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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
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stated the Germans, including
ground personnel airmen. tech
nieiahs and tourists" were de-
parting by plane for the italian
island of Rhodes.
Progress OF the Allied forces
northward following the capture
of Tyre was marked by severe
fighting.
sENEGALEsE DELAY DRIVE
At one point the attacking
forces came 10 a line OF positions
where Vichy's Sencgalese troops
were holding doggedly and delay
ing the Allied advance. An order
was given that this position must
be won at all costs.
Under cover Of darkness. long
line OF British vehicles moved for
ward. Hundreds OF men marched
beside the road.
Finally. the column halted and
British artillery unleashed the
heaviest artillery barrage this an
Icient battle ground ever has seen.
Two more terrific barrages fol-
lowed within an hour.
When they ceased, infantry and
tanks charged across a river
where pontoon bridges had been
whipped into position by the engi-
Ineers.
DETERMINED RESISTANCE
Tanks. guns. men and ambu-
Ilances shot across 10 find them
selves met by a hail of French
bullets. But they also found chaos
in the French lines, caused by a
British force which had landed
from the sea and was wreaking
havoc with the French defenScS.
Led by a colonel one section
charged French artillery batteries
which were firing at point-blank
range.
One battery was forced 10 sur
render and the French Is was
turned against other French guns
only 200 yards away. Three OF
them were knocked out Of action.
A second section OF British
forces meanwhile dealt with the
Frecnh machine gunncrs and ;
third section smashed their way
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
VIRGINIAN INSISTS

Despite pleas of administration
leaders and urgent requests OF
worried colleagues that he abandon
his controversial amendment con-
demning strikes, the Virginian in
sists upon a fortnight declaration
blythe Senate.
II want the Senate OF the
United States to say by an aye
and nay vote whether IL is will
ing TO brand the strikes Grip
ping our defense industries a
contrary TO public policy" said
Byrd
After two days Of argument
Byrd made concessions by agree
ing 10 revise his original anti
strike amendment along lines SuG.
gested by Senator Maloney ID OF
CONNECTICUT,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

-TH0MAS-The- uAW-ClO
favors mediation al all times
and has practiced II where en-
ployers have co-operated. When
one of our unions rejects fair
mediation, as at Inglewood. Cal,
we have not hesitated 10 act
firmly to bring such locals into
line.
Every UAW-CIO contract
voluntarily provides for a wait
ing period OF from 80 10 80 days
before q strike can be called. II
must then be requested by two
thirds Of the workers involved,
voting by secret ballot"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

2. Do the CIO and the UAWCio agree Nth Presi-
dent Roosevelt that is the solemn duty of every citizen
to hurry all he can to prepare national defense?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

H. Do you think that this is the time to pull a 'trke
in any defense plant, under any eircun1stances|
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12
Clio Unions Join
To Smash Reds
In i. ). Labor
International New. serue. Wiz.

NEW YORK, June 12.-Three
OF the most powerful unions in
the Go today joined forces in a
move TO smash communistic in
fuences in the American labor
movement.
The drive. headed by the United
Automobile Workers. the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers and the
Textile Workers Union will be
launched on the West Coast, scene
of the recent North American
Aviation strike.
The ACW and the TWU al
ready have dispatched special
representatives 10 Los Angeles TO
work with Richard Frankensteen,
director OF the aircraft
division Of the JAW, TO clean
house" in California.
Decision TO drive out the Reds
was made as the result of the
support given TO the North Ameri-
can strike by the Los Angeles
Industrial Union Council and other
OF Harry Bridges, West
Coast labor leader and alleged
Communist.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

stated the Germans, including
ground personnel airInen. tech
nieians and tourists" were de-
parting by plane for the Italian
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-12

Progress OF the Allied forces
northward following the capture
of Tyre was marked by severe
fighting.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Vinson Bill Is Given
Right Of Way by House
Rules Committee
Minority Report Reps
Measure as Harmful
To Defense and Labor

By the Associated Press.
Legislation to require a 25-day
cooling off period before defense
strikes could begin and to freeze
existing open and closed shop ar
rangements in defense industries
was given legislative right of way
today by the House Rules Commit
tee.
The measure. designed to reduce
stoppages in the defense program
and opposed by organized labor,
will not be called up for debate in
the House before next week.
Chairman SABBATH announced that
the committee vote to send the bill
to the House floor was to 5. Other
members said efforts were made to
have the bill pigeonholed by not
sending it to the House.
Procedure approved would permit
consideration of any amendments
offered and would assure an oppor-
tunity to vote on a request of the
House Naval Committee that the
legislation cover all defense con-
tracts, instead of only naval con-
tracts as originally drafted.
A six-man minority of the House
Naval Committee asserted yesterday
that the Vinson bill would open
duce defense strikes would open
serious gaps for hampering" the de-
fense program and would give laid
and comfort to anti-labor en-
ployers."
The minority does not contend
that there have not been certain
unjust strikes, nor does it contend
that there should not be cooling
off period when voluntarily con-
ceived but this provision would liter
Evening star., 1941-04-30

ally cut off the arm to get rid of
a sore finger" the report said.
Freezing the open and closed
shop is a subterfuge to freeze one
and destroy the other. When the
present closed shop contracts fol
any particular industry expire the
practical effect of this provision
would be to end the closed shop.
The report bore the names of Rep
resentatives Magnuson, of Wash
ington; Bradley, of Pennsylvania
Flaherty, of Massachusetts; Imhoff
of Ohio; Jacobsen. of Iowa, and
Sasscer of Maryland, all Democrats
and notation that Mr.. Sasscer ap-
proved with reservations.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
House Member S Aide
Is Called in Draft;
Glad 10 Do His Bit
Bryson's Secretary
First One Selected, Willing
To Take Turn as 1t Comes

William E. Chandler, secretary to
Representative Bryson, Democrat.
of South Carolina, will become the
first congressional secretary to be
called to military duty under the
selective service program.
Mr.. Chandler, 26-year-old regis
trant at Board No. Is, will be called
for induction next month, prob
ably May 8, when his board will
furnish a number of selectees. The
Little Congress" member passed
his physical examination several
days ago.
Reached by telephone in Green
vile. S. c., last night, Mr.. Chand-
Ter said he did not want to give
the impression of beating my breast
or being heroic" but that he was
genuinely glad to do my small
bit" under the draft program.
The democratic way is to take
YOUR turn as it comes he added.
IT wouldn't even consider applying
for deferment though I expect |
could make out a pretty good case"
Helped to Elect Bryson.
Representative Bryson, who voted
for the Selective Service Act, incl
dentally. will find it difficult to re-
place his secretary. Mr.. Chandler
Quit a lob with the Interstate Com
merce Commission in 1888 to go
back home and help Mr.. Bryson
get elected" The following year.
when he was %, he came back to
washington as the youngest secre-
tary on Capitol Hill.
Mr.. Chandler and the Representa-
tive have lived together at 226 FIRST
street S.E.-Where Andrew Johnson
resided while a member OF the SEN
ate after he left the White House
since Mr.. Bryson's congressional
service began.
A graduate Of Greenville High
School. Mr.. Chandler attended the
gorge Washington University
school of government and school OF
law. Before going to the l. c. c.
he was employed at the War De-
partment and the Library of Con-
gress.
Classifications Stepped Up.
Meanwhile, Washington's local
draft boards today stepped up classi-
fication of their registrants follow
ing a statement by Brig. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, acting national selective
service director, that boards will be
permitted to classify all registrants
Immediately if they so desire.
Many of the Districts boards
already have gone well ahead of
induction calls with clasSiflcations
in order to prevent overtime effort
when Unexpectedly large acquisitions
are received from Third Corps Area.
Other boards now are expected to
follow along with sepped-up classi-
fications.
Gen Hershey emphasized the
boards had not been ordered to
take such action. but that they
now are free to do so since sufficient
copies of draft questionnaries are
available.
Previously, national headquarters
had ordered the boards to hold dis
tribution to so per cent or less of the
total number of registrants because
I'VE wanted to have enough ques-
tionnaire blanks to go around and
because the big immediate job of the
boards was to produce men"
Now, however, we have enough
blanks printed and we're over the
hump so far as men is concerned"
Gen Hershey continued. IF the
boards have some time on their
hands, they can go right down the
lists and classify everybody
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Business Group Holds
Annual Dinner Dance

More than 100 persons attended
the second annual dinner dance of
the Connecticut Avenue Business
mems Association in the Mayf1ower
Hotel last night.
The occasion honored the out
going president, l.. R. Colburn, and
treasurer, Luther Schrimer, and the
incoming officers who we're elect
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Judge Fovors Tearing Up
Data Quoting Wheeler

BELVIDERE, H., April co.
Circuit Judge William L. Pierce sug-
gested yesterday to aliens in a citi-
zenship class in his court that they
tear up" any printed matter they
might receive quoting Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana
outspoken critic of the administra-
tion's foreign policy.
Il charge that Senators Wheeler
and Nye (Gerald P. Nye, Republican
of Indiana) are attempting to drive
a wedge between the American
people, said the 72-year- old jurist,
in addressing the class.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

ed to succeed them, Leroy Thayer
and Corcoran Thom. Mr.. Colburn
and Mr.. Schrimer we're presented
with gifts from the association for
their past services. Forrest Oak
ley, secretary, was master of cere-
monies.
An entertainment provided by To-
cal dance studios and general dane
ing concluded the evening.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

Air passengers in Sweden de-
creased from $4,000 in 1899 to $4,000
in 1910.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Pole Saves Troin

Derailed by rock placed on the
track running from Los Andes to
Los Vegas, in Chile, plunged into
a telegraph pole, and train and pas
sengers were saved.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
! Temple Secretarial School
BOYD SCHOOL of COMMERCE

1885 ST. tOpp Capital Theater) MAJ 23i0
OUNT1NG Courses of COLLEGE grade. Gregg and BOYD
Bookkeeping English Building,
kinds POSITIONS GUARANTEED GRADUATES Est %
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Dirksen 10 Push Removal
OF Agencies From City

Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois. proponent Of de-
Capitalization of Federal agencies,
announced last night that he will
seek House action on his plan to re-
lieve congestion in Washington by
shifting more Offices elsewhere.
'1 intend to press Immediately and
persistent1y for demobilization of
non-defense agencies" he said, add
ing that he expected to get results.
Representative Dirksen said he was
hopeful of favorable reaction to his
plan now that President Roosevelt
has indicated his approval.
In January Representative Dirk
sen introduced a resolution to create
a committee of 13 members of the
Appropriations Committee to study
the matter of decentralization. Yes
terday he asked Chairman SABBATH
of the Rules Committee for hear
ing on his resolution He also re-
vealed his intention OF offering
amendments on forthcoming ap-
preparation bills, limiting tine
amounts that certain services can
spend from personnel and admin
istrative expenses In Washington.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
| II. S. 'Borrows'
| Young's Idea for
| Patriotic Tags

Deferring to the wishes of the
Federal Government, the Commits
sioners have abandoned plans for
using a red, white and blue color
combination and a shield on next
years District automobile tags. They
have been advised by Budget Bureau
officials the United States has de-
cided to adopt similar tag for
all Federal vehicles throughout the
country and United States posses
sions.
The idea of the patriotic plates,
which would bear the wording THE
Nations Capital" was developed, by
Commissioner Young in a search
for a substitute for the present
orange and black combination.
Taking some painted samples of
the suggested new tag designs to
the Budget Bureau to see if Federal
officials had any objections. Com
missioner Young found that the
scheme was we'll liked-so much so
thataa little later a similar ar
rangement was adopted for all
United States cars. ssl. :.
The city heads are now consider
ing O. blue and white. scheme With
out q shield, but with The Nations
Capital instead OF A"Dfstrict of Co.
h1rnbia" for wording.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Hospitals Plan 'Refresher
Courses for Nurses

''Refresher courses" for nurses will
open soon in eight Washington hos
pitals to help avert threatened
shortage In hospital nurses due to
the fact that many have been called
to the military services in connec-
ton with the defense program.
The Graduate Nurses Association
and the District League of Nursing
Education has appealed to local
nurses to fill vacancies caused by
the defense situation Ito assure the
people of Washington adequate
nursing care"
The courses will include classroom
instruction, demonstrations and ac-
tual bedside nursing. The courses
in most hospitals will last three
months, five hours a day and flve
days a week.
Courses will open May u at Gal
hnger, Garfield, George Washing
ton, Georgetown and Sibley Hospi-
tails; on May S at Children's Hos
pital and on June l at Episcopal
and st. Elizabetns Hospitals.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

which would make its usefulness
much greater, and will do a great
deal toward taking some of the load
off the congested portions of New
York and Rhode Island avenues.
Faced with the problem caused
by the fact that the greatest per-
centage of population in any one
area lies in the Northwest section
east of Rock Creek, the planners,
to fit this area into the proposed
system, decided to use several exist
ing streets as trunk routes. AS a
result they chose five thoroughfares
Sixth, Ninth, Eleventh, Thirteenth
and Sixteenth-and recommended
that they be improved to permit the
smooth flow of traffic desired.
Widening Projects for 18th.
Under the program of changes
necessary to convert these streets
into radial highways, Sixteenth
street will be widened at several of
its most important intersections and
the Columbia road intersection will
be redesigned and improved. On
Thirteenth, which will be widened
between Logan Circle and U street,
grade separations will be necessary
at New York avenue and H street
and at Logan Circle and Florida
avenue. Eleventh and Ninth streets
will be widened and improved, while
Sixth street will be extended through
to connect with Fourth street and
with Park place, providing a
through route to North Capitol
street, with connections into Fifth
street.
In considering the best method
by which to convey the great volume
of traffic from the central district
out to this heaviest of population
areas, some thought was given a
major change which would provide
an elevated highway between blocks
at least as far north as Florida
avenue, but it was found that the
cost of such a development would
be prohibitive. The conclusion was
reached at last that improvements
should be made in existing high
ways, and that grade separations and
other relief should be provided at
the points of worst congestion.
With few exceptions, the radial
highway system, which is the back
bone of the new program, has been
planned without resorting to the
more costly structures, Capt. White
hurst said. One of the greatest out
lays of money in this connection will
be along K street on the route to
the northwest section west of Wis
consin avenue and Key Bridge,
where it was determined that the
only way in which the volume of
traffic concerned could be moved
quickly with a certain degree of
safety would be by means of an
elevated highway.
A superstructure of the K street
and Rock Greek grade separation
structure also will be necessary a
project planned as part of earlier
programs. From that point, traffic
will proceed along K street on the
(See HIGHWAYS, Page BID
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Sigma Delta Kappa
Initiates rs al Dinner

More than 200 members and
guests of Sigma Delta Kappa In
tercollegiate Law Fraternity last
night participated in the initiation,
banquet and dance sponsored by
three local chapters, Alpha Mu of
Columbus University, Alpha Rho of
the Washington College of Law and
Alpha Omega of Southeastern Uni
versity. at Hotel 2400. Forty-f
persons were initiated into member
ship in the three groups.
Senator Bunker, Democrat, Of Ne
vada was initiated as an honorary
member of the fraternity. Principal
address was made by Mac @. Will
hanson, attorney general of Okla
homa The opening one was by
Grand President Emmett johnson
of Atlanta, Ga. F. Joseph Donahue
acted as POSTMASTER.
Among those attending were
Francis w. Hill, jr., president Of the
District Bar Association; Heber- NJ
Rice, president of the Federal Bar
Association; Fred j. Eden, referee
in bankruptcy for District Court /.
Dr.. John r. Fitzpatrick, president
Of Columbus University, and grand
officers Of the organization from the
Washington netrocolitan area.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
District Rent Control
Hearing Is Set for
Wednesday i.
Randolph to Question
Federal Workers on
Housing Situation

Hearings on rent-control legisla-
ton for the District are to be re-
sumed at 10 am. Wednesday, with
members of the United Federal
Workers of America as principal
witnesses, Chairman Randolph of
the House District Committee an
nounced yesterday.
Mr.. Randolph Is sponsoring the
rent-control bill, and the hearings
are to be before his subcommittee
on national defense. He has raised
the question whether rent control
here is necessary during the pres
ent national emergency.
His plans call for at least four
more public hearings, and he hopes
inc. the coming week. He said yes
terday that the rent commission to
be set up under his bill would be
somewhat similar to that which op-
Grated here during the first World
War and would be given authority to
freeze" fents during the emergency
period.
Two Recreation Bills.
Hearings are to start at 10 am.
Tuesday before anotheh subcom-
mittee on the proposal for thor
ough reorganization of recreational
control in Washington Two bills are
to be discussed at the hearing Rep
resentative Hunter. Democrat, Of
Ohio, chairman of the subcom-
mittee said yesterday Both meas
ures would unity recreational ac-
tivities. One calls for a controlling
board of nine members, and was
drafted by the Presidents recre-
alton council. 1t has been approved
by the Commissioners, the Board Of
Education and the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The second bill, which is advanced
by group of instructors and teach
ers. would place the administration
under a three-man board
Full Committee to Meet.
At the regular meeting of the full
District Committee tomorrow three
bills favorably reported by the Pub
lie Health Subcommittee will be
considered. They are:
l. Creation of an accident -preven-
ton board to make investigations
and institute prosecutions following
industrial accidents involving per-
sonal injury, in which negligence
is charged.
2. To bring the District law re-
garding dependent children into
conformity with the language of the
Social Security Act.
3. Proposal to open st. Elizabeth's
Hospital to mentally i'll members of
the Foreign Service.
The full District Committee is
also expected TO act on the report
of a subcommittee headed by Rep
resentative McGehee. Democrat, of
Mississippi on legislation to regulate
the small loan business if Mr.. Nc
Gehee is in town. This subcommit-
tee has approved two major amend
ments suggested by Corporation
Counsel Keach-one- increasing the
amount that may be loaned and the
other reducing the interest rate
from ~ to 2 per cent on unpaid
balances.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Program Lists Quiz
On Pun-Americunism

Teams composed of five soldiers
and five women members of the
New Jersey State Society will COM
pete in a quiz program on Pan
Americanism at 8 O'Clock Tuesday
night at the Departmental Audito-
rum under auspices of the Radio
and Show Committee of the Dis
trict Defense Council.
Included on the program will be
Pan n-American films entitled Roll
ing Down to Mexico" Picturesque
Guatemala" and Coffee from Bra
zil to You" The Agriculture Chorus
will present a musical programs
Visiting service men and the gen.
eral public have been invited to
attend.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
D. T.. Draft Boards
Have Enough IA Men
To Fill May Quota
Some Units Have Surplus
Of SeIectees to Meet
Coils in June

Washington's draft boards already
have available for call more than
enough Glass la selectees to fill
the Districts May quota of ss4 men.
Selective Service Headquarters off,
cials said yesterday.
For the first time since the draft
was begun last fall. the boards here
have moved ahead of the game"
with classifications, and authorities
anticipate the heavy schedule of
of physical examinations in the
next four weeks will enlarge the
Glass la reservoir" sufficiently to
cover inductions for June.
approximately 5000 registrants
will be called for examinations in
groups of 500 beginning Tuesday.
night. Facilities at six hospitafs'
will be used for the tests.
June Calls Not Yet Made.
Many local boards already have
surplus of men Immediately avail
able to carry them into June,
when the District will haveto supply
a record breaking number of Sc
lectees to round out revised year.
ly quota revealed several days ago
in a War Department report.
with the coming examinations.
we are confident that we will have
enough IA men to meet any ex-
panded call in June" 1t. Col. Edwin
S. Bettelheim.. jr., selective service
executive offcer, said yesterday. Col.
Bethlehem emphasized that no
June calls have been received from
Sd Corps Area headquarters thus
far, and that any conclusions drawn
at this time as to the number of
Washingtonians who will be called
next month must be based purely
on the revised quota estimate for
the year. Whether the official calls
for the month will reach this figure
remains to be SEEN" he said
Board No. was cited as one with
a large pool of class la selectees.
With May quota of 80 men. this
board has 80 selectees ready to go"
The board, therefore. has At men
left for June. Board No. l has
ready 68 men, As more than its May
quota. while Board No. IL, one of
the city's larger units, has 101 men
ready to fill quota of II this month.
May Group Reports This Week.
The first group of May selectees
is scheduled to report for induction
the latter part of this week.
officials yesterday announced
names of nine colored -replacements
who will be inducted in Baltimore
tomorrow. They include: -.
Board No. l0-Robinson c. BoStic,
jr.: John T. Wright and Walter j..
Be tile.
Board No. 14-Mose Word.
Board No. 19-Floyd Bost, God
frey L. Dunmore. James E. Puliian,
Matthews s. Jackson and Laddie l..
Mayors.