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Evening star., 1943-03-21
Draft Legislation Stirs
'Back-to-Farm' Move
By yFactoryWorkers
Officials Emphasize
Trend Does Not Offset
Losses Already Suffered
Py the Associated Press

/ BY the Associated Press.
/ A movement Of industrial workers
! back to the farm. apparently in
/ f1uenced by legislation for draft de-
+ ferment of agricultural workers. was
/ reported Yesterday by farm labor
authorities
Officials emphasized. however. that
it was not in such volume as to of
set farm labor losses from the move
ment of farm workers into war in
dustries and farmers already in the
armed forces.
Lloyd Jones, head of the Farm
Labor Administration of the Agri-
culture Department, said reports re-
ceived from Agricultural Adjustment
Administration field men confirmed
q movement back to the farms.
These men all agreed. Mr.. Jones
said that there is a trend back to
the farm on the part of married
men with dependents who had CITY
Jobs and were heretofore exempt
because Of dependency. but who now
feel that dependency alone will no
longer keep them out of the mill
tary services"
A report was received from one
county in New England where 30
men had returned in a single month
seeking farm employment and in
another New England county the
county agent reported six CITY work
ers called on him in q single week
seeking farm placement
In the West, officials said, there
was no noticeable drift of workers
from war jobs. but many city work
ers who left the farms in depres-
sion years for work now considered
non-eSsential are either looking for
farms or for jobs on farms.
The area in the West and Mid
west where the back to the farm"
movement is most pronounced. Off
Gals said. is in the "dustbowl" area
Of few years ago.
In many cases. officials added
draft boards have encouraged the
movement by giving men in nom
essential city jobs who had agri-
cultural backgrounds the choice of
returning to farm work or being
classified IA.
While less comprehensive reports
have been received from the South
ern States, officials expressed the
view that without doubt" the same
thing is happening there.
Evening star., 1943-03-21

caso and yesterday ne was one o.
nine men indicted N New York 81
charges Of eXtortion and mail fraud
Several hours after the news oI
his indictment. surprised crew o.
trainmen saw him staggering alons
the right-of-way. waving a revolves
which he finally pointed at his heaf
and fired
Il guess he was like lot OF thess
fellows with glass Jaws commented
Chief cf Detectives John l.. Sullivan.
They can dish it out but they can't
take it"
Mayor Edward J. Kelly at his
Saturday press conference added his
brief comment: Good riddance.
Evening star., 1943-03-21
$1,000 Leave Farms
In Maryland in Year;
Most Take War Jobs
Only 1850 Joined Armed
Forces; $3.50 Entered
Factories, Survey Shows

Fifteen thousand hired hands have
been drained from Maryland's 1900
farms during the last year, with
more than half of these moving into
war industries. according to a sur
vey lust completed by the State EX-
tension Service, it was learned yes
terday.
The survey will be presented to
the Extensions Farm Labor Com
mittee meeting Tuesday in Balti-
more to discuss the States fam
labor problem.
DR.. I. B. SymonS, extension chief
said there was some cause for alarm
over the labor drain but he eX-
pressed the hope farmers would be
able to harvest the crops they have
pledged to plant this year, despite
shortages
Only l2.5 Per Cent in Services
The survey compiled by Dr.. S. H.
Devault. secretary Of the State Farm
Labor Committee, revealed that 1875
rcr cent of The help leaving farms
in the last year had some to the
armed services while 54.5 per cent
bad been lost to industry. The re-
naming 80 per cent was lost for
q number of other reasons.
Significantly. the report revealed
that 6,56l farm workers have been
granted defermentS. while another
$40 farm hands were refused Army
deferments during the year.
DR.. SymOnS pointed out isolated
reports had been received of men
in wal plants moving back to farms,
but he stressed there was no marked
trend noted thus far Some farm
authorities have been anticipating
8 movement back to farms in the
light Of a recent War Manpowei
Commission order halting induction
of essential farm workers, AS we'll
as the pending Bankhead bill which
would freeze farm labor
$4,000 Farm Hands Needed.
The Extension Service estimated
yesterday that by mid summer
Maryland farmers will need some
1000 additional seasonal hands and
another 5000 family farm workers
in preparation for harvesting crops
The service is counting heavily on
filling the latter category with
school children and members of
farm families who have not taken
to the fields heretofore.
Recruitment of women and prob
Ing of existing labor pools are ex-
pected to aid in reaching the 1000
figure, according to Dr.. Symons.
The States existing farm labor
pool is made up, at present of about
$4,000 family workers. 1860 perma-
nent hired hands and 1900 seasonal
farm workers, giving Maryland more
than 1000 farm hands.
= There is some cause for alarm"
DR.. Symons said yesterday. but we
feel we can meet the labor
demands"
DR., Devault is head of the Uni
versity of Maryland's S Department of
Agricultural Economics.
Evening star., 1943-03-21

came to its death on the 18TH day
Of March at point commonly des-
ignated as Twenty fourth street and
the Belt Railroad Line at North
Riverside, Ill.
From the testimony presented to
us, We. the jury, find this act TO
be suicide while deceased was tenn
porarily insane and in respondent
frame OF mind
So much for Frank Nitt, so ter
rible a man that even in the prohibi-
ton days of Al Capone he earned
the name of the Enforcer'
Nitti was one of Capone's first
heutenants. After repeal he became
chief of the crime syndicate in Chi
Evening star., 1943-03-21
Comdr. Quinn to Speak

Comdr Hugh Quinn, L. S, N. will
give travel lecture at the Lackey
High School, Inoianhead. Md, at
730 pm. tomorrow before a meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher ASSocia =
ton of the school, it was announced
last night. Comdr. Quinn is a
graduate of Harvard University.
Evening star., 1943-03-21

knife and it slipped and slashed his
chest
She added that she called the
family physician, who arranged for
his removal to the naval hospital
Naval authorities maintained silence
on the affair.
Evening star., 1943-03-21
Comdr. Spencer's
Wound Laid to
Cotsup Mishop

bE me NSEOCInTfC PTeSS.
SANTA MONICA. Calf. March 20.
The serious knife wound suffered
by former Naval Comdr. Earl VIM
fleld Spencer. eX-husband of the
Duchess of Windsor, occurred when
the blade slipped as he was trying
to open bottle of catsup, his wife
said today.
MRS. Lillian Margaret Spencer
Evening star., 1943-03-21
Nitti Is Called Suicide
Due TO Dependency
Jury Says the Enforcer'
Was Temporarily insane

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 20--A Cook
County coroners jury wrote Frank
Nittis epitaph today
The said dead body now lying in
the county morgue in said city of
Chicago the lury's foreman wrote
Evening star., 1943-03-21
federation
Continued From First Page.

sion of favoring the public utilities
She also criticized the press for
playing up" disa agreements in the
PUG.
On the suggestion Of Mr., Suter,
the Public Utilities Committee was
asked to prepare statement on
composition Of the Federation,
which is to be filed with the PUG.
Long Campaign Cited.
Mr., Suffers report on the Sum
ners-Capper plan reminded the
delegates that the Federation of
Citizens Associations always has
been identified actively with the
movement to obtain for the people
of the District representation in the
Congress and the electoral college
through required amendment to
the Constitution of the United
States. 1t was a charter member
of the Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation for the
District of Columbia, which was Or
ganized in 1917 and continues to
hold membership in that body"
The pending resolution in Conf
eresS, the report stated, proposes
to add to the Constitution a short
enabling provision which would
give to Congress an additional new
and required power to be exercised
at the discretion of Congress. Hav-
ing once icgiSlated under the pro-
S+t 1t p,<jy
might at any time. if dissatisfied, re-
peal or amend such legislation.
Under this proposal the report
continued. the Congress and the
people of the United States would
he taking no chances whatever in
It's adoption as the legislative con-
troll by Congress over the District
would no: be disturbed. and the
exercise Of the new power would
also be under the complete control
OF Congress.
Want Full Citizenship
THE only change IN the situation
after the addition Of our amendment
to the Constitution would be that
Congress would then have the power
to make the people Of the District
of Columbia as full-hedged Ameri-
can citizens as the Congress might
determine they are entitled to be.
without conflict with the national
interests
In reviewing the history Of the
fight of the Federation to make
the people Of the District Of CO.
llinbia participating Americans in
the government Of our country, the
report recalled that in March, 1919
the Federation had adopted a widely
circulated document entitled a
Proclamation to the People OF the
United States
fIhlS proclamation reminded the
people Of The country that taxa
tion without representation Is
tyranny and that government,
derive their Just powers from the
censent OF the governed.
"These basic principles of free
government were written into the
American common law by our fore
fathers the proclamation con
tmued They have been defended
on our native soil and also IN foreign
LANDS where thousands OF our ow.
brothers have mingled their blood
With that Of other peoples in that
'ssvernmcnt Of the people. by the
people and for he people shall not
perish from the earth "
gThe proclamation then went on tc
pblnt out that ,he District was the
oply community in the United
States that was denied representa-
tipn in the national Government
and a voice in its local affairs.
No Voice in Affairs.
sThey District reSidentS) mus
fisht and die In defense of repub.
lean principles unknown 10 then
in actual experience. yet without
eny voice In the councils which de.
Evening star., 1943-03-21

Uncle Sam will keep EN- flying, II
the spirit of his citizens will keep
'em buying-bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Parked Jap Planes
Skowered by Ally
High Explosives

LIE D HEADQUARTERS.
Australia. May 25. - fUP)-Allied
bOnbers scattered IS tons of eXplo-
sives and incendiaries among park
ed aircraft on the Japanese air
dromes at Rabaul, big New Britain
base. and set fires visible 100 miles,
a communique said today. IT was
one of five Allied air attacks yester-
day.
Flying FortresSeS and Llberators
made the Commute assault, direct
ed mainly at concentrations of enc
my medium bombers and fighters
on the ground. The points hit were
Vulakanau. Lakuai and Rapopo
airfields and the Sulphur Creek sea-
plane base.
In a raid by 20 attack planes on
Lac. on the New Guinea coast, an
anti-aircraft shell burst in rear
gun compartment of one plane, kill
ing a gunner and wounding another
man. The plane reached base.
Other raids were against Koe-
pong. Timor, airdrome, where fires
visible 80 miles we're set; Gasmata,
New ,Brieain, object of steady at
tacks for two weeks, and the Finsch
harbor area on the New Guinea
coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

active. twenty-five German planes
raided the British south coast last
night
The Allied attacks on Pantelleria
have new reached a scale COmpar-
able to the weight of the Axis at
tacks on the British island of NAL
Ia at the time the enemy was try
ing to neutralize Malta in prepara-
ton for Nazi Marshal Erwin Rom
mel'S scheduled offensive into the
Nile valley Rommel failed and the
Axis found their bomber raids on
Malta were too expensive. because
Spitfires' were destroying as many
as 80 German craft in a single day
ONF FOR FIFTEEN
Since last "Wednesday, however
the Allies have lost total of only
. aircraft-a ratio of about one lost
for every IS Axis planes destroyed
Nine important targets in Sar-
dinia we're bombed by the Ameri-
can planes, which included FLYING
Fortresses. Marauders. Mitchells,
Lightnings and Warhawks. One
supply ship exploded and others
were left in flames. Ground tar
gets were bombed and heavily
Strafed by the Allies. who lost no
planes over Sardinia.
A large formation of MitChells
attacked the Olbia- -Venafiorita air
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Italy Boot Step
Stone Islands Hit

fiald in North Sardinia. destroying
aircraft on the ground and start
ing fires among buildings Eight
enemy fighters dived head-on at
the MitchellS and their Lightning
escorts. The Lightnings shot down
three and the MitchellS got a fourth.
ESCORT BoMBERS
Ij.htnipgs and Warhawks eS-
corted other bomberS attacking
Carlotorte harbOr. in Southwest
Sardinia. as we'll as Alghero air
field. Lightnings also attacked the
Flma Monserrato airfields near
Cagliara ana Fortresses attacked
Gerranova and Pausania, south of
Maddelena.
Iightnings and WarhawkS also
attacked Sardinia in relays. At
Carloforte harbOr a supply ship
was hit and burst into flames. A
hit also was reported on a railroad
bridge at ArbataX Explosions were
touched off at the magnesium plant
and barracks at IgleSias.
Cther Lightnings and Warhawks
raided the tiny island of Pantel-
leria on the Sicilian narrowS, Scor-
ING hits on the airfield.
Nine enemy planes were destroy
ed in ali raids. while three bomberS
were destroyed Sunday night
Three Allied planes were lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

A LIEF HEADQUARTERS.
North Africa. May 25. - CUP)-
More than 300 American airplanes
smashed at Sardinia, Pantelleria,
and the toe of the Italian boot
again on Monday. sinking four out
of Is Axis ships hit, and wrecking
harbor and airdrome installations
on the invasion route to Southern
Europe.
The italian mainland ports of San
Giovanni and Reggie Calabria were
bombed by us. heavy bombers
from the Middle East Command,
which set fire to a tanker and two
other ships and blasted a railroad
yard in daylight raids. Sardinia
and Pantelleria were hit by planes
from Maj. Gen. James H. Doolit-
ties strategic air force. -Four
small ships were sunk and eight
others hit.
TEN PLANES DOWNED
Ten enemy planes were shot
down, boosting the total destroyed
since last Wednesday to Sd, in
cluding three JU-83's shot down by
RAF planes off the North African
coast line last weekend.
tAllied airplsnes roared out from
England over Northwest Europe
again today. following a night in
which Raj heavy bomberS were in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Fl Centre Visitor
Dies of Illness

Robert d. Batesel, So, who made
his home in FL Centro for the last
three months, died last weekend
in an FL Centro hospital after a
lingering illness.
He was born in Lawrence county
Mo.
His survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ella Batesel; three daughters
Mrs. S. l.. Meadows Mrs. Byrd
Hooper, and Mrs. Leonard Snyder,
all of Imperial Valley; and four
sons. Michael of Indio, Paul Of El
Centre, and Robert and Charles,
who are in the army.
Funeral services were not COM
plete Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
DoubIe-Breasted
Women's Suits out

WASHINGTON. NAV 25.-tUPl-
After July and until the war is
over no double breasted wOmens
suits and jackets will be made, ac-
cording 10 the War Production
Boards second clothing order
which, along with other conSerYa-
ton measures. imposed rigid con-
trols on the use of trimming on
dresses.
The order, affecting fall and win
ter clothing beginning May 16 and
summer wear beginning July /. was
interpreted as an attempt to stall
of clothes. WPB first
limited, then denied that clothes
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
U-Boats Fighting Losing
War Nozis Finally Admit

Schmidt's remark put The reduce
ton in Allied ship losses in a new
light since German sources only
last week ascribed the reduction to
the fact" that the Atlantic now
was empty of Allied shipping"
In London, a u. S. naval SpokeS-
man ridiculed the claim that there
had been a reduction in Allied
shipping.
There are plenty of ships out
there if the submarines really want
to find them," he said, but the u
boats are having the fear of God
put into them"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Giraud Nominees
Are Announced

ALGIERS, May 25 UPl - Au-
thoritative sources said today that
Gen. Henri Honore Giraud has de-
cided to appoint Ludovic Iron, his
finance commissioner, and Rene
Meyer. head of the French railways
in North Africa, as his representa-
tives on the t>encn central execu-
tive committee.
Girauds probable nominees for
the committee, which will govern
French territory freed by the Allies,
were made known soon after word
reached here that the fighting
French have agreed to join the
committee to achieve French unity.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Chinese Sailor Alone on
Life Raft for 132 DAYS

for the next 1872 days.
The raft was we'll stocked with
provisions. His drinking water last
ed 65 days His fOod-biScuit, choc-
olate, matted milk tablets and cam
ned meat-was consumed in about
55 days. After that he lived by his
wits.
He wrenChed a nail from the floor
of the raft and bent it in the shape
of a hook. Then he took a small
spring from a flashlight and made
another smaller hook. Lin said he
used some of his waning food sup
plies for bait. He caught small fish
which he used to bait the larger
nail-hook. He hooked several fish
which weighed around so pounds,
ATE RAW FISH
He ate the fish raw. At first,
they we're unappetizing, but as time
went on they tasted better and bet
ter
Eating raw fish got to be habit
Just like eating rice in China. -
he said with smile.
Finally. in April, as he sighted
the South American coast. a fishing
boat picked him up. His physical
condition was good. only his stom-
ach and legs were weakened by the
ordeal.
Toward the end of the Journey,
some black birds landed on the life
raft. At night. while they roasted,
Linn would grab them and eat them
raw. He caught fresh water in a
canvas when it rained.
Lin spent as days in a South
American hospital recovering from
exposure. His toughened skin
withstood the unmerciful beating of
the sun without i'll effects.
His first meal after his rescue
changed his appetite for life. 1t
was fish with a side order of beans,
the only food aboard the small craft
which picked him up.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

holm. The spokesman, Heinrich
Schmidt, was quoted as saying in
speech:
The Allied anII-U-poat methods
are growing stronger every day
with Allied aerial and naval forces
operating against U-boats over
wider area
The stockholm Aftonbladet said
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Six-Monfh-0!d
Baby Dies Here

Roy Martin, X-months-old. died
in FL Centre Monday.
He was son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Martin of Brawley and his
father is in the service. The baby
was scheduled to be buried at Ever
green cemetery after services at
206 East Orange, Ell Centro, at 4
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
US. Gives up
RIGHTS i'm China

WASHINGTON, May 25 up
President Roosevelt late yesterday
proclaimed-thuS making effective
the treaty with China by which
the United States relinquisheS all
etra-territorial rights in China. The
II eaty was agreed on by am ex-
change of notes here on Jan. II and
formal ratification took place last
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
EI Centre Couple
Take Over Resort

Mr.. and Mrs. f.. B. Goodman of
the FL Centre area have taken the
concession at Live Oaks Springs in
the mountains west of Ell Centro
They will open the swimming
pool. lunchroom, dance hall, and
other facilities to the public dur
ing the summer months.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

booty captured in series of minor
actions in the Lisichansk area of
the Ukraine since the start of the
month, including IL guns, AZ NOR
tars, 229 machine-gunS, 2603 rifles.
81 anti-tank rifles, 1853 tommy guns,
300 grenade throwers and 100000
rounds of ammunition. p,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

we're loaded or in which direction
they were heading. but the Soviets
have reported signs of renewed
German drive in the northwest
west Caucasus to counter Soviet
pressure against the Axis bridge
head around NovoroSSisk, Black sea
naval base.
REPORT ACTION
The midday communique report
cd only Soviet artillery action on
the Novorossisk front. Russian guns
we're credited with silencing five
German batteries, destroying self
propelled gun and several trucks
and killing upwards OF 200 troops.
"a Berlin broadcast said German
shock troops had started local
offensive southwest of Velikie Luki
on the central front. The Red army
countered with a major attack of its
own, supported by artillery and
tanks, and fierce fighting is raging,
the broadcast SaidD
German planes attempted raids
at both ends oI the vast Russian
front. Twenty eight approached OBJ
jectives on the Rybachi and Sred-
nj peninsulas in the Arctic, but
planes shot down 10 of them and
drove off the rest before they could
drop their bombs.
RAIDS CITY
Another bomber force raided Ba-
task, below Rostov on the Caucasus
railway, yesterday. Thirteen were
shot down, but some damage and
casualties were caused in residential
areas. Railway installations we're
not harmed. Three Soviet planes
were lost.
The midnight communique listed
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
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LONDON, May 25 CUP)-A Ger
man naval spokesman was quoted
today as admitting that the Allies
are striking increasingly heavy
blows at Germany's U-boat fleet in
the battle of the Atlantic, on which
may hinge Tie Success OF an Allied
invasion cf Europe.
simultaneously, Allied sources re-
ported that ship losses for May
probably would be lower than
April, one of the best months since
the start of the war while de-
Struction of Axis submarines was
rising toward a new high.
FINAL SHOWDOWN
The final shoWd Wn will come,
Allied informantS said in late
summer, when Germany is expected
to put into action 500 submarines
and the United States and Britain
bring to bear the full weight of
their latest anti-U-boat weapons
escort aircraft carriers, deStroyers
anc other escort vessels.
The U-boat is losing, but the
knockout round has not been de-
Cided." one authority said.
The German naval spokesman S
admission was contained i'll a
Berlin dispatch received in Stock
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Reds Sink Six
German BdrQes

MOSCOW, May 25. (UP)-Soviet planes and warshlps
have sunk six sefpropeed German barges and set
fire transport series of blows at possible German
troop the Black the Russians announced
TODAY The high did not whether the craft
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

ship in the distance. 1t did not
see him. Later. patrol planes flew
over. They. too. failed to sight him.
Il thought I might just as well
die" he said.
Linn didn't pray during his Voy-
age. He doesn't believe in life aft
er death. He wasn't afraid to die,
but he said ne did want to live.
Worries failed to occupy much OF
his time. When he wasn't fishing
or sleeping he just sat-did nothing
thought nothing.
WASHED OVERHEARD
His odyssey began when he was
washed overheard while trying to
climb into a liftboat following the
torpedoing. A big wave picked the
14O-pound steward off the deck and
left him struggling in the water
The turbulent ocean tossed him
about for an hour and half. Then
he grasped the side of the drifting
lifeboat which was to be his home