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THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1941 50 Serbs Slain For Nazi's Death New Play Presented At Chapel Theater 'Lilies of the Field' by Turner Bullock 'G-MAN IDENTIFIES GESTAPO QUERIES RADIOED HERE Originals of Documents Placed Into Evidence At Espionage Trial The originals of several Gestapo communications which William Se-bold, counter-espionage agent, testified Tuesday he had received at the Centerport "secret" radio station, were introduced In evidence at the spy trial today in Brooklyn Federal Court, Given Tryout by Great Neck Players By ROBERT FRANCIS The Actor's Theater Company which has been tenanting the little Chapel Theater out at Great Neck all Summer Is presenting a brand new play there through this week and next. It Is called "Lilies of the Field." Somewhere In the dim past we seem to recall a Broadway play with a precisely similar title. We don't remember much about it. Anyway, this one by Turner Bullock has i i MS i fiOTlrt''')-f'T itf'iiiniT jbiiioiiKiiiiiimiiiiM iiMpCter.

Six society glamour girls pose on the wing of a Canadian LaGuardia Airport before hopping off on a goodwill tour of Canada's latest fashions at a bol. Left to right are Marion Diana Taylor, Betty Van Leer, Sylvia Kissel and Hope Carrol. O'Dwyer Seen Addressed to Frederick J. Du-quesne, 63, one of the 16 defendants, they were found in a search last June 28 of a Manhattan apartment which Duquesne allegedly "shared" with Evelyn Clayton Lewis, one ot the 17 spies who pleaded guilty. FBI Agent Lawrence J.

Quinn tstlfied he found the messages. Before undertaking the search, Quinn related, he and two agents who assisted him were told by Duquesne and the woman that they had nothing to conceal, that the agents might search as much as they liked. Identifies Queries Just where the damaging cache was located, Quinn did not disclose. mu ne aid luenuiy na num jiacuu- tents Gestapo queries for data on American plans for escort of ships to Britain by planes based on Greenland and Iceland, queries about airplane production and other defense data. Introduction of this evidence inspired a series of heated question ing by Frank J.

Walsh, Duquesne's lawyer, of witnesses who testified concerning it. Repeatedly Judge Mortimer W. Byers admonished the lawyer to lower his voice. David M. Harris, an agent vo accompanied Quinn on the apartment search, became slower and slower in responding to Walsh's questions, his voice dropping lower and lower.

Finally Judge Byers told Harris: "Speak up; don't be afraid of a man just because he raises his voice to you." 18 Waiting at Station Killed by Express Train Berlin, Sept. 18 (U.R) The official German news agency D. N. B. reported from Brunn, in former Czechoslovakia, today that 18 persons were killed and others injured when an express train struck a group waiting in semi-darkness on the tracks of a suburban railway station.

nearby Columbrs Council clubhouse a nuisance as far as noise from the building itself was concerned and that difficulties over parking and noisy late c.epartures were always handled with the co-operation of both tlie club officials and police. i nothing to do with the other. Perhaps It's title Is an omen. Maybe, it will make Broadway, too. These non-toiling, non-spinning 'lilies, however, will need considerable cultivating before they are ready to adorn Times Square.

The author has a flair for the unexpected and manages to keep from telegraphing his punches. In short, he has a nice third act. But Nos. 1 and 2 are badly cluttered up with repetitious dialogue which skims the surface without developing characterization. It gets Into Its stride with many a creak and i groan.

The heavy-handed use of the pruning knife will correct much of this. Also one or two of the lilies might be Judiciously uprooted entirely. They add nothing to the furthering of the plot or the enjoyment of the audience. Mr. Bullock's tale concerns a group of, for the most part, unpleasant New York people.

They are the sort who seem to live extremely well with no visible means of support. They go on indefinitely, as the heroine says, "by borrowing a little here, and charging a little there." A good trick, if you 'can do it. Their time appears to be given over exclusively to drinking, letehering and getting somebody to pay the bills. A very decent young man who wants to teach in a boys' school gets mixed up in it all. The point of It Is that things don't turn out as you would expect.

That's what makes Mr. Bullock's play to date. The actors have worked hard over it and most of them give nice ly polished performances. Linda Bishop as the seductive daughter who steals the nice young man away from his school is Inclined to overact on occasion, but redeems any lapses in the final scene. She makes the lady interesting, if not nice.

Lewis Wilson as the nice young man and Helen Rogers as a vapid hanger-on are standouts. After a thorough cutting and speeding up, it is quite conceivable that "Lilies of the Field" may emerge as a Broadway possibility. As of last night, however, there were still too many weeds in the lily patch. Ah, Romance! Iceland Has Its Own Niagara Reykjavik, Iceland, Sept. 18 (U.R) The first issue of the American occupation forces' own newspaper, the Bugle, was out today.

It contains an article by one Peter Macy, who finds many similarities between Iceland and the United States, among them Iceland's waterfall, the Gull Foss, which he likens to Niagara Falls. "Its convenience as a honeymoon site is not yet exploited," Macy wrote, "but its beauty and proximity to camp make it a quite eligible location for the romantic type of soldier." 10 BROOKLYN EAGLE, O'DWYER SILENT ON 'PAMPERING' OF WITNESSES Lepke Murder Trial Still Without Jurors as 2 in Panel Are Excused Until the afternoon recess today to Jurors had been selected in the murder trial of Louis (Lepke) Buchalter and two co-defendants, Two prospective talesmen were excused when they said they had iormed opinions in the ca.se. Meanwhile, District Attorney O'Dwyer refused to comment at his office on newspaper reports that tanned and healthy-looking witnesses against Lepke and his associates had acquired their vigorous apiearances during outings with police and detectives to Coney Island, Long Beach and Heckscher State Park. Good Time' Reported It was said that the witnesses. Including such thugs as Abe (Kid Twist) Reies, chief informer against his erstwhile henchmen in the Murder for Money gang, had found occasion to play baseball against teams formed by the detectives and had an all-around good time whil-ing away the Summer months.

This formula, it was noted, would have been in line with District Attorney Dewey's policy of keeping his witnesses in good humor. The Manhattan prosecutor took a wit ness against Charles (Lucky Luciano to a night club and permitted J. Richard (Dixie) Davis to visit with Hope Dare. The two men excused were Paul W. Wolf, a bond salesman, of 2 Grace Court, and Albert C.

Bender of 1661 Henry a clerk, Taylor, Barshay Tilt During the morning County Judge Taylor and Hyman Barshay, defense attorney, had a verbal tilt when the judge remarked, "Nothing cropped up in Geoghan's administration about this case." Barshay got to his feet and took exception to the statement, stating that "out of my own personal knowledge I know that much was written about this case and of the grand Jury Investigation. A bench conference resulted in a decision to extend next Saturday's and Sunday's adjournment to Monday and Tuesday to avoid conflict with the observance of Rosh ha-Ehanah. Mendy Is Coy Before Judge Taylor mounted the bench at 11:15 a.m., Emanuel (Mendy) Weiss convinced the courtroom that he could be as coy as the proverbial blushing violet. Despite his adeptness at dipping his fact behind his cot lapels or covering It with a handkerchief, however, the defendant might have been "mugged" if Lepke, smiling and alert, had not tipped him off hen an enterprising photographer surreptitiously gained a place of vantage from tne rear. Reported to be under treatment In jail for artcrio-sclerosis, Louis Capone, another defendant, was a wan and dejected figure, totally dissimilar from the pair accused with him of slaying Joseph Rosen, a potential LVey witness against Lepke.

in his candy store at 725 Sutter Ave. on Sept. 13, 1936, Seeks to Aid Borough Firms Continued From Page 1 organization to assist the hard-pressed concerns to weather the emergency period. Although derision as to specific measures to be adopted awaits completion of today's fact-finding effort, some of the aids to firms which the chamber is considering were said to include the following: Helping firms to obtain defense work or subcontract work for which material priorities are available; showing firms in difficulties how to convert their productive facilities to handle such work if they are properly equipped at present; substitutes not restricted by priorities to replace those cut off by the restrictions. Priority Rating Meanwhile, the borough organization? nc a nhnu rf it a enn ioc.

ti ui i local industry under the prepared- new program, is continuing to assist executives in taking the stens necessary to obtain priorities rat- incs. Pie work, it was nointed out so far lias helped at least 100 bor ouch firms out serious difficulties. In another branch of the priorities activity, tiie chambers newly organized special committee on priority problems is onsidering holding a series of meetings for discussion of priori! problems. The plan is to call a separate one of these sessions for each hue or industry confronted with priority problems. The study, stai'eii today, ar ranged for by the chamlx industrial department at Die direction of the organization's new committee, was put before Brooklyn firms in every line of work where material shortages may cause trouble To obtain the Information, the chamber Is using a questionnaire.

While the names of companies answering the queries are to remain confidential, the data thus obtained will form the basis of further chamber iiction within the next few weeks. I i 1 I) Continued From Page 1 paper Brussels Zeitung announced today. The Cracow Gazette of Poland, likewise German controlled, announced that a "special court" at Warsaw had sentenced a Pole to death for butchering 20 pigs and IS calves and selling the meat in the Illegal underground market at prices "15 times normal ones." "This crime against the food sup ply is so serious it can be awnged only by the death penalty," the newspaper said. "These sentences show the courts of the German military forces will proceed with relentless severity if, in spite of all warnings, citizens of occupied territories assist the enemy against Greater Germany," the Brussels Zeitung said. Nab 100 Norwegians Daily Stockholm, Sept, 18 OJ.W German occupation authorities continue to arrest Norwegians in the Oslo despite their lifting of the brief regime of martial law, advices from Norway said today.

It was estimated that about 100 Norwegian patriots were arrested daily and taken to the headquar ters of the Gestapo. Two Frenchmen Executed Algiers, Sept. 18 (UP) Two Frenchmen were executed by a firing squad in Hussein Bay Barrack Square today on a charge of treason on which they were convicted last May 27 by a court martial here. Decree Death Penalty in Oslo Oslo, Norway, Sept. 18 (U.R) Josef Terboven, German administrator for Norway, today decreed the death penalty for those who cause any disturbance of economic life by strikes, lockouts or sabotage, and also for Inciting others to slow down production.

Lesser penalties were ordered for violations not regarded as serious and it was understood executions would be carried out only in the most serious cases. 2,000 Seized by Nazis Vichy, Sept. 18 (U.R) Pierre Pucheu, Minister of Interior, said today that more than 2.000 Communists had been arrested since the start of the present wave of terrorism, sabotage and assassinations. "I believe we have made progress against terrorism," he said. "We cannot prevent isolated cases, but by severe repression we can make terrorism unpopular among those who resort to it." The ruthless measures being taken by the government to stamp out Communism are a "psycholog ical necessity," Pucheu said.

"We are meting out maximum punishment not for political satisfaction but to discourage the spread of Communism. Pucheu said the government had succeeded In persuading the Germans several times to eschew mass executions. characters, will come to the screen via Monogram Pictures. Marking her third successive leading role opposite Tom Keene, Monogram's Western star, Betty Miles has begun work In "Riding the Sunset Trail," his current outdoor film. William Lundigan, one of Hollywood's most promising young leading men, has been signed to a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract and assigned to a role in "Steel Cavalry," starring Wallace Beery.

He will have the romantic lead opposite Donna Reed, newcomer, who was signed when she was "Queen of the Campus" at Los Angeles City College. Will Lee, well-known New York stage comedian, has a role in "Miss Achilles," which stars Rosalind Russell and Walter Pidgeon. Lee recently appeared in "Whistling In the Dark" on the screen, and was featured in such recent Broadway stage hits as "Time of Your Life" and "Heavenly Express Rita Hayworth, after her first vacation in two years, reported back to Columbia this week and immediately began fittings for her starring role in "Eadie Was a Lady." Richard Wallace will direct, with Franchot Tone and John Hubbard sharing male leads and Edgar Buchanan and James Glea-son featured. Miss Hayworth recently completed "You'll Never Get Rich," In which she and Fred Astaire form a new costarrlng dance team. Jprry Colonna will team with Judy Canova and Allan Jones In "True to the Army," which Paramount will produce next month.

Ann Corio, queen of burlesque, who recently graduated into the legitimate theater starring In "White Cargo" and "The Barker," left by plane last night for Hollywood where she will star in "The Swamp Woman" for Producers Releasing Corporation. OYSTERS FRANCES FARMER SIGNED AS RICHARD ARLEN CO-STAR Frances Farmer was announced i Smith," Cartoonist Billy de Beck's Backing F. D. R. Continued from Page 1 while members of the Davies committee accused the Mayor of warmongering.

Undercover charges have been made that the Democrats would conduct an isolationist campaign. Mr. O'Dwyer himself was challenged directly by Prof. George W. Hart-mann, the Socialist candidate for Mayor, to speak out on the war I issuer The Is that Mr.

O'Dwyer intencs, alto, to devote part of his speech to an attack upon the so-calied "isms" groups. This would conform to a stand taken by him last year when he campaigned for President Roosevelt's re-election and denounced the injection of bigotry and intolerance Into the national campaign. A similar stand was taken by him, too. In 1938 when he injected himself into the fight for Governor Lehman's re-eiection and campaigned among his neighbors in Bay Ridge for the Governor's continuance in office at Albany. Labor Record Hailed Meanwhile, Thomas J.

Lyons, president of the State Federation of Labor, was preparing to ask the Central Trades and Labor Council tonight to approve LaGuardia's candidacy in the face of a determined fight of O'Dwyer supporters to gain him indorsement of the 750-member organization. Hailing O'Dwyer for his "long, sterling labor record," George J. Troy, president of Local 32-K of the Building Service Employes International Union, A. F. last night joined officials of other A.

F. L. and C. I. O.

groups in forming a nonpartisan committee for the prosecutor. Pending revelation of the returns in county committee contests, left wing factions of the American Labor party, which snared the party nominations In Manhattan and Brooklyn, were claiming to have assumed control of the county groups in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond. These claims were being stoutly disouted bv right wing leaders, who contended that, not only had they retained control of the Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond forces, but cut deeply into the majority will which the leftists have held sway in the party's Manhattan affairs. Fight Plan For Dance Hall Continued From Pate 1 by a wedding in the clubhou.se on Sunday night. Witnesses complained of loud music, noisy automobile departures and charged thai bottles were hurled out of the rear windows.

Jacob Mark, president of the corporation operating 47 Plaza the residence of Appellate Division Justice Carswell and a number of other distinguished Brooklynites, had complained and some had threatened to Move. In behalf of 3fi Plaza another of that thoroughfare's huge apartment houses. Arnold Marquard testified that Henry R. Kinsey, president of the Williamsburgh Savings JBnriK. naa ne woulcl nRVe 10 give up his penlnouse because Klnsey couldn't stand the noise.

Mr. Marquard also stated that vir JOHN HOYSRADT, the candid satirist, will entertain guests of the Cafe Lounge of the Savoy Plaza during supper starting tomorrow. WILMA NOVAK, the dancer with a musical comedy background, will be featured in the new revue opening tomorrow at Butler's New Room. MISS EVELYN TYNER, popular pianist, entertains the dinner and supper patrons nightly on the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria. WHEN OUT OF TOWN REGISTER FROM BROOKLYN Monday the 0 GLAMOUR TO CANADA Colonial Airways plane at Canada.

They will model Hodges, Constance Snead, F. D. R. Asks 6 Billion More Continued From Page 1 who outlined the new lend-lease request as follows: Ordnance and ordnance stores, supplies, spare parts and materials including armor and ammunition $1,190,000,000. Aircraft and aeronautical material including engines, spare parts and accessories $685,000,000 Tanks, armored cars, automobiles, trucks, etc.

$385,000,000. $850,000,000 for Water Craft Vessels, ships, boats and other water craft including the hire or other temporary use, equipage, supplies, materials and spare parts ruin rwi I Miscellaneous military and naval equipment, supplies and materials Facilities and equipment for pro- duction of defense articles, includ- mg acquisition ol land and maintenance facilities $375,000,000. Agricultural, industrial and other commodities and articles Repairing, reconditioning, defense articles for foreign countries $175,000,000. Necessary services and expenses essential to efectuating the original lend-lease act $285,000,000. Administrative expenses Reports on 6 Billion Outlay Mr.

Roosevelt informed Congress that of the original $7,000.000.000 lend-lease appropriation provided I six months ago, $6,280,000,000 Is "now moving through the successive stages of allocation, obligation, production and delivery. "Additional funds are now need- ed in order that there be no in- terruption in flow of aid to those 1 countries whose defense is vital to our own," the President said. "I am therefore, transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation in the amount of the details of which are set forth in the accompanying let ter from the director of the Bureau i of the Budget. I recommend its speedy enactment." Rap Communists la I'. S.

Although under terms of the authorization proposed in the Budget Directors letter Mr. Roosevelt would have )xwer to extend assistance to Soviet Russia, another clause in Smith's letter apparently was directed specifically at Communists or members of any other organization in the United States which might be considered inimical to the national welfare, "No part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government, of the United Stales by force or violence," this provi-I sion specified. Should a person who is proven a member of such a subversive or- ganization be found on lend-lease payrolls, he would be subject to a $1,000 fine or a year's imprison ment or both. Spurs Boro Drive In Defense Stamps C'omm Henry H. Hehnar.n, U.

S. N. It vice chairman of the New York S'ate Defease Stamps and Bonds Committee, was among those who bought, defense stamps and bonds bi the Namm store on Fulton St. today. The stamps were sold to him by Mrs.

Benjamin H. Namm, wife of the president of the Namm store and national chairman of Retailers for Defense Weew. Many prominent persons have appeared at the store to aid in. promoting sales of stamps. Mr, Hennann urged housewives to purchase the stamps and bonds and md national defense.

(Picture on Page 21) i U. 5. NOW Fighting War of Production, Green Tells Legion Dictators Fear Us And 'We'll Match Them Two to One He Says Milwaukee. Sept. 18 (UP) America, "at peace technically," actually is fighting a war of production with the greatest Indus- trial army in the world, William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor, told the American Legion Convetnion today.

"Our great Industrial machine is fiiKagtru in a ue.spci aitr jhic iu turn more and bptter jmulements of WM Umn the enemles of democracy Gmn salcL He pointed out that these implements only for our future use but for immediate shipment to those nations which are resisting the aggression." Green expressed pride In the record of the A.F. which he said adopted a no-strike policy a year ago in realization of the importance of iuniterrupted defenes production and carried it out more than 99 percent. American labor shrugs off the slurs and Insults from enemy sources among the totalitarian dictators, but is "deeply hurt" by unjustified criticism made maliciously or In ignorance by Americans, Green said. "We do not fear them," he said referring to the dictators. "But they should and do fear us.

We will match them and overmatch them two guns fo- one, two planes for one, two warships for one-and we have what it takes to do it." Message From Churchill Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in a message, to the Legion, expressed thanks lor the aid America is "bringing to our common cause" and said Britain was strengthened by knowledge that "the spirit of the United' tSa'es is at our side." Churchill's message, addressed to National Commander Milo J. Warner, was read ht the convention. Dodgers Rely On Fitz Today Continued from Page 1 Louis, who snatched a doubleheader from the Boston Braves, Tlve Dodgers now lead the Cardinals by one full game and a setback today for Brooklyn plus a St. Youis win would put St. Louis in front by the margin of 1 percent- age points, simply because the v.uw..uu 111, 1 itCl ball games.

This is almost the identical situation that confronted lie Brooks a week ago. when after a double defeat in Chicago, the Dodgers moved into St. Louis for a critical three-game series. Fitz pitched and was nothing less than terrific as he staved off defeat until Brooklyn could win in 11 innings. If the Dodgers go through to win the flag, that, game must be considered the crurial turning point of the entire pennant rae.

Fitz v. I.anning As a sideline observer, one must, fear the fact that Fit, may not have had quite enough rest for one of Ills years to be at his best today. But, on the other hand, there is Freddy's persona record of achievement against the Pittsburgh club. His knuckle ball delivery has baffled them for years and he owns an impressive string of 13 straight victories against the Pirates in the last three years. Johnny Lanninfr, an experienced right hander who twice has defeated the Dodgers tills season, is Frankie Frisrh's starting selection.

Every ball game since the Dodg-I ers started this road trip lias been a vital one. If Brooklyn wins today they'll march across the mountains tonight still In possession of first place no mailer what happens in St. Louis. A NEW SERIAL STORY By Rob Eden today as co-star with Richard Arlen in "Torpedo Boat," the next William Pine-William Thomas production at Paramount. Phillip Terry, who played "Parson of Pana-mint," will portray the other principal male role.

Miss Farmer's last picture at the studio was "Among the Living." Terry Is now on loan to Republic for the star role in "Newspapermen Are Human," following his performance with June Preisser and Eddie Bracken In Sweater Girl." Columbia has lifted for one year its option on the services of Glenn Ford, prominent young actor. Ford, who scored in "So Ends Our Night," has recently completed his work in "Texas" in which he is co-starred with William Holden and Claire Trevor. "The Gent From Frisco" Is the new title given by Warner Bros, to the film based on the Dashiell Hammett story, "The Maltese Fal- con." It features Humphrey Bo- gart, Mary Astor, uiaays oeorge and Peter Lorre. "Blues In the Night" Is the studio's new title for "New Orleans Blues," which has Priscilla Lane, Betty Field and Richard Whorf in the top roles. Songs by Harold Arken and Johnny Mercer, and direction by Anatole Lltvak.

William Cameron Menzies, the production designer whose brilliant visualizations of dramatic action for "Gone With the Wind" made film history, has reported to Paramount for preliminary work on "For Whom the Bell Tolls." He will work as production assistant to Sam Wood, the director of the forthcoming screen version of the Ernest Hemingway novel. ford, is in its second week at the Rialto Theater. "Barney Google and Snuffy Where- to Dine tually every tenant had complained, Universale "Badlands of Dakota," He said that a dance hall in the i starring Robert Stack, Ann would force reduction I forH Richard Dix and Brod Craw- Beginning in of rents and if this license were authorized "It might be Just as well to tur.i our building back to the mortgage." Detrlmefff to Community Speaking botti as a tenant of 47 Plaza St. and as secretary of the Grand Army Plaza Association, Thomas A. Johnson declared that the racket of Sunday's function awoke him in his 16th-story apartment and lhat a dance hall would be a detriment to the community.

Mr. Biaginl's cross-examination revealed that nobody found the SJn Stooklyn 4 BROOKLYN EAGLE Hi rnlton Rt AI SUBWAY JL.