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women; they certainly aren't draft
dodgers" he said. Some OF the
men are over draft age. Anyway
people working for our agency are
not draft dodgers
The owl asked and received draft
deferments for only IS or 10 people,
Mr.. Davis declared. and has about
20 applications pending.
Most of these people are either
radio engineers or technicians .or
language experts without whom we
couldn't carry on foreign propa-
ganda," he said.
He mentioned that 200 or 300 owl
men are overseas, about 10 in Africa,
facing the dangers of war, and said
all of them left with permission Of
their draft boards.
Referring again to the Tribune
editorial, which spoke of "Commu-
nists and fellow travellers who have
inflltrated the OWL" Mr.. Davis
asked, where is the evidence?"
All owl employees, he continued,
were investigated by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the
Civil Service Commission.
Mr.. Davis said there was no evil
dence that any American prisoners
other than some of the Toxic bomb
ers had been executed by the Japa-
nese, and that although the Ger
mans and Italians applauded the
japanese policy, there was no indi-
cation they would follow suit, be-
cause there are too many German
and Italian prisoners in Allied
hands" IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Five Held in GEORGIA
Cabbage Price Case
OPA Men Soy Farmers
Charged $105 Per Ton
BY the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
VALDOSTA, Ga, April 27.-Five
Pavo, Ca farmers were under 81 ,OOC
bond each today charged with vio-
lating the Federal price control act
in the sale of cabbage.
United States Commissioner w. E
Perry held the men for the grand
jury after testimony by OPA inves-
tigators that they charged sos a
ton for cabbage, $l2 over the ceiling
price
The commissioner said the men
admitted they received s1O5 per tor
for the cabbage but commended that
the difference over the ceiling price
was for loading and hauling.
Two charges were placed against
the men, Mr.. Perry said. one alleg-
ing violation of the Price Contro
Act and the other excessive charges
for handling and unloading.
The commissioner said he was in
formed that farmers in this area
sold cabbage last year for around
$35 a ton.
The five men, listed as w. L. Man.
ley, E. c. Cooper, w. E. Carroll, Viii.
burn Shelley and c. F. Boyd, will
be placed before a Federal Crane
jury in brownsville May II.
Commissioner Perry said all o.
the five were hard working" farm,
ers OF the Pavo section and tn,
charges involved produce grown b,
the men on their own farms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Russian Relief Moves
At Million Monthly Rate

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 27.-Edward
c. Carter, president of Russian War
Relief, Inc, says that during the
first three months of 1913 relief
shipments from the agency to the
Soviet Union left United States
ports at the rate of $l,000,O00 a
month.
In making this report yesterday at
a meeting of the agency's board Of
directors. Mr.. Carter said the or
ganization hopes to continue its
81 900 ,000-a month shipment rate
through 1913.
He said that each town and COM
munity retaken by the Red Army
presents new rehabilitation prob
lem," and added that medical sup
plies being shipped now will be
used to treat Red Army wounded
during the expected summer often
Sive."
Since the agency's inception in
the fall of 1941 it has shipped and
entered into purchase commitments
for goods valued at $685. 64, he
reported.
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Poland.
Continued From First Page.

cannot very we'll sit at the same con-
ference table with that government.
In Polish circles here there was
fear that the answer would be Soviet
recognition of new provisional
Polish regime with headquarters in
Moscow. AS early as March 8. last.
there appeared in Moscow a new
Polish language newspaper, Free
Poland, dedicated to the creation
of free, independent and demo-
cratic Poland" and openly hostile to
the Polish government-in-exile in
London
Should free Polish regime with
headquarters in Moscow be recog-
nized by the Soviet government,
there would be, in effect, two gov
ernments-tn- exile. both claiming the
right to speak for Poland but neither
actually functioning in Poland.
The bitterness Of Foreign Com
missar v. NJ. Molotov's denunciation
Of the Polish government in London
would seem to rule out any recon-
Citation between Moscow and that
government.
On the other hand, could Britain
and the United States-and the
other United Nations-recognize a
new Polish provisional regime with
headquarters in Moscow?
Significant in the light of the dip
lomatic break announced yesterday
is an editorial published by Pravda,
the official Communist newspaper,
April 10, denouncing the Polish gov
eminent in London as pro-Hitler.
but praising the courage, heroism
and honor of the Polish people.
And Moscow's announcement yes
terday made clear that it was
breaking with a government, not a
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Martin Pledges Fight
For House Passage Of
RunlI Plan UNCHANGED
Minority Leader Sees
All-Out Bottle to Enuct
Puy-us-You-Go Measure
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April
27.-An about fight to carry the
Ruml pay = as you = go plan
through Congress without mod
if1cation was promised today by
House Minority Leader Martin
in an interview published by the
New Bedford Standard Times.
We're going to try to push it
through without modification" he
declared. Let's not talk about
compromises until we have to-"
When asked about a suggestion
by Representative SABBATH Demo.
craft of Illinois, that the Republic
cans could do no worse" than nomi-
nate Representative Martin for the
presidency, the minority leader
commented. I'm not losing any
sleep over it. My colleagues will
know what that means
Representative Martin said that
Everybody expects" Wendell Wilkie
ito be candidate" again, and in
response to a question about the
statement of Gov Dewey of New
York that he would not be presi-
Dental candidate. Representative
Martin declared, "a year from now
it might become a duty"
Representative Martin expressed
an opinion that If an election were
possible today, a Republican would
be elected no matter who the can
didates on either side
Concerning a proposal by Demo-
cratic National Committee Chair
man Frank w. Walker that conven-
tons be held later than usual in
1914, Mr.. Martin said that late
conventions might be to the best
interests of the country If new can
didates were nominated by both
parties. He said that late conven-
tons mean short campaign, which
would work to the advantage of the
candidate now in office"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Encyclopedia Britannica PLAYS
War Role on 175th Birthday

lord and master Of the Encyclo-
paedia Britannica"
The volume has played its role in
modern warfare. When the Nazis
invaded Denmark in 1910 President
Roosevelt read up on the Danish
possession nearest the United States,
Greenland. His reference was the
Britannica. At Pearl Harbor an Of
ficer who had been commissioned to
write an article for the encyclope-
dia on blockade" lost all his DOS
sessions but salvaged the water
soaked manuscript.
Britannica authorities admit they
sometimes make mistakes. One edi-
ton of the encyclopedia carried an
article on air warfare by a British
general who was later removed from
his command and called "nincom-
poop" in the House of Commons.
The article has since been replaced
with one written by two American
aviation authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Col. Scott Sees 5O-Yeor War
Unless Chinese Get Planes

must have definite policy. At
present, that policy is directed full
force against Germany, Italy and
their continental satellites and it is
the duty of every officer and en-
listed man in the armed forces to
back that policy to the limit"
A close friend of Maj Gen. Claire
Chennault, commander of the China
Air Task Force, Col. Scott expressed
belief that 10 per cent of the month
ly airplane production Of the United
States, diverted to the China front.
would be sufficient to prevent enemy
consolidation of gains.
we already have bases in China
and with sufficient air support we
can take other bases that will lay
the entire line of japanese COM
munications open to land-based
bombing. Then we can hit their
supply ships with everything we
have and either stop them or force
them to send their ships so far out
to sea that our Navy will be able to
get at them" Col. Scott said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
House Investigators
Threaten Subpoena
0fFCC Member
Counsel Says Probers
Have Power to Obtain
Data From Durr
b the Associated Press.

63 inc Associated PreSS.
A special House Committee In
vestigating the Federal Communi-
cations Commission threatened to-
day to subpoena c. J. Durr, an FEC
commissioner, to give information
the committee said Mr.. Durr failed
to furnish in answer to a written
request.
Eugene L. Carey, committee
counsel. made public a letter to Mr.
Durr explaining that the committee
'has ample lawful power to obtain
from you the information requested
and it intends to and will obtain
the same"
Mr.. Carey said the committee had
requested Mr.. DUR to furnish rec
ords of his private financial deal
ings, adding that other commits
sion members had complied with a
similar request
He criticized Mr.. Durr for having
made public recently letter from
Mr.. Durr to Mr.. Carey suggesting
that if the committee had any rea-
son to suspect wrongdoing, it should
turn over its evidence to the Justice
Department.
Your action was evidently de-
cidedly discourteous since your let
ter to me was made public prior to
its receipt by me-" Mr. Carey wrote.
The counsel explained that the
committee had adopted procedure
of seeking information from the
commissioners by letter instead of
by direct examination lin order to
conserve their time and minimize
the burden upon them which this
investigation might otherwise en-
tail"
. The committee, headed by Repre-
sentative Cox, Democrat. of Georgia,
was set up by the House to make
general investigation of FEC activ-
titles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
DR.. Boyd Arrives
For Medical Session
~ the AssAciated Press

~ tuV ASSoc11teo fTeSS.
MIAMI, Fla, April T-Dr. Au-
gusto Boyd, former President OF
Panama and one-time Panamanian
Ambassador to Warrington, arrived
by Pan American Clipper early to-
day en- route to New York. where he
will attend sessions Of the Interna-
tional Congress Of Orthopedic Sur
geonS.
With him are his wife, the sister
Of Panama's President, Ricardo
Adolfo De La Guardia. and his SIS
ter-in.law. Anna De La Guardia.
DR.. Boyd Is Z member Of the
Provincial Assembly In Panami and
Is chief surgeon Of the Santo Tomas
Hospital.
The party will remain In the
United States about two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Family, Aged II to "a,
Make Tools at War Plant
BY the Associated Press.

6S tHe hSSOCldIeo PRESS.
CARMI, Ill. April 27.-Members
of the Weigant family, aged II to
81 years. are doing their bit for the
war effort.
Ivan Weigants small machine
shop, the Carmi transformer works
is operating day and night with
family members and part-time en-
ployes turning out machine tools
for one of the Nations largest air.
plane manufacturers.
VANS daughters, Carol Sue, 49,
and Jane. II, operate lathes after
school daily and on their holidays.
Evans father. Joseph, "a, polishes
the finished products. Another man
works full time and three other
Carmi residents work in the plant
at nights and on their days off from
their regular occupations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Two Marine Officers
From Nearby Counties
Win Promotions
Col. ChoppeIl Of Arlington
And copt. Stevens, Tukomo
Park, Among l43 Advanced

1t. Col. Clarence j. Chappell, jr.
1858 South Twenty-six street, Ar
lington, Va. and Capt. John w
Stevens, II. 419 Ethan Allen avenue
Takoma Park, Md. are among l4a
marine aviation officers given pro-
motions by the Navy yesterday.
Col. Chappell. native of Macon
Ga. who entered the Marine Corps
| as a second lieutenant in 1923 fol-
lowing his graduation from the Vir-
ginia Military Institute at Lexing-
ton, was made a full colonel and
Capt. Stevens was promoted to
major.
Col. Chappell served with the ma
rlnes in Nicaragua for two years and
later was stationed on the West
Coast and at Pensacola. Fla. where
he served as an aviation instructor
Col. Chappell was transferred here
last year, where he was assigned to
duty at Marine Corps headquarters
IN Arlington. Col. and Mrs. Chap
pell have two children. Miss Carolyn
Chapel, student at John B. Stet-
son University, Deland, Fla, and
| Clarence j. Chappell, III, S.
Maj. Stevens, whose father, John
c. Stevens, is an associate engineer
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. is stationed at Cherry
Point, N. c.
A native of Chicago. Maj. Stevens
moved to Takoma Park in 1921 and
was graduated from Central High
School in the District. He was grad
uated from the University of Mary
land in 1889 and later was COM
missioned second lieutenant in the
Marine Corps.
Maj. Stevens was stationed in
Asia before the war and later at
Pensacola, Fla. and Burlington. VT.
The Navy also announced the pro-
motion from first lieutenant to cap
tain of Thomas C. Colt, jr., of Rich
mond, Va, former director of the
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Capt. Colt entered the Marine
Corps Reserve soon after his gradu-
alton from Dartmouth College. He
resigned his commission after a
years active duty and was appoint
ed director of the Virginia Museum
when it was founded, during the
term of former Gov. John Garland
Pollard. He re-entered active serv-
ice with the Marine Corps last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
State Police Ordered
To Guard Convicts
Al Georgia Prison
Ex-Wurden Is Removed
From Payroll Despite
Denial of Misconduct
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 27-Gov. Ellis
Arnall today ordered Is State
patrolmen dispatched to Reidsville
to guard prisoners at the State
Penitentiary and at the same time
announced the removal of former
Warden r. H. Lawrence from the
State payroll.
The State troopers, under the
command OF 1t. J. P. Smith. were
assigned to the penitentiary at re-
quest OF Warden H. r. Duvall.
Twenty five convicts escaped 10 days
ago from the prison.
The Governors order said the
troopers would be under direction of
Mr.. Duvall or his deputy ito carry
out such singular duties and things
as may be required of them in the
safeguarding of the prisoners"
In relieving Mr.. Lawrence of con-
troll Of convicts working on the re-
construction of the old State Capitol
at Milledgeville, the Governor, in
another executive order, declared
that an investigation by a State
Senate committee revealed that the
former warden of Tattnall was
corrupt and vicious"
Change Ordered.
Gov. Arnall ordered Mai. c. H.
Millians, deputy commissioner of the
State patrol to take charge of the
Milledgeville convict camp and to
assign five troopers to serve there as
replacement guards.
In a lengthy statement issued over
Mr.. Lawrence's name from former
Gov. Eugene Talmadge's law ONCE
here yesterday. Mr. Lawrence de-
tended his administration at the
prison and explained in detail some
actions which legislative investi-
eating committee had criticized
Mr.. Lawrence revealed in the
statement that he was continuing
on the State payroll as warden Of
the convict camp rebuilding the old
State capitol at Milledgeville, and
said:
If they want to fire me from the
State payroll for printing the facts
at Tattnall prison, they are welcome
TO do So"
Committees Charges.
The legislative committees report.
filed with Gov. Arnall last week,
charged Mr.. Duvau found liquor
stills. both large and small, within
the prison, that regular intimacies"
existed between men and women
prisoners, that gambling tables were
found, and also charged Mr.. Law
rence's administration with improp-
erly removing State property.
Mr.. Lawrence denied improper use
was made Of lumber and other State
property.
The former warden, asserting
there were no wholesale escapes at
Tattnall while I was there" said
that when he first took ONCE he
discovered counterfeit tools where
they had been making counterfeit
money" and added Il did not rush
into print. I corrected this"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
9O-Day Test Ordered
Before Hearing on
W. D. Losses
Commuter Train Deficit
$498, Soy Operators in
Asking Discontinuance

The Washington & Old Dominion
Railroad has been advised by the
State Corporation Commission that
If losses in connection with the
operation of passenger service be-
tween Leesburg and Rosslyn con-
tinue substantial to the end of a
90-day test period. hearing will be
set to determine if the line may
discontinue its service, it was learned
today.
The commissions order followed
a report by the railroad that the
service showed a $49S.35 deficit at
the end of the first 3o-day period of
operation. W. g. o. D. requested
the commission to hand down an
order to discontinue the service at
the end of 60-day trial.
In its order to the railroad, the
commission pointed out that a CO.
day trial period is not of sufficient
length to determine fully the pos
sibilities of the service 1t added
that if losses continue 'substantiaF
at the end of 80 days, a hearing
would then be set to decide if the
commuter train would be discon-
tinued.
1856 Passengers Carried.
John S. Brookes, jr, chairman
of the Emergency Transportation
Committee for Northern Virginia,
said G.. C. Baggett. vice president
and general manager of w. g.
o. D., reported that 1856 passengers
were carried during the first 80 days
at loss of the line of s498.35. He
said miscellaneous expenses, in
Guiding the establishment of a re-
serve fund, the purchase of uni
forms, printing and other items,
were listed as S1,465.47.
Mr.. Brookes said that from in
formation supplied by Mr.. Baggett,
he estimated the company's top
tax rate for income and excess
profits to be 80 per cent. He said
this meant that the actual loss to
the railroad from its operation of
the passenger service for 30 days
was about 500, since approximately
30 per cent of the total loss repre-
sented tax saving.
Figures Equipment Equity.
Mr.. Brookes said he understood
that S25 daily rental fee, paid the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the use
OF the passenger equipment, could
be applied to the purchase price If
the w. & o. D. decided to buy the
commuter train. Thus, he added,
the line has built up a $3.50 equity
in the equipment at the end of the
30-day period
He also said it did not seem
proper for the miscellaneous ex-
penses to be charged against the
trial operation period, since this
cost ordinarily would be prorated
over a longer period if the service
were set up on permanent basis.
Mr.. Brookes said he had written
Mr.. Baggett that under the cir
cumstances, a s100-a-month oper-
ating loss during the trial period
does not seem excessive and that he
would oppose suspension of the
service at the end of the 80 days.
He said copy of his letter was sent
to the commission at Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Soldier From Maryland
Wounded Accidentally
By the Associated Press.

BY TIE AesociARo Press.
FORT BENNING, Ga, April 81
Pfc. James D. Matthews. jr.. 90
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
D. Matthews Of Park Height, Md,
is in . serious condition at the sta
ton hospital here from gunshot
wounds, the public relations ONCE
announced today.
Pfc. Matthews was injured sun
day, when = guards rife at Lawson
Field Airbase was discharged acct-
dentally. The bullet travelled 500
yards striking PFC. Matthews In the
chest. Pfc. Matthews was visiting
the parachute school near the air.
base.
Every tims you HEX . War savings
stamp You help HEX the Aka
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Barney Ross Accepts
Rotary Club Medal
By he Associated Press

CHICAGO, April 27.-Marine
Sergt. Barney Ross today accepted
the Distinguished Service Medal OF
the Chicago Rotary Club with the
prayer that your sons may soon be
home from all the battle fronts in
no worse condition than am"
In the presence of his mother,
his wife, Army. Navy and marine
officers and enlisted men, the Chi
cago-born former lightweight and
welterweight boxing champion re-
ceived the medallion from Mai
John L. Griffith, commissioner OF
athletics for the Western Confep-
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
BY the Associated Press.

bS tue ASSOCAAleQ EEcSS.
CHICAGO, April 27.-The En-
cyclopaedia Britannica, which In
1853 termed flying a Childish in
vention," celebrated its l75th birth
day anniversary today with the
knowledge that its nearly two-cen-
tury-old definition was in a spin.
The encyclopedia was founded by
a Society Of Gentlemen in Scot
land" Its first editor, William
Smellie, a scholar Of convivial
habits" and close friend Of Robert
Burns, resigned because his asso-
ciates had too many "new-fangled
IDEAS" including the use of biog-
raphies of prominent persons.
When the Shah of Persia was pre-
sented with a set Of the encyclo-
pedia 10 years ago the fund of in
formation 50 impressed him that
he added new title to his already
imposing list: Most formidable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
War Correspondent
To Address Editors
0fChesapeake Area
Clark Lee and Others
Slated to Speak at
Baltimore Friday
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, April 27.-Clark
Lee. veteran Associated Press for
eign service staff writer, who COW
cred the fall of Bataan and went
from there to report the war in
several other Southwest Pacific
areas, will address publishers and
editors of Associated Press member
newspapers from the Chesa peake
area at their meeting here Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. Lee, a native of California
and graduate Of Rutgers Univer-
sity, will describe his war expert
ences at a banquet at the Lord
Baltimore Hotel Friday night.
Others Will Speak.
Also speaking at the dinner will
be William p. Stevens, managing
editor Of the Tulsa (Okla.) Tribune
and a director of the Associated
Press Managing Editors Associa-
ton, now on leave of absence and
serving in the censorship office in
Washington: 1t. Col. James P
Wharton. Army public relations
omcer for the 3rd Service Command
and 1t. John Conley of Navy pub
lie relations for Maryland.
Mr.. Stevens will describe opera
ton Of the voluntary censorship code
as it affects newspapers, and all
three will discuss problems of news
handling in wartime. An open
forum will follow their talks.
Geppert To Be Installed.
William L. Geppert, managing edi-
tor Of the Cumberland (Md0 News
will be installed as chairman OF the
Chesapeake Associated Press Mem
bers' Association, succeeding 1t. Ell
mer M. Jackson, jr., U. S. n. editor
Of the Annapolis Evening Capital,
who has headed the organization
five years. 1t. jackson now is on
leave of absence. Oscar L. Morris
managing editor of the Salisbury
Md Times, is new vice chairman.
succeeding Mr.. Geppert.
The editors will have a business
meeting Saturday morning and in
the afternoon will 60 to Pimlico to
be guests of the Maryland Jockey
Club at the races.
Besides publishers and editors
from Maryland daily newspap ers
representatives will be present from
Washington, Norfolk, Va; Hanover,
Pa, and Wilmington, Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

another Derby candidate, worked
out the first quarter in 0:26 is, the
half in 0:52 is. the three-quarters
in 1:l8 3-5, the mile in 1895 and
the mile and one-eighth in 1:56 Us
Mrs. John Hertz's Count Fleet. the
overwhelming favorite, imbered up
In preparation for a workout be,
tween the second and third races
at the Downs this afternoon. Train
er Don Cameron said the condition
of the track would determine wheth-
er the Count is sent over a. mile or
over the Derby acknowledgements
route. The track was fairly good
during the morning workouts, but
later turned to mud.