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Evening star., 1943-05-04
D. {. Skipper Dies
In Schooner Wreck
Coast Guard Receivers
Body Of Cupt. Wrightson

The sinking of a schooner and
the death of it's captain-Walter
Wrightson, 70, of 523 Eleventh street
N.W.-were reported today from
Cape May, NJ j., where two survivors
from the vessel and the body of the
captain were brought to shore by
Coast Guards.
Capt. Wrightson died when his
lifeboat overturned after the schoon-
er had been lost in a storm at sea,
Coroner Herbert Hansman of Cape
May County said, the Associated
Press reported.
The captain had lived at the Elev-
enth street address here since last
fall, with his daughter, Miss Ruby
Wrightson, a stenographer for the
Bureau of Internal Revenue He
left here for a sea trip about three
weeks ago.
Miss Wrightson departed today
for Cape May, where her fathers
body has been taken to a morgue
pending her arrival.
Survivors from the sunken schoon-
er were taken to the naval dispen-
sary in Cape May. Their names
were not announced.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
u. 5. Urged 10 Permit
War Workers 10 Use
Autos on Vacations
Plan Would Spur Output,
Michigan Governor Tells
Brown and Eustmun

Price Administrator Brown and
Joseph B. Eastman, director Of tho
Office of Defense Transportation.
received from Gov. Harry F. Kelly
Of Michigan today plan to main
tain peak war production" involving
immediate relaxation of restrictions
on travel by war workers.
With representatives Of labor,
business and civic organizations, the
Governor contended at q meeting
with the OPA and ODT chiefs that
regulations to permit workers to en-
Joy vacations from home would go a
long way toward reducing absentee
ism and improving health and
morale.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
Of Michigan, present at the confer
ence. commented that recreation Is
indispensable and that 1t is neces-
sary to permit the pople to exercise
their vacation habits Of many years
in order to assure high efficiency in
war production.
August Scholle, representing the
Michigan CIO, said the contracts Of
union workers provided for vaca-
tions, and that they could be spared
from their jobs. The only problem,
he said, Is transportation.
Gov. Kelly told Mr.. Brown and MI.
Eastman that periods Of relaxation
away from the Job are essential II
war workers are to sustain peak war
production.
II am convinced from the facts
given me by industry, labor and
health authorities that absenteeism
will become more prevalent unless
we act quickly to remove its causes.
Great Britain found that healthful
recreation away from the job helped
materially to solve her absenteeism
problem.
For the workers who have earned
vacation periods and who need them
in order to preserve their health
and strength we need only move one
barrier-that barrier is travel re-
striction."
The Governor explained that he
was speaking specifically about limi-
tations on the use Of private auto
mobiles on which he said most peo-
pie in Michigan depend for trans
portation.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Ford Plant Stoppage
Of Work Probed
Reason for ldIeness
Of 5000 Is Disputed
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, May 4.-As production
approached normal in divisions of
the Ford River Rouge plant today,
representatives of management and
the United Automobile Workers
(CIO) began joint investigation
into the cause of idleness for 5000
men yesterday.
The two groups, acting together,
arranged to call in workers involved
in a stoppage which the company
said was IAN organized refusal to
work" and the union called "a lock-
out" Most of the affected workers
were reported back on the job today.
The production foundry and the
foundry machine shop principally
were affected. Activities in the motor
building and the magnesium foun-
dry were curtailed. All were doing
war work.
A company spokesman said that
280 of 467 iron pourers and mill
wrights failed to report Sunday to
the production foundry and layoffs
were necessary yesterday because
of lack of materials. He said the
company regarded it as an Organ
lied refusal to work" in view of the
number of men who failed to report
Sunday.
Percy Llewellyn. president OF
Ford Local 900, denied that there
had been a planned walkout and
said that only 178 men had failed
to report. He said they were dis
satisfied over failure to settle a
dispute over extra pay for Sunday
work.
The union official said that when
the men came back yesterday they
found their time cards had been
removed and they were not per-
mitted to resume work.
To this the company spokesman
replied, that the men had failed
to give reason for staying of the
job, so the time cards were re-
moved until they could be ques-
toned over their absence.
Evening star., 1943-05-04

nights sleep, other flight personnel
hired Akbar.
Mr.. Woods, however, became sus-
picious. In the first place, Akbar
disappeared from the time he left
his charming duties until his ap-
pearance the following sunset. In
the second place, it seemed to Mr..
Woods that there were suddenly a
lot of snakes in that part of India
and recently those being charmed
by Akbar were running for the bas-
ket at the first took of the flute.
The chief pilot figured he could
tag each snake and thus prevent
Akbar from putting ringers in the
rafters. But he also figured that
each clinical treatment for snake
bite cost $18. and non-clinical treat
ment cost $50 quart.
But now, with the home Office
satisfied that a snake charmer has
something to do with running an
airline, Mr.. Woods just figures he'll
leave the situation alone.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Anti-Strike Bills
Continued From First Page.)
ploye who strikes or encourages q
strike during the war.
Would Draft Strikers.

ploye who strikes or encourages q
strike during the war.
Would Draft Strikers.
Amend the Selective Service Act
to provide for immediate induction
of a person who strikes, and his or
her assignment to the same or SIM
liar work previously being per-
formed. Persons so inducted would
continue to receive their former pay
scale, but without overtime for the
first 48 hours. Additional profits
accruing to the employer from the
curtailment of overtime would be
taken by the Government.
Senator Eastland said he would
have his bills sent to committee for
consideration separate from the
Connally measure.
Meanwhile, Senator Taft, Repub-
lican, OF Ohio offered an amendment
to the Connally bill to give the War
Labor Board effective power to de-
eide disputes and have it's decisions
enforced, as an alternative for Gov
ernment seizure of plants.
Failure of either party to appear
at the boards hearings would not
deprive 1t of jurisdiction. In the
recent mine crisis John l.. Lewis,
head of the United Mine Workers,
remained away from the boards
meetings.
Would Continue Production.
The Taft plan provides that when
the board has taken Jurisdiction Of
dispute, and until 10 days after its
order is issued, the parties shall con-
tinue production on the terms pre-
vailing when the dispute arose.
IT either employer or employe fails
to carry out board order, and
production is interfered with by
lockout or strike, the Attorney Cen
eral could apply to the Circuit
Courts of Appeals for an injunction
to prevent the doing of any one
or more of the following:
Cd The beginning or the con-
tinuance by one or more employers
OF lockout Of any of the employees
OF such employer or employers;
CD The instigation, promotion,
furtherance or support by any per-
son or labor organization or officer
thereof Of any strike against one or
more employers, or of any organized
stoppage or showdown of the work
in which such employer or employers
are engaged; provided that no in
junction shall be issued against an
individual employe by reason only
Of his having ceased work, or re-
fused to continue to work or to
accept employment.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
|Airwuys Hires Snake Churmer.
Chief Pilot Suspects Trickery
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 4.-There's a
month snake charmer in
Northern India who is on Pan
American Always payroll, the
company revealed today, but the
flight personnel of India isn't quite
sure it's on the level
Chief Pilot Hugh Woods of China
National Aviation Corp.-a PAA
afnliate-had to rent tea planters
bungalow for temporary quarters
and he suspected the presence of
snakes.
Mr.. Woods made a dicker with an
cid Indian mystic to get rid of the
snakes, and Akbar Shuja went on
the payroll for 800 rupees month.
Thereafter Akbar appeared each
sunset with a flute and basket,
and, after a few minutes of eerie
noises, departed with a basketfull
of hooded cobras. 1t wasn't long
before, in the interests of a relaxed
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Baseball
Continued From First Page.)

made fine stop of Welaj's hop and
threw him out.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Johnson flied
deep to Estalella. Vernon was out,
Siebert to Flores who covered first.
Priddy popped to Hall.
PHILADELPHIA-Priddy threw
out White. Mayo doubled to left.
Estalella flied to Case, Mayo hold
ing second Siebert lined to Case.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON struck out.
Sullivan walked. Leonard sacri-
feed, Flores to Suder, on first.
Clary walked. Case grounded to
Mayo, who stepped on third to
force Sullivan.
PHILADELPHIA-Suder flied to
Spence. Hall famed but had to be
thrown out, Early to Vernon. Swift
singled to left. Priddy threw out
Flores.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Hall threw out
Spence. johnson flied to Welaj.
Vernon walked. Vernon stole Sec
ond. Priddy walked. Suder threw
out Early.
PHILADELPHIA-Welaj singled
to left. White beat out bunt
down the third-base line, Welaj
stopping at second, but when Clary
threw wildly past Vernon, Welaj
scored and White continued to third
Mayo flied to johnson in short left
field, White holding third. Estalella
flied to Spence in short center field,
White holding third Siebert was
purposely passed. Suder singled to
center, scoring White, Siebert STOP
ping at second. Priddy threw out
Hall. Two runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Sullivan ground
ed to Siebert. Mayo threw out
Leonard. Clary flied to Estalella.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. threw
out Swift. Flores singled to left.
Welaj hit into double play, Clary
to Priddy to Vernon.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case was safe
when his grounder bounced off Hall 5
chest for a hit. Spence singled to
center, Case stopping at second.
Johnson forced Spence at second,
Hall to Suder, Case taking third.
Vernon hit into a double play. Suder
to Hall to Siebert.
PHILADELPHIA-S Sullivan threw
out White. Mayo beat out a bunt
down the third-base line. Estalella
walked. Siebert forced Estalella at
second, Priddy to Sullivan, Mayo
taking third. Suder doubled to left,
scoring Mayo, Siebert stopping at
third. Hall tapped in front of the
plate and was thrown out by Early.
One run.
| NINTH INNING.
| WASHINGTON-Priddy flied to
Welaj. Early went out the same way.
Myatt batted for Sullivan and
famed.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Soldier, Told to Jump
From Army Plane, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated PresS.
NEW YORK, May 4-Staf Sergt
Douglas B. Gertsen, Story City
Iowa, was killed yesterday when he
bailed out of an airplane based al
a Virginia airport, it was announced
today by the Army.
Sergt. Gertsen and other mem
bers of the crew were ordered tc
jump by the pilot of the plane after
his craft, which was on routine
fight. got out of control. The pilot
subsequently regained control Of
his ship and brought 1t in for 8
safe landing at Langley Field.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Red Cross Drive Success
Here PIeases Roosevelt

President Roosevelt told his press
conference this afternoon that he
was very proud of Washington
and he emphasized Washington
D. C-for having exceeded it's Red
Cross quota by 26 per cent.
The Presidents comment was
prompted by report that showed
that the Nation had donated $138,-
100000 in response to the Red Cross
call for $l25 100000 and that the
Capital was one of the cities which
went over the top.
The President added that he
wanted to congratulate the country
as a whole for this showing.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Wisconsin Will Stage
Stute Fair This Year
BY the Associated Press,

0S tAc ASSOClAte0 1IeSe.
MADISON, Wis, May 4.-Wis-
consin will hold State fair this
year. Milton H. Button, director Of
the Agriculture Department, an
nounced today after a conference
with Gov. Walter, S. Goodland.
Dates are to be decided this week.
Mr.. Button said the fair would
conform with the Governors re-
quest that it be streamlined with
the idea Of promoting emcient pro-
duction, conservation and utiliza-
ton Of necessities in wartime.
The department revived plans for
the exposition after Army onicials
abandoned . proposal to use some Of
the fair ground buildings for troop
training purposes.
Evening star., 1943-05-04

would reveal what was spared the
French people by the efforts Of Mar
shall Henri Petain.
Admiral Robert protested "in the
name Of the Frenchmen of the An
titles whom you have subjected by
blockade and by violating your en-
gagements."
He said he had always been .
good neighbor" of the United States
and deserved treatment as such.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Strategic Wins Preukness Trial,
Beutinq New Moon 3HLenqths

New Moon was the lone Preakness
eligible in today's field.
The Straus colorbearer, a chest
nut son of Discovery, took the lead
as the field went by the clubhouse
for the first time, held it around the
first turn and then opened up mar
gin of four lengths on the back
stretch.
Strategic started closing the gap,
however, pulled even around the
final turn and went into a length
lead at the head of the stretch and
then pulled away. -.s
The winner covered the mile and
one-sixteenth in 1:46b, and won q
purse of $3.50 by his victory. :. =, !;
Second choice at the mutuels,
Strategic returned $12.10. $500 and
$2.98 for 81, New Moon was the
odds-on favorite.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 4.-The Glen
Riddle Farms Strategic won the
$2,500- added Survivor Stakes before
a crowd of approximately 5000 per-
sons at Pimico race course today,
defeating H. L. Straus' Preakness
candidate, New Moon.
Ridden by Lloyd Knapp, the Riddle
colorbearer took the lead as he and
New Moon came into the stretch
and went on to a margin of 81
lengths at the wire. New Moon was
21a lengths in front of F1amingo
Farms Baby Darling and M A.
Cushman's Link, finished fourth in
the field of six 3-year-olds.
The Survivor is the final public
trial for the Preakness Stakes,
which will be contested Saturday.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Promotions
Continued From First Page }

for 1t. Gen. Ben Lear, until re-
Gently commander of the I'd Army
at Memphis, Tenn, and now acting
commanding general of the Army
Ground Forces during the absence
OF 1t. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, who
was wounded recently in North
Africa. Gen. Lear is scheduled to
retire for age May 80, but will be
recalled to active duty Immediately
for assignment here, and today's
nomination will permit him to retain
his present temporary rank in his
new post.
Other brigadier generals to be
named to be major generals are
Charles L. Bolte, John r. Hodge,
Thomas B. Larkin, Arthur H. Car
ter, Hugh j. Gaffey. Clements
McMullen and Robert G. Breene.
Gen. Buckner has headed the
Alaskan command since the spring
OF 1910, and has fashioned the north
ern outpost into a stronghold of
continental defense.
The son Of Confederate general,
Gen. Buckner was graduated from
West Point in 1908. He returned
there in 1888 as commandant. He
served on the Mexican border and
twice in the Philippines. In 1918
he took up flying, and still pilots
his own plane in Alaska. Gen.
Buckner also was one of the early
eXponents of mechanical warfare.
He served In Washington during
the last war and was executive Of
ficer of the Army War College in
1928 and 1929.
Col. johnson left the presidency
OF johnson & Johnson, surgical sup
ply house, last year to take a Re-
serve commission. He commanded
the New York ordnance district al
the time Of his appointment to the
Smaller War Plants Corp. in Jan.
uary. He formerly lived at Prince
ton, N. j.
Capt. Bryant, whose home is ir
Searsport, Me-, has had a command
at sea since the spring of 1941.
Ran Away at 16 to Enlist.
| Gen. Kepner ran away from hi.
farm home in Kokomo, Ind, a
the age of 16 and enlisted for {
four-year hitch in the marines, serv.
ing In the Philippines. Later he
joined the Army. Legend has i
that he got overseas in the Worlt
War by swapping places with ar
infantryman. Gen. Kepner's orig
inal Army unit spent the war IL
Newport News, while he went Il
distinguish himself in France,
He decided to take up aviation or
his return to the United States ane
became an expert in lighter than
Colcnels nominated to be brig
adler generals are:
Julius E. Slack, Joseph E. Harri
man, Frederick Won H. Kimble, Dear
c. Strother, Oscar B. Abbott, Joh1
B. Murphy, Glen c. Jamison, viii
liam G. Weaver, Robert B. Mcclure
Paul c. Wilkins, George c. Beach
jr.; Edbert F. Bullene, Sidney Erick
son, William o. Reeder, Edward 3
Mckinley, Edwin D. Patrick an.
John F. McBlain.
Henry B. Sayler, John H. Gard
ner, Harold N. Gilbert, Emil c
Kiel, Edmond H. Leavey, Harry F
Thompson, Martinus Stenseth, Jos
eph A. Baer, Uzal G. Ent, Calvir
Dewitt, jr. (no relation to Gen
DeWitt): Gilbert x. Cheves, Lucas
V. Beau, James w. Curtis, Glenn O
Barcus, John A. Porter, Edgar P
Sorenson and Joseph B. Sweet.
William B. Bradford, William B
Kean, Frank Camm, Harold A
Barnes, George A. Horkam, Ralph
H. Goldthwaite, George E. Hart.
man, John c. P. Barthof, Ludsor
B. Worsham, Aaron Bradshaw, jr.;
Robert F. Travis. Boykin c. Wright
Arthur w. Pence, John Merryrnar
Franklin, Cecil R. Moore, Thomas S
Arms and Leo Donovan.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
British Experience
with Canteens Might
Profit U. s., owl Says
Restaurant System Aids
In Reducing Absences
From War Jobs
81 the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States might profit by
British experience in feeding war
workers, the ONCE of War Informa-
ton indicated today in a report say
ing no country has understood bet
ter than Great Britain the impor-
tance of the problem.
Since 1910, the Owl said, all Brit
ish war plants employing $50 or
more workers have been required to
provide suitable canteens, in or near
the factories, serving freshly-cooked
meals.
The average cost to the worker is
about 20 cents for a well-balanced
meal.
The Nutrition in Industry Division
of this country's Food Distribution
Administration recently disclosed
that $4,000 American war plants
with $50 or more workers have no
feeding arrangements for them at
all.
Will Feed IS Per Cent of Workers.
The Owl said many similar Brit
ish plants voluntarily have set ul
their own canteens and soon, &C
cording to the British Information
Services, 95 per cent Of Britain's s
mine workers will be provided with
canteens.
The British government sponsors
more than 1900 restaurants, CEN
tralized community dining rooms
at which workers may obtain two
course meals for the equivalent OF
about % cents. In addition, the
British restaurants provide "cash-
and-carry' meals which can be
picked up by the married woman
worker and reheated at home.
The British canteens, said Owl
have played large and important
part in maintaining morale and re-
ducing job absences"
Various Methods Followed.
There are various methods oil
operating the British canteens.
Most employers" the Owl said
hire a manager to run the canteer
directly. Some use the services O,
catering contractors who take full
responsibility for their operation
and for obtaining food. In a few
cases firms have handed over thu
canteens to the workers to run en-.
tirely."
The Owl quoted the superintend
ing inspector for British factory
canteens in 1941:
"Whatever method is employed
success depends on the personality
and skill of the individual manager
and the extent to which the workers
feel that the canteen really exists t.
serve them"
Set Up Committees.
The Owl said the superintendent
reported that one solution to man,
canteen problems is to set up com
mittee from the regular users of tn
canteen, the committee acting a
an outlet for complaints.
The Owl concluded:
Rationing regulations have beel
carefully worked out 50 that in
dustrial canteens@ not only receiv
higher allowances of food thai
ordinary restaurants but have ais
been graded A or B according II
the type of worker served. =, .,.
Category A, which includes work
ers in the heavier manual occupa
tions like construction, mining, irol
and steel works and shipbuildine
receive slightly higher meat allow
ances that canteens in categry E
which serves workers in lighter In
dustrial jobs.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Average Work Week
Lowest in Ohio
And Kentucky


PITTSBURGH, May 4.-The
Governments six day week
order would affect more coal
mines in Kentucky and Ohio
than in other States of the Ap-
palachian area, according to
February figures of the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics.
The figures. obtained from the
bureau by large coal producer,
disclosed that Kentucky mines
worked an average Of 35.5 hours
a week: in Ohio it was 36.8.
Other States: West Virginia,
37.2; Indiana, 37.3; Illinois, 37.9;
Pennsylvania, 1913.
Thus Pennsylvania was clos
est to the six-day week of AZ
hours. and Kentucky closest to
the flve-day week of IS hours.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Nuns Miracles Credited

BERN, Switzerland, May 4 (P).-
The Swiss Telegraphic Agency said
today in a Vatican City dispatch
that the Congregation of Rites had
accepted two miracles presented for
the canonization of Mother Fran
cesca Saveria Cabrini who died in
1917 in Chicago and was buried in
New York. She was the founder of
the Order of the Sacred Heart.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Auxiliary Craft Launched

CAMDEN, Me-, May 4 P.-
Financed by Augusta residents who
purchased more than $365 900 worth
Of War bonds, the naval auxiliary
craft apo 64 was launched today
from the yard of the Camden Ship
building and Marine Railway Corp.
Evening star., 1943-05-04
Martinique
would be the controlling factor in
any new situation which might arise.
Cites Havana Agreement.
CONTINUED From First Page.)

would be the controlling factor in
any new situation which might arise.
Cites Havana Agreement.
Pressed to explain whether this
meant the whole question of Mar
Unique has passed into control of
the Navy" Mr.. Hull called atten-
ton to the Havana agreement
among the American republics con-
corning administration of foreign
colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
This agreement, he said, Is being
kept In mind.
Mr.. Hull did not make Admiral
Roberts note public, but a reliable
source disclosed that the admiral,
sharply rejecting criticism of the
Vichy government as German-con-
trolled, accused the United States of
trying to drive the people of these
colonies into hunger" and warned
Americans they might some day
have to pay the price for this un-
awareness" of his and the Vichy
governments patriotic aims.
The same source summarized the
contents of Admiral Roberts note,
handed to the departing American
Consul General at Fort de France
Saturday as follows:
After acknowledging receipt Of
the United States note of April
26 declaring that this Government
could no longer deal with any
French colonial official adhering to
and taking orders from a German
dominated regime, Admiral Robert
went on to say that six months
had passed since an informal agree
ment was reached to continue rela-
tions on the previously established
basis.
Points to Efforts.
Since then, he said, he had made
every effort to arrange amendment
Of previous agreements in line with
American requests, while at the
same time conserving legitimate
care for the interests which have
In charge"
The efforts of the United States
Government, however, had been di-
rected, he said, toward an attempt
to drive the people of these colonies
into hunger" (This was an ap-
parent reference to the suspension
Of food shipments from the United
States to Martinique since last No
vember0
And now. Admiral Robert con-
unued, the American Government
bases its arguments on misfortunes
which France has been unable to
avoid In order to justify the "rup-
ture Of all relations with the terri
tories placed under my authority"
He concluded with a protest ''in
the name of the French govern
ment" against the unjust judg-
ment" Of the American Government.
and added that history some day