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Evening star., 1941-06-23

SeP AoA 0StAS
more coffee. Now, it seems that
for four years the S. E. c. has
been trying to find out exactly
who owns the General Aniline
and Film Corp. 1t keeps chang
ing its name. First, it was called
the American I. G., then General
Aniline, and its recorded owner
ship is Swiss concern called
I. G.. Chemie. And the Govern
ment would like to know whether
this Swiss firm is any relation to
the German I. G.. Farben, which
is, as you well know, the great
chemical and dye trust OF
Germany, now manufacturing
bombs, explosives, and hundreds
of other very important contribu-
tions to the attempts of the Nazls
to blow up the world and remake
it in their own image"
well. and can't they find out?"
Board Doesn't Know.
mo, it seems they can't 1nd
out. 1t seems that the Board OF
Directors don't know who's hiring
them. All they know is it's a
Swiss concern. The eS. E. c.
asked three of the directors
whom they were working for,
who the real owners were, and
they all allowed as they didn't
have the remotest idea, on &C
count of the Swiss banks won't
tell -. they protect capitalist
secrets, it seems.
Its all terribly mysterious,
nobody has the remotest Idea
whether the German dye trust
owns the General Aniline Co. or
not. So that's why say that ap-
parently Mr.. D. A. Schmltz,
American, and chairman OF the
board of General Aniline, isn't
corresponding with his brother.
Mr.. Something r-other Schmitz."
What has that to do with lt?'
why, if he were, he could just
write over and say, Dear
Brother: Am 1 working for you,
or amt I?'
You see, Mr.. D. A. Schmltz'S
brother happens to be the chair
man of the board of I. G. Farben,
the German dye trust.
Things Kept in Family.
"Our Mr.. Schmitz is an Ameri-
can citizen, naturalized. His
brother is a Nazi citizen, native
born. The two brothers head the
two concerns and neither knows
anything about the other. Do
you believe that?"
I allowed as I didn't think 1t
likely.
They keep moving directors
around" continued the Grouse,
but they seem to keep things in
the family always. For instance
a Mr.. Ilgner was once a director
of this mysterious American firm,
and his brother is, or was, a
director of the German firm. The
last time I saw the setup, some
time ago-that was when it was
called American I. G.-the chair
man of the board was Walter
Duisberg, and his father, who is
now dead, used to be the chair
man of the board of the German
Dye Trust. But Walter, who was
born, by chance, in the United
States and has always been BIZ
national, doesn't know whether
his fathers firm owns this Swiss
recorded American company,
either. And there's a fellow
named vom Rath on the board,
and ne is a distant relative of
the member of the German En-
bassy who was shot in Paris.
You would think that with
all these personal relatives in
Germany, in the Nazi govern
Evening star., 1941-06-23

C m e a re the
result of h ar d
W o r k, heavy
fighting and in
telligent direc-
tion Of opera
tions. They are
lik ely to be
non e t h e ! e S S
feeting, for all
that, and much
of the history OF
military failure
is just the tale
of opportunities
missed by action
Evening star., 1941-06-23
The
GaWIer
Way

makes it unnecessary to spend
more for a funeral than you
want to spend.
But helping you escape
burdenSome funeral expense
Is only one Gawler advantage.
Gawler Service also assures
genuine personal attention,
relief from unfamiliar details,
and an unforgettably beauti-
full tribute to express your
1amily's pride and good taste.
regardless of the price you
pay.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

with one and
have it play tag
with you. I came
here with the
End Arm ore d
Division fro m
Fort Benning to
write of their
eng a & e m e n t S
against a a Blue
Army, but l
might just as
well have stayed
in New York and
guessed at its
VIII ere a b ou / S
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Single Seots on Sale
For Water Cote Concert

Single seats went on sale this
morning at the symphony box of~
flee in kits Music Store for ths
opening concert next Sunday at
the Water Gate.
Season tickets will remain on sale
until the opening of each series.
The first series opens next Sunday
and continues with concerts on each
Monday for four weeks. The sec.
ond series opens Wednesday, July
., and includes concerts On four
following Thursday nights.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

| WV
At the moment the opponents o.
Nazi Germany possess a f1eeting
but magnificent opportunity. 1t i:
an opportunity they have made fol
themselves. BY dint of hard fight
ing against cruel odds and without
regard to sacrifice, Great Britain
has succeeded in convincing the
Nazis that they cannot storm the
British Islands fortress. BY In
creaSing the scale of our aid while
increasing also the scale of our
Atlantic activities of various sorts
we have succeeded in convincing the
Nazis that they are not going to be
allowed to cut the lifeline of British
sea-communications. They know
already that unless American help
to Britain can somehow be stopped
their hopes of victory are gone; they
know that they must now prepare to
fight long war. All this is proven
by the fact that they have turned
east. toward the seizure of Russian
resources which a long war will re-
quire them to have in possession.
In so doing, the Nazis have pre-
sented their foes with one of those
feeting, golden opportunities which
come never to recur. Because Of
the nature of modern air warfare,
because of the doctrine of over
whelming attack against a single
objective which dominates German
military thought, the Nazis have
been compelled to concentrate sub
stantially the whole of the Luftwaffe
against the Russians, leaving only
skeleton formations in the west.
They have discounted the risks in
so doing, of course; they are doubt
less counting on putting the
Russians out of business in a very
short time, and calculating that
they can endure a certain amount OF
hammering in the west for that
estimated period.
r. A. F. Has Plan Ready.
1t would not be surprising, how
ever, were those calculations to be
upset. The excellent planning staff
of the Royal Air Force must for
long have made plans as to what
to do in case the Germans move
east. Those plans could scarcely
be anything less than full-scale,
all-out air offensive against Sc
!ectec military objectives all over
western Germany: ou-conversion
plants, airplane and other NUM-
tions works, railway yards, ship
yards, oil in storage and depots of
stores and supplies.
Into such an effort could be flung
even reserve or obsolescent planes
of a quality not up to the usual
standard because of the sharply
reduced scale of opposition; pilots
not yet considered fit for full duty
or men with slight physical disa-
bilities could be employed. The
principle ought to be, probably will
be-everything that can carry a
bomb to Germany goes into the
fight.
At the same time the scale of
the raids by small parties of Sc
lecteo troops on the German-held
coast may very well be stepped up.
The Germans will have plenty of
troops left to guard the coast; but
not their best troops; these they
will use against Russia, they will
not dare hold them back. The OBJ
ject of the raids would be not only
to make the Germans nervous, to
keep them on edge, but to do all
Evening star., 1941-06-23

8 h op," m o S t
people d o u b t.
less believed this
was m ly a
eco gnition OF
the unio on a S
such and that it
m erely meant
the FORD c o.
w as G goin g to
deal with a
union hereafter.
But the agree
ment went much
furt h er. For
- Al,-
Evening star., 1941-06-23
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The unwarranted attack of the
Germans and their associates on
the U. S. S. R. has caused excite
ment in official circles in Wash
ington which should, in the last
"a months, have become used to
Herr Hitler's surprises.
In these quarters it is felt
that the Reich's attack on its
former ally is probably the most
important action Hitler has
taken since the outbreak of the
war. And while it is admitted
that it would temporarily re-
iieve the pressure on Britain
that is to say that an attempt
to invade the islands will not
be forthcoming for the next few
Evening star., 1941-06-23

CIR ou S e, lis
the chairman
of the Gen
e ra Aniline
a n d Film
Corp and I
h a v e b e e n
reading a re-
port sent to
Congress b y
the S. E. G.
regarding its
ownership"
The Grouse
p a S S e d his
cup for some
Evening star., 1941-06-23
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Il see by the papers," said the
Grouse, that Mr.. Schmitz is not
corresponding with his brother"
"Mr. SchmitZ? Who is Mr..
Schmitz?"
Mr.. Schmitz," replied the
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Ford Really
Gave 6. |. O.
CLOSED Shop
Labor Is Placed
On MettIe to Prove
Responsibility
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

When the headlines and news
dispatches last week announced that
Ford had signed a contract with
the c. I. o. providing for a union
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Large Choice Of
Funeral Prices:

Consult this list, which repre-
sents 1000 consecutive adult
services, as selected by past
patrons, for guidance:
Evening star., 1941-06-23
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

There are not many occasions in
the conduct of a great war when
opportunity knocks unbidden on the
door. Most opportunities which do
Evening star., 1941-06-23

necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars effort to gUe all sides OF questions interest
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-06-23
McLemore-
Vanishing Ponzers
Strand Observers
BY HENRY McLEMORE

SOMEWHERE IN TENNESSEE
To appreciate fully the speed and
deception of an armored or panzer
unit you must go on maneuvers
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Entries for Tomorrow
Charles Town |
BY the Associated Press.

FIRST RACE-Purse, $500; claimins;
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Mrs. Kramer, With 10,
Wins Glass B Golf Play

Mrs. Frank H. Kramer of the
Manor Country Club. vice president
Of the Women's District Golf Asso-
citation, this afternoon won the
Glass B section of the golf tourna-
ment for The Evening Star trophies
with score of 1O6-36-70. Mrs.
Walter D. Barkdull of Columbia
was second with 107-33-74.
The gross prize was won by Mrs.
John S. Connolly of Washington
with 96. The tournament was
played at the Washington Golf and
Country Club and was interrupted
by the thunderstorm. Gross and
net prizes were presented by The
Star.
Other leading scores: Mrs. K.
Jones, Argyle, 1o3-26I77; Mrs. r.
S. Thornburg. Kenwood, 99-22-
II; Mrs. Robert KebIer. Kenwood,
101-22-79; Mrs. l.. A. Wells. Ken
wood. 108-29-79; Mrs. L. Frank
lin, Washington, 99-2O-79; Mrs.
w. A. Hill, Manor, 109-28-81; Mrs.
G. Heiss. Army Navy, 110-29-81; !;
Mrs. Betty Muttmann, Army Navy,
106-25-81.
A section of the tournament was
played Monday over the Washing
ton course and was won by Mrs.
Betty P. Meckley OF Kenwood.
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Aide Says Ford Will Obey,
But Still Fight Labor Act
Earlier Story on Page A-zl.)

Earlier Story on Page A-2l.)
BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, May 23.-I. A. Capizzi
chief counsel for the Ford Motor
Co.. said in statement today that
while the Ford company will deal
with the United Automobile Work
ers &C. I. o., which won bargain
ing rights in an employe election
Wednesday. it will continue to
point out that the Wagner Act if
allowed to nun, will force all
American industry to close down or
be Sovietized"
Mr.. Capizzi asserted that as a re-
suit of the election "the Ford Mo-
tor Co. must now deal with a Com
munist- st-inf1uenced and led organi-
zation whose first objective is to
raise additional millions with which
to finance its drive to control all
American industry"
The Ford Motor Co." he added,
will obey the law. 1t will deal
with this organization because the
law says it must. But it will con-
tinue to assert and point out that
the Wagner Act, as now framed and
functioning, is most vicious law,
in that it breeds conditions and ad-
mits of practices, which its trainers
never foresaw or intended, and
which, if allowed to run, will force
all American industry to close down
or be Sovietized."
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Horton Smith Picks Up
Five Points 10 Lead
In Gooda|I Golf
Defeats Little, Z Up,
And Hines, ; Up, in
Second Round Of PIuy
Earlier Story in Sports Section.)

Earlier Story in Sports Section.)
B. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 23.-Horton
Smith picked up five points in the
second round of the Goodall Round
Robin Golf Tournament at the
Fresh Meadow Country Club today
to boost his two-round total to
plus 10.
The Oak Park 1lD veteran, with
an even-par 10. defeated Open
Champion Lawson Little, the first
round leader, 2 up, and Jimmy Hines
of nearby Great Neck. NJ Y, 3 up.
Little. beaten one hole by Hines,
lost three points to drop back to
plus 7.
Smith picked up two valuable
points on the 18th, where he rolled
in a 20-foot putt for birdie that
topped both his rivals.
Gene Sarazen. who knows the
course better than any man in the
field. also picked up five points, for
a plus 4 total though he was three
over par with a 10. He had easy
pickings against Paul Runyan.
down on a rs, and Jimmy Thomson.
down on 49,
First match to produce a scoring
battle found jug McSpaden of Win
chester, Mass, and Tony Penna of
Dayton, Ohio, finishing all even on
a pair of par 70's, and each 3 up on
Clayton Heafner of Linville, N. c.,
who could do no better than a 70.
Penna thus had a total of plus 6,
McSpaden of plus 4.
The tournaments public hero No.
|, Acting Corpl. Ed Oliver of Fort
Dix. " j., also with 10, made up
ground by leaps and bounds. He
finished up on Vic Ghezzi of Deal,
N. j.. who shot II, and up on
Willie Goggin of White Plains, N. Y,
who had a horrible incoming nine
for 70. That wiped out all but one
shot of Porky's first-round deficit,
leaving him with minus |. Ghezzi.
netting four points for the round,
went to plus 6.
Best score of the morning was
turned in by Jimmy Demaret of
Noroton, Conn He matched Little,s
opening two-under-par 68 and,
helped along by Dick Metz's 73
and Favorite Ben Hogans stumbling
IS. picked up eight points for plus
7. That tied him with Little for
second place going into this after
Moons third round
The standing after two rounds:
Smith plus 10, Demaret and Little
plus I, Penna and Ghezzi plus 6,
McSpaden and Sarazen plus 4, Hines
plus 3, Oliver minus l. Runyan
minus 2, Hogan minus 4. Heafner
and Metz minus s. Thomson minus
IL, Goggin minus Is.
Evening star., 1941-05-23
FOURTH RAcE-Purse $500: claim

SIXTH RACE-Purse. $500: allowances;
3-yesr-olds and up Charles Town course
Grand Luck (Eversolel -------- 100
Bob Junior tHermanl - 10
High Bud tDuffordI - ia
Pimiico LaGv tPalumbo) ------ Ill
Remolee (Palumbol " 116
Garden Pool (EversoleN - Ill
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Oil Firms Agree 10 Tell
Henderson Price Plans
Earlier Story on Page A-2o.)

Earlier Story on Page A-2o.)
b the Associated Press.
Oil company executives agreed to-
day not to institute further in
creases "of substantial character
in gasoline prices without prior con-
sultation with Leon Henderson, price
administrator.
The agreement was announced by
officials of the ONCE of Price Ad-
ministration and Civilian Supply
after a conference with representa-
tives of major firms operating in
New England and the mid-Atlantic
area.
officials said industry representa-
tives contended recent increases in
gasoline prices have been due to
cleaning up of distress gasoline
stocks and increases in cost"
1t was the consensus. officials said.
that no further substantial raises
in gasoline prices are called for
unless basic cost conditions change.
Officials said that a conference
would be held soon with crude oil
producers and buyers.
Evening star., 1941-05-23

| 'SOIlllluCu T IO1il L III OF rdkSI
Louis stepped on the scales at noon,
then made way for the 6-foot 6-inch
challenger. The two spent the next
10 minutes posing in fighting posture
and shaking hands.
At least 200 persons assembled at
the park, trying to squeeze past the
gateman Included were several
pugilistic celebrities, such as Jim
Braddock, former champion from
whom Louis won his title; Clarence
Red Burman, whom the Bomber
knocked out in January, and wide
assortment of trainers. seconds and
managers.
| Arthur Donovan, the refree ap-
pointed by the District Boxing Com
mission also was on the scene.
Handed copy of the local rules.
Donovan said he did not use the
10-point system which is employed
here.
When a fighter fouls in New
York. he said, he automatically
loses the round" Here, when a
man commits a foul, he loses two
points and not necessarily the round
That is the big difference between
the New York style of scoring and
Washington's In other words, if a
| fighter wins a round he is credited
with 10 points, with his rival graded
according to his showing. Thus 1t
is possible for a man to foul, lose
two points and still get draw for
round or even win it.
Donovan indicated he would use
! his own system and said he had per-
mission from the Boxing Commits
soin to do so. The judges will use
the local system.
A wrangle over the gloves fol.
lowed the weighing-in ceremony.
Izzy Kline, trainer for Baer. thought
Louis gloves looked smaller than
Buddy's and requested that both
sets be weighed. A check revealed
that each glove weighed eight
ounces.
| Both Express Confidence.
Both fighters were confident dur
ing the weighing in and the more
prolonged physical examinations.
Baer actually glowed.
Il don't see how I can miss" he
said Il feel great and I'm con-
fident. In fact, 1 don't feel like
I'm going into a fight tonight. All
I want is one good shot with my
hight hand If don't knock him
out I'll give him an awful head
ache"
Ancil Hoffman. manager of Baer
said that he was worried only about
the first couple of rounds. Any
thing can happen when fighter
is cold" he explained. Buddy is
going to fight Louis in close" he
confessed, when asked about battle
plans. Hoffman made one bet Of
$500 to 5000 that Baer will become
the next champion.
Both Buddy and his manager we're
relieved to hear that Max Baer,
older brother of the contender,
missed plane connections and un-
doubtedly will be absent tonight.
All Max could do is make Buddy
nervous and self-conscious," Hot1-
man said.
Buddy nodded and said, That's
right I'd rather tell Max about It
later"
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Agreement Reported
For 100 Pei. Farm
Parity Payments
Secretary Wiekord ToIks
With Congressional
Agriculture Chiefs
D. the Associated Press.

.. the Associated Press.
An agreement was reported to
have been reached today between
administration and congressional
farm leaders on legislation and farm
benefit payments designed to give
producers 100 per cent parity re-
turns from basic crops this year.
The program would provide Gov
ernment loans at IS per cent OF
parity for cotton. wheat and corn
and supplementary appropria tions
to make up the remaining Is per
cent.
Senators Bankhead of Alabama
Russell of Georgia and Chairman
Cannon of House committee han
ding Agriculture Department ap-
propriations talked the situation
over with Secretary Wickard today.
Senator Bankhead said all differ
ences between the administration
and congressional farm leaders had
been eliminated.
Parity prices are defined as those
which would give farm products the
same purchasing power, in terms
of non-farm commodities, as pre-
vailed in 1909-l914
Evening star., 1941-05-23

fCOflJUluGu fIOI1l TllSl EdEcI
trical transformer caught fire in the
midst of the electrical barrage at
Mason avenue and Mount Vernon
avenue, Alexandria police reported.
Flames fro mthe fire burned tele-
graph pole before city firemen could
extinguish the blaze. Police said
lightning had apparently struck the
pole and short -circuited the power
company line, causing the fire.
Power Line Out of Order.
A 4000-volt feeder line in the
Bethesda section of Montgomery
County, which supplies the new
Naval Hospital and hundreds of
homes, went out of commission
shortly after the storm broke. Po-
tomac & Electric Power Co. Off
cials said the line had not been
repaired by 4:30 pm. The trouble
was attributed to tree branches
blown onto wires.
The power company reported
power breaks at Rockville, Md, at
the Riverdale substation and in
Anacostia. Numerous phone calls
poured into the company reporting
''blackouts"
Pepco officials said it's wires car
ried the highest load of electricity
In company history during the
storm, 100000 kilowatts. The ex-
cessive heat, causing extensive use
of air conditioning systems, and
the sudden darkness which descend
ed on the city. were blamed for the
great volume of electricity demand
ed of the company's generators.
Four heat proStrations were re-
ported at hospitals prior to the
storm, which broke the high tenn
perature None was said to be in
serious condition and all were re-
leased except Charles Millen, 81. of
806 I street NV. who was retained
for treatment at Emergency
Others taken to the hospitals
we're George Riley. 50. of 1411 Wis
consin avenue NV and william
O'Connor. so, of Rosslyn, Va, at
Emergency; and Johnson Small, 81
colored, of 1900 block of Vermont
avenue NV. at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital.
There was one drowning yeSter-
day when a new seasonal high of 96
was reached.
Residents of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties served by
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission were asked today to
refrain from sprinkling lawns and
shrubbery between 4 and pm.
Chief Engineer Harry R. Hall said
the Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion's stations yesterday pumped
more than $4,000, 900 gallons, includ-
ing about 100000 obtained from
the District, as compared to an or
dinary demand of about 1900 900
gallons day.
Should the dry weather continue
and the demand for water for sprin-
king be increased, residents of high
sections of the Maryland suburban
area would suffer a shortage unless
home owners restrict themselves
during the peak hours, he said.
Yesterdays drowning victim was
David Williams, 16. colored. OF the
14oo block Of Duncan street NE, who
was swimming in the Eastern
Branch of the Anacostia River, near
the Pennsylvania Railroad trestle.
Evening star., 1941-05-23
FOURTH RACE-BLUE PREL-
UDE, SARANITE, TIME

BLUE PRELUDE won her first
test of the meeting with speed to
spare and her consistency long
has had her winning more than
her share of these affairs. SAR-
ANTE can be counted on for a
good try. She has shown to good
advantage here and at Nara
gansett. TIME PASSES is dam
gerouS.
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Water Cooler FoiIs
At New CITY Buildino

On one of the hottest days of the
year, occupants of the new Mu-
nicipal building were without drink
ing water today.
According to building officials, the
huge water cooler, holding approx
mately 1000 gallons, which takes
care of the entire drinking water
system, broke down while the con-
tractor of the structure was making
a routine test.
Tomorrow there will be water
but it won't be cold. It will have
the temperature Of ordinary hy-
drant water because repairs to the
cooler will take three or four days,
1t was said.