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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Weekend Housing Plan
For Servicemen Indorsed

The Metropolis View Citizens As
ISOLATION voted last night to sup
port the plan of DR.. Frank w.
Ballou to house soldiers and sailors
over the week end.
Mrs. Frank Sartwell, who made
the proposal following a similar
Endorsement of the plan by the
Northeast Council last week, add
ed the stipulation that proper health
precautions be taken.
The group unanimously agreed to
suggestion to submit the name
OF John j. Noonan to the school
authorities as name for a school
In his memory. Mr.. Sartwell point
ed out that Mr.. Noonan pushed a
bill through Congress lowering
transportation rates for school chill
dren.
The most fitting tribute to this
man, who refused all honors dur
ing his lifetime" Mr.. Sartwell added,
would be to name q school for
him-he has done so much for the
children in the District"
On the suggestion Of Mrs. A. J.
Orr the group will ask improve
ment OF the playground at the
Crosby Moves School. Mr.. Sartwell
chairman OF the Civilian Defense
Committee Of that area, told of the
work OF the Civilization Mobiliza-
ton Committee and the need for
qualified AFRAID wardens In the
area.
The meeting was held at 200
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
3Pct. Tax 10 Be Placed
On transportation
OF Goods in j. ).
Levy Due on Amounts
Paid On or After Dec. Z
For Transactions
By the Associated Press.


Another tax was added to the list
OF wartime levies this week. 3 per
cent tax on the transportation OF
property.
Pending completion of detailed
regulations governing the operation
OF the new tax, the Treasury issued
a memorandum today to Internal
Revenue collectors that the tax is
due on amounts paid on and after
December 2 for the transportation
Of goods which originated on or
after December /.
The tax applies to amounts paid
within the United States for the
transportation Of property by rail
motor vehicle, water or air from
one point in the country to another
Local transportation of goods is in
cluded, the Treasury statement said
The tax is due on payments made
ito person engaged in the business
OF transporting property for hire"
and is payable by the person max
ing the taxable transportation pay
ment and is collectable by the per-
son receiving such payment"
In its definition of persons en-
gagged in the business of transport
ing property for hire, the Treasury
included contract carriers, common
carriers. and local moving and dray-
age concerns.
Excluded from the tax are local
wholesale or retail merchants who
operate their own delivery trucks
incident to their business OF selling
merchandise.
Also exempt are payments made
directly to the carrier by a Federal,
State or local government agency
payments for transportation orig
mating before December,1,p pay
ments for transportation OF goods
for export to a foreign country or
shipment to an American possess
sion, and payments made outside
the . United States. regardless. OF
where the transportation occurs.
Special provision has been made
for the transportation of coal, the
rate Of tax on that commodity be-
ing cents a short ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Knudsen Predicts
Production Peak
Far Exceeding Axis
Sees Soaring Output
When New Plants
Come Into PIoy
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON, Dec. 8.-Despite
WPB Chief Donald M. Nelson's
concern over an apparent level
ing-of trend in war production,
1t. Gen. William S. Knudsen, the
Nations production trouble
shooter, today forecast a produc-
ton peak far greater than Ger
many's or Japan's as new plants
come into. play and thousands
Of war. workers, gain skill, r.. ..
The former General Motors ex-
ecutive, now director Of production
for the War Department.. said dur
ing 4 press conference that Amer
lean output of war materials now
had reached about 50 to 60 per cent
of peak" but declared that when
we reach peak, we'll turn out twice
as much as either Germany or
Japan
Defining peak as total military
requirement." Gen. Knudsen told a
press conference that Mr. Nelson's
report that war production in Oc-
tober was only up per cent. COM
pared with September, was reals
tic" rather than "pessimistic."
Gen. Knudsen pointed out, how
ever, that some plants were only now
coming into play" and that thou
sand of war workers were only now
becoming skilled.
We've got a job ahead of us yet,
but we've made fairly good prog
ress." Gen. Knudsen said.
Gen. Knudsen said women are the
biggest reservoir of labor for war
industry and estimated that en-
ployment of women would double by
the end of next year. Although
noting that the labor supply in the
Northwest is beginning to "scrape
bottom he said there was no par
ticular shortage in New England
except for highly skilled labor
Asked if United States planes
were superior to the Axis, Gen.
Knudsen smiled:
I've never been up in a Messer-
schmitt.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Rejected II Times by Army,
Man Asks Druft-Evusion 7 rial

He has no family and no permanent
address, he added. ..- 3
And. Judge, I've tried to enlist IT
times since last December. but no
one will have me-"
He has back injury and u re.
cetving An Army pension. he. re-
lated. Il have two letters from the
adjutant general Of the United
States requesting that I make no
further attempts to enlist.
1T seems to me I'm caught be-
tween two divisions Of Government.
I'm In no mans land. They're
shooting from both sides" -.
A trial. he figured, would 'find out
which side Is right"
Miller, his testimony showed, has
eight years college credits ana has
been . high school teacher 40 years
In the Midwest.
He's spent four weeks In jail, he
told the Judge, but he'd writ1 that
Oh a good experience"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

. book and making talks to enlist
promises of future aid to the 4,500,-
600 starving, crippled, and orphaned
Serbians. She picked western a.
the first school to address because
its students were 20 generous with
Thanksgiving contributions to the
International Red Cross.
The students gasped Is Miss
Mitchell took q dirk from her belt to
show them the equipment of q
Chetnik. She further explained that
poison was carried by Chetniks, not
IN concealed walls as has been re-
ported, but sewed into the red COL
lars Of their uniforms. II their
hands are tied when they are cap
tured, Miss Mitchell said. they can
chew the poison out Of the collar
She added grimly that many Chef
niks are captured and face charges
other than belonging to the secret
organization, but that the Germans
are apt to shoot Immediately any
one they definitely know to be 1
Chetnik.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
| Vols and Tulsa .
To Trade Films
Ion Grid Games
Ey the Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. a.
Tennessee and Tulsa, Sugar Bowl
opponents at New Orleans New
Year Day. will swap movies Of their
games to prevent troublesome re-
search work, Coach John Barnhill
said today. g
The Tennessee coach said the
teams would exchange two sets OF
movies in order for each to study
the others system Of play. Just
what games of last season would be
shown we're undetermined, he said.
Coach Henry Frnka Of Tulsa and
I know very little of the others
team" Barnhill said. so we fe-
uerd the only sensible thing to do
was to exchange. game movies"
Meanwhile, the Tennessee ath-
letic office was returning more than
1000 Sugar Bowl tickets as request
ed by bowl onicials in line with ODT
recommendations. However, more
than 300 tickets already have been
sold here and Coach Barnhill said
no effort was being made to recall
these.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Rolling Booth 10 Sell
War STAMPS at School

The Whittier Bond Wagon" a
rolling booth with patriotic posters,
was introduced at q Remember
Pearl Harbor" rally yesterday at
Whittier School as a means OF dra-
matizing an intensive drive for the
sale Of stamps and bonds.
Pupils in the sixth grade class OF
Miss Mary E. Moore, sponsor OF the
program, will rotate the honor of
escorting the booth twice a week
into all classrooms to sell War
stamps. Whittier School pupils al
ready have purchased several thou
sand dollars worth of stamps, 1t was
reported. OF the schools TOO pupils,
nearly 400 are steady purchasers.
War activity programs at the
school are carried out under the SUI
pervision of Miss Elsie E. Green,
principal. herself an active worker
in the American Women's Voluntary
Services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
b the Aasociatld Prs1a.

+, KANSAS CITY. Kans., Dec. B.
Juan P. (Jack) Miller, 43-year old
Humboldt KanSJ teacher. soldier,
carpenter. musician and architect,
wanted to be prosecuted with a reg
ular trial on . Draft Act evasion
charge-but Federal Judge Richard
J. Hopkins and United States Dis
trict Attorney George H. West
said no.
Miller said If they'd 90 ahead
and try him, it might help clarity
. muddled situation. But the fudge
approved the district attorneys sug-
gestions: That they ask the Attor-
ney General for authority TO drop
the whole business.
Miller. who said he had served In
the Army twice. explained he wa
en- route to Southern Kansas when
the draft board notice missed him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
'Be|ieveA IINozi Atrocity To|es,
Ruth Mitchell Tells Students

Believe any atrocity story you
hear about the Germans" Miss
Ruth Mitchell, veteran of II Mani
prisons, told 1000 Western High
School students today. :.
Standing in her Chetnik uniform
to enlist the students aid for the
crippled and orphaned in Serbia.
Miss Mitchell said that from her
own experience she could testify
that any Nazi atrocity story is not
propaganda but the truth.
1T is impossible to exaggerate
German deeds" said the sister Of
the late Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell.
mo imagination could think up .
story that would be worse than what
Is going on there"
Only woman member Of the Chef
mix guerrilla band led BY Gen.
Draja Mihailovich. Miss Mitchell
was released from the last Of .
string Of German prisons to return
to this country on the rescue liner
''Drottningholm" last summer. She
is living in Arlington, Va writing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
War Fund Campaign,
Within I PET. Of
Goal, 10 Continue
New Donations Listed
At Luncheon Today
TotoI $S6,Al
Earlier Story on Page A-6.)

Earlier Story on Page A-6.)
The Community War Fund cam
paign, which reached 1929 per cent
Of its goal of $4,o56, 1884 at a Willard
Hotel report luncheon today, will be
extended until the goal is reached,
1t was announced by Floyd E. Akers,
campaign chairman.
There will be no more report
luncheons, he said. but a workers
meeting will take place at 3:45 pm.
Friday, December Is, at the May
flower Hotel for further reports and
consideration of how the goal may
be reached If 1t has not been met
by that time.
The new contributions, today
amounted to $86,491.98, bringing the
total since october ~, the first re-
port meeting. to $3,7S4, 409.48, or
1928 per cent Of the goal.
The goal was changed from its
original $4,141, 900. according to an
announcement by Herbert L. Willett,
jr., executive director of the cam
paign. He said the goal had been
cut by $84,616 because "a newly Gre
ated organization which had antici-
pAted joining in the Community
War Fund and for which provision
originally was made. has decided to
remain outside and raise its funds
in another way"
THE new goal. he said, will allow
100 per cent budget needs to be
filled for all agencies and the con-
tingency fund, when "the total goal
Is reached"
Principal speaker today was Mrs.
Roosevelt, who described conditions
in England and called on workers
to reach the goal. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Morgenthau Says Timidity
Slows War Bond Sales
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau said yesterday that n
lot OF people who are seeing things
under the bed" are boarding funds
which should be IN Victory bonds.
The Secretary told his press con-
ference that scare statements"
about the prospects of compulsory
savings and other speculation on
Treasury plans accounted for much
of the boarding.
These people are frightened but
I know of nothing that they should
be afraid Of" he said. There IS
no reason for boarding. They are
just making the Treasury's job
that much harder"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

'SoiltAuueu from FUSt rage
verted and malignant ingenuity is
being employed to hasten the
process Of the destruction of the
Jews in Europe, with the result "a
crime 80 naonstrous as to be- without
parallel in history
Executions Summarized.
The memorandum alleged that
late last summer Hitler issued an
order for the determination of all
European Jews by December Of this
year, particularly to conserve food
for Germans. Executions were al
legged to have been speeded UP under
this policy.
A country by-country summary
which was attributed to documents
received through the State Depart
ment gave these statistics:
Germany, former Jewish popula-
ton Of 100000 reduced to 10000;
Austria, Jews reduced from $4,000
to between $4,000 and $4,000: b.
hernia and Moravia, from 10000 to
$4,000; Poland, from 100000 to
$500 900: Belgium, from $4,000 to
5000; Netherlands, from 10000 to
10000; Yugoslavia, all of the loo, 900
killed or deported except for 400 who
escaped to Italy; Greece, all Jews
10 to IS drafted for slave labor:
France. from $40 900 to an estimated
275,000; Rumania. from 100000 to
10000: Bulgaria. $500 engaged in
slave labor; Slovakia, from 10000
to 10000; Latvia. all 100000 sesre-
gated in ghettos, with thousands
killed and others impressed into
slave labor; Lithuania, same as
Latvia.
Commission Proposed.
The delegation urged immediate
appointment of an American COM
mission to collect evidence of Nazi
barbarism for submission Ito the
bar of public opinion and to the
conscience of the world" Mr..
Roosevelt already has announced an
understanding with Great Britain
for early establishment of a United
Nations commission to investigate
war crimes as preliminary to pun
ishment of those guilty when the
war is won.
The voluminous document pre-
sented by the delegation calling at
the White House termed trains used
for deportation Of Jews to points
IN Eastern Europe caravans of
DEATH with 200, 900 "uprooted Jews
perishing before reaching their des-
tination by last summer. Trains are
deliberately crowded to the point
where hundreds die of suffocation,
the document charged Those who
survive are taken to points where
their determination is carried out
without attracting notice. it added.
The delegation comforting with
Mr.. Roosevelt included, in addition
to DR.. Wise. Maurice Wertheim,
president of the American Jewish
Committee: Adolph Held, president
OF the Jewish Labor Committee:
Israel Goldstein, president OF the
Synagogue Council Of America:
Henry Monsky. president Of BNai
Birth, and Rabbi Israel Rosenberg.
chairman Of the Union OF Orthodox
Rabbis Of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
House Passes Bill
To Sell i. S.-0wned
Machines 10 Plants
PIons Already Made
To Shift Some Units
To Plane Factory

The House passed and sent to the
Senate late today a bill which will
allow the War Production Board to
rip out air-conditionng and other
non-essential mechanical equipment
in Government buildings in Wash
ington and elsewhere and sell it to
industries engaged in the produc-
ton Of war materials.
Plans already have been made to
ser to q Mtdwestern aircraft fac
tory five OF the seven refriserating
units in the Social Security Build
ing. which houses the WPB and the
ofnces Of Price Administration and
War Information.
Legislation authorizing sale Of the
air conditioning plants and other
mechanical equipment was urged by
President Roosevelt 10 days ago in
a special message to Congress. The
same day Representative Downs,
Democrat of Connecticut, introduced
a bill for that purpose, and two days
later hearings were held on it by
the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee which unan-
imously reported it favorably.
Air-co conditioning equipment re-
moved from Government buildings
would be used for war industries.
not for comfort of workers, but to
control the temperature and
moisture content of the air in a
factory during the manufacture of
certain precision instruments. such
as airplane engines or to condition
the temperature of material used
in the manufacture Of synthetic
rubber and high-octane gasoline.
The House committee was told by
representatives of WPB that Gov
eminent employees In Washington
and other cities would be willing to
sacrifice the air-cooled comfort OF
offices to aid the war effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Two District Bills
Approved by House,
Sent 10 President
Sanitation and Taxi
Insurance Measures Add
To Authorities Powers

The House today passed and
sent to the White House two
Senate-approved bills designed
to give District authorities in
creased powers. One will expe-
dite the correction of insanitary
conditions in dwellings. The
other will give greater control
over the business Of companies
writing taxicab liability insur-
ance.
Action came after Chairman
Randolph of the District Committee
told the House the legislation wa.
imperatively needed, especially the
proposed law giving the Board foi
Condemnation of Unsanitary Build.
ings authority to require property
owners in War-crowded Washington
to put unsanitary homes in q
''habitable condition"
Principal features of the con.
demnation bill reduce from 30 to /:
days the period during which q
building may be occupied after
service of notice OF condemnation
and eliminates from existing Law
provision that an insanitary
building must be demolished II the
cost OF repairs exceeds so per cent
OF the reproduction value.
Bill Backed by Kutz.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz had
previously told the Senate District
Committee that If an insanitary
building can be put in a sanitary
condition 1T is immaterial. 50 far
as life, health and safety are con-
cerned, what relation the cost Of
repairs bears to the reproduction
value Of the building"
The Board of Commissioners be-
heves, he explained, that it is I'M
reasonable to require an owner to
demolish a building unless "rea-
sonably necessary" for the protec-
ton Of life. health and safety.
Under the proposed new law, an
owner would be required to de-
molish a building only in case it
CANNOT De put INTO sanitary con-
dition.
Followed Court Decision.
The bill giving the superintendent
Of insurance of the District greater
control over companies writing taxi
cab liability insurance was an out
growth Of a decision by the United
States Court OF Appeals for the Dis
trict.
Dangers" in existing law, Com
missioner Young told the Senate
District Committee in urging ap-
proval Of the proposed legislation,
grow out Of a provision authoriz-
Ing a so-called mutual company to
assume fantastic liabilities without
provision for assessments on its
members to make reimbursement
and without adequate reserves which
sound insurance principles have
proved to be necessary as means of
protection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Cuban President Due
To Arrive Here Today

President Fulgencio Batista OF
Cuba, who was given a rousing well
come at Miami yesterday As q
staunch exponent of the good
neighbor policy, was due to arrive
in Washington late today, to be the
guest Of President Roosevelt for
most Of this week.
During his brief overnight Miami
stop, before leaving by special plane
for Washington, President Batista
reiterated his nations solidarity
with the United Nations.
The Cuban chief Of state. who
Is major general in the Cuban
Army, will be feted at q series Of
events here, before starting On 4
tour Of war plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Accused Seditionist
Pleads Not GUILTY.:
$4,000 Bail Asked
Broenstrupp One Of 2S
Indicted; Court to Name
Counsel for PeIIey n

H. Victor Broenstrupp, Sc. alias the
Duke Of st. Saba, charged with sedi-
tious conspiracy. pleaded innocent
when arraigned IN District Court to-
day before Justice Jesse c. Adkins
Justice Adkins deferred until 10
am. Friday the setting of bail for
Broenstrupp. who is one of % per-
sons indicted by a Federal grand
jury on charges Of interfering with
impairing, and influencing the 10y
atty, morale and discipline Of the
United States armed forces" and
causing INSTRUMENTATION. disloyalty.
mutiny and refusal Of duty in the
armed forces'of the United States"
At the same time the court an
nounced it will appoint counsel for
William Dudley Policy, serving a IS
year sedition sentence imposed by
an Indiana court, who is one OF the
% indicted.
Called Hard to Catch"
Pelley appeared before Justice Ad-
kins today and said he had not had
time to secure counsel because II
have been held in close custody since
July"
william Power Maloney, special
assistant to the Attorney General,
asked the court to set Broenstrupp's
bond at $4,000 because the prisoner
Is very hard to CATCH"
He is regarded by the Govern
ment," said Mr.. Maloney, "as one of
the key figures in this case. His
activities extend from coast to
coast"
Broenstrupp, tall. gaunt and mus
tached, pleaded his innocence in a
sure voice and shouted:
No law in Gods world can con-
denim me for being 4 friend of Mr..
Pelley's"
Objects to High Bond.
Broenstrupp objected to the high
bond suggested by Mr.. Maloney,
contending that he was not a
fugitive from justice.
Answering question from the
court, Mr.. Maloney said he doubted
amy bond would be able to hold
this man"
Broenstrupp, according to the in
dictment, is known by the following
aliases: The Duke OF st. Saba,
Count Victor Cherep-Spiridovich
1t. Gen. Cherep-Spiridovich, Col
Bennett and j. G. Francis.
Mr.. Maloney said that the ar
raignment Of Broenstrupp today
left but 5 of the 20 indicted by q
Federal grand jury to be arraigned
All but one, william Grimm OF New
York City, is in custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

The other, addressed ITO Whom 1t
May Concern" read: mo one did
this but myself. Please do not blame
it on any one else" 1t was signed
Barry Gilbert"
. The detectives said the parrot
escaped yesterday, and that the boy
was reprimanded in a telephone
conversation with his grandmother
His grandfather, coming to the
Gilbert home to help capture the
pet, found Barry's body. He had
been shot through the heart with a
light-caliber rife. evidently tripping
the trigger with his toe.
The comedian and Mrs. Ella Gil
bert were In the East on a bond
selling tour. The boy was adopted
by the Gilberts in June, 194l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Free Seeds Offered
For Victory Gardens

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 8.-The
San Francisco Park Commission will
furnish seed, plants. tools and 400
farming plots in famous Golden
Gate Park to citizens who want to
raise victory vegetable gardens.
Everything will be free. including
expert advice on how to pack the
most vitamins into the growing
vegetables.
The gardeners will only have to
do the sweating that goes with weed
ing, watering and otherwise tending
their plots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

By the Associated Press.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD. Calf
Dec. 8.-Barry Gilbert. 13-year-old
adopted son of Film Comedian Billy
Gilbert. was found shot to death last
night in the family home Police
expressed the belief today that sor-
row over scolding for a parrots
escape led to the tragedy.
Detectives H. A. Splaine and c. A.
Fromm reported the discovery Of
two notes. The first, to his grand
father, Robert B. Mckenzie, read:
The reayon I did this is because
you and grandma didn't believe me.
1 love you all with all my heart.
Tell mother and dad I am grateful
for all they have done for me-" 1t
was signed Barry"