The Springfield Union from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

P. THE SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1942 11 SABOTEURS ARE DUE TO GO ON TRIAL TODAY Secrecy Marks Preparation for Military Action in Washington WASHINGTON, July 1 (AP)-Final arrangements for military trial of the eight. U-bouting Nazi saboteurs were made today in secrecy behind boarded-up corridors in the Justice Department's big atone building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Hour Not Reveaied By presidential proclamation the proceedings, which lead to the gallows or a firing squad, must gin tomorrow as soon thereafter ag Is practicable." deep was the War Department officials shrouded secrecy in which a Justice and the a affair that spokesmen declined to fAy definitely at what hour the trial would start. Meanwhile the military commission headed by Maj.

Gen. Frank R. McCoy, which will determine guilt or innocence and fix the sentence, was understood to have met secretly to work ont rules of procedure. Such 8. commission makes its own rules, but in this case President Roosevelt specified that the verdict should require at least a vote.

This would mean at least a 5-to-2 vote of the seven-man commission. facing the death penalty on any one The eight German-born defen lants. of four charges of violating the law of are Ernest Peter Burger, George John Dasch, Herbert Hans Haupt, Henry Harm Heinck, Edward John Kerling, Hermann Otto Neuhauer, Richard Quirin and Werner Thiel. Typifying the mystery surrounding every move since the Federal Bureau of Investigation began rounding up the saboteurs in mid-June, following their landings in rubber boats Long Island and Florida beaches, the entire Justice Department building was closed except to accredited persons. Section Walled Orr A long section of the fifth for cor.

ridor on the west or 10th Street side was walled off by carpenters. This section contains rooms which would be suitable for a trial. including an FBI classroom which it was learned would he used. The walled-off section includes elevators which would permit the prisoners to be herded in and out with complete secrecy. It connects also with offices used by Atty.

Gen. Biddle who, with Maj. Gen. CHimer. Judge Advocate General of the Army, will prosecute the prisoners, and by the Army officials acting as defense counsel.

The fate of the eight, Nazis, two of whom acquired American citizenship before returning to Berlin to study sabotage, lies entirely in the of the military commission and President Roosevelt, who will review: its decision. There is no. recourse to the civil courts for Mr. Roosevelt by proclamation denied: to certain enemies in time of war any access to the civil courts. Telegraph Delays Reported by.

FCC Sees War Effort "Impeded" and Orders WASHINGTON, July 7 (AP)--The Federal Communications Commission today said there was evidence of delay "impeding the and dered an inquiry "into ways to prevent telegraph message delays, and gear telegraph operations more closely to wartime needs." The commission that it acted at the request of the Board of War Communications, composed of repro. sentatives 'of the Army, Navy, State Treasury Departments and the FCC. The commission said the inquiry would the speed, accuracy, and adequacy of telegraph service; possihie improvement in operating techniques; new technical developments and their feasibility during the war period; the causes of inadequacies in service, and the possibilities of prompt remedy. Sees No Increase Soon In Lower Postal Rates Postmaster General Walker WAS reWASHINGTON. July 7 (AP) ported today to have told Chairman Doughton (D-N.

of the House Ways and Means Committee that the Post Office Department could not make effective for many months A proposed increase of second and third class postal rates to make up 'a 000.000 deficit. Walker conferred with Doughton at the Capitol as the committee sat down to study a final draft of its 000 tax bill. Experts are explaining it in detail and when they finish it will be in order for. members to suggest any revisions. HONORS POLISH LEADER BOSTON.

July 7 (AP)-In a shortwave to Polish forces servIng with the Allies and to Poland. Gen. Douglas MacArthur tonight pam tribute to their Jate general. Boselaw and asserted that his toils and sacrifices that Poland might live again "cannot he in vain." 1 3 Straight stuff and no fooling! OLD OVERHOLT IS TOTAL RYE Straight Rye WHISKEY. 100 Bottled in Bond Like a milder, lighter rye? Now you can also get OLD OVERHOLT at 86 proof not bottled in bond at bars and stores -same fine flavor.

This whiskey is 6 years old. National Distillers Products Corporation A. Overholt New York, N. Y. Big Axis Air Fleet Needed 48 Hours to Sink British Cruiser Editor's note: A British communique announced Sat.

urday that the Ilermione and four destroyers hat been sunk: in the Mediterranean June The following story has just been TC AS by the censors. ALEXANDRIA, Juno. 10-(Delayed) (AP) -Sidney James Bendell, former Associated Press photographer nOw attached to the Roya! Navy, took an unwanted bath. in the Mediterranean tonight when the British cruiser Hermione was torpedoed under him. The 34-year-old photographer, who for many years took pictures for' the Associated Press in London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin, still had his cam era around his when he was rescued by destroyer after 45 minutes In the water.

Readell has been an Admiralty photographer for two years and had just been assigned. to Mediterranean when he got his first ducking The 5450-ton Hermione went down OPA REGIONAL OFFICERS HAVE SUBPENA RIGHT Henderson Grants Power- to Administrators; No Decision on Funds WASHINGTON, July 7 (AP) Price Administrator Leon Henderson today. strengthened the rationing forcement powers of his office by granting subpena powers to regional administrators to require any individual to produce books and records for examination. No Decision on Funds Meanwhile a Senate appropriations subcommittee still had reached no decision on the funds to be allocated to his office for this fiscal year. Senator McKellar (D Tenn.) said acthis tion week.

not, be taken until late Henderson asked for $210,000,000. The Budget Bureau trimmed that to $161,000.000 and the' House voted only $75,000,000. Henderson has indicated the organization cannot function properly on less than 000. While this issue remained tled, President Roosevelt was reported to. be giving further consideration to a form of wage stabilization and subsidies to maintain ceillines Some "close to members current of levels.

Congress said the President had advised leaders that the problem should be tackled quickly, but it was not indicated whether any legislation would be required. At his press conference Mr. velt brushed aside questions as whether he planned. any announcement regarding a general wage policy. connection; he 'was asked Whether a increase.

in the "Little Steel" companies, now' being weighed by. the War Labor: Bowd, would conflict with. bis. anti-inflation program. Mr.

Roosevelt said was copy book stuff that this would be a factor in pushing the cost. of living. Argentina to Keep (Continued From Fir-t Page) her right of freedom of the seas, and added: "This action does not signify acceptance of the blockade' announced by Germany, but is taken merely as a measure of precaution." a ade Germany zone of the announced Eastern A U. Nazi block- SPAboard on June 15 which was to become effective June 26. Gulf of Mexico Ports were not included.

Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz earlier had announced the: the Government's controversy with the freighter Rio Tercero was a closed Germany over the Axis sinking of incident. The Rio Tercero was torpedoed and sunk off the U. S. coast, and another Argentine ship, the Victoria, was torpedoed before it. The Victoria, however, did not sink.

Germany admitted responsibility for Rin Tercero sinking. only yetiterday, saying it was not marked adoquately. Germany. refused an Argentin request that Germany make a ceremonial gesture of respect toward the Argentine flag. and Ruiz Guinazu said he was not going to press the matter.

After Germany admitted the winking, Argentina sent a. new note to the Nazis promising that this big South American nation which still maintains diplomatic relations with the A Axis would take further precautions. These "further precautions" now har Argentine ships from the Eastern U. S. coastline.

Ruiz Guinazu made his statement on the Rio Tercero incident soon after Under-Secretary of State Roherto Gache had conferred with Otto Meynen, German charge d'affaires and present head of the embassy. U. S. Ambassador Norman Armour also conferred with Ruiz Guinazu. holding A onc-hour discussion which the Argentine said dealt with "various matters." Navy Announces Three Sinkings By The Associated Press With Hitler's threatened 'all-out U-boat drive against United Nations shipping in its second week, the Navy announced yesterday the destruction of A United States, a British and a Norwegian merchantman in the Carihbean, bringing to 313 the.

unofficial Associated Press tabulation of Allied and neutral losses in the Western Atlantic since Dec. Losses in the Caribhean were put at 112 in the tabulation. At A Caribbean port, the chief engineer of a medium-sized Norwegian cargo 'ship torpedoed in nearby WAtors June told of spurning three times the offer of a submarine com(mander to engineer shake was -hands. one of 13 of a 23-man crew the Navy said were saved from two life rafts. The otherwere believed to have gone down with the shin which sank 30 seconds atter a torpedo explosion nearly tore it in two.

The engineer said there had been 110 warning of the submarine's presence. The engineer said the. submarine sank and the commander-a stocky, surfaced a five minutes after his ship unshaven, sunburned man of 25-gaye him two loaves of bread. three cans of water and wishes' for a' "happy voyage." engineer, who reported ship's officers were killed, said he fused to shake thre commander's hand but thanked him the food. He added he believed the command.

er wanted the hand-shaking photographed for propaganda purposes. The Navy reported A small British tanker WAS shelled in the Caribbean June 17, 20 members of her 21-man Chicagoans Are Urged To Be Quieter So That Sirens Can Be Heard CHICAGO, July 7 (AP) Chicagoans were advised today to pipe down for the duration. The counsel came from Dr. H. X.

Leedy of the Armour Research Foundation and the Greater Chicago Noise Reduction Council. He found that the average noise in the city ranged from 15 to 79 decibels and figured that if it could he reduced only five decibels the effective area of air raid sirens would he "The 'world's. noisiest Dr. Leedy said, "now has an urgent reason to quiet EFFORTS TO AID SMALL BUSINESS ARE OUTLINED But Rep. Ploeser Says It May Not.

Be Possible to Salvage Bulk WASHINGTON, July 7. (AF) -Rep. Ploeser reported tonight on the work of House and Senate committces set up to aid small business and appealed over a Columbia Broadcasting System network for public support of the committee's efforts. Vast Problem Ploeser said the problem of small business "is vast, and while some aid and relief can be brought about, on the whole the problem is not solved and I am not at all certain that can be solved so as to salvage the bulk' of small business." Directing his remarks principally at rubber situation and the plight of the independent tire dealer, the Missourian, member of the House committee, declared: "After seven months war--with our rubber supply shut off, with all the talk, and rationing and freezing orders--no agency of your Government has vet made a comprehensive survey to determine how many new and used tires are actually in the United States." F'loeser said that such a survey was ordered by the Office of Price Administration June 30 only after the small business committees had Introduced bills demanding it. can do something about the rubber situation if we act, and we can give some help along the line to small business," he continued, explaining that the committee hills, beside ordering the survey, would: 1.

Create in the OPA an administrator. charged specifically with dealing with the rubber tire situation. 2. Require that the purchaser of a new tire under a rationing allowance turn in an old tire. 3.

Remove on the sale of tires of a size not usable by. the military 4. Allow "suhstandard grades" of tires for farm. and mercial purposes. 5.

Initiate a program of retreading tires on America's 30,000,000 automobiles during tie next. three years through the use of small quantities. of crude and reclaimed rubber stocks. 6. Provide for inspection of tires by independent tire dealers, with a fixed price ceiling for this service.

7. Require distribution of new, old and retreaded tires through independent tire dealers, whom he described as people who can convert to the war. effort and who are: being Knocked out of business by the war." Fair to Be Held (Continued From First Page) might well be used to Attend the county fair. was agreed that transportation problems would have to be considand that it would he well to discourage exhibitors from coming long distances. to take part, but it was further agreed that the fair has been an important event for county residents for the past 03 years and this is the fourth war it has fared without suspending.

A motion by Fred B. Dole, president of the society, that 50 per cent of the profits be turned into war bonds and the other 50 per cent ba turned over to service organizations greeted with enthusiasm and voted through unanimously. Many Novelties Planned Turning to A discussion of the problems of conducting fair. the officials said that many novelties would he included and an effort made to make it a real "old time" county fair, a fair for county residents. There saddle horse competitions and bicycle races along with other novelties to replace some of the events which have been an annual attraction for many years.

Space will be donated to the Committee Mias. sachusetts, Public defense Safety exhibits and one of the most important exhibits to be encouraged will be that, conducted for victory gardeners. Whitman R. T'ells, secretary of the society, said it would ho necessary meet for trustees and officials to again soon to further plans for the fair Would Be Sent to Jail To Test Alimony Issue TOS ANGELES. July 7.

(AP)James Bartram, onetime Australian capitalist who now claims he is washing dishes for a living, offered at an alimony hearing today to go to jail "to test the issue of whether a womAn can take all of a man's property." His divorced wife, the former. Juliette Compton, stage and screen actress, charged that he. was $1032 pa behind. in his $225, a month support payments to her and their daughter, Judy, 11. To Send New Testaments To Church's Servicemen LEBANON, July AP) Because a Now Testament saved Ross Neal from death by German shrapnel fragments at St Mihiel.

In 'the first World War, the Lebanon Church of Christ. today ordered New Testaments; which will be sent to of its members now in service. Neal; who enlisted at Now in the Marine Corps. at the outbreak of World. War still has the testament, an inch-long piece of shrapnel imbedded.

in. its' pages, where it struck directly over his heart. Dr. Goddard Quits Rocket Laboratory for War Job BOSWELL, N. July 7 AP)Dr.

H. God lard, probably the Nation's foremost scientist in rocket exI perimentation, has left his rocket laboratory near Roswell: and gone to Washington to engage in war work, it was learned today. Since 1032, under grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the former head Not Clark University's physics department has conducted exhaustive experiments in controlled rocket Night. INYA TO CLOSE ALL ITS STATE HEADQUARTERS Funds Administrative Work to Be Centered in Regional Offices WASHINGTON, July 7 (AP) -The National Youth Administration, its funds trimmed sharply by Congress, announced today: it was closing. all of its state headquarters 'offices and WAS concentrating administrative work in 11 new regional.

Also Ordered Closed The local administrative units for: New York City and the District of Columbia were also ordered closed. NYA received an appropriation of only $60,000,000 for the fiscal year heginning July 1, compared with It has announced the $151,000,000 during the last 12 on months. training rolls would be trimmed from 130,000 to 70,000 and the administrative and supervisory numbering about 18,000, would be cut in half. The agency today announced the regional headquarters, director; and states embraced in the region 'as follows: Leon J. Kowal of Boston (all of.

Newt England and New York GEN. SPAATZ WILL HEAD U. S. PLANE UNITS IN EUROPE a Hero of Fledgling American Air Force in World War. LONDON, July 7 (AD) Maj.

Gen. Carl (Toughie) Spaatz, a flying general who was. a hero of the fledgling War 1, and who piloted ed the "Question American air force in the World Mark" to' its historic endurance record in 1929, has been appointed commander -chief of the United States Army Air Forces in the European theater of war. Army Career Man: Gen Spaatz, a Pennsylvania redhead who has been Army career man for 32 of his 51 has been in charge here since June. His appointment was announced only today as he conferred Distinguished Flying Crosses on three of the American airmen who participated in the Fourthof-July bombing of held Those he decorated for the war's first American raid on German-held Western Europe were 2nd T.t.

Randall M. Morton, of Long Beach, and Sgts. Robert I. Golay of Fre. donia, and Bennie C.

Cunningham of Tupelo, Miss. They were the crew of the Douglas Boston bomber piloted by Capt. Charles C. Kegelman of FI Reno, already has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bringing his plane home despite damage from German fire so heavy that the machine actually fell to. the ground.

Hay Prison Sought Communist Official's Plea to Stay Sentence Fails NEW YORK, July 7 (AP) -Wanted by Federal "hay feverless" prison in which to sequester Welwel Warszower, financial secretary of the Communist Party in the United Stutes, for the next two years. Warszower was sentenced two years ago for passport fraud but has evaded serving his time by obtaining repeated adjournments on the ground he is ill of a heart a ailment. Federal Judge John C. Knox today ordered Warszower to begin serving his sontence July 11 after U. S.

Atty. Mathias Correa informed the court Warszower had adopted A "noncooperative attitude" and refused to give the Government certain information. Edward T. Aronow. Warszower's counsel.

pleaded his client now is suffering from hay fever. "I will consult with Federal prison authorities in An effort to find A prison out of the hay fever Correa volunteered. Fish Faces Three Primary Opponents Two Democrats Also in Race for N. Y. Seat ALBANY.

N. Y.3 July 7 (AP) -1 triple offensive to unseat Rep. Hamilton Fish in the Itepublican primary election of New Tork's 26th sional district developed tonight as the midnight deadline filing nominating petitions neared." At the same tinge, two candidates sought the Democratic nomination for the seat which Fish has held 22 years. Fish will fight it out in the Republican primary, nominating petitions showed. with Assemblyman Emerson D.

Fite, Vassai College professor: Augustus W. Bennett, Newhurgh attorney, and Edward J. Bowen. 72- vears-old P'oughkeepsie resident. Bowen, an enrolled Democrat.

is entering the Republican primary for the fifth time against Fish. Asks Business Firms Sell Typewriters to U.S. WASHINGTON, July 7 (AP) Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the War Production Board today asked business firms to sell as many' typewriters as they can to the Government. Production of the 'machines will fall this year ahout 600,000 short of essential government requirements, he said.

Under Nelson's plan, the used machines which business houses sell will he bought by typewriter dealers and manufacturer's representatives. acting as agents for' the Treasury Procurement Division. Rep Casey's Former Aide Seeks His Congress Post CLINTON. July 7 (AI') James P. McDonald, town nccountant and for-.

miter secretary to Ken. Joseph F. Casey, today announced his candidacy for. the Democratic nomination for. the third congressional, district seat now held by.

Casey. Casey recontly announced he will sock the Democratic. nomination for U. S. senator.

RACING AT SUFFOLE DOWNS FIRST PACE 3-year-olds and up; mile. Time 1:14. Miss Co-Ed 25.80 13.90 Mack's Dream (Turnbull) 5.80 Macline (Berger) 9.20 Also ran: Last Passade. Count Short Knitetta, Mutinous, Fair Twink, Argo. Sun Girl (Meloche) .16.40 1.20 mile.

Time 1:13 3-4. SECOND RACE-3-year-olds year and up; Josie's Pal. (Delara) 6.60 Two Kick (Chafin) 6.00 Also ran: Largo Mint, Trimmed, Last Frontier, Range: Dust, Catapalt, THIRD FACE- 2'-year-olds; Time 1:01 Twotimer (Duncan) 1.20 3.9 Valdina Rocket anderberg) 4.80 3.80 3.40 Character Man (Deering) Also ran: Miss Addie, Jock Stone, Merry Glow. Ecomint. FOURTH RACE-3-year-olds and up; mile.

Time: 1.12 1-0. Albatross (Madden) 5.20 4.000 Out (S. Young) 8.20 Out Out Charitable (Turnbull) Also ran: Carmus, Carmenita. FIFTH RACE-3-vear-olds and up; one Time, 1.38 3-5. Shrimpie (Turnbull) .10.40 5.00 Out Battery (N.

Young) 3.80 Out Out Bar Copper (Dattilo) Also ran: Lucky Omen, Electric. SIXTH RACE-3-year-olds; one mile and 70 yards, Time, 1.44 3-0. Playfields (Brunelle) 1.40 3.80 3.00 2.600 Mandate (J. Boyle) 4.60 hiscendent (Finnegan) 2.80 Also rail: Flying West, Zelleen Zee, Galla-: court. Anzac.

SEVENTH RACE-4-vear-olds and up: 1 1-16 miles. Time, 1.47 3-5. 3.40° Gallant One (Adair) 7.40 3.80 Pit Terrier (T. 7.80 5.20 Neddie Buy (C. Bierman) 4.80 Also ran: Ken's Pop, Rough News, Magic Stream.

EIGHTII RACE-3-year-olds and up, 1 1-16 miles. Time, 1.46 3-5. Rollabuzzy (Turnbull) .39.69 12.80 Nosy (Brunelle) 5.10 4.20 Meadow Court (Delara) 18.40 Also ran: Don Pecos. Personable, Booger, Richestan, Soberano, Exhibitor, Senega, Little Long. AT EMPIRE CITY RACE-2-year-olds; furlongs.

Time 1.06 4-7. Procla (Clingman) 46.10 20.20 14.80. Regimental (Garza) 6.50 4.50. Justa Woofing (Longden) 9.10 Also ran: Sonorous, Rakish Hat. Calm, Narki, a -Little Deeda, hirligig, a- Carolyn Rely On.

Supreme Roll, Mar Case. a -J. Freedman entry. SECOND and Merry Marine (Loveridge) 14.80 5.10 4.30 about mile. Time 1.08 2-5.

Easy Blend (Garza) 10.00 4.20 5.60 (E. Arcaro) Also ran: Bill Fiat Lux, War Key, Wilton, Fogoso, The Thane, Blue Lily. THIRD RACE-3-year-olds and up; 1 1-16 miles. Time 1:45 4-5. Trierarch (Stout) 2.30 Over (Clingman) 3.00 2.70 Kumar (Arcaro) 3.60 Also ran: Cosine, Still Gallant, At Which.

FOURTH RACE-2-year-olds; furlongs. Time, 1.05 3-5. Gold Shower (E. Arcaro) 2.90 2.30 2.10 Partido (Garza) 5.90 2.50 Kurales (Wholes) 2.30 Also ran: Bullpen, Sarge. FIFTH RACH-3-vear-olds and.

up; about mile. Time. 1.08 1-5. Lance Bearer (Schmidt) 5.30 3.80 -(ireat Rush (Robertson) 4.00 2.30: 2.30 Bulrush (Longden) 5.30 Also ran: Llano Blanco, Henry Wise Shot, Mighty Master, a-Sundial. -Brookmeade entry.

SIXTH RACE-3-year-olds and up; 1 1-16 miles. Time, 1.45 3-5: Bright Gallant (A. Rob'son) 5.30 3.10 2.30 Tex Hygro (R. Merritt) 5.80 2.80 Bar Fly (Thompson) 2.30 Devil's Verse, Kentown. SEVENTIE RACE-3-year-olds and up: miles.

Time, 1.53 4-5. Roman Governor (Arcaro) 70.10 22.50 8.80 Gino Rex (N. Wall) 3.90 2.80 One Shen (Thompson) 4.10 Also ran: Blazing Heat, Brighten Up; Bright Gray, Key Ring, Gond Stymie, Dare Bunny, Sweepalot, Dudie, Resolute, 2d. AT ARLINGTON PARK FIRST RACE-2-year-olds; furlongs. Time, 1.06 2-5.

Corona Corona (Neres) 3.00 2.60 2.40 Vacuum Cleaner (Schuting) 32.60 11.80 Be Brief (Balaski) 4.80 Also ran: Iron Works. Top Straw, Cincinnatus, Top Class, Indian Watch, Tree: montian, Playground, Iron Barge. mile. Time, 1.12 4-5. Paiturf (Harnes) 7.10 3.0 Diavoloman (Haas) 9.40 6.40 3.40 Gummed Up (K.

Noves) 2.40 Also ran: Sidonia, Just Islam. Gayland; MargA. Advice, Yank- Homber, My Banjo; Ribault, Goldtown, Blue Garter, THIRD RACH-3-year-olds and. up: mile. Time, 1.11 4-3.

Bird High (F. A. Smith) 5.00 4.00 Unele' Walter (Brooks) 12.20 5.300 4.00 Captain Fury (Haas) 5.80 Also ran: Huri Hom Hari, Arkwell, Ridge Girl. Valley Boy, Hillfilly, Light; Shot. Certainty, Cutter.

FOURTH RACE-3-year-olds And up; milA sub. Time, 1.12 4-5, Suprina .11.40 3.40 4.00 Spring Drift (George) 3.80 4.00 Invoice (Balaski) 3.20 Also ran: Safety Light, Deposit, Comex, Irish Bay, Beach Miss, Jultet C. FIFTH RACE-2-year-olds; furlongs. Time, 1.06 3-5. Miss Barbara (Brooks) 4.80 3.00 2.60 Even Stitch (Haas) 5.20 3.60 Blenheim Girl (Balaski) 4.40 Also ran: Yellow Poppy, Askmenow, Head Start.

Chickety Clack. SIXTH RACE-3-year-olds; mile. Time, 1.11 4-5. Radio Crusade (Balaski) 4.80 2.60 b-Lotopoise (McCombs) 4.40 2.60 Pharatheen (Haas) 2.10 Also ran: Polly Prim, Recap, Crystal, Air Raider, b- Equinox, Tribal Ruler, Winter Wind. b--H.

Headley entry. SEVENTH RACE-3-year-olde and up, mile. Time, 1.24 2-5. Caution (Grill) .............21.60 11.40 7.00 Aureole (R. Nevea) 7.80 5.20 a (Litzenberger) 5.40 Also ran: Kokomo, Burning Stick, Votum, Mordecai, Many Lands, One Tip, Martian.

miles on turf. Time, 1.53 3-5. EIGHTH RACE-3-year-olds and up. Cantata (Barney) ....14.60 6.10 4. Dour Brashear (H.

Reass) 5.20 3.40 Miss Baker (Litzenberger) 3.60 Also ran: Sir Livery, Kiev Singer, Darki Phaona, Hadalad, Johake, Alspur, Chancel Star. Euddie Treacy, Miss Bonnie. Hadley To Get 4-4 Tie HADLEY, July 7 Larry Cook's triple with the bases packed in, the last the seventh with two away, spoiled an almost perfect game for White of the Arcanum on the Hopkins Field tonight. Arcanum led at the time, 4.10 0. Larry later scored oll a wild pitch to tie up the ball game.

Up to the seventh White had been the master of the Hadley team. Singles by Rytuba and Kosior and A pass to Pedruczny set the stage: for Cook's drive. Catches by La valle and Wentzel were among the features of a fast. well-played Summary: HADLEY Kosior, Pedruezny, 3, Cook. 1 8 Wentzel, 5 3.

3 Rerestka, If Paionk, Rytuba, ri Moczulewski, Totals 21 ARCANUM Lavalle, If Bauer. cf. Shehek, Luce, rf Adams, Hurd. 1 Sullivan, cf Driscoll. Doppman, 3 White, D.

Totals I Tadlev 'Arcanum 3 Inings: 3 0 0 If Rung batted In. Cook 3. Lavalle, Luce. three base hits, Cook, Shebek; stolen base. Sullivan: two base hit, Rutuba; Pedruezny: sacrifice, Lure: Pedrurzny base on balls, hita, off White 3, Samelowiez.

5 in 4: 1-3 innings. off Samelowicz 2, Pedruczny 1. in 2. 2-3: hit by White. pitcher, 9, White (Pedruczny): strike-outs, Samelowicz 3, Pedruczny 5: wild pitch, Umpire, Jekanoski.

Time, 1.15, Kid Hudson Is Winner Over Couture on Points PORTLAND, July 7. (AP) Lloyd (Kid) Hudson, 18-years-old Bath shipbuilder, won a spilt decision tonight over 'Al Couture of Lewiston in .10 hard-fought rounds. Hudson weighed 130, Couture 135. tenth round rally, in which he landed stinging lefts and rights to the jaw and body of the 19-vears-old Lewiston shoeworker, gave Hudson the edge. The Sporting Thing off Crete.

after beating off repeated bombing attacks with other units of the Mediterranean feet for more than 48 hours. Fifty to 100 German and Italian high-level and: dive-bombing planes. touk part in the attack. The cruiser Newenstle got a torpedo smack in her bow, but. made without.

casualties. Four destroyers were lost. A torpedo struck the Hermione's starboard boiler. room and she immediately started heeling over. Beadell said was in the' water 43 minutes before he.

clambered aboard a float with two other survivors. One had flashlight and he way responsible for our rescue," Beadel! said. "He kept flashing it and finally attracted the attention of a destroyer." He said about 100 men were lost out of the Hermione's complement of 600. Capt. G.

N. Oliver, the commander, had no life belt, but managed to swim to a float. Boy of Three Takes Train Trip All Alone, Won't Reveal Name BOSTON, July 7 (Ar) vears-old Norman Mack of Lowell. who has grown fond of occasional train trips with hits caused quite a commotion on the Boston Maine today when ho decided to take a trip by himself. Railroad officials found the boy on a train after it arrived Boston terminal, but were unable.

to get him to reveal his name. steady of oranges, ice cream, candy and other was tendered Norman, but het couldn't tell officials what town he. was from. Railroad police checked back. with police in the communities in which the train had stopped.

that time, Norman's after a frantic. search of Norman's usual play spots, reSported him missing. Lowell police hided the reconciliation. crew being rescued. Survivors said two submarines sent about 60 shell; into their ship.

The American ship WAS torpedoed and sunk a month ago. Two members of the 31-man crew were lost. The Navy said one of the ship's two lifeboats was destroyed, but the men got away in the 'other boat' and two rafts. The submarine grabbed some of the ship's cargo cases out of 'the water. For five days.

the lifeboat towed the rafts and sixth and seventh days, before the men reached a Caribbean port, all 29 of them were crammed into the small craft. Two Ships Sunk in Mozambique Channel LOURENCO MARQUES, Portuguese East Africa, July 7 -Submarine activity in the Mozambique Channel was renewed when two ships, one Norwegian and one Swedish, were sunk today, just two weeks before diplomatic exchange ships bringing United States citizens from Japan are due ir these waters. Today's attack was the first in the Mozambique Channel since three merchant ships were reported sunk there June S. A week before that the Japanese reported-and- the British denied -that their submarines stole into the Diego Suarez naval base on Madagascar and torpedoed a British battleship and a cruiser. In addition to the two ships sunk today, two others.

believed to be British, were attacked with unknown results. Nazi Airplanes Over Northeast England Incendiaries and Explosives Dropped Early, Today LONDON, Wednesday, July S. (AP) -German planes flew over an area of Northeast England for the second consecutive day early today. Both incendiary and" heavy expiosive, bombs were. dropped on two tricts.

starting fires. Similarly, on the preceding night hundreds of incendiaries were dropped, starting numerous fires. Would Conscript WealtiPin Canada A Prime Minister Urges Measure if It Is OTTAWA, July 7 (AP)-The Canadian Government is ready "to conscript whatever wealth 'is necessary to distribute the burden of Canada's war effort as evuitably AS possible," Prime Minister King told the House of tonight. The Primo Minister made this state' ment during a debate the Government's proposed amendment to the National Resources Mobilization Act which would give the Government power to unscript, both wealth and manpower by an' in should the need arise. The Government had proposed the amendment, he said, solely because it believed that in time of crisis it was: in the rational interest such power should be in the hands of the administration.

Ile expressed the belief that conscription at present was not necessary. Two Swedish Ships Sunk By Mines Off Norway STOCKHOL.M, July 7 (P) -The. Swedish motorships Uddleholm, 360: tons, and the Argentina, 5300, enroute to Goteborg from South America with cargoes of cotton and fodder cakes, have sunk after striking mines off Southern Norway's coast, it was announced tonight. The entire crew of the Undcholm was rescued, hut three men including Capt. Wachmeister, of, the Argentina were missing.

25 Charter Bus, Take 16 Autos Out of Daily Use SCHENECTADY, N. July 7 (AP) Twenty-five state employes, commuting' daily to johs in Albany, have chartered bus for riding to and from work, and removed "at least 16 automobiles' from weekday service, One of the 25 is John L. Halpinexecutive secretary. of the committee directing rationing of state-owned cars. ESCAPE IN ONTARIO KINGSTON.

July' 7 (AT) Three prisoners escaped from King. Penitentiary today. and one was captured soon -1-8 He's a terrible umpire--I was out that far!" Bosch, Westies Win Close One-Sided Games Feature Opening of Second Round in Triple A League; Bem ben Hits Timely; Magnetomen Make 23 Hits A close game and a one sided affair the opening of second featured, the Triple A League last night. Westinghouse defeated Perkins. 3 to 2.

and Bosch swamped Van Norman, 20 to 4.. Carl Bokina made his Triple A League debut for Westinghouse and hurled a four -hit victory. Moona Moriarty, former Holy Cross star, and Al Grenert also made their bows with the winners. Bill Sheldon pitched his first game for Perkins, the Springfield College hurler being shaded in a tight duel. 1: Johnny Bemben's big bat also had hand in Bokina's victory: He clipped a single in the first after Higgins had walked to send that player to third.

Higgins scored after Robarge's Ayout. The rival hurlers then settled down to a good duel until the seventh, when each scored twice. In the Westies' half, Dubois walked and Bokina singled him to third. Fitzgerald dropped a hit in back of second, scoring Dubois. Bemben then singled for the second time to score the winning run.

In the Perkins end of the inning, Schoenrock led off with a double. Smith did same. Two errors followed for the final Perkins tally before Dokina closed out the damage. Summary: WESTINGHOUSE al a Higgins, If Fitzgerald, 1f 2 Remben, rf. Robarge, 2 Moriarty, 2 Grenert, 1 Keough, 3.

cf Zarod, 3 Dubois, Bokina, 3 1 2 PERKINS ab A Totals 23 5 21 Berte, 3 3 F. Zanetti. 3 R. Zanetti, cf Schoenrock, If Smith. 1 Orlandi, rf Migut, 2 Sheldon, a 1 Totals 26 4 21 1 4 6 Westinghouse 0 Perking 0 0 0 Runs batted in, Robarge, Remhen, Fitzgerald, Smith; two-base hits, Schoenrock, Smith: sacrifice, left on bases, Westinghouse 6, Perkins 5: bases on balla, Sheldon 6.

Bokina hit by pitcher, by Bokina: strike-outs, Bokina 4, Sheldon pitch, Bokina: balk. Sheldon; passed ball, Migut. Umpires, Henrich and Clark. Time, 1.25. Walesczyk batted for Sheldon in 7th.

Bosch Crushes Van Norman American Bosch combed three Van Norman pitchers for 23 hits and a 20-4 victory in its opening. game of the second round in the Triple A League last night at Forest Park. It was. a slugfest front the opening inning and a case of fattening batting averages right to the end 'for the Magnetomen. They scored 10 runs 'in the first two innings and to pour it on with a barrage of base knocks every time they came to bat.

total of 31 players SAW action during the contest in which just about everything but A home run was put on display for the large crowd. Bosch used 16 players. even Pair Tonight Four teams who were to have commenced second round competition Monday but were buffeted by adverse weather, get going in A pair of games tonight at 6.15. Smith Wesson' meets Indian Motocycle at Blunt Park, Winters low Sanford and Westinghouse and Clark umpiring, while Bigetangle at Forest Park, with Provost and Sullivan the officials. Manager George Kane going into action, and 14 of them came up with one or more hits.

Three of the players were new additions. They were Bobby Dill, the hockey player; Walter Fiala, West Springfield schoolboy star, and Don Tvon of Commerce. Dill and Fiala proved two of outstanding players in the game, the former getting a triple and single to drive in two two for runs four, and the driving latter. getting three runs and sparkling in the Bosch infield. Earl Freniere started on the mound for Bosch and received credit for the victory.

He retired after four innings Bosch out front, 13-1. Summary: BOSCH ah Julian, cf Dill, rf, cw, 1 King, 3 5 2 A. Czelusniak, 3 1 Miller, Seaver. 2 Raffaele, 1 5 Kane, cf 1 Foley. Moran, rf Lussier, If 2 Yvon, If G.

Czelusniak, rf, cf, 3 Fiala, 2, Freniere. 2 Rartolucci, Totals 46 20. 23 31 FAN NORMAN a Marcin, 2 3 0: O' Melia, 9 Longueil, 2 a Nowak J. Morrisino, 3 Mazur, cf Siciliano, Chniura, 2 Kozik, 1 10 Fossa. If F.

Morrisino, Piccirilli, Zieminski, Worthington, Saab, Totals 35 21 11 3 Innings: 1 3 5 6 Bosch 0 03 3 1 Van Norman 0 0 0 0 3- Runs batted in. Julian. Dill 2, Kinz. Miller. 2.

Kane, Foley. Moran Lussier 2. G. Czelusniak. Fiala 3.

Freniere 3, Marcin, Saab; two base hits, Lussier, Freniere, Marcin. King. Moran: three, base hits, Miller, Dill. Kozik; stolen bases, Lussier, Dill: double plays, Miller to Raffaele, Freniere to Seaver to Raffaele; left on bases, Bosch 10, Van Norman bare on balls. Freniere 2, Bartolucci Ziemingki 4, Saab hits, off Freniere: 2 in 4, off Bartolucci 5 in 3, off Zieminski 9 in 1 2-3, off Worthington in 2 1-3, off Saab 10 in strike -outs, off Freniere wild pitch, Worthington; passed ball, G.

winning pitcher, losing pitcher, Zieminski, Umpires, Ducey and Time, 2.01. a Nowak batted for Longuell In Bettina Matched With Gus Dorazio PHILADELPHIA, 7 (AP)Mello Bettina. contender for Joe Louts' heavyweignt championship, and Gus Dorazio, of Philadelphia, have been matched in a return 10-road bout, Promoter Herman Taylor nonnerd today. The bout will be hell at Shil Park Monday night, July 27. In their first meeting at the Arena: last March 31, Bettina won a close round decision with a last round rally.

CANADIAN-AMERICAN Utica Three Rivers 0. Pittsfield 5, Rome 0. Amsterdam 3, Oneonta 2. Gloversville 1, Quebec 0 (Ist) Quebec 6. Gloversville 3 (2d) Metropolitan Moments by H.

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