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Evening star., 1942-12-18

along the lines laid down by the
Wilson war management, but only
after a crisis has arisen and a vast
amount of labor, time and money
been uselessly expended.
There were blunders OF manage
ment in the last war, but they were
the blunders of the pioneers The
blunders of this war are far more
costly and ineXcusable, because they
are the blunders of those who reject
the teachings of experience and in
sist on their own three -thumbed
theories.
OPA Confusion Cited.
Nowhere Is this more devastat-
ingly shown than in the Office OF
Price Administrator, which is in a
state Of confusion.
Friends of Leon Henderson insist
that the hostility toward him was
due to the great courage and abil-
ity' with which he did the job.
Others say it was partly due to his
"swaggering, bullying public talk" to
his radio garrulity, his f1ippancies
and his general air Of putting on a
show"
His resignation is attributed by
some to nobility of character: by
others, to desire to get out of bad
mess. A change in personnel may
be an improvement, but change in
policy is the real need.
Before we went into the last war
practically every belligerent nation
had tried to restrain the cost of nv-
ing by putting ceilings over retail
prices. found it wouldn't work and
abandoned it.
When we Joined up, the men
charged with price control profted
by that experience and went at the
problem in different way. Accept
ing as basic that 20 commodities
make up 95 per cent of the cost of
living, the policy was regulating the
price Of these 20 as close as possible
to the source.
Price Fixed on Raw Products.
Accordingly, it was the raw prod
uct on which the price was fixed
and the wholesaler who handled the
raw product who was regulated. And
this was accomplished by setting up
for each commodity a committee
composed Of leading men in the in
dustry, who, with a Federal official
presiding, regulated their own in
dustry.
This insured it being done by men
who knew what they were doing.
Once this was accomplished at the
source it was easy to handle the re-
tailers by the simple method of fix
ing a profit percentage for their
gross business.
Thus, prices were kept down with
out ceilings. without confusion, with
out an unwieldy organization, with
out the incredibly complicated orders
and regulations which are now being
promulgated.
In this war that plan, which
really worked, has been discarded.
Instead, with both wages and food
Evening star., 1942-12-18

tendency TO re-
gard the Pacific
war as a sep
arate conflict or
as a secondary
segment of a
global war is
c a u S i n g grave
concern among
those who are
familiar with
t h e Japanese
American opera
tions.
The cory
49,
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to e xplore,
W h fle tn e
guns are still
barking, the
first measures
to be taken
after the Axis
h a S b e e n
brought to its
knees.
The green
light for such
a step was
turned on by
the military
Evening star., 1942-12-18

m ore light
upon the mil
/ t ary and
political situ-
alton inside
the Th / r d
Reich than
any OF h er
single event.
Changes in
armies dur
ing war are
not unusual.
In the French
Army during
the world
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Highway Loon Approved

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. Dec.
l8 tP.-Congress yesterday unan-
imously approved a contract for the
loan Of $1,000, 900 from the United
States Export-Import Bank for the
construction of the Pan-American
highway In Honduras.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

It I continue to write, in this
series, concerning the shake-up
in the German Army, it is be-
cause I believe that it throws
Evening star., 1942-12-18

HE opinions OF the riters this page their oDn
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to all sides OF questions OF to its
readers although such opinions mag contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Political and diplomatic quar-
tiers in Washington are giving
serious thought to the early or
ganization of an Allied council
Evening star., 1942-12-18
PucificWur
Neglect Held
Dangerous
Far Eost Experts
See Grove Risks
In U. S. Strategy
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Emphasis is on North Africa and
Europe because the distances are
shorter and the fighting is in some
respects more spectacular, but the
Evening star., 1942-12-18
BY FRANK r. KENT.

The apparent unwillingness,
amounting almost to determina-
ton, on the part of the President
to do anything in this war in the
Evening star., 1942-12-18
McLemore-
Tries for Pay Boost,
Draws Only Blanks
By HENRY McLEMORE.

Working independently, and with
out the usual funds from the Field
Museum, the Smithsonian Institute,
the National Geographic Society or
Evening star., 1942-12-18

You can still buy . good auto
mobile and you don't need a priority
to do it-use little Star ad. MA.
5000.
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gift with "none" he knows Americas
outstanding white shirts ore Arrows-ond
we have big selection Of some in va
riety Of Arrow Color styles, in fine broodcoths
and oxfords. They're oil Sonforzed- Shrunk
-. less than % fobric shrinkoae!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
.SdfetyCdmpdign
To Save Needed
.Mdnpower0n

A safety campaign designed TO
conserve industrial man power for
the war effort was under way to-
day in Michigan under direction of
NJ. j Mccarthy, safety director Of
the Fisher Body division of the
General Motors Corporation and
state chairman of the national
committee for the conservation of
man power in war industries.
Based on program of inspec-
tons to remove hazards from war
plants, and of classes for safety
instruction of workers, the cam
paign seeks TO reduce the indus
trial accident toll, which last year
was 70, 1872 injuries and 1874 deaths.
The death rate showed a 81 re-
duction over the previous year,
Mccarthy pointed out. He de-
clared. however, that by proper
safety measures, this figure could
be still further decreased.
In a meeting last night al Huy-
lers restaurant. he outlined the
state program 10 group of safety
officials Of large industrial firms,
who pledged their cooperation in
the drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
Obituaries
Heber P. Calm

! Services for Heber p. Calm
assistant credit manager of the
Peerless Cement Company. will be
held at 2:30 p. m, Wednesday, at
the First Presbyterian Church in
birmingham.
1 Mr.. Calm, 81, died suddenly
yesterday of heart attack at his
home, 14l2 Maryland avenue, Bir-
mingham. He was a member of
the Charles Edwards Legion Post
the Lions Club and the council of
the Birmingham Boy Scouts
Surviving are his widow, Lau-
retta; a son, Pete; his mother,
Mrs. Mile Calm, Jackson, O.; a
sister. Mrs. Charles +. Kinnison,
and a brother, ]. Harold Calm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
Elmer W. lindOw

Services for Elmer w. Lindow,
field agent for the state Board of
Education. will be held at 100
p. m. Wednesday, at the Schmal-
-zFeidt Sens Funeral Home, 16625
Grand River avenue, with burial
in Acacia Park Cemetery.
Mr.. Lindow, 81. was the first
office boy hired by Henry Ford.
For 20 years he operated retail
furniture store before taking the
state position in 1888.
, He lived at 1926 Strathmoor
avenue and died Sunday after a
short illness.
/ Surviving are hiswidow. Dorothy,
son. Cpl. Elmer w. Lindow Jr.;
TWO daughters. Jane and Lois; his
mother. Mrs. Lydia Lindow. and
two. sisters, Mrs. Florence West
more and Mrs. Ethel Boese, all of
Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

Humphrey picked the duck up
and some unknown man pushed
Humphrey.
Humphrey hit him and then
three men jumped on Humphrey
and beat him up, Knocked him
down and drug him out on the
sidewalk and when he got so he
could get up, he went TO a
butcher shop at 2448 John X.
and got knife and cleaver and
went back 10 the bar.
"He was hit by the above John
Baskerville with a chair.
Humphrey was taken TO Re-
celving Hospital
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04
Battle of Roses Duck
She Takes II TO Saloon for a Drink; He Gets
SIueeed, Goes TO Hospital; Accused Held

Of John w. Humphrey, 224 Winder
street.
The story of the trouble follows:
"On August I at $3.50 p. m.
Humphrey was in the Vernon
Bar, 1875 East Vernon, and had
started 20 leave and n lady
named Rose had n duck and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

The instigating influence back
of a warrant issued today for the
arrest of Joseph Baskerville, 81,
of e128 East Vernon highway, is
that "a lady named Rose" took a
duck TO a saloon for a drink.
The warrant was issued by the
prosecutors office on complaint
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

NroyTovN--r~sftI fioor-f@-er S,ss'--ssstie-
Evening star., 1942-07-01
Peter Arthur Drury, II,
Retired Businessman, Dies

Peter Arthur Drury, 1921 Rhode
Island avenue N w, one of Wash
ingtons best known bankers and
businessmen before his retirement,
died@ today at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital He was IT, and
had lived here 81 years.
Mr.. Drury had been active in
the affairs of ST Matthews
Cathedral, Washington Board of
Trade, Old Colony Club and Uni
versity Club Funeral services will
be announced later.
In 1899, when he was salesman,
he formed a partnership with Will
liam Abner. bookkeeper, and they
founded the Abner-Drury Brew
ing Co here.
In 1910 Mr.. Drury organized the
Merchants and Mechanics Savings
Bank of which he became president.
Later he organized the National
City Bank and became president of
that also. In 1914 he was elected
president of the Merchants Bank
and Trust Co., later absorbed by the
Federal American Bank Born in
Ireland, he was educated by the
Christian Brothers. In later years,
after he achieved success. he made
many trips to Ireland When Eamon
DeValera came to Washington in
the '20's in the interest of Irish in
dependence. he lived at Mr.. Drury S
Rhode Island avenue home and ad-
dressed hu,Os throng from the bal
eony. ~
Evening star., 1942-07-01
Florida Barge Canal Held
Unlikely 10 Meet Oil Needs

BY the Associated Press.
j. P. Parten, director OF trans
portation for the Petroleum Co
ordinator's Office, indorsed today a
pipe line across Florida, but de-
clared a projected companion barge
canal offered little prospect of re-
lieving the East Coast oil shortage.
Mr.. Parten told a Senate Com
merce Subcommittee that construc-
ton of the pipe line. from the St.
Johns River to the Gulf of Mexico,
could be undertaken without legis-
lative authority contained in the
House approved bill under study by
the committee.
He said the East faces a serious
fuel shortage this winter and if
tankers were unavailable for oil
movement, there might be necessity
for further rationing.
Senator Maybank, Democrat, of
South Carolina said he could not
understand why it has taken so
long" to set up pipe line program
and complained that 80 many
agencies" dealing with the fuel prob
lem had caused confusion.
Chairman Bailey. Democrat, of
North Carolina interrupted to say
that none of us assumed our enc
mics would be able to drive our
tankers out Of the coast-wise trade" !"
Evening star., 1942-07-01
Paddock Introduces
Bill 10 Give D. T..
Delegate in House
Illinois Luwmoker Sees
No Reason for Keeping
Area Disfronchised

Representative Paddock, Re
publican, of Illinois today intro
duced his bill to give the District
of COLUMBIA the right to elect a
delegate to the House.
In a speech on the House floor
announcing introduction of the
measure, Mr.. Paddock said many
members. with whom he had dis
cussed the bill felt it should be
enacted.
They see no, reason why this
large community American cit
liens should remain disfran-
chised," he said. They recognize
the advantage to the House of hav-
ing on it's floor an elected spokes-
man familiar with Washington
problems. They believe. as I do,
that both justice and efficiency re-
quire the election of delegate
from the District"
Provisions for Office.
The bill requires that the dele
gate, at the time of his election,
shall have been citizen OF the
United States for at least seven
years and an inhabitant of the Dis
trict qualified to vote for election
Of the delegate, and shall be not
less than Is years of age. The
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November in every n-numbered
year would be established as the
day for the election. Each term
will be for two years. All laws re-
lating to the rights, privileges, COM
pensation and allowances except
with respect to mileage of dele
gates from the several territories
would apply to the Districts dele
gate.
Representative Paddock's bill pro-
poses that candidates for the office
of delegate shall be nominated by
petition of at least 1000 qualified
voters. A filing fee Of $500 would
be deposited in the Treasury to the
credit of the District.
Voter Qualifications.
All citizens of the United States
above the age of 81 who have been
actual residents Of the District con-
tinuously for one year Immediately
preceding the election and who have
been actual residents continuously
for 30 days next preceding the cleo
ton in the precinct in which they
vote, except those who are non CONS
pus mentis or have been convicted
of Infamous crimes, shall be quail
fed to vote for the election of the
delegate.
In the case Of vacancy occur
ring in the Office of delegate, the
Commissioners would call special
election to fill the vacancy unless
it had occurred within five months
of the expiration of the term OF
such office.
Evening star., 1942-07-01
U. 5. Pay Raise
Below $1,000
Level Voted
Amended Measure
Passed by House.;
Affects l80, 900
Earlier Story on Page Ally

Earlier Story on Page A-1D
The House this afternoon voted
to raise the pay of 100000 Gov
ernment employees in the lower
brackets, after amending the bill
to prevent any pay adjustments
above the $4,000 level.
On a standing vote, the meas
ure passed, 109 to 7, and went to
the Senate, where the Civil Serv-
ice Committee will consider it to-
morrow morning.
Action came after two hours of
debate. during which Representa-
tive Rees, Republican, of Kansas
succeeded in killing proposed ad-
justments in the higher professional
and scientific grades, running up to
the 5000 level.
Mr.. Rees also won, 86 to 30. on
another motion. striking out pro-
posed increases for supervisory en-
ployes in the custodial service, be-
tween the $4,000 and $4,000 level.
Chairman Ramspeck of the Civil
Service Committee fought to pre-
vent the latter cut, pointing out 1t
throws the grades of the custodial
service out of balance by raising
the first eight grades and leaving
grades nine and ten unchanged.
The bill in brief:
Fixes $1,000 as the minimum
salary for full time adult employ
ment in the Government. in place
OF present minimum of 81 800 for
the custodial service and $1,000 for
the SUBJ professional service.
Raises the minimum for building
guards from 81 200 to $500 to stop
a heavy turnover that is making it
difficult tor the Government to keep
men to protect vital property.
Establishes an s1.s6o mipimum for
journeylpan mechanic = lieu OF
$3.50.
Representative Ramspeck explain
ed to the House that this bill which
was approved in committee last De-
cember, is to make permanent ad-
justment of inequalities in the
Classification Act of 1923, and has
nothing to do with proposals still
pending in committee to give all
Government workers general war
time emergency raise either in the
form of a bonus or through over
time pay
Cost Fixed at IA Million.
For part-time charwomen, paid by
the hour, the bill originally proposed
an increase from so to SIS cents an
hour. but Majority Leader McCor-
mack had this rate further increased
on the floor to IS cents He also had
the rate for head charwomen raised
to 10 cents. They now get SIS and
the committee had proposed go
cents.
AS reported from committee, the
increases were estimated to amount
to SIS. 100000 Although the House
cut out changes in the higher
brackets, it is believed the cost still
remains about s14000000 because
most of the emp oyes affected are
in the lower brackets.
Of the more than 10000 employees
covered. about $4,000 are IN Wash
ington and the remainder through
out the country.
Evening star., 1942-07-01
GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE OF SEVASTOPOL
Lands Backs
Bill for Public
Ruid Benefits
BY the Associated Press.


Saying that widespread injury and
suffering may result from enemy air
raids on this country, group Of
witnesses urged Senate Finance
Subcommittee today to approve
legislation providing benefits for
civilians injured or killed as a
result of enemy action.
I'VE believe it is the responsibility
of the Federal Government to pro-
vide care and relief for civilians
who are injured as a result of enemy
action" said Senator Pepper, Demo-
crat, of Florida, author of the bill
which would authorize benefit pay
ments ranging from $50 to $85 a
month to war victims.
Indorsing the legislation. James
M. Lands, director of the Once of
Civilian Defense, told the committee
that casualties already had been
suffered in the ranks of Civilian
defense workers, for which no COM
pensation had been paid
William Haber, special assistant
to the director of the budget, said
the legislation was drawn at the
request of the War Department
which feared breakdown in private
insurance protection in the event of
widespread damage resulting from
enemy air raids on defense plants.
Evening star., 1942-07-01
Chinese Admit Japs
Have Increased Hold
On Railroad Line
Cop Now Only Is Miles,
Army Soys; Enemy
Gains in Kionesi
Earlier Story on Page A-7)


By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING,- July IA Chi
nese Army spokesman said to-
night that the japanese had mar
rowed the gap between columns
converging along the .Chekiang-
Kiangsi railway to about Is miles
but denied the japanese aSSer-
ton that the entire railway was
in japanese hands.
The spokesman admitted that
since they recaptured Kweiki on
June rs the japanese had cut the
distance between the two points of
their pincers by 25 miles.
The high commands night COM
munique confirmed the spokesman s
admission of Japanese gains along
the railway.
The japanese column thrusting
eastward captured Iyang, 18 miles
east of Kweiki, on Monday, it said.
while the westbound column forced
crossing of the Sin River west of
Shanghai.
The communique also told of other
japanese advances in Southeastern
Kiangsi, below the railway zone,
where it said some 10000 Japanese
were operating
The Chinese suffered setback in
the bitter, fortnight-old battle along
the Shansi- -Honan border. being
compelled to abandon the city of
Lingchwan, in Southeastern Shansi,
after the Japanese had launched
attacks from six directions the COM
munique said.
1t reported local Chinese sue
cesses along the Honan- -Anhwei bor-
der, but told of intensified Japanese
operations in those two provinces
and also in Kwangtung, in the
Far South.
Evening star., 1942-07-01
u. ). Ends EXCHANGE
OF Citizens as kazjs
Refuse Safe Conduct
DrottninehoIm Trips
Cease; Note Asserts
Reich Breaks Pact

Germany has violated the
agreement for exchange of citi-
zens with the United States by
withdrawing safe conducts for
future voyages of the exchange
ship Drottningholm between New
York and Lisbon, the State De-
partment asserted late today.
The Drottningholm, Swedish
motor liner chartered to carry Ger
mans from this country to Lisbon
and bring home Americans stranded
in Europe; arrived in New York
only yesterday with its last load of
American and Latin American ma
tionals.
State Department officials said
practically no Americans remained
in Lisbon awaiting exchange They
did not release any figures on the
number of Germans still here for
exchange, but it was understood
the German nationals greatly out
numbered Americans remaining in
xis-occupied European territory.
u. S. Blockade Zone" Excuse.
Germany cancelled the previously
agreed on guarantees of safe con-
duct for the Drottningholm, the
State Department said, on the
ground that she could not grant any
safe conduct through the blockade
zone recently declared by Germany
around the American Atlantic coast
This Government considers the
exchange agreement terminated
completely. by Germany's with
drawal of safe conduct pledges. the
| department said.
The Drottningholm has made two
round trips to Lisbon, bringing
home on the return voyages total
of l,443 American nationals and
their families. She also brought 800
nationals of other American Repub-
lies and their families as we'll as
a number of Canadians.
Trouble developed on the Drott-
ningholm's second trip from Lisbon
to New York, when the liner
touched at London en- route The
Germans began to hedge at that
time, and agreed only after much
parleying to give the Drottningholm
safe conduct for the. remainder of
her run to New York.
Violation of Agreement.
The State Department said Ger
many had been informed by a note
sent through the neutral Swiss gov
ernment that she has violated the
agreement entered into between this
Government and the German gov-
ernment for the exchange of their
nationals by withdrawing the
Drottningholm safe-conduct guar
antees
"As the assurance of this safe
conduct was an essential part of the
exchange agreement between the
two governments" the note added
this Government must consider the
agreement as terminated by the act
OF the German government"
Evening star., 1942-07-01
Navy Identifies Hero
Decorated by British

The 1t Comdr. Hartman" who
was referred to by British Admiral
Sir Andrew Browne cunningham
Yesterday as an American naval Of
flcer who had been decorated by
the British was identified today by
the Navy as 1t. Comdr. Kenneth P.
Hartman. 40, of Lansdowne, Pa
He was awarded the British Dis
tinguished Service Cross in May.
l941, for helping put out fires aboard
the bombed aircraft carrier Illus
trious and assisting wounded men,
Admiral Cunningham, former
commander of Britain's Mediter-
ranean Fleet, to which Comdr Hart
man was attached at the time, had
identified the American officer only
by his rank and last name. The
Navy mistakenly said yesterday that
the officer referred to was Jerome
Hartman of Dayton. Ohio.
Evening star., 1942-07-01
Bombed on First Trip,
Torpedoed on Second,
Purser 10 Sail Again
Long Islander Is Among
Survivors Of U. S. Ship
Sunk in Caribbean
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)

Earlier Story on Page A-2)
BY the Associated Pfess.
AN EAST COAST PORT, July l
Bombed on his first voyage,
torpedoed and sunk on his second
Robert F. frost Of Ozone Park
Long Island, N. Y, is ready to go
back to sea for third brush with
the Axis.
Purser on a medium sized United
States merchantmen which was
sunk June Is in the Caribbean, Mr..
frost said that on his only previous
trip the same ship was bombed
while in the Middle East, but
escaped without serious damaged.
Two Torpedoes Hit.
= I'm going to get room in a
different spot next time he OBJ
served. In the bombing, my room,
On the port side, was blown to
pieces; and a torpedo also hit the
same place June Is"
The vessel was sunk by two tor
pedoes which struck almost stimuli
taneously at $50 pm. Four mem
bers of the crew of 80 we're lost. but
the only two passengers were saved
The survivors succeeded in launch
ing the one unchanged lifeboat.
We started rowing in the dark
and darn near ran into the sub
marine" Mr.. frost said. There
was no hail from the sub so we
made off in the other direction a.
fast as we could"
Sighted by Patrol Plane.
The following afternoon patro
plane sighted the lifeboat. Within
a few minutes the men were picked
up by a naval vessel and taker
to a West Indian island, from which
Mr.. frost few to the mainland.
The missing were listed as Chief
Mate B E. Connors OF Salem, Mass.
Deck Engineer Leo Morchesseault
D. Lamber, a wiper, and S. Bentsen
able seaman.
The master was Capt. Paul r
Jones, Gloucester, Mass.