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Evening star., 1943-11-12
Coal Pay Raise
Gets Approval
|0f President
Three Named to
Study Underground
TruveI Issue

President Roosevelt today ap-
proved the Ickes-Lewis coal
miners wage agreement and at
the same time appointed a three
member board, headed by Morris
L. Cooke, to investigate the con-
troversial issue of underground
travel time, provision for which
was inserted for the first time in
the pact negotiated by the Gov
ernment with the United Mine
Workers.
Mr.. Cooke, former head of the
Rural Electrical Administration, will
represent the public; Thomas Ken
nedy, secretary-treasurer Of the
United Mine Workers, labor, and r.
L. Island, jr.. president of the Hanna
Coal Co., Cleveland management.
In working out the details of ths
wage settlement, Secretary of the
Interior Ickes and UNIV President
John L. Lewis agreed on As minutes
for travel time. Some mine oper-
ators already are contending that
the miners require far more than
that to get from mine entrance to
the actual scene of digging opera
tions.
When the War Labor Board ap-
proved the agreement, it suggested
that the travel time issue be studied
so more exact information on the
variations between different coal
mining areas could be obtained. At
the same time WLB Chairman Will
liam H. Davis notified Mr.. Roose-
veit of the boards action, and the
Presidents response today conveyed
his approval both of the agreement
and of the recommendation for the
study committee.
Text Of Presidents Letter.
The text of Mr.. Roosevelt's letter
to Mr.. Davis follows:
This will acknowledge your let.
ters of November 5 and with the
reference to the boards action with
regard to the agreement as to the
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Jury Proposal for Deportation
of De Morigny Held Ineffective
Judge Will Pass Suggestion Along,
But Has No Authority to Enforce 1t
pu ~. Aeson,otea prax

By the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. H.
Alfred de Marigny, whom a jury
acquitted last night of a charge of
numbering his wealthy father in
law, Sir Harry Oakes. was enjoying
a reunion today with his red-headed
wife Nancy, eldest daughter of the
slain baronet, apparently little dis
turbed that the jury recommended
his immediate deportation.
The jury decided by a 9-to-3 vote
that 1t was not De Marigny who
beat the multi-millionaire on the
head last July 8 and set fire to his
bedroom and bed in an apparent ef-
fort to hide the crime.
But in acquitting De Marigny. the
jurors recommended that he be de-
ported-a suggestion which appar-
Evening star., 1943-11-12

entity has no legal standing. The
jury was unanimous in saying they
did not want him to remain in this
colony.
Chief Justice Sir Oscar Bedford
DAILY said he only could pass the
recommendation along to authori-
ties. Attorneys privately commented
that there is no legal basis for de-
portation.
Once the mot guilty" verdict was
announced to cheering spectators
who jammed the tiny courtroom, po-
lice officials again were confronted
by an unsolved killing with clues
which have grown cold during the
four months while De Marigny was
under arrest.
Lady Eunice Oakes, widow OF the
slain baronet and most tragic figure
{CA~ n
Evening star., 1943-11-12
$3.50 Forfeited on Charqe
Of 'Tie-in' Liquor Sale

E. F. McKannon, manager of the
Governor Shepherd Drug Co., 2121
Virginia avenue NV, forfeited $3.50
today in Municipal Court on .
charge of violating the Price Control
Act by forcing a customer to buy q
bottle of wine as condition fol
purchasing a bottle of whisky. Court
ofilcials said this was the first case
Of a ''tie-in" sale involving whisky
in the District.
Greed Clark, 1923 c street NE.
entered the drug store to buy bot.
tie Of whisky and McKannon told
him he could not have the whisky
unless he also bought a bottle o1
wine, OPA officials charged CLARK
made the twin purchase with OPA
inspectors as witnesses.
Municipal Judge Walter p. Casey
approved the forfeiture with the
acquiescence of the OPA.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Output of Soft Coal
Drops 8H Million
Tons in Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Production Of bituminous
coal for the week ended No.
vember 6 was estimated by the
National Coal Association to-
day at 2,79O,oO0 tons. compared
with 1873. 900 tons produced in
the corresponding week a year
ago.
Declaring that "strikes
throughout the industry caused
this loss of production" the
agency said the weeks output
compared with 9,825 900 tons
in the preceding week.
The years production jan
uary to November 6, also fell
below the tonnage for the same
period of 1912. Thus far 492,-
$4,000 of soft coal tons have
been produced. compared with
494,310,00o tons last year.
Evening star., 1943-11-12

teaching him at Gonzaga. When 1t
was over, he asked, who were you
praying for?"
Father Herlihy told how the acci-
dent had happened Tuesday. Tommy
was playing end on the second year
boys team, one Of the two teams of
the Junior varsity squad. Phil DAILY
also Is, of Bethesda started on
run around Tommy's end. He al
most got away but Tommy stopped
him with diving shoestring tackle.
Both boys went up in the air. When
they came down Phil's knee and
entire weight hit Tommy on the
back of the neck.
Both boys were out for five min
utes," Father Herlhy said, and
added with regretful pride: IN.
youngsters play the game like the
best of them. They hit hard"
The football squad waited around
that evening to hear the report from
(see DUNCAN. PAGE A.6.)
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Committee Approved
Tax Measure Heads
For Vote in House
$2,142, ,900, 900 Provided
Is About One-Fifth of
Administrations Goal
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Given a new slogan by Chair
man Doughton-"You can shear
a sheep every year, but you can
skin him but once"-the Ways
and Means Committee headed
toward the House floor today
with a $2,l42. 100000 tax bill.
Representative Carlson. Repub-
lican, of Kansas, committee member,
predicted "the House and the coun-
try would accept this second war
time revenue measure, which is
about one-fifth the $10,500, 900 900
asked by the administration. It
would provide new Federal revenue
to supplement the approximately
$38 ,000, 900 900 collected under pres
ent tax laws.
The bill, formally approved by the
committee last night, calls princi-
pally for higher postal rates, higher
excises on so-called luxuries-liquor,
SO a gallon; horse racing, amuse-
ments, furs, jewelry, lipstick and
other consumer items-and an in
crease in the wartime levy on cor
poration "excess profits"
Income Tax Changed Little.
1t alters but little the taxes on
individual incomes and makes no
change in the normal and surtax
levies on corporate earnings.
The 20 per cent withholding rate
against the taxable portions of
wages and salaries would remain the
same. There is no retail sales tax
plan, and present rates on estates
and gifts would not be disturbed
The committee voted against raising
excises on mouth washes and denti-
frices.
Major provisions of the bill in
clude:
/. Merger of the Victory tax with
the individual income levy, picking
up $12000,000 in the process by re-
pealing the Victory levy and rails
ing the normal personal income rate
from to 10 per cent, and adjusting
some surtaxes. Special provisions
are made to retain on the tax rolls
some 100000 persons now paying
Victory levies, but whose earnings
are not large enough to be affected
by the regular income tax. For
these the income tax will approxi-
mate their former net Victory pay
ments.
2. Boost some postal rates and
hike excises, to bring in about ST.
375 100000 additional revenue
around 100000 of which would
come from consumers of liquor, beer
and wine.
Beer, Wine Excises Raised.
After about t-facing four times, the
committee decided to put the liquor
tax at 50 a gallon, compared with
the present $6 rate. 1t previously
had fluctuated between So and $40.
The beer tax would be jumped from
81 to So barrel and wine increased
all along the line. There are no
increase in cigarette or other to-
bacco excises.
The bill would raise the in-town
letter rate from 2 cents to 3, leaving
the out-of-town charge at 8 cents;
jump the airmail rate from 6 cents
to 8, double third class mail rates,
insured and COD mail, and increase
charges for registered mail and
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Mercury Falls 10 Freezing;
38 Degrees Due Tonight

The Districts first freezing tenn
perature of the season was recorded
early today when the mercury
reached low of 80 degrees at 7:55
am.
Warmer weather was in prospect
for tonight and tomorrow. however
The mercury began rising shortly
after it touched the freezing mark
and the Weather Bureau said the
day was to be fair, with tempera-
lures rising slowly to about Al de-
grees.
A low of SO degrees is expected to-
night. The forecast for tomorrow is
warmer and partly cloudy"
The highest temperature yester-
day was A degrees, recorded at 4:1O
pm. The temperature at midnight
was 81 degrees.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
By the Associated Press

ALGIERS,. Nov. 12.-Gen. Mario
Roatta, chief Of staff OF the Italian
Army, whom the Yugoslavs have
charged with being war criminal,
has been removed from his post, 1t
was announced officially today.
The Yugoslav government-in-exile
charged that Gen. Roatta was
responsible for a reign of terror
during the Italian occupation of
Yugoslavia. and asked the Allies to
have Marshal Badoglio dismiss him.
The charges against Roatta may
be the first presented before the
United Nations commission to be
set up in London, where q decision
likely will be reached whether he
will be sent to Yugoslavia for trial
under the terms Of tho Moscow
conference. A<r
Evening star., 1943-11-12
100 Seek Lost Boy, ;,
In Ozark Mountains
~ the Associated Press.

PINDALL, Ark, Nov. IA
searching party Of more than 10(
persons combed through dense
Ozark Mountain underbrush in this
area today in search of 3-year-old
Ralph Wilson, who wandered away
from home yesterday pursuing a
friendly stray dog.
An all-night hunt by the search
ers, recruited from three nearby
counties, brought no trace of the
boy, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Wilson OF Pindall, Search County
farmers.
The wilson's said the dog showed
up at their home about three days
ago and that the boy became at
tached to 1t.
Mrs. Wilson expressed apprehen-
sion over the lightly clothed boy
because of near-freezing weather.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Axis-He|d Lands Ask
Tons Of
Food and Equipment
Inter-AIIied Committee
Forwards Requests
To UNRRA Session
BY BLAIR BOLLES,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. IA
European Allied countries now
under Axis domination have re-
quested that 45,850,0O0 metric
tons of foodstuffs, clothing
medical supplies and industria,
items be sent into those countries
during the first six months after
their liberation, the Interallied
Committee on Postwar Require
ments in London reported today
to the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Conference meet
ing here.
Asiatic estimates are unavailable
and Russia is not included in the
European estimates. Her needs would
require 23,485 900 tons of shipping
1t will be up to UNRRA to decide
whether to include nonoccupied
areas like India In the scope Of its
work, Col. John Llewellin, British
UNRRA delegate, said today.
Earlier, in his address accepting the
position of UNRRA director general
Herbert H. Lehman told the dele
gates Of the A governments which
compose this international body
that he sees his job, in broad terms
as an opportunity to lay the founda-
tions for a lasting peace as we'll as
to speed up the task Of winning
the war.
Must Determine Scope.
From now on the main issue of
the conference, and the UNRRA
Council Central Committee after the
conference meeting, will be whether
the organization will undertake q
relief and rehabilitation job on the
broad scale or operate within a
relatively narrow scope with the
simpler aim of making available to
the people liberated from the Axis
occupation their bare food, cloth
ing and medical necessities.
He implied that surplus nations
would be asked by the UNRRA te
continue rationing after the war
saying that critical shortage o1
supplies will exist Immediately after
the armistice and that one of the
chief objectives of the administra-
ton must be to see that the limited
supplies are evenly distributed.
Keynote Is Speed.
The keynote here now is action
and speed. The conference adopted
an agenda resolution presented by
Foreign Minister Masayrk of Czecho-
slovakia placing the end of the con-
ference at two weeks from Saturday
The original arrangement was to
continue it to Dcember IL. The
Claridge hotel, which is the confer
ence headquarters, has q contract
calling for five weeks.
Controversy Put Aside.
Assistant Secretary of State
Acheson, elected council chair
man yesterday, indicated at a
press conference that all controver-
sial questions incident to the pri-
mary problem of getting into action
would be showed aside at this con-
ference and dealt with later-ques-
tlons like the amount of goods each
country will need, the political ques-
tlons revolving around trying inter-
Evening star., 1943-11-12
|U.S Hold on BougoinviI|e Firm,
|Ninitz Hints More Attacks
Eorly Central Pacific Smash Indicated;
Allies Deny Jap Sinking Claims

i down. they said through thei,
spokesmen.
The naval score since the marines
landed November l on the now
firmly secured Empress Augusta Bay
beachhead thus reads:
Against Japan-Three cruisers and
eight destroyers sunk; at least II
cruisers and four destroyers damaged
and two cruisers probably damaged
Against the Allies-Damage to an
undisclosed number of warships.
Japanese claims of sinking war
ships and of a naval battle subse-
quent to the naval action reported
of Bougainville the night of Novem-
ber ID are without any basis what
soever." Gen. MacArthurs spokes-
man said.
Enemy Claim Clouded.
The November ID battle was the
one in which American warships
intercepting an enemy task force
of IL heading for the Baugainville
beachhead, sank a cruiser and four
destroyers and damaged two cruisers
and two destroyers without loss to
themselves.
Admiral Halsey's spokesman was
even more to the point. He said the
Japanese had not sunk single
Allied warship since the United
States destroyer Chevalier went
down on October 6.
Even in the Chevalier's case, the
Japanese claim was clouded. For
that destroyer sustained only damage
during a battle in the Vella Gulf
which resulted in the sinking of a
Japanese cruiser and two destroyers
and the damaging Of two other de-
+stroyers. Later the Chevalier COL
lided with another destroyer and
was cut in two,
Evening star., 1943-11-12
8 Norweeions Executed
By Nozis as Spies
Ry the Associated Press

6S tIac hocoSIdtCu EIcSS
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The Norwe.
gian Telegraph Agency said today
that eight Norwegians had beer
executed by the Germans at from.
soc October % following their con.
viction on charges of espionage ane
assisting espionage for the benefit
Of an enemy country"
Fourteen more, including three
women, were given sentences rang.
ing from six to Is years, the agency
said,
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Crosh Kills Test Pilot;
Father Died Similarly
Es the Associated Press,

DETROIT, Nov. IL. - Second 1t
John Winthrop Powell Of Fargo
N. Oak, was killed yesterday when
his plane crashed on routine flight
nine miles northwest of the Romulus
Mich.) air base.
The 21-year-old Air Service Com
mand nyer's father, Maj. George N
Powell, lost his life similarly in an
Army plane crash In the Southwest
Pacific last June.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Reds Converge
On zhitomir,
Key Rail City
Nuzis' Lost Link
Between North
And South Fronts
MAP on Page A-20.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Nov. 12.-Red Arm,
troops, pushing west from Kie,
today, were converging rapid,
on Zhitomir. strategic junction
point of the Germans last north.
south railway communication,
line short of the prewar Polish
boundary.
Occupation of Radomysl, an.
nounced in last nights communioue
put the spearheads of the Russian
lst Army of the Ukraine less than &c
miles from the vital Korosten-Zhito-
mir-Berdichev railway and only "a
miles from Zhitomir itself.
Reuters dispatches to London
today said the Reds had stormed
to point 10 miles northeast of
zhitomir)
Other units Of the 1st Army, op-
Grating Immediately to the south
captured Brusilov, 36 miles east o1
Zhitomir, and Kornin, SO miles
southeast of the junction. Berdi-
chev, junction for railways leading
to Poland and Rumania, lies A miles
to the southwest of Kornia.
Reds Advance go Miles.
Counting yesterdays gains the
Russians have advanced nearly sc
miles west Of Kiev, captured last
Saturday, toward the sole railroad
giving the Germans a direct connec-
ton between their forces at opposite
ends of the far-f flung front.
Altogether, Gen. Nikolai Vatutin's
lst Army yesterday overran more
than 100 towns and villages, in its
deepest westward drive of the cam
paign, Soviet communique said.
Cutting of the Korosten- -Berdichev
railway and the consequent splitting
of the Nazi Ukraine armies would
open the way for a direct advance
to the Polish frontier, 60 miles fur
ther west.
Other Soviet forces plunged ahead
on the Gomel front, 140 miles north
Of Kiev, the Russian bulletin said
capturing six fortified places and
killing 1000 Germans. This drive
was apparently aimed at Rechitsa
rs miles west Of German held
Gomel. which has now been by
passed.
Battling West of Newell.
Battles Of local Importance" II
which $500 Germans were slain
were reported on the north-central
front west of Newell, where Russian
forces were attempting to outflank
Vitebsk, one of the most highly
fortified German zones OF resist
ance.
Russian troops on the Eastern
Crimea beachheads have improved
their positions and killed TOO Ger
mans in repulsing vigorous counter
attacks, the communique reported
(The Berlin radio said the
Russians everywhere were en-
ploying numerically superior"
forces in an effort to force a
turning point of the entire war"
Capt. Ludwig Sertorious, Ger
man military expert, in a broad
cast recorded by the Associated
Press, said it was evidence that
in order to maintain the pace of
the offensive, now in its fifth
month, Russia was squeezing
the manpower reserves of even
those who credited Stain with
maximum of brutality and ruth
lessness."
OHe asserted that the Russians
have imported vast numbers Of
Chinese coolies to release Soviet
workers for military service.D
Evening star., 1943-11-12

Bad Weather
Slows Allied
Gains in Italy
5th Army Beats
Off Counterottock,
Takes Prisoners
By the Associated Press.

0y the ASSOClAteC Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Algiers, Nov. 12.-Extremely bad
weather and difficult terrain ir
front OF the Germans winte,
defense line slowed the Allied
drive in Italy to limited gains
Allied headquarters announced
today. .:
A one-mile advance by 1t. Gen
Mark w. Clark's Americans of the
Sth Army and the capture of one
more commanding feature on the
slopes Of Mount Canine near Mig
nano at the western end of the
Allied line were announced. Gen.
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's 9th
Army engaged in sharp patrol skirm-
tshing near Acquaviva in the central
sector and exchanged artillery fire
with the Germans across the San
gro River in the east.
A sharp German counterattack at
Calabritto near Mignano was beaten
back by the 5th Army and prisoners
were taken.
CA powerful German counter
attack" succeeded in taking hill
position and a village south of
Mignano, in italy, the German
communique said today. Amer
ican troops west of the Volturno,
despite heavy losses, are contin-
uing for days their unsuccessful
attacks on our hill positions" the
communique said)
Little Hope of Holding Gaeta.
With little change in the last "a
hours along the whole length of the
front, Allied air forces opened a
new offensive on the supply lines of
the fortress of Europe. Liberators
of the 18th Air Force reached across
the Alps into Southern France for
two smashing blows at railways and
war industries. at Annecy and near,
Cannes in cooperation with similar
assaults by the Raj in Britain. Raj
Wellingtons struck by night at the
freight yards at Prato near Florence.
The Liberators were unescorted
and all returned safely.
Despite the slow Allied march, the
Germans apparently had little hope
of holding Gaeta very long. Aerial
reconnaissance showed they had
blown up the oil tanks at that west
coast port nine miles behind the
present lines. ,,-... ..
New Demolitions at Leghorn.'
Reconnaissance also brought back
evidence that they had carried out
new demolitions At Leghorn, sinking
two more ships In Leghorn harbor
in an effort to close its northern
entrance. The Germans appar-
entity had decided to dispense with
the use of Leghorn even for coastal
shipping and sealed the harbor to
impede any Allied raids or coast
hopping landings.
There also was widespread Allied
air activity over the front and be-
hind the lines:
American invaders blew up an
ammunition dump, attacked a
bridge, strafed a locomotive and de-
stroyed four trucks near Casino, 8
miles beyond Mignano. Warhawks
attacked several strong points. Bos-
tons and Baltimores blew up
chemical works at Bussi, % miles
northeast Of Avezzano, and South
African and British fighter-bombers
,1astered numerous rl1n r,oSitionS
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Atherton Nominated
To Ambassadors Rank
Ry the Associated Press,

EN tEe ASSOclaCed PreSS,
Ray Atherton, now serving as
Minister to Canada, was nominated
by President Roosevelt today for ad.
vancement to the rank of ambas-
sador.
That was done under an arrange
ment with the Dominion, announced
yesterday, by which the two neigh
boring countries elevate their lega-
tions to the rank Of embassies and
their diplomatic representatives
from ministers to ambassadors.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
AIgiers Radio Reports
Count Sforzu in Hospitu
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The French
radio at Algiers today quoted a
report from italy that Count Carlo
Sforza is in a hospital awaiting an
urgent operation.
Count Sforza, 10. has been men,
toned as likely successor to Mar
shall Pietro Badoglio as premier in
the new Italian government now
taking shape. One of Mussolini's S
most forceful opponents, he recently
returned to Italy after a voluntary
exile OF several years.
In New York City, Countess Sforza
said that she had had no word that
her husband was awaiting an opera
ton. She said she understood that
he had suffered slight attack Of
influenza few days ago.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
British Warn French
They Will Not Allow
Disorder in Lebanon
Take Strong Position
As De GuuIIists Seize
Members Of Porlioment
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-Amid dis
orders and mounting protests
the Lebanese Parliament was
dissolved today by French Com
missioner Jean Hellu, who asked
former President Emile Eddeh tc
form a new government fol
Lebanon, the predominantly
Moslem territory between Pales-
tine and Turkey.
The British and Egyptian govern
ments, the Egyptian press and Arab
leaders protested yesterdays arrest
Of members of the government and
Parliament. The British declared
they would not permit disorder in
the Lebanon area.
One Cairo newspaper, the British
owned Bourse Egyptienne, proposed
editorially that President Roosevelt
arbitrate the dispute arising over
Lebanon's status.
Fearful of Bloodshed.
A representative of the French
Committee of Liberation at Algiers
said. the French view Lebanon as
neither a French colony nor q man.
date, but in the process Of attaining
a new status as an independent state
linked to France by treaty.
AS the Egyptian newspaper Almisri
proclaimed the French action as
initiating the Germans, both Chris
tian and Moslem leaders called on
the British Minister General at
Beirut, Lebanon's capital, to warn
that bloodshed would be inevitable
Evening star., 1943-11-12
(See COAL. Page A-6.)
(See COAL, Page A-6.J
Cey|on Downs Jap Plane;
Madras, India, Has Alert

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Nov. 12.-En-
emy planes approached Ceylon early
today and one was shot down by
anti-aircraft defenses. No bombs
were dropped.