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Evening star., 1942-05-22
Files Case Defendant
SAYS F. B. !. Failed 10
Warn on Statements
Miss Koy Says Words
Reed to Court Were
Agents ond Not Hers

Miss Katherine Kay. suspended
Agriculture Department employe,
testified in the Civil Service files
trial in District Court today that
F. B. I. agents failed to warn her,
when taking statements from her
at the Justice Department. that
they might be used against her
In court.
She told the court the agents did
not understand what she really
wanted to convey in the statements.
She explained, however. that she
was not accusing them of making
deliberate misstatements, but said
the thoughts brought out were
theirs and not hers. She also said
the words and sequence of the
statements were not her own.
Miss Kay is on trial with four
other persons on charges of Illegally
removing about 10000 personnel in
formation sheets from a Civil Serv-
ice Commission building. between
August, 1910, and January. 1941.
Denies Compiling Lists.
She denied she had anything to
do with compiling the civil service
lists allegedly used to make up a
mailing list of Government en-
ployes, or that she got any pay or
profit from the Standard Business
Service, operated by the late Lyn-
ford Haynes, which allegedly ham
died the files. She declared she used
her own bank account for Standard
Business Service finances to accom-
modate Mr.. Haynes because his
credit would not permit him to con-
| tinue an account in his own name
She deposited her Government pay
checks in the account, she said.
The Government charges she was
Office manager of the service and
that she was the organizations
financial officer
The court was told that she was
devoted to the Haynes family and
worked for the Standard Business
Service for that reason.
Agents Searched Office.
F. B. I. agents searched the
| Standard Business Service OfhceS
and she assisted them in every way
Miss Kay testified. She denied she
was instructed by Mr.. Haynes to
pay one of the other defendants
Harlin William Crandall, for re-
moving the civil service files. She
explained that she had meant to
say in the F. B. I. statement that
she was instructed generally to pay
Mr.. Crandall for services rendered
She was not called on to decide
whether it was right or wrong to
have the civil service files at the Of
flee, Miss Kay testified, since the
forms were in public view in the
Standard Service offices. The Mr.
Haynes had various sources of in
formation, she said, including direc-
tories of Government employees, all
kinds of reference books and publi-
cations of the Government Printing
Office.
One of the defendants is Lawrence
Lynford Haynes, son of Lynford
Haynes.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Women Able 10 Fill S0S
OF War Jobs, McNutt Saws

A survey of 81 key war industries
indicates that 80 per cent of the jobs
could be done by women, Chairman
Paul " McNutt OF the War Man.
power Commission said today.
Women have shown that they
can do, or learn to do almost any
kind Of work." Mr.. McNutt said.
Thousands already are working in
jobs which have customarily been
filled by men and the development
Of our man power mobilization pro-
gram may require a more general
use of those who have the physical
strength and other characteristics
necessary TO do the work.
The survey. he said. covered 1859
jobs in war industries and also 937
non-war jobs. 1t was made by the
Occupational Analysis Section of the
United States Employment Service
to determine jobs women can do.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Conferees Hit
Snag on D. {.
War Housing
House Members
Refuse to Accept
$13,500,000 Item

The House will be asked Monday
by a Conference Committee to in
sist on disagreement with Senate
amendment adding $13,50O, 900 for
family units to the $29, 500 600 Dis
trict housing appropriation which
the House passed.
This means that If the report Of
the conferees is accepted. the ap-
preparation. originally $4,000, 900,
will go back to conference with the
Senate In q further effort at COM
promise.
The conferees Of the two Houses
met yesterday afternoon, but re-
manned deadlocked over the item
for family dwellings. The House
had deleted the entire appropriation
for family housing from the meas
ure when 1t cut the total from $50,-
100000 to s29. 500 .0oo
DormitOries Included.
Chairman Cannon of the House
Appropriations Committee then
drafted a report recommending that
the House insist on its position.
Earlier yesterday the House
promptly sent the appropriation to
conference when 1t came from the
Senate with the total raised to $43,-
900 900.
The House conferees accepted sew
eral minor Senate amendments. but
refused to agree to the $13, SOC, 900
allotment.
The appropriation, otherwise. con-
tains $12,000,000 for dormitories for
single war workers and ST.. 500 900
for water, sewers, medical facilities
and other public works necessary TO
the housing developments The Sen
ate did not change these items as
they came from the House
Shouldn't Bring Families.
House leaders were reported will
ing to raise the appropriation for
dormitories If necessary. but still
were firmly opposed to building
family apartments with public
funds, contending that war workers
coming to Washington should not
bring their families.
The appropriation was designed
to carry out an authorization OF
$5O0OO,O00 for District housing
which Congress approved in April.
The authorization called for $30,-
900 900 for housing construction and
$20OO0,O 900 for attendant public
works. These sums were recon-
mended by President Roosevelt and
the Budget Bureau.
Both houses of Congress recessed
over the week end yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Potomac River Bosin
Bourd Meeting Here

Gov. O'Conor of Maryland, repre-
sentatives of Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Virginia and the District
and Army and Navy ofhcials we're to
attend . conference today Of the
Potomac River Basin Commission at
the Transportation Building.
The session, it was said, will be de-
voted largely to protection Of the
Potomac River against pollution, q
matter which Gov. O'Conor said was
becoming increasingly important to
the Army and Navy. Mr.. O'Conor
has been chairman Of the commits
sion since its inception two years
ago.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Art Dealer Denies
Larceny Charge

Nejib Hekimian, Sc, of the 140O
block of Columbia road NV, de-
scribed as having been a dealer IN
art and rugs, was held under $500
bond today for grand jury action on
a charge of larceny after trust in
connection with the disappearance
of an oil painting belonging to
Countess Marguerite Cassini Loiew-
ski
Hekimian pleaded not guilty to
the charge and waived preliminary
hearing when taken before Judge
Hobart Newman in Police Court.
Judge Newman set the bond after
Assistant District Attorney Sylvan
Schwartz informed the court the
painting had been intrusted to
Hekimian for sale. after which
Countess Cassini was to receive $l25
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Two From Spain in Group
Ordained 10 Priesthood

Six men. including two from
Spain, were ordained priests here
yesterday in ceremonies at the Do
minican House of Studies. 487 Mich
igan avenue NE. Bishop Eugene
j. McGuinness of Raleigh, N. c.,
officiated.
Diplomats and their wives Of the
Spanish Embassy were among those
who attended the ordination of their
countrymen. the Rev. Pedro Diez
Del Rio and the Rev. Efren Villa
corta. The two are members OF the
Dominican province which formerly
had headquarters in Manila.
Also ordained were the Rev John
Joseph Ryan, New York City; the
Rev. Joseph Anthony Ballard,
Springfield, KY: the Rev. Leo Peter
Craig, Hawthorne, N. Y, and the
Rev. William Justin Dillon of Dar-
by, Conn.,, whose brother, the Very
Rev. Jordan Dillon, president OF
Providence College, was present
for the ceremonies.
Senor Don Juan Francisco de Car
denas, Spanish Ambassador; Sonora
Manuel de la Sierra. wife of the air
attache; Sonora Jose Nunez, wife
of the commercial attache, and DR.
and Mrs Rieira Lopez of San Juan,
Puerto Rico, witnessed the ordina-
tions
The two Spanish clergymen left
their country just before the out
break of civil war and fled from
Hong Kong for the United States
shortly before the Japanese attacks
on the Allies.
Assisting Bishop McGuinness
were the Rev Adrian English, prior
of the Dominican House of Studies;
the Rev. Matthew Hanley, master OF
students; the Rev. John A. Brown
and the Rev. Michael Clancy, mas.
ter of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Scouts Will Exhibit
Emergency Equipment

Completely modified equipment of
the Arlington Boy Scout Emergency
Service Corps. including a horse
drawn ambulance made from an old
milk wagon. will be on display for
the first time tomorrow and Sunday
at the annual camporee.
The camporee will be held just of
Sixteenth street North, mile west
of Glebe road, the site that has been
used several years.
Boys Of Troop 112 have been work.
ing on the ambulance.
At least four auto-trailers carrying
first aid and fire-flghting equipment
and a complete field kitchen unit
owned by Troop no will be in
cluded in the display.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Roosevelt Grutified
By Visit of Prudo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt, commenting
on the visit here of President Man
uel Prado of Peru, expressed a hope
that there would be more and more
mutual knowledge among the. ma
tions of the Western Hemisphere.
He said he thought this hope was
shared not only in Peru, but in other
Latin American countries.
OF President Prado's visit to the
United States, the Chief Executive
told press conference he thought
the Peruvian President was as happy
to be here as we were to have him
President Prado, he said, saw q
good deal of the war work of the
United States and was an extremely
delightful guest.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Jewish Purents Group
To Hear Rabbi Wuldmun

Rabbi Herman ]. Waldman of the
Agudath Achim Congregation will
address a joint celebration Of par
ents and pupils of Washington's
Jewish religious schools at 3 pm.
Sunday at the Jewish Community
Center.
The celebration will bring to- q
close the Hebrew week sponsored by
the Hebrew Teachers Association
| of Washington to raise funds for
| the Histadruth Ivrith.
An address by Irving Wilmer
president of the association, will
open the program.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Viroiniu Officer Resigns

RICHMOND, Va, May 70 R).-
The resignation of 1t. Selden L.
Baird, executive omcer Of the vir-
ginia Flying Corps, was announced
yesterday. 1t. Baird has been COM
missioned q first lieutenant In the
Army Air Corps. His successor here
Is 1t. Matt P. VIII.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Pastor Accepts Coll

WARRENTON, Va, May ~ (Spe-
ciaD.-The Rev. Julian Gum, jr.
son of Judge Julian Gum, Rich
mond, and for two years rector OF
Cedar Run and Emmanuel Parishes
in lower Fauquier, has accepted q
call to Grace Church, Newport
News.
Evening star., 1942-05-22

One small bridge has a weight
capacity of rs tons, using about 1000
individual metal pontons. The
smallest is used only to take troops
over smaller streams. But whether
our Army uses the smaller or largest
ponton, our engineers need plenty of
them. If you and every American
invests at least 10 per cent of in
come in War bonds every payday
we can supply our fighting forces
with these essentials to q victorious
war.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Divorce Decree Granted

ROCKVILLE, Md, May % (Spe-
ciaD.-On the ground of desertion,
Allen Lee Nicholson of Gathers
burg has been granted an absolute
divorce from Mrs. Clara Elizabeth
Nicholson of Kensington, by Judge
Stedman Prescott.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Viroinio Oil Men Elect

RICHMOND, Va, May 20 R.-
Curtis r. Davis Of the Pure OIL Co.,
Of Richmond, was elected president
of the Virginia Oil Mems Associ-
alton ut their 18th annual conven-
! ton here yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Shoe Output HaIved

Great Britain will permit the
manufacture of 10000 900 pairs Of
footwear for civilians this year, or
about half the number produced
before the war.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
WAatHo~R1<1WiA
W,AR BONDS

Our Army spells and pronounces
it ponton. not ''pontoon," as you do.
Ponton bridges cost all the way
from $4,000 to s7O0 900. The smaller
bridge using individual metal pom
tons Is pictured here. The largest
ponton bridge is 1,080 feet long and
is made of rubber instead of alumi-
mum.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Labor Counsel Urges
BiddIe 10 Investigate
Antitrust Division
Lawyer in Breed Case
Declares Prosecution
Is Unworrunted

Attorney Joseph A. Padway,
general counsel of the American
Federation of Labor, in making
a statement today in District
Court before Justice T. Alan
GoldSborough in the Sherman
antitrust. bread case, called on
Attorney General Biddle to in
vestigate the Justice Depart
ment'S Anti Trust Division,
headed by Assistant Attorney
General Thurman Arnold.
The defense, charged with con-
spiracy to violate the antitrust law
by fixing the price of bread in WASH
ington, is asking Justice Goldsbor-
ough to throw the case out of court,
by requesting a directed verdict in
favor of the accused.
ct think Mr. Biddle should investi-
gate why the Antitrust Division
brought an indictment of this kind"
Mr.. Padway told Justice Goldsbor-
ough. He should investigate the
expenditure of large sums Of, money
for prosecutions of this character
which have no foundation in fact
and no basis in law, nor are they
justified by declarations of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
Recently employers have con-
demned activities of the Anti Trust
Division" continued Mr.. Padway.
I'VE of labor join In this condemna-
tion, and we call upon the Attorney
General to make this investigation
at this time so that innocent per-
sons may not suffer prosecution at
the hands of the Antitrust Divi-
sion, and so that taxpayers be saved
the hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars spent in worthless, unwar-
ranted prosecutions"
Mr.. Padway contended that 1t Is
Attorney General Biddle's 'bounden
duty now to investigate the anti
trust division of the Department of
Justice, because the antitrust di-
vision is doing everything to under
mine, destroy and pervert those
principles" which Mr.. Biddle, as an
associate justice Of the Circuit Court
of Appeals for the third district,
enunciated.
Mr.. Padway quoted Mr.. Biddle as
having written as a judge that labor
unions appeared exempt from the
oDera ti0nS nf tha Sherman Anti
Trust Act.
The indictment, on which the
trial is being held here, charges two
Washington labor unions, among
others, with conspiring with four
chain grocery stores and dozen in
dividualS to hold up the price OF
bread in Washington. Mr. Padway
contends that neither the labor un-
ions nor the employers-nor any
other defendant in the case-is
guilty of legal wrongdoing.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Canada Gives Final 0. K.
To New Alaska HIGHWAY

Final approval for construction of
the new Alaska Highway has been
granted by the Canadian govern
ment, the War Department an
nounced today.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that Canada had agreed to
additional military air services from
Midwestern sections of the United
States through Canada to Alaska.
The approval of the Alaska High
way was the last step in negotiation
between the United States and Can
ada which had been accepted ten
tatively by both countries early this
month.
War Department officials made it
clear that, contrary to some pub
lished reports, negotiations were not
corporation from the Canadian
government.
1t was explained that q recent
incident in which an American
commercial plane, under charter to
the United States Government, had
been halted and turned back by
Canadian officials was due to a mis-
understanding and that the Can
adam government was in no way
responsible. This plane, it was said
at the War Department, flew into
Canada before Canadian officials
had been notified that an agreement
for chartered flights had been ap-
proved. AS soon as Canadian Off
cials checked on the status of the
American plane the crew was per-
mitted to go on.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Navy Launches Two Ships
AT Yards in New York

NEW YORK, March 1.-Two
naval vessels were launched today
In New York shipyardS.
With touch of ST. Patrick's day
festivity the submarine combat yes
sci PC-563 hit the water of the
Harlem River at the Consolidated
Shipbuilding Corp. plant. She was
sponsored by Eileen McCaffery, Is,
daughter Of the firms vice president,
Francis McCaffery.
Workers at the yard decorated
shop buildings with large shamrocks
and the sponsor wore a green hat
and gloves.
The minesweeper YMS-42 was
launched at the Wheeler shipbuild-
ing plant in. Whitestone, Queens.
Mrs. N. w. Gokey of Washington
was sponsor.
Workers at each yard laid keeIs
for new ships as soon as the ways
were cleared.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
u. S. Colombia Sign
Lease-Lend Pact.
For War Material
20 to 80 Million in Aid
Reported; Turkey Given
Help in Obtoinine Arms
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States and Colom-
bia signed a lease-lend agree
ment today providing for a re-
ported s20,000,000 to $4,000, 900
in war material for that South
American country, important
because Of its proximity to the
Panama Canal.
Acting Secretary of State Welles
and DR.. Gabriel Turbay, Colombian
Ambassador, signed the pact at the
State Department.
II am very happy that the nego-
tiations have been successfully con-
cluded." DR.. Turbay said.
Negotiations Started Last Fall.
Negotiations were started last fall
during a visit of Col Ernesto Buena-
ventura and Col. Tomayo, Colom-
bian Army and Navy officials.
No details were disclosed.
At the same time, Mr.. Welles re-
vealed that the United States Is do
AAe SFSA bAlAAiS POooAblC W ChPC0AtC
procurement of material needed by
Turkey.
He emphasized that policy at a
press conference after comforting
with the Turkish Ambassador, Meh-
met Munir Ertegun.
Turks Now Pay Cash.
Mr.. Welles indicated that a lease
lend agreement might be reached
with Turkey, Though he said he
could not be definite about whether
negotiations had been started. Il
He recalled that Presiasnt Roose-
welt had declared last November that
the defense OF Turkey was essential
to United States defense, thus quail
flying Turkey for lease-lend assist
ance.
Up to the present, however, Mr..
Welles said, Turkey has been paying
in cash for supplies obtained in this
country.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
w. P. B. Counsel Begins inquiry
Into Resignation of Guthrie

the Masonite Corp. Of Chicago, had
been appointed acting chief of the
textile branch.
Marshallu Hale, San Francisco
merchant and deputy branch chief,
and George Doherty, Mr.. Guthrie's
executive assistant, resigned with
him Saturday.
Mr.. Alexander came to Washing
ton March l as special assistant to
Philip D. Reed, chief of the w. p.
B. Bureau of Industry Branches.
Mr.. Alexander was graduated from
the University of California in 1917,
served as an infantry captain in
the First World War and still holds
that rank in the Army Reserve
Corps.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Torpedoing
Continued From First Page.)

beneath him and the force OF the
explosion literally blew of my shoes
and left me in my stocking feet.
He said he then jumped into the
icy water and swan to a life raft.
At that point, he said, after firing
a third torpedo at the collier, the
submarine surfaced and some one
from its deck asked in perfect Eng
lish, Hey, there, what's the ships
name?p
Lifeboat Capsized.
Grew members who left the vessel
In the one good lifeboat said there
were at least 81 men in the boat
when it pulled away. The backwash
from the explosion of the second
torpedo, they said, capsized the life
boat and plunged them all into the
choppy sea.
The survivors said only eight OF
their number were able to cling to
the keel of the overturned boat and
that during the seven hours they
remained in the water two weakened
and apparently drowned after slip
ping away from the boat.
The separate groups of survivors
were picked up by two passing cargo
vessels bound North. Both the Navy
and the survivors expressed hope
that others might have been saved.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Eastman Asks Carriers
To Postpone Increase
In Freight Rates
Action Follows I.C. C.s
Rejection Of o. P. A.
Request for DeIoy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Although the Interstate Commerce
Commission speedily rejected a re-
quest from the ONCE of Price Ad-
ministration for suspension of rail-
road freight rate increases on 10
commodities yesterday, the Office of
Defense Transportation today put
its weight behind the o. P. A. pro-
posal.
Director Joseph B. Eastman of o.
d. T. issued a statement saying his
agency had asked the carriers to
postpone rate boosts on crude sui
phur, lumber, cement and iron and
steel products and scrap, pending
presentation of a formal request for
adjustments in these rates"
The o. p. A. requests covered
those commodities and in addition,
copper ores. pig iron, lead ores,
rubber scrap, petroleum products
and non-ferrous scrap.
Carriers Oppose Suspension.
The railroads filed replies with
the I. c. G. opposing the suspension,
and the I. C. c., without comment,
rejected o. P. MS proposal, which
would have prevented the approved
9 per cent rate increases from be-
coming effective tomorrow.
Mr.. Eastman said o. D. It's re-
quest was made In line with its
obligations TO see that rates are
maintained which would expedite
the free flow of commodities neces-
sary to the war effort"
Because war conditions have
caused dislocations In normal traffic
movements, it is and will continue
to be necessary to negotiate certain
rates for particular movements"
Mr.. Eastman said I'm such in
stances it may at times be necessary
to request reductions In existing
rates"
Sulphur Moved by Railroads.
He said DR.. g. Lloyd Wilson, di-
rector of o. D. T.'s Rates Division,
had asked the carriers to consider
adjustments in rates on crude sui
phur shipments to Eastern ports.
That commodity formerly moved by
coastwise steamer, but now goes
by rail at much higher rates.
Mr.. Wilson also asked downward
adjustment of rates on transcon-
tinental movements of lumber and
on cement shipments from North
ern points to South Atlantic and
Gulf ports for export. In current
negotiations with the roads, o. D. T.
also has asked them to withhold
increases on west-bound movements
Of iron and steel articles and scrap
because an increase on these items
might have the effect of reducing
the available supply" for war pur-
poses.
Evening star., 1942-03-17
Justice Proctor Weighs
New Trial for 'Sniper'

After listening to arguments of
opposing counsel this afternoon in
District Court, Justice James M.
Proctor took under advisement the
question of a new trial for John
Eugene Eklund. 26-year- former
college student, known as The
Sniper' and convicted of firSt-de-
gree murder.
The defense contends that because
one of the principal Government
witnesses at Eklund's trial, Herbert
Ray, waiter. perjured himself on
the witness stand this is newly dis
covered evidence warranting a new
trial.
The Government, however, argues
that, entirely apart from Rays tes-
timony, ballistics tests and the testi-
mony of the colored woman who
identified Eklund were sufficient to
convict him, and, in any case, the
jury had an opportunity to weigh
Rays testimony.
Eklund was tried last June and
sentenced to die in the electric chair
for the fatal shooting of .Hylan G.
McClaine, colored, on October Is,
1910, at the Rock Greek and Poto-
mac Parkway near K street NV.