported, while in northern
YugOslaVia nazi units, according to
the German high command, were ad-
Vancing from several directions on
Belgrade.
Details Of IT, battle in the rugged
Greek mountains were lacking. The
Germans asserted that YugoslaV re
sistance in Croatia had collapsed and
that the Serbian northern army is
dissolving,"
British bombers We're said to have
pounded Germans in southern Yug9-