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Evening star., 1943-02-17

City OF Richmond, said TODAY
barge would be used to bring ap-
proXlmately 10 tank carloads Of fuel
Oil from Norfolk to Richmond to
avert threatened cutoff in Rich
mond's gas service The oil is used
by The city in the manufacture of
gas.
Mr.. HobSOn said last night that
city storage tanks held only five to
seven days supply of oil and warned
that service to homes and plants
here might be suspended The avail
able oil at Norfolk was located with
the help of Overton Dennis, State
WPB director, but it was not until
today that transportation for it was
arranged
It's still a grave situation" MI
Hobson said today. and we're get
ting along almost from day TO GAY.
We can hold out from II DAYS 10
Two weeks on our present supply.
plus the large load from Norfolk, but
after that We may face the same
crisis again At any rate, there's
no immediate danger of cutting of
gas service. but conservation meas
ures should be adopted immeditely. -
The utilities director said many
domestic users evidently were using
gas TO help heat their homes and gas
consumption has jumped 30 to 40
per cent during the cold weather
this week. The city gas department
has been consuming approximately
10000 gallons OF fuel on average cold
days this winter, compared with
1000 on cold daVS last wear
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Stockyard Head Asks
Uniform Meat CeiIinq
Says Housewives Could
Police Retuil SoIes
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press.


OMAHA, Feb. 17.-Harry B.
Coffee, president of the Omaha
Union Stockyards Co., urged Price
Administrator Prentiss Brown in a
telegram today to establish ''equit-
able and uniform retail price CELL
ings on meat" in order to eliminate
the black market.
With this information the house
wives can police retail sales" Mr..
Coffee added This approach to
drying up the black market is much
more practical than ceiling prices
on live animals"
Mr. Coffee told Administrator
Brown that the proposal to place
ceiling prices on livestock is thor
oughly impractical. This would Gre
ate more confusion and inequities
than it could possibly correct. 1t
would be impossible to employ
enough competent men to properly
grade and place ceiling prices on
the various grades of livestock in
the innumerable livestock markets
throughout the country"
The former Nebraska Represent
ative, commenting on his suggestion
to Mr.. Brown. said that increased
production should be the objective
It's going to be necessary to en-
courage the high-cost margin live
stock producer in order to get in
creased production" Mr., Coffee as
serted. "As for abnormal profits
the tax laws will skim them off,
Mr.. Brown said in Washinetol
yesterday price ceiling on live
stock is being considered.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Red Cross Appeal Asks
For 1858, ,480 DRESSINGS

An appeal for woman volunteers
to help make 2,363.480 surgical
dressings for the Army and Navy
by March Is was issued today by
the District Red Gross. If this quota
is to be filled. the production of
surgical dressings must be doubled
in the next month.
Mrs. Brown Harbold, chairman of
the Red Cross unit. said this is the
largest assignment ever undertaken
by the District group, adding that
she believes it can be met by the CO.
operation of Washington women in
every section of the city.
The need for surgical dressings
is so urgent" she said. that we have
been asked to delay pads and packs
until the other dressings are COM
pleted, Additional workers must be
enlisted. and they are asked to
enroll at Walsh House, 1920 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, every day
except Saturday and Sunday from
$50 am. to 5 pm. and in the eve
nings from $50 to $50 O'Clock;
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church,
Mondays from 10 am. 10 pm;
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Thursdays, 10 am. to pm; 2800
Woodley road, Tuesdays, Wednes-
days and Thursdays from 10 m. to
4 pm. Dumbarton House, on Tues
days from $50 am. to pm, or at
Sixteenth Street Fiphlands (Siy-
teenth and Kennedy streets NWD,
Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 m.
to pm"
Evening star., 1943-02-17
EccIes Backs Limit
On Spending Power
Tells Hearing Thot U. S.
Has 40 Billion Excess

Initiation can be headed off by
curtailing the spending power of the
American people. Mariner S. Ec-
cleS, chairman Of the board of gov
ernors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn, today told the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee.
He pointed out the people have
$40 900 100000 more to spend than
there are goods and services avail
able to absorb this money. Infia-
ton is inevitable, he said, unless
this gap is closed through in
creased taxation, purchase of Gov
eminent securities or both
Mr., Eccles said the estimated in
come of the people of this country
is sl25 COO 100000 a year. Fifteen
billion is absorbed in taxes. leaving
sll0 100000. 900 for the purchase of
only ,000,00000O worth of avail
able goods and services.
Mr.. Eccles explained the $4,000 =
100000 gap" is the cause of ration
ing and black markets"
The subject of imitation was in
jected into the committees public
hearing on bill designed primarily
to exempt war loan deposits from
insurance assessments. The oues-
tion Of initiation was raised first by
Senator Tobev, Republican. of New
Hampshire, who expressed a view
that 1t appeared to him to be in
escapable
Mr., Eccles appeared before the
committee to support the bill to-
gether with Leo T. Crowley, chair
man of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Six Los Angeles Policemen
Held in Brutality Case
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 17.-Six
police officers are under arrest. by
order of Chief c. B. Horrall. after
two-month investigation of bru-
tality allegations which followed
the death of Stanley H. Beebe. A
year-old accountant.
Policeman Compton Dixon was
booked Yesterday for investigation
of manslaughter and Policemen
James F. Martin. John M Yates.
Earl P Mooradian, Mckinley M
Witt and Leo johnson were booked
for suspicion Of perjury.
The arrests. Chief Horrsll said
resulted from the police depart
ment's own inquiry, which included
the use of a lie detector operated
by an expert brought from Chicago
last week
M. Beebe's widow testified at his
inquest that her husband made a
deathbed statement declaring he
had been beaten by police following
his arrest on an intoXica ton charge
December 49, He died 10 days later.
The district attorneys Office and a
special assembly investigating COM
mlttee are also conducting inquiries.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
World Bank Urged
OF Critical Materials
Dewey Asks U. S. to Use
Gold for Rehabilitation
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Plans for an International bank
with capital composed OF gold and
critical materials were laid before
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee today by Representative Dewey,
Republican. of Illinois as the funda-
mental instrument for rehabilita-
tion in the postwar world.
Describing his proposal, Repre-
sentative Dewey suggested that the
United States could contribute its
share Of the capital from its stock
OF gold. while Allied nations would
give theirs in critical Materials, such
as tin and nickel.
Benefits of the plan, Representa-
tive Dewey suggested. would be a
control both of vast quantity of
critical materials which would help
prevent building armaments for a
future war while also serving in re-
habilitation capacities. and a guam
tity of gold which could be used as
foreign exchange.
Representative Dewey, an Assist
ant secretary OF the Treasury in the
Coolidge Administration described
the proposed bank as a sort of in
ternational cartel" He advised that
1t have two boards of directors: An
executive board made up of men
of money and international financial
experience" to run it on a business
basis, and a policy board composed
OF men who could give attention to
the social aspects of international
problems.
The United States, he suggested,
should own 81 per cent of the shares
Of the bank and an American should
be its director He further proposed
that all critical stockpiles be lodged
in the United States as rapidly as
possible.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Record Low Reached
During 1912 for
Farm Manpower
industrial Conference
Reports 10000 Fewer
Employed Than in l94l
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Military
and industrial employment Of
58,600,000 was about 3,25o,0o0
greater than the like peacetime
force at the end of 1912 but
hired farm workers dropped to
the lowest on record, the Ma
tional Industrial Conference
Board said today.
Although farm wage rates rose
fully third during the past year"
the private research organization
said, there were almost 10000 fewer
hired workers than in the preced-
ing year"
The board said almost seven per-
sons worked in non-agricultural
production for every man in uniform
in December, 1912, against a worker
fighter ration of 18 to l at the be-
ginning of the war
That same ratio would fall slight
ly below to l at the end of 1943
with 10000 in military service and
to l with 100000 in the armed
forces, the board added
Official forecasts for 1e43," the
organization said, reveal that the
further military expansion of three
to five million will be accompanied
by an increase of only about 100000
in civilian non-farm employment"
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Continued From First Page

OllI II ii 81 TdEt.J
received oil by barge at Crisfeld
and had il brought TO the city by
trucks.
An Eastern Shore oil company had
asked Mr.. Kolb if some action could
be taken to relieve the shortage.
Local companies in some cases
have bought oil from each other
to fill orders.
Capt, Amos Creighton, commander
OF the State conservation fleet, said
the State boats were not wide
enough 10 break path for the
larger oil tankers and bargeS and
that he was attempting to get Off
CialS OF the port Of Baltimore to
send one of two large ice breakers
down the bay.
Capt Creighton said he knew of
at least three boats" tied up by the
ice--one near Annapolis and two
between Easton Point and Oxford.
He said he had been advised the
boat blockaded near Annapolis was
empty and bound for Baltimore to
take on an oil cargo for Salisbury.
In Baltimore. however, Frederick
Kipp, harbor master, said today he
would be unable to send the city's
icebresker to make a path for fuel
oil barges to Salisbury, where a
critical shortage has developed.
The icebreaker now is being used
to keen the upper bay open for large
ocean-going vessels, and at the pres
ent time this duty has first call, ="
MI Kipp said
He also commented that even if
the boat were dispatched imme-
diately, 1t would require two DAYS
TO get to the Eastern Shore area.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
0. B. CobIentz 10 Head
Contractors Of America
Nv the Assoc;at.d prss.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. B. Cob
lentz of Baltimore was elected presi-
dent of the Association of General
Contractors of America, Inc, it was
announced today
Other officers chosen by the mem
bership by mail ballot, were:
William Muirhead, Durham, N
c.. vice president.
Chairman of the building con-
tractors division. Paul Fogel. Kan
sas City. Md. Vice chairman, Ford
Twaits. Los Angeles, Calf.
Chairman of the highway divi-
sion, w. P. Roscoe, Billings. Mont
Vice chairman, D. w. Winkelman
Syracuse, N. Y.
Chairman of the heavy construc-
ton and railroad construction divi-
sion. A, Tiechert, jr., Sacramento
Calf. Vice chairman, c. E. Lott,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Evening star., 1943-02-17

watches, fountain pens. flashlights
and other trinkets that may have
mines of BOBBY traps attached.
You don't care what time it is. you re
mostly too busy to write and you're
safer in the dark.
Don't walk up Whistling when
you kill dozen Japs with that first
grenade. Japs like to play dead so
they can SOCK you when your back
is turned.
Don't get careless when you're
out walking at night. You think
it's Mac alongside you, but it may
be Hirohito.'
The marines by no means under
estimate the skill of the Jap and
have been warned that he is
ruthless and often fanatic foe" He
knows the jungle. the officers repeat
to the marines. and knows how to
use it to the best advantage. He
gives no quarter and he expects
none"
He would rather die than sur
render" says marine message to
the fighting men. we must not
make the mistake OF underesti-
mating him that is fatal. but
he can be beaten and has been
beaten by men determined TO win"
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Girl, Blind and Crippled, Wins
Beauty Prize, Storts Walking

lyzed her from the hips down when
she was Is.
Il called mother to help me, and
with dad watching. l took two
steps. Scores Of doctors had told
me I could never again move my
legs she said today, in a voice still
not quite believing.
About the same time a friend
urged her to enter a beauty conest
sponsored by the Federation of
Crippled and Disabled. She entered,
and won second prize
My trip to the semi finals was
my first joy ride since the accident, -
she smiled. Being outside, hearing
music and laughter, taking part in
something myself, made me more
determined to win my personal
battle" And that includes seeing
again.
A senior at James Monroe High
School, she studies at home by
memorizing what her teachers and
mother read to her. Twice weekly
she has a telephone visit with Mar
jorie Lawrence. the opera star. who
sings to her via phone, and she cor
responds with Ezra Stone, Dorothy
Lamour and a host of other celebri-
ties
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Betroys Boy, IA,
In Final Test as Plane Gunner

You look young remarked an
officer after the boy had been elimi-
mated from the course by the fight
surgeon.
I'm IA and half said Albert.
Young Ennis said he enlisted in
Minot, n. OAK, giving his age as
l8 His mother didn't say much
when he enlisted, he said, but I
guess she thought lot"
A brother, James Ennis, is in a
ski troop outfit. He has four sisters.
Young Ennis said he would go
back to school when he arrives
home. but added
Il still think I could pass that
air-to-air firing if they'd give me
another chance"
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Marines Get Series of Don 'ts'
On How to Outwit japanese

The Navy today distributed a
story from Marine Corps Combat
Correspondent Sergt Samuel Shat
fer. who formerly lived at 17O9 H
street NV, in which the former
Washington reporter describes how
the marines have been taught the
tricks Of fighting the Japs in South
Pacific jungles.
Added to physical conditioning
and night experiences, the marines
are given careful instructions about
what not TO do in their campaign
against the Japs Among the
'don'ts' which have been hammered
into the marine mind are these
commandments:
Don't get chummy with strangers
in dark places just because they
speak English: lots Of Japs went to
American schools. Keep silent if
you're uncertain; let your new friend
talk himself to death.
Don't run out to pick out leaflets
a Jap drops from his planes. The
English is terrible and besides. he's
probably coming right back to shoot
up the place
Don't try to start a hook shop
in the jungle by picking up Jap
Evening star., 1943-02-17
OPA TO Revise Ceilings
On Eggs, Senator Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire said today he had
been advised that new ceiling prices
on eggs had been fixed and that the
order would be ready for signature
by Price Administrator Prentiss M
Brown tomorrow.
The prices will go into effect 70
hours after the order is issued, Sen
ator Tobey said he was informed by
Arthur F. Peine, acting head of the
poultry and egg section. They will
replace present wholesale and retail
maXimums based on individual
dealers highest prices in the Sep
tember 28-October 2. 1912, period
The Senator said he had received
much mail from poultrymen, who
have been holding back spring plans
awaiting the decision on prices.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Davis
Continued From First Page.)

'COTIlnueu from First Page.l
Tan, which is edited by Zekeriya
Sertel, member of the Turkish
Parliament who recently toured the
United States. This articles points
out that the Germans did not dis
guise their frank quest for territory
and loot until they began losing in
Russia. Then they began to talk
about the Communist menace to Eu-
ropean culture. The editor said the
present talk reaching Turkey
sounds like defeated people" He
added that the nations of Europe
we'll know the German new order
and have bitterly learned what it
means to them
Propaganda Discounted.
MI, Davis also quoted from a
Swiss paper to show that Axis
propaganda designed to split the
United Nations was not getting any
where in neutral countries. He
added that there had been some at
tempts to spread similar propaganda
through England and the United
States. but 1t had won only the
slightest acceptance and had been
generally disregarded.
In response to question, Mr..
Davis said Owl had received no di-
rect information concerning why
Adolf Hitler had been in apparent
seclusion for weeks. He added that
it looked as If Hitler was in the
background. whether voluntarily or
otherwise it was impossible to say
at this time.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
BY the Associated Press.

pF iIt hSSOtihNSu IlSSSI
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Two steps
and beauty prize gave blind and
crippled Phyllis Bernberg a new
lease on life.
Three months ago her world was
circumscribed by the bed to which
she had been confined for 6l2 years.
Life can be bleak and dreary thing
when you are just 81, slim and at
tractive with curly brown hair and
a wide smile &. . and paralyZed
and unseeing.
Phyllis had concluded that life
was ended for her. Then came the
beauty prize, the two steps :.
and today she considers herself
good nominee for a l943 Cinderella.
From those two events she's evolved
her philosophy;
You just decide what you want
and then you go after it-a lesson I
learned after too many years of
waiting for the future to pass a
for me-
Three months ago her father was
desperately i'll. One night he plead
ed with her to try to walk Phyllis.
who has lot of courage, had never
tried to move her legs since an acci-
dent which blinded her and para
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Toledo Labor Union Gives
S3,046 10 u. 5. for War

By the Associated Press.
The Toledo tOhio) Central Labor
Union gave to the Treasury today a
check for S3,04668 for use in the war
effort.
The check was presented to Secre-
tary Morgenthau by Earl Cation. eX-
ecutive secretary. and James Blake
ley, member of the executive board
They said the check represented
the proceeds Of sports program
held recently in Toledo in connec-
ton with the unions drive to sell
500, 900 in War bonds to its men,
bers. The union membership has
purchased 100000 in bonds, The two
leaders said.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
10000 New Tires
Lost Fire at
Goodyear Plant
he Associated Press


KANSAS CITY, Feb 17.-Be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 new-car
tires were burned today in a fire
that destroyed large warehouse
and recapping plant of the Good
year Tire & Rubber Co.
One thousand old tires, consigned
by customers, also fed the fire as did
a stock of 900 bicycles.
An employe discovered the fire in
the rear of the one-story building
in North Kansas City. The North
Kansas City fire department and
three bumpers from Kansas City
battled the flames without success.
The cause of the fire was undeter-
mined
Francis Wornall, fire director
estimated the loss at more than
$500, 900.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
College Heads Assai|
Army Proposals for
Medical Training
Return to the Standards
Of 40 Years Ago Seen
Harmful TO Nation
Fy the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE Ex-
ecutive Council of the Associa-
ton of American Medical Col
leges declared today the proposed
program Of the Army Specialized
Training Division. as it affects
medical education, would lower
the quality Of medical care for
the armed forces and the civilian
population Of the future
The association is of the
opinion that the return to the STAN
cards of premedical education of 40
years ago is not only against the
best interests of the medical serv-
ices of the Army. but that such
step is not necessary at this time"
the council said in statement
Sufficient numbers of students
can be given a reasonable prepara-
ton to continue the maximum pro-
duction Of competent physicians as
a vital contribution to the urgent
war effort.
The association believes
tldI lne COlIeGe perlOO OF pfepala-
ton of recognized quality for medi-
cal studies can be reduced from
the present average of nearly 36
months Of actual instruction to not
less than l8 months of intensive
and accelerated teaching This
minimum is regarded as the critical
lower limit OF such preparation.
Many believe that it is, in fact,
too low"
The Army plan, the association
said, is to permit only Is months Of
premedical college education for
admission to medical schools, DR..
Willard c. Rappleye, chairman of
the council and dean of the medical
faculty of Columbia University. said
that at present more than SO per
cent of medical students have had
at least three years of college prep
aration and large majority have
had four years. Modern medical
training is based on this amount of
previous education, he said.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
State Wide Draft Bill
Seen Forcing Army 10
|nduct UndesirabIes
Gen. White Tells House
Group Thot $4,000 Men
Over 80 Are Now Released
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)

Earlier Story on Page A-4)
A high-ranking Army officer
testified today that enactment of
legislation to put draft quotas on
a Statewide basis and give de-
ferment priorities to men with
dependents might force the Army
to induct illiterates, men with
venereal diseases and other "un-
desirables' now being accepted
in limited numbers.
The testimony, before the House
Military Affairs Committee. came
from Brig, Gen. Miller G.. White.
assistant chief of staff in charge of
personnel.
The committee later deferred until
tomorrow a vote on the measure.
sponsored by Representative Kilday
democrat of Texas to permit
members to participate in debate on
the Independent Offices Appropria-
ton Bill. Chairman May Democrat
Of Kentucky predicted the COM
mittee would approve the measure
tomorrow despite War Department
objections
Replying to Gen. Whites conten-
ton, representative Kilday said the
legislation specifically provided that
the induction procedure follow regu-
lations to be made by the President
and asserted the President could.
by regulation, put "undesirables' in
class At and thereby remove them
from the eligibilities in any group
Gen. White disclosed under ques-
tioning that by the end of this
month approximately 10000 in
ductees over the age of 38 will have
been discharged under regulations
permitting their release if they have
war jobs awaiting them.
In response to further questioning
he said the War Department now
has an estimated 479. 900 male ci-
william employees OF draft age, only
5000 of whom have been deferred
for occupational reasons by request
Of the department. Total male ci-
william employees, he estimated, ap-
proxlmate 826000.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
Former Professor Named
Ford Union Dispute Umpire

By he Assoclated Press
DETROIT, Feb. 17.-Dr. Harry
Shulman, former professor of law ar
Yale University, has been appointed
umpire in disputes between the Ford
Motor Co. and the United Automo-
bile Workers Union 'CIO), which
holds closed shop contract.
Company and union announced
agreement on DR.. Shulman. who has
been q member of several National
Labor Relations Board panels and
last served As an arbitrator in hear
ings involving Ford wage rates.
Evening star., 1943-02-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PANAMA CITY. Fla, Feb. IA
l4-year-old North Dakota boy
almost got the silver wings and SER
geant's chevrons at the flexible
gunnery school here, but airsick-
ness gave him away.
The story Of disclosure of the age
Of Albert E. Ennis, son of Mrs.
Albert Ennis, Donnybrook, N. Oak,
was told by Army officers today, who
said he would be discharged.
Well built and eager, young Ennis
made good marks in the Army Air
Forces flexible gunnery school up
to the final air to-air" firing test.
then he became airsick.