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Evening star., 1943-04-14
Congress GroupAtts '
Ito Bar Work-or-Fiqht
Order 10 Athletes Z.
Delegation to Confer
| With McNutt Today on
Move for Co-ordinutor
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Proposals to name a co-ordi-
nator of sports and head off any
possible, work or fight" order
aimed at athletes will be placed
before Manpower Commissioner
McNutt and Presidential Secre-
tary Marvin Mcintyre today by
a congressional group.
Terming the sports program essen
tial to the country during war;"
Representatives Dilweg of Wiscon-
sin and Weiss of Pennsylvania,
Democrats, who arranged the meet
ing, said it was intended to discuss
possibilities of putting some degree
of stability" into amateur and pro-
fessional sports.
Mr.. Weiss said the group does not
seek preferential treatment for
athletes or the deferment of out
standing sports figures, but we do
not feel that there should be any
work-or-f fight order issued against
those engaged in sports
Survey Conducted.
Such an order conceivably could
be issued by adding sports to the
list of on-essential activities an
nounced some weeks ago by the War
Manpower Commission.
Attending the session besides Mr..
Dilweg, who played nine years of
Lo1 !,
Bay Packers. and Mr. Weiss. former
Duquesne football player. who off,
ciates in the National Professional
Football League, will be Senators
Lucas of Illinois, Chandler of Ken
lucky and Mead of New York and
Representative Merritt, New York,
Democrats.
Il have conducted survey and
received many replies from men in
the armed services" Mr.. Weiss said,
"and the great majority believe the
sports programs should be contin-
ued during the war. Many say that
they tremendously enjoy turning on
the radio and listening to big league
baseball and college and professional
foot ball games
Mr.. Dilweg said it is important
as a morale factor to continue the
sports program so the public can
attend games as a form of recrea-
ton.
Programs Abroad Cited.
Mr.. Weiss cited continuance OF
sports programs in England, such as
soccer matches, and said he received
letter from Soviet Ambassador
Maxim Litvinoff reporting that while
Russian sports activities had been
curtailed, some continued to function
and that skiing match was held
| during the winter.
Mr.. Delweg said one of the major
! difficulties in conducting the sports
programs is the matter OF transpor-
tation, and added that he believed
close attention should be given to
facilitating travel of athletes where
it would not impede war activities.
In short" Mr.. Dilweg said, "the
directors of the amateur and profess
sional sports must have some assur-
ance that some directive won't be
dumped into their lap on a moments S
! notice changing the entire setup.
All they seek is some type of sta
bility. They are not asking for
favors."
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Trush Collectors Find
Boby's Body in Box

The body of baby boy, appar-
entity newly born. was found by
trash collectors this morning stuffed
in a box in an alley back of the
100 block Of Tennessee avenue NE
The infant was the second to be
found dead here in the last three
days.
Homicide Squad Detectives Z. E
Scott and Harold Huffman said the
body was found by Sidney Stoddard
"a. colored.
Coroner A. Masruder Macdonald
ordered an ailtopsy TO determine the
infants age and causs Of death.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Streetcar, Hit by Auto,
Knocked From Tracks

Alvin Jenkins, 26. of 1884 Window
place NV, escaped with minor in
juries today when the automobile
he was driving collided with a street
car at Eleventh street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NV He was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Police said the northbound street
car was knocked off the track, but
none of the passengers was injured
Mr.. jenkins forfeited $25 collateral
on a charge of going through a red
light.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
President Nominates
-Four Navy Captains
To Be Commodores
Conan, Reifsnider, Smith
And Johnson Are First
Chosen for Revived Runk

Four Navy captains today were
nominated by President Roosevelt to
fill the revived rank of commodore.
The officers selected are Capts. Rob-
ert Grimes Conan, Lawrence Fair
fax Reifsnider, Oscar Smith and Lee
Payne Johnson.
Capt. Smith is now on duty in the
Office of Chief Of Naval Operations
The others have commands at sea
The rank which was abolished in
1899, was revived because naval OH
GERS with the relative rank of briga-
died general are needed in cases OF
joint Army and Navy operations.
The war is being prosecuted in
such a way as to involve great
many small command groups, .
some on detached and some on semi
detached duty. These commands, it
was explained, are not of sufficient
magnitude to warrant command by
g rear admiral, but flag ofacer S
command is necessary.
Wanted Rank Delegated.
Rear admirals, it was added, often
are unavailable for such commands,
and when an officer is performing
duty normally assigned to an officer
of flag rank, according to the Navy,
he should be given not only The au-
thority, but also the rank commen-
70 vr,sth thu rAe~@~cihtlttvy
The commodores will wear one
2-inch gold stripe on the coat sleeve.
Rear admirals wear this broad
stripe and a narrow stripe. The
shoulder marks will be similar to
other flag officers. with a single sill
yer star. The commodore's flag will
be one white star on blue field.
Capt. Smith Is native of Wilkes
Barre, Pa. He was born January
8, 1887, and graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1908 He served
on various capital ships and after a
tour of duty at the Hampton Roads
Naval Training Station, was ordered
to the Naval Academy and July
1910, to come to the Once of the
Chief of Naval Operations.
Native of Wisconsin.
Capt. Conan was born at Trem-
pealeau, Wis, December Is. 1887, ano
was appointed to the Naval Academy
in 1905. During the World War hi
was attached to the destroyer force
based at Queenstown, Ireland, anc
later at Brest, France. In February
he was given another sea command
the Navy announced.
Capt. Riefsnider is a native OF
Westminster, Md. He was born No
vember Is, 1887. and graduated from
the Naval Academy In 1910. During
the World War he was in command
of two submarines. He received the
Navy Cross for his submarine serv-
ice. His first duty in Washington
was in the Once of Naval Opera
tions, from 1919 to 1921 In June
1896, he was in charge of the public
relations branch of the Navy De-
partment. After a tour of duty in
the Office of Naval Operations he
was given q sea command IN Octo-
Der. 1941.
Capt. johnson was born in Con-
cord, N. c., October 26, 1885, and
graduated from the Naval Academy
In 1909. In January. 1918, ne was or
duty with destroyers based a
Queenstown. While there he CON-
manded the destroyer Balch. and hi,
service aboard her won him the
Navy Gross. After a further tour OF
duty in command of destroyers he
was sent to the naval proving ground
at Indianhead, Md. After several
commands at sea he reported last
March for duty as chief of staff ano
aide to the commander Of the am
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Second War Loan
To the Readers of The Star

~ ~ssS oe1f
The $4,000, ,00o, 900 second
war loan is the responsibility
OF every one of US.
AS Americans, we must
lend our Government every
dollar we can during these
next few weeks. No matter
how much or how little our
pay checks are. each of US
must do his part.
The money is urgently
needed to back up our armed
forces now on the offensive
with the weapons they must
have to win and win
quickly.
We are asked to give up
our luxuries and even our
comforts to match in q
small way the sacrifices our
men In the armed forces are
Evening star., 1943-04-14
BIimp Spills Out Crew Of Nine,
Bounds Over Hills for II Miles

The sheriff's Office was unable to
supply any informa ton as to how
the wreck occurred or to explain
why the ship, of type usually
engaged in offshore patrol. should
have come down some IS miles
inland and an even greater distance
from its base.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Rites for Mrs. Brigham
To Be Held at Derwood

Funeral services for Mrs, Bessie E.
Brigham, 81. wife of George l..
Brigham of Derwood. Md. who died
Monday at Washington Sanitarium,
Takoma Park, Mo will be held at
pm, tomorrow in Faith Methodist
Chapel, Derwood Burial will be in
the cemetery adjoining the Presby-
terrain Church at Darnestown, Md.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Iowa Town Starts
Tonk-to-Door'
| 500 Bond Drive

By the Associated Press. .f
DAVENPORT, Iowa. April IA.
Tanks are going to rumble
around Davenport picking up
500 War bond pledges.
Bond headquarters an.
nounced yesterday q tank TO
door" campaign In which tank
drivers win roll their war ma
chimes up to front doors Of per-
sons who pledge to buy an extra
500 bond over their present
program.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Dr.. Duvoll Will Speak

DR.. Addison Duvall, staff member
Of st. Elizabeths Hospital, viii dis
cuss the need for mental hygiene
clinics ut 4 meeting Of the South
east Neishborhood Council at
o'clock tonight at Friendship House,
! e1o . street Sc.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.
Senate.

Routine session.
Education and Labor Committee
opens hearing on high school Victory
Corps bill.
Truman Committee hears from
quartermaster generals Office on
food conservation.
William M. Jeffers, rubber direc-
tor, discusses civilian supply bill
before Banking Committee.
House.
Considers $7o7 900, 900 agriculture
supply bill
Military Affairs Committee hears
Secretary Ickes on Interior Depart
ment draft deferments.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues inquiry into foreign trade
agreements.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
Osborne Book in London

LONDON. April IA R.-Francis
Osborne, British Minister to the
Vatican. arrived IN London today for
his first visit since Italy's declaration
of war confined him to Vatican City
! for a time.
Evening star., 1943-04-14
rs WAACS From D. G.
Leuve For Truininu

Miss Elizabeth A. Fieser, 1859 r
street NV, daughter of James L.
Fieser, vice chairman ut large Of
the American Red Cross, was one
Of a group Of IS women who left
today for WAAC training at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga.
Evening star., 1943-04-14


Others in the
Eikei. Harriette n.
Leftvich, Helen v.
MAudal. Adehns q.
Miller. Suzanne q.
Schreyer. Ruth
feke. Angie J.
Mashler. Florence r.
FUR. Phoebe L.
Scott. Dorothy Mas
Ai1kolcxys Ola n.
St!ainine. otelh n
Miuhcnand, r. ".
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contingent are:

LadAehy, MIA ].
Phillips, Irene v.
Nooenber1. rTeda !.
ecarboro0Gh. n. q.
Vincent, Emma 4.
rAne. Iris ~.
wofHy. Mary q.
Revere. AildA q.
9a60fA. 0t1no01 G.
eaMMons Nabel 2.
9ulame1, 62anfta j.
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UMWOrders Coal Miners
Back Into Full Output

the 1922 cents increase allowed by
the War Labor Board last week.
"All (anthracite) contract min
ers, consideration miners, and
contract mine laborers will re.
ceive an increase of 37.8 cents
per start" the agreement says.
THE proportion of the proper
share of the increase for this IS
minute additional productive work
in respect to contract mine labor
ers is to be paid by the operate
in accordance with established
custom and practice.
Virtually all the 100000 hard
and soft coal miners had ignored
today President Roosevelt's direc-
tive for them to return to work.
Some members of the AFL Pro
gressive Mine Workers union
joined, in fact, in the strike.
Meantime, the shortage of coal
cut into steel production. The Car
egie-Illinois Steel corporation an
nounced it had shut down 80 of
its open hearth furnaces in the
Pittsburgh district mills.
By midnight at least 40 were
expected to be down, the company
said.
With the shortage of fuel becom-
ing acute, the United States Steel
corporation announced it would
bank within "a hours nine blast
furnaces in the Pittsburgh and
Youngstown districts, and leave
closed a furnace now shut down
for repairs but due to come back
into production this week. The
moves will cut its iron production
Is per cent.
In Alabama where coal walk
outs October 10 preceded the gen.
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REPUBLICANS SEE
VICTORY in 1914
CONTINUED From Page One)

win numerical control of the
House. Their prospects of win
ming the Senate are very slim.
The Senate lineup now is 81 Dem
ocrats. 80 Republicans and one
Progressive.
The election of State Senator
Joe r. Hanley, Republican, as
Iieuteant governor in New York
by nearly $4,000 compared with
a plurality of only $1,000 scored
by the late Lieut.. Gov. Thomas
W. Wallace, Republican, over the
then incumbent, Charles Poletti,
Democrat and American Labor
Party nominee. in 1912. Dewey
himself won over a split ticket in
19A2 by only about 100000.
Dewey was alone among his
party's leaders in taking coa-
servative view of the results
Asked to interpret the seven-state
returns from a national view
point, he said they "generally in.
dictate confidence in the Repub.
Ican candidates who were elect.
ed"
Willkie said the returns all point
one way - ''the country is tired
very tired of the present nationa
administration. Gov. join w
Bricler of Ohio, another presi
dental nominee possibility for the
C. o. P, believed they "presage
Senator Taft (R-Ohio), Brickel
defeat of the New Deal in 1914. .
supporter, commented: 1.-THE Re
publican tide is running SO strong
ly that the party will win in 1914
war or no. var"
National Republican Chairman
Harrison E. Spangler and Hous'
Minority Leader Joe Martin als'
read 1914 victory in the results
while former Senator John Town
send of Delaware, chairman Q
the Senate Republican Campaign
Committee, remarked that if tn
Republican trend continues hi
party will "come nightly clos
to gaining control of the Senate
while electing president and
majority Of the House"
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Shigemitsu to the post of foreign
minister is considered a step to-
ward a long-term replacement OF
the present tight military grip by
q government with civilians who
would take the rap domestically
for negotiated peace.
AS a former ambassador to Brit
ain, shigemitsu was regarded as
favoring the democracies in the
years before the war, but his pres
ent sentiments are unclear.
The Japanese always have been
opportunistic, and it would be con-
sistent with their history for the
leaders, when the going becomes
really tough, to attempt to save
a worsening situation with a face
saving compromise.
1t is doubtful whether an unfa.
yorable arrnistice could at present
be sold to the people, who are
drunk on war. There is some rea-
son to believe that the intelligent
japanese who can read between
the censored newspaper lines are
realizing that the retreats in the
South Pacific do not indicate vic
tories, but they would be relatively
few and they probably would keep
such opinions to themselves.
Recently, few careless remarks
indicated that some japanese at
least have considered the almost
sacrilegious thought of being beat
en-, one remarking that 1T h o c
American soldiers are & e tt i n g
tough" and another telling friends
that he must go to Japan after
the war whether we win or lose -
The young militarists see it diff
ferently, and they set the keynote
for many. eff we are defeated
I won't be there" they say, mean
ing that they would join the '1ast
man. stand. There are thousands
Of soldiers and semi-militaristic DO
licemen, war workers and young
students who seem attrarted by
the thought Of a suicidal defense
Of the homeland.
They are the fanatics who make
it difficult for Japan to stop fight
ing while she still can.
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GIANT U. S. RAID
|BATTERS GERMANY
CONTINUED From Page One)

# was the fighters longest trip.
The other two-way trips were to
Emden. a little short of Wilhelms-
haven.
Vigorous opposition by groups of
as many as Is German fighters
were reported by the filters. but
they were unanimously enthusiasts
tic about the way the two-engine
twin-tail Lightnings-flyine close to
the bonbers while the Thunder
bolts provided high and surround
ing cover-kept the Germans on
the run.
The raid on Wilhelmshaven was
the first operation by the long
range Lightnings with the heavy
'hombers here since a year ago,
->'.an they flew on two raids before
icahing the North African invasion
force. They re-appeared in this
war theater on the last foray OF
the medium Marauders.
With special disposable + e
gas tanks, the Thunderbolts have
increased their range and n o W
are believed capable of a 1000
mile round trip.
The use of the Lightnings and
the specially equipped Thunder
bolts as escorts for the Fortresses
and Liberators was Interpreted as
the Eighth Air Forces strategy to
cut the bomber losses as they push
deeper into Germany.
The few casualties today con-
trasted lie the 60-bomber loss o.
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BANK CLEARINCS
PASS 1912 MARK
First Ten Months OF Year
Show Figure Of
$395,663,363

In the first ten months of thi
year, Wilmington's banks have
handled over $33, 900, 900 more har
they did throughout the entire
year of 1912, D. M. Darden, secre'
tsrv of the local clearing house
association, announced Wednesday
Banks have cleared the stag
gering total of s395, 1868, 363.3S JAN
uary through October, whereas IN
the previous II months. When aii
all-time record for the city was
established, the four institutions
watched a monetary turnover OIL
1852, 603, 1882.
Thus. the year 1913 will repre-
sent sootlighted period IN VIII
mingtons financial history. More
than likely, according to Daroen,
it will be the peak of the current
financial upturn prompted by the
war.
In 1872" Darden commented
tive were in the midst OF a grow
ing period. Our war-born indus
tries were still developing rapid
" In 1913, we have witnessed
Ieveling off and stabillzlng OF
those industries and our other busl-
ness
Mr.. Darden noted that the en-
ormous pay rolls Of the North Car
DINA Shipbuilding company, Camp
Davis. the Atlantic Coast Line, and
ether military installations and IN
dustrial firms have, in large meas
ure, boosted the amount OF money
filtering through the local banks.
He also credited the two heavy
war loan drives and the furry OF
tax anticipation note purchases
with helping to force the figures
upward.
The average amount OF money
cleared each month of 1943 is ap-
proximately 40 million dollars, OAR
den said. as contrasted with the
25 to 40 nlillion-dollar average Tor
1912.
The local banks handled $751;
c46, 1852. 70 in October; in September
the figure was s49, 29s, 4lO.89.
In the first 10 months OF 1912,
the clearings amounted to $685.
7o1. 79O. 60-1OO million dollars less
than the 1O-month total for the cur
rent wear,
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JAPS SAID READY
FOR LONG BATTLE
CONTINUED From Page One)

Soviet Siberia in precautionary
protection of the rear against Rus
STA.
At home the Japanese are en-
quilted by a wartime fanaticism
and jingoism which makes them
an effective part of the war ma
chine, despite such hardships as
wartime doubling in liv i n g
costs, meals poor even to these
normally frugal people, and scar
cities of coal, clothing and other
necessities.
The people are dedicated to the
war, With nearly everyone enroll
ed in one or more of scores OF
patriotic societies of varied types,
some additionally secret, all build
ing the conviction that Japan is
fighting a "holy war" to free Asia
from the West.
Persons recently in Japan and
whose information and judgment
we trust, say that the Nipponese
leaders, although convinced that
Japan will lose to the Allies in
the present war, anticipate anoth-
err war a generation later in which
they will lead the Asiatic races to
victory over the white races. To
this end, the Japanese are said
to be sowing the seeds of brother
hood among the Asiatics W,
along with seeds of hatred for the
whites.
Premier TOTO, himself, is pic
tured as changing his war attl-
tude, veering away from his Old
idea of a 100 per cent military
government and spending the past
six months tryina to aposase the
financiers, business men and in
dustrialists who originally W
largely ignored.
These latter groups were greatly
dissatisfied with the cold shoulder
tt eatment, and are said to be re-
spending to Tojo's present efforts
only weakly.
Tojo's aim is believed to be to
get some of these once-snubbed
groups into the government to help
absorb the shock of the full-fledged
Allied offensive when it hits Japan.
Despite these signs that the mill
taists are now grooming civilians
tc accept governmental RESPONSE
bility for what may be efforts to-
ward a negotiated peace in the dis
tant future, there is no evidence
that Japan's present leaders and
their jingoistic adherents h e
abandoned the idea to fight ''to
the last man" in defense of the
empire.
Only seious territorial losses,
particularly the Netherlands East
Indies or Malaga, or destruction
of Japan's industrial production
would force the japanese to con-
slider suing for peace, according
10 repatriates who are familiar
with Japanese politics.
The recent elevation of Mamoru
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finally agreed upon as travel time
in each of the areas.
With respect to this, the memo
randum of agreement said:
''In applying the opinion Of the
War Labor Board to the areas
other than the Illinois areas, the
parties have assumed an average
travel time throughout the areas
of as minutes per day in accord
ance with the assumption by the
War Labor Board in the Illinois
case. This assumption is made
solely for the purposes of this
agreement and is limited there
to-"
At another point the memoran-
dunn says: using the Illinois ba-
sic rates purely for illustration,
this is intended to provide basic
daily wage in that area of $3.50
day (for an IL hour day.
This would be an increase in
daily earnings of $3.50 a day, for
which the miners would work (ac-
tual production time) one hour
additional.
The present scale is ST for a z
hour day figured on the basis of
time actually spent at the coal
seam or face. The IL hour day
would be "portal-to-portap' -
from the time the miners entered
the mine entrance until they en-
erged above ground.
The sections covering the an
thracite miners also provide for
similar reduction in the lunch
period, thereby adding 1878 cents
per day to the earnings of all day
and monthly men in addition to
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tober IA in raid on scbwo;.,
in which smaller forces We're r,.'
The loss of two Marando.
day were the 18th and 14tb :. o
attacks the medium homber. "
mace maue In over three and a hay 5,t
- The American raids TODAY n..
the first heavy assaults fro1 5 n wen
ain since October %, wh -., 7f !.
R big night bombers bI,,, III
Kassel and Cologne. V''S'e
The newly organized U. S g.
Air Force in the Meditorr..,.l'' '
blasted the Messerschmjtt 9 niS
factory at Weiner Neustadt p n.
Vienna yesterday to give the n -ts1
its third battering in three r(,5 p.aI
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SOLDIER KILLED
in STREET FIGHT
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manning pieces of glass still fas-
tened to the molding of the store
front.
A civilian came to the rescue
Of the injured soldier and assisted
him to a cafe near Front and
Grace streets where aid was sum-
moned. The police report pointed
out that a Military policeman took
charge of the injured man and
shortly thereafter, the soldier col
iapsed while awaiting transporta-
ton to the hospital.
He succumbed to his wounds
about $50 p. m. Wednesday.
Both men were from the Will
mington Army Air Base, the re-
porter stated.
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RESIGNS POST

RALEIGH, Nov. 3. Up "A. B.
Hairless, head of the State Agri-
culture Department Market News
Service, has resigned effective
November Is to become an official
Of the Albemarle Peanut company
at Edenton, Agriculture Commits
sioner w. Kerr Scott said today.