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Convoy
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the encounter should mean war,
and added that when the Navy is
operating under shooting orders, I'VE
ought not to be surprised when
these things occur"
Speaker Rayburn said "it looks
like a direct attack on the United
States when there's an attack on one
of its vessels" and Chairman Con-
nally of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee declared I'VE shall
retaliate by sinking every surface
raider or submarine that invades
our defensive waters or threatens
any of our naval vessels"
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida, outspoken supporter of the
administrations foreign policies,
called for two sinkings for each
assault"
To Senator Johnson, Republican,
of California it appeared "just an
other incident leading us into the
war"
Senator Nye told an America First
rally at Paterson, N. j.. that the
President did not tell then what
We know now, namely. that the
Greer went to the hidden German
submarine upon being notified of its
whereabouts by British bomber
plane"
ut is known now Senator Nye
said, that this British plane
dropped bombs in the neighborhood
of the hidden submarine, and it is
not unfair to assume that the sub
marine believed these bombs to have
come from the destroyer Greer that
was pursuing 1t.
1T is known now that for more
than three hours the Greer pursued
the submarine and that the sub
marine fired upon the Greer only
after the explosions resulting from
the bombs dropped by the British
airplane.
These incidents involving the
Greer and the Kearny are incidents
very largely of our own making and
our own inviting"
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Light Fuel Oil Supplies
Improved, Ickes Says

Petroleum Co-ordinator 1ckes re-
ported yesterday that measures
taken by his Office had resulted IN
definite improvement in supplies of
light fuel oil, but that a deficit still
continues in the overall supplies of
petroleum and its principal products
in the East Coast area.
Gasoline inventories last week
were 1,132.000 barrels under the
corresponding week year ago, he
pointed out, while heavy fuel oil
was 2.577 900 barrels below last year S
level and crude Oil was $4,000 barrels
short. Light fuel oils used for heat
ing, on the other hand, were l.
$4,000 barrels above the 1910 figure.
East Coast inventories Of crude
oil. gasoline, heating oils and fuel
oils totaled 81 .529, 900 barrels for the
week ending october II, compared
with 64.64000O during the week end
ing October IL, 1910, showing a re-
duction of 3112,000 barrels.
Evening star., 1941-10-18
School Association
Hears Discussion OF
Flag Salute Change
Official Defends Move,
Leaders in Two Groups
Express Disopprovol

The average red-blooded Ameri-
can boy prefers the military salute
to the extended arm salute that has
been in use so long in the public
schools, Robert L. Haycock, first as
sistant superintendent of schools,
last night told the District Public
School Association at its opening
meeting of the year at the District
Building.
Pointing out that the Boy Scout
salute is similar to the military sa-
lutte and that the salute a child sees
pictured in publications is generally
the military salute, Mr.. Haycock
said the decision of the Board of
Education to change to the military
gesture gave long-needed uniform
ity to the salutation to the flag.
THE approval of this salutation
| by the Congress of Parents and
Teachers of the District of Colum-
bia," he continued, indicates that
our parents generally are favorable
to the action taken by the Board
of Education"
| Complaints JlteO.
Mr. Haycock said the address to
the flag had been changed because,
in addition to lack of uniformity
there had been complaints that the
extended arm resembled the salute
used by European dictators.
Mrs. Eleanor Austin, executive of
the United States Flag Association,
said analysis of the gestures woulc
show the salute to the flag was not
the same as the European salute or
even similar.
But even II the gestures were
similar" she told the group, "Why
should We, of the United States,
change our method of salute which
was well-established before Nazi-ism
and Fascism were known to the
world?"
The Flag Association, Mrs. Austin
said, disapproves of any change be-
cause it would promote confusion
and in an effort to avoid embarrass-
ment through confusion, the pledge
to the flag might be eliminated from
programs which would be a severe
blow to the promotion of Amer
icanism.
Legion Leader Gives Views.
The salute to the flag is one of
the educational projects on which
the Americanism committees of the
American Legion have labored for
years, George Wohlgemuth. chair
man of the Americanism Commits
sion of the District Department of
the Legion. told the association.
The original salute for non-mili-
tary organizations should not be
changed simply because it may sug-
gest another form of salute, he
observed.
Instead, the use Of the military
salute, suggested possibly by over
jealous patriots, if performed prop
erly, would require regimented in
struction, which is exactly opposite
to our desired way of living" he
declared
Miss Bede johnson is president OF
the association.
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Two Sailors Injured
When Station WAGON
Skids and 0Verturns
Top Of Machine Crushed
And Debris Is Scattered
Over Wide Area

Two sailors we're injured today
when the Navy station wagon IN
which they we're riding skidded and
overturned near the intersection Of
Delaware avenue and Canal street
S.W.
Julius E. Miles, 26 f1rst-clas5
seaman attached to the Naval Re-
ceiving Station, was the more Sc
riously hurt. He was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital, where more than IS
stitches were required to close a
severe scalp laceration, police re-
ported Seaman Miles also suffered
lacerations Of the ear, chest and
neck and conclusion.
Leon c. Dombeck, 19, same rank
and station, received cerebral
conclusion and pelvic injury when
he was thrown from the vehicle.
Both men were transferred from
Casualty to the Naval Hospital after
preliminary treatment.
Police listed Seaman Miles as the
operator Of the station wagon. They
reported witnesses told them tae
automobile skidded on a wet spot in
/ the pavement while moving at q
high rate of speed. The wagon
struck curbing of triangular safety
island and popped into the air, land
ing on its top, the witnesses said.
Tire marks indicated it skidded
about so feet.
The top of the vehicle was crushed
and debris was scattered over wide
area of the street.,
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Alexandria Youths
Waive Extradition
In Hiteh-Hike Staying
Boy and Two Girls Will
Be Returned to Maryland
Today to Face Charges

Waving eXtradition in a brief
court proceeding at Portland, Me-,
two Alexandria high school girls
and their 16-year- boy COM
panion were to be returned to Mary
land today to face charges of mur-
dering Granger G.. Browning, 80,
Mount Holly IN. c. carpenter. in
whose car they ran away from
home last Sunday night.
After the trio had signed the
extradition waivers in Municipal
Court in Portland, Sheriff Walter
Bennington of Hartford County said
he and his wife would leave by
train late today for Bel Air with
their youthful prisoners while State
Patrolman Leander H. Thomas
would drive back in Mr.. Browning's
car. Blood stains in the car, in
which the three students continued
their journey after Mr.. Browning
had been shot and his body hidden
beside highway No. l near Como
wingo early Monday, led to dis
covery of the killing, the Associated
Press reported.
The warrants brought by Sheriff
Bennington specifically charged each
of the three young people, Herbert
H. Cox, jr., l6; Ida Mae Price, IS,
and Leona Ellen Cunningham, IA,
with numbering Mr.. Browning. Cox
was an N. Y. A. student and the
two girls were pupils at George
Washington High School in Alex
andria. They signed the extradi-
ton waiver after a 10-minute con-
ference with former Judge Wilford
G. Chapman, named by the court
as their counsel. and were turned
over to Sheriff Bennington.
County Attorney Albert Knudsen,
who had been holding the trio as
'fugitives from justice" said they
had admitted shooting Mr. Brown
ing near Bel Air in order to take
his car and go on" to Portland in
search of work, and taking $40 and
his watch before dumping his body
in a thicket.
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Burch Fined $1,000,
Escapes Jail Term
By Probation
Lawyer Who Foiled to
Register as Foreign Agent
Is Granted lenieney

Frank B. Burch, prominent Akron,
Ohio, lawyer, who confessed failure
to register with the State Depart
ment as an agent of the German
government, late yesterday was sem
fenced by Justice James w. Morris
in District Court to $1,000 fine and
to "a months in Jail. The jurist,
however, suspended execution of the
jail sentence and placed the de-
fendant on probation.
The fine was paid Immediately
afterward and Burch was free to
return to Ohio, under provisions Of
his probation. Justice Morris took
Burch's personal bond on the the
question of leaving the jurisdiction
of the court and Burch will report
each month by mail to the proba-
tion officer here.
Maximum Fine.
The sentence was the maximum
permitted under the law, with the
exception that the Jail sentence was
not imposed
When Burch came before the court
for sentence, the jurist asked his
counsel if he had anything to say.
The reply was negative. Justice
Morris said he had given the case
careful study, the probation officer
had gone over the case carefully
studying Burch's life and back
ground. Numerous letters fled on
behalf Of Burch by various people
had been considered by the jurist,
he said. There was no jail sentence,
Justice Morris said, because of
Burch's previous good record and
his age, 81 years.
After handing down the sentence
Justice Morris said: Il hope you will
attempt to justify to the best of
your ability this leniency." The
defendant had been on bond.
Grand Jury Resumes Work.
Burch was accused of having sent
isolationist propaganda throughout
the country at the instance of DR..
Karl Kapp, German consl;l at Cleve-
land. He was charged with having
failed to register with this Govern
ment as an agent Of Germany.
Meanwhile the special grand jury
which has been investigating Nazi
propaganda in this country resumed
its sessions yesterday behind closed
doors. Among the witnesses were
Irving T. Quinn and Michael O'Gor-
man, House post Office employees.
The grand jury will meet again at
1890 am. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Court Refuses to Order
Verdict for Gedney
Rv The Asscci2ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Oct 10
Judge Cordova Diaz TODAY denied g
defense motion for directed verdict
of innocence in the trial Of Ralph
Gedney, Washington. D. C., engineer
charged with numbering his wife last
May 2.
The court said It would withhold
until later the reasons for the deci-
sion, doing SO because Of publicity
given the trial and the fact that
jurymen are permitted to 60 to their
homes nightly.
Defense counsel had presented tine
motion for directed verdict on tie
ground that the prosecution had in
no way connected Gedney with the
death of his wife.
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Lundon Hits Defense 'Fui|ure';;
Saws Roosevelt Seeks 4th Term

and denouncing all disagreement
with him as playing politics"
After two years, we are still too
much Of a papier-mache arsenal.
The mass production of war tools
we have been repeatedly promised
for months is still just around the
corner" the former Kansas Cover
nor asserted.
80 So far, the President has
not brought home to the American
people the blunt truth, that the level
of industrial output required by the
menace of Hitler and by the Presi-
dents avowed intention to shape the
destiny Of all the world. means
enormous sacrifices and disruption
of our lives"
Applause greeted his statement
that when the administration calls
for complete sacrifice of all citizens,
there is no need to doubt what the
answer will be"
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Neutrality
CONTINUED From First Page.

final passage. along with 219 Demo-
Gratis and one American Labor
member from New York, Repre-
sentative Marcantonio. Representa-
tive Fish of New York, ranking
Republican on the Foreign Affairs
Committee, voted for the bill, al
though he spoke critically of the
administrations foreign policy.
Minority Leader Martin of Mas
sachusetts, who is also chairman
of the Republican National Com
mittee, was one of the 113 Repub-
licans recorded against the bill. Only
81 Democrats Joined the opposition,
along with three Progressives and
one Farmer-Laborite.
The attack on the new United
States destroyer Kearny in the
North Atlantic yesterday morning
spurred both sides to lively debate
just before the armed merchant ship
bill passed.
In announcing her support of the
bill, Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican of Massachu-
sets, mentioned the Kearny in
cident, and Mr.. Fish interrupted to
shout that the destroyer was not in
neutral waters.
This brought Majority Leader Nc
Cormack of Massachusetts to his
feet to declare he was amazed" by
Mr.. Fish's argument, and inquired
what difference that made
IF we are to follow that reason
ing" said Mr.. Mccormack, I'VE
might as well haul down the Stars
and Stripes all over the world. We
would have to pull our ships into
the Navy yards and tie them up at
the docks"
The Democratic floor leader de-
nounced Hitler's efforts to inter-
fere with freedom of the seas, and
asserted the right of American war
ships to go wherever this Govern
ment believes necessary to protect
its interest.
Mr.. Mccormack also denounced
isolationist post card polls on the
question of whether people prefer
peace or war. The New Englander
said that, of course, every one hates
war as a choice between the two,
but said he wondered what the
results would be if the people were
asked to vote whether they are for
or against Hitler, and for or against
the Monroe Doctrine.
Mr.. Fish replied that the post
cards were not in such general
terms. but asked whether the re-
cipients believed the United States
should enter this war now. He said
schoolboy could make up his mind
on that question.
Discussing the Kearny torpedoing
Mr.. Fish said he was ready to sup
port President Roosevelt in keep
ing a supply line open between the
United States and Iceland, but in
sisted that If warshipS deviate from
that course into war zone 1t
would be equivalent to underclared
war, and would lead to incidents.
Supporters of the bill challenged
the opposition argument that plac-
ing guns on merchant ships is no
protection to the ships or crews.
They said one definite advantage
will be to keep the submarine from
coming to the surface to fire, and
torpedoes fired while submerged are
less likely to find their mark.
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Wage Equality Urged

SAN PEDRO, Calf. Oct. Is tP,-
Muriel A. Heagney. advisory dele
gate of the Australian government
to the International Labor Confer
ence in New York, declares women
employed in industry should have
wage equality with men.
Women are doing mems work in
the factories and in many war and
defense industries, Miss Heagney
told interviewerS. They should
have the same paw"
Evening star., 1941-10-18
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Kans., Oct. 18.-
President Roosevelt, ALI M. Landon
says, is feeding us sugar when he
ought to be feeding us iron"
Describing this country's defense
production as an alarming failure, p"
the 1886 Republican presidential
nominee told a meeting of second
district women's G. o. P. clubs last
night that this is no time to be
kindly and generous to Chief
Executive who has refused to tell
industry, or labor, or even the Army
and Navy, what is or may be ex-
pected of them"
Quoting non partisan. expert
enced political writer's in Washing
ton" as saying that Mr.. Roosevelt is
seeking a fourth term. Mr.. Landon
said we have the tragedy of a
President selfishly playing politics
Evening star., 1941-10-18
War
Continued From First Page)

ICOllIlflueQ from rlISG fd&t.b
of Moscow, heavy fighting took
place throughout yesterday, during
which the Germans tried and in
a few places succeeded in denting
our lines" the radio said Soviet
troops were reported counterattack-
ing at some points in an effort TO
stem the German drive.
In the direction of BryanSk, south
west of Moscow, the radio described
the situation yesterday as very
similar
The Russians represented their
withdrawal from Odessa as a stra-
tegic triumph.
The Soviet information bureau
said this operation was according to
plan-that they were transferred
by our feet to other sectors of the
front in a perfectly orderly manner
and without any losses"
"Rumors disseminated by the
German radio to the effect that
Soviet troops were forced to evacu-
ate Odessa by an onslaught of Ger
man and Rumanian forces are abb
solutely without foundation" the
Moscow communique said.
In reality, the evacuation of
Odessa was carried out pursuant to
the decision of the supreme COM
mand of the Red Army for strategic
reasons and without any pressure
on the part of German and Ru-
manian troops.
consequently statements of the
German command concerning tro-
phies allegedly captured by Ger
man and Rumanian troops in the
Odessa area are nothing but empty
Dragging"
No Word on Transfer.
There still was no word from
Moscow, where radio communica-
tions were generally limited to
transmission of official material,
concerning reports in other capitals
that Soviet government leaders had
left Moscow for Kazan, 450 miles
east. In Washington. however. the
State Department said high officials
of the Soviet Foreign Office had
left for a destination in the east.
All the United States Embassy
staff except two secretaries and
three clerks left Moscow with Am
baSSador Laurence A. Steinhardt,
the State Department said. They
were accompanied by members of
the American supply mission, mill
tary and naval attaches, two Red
Cross representatives and 10 Ameri-
can correspondents.
An authoritative source in Rome
said foreign diplomatic stats which
left Moscow had gone to Kuibyshev,
on the Volga River $50 miles east of
the beleagured Soviet capital and
200 miles south of Kazan.
Life in City Described.
Moscow will be defended to the
last ditch, a commentator declared
over the Soviet capital radio station
in describing life in the city un-
der the shadow of German siege.
One can feel the danger hang
ing over Moscow In the aspect of
the streets" he said. New troops
and home guard battalions are
marching through the squares.
Fortifications, barricades and traps
for the enemy are being built.
Energetic work in the factories
continues for war purposes, and
even workshops normally making
cardboard boxes are producing Sc
cret war materials.
The cultural life, however, goes
on despite the tense military prepa-
rations. Theaters and motion picture
houses are open.
Moscow is we'll provided with
everything"
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Detective Magazine Picture
Traps Escaped Murderer

the company of Des Moines Wom-
an who was not arrested.
Mr.. Nebergall said Higginbotham
was convicted of killing a man on
a lonely road near the Birmingham
(AlaD Airport when the man re-
sisted an attempt to attack his
f1ancee. Higginbotham went to
prison, but escaped in 1886, was cap
tured in Chicago and escaped again
while on his way back to the peni-
tentiary, Bureau of Investigation
records showed.
Evening star., 1941-10-18
Sarah Churchill Joins
Auxiliary of R. A. F.
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ONDON, oct. 1S.-S ara h
Churchill, 27-year-old actress
daughter of the Prime Minister and
wife of Stage Star Vic Oliver, has
Joined the Women'S Auxiliary Air
Force of the r. A. F.
Her younger sister, Mary, Joined
the auxiliary territorial service a
month ago.
Evening star., 1941-10-18

Honduras shipped 10000 coconuts
h other countries in one month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-10
University Students to
Start Training Under
Fall C. A. A. Program

Ann Arbor. Mich, Sept. l0-Uni.
versity students will begin tra.A-
ing the FIRST week in October under
the fall opt. program. \ quota
Of Sc has been allowed, so for the
elementary course. 20 for secon.
Diary training, and six for the cross
country work.
The new quota IS the same as
for Michigan State College. but
lower than for last fall and for the
summer. The fall quota was 20
and the summer, 70. Enrolment,
however. was less than the summer
allotment, % taking the elementary
course. ten. the secondary. and
nine, the cross country.
This week students who com
pleted the cross country training
started an advanced course when
Will qualify graduates for the com
merc!al and instructors ratings
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-10
Belleville Couple Will
Make Home in Dearborn

Mr.. and Mrs. John Komac, Detroit
Carl Kitchener. Ypsilanti, visited
Arthur Wall Sunday.
Mrs. Angeline Bird and sou Mil
ton visited sunday at the home OF
Andrew Bird, Milan.
William Carpenter and daughter
Barbara and Mr. and Mrs. William
Carpenter. Jr., Pennington, were
Sunday visitors at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Budd.
Maxwell Black. Ann Arbor, visit
ed his mother Mrs. Effie Black
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Dellabaugh
visited the latter's brother, Marsh
all Yacks. al Maybury Sanatorium,
Worthwhile, Sunday.
Mrs. Alonzo Dellabaugh and
daughter Alma spent Thursday at
the homes OF Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Lawrence, and Mr. and Mrs. James
Cooper. Ypsilanti.
Mrs. Fred c. Fischer entertained
at dinner on Sunday. her sister and
husband. Mr.. and Mrs Fl. K, GcH-
ardson. Worthwhile. Mr., and Mrs. L.
f. Ruthruff. Belleville, and Miss
Inez Ruthruff, Detroit.
Mrs. Lula Gilbert spent the past
week visiting in Detroit.
Mrs. Grace Carpenter and Mrs.
Maggie Elwell spent Wednesday at
the Michigan State Fair.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-10
Guy A. Wood, Jr. Seeks
Wings in Canadian Force

Ann Arbor. Mich. Sept. lO-His
wings in the Royal Canadian Air
Force is the goal OF Guy A. Wood,
Jr, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy A.
Wood, Sr.. Ann Arbor. who has
started his final ten weeks OF ad.
vanced training at .Dunneville.
Can.
Mr.. Wood, a graduate Of Ann Ar.
Dor High school who had four years
OF college work at the Michigan
State Normal College. Ypsilanti.
and the University, has been with
the Canadian force since last
spring He received his initial
training at Manning Depot and at
Camp Borden and there he also
served as instructor in mathem6-
tics, physics, and chemistry. Fol-
lowing five weeks Of academic work
in Toronto he completed his ele-
mentary training this month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-10

Mrs. Lee Nandecar and son Ger
aid, and Mrs. Lena Young are home
from a sixteen hundred mile yaca-
ton trip in Canada and eastern
United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Baehr and
children. Jack and Nancy. and
John Spring visited the geological
park Sunday.
Arthur Wall went 10 University
OF Michigan Hospital for two days
the past week where he was Liven
1914 tests in the back in an effort
10 secure correct treatment for hay
fever of which he is an acute suf-
ferer.
Sergeant Melvin Budd has re
turned to Camp Davis. y c.. after
ten days visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Lester Budd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovid Riggs and
daughter Janice. Wayne Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Bowersox. Wyandotte.
Mrs. Pearl Mitchell, and family, and
Mrs. Sumner Coleman. and daugh-
ter Joan. Ypsilanti, were visitors at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Johnson during Saturday and Sun
day.
Ned Williams is caretaker at
Van Buren, Township Hall during
the vacation OF Clifford Charles
worth.
Fifteen guests were present at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Wall, S. Sumpter Rd at Sunday
night supper and included Mr.. and
Mrs. A. VI. Wall and family, Red
ford. Mr. and Mrs. William Wall
and family. Highland Park. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Wall. Belleville. Carl
Smith and Mrs. Florence Smith,
Los Angeles, Calf
Jack Spencer, formerly OF Den
ton, has purchased a lot in Roult
Subdivision and moved a house from
Denton to the present location.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wall spent
Sunday with the latter's parents,