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Evening star., 1942-05-25
Spring Disasters in U. 5.
Killed More Than ESQ
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
More than $50 persons were
killed In the United States this
spring by natural disasters, ths
American Red Cross reported in q
recapitulation yesterday.
1T was the most devastating com.
bination of natural disasters en-
countered by the American Red
Cross in its 81 years of disaster re-
lief" Chairman Norman H. Davis
said.
In addition to more than 25C
killed, 1900 persons were seriously
injured and 1000 families affected
many Of them made homeless
Spring disasters included tornadoes
cloudbursts, ice jams, floods, forest
fires and a mine explosion in West
Virginia which killed Sc.
A mid-March tornado killed 142
persons in an erratic course that
touched Mississippi, Alabama, Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Indiana.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
| Funds to Fight
Dismal Swamp
Fires Boosted
By the Associated Press,


RICHMOND, Va. May 25.-State
Conservation Commissioner N. Clar-
ence Smith said today that an
additional $500 had been obtained
from the Federal Government to
fight forest fires in the Dismal
Swamp. Smoke from the swamp
was said to be seriously affecting
anti-submarine action.
Previously $32,800 in Federal funds
had been appropriated for forest
fire fighting throughout Virginia.
Mr.. Smith and State Forester
r. c. Peterson will go to Washing
ton tomorrow to discuss the DismaI
Swamp problem with Federal Of
ficials. One of the hardest problems
to deal with in fighting the fires il,
the swamp, Mr.. Smith explained
consisted of the peat bog blazes
that shoulder for days several feet
below the surface.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
R. AT. Planes Step Up
Raiding Activity in
Cirenaican Area
Enemy Airports, Motor
Transport and Shipping
Are Attacked Heavily
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO. Egypt, May 25.-Axis air.
ports, motor transport and shipping
in the Ci~naican area were heavily
attacked by British bombers and
fighters Saturday in a burst Of
widespread raiding, the r. A. F. re-
ported last night.
This increased scale of air activity
in North Africa was said by observ-
ers in this Egyptian capital to coin
eide with efforts of both the British
and Germans to build up their
strength for the next desert cam
paign.
The British reported shooting
down six German and Italian fight
ers over Libya and Malta at a cost
of four missing r. A. F. planes.
(The Italian high command
announced that the r. A. F. had
suffered heavy losses in Cire-
naica, putting the British losses
on Friday and Saturday at SO
planes in Libya alone. The Brit
ish, however, have reported only
eight missing planes for those
two days, four on Friday and
four Saturday.
. r. A. F. bombers struck Saturday
night at the airdrome, at Martuba,
midway between Tmimi and the
port of Derna. 1t was the third
consecutive attack on that OBJ
jective, R. A. F. planes having hit
it Thursday night and Friday
morning.
The R. A. F. said the enemy
landing. ground at Derna, 95 miles
west Of British-held Tobruk and
ITS miles west of the Egyptian bor-
der, was effectively bombed while
R. A. F. fighters shot down a Ger
man Messerschmitt fighter In the
Tmini region, 40 miles southeast OF
Derna.
Elsewhere enemy motor trans
port vehicles were attacked" the
R. A. F. communique continued
I'm the Gulf of Sirte (of BengasD
an enemy merchant vessel was hit
by cannon and machine gun fire
and brought to standstill."
The R. A. F. said a German
Junkers dive-bomber was shot down
of North Africa by anti-aircraft
fire
During Friday nights and Satur-
days action over Malta, the r. A. F
declared, four enemy planes were
shot down.
Evening star., 1942-05-25

The text Of President Roosevelt's
message to Congress today on
slashing Work Projects Admins
tration funds follows:
In my budget message to the Con-
gress in January of this year,
estimated tentatively that $465 900,
600 would be required during the
ensuing fiscal year for continuing
the work relief program by the
Work Projects Administration ano
indicated that a specific recon-
mendation would be submitted later
in the year.
The Work Projects Administra-
ton and its predecessor organiza.
tions were created to meet a tenn
porary relief and employment need
for millions of persons out of work
during the depression years. The
program has been successful. 1t has
provided thousands Of useful public
projects and it has permitted mil
lions Of persons to maintain Their
self-respect through gainful EN-.
ployment. More recently, the Work
Projects Administration has con.
tributed greatly to the defense ano
war efforts through participation ir
the construction of airports, access
roads, sewer and water facilities anc
other useful public works.
Since my January message. funds
appropriated or recommended fol
the conduct of the war have tire.
mendously increased. Shortages oi
labor and material are rapidly de-
veloping. To meet labor shortages
the recruitment of workers from
every available source will be re-
quired, and possibly even organized
migration in some instances.
However, 1t is estimated that al
present there are still some 5000. .00t
unemployed. OF these, many viii b'
hired during the coming year; yet ir
a labor force exceeding 10000, ,00(
persons there will remain a sub
stantial number Of individuals whit
will not be hired by private employ
ers because of age, lack OF skill OF
other handicaps.
End of Discrimination Urged.
A certain number may not be
able to migrate from regions having
surplus labor to regions where work
ers are needed. In this connection
I cannot emphasize too strongly the
need for industry to abandon pre-
vailing practices of discrimination
racial and otherwise, IN recruiting
labor for war production.
The program of the Work Project!
Administration for the next f1sca
year must, in q large measure, b.
held to one of work relief for EN-.
playable persons, who, by reason OF
circumstances, cannot obtain en-
ployment either In war activities o.
in other work. 1t is urgent tina
our labor reserves be fully utilized
and that productive labor now on tn.
rolls of the Work Projects Admin
istration be engaged in other pro-
ductive employment.
Provision has been made by direct
appropriation to other Federal agen.
cies fer the construction Of acces!
roads, streets and airports, and pub
lie works have been authorized fol
localities whose needs have beer
materially expanded by the defens'
and war efforts. The types of prof
ects to be undertaken in the relic
program of 1943 will be those which
can be prosecuted by day labor o
the residual unemployed available
on the Work Projects Administra
ton rolls and which require a mini
mum of critical materials.
In the circumstances, a reductit
Evening star., 1942-05-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 25.-
America may expect with confidence
that Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle's
April 18 air attack on Japan will
not remain an isolated incident but
will be amplified repeatedly by
vigorous assaults on the very heart
of Axis countries
This assurance comes directly
from the officer who commanded
the spectacular raid by Army flyers
on Toxic and its environs.
Here on an inspection tour with
Gen. George Marshall, Army chief
of staff, and other military leaders,
Gen. Dooittle spoke yesterday on a
Nationwide radio broadcast and
later enlarged on his statements in
an interview.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Sfreefcar WaIkout
Halls Cleveland
Traffic for Work
stoppoge Follows City
Workers Protest of
DeIoy in Poy Checks
~ the Associated Press.

~ Wv h1oVSaesSe = ASSss
CLEVELAND, May 25.-Streetcar
traffic on Cleveland's West Side was
halted for more than an hour today
by q walkout Of city transit en-
ployes protesting against their fail
ure to get paychecks on time from
the city treasury.
Dozens of streetcars and buses
were stopped and other cars piled
up behind them.
Mayor Frank J. Lausche ordered
the arrest Of agitators he said were
responsible for the stoppage. and
shortly before noon transit officials
said normal operations had been
resumed
The tie-up came as many clerks
were starting downtown for the
opening Of department stores, which
operate here from noon to 9 pm. on
Mondays as an accommodation to
war workers.
Checks Promised Tonight.
The West Side transit workers
were due to be paid Saturday, but
checks were held up by clerical
bottleneck, as one other payroll had
been since the city took over the
trolley-bus system, with its 1000
employees, last April %. "All the
checks will be at the barns before
midnight tonight" the city's finance
director, Joseph T. Sweeny, prom
tsed.
The A. F. L. Streetcar Mems
Union. which represents the workers,
disavowed connection with the
strike. James ODonnell, a men,
ber OF the unions board, stood on
a fence near one group of idle men
and urged them to return to work.
A woman car rider grabbed the
1apels Of a conducted and shouted:
You're helping the Nazis."
Lady, what do you want to make
Of it?" he responded. IT served
seven years with the marines"
Clerical Work Piles Up.
The City of Cleveland took over
the transit lines last month, issuing
$17,500, 900 In bonds. City officials
said the pay checks had been de-
1ayed by a heavy load of clerical
work accompanying the change of
ownership. but that all West Side
workers would get their checks by
tonight.
An arbitration board last week
awarded pay raises to the transit
systems 1000 workers, retroactive
from March l to April %, the latter
date being that on which the system
was brought under city ownership.
Under the arbitration award, motor
men and conductors would receive
an increase from 78 to 9015 cents an
hour and bus operators an increase
from IS to 97h cents. Mayor
Lausche said the rates set by the
arbiters. and still subject to Council
approval, were 50 high they would
Impair at the very outset the pros
pect Of municipal operation of the
transit system"
Evening star., 1942-05-25
TrofoIgor Square Crowd
Demands Second Front

Bs the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 25.-A crowd which
filled every corner of historic
Trafalgar Square yesterday vocifer-
ously indorsed demands for second
front in Europe.
william GALLAGHER, Communist
member of Parliament, declared that
the time to act is now" He told
the crowd it was a question whether
there was to be a second front on
the continent or here.
Saying the British had been
warned to be ready for invason at
any moment, GALLAGHER added:
"If the Nazis with their terrible
commitments in Russia and occupied
countries are capable of invading us.
surely we are capable of invading
the continent"
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Toxic and Nozi Objectives
Face More Raids, DooIittIe Says

"Our ships are the best in the
world" he said Of the North Ameri-
can BIS bombers he and his fell
low airmen flew over the japanese
mainland. Japanese pursuit ships
that came up after us never had
a chance.
I'VE had a lot of confidence In
our ships before we took of on the
flight, and now our confidence has
grown into enthusiasm. These
planes can take it in battle. and they
can dish it out. They did dish it
out, too.
"The most important fact about
the whole attack which we made
last month is that it was done
and that 1t will be done again to
other Japanese and German OBJ
iectives."
Evening star., 1942-05-25
IS British Planes Downed
In Fiohts, Nozis Claim

BERLIN From German Broad
casts, May Is (P).-Fifteen British
planes were shot down Saturday in
a series of big dog fights over
Marmarica in Libya, the Germans
said yesterday. and one German
plane was lost.
German artillery shelled British
motor transport concentrations
southeast OF Ell Mechili, high COM
mand communique added.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Privote Advices Predict
Removal of Laval

NEW YORK, May 25.-The New
York Times said last night 1t had
received private advices from Europe
predicting the removal of Pierre
Laval as chief of government at
Vichy by the Germans. The reason
was refusal of 80 per cent of the
people OF Occupied and Unoccupied
France to "collaborate" with Adolf
Hitler, the Times said.
Pressure on the Vichy government
as result Of Italy's renewed claims
on French territory and the United
States negotiations at Martinique
was said to be nearing the breaking
point.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Axis Sources Revive
Hints Laval May
Leave vichy Post
Bern Hears Doriot May
Enter Government or
Form Own Paris Regime
By THOMAS F. HAWKINS,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
BERNE, Switzerland, May 25.-
AS Pierre Laval conferred in
Paris today with German mill
tary and political leaders, said to
have grown increasingly critical
of his slowness in bringing
France into full collaboration
with them, Axis sources revived
hints that the Vichy chief Of
government might step out.
Rumors were reported from Vichy
that Jacques Doriot, turncoat Com
munist, might enter the government
or form his own collaborationist
regime in Paris.
Informed persons in Vichy, how
ever, expressed belief that matters
had not yet reached a decisive state.
Doriot has been an active advocate
of collaboration with the Axis. In q
speech May 16 he suggested his own
readiness to take over If Laval was
unable to put into effect suitable
program.
Observers said Lavals hesitancy
started with the opening Of United
States discussions concerning the
status of Martinique and that 1t
seemed to increase as a result of the
first phases of the spring fighting in
Russia.
His concern now is the persistent
italian pressure for Nice and
Corsica, they said. and his efforts
are directed toward getting German
assistance to bring that pressure to
an end.
Italy's acquisition of the territory
with German acquiesence could be
achieved simply by a decree of the
Armistice Commission but Ger
many apparently has not yet given
her approval.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Water r-Squirting Thieve:
Take Womun's Watch
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES.-Miss Lucille
Owen, q visitor from New York,
was startled and puzzled when girl
squirted charged water into her face
in a cafe.
She discovered the reason after
she dried her eyes. The girls male
companion yanked off her $3.50
wrist watch and both fled.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Plans Are Considered
For Summer Extension
Of Paper Campaign
Buyer Hopes Stor
And PIT. A. Continue
SuIvuqe Drive

Plans to continue The Evening
Star-P.-T. A. Salvage for Victory
paper collection program through
the summer are now being consid-
cred by those in charge Of the plan.
Whether the project will be under
taken depends on the interest shown
by the various schools.
Robert o. Ball, local manager for
Penn Paper g. Stock Co., which col
lects the school paper, said he hopes
the schools will keep the flow Of
paper undiminished throughout the
summer because the paper Is so
readily available for manufacture
into box board, corrugated board and
other materials.
With the schools rapidly ap-
preaching graduation, a decision
shortly must be made.
Collections In the second district
tomorrow, together with the five
leaders and their poundage to date,
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page

ton rolls and which require a min
imum of critical materials"
Beyond 1943, he said, taking care
Of these unemployables must be"
regarded as an integral part OF the
social security program. Recalling
that in his budget message of jan
uary he estimated s465, ,000, 900 would
be needed for w. P. A., the President
today asked for 10000, 900 for the
w. P. A. and $2,767 900 for the Cen
eral Accounting Office and the
Treasury Department for services in
connection with the relief program.
The w. P. A. also had an esti-
mated balance of S57,0O0,000 of the
1912 relief fund which it could use,
Mr.. Roosevelt said.
Evening star., 1942-05-25

A War bond is a vote for victory.
Vote early and often at the nearest
post office; In this election ballot
box stuffing Is legal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
The OnIo.oker
BY Henry McLenOre

ticklish throat. round heels. an
unfaithful cook and bladder
trouble. but neon signs don't
scream a cure.
Still, if I had to name the big
gest blessing that the war has
brought, I would venture into
the field of architecture.
1t is now prohibited to build
a house that costs more than
such-and-such a sum. This is
tough on the architects, but
what a blessing it is for us who
used to have to visit new homes.
THERE are few things worse
Il than having to accompany
the new owner of new house
through a new house. 1t all
means so much to him and so
little to any one else. The
closet space drives him to
raptures.
Bathrooms make him jump up
and down in ecstasy. He swoons
as he shows guest rooms, and
he can talk for an hour on how
the choice of wallpaper for the
kitchen was made.
But of all things about a new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24

bottom Of the boat trying TO get
some rest, it would be more than
annoying TO get face full Of cold
and heavy salt water, thrown with
the force of a bludgeon. Because
of this and also because Of the
smaller waves which were con-
tinually punching at the thin cover
of fabric that formed our bottom.
it was impossible 10 get anything
approaching rest except during the
latter hours of a protracted, dead
calm, when all surface waves had
died down. These periods were
rare. and gave us other things to
worry about.
The second day we had time to
the dawn. When the
big tropical sun ball peeked over
the gray horizon, our dismal world
became instantly beautiful. and
our dropping spirits never failed
to lift.
Tony would sing out. Time to
put on the pot!"-and Gene and
/ never lost second in searching
with our eyes the farthest blue and
gold reaches of our suddenly ex-
banded ken. IT was at dawning
that we stretched our stiffened
muscles, and worked warm new
life into numb and aching mem
-bers. II was always then that
our spirits were at their highest.
for each new day brought new
hope. and new variation TO relieve
the long monotony OF the cheer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
War Has Its
Benefits

house, the worst Is the rumpus
room. Some people don't call Il
the rumpus room, but it's the
rumpus room no matter what
they call it. 1t may be the play
room, II may be the entertain.
ment room. it may be the fuss"
room, but it is still the rsimpus
room.
There was a time when home
builders didn't include a rumpus
room. They figured that guests
could have sufficient fun in tho
standard rooms. But not today.
There is never any great diff.
ficulty in spotting the rumpus
room. 1t usually is the one that
is filled with steam pipes and all
sorts of overhead trappings.
A few years ago II was called
the basement.
MO MORE. You walk down q
~ steep fight of stairs into q
cold, wet, damp room. Your host
always says, "Well, you can cut
loose down here. No one can
hear YOU"
He's right. You are no sooner
In the place than double pneu-
monia sets in casually while the
host is looking for the ping pong
net to 60 on the ping pong table
that started warping as long
ago as 1867.
There Is nothing sadder than
the average r,lmpus room ping
pong outfit unless IL be a rum
pus room dart game. A dart
game Is standard equipment. No
one Is able to locate more than
three darts, two Of which have
bent points that wouldn't pierce
a pound of butter. with the third
undergoing moulting 50 that its
feathers are low and droopy.
There is always q bar in the
rumpus room. Not much of Z
bar, but little sideboard affair
that sits over In the corner and
pouts because IL isn't big enough
to do any good.
THE host always steps behind
Il the bar and cries, "Okay.
folks, what do you want: Step
right up. First come. Arst
seryed--
This Is strictly a gag. II you
aren't wise enough to ask for q
warm. fiat bottle OF beer. you
might just as well not order at
all. That's all the rumpus room
bars will handle.
Sometimes there n an old
piano that hasn't been tuned
since Dewey came home. Tho
hostess always bangs that .
couple of times. Why! Ask tho
hostess.
The rumpus room Is the worst
feature Of the American home.
The war has put q stop 20 the
building Of homes large enough
to accommodate these horrors.
Miss Lucy Monroe. win you
please sing the only song you
know In gratitude. Strictly.
ps,rsussd ~ nsrsssss sysssssss ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24

lently snagging the fabric with any
sharp metal, or the buttons on
their clothes. 1t was all-important
that we show the greatest pos
sible care for the sides OF the
air compartments Of our boat. So
We were as cautious as could be,
knowing il would be much easier
10 maintain the boat in its present
excellent condition than 10 try 10
,recondition il should we puncture
the sides through careless maneu-
vering. To this end / found IL
necessary to repeat frequently my
warnings of the danger attendant
from, shirt and trousers buttons,
careless handling OF gear. and even
quick and incautious moving OF
our persons, which would cause
unnecessary scuffing or wearing
of the fabric.
Occasionally I would dig in the
tool pocket for the small bottle
of rubber cement, and touch up
any frayed spots where it looked
as IL the fabric might be weaken
ing in the vicinity. This treatment
not only retarded the fraying
action on those parts. but showed
us the spots that were most vul-
nerable TO wear owing 10 our
moving about in the boat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24
On the Side
BY II. v. DurlinQ

What did 7 think Of While walk
ing post!
A million things, Of you the
most.
HoW much / miss and lore you,
too,
And all the things zoe planned
TO do.
thought Of the time Of our first
date,
When I got lost and came in late.
! lods a Bat nervous. will admit,
But, oh, hol0 glad that / made a
hit.
Pvt. Joe Macaluso, u. S. A.
(Above is an excerpt from
poem written by Private Mac
aluso to his girl. IT was the
girl who sent us a copy. There
is something very appealing and
thought provoking about Private
Joe's lines.
makes you think deeply about
all the lads in the armed forces
and their girls. And it also
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-24

THE First Nights: The regu-
- lars in the press box got
pretty sharp with two of the
weeks newcomers, but the third
one left them laughing.
They blackballed The Morn
ing Star" which shows Lon
don family getting the worst
OF the blitz. They okayed some
scenes and blessed the play act
ing of Gladys Cooper. Brenda
Forbes, Rhys Williams and
more, but the star. said r. Lock-
ridge in the Sun, was dim IN
spite of them"
The New Priorities, first OF
the weeks olios. met sour YER
diets. Bert Wheeler enticed
sugary reports, and Henry
Youngman Jared well, but not
the show. L. Kronenbergers
verdict was il lacked bounce
and showmanship."
C. Jessel and his cronies, Jack
Haley, Ella Logan, the DeMar-
cos, ct al, are the jewellers in
the new click, SHOW Time"
This has been collecting raves
and revenue on the other coast.
cit In q rafting good evening
Of entertainment" Brooks At
kinson ruled in the N. Y. Times.
And J. Mason Brown in the
Post added:
"Tt II ono OF the best buys
now to be had at local box
offices"
THE Magic Lanterns: Far and
l. away the film OF the week is
the gov't-sponsored Battle of
Midway. Kodaked in color, the
scenes of Jap havoc make you
full of fight. The ragged effect
you can blame on the bombs,
which jolted the camera right
off its perch. It's a real pulse
whipper.
Ginger Rogers rigs herself out
In pigtails and pinafores to cut
a swath among the puppy lovers
in The Major md the Minor"
Ray Mille1d and r. Benchley
chip in, and 1t all keeps you
laughing out loud.
Marjorie Main. Aline Mac
Mahon and Zasu Pitts slug it
out with a scenario called "Tish"
mo relation to Pish Tush) but
they are overmatched.
Sherlock Holmes and the
Voice of Terror" which is a
marqueeful for you. is standard
sleuthing of the Old Boy school.
very acceptable. The Nazis are
dumped into this one, they being
another form OF crime.
Lupe Velez and Leon Enrol