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Evening star., 1942-06-08
Roosevelt Summons
3House Members for
Gas Rationing Talks
OPA Confirms Figure
Of a GoIIons Weekly for
Eost Coust Motorists

President Roosevelt invited
three House members to the
White House today to discuss
problems involved In possible
Nationwide gasoline rationing,
as the Office of Prime Admins
tration announced that East
Coast motorists will get an aver
age basic ration of nearly four
gallons a week under the coupon
system starting next month.
While the Chief Executive has
done no more than hint at general
rationing, a large segment of Con-
gress has demonstrated its opposi-
ton to the idea.
Those invited to the executive Of
flee were Chairman Lea of the
House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee and Representatives Kle-
berg, Democrat, of Texas and
Holmes, Republican, of Massachu-
sets.
Four Gallon Figure Confirmed.
The four gallon allotment, an
nounced by OPA Fuel Rationing
Administrator Joel Dean, confirmed
tentative allowance figure given
by the OPA several days ago. The
present temporary system allows
non-essential drivers three gallons
weekly.
OPA also announced that new
control machinery will be set up in
connection with the coupon system
to prevent gasoline dealers from
making sales in excess of the
amount to which motorists are en-
titled. These regulations will sub
ject offenders to the loss of their
business as well as to heavy penal
ties.
1t is because Of the tighter con-
trolls possible under the new plan
that the basic allowance is to be in
creased, Mr.. Dean said. Consider
ably fewer B cards will be issued, he
continued, since motorists will be
required to prove need for supple
mental allowances.
Model for Nation wide Rationinr.
They must show to the satisfac-
ton Of local rationing boards that
use of their cars is required in their
businesses, that they have formed
transportation pools" of not less
than four persons, or that no other
means of transportation is available
to get them to and from work.
The East Coast plan, expected to
(See GASOLINE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Summary Of Todoy's Star

National.
Basic gas ration to be four gallons
weekly. Page Al
Brian Bell, Washington A. P. chief,
dies. Page Al
Avengers of Pearl Harbor sworn into
Navy. Page Az
Naming of U. S.-British War Pro-
duction Board near. Page A-3
Republicans back $50 pay for en-
listed men. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Rev. Frederick E. Reissig to head
church body. Page Ar
Three pastors from D. c. area trans
ferred by Methodists. Page Az
Mileham to keep aides of former
chief air-raid warden. Page B-1
Miscellany.
Natures Children. Bis
Evening star., 1942-06-08

II Is not expected that anything
will be done publicly about coali-
ton ticket against Mr.. Fish, how
ever. until after the primary. The
plan is to run Augustus w. Bennet
Mr.. Fishs chief primary opponent,
as an independent, should Mr.. Fish
be renominated. Mr. Bennett would
run under these conditions with the
Endorsement of the Democratic or
ganization.
Mr.. Fish, representing the Presi-
dents home district. has strongly
opposed the Presidents foreign pol
icy. His reelection. administration
forces feel, would be regarded
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Brian Bell, 81, Chief
OF Associated Press
Bureau Here, Dies
Stricken at Baseball
Come, Second Attack
Proves FutuI

Brian Bell, 81, chief of the
Washington Bureau of the Asso-
ciated Press and known to
newspapermen all over the
country, died early today at his
home, 4641 North Rock Spring
road, Arlington.
Stricken yesterday afternoon with
an acute coronary thrombosis as he
watched the Washington Detroit
double header, Mr. Bell suffered a
second attack which proved fatal at
$40 this morning.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Mr.. Bell. who had headed the
Associated Press here since January
/, 1889. is survived by his widow.
the former Miss Alberta Harris, and
two children, Brian, jr., and Mrs. j.
William Magee.
Presidents Sorrow Expressed.
Presidential Press Secretary Ste
phen Early expressed the sorrow
Vi llllIlSC1l dIlo IlOOSCNCll
Mr. Early, former member OF
the Associated Press staff, told re-
porters:
Il think I should say we here
today are all saddened by news of
the sudden death of Brian Bell
chief of the Washington bureau of
the Associated Press. AS chief of
the bureau. Brian had enormous
responsibilities but none of them
ever too great for him.
'I think the press of the country
as whole, and the country itself,
has lost a most valuable man at a
most unfortunate time. And I am
certain that I express the Presi-
dents sorrow because the President
and I have known Brian Bell for
more than a score of years as
fine friend
A native of South Carolina, Mr.
Bell started his newspaper career
ICoo nErI Dooe AL
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Botoon Diary

Here is a story newspaper
readers have been waiting for
ever since the fall of Bataan-
the day-to-day account of
one who took part in that epic
struggle.
The Star has obtained per-
mission to reprint the diary
of 1t. Tom Gerrity, United
States Army Air Corps, a
young American flyer who
entered the service in 1889 and
won his wings at Randolph
Field.
Stationed at Fort Mckinley,
near Manila, he kept this
diary from December 8 until
April 7, when he was evacu-
ated from Bataan by plane
and brought to Australia.
This is a very human, he
roic day-to-day story-one
that you will not want to miss.
Watch for it-beginning
Thursday. June II, in The
Star.
Evening star., 1942-06-08

Foreign
British tell French to evacuate
broad coastal area. Page Al
Japs penetrate Chuhsien; hand-to-
hand struggle ensues. Page Al
Germans pounding of Sevastopol
repulsed, Reds say. Page Al
British repulse new attacks by Axis
in Libya. Page Al
Japanese subs shell Sydney, New
castle; damage slight. Page Al
French and Dutch targets attacked
by Raj planes. Page Al
Is sinkings in week increase total
to 252. Page AS
Vinson declares submarine menace
will be defeated. Page A-3
Offensive momentum lost by Japa-
nese, British believe. Page AS
Body of Heydrich is borne through
streets OF Prague. Page Ala
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Joint Income lax Return
|ndorsed by Mrs. Roosevelt

Turning to District affairs
long enough to express hope that
correction of irregularities" at
Freedmen's Hospital would make
1t what it ought to be-" Mrs.
Roosevelt spent most Of her press
conference this morning in in
dorsement of the joint income
tax return.
Filing of the joint return, she
contended, strengthens rather than
undermines the independence of the
married woman because of the al
lowance made her for a maids
wages.
Mrs. Roosevelt frowned when
asked to comment on the discovery
Of irregularities" at Freedmen's
and said she hoped with the new
plan and the change in the heads
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Southern Philippine
Isle Taken, Jops Claim
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
TOXIC (From japanese Broad
casts June 8.-Domei reported from
aboard a japanese warship" today
that Basilan Island, southernmost
of the Philippines, was occupied
May 25.
Enemy remnants were unaware
of the surrender of 1t. Gen. iona
than M. Wainwright at Corregidor,' >
Domei said. The remnants fled
into the heights, but were captured
quickly"
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Battle Is Continuing
In North Pacific,
Admiral King Says
Situation Is Obscure
In Dutch Hurbor Area,
Commander Asserts
(Tert OF Admiral Kings Statement
on Page A-3)
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey tie Associated Press.
Admiral Ernest J. King re-
ported yesterday that American
and japanese battle actions were
continuing in the North Pacific
and west of Midway Island and
that so far United States losses
are relatively inconsiderable in
comparison with those of the
enemy"
The situation in the North Pa
cifc, where the enemy attacked
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, last Wednes-
day, is presently obscure, the feet
commander in chief said.
I'VE have none too clear a pic
ture of what is going on" Admiral
King told reporters, but it is going
on"
The great sea and air battle off
Midway, which the Navy had an
ticipated and for which it had
disposed its forces, he declared, may
decide the course of the war in
the Pacific, depending on the full
extent of damage done to the jap
anese striking force.
He emphasized that the enemy's
ability to produce new ships is less
than that of the United States.
Bulk of Jap Sea Power Used.
Again underscoring the impor-
tance of the Midway action, which
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, chief
of the Pacific Fleet, already has
described as a victory in the max
ing, Admiral King said the japanese
had thrown the bulk of their sea
power into the attempt to occupy
the outpost of Hawaii.
1T is one of their methods of
operation not to send a boy to do
a mans job," he explained.
OF Hawaii he said that those
islands. citadel of American
strength in the Pacific, must be
held at all costs" He described the
great base at Pearl Harbor as "the
key to the Pacific"
Admiral King refused to say spe-
cifically that the japanese have
been defeated" in the battle that
resulted from the attack on Midway.
Il wouldn't say they have been
(See KING, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-06-08
BY tie Associated Press.

L
LONDON, June 8.-The Brit
ish radio today broadcast in
structions to the French people
to evacuate a broad coastal area
from the Belgian to the Spanish
border, which strip the Germans
have designated as a prohibited
military zone.
Operations of capital impor-
tance." for the liberation Of France
will start in due time, said the
broadcast.
1T has been shown on several oc-
casions that the presence OF the
civilian population on the scene of
active operations hinders the action
of troops, and particularly of friend
ly troops, in a very grave manner"
said the broadcast beamed across
the Channel in the regular French
language news program.
British sources said they could not
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Roosevelt Gives Nod to Plans
For Coalition to Beat Fish
Primary Opponent Would Be Run
As Independent if Incumbent Wins
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt has the nod to plans to
coalition candidate the field Representative
publican of the 26h New York congressional district should Mr.
Fish win nomination Republican primary August
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Bill Asks Parity Loans
On Farm Commodities
B, the Associated Press.


Two members of the Senate Agri-
culture Committee drafted a bill
today to provide mandatory loans
at full parity prices on basic agri-
cultural commodities for this years
crops.
I'm view of the low and con-
stantly declining prices of the grains
and of cotton" Senators Bankhead
of Alabama and Russell of Georgia,
Democrats. sponsors of the bill, said:
1T Is evident that without a parity
price floor it will be totally i'm
possible for producers of the basic
crops to receive parity in the mar
kets for their years work."
Evening star., 1942-06-08

the Air Ministry announced, but
bad weather over the continent kept
the Raj from following up its Sat-
urday night assault on Emden with
another massed raid on Germany.
All the planes which participated
in the overnight operations returned
to their bases, a communicate said.
Fighter command planes which
carried out the sweeps over France
were reported to have bombed a
railway yard near Caen and shot up
a train at Montdidier. 81 miles
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Indian Brigade General
CAPTURED, Italy Claims

ROME (From Italian Broadcasts)
June 8 (P).-The Italian high COM
mand said today that the general
commanding the 10th Motorized In
dian Brigade had been captured in
Libya as Italian infantry repulsed
British counterattacks on the North
African front.
The generals name was not an
nounced.
In aerial exchanges, the war bull
1etin said, Axis forces again at
tackled Malta and on the desert
front Italian planes downed six
British craft without loss to them
selves.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
American Troops Lond
In Iroq, Nuzis Report
r, the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated PreSs.
NEW YORK, June 8.-The Ber-
lin radio today broadcast a report
that United States troops had
landed at Basra, the Persian Gulf
port of Iraq. The report was at
tributed to the Istanbul correspond
ent of Transocean Agency. who said
the contingent totaled 10000 men
carried by four transports.
There was no confirmation of this
report from any other source.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
British Repu|se
New Attacksby
Axis in Libya
Free French Also
HurI Back Tanks
At Bir Hucheim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, June 8.-The
great tank battle in the Libyan
desert roared into its 14th day
today, with the British and their
Free French allies apparently
holding the upper hand after
repulsing new Axis attacks at
Knightsbridge and Bir Hacheim.
The British reported that their
artillery fire had smashed another
attempt by Marshal Erwin ROM
mel's columns yesterday to break
through toward Tobruk, Is miles
northeast of Knightsbridge.
At the same time, a communique
said. the Free French at Bir Hac-
helm threw back tank assault at
that bastion. menacing the right
flank of Marshal Rommels forces.
1t was the second time in as
many days that the British had re-
ported the Axis chieftain repulsed
in an attempt to break through at
Knightsbridge.
Beaten Back With Losses.
Yesterday, British headquarters
said Marshal Rommel twice hurled
his full remaining armored strength
into the British positions in this
sector, only to be beaten back with
losses.
Military quarters said the Axis
mechanical forces still were being
reinforced through the gap in the
British mineflelds between Ain
Ell Gazala and Bir Hacheim, but it
was believed that their lines of
communication we're everely
strained under the continued pound
ing of British bombers.
1t appeared that the British were
trying to forge strong semi
circle around Marshal Rommel's
forces east of this gap preparatory
to an attempt to cut the Axis leader
off from the rear.
His line of with tdrawal was threat
ened by British and Indian troops
who established themselves Satur-
day night at Harmat, inside the
Axis corridor, and were reported
holding their position against re-
peated attempts to dislodge them.
Harmat is six miles south of
Knightsbridge and about IS miles
east of the Ain FL Gazala- -Bir
Hacheim line, base of the Axis
salient.
Italians Repulsed by French.
The Free French forces which
have been holding Bir Hacheim with
the support Of Indian troops were
reported, meanwhile, to have beaten
off two assaults by Italian mech
anized units over the week end. The
Free French were said to have had
dwindling munitions replenished
and their position seemed secure
for the moment.
Dispatches from the front de-
clared that in the fighting around
Knightsbridge further heavy losses
had been inflicted on Marshal Rom
mefs mechanical columns-whose
strength previously had been re-
ported reduced by so per cent.
The RAF was participating ac-
lively in the action, blasting at the
pocketed Axis forces and striking
far to the west to bomb enemy air
dromes at Martuba and Derna and
shipping at Bengasi.
The Italians reported yesterday
that 10000 British prisoners had
been captured since the start Of
the battle and $50 tanks had been
destroyed or captured.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Abolition of Poll Tax
Is Rudio Forum Topic

Representatives Eliot, Dem
ocrat, of Massachusetts, and
Wilmington, Democrat, of
Mississippi will debate the,
question, "Shall Congress
Abolish the Poll Tax?" in the
National Radio Forum at 9
o'clock tonight. The Radio
Forum, arranged by The Star
and broadcast over the Blue
Network, may be heard here
over Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Death Toll of $4,000
In Cologne Reported
Admitted by Nozis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 8.-Reuters
said today in a dispatch date
lined AT the French Frontier"
that Otto Abetz, the German
Ambassador, had acknowledged
in conversations in Paris that
1000 to $4,000 persons were
killed in the RATS lombard
ment of Cologne, and that
l80, 900 persons had been ordered
evacuated.
Evening star., 1942-06-08

of the hospital the institution could
be made what it ought to be-"
ut certainly isn't that at the
present time" she said.
Mrs. Roosevelt said that the out
standing value Of the hospital is as
a training center for doctors and
nurses of Howard University"
Publication Of Report Lauded.
Although publication of the report
on Freedmen's was disturbing, Mrs
Roosevelt said, it was we'll to make
it public if creation of public opinion
would clear up the difficulties.
Reading from Treasury report
submitted in response to a query
from her, Mrs. Roosevelt answered
the argument expressed in recent
discussions of the joint income tax
return that working wives might
1See MRS ROOSEVEIT PAGE A-3)
Evening star., 1942-06-08
.AboveMinimum
PayHe|dSubject
To Overtime
Supreme Court Rules
In Case Affecting
Several Million

SV tEe Associated Press.
In a decision affecting several
million white collar" workers,
the Supreme Court upheld today
the Governments contention
that additional compensation for
overtime must, in the absence Of
a contract for a specific hourly
wage, be paid employees, even
though they received a fixed
weekly salary above the amount
required by the wage-hour law.
Two decisions were delivered by
the court on this question. In one,
delivered by Justice Reed, the tri-
bunal asserted that the Wage-Hour
Act was designed to require pay
ment for overtime at time and a
half the regular pay, where that pay
is above the minimum, as well as
where the regular pay is at the
minimum"
This 8-to-1 decision applied to the
Overnight Motor Transportation Co.,
Inc, of Baltimore, on a suit for extra
compensation brought by a former
employe.
Belo Firms Contentious Upheld.
In 5-to-4 decision. delivered by
Justice Byrnes. the tribunal held
that the A. H. Belo Corp, publisher
of the Dallas Morning News and
owner of Radio Station WFAA,
was within its rights in basing over
time compensation on an hourly
wage fixed by contract.
Justice Reed explained in his de-
ctsion that the Overnight Motor
Transportation Co. case differed
from the newspaper case in that
the latter contract specified an
hourly rate and not less than time
and half for overtime, with a
guaranty of fixed weekly sum. and
required the employer to pay more
than the weekly guaranty where the
hours worked at the contract rate
exceeded that sum"
In Justice Reeds decision. to
which Justice Roberts was the lone
dissenter. the court also held that
an employe was entitled under the
act to damages equal to the over
time payments to which he was
found entitled.
Suit Brought by Former Worker.
The decision was on suit brought
II al
ploye, against the transportation
firm, seeking overtime compensat ton.
The Wage-Hour Administration
contended that the overtime COM
pensation should be based on an
hourly wage arrived at by dividing
the weekly salary by the number of
hours worked, regardless of how
much the weekly salary exceeded the
amount required by the act.
The transportation company as
serted that it had paid a weekly
wage large enough to provide the
minimum wage required for regular
time and time and one-half for all
overtime worked Under the law
time and one-half must be paid
"a lC4 ~ IlOl4 CdNll NCNh. DCSSd OIl
the regular rate" Of employment
When employer and employees
Justice Byrnes said in the Belo case,
have agreed upon an arrangement
which has proven mutually salts
factory We should not upset it and
approve an infleXible and artificial
Interpretation of the act which
finds no support in its text and
which as a practical matter elirni-
mates the possibility of steady in
come to employees with irregular
hours"
No Definition Provided.
Justice Byrnes said Congress had
failed to provide a definition of
regular rate" of pay under the
Wage-Hour Act and that the Belo
(See COURT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-06-08
japanese Deny Using
Cos Against Chinese
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts. June 8-Tomokazu Hori.
official Japanese spokesman. denied
today thai the japanese were using
poison gas against the Chinese.
Japan has never used poison gas
so far and does not intend to use
it unless international laws are vio-
lated by the enemy" Hori said.
President Roosevelt asserted at his
press conference last week that he
had information the Japanese were
using poison gas and that unless
Japan refrained from its use, the
United States would use gas
against Japan. China frequently
has charged Japan with use of gas
warfare.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Hundreds Of Planes
Roar Over Channel
To Hit French Coast
German Vessel Damaged
OFF Frision Islands
In Night Sweeps
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 8.-Hundreds
of fighting planes and fighter
bombers from the scores of air
fields of Britain swept in a series
of thrusts over Hitler's Channel
ports and defenses today, con-
tinuing the regular daylight
offensive which has accompanied
the RAF's heavy bombing drive.
British warplanes attacked tar
gets in Northern France and Hol-
land last night and damaged a
German ship of the Frisian Islands,
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Winont Confers in London

LONDON, June 8 F.-United
States Ambassador John G. Winant
conferred today with Col. j. j.
Llewellin, minister of aircraft pro-
duction, on the political aspects Of
dovetailing a new American and
British aircraft production pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1942-06-08
Romspeek Appointed
House Majority Whip
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Majority Leader Mccormack an
nounced today the appointment of
Representative Ramspeck of Geor-
gia as majority whip of the House,
succeeding Representative Boland
of Pennsylvania, who died recently
Evening star., 1942-06-08

abroad as reputation Of the Pres
ident's policies. Recently Thomas E.
Dewey, expected to be the Repub-
lican nominee for Governor of New
York, announced his opposition to
the denomination and reelection of
Mr.. Fish. Mr.. Dewey is supporting
Mr. Bennet. Wendell L. Willkie,
the Republican presidential! candi-
date in 1910, also has been strongly
opposed to the reelection of Mr..
Fish.
Opinion of congressional Republi-
Evening star., 1942-06-08

(See RAIDS, Page A-4o
Evening star., 1942-06-08

(See BELL, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-06-08

(See FISH, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-06-08

(See GASOLINE, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1942-06-08

(See KING, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1942-06-08

(See MRS. ROOSEVELT, Page A-30
Evening star., 1942-06-08

tSee FRENCH, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1942-06-08

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X Of this edition OF
The Star, supplementing the news OF
the regular home delivered edition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13

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