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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
PVT. WILLIAM A. SCHOTT

Military rites were held Mon
day at Clinton Grove Cemetery
for Pvt. William A. Schott. 35-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13

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Evening star., 1943-06-23
Operators Ask WLB
To Force Negotiations
BY the Associated Press.

~ NAic hoSOSAdtCu L 1859
The terms set forth by John
L. Lewis 'and the UNIV Policy
Committee for a resumption of
work were criticized today by the
Appalachian soft coal operators,
who told the WLB that operation
Of the mines on those terms
would punish the operators for
compliance with the Govern
ment's policy and reward MIR.
Lewis for defiance.
by no stretch of the imagina-
ton said the operators in a letter
to Chairman William H. Davis, "can
this dispute be considered settled
if the mines operate on any such
basis as that indicated by the order
of the Policy Committee of the
United Mine Workers of America"
I'VE call upon you" they said, "to
insist upon an orderly two-partv
agreement which will insure normal
operation of the mines and their
restoration to their proper owner
ship and control"
The letter was delivered to Mr..
Davis personally by r. l.. Ireland,
jr., and Edward R. Burke. spokes-
men for the northern and south
ern Appalachian groups, respec-
lively. The Central Pennsylvania
operators were not included in the
northern group which subscribed to
the letter
Evening star., 1943-06-23
MistriaI Is Declared
By Justice Laws
In Viereck Case
Woman Jurors Greeting
To Attorney Brings Plea
For disqualification

Justice Bolitha J. Laws this
afternoon declared a mistrial in
the Governments second try at
sending George Sylvester Vier-
eek, Nazi propagandist, to Jail
for violations of the Foreign Reg
istration Act. His decision fol-
lowed a defense motion that one
of the jurors had disqualified
herself.
The jurist explained that Juror No
8, identified as Miss Viola Fuqua of
the Shorsham Hotel, had inadver-
tently greeted Justice Department
Attorney John J. Reddan yesterday
afternoon as the jurors returned
from lunch.
1t further developed that the juror
had inadvertently failed to respond,
at the time the jury was impaneled
last Friday, to questions of whether
she was acquainted with any one in
the Justice Department or had any
relatives engaged in censorship.
Juror Greets Reddan.
A retrial was Immediately ordered
for Friday morning, at which time
an entire new jury will be picked
Defense Attorney John J. Wilson
explained to the court that he had
seen the juror walk up to Mr.. Red
dan, who was sitting in the court
room, and exchange greetings. Mr.
Reddan explained later that he had
not seen her for five years; that
she was "a friend of his room
mate.
Mr.. Wilson explained that while
he and Defense Attorney Leo Rover
were not inclined to assume any
improperly on the part of the juror,
(See VIERECK, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Mrs. Fairfax Harrison, II,
Dies in Hospital Here

Mrs, Fairfax Hararison, II. widow
of the former president of the
Southern Railroad. died today at
Doctors Hospital after an illness of
less than month.
Mrs. Harrison. formerly resi-
dent of this city. had made her
home in Belvoir Va, for the past
80 years. She was chairman of the
Garden Club of Virginia's Restora-
tion Committee and this May had
received the Massie Medal from the
club for outstanding achievement
in restora ton work
A resident here from 1897 to 1907,
Mrs. Harrison lived here off and
on after that for a number of years
and was the founder and head of
the Potomac School.
She is survived by four children.
Miss Constance Garry Harrison.
Belvoir: Mrs. Charles Baird, Mar
shall, Va; Mrs. Gerhard Bieke of
Baltimore, and Richard Fairfax
Harrison of Belvoir. Her husband
died five years ago in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
ConfereesL Lift
Restrictions on
President's 'sFund
Report Would End
All Limitations
On Its Use
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
House and Senate conferees
voted today to remove restric-
tions on the Presidents authority
to say where emergency funds
allocated to his office may be
spent.
The conferees now have reached
agreement on adjustment of House
and Senate versions of a $l43, 1000, 900
deficiency bill designed to supple
ment appropriations of various
agencies. Both branches have yet to
approve the conference report.
Also the conferees were said by
Representative Cannon, Democrat,
of Missouri to have agreed to a
House proviso designed to remove
from the Government payroll three
officials accused by House investiga-
tors of membership in subversive
organizations.
The three are Robert Morss
Lovett, Government secretary to the
Virgin Islands. and Goodwin B.
Watson and William E. Dodd. jr,
Communications Commission en-
ployes.
AS first passed by the House. the
bill prohibited the use of the Presi-
dents emergency funds to supple
ment financing of the Farm Security
Administration and the National
Resources Planning Board.
The Senate broadened the pro-
vision to deny the President the
right to transfer money from his
secret fund to finance any agency
for which Congress appropriates,
except the War and Navy Depart
ments. Later, the Office of Strategic
Services and the State Department
we're added to the exceptions by the
House, and the Senate subsequently
included the FBI in the exemptions.
Since there are restrictions in the
independent Offices appropriations
bill and the farm, bill against the
transfer of funds to finance con-
troversial agencies. the House con-
ferees agreed to recede from its
amendment. and the whole section
was eliminated" Mr.. Cannon told
reporters.
The decision OF the Senate con-
ferees to recommend acceptance of
the provision removing the three
officials from the payroll created
interest in view OF the Senates
recent 68-to-0 vote against such
provision
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Town West Of MandaIay
Raided by Americans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, June 23.-Liberator
bombers of the 10th United States
Air Force pounded Japanese-held
Monywa, in Central Burma, with 8
tons of bombs yesterday, a COM
munique said today.
Hits were reported on the Monywa
railroad station and tracks and on
an adjoining highway, as we'll as on
several japanese warehouses. Mony-
wa is 55 miles west of Mandalay.
On the previous day Nutshell me-
dium bombers were reported to have
flown through severe storms TO at
tack engins sheds at Thai junction,
IS miles south of Mandalay on the
railroad to Rangoon, and to blast
new japanese installations at Mying-
yam, 55 miles southwest of Mandalay
on the Irrawaddy. No planes were
lost on either raid.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Five Steps Proposed
To Aid Efficiency
In Federal Service
Romspeek Determined
To Find Who Erred on
Army Personnel Plans
Earlier Story on Page B-1.)

After five definite recommen-
dations for cutting red tape"
and eliminating time wasting
practices throughout the Gov
ernment service had been laid
before the RamSpeck Civil Serv-
ice Committee at it's request
today by James P. Mitchell, di-
rector of civilian personnel for
the Army Service Forces, Chair
man Ramspeck again made a
blistering attack on Undersecre-
tary of War Robert P. Patterson
Referring to. the discrepancy be-
tween Mr.. Patterson's testimony two
weeks ago that the War Department
was going to reduce its civilian per-
sonnel by 100000 while at the same
time the Budget Bureau had recon-
mended an increase of 100000, Mr..
Ramspeck said:
"On June 8, Mr.. Patterson told
the committee the department was
going to get rid of 100000 Yet, on
June 9, the department asked for
House Appropriation Committee for
an authorized strength of million
and a half This is 100000 more
workers than we were led to believe
you would have.
Il am not satisfied with this stu
alton. and l am going to find out
who made the mistake
Mitchell Replies.
Mr.. Mitchell in replying said he
had participated in War Depart
ment conferences in connection
with the dismissals, but that he had
no knowledge of the request for
100000. He said he had a breakdown
of the 100000 to be laid off but that
the breakdown should remain con-
fidential, because of the morale as
poets of disclosures at this time
About the layoff of the 100000 and
the possible rehiring of 100000 later
in the year or early next year, he
said, in justification for this stand:
Il can't see. why we should retain
these people on our rolls for three
or four months in anticipat ton of
(See CIVIL SERVICE, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Condini Limits Yankees
To Six Hits in First Game

NEW YORK, June 23.-The
Mats moved within one game of
a virtual first-place tie with New
York here today, defeating the
Yankees, 80. in the first game of
a doubleheader as Milo Candini
registered his seventh successive
victory without a defeat. The
husky Italian righthander per-
mitted only six hits and led
WaShington's 11-hit attack with
a home run and a double.
Washington staked Candini to a
SO lead in the first three innings,
clipping Spud Chandler for two
runs in the first inning as Gerald
Prlddy singled with the bases load
cd, adding two more runs in the
second and another in the third.
The Mats picked up two more runs
OFF Chandler and Bill Zuber in the
sixth as Johnny Sullivan. George
Case and Bob Johnson singled and
Chandler inserted an error. Can
DIM opened the eighth inning with
tSee BASEBALL, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1943-06-23
May Request
Draft for Men
Up o65 Years
Coils Attitude
Of Mine Leaders
'IntoIerubIe'
Earlier Story on Page A-1)

Earlier Story on Page AID
President Roosevelt this after
noon threatened to invoke a
work or fight order on the coal
miners in the event of another
strike, he announced late today,
explaining that he would ask
Congress to legalize the in
duction of men up to IS years of
age if necessary.
The President, declaring that the
action of the United Mine Workers
leaders in the coal situation has
been 'intolerable," declared in a
statement that the Government had
already taken steps to induct all
miners subject to the selective serv-
ice act had the mine strike not been
called off last night by John L. Lewis,
the United Mine Workers leader.
The President said Before the
leaders of the United Mine Workers
decided to direct the miners to re-
turn to work. the Government had
taken steps to set up the machinery
for inducing into the armed
services all miners subject to the
Selective Service Act. who alb
sented themselves without Just
cause from work in the mines un-
der Government operation.
AS the Selective Service Act does
not authorize the induction of men
above As years into the armed serv-
ices, l intend to request the Con-
greSS to raise the age limit for non-
combat military service to IS years.
l shall make that request Of the
Congress so that If at any time in
the future there should be a threat
Of interruption of work in plants.
mines or establishments owned by
the Government. or taken of pos
session of by the Government, the
machinery will be available for
prompt action
Twice during the first World War
President Wilson invoked a work
or fight order against recalcitrant
labor.
When the miners went out on
their second strike in June. the
President held out the threat Of
draft deferment cancellation for
strikers.
I The remainder of the President 5
statement today follows:
1T is good thing that the miners
are returning to their work. This
is the third time within a short
period that the production of coal
has been ioterr,IDte6
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Late Bulletin
Strikes Condemned

COLUMBUS, Ohio (P.-The
35th annual Governors Con-
ference today expressed dis
approval of "any strike by any
group anywhere in America
as affecting essential indus
tries for the duration of this
war for the reason that any
such strikes or stoppages
gravely threaten the security
of our Nation and endanger
the cause for which we fight"
The same resolution COM
mended agriculture, labor and
management for the results
achieved by their respective
groups for the war effort.
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Vinson Blocks Raise
OF 8 Cents an Hour for
IS Railroad Unions
Sterilization Director
Will Issue Own Views
Within Next Ten Doys
By the Associated Press.

Fred M. Vinson, director of
Econmic Sterilization. today set
aside the award of an Scent
hourly wage increase recently
granted to 100000 non-operat-
ing railroad employees by three
man emergency board of the Ma
tional Railway Labor Panel.
But for Mr.. Vinson' S action. the in
crease-totaling s204 900, ,OOo-would
have gone into effect today.
Mr.. Vinson directed the emergency
board to reconsider its recommended
tions and to make revised report
to the President in the light of the
memorandum opinion which will be
filed by me within the next 10 days.
Silent on Own Opinion.
Mr.. Vinson did not state whether
his forthcoming opinion would have
the effect of increasing or decreasing
the net pay of railworkers. or
whether he was motivated by some
othe" consideration.
The incorporating workers af-
fected. members of IS railway labor
organizations, are employed by class
l railroads, railway express agencies.
refrigerator car companies and
stockyard firms which operate rail-
roads
The emergency board made its
recommendation to Mr. Roosevelt
May 26. 1t estimated the annual
payroll cost to the railroads would
be s204 100000 but said the increase
would not warrant rate boost nor
preclude any justifable rate reduc-
ton
Unions Disappointed With Award.
The boards recommendation was
not renewable by the War Labor
Board, but the stabilization director
had 80 days in which to act Officers
of the IS railway labor unions in
volved expressed disappointment
with the award at the time it was
announced.
Members of the board were: DR.
I. L. Sharfman. University of Mich
igan economics professor; Walter T.
Fisher, Chicago lawyer, and John A
Fitch of the New York School of
Social Work, Columbia University.
The proposed increase, they said.
was the minimum, non -infationary
adjustment necessary to correct
gross inequities and to aid in the
effective prosecution of the war;
Mr., Roosevelt indicated since then
he favored time and half pay after
40 hours for the incorporating rail-
way employees, the same as now
applies in other industries in inter-
state commerce. The railway work
ers are on 48-hour week. If such
program were worked out, these
employees would receive an increase
OF slightly more than s cents an
hour, Independently of any change
in basic rates.
Evening star., 1943-06-23

With the predicted peak of 80
degrees for the day already
topped by a recording of 90 at
4 o'clock, June, 1943, put in its
bid to whip the record for June
heat established in 1925, when
the thermometer touched 80 de-
grees or better for IA days. To-
days reading was the thirteenth
day of 90-degree heat this month.
Relief was promised this afternoon
and evening-Without Thunderstorm
ers. The official forecast was some
what cooler this afternoon and to-
tSee WEATHER. Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Mats Trail, 40,
After Beatinq
Yankees, 80
Cut New York's Lead
To One Gume in
Twin-BiII Opener
BY BURTON HAWKINS.


NEW YORK, June 23.-The
Mats, fresh from an 80 win in
the first game of a double
header here with the Yankees,
which put them within one game
of a virtual firSt-place tie, were
trailing New York, 40, after
three innings of the second
game.
Washington smashed out II hits
IN the opener, sparked by Pitcher
Milo Candini who racked up a
homer and double in winning his
seventh straight game.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case flied to
Iindell. Spence walked and was
out stealing, Hemsley to Crosetti.
Vernon singled to center. R. john
son walked. Priddv beat out a hit
to short, filling the bases. Clary
flied to Keller.
NEW YORK-Crosetti doubled to
right. Stainback flied to R. john
son. Keller struck out, and so did
Lindell
SECOND INNING.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ground
ed to w Johnson. Bonham threw
out Giuliani Carrasquel famed.
NEW YORK-Etten popped to
Sullivan. Gordon flied to Case
HemSley flied to r. johnson.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case popped to
Gordon. Spence popped to Hemsley.
Vernon beat out a bunt down the
first base line. R. johnson forced
Vernon, Crosetti to Gordon.
NEW YORK-W. johnson flied to
r. johnson. Bonham grounded to
Priddy. Crosetti singled off Sullivan's S
glove. Stainback singled to center,
Crosetti stopping at second. Keller
walked. filling the bases. Lindell
was safe when Clary threw wild past
Vernon permitting Crosetti and
Stainback to score, and Keller to go
10 third. Etten singled to center.
scoring Keller and sending Lindell
to third. Lindell scored and Etten
took second on wild pitch Clary
threw out Gordon. Four runs.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
British Expect Fight for Italy,;
Internal Collapse Discounted
Princess of Piedmont
Thought One Friend
Of Allied Cause
BY BLAIR BOLLES,
Star Staff Correspondent.

LONDON, June 23.-The Prin-
cess of Piedmont, lovely Belgian
born wife of Crown Prince Hum
berto, is the latest name being
discussed here as the most pow
erfully active friend of the Al
lies inside Italy. She is the sis
ter of King Leopold of Belgium.
Little stock, however, is being put
in her or anybody else's ability to
convince Mussolini that he should
throw in the sponge and invite the
troops of the United Nations in
London is prepared to see long
hard fight for Italy. unalleviated by
any diplomatic developments.
Despite the emphasis being placed
in news from Italy on Carl Scorza
Fascist party secretary. the view
here is that Mussolini is still running
the show.
Offers First Political Test.
Informants say that instead of
trying to pick out any friends of the
Allies now, the. United Nations Will
wait for that distant day when
Italian conquest is complete and
then see what Italians on the spot
are in a position to offer strong
anti-Fascist cooperation with the
Allies.
The preliminary expectation is
that occlIpied Italv would be COW
erned on the model of Tripolitania
which is subject to United Nations
military supervision. Stories that
the King is influential or really pro-
Allied are considered unreal
Italy will provide the first demon
stration of what the United Nations
can do politically towards soothing
seething Europe. For that reason
the outline of plans for Allied po-
= litical arrangements there after
the country has fallen are being
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Senate Group Votes to Limit
Subsidies to $5OO,OOO,
Toft Clause Revised in Closed Meeting;
Legislation Faces Stiff Floor Bottle

such payments sought support for a
variety Of proposals that ranged
from required congressional sanction
for all subsidies to a prohibition
against use of any Government
funds for price rollbacks.
While administration forces sought
a 81 ,ooO, 100000 a year limit to ex-
penditures of the reconstruction
Finance Corp. for subsidy payments,
Acting Chairman Bankhead. Demo-
crat, of Alabama proposed the $780,
100000 figure which, he acknowl-
edged. met some objection" from
committee members.
If adopted, the legislation would
permit the administration to con-
tinue its price rollback on meats,
butter and coffee-estimated to cost
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Arms Output in Britain
Is 40q6 Above 1912
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON June 23.-Production
of munitions in Britain i'm the first
quarter of 1943 was 40 per cent
higher than in the same period in
1912, Capt. Oliver Lyttelton, minis
ter in charge OF production, said to-
day, adding that the volume of radio
equipment in war use will be dou-
bled this year as compared to 1912.
1--WE are now reaching the point
where our chief task lies in develop
ing the flnesse of our new weapons
and in securing the greatest output
by improved efficiency, rather than
by striving for more volume" Capt,
Lyttelton told constitutional club
luncheon.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Lyon Phelps
Is Taken to Hospital
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. June 23.-
Prof. William Lyon Phelps is a pa
tient at st. Raphael's Hospital here,
it was disclosed today.
His physician said only that he
had entered the hospital Monday for
observation and that his condition
was fair"
Pof. Phelps, who retired from the
Yale faculty in 1888 after Al years
of teaching at his alma mater, was
70 years old last January. Though
not in the best of health during
recent years. he has continued since
his retirement the writing and lee
turing that made him interna-
tionally known.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Dixon, Back From Pacific,
Gives President Report

President Roosevelt today received
report on conditions in the Pa
cific from Sir Owen Dixon, the
Australian Minister, who has re-
turned from two-month trip and
brought Mr.. Roosevelt a message
from Prime Minister Curtin.
Sir Owen told reporters the ques-
tion of Australia's safety from in
vasion was one of the matters dis
cussed with the President, but he
did not amplify this point.
The Australian Minister saw Gen.
Douglas Macarthur commander in
chief in the Southwest Pacific dur
ing his trip. He also went to New
Guinea.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
WORK OR FIGHT ROOSEVELT Tells MINERS
Fortresses Hit
Nuzi Areas in
New Raid
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 23.-Forma-
tions Of American Flying Fort
reSses roared In low across Dover
and Folkestone this evening, ap-
parently returning from new
daylight attacks on Europe fol-
lowing heavy assault last night
by RAF four-engined bombers
on the German steel and COM
munications center of Muelheim.
Dispatches said townspeople in
Dover and Folkestone crowded into
the streets as the returning Fort
resSes swept over at less than 1000
feet. They waved to the big bomb
ers and cheered.
Rubber Plant Set Afire.
1t was reported authoritatively
that aerial photographs taken dur
ing yesterdays Fortress attack on
Huls. Germany, showed that the
highly -combustible synthetic rubber
plant there was set aflre and the
entire target plastered with ex-
ploSlve and incendiary bombs.
80 Today's Fortress formations re-
turned from across the Channel
while squadrons of two-engined We'll
lington bombers of the Raj still
were pounding targets in enemy ter
ritory. Scores of high flying Allied
fighters also were across the Chan
mel, continuing the pattern of round
the-clock assault
Fires Burning at Krefeld.
The blasting of Muelheim last
night was only slightly less heavy"
than the previous nights attack on
Krefeld. by more than TOO bomb
ers, the Air Ministry news service
said
The crews flying to Muelheim saw
fires still burning at Krefeld. which
one Halifax pilot said looked like
a circle of smoldering ashes"
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Temperature Scars
To % at 40'C|ock;
Relief Tonight Seen
This Month Near Record
Of Hottest D. G. June
Since Mark Of 1925
BULLETIN.

Lucille Hooper, 16, colored,
750 Fairmont street NV, was
treated for heat exhaustion
at Freedmen's Hospital this
afternoon following her COL
lapse at Georgia avenue and
Irving street NV. She was
released after treatment.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Quezon Slated 10 Take
Treatment al Saranac Lake

By the Associated Press.
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y. June %.
President Manuel Quezon of the
Philippine Islands is tentatively
scheduled to come to Saranac Lake
for treatment. DR.. Francis B. Tru-
deau, internationally known spe-
cialist. disclosed today.
He said if President Quezon came
it would be in the fairly near fu-
ture." President Quezons health,
never robust. has been reported poor
since his escape from japanese
forces in the Philippines after the
fall of Bataan last year.
Evening star., 1943-06-23
Earlier Story on Page A-5.)


tEarller story on rage A-5.)
By the Associated Press
Legislation limiting to $780,
100000 a year Government pay
ments to force down food prices
was thrown into the congress
sional battle over subsidies today.
The Senate Banking Committee.
after two-hour session behind
closed doors. approved by a voice
vote revised version of an amend
ment by Senator Taft. Republican.
Of Ohio. which would have set a
$3.50 100000 ceiling on subsidy pay
ments to offset decreases in retail
food prices
Regarded as the most liberal of
the anti-subsidy proposals, the
measure was in for an admittedly
stiff floor battle as opponents of all