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Evening star., 1943-04-13
Night Club Files Suit
AGAINST Musicians Union

The Spotlight Guild. Inc, 1854
Seventeenth street NV, today filed
suit in District Court against the
Musicians Protective Union and its
president, Paul j. Schwarz The &C
tion seeks an injunction and $4,000
damages in a complaint growing out
of an alleged announcement that
the guild was placed on an unfair
list.
The complaint states that on or
about March | the Musicians Pro-
tective Union and its president, Paul
j. Schwarz, made demand on the
Spotlight Guild for S17l for services
allegedlv performed at ats K street
NV. between October, 1912, and
March, 1943.
1t states further that during this
period the Spotlight Guild had
nothing to do" with the operation of
the activities at ats K street. It
further states that Mr.. Schwarz was
informed of this, but he, in concert
with other defendants, issued a
printed circular directing local and
transient members of the AIM to
keep out of the Spotlight Guild.
Named defendants in the suit are
the following: Mr. Schwarz, the
Musicians Protective Union, Local
161, AIM; Alfred Manning. secre-
tary MPU, Local 161. ATM; Harry C.
Maxwell, treasurer MPU, Local 161,
ATM, and the American Federation
of Musicians.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Gains
Hailed by Wallace
Good-Neiehbor Policy
Continuation Assured
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press 81.
LIMA, Peru. April l3-The rapid
development of communications and
commerce between the American
nations stands as virtual guaran-
tee of the continuation of the good
neighbor policy of the United States
after the war, Vice President WAL
lace told a press conference yester-
day.
In response to questions. Mr.. Wal
lace said the interest of the United
States in n-Americanism and in
Latin America has been growing
enormously and Republicans as
we'll as Democrats have shown this
interest"
He recalled that Herbert Hoover
when President took great interest
in Pan-Americanism and added
that lin some respects, at least, he
initiated steps in the direction OF
better understanding among the
American nations
Mr.. Wallace was greeted at the
airport by President Manuel Prado
Y Ugarteche and high Peruvian Off
cials on his arrival from Bolivia
after brief stop at Arequipa. Peru
Later he was cheered by $4,000 per-
sons who jammed the principal
square of the city.
President Prado asked Mr.. Wal
lace to convey to President Roose
welt Peru's "unalterable determine
ton to continue to aid the aim OF
the democracies for victory and
world reconstruction.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Cincinnati Times-Star
Drops V-MaiI Edition

BY me ASSOC1a Led press.
CINCINNATI, April 13-The
Cincinnati Times Star today an
nounced discontinuance of its spe-
cial V-mail edition because, the
paper explained, the Idea grew too
rapidly and postal officials decided
the burden of transportation was
too great
A letter from the third assistant
postmaster general, transmitted
through the Cincinnati post office.
said in part:
Many requests have been re-
ceived from newspaper publishers,
service organizations. business con-
Germs. churches and others for per-
mission to send newsletters as "
mail. Use of V-mail for the
purpose " would swamp this par
ticular service, resulting not only in
destroying its appeal as a means
of personal communication. but in
seriously impairing the expeditions
dispatch and delivery of personal
correspondence sent thereby
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Meat Price Violations
Denied by 4 Firms
Weeks Delay for IA
Others Granted at Newark
BY the Associated Press,

NEWARK, N. j., April 13.-Only
four of l8 defendants in what the
Government charges was a Nation
wide meat marketing conspiracy ap-
peared as ordered in Federal Court
today, but defense attorney OBJ
tanned a weeks stay for the others.
The four entered pleas of inno-
cence to an indictment alleging con-
spiracy to violate the Emergency
Price Control Act. They were Nor
ris Freund of Chicago, Nathan
Krupnick, George Moran and the
Enkay Packing Corp, all of Pater-
son. N. j. Each was released in the
custody of counsel.
The indictment charges the group,
under the leadership of Peter Golas
OF Chicago, formed a chain of Mid
western packing plants and slaugh-
ter houses to exceed Office of Price
Administration livestock quotas and
to sell beef and veal above ceiling
prices. especially in the East.
Morris H. Cohn told the court the
defendants had received notice to
appear only last Saturday and were
unable to be here today. He appeared
as counsel for Mr.. Golas, the Superb
Packing Co, Inc, and the State
Packing Co., Inc, of Chicago
United States Packing Co., Inc. of
Kansas City, Kans.. and individual
defendants connected with those
firms. The indictment named seven
companies and II persons in all
In granting the weeks delay, Judge
Thomas F. Meaney extended the stay
to include defendants who were not
represented
Thorn Lord, first assistant United
States attorney. asked for issuance of
bench warrants, but said they would
not be served until arrival of the de-
PENDANTS in Newark since they had
indicated they would come volun-
tarily
A possible exception. Mr.. Lord said,
was Leo Waxenberg of Omaha. -Nebr..
whose attorney had indicated in q
telegram he might fight removal.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
ice Decision JoIts Markets
But Losses Are Reduced

NEW YORK, April l3-Securities
markets suffered an early relapse
today in the wake of the suspension
of freight rate increases by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, but
buying support arrived near the close
and declines were reduced or re-
placed by modest advances.
Prominent rail and industrial
stocks opened on blocks of 1000 to
10000 shares, with losses of ST. to
more than 50 share. Selling then
dried up appreciably as recoveries
appeared. Initially weak secondary
carrier listed loans also impl owed
at the finish. Dealings in stocks for
the full proceedings were around
1.600,000 shares.
Commodities rallied with cotton
up about 81 a bale in late trades.
At Chicago wheat advanced Il to u
of a cent a bushel. Hogs fell 25
cents hundredweight in further
reflection of the Governments sta
bili1ation move.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Bridge Tourney Teams
To Be Cut 10 Is Tonight

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 13-The field
of "a teams entered in the ma
tional knockout team-of -four con-
tract bridge championship for the
Harold S. Vanderbilt trophy will be
cut to 16 teams at the conclusions
of qualifying rounds of play tonight
The 16 aggregations will play
knockout matches ending with a
final match between the two sur
viving teams Saturday afternoon
and night.
The New York Bridge Whist Club
winner in 1889 and again last year
was represented by Richard L. Frey
of Great Neck, N. Y: Lee Hazen
Samuel M. Stayman and Sylvester
Gintell of New York City and Sig
mund Dornbusch of Newark. N. j
Last night at the opening of quail
flying play this team won three OF
its five matches
Two other teams won four out OF
five, while the team of Charles H
Goren, Sidney Silodor and John R
Crawford all of Philadelphia. and
Theodore A. Lightner and B. Jay
Becker of New York City took three
out of five matches.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Baltimore Coast Guard
Held in Check Case
Bvthe Assoeiated preSS

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 13.-Robert L.
Phillips, jr,. %, of Baltimore. Coast
Guard steward, pleaded guilty in
Federal Court today to forging and
passing two pay checks totaling
1854 belonging to a shipmate and
was sentenced to a year and day
In the penitentiary by Judge Arthur
D. Healey.
Assistant United States Attorney
Arthur j. B Cartier said that Phil
lips took one check for 1854 belong
ing to Raymond Egan and opened
a savings account in a Boston bank,
presenting Mr.. Egan's liberty pass,
which he found with the check, for
identification. He withdrew all but
$500 of this money, Mr.. Cartier told
the court.
Later he allegedly cashed second
check for $500 at a Medford bank
using the other handbook and the
liberty pass for identified ton.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
UNIV Ads Mis|ead Public
Mine Operator Charges

Earlier Story on Page A-l1.)
BY the Associated Press. .a
NEW YORK, April la. -,J j. B..
Warriner, spokesman for the an
thracite mine operators. stated to-
day that a series of UNIV news
paper advertisements had led the
public to believe that the negoti-
ations of the bituminous industry
and those being conducted by an
thracite are cut of the same cloth" "
Mr.. Warriner, asserting that the
anthracite wage negotiations. re-
sumed today after a week end re-
cess, were being conducted solely
on the merits of problems related
to that industry, said in a state
ment
What happens as result of the
bituminous negotiations has no
bearing on our problems. They are
entirely different Bituminous is
the industrial coal and anthracite
the domestic fuel-the one is used
in factories and other in home fur
naces. And just as the respective
uses of the coal is different. so are
the problems of the two industries
Evening star., 1943-04-13
More Commissions Asked
For Coast Guard Graduates
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A bill to authorize appointment Of
all graduates of the Coast Guard
Academy, New London. Conn. as
ensigns in the Coast Guard, begin
ming with the class of 1945, was
introduced today by Chairman
Bland of the House Merchant Ma
rine Committee.
The legislation, requested by the
Navy, would limit the number of
cadets appointed annually to the
academy to 300 beginning this year,
The Navy explained that under
existing law the authorized COM
missioned officer strength of the
Coast Guard is 83S, and on commits
sioning of the graduates of 1914 the
total commissioned officer strength
of the service will approximate that
number.
Unless Congress acts, the Navy
said. it will not be possible to COM
mission the estimated 100 graduates
Of the class of 1945. now in its first
year, and the situation presents
considerable handicap in forming
the class of 1916 entering the acad-
emy this year.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Rate Ruling 10 Cut
Pennsy'S Revenues
S30,000,o00 a Year
Controller Predicts
Shorp Reduction at
Annual Meeting
BY the Associated Press,


PHILADELPHIA, April l3-F. j
Fell, jr vice president and con-
troller of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, told stockholders at their an
nual meeting today that the action
Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in suspending an increase
in freight rates will cost the rail-
road approximately s30,OO0000 a
year in operating revenues.
The ICC yesterday suspended
from May Is to January l, 1914, the
freight rate increase of approxi-
mately Ats per cent put into effect
in March, 1912, and also suspended
the increase in communication fares
M. w. Clement, president of the
railroad, told neWsmen after the
meeting that I'VE don't know from
| one day to the next what will hap
pen The main thing now is to have
money to support the war effort"
Clement added that the Pennsyl-
vania has spent s200.0000O since
the outbreak of war in September
1889, in preparation for the war
time work.
There was no doubt in my mind
that we would get into it," he said
However. We didn't think We would
lose the oil tanker service on the
East Coast because of submarines
We foresaw everything else. but no:
that We would have to haul oil. We
have 125 engines now pulling OIL"
Evening star., 1943-04-13
u. 5. Navy 10 RefueI
with British Oil at
Many Foreign Ports
Commercial Supplies
Made Available Under
Reciprocal Leose-Lend

The Navy Department an
nounced today that petroleum
stocks held by British oil COM
panies in many parts of the
world have been made available
for the fueling of American Navy
vessels under reciprocal lease
lend.
The British for more than a year
have been sharing with the United
States their government-oW
stocks. but these were declared in
sufficient to meet all joint British
and American operating require
ments.
Rear Admiral w. B. Young, chief
Of the Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts. who is responsible for fuel
procurement. said the new arrange
ment would simplify the problem of
fueling American battle fleets and
transport vessels and would have
the same effect as Opening OF
many well-stocked advance bases
and the addition of many tankers to
our naval supply trains"
The extension of reciprocal lease
lend aid was arranged by the Brit
ish Admiralty.
Now the Navy said. large
stocks of commercially -owned oil
also are being made available to
the naval vessels of the United
States in the United Kingdom, South
Africa, India, the British Colonies
Iran, Irao. Palestine, Egypt, Eritrea
and Italian Somaliland."
Areas in which the Navy will be
particularly benefited. it was said
include the Arabian Sea, the South
Pacific and the Mediterranean.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Pim|ieo Steep|echase
Draws 81 Entries
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
BALTIMORE, April 13.-Nomina-
tions for the opening event Of the
big league steeplechasing season at
Pimlico Friday indicated today that
the sport probably would enjoy its
biggest spring season in years.
The Jervis Spencer Steeplechase
Handicap, May 3, drew more than
several fiat races on the Pimlico card
when books closed several days ago.
The eligible list, which was made
public by Edward Brennan, steeple-
chase secretary, showed 81 horses
named for the $4,000 added test.
The list is topped by Pete Bost-
wick's Cottesmore. one of the best
jumpers in training. The 8-year old
gelding appears likely to draw top
weight
The son of Haverswood won the
International Steeplechase Handi-
cap and the Grand National last
season at Belmont Park.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Efforts Renewed 10 Write
Seamens' Insurance Law

BY he Associated Press.
Renewed efforts to write an unem-
ployment insurance law for seamen
satisfactory to all concerned were
started today in Congress.
A House Merchant Marine Sub
committee, headed by Representa-
tive Jackson, Democrat, of Wash
ington, appointed several months
ago, held its first formal session
today with representatives of Gov
eminent departments.
While benefits provided under
previous tentative legislative drafts
have been the subject of some con-
troversy, the principal obstacle to
agreement heretofore has been a
fear on the part of seamen's unions
that administrative and appeals
machinery might destroy the union
hiring hall system protected by all
bargaining agreements between the
unions and operators.
Mr.. Jackson said the problems OF
financing, administration and ap-
peals continued to be the principal
questions to be solved.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Senate Unit Studies
British Request for =.
Silver
3,250,000 Ounces Sought
For Industrial Use
And Coinage
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
The Senate Special Silver Com
mittee met today to discuss Great
Britainis request for 3.2500O0 ounces
of lease-lend silver from this coun-
try.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, at whose suggestion the
meeting was called, said the lease
lend administration had asked the
committee to explore means of
granting the request.
The purpose of the session. he
said, is to commission Chairman
Thomas of Oklahoma to learn where
silver is available and where it can
be produced Immediately, in view Of
| decreased production last year.
Senator McCarran explained that
silver leased to Great Britain is to
be returned ounce for ounce" at the
end of the war.
Britain, he added, desires 5000 900
ounces of silver by June-a third of
1t for industry and two-thirds for
coinage. In addition to the 3,25O,OOO
from the United States, it hopes
to obtain 1,750,000 from Canada.
The Nevadan said silver reserve
stockpiles in the United States con-
tain 2500,000 ounces, compared to
100000 a year ago Silver now is
being made available to war in
dustry for non-consumptive uses in
| this country.
There is a report, Senator McCar-
ran said, that Mexico is holding up
$1,000 900 ounces intended for the
United States for commercial use,
presumably because the price is not
| high enough.
MY attitude" he commented. lis
that sufficient silver should be fur
nlshed Great Britain for monetary
purposes, but to do so we must i'm
mediately produce a greater GUAM
tlty in this country"
Evening star., 1943-04-13
| OPA Chill Rotions
Require knowledge
| OF Arithmetic
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Point rationing was compara-
lively simple until some one
asked OPA about brick chill.
The point values a pound of
chilli have been assessed as fol-
lows:
Chile containing less than 20
per cent meat-no points.
Chilli containing 20 to so per
cent meat-4 points.
Chilli containing over so per
cent meat points.
Another query often asked
here is about chicken tamales.
AS products of unrationad poul-
try, the answer is no points.
Brick chilli is a dried and
pressed form of the chilli beam
meat-tomato sauce dish espe-
cially popular In the Middle
West and Southwest.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
| Girl, 20, Resigns
Desk Job to Be
SteepIejock
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga, April 13.-
From secretary to steeplejack
is the job record of Miss Mar
drey Johnson. 20, who has just
finished painting a l25-foot
water tower at Bath, S. C.
When the armed forces began
to reduce his helpers. j. T. Bur-
deter, steeplejack Of winston,
Ga, discussed the problem of
help with his secretary. She
suggested that she try, and he
reluctantly consented.
They now have formed a
partnership and the young
woman is doing the hazardous
work so we'll that Burdette
does mostly inspecting and re-
pair jobs, while she does the
| painting. Their next job is
In Atlanta. where they have
contracts to paint more than
100 towers.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Spanish Government
Reported Planning
Peace Offensive
League Of keutroIs
Also Said to Be Hope
OF Franco Regime
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,
Fofeign Correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.

BY HELEN klkkPAINlCk,
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, April 13.-Spain is
planning to launch a major
peace offensive soon and the
Spanish government hopes to
nave the backing of the world S
remaining seven neutrals who
are reported to have been asked
by Spain to join her in the for
nation of a neutrals' league.
The Neutrals' League, with the
ostensible aim of protecting the in
terests of neutrals in the postwar
world, is said to have been proposed
by the Spanish government to the
governments of Portugal, Fire, Swift
zerland. Sweden, Turkey, Iran and
Argentina.
Spain and the other neutrals have
not overlooked the fact that the
Allied nations already are discuss
ing trade, monetary and other as
poets of postwar world organiza-
ton without these countries par
ticipation
Replies Not Yet Received.
The replies of the states reported
to have been invited have not yet
been received. but the attitude of
some European neutrals is decidedly
COOL
The leagues expressed aim is
known by at least one other neutral
to be peace plan for which Spain
hopes to obtain the neutrals' sup
port. In some quarters. the plan is
believed to have originated in the
Vatican, but well-informed quarters
do not exclude the possibility that
the Vatican may merely be forward
ing either the plan agreed on at
last weeks Brenner Pass meeting OF
Hitler and Mussolini or plan of
purely Italian origin designed to give
Italy an easy way out of its present
predicament.
Spellman-Franco Talks Cited.
1t is noted that Archbishop
Francis J. Spellman of New York,
Catholic military vicar Of American
armed forces, met and talked with
Spanish Caudillo Francisco Franco
after his Vatican visit. 1t. Gen.
Mark w. Clark, commanding gen.
eral of the United States 5th Army
in Morocco, recently paid two calls
described as courtesy visits to 1t.
Gen. Luis M. Orgaz, high commits
sioner and commander of troops in
Spanish Morocco.
Moreover, the Spanish diplomatic
staff in London has been augmented
recently by at least one man who
can not be said to be friendly to
the Axis.
tCopyrisht, 1913, by Chicago Daily News,
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Auto Union Requests
New Wage Farley
With General Motors
lndustry-Wide Agreement
For Equal Pay Rotes
Sought, Reuther Says
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT. April 13.-Walter P,
Reuther, vice president of the
United Automobile Workers
(CIOl, disclosed today that he
notified General Motors Corp.
that the union wishes to reopen
negotiations on present wage
standards in General Motors
plants throughout the country.
Negotiations would affect 300 ,0a0
workers in 100 General Motors
plants covered by the UAW-CIO
contracts.
Mr.. Ruether said the union pro-
poses to seek a l943 vacation al
lowance clause and, in co-opera-
ton with other sections of the in
ternational union, to seek estah-
lishment of an industry-Wide wage
agreement on the basis of equal
pay for equal work. He said his
notice to the corporation would
stand Notwithstanding the wage
freeze executive order issued by
President Roosevelt on April 9.
There was no immediate COM
ment from General Motors sources.
The Government cannot justify
or continue a wage policy that pays
Citizen Jones Is or 20 cents an
hour more tlan it pays Citizen
Smith for doing the same work, on
the same job, on the same tank or
plane. for the same government, y
Mr.. Reuther said.
Machinery must be created to
facilitate the establishment of in
dustry-wide wage agreements based
on a sound principle of equal pay
for equal work
Reopening of negotiations was
asked by the union under clause
in its contract with the corporation
signed October l9. 1912, which pro-
vided that the wage question may
be reopened for negotiation six
months after October 5. 1912.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Funds Urged TO Find New
Uses for Farm Products
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press
The House Appropriations Com
mittee today recommended the al
location of s953,395 for the next
fiscal year for each of the four
regional research laboratories MAIN
tanned by the Agriculture Depart
ment to develop new uses for farm
products.
A total appropriation of $685.
385 for the IL months beginning
July /, 1943, was approved by the
committee for the research work. a
portion of the funds to be used
in general administration. The
laboratories are located at Peoria,
Ill; Philadelphia, New Orleans and
Albany Calf
The committee praised the Peoria
laboratory for its development of a
rubber substitute, known as more
pol" from soybean oil, for its pro-
duction of butylene glycol from corn
in connection with the synthetic
rubber program and the develop
ment of a cork substitute from
agricultural residues.
Evening star., 1943-04-13
Navy Men Think Japs
Slew Amelia Earhat
Belief Expressed on Cruise
In 1887, Geor9ion Says
BY the Associated Press.

os tiie aSooSAatcd fIcSs
ATLANTA. April 13-President M
L. Britain of the Georgia School OF
Technology says there was a surmise
among some Navy men that Amelia
Earhart Putnam, who disappeared
on an equatorial fight around the
world in 1887, fell into the hands OF
japanese and was put to death.
DR.. Britain made public this view
before a Sunday school class he
teaches at the Ponce de Leon Ave-
nue. Baptist Church. He said his re-
marks had no official connection
He said he learnd of this belief in
the summer of 1887 when he accom-
panied Georgia Tech naval ROTC
unit on training cruise.
"At the time of the misfortune. >
Dr. Britain said, those of us on the
ship. which was sent on a search for
the missing plane. talked of the pos
sibilities of Miss Earhart having
fallen into the hands OF the Japa-
nese.
we dld not speak OF 1t publcly
and tacitly agreed to make no
mention of it. because of the diplo-
matte relations between the United
States and Japan.
But We knew that all govern
ments were worried about reports
that Japan was heavily fortifying
the islands over which she had no
mandates.
I'VE knew. too, that Amelia Ear
hart had been asked to take look
over these islands and see if the
japanese were unlRwfully and
against international law building
landing fields.
And so we believed that Amelia
Earhart's plane was either shot down
or forced to land that she was
executed and her plane destroyed. >