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Evening star., 1943-07-09
; Minor District Bills
Passed by Congress-;
4 Await Fall Action
Commissioners Authorized
To Spend B!oekout Funds
To Unity OCD Services

Congress completed action on
three minor District bills in the clos
ing hours of the session yesterday,
but four other measures passed by
the Senate were left to await House
action in September. The three that
go to the President for signature
are.
Authorizing the Commissioners to
spend $25 900 year out OF the black
out fund for salaries and other ex-
penses to coordinate the functions
of the Civilian War Services organ
ization.
To permit St. Elizabeth's Hospital
to buy butter substitutes when but
ter is not available during the war
emergency.
Granting permission for the burial
of not more than two persons in the
Scottish Rite Temple at Sixteenth
and S streets NV.
Senate Bills Await Action.
The bills passed by the Senate, but
left to await later House action are ::
To increase the salary of the re-
corder of deeds from Sc, 400 to So 900
a year and the superintendent of
the National Training School for
Girls from $2,700 to $500.
To require the District assessor to
mail real estate tax bills on August
l each year to the record owner of
each lot or parcel. The assessor al
ready mails bills to all property
owners whose addresses are known.
This list of correct addresses now
numbers 100000 out of 10000 real
property owners. An additional
10000 bills are distributed through
real estate agents.
To require the District to mail
notices to all owners of tax-exempt
property, notifying them of the
statement that must be filed an
nually showing the use to which the
property is devoted.
Library May Get Publications.
To designate the free Public
Library of the District as a deposi-
tory for Government publications,
which would make available for
purchase of other books the money
now spent to buy Government doc
uments. In the States members of
Congress are permitted to designate
institutions entitled to receive copies
of Government publications. but the
District, having no representation in
Congress, has not been eligible
under that law.
The bill authorizing two burials
in the Scottish Rite Temple was re-
quested by John H. Cowles. grand
commander of the Supreme Council,
Thirty-third Degree. of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry, Southern Jurisdiction. Mr.
Cowles told the Senate District
Committee of his long interest in
the erection of the temple here. and
explained that he wanted to be
buried there. when the end comes,
in the surroundings where I have
labored and where are the memo
ries and happy incidents of my life"
Evening star., 1943-07-09
Five Major AirIines
To Cut Fares July IS
By Varying Amounts
General Rote Reduction
Ordered Originally by
Civil Aeronoutics Board

Airlines serving Washington will
reduce their passenger rates July IS.
The reduction will be in connec-
ton with general fare reductions
of five major airlines, operating
most of the air routes of the Nation.
Reductions will amount to $685.
from Washington to Los Angeles,
Is cents to New York or Chicago,
s225 to st. Louis, s.. 10 to Cincinnati,
81 05 to Atlanta.
The reductions are the result of
an order of the Civil Aeronautics
Board served March on the Amer
ican, Eastern, Transcontinental A
Western Air, United and Western
airlines to show cause why they
should not reduce their fares.
During the hearings before the
board in 1912 on airmail rates, the
board suggested that the lines re-
duce rates 10 per cent.
On June Is of this year the board
dismissed the show cause orders
after the five lines agreed to make
voluntary reductions on July Is.
We do not expect that the fare
reductions will result in an in
crease IN business at this time, +"
said Charles A, Rheinstrom. vice
president of American. but We are
glad to be able TO offer lower fares
/ to our paSsengers.
A spokesman for Pennsyivania
Central AirIines said his company,
serving Cleveland. Detroit. Pitts
burgh. Chattanooga and Norfolk.
Va, with headquarters in Washing
ton. will not reduce fares on its
own line but will fight the boards
order.
Some of the old and new fares
from Washington mot including
the 10 per cent Government tax
are:
Evening star., 1943-07-09
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Blue coupons, Book Stamps let

Blue coupons, Book stamps let
tered N, P and @ are valid until
August 7.
Red coupons, Book 2+These can be
exchanged for meats. fats, etc.
Stamps lettered p and @ are
valid now, will be good until the
end of July. R stamps will be
good from July IL to July 81, in
elusive S stamps will be valid
July 18 through July 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and Is in ra-
ton book No. l may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning.
Each will be good for 5 pounds
through October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds Of sugar per person for
home canning must make appli-
cation to their ration boards for
all over this amount. .
For regular allowances of sugar
for general use coupon No. l3 in
book / Is good for pounds
through August Is.
Coffee-Stamp No. 81 will be good
for pound until July II. Stamp
No. % will be good from July 70 to
August IL.
Gasoline-Pleasure driving is forbid
den to holders of all types of gaso-
line rations.
Existing ct" allowances of gaso-
line must last their holders
through July Is.
No. ga coupons are good for 3
gallons each through July II.
b and C coupons, good for ~.
gallons each, expire on dates in
dicated Ia individual books.
Shoes Stamp No ~ Is good for one
pair through October 81.
Fuel Oil--Each coupon is good for
the number of units marked in
large numbers on its face.
Period No. coupons OF last
seasons ration are valid for 10
gallons per unit through Septem-
Der 80.
Period No. / coupons in new
fuel oil rations became good July
l and are valid for 10 gallons per
unit through next January 4.
Applications for this seasons :
rations should be filled out proper
ly and returned to local boards
Immediately.
Evening star., 1943-07-09
Army Probes
Plane Crash
In Bethesda
'Chutes Save Two;
Croft Misses Houses,
Plunges in Gorden

Army Air Force officials at Boiling
Field today were investigating the
crash of training plane in a VIC
tory Garden plot at Bethesda, Md,
last night In which the pilot and q
crew member had parachuted to
safety.
Boiling Field public relations OH
cials identified the pilot as 1t. j. g.
Thames of Milton, Fla, and the crew
member rs Sergt. Dominick Cicargo,
whose home address was not avail
able. The plane was on a routine
training flight from an Alabama air
field to Boiling Field.
Bethesda police said the plane
crashed shortly before 10 pm. at
the rear of the Bethesda Recreation
Center in an area bounded by Glen
brook road, Kennedy drive and
Bradley boulevard.
Police said that while scores OF
residents in the area had observed
the plane as 1t zig-zagged only few
feet above their housetops, it took
police Is or 20 minutes to locate the
wrecked plane.
Observers said the plane fell from
an estimated altitude of 500 feet
narrowly missed an apartment house
and two dwellings and struck the
soft titled ground where almost 100
persons have their Victory gardens
The planes motor was buried al
most feet in the earth.
Police said 1t. Thomas landed In
tree in front OF 1905 Davidson
drive, Bethesda, and Sergt. Cicargo
landed in a tree in front of 420s
Warren street NV.
The plane was demolished, but
most Of the damage to the gardens
was caused by crowds that trampled
over the surrounding plots.
Evening star., 1943-07-09
Man Fined for Operating
Stable as Roominq House

John D. White. colored, operator
of a two-story stable converted into
a rooming house in the rear of 620
M street NV, was fined $l20 in
Municipal Court today on charges
of maintaining insanitary condi-
tions.
Health Department Inspector Da-
vid P. Jones said IS persons are
living in the place, which is only
20 feet long and Is feet wide.
Mr.. Jones charged the building
lacked electricity. water and sani-
tary facilities. He described condi-
tions as "deplorable. Health De-
partment authorities said the place
would be closed as unfit for human
habitation.
The defendant told Judge George
D. Nelson he had given up operation
of the building. In imposing SEN
tence, Judge Nelson said he was
shocked" that such living condi-
tions could exist in Washington.
Evening star., 1943-07-09
Moneure Resigns School
Post in Alexandra

Henry T. Moncure. principal of
George Washington High School in
Alexandria, has resigned to enter
another line of work." T. C. Will
liams, superintendent of city schools,
said today.
Mr.. Williams said Mr.. Moncure,
who has been connected with the
Alexandria schools for 20 years, gave
no other reason for his resignation
Mr.. Williams said it has been ac-
cepted by the School Board.
Principal of George Washington
since it was formed in 1885 by
combining Alexandria and George
Mason. Mr.. Moncure formerly had
been principal of Alexandria High
School. He had been a teacher in
the public schools for 20 years.
Evening star., 1943-07-09
CantreII Optimistic
On NYA Machinery
For Training School
District Con Make Out
Strong Case on Need,
Official Declares

District school officials moved
speedily today to obtain for their
vocational training courses the use
of National Youth Administration
machinery at the training school at
Thirteenth and s streets NV, val
ued at 100000.
This step followed adoption by
Congress yesterday of an amend
ment permitting NYA equipment to
be lent to vocational training schols
for the duration of the war and six
months thereafter, If not required
by other Federal agencies.
Lawson J. Cantrell, assistant su-
perintendent of schools, said he be-
heved the District can show need
and make out strong case, despite
the priority given Federal agencies.
Under the amendment adopted by
Congress, control of NYA property
will rest with the Procurement Divi-
sion of the Treasury Department.
Where NYA equipment is lent to
political subdivisions, approval OF the
Federal commissioner of education
also is required. .-..-.
Mr.. Cantrell said he got in touch
today with the Procurement DiW-
sion and the commissioner of educa-
ton Offices in order to have the
District schools claim given early
consideration. ,-
Procurement Division officials
said they would study the law, con-
fer Immediately with NYA authori-
ties, and then adopt procedure to
serve as 4 national pattern" Mr.
Cantrell said. They indicated they
hoped to have their policy decided
by Tuesday. / am certain the offics
of commissioner of education will
support our position, for we car
show we sent classes to the NYA
workshop for training of wal
workers, inasmuch as we Lacked
adequate equipment ourselves.
Il feel no time will be lost in es-
tablishing policy District schoo
officials will do everything possible
to obtain use of the NYA machinery
and we believe we can make out q
strong case solely on the bases OF
need and in furtherance of the wal
effort"
NYA trained 1000 students yearly
in Washington since 1885. APPROX
mately the same number Of District
boys and girls attended vocational
classes taught during the last school
year.
Evening star., 1943-07-09
6-Month Suspension
Appealed, Man Loses
Gas Book for Duration
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, July 9.-The
District Once of Price Admins
tration. in an unprecedented
action on an appeal, today in
creased from six months to two
years or the duration, which,
ever Is greater" the penalty
against Richmond motorist.
The defendant. George G.
Butler, was charged with nom
essential driving to Washington
June and with speeding in
Alexandria, and the local ration
board gave him a six months
suspension. Later, he also was
charged with pleasure driving
in another instance on May %.
Evening star., 1943-07-09
Crews Of Boys, 10 to Is,
Bring In Virginia Crops
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
WINCHESTER, July 9.-Boys 10
to is, harvesting by night, are bring
ing in the wheat and barley crops
for Clarke County farmers, NOV
ing in crews to a farm, finishing
a job and then moving on to an
other.
John A Lloyd of Berryville said
his crew worked all day and until
1:30 am. one day this week, and
started work again at 7::30 am.
Evening star., 1943-07-09
Comp Fire Girls to Cook

One hundred and twenty five
Camp Fire Girls and Blue Birds
from the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area will take part In the cook -out
at 10:30 am. tomorrow, on the
grounds Of the Lynnbrook Elemen-
tary School, under the sponsorship
of the Montgomery County Camp
Fire Guardians Association,
Evening star., 1943-07-09
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WAR BONDS
Priority for Berlin

While telephone equipment in the
United States is keeping pace with
increased demands, we're making
and using more now than ever we
did for war Use. Got q special call
to make on Fuehrer Adolf.
We're not going to do 1t by long
distance either. but we'll need mil
lions Of dollars worth of equipment
that must be purchased with your
War bond savings.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06
Workers EnsIoved

In the initial squirt Of expansion
of Japanese war industry after 1897,
a shortage Of labor was very quickly
felt. Even absorption of workers
from smaller plants and workshops
did not provide enough hands, and
small merchants, clerks and white
collar workers were also forced into
war industry.
In this first phase wages were
allowed TO rise and competition
among war plants for the limited
supply of labor sent them even
higher.
1t was only later that the work.
ers discovered that this brief
phase was only the bait to lure
them into the most abject slav-
cry that even the sweated labor
of Japan has ever known.
Deprived of any means of defense
by the previous smashing of the
trade unions with which we shall
deal in another article-the work.
ers could not hope successfully to
escape from this trap from which
only the military defeat Of Japan
will free them.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06
Clio Supports
Bill to Help
Europe's Jews

Washington, Dec. Declaring
that the CLIO fights for the rights
of all minority groups, Asst. d.
rector of Research Kermit Eby this
week urged the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs to support II. r.
1853, a bill to permit the establish
ment Of commission TO aid the
rescue of Jews in Europe.
Eby said that the effect such
action would have on the morale
of Europe's underground forces is
obvious las is the influence of such
action on the governments in
Hitler's vassal states" who mo
longer are so absolutely certain Of
the triumph of Hitler"
Ely told the committee that our
democratic government rests on
the acceptance of the basic belief
that Protestants, Catholics and
Jews are united in their stand that
human values are to be respected,
and that all men are truly of
God"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06

War League In China, Of which
many Of them have become men,
bers, the prisoners began to answer
this question from the facts of their
own separate and collective expert
ence. One of the sections of the
groups devoted itself exclusively
to questions of industry and labor.
Here are the conclusions of this Sec
ton as evolved from Its discussions:
Contrary to the loosely-held
view that the Japanese militarists
harnessed the capitalists fOrcibly
to their ambitions and drove them
against their will into that Paci-
fic war, the prisoners assert posi-
lively that the war in China
brought the great trusts and the
war machine so close together
that even before Pearl HarbOr 1t
became impossible to distinguish
between their interests.
At that time all economy was al
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06

practically all the functioning in
dustry in Japan. To them too has
gone the lions share of the great
resources captured by the japanese
forces in 1941-42.
The political result Is that Japa-
nese finance capital and the Japa-
nese militarists have been welded
into an indissOluble block COM
mitted TO the end Of Japan's war
Of aggression. The Diet and the
Japanese form Of constitutional
government, whose only function,
in any case, was TO iron out differ
ences between various sections Of
the ruling groups, have become
superfiuOus.
Japanese fascism, which has
steadily usurped power in the coun-
try since the invasion of China's
Manchurian provinces in 1881, has
at last achieved final consolidation.
Now let us see what this has
meant TO the japanese people and
especially TO the japanese workers
who, because of the expansion Of
war industry, comprise an ever
greater part of the population as
whole.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06

ready geared 10 war, and shortages
in the supply Of both raw materials
and power were putting small i'm
dustries out of business wholesale.
Many small factories were put up
for sale but for a long period there
was no one TO buy them.
Then the great Japanese trusts,
Mitsui and Mitsubishi, came into
the field. Mitsui had engaged chief
ly in trade, including huge pur-
chases Of scrap and oil from Amer
lea. Now it turned to heavy indus
try. Mitsubishi also converted its
activities TO the needs of war. Both
began TO buy up the bankrupt fac
tories right and left at rock bot
tom prices.
They became convinced that the
military adventures they had once
feared created q never-to-be-re-
peated opportunity for increasing
their already powerful throttle
hold on Japanese industry.
At first the trusts paid for their
purchases in cash, but the very high
total Of the sums changing hands
began to threaten the country with
imitation. 1t was then that the
militarist-dominated government
made its greatest gift TO Japanese
finance capital. Under the Law
Regulating the Application Of Capt.
tal," passed by the s3rd session Of
the Japanese Diet, sellers of fac
tories are compelled to accept pay
ment not in money but in shares Of
the buyer concern. More than this,
owners of inactive factories are now
compelled to sell whether they
want 10 or not.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06

malnutrition and bad living con-
ditions.
To remedy the situation among
the unemployed, Domenech said
that the Confederation of Workers
urges:
Permanent rehabilitation Of the
Island through the free flow OF
commerce between Puerto Rico
and the U. S. by curbing the un-
necessary restrictions that ut
present hamper this commerce.
The setting up of emergency pub
lie works projects with Federal
funds Immediately.
A technical study of the posi-
bilities of using many thousands Of
acres of land in the mountainous
section Of the island for the 6evel-
opment of a rubber project.
Free transportation Of skilled
workers and farmers from Puerto
Rico to the United States to aid
the manpower shortage In the
war industries and on farms.
Appropriation of Federal funds
for a fishing and canning project
to give work 10 unemployed and
provide fish for local needs at lower
prices.
Removal of restrictions on impor-
tation of meats, 10 lower prices.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06
JAW Soldier
Wounded In
Sicily Battle

Cairo, Egypt. Dec. 4-Pvt. Joseph
G. Velosky, a member of the ClO
United Auto Workers and formerly
employed as press operator at
the Chrysler Corp. in Detroit, is
convalescing at general hospital
in this area, the American Red
Cross reported this week.
Velosky, who was wounded to-
ward the end Of the Sicilian CAM
paign, told a Red Cross social
worker how 1t happened:
my platoon was TO take a GER
tain hill way out in the country
side. We contacted the enemy, but
not until we were right on top OF
them. ! was in prone position,
armed with a Springfield O-3, with
grenade launcher attached.
The enemy sent up few flares.
After they went out heard some
thing thud to my right, followed
by a loud bang. 1t was one Of
their grenades. received slight
shoulder wound. A minute or so
later a rifle bullet went through
my right forearm.
This rendered me useless for
further aid to my platoon. So re-
manning in a prone position, I
pushed myself backwards out of
the enemy's range, to get first aid
treatment. This was my last con-
tact with my organization"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06
WLB OKs Union Dues

Washington, Dee. 4-Payment Of
union dues Is an equitable and
reasonable" responsibility imposed
on union members by the grant Of
a maintenance of membership
clause, the War Labor Board Ship
building Commission ruled this
week In a decision on dispute on
contract terms between the CLIO
Marine & Shipbuilding Workers and
Bethlehem Steel's Shipbuilding Di-
vision. d ast
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06

Puerto Rican General Confederation
of Workers, now living in Newark,
". j., where he is a member Of the
CLIO United Electrical, Radio &
Machine Workers employed as
technician at the Westinghouse
plant. He was in Washington to
testify at hearings held this week
before the Senate subcommittee on
Insular Affairs.
About IS percent Of the Islands
working population, Domenech
said, Is dependent directly or In
directly, upon the sugar cane in
dustry for a living. War condi-
tons have disrupted Puerto
Rico's main industry and thrown
some 100000 workers out Of jobs.
The average yearly wage in the
sugar cane industry even in nor
NAL times is only 5000 year, DOM
enech declared. Due TO the sea-
sonal nature of the industry, work.
ers are employed only six months
of the year.
He said that authorities in the
Island estimated that $40 a year
was the minimum income necessary
TO maintain the essentials of a
decent standard of living.
Thousands OF workers are suf-
fering from tuberculosis and
other ailments brought on by
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06
Government Power

A second measure, THE Adjust
ment Of Enterprises Law" gives
the government the right TO take
over all such factories and distrib-
ute their plants 10 the heavy in
dustries. Thus, under the guise Of
government policy. a few great
trusts have acquired ownership Of
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06
Truth About Japan
Barred by Prisoners
BY ISRAEL EPSTEIN

o.
raden strikes
Of in whom
Japanhr
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-06
100000 Puerto Ricans
JobIess Despite U. S. Need
For More War Workers

WASHINGTON Dec. "A story of hunger and misery
forced upon 100000 ess American citizens as told this
week by visitor to the National CLIO Office sounded strange
the clamor about manpower shortages raging here
He nj. A. Domenech overseas representative Of the
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Planning in Advance
Saves Shopping Time
Know What You Want
By Careful Preparation

Know what you want before YOU
start out on a household shopping
tour. Make your lists and your
plans SO that you are well armed
against mistakes.
Take careful measurements of
spaces for furniture, sizes of floor
for rugs and length OF windows for
draperies. Secure color samples to
carry with you along with the list
OF measurements.
In these days it may require pa
tience and considerable footwork to
get what you want, but, except In
rare cases, you will eventually be
able to find what you desire at the
price you wish to pay. It is a good
plan to have an alternate plan and
color scheme just in case the first
one cannot be worked out.
SHOP early at q time when the
stores are uncrowded. Take time
to compare quality differences and
prices. Check your plan carefully
to avoid white elephant" pur-
chases which will be costly and
throw your whole scheme off-key.
Time, transportation. deliveries
and stocks are curtailed to a GER
tain degree these days. All of these
things must be taken into consid-
Grafton. Do everything you can by
advance planning to save effort on
your own part and to make it
possible for the stores to give you
their best service,