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Evening star., 1943-02-20
Second Curtai|ment
In Use Of Newsprint
Postponed by WPB
Announcement Follows
Canadian Report Thot
Outlook Is Improved

The War Production Board an
nounced unexpectedly today
that the second scheduled cur
tailment of newsprint-a pro-
posed cut not to exceed 10 per
cent-Would be held in abey-
ance for the time being" The
reduction was supposed to take
effect April /.
The announcement was made to
members of the Newspaper Indus
try Advisory Committee at meet
ing here today by w. G. Chandler
director of the printing and pub
fishing division, and Donald j. Ster-
ling, consultant to Chairman Don
aid M. Nelson. Officials emphasized,
however. that today's action will
have no effect upon the provisions
OF the present order governing the
use of newsprint.
The decision not to go through
with the April reduction was made
after the arrival here of r. L. We'll
don, newsprint administrator of
Canada, which is the source OF
three -fourths of the paper on which
United States newspapers are print
ed. Mr.. Weldon reported that pulp
wood prospects in the Dominion
were brighter because larger VOL
ume of wood has been cut in East
ern Canada than was expected.
This, he said, will ease the supply
situation for the time being.
Mr.. Weldon joined WPB Industry
Division officials, however, in advis-
ing continued economy in consump-
ton of newsprint by publishers
with a weather eye to the future" !"
I'm this manner, the market will
not overtake supply" they said. IN
this manner. a sellers market NAV
be avoided; in this manner, through
exercise CT mutually of interest be-
tween manufacturer and consumer.
more drastic orders may be avoided
tomorrow"
Supply of newsprint was cut back
about 10 per cent by a WPB order
effective January /. 1t restricted
newspapers to the amount of print
necessary to produce their 194l net
circulation. This reduction was not
affected by today's action.
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Lottery
On Treasury Balance
Smashed, FBI Says
Twelve Alleged Members
Of New England Ring
Held; Leader Sought

The Justice Department an
nounced today the arrest of II
members of an alleged lottery
operating in New England.
In addition to the dozen mer
seized in five New England States
FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover said that
Michael J. O'Connor, 81, Lynn
Mass. is being hunted as the key
figure in the syndicate. Mr.. Hoove,
said that O'Connor, who operates
a Lynn liquor store and restaurant
had controlled the lottery for about
80 years.
The organization was known as
the Auto Check Treasury Balance
Lottery the FBI said.
Operations Explained.
According to Mr.. Hoover the lot
terry syndicate derived an annual in
come in excess of $4,000, 900 from the
sale of more than 100 900 tickets
each week.
The tickets were sold for IS. so
and IS cents each. Pay-offs ranged
from nominal awards to the capital
prize of $4,000, the winners being
determined by the daily Treasury
balance.
The department gave the follow
ing names as those of the men ar
rested:
William H. Davis, George Eagan,
James Dinneen, Japes j. Murray
and Samuel N. BaA ,<all of Lynn
Cornelius j. Gearin, South Norwalk,
Conn, Frank H. Ryan, PaWtucket,
r. l.; Frank Rocheleau, Penacook,
N. H; Smith S. Morrow, Portsmouth,
N. H; Wilfred Levaude, Claremont,
N. H.; Arthur J. McKenney. Dover,
N, H., and John Jose Jacobsky, Port
land, Me.
Mr.. Hoover said Eagan was known
to lottery agents as the lieutenant"
and was business agent for the syn
dicate. He said also that Mr.. Davis
had been with the organization for
number of years and formerly was
in the shoe business.
The lottery combine operated its
own printing plant in Lynn for
about Is years, Mr. Hoover said, but
moved to Salem, Mass, last spring
because of the FBI investigation
After short stay at Salem, the
equipment was moved to Revere,
Mass, where FBI agents seized it
last October.
! The IL arrested were 10 be ar
raigned before United StAtes COM
missioners in the Federal judicial
districts in which they we're seized.
The charge, the Justice Department
said, Is conspiracy to violate the
Federal law prohibiting Interstate
transportation of lottery tickets.
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Steel Company Official
And Daughter Die in Fire

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2O-Stanton
S, Hertz, 48, vice president of the
Copperweld Steel Co. at Glassport,
Pa, and daughter, Alice, 13. died
and his wife and another daughter
were injured today when fire swept
their Pittsburgh home.
Fire Capt. w. H. Thompson said
Mrs. Hertz, 46, and a daughter, Lois,
Is, were injured when they leaped
from second-foor window
He said the victims apparently
were trapped upstairs when the
blaze, which started in a first-f1oor
library, spread to stairway, cutting
of access to the first floor.
Mrs. Hertz was seriously burned
and also suffered fractured leg.
Until last year Mr.. Hertz was in
Washington frequently as director of
the Copper Wire Engineering Asso-
citation with Offices in the Bowen
Building, at BIS Fifteenth street
NV. The association has since
moved to St. Louis.
Mr.. Hertz lived at the Wardman
Park Hotel while in Washington. He
used to commute to Pittsburgh by
plane.
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Hoover Feels Neutral
Nations Should Feed
xis-0ccupied Lands
Ex-President Advocates
Same Program Used
To Relieve Greece
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Herbert
Hoover urged today that neutral
governments be authorized to
spread food relief among Ger
man-occupied democracies on
the same basis as it is distributed
in Greece.
The former President, who headed
food relief distribution during and
after the last war, said in an ad-
dress prepared for Carnegie Hall
meeting on food for Europe's chill
dren, that such program could
work without depicting Allied ship
ping, depriving the Allies of food or
burdening the American taxpayer.
Mr.. Hoover said food had been
moving through the Axis blockade
to Greece for more than nine months
and was distributed under super
vision of the neutral governments.
Sweden Has Ships.
THE amount is inadequate, but
it is saving thousands of Greek lives, -
he said. Our Government now
certifles that the operation is sue
cessful and that the Germans re-
ceive no advantage from it
The Swedes," he asserted, have
idle ships that they will not risk
in belligerent service. They are, how
ever, ready to charter them for use
in humanitarian service.
Thus the question of depicting
Allied shipping does not arise.
There is ample food in South Amer
lea which cannot be transported by
the Allies and therefore there need
be no deprival of food to the Allies,
including the United States"
Mr.. Hoover said most of the oc-
cupled democracies could pay for
the food, and added: 1T is not,
therefore, a drain upon the Amer
lean taxpayer"
Service Long Overdue.
This service" he continued, "is
long overdue. Every report is an
appeal to not only the front of hu-
man decency, but it is an appeal to
the self-interest of the United Ma
tions.
The ration these people receive
are pitiful. Starvation is rife. With
their vitality lowered, disease is
claiming the children and the weak
in thousands. The modern pes
thence which first comes with fam
inc is tuberculosis.
Reports show whole districts in
which IS per cent of the children
react to tuberculosis tests and in
some districts as high as so per cent
If the child life of these democ-
.(See HOOVER, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Axis Mediterranean Loss
1876 Ships, Alexander Says
BY .he Associated Press.

BY .he Associated Press.
BRISTOL, England Feb. 90
Allied forces in the Mediterranean
including United States planes, sank
or damaged 248 Axis ships totaling
$4,000 tons between September /,
1912, and January 81. l943, A. V.
Alexander, first lord of the ad-
miralty. said in an address today.
The Axis loss. he said, included
hundreds of thousands of guns, tanks
and other supplies consigned to Ger
man and Italian troops in North
Africa. He said 1876 Axis ships had
been destroyed, A seriously damaged
and 68 damaged
AleXanders address was one of a
series of speeches by British leaders
marking the 25th anniversary of the
organization of the Russian Red
Army.
He described the Red Army's cur
rent offensive as perhaps unequaled
in warfare and said it had quite
upset all expectations of Hitler and
his generals
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Six Hurt as Alexandra
Bus and Truck Collide

Six persons were injured slightly
this afternoon in collision of an
A, B. & w. bus and truck at the
intersection of King and Fayette
streets in Alexandria.
The injured, who were treated for
cuts and bruises at Alexandria Hos
pital and released, were listed as fol-
lows:
D. l.. Tompkins. 81; Chirlene Yates,
10; Mrs. Hannah Merish, 38, and
Jewell Callahan, 16, all of Alexan-
dria, and Marian Spittle, II, and
Alfred Ellis, 81. both of Arlington.
Police said the bus, driven by Paul
M, Fry, 81, 1875 North Royal street,
Alexandria. struck pole and then
collided with the truck. Mr.. Fry
and Wilbur M. Sims, Is, of Sumter,
S. c., who police said was the driver
of the truck, were charged with
reckless driving They we're re-
leased on $500 bond pending ap-
pearance in Alexandria Police Court.
Wednesday,
Evening star., 1943-02-20

us. We sat there knowing at least
three or four would hit us" said 1t.
Edward B. Jarman, 25, of Staunton,
Va, the Chicago's air defense
officer.
1T was still minute or more be-
fore they hit-four of them," he
added. then:
"One torpedo hit the forward
magazine which already was flooded.
Three struck aft where we had been
hit the day before.
Sank in 10 Minutes.
"She laid over on her starboard
SIDE and went down fast but smooth
in 10 minutes.
'She fired a 5-inch salute to her.
self as she. went down-shells ex-
ploding from the heat of the tor
pedo-set flres-and with her colors
flying"
Despite that concentrated attack
one of the most intense yet hurled
at any United States ship, the Chi
cago lost only six officers and Sc
men of more than 1,100 personnel.
I'VE got off every survivor on
(see CHICAGO, Page A-1O)
Evening star., 1943-02-20
War Bonds Fail
| As Remedy for
| Absenteeisn
? the Associated Press.

4of tl't !aSSOtld ltG HIeSS.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 2O.-The
Wiremold Co. has concluded. after
a siXWeek trial, that the award of
War bonds to employees for perfect
attendance is not the solution of the
abSenteeiSm problem.
This method did not influence
the habits of our employees" said
President D. Hayes Murphy today in
announcing discontinuance of the
plan.
The same ones who always were
present and on time continued to be
present and on time" said Mr..
Murphy in formal statement.
The irregular attendance was
continued in great part by those
who had been irregular before the
award system was inaugurated."
Mr.. Murphy said that in the fu-
ture absenteeism would be handled
as an individuals problem instead
Of as cold statistic
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Cox Group Signs Papers
For Purchase Of PhiIs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-Ford
Frick, president of the National
Baseball League, announced today
that memorandum for the sale of
the Philadelphia Phils has been
signed by the league and a syndi-
cate headed by William D. Cox of
New York for purchase of the club
March g.
At a meeting with Mr.. Cox and
his associates in the Phils' head
quarters in the Packard Building,
Mr.. Frick issued the following state
ment:
The National League has today
signed a memorandum of agreement
with William D. Cox and his asso-
ciates for the purchase of the Phila-
delphia National League club. This
agreement will turn the club over
to MI Cox and his associates on
March 3.
Mr.. Cox and his associates have
given assurance to the league of
their ability to finance and conduct
the club in a manner to make it a
source of pride both to the league
and the fans of Philadelphia.
The league will be proud to well
come Mr.. Cox and his associates"
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Mcclellan Defies
Roosevelt on
Jobs Approval +.
Quotes Constitution
In Urging Swift
Passage of Bill
By J. A. O'LEARY

Taking direct issue with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Senator Nickel
lar, Democrat, of Tennessee late
today urged early passage of his
bill to require Senate confirma-
ton of all Government appoint
ments receiving $4,000 or more
a year.
The Presidents opposition to the
measure was made known earlier in
the day in letter to Vice President
Wallace, in which he drew a distinc-
ton between policy making posi-
tons, which generally are confirmed
by the Senate, and the thousands OF
technical and scientific employees
who would be covered by the bill.
In reply, Senator McKellar listed
10 high administration officials, who,
he said determine policy, but were
not confirmed by the Senate.
Names Policy Makers.
After asserting that his bill fol-
lows the constitutional way of ap-
pointment of Government official Of
ficers, Senator McKellar declared:
In no place does the Constitution
say that only policy determining
officials shall be confirmed by the
Senate. The Constitution says "all
officers
But let us see about policy deter
mining officials. My good friend
Jimmie Byrnes is policy -determin-
ing officer. So is Harry Hopkins.
So is Nelson Rockefeller, Mr. Stet-
tinius, Mr.. Jeffers, James M. Lands,
Elmer Davis, Donald Nelson, Paul
V. McNutt as manpoWer chairman
and Vice President Wallace as head
of the Board of Economic Warfare
These are 10 of the most impor-
tant policy determining officials of
the Government, and surely they
were not confirmed. as everybody
admits is required by the Constitu-
ton.
Minority Leader Opposed.
Members of the cabinet were
confirmed by the Senate, but surely
no one could claim that even men,
bers Of the cabinet have greater
power for determining policies than
these gentlemen above named. !
should think, off hand, that these
10 gentlemen are very excellent ex-
amples of policy determining OFF,
cials. none of whom has been con-
firmed by the Senate. as I recall"
Meanwhile, Senator McNary of
Oregon, Republican floor leader, re-
vealed he also is opposed to the
Mcclellan bill, explaining that he
felt it would impose on the Senate
the responsibility for the way in
which all of these higher bracket
employees perform their duties once
they are confirmed.
Continuing his comment on the
Presidents letter, Senator McKellar
said:
This bill does not interfere with
the Civil Service Act or the en-
ployes under it, except as an addi-
tional precaution it requires confir-
nation as provided by the Consti-
tuition.
Would Take Little Time.
THE next argument is the time it
would take the President and Con-
gress to appoint these officers. A
complete answer to that argument
is the entirely effective and success
full way of appointing all of the per-
manent officers of the Army. the
Navy, the Marine Corps, and the
Post Office.
These appointments take little
time of the President or the Senate,
and I think everyone will concede
that we get the best material in
(See MCCLELLAN BILL. Page AID
Evening star., 1943-02-20
BY the Associated Press.

Calling for lowering Army
manpoWer goals to facilitate
greater production of munitions
and food, Senator Bankhead,
Democrat, of Alabama declared
today that reports of disaster
to American soldiers in Tunisia,
If true, disclose that our soldiers
were at great disadvantage and
thousands have lost their lives
because of the lack of adequate
and effective war equipment"
The lesson is more production
more production of all the needed
implements of war" Senator Bank
head said in a CHS broadcast.
The Alabama Senator, author of
bills to defer farm workers from
the military draft and to provide for
the furlough of agricultural work.
ers now in the Army, asserted the
present rate of withdrawing men
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Late News
Bulletin
Hull Discusses India

Secretary Hull expressed
American concern over the
situation in India in a confer
ence today with British Am
bassadOr Lord Halifax. Cor
respondents were given to
understand that this in no
way meant American inter-
ventiOn in the Indian situa-
tiOn. 1t was assumed that
MIR. Hull and Lord Halifax
discussed the question of re-
lease of MOhandas X. Gandi
by the British government.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Toxic Says Planes Sank
7 Warships and Transport

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Feb. 20.-The TOXIC
radio today broadcast a japanese
navy high command communique
which claimed that japanese navy
planes sank two destroyers and one
large transport in an attack We'd
nesday on escorted conveys in the
area of San Cristobal Island in the
Solomon group
San Cristobal Island is southeast
of Guadalcanal.
The broadcast was recorded by the
Associated Press.
The japanese communique said
japanese planes had carried out
several attacks on the convoy and
had scored direct hits. Three Japa-
nese planes were missing, the Jap
anese said.
(This claim has not been con-
flrmed from any Allied source
Evening star., 1943-02-20
ALLIES HALT ROMMEL DRIVE ON TEBESSA
Bonkheod Lays Tunisiio Reverse
To u. S. Munitions SHORTAGE
Calls for Cut in Army Monpower Goals,
Diversion to Factories and Farms

from production to increase the
armed forces should be stopped"
Grand Total 100000.
Senator Bankhead said that by
the end of this year the Army ex-
poets to have 2,700,0OO men over
seas and 5,500,000 in this country.
making a total of 100000. Other
branches of the service expect to
have 2,500O00.
The joint chiefs of staff have
not decided how many men should
be inducted into our armed forces in
1914" he said, adding that if the
current rate of increase continues.
we may look forward to an armed
force of 100000 men"
These boosts in military person.
mel are being made. he observed, at
a time when Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wickard has said that an in
crease Of 80 per cent in the produc-
ton of foods will be necessary to
(See MANPOWER, Page A-7J
Evening star., 1943-02-20
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Office of War Information
reported today that announced
casualties of the armed forces
have reached a total of $3.50
killed, wounded, taken prisoner,
missing and interned in neutral
countries.
The combined total for all the
armed forces was reported as 1O,-
$50 dead, l0,959 wounded and 44,l8l
missing, plus 80 interned. The Army
list was complete through February
7 and the Navy list up to February
10, but the Navy totals included only
casualties whose next of kin have
received notification.
Army casualties after IA months
Evening star., 1943-02-20
u. S. War Casualties $3.50
For All Branches, Owl Reports
Breakdown Shows 10, | so Dead, l0,959
Wounded, 44, l8l Missing, 80 lnterned

OF war we're 41.948, of which 1888
were killed and $500 wounded.
There were 1854 missing, 6,132
prisoners of war and 80 internees
OF the wounded, TAB have returned
to active duty.
The Army's casualty toll includes
12,500 Philippine Scouts. most of
whom were assumed to be prisoners
of war.
Casualties reported by the Navy
Department aggregated 23,432. They
were divided as follows:
Navy-Dead; 5,083; wounded, 2,087;
missing, 10,l97 total. 1857.
Marine Corps-Dead, 1,483; wound
ed. 2344 missing. 1894; total, 5,821
Coast Guard-Dead. 81; wounded.
10; missing, 174; total, IA.
Evening star., 1943-02-20
RAF Blasts Airdrome
And Shipping in Burmo

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India. Feb. 20.-RAF
Liberator bombers unloaded their
cargo on the Japanese airdrome at
Toungoo, in Southeastern Burma,
last night and started a number of
fires, British communique said
today.
Enemy night fighters attempting
to intercept were driven of.
Two villages on Akyab Island were
bombed and machine-gunned yes
terday, the British said, and small
shipping and rail lines were at
tackled by fighter planes elsewhere
on the Burma front,
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Col. Outlet, Aide at Ottawa
Recalled 10 WASHINGTON
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Feb. 20-The United
States legation announced yester-
day that Col. John S. Outlet, mill
tary and air attache for the Ameri-
can Army since April, 1910, has
been recalled to Washington, D. C =,
for temporary duty. Later he will
report to headquarters of troop car
rler command, indianapolis, Ind.
Col. Gullet will be succeeded here
by 1t. Col. Francis J. Grazing, who
has been an assistant for almost two
years. Col. Grazing will be assisted
! by 1t. Col. r. G. Erwin, assistant
military attache for air.
Col. Outlet opened in 1910 the
flrst military or naval Office of its
kind to be operated in Canada.
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Whulen Heads N. Y. Defense

NEW YORK. Feb 20 lP,.-Grover
A. Whalen, New York City's one
man Welcoming Committee of years
past, former police commissioner
and PRESIDENT of the New York
Worlds Fair, 1889 1910, was named
chairman of the local Civilian De-
tense Volunteer Office today by
Mayor La Guardia, Mr.. Whalen re-
places James G. Blaine, a banker,
who resigned yesterday. The post is
non -Salaried.
Evening star., 1943-02-20
Maritime Union Sues
Akron Beac0n-JournaI
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb. 20.-A libel
action asking $1,000 900 each from
the Associated Press and the Akron
ohio Beacon journal was filed in
United States District Court today
by the National Maritime Union.
The action was in connection with
a copyrighted story in the Beacon
Journal relating to the unloading
Of war materials off Guadalcanal
The story was distributed by the As
soclated Press.
The suit was filed in the name of
Joseph Curran as president and M
Hedley Stone as treasurer of the
Maritime Union
A similar suit was filed in New
York Wednesday against the Asso-
ciated Press and the Hearst ConSoli-
dated Publications, Inc. It likewise
asked sl,000,000 from each defend
ant,
Evening star., 1943-02-20
By CHARLES McMURTRY,

q IC.
AN ADVANCED BASE IN THE
SOUTH PACIFIC, Feb. 10 de-
layed). - The United States
cruiser Chicago, already power
less from two torpedo hits the
night before and being towed
slowly, never had a chance as
Japanese torpedo planes attacked
again the afternoon of Janu-
ary 30.
Eleven torpedo planes concen-
trated on the cruiser.
Five torpedoes headed right for