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Evening star., 1941-08-03

Of the Commerce Department has
had to extend its inspection service
to the upper Mississippi, it was said.
At the same time 1t became known
that there is a growing shortage
of maritime personnel for ships
operating between the United States
and Latin America. While 1t was
indicated there are enough officers
to man the ships, there is a shortage
of neE both on deck and in the
engine rooms. 1t was explained
that the shortage is largely due to
the bonuses being paid these men
for going overseas in the areas to
which American ships are allowed to
60 For instance, it was pointed out
that sailors receive as much as Sl20
a month bonus for making these
trips. and for this reason are leaving
ships engaged in carrying important
defense materials from Latin Amer
lea to the United States.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

Obstacles Reported
Facing Construction
OF Trade Vessels
Plan TO Build Ships
On Great Lakes Meets
UnfovorobIe Response
By WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

Plans to extend the defense ship
building program into new areas are
meeting obstacles, it was learned in
Government maritime circles yes
terday. Although Maritime Com
mission officials would not discuss
the matter, it was learned that their
proposal to construct sea-going
freighters on the Great Lakes has
met with a cold response from ship
builders in that area.
The suggestion that new shipyards
be started further down the Missis-
sippi River appears to have met
with obstruction in the lack of suffi-
cient, bodybuilding brains" with
which to man the yards. 1t was
pointed out that the plan to build
Evening star., 1941-08-03

and disabled in a few minutes. The
remaining tanks retreated, cover
ing retreating German infantry who
had to travel on foot because most
of the trailers had been shot loose
from the tanks. The next night
the Germans came back under
cover of darkness to the disabled
tanks and tried to repair them.
SimonoV said that as soon as the
repair squads began working on the
tanks Soviet howitzers broke them
to pieces and wiped out the entire
repair crew. On opening up the
tanks by daylight next morning,
Simonov said, goods of every de-
scription were found inside. He said
the Germans had taken clothing
and other textile products from viii
lagos and stored them in tanks.
No Orders Were Given.
Il saw two Frenchmen and one
Pole who had been parachuted by
the Germans behind the Soviet
lines" Simonov said. when ques-
toned they revealed they had been
given no orders whatever by German
officers but told merely to reveal
their nationalities to the Soviets."
Simonov said the purpose the Ger
mans hoped to achieve was to Gre
ate confusion behind Soviet lines
by making it appear that France
and Poland had joined in the war
against the Soviet Union. He said
the Frenchman and the Pole told
him they had been forced to be-
come parachutiStS for the Germans
Another psychological attack de-
Scribed by Simonov was the bomb
ing of Soviet village in the direc-
ton of Smolensk by a squadron of
Junkers. He said the Germans set
a village on fire after it had been
abandoned by both citizens and the
Red Army and that the purpose was
to make big fire that the German
soldiers could see. Simonov said
several German prisoners had told
him that after the invasion of
France and several quick victories
in the Balkans their officers said the
war would be over in few days
after the attack ON the Soviet
Union. He said the prisoners could
not understand why they didn't
achieve victory in the first 10 days
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Evening star., 1941-08-03
Britain Acts 10 Enforce
Embargo on Firms
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 2-Britain today
turned the power OF an economic
embargo against Finland as enemy
occupied territory today because,
an authoritative source said, of her
unfortunate association" with the
Axis.
Although diplomatic relations be-
tween HelSinki and London have
been broken and Finland is fighting
Russia, now Britain'S ally, it was
emphasized here that the two
nations were not at war.
"An enemy destination for contra
band purposes" is the official British
description of Finland, which
Britons aided with supplies only
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Dutch Confirm Loss
OF Liner in Air Raid

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-1'he Dutch
Information Bureau today confirmed
the loss of the 17,000-ton Neither
lands motorship passenger liner
Baloeran, reported badly damaged
during a British air raid on Rotter-
dam July is.
The vessel, said to have been
one of II vessels totaling 100000
tons sunk or put out of commission
in the attack, had been converted
as a German hospital ship only a
week before,
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Hieh-Poid Dog Actor,
Bought for 85c, Dies

BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2.-Kazan,
German shepherd dog film star of
half decade ago, died today at
the home of his master, Actor and
Stunt Man Jack King.
King saw Kazan in a dog pound
10 years ago and paid IS cents for
the pup.
AS the star of Fighting Fury"
and other films the dog earned as
much as $3.50 a day King de-
clined to estimate the animals
total earnings.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Astor Leases Yacht
To Navy for 81 Yearly
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Vincent As
tors palatial yacht Nourmahal, on
which President Roosevelt has
cruised as guest, is going to work
for the Coast Guard as a floating
weather station to gather meteoro-
logical data.
Mr.. AStor, a commander in the
Navy Reserve, has leased the $780,
600 yacht, vessel of 1000 tons, to
the Government for 81 year dur
ing the emergency.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

1s months ego in the 1e39-40
Finnish Russian war.
All goods destined for Finland
were declared liable to seizure and
all commercial and financial trans
actions between Britain and Finland
were ordered cut off.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Session on Loan Called

HAVANA, Aug. 2 UP.-President
Fulgencio Batista tonight called
special session of Congress for Mon
day to grant him authorization to
conclude a $25 100000 loan from the
Export Import Bank of Washington.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

Three-wheeled cycles capable OF
carrying 400 pounds at 25 miles an
hour have appeared in Sweden.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Boys, Squirrels
|Get Even Break
Acorns

This Is a story of squirrels and of
boys and a kind-hearted lady, and
nuts.
The squirrels don't have much to
do with the story, but they will be
glad to know they were stanchly
championed yesterday by an un-
identified lady who doesn't think
aoorns were intended to go into the
pockets of boys.
Policeman Theodore Fason of the
third precinct was going about his
work yesterday afternoon when the
lady called in Indignantly.
There is a bunch of boys over
here who are picking up acorns."
"What?" inquired Pvt. Fason, fail
ing to see the illegality Of the act.
Yes, and I'm worried. What will
the squirrels have to eat this win
ter? They may starve. 1 want a
policeman to come up here and put
a stop to it,"
Mr.. Fason (although great lover
OF animals) explained that the squir-
rels-happy tribe-have probably
stored up their winter provender
already. And. at any rate, what
could he do about it?
The lady was unconvinced.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
D. T.. Traffic Toll 63
As Woman Victim
Dies Of Injuries
Three More Persons Hurt
By Auto Accidents in
Northwest Section

The Districts 194l traffic toll stood
at 63 today following the death of a
63-year-old woman in Garfield Hos
pital yesterday. The victim was
Mrs. Marie Dimes, colored, of 1923
Girard street NV, who was struck
by an automobile at Eleventh and
Girard streets last Saturday, ac-
cording to police.
Police listed Marcus H. Hall, 81,
colored, of 1907 Park road NV as
the driver and said he would be
taken before a coroner's jury.
Ulysses Watts, 30, colored, of 1884
Ninth street NV. was injured crit
ically last night when struck by an
automobile at Ninth and T streets
NV. He was admitted to Freedmens
Hospital for treatment of a COM
pound skull fracture and compound
fracture of the right leg.
Jack Lynerd. 8. was struck near
his home, 1920 Fifth street NV,
yesterday. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital and admitted for
treatment of a head injury.
James Davidson, 70, 1924 Nine
teenth street NV, was hit by a
streetcar at Fourteenth and G streets
NV. yesterday. police reported. He
was treated at the scene and at
Emergency Hospital for a lacerated
scalp and then was sent home.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Wage Group to Study
Graphic Arts Minimum

A committee to recommend a
minimum wage for workers in the
graphic arts industry will soon be
appointed by Brig. Gen. Philip B.
Fleming, Wage-Hour administrator
1t was announced today. Under the
law, 40 cents an hour is the highest
minimum which may be made effec-
tive.
The graphic arts industry. in the
annual value of its product, ranks
as the ninth largest in the United
States. In addition to the publish
ing of books, music, magazines and
newspapers, the industry, under the
definition of the Wage-Hour Divi-
sion, also includes the production bv
job printing plants Of printed forms.
calendars. greeting cards and SIM
liar items. The making of maps and
colored prints is also included.
Though the graphic arts are not
low wage industries, Gen. Fleming
pointed out that some of its en-
ployes are now being paid less than
SIG for the standard work week.
Evening star., 1941-09-26

apartment and found the girl and
they talked on the back porch.
A neighbor in an adjoining apart
ment, Mrs. Elizabeth A. De Vous,
testified she called about this time
and saw Oden and the> girl. She
told Oden to 60 away and let the
girl alone, opening the screen door
into the kitchen for the girl, she
said. She bolted the screen door
behind the girl and had returned
to the living room when she heard
the shots.
Claims Oden Slapped Girl.
At about that time Mrs. De Vous'
son, Charles, 16, was playing in a
tree not far from the back porch.
He said he saw Oden slap the girl.
A few minutes later, he said, he
was hanging upside down from a
limb by his knees when he heard
several shots in rapid succession.
He said he saw Oden running from
the back yard.
The youth was arrested by police
as he hurried away from the vicin-
ity. The officers recovered the gun,
they said, from spot where he had
thrown it.
Mrs. Yates and another sister of
the girl testified they had heard
Oden threaten her with a remark
similar to that overheard by the
mother. None of the Government
witnesses could recall they had
heard any loud or violent talking
before the shooting to indicate it
was committed in the heat of emo
ton.
Both sisters admitted under cross
examination by the defense that
they objected to Oden's attentions
to Ellen.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Arkansas Avenue Unit
Opposes Wafer Rate Boost

Opposition to any increase in the
Districts water rate was registered
by the Arkansas Avenue Community
Citizens Association at a meeting
last night. The group also launched
move to request that the Health
Department OF the District be
charged with the determination OF
rats in the city and not inexperi-
enced citizens. The association in
structed its delegates to urge action
to that end on the Federation OF
Citizens Association, which meets
tomorrow.
Traffic conditions in Washington
with particular emphasis on the
pedestrian, were outlined to the as
sociation by Col Lawrence C. Craw-
ford of the Traffic Advisory Council
who observed that in most cases
traffic deaths were due to negligence
of pedestrians
Members of the association will be
guests of President Hugh v. Keiser
at his summer home, Fairhaven. Md.
Saturday afternoon, October 18, II
was announced.
A vote will be taken at next
months meeting to decide the
definite meeting place of the organ
ization, either the West or Dennison
Schools A representatives aof the
F. B. l. is scheduled to talk at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
5@s&0N WEEKEND
w gGGM52S AnlH

area l, near Pierce Mill road,
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Swimming, Y. NJ. c. A, small
charge, Sunday. 9 am. to l pm.
Special program, with motion pic.
lures sponsored by Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church, 900 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, tomorrow, {
o'clock.
Music night. St. Johns Episcopal
Church, tonight, 6 o'clock; hostesses
Chapel music, light organ music
Washington Chapel, Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, Six
teenth street and Columbia road
NV. tomorrow night, o'clock
Photographic laboratory, Nationa,
Catholic Community Service Club
opened to service men for their use
tomorrow, O'Clock.
Lodging.
Lodging facilities for service men
in Washington over the week end
may be found at the Y. M c. A
at the Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club and the Recreation Leave Area
on the Virginia side of the Memo
rial Bridge. which has accommoda-
tions for 1876 men.
Religious Services.
Washington churches of all de-
nominations welcome men in uni
form to weekend services. Work
of Protestant churches in the city
centers at the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches. 1751 N street NV
Service men are invited to visit this
headquarters. Location of near
downtown churches, representing
various denominations, follow: St
Patrick's (Catholic). Tenth street
between F. and G NV; Mount Ver-
non (Methodist), 900 Massachusetts
avenue NV; St. Sophia Greek Or
thodoX), Eighth and L streets NV;
Washington Hebrew Congregation
822 Eighth street NV; Church of
the Ascension (EpiscopalianD, 1901
Massachusetts avenue NV; Cal
vary (BaptisD, Eighth and H streets
NV; Third Church of Christian
Science. Thirteenth and L streets
NV, and New York Avenue Pres
byterian, 1901 New York avenue
NV; First Congregational Church
Tenth and G streets NV.
Soldiers wishing to attend Jewish
services for High Holy Day should
call Mr.. Bower of the National Jew
ish Welfare, Decatur 5472.
Activities for Colored Service Men.
Dance, Banneker Fieldhouse,
Georgia avenue and Howard place
NV, tomorrow, 8 O'Clock.
Dancing and games, Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. c. A., 901 Rhode
Island avenue NV, tomorrow,
o'clock.
Dance. Y. M. C. A., 1912 Twelfth
street NV, $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
night
Skating, Phyllis Wheatley Y. w.
C. A., tonight, o'clock.
Swimming, Y. NJ C. A., 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon; all other facilities
of Y. M. C. A. also open to service
men.
Lodging facilities, Banneker Field
house and Y. NJ G. A.
Religious service, First Baptist
Church, Twenty-seventh street and
Dumbarton avenue NV; Asbury
Methodist, Eleventh and K streets
NV: Holy Redeemer Catholic, 210
New York avenue NV; Fifteenth
Street (Presbyterian) Fifteenth and
R streets NV. The Phyllis Wheat
ley Y. w. C. A. will conduct a
twilight hour program, $50 Sunday
evening. Group church parties leave
Y. M. c.. A., 10:45 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Hu|I's Comment SheIved
Food Bill, Senators Feel
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
After hearing from Secretary of
State Hull yesterday that it was
Germany's direct responsibility to
feed the populations of countries she
has subjugated, some members of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
predicted today that no action would
be taken on legislation urging the
State Department to work out plan
for sending American food to con-
quered nations.
However, Senator Taft, Republi-
can, of Ohio said he hoped early
consideration would be given to the
legislation, which has the backing of
former President Hoover.
Chairman Connally of the Foreign
Relations Committee, who made
public letter from Mr.. Hull regard
ing the food measure, said that
action on the bill has been post
poned indefinitely" That was in
terpreted by other influential mem
bers of the committee as meaning
that the proposal had been shelved.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Counsel Seek Delay
In Trial Of Youth
Accused Of Attack
Failure of PIeu Would
Put Roland Lindsey
On TrioI Monday

District Court Justice Jesse c.
Adkins is expected to listen this
afternoon to arguments of defense
counsel that the trial of Roland j.
Lindsey, colored, 19, accused Of
criminal assault and intent to kill,
should be postponed, on the conten-
ton that the public mind has been
inf1amed by the recent wave of sex
crimes. The trial is scheduled to
go forward on Monday and Assistant
United States Attorney Dennis Nc
Carthy said that he would oppose
any delay
Richard R. Atkinson and James
G. Tyson. defense counsel assigned
by District Court to the case, yes
terday afternoon filed in the criminal
clerks Office a motion for con-
tinuance.
THE state of the public mind is
such that fair and impartial trial
cannot be had at this time" said
the motion, there being no pro-
vision in the statutes of the District
of Columbia for change of venue"
Defense counsel also said they
have been unable to contact certain
vital witnesses and are without
funds to expedite a proper search.
Counsel told the court they are ad-
vised that Lindsey was confined at
a Maryland Institution for the In
sane at Brownsville, Md. last
January and February of this year
and deem it necessary that the de-
fendant be examined. They also
wish to investigate matters that led
to his confinement in the MARYLAND
institution.
Lindsey has been indicted on a
charge of criminally assaulting an
18-year-old girl on July 10 in Pat
terson Woods, near New York avenue
extended, and assaulting with intent
to kill her companion, Pvt. Lawrence
E. Mccullough of the Army. The
soldier recently was discharged from
Walter Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Maryland Tax
On Properly
Cut 8 Gents
O'Conor Reduces
Rute for 1912 to
ID Cents Per $100
BY the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 26-An Scent
slash in the States property tax for
the next two years-the most cheer
ing tax news to Marylanders since
the last Legislature-Was proclaimed
today by Gov. O'Conor.
BY proclamation, the Governor cut
the tax on real and personal prop
erty from % cents per 500 to IA
cents in 1912, and from 81 to l3 per
cent in 1943.
He hinted there might be a special
Legislative session to whittle the
State income tax down still more
than was done last spring.
Decision Deferred.
Such a step would make a cut
effective on 1941 incomes.
Gov. O'Conor said the move has
been suggested, but we haven't con-
sidered it yet. Nothing has been de-
termined as to whether special ses-
sion might be called"
He added that it would serve no
purpose" to call such a session be-
fore next year. First payments in
1941 income would not be due until
April Is, 1912
The General Assembly last spring
cut the real estate levy by 260 cents
for the next biennium The tax on
investment income was cut from
to 5 per cent, and the levy on earned
! income from 25 to per cent.
Soaring State revenues made this
latest reduction possible, Gov.
OConor explained. j. Millard
TaWeS, State controller, estimated
that with present taxes 1912 fiscal
year would yield surplus of
S8,500000.
! Surplus Increases.
Mr.. Tawes had estimated the
surplus by this September 80, end
of the 1941 fiscal year, at $3.50 900.
but much of these funds are to be
used in 1912 for financing operations.
The 1912 budget allowed only for
81 200, COO TO be carried over into the
next year, and that, Gov. O'Conor
said, would cut the estimated 1912
surplus of s8,5O0OO to $4,000 900.
Therefore he reduced the real estate
property tax. The cut will mean a
saving to taxpayers of about $1,000
900 and whittle the 1912 surplus to
s4.3O0,OOO.
That still is high and provides the
basis for suggestions that the income
tax be reduced.
Has Power to Make Cut.
A law passed at the last Legisla-
ture gives the Governor the power
to reduce the property tax.
1t provided that if the State sur
plus exceeded 100000, the Board
Of Public Works could apply any or
all OF the excess to interest and
principal on the State debt.
But since all proceeds of the prop-
erty tax are used for that purpose
alone, use of the surplus toward
that goal makes the property tax re-
ductlon possible The law also pro-
vided that any reduction be applied
10 the property taxes.
Announcement of the reduction at
this time. Gov. O'Conor indicated
was to aid county officials in pre-
pairing their county levies for next
year, since the State tax is billed
along with county and city taxes.
and is collected for the State by
county and city tax officials.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Entertainment.

LutCf tdihfhChts
Dance, sponsored by Womens
Battalion, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, tonight, $3.50 o'clock.
Dance, Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines Club, 1915 L street NV, to-
morrow night, o'clock; hosteSses.
Street dance, E street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth NV, to-
morrow night, 8 o'clock.
Dance. Y. w. c. A. Seventeenth
and K streets NV, tomorrow night,
9 O'Clock; small charge to cover
refreshments and music.
Dance, Y. M. c. A. 1876 G street
NV, tomorrow night, o'clock;
hostesses.
Dance, National Catholic Com
munity Service Club. 918 Tenth
street NV, tomorrow night. 9
o'clock; hostesses, light refresh
mentS.
Dancing class. National Catholic
Community Service Club, tomorrow
afternoon, 3 o'clock; Jack Rollins,
instructor.
Dinner and dance. sponsored by
Covenant-First Presbyterian League
for Men in the Service, Fellowship
House, 1868 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. tomorrow night, o'clock
transportation to Fellowship House
provided from church, Connecticut
avenue and N street NV.
Open house, Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Sunday afternoon, 4
O'Clock.
Open house, National Capital
Service Mems Club, tomorrow night,
7 O'Clock; music, hostesses, game
facilities.
Open house, st. Johns Episcopal
Church Parish Hall, Sixteenth and
H streets NV, tomorrow after
pm: hostesses.
Open house, Y. NJ c. A., Sunday
afternoon, tC o'clock.
Sight seeing tour, sponsored by
Concordia, First and Grace Evan
gelical and Reformed Churches,
meet at the Supreme Court Build
ing, First street NE, 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon hostesSeS, guide
service and picnic supper.
Picnic, sponsored by Mems Bible
Glass of Mount Rainier Christian
Church, Rock Greek Park, at picnic
Evening star., 1941-09-26
NewLawA Addinq
$22,500 Income
In Montgomery
Quarterly Plan
Of Assessment to
Net $45,000 in Year
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. 26-
Montgomery County will be richer
by approximately s22,5oO at the
end of this month because of a pro-
vision in the real estate assessment
law that became effective July /.
The provision levies real estate
assessments every three months in
stead of once year as heretofore
Chairman Richard H. Lansdale
of the County Board of Assessment,
said about 100000 in new con-
struction, completed since the begin
ming of the fiscal year, July l, will
be placed on the tax books as of
october l. Under the old setup.
this property would have escaped
taxation until July. 1912.
Mr.. Lansdale said properties put
on during the first quarter are to
be taxed for only three-fourths of
year, and those put on during the
second quarter will be taxed for
half year. Those added after that
time are not taxed until the follow
ing year.
During the next quarter Mr.. Lans-
dale said, new construction is ex-
pected to increase and will probably
reach 100000. Taxes on that
amount for half year would bring
the county another $500, making
total gain of about s45 900 this
year from the new law.
Bills on the newly added property
will be sent out early next month.
Hearings on the new assessments
have been set by the board for the
last Tuesday of each month. If
property owners are not satisfied
with their assessments, they may
appeal to the State tax Office.
The law also provides for a con-
tinuous assessment of one-fifth OF
the county each year instead of a
general assessment of the entire
county every five years. Plans for
establishing the continuous program
have not yet been completed, Mr..
Lansdale said.