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Evening star., 1943-12-06

subsidy test put off in the House
until nearer next years election. His
argument was that the question was
of such magnitude Congress should
have a campaign opportunity to
sample public sentiment before de-
Gliding the issue
Senator Ellender. Democrat, of
Louisiana, an administration sup
porter of subsidies, said he thought
there is "a good chance" that some
compromise will be reached. He
did not elaborate. except to note
that the possibility of offering a
resolution to continue the CCC for
60 days is under consideration
Senator Ellender said that if such
Ia bill were passed by Congress
subsidy payments could be continued
for the next so days with Recon-
struction Finance Corp. and other
funds which would be available to
the CCC.
Fresh Support for Subsidy.
Support for the subsidy program
also came from Food for Freedom,
Inc, which described itself as a nom
partisan, ongovernmental organi-
cation of which Mrs. Dwight w.
Morrow is chairman.
Stating that elimination of sub
sidy payments would cause an i'm
mediate 7 per cent increase in food
prices, the group appealed to more
than 80 organizations which par
ticipated in national consumers
food conference in Cleveland last
October to take immediate action
in support of food subsidies"
If Democratic caucus is called to
consider the subsidy question, party
members also may take up the trou-
blesome issue raised by the House.
approved bill to abolish collection of
State poll taxes as prerequisite to
voting in a Federal election.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
has been urged by some of his COL
leagues to bring together the war
ring Democratic factions. repre-
sented by Southerners who have
threatened filibuster and others
who are seeking passage Of the BILL
to fight in out behind closed doors.
Action on the measure has been de-
layed by mutual agreement until
after the first Of the year.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
BY the Associated Press


HAMILTON, N. Y, Dec. 6.-Dr.
Hans Kinder and his National SYM
phony Orchestra have come to Won
der what new adventures lie ahead
when they set out to give a concert
at Colgate University.
Their latest trip here Saturday
night has enabled DR.. Kinder to
claim he is the first conductor Of a
major American symphony to direct
his orchestra while garbed in sports
clothes.
AS the concert was to start it
was discovered the truck carrying
DR.. Kindler's clothes, his podium
and major instruments had just left
Richfield Springs, 40 miles away.
During the next hour DR.. Kinder
chatted with the audience and was
Evening star., 1943-12-06
50 Put on Procurement
Blood Donor Honor List

Thirty eight employees of the Pro-
curement Division of the Treasury
Department. who have made at
least three blood donations each
were listed on the roll of honor pre-
sented to the division last week by
Mrs. Franklin J. harrington, vice
chairman of the District of Co.
lumbia Red Cross Speakers Bureau
Clifton Mack. director of the Pro-
curement Division, in accepting the
award expressed the hope that en-
ployes of the division would con-
tinue to cooperate with the Rec
Cross in increasing numbers.
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personal military adviser: Sir Alex
ander Cadogan, undersecretary for
foreign affairs; Sir Reader Bullard
British Minister to Teheran: Ford
Moran, the Prime Minister'S ply
sician, and Mr. Pavelov, who was
Mr.. Stains interpreter.
Mr.. Churchill's WAAF daughter.
Mrs. Sarah Oliver. the only woman
present, served as hostess.
Hopkins Son Makes Pictures.
Capt. Randolph Churchill also was
Elliott. and his son-in-law. Mai
John Boettiger, and Mr.. Hopkins
son. Robert, who is "G L. and
is making a moving picture record
OF the Presidents trip
The menu consisted OF Persian
soup, boiled salmon and trout from
the Caspian Sea, turkey ice called
Persian lantern" and cheese souffle.
This was followed by small birth
day cake on which there were SO
candles crowded over the "" sign
marked In the white icing.
At the conclusion of the dinner
Mr. Churchill announced he was
going to follow the Russian custom
Of toasts and formal toasts were
drunk in French and Persian wine
to King George vi of England,
President Michael Kalinin of Rus
sia and President Roosevelt. These
were the first of the long evening
Mr.. Churchill toasted Mr.. Roose-
welt twice-once as Roosevelt the
President and once as Roosevelt the
man. Then he toasted Stain the
Great" Mr.. Stain replied with
toasts to my fighting friend
Churchill" and to my fighting
friend Roosevelt" Mr.. Roosevelt
replied to both with appropriate
words.
The three men simply were re-
f1ecting over the matter of Mr.
Churchill's birthday the same good :
will and understanding already
reached. according to all sources. in
the series of plenary conferences on
graver issues.
Mr.. Stain. OF course. talked
through an interpreter, but he had
his own sign language" for effec-
lively expressing his sentiment
Whenever any one was toasted he
got up with his glass, walked over
to them and smilingly clinked
glasses before drinking There were
"a guests present and each one gave
at least one toast Eye witnesses
maintain Mr.. Stain got up and
clinked glasses at every toast.
The party was somewhat remi-
niscent of the hospitality Nj Stain
offered Mr. Churchill at the Krem-
lin when the Prime Minister visited
Moscow. 1t broke up about mid
night.
Mr.. Churchill. who had begun
perhaps the happiest birthday of his
life by receiving greetings from his
wife and others. took one last look
at his presents before retiring Two
OF them had occupied honor places
on the dinner table One from Mr..
Hartman was piece of beautiful
old Persian handprinted silk with a
card disclosing it came from Ave
rell."
The other gift was from the Presi-
dent of the United States-a blue
and white Persian bowl of the 18th
century-referred to by an exacting
connoisseur as fair antique" The
Presidents card was inscribed:
For Winston Spencer Churchill
on his 69th birthday at Teheran
Iran, November 30, 1943, with my
affection. and may I'VE be together
for many years"
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Droyton {. Wilson Dies

ATLANTA, Dec. 6 (P,.-Drayton
Ellerbe Wilson, 48, depreciation
engineer in the general engineering
department of the Southern Bell
Telephone Co.. died yesterday after
heart attack. He was born at
Newberry, S. c., and graduated from
Newberry College in 1915.
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y the Associated Press.


CANBERRA, Dec. 6.-The
fanatical fighting Of the Japa-
nese soldier lends credence to
the theory that Japan is pre-
pared to sacrifice 100000 men
in a war of attrition against the
democracies, Prime Minister
John Curtin of Australia de-
clared today.
In war review statement calling
for greater attention to the Pacific
front, Mr.. Curtin noted one esti-
mate which placed FIVE years as the
period Japan would need to become
the worlds most powerful military
nation If allowed to develop its vast
resources and slave labor
That is why the offensive against
Japan must not only be maintained
but increased in Tempo he added.
The Prime Minister, who previ-
ouSly commented that the Cairo
conference made it plain victory in
the Pacific must wait on events in
Europe, expressed belief that pol
icy OF merely holding Japan from
further conquests until after the
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T turkey
Continued From First PAGE !

closed that the November 1926 con-
ference OF President Roosevelt
Prime Minister Churchill and Gen.
erallsslmo Chang Kai-shek was
held at the Mena House, a luxury
hotel 5 miles outside Of Cairo. Pres
ldent Roosevelt. it was revealed, had
lived In a villa near the Mena
House during the conference and
most OF the plenary sessions were
held in his big living room
Evening star., 1943-12-06
Continued From First Page

not a ship was hit, although half
dozen torpedoes and several bombs
were dropped. Three enemy planes
possibly six-were downed in a
45-ninute scrap.
Evening star., 1943-12-06
United Stotes Treasury Position

They asked for = scrap-now let
EN- have it. Collect yours now.
Evening star., 1943-12-06

Uncle Sam will give you many
you get in that scrap.
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Dec. t!P,.-Dividends de-
clared:
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Guffey Act Extended
To August by Senate
Bill Sent to White House
Retoins Coal Agency
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Legislation extending the Guffey
Coal Act from May % to August %
was passed unanimously by the
Senate today and sent to the White
House.
The action came after an admin
istration warning that failure to
continue the Bituminous Coal Com
mission might imperil efforts to
settle the soft coal wage controversy
and make Government operation of
the mines practically impossible. .
The warning was given Tuesday
to the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee by Howard A. Gray,
deputy solid fuels administrator,
testifying on the House-approved
legislation.
A previous 30-day extension was
voted some weeks ago. Permanent
legislation is pending in both houses.
IF the Coal Act were to lapse
and the coal division to disinte-
CRATE" Mr.. Gray warned, "the ef-
fective operation OF the mines under
Government supervision would be-
come practically impossible because
Of the unavailability elsewhere in
the Government Of the experienced
personnel and technical data nee
essary to do the job"
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Army Bomber Rams Gas Tank:
All II Aboard Feared Killed
B-24 Crash Turns Huge Storage Place
In Chicago Into Blazing Torch

that the top OF the tank had been
sheared off.
Fire broke out Immediately. Frag-
ments and wheels of the plane were
streWn over the ground. Sections
of the tank likewise were scattered
Witnesses believed part of the
plane fell into the tank, but billow-
ing smoke made it impossible to sub
stantiate that theory.
The tank was 1922 feet high. and
had capacity Of 10000 900 cubic
feet. 1t was owned by the Peoples Gas
Light & Coke Co. and was termed
one Of the largest in the world.
The tank was situated in open
country. Pasquale Abenante. who
lives in the nearest house, two blocks
from the scene. estimated the
bomber was only $50 feet above the
ground when it passed over his
home.
The flames died down quickly but
flremen fought a blaze in $4,000
gallons of oil used at the plant but
kept in separate tank.
The intense heat could be felt for
mile around and prevented fire.
men and reScuers from approaching.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
French 10 Put 10 Work
10000 Axis Prisoners
Will Help in Repairing
War Damage to Tunisiu
b. the Associated Press

ALGIERS, May 20.-The French
administration in North Africa in
tends to put to work 10000 German
and italian prisoners captured bv
$4,000 French troops, but the French
Will not stoop Ito the blackmail
methods" used by the Germans in
setting French prisoners to work, it
was announced today.
Robert Pelletier. a press official of
Gen. Henri Giraud's staff. an
nounced the policy with this asser-
ton:
Sixty thousand French took 40
600 Axis soldiers prisoners. This
tWo-thlrds proportion indicates
what our revenge will be when our
victorious troops gather up the
masses Of demoralized. defeated 'oc-
cupants' not in Tunisia, but in
France itself"
AS workers, these 10000 German
and Italian prisoners are going to
contribute to victory-our victory. p"
M. Pelletier said,
He said that international laws
and conventions would be observed
and that the prisoners would be en-
ployed in rebuilding railroads and
other utilities destroyed by the Ger
mans in Tunisia and road mending
They will also be put to work on
farms, producing crops to replace
what the Axis took from North
Africa while it was under control of
Vichy.
Eventually, he said. Axis troops In
France would be employed in re-
constructing France.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
rs, 100000 WomenH Jobs,
An ALL lime High, VINO Says

The employment of women has
reached an all-time peak of 15,20O.-
900. representing an increase of
100000 from March, 1912, to
March, 1943, the War Manpower
Commission reported late today.
In 5000 establishments surveyed
by the VINO. the total employment
has increased by II per cent in the
past six months. while the employ
ment of women increased So per
cent during the same period
VINO particularly cited the ship
and boat building industry, where
the total employment increased by
43 per cent over the past year and
the employment of women increased
by 1854 per cent.
Another outstanding increase was
in the aircraft industry. where the
employment of women increased by
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Coal Car SHORTAGE
Closes Is Mines
Northern West Virginia
Production Crippled
Earlier Story on Pare A-4D

Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
BY the Associated Press
FAIRMONT. w. Va. May 20.-A
sudden shortage of railroad cars
closed an estimated 26 mines and
crippled coal production throughout
Northern West Virginia today.
Dan E. Cronin, regional manager
for the Solid Fuels Administrator,
said the situation had been develop
ing since Tuesday. Several mines,
including some of the larger ones
in the district, closed because no
empty cars were available.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroads S
coal traffic division had no explana-
ton for the situation, although some
operators attributed the shortage
to delays in boat schedules on the
Great Lakes, with consequent tie
up OF gondolas at lake ports.
At Bluefield in Southern West
Virginia. Regional Manager Ewell
j. Lytton said that no reports of
any car shortage had come to him.
The Norfolk g. Western Railroad.
which serves some of the largest
coal-producing counties in Southern
West Virginia, reported an adequate
supply Of cars.
Evening star., 1943-05-20

by me Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 2O.-A huge
B-t24 Army bomber crashed into
a towering Illuminating gas stor-
age tank on the Southwest Side
today with terrific impact that
scattered fragments over the
surrounding prairie and turned
the tank into blazing torch.
The plane, which was based at
the Fort Worth Tex Army air
field, formerly Tarant Field. ram
med into the steel tank at 73d street
and St. Louis avenue. about mile
and half from the municipal air
port
Firemen believed the Il persons
in the plane persisted. Names of
those aboard will not be released
until next of kin have been notified.
James Brown, guard who was in
the gas plant. told reporters the
bomber approached from the north
west at low altitude He believed
the engines we're splitting" as the
big craft passed over. Shortly
afterward, he added, he heard a
terrific crash" ran out and saw
Evening star., 1943-05-20

1874 per cent during the year. as
compared to a total employment
gain in the industry of IS per cent
A years increase for all munitions
amounted to 10 per cent. total en-
ployment; SO per cent, employment
of women.
Commenting on the report made
by VINO Administrator McNutt on
Monday that 100000 women had
signified their intention to go into
war industries through local regis
tration," other VINO officials ex-
planned today that 100000 women
were not actually registered, but that
that figure was an estimate based
on sample census study
I'VE place as much reliance on
that estimate as if the women had
registered" VINO official said
But, of course. we still have to get
the women to register"
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Liquidation Of Hole
Before 'BProposed
By Joint Committee
Recommends Agency Try
To Induce Mortgogors
To Increase Equities
BY ]. A. OLEARY.

Complete liquidation Of the
Home Owners Loan Corp. by
June 80, 1945, was recommended
to Congress today by its joint
Committee on Reduction of Nom
Essential Expenditures.
The House recently sought to
bring about liquidation in one year.
by the process of cutting the
agency's administrative funds after
July l. but the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee Yesterday restored
the cut, on the theory that rapid
liquidation will require the Govern
ment to take a heavier loss on the
home mortgages it disposes of, than
if the liquidation proceeds grad
ually
The Joint committee. presided over
by Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Bill 10 Scale Down
Job|ess Benefit Tax
Passed by Senate
New Paving Cost Method
And Longer Work Hours
For Women Also Approved

The Senate passed unanimous
ly this afternoon three impor-
tant local bills, including the new
experience rating method of un-
employment compensation, un-
der which the tax rate of each
employer would be graduated &C
cording to his record in stabiliz-
ing employment.
The two other bills are:
To repeal the law assessing half
the cost of highway paving against
abutting property owners and to
meet the full cost of such work out
of the gasoline tax fund.
To authorize the Minimum Wage
and Industrial Safety Board to per-
NIT women to work more than 48
hours week during the war
wherever it can be shown to be es-
sential.
The highway assessment repeal
goes to the President for signature,
(see JOBLESS TAX, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Intention 10 Kill
Youth Denied
By Mrs. Rand|e
Testifies He Died
When Husband Tried
To Take Rifle
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)

NLdIHcT otOTV OIL rage A-0.J
BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 90
Between sobs, and weeping so
bitterly at times no words would
come, Mrs. Aileen Randle told
a jury today she fatally wounded
young Allen Wiley last January
80 when her husband attempted
to Wrest rifle from her.
Mrs. Randle, 31-year-old third
wife of wealthy horseman, Ulmo
S. Randle. took the witness stand on
her own behalf midway in the sec
ond day of her trial on charge of
Staying the 17-year-old Annapolis
high school student.
Her testimony followed immedi-
ately the resting of the States case
and the overruling of a defense mo-
ton to strike out all State testimony.
Testimony was completed shortly
before pm
Tears coursed down the cheeks of
the attractive brunette almost con-
stantly during her testimony, in
which she declared she obtained the
rifle only in an attempt to frighten
young Wiley out of her Bay Ridge
home.
Refers to Beating.
She made several references to a
"beat ting" she said she received from
Wiley when the boy went on a trip
with the couple to Richmond, Va,
out all but one was stricken from
the record
Mrs Randle said she told her hus-
band, who was wounded in the leg
during the shooting which climaxed
a day-long domestic quarrel, that
I've got to get a divorce unless
you stop this treatment
She broke down the first time
when she testified that Wiley was
consistently insolent to her and
called me the vilest names" When
Defense Attorney William Curran
asked her to state what the epithets
were, she sobbed:
Il can't, I can't"
Denies Intending to Use Gun.
Later she added that her husband
seized the gun. which was held
loosely in my hand =. never
intended to use the gun. I never
brought it to my shoulder"
During the struggle, she related,
the shots were fired and the gun
apparently cooked after the first
shot. She added that she did not
know Wiley was shot until he told
her
At one point in Mrs Randle's tes-
timony. Mr.. CurTan objected to what
he termed Mrs. Leonard r. Stinch-
combs "grimacing" and smiling
and nodding.'
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Naval Supply Measure
For S29,463,000,000
Passed by House
Vote on Record Grant
Unanimous; Eor'y
Senate Approval Seen
By TIE Associated Press.


A S29, ,463 ,637,198 naval appro-
priations measure-largest one
year allotment in history for
Uncle Sans sea-fighting forces
was passed unanimously today
by the House.
BY roll-call vote of 800 to O.
the measure was sent to the Sen
ate, where quick approval was
deemed certain.
Two hours of listless debate on the
big Navy measure carrying more
than $4,000, 100000 for new ships and
S4500,000,000 for aviation ended
yesterday with the less than Sc
members present expressing more
concern over purchase of 2,400 pints
of whisky for the Hot Springs (Va)
food conference.
Supply Bill UnOppOsed.
No one spoke against the supply
bill. At one time attendance drop
ped so low that Representative Hoff
man, Republican. of Michigan. said
there was less than one member on
the floor for each billion dollars in
the bill.
Representative O'Hara, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota. said the new
funds would boost to about $3.50
900 100000 the amount appropriated
or authorized for the war to date.
Representative Rees, Republican
of Kansas uncorked the whisky COM
ment when he asked whether any
of the funds would be used to pur-
chase liquor representative Shep-
pard, Democrat, of California said
no, Mr.. Rees then asked where the
money came from to buy the food
conference beverage.
U. S. Follows Practice.
Representative Stefan, Republican
of Nebraska, member of the Ap-
preparations Subcommittee which
handles State Department funds
said it was from a special depart
ment fund under the direct control
Of the President. adding that the
liquor was intended for official
entertainment and banquets. He said
the State Department felt that since
liquor was served generally at inter-
national conferences in other ma
tiOns, the United States should not
hold out on its guests.
Representative Busbey, Republican
Of Illinois complained that freshmen
members of Congress who recently
were entertained at the White House
were served only beer and pretzels
Evening star., 1943-05-20
Plans Studied
Speed Gas
To Farm Areas
Food Administration
Says Crop Output
Is Endangered
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)

Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Officials of the War Food Ad-
ministration, the Office of Price
Administration and the Petro-
leum Administration for War
conferred this afternoon on the
farm fuel crisis in the East, as
WA warned that unless the
situation is relieved soon many
crops scheduled for sowing this
month will not be planted.
Plans were being mapped at the
emergency meeting to locate and
move gasoline to farm areas where
the supplies for power equipment
are reported exhausted or nearly
out, it was learned.
VIA said that crisis in food
production opera tions exists in a
large part of the Northeast United
States.
Delay or failure to plant now.
WA official said. will most Sc
riously' affect vegetable production
directly and the production of
poultry and dairy products in
directly through the reduction of
feed crops
Stressing that the situation has
become 'critical' the official said
that reports from VIA field Offices
indicate a complete lack of gasoline
in Northern Virginia. at the Del
marva Peninsula, most of Maryland
and Long Island Extremely short
areas reported included Eastern
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware,
New York from the Rochester area
to the lower Hudson Valley, and all
of New England.
The principal farm suppliers In
Eastern Pennsylvania and all Of
New York have exhausted their
quotas and have made no deliveries
OF gasoline to farms for two or
three days.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
S1,7OO,0O0,000 0. K. d
For Invasion Barqes

By the Associated Press
Construction Of 100000 tons of
landing craft for invasion opera tions
is authorized by legislation passed
by the Senate today and sent to
the White House.
The Senate also amended and
returned to the House another
measure authorizing the acquisition,
conversion or construction of 1,OO0.-
600 tons of auxiliary naval vessels,
such as tankers. repair vessels,
transports and hospital ships
Cost of the landing boat program
was estimated at 81, 100000 900, while
the auxiliary ship outlay was reck-
oned at 81 .238 100000.
Evening star., 1943-05-20
jAPS ON ATTU ENC|RCLED; A|RF|ELD SEIZED
Expiration Date
Of Shoe Stamp
| 78 Not Set Yet

While stamp 18 in War Ration
Book will become valid June 16
for the purchase of one pair of
shoes, the Office of Price Admins
tration announced today, no definite
commitment can be made at this
time regarding how long the stamp
will remain usable
OPA rationing officials said they
hoped from present indications that
there would be enough shoes avail
able for civilians to maintain the
ratio of one pair in slightly more
than four months which was pro-
vided by stamp II.
This stamp was made valid from
February 7 through June Is.
OPA said the valid period of
stamp l8 would be announced June
l. when production and supply data
had been thoroughly considered.