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Evening star., 1943-06-28
Conference Report
On D. {. Budget Bill
Amended by House
Senote O. K. of Three
Changes in Measure
Expected Later Today

The House this afternoon
added three amendments to the
conference report on the 1914
District appropriation bill, thus
delaying final legislative action
on the measure, pending Senate
approval OF the changes.
Senate indorsement OF the altera-
tions. however, is expected later in
the day. putting the bill In shape to
be rushed to the White House for
President Roosevelts signature.
The bill provides. approximately
s55 500 900 to operate the municipal
government in the new fiscal year
beginning Thursday.
One Of the changes made in the
House is designed to prevent the
District government from operating
without funds in event the bill does
not become law by Thursday. 1t
authorizes the Commissioners to
make any necessary expenditures
after beginning OF the new fiscal year
until the new appropriations become
available.
Reservoir Funds Increased.
The second amendment added
s940 to the s754,000 item in the
Health Department appropriation
for medical services to provide
transportation for the nursing serv-
ice. The other increased by SIS, 500
an item Of $500 900 for construction
of a new reservoir in Mcmillan Park
to meet increased labor and mate
rial costs.
Except for the three amendments
the House approved all items added
by the. Senate, These additions
Chairman Mahon of the Sub-com-
mittee on Appropriations explained
in presenting the conference report
raised the total approved by the
House April 20 by nearly 81 0OO, 900
Funds Added in Senate.
These additional items included
$38645 for housekeeping aide pro-
ject, $83 900 for a National Training
School for Girls in Prince Georges
County, s79,359 for opera ton of Il
recreational areas, and $4,000 70,
continuance of the penny milk
program in the public schools.
Representative Stefan of Nebras-
ka. ranking minority member of the
subcommittee told the House he
believed the appropriations called
for in the revised measure would
amply" provide for the needs of the
District in the 12-month period be-
ginning July l.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
WhirIowoy's Race Career Ends;
Owner Cites New Orleans Injury

to this and believe he has made 4
great contribution to racing"
Whirlaway ran his total earnings
to 1851 ,l6l so by finishing fourth in
the War Admiral Purse at Washing
ton Park. Chicago, this month. His
most recent start was in the Equi-
poise Mile at Washington Park last
Saturday, when he finished fifth
Only on one other occasion in his
racing career had he finished as
far back as fifth.
Mr.. Wright gave no details con-
corning the injury received by the
5-year r-old chestnut son of Blen-
helm II-Distwhirl at New Orleans.
The Wright thoroughbred echpsed
Seabiscuit as the worlds top money
winner when he won the $4,000
added Massachusetts, Handicap at
Suffolk Downs last July IS. Sea-
biscuit had amassed winnings total
ing $437,730.
In so starts during his career the
Calumet comet won 80 races. was
second IS times and third 8 times.
He was unplaced only on four occa-
siOr1s.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Destroyer IngersoI|
Launched in Maine
By the Associated Press.

os lDc AsSOCldteu FFcSS.
BATH. Me, June 28.-The des-
troyer Ingersoll, named for two
generations Of a naval family. slid
into the Kennebec River today from
the yard of the Bath Iron Works
Corp.
The speedy craft was named for
the late Admiral Royal r. Inger-
soil. chief of staff of the Atlantic
fleet, and the late 1t. Royal R. In
gersoll, killed in action in the World
War. Both were residents of La
porte, Ind They were father and
son. respectively. of Admiral Royal
E. Ingersoll. U. S. NJ, commander
in-chief. whose flagship is the his
toric frigate U. S. S. Constellation at
Newport, r. I.
Co-sponsors of the vessel were
Miss Alice Jean Ingersoll of La
porte, daughter of the late rear
admiral, and Mrs. Helen Earle In
gersoll of Norfolk, Va, widow of 1t.
Ingersoll.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Marvin Jones
Named 10 Take
Over Position
Retiring Officer
AssuiIs Roosevelt
Subsidies Program
BY J. A. FOX,

Chester C. Davis has resigned
as administrator of the War
Food Administration, and Judge
Marvin Jones has been named
his successor, the White House
announced this afternoon.
In his letter of resignation, made
public at the White House, Mr..
Davis said he lacked the authority to
carry out the functions of his Office.
He also expressed the belief that
President Roosevelt's program for
subsidies to control food costs cam
not be effective unless they are &C
companied by current tax and
savings program to drain off excess
buying power, and by tight control
Of the food supply.
Cites Lack of Authority.
Mr.. Davis, who submitted his let
ter OF resignation June l6 also said.
Il find that I have assumed
public responsibility while the au-
thority, not only over broad food
policy, but day-to-day actions, is
being exercised elsewhere.
Judge Jones, now on the United
States Court of Claims, is former
chairman of the House Agricultural
Committee. who is now on leave from
his judicial post to serve as agricul-
tural aide to Fred M. Vinson, Direc-
tor of Economic Sterilization.
In accepting Mr.. Davis resigna =
ton, President Roosevelt, in a
rather sharply-worded letter, ex-
pressed his regret that Mr.. Davis is
leaving. and said that 1T would be
unfair to you to insist that you re-
main in your position when you feel
that, all things considered. you can
not whole-heartedly support a pro-
gram to hold down the cost of liv-
ing"
While Mr.. Davis offered to get
the 1914 food p<iuction program
started the President told him that
it would not be advisable to do this.
adding that whoever took over as
food administrator then would be
called on to administer a program
which he had no part in determining
That would be really a. case OF
dividing authority, Mr.. Roosevelt
said. The President also blamed
Congress for failing to provide tax
legislation he had advocated to
drain of excess buying power to pre-
vent imitation.
Formerly Headed AAA.
Mr.. Davis took over the post Of
war food administrator on March
Is, coming here from. St. Louis,
where he was head of the Federal
Reserve Bank. He formerly headed
the Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration. His impending resigna-
tion has been rumored for some
time as it was understood that he
was not satisfied with the divided
controls over foods, reposing between
Evening star., 1943-06-28
France |sRaided
By Big Force Of
j. ). Bombers
Heavy Assault Far
Inland Indicated;
Ruhr Ruins Described
Earlier Story on Page AID

NGdIHCL otuIy OH rage ALL
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 28.-A large
force of American heavy bomb
ers attacked targets in France
late today.
The first brief announcement from
headquarters of the European the
ater Of operations of the United
States Army did not specify targets
and gave no details on losses and
air victories.
Earlier coastal watchers in South
eastern England reported that a
large force of planes swept across
the channel toward the continent
between Boulogne and Calais.
The drum of the machines con-
tinued for several minutes.
The watchers said the force ap-
parently had struck deep inland,
because no bombs were heard on
THIS side.
Meanwhile, the Air Ministry an
nounced that 100 acres in the center
Of the Ruhr city of Bochum were
devastated in the Raj raid June IL.
Nine industrial establishments.
three of them of the highest prior
ity, were affected by the attack"
the report said. Seven hundred
buildings have been destroyed or Sc
rously damaged"
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Patty Berg ParsCourse
To Top Western Open
Shoots Birdie and Boeey
On Each Nine of Medal
Early Story on Page Ala

NCdTly StOIy OH axe ALI
CHICAGO, June 28.-Patty Berg
started successful comeback in
tournament golf today after spend
ing 18 months learning the game all
over again by shooting an even par
37-39-76 to virtually clinch med
alist honors in the Womens Western
Open.
The 25-year-old Minneapolis red
head. who has struggled to regain
her golf mastery after smashing her
knee in an auto accident, posted
one birdie and one bogey on each
and fired straight pars the rest of
the way. She had two one-putt and
one three-putt green, trimming the
cup seven times in stroking for
brides.
Il was hitting pretty good shots
and knee did not bother me much, ="
Patty said. Il was trapped only once
and hit the rough only twice"
Among the other early leaders
we're Elizabeth Hicks of Long Beach,
Calf, the 1941 national champion.
with 39-41-80; Phyllis Otto of
Omaha, Nebr., last years runner-up
in the open, 39-42-S1; Margaret
Gunther, Memphis, Tenn. 42-39-S1; !;
Dorothy Kirby, Atlanta. Ga, AZ
1912; and Mary Agnes Wall, Me-
nominee, Mich, 38-44-82.
Mrs. o. S. Hill, the veteran Kansas
City, Mo-, campaigner who won
the open in 1885 and 1886. carded
45-41-S6 for a certain qualify
ing berth.
Evening star., 1943-06-28

the city. Despite a temperature that
rose steadily from II at 6 am. the
heat was not as noticeable because
OF the welcome breezes, which, the
Weather Bureau forecaster said,
would die down this afternoon.
One death attributed to the heat
and four prostrations were reported
yesterday by the police. Deputy
Coroner Richard H. Rosenberg said
an autopsy would be performed to
determine the cause of the death Of
Ollie P. Sparkman, 40, OF 827 North
Capitol street, who collapsed near
his home yesterday and died IS
minutes after being admitted to
Casualty Hospital.
Oliver Murphy. colored. 50, Of 8ls
Fourteenth street NE, was reported
in a serious condition at Casualty,
where he was admitted after COL
la2sing at Fourteenth street and
(See WEATHER, Page 2-XJ
Evening star., 1943-06-28
House Passes Bill
For Licensing Of
D. {. Baby Brokers
Legislation Adopted
After Appeal by Head
OF District Committee

Appealed to by Chairman Ran
dolph of the District Committee
to break up black market in
babies" here. the House this aft
ernoon unanimously passed and
sent to the Senate a bill requiring
licensing of all child placing
agents.
-Four other measures affecting the
District also were passed. They
would,
FORBID the sale of horse meat
or horse meat products for human
consumption unless plainly and con-
spicuously labeled as such. ,.9
2-Authorize the Commissioners
to spend up, to $4,000 a year out
of the, "blackout" fund to bring
about coordination Of the activities
of volunteer groups in the ONCE of
Civilian Defense.
Establish public automobile
parking lots on Federally owned
property Immediately east of Union
Station.
4-AuthoriZe burial Of two bodies
in the Scottish Rite Temple at Six
teenth and r Streets NV.
BABY Broker" Clauses.
Three amendments were attached
to the child placement legislation
frequently referred to as the baby
broker" bill. The principal one, Of
fered by Representative Disney
Democrat. of Oklahoma, would ex-
empt children from supervision of a
child-placing agency after legal
adoption.
The Commissioners are authorized
by the legislation to create a COM
mittee of eight to formulate and
adopt rules, subject to their approval
prescribing standards of placement
care and services to be required OF
child-placing agencies. The COM
mittee would be composed of a
member Of the Board of Public We'll
(See BABY BROKERS, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Father Of Five Held
In Drownings Of Wife
And -Four Children
Car Rolled Backward
Into Stone Quarry
Filled With Water
BY the Associated Press.

by me hSSOCldte0 tfeSS.
RICHMOND, Va. June 2S.-Wal-
ter P. Harrison, 3l-year-old bus
driver whose wife and four sons
drowned when their car rolled into
a water-filled stone quarry last Fri
day, was arrested today on q charge
Of suspicion Of murder.
The warrant charged Harrison
with being a suspicious character: !:
suspected Of numbering his wife and
four children -.
Mrs. Harrison, 30, and the four
boys, whose ages ranged from 6
weeks to 10 years. were drowned
when the old model coupe rolled
backward into 20 feet of water in
the old stone pit. Harrison said he
had stopped the car to repair slip
ping clutch and was working on 1t
when it began to roll, passing over
his legs. The couples fifth child, a
7-year-old girl, was sitting on the
ground beside the car and escaped
when it took the plunge
Detective Capt. o. D. Carton. who
questioned Harrison at length, said
the action was taken because of
seeming discrepancies in Mr.. Har-
rison's story"
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Daniel B. Maher Named
Assistant j. :. ATTORNEY

Daniel B. Maher, former Wash
ington newspaperman and for the
last eight years a practicing attor-
ney here. this afternoon was named
an assistant United States attorney
He was appointed by United States
Attorney Edward M. Curran and
was sworn in by Harry Hall, clerk
Of the criminal division at District
Court. .-..
Mr.. Maher, whose Offices are In
the Shoreham Building, has been
associated in the practice Of law
with Neil Burkirlshaw and Dennis
Collins. He is to begin his new du-
ties Is prosecutor Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
CHESTER DAVIS QUITS AS war FOOD CHIEF
Mercury Rises to 90 Degrees,
With Heat Due to Continue
Thundershower Expected This Evening;
Brisk Wind FeIIs Two Trees

The mercury registered 80 at
3:20 pm. today-the 18th day on
which it reached or bettered that
figure during a record-breaking
June-and at 4 o'clock had
slipped back to 88.
A brisk wind famed the feverish
city. Reaching a 35-mile velocity
at times. it helped check the ther-
mometer's rise and blew down two
trees.
A thundershower this evening was
expected to bring additional relief,
but the Weather Bureau forecaster
said it would not break the heats
clammy grip. The official forecast
said it would be unseasonably warm
tonight and tomorrow morning, but
censorship barred any prediction
beyond that period.
Police Veteran Collapses.
Sergeant. George Waite, 20. of
2345 Thirty fourth street Sc. vet
eran of the Police Deparim ment's
traffic division, meanwhile, was Ie-
ported in serious condition at Cas-
ualty Hospital where he was re-
moved after collapsing az Police
Headquarters this morning Pecu-
liarly, headquarters is sir-coadi-
toned. but persons working there
seemed to feel the heat as much
as ever.
Trees were reported blown down
at Thirty fourth and o streets NV,
and in front of 1874 Twelfth street
Sc. as the wind whipped through
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Raid Warden Seized
In New York Pleads
Guilty as Nazi Spy
Admits Gathering Troop
And Convoy information; !;
Held in $50, 900 Boil
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

Earlier Story on Page Alb
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 28.--Ernest
Frederick Lehmitz, 81, pleaded
guilty today before United States
Commissioner Martin C. Epstein
In Brooklyn to FBI charges that
he gathered information on
troop movements, conveys and
armament production for the
Nazi intelligence system while
serving as an AFRAID warden in
Tompkinsville. Staten Island.
A with@ed-faced man in old
clothes, LehmitZ, a naturalized
United States citizen, told Commits
sioner Epstein in an even voice that
he pleaded guilty to the FBI charges
and was ordered held in s50.000 bail
for, grand jury action. He will be
prosecuted under the Wartime Es-
pionage Act which provides a sem
tence of death or 80 years in prison
for conviction.
Called Lesson to L. S."
E. E. Conroy. special FBI agent
who said Lehmitz was arrested yes
terday, termed his arrest a lesson
for the American people" and at
tributed the following activities to
him: .....
Using invisible ink to pen his mes
Sages between the lines and on the
reverse side of apparently innocuous
letters written to friends in various
parts Of Europe, Lehnitz trans
mitted war information of a con-
fidential nature to known German
espionage contacts.
His reports dealt with all fields
of national defense and even in
cluded brief comments on American
public opinion and civilian morale
wAich Mr.. Conroy said was of para
mount interest to Nazi intelligence.
Specializing in information con-
corning war shipments and troop
movements. Lehmitz in one mes
sage described a shipment of bomb
sights by the American Govern
ment, M. Conroy said.
Details concerning the construc-
tion and repair of ships at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. the loading of
freighters at Norfolk and Newport
News, Va, and the type and num-
Der of guns and tanks being car
ried in convoy were included in
the letters, the FBI agent added.
Typical of his activities, Mr.. Con-
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Bork|ey Back in Senate
After Month of Rest
BY the Associated Press

6s the AsSOclatsc freSs.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
came back to the Senate today Is
pounds lighter and several degrees
more tanned than when he left a
month ago for rest at Hot Springs,
Ark.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
OF Michigan welcomed Senator
Barkley back with the assertion that
the Kentuckian was coming back to
the hottest spot in the Capitol"
the majority leaders seat. 1T is
no cinch to ride herd on Demo-
crats," Senator Vandenberg said.
Senator Barkley replied that
things seemed to have gone 50 well
In his absence he wondered If any,
body wanted him to come back.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Lute Races
Charles Town

THIRD. RAcE-Purse. s4oo; claiming;
s-year-olds; 6l2 furlonss.
Ssy 6symsri0n Pl.D RyfOId 1%i1%sr $40 s9oo ssoo
Bear Cat Kirk 2.40
Merciiess, Gallant sard and PIGEON,
FOURTH RAcEwPurse e $500; claiming;
Bis Sneeze (RooD 900 $40 3.2o
MIX Toast tGarretD $50 $50
Dark Ace kirk 11.00
Also ran-ainobi, Court Ball Equipped,
Brilliant Carl Merrily Go.
FIFTH RAcE-Purse. $500: claiming;
efsit cfsstsin. f. tdsT4ss krksp $50 SSssoo 9sc so
s'adInn Tim., o!4Sst 5AfSstao 4.eo
Alsee ran-Flick, Delcharm, Marco and
SIXTH RAcE-purse $500; claiming;
Phantom Player aye unSa6 tKirk5 $40 $50 go
sillsecn 5llls ss'5 5ki4slsnd, lAisTsh ESQ sSc Sc
Also ran-Heloria, wesley A. q Evening
SEVENTH .RAcE-Purse.. $500; claim
ins; ins; 4ryeear-olds ,e and upward; Ga turlongs
fiF siE Ham. Han PRtSrd' 7Ros5 1920 sSSSS $$sS $$sS
Misty Eye lAustin) 400
Time, 30.
Also ran-Ler-Lin and War Smoke.
EIoHTH RAcE-purse, $500: claiming;
Free Trader (RooO $40 $50 800
Eot Man tPalumbol $40 $50
Love Mark tAustin) AGO
Time, l:55.
Also ran Battle Line, Five-O- -Four,
flying Duke, Jack Horner and J. Hal.
Earlier Results
And Tomorrov'x Entriex paSs Ala
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Hertz Declares Count FIeeI
Out Of Arlington Classic
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 28.-Count
Fleet. three-year-old triple crown
winner today was declared out
of the Arlington Classic by his
owner. John D. Hertz of Chicago.
Mr.. Hertz, attending the races at
Jamaica said that the rangy son
Of Reigh Count is perfectly sound"
and that the swelling which has
been in his leg since he was injured
in winning the Belmont Stakes
June is virtually all gone.
However Mr.. Hertz added,
"we're planning to give him another
month of rest before starting him
racing again. His next engagement
will be either in the American Derby
at Chicago or the Travers at Sara
toga,"
The Classic is slated for the Ar
lington Park meeting at Washington
Park July "a.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Pleasure Driving Roundup
Nets 268, Some From D. T..
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, June 28.-OPA in
vestigators operating in and around
Richmond over the week end turned
up today with reports of 268 cases
OF alleged pleasure driving, William
c. King, chief investigator, said.
He disclosed also that operatives
from the Richmond district office
crossed a State line for the first
time as they visited the race track
at Charles Town, w. Va. and came
up with 81 charges of pleasure driv-
ing against Virginians and As from
the District of Columbia and Mary
land. A visit to Sussex and Surry
Counties resulted in charges against
eight others.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Newspapers 'Choked
By Agency Handouts,
Grant Tells House
Charges WLB Request
For Newsprint Cut Sewers
JuquIor Vein of Press

By the Associated Press.
Representative Grant, Repub-
lican, of Indiana told the House
today that newspapers "are be-
ing choked to death by the flood
Of Government handouts, while
on the other hand these con-
tinued cuts in the supply of
newsprint strike out at the jugu-
lar vein of our free press"
Last Friday" Mr.. Grant said
"the War Production Board an
nounced that recommendations
have been made to require news
papers to reduce their use of news
print by another per cent the first
of July" e.. (. -.'-'.
Saying the. Governments actions
are not consistent with this recon-
mendation, Mr.. Grant continued
There isn't newspaper publish
er in the land who would hesitate
at taking his pro-rata share of any
necessary cut. and even more. II he
felt that the Government itself was
setting good example.
But such is not the case. 5000
Government publicity agents still
flood the country with handouts or
every conceivable subject under the
sun, that end up in newspaper waste
baskets Most of them serve nc
useful purpose whatever. They only
add to the sum total Of the country's
available supply of waste paper"
Mr.. Grant exhibited what he said
was four page Government release
accompanied by 10 pictures. eight
by ten. inches in size. He said they
had been sent to newspapers.
with the release" Mr.. Grant
said. comes a request that editors
using the release send clip sheet
back to the public relations officer.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
WFA Order to Release
$4,000, 900 Lbs. of Tuno

BY the Associated Press.
The War Food Administration an
nounced today that the entire pro-
duction OF canned tuna and tuna
like fish, packed after today, will be
available for civilian consumers and
will mean an increase of about 25,-
100000 pounds in the quantity OF
this variety of canned fish.
The VIA said that other varie-
ties of canned fish such as salmon
sardines, mackerel and shrimp
would continue to be held for mill
tary use. Its previous order re-
quired packers to reserve so per cent
Of the 1943 pack of canned tuna
bonita and yellow tail for the armed
forces.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 28.-
Whirlaway. all-time champion
money winning thoroughbred,
has been retired from racing and
will be shipped from Chicago to
Calumet Farm near here within
the next two weeks, his owner,
Warren Wright, announced to-
day.
Mrs. Margaret oiass, Calumet
office manager, made public Whirlys S
retirement following a long distance
telephone conversation with Mr.
Wright in Chicago. She issued the
following statement from Mr.,
Wright:
I'VE have found that Whirlaway
has not fully recovered from An
injury received at New Orleans last
winter. Rather than punish him in
trying to bring him back to racing
form. or run the risk of breaking
him down, We have decided to retire
him and give him his much-deserved
rest. We feel that he Is entitled
Evening star., 1943-06-28
Invasion to Start
By Saturday.,
Germans Say
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 28.-Reuters said
today that German reports reaching
Stockholm asserted that a British
American invasion would start not
later than next Saturday.
There were no details on how this
date was arrived at nor at what
point or points the blow was
expected.
The. Axis in the past, however, has
issued statements on dates when
they expected Allied action In the
hope OF eliciting information.
Evening star., 1943-06-28
7 Army Flyers Die
In Midnight Crash
Eighth Killed in Car
On Way to Scene
b. the Associated Press.

80 'hN nSSOSfdhpu
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 23.-Sever
airmen were killed yesterday in the
midnight crash 25 miles north OF
Augusta, Ga, of medium Army
bomber from the Columbia Army
Air Base. 1t. Col. Usher Winslett
Base ca, said an eighth death was
recorded early today when an Army
man from Daniel Air Field at Au-
gusta was killed in an accident in
volving the Army car in which he
was riding while investigating the
bomber crash. Col Winslett said
details were unavailable to him.
Dead in the bomber crash we're:
Second 1t Don Lvnwood Knapp,
bombardier, Everett, Wash.
Second 1t. Eugene w. Feldott,
pilot, Aurora. Ill.
Second 1t Matt A. PaSky, CO.
pilot. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Second 1t. Rodney F. Russell,
bombardier, Melrose, Mass.
Staff Sergt Ralph Powell, gunner,
Wampum, Pa.
Sergt Henry E. Brown, gunner,
ToDeka, Kans.
Staff Sergt. Donald w. Austin,
radio-gunner, New York.