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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20

Army Nurse. Lieutenant
Wed Via Telephone

DENVER. July 20 GNS).-
Lieut.. Doris Gallagher Morrison
said today she hoped soon 10 join
her observation-disclosures hus-
band, Second Lieut.. Kenneth r.
Morrison.
She is in the army nurse corps
at Lowry Field and she met her
future husband when he was sta
toned there. About the time they
planned 10 be married. he was
transferred 10 Georgetown. s. &.
So they reclted their marriage
VOWS over the long distance tele-
phone Saturday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Norris Demands
Law

WASHINGTON, July 20 QNS)
Senator George w. Norris ID
of Nebraska today demanded
wage and price legislation on the
ground that the country is being
driven toward initiation.
The veteran farm bloc leader
said at the same time that he
did not see how any action Con-
gress takes could be successful
unless il included the Presidents
plan 10 stabilize farm prices al
100 per cent of parity instead OF
40 per cent.
Norris said he had given con-
siderable study 10 the Canadian
plan OF managed economy and
thought u would work in the
United States.
II is his idea that wage con-
troll can be handled in much the
same way as the federal govern
ment's commodity price induces
are complied and handled. so that
wages can be kept floating in
proper ratio 10 living costs.
1T II my thought that we
can more or less freeze wages.
and then. a. the commodity
index rises or falls. wages can
be adjusted 10 meet II by per-
centage increase or decrease"
Norris said
Asked whether he thought the
Senate would 60 along with the
President on his seven-point anti
initiation program. Norris asserted
that he thought il might be COM
PEELED 20 do so.
Senator Harold II. Burton RI
Of Ohio has come out for the
Presidents Scven-point program,
which calls for:
Heavier taxes and a lin
itation on big incomes.
Overall price and rent
ceilings.
Wage sterilization.
Farm price sterilization at
parity.
5-More savings and war
bond sales
q -Rationing Of all essential
commodities.
- DiScouraging inStalment
buying and encouraging pay
ment OF debts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Army Gets Gene Autry

HOLLYWOOD, July 20 (UP).-
Cowboy actor Gene Autry winds
up film work here today and will
fly 10 Chicago tomorrow. where
he will be indicted into the army
air corps as a technical sergeant.
He will appear in a show at Sol
der Field July %, then will leave
for Washington, d c.. for training
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
SNARLS HELL HITLER

One Of the spies. il was learned,
Snarled a Hell Hitler" al one of
his soldier guards as the saboteurs
were being taken 10 the court
room in a motorcade escorted by
armored cars carrying both 80
and so caliber machine guns.
This led military authorities TO
believe that the spies NAV at
tempt 10 stage courtroom
demonstration.
BY now, too. the spies know
which one among them had been
the first 10 confess 10 authorities
and IL was feared that the other
seven may try to kill him in an
act Of vengeance
Soldiers in the courtroom itself
are unarmed because the army is
taking no chances that the spies
might grab a gun and attempt
escape.
The prisoners are seated along
the left side OF the courtroom
Soldiers guarding them have been
instructed 10 move against the
spies if any OF them give 50 much
rs sign that he is rising from
his seat. Omen also have been
told 20 redouble their vigilance as
The trial nearS It's end.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
Pe|Iey S Trial
Gets Under Way

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 20
GNSl.-The trial of William Dud-
ley Pelley. former Silver Shirts
leader, will get under way before
q federal district court jury in In
dianapolis today.
Charged with Sedtion, and with
putting his snti-Semetic grudgeS
ahead Of the nations interests
Pelley faces trial in connection
with articles which appeared in
his now-supprcSsed Galilean. mag
azine formerly published az No
blcsvillc. Ind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake. Is one of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20

Quick communication is a
vital necessity to military OPP
erations and war industries.
Today, telephone lines are
crowded with traffic as never
before. Yet sufficient new
lines can't be added because
of material shortages.
Your help is needed to
speed war calls. Please use
Long Distance only If its
really urgent. Give the num-
Der Of the distant telephone if
possible.
You can help on local SER
vice too - by keeping your
calls brief and to the point.
Help keep the Voice.wGy,
eiesr for Victory!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-20
SDies Watched
To Avert Break
As Trial Wdnes
BY JACK VINCENT
Init News Service staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. July 20.-With
their military trial nearing an end,
authorities today ordered soldiers
guarding the eight Nazi saboteurs
to be on the alert.
The prosecution, it was learned,
was expected 10 rest its case
today. clearing the way for the
defense 10 call the eight saboteurs
10 the witness stand to tell their
own stories. Two of the spies. il
was reported, offered to turn
states evidence, but the prose-
cution refused 10 allow them. II
was believed that those two al
least would take the stand In
their own behalf.
AS the trial entered its eleventh
day the prisoners were apparently
cracking. Where before they had
been mostly sullen, the attitude of
some of them now was becoming
bravado Others became restless
and were reported 10 be sleeping
only fitfully. realizing that their
death before a firing squad or on
q gallowS was drawing near
Evening star., 1942-02-14
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

War or no war, members Of
Congress are keeping their ears
to the ground for the murmur-
ings Of the voter. The members
of the House. one and all, must
stand for denomination and
re-election-and SO must one
third of the Senate membership.
Having voted themselves a PEN
sion system, without much fuss
in either chamber, they are sud-
denly upset over the reaction In
the country. Those who favor
pensions for members of Con-
gress openly insist that the up
roar which followed publicity Of
their action Is due to misunder-
standing and is particularly due
to the antics of the press. Others,
however, have been impressed
by the criticism and are advo-
eating repeal of the law SO far as
it relates to elective" officers of
the Government. There are
others who were opposed to the
enactment Of pension legislation
for Congress both before and
during the passage of the legis-
lation.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

,serves they still possessed. Now
these have been depleted and
Moscow is asking us to fulfill our
pledge 100 per cent.
The Nazi warships' exploit in
dicates that the Nazi general
staff intends to increase its ac-
tivities in the North Atlantic.
Plan Hit-and-Run Show.
As far as Is known in WASH
ington, there are few warships
in the Reich's home waters-with
the exception Of the 40,000-ton
battleship Tirpitz, sister ship
Of the destroyed Bismarck
which are available for such q
job. The three heavy ships which
have lain idle at Brest had to
attempt their getaway through
the shortest route from Brest-
the Dover Strait.
Naval observers in Washington
believe that as soon as they have
been ref1tted and the damage in
f1icted in their escape repaired
they will begin an intensive cam
paign in the North Atlantic.
Their principal aim, it is believed,
will be to destroy all shipping
going to the U. S. S. R. But
there may be more than that.
The German admiralty may feel
that the Reich now is in position
to assume the offensive-a hit
and run shown the Atlantic.
The situation appears as fol-
lows: The British, intent on
maintaining their position in the
Mediterranean have kept the
bulk of their heavy forces in
those waters. Only a few battle
ships and heavy cruisers are kept
in the Atlantic. where the task
Of conveying transports has been
left mainly to the United States
Navy under the command Of
Vice Admiral Royal Ingersoll.
Nazis May Have Superiority.
The forces at the disposal Of
the American commander are
composed mostly Of light ships.
assisted by a few battleships of
the pre-World War I vintage.
The whereabouts of the newest
American battleships, the WASH
ton and North Carolina, is I'M
certain. although 1t Is assumed
Evening star., 1942-02-14

A number of repeater bills
have been introduced in the
House and in the Senate. So
far. however, none has made any
visible progress. All are before
House and Senate committees
on civil service. Senators Byrd,
Democrat, OF Virginia; Capper,
Republican, of Kansas; Burton,
Republican, of Ohio. and Bailey.
Democrat, of North Carolina
have sponsored repeal bills.
Ramspeck Favors Pensions.
Chairman Bulow of the Senate
Civil Service Committee has re-
ferred the repeal bills to the
Civil Service Commission for
report. He does not appear to
be perturbed over the adverse
publicity. At any rate he is
not seeking to hurry the matter.
In the House, Chairman Rams
peck of the Civil Service Com
mittee is frankly in favor of the
Pension Act which was reported
favorably by the committee.
Representative Rees, Republican,
of Kansas and Representative
Cox, Democrat, of Georgia, on
the other hand, strongly opposed
this legislation.
Barring action by one or the
other of the committees or both
to bring repeal bills before the
House or Senate, there are sew.
eral ways in which proponents
can proceed. In the Senate, a
motion could be offered to dis
charge the committee from fur
ther consideration of the repeal
legislation and so bring it up
for action. Or repeal legislation
could be offered as an amend
ment to some other bill up for
consideration.
In the House. repeal pro-
ponents could initiate a petition
to bring a bill before the House.
They have to wait, however, until
80 days after the introduction
and. reference to committee of
the repeal bills before they can
start the signing Of the petition.
The petition must be signed by
at least 218 members, a majority
of the membership.
No Record Vote in House.
In the Senate, the supporters
Of repeal are confident that they
have the votes necessary to
pass their bill. The pension bill
was voted, AZ to "a, by that body
January 10, with many Senators
not present. Furthermore, some
Senators who voted for passage
are now urging repeal.
The House never had a record
vote on the proposal. After the
bill was reported favorably, it
was placed on the consent"
calendar-unusual for q measure
Of such Importance. When it
was called on that calendar, 1t
went through without any men,
ton of the fact that it contained
pensions for members Of Con-
gress. Few members were on
the House floor.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Too Late Again in Channel
British Naval Line Spread Too Thin to Meet
Audocity Of koz Ships Dash for Bose

winter weather, past British air.
dromes, British naval defense and
shore guns and all the British home
defense army.
British naval units could not
mobilize in time to aid British planes
In checking the German battle
squadron's course across the North
Sea until battleships and cruisers
were. safe under the guns of Hell
goland.
But happily the Germans have
no monopoly on such efficient sur
prise tactics in hitting at the right
time in the right place. Our Navy
rewarded our patience by finding
a vulnerable spot in the thinning
Jap line and then thoroughly pre-
pairing to strike it with sufficient
force. The more We read about the
results of the raid on the Marshall
and Gilbert Islands the more this
signal success grows upon us.
After this rebuff in home waters,
will Britain become more worried
about the danger of invasion? After
our Navy's exploit, 1000 miles be-
yond Hawaii, shall we be in a mood
to hug our home shelters to show
the enemy soft spot in our own
morale to invite q suicidal token
bombing?
Meanwhile, our naval and air
patrols from Iceland through the
Strait Of Magellan guard more than
10000 miles of hemisphere coast.
Stretching across the global dis
tance the United Nations have to
cover total of more than 100000
miles of coasts with the inclusion
of Europe, Asia and Africa. Mani
festly the best protection for us all
is such Furnishing offensive blows
as that on the Marshall and Gilbert
Islands.
Released By North American Newspaper
Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1942-02-14
The Political Mill
Pensions for Members Of Congress
Believed Likely to. Weather Storm

The bill then went to the
Senate. In due time 1t was
favorably reported and placed on
the calendar. In that chamber
however, Senator Byrd, watch
dog of the Treasury, rose and
denounced the proposal to pen
sion members of Congress. He
offered an amendment to COM
pei members to make back pay
ments which was defeated.
Then the bill was passed. with
some amendments, and went
back to the House. The House
had an opportunity then to vote
down a proposal to concur in
the Senate amendments-though
1t seemed that little could have
been accomplished by sending
the measure to conference ex-
cept to tie up the legislation
indefinitely. Both chambers had
agreed to pensions for Congress.
Anyway the motion to concur
carried, and the bill was sent to
the President. He signed it,
despite the fact that several
members wrote asking him to
veto the bill. That, in outline,
is the history of the progress of
the measure.
G. o. P. Members Worried.
Despite the fact that the meas
ure was voted by Democratic
Congress and signed by a Demo-
cratic President, Republican
members of Congress are wor-
ried by the reaction of the coun-
try. What they fear is that 1t
will give possible Republican
opponents in the primaries a
weapon to use against them, or
In the general elections, a weapon
that might be used by Demo-
cratic opponents. OF course,
Democratic members are wor-
ried, too.
In these days of social secur-
ity" and pensions of one kind or
another for great mass of civil
employees Of the Government, not
to mention retirement pay for
judges and for the Army and
Navy, it is not entirely unreason-
able that members Of Congress
should aspire to pensions or re-
tirement pay. The trouble arises
principally from the fact that
Congress was engaged in taking
care of itself at time when taxes
are high and going higher, and
the demand is for more and more
billions of dollars to fight the war.
1t has been explained that the
congressional pensions, including
a pension which might 60 to the
President under the terms of the
bill. would cost from $4,000 to
100000. 1t is argued that such
expenditures should not shock
the country in these times of bill
lion-dollar appropriations.
Spending Irks Public.
One of the arguments advanced
Evening star., 1942-02-14

Tirpitz has made several attempts
to get out Of the Baltic, but had
to give up the effort because she
was spotted by the British and
noticed a vastly superior force
ready to meet her on the high
seas.
The fact that the TirIntz came
out with only a destroyer escort
would seem to indicates that the
Frederick the Great. and the
Hindenburg were not yet avail
able for service. But in some
naval quarters it is supposed that
she may have made only recon-
naissance sortie to check up on
the vigilance of thei British and
that the main effort will be made
within the next few weeks. when
the whole "Hochzeef1otte"-the
Na1 battle force--will attempt
to break through the British
blockade.
Naval observers also believe an
attempt may be made by the
Reich to start farge-scale naval
warfare in order to prevent the
United States from sending i'm
portant naval ireinforcements to
the Pacific, where they are des-
perately needed.
Moreover. Nazi Grand Admiral
Erich RaedeY may believe that
within the next few weeks the
British will ise so occupied in the
Mediterranean, meeting German
onslaughts against their positions
from Malta to Alexandria, that
the main German feet has good
chance of getting away and start
ing serious raiding on United
States-Brl ish-Russian ship lanes.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
One of the arguments advanced

in support of congressional pen
sions is that members of Congress,
assured Of retirement pay, would
feel more free to vote their con-
victions. rather than be DOM
mated by pressure groups" The
contention is that If they are then
defeated for reelection because
Of their independence of action,
they could look forward to having
something to keep the wolf away
from the door. 1t might be ar
gued with just as much force that
If the pay Of members of Con-
gress was reduced to $4,000 or
$4,000 year-instead of the pres
ent $1o,0o0-they would be even
more independent, for then they
would not feel they were losing a
livelihood If they were defeated.
The reaction Of the country to
pensions for Congress at this time
is symptomatic of the unrest over
governmental expenditures. More
and more there is q growing de-
mand among the people that
greater care be exercised in
spending the peoples money.
And yet the chances are that
the pensions for Congress will re-
main on the statute books-par-
ticularly If the present furry in
the country subsidies. Too many
members want the pension system
and believe they are entitled to it.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
This Changing World
Escape Of Three Nozi Worships indicates
Hitler PIuns New North Atlantic Raids

In some quarters that they are
in the Atlantic, ready for Just
such an emergency.
The Germans have three bat
tleships at their disposal, the
Tirpitz, the Scharnhorst and the
Gneisenau, and at least five fast
modern cruisers. Whether the
two other battleships which were
still under construction in 1899,
the Frederick the Great and the
Hindenburg, have been commits
stoned yet is a secret which
neither the British nor American
intelligence service has pene-
trated. But II these two ships
are already in commission, we and
the British will be faced with
q force superior in number as
far as capital ships are con-
cerned.
1t is equally secret whether
the Graf Zeppelin and the
Deutschland, 19,25o-ton aircraft
carriers able to accommodate
some 40 planes each, have been
completed and commissioned.
In any event, much concern
was expressed in Washington
yesterday over the possibility Of
the German high seas feet
making a sortie with the object
Of performing some grand style,
raiding with ships which need:
fear only the most modern Brit
ish and American battle wagons.
It Is confirmed now that since
December the Nazi battleshfp
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Prohibition Service
Planned Tomorrow

A Lincoln memorial service in the
interest of prohibition will be held
at pm. tomorrow at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. Ad-
dresses will be made by Senator
johnson OF Colorado and Repre-
sentative Rees of Kansas.
Other members of Congress will
occupy the pew which was occupied
by President Lincoln. The Rev. DR..
Peter Marshall is pastor Of the
church. The Rev. Thomas c.
Boorde will preside.
The meeting is being conducted
by the Citizens Committee of the
United Dry Forces of the District,
which is conducting a five-month
drive for legislation to introduce
scientific tests for drivers suspected
of intoxication.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Man Given 720 Duys
For Theft of Tires

In the first case involving theft of
tires from q vehicle since tire ra-
tioning started, Hilton Rhuebottom,
70, colored, yesterday was sentenced
to 720 days in jail by Judge Walter
j. Casey Of Police Court.
Rhuebottom, the court was told,
stole a spare tire and two wheels
and tires from his employers truck.
The sentence included $50 days
for stealing the spare tire and an
other $50 days for stealing the two
wheels, tires and inner tubes. The
wheels and tires taken from the
truck were replaced with inferior
ones by Rhuebottom, the court was
told. The case was prosecuted by As
sistant District Attorney Evan T.
Davis.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Services Planned Today
For John @. Barber

John Gwinn Barber, resident Of
the District for the last 40 years,
who died at Emergency Hospital
Wednesday, was to be buried in
Congressional Cemetery following
funeral services at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon at st. Marks Episcopal
Church, Third and A streets Sc.
He had been Ill for six months.
He was the son Of Col John Gwinn
Barber and Fannie Clement Barber
of Mechanicsville, Md. Mr.. Barber
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Blanche Murray Barber; Q son,
Ernest G. Barber; two brothers,
Joseph P. B. and william c. Barber,
and four sisters, Mrs. Amelia Hem
ry, Mrs. Margaret Richards, Mrs.
Viola Carrick and Mrs. Samuel
Goodacre.
Mr.. Barber made his home at 3O3
First street Sc.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Zion Lutheran

The Biography of Every Man"
will be the subject of the Rev. Ed
ward G. Goetz. The Senior Luther
League will meet at pm.
The lenten season will open Ash
Wednesday with the service of holy
communion at pm. The pastor
will begin series of sermons on the
book of Hosea at this service under
the theme THE Love of God" The
first subject will be The Love
Story"
At the Sunday services during
Lent a series of sermons will be de-
livered on The Life in Christ" The
first sermon will be Tempted" A
brief children's sermon will be in
cluded at each Sunday service.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
F.W. A. Lets Contracts
For ,443 More Houses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Works Agency yes
terday awarded contracts for 1,443
additional pre-fabricated dwellings
to be set up in defense areas.
A contract for $50 units went to
the Arlington Fabricating Co., Ar
lingtor1, Va. Those will be located
at Quantico, Va.
The F. w. A. did not give the
amount Of money involved, as SINH
lar contracts now are in the process
Of negotiation with other companies.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
War of 1872 Society
Plans Banquet Monday

The Society Of the War of 1912
will celebrate the 127th anniversary
of the Treaty of Client at a banquet
at pm. Monday at the Arts Club.
2017 I street NV. Annual reports
will be presented and officers elected.
Frank B. Steele, society president.
will discuss war conditions and ask
support Of measures to aid the Ma
tion's effort.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Filipino Group Plans
Mass for PHILIPPINES

A special mass at which prayer
will be offered for the peace and
protection of the Philippines, the
United States and the entire world
will be held by the Filipino Catholic
Association of Washington In the
chapel of Gonzaga High School, 10
street NV, at 10 am. tomorrow.
The celebrant of the mass will be
the Rev. Coleman A. Daily, S. j.,
chaplain of the association, assisted
by the Rev. Pablo Bartolome, s. j.,
and the Rev. Raphael Ocampo, s, j.
The sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. w. Coleman Nevils, S. j., for
mer president of Georgetown Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The escape Of the three Ger
man super-raiders II the battle
ships Gneisenau and Scharn-
horst and the cruiser Prinz Eugen
from the naval base at Brest,
France. may mean that we will
have to increase considerably our
naval effort in the North At
lantic.
Russia Is persistent in her ap-
peal that we rush as many planes
and tanks, together with am
munition, to Archangel as quickly
as we can. The Russians are
asking only what we promised
them. They accept our explana-
tions that, In view of the out
break Of war with Japan. we had
to slow down shipments to them.
The Soviet has been making
up the deficiency In shipments
from the United States and
Britain with some Of the re-
Evening star., 1942-02-14

the position Of
the United Ma
tions, Of which
the latest and
m st vivid
example was in
the E n glish
Channel and tbs
Strait of Dover.
Here again 1t
was q case Of
too little and too
late right at the
center of British
a r m e d power,
Evening star., 1942-02-14

WOl hcl D. i Ills
week Interrupt
tions to produc-
ton have oc-
Cured W h | C h
show there Is no
discipline, no t
even the au-
thority of the
national / a b o r
u MONS them
selves, to pre-
vent thousands
of men from
suddenly leaving
their jobs on the
Evening star., 1942-02-14

talked Win q
v e n e y a b ! Q
scholar.
With the pa
tience and un-
derstanding Of
his race, he talk
ed of the war
and how he felt
that the Ameri-
can and British
@ ov er n mentS
were making a
grave mistake in
considering the