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Evening star., 1943-08-29
Mine Explosion Kills
Thirteen in Alabama
Dozen More Burned,
ITO Thought Rescued
Ey The Associated Press.

By he Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 28.-
At least l3 miners were killed and
IL others were burned tonight in
gas explosion deep within the Say
reton No. coal mine of Republic
Steel Corp, near here
Norman e. Thompson, Republic
general mine superintendent, said
he believed the other ITO men on
the night shift at the slope had been
brought out. unhurt. Search of the
mine was continuing, however.
Mr.. Thompson said the 10 dead
and most of those burned were at
single working face, and that the
other portions of the mine were not
affected.
Ten of those burned we're taken
to Birmingham hospital and two
were still at the mine opening.
Rescue crews fought their way
through the debris left by the blast
and reached the trapped men.
Most of the men were working at
the ninth level, nearly two miles
from the slope opening, when they
were trapped. Three, however, were
on a car near the mine opening and
reached the surface within a few
minutes. Two of these were burned.
Evening star., 1943-08-29
39% Boost in Funds
For Health Facilities
Is Asked by Rutland
Request for S5,025,3S9
In lo45 Would Include
Two New Services
BY DON S. WARREN.

An optimistic program for ex-
pansion of District health and
hospital services is proposed by
Health Officer George C. Ruh-
land in his estimates for the
1945 fiscal year, beginning next
July /, which were made public
last night by the Commissioners
The outlay proposed is s5025, ,389
compared with S3,8o4,247 for the
current year, but an additional
100000 will be asked for care of
District patients at Freedman's Hos
pital. This would bring the re-
quested increase over this years
budget to about 80 per cent.
Extra help and facilities are
sought by DR.. Rutland for food in
spection, for the rat control. pro-
gram, and clinics and hospitals, but
the high lights of his expansion
program are requests for establish
ment of cancer control and mental
hygiene services.
Previous Pleas Ignored.
Heretofore, following recommen-
dations made by the United States
Puolic, Health Service and other
groups, DR.. Rutland has suggested,
at least once, creation of cancer
control and mental hygiene pro-
grams, without success.
A three-year program for exten-
sion OF the nursing bureau is an
other feature. DR.. Rutland asked
for the addition of Al nurses in
1945, an equal number in the next
year and Al more for 1947, making
total increase of 1876 above the
present authorized strength of 1855.
The departments estimate for the
tuberculosis Sanatorium at Glenn
Dale, Md, calls for no increase in
nurses, although the Federal Bud
get Bureau is said to have reported
that l8 more were needed than
nov are authorized. Department
officials said it would be impossible
to secure them. Though "desper-
ately short of nurses" with 80 va
cahcies in the present authorized
strength, Glenn Dale officials agreed
that there was an insufficient num-
Der to meet the demands of the
armed forces and civilian needs.
To counteract this nursing short
age, DR.. Rutland asked for addi-
tlonal dietitians and housekeepers
as means of reducing the burden
on the nursing staff.
Emphasizing that cancer Is the
(See D. C. BUDGET. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Federal Labor Powers
Supersede State Acts
In War, WLB Rules
Decision Penned by Morse
Orders Union Maintenance
In Milwaukee Foctory
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board ruled
yesterday that during wartime
the powers of the President and
Congress supersede acts of State
Legislatures in labor relations
matters.
The opinion was written by
Wayne L. Morse, public member of
the WLB, in a case involving the
j. Greenebaum Tanning Co., Mil
Waukee, and the Wisconsin EN-
ployment Peace Act.
The WLB directed the company
to grant standard voluntary
maintenance of membership clause
and voluntary check-off to the In
ternational Fur and Leather Work.
ers' Union of America and Canada,
Local 26O, CIO.
COmpany's Stand
The company contended the
board did not have authority to
grant maintenance of membership
under the Wisconsin act and under
the provisions of the Antistrike Act,
which reads in part that the board
shall conform to the provisions of
the National Labor Relations Act"
Mr.. Morse said the board was
fully aware that its decisions must
not invade the province of State
sovereignty, but added:
mo law of State which is aimed
at inserting conditions in a collec-
tive bargaining contract between an
lSee MORSE PAGE ALI =
Evening star., 1943-08-29
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Every member of the Protestant
Episcopal Church attending service
in the 80 or more places of public
worship in the Diocese of Washing
ton today will be invited to partici-
pate in the choice of successor to
the late Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington from
1928 until his death on June 6.
The appeal of the diocesan Nomi-
mating Committee for the assistance
OF the whole membership, first pub
lished in The Star week ago, is to
be read from every pulpit in the
form of letter to the clergy in
charge from the Rev. Peyton Will
lianis, rector of Christ Church.
Georgetown. secretary Of the COM
mittee.
1t is understood that all individ-
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Government May Free
Increased Supplies Of
Butter for Civilian Use
War Food Administration
Also Weighs Proposals
To Roise Dairy Prices
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A plan to make more butter
available for civilian use soon
through curtailment of Govern
ment allotments was disclosed
yesterday by officials OF the War
Food Administration.
These sources also reported they
are considering a number of plans
to bolster dairy production by al
lowing price increases for milk and
other products.
An announcement respecting
butter may be made this week, they
said.
Cut Federal Hold Back.
Under the projected order, the
Government would set aside 20 per
cent, instead Of 80 per cent of the
Nations production for Govern
ment use in September. In Octo-
ber and possibly two or three addi-
tional months, all production of
butter would go to civilians.
The VIA officials explained the
policy was in line with the plan
to store up butter for military and
lease-lend use during the sum-
mer months of heavy production,
and allow most of the butter man
ufactured in fall and winter to 20
to civilians.
Approximately 10000, 900 pounds
of butter, mostly Government
stocks, were in storage August l.
The average at that date is about
1855, ,o0o, 600.
Housewives Short.
While VITA officials feel that
Government stocks are not excess
sive, complaints from some areas
that housewives have been unable
to buy any butter led to the .deci-
sion to reduce the Governments
share.
Under consideration to spur dairy
production, officials said. is an in
crease in prices to milk producers
to be offset with either higher prices
to consumers or extension of SUBJ
sides.
Milk prices have been at ceiling
levels for months, and the season.
al increases usually charged in the
fall and winter to stimulate pro-
duction cannot be made without
elevating the ceilings or granting
subsidies.
One proposal under consideration
Is to allow farmers increases of
from 40 to so cents a hundred
pounds for milk during November
December, January and February
with smaller increases for early fall
and early spring.
Some Federal milk markets are
now subsidized and returns to pro-
ducers are increased without boost
(See BUTTER, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Los Angeles Records
Earthquake Shock
Disturbance Centers
In Imperial Valley

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2s-Ar
earthquake was felt in Los Angelo.
and vicinity tonight There wert
two shocks of about 30 seconds
duration beginning at 1l:46 Eastern
War Time.
San Bernardino, about so nlilei
southeast of Los Angeles, also re.
ported feeling a quake lasting abou,
30 seconds.
No damage was reported.
The quake also was felt at Sar
Diego, about 125 miles south of Lo.
Angeles. Fred Robinson, San Diego
seismologist, said the disturbanc,
evidently was centered in the I'm.
perial Valley, approximately 80 milei
east of San Diego.
First reports from Ell Centre In
the Imperial Valley indicated this
quake had caused no damage there
Evening star., 1943-08-29
DC. Board M sFieures
May Force Draft Of
Fathers in November
Leohy Coils Conference
Of Members Tomorrow
To Discuss Action
BY MIRIAM OTTENBERG,

District draft board members
who have expressed reluctance
to call fathers will be confronted
with their own figures tomorrow
to show they can't supply enough
nonfathers to meet the Novem-
Der calls of the armed forces, it
was learned last night.
William E. Leahy, director of Dis
trict Selective Service, said these fig
ures would be the principal point of
discussion at the meeting of draft
board members tomorrow night in
the Washington Gas light Co. Build
ing.
"All we can do" he said, 'is show
them their own figures and repeat
what Gen. Hershey Cnatioral selec-
tive service director) said in his
message to the boards"
"One Alternative"
Gen. Hershey notified the boards
last week that the "one alternative"
was to call prewar fathers after
other pools of men had been ex-
hausted.
Although refusing to comment di-
rectly on board members charges
that many physically fit single men
can still be observed on the streets
Of Washington, District draft head
quarters officials pointed out that a
number of men now working and liv-
ing here are registered with out-of-
town draft boards and the District
has no jurisdiction over them.
On the score of occupational de-
ferments - another cause of COM
plant from board members-a head
quarters spokesman said that occu-
pational deferments amounted to
only five per cent of the registration
of District men between the ages of
18 and 38. The national average is
slightly more than six per cent.
A District headquarters spokes-
man said the draft boards had
(See D. c. DRAFT, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Agencies Want Congress to Kill
Strike Vote Privilege in War
Officials Enforcing Smith ConnoIIy Law
Believe Unions Are ABUSING Their Rohts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
officials administering the
two -month-old Antistrike Act
disclosed last night that they al
ready intend to ask Congress to
scrap the laws strike notice pro-
vision.
The officials, none of whom would
permit quotation, cited figures show
ing that there have been 1870 such
notices filed so far and 13 strikes
voted.
While an actual strike has not
resulted, they contended that local
unions and independent groups have
been using the strike ballot provision
as tool to serve half dozen pur-
poses, none of them intended by
the act, and confusing the entire
labor relations picture.
Arguments to persuade Congress
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Vatican Radio
Foreshodows,
Vital Bulletin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Because of
"a possibly important announce
ment," the Vatican radio in a broad
cast to the British Isles today asked
its listeners to tune in tomorrow
United States Government monitors
reported tonight.
will our listeners be on watch
for possibly important announce
ment Immediately after mass
broadcast tomorrow" the an
nouncer was quoted as saying. "We
broadcast as usual a mass from st.
Peters at $50 am. $3.50 am. EWT)
Tomorrow the announcements and
homily will be In German. Imme-
diately after the mass there may
possibly be an important announce
ment in English"
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Calling Hess 'Overgrown Scout
Touches Off Flood of Protests
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 28.-The jocose
description of Rudolf Hess as IAN
overgrown Boy Scout" by Brendan
Bracken. British minister of infor-
nation, has deeply cut Wolf Cub
Masters and Scout Mistresses who
began phoning Boy Scouts Associa-
tions and London newspapers to-
day to lodge indignant complaints.
Mr.. Bracken so described Hess.
former Nazi leader who parachuted
in Scotland after an airplane fight
from Germany two years ago, at a
press conference in New York yes
terday.
Sydney Dormer, 34-year-old Rover
Scout, put it this way:
TT is an insult to Lord Baden
Powell founder Of the Boy Scouts
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Eight African Guinea Pigs
Reach U. 5. on Clipper

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Eight
small guinea pigs from war-torn
Africa arrived in style at New York
today-via transatlantic clipper
on their way to the Harvard Medical
School.
Fed en- route on de luxe diet of
sweet potato vines and rolled oats.
the guinea pigs were met at La
Guardia Airport by a representative
of the school, who took them away
in a taXicab.
He said they had been inoculated
with African fever at the Flrestone
plantation in Liberia.
Flfty-slx passengers, including
several missionaries, were aboard
the clipper.
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Virtual State of Siege
Reported in Berlin

BY the Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, Aug. GA vir-
tual state of siege has been pro-
claimed in Berlin in efforts to
mobilize everyone for work and de-
fense after the bomb attack Mon
day night, the Berlin correspondent
of the newspaper Aftonbladet said
today.
He reported that Propaganda
Minister Goebbels told Berliners
that everyone has the same re-
sponsibility as the men at the
front" and warned that those who
tried to shirk defense duties would
be punished.
Evening star., 1943-08-29
All EpiscopoIions in Diocese
To Help Select New Bishops

uals who consider themselves Epis-
copalians are asked to express their
preferences. The word member,
1t has been specified, will be in
terpreted literally. One need not
be a contributor to the church to
submit the name of a candidate.
Letters containing nominations
should be sent to: The Nominating
Committee, 1902 Rhode Island ave-
nue., N. w, not later than mid
night, September 4. Supporting
data" should be submitted.
Meanwhile, some nomination.
how many Is unknown-have been
received; and the Nominating Com
mittee, acting with the authority
Of the Diocesan Convention, has
added five members to It's roster,
including David E. Finley, director
(see BISHOP, Page A-I6.5
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Rome Air-Ruid Alarm
Reported by Swiss
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 28.-The Swiss
radio said tonight that afraid
alarms sounded in Rome between
1:20 and 80 pm. G:20 to 7:3O am.
Eastern War Time) today, but made
no mention of bombing.
The alarms may have sounded
because of Allied planes winging
close to the city to reach neigh
boring air fields and rail functions,
which have been heavily pounded
during recent raids. The broadcast
was recorded by the Associated
Press.
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Curtiss P-40 Air Victories
Over Foe Put at 1871
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. %. Curtiss
P-40 fighters have downed enemy
planes at a rate of 1872 to in
so recent aerial engagements on
every war front, B. S. Wright, vice
president of the Curtiss-W Wright
Corp, announced today.
In compiling this score, Mr.
Wright stated, no consideration was
given to reports of enemy planes
probably" destroyed. He said some
estimates show the P-4O with a
margin of 18 to victories.
The 1871 to l score was based on
air battles in which Asst P-4O's met
1887 Axis aircraft of all types. he
said.
Evening star., 1943-08-29
RAF Bombers. Hit
Nuremberg, Nozi
PAGEANT Center
Planes Travel 100
Miles to Pound City
With BIock-Busters
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 28.-The Raj
Bomber Command, reaching
deep into Germany, hailed block
busters last night on Nuremberg,
Nazi pageant city and manufac-
turing center, and overwhelmed
German defenses with a shat
tering weight of eXplosing steel.
The bomb tonnage in this second
saturation blow of the week-fol-
lowing up the Monday night as
sault on Berlin-was not disclosed
but it was the greatest bomber
fleet ever to go out in such close
formation and SO low. In total
strength, however, indications were
that it ranked under the heaviest
armadas ever blasting at Germany.
Thirty-three bombers were lost
in this attack and other wide
ranging raids, including Mosquito
assaults on the battered Ruhr, and
(See RAIDS, Page A-17.)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

and to every boy Scout in the
United Kingdom.
Il was an assistant scoutmaster
and have been Scout ever since
I was 10 years old. 1 am now
a Rover Scout. I cannot under
stand this reference at all"
The press secretary of the Boy
Scouts Association, staggered by
the volume of kilograms and tele-
phoned protests. pointed out that
the Scouts form an international
organization and sighed:
Il hate to think what the Ameri-
can Boy Scouts will have to say
about this"
Questions are expected to be asked
concerning the propriety of the re-
mark in the House of Commons and
lSee HESS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Red Army Threatens
To Cut Railroad Line
Linking Nazi Fronts
Russians Within IS Miles
Of Bryonsk-Kiev Rood
In the Central Sector
Sy the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sunday, Aug. 90
Soviet troops, rapidly developing
their newest break through the
German lines from fallen Sevsk,
plunged on over the bodies of
1000 Nazi dead yesterday for
gains of 3 to miles and recap
tured more than SO villages to
draw nearer to the vital Bry-
ansk-Kiev railway, Moscow an
nounced today.
The smashing Red Army column
was believed to be within Is miles of
that transport and communications
link whose capture would sever the
German southern and central fronts.
More than 1,400 other Germans
fell before the Russian armies driv-
ing westward into the rich Ukraine
from fallen Kharkov, far south of
Sevsk. Moscow said this column
had captured more villages and
reached the Psel River 100 miles
west of Kharkov, and then veered
southwark in an enveloping move
ment on Poltava.
Peltava Heavily Raided.
Poltava, historic battle-ground
where Peter the Great defeated
Charles XII of Sweden, is a rail
junction 80 miles southwest of Khar-
kov, and its fall would sever one of
the major links between Kiev and
the southern front. The town was
heavily raided again by Soviet
bombers Friday night, as was Ros-
lavl, midway between Smolensk and
Bryansk.
German forces, fighting desper-
ately to stave off this enveloping
drive, counterattacked fercciously
near Zenkov, IS miles northwest of
kharkov, but Russian forces de
veloping their offensive gained fav-
orable positions" the Russian an
nouncement said.
Vast booty, including tanks, am
munition and supply dumps and
big guns, was taken in the two main
drives.
In all the days activity 70 Ger
man tanks were either destroyed or
Knocked out and 45 enemy planes
were shot down, said the COM
munique recorded by the Soviet
monitor.
Freight Trains Hit.
In the aerial raids behind the Ger
man lines at Poltava and Roslavl,
the Russians said that several
freight trains loaded with ammuni-
ton and equipment were set afire
by direct hits. Enemy airdromes
also were targets for the night raid
ers, where hits resulted in many
fires.
Russian losses during the night s
far-iung raids were two planes. a
separate Moscow broadcast said.
Nineteen German tanks were
Evening star., 1943-08-29

to change the law, it was disclosed,
will include the thesis that reliance
on lahor's no-strike pledge and on
the War Labor Boards newly ac-
CURED sanctions power would pro-
vide more workable way to handle
the situation.
Dependence on the no-trike
pledge was unsuccessfully adovated
by the administration when Con-
gress passed the law. But the WLB
sanctions were authorized by execu-
tive order since then, thereby in
jecting a new element. The sane
tions are primarily intended to
enforce decisions of the board where
unions or employers rebel. They
may be used in any strike, it was
pointed out by those desiring to
change the law, even where a board
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Aiken Says Vermonters
Don't Talk, Make Hay

By the Associated Press.
Senator Aiken, back in the Capital
from his Vermont home, was asked
yesterday what his constituents were
talking about. The Republican law
maker replied:
They're not talking. They're
working, trying to get the hay in"
Evening star., 1943-08-29
ClO Group Backs 4th Term

FORT DODGE, Iowa, Aug. %
P>.-The Iowa Nebraska CIO In
dustrial Union Council adopted a
resolution urging a fourth term for
President Roosevelt at its closing
convention session today.
Evening star., 1943-08-29

Radio Programs, Ps. Clio
Complete Index, Poee Az
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See RUSSIA, Page A-18.)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See RAIDS, Page A-17)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See MORSE, Page Ali,
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See STRIKE VOTE, Page A-l4)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See DENMARK, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See D. c. DRAFT, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1943-08-29

The Evening and Sunday Star Is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
SOC per month when Sundays; 90c
per month when 5 Sundays. The
Night Final Edition and Sunday
Morning Star at 90c when sun
days; $l.00 when 5 Sundays.
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See BUTTER, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(See BISHOP, Page A-I6)
Evening star., 1943-08-29

(see D. c. BUDGET, Page A-4.
The Michigan chronicle., 1943-12-11

They gave their lives. Let's give
our money. Back The Attack with
war bonds.
The Michigan chronicle., 1943-12-11
GADDINGS
BY Gladys

MISS WEBSTER GIVES "coME AS YOU ARE" PARTY
EDLEE WEBSTER she has finally learned to stretch
her apartment (Which is small one) and that she
will eventually get around to all of her many friends in
sequence
Dainty blue and white invitations that read "You will
proceed dressed Just as you at this moment to receive
your orders for the day" heralded the party which
was given for few out of town friends
Decorations were carried out in patriotic color scheme
and the kchenette was framed with red . white and
blue "canteen" sign from which food and drinks were
served in plenty until the very small the morning
Among those who attended were DR. AND MRS
MISS CAROLYN GLOVER DIR. AND MRS. D. j.
GRAHAM -. DIR. v. G. TOLBERT. SENATOR AND MRS
CHARLES DlGGS MIR. AND MRS. RAMON SCRUGGS
.. MISS ROBERTA MCGUIRE. ATTORNEY JOSEPH A.
CRAIGEN MISS HERTHA PRIEST :. MR.. WILLIAM
PHILLIPS. :. MISS RUTH IRWIN :. MR. A. v. d. CROSBY
OF Columbus Ohio MIR. OSCAR SUGGS MRS. RUTH
BLACKBURN IRWIN MISS RUBY NOBLE -. MR.
CLARENCE BLACKBURN. ATTORNEY AND MRS. II. b.
TALIAFERRO MR.. THURLOW FITZPATRICK. MRS
ELWOOD GARVIN MR. CLIFFORD VAN HARGIS
MISS BESSIE GARVlN of East st. Louis. ILL., MIR. AND
MRS j. CHIPCHASE OF Chicago MISS CAMERA WALK
Err OF Chicago MR.. AND MRS BEN JOHNSON OF Chi
cago and -. MISS ELIZABETH ANNETTE.
sToRK ROW
The WILLIAM ALIENS - have another tot a boy this
ERWIN DARROW ALLEN Both he and his pretty mother
-. DOROTHY STEVENSON ALLEN) doing fine in
Kirwood Hospital -.
The MrbTON MONJOYS (EveyE Solomon) have
baby girl Marguerite born November % in
Women's Hospital We glad to repora all rs fine in
that happy home \ Milton is positively IN ecstasy
The Michigan chronicle., 1943-12-11
BY GLADYS MILLS

Last Saturday afternoon. Para
disc Bowls clubroom was a gay
and hilarious spot as friends OF
Gertrude Francois gathered bear
ing gifts for the Francois little
bundle from Heaven. who will
make his arrival in just a couple
OF months now.
The gracious hostesses. Villa
Ewing. Wanda Smith, teachers of
Ypsilanti. and Clamar Clark and
Dorothy Rutherford. saw to it that
each guest had a grand time.
Gifts were piled in one corner Of
the room and included everything
from a pair of d-knitted booties
made by Elmina Gibson, to two
spacious basSinets all decorated and
ready for the occupancy OF the
newcomer. One OF the bassinets was
gift from the honoree's sister,
Johnnie Scott. Betty Swan made
sure that the mother-to-be would
be we'll informed as to the hows and
why's OF caring for the baby for she
presented the honored guest with
a volume just checked full OF said