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JAP WARSHIP SUNK,
400 Workmen
Walk Out at
Maine Shipyard
/
Union Head Says
Firm Didn't Keep
Pay Hike Promise
By the Associated Press.
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me., Oct
10-—A walkout which union offi
cials said was unauthorized to
day took 400 men away from th<
busy yard of the South Portlanc
Shipbuilding Corp., whose pro
duction record is under scrutiny
by a House Merchant Marine
Subcommittee.
Just how many men willingly par
ticipated was a point in dispute.
Arthur Sewall, 2d, executive as
fistant to President William S
Newell, declared that ‘‘up to 1
o'clock Saturday morning approxi
mately 400 welders and fitters * * '
had refused to work. * * *”
Union Head Says 50 Quit.
Ernest E. T. Braggs, union presi
dent, contended, however, that onlj
“50 welders" had walked out in pro
test at failure to receive pay in
creases under a reclassification, anc
that any other men absent frorr
their Jobs had been laid off by thf
company because the welders’ ab
sence left them idle.
Mr. Briggs, president of Local 142
Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders
Welders and Helpers (AFL>, sale
the union “recognizes no walkoui
whatsoever.”
Mr. Sewall declared that the mer
“have made no demands on the com
pany” and that, "inasmuch as these
men refused to work, pay was auto
matically stopped and ‘passout’ slips
issued to the individuals.”
Other Layoffs Predicted.
Mr. Sewall predicted that “this
move by the men may necessitate t
layoff of other crafts whose se
quence of operations follows thai
of welders and fitters.”
The walkout was described b>
participants as an “informal upris
ing” that did not have ratificatior
by the American Federation of La
bor, which is bargaining agent foi
the yard's 9,000-odd workers.
Pay increases granted under i
new contract signed July 2, partici
pants said, had been credited t(
them "on paper." but had not beer
paid in cash. The management, th<
men said, had promised to includf
the increases in today's pay checks
Ten-Year-Old Boy Clearer
By Jury in Fatal Shooting
(Earlier Story on Page A-13.)
A 10-year-old boy was absolved bj
a coroner's jury today of responsibil
ity in the fatal shooting Thursday ol
Elwood Reginald Stump, 8. of 11(
Thirty-third street NE. The jurs
declared the death accidental.
The boy and two companions were
shooting bull frogs in the wood;
bordering Anacostia River and Blaine
street N.E.. when they saw Elwooc
playing on a platform in a tree.
The 10-year-old youth testified he
told his companions, “Watch me
skim him,” and then raised the gur
and fired. He said he did not mear
to shoot the gun. but only wanted tc
frighten the boy. He didn't remem
ber pulling the trigger, he said.
The boy told the jury how he took
the .22-caliber rifle, which b< lonae
to his father, out of his house b\
taking it into the kitchen of hi.=
home while his mother was in the
living room, then taking it into the
basement and outside.
Edgar D. Hilleary Dies;
Former Reading Official
By the Associated Press.
MADISON, Conn.. Oct. 10.—Edgai
D. Hilleary. former vice president
in charge of traffic for the Reading
Railroad Co., and the Central Rail
road of New Jersey, died at his home
here last night after a prolongec
illness. He was 65.
Mr. Hilleary. a former resident ol
Germantow’n, Pa., retired January 1
1939. because of ill health and since
then made his home in Connecticut
He was born in Petersville, Md. Ai
one time he w:as well known ir
Maryland as a professional basebal
player.
In 1897 he began with the Read
ing company as a clerk. After ad
vancing to vice president in chargt
of traffic he also was made vice
president of the Central, in 1933
Burial will be at Petersville Mon
day.
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Late News Bulletins
U-Boats Active Off African Coast
A UNITED NATIONS BASE IN WEST AFRICA (^P).—
Small, new model German U-boats, fought to a standstill in
the North Atlantic, are striking renewed blows against Allied
shipping off the bulge of West Africa, apparently carrying
out plans laid years in advance and with the help of pro-Nazi
countries which are technically neutral,
McCarran Seeks Hospital Report
A resolution calling on Federal and District agencies to
report to the Senate within 10 days what progress has been
made toward meeting the wartime hospital needs of Wash
ington was introduced late today by Chairman McCarran of
the District Committee. Consideration of the resolution
wen tover until early next week.
Belgian Child Hostages Reported Seized
LONDON </P),—A Reuters dispatch, datelined “On the
German frontier,” quoted the Belgian underground news
paper, La Region Noire, today as saying that heavy sabotage
had occurred at Malines, Belgian rail and factory center,
and that more than 100 boys and girls from 13 to 18 years
old had been arrested by the Nazis as hostages.
U. S. Bombers Destroy 48 Planes
LONDON UP),—United States bombers destroyed 48 enemy
planes in yesterday's air raid on Northern France, United
States Army headquarters announced tonight.
(Earlier Story on Page A-l.)
Vincentive Wins Maryland Futurity
LAUREL, Md. <£*>.—Vincentive won the $5,000 12th run
ning of the Maryland Futurity here this afternoon. Dot’s
Key was second and Tilting third.
Count Fleet Takes $10,000 Stakes
NEW YORK The $10,000 Champagne Stakes, sec
ondary feature of the Belmont Park card today, was won by
Count Fleet, with Blue Sword second.
Football Scores
(Additional Football Scores on Page 2-X.) v
,-Quarters- | ,-Quarters-,
1 2 3 4 Total 1 2 3 4 To*»'
Army_14 — Maryland_ O O —
Cornell _ O — Rutgers _ 7 0 —
Boston College 0 0 7 — Michigan_ 7 —
Clemson_ 7 O O — Iowa Cadets . O —
Boston U._ 0 0 7 — Navy_ O O —
1 W. Maryland.. 0 7 0 — Princeton _ O 7 —
Columbia_ 0 14 — Notre Dame .. O —
Brown_ 0 14 — Stanford _ O —
Dartmouth ... O 0 — Northwestern .70 —
■ Colgate_ 7 6 — Purdue_ 0 0 —
Fordham_ O O O — Ohio State_14 O —
North Carolina O O O — Sou. California 6 0 —
Harvard _ O O — Virginia_ 6 —
William-Marv O O — V. M. I._20 —
Illinois _ o — v. P. I._ 3 —
Minnesota- O — Davidson_ O — "
Kentucky_ 0 6 — Yale _ O O —
Vanderbilt- 0 7 — Pennsylvania .614 —
Lie Detector Used j
To Probe'Inside'Aid ;
In Joliet Prison Break
Truck Drivers Quizzed
On TouhyjGang Escape;
Manhunt On in State
(Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
By the Associated Press.
JOLIET, 111., Oct. 10.—Lie de
tector tests were taken at State
ville Penitentiary today to deter
mine if any "inside” help was ac
corded the seven desperate crim
inals who made a sensational
break for freedom yesterday.
Gov. Dwight Green, ordering a
complete investigation, spent two
hours at the prison today. The
State's huge mobile crime labora
tory rolled up and lie-detector tests
were made on two inmate truck
drivers.
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26 Ships Sunk
In 24 Hours,
Nazis Claim
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 10 —A Germai
broadcast said today that 2i
United Nations ships, includini
tour warships, had been sunk ii
the last 24 hours.
It said the warships were sunl
in the Atlantic and the -Volga Rive
and included a cruiser, two gun
boats and a patrol boat.
There was no confirmation Iron
any other source for this claim.
Except for a high command com
munique earlier, which said Naz
artillery had sunk two gunboats ii
the Volga at Stalingrad yesterdaj
there was no indication where o
bow these ships were reputed t
have been sunk nor to what nation
they belonged.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts), Oct. 10 tfP).—'The Germai
high command reported today tha
12 Allied merchant ships were sunl
‘directly before" the harbor o
Capetown, South Africa, and an
bther 10 in the North and Soutl
Atlantic and in the St. Lawrenc
River.
One ship reported sunk in th
North Atlantic was the 15,000-toi
refrigerator ship, Andalucia Stai
said to have been bound for Eng
land with a cargo of foodstuffs.
There was no confirmation o
these reported sinkings from an
bther source.
I V A vuii.T , n iv uvu,i Ui tlic
“Terribe Touhy” gang of un
i lamented memory in Chicago's mob
days, went over the wall with one
of his most vicious henchmen, Basil
(the Owli Banghart. Both had
been sentenced to 99 years for the
$70,000 kidnaping of John (Jake
the Barber) Factor in 1933.
Three Wounded in Dash.
Their five companions in the
break were lesser known but almost
: equally desperate long-termers. Two
guards and one civilian employe
were wounded in the convicts’ dash,
in which five of them fled in a
guard's car which had been parked
outside the walls.
Leonard Keeler, a lie detector
specialist, questioned two inmate
drivers of a garbage truck which
the fugitives used to carry ladders
to the walls.
He told Warden E. M. Stubble
field that Prisoner Jack Cito, who
was assigned to driving the truck
inside the walls, probably was tell
ing the truth, but tests of the second
prisoner—unnamed—who drove the
garbage truck outside the walls,
were unsatisfactory. Further ques
tioning was ordered.
Prison officials believed the fleeing
desperadoes carried at least three
weapons. They inspected the gar
bage truck carefully on the supposi
tion that these guns might have
been carried inside the walls in it.
Intensive Manhunt On.
It was uncertain whether all
seven of the fugitives, or only five,
scaled the walls en masse. Some
guards believed the seven went over
(See TOUHY, Page 2-X.)
I . 5
fwo Virginians Hurt
In Rosslyn Accident
Two Arlington men were injure*
today, one seriously, when the auto
mobile in which they were ridlni
struck the curbing and overturne*
it the traffic circle in Rosslyn, polic
reported.
Taken to Emergency Hospital b
the Arlington Rescue Squad, the
were identified as Ralph W. Clarl
32, of 301 North Jackson street
driver of the car, and Bert Vi
Thomas, 20, of 2720 North Pranklli
street.
Mr. Clark suffered a fracture c
the vertebra and lacerations of th
scalp. His condition was describe*
is serious. Mr. Thomas, a passenge
In the automobile, suffered a broket
nose and head injuria*.
A
Tool Workers
Given 10-Cent
Boost by WLB
Ford, G. M., Chrysler
"Captive Shops" in
Detroit Affected
j me Associated Press.
I The War Labor Board today
| granted an increase of 10 cents
an hour to tool and die workers
of the “captive shops” of the
Ford Motor Co., the General Mo
tors Corp. and the Chrysler Corp.
at Detroit.
This increase, the board said,
would be actually 6 cents an hour
for such workers in the General
Motors and Chrysler plants. The
latter recently received a general
increase of 4 cents an hour.
The wage increase was described
as a move to “stabilize the tool and
die industry” in the Detroit area.
Other actions taken by the board
in the same industry included:
Refusal of a general wage increase
to the tool and die makers employed
in the 80 job shop® represented by
the Automotive Tool and Die Asso
ciation.
Ceiling Also Set.
Placing of a ceiling of $1.75 an
hour over the rates of tool and die
makers in the job shops to stop
“the upward spiral of these rates,
which has already created serious
inequalities between these rates and
those in the captive shops of the
three large motor companies.”
The board said that no wages
would be reduced because of this
ceiling, which is designed, it said,
to cut down pirating of workers be
tween shops.
The board said that no one now
making less than $1.75 an hour may
get a wage increase above the $1.75
maximum.
The United Automobile Workers
■ of America. CIO, which represented
the 35.000 employes involved in to
day's order, had asked increases of
approximately 40 to 45 cents an hour
in the captive shop cases and 15
cents an hour in the job ship case.
The union also asked a complete
abolition of the differential between
the job and captive shops. The
board, how'ever, refused to narrow
the differential to less than its ap
proximate peacetime level.
Minimum Increased.
The board also increased the con
tract minimum for the 5,000 tool
And die makers in the job shops
from $1.40 to $1.50 an hour.
In addition to the general wage
increase ordered for the 30.000 em
ployes in the captive shops of the
three motor companies, the board
set new minimum rates for die
makers of $1.40 an hour where the
present nflnimum is $1.25 or $1.30,
and, for those cases where the pres
ent minimum are less than $1.25 it
raised the rates by 15 cents an hour.
New maximum rates for the captive
shops were established at 20 cents
an hour above the new minimum
rates. Other minimum and maxi
mum rates are to be adjusted in
conformity with changes in the die
makers classification.
The captive shops are owned by
the motor companies which use the
output for their own purposes.
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Named to Price Board
Bs tbe Associated Press.
( Russel D. Law, former chairman
. of the Board of the Exchange Na
’ tional Bank of Colorado Springs,
• Cloo.. was appointed today to the
i Maritime Commission's Price Ad
justment Board, which is charged
. with renegotiating contracts with
‘ a view toward lowering costs.
Wheatley Heads Kiwanis
> WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 10 OP).
—W. Carey Wheatley of Lynchburg.
Va., today was elected governor of
. the Kiwanis 'Club Capital District
1 at the concluding session of a three
> day convention here. Frank B. Wal
, ters of Roanoke, Va., was re-elected
r secretary-treasurer and Roanoke
was chosen as the site of the 1043
’ convention.
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Late Races
[ Earlier Results and Entries tor
: Monday on Page 2-X.
! Laurel
1 FOURTH RACE—Purse. *1-200: cltim
, me: 3-year-olds and up; A furlonts.
' VUitlne Nurse (Zufelt) 4.00 2.90 2.70
Marksmen (Trent) 4.10 3.40
, | The Finest (Merritt) 4.00
Time. 1:113,.
I ! Also ran—Alohort. Spare Man. John
| nie J.
Belmont Park
F FOURTH RACE—Purse. 92.000 added:
1 traded handicap, Class C; 3-year-olds ana
7 upward: 6 furlonts.
Bushwh'ker (Thompson) 8.30 3.50 2.90
Proud One <Eads> 4.10 3.30
Seamanlike <Gorman) 5.80
Time. 1:103*.
Also ran—Flyinc Easy, Omission, Grand
Party, Smiles, Blenson.
Rockingham Park
, FOURTH RACE—Purse, #800: elaim
. Inc: 3-year-oldt: 6 furlonts (chuts).
1 dh Mint Lock (Williams) 3 io 3.80 2.20
. dh Blue Booties (Delara) 4.20 4.80 2.20
Arthur Murray (Turnbull) 2.20
f Time. 1:123*.
■ Also ran—Silver Grail.
1 dh Dead heat far flrst petition.
I
, Hawthorne
7
, FIRST RACE—Purse. 11.000: clalmint;
' 3-year-olds and up: 8V* furlonts.
Very True (Brooks) 64.40 20.00 7.20
’ Two Ply (Scnultnt) 5.00 2.80
•> His Hlthness (Reeves) 2.80
Time—J :193s.
' Also ran—HUol\ Skipped. Miss Grief,
1 Helen Atnes. Pompous Oenle, Chltre.
Flush. Mlnotlra and Ton Note.
t SECOND RACE—Purte. 91.000; claim
> int: 3-year-olds and upward: 8'i furious.
• Mis* Cedar (Bracks) 7.20 4.30 2A0
1 Chief Bud fEeyerly) 8.80 4.80
r Cold Crack .(Guerin) 2.80
1 _ ponard. Sumatra Ht,
Rb»«F ltto. Dusky Frtnte
1208.80.
BRITISH FLYERS SINK A U-BOAT IN THE BAY OF BISCAY—These air views made from a
British plane tell the story of a U-boat, bombed and sunk by British planes in the Bay of Biscay.
Above: Bursting bombs send up a waterspout. Wake of the sub shown at left.
. rrT ^.. ■.IPM
Sub circles,.its bOw projecting at an angle.
Only an oil patch and the bobbing heads of crew members »circled» remain —A. P. Wirephotos.
British Chain 1,376 Germans
In Man-to-Mon Reprisal
London Charges Geneva Pact Broken by Foe;
Denies Own Raiders Handcuffed Nazis -
Whirly-Alsab
Rase Scheduled
In New Orleans
By lire Associated frew. ' . ■ ;
NEW ORLEANS, Oct' 10.—An
thony PellCteri, vice president of
the Fair Grounds Racing Associa
tion, has arranged for a matched
raee here in December between
Whlrlaway- and Alsab, a track an
nouncement said today.
The race would be -worth $20,000
to the winner. Tentative date for
the race is December IS.
The Fair Grounds program opens
Thanksgiving Day.
30 Norse Seamen Leap
From Nazi-Seized Ships
Thirty young Norwegian seamen
fopcedto serve in the Nazi-controlled
merchant marine Jumped overboard
German ships during the ilrst
■ week in -October and swam to ‘the
Swedish shore and freedom, the
Norwegian Embassy he* reported
■today. TJejo seamen a*e known to
Br Hit AmacmMO Ptms.
i-ONDON, Oct. ' lO-ifiritain
and Canada fulfilled their threat
of reprisal against Germany to
day, Chaining 1JW6 war prison
ers in a njah-for-man retalia
tion against the German man
acling of the same number of
prisoners two-days ago.
The' order went into effect at 5
pjh. (noon, Eastern War Time) at
the same time that the British
charged: otteialty that Germany, by
her first so-called reprisal manac
ling of prisoners taken in the battle
of Dieppe, bad breached-the Oenfta
convention for the humane treat
ment of captives.
Britain, on the other hand, con
tended that-' her : actiohs, contrary
to Maid accusations, had abided by
the convention. r
Reports reaching London indi
catod that aH the Germans ordered
shackled were in Csnadian campa.
i
Most of the prisoners captured by
the Germans at Dieppe were Cana
dians.
The government said an unau
thorized order had been issued be
fore the Dieppe raid directing that
the hands of German priebhers be
bound "to prevent 'them from de
stroying papers" hut that no pris
oners wgre so treated and: the order
later -was countermanded.
The statement said ties’ .Geneva
Convention , does not prohibit the
tying of prisoners’ hands, merely
prescribing “humane treatment.”
In manacling prisoners as an act
of reprisal, however, Germany spe
cifically, violated tiie Geneva Con
vention, the statementaverred.
*•>' - t WbT-Wititin-a-Wnr.-'V •
The statement was made ns the
■war-within-a-war over, the shack
ling issue had reached a paint
thmgenfnr the -whole ■traetin' d
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Rutgers Leading J
Maryland, 7-0, i
On 98-Yard Run ]
r_• S'_l n.i_ \
v*ui i iici d uicui rvciuin ■
Of Opening Kickoff
Only First-Half Score
Line-up.
Pos. Maryland. Rutgers.
L. E-James _ Potzcr
L. T_Dittmar _ Greenberger
L. G_Nardo_ Obmski
Z. _Byrd _McDonald
R. G_Garmoska _ Nedvlns
R. T_Conrad _ Hansen >
R. E_Gilmore__ Weiner
3. B-Mont_ Dennis *
L. H_Mile _ Ratti
R. H_Werner_Connors
F. B. Wright _____ Reiger
Officials: Head linesman—G. P Comoton
(Randolph-Macon>. Field Judge—Dave
Kaufman (Hopkins). Umpire—A. E.
Doran (Ohio). Referee—Clem Spring (St. «»
John's).
BULLETIN.
BALTIMORE. — Maryland * ^
scored in the third quarter,
but Mont missed the extra
point try and Rutgers led,
7 to 6.
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By LEWIS F. ATCHISON,
Star Staff Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 10.—Rut
ger’s Harold Conners ran back
the opening kickoff 98 yards for
a touchdown and Bela Rieger >,
added the extra point to give the
Scarlet a 7-0 lead over Maryland
in the seventh game of their
gridiron series this afternoon. A
stalwart line protected that mar
gin throughout the first half.
Neither team threatened there
after in the first two periods, in %
which the Old Liners showed con
siderably more offensive power than
the foe but lacked a scoring punch. '■
Maryland chalked up four first
downs to Rutgers' two, most of them
made on reasonably long gains.
Maryland tossed away one oppor
tunity in the second period after
Tommy Mont recovered a Rutgers v
fumble on the Jersey eleven's 35
yard stripe when George Barnes
fumbled on the first running play
and Greenberg recovered for the
Scarlet.
First Quarter.
Billy Byrd kicked off to Harold
Conners, who took the ball on the '
5-yard line, fumbled, picked it up on
the 2. and raced through the entire
Maryland team 81 yards for a touch- >
down. Bela Rieger kicked the extra
point. Rutgers 7, Maryland 0.
Riegers’ kick-off went to Monk
Mier, who returned 32 yards to
Maryland's 35. Wright came
through the line for 5 yards but
on the next play Mont fumbled and
Greenberg recovered for the Scarlet
on the Old Liners’ 35.
Conners and Reiger failed to gain
in thrusts at the line but Ratti
passed to Conners for a first down on «
Maryland's 24. Maryland’s line
shoved Rutgers back 2 yards, two n
pases missed and Werner intercepted i
the third for a touch-back, Mary
land taking the ball on its own 20— \
a loss of 4 yards on the play. 1
Mont threw a pass that was inter
cepted my Osinski, but he fumbled ^
and Gilmore recovered for Mary
land on the 28. A lateral, Mont
to Wright, netted only 2 yards and *
Mont’s pass to Gilmore was batted
down by Conners. Maryland called
for time out.
They exchanged punts, and on
the last boot Hubey Werner returned ^
25 yards to Rurgers’ 34, putting
Maryland in position for a scoring
drive. On the first play, Barnes fum- ^
bled and again Greenberg recovered >
for Rutgers, this time on the 34.
An offside penalty against Mary- ^
land, followed by Rieger's charge *
outside tackle gave the Scarlet a
first down on its own 45. Ratti and
i See MARYLAND, PageTOC.) 1
Michigan Leads, 7 to 0, '
On First-Period Pass ^
By the Associated Press. «
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 10.— «
Two undefeated and untied giants
of the Midwest, Bernie Bierman’s ^
Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks and •
Fritz Crisler’s unscored-on Michi
gan Wolverines, collided today in ^5
a showdown football battle before 1
a relatively small crowd of 30,000
spectators in the huge Michigan j
Stadium.
The Wolverines took a 7-to-0 lead «
In the first quarter.
Mervin Pregulman kicked off for
Michigan, George Benson returning
20 yards to the Seahawk 26. Three *
plays gained 8 yards and Bill
Schatzer punted to Don Robinson, "N
who slipped the ball to Paul White, *
who was chased out on Michi
gan's 41.
Bob Wiese and White ran to a
first down and Robinson raced 10 r
yards to the Seahawk 36. then Mich- j
igan got a first down on the 22 on
a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary
roughness. ]
Robinson picked up 6 and an off
side penalty gave Michigan a first %
down on the Cadet 11. Two plays J
produced 2 yards and then Robinson
passed to Wiese in the end zone for ^
a touchdown. James Brieske, third- I
string center, came In to place-kick
the extra point and Michigan
led, 7 to 0. *
Markets at a Glance 1
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (/Pi.—
Stocks firm; rails lead late rally. J
Cotton quiet; trade price fixing
and local buying. - ^
CHICAGO—Wheat lower; big
crop estimates; flour business «
dull, porn lower; record harvest
In sight; hog celling fears. Cattle
nominally steady. Hogs steady;
quotable top, $15.65. >
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