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continued from FuS1 Pd2e.l
steps by the Government to con-
fiscate the vessels.
The ships were among % italian
and 2 German merchantmen taken
into protective custody by the Coast
Guard March 80. Some had been
sabotaged.
Secretary CT the Treasury Nor
genthau, who ordered initiation of
the confscation proceedings under
the Espionage Act, said the
Justice Department had found
probable cause" for seizure of the
vessels. The statute prohibits sabo-
tage in American harbors and pro-
vides for court action whereby this
country may take over the vessels
without compensating the foreign
governments involved.
Expected to Acquire Others.
1t was indicated here that the
remainder of the sabotaged ships
eventually would be acquired by
the United States through some type
of legal proceedings.
Secretary Morgenthaus order came
after action by Great Britain waiv-
ing its "belligerent rights" to seize
any enemy" ship on the high seas,
regardless of whether it had been
transferred to a neutral flag. The
move cleared the way for United
States use of conf1scated Axis
vessels.
There were indications, further.
that the British government might
issue a similar waiver with respect
to 81 ships now tied up in ports of
other American republics.
Ships Named In Order.
In addition to the German mer-
chantman. Pauline Friedrich, at
Boston, these Italian ships were
named in Mr.. Morgenthaus order,
the Ira z. O.. at Mobile. Ala; the
Antonietta. Mar Glauco, Santa Rosa
and Belvedere at Philadelphia; the
Euro and Pietro Campanella at
Baltimore; the Mongolia at Calves
ton, Tex; the San Leonardo and
Villarperosa at New York; the Wit
torn and San Giuseppe at Norfolk,
Va; the Leme at Portland, Greg :,
and the Ado o. and Monfiore at
New Orleans.
The Treasury directed that no
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O'Doniers Daughter and Fionce
Get License, Then Disappear
Governor in Dither
Until He Learned
They Didn't EIope

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex. July 12-The Gov
ernor's mansion was in pretty
dither until Molly ODaniel assured
the folks she hadn't eloped with her
Gilman flance.
Molly is the pert, pretty 2l-year-
old daughter of Gov. w. Lee
ODaniel of hill-billy music fame,
United States Senator-elect.
Molly and Jack d. Wrather. jr.,
%. who helps run his fathers oil
refinery near Tyler, Tex. drove to
Coushatta. La, and took out a
wedding license Yesterday
Then they disappeared so far as
the Governor and Mr.. Wrather's
parents were concerned.
Mrs. ODaniel couldn't believe
they had gone off and got married,
because Molly had planned on a
big wedding at the mansion.
In Tyler Mrs. Wrather anxiously
awaited news. Her son phoned her
during the afternoon. she said, say
ing he and Molly were going on
week end party.
At this confusing point an
ODaniel friend in Fort Worth said
Jack and Molly were there and had
gone out dancing.
Hours later, Gov ODaniel ex-
citedly informed the Associated
Press he had talked with 'our
daughter and prospective son-in-
law in Tyler and was convinced
they hadn't got married.
Jack has applied for a naval
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Sir Arthur Evans Dies;
British Archaeo|ogist
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 12-Sir Arthur
Evans. 90. British archaelogist who
travelled in FINLAND and Russian
Lapland in the 1870s and engaged
in excavations in Crete from 1893
onward, died yesterday at Youlbury
Bears Hill, oxford.
Sir Arthur was member OF a
family greatly interested in past
civilizations and was the fifth sue
cessive member of the family to be
elected to the Royal Society.
He was the eldest son of Sir John
Evans, one of England's great au-
thorities on the Neolithic and the
Paleolithic ages.
His archaeological work in Crete
resulted in the discovery of a pre-
Phoenician script. 1t was said of
Evans that he was the only man in
England who made his own noun
tain 60-foot hill called Jarnmound,
built more than 10 years ago at Ok
ford.
There are few real good view
points in oxford, so l have made
one" he said.
Before he settled down to work
in Crete he had had an adventur-
Gus career in modern Europe. He
had crossed the Carpathians on foot
and explored Albania.
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u. ). likened 10 Britain
In Slow Start in War

B. II Associated Press.
LEICESTERSHIRE, England. July
IL. - Ronald Tree. parliamentary
secretary of the Ministry of Infor-
nation. speaking here today, de-
clared it is matter of life and
death" to Britain to see that 'the
aim of Hitler and the outspoken
prayer of every German" to end the
war in l94l is not achieved.
Describing United States prepar-
ednesS, Mr.. Tree said 1T would be
a fair statement to say that like us
they were mighty slow getting
started" and recalled how dificult
1t was to persuade the people Of
this island of our danger at the
time of Munich"
You can we'll imagine the mag
nitude of the task to persuade a
vast continent that has an ocean Of
thousands of miles between them
and Europe that they are in any
immediate danger" Mr.. Free said.
Don't be impatient with the
United States. Don't criticize them
for doing just what we did in 1888
and 1899. Remember 1t is q vast
continent composed of many races
and many creeds. They have COM
mitted themselves as a nation to
see that we win this war. I am
quite confident that they will live
up to that commitment"
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kiev, Third Largest
City in Russia, Famed
For IFS Schools
Ukrunion Center Draws
Much Of Its Trade
From Dnieper Plateau

Kiev, Soviet city reported bombed
by German airplanes, Is approxi-
mately the size OF Milwaukee or
Buffalo and lies about $50 miles
south of the Black Sea port of
Odessa, says a bulletin from the
National Geographic Society. Mos
COW and Leningrad alone are more
populous.
Kiev's location on the Dneiper
River. together with its rail connec-
tions, has developed this Ukrain-
ian city commercially. 1t draws
much of its trade from the Dneiper
Plateau, with its factories and home
industries, its agriculture, fruit cul-
ture and cattle-raising.
The. older portion of the city,
once the capital of all Russia, occu-
pies a lofty, fortified cliff over
looking the river. The lower city,
opposite the mouth of the Desna
which here joins the Dneiper. is
congested with the flow of goods
between river and railroad, ware
house and shop. In the Middle Ages
Kiev ranked with London and Paris
commercially.
The Ukraine, with about 10000 900
people, does not extend much north
of Kiev. and the Ukrainians are
minority of the city's population, ,
the major portion are Jews and
non- -Ukrainian Russians.
The city Is famous as an educa-
tional center. Normally 25,0O0 stu
dents throng the thoroughfares con-
Meeting its several technical schools,
it's scientific laboratories, Academy
of Sciences, its many museums and
the National Library, which holds
approximately 100000 books.
Kiev was the capital of st. Vlad-
imir. who established the Greek
Church as the state religion of Rus
sia in 988. The city has been a
religious center since his day and
has been called the "Ukrainian Je-
rusalem" Thousands of pilgrims
visit Kiev each year. worship at
its churches and wander through
the winding passages of its cata-
combs.
Through the centuries the church,
es of Kiev, gradually increasing
to the number of $50, accumulated
gold, silver and gems of an esti-
mated value of a half billion dol
lars, including many rich gifts from
the czars and czarinas Some of
the church domes. now exposed to
air raids. are sheathed in gold The
Sophia Cathedral is the oldest in
Russia.
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from the adjutant general which
gave few details.

from the adjutant general which
gave few details:
1T is my unhappy duty to inform
you that an official report has been
received by cable from overseas that
Joseph Anthony Alsop was acci-
dentally killed by rifle shot while
on duty on the afternoon of July
2, 1941.
Il am desired to express to you
the sincere sympathy of the minis
ter and members of the defense
council in your bereavement"
Born here and educated at Holy
Name School, Mr. Alsop was last
employed here as lumber shipping
clerk, his family said. He was trained
with the District National Guard,
receiving honorable discharge from
Company F, 121st Engineers. last
August, they reported.
Among his survivors are three
children, Joseph and Joan. 5-year-
old twins. and Timothy, 3. living at
the. Montello avenue address with
his mother, Mrs. Annie c. Alsop. He
leaves five brothers, Thomas, John,
Ernest and Lawrence of Washing
ton and Bernard of Boston.
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U. 5. Treasury Releases
Frozen Spanish Funds

b. the Associated Press.
Spain and her nationals were free
again today to control an estimated
100000 900 cash and other assets In
the United States, following an or
der of the Treasury lifting the
freezing" of the funds.
Spanish cash has been tied up
since June IA when President Roose-
welt issued an order covering all of
continental Europe. Since that time
Switzerland, Sweden and Russia
have been exempted.
The Treasury release of Spanish
funds came yesterday after Spain
gave assurances that, the money
would not be used to benefit Axis
powers.
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Capital Attorney Held
On Impersonation CHARGE
BY the Associated Press.

by tflt hSsOCldteQ fItSs
RUTLAND, VT, July IA man
who identified himself as Louis Pad
gett, about 38, and who said he was
a Washington attorney, was ordered
held in $1,000 bail yesterday by
United States Commissioner Robert
J. Alpert, before whom he appeared
on a charge of impersonating an Of
ficer of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation.
Unable 20 furnish bail, Padgett
was placed in Rutland County Jail
pending further action in the case.
He was arrested in Brattleboro last
night by United States Marshal Ed
ward l.. Burke.
District Court records show that
a Louis G. Padgett was sworn in as
a member of the bar here on April
13, 1881, court officials said. There
is no Louis Padgett now a member
of the District Bar Association, how
ever. and the city directory lists no
attorney Of that name.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Crime
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crease. explaining that it was in line
with the 10 per cent increase in the
city's population.
THE gradual increase of serious
crime in Washington since 1888"
the report stated, is indicative of
a general trend reported for most
metropolitan areas during this
period. In many instances this in
crease has been substantially larger
than the increase noted for the
District of Columbia. The sharp
upward trend in population for the
District, attendant with an era of
defense prosperity, portends an in
crease in criminal activity"
Technical Arrest Opposed.
The association recommended
abolition of the technical arrest"
one in which an alleged felon is
charged with crime, but in which
the evidence is never presented to
the grand jury.
ANY solution of this type is arti-
fetal and does not satisfactorily close
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Il Injured in Derai|ment
OF Pennsylvania Train
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, July 12.-
Twenty-Five persons were being
treated for injuries today while
Pennsylvania Railroad officials in
vestigated passenger train derail-
ment 20 miles east of Fort Wayne.
Charles H. Cooper. division super
intendent, said the accident was
caused by equipment failure" prob
ably a broken axle. but an official
report awaited conclusion of the in
vestigation.
Six cars Of the New York to
Chicago Rainbow were derailed, but
remained upright. Right-of-way
was torn up for $500 feet. Ten of
the injured were passengers, the
others trainmen.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Maryland Tobacco
Outlook Improves
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
PRINCE FREDERICK. Md. July
12-Tobacco. Calverts County's big
money" crop. off to poor start
this spring, has made remarkable
recovery due to recent rains and the
outlook now is for one of the best
crops in several years.
Extended dry weather in late
April and May retarded the crop
and farmers who had increased their
tobacco acreage feared they would
have little to show for their labor.
With the abundant rainfall of the
past 10 days, the tobacco fields now
are green and with the good prices
prevailing, farmers are optimistic
of reaping large cash reward.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Mass Is Held Here
For Joseph A. A|sop,
Killed Overseas
Native Of D. c. Serving
With Cunudiun Army
Vitcim of Accident

Mass was held this morning in
Holy Name Church for Joseph An
thony Alsop, Is, l400 Montello ave-
nue. NE, who was shot and killed
July while serving in the Royal
Canadian Army.
He was buried yesterday in Mount
Olivet Cemetery, his body having
arrived Thursday from St. Johns,
Newfoundland.
His family was informed of the
soldiers death with the Victoria
Rifles of Canada through a message
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Axis Consu|s Not Granted
Safe Conduct Via Japan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associsted Press.
Acting Secretary of State Sum-
ner Welles said today that the Brit
ish government has not granted
safe conduct for Axis officials going
home via Japan. although the
United States has approved that
route.
The British. Mr.. Welles said, have
guaranteed safe conduct to the Axis
consular officials and employees and
other passengers sailing on the West
Point from New York on July IS.
1t Is also understood the West
Point will not be forced to call at
Bermuda for an inspection of the
passengers and their effects by Brit
ish authorities there.
Mr.. Welles added that it was his
understanding that some of the con-
sular officials stationed on the Pa
cific Coast may proceed from there
for Japan despite the fact they have
no guarantee of safe conduct.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Dutchess County Poll
Opposes War, l67 to 80

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July l2.-The Daily
News, which Is conducting a poll on
war sentiment in New York State,
said today first returns from Dut-
chess County, where President
Rooseyelt's Hyde Park estate is To-
Gated, showed 167 persons opposed
and 80 favored United States en-
trance into the war to help Great
Britain defeat Hitler.
OF 103 pa postcard ballots counted
in the State, 1890 were negative
and 81 ,854 affirmative, the News said.
The poll, which has been men,
toned by President Roosevelt. is
being made of one-tenth of the
States voters registered in the last
presidential election.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Act of Mercy Draws Fine

For trying to find q way to send
food to his brother in stricken
Poland, Kiwa Kinik, q school teach.
er, was fined $40 In johannesburg,
South Africa.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Many Wrecked Bridges
In France Reopened
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN.-Of the approximate,
1900 bridges destroyed in France E
a result of the war. 300 have beer
reopened to traffic, 1t was off1cialiJ
announced here.
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immediate steps be taken to acquire
title to the Giuan and Guidonia,
two other Italian ships at Norfolk,
but that they be kept in custody.
Evening star., 1941-07-12

Water rates In Shanghai, China,
recently jumped 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1941-07-12
Morals Bill Signed

President Roosevelt has signed a
House bill to forbid prostitution
within such reasonable distance of
military and naval establishments as
the Secretaries of War and Navy
shall determine to be needful to the
efficiency. health, and welfare of the
Army and Navy.
Evening star., 1941-07-12

Sweden's peat resources are esti-
mated at 5000 million tons.
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stopped and searched by Ger
man raiders, but only the Robin
Moor had been sunk. There also
was a reported denial of stories
that the aircraft carrier Ranger
had been hit by a German bomb
while observing the Bismarck en-
pappment)
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Noted Stables Listed
For Two-Day Show
At BerryviiIe
CoIorfuI Team Contest,
Page Memorial Test
Are Being Revived

Celebrated performers from the
noted stables of Virginia and nearby
States are represented in the record
entry that has filled the 40 classes
of the annual Berryville Horse Show
which opens at Berryville, Va, to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock and
continues through Friday.
Highlighting the hunter class
division will be the colorful team
event. renewed this year after being
dropped from the program a year
ago.
Competition for the r. Powell Page
Memorial Trophy also is being re-
vived.
E. L. Redmond and Mrs. M. E.
Whitney each have two legs on this
plate which was offered in memory
of the associations first president.
Mrs. Whitney is making deter
mined effort to retire the trophy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Green
halgh of Springsbury Farm, are
offering a challenge trophy In the
amateur working hunter class.
Baby beef classes. side feature
of the show, are for Durhams, Angus
and Herfords, while the cattle events
are for Shorthorns, Aberdeen-Angus
and Herfords.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Dempsey Aids Ahearn
In Ring Program 10
Entertain Soldiers

A boxing show to entertain visit
ing soldiers is being planned by
Goldie Ahearn for late September.
He conferred on the matter yes
terday with Jack Dempsey, who
was visiting Washington, and tenta-
tive plans call for Ahearn to be
matchmaker with Dempsey to ref
cree and possibly give a talk and
some boxing instructions to service
men.
Ahearn emphasized that no one
is to profit from the proposed show
and that If admission is charged the
proceeds will go to the U. S. o.
Dempsey was accompanied by Max
Waxman, scouting reports that he
had broken with his latest manager.
The former champion is en- route
to Norfolk for a refereeing engage
ment after which he will join
circus touring the Atlantic seaboard.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
GreenbeIt Must Los
Pair 10 Drop Lead
In P. 6. League

Only by losing both ends of its
double-header with Capitol Heights
Sunday could Greenbelt be dis
lodged from its position atop the
Prince Georges County Baseball
League. but a single game between
Sport Club and Riverdale will leave
the winner right on Greenbelt's
heels.
Greenbelt and Riverdale will be
the home teams in the most i'm
portant games of the day while
Oxon Hill goes to Snug Harbor for
the other scheduled tilt. The dou-
BILE header will start at 1:30 o'clock
and the other games at 3.
Greenbelt's fourth win in as many
starts was recorded last Sunday
when it walloped Oxon Hill, 90.
Sport Club moved into second place
ahead of Riverdale when it nosed
out Capitol Heights, 81. while Riv-
erdale was dropping a 1-3 decision
to Snug Harbor.
The standings:
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Steinhorn, 0Id-Type
RassIer, 10 Appear
Tomorrow Night

Milo Steinborn, strong man" from
the old school of rasslers still in
the game, has been matched with
Fred Grobmier in one of the 30
minute bouts on tomorrow's weekly
mat program at Turner's Arena.
Steinborn is seeking a match with
the winner of tomorrow nights
feature bout between Joe Cox and
Ernie Dusek
Sharing the spotlight with the
Cox-Dusek scrap will be the battle
between the feminine stars, Elvira
Snodgrass of Smoke Mountain,
Tenn, and Mae Young, Oklahoma
City cowgirl. Elvira's tobacco
chawin' husband, Elmer, is paired
with Angelo Icons in another of
the Commute settos.
The winner of the SnodgraSs-
Young bout is slated to be paired
with Mildred Burke, the champion,
in the near future.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Southern States Auto
Title Meet Awarded
To oLanham Track

Midget auto racing at West Lam
ham Speedway is slated to reach a
new high next week when the South
ern States championships are held
there. This race, for which Off
cial sanction just has been voted
by the National Midget Auto Racing
Association, will be over 50-lap
distance or 1919 miles.
This is 10 laps more than the At
lantic States Derby, held success
fully several weeks ago, and is ex-
pected to attract a formidable field.
Particularly the Southern States
field promises to be better than that
of last night. in which the small
est number of drivers yet 20 appear
at West Lanham took part. Several
crackups at Philadelphia'S Yellow
Jacket Speedway on Monday were
given as the reason, although the
threat of rain yesterday morning
may have kept several from making
the trip.
Despite the weak field, last nights
program was spectacular, with Mike
Joseph, who won the first race there,
triumphing in the feature 30-lap
affair. He profited by mishaps to
several competitors. Ernie Gesell
had an early lead, but was forced
out on the eighth lap when about
100 yards in front. Len Duncan
took over and staged a duel with
Joseph, but his motor began missing
several laps before the end and
Mike roared in front to win in 1898.
The fight for second place was
Just as stirring. with Duncan's
sputtering car barely managing to
finish ahead Of Jim Forte and Henry
Steiger.
Close finishes in two of the pre-
liminaries also spiced the program.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Lonsburgh and GreenbeIt Play
Night SoftboN League FinoI;
Cobmen, Cars Resume

1 beSt-two- out of three series for the
Prince Georges County title. The
cabbies scored in the first game last
night at Washington Stadium, Ill,
as Bump Simonds gave only three
hits. Bump, horse for work, is
slated to pitch aoain tonight.
Semifinals in tIIc playground De-
partment- Community Center soft
ball tournament are slated tomor-
row morning at Rejecting Pool dia-
mond, with finals to be played Fri
Gay.
Junior section semifinalists will be
Rudolph against Montrose and Lang
ley against Virginia Avenue, while
senior pairings put Georgetown
against Park View and Columbia
Recreation Center against Sherwood
All these Fairgrounds were winners
yesterday. Rudolph blanked Oyster,
12-0; Virginia Avenue swamped
Hayes, 22-7; Montrose nosed out
Park View, 2-1, and Langley beat
Jefferson, 8-6, in the Junior division.
Among the seniors, Georgetown won
a double-header, downing Rudolph
Seniors, 1912, and Lafayette, IA;
Columbia nosed out Langdon, 81;
Sherwood ran over Congress Heights,
lis, and Park View was given a
forfeit over Palisades.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
Golfers Will Stage
Mixed Foursome at
Maryland Course

Another one of those mixed four
some golf Journeys, series of af-
fairs which are proving among the
most popular on the links calendar
this summer, comes up Sunday at
the Country Club of Maryland. 1t
will be staged by the Maryland
State Golf Association, the third Of
such events to be held in this sec
tor by a sectional golf association
this year.
Record for mixed foursome events
in this section is II, made July IS
by the team of Betty Meckley and
Ralph Bogart. Betty, Of course, is
the Maryland women's champ, while
Ralph holds the District amateur
title Between them they did a fine
job of cracking par by a stroke on
one Of the tougher courses around
the Capital in the mixed foursome
event staged at Congressional by the
District Golf Association. Earlier
the Maryland links body had held
a mixed foursome tourney at Colum-
bia.
Entries for the Country Club of
Maryland event will close Friday
with the Maryland State Golf Asso-
citation. Contestants must have
State handicap cards.
Evening star., 1941-08-13
BY PAUL ]. MILLER, Jr.

Prof Harold c. King, president
of the New York State Chess Asso-
citation, says that the 63d annual
tournament is to be the biggest and
strongest array of chess talent yet
assembled In State competition,
with certain stellar players from
without the borders of New York
on hand to challenge the prowess
of Robert whitman, defending
champion.
Possibly some local players will
attend the event that begins on
Saturday and continues for week
in the attractive quarters provided
for chess matches in the Student
Union Building at Colgate Univer-
sity, Hamilton, N. Y. Tournaments
for various classes will be conducted
to supplement the championship.
George Estabrooks of Hamilton is
secretary and L. Walter Stephens
director of tournament play.
Problem No. 358.
Norman lie Roux. Rockville, Md.
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