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Evening star., 1943-03-10

Q. How long can a man live without
food?-H. G.
A. The probable limit is about 10
weeks, depending upon the physical con-
dition of the individual In 1920 Terence
MacSwiney the Mayor of Cork, Ireland.
tasted for "a days
Evening star., 1943-03-10

Q. Does the FBI employ woman in
veStigators ?-E. Y
A. The Federal Bureau OF Investiga-
ton does not employ women as inves-
tigators.
Evening star., 1943-03-10

Q. When did the Marines first land in
Europe?-T. r. D.
A The headquarters of the Marine
Corps says that the first belligerent
landing of the Marines In Europe was
that of John Paul Jones and force Of
marines on April, %, 1778, when they
landed from the Ranger at Whitehaven,
Scotland, and burned some British ves-
sells in the harbor.
Evening star., 1943-03-10

A. For whom was Dorr Field Arcadia,
Fla, named?-W. D. G.
A. Dorr Field was named in honor OF
Stephen Dorr, a flying cadet of the Army
Air Forces.
Evening star., 1943-03-10

@. How many children are In Shake
speare's plays?-B. B. F
A. There are eight child characters.
Evening star., 1943-03-10

@. Of what material is Isle hosiery
made?-F. r. S.
A. Cotton yarns spun from long staple
with high twist are used in making
Isle hosiery.
Evening star., 1943-03-10

@. What were the japanese casualties
at Pearl Harbor?-C. S. S.
A. The War Department and the Of
flee of War Information say that no
figure is available on the number OF
japanese, if any, killed in Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii December 7, l941.
Evening star., 1943-03-10

@. What snake spits poison?-H L.
A. The cobra spits venom at distance
of feet or more.
Evening star., 1943-01-15

Buy War bonds, and when the
var Is won, cash in-on Freedom!
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Six Physical Training
Heads 10 Address
6. ". u. Conference
Gene Tunney Among
Speakers on National
Fitness Program

Six physical training directors
from the services will open the first
session of the George Washington
University Physical Fitness Con-
ference at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Hall of Government The first of
its kind in the District, the confer
ence is expected to be attended by
| dozens of local educators and recrea-
tion leaders.
Also speaking tonight will be
Harry S. Wender, chairman of the
District Recreation Board, and
Louise Stitt, director of the division
of minimum wage and labor legis-
lation of the Women's Bureau of the
Labor Department.. They will dis
cuss training on the civilian front.
The group will be greeted by DR.
Cloyd Heck Marvin. president of the
university. The conference has been
arranged by Prof. Walter Myers and
Ruth H. Atwell, directors of uni
versity physical education for boys
and girls.
Moving out to Roosevelt High
School tomorrow morning, the con-
ference will feature addresses by ex-
perts from the United States Office
OF Education and practical demon
strations by local high school stu
dents in the Roosevelt gymnasiums.
The discussions will center around
the new manual of physical fitness
instruction issued by the ONCE Of
Education.
Service speakers tonight will in
clude 1t. Col Theodore Bank, James
E. Pixlee and First Officer Dorothea
A. Coleman Of the Army and Comdr.
Gene Tunney. Comdr Tom Hamil-
ton and 1t. Jenny Turnbull OF the
Navy.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
4,O54 Different Questionnoires Sent Out
By Government Agencies Last Year

is made to discourage unnecessary
forms before they are fully drafted
Thus, officials concerned would be
less likely to attempt to push them
through.
OF the forms that are released by
the Budget Bureau, Mr.. Leonard
pointed out, they are necessary
evils He said that is the one
method the Government has of OBJ
tanning vital information However,
he continued, new efforts are made
every day to chop down the num-
Der of the questionnaires.
Commenting on the figures given
above, Mr.. Leonard said the figures
may be slightly distorted by the fact
that the Budget Bureau called in
all Government forms for revision.
For instance, of the 160 non-War
forms for the three months period
given, ll9 were repetitive forms and
Al were single time new forms. But
the 989 war forms were all new.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Combat Area Hoordinq
Advocated by Dr.. Wilbur

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. Is lP,.
DIR. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president
OF Stanford University. believes
people in States within combat
zones should be permitted to hoard
food
DR.. Wilbur, who was Secretary Of
the Interior under President Hoover,
made his statement yesterday at a
meeting Of the State Council of De-
Tense, of which he is a member. in
response to Gov. Earl Warren's re-
quest for comment or suggestions
on defense matters.
"California is in the combat zone 3"
he said. and it is imperative that
people in this combat area have a
hoard Of food to meet any emer-
gency which might arise"
Asked later by newsmen If he
really meant Californians should be
allowed to hoard food when the
Federal Government was urging
them not to, he said, Il certainly
did He added he did not think it
was good planning to have people
here living on hand-to-mouth
basis
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Engineers Hear Hart
Uroe Busic Training

Addressing the combined So
cities of Electrical, Mechanical and
Civil Engineers last night in the
Pepco Auditorium, Admiral Thomas
c. Hart. member of the General
Board of the Navy and former COM
mander in chief of the Asiatic
Fleet, made a plea for more funda-
mental and less specialized train
ing of engineers.
He scored institutions Of higher
learning for turning out "slipstick
artists adept merely at using the
slide rule, rather than scientists
with a broad foundation in funda-
mental knowledge. The speaker
praised research work done by engi-
neers, obscured from the public eye
In great Laboratories and at tremen-
dous cost to the sponsoring COM
panies.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Pay Raises
Continued From First Page

employees were given in the over
time bill.
Senator Burton, Republican, Of
Ohio, who is also on the Civil Service
Committee, predicted that Congress
will enact a new general Govern
ment pay plan to run for the dura-
ton of the war, before the tenn
porary overtime law expires in April.
Cites Higher Living Costs.
This prompted Commissioner
Young TO say that, speaking for
himself, he would not object to
doing for the police, firemen and
teachers whatever is finally agreed
on for all other employees.
Mr.. Richardson of the Fire Fight
ers' Association said the Labor De-
partment places the rise in living
cost at 1879 per cent and cited the
following recent increases granted
police and firemen of other cities:
Chicago, from s2,400 to $4,000:
Detroit, from 81 500 to S2.960; San
Francisco, a $4O0 increase. to 81, 800
The pending District bill would raise
top grade privates in both depart
ments from 81 400 to $2,88O.
Charles I. Stengle, indorsing the
increases on behalf of the American
Federation of Government Employees
said the District finished the last
fiscal wear with an unexpended
surplus.
Commissioner Mason explained
however. this occurred only because
materials could not be obtained 70
60 through with capital improve
Evening star., 1943-01-15

conditions, given the bad news as
1t comes" so that they would be
prepared for serious shortages of
many civilian articles.
THE administration ought to
stop rubbing soothing syrup on the
gums of the American people" he
declared. We'll all have to go
through hell together and We
ought to be prepared for it."
Chairman Truman of the Senate
Defense Investigating Committee
said he hoped Mr.. Brown would re-
organize the policy OF the Once OF
Price Administration as soon as he
took over so that rationing con-
trolls could be applied on voluntary,
rather than compulsory, basis.
"I think that he ought to take
the people that are to feel the ef-
fects of rationing into his conn
dence and see If he can't find enough
honest persons among the popula-
ton to put rationing on SELL
policing basis" he declared.
Senator Moore Opposes Lee.
The administration is known to
have been pressing for early conf1r-
nation of the appointment, so that
Mr. Brown could take over as quick
" as possible and relieve James F.
Bvrnes, economic stabilization di-
rector, OF much detailed work he has
assumed recently.
ay11lh-
lican, of Oklahoma sent to all MEM
bers Of the Senate letter saying
he is opposed to the nomination OF
former Senator Josh Lee of Okla
homa as a member of the Civil Aer-
onautics Board.
The letter was addressed to Chair
man Bailey Of the Senate Commerce
Committee. and copies were sent to
other members of the Senate. Mr.
Lees nomination is before the COM
mittee.
Il am opposed to him for the rea-
son that he is totally lacking in
qualifications to fit him to be OF
service on that board Senator
Moore wrote. His lack of quallfl-
cations for this position Is a matte
of common knowledge. His lack oi
qualifications is well known, in my
opinion, by the Senators who have
served with him. His lack of quail
hcations is we'll known in Oklahoma
among the people who know him
and that Is very great many
people. The people of Oklahoma
passed emphatic judgment on Josh
Lee in the recent election regard
Ing his suitability for public service ,
Senator Moore said he was sure
the aviation industry, If 1t was free
to express an opinion, would regard
Mr.. Lee as totally unqualified fol-
the position.
whatever training Lee may have
had for public service, it Is not in
the field of aviation Senator
Moore said He is not flyer, MOI
has he shown any particular conf
dence in aviation as method oi
transportation"
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Committee Approves
Brown Nomination as
Price Administrator
Banking Group Acts
Quickly; Decision
Is Unanimous

Sy the Associated Press
The Senate Banking Committee
today quickly and unanimously ap-
proved President Roosevelt's nomi-
nation of former Senator Prentiss
NJ. Brown of Michigan as price ad-
ministrator.
Committee attaches said the
members voted almost before they
got their hats off
Chairman Wagner told reporters
before the meeting that no protests
against the nomination had been
received.
Senator Wagner predicted the
Senate would confirm Mr.. Brown
next week as the successor to Leon
Henderson, who resigned from the
l2,000-a-year job late in December.
Agreeing that there was likely to be
little opposition to a former COL
league, Senator Tobey, Republican,
OF New Hampshire said he hoped
Mr.. Brown might be able to weather
the rationing storms which he be-
lleved were almost certain to break
in the next few months.
Food Troubles Predicted.
Asserting he did not envy Mr..
Brown the job, Senator Tobey said:
Unless the effects of dislocation
of farm labor and the increased
costs of production are met some
how can foresee some very serious
food shortages and food troubles
ahead in this country"
Senator Tobey said he believed
the public ought to be advised of
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Clio Aide Says War Workers
Take Time Off to Look for Near
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. l5.-A
CIO union official appealed to Food
Administrator Claude r. Wickard to
act promptly to increase California; S
supply OF meat because lack of 1t
has become "a dangerous threat to
continued and efficient war produc-
ton"
workers needing the sustaining
food are taking days off from war
production to scour markets for
meat which cannot be found" Mer-
vyn Rathbone. CIO council secre-
tary, telegraphed Mr.. Wickard last
night. AT the same time, luxury
trade in fancy hotels and restau-
rants continues to be favored with
meat. Black market trading in meat
is reported.
The California CIO Council
urges that you use your emergency
powers to compel immediate alloca-
ton OF all available meat supplies
to channels which Will reach war
production workers"
Meanwhile, at Seattle, J. S. Hof-
mann, president Of the Washington
Federation Of Butchers, said 10
per cent Of the meat consumed in
that State was being sold through
a black market.
He asked for. an investigation by
the Senate's Truman Committee.
stock is being killed on Washington
farms without Government super
vision and is being purchased by
Evening star., 1943-01-15
By JOE RICHMAN.

A total of 4,054 Government forms,
those little annoyances that even
President Roosevelt took cognizance
of in his recent speech to Congress,
went out from Washington during
1912.
Compared with the ITO Govern
ment forms sent out in prewar
1910, there was an increase last year
of 1924 forms which required the
attention of either individuals, in
dustry or business. In 194l, when
war preparations began in earnest
lib Government forms were sent
out.
Now almost 80 per cent of the new
forms sent out as fact finders by
Government agencies are concerned
with the war effort.
Budget Bureau Report.
These figures and their relation
ship to better days when there were
fewer forms for the little man and
big man, too, were revealed today
by william R. Leonard. chief econ
omist of the Division of Statistical
Standards in the Budget Bureau.
His bureau, under the Federal Re-
ports Act, passed in the last Con-
gress, was given the job of keeping
tab on Government questionnaires,
preventing unnecessary ones and
simplifying and co-ordinating use
ful ones.
The most recent tabulations of
the Budget Bureau show that dur
ing the three months of September
october and November OF 1942 .
total of 1,149 Government forms
went out. OF this number go forms
were related to the war and 100
were non-war forms.
The war agencies sent out forms
during this period In the following
Evening star., 1943-01-15

that the balance has. been carried
forward to help meet the citv's rev.
enue requirements for this year.
The committee recessed at noon,
after arranging to take testimony
at o'clock on the separate teachers
pay bill.
Urged for Lower Ranks.
The new police firemen bill grants
an increase to all officers, whereas
the old bill stopped at the grade of
captain. Police Inspector Harvey
Callahan told the committee the
top-ranking officers would rather be
omitted If their inclusion would en-
danger the increase for the rest of
the force.
Committeeman developed the fact.
however, that in both departments
there are only six officers affected
by the added provision, and that
their inclusion would change only
slightly the cost of the bill.
Maj. Kelly said he would like to
see his men get an increase COM
mensurate with the cost of living.
because of the strenuous work they
have had to perform since war was
declared. He said the present au-
thorized strength of the force is
I'LL, but there are 81 vacancies.
The major said Mayor La Guardia
of New York had expressed the be-
lief that Washington should have
5000 police. Mai. Kelly's own eSti-
mate was that it woul take a force
of $500 men to police the District
with beats of proper length.
Commissioner Young explained he
originally favored asking Congress
for 200 more policemen this year,
but had to cut the figure to 100 to
get the budget as a whole within
proper limits.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Henderson Defends
Voluntary Payments
By Price VioIators
Reply to Herter Says
Herbert Hoover Set
Precedent in Lost War

BY the Associated Press
Acceptance of voluntary contri-
buttons to the Treasury in settle
ment of price control violations is
based on well established prece-
dent" says Price Administrator
Henderson.
Replying to an accusation by Rep
resentative Herter, Republican, of
Massachusetts,, that the procedure
has mo sanction either In law or
in conscience" and is "perilously
close to blackmail" Mr.. Henderson
asserted last night that taking of
voluntary contributions for viola
ton of Federal regulations was orig
mated by Herbert Hoover as food
administrator In the World War.
Termed Hush Money"
Mr.. Herter charged in the House
yesterday that OPA extorted hush
money from price ceiling violators.
This shocking and indefensible
practice" he added, should be ter
minated mot simply by a promise of
OPA officials to cease and desist,
but by such explicit legislative ac-
ton as will prohibit the OPA or any
agency of the Government and any
bureaucrat at any time hereafter
from pursuing such a policy"
Mr.. Henderson said voluntary pay
ments were accepted only where
the Violator admits the overcharee
and freely agrees to settle the matter
in this manner"
Cites Damage Payments.
The Interior Department, he de-
clared. accepts money payments in
settlement of damages caused by
grazing livestock on the Federal
range without permit and the La
Dor Department adjusts many cases
of violation of the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act through payment by the
employer to his employees.
Congress and the public he added,
have been given complete informa-
ton on the policy in quarterly re-
ports.
Mr.. Henderson said Mr. Hoover
originated the procedure by request
ing vlolators to refund any excess
charges to make equivalent contri-
buttons to the Red Cross. His au-
thorlty to accept them never was
"challenged either in the courts or
IN Congress- Mr.. Henderson de-
clared.
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Russia
Continued From First pspe

'Coiitlhueo from First Page)
were smashed along the entire front
| during last nights fighting, espe-
! claIly in the Caucasus, where
determined Nazi effort was launched
10 hamper the Red Army. advance
toward Rostoy.
Finds Confidence Growing.
Growing Soviet confidence in ulti
mate victory was noted by Admiral
William H. STANDBY, United States
Ambassador to Moscow who lust
mas returned. from conferences in
the United States. 49,. .
Following an hours. visit with
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Mo-
lotev, Admiral STANDBY said in an
interview yesterday that Molotov
displayed IAN air of increased con-
fidence."
The delivery of (AmericanD sup
plies is constantly on the upgrade,
production has improved and that
means improved assistance to Rus
sla, although transportation is the
question mark the Ambassador
said
Admiral Standley added that the
Russians had not given up the idea
that there must be a second front
somewhere in Europe.
From Stockholm came re-
ports that Marshal Semeon
Timoshenko is leading new
offensive to break the semi
circle the Germans have held
about Leningrad, the former
capital, since August, 194l.
The Russians have offered no
comment on German claims that
new Soviet offensives are in the
making either about Leningrad
or near Voronezh. A DNB, Ger
man news agency, broadcast
early today said there was large
scale air activity South of Lake
Ladoga and that At Russian
planes had been shot down with
out any German loss.
Small Gains Conceded.
fThe German radio also was
heard in a broadcast which con-
ceded small territorial gains to
the Russians but did not say
where the Germans had suffered
their setbacks The broadcast
spoke Of the great eXertions de-
manded by the heavy winter
fighting and asserted that the
situation would have been worse
If the Germans had kept on win
ming.
C'' The Soviet retreat into
the vast eastern expanses of the
Soviet Union would have con-
fronted the German armies with
almost insoluble supply prob
lems," it was contended)
The early Soviet communiuue
again grew caustic of German
claims.
AT first the German scribblers
tried to maintain silence about the
Red Army in the North Caucasus"
the Russians charged.
Evening star., 1943-01-15

amounts: War Production Board,
592; once of Price Administration,
1893; War Department. 49, Navy De-
partment. l9; ONCE Of Defense
Transportation, Is; ONCE of Petrol
cum Coordination, 13. and l9
other agencies involved in the war
effort, SO.
Drive to Cut Number.
The Budget Bureau is attacking
the number and variety of Govern
ment forms, Mr. Leonard explained.
He added that the Presidents men,
ton of this problem has increased
the bureaus zeal.
Since September l, 1912. the
Budget Bureau has required that all
Government agencies submit their
forms so that they will be assigned
a definite number. Prior to that the
Budget Bureau required all agencies
to send copy of their questionable
forms to the bureau for filing.
After Congress gave the bureau
more teeth" Mr.. Leonard said, it
became mandatory for all agencies
to make application before they
could mail out form.
Mr.. Leonard estimates that the
Budget Bureau has been responsible
for knocking out between IS and 20
per cent of the forms which would
have been passed on to individuals
and industry Of the Nation.
He explained that his agency is
attacking the problem on two fronts
First, most Of the larger agencies
have been required to set up their
own board of review for proposed
questionnaire forms, although the
Budget Bureau reserves rights to
pass final judgment. Second, the
bureau attempts to coordinate the
proposed forms 50 that one CUES
tionnaire can serve q number Of in
formational purposes.
Mr.. Leonard added that an effort
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Deaths Reported

Minna L. Tenney, so, 303e Woodland
drive
William Clements. 7s. 900 St ne.
William T, Keats. IS, $3.50 Colorado ave.
Anna T Bache. s6, 1929 Harvard st ne.
George H Dean, s.; sl4 Lonefellow st. NV.
Henry F. Brooks, so. 46l H st. NV.
Garabed Hartunian. so. 1850 42nd st. NV.
Harry J. Scharnikow, so. 1905 Madison
st. NV.
julia NJ Ballard, So. Sll Quincy NV.
Carl Scandone. e, Tskoma Park, Nd
Ellen NJ. Ballinger, infant, 1112 Robin
son ST. Sv.
Julia Irving. as. a24 3rd St NV
Edward Pinkett %, G0lO 3rd st. NV.
Sarah Simms, S. 1924 Clay st ne
Josephine W. Black, 81. q2R 26th at. ",
Ellsworth r. Powell, 81, 1870 champlain
st. NV.
Bertha E. Banks. 81. 1887 3rd st sw.
FANNIE Harrington, A., 1343 Corcoran st.
NV.
John F. Smith, 80. l $40 9Th st NV.
Fred Dixon. 30, 1927 9th st. NV.
Roy Zeigler % 522 56th st. ne.
Ralph Henson, 81, 3lO 3rd st ne
Barbara Brunson, 2. 500 Florida ave. y
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Brown Says Own Time
May Be First Thing
He Must Ration
,y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. l5.-Prertiss
NJ. Brown stopped here today
en- route to Washington and re-
ceived a foretaste of his job as
price administrator in the form
of flood of ideas and COM
plants from telephone and per-
sonal callers.
He concluded that the first
thing he might have to ration
is his own time.
At his hotel, he was asked II
a price administrator could De
popular. He expressed belief he
could not.
But I am not worrying about
that nearly as much as my
friends are" the former Mich
igan Senator said, adding that
he is convinced that II the
American people are educated
fully on the reasons for ration
ing, they will take it cheerfuuy.
Evening star., 1943-01-15

certain restaurants and hotels, as
well as by some meat retailers, Mr..
Hofmann asserted. Skilled pack
lnghouse workers are taking their
killing tools into farm areas during
of1-hours, or on days off, and
slaughtering animals for farmers,
be said
Evening star., 1943-01-15
Hebrew Home Election Set

Officers will be elected and ac-
tivities during the past year re-
ported at the annual meeting of
officers and members Of the Board
of Directors of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged. to be held at 2::30
pm. Sunday in the auditorium of
the home, 1928 Spring road NV.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-06-11
Rusky general vyznamenan
amreickym radem.

Washington (OWD - De-
partment valky oznamil minu-
II tyden, re general Alexander
Ivanovic Belajev cd sov6tskeho
letectva, a ktery je sefem So
vetske nakupn1 misse We Spoje-
nych Statech byl vyznamenan
komanderskym radem kitten
fadu Legion of Merit "a sve Wy
nikajic1 sluzby jake zvlastni
spojka S ruskym letectvem.
Vyznamenanf odevzdal ge-
neralu B6lajevovi, general ma
jor Strong, podnacelnfk americ
keno hlavn1ho stabu a vyzna-
menanf provazela tato citace:
Generalization Alexander Iva
movie Belajev, letectvo USSSR.
Ia mimofadne pln6nf a vyko-
navan1 mimoTadnych sluzeb We
velmi zodpovedn6m postavenl
specialniho spojovaciho dGstoj-
n1ka sov6tskeho letectva. Jeho
sluzby V tonic postavenf a pri
pf1prave bezpecne dopravy
9etnych vysokych pfedstavite-
Ii do Moskvy a zpet, jakoz i
do jinych cast1 Sovetske Unie,
a jeho ochotna a 1sp6sna spolu-
prace S nasimi vojenskymi
pTedstaviteli v Moskv6 a jeho
podpora pro tesnou spolupraci
mezi generaln1mi staby Spoje-
nych StatG a Sovetskeho Ruska
podstatne prispely k uskutec-
novan1 veden1 valky Spojenymi
narody.
General B6lajev je pTednos-
tou sovetske nakupn1 misse cd
bTeZna 1912.