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Evening star., 1943-04-05
Tribunal Denies
Irish Eyes Author
| Share in Profit
, the Associated Press.

One of the authors of the song hit,
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" re-
ceived a setback today from the
Supreme Court.
The tribunal ruled, to 3, in a
decision by Justice Frankfurter that
the owner of copyright may, during
the % years it is originally in effect,
assign to another the right to renew
the copyright at the end of that
period for another % years.
This question was raised by
George Graft, jr., of New York, who
said he wrote the song in 1912 in
collaboration with two others.
While in financial straits" Mr..
Graft said. he assigned it and 68
other songs In 1917 to M. Whitmark
& Sons of New York for $1,000, an
average of approximately s23 each.
Both the music company and Mr..
Graft applied for a renewal of the
copyright in 1889 to cover the Sec
ond % years. Mr.. Graft contended
the right to renew the copyright was
limited to the author or his family,
but the court held for the company.
Justices Black, Douglas and
Murphy dissented and Justice Rut.
ledge did not participate
Evening star., 1943-04-05
Housewives Accounts SOUGHT
In Probe of D. 6. Food Prices

Senator Nye. Republican, of
North Dakota is looking for sew
eral Washington housewives who
keep careful account of their
monthly food budget, as one of
the first steps in the Senate in
vestigation of agricultural COM
modify prices here.
The subcommittee appointed to
make the inquiry held preliminary
closed session this morning and de-
cided to call in officials of the Agri-
culture Department and the Federal
Trade Commission at another meet
ing at 10 am. Thursday. 1t was not
decided today whether the Thurs
day meeting will be open or execu-
tive.
Senator Nye, author of the investi-
cation. said he wanted to get first
hand information from several
housewives who keep close track OF
Evening star., 1943-04-05

their food bills, preferably with sales
slips.
Howard R. Tolley, head of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
will be called in by the subcommit-
tee Thursday along with spokesmen
for the Consumer Services Division
and the Trade Commission.
The investigation will cover all
commodities processed in whole or
IN part from farm products, but is
expected to revolve chiefly around
food. The objective of Senator Nye
is to find out how much the farmer
gets out of the price paid by the
ultimate consumer.
Although the retail prices are tc
be studied in the Washington area
Senator Nye has emphasized that
the inquiry is national in scope and
that the District is being selected
as a sampling ground for conven.
fence and in the belief the situation
In any large city would be approxi-
mately the same.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
Southern Coal Operators
Seek WlB Aid in DISPUTE
BY the associated Pres

By the associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 5.-Former
Senator Edward R. Burke of Ne
braska. president of the Southern
Coal Producers Association, plans
to recommend today to John r.
Steelman of the Labor Department
Cancellation Service that the soft
coal wage dispute be referred to the
War Labor Board
Ordinarily dispute is not certi-
fed to the board unless the Con-
citation Service has advised the
Secretary of Labor Of its inability to
settle it.
Further indication that agreement
between the parties was not immi-
nent came yesterday in statement
by K. c. Adams, editor of the United
Mine Workers Journal and spokes-
man for the union.
1T has been my experience that
the operators never agree to any,
thing IN advance of the deadline."
Deadline in the present nego-
tiations is April 30, expiration date
Of the retroactive extension agree
ment The current contract termi-
mated on March 81.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
High Court Refuses Review
In Treason Death Sentence

The Supreme Court today refused
to review the conviction of Max Ste
phan, Detroit restaurant keeper. un-
der sentence to hang for aiding Peter
Krug. a German officer, who had
escaped from military war pris-
oners' camp in Ontario, Canada.
This action presumably closes Ste
phan's last avenue of escape from
the gallows. 1t was the first treason
case acted on by the tribunal during
the present war.
Stephan, naturalized German,
was convicted in Federal District
Court in Detroit under an indict-
ment that charged him with giving
aid and comfort to Krug, who is de-
scribed also as secret agent for
the NaZis.
The indictment was based on the
allegation that Stephan had given
Krug money and had concealed his
identity.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
Z Jap Ships Sunk
Or Damaged Without
Loss Of u. ). Planes
Concentration at Kuvienq
Dispersed in Three-Doy
Attack by Fortresses
BY the Associated Press.


Flying Fortresses which never
numbered more than 10 in three
moonlight raids on Kavieng,
New Ireland, $50 miles northeast
of Port Moresby, have dispersed
a japanese naval concentration,
sinking or damaging II enemy
vessels, Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thurs headquarters announced
today
Eight of the ships in the con-
centration caught on Silver Bay and
nearby waters were warships, and
at least two cruisers and two de-
stroyers were sunk, successive COM
muniques from Australia have an
nounced.
For this considerable victory the
Americans suffered damage to some
of their planes, but lost none of
them.
The last blow in the attack, which
began Thursday night. was struck
last night when eight Fortresses
swept in for the third time and
damaged light cruiser or destroyer
and possibly damaged three other
ships.
While some of the Fortresses were
skip bombing the ships-attacking
from so low a level that their bombs
skipped along the water and hit the
ships in the sides-others neutralized
the Kavieng airport
Elsewhere in the Australian the
ater, Allied airmen planted 20 tons
(See PACIFIC, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1943-04-05
SpeI|man Leaves for Visit
To Archbishop Of Scotland
By the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 5.-Archbishop
Francis j. Spellman of New York,
who is returning soon to North Afri-
ca, left London today for a visit
with the Archbishop of Scotland.
In a special NBC broadcast to the
United States yesterday the arch
bishop said that after his visit to
Scotland he would travel to Africa,
the Middle East, India and China.
He expressed his hope of Offering
holy mass from Jerusalem on Eas-
ter Sunday.
The archbishop spoke in connec-
ton with the 1943 appeal of the
Catholic Charities of the metropol-
ltan district of New York. He told
how he had promised $4,000 for
Poles III need and $4,000 to help
prisoners of war of all nationalities.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
By the Associated Press.

by tHe Associated Press.
LONDON. April 5.-A momen-
tous decision affecting the entire
status of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's
part in French resistance to the
Axis was believed reached in
Washington during recent Brit
ish-American conferences, a for
eign diplomatic source said to-
day.
1t is expected to be reflected i'm
mediately in the question of his
projected journey to North Africa,
it was stated.
Gen. De Gaulle himself completed
all arrangements to leave and was
ready to go at moments notice.
But informed political circles guard
Evening star., 1943-04-05
District Jury Indicts
7 Slaughter Houses
As Price Vio|ators
Cases Are First of Kind
Here; Firms Tell of
Efforts to Comply
By LESTER GRANT.

Two District slaughter houses.
F. kilsheimer Bros. and Ralph P.
Counselman, were indicted to-
day on charges Of violating Of
flee of Price Administration
regulations in the sale to local
dealers of various quantities of
meats. These were the first cases
of this nature to reach the Dis
trlct grand jury.
A Account indictment against
COunselman, who operates a
slaughter house at 433 Eleventh
street S.W.. charges price ceiling
violations to the amount approXi-
mately 50 500 in the sale of ap-
proximately $4,000 pounds of veal
and in addition charged failure to
grade certain deliveries of veal. In
a second indictment. containing five
counts, Counselman was charged
with false grading of veal.
The Kilsheimer brothers, Ferdi-
nand and Bernard. operators of
slaughter house at 1910 and 1900
Bladensburg road NE, who were
arrested recently on charges Of vio-
latlng OPA regulations in the sale
OF ungraded beef above maximum
ceiling prices, were charged in
three-count Indictment with sales of
ungraded beef and lamb above max
lmum ceiling prices.
Practices Defended.
At the same time Michael F..
Keogh counsel for Counselman. said
it was impossible for his client to
comply strictly with OPA regula-
tlons because he found he could
not purchase calves or livestock on
the hoof to sell in the open market
because he was continuously outbid
by the larger packing companies,
and sell at his ceiling prices to so
enable him to survive in business. ="
consequently, Mr.. Keogh said,
Counselman had to sell above the
ceiling prices.
The three indictments handed IN
the grand jury today were prepared
by United States Attorney Edward
M. Curran and presented to the
grand jury by Assistant United
States Attorney Bernard Margolius
on Investigations made by the Dis
trlct OPA under direction of Clifford
r. Snider, acting chief attorney, and
Henry Brickman, acting chief en-
torcement attorney.
The true bill detailing Coun-
selmans alleged violations specific
ally charges sales to Giant Food
Stores, SafeWay Stores, J. H. Maser
and the Jepson Provision Co., Inc,
OF various amounts of veal above
ceiling prices.
Range of Alleged Overcharges.
The sales are alleged to have been
made on various dates between De-
cember %, 1912, and February l..
1943. According to the indictment
overcharges ranged from 2 to 7
cents per pound in the sale of whole
sale cuts of veal. Eight counts of
the indictment charge sales violat-
ing ceiling prices to Safeway in
amounts ranging from more than
1000 to more than 5000 pounds of
various cuts, including veal sides,
foresaddles and hindsaddles.
Six counts charge sales to the
(See INDICTMENTS Page A-3D
Evening star., 1943-04-05
DC. Airport May Be Too Small
After War, Congress Is Told

tor them already have been pro-
jected.
However, CAA officials said, "un-
der the most favorable circum-
stances, with dual runways, we could
not expect a single airport in bad
weather to handle more than per-
haps 80 planes in and 80 planes out
in rush hour" which, it was pre-
dicted, would be exceeded shortly
after the war"
Therefore, Mr.. Stanton said, the
CAA already has planned locations
for additional airports which quite
possibly will have to be developed,
not only in Washington, but in New
York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los
Angeles and many other heavy traf-
flc points to make traffic as inter-
changeable as possible.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
Price Ceilings
Revised on 102
Cuts Of Meat
In Effect April IS;
Point Value Sales
Also Must Cut Cost

POULTRY SHORTAGE here leaves
wholesalers without fowl of any
kind. Page B-1
A new set of ar-and-cents
price ceilings for 102 different
cuts Of beef, veal, lamb and NUT
ton was issued today by Price
Administrator Prentiss M. Brown.
while at the same time the OPA
ruled that reductions in point
values of meats and rationed
fats must be accompanied by
lower retail prices.
The new maximum prices, which
supplement the ceilings on pork
products already in effect, become
effective April Is. They will re-
place the individual ceilings now in
effect. Under the new system,
housewives can soon learn what the
ceiling on certain popular cuts of
meat ought to be in any store they
may patronize.
The OPA also believed the stand
ardlzed ceilings would eliminate
black market operations in meat
which, before the beginning of ra-
tlonlng, at least, had become danger
ously extensive.
Two Sets of Prices.
All of the Nations stores have been
divided into two ClasseS-independ-
| ent stores with less than S25O,O00
worth of sales annually, and all
other retail stores. Differences in
ceilings between the two classes of
stores range from ] to 3 cents a
pound on the various cuts of meat.
| At the same time, the OPA stand
aro1zed butchering methods to help
guard the housewife against prac-
tees which might otherwise tend to
| disrupt the new schedule of prices.
New price ceilings for the two
| types of stores in the Washington
area on nine Of the most popular
grade A meats are listed here. The
| figure in the first column is for
small independents and that in the
| second column for chain stores and
| large independents:
! Type OF Meat. Price Per Pound.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
Brake on Retailers"

OPA said the ruling requiring low
er point values to be accompanied
by lower prices was issued ito put
brake on retailers who during the
early stages of the rationing pro-
gram have tended to abouse the
point-loWering device provided in
the regulations
During the first week Of ration
ing butchers were permitted to run
point sales without offering any
reduction in price. Now, if a re-
taller offers any rationed commodity
for sale at reduced point value
because of the danger of spoilage. he
must cut the retail price at least 25
per cent. If the reduction in the
point value is greater than 25 per
cent. the price reduction must be
correspondingly greater, except that
the dealer need not cut his price
more than so per cent.
OPA said the amendment would
bring no hardships to dealers act
ing in good faith since it is normal
practice to cut prices when meat
must be moved quickly to avoid
Spollage.
Purchasing Power Greater.
The purchasing power OF
housewives who still had some of
last weeks red stamps left was
greater today as the second row of
meat coupons became valid.
Butchers hoped that many fami-
lies who last week had to confine
their purchases to chops, liver and
hamburger meat because they did
not have enough points TO spend on
the larger cuts would be able to
buy more roasts and steaks this
week. Both A and B red stamps are
good now and will remain valid
through April 30.
Series C will become valid next
Sunday and series D on April 16.
These stamps also will remain valid
through the end of the month.
Series E, which becomes valid on
April 25, will expire at some later
and as yet unannounced date.
Generally speaking, OPA said. it
believed the dollar -and-cents max
imum prices ordered today were
lower than those now in effect. BY
equalizing ceiling prices for all
stores throughout the country it
is hoped meat supplies will flow
(See MEAT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-04-05
Reds Report Repu|se
OF Nazi Tank and Air
Attacks Near Kharkov
Toll Of German Forces
Increased in Action
South Of Izyum
Bv EDDY GILMORE.
Associated Press War Correspondent.

Associated Press War Correspondent.
MOSCOW, April 5.-Supported
by tanks and large air forces, the
Germans battered at Soviet de-
fenseS northeast and southeast
Of Kharkov while a lull prevailed
on most other fronts, but the
Russians announced today they
had beaten back these attacks
and added 200 more Germans to
the toll Of 1000 which the mid
night cOmmunique reported slain
in the region south of Izyum,
Apparently clinging to bridgeheads
on the Southern bank of the North
ern Donets in this sector where the
river COWS in an easterly direction,
Red Army units have knocked out
approximately one-third of the at
tacking enemy ground forces in
every recent assault, recent front
dispatches said.
The Germans are trying to cap
ture the bridgeheads at any cost,
but the Soviet command attaches
equal Importance to them and is de-
termined not to surrender them
The Russians used similar bridge
heads in the district of Serafmovich
on the western bank of the Don
River as springboard in their spec
tacular winter offensive
Artillery Repulses Tanks.
The midday communique said
Soviet artillerymen repulsed enemy
tank attacks against the Izyum
bridgeheads overnight. knocking out
six German tanks and killing about
200 Germans. Izyum is about 10
miles southeast of Kharkov.
In the Be]gorod area, 125 miles
north Of Izyum, the Russians met an
assault by German infantry head-on
and threw the enemy forces back,
wiping out about a company of
troops, the communique said. A
number of guns were captured.
Gen. Nikolai Vatutin's forces were
reported to have a secure hold on
the bridgeheads south of Izyum,
with large quantities of supplies
and mobile equipment which we're
saved during the German drive in
the Donets basin.
Thus the possibility that Soviet
operations might be hampered due
to the severing of communications
by the overflowing of rivers this
spring. was greatly diminished.
Planting Near Front.
There were no dispatches con-
corning current military operations
in Moscow papers today, but several
stories told of farmers near the front
lines preparing for the spring sea-
son to the accompaniment of heavy
artillery booming in the distance.
On the front west of Moscow, a
detachment of Russian troops at
tackled an enemy position during the
night and killed 70 Germans in
hand-to-hand fighting, the commu-
nique said. A number of prisoners
we're taken.
West of Rostov. it was reported
the Germans attempted to carry
out reconnaissance patrols, but
were dispersed before they reached
fSee RUSSIAN aoe AL
Evening star., 1943-04-05
DeGouIIe Role Believed Decided
At u. S.-British C. Conferences
May Be Reflected Soon in Journey
Of Fighting French Leader to Africa

edly said there might still be some
delay" and the generals intimates
were pessimistic about his long
awaited meeting with Gen. Henri
Giraud
In any case, Gen. De Gaulle was
expected to see British Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden, who returned
yesterday from the Washington
conferences. During his United
States visit, Mr. Eden was under
stood to have discussed joint Brit
ish and American policy toward
North Africa and metropolitan
France. in the light of the posi-
bility of an Allied landing on the
continent.
Continuing the Washington dis
(See DE GAULLE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1943-04-05
High Court Grants Motion
On Viereck Retrid|

The Supreme Court today granted
the motion of George Sylvester
Vlereck, German propagandist,
abandoning his application for a
more specific mandate in the lower
court in connection with the Su-
preme Court decision which reversed
his conviction on charges of failing
to furnish certain information under
the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
The motion was filed to prevent
retrial on the old Indictment. Vier-
eek since has been reindicted.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
BY The Associated Press.


Congress was told today it was
quite within the realm of posi-
bility" that the new S16,OO0,00O
Washington National Airport at
Gravelly Point would prove too
small to handle postwar air traffic.
Charles I. Stanton, civil aero
nautics administrator. told House
Appropriations Subcommittee in tes-
timony on the Commerce Depart
ment supply bill for 1914 that I'VE
envision airplane traffic to Wash
ington and to dozen or more other
cities to go way beyond" the ca
pacities of existing airports, even
with installation of dual runways.
The Washington Airport has suffi-
cient area to install dual runways,
the committee was told, and plans
Evening star., 1943-04-05
Chinese Mop Up Jops
In Yunnun Section
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
CHUNGKING. April 5.-Japanese
threats against Chinese strongholds
in the southern Province of Yunnan,
near the border separating Burma
and Indo-China, have been abated
by mopping up operations in the
area, the Chinese high command
said in communique today.
The war bulletin reported big
Japanese losses in clash in the
Tengchung sector west of the Burma
road.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
British Tommies to Ger
Berets for Bottle Dress
y the Associated Press

'31 PTtSS.
LONDON. April 5.-The British
Tommy soon will begin to wear a
Khaki beret with his battle dress.
War Office sources said the
changeover from the overseas can
would be made gradually.
The special services already wear
berets. the Commands green. air.
borne troops red, and armored corps
men black.
Evening star., 1943-04-05
700 English Mochinists
Return After WuIkout
BY the Associated Press,

E1 o11e nSsVCIdteu FreSS.
LONDON, April 5.-Seven hun
dred machinists who quit work at an
aircraft factory in Northwest Eng
land Friday in protest against what
they called management shopping
methods" returned to their benches
today.
Evening star., 1943-04-05

POULTRY SHORTAGE here leaves
wholesalers without fowl of any
kind. Page B-1
Evening star., 1943-04-05

fSee RUSSIAN, age A-2.)
Evening star., 1943-04-05

tSee RAIDS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1943-04-05

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages TX and 2-X of this edition OF
The Star, supplementing the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1943-04-05

(See DE GAULLE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-04-05

(See INDICTMENTS, Page A-31
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-08-13
History Repeats Itself"

Back in 1918 Will Hays then national chairman OF the
Republican party attacked Wilson in these words:
"The President wants full power to settle the pre-
cisey and his soe unapponted unconfmed personal
adviser determine (and to reconstruct in peacetmes
the industrial affairs of the nation in unmpeded
formy with whatever ociastic doctrines whatever unlm
ownership notions whatever hazy whm
happen to possess him at the time
While it still little early for the opponents of Roose
welt to make this particular charge against him. Republican
mouhpieces already making statements which parallel the
quoted above And of added them the charge
that the President is of the dictator type and intends to
himself in office The Republican opposition TO
Roosevelt follows the identical line which used against Will
Whether not awakened and socially conscious
American people will be fooled by another Harding remains
of course to be next year.
interesting not very encouraging read the euphu
of the political leaders today and
with the expressions of the leaders of the Republican
party of 1920: Here a couple of examples
From Hardings speech of acceptance: 81 speak
initial for association of nations cooperating in sublime
cord to attain and through justice rather than
force
81 would hopefully approach the nations of Europe and
the EARTH that understanding which makes
willing participant in the conservation of the nations to new
leadership :"
1t will be clearly remembered that Wilson's League Of
Nations proposals major 1920 and the great
engineer Hoover made this ponderous statement The Re-
publican party has pledged itself to put into living being the
principle association of nations for the preservation OF
peace The carrying out of that promise the test of the
sincerity integrity and craftsmanship of the Republican
party"
How they discharged that promise is matter of
history.
These made during political campaign
shall hear similar next year, of them
with little sincerity those quoted above We hope
the people the country will anayze the speeches of all
candidates next the basis of the past
affiliations of the various candidates. and judge
them their merits and accomplishments.