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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Roosevelt Tells Jews
u. 5. Will Try 10 End
Nazi Prosecutions
Two Million of Race
In Europe AI|eeedly Slain.
President Informed

President Roosevelt today as
sured a group of Jewish leaders
that, the Government is prepared
to take every possible step to end
Nazi crimes against the Jews and
other civilian populations in
Europe.
DR.. Stephen S. Wise, president of
the American Jewish Congress and
one OF the group which presented
Mr.. Roosevelt memorandum as
serting that Adolf Hitler had
ordered "the complete humiliation
of the Jews of Europe" by the end
of this year, reported this assurance
from the President.
The delegation asserted that
nearly 100000 Jews already have
been cruelty done to death by
the Nazis with 5000 900 more Jews
living under the threat of similar
DOOM" and asked Mr.. Roosevelt
"once again to warn the Eazis that
they will be held to strict account
ability for their crimes
Guilt Being Studied.
DR.. Wise said the President as
sured the group that I'VE are doing
everything possible to ascertain who
are personally guilty" reiterating
a previous statement that the mills
of the gods grind slowly, but they
grind exceeding small"
DR.. Wise said the group also was
assured by Mr.. Roosevelt that he
did not doubt that the United Ma
tons will be prepared, as the Amer
lean. Government would be, to take
every step which will end these
crimes against the Jews and against
all other civilian populations OF the
Hitler-ruled countries and to save
those who may yet be saved"
Mr.. Roosevelt also recalled, DR..
Wise said. an earlier statement that
the American people twill. hold the
perpetrators Of these crimes to strict
accountability In q day of reckoning
which will surely come"
In their memorandum to the
President the Jewish leaders de-
clared that every device Of . per-
(See JEWS. Page 2-XJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Woman Pleads Guilty
To kidnapping Scan|on Baby
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 8.-Mrs. Ruby
Cremeans. %, of Huntington, w.
Va, pleaded guilty today to Federal
charges Of kidnapping 19-month-old
Danny Scanlon from a Columbus
Ohio infant asylum and said she
had told another defendant in the
case that lit was his baby"
Arraigned before United States
Commissioner j. Paul Geoghegan,
the plump girl readily admitted
taking the baby because she 'fen
in love" with it, and admitted
further that Carl Chapman, 30,
held in Huntington on similar
charges, helped her flee from the
orphanage
Mr.. Geoghegan asked Mrs. Crem-
cans why Chapman helped. and she
replied, Il told him it was his baby"
She was held in default of $4,000
bond pending further investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Issue
Postpones Action on
Federal Pay Raise
Executive Session Set
Tomorrow Morning
After Disagreement
Earlier Story on Page Ally
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

The temporary wartime pay
increase for Government en-
ployes approved by the Senate
Civil Service Committee yester-
day appeared to be encounter
ing a new obstacle this afternoon
over whether a mandatory 49,
hour week should accompany
the increase.
This was indicated when another
executive session of the committee
was called by Chairman Bulow for
1920 am. tomorrow to discuss
further just what provision the bill
should contain on the length of the
work week.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia. member of the committee,
said the whole premise" on which
the bill started out with a 20 per
cent increase up to the $1,000 salary
level was that it would be accom-
panied by 20 per cent lengthening
of the 40-hour week to 49,. In sup
port of this contention, the Virginia
Senator cited the Budget Bureau
report last Saturday in favor of the
bill.
In that letter the budget director
stated: And this office would have
no objection to an Affirmative re-
quirement in the bill which would
establish a 48-hour week as the
standard in the Federal service dur
ing the war"
1t had been expected the commit
tee report on the bill would be filed
in the Senate this afternoon, but
the difference of opinion that APP
peared to have developed among
committee members delayed filing
of the report and led to the calling
of tomorrow's meeting.
Senator Bulow said some mem
bers Of the committee hold the view
that yesterdays action merely sus-
pended the Saturday half-holiday
law, which would not require 49,
hour week in all cases.
The chairman said that, in view
of the difference of opinion, he
thought it better to place the whole
matter before the committee again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
CoIorodo's Senators
Submit Credentials
BY the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
Colorado's two Senators presented
each others election credentials to-
day to the Senate.
Immediately afterward Demo-
cratic Senator johnson escorted Re-
publican Senator Millikin to the
rostrum, where Vice President Wall
lace administered the oath to SEN
ator Millikin. Senator johnson will
be sworn in for his second term
when the Seventy eighth Congress
convenes next month.
Senator Millikin was appointed to
the Senate year ago to fill a
vacancy caused by the death of the
late Senator Alva B. Adams, and last
month was elected to fill the re-
mainder of Mr.. Adams unexpired
term,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
BY the Associated Press.

by Inc ASsOClateu FEesss
The House approved by unanimous
consent today a bill providing that
during the national emergency Fed
erai employees will be permitted to
accumulate unused leave for sue
ceeding years until it totals 80 days.
The measure previously had been
passed by the Senate. but it now
goes back to that body for consid-
Grafton of a House amendment stip-
ulating that when the unused leave
accumulated equals or exceeds 60
days in the aggregate. not more
than Is days of unused leave may
be further accumulated in any one
calendar year."
The bill as passed by both bodies
reads:
That during the national emer-
eency declared by the President of
The United States on September,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08

suddenly kicked, one heel of his shoe
landing just above the left eye of
the Indianan.
BY that time Capitol police came
to the aid of Mr.. Schultz Though
he didn't need it, and took the man
to the guardroom In the new House
Office Building. There he gave the
name of Rudy Mes and said his
address was mo place in particu-
lar"
Mes weighs about $50 pounds. Mr..
Schultz tops the scales at about 2lO.
The only explanation Mics gave
Capitol police was tAat he went into
the barber shop looking for Jim
Tully, the author, and after seeing
Mr.. Schultz there he thought he
would have to fight the big fellow. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
President Hits
Critics. Of Gain
In U. 5. Worker,
Only 12%. Of Total
In D. C., He Says;
500 in War Jobs

Obviously taking cognizance OF
mounting criticism in Congress
Of the continued growth of the
Federal establishment, President
Roosevelt told his press confer
ence today that go per cent of
all the Governments 100000
employees are working at produc-
ton jobs for the Army and Navy,
and that this should refute what
he termed a false impression
that hundreds of thousands are
being hired for soft desk posi-
tions.
Only IL per cent Of the total is
on duty here, he added.
Two congressional committees
have been protesting against over
staining of Government agencies. In
voting out the new pay bill for
Government workers yesterday, a
third group. the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee, added its voice.
The Byrd committee OF the Sen
ate and the House Civil Service
Committee have personnel inquiries
under way, while the Senate Civil
Service Committee would require
all agencies to justify their per-
sonnet expenditures.
The President remarked that the
Capital often is cited as a sinkhole
OF iniquity, and said that it might be
in some ways, but not in regard to
Government employment.
Asks Correspondents Aid.
Mr.. Roosevelt opened his press
conference by telling correspondents
he wanted them to correct a wrong
for him.
He said lot of statements had
been given out concerning the num-
Der of civilians being employed by
the Government, which he con-
tended give the wrong impression.
Some statements referring to the
100000 Government employment,
he said, imply that all OF these are
brass hats or on nice soft desk jobs.
He then read from a statistical
menaorsnduna giving 3 breakdown
on Government employment, which,
he said, should give the people a
more true picture and disabuse their
minds Of SOME white lies which told
part, but not Ill, OF the truth.
He said the 60 per cent of ali
Government workers 1t production
Jobs include workers at all the
navy yards.
8S Per Cent Outside DC.
He added that 90 per cent OF all
the GArand rifles for the armed
forces are made by Government
employees and IS per cent of our
battleships are built in navy yards.
Pointing out that So per cent of
the Federal workers are outside of
Washington. he said that Govern
ment employment had increased
since Pearl Harbor by 10000 in
Washington, but by $4,000 outside
the Capital.
Among other things to remember,
he said, are that the Army and
Navy services Of supply employ
about $50 900 civilians with only S
per cent of them in Washington.
The Army Air Force has 220 900
civilian employees he added.
He pointed out that more than 80
per cent of the Nays $4,000 civil
ian employees are working in ship
wards, torpedo plants and gun fac
tories Only 9 per cent of the
Nays employees are in the WASH
ington Metropolitan Area, includ-
ing the Navy Yard here.
He also pointed to the SIT 900
employed in the Post Once Depart
ment as representing a substantial
portion Of Federal employees.
The President said the Veterans
Administration civilian employees
would be increasing as the result of
the present war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
BEW Appears Victor
In Fight 10 Retain
Spending Power
Senators Impressed
With Wallace Recital
Of Ageney's Duties
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)


The Board of Economic War
fare. threatened in the Senate
with having its spending power
subject to veto by the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, appar-
emily had won this afternoon, at
least tentatively, the right to
continue control over it's
financing.
This was indicated after the top
officials of the BEW, Vice President
Wallace, chairman, and Milo Per-
kins, executive director, had testi-
fled for several hours at a secret
hearing before the Senate Banking
Committee. 4
At the close of the hearing, Sena-
tor Danaher, Republican, of Con-
necticut, who had planned to offer
the curb as an amendment to a
pending RFC loan authorization,
said that whether 1t would be
offered was ''problematical."
BEW Function Outlined.
Senator Danaher said he had ac-
complished his main purpose.
For the first time" he explained,
"the Board of Economic Warfare
has come before a committee of
Congress and outlined its activities. y
Both Senator Danaher and SEN
ator Tobey, Republican OF New
Hampshire, who had joined in the
plan to offer the amendment on the
floor of the Senate, said they were
impressed with the recital of BEW
policies which Mr.. Wallace gave and
with the detailed report of its work
which they heard from Mr.. Perkins
Senator Danaher said he felt that
Congress should appropriate directly
for the BEW, since it was doing an
important war work.
While Chairman Wagner and other
members of the committe would not
disclose details Of the testimony
pointing out that it was highly con-
fidential, Senator Danaher said sew.
eral questions had been cleared ur
for him at the executive meeting.
For instance" Senator Danahel
(6ee BEW, Page 2-X.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Allies Retake
Ground Lost in
Sunday Setback
Heavy Air Assaults
Accompany Drive;
Nozis Claim Advance

Earlier Story on Page A-1)
BY the Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Dec. 8.-An Al
lied tank counterattack has
thrown the enemy back from
positions gained Sunday in the
Tebourba area, 20 miles west Of
Tunis, a headquarters commu-
nique said today.
The ground action in the bitterly
contested southwestern corner of the
Tunisian triangle was supported by
light bombers and fighters, which
repeatedly assaulted the Axis forces.
The communique said the enemy
attacked Sunday and penetrated the
lines the British LIST Army and its
American supporting troops have
been holding west of Tunis despite
heavy Axis pressure from the air and
on the ground.
COunteratack Brings Withdrawal.
Monday the allied tanks counter
attacked. Monday night the enemy
withdrew.
observers in London said this
battle probably was the heaviest
two days fighting thus for in the
Tunisian campaign
The communique showed United
States and British planes, particular
ly the American P-38 Lockheed
lightning fighters, were active
throughout the battle zone, support
ing the ground forces. The COM
munique sold:
Il. The enemy attack in the
Tebourba area on December pen.
etrated one of our positions. Yes
terday one of our armored units de-
llvered a strong counterattack.
During the night the enemy with
drew.
80. Our light bombers and fighters
gave good support to our troops in
the forward areas.
y. United States Army's P-38's,
in sweeps over Southern Tunisia,
destroyed two enemy aircraft. One
OF our planes is missing.
=. Further reports of air fight
ing on December show that three
more enemy aircraft were DESTROYED
and that five more of ours we're lost.
One OF our fighter pilots Is safe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
One Man Army Of Botoon
Jap Prisoner, Wife Learns

No information of Capt. Wer-
muth's whereabouts had come to his
wife since the Japs overran the
Bataan Peninsula. The captain Is
a native of Traverse City. Mich.
Mrs. Wermuth. now living with
her brother in suburban ST. Clair
Shores, is employed as a nurse in
a Ferndale, Mich, hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Switzerland Draws Up Plan
For UnshackIinq Prisoners

+, the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 8.-Switzerland
announced today that she had
drawn up proposals for the un-
Stacking of war prisoners held by
Britain and Germany, a few hours
after Prime Minister Churchill had
announced he hoped soon to make q
statement to the House Of Com
mons on the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (P.-Stocks
higher; rail selling subsidies. Bonds
steady; rails recover. Cotton
lower; New Orleans and trade
selling.
CHICAGO. - Wheat closed Y
lower to 4 higher in dull trade.
Corn lower in sympathy with rye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Es the Associated Press.

EF the ASSOCIATED Press.
DETROIT, Dec. S.-The wife of
Capt. Arthur w. Wermuth. "one-
man army" of the Bataan cam
paign credited with killing 116 jap
snese single-handed in the Philip
pines, said today she has been
notified by the War Department
that he is alive and prisoner of
the Japanese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
House Approves Bill Permitting
PiIing Up Of 80 Days Leave

1899, the leave unused by the en-
ployes Of the departments, inde-
pendent establishments and agen-
cies. not in other form commutec
or compensated, shall be accumu-
lated for succeeding years until il
totals not exceeding 80 days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Berlin Radio Claims
Advance at Tebourbo

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Dec. 8 LP1.-The Berlin radio
broadcast late today a DNB report
that Axis forces in Tunisia had
advanced against United States
British positions on the heights
southwest of Tebourba.
British and American detach-
ments Wsre outfianked and dis
lodged from fortified positions,
losing large quantities of equipment
and ammunition, the German
broadcast said.
1t declared also that a German
fighter plane attack on an air base
destroyed six United States heavy
bombers and damaged another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Lote Races

Earlier Results, Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Pare TX.
Charles Town
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $500; claim
ing; 3-year-olds; lie miles
Pointing tTurnbulJ 1000 $50 40
Dartine Star tRootl ll40 $40
Grand Venture f0illespie} $40
Time, 1885.
Also ran-Sunny Del Bree3e Alons,
sand Clock. Grape Line. chopstfcks.
New Orleans
THIRD RACE-Purss. S7o0; allowances;
2-year -olds: & furlcngs
VAldtna opirea fTsm'Ol 4.eO 400 26O
CotnlAy tCrowelll 40 S.60
Erie6a X (Hieley) 1.x6
Time, KITS
Also ren-vsntuss ojfl. Ave-. Yiashins
kseih Dos eaov. War Wisa, AhAkit Chic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
AXIS FORCES HURLED BACK NEAR TEBOURBA
Late News Bulletins
Chilean President Arrives in CopitoI

President Batista of Cuba arrived Washington late
today and met at airport by President
many high dnaries of this Government including cabinet
officers and representatives of the armed forces.
$3.50, 900 Fire Hits Pennsylvania Town
MOUNT PLEASANT Pa. uFp.-Four hours after it broke
out fire still ragged uncontrolled through Main
business block in this Southwestern Pennsylvania
day. causing loss already estimated unocially
TWO business buildings and their destroyed
three families left homeless the towns electric
service disrupted.
Raj Attacks Nozi Industrial Targets
LONDON P>-RAF Mosquito bombers attacked industrial
today in Northwest Germany and in the Netherlands
while fighters Northern and Belgium straed
Cruiser Launched at Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA p1-On the first anniversary of the
slid down the today into the Delaware where foaed
two other newly launched warshp the baeshp New
and the aircraft carrier Beleau Wood.
President Approves Use Of Enemy Patents
President Roosevelt today approved policy of using
but not selling properties and patents seized during
the Besides estimated $4,000 foreign patents
Property Custodian Leo Crowley controls than 81
600 worth of enemy businesses in this country
WLB Orders Montgomery Ward to Sign
The War Labor Board late today ordered Montgomery
Ward Co. and the United Mail Order Warehouse and Re
tail Employees Union to sign forthwith contract ncorpo
rating the union security arbitration and checko provisions
contained in the boards directive order of November
Earlier Story Page BAD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
President Approves Use of Enemy Patents
WLB Orders MONTGOMERY Ward to Sian
PUG Aides File Answers in Cos Rate Case

Two members of the Public Utilities Commission,
James H Flanagan and W. Kutz today filed District
Court answers to appeal of the Office of Price Admin
istration for stay 100000 increase for the
Washington Gas Light Co., but third member Gregory
Hankin, filed separate supporting the OPA
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-31

Let freedom ring on Uncle Sans
cash fegfstsrl Buy u. s. Dgfense
Bonds and Stamps.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-31
BLANcHARD's STA AF40N

~ Mr., and Mrs. Walton. AiiIis hage
spent the past week In Rehoboth On
their Vacation Z is's' ',ss N - s.;
( Mrs, Merle DyBter mas, reform Cd
from Phl5adelphia otter spending III
week with her Sister r & .sg -
& Miss 4, ,PauliAei Adams or Cam
bridge, has spent &ke i past Week
with her sister Mrs; Thurman
Adams, and family -'s.r ~ Siei;'ise US
~ Mrs. Ida tucker is spending
some time with Har daug ghter,, ms,
Joseph Roy, and family, near. VIII
mington5 gs-i 4; ~ 3s.y W sTss /,
n John Blake az near 5CokesRurx,
was, "a dinner gSiest I6f e. Il. Harmon
and family on Wednesday. sepss Y I!
n Mrs. Laura Prettyman has been
on the sick HIST st9i N ~
+. Mr.. and Mrs, Jack ElwelF ana
Mrs. g. HI Harmon and son Ralph,
were dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Smithe Of Rock, Hall,
last Friday. On their return trip,
Friday evening, they called on Rev.
and MRS. Harvey Hufnal and fam
lily, at, Ridgely. Md & - : "a
:. Little Miss Jane Edgell, Of: Dover,
is making an extended visit here
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Edgel1. 4 ,s,. s. s
Miss Eileen Mills and Miss Mil
dred Graham spent the past, week
end in Rehoboth. W X
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-31

tarily retired as president of the
CLIO, devoted his talents to United
Mine Workers and succeeded in
landing his entire coal miner mem
bership into CLOSED shop" with
full Government recognition. Phil
ip Murray succeeded Lewis as
president of CLIO.
Lewis had grown to regard him
self as a sort of a patriarch
counselor, and he may have had
the best of intentions when he ad-
dressed Presidents Green an
Murray and recommended that they
get together, kiss and makeup.
Both resented Lewis suggestion,
and when President Roosevelt
agreed with them that Lewis was
talking out of turn, the guns of
AFofL CLIO started shooting at
Lewis fortress. After the noise
piped down Lewis and Murray
began calling each other, you're
'nuther.'"
They are still at it, quarreling
in the wide open places about more
than a million dollars that Lewis
claims CLIO owes the Miners union,
and Murray demanding that Lewis
Miners union must pay CLIO several
months back dues for $4,000 coal
The three cornered quarrel
could be entertaining in times of
less stress.
! The really serious part of these
Internal explosions is that they
seem to furnish fresh threats
against. the continuance of peace
iul relations between management
md workmen in many war indus
.ries. While we haven't heard so
much about strike troubles the
act, remains that labor quarrels
ire brewing in many places, and in
Establishments where planes, bomb
RS, tanks, ships and other activf-
les in production must not be in
errupted or stopped at this time.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-31
FREDERICK

Il
Mrs. Sallie Hudson spent several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. John Stew
ems, of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie 1VanSant and
daughter vacationed at Wilmington
and Bridgeville last week.
DR., and Mrs. Harold McCurdy
and son John are spending the sum
mer with Mrs. McCurdy's mother,
Mrs. Mary Derrickson.
80 Dorothy Booze, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Booze, celebrated
her eighth birthday on Saturday.
The children spent the afternoon
playing games after which refresh
mehts were served. 81
Mrs. Katie Boone spent several
days this week at Rehoboth.
Mrs, Thomas Kelly and grand
laughter, Betty Ann, are visiting
Mrs. Edith Melvin.
Mrs. Harry Kaiser, after a SER
ions operation at, Milford Memorial
Hospital, IS able to be out again,
Mrs. Flora sTAtrian and Barbara
Ann Tatmah are visiting at Reho-
both with Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Robbins. isisd Gs sf @a
MRS. Mae Hendricks and Miss
Mary Melvin spent the weekend at
Dewey Beach = II ~
Mr.. and Mrs. r. t. HOPES and
son are visiting Mrs, Katie Boone.
Mrs. Lima Flanagan has been on
the. sick list..ssi 5sea'@t = YtSi.s
Mrs. Vaughan Warren is visiting
her husband who is employed in
Wilmington. 81 sey
Mrs. Sallie Werley is improving
at this writing.
We are sorry to learn after Mrs.
Philip Remick returned home with
her daughter in New Jersey, she
became i'll. s';r SYsB
. Miss Claire Fisher IS working
as clerk in Frederfca post offfce
due to Mrs. Mabel Raugh1ey's con
finenient home with broken arm.
Mrs. Julia Darby is spending
awhile with her daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Brown, at College Park,
Nd. &7$ Fef
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Lank and
laughter Sara elizabeth, with Mr..
and Mrs. C.. Bradley of Feltbn,
spent the weekend at Ocean City,
Md.