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Evening star., 1942-03-19
5000 Square Miles
Taken Behind Nazis'
Lines, Reds Say
Russions Make Fresh
Appeal to Allies to
Open New Front
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 19.-Soviet
guerrilla forces reported today to
Pravda that they had wrested
back control OF some 5000 square
miles, a section as large as Rhode
Island and Connecticut together,
behind the German lines at Len
ingrad, and were so strong the
Germans could not come into the
area.
(Although this report published
In the Communist party news
paper did not otherwise identity
the section, the Baltic state OF
Estonia lies just west of the
Leningrad front. Six thousand
square miles would be a third OF
the area OF that Sovietized Baltic
republic which the Germans
overran in their drive against
'Leningrad)
Reports from the battlefront told
of German counterattacks in sector
after sector, but declared these failed
and in many places the Red Army
still pushed on to the west.
One Of the fiercest battles was said
to have developed on an unidenti-
fed salient of the southern front.
Dispatches said the Germans at
tempted large-scale counterattack
supported by tanks. artillery and
bombers, In an effort to relieve
several German units which had
been cut of.
The counterattacks were repulsed
and the position of the trapped
units was increasingly desperate, the
Russians reported.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Author Cow|ey Quits
0. F.F. So lis Work
Won't Be |mpeded
MocLeish Agency Writer
Replies to Charges
Of 'RudicoIism'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Archibald MacLeish, director OF
the Office Of Facts and Figures, an
nounced today that Malcolm Cowley
had resigned from its writers staff
because Of "a desire that the war
time work of o. F. F. should not be
impeded as the result OF charges Of
radicalism" made against Mr.. Cow
ley.
Mr.. Cowley's letter of resignation
noted he served in the last World
War and as a former staff writer for
the New Republic had warned of
the danger of Hitlerism. He said he
had acted and written at all times
as an American devoted to the in
terests OF his country"
"Since the middle Of January"
Mr.. Cowley said, Il have been sub
jected to one Of those campaigns OF
abuse that are frequently waged
against Government employees. .
I learned things about my past that
nobody had ever known and least of
all myself. I learned that I had
belonged to organizations whose
names I had forgotten or had never
heard. I learned that I had been on
staff of the Daily Worker and the
Sunday Worker. which must have
been news to both those publica-
tions. I even learned that I was
charged with being disloyal to the
Nation and the Government for
which I had fought war and which
I had always served to the best Of
my powers. 80
The truth is that all the peril
nent facts about me could have been
found by reading the files Of the
New Republic"
Mr.. MacLeish said he accepted the
resignation with regret" and that
he read Mr.. Cowley's letter with
pain and deep concern" as he had
never doubted that you were a sim
cere and loyal believer in Govern
ment of the people. by the people,
and for the people"
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Sentry Who Shot Civilian
Nav Face Court.Martial
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. March 19.-Brig.
Gen. Dwight H. Mohr, commander
Of the Maryland State Guard, an
nounced today special board OF
inquiry had recommended court
martial proceedings for private
who shot and wounded a civilian
near the Susquehanna River bridge
at Havre de Grace last week.
Gen. Mohr said the board, headed
by 1t. Col. Gaylord Lee Clark, made
a very thorough and satisfactory"
investigation of the shooting Of
Warren Chamberlain, 40, of Perry
vile, by Pvt. John T. Ferguson. 81.
sentry assigned to the east end Of
the bridge.
He said the board submitted this
report
The board feels there is prima
facie evidence in this case to justify
the commanding general to call a
court-martial to try Pvt. Ferguson
on charges of having acted beyond
his orders and duties as a sentry"
Pvt. Ferguson said he fired at Mr..
Chamberlain after he heard what
he believed to be gunfire near the
railroad tracks under the bridge
and the civilian ignored his challenge.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Robbers Found Guilty;
Ten Women on Jury

Ten women on a District Court
jury-a rarity-took but 20 minutes
last night to find two colored men
guilty of holding up gasoline sta
ton. Serving with the 10 women
on the jury were two men.
Assistant United States Attorney
George E. Mcneil, the prosecutor.
produced evidence to show that
Peter Powell and Theodore Lucas,
both colored. had robbed a gasoline
station at Second and Massachusetts,
avenue NE. OF S38 in the early
morning of January 8.
George Byers, colored. the third
man in the case, according to Mr..
Mcneil had pleaded guilty and tes-
titled for the Government in yester-
days trial.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
New Yorker Who Cursed
u. S. Given 2-Yeor Term

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE CHARLES, La. March 10.
William Ginsberg, 20, of New
York. was given two-year sentence
in the State Penitentiary by Judge
John H. Hood here yesterday after
he Withdrew a not guilty plea and
admitted using abusive language
against the United States at time
when the Nation is at war.
Ginsberg, for the last five months
hotel clerk here, was charged with
villifying the name of the Presi-
dent, cursing the Constitution and
the Bible and otherwise using abus-
i've language calculated to incite
insurrection.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
John |. Lewis Union
Asks C.|. 0. 10 PAY
Token on Account
Further Break Hinted
Between U. M. W. Head
And Philip Murray
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The United Mine Workers, which
launched the c. I. o. as a rival Of
the American Federation Of Labor,
now has called on the c. I. o. for a
token payment on an indebtedness
Of 81, ,665 900.
An associate Of John L. Lewis,
U. M. w. head, and first president
Of the c. 7. O., said yesterday that
a letter had gone to the latter Or
ganization proposing that part of
the Indebtedness be Hquidated by
deducting $4,000 in dues owed the
c. I. o. by the miners union for
March and April. The U. M. W., he
said, paid $4,000 In dues monthly
to the c. /. o.
The letter was said to have been
signed by Thomas Kennedy, U. M.
w. secretary-treasurer, and ad-
dressed to J. r. Bell, c. I. o. con-
troller and -in-law of Mr..
Lewis.
Officials Refuse Comment.
Mr.. Bell and other C. I. o. officials
refused to comment on the letter
or to say whether reply had been
sent.
There has been much evidence in
recent weeks of strained relations
between Mr.. Lewis and Philip Muir
ray, present head of the C. I. o. and
vice president of the U. M. w. The
two men, who fought side by side
in the labor movement for years,
split in the presidential campaign
of 1910 when Mr.. Lewis supported
Wendell L. Willkie, Republican nom
inee, and Mr.. Murray supported
President Roosevelt.
Recently Mr.. Murray rejected a
suggestion Of his former ally that
peace negotiations be resumed be-
tween the c. I. o. and the A. F. L.,
reminding Mr.. Lewis in effect that
he and not Mr.. Lewis was president
of the C. I. O. and that any peace
move should emanate from Presi-
dent Murray's office
With this background in mind,
labor leaders were specializing on
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Tax Program Based
On 50-hour Week
Urged al Hearing
New Yorker Outlines Plan
To Make Is Billion
Mon-Hours Available
BY the Associated Press.

oy tuc AScOCl1bCu EICbe
A tax program based on adding
10 hours to the present 40-hour work
week, with the Government taking
the cash overtime payments as in
come taxes, was presented to the
House Ways and Means Committee
today by Joseph E. Goodyear, a
New York lawyer.
The witness told the committee
that under his plan persons unable
or unwilling to perform extra work
in most cases would pay an equiva-
lent war tax in cash equal to Is
per cent of net income. Manage
ment would rearrange all non-War
working schedules to permit overtime
for all workers.
Restoration of the standard 40
hour week when peace comes will
open up jobs again to as many as
were released for war activities"
Mr.. Goodbar said. "and peace will
in this way lose one of its present
terrors of magnified unemployment.
About 100000 workers will be
lTccu lOT war WOlk.
Cites Advantages of Step.
Mr.. Goodbar contended his pro-
gram would make $4,000 000, ,000-man
hours available for war production
and would more than achieve the
Presidents program Of plane and
tank construction"
The extra hours, he added, would
be enough to provide 10000 tanks.
100000 planes and 3,250,00O auto
matte rifles. He cited these three
advantages OF such scheme:
!. $25 ,000, 100000 in extra revenue
to balance the budget and stop in
flation.
2. $4,000, 100000 extra man hours
to produce war munitions without
much shrinkage in consumer goods
or standards of living.
3. preservation of our private
enterprise against the time when it
will be needed to provide jobs
again"
Morgenthau Gives Stand.
Secretary Morgenthau, meanwhile,
said at a press conference that a
Treasury decision on proposal to
require employers to pay overtime
wages in Defense bonds instead of
cash would be postponed until about
July !.
He explained that the plan came
so close to enforced buying" that
it could be considered only in con-
nection with abandonment Of the
present voluntary system Of Defense
bond sales.
IF you made workers take their
overtime in Defense bonds, you
couldn't expect them to buy many
more voluntarily" Mr. Morgenthau
said.
Beer Tax Proposal Fought.
Clinton M. Hester. Washington
attorney for the United States
Brewers Association, asked the
House Committee to reject the
Treasury proposal for an increase
in the excise tax on beer from S6 to
So a barrel.
TT Is our considered opinion that
the brewing industry can produce
more dollars of tax revenue under
the present or even lower excise
tax rate than can be produced un-
der higher rates" Mr.. Hester said,
arguing that higher tax rates in the
excise beer tax and the average
State tax would impose an overall
tax rate Of $937 per barrel
Crowther Sees Sales Tax.
The prediction that the Govern
ment would fall back on sales tax
in response to public demand was
made yesterday before the Commit
tee by Representative Crowther, Re-
publican. of New York.
Mr.. Crowther expressed this opin-
ion when the committee was told by
DR.. Albert G. Hart, Ames. Iowa,
economist, that a sales tax would
not raise as much as the fiscal sit
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Mr.. Lewis reasons for asking for
something "on account"

Mr.. Lewis reasons for asking for
something ION account"
Other Unions Have Funds.
One man familiar with the letter
said Mr.. Lewis felt that the G. I. o.
was in a financial position to pay
of the debt in installments, since
many other of its large unions had
substantial treasures" He added
that nothing had been paid on the
Indebtedness since 18 months ago,
which was about the time Mr..
Murray succeeded Mr.. Lewis as
president of the C. 10.
This informant scoffed at reports
that Mr.. Lewis was planning to
withdraw the miners union and
affiliated organizations from the
G. I. 0.
You don't do that to an organi-
zation which owes you $1,665 ,000,"
he said.
Evening star., 1942-03-19

uation required, and that heavier
income taxes were preferable to
sales taxes both in combating in
flation and in raising revenue. This
is substantially the stand taken by
the Treasury.
Representative Sauthoff, Progress
sive, Wisconsin. urged that a $75, 900
top be placed on all salaries, and a
tax applied to newspaper and radio
advertising He said newspapers en-
JOY a $90,O00,O00 postal subsidy an
nually, and that this could be re-
covered by taxation. Radio adver-
tising, he added, also obtains
special privilege from the Govern
ment."
Evening star., 1942-03-19
BeIvoir to Produce Films

FORT BELVO1R, Va, March 19-
Maj. Robert E. Kearney, formerly a
director with Paramount, M.-G.-M.
and other Hollywood studios and
now in charge of the Army Engineer
Corps motion picture production.
has established headquarters here
to produce training films for soldiers.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
BoffIed British
Call Bacon and
Eggs 'FIopjocks'
b the Associated Press.

LONDON, March 19.-Ameri-
can slang, which always has
enchanted the British, bafned
them again today.
The British Press Association
gave British newspapers this
version of the transatlantic
tongue in reporting the menus
of United States troops in
Northern Ireland:
Bacon and eggs, known as
'flapjacks,' have been scarce,
but they will now be a regular
feature of the morning diet"
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Mining Costs Increase

Higher prices for food and other
necessities imported from the United
States are listed in Bolivia as among
the factors causing the increasing
cost of mining there.
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Bridal Dresses in Demand

Despite the rationing Of women's
clothing in Britain, formal bridal
dresses are still in great demand
there,
Evening star., 1942-03-19
Lanham Visits White House.

Late in the morning Chairman
Lanham visited the White House to
discuss with President Roosevelt the
committee consideration of the new
information center for the Offlce of
Government Reports. Mr.. Lanham
told reporters that the committee
has not yet prepared its formal de-
cision on the project, and he refused
to give any details Of his talk with
the President,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-20
Services at Pilgrim
THANKSGIVING Dav

Union Thanksgiving Day services
will be held at the Pilgrim Baptist
Church on Thursday, Nov. 26, at
1O:45 a. m. All churches are unit
ing and members and friends are
invited to come to Pilgrim to wor-
ship on Thanksgiving morn.
Music will be furnished by the
combined choirs - Pilgrim Gospel
Chorus and Senior Choir, Mt. Olivet
Senior Choir, st. James Senior
Choir, and the Apostolic Faith
Senior Choir.
Rev. C. B. Wheeler, pastor of the
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, will de-
liver the sermon and will be as
sisted in other parts of the service
by Rev. B. N. Moore and Rev. John
Nelson.
Rev. S. E. Ware, a Board mem
Der of the Crispus Attacks Home
will make a plea to the public to
support the Home and take out
memberships. He will be aided in
his solicitation by other board mem,
bers. The public is invited fol
Thanksgiving Day service.
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bring home the bacon this year.
CLYDE SCROGGINS, ROMAINE
JOHNSON and those old veterans,
HARRY DAVIS, RALPH BAR
BEE, JACK STRAWDER and
EDDIE ANDERSON are some of
Wheatley's top" men, Of
course, the dance Thanksgiving
night will draw out the usual
dreamy dancers and jitterers as
well. (The phones are working
double time these days, what with
local lads and lassies getting dates
lined up.) -.
NEWCOMERS IN TOWN:
CHARLES R. COUSINS and
ROLAND T. JOHNSON of Den
yer, Colorado are two fine addi-
lions to the list of "New Men in
Town." The boys are U. S. Govt
Civil Service workers and are at
tending a Government Radio and
Electrical Training School here.
RUBY HAWKINS and DEVONIA
WALTON are two new lassies in
town attending the same school.
They are also from Denver, Colo
RADIO.
Well, friends, that's thirty for
this week, but I'll be SEEM you
again about this same time next
week.
YOUR PAL,
SAL
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Navy Attendants
Are Needed

The Navy is looking for mess
attendants, according to word re-
ceived today from 1t. Cy S. Olson,
officer in charge, Minneapolis Navy
Recruiting Station.
Men with experience or training
as waiter, head waiter or steward,
can obtain immediate ratings upon
presentation of proper letters of
reference, 1t. Olson declared. Rates
of pay range from $50 to $66 a
month-with possible advancement
to officers chief steward at $138
a month.
The above amounts are base pay,
as food, quarters, $133 worth of
clothing are free. 20 per cent extra
is added for oversee duty.
The Seabees-naval construction
battalion of the Navy, is looking
for officers stewards and officers
cooks and will grant immediate
petty officer ratings in this classif-
cation. Again, letters of work ref
erence are required, as they are on
all ratings granted to enlisted men.
Seabee service is outside the con-
tinental limits of the United States
and includes 20 per cent extra pay.
Seabee men build the advance and
mobile bases for Uncle Sans fleet
and are badly needed now, 1t. Olson
said.
St. Paul men apply at Room 1O1,
Old Post Office Building.
Minneapolis men at Room 173,
Federal Office Building.
Navy recruiting opens at 8 a. M,
closes at 10 p. m. week days and
5 p. m. on Sunday.
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WELCOME HALL NEWS

Pictures of high educational value
interviewer with interesting stories
are being shown each Saturday
night at The ODER Boys Club. Ply
steal entertainment as we'll as Spir-
itual instructions are offered to
boys and girls of all ages on this
evening.
Rev. R. E. Kelly, pastor of Border
Methodist church, Minneapolis,
gave his second of a series of talks
to a "Teen" age group of girls.
The Stewardship group enjoyed
a very pleasant fellowship with the
Missionary Society of Emmanuel
Congregational Church on Thurs
day. Mrs. Cudellus Jackson was
guest speaker and spoke on Glove"
with St. John 1885 as her Scripture
reference. Mrs. C. B. Wheeler gave
two inspiring gospel selections. The
next regular meeting of this group
will be held at The Ober Boys Club,
November 10, 2 p. m. Mrs. C. Jack
son will present the Bible lesson.
The Pre- Thanksgiving meeting
of the Mothers Club which was
held in connection with "Woman's
Night" was very well attended. A
devotional service carrying out a
Thanksgiving theme was led by
Mrs. Clara Hill, representing the
Mothers, assisted by a group of
girls from the Center. The devo-
tional period was closed by Miss
Cooper who gave a short talk on
Faith. Still carrying out the
Thanksgiving theme, but with the
physical being in mind, Miss Mary
belle Hickner, Nutrition expert,
gave several menus and talked on
the health value of foods in the
menus.
Miss Hickner conducts class in
Nutrition each week. The next
class will meet Monday, Nov. %
7 p. m. at The ODER Boys Club
All are welcome.
The Dramatic Club, under the
direction of GLADYS Harris, have
started rehearsals for their Christ
mas play to be given in connection
with our "White Christmas. Date
to be announced later.-Welcome
Hall Reporter.
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buster was in progress and tried to
prevent the delay tactics. But, I'M
der the rules, the filibusters were
permitted to make another point Of
no quorum. Again the sergeant
alarms had to be sent out for
members.
Finally, La Toilette overruled
the point of order and Connally i'm
mediately appealed from the rul-
ing of the chair. Sen. Theodore
(The MANI Bilbo Immediately took
the floor and talked for the rest of
the day.
He made no secret of his plans
to filibuster, announcing to the Sen
ate that it might vote "some day."
To newspaper men he made the
threat even more strongly, saying:
81 have gone over my material
very thoroughly and I find that I
cannot possibly cover the subject,
in all its ramifcations, in less than
80 days. I am in perfect physical
condition. just have had a most
thorough examination by my physi-
clan. It took him 10 days. He told
me, after it was all over, that 1 had
absolutely no defects, except one
my mind. I told him I didn't need
my mind very much in the Senate,
so that was all right.
~ told Sen. Barley to order his
Christmas tree now and have it
set up in the we'll of the Senate, be-
cause that would be the only
Christmas tree he would have a
chance of seeing this year."
Bilbo was on hand again today
to continue his delaying oratory,
but absence of a quorum permitted
him to save his strength.
The Senate can break the fill
buster and force the bill to a vote
if it is willing to stay on the job
and in session until the Southern
ers are worn out. 1t also can break
the fiibuster by voting the cloture
rule, which ends debate-but this
is a rarely used device which re-
quires two-thirds vote.
The danger to the bill is that the
Senate majority will tire of the
struggle and give up the fight.
This is the last major hurdle for
the legislation. It already has gone
through the House and Senate
Committee by overwhelming votes.
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next Thursday as the Halle @.
Brown and Phyllis Wheatley clash
at Hamline field. Kickoff promptly
at 200 p. m.
This year as has been in the past,
both coaches are confident of a VIC
tory. AS for this years game both
squads will consist of speed rather
than power. Last week we had an
opportunity to do little spying on
both clubs. Out at Sumner Field
we found Coaches Fred Franklin
and Don Strader driving their
charges through a spirited scrim-
mage. The coaches had great re-
gard for their hard running half
back, Lawrence Wright, of st. Olaf.
Jack Strawder, Romano Johnson
and Clyde Scroggins were some of
the other boys slated to carry the
mail for dear old Phyllis.
Coaches Stan Tabor, Merle Col
Inns and Joe Camp will guide the
destiny of the Halle lads. At pres
ent they hold a slight edge in the
series of games played in this
classic. Last years game ended in
a 6-6 tie in almost impossible
weather. We are hoping for the
best this year. The Halle boys
most likely will rely ON their speed
merchant, Johnny Cotton, to spring
them in the winning column. Cot
ton had a good season in the st.
Paul High School league this sea-
son. Other boys expected to bring
the crowd to their feet are Quen-
tine Stone, Alex Hobbs, Louis
House, Harold Harris, Sam Lunch,
and the great pass grabbing end,
Jack Cooper.
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Continued from PAGE h

Continued from Page /
were arrested and brought to the
Chamber by the sergeant-at-arms.
Meanwhile Senators Aiken (R.,
Vt.) and Herring r., Iowa., who
had been reported out of town,
showed up to make a quorum of
the Senate.
But by this time it was 3:45 p. m.
and the filibusters had won almost
a full day of delay without a word
of debate. AS soon as the pres
ence of a quorum was announced,
Senator Theodore Bilbo d., Miss
took the floor to resume the fill
buster.
Realizing that the sensational
arrest of Senators would attract
public attention, Bilbo attempted
to pass the buck to the proponents
of the measure.
"The responsibility for this pro-
longed discussion" Bilbo said,
"does not rest on those opposing
this unreasonable legislation. The
sponsors knew it would bring
about an involved, unlimited dis
cussion. So it is of their choosing
this this impasse has developed in
the midst of the war"
The hideout of the Southern
Senators made it clear that a we'll
organized block of Senators from
non-poll tax Southern states, as
we'll as poll tax states, was back
of the filibuster, launched yester-
day when Barley attempted to
call the anti-poll tax bill up for
debate.
Every parliamentary stratagem
was being used by the filibuster in
their effort to force their minority
will upon the Senate majority. The
hllbuster was open and all-out.
When Barley made the motion
to take up the bill Friday, Doxey
Immediately made a point of order
against the committee report, on
technicality that a quorum had
not been present when the commit
tee voted, although every member
Of the committee had registered
either for or against the measure.
At once the Senate had trouble
getting a quorum. When a quorum
failed to answer the first roll call,
Connally tried to adjourn the Sem
ate until Monday, but Barley and
the majority sent the sergeant-at-
arms out to round up absentees in
stead.
When the quorum finally was as
sembled, the Southerners used the
point of order to begin their fill
buster. They talked for hours, al
though Sen. La Toilette prog.
Wis.,, presiding, announced sew
eral times he was ready to rule.
Sen. George W. Norris lind,
Neb.), Committee spokesman for
the bill, served notice that a fill