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Evening star., 1942-04-13
S1,500,000 Fire Levels
% BUILDINGS in Illinois
sx the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
KEWANEE, ILL.,, April 13.-Ninety-
three buildings in two square blocks
in the heart of Kewanee were de-
stroyed or damaged by a fire which
ragged for four hours today.
Business leaders estimated the
damage in Kewanee's most disas-
trous fire at 81 1,500,0 900. Police Chief
George Nelson said the loss might
reach $2,000,000. The exact cause
of the conflagration was not i'm
mediately determined.
There were no known dead and
only two firemen were injured.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
5 Ships Off U. 5. Coast
Credited 10 Italian Sub
B, the Associated Pess.

B, the Associated Pfess.
ROME From italian Broadcasts)
April ia returning italian SUBJ
marine was credited by the Rome
radio today with sinking i've ships
totaling 3l.7oo tons in quick sue
cession on the American coast.
The ships-all American-were
said to.have been of 5000, 1000,
$500, $500 and S,700 tons. The
largest ship was called a tanker and
the Italians said II was sunk by
shellfire.
The smallest vessel was reported
sunk of the coast OF San Salvador.
The Submarine reported it fought
an artillery duel with its 7,500-ton
victim and was forced to submerge
before firing . fatal torpedo.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Stain Awards Disclose
; New Soviet Weapons
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
:: KUIBYSHEV, April 13. Three
new Soviet weapons long-range
field gun, a huge naval gun, and an
anti-tank gun to be used from air.
planes-were disclosed today in
Stain awards for three inventions.
The field piece was declared to
have a greater range than any other
and the naval gun to have the great
est range ever known.
The anti-tank gun was said to be
more effective in destroying tanks
than land anti-tank guns because it
is able to attack the tanks from the
top where they are less heavily
armored.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
British Forced to Retreat
In Libyo, ItoIions Claim
BS the Associated Press.

By IRE Associated Press.
ROME From italian Broadcasts), /,
April 13.-The Italian high COM
mand said today that Axis planes
had forced British advance units
southeast of Ell Mechii to retreat
under a heavy attack and declared
that German fighter planes shot
down six Curtiss planes without loss
to themselves during the action.
In renewed air assaults on Malta,
it said, two British planes were
downed in air combat ana "numer-
Gus" others were set ablaze on the
ground.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Land Urges Freezing
All Labor Pacts for
Duration Of War
Shipping Lag Reported;
Congress Leaders Map
Drive for Showdown
Ry the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman of the Maritime Com
mission, today advocated some
form of freezing" labor and en-
ployer relationship to "do away
with what I call this daily agi-
tation."
Admiral Land told the House Ma
val Affairs Committee he believed
open-shop agreements, closed-shop
agreements, and all other agree
ments between labor and manage
ment should be frozen in their pres
ent status "for the duration of the
war"
That would be the simplest, the
easiest and the quickest solution
that will be just to labor, to capital,
and. to the people of the United
States" he said as the committee
resumed hearings on the -Vinson-
Smith bill.
The bill offered by Chairman
Vinson of the committee and Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia would limit war profits to
6 per cent, suspend the 40-hour work
week and freeze the closed-shop
status in plants with defense con-
tracts.
Admiral Land said he favored
profit limitation in war contracts,
but cautioned against hasty legis-
lation on this subject lest it break
down existing contracts"
Gives Views on Bonus.
He said he did not believe Gov
ernment agencies should seek to
work out a system Of incentive
bonuses for war workers as has been
proposed by Mr.. Vinson.
"I believe that is a problem be-
tween labor and management" he
clared. "I am wholly in favor Of
an incentive system. But it should
be worked out by labor and man
agement with the sole goal of in
creased production.
There's too damned much loaf
ing going on in the shipyards right
now" he commented.
For the commission to meet its
accelerated program for production
of 100000 tons Of shipping this
year, Admiral Land said, labor and
management must increase their
productivity 13 per cent, and to
meet the program for 1943, the in
crease must be Is per cent.
The 1943 program, he explained,
calls for $4,000 900 tons of shipping.
1912 Program Tagging.
Although "far ahead" of the nor
major peaeetime-program, he
told the committee, I'VE are be-
hind" in the 1912 war program.
The admiral hedged somewhat
when committee members attempt
ed to get him to express his opinion
on whether enough steel would be
available to meet the accelerated
program.
IF we don't get the steel, you
won't get the ships" he said. II
can't say we will get the steel, but
we have been promised it" by the
War Production Board.
He laughed when asked If he
could rely" on the w. p. 3. promise,
then said he thought w. P. B. had
"the best intention to comply" but
1Cee CONGRwS page AL
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Targets in Reich
And Italy Raided
In R.A.F.S Sweep.
Ruhr Area Attacked;
Turin Assault First
Since September
=, TIE Associated Press.

E' TIE Associated Press.
LONDON, April 13.-Britain's
far-ranging bombers pounded at
Axis arsenals in Germany and
Italy early today in a bombing
offensive designed to smash the
equipment of many German di-
visions before it Is able to leave
the factories.
Swarms of r. A. F. fighters swept
across the Channel during the after
noon in such numbers that the in
cessant drumming of the motors
reminded coastal residents of the
busiest days of the battle for Britain
in the autumn of 1910. The new
formations were flying toward
France and they passed others re-
turning from offensive sweeps. Some
planes were so high they were hid
den by lofty. f1eecy clouds.
The royal arsenal at Turin, where
much OF Italy's munitions is pro-
duced, was reported to have been
one Of the main targets of the raid
against Berlin's Axis partner. 1t
was the first raid on Turin since
September and the 18th since Italy
entered the war in 1910.
Krupp Works Attacked.
An authoritative source said the
attack on Italy was carried out
without the loss of a single bomber
on the 1,500-mile round trip.
The Krupp works at Essen, Ger
many, was one Of the objectives in
the 45th raid on that Ruhr manu-
featuring city, 1t was reported.
The Ruhr raid and subsidiary at
tacks on docks at LIE Havre, oc-
cupied France, and airdromes in
France and the Low Countries cost
the r. A. F. 10 bombers and /
fighter, 1t was said.
Italians Report No Damage.
The italian high command re-
ported that several localities in
Northern Italy" had been attacked
by British planes. but said bombs
dropped did not cause any damage.
The British fight to Italy caused
afraid alarms to be sounded twice
in Bern and in other towns Of
Switzerland.
The thunder Of bomb blasts roll
ing across the channel could be
heard on the English shore.
The skies already were gray this
morning when residents on the
Kent Coast heard the last crump
OF exploding bombs on the other
side of Dover Strait, and the sun
was well up in the sky when the
last group Of British planes winged
overhead homeward bound from
some distant mission "sr
There was every indication the
British were taking maximum ad-
vantage Of the spring nights-which
now provide about seven hours Of
darkness-to step up aerial opera
tions fast developing into the United
Nations first real European Often
sive OF 1912.
Hazebrouck Yards Bombed.
The fierce air fighting which
marked the daylight phase of the
growing offensive yesterday devel-
oped when British planes made a
bombing sweep over the Hazebrouck
yards in Northern France.
The raiders were met by swarms
of German fighters and the opposing
air forces swiftly tangled in series
of swirling dog-flghts in which the
British acknowledged they lost 13
fighter planes and one bomber.
A communique announcing the
(See RAIDS, Page A-60
Evening star., 1942-04-13
'Petain, Laval Confer;
Nazi Fears Of Allied
Offensive Reported
Germon Dispatches Hint
Vichy Government
May Be Recognized
}. the Associated Press.


BERN, Switzerland, April 13.-
Marshal Petain and former Vice
Premier Pierre Laval were re-
ported today to have conferred
three times since Saturday in
an Axis-prompted renewal of
negotiations for increased
French German collaboration
which, neutral dispatches from
Berlin said were inspired by Nazi
fears Of an Allied offensive
against German-occupied West
ern Europe.
Informed diplomatic sources said
the marshal and his pro-Axis former
assistant met for the third time to-
day in preparation for what German
dispatches said might be reorganiza-
ton of the Vichy government, prob
ably tomorrow.
Laval Seeking Cabinet Post.
Their conversations, these dis
patches declared, concerned fresh
efforts by Laval, aided by German
Ambassador to Paris Otto AbetZ, to
get back into the French cabinet,
revise procedure of the Riom trial
Of responsibility for Frances mill
tary defeat and reduce Anglo
American influence in Vichy, par
ticularly before Germany's long
awaited spring offensive against the
Soviets begins.
'The Reich government, especially
the army command, would like to be
assured of protected rear before
starting an offensive in the east" a
neutral dispatch from Berlin said.
The Germans apparently mustered
all their French collaborationist
aides in the new attempt to push
Laval back into a cabinet position
after their first effort met stubborn
refusal from Marshal Petain on
April 3.
Marcel Deaf, editor of the Paris
pro-German newspaper L'Oeuvre
and leader of the National Popular
party, Joined with Jacques Doriot,
head of the French Popular party,
in urging heightened collaboration
with the Germans.
New Government Forecast.
A speech by Deaf in Paris and an
article under Doriot's name in the
Paris German-language newspaper
Pariser zeitung echoed recent state
(Caa EDT,NTOu no0o cI
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Bombs Dropped on Cannes
By Unidentified Plane
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France, April
i3.-Three small bombs we're dropped
on Cannes. the French Riviera, early
today by a plane of undetermined
nationality
The bombs landed on the outskirts
of the Riviera resort and caused
only property damage, official sources
said.
Today's bombing was the first raid
on Unoccupied France since Decem-
Der, 1910, when the r. A. F. dropped
bombs and pamphlets written in
italian ON the seaport of Marseille.
Evening star., 1942-04-13
Nazis Blame British Plane.

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, April 13 (P.-A British air
plane dropped three small bombs
in the neighborhood of Cannes, on
Frances Mediterranean Riviera, last
night, according to an official an
nouncement. quoted German dis
patches from Vichy today.
Evening star., 1942-04-13

(See PATENTS, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1942-04-13

(See FRENCH, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-04-13
New Government Forecast.

A speech by Deaf in Paris and an
article under Doriot's name in the
Paris German-language newspaper
Pariser Zeitung echoed recent state
Evening star., 1942-04-13

(See CONGRESS, Page A-20
Evening star., 1942-04-13

(See BENGAL, Page A-60
Evening star., 1942-04-13

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and 2-X of this edition Of
The Star, experimenting the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-04-13

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-6D
Askov American., 1942-03-19
AN EXCHANGE
Editor ASkov American:

Editor ASkOv American:
The imperialistic war of Japan for
commercial interest in the South Paci-
fic is speeding to an end.
The only silver lining on this dark
cloud is that more people see how
necessary it is to concentrate all our
power against Germany.
Under the protection of Germany
the Japs got the best of us. To get
arms and food to our allies becomes
more difficult, to be angry at the Japs
and forget about Germany would be
another blunder.
Why does not Churchill send
Rudolf Hess to Russia? That would
very likely give little rest on the
eastern front and more action on the
western front of Germany.
Maybe Russia could then spare a
moment to help China and us for a
direct blow on Japan.
For our own best interests hope
we forget that anti feeling against
Russia.
JOHN NIEBOER.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-03-19

boating, non-competitive outdoor ac-
tivities, outing clubs, paddle tennis,
Fairgrounds, riding, rifling, roller
skating, sandlot sports, skiing, Negro
in sports, soccer, softball, speedball,
swimming, table tennis, tennis, track
and field, trapshooting, volleyball,
tug-of-war, walking, weight lifting,
wrestling and yachting.
If your favorite sport is not in
cluded in the above list, 1 suggest
that you write Mr.. Kelly who, am
sure, will be glad to hear from you.
Personally, have one or two sug-
gestions to make. 1 note that neither
marbles nor tiddly-winks have been
provided for. Another perfectly fas-
cinating game that has been over
looked is Button, Button, Who's Got
the Button?" I dare say there are
other activities that 1 cannot recall
at the moment. It must be very
discouraging and disconcerting to our
enemies to learn of the elaborate pro-
gram that we are embarking upon to
make America physically fit.
Askov American., 1942-03-19
AN OLD FOLKS BATTLE
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
It's time we "oldsters" got wise.
This fight for old age pensions is an
old folks battle. If it's to be won
We'll have to do the brushwhacking
and the breast-works charging.
The young man is naturally look
ing out for a career-if he's poll
tician. He wants his job in office
to last long time. He's not going
to Finish" it right off and thus destroy
the issues-the stepping stones by
which he mounts to success.
To be a successful politician re-
quires much sleight-o'-hand jugglery
He must be able to take one side
then (while you're batting your eye)
duck down and come up on the other
side-so quickly you do not see the
flop.
The successful politician has to
be skilled gymnast and contortion-
ist combined. He must keep one
ear to the ground to detect any rum
BILE of disapproval, and the other ex-
tended like an antenna to catch all
sounds of applause. He must keeI
one eye on the heat-o-meter Of
pressure groups and the other or
the next election date. He must keer
Askov American., 1942-03-19
1T is STILL AN ISSUE
(MANKATO FREE PRESS)
March 16 1942
March 16, 1912.

Hjalmar Petersen, state railroad
and warehouse commissioner and the
farmer-labor nominee for governor
against Governor Stassen in 1910, has
called on the governor to summon
a special session of the legislature
to enact legislation so Minnesota boys
on foreign service in the armed forces
will be able to vote this year. The
governor has replied by suggesting
that Mr.. Petersen back up the nations
war effort and "quit playing politics" 4"
Even granting that Mr.. Petersen's
suggestion was made for political
purposes, which after all, is perfectly
proper and permissible in an cleo
ton year, the governor still does
not answer the question or solve the
problem that Petersen has raised by
impunging his motives for raising it
Minnesota, as it happens, has d
particularly large number of men
who are serving in the armed forces
in foreign points-men in Iceland
men in Ireland, men on other shores
that have not been revealed because
of war censorship. The question is
whether it is practical and possible
to enact legislation, and also to pro-
vide information on the issues, sc
these men could vote and vote in
Askov American., 1942-03-19
PLIGHT OF EX-CONVICT

1 was employed in the ordnance
plant at New Brighton as building
laborer. I was discharged with the
explanation that was an ex-convict,
although I was assured my work was
satisfactory.
There are hundreds of fellows who
have experienced the same things in
other fields of work. It's hard enough
to have private firms close the doors
of employment to us in peace-time,
but when they discriminate against
us during the war crises, it's awfully
hard to endure. After all we are
human beings, subject to the same
standards of living as the next man.
My personal problem is harder
still as l am Negro. I am an ex-
convict but that does not detract any
from my loyalty to my country. Ex-
convicts are ready to fight for this
country when called, SO why not give
us the opportunity to do our part
for the boys already fighting.
Winfred Breeding,
Minneapolis, in Star Journal.
Askov American., 1942-03-19
NEGROES AND THE WAR
(St. Paul Dispatch)

(St. Paul DlSpatch)
In line with the purposes of Voca-
tional Opportunity Week, March IS
through %, designated by the National
Urban League, an organization dedi-
Gated to the promotion of Negro well
fare, the local Urban League in ST.
Paul is appealing to all employers to
give the Negro a chance to work-a
chance measured not by the color
of his skin but by his training and
ability-for defeat of Hitlerism.
Negroes in America always have
had hard time of it. From the days
of the slave ship to the era of the
Pullman porter, they have been kept
in positions of inferiority. There have
been undue proportion of them on
relief rolls. They have been subject
in some sections of the country to
the terror of lynchings. Recently in
Detroit federal housing project for
Negroes was the scene of a riot pro-
voked when other racial groups at
tempted to prevent Negroes from TAX
ing possession of the apartment house.
Traditionally part of the culture
of the South, racial discrimination
against the Negro has been moving
Askov American., 1942-03-19
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page ~
certain, and that is that he has de-
layed the execution of Japanese plans
quite considerably.
Russian War.
One hears a lot of talk about a
possible Russo-Japanese war. 1t is
one of the possibilities that are not
unthinkable-but for the moment
Russia has plenty to do pursuing the
fleeing German armies out of her
European territory.
Assuming that Hitler was about
to start his spring offensive
against Russia, Marshal Semyon
TimOshenkO a few days ago
popped up his drive against the
enemy, and did it in a most effec-
tive way. One and half million
men he hurled against the Ger
man lines.
Military experts consider it rather
doubtful that Hitler at the present
time is strong enough to resist effec-
lively that new onslaught.
Plans OF an OffenSlVe.
And that brings up the question
of possible British general often
sive against the German-held parts
of continental Europe.
Ever so many reports are heard
that such plan is being consid-
cred, and it is quit probable that
Hitler himself expects an attack.
Apparently that is the reason why
he during the last few days has con-
centrated huge masses of troops in
Norway, Denmark and along the
northern coast of Germany. 1t may
be that he believes the British will
attack very soon. 1t also may mean
that he is preparing an attack on
neutral Sweden where great deal of
nervousness is noticeable.
Last week the Swedish department
of Justice confscated certain editions
of Swedish newspapers-sixteen of
them-because they had contained ar
ticles offensive to the terribly sensi-
tive men of power in Berlin. Sweden
does not want to get into the war.
She does not want to give Germany
even the slightest pretext for an at
tack, so, she takes her precautions
betimes.
A look at the war situation, as it
appears now, convinces one that now
during the spring there will be a
lot of military activity which is likely
to hasten the end of the war. But,
as has been manifested so often by
actual events, no one can safely make
predictions.
Askov American., 1942-03-19
WANTS REFERENDUM
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American.
In this article 1 will show just how
important it is to the taxpayers
throughout rural Minnesota that they
might interest themselves in obtain
ing for our state referendum to be
brought before the voters at our
next election for the adoption of a
unicameral Legislature and how nee
essary it is that this movement gets
under way as soon as possible. Those
who think as do about economizing
in our state expenditures should get
out and talk and work only for those
candidates who pledge themselves to
support and vote for a cut of half
of the members now in our legiSla-
ture, or better still, for unicameral
house.
In my previous two articles I have
already explained how this change
could be accomplished and how the
money thus saved could be put to a
good advantage by putting our rural
schools on safe and sound footing
and at the same time give our rural
school students an equal chance to
cope with and compete with their
more fortunate fellow students living
in the Twin Cities who obtain at
least a thorough high school educa-
ton.
Below am offering figures show
ing the amount of money that we
are now as taxpayers paying out
in salaries to legislators who became
in plain English too lazy to even use
their prerogative to vote either yes
or no when called upon to do so or
purposely absents himself at roll call
time. Please bear in mind that I
am not now and neither do I con-
denim all of our members of the two
houses in st. Paul, but there are
some who do not actually earn their
salary paid by the taxpayers and who
should be relegated to the payrolls
of has-beens. Let's all get together
and put men in their places who will
represent us all by supporting us in
this fight for reduction of one-half
of the legislative membership of both
houses.
Figures quoted represent savings
from one-half of our legislative
bodies. Ninety-six members salaries
at $500, $4,000; stenographers and
secretarial, $500, plus bonus, $100,
$4,000; mileage per diem and bonus
to members and employees, SAT, 900;
for other than members and office
help such as messengers and other
special jobs, $4,000. Total SPAS, 900,
which sum if placed in our rural
school Golfers would make very nice
nest egg.
ALBERT P. JUNO.
Golden Valley Rt. Z, Minneapolis.
Askov American., 1942-03-19

one hand on the public pulse and the
other free to slap backs with. He
must be able to turn a heel-and-toe
dancer green with envy by the nim-
bleness with which he trips from
side to side of any question. And all
the time he must keep a serious
solemn face.
It's good trick if you can do it
and many can. That's the reason
they have long and honorable
careers as politicians. Those who
burn all bridges soon become has.
beens. No politician wants to be 3
haS-been.
All young, or even middle-aged
politicians are careerists. They take
the long view, also take their time
One live issue is good for a hall
dozen campaigns. Then it is forgot
ten and a new one comes along. 1,
is by never settling anything that
politicians build up regulations and
keep on the payroll.
Youth has hope. Oldsters CAM
have much hope. The times about
up. So this "long view" of politi-
clans is bad for the old folks. The
politician knows the oldsters will soon
be gone, so turn to the. youngsters
who howl about the "tax." They
think maybe election day will be
blizzardy and that grandpa and
grandma won't be able to 60 to the
polls.
All this is bad for the oldsters
Ten years, or even two years may be
too late. Oldsters, therefore, should
pick oldsters for candidates-men
who are not interested in careers
men who will go all-out now re-
gardless of the future-men who have
no bridges to burn and only one
more river to cross-the river Styx
Elect such men to the Legislature
and you'll get the lien law repealed
the next session. Elect such men
and you'll get a flat (not flattened)
old age pension sufficient to keep
you in decency, based on age, not
on need.
And there are enough oldsters to
swing any election if they'll gel
together and then get their friends
and relatives to join them. But you
must pick grandpap, not grandson
for the candidate. He wants only
zone crack" at 'em. He's not inter-
ested in the next election.
o. M. THOMSON.
Willernie, MINI.