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Evening star., 1943-05-17
Wlb Forbids
Resumption Of
Coal Farley
Risks Its Existence
In Heud-On Conflict
With Lewis
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page A-1D
By the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board risked
It's existence today in an all-out,
nead-on conflict with UNIV
President John L. Lewis.
Interpreting the mine leaders re-
fusal to appear at a WLB meeting
10 arrange resumption of collective
bargaining in the coal wage dispute
as defiance of the lawfully es-
tablished procedures of the Govern
Elent." the board instructed the soft
coal operators not to proceed with
regulations until both parties are
ready to proceed under the instruc-
lions of the division of the board. -
mo other agency of Government, y
the statement added, lis now au-
!horized to direct otherwise"
The possibility of another tie-up
OF the industry thus became more
acute with expiration of the present
l5-day truce under which the mines
have been operating due at mid
Clght tomorrow
No Reference to Truce.
The board made no official ref
erence to the truce and Mr.. Lewis
oas declined to say whether he would
,xtend it. He said yesterday he was
ready to bargain with the operators
at New York, but refused to make
ris arrangements through the board
IS it directed.
The WLB made known it's views,
first, in a formal statement declar-
ing the issue is whether Mr. Lewis
is above and beyond the laws" ap-
plying to other citizens and, Sec
ondly, in a transcript of a closed
meeting held by division of the
board with the operators.
Public Member WAYNE L. Morse,
II outlining the WLB's position
IN outline later subscribed to by
ether members-said the board
takes the view that I'VE must re-
'ain jurisdiction over all disputes.
because obviously when exception. is
made in this case, we cannot in
good faith say to other labor unions
md other groups of employees who
nave performed their patriotioduty
Il complying with the directive of
he Commander in Chief, that one
;c-ule applies to you, but another rule
applies to the United Mine Workers
IF America.
~ am sure that I speak the voice
ot unanimous board when I tell
YOU that this board will not attempt
20 function on the basis of any such
discrimination"
Regard Old Contract as in Effect.
Mr.. Morse said the board takes
The position that the old contract
continues In effect in accordance
with its previous order, adding
Therefore any stcppage of work on
the part of thet United Mine Work
ers of America constitutes viola
tionn of contract, which the Gov
ernment, functioning within its war
nowers has directed the parties to
extend.
II think I ought to make clear, if
there is any question of doubt about
=. that, of course. the operation of
The mines under the custody of the
Department of Interior, through its
chief, Mr.. Ickes, does not have any
hearing upon the dispute between
lou gentlemen representing the op-
orators and the miners union"
The board ordered the contract
lSee COAL paoe OYA
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Ban Kept on Newsmen
AT Food Pdr|ey Hotel;
Roosevelt Blamed
Writers Can Invite
Delegates to Meet
Them 50 Yards Outside
Earlier Story on Page A-7.)
Earlier Story on Page A-7.)
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star staff Correspondent.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, May IT,
Notwithstanding strenuous pro-
tests made by American and
foreign newspaper correspond
ents, free access to the delegates
to the United Nations Confer
ence on Food and Agriculture
was today still denied by the
authorities.
Judge Marvin Jones, chairman of
the United States delegation at his
first meeting with the correspon-
dents here for the conference which
opens tomorrow, stuck to the rule
which bars newspapermen from the
Homestead Hotel, set aside for the
use of the delegates, except on
stated occasions.
The correspondents came away
from the meeting with the firm idea
that this rule is dictated by the
President himself. and that Unless
he rescinds this order, it will stand.
Judge Jones told the newspaper
men that he proposed to keep them
fully informed regarding the work
OF the conference. He plans to have
daily conferences with them.
Other Conference Setups.
Further. it is expected that heads
OF the delegations of other nations
will hold press conferences, and that
the heads of the various committees
working on the many subjects which
will be considered will from time
to time discuss their work with the
press. Also a concession has been
made which will permit newspaper
correspondents to invite" individ-
ual delegates to walk so yards from
the hotel to the casino to be inter-
viewed. These invitations may be
extended by telephone. The casino
is press headquarters.
The deadline, which the cor
respondents cannot cross, is the
boundary of the hotel itself. This
Is patrolled by couple of hundred
soldiers. The soldiers are there, not
primarily to keep out the newspaper
men, but to safeguard the delegates,
who are coming from a. countries,
and the conference itself.
In vain it was explained that
newspaper correspondents expect to
get their own news, through per-
sonal interviews, and that they did
not believe that the news should be
"channeled" to them through for
NAL press conferences. Such course
is foreign to American methods of
news gathering.
Military Reasons Given.
In support of the regulation deny
ing the correspondents access to the
hotel headquarters of the confer
ence, officials said that it was neces-
sary the delegates should have the
hotel to themselves, to hold commit
tee meetings. When it was urged
that the newspapermen did not ex-
pect to attend these committee
meetings-which are executive-the
reply was that it was necessary to
guard against any information
which might be of military value to
the enemy-and that the newspap-
ermen must remember there is a
war on.
To this the newspapermen pointed
out that there is a strict censorship
OF all news published in the news
papers today.
In the end, it was said that there
was nothing which could be done
about it-and that was that.
The opening session of the confer
ence will take place at 9 pm. tomor-
row. A reception to the delegates
will be given in the afternoon-and
(See FOOD FARLEY, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1943-05-17

AMERICAN SUBMARINES sink
six japanese ships, including a
destroyer. Page Al
BY the Associated Press.
An appeal for prompt diver
sion of American military might
to knock Japan out of the war
now brought predictions in the
Senate today that after Ger
many is beaten the United States
may expect little if any help
from Russia and England
against the Japanese.
Senator Chandler, Democrat, of
Kentucky, asserting he sees the
threat of major disaster" unless
the war is carried Immediately to
Japan, declared that although
Russia is our partner. there is no
showing thus far that she is ever
going to fight the Japs."
I'VE may expect at least a partial
demobilization of the British army
after the defeat of Germany" he
added, "and we have the right to
ask ourselves now what help we
can expect from Britain"
Wheeler Backs Stand.
Senator Wheeler. Democrat, of
Montana, interjected the prediction
that the defeat of Germany would
find England busy in Europe and
Russia trying to rehabilitate her
self"
In my Judgement he added,
the United States is going to be
left to fight the japanese"
Senator Chandler expressed con-
f1dence the United States could over
come what he termed strong Ger
man resistance in Europe, but, he
added, I'VE shall lose the finest boys
this country has produced"
Germany knows now. he said, that
all she has left is surrender, be-
cause, "she is ringed by Allied ships
and steel"
Earlier, Senator Chandler told the
Senate today he believes that if this
country could furnish Maj. Gen.
Claire Chennault's 18th Air Force
with 500 additional planes they
could drive the Japs out of China"
Sees Threat of Disaster.
Declaring that a major disaster"
is threatened unless more American
military might is brought to bear in
the Pacific Senator Chandler.said he
hoped decision to take the often
sive in that theater would be forth
coming from the conferences be-
tween Prime Minister Churchill of
Great Britain and President Roose-
welt.
The Kentucky Senator. a member
of the Military affairs Committee
said he had been unable to satisfy
myself why we could not supply
500 planes to Gen. Chennault." It
is his understanding, he said, that
Gen. Chennault had asked for that
number but subsequently reduced
his request to $50.
Senator Vandenberg. Republican.
OF Michigan. broke in to say that a
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
recently had been told by an Aus
tralian newspaper man that when
the latter left Australia several
weeks ago, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
had under his command IS fewer
airplanes than he had year
previously.
Senator Chandler replied that it
would be suicide" to provide only
enough equipment in China. Aus
tralia and sHawaii to thwart any
Japanese attack, and added:
Il am not certain we have given
them sufficient number to do that.
What we must have there is sufh-
cient planes to attack"
Evening star., 1943-05-17

Needs. Page A
By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May IT,
The State of Virginia, whose
Governor said pointedly that
neither the State Department
nor any other Federal agency
could expect to come into the
Commonwealth and stomp on
the State statutes, has relented
in the matter of liquor for the
delegates to the International
Food Conference at Hot Springs
to the tune of about 2,400
pintS.
This became known with the dis
closure today by the State Liquor
Control Board that it had issued a
permit to the State Department
calling for importation of so cases
of Scotch, 20 cases Of bourbon, 10
cases of rye, 10 cases Of gin. 6 Of
vermouth, of brandy and 2 Of
assorted cocktails. The request for
the permit was made by Assistant
Secretary of State G. Rowland Shaw
on behalf of Warren Kelchner, Sec
retary general of the conference.
The 100 cases were to be In add
Evening star., 1943-05-17
$4,000 in Jewe|ry Lost
In Taxi, Woman Reports
BY the Associated Press.

DS llte Associated Press
NEW YORK. May 17.yA woman
who identified herself as Mrs. Bow
man Gray of Winston Salem, N. c.,
reported to police today that she lost
jewelry valued at $4,000 in a taxi
cab.
She said she arrived from North
Carolina this morning to visit her
husband, an Army lieutenant now
on sick leave, and took cab from
Pennsylvania Station to the Henry
Hudson Hotel
After leaving the cab, she dis
covered that a brown cloth envelope
bag containing the jewelry was miss
ing. She listed the valuables as an
emerald and diamond ring, emerald
and diamond bracelet, emerald and
diamond earrings and a diamond
clip.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
House COP Group Denied Use
OF u. S. Building in Philadelphia

would ask Congress to look into the
refusal.
The 14-member committee was
appointed last week by House Min
ority Leader Martin. 1t is headed
by Representative jenkins of Ohio.
Arrangements for the use of the
courtroom were made originally
through District Judge George A.
Welsh. Approval later was with
drawn. The jurist explained he
was under the impression that the
group was bipartisan and Official.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Bio Nozi Merchant Ship
Reported Sunk by Mine
BY the Associated Pres.

BY lHS ASSoClAted PreSS.
STOCKHOLM, May 17.-Swedish
seamen at Malmo reported today
the 16,160-ton German merchant
ship Gneisenau had been sunk in
the Southern Baltic last month by
a mine. The ship, one of the largest
II the German merchant marine
was built in 1895.
The Malmo reports said two Ger
man tugboats also were sunk by
mines late in April while towing a
floating dock, and 40 persons were
killed.
The British Air Force has en-
gagged in extensive mine sowing in
recent weeks.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Prentiss Brown in HospitoI

Price Administrator Prentiss
Brown entered the Naval Hospital
last night for a minor operation
described by his Office as the re-
moval of a cyst on the arm. Mr.
Browns Office said today the op-
Grafton was not expected to keep
him from his desk for more than
a week.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Late News Bulletins
Attu Operations Continue, Novy Reports

Attu Operations Continue, Navy Reports
The week-old drive to force the japanese from Attu
the western Aeutians still is continuing The Navy reported
this today in con1munque No. $780, which said only:
North Pacific: Operations against the japanese on
Attu Island continuing"
Earlier Story Page A-1)
OPA Asks S57 900, 900 Increase for 1914
President Roosevelt asked Congress today provide
900 for the Office of Price Administration during the
fiscal year 1914 Congress provided
the current The Budget Bureau said the
was needed to provide IAN adequate staff of specialists price
control, ratonng and control"
Canada Declares Coal Emergency
OTTAWA tP>-Prme Minister w. l.. Mackenzie King told
the House of Commons today national emergency
declared to exist in the production of coal Canada
Irish Freighter Lost at Sea
DUBLIN p.-The Irish Oak former American freghter
has been lost at but the
officially tonight belonged to Irish Shipping
Ltd and sponsored by the neutral government No
circumstances announced.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. May 17.-Post-
master Joseph F. Gallagher refused
today to permit courtroom of the
Federal Building to be used as a
hearing room by an all-Republican
committee of Representatives here
to study food and rationing.
Acting as custodian of the build
ing, Mr.. Gallagher ordered the doors
barred because, he said, the men,
bers of Congress did not constitute
an official body. Two uniformed
guards were posted at the doors to
enforce his orders.
Protesting loudly, the Representa-
tives shifted their scheduled hear
ing to the ballroom of the Benjamin
Franklin Hotel Representative
Scott of Pennsylvania, who was to
have presided, characterized Mr..
Gallagher's action as New Deal
Gestapo methods" and said he
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Late Races
Charles Town

FOURTH RACE-Purse. $500; claim
ms; 3-year-olds and upward; 6ta fur
Vendors Lien tAustin) $40 $50 $40
Cornelia Jane kirk $50 $40
Silver Beam Orchard, go
Also ran--orlene. Straw Warning, Lons
Talee and Mad Venture.
FIFTH RACE-Purse S4Oo; claiming:
i-year-olds snd upward: l !. miles.
Worthovning tAustin) 1880 500 400
ssms ssns.ln. a1cues;s M.y.F, F,'hardj 1850 ~
Time. 1:49ts.
Charlene and Eroica.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $500: cIaiming.
S1year-olds and upward; Ii. miles.
Attache fPalumbo) $50 $50 o.t,o
High Standard (Acosta) $50 so
Field OF Gold tDufiordl 3O0
Time, 1:46 3-5
Also ran-War Bonnet Battle Flame
SEVENTH RACE-Purse 5000. claiming.
S.year-oldS and up; about Az iurlonrs
Happy Hannah tRooU 44O 400 400
fTever Home tprainl 360 An
E.on Light fGarretU a.
Time, O5oS. o'oo
Eve. Half Inch, Tinto.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Hearing on CoIored
Drivers Postponed
Earlier Story on Pare A.1A

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
Unconfrmed reports this after
noon indicated that the Fair Prac-
tice Employment Committee hear
ing in the Capital Transit Co. case
on the issue of alleged discrimina-
ton against colored streetcar and
bus drivers had been postponed to
Thursday at least. It had been
scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Markets at d Glance

NEW YORK, May II P.-
Stocks irregular; early selling
dwindles. Bonds mixed; some
rails in supply. Cotton higher;
covering and price fixing.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Mojor League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
(Au Games Pestponed)
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York
Cincinnati 030 600 O0-
New York. 600 O1O 90
Batteries-Starr and Mueller, Feidman,
Adams and lombard.
At Philadelphia
Chicago - 800 000 0
Philadelphia 511 O1O
Batteries-Passeau, Hany1ewski, Fleming
and Hernandez; Podsajny and Livfnsston.
Pittsburgh at Boston-Will Be
Played 1T Later Date
Toduy's Home Runs
National.
Litwhiler, Philadelphia, = inning.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Food Conference Gets Permit
For 2 400 Pints of Liquor

FOOD PARLEY. Opening Tomor-
row, to Weigh Whole Worlds
Needs. Page A
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Earlier Results

nd ToMorrow's Entries, Page A-12.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Todoy's Home Runs

1itwhiler, Philadelphia, inning.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Weather Report

From the United States Weather Bureau Report
warmer tonight with moderate winds. Tempera-
lures today-Highest, 80, at $3.50 pm. lowest, 64,
at Sis am
Evening star., 1943-05-17
u. 5. May Fight
Jap War Alone,
Chandler Warns
Senator Sees Allies
Too Busy in Europe
After Hitler Defeat

AMERICAN SUBMARINES sink
six japanese ships, including a
destroyer. Page Al
Evening star., 1943-05-17

(See COAL, Page 2-X)
Askov American., 1943-06-24
CrOningen

Church services will be held Sun
day, June 27, at II a. m. and Sun
day school at 10 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pitts visited the
Chas. Harris family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kauppi and
Mrs. Mabel Pearson and daughters,
June and Beverly of Duluth, spent
the weekend at the Severt Haglin
home
The school election will be held
Tuesday evening, June 20, at o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Nelson visited
their son and daughter -in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. John Nelson at Wrenshall
Saturday and they all visited with
relatives in Duluth Sunday, return
ing in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Johnson and fam
lily of FrieSland and Mr.. and Mrs A
w. Haglin spent Sunday at the Severt
Haglin home.
Olaf Nelson of st. Paul spent the
weekend at the o. E. Oslund home
Askov American., 1943-06-24

Mrs. Carl Johnson has been on the
sick list the past week but is fhuch
better at this writing.
Rev. Lloyd L. McRostie and Miss
Leppke accompanied group of young
people to the Grindstone Lake Bible
camp Monday morning.
Mrs. Eugene Putnam and Alice
Smith of Minneapolis visited the pa
rental Mr. and Mrs AL Smith home
over the Weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Stafford OF
St. Paul spent Monday with friends
The surgical dressing unit needs
more women to make dressings. The
boys must not be let down, the quota
must be filed. Every one is busy
these days but anyone can give three
hours week to this urgent need
Don't expect your neighbor or friend
to do it all, but come Tuesday to, the
schoolhouse from to 10 o'clock.
You will feel better for it.
The Women's Missionary society
Of the Presbyterian church meets
Thursday (today) at the home of Mrs.
Stanley Lindgren. Everyone well
come.
Askov American., 1943-06-24
Park Township

Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Berg were Sat-
urday evening visitors at the Emil
Olson home.
Miss Margaret Sahlen, who is en-
ployed at Lockheed in Los Angeles
Calf, has been spending her vaca-
ton with her parents at Sandstone
Last week she spent several days
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Ze-
brasky, Jr.
Joe Slater was a Sunday dinner
guest at the Sigfred Olson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Case Nieboer and
children of Friesland spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. T.
Rudd Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Rudd and
sons also visited there.
Mrs. Emil Olson, who spent the
past 10 days at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. M. Gunderson, of
Mora, returned home Tuesday of
last week. Robert and Kenneth Oh
son are both in Minneapolis. Robert
is attending business school while
Kenneth plans to be employed.
Mr.. and Mrs John Zebrasky, Jr.,
and Miss Margaret Sahlen spent the
weekend in Duluth. Mr.. and Mrs
Askov American., 1943-06-24

ply and sons of Minneapolis. James
Dunphy also visited at the Hooker
home from Monday until Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardi Swan and
children of Minneapolis spent Sun
day here at the John Swan home.
The two children remained to spend
the summer with their grandparents.
The Aug. Peterson family of Min
neapolis spent Sunday here with
friends, little Joyce Peterson re-
manned here for weeks visit as a
guest of Nancy Fleming.
Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Erickson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Goff and the Joe
Pechacek family attended an invi-
rational dance at Grindstone Lake
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. c. Christensen left Saturday
for Rantoul, ILL.,, after visiting her
sister, Mrs. Joe Pechacek, few days
last week.
The Joe Pechacek family spent
Sunday at the Fred Goff home in
Clover.
A thrilling and unusual incident
occurred to H. Berndt Wednesday
evening of last week when sister
called him by telephone from Hon.
olulu.
The Art Klement and Harold Ravn-
hold families of Minneapolis visited
relatives here over the weekend.
Lola Mccormick left for Hopkins
Saturday where she will be employed
for some time
Miss Marcella Szymonik was a pa
tient at the Kelsey home hospital
Monday when she had her tonsils
taken out.
Mrs. E. E. Davis and children of
Duluth arrived Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Arnold Davis, who is
convalescing at the parental Ed
Shaske home.
The William Korsch family of Du-
luth spent Sunday and Monday here,
also calling on his father at the Kel-
sey home hospital.
Mrs. H. johnson of Spicer, who had
spent from Tuesday of last week until
Monday at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Charles Vettling, together with
Mrs. Vettling, accompanied Geo.
Fohrman to Minneapolis Monday.
WAAC Oralea Rasmussen is now
reported stationed in the state of
Vermont, as mail carrier for "The
Personelle" and finds all her work
thrilling and enjoyable.
Askov American., 1943-06-24
Townsend News
BY George Wallace.

Geo. Wallace, John Silver, John
Fix and Mrs. Anna Steinborn were
delegates to the Townsend district
convention at Little Falls Sunday.
Many clubs were well represented,
coming by car and bus. The council
election was held and many from the
last council were held over for an
other term.
Mrs. Anna Steinborn was elected
chairman of the council for the COM
ing year, this group representing all
the Sixth Congressional district.
Plans are being made for a Pine
County Townsend picnic in July.
The Minnesota Townsend conven-
ton will be held at the Nicollet hotel
in Minneapolis July Is, II and 49,
Make your plans now to attend.
Plans are being made to take care of
large crowd, not hundreds, but
thousands. Be there.
Askov American., 1943-06-24
Bruno

Mr.. and Mrs W. M Englund and
Mrs. Lingren and Norma went to
Minneapolis Wednesday of last week,
returning Thursday
Mrs Albert Pfeiffer Of Fessenden,
N. D., visited with her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M
Englund, for few days last week
Mrs. Chas. Sprague visited Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Plaisted at Mora last
week, returning Monday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Osterkamp OF
Superior were visiting relatives and
friends here over the weekend
VIM. Marihart of Superior spent
the weekend at home. Peggy Bill
man accompanied him to Superior
Peggy is working in Duluth. Mrs
Marihart also returned with Mr.
Marihart to spend a few days in
Superior.
Lorraine Plumb left for Washing
ton, D. c., Monday morning. Lor-
raine enlisted in the WAVES and
will take up her duties in Washing
ton.
Mrs. Richard PasSoW visited in
Duluth over the weekend
Mrs. Frank Magee, who has been
i'll the past few months, passed away
at her home Monday afternoon. Bur-
ial was made in Faribault Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Pearson returned
from San Francisco, Calf, Saturday
morning to visit relatives here for
three months.
Askov American., 1943-06-24

Zebrasky returned Sunday evening
and Miss Sahlen returned to the
home of her parents at Sandstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Tietz and
children spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. C. Nelson, and
daughters.
Sigfred Olson and John Zebrasky,
Jr., attended a school board meeting
at the Fredolin Martinek home Fri
day evening. Mrs. S. Olson and sons
also spent the evening there
The annual school board meeting
will be held at the Pleasant Hill
school Tuesday evening.
Miss Rose Kunz is at home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Kunz, for the summer months.