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Evening star., 1942-06-03
Sinkinqs
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ed ammunition in the ship with a
terrific blast.
Only one man was killed when a
Panamanian merchant ship plunged
to the bottom after a torpedo hit
in the Atlantic. The attack took
place May 20 and A survivors were
rescued by an American naval vessel
Led by plucky Capt. Angus Shaw
the full crew of 81 from a British
merchant ship landed at an Allan
tic port after sailing for eight days
In open ifeboats. During a storm
the three boats became separated
but the men weer so sure of their
course that they declined to be res
cued by an outbound ship and con-
tinued on to land.
Most OF the men were eating when
the first missile ripped into the side
Of the vessel and they were within
200 yards of the stricken vessel when
a second torpedo crashed into the
engine room.
I'D give the teeth out of my head
NtilCy IC VI tIlC SGOIc fdlISIyD IL
they'd give me something to hunt
those submarines with" snapped
bronzed Capt. Shaw, a veteran of AZ
years at sea. "A sensation of abso-
lutte vindictive bitterness swept over
me when saw my ship 60 down"
Meanwhile, additional details
were given from the sinking of a
small United States cargo ship May
20 in the Gulf of Mexico. The
stories of two rescued seamen who
landed at Port Arthur, Tex, dis
closed a probable loss of 80 lives, the
biggest toll of any Gulf sinking.
John G. Traubal of Gibbsboro,
N. j., and Rolf Holland of Philadel-
phia, both suffered from blindness
and exposure and it took physicians
two hours to remove the heavy oil
coating which encased them.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Bahamas Riots Put
Serious Problems
Before Windsor
Two Slain, Domoee
Extensive in Protest
By UnskiIIed Loborer
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas, June 3.-The
Duke Of Windsor today faced Sc
rious problems growing out of riots
that cost two lives and extensive
property damage in this island COL
ony of which he is royal governor.
The Duke was summoned from
Washington after bloodshed and
the looting of fashionable stores
followed a demonstration by un-
skilled laborers on an American
project against their shillings
labout 80 cents a day wages.
Returning quickly, he found busi-
ness in the colony at a standstill
Two of the rioters were killed and
others wounded by gunfire, and
some casualties were reported among
police and British garrison troops
called out to restore order.
In the outskirts a police station
ambulance and fire engine were
burned. An pm. to 8 am. curfew
was established
A strict censorship withheld news
of the disturbance from the outside
world Monday. and Nassau resi-
dents planning to return home from
the United States we're told simply
that they should postpone their trips
temporarily.
Before the riot. the government
had informed protesting labor lead
ers that the wage for unskilled
workers was fixed by agreement of
the British and United States and
could not be changed Immediately
However, negotiations still we're in
progress when the demonstration
started.
Observers agreed that the riots
coupled with the collapse of Nassau s
economy under the impact of war
presented problems that would tax
the skill of any colonial admins
traitor in Britain's vast empire.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Statement by 0den
On Staying Of Girl
Is Read TO Jury
Youth Quoted os Saying
He Didn't Mean to Use
Gun, but Lost His Head

A District Court jury of l wom-
an and II men today heard a state
ment signed by Guy E. Oden. con-
Tossing the fatal shooting of his
15-year -old sweetheart, Ellen Reid
Cannon.
The 19-year-old youth is on trial
for his life for the shooting at ia
o street s.W, July 10, 1s41. He
was convicted at his first trial, but
won a new trial
Assistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius read the four
page typewriter statement, which
police said was given voluntarily.
Oden was quoted in the state
ment as saying, Il didn't mean to
use the gun. I just lost my head"
Jealousy Mentioned.
At another point, Oden said ne
shot the girl. who was about to
become a mother, because I was
jealous of her or something" He
did not enlarge on this assertion,
but was quoted in another place as
saying he was responsible for the
girls condition.
Oden related, the statement said. !.
that he had had an argument with
the girl the night before the shoot
ing. They arranged that night to
meet the following day and when
she failed to meet him at Fourth
and P streets S.W., Il went and got
the gun" said the statement read
to the jury.
Il thought I would be smart and
scare her." Oden was quoted as
saying.
Found Girl at Sisters Home
He went looking for her, the state
ment continued, and found her at
the home of her sister, Mrs Helen
Louise Yates, where the shooting
occurred. He shot her three or four
times, the statement quoted him as
saying.
In a hearing Monday on the ad-
of the confession, the de-
fendant told Justice F. Dickinson
Let's the assertions in the statement
were put down by police and that
Il told them I would sign anything
II they would just leave me alone"
Evening star., 1942-06-03

Hargrave. Joined by another Aus
tralian i'll with malaria. obtained
canoe from a native on February %
and left at night for another island
Is miles away.
by March l9 three more Austria
liam soldiers joined us. We had
plenty of fish and rice. At another
village we obtained canned food and
a sailing craft with a crew of four
natives.
when we reached a village with
radio station we found that Java
had been invaded. The natives
said a ship at another village was
TO pick up soldiers and our best
chance was to sail there. The trip
took five days. When we arrived
we were out Of food and water and
the ship had gone.
I'VE set about repairing the SAIL
boat"
-Four Australians who had es-
capped from Japanese prison camp
and two Dutch soldiers Joined them
and the party OF 13 with four
natives for the crew. sailed April
3 for another island which was
reached 26 days later.
I'VE had two weeks supply Of
food. I had compass and a small
map we had got out of a school
house. Two days out, the wind
dropped and for two days we drifted.
The fifth day the wind came up in
the direction opposite to that which
we wanted and our 40-gallon water
drum sprang a leak leaving us only
80 gallons.
Finally we hit the coast and
saw natives whom we learned later
were head hunters. They spoke
no Malay and wore no clothes. They
had long spears in one hand and
darts in the other. We kept right
on sailing down the coast.
We got through some straits in
five days on nothing but the tides.
| We would drift with the tide and
anchor and wait for the next There
was no wind in the straits. Finally
we found a friendly native village
where we got rice. One native who
wore only a shell as clothing showed
us a town which we reached April
%"
1t. Hargrave and Nelson then
were picked up by an Australian
vessel.
Radioman Nelson is a former
member of the House OF David who
left the colony IL years ago to enlist
/ in the Navy. A native of Alabama. {.
he went 10 Benton Harbor with
his parents in 1914 to join the
House of David, a religious sect
whose teachings are against war.
Subsequently they left the colony.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Labor Security Bill
Asks S3,O27,610 for
Five D. T.. Institutions
S24, 900 Increase Sought
For Troinine Of Deof;
Other Items Lowered

Appropriations totaling S3,027 $40
were requested for five District insti-
tutions and services in the Labor
Department-Federal Security Agen-
cy appropriation bill reported to the
House today.
For all except one of the institu-
tions and services, the amount
sought was less than current appro-
priations. The exception was the Co.
lumbia Institution for the Deaf, for
which $l66 900, an increase Of $24,-
600, was recommended.
S1S,995 St. Elizabeth's Cut.
For St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the
bill provides Sl,4l8, 800. a drop Of
$l8,995 under appropriations for the
current year; for Howard Univer-
sity, s764. 900. a decrease Of s21 900;
for Freedmen's Hospital, $654,3l0, a
decrease OF $50, sos under this year S
amount and 100000 less than the
budget estimates, and for vocational
rehabilitation In the District, $25,-
900, which is a decrease of $500 from
current appropriations.
The Appropriation Subcommittee
refused to grant an item of $500 for
a survey of Howard University and
the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf, which was intended to provide
a basis for revamping the manage
ment and operation of the two insti-
tutiOns.
Such q survey should be under
taken at time when normal condi-
tions prevail and would be worth
little II conducted during a war pc
riod," the subcommittee report said.
Institute for Deaf.
The S24, 900 increase recommended
for the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf includes 81, 100 for within grade
promotions Of instructors and do
mestics In the lower salary brackets: !:
$4,000 for purchase of textbooks for
students; $4,000 to meet increased
cost of food and $4,000 to modern
ize the boiler equipment, which has
been in use many years.
The subcommittee report pointed
out that the instructors, while re-
quired to have special training, are
paid on a salary scale lower than
that applicable to teachers in the
District public schools. In request
ing money for textbooks the re-
port said that in the past the in
stitution has been forced to rely on
private charity to provids books for
students unable TO supply their own.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Maine Air-Roid Alert
Caused by Foke Coils
B, TIE Associated prsSx

B, the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me, June Sake
telephone calls. attributed by police
to some one with "a ghastly sense
of humor." put Portland under a
yellow" air-raid alert last night.
Two war industries plants blacked
out, some so civilian defense workers
manned posts and at least 2,0O0
others called divisional chiefs for
orders before the hoax was dis
covered
Police sought the cooperation of
telephone officials to trace the calls.
Evacuation of a theater was pre-
vented when the manager checked
mysterious telephone orders with
civilian defense officials.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Col. joseph n. Profit Dies

CHAPEL HILL, NJ. c.. June !
R.-Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt, u
consulting engineer and former
State geologist and professor of ge-
ology at the University Of North
Carolina, died at his home here
yesterday. Col. Pratt, native o1
Hartford, Conn, won the Distin.
guished Service Medal while serv-
ing with the 105th Engineers. 30tf
Division, during the World War.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Duchess Visits ReIotives
In MoryIond
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MORE, June 3.-The
Duchess of Windsor was enjoying
a quiet visit with her relatives to-
day as the Duke returned to the
Bahama Islands, to settle labor diff
ficulties there.
Leaving Washington by automo-
bile with her aunt, Mrs. D. Bu-
chanan Merryman, late yesterday
the Duchess stopped here for a
general physical checkup by DR.
Lay Martin before continuing to
Timonium to visit her uncle. Henry
M. Warfield, and Mrs. Warfield.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Chombrun Reported
On Mission TO ItoIy
By Radio TO The Star.


BERN, June "a report from
usually well-informed diplomatic
source here today indicates the for
mer French Ambassador to Rome
Count Charles de Chambrun. left
two days ago for the Italian capital
to explain the French point of view
on the matter of Italian demands
on Corsica and Tunisia.
Count de Chambrun was sent to
Rome, this source explains. instead
OF Pierre Lavals Labor Minister
Hubert de Lagardelle. whose pres
ence in France Is considered .indis-
penSable" today. Count de Cham
brun Is reputed to be on excellent
terms with II Duce.
copyrisht, 1912. by Chicago Daily News.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Worships
Continued From First Page

$3.50 900 for transportation of equip
ment and supplies. $10l 900 900
for defense articles" for the Ma
rine Corps, $500, ,000, 900 for the naval
supply account fund from which
stores and provisions are purchased
s48, 900 900 for the Coast Guard to
expand its program for training
merchant seamen, $29, $780, 900 for
port security work, $l6,760, 900 for
construction of Coast Guard vessels,
and 5000, 900 for defense installa-
tions on merchant ships.
Mr.. Vinson said he hoped to be
able to obtain passage today of the
Appropriations Committee measure
Yesterday the Navy revealed that
approximately 100 more fighting
ships will be put into commission
this year.
The progress report on construc-
ton of naval vessels was furnished
in executive session by Rear Admiral
A. H. Van Geuren, chief of the Navy
Bureau OF Ships, to the Naval At
fairs Committee, and was made
public by Mr.. Vinson with the
admirals permission.
Satisfied by Report.
Mr.. VinSon described the commit
tee as well satisfied" with the re-
port.
The Georgian emphasized that the
approximately 100 ships to be COM
miSsioned during the next seven
months did not include those which
had been put through their trial runs
and accepted by the Navy through
May 81.
The new ships will provide a
major increase in this Nations sea
strength In the last ofiicial dis
closure Of its strength on October
81 of last year, the Navy reported
346 fighting ships in service with
BAT building.
38 Vessels Lost.
That type would include battle
ships, cruisers, carriers, deStroyers
and submarines. Since then it has
reported the loss of 38 naval vessels,
Of which 20 were of the auxiliary
type and the other 18 fighting ships.
However, the reported launchings
in the last seven months have made
it obvious that construction of new
ships has more than Offset the
naval losses.
The Navy report came only three
weeks after Rear Admiral Emory S.
Land, war shipping administrator,
told Congress that he expected con-
struction Of 800 merchant vessels
this year.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Virginia Fuel Oil Users
Urqed 10 Turn 10 Coal
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, June 3.-The
Richmond office of the Standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey will send let
ters tomorrow to approximately
1000 fuel oil users in Virginia ad-
vising them to convert their heat
ing units to coal, 1t was learned to-
day.
Harvey Skehan, general manager
Of the Richmond agency, said that
shortages in transportation had
affected fuel oil supplies so critically
that consumers may count on a
minimum of so per cent of their
last years supply and maximum
Of rs per cent.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Thieves Toke Encyclopedia

KANSAS CITY LP.-The thieves
didn't bother Ernest S. Grinham's s
tires-they wanted information. He
reported to police that robbers broke
into his automobile and left with
this loot: 50, geography and an
encyclopedia.
Evening star., 1942-06-03

It's common sense to be thrifty.
War bonds help yeu to save and help
To save America.
Evening star., 1942-06-03

War bonds are an investment in
Americas future. Nothing in the
world is safer today. Buy!
Evening star., 1942-06-03

National Bank Of Washington.
National Furniture Co, National
Lumber Manufacturers Association,
National Paint, Varnish Il Lacquer
Association.
Evening star., 1942-06-03

Marvin Il Snead Sales Corp,
Melvern Diaries. Inc; Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer Pictures, Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co.. I. Miller g.
Sons, Inc; The Mode, Inc; Model
Shop, Morris Plan Bank of Wash
ington, Munsey Trust Co., McCrory
Stores Corp.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

Police Commish John Wither-
spoon is doubling in brass these
days. He was one of the country's
leading tax experts while he was
chief assistant corporation coun-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

ing for confirmation of his re-
appointment to the district at
torney's staff. And George
Rose, the veteran homicide detec-
tive, whose name is on many of
the most important cases the
squad has had 10 solve, is retiring
this month. Harry kObel, legal
advisor TO the immigration office
here, was called back 10 New York
this week for a 30-day course in
new techniques. ..
Inspector Fred stephan. calling
a precinct for information on
man named Collins and absent
saying, Hello. Inspector
Collins calling" Maxine Me-
Hugh kept up her growing birth
day tradition Sunday Every year
her father, an undertaken. collects
her girl friends in a limousine.
takes them 10 the Children
Hour broadcast and then home
for a party.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

dIiu Hdlult IL. 1ldu 10 see
George Plambeck back in town
for while lhe's one Of the WPB
|experts).
Sincere remark by Frank Cody
when he was welcomed to the
council session by Councilman
John Lodge yesterday . I'm
damned pleased to be here"
The Arthur l.. Waites out on
Montclair are doing figurative nip
ups over the reports on the news
wires that their only son, Capt.
r. Waite. has been cred
tied with bagging a Jap plane in
China. The captain is another for
mer Southeastern High lad who
is helping keep the NipS busy. F.. 4.
Clarence Huey, who does some
Chinese interpreting in recorders
court, walked into the press room
the other day to stick out his chest
with Congratulate a soldier.
I'm going in on the nineteenth"
If you happen to look into the
next issue of who's Who Among
Students in American UNIVERSE
ties" you'll find listed there Shell
don Meyer The was a Times sports
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

sole support Of two boys of school
age for whom she maintains a
home. She works six full days a
week in the plant, yet finds time
10 manage her own home work.
Another typical candidate is
Miss Marie Garvin, a Cadillac web
grinder, whose father is a veteran
of the last war.
Executives Of plants not yet en-
tered in the contest but desiring
10 do so should Immediately con-
tact the MISS VICTORY Contest
Editor. The Detroit Times.
Full information and contest
rules will be forwarded so the
plant may Immediately start its
own MISS VICTORY search.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

Arch Copley, insurance man So
Letting for the War Chest, rang
the bell at 1916 West Gran Id
Gray haired Mrs. Anna Berman in
vited him into her none-too-cheery
living room and showed him pic
lures of her two sons, both sol
diers. who had contributed TO The
familys support. -.
She said the purse was fiat, but
she scraped around and came up
with 81 each for her boys and an
other dollar for herself and her
husband. Harry 49, mostly small
change. She said she did IL be-
cause she was so thankful TO be
in the United States. -.
Mrs. Bermap is from Poland.
Came here at 13 and worked for
So week and within a yearly
living on 20 cents a week--she
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11
People You Know
Her Purse Is Flat, But 10 Be in u. S. Is Worth S.
RYEINToN ARKtEs

saved enough TO bring her mothe
over.
1--WE can spare the money"
she told Arch. "lOu take it,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

soldiers. was inaugurated yester.
day and will be heard at $40 p. m
each Tuesday and Thursday while
the MISS VICTORY search is on
Yesterdays program featured
girl and women war workers oil
the Cadillac Motor Car Division oil
General Motors, all of whom have
been officially entered in the MISS
VICTORY contest being conducted
by The Detroit Times and other
Hearst newspapers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11
Air Series
HeIpsHunt
Miss v
BY II. JEROME PETIT
Contest Editor

Second in the series of MISS
VICTORY radio programs heard
twice weekly over Radio Station
WXYZ will be heard on the air
at $40 p. m. tomorrow. with
WHY'S ace sports announcer,
Harry Heilmann, again at the mi
crophone.
This radio series, designed 10
dramatic for WXYZ listeners the
great part being played in the war
effort today by women production
!. TNxTuprTouNsu-As1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

ApVERTIsEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

AnvERTisEMEN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11
Halliesns Burial Saturday

CHICAGO, Nov. IL (INS).-
Funeral rites for Bert l.. Halligan,
81, national director of the Amcri-
can Legion in charge of field
service, Will be held in Chicago
Saturday. lie died yesterday IN
Philadelphia where he had been
IN conference with legion officials.
AnVERTISFMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11
CANDIDATE INTERVIEWED

Typical of the women TO be
heard on these programs and
typical of the many sentrantS in
the MISS VICTORY contests
Mrs. Catherine Kozuh, a Cadillac
worker who was interviewed by
Heilmann yesterday.
Mrs. Kozuh runs a milling ma
chine and does file and burr work
at Cadillac, but She also is the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

sell and started
a tax case for
tn city that
was really big
-. so now the
case is coming
up in the fed
eral is [ ri c [
C curt OF APP
peals in Gin.
c in n att and
John has been
J financed by the
city to 60 there
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11

w 4 / I e i ! .
Roger III. Black
wood l.. a n d
Harry A. Green
all Detroiters
from Michigan
State. John
w. Bah c o C X,
who lost h e
race for audi
Dor = general, is
in the office of
John c. Lehr a
lot lately, watt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11
Coal Rationing
Probable, Says
Donald M. Nelson
Fill Up Now;
Pay Nothing It'll January

WPB Chief Nelson warns that coal
rationing is probable unless con-
sumers stock up. Time is short
before the heavy heating season
starts, and then II may be too late.
Order today on our credit plan
Pay nothing till January, then pay
cash or take 6 or 8 months. Call
the Detroit Coal Co. Townsend
IS-S503.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11
CoMPANY's STAND

In stating the companyS stand
that the present contract should
remain in force for the duration
Gender said:
This r. the time for the COM
pany and its employees to de-
vote their energy to increase the
output OF vital war materials,
rather than enter upon pro-
longed negotiations for the re-
vision of any union contract"
He reminded them OF a pay In
crease recently ordered by the
WLB.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-11
ChrysIer Rejects
JAW Bid for
New Contract

Rejecting a proposal from the
UAw-CIO for new contract ne.
gotia tons. Robert w. Gender
director Of labor relations for the
Chrysler Corporation, said today
that the company believed such
negotiations would interfere with
war production.
CendeFS statement was con-
tanned in a letter 20 Leo LaMotte,
JAW Chrysler director who had
suggested negotiation Of new con-
tract with 80 proposed changes,
including a closed shop and the
checkoh system.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
4 ss :sscsrSstschlns" Ss Dox7

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continually scratching. digging. rubbing. Bit
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don't just feel sorry for him. The dog can't
help himself. But you may. He may be clean
and hea free and Just suffering an intense
itching irritation that has centered in the
nerve endings Of his skin. Do a. Thousands Of
pleased dog ownen are doing. At any good
drug store or pet shop get 25c package of
Rex Huntes Dog Powders, and give them
once = week. Note the quick improvement.
One owner writes: MY setter female, on
Sept. 18th. did not have . handful Of hair on
her body - all scratched and bitten od.
gave her the powders ~ directed. BY Nov.
10th abe was all haired out" Learn what
ECONOMY sixe box only $l.O0.)
tnpeeteat. Dog eyes need frequent
gentle bathing. Try Rex Hunters Antissptie
Eye-Lotion. Good, too. on open wounds.
broken skin. burns. II dealer can't supply
send Soc to J. Higers Il Co.. Dept. 36l.
Binkhamton, N. Y.