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Evening star., 1942-03-13
V|ERECK GETS 7 TO 6 YEARS. $500 FINE
Deserters Kill F. B. |. Agent,
Fight Posse Before Capture
Tear Cos Forces
Pair From Vacant
House Near Abingdon
Ry the Assnciated Press

By the Associated Press.
ABINGDON, Va, March 13.-Two
Army deserters who shot and killed
one F. B. I, agent and wounded an
other seriously we're captured in an
abandoned house on the outskirts
of Abingdon this afternoon.
More than a hundred Federal,
State and local officers surrounded
the house and a number of shots
were. exchanged before tear gas
forced the soldiers out.
The fugitive pair were captured
only few hours after an agent who
sought to arrest them fell dead and
his companion wounded under a
hail of pistol fire that began in an
all-night cafe in this Southwest
Virginia town.
Agent Hubert ]. Treacy. jr., %, was
shot to death and Charles L. Tignor,
%, was wounded five times when
they went to arrest Pvt Charles J
Lovett, 81, and Pvt. James Evans
FISHERMAN. %, who had deserted
from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
The soldiers. who blazed away as
soon as the agents identified them
selves, had been sought since Thurs
day when, according to H. I. Bobbitt,
special agent in charge OF the Rich
mond F. B. l. Office, they stole a
supply of pistols and ammunition
from the fort, kidnapped taxi driver
and escaped into Tennessee.
The driver of the taxi was released
at Cleveland, Tenn, and the men
drove on to Abingdon, where Agents
Treacy and Tignor. tipped by the
Nashville F. B. Office, were on the
lookout.
Wallace Ford, another agent, said
Mr.. Treacy was killed instantly and
Mr. Tignor was wounded in the arm
in the cafe as the men, still in Army
uniforms, ran out. Mr.. Tignor, Civ
ing chase, fell on the street with
four bullet wounds in his chest.
Each Had Two Guns.
Mr. Ford said the pair, each hold
ing two pistols. attempted to COM
mandeer a car owned by Andy
Hilton of Abingdon. but Town
Policeman Troy Combs jammed his
machine into Mr.. Hilton's. Police
man Combs exchanged gun fire with
the men as they fed
The men attempted to take over
another car driven by Mrs Eliza
beth Kreger. but she pulled the keys
out and tossed them across the
street.
The soldiers then ran of in the
direction of Lebanon and through
out this morning were the objects of
Evening star., 1942-03-13
u. ). Takes Control
Of Nation S Entire
Wood Pulp Supply
w. P. B. Will Allocate
Quotas to Poper Mills
And Other Users

By the Associated Press.
The Government today took
control of the Nations entire
supply of wood pulp, effective
May l, under a War Production
Board order assuming power to
allocate both domestically pro-
duced and imported pulp to pa
per mills and other users.
The order is intended ito conserve
supplies and distribute equitably the
available pulp between competing
war and civilian requirements" w.
P. B. said. Vibrating pulp is used
for making explosives and military
demand is expected to mount steeply
this year.
Pulp imported from Canada, the
principal foreign source of supply,
after noon of May l will be "frozen"
until released by J. S. Knowlson, w.
P. BIS director of industry oerations.
The order affects all types of pulp
and all companies, and requires pulp
consumers to file monthly sched-
ules of their orders for the follow
ing month. These reports will begin
next month.
Consumers also are required to
file reports on consumption and sup
plies on hand and producers must
provide monthly statements of their
advanced shipping schedules.
On the basis of information thus
obtained w. P. B. will direct what
pulp deliveries may be made. Pro-
ducers will be required to withhold
for special distribution" a portion
of their monthly production to be
decided from time to time.
The order, officials of the w. P. B.
pulp and paper section said, is not
expected to be applied stringently
for the first several months. Dur
ing that time, however, w. P. B.
will set up machinery for stringent
application when the supply situa-
tion becomes acute.
1t is expected that the control
will be used to allocate pulp to pa
per mills facing shutdown because
of the increasing conversion of the
industry to nitrating pulp for the
Army and because European sup
ply sources have been cut off.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Army Pay Raise Bill
Gets Unanimous 0. K.
Of Senate Group
Measure Would Increase
Annual Wage Outlay
By 268 Millions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A pay raise bill for hundreds OF
thousands of men in the armed
services which would boost pri-
Yates pay to S42 a month from
the present s21 was recommend
ed today by the Senate Military
Affairs Committee.
The decision was unanimous
among the II Senators represented
at the meeting. two of whom sent
their proxies.
If the bill is approved by Con-
gress. privates would get $42 a
month their first year. and on pro-
motion to first class privates would
get s48
Corporals would be boosted from
s64 to S66; sergeants from $40 to
s78; staff sergeants from s82 to 500:
technical sergeants, S94 to STA, and
master sergeants. s136 to sl38
The only increases in base pay
for commissioned officers would
raise ensigns and second lieutenants
from 81 500 to 81 800 a year.
Subsistence allowances for all
commissioned officers would be in
creased according to rank.
Senator johnson, Democrat, Of
Colorado. sponsor of the measure,
estimated it would increase annual
pay expenses by about S268. 1856, 900.
This will bring the Army up to
the advantageous pay scale offered
by the Navy" he declared, adding
never before has been it so neces-
sary for men to be mechanics in
the Army, and not just be gun
bearers"
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Earlier Story on Page AID

Senator Byrd, Democrat. of Vir-
ginia today read into the record
a list of 81 Office of Civilian De-
fense national co-ordinators' for
many kinds of sport, from boxing
to tug-of-war.
Included in the list of co-ordina-
tors, whom the o. C. D. said are
unpaid, was Bernarr Macfadden as
"co-ordinator of hiking"
Senator Byrd charged that the
Office of Civilian Defense was con-
templating "a gigantic plan of reg
imentation for physical fitness and
recreation as a part of the national
defense program"
Senator Byrd said he had been
informed by Jack Kelly of Philadel-
phia, national co-ordinator of
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Senate Unit 10 Investigate
Lag in War Production

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Thomas announced to-
day that Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee would start an in
vestigation Monday of statements
that the war production program
was mot progressing as it should. ,
Senator Thomas wrote Donald M
Nelson, war production chief; Sec
retary of War Stimson, Secretary of
the Navy Knox and other officials
asking them to appear for question
ing.
"Obviously,' Senator Thomas said
in letters to the officials. "the publlc
has been led to believe that our pro-
gram is being held back ta by the
operation of the 40-hour week law;
tb) exorbitantly high prices being
paid for labor, and (c) the prevail
ence of and the increasing of strikes
in defense industries.
If bottlenecks exist we want to
know where they are and the rea-
son or reasons therefor so that we
may take steps if necessary to cor
rect or assist in correcting such de-
fectS."
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Naval Flyer Who Bagged
Six Jdps Gets $4,000

D. lHe ASSOCIATED FreSS.
CHICAGO. March 13.-Naval Air
1t. Edward H. OHare. who became a
top ace of World War II last month
when he was credited with a one
day bag of six Japanese bombing
planes. had a birthday today-and
$4,000 present to go with it.
A decree was entered in Circuit
Court declaring the 28-year-old flyer
to be the owner under a trust agree
ment of a half interest in $4,000 re-
ceived from sale of six-flat apart
ment building. The other half, the
court found, belonged to 1t. O'Hares
father. the late Edward J. O'Hare,
wealthy sportsman who was myste-
riously slain on a Chicago street in
1899.
Executors of the estate were or
dered to turn over SIS 900 from the
sale to the son, and in his absence
an attorney was designated to re-
ceive it.
1t. O'Hare was born in st. Louis in
1914-when March l3 also fell on a
Friday.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
u. S. Requisitions Scrap Metal
Held for Increase in Price
Seizure of 100 Tons-ot Junk Yard
Called First of Kind in Nation

a premium of more than SO a ton.
Schumak told Mr.. Cummings he
had held the scrap speculatively "as
an investment for my old age"
He offered no resistance when 10
trucks rolled into his yard and work.
men began loading the scrap. The
metal was purchased by the Metals
Reserve Co., a Government corpora
ton set up to purchase vital metals
needed in war production.
Mr. Cummings said Schumak
would be paid the prevailing ceiling
price and if he objected, claiming
higher price, he could file a claim
with the Court of Claims.
The Government men said the
prevailing price was Sl8.75 a ton.
The w. p. B. was given authority to
requisition scrap supplies by an act
of Congress of october Is, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
WEEHAWKEN, N. j., March 13.-
The captain of the Norwegian tank
er Pan Norway. shelled and set afire
by two German submarines 600
miles east of Bermuda, told today
how his gun crew fought a running
battle with the U-boats for a half
hour before he ordered all hands to
abandon ship.
Capt. John Bach, 43-year-old
Norwegian skipper, arrived here to-
day with six of his men on the same
ship that had picked up his entire
crew of 40 in nid-Atlantic and taken
them to Lisbon.
Capt Bach said several hundred
shells we're fired by the submarines,
one on each side of his ship, and Il
don't know of any that missed"
One of the submarines halted the
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Shell Duel With Two Nozi Subs
Described by Tanker Captain

neutral rescue ship to pass aboard
a wounded seaman its crew had
flshed out of the sea.
One lifeboat capsized as it was be-
ing launched, spilling IL men into
the water, but all we're picked up
with the submarines help. Two
other lifeboats and a dinghy we're
launched safely.
Capt. Bach said he returned while
the subs continued their shelling to
save his papers and pet terrier,
Hero of Norway.
A few minutes after he entered
the cabin a shell crashed through
the door and hit the dog, less than
5 feet from him.
The attack came about $3.50 pm,
January 26, in a calm sea. The Pan
(See SHELL DUEL, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Margaret AngIin Takes
Role Mary BoIond Left
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 13-Margaret
Anglin, veteran actress, will take
Mary Boland's role in the play
The Rivals" tomorrow
Miss Boland left the cast March 2.
complaining she was i'll. The Thea
ter Guild charged she ran out on her
run-of f-the-play contract and filed
a claim for $4,000, four weeks pay.
She has been barred from stage,
screen and radio pending a hearing
by Actors Equity in New York
March 81. Miss Boland now is in
Hollywood.
Miss Anglin will play two per-
formanceS tomorrow before the show
leaves for Boston.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Anti-Aircruft
Shells Scare
Wall Street
By the Associated Press.

6y Inc ASSOCldlcu fIeSS.
NEW YORK, March 13.-After
a large piece of coping fell this
afternoon from a top floor of the
Equitable Building in the
financial district, an anti-air-
craft crew stationed near the
metropolitan area reported to
police that at $40 pm. they &C
cidently fired eight shells from
an anti-aircraft gun aimed in the
direction of the Wall Street area
area.
It was about that time the piece
of coping fell from the ledge be-
tween the 37th and 38th floors Of
the 4o-story Equitable Building.
1t. James Pyke, in charge of the
police bomb squad. reported to head
quarters that he visited the Nassau
street area at Cedar street, where
stones fell from the cornice and
had found four or five pieces of
steel fragments, about 2 inches long.
No one was reported injured,
The crash caused a wave of ex-
citement in the financial area. Po-
lice emergency cars and numerous
fire trucks rushed to the scene.
c. N. Feldman, president of the
Kennecott Corp. with offices on the
37th floor of the building, tele-
phoned police he had heard "an
explosion" and that a piece of cor
nice had fallen from the floor above
him. Detectives found it had
broken off near the bankers club
headquarters.
A building official said that pre-
1iminary results of an investigation
by the Army and Navy indicated
that the structure had been hit "by
a projectile of some kind" The
projectile, he said, knocked out
bricks and terra Gotta.
Several people in the building re-
ported hearing an explosion" the
official said. There can scarcely
be any doubt that an explosion oc-
Cured. Parts of the bricks and the
terra Gotta crumbled down into the
street, but struck no one, so far as
we have yet learned"
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Hit|ess Six Innings,
Mats B|itz Boston
And Win, ~
Rally in 7th Ties Count
And 10 Griffmen Score
In Lost Two Frames
BY BURTON HAWKINS,

SARASOTA, Fla, March 13.-
HitleSs for six innings today, the
Washington Nationals blitz-
krieged Boston in the late in
nings to overcome the Red Sox' S
2-run advantage and blast them
into a 12-to-2 defeat.
Boston capitalized on four walks
and single of Rookie Scarborough
in the fifth to score their brace OF
tallies. Sundra and MasterSon
blanked the Sox while they were
on the mound.
The Nationals couldn't hit Joe
Dobson, but fell on Mace Brown
his successor. for three safeties in
the seventh to tie the score. Eight
safeties in the eighth added seven
runs. The Nationals scored three
more of Dickman in the ninth.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case flied deep
to Williams. So did Spence. Camp
bell rolled to Doerr. No runs
BOSTON-Di Maggie singled to
left. Pesky forced Di Maggie. Ver-
non to Repass. Finney hit into a
double play Repass to Pofahl to
Vernon. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Vernon was cut
at first, Lupien to Dobson. Early
was out, Dobson to Lupien. Gale
walked. Repass flied to Di Maggie.
No runs
Williams singled to
right. Lupien flied to Campbell
Cronin flied to Campbell Doerr
forced Williams at second, Repass
to Pofahl. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Pofahl famed.
Sundra grounded out to Lupien.
Case popped to Pesky. No runs.
BOSTON-PeacockW walked. Dob
(See BASEBALL, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1942-03-13
51O.C.D Sports Co-ordinotors
Are Listed by Senator Byrd

physical fitness for the o. c. D.. Of
plans to name 610 regional and dis
trict co-ordinators for the program
which would direct activities in bad
minton, archery bag punching, bill
lizards, paddleball, weight lifting
and other games.
In this time of war and great
peril" Senator Byrd declared, 1T
seems to me we need less of bad
minton, billiards and similar activi-
ties so we may devote our total and
undivided effort to winning the
war"
The Virginian, who had men,
tenioned a few of the co-ordinators
yesterday, said he had been in
formed there are 10 more, which he
tSee CO-ORDINATORS, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-03-13
House S|ashes
$25,000,000
From Farm Bill
Rehabilitation Work
Fund Cutin Half
By 142-119 Vote
BULLETIN.

The House passed late to-
day the 1943 agriculture ap-
propriations bill, carrying a
total of S82OO65 ,859 in author
lied expenditures and loans.
A total of s56,81O,722 was cut
from the bill in nine days of
debate. A laSt-ditch attempt
to restore a $25 100000 reduc-
ton in the allotment for the
Farm Security Administration
met defeat on a standing vote.
AS finally passed, the measure
still carried the controversial
clause designed to forbid sale
of Government-held crops be-
low parity prices.
Earlier Story on Page A-20
By the Associated Press.
The House tentatively SlaShed
$25 100000 from the agriculture
appropriations bill today, cutting
in half the allotment for admin
istrative expenses and grants in
the farm rehabilitation program.
The action on the reduction
largest single cut thus far in the
farm supply bill-came on teller
vote of 142 to 119 as President
Roosevelt was reported reliably as
considering a veto of the entire
measure.
Representative Hope, Republican,
OF Kansas, said the S25,000,000 cut
would put the rehabilitation pro-
gram "out of business" but Rep
resentative Woodrum, Democrat, of
Virginia, told the House that ad-
ministrators of the program have
to advertise to get these people to
come in and take the money Of
fered as rehabilitation grants.
Mr.. Roosevelt was asked earlier
at his press conference if progress
was being made in controlling in
fation. In some ways yes, replied
Mr.. Roosevelt, in some ways no,
placing in the latter category the
House action in writing into the
appropriations bill a clause designed
to prevent sale of Government-held
surplus crops at less than parity.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AsSocia ted Press.
VALPARAISO, Ind. March 13.-
One hundred tons of scrap metal at
Frank Schumak's junk yard were
requisitioned by the Government to-
day in what a Federal official said
was the first seizure action of its
kind in the Nation.
Donald S. Cummings, Indiana
field representative of the War Pro-
duction Boards automobile grave
yard section, headed the requisition
party, which included Al w. Hosin-
ski, deputy United States marshal
from South Bend.
Mr.. Cummings said Schumak re-
fused to sell his scrap to steel mill
buyers at the prevailing ceiling price
set by the Once Of Price Admins
tration and had been holding out for
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Bill Would RecIussify
AmbuIunces in D. c.

The District Commissioners today
submitted to Congress the draft of
a bill designed to place ambulances
and funeral cars in different class
from taxicatx and sightseeing cars
and to require ambulance or funeral
car drivers before receiving license
to show that they are of good moral
character and qualified to operate
such vehicles.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Australian Ruling
To Bon All Strikes
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

TEarIIer Story on rage A-I.J
BIZ the Associated Press.
CANBERRA A, Australia, March
13.-In a ruling expected to ban
all strikes for the duration of
the war, the Australian war cabinet
decided today to enforce a national
security statute requiring workers
to stay on the job under normal
wage rates and working conditions.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Enemy Aliens Seized
In New Mexico Ruids
Rxthe Assnciated Press

ny IIlt SSSUVIdItU fItoS'
RATION, N. Mex, March r.
An unspecified number of enemy
aliens and q large amount of con-
traband we're seized in raids last
night and today by Federal and To-
cal officers directed by D. A. Bryce
F. B. I. special agent.
A Rocky Mountain tunnel for the
main transcontinental line of the
Santa Fe Railroad is near Ration.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
OukIuwn Park

FOURTH RACE-Purse. 500: claiming;
l-year-olds and upward; s furlonEs.
Black Brummel adams $50 $50 $50
Bright and Early (Dattilo) 800 20
Midluck (Craig) $40
Also ran-Kiosk. Cherriko. Darby Dallas.
Southbound. Rhode Island, Gambit.
- Dazzlement and Pavilion.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, March 13 (P.-
Stocks irregularly higher; steels,
motors advance. Bonds lower;
rails in supply. Cotton quiet;
hedging and mill price fixing.
CHICAGO. eat about
steady; profit taking offsets mill
buying. Corn lower; profit
taking. Cattle steady: few steers
offered. Hogs 1920 lower; top,
sl3.55; weak pork market.
Evening star., 1942-03-13

an intensive search throughout
Southwest Virginia.
All State troopers in the area were
modified Immediately and they
were joined by SIS local officers at
tending an F. B. I. school at nearby
Bristol.
w. H Murphy. chief of the F. B. 7
Office in Knoxville. said there that
the pair beat a Fort Oglethorpe
sentry severely before commander
(See F. B. l., Page 2-X.D
Evening star., 1942-03-13
TropicuI Park

SEVENTH RACE-Purse $1,000 claim
ingls 4-year-olds and upward: l lie
miles.
Buldinser CMeade> $3.50 go 10
Maepeace Moore $50 $50
Light Reich tEadsD 10
Time. "A.
Also ran-Hotzea. Gay Man. Relious,
Roncat. Jacsteal Burning Stick and Waugh
Pop.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Swedish Army Practices Street Fighting

STOCKHOLM lPl-The Swedish Army. amid great
secrecy practcing street fighting in Uddevala west
special defense Rife shots heard
yesterday and the practice is continuing today the Amer
cam Swedish News Exchange reported Ten Swedish
papers, whose editions seized yesterday by the Ministry
Justice publication today The be-
articles criticizing conditions in Norway
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Late News Bulletins
Australia Reports Loss of Cruiser and SIoop


MELBOURNE Australia, Saturday lP.-Prime Minister
John Curtin announced today the loss of the cruiser
Perth and the soop Yarra with loss of 1893 lives He said both
Warshps had fought successfully and without damage the
Java Sea and had later Java port but had
been heard from since they left there for home The Perth
$3.50 tons; the Yarra 1850 CThe Japanese
March claimed they had sunk both the Perth and It's sister
cruiser Hobart off
Evening star., 1942-03-13
r. A. F. Renews Attack on French Coast

LONDON P1-The R. A. F. apparently returned to the
attack France this afternoon Resi-
dents the southeast heard great number OF planes
heading the direction of Calais Bouogne and later
heard and heavy anaircraft 1t appeared
be the biggest operation of busy day which many squad
crossed and returned the Channel.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Late Races

Earlier Results, Rossvan's, Other
Selections and Entries for To-
morrow on Page TX.
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Leon Henderson Flies to Rio de Joneiro

RIO DE JANEIRO QFp-Leon Henderson, United States
price administrator arrived here today arlner from
Miami He said he intended to take few days vacation
declined say whether he would other South
American countries.
Earlier Story on Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-03-13
Weather Forecast

Warmer tonight occasional rain, beginnin
near midnight. Temperatures today-Highes
81, at pm; lowest, So, at 7:45 am
From the United state. wearner bureau Report
Full Details on PAGE Az.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-19
BY PETER EDISON
EEA Service Staff Csrvespsndent

kEA Service staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. l9-In
the light of current news, Anti
Fascist Italian leaders in the
United States are quietly get
ting a lot of satisfaction out of
the thought that Italy Is now
being "softened up" for invas-
ion.
They point to the invasion of
French North Africa by Ameri-
can forces, with potential fol-
low-up operations against the
whole southern coast of the
Mediterranean to establish bases
from which actual attack on
Italy could be launched.
They point to the Job which
General Montgomery now seems
to be doing on General Rom
mel, ct al, in Libya.
They point to the British
bombing raids on the Italian
industrial area around Turin
and Genoa.
BIDDLE PLEASED THEM
No one thing has given Ital-
ians in the United States q big
ger lift than the Columbus Day
announcement from Attorney
General Francis Biddle, lifting
the stigma of enemy alien"
from 100000 unnaturalized
born-in-Italy residents of the
country. Radio Rome tried to
label that as prediction
Roosevelt trick, and in short
wave broadcasts beamed at the
United States, the Italian
mouthpieces tried to warn Am
erican citizens of Italian birth
not to fall into this. trap.
Few people in the United
States listen to Radio Rome,
aside from the government-paid
listeners-in who try to keep an
ear tuned to the Fascist party
line, but to fully appreciate how
funny this warning of a "Roos-
evelt trick" really is, all you
have to do is look at the election
returns.
Though Radio Rome has no
effect on what goes on in the
United States to aid in the proc
ess of "softening up" Italy for
later cooperation with the Uni
ted Nations, a constant barrage
of radio propaganda is kept up
from both Britain and the Uni
ted States, aimed at feeding ac-
curate information into Italy
for use by the Italian under
ground.
The line for this u. S. radio
propaganda is =. determined by