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Evening star., 1942-10-14
1881 Hospital Beds
May Be Added 10
Ease DC. Shortage
FWA Is Expected to
Approve Gronts for
Needed Facilities

Commissioner Guy Mason an
nounced today that he was anti
cipating approval by the Federal
Works Agency of grants which
would provide for 531 additional
beds at three private Washington
hospitals and at Gallinger NUM-
cipal Hospital on the basis of a
recent new survey of additional
facilities needed because of the
war.
Adding these to the $50 additional
beds to be provided in new struc-
lures or additions to existing hos
pitals in Washington and in Mary
land and Virginia sections of the
Metropolitan Area. the total of an
ticipated additional beds would be
1,081.
Actual construction, delayed due
to necessity of substituting available
materials for critical materials, is
dependent on final official action by
the War Production Board.
Lauds McCarran Measure.
Commissioner Mason said that II
present plans carry, as to both the
additional facilities already ap-
proved by the Federal Works Agen-
cy and the additional plans await.
ing its formal action, the Metropol-
itan Area will have the amount OF
additional facilities which the Dis
trict Commissioners estimated last
spring would be required by wal
conditions. He said he felt the Nc
Carran resolution, passed yesterday
by the Senate, calling on Fedora.
authorities for prompt report or
the status of additional hospital IA
cilities for this area, would be OF
great help in centering attention or
the needs.
The Federal Works Agency already
has given its official approval tc
applications for a 150-bed addition
to Gallinger, a 1O0-bed addition tc
the Alexandria City Hospital, and
for erection of new 10O-bed hos
pital facilities in Arlington, Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
These proposals were based on sur
vey findings that this area would
need, in all, four beds for each 1,OO(
population, whereas municipal rep
resentatives had figured four anc
one-half beds per thousand popula-
ton were necessary.
FWA Accepts Principle.
The earlier decision by the FWA
Commissioner Mason said. appar-
emily eliminated the possibility OF
grants for additions for private hos
pitfalls, but he said the FWA more
recently had reviewed the situation
and had accepted the principle that
hospital facilities should be basec
on provision of four and one-hal1
beds per thousand population "as g
safer health proposition"
Mr.. Mason said the Public Health
Administration had concurred ir
this latter view and that the FWA
thereafter had suggested to private
hospitals that they submit new
plans, although they could expect nc
approval of any which called for USE
of steel or other critical materials.
AS result of these development.
and more recent conferences, Mr.
Mason said additional plans were
submitted by hospitals which have
(See HOSPITAL, Page A-l6.)
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Red Cross Aided Ship Survivors
In SoIomons as Battle Raced

the battle from one of the trans
ports which the Japanese sought to
sink.
Back in Washington to report to
Chairman Norman H. Davis on Red
Cross activities in the Pacific, Mr..
Campbell said the survivors and
wounded received clothing and other
articles as they lay on the decks
and gangways Of one of the trans
ports following the battle.
He said that Capt. William G.
Greenman, commander of the As
tolia, accompanied the Red Cross
men, to give each man Of his COM
mand q pat on the back.
Capt. Greenman was mighty
tired, but he gave up much needed
sleep to see that his men were get
ting proper attention" Mr.. Camp
bell added. The spirit Of the men
was marvellous.
Many Of the men were wounded,
yet ] didn't hear one groan or COM
plant from any Of them"
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Power 10 Freeze
All Rents Asked
yByrnes
U. S. May Take Over
Homes, Buildings to
House War Workers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
James F. Byrnes, economic
Stabilization director, asked Con-
gress today to add to President
Roosevelt's wartime economic
powers the authority to stabilize
and freeze" all rents of real
property, both residential and
commercial.
Mr.. Byrnes told the House Bank
ing Committee that rentals in some
instances had jumped as much as
200 per cent, notably in New York
City.
He said it apparently was by
oversight" that Congress failed to
include in the recently enacted anti
imitation law provision for rent
controls as we'll as the wartime
regulation of wages, salaries and
prices.
Homes May Be Taken Over.
In another development in the
housing field the Government warn
ed that it might have to resort to
olletlng and communicating of pri-
Vate buildings to house war workers.
Foreseeing a housing emergency.
John B. Blandford. Housing Admin
lstrator, said the Government
would offer to lease homes and
buildings for war workers, but that
If this does not yield a sufficient
amount OF necessary housing. we
shall be forced to recommend the
compulsory use of available private
facilities"
Yesterday, at Mr. Byrnes' request,
Chairman Steagall of the House
Banking Committee introduced the
legislation to extend the controls.
but not affecting farms.
Reports have come in from virtu~
ally every State of rent increases,
the economic director said. par
tlcularly since October l. These
increases were noted in commercial
property, including grocery stores.
butcher and wearing apparel shops,
as we'll as on residential property.
Hotel Rates Not Affected.
Under the general price control
law now in effect the Office of Price
Administration is empowered only
TO exercise rental control powers on
residential property in defense
! areas.
1t issued an order early this month
designating the entire Nation as a
defense area but is required by law
to wait for go days before assuming
control of rents. This wait is to give
local authorities an opportunity to
make adjustments and reduce rental
levels to those of a designated date
March l, l941, in most instances
where controls have been applied
to individual defense areas.
Mr.. Byrnes said the new bill
would remove any uncertainty of
power over all residential and COM
mercial rentals.
Several committee members con-
tended the bill should carry also
authority to regulate charges for
rooms by hotels" Mr.. Byrnes said
he had no idea of applying the
regulations to hotels" but remarked
that he was "astounded' when one
member said Washington hotel
now was charging SIS a night for
quarters formerly priced at So.
In discussing the housing short 3
age, Mr.. Blandford said all the new
housing that could be constructed
(See HOUSING, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Key West Asks Tourists
To Winter Elsewhere
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 14.-This
city at the southern tip of the
United States, we'll along on it's ca
reer as a tourist center, has asked
tourists to do their touring some
where else.
I'VE are at war, and business as
usual is out" a bulletin issued by
the Chamber of Commerce stated.
1t added that accommodations are
seldom available now for persons
other than Army, Navy and con-
struction personnel, and suggests
that winter visitors would find "joy,
health and recreation in its finest
sense" in almost any other area of
Florida.
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Shoe Supply Called Ample
In Commerce Survey
Ey the Associated Press.

The Commerce Department boot
ed another war-born rumor out the
window today with a statement
that there is no sign Of any shortage
Of leather shoes.
AS a matter Of fact, the an
nouncement said. shoe production
has been outrunning sales this year,
and 1912 is likely to close with
substantial inventories"
And all of this despite the fact
that Americans have $4,000 900
brand-new pairs kicking around in
their closets-bought because of "ru-
Mored shortages"
The department pointed out that
while no rationing should be neces-
sary excessive boarding Of any
commodity could very readily bring
about situation which would force
strict rationing, even If supplies
were above actual needs"
Conducting survey to lay "er-
roneous reports that there is an in
suficiency of leather shoes and that
strict rationing would be necessary
IN ctne immediate future" the de-
partment said 1t found that more
than 2O7 900 900 pairs Of shoes were
IN the hands Of retailers in July.
Evening star., 1942-10-14
By the Associated Press,

Sweater, kit bags and comfort
supplies were distributed in the midst
Of battle to survivors of three United
States cruisers lost in the Solomon
Islands, the Red Cross reported to-
day.
Survivors Of the Astoria, Vincennes
and Quincy were described by Alfred
S. Campbell, Red Cross field dlrec-
tor, as incredulous that Red Cross
supplies could be distributed 80 fast.
One sailor remarked that he
couldn't understand "how the folks
at home could learn Of the battle so
quickly"
The supplies were carried into the
naval battle which screened landing
operations of marines in the Solo
mons by Mr.. Campbell, whose home
Is at Lambertville, N. j.. and two
assistants, John ]. Clancy, jr.. Syra-
cuse, N. r., and Davis s. Oman,
Carrollton. Ohio. They Witnessed
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Fire at M-G-M Studio
Causes 100000 Loss
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CULVER CITY. Calf, Oct. IA
Fire ragged through a section Of
the Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer film stu
dio lot late last night. wrecking sew
eral sets and causing damage esti-
mated at 100000.
One of the most elaborate sets
destroyed, studio officials said, rep~
resented New York street scene.
The M-G-M Fire Department, as
sisted by equipment from Culver
City and West Los Angeles, battled
the blaze for more than an hour
before bringing it under control.
There was no immediate indica-
ton of the fires origin.
Evening star., 1942-10-14
German Base at KieI
Blasted by Hundreds
Of Raj Planes
Good Show Is Stoeed;
Loss of 9 British
Aircraft Announced
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. 14.-An RAF
bomber fleet of about 180 planes
struck Kiel last night with
a concentrated blast of explosives
in a raid possibly as destructive
as any of 10 which have been
made against the Nazis' battered
Baltic naval and U-boat base.
British sources said the results
we'll compensated the Raj for the
loss of nine planes, a cost apparently
considerably below per cent. Al
though the numbers in the raiding
force were not disclosed, the Evening
News said that several hundred
bombers, including a large number
of four-engined 'heavies,' made the
round trip of over 300 miles"
The attack was on the new sat
uration" technique of the Raj
which means throwing so many
bombers over the objective in such
a short space of time that antiair-
craft defenses are swamped and
their fire made relatively ineffective.
Nazis Claim 10 Planes.
A German broadcast put British
losses at 10 planes, but said the
North Sea port of Hamburg-linked
by water with Kiel through the
Kiel Canal-also was bombed dur
ing the night.
Kiel, &c miles northeast of Ham
burg, is important not only for its
big docks and strategic position as a
hub of water transport, but as a
center for coal, iron and oil, lumber,
railroad supplies, cement and food.
The German communique, which
usually tries to minimize the RATS
air blows by specifying only hits on
residential districts, acknowledged
with rare candor today that dam
ages to material and buildings were
caused mainly in the city of Kiel."
Both explosives and incendiaries-
including two-ton block busters
were dumped on shipbuilding centers
and dockyards, setting off many
large fires, returning Canadian air.
men said.
Some of Britain's great aerial
dynamite wagons - four -motored
! Lancasters, Strings and Halifaxes-
were in the bombing force along
with smaller twin-engined Yelling
tons, the Canadians said.
The Air Ministry said the weather
was good. Kiel was left in flames
after the last raid April % and
reconnaissance photographs showed
heavy damage there.
"Beauf1ghters of the coastal COM
mand, on patrol over the Bay OF
Biscay yesterday, destroyed two
Junkers 1886 and one flying boa,
without loss to themselves" the All
Ministry said.
Army cooperation command air.
craft yesterday attacked a good,
treight train and other targets IL
Northern France without loss
Sixth Night Attack.
The thrust at Kiel marked tn,
second consecutive night of RAJ
action over Germany and the sixth
night attack against German target.
In the l3 nights of October.
preliminary reports from pilot!
said the raid was "a good show
1t was understood the raidins
force included four squadrons Of
Royal Canadian Air Force bombers
among them new French uni
making its third operational sorti,
over enemy territory.
While the British said a stron,
force was engaged, the Berlin radio
tried to minimize the attack by say.
ing North German coastal district.
had been bombed in terror raids.
1t said German night fighters ane
anti-aircraft batteries brought dowr
"a considerable number" of the in.
vading planes.
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Italy Says British Sank
Ship With 400 Prisoners
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME tFrom italian Broadcasts) :,
Oct. 1.-THE high command said
today an Italian ship loaded with
400 British prisoners had been tor
pedoed by British submarine.
An Italian submarine was reported
missing in the Atlantic.
The italian communique said 261
Of the British prisoners on the tor
pedoed Italian vessel had been saved
by the Italion crew.
OF the Italian submarine lost in
the Atlantic the Italian communique
said that The crew for the most
part has been captured by the
enemy"
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Ramspeck 10 Start
Study Of Federal
Personnel Next Week
Declares His Inquiry
Will Aim to Promote
Efficiency, Not Smear
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

A comprehensive investigation
OF civilian employees of the Gov
ernment, more in the interest OF
promoting wartime efficiency
than to prepare for looping off
personnel, will be started early
next week.
Chairman Ramspeck of the House
Civil Service Committee made this
statement today after the House
Rules Committee had unanimously
approved his resolution for the in
quiry and assurance had been given
that 1t would be passed promptly
by the House. The action probably
would be by unanimous consent,
1t was said.
The War Department., meanwhile
acknowledged charges made to the
Rules Committee yesterday that it
has in excess of 100000 civilian
employees but top officials refused to
comment on assertions that its pay
roll exceeds that of all enlisted men
In the Army.
1t was explained that no officials
would discuss such matters since
details Of civilian employment are
being assembled for Congress.
Estimate Exceeded.
A department spokesman said
official check made this week showed
that the War Department has a
little more" than the 1,100, 900 civil
ian employees.
Mr.. Ramspeck said his first job
would be to find an outstanding man
to conduct the investigation.
He intends to make this a con-
structive job and is not interested
in smearing any one or in causing
dissatisfaction, he said.
There are so many stories. due
to the mushrooming of the Federal
Civil Service, of the waste of time
and money that I sincerely believe
it is an important public service
to look into the matter, and il these
stories are true the conditions
should be corrected" said Mr.. Ram
speck.
One letter he received, he said
told him that a young woman had
been able to make her entire trous-
seau while sitting behind file cases
He hopes for help from Fedora
personnel officers and added that
he probably will develop a ques-
tionnaire promptly that will pro.
vide information for further inquiry
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee and several other men,
bers told Mr.. Ramspeck at the
hearing today that I'VE have the
utmost confidence in you and are
glad to intrust such an investiga-
ton to you' They assured him
the House would pass the resolution
promptly.
Mr.. Smith had invited Chairman
Vinson of the Naval Affairs Com
mittee, May Of the Military Affairs
Committee and Bland of the Mer-
chant Marine Committee to testify
on Mr.. Ramspeck's request for the
inquiry. Each of these committees
had previously been authorized to
make general Investigations OF
agencies in their jurisdiction.
Cooperation Welcomed.
Both Mr.. Vinson and Mr.. Bland
assured the Rules Committee they
would welcome the cooperation OF
the Civil Service Committee and
that they believed the Ramspeck
committee was the best agency to
coordinate information regarding
personnel problems throughout the
Government service.
Chairman Vinson warned, how
(See RAMSPECK, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Radio Forum
On WMAL

Senator Hill, Democrat, Of
Alabama will discuss the Ma
tion's manpower problem at
1918 o'clock tonight in the
National Radio Forum on Sta
ton WMAL. The forum is a
Blue Network feature. ar
ranged by The Star. Senator
Hill Is author of pending legis-
lation extending the scope Of
manpower regulations.
Evening star., 1942-10-14

These reports indicated strongly
that German suspicion of Italy's
attitude toward the United States
was source of trouble
A DNB dispatch from Rome,
broadcast by the Berlin radio, said
Himmler has been received by II
Duce, with whom he had lengthy
and cordial conversation"
But the broadcast gave no hint
of what Himmler, the man chiefly
responsible for bending the occupied
territories and even Germany's al
lies to Hitler's will, may have told
the Italian dictator.
Reports were current in Ankara
and Istanbul that one demand
Germany was about to make was
for full control of Italy's Adriatic
port of Trieste.
An informed Balkan observer in
Evening star., 1942-10-14
baltimore in Chuneking
After Visit to u. S.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Oct. Owen
baltimore, American political ad-
wiser to Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek, arrived today after an eight
month visit to the United States,
and announced he carried messages
from President Roosevelt to China's
leader.
Mr.. baltimore, widely known
writer on Oriental affairs, refused
to discuss his mission more spe-
cifically until he had conferred with
the generalissimo. He came by
plane by way of India.
Mr.. LattimQre urged while in
Washington that China be given all
possible American aid. Speaking
July 26-before the United States
marine offensive In the Solomons-
he said the Chinese ARE the only
troops Of the United Nations who
have been able to recover territory
once occupied bVA the Japanese.
Evening star., 1942-10-14
New Type Low-LeveI
Bomber Being Used by
Nozis, Russians Soy
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Oct. IA. - The
army newspaper Red Star re-
ported today that the Germans
are usingNa new type of storm
er" or low-level attack bomber,
the Heinkel- 129, which appar-
emily Is a copy Of the Stormo-
viks used successfully by the
Red Army.
The plane was described as
having two motors. q speed Of
$50 miles an hour, armed with
either 4 3O-millimeter cannon
and two machine guns or two
20-millimeter cannon and two
machine guns. It can carry ITO
pounds Of bombs and has an
armored cockpit.
Evening star., 1942-10-14

London suggested that such rumors
might be Axis-inspired-perhaps
German propaganda move to put
more pressure on Italy.
The suggestion that recent Ital-
ian-American developments figured
in the reported rift between the
European Axis partners came from
the Stockholm correspondent of the
National Zeitung of Basel, Switzer-
land.
He quoted the Stockholm Dagens
Nyheter as reporting that the diff
ferences were accentuated by Italian
permission for Myron c. Taylor's
plane to land at Rome when the
special envoy of President Roose-
velt was on his way recently to
Vatican City for conferences with
(See ITALY. Page A-6l
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Field Marshal Won Book
Reported Arrested
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. 14.-Reuters said
today Tass had issued a dispatch in
Moscow, under a Geneva dateline,
reporting that several German gen.
erals and chiefs of motorized in
fantry corps have been removed and
also cited Tass report that Field
Marshal Fedor Won Book has been
placed under arrest.
Evening star., 1942-10-14
Axis Rift Reported Spreading;
Hinn1Ier Confers With II Duce
Stories Of Friction Suggest Visit by Chief
Of Gestopo May Be More Than Social Call

Peasant Riot Near Naples Is Revealed Page B-12)
BY
Berlin announced today that Heinrich Hmme chief OF Hit
lers dread Gestapo s Rome for private visit
Fascist government but friction
rent in neutral European capitals suggested may
than
Evening star., 1942-10-14

(See UNIV, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1942-10-14

(See HOUSING, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1942-10-14

Continued on Page A-16, Column y
Evening star., 1942-10-14

(See PACIFIC, Page A-16)
Evening star., 1942-10-14

(See ITALY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-10-14

nate news and sports are covered On
Tsses TX and 2-x Of this edition Of
I'M Inc Star. supplementing the news Of
the regular homo delivered edition
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-02-13
LOCKLAND
Y M. c. A.
Announces 1912
Committee of
Management

The following members of the
Lockland Branch Y.M.C.A. have
been appointed to serve on the
Committee of Management for the
year 1912: Marshall Spears, Wy
oming chairman, Mrs. Sallie M
Bennett. Lincoln Heights; Mrs
Jessie c. Bowles, Wyoming, Dr.
w. f. Clarke, Lockland; DR.. w. A..
Cocrel, Wyoming; NJ IS Julia A..
Derrickson, Wyoming, Albert 3.
Dixon, Wyoming; j. Percy Doyle,
Lincoln Heights; Mrs, Viola Fran
cis, Wyoming; Stephen Hunt, Wy
oming: Wm. Hunter, Wyoming
r. l.. Kelley, Glendale; Rev. M ].
Mangham, Lincoln Heights: Luther
r. Lyle, Lincoln Heights; Miss
Ethel Mosley, wyoming; 2. E.
Roam, Lockland: Miss Frnestine
shaffer, Lockland; Arthur shivers,
Lincoln Heights; Leate- Terrell
Glendale: Miss vashti turner, -
oming. James H. Watts, Lockland
keaakinued on page el .xxss..
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-02-13

Mr.. Williamson is general
manager of the Argus. The.
contracting parties have.
done splendid civic service
in Dayton. .......
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-02-13
ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH OF
DALLAS BUILDS sec, 900 EDIFICE

fees are located on the main floor
which also houses the main audi
toriuna. Behind the elevated choir
stand is the Baptismal pool, visible
to the entire audience. On either
side is stairway and dressing
room for the candidates, and the
pool holds $50 gallons of water
The basement can be used as part
OF the assembly when there Is an
overflow crowd. On the third floor
are two auditoriums which can be
converted into many classrooms by
the use of folding doors. The main
auditorium has a capacity of 1850,
with an unobstructed view Of the
pulpit.
Each room in the church has
two way amplifying connections
sending and receiving apparatus to
three central points: the pastors
study, the secretary's Office, and
the pulpit table. Every room can
tune In the main auditorium at any
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-02-13
Walter Wite On Two
Months Trip To
California and Texas

NEW YORK--Walter White,
NAACP executive secretary, left
lere tues. Feb. 10, for Los An
geles. where he will have confer
ence dealing with the treatment
Of the negro in motion pictures.
In addition Mr.. White will visit
other cities in the state to confer
with branch officials and com
munity leaders. He will be in
Berllly, San Francisco, Los Ange-
les and Hollywood, California,
and at the end Of February and
during the month Of March will
visit nine branches in Texas on
his way back to New York.
He is scheduled to be in Aus
tin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi,
Houstin, Galveston. Beaumont,
Tyler, Texarkana and Dallas
Texas. s.. s. ...........