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Evening star., 1943-09-16
Roosevelt and Hull
FeIicitate Mexico on
independence Day
BY the Associated Press,

President Roosevelt today sent the
following message to President
Manuel Avila Camacho of Mexico,
on celebration of the anniversary
of Mexican independence:
1T is with particular pleasure
that I extend to your excellency and
to the Mexican people my heartiest
congratulations on this anniversary
of Mexican independence which
finds Mexico and the United States
firmly allied in a common and tri-
umphant struggle to preserve the
heritage of liberty and democracy
left us by those whose deeds we
celebrate on our national holidays.
"On this day you and your COM
patriots may contemplate with sat
isfaction the contributions you are
making to the cause Of the United
Nations. Mexicans have laid down
their lives for that cause. Mexicans
are fighting and working for 1t. The
products of Mexico In an ever in
creasing stream are swelling the ar
senal in which the victory Of that
cause Is being forged.
II am happy to send to your ex-
cellency at this time, my most sin
cere good wishes for the continued
welfare of the united Mexican
states as well as my most cordial
personal greetings cherish the
recollection of our meeting last
April and greatly value your friend
ship"
The following message was sent
by Secretary of State Hull to Min
lister of Foreign Relations Ezequiel
Padilla:
"On this anniversary of the in
dependence of your great nation, I
extend cordial greetings to your
excellency and sincere good wishes
for the continued welfare of the
people of Mexico and for your per-
sonal well-being. I also take this
occasion to send you my warmest
personal regards and to renew the
assurances of my highset consid-
eration."
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Bon on Whisky Making Stands
As Industry Demands Alcohol

Synthetic rubber got the blame
today for a War Production
Board ruling against a brief
resumption OF whisky-making.
Distillers, along with many Of
ficials of the WPB itself, expressed
surprise at yesterdays decision not
to grant two week vacation" from
the uninterrupted production Of in
dustrial alcohol, in which all dis
tillers have been engaged exclusively
since last October.
Even so brief a vacation would
have refurbished Liquor sup
plies considerably. The capacity OF
distilleries has been stepped up
greatly to meet wartime demands,
and distillers normally operate only
a few months of the year
Decision Was Surprise.
Less than "a hours before the Of
fetal veto, high WPB source had
said the proposed "furlough" was
getting favorable study. since it ap-
peared that four-flfths to five -sixths
OF the beverage whisky industry's
capacity would be sufficient to meet
requirements for industrial alcohol.
Members of the Industrial Alco-
hol Industry Advisory Committee
who met confidently here yesterday
were notified that substantial in
crease" in military requirements had
to be met and that the stock piling
of alcohol must continue. No re-
lease could be given this year, they
were told, nor could any. assurance
be given of what 1914 might bring.
Subsequently a new factor came
to light-a 20 per cent increase in
the estimated requirements of in
dustrial alcohol for synthetic rubber
in 1914. The Office of Rubber Di-
rectoi Bradley Dewey confirmed
that an additional 10000, 900 gallons
had been requested for next year
and several million" gallons more
this year.
Feared bad Psychology"
WPB sources said also that the
War Food Administration had
passed the word along that the use
of grain for whisky making at this
time would be bad psychology" in
view of the drive for increased food
production.
While WPB blamed increased re-
quirements of synthetic rubber for
the decision not to give distillers
holiday" figures recently released
by the agency do not substantiate
that claim. In the release, WPB
estimated industrial alcohol produc-
ton and imports this year at 375,-
100000 gallons, and total consump-
ton for synthetic rubber, Army,
Navy and other uses at 272, 100 900
gallons.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Hearings Postponed
| On 1914 Tax Measure
By House Committee
sy the Associated Press.

sy the Associated Press.
A big question mark hovered over
the search for new billions OF war;
time revenue today as the House
Ways and Means Committee post
poned indefinitely the opening of
hearings on the 1874 general tax
measure
However. Chairman Doughton
said he still had hopes the measure,
which no doubt would embrace new
and higher levies,. could be enacted
by January /. 81
The hearings had been set tenta-
lively to begin next Monday, but
it was understood neither the Treas
ury nor the congressional tax staf1,
recently at loggerheads and ap-
parently unable to work together,
was ready to present a program.
That situation brought a sharp
statement from the Republican side
of the Ways and Means Committee
.by Representative Reed Of New York,
who said mo concrete proposals
have yet been made. due largely to
the Presidents inability to reconcile
conflicting viewpoints within his ad.
ministration." though the President
''as long ago as last January re-
quested $4,000, 900 600 increase In
revenues
Reed Opposes Delay.
Mr.. Reed said he favored commit
tee consideration of tax legislation
without waiting for the administra-
tion's proposals. Mr.. Roosevelt told
press conference Tuesday that it
might be some time before the
Treasury is ready to present its rec
concentrations for new levies.
Mr.. Doughton indicated the COM
mittee would not wait long, saying
of course we want their views, but
If they don't make tax decisions
down town, that won't keep us from
making decisions up here"
"We must have new tax bill by
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Prof. Motion A. CoIton
OF Naval Academy Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS. Md, Sept. 49,
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon for Prof. MOI
ton A. Cotton, instructor in French
and Spanish at the Naval Academy
for 80 years, who died yesterday.
A native of Oklahoma and q
graduate of Yale University, Prof.
Cotton at one time was school
superintendent in the Philippines.
He also had taught in California.
He retired from the academy
faculty in 1887.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Curb on Deliveries
To Be Nationwide,
BY the Associated Press.


Restrictions on motor truck de-
lfveries. in effect in the District and
the II Northeastern States since last
spring, will be extended to the en-
tire Nation October II.
Joseph B. Eastman, director OF the
Ofhce of Defense Transportation.
said the action "is the best means
of safeguarding the public's inter-
est"
The order, announced yesterday,
bans retail deliveries of packages
weighing less than S pounds or
measuring go inches or less in length
and girth combined; prohibits Sun
day deliveries except for ice, milk or
cream. and restricts to once a week
retail delivery of alcoholic beverages,
tobacco. confectioneries, soft drinks,
ice cream, magazines and flowers
Bread and bakery products, meat,
poultry. eggs, fruits, vegetables and
fish. may be delivered only three
times week. Laundries, dry clean
ers and tailors are held to two trips
Stop growing about the things
yOu can't SDend y0ur money for
Evening star., 1943-09-16

ent lack of SUFFICIENT personnel and
equipment.
He said the division had been
doing good job, but that the service
necessarily fell short of require
ments 'in this suddenly overstuffed
community"
Mr.. Suter' also urged that funds be
provided for modern utility build
ing to supplant the present open-a
garbage transfer station in South
east Washington, about which there
long has been public complaint.
Evening star., 1943-09-16
First Home Brew cose
Since Repeal in Court
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS Alcohol tax agents
brought their first home brew case
since repeal In 1888 into Federal
Court here. charging i woman viii,
selling the beverage without Fed
eral retail tax stamps.
Frank A. Harpold. alcohol tax
unit investigator, commented that
q shortage OF beer and relaxation of
sugar rationing probably will bring
a revival of the commercial "home
brew fiat" of the 20s.
Evening star., 1943-09-16

A0uSSWIvEEI o
49, Continued milk distribution depends
prompt
BY returning empes the early the week Friday
Evening star., 1943-09-16
First Man to Ride
Ii Police Petrol Freed
81 the Associated Press

SANTA FE, N. Mex.Police ar
rested man on 4 charge Of intoxi-
cation and carried him to Jail In 3
shiny patrol wagon.
In court the next morning, the
head jailer generously gave him q
package of cigarettes and the judge
dismissed charges against the be-
wildered defendant.
He was the first law violator to
ride in Santa Fe's new Black
Maria"
Evening star., 1943-09-16
Mon Solves Tox Problem

CHICAGO H1.-Alfred j. Pestone
shouldn't have much trouble with
his income tax filing from now on.
Last year he sought assistance from
woman lawyer, Miss Martha Card
well. Today he married his attorney.
, 1943-02-17

ganda is being put out by the
former national hero. Eddie Rick
enbacker and the newspapers made
the statement that American sea-
men refused to unload supplies
at Guadalcanal because it was
Sunday. This lie was Immediately
denied by the u. S. Corps and
other Government agencies. The
Navy also issued a denial through
Admiral Halsey, Commander of
the southern seas This Hitler in
spired story was promoted in an
effort to break down civilian NOR
ale and SANDER our merchant sea-
men. The newspapers should have
printed in full the denial reports,
but did not Why the discrimina-
ton?
2. Rickenbacker's statement on
production after his rescue was
not true. It is a known fact that
where hold-ups were, it was be-
cause business interests sabotaged
that production by delaying con-
version until the u. S. Govern
ment guaranteed profits. As all of
you are aware, where we have La
bor arrangement Councils, there
is outstanding promotion of pro-
duction.
8. He blacklisted men who dared
join a union, employed labor spies
and now is fighting organized la
Dor in the interest of NAM.
4 These uniustifiable remarks
of Rickenbacker's. are saying that
YOU and YOU are laying down
on the job. Who knows more of
what they are doing than each
American citizen out for a speedy
Victory? We ask that Ricken-
hacker work over on our side of
the fence where Victory is our
ULTIMATE COAL
5. Just a thought In Ricken-
hackers sensational limelight, the
public does not seem to know that
he was not the only one on the
raft. Briefly -. two were AFL
members and one CLIO member
serving in OUR ARMED FORCES.
We wonder if Rickenbacker was
ON the wrong raft!
, 1943-02-17
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
AID WAR

To the tune of $4,000 in War
Bonds, UERMWA (CIO) workers
in 3 Westinghouse Electric plants
invested a retroactive pay in
crease recently, the result of an
idea contributed by Josephine
Brzozowska, a worker.
War Production Drive Commit
tees in the electric company chain
also report that in the plant at
z Springfield, Mass, Tom W.
Chlosta had won Is WPB stickers
by Pearl Harbor Day for repeat
winning suggestions on his Award
of Individual Production Merit.
In the plant at Canton, Ohio, Eearl
Browns place at the machine, af-
ter he left for Army service, was
taken by his wife, Mary Herrick
Brown. And In the shop at East
Pittsburgh Pa, the accident rate
dropped 30 per cent despite a 81
per cent increase In man-hours OF
work.
, 1943-02-17
Views
and
Reviews


The UEs win the-war wage
sterilization program for 1913,
published several weeks ago in
our national union paper, was
adopted by the CLIO Executive
Board as the basis for wage de-
mands to be made during the
course of this years contract ne
gotiations.
Main points of the wage pro-
gram for 43 consist of ID wage
increases to meet the increased
cost of living, (2) firm application
of the principle of equal pay TO,
comparable work" as applied to
women replacing men, 60 no cuts
in time values as the result Of in
creased wal production effort, and
az the establishment of a high
minimum rate, which will insure
a decent standard of living to un-
skilled workers.
Tied to this wage program is
a firm demand for effective price
control and rationing to avoid a
further increase in living costs,
and to protect the living standards
of every worker and his family.
Prepare Now!
Preparations for successful full
filment of our 1913 wage and
contract negotiations must begin
at once, right down. inside of
every Local Union, of every I'm
ion member. And there isn't a
damn minute to lose!
Successful negotiations will de-
pend upon complete and 100 per
cent union membership in every
plant. There must not be q Stacker
in any group, or any department
in your shop. Start right there.
Start now! Don't wait for a magic
wand, a union l~eaflet, or an Or
ganizer. YOU can do the job. Get
that union card. Sign up every
man and woman not yet a mem-
Der. And tell them why they must
join now!
Successful negotiations will de-
pend on our 100 per c%ent-strong
union membership becoming AC-
TIVE UNIONISTS. An active I'm
ion member used to be one who
built the union in his or her plant,
attended meetings, worked on
union committees, and supported
union affairs. Today we are at
war. Today we have a Congress
which may turn on labor and
progressive legislation at any
time UNLESS WE LET IT KNOW
WHERE WE STAND, and what
we feel it must do to help win
this war. Our '43 wage and con-
tract negotiations are definitely
tied in with the actions of Con-
gress, the legislation it passes, or
fails to pass. The active unionist
today, then, is one who does all
that he used to do for his union,
but In addition becomes alive to
the legislative and political sig
nificance of what is going on 10
Washington, and In our own State
Capital, in relation to CUR union
contract demands.
Do Your Part
, 1943-02-17
Do Your Part

The victory offensive Is getting
under way. We are pledged to
bend every effort for its smashing
success. Winning u wage pro-
gram for '43 will give new spirit
and emphasis to that effort. For
Victory then Build your Union
Membership -. Become q really
active member on every Union
'front.'
, 1943-02-17
JUST FACTS
By AMBROSE

"The sleeping fox catches no poultry" or has the American Public
forgotten this terse saying. Surely by now the working men and
women ar bordering and are willing to keep true democracy here.
Our histories relate to all of the love for freedom that our forefathers
fought SO vaianuy for. Before Victory was complete they too had
crucial periods But with leaders such as Patrick Henry, who accepted
the prospects for struggle as inevitable did a job with all in the end
following his leadership.
At the beginning of his assignment he spoke on freedom that fits
in todays government as it was meant to do then We quote "Is life
so dear, or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains
and slavery" Forbid it. Almighty God! I know not what course
others may take. but as for me, give me Liberty or give me Death!'
And in every American heart we are sure that the above statement
holds true today as it did in the Virginia Convention of delegates in
, 1943-02-17

O0ACAS AA0y tOACs S0s 0S AVA A1~3 Z
And in every American heart we
holds true today as it did in the
Its.
The above paragraph was print
ed solely in an edeavor to
awaken the public to take notice
and action of happenings effecting
them. We are outlining a few of
the major events at present that
will affect all:
Ruml Plan :
A defeatist tax measure costing
you and your country a lot OF
money. We know that the public
reaction to this plan has been con-
ditioned by the misconception that
the plan relieves tax payers of the
obligation to pay taxes this year,
which the plan of course, does not
Studying over the plan you will
see that it primarily benefits the
rich, perhaps that explains much
of the outstanding publicity on
the campaign On the plan. 1t wasn't
until last years bill came along
that the Big Tax Payers also we're
given a share of the war burden.
In other words, the Ruml Plan
would cancel the taxes for the
year In which wartime taxes first
began to hit the wealthy :. .Di-
gest this, then write your Con-
gresham of your opposition to
this Ruml Plan Labor how
ever, urges an enactment of a real
pay-as-you-earn tax system en-
bodying deductions from current
earnings.
The existence of Unions IN Ohio
is in danger. The defeatists and
appeaser forces are out to de-
stroy u Unions, the backbone of
the war effort. A bill blouse Bill
No. 1881 has been introduced into
the State Legislature which would
cripple our right to organize, to
bargain collectively. It would re-
store the open shop on a state
wide scale. 1t would provide for
interference in the conduct Of
union affairs by a Governor-ap-
pointed Employment Relations
Board" which would register"
and regulate" the Unions, settle
disputes, dictate who could be a
union member, a union officer,
forbid the settlement of individual
grievances, and permit anyone to
have full access to all the records
and documents of the Union. This
is but a partial List of the pro-
visions of this 17-pageb bill Every
thing that would shackle the
working people, would make i'm
possible our fullest organized con-
to victory is In it.
This bill is a body blow against
our work, against the outstanding
work we have done in production,
in organizing and modifying the
for the winning of the war.
To safeguard our hard-fought
to keep our Unions free ito
keep America free, to make pos
sible our continued and increased
work for victory, we must i'm
ACT against this bra
zen, drastic effort to knife us.
EESms-r-~
, 1943-02-17
R~ickenbackers Stand

Rickenbacker statement: " I am
not . labor hater." We will out
line 9 few Of his activities, then
you decide.
!. Some old and new propa-
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Woman 10 Get New Trial
In Gas Coupon Case

The trial of Mrs. Anna Heavrin,
1920 Twenty-fifth street NV, in
District Court in Alexandria yester-
day on charge of falling to sur
render ration coupons for gasoline
ended in hung jury. A new trial
is docketed for the June term of
court.
Mrs. Heavrin was arrested No.
vember 18 on the complaint of
Freedman Edmonds, attendant at
the Texaco station at 1900 Wilson
boulevard, Arlington.
Mr.. Edmonds charged that Mrs.
Heavrin obtained eight gallons Of
gasoline and did not give up any
coupons when asked for them. She
was indicted by grand jury on
December 2.
During yesterdays trial she testi-
fed she also obtained gasoline with
out surrendering coupons on No
vember IL, but claimed she had
promised to return and surrender
coupons on one occasion and that
the other time the coupons were
wrapped in the bill with which she
paid for the gasoline. t
The testimony of the station at
tendant differed so much from Mrs.
Heavrin's that the jury was unable
to agree. Her bond was reduced to
S100
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Little Relief
In Sight From
SevereCo|d
Drop to l3 Degrees
Tonight Forecast;
Eust's Death Toll 2o

Little relief was in sight from the
years SevereSt cold wave which al
ready has resulted in the death of
% persons IN the East, and the
Weather Bureau warned that the
temperature here would drop again
tonight to around 13 degrees.
Not since Saturday night has the
mercury risen above the freezing
point, and the bureau could give no
assurance today that the cold wave
would be broken by tomorrow. The
low this morning wss 9 degrees.
Meanwhile certificates of death by
natural causes, with the cold as
chief contributory factor" were is
sued by the coroner's Office last
night in the death of two persons
here Sunday. The victims were Mrs.
Birdie Prediger, 40, formerly of 1910
N street NV, found in the rear of
a Northeast service station. and Will
liam P. Barham, 40, of East Pines,
Nd, discovered in a shack on
BladenSburg road N. E.
This mornings low of 9 degrees
occurred at 7:20 am, for the cold
est February Is in 13 years. The
low OF s above yesterday was the
coldest February Is in 81 years.
so Buses Reported Frozen.
About go Capital Transit Co. buses
were frozen this morning, a COM
pany official reported. He said that
100 were frozen yesterday. The
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Servicemen Show
Taste for MuraIs
AT Club No. |
Ninth St. Organization
Marking Its First
Anniversary This Week

Soldiers and sailors and marines
at Servicemen's Club, No. /, 306
Ninth street NV, are leaning
toward serious murals for their art.
Eugene O'Neil for their drama and
light classical records for their mu-
sic, according to Floyd D. Akers,
chairman of the District War Hos
pitality Committee.
The club, which has operated for
one year, is now decorated with pre-
liminary drawings for murals in
Federal buildings, loaned to the club
by the Federal Works Agency. Forbes
Watson, noted Washington art crit
ic, hung the exhibition. Mr.. Akers
said that the men comment on the
art work and some are developing
into fine" amateur artists through
the nightly art classes given by Miss
Sarah Baker.
Tomorrow night, on the first
birthday anniversary Of the club, the
servicemen will see THE Long Voy-
age Home" by Eugene O'Neil. pre-
sented by the University of Mary
land Drama Club. Tonight dra-
matte club is beginning, due to the
enthusiasm of a sailor.
Open house for 500 officials, VOL
unteer workers and the press is be-
ing held throughout the week, Mr.
Akers said, to celebrate the first an
niversary of the club. The Army
Army Air Forces and Navy Bands
are playing at the club on different
nights as part of the weeks activi-
ties.
/ Yesterday Commissioner Young
/ visited the club ard was the first
person to sign the new guest book.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
Offices Bill Offers
New Chance 10 Trim
u. 5. Agencies Funds
Economy Leaders Soy
S2,62l, ,104, 379 Measure
Faces Lot Of Cutting

By the Associated Press.
The $2,621, ,1O4,379 independent
offices appropriation bill gave
the House economy bloc and
foes of various Federal agencies
a new opportunity today to test
their strength.
While a final vote on the meas
ure carrying funds for the opera
ton of dozen or more miscellane-
Gus agencies for the fiscal year
starting July was not expected be-
fore Thursday, debate now under
way indicates considerable dissat-
isfaction with the amounts provided
for some departments.
The total carried in the bill
represents a reduction of only
Sc, ,448, ,206 below budget estimates,
and leaders of the economy group
say much cutting remains to be done.
Likely to be singled out as tar
gets of the economy AK are the
Civil Service Commission, Federal
Trade Commission, Power Commits
sion and the Communications Com
mission.
Critics of the FEC, which the
House recently ordered investigated
by special committee, have failed
to reach an agreemeit on whether
to seek to withhold from the bill
funds for salaries of employees ac-
cused by the chairman of the Dies
Committee of being disloyal. The
House last week fought for several
days over withholding the salary of
William Pickens, a Treasury en-
ploye, and finally set up. a special
Appropriations Subcommittee to in
vestigate the cases of all Federal
employes accused or suspected Of
un- n-An1ericanism.
FEC foes said they had no doubt
the subcommittee would recon-
mend against payment of funds, to
certain FEC employees. but were not
in agreement on whether to await
the committees recommendations
before seeking House action.
Evening star., 1943-02-16
7 D. {. Men Hurt in Crash
Fatal 10 New Yorker

A New York man was killed and
two from the Washington area
slightly injured last night when
their automobile struck guard rail
after falling to make a curve on
the Leesburg highway about mile
northwest of Alexandria.
Fairfax County police said Alfred
C. Jung, about "a, Of Ossining, N. Y,
bled to death from severed artery
before he could be removed from
the wrecked machine
4 His companions. Ralph II. Film
chum, Is, Of 1906 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring. Md, and Clarence
Feltman, SO, Of 3007 Franklin street,
Washington, who police said was
the driver of the automobile, were
treated for cuts and bruises at Alex
andria Hospital and released.
Police said the men, all steam
filters, were on their way to work
at Seminary Heights, near Alexan-
dria, when the accident occurred.