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Evening star., 1942-07-24
WPb Protests,
Threat Of Veto
Are Ignored
Grain Alcohol Plan
Booked by Farm Bloc
Passed lO4 to 18
Es the Associated Press.

F. the Associated Press.
The House today passed and
sent to the White House an adj
ministration opposed bill to cre-
ate an independent agency for
production OF synthetic rubber
from grain alcohol.
House passage was on a division
vote of 104 to l8.
The Senate passed the measure
earlier in the week.
The House action disregarded pro-
tests Of the War Department and
the War Production Board and pre-
dictiOns Of administration spOkes-
men that President Roosevelt would
veto the bill. +.
Officials' Hand Cited.
Opponents cited a communication
from Undersecretary of War Robert
p. Patterson and an earlier state
ment by Production Chief Donald
M. Nelson that the proposed agency
would confuse the Governments
synthetic rubber program and di-
vert critical materials from vital war
needs.
The measure was pressed by q
farm bloc led by Chairman Fulmer
OF the Agriculture Committee. who
declared it was designed to "expe-
dite the prosecution of the war by
making provision for an increased
supply of rubber"
Challenging the position of the
| War Department and the WPB.
Representative Cox, Democrat of
Georgia. declared the independent
agency was being pressed in Con-
gress 'in response to a public de-
! mand."
Asserting that the WPB's rubber
program had made no progress be-
cause OF pickering and jealousies, %
representative Halleck, Republican
OF Indiana. said the measure repre-
sented a lack Of confidence In the
way the rubber program has been
handled"
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Three Virginia Fugitives
Seized in PHILADELPHIA
BY the Associated Pres,

b! tne Associated freSS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-Three
men who Detective Joseph Geanotti
said admitted they were fugitives
from a Richmond road gang, were
captured here today.
Mr.. Geanotti said their arrest
came after a woman reported to
police that she saw three men Jump
from an automobile bearing Viz
ginia license tags and attempt to
break into a store near her home.
Their names were not Immediately
disclosed.
The men were quoted by the de-
tective as saying they escaped from
the road gang Tuesday after slug
ging guard. ran 20 miles across
country, stole sports clothes from
backyard, then made their way
to Washington where on Wednesday
they stole an automobile. They
arrived here yesterday.
Mr.. Geanotti said he understood
the men had been sentenced to
flve-year terms in Richmond peni-
tentiary on charges of automobile
thefts and house breaking.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
British FIutten
|Mutruh With
1000 Shells
Earlier Story on Page Ally
BY LARRY ALLEN,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH FLEET
IN THE EASTERN MEDITER-
RANEAN, July 24.-Matruh, the
enemy's advanced sea base in
Egypt, has been bombarded from
the sea six times in the last 10
days, and British officers today
declared the place was Knocked
"fatter than a pancake" by a
total Of some 1000 shells tossed
into the town and harbor.
tThe British Navy announced
in Cairo that eight naval forces"
again bombarded Matruh we'd
nesday night. Low clouds pre-
vented accurate observation of
the results, the announcement
said. This apparently was the
sixth bombardment.)
The officers said undoubtedly 1t
is practically impossible to use the
harbor, whose shore buildings have
been blasted into heaps OF debris and
whose waters have been Uttered
with the wrecks of small craft.
Nearly every building has been
blasted by British shells and in
destroying the jetties, the warships
have blown to bits one big ammuni-
ton ship and sunk a small oil ship
and several lighters, the British
said
In all these shellings British war
ships were said to have ESCAPED
damage and casualties.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Gen.F.C. Mahin
2Arnny Flyers
Killed in Crash
33d Division Head,
World War Hero,
Well Known Here
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
WAYNESBORO, Tenn, July
24.-An Army observation plane
crashed near here just before
noon today, killing Maj. Gen.
Frank c. Mahin, commanding
officer of the SD Division at
Camp Forrest, Tenn, and two
Army flyers.
An Army official at the Tullahoma
(TennD air base said the plane was
en- route from Tullahoma to Fort
Sill, Okla.
The official identified the other
victims as Second 1t. Robert r. Turk
of Wichita. Kans.. and Sergt. John
Camerford, native Texan. both at
tached to the 127th Observation
Squadron at Tullahoma.
Plane Hit Tree.
Bodies Of the three Army men
were brought to an undertaking
home here. The plane, Mrs. Walter
Brewer, wife of the Wayne County
sheriff, said. crashed into tree Ave
miles west Of Waynesboro.
Gen. Mahin came to Ca>> Forrest
in May to take over the $50 tIllinois)
Division. He had 80 years active
service with the United States Army,
having seen service In the World
War, Philippines and elsewhere.
At Camp Forrest he succeeded
Mai. Gen. Samuel r. Lawton, who
was named chief of the new central
defense command of the upper Mis-
sissippi Valley.
Gen. Mahin, 54, had been assist
ant commander Of the 45th Division,
Camp Barkley. Tex. He was born
in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Frank
w. Mahin, retired United States
consular officer and former owner
of the Clinton, Iowa, Herald.
Attended War College.
Gen. Mahin spent seven years In
Washington during the course OF
his long Army career.
His first stay in the city was be-
tween August, 1924. and June, 1925.
when he attended the Command
and General Stan School 1t the
Army War College. He returned In
August, 1879, to enter the War Col
lege and remained here from 1924 to
1885 IN the inspector generals ONCE.
Part Of his term he spent as assist
ant and acting inspector general.
Gen. Mahin enlisted as private
in the 18th Infantry in September.
1910, and rose to the rank of major
general In May Of this year. He
was born In Clinton, Iowa, May n,
1887.
Wounded In Action.
During the First World War, he
was wounded in action twice-once
on September II, 1918, and again on
october Is, 1918. He saw action on
the Anould sector, the st. Die sector.
during the St. Mihiel offensive, on
the Saizerais sector and during the
Meuse -Argonne offensive He was
decorated with the Order Of the
Purple Heart.
Gen. Mahin assumed command of
the Goth Infantry at Fort Bragg,
N. c., on November 4, 1910, and was
placed in command of the 33rd In
fantry Division at Camp Forrest
last May.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
1900 Frenchmea Offer
10 Work in na1i Industry

Earlier Stsry Sn Pase A-s.)
p the Associated PrssS.
V1CHY. July a. Seventeen thou.
sand Frenchmen have offered to
work In German factories since
Premier Laval appealed for volun-
teers six weeks ago. it was reported
today.
At least 5000 Of the volunteers
are metallurgical specialists. Ger
mans have offered to release French
war prisoners in proportion, to the
number of such skilled workers TAX
ing employment In German indus
try.
As the campaign to recruit work.
ers increased in intensity, German
authorities also encouraged the un-
skilled to offer their services. A
group Of 608 was reported to have
left Lyon last Friday.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Two Boiling Field
Flyers Are Killed in
lynchburg Crash
~ - ssr
Moehine Gun Bullets
Explode After Pursuit
Ship Burns on Form

Two Army flyers, Capt. Har-
old C. Smith, 81. and Second 1t
Russell Wetzel, q, both attached
to Boiling Field, were killed
when their plane crashed on q
farm in the outskirts of. Lynch
burg, Va, today. &
Capt. Smith, who was adjutant OF
a flying squadron at the air station
was being flown by 1t. Wetzel tc
Lynchburg to conduct hearing in
the case Of Boiling Field sergeant
held by police there on a robbery
charge. "
Acting City Manager Richard F
Wagner, one of the first to reach
the scene, said the ship came from
the direction of Washington abou,
IL a m. and apparently was headed
toward Preston Glenn Airport, q
few miles south of where it fell, the
Associated Press reported.
G. B. Segar, owner OF the farm
said the ship wavered and nosed
over into a dive. The nose of the
plane, which was identified there
as pursuit type-was buried 1C
feet in the ground. t
The ship burned before the
bodies could be removed and police
held back a crowd as machine gun
bullets exploded.
Capt. Smiths parachute was still
strapped to his body.
At Boiling Field, it was said an
Air Force investigating board would
go to the scene.
1t. Wetzel, who was unmarried
was from Kewane, III. Capt. Smith
lived with his wife and daughter at
Boiling Field. He was from Nor
wood, Pa.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Farmer Pulls Junked Autos
From Lake to Sell as Scrup

came the cars sank to the bot
tom Of the lake.
N. L. Sherag, field representative
of the graveyard division from Mil
waukee. heard of the cache of scrap
and helped arrange its recovery for
war use.
A Nation tWis) farmer, Philip
Whitman, undertook the work, and
yesterday. the first day of opera :
ton, he pulled out Is cars. Mr..
Whitman set up 52-foot pole on
one side Of the lake and strung a
cable from it to a winch on the
other side. He operates a graphing
hook attached to the cable with a
tractor.
Mr.. Whitman pays Mr.. Radtyke
81. so a car for the privileges OF SAL
vaging them. He sells them as
scrap at m average of SIS 4 car
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Archbishop Of York AssaiIs
Nazi Cruelty in Poland
By the Associated pr...

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 24.-The Arch
bishop OF York accused the Ger.
mans today Of "indescribably hor-
ribie treatment of conquered Poland
"a brutal, cold -blooded policy of
numbering nation which will 20
down as one OF the great crimes in
history"
These atrocities" the Archbishop
wrote in diocesan publication. "are
committed not by a handful Of Sad
lists but by thousands of Germans
and, as far as we know. no protest
has been raised either by those who
are ordered to commit them or by
the people of Germany. -.
When the war is won not only
will it be necessary to bring to Jus
tice the criminals responsible. but
to convert a whole generation from
a spirit which delights, or at any
rate acquiesces in cruelty and vio-
lence."
Evening star., 1942-07-24
:, the Associated Press.

J
CHICAGO, July "A Shawano
County tWis) farmer turned scrap
salvage man was pulling junked
automobiles from a mountain OF 500
Of them submerged in a small lake
at the rate of one every half hour
today.
The story of the salvage opera
ton was told by Eugene l.. Dunn,
head of the WPB auto graveyard
division in Chicago.
Albert Radtke, an automobile
dealer. had been selling about 200
new cars . year for the last Is
years. He stripped some of the
trade-in cars and each winter.
toved them on the ice to the center
Of = 400-foot nameless lake near
Zachow, Wis. When the thaws
Evening star., 1942-07-24
ChurchiII's Son Views
Detroit War Activities
Hy the Associated Press


DETROIT, July 24.-Capt. RAN
dolph Churchill, son OF the British
Prime Minister. stopped in Detroit
today for a quick view of some of
the arms production activity. He
was greeted at the Willow Run
bomber plant by Henry and Edsel
Ford, Charles E. Sorensen, vice
president and general manager OF
the Ford Motor Co.. and Ernest
kanzler, chief of the War Produc-
ton Boards automotive division.
Following luncheon with the Ford
ofhcials. Capt. Churchill. en- route
home from the Egyptian campaign,
was taken to the Chrysler operated
Detroit tank plant.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Symphony Concert
Postponed by Rain;
Slated Tomorrow

Continued rains late this
afternoon forced postponement
OF the final sunset concert of
the National Symphony Or
chestra at the Water Gate.
scheduled for $50 o'clock to-
night.
J. B. Hayes, manager of the
orchestra, said the same pro-
gram planned for tonight will
be given at the Water Gate at
$50 pm. tomorrow, DR.. Hans
Kinder will conduct the or
chestra In an all-Tschaikowsky
program, with Corpl. Eugene
List. pianist, a. guest soloist.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Taft Sees Citizens
Taxed a Per Cent
Under Treasury Plan
Puyroll Levies Needed
TO Fight lnHotion.
Moreenthou Aide Says
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)

Earlier Story on Pare A-3.)
Rs the Associated Press.
Senator Taft, Republican, o.
Chic asserted In Senate Financ,
Committee hearings on the S..
2T1 900 900 revenue bill toda,
that imposition OF 4 Treasury.
approved payroll collection levy
would have the effect Of requir-
ing a per cent tax payments By
ordinary citizens in 1913.
Randolph Paul. assistant secre-
tary.. told the committee that the
collection at the source of 5 per cent
advance tax payments on wages,
dividends and interest was con-
sidered definitely important" by the
Treasury rs an Anti-inflation
measure.
Sees Undue Burden.
But Senator Taft contended that
the provisions of the House approved
bill, which would require employers
to withhold S per cent Of the pay
of single persons making as little
as $l1 q week and married persons
without children receiving as little
as $25 week, would impose undue
burdens on low income individuals.
This really has the effect of a
a per cent income tax next year"
the Ohio Senator declared. pointing
out. that the pending bill would
raise present individual levies to a
total Of 10 per cent in the lowest
brackets
Senator Taft contended that it
also would almost eliminate the
possibility Of instituting a compul-
sorry savings PLAN" which he says
will be necessary in order to pro-
vide the Treasury with funds to
finance the war program.
Mr.. Paul replied it was his opin-
ion that setting up the machinery
for the advance collection of some
income taxes would facilitate estab-
lishment of the compulsory savings
plan. If the Treasury ever found it
necessary to adopt that method of
obtaining money.
Explained to Committee.
As explained to the committee, the
5 per cent deductions would be
turned over to the Treasury and the
total amount thus paid during the
year by any one individual would be
credited to him when he paid his
regular income tax in 1914.
If approved by Congress, the 5
per cent collection would become
effective January l. 1943. and would
be superseded by 10 per cent de-
duction the following year.
Senator Taft suggested that the
method of computing excess profits
credits for large corpora tions be
altered to extract additional tax
from large companies.
Committee members said they
could forsee Federal taxes approach
ing $4,000 900 900 yearly should
Congress adopt a recommendation
OF Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
to lift levies eventually to the Brit
ish level.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
MCA Aide Denies Axis
Mistreats j. 5. Prisoners
B, tre Associated Press.

B> tfe Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 24.-Dr. Darius
A. Davis. director of war prisoners
aid for the world YMCA, said yes
terday that, contrary to some earlier
reports, American service men in
Axis prison camps were being treat
ed humanely.
All belligerents are living up to
the Geneva treaty which provides
for fair treatment of military pris-
oners, he said, and Japan and Ger.
many have. agreed to cooperate
with the YMCA to allow the dis
tribution to prisoners of books.
clothing and musical instruments.
Evening star., 1942-07-24

Attorney General Biddle today
ordered the FBI to investigate the
lynching of William Vinson colored,
BY mob at Texarkana, Tex,
July 20. Vinson was hanged after
he allegedly attempted to assault
white woman at the Red River
Ordnance Depot trailer camp, near
Texarkana.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Markets at a Glance
B, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Stocks
easy. selling slackens. Bonds ir-
regularly lower; some rails react.
Cotton steady: trade price fixing
and local buying.
CHICAGO: Wheat, closed ga
cent lower; trading quiet. Corn
lower in sympathy with wheat.
Hogs 1915 lower; top. $l4.90;
liberal supplies: lend-lease buy
ing price lowered. Cattle firm;
limited supplies; choice heifers,
$l4.35, best for week.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
AFl and British Labor
Create Joint Committee
T, tire Associated Press.

Fy Tire Associated Press.
President william Green of the
American Federation of Labor an
nounced today an agreement with
the British Trades Union Congress
for the creation of an Anglo Amer
ican Trade Union Committee.
The British Trades Union Con-
gress originally proposed the crea-
ton OF committee representing
British, American and Russian labor
groups. The AFL, however. rejected
this proposal apd suggested an An
glo-American committee instead.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Navy Chiefs Opposed
New 5hipyard Firms,
Higgins, Aide Testify
Contract Cancellations
Forced by oId-Line
Companies. Probers Told
BULLETIN.

Objections by Representa-
tive Cox, Democrat, OF Geor-
gia halted today House con-
Sideration of a resolution
which would have asked the
Maritime Commission to stay
It's order cancelling d con-
tract with the Higgins Ship
building Co. of New Orleans
{ for construction of 200 Lib
erty cargo ships.
Earlier Story on Page, A-D
Ey the Associated Press.
Two officials OF the Higgin.
Ship building Co., of New Or
leans told a House Merchant
Marine Committee today that
the Navy Department opposed
opening of shipyards by new
companies and that an assistant
to the Navy Secretary had said
in March, 194l, that mo. new
yardS could be opened except by
old line companies"
Andrew Jackson Higgins, New
Orleans, president OF the company
and L. E. Detwiler, assistant to the
president, testified at an investiga-
ton into the cancellation by the
Maritime Commission OF contract
with the Higgins company for con-
struction of 200 liberty ships.
Mr.. Detwiler asserted that Joseph
w. Powell, assistant to the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, had advised him
last year that Mr.. Powell was in
full charge of shipbuilding for the
Navy and Maritime Commission and
that mo new yards could be opened
except by old line companies"
Told Not to Build Plant.
Mr.. Higgins, a moment later, as
serted that he had been told by the
Navy not to build his New Orleans
plant.
He added prophecy" that those
gigantic plants of mine in New Or
leans may be out of order soon be-
cause Of testimony am giving here;
I suffered because of what I said be-
fore the Truman committee. He
did not say. what his testimony was
before the Truman committee, a
senatorial group investigating ex-
penditures in construction of war
plants.
An assertion by Mr.. Higgins that
the cancellation OF his yards orders
might have resulted from an effort
to maintain 'the status quo" in ship
building, brought the remark from
Representative OBrien, Democrat,
Of Michigan that:
''The status quo they are trying
to maintain is because of the revolu-
tionary shipbuilding methods you
have worked out, is that right?"
Mr.. Higgins added an opinion that
the cancellation was forced" on
the Maritime Commission by the
War Production Board which he
said was influenced by higher
board composed of Navy and Army
officers. He declared that "the Navy
part of this board found this mys-
terious shortage of Steel"
Denies Steel Shortage.
The Maritime Commission in its
cancellation order had said q short
age of steel for construction was
the reason for its action. Mr.. Hig-
gins has denied there was a shortage
and told the committee that con-
tracts for some yards had been let
fSee HIGGINS page 2-X1
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Mojor League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Detroit
New York 600 900 2
Detroit ---- 600 600
Batteries-Chan ndler and Hemsley; Ben.
ton and Parsons.
Philadelphia at Chicago-Night.
Boston At St. Louis-Night.
Washington at Cleveland-Double
header, 6 and S:45 pm.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York
Cincinnati OOl OIO
New York 600 OF
Batteries-Waiters and Lama nno; Schu
maeher and Dannins.
At Boston,
st. Louis 0l0 O10
Boston -- 900 OOO
natteries-Lanier and ". Cooper: Tobir
and lombard.
Pittsburgh at Broeklyn-Night.
Chicago ut Philadelphia-Night.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Firms Report Lines
Holding Against Reds
Earlier Story .on Page A-A.)

Earlier Story .on Page A-4.)
B! the Associated Press,
HELS1NKI, Finland, July "a
The Russian army has continued
It's attacks against the Finnish lines
on the Karelian Isthmus, near Len
ingrad, but without gaining ground,
the Finnish high command an-
nounced today.
Evening star., 1942-07-24
Roosevelt, King Peter
Reach Full Accor(
On War Policy
YugosIovion Minister,
Secretary Hull Sign
Leose-Lend Agreement

President Roosevelt and King
Peter II Of Yugoslavia today an
nounced complete accord" on
the principles Of vigorous prose-
cution of the war"
A joint statement issued after the
visiting young King paid a farewell
call at the White House, described
the guerrilla fighting in Yugoslavia1
Is IN example OF spontaneous and
unselflsh will to victory" and
pledged that "our common effort
shall seek every means to defeat
the enemies of all free nations"
King Peter conferred with Mr.
Roosevelt soon after his foreign
minister, DR.. Monticello Nintchitch,
and Secretary of State Hull signed
q master lease-lend agreement,
pledging mutual aid in winning the
var and postwar economic CO.
operation.
King TO Leave Soon.
King Peter plans to leave the
United States soon after his official
visit here.
The text of the statement issued
after his farewell conference with
the President follows:
I'm the discussions between the
President and the King in the
course OF his majesty's visit to the
United States. there has been a gen.
eral review of the relations between
the United States and Yugoslavia,
and the problems OF special concern
to these two United Nations. with
particular attention to the conduct
of the war.
His majesty's visit in this country
has been made the occasion OF a
demonstration on the part of the
American people OF a very special
friendship for the people of Yugo-
slavia who have made such valiant
sacrifice in defense of their cher
. tshed freedom and the liberation of
their country.
Accord on Principles.
I'VE are in complete accord on the
fundamental principle that all the
resources of the two nations should
be devoted to the vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the war; that like the fine
achievements of Gen. Mihailovic
and his daring men, an example of
spontaneous and unself1sh will to
victory. our common effort shall
seek every means to defeat the enc
mics of all free nations.
I'm these discussions, in which
Dr.. Monticello Nintchitch. the Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs OF the Royal
Yugoslav Government. has partici-
pated, attention has been given also
to the principles which should guide
our countries in establishing an
enduring and prosperous peace
under a just application of the
Declaration Of the United Nations.
and the principles of the Atlantic
Charter.
Accordingly the Foreign Minister
OF Yugoslavia and the Secretary of
State have today signed, on behalf
of their governments, an agree
ment on the principles applying to
mutual aid in the prosecution of the
war. pledging their material and
spiritual resources to a common
victory of the United Nations"
Evening star., 1942-07-24
HOUSE VOTES INDEPENDENT RUBBER AGENCY
Late News Bulletins
Victim of Truck Crash Dies in HOSPITAL

VCtIm OF ITuCk Sr0Sn DIeS IN hospital
William Galentine 80 Roanoke street. Hyatsvie
Nd died late today in Casualty Hospital injuries
ceved shortly after when the truck which
ing overturned the wet Riggs between
ARer road and University lane Md Police truck
apparently overturned rounding curve.
Two-7on Bombs Dropped on Ruhr and Rbine|ono
LONDON, t4'.-The Raj bomber force which blasted
the Ruhr and Rhineland, including Duisburg two
ton bombs last night several times greater the
number OF German planes sent England Ministry
sources said today The estimated at 40
planes. Earlier Story Page A-2.)
Ten Survivors of Torpedoing Reach Port
LISBON Portugal oP'.-The Spanish steamer Castillo
tanker British Yeoman $500 TONS in the
Cape Verde Islands according to dispatches
today The survivors said 48 of the missing from
the ship. sunk 500 miles north of the islands.
u. S. Ship Torpedoed in Caribbean
The Navy announced today that medium United
States merchant vessel torpedoed an enemy
submarine in the Caribbean Survivors at
East Coast port.
Ralph IngersoN Volunteers for Army
NEW YORK Qo-Raph Ingersol editor of the newspaper
PM whose IA classification in the draft appealed recently
by Publisher Marshall Field. today volunteered Army
service Mr. Ingerso appeared Army headquarters
out his enlistment and with group volunteers
to Governors Island