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Evening star., 1943-03-27
AMERICANS GAIN IN SURPRISE AFRICA DRIVE
Eden and Top u. S. Officials
Hold White House Conference
Envoy to Spend Week End With President
As sMssion Appears Nearing Climax

British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden's mission in Wash
ington appeared to be approach
ing a climax today as he and
President Roosevelt conferred at
the White House with a group of
top American foreign policy ad-
viSers.
Mr.. Eden, who gave China and
the United States renewed assur-
ances IN a speech at Annapolis last
night that Great Britain will fight
on with them until Japan as we'll as
Germany is utterly smashed, was in
vlted by Mr.. Roosevelt to lunch at
the White House and remain as his
guest over the week end.
Called into mid AFTERNOON con-
ference with the President and Mr..
Eden were Secretary of State Hull
and Undersecretary Welles. John G..
Winant, American Ambassador to
Britain; Harry Hopkins. special as
slstant to the President, British
Ambassador Lord Halifax and Will
liam Strang, British Undersecretarv
Of Foreign Affairs, who accompanied
Mr. Eden here from London.
MI. Eden has talked with Ameri-
can officials in the group previously
during his fortnights visit here, but
this was the first time they all had
been brought together in a general
conference
In his speech last night. Mr.. Eden
made clear that no sensational de-
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Early Says Mayor La Guordio
Is Headed for Army Service
Rank and Duties for
New York Mayor
Are Not Determined

Mayor La Guardia OF New York
apparently is headed for service in
the Army, White House Secretary
Stephen T. Early said today, but in
exactly what capacity has not been
decided.
Mr.. Early was asked about reports
that the Mayor, who is so years old
and was major in the last war,
would be commissioned as a briga-
dier general and sent to Africa.
"All indications point to service
in the Army for the Mayor" Mr..
Early said.
Nothing has been decided def
nitely as yet, and, if he is commits
stoned, where he will serve will be
detail for the War Department,
Mr.. Early said, adding that Mr.. La
Guardia will get his orders from
the Secretary of War" The depart
ment said today it had nothing to
report.
Reports have been current that
Mr.. La Guardia would have some
administrative post in North Africa
Mr.. Early recalled that recent
act passed by the New York Legis-
lature permitted Mayor La Guardia
to accept service in the Federal
Government.
Il think the only part of it that
Is about decided is that he will wear
uniform-apparently that would
be in the Army
Mr.. Early said:
When questioned by reporters in
New York about the report, Mayor
La Guardia parried with the state
ment that "the first duty Of a SOL
dier Is to keep his mouth shut"
Evening star., 1943-03-27
South Sea Vet
Will Repay Pint
To Blood Bank

A gunner In the United States
Marine Corps who was wounded in
the Solomons Island campaign and
who received a blood TRANSMISSION
from the American Red Cross blood
bank, is to give pint of blood here
Monday, the Navy announced today
He is Jack I. Nelson, 80, who is
now on duty in the adjutant and in
spector's department in the Marine
Corps Headquarters here. He lives
at 1927 Capitol avenue NE.
Mr.. Nelson was serving aboard a
naval vessel operating in the Solo
mons in August of l942 when he was
wounded by shrapnel. He was given
q blood TRANSMISSION. He was anxious
to repay the Red Cross and when he
appears at the bank Monday he will
be accompanied by six Marine off,
GERS.
When volunteering to make the
donation, he told the Red Cross off,
cials: Il owe you a pint"
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Boston Police Head
Indicted on Gamb|inq
Charges
Commissioner Timi|ty,
6 Others Face Trial
Monday Morning
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON. March 27-Seven
Boston police officials. including
Commissioner Joseph F. Timility
and Supt. Edward w. Fallon,
were indicted today by a special
Suffolk County grand jury on
charges of conspiracy to permit
the operation of gaming houses
and the registration of bets.
Commissioner Timilty appeared
before the jury yesterday, as did Dr.
Harry J. Sagansky, now serving a
prison sentence for operating a
s9O,O00,0OO pool.
Besides Commissioner Timillty
and Supt. Fallon. those named in
the indictment, which was reported
to Chief Justice John P. Higgins,
were:
Deputy Supt. James R. Claim,
Deputy Supt. John NJ Anderson.
Capt. John A. Dorsey, Capt. Edward
J. Keating and Sergt. Arthur Eun-
son.
1Ilt lIltll WGlS dl LIEU DClClC
Chief Justice Higgins. AS the in
dictment clerk began to read the
charges contained in the indictment,
Attorney Francis Leahy, counsel for
Commissioner Timility, asked that
the reading of the complaint be
waived, and this was granted against
all the defendants. All pleaded in
nocent.
The seven defendants each were
released on $4,000 bond, personal
recognizance arraignment was set
for Monday morning.
The investigation which led to the
indictment and conviction of DR..
Sagansky and several other persons
was conducted by State police under
the direction of Attorney General
Robert T. Bushnell, who ignored
Boston police during the inquiry.
Raids on DR.. Sagansky's quarters
and arrests were made without the
knowledge of Boston police.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Family Deserter,
| Ignoring Son,
Given 90 Days
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, March 27.-Scene
Courtroom.
Principal characters: Three-year-
old boy and father, 24-but let them
remain anonymous here.
At sight of his father, in the
prisoners box, the boy shouted and
ran from his mothers side.
He stood in front of his father,
but there was no sign from the lat
ter. Not even a nod His father
was talking to the "other woman"
The boy waited. Still no sign.
He climbed the rail into the box,
tugged at his fathers sleeve. No
response.
A court attache, who looked like
he was all frightened up, took the
boy back to his mother.
But a moment before the Judge
called the case, the boy ran again
to his father. He fingered the crease
in the mans trousers, waited vainly
for word or a smile.
The judge gave the father 90
days for desertion. then exclaimed
Get him out Of this courtroom p
Evening star., 1943-03-27

velopments' should be expected from
his conferences here, but asserted
there has been "a meeting of minds
between us about the present and
future that will, we are sure, bear
fruit"
He emphasized that we shall be
with you in this to the end" ap-
parently taking pains to remove any
misunderstanding arising from
Prime Minister Churchill's radio
speech last Sunday.
Mr.. Churchill's reference to partial
demobllization in Britain after the
defeat of Germany and failure to
assign any prominent role to China
at the peace table had stirred ap-
prehension in some quarters, despite
his earlier definite pledges to carry
on the war in the Pacific until Japan
is crushed
Stresses Cooperation.
Let there be no mistake" Mr..
Eden declared last night. I'VE shall
not rest upon our arms until every
one Of the enemies has uncondi-
ticnally surrendered. We, no less
than you, and our partner China,
have score to settle with the jap
anese; nor shall we cease fighting
until that evil growth in the Pacific
has been cut back. We shall be
with you in this to the end
He also stressed the necessity for
continued United Nations cooper
alton after peace is won to prevent
ISee EDEN Pace Al
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Big Rush for Meat
Wipes Out Stocks
In District Stores
Pre-Rotionine Buying
Sees Markets Stripped
Of Weekend Supplies

Theoretically w a hing to n
housewives today had their last
chance to buy unrationed meat.
Actually there was virtually no
meat left to buy.
Raids on meat markets by con-
sumers began early this week and
reached a climax yesterday when
butchers reported they were just
about wiped out of stocks which
normally would have seen them
comfortably through the week end.
Most stores had little to sell today
besides luncheon meats and some
cuts of veal.
Even fish and poultry. neither of
which will be rationed, came in
for heavy play yesterday, as many
housewives discovered that only the
least desirable cuts of meat re-
manned in the showcases
Hope to Curb Black Market.
Beginning Monday, consumers will
have to use their red coupons, at the
rate of Is points per person each
week, to purchase meats. cheeses,
butter, margarine, lard, fats and oils
and canned fish. 1t was generally
hoped that the rationing program
would help to equalize the meat
supply not only by restricting the
demand, but by curbing the black
market which has been fourishing
ever since meat became scarce in
the legal channels.
Any store with meat on hand will
still be able to sell it tomorrow, but
in the District, at least, there was
little likelihood that any appreciable
amount of meat would be sold by
the few places that remain open on
Sundays In Chicago, it was re-
ported, at least 80 per cent of the
meat dealers were closing their shops
today, and in Cincinnati, it ap-
peared, shutdowns today might run
as high as Is per cent.
District stores generally planned
to stay open today, however, and sell
whatever meat they could get their
hands on. They agreed it would not
be much.
Want Supplies For Monday.
Meanwhile, OPA and Agriculture
Department officials were making
efforts to assure an adequate supply
OF meat on hand in the Nation s
stores when rationing begins Mon
day. Prentiss M. Brown, OPA ad-
ministrator, said he was disturbed
over reports coming in from all
parts of the country concerning
heavy prerationing buying of meat
and added, Il want the coupons to
be good when meat rationing starts -
Slaughter quotas for the June-to-
April period, announced yesterday,
indicated a smaller percentage of
all meats except pork for civilian
(See MEAT, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1943-03-27
i. ). Bombers
Blast Jap Base
Near Gi|berts
Nouru IS Heavily
Damaged by Flyers
From GuuduIcunuI

Heavy damage to japanese in
stallations on Nauru Island, west
of the Gilbert group in the
Southwest Pacific, inflicted by
American planes, presumably
striking from Guadalcanal, was
announced by the Navy today.
The attacking force, which was
composed of Liberator bombers, was
said by the Navy to have scored
hits on the wharf, runway. officers
quarters and barracks. Four fires
were started, and several japanese
planes were damaged Henderson
Field, on Guadalcanal in the Solo
mons, is only CTS miles southwest of
the target area
Aleutian Positions Bombed.
At the same time, the Navy re-
ported that on Thursday Army
planes carried out three attacks
against japanese positions at Kiska,
in the Aleutian Islands. and low
flying fighters strafed japanese per-
sonnel. A United States search
plane also bombed Abraham Harbor,
on the southwest coast of Attu
Island. This was the first indica-
ton in many weeks that the Japs
were still operating from Attu, at
the tip of the Aleutian chain.
The attack on Nauru Island is the
first in the Gilberts since October
"a when a task force sank two
enemy patrol vessels and damaged
enemy destroyers and a merchant
also in the Gilberts The Marshall
and Gilberts both we're attacked
January 81, 1912, by a naval task
force under Admiral William F. Hal
sey, which was the first blow de-
ivered by surface forces in this
group.
Important Jap Bases.
Some importance is attached by
naval spokesmen to the latest at
tack on the Nauru Island adjacent
to the Gilberts. They pointed to
the results of the bombing as evil
dence of the Importance of the jap
anese installations, which would
provide bases for harassing United
States supply lines to Guadalcanal
and the Southwest Pacific.
The island was described as being
about 10 miles in circumference and
covered with coconut trees 1t is
30 miles south of the equator. The
population in 1929 consisted of 1874
Europeans, 1899 Chinese and 1881
Nauruans. 1t was formerly British
inundated island. It is 1920 miles
southeast of Truk, the main enemy
base in the South Pacific.
The raid on Kiska was carried out
by Army Liberator and Mitchell
bombers, which were escorted by
Lightning fighters. Three attacks
we're made against the Japanese
positions there and bombs were
dropped on the runway. hangar and
in the camp area.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Virginia Student Dies
When Struck by Train

BY the Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. March
27.-Edward Pitts Joynes of Cheri-
ton was killed early today when he
was struck by a Southern express
train.
The accident occurred northeast
OF the Ninth street crossing here
His body was nearly severed at the
waist.
Mr.. Joynes. who received the bach
elor of science degree from the Uni
versity of Virginia in 1899. returned
to Charlottesville yesterday to enter
second-year class medical school at
the university. He was last seen last
night when he told friends he was
going out to look for q room.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Nazis Mass Troops,
Artillery and Planes
North Of Chugucv
Red Vonguurds Again
Edge Forward in
Drive on Smoiensk
By EDDY GILMORE.
Associated Press War Correspondent.


MOSCOW, March 27.-The Ger
man Army, in a desperate drive
to crack stubborn Soviet defenSeS
on the Donets River north of
ChUgueV, has maSSed fresh
troops, a big force Of artillery
and a heavy concentration of air
power against the Russian lines,
it was officially reported today,
While the Germans concentrated
their heaviest power in this sector,
Russian vanguards on the central
front again edged toward Smolensk,
little more than 30 miles away.
The Soviet midday communique
said numerous attacks north of
Chuguev were repulsed.
There is a 5O-mile stretch of the
twisting Donets River between
Chuguev and Belgorod, where the
Russians are beginning to pound the
Germans. Slightly north of Chu-
guev, the battle line on the river
turns abruptly eastward then swings
north again in an almost straight
line. This is tough area to de-
fend because there is high bank
on the western side and low
bank on the eastern side.
Attacks Began at Dawn.
The newspaper Pravda said Ger
man attacks in this area began at
dawn yesterday when large forces
of motorized infantry and tanks
we're thrown into battle. Big units
of the German air force preceded
the land forces.
The Red Army met the Nazi
charge with tanks.
The Army newspaper Red Star
said the big force which the Ger
mans had concentrated north Of
Chuguev was in direct anticipation
of an early crossing of the Donets.
The German commanders were said
TO DelleVe THIS great new weight OF
numbers, plus a sky-full of dive
bombers. would turn the trick on
which they had been disappointed
already time after time.
(The German high command
communique broadcast from Ber-
lin and recorded by the Associated
Press made no reference to these
new concentrations of force nor
to the bloody fighting on the
Donets described by the Russians.
(The German bulletin reported
that an enemy attack at the
Kuban bridgehead was repulsed,
with Russian loss of numerous
tanks, and that south of Lake
Ladoga, below embattled Lenin-
(See RUSSIAN. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-03-27
McCarran Charges
D. T.. Aides Fail 10
Enforce Fire Rules
Mason Replies Rigid
Application Would
Put 1905 on Streets

Chairman McCarran of the
nate District Committee
charged today that municipal
officials responsible for public
safety have failed rigidly to en-
force fire regulations and elimi-
nate potential fire hazards in
war-crowded Washington.
In the presence of the three Com
missioners and other District officials
at a meeting of the committee, he
declared.
I'VE can't continue to dodge
around and find ways to avoid
enforcement. That doesn't save
lives. We are liable to have a
major catastrophe. Why is this
situation permitted to go on here
in one of the greatest centers of
population in the United States?"
Burton Echoes View.
Senator Burton, Republican. of
oillO, lpl itltl NdSO vi SlENSidlIQ,
echoed his views This is matter
of life and DEATH" he said. There
is no greater responsibility for any
municipal official than to protect the
public. He should not let a day 60
by without being ready to take re-
sponsibility for criminal negligence. y
Col. Joseph D. Arthur. jr., assist
ant to Engineer Commissioner Kutz,
reported that in three month pc
riod inspections were made in 3.125
rooming houses, 1,048 apartment
houses and 149 restaurants and ho-
tells. Of these, he said, 1854 ROOM
ing houses, 526 apartment houses
and 100 hotels and restaurants had
failed in some respects to comply
with the fire regulations.
Senator McCarran was particular
(See McCARRAN, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Four U. S. Plane Survivors
Reported Safe in Cuba
BY fhe Associated Press

By he Associated Press
HAVANA, Cuba, March 27.-The
newspaper Ell Cristol said today that
four survivors of a United States
plane that crashed into the sea were
picked up by a passing steamer and
brought to Cuban port.
The plane carried a crew of six.
Two were killed in. the accident and
two Of the four survivors were seri-
ously injured,
The plane, flying off the Florida
coast, was seen to catch fire and
plunge into the water, the newspa-
per reported
None of the crew members was
identified in the dispatch.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Carlson Sees
More Revenue
From Rum| Plan
Says Opponents
Have No Facts
To Back Claims

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Carlson, Repub-
lican, of Kansas, author of a tax
bill embracing a modified version
OF the Ruml skip-a-year tax
plan, told the House today that
its opponents, having no real
facts upon which to base their
opposition, are resorting to pure
demagoguery"
1T is simply nonsense" he de-
clared, TO say that the Govern
ment would be wiping out s1O,000,-
100000 of assets if we put the tax
clock ahead The Treasury's anal
ogy is wholly false. Taxpayers owe
the Government what the Govern
ment at any time chooses to say
they owe it-no more and no less
Congress has the authority to
increase or decrease taxes as they
see fit and forgiveness is not in
volved.
Mr.. Carlson's speech opened the
third day of House debate on pay
as-yougo tax legislation. He did
not go into a direct reply to a state
ment made yesterday by Repre-
sentative Dingell, Democrat, of
Michigan, that Mr.. Dingell is con-
vinced that Republicans had "prom-
Use of abundant campaign funds"
If they succeeded in gaining con-
gressional approval of the Ruml
plan. Mr.. Dingell did not name the
source of the campaign funds he
said had been promised.
Sees Greater Income.
The Treasury" Mr. Carlson said.
will tinually-Without any
break or pause-get more money if
we switch to pay-as-you-go plan
than under existing law.
Under the present tax law. COL
lections will be about $4,000 900. 600.
while if we adopt the proposal in
the Carlson bill the tax collections
in l943 will be $13,OOO,OOO 900. AS
further proof of the fact that you
will not be forgiven anything you as
an individual will pay just as much
tax money to the Treasury during
l943 as you are paying under the
present system, unless you have a
reduced income"
Chairman Doughton of the House
Ways and Means Committee opened
the four-dav debate Thursday by
asking the House: IF forgiving one
years taxes will make money for the
Treasury, then why don't we forgive
two years and make more money for
the Treasury"
MI. Carlson explained the paw
as-you-9o tax plan as proposed by
Beardsley Ruml, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
and as modified in his bill, as
"threeWay plan:
Il. 1t is plan that will relieve
thousands of citizens from hard
ship and distress arising from in
come tax debt and that will bring
peace of mind to millions more who
are in income tax debt danger.
%. 1t is method tor clearing the
decks for an all-out war financing
program. If we can all be free of
income tax debt on the first of 1943
we can start on a pay-as-you-go
basis and stay there If we need
high, Withholding taxes we can have
them: if we need to supplement
voluntary savings with compulsory
savings, we can do that too. But
See TAXES, Page A-4l
Evening star., 1943-03-27

WILMINGTON, Del, March q
tP.-Dick Siebert, veteran first
baseman for the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, suffered a broken nose at the
AS spring training camp here. it
was disclosed today. The mishap
happened yesterday when Sibert
was struck on the face by one ball
while attempting to field another.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, March q o.
Stocks mixed; further profits
cashed. Bonds irregular; low
priced rails react. Cotton heavy:
confusion over farm legislation.
CHlCAGO.-Wheat closed Ia
% lower; some hedge selling.
Corn unchanged at ceilings. Hogs
nomlnally unchanged. Cattle
nominally unchanged.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
GUIDE TO READERS

AmuSements Biz
Churches A-10-13
Comics B-10-l1
Editorials - AS
Edit'l Articles A-9
Lost, Found AS
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Publisher Dies

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
q t49.-Alva Park Divler, SO, pub
Usher of the Braddock tPaD Free
Press and the Independent, died
here this morning. He came here
month ago.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Late News Bulletin
Three USO Hostesses Among 7 Killed in Crash

VANCOUVER canadian Press.-Six persons-three of
them USO hosesseswere killed seventh missing
the result of the crash Royal Force trans
port in the off Alaska the Western Commond the
Royal Canadian Air announced today The three
killed and the missing members of the Royal
Canadian Air Force.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Siebert of As Breaks Nose

(See RUSSIAN. Page A-3J
Evening star., 1943-03-27

(See RED GROSS, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Weather Report

From the United States Weather Bureau Repo
oho"ers and continued warm tonight, moderatf
Winos. temperatures today-Highest SO. at
pm lowest, So at 7:55 am. Full report or
page Az
ol aHotment for the current heating season.
Evening star., 1943-03-27

tSee EDEN, Page A-3D.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-03-12
u S O NEWS
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
COURSE

A Leadership Trainig Course
for Volunteer Workers hogan at
the Ninah Street USO Club Tues,
March 9th at 800 P. NJ. The
course will consist Of three sessi-
ons one each March ., IS and23rd.
This training course Is necessary
because the number CT actives
which a professional worker can
conduct is limited. An extensive
md we'll rounded program requires
full supot Of volunteers both as par
ticipans and as leaders. A S paraici
pants, they are present at dances,
group activities ond other affairs.
Their presence provides a civilian
atmosphere, the spirit of communal
hospitality and the personal war
NTH and friendliness Essential to n
successful program Their homes
are open to service men whom
they are Quick to welcome indivi-
dually or in groups, and in general
they are the mainstoy of the pro-
gram, and an endless resource to
draw upon,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-03-12
GREATER ST. ANDREW .AME
CHURCH

A large audience listened spell
hound when the Rev. W. l.. Lam
bert pastor preached from the to-
pic, 'Do this in Remherance of Me-
Amouns ether highlights If the
day was the presence of Mrs l.. NJ.
Huhges. nationally known in the
AMF Missionary circles, who gave
inspiring remarks, having been in
troduced by Mrs. Ashford, wife Of
the Presiding elder Of this district,
and also faithful worker in the
Missionary field. Other visitors
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Will
liams, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Williams, of Huston. Texas. Mrs.
Joe Newton and daughters, Alma
and Myrtle Jean, Mr.. Booker MOI
'ris, Mrs. Brunson. music instruc-
tor of Shorter college. Rev. F, J.
Stewart broght the evening mes
sage and is presently pastoring at
Russeilville. He spoke from the sub
jet, "The Power of prayer" Revs
Boone and Lloyd were pulpit guest
The pastor and membership
here invite you to their services.