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Evening star., 1943-06-07

respons / b ! e
Washing t on
quarters. The
overall situa-
ton OF the
governm e n t
at Chungking
appears to be
as precarious
as in the past.
From avail
able Informal
ton it seems
that a rela-
lively small
Japanese for
Evening star., 1943-06-07

t n a t j o h n L.
Lewis and his
union m in e r S
were stronger
than the United
States Govern
ment. However
drastic the steps
he might have
taken to end
this threat to
the Nation, he
would have re-
ceived full pub
lie support.
He Simplv had
Evening star., 1943-06-07

III dWH lIOIIl II.
1t was not
difficult to
foreSee that
the arrival of
G e n. d e
G a ulle in
Algiers would
be, first of all,
a personal
triumph, and
S e C o n d l y,
would g We
rise to diff
terenceS.
Evening star., 1943-06-07

know the truth
about the war
job that lies
ahead of them.
Some sad dis
appoi n tments
and rude shocks
will be forth
coming when the
majority of the
American people
become realists
and cease believ-
ing the propa-
ganda being fed
them by wishful
Evening star., 1943-06-07
BY FRANK r. KENT,

The overwhelming bulk of the
American people were solidly back
OF the President in his struggle to
avert humiliating Acknowledgement
Evening star., 1943-06-07
BY CONSTANTINE BROW

The recent victories of the
armies of Gen. Chang Kai-shek
over the japanese have failed to
create any optimistic feelings in
Evening star., 1943-06-07

HE opinions OF the rers page are their o,n not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars eDort to gtUe all sides OF questions interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory amono
themselues and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1943-06-07
McLemore-
Finds England Not
Like Peach Country
By HENRY McLEMORE.

LONDON-It Is long, loud cry
from Fort Valley, Ga, to Fortnum
and Mason Ltd, hard by Piccadilly
Circus. No one knows better how
Evening star., 1943-06-07
On the Record
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

However the confusion that has
arisen in North Africa over the
person of Marcel Pey1outon may
be solved, there are lessons to be
Evening star., 1943-06-07
PucificWur
Needs True
Appraisal
u. S. Fortunes Seen
Turning on Fate
Of Russio, China
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The rise of popular belief that
the war is about to end or that it
may end this year shows clearly how
little the people of the United States
Evening star., 1943-05-21
"A. P. Wirephotos.

secretary in the Adjutant Generals
Office. who whistled, said she had
brother m North Africa and two
brothers-in-law in the service
Several of the men appearing on
the broadcast explained they joined
the War Department after being
rejected for Army service.
Other War Department amateurs
appearing on the broadcast were
Jack Buchanan of the Military
Planning Division. who sang; Jim
Gable, employe of the Army Air
Force, trick saxaphone player;
Frances Yoder, Army Air Force
employe. sand and dance routine;
James Foster, Army Air Force en-
ploye, singer; William Coleman,
employe of the radio branch, Bu-
reau OF Public Relations, imper-
senator, and the Allen A Cappela
Choir, composed of IA colored War
Department employees.
Those appearing on the broad
cast and IS other finalists among
the original contestants were given
cash awards.
Soldiers and sailors appearing on
the two-hour show came from
camps near Washington.
Music supporting the servicemen
was supplied by 14-piece orches-
ira from the Ordnance Replace
ment Training Center at Aberdeen
Proving, Grounds, Md.
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Final Wafer Gate .
Decisions Due TODAY
GoIo Opening PIonned
Sunday, June l3

Final decisions are expected this
afternoon at the annual meeting OF
the National Symphony Orchestra
Association on plans for II "Sunset
Symphonic" at the Potomac Water
Gate this summer.
The membership meeting, which
will be held at pm. in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing, will consider the problems fac
ing the symphony because of the
failure to reach its $l15,0 900 sustain
ing fund goal during the recent
Embarrassing campaign Vacancies
on the orchestra's Board of Directors
also will be filled.
j. P. Hayes. manager of the or
chestra, said Water Gate concerts
will begin with gala opening con-
cert Sunday evening, June 13. and
will continue on Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday evenings through
Wednesday, July 81. Hans Kinder,
conductor of the symphony, will di-
rect the first and final concerts.
Mr.. Hayes said negotiations are
under way for noted guest artists
and conductors. At least four of
the concerts will be designated "spe-
cial events, when the single ticket
prices will be slightly higher. The
increase, however Mr.. Hayes said,
will not affect holders of season
tickets.
Evening star., 1943-05-21
5000 Miners Return,
7,too Still on Strike
New Wolkouts Leove
IS Pits Idle in ; Stotes

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 2l. - Three
thousand soft coal miners returned
to work in Pennsylvania at the re-
quest of United Mine Workers dis
trict officials today, but new walk
outs left total of 7,10O on strike
and Is mines closed in three States
1t was likely 3,7OO Central Penn
sylvania strikers at eight pits would
soon return. More than $500 were
on strike at four Ohio mines and
470 at two in Kentucky.
James Mark, president of UNIV
District 2. where most of the Penn.
sylvania walkouts occurred, predict
ed all mines in the district would be
operating by Monday.
1T has been the policy of the
United Mine Workers to continue
mines in operation during a contract
extension and this policy will be
followed" Mr.. Mark said.
The miners struck In protest
against delay in negotiations for a
new working contract. The War
Labor Board was expected to an
nounce a decision in the contract
dispute by Tuesday.
What the striking Ohio miners will
do was uncertain, but Adolph Pa
ciflco, vice president of UNIV, Dis
trict g. said at Columbus. Ohio, that
they are talking about going out In
other Mines
Meanwhile, despite a telegraphed
order from Don Gingery, regional
solid fuels administrator, to report
to work Immediately, two Ohio
Evening star., 1943-05-21
New Pipeline Projected
10 Bypass Big Inch Break
~ The Associated Pres,

~ the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, May 21.-Con-
struction of an Smile temporary
20-inch line to bypass flood dam
age to Big Inch" a main oil sup
ply line from the southwest. was
projected yesterday by War Emer-
gency Pipelines, Inc.
Burt E. Hull, manager, said, how
ever, 1t would be two weeks, at
least, before we can get oil NOV
ing" and that it was anybody s
guess how soon We will be able TO
repair the break" caused by record
flooding of the Arkansas River.
Meanwhile, some 25O0OO barrels
Of oil which usually flowed through
Big Inch" is being transported by
tank-car. Accordingly. said Mr..
Hull, "the country is losing the ad-
vantage of the shorter haul from
Norris City, H." Norris City Is q
transshipment point on the line.
In New York. Warren Burns, as
sistant to H. w. Dodge, East Coast
petroleum administrator, estimated
that the break probably meant "a
loss Of approximately 100000 to $780,
600 day to the East Coast"
Evening star., 1943-05-21
House Group Studies
$59,425,5Sb, 500for
War Department
Record Naval Supply Bill,
Interior Department Fune
Approved by Chamber

The House Appropriation Com
mittee today tackled . presidential
request for $59, ,425 $50, 500 for the
War Department after the chamber
had sent to the Senate q record sup
ply bill for the sea fighting forces.
Yesterday the House set a prece-
dent by disposing of two regular
appropriation bills in one day with
out a dissenting vote, one of them
being the Interior Department sup
ply bill which escaped amendment
for the first time on record.
- Billions For Navy.
The Interior measure carried $72,-
86l, ,3l6 for the departments oper-
ations for the fiscal year starting
July /. It was passed on a voice
vote several hours after q $50 to 0
roll-call ballot had approved the
$29, 49,, ,687, 1893 naval supply bill for
the coming year.
The latter measure boosted to
an estimated $3.50, 600, ,00O, 900 the
funds appropriated or authorized
for national defense and prosecu-
ton of the war since July l, 1910.
The naval bill, largest in history,
included approximately $4,000, ,00o,-
600 for new ships and $4,5OO, ,OOO, 900
for aviation.
In requesting the new funds for
the War Department, the Presi-
dent also asked that $12,472,9l3, 200
OF unobligated balances from past
appropriations be made available.
making a total Of $7l ,898, ,499, TOO.
Every Foreseeable Need.
An accompanying memorandum
from Budget Director Harold Smith
said the funds would provide for
every foreseeable need of the mill
tary establishment" for the IL
months beginning July l.
Meanwhile, the Senate passed and
sent to the White House a bill au-
thorizing construction OF 1000, 900
tons of landing craft for invasion
operations, estimated to cost 81, TOO
100000.
The Senate also amended and re-
turned to the House another meas
ure authorizing acquisition, CONVEX
sion or construction of l 900, 900 tons
of auxiliary naval vessels-such as
tankers, repair vessels, transport
vessels and hospital ships-to cost
1888, 100, 900.
Evening star., 1943-05-21
= War Department Workers
Perform on Bowes' Proqrom

Seven civilian employees and a
l4-voice choir from the War De-
partment. chosen from among 400
original contestants in the agency
kept the famed gong" of Maj.
Edward Bowes silent and earned
the applause of large audience
last night at Constitution Hall.
Following the Maj. Bowes' anna
teur hour broadcast from 8 to $50
pm. on which the War Depart
ment employees appeared, the audi
ence was treated to a tWo-hour
show by men in the service, many
of whom formerly appeared on the
amateur hour show, and members
OF the Maj. Bowes unit now ap-
pearing here at the Capitol Theater.
In a tribute to War Department
employees during his broadcast,
Maj. Bowes pointed out that $780,
600 of them are buying enough
War bonds each month through the
War Savings plan to purchase "a
Flying Fortresses.
Among the civilian employees on
the broadcast was Miss Agnes De
Angels, secretary in the Army Air
Forces office, whose brother, 1t.
John De Angels, was among those
lost with Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
in the South Pacific for Fl days.
Miss De Angels, a singer, is from
Nesquehoming, Pa.
Miss Mary Margaret McCusker
Evening star., 1943-05-21
New Destroyer Downes
Launched at Mare Island

BY the Associated Press.
MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD,
Calf, May 21.-The new destroyer
Downes, bearing the name and many
OF the parts of the destroyer the
Japanese blasted at Pearl Harbor,
went down the ways yesterday.
The Navy announced she carried
80 per cent of the old Downes In
her structure - turbines, propeller
shafts and complex machinery
which had been Grated and shipped
here from Pearl Harbor.
The Downes, with the destroyer
Cassin and the battleship Pennsyl-
vania, were caught in a Pearl Har-
Dor drydock during the December 7
attack. The Pennsylvania was not
AS badly damaged as the two de-
stroyers which were left a mass of
twisted steel.
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Theft Of 1900 Pair Of Hose
BRINGS 1-3-Year Term

Pervis Cogden, %, colored, of the
1900 block of S street NV, was sem
fenced by Justice F. Dickinson Let's
of District Court today to serve from
one to three years in the peniten-
tiary for the theft of 1900 pairs of
stockings, including some of silk
and nylon.
Cogdell was indicted last month
for grand larceny In connection with
the theft and pleaded guilty.
The stockings were stolen from a
department store In the 800 block
of Fourteenth street NV, where
Cogdell was employed. Cogdell hid
them in trash which he removed
from the store.
Evening star., 1943-05-21
responsibility placed on him by Con.

responsibility placed on him by Con-
gress In the overtime pay law
Chairman Ramspeck said 1T Is
fair to- say that the investigation
started by our committee already
has resulted in saving of upward
of half billion dollars on an an
nual basis" Representative Rees,
ranking Republican member Of the
committee, commented that "this Is
an admission of gross extravaganza
in the Government"
Flemming Defends Employees.
Representative Barden of North
Carolina protested that it is time
to quit pointing . finger at Govern
ment employees and track down the
real offender who 'is strutting
around"
|, Mr.. Flemming vigorously defended
the employees, saying "generalized
attacks on the employees are being
lndulged In, and this creates a seri-
Gus situation. You can't attack some
5000, 900 persons on the payroll with
blistering generalities and maintain
morale"
/ When Representative Bayden sug-
gested that responsible administra-
tive officers should be called, Chair
man Ramspeck said he intends to
do 50 and to. call War Department
officials first.
1t was shown in Mr.. Flemming's
breakdown that only one unit in
the War Department had been
called on for a reduction in force,
and that unit has only 65,250 en-
ployes out of total War Depart
ment personnel of approximately
! 1,250, 900. The reduction ordered
was 2,294 and not a single person
had been separated from the serv-
ice or transferred.
For the first time in the war pro-
gram there are reasonably effective
manpower controls In effect, in
addition to the normal fiscal and
budgetary controls. They can, OF
course, be improved" Mr.. Flemmine
said. I'VE believe the Budget Bureau
and the Civil Service Commission
working together under the provi-
sions of the present overtime pay
act and with the active assistance OF
the Legislative branch, will improve
them
Representative Barden questioned
Mr.. Flemming whether there was
duplication of investigation of Civil
Service employees regarding fitness
for the Government payroll, as be-
tween the Civil Service Commission
and the War and Navy Depart
ments. Mr.. Flemming said that since
the latter part of 1912, the War
Department with roughly 1880, ,0OC
employees has taken over the entire
job of investigating civilian as well
as uniformed employees, under direc-
ton and supervision of the provost
marshal general, who used not only
members of the Army forces for this
purpose but also makes contracts
with outside agencies. u.
The Civil Service Commission and
the Navy Department are working
In closest cooperation and without
duplication in making such In.
vestigations, Mr.. Flemming said.
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Maritime Program
Rege'aired With View
To Peacetime Need5o Q
Postwor Situation to
Demand Fost Ships
President Asserts

The United States Is regearing its
merchant ship construction pro-
gram with an eye to the commercial
needs of peacetime, President Roose-
welt said today. 1e
The Presidents comment at his
press conference was in connection
with q statement he issued noting
that tomorrow is the annual OBJ
servance of National Maritime Day,
and that this year special tribute
should be paid to the men who sail
the ships.
The President said previously
production has been centered on
Liberty ships because they could be
built quickly, both from the point
of view OF hull construction and
machinery-especially the latter.
The Liberty ship, the President said.
is a slow ship, however, and the
shift is now being made to the VIC
tory ship, which is faster and can
be used after the war.
Calls for Fast Ships.
Mr. Roosevelt expressed the opin-
ion that the competitive situation
after the war will call for fast ships.
Declaring the tonnage output now Is
exceeding losses from submarine
warfare, the President said a ring
is slowly but surely being closed
around the Axis powers. He ex-
planned in this connection that every
added military and naval operation
calls for more shipping-for ex-
ample, Africa, the Southwest Pa
ciflc and Alaska as theaters of OPP
erations which had imposed new
demands.
The President said the building is
ahead of estimates because our
sights have been raised.
In his statement on the commem-
Grafton Of Maritime Day, Mr.. Roose-
welt said last year the observance
was largely devoted to the workers
in the Nations shipyards.
Tribute to Mariners.
This year" he said, "let us pay spe-
cial tribute to the men who sail the
ships. We should honor the men who
by their courage and fortitude have
won the everlasting gratitude of the
people OF the United Nations, the
men on the battlefront, and their
fellow Americans on the home front.
Troops and equipment have been
landed in the Southwest Pacific.
Our armed forces we're landed in
North Africa and have helped to
conquer the foe there. Vast amounts
of vital war supplies have been safely
delivered overseas to Britain and
Russia, sometimes at great hazard.
Fighting Americans have been car
ried to the scene of action. The men
of our American Merchant Marine
have pushed through despite the
perils of the submarine, the dive
bomber and the surface raider. They
have returned voluntarily to their
jobs at sea again and again because
they realized that the lifelines Of
our batklefronts would be broken If
they did not carry out their vital
part in this global way
1.-The tradition and history Of our
merchant marine have been handed
down from generation to generation
and never fail to inspire us. The
seamen OF today are again writing
heroic pages for the maritime his
tory OF our Nation. In their hands,
our vital supply lines are expand
ing. Their skill and determination
will keep open the highway to VIC
tory and unconditional surrender"
Evening star., 1943-05-21

mines, employing 1,40O, and one in
Kentucky remained closed.
Secretary Ickes, administrator of
! the mines since the Government
took them over, expressed conf
dence at Washington yesterday that
the men would "cool of" and abide
by the truce agreement, adding that
they always have"
Evening star., 1943-05-21

force, and Miss Leona ,Kllmph 4Qf
the Engineers Office of the WarDe@
partment, who spoke on the benefits
to be expected from the war. :. :.
DR.. Bell said the gifts were given
by friend of the university" !"
Fourteen persons took part in the
contest, after having been selected
from the two classes in semi-finals.
Miss Klumph, who has been study
ing public speaking at the univer-
sity since February, previously
studied the subject at a State
Teachers College in Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Federal Personnel
Ceilings Are Success
Flemming Declares
Civil Service Officer
Soxs Agencies Affected
Employ N,726 Fewer

despite q net increase in over all
Federal employment in April, Civil
Service Commissioner Arthur S.
Flemming told the House Civil
Service Committee today new "man-
power controls" being put into ef-
feet by the Budget Bureau and the
commission, in the form of per
sonnel ceilings" were the first "rea-
sonably effective" controls of their
kind in wartime.
by separating 5,287 persons by
making transfers within. their own
agencies and by not filling vacan-
cies," Commissioner Flemming said
"the agencies were able to comply
with the budget Bureau) orders to
reduce personnel by 27,726 in the
units on which ceilings had been
placed" BY June 30. he said, the
reduction in agencies with ceilings
is to reach 1881.
Establishment Of personnel cell
ings" he characterized as lone more
effective device for putting the
brakes on SO far as the recruitment
OF Federal personnel Is concerned"
Fewer Being Hired.
The average monthly increase in
Federal employment has been on
the downgrade during the first, Sec
ond and third quarters of this fiscal
year, he said. But "even more sig
niticant." he said, were the orders
for personnel which the commission
now had on hand. They reflect a
decrease of III, 900 as compared with
February" the commissioner said
reporting the commission now Ii
being asked for 205 600 employees
The reduction was estimated at s.
per cent.
OF the 5,287 actually separated
from their jobs in ceiling units
1,461 were transferred from agencies
in which they were working to other
agencies, 1868 were separated as q
result of their own voluntary action
and 2,l63 involuntary separations
were made.
This does not mean," Mr.. Flem-
ming emphasized, that there was
a net reduction of 5,287 persons in
the Federal service. Although ou1
figures showing total employment
for April have not yet been compiled
We are sure that there was a net in
crease in employment for April. But
when these figures are released they
will show 5,287 fewer persons In the
agencies than would otherwise have
been the case and, as a result, the
net increase in total employment for
April will be 5,287 less than it would
have been"
The number of agencies and units
within agencies which were assigned
personnel ceilings by the Budget
Bureau. the commissioner testified
employ only 28 per cent of the
total number Of personnel employed
by the Federal Government"
The number of persons placed or
the Federal payroll in April, he
pointed out, was $4,000 less than the
number placed on the payroll in
March.
In . surprise session Chairman
Ramspeck had called in Mr.. Flem-
ming because the members of his
committee had beef unable to Ret
satisfactory answers from Budget
Bureau ofnciak regarding how many
of the 1881 employees WHICH the
director Of the bureau had informed
the Investigating COMMITTEE he had
ordered reduced. undeprthe slegal
Evening star., 1943-05-21
'Ruids
Continued From First Page.

blacked out lights which the bomber
crews saw still burning.
Large Planes DESTROYED.
United States air warriors achiev-
ed their most impressive triumph
of the big day at Grossetto. OF So
planes destroyed there, So were of
bomber or transport types, one was
four-engined bomber and four
were single-seater fighters.
Interpreters who scanned recon-
naissance pictures taken later de-
scribed the raid as probably the
most successful of its kind ever at
tempted.
The Grosseto Airdrome buildings
received many hits. At least nine
fires were started. The smoke was
visible 30 miles. crewmen said.
Almost equally impressive was
the raid on Decimomannu, where
the Marauders and WarhaWks shot
down l3 enemy planes, including
the 7 six-engined Merseburgs, in
two separate engagements.
The first battle occurred when 16
enemy fighters attacked before the
raiding formation reached the tar
get. The running fight continued
over the airdrome and until the re-
turning American planes had passed
San Pietro Island. The pilots re-
ported the enemy departed from
customary tactics of attacking head
on or from above on the sides and
instead fell in alongside the P-4Os.
attempting to fight it out on a
wing-to-wing basis.
Radio Building Shot Up.
Warhawk pilots spotted the seven
Merseburgs in formation near Villa
cidro, borne on wings spanning 1877
feet, and shot them all down. They
finished the job by shooting up
radio building. It was left smoking
Photo reconnaissance showed that
the Marauders which the Warhawks
escorted destroyed 13 aircraft on the
ground at Decimomannu and hit the
administration buildings and bar
racks.
"P-38 Lightnings and P-40 War
hawks attacked the docks at Pantel-
leria. communications in Sardinia
and the air field at Mills (Sardinia)
where aircraft on the ground and
hangar were left burning" it was
announced. "One enemy aircraft
was destroyed in combat during
these attacks.
"One Of our aircraft is missing"
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Army Sergeant Guilty
In Staying Of Infant Son
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEDFORD, Greg, May Ala
verdict of second degree murder,
which carries a mandatory sentence
Of life Imprisonment, was returned
last night by a Circuit Court jury
against Sergt. Bernard J. Lotak, %,
of Cleveland, accused of smothering
his 10-week- old son in an auto court
cabin April l.
Sergt. Lotak, a surgical technician
at nearby Camp White, was accused
OF smothering his illegitimate son.
Evening star., 1943-05-21

SAdOsSCo - SoAVAA-
eastern Univer-
sity at q contest
last night.
DR.. James A.
Bell, president
of the univer-
sity, who served
with Mr.. Ran
dolph as a judge.
announced the
W / n n erS a s
Ralph. F. Winte
of the Federal
Bufeau OF In
vestigation, who
spoke on the
roIA ~ thu soir
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tue hSSVSluteo HIeSs.
Senate:
In recess until Monday.
Military Affairs Committee may
vote on Kilday bill to delay induc-
tion of fathers.
Senate and House conferees meet
on pay-as-you-go tax bill.
House.:
Debates additional lease e-lend ap-
preparation bill.
Small Business Committee begins
inquiry into lumber situation.