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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
Archie Bell, Drama Critic
And Author, Dies at IS

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 28.-The the
alter, radio and the newspaper pro-
fession mourned today the death of
Archie Bell, IS, author, world trav-
eler, former drama critic and friend
of the stages great
Stricken 10 years ago with a heart
ailment, Mr.. Bell died Tuesday at
his home here.
Once called the dean of drama
critics Of the Middle West, he be-
came drama and music editor of
the old Cleveland World in 1900 Ten
years later he took a similar position
with the Cleveland Plain Dealer and
then became press agent for Actress
Olga Nethersole.
In 1914 he returned to newspaper
work as drama editor of the Cleve-
land News.
He numbered among his intimate
friends such celebrities as Nine
-Heink. Rosa Ponselle
Cornelia Otis Skinner, Sir Henry
Irving. Sara Bernhardt, Sir Hubert
Tree, Enrico Caruso, Richard Mans
field, Lilly Langtry, Minnie Mad
dern Fiske and Julia Marlowe. Many
of them visited him when in Cleve-
land
Funeral services will be tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
owl Rebukes LETTERS
For Calling Military
Expediters 'loafers'
Rubber Chief Says
Statement Wos Reply
To Direct Question

Elmer Davis. director of the Once
Of War information, reported yester-
day mat he had sent a letter to
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers
mildly rebuking him for his recent
charges that Army and Navy ex-
pediters in war plants were 'loaferS"
and were impeding production.
Mr.. Davis said he called Mr.. JEFF
fers attention to President Roose-
velt's letter of August 20 instruct
ing all agency heads to clear all
public statements with owl before
delivering them.
Mr.. letters declared later that
there was nothing in the Davis let
ter to which he could take exception.
He pointed out again, however, that
he had not made a speech in voicing
the charges before the Council of
State Governments in Baltimore
Monday, but merely answered a
question addressed to him in a
forum session.
Questioned about the letters
charges at a press conference yes
terday, Mr.. Davis said:
we have had that problem before
with other gentlemen. We have
been able eventually to persuade
them that such statements are not
In the public interest"
Associates of Mr. letters said he
had voiced "the utmost respect for
Mr.. Davis views" while feeling
nevertheless, that the owl chief had
made a mistake"
But it is now ID months since
Pearl Harbor and one year since
the synthetic rubber plant appro-
priations were made" Mr.. letters
was quoted by a spokesman.
In all those months not a single
pound Of synthetic rubber has been
made by those plants" he continued.
L know the capacity of business in
this country If it can once get roll
ling, and my only concern is to help
get it rolling"
To accomplish this aim, Mr.. letters
was quoted, i will speak my mind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
Black Dragon Society
Accused Of Fostering
DisIoya|ty Of Race
Two CoIored Leaders
And jap Named in
Sedition Indictment
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A charge that Japan's notorious
Black Dragon Society launched a
Nation wide movement to ALLEVIATE
the loyalty of American colored per-
sons was made yesterday in a sedi-
ton indictment returned by Fed
eral grand jury at East ST. Louis. III
The Justice Department said the
tWo-count indictment named the
Pacific Movement of the Eastern
World. Inc: General Lee Butler
president of the corporation: David
D. Erwin, its national adviser, and
a Japanese described only as John
Doe"
Butler. who resides in East ST
Louis, and Erwin, a ST. Louisan
both colored, have described the
Pacific Movement as a fraternal
organization and have denied any
subverSive activities.
Erwin is the bishop of the "Tri-
umph Church of the New Age"
Conspiracy Charged.
The charges were conspiracy to
cause INSTRUMENTATION, diSloyalty
mutlny and refusal of duty in the
armed forces, and conspiracy to
hinder compliance with the selec-
tive service law.
In commenting on the indict-
ment, Attorney General Biddle said
attempts by japanese agents to in
filtrate Negro groups have been in
dignantly repudiated by responsible
leaders of our Negro citizens
throughout the country
The Justice Department said
Mimo De Guzman, 40, a Filipino
now under sentence for forging
money orders, was the actual
founder of the Pacific Movement.
which at one time claimed 100 1000
members. The department said De
Guzman acted under the direction
OF Satohashi Takahashi. a retired
Japanese army officer. and that COL
ored persons were promised arms
and ammunition against the day
when Japan attacks the West
Coast"
De Guzman formerly was Wash
ingtonian and in September, when
arrested in New York City on a
charge Of failing to return his draft
QUESTIONABLE, told FBI officials he
lived at 1886 Euclid street NV.
That was denied by persons at that
address, who said De Guzman went
with girl who had lived there.
According to New York FBI off,
Gals, he had a long criminal record
and had been opera ting closely with
japanese agents in the United
States since 1882. He served in the
Navy from 1918 to 1890, then was
dishonorably discharged, used 10
false names, and was wanted in
Washington for violating the postal
laws, the FBI said.
Race Agitation Charged.
A major theme Of the Pacific
Movement, the Government said
was to stir up racial preiudices and
resistance to the war program by
telling colored persons that jap
anese victory would obtain their
liberation"
The department said that branches
had been established in IT cities,
principally in the Middle West.
The count involving the draft
law said that colored persons were
offered the status of minister in
the Triumph Church of the New
Age described as "a pseudo-relig-
1ous adjunct of the movement
Members of the movement were
urged to apply for certificates AS
ministers of the church-including
payment Of fee-under the repre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
Stimson
Continued From First Page.

and fighters, continue large scale
operation in Tunisia, Mr.. Stimson
said, and on one day-January "a
destroyed an estimated % enemy
planes on the ground There was
not much ground fighting in Tunisia
during the last week, but daily
skirmishes continued.
Will Use Tripoli.
Discussing the pursuit of ROM
mels forces by the British 9th Army,
Mr.. StimSon said that despite efforts
of the fleeing Axis forces TO destroy
the air bases near Tripol and to
block the harbor and demolish the
port facilities there, both will soon
be in use by American and British
forces. The harbor is being cleared
rapidly, he added, and its full use,
expected soon, will greatly facilitate
the supply of Allied operations.
In Russia" he said, the enclr-
cled German units near Stalingrad
apparently have been reduced by
casualties and evacuation to about
5000 troops
AT one time II was estimated
there were as many as 100000 AXIS
troops in this area, and probably
relatively few escaped.
so this is the end Of the great
German offensive of 1912, which
reached the Volga and seriously
threatened the oil fields OF the
Caucasus. There is a good chance
that the Germans may be driven
back to the point from which they
started their attack.
Sees German Evacuation.
The magnificent resistance of the
Russians against heavy odds may
well make the struggle at Stalingrao
one of the decisive battles OF
history"
The Russians are making progress
all along their lengthy front, he said
but German resistance in the vicini-
ty of Rostov is stiffening. a fact
which Mr.. Stimson interpreted as
indicating the Germans might be
trying TO evacuate their forces from
the Caucasus entirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
CAB
Continued From First Page

salutlng. Both the pilot and CO.
pilot OF the bomber testified that
they observed no maneuver of rec
ignition from the airliner in re-
spouse to the bomber's wing dip
salute.
We are driven to the conclusion
that this collision resulted from the
reckless and irresponsible act of the
bomber pilot and that the captain
Cpilot) of the airliner was without
fault"
All aboard the airliner were killed
(The CABS authority in the
case is limited to announcement
of its findings, it has no punitive
power except over licensing of
civilian f1yers)
The airliner was piloted by Charles
Fred Pedley, 40, who had flown more
than 1900 hours. The co-pilot was
Louis Frederick Rupert, jr., Is, a
friend of 1t Wilson.
With 1t. Wilson in the bomber
which was being ferried from Long
Beach. Calf, to Palm Springs. was
Staff Sergt. Robert Reed Leicht, Is,
co-pilot.
Reviewing the evidence. the board
said that 1t. Wilson and Mr.. Rupert
had met on the evening preceding
the fatal flight and had discussed
the possibility of seeing each other
in the air, since they would be leav-
ing about the same time.
Sergt. Leight testified that 1t.
Wilson told him he would like to
thumb his nose" at Mr.. Rupert in
the air.
The board said eather conditions
were satisfactory and did not con-
tribute to the accident. 1t also said
that there was no evidence that Mr..
Rupert had agreed to any arrange
ment which would have violated
civil air regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28

sentation. the department said. that
such certificate would exempt
them from military service.
The Indictment covers only acts
alleged to have been committed
since the Pearl Harbor attack and
concerns principally meetings held
in East ST. Louis under the leader
ship of Butler or Erwin, the Justice
Department said.
Jap Propaganda Cited.
Among the statements cited in the
indictment and which the depart
ment said were designed to miSlead
and corrupt the patriotic, loyal and
laW-abiding population of colored
people OF East St. Louis" were these ::
The japanese are brothers of
the Negroes, and the Negro race
will be better off under japanese
rule than under white rule"
Members of the Pacific Move
ment of the Eastern World should
accumulate as many guns and as
much ammunition as possible in
order to be able to stage an uprising
to assist the japanese when they
invade the United States"
This is white mans war. and
Negroes should not participate
in il "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
Mi|Iion-Do|Iar Blaze
Destroys Factory and
8 Homes in Virginia
Furniture Piont at
Marion Burned; War
Works Saved Nearby

r, the Associated Press.
MARION, Va. Jan. 28.-The
Virginia Lincoln Corps furniture
plant burned here last night and
Leon Deville, company secretary
estimated the loss to be approx
mately 81 100000.
Eight homes near the plant also
were burned, but firemen kept the
flames from spreading to Lincoln
Corp. building across the street in
Southeast Marion which was en-
gagged in war work.
The o-story brick furniture
plant, covering more than a block
and employing $50 workmen, was
burned to the ground All available
fire equipment in this Southwest
Virginia area was sent to Marion
including machines from Bristol and
Wytheville. Firemen had the dou-
BILE problem of keeping the flames
away from the war plant on one side
and from spreading to Main street
and the Smyth County Courthouse
a block away on another side.
The fire broke out in the finishing
department at about II pm. and
spread quickly. 1t was under con-
troll at 2 am. but firemen continued
to throw water on the embers
throughout the morning.
A large quantity of furniture was
stored in the plant. Also lost Wa
machinery which is believed to be
rreplaceable at this time.
No plans were announced imme-
diately as to the rebuilding of the
plant pending the arrival of C. c.
Lincoln and John D. Lincoln, presi-
dent and vice president, from Texas.
No one was injured. Some of the
burned houses lost all of their house
hold effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28

dred seats were available. He was
struck once during the Fifty ninth
Congress when he ran down the
aisle to separate two members ar
guing over State matter.
Long active in Masonic circles.
Mr.. Sinnott was member of Mount
Pleasant Lodge, and was one of the
Oldest members of the National
Press Club
Surviving Mr.. Sinnott are his
widow, the former Alice Weaver of
Westmoreland County; a daughter,
Mrs. Virginia Sherman; a grand
daughter, and brother. William B.
Sinnott of Silver Spring. Md.
Funeral arrangements will be
made TODAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-28
Alex Taylor Dies al 80;
Famed Race Horse Trainer
the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Alex Taylor.
80-year-old trainer of race horses,
died today at his Chertsey, Surrey,
home.
Known as the Wizard of Man.
ton" Mr.. Taylor trained three
Derby, eight Oaks, five st. Leger,
four 1000 Guineas and FIVE Ascot
Gold Cup winners. He took COM
plete control of the Manton Stables
in 1902. When he retired in 1927
he had trained over 900 winners,
which earned $4,000 900.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12
CONTINUED from Page One)

months ending September, 1912, as
compared with 1871, was over 100000
900 gallons. The increased milk pro-
duction in the summer of 1912 was
obtained despite the fact that $4,000
fewer cows were in milk than in the
corresponding period of 1871.
About 4,250,000 acres have been or
are being improved under the drain
age program.
In the first nine months of the war
time drainage program, the British
had already achieved more than the
Italians in their much-vaunted drain
age of the Pontine marshes, which
took considerably over nine years.
Britain is today the most highly
mechanical farming country in Eur
ope. She was estimated in 1912 to
have 100000 tractors, as against 55,-
900 at the start of the war, and l.
$4,000 tractor implements as against
100000 at the start of war. Britain
now has more tractors than the Ger
mans, who had 10000 at the start of
the war. output per man IN Britain,
measured by food values, had gone up
500 as compared with mere so
in Germany. British agriculture is
now producing per man unit nearly
three times as much as the German.
Even on the land, Britain in the
autumn of 1912, was able to maintain
a 24-hours-a-day effort, thanks to the
introduction of night ploughing Day
and night the ploughmen toiled, the
workers being trained for
daytime ploughing, and the skilled
ones working through the night.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12
MONTANA SUGAR
Beet ACREAGE
IS INCREASED

WASHINGTON James E
Murray was advised today by Marvin
Jones, war food administrator, that
Montana will have an acreage allot-
ment of $4,000 acres for the 1914 crop
This is 1870 per cent of the 1943 plant
ings.
Administrator Jones advised Sena-
tor Murray that the national sugar
beet goal of 100000 acres is under
consideration by the various state
war boards. This compares with the
1874 average of $4,000. The high
est acreage on record was produced
in 1910. 1t was 1,041,00O acres. The
sugar beet acreage in 1943 fell to
$4,000. The program announced by
the war food administration for 1941
appears to be a compromise between
the record produced in 1912 and the
four year average preceding. The
acreage allotted for Montana for 1914
is approximately 10000 acres more
than the 1943 acreage.
Senator Murray has been in close
touch with the war food administra-
ton and the authorities dealing with
the production of sugar beets as he
has continually stressed the import
ance of this crop to the economy of
the state. He has pointed out that
the by-product used as livestock food
is essential to the livestock industry
in Montana. 1t is believed that suffi-
Gent labor will be available for a
sugar beet crop of $4,000 acres for
1914.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12
international
CONFERENCE OF
FARMERS URGED

LONDON (By Cable) Three rep
lresentative American farmers, now
concluding visit to British farming
districts, urged today that an inter
national conference of farm organiza
lions be held to give immediate at
tention to war and postwar agricul
tural policy.
The Americans were. Harry l.
Wingate of Albany, Georgia, president
of the Georgia Farm Bureau, and rep
Presenting the American Farm Bureau
Federation; Morton Thompkins, mas
ter of the Oregon State Grange; and
Harvey r. Solberg of Denver, Colo.
president of the Rocky Mountain
Farmers Union, and representing the
National Farmers Union.
In their statement today the farm
representatives declared: "Agricul-
ture, through the general and national
farm organizations of America, Bri-
tain, Canada and elsewhere, should
be brought into close contact to con-
fer upon agricultural programs with
tiiC uitlilltC SOdi VI plOf 81 CeAtSA
security to agriculture, and Of plan
ming and devising methods and pro-
grams that will ensure a sufficiently
balanced and well-arranged program
of distribution of farm products to
consumers of the world" To this
end, they, said, an International con-
ference of general farm organizations
should be held.
At the Ministry of Agriculture in
London the American farmers met
four representatives of British agri-
culture who have just returned from
the United States, and the two groups
exchanged impressions. The Ameri-
cans in Britain were particularly i'm
pressed by the number of acres titled
there, the unity between farmers and
farm laborers, and the good use made
of lend-lease machinery Wingate ex-
pressed the wish that Americans
could see how vital this machinery
was to Britain at time when there
weren't enough ships to export food
from the United States. He also paid
high tribute to the English Land
Girls.
Mr.. Solberg was impressed by the
soils containing heavy clay that are
now producing over so bushels of
wheat per acre, and by the steep
slopes that are being plowed. 1--WE
saw farmers threshing grain right up
against the cliffs of Dover. carving
on between the guns, in fields peck
marked with shells and bombs" he
said. 1--WE all feel that Britain owes
a deep debt Of gratitude to her farm
ers and farm workers, and that all
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12
WASTE PAPER
COLLECTION
BEGINS AGAIN

The paper shortage in the United
States has again become so serious
that of necessity mills must reach
into remote states, such as Montana,
for supplies of scrap paper The
Washington and Minneapolis regional
office of the War Production Board
have requested Montana's salvage di-
vision to Immediately inaugurate a
collection program through their state
and county salvage committees. Coun-
ty salvage chairmen have been adj
vised of the details of this program
and will contact the newspapers out
lining the collection program and ad-
vising methods of collection in their
respective counties.
An open-order has been given to
the state salvage committee with a
sixty-day cancellation clause ON the
part of the purchasing mill. This
offers definite assurance of shipment
of all material collected.
Miscellaneous waste paper will not
be collected. Collections will be made
only of the following:
l. Newsprint. folded, bundled and
tied
2. Magazines, bundled and tied
g. Cardboard, flattened and tied in
bundles
Salvaged scrap paper is used for
making cartons to transport NUM-
tions to our men on the fighting
fronts, covering U. s. Army Field Ra-
ton X, Dinner Unit; Ration K, Break
fact Unit; Cartridges, 130M2; Incen-
diary Cartridges; Pure Dried Whole
Eggs, and any and all other paper
necessary to supply our
fighting forces
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12
White POTATO
CROP PROMISES
TO SET RECORD

Consumers may expect the largest
supply of white potatoes this winter
that they ever have had, if weather
conditions remain favorable. Crop
reports, according to the United
States Department Of Agriculture, in
dictate that farmers will turn out an
all-time record Of 469 million bushels
of potatoes-9S million bushels more
than last year.
This large crop presents storage
problem Space must be found for so
million bushels. Facilities that nor
mally might have been available are
being used for storing supplies for
our armed forces.
The War Food Administration urges
housekeepers who have suitable
storage place to buy and store peck
or more at time. Potatoes are an
excellent energy food, containing Wit
amin c, Vitamin B1, iron and other
important minerals. Storing them
now will insure families against pos
sible higher prices and diminishing
supplies later
Potatoes should be kept in dark,
dry place where the temperature does
not rise above so degrees or fall be-
low 40 degrees.
Potatoes should be carefully in
spected for decay before storing, and
all the bad ones removed. Bruised
or cracked potatoes should be used
first since they will not keep well. If
potatoes are kept at temperatures be-
low 40 degrees for any length of time,
some of the starch in them will turn
to sugar. giving them sweet taste.
This may be eliminated by putting
them in warmer place for about a
week, during which time the sugar
turns back to starch and the natural
flavor is restored.
Information on how to store pota-
toes in barrels or pits in the back yard
may be obtained from the Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. G.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12

operative buying clubs and that this
year the first cooperative store was
established in the town of Spruce
Pine, Alabama and that several others
were planned to open in the near
future.
The sessions following this confer
ence will be business meetings, Off
GERS reports will be heard and COM
mittee report considered. The cleo
ton of officers for 1914 will be held
Thursday morning and the convention
will close about noon with the color
full Ceremony of the Land"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12
CERAMIC STOVE MODEL BUILT

The first ceramic cooking stove
model to be built in the U. S. was re-
Gently demonstrated at the National
Bureau of Standards The stove con-
tains only 80 pounds of metal, mostly
cast iron. The pre-war all metal
model which it supplants weighed
1,0S5 pounds. The ceramic stove is
designed to be heated with anthracite
or coke. 1t uses only about 10 pounds
of fuel in "a hours and if it is fired
every II hours, it will be ready for
use at any time. 1t is expected that
the first ceramic cooking stoves will
reach the market around the first of
the year. The purchase price has
not been determined yet, but it pre-
sumably will be lower than that of
the all-metal ones.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12

A 10 per cent reduction in the use
of manufactured gas would save over
100000 barrels of fuel oil annually.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12

A 10 per cent reduction in domestic
and commercial use of coal for heat
ing would save over 2O,OO0,00O tons
annually.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-12

Electricity used for refrigeration
can be saved by letting cooked foods
cool before placing them in refriger-
ators
Evening star., 1943-12-08
ADvERTISENHNT.
ADvERTISEl6ENT.
Gas on Stomach
Relieved !. 8 p-;.ssss Or

When sIeess stomach seid ssusss psinfui ss4oest-
Ing gas. sour stomach ssd heartburn doctors Usually
prescribe the fastest acting medicines kD01n for
ynptonatic reief-nsdislnss lks those In Dsll ans
Tablets No laxative. Bell ans bfinss eoalfort in
lily double yonr money bssk On return q boftla
to ". 23e st all druggiHs