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Evening star., 1942-03-06
Robbery Of Poor Boxes
Halls Petty Crime Career
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March ga 10
year career of robbery, burglary
and bumming across the Nation
ended today for Anthony Zukas, 81
when he was sentenced to IL to
5 years in States Prison for rifiing
church poor boxes.
When he was II, Zukas said, he
was arrested in Chicago on COM
plant of his father, who accused
him of stealing a $4,000 diamond
ring He was sent to an orphanage
and ran away.
He got a suspended sentence in
Bakersfield. Calf, for vagrancy. In
Portland, Greg, he did a six-month
stretch for burglary. In 1888 he
went to the New York State Voca-
tional School, convicted of petty lar
ceny.
For the last four years he stole
from church poor 5oxes-and said
he made a living at it.
Convicted of third-degree at
tempted burglary for robbing poor
boxes in a Manhattan Catholic
church, he was sentenced by Gen.
eral Sessions Judge Jacob G. Schur-
man, jr.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Byrd Demands Halt
On Benefit Payments
To Sugar Producers
Says Step Would Save
$50, 900, 900; Cites
Shortage as Reason

Chairman Byrd of the Joint
Congressional Economy Com
mittee this afternoon called on
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
not to make any contracts for
further Federal benefit pay
ments to sugar producers until
Congress can consider changes
in the benefit legislation, now
that the shortage has removed
restrictions on planting.
Declaring that this step offers a
chance to save nearly $50000,0 900 for
the war effort, Senator Byrd remind
ed the Secretary that the chief justi-
fcation for the benefit payments
heretofore has been to compensate
producers for reducing acreage OF
both cane and beet sugar.
Non-Essential Spending.
Il ask you as Secretary of Agrl-
culture to assist those in both
branches of Congress who will make
a determined effort to eliminate this
non-essential spending" Senator
Byrd wrote.
The Senator said 46 corporations
received payments Of SlO6,OOO to
s619OOO this year, while hundreds
of individuals and corporations re-
ceived payments ranging from SlO,-
900 to 100000.
The Senate Finance Committee,
of which Senator Byrd is member
plans to begin hearings on the sugar
situation next week.
1t was learned, meanwhile, that
Secretary Wickard soon may rec
ommend to the White House that
marketing and import quotas on
sugar be suspended during the war
emergency because of short supplies.
The quotas, invoked for the first
time in 1884, we're designed to
promote stability in the sugar indus
try during periods when supplies
were excessive and prices otherwise
would be disastrously low from the
producers standpoint.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
.0utnumbered
Allies HoIdinq
Enemy al Bay.
Botovio Captured,
Invaders Overrun
Northwest Juvu
Earlier Story on Page A-10

Earlier Story on Page A-1)
Japanese invaders of Java
smashed today at the defense arc
north of Bandoeng, headquarters
of the Indies command, after the
Dutch and Allied forces evacu-
ated the capital city Of Batavia,
the Associated Press reported.
1t was reported from Bandoeng
that the Dutch still held the foe
at bay, although official military
sources said the United Nations
forces were fighting a stiff uphill
battle. The Allied forces were said
to be outnumbered about TO l.
Bandoeng is now in the front line
of defense, besieged, and under
permanent alert against air raids.
Aneta News Agency reported there
was no sign that defensive fighter
planes we're in the air. Many gov
ernment Offices and businesses, some
only recently arrived from Batavia,
were destroying their files and other
papers in preparedness for the worst.
Batavia was said to have been
declared an open city before the
japanese entered.
Meanwhile, it was announced that
the japanese had occupied all OF
Northwestern Java and all but cut
the island in half by capturing
Jogjakarta far to the east.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
House S|ashes Million
More From Farm Bill;
F.5 A. Wins Support
Economics Bureaus
Functions Defined
As 'Non-Defense'
Earlier Story on Page A-110

NLdllICl OWL OAi - o. a. ~'
By the Associated Press.
The House welded its economy
knife again today and slashed
s1OOO,OOO from a proposed ST.
27S,79S appropriation for the
Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
les in next years farm supply
bill.
BY teller vote of 1913 to IS, the
members tentatively voted to make
the cut after Chairman Cannon of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee labeled the item as monde
fense"
Representative Cannon recalled
that he had opposed the reduction,
sponsored by Representative Dirk
sen, Republican, of Illinois. yester-
day but had changed his mind sub
sequently.
Previously, the members tenta-
lively had adopted amendments
making other reductions totaling
$500 900 in the $685. 900, 900 bill.
Farmers Support F. S. A.
Meanwhile, leaders of two organ
izations claiming a combined men,
bership of a half million farm fam
lilies rallied to the defense of the
(See FARM, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-03-06

two races was set at Hialeah in last
years $4,000 McLennan Handicap.
The track had to split the $4,000
Juvenile Stake, tomorrow's supple
nnentary feature, into two divisions
because q horses were entered. Both
races will be $4,000 events, in ac-
cordance with the conditions under
which the nominations were made.
Fourteen 2-year -olds will run in
one of the races. Is in the other.
The usual eight-race program will
be expanded 10 nine. and proceeds
from the added event will go to
charity.
A decision on the Widener di-
lemma was expected by early after
noon Attendants were ascertaining
whether two starting gates could
be hooked together so that % stalls
would be provided.
One alternative open to the track
was an old-fashioned start, without
the use of the gate.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
House Member
Calls Dies Report
PLAGIARISM
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Marcantonio of
New York, member of the American
Labor party, charged in the House
today that the Dies Committee on
American Activities had COM
mitted plagiarism in report on
japanese actions in the United
States.
In this report. page after page,
word for word, comma for comma,
the material was taken from other
sources, which were not given, and
put out as the committees own
work." Mr. Marcantonio said.
This plagiarism reflects on the
integrity of the House." the New
Yorker said. He did not mention
the sources which he said the COM
mittee used.
Mr.. Marcantonio sought to have a
committee appointed to investigate,
but Speaker Rayburn ruled the re-
quest was out of order.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
6-MiIIion-DoIIur Sub
Amberjock Launched
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GROTON, Conn. March 6-The
s6,OOO,000 submarine Amberjack,
latest of such craft built for the
United States Navy, slipped from the
ways at the Electric Boat Co. ship
yard into the fog-shrouded waters
of the Thames River today less than
10 months after her keel had been
laid.
The launching took place as wet
snow fell and first-shift workers
stood about during their brief lunch
period watching the wife of Rear
Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief Of the
Navy's Bureau of Navigation. smash
a bottle of champagne over the bow.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Metal Company Enjoined
To Protect War Materials

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. March 6.-Federal
Judge John P Barnes issued a per-
manept injunction today against the
Chicago Alloy Products Co., with
consent of the company's counsel
designed to control the concerns S
handling of war-vital metals.
The order restrained the company
from interfering with Government
agents surveying its stocks of nickel,
cadmium. magnesium, aluminium
and other metals and also enjoined
the company, for the period of an
audit, from selling, delivering, re-
moving or otherwise disposing of
such stocks.
United States Attorney J. Albert
Woll in applying for the writ Feb
ruary 13 said it was the first action
of its kind. He said the War Pro-
duction Board alleged the company
had been negotiating deals without
priority sanction and at prices in
excess of established maXimums.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Diplomatic Nominations
Confirmed by Senate

Fy the Associated Press.
The Senate confirmed yesterday
nominations of several men for
diplomatic posts. They were:
Pierre De L. Boal of Pennsylvania
to be Ambassador to Bolivia; Ar
thur Bliss Lane of New York to be
Ambassador to Colombia; Boaz Long
of New Mexico to be Ambassador to
Ecuador; Wesley Frost of Kentucky
to be Ambassador to Paraguay;
Robert M. Scotten of Michigan to
be Minister to Costa Rica; Avra M.
Warren of Maryland to be Minister
to the Dominican Republic. and
James B. Stewart of New Mexico to
be Minister to Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1942-03-06

'ByPresident
Held Lagging
Harrison, Production
Head, Fears Time May
Never Be Regoined
BY tht Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Shortages of materials are
threatening the Nations chances
of achieving President RooSe-
velt'S blue print for victory"
goals, w. H. Harrison, production
director of the War Production
Board, said today.
In planes and shipbuilding, major
elements in the Presidents pro-
gram, steel and aluminium short
ages have cut output below Mr.
HarriSon's hopes, he told a press
conference, adding that some of the
lag in shipbuilding may never be
caught up.
The President has asked produc-
ton of $4,000 war planes and 8,OOO,-
900 tons of shipping this year.
Saying that shipbuilding particu-
larly might fall short of the goal
Mr.. Harrison declared. however
that it was equally possible that a
production speed-up could surpass
it.
Mr.. Harrison said that while
ShipyardS turned out almost a
ship a day in February, the output
in terms of expectation was some
what disappointing.
SlOwneSs of Steel Plate.
I'm sure it was not more than
10 ships behind in February" he
added He placed the blame for the
February and March shipbuilding
lag on the SloWness of steel plate
deliveries by the steel industry in
October and November.
Warplane production also could
be ahead of its present status, he
added, IF we had the materials" :"
Steps have been taken, Mr.. Har-
rison declared, to eliminate the sup
ply bottlenecks.
The limiting factor is material
at the moment throughout the whole
program" he continued. Most of
the disappointments result from ma
terials shortages"
Small Business Bill.
Meanwhile, drafting of legislation
designed to bring American small
business into war production wher-
ever possible and assist it financial
ly was completed by Senate bank
ing subcommittee and approved by
Chairman Nelson of the War Pro-
duction Board.
The measure would create under
the w. P. B. special deputy
charged with the full responsibility
for the relationship of small busl-
ness to war production. He would
be accountable only to Mr.. Nelson.
The bill also would establish a
100000. 900 Treasury fl n n e d
Smaller War Plants Corp. to help
small businesses convert to war pro-
duction and to negotiate contracts
with them directly.
Mr.. Nelson would head this cor
poration, and in addition to the spe-
cial small business deputy, he would
appoint three other corporation di-
rectorS.
Guarded Nelson's Power.
The bill, originally proposed by
Chairman Murray of the Senate
Small Business Committee and
other committeeman, was amended
by the banking subcommittee to
guard against any division of Mr..
Nelson's authority as chief of war
production.
The Nelson headed corporation
would be empowered to lend money
and furnish facilities any way it
saw fit to small manufacturing con-
Germs and also would be endowed
with the power of contractor.
The corporation would have au-
thority to parcel out among small
manufacturers prime contracts for
Army, Navy, Maritime Commission
and other defense procurement divi-
sions.
Chairman Hughes of the Bank
ing Subcommittee said he hoped to
submit the new bill to the full Bank
ing Committee next week.
Evening star., 1942-03-06

were faced with the possibility o
AS Trainer August Swenke went
into the secre:ary's Office to file
Alsab's entry, he asked someone:
DO you think that Alsab could
win this race if he were as good as
he was last year?"
Yes" was the reply.
We'll he's just as good" Swenke
declared.
War Relic Not Entered.
The only horse considered likely
starter which actually was not ell
tered was Samuel D. Riddles War
Relic. Riddle was reported dis
pleased with the assigned weight of
126 pounds.
The entries. with their assigned
weights:
Midland, 1873; Challedon, 1875: Pic
tor, 1875; Attention, 1875; Market
Wise, 1875; Our Boots, 121; Dit, 120;
Porter's Cap. 1T; Get Of, ia; Best
Seller, 1l2; Great Union, 112.
Pomayya. Ill; Cramps. ITO; Alsab,
1Os; The Rhymer, 1o9; Llanero, 10s;
Minnelusa, 108; Riding Light, 108;
Waller. 108; olympus, l07; Delray,
los, and City Talk, l05.
In the event the ~ could run at
one time, a victory would be worth
$56, ,450.
Starting Gate Problem.
The big field named for the event
gave track officials q problem as the
starting gate accommodates only IA
horses. A few can get of from out
side the stalls, but racing rules re-
quire that each be allowed five feet
of room.
There was immediate talk of the
possibility of dividing the event into
two $4,000 races, but this would
be a last resort. A precedent for
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Allies Blast Facilities
At Soerobojo Base

SOERABAJA, Java. March 2 (De-
layed) (P.-Certain installations at
Soerabaja, site of the only impor-
tant naval base remaining to the
United Nations in the Southwest Pa
cific, were demolished today in a
three-hour campaign of destruction
by the defenders, Aneta, Dutch news
agency, reported.
The explosions, which shook resi-
dences and Office buildings through
out the city between 7 and 10 am.
followed Sundays japanese landing:
on the north coast of Java.
The Dutch have followed a
scorched earth policy in areas re-
garded as imminently threatened
with invasion. The japanese
landing nearest Soerabaja was at
Rembang, west-northwest of the
Soerabaja base. Since then the
japanese have advanced at least
to Bodjanegara, so miles west Of
Soerabaja.
The demolition suggests that
naval facilities were destroyed at
Soerabaja which could accommo-
date ships as large as heavy
cruisers0
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Husband, Wife Admitted
To Supreme Court Bar

A husband and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Gowen, 1243 Rock Creek
Ford road NV, were admitted at
the same time today to practice be-
fore the Supreme Court.
They were law school classmates
here. Mr.. Gowen is employed in
the War Department and his wife
in the Coast Guard.
They were presented to the court
by Marcus Borchardt, Washington
attorney and former special assist
ant to the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Girl, 6, Dies Of Burns
Caused by Brother, d

A 6-year-old child died today
from burns received in her home, at
"a Fourteenth street Sc, Febru-
ary II.
The child. Margaret Helen Holt,
colored, died in Casualty Hospital.
Police said her clothing was ignited
when her brother David. 4, was
playing with fire in the kitchen.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Composers Wife Wins
Divorce and Alimony

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 6.-Mrs.
Kate Wolfe Gilbert, wife of Com
poser L. Wolfe Gilbert, told the
judge today:
He simply told me I'm not COM
ing back and later he sent for his
clothes"
She was granted a divorce, $500
cash settlement and $50 a week for
life, or until she remarries. Gil
bert's song hits include Ramona"
and The Peanut Vendor"
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Oukluwn Park

FOURTH RACE-Purse. $500: claiming
Marching Feet (Whf0 1900 SO $50
Edasel dCrowellD $50 80
Midluck Craig $50
Also ran-fForess fHads Star,
Hover. fTet Boy, Ocean Bound. Roidef
Latepass, Queen Toke. HarebeN. Field.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
-Four Wounded in Indiana Labor Dispute

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. QFl.-Four men were wounded TINS
afternoon Sheriff Earl Baxter said was labor dis
pute at mill azed the south edge OF Bloom
ington The sheriff he understood OF union
members to the mill and demanded that men working
required to join union In the dispute that 1ol-
lowed the crew opened fire with shotgun the sheriff
Evening star., 1942-03-06
HiuIeuh Park

SIXTH RACE-Prrse. 81 1900: claim
ing: 3-year-olds: lis miles.
Lieb Light BERGER 31.2O 14l0 $40
Misflying tRogersl 440 3.40
New Trick tArcaro) 80
Time, ! 90
Also ran-Guest Star. Fox Cub, Gin
gall Brown Dancer. Barney's Gal White
Bait, Calatan, Dark Stream and Aouabelle
Evening star., 1942-03-06
AIsob Among p in Widener;
Bio Field Creates Problem
Crowded Track Storts Talk Of
Dividing Event Into Two Races


MIAMI Fla, March 6-Twenty-two horses, including Al
Sabath 941 juvenile champion ASab entered today for
$4,000 Wdener Handicap-and Haeah Park officials
were faced possibility of overflow field
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Late Races

Earlier Results, Rossvan's.
Other Selections and Entries for
Tomorrow on Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, March 6 CP.-
Cotton easier, hedge selling
against C. c. c. cotton. Stocks
heavy, blue chips lead further
decline. Bonds lower, only few
rails contest down trend.
CHICAGO.-Wheat easy; tenn
porary suspension of trading at
Winnipeg. Corn steady, fair
shipping business. Hogs active,
1915 higher; top. $3.50; small
supply. Cattle, few sales, about
unchanged.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
Spy Case Goes to Jury
Brosch Ties Sneod for St. Petersburg Lead
Britain Drafts Plan for Full Mobilization

LONDON (P.-The Ministry OF Labor took pfecau-
tonary measure" today conscrption of all noncom
baants to build works when enemy action land
is actually taking place Immediately apprehended The
preaching order meant national mobilization in the event
invasion.
Evening star., 1942-03-06
JAP HORDES SMASH AT BES|EGED BANDOENG
Materials Shortages Threaten War Effort W. P B. Director Says
Late News Bulletins
British Launch c Counterottock in Burma

British Launch Counterottock in Burma
ualties nhe japanese invaders of
terattack today in the vicinity of Pegu communque said
M. & N. Freighter, Tanker Feared Lost
The Navy announced today that American freghter
and tanker of Panamanan registry overdue and
lost The fregher the 267ton Norvana owned
by the Merchants g. Miners Transportation Co. Of Maryland
It carried of 49, The tanker the 5335ton Oym
pic carrying of 81 its last known sailing
Cab Pickup Service to Be Continued
Continued operation of the rushhour 20cent taxicab
pickup authorized late today by the Public Ui
ties order to this effect will be drawn
after legal opinion been rendered. Commission Chair
man Gregory Hankin said major changes
would be made in the plan
Earlier Story Page BID
Spy Case Goes to Jury
NEW YORK uP-The of nve men and woman
charged with espionage conspiracy went to Federal Court
Goddard
Earlier Story Page A50
Brosch Ties Sneod for St. Petersburg Lead
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. 1Pp--A Brosch, Farmingdale,
Y moved into tie with Defending Champion Sam Snead
at the quarter of the ST. Petersburg Open today
total of ZIG. Ralph Guldahl moved into third
place with 28 one Byron Nelson and Sam
my Byrd, tied at 2l9.
Earlier Story Page CO
Evening star., 1942-03-06

Slightly colder tonight. with lowest temperature
slightly above freezing. Temperatures today
Highest 81, at 4 pm; lowest, A. at 7:35 am.
From the United state, wea,n.r bureau Report
Full Details on PAGE AZ.
Evening star., 1942-03-06

(See FARM, Page 2-X.D
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-07
HE NEARLY SPENT
EliRlOllGH IN KITCHEN

Camp Stewart, Ga.-(AID Zip
to soldiers on leave: always keep
your iurl"ueh papers with YOU
Pvt. lluylc Conway, ON furloUGu
at his home al Palm Beach. Fla.
went Ia Miami Ia see Il friend al
the air force school. AS he walked
into his pals baracrks II tough ser
gcam confronted him with:
Where az" you going, soldier
just visiting Pvt. Conway ro-
piled.
You don't say, Wen. suppose you
report To the Kitchen. We need an
other KIP"
Pvt. Conway protested. lie finally
had To cal in his aunt. who W..
waiting outside the post. To vcri..
The Fact tai he WAS on rurluugh and
that his papers were home. locked "a,
in his desk.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-07

lure OF the month was increased at
TACK Oh rail transpor; IN northern
France and E"leium and added III,
hinc freight trans were DESTROYED
IN Belgium on July 25.
III made special rcicrncc Ia the
llrSt European bombing offensive by
The United States Air Force July i
on nazi airdromcS. planes and pilots
on the ground in Holland and ON
"iiShorc shipping. II said the Amcri-
can national holiday w;lS suitably
celebrated"
In Raj attacks on shipping dur
ing July, the review said. 10 ships
were ein,hcr sunk or damaged in
n"fthern waters and SO in the Mcdi-
tcrI'ancan.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-07

at this hour. I'm glad he brought
his bag"
Aloud she said, That's very
thoughtful Tony. but l shan't need
anything"
Furnace need looking after
or anything like that"
She smiled at him then. I'm q
pretty COOL man of the house.
But come in
He followed her into the low
ccilirGci living room and dropped
his hat AMI coat on a chair. She
| sal il the rocker whore he had
first seen her. He sat down across
from her. No ready words came tc
! his lips because she looked so pen
sivc, SO still. and for the first time
since he'd known her, wOebegonc.
1t was her tremendous vitality,
| glowing quality about her that haG
first drawn him 10 her. but now
that. too. was cloakCd in the plair
black gurb that made her young
maturity sonm younger than her q
years.
Young ~: Bradshaw wanted tc
keel beside her and put his arms
around her still figure.
She said. "How'S Mrs. Blocker ?"
Pine" he said heartily. Much
too fine. I'm afraid she's going to
get better in a hurry"
Barbara Wistcr gave him ma
tCrnal, understanding smile. Poor
Tony. You're too good a doctor. All
your patients get well in hurry"
For a moment they both thought
Of Mark Wistcr whom he had moi
been able to save. A bad cold and
then quick pneumonia.
ON. I'll catch on to the knacb
Of Keeping 'cm lingering some day
Just give me time" He said it has.
tily. wishing he could find some.
thing to say to wipe the bleak lool
off her face.
Tony Bradshaw got an old pine
and pouch out of his pocket
There's a quality in medicine that
neither schools nor city practice
can give mcdico," he said. TT
find it here. When you know wha,
makes a man sigh, you know more
about lis trouble than you dc
when you isolate his germ. It's ar
angle I'm interested in. Mechanics
aren't enough for me. You get
more than mechanics in a place
like this"
She leaned forward, with her
hands claspcd around her knees
and, looking into the fire. she said
in strangely tense tones. Il like
small towns. too. Tony"
DO you. Barbara" His voice
was low. Somehow that surprises
me- lie hadn't thought about II.
Lut now ne thought that she was
like a glowing hibiscus in an old.
fashioned garden: exotic and some.
how not belonging. lie was think.
ing and speaking. half TO himself.
Il don't really know anything
about you"
Her hCcting smile had n touch OF
irony In II, but her voice was gen.
tic:
Only what rcst of the town
knows, Tony? That l was an &C.
tr,ss and the Wistcfs are queer
rc,plc'?"
ITO lie Continued)