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Evening star., 1943-06-02
British Fleet Shells
Italian Island Of
Pante||erid
Bombordment Is Second
Within 48 Hours; Planes
Also Roid Base
BY the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, June Brit
ish Warships, in their second
bombardment of Pantelleria in
less than 48 hours, heavily
shelled the harbor area, barracks
and batteries of the Italian island
yesterday, it was announced to-
day.
American Flying Fortresses Joined
the air offensive against the battered
! island As miles off the Tunisian coast
while other American attacks were
made on the islands of Sicily and
Sardinia.
The warships blasted Pantelleria
Sunday night and then returned
yesterday afternoon to carry out a
heavy shelling without loss although
there was some retaliatory fire from
the shore, an Allied communique an
nounced.
The communicates announcement
of the bombardment said:
THE island of Pantelleria was
(See PANTELLERIA. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Poll Tax Debate
On Radio Forum

Some of the pros and cons
of the poll tax issue, now
pending again in the Senate.
will be discussed in the Ma
tional Radio Forum tonight
by two Senators-Scott Lucas
of Illinois, who will argue for
removal of the poll tax by Fed
eral law, and Allen j. Ellender
OF Louisiana. who will express
the opposing point of view.
The National Radio Forum
Is a Blue Network feature ar
ranged by The Star and is
broadcast locally from Station
WMAL at 1895 pm.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Pope Urges Nations to Respect
Civilians in Air Warfare

Every word addressed by US to
the competent authorities and everv
allusion made by us in public should
be seriously considered in the in
terest of the victims so as not to
render their situation-even un-
intentionally-more serious and
more insupportable."
He was quoted as making the fol-
lowing statement in speaking of Po-
land:
To this people so cruelty tried
and to other peoples who with Po-
land have been obliged to drink the
cup of bitterness of this war, there
should be reserved future that full
fills their, legitimate aspirations and
which should be in accordance with
the greatness of their sacrifices, in a
Europe rebuilt on Christian basis
and within a group of states free
(See POPE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Senate Approves Bill
For 2-Year Extension
OF Trade Agreements
Passed by 1913 Vote;
Action Is Regarded as
Big Victory for Hull
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate completed legisla-
tive action today on a measure
extending for two more years,
without change, the Presidents S
authority to make reciprocal
trade agreements with other
nations.
Final passage was by vote of 50
to %.
The legislation. which now goes
to the White House for President
Roosevelt's approval, contains ex-
ecutive authority to adjust tariffs
downward or upward so per cent in
return for reciprocal action by the
country with which an agreement is
made.
Under the most favored nation
clause similar advantages are ex-
tended to countries which do not
discriminate against American prod
uctS.
Victory for Hull.
Renewal of the authority without
change in its form was a victory for
tSee TRADE PACTs, Page AID
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Cutter Destroys German Sub;
IS From D. C.. Area Aboard
Coast Guordsmen Capture 40 Of Crew
OfU-Boot Sunk While Trailing Convoy

N. Y. made two depth charge runs
over it.
Among the crew of the Spencer
was 1t. d. g. William V. Kielhors
35l3 Quebec street NV, and Ia
other residents of Washington and
vicinity.
The other members of the crew
from the Washington area were:
Chief Yeoman Earl w. Skinner
4ol Hume avenue, Alexandria; Err
nest L. Florence, ships cook. second
class, 3008 Yost place NE: Jack
Flaherty, radioman, third class, 5614
Fifth street NV; Alfred Altimont
seaman, first class, 912O Jones Mil
road, Chevy Chase, Md: Leon o
Fowler, 23l1 Eighteenth street
north, Arlington; Perry H. Rickerds
seaman, first class, 4lO7 Nichols ave
nue. Sc. Thurman D. Sewers. jr.
(See SPENCER paoe Ar
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Boston-First Game
st. Louis - 600 $40 900 O03-7 ID 0
Boston $780, 300 COL 900 OOO-4 II
Batteries-HoIlingsworth Caster and
Hayes; Dobson, Ryba and Partee.
At Boston-Second Game
st. Louis 2
Batteres-Ostermueller Galchouse and
Ferrell; Terry and Peacock.
At New York
Chicago ---- 600 600 OF
New York OOO O1O 90 -
=, Batteries-Wade and fresh; Borowy and
At Philadelphia
Detroit - coo 4O1. 0
Philadelphia OO1 OGO 0
Batt.ries-oyermre and Parsons; Har-
ris, CLYDE and Wasner.
Cleveland at Washington-8:S0
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Cincinnati
New York - 14O 600 0
Cincinnati l24 401
Batteries-Fe'dman, Coombs. Adams.
sayles and Lombardi; Walters and Lake
man.
AT Chicago
Philadelphia 10l
Chicago - coo
Batteries-Rowe and LIVINGSTON; Passeau
and Hernandez.
Brooklyn at St. Louis-Night.
Boston at Pittsburgh-Night.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
WPB Halls BuiIdinu
OF Tidal Basin Bridqe
And Road Approache,
Work on $1,000, 900
Project Stops; Was
Almost Completed

The War Production Board has
stopped all work on the almost
completed bridge across the
Tidal Basin and road approaches
designed to facilitate traffic to
the Pentagon Building across
Highway and Memorial Bridges
it was learned today.
The project, costing we'll over
81 900 900. was described at the Dis
trict Highway Department as prac-
tically completed. The bridge, it was
estimated, would have been finished
by July l and the approaches in a
matter of weeks, with the whole
plan in operation before midsummer
The WPB Nom industrial Facilities
Committee said the project was not
considered vital enough to the war
effort to justify further use OF
critical materials at this time.
ID. c. Officials Astonished.
District officials expressed aston
lshment at the stop order. in view of
the approaching completion of the
whole project.
They pointed out that it had
been certified by the War Depart
ment as essential when the Penta
gon Building was constructed. All
contracts for the work have been
let.,
Among the improvements included
in the basin project which WPB
ordered halted is grade separation
between the basin and Fourteenth
street.
1t was recalled that last Decem-
Der. WPB was about to issue a
similar order. but relented and al
Evening star., 1943-06-02
SenatePasses
axMeasure
Bill Now Goes
To White House
For Final Action

by me ASSOCldleQ ETcSS-
The Senate passed legislation
today putting the Nations in
come taxpayers on a pay-as-you-
60 basis and sent it to the White
House with the expectation that
it soon will become law.
Repeatedly headed for presiden-
tial acquiescence, either by Mr.
Roosevelt's signature or his failure
to veto it, the bill represents -four
months of congressional labor to put
100000 income taxpayers on a
current basis for the first time. by
canceling IS to 100 per cent of their
back levies.
The measure, approved by the
House yesterday by 256-to-1l4 vote
will be in the Presidents hands soon
after its signature by presiding Of
flcers of the two houses.
Results to Taxpayer.
There would be these practical
results to the average taxpayer:
He will find himself for the first
time in his life paying the Federal
taxes on his income as he earns it.
either through a 20 per cent payroll
levy which would 60 into effect July
l. or through quarterly installments
made on the basis of his estimated
net receipts for the year.
He will find, in most instances.
1872 per cent added to the amount
ne expected to pay out this year in
income taxes, plus an identical 121a
per cent the following year, but
those extra bills won't be due until
March IS of 1914 and l945.
He will find from IS to 100 per
cent OF what he now owes in income
taxes abated, but to him that will
remain largely bookkeeping oper-
alton until his income declines or
until the second certainty-death-
steps in. He will never get any
money back, just pay less at some
future and uncertain date.)
He will have to pay his June Is
lnstallment on last years income
just as If Congress had never con-
sldered changing the system that
mas existed since 1913
Technical Provisions,
All of this will be ACCOMPLISHED bv
technical provisions which would
as Representative Knutson, Republi-
can, Minnesota, described it in the
House when that chamber approved
the compromise measure 256 to ia
yesterday, put into effect "75 per
cent OF the Ruml plan" for skipping
a years taxes.
chairman George OF the Senate
Finance Committee, who fathered
the compromise, predicted little
opposition in the Senate, and Sem
ator La Toilette, Progressive. Wis
consln. said opponents of tax abate-
ment would content themselves with
a short reiteration of their position
segment of Democrats waged a
last-ditch battle in the House
against the compromise, Represen-
tatlve Forand, Democrat, Rhode
Island, declaring this compromise
Is nothing but the Ruml plan in
new dress" and Representative
Disney, Democrat, Oklahoma, say
ing this is sorry business"
In the one-hour debate, Cha irman
Doughton of the Ways and Means
Committee was one of the few Dem
ocrats to support the compromise
while Republican after Republican
spoke for it. The bill received the
votes of 80 Democrats and 167 Re-
publlcans, while SO Democrats, u
Republicans and three minor party
members opposed it.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
BY the Associated Press


The Rome radio today quoted
Pope Plus XII in an address to
the College of Cardinals on his
name day as eXhorting the belli-
gerents to respect the laws of
humanity in the air war.
The broadcast was recorded by
the Associated Press.
I'VE. who since the beginning
of the conflict have done all that
was in our power to induce the bel
ligerents to respect the laws of hu-
manity in the aerial war, now be-
lieve it to be our duty to exhort
them once more to observe these
laws" the radio quoted him as
saying.
In speaking of war sufferers in
general, the pontiff said, according
to the Rome radio account:
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Escobur, Ex-Bontom
Champion, Joins Army

BY the Associated Press
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. June
2.-SiXto Escobar. former worlds
bantamweight boxing champion,
joined the United States Army to-
day
Married and father of one child
Escobar was registered by a New
York board but asked that his in
duction be transferred here.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Py the Associated Press.


Destruction of a German sub
marine and capture of 40 men,
bers Of her crew by the Coast
Guard Cutter Spencer was re-
ported by the Navy today.
With depth charges and roaring
guns, the cutter sank the subma-
rine in the Atlantic several weeks
ago when the raider was detected
lurking in the path of a large and
important convoy making for ar
Allied port
Completely submerged and with
her periscope down. the subma
rine was located by Soundman Har-
old V. Anderson, Kewanee, Ill, and
the Spencer. commanded by Comdr
Harold S. Berdine, Al, Staten Island
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Ickes and WLb
Summoned 10
White House
Conference Between
Operators and Men
Is Forbidden
BULLETIN.

President Roosevelt late to-
day summoned Fuel Adminis-
traitor Ickes and seven men,
bers of the War Labor Board
to the White House for a con-
ference in connection with the
coal strike.
Those called besides Mr..
1ckes are: Board Chairman
William H. Davis, Vice Chair
man George H. Taylor, Reu-
ben Robertson, industry mem-
Der; Frank P. Graham and
Wayne Morse, public members,
and Van Bitner and Robert J.
Watt, labor members.
The move was made a short
time after the board had
called on the President to act
in the strike deadlock and
marked the first time that the
President has intervened in
the new shutdown.
GOVERNMENT BUNGLED coal
controversy, David Lawrence de-
clares. Page AS
BY the Associated Press
The War Labor Board checked
the coal mine Walkout back to
President Roosevelt today "for
such action as he deems appro-
priate," and told the disputing
parties to stop their contract
negotiations.
UNIV President John L. Lewis and
the operators representatives had
just begun fresh efforts to settle
their controversy, which has re-
suited in half million miners stay
ing away from work in the war-vital
industry.
However, the board said unani-
mously, "any agreement on the is
sues by the parties while the work.
ers are on strike" and the negoti-
ators are subject to strike coercion" "
will not be considered or approved.
Joint Session Resumed.
The miners and operators, in
formed of the boards order, went
back into joint session Immediately
without making any comment They
had suspended the meeting briefly
while waiting for an expected an
nouncement from the board. Text
of the telegram follows:
A short time later they recessed
until 2 pm.
The negotiations here have been
confined to soft coal mines. Thomas
Kennedy, secretary treasurer of the
mine workers, announced that an
thracite negotiations would be re-
sumed in New York at 2 pm. to-
morrow Mr.. Kennedy made the
announcement after a telephone
conversation with Maj W. w. Inglis,
chairman of the operators commit
tee. He said "the meeting will def
| nitely be held"
BY unanimous vote of the Ma
| tional War Labor Board, the board
declares that the existing strikes
and stoppages of work in the Ma
tion's coal fields constitute an un-
warranted violation of the no-strike
Evening star., 1943-06-02

DIX. ALLAN ROY DAFOE.
are not allowed to speak English" J."
Later the physician said he quit be-
cause Il felt that MY usefulness had
come to an end
DR.. Dafoe was an obscure country
doctor in sparsely settled Northern
Ontario until May %. 1894, when he
(See DAFOE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-06-02

BY The ASSoclated Press.
LOS GATOS, Calf, June q
Maj. William A. Navy BilD In
gram, U. S. M. c., former football
coach at the Naval Academy
died at his home here last night.
Maj. Ingram. 46. who coached
also at the University of California
quit football coaching in 1885 to be-
come an executive of national food
Evening star., 1943-06-02

concern. was sworn into the Marine
Corps last January.
Navy Bill" was one OF the ath-
letic immortals Of the Naval Acad-
envy, from which he was graduated
in 1919.
In 1922 he resigned his commits
sion to become football coach at
William and Mary College.
He took over the head coaching
tSee INGRAM, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Arends New COP Whio

Representative Arends of Illinois
was elected Republican whip of the
House today to succeed the late
Representative Englebright of Cali
fornia,
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Guide for Readers
Late News Bulletins
Senate to Consider Mcclellan Bill


The Senate late today agreed to take up McKear bill
to require Senate confirmation of all Government employees
who make $4,000 year. but with indications will
not be debated until after the appropriation
is acted on tomorrow.
French Leaders Agree on New Regime
ALG1ERS u7.-A definite agreement among members of
the French Executive Committee reached today
tomorrow and declare the committee the governing body
all Frenchen and French territory enemy
ton Plans to hold the meeting today fell through
heat OF arguments between the two elements
OF Gen. Henri Giraud and Gen. Charles De Gaue-but
verations proceeded through the with acceptance
the plan to hold this vital meeting Earlier story
Page A-4)
Raiders Blast Trains and Borges
LONDON uP.-spthres, Typhoons and Mustangs shot
II locomotives and 10 barges and destroyed
rawer and damaged three others daylight sweeps today
over Northern France and off the Dutch Coast
stry announced.
Nozis Report New Russian Drive
The International Information Bureau German propa-
gada agency said in Berlin broadcast today that
phase of the battle for the Kuban bdgehead opened
with the Russians sending five tank brigads
rifle divisions into large scale attack yesterday
The broadcast was recorded by the Associated Press
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Earlier Results

And Tomorrow's Entries, Page C-l.
Evening star., 1943-06-02

(See COAL, Page Az.
Evening star., 1943-06-02

(See BRIDGE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-06-02

(See SPENCER, Page A-3
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Weather Report t

From the United States Weather Bureau Report.
Continued warm, sultry tonight. Temperatures
today-Highest, 81, at $3.50 pm; lowest, II, at
5:45 am
Evening star., 1943-06-02

(See POPE, Page A-5D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20

Trunk may be the Broadway
stages first gremlin. He's been asked
to portray one of the much written
about little mem in a forthcom-
ing musical.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20

else but the music that comes from
his aggregation.
Supporting the star and his musi-
cal aggregation Is what looks like
one of the most entertaining pro-
grams of the season the entire show
as a unit will leave Waterbury and
go to one of largest theaters on
Broadway for a 4-week run and at
prices that are double the prices
charged in town.
Among the many favorites that
will be seen are Nanny King and
Jean Garter and this prime favorite
of vaudeville lovers for years re-
turns with more laughs than ever
and that Is a promise of real
good time, then there is Roy Rogers
a comedian par excellence and a
new conner to the East but where
he has appeared he is always good
for a return engagement. Another
act that will have you hanging on
to the edge Of your chair is "the
Appletons" in their masterpiece,
"Casablanca Cafe" something that
is really new in entertainment.
The doors Of the theater open on
Wednesday and Thursday at 1900
noon with the feature picture being
shown then, and this week Army
Surgeon with James Ellison is fea-
tured, and the stage shows are at
1:20, 400, $50, and 9 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20
POLLS

Tonight Is the last opportunity
afforded theater-goers to see what
Is absolutely the greatest film that
has ever been in town, "Stage Door
'Canteen" with its impressive cast
of 48 of the leading stars of radio,
the stage and screen and with 6 Of
the most famous Of the name bands,
including Kay Kayser, Guy Lom-
bardo, Benny Goodman, Xavier
Cugat, Freddie Martin and Count
Basic. Make your plans to come
down and see this film before it is
too late.
Tomorrow brings to the stage of
the Loew-Poli Theater one of the
best stage shows that has been pre-
scented all year and when such great
stage shows as have been offered
there are brought back to mind, this
promise means the ultimate in en-
tertainment.
The featured members of this
great offering are Joe Venuti, the
poet of the violin and his band,
and here is without any question
the greatest Jazz violinist in the
world, to all hep cats he is known
as the tops and he is really the
swing master of all band leaders
as when he gets in the groove there
isn't any room there for anything
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20

JOAN LESLIE, co-starred and
dancing with Fred Astaire in
Tho Sky,s the Limit" is one of
the top young players of the day,
but not so many years ago she was
Joan Brodel, kid out of a vaude-
Vile sister act, debuting in the
movies at RKO Radio Then she
worked In 1.-TWO Thoroughbreds,"
with Jimmy Lydon and a pony.
Joan had been singing and dane
ing ever she was 5. With her two
sisters she travelled all over,
mother and dad with them. Mary's
married now. The other sister, a
fine singer. is getting into radio.
Joan went to Warmers, which
studio changed her name and
made her a star, casting her with
Gary Cooper in Sergeant York"
Knowing her to be dancer, Fred
Astaire wanted to borrow her for
his Paramount picture with Bing
Crosby, Holiday Inn" But War
ners said If she can dance with
Astaire, why not with James Gag
ney? So they cast her in yankee
Doodle Dandy" When RKO
Radio made THE Sky's the
Limit" this time Astaire got her.
She plays a camera girl with
glamor who takes pictures for
Robert Benchleys picture maya
zine and gets her heart and her
dancing feet involved with As
taire, the Flying Tiger on the
loose in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20

Of the colorful atmosphere OF New
York's popular entertainment rem
dezous for servicemen of the
United Nations, where nightly these
same star personalities perform
various duties as entertainers, bus
boys, hostesses, food servers, hat
checker and dish washers.
Katherine Hepburn, Helen Hayes.
Tallulah Bankhead and Merle
Obern are Just a few Of the hos
tesses on hand to make our boys
feel at home; Katherine Cornell
and Lynn Fontanne serve them cof-
fee and sandwiches at the food bar;
Alfred Lunt, George Raft and Ned
Sparks empty trays and clean tables,
and host Of stellar performers in
Guiding Ray Bolger, Oracle Fields,
Ethel Norman, Ethel Waters, Gypsy
Rose Lee, Ed Wynn and Harpo Marx
provide the best in entertainment
for our fighting men.
Smash hits tunes are offered by
bandleaders Kay Kyser, Benny
Goodman, Freddie Martin-Count
Basic, Xavier Cugat and Guy Lon-
bardo and their musical contin-
gents, Yehudi Menuhin, plays two
classical selections.
Well keyed to the glamorous set
ting of the "Stage Door Canteen"
is the love story of soldier and
beautiful young Broadway actress
who hostesses at the canteen.
1.-The Stage Door Canteen" offers
the most in every branch OF enter
tainment-see it now at the Strand
theater.
Today ends big first run dou-
BILE feature program att he Strand
featuring Wendy Barrie in the top
notch musical hit "Follies Girl" and
terrific thrilling co-hit Terror
House..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20
STRAND

The greatest show on earth-"The
Stage door Canteen" moves over to
the Strand theater tomorrow to
start it's second smashing week of
entertainment. This terrific pro-
duction is splashed with fun, CLAM
our, laughs and thrills and an
unprecedented array of star en-
tertainers of screen, stage and ra-
dio, who in no small way contribute
to the most outstanding motion pic
ture ever to come out of Haywood.
Sol Lesser's keen shoWmanship high
lighted by the screen debut of Kath-
crime Cornell, affords the public a
tremendous thrill at its first view
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20
SCRAMBLED AGES

George Murphy, who plays 1t
Ronald Reagan's father in Irving
Berlin's This Is the Army" actual
ly is only three years older than his
son"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20
Breezing Round New York
Where Go and What See Where and What d.

New York, N. Y, July 20-People
think they see what goes on about
them while visiting New York but
lots can happen without one re-
Alizing 1t. Twice recently l have
hardly completed walking one in
tersection of a block, observing moth
ing unusual though interestedly
looking when fire engines came toot-
ing down the street to stop at places
I had just passed. Looking back I
could see the hose lines being I'M
rolled and hi.ched 70 MIGRANTS be-
fore the high-powered and siren
screening machines had come to a
full stop.
Fires were raging within large
stone and concrete buildings that
were not visible to the eyes of
passersbys. Doors and windows
had been kept closed to prevent
drafts from stimulating the fires.
There are many people in this
city to find opportunity here in
some field of endeavCr which ap-
peals to them. No one however,
seems to want to hire inexperienced
help. The wise ones secure any
kind Of a job to be sire they have
income while seeking the outlet
most desired for their energies.
A young ana comely young lady
by the name of Linda Hayes ar
rived here from Ohio witt high
hopes Of obtaining singing roles,
preferably on the radio for adver-
tisers.
Like all hopefus she was finding
It difficult to interest advertising
people Is an unknown. Pretty girls
with good voices do have a spot
rs receptionists in advertising agen-
sies in this city. Consequently Miss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-20

film is that a great portion Of the
picture was shot on location at the
Harrington Aerial Gunnery School
In Texas.
Don't forget the States early bird
show Thursday morning. Doors of
the theater will open at 9 o'clock
and early bird theatergoers will be
treated to a show that will be more
enjoyable because of the air condi-
toned atmosphere at the State.
Coming soon to the State is the
giant technicolor musical Dixie"
co-starring Bing Crosby and Doro-
thy Lamour with large cast OF
stage, screen and radio favorites.