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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
One Of ; Killed Escaping
From Internment Camp

By the Associated Press.
ROSWELL, N. Mex, Jan. 14.-Col
Murray F. Gibbons, commanding
officer of the Roswell Internment
Camp, disclosed today that one of
three escaping prisoners was killed
and another wounded last night.
Both living fugitives were recap
tured.
Col. Gibbons issued the following
statement:
Some time last night after S pm,
three prisoners escaped from the
Roswell Internment Camp. They
attempted to steal a car near Artesia.
The owner of the car killed one of
them, slightly wounded another one.
The two living prisoners were taken
into custody by the civil authorities
at Artesia, who notified the camp
authorities of their action. We sent
to Artesia for them, took them back
into custody and they are now in
our hands"
Mark Tanning, a farmer living
near Artesia.. was identified as the
man who killed one of the prisoners
and captured the other two. holding
them until officers arrived from Ar
tesla. Artesia is 43 miles south of
Roswell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
WPB Curbs Imperi|
Farm Food Output,
Truman Charges
Questions Wisdom of
Sharp Reduction in
Agricultural Machinery
Py the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Truman, Democrat. of
Missouri protested today that
farmers in Americas arsenal of
food, already short on labor, face
a shortage of equipment because
of restrictions laid down by the
War Production Board.
Senator Truman and other men,
bers OF the Senate Defense Inves-
tigating Committee inquired point
eddy of the wisdom of a WPB order
which cut l943 production of farm
machinery to % per cent of the 1910
tonnage. and set production of re-
placement parts at l67 per cent of
the 1910 output.
Oscar w. Meie, chief of the agri-
cultural, food and textile machinery
unit of WPB, replied that 1910 was
one of the peak years for purchases
of farm machinery, and as result
farmers equipment is generally in
good shape.
I'VE believe it will be possible for
the farmer to keep up his produc-
ton with the machinery he has
now, If he has adequate repairs, y
Mr.. Meier said.
Senator Truman retorted, II don t
believe you have given him either
enough new machinery or adequate
repairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
FRENCH CAPTURE TWO HEIGHTS IN TUNISIA
Shofer Accuses 'Bureoucrots' of Attack
On Free Press in Suit Against A.P.

The Associated Press suit, Mr..
Shafer charged, was a brilliant
brainchild" born Of a desire of the
bureaucrats" to obtain for a pub
Usher an Associated Press member
ship.
Doesn't Name Publisher.
He did not identify the publisher
by name, referring to him as "a per-
son of tremendous wealth" who was
induced to take some of his mil
lions and start a so-called newspaper
dedicated to the theory that
the bureaucrats could do no wrong"
1T has been said that he was the
more willing to do this because he
knew, or was told, that If the paper
did not prosper certainly remote
possibility because our bureaucrats
must know what the people want
to read, he could deduct his losses
from his income taxes Mr.. Shafer
added "As to the truth of that, I
do not know.
That man sold the birthright of
American editors to free expression
and apishly followed those with
whom he curried favor.
Then was born the most bril-
liant brainchild of an epoch in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
U. 5. Grand Jury
Indicts Second
Anaconda Unit
Five OfficiuIs Named
In Defective-Wire
Shipments to Army
BY the Associated Press.


Attorney General Biddle an
nounced today that a Federal
grand jury at Providence, R. l.,
had indicted the Anaconda Wire
g. Cable Co. of Pawtucket, R. l.,
and five individuals on charges
of conspiring to defraud the
Government and present false
claims in connection with wire
and cable produced for the
United States and British
Armies.
The indictment, as made public by
the Justice Department, alleged
that defective and INFESTED wire
and cable had been shipped to the
fighting forces as result of DELHI
crate policy of evasion of inspec-
ton.
A similar charge was placed De-
cember 81 by Federal grand jury
at Fort Wayne, Ind, against the
Anaconda Wire and Gable Co. OF
Marion, Ind. Both companies are
in group Of eight plants controlled
by Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
The individuals indicted today
were:
William H. Morley of New York.
assistant general manager of all
Anaconda mills and former man.
ager of the Pawtucket plants.
Jacob Eagleson of Pawtucket,
manager of the plant since Mr..
Morley was promoted last April s.
Lowell K. Morrow of Pawtucket,
chief inspector at the plant.
Robert L. Wright of Pawtucket,
electrical engineer of the plant until
his resignation last June S.
William Eagleson of Pawtucket, a
brother OF Jacob Eagleson, super
visor in the electrical test room.
The Government charged that
"the conspiracy resulted in the pro-
duction and delivery to the British
War Ministry and the United States
Army Signal Corps of inferior and
defective wire and cable which was
intended to be used for military pur-
poses."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
4 Conscientious Directors
To Be Army Guinea Pigs
BY the Associated Press.


CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Jan. 14.-Four
conscientious DIRECTORS yesterday be-
gan program of vigorous work and
exercise in the simulated tempera-
ture and humidity of the tropics and
desert to enable University of Illinois
scientists to study the food needs of
troops in the Solomon Islands and
in Africa
Prof. H. H. Mitchell, chief of the
Division of Animal Nutrition, said
the four would be fed controlled
diets and all the food they consume
would be recorded.
Yesterday the men spent three
hours exercising in an air-con-
ditioned room in which the tenn
perature was SO degrees and the
humidity IS per cent of normal.
Later, Prof Mitchell said. the time
will be extended to as much as eight
hours and the temperature will be
boosted to from ITO to lis degrees.
They will be submitted to hot, cry
conditions Stimulating the desert, and
hot, moist conditions of the jungle, ("
he said.
He declared the men will undergo
quite an ordeal" during the expert
ment, which will continue until
August l under a contract between
the University of Illinois and the
Federal ONCE of Scientific Research
and Development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
New York Girl Found
MysteriouslY Beaten
2, the Associated Press


NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-Police
sought today to penetrate the cloak
of mystery about an attack last
night on young Park avenue wom-
an which left her severely beaten
on a Harlem rooftop.
Detectives said she gave her
name as Beatrice Hudson, %. of
Park avenue address. She suffered
a brain conclusion. a jaw fracture
and her face was badly beaten.
Detective Frank Shallow said the
girl told him she had been with
friends at hotel about pm. and
afterward went for walk in Gen.
trail Park. She remembered being
near the reservoir, Detective Shall
low quoted her as saying, but re-
membered no more until she found
herself in a hospital.
Investigating officers added that
the victim was well dressed in a
business suit, wore a wrist watch
and brooch and had sum of
money in a pocketbook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Impeachment Of u. )
Officials Demanded
In House by Cox
Georgian Charges
Abuse by Dictatorship
Of Bureoucruts'
BY the Associated Press.

Representative Cox of Georgia,
ranking Democrat on the Rules
Committee, demanded in the
House today that Impeachment
proceedings be instituted against
unidentified Government off,
Gals.
He refused to amplify a half min
ute speech in which he blamed the
action. but predicted speedy Rules
Committee approval of a resolution
TO investigate the Federal Com
munications Commission, headed by
James L. Fly.
You can draw your own infer
ences," he told reporters.
The time has come" the Geor-
gian told the House, 'for this House
to protect itself and the country
against the scorn, the abuse and the
dictatorship of the bureaucrats by
resorting to the process Of impeach-
ment."
Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Fly long have
been at oddS.
Meanwhile, Marcus Cohn. FEC
counsel, denounced as unsupported
innuendoes and insinuations" the
charges made by counsel for an AL
bany (Ga) radio station that COM
mission investigators were more in
terested in trying to get, something
on Mr.. Cox than in the station S
business
H. T. Mcintosh. president of the
Albany Herald Publishing Co. and
the Albany Herald Broadcasting Co.,
previously had testified that $4,000
was paid Mr.. Cox, in whose district
Albany lies, for legal services he
could render in an ethical and legal
manner" which would not conflict
with his status as member of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Cohn said that failure of the
radio stations records to show that
Arthur Lucas and w. K. Jenkins of
Georgia. had an interest as stock
holders in the broadcasting company
had prompted the commissions in
quiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Rubber Projects
1oGetH Highest
Priority Ratings
Nelson Reported
Urging Facilities
For Program

Rubber Director William M.
Jeffers will obtain highest pri-
GRITTY ratings Immediately to
complete from SIS to go per cent
of the huge synthetic rubber
program, it was learned today.
A Government official said he I'M
derstood this was the recommended
ton of Chairman Donald NJ Nelson
of the War Production Board and
that it probably would be followed in
settling the controversy for manu-
featuring equipment between the
rubber program and the programs
for producing high ctaine gasoline
and naval escort ships.
Some details have yet to be
worked out before the decision Is
final, it was said.
Says He'll Pull Through.
Informed by a reporter of the
supposed settlement of the issue
Mr.. LETTERS said he did not think a
definite decision had been reached,
Asked if an immediate green light
for completion of facilities for SIS to
60 per cent of the program would
enable him to meet the demands
of the armed services and essential
transportation for rubber Mr.. Jef1ers
said, II will pull through some way
If rubber is granted priority 10
obtain equipment for a still larger
portion of its program an official
said he did not think that it neces-
sarily would have the effect OF OBJ
structing plans for expanding pro-
duction of aviation gasoline ana
escort ships He pointed out that
the whole rubber program would
only use small amount OF the
total demand for scarce equipment,
Mr.. letters warned the country
last week that unless he was enabled
to obtain material and equipment to
complete from IS to 10 per cent of
the synthetic program at once the
country would face military catas-
trophe and a breakdown of vital
transportation.
All Are Essential.
Synthetic rubber plants use viz
tually the same equipment as is
used in making high octane gaso-
line. There is competition also be-
tween rubber and the escort vessel
program for such components as
motors, boilers, condensers and in
struments Of various types.
1t is the attitude of Mr. Nelson,
1t was said, that all three COM
peting programs we're so essential
that it was impossible to give pref
erence to any one. Mr. Nelson be-
lieves that all three can be carried
through together on slightly re-
duced scale without inviting disaster
in any of the fields
Mr.. Nelson's decision. it was said,
still had to be forwarded to James
F. Byrnes, director of economic
sterilization, but this was consid-
cred largely formality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Frank Lloyd Wright Aide
Sentenced as Draft Evader

BY the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 14.-Marcus
E. Weston. a. Spring Green. Wis,
member OF Frank Lloyd Wright's
Taliesin Fellowship, was sentenced
by Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone
today to serve three years in a pen
itentiary for failure to report for
induction into the Army.
The case attracted widespread at
tention because Judge Stone ex-
pressed the belief that Mr.. Wright,
famous architect, was poisoning the
minds Of his apprentices against the
draft. Mr.. Wright denied he was
attempting to influence his stu
dents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
| Dive Bomber
To Be Obsolete,
| General Says

DETROIT, Jan. 14-Maj. Gen.
Levin H. Campbell, jr., chief of Army
ordnance, gave it as his opinion at
press conference today that the
day is in sight when the dive
bomber will be rarity
Rapid fire 20 millimeter and 40
millimeter anti-aircraft guns are
today so effective against the dive
bomber, he said that "the pilot in
one of those planes might just as
we'll write out ticket to wherever
1t is he thinks he's going"
Gen. Campbell also expressed the
opinion that the day is not far
distant when heavy artillery again
will be the deciding factor in the
taking of an enemy city. He de-
scribed an American howitzer which
can place 250-pound shell ION the
city hall steps from $4,000 yards
as the most accurate weapon ever
developed
Gen. Campbell is here to address
the Society of Automotive Engi-
neers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Fighting Continues Inside
japanese Base Of Sinyang
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING. Jan. IA Chi
nese army spokesman today amend
ed the announcement of last nights
high command communique that
Sinyang. important japanese base
in Southern Honan Province, had
been recaptured by the Chinese.
In reply to a question he said
''The Chinese are not in complete
possession of the city" but fighting
continues within the walls after a
Chinese penetration of the west
gate.
The spokesman declared the Jap
anese campaign in the Tapieh
Mountain area along the Anhwei-
Hupeh border in East-Central
China may be said to have failed
The Chinese, he asserted, have re-
occupied nearly all the main centers
taken by the enemy in the early
stages of the campaign, which
opened December 10.
He estimated the japanese had
used altogether $4,000 to 10000
troops in the Tapieh campaign and
suffered about 5000 casualties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

which many.a scintillating offspring
has been born. The bureaucrats
would obtain for this publisher, by
force of government, that which
the publisher could not, with his
record obtain for himself, some
thing which would dress up and
disguise and thus perfume the
bureaucracy dictated stories and
headlines. They would obtain for
this publisher membership in the
Associated Press"
Mr.. Shafer asserted that "as a
result of that bureaucratic cogita-
ton, agents of the Government
accredited agents of government
Offices in which the freedom Of the
press might be thought to be most
secure, went among the members of
the Associated Press.
Declares Threats Made.
Directly and by indirection they
told these editors that unless the
new-fiedged publishers were voted
into membership in the highly re-
spected and tremendously efficient
and clean Associated Press, the
most dire things would befall. Civil
,See A. P. SUIT, Page 2-X0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Us Troop Trains
Start Runs Daily,
Rail Chief Reports
$500 Locomotives Used
To Move Oil to East,
Shippers Group Told
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. AN. J..
Gormley, executive assistant of
the Association of American Rail-
roads, today told a group of
shippers the railroads equipment
problems we're complicated by
the fact that each day between
125 and $50 trains carrying troops
and their equipment were started
on their way.
He also disclosed that at least
1900 locomotives were being used
entirely for the movement of oil to
East Coast areas.
Regarding the oil transportation
situation. Mr.. Gormley said in an
address prepared for delivery before
the Atlantic States Shippers Ad-
visory Board:
Il don't believe any one, either
the railroads or others, is entirely
satisfied with the job which has
been done. and I think that all be-
lieve better job can and will be
done.
Bigger Job This Year.
More time is being devoted to
that job. especially by the railroads,
than was ever devoted to any trans
portation job that had to be done
by the railroads of this country, not
even excepting military traffic
The railroad spokesman said that
even though railroad efficiency
reached its highest level in 1912,
the carriers would have to do at
least per cent better this year if
they were to handle the expected
increase in traffic. This would be
true, he added even assuming the
railroads receive this year the 80 900
new freight cars and 900 new loco
motives on which Government agen-
cles have been asked to expedite
delivery
The shippers advisory board esti-
mated that carloadings in the board
territory for the first quarter of
this year would be 8.5 per cent less
than the actual loadings in the cor
responding period in 1912. The
largest decrease was expected In
loadings Of petroleum and petroleum
products, which it was believed
would drop 80 per cent.
Rates Upheld.
j. M. Fitzgerald, vice chairman
OF the committee on public rela-
tons of the Eastern Railroad Pres
idents Conference strongly argued
against any move to rescind the in
(See RAILS, Page 2-X.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
0PA 10 Reply 10 Charges
Of Collecting Hush Money

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
OPA did not reply Immediately to
the charges made today by Repre-
sentative Herter, Republican, of
Massachusetts, that it's settlement
collections from price-ceiling viola
tors were extortionate and peril
ously close to hush money" David
Ginsburg. OPA general counsel, said
a statement would be issued as soon
as he had seen a copy of the reso-
luton prepared by Mr.. Herter, con-
tanning the charges. The OPA ad-
mitted today that $500 600 had. been
collected by its agents from mer-
chants who had overcharged Gus
toners.
Mr.. Ginsburg pointed out that
under the price control law OPA is
authorized to sue for three times
the amount of overcharge. A
spokesman added that the settle
ments made were in every instance
for the exact amount of the ad-
mitted overcharge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

that some Of them must go to feed
the steel furnaces.
The Army. during the intensive
scrap campaign, turned over many
old guns, obsolete tanks and other
WORKOUT equipment to the salvage
collectors. Each command made its
own scrap collection.
While the need for scrap is de-
scribed as made less acute by the
success of the Nation wide drive
the Army and other Government
agencies still are turning in useless
equipment. No date has been SET
for turning in the State Depart
ment cannon, nor has an agreemen,
been reached on how many will bs
sacrificed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Northeastern States
Face Coal and Oil
Crisis, Governors Say
Swift End of Strike
In Anthracite Mines
Held VituI to Area
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. l4-NeW Eng
land Governors told Deputy Pc
troleum Co-ordinator Ralph K.
Davies today that. the six North
eastern States faced shortages of
both oil and coal with the ap-
proach of the season that nor
mally brings bitterest cold, and
that swift termination of the
Pennsylvania anthracite stop
page was vital to this region.
Gov. Saltonstall of Massachusetts,,
presiding at conference, said:
What we suggest is that a man
with authority to act for the oil ad-
ministration be stationed right here
in New England where We can reach
him and where he can give us i'm
mediate answers and action
Sees No ENCOURAGEMENT.
Mr. Davies said that the petroleum
administration had kept its promise
to deliver rs per cent of last years
supply of heating oil to this area and
that he was sorry he could hold out
no encouragement for more oil for
New England because of military de-
mands for petroleum products and
limitations of transportation facili-
ties.
He pointed out that test Ship
ments involving the movement of
100000 steel drums of oil by freight
car now were under way to de-
termine if construction of 1000, 900
new drums would be justified.
The important question, he de-
clared, was what more can we do
than we are doing?' He called on
the Governors for suggestions as to
new ways to transport oil.
Urged to Speed Lumber.
The Governors, in turn, were
urged in statements transmitted by
! Chairman Donald NJ Nelson of the
War Production Board, Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard and 1t. Gen.
Brehon Somervell of the Army S
Services of Supply, to speed a cam
paign for production of an addi-
tional billion board feet of lumber in
New England, New York and Penns-
sylvania this year.
They said that raising of lumber
production from Is billion board
feet last year to rs billion feet in
1943 was vital to fill military, indus
trial, farming and shipping needs.
Gov Saltonstall declared that
Unless the coal strike in Pennsyl-
vania is settled Immediately we are
going to have a lot of people who
have converted their furnaces find
ing themselves without coal or oil. >
Kerosene PROBLEM.
He declared that the Bay State S
particular fuel problem had been
kerosene and that administrative
delays in arranging for oil deliveries
had been an especial source of
trouble.
Gov. Sewell of Maine declared
that coal was his States immediate
problem.
I'VE have moved that old pot
bellied stove back to our front par
lors and now We need that COAL" he
said. The anthracite crisis is today
the oil crisis will come in the mid
ole of February"
Gov McGrath of Rhode Island
said that New England, in the mid
die of colder-than-u usual winter
was not nearly as we'll off as other
parts of the country where ad-
justments had been made to meet
lower than-normal temperatures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Draft Board Orders Durocher
To Report for Army Physical

and that Leo said he planned to
take his examination in st. Louis.
No date has been set and Hickey
said he understands there may be
some delay as the draft boards in
st. Louis are very busy.
hickey also said he did not plan
to do anything right away about
naming manager to replace Du-
rocher. who took over the manager
ship of the Dodgers after the close
of the 1898 season. Under Leo's
leadership, Brooklyn finished third
in the National League pennant
race in 1889. second in 1910 and
won the flag in 1871. Last year the
Dodgers again finished second as
the st. Louis Cardinals overhauled
them In the stretch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, Jan. IA R>.-
Stocks firm; steels lead selective
recovery. Bonds steady; some rails
improve. Cotton higher; price
fixing and New Orleans buying.
CHICAGO.-Wheat higher: mill
buying. Corn higher; brisk ship
ping business. Hogs declined 10
Is cents; top. $l4.85; increase in
supply. Cattle. steers. yearlings,
steady; small supply; bulls lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Meeting Of Nazi Admiral
With Jap al Sea Reported
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 1.-the Ber-
lin correspondent Of the Swedish
newspaper Aftonbladet reported to-
day that Admiral Karl Doenitz of
the Nazi Navy had made a 19-day
trip in submarine around the
African cape to keep a rendezvous
with Admiral Osami Nagano. chief
Of the Japanese naval staff board, at
seat of Madagascar.
During its trip, the Germans
claimed, the U-boat sank an 5000
ton American merchant ship of
Cape Town.
The subject of the conference was
not specified.
Presumably the Japanese naval
leader, considered an authority in
Japan on American affairs, was able
to reach the rendezvous in a sur
face warship.
The German radio several weeks
ago reported that a Japanese sub
marine had rounded the cape and
visited German submarine base
ION the coast of Europe" The
Germans also broadcast a report
about that time that a German sub
marine had kept an appointment
with japanese ships in the Indian
Ocean.