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Evening star., 1943-01-29
Fuel Rationing Makes
This Special Event Of
Sweaters Important

Because of the cooler homes
and Offices, many Washington
men will be particularly inter
ested in this special selling of
sweaters at The Hecht Co. to-
morrow morning.
This event will take place in
the Sport Shop on the main floor
of The Hecht Co.'S new E Street
Building. On several tables in
this department will be an as
sortment of the popular pullover
sweaters at two dollars and
eighty-eight cents.
Included are baby shaker
knits, soft brushed sweaters,
plain-color Weaves and neat
patterns.
Among the styles are Crew and
V-necks, which are favorites
with men of all ages, from high
school lads to college men and
older men who like a sweater
under their coats at the office or
at home after dinner. These are
at the special price of $288.
The fabrics are virgin woods,
wool and rayonS, cotton and
rayons. The colors include tan,
blue, brown and green. These
sweaters come in sizes 36 to 46.
Also appealing to many men will
be another group of finer sweat
ers at a special selling of $488
in The Hecht Co.'S main floor
sport shop.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Hecht Co. Launches
Special Selling
of Men? 5 Shirts

An event of special interest to
hundreds of Washington men
will be special selling of mems
shirts. 1t will be launched at
The Hecht Co. in the mems fur
nishings department on the
main floor.
More than five thousand shirts
Iare to be displayed on cases and
counters at opening of doors to-
morrow morning. Interest will
undoubtedly center around the
major group sold at the price of
one dollar and fifty-eight cents
each. Included are hundreds Of
broadclothS and madrases from
the stores regular stocks.
In this group are regular soft
collars, fused and Wrinkle-fr
collars. The latter group looks
starched, yet it isn't, and retains
its smart appearance throughout
the day. These collar styles are
available in the $1.58 selections.
1t was pointed out that the
shirts at ST. are Sanforized and
pre- shrunk, guaranteeing the
Wearer permanent fit. The
small shrinkage of 10 or 90 will
not affect the size of the collar
after numerous launderings.
There are other groups which
feature imported fabrics and 2x2
broadcloths. These are also at
special prices of S178, S198 and
1888.
No doubt many wives will be
interested in this event for men
since statistics have shown that
about 800 of mems furnishings
are purchased by women.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Also q Special Selling
of Mems Nationally
Advertised Neckweor

Adjacent to the special shirt
section in The Hecht Co.'S main
floor, mems furnishings depart
ment will be several tables and
racks displaying fine neckwear
at special prices. -
The labels on this i1eckwear
group are all nationally adver-
tised and are from one of Amer
ica's foremost manufacturers
These fine ties are specially
priced at fifty and seventy-fve
cents each.
1t was noticed that this neck
wear is Manufactured and has
resilient construction Innings.
These important features enable
the ties to retain their shape
after numerous wearings.
Among these tie fabrics are
silks, wool challis, Silk-and-wools;
silk-and-rayons and lustrous
rayonS. These are in the soc and
75c groups, which include hum
dreds of patterns suitable for
year-around wear.
OF special interest to men are
several other neckwear groups,
specially priced at $1.00 and
$125. These, the same as the
ones above, are nationally adver-
tiSed brands.
Evening star., 1943-01-29

and charge the committee with work.
ing out the details and putting them
into action.
Manufacturer A might agree that
AS his part in the program he would
stop making whole line of differ
ent garments and make nothing but
one model of simplified shirt.
Best Done BY Industry.
Manufacturer B would be assigned
mems suits-making only the stand
ardiZed model.
The same procedure is deemed
possible for actual materials going
into the war effort. Recently, when
a dozen high officials were quarrel
ing over dividing up the available
inadequate supply of a certain
mechanism, research proved that
the one company which could sup
ply enough of the mechanisms to
satisfy every one was loaded down
instead with an artillery contract
which could-and was-shifted to
another firm.
Mr.. Baruch's contention is that
this kind Of shifting around can
only be done by industry itself be-
cause no person or agency in Wash
ington can possibly know all of the
production facts of thousands of
plants scattered all over the country.
Evening star., 1943-01-29

an overload" of work on Arbuckle.
Henderson wrote at that time that
he would hasten back to Washing
ton at the earliest possible mo-
ment.'
In the cross Ss-eXamination. Ar
buckle told the court that his alleged
letter to Henderson urging the latter
to come to Washington Immediately
probably crossed" in the mails with
Henderson's letter to Arbuckle dated
September "a He told the court
that Henderson came to Washington
between September "a, and Oc-
tober 9.
Previously, 1t. Col. Robert E.
OBrien, U, S. A, retired. who de-
scribed himself as a resident of the
District for the last seven years,
testified as a defense witness that
he saw Henderson in the District in
1888, but said he could not be abso-
lutely positive he saw him here "on
or about October" of that year,
Evening star., 1943-01-29

geared not only to advise but to act.
These committees would not be at
tached to single Government
agency. such as WPB, but would be
available to all Government agencies
at the same time.
Mr. Baruch, who was chairman of
the War Industries Board in the
World Warm effect the Donald
Nelson of 1918-expressed belief that
each industry could solve its own
shortages and rearrange its own pro-
duction schedules to fit the war
needs, instead of having Washington
send out detailed instructions.
Examples are difficult because of
military secrets involved. But one
mentioned by Mr. Baruch involved
simphf1cation of clothing To con-
serve material and machinery, to re-
duce the use of manpower needed in
more vital Industries or in the armed
forces, the Government might want
the clothing industry to cut out
hundreds of different models, colors
and patterns and concentrate on a
few simple designs.
Would Create Furore.
Under present practice, if such a
program were decided on, Wash
ington officials would promulgate
thousands of legalistic words de-
scribing down to the last detail what
the Government wanted done. In,
evitably, there might be misunder-
standings, mistakes, rebellion and
public furore.
Under a naturalization plan, the
Government would call in COM
mittee empowered by the clothing
industry to act The Government
would outline a general program.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Russiun War Relief
States Dinner Meetina

A conference and dinner meeting
will be held by the Russian War
Relief at the YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV, at 6:15 pm,
February 10.
Delegates from churches. civic
clubs, professional groups and trade
unions have been invited to attend.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman. chair
man Of RWR in Washington. will
open the meeting with Oscar Chap
man, Assistant Secretary of the IN
terror, presiding. Chief speaker of
the evening will be Gardner CoWles.
jr, director of the domestic branch
of the Office Of War Information.
Mr.. CoWles accompanied Wendell
Willkie on his trip to the Soviet
Union.
On the metal collection drive you
have an S card. Go the limit.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Baruch Backs WPB
Proposal 10 Reduce
Duplication in Plants
decentralization Plan
Would Give Industry
More Responsibility
py tie Associated Press


Bernard M Baruch. 72-year -old
unofficial doctor of the Nations war
production ills, has indorsed a ten
tatiye War Production Board scheme
to "rstionalize" large segment of
industry for more efficient output of
military goods.
The plan calls, among other things,
for less duplication Of effort by
various factories, and more SIM
plification Of design and models
Under it whole industry might be
operated as single plant.
Naturalization, Mr.. Baruch COM
mented, lis just $40 word for some
thing my old War Industries Board
and the Army's industrial mobiliza-
ton plans have been advocating for
25 years"
He described the proposal as mean
ing less detailed planning in Wash
ington Government Offices. Industry
would be given more responsibility
for trimming off peacetime frills and
Implications and arranging itself for
maximum war production
Committees Split Up.
Most war agencies already have
their industry advisory committees,
he conceded. but these groups are
so split up they don't function prop
erly. Instead. he suggested that
each ma ior industry-such as steel
have single powerful committee
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Hearing Set for Feb. l6
For 3 Accused Doctors

Preliminary hearings for three
District physicians charged with
selling morphine not in accordance
with professional practice. have
been continued until February Is.
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage set the new date
at the reqeust of defense and Gov
ernment counsels, both of whom de-
sired additional time to prepare
their cases.
The three men are: DR.. GaiuS
Marcus Brumbaugh, 80. of s05 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, noted
genealogist and author of numerous
technical books; DR.. Thomas A.
Poole, 70, 3610 Q street NV. an
internationally known specialist in
SINUS infections, and DR.. Holmer K.
Butler, SO, of 1873 Pennsylvania Sc.
The defendants are free on $500
bond each.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
1000 GondoIo Cars
Being Built for Pennsy

Construction of 1000 heavy duty
gondola cars to transport vital war
materials, each car with capacity
OF 70 tons, is now under way and the
new cars should be in service the
first half of this year, the Pennsyl-
Vanla Railroad Co. announced to-
day.
The gondolas will have wood
planking temporarily in the side
Evening star., 1943-01-29
lArbuckIe Jury Begin,
EmbezzIemenf Case
Deliberations Today
Defendant Reoffirms
Innocence on Stond;
Contempt Move Hinted

A District Court jury was sched-
uled today to begin consideration Of
the case of William Withers Ar
buckle, Al, former manager of the
Senate restaurant. who is accused
of embezzlement, following conclu-
sion of testimony late yesterday
during which the defendant re-
turned to the stand to reaffirm his
innocence.
At the same time. Justice Bolitha
J. Laws. in whose court Arbuckle is
being prosecuted, announced in
open court that he may institute
contempt proceedings against Ar
buckle.
Justice Laws appointed Howard
Boyd, local attorney, to represent
Robert c. Henderson, defense wit
ness, against whom contempt pro-
ceedings have been started Argu-
ments by counsel for Henderson will
be heard Tuesday at pm,
Accused in S1,08O Sum.
Arbuckle has been charged in a
1o-count indictment with embez-
zling $1,000 in Senate restaurant
funds between September 8 and Sep
tember 30 of 1888. During the trial,
Assistant United States Attorney
John L. Laskey introduced evidence
purporting to show that Arbuckles
financial depredations during the
period totaled Sl,925.
Arbuckle, in whose behalf four
members of Congress testified dur
ing the trial, took the stand again
yesterday in his own defense, stoutly
maintaining his innocence.
On the question of his alleged
meeting with Edward H. King, as
siStant manager, who had charge
of Senate Restaurant funds, Ar
buckle stated again that the meet
ing took place about early October
of 1885," that he turned the money
over to King and that Henderson
was present at the meeting.
Letters Show Henderson Absent.
Previously Henderson had testi-
fed he was present at the meeting
and then, in the face of a barrage
of letters introduced by Mr.. Laskey
and purporting to show Henderson
was in Canada at the time, the wit
ness admitted he apparently" was
in Canada.
1t was this testimony which led
to the institution of contempt pro-
ceedings against Henderson.
In close cross examination yeSter-
day, Arbuckle said again there was
no doubt in his mind about the
money being turned over to Mr..
King and about Henderson being
present as witness to the meeting.
Arbuckle told the court that
man named Robert Bruce, associ-
ate at school which the defendant
operated, resigned from the school
during the summer of 1888, that
Henderson's services were badly
needed at the time, that Arbuckle
wrote to Henderson urging him to
come here and that Henderson came
to Washington during September to
help Arbuckle
Mr.. Laskey then produced letter
dated September "a, which Hender-
son wrote to Arbuckle from Walker
ton, Ontario. Mr.. Laskey quoted
Henderson as saying in the letter
that he could not leave Canada for
about 10 days.
October Letter Produced.
Mr.. Laskey then produced another
letter, dated October 8, in which
Henderson expressed his regrets if
his enforced absence were placing
Evening star., 1943-01-29

On the metal collection drive you
have an S card. Go the limit.
Evening star., 1943-01-29

sections to conserve steel. The total
cost will be s3,150.000. The railroad
said it already has in operation
1900 open-top freight cars OF the
composite wood and steel design
which also incorporates provision
for replacing the plank sections with
steel after the war The UNDER
frame and trucks are of steel.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
VICTORY BOOTH HOLDS
ATTENTION

While doing your shopping to-
morrow, a special booth on the
main floor of The Hecht Co.
should hold your interest. This
is the Victory Booth, where War
Bonds and Stamps are being
purchased by many patrons and
employees of this store.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
Even A Saronu
Would Be Better

Continued from Page i
The tattoo artist should be ar
rested they decided But the ar
fist was unavailable. Furthermore.
the sprightly girl on Bobbies arm
still smiled a frankly disarming
smile.
USES PEN
So Bobbie was asked 10 appear in
juvenile court. With a fountain
pen. he modestly attircd the girl
~ his arm in panties and brassiere
before displaying her in court.
Juvenile authorities. however, sug-
gestcj that he keep his sleeves
rolled down all summer. Bobbie
said that would be inconyenient.
Finally, the Judge handed Bobbie
court order, which read:
Put a dress on the woman on
the bearers arm"
With the order in his pocket.
Bobby set out for the tatto shops
TO find something modest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
Boxer Protests
Line Treatment

continued from Page i
took BLACK jack" from his right
hip pocket.
The argument apparently deVel-
oped around Ortiz insistence that
he be allowed to re-enter the United
States and Stanifer's refusal to al
low him TO do SO.
CROWD GATHERS
BY that time" Ortiz said "a
crowd was beginning to gather
around the inspection station and
cars were backed up for some dis
tance.
Il am certain" he stated, that
the officer was aware of the fact
that I am an American citizen. He
had given me trouble at the border
several times before.
Another federal officer on duty
finally intervened. according to Or
tiz. and at his suggestion the party
was permitted to proceed into the
United States.
In the party were Ortiz, Mallobox
their wives and the boxers sister
and brother-in-laW
Records revealed that Ortiz was
born in the United States July 2.
1916 and that he was baptized in
a San Bernardino church Aug. ),
1916
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
John Carter Jr.
E|ks Border Chief

CALEXICO. April John p.
Carter, Jr., was installed as ex-
allied ruler of the Calexico ElkS'
lodge last night following an in
stallation banquet given in the
lodge hall.
Others who took over important
posts in the organization we're
Henry C. Webster. Jr, leading
knight; Orville Warren. loyal
knight; Norman Knudsen, lectur-
ing knight; Don Bonar, esquire,
Edmund Thompson, secretary:
Robert Reed, treasurer; Alien
Yourman. inner guard; George
Townsend, chaplain; Earl Hinton,
tiler.
Last exalted ruler was John Cook,
who is now member of the US.
armed forces. Since Cooks induc-
ton into the service several
months ago, various past exalted
rulers have directed the activities
of the lodge.
William LorenZ served as INSTALL
ing officer last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
Take Some Lessons

Take Some Lessons
Trouble dogged the steps OF
Chester McNutt. Imperial Valley
trucker, while on a combined busi-
ness and pleasure trip to the noun
tains. He loaded two horses pleas
ure) and caterpillar business on
his eight-wheel semi-truck. The
back end of the truck was in
little ditch to make loading easier
iMcNutt had everything ship-shape
SO he crawled into the truck and
started the motor. The truck would
mt move an inch.
That's a silly thing" McNutt
muttered to himself He induced
another truckman to pull his truck
out of the ditch The McNutt truck
stood there as unmoving and stub
born as mule.
So they unloaded the caterpillar
and hooked it to the immoVable
truck, and started pulling. The
truck moved this time but the
wheels didn't.
"Hummmm and a lot of other
things" gritted McNntt as he re-
leased the air brakes on his truck.
The women have some classes
where they teach automobile and
truck mechanics. Mr. McNutt.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
8 LA. CounciImen
Retain Positions

LOS ANGELES. April 7.-(UP)-
Three new members of the city
council had won their positions,
eight were reelected and four 9TH
ers faced a run-cff in the May 4
final elections following yesterdays
light primary poll incomplete re-
turns indicated.
New members OF the council were
Lloyd O Davies, Second district;
John c. Holland. Fourteenth dis
trict. and George H. Moore, Fiji
teenth district.
Facing a run-off were: Bruce
Stannard and Harold Hardy in the
Eleventh district Earl c. Gay and
L. E. Timberlake in the Sixth, Par
ley P. Christensen and Mearl AL
len in the Ninth, and Roy Hamp-
ton and Ned r. Healy in the Third.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
NEW BOOKS
Al the Ell Centre Public Library:
FICTION

FICTION
Intrigue, Eric Amber; Excuse Me,
Mrs. Meigs, Elizabeth Corbett Big
Store, Donald Rose; Crooked Adam,
d. E. Stevenson; Corpses At In
dian Stones, Philip Wylie.
NON-FICTION
The Physics of Blown Sand And
Desert Dunes, r. A. Bagnold; Music
rs a Hobby, Fred B. Barton; Chile,
Erne Ferguson; Elementary Metal
lurgy, w. T. Frier; How To Be a
NeWspaperman. Neil MacNeil; Prin-
ciples of Photographic Reproduce
ton, Carl Miller; I Saw The Fall
OF the Philippines, Col. Carlos
Romulo; Storm Over The Land,
Carl Sandburg; Between The Thun-
der And The Sun, Vincent Sheean:
The Contemporary Christ, w. A..
Smart; Army Posts And Towns.
Charles Sullivan; Parties For PEN
MES, Nancy Webb.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
Chicago Reflects
Kelly as Mayor

CHICAGO, April 7 CUP) - The
powerful Kelly Nash Democratic
machine remained in control of
Chicago's city hall today by virtue
of Mayor Edward J. Kelly's sub
stantial victory over Republican
mayoral candidate George B. Nc
Kibbin.
Kelly was reelected TO third
term by ll6,l59 votes in yesterdays
city election as the Kelly-NaSh or
ganization survived the most de-
termined bid made to unseat it
during its 10 year tenure.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
Special Class to
Include Hardship
Cases in Draft

WASHINGTON. April 7 CUP) -
Plans to wipe out the dependency
classes of draft registrants include
establishment of a special ga class
to be made up of pre-Pearl Harbor
father and men whose departure
from the home would make their
family public charge. it was learn
ed today
Reclassification of all other men
in IA. 3-B and &c will be ordered
about April Is. according to au-
tlioritatiye sources. in order to place
them in the right classes as decid-
cd on the basis of occupation.
SOME WILL REMAIN
The men assigned to the special
ga class - hardship cases and
fathers whose child or children
we're born before Sept. IA, 1912 =
will remain there until the present
prohibition against the drafting of
fathers is lifted. Then they, too
will be reclasSified on the basis of
occupation.
Plans to wipe out the dependency
classes of draft registrants is ap-
preaching the final drafting stage,
i. has been received favorably by
state selective service directors who
Yesterday concluded a two day
conference on the subject with
Mai Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, ma
tional selective service director.
WON'T DISCUSS DATE
Hershey once said that drafting
of fathers would begin about July l,
but now he will not discuss a speci-
fic date because of several factors,
including a belief that it might be
delayed by the possibility that
public opinion is going to drive
from the factories the young men
whose sole claim to deferment has
been occupation.
The projected reclassification
would result in taking man from
class ga and placing him in IA,
subjecting him to imminent induc-
ton. if he has no grounds for oc-
cupational deferment. or in PA, if
he is necessary man in civilian
Job Those in 3-B would be placed
in 2-B if entitled to occupational
deferment.
STAY DEFERRED
The 3-C's, those deferred both for
dependency and agricultural re-
sons. would become 2-C's, but
would continue to enjoy the virtual
certainty of duration-long defer
ment. There is no certainty on the
PA and 2-B deferments which gen.
orally are good for only six months
n order to permit training of a re-
placement.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
Short Beers to Be
Shorter than Usual

LOS ANGELES. April 7.-UP)-
Warm, summer days will undoUbt-
edly come to Southern California
as usual this year, but there won't
be that usual glass of ice-cold beer
to make 'em pleasant.
That, at least. was the forecast of
local brewers, who said their malt
quotas had been reduced 7 per cent,
ON top of which there was Short
age of containers.
Add a huge demand from mill
tary posts, which get first call on
the supply, and Suds will be as hard
to find as meat, brewers predicted
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
CaIifornians Form
Society Of State

Any former Imperial Valley resi-
dent who now lives in the nations
capital may affiliate with the Cali
fornia State Society, Ben Herring
El Centro Chamber of Commerce
secretary, said Wednesday.
Herring said he had been advis-
ed that membership in the organi-
zation is open to all former Cali
fornianS.
The society, Herring stated. oper-
ateS to unite former residents of
the state, adding that social func-
tions are staged regularly by the
organization which has as its pres
ident Ray C. Wakefield, member
of the Federal Communications
commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
9Th Army Smoshes
German Defenses

line along Wadi Akarit in the dark
ness. When they had done their
work, Montgomery sent his shock
troops forward.
BY nightfall British tarks had
burst through to the coasta. plain
stretching northward to the noun
tains above SouSSe. more than 130
miles north of Gabes.
More than 600 Axis prisoners were
captured, and once again Rommel
was in forced retreat after tenn
porary stand-the pattern of his
l500-mile flight westward and
northWard from the Alamein line
in Egypt.
Despite the rapid shrinking of
the last Axis bridgehead in North
Africa, Allied military experts in
London warned that there was no
reason to expect a sudden collapse
Of an attempt at a Mediterranean
Dmkirk The Germans appeared
to be still sending reinforcements
to Tunisia. and plenty of hard
fighting was III prospect.
GERMAN CLAIMS HIGH
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox S
warning that the Allied shipping
situation was serious, with March
losses heavier than those in Feb
ruary. was followed by a Nazi prop
aganda claim that U-boats operat-
ing in the Atlantic and Mediter-
raneon had sunk IA ships totaling
100000 tons.
/ On the Russian front fightin:
flared up in scattered sectors. TIL,
i Germans made a tWo-pronged at
tack in the Volkhov area south
east of Leningrad, but Moscow re-
ported it repulsed The Red army
beat back wave after wave of Ger.
man assault forces along the Do.
nets river. and in the Caucasus re.
i duced the Axis Kuban bridgehead
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-07
Cal Pensions Due
For Small Increase

SACRAMENTO, April 7.-UP)-
Probability that the California Leg
islature will grant increased old age
pensions seemed bright today as the
lawmakers and Gov. Earl Warren
studied differing recommendations
of majority and minority factions
On the governors citizens commit
tee.
Most legislators were inclined to
go along with the majority request
of a boost from the present $40 PEN
sion to $50, retaining the present
age limit of IS. There appeared to
be little or no substantial support
for the minority request of $50 at
so. on grounds it would cost toe
much.