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Evening star., 1943-11-15
Late News
Bulletins
Lawyer Hits Subsidies

Assailing food subsidies as
forms of Government bribery
and blackmail," Joe G. Nom
tague, Fort Worth (Tex.) at
tOrney, charged today before
the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee that the subsidy pro-
gram was part of a bureau
cratic program to revolution
ize the social, economic and
political structure of this
country"
Earlier story on Page Ally
Amendment Rejected
The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee today rejected, 9 to 8,
a resolution by Senator O'Ma-
honey, Democrat, of Wyoming
calling for a constitutional
amendment to prohibit collec-
tion of poll tax as a qualifi-
cation for voting for Federal
officers.
Earlier story on Page A-4.)
No Secret Agreement
Secretary of State Hull,
holding his first press con-
ference since his return from
Moscow, said today no secret
agreement had been made at
the Moscow conference and
declared that neither Russia,
the United States nor Great
Britain desires to compromise
the Atlantic Charter
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Air Assault Successfully Opens
Balkan Offensive, Allies Say
Bottle Lines in ItoIy Remain Unchanged
As Both Sides Consolidate Positions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers, Nov. 15.-American B-25
Mitchell medium bombers ranged
in force over Sofia yesterday,
making the first air attack on
the Bulgarian capital from this
theater in blow designed to
dislocate traffic over the whole
Balkan rail system, while
aground in Italy the battle lines
remained virtually unchanged.
Other bombers swept into France
for their third attack on the impor-
tant Antheor railway viaduct near
Cannes the night before, and light
bombers shot up the harbor of Civil
tavecchia on the west coast of Italy.
Escorted by P-38 Lightnings, the
Mitchells dipped over Sofia's railway
yards in two big formations, drop
ping tons of explosives on the tar
get. Nine out of approximately "a
German intercepting fighters were
shot down in fierce battle
Official reports described the
bombing as extremely accurate" :"
with explosives dropping squarely on
locomotive repair shops, car assem-
bly, shops, a main line depot and rip
ping up the tracks in the yards.
This successful opening of the
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Chevy Chase Squadron Leader
Downs IS Jops in IS Days
Made Entire Record
Three Weeks After
Reaching Pacific Bose

1t. Comdr. J. T. Blackburn, 81,
of 8502 Loughborough place,
Chevy Chase, Md, commander of
a Navy land-based fighter squad
ron in the South Pacific, shot
down IS planes in his first IS days
at an advanced base there, ac-
'cording to an Associated Press
dispatch.
Thursday, three weeks after his
arrival at the base, Comdr. Black
burn was credited with another GER
tain victory and one probable when
his squadron shot down 10 enemy
planes in helping to ward off a Japa-
nese air attack on our carrier force
striking Rabaul. Eleven of the VIC
TINS were bombers; the others
fighters.
A year ago, Comdr. Blackburn
spent more than 60 hours adrift in
a rubber boat after a mishap dur
ing operations off North Africa
During this time, a chamois skin
lining from his helmet and a small
canteen of water furnished his only
food and drink
A 1888 graduate of the Naval
Academy, Comdr. Blackburn is the
son of Capt Paul P. Blackburn, nov
also on duty with the Navy in the
Pacific. He was born at Annapolis
Evening star., 1943-11-15
! More Jap Ships Sunk;
u. ). Subs Score Now 496

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy today counted a tota
of 1876 enemy vessels sunk or dam
aged by American submarines with
the report of six more japanese mer.
chant ships and a plane transport
sunk, and two other merchant ships
hit.
The roll was regarded as particu-
larly impressive since a considerable
portion of the enemy's essential
merchant ship tonnage is repre-
sented in addition to numerous war
ships, including destroyers and some
smaller vessels.
Special significance is attached tc
each new sinking of japanese
freighter or cargo transport since
the enemy is believed by naval au-
thorities to be so hard pressed fol
shipping that every loss is a blow
at his entire communications sys-
tenn.
Americas submarines thus fal
have sunk 346 Japanese ships, pos.
sibly sunk So others and damaged
ia.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Navy Seizure Discounted
By Chast|eton' S Operator

While aroused tenants of the
Chastleton Hotel planned another
mass meeting tonight to discuss re-
ports that the Navy would take over
the hotel as a WAVE dormitory
hotel owners today said the Chastle-
ton had never been offered for sale.
THE Navy has never asked US to
quote a price for the sale or rent OF
the building and we have never
given them a price," said Thomas
D. Carson of Washington Properties,
Inc, which operates the hotel on
Sixteenth street NV.
Mr.. Carson said Navy officials had
surveyed the establishment but
added that he understood the Navy
had also inspected several other
hotels. He said he had the i'm
preston the Navy was "just looking"
and had no intention of taking the
building.
Meanwhile, hotel residents said
the second mass meeting was called
at the request OF tenants who missed
the Saturday night session.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Nassau Board Asks De Moriqny
And De VisdeIou to Leave Island
BY the Associated Press.

5E lne ASSOCldltu FIeSS.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. Is
Alfred de Marigny, whose depor-
tation was urged last week by
the jury which acquitted him of
the murder of Sir Harry Oakes,
has been invited to leave the
Bahamas, along with his close
friend, the Marquis Georges de
Visdelou.
An order was issued after a meet
ing of the Governor in Council
Saturday.
Nassau censorship prevented
transmission of the information
until this morning
The Governor in Council is an ex-
ecutive group composed of the Gov
ernor of the Bahamas, now the Duke
of Windsor, colonial officials and the
Governor advisers. The Duke him.
self is in the United States, and did
not take part in the session.
It was learned that Mexico will be
a haven for the two men if arrange
ments can be made.
They plan to leave within the next
two weeks.
(See CAKES, Page A-12D
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Senate Inquiry
||nto Liquor
Shortagevofed
| Tax Dodeing and
Hoording Charged
By Van Nuys
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee unanimously approved today
the Scrugham resolution for a
full investigation of the current
liquor shortage, and Chairman
Van Nuys announced hearings
may start next week.
You may look for some startling
revelations as to tax lodging and
boarding" Senator Van Nuys told
newsmen after the meeting. be
cause I have already gone into the
situation with the author of the
resolution during the past week"
Declaring there is enough liquor
IN this country to last for five years
even If another pint is not made"
the Indiana Senator said that, in
his opinion, it is being withheld
from wholesalers and retailers for a
higher profit.
Washington to Be Included.
Senator Van Nuys made known
Saturday that if the committee
authorized the inquiry, it probably
would look into the situation in
washington, along with the rest of
the country.
All OF the committee discussion
preceding approval of the resolution
was favorable to an investigation.
the Senator said, and he will file
with the Senate Audit and Control
Committee this afternoon a REQUEST
Tor $4,000 from the contingent fund
10 cover expenses of the investiga.
tion.
II the money is not allowed We
Will go ahead anyhow" Senator Van
Nuys said, but We will not be able
TO make as exhaustive an INQUIRY. :"
Officlals of distilleries will be
called when the hearings start and
Senator Van Nuys said that among
the questions to be taken up will
be whether large companies are
buying up smaller ones to get their
inventories.
Cites Stock Withdrawals.
| Although liquor may be held In
bonded warehouses eight years be-
fore taxes become due, Senator Van
NuyS said it is common knowledge
that whisky does not age perceptibly
after from four to six years.
In September, 1912, he said, TO-
900 900 gallons were withdrawn from
bond, as compared with 1000 900
gallons withdrawn in September this
year.
introduced in the Senate Friday
by Senator Schrugham, Democrat,
of Nevada, the resolution calls for
a full and complete inquiry into
the business practices connected
, with the sale and distribution OF
spiritous and malt beverages and
wines.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Hearing Calls Vinson
To Explain Veto Of
Rail Wage Increase
Harrison and Richberq
Appeal for Adoption
Of Truman Resolution
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Sterilization Director Fred M
VinSon was scheduled to appear
before the Truman Committee
today to defend his action in
vetoing an Scent hourly wage
increase recommended for l.
100000 incorporating railroad
workers by an emergency board
functioning under the Railway
Labor Act.
A resolution sponsored by Sem
ator Truman, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, and Representative Crosser.
Democrat, of Ohio would validate
the increase. for which the railroad
brotherhoods are making vigorous
fight.
The unions took their case to
the country last night, asking for
public support.
In other developments on the
labor front, Senator Byrd, Demo-
crat, of Virginia declared the War
Labor Board had surrendered to
John L. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers, in approving
the Ickes-Lewis coal wage agree
ment, and the Congress of Indus.
trial Organizations news service as
serted that Congress has failed te
adopt sound tax system, blocked
effective action to control prices
and, as a result, is partly respon.
(See LABOR, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-11-15
House Committees Report
|AssoiIs illegal OPA Rulings
Smith Group Asserts
Agency Usurps Power
To Order Starvation
hy the Associated Press.

The Office of Price Administra-
ton was roundly assailed today
by a congressional committee
which accused it of having pro-
mulgated illegal, absurd, useless
and conflicting" regulations and
of having construed its power
to authorize it to sentence citi-
zens of the United States to
starvation.
The committee, headed by Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia and created by the House
to keep check on activities of
executive agencies. recommended
changes in existing law to retain
and strengthen imitation control and
at the same time eliminate the
abuses and injustices now apparent
Conceding a need for 'extraordi-
nary governmental action" in time
of war to mobilize the Nations eco
nornic as well as military resources
the committee said there are right
and wrong ways to accomplish these
purposes" the wrong way being by
the usurpation of power by execu-
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Roosevelt MESSAGE
Asks Funds 10 Share
United Nations Relief
Tells Congress Specific
Outloy Sought Awaits
Atlantic City Report
By ]. A. FOX.

PreSldent Roosevelt today asked
Congress to authorize an appro-
priation to permit the United
States to participate in the work
of the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration
which now is drafting in atlantic
City its program for bringing aid
to Axis victims.
In message accompanied by q
copy of the UNRRA agreemen,
signed by representatives of A ma
tions here last week, the President
said he would defer asking for a
specific sum until the Atlantic City
conference is concluded.
"A small fraction of the nationa'
income of the contributing member
states will. it is hoped, be sufficien,
ito meet the needs" Mr.. Roosevelt
said. Some of the liberated ma.
tions may be able to make payment
for the supplies and services rem.
dered. But only by bringing to beal
the resources of all the United Ma.
| tions will We be able to relieve 6
substantial part of the suffering Of
the millions who will need help
He emphasized. however, that Con.
gress would determine the extent
of United States expenditure under
its constitutional procedure.
Italy's Plight Cited.
AS an example of the needs to bs
met, the President described tn,
havoc being wrought by the Nazi!
in the territory they are relinquish.
ing in Italy.
The text of the Presidents mes.
| sage follows: ::
Il am happy to inform the Con.
gress that on November 9. 1943, rep.
Iresentatives of 43 nations and peo.
Piles joined with our own Govern.
nent in signing the accompanying
/ UNRRA agreement, setting up ar
international relief and rehabilita.
ton administration to give first aic
in the liberated areas. This agree.
ment provides only the framework
The implementation is left to the
constitutional lawmaking body o1
the member states.
THE task of the organization will
be to assist in furnishing the medi-
cine, food, clothing and other basic
necessities and essential services
which are required to restore the
strength of the liberated peoples
They have been deliberately stripped
by the enemy in order to support
the Axis war machines. More thar
that, the Axis leaders have boastec
that as they withdraw, they will
leave only devastation-what they
have not stolen they will destroy
AS our American soldiers fight theil
way up the Italian boot. they are
discovering at first hand that thu
barbarism of the Nazis is equal tt
their boasts. Their only rivals IL
this respect are the Japanese.
! 'UNRRA will be able to max,
only a beginning in the vast tasl
of aiding the victims of war. TIL,
greatest part of the job will have tt
be done by the liberated people
themselves. What UNRRA can d,
| Gee DOOCFyTE,T n pono A1OI
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Fierce Fight Improve!
British Positions on
Dodecanese Island
Substantial Casualties
Inflicted at Leros, But
Bottle Is InconcIusive
BY the Associated Press.

CAIRO, Nov. 15.-British troops
improved their positions in CEN
trail and northern sectors of the
Dodecanese Island of Leros yes
terday, inf1icting substantial
casualties on the Germans and
capturing a number of prisoners
a Middle East communique an
nounced today.
The fierce fighting for the island
important in the strategy of the
Aegean because of its submarine
base, was accompanied by continued
aerial blows in which long-range
fighter sweeps and bomber assaults
were carried out over the German
positions
Explosions and fires were started
at Gurna Bay, Alinda Bay and Cape
Pantali, and Heinkel-111 was de-
stroyed
Bombers also attacked German
shipping in Suda Bay, Crete. while
fighters patrolled Herakleion air.
field on the same island and at
tackled many military targets in an
effort to blanket the German often
Sive.
Four-engined bomber formations
raided Martha airfeld on Rhodes
on similar mission last night
Nine Allied planes were lost in the
aerial phases of the operations.
The battle for Leros still was in
conclusive, however, and official re-
ports yesterday said the Germans
had established numerical superb
ority snd had straddled the island
at its narrowest point. virtually di-
viding the British and Italian de-
Tending forces in the north and
south, although the Allies still held
Leros, the chief town. The 8-mile-
long island is only about a mile
across at its waist.
The Germans had gained their
position by both sea and air-borne
units, supported by dive bombers.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
De Morigny and Wife
To Be Remarked in
Church, He Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. Is.
Shortly after it was learned
that he has been invited to
leave the Bahamas, Alfred de
Marigny announced today that
he and his wife, the former
Nancy Cakes, would be remar-
ried this afternoon.
The twice-divorced De Ma
rigny said he had obtained
permission for the ceremony
from the Catholic archbishop
in charge Of this diocese. He
set the time as pm. and the
place as the Francis Xavier
Church.
De Marigny explained that he
and Nancy would be married
again because I'VE were not
married in a church before"
He said the Rev. Father Bona
venture would perform the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1943-11-15
American Bombers
Drop Record Load on
New Guinea Bases
Threat of AIexishofen
And Modone to Allied
Positions Smashed

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AL.
LIED HEADQUARTERS, Nov. IS
American bombers, in a per-
fectly co-ordinated three-ply at
tack, dropped a record load o1
223 tons of explosives on Alexi-
shafen and Madang, ending fol
the time being an increasing
threat to Allied positions on New
Guinea.
The mission was to smash bases
from which the japanese had been
straf1ng Australian troops and
American aircraft in New Guinea S
Markham and Ramu Valleys, and
apparently supplying forward bases.
Shortly after dawn Saturday P-4O
and P-39 fighters strafed the two
airstrips at AleXishafen, starting
towering fires at the expense of one
plane, downed by severe antiaircraft
opposition.
Waves of Liberators Attack.
Then came wave after wave of
Liberator bombers at medium alti-
tude, followed by Mitchells at tree
top height. The 223 tons they
dropped was the heaviest load ever
thrown against New Guinea and
was second only to the 35O-ton raid
october II against Rabaul in the
entire Pacific theater.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique today said great fires were
started in fuel and supply areas,
four enemy planes were destroyed on
the ground, antiaircraft positions
silenced, three luggers and five
baTges destroyed in the harbor and
the entire area given such a thor
ou9h blasting smoke rose in a thick
blanket.
A strong force of fighters formed
a protective umbrella, but not a
japanese plane rose to fight.
Rabaul and Gasmata Hit.
Allied bomberS struck also at Ra-
baul and Gasmata on New Britain
and raked both Buka and BUN on
the northern and southern eXtremi-
ties OF Bougainville. Five floatplanes
were destroyed at their base on
Kaplngamarangi Island and three
cargo ships were torpedoed and
bombed with unobserved results in
night attacks on Kavieng, New Ire
land.
AS to the land fighting on Bou-
gainville, where United States ma
rlnes secured beachhead at EN-
press Augusta Bay November /, Ad-
mlral William F. Halsey, jr., COM
See PACIFIC. Page A-I2l
Evening star., 1943-11-15
ID. T.. Teachers 10 Aid
In Cu||ing Misfits
Before Induction
$50 Social Workers
Sought for Assignment
As Medical Field Agents
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG,

Washington school teachers will
soon be called on to help induc-
ton station psychiatrists sort out
the fits" from the misfts for
service in the armed forces.
Five teachers of each potential
soldier or sailor from the District
will be asked to paint a picture of
selectees' school days-whether he
was moody or "ShoW-off." whether
he was accepted or disliked by his
Schoolmates.
All Washington private, public
and parochial schools have agreed
to participate.
The program also calls for about
$50 social workers, to be assigned to
District draft boards as medical
field agents" They will pick up
where the schools leave off, filling
in the story of the selectee's life
and habits to the day he reports for
induction.
Previous Data Limited.
| Until now induction station
psychiatrists have had nothing tc
go on except what the selectee says
when he's interviewed at the station
how he acts, what his neurological
tests indicate. And in many sections
OF the country the armed forces
have had to rely on general practi-
tioners for lack of trained psychia
trists. An estimated 100000 men
are expected TO be discharged from
the armed forces this year fol
mental and nervous" reasons.
Under the new system, which will
go into effect here as soon as enough
social workers volunteer to make
the Investigations, the induction
psychiatrists will know whether a
man was moody" in school or in
frequently absent from work with
out cause. These will be considered
clues"
1t was explained that a psychiat-
rist, about to reject a man because
he seemed unusually tense or nerv-
GUS during his induction station ex-
animation, might think again if the
mans records showed he had ben a
normal, hardworking civilian. On
the other hand, psychopaths-one
Of the hardest types to detect
might be revealed as such by their
record.
Schools to Make Reports.
Hereafter, the schools will write
up a record Of any boy who quits
school at IS years or older or who
graduates. Five of the youths
teachers will each turn in report
without comforting with each other
The teachers will be asked If the
youths school work was getting
poorer, whether he was a truant
to what extent he had difficulty
making up his mind, whether he was
accepted or disliked by his class.
mates, whether he co-operated with
(See PSYCHIATRISTS, Page A-l2.I
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Wilson 10 Stay at Post
Despite Resignation
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Charles
Edward Wilson, executive vice chair
man OF the War Production Board
said yesterday that his resignation
had been before President Roosevelt
for some time" and that he intends
to return to private business.
Mr.. Wilson said no determination
had been made of the resignation
and added that even though it was
accepted he would not leave Wash.
ington at once. The fact that he
had submitted his resignation was
disclosed IN Washington last week.
Evening star., 1943-11-15

Balkan offensive has a far-reachine
consequence" an official announce
ment said.
Through this Immensely impor-
tant rail center German supplies are
transported to Greece and down into
the islands of the Aegean and also
to the Western Balkans. The Sofia
railway yards link up with raj
routes through Hungary, Rumania
and Bulgaria and congestion at Sofia
would have the effect of dislocatine
traffic over the whole Balkan raj
system"
(The Budapest radio, quoting a
Hungarian news agency report,
first reported the Sofia bombing
last night. The broadcast said
several waves of enemy planes
attacked about midday and that
several persons were killed.
(The Germans in an obvious
effort to impress Bulgarians,
threatened dire reprisals on Brit
ain today for what was called a
naked and undisguised terror
raid" on Sofia.
(The Berlin radio declared
neither British nor Americans
can claim they were retaliating
against Bulgaria, because the
Bulgarians have never done any
(See ITALY, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Increased Sugar Quotas
To Stand 0PA Decides
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Increased sugar inventories al
lowed retailers and wholesalers on a
temporary basis through November
Is will be maintained indefinitely,
the Office of Price Administration
said today.
OPA originally allowed the in
crease to meet demands for home
canning. The permission was later
extended to take care of heavier
supplemental rations granted to
bakers, confectioners and other in
dustrial users.
Transportation difficulties and con-
tinued heavy use by industrial users
makes it advisable, OPA said, to
maintain the larger inventories in
definitely.
Evening star., 1943-11-15

tive agencies through "misinterpre-
tation and abuse of powers" granted
by Congress "and the assumption
of powers not granted"
There was no immediate official
comment by OPA, but Representa-
tives Scanlon, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania and McMurray, Democrat, OF
Wisconsin, chairman and secretary
respectively, of the Congressional
Committee for the Protection OF
Consumers. promptly issued state
ment on behalf of this group attack
(See OPA. Page A-12)
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Committee Quotes
Typical Example
OF OPA Phrosinq

BY tNt AsSUCIdttu FIFSS.
A congressional committee to-
day cited as what it termed "a
typical example of the legalistic
language employed by the Office
of Price administration" the
following language from Amend
ment No. 5 to Maximum Price
Regulation 319:
"All commodities listed in APP
pendix A are those known to
the trade as such excepting
therefrom such thereof, if any,
while subject to another regu-
lation."
Evening star., 1943-11-15
GripshoIm Neurs Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov
Is (P).-The repatriation ship Grip
sholm, returning $500 Americans
and other Western Hemisphere ma
tionals from japanese internment
camps, was sighted off Rio de
Janeiro Harbor early today after a
journey from Mormugao, Portuguese
India, via Port Elizabeth, South
Africa
Evening star., 1943-11-15
Nozis Reported Holding
All Bulgarian Ports
Eu the Assnciataa p.a.a

BY the Associated Press.
1STANBUL, Nov. 15-Reports
emanating from the Balkans said
today that the Germans have as
sumed complete military control OF
all of Bulgarias Black Sea ports.
The Germans are known to have
been in full control of the major
ports Of Varna and Burgas for more
than a year. Seizure of the remain-
der was seen here as possible in
dication that the Nazis fear a Rus
sian thrust across the Black Sea
after the Red Army cleans up the
Crimea.