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Evening star., 1942-07-27
0PA Plans 10 Tighten
Maximum Price Rules
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Once OF Price Admininstra-
ton. preparing to tighten up en-
forcement of the general maximum
price regulation, has pledged pro-
lection to honest storekeepers and
the buying public against deliber-
ate chiseling and penny prohteer-
ing"
Effective Friday, officials noted. a
section OF the Emergency Price
Control Act makes violators of
price ceilings liable to civil injunc-
ton suits, action to revoke licenses,
and suits for treble damages.
The law provides, in effect, that any
consumer, If overcharged, can bring
suit against a retailer for $50 or
for triple the amount of the over
charge, whichever is greater, plus
attorneys fees and court costs.
OPA will intervene in treble dam
age suits whenever necessary to as
sure that the remedy lis used in a
manner consistent with the public
interest"
Price Administrator Leon Hen
edrson pointed out that the six
month delay between enactment of
the Price Control Act and effective
date of the treble damage provi-
sion reflected congressional intent to
give businessmen ample time in
which to become acquainted with
details of the law and OPA regula-
tions.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Butter at t2-Year Peak
After u. ). Raises Price
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 27.-Butter fu-
lures prices for January delivery on
the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
advanced IS cents per hundred
pounds today to a new 12-year peak,
but quotations in the spot market
were steady
January butter closed at 40.4
cents per pound Buying of butter
futures was attributed partly to in
dications of increased consumption
Prices in the spot market have held
about steady since last Wednesday
when they were raised IA to IA
cents to highs since 1887 following
action of the Dairy Products Mar
keting Association, Government
financed agency, in lifting the price
at which it will support butter 3
cents a pound The DPMA price for
92-score butter is 80 cents. which
has been the spot market price since
Wednesday,
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Recreation
Continued From First Page. J

facilities in connection with eight
new dormitories to be built for
women war workers.
Because the Langston. Southwest
area and Randall projects are near
public schools and will become per-
manent improvements, a recon-
mendation probably will be made
that the District pay back to the
Federal Government $4,000 cover
ing these three developments, the
FWA said.
Additional Sites Studied.
An additional program calling for
expenditure of around $5OOOOO for
about 20 recreation areas also has
been submitted to FWA and is being
reviewed and altered at the present
time by District recreation officials
at FWA's request.
Mr.. Christensen expressed "sur-
prise" that the projects approved
today are to be paid out of so-called
new" Lanham Act funds. The re-
quest to the FWA had been for
money from l94l appropriation of
which about 100000 is available
These funds may be used only for
the benefit of workers directly en-
gagged in war work. The War and
Navy Departments had approved
the program Of 10.
FWA officials said, however, that
it had been "administratively de-
termined' that funds from the new
appropriation should be used and
that this action does not leopard
ize" the projected development OF
the 20 additional centers.
Describing the projects contem-
plated in today's approval, the FWA
said
mo critical materials will be used
as the projects involve mainly the
leveling of sites and their develop
ment as play fields without build
| ings."
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Axis Sees 'Terrorization'
In Sedition Arrests

Citing arrests in the United States
on charges Of Sedition, Axis radio
propagandists are claiming that the
Government is resorting to "terrori-
zation" and threats to keep public
opinion in line, the ONCE of War
Information reported today.
The Rome radio, in a Spanish
language broadcast to Latin Amer
ica received by the Federal Com
munications Commission, said: THE
trial Of "a persons accused of con-
spiracy in the United States has
created great sensation. Among
those indicted Is the editor of the
newspaper. the New York Enquirer
an opposition paper. The trial has
clearly demonstrated that public
sentiment in the United States is
profoundly dif11cult since the Jews
have been doing the propaganda
and so Roosevelt has to resort to
terrorization and threats"
Twenty-eight persons were in
dicted here last week by a Federal
grand jury on charges of conspiracy
to impair the morale of the armed
forces.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
974 Million Navy Bill
Given Senate Group 0. K.
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
Behind closed doors, the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee approved
today a $974, ,634 900 naval expan-
sion program which contemplates a
$50 ,0O0,00 expenditure for secret
training and mysterious new wea-
pom.
Chairman Walsh announced the
committee action, but did not elab-
crate on a statement made at the
time Of House passage last week by
Chairman Vinson of the Naval AZ
fairs Committee that the SIC, 900 900
would be spent "for kind of secret
training and kind of secret wea-
pom"
The bill provides. among other
things, for a broader extension of
naval aviation facilities designed to
turn out $500 aviators a month and
development of naval outposts, some
in Alaska.
In open session the committee ap-
proved another House passed bill
to raise the pay for naval submarine
and diving personnel so per cent
above the regular rates. Officers
now get Is per cent additional al
loWance for such duty while en-
listed men are limited to increases
varying from IS to $40 a month.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Cargo Planes
Continued From First Page.)
B. the Associated Press.

would provide an adequate trans
portation system to supply the needs
of the armed forces in Alaska and
Hawaii, as we'll as in outlying bases
and foreign countries.
Under the resolution, referred to
the Senate Military Affairs Com.
mittee, the board would determine
the number and types of planes to
be constructed and the extent of the
diversion from the present Ship
building program.
Small Dirigibles Suggested. :
1T has been estimated that there
are now 100 Nazi submarines plying
the seven seas and it is entirely pos
sible that within a fef months
there will be at least so of these
steel sharks on the prowi. the Sen,
ator declared. Hitler can build
several submarines while we are
building one ship"
He said that while it was true
some cargo ships were being mani-
factured along with troop trans
port planes. the number and
amount of these bear too small a
ratio to our participation in the
war to be effective"
He said the Nations efforts to de-
stroy submarines should be re-
doubled by speeding construction OF
small helium dirigibles for use along
the coast, equipped with vibrating
detectors to locate submarines be-
low the waters surface.
Division of Materials Needed.
He said 1t was possible it would
be necessary to divert even mate
rails from bomber constructions for
building the flying boats. and ex-
pressed the view military and naval
councils ought to determine the
ratio of one to the other.
1T is not impossible that a plane
might be so constructed that after
carrying cargo and troops to the
battlefield it could then be equipped
and used as bomber, but that
again is technical question to be
decided by the engineers" Senator
Lee said
Senator Lee said slow methods Of
transports destroyed the fighting
effectiveness of troops.
Two hundred dive bombers de-
livered to the Russian front today
would be worth 1000 dive bombers
if the Russian Army is destroyed"
he warned.
He urged against delay in action
by extended hearings on the resolu-
ton. proposing Congress move with
speed that is borne Of despera-
ton"
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Yonks' Tommy Heinrich
Loses His Droft Appeal
BY The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MASSILLON. Ohio, July 27.-A
draft appeals board has rejected a
plea for deferment filed by the New
York Yankees Tommy Heinrich, and
his draft board said today the out
fielder would be called to service
next month.
Heinrich, married last summer,
was originally classified ga but this
was changed to la several months
ago, He appealed on the ground of
dependency and told his draft board
here that Mrs. Heinrich was an ex-
pectant mother. The appeals boards
vote was unanimous.
Three brothers-Charles, Arthur
aid Edmund Henrich-already are
in the armed forces.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Musa Valves Heorino
As Foreign Agent;
Bail Kept at $1,000
Attorney Declares
Suspect Served Only
As envoy's F|unkey
2, he Associated Press.

z? me Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 27-Jean
Leonard Musa, 55-year- -old Swiss
born American. waived formal
hearing in Federal Court today on
charges that he acted as a Vichy
representative without registering as
foreign agent.
The court refused to reduce Musa S
bail of 5000.
The Government charges that
Musa acted as a special representa-
tive of CASTOR Henry Haye, Vichy
Ambassador to Washington, and was
paid from a Vichy account set aside
for services of information. The
Government contends that his du-
ties included dissemination of prop
aganda.
John w. Burke, jr., Musa's at
torney, pointed out that Musa al
ready had been in Jail two weeks in
appealing to Judge Francis c. Caf-
fey for lower bail. He added that
he believed the bail was highly ex-
cessive" considering the technical
nature of the charge"
Mr.. Burke said Musa came to the
United States in 1910 without funds
and met the Ambassador, his friend
of Is years.
THE Ambassador told him then
that, not being accredited to the
French Embassy here, Musa could
not be employed in connection with
the Embassy, but, being sorry for
his friend. gave him a job as his
personal flunkey," Mr.. Burke told
the court.
"Musa's duties consisted of keep
ing track of the Ambassadors en-
gagements while he was in New
York"
Evening star., 1942-07-27
u. ). Pilots in Eqypt
Bomb Enemy Areas
Without Single Loss
Ten Bombers Garry Out
Mission; Results
Pleasing to Men
BY WESTON HAYNES.


WITH A UNITED STATES
BOMBER GROUP SOMEWHERE
IN EGYPT, July 26 (Delayed) -
Early today the first of a task
force of American bombers re-
turned to this base to report
highly successful raids over
enemy territory last night.
UNITED States heavy bombers
took a prominent part in a
successful raid Saturday night on
Tobruk. main Axis supply port
in Eastern Libya)
Ten bombers manned by 10 Amer
leans carried out the mission, and
every man and machine returned
They had been assigned to spe-
cif1c targets, and their reports OF
where they had deposited their
bombs soon filled the interrogating
officers maps with dots, crosses and
lines.
The first to return could not OBJ
serve the results of their work. Some
clouds had obscured their vision
and anti-aircraft artillery came SO
close and pursued them so persist
emily il wasn't wise to loiter. But
flyers returning later we're able to
report what earlier planes had ac-
complished.
Man, oh man. exclaimed the
rear gunner OF the fourth plane to
rumble to stop, lust what I always
wanted to see! Must have been a
munitions dump. or gasoline. Oh
boy, what an explosion"
There was no staggering, or wild
elation. But it was obvious as every
scrap of information supplied by
pilots, gunners and bombardiers was
being recorded, that every one was
satisfied with the nights work.
Reports finished, the thoughts of
the 10 raiders turned to coffee and
gallons were consumed with egg and
beef sandwiches. a..
There was no hint of overstrained
nerves. After the nights adventures
had been thoroughly discussed con-
versation switched to amusements,
cigarettes and food, and then every
one turned in.
Evening star., 1942-07-27


personnel admittedly was a break
for the airline, A number of the
pilots have had experience with
twin and four-motored patrol
bombers of the United States Navy,
and all are accustomed to navigat-
ing in the most difficult weather
China can offer
Sharp, who will be their mentor
while they get used TO new duties,
has flown nine years for the l3-year-
old Chinese airline. He once was
an Army piolt in Kelly Field pur-
suit squadron.
OF the old Volunteer Groups
three squadron leaders, Bob Neale of
Seattle and Arvid Olson of Chicago
and Los Angeles have corporation
contracts. The third, David Lee Hill
of San Antonio, Tex, now is major
In the United States Army Air Force
The following Is veterans of the
volunteer group are now active pl-
lots of the National Airline: Francis
Adking. Miami Beach, Fla; Cliff
Groh, Wilmette, H.; Robert He'd
man, Webster, S. OAK: Fred Hodges
Memphis, Tenn; Chauncey Laugh
lin, Ashland, Mo; Robert Moss
Doerun, Ga; Eriksen Shilling
Washington, D. c.: Ernest Loane
Presque Isle, Me; Joe Rosbert
Seattle, Van Shapard, Chattanooga
Tenn; Allen Wright, DyerSburg
Tenn; Harry Bolster, Dayton, Tex,
Robert Raines, Reno, New; j. Dean
ST. Peter, MINI; and Einar Nickel
son. Fergus Falls, MINI.
The following IA pilots are enroute
to the United States, but intend tc
return to China: w Bartling. Mid
dleton, Ind; Charles Bond, Dallas
Tex; Herbert Cavanah, Sacramen-
to, Calf; Parker Dupouy, Seekonk
Mass; Thomas Haywood, st. Paul
Mimi; j Hennessey, Newton, Mass.
Robert Keeton. Manzanola, Colo.
Robert Nealt, Seattle; Arvid Olson
Chicago and Los Angeles; William
Reed, Marion, Ia, Freeman Rlc'
ketts, Walnut Greek, Calf, JOIN
Rossi. San Francisco; Robert 7
Smith, Lincoln, Nebr. and Pete
Wright, B!rchrunville, Pa.
The American mechanics wht
transferred from the Volunteel
Group are w E. Shaffer, Stanle,
Regis. Frank Losonsky and Franz
Woodward.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Maryland Told Post Offices
Have No BIackout Funds

BALTIMORE, July 27.-Maryland
defense officials said today they had
been advised by the Office of Civilian
Defense that post Offices could not
comply with blackout regulations
because they lack funds to blackout
the buildings.
Isaac S. George, executive secre-
tary of the Maryland Council of
Defense, said Maryland would ''tol-
ererate no violation of blackout
rules" by post Offices, adding.
1T is ridiculous for a Federal
agency to say that it cannot meet
the blaekout rules promulgated by
another Federal agency. Under the
present setup, the Nation either will
have to suspend mail service in the
event of air attacks or will have to
tolerate lights"
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Second Lumber Firm
Accused Of VIOLATING
Price Regulations
Injunction Granted
Agoinst Further Sales
To Defense Contractors
Es the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, July 27.-Filing OF an
OPA complaint against second
lumber company charged with
violating price regulations covering
Southern pine in sales to war con-
tractors was announced today by
A. Walton Nall, regional OPA en-
forcement attorney.
Mr.. Nall said a temporary re-
straining order was signed by Fed
eral Judge E. Y. Webb at Charlotte,
N. c., today to prevent the Atlantic
States Lumber Co. of Charlotte from
making further sales at excess prices
and from attempting to collect ex-
cesses on previous sales. A hearing
was set for August I at Asheville,
NC.
The injunction suit charged the
company with selling or Offering
more than $4,000 feet of Southern
pine at above ceiling prices and re-
fusing to list transportation costs
separately as required, Mr.. Nall re-
ported. t>79' tso
He said an accompanying affidavit
by OPA Inspector Robert F. Darrah
charged that company records
showed many invoices on sales to
Army and other defense contractors
at excess prices, including over
charges of $3.50 per 1000 on 77706
feet and $50 on 173, 1893 feet sold to
Rathgeb-W Walsh. Inc. for the Penn
broke housing job at Bethlehem, Pa.
A similar suit was fled, Saturday
against the Bright-Brooks Lumber
Co., Inc, of Savannah, Ca, and Mr..
Nall said others would follow.
There is shortage of lumber and
the wholesalers are attempting to
take advantage Of It," he charged.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Higgins Says Ban
On Contract Will Cost
u. 5. IS 10 80 Millions
Claims His Procedure
Would Save at leust
$500, 900 a Ship
Earlier Story on Page ALI

tE1rner story on rage ALL
By the Associated Press.
Andrew j. Higgins told a House
Merchant Marine Subcommittee in
vestigating the steel situation today
that cancellation of his contract to
build 200 cargo vessels at New
Orleans would cost the Government
between SIS, 100000 and $4,000 900.
He said that his proposal to build
ships on rolling assembly line
basis would save "at least" $500 900
ship through cutting down con-
struction time and would enable
the shipbuilding industry. paying
American wages" to build vessels
so rapidly and so cheaply that 1t
could compete with foreign coun-
tries using slave labor"
Meanwhile. the House Merchant
Marine Committee shelved a reso-
luton calling upon the Maritime
Commission to stay the cancellation
pending congressional investigation.
A similar resolution is pending be-
fore the Senate Commerce Com
mittee.
Unable to Muster Quorum.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, OF
Louisiana, said he had so far been
unable to muster quorum of that
committee to consider the resolution
and asked the Senate to discharge
the committee and consider the res
olution itself Objections by both
the Democratic and Republican
leaders. Senators Barkley OF Ken
tucky and McNary of Oregon. block
ed this proposal. however. Senators
Barkley and McNary contended that
the Senate ought not to interfere
with the functioning of admins
trative agencies.
Mr.. Higgins turned over to the
House committee a batch of photo
graphs showing huge piles of ma
terial stored in his yards, much of
which. he said, was for use on the
200 Liberty ships he was to have
built. The exhibits showed large
quantities of steel, copper ship
building material, anchors. ammuni-
ton boxes. pipes and tubing, elec-
trio cable, and even towels, type
writer's. toilets and bedspreads.
He showed, too. a picture of the
mixing plant at the yard. saying it
was the largest in the wosld and
that "the vultures and the buzzards
already have started tearing it
down.
Demand Exceeds Supply.
Reese H. Taylor, chief of the War
Production Boards iron and steel
branch. told the committee that the
total demand of all agencies for
steel is greater than the supply
He estimated that the Nations
output would be increased by 9,000,-
600 or 100000 tons of ingot steel
by the middle of next year over the
present rate of $4,000, 900 tons. He
added. however, that this was de-
pendent on completion of blast
furnaces now under construction, on
obtaining 5000 900 tons of purchase
scrap, and on no transportation diff
ficulties.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Arlington Park Fast.
Stuinbock Is Confirmed
As Governor of Hawaii
By the Associated Press.

B! ire Associated Press.
The Senate today confirmed the
nomination of Judge Ingram M.
Stainback as Governor of Hawaii
without a dissenting vote.
A native of Somerville, Tenn, Mr..
Stainback, 50. has been serving as
judge Of the United States District
Court of Hawaii. He succeeds Gov.
Joseph B. Poindexter. 73. whose term
expired March Is, and who has been
serving pending a new appointment.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Aroff
Continued From First Page

+ e.
were Cummings and Ernest J. Fried
man.
Comdr. Aroff told questioning
naval intelligence officers, the
charges continued, that he had pur-
chased the automobile from Martin.
The car was valued at $3.50 and
the studs at from $25 to $40 each
Comdr. Aroff, head of a Los
Angeles plumbing supply house be-
fore he was called to active duty
exercised his rights to public trial
and neWsmen were admitted to the
hearing before a six-man board of
naval and marine officers
Martin enlisted in the Navy jan
uary 2 at time when he faced
imminent induction into the Army
He was appearing in Chicago, when
his prospective induction attracted
public attention The singer board
ed plane and few to San Francisco
to join the Navy.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
PROGRAM of

OLD ORCHARD Me, July q
P,.-The Eleven-Dash grand cir
cult racing program at the Kite
track was postponed today because
of weather. Track officials said the
same program, featuring the Ma
tional Stake for two-year -old trot-
ters foaled in 1910, would be run
off tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Winrod Free on Bond
Here in Sedition Case

Gerald B. Winrod, Wichita.
Kans., one of 28 persons indicted
here last week on charges of con-
spring to undermine the morale of
the armed forces, pleaded innocent
when arraigned in District Court
this afternoon
Winrod. said to have been pub
Usher of the Defender. was re-
leased on $4,000 bond, which was
underwritten by professional
bondsman. Most of the other de-
PENDANTS are scheduled to be ar
raigned Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Pay-as-You-Go Plan
Wiping Out Al Tax
Liability Urged
Bookkeeping Shift Would
Put Higher Rotes Into
Effect Immediately
BULLETIN.

Senator Clark, Democrat, of
Missouri reported late today
that the Senate Finance Com
mittee had decided not to
consider a Treasury proposal
for mandatory Joint income
tax returns by married cou- e
Piles in the $6,27l ,000, 900
revenue bill.
Earlier Story on Page AID
~ the Associated Press.
Beardsley Ruml of r. H. Macy
Co, Inc. New York City, today pre-
sented to the Senate Finance Com
mittee a plan Endorsed by several
industrialists and others for pay
ss-you-go system of collecting lndi-
vidual income taxes.
Mr.. Ruml suggested that pay
ments now being made by taxpayers
be considered as collections on 1912,
instead of 194l income. He said
this, by bookkeeping change, would
make all individuals current with
their tax bills at the end of this
year, without actually reducing the
Governments income from. this
source.
Next years income taxes would be
paid in installments at the new
rates of the pending bill during the
course of 1943 under the plan. He
said that, in effect, this would wipe
out every ones l94l tax liability.
adding that the Government would
lose revenue only when the tax
payer died, since the individual's S
estate then would owe no back taxes.
Mr. Ruml proposed this plan in lieu
of a House-approved provision call
ing for a per cent withholding
levy on wages. dividends and inter
est. starting January l and appli-
cable to 1943 income taxes.
Senator Wiley, Republican. OF
Wisconsin. speaking in the Senate
urged Congress to abandon the
"timid, mincing steps" of the House
approved tax bill for an all-out ef-
fort to meet a prospective S72,000.-
100000 war expenditure during the
next IL months.
Declaring that the measure failed
to provide the necessary revenue or
curb imitation, Senator Wiley urged
the passage of a bill raising $36,-
00.00O 900 and he said Congress
should insist on Americans purchas-
ing S36, ,O00, ,000,0 900 in War bonds
next year
hi inn
squarely in the face?" Senator Wiley
asked. Why not quit fooling?"
Senator Wiley contended the is
sue should be met "head-on." He
proposed that the Senate demon
strate leadership by adopting
resolution favoring a $4,000, ,o00,-
600 tax bill and pledging one-third
of the net income of every Senator
voting for the resolution to the pur-
chase of Government bonds.
There has been too much talk
and too little action" the Wiscon-
sin Senator asserted. Il believe
that the leaders of this body can
afford to set standard for the Ma
ton / believe if this resolution is
adopted and action is taken accord
ingly that it will set standard"
Senator Wiley said the national
income amounted to Sis, 5000, ,000,-
600 and added: "Yet we are talking
in terms of raising only $22 ,OOO. .O00.-
900 by taxation-and the way we
are proceeding we will not raise over
billion dollars a month out of the
sale of bonds"
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Poison Swallowed
During BIockout
Fatal to Girl, Is
B. the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. July 27.-Six-
teen-year-old Bernadine Mag
ness, who took three poison
tablets by mistake during
blackout July Is. died today at
a hospital.
Police said the girls mother
reported Bernadine went into
a blacked-out room to take
some medicine tablets, and
opened a bottle of poison tab
lets by mistake.