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Evening star., 1943-03-31
Italy Stresses
| Home Defenses,
| Warns People
the Associated Press.

BERN, Switzerland, March 81
Italy began today to emphasize her
home defenses, especially those of
Sicily. as the battle of Tunisia
swung toward a decision. and to
prepare her people guardedly for the
new theater of the war-continental
Europe.
The war lin the long run must
be decided on the European conti-
nent,' wrote one Italian journalist
who added this contradiction, upon
which the enemy can't set foot"
Otherwise Berlin and Rome avoid
ed direct suggestion that Tunisia
might be abandoned, but they made
little effort to conceal the serious
ness of the situation.
The objective is holding intact
our forces in the face of an enemy
superior in men and material"
Berlin commentator said.
Berlin likewise reported that Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel, having
abandoned the Mareth Line, was
trying by a war of movement to
elude encirclement and reach posi-
tions for another stand. Allied mil
itary observers believed Germany
was mastering airplane strength
for grand protective effort If ROM
mel reaches embarking points sue
cessfully.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Overtime Pay Bill
For u. 5. Employees
0. by House Unit
2l.6% Hike Over Bose
Rote and l5R Boost
For Others Provided

The House CIVIL Service Com
mittee today approved a perma-
nent war pay bill for Govern
ment employees that retains the
overtime rate Of the temporary
legislation-2l.6 per cent over
base pay for a 48-hour week
and grants a fiat increase of IS
per cent to personnel whose work
does not lend itself to an over
time schedule. The proposed fiat
raise is per cent above the pres
ent level.
Immediately after the committee
had finished work on the measure,
Chairman Ramspeck said he hoped
to report it to the House tomorrow
and pass it by unanimous consent
Monday.
A companion measure pending in
the Senate likewise continues the
overtime rate of the temporary leg
islation which expires April 30, but
provides for fiat $500 annual in
crease to employees who are not on
an overtime basis
Features of Bill Explained.
The overtime rate is applicable to
classified employees of the Federal
and District governments who are
paid on an annual basis. The prin-
cipal benef1ciaries of the fat in
(See Paw Page A-6)
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Senators Ball and
Hatch on Radio
Forum Tonight

The Senate resolution, spon-
sored by Senators Ball of Min
nesota, Hatch of New Mexico.
Burton of Ohio and Hill of
Alabama, urging the United
States to take the initiative in
establishment of United Ma
tions machinery to assist in
prosecution of the war and
in making and maintaining
peace, will be discussed to-
night in the National Radio
Forum. Two of the sponsors,
Senator Ball. Republican. and
Senator Hatch, Democrat, will
speak.
The National Radio Forum
Is a Blue Network program ar
ranged by The Star and
broadcast locally from Sta
ton WMAL at 1926 pm.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Plane Carrying Nelson
Crippled Over Chicago
By he Associated Press.

By he Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 3l-Donald
M Nelson, War Production Board
chairman, and his top assistants
spent an uncomfortable half hour
last night cirCling the Chicago air
port while the crew of their Navy
plane repaired gear so that it might
land.
"Mr. Nelson was the calmest
member of the party" said David NJ
Moves, WPB consultant. He read
a paper while the rest of us Won
dered whether we'd have to use the
parachutes we were sitting on
The crew made hasty repairs,
however and the plane made nor
NAL landing. Mr. Moves said others
in the party were Sydney j. Wein-
berg, New York investment banker
and Mr.. Nelson's first assistant:
Merrill c. Meigs, vice president of
the Hearst Corp. and Harry M
Gustafson. former treasurer of the
Victor Adding Machine Co. and
WPB official.
Evening star., 1943-03-31

Meat supplies were moving into
the District today at a rate esti-
mated to be equal at least to the
amount housewives and institu-
tional users could purchase with
their red stamps.
Wholesale meat dealers reported
cuts of every variety were now being
made available to retailers, and
those wholesale houses dealing ex-
clusively with restaurants, hotels,
clubs and institutions said the small
number of points allotted to such
places had reduced buying to such
an extent that the wholesalers were
canceling some of their orders with
slaughter houses.
At the same time Elmer Davis,
chief of the Office of War Informa-
lion, declared the belts of the Ma
ton haven't been tightened very
much yet"
The trouble we are in now,' he
Sdlu, referring 10 raJlOnlng ana the
meat shortage, seems relatively
minor to me. We can hope that
convoy sinkings or crop failures do
not force us to tighten our belts
even more"
Adequate Supplies Forecast.
Mr.. Davis said he had studied
the meat shortage reported through
out the country during the past
several days and that he believed
adequate supplies would be available
everywhere within a few days.
Mr.. Davis said the talk of a meat
shortage almost gave one the i'm
preston that the country is actually
running out of meat. He said he had
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Chicago Gunmen Kidnop, Rob
Armour Heir and Two Friends
Youths and Girl Set Free Later;
Three Suspects Token Into Custody

Glow. sr.. wealthy plumbing supply
manufacturer.
All reside in Lake Forest. fash
ionable North Shore suburb near
where their car was curbed and they
were seized by the five abductors.
The kidnapping occurred as the Ar
mour boy was driving to Lake Forest
from Chicago where the young peo-
pie had attended a theater and night
club.
The Armour boys account of the
episode was:
The kidnapers' car pulled along
side his and two occupants poked
pistols through the windows and
shouted:
Pull over. This is a stickup."
They told him later You'd all
have been killed il you hadn't t
stopped"
The kidnapers pushed the Glow
boy into their car. Two youths re-
(see KIDNAPPING, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Archbishop Spe|Iman
Calls on De Valera
BY The Associated Press.

BY 'he Associated Press.
DUBLIN, March 3l.-Archbishop
Francis Spellman of New York, visit
ing Erie in his tour that is taking
him to American Army camps in
the European and African theaters
of war, called on Prime Minister
Eamon de Valera at the govern
ment buildings today after cele-
brating mass in St. Mary's Pro-
Cathedral.
Among the crowd which sur
rounded the archbishop after the
mass was an elderly woman who
said, Wont you pray for us against
the bomhs?" He smiled and blessed
her
Later he visited Archbishop Pas
chal Robinson, papal nuncio in
Ireland. and then, accompanied by
David Gray, United States Minister,
went to the interview with Prime
Minister de Valera, which lasted
hour and 20 minutes.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
$50 Street Cleaners
Strike in Baltimore
Collections in Central
Area Of City Are Halted
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 3l-One
hundred and sixty Baltimore street
cleaners struck today. throwing 40
trucks into idleness and tying up
garbage and trash collections in the
central area of the city. the Bureau
of Street Cleaning reported. Ap-
proximately 1000 persons are en-
ployed by the bureau.
Chief Engineer George Cobb said
the outlying districts of the city
were not Immediately affected, but
he expressed fear the strike would
spread
Mr.. Cobb said the strikers COM
planned that many union members
ceased paying dues after the city
signed its recent agreement with the
union and walked out because Mr..
Cobb refused to approve a clause
which would have enforced payment
of dues
The chief engineer said the men
reported at the usual time. but
would not take out any trucks. There
was TO disorder.
Union officials said the strike was
unauthorized, Mr.. Cobb reported,
and that union men would be
ordered back to work. The engineer
said, however. that some of those
who walked out we're not union
members.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Italian Decree Indicates
MussoIini Fears Invasion
Rythe Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 3l.-A new
Italian regulation, made effective
yesterday, would place all Italian
citizens under military law "in the
event of complete or partial mobil-
ization of the country German
news agency dispatch broadcast by
the Berlin radio said today.
All Italians above II not now bear
ing arms would be given military
status in military units. said the
broadcast. recorded by the ASsoci-
ated Press.
The decree was interpreted here
as another indication that Premier
Mussolini. fearing an invasion of
Italy itself, was preparing for COM
plete militariZatiOn.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Congress Recess of Two Weeks
Likely if Legislation Permits
BorkIey Sees Visit Home as Aiding Country;
Leaders Confer With President Roosevelt

what might have come up today, but
he said it was good. friendly con-
ference that went into a lot of
things.
With him were Senator Lucas,
Democrat. of Illinois, President pro
tempore of the Senate; Speaker Ray
burn and Majority Leader McCor-
mack
Senator Barkley said there was "a
good deal of good bantering
with the House fellows" about the
tax situation. The House apparently
was issatisied both with the Ruml
y-as-you-go tax plan and the
measure sponsored by its Ways and
Means Committee, Senator Barkley
said, but House leaders did not 60 so
far as to tell Mr. Roosevelt that pay
asyou-go tax legislation is a dead
issue. The House returned the tax
problem yesterday to the Ways and
Means Committee for further study
Replying to a question, Senator
Barkley said Mr.. Roosevelt did not
seem to be worried about the admin
istra tion's position in Congress.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
BY the Associated Press

Congressional leaders looked
over the general legislative pic
ture at a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt today and Sen
ate Majority Leader Barkley said
afterWard that if the legislative
situation permits, Congress hopes
to recess for a couple of weeks
around Easter.
While recess was not discussed
with Mr.. Roosevelt, Senator Barkley
said it would be a good thing for
the country to have members go
back home and get in touch with
conditions there.
1t was only the second time since
the new Congress convened that
Democratic leaders of the Senate
and House had conferred with the
Chief Executive The White House
said recently that instead of weekly
conferences, the leaders would be
invited only when there was some
thing important to discuss.
Senator Barkley did not disclose
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Florida Canal Fund
Rejected, Il TO 19, by
House Committee
Appropriations Group
Holds Project Wouldn't
Ease Eust's Oil SHORTAGE
BY the Associated Press.

The House Appropriations
Committee, by 21-to-19 vote, to-
day struck from the War Depart
ment civil function supply bill for
the fiscal year 1914 an item of
$44, 100000 for construction of
the Florida barge canal.
The appropriation had been rec
commended by subcommittee,
which said construction of the canal
from the St. Johns River across
Florida to the Gulf of Mexico would
help relieve the Eastern petroleum
shortage. The full committee said
however, that the project cannot
be looked to for any alienation of
the fuel oil or gasoline shortage in
the Eastern Seaboard area for many
months to come" and that pipelines
already built or being constructed.
supplementing tank cars and a small
amount of water transportation,
will take care of the Eastern Sea-
board area during the next winter
in a normal way"
1llC Olll do 1SHOl IS0 SdAl 1OO,
032.683 for civil functions of the
department for the year starting
July l, in addition to reappropria-
tions of S4,9OO,OO0. The 1914 bill
carried s28O,9O6,143 less than last
years appropriation.
Larger items recommended in
clude $35,700,0O0 for maintenance
and improvement of river and har-
Dor projects, sl4,0O0,00O for Missis-
sippi River flood control work and
s8,724,OOO for the Panama Canal.
mostly for maintenance and opera
ton.
For general food control work the
committee recommended only a
token appropriation of 500, with the
explanation that prosecution of this
peacetime program must wait the
wars end, when it would provide a
reservoir of worthwhile projects
for which plans and specifications
are to be made with funds already
available.
These projects. the committee
said, will help cushion the read
justment from war to normal con-
diJions.'
Evening star., 1943-03-31

Expected toGet
COP Support
Aid Seen for Next
Best Plan as RumI
Proposal Is Beaten
By the Associated Press.

by the ASS0clAted PreSS.
Their battle to bypass an in
come tax year beaten by a close
ranked majority of Democrats,
who threw the kitchen sink and
ash can at u.s." House Repub-
licans considered compromise to-
day with an eye toward getting
as much of one years taxes
abated as possible.
The Ruml skip-a-tax- year plan
was beaten down, 2l5 to 1913, in yes
terday'S climax to one of the most
hectic House battles in recent his
tory.
In its stead, Representative Knut-
son. Republican, of Minnesota, COP
strategy chief in the tax fight, said
Republicans might swing in behind
compromise, along one of two
probable lines:
l. The proposal of Representative
Robertson, Democrat, of Virginia to
abate the per cent normal and 13
per cent first bracket surtax on
1912 income of all taxpayers;
z. A suggestion by Chairman
Doughton Of the House Ways and
Means Committee that half the 1912
liability OF each taxpayer be can
ceIed.
Legislation Recommended.
Yesterdays House action sent all
pay-as-you-go legislation, including
the 20 per cent withholding levy on
wages and salaries, back to the
Ways and Means Committee, where
1t started 10 weeks ago. However, q
bipartisan demand for the House
to take another try at legislation to
put 100000 income taxpayers on
current basis promptly developed.
Mr.. Knutson's comments indi-
Gated the disposition of Republicans
to accept "the next best PROPOSE
ton after losing on the Ruml issue.
Treasury officials have estimated
that the Ruml plan would wipe out
SIC, ,OOO, 100000 of Government "as-
sets, the Robertson plan, $780,
00O, 900 and the abatement under the
Doughton suggestion would amount
to IS 600, ,00o,OO
OF the tax battle, Mr.. Knutson, a
veteran House member, said, There's
been nothing like it since the war
resolutions were up in 1917. They
'the Democrats) threw the kitchen
sink and ash can at U.S."
Lull Settles on House.
A lull settled on the House in the
wake OF the week-long scrap, and
Republicans and Democrats alike
shook hands and said it was a good
fight.
I'm not mad. I'm not sore" said
Mr.. Doughton, leader of the Demo-
Gratis who defeated the Ruml plan,
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Roosevelt Order
To Thousands|s
Farm or Fight
Seven-Point Program
To Assure Agricultural
Monpower Announced
(RooSeDeltS Farm Labor Tert
on Page A-5.t

Tens of thousands were
brought closer to military serv-
Ice today under a 7-point, semi
compulsory manpower action de-
signed primarily to relieve
shortage of $4,000 dairy workers
but capable of being extended to
all agriculture and essential in
duStry.
The program, announced by Presi-
dent Roosevelt late yesterday, limited
broadly at the possible drafting of
farm-experienced men now deferred
because of age or minor physical
disabilities if they refuse dairying
jobs.
II also changed the system of re-
leasing soldiers 38 years or older so
that in the future they can be chan
neled into and kept at jobs In es-
sential industry and agriculture,
subject to recall by the Army on re-
quest of the War ManpoWer Com
mission.
In related development, farm
organization heads had a recon-
mendation before the President to
give Food Administrator Chester c.
Davis full authority over food prices
but there was no definite action
from the White House on this point.
One of the farm leaders discussed
the matter with the President yes
terday and later told reporters that
it appeared Mr.. Davis would not
have any greater authority than
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
has exercised, and that without ad-
ditional powers he did not believe
Mr.. Davis could make a success of
the wartime food program.
The Presidents announcement on
manpoWer, coming as draft boards
were poised to begin tomorrow the
Redistribution of registrants still
in non-deferrable jobs, gave empha-
sis to his recent declaration that he
would seek to avoid direct and COM
pulsory job control as long as pos
sible.
The program gave dairy workers a
preferred claim on draft deferment
exceeding even that recently eStab-
liShed for essential farm workers
generally, which resulted in such
strong back-to-the- farm movement
that some war plants are complain
ing of losing workers.
Might Get Limited Service.
But it also provides that expert
enced former dairy workers between
l8 and 38 who have been rejected
by the Army for physical disability
might, if they refuse to return to
dairy work. be put up for reconsid-
Grafton and acceptance for limited
service. Of 100000 men in the l8-
to-45 age bracket who are classified
4-F because of physical disability,
5000 are experienced dairy workers
not now employed on dairy farms
and many thousands more have had
general farm experience.
Furthermore. the program provides
that If the dairy worker shortage is
not adequately" relieved otherwise,
dairy workers who have taken Jobs
See FARM DRAFT. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Late News Bulletins
Hull Sees Litvinoff and Others

Pr
Following closely President Rooevets prediction
early Russian American conference Secretary State Hull
and Soviet Ambassador Maxim Ltvino today discuss
their conversations with British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden Later the day Secretary Hull planned to
confer with Chinas Foreign Minister T. " Soong Another
State Department caller Dr. wellington Koo Chinese Am
bassador Britain after
eral months in Chungkng
British Subs Sink Six Axis Supply Ships
LONDON lPp.-Four British submarines sank six Axis
ships and damaged four others the supply route Tu
na the Admiralty today One of the victims
medumsz vessel carrying petroleum said Another
large fully laden ship picked off from strongly
corted convoy off Northern Sicily
Flying Fortresses Attack Rotterdam
LONDON 1F-American Flying Forresses attacked ship
ping and shpbuldng yards Rotterdam in Holland today
and lost bomber 9th Air Force communique
nounced. RAF. Dominion and Allied fighters escorted
bombers.
Mercury Scars to 81 Degrees
Old Man Sunshine nudged the thermometer up
degrees at PAS today the Weather Bureau reported The
temperature rapidly from low degrees
Boys Rescued From Abandoned Pool
coored boys late this afternoon after the said
to be brothers, rescued from abandoned swimming
pool ninth and Hayes streets NE The boys
listed Benjamin Ellis 49, and William Ellis, H. both of
SIPS Bass place Sc.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
II Killed, 1,179 Hurt
In Explosion at Naples
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Berlin radio broadcast a re-
port from Rome today that an
ammunition depot blew up in Naples
last Sunday, killing u and wound
ing 1,179 civilians and soldiers.
These casualties included 7 Ger
mans killed and 81 Germans wound
ed, said the broadcast recorded by
the Associated Press. Admiral
Cavagnari has been directed to de-
termine the cause of the accident,
the Berlin radio added.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Picture on Page A-3.)
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, March 31.-Two
youths and a girl, members of
wealthy, socially prominent fam
lilies, were kidnapped and robbed
early today by five young toughs,
three Of whom, Police Chief
Frank Tiffany of Lake Forest
said, had been captured by po-
lice and identified by the girl as
among the abductors.
Victims of the kidnapping, who
were released as police from the
Indiana to the Wisconsin State
lines entered the hunt, were:
Helen Priebe, 18, heiress to the
bulk of an $500 900 coffee fortune.
Thomas Stanton Armour, 18,
grandnephew of Ogden Armour,
meat-packing magnate, and son Of
1t. Comdr. Lester Armour.
Kent Glow, jr. 18, son Of Kent
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Bows Rescued From Abandoned Pool
Officer Dies in Crash

BRUNSWICK, Ga, March 81 (P.
1t. Donald R. French, Is, U. S..
N. r., of Dodge City Kans,, was
killed In an automobile accident
so lth of here today. His wife was
taken to local hospital. Their car
collided with truck. Vision was
obscured by smoke from . woods
fire, officers said.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Detroit Reporter Dies

DETROIT, March 81 (P.-H. c..
Garrison, 48, reporter and writer for
the Detroit News since 1921, died at
his home here last night. He was
the author of a book, Europeans
Are People" written after a trip to
Europe in 1887. The widow, the for
mer Ruth Shipley of Chicago, sur
wives.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Pro-Nozi BeIqions Dead
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 3l.-Inbel. Bel
gian news agency. reported today
that nearly all pro-Nazi Belgians in
Brussels had received printed fu-
neral cards announcing their own
deaths
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Guide for Readers

Amusements ca Radio Gil
Comics -C-lO-n Serial Story BIZ
Editorials Az Society B-3
Editl Articles As Sports -C.l-2
Lost, Found AS Where to Go b.
Obituary ---A-10 Woman's Pg. C-3
Evening star., 1943-03-31
D. {. Receiving Meal
Al Rate Sufficient
or Rationing Needs
Elmer Davis Predicts
Ample Supplies Soon
In All Sections

COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER re-
- quests for meatless Sundays and
Tuesdays. Page B-1
Evening star., 1943-03-31
Weather Report

From the United States Weather Bureau Report.
Warmer tonight, with moderate winds. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, go at $3.50 pm; low
est, 81, at 7:l0 am Full report on page Az.
Fuel oil consumption should be 50 per cent .
Of allotment for the current heating season,
Evening star., 1943-03-31

(See TAXES, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1943-03-31

(See PAY, Page AS.
Evening star., 1943-03-31
British Subs Sink Six Axis Supply Ships
Flying Fortresses Attack Rotterdam

Old Man Sunshine nudged the thermometer VI
degrees at 245 pm today. the Weather Bureau report
rapidly from low of 81 degrees at
, 1943-01-21

request of the War Manpower
Commission
B. A Statement of Availability
shall be given an essential worker
by his employer if and when
"a the employer discharges or
lays off the worker from his en-
ployment, or
~ the worker desires to quit or
take other employment for any of
the following reasons:
(a) When the worker is cornpe-
tent to perform higher skilled work
than his present employer Is able
or willing to provide.
(b) When the worker is en-
ployed for a substantial period at
less than 10 hours per week, or
for less hours per week, than pro-
vided in existing collective agree
ments.
(c) When the distance between
the workers residence and his
present place Of employment is
unreasonably great, considering
restrictions on the use of gasoline
and tires and the availability of
transportation facilities.
(d) When the worker has COM
polling personal reasons for wish
ing to change employment
(e) When the worker is era~
ployed at wages or under working
conditions substantially less fav-
orable than those prevailing in
the community for the kind Of
work on which he IL employed.
, 1943-01-21

The problem of employing workers
at their highest skills is an indi-
vidual matter and must be SO
handled. The issue is one of proven
skill and job classification rather
than of wage rates. All employers
should have suitable upgrading
agreements subscribed to by the
unions where bargaining agree
ments exist.
c. An essential worker who OBJ
tains a Statement of Availability
may use it only for employment
in another essential activity, and
such worker shall be hired only
by an employer in an essential
activity. ...
q. IF an essential worker desires
to quit or take other employment
for any reason outlined above, he
shall give his employer 6 days no.
tice, together with his reason. The
employer shall advise the worker
within the 6 days whether or not
a Statement of Availability will
be given. If the employer fails or
refuses to issue a Statement Of
Availability, in the case of either
a quit or discharge, then the work
er may notify the USES of the
M and the USES of the VINO
shall consult with the employer
and make such further investiga-
ton as it deems advisable. The
USES of the VINO shall then de-
terrnine the issue and shall notify
the worker and the employer Of