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Evening star., 1942-06-19
Maj. SeIden B. Armst,
Army Veteran, Dies

Maj. Selden Brooke Armat, vet
eran Of two wars and the Philippine
Insurrection, died yesterday at the
home Of his hlster, Miss A. B. Armat,
l700 Swami street NV. Funeral
services viii be held at 2 pm. to-
morrow ut Fort Myer Chapel, with
burial in Arlington National Gene
terry.
Maj. Armat, q native Of Fred
ericksburg, Va. served In Cuba dur
ing the Spanish American War, and
in France in the World War. He
joined the finance department Of
the Army after receiving his law
degree from Washington and Lee
University.
He lived in st. Petersburg, Fla,
after his retirement, but came here
some time ago for treatment at
Walter Reed Hospital. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Marguerite
M. Armat: his sister and three
brothers, Christopher, Hunter and
Thomas Armat.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Weinberg Gets Delay
On Misconduct Charges

y Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. June 19.-Leo
weinberg, a Frederick attorney and
former Republican candidate for
Maryland Attorney General, has
been granted an indefinite continu-
arce to answer charges of profess
sional misconduct following his
failure to appear in Montgomery
County Circuit Court yesterday.
Judge Stedman Prescott Of the
court has sworn to a citation against
Mr.. weinberg, which seeks to dis
bar him from practice.
At a hearing yesterday, Mr.. Wein-
bere's physician, DR.. E. P. Thomas,
told the court his patient is being
treated at Philadelphia sanitarium
for alcoholism and addiction to
narcotics.
The court continued the hearing
until such time as Mr.. Weinberg
may be able to appear or nle An
answer TO the citation.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Of shipping along the

coasts.
Shipping drew some Of the atten-
ton OF the Pacific War Council
when 1t met at the White House
Wednesday and Walter Nash, New
Zealand Minister to the United
States, said afterward the situation
was improving and some real good
news might develop.
Assurances Of adequate shipping
might well be . major factor influ-
encing an immediate decision on
opening another front, since cargo
vessels and transports would be alb
solutely essential to take troops and
weapons to . new battle line.
Several Senators advised caution
in the approach to the problem of a
second front, although comment on
Mr.. Churchill's latest journey to
this country generally assumed a
tone Of approval.
Senator McNary. Republican, of
Oregon, minority leader, remarked
that q second front might hasten q
decision Of the war. "but we must
be certain We are capable of doing
the job without too great q sacrifice
Of men and equipment"
Senator Ball, Republican, Of Min
nesota said he hoped q second front
could BE- established soon, II and
when military factors Justify 1t, but
he contended 1T would be a fatal
mistake to permit military strategy
TO be dictated by public pressure
All Phases to Be Covered.
That the Prime Minister and
President would cover war strategy
IN all Its phases and in all the thea
ters OF action was readily apparent.
since battle plans in one area must
be governed to some degree by VIC
tories or reversals elsewhere.
Ihere were expected to appraise.
therefore. the damage dealt out to
the Japanese fleet in operations
starting with and subsequent to the
battle Of the Coral Sea, the gains in
Libya Of the Nazi forces under Mar
shall Erwin Rommel and the strength
OF the ptncers the Axis forces are
thrusting toward the Caucasian oil
fields.
They would have to study. in ad-
dition. the japanese threat to Aus
tralia and China, and the position
OF India in relation to the war.
Then. after analyzing the war
production prospects of both Britain
and the United States, they would
be In a position to reach a definite
decision on q second front.
1t was believed generally that the
two United Nations statesmen were
concerned only incidentally with
postwar problems, inasmuch as
they have agreed on their peacetime
objectives These were set forth in
the Atlantic Charter. issued as they
conferred in the North Atlantic
last August, and in the declaration
OF the United Nations. which. they
signed in the White House last New
Year day. Twenty-six other coun-
tries have accepted that declaration,
as we'll as the principles OF the
Atlantic Charter.
Mr.. Churchill's arrival came ST.
multaneously with news that an
other United Nations leader
Queen Wilhelmina Of the Neither
lands-is expected to visit the Presi-
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Cross Posthumous|y Given
Keyes for Libyan Exploit
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 19.-Tfe War o.
fice announced today the posthu-
NOUS award of the Victoria Cross
to 1t. Col. Geoffrey C. T. Keyes,
leader Of the Commondo detachment
which broke into Marshal Erwin
Rommel's headquarters In Libya IN
q swift raid last November.
He was the son of Admiral of the
Fleet Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, one OF
the organizers and first commander
Of the Commandos.
The citation said 1t. Col. Keyes,
accompanied by one ofhcer and
a non-commissioned ofncer, made
their way to Marshal Rommers
headquarters, beat on the door and
demanded entrance"
Although the shooting of sentry
aroused those inside the headquart-
ers. the citation said, "Keyes in
stinctively took the lead and emptied
his revolver With great success into
the first room, followed by the other
officer, who threw a grenade"
Col. Keyes then entered the second
room but was shot almost imme-
diately on fiinging open the door,
and fell back into the passage NOR
tally wounded"
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Food Stamp Plan
For Dependents Of
Soldiers Weighed
Program Reported
Delayed by Fear 1t
Will Be Called Dole
By JACK STINNETT.

1t hasn't even been limited yet,
but several Government depart
ments are working on q food bonus
plan for dependents of men called
into the armed forces.
1t will be some sort of variation
of the food stamp plan and
therein lies reason for the delay in
bringing it to public attention.
Agriculture. OPA, WPB and the
Army all are afraid that the public
will think of 1t In terms Of a dole
That might be fatal to the morale
of dependents whose breadw1nners
are in military service.
If and when the agencies in
volved can be certain that the termi-
nology of their plan won't bring
psychological repercussions from
the public, minor differences will
be ironed out and the plar will be
laid before Congress. u-
Criticism Feared.
The idea would be to issue food
stamps, either as an additional
bonus or as part of the dependency
payments made to wives and chill
dren of servicemen. The stamps
would be redeemable for all mer-
chandise (or perhaps under GER
tain terms beneficial to the pur-
chaser for surplus commodity mer-
chandise) sold in grocery stores.
The government would take them
up, paying the stores out of funds
set aside for reimbursement of de-
pendents.
While the several wartime agen-
cies are fretting over details they
agree that the main objective is to
avoid the flood of criticism that
poured down on the original food
stamp plan. Merchants, who later
hailed the food stamps as boon
to sales, at first screamed so loudly
that they contributed much to the
fight in Congress over the proposal.
Voters who damned it as variation
of the dole contributed the rest.
Those well-meaning Government
workers (mostly in the Department
of Agricultural who fought that
battle through are still bit shy
of launching another campaign
which they fear may have similar
repercussions.
Realists Want Action.
The wartime realists, many of
whom are new to the intricacies Of
national opinion sometimes called
politics. have a different slant. The
primary purpose Of payments to
dependents of the fighting men,
they argue, is to see that they are
assured of food and shelter. Why,
then, shouldn't a portion OF the
payment be made in food or stamps
redeemable in food?
This would be insurance that some
proportion of the payments went
| into the channels for which it was
intended; would prevent grafters
and racketeers from preying on de-
pendents, many of whom are un-
accustomed to handling their own
finances, and under certain regu-
lations might stimulate the pur-
chase of surplus food commodities.
1t may be held back until after
the November elections on the
grounds that the political sky Is
already too clouded for comfort. In
view of the assurance from Sena-
tors that no men with actual de-
pendents are to be called up for
military service this year anyway,
the delay would be logical. But the
plan definitely is lin the works"
Evening star., 1942-06-19

motors, the II drivers stopped In
Norwalk, Ohio. and Bedford, Pa.
Mrs. Sherman Trowbridge, chair
man Of the emergency canteen corps,
and Mrs. Harold Hoskins. in charge
Of the flying squad which feeds the
soldiers every night. were amazed
to, see the convoy, roll in at exactly
the hour Mrs. Harris had predicted
before she left Washington-1:2 40
pm. on Sunday.
ri! OMahoney on Hand.
Senator OMahoney, Democrat. of
Wyoming was on hand to have q
sip Of tomato juice yesterday and
listen to the music Of the Air Forces
Band from Boiling Field, which
played the whole two hours the
canteens and ambulance were on
view. Also congratulatins Otto s.
Lund. District Red Cross chairman,
on the new equipment were Com
missioner Guy Mason and Engineer
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Japs Call Churchill
1lp a.'6esture !! for
Publicity Purposes
Visit Is Confession
Of Imminent Cfibis,
Toxic Declares

- tie Assoctoted Press. 8ztssss. ~ 49,
NEW YORK, Juns ao.- AXIS
broadcasts today soughxs % pcs On
Prime Minister Churchill's cond
wartime visit to the United states
as political gesture" Of no real
significance.
The Berlin radio took the tack
that "Churchill's sudden journey to
America is new proof Of the weak
ness Of England" It sought to de.
velop the theme that Mr.. Churchill
hoped to induce Roosevelt to con-
sent to . greater effort BY the United
States ~ regarding both men and
material since England alone was
unable to satisfy (Soviet Foreign
Commissar Vyacheslav) Molotov's
renewed demand for establishment
Of . second 'front.'" -
Rome broAdcasters were quick to
echo this German explanation Of
the meeting and added that "the
outcome of the war did not depend
on such begging visits, but would
be decided by force OF arms"
The Toxic radio broadcast the fol-
lowing statement, issued today by
Domei, Japanese news agency:
"Well-informed quarters described
Prime Minister Churchifi's surprise
arrival in Washington yesterday to
confer with President Roosevelt and
other high American authorities as
. mere political gesture for pub
licity purposes.
They asserted that Churchill's 8
visit coming 50 close on the heels
Of the recent call Of Soviet Foreign
Commissar Molotov at the American
Capital is . confession Of imminent
crisis in the Allied camp
They said Churchill was certain
to confer with President Roosevelt
on the issue of formation of a sec
ond front in Europe ss we'll as
Anglo-American aid to the Soviet
Union, particularly on the basis of
recent conversations between Molo-
tov and Anglo-American leaders.
However, formation Of . second
front Is next to impossible.
I'm this connection, well-informed
quarters pointed out that transpor-
tation OF Soviet aid has been
literally suspended, by Sthe recent
bombing of Murmansk BY the Luft-
waite. As
Under such circumstances they
said Roosevelt and Churchill would
be unable to reach AM concrete
conclusion on definite problems and
would be obliged to satisfy them
selves with an abstract agreement
in the way Of An excuse to the Soviet
Union as we'll as the people Of the
British Empire and the United
States"
While Domei said Prime Minister
Churchill had arrived In Washing
ton, there was no announcement
either in London or Washington
where he was. except that he had
arrived In the United States.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
British Government Urged
To Announce Figures
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,

BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,
ycreign Correspondent Of Ths Star and
Chicaso Daily News, Inc.
LONDON, June 19.-Unless ship
ping losses are published. 1t will be
Impossible to make the British and
American peoples realize the seri-
business of the situation, according
to members of Parliament who yes
terday demanded that the govern
ment rescind its year-old ban on
publishing figures.
Until June, 194l, the admiralty
issued q monthly statement on ship
ping losses. Since that time new
fronts have been opened and sea
warfare has broken out In many
other parts of the world. Up to
last June, Axis submarines and
planes had sunk 7,118,022 tons Of
British, Allied and neutral ship
ping.
Figures Up to 8,600.000.
BY the end Of December, 1941, this
ngure had risen by more than 1,000,-
900 tons, to 8,600,000. This last fig
ure is an approximate one given in
the annual report Of the British
Chamber of Shipping. There are
no figures or estimates available for
the first six months OF 1912 save
of ships sunk off the American
coasts. And here the tonnage is
not given, but the number of tankers
and other ships sunk Is now said
to total $50.
Lord Winterton. speaking in Par
lament yesterday, urged that the
government reconsider its refusal
to publish shipping losses. will
not the government take into con-
sideration the grave, though not
irremediable position, known to
many of us which, If not made
known to the public, will give them
one of the nastiest shocks of their
lives in the next few months'"
Newspapers Take Up Cry.
This demand, taken up today by
most of the newspapers. comes at
time when q second front has been
the principal topic Of discussion.
The London Daily Mail says,
". No offensive war will be pos
sible until we have surmounted
shipping crisis" ". At the mo-
ment we are hard put to it to
nourish the fronts which already
exist"
The London Times on the same
point stresses that America and
Britain are supplying and main
tanning, wholly or in part, active
fronts In the five continents and
on the Seven Seas. Men and ma
terials reach their war stations in
ships-and if the Mediterranean
route is not used it is as far by
sea to Libya as it is to Australia.
So immense an enterprise in logis-
tics as this cannot, however, be
sustained to q victorious issue by
mere replacement of sunken ships" ;"
tcopyrisht, 1912. Chicaso Daily News. Ine)
Evening star., 1942-06-19

While Domei said Prime Minister
Churchill had arrived In Washing
ton, there was no announcement
either In London or Washington
where he was, except that he had
arrived IN the United States.
Evening star., 1942-06-19

dent here. She arrived In Canada
yesterday. The Queens visit prob
ably will coincide with one by King
Peter Of Yugoslavia, who is ex-
pected here within q few weeks.
King George II of Greece was
here last week and Is now in New
York The procession of royalty to
Washington also has included the
Duke Of Windsor. former King Ed
ward VIII, who conferred with Mr.
Roosevelt on Wednesday.
Evening star., 1942-06-19
Allied. Ship Losses
Becoming Alarming,
Curtin Declares
Publication Of Figures
On Sinkinss Urged by
British Legislators
q, The Associated Press.

By the Assoclatd Prebs.
MELBOURNE, June 19.-Prime
Minister John Curtin told the
Australian Council of Trades Unions
today that heavy shipping losses
were beginning to cause alarm
among the Allies and imposed on
Australia great obligation to in
crease war production.
He spoke to the council, which is
the governing body Of the Common
wealth's labor movement. at the
opening of the sessions to be devot-
ed to q three-point Agenda:
/. Naturalization Of industry to
concentrate manpower and woman
power on the war effort.
2. Large scale employment Of
women to release men from civilian
industries for war service and war
industries.
8. Establishment of an economic
planning and co-ordinating COM
mittee to allocate manpower.
Mr.. Curtin appealed to the council
for assistance in the immediate
transfer Of more than 10000 men
and women to war industries.
In a confidential review of the
war situation he said he was giving
1t the stark, stern realities of the
situation. 1t would be madness for
YOU to think otherwise"
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Political Gas Seeker
Hits Tactics Of 0PA
B, the Associated Press.

B, tn. Associated Press.
AMESBURY. Mass, July 18.-
Samuel r, Bailey. prominent ma
chinery manufacturer who an
nounced earlier in the week that he
would be- a candidate for Governor
to obtain political supplies of gaso-
line reversed his field slightly to-
day and became. instead, Republi-
can candidate for councillor in the
fifth district.
He said he would run on plat
form of opposition to "screwball
thinking in high places. So
many letters Endorsed my stand
against damn-foozle that I decided
to do something effective about it.
Il have no argument with Gov
Saltonstall or State officials, but l
want to focus attention on the rank
injustice and the screwball thinking
emanating from such lofty sources
as the OPA," he added.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Advisory Committee
Of Noted Chemists
Appointed by WPB
Experts to Weigh Merits
Of Competing Processes
Involved in War Effort

The War Production Board an
nounced Yesterday the appointment
of committee OF distinguished
American chemists and chemical en-
gineers as advisors on technical
processes.
DR.. Ernest w. Reid, chief of WPBs
chemicals branch, said the commit
tee will pass on the relative merits
of competing chemical processes in
volved in the war effort. The tasis
on which their finding will be mace
will be which process can be more
Duckly placed in production and
1hich will use the least critical ma
t,rials.
Dr.. Reid explained i. is difficult
to obtain unbiased, factual testi-
mony as to the best of chemica,
methods to pursue. Each new proc
ess, he said, has its aGherent5 and, ii
most instances. each has its good
points. The new committee will
recommend specific processes,
The committee will be headed by
DR.. Donald B. Keyes Of the UniVer-
sity of Illinois Other members are:
DR.. Marston T. Bogar-, Columbia;
DR.. Joel T. Hildebrand. University
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Nine Areas 10 Organize
Auto SHARING Programs

Nine additional civilian defense
areas are ready to organize commu-
nifty share-vour car programs, Com
missioner Young, civilian defense
co-ordinator. announced Yesterday,
The areas, with the leaders ap-
pointed for each, are:
Bloomingdaie. Henry Brodus;
Brentwood, George Kaufman; Dean
wood, Charles Barber; Georgetown,
Mrs. Peter Belin; Hampshire
Heights, Mrs. Julia Dooley; Mac
Arthur, Mrs. H G.. Nichols; Michi-
gan Park, Mrs. Thomas Walsh, Six
teenth Street Highlands, DR.. Ralph
Kennard, and North Cleveland Park,
Mrs S. D. Gum.
Distribution of special question
naires and roup-riding assignments
now are under way in the East Cen
tral, Foxhall and Howard Park
areas, Commissioner Young also re-
ported
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Annenberg Critically Ill
Following Operation

2, the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July l8.--M. L.
Annenberg, publisher of the In
quirer, is critically i'll in ST Mary's
Hospital, Rochester. MINI, his son,
Walter, disclosed tonight in tele-
phone conversation.
Following a major operation Tues
day, pneumonia has set in
Constantly at his bedside, as they
have been for the past two weeks,
are his wife, his only son and his
seven daughters.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

of California: DR.. S. c. Lind, Min
nesota; DR.. Frank c. Whitmore,
Penn State: DR.. G. j. Esselsen of
Boston: Carl S. Miner, Chicago; DR..
Foster D. Smell, Charles O. Brown
and DR.. Charles r. Downs, all of
New York City: Sidney D. Kirk
patrick, editor of Chemical and Met
allurgical Engineering and DR.. Fred
r. Rhodes, Cornell University.
The Office of Price Administration
said that persons living in localities
served by "subways. elevated or sub
urban railroads" will be denied ex-
ira rations of gasoline even though
they have formed a car-sharing club
unless they can prove transporta-
ton is inadequate.
Whether this ruling will apply to
Washington where some commuters
are served by railroads, will be up
to local rationing boards to decide,
it was stated at OPA. This restric-
ton, in the form of an amendment
to gas rationing regulations, was
aimed primarily at New York City,
Philadelphia and other cities which
have fast commuter service.
A new plan to prevent motorists
from the rationed East from cross
ing the line and raiding gasoline
stations in unrestricted areas prob
ably will be announced tomorrow
by OPA.
A spokesman for the agency said
it will probably be in the form OF
restricted deliveries of gasoline to
dealers within a distance of so miles
of rationed territory. If such a plan
is put into effect, it will have a
tendency of compelling the dealer
to sell his limited stocks only to
regular customers in the vicinity.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Continued From First PageD

l.
realize we are rapidly approaching
one"
The Ways and Means Commit
tee, of which Mr.. Carlson is a men,
Der, refused to consider a sales tax
before bringing the bill to the floor,
Representative McKeough, Demo-
crat. of Illinois followed Immediately
with a statement that the sales tax
would do "a gross injustice to those
in the lower income groups" and
said that in his opinion the COM
mittee decision to reduce the indi-
vidual exemption from $3.50 to $500
for a single person was wrong.
On the question of corporation
taxes Mr.. Mckeough defended the
committees action saying that
under it 12l2 per cent of corporate
excess profits would not be taxed
in any manner.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Always One Worker Left

DURANGO, Colo. lP).-Durango
farmers never run out of harvest
hands. There's always one left.
Twice this summer when the de-
mand for workers exceeded the sup
ply. Neil Franklin, the State en-
ployment Office interviewer, filled
the cap himself.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

strangers" from over the line will
be able to buy little gas In the "buf-
fer" area. At least, that is what
OPA hopes.
A previous provision which would
have prevented dealers in the bord-
err area from selling gas to ra-
toned car operator recently was
stricken from the regulations as too
drastic.
The War Production Board an
nounced that the Autonotive Safety
Foundation and the Farm Equip
ment Institute and National Retail
Equipment Association have vol
unteered to take part in the in
tensified Nation wide salvage pro-
gram. Membership of the foundation
includes rubber, automotive and oil
companies, while the other orga-
nizations represent manufacturers
and dealers in farm implements.
The groups, through dealer orga-
nizations. have offered to provide
official receiving depots to accept
donations of scrap metal and rub
ber, or to help local salvage COM
mittees locate depots on vacant lots.
All contract carriers by truck and
water were warned by OPA that
they must adjust rates on August
l to conform with highest levels
permitted by the maximum price
regulation. The ceiling will apply
to all interstate as we'll as intrastate
carriers other than those serving
the public as common carriers. Con-
troll of charges by contract carriers
was postponed to August l to give
operators engaged in war activities
more time to adjust their prices.
It was announced that carriers
who complain that their March
Evening star., 1942-07-19

Men in the armed forces are being
allowed to purchase a share in the
democratic United States they are
defending. Do you have to be told
to buy bond?
Evening star., 1942-07-19

rates subject them to undue hard
ship may make applications for ad-
justment in accordance with pro-
cedural regulations of OPA.