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Evening star., 1943-06-04
Search for Howard
Air|iner Futile
Spanish Embassy Denies
Location of Survivors

LONDON, June 4.-RAF rescue
planes searched the Bay of Biscay
until late last night without find
ing any trace of survivors of the
missing Lisbon-to-London airliner
which was attacked by Nazi aircraft
Tuesday, it was announced today.
At the same time, the Spanish
Embassy here denied an Axis radio
report quoting a Madrid source as
saying the Spanish fishing boat
Everisto Nunhez had picked up six
survivors of the plane
Dispatches from Madrid said the
Spanish destroyer Melilla had re-
turned to Ell Ferrol naval base after
futile 24-hour search of the sea
where the airliner was lost with 13
passengers, including Actor Leslie
Howard, and a Dutch crew of four
The commercial transport was
about 200 miles off the Spanish
coast when it radioed at II am.
Tuesday that it had been attacked
by a hostile plane.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Georges kande| Reported
Dead in German Prison

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 4.-The Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. today an
nounced receipt of a report from
Bern, Switzerland, that Georges
Mandel, former French Minister OF
the Interior and the right-hand mar
OF Georges Clemanceau during the
World War, had died in a German
prison.
Once docketed as a defendant in
the French war guilt trials, M. Man.
del was reported last November to
have been transferred from Bor-
deaux to Berlin on personal orders
OF Adolf Hitler. In Germany he
joined more than 100000 French
prisoners of war and other hostages,
Born Jeroboam Rothschild in a
Paris suburb June S, 1885, M. Man.
del was regarded by observers in
France as second only to Leon Blum
as the outstanding Jew in French
politics.
Before serving as Minister of the
Interior, M. Mandel had held the
cabinet portfolios of colonies, trans
port and communications.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
BY the Associated Press,

BY the AsSoc1Ated Press
FORT BELvO1R, Va, June A.
When u top-ranking oil executives
live the life OF an Army private, .
lot OF things happen. But dough-
boys and industrialists part COM
pany with expressions OF mutual
respect.
Maybe it's because their feet react
the same way.
MY dogs are killing me-" said
company presidents with salaries
above $4,000 a year.
I'VE know all about that" said
t5o-a-month Army rockies marching
beside them.
The oil men, invited here to see
what the Army does with the gaso-
line they refine-and with men and
steel and other materials of war
unanimously said they had learned
lot, enjoyed every minute of the
"a hours they had lived and worked
with. the troops, and had only ad-
miration for the way the Army Ii
turning out engineer replacements
at It's huge training center here.
Il got very deep impression, VI
Evening star., 1943-06-04
British King Honors
Famous Test Pilot
fingerprint Expert Also
On New Birthday List
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 4.-One of Brit
aims foremost test pilots and a
World-famous f1ngerprint expert
were honored by King George VI
along with 892 others in supple
mental birthday honors list an
nounced today
Cyril Frank Unwins, 46, who suf-
fered a broken neck while flying in
the World War, but who despite his
injury became a test pilot and set
an international altitude record of
8l2 miles in 1882, was made an
officer of the Order of the British
Empire.
Frederick Rupert Cherill. super
intendent of Scotland Yards finger
print department, who is known as
the man with the Photographic
mind and who has worked on all
of Britain's big murder cases in re-
cent years, was made member OF
the Order of the British Empire.
-Four hundred and fourteen per-
sons received the British Empire
Medal, 164 were made officers of the
Order of the British Empire and 300
were named members of the Order
of the British Empire.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Mcclellan Bill Gains
Votes on Resentment
Against Field Agents
Bone Says Federal
Officials in Stutes
Criticize Congress
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Resentment against some en-
forcement officers in the field
strengthened Senate support to-
day for legislation to require
confirmation of thousands of
Federal officials making 81, 500 or
more a year.
Senator Bone, Democrat, of Wash
ington reported hearing of a number
of instances where feeling against
OPA and WPB representatives had
lined up votes" for the measure,
which President Roosevelt has de-
nounced.
In some States" Senator Bone
said, some of these officials are
openly critical of members of Con-
gress and are seeking to blame them
for their methods of enforcement
and the ALLEGATIONS and restrictions. !"
Most outspoken opponent of the
bill, offered by Senator Mcclellan,
Democrat, of Tennessee was Senator
Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico,
who said he would seek roll call
vote today on an amendment to ex-
empt officials of the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority.
Directors of the IVA are now
subject to Senate confirmation. !"
Senator Hatch told reporters. I'm
afraid this bill would play havoc
with TWAS merit system for its
employes"
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming sought support for an
amendment to require confirmation
only of heads of agencies and their
chief assistants and other policy
making officials" in regional offices
as we'll as in Washington. He said
his substitute would narrow down
from about $4,000 to 10000 the num-
ber of affected.
Senator McKellar reminded the
Senate yesterday it confirmed $4,000
appointments year and said his
bill wouldn't cost the Senate
1/200th of its time" by adding the
extra number.
That was after Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan re-
marked that he was appalled, at the
physical probability" of passing on
the additional nominations, and
Senator Lucas. Democrat, of Illinois
had declared, You can't tell me this
won't delay the war effort on the
home front"
Evening star., 1943-06-04
lease-lend Fund Bill,
Amended in Senate,
Returned 10 House
$6,273,629, 900 Sought
To Complete UndiseIosed
Deals With Russia

By the Associated Press.
A $6,273,629, 900 lease-lend appro-
priation, tagged urgent" to facilitate
pending negotiations of an undis-
closed nature with Russia, was re-
turned to the House today with two
Senate amendments which were ex-
pected to send the measure to con-
ference.
One of them struck out a House
stipulation that none of the funds
be used to pay farm subsidies. The
other, a rider inserted at the re-
quest of Senator Tobey, Republican,
of New Hampshire, would permit
the Government to sell 50,000,000
bushels of wheat for livestock feed,
at the parity price for corn Senator
Tobey explained that the feed situa-
tion in the Northeast is becoming
critical.
The measure, passed yesterday
without dissent by the Senate after
two hours debate would bring direct
lease lend appropriations to nearly
s25 100000 900.
Acting Majority Leader Hill in
terrupted debate on a Federal job
confirmation bill to call up the lease
lend measure.
"Lease-lend Administrator Stet-
tinius has advised me it is most
urgent that this bill be passed today
CThursday) if possible" Senator Hill
said. He advises that certain ar
rangements of the highest import
ance with Russia cannot be made
until it is passed"
Mr. Stettinius sat in front row
gallery seat for two hours of debate
and listened to several Senators
ask when the United States could
expect an accounting of lease-lend
funds. Replying, Senator George,
Democrat, of Georgia, said he was
not interested in the bookkeeping if
the funds would only shorten the
war and prevent the spilling of
American blood.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
War Services
Continued From First Page.)

be used "for the coordination of
non-protective services to be rem
dered by volunteer civilian defence
personnel"
Operations Staff.
The plan calls for an operation
staff including an executive secre-
tary at $1,000 a year, an admins
trative assistant at $2,10O a year, a
secretary and a stenographer. this
cost to run to $4,000 in all. Under
this organization there would be the
area and block organization, which
would be served by a staff of three
including an executive assistant at
$4,000 a year and a secretary and
stenographer.
In addition two stenographers
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Sweden Shuns Proposal
To Permit Woman Ruler
By the Associated Press.


STOCKHOLM Ministry of
Justice tabled indefinitely a proposal
that the Riksdag change the Swedish
constitution to make woman men,
bers of the royal family eligible for
the throne.
Attorney Sven Montelius, making
the proposal, said that if Sweden
became involved in the war and an
heir should be killed it would be
advantageous if woman members
would be eligible to serve as regent.
He apparently had in mind the
'Princesses Of Haga," Margaretha,
born in 1884; Birgitta, born in 1887,
and Desiree, born in 1888. They are
daughters of Prince Gustav Adolf
and Princess Sibylla. The Prince is
the eldest son of the Crown Prince.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

lington, VT; Dr. William Draper
Lewis, director OF the American Law
Institute, Philadelphia; Felix Nor
ley, president OF Haverford College
Haverford, Pa; H. v. Kaltenborn
New York, radio commentator;
Prof. Edwin M. Borchard, Yale Law
School, New Haven, Conn; Charles
C.. Birmingham, former president OF
the Bar Association of New York;
the Right Rev. Edward L. Parsons
retired Bishop of California, San
Francisco. and George Rublee, at.
torney, WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Stores
Continued From First Page

Mr.. Shaw said, including the over
loaded transportation system OF
Washington, complaints of Govern
ment clerks that they can't get their
shopping done in the hours stores
now are open. and other factors.
Government officials had appealed
to the stores to keep open a second
night each week in order to give
Government workers more time to
shop, Mr.. Shaw said.
There was no problem that we
considered more carefully than this
appeal of the Government for a
second night of shopping during the
week" Mr.. Shaw said.
The stores want to serve the
public, but the problems of store
personnel and transportation proved
to be so serious that it was decided
no second shopping night could be
provided"
Services Are Overloaded.
Transportation lines, especially
the Capital Transit Co., said their
services already are overloaded, Mr..
Shaw pointed out, declaring, that
they could not furnish additional
equipment to handle an extra shop
ping night.
Transit employees extra work
Thursday night always made Friday
morning schedules difficult to meet,
Mr.. Shaw quoted transit officials as
saying.
Store managements discussed with
personnel the suggestion for a
second night opening, Mr.. Shaw
said, and received so many objec-
tions that the arrangements de-
cided the plan was not feasible.
Many store employees are married
women, he said, who have families
at home.
Husbands of women employed in
stores have protested vigorously
against their wives working a Sec
ond night, Mr. Shaw said.
The Office of Defense Transporta-
ton entered the picture, Mr.. Shaw
continued, and suggested further
staggering of hours to help relieve
the pressure on transportation. The
stores, Mr.. Shaw said, were the first
to start staggering work hours.
Suggests Federal Time Off.
Finding the protests of personnel
and transportation lines prevented
a second nights shopping service,
Mr.. Shaw said it had been sug-
gesred that the Government might
attempt to let more employees take
time off during the day for shop
ping.
There is big drop in the num-
Der OF passengers on public trans
portation between 9 am. and pm,
it was pointed out, when Govern
ment workers could travel to and
from stores if they had the time off.
Government officials might try
letting employees work five and
half days week. some way, Mr..
Shaw said, with the provision that
they make up the hours on other
days Of the week.
Government officials have made
several attempts to solve the shop
ping problems of employees. The
most outstanding of these is the new
shopping service at the Pentagon
Building, started through cooper
alton of the Government and Wash
ington stores.
The Saturday closing of depart
ment. stores will save many street
car and bus miles, it was pointed out.
When the stores close Saturday,
Mr.. Shaw explained, this will give
employees time Ito rest, relax and
recuperate" thus helping to stabilize
store employment. 1t also will pro-
vide time off for many new en-
ployes. who because OF the short
period of their employment, would
have earned no vacation.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

would serve the civilian war services
division in cooperating with the
War Hospitality and Recreation
group, the war savings program of
the Treasury, the salvage, housing,
nutrition, Victory gardens, consumer
and transportation programs, which
have outside financing. There would
be liaison also with Wartime We'll
fare Services having financing
through the Council of Social Agen-
cies and dealing with child care and
protection, health and social protec-
ton and family security.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

Counting three to a family. more
than half = million people will read
this issue of The Star. If you have
a want" tell them through a Star
want Ad." Phone MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

the sustained Allied air and sea
assault
Evening star., 1943-10-26

anti-aircraft defenses as they had
done October IL and 18 by going in
barely above the sea.
The Mitchells wiped out As bomb
ers on the ground with machine gun
and cannon fire and probably ac-
counted for 10 others.
Upward Of 10 japanese planes
battled the raiders in a one-hour
running fight. The Lightnings
bagged 35 of these for certain and
the Mitchells eight. Fifteen others
probably crashed.
Japanese airdrome facilities and
gun positions were badly smashed,
in addition to the plane losses.
The destruction and probable de-
struction of a total of 1853 planes for
the two days accounted for the bulk
of the 222 planes spotted on three
airdromes october 10 by Gen. Mac
Arthur's aerial reconnaissance
Photographic units.
Today's communique reported the
destruction Of % planes in American
air raids last Friday in the Bou-
gainville- -Choiseul sector of the
Solomons and the sinking of a
japanese destroyer Off Cape Orford,
| New Britain.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Corsica Is Returning to Picturesque NormoIity
But Signs of Swift, Bloody Campaign Remain

lsh-blue haZe-all the tndeScribably
lovely October days. The sudden
ness and ease with which it rains
in Corsica while the sun is shining.
Beauty Parade"
The beauty parade" along Ajac-
clos main street from sundown un-
til the early dark while the men sit
at sidewalk tables slipping orange
ade or cognac.
The gameness and good cheer
with which Italian soldiers accept
their suddenly changed role in the
affairs of the island.
The characteristic Corsican physi-
ognomy, short, thickset and muscu-
lar, such as is most frequently en-
countered among middleweight prize
fighters.
The vast number of "V. D. G.'s'
-Vive De Gaulle-painted on city
walls and the symbol of the red
Lorraine cross enclosed in a blue V
Lobster and beans at 81 meal
The enormous profusion of chest
nuts in the forests. The tastiness
Of United States c rations after
Corsica's scanty diet for few days
The delicious chocolate cake made
by the professional chef who /:
cook at an American Air Forces
mess, after tasting nothing sweet
for a couple of weeks.
A scene at Patrimonio while 6
quarter moon was rising over E
lovely, hill-inclosed lake when ar
American archeologist and a French
archeologist, both army officers in.
/ terested in the pre-history of Mo.
rocco, found out each others pro.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Stettinius Awaits
.FEA Liaison Setup

Acting Secretary OF State Stet-
tinius said today he expected an
early agreement on the liaison ar
rangements between the State
Department and the recently-cre-
ated Foreign Economic Administra-
ton, whose functions and structure
have been under study by the
Budget Bureau.
Close liaison between the depart
ment and the FEA will be necessary
to insure conformity between for
eign economic operations and
foreign policy, an announcement
distributed by Mr.. Stettinius said.
Assistant Secretary of State
Acheson will be in charge of eco
nomic liaison for the department
with FEA.
The FEA absorbed the Lease-Lene
Administration and the Offices Of
Economic Warfare and Foreign Re.
lief and Rehabilitation Operations
1t is understood that Administra
tor Leo T. Crowley will bring al
least two new figures into the FEA
Joseph McGoldrick, New York City
controller, and William H. Schubart
vice president of the Bank of Man
haitian Co.. New York.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
j. ). Bombers Strike
Biq Blows in Burma

By the Associated Press
CHUNGKING, Oct. 26.-American
bombers based in China have
struck heavy blows at the japanese
in Burma and Indo-China to sup
port Chinese ground troops, a COM
munique from 1t. Gen. Joseph w
StilWell's headquarters announced
today.
The China based Liberators
dropped many bombs on Htawgaw
rs miles northeast Of the japanese
base at Myitkyina in Southern
Burma, to help the Chinese hold
their front along the Salween River.
The Japanese are trying to push
the Chinese across the river to min
imize danger of an Allied counter
attack on Myitkyina, possession of
which is considered essential for
opening land supply route to
China.
Liberators with a fighter escort
dropped 25 tons of bombs on Japa-
nese installations and barracks at
Cobb in Indo-C China with successful
results and all American aircraft
returned safely.
CAT New Delhi a British COM
munique said that RAF bombers
and fighters were busy over
Burma yesterday and that the
japanese had bombed the Cox's
Bazaar area above Akyab, causing
casualties to few civilians, but
no military damage.
(RAF Liberators bombed the
Rangoon central station and
Akyab. a principal port on the
Bay of Bengal, and fires were
started in the target areas at
both places.)
Evening star., 1943-10-26

offices-both sure signs that the tide
of the war has passed.
But there are memories on Ma
poleon's native island which will
linger long:
Groups of German prisoners, a
sorry-looking lot in their black boots
and soiled brown uniforms, digging
air raid shelters and being marched
through the streets by boyish-look-
ing patriots with long bayonets on
hunting rifles. One boy usually
took a dozen or more ferries. The
prisoners seemed unbelievably doc
lie. Most Of them had been cap
tured by the guerrillas who still
have them in hand.
Corsican Symbol Is Ancient.
The symbol of the patriots" and
Moors head with a handkerchief
tied around the forehead just over
the eyes. 1t represents the lifting
Of the blindfold from the eyes of
one about to be executed but sud-
denly reprieved. and dates far back
in CorSican history.
The homemade American flags
which grateful Corsicans flew from
their windows, together with French
and British flags. with the red and
white stripes varying from five to
nine.
The resemblance of the machine
gun-like rat-tat-tat of Italian trucks
nfrNPlnC tn ha @f
straflng on the road by German
fighters low overhead, and the many
times We have jumped for shelter
ing CoorWays as one Of these We
hicles approached.
Alacclo on SATURDAY. afternoon
when all the countryfolk come into
town to make their purchases for
the week and bring their produce
to market-but, alas, now there is
nothing to purchase and there is
no produce to sell. The scene is
almost like that in a small Midwest
city on Saturday afternoon.
Pietre Resembles Sheriff.
The imposing figure of Col. Pie
tire. leader of the guerrillas and
one OF Frances outstanding heroes
in the last war. home out of the
"maquis' and sitting about side
walk cafes. He closely resembles
one Of the tWo-gun sheriffs of Wild
West days.
The rather pretty and vivacious
Berber girls, of whom five or six
accompany each Goum regiment
and are as much part of it as
the cooks. Their dress is like that
of gypsies. Their profession frees
them from the Moslem requirement
of wearing wells. 1t does not free
them from the prohibition against
touching alcohol, but a couple of
these fair maids of the Central At
las fastnesses were getting royalty
tight the other night.
The low, startling, roaring swoops
Of British Spitfres over city roofs.
almost grazing them as they dart
out over the sea.
The hlll-circled blue Bay of Aiac-
clio, the crescent-shaped city with
its massive buildings, the hilItops
disappearing in low-hanging, whit
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Amendment Urged
By 0'kahoneyto 10
Abolish Poll Tax
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
wyoming suggested constitutional
amendment today as "the one and
only prospect" of outlaWing poll
taxes, an issue raised again in the
Senate Judiciary Committee, which
is conducting hearings on the con-
stitutionaHty of a bill outlawing
such levies.
In my judgment" Senator
IO'Mahoney told an interviewer, "a
filibuster would be impossible against
"a constitutional amendment" He
already has introduced such an
amendment.
"All but eight States have already
eliminated the poll tax. The only
strength that opposition to poll tax
reform has comes from the fact
that the attempt is to abolish it by
law, instead of by a constitutional
amendment.
This would create the precedent
by which other minorities in the
future could be crushed"
Senator O'Mahoney said a ma
jority of the Senate would vote for
passage of the bill, but the necessary
tWo-thirds would not be found to in
woke the cloture rule which limits
debate.
Senator O'Mahoney predicted a
filibuster If a House-approved bill
prohibiting the collection of a poll
tax as requirement for voting in
eight Southern States reached the
Senate floor.
The Senate refused to shut off
debate against a similar bill last
fall, and the legislation died.
Leaders of the opposition contend
that State has the sovereign right
to fix its own taxes of this nature
and those rights would be invaded
by Federal repeater.
Meanwhile, organized labor opened
drive to obtain Senate passage OF
the bill-a measure which Senator
Mead, Democrat, of New York de-
clared the President and our party
leaders" favor.
Senator Meads statement to q
New York delegation followed testi-
mony before the judiciary Commit
tee by Joseph A. PadWaY, general
counsel for the American Federation
of labor, that his organization is in
this fight to the finish"