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Evening star., 1943-05-17
La Guardia Threatens
To Cut Cheese Points

NEW YORK, May l7.-Unless the
Office of Price Administration acts
by the middle of this week. Mayor
F.. H. La Guardia says he will as
sumo responsibility of reducing
ration coupon values and prices on
cheddar cheese in New York City.
Mayor La Guardia, in his weekly
radio talk yesterday. declared hun
dreds of thousands Of pounds" of the
cheese is threatening to spoil on the
shelves Of stores Retailers are un-
able to sell the cheese he added, be-
cause Of high point values.
He said local OPA officials favor
point and price reductions, but the
step has not yet met approval by
OPA authorities in Washington.
Mayor La Guardia expressed the
view that the department of mar
kets could label the cheese perish
able and in danger of spelling, in
which case he said merchants could
avail themselves of the general
clause pertaining to the sale at re-
duced coupon value and prices of
perishables in imminent danger of
spoilage."
Mayor La Guardia, who makes
frequent short-wave broadcasts to
Italy, also forecast that Mussolini
would soon sneak out of Italy in
the dark of night
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Hambro Says Peace Plans
Require Patience
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated PRESS.
TROY. N. Y. May 17.-World
peace based on plans made by the
United Nations before the war ends
cannot endure. says DR.. C.. J. Ham
bro. president of the Norwegian
Parliament and League of Nations
before Germany overran his country.
Lasting peace must be worked
out with time and patience, through
International democratic processes, "
DR.. Hambre said yesterday in an
address at the 26th commencement
Of Russell Sage College
Small nations, he declared, 'espe-
clallv those that have borne the
hrunt of the suffering and fight in
the war, must be taken into con-
sideration" in planning the peace.
before we can discuss the politi-
cal boundaries after the war" DR..
Hambro asserted, I'VE must deal
with the more sinister problems OF
famine and epidemics, Of the dis
location of the whole populations
that have been moved far from their
homelands by the Germans and Jap
arese. and of the economic dis
ruption and agricultural ruin
Honorary degrees were awarded
to DR. Hambro and Nine Chang
kai-shek.
Liu Chieh, the Chinese minister
to Washington. received the degree
in behalf of Nine. Chang.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Lovett's Salary Eliminated
From Inferior Fundinq Bill
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The $1,000 salary of Dr. Robert
Morss Lovett, secretary of the Virgin
Islands, who has been criticized by
the Dies Committee on Un-American
Activities, was eliminated from the
Interior Departments new appropri-
alton bill today by the House Appro-
priations Committee.
1T is the unanimous opinion of
the committee that this salary, and
especially considering the present
occupant, can be eliminated at this
time without impairing to the re-
motest degree the efficiency of the
administration of the Virgin
Islands, the Appropriations Com
mittee report stated.
The committee heard DR.. Lovett
express his opinions and so-called
PHILOSOPHERS the report said, and
has reached this deliberate con-
clusion' despite communication
from Secretary Ickes defending the
island officials conduct and record.
The committee aided a $3.50
clerk k-stenographer position to the
Virgin Island appropriation Ito as
sist the Governor in performing the
duties of his Office
Already before the House is a pro-
posal to eliminate from the new de-
ficiency appropriation bill the sal
aries of Dr.. Lovett and of two
Federal Communications Commits
sion officials. William E. Dodd, jr.,
and DR.. Goodwin B. Watson Action
on the proposal was expected today.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
0PA Makes Chances
In Fuel Oil Zones
Better Adjustment Of
Rotionine Sought
BY the Associated Press,

bS tHt Associated Press.
The Office of Price Administra ton
announced numerous changes today
in It's thermal zones for next win
ter's fuel oil rationing to permit
closer adjustment of rations to sup
ply and to weather conditions.
In the East Coast and Northwest
area. zones AS B and C will be
divided by north-south line be-
tween districts l and as set up
by the Petroleum Administration.
Zone A will be broken up into
two zones: Zone Al will be the
eastern part of the present zone A
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
and upper New York State) and
zone AZ will be that part of the
present zone A which lies in PAW
district 2 wisconsin, Minnesota
Michigan, North Dakota. South Da =
kota and the northern counties of
Iowa.
Zones B and c will be similarly
divided. The new zone B-l will in
clude Massachusetts,. Connecticut
Rhode Island, Lower New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. Zone B-2
will include Upper Ohio, Upper
Indiana, Upper Illinois, Lower Iowa
Upper Missouri, Nebraska and Upper
Kansas.
Zone C-1 will include Delaware
Maryland the District, Virginia and
West Virginia.
Zone ca will include Kentucky
Lower Ohio, Lower Indiana, Lower
Missouri and Lower Kansas.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
|ckes 10 Ask Production
Of Oil Products From Coal
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
plans to ask Congress to authorize
construction of a production size
plant for extracting petroleum prod
ucts from coal
The administrator for petroleum
and solid fuels declared that tech
biological developments have ad-
vsnced to such an extent at the
Pittsburgh coal laboratory that I'VE
are ready to move out of the pilot
plant into the economics of pro-
ouction.'
Mr.. Ickes said it is necessary to
begin preparing now for the manu-
facture of synthetic fuels if the Ma
tion hopes to avoid "the sad record
that we have turned in on the shift
to synthetic rubber
In statement to the House Ap-
preparations Committee made pub
lie today, Mr.. Ickes declared that
we now know how and have made
heating oils, bomber oils, Diesel
fuels, kerosenes and gasolines from
coal"
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Is Ship Survivors Die
As lifeboats Capsize
By the Associated Press.

by tIie Associated PRESS.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Al
officers and crew members of a small
United States merchant vessel tor
pedoed and sunk by an enemy sub
marine in the North Atlantic early
In March survived the attack but Is
of them lost their lives when their
lifeboats were swamped by heavy
seas, the Navy announced today.
Two of the % ultimate survivors
of the merchant sinking were landed
here and one. the captain, told the
story to Navy officials.
He said the submarine fired one
torpedo and he gave the order to
abandon ship.
The officers and crew took to two
lifebOats which were launched
despite mountainous seas
Within two hours a rescue vessel
sighted one Of the boats but in at
tempting to board the rescue ship
the lifeboat capsized. The second
boat was sighted two hours later
and it, too, overturned during rescue
efforts.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Springer Sees School
New Deal Propaganda
Cites PomphIet Put Out
By National Association

Representative Springer, Republi-
can, of Indiana told the House to-
day he had come across IAN obvious
attempt to invade our public school
system" with heavy plated New
Deal propaganda
Citing a 93-page pamphlet en-
titled my Part in This War" put
out by the National Association of
Secondary School Principals, Mr..
Springer called his colleagues at
tention to a section he said was con-
tributed by DR.. Walter D. Cooking
and Marcus Rosenblum of the Of
fee of Price Administration.
1T praises the Federal Security
Administration, an expensive crea-
ture of the New Deal" said Mr.
Springer, adding:
1T urges that grade labelling be
given public support. This is an
other controversial issue recognized
as the brain child of New Deal
agencies bent on Standardization
1t attempts to minimize the
seriousness of strikes In time of war
by adroitly handling statistics on
man hours lost by comparison with
other causes of absenteeism It
strongly conveys the impression that
the press and radio give unfair
treatment to Government an
nouncements by distortion to make
the news more interesting;
and that the facts on rubber short
age were grossly and persistently
confused, occasionally to the pri-
vate advantage of those muddying
the water"
Mr.. Springer said the publication
is being urged "on the public school
authorities as high school text
book"
Evening star., 1943-05-17
North Carolina Town Poll
Finds Mayor Not a Voter

BY the Associated Press.
KENANSVILLE, N. c.. May IT,
The citizens of this county seat town
held their biennial municipal cleo
ton on May II, but they haven't
settled the Office holding business
by a long shot.
They since have discovered that
j. r. Grady. who was elected
Mayor by a six-vote ma jority. Is not
registered as q qualified voter of the
town.
One member of the Board of
Aldermen, e. G. Tyndall, also is not
a legally qualified voter.
Not only that, but they held their
election a week late, according to
regulations prescribed by the State
Legislature for municipal elections.
Now they don't know who should
hold office--the incumbents or the
newly elected officers. It Is up to
the State attorney general to say.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Higher Stroto- Bomber Flights
Possible With New Process

If the brushes fail and batteries
are drained of power, a bombing
planes radio, radio compass, land
ing gear. lights. landing flaps. gun
turrets and other vital auxiliaries
cannot operate.
The new process involves i'm
pregnating the porous carbon with
chemical ingredient, unidentified
as a military secret, which becomes
a lubricant when the brushes are
pressed against the revolving cop
per commutator by strong springs
The ingredient puts Aim on the
copper to lessen friction that rasps
ordinary brushes into powder in
the thin. dry air of attitudes above
$4,000 feet.
"Untreated brushes" said Dr.
Elsey, were satisfactory for low
altitude flying, but beyond $4,000
feet under fighting electrical loads
they disintegrated into dust in a
few hours. This limited high
altitude flights, endangered trained
| crews and valuable ships"
Evening star., 1943-05-17
36 Conservatives |
In Parliament. Offer
Postwar Outline
Adequate Military
Occupation Of Reich
Among Proposals
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May l7.--Looking for
ward to the problems which will
confront the United Nations after
the war. 36 Conservative members
of Parliament have approved re-
port urging adequate military oc-
cupation of Germany and forma-
tion of an Allied council Of control
to govern many international &C
tivitieS.
The memorandum, prepared un-
der the Craftsmanship of Sir John
WardlaW Milne, pointed out that
owing to the many difficult ques-
tions to be settled" it probably will
be several years after the cessation
OF hosttlities before peace treaty
can be formulated.
In the meantime, it said, the pro-
posed Allied council would be
charged with the duty of preserving
order and carrying out the immedi-
ate rehabilitation of 0ermany's
armed forces.
The council also would supervise
the "dismantling of the airplane in
dustry and would control where nec-
essary the closing down of Ger
many's war potential, including
heavy and chemical industries to the
extent to which they are the basis
for the production of munitions"
The council, the report said, would
be empowered to bring to trial be-
fore military courts German leaders
accused OF crimes against the people
of occupied lands. Such courts
would be constituted by the govern
ment of the state whose nationals
have been victims of crimes"
Evening star., 1943-05-17
High Court Refuses 10 Act
On Future Profits ON Land
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court ruled today
that the Cover elnment. in determin-
ing compensation for condemned
property, is not required to consider
profits which might have been re-
celVed by the owner in the future
through private power development.
The five -to-four decision, delivered
by Justice Douglas. applied to land
condemned by the Government for
Use by the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority in connection with construc-
ton by the Government agency.
Among other actions today the
court:
Ruled, 4 to 2. that a radio station
whose operating license would be
affected has right to intervene in
proceedings before the Communica-
tions Commission to determine
whether facilities of another station
should be increased.
Refused for a second time to re-
view a decision approving plan
for the reorganization of the Chi
cago e. Northwestern Railway Co.
worked out by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The review was
first denied April 49,
Evening star., 1943-05-17
CAPTURE Of Won Cramm
In Iunisia Confirmed

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, May 17.-Allied
authorities announced without ell
alteration today that Baron Gott-
fried Won Cramm, German tennis
champion, was among the prisoners
captured in the Tunisian campaign
The Morocco radio reported
the capture Saturday night.
"a Davis Cup team star, the
baron was reported in advices
from Berlin in August, 1910, to
have been called to military
service with an anti-aircraft
unit.
(His long sports career was in
terrupted by a sentence May IA,
1888. to a year in prison on a
morality charge. He was freed
on parole after serving seven
months The United States SUBJ
sequently denied him visa to
enter 1899 competition at Forest
Hills, N. "
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Raids
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'COntlnued from First Page.)
ply and flood control than for power
The raids last night marked the
fifth successive night of attacks
against continental targets by Brit
ain based squadrons which, with
North African forces. are closing on
the Axis in an aerial pincer move
ment.
The Allied offensive thundered
into its sixth consecutive day as five
enemy aircraft were reported de-
stroyed during Allied attacks on the
continent this morning.
Nine bombers and one fighter of
the forces based in England were
declared missing from the night S
operations, which also included ex-
tensive fighter plane operations
against occupied territory
The raid on Berlin was the third
In four nights. There was no i'm
mediate indication just how heavy
last nights attack was, but the raids
last Thursday and again on Sat-
urday by speedy Royal Air Force
Mosquito planes, were diversion as
saults in connection with other
heavy forays.
The German radio announced that
Northern, Central and Western Ger
many were the RATS targets last
night and an early claim was made
that four Raj planes were shot
down.
The current air offensive, launched
with the heavy raid on Duisburg
last Wednesday night, was fol-
lowed by record d-breaking American
smashes on successive days at
Meaulte and st. Omer, Kiel and
Antwerp and Emden; by British
bombers blasting at Bochum, Berlin
and Czechoslovakia, and by con-
tinued strafing of targets in France
and the Lowlands.
Germans Retaliate.
In retaliation, the Germans struck
back during the night with their
heaviest attack on London since last
February. but their assaults, which
caused three alerts in AZ hours, did
not come up to the Coventry" type
OF 1910 and l94l.
The second alert lasted more than
two hours, London's longest since
last July 30.
The suburban London districts
suffered most heavily from the
attacks. The German planes, be-
lieved to have been fighter -bombers.
came over singly and in pairs and
were met by heavy showers of anti
aircraft fire around the edges of the
capital, as we'll as by some Raj
night fighters.
Four of the high-fying fighter
bombers which made three swift
stabs at the capital were doWned
by the tight British defenses, but
it was reliably estimated that not
more than 20 enemy planes crossed
the coast. The engagement repre-
sented 20 per cent loss for the
attacking force.
The total length OF the three
aierts was longer than In any night
since June. 1e4l.
xAllied fighter planes. Including
Evening star., 1943-05-17
bund Members Rest
Case Without Denial
Attorney Offers Copy
Of Groups Bosic Low
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO May l7.-Counsel for
nine former German American
Bund members the Government is
seeking to denaturalize rested their
case today without offering any ora
testimony in refutation of prosecu-
ton allegations that the Bund was
an arm OF the Nazi government.
Joseph T. Harrington of counsel
for the defendants, announced that
he wished to offer in evidence only
copy of the constitution of the
Bund, adopted in 1885, and amend
ments, and would thereafter sub
nit briefs. The Government fin
ished its case last week.
Federal Judge William ]. Campbell
allowed the defense Is days to study
Government exhibits and file OBJ
jections if desired. Thereafter the
Government and defense will file
briefs and the court will file an
opinion. From the time periods al
lotted it was apparent there could
be no decision for at least a month.
Under the proceedings agreed on,
If the court should find that the
bund was an n-American organi-
zation. functioning as an arm of the
German government. then each de-
fendant would be given a separate
trial on the dena aturalization issue
itself.
Defendants were DR.. Otto Will
lumeit, under sentence in New York
and Connecticut for espionage and
violation of the Selective Service
Act; his former secretary, Mrs. Irene
Matz; Karl Herman Sautter, Fried
rich Kiefer, Carl August Vogel, Hugo
Johannes Luethje, Ernest Henry
Scharf, Frank Alphone Schoennagel
and Frederick Ohrt.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
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extension as it assigned the dispute
to a three-member panel, which Mr..
Lewis also ignored.
Nations Security at Stake.
Unless the UNIV decides to COM
ply with the boards order in the
interim, Mr. Morse said, "the panel
will shortly make its factual re-
port. On the basis OF which the
board will proceed to decide the
case on its merits.
IF the board were to fail to
follow the foregoing procedure, it
would constitute a discrimination
against all other labor unions and
employers, who have complied with
the exact procedures followed in this
case. Such failure might jeopardize
the effectiveness OF the national no.
strike, no-lockout agreement.
THE board must follow this pro-
cedure II the final determination of
this case is to be governed by law
and not by one man. The SOW
ereignty and security OF the Ma
ton are at stake
Mr.. Lewis had said in New York
yesterday that the UNIV would not
attend todaF's session.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Axis Crews ScuttIe
Two Ships Trapped
Running Blockade
British Holt Vessels
Coming From Far Eost
With Rich Coreoes
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, May 1.-Two Axis
vessels attempting to break the
Allied blockade of the continent
have been scuttled by their
crews after interception by Brit
ish Warships, an Admiralty COM
munique said tonight.
One blockade runner, the 4,793-
ton Silvaplana. was inward bound
from the Far East with valuable
cargo of rubber and tin," the COM
munique said. The cruiser Adven-
ture sighted her 200 miles off Cape
Finisterre, Spain, and ordered her to
stop, Whereupon the crew started
coming over the sides.
Flames enveloped the blockade
runners bridge and series of ex-
plosions rent her hull" the Ad-
miralty said, burning fiercely and
with her ammunition exploding she
heeled over and sank stern first"
The entire crew, including more
than 100 German Navy personnel,
was rescued.
The other ship was the 8O68-ton
Regensburg "also heavily laden and
inbound from the Far East" 1t
was intercepted between Greenland
and Iceland by the cruiser Glasgow
patroling in the Denmark Strait.
Warning shots brought her to a
halt and signs of panic Immediately
were apparent aboard. the Ad-
miralty said. The crew started
jumping overheard, the Regensburg
signaled Il STOP" and the Glasgow
ceased fire.
Soon afterward, the Regensburg
was fired with scuttling charges and
her crew abandoned ship" the COM
munique said. Due to icy waters
and heavy sea, only six of the large
company was saved, the Admiralty
said
Evening star., 1943-05-17
Burglar Gets Seven Years
For Transporting Gems
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, May 17.-Robert
Nicholson, 26. Duluth, MINI, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced by Fed
eral District Judge John c. Collet
to seven years in prison today on
charge of transporting $4,000 in
stolen jewelry from Minnesota to
Missouri.
Nicholson, arrested March 27 in
q downtown tavern, burglarized a
Minneapolis jewelry store. the Gov
ernment charged. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Herbert H Freer
said Nicholson was wanted in Chi
cago on a Dyer Act charge and in
Cincinnati on bank robbery
charge.
Nicholson's attorney pleaded for
leniency on the jewel charge be-
cause Nicholson was wanted sew
eral other places and he should be
given an opportunity to divide up
his time and let others have their
turns"
Mr.. Freer said Nicholson twice
before broke jail, once at Covington,
KY. and q second time at Rock.
ford, III.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
|Meot-Hunery Thousands Seek
Lessons on Rabbit Ruisinq

DR.. GabrielSon told the subcOm-
mittee.
To whet their appetites, he add
ed, rabbit meat could be produced
quickly, requiring only 80 days from
the mating season until the young
are ready for market.
Rabbit meat production is small
in comparison with beef and other
meats, but DR.. Gabrielson said. the
rabbitry has real place in present.
day domestic economy"
Citing precedents for his divisions
food for victory campaign" DR..
Gabrielson told the subcommittee
Italy required every householder to
maintain at least one doe and that
Germany and Great Britain both
had become large rabbit producers.
Evening star., 1943-05-17
knox Declares Allies
Now Hold Initiative
In All Parts Of World
But Warns Against Silly
OPTIMISM Since War
Is Only at Beginning
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 17.-Secretary
OF the Navy Knox declared today
that whether you go east or
west, north or south-every-
where you go-the initiative now
is in Allied hands"
THE war is yet at it's beginning,
good beginning, but only be-
ginning" he told members of tie
Boston Advertising Club at their
noon luncheon.
Tremendous Change" Seen.
"The initiative has passed from
Axis to Allied hands, he asserted.
When the war broke out the United
States was wondering when the
Axis was going to strike next"
While Hitler and Mussolini and
TOTO were spreading their forces to
meet the Allied attack. he added,
we called "the time and place be-
cause the initiative is ours"
Come what may now" he de-
clared, 1T will be the Allies who
strike, not the Axis. That is tre-
| mendouS change"
Secretary Knox warned against
SILLY optimism about the quick end
ing of the war
He said that the United States
was increasing the speed of its pro-
duction because of increased skill
of workers.
More tanks, planes, guns and
ships are being made daily by the
| United States, he added
U-Boat Picture Improves.
Earlier, the Secretary said at
| press conference that the United
Nations battle against the subma-
rine was generally improving. but
was subject to ups and downs
March was very bad" he said
during press conference April
was good month and May has
been satisfactory thus far"
He said that the japanese we're
using submarines differently than
the Germans by employing the
undersea craft as part of their feet.
His only comment on the invasion
of Attu in the Aleutians was that
the battle was moving along salts
factorily.'
The Navy by no means has
reached its peak he added. "Nu-
merically there will be twice as
many ships in use at the end of
l943 as there were at the end Of
1912"
The number Of airplane carriers.
he added, would increase many
times by the end of 1943, compared
with the end of 1912.
Every type of vessel is increasing
at the planned rate and ahead of
schedule he asserted.