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Evening star., 1942-12-11
| President Given
| Suggestions for
Pentogon Name

President Roosevelt told his press
conference today that one of his
friends always calls the Army's new
Pentagon Building the Pentateuch
Building.
There was no explanation of the
connection between the first five
books of the Old Testament and the
huge Office building. Some recalled
that the Book of Numbers is in
cluded in the Pentateuch and that
there are varying opinions on the
authorship Of the Pentateuch.
The name of the War Department
building entered press conference
discussion when one reporter asked
the President what he thought about
a suggestion that it be called the
Victory Building Mr.. Roosevelt
said he had not thought of that.
Another reporter suggested that
it might we'll be called the Mara
thon Building"
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Principal Admits Burning
School, fBI Disc|oses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN BORN, N. Y. Dec. 1l.-A o.
year-old principal. who had told
State police that the fire which
leveled his district school building
November 2 was started by two
hooded men who left him bound
and gagged, has confessed igniting
the blaze, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation announced today.
Milton Gurvitz also confessed,
Special FBI Agent Kenneth M.
Piper said, mailing threatening let
ters to three school trustees. He
was arrested on charge of violating
the extortion statute. Agent Piper
said the arrest followed identifca-
ton and location by the FBI of a
typewriter on which the letters were
written.
He said Gurvitz, principal since
last January, could not explain the
motive for his acts.
The letters received in the mail
by the trustees. the FBI reported,
warned them to discharge Gurvitz
under threat of harm to themselves
their families or their property and
objected to the principals employ
ment because he was a Jew.
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Germony's Leading Ace
Now Inspector General
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE Daily
Herald reported today without in
dicating the source of its informa-
ton. that Maj. Gen. Adolf Galland
80, Germany's leading air ace and
youngest general. had been ap-
pointed inspector general of German
fighter plane forces.
Galland, credited by the Nazis
with destruction of 81 planes up to
last January, fought with the Con-
dor Legion in the Spanish civil war
headed a fighter formation in the
Polish campaign and commanded a
squadron in the battle of Britain.
Adolf Hitler decorated him with
the knights cross of the iron cross
Germany's highest military decora
ton, on October 81, 1941, and pro-
moted him to major general last
November 25.
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9th Congress
Is Slated to
Adjourn
Earlier Story on Page A-2D
HS tina Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page A-2D
b. the Associated Press.
Democratic and Republican
leaders were reported authori-
tatively today to have agreed in
formally to adjourn the Seven
ty-seventh Congress finally on
December H.
The decision, reached after ex-
tended conferences, was expected to
preclude the passage of any fur
ther controversial legislation, in
cluding an overtime pay bill for
Government employees. a bill enlarg-
ing the RIGS borrowing power By
$4,000, 900 900 and measure boost
ing agricultural parity price levels
to include farm labor costs.
Administration leaders had hoped
to obtain speedy passage of a reso-
luton extending overtime pay for
Government employees in line with
an appeal made today by President
Roosevelt
Also likely to be killed was an
administration measure, which has
been subjected to a one-man fih-
buster authorizing the Treasury to
sell unpledged silver in its vaults
for industrial war uses.
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Law Deferriino
Farm Workers
Held Nu||ified
Agriculture Bureau
Standards on Droft
Called Too Rigid

The 'Tydings amendment to
the teen-age draft act, which
provides deferment of essential
farm workers is being "nullified'
by too rigid standards set up by
the Agriculture Department for
the guidance of draft boards,
Fred Brenckman, Washington
representative of the National
Grange, asserted here today.
1T was, of course, proper for the
Department of Agriculture to give
the heaviest weight to those crops
and products most urgently needed
for war purposes" he said, but
added that in his opinion there were
comparatively few farm workers
who could qualify for deferred clas-
sification under present rules.
AT the same time the Agriculture
Department admitted that it had
received reports of short cuts" and
adjustments that tend to reduce
farm production because OF the
farm labor shortage. There is
evidence the Department said, "of
an increasing tendency to turn
cattle and hogs into fields of corn,
sorghum or peanuts to gather their
own feed. Some farmers have
delayed weaving their calves
Harvesting Checked.
Milk production during Novem-
Der was only nominally higher than
In the same month last year, al
though there were more calves in
the Nations herds. said the an
nouncement. 1t added that harvest
ing of late crops, particularly corn
and soy beans. had been checked
over a wide midWestern area by
winter weather last month and
this, and by labor shortages.
Mr.. Brenchman's statements fol-
lowed announcement that all
Grange secretaries had been circu-
larized on farm labor decisions of
selective service and the Agriculture
Department.
The department has recommend
ed to selective service that any per-
son who through his own personal
and direct efforts is responsible Tor
the production of 16 war units of
essential farm products may be
properly considered as person nee
essary to and regularly engaged in
an agricultural occupation or en-
deavor essential to the war effort"
and accordingly exempt from the
draft.
Cites Illustrations.
The Grange official here, in COM
munication to secretaries. has drawn
up an illustration of how the plan
might work on 100-acre farm.
In order to achieve is war units or
better through his own personal
and direct efforts Mr.. Brenckman
(See TYDINGS, Page 2-X)
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League Of Nations Groups
URGE Economic Controls
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1l.-A report
OF the Economic and Financial Com
mittees of the League of Nations
said today commodity price rises
and subsequent collapse might
occur when the war ended and added
that in their opinion the mainte-
nance Of various forms of economic
control will be necessary
The report. issued by the Columbia
University Press, suggested con-
certed action by the United Nations
would be required to prevent such
wide fluctuations in prices.
1T is possible that for a. time
after the war the available supplies
Of many commodities may be in
adequate to meet potential de-
mands,' the report said I'm such
conditions demand may need to be
controlled in order to prevent a fur
ther rise in prices beyond the level
reached IN the war"
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baItimoreans Fined
%,4OO as Maryland S
First Price Vio|ators
Refrigerator Company
Pleaded Guilty to
OPA Charges
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Dec. 11.-Fed-
eral Judge William c. Coleman
fined two refrigerator concern
officials total of $6,4OO today
after they pleaded guilty to vio-
lating Office of Price Admins
tration price ceilings.
1t was the first such case insti-
tuted in MARYLAND. Judge Coleman
found that Meyer and Morris Gar
bis, owner and manager, respec-
lively, of the Bond Refrigerator Co..
Baltimore, were guilty of "deliber-
ate and prolonged violation of the
price regulations. There are ap-
parently no really extenuating cir
cumstances," he added.
The pair was tried on Is counts of
overcharging for used refrigerators.
and the court fined each defendant
(See PRICES, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Senate Committee
10 Try Again Monday
For Pay Adjustment
Action Planned in
Response to Presidents
Plea for Action
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee will make one more effort
Monday morning to try to bring
out some temporary pay increase
plan for Government employees
following President Roosevelt S
appeal this morning to congress
sional leaders for prompt action
The committee was called to meet
Monday following an hour of i'm
promptu debate in the Senate over
the inequities now existing between
different groups of Federal work
ers, because some get paid for over
time while others do not.
Action Postponed.
Meanwhile. the Senate took up
but postponed action on the sepa-
rate pay increase bill for District
policemen and firemen, to see what
develops over the week end in the
general pay increase situation.
Majority Leader Barkley asked for
the delay, explaining he may sup
port the bill. but wanted time to
discuss it with Chairman McCarran
of the Senate District Committee
Senator Barkley said he was won
dering why only two groups of mu-
nicipal employees we're being pro-
vided for.
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York joined in to ask Senator
McCarran if he would consider in
cluding the school teachers, if all
efforts to bring out a general nav
increase bill Monday fail. Senator
McCarran indicated he is SYM
pathetic to the plea of the teachers.
The local police and fire pay meas
ure, granting these, has passed the
House. Senator Mead said later
this afternoon that it would be ad-
visable to include in the police and
fire bill some provision for all Dis
trlct employees.
Wants Pay Continuance.
With regard to Federal personnel,
the Civil Service Committee will
NY to bring out a resolution Mon
day. at least continuing for the time
being the overtime pay for War and
Navy field employees that expired
November 80. An effort also will be
made to add to it some relief for
the AZ per cent of Government
workers who have never had the
oenent OF overtime compensation.
When final effort was launched
at the Capitol this afternoon to mt
through resolution reviving over
time pay for thousands of field en-
ployes OF the War and Navy Depart-
ments. Senator LANCER, Republican
OF North Dakota served notice he
would oppose it unless some provi-
sion is included for other Govern
ment workers who never have been
paid for overtime.
Unanimous Vote Needed.
The resolution was offered bv Sem
ator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia
as Majority Leader Barkley was
telling the Senate that no more
legislation of any kind can be passed
In the remaining days of this Con-
eress except by unanimous consent.
He said he had been so advised by
the Speaker and leaders of the
House, pointing out that there is
not a quorum of the House in
washington. and there is not going
10 De quorum during the re-
malnder OF the session, which ex-
pires January 8.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Small Hotels in D, T.,
Accused Of Charoinq
'0ut|andish Rates.
Rent Administrator
Ready to Crack Down
On Offenders

Robert F. Cogswell District
rent administrator, said today
his office had uncovered wide
spread" charging Of alleged
"outlandish" prices by several
small downtown hotels. ~
I'VE have been quietly investigat-
ing stories of high rates." Mr.. Cogs-
we'll said, "and we are nearly ready
to crack down on these few hotels
and see that the practice is stopped
He said his office is particularly IN
terested in high rates charged SOL
diers. Many soldiers, he added, come
here on week ends and find that no.
tells where rooms used to be dollar
and uD' are now SIS or S6-and with
out a bath.
Week End Rates Higher.
Some of the hotels Mr. Cogswell
said. have one rate schedule for
week days and another for week
ends-the days when most of the
servicemen are in the city.
A Star reporter called one of the
small hotels in the downtown sec
ton and was quoted So for a double
room during the week and IS for
Saturdays.
Reports that the hotels were quot
ing high prices to alleged "legiti-
mate customers in order to keep
the rooms free for immoral pur-
poses proved unfounded, police in
dicated earlier.
Some "Overcautious.",
One official said that as result
of recent vice raids a few of the
hotels were lover cautious" to the
extent of soaring off, some couples
with high prices.
Mr. Cogswell said his Office will be
ready to go to court. if necessary. to
stop illegal charging of the high
prices. He said many of the hos
telries had not yet filed price sched-
ules with his office. Many prices
are out of all proportion to the serv-
ice and surroundings, he continued.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
New Third Party
From Dissident Ranks
Urged by Woodring
Former War Secretary
Offers to Lead Group
For Elections of 1914
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 1l.-For-
nation of a new Commonwealth
party from dissident elements in
the Democratic and Republican
parties was proposed today by
Harry H. Woodring, former Sec
retary of War and Governor of
Kansas in 1892.
He said he was willing to direct
organization of the new group per-
sonally. If necessary, and expressed
confidence national ticket could be
developed for the 1914 election, with
State tickets in many places
The voters of America cried out
for change in the recent election, /"
Mr.. Woodring said. outlining his
new party plan in statement. Re
publicans didn't win because they
were Republicans or because their
(See WOODRING, Page 2-X.)
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Named to Monpower Boord

Eric A. johnson, president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, today was named a member
Of the War Manpower Commission is
Management-Labor Policy Commit
tee, bringing the membership to 18.
Other new members who attended
their first session today are: Ed
ward A. O'Neal, American Farm
Bureau president, and James G.
Patton, National Farmers Union
president. Their appointments were
announced last Monday.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY IHe ASSOtlated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Ii
The battered cruiser San Fran
cisco, which fought and whipped
japanese battleship in an epic
engagement off the Solomons
last month, plowed in through
the Golden Gate under her own
power today.
The ship which survived one of
the most amazing chapters in mod
! ern naval history came in for re-
pairs and, incidentally, for the
homage of her proud home port and
the Nation at large. She is the
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Crippled Cruiser Son Francisco
Limps Home Under Own Power

first American combat vessel of the
war for which a decoration has been
designated for gallantry in action.
The Navy said the San Francisco
would dock this afternoon and civic
and military authorities were to go
aboard for brief welcoming cere-
monies. Stories of her exploits were
to be broadcast nationally from her
damaged decks.
The ship was in command of
Capt. Albert F. France, jr., of New
York City.
1t was on the San Francisco that
the task force commander, Rear
See SAN FRANCISCO, Page 2-X0
Evening star., 1942-12-11
U. 5. Cargo Ship p
Sunk byJapsi in
South Pacific
Only Three Men
Lost; Fortress
Downs Five Zeros

The auxiliary cargo ship Al
chiba has been lost as a result
of recent enemy action in the
Solomons, with casualties of only
three among it's officers and
men, the Navy announced in a
communique today.
The ship, the former Moore-Mc-
Cormack liner Mormacdove, nor
mally carried crew of about 46 to
so. The ships skipper, Comdr.
James Shepherd Freeman of Jasper,
Ala, was reported among those
saved
In the same communique the
Navy reported that an Army Flying
Fortress recently shot down five of
group of IS Zero fighters that
attacked it when it was on a recon-
naissance flight over the island Of
New Georgia in the North Solo,
mons. The fortress returned to its
own base after accounting for the
Zeros.
The Alchiba. whose loss brought
the total Of American ships lost in
the Solomons area to q, was 438
feet long and of 6,198 gross tons.
She was acquired by the Navy from
the Maritime Commission in 194l
and was converted at the Navy Yard
at Boston and placed in commits
sion June IS of that year She was
built originally by the Sun Ship
building & Dry Dock Co. of Chester,
Pa, and was launched in 1899.
Comdr. Freeman, skipper of the
Inflated vessel, entered the Naval
Academy from Alabama in 1917. He
has served at the EdgeWood Md
Arsenal in chemical warfare study
and also has had various sea duties.
He assumed command of the AL
chiba in August. 1941
The five enemy planes shot down
brought the total of those destroyed
to 631.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Schmidt Gets Reinhordt's
10th Division Command
BY the Associated Press.

by Ute HSSUCIdIeu PfeSS.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
Dec. IL Army authorities an
nounced today that Brig. Gen. Will
liam R. Schmidt would take over
command of the 10th Division. re-
placing Maj. Gen. Emil F. Rein
hardt. who was transferred last
week to an undisclosed command.
Gen. Schmidt, formerly assistant
commander of the 81st Infantry
Division at Camp Rucker. Ala, will
assume command at troop review
and parade Monday afternoon. Gen.
Reinhardt will return for the cere.
monies, and will present the diH-
sion flag to the new commander.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Six Flyers Back IN u. 5.
After Service in So|omons
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 11.-After
two months of ferrying supplies to
Guadalcanal six navigators of the
1st Troop Carrier Command re-
turned to their base at Stout Field
here today.
Back for rest from their work in
the Solomon Islands area were 1t.
James H. Miller, "a, Hyattsville,
Md: 1t. Forrest w. Tippen, %, Abb
lene, Tex: 1t. Fred j. Lorenz %,
Chicago: 1t Frank w. Nicoletti. %.
New Castle, Pa: 1t. Charles j.
Thomas, %, Austin, Tex, and 1t.
James D'Orazio, Is, New York City.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
British JobIess Drop
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. ll-British un-
employment touched a new low with
only 95,442 jobless registered on
November 16, 1t was announced
tonight.
A month ago the total was l0l ,080,
year ago it stood at l6S.205 and in
October, 1899, the month after war
started, 1t was nearly 100000.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Nova Has Weight Edge

NEW YORK. Dec. II tP).-Lou
Nova, California heavyweight, will
have a weight edge of exactly 20
pounds in his 10-round fight with
New York;s Tami Mauriello at Madi-
son Square Garden tonight. Nova
weighed in today at 203A and
Mauriello. 183S..
Evening star., 1942-12-11

NEW YORK, Dec. II P.-
Stocks easy; price changes mar
row; bonds steady: low-priced
rails in demand; cotton irregu-
lar; commission house buying
and prof1t-taking.
CHICAGO-Wheat closed 81
"a higher on lack Of selling pres
sure; corn weak; finished h-A
lower; hogs active,
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Race Results
Earlier, Results and Entries on
Page 2-X.)
Charles Town

SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $500: claim
ing; 3-year-olds and up: / I. miles
grandeur tGranO $3.50 $40 142o
Dance Around (W. Kirk AZ 60 IAN
Indian Sea &C. Kirk SH
Time, .5S35
Also ran-Gold Jack. Galway. Chief
Jean. Two Aces and Knitetta
EIGHTH RACE-Purse $500: cla,rinr.
5-vear -olds and up: lls miles
dreaming Time CRooD $40 44o $50
Pittsburgh tFitzseraIdJ o20 go
Five o. Four Murphy "a
Time, 2:06ss
Also ran-Hoptown Lass Kntvht's
Duchess, Grouchy. Burner Field Fare
Evening star., 1942-12-11
New Orleans

SECOND RACE-Purse. S70o: special
weights: maidens; 2-year-olds; g furlonrs. .
Spy Snare ue Blanc) $40 22O $50
Count Fearless tBasham) 2.2Q 80
Wee Ann tWhitine) (lfl
Time. .16 o-5
Also ran---Rock Call. wickie Dairy Man.
! Seveet Praise. Steer Clear
DAILY Double Paid S27)
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Weather Report

Warmer today, moderately cold tonight tenner
aasure remaining above freezing Temperature
tooay-Highest, ~, at $3.50 pm; lowest, "a. at
am. Full report on page A-2o.
ruel oil consumption should be % per cent
vi "ho'ment for period ending January 4.
Evening star., 1942-12-11
Markets at q Glance

tSee PRICES, Page 2-X.
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tSee ROOSEVELT, Page 2-X)
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(See TYDINGS, Page 2-X.
Evening star., 1942-11-26
BY Thornton W. BURGESS

the pond and then swan up to the
surface where he foated for a few
minutes, with just his head out of
water. And all the time his eyes
and nose and ears were busy looking.
smelling, and listening for any sign
Of danger. Everything was still Sure
that he was quite safe, Paddy swan
across to the place where the aspen
trees grew and waddled out on the
shore.
Paddy looked this way and looked
that way. He looked up in the tree
tops and he looked off up the hill,
but most of all he looked at the
ground. Yes, sir; Paddy just studied
the ground. You see he hadn't
forgotten the fuss Sammy Jay had
been making there and he was try
ing to find out what it was all about.
At first he didn't see anything un-
usual. but by and by he happened
to notice a little wet place, and
right in the middle of it was some
thing that made Paddy's eyes open
wide. 1t was a footprint Some one
had carelessly stepped in the mud.
Hal" exclaimed Paddy. and the
hair on his back lifted ever so little
and for minute he had a prickly
feeling all over. The footprint was
very much like that of Reddy Fox,
only 1t was larger. Hal l see I
have got to watch out more sharply
than I had thought. All right, Mr..
Evening star., 1942-11-26
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

Very early one morning PADDY the
Beaver heard Sammy Jay making a
terrible fuss over the aspen trees on
the edge of the pond Paddy had
made in the Green Forest Paddy
couldn't see because he was inside
his house and it has no window,
but he could hear. He wrinkled up
his brows thoughtfully.
Seems to me that Sammy is very
much excited this morning" said
he, talking to himself, a way he
has because he is so much alone.
when he screams like that Sammy
is usually trying to do two things
at once-make trouble for somebody
and keep somebody else out of trou-
BILE. and when you come to think of
it, that's rather a funny way of
doing. 1t shows that he isn't all
bad and at the same time he is a
long way from being all good Now
l should say from the sounds that
Sammy has discovered Reddy Fox
trying to steal up on some one over
where my aspen trees are growing
Reddy is afraid of me, but I suspect
that he knows that Peter Rabbit has
Evening star., 1942-11-26

embroidered in black. together with
his voice. is all that remains. Uncle
Sans geneticists have remodeled the
original chassis drasticany. They
over the wires. deals are closed and
millions of handsome turkeys will
be delivered on specified dates.
The turkey of Plymouth Rock
days hardly resembles his de-
scendents. For his beautiful bronze,
greenish-coppery plumage richly
have developed a small-shanked
broad breasted bird for apartment
house ovens and they have built
bird that will tip the scale at
40 to 43 pounds for hotels and large
eating places. These birds all have
shorter legs, wide breasts. longer
keels and white meat. The COB
blers have been deprived of their
handsome fan and their pendulous
wattles-both considered surplus
appendages.
Today's turks are raised accord
ing to rule. They have heat. food,
exercise and shelter all worked out
for them. They are SO regimented
they almost form in line, click their
spurs together and march to mess
hail." where carefully prepared,
vitamin- Allied chow 10 awaiting
them.
Evening star., 1942-11-26

been hanging around here lot
lately watching me work, and he
thinks perhaps he can catch Peter.
I shall have to whisper in one Of
Peters long ears and tell him to
watch out"
After while he heard Sammy
Jays voice growing fainter and
fainter in the Green, Forest. Fin
ally, he couldn't hear it at all. who
ever was there has gone away and
Sammy has followed just to torment
him." thought Paddy. He was very
busy making bed. He is very par
Ocular about his bed, is Paddy the
Beaver. He makes it of fine splinters
of weed which he splits off with
those wonderful great cutting teeth
of his. This makes the driest kind
of bed. 1t requires great deal of
patience and work. but patience is
one of the first things little beaver
learns. and honest work we'll done is
one of the greatest pleasures in the
world, as Paddy long ago found out
for himself. So he kept at work on
his bed for some time after all was
still outside.
At last, Paddy decided that he
would go over to his aspen trees and
look them over to decide which ones
he would cut the next night. He
slid down one Of his long halls,
out the doorway At the bottom Of