Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1942, Page 3

W QIGRT FINAL SPORTS 2-X Attorneys for Hill Demand New Trial; Prosecutor Rapped Counsel Also Charge Evidence Improperly Admitted in Case Attorneys for George Hill, second secretary to Representative Fish, Republican, of New York today de- ‘ mandec a new trial of the two per- jury charges on which he was con- victed last week by a District Court jury. His lawyers claimed much evi. dence wes improperly received and the conduct of the prosecutor, Wil- liam Power Maloney, a special as- sistent to the Attorney Generdl, was “highly improper.” Justice F. Dickinson Letts, who| presided at the first trial, probably | will hear oral arguments for a sec- ond. Attacks on Fish Criticized. In their formal motion Defense Counsel John J. O'Connor, former member of the House from New York, and Willilam F. Cusick as-| serted among other things that Prosecutor Maloney had inflamed | the minds of jurors by attacks on Representative Fish and Mr.| O'Connor and had implied they | were being investigated by the grand jury. Mr. Hill's lawyers also recalled that Mr. Maloney asked prospective jurors whether they were members THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. AMMUNITION TRAIN HIT BY BRITISH SHELL—British sources say these are Italian soldiers, killed when accurate shell fire of British artillery caught their ‘ammunition column southwest of Gazala, in the Libyan battle. C., o —A. P. Wirephoto. of the German-American Bund, the | Ku Klux Klan, or the National | Union for Social Justice. These groups were not brought into the | actual trial, the defense contended. Viereck Evidence Hit. | Evidence concerning George Syl- vester Viereck, registered German agent, should not have been rlaced before the jury, the motion asserted, | because its only result could be prejudice against the defendant. Viereck took the witness stand and refused to say whether he knew Mr. Hill, declaring he might incriminate himself by answering. Mr. Hill's attorneys said the Gov- enment knew beforehand what Viereck's attitude would be, since he | had previously refused to answer questions put to him by a grand Jury. Mr. Hill was convicted of Thai-Japanese Push Drives 20 Miles Into Burma, British Admit ‘Our Forces Resisting Strongly,’ English Say; Allied Bombers Active (Earlier Story on Page A-4.) By the Associated Press. RANGOON, Burma, Jan. 21.—A | British headquarters communi- perjuring | qué tonight reported heavy fight- himse}( when he told the same grand jury—which was investigating Nazi | activities—that he did not know‘ Viereck and did not order certain | mail bags placed in a storeroom as- | signed to Representative Fish. The | bags were wanted by the grand Jurors in a propaganda investigation. ing in the Kawkareik area 45 miles east of Moulmein, between Moulmein and the border of Jap- anese-occupied Thailand. “Our forces, fighting throughout the day in the Kawkareik area, have been resisting strongly,” the com- munique said. “Heavy fighting is still in progress.” Exposes Himself as By IAN FITCHETT, Official Australian War Correspondent. WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN MALAYA, Jan. 20 (De- layed) (Australian Associated Press to () —The present struggle be- tween Australian and Japanese |forces in Western Malaya might well be described as “the battle for | the roads” and has brought to light | an example of ultra-heroism among | the defending forces. A Japanese flanking movement in the Muar-Batu Pahat area is an at- tempt to gain access to the roads, and if the enemy achieves that ob- | jective, it will control the road lead- | ing across the mainland to Kluang on to Mersing, in the vicinity of Soldier in Malaya Risks Life So Jap Snipers Can Be Found Target and Is Felled By Enemy, but Suffers Only Slight Wound from one of the last enemy shots, but the injury proved not serious | and he has remained with his unit. | In general, wherever the Japa- | nese have tried strong frontal at-| tacks against the Australians, they | have been hit hard. When this | happens, the enemy puts out feel- |ers in an attempt to find another route. A Japanese move down the | coast is a direct result of a heavy | blow dealt them a week ago near | Gemas. In that area there has been little activity beyond patrol encounters with our troops covering the main rodd south of that area, but other | troops in the Muar section have been hard at it the past three days. There is little detail available on ;Puerlo Rico 6fficia| Here {Demands Tugwell Quster | By the Associated Press. Removal of Rexford Guy Tugwell | as Governor of Puerto Rico was | demanded today by the island’s resident commissioner, Bolivar Pa- gan, who called Mr. Tugwell “an American Quisling.” In a statement, Mr. Pagan said the American people should know that Mr. Tugwell was “disregarding and kicking in Puerto Rico all the principles that the United States forces and democratic peoples are fighting for throughout the world.” | He declared the Governor had threatened to declare martial law in Puerto Rico “to quench the pro- WEDNESDAY, -JANUARY 21, 1942. &~ Connally Is Hopeful Castillo Will Alter Stand on Axis Break Trusts Acting Argentine Head Will Side With Rio Conferees or Lose Job (Earlier Story on Page A-4.) BY the Associated Press. Senator Connally, Democrat, of Texas said today that Ameri- can officials hoped that Acting President Ramon 8. Castillo would change his stand against Argentina’s joining other Latin American republics in a diplo- matic break with Axis powers or that “the Argentine people will change their President.” The chairman of the Senate| Foreign Relations Committee told | a press conference that United States representatives were hopeful that Argentina could see its way clear to joining with the other na- tions, despite Mr. Castillo’s asser- tion that his country's position against such action was final. “We are trusting,” Senator Con- nally said, “that Castillo will change his mind or that the Argentine people will change their President.” He added that it was his belief that there was a “very critical” po- litical situation in Argentina at this time, with national electiops sched- uled soon. “If the people could have a free election, they would vote for us,” the | Texas Senator declared. “The gov- ernment machinery is so oiled, how- ever, that the government ticket may be elected.” Senator Connally said that if Argentina failed to join in the pro- posed break with the Axis powers, | there might follow an economic and | business break between that country | and other Latin American nations. “This might result in the cutting | off of all business and commercial relations with the recalcitrant mem- | ber,” he continued. “When the | others cut off diplomatic relations with the Axis, they probably wouldn't want to open their borders to in- filtrations from Argentina.” Compromise Is Om;red test of the people against him for his outrages and abuses.” He added that Mr. Tugwell was a “puppet” in the hands of a min- ority party in Puerto Rico and tried to create a governmental system by which rule would be by one political boss. On Price-Control Bill - BY the Associated Press. Senators reported today that a compromise on the wartime price control bill awaited agreement | among the five House conferees ap- )pnimed to iron out Senate-House " Racing News Entries and Selections for Tomorrow Rossvan’s Comment Selections for a Fast Track at Hialeah Park BEST BET—SIR WAR. FIRST RACE—TRUSTEE, ALL SEVENTH RACE — BRIGHT GOOD, BULRUSHES. ARC, HARRY HEIMAN, BOY TRUSTEE just missed in her ANGLER. ) last at this point and a bit more BRIGHT ARC showed im- improvement should have her in provement to win his recent Ga- the winner’s circle. ALL GOOD | bles test and he may be able to was right there in his debut and repeat at the expense of this he has worked well since that at- slightly better oposition. HARRY tempt. BULRUSHES has worked HEIMAN was far back in his last as well as any juvenile on the outing, but the colt can and will grounds and he could be hard to do better, BOY ANGLER has a dispose of. bit of class and he rates winning o consideration. smo;«p RACE — CHERRIKO, % - f SPEEDY JOSIE, PAUSE. EIGHTH RACE — NAVARIN, HUP NANCY, SUERTERO. T e L NAVARIN has won three of his right off that cracker-jack show- | last four attempts and the gelc- ing she has to be given a chance ing always has favored the turf for a repeat victory. SPEEDY course at Hialeah. He may be JOSIE won often in New England | able to win as his pilot pleases. and she could be in the thick of | HUP NANCY just missed in her this scramble. PAUSE trimmed last and she is very dangerous in this field. SUERTERO has &f;e:‘fflnum e good form to his credit and he could be close up. Hialeah Park By the Associated Press. RACE—Purse. $1.200: maidens: weights; 2-year-oids: nursery THIRD RACE—ARTHUR J, TOUR, TRIPPED. ARTHUR J disappointed in his first Florida test, but his pre- vious Maryland form suggests that he should be able to handle cheapsters of this sort. TOUR has been right there in all of her recent outings and she may be in the thick of the battle all the FIRST special « arse Maejames (no bov) ___ & Direction (Schmidl) __ All Good (no boy) _ b Best Irish (Stout) Alacyon (rno boy) Chictli (Arcaro) - ustee (no boy) i way. TRIPPED has early speed | c Medid (no boy) and is ready. Dl Bloeh ESamiy) - Buckra _(Snider) | Glanceabout (no boy) Free Speech (Steflen) > b Bulrushes (Stout) = Buzalong (no_ boy) SRS SR AL War (no boy) =x:=n c Persistent (no_boy) Chance Cross ino boy) a Monipe and H | b Wheatley Stable and try. SECOND RACE—Purse. $1.200; claime ing: -year-olds and upward: 7 furlonss, Monk's Memo (no boy) 108 xCherriko (Day) xHazel F. (Dattilo) FOURTH RACE—VOTUM, O PLAY, DOWN SIX. VOTUM has threatened in every one of his recent tests and he appears to be as fit as hands | can make him. A steady ride | should land him the honors. | O PLAY won often out Chicago way and she rates winning con- | sideration. DOWN SIX is quite ~ A 0 consistent and he rates a money | pars oo im0 beri - chance. | EJeliemofy (no boy) z FIFTH RACE—SIR WAR, ALO- HORT, MARKSMAN. SIR WAR has won three of his | N0y Lady (Ro last four attempts and the Sir c;.a:m.-; y‘m‘m"m Galahad IIT colt has trained well | *FePer Fiate (no bov) - THIRD RACE—Purse $1.200: claiming; maidens: :-year-olds: 6 furiongs. xBlue Garier (no boy) Loftsman (no_boy) rab Apple (no boy) ______ XTour (Mehrtens) __ = Song o' War (james) xLou Lang (Brunelle) | Michigan Sweet (no boy) xOh La La (Campbell) Easy Jack (Meloche) xCoppit (Prater) Tripped (no boy) = mour (no boy) __ EARBE B BDRRAAD BB ONR owe ~Stable entry. Osden Phipps en- cHeadley and Haggin entry. ruda (Dattilo) (no_boy) xUnimond _(Brunelle) xPause (Breen) = Queen's Barge Cavens) Night Lady (Roverts) over the Hialeah strip. Let's call him the best bet of the aft- ergoon. ALOHORT wins often and he has to be given stout con- sideration with these. MARKS- MAN has three Florida wins to his credit. SIXTH RACE—BUTTON HOLE, An earlier communique said the | Singapore. The Japanese are ex- invaders had been checked near the | étINg strong pressure and are being frontier town of Myawaddi. | flercely resisted at all points. JOHNNIE J., SIGNATOR. | BUTTON HOLE has copped her last three outings in the the latest fighting in this area | Small enemy parties succeeded in She"od Robenson Goes | infiltrating some distance behind the | J. (Wright) Chat_(no_boy) Castine (Schmidl) ____ Grey Symbol (Jemas) | differences on the far-reaching leg- islation. Arlington Board Approves Two Zone Applications | Two zoning applications were ap- | proved at a meeting of the Arlington County Board of Zoning appeals | yesterday. They were two applictaions filed | by R. E. Cline and Wyatt A. and Marie W. Cline to change a group | of lots in the 200 block of Pirst | street, South, from residential A to | local business. | ‘The board opposed the application of William B. McMullen to rezone | from residential A to residential B3 a tract in the 1100 and 1200 blocks | of South Glebe road. | An application of Monroe Warren | to rezone property in the 4800 block | of First street, North, from local | business C to C1, was withdrawn by the petitioner. The recommenda- tions of the Zoning Board will be | submitted by the County Board at | its next meeting. Bill for Marine i(-e—serve Guard Corps Is Signed By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt signed today legislation creating a limited service Marine Corps Reserve to provide guards for naval shore activities. The measure was enacted to re- lease for combat service Marines now doing guard work. At the same time the White House | | announced that the President has signed a bill to give the rank of lieutenant general to the comman- | dant of the Marine Corps, at present carying the rank of major general. The higher rank would automati- cally be granted on a temporary | basis to whoever becomes com- mandant. | The President also signed legisla- | hion_modx!ying naval promotion reg- | ulations to provide promotion op- | portunities to certain officers not | now eligible because of failure to be | chosen by selection boards, although | they have been kept on active duty as a result of the war. Utility Official Admits Handling Slush Fund By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.—Hermann Spoehrer, former secretary of the Union Electric Co. of Missouri, testi- | fied today in Federal Court that he | had handled $86,000 in insurance re- | bates as part of an alleged political | slush fund of the utility. | The company and its former | president, Louis H. Egan, are on | trial charged with conspiracy and | violation of the corrupt practices section of the Holding Company | Act of 1935. 1 Mr. Spoehrer declared that Mr. | Egan had known what was being done with the insurance rebates, Col. E. C. Stockdale Heads Officers’ Club Col. E. C. Stockdale has been | chosen to succeed Rear Admiral J.| A. Schofield, U. S. N. R, retired, as | president of the Officers’ Club of | Washington, it was announced yes- | terday. | The new president was one of the | founders of the club which was formed during tne first World War | as the United Service Club of | America, then the first service club | in the country. | Admiral Schofield has served as‘I its president for 25 years. | Other officers elected at the club’s annual meeting, at its headquarters at 1400 New Hampshire avenue N.W., are Lt. Eugene M. Rice, first vice president; Maj. Joseph E. Mec- Mullen, second vice president; Maj. L. B. Schutte, treasurer, and Ensign G. K. Ahlers, secretary. Franklin to Fight O'Gatty OMAHA, Jan. 21 () —Lem Frank- ln, Cleveland heavyweight, will meet ‘Joe O'Gatty of New York in & 10-round bout here January 29, Promoter Max Clayton announced today. A force of Allied bombers with | fighter escort successfully attacked Rohaing Airdrome, and other air- craft operated with the ground forces in the Kawhareik battle, the | second communique said. Kawkareik is about 20 miles in- side Burma along a road leading across the mountains from Mya- waddi, where a Thailand-Japanese force crossed the border yesterday. Much of the fighting is remote main front, and their habit of fell- | and 24 hours a day Australian pa- | ing trees across roads to block com- ilroh sweep through the rubber | munications and supplies has been | Jungle, cleaning up Japanese infil- | wel]l in evidence, | lran_nns‘ The example of ultra-| Also, constant bombing and ma- feroism came Monday when a group | chine-gunning of roads is setting of Australians was being worried by | Allied signalers a hard task, but snipers. | line repair parties are working un- | _A private volunteered to €xpose | ceasingly. One such party yester- | himself as a target by walking along | day narrowly escaped ambush by To Orioles From Nats By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Jan. 21.—Charles H. Knapp, jr., general manager of the Baltimore Orioles of the Interna- | tional League. announced togay the outright release of one player. sale of two others and acquisition of an- | other. e road: while his comrades crept { Japanese who had cut a communi- The Moulmein area is about 150 2l0ONg through rubber trees on each | cations wire. A resourceful lines- airline miles north of Tavoy in the Side of the road armed with small man immediately tapped another Burma Panhandle, which the Jap- anese occupied Monday. Chinese, British Confer on Strategy. Meanwhile, it was announced, the leader of veteran Chinese forces which have marched about 1000 miles from Kwangsi Province to take up positions in Burma and the British high command have just completed a conference on strategy somewhere in Northeast Burma. Gen. Liu Kwan-lung conferred with Lt. Gen. T. J. Hutton, the Brit- ish commander in chief. Gen. Hut- machine guns. They blasted each | tree that sniping fire came from and | mopped up the nuisance area. | The heroic private fell wounded wire some distance back and sent through a message describing the | location and size of the enemy | group. Army Hikes Shoe Orders To Twice Present Figure The War Department disclosed to- | day that it is negotiating with the | Nation’s shoe manufacturers for ton said he was satisfied with the | 2,500,000 pairs of service shoes a sutcome of the conference, that Chi- nese forces in Burma already were considerable and probably many more would come to join in the United Nations’ campaign. Gen. Liu's troops were assigned to the defense of a sector on Bur- ma’s upper eastern frontier, where deep gorges divide mountains up to | 7,000 feet high. American Flyer Downed. The A. V. G. Warbirds—American volunteers with the Chinese air force—lost a Georgia-born flyer, R. C. Moss. over the bomb-blasted Jap- anese airdrome of Meshod, but his mates said they were confident he had managed a forced landing and was hiking back. The A. V. G. got two enemy planes and probably destroyed another, bringing their total score for the war to 74 confirmed victories and at least 35 probable ones. Big “Moose” Moss. an Army- trained fiyer, with five other fighters escorted six Blenheim bombers on the mission into Northwestern Thai- land this morning. Store Windows fo Show Services of Red Cross Some of the services that the Red Cross furnishes men in the armed | forces will be displayed in down- town department store windows be- ginning tomorrow, as the District chapter's collections in the War Fund continue upward to the $750,- 000 goal. Otto Lund, District chapter man- ager, pointed out that expansion of the Army and Navy this year will call for equal expansion in Red Cross facilities, to be financed by the fund now being raised. Last year, he said, one of every eight men in the armed services called on the Red Cross for some type of aid. The employes of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. have do- nated $10,494 to the fund, including $1,162 sent in yesterday. The firm has 4,500 employes. Their donations put the company far in the lead | among business houses in the utility | group. Also reported yesterday were gifts of $1,000 from the S. H. Hines Co. and $125 from the Washington Loan | & Trust Co. The Daughters of Isa- bella sent in $25. Dick éhupmun LcTs;s Miami Golf Match B3 the Associated Press. CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. 21.— Dick Chapman of Greenwich, Conn., 1940 national amateur champion, was eliminated today from the Miami Biltmore men's amateur golf tournament. He fell victim, one down, to Skee Riegel of Glendale, Calif. Another early-found loser was Eafl Christiansen, Florida State amateur champion, who was de- feated 2 and 1 by Frark Stranahan of Toledo, Ohio. month to provide for an Army ex- | pected to expand to 3,600,000 officers and men this year. This is more than twice the num- ber of shoes now being ordered | monthly by the Quartermaster Corps. At the same time, the War De- partment announced that it has placed orders for 1,300,000 one-piece working suits for the Army among | 37 contractors in 23 States in pursu- | ance of the new policy of spreading " | Army contracts among as many con- | | cerns as possible and on a geo- | graphical basis. The new work ! suits will be made of herringbone ;twm and at least one concern in Virginia, undesignated, has received orders. ‘ Profits (Continued From First Page.) on the contract referred to, there- fore no profit estimates are avail- able at this time. “It is also reported that we lost | tract. We did take a contract to- | taling approximately $6,000,000, in- ,rvolving the development of a new | type of naval aircraft and the con- | struction of a small number of them. Predicts ‘“Reasonable” Profit. | “We invested in this development | (tools. engineering and advanced | experiments) more than we received | from the first small contract. How- | ever, it was this investment in the | future that brought us a very large contract for the new type of air- craft. When all contracts for this | type are completed, we now expect | that this business will show a rea- | sonable profit. | “The theory of profit limitation | on individual contracts now proposed | by Mr. Vinson does not provide a sound basis on which the aircraft industry can progress with the re- | search, experiment and development inecessnry to design and build air- | craft that will win a war.” The Western Co. in Newark took | exception to the passage in the re- | port which charged the company with having made 247 per cent profit on a $1033 defense contract. “We operate on a standard cost work has been, it has not been pos- sible to charge all of the selection | and work done to a given job. If we could segregate such work we even a loss. “That has been pointed out re- peatedly to Navy auditors and they have gone on record as recognizing that condition. “We have larger contracts than those pointed to by the House com- mittee on which we have had siz- able losses. It seems that both sides of the story ought to be shown.” e mem| every y States Defense savings bonds and stamps. I | some $7.000,000 on a $6,000,000 con- | | system here,” said a spokesman.| | “When we get orders for experi- | | mental items, as most of our naval | would have a very small profit or | D. C. Transport Hoarifig Resumes in House Friday Chairman Randolph today called the House District Committee into special session at 10 a.m. Friday to resume consideration of Washing- ton’s wartime public transportation problem. Witnesses will include E. D. Mer- rill, president of the Capital Tran- sit Co.; Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, di- rector of highways, and Traffic Di- rector Willlam A. Van Duzer. A bill Representative Randolph is sponsoring to exempt District taxi- cabs from.the Government's tire- rationing order is serving as the in- strument for the committee’s mass transportation study. Price Admin- istrator Leon Henderson vigorously opposed the measure at the com- | mittee’s initial hearing last week. Mr. Randolph wants cabs to be allowed tires in view of the part they play in the District's mass transportation service. ;Ballim;re Kidnéper Approved for Parole By the Associated Press. = ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 21.—Hy- man Goldfinger, sentenced to prison | for 15 years in connection with the Hendler kidnaping case in Balti- more in 1932, was recommended |late today for parole by Parole | Director Herman M. Moser. 1 Albert Hendler, son of a Balti- | more ice cream manufacturer, was | kidnaped November 18, 1932, and | taken to a vacant house at Green | Haven, Anne Arundel County. He | was released later. } Harry Surasky and Samuel M. | Lipsitz also were convicted in the jcase. Surasky already has com- | pleted a 10-year sentence and Lip- sitz recently was recommended for parole but the recommendation was withdrawn because of Lipsitz's con- duct in prison, Moser said. The trio was charged with con- spiracy to extort and assault. They were sentenced by former Judge Robert F. Stanton, with Lipetiz re- ceiving a 13-year term. 300 Tires and Tubes Slashed by Vandal BY the Associated Press. HANOVER, Pa., Jan. 21.—Three hundred automobile and tractor tires were slashed and ruined here last night by an unidentified van- dal, or vandals, who broke into ga- rages and showrooms. Chief of Police Jesse Crabbs said 100 business mgm, farmers and de- fense workers/ are unable to use their machines as a result. Chief Crabbs expressed belief that the same instrument—“probably a sharp knife”—was used on all the tires. —_— British Scouts Filmed ‘The Brifish Minister of Informa- Mr. Knapp said Roy Johnson, veteran outfielder, had been given his unconditional release. Pitcher Ed Vogel and Infielder Henry Schluter were sold to Elmira of the Eastern League. Acquired on option from the Washington Nationals was Outfielder | Sherrod Robertson, brother-of Mrs. | Joe Cronin, adopted daughter of Clark Grifith. Manager Tommy | Thomas said Robertson hit around | 260 for Greenville. S. C., in 1940 and 248 for Springfield last year. Johnson and Red Howell, hard- hitting outfielder who had a trial with Cleveland last spring, were stricken from the Oriole roster after a fight in Toronto last summer. The Orioles plan to sell or trade Howell, along with Utility Outfielder Art Graham. Hull Recalls Warnings On Pacific Situafion By the Associated Press. Senators listed these five points | | at issue: | 1. The level at which price con- trols would apply to farm products. 2. Licensing of business affected by price orders. | 3. Price fixing by a single ad-| ministrator with appeals to courts, 4. Buying and selling provision. 5. Veto power for the Secretary of Agriculture over farm prices. Because the five House conferees vote as a unit, Senators said the administration leaders were ap- pealing to the three House Demo- cratic conferees, Representatives Steagall of Alabama, Willlams of Missouri and Spence of Kentucky, to accept the Senate conferees’ pro- posals. Mrs. Alice de Trafford Is Adjudged Suicide } BY the Associated Press. NAIROBI, Kenya Colony, Jan. 21.—A verdict of suicide by shooting. with no evidence of insanity, was | returned today in the inquest on | Mrs. Alice Silverthorne de Trafford, | formerly of Buffalo, N. Y., who was found shot dead on her Kenya farm last September 30. The finding was delayed through difficulty in obtaining evidence. Mrs. de Trafford, a niece of Mrs. | Ogden Armour of Chicago, figured {in an international triangle cli- Secretary of State Hull said to- maxed by a shooting in a French | day that the record would show he had repeatedly during the critical weeks of November directed atten- tion to the very precarious nature of the situation in the Pacific and had conferred during that time with Army and Navy officials. Reporters asked the Secretary at a press conference about reports he had warned his cabinet col- | leagues of the danger of a surprise | attack by Japan somewhere in the | Pacific. He said he was not in position to discuss such reports as | the Pearl Harbor attack was under official investigation. ‘ Mr. Hull said he persistently at | his press conferences had tried to impress upon the country the seri- ousness of the Japanese situation and the necessity of being prepared for anything. $200,000 Fire Sweeps /Cincinnati Hotel BY the Associated Press. 'CINCINNATI, Jan. 21—A gen- eral alarm fire, starting apparently from an overheated motor, today | caused damage to the swank Neth- erlands Plaza Hotel estimated by | Manager Max Schulman at $200.- 000. The hotel is loceted in the | heart of the downtown section. At least 14 fire companies fought | the blaze. Heavy loss was sustained in the hotel’s Pavillon Caprice, a night res- | taurant, and in the Hall of Mirrors, a banquet room, Mr. Schulman said. \Valerie Scott Faces |Formal Information | By the Associated Press. | MIAMI, Fia, Jan. 21.—Circuit | Judge Ross Williams today ordered | Miss Valerie Scott released from | county jail unless a formal infor- | mation was filed against her in 24 | hours. Solicitor Robert. R. Taylor as the 21- year-old British tennis star, had been_ held since early last month on a vagrancy charge. After hearing the court’s order, Mr. Taylor sald the charge would be filled in information form be- fore nightfall. Cbdes Permissible Monday The Office of . Censorship today fixed 12:01 am. Eastern standard time Monday as the time of opening in/ cable and radio’ fa- cilities to the use of nine commer- cial codes. Until that time no codes will be permitted. A Miss Scott, identified by County | railway compartment in 1927. Three months after the shooting she was divorced from her first husband, Count Frederic de Janze, a wealthy French sportsman, and in February, | 1932, she was married to Raymond Vincent de Trafford—the man she had shot and wounded five years before. In October, 1937, she was eranted a divorce from Mr. de | Trafford on grounds of adultery. ‘ E € C Refuses Delay In Press-Radio Probe | By the Associated Press. | | | By the Associated Press. The Federal Communications Commission denied today a petition | by the Newspaper-Radio Committee | for an indefinite postponement of the commission’s investigation of newspaper-radio relations. ponement was filed ‘by Harold Telegram, chairman of the News- | paper-Radio Committee, through Thomas D. Thatcher, committee counsel. Eden Reports Jump | In Typhus in Nazi Areas| LONDON, Jan. 21.—Foreign Sec- retary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons today there has been “a marked increase of typhus on the German side of the Russian front and in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.” | “No statistics as fo the number | of cases can be obtained, however,” Mr. Eden added. “The German au- thorities, from. motives which will be understood, prefer to keep these | figures secret.” New York Bank Stocks NEW YORK. Jan. 21 (P —National Association Becuriiies Dealers. inc.: { Am NS (81 (2400 A% “U5% p ! Baok’ o Man e _ib% Bank of N'Y (14) 307 37 2% an B4 Fauae kers Tr (2)_ rooklyn (4 - %50, Bk & Tr (1.80) 8) % = %0 Bl Bk T L FEIR FEFES S0 Egans e FEF New Zealand is urging its farmers seed to produce - more grass for Britain. - i Ex ‘The petition asking for the post- | * Yitne. Hough of the Fort Worth Star- 8. Kay Marion 116 xbHi Murt __ 111 Iéenll Tkm’;ltda }IR xSun Flower __ ”1‘1 OND RACE—Purse. $1,200: special Greenock Flame 116 Oom 117 S ids and up: 6 aLeba G. _ 116 Be Sweet __ 113 B e vane ) % 2880 x}"g:: Butsey's Rose™~ 116 Bud's Soarkle S 2 efute 18 x e 1 cuuflnte.flll“l" ‘I!tflul) Ridge-Gate 118 a Straw Nest 116 FOURTH RACE—Purse. $1.200 ing: 4-year-olds and upward: 7 f Votum (no boy) = easiest possible manner and it is hard to see any of these leading her past the wire. JOHNNIE J. scored several convincing wins last year and his best effort may have him battling it out for the lead SIGNATOR could be third Other Selections Maegay (no boy) xBuffe Head (no boy) xDown Six (Coule Aaron Burr (McCry xBuckle Up (Breen) Impenetrable (McCreary) xHour Al (no boy) | Weisenheimer (Haskell) | xSmart Crack (Day) FIFTH RACE—Purse. $1.500 | Flagier Consensus at Hisleah (Fast). | Iitoming (no bov) " °"% 113 By theAssociated Press. Alohort (Waih 5 i ez Banter Delara) Kokomo (Thompson) 1—Trustee, Bulrushes, All Good. 2-—-Not Yet, Cherriko. Betty Main. Cassis (no bay) My n (Robertson) 2 - 14 3—Tripped. Tour, Arthur J. Bl War tno boys o0 i 7 s 4—Weisenheimer, - Votum, Aaron o .. pacr o s1 500 the Jack Burr. sonville: 4-year-olds and upward, 8 5—Marksman. Alohort. Cassis. s ettty | 6—Button Hole, Signator, Johnnie J. Buttonhole (no boy: _____ 7—Gino Beau, Boy Angler, Armor i;fi,“,;"}_,”f‘,fi;;g;,” 5 = rcat Yno boy) o b xDoubt Not. (Coule) 8—Navarin, Hillblond, Jumping Jill. Best bet—Button Hole. SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $1.200 | l(pl ei-fl"lr-eldsxldnd up: 7 furlongs. e - - Seneral dnck (Eads 208 Harp Weaver (Atkinson) . __ 1 Hialeah (Slow). French Horn \‘Plsrmsr;x- 2 1 1 xRemote Control (Strickler) N By the L";““"‘“ — Armor Bearer (Arcaro) i -~ 119 1—No selections. “ommencement (no boy) 107 . 5 Bov Angler (Mojena) 116 2—Cherriko, Challanle.#fileyd E”’h‘fi‘" (Lindberg) “a 3—Tour, Song o' War, Tripped. arry Heiman = o 3 M: Str {McCombs) 118 4—Votum. Down Six. Tmpenetrable Gitlo Beau (Pollard) - - o 110 5—Marksman, Kokomo., Alohort. " EIGHTH RACE—Purse. $1.200: claim- 6—Buttonhole. Signator, Bryan Sta- ng "4 year-olds and up. 14 miles on the tion. = Trapeze Artist (Cavens) _ - - 108 7—Armor Bearer, General Jack, Re- -r{suru’:r' (Schmian Y 114 mote Control. 8 Suertero (nn bov) ©_ZZ27 12 im Lips (Do boy) = 8—Jumping Jill, Chance Ray, Nav- Crooning Fox (Cruickshank) 108 i 8trident (Schmidl 114 arin. Jumping Jill (Allgajer) ~ "7 114 Best bet—Votum. xColorado Ore (o boy) 108 Fair Grounds (Fast). - 1 (no boy) =119 By the Louisville Times fix‘i;’b_u;’nfi"sf’fi.‘sfism = = ” - illblond (Scurloc] g 1—Hal Curtis, Paganism, Royal sgm,i,, (Roberts) - Nl Land. v awis tuo bol 4 X : monte (Coule) "~ 106 2—Memphis, Quick Tool, Teco Tack. Ardour (no bay) 119 a Bieber & Jacobs entry 3—No selections. ’ xApprentice allowance claimed. 4—Wakita, Kitche Manitou, Stairs Fast. 5—Sir Kid, Whipowill, Shaheen. = 6—Little Mom, Yondell E, Time Fair Grounds Play. % 7—Meanwhile, Valdina Valet, Mill B the Associated Press. Tron. FIRST RACE_Purse. $800: claiming: 3 | -year- ward: 8—Be Prepared, Alpolly, Getabout. | ;"n:;‘,f“‘ g "‘ |" 'A’; _‘"»‘n “: | xViva voce 5 Alma's Baby 3 Best bet—Memphis. | xAda 111 Conotaur =113 { xMichigan Jr. 112 Wawmour 113 Paganism 120 xRoad Master _ 113 | xRoyal Land 113 xSkean Dhu 111 Racing Results e fae egey s_Advice 113 Hal Curlis g Exira Step 111 Carry Cash____ 108 -3 SECOND RACE—Purse, $600: claiming; Hialeah Park vear-olds: 6 furlongs - | xMacks_Prince 110 xTask Setter__ 103 By the Associated Press. TBco ‘Tlrxls “1".‘ I}}ioyll !Rnln H}‘ % 2 xDainty Day 5 Mont Bars __ 117 FIRST RACE_Purse. $1,200: claiming | 3olick” Tool -~ 108 xSiiver Sailie - 103 e 3 6.80 3.70 420 Pomway - 118 Silver Witch 108 880 600 Max Greenock” 113 Memphis .- 113 4.20 ay F 113 Dry Knight 115 xTranswau _ 103 Pup Tent_ 113 —Jacy Oal Lookout Miss o Bolo EI [okananne, Dei THIRD RACI Puiss 3000 Skl Iy e e Gty ™Y T | special welghts: 2-yearolds: 2 furlongs: Arm. | a M. Gordon and B. Scutler entry. b Kiwi . Peace | Stable and Daingerfield and Young entry. BUR® Gy Fad. Arm: | POURTH RACE—Purse. $800: claim- THIRD RACE—Purse. $1.200: claiming: | [, 4:year-olds and upwardl: 1 mile and 4-year-olds and upward: i'a miles. W L 106 Stelia Mc 131 g por. (armaie) 1806 09 Countess 104 xLvdia K. 104 Landlubber (James) 2 quaw Jane 109 Kitche Manitou 118 mglt‘lir H‘Cflu}e; » Clock Ti xE'rln';‘ Fy’.” 13’; an- e Dog: XxNarghilel A0 ran—Sicklebill. Last Chance, War | T90€70¢ o Vigton, | Chaldar. = Memory Book, Com- | FouaiTeora e 1 mendador II. | wakita Margo 0" 11} FS | xHasty Chrysets 227 11 RACE—Purse. $1.200: special | a H. Nay and Orr entry. yelehts: maident: 3-year-olds and upward: b 8 furlongs. H { ) 50 18.00 9.40 | FIPTH RACE—Purse, $800: allowances; ?} s Bun, (St ssso13gg 280 4eariolds and up: § furlongs T wal : 5 xHappy Homy ik e e e Exploded ___ 113 aJessie Gladvs. 1) 4 s 3 " powi! 5 x8ir 0 D-fa‘fc’nmu.‘}fflzbfl. c@l‘.'rng&n:h;?:;e i 118 bPresent Arms. 11 - S P vy : Ir:xomlr 15 bxHindu Spy 104 . . 2 G. Felkner entry I Fair Grounds bC. 8. Howard entry H SIXTH RACE—Purse, By the Associated Press. | 4-year-olds and up: $£600: claiming} Purse, $600; claiming; | les 154 m i o P Alcinous 106 Jack Vennie _ 11 e o S Arionss: 20.60 10.80 .20 | Time Play -~ 113 Yannie 8id 1 ek hamer) 0 '330 2.0 Yondell E. 114 Black One ____ 11 Eooway (Wagner) 1160 | XMaurice K. __ 108 xDulle 10 Tine, 113 | xRegent ~ 108 Distiliation 10| poAie ‘an—omie Liberts, Atherts Maid. Little Mom " 111 xBallotant .2"_ 10 man Tea. ietory . Vald "Ald¢ ‘Argo Lassi JEVENTH RACE—Purse. $600. laims o e g g i B s . $600; eclaim- | XBri LD Rt 2 & soerry (Glidewel) 1140 3.30 2.00 3 ermey 440 Fo8 e i e, 149 128, { o g e i o O ‘Semishot. | xI Might THIRD RACE—Purse. . matd Girl P Qeiehic: a!'f-'-':»cfi..”u Torionas. Frepared ‘aldina Host (Craig! 540 320 2 Hy Broom ( ) 480 3.20 Columbus Day’ (Cunning) 280 - Lind linocqus, Play Greenock Mins Jrena T Boards Miss. SUK Chance | Selm gh . fTransour. Justa Day, berty H s P A )