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Evening star., 1943-04-10
Food PorIeys
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officially explained, it is believed
be unable to arrive for the sessions
by April q.
Today's announcement ended con-
lecture on the site of the parley.
Des Moines was among the places
speculated on.
Other United States delegates ap-
pointed by the President are Paul H.
Appleby, Undersecretary of Agricul-
ture; w. L. Clayton. Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce: Thomas A. Par
ran. surgeon general of the United
States Public Health Service, and
Murray D. Lincoln. exc 3utive secre-
tary OF the Ohio Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton
Will Be "InfOrmal."
These men will be accompanied by
a few advisers who are especially
qualified in their technical fields,
the department said.
The Government has arranged
for exclusive use of the Homestead,
Hot Springs, Va. for the conference
sessions and for the accommodations
of the official delegation the an
nouncement said
Michael j. McDermott, chief of
the departments division of current
information, has been designated
press relations officer of the con-
ference.
The announcement said the con-
ference was expected to be 'infor-
NAL as possible, and in view of the
fact it will be primarily a meeting
OF technical experts, most of the
discussions will take place in tech
nlcal sections or committees"
Invitations Sent 43 Nations.
The State Department gave the
partly the title of United Nations
Conference on Food and Agricul-
ture.
To date the United States has re-
ceived acceptances from Australia,
China, Czechoslovakia, Dominican
Republic, Guatemala, New Zealand,
Panama, Philippine Islands, Russia,
United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada.
Greece. Luxembourg. the Neither
lands, Norway, Union of South AZ
rica, Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Liberia,
Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
Invitations have been sent to a
total of 81 United Nations and IL
associate nations.
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HOUSING
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suggested. Later in the hearing
Mr.. Wyckoff said that if tenants
are forced out of rooming and apart
ment houses by enforcement of Dis
trlct fire and sanitary regulations.
trallers should be brought in and
temporary barracks erected to meet
this emergency housing situation.
Chairman McCarran of the Sem
ate District Committee said he be-
lieved more housing promptly" to
be the solution to the local housing
problem. Senator McCarran said
ne feared an epidemic because of
present unsanitary conditions and
said that if an epidemic starts.
there is no telling where it will
stop"
Ihe Senator indicated he was in
favor of the construction of tenn
porary housing, since he did not
believe the influx into WASHINGTON
would continue after the war.
Housing Code Urged.
Adoption of a housing code set
tlng forth minimum requirements
for proper housing and centraliza-
ton OF the inspection services now
divided among seven units of the
District government was advocated
by DR.. Lawrence M. Schmeckebier.
chairman of the committee on law
enforcement of the Washington
Housing Association.
DR.. Schmeckebier. first witness at
the hearing, said that "deplorable
conditions exist in many housing
units here, particularly among the
low-income groups" He attributed
these conditions. in part. to the
absence of any centralized unit
dealing with housing and the dis
persion of inspection among several
agencies of the District govern
ment."
Duplication of Effort.
Inspection and enforcement are
now divided among health. plumb
ing, building, electricity, fire. water
and police units, he said, adding:
The result is duplication of in
spection and loss of time and effort" I"
Second witness before the COM
mittee was Mr.. Faulkner, who de-
clared there are conditions of over
crowding and insanitation which
are "a menace to the health and
morals not only of the families
themselves, but also of the whole
community"
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Ship Gard Player Guilty
In 100000 Tax Fraud

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 10.-William
D. Frad, charged with not paying
taxes on the bulk of huge income
piled up in transatlantic card
games, was convicted by Federal
court jury yesterday of defrauding
the Government of more than $780,
900 in income taxes.
Frad, who is 63, will be sentenced
by Federal Judge William Bondy
on April %. He faces maximum
sentence of 10 years in prison and
fines of $4,000.
Assistant United States Attorney
Eugene j. Finnegan said Frad. op-
Grating under numerous aliases
since 1929. travelled, frequently be-
tween New York and European ports
until the outbreak of the war, and
won large sums from rich pas
sengers.
His income for 1886 and 1897,
Mr.. Finnegan said, amounted to
$255,319 and was derived chiefly
from his winnings.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

Mrs. Pittman returned from the
PHILIPPINES two years ago and has
been making her home with lela-
tives at 2O3 South Fairfax street,
Alexandria, She is employed at the
War Department microfilming plant
in Alexandria. She said she had
received her last letter from her
husband a year ago.
Maj Pittman has two brothers
and five sisters living in various
parts of the United States.
Pvt. Shumaker, %, is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob F. Shumaker, sr.,
of near Glenmont. Md.
Born at Nokesville. Va. Pvt Shu-
maker moved to Glenmont eight
years ago and was graduated five
years ago from the Gaithersburg
High School. Prior to entering The
Army in 194l. he was engaged in the
roofing business.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
InfIution
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which John L. Lewis can success
fully be opposed. 1t is more impor-
tant to get food production"
And Charles w Holman. execu-
tive secretary of the National Co.
operative Milk Producers Fedora
ton, said fatty that the Presidents
edict is impossible of execution
Basic conditions make it necessary
that agricultural prices rise to
somewhat higher levels if produc-
ton is to be kept up
Senator Bankhead, however. said
he had no intention at this time
of moving to bring back before the
Senate his vetoed bill to force price
control officials to disregard Gov
ernment benefit payments in estab-
fishing agricultural price ceilings
The measure was referred to the
Agriculture Committee after bitter
fight in which farm bloc members
STAYED off administration efforts to
kill the bill outright by Senate sup
port of the veto.
L am not going to make any i'm
mediate move to bring the bill out"
Senator Bankhead said. Il intend
to support the Presidents S stabiliza-
ton order in the hope that no
further action will be necessary"
Senator Gillette. Democrat. of
Iowa said he was glad the President
took the action he did. and Senator
Nye, Republican. of North Dakota
remarked he supposed adjustments
could be made to make the program
work.
In a statement accompanying his
executive order. the President said
he had refrained from previous
action because of the contention of
the supporters of the Bankhead bill
that he had no authority to place
ceiling prices on certain commodities
at existing levels"
Notes Action on Bill.
Noting the fact that the Senate
had not passed the measure over his
veto but had sent it to committee.
where 1t might be revived weeks or
months later, the President added:
i cannot wait to see whether the
committee at some future date will
again report the bill to the Senate
l cannot permit a continuance of
the upward spiral of prices
Farm leaders contend that only
three major commodities. corn,
wheat and sugar. would be affected
materially by the Bankhead bills
prohibition against the deduction of
benefit payments in establishing CELL
Ing prices, since most others already
are selling above parity levels.
II carried out without exceptions,
the Presidents action in freezing
prices of all commodities at existing
levels thus would keep these three
below parity despite the stipulation
OF Congress in the Stabiliza ton Act
that no ceilings should be applied
below that standard set up to equal
lze exchange Of farm and manufac-
tured products.
However, Senator Aiken, Repub-
lican. of Vermont predicted that
something must be done to raise
corn prices in order to get that i'm
portant feed crop moving to mar
kets. He said there is no disagree
ment among the farm groups on
that point
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Attorneys Illness Brings
Recess in Berth 13 Case
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ALBANY, Greg, April 10.-Circuit
Judge L. G. Lewelling today recessed
the trial of Robert E. Lee Folkes.
colored dining car cook charged
with the murder of naval officers
bride, because Defense Attorney Le-
roy Lomax was i'll and unable to ap-
pear in court.
DR.. E. l.. Hurd said Mr.. Lomax
was suffering from bronchitis with
a touch of influenza" and required
complete rest over the week. end.
The indicated the Portland (Oreg. }
attorney would be able to resume his
defense Monday of the 20-year -old
cook, who is accused of knitting to
death Mrs. Martha Virginia James,
81, Norfolk, Va. in berth lower 13 of
a speeding passenger train jan
uary 70.
Judge Lewelling did not specify
the length of the trial adjournment.
which interrupted direct testimony
by Marine Pvt Harold Wilson, who
was called to the witness stand yes
terday.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Raids
enemy minesweepers off LIE Havre
hi
Continued From First Page.

enemy minesweepers off LIE Havre,
scoring many hits.
The German communique to-
day, as broadcast from Berlin
ana recorded by the Associated
Press. acknowledged losses to
civilians and damage to build
ings from the latest British night
attack on Western Germany, and
said at least eight raiders were
destroyed.
(The British attack on German
shipping along the Norwegian
coast also was reported by the
Nazi communique. which said it
was entirely unsuccessful and cost
the Allies two torpedo-carrying
planesD
In daylight yesterday Raj Spit
fire planes machine-gunned supply
trains in Northern France. and at
dusk swift Mosquito bombers at
tackled industrial objectives near
Cologne.
Four enemy fighters also were shot
down over the Dover Strait.
English Coast Town Attacked.
A number of casualties and some
damage were caused by four German
planes which bombed and machine
gunned town on England's south
east coast at dusk yesterday, it was
announced.
The daylight attacks on French
supply lines ranged from LIE Havre
to Dieppe. The Air Ministry News
Service said the Germans were arm
ing supply trains. and attacking
fighter planes exchanged fire with
defending machine-gunners.
tThe Swiss newspaper, Gazette
de Lausanne. quoted a high off,
cial of the French railroads as
saying that the French railway
system is being steadily paralyzed
by the Allied air raids and by
Saboteurs.
tThe newspaper also said Brit
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Church Group Scores
Racial Discrimination
Urges VINO to Revive
Fair Employment Unit

BY the Associated Press.
A group representing the Catholic.
Jewish and Protestant churches has
conferred with War Manpower
Chairman McNutt TO make known
their concern over racial discrim-
ination in war jobs and to urge the
early revival of the Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee
The group said today they
stressed the disappointment Of
minority groups and especially of
the Negro people at the cessation of
public hearings of cases where
charges OF discrimination had been
made" No hearings have been held
since January, they added, and sew
eral members Of the committee have
resigned.
Mr.. McNutt told them, they said.
that he is most anxious to see the
Fair Employment Committee resume
its functions. but that the eXtraordi-
nary difficulty he encountered in
finding the right men to sit on the
committee and head it were holding
up his plans
The group was composed of Right
Rev. Msgr. John A Ryan of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Council DR..
Samuel McCrea Cavert, general sec
retary of the Federal Council OF
Churches; George E. Haynes. race
relations secretary of the council
Rabbi Abraham Shusterman of the
Commission on Justice and Peace
of the Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis. Rev. w. H. Jernagin,
chairman of the Executive Board
of the Fraternal Council of Negro
Churches. and Rev. John M. Hayes
of the NCWC.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
ish planes frequently have landed
in France to fly out youths eager
TO join the Allied fighting forces.)
The Modern Duvid.

ish planes frequently have landed
in France to fly out youths eager
to join the Allied fighting forcesD
Officials of the United States 9Th
Air Force refused comment, mean
time, on editorials in the British
liberal Weeklies, New Statesman and
Weekly Tribune, criticizing Ameri-
can daylight bombing of cities on
the Continent as causing useless
destruction and ghastly casualties -
Goebbels Visits Essen.
The Berlin radio broadcast a DNB
report that the German propa-
ganda chief. DR.. Paul Joseph Goeb-
bells, visited Essen yesterday in COM
pany with other military and poll
tical leaders.
Essen was the target for a 90O-ton
RAF raid week ago and previously
had been bombed heavily. DNB
said. the leaders conferred on de
fense and assistance matters to
counteract the British-American air
attacks"
Others in the party were DR..
Robert Ley. leader of the German
labor front: Field Marshal Erhard
Mich, chief of the air force high
command. Arthur AXmann, chief
youth leader; Col. Gen. Kurt Da-
luege, assistant to the chief of Ger
man police organizations; several
district gauleiterS and the mayor
of Nuremberg.
Nazi Strategy Discussed.
The authoritative civilian maga- =
zine Aeroplane said here today that
the Germans evidently are con-
serving their air force to fend off an
Allied invasion of Europe but ap-
pear mistakenly to be banking on
the strategy which saved Britain in
1910.
Arguing from British experience,
the Germans seem to have persuaded
themselves that strong fighter de-
fense for disputing command of the
air, and moderate bomber force
for smashing invasion fleets in port
and at sea, should give their coasts
the same immunity from landings
that was secured for the British
coasts in 1940.' the lead editorial
in the weekly said
The particular advantages, tech
nical and geographical. which aided
the Raj in 1910 do not apply to the
LuftWaffe in 1943.
The Germans have no similarly
compact area of defense; no equally
short ranges and limited selections
of ports for intensive exploitation
by their anti-invasion bombers. Nor
have they grounds for believing the
air preparations for this invasion
will proceed on the same model as
adopted by the Luftwaffe over Great
Britain
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Reply to Ickes DELAYED

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, April
10 jPD.-Puerto Rico's Legislature
has decided to delay an answer to
the letter of Secretary of the Interior
Ickes, criticizing DR., Jose M. Gal
lardo. education commissioner, for
not supplanting Spanish with the
English language as the medium of
instruction in Puerto Rican schools.
The letter was published in the
newspaper El Mundo.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

day and is now at Camp Lee. Va.
Before enlistlng in the service in
May, l94l, Pvt. Scholten attended
Anacostia High School A month
after enlisting he was sent to Cor
regidor i'll the Philippines. where he
was assigned to an anti-aircraft
unit. His last letter written to his
mother in october. 1941. told Of fore
bodings the men had that the Japs
would attack. Mrs. Scholten said
she learned last September through
the War Department that her son
was a prisoner.
Maj. Pittman, so, was born in
Stewart, Miss. and has been in the
Army, attached to the Medical
Corps, for the last 27 years.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Ex-Union Official Gets
z Years in Druft Case
; the Associated Press.

Ds the aSsOClhteu FIeSS.
MIAMI, Fla, April 10.-Federa.
Judge John w. Holland today sem
fenced Max Caldwell, former busi-
ness manager of Chicago Retail
Clerks Union, to two years i'm
prisonment and fined him 1000 for
violating the Selective Service Act.
Pvt. Mike Savachka, former treas
urer OF the union, was given a sus-
pended sentence of two years on
condition that he remain in the
Army until he receives an honorable
discharge.
The judge put Savachka on pro-
baton for Ave years, and ruled that
the time he spends in the Army
would be credited against the sus-
pended prison sentence.
Defense counsel has announced
an appeal.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

His wife, the
form er Mary
Margaret Dufey
Of Alexandria.
met him while
he was stationed
at Walter Reed
Hospital as med
ical administra-
tor, and h a S
t r a v e | e d
throughout the
United S t a t e S
and abroad with
him during the
IA years they
have been mar
rio6
Evening star., 1943-04-10
List Of 230 Prisoners
Of laps Include ;
From Capital Area
Maj. Bryon Pittmon of
Alexandria and Two
Privutes Reported Taken

An Army major rom Alexandria
and two privates. one from Wash
ington and the other a resident of
Rockville, Md, are among 230 SOL
diers and officers reported held by
the japanese as prisoners of war in
new list made public today by the
War Department.
The Alexandria officer is Mai.
Bryan w. Pittman. The privates
are Robert E. Scholten of Washing
ton and Lloyd c. Shumaker of Rock
vile.
Pvt. Scholten, 20. is the son of Mrs,
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Courtesy Of the Cuff

Diplomatic immunity from "aus-
terity" clothing has been extended
by the British Board Of Trade to the
represe ntatives of Allied and neutral
countries residing In Britain, thus
giving them the right to order trou-
sers with cuffs, 3 privilege denied
cabinet members.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Pvt. Scholten, 20, is the son of Mrs

I n ez Scholten.
an attendant at
S t. Eliza beth's
Hospital, W h 0
lives at 630 Mil
waukee plac e
Sc.
A native of
Shelbyviile, Ind,
P v t.. Scholten
lived here with
his mother and
brother for the
last Is years.
His brother, Ray
Scholten, Is, was
inducted in t 0
the service Tues
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Judge Rosenmun Enters
Johns Hopkins Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, April 10.-Judge
Samuel I. Rosenman Of the New
York Supreme Court. an adviser Of
President Roosevelt and a frequent
White House visitor. is a patient in
the Wilmer Institute Of Johns Hop
kins Hospital today.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Queen to Broadcast

LONDON, April 10 P).-Queen
Elizabeth will broadcast a message
to the women of the empire at 9
pm. tomorrow g pm. Eastern war
time), 1t has been announced at
Buckingham Palace,
Evening star., 1943-04-10
Shops Lick Wrapping Poper

Housewives of England are asked
by bakers and fish dealers to bring
their own wrapping paper when
making purchases.
Evening star., 1943-04-10
FOUND.

REPORT ABANDONED sTRKY ANIMALS
TO the Animal Protective Association for
Humane DISPOSITION. Hillside 1918 Pres
en' facilities limited to these only.
WILL LADY who lost package Of children's
wear, Tuesday, phone Falls Church l145-J?
Mrs. Patton.
Evening star., 1943-04-10

DOG-Chesapeake retriever. 10 months
Did, dark reddish no collar. name Prince.
on RI
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-08-01
Noted Editor To Be H0n0red

The maritime Commission announced today that l.ber
ty Ship assigned South Portland Me. shipyard, will
be named for the late Robert Nann, noted Negro lawyer
and founder and editor of The Pittsburgh Courier weekly
newspaper.
The ship fifth in a series named for outstanding Negro
Americans. will be launched in late September early in
October in the South Portland yards of the New England
Shipbuldng Corporation.
The first three ships OF tins series. the IS Booker r.
Washington the IS George Washington Carver and the IS
Frederick Douglass in active service two of them
with Negro captains with mixed The fourth, the IS
John Merrick was recently launched at Wilmington NCA
warship the Destroyer Escort Leonard Roy Harmon
launched last month by the Navy Department Quincy
Mass.
Robert Lee Nann born Ahoskie, n. G., August 81
1879, and died in Pittsburgh Pa, October "a 1910 Educated
the Virginia Union University and the University of Pitts
burg he was admitted the bar i'll 1000 and practced
Pennsylvania until 1896 when he decided give his full time
to his publishing business
He was one of the founders ncorporators of The
Pittsburgh Courier Publishing Company in March, 1910 and
editor of the paper and president and
the publishing company until his death
Under Mr. Vanns direction the Courier became
the largest Negro newspapers in the world with Abe cir
cuation 100000 and readers Engishspeakn
countries.
Mr. Vann also enjoyed distinguished a lawyer
In 9lS he served assistant City Solicitor for Pittsburgh
1924 he was named by President Coolidge member
five commission investigate conditions the Virgin
Islands In 1885 he served member OF the Constitutions
Convention of Commonwealth of Pennsy vania revise
the constitution.
Mr. Vann was also an ardent disciple of education and
aided young people OF his race to gam collegiate train
ing He several large contributions Virginia
Union University where, after his DEATH the tower of the
Belgian Pavilion of the New York Worlds Fair renamed
to Robert L. Vann Memorial Tower This Pavilion pre-
sented Virginia Union by the Belgian Government and
transported from New York Richmond Va.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-08-01
Laynan's Individual Efforts Scars
To 81 10000

A tell the limit of his ability until some
condition opportunity arises test it out Mr. l. iud-
deson aectionaey referred all the state Cousin
Tom seemed have stretched the full length of his ability
when brought up Eleven Hundred Dolors at the
Baptist State Convention MIR. Hudlleson, staunch and
oya Christian worker for number years, head Of
the avmens the Convention and asked to
bring up $OO0Oa good sized job for he accepted
the charge establishment of the whole Convention
he reported more than twice the This effort
lust demonstration of how much the people think
OF him how they appreciate the openings he has made
possible for them for of these dollars came IN answer
to letters the country to and women who
employed by him-Century Burial Agents. Afro Financial
Secretaries Farm Laborers and Office empoyeesall cheer
fully contributed when he called Respect for the service
Mr. Huddeston is rendering not only shown by the
cooperation of his own people but by the white well
because many of them gave literally.
The Convention gave loud applause to Mr.. Huddeston
for the splendid work he did and feel Christ him the
same commentator He did the men who doubled the
Talents He gave them.
Memories of the Convention will last long time Two
notes on Nacez College and is hoped that the
next session will go far beyond this mark.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1943-08-01
The Backbone of a Nation

All life is dependent upon food. When methods and
of food Off life Food is the first equis
victory therefore America push all food programs
the home and battle fronts There is great
drain Americas food supply because not only must the
men and women Plants the boys in the Service
uniform all the country civilians regular lie be ed
but the allied nations There is abundance, supply
great as when there drain
it. unless is at work to keep production gong
The food problem does entirely upon the farmer
producer but rests upon everybodyhe consumer as
we'll We afford and be extravagant in these
days The bread and bread ends that many homes
thought nothing Of today of vital Importance hungry
his best and America wants to be at its best
in every way
Food is the backbone OF nation. We know what
happens when backbone gives way believe physicians will
verify that mans strength is his back other
ament of the body completely stop action back
ache, is the duty of every person to that America
does not suffer backache from the lack of foo Il.