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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10
us. Youths Sign
Scroll for Reds

Detroit youth organizations have
joined a nationwide campaign to
obtain the signatures of 10000
young men and women
on a gigantic scroll, which is to
be sent to the young men and
women of Russia.
The drive is sponsored by the
Russian War Relief Committee.
Those who sign the scroll are ex-
pected to contribute 10 cents or
more toward the relief fund.
The campaign will end June %
with a ceremony on the city hall
steps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10
One for All
He Joins Union and Three
Are Freed by Court

Roland McMaster. TIL o m a .
Burke and Bennett Belcher, mem.
bers of the AFL Transfers Union
were free today of felonious as.
sault charges which have stood
against them since last July when
IL was alleged. they beat a bakery
employe with a baseball bat dur
ing an organizational drive.
The reason:
Complaining witness Leslie
Smith OF 1921 Metetal avenue
told Recorders Judge John j.
Maher he wished to withdraw the
charges because he had joined the
union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10
Windsor Lifts Curfew
Imposed Since Riots

NASSAU. Bahamas, June 10
(INS).-The Bahamas week-old
curfew law, made effective when
wage riots broke out last week,
was lifted today by the Duke of
Windsor. governor of the Ba-
hamas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10
Detroit Women Too Smart
For Army in WAAC Tests
ESQ Win Right to Final Exam
With Only Is Due to Be Chosen
BY VERA BROWN

Yesterday they were $50 blondes
brunets and redheads. answering
to names like Ruth or Mary OF
Joan.
Today they are just $50 mum.
bers.
As numbers they go individu-
ally today before the examining
board for the officers training
school of the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps-the WAACs to
you.
1t took the army Ia hours TO run
AT candidates through the air
corps screen test" general intel
ligence and application check. And
SO per cent of the girls stood the
gaff. That is higher than in ILL.,
nois, where only so per cent of the
applicants passed.
BEST THING ABOUT 1T
Best thing about the hour-long
test with its 40 questions was
that each applicant learned how
she stood before she left the build
ing and was given an appointment
with the examining board. The
army and civil service employees
did the checking. You should have
seen those hard-boiled army ser
geants herding the girls around.
"You can put your hat and
coat there, Miss" said Sgt. Jerry.
Lindquid.
Pardon me, you dropped your
gloves"
Yes, the girls got real service
from the army, and now and then
when a girl who was washed out
burst into tears, Lieut.. r. r.. Cald-
we'll, the red haired commander Of
the examining room, offered con-
dolences. saying:
"Say, we wash out half the
cadets who try II, Miss. 1
wouldn't feel badly
The questions concerned history,
vocabulary, mathematics. judg-
ment and alertness. The girls had
only little over two minutes for
each question.
THEY SURELY TRIED
As one brighteyed brunei said
10 Capt. Harry c. Olsen when he
gave her the bad news:
you can't say didn't try. but
how am I going TO face dad?
I've got q brother In the air
corps"
And the winnahs!
They were jubilant--but only for
while. They turned TO the next
hurdle, the examining board.
III the board o. KS them, their
application Is sent on TO Sixth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10
Chinese Envoy TO Vatican

CHUNGKING, June 10 (INS).
-Sien Shu-Kang. Chinese charge
d affaires at Berne, Switzerland,
has been appointed China's first
minister to the Vatican, the gov
eminent announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10
State 10 Clarity
Draft Board
Doctors Duties
Bachus Says Physicians
Send Unfit Men
to Induction Centers

Qualification Of the duties of
local draft board doctors was
promised today by state selective
service officials following a blast
aimed at them by Col. Joseph L.
Bachus, head of army recruiting
here.
Colonel Bachus protested when
IL men, previously rejected at the
larmy induction center for incur
able physical defects. appeared for
the second time and were turned
down.
"We're trying to build an
army Of able-bodied men and
the draft boards send us one
legged men, blind men, epiIep-
tics, paralytics and men mentally
deficient" Colonel Bachus said.
This has got to STOP"
DRAFT BOARD TRACED
The draft board which sent the
men was located in Lenawee
County.
Today in Lansing, Mai. George
Moran, assistant to Col. E. M
Rosecrans, in charge of state
|selective service, said that he had
mot been informed officially of the
facts in the case but il they were
true the board had made a mis-
take"
az think the reason that men
who are manifestly physically
disqualified have been sent to
the induction center II that the
draft board doctors are not
acquainted with their powers"
said Major Moran. 'Many of
them think that, regardless OF a
selectee's physical defects, that
they should leave the rejection
up to the army doctors.
NEW INSTRUCTIONS
Eve now are sending out new
instructions to the some 5000
to 1000 doctors assisting boards
In the state. We hope that these
will clarity their duties"
Maj. Clarence Owen. medical
officer attached to the Wayne
County draft boards, refused to
comment on the situation despite
the fact that army officers here
have stated that approximately SO
per cent Of the average TOO draft
ees sent to the induction center
here daily are rejected for physical
or mental deficiencies.
Colonel Bachus said 1t costs the
army about $50 per person to pass
them through the induction center
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-10

Chicago, along with those of girls
from Wisconsin, Illinois and
Michigan.
PICK 500 APPLICANTS
From the three states, 500 appli-
cants are chosen to take the stiff
army physical. the same given TO
every inductee. That passed, their
Applications are sent 10 Washing
ton, where Michigan's quota of
probably IS officers will be named.
The examining board consists Of
Lieut.. Seldom Smith "a bachelor,
by the way), Miss Florence Russell
of the j. l.. Hudson Company per-
sonnet department, and Mrs. DON
aid G. Lambert, recruiting officer
for the army air corps.
Said Col. ]. L. Bachus, head Of
army recruiting here:
Detroit women are too
damned smart. It In the same
test we give for air cadet induc-
ton and we figured TO wash out
about half Of them. That Is what
Chicago did"
HIS OWN DEFINITION
He has his own definition OF thel
type of girl who passes the WAACl
exams:
shell be a combination CLAM
our girl, an intellectual giant,
and . Juno. She's got to be
above reproach, able TO meet
generals and scrub women. and
get cooperation out Of each.
'"On the wiseness OF our selec-
ton Of our officers will depend
the success OF the women's
ARMY"
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Japs Lose 5000 Men
In Futile Attempts
To Storm kinhWa
Chinese Begin Attacks
On Yunnun-Burmu
Front Far to West
Earlier Story on Page AID

NLdTlcT StOTy Ou age NIL
BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, May 26.-The
japanese have lost 5000 men in
vain attempts to storm the Che
kiang provisional capital of
Kinhwa from three sides, the
Chinese announced tonight, but
a spokesman said "the situation
is still very grave and the COM
ing week will witness even
fiercer battles"
He said as Of last night the
Chinese still held Kinhwa and had
routed with heavy casualties Jap
anese force that captured Wulipao,
2 miles south of Kinhwa.
Far to the west. on the Yunnan-
Burma front, the Chinese said they
had begun counterattacks Saturday,
bombing Lungling and Tengyueh
and causing the Japanese unusual
losses" destroying so Japanese
supply trucks, and surrounding a
Japanese force on the west bank of
the Salween River at the Huiting
bridge on the Burma road. (The
Japanese have claimed to have
reached the east bank
Despite these successes, the Chi
nese spokesman declared that in
the east I'VE are entering what may
turn out to be the toughest battles
of this summer in Asia"
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Boy, II, Wins Spelling Bee
By Knowing 'Acquieseed'
nv tho Asxor;sted BRASS

BY the Associated Press.
Richard Earnhart, 11-year-old,
seventh-grade student from Ell Paso,
Tex, won the 18th national spelling
bee today by knowing "acquiesaed"
and "sacrilegious."
Mary Margaret Montgomery OF
Des Moines put an IS" instead of
&C" into "acquiesced" after nearly
four hours of calmly facing dozens
of multi-syllabic tongue-twisters and
had to be content with second place.
Third place went to Hazel M. La
Prade of Worcester. Mass. who
spelled "paucity" with an s."
The, winner will receive $500 and
a trip to New York. Second place
carries a prize of $500 and third
place 500.
Evening star., 1942-05-26

President Roosevelt suggested to-
day that the District municipal fire.
works display on July 4 should be
staged on barge anchored in the
middle of the Potomac River, rather
than at the customary location on
the Monument Grounds.
The Presidents proposal was made
during a press conference and In
response to an inquiry directed to
him by District Commissioner John
Russell Young. Mr.. Young wrote to
the Chief Executive asking II the
yearly fireworks display should be
held In view Of potential danger to
the temporary buildings located near
the Monument Grounds and the
greatly increased concentration Of
population and Federal workers In
that area.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
D. c. Fireworks Show on Barge
Is Suggested by President

The President said he had dis
cussed the question with Stephen
T. Early, his secretary, but had not
yet replied formally to Commission
er Young. His idea, he continued,
is that If any fireworks material is
available after prior war demands
are met they should be displayed
from a Potomac River barge.
At the same time, he proposed
that the Navy or Marine Bands be
stationed nearby to provide appro-
pirate music.
The Bureau of Mines earlier today
amended regulations of the Federal
Wartime Explosives Act to permit
manufacture and sale Of these
pyrotechnics, of limited size and
variety, for public use In patriotic
and similar observances.
Evening star., 1942-05-26

had been made within the terri
torial waters of the French island
of Martinique.
A dispatch from st. Lucia. West
Indies, said the destroyer was pa
trolling the waters near the French
island, where negotiations are cur
rently under way between the United
States and the French high COM
missioner, Admiral Georges Robert.
concerning the military status Of
the Vichy-controlled possession.
The damaged destroyer reached
Fort de France under her own
power.
Casualties aboard the craft were
light. Ten members of the crew
were reported missing and six in
jured.
Identity Not Learned.
The identity of the attacking sub
marine was not Immediately learned,
although it is known that German
and Italian undersea craft have
been active in the Caribbean for
several weeks.
The injured men have been placed
in hospital and next of kin of
both injured and missing are being
notified as fast as information is
received, the Navy said.
The Blakeley is the 18th American
(See DESTROYER, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1942-05-26
A||owanceb Bill
For Soldiers
Wins Approval
Senate Group Fovors
Classifying Married
Men in Order of Call

Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Affairs
Committee today approved SOL
dierS' allotment and allowance
bill authorizing the Selective
service system and local boards
to classify men with wives and
children into categories to de-
termine the order of calling them
for Army duty.
The bill, different from one al
ready approved by the House Mil
itary Affairs Committee and await
ing passage of the new Army pay
bill before it is taken up, provides
for deduction of s22 monthly from
the enlisted mans pay with the
Government matching this with a
$28 contribution to provide his wife
with $50 for living expenses. The
Government would pay s12 month
toward support of one child and $40
monthly for each additional child
The committee also approved
new provision making war risk in
surance compulsory so all men in
the armed services would be re-
quired to have $4,000 of Govern
ment insurance.
Pay IS Cents Per $1,000.
The service man would pay IS
cents month per $1,000 for the
insurance and the Government the
remainder of the premium. For
$4,000 this would amount to about
$3.50 for the service man and about
So for the Government.
AS the committee acted. strong
bipartisan opposition developed
against any congressional move to
draft men in the 1919 year age
classes for military service.
Under the permissive dependency
section the Selective Service System
would still consider dependency as
a reason for deferment, but it could
set up general classification based
on family relationship and economic
dependency.
Two General Types.
A committee memorandum said
only two general types of persons
would be in Class III under the
committee amendments:
/. Registrars with wives or chill
dren, or wives and children. pro-
vided there is bona fide family re-
lationship in the home and pro-
(See DRAFT pooe o-Yl
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Mayor Rossi Denies
Giving Fascist Salute
Earlier Story on Page Ar
2v the Associated press

Earlier Story on Page Ar
BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 90
White-haired Angelo Rossi, mayor
of San Francisco, described by wit
ness as having been seen giving the
Fascist salute, declared to an in
vestigating committee today, II have
a passionate and unqualified affec-
ton for this democratic republic in
which I was born" He declared the
charge was IAN unqualified lie."
mo one dares question my whole
hearted loyalty to my native land"
he said in a voice filled with emo
ton.
MIR. Rossi, mayor Of San Francisco
for IL years, was the first witness
called today by the Tenney State
Assembly Committee investigating
un-American activities in California.
Yesterday Carmelo Tito, publisher
of an anti-Fascist Italian newspaper
here, testified he had seen Mr.. Rossi
give the salute of the Italian
Fascists.
'I have never" the mayor de-
clared, been a member of, nor have
I been affiliated with, nor have I
sponsored directly or indirectly, any
organization, group or movement of
any kind or description which to my
knowledge was not whole-heartedly
American"
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Nozis Reported
Sending Relays
OF Giant Subs
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 26.-The Germans
have developed huge 3,000-ton sub
marines carrying two 8-inch guns
and IA torpedoes for long-range
raiding and are believed sending
them in relays to harry the eastern
coast of North America, reports
from the continent declared today.
Naval circles here said the reports
of the new submarines are per
fectly feasible"
These U-boats were said to have
a surface speed of 20 knots and a
submerged speed of II knots.
1t was said here that through the
tactics of sending relays Of sub
marines the Nazis hope to pin the
balance of the United States naval
forces in home waters and prepare
the way for blows at British sea-
power.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
US. Reported Seekin!
Russia S Pledge for
Fair Trade After War
Litvinoff Gets Hulrs
Proposal for New
Leuse-Lend Pact
By GARNETT d. HORNER.

The draft OF proposed new
lease-lend agreement with Rus
sia was submitted to Soviet Am
bassador Maxim Litvinoff today
by Secretary Of State Hull.
The action was believed to be a
move to obtain Russia's pledge to
support American fair trade princi-
Piles as the basis of international
economic relations after the war.
President Roosevelt said at his
press conference that the proposed
lease-lend agreement with Russia
followed the same general idea as
one already in effect with Great
Britain. This Governments pro-
posal represents an effort to bring
the lease-lend arrangements with
Russia on the same basis with those
of other nations. he added
Mr.. Litvinof conferred with Mr..
Hull for more than half an hour,
telling reporters afterward they had
had a general discussion about
what is going on in the world"
and that Mr.. Hull had handed him
a document pertaining to economic
matters.
Agreement Proposed.
It was learned later that the
document represented proposed
agreement to bring lease-lend ar
rangements with Russia up to date
in harmony with arrangements
with other United Nations.
State Department officials de-
clined comment on the nature of
the proposal, but it was presumed
that it contained an agreement
similar to that reached with Great
Britain three months ago pledging
the two countries to mutual aid dur
ing the war and to stimulation OF
non discriminatory international
trade after the conflict.
Lease-lend assistance now is being
extended to Russia under an agree
ment reached last autumn through
an exchange of letters between Pres
ident Roosevelt and Premier Josef
Stain, providing credits up to
81 ,000, 600, 900, with repayment to be
made over a 10-year period, begin
ming five years after the end of the
war
Cooperation Emphasized.
The agreement with Great Britain
emphasizes the cooperative nature
of the United Nations war action,
providing for each nation to supply
the other with needed defense
articles and services which it is in
a position to contribute Final de-
termination of methods of settle
ment is postponed.
The British agreement stipulates,
however, that the terms of final set
tlement shall be such as to promote
mutually advantageous economic re-
lations between them and the bet
terment of world wide economic re-
lations."
1t was agreed that provision should
be made for expansion of "produc-
ton, employment and the exchange
and consumption of goods" and
elimination of discriminatory treat
ment in international commerce
and reduction of tariffs and other
trade barriers"
Evening star., 1942-05-26
British Planes Set Fires
At Libyon Airport
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, May 26-British
planes in an attack on the oft.
bombed airport at Martuba, Libya.
caused violent explosions and left
fires which were visible for 10 miles,
the R. A. F. Middle East command
reported today.
Martuba is halfway between the
Libyan port of Derna and the Axis
stronghold of Tmimi The raid
took place Sunday night, stimuli
taneously with attacks on Bengasi,
Derna and Tmimi.
The British said one German
plane was shot down and two Brit
ish planes were missing.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
SM,354 Is Sought
ToCo.ordinate DC.
Recreation Projects
Additional Requests
BY City Heads Now
TotoI $423, 900
Earlier Story on Page BID

Earlier Story on Page BID
A request for $64,354 to carry
out the new law co-ordinating
recreational activities in Wash
ington was made this afternoon
to the Senate subcommittee
holding hearings on the new Dis
trict appropriation bill.
This brought up to approximately
$423,000 the amount the Commis-
sioners are asking the Senate group
to add to the bill as a whole, the
principal other increases being for
one new fire engine house, another
police station, a temporary rented
branch public library in Anacostia
and more public nurses.
Would Total S56,560,OO0.
In their opening statement to the
subcommittee, presided over by
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, OF
Wyoming, the Commissioners gave
the total of the House bill as $56,-
137,171. At the morning session, be-
fore the increase for recreation was
suggested, the Commissioners had
asked that total of $360,0OO be added
to the House bill If the Senate
makes all of the proposed changes,
including the new recreation money,
the bill would then total s56, $50 900.
Most of the increase for the rec
reational program is for personnel
and supplies. The purpose of the
recreation law, which was enacted
after the appropriation bill had
been drafted in the House, is to CO.
ordinate under a new board the
programs of the municipal play
grounds, the school community cen
ter department and the National
Park facilities in the District.
AS a step in that direction, the
Senate appropriation group is con-
sldering placing the recreation
(See D. c. BILL, Page 2-XO
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Huge Aerial Smash
|AtGermanySeenas as
Allied Chiefs Confer
Arnold and Towers
Talk With Britons at
General Headquarters
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

NEarller story on rage ALI
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 26.-Ranking
United States military leaders
conferred tonight with high
British officials at general head
quarters, and expert observers
predicted a massive smash at
Germany by the United States
Air Force and R. A. F. soon would
follow.
The mission, headed by 1t. Gen.
Henry H. Arnold and Rear Admiral
John H. Towers, chiefs of the Army
and Navy air forces, also included
two top ground officers, Maj. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Maj.
Gen. Mark w. Clark.
Opinion was that the United
States and Britain were preparing
a blow at Hitler by air, land and
sea before Germany could deal a
death blow at Russia Sizable
forces of United States troops al
ready are in Northern Ireland with
complete invasion equipment.
Gen. Arnold and his mission first
conferred with American air gen.
erals with the A. E. F. to determine
(See MISSION, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1942-05-26
SECOND INNING.
THIRD INNING.

WASHINGTON doubled
to left. Sundra attempted to sacri-
flee, but Pofahl was out at third,
Harris to Blair. Sundra took sec
ond on a balk. Estalella flied to
Kreevich, Sundra holding second.
Spence singled to center, scoring
Sundra. Chartak walked. Wallaesa
and Kreevich permitted Campbell's
pop fly to fail between them for a
single, Spence scoring and Chartak
taking third. On an attempted
double steal, Chartak was out at
the plate, Wagner to Harris to Wag-
ner. Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Kreevich flied
to Spence Estalella threw out Su-
der. Blair fouled to Early.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Vernon looped
a single to right. Early beat out a
bounder to Suder, Vernon stopping
at second. Repass flied to Kree-
vich, Vernon taking third after the
catch. Pofahl famed. Wallaesa
threw out Sundra.
PHILADELPHIA-Miles flied to
Campbell. Valo flied deep to Spence.
Siebert lined to Vernon.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Estalella flied to
Kreevich. Spence flied to Miles.
Chartak walked. Campbell fouled
to Wagner.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lined
to Spence. Wallaesa doubled to
right. Harris lined to Spence, Wal
laesa holding at second. Kreevich
also lined to Spence.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Vernon flied to
Valo. Early hit his first home run
of the season over the right-field
wall, Repass beat out a slow roller
to Wallaesa. Pofahl bunted and Re-
pass scored and Pofahl went all the
way to third when Blair threw
wildly past Siebert. Sundra's smash
took a bad hop over Suder's head
for a single, scoring Pofahl. Esta-
leila singled to right, Sundra stop
(see BASEBALL, Page 2-X0
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Another German Sub
Sunk by u. S. Plane
off Brazilian Coast
Earlier Story on Page A-3)

Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
By the Associated Press.
FORTALEZA, Brazil, May rs.
A high source reported an
other enemy submarine was
sunk off Recife today by a
Bib, presumably an Ameri-
can bomber.
One German submarine was
sent down in a battle Saturday
between several United States
planes and a number of sub
marines Pilot Harry Schwane
and Sergt. j. G. Yates today
disclosed details of this first
sinking by four United States
planes.
They said they sighted the
U-boat from their plane be-
tween Fernando Noronha, an
island about 125 miles off the
Brazilian coast. and the Azores
while on patrol duty and
promptly attacked. dropping all
bombs and at the same time
calling up assistance from their
land bases.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, May 26 (P.-
Stocks uneven; aircrafts lead Sc
lective advance. Bonds steady;
some rails and utilities improve.
Cotton higher; late rally on short
covering and New Orleans buy
ing.
HICAG G O.-Wheat lower;
buying incentives lacking. Corn
higher; continued industrial de-
mand. Hogs fairly active; gen.
orally steady; top, $14.45. Cattle
active; steers, yearlings strong;
sharp drop In supplies.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Jury Is Completed
For Oden Death Trial
Earlier Story on Pare A-IO.)

tEarHer StOry on rage A-lO.)
A jury of one woman and IL men,
with two men as alternates. was
sworn in this afternoon in District
Court to try Guy E. Oden, 10,
charged with the first degree murder
Of his 15-year-old sweetheart, Ellen
Reid Cannon, July 10, 1941.
A total of lot talesman were ex-
amined before the jury was finally
chosen.