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Evening star., 1943-06-29
Barney Ross Awarded
Silver Star Medal
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June %. - Sergt.
Barney Ross, Marine Corps hero of
Guadalcanal and former worlds
lightweight boxing champion. will
be awarded the Silver Star Medal
for conspicuous gallantry in action
against the enemy" the Marine
Corps announced today.
The presentation will be made
July 4 during tribute to America S
heroes" program over the Blue Net
work.
The retired pugilistic champion
stood guard, at risk of his life, over
three wounded comrades last No.
vember 10 after refusing to be evac-
uated with his Marine unit, which
had been ordered to the rear after
being isolated in dangerous under
brush.
He remained in the advanced po-
sition and during the night fired
more than $50 rounds of ammuni-
tion. He was credited with seven
dead Jap snipers and 10 probables.
His courage won him a promotion
on the field from private first class
to corporal.
Sergt Ross has been on indefinite
hospital furlough for treatment of
malaria.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Germans Claim Sinking
OF British Cruiser
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, June 29.-The Berlin
radio reported today that Ger
man submarine had sunk British
cruiser and torpedoed another vessel
in attacks on q naval squadron in
the Mediterranean.
The broadcast, recorded by Reu-
ters, was without confirmation from
any Allied source.
Earlier q Reuters dispatch from
Lisbon quoted Portuguese sources as
saying German planes had attacked
.southbound British convoy OF the
southwestern tip Of Portugal and
sunk two vessels. This report also
was unconfirmed here.
The Berlin radio said the tor
pedoed British cruiser was Of the
Frobisher class, which includes the
Hawkins and the Indictive. Their
tonnases ranged from 9.100 to $3.50
Evening star., 1943-06-29
| Highest Paid
| Private Draws
| S8.85 Monthly
" the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND
Md, June 2S-Pvt. Cyril G. Wolfe
may be tops on the Army's payroll
as privates 60 today. but he's having
a tough time f1nancially-that is
personally.
Each time he steps up to the pay
masters window to collect he draws
exactly $685. instead of the s203 so
monthly which repeatedly makes
him the Army's highest paid pri-
vate."
The rest, you see, goes home to
his wife, mother and 10 children in
Des Moines.
The War Department calculates
his salary as close to $4,000 an
nually, taking into consideration
such intangibles as meals, quarters
and clothing
And the dav after payday Pvt.
Wolfe still is broke.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Resolution Requests
Power for Navyto
Take Over Elk Hills
Eorly Consideration
By House Committee
Sought by O'Connor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A resolution authorizing the
Navy to condemn privately
owned properties in the Elk Hills
(CalifJ petroleum reserve was
submitted today to the House
Public Lands Committee by Rep
resentative O'Connor, Democrat,
of Montana.
Requesting early consideration of
the resolution, Mr. O'Connor told
the committee while it was investi-
eating the abrogated contract be-
tween the Navy and the Standard
Oil Co. of California for joint de-
velopment of the reserve that Stand
ard is continuing to withdraw Gov
ernment oil.
THE purpose of this whole trans
action" declared Mr.. O'Connor. sis
to conserve oil. If this is so, isn't it
best for the Government to step in
and take over by condemnation"
Abe Fortas, Undersecretary of In
terror, told the committee that Sec
retary of the Interior 1ckes concurs
with him IN the belief there was nc
improper conduct or unworthy
motives" in the contract negotia-
tionS.
Mr.. Fortas told the committee he
does not believe the Government
should "enter into an agreement
which assures to any one company
the exclusive rights to purchase
process and dispose of the products
of this field"
Referring to clause by which the
Navy could take payment in refined
products of the Standard Oil Co. al
Standards current market price, Mr.
Fortas said such an arrangement
would prevent submission of COM
petitive bids by other companies
which, in part, have substantially
undersold Standard in their prices
on products the Navy needed.
Meanwhile, a jurisdictional dis.
pute between the House Naval Al
fairs Committee and the Lands
Committee concerning rights to in
vestigate the Elk Hills transaction
appeared near settlement with the
announcement that arrangements
weuld be made for joint hearing:
and an exchange of information or
the subject.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Draft Board 10 Rule
On McQuinn Induction
By the Associatsd pr.s d.

BY the Associated Press. 80.
CAMP LEE, Va, June 2e.-Georee
McQuinn, first baseman for the St
Louis Browns, was released from
the Camp Lee Hospital today after
three days of observation lor a tack
injury and Camp Lee public rela-
t1ons Officers said his draft hoard
at Arlington, Va, would have to
determine on the basis of tlIe rledi-
cal report whether he should be &C.
cepted for the Army, or rejected
The Brownie first sacker, whose
home is at Ballston, Va, said here
he had not played ball for two weeks
because of the injury.
The Camp Lee PRO emphasized
that the report on McQuinn's physi-
cal tests would 60 to his draft board
and that it was up to the draft
board to make the decision DIS to his
case.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Bill Would Vary U. s. Pay
As Living Costs Chance

All Federal salaries, pensions, re-
tirement benefits and social security
payments would be increased 10 per
cent for each 10 per cent rise in ths
cost of living since the first half of
1910, if a bill introduced this after
noon by Senator LANCER, Republican,
Of North Dakota becomes law.
The cost of living would be COM
puted every six months, and If the
cost of living went down 10 per cent,
the pay scale would 60 down again
accordingly. but in no case below
basic levels fixed by law
If such formula was applied to
Federal salaries and benefits, SEN
ator LANCER believes labor unions
would seek to have it applied to
their wage contracts
Evening star., 1943-06-29
New Nazi Spy Suspect Temperature Drops
Arrested in New York II Degrees 10 50 as
Pleads Guilty Quickly Rain Visits District
Police Rescue Couple
As SoiIboot Copsizes
In Potomac Channel

Rain fell at las pm. today, re-
ducing the temperature II de-
grees, from So to SO. The mer-
curry then rose to 73 at 3 o'clock.
Washingtonians were given ad-
ditional cause for comfort by the
Weather Bureau forecast of
cooler weather tonight and to-
morrow.
Meanwhile. an 18-foot sailboat
owned and operated by William j.
Cooke, 10, of No. 3 Chevy Chase
Circle, Nd, capsized at noon in the
Washington Channel of the Poto-
mac River at the foot of M street
S. w. Mr.. Cooke and his COM
panion, Cora Savin. II, of 6152
Thirty first street NV. were rescued
by harbor police commanded by 1t.
Otha r. Sanders.
Wind Capsizes Canoe.
Brisk winds uprooted tuo trees
yesterday and gave the public the
impression it was much cooler than
the official temperatures. The wind
also upset canoe on the Potomac
River about 8:25 o'clock last night.
throwing three men and two boys
into the water. They were rescued
by Coast Guard patrol boat under
the command of Boatswain's Mate
Elmer Stanford.
According to police, the group was
sailing in an 18-foot canoe when a
gust of wind turned it over. Thrown
into the river were E. w. Beckett
and his 10-year -old son, William, of
ALA Hamilton street, Hyattsville,
Md; Charles E. Ellington and his
10-year -old son, Bill, of 1908 Ken
nedy street, Hyattsville, and H. B.
Hoffman, also of Hyattsville.
They were rescued opposite the
Harbor Police Wharf and put
ashore at the Corinthian Yacht
Club dock. None, apparently, SUI
fered any i'll effect.
Three Treated at Hospitals.
Three persons were treated for
heat prostration and one, Sergt.
George Waite, 60, OF 2345 Thirty
| AoNA eA4 cOAOCt 0.X1., WdS tCu Sllll
in serious condition today at
Casualty Hospital. A veteran mem
ber Of the Police Departments
Traffic Division, he collapsed at
police headquarters soon after II
o'clock yesterday morning after
spending several hours on the street.
Ruth Sled, %, Of 2011 North Gull
peper street, Arlington, Va, was
treated at Emergency Hospital and
discharged. Lucy Wilcox, colored,
IS, address not given, was treated
at Garfield Hospital after collapsing
in the laundry where she is en-
ployed.
Sun Lew, 26, a Chinese, was
treated at Emergency-where he re-
manned three hours, but attendants
blamed his illness on seafood con-
sumed Sunday rather than on yes
terday's weather.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Conferees MAY
AskCongressto 10
LiftSubsidyB Ban
Hope to Salvage
Enough Of Bills for
CCC Extension
Earlier Story on Page A-3D
BY the Associated Press.

Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
BY the Associated Press.
Indications that Congress
might be asked to erase recently
voted prohibitions against spend
ing Government funds to roll
back retail food prices came to-
day from lawmakers charged
with ironing out differences in
Senate and House bills halting
the administrations subsidy pro-
gram.
Completing their first conference
on the antisubsidy provisions in bills
adding two more years of life to the
Commodity Credit Corp, Senate
conferees said efforts to weld the
two measures together appeared
hopeless.
AS a result, thev added, the con-
ference likely will consider SAL
vaging enough Of the legislation to
permit passage Of the CCC extension
provisions before the agency's legal
life expires tomorrow midnight.
or the five Senate conferees two,
who refused to be quoted by name.
said they expected the conference
on the subsidy prohibitions to end
in a disagreement. In that event,
they declared, legislation will be
introduced to authorize payment of
suf1icient funds to continue the roll
back on meats, butter and coffee.
Both Senators expressed belief
that sentiment of the Senate, at
least, had changed since the re-
strictions were voted SATURDAY. and
that a bill could be passed placing
ceiling on the amount of SUBJ
sides paid.
Meantime Senator Wagner. Demo-
crat, Of New York withdrew as a.
conferee and Senator Radcliffe.
Democrat, of Maryland replaced
him. Senator Wagner explained that
he was opposed to the antisubsidv
provisions and could not conscien-
tlously support either the Senate or
House measures.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Newspapers Impeding
War, President SAYS

President Roosevelt said this aft
ernoon that he thinks the war effort
has been impeded by some news
papers that deal in what he de-
scribed as colored news, written by
reporters under the orders of their
editors.
He cited as one recent example
adverse publicity concerning the
WAACS which he said reflected an
effort by several newspaper owners
to spread word about the morals of
the corps. 1t was a shameful thing,
the President said.
Mr.. Rooseveit-s comment was
prompted by press conference
query as to how he felt the war
was proceeding on the domestic
front, in view of conflicts between
those in charge. The President
asked his questtoner If he didn't
think the war was running pretty
we'll at home and that we are get
ting the stuff out
Evening star., 1943-06-29
7ouse Insists on Custer of Trio
Treasury Insists Motorists
Must Display Car Use Stamps

department had opposed imposition
of the levy originally.
Branding the tax "pay-as-you-
dont-go-plan," Senator Mead won
immediate agreement among some
of his colleagues from gasoline-short
Eastern States, but Treasury sources
disagreed with his definition. They
made clear that car owners who
have put their vehicles in dead stor-
age need not pay the tax until they
resume driving.
The Treasury's original opposition
to the tax was grounded on the be-
lief 1t was unfair since 1t had to be
paid on every car, regardless Of
value and Of the amount Of driving
done.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
S4S,O00, Voted
By Senate 10 Extend
MA Another Year
Action on Labor and FSA
Fund Bill Puts FinoI
Decision Up to Conferees

The Senate today passed the
81, 100000 supply bill for the
Labor Department and Federal
Security Agency. carrying $48,-
100000 to keep the National
Youth Administration alive for
another year.
Conferees now will make the final
decision on the future of NYA. since
the House allowed only $4,000, 900 to
liquidate the agency by January /.
After Senator Truman, Democrat,
Of Missouri succeeded late yesterday
in having the NYA cut restored by
the close margin of Al to 81, his COL
league, Senator Clark. Democrat, of
Missouri. blocked final passage until
today, indicating he might seek to
get another test of sentiment. To-
day. however, he did not pursue the
issue further and the bill passed.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive,
Of Wisconsin got through a last
minute amendment to allow the War
Manpower Commission to raise to
the Federal salary level employees in
State employment Offices that have
been taken over by the VINO.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
American Butter Supply
10 Be Cut Starting July |
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 29.-The Ameri-
can supply OF butter will be reduced
3la to 4 pounds a person during the
year starting July /, j. S. Russell,
assistant war food administrator
told the National Dairy Council
Conference yesterday.
During the coming year, consum-
.rs will get from 1914 to 13 pounds of
butter each, Mr.. Russell said, COM
pared to the current years average
of l6 to II pounds a person.
Cheese quotas for the year will
be about four pounds a person, he
said. During the last year the aver
age was little more than six
pounds.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
FEUD SURPRISES ROOSEVELT
Fortress Squadron Completes
100 Flights Without Fatality
200 Tons Of Bombs Dropped on Enemy
By Group in II Months Of Action
Earlier Story on Page ALL

Earlier Story on Page ALL
BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, June ga
squadron of Flying Fortresses sat
down at home base yesterday
after raiding Leghorn, complet-
ing 100 combat missions without
the loss of single man.
The brilliant record was made by
the squadron commanded by Capt
Robert ]. Duval. "a, of Los Angeles
former student of Los Angeles City
College and automobile racing driver
driver.
1t was an occasion OF extra cele-
bration for seven of the flyers, for
they had a part In the squadron S
first combat assignment, the bomb
ing Of Rouen, France. last Septem-
ber 5.
Some of the seven earned the right
to return to the United States when
they completed yesterdays fight.
Others have few more missions to
go. The majority of the squadron s
original personnel already have
completed the required so missions
and have gone home.
In IL months the squadron has op-
Grated over Western Europe. North
Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Pantelleria
and Italy.
The nearest its record of all crew.
men returning alive came to being
spoiled was in October, 1912, when
Flying Fortress, piloted by Capt
Donald A. Swenson Of Carpio, N.
OAK, was forced down in the English
Channel. The entire crew was
saved, however, in one of the first
air-sea rescue operations involving
American flyers in the European
Evening star., 1943-06-29

, theater: Capt. Swensen and his
crew subsequently were invited to
be guests of King George vi when
he visited q Fortress base.
The squadron's members encoun-
tered IT'S enemy aircraft during
their operations, OF, which they de-
Stroyed "a and damaged many 9TH
ers. The squadron dropped more
than 1900 tons of bombs on enemy
targets.
In addition to all of it's flyers re-
turning safely from all combat mis-
sions, the squadron never lost a
plane or man in training or transit
flights from the United States to
England and thence to Africa.
The seven who were on the squad
ron's first raid at Rouen and who
bombed Leghorn yesterday are Capt.
E. M. Slack, jr.. Maria, Tex; 1t.
j. B. MacLean, Montclair, N. j.: 1t.
j. H. Biesel, Dallas, Tex; Sergt.
Leonard Webb. Lewistown, Idaho;
Technical Sergt. Robert Dobson,
Madison. Wis; Sergt. James Gilbert,
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, and Staff
Sergt. Leroy H. Bulls, St. Louis
Sergt. Webo was disappointed
slightly with the Leghorn mission.
his fifteenth. because no enemy
fighters appeared.
1T was just like a cross country
hop" he said, "just like my first one
over France. If they keep on being
like some we've had lately, 1 am
not going to waste much sympathy
on the boys left behind"
Sergt. Dobson was well pleased at
Leghorn, however, because "the tar
get was we'll covered. One explosion
looked like an oil dump going up
with plenty of thick black smoke :"
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Consulting Engineer
Aided Lehmitz Collect
information for Germans
.(PhotoS on Page 2-X.)
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2e.-Erwin
Harry de Spretter, a consulting
engineer, the second prisoner ar
rested by the FBI on charges of
collaborating in espionage work
for the German high command,
pleaded guilty when arraigned
today before "a United States
commissioner.
He calmly entered his plea after
being informed of his rights. Then
Commissioner Martin c. Epstein Or
dered him held for action by a Fed
eral grand jury and fixed bail at
$50 900.
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz, with
whom De Spretter was charged with
working in sending vital informa-
ton to the Nazis, entered a similar
plea of guilty yesterday when ar
raigned before the commissioner.
Makes Full Confession.
This prisoner" said Acting Unit
ed States Attorney T. Vincent Quinn
at the arraignment today, has made
complete confession concerning
his activities. He said he got into
this work because he needed money
and that he realized the conse-
quences if he we're caught"
Like Lehmitz, De Spretter was
calm and self-possessed during the
proceedings.
The 53-year-old prisoner spoke
with a trace of a foreign accent
He affected small, neatly trimmed
goatee, wore shell-rimmed eyeglasses
and was expensively dressed. He is
short of stature and most bald.
The arraignment came a short
time after E. E. Conroy, chief of
the FBI New York Office, announced
the arrest of the engineer.
. De Spretter, a consulting engineer
for national defense plants who was
educated at the University of Hell
delberg, furnished Lehmitz with
technical information and other data
concerning national defense, with
the intention of having Lehmitz
forward it to Germany. Mr.. Conroy
said.
Fed Tips to Lehmitz.
De Spretter met with Lehmitz on
number of occasions, Mr.. Conroy
related, and gave his observations
on shipping in the New York Har-
Dor.
Mr.. Conroy said De Spretter ad-
mitted he hao obtained most of his
information in a manner similar to
that used by Lehmitz-watching the
New York Harbor and activities on
the Staten Island water front. Both
men lived on the island.
De Spretter furnished Lehmitz or
one occasion with copy of a con-
fidential book published by an air
craft manufacturing company which
contained detailed specifications OF
its planes as we'll as Photographic
drawings, MIR Conroy said. Fo,
this, De Spretter received 500 from
Lehmitz, he added.
Unlike Lehmitz, De Spretter wa.
not a citizen of the United States
the FBI chief said. He was borr
in Montevideo, Uruguay, of a Ger.
man father and Spanish mother
After a German education he wa.
drafted in the German Army dur.
(See SPIES, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Jackie Coogan Divorced
By Bride Of Two Years
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 29.-Attrac-
tive Flower Parry Coogan was
granted a divorce today from Jackie
Coogan, famous juvenile film star
of few years ago.
She testified that shortly after
their marriage in August, 194l, he
moved her into sort of "glorified
mems club" at Monterey, Calf
Jackie is member of the Army
Air Forces and Miss Parry testified
that soon after he rented a big,
rambling house he brought in six
other soldiers to cut down expenses.
They were married in Gardnerville,
New.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Boy, Is, Given ID to 20 Years
In Hammer Murder of Spinster

District Attorney Hugh A. Gregg
told the Essex County jury that rob-
berry was the motive for the killing.
The Cook cottage was ransacked, but
nothing was stolen, police had re-
ported
Mr.. Gregg said the boy had con-
fessed after he had been questioned
several times and that he told of
throwing the hammer in a swamp
near the Cook home. The hammer
never was found.
Young Edward, who had done
chores for the elderly woman, main-
tanned she struck him with a poker
after he had resented an allegation
that his father took a ladder be-
longing to her.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
r Ships Are Launched
In q Doy at Sun Yurds

PHILADELPHIA, June 29.-Twin
launchings. the 3lst and 32d this
year, were held yesterday at the Sun
Shtpbuilding & Drydock Co. at
Chester.
The motorship Brandywine was
the first to slide down the ways
The other vessel was the 8. 8. Ma
rine Raven. launched at the No.
yard. which employs all colored
workers.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Man Gives Himself Up,
SAYING He Slew Uncle
BY she Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., June 29.-Police
Chief william A. Dooling said q
colored youth who identified himself
as William Dorsey, II, of Baltimore,
walked into Trenton police head
quarters today and said he wanted
to surrender on a charge of killing
his uncle. Virgi Brown, in Balti-
more in an argument.
Chief Dooley said he telephoned
Baltimore police and verified that
Brown was struck and killed June 4.
Dorsey was booked here as q fugi-
tive from justice, Chief Dooling said,
and detectives were to come from
Baltimore to pick him up.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Late Races
Charles Town

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snd HassId So uIops 44s
Fox Meadow. Mayer 1880
Also ranEPone, Bowsprit, Winnie,
Down, Tippy.
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n1 81 csIaIs S! KIfsas MiRsP $50 sS sssSS a:sS asS
NOM De Plume tkirk) $50
=, Also a ran. rasn.synny Del War Land, scotty
FIFTH RAcE-pgrse, $500: allow.
Pisln BsIt 5ill w.5 ,ralqRsS' 9Ras,, $50 sssS $4o
-FFffiIs flms. 'S.5I:'5 5.jT' '' go
rrooi Two Plus 'snd sna Learins SGs; Seos.. Blue
Mrs NJ E. whitney entry.
SIXTH RAcE-purss, s4oo; claiming
Yankee Lad tMayerl 12.4o 4.2o so
Miss Defance tKirk) 46G
Also rsnIPart One. Dansis. Alimon,
ing; s.year-oids and upward; sbcs. =:
star Strung tMayerI 2S'SO IL, SS
Oddree (Grant1 IA
Time, 0:51. 0
Also ran--Tinto, Euchre. Pretty La6y
Meadow sun and Miss shotsun '
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, S4O0: claimins
3-year-olds and upward; !. miles
spn Tarsst tKirklandI $40 $50 $50
LADY Lonsworth touattlebaum) go
Time, 1:49.
- Also rsn-sir Jerome. War TARGET and
Time Play.
Earlier Results
Evening star., 1943-06-29
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe ASSOClAteQ treSs.
The Treasury today tossed right
back to Senator Mead, Democrat, of
New York, his suggestion that en-
forcement of the automobile use tax
be withheld until Congress can de-
eide whether it should be repealed.
AS things now stand, new IS
stamps must be displayed on wind
shields of all cars and trucks after
midnight tomorrow.
Onacials made clear that they
have no authority to follow the New
Workers. suggestion rs long as the
act remains on the statute books,
and one reminded reporters that the
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Felony Trial Opens
For Bond Leader Krupu

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 90
Gene Krupa, drummer and band
leader, went on trial in Juvenile
Court today on felony charge of
using a minor for transportation of
narcotics.
Krupa has been serving 90-day
sentence in the county Jail for pos
session Of marihuana cigarettes.
Federal agents charged that
Krupa's 20-year-old property man
and valet, John Pateakos. was car
rying an envelope of the cigarettes
when arrested in a hotel here. Ear
lier agents had arrested Krupa as
he left . theater stage. Pateakos
vanished before the case was
brought to trial.