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Evening star., 1943-06-30
Adventists Hear Speaker
Urqe Return 10 Deca|oque

with a murder somewhere in the
United States every As minutes, with
every fifth marriage ending in a
divorce court and with crime and
immortality sweeping our fair land
the world is reverting to paganism
as result of forSaking the COM
mandments Of God Evangelist Roy
E. Griffin, Houston. Tex, declared
last night at services at the annual
camp meeting of the Potomac Con-
ference of Seventh Day Adventists
at Takoma Park, Md.
This world would not be so ter
ribly bewildered or so Shamefully
cursed with gruesome war and
wretched crime had the decalogue
been kept in its rightful place. the
speaker asserted. The only hope
for permanent peace is for men and
nations to recognize the binding
obligation of Gods eternal code of
law" he said.
Evangelist r. S. Fries, Newport
News, Va, will speak on God S
Memorial of Creation-the Sabbath
at services at 8 o'clock tonight on
the campgrounds at the Washington
Missionary College. Elder S. A.
Wellman was the speaker at services
this morning, and Elder j. H.
Smith, Roanoke, Va, was to preach
the sermon at services at pm.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Conditions Last Week
Favored Crop Growth,
Weather Bureau SAYS
Considerable Gain Noted
In Previously Wet
Interior Sections
BY the Associated Press

BY tne ASSOClatcQ PreSS.
The Weather Bureau reported
today that the past week had been
generally favorable for agriculture
with most food, livestock feed and
fber crops continuing to develop
satisfactorily after getting Of to a
poor start during the cool, wet
spring.
Considerable improvement was
said to have been made in previously
wet interior sections.
Growth, especially of warm
weather crops. truck and gardens,
was very rapid" the bureau said,
though in north central sections
high temperatures forced some small
grains rather too rapidly"
Southwest Still Has Drought.
The moisture supply situation was
said to be generally good except in
the Far Southwest. where q long
standing drought was still largely
unabated and unirrigated crops
have suffered severe damage, and
In some northeastern and middle
Atlantic areas. The southwestern
area affected includes Western
Texas. New Mexico, Arizona and
Southern Utah.
In Arizona livestock are holding
up fairly we'll" the bureau said,
but are In poor shape in parts of
New Mexico, especially the south
west. where some have perished. In
parts Of Southern Utah livestock
water is being transported"
The bureau said harvesting OF the
winter wheat crop had advanced
northward to the southern portions
OF Nebraska and central parts of
the Ohio Valley. The spring wheat
crop, which is harvestd later, was
said to be making good to excellent
progress
Corn Crop Improves.
Under the influence of abnor-
mally high temperatures and other
mostly favorable growing conditions
the corn crop made further i'm
provement, the bureau said, after
getting of to a late and irregular
start. On the whole. the weather
continued favorable for the cotton
crop and development was rather
generally satisfactory.
The bureau said truck and miscel-
1aneous crops made better progress
during the week in most northern
sections, but that rain was needed
In parts Of New England and rather
generally in south central districts,
Some killing frosts occurred, the bu-
reau said. in the Western Great
Basin and the eastern portions of
Oregon, resulting in some damage to
gardens, potatoes and beans.
Pastures, meadows and ranges, i'm
portant to livestock feed supply at
this season, were said to be mostly
in good to excellent condition, ex-
cept in the lower Mississippi Valley
and adjacent areas, and in the far
Southwest, where rains were said to
be needed.
Evening star., 1943-06-30

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Evening star., 1943-06-30
CI0 Council Questions
Future OF Strike Ban
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 30.-The Michi-
gan CIO Council today adopted a
resolution declaring that its no.
strike pledge will be considered no
longer binding unless the as
surances made to labor at the time
we gave up our right to strike are
Immediately and effectively put into
operation" The resolution did not
enumerate these assurances"
Unless satisfactory action along
that line is taken the resolution
recommended to affiliated unions of
the council and the CIO national
leadership that labor settle its
problems in the future by the use
OF its economic strength"
Today's action. which came after
delegates had heard sharp criticism
OF congressional enactment of anti
strike legislation, reversed yester-
days action of the convention in
adopting a resolution praising CIO
President Philip Murray and the no.
strike pledge. Mr.. Murray was
lauded as lone who allows no provo
cation from the enemy at home or
abroad to steer us away from our no.
strike pledge to America"
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Deaths Reported

Mary Arthur. 81. 14O4 Potomac ave. Sc.
Joseph Scammell, 80, 2S1O Bladensburg
I'd. ne
Charles S Holt. so, 3o2e Wisconsin ave
E7sbsh An Mqag & MssoH G %esyo0d 7s aoS5
Thomas R. Gallasher, II, 5519 Ninth st
Lille !. Mcdonald, 70: aos I st. NV.
MaTsFe MsTs & BdNef Eaeqn g. 5s AZ y,enns Meop VA
Martha E, Clark, 65, 24O4 Second st ne
julius B. Enelehardt. ga. 421 Sixth ST. NV
Sarah Kerns, SO, 1887 Twenty ninth st.
Mich Michael I Murphy, q: 1919 l. st. NV.
Ira 2. Sparkman, Al, 1914 Massachusetts
Lemuel S. Gray 40, 1922 fourth
Joseph Rubin, 40. $500 Third st. NV.
William W Scott 49,. 1884 Bryant st. ne
Stuart A. Peres, =, 1915 Fern st. NV,
Infant Ferguson. Washineton, b. c.
infant Phelps, 2s06 Thirtieth st. ne.
R5Iy Rosa q Dent p l4s S Tentb Th5d St si
Maria Harris, IS. 1880 Eads st. ne
Claster E. Jones. IS, 5232 Dix ST. ne
Fannie Lyles. 81, 1745 Alabama ave. Sc.
Nathan Johnson, 81, 1929 Tenth st. NV.
Hattie Massado, 4S. 11O2 Twenty first
Maude Hill. 46. SIS NJ st. NV.
Clarice V. Williams "a, 700 Twenty fourth
Melvin B. jackson, %, 1901 Potomac st.
Maggie L. Rutherford, %, 1417 Seven
Beulah Moy, ", :. 1926 st. NV.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Sd. {. Area Officers
Decorated by Navy
Legion Of Merit Winners
Served in Pacific

Four Navy officers, three of them
District area residents, have been
awarded the Legion of Merit by Sec
retary of the Navy Knox, acting for
President Roosevelt.
They are Capt. Henry r. Oster
U. S. NJ, 48, of 1925 Springfield lane
NV: Capt. Logan C. Ramsey. U. S
N, As, of 6871 North Washington
boulevard, East Falls Church:
Comdr. Don S. Knowlton, Medical
Corps, U. S. N. r, SO, of 1712 Surrey
lane NV. and 1t. Frederic P
Gehring, Chaplains' Corps. U. S. N
r.. 40, st. Vincent's Seminary
Philadelphia
Capt. OSter received his award for
work in connection with the over
haul repair procurement Of aircraft
in the Pacific Fleet. Capt. Ramsey
received his for brilliant initiative
and effective resourcefulness" in
handling all Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps aircraft during the Bat
tie Of Midway Comdr. Knowlton
received the award for work as
executive officer of the 1st Medical
Battalion in the Battle of Guadal-
canal.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Query onSeries
By Jap Soldier
Shocks American
BY the Associated Press,

WORCESTER, Mass. June 30
who won the World Series?"
That question, projected by a
japanese soldier standing at the
business end of gun inthe hands
of Pfc. John F. Mooney, jr., in the
steaming jungles Of Guadalcanal, al
most stunned the American soldier,
he said, in relating his experiences
with the United States Forces.
During the final phases of the
campaign, Pvt. Mooney said his unit
came on about 20 half-starved Japs.
I'VE yelled to them not to move"
Pvt. Mooney related, and we
wouldn't hurt them. But some of
them reached for hand grenades-
and we had to shoot them.
There was one who hadn't moved
and who had big grin. He said
in English: Who won the World
Series?'"
The prisoner explained later that
he had toured the United States with
japanese baseball team that once
played in Worcester.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
La Guordio to Authorize
Meat Consignment Sales

NEW YORK, June 30 (P).-Mayor
La Guardia announced today that
he would authorize independent
meat packers to sell meat in the
city on a consignment basis to re-
tailers despite rejection of such a
plan by the Office of Price Admin
istration.
The OPA had contended the pro-
posal, suggested several days ago by
the packers, would violate wholesale
ceiling prices.
Il am doing this on my own re-
sponsibility," the Mayor said. Il
do not see how any such plan could
possibly conflict with any existing
rules or regulations of any Federal
agency, provided the producer,
farmer or livestockman is paid the
marekt price and the retailer sells
at ceiling prices or lower"
Under the program, explained Ma
than Sweedler, counsel for the East
ern States independent meat packers
and slaughterers, meat would be
sold at consumer ceiling prices, and
butchers violating the ceilings
would be deprived of meat through
a voluntary policing system.
The plan calls for meat to be sold
on consignment, the retailer keep
ing 21 per cent of the selling price
The other 70 per cent, the packers
said, would pay for cost of live
stock, freight and Slaughtering.
Mr.. Sweedler said yesterday that
If the Mayor would give his ap-
proval of the plan, $4,000 pounds
of beef could be shipped to retailers
within "a hours, another 25,0O(
pounds within the following q
hours, and that within a few DAYS
the slaughterers would be able tc
set their output so that 1000 OO(
pounds of meat a week could be sent
to retailers. The meat would be
distributed on population basis.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Byrnes Asks Agencie!
To Establish Boards
To Review Programs
Move Is Designed to
Abandon Outmoded
Procurement Methods
Procurement Methods

In a move designed to integrate
the programs of the war procure
ment agencies and to bring about
either a reduction or abolition of
buying plans that have become out
moded, James F. Byrnes, director of
war mobilization, announced today
he had asked the agencies to set up
boards that would review objec-
lively and critically" these programs.
These boards will be composed of
members who had nothing to do
with framing the plans that are
coming under their eye and for that
reason should be able to pass on
them without bias" Mr. Byrnes said.
Thus far, he added. the War and
Navy Departments, the War Ship
ping Administration, the War Man.
power Commission and the War Pro-
duction Board have assured him of
their hearty cooperation in this ef-
fort, to which he said agencies deal
ing with food and some other war
items would be asked to conform"
Mr.. Byrnes said the move did not
mean a reduction in the overall war
program. adding it simply means
that the program of the various
agencies will balance with the pres
ent strategic needs of the Govern
ment. He will have liaison with
each Of these committees, Mr..
Byrnes explained, and inasmuch as
their review will be a continuing
one it will be possible to get the
whole picture of the procurement
program at any time.
AT the beginning of our war
program" the OWN director said in
a prepared statement, I'VE were in
terested in securing all of prac-
tically everything that could be
produced. We have learned much
since about the value and use of
equipment. We now are in a po-
sition to review with better perspec-
tive all our procurement programs,
to discard those that may have been
outmoded and to balance all the
programs together to assure the
most effective use of manpower, ma
terials and money"
The reviews, Mr.. Byrnes added,
should also enable the interested
sSencies to plan their programs to
better effect. Mr.. Byrnes was asked
If there was any change contem-
plated in the War Labor Boards
wage policy as the result of the
adverse action on food subsidies in
Congress, but he responded that he
would not undertake to predict what
might be done. He noted that the
congressional action has not yet been
made final.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Soldier Is Found Dead
In Home With Gas JETS On

by me Associated Press.
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. June 30
An inquest was scheduled for today
into the death of Pvt. Bruce S. Wig.
gans, 33, whose body was found yes
terday IN the home he and his wife
had rented 10 days ago.
Pvt. Wiggans, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, had been reported absent
without leave since June 20, wher
he sent his wife, Marjorie, 26, tc
her home in Emporia, Kans.
Monday military authorities tel.
egraphed her that her husband was
absent from duty. She returned
yesterday with his mother, Mrs. A
B. Wiggans. of Chanute, Kans. They
found the body on the kitchen floor
with pillows under the head. Po.
liceman Clyde Schoonover said stove
gas burner jets were open.
Army authorities said Pvt. Wig.
gans' record was excellent"
Fort Sheridan officers said they
understood Pvt Wiggans had beer
general manager of a clothing store
chain in Los Angeles, Calf, before
entering the Army
Evening star., 1943-06-30
Black Market
Continued From First Page.)

profits from the sale of by-prod.
Evening star., 1943-06-30
War Economy Program
Is AssoiIed by Bender
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Representative Bender, Repub-
lican, of Ohio said today the Gov
ernment has registered signal
failure" to stabilize the country S
war economy.
Little is gained by governmental
denunciation of John L. Lewis or
the coal operators, Representa- tive
Bender added in a statement. The
damage has been done and it will
60 on being done until our Washing
ton officials have adopted an intel
ligent program which ties wages to
prices"
Evening star., 1943-06-30
SchenIey DistiIIers
Reports Hiqher Net
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3o.-Schenley
Distillers Corp. and subsidiaries re-
ported today net income OF
S6,954,738 for the nine months
ended May 81, equal to S. a COM
mon share after preferred dividend
requirements, compared with s4,436,-
829, or s2.98 a common share, in the
like 1912 period.
Evening star., 1943-05-06

passed antl-Strlke bills only to
have them die in the Senate may
be expected to put through the
Connally bill. and even to
strengthen it. Desperate efforts
doubtless will be made to block it
in the House, or certainly to
delay it.
The administration has shown
itself ready to run from any pro-
posed law which would curb ac-
tivities of organized labor, no
matter how inimical to the public
interest these activities might be.
In the past, it has managed to
stave off passage by Congress of
legislation prohibiting strikes or
calling for cooling off" periods
and arbitration. 1t fought against
legislation now up to the last
minute.
Scope Is Limited.
The Connally bill has its merits.
even though it is more of a mouse
than mountain. 1t gives spe-
ciflc legal authority to the Presi-
dent to take over struck war
plants-which the President has
been doing under rather vague
war powers. 1t gives legal status,
also, to the War Labor Board,
which was set up by the President
to deal with controversies be-
tween labor and MANAGEMENT.
This was proposed by Senator
Taft, Republican, of Ohio. And,
in one respect, it may meet the
Lewis threat of a coal strike at
the end of the present truce" For
the bill provides that any one
who incites or induces strike in
a war plant taken over by the
Government shall be punished by
fine Of not more than $1,000, or
a Jail sentence of not more than
one year, or bOth.
1t may be that the bill can be
delayed in the House Labor Com
mittee. even now, until after the
coal dispute has been settled II
the Judiciary Committee does not
get jurisdiction of the measure. If
it is so delayed, then the cry will
60 up that there is no real need
for legislation and that nothing
should be done to upset labor, or
which could be regarded as a slap
at organized labor. That has been
the technique. The pattern has
been pretty regular in the past
a strike in defense plant. or in a
number of plants, followed by an
aroused public opinion, with Con-
gress threatening to put through
more or less drastic laws. Then
the administration has moved in,
urging patience, promising a set
tlement, appointing a new agency
to deal with labor roubles-wait-
ing for the agitation to subside.
Method Is Continued.
The same pattern is being fol-
lowed today in the face of the
coal strike which lasted for a
couple of days and which is still
threatened Anything to get by,
apparently, without the enact
ment of law. This time it has
been the Senate which has stood
up on its hind legs and demanded
a law to deal with these strike
situations.
The effort to put some teeth
in the Connally bill. and to bring
about constructive legislation.
Immediately aroused Administra-
ton opposition in the Senate.
Evening star., 1943-05-06
I'D Rather Be Riuht'
Weeks Developments on News Front Give
Jolt to Believers in Thines-o They-Are

That decision with Mr.. Justice
Frankfurter. shockingly. on the ma
jority side) would have allowed each
local community to set up kind of
judicial Sears, Roebuck catalogue, so
much money needed to enjoy free
press, so many dollars for free speech
and so on. The doctrine would have
had the Constitution reserve its
favors for those with the price,
very immoral thing.
Now there has been reversal.
with Mr.. Frankfurter still on the
wrong side) 1t makes me proud of
my profession to note that the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation, practically every member
of which has $40, none the less
joined in fighting this curious con-
cept, that you have the right of free
press so long as you are sound asleep
in bed, but If you want to get up
and use the right, it will cost you
money. The implications Of the re-
versal are vast. Isn't the poll-tax
the same kind Of business a local
fee set on the exercise of basic
right? So we had this sudden,
liberal turn this week.
Answer to a Letter.
But not only that. Representative
Ham Fish happened this week to
send one of his usual broadside let
tiers, which attack Wendell Willkie.
to Roland B. Marvin, an upstate
New York Republican leader of some
size. Mr.. Marvin not only turned
upon Ham Fish, snarling, but said it
was an outrage to use Government
ranking privileges for this purpose,
and then added that Mr.. Willkie was
priceless asset TO the Republican
party. You could have knocked the
Republican isolationists over with a
mailing frank. They have been 60
ing along, gleefully kidding Mr..
W1llkie, and voting against every in
ternational measure in Washington,
and then this happens. 1t was as if
kitten had turned on them with
a growl and a speech.
Meanwhile, the lifelong Republi-
can, Booth Harrington, told a
group of Midwestern Republicans in
Chicago. quite bluntly, that the
United States was already in a kind
OF league of nations, and would stay
in: that If we tried to get out, it
would be at the cost Of blood and
suffering. The reaction against Ger
tain recent Republican votes, such
as those against the trade treaties,
comes up within Republican ranks.
All in all, it was a week of rough
weather for believers in things as
they-are.
Evening star., 1943-05-06

erson rather than Europe's Marx.
He says that this fellow, when he
comes along, will believe that every
man is as good as his neighbor, and
is entitled to real chance for a de-
cent living. One function of the
American radical, says the doctor
will be to keep the country from
splitting into right and left wings,
which might otherwise sit down
and glare at each other while the
world went to hell.
But this issue was supposed to
have been settled at the last cleo
ton. In Washington some people
will tell you that last November
proved a conservative drift was on.
Here is DR.. Conant saying otherwise,
precisely as If there had been no
such election.
That Is the wonderful thing about
democracy. 1t is always undergoing
alterations while doing business. 1t
is never finished. A number Of
Americans thought they had settled
forever the liberal hash of one prom
inent graduate of Harvard. and here
the president of the whole school
pops up.
$999 and Silence.
And the Supreme Court OF the
United States picked this week to
reverse itself on the famous pam
phlet case. Last year the court ruled
that Fort Smith. Ark. IAN dother
communities, had the right to i'm
pose tax on the sale of pamphlets.
The tax in Fort Smith happened to
be $40, which meant that if you had
only 50 90 to spend you did not have
the right of free press. but that il
you had one penny more the Con-
stitution would be allowed to pro-
tect you.
Evening star., 1943-05-06

m a II y m II Sohstautlhe Drown.
the Axis had in Tunisia and
how many more it could bring
in. We knew how much war ma
terial and gasoline could be stored
in the area, and since we had
complete supremacy in the air
and on the sea we knew that
only a small quantity could be
ferried across.
We also knew that the Axis
would not make any great effort
to support the suicide divisions.
They had been written off from
the time Marshal Rommel failed
in his offensive against the
American forces in the center
and the British in the south.
With this data on hand, it was
a relatively simple problem for
the Allied high command to fig
ure out how long it would take
the combined forces to break
through the Nazi lines and reach
the principal objectives. OF
course, in this estimate it was
taken for granted that the en-
envy would fight for every inch
of ground and take advantage
OF every natural or organized
obstacle. The Allied high COM
mand has not underestimated
the enemy and its calculat tions
have proved correct.
Attack Seen Expected.
According to dispatches from
Axis countries, Berlin and Rome
fully are expecting a concentrat-
ed Allied attack against the other
three Nazi strongholds in the
Mediterranean - Sardinia, Sicily
and Pantelleria.
The. enemy is reporting large
concentrations of Allied trans
ports at Gibraltar in the same
manner he reported them a few
days before we landed in North
Africa last November.
The strong air attacks against
Southern Italy and Sicily and
the reported concentration of
Allied ships-merchantmen and
Warships-at Malta, appear to
confirm the views of the German
high command. which are given
publicly through Axis radio sta
tions. Judging from these and
other reports which, In the past,
have been accurate, an attack
IN force against Italian possess