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Evening star., 1943-04-22
Gasoline
Continued From First Page.)

soring the aviation gasoline pro-
gram.
Statement Issued.
Mr. Jeffers issued the following
statement after reading the inter-
view with the war Undersecretary:
The statement attributed to the
Undersecretary of War, alleged to
have been concurred in by the Sec
retary of Interior, is so serious and
so directly affects the war effort
and the American people and might
contribute so materially to the COM
fort of the enemy that it calls for
an immediate investigation to bring
out the true facts for presentation
to the 130 million Americans re-
ferred to by the Undersecretary OF
War"
Observers saw in the charges and
countercharges between Mr.. Pat
tefson and the rubber director
renewal of the earlier Jeffers-Pat-
terson-Ickes brawl which led Mr..
Jeffers to charge that Army and
Navy eXpediters and loafers in war
plants were holding up production.
That JefferS accusation, made in
Baltimore later, was investigated by
the House Military and Naval At
fairs Committees.
There weren't enough materials
and equipment for both the rubber
and aviation gasoline programs, and
when Mr.. Byrnes increased Mr..
Jeffers' share several months ago it
meant, Mr.. Ickes said, that 100000
barrels of 100-octane gasoline were
lost forever"
Mr.. Ickes, who contends it is more
important to increase the aviation
gasoline program than the syn
thetic rubber program because you
can't drop chunks of rubber on Ber-
lin and Toxic" insists he must have
materials to hasten completion of
gasoline plants now under construc-
ton and to build new ones.
He described the preference given
to the rubber program as "a sock in
the jaw" to the l00-octane program
and said the WPB has added to his
woes by delay in dealing out priori-
ties
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Z Bragg Soldiers Killed
In Escape Attempt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT BRAGG, N. c., April a.
The Fort Bragg public relations
Office announced today that two
paratroopers were fatally shot Mon
day in what the office called an at
tempted break from confinement.
The victims were identified as Pvt
Dalton B. Morris, jr., of Columbus
Ohio, and Pvt Jack Morris of Ca
toosa, Okla. They were not related
The announcement said the two
had been ordered into confiement
after having been AWOL and that
they were shot after they attacked
their guard and tried to escape.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Patterson Sees Allied
Air Blow Weakened
BY BLAIR MOODY.


The Allied air smash over Nazi
Europe. scheduled to reach full
might late in the summer and
counted on as the keystone of
United Nations strategy for speedi-
est victory over Germany, will be
seriously weakened by a shortage
of 100-octane gasoline unless drastic
action is taken Immediately, Un-
dersecretary of War Robert P. Pat
terSon warned today.
The Army was short of combat
gasoline last month, Mr.. Patterson
revealed. Planes were actually
grounded for lack of gas. The situ-
alton this month is worse For the
remainder of the year, the amounts
needed to fill the Army's needs and
those of our AllieS-foI we now fuel
almost the entire United Nations
air feet-will rise astronomically.
AS things now stand, those needs
will not be met.
Directly responsible, according to
both Mr. Patterson and Harold L.
Ickes, Secretary of the Interior and
War Petroleum Administrator, is a
competitive clash between 100-oc-
tame and synthetic rubber for GER
tain vital, scarce machinery Until
now, synthetic rubber has held the
inside track-so much so that its ex-
pansion shortly will make it pos
sible to "coddle' the civilian public.
Time Short for Change.
Mr.. Patterson and Secretary Ickes
are now trying to change that situa-
ton. If there is a sudden shift of
policy in the top echelons of the
administration there is still time,
tney say. to avoid draining strength
from the victory smash''-but
barely time
On how this issue is decided may
hang the difference between a
reasonably short war and a longer,
stalemated war. 1t may mean that
thousands of American soldiers will
pay with their lives so that the folks
back nome can continue their usual
Sunday pleasure driving.
The outline of United Nations
strategy is no secret, since President
Roosevelt has publicly proclaimed it.
1t calls for an incessant, devastating
pouring of high explosives into
''Festung Europa" in a battering
which few months hence must
reach far heavier and more ef-
lective pace even than the inter-
! mittent sample raids to date
powerful as they have been.
The big" raids are counted on tc
soften up the Axis stronghold by
weakening or battering down tbs
coastal defenses and key interna.
strongpoints which our infantry
must everwhelm by assault.
Air Support Vital.
Obviously, any attempt to storm
the continent without proper all
preparation or coyerage would mean
colossal losses. But failure to storm
it this year woult' have dangerous
and perhaps disastrous results. II
would certainly mean a longer war
with greater losses. 1t might give
the Nazis an opening for a political
offensive in Russia or China, based
on our failure to come to their as
sistance in full force. which might
rob us of an ally vital to complete
victory.
'The choke point of this whole
picture is l00-octane gasoline. said
Mr.. Patterson. Unless drastic
measures are taken which will per-
init US to complete In time the
plants now started. there can be nc
question but what our offensive VIII
be materially weakened.
ITO make full-strength offensive
! possible we must have planes. with
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Horse Meat LubeIinq
Bill Passed by Senute

The Senate today passed and sent
to the House the bill requiring horse
meat to be plainly labeled when
sold as food product in any store
or restaurant in the District.
If the House concurs. the measure
would take effect 30 days there
after. The penalty for failing to
label or inform customers would be
punishable by fine of not more
than $500 or more than one year in
jail or both. 1t was sponsored by
Senator Bridges, Republican, OF
New Hampshire.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Great Lakes Navigation
Season Is Opened
BY the Associated Press.


BUFFALO. N. Y, April 22-The
vanguard of freighters from Buff
falo's winter feet of nearly SO YES
sells pushed steadily through East
ern Lake Erie fields today after
opening the 1943 navigation season
here more than three weeks later
than last year.
Thirteen vessels, led by the Boland
& Cornelius steamer John J. Bo-
the Boland, reported late last night
by ship-shore telephone that the
Boland was As miles out and max
ing steady progress, as were other
steamers in sight. The ice fields
extend about 10 miles west
Buffalo.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Dr.. }. c. Keene Accepts
Choir at Howard u.
3v the Associated Press

bF me Associated Press. "
HAMILTON, N. Y, April 22.-Dr.
j. Calvin Keene, instructor in
philosophy and religion at Colgate
University since 1887. resigned to-
day to become assistant professor
OF comparative religion in the How
ard University Graduate School.
At Washington, D. c.. he will be
the first person to occupy the newly
created memorial chair to the late
Jesse H. Holmes, Swarthmore Col
lege philosophy professor.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Soldier in Parrott Case
Faces Narcotics Charge
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated press.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April o.
A soldier listed in a Federal war
rant as Michael N Bryan was being
held in Charleston County Jail today
pending his transfer to the southern
district of New York to face mar
cotics charge.
The soldier was turned over to the
civil authorities by military officials
at Fort jackson where he was serv-
ing years sentence on charge of
absenting himself from camp.
Members of the United States
marshals staff said he was the
soldier Ursula Parrott. the novelist
was alleged to have smuggled out of
an Army camp at Miami Beach some
months ago. She was tried In Fed
eral Court and was acquitted.
At her trial, the novelist said
Bryan, former band member, had
helped in breaking up an alleged
marijuana ring in New York.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
De GouIIe-Giruud Union
Seen Within Ten Doys
By the Associated Press

by UTE hSSOclaIeu Press.
ALG1ERS, April 22.-Informed
sources said today that Gen. Charles
de Gaulle's latest reply to Gen. Henri
Girauds proposals for French unity
had placed the Fighting French and
North African French :closer to
agreement than ever before and
said there were prospects of union
being reached within 10 days.
= Gen. de Gaulle was understood to
have proposed that he and Gen.
Giraud should preside over a pro-
jected national council alternately
without regard to subject matter"
Evening star., 1943-04-22
PimIico Results
(Tra ok Heavy.)

Most Alert tKeiper) $50 30
Balloon lRootl $50
Also ran---sunset Boy; ohhciate; Lit Up,
Well ALRIGHT. Merry Gesture, Hand Me
Down, Light Tide.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $1,000: claim
ing; .3-year-olds: 6 furlongs. $40
Alhalon (Roberts) $50 $50 go
Hazel W ,WiseIander, $40
Also ran-Steel Beam. Tippy, Eroica.
DAILY double paid S32.2O)
THIRD RAcE-Purse $1,000 added:
spring maiden steeplechase handicap; 4
year-olds and up; miles.
sPshi Ps'i,I Dan + ISToss N,ss. 500 SsSS SsS 9at 9at
dBridlespur tAlmony) Out
Also ran-aDedham. Chill cofman,
ar K Mellon and Mrs. E. Dupont Weir
cBrookmeade Stable and Mrs. A White
dc H. Bostvick entry.
FOURTH RAcE1-Purse, sl::oo; special
Fancy Time tscocca 40 $50
Kymarya (Roberts) $50
Also ran-soon Now, Flippancy and
Precise.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. 81 900: claiming.
3-year-olds. furlongs. ,
Tvotimer tScocca) 5.l0 $40 10
Smart Bet Dufford) 800 3.n8
Gunsite tBalzaretti) Blu
Time, 1:17as.
Also ran-Post Haste. First Girl, SorRho
and Walter Haight.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. Sl,50o;, claim
ing: 3-year-olds and upward; 9 fnrlongS
Jay jay (Keiper) $50 3.ID S.3nn
Enterprise tTammarol 3.-o 2.tu
Gondalina fRoberts) 2.30
Time. 1:16ts.
Also ran-Blicky Boy and Hadawin.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 81 000: claim
ins; 3-year-olds and upward; + furlonss.
Bo1a Mowlee tRoberts) 14.00 $50 30
Maecase .tScoccal 30 32u
FoRoso IRENE rScheid) -.eu
Time. 1:l6as.
Also ran-Happy Gallop, Little Monarch,
Isle De Pine, Time Scout. Jean c,
Evening star., 1943-04-22

forever, barrels that we might have
had now"
Both Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Ickes
have no doubt what the verdict Of
the American public would be if
the issue we're put directly, espe-
cially the verdict of the parents,
wives and sweethearts of the SOL
diers who will have to carry their
bayonets up against "Festung
Europa but they are concerned
that the issue may not be clarified
in time.
Copyright 1943. by North American
Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Allied Arms Officer
Arrives in Moscow
By the Associated Press

hSSUCIHC6U PIESS.
MOSCOW. April 22-Maj. Gen.
James H. Burns, executive officer
of the Munitions Assignment Board
of the United States and Britain in
Washington, arrived here today with
his aide. Maj. William M. Martin,
and party.
Gen. Burns was a member of the
flve-man mission which came to
Moscow in 1941.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Vichy Radio Reports
Raid on BouIoqne
Nv the Assoc;oted praes

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, April 22.-The Vichy
radio, in broadcast recorded by the
Associated Press, said British and
American aircraft raided the French
coastal town of Boulogne today.
There was no Allied confirmation.
The broadcast said the aircraft
dropped about 20 bombs on suburbs,
killing persons and wounding 81.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Congress in Brief

Senate:
Senator Wheeler Democrat, of
Montana calls for vote on draft de-
ferment of fathers.
House:
Routine session.
Military Affairs Committee studies
-manpoWer LEGISLATION,
Evening star., 1943-04-22
PimIico Entries

BY the Associated Press.
(Track Slow.
Evening star., 1943-04-22

ELEVENTH. RACE--Purse. 81 900; claim
ing. year -olds and upward; l mile and
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Business Briefs

BituminOuS Coal Production IN
the week ended June 26 sank to only
4650.000 net tons, compared with
l2,100000 in the preceding week and
1928 600 a year ago. due to mine
shutdowns. the National Coal A6so-
citation estimated from Incomplete
loading reports Production from
January l through June Is approxi-
mated $50 100000 tons against 28l.-
966 900 a year ago.
Brokers Loans on securities held
by New York City member banks
totaled s956,00O,00O in the week
ended Wednesday. compared with
s79O, 100000 in the preceding week
and S405 900 900 year ago, the Fed
eral Reserve Board reported.
Advocating Higher Corn Prices,
even though they would yield ground
in the battle for stabilization, the
National City Bank in its N >nthly
review said they would remove rrob-
lens growing out of the corn short
age
Government Subsidies Are Op-
posed by the food industry as
means for holding prices down. be-
cause executives do not believe they
would accomplish that purpose, de-
clared Paul S. Willis. president of
the Grocery Manufacturers of
America. Inc.
Railroads Must Have Large Re-
serves to replace equipment wearing
out under the strain of war trans
portation, declared President R. w.
Brown of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road, in acknowledging that 1912
revenues indicate large net earn
ings for railroads as whole"
A Vast Pool of Used Machine
Tools will exist after the war, be-
cause more than 900 of the s3,000,-
100000 supply built in the last three
years can be adapted Immediately
to peacetime production the maga-
zine Machine Tool reported.
WessOn Oil g. Snowdrift Co.
earned s2,338, $50. or s251 a share in
nine months ended May %, COM
pared with 1881 ,088, or SLIP a
share in the same period year ago.
Hearst Consolidated Publications,
Inc. reported 1912 net income of
s3,979.535, or $206 share on the
class "a" stock, compared with 81
804, 1886, or S1.45 a class "A" share in
1941.
Beatrice Creamery Co. earned
S376,89l, or SO cents a share in
three months ended May 20. COM
pared with s240,779, or 80 cents
share in the same period last year
. Wayne Pump Co. earned $370,316,
or ST. % share in six months ended
May 81, compared with 1881, TAG, or
$1.14 a share year ago.
American Cable e. Radio Corp.
earned $404.230 in three months
ended March 81, compared with
$255,001 in the same 1912 period.
Mengel Co. and United States Ply
wood Corp, manufacturers Of ply
wood. have signed an agreement for
Evening star., 1943-07-02
WuIIuce-Jones
Continued From First Page }

CATION of United States aid in de-
velopment of the Canadian Shipsaw
power and aluminium project would
"disprove 999 per cent of the
charges and innuendoes" concerning
the deal.
The investigation of the Shipsaw
development, under which Metal
Reserves, an RFC agency, loaned
the Aluminium Co. of Canada $685.
100000 for the project. has been
sought by Representative Coffee,
Democrat, of Washington. He said
he wanted to know why the money
was loaned interest-free when a
vast number of power projects in
the United States were denied
priorities."
Won't Resent Inquiry.
Mr.. Jones, after saying an inquiry
would disprove charges concerning
the loan, but that he would mot re-
sent" the inquiry, volunteered to
answer any questions members of
the committee may ask" and offered
to prepare a chronological state
ment on every step of aluminium
procurement"
Representative Clark, Democrat
of North Carolina said that COM
mittee members had heard Mr.. Cof-
fees side of the story, and now
wanted to hear the other side
and then asked Mr.. Jones whether
Evening star., 1943-07-02

he thought the inquiry would serve
ANY useful purpose?"
None" responded Mr., Jones, "ex-
cept to clarity details
Swinging back in his swivel chair,
the white -thatched Texan told the
committee the arrangements were
made after he had received a re-
quest from the War Production
Board to buy "a certain amount"
of aluminium from the Aluminium
Co. of Canada.
President Told of Arrangements.
He said that he had informed
President Roosevelt by letter of the
arrangements which were made for
the purchase, and then began a
discussion of the details of those
arrangements.
Meanwhile, Senator Bridges, Re-
publican, of New Hampshire pro-
posed that the Senate Military At
fairs Committee investigate relations
between BEW and the RFC in the
purchase of war materials.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Rail Workers
Continued From First Page J

Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.
After President William Green and
Secretary Treasurer George Meany
of the American Federation of Labor
earlier had accompanied commit
tee representing Is railroad unions
to a conference with Mr.. Vinson.
Mr.. Harrison said he appealed
to the President because our confer
ence with Mr.. Vinson was unsatis-
factory"
In the presence of James F.
Byrnes. War Mobilization director,
and Mr. Vinson, Mr.. Harrison said
I'VE made some progress. but we
were unable to complete our discus
sions and have to confer further
The action of Director Vinson in
this case seemingly dooms the wage
demands of the operating brother
hoods who want 80 per cent in
crease. They received a general in
crease in December. 1941, when the
incorporating brotherhoods wages
were boosted. The operating BROTH
erhoods case is before an emergency
board now.
Mr.. Wilson'S opinion was ad-
dressed to the three members of an
emergency board which recon-
mended the Scent increase, but
some official sources consider the
board non-existent since it's report
was made to the President over 80
days ago.
The Vinson opinion virtually
closed all approaches to an increase
except to raise substandard wages,
unless of course, the President in
tervenes.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Over ; Million Ounces
OF Silver Sent 10 Britain
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
More than 100000 ounces of
American silver have been sent to
England for use in war production
and coinage, Lease-Lend Admins
traitor Edward R. Stettinius, jr.,
announced yesterday.
Taken from the Treasury stocks
of free silver by agreement among
the Combined Raw Materials Board,
the War Production Board, the
Treasury Department., the Special
Senate Committee on Silver and
other Governmental agencies. the
shipments will be returned on an
ounce for ounce basis after the war.
The American silver was sent to
relieve a shortage in Britain where
the metal is used in the arament
industries, manufacture of airplanes
and the repair of ships. Mr.. Stet-
tinius said. In many areas, silver
coins have to be shipped to large
numbers of American troops, he
continued.
Britain sought for the first halt
of l943 five million ounces of silver
from the United States and Canada.
OF this Canada agreed to supply l.
125,O00 ounces and the United
States the remainder. The United
States and Canadian Governments,
Mr.. Stettinius said, have rdicated
their willingness to sui.cS aadi-
tional silver to Britain as long as
the silver is not more urgently
needed in their domestic economy.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Agriculture Bureau
Sees Meat Increase,
Less for Civilians
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department said
today prospects were encouraging
for increased production of meats
during the last half of the year, but
1t held out little hope that civilians
would get larger rations.
In a survey of food supply pros
poets for the next six months, the
department said slaughter of hogs,
particularly in the fall and early
winter, should exceed materially last
years July-December total, and
that beef cattle marketings were ex-
pected to be stepped up considerably.
Supplies available for civilians,
however, will continue smaller than
last year." the survey said This
was explained by the fact that mil
itary and iease-lend demands are
greater.
Supplies of poultry for civilians
will continue to increase, the de-
partment predicted, until the sea-
sonal production peak is reached
late in the fall. Civilian egg sup
plies this summer and coming fall
probably will be as large as a year
ago, but consumer demand will ex-
ceed the supply at ceiling prices.
The supply of commercial vege-
tables for the fresh market SO far
this season was estimated at Is per
cent smaller than in 1912, the re-
suit of unfavorable weather. How
ever, growers have indicated their
intentions to plant larger acreage
of, the major processing vegetable
crops in 1943 than was planted last
year.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Crowd Attacks Driver
After Carnival Crash
BY the Associated Press

BY lne Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July IA colored
motorist, pursued by crowd of Ne
groes estimated by police at nearly
1000 after he plowed into street
carnival, was in a hospital today
with serious injuries inflicted by
the enraged throng.
The driver, reported in a serious
condition at Provident Hospital.
suffered a leg fracture, probable
skull fracture and internal injuries.
Five persons we're injured when a
car which failed to stop struck an
other machine, and two colored boys
were run down by the automobile,
which ran through the street car
nival, knocking over booths and
scattering the crowd.
Police Capt. James G. Coll said
officers were attempting to deter
mine who fired a pistol shot at the
driver after he was cornered on a
rooftop.
1t. Ralph Amrein said crowd of
nearly 1000. armed with bottles,
clubs and hatchets, pursued the
driver, chasing him to a roof of a
two-story shed. After the shot was
fired, the driver jumped. fractHring
his leg and injuring himself in
ternally, 1t. Amrein added.
1t. Amrein said members of the
crowd struck and beat the man on
the head before he could be dragged
to safety.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
RutioninQ
Continued From First Page.)

eight points, while shortening was
held at five.
Most Cheeses Cut.
Cheddar (American) cheese re-
tains a value of eight points. while
values of all other types OF cheese
were cut one point each.
OPA raised the values of all
canned fish, except oysters, four
points each. increasing the point cost
from 8 to II per pound. Canned
oysters were increased from three
to five points per pound. The re-
cent demand for canned fish has
been considerably greater than sup
plies permit, it was stated.
The only meats to be reduced in
point price are three fat pork cuts
fat back. jowls and plates.
In veal, loin chops, rib chops and
leg roaStS were raised a point per
pound, while outlets were increased
2 points. In lamb and mutton, loin
chops, leg chops and steaks, leg
roasts ana sirloin roasts were raised
point each.
ooSll pOPL1d4 SQllAASo 1OoOo 40
apples, pears, peaches, wax or green
beans, peas, tomatoes were increased
points in value in regular sized
cans. Values of apricots and fruit
cocktail were raised points. Catsup
and chilli sauce were increased in
value points, or from l3 to 20
points for tall bottle.
Processed items reduced in value
include fresh shelled beans, tomato
pulp and sauces.
Most Juices Reduced.
In addition, OPA reported re-
duction in one container size in the
vegetable and fruit juice classical
ton. The weight bracket over
is reduced in value from 2 to point.
seven ounces including 10 ounces"
for all juices except pineapple.
OPA stated that it decided to raise
the ration cost of beef cuts again
following conferences with Agricul-
ture Department officials regarding
supplies to be available for civilians
in the July-September period, an in
dication that consumers may expect
no larger allotmentS until at least
fall. AS result of the action, the
housewife must buy meats that are
cheaper in value if she is to avoid a
cut in ration.
While there has been some swing.
away from beef toward pork and
other types of meat in better supply
during the past weeks OPA stated,
'the civilian supply picture for July
leaves no alternative but to discour-
age beef consumption even further.
Beef production has been sub
iected to severe dislocations. While
total cattle on hand are now at
record high, the number of live cat
tie coming into the markets has
declined sharply since the same pc
riod of 1912. Furthermore, this de-
cline has occurred at a time when
beef production normally increases"