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Evening star., 1943-05-08
Shaw Receives Award
For Work in Field
OF Criminal Justice
Social Agencies Council
Cites Fine Devotion
To Needs of Youth

G. Howland Shaw, assistant sec
retary of state, today received the
annual award of the Council of So
cial Agencies for signal service in the
field of criminal justice, at a lunch
con at the Hotel Statler.
The presentation was made by At
torney General Francis Biddle, who
read the citation, which stated in
part: "The corrections committee of
the Council Agencies acknowledges
with admiration and esteem the fine
devotion of Mr.. Shaw to the needs
of youth. to the problems of treat
ment and after-care of offenders, to
the Importance of efficient law en-
forcement, as demonstrated by his
inspiring leadership and enthusiasm,
his sturdy principles and progressive
spirit, his profound study of the
criminal processes and his untiring
personal labor in behalf of wise
and efficient administration of GRIM
inal Justice
The award itself consisted of an
engrossed copy of the resolution
embodying the citation. More than
200 council members and their
guests attended the luncheon.
Neil Burkinshaw, chairman of the
Correction Committee, greeted the
guests. The featured speaker after
presentation of the award was JUS
tlce Bolitha j. Laws of the District
. Court, who discussed The Youth
Justice Authority"
Justice Laws pointed out that
there is pending in both Houses of
Congress comprehensive program
worked out by a committee of Fed
eral judges appointed by Chief JUS
tlce Stone to provide an improved
correctional system for adults and
for adolescents.
"On all sides We note stories of
increase of crime now" he said. 1T
is prophesied there will be more
crime in postwar days. The truth of
these prophecies cannot be ques-
toned. We cannot train boys to be
soldiers skilled in violence and de-
struction and expect all those boys
to be quiet, peaceful, orderly citizens
in later days Today ruthlessness,
seizure, burning, wrecking of prop
erty. assault, fighting and killing
are the order of the day. Tomorrow
those same acts will constitute rob-
berry, arson, murder and other
crimes. Today We honor boys who
commit these acts by Congressional
Medals of Honor-tomorrow for the
same act we dress them in felons
garb."
The present methods, he continued,
of dealing with crime are inadequate
and it is believed large part of the
inadequacy is due to improper meth
DDS of imposing sentences on Of
tenders.
Justice Laws then discussed elab-
crate plans for admission to proba-
ton, for sentencing to imprisonment
according to precise and compre-
hensive study of each individual
case.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
u. ). Ponders Action
To Shift u. ). Citizens
Army Reported Asking
For Removals in East
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Justice Department was re-
ported today to be considering, at
the request of the Army, taking
court action to require some Amer
lean citizens to move from Eastern
military areas. including Washing
ton, Philadelphia and New York.
Up to this time Justice officials,
informed persons said, have been
reluctant to go into court in anv
new tests of the Armys authority
to remove citizens suspected of anti
American tendencies, with the feel
ing prevailing that such action is
more drastic than needed to meet
the dangers.
One official, who cannot be named
said that some Justice Department
lawyers preferred to hold off until
the problems could be searched more
fully and until there was stronger
evidence of the real and present
danger" upon which such litigation
usually is founded. The number of
persons involved in the East is rela-
lively small, it was explained, and
some officials feel that it would be
better to use surveillance.
Certain elements which would
simplify the legal problems, such as
an actual invasion of the United
States or the immediate danger of
one. are lacking, it was said.
The issues involved in removal of
American citizens from their homes
as a war safety measure now are
waiting a test in the Supreme Court
IN cases which arose from the re-
moval of thousands of japanese
noth aliens and citizens, from the
west Coast. Success in those cases
might bring prompter action at the
Justice Department in the East
Coast matters, an official indicated
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Great Lakes Vessels
Move Ore Normally
First Time in Month
Severe Ice Conditions
Cut April Corgoes
By 1000, 600 Tons
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, May 8.-The Coast
Guard announced today movement
of Great Lakes ore vessels was
normal for the first time since navi-
cation opened almost month ago.
Severe ice conditions have caused
so much delay that the amount of
ore brought down from the Mime
sofa, Michigan and Wisconsin
ranges was over 100000 tons less
in April than for the corresponding
period a year ago. This caused the
Office of Defense Transportation to
cut the years quota from 95 900 900
tons to 81 100000. Last year the ore
fleet transported over $4,000 900 tons,
an all-time record.
However, stocks at lower lakes
docks and furnaces was some higher
than at the same time year ago.
Coast Guard officials reported
considerable improvement" in ice
conditions outside Buffalo Harbor,
last remaining lake port choked with
ice.
Comdr Roscoe House of the
Cleveland district Coast Guard said
navigation through the Straits of
Mackinac and Whitefish Bay to
Lake Superior was proceeding on
normal basis.
The car ferry ST. Marie, chartered
by the Government for icebreaking,
was released yesterday. he said, and
will return to commercial work. The
chartered tug Roen III also was re-
leased to its owners.
The steamer B. Lyman Smith,
locked in the ice outside Buffalo
Harbor for the past IL days, reached
open water at 4 am. eastern war
time) today, and several other ships
passed through the ice field into the
harbor during the night, Comdr.
House reported
| Coast Guard cutters, the char
tered car ferry Chief Wawatam and
several chartered tugs will remain
available for assistance to ships in
the event the ice closes In and en-
dangers shipping again, he said.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
New Advance Is Made
BY japanese in Burma
BY the Associated Press

by tne Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India, May S.-The
Japanese have made new advance
east of the Mayu Ridge in Burma
and have developed "a direct threat
to our positions in the Buthedaung
area" SO miles north of Akyab, the
British announced in a communique
today.
The enemy have obtained posi-
ton astride the Maungdaw-Buthe-
daung road about 4 miles west of
Buthedaung." the communique said.
Despite substantial casualties in
f1icted by our troops, the Japanese
have succeeded in reinforcing their
forward units"
Evening star., 1943-05-08
D. 6. Woman Convicted
Of SIoshinq Car Tire

Miss Margaret Birkhead, 49, a
Treasury Department employe, was
convicted by Municipal Court jury
today of slashing tire on an auto
mobile owned by Joseph B. Sygell,
%, of 1903 Sixteenth street NV.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Ray L. jenkins, in his closing re-
marks to the jury, declared that
Miss Birkhead "vindicatively cut the
tire because her friendship with Mr..
Sygell had been abruptly termi-
mated"
Miss Birkhead, law school grad
uate, was accused of cutting the tire
January 3 while Mr.. Sygell was
attending church.
Date of sentence was set for
May %.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
California Residents
Benefit by Tax Cut
And Pension Boost
Governor Signs Bill;
Cites States Surplus
And Federal Surplus
BY the Associated Press,

SACRAMENTO. Calf. May g.
California has kissed its prospective
s228,000,00O surplus good-by, but
neither the taxpayers nor old-age
pensioners are likely to kick.
They are the chief beneficiaries of
a double feature spending and rev.
enue-reducing program by the Leg
islature which has State finance
officials wondering whether to figure
on a surplus or possibly another
deficit for the next biennium.
Taxpayers, from the fellow who
makes a l5-cent purchase to the
big banks and corporations, are 60
ing to save tax payments estimated
at s68,50O,OO0.
Some 10000 Senior citizens" will
draw $50 monthly maximum pen
sion-$l0 higher than at present and
termed the most liberal of its kind
in the Nation. The boost, designed
to keep up with the wartime cost of
living, will tap the Treasury for an
additional s6o,0O0,o00 to $4,000, 900
in 1943-1945.
Both the reduction and pen
SION differentiation plans becomes ef-
fective July l under legislation
which Gov. Earl Warren signed yes
terday.
Hardly year ago California was
deep in debt-had been since the
early 30s. The end of unemploy-
ment relief and advent of war
spending, with fat payrolls of ship
yards and aircraft plants, soon
erased the deficit. Today the State
has something like 100000 900 in ex-
cess funds. At that rate, Gov. War
rem estimated a general fund sur
plus of 100000 by July /. 1943.
Two definite reasons exist for af-
fording relief to the taxpayers of
the State at this time" said the
Governor. "One reason is that rev.
enues of the State have been ex-
ceeding expenditures by a consider
able margin. The other is that Fed
eral taxes, heavy as they are, will
in all probability go progressively
heavier"
Evening star., 1943-05-08
kcNutt Says Harper
Transferred 10 BEW
Declares Former Aide
Merits High Praise
Earlier Story on Page A-2l

'EdT1er STORY on Page AL
The resignation of Fowler v
Harper as deputy chairman of the
War Manpower Commission was
confirmed this afternoon by VINO
Chief McNutt, who announced that
Mr.. Harper had accepted an i'm
portant administrative post" in the
Board of Economic Welfare's office
of imports.
Mr.. Harper's resignation earlier
had been reported by friends, who
said it was in protest against man
agement dominance on the VINO
Management-Labor Policy Com
mittee.
In brief statement announcine
the resignation of his former right
hand man, Mr.. McNutt said:
Mr.. Harper has been my per-
sonal assistant and representative
in the creation of the Management-
Labor Policy Committee and the
general program of cola aboration OF
management and labor at the locaI
level.
These policies constitute the
basic foundation of War Manpowe1
Commission administration and Mr.
Harper deserves high praise for the
part he played in their establish
ment."
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Winter Park Bard Confused
At Poetry Magazines Success
Charles n. Pratt Takes FotherIy Interest
In Fate Of Contributors ScribbIinqs

health, unemployment and starva-
ton.
Mr.. Pratt pays nothing to his
poets, except the offer of IS for the
best poem in each issue. Even so,
several wel-known poets, who
could easily sell elsewhere, send irf
contributions, among them Witter
Bynner, Stanton A. Coblentz, Isabel
Fiske Conant, Don Blanding and
Jessie Rittenhouse.
The magazine aims at a bal
anced diet Of poetry" 1t includes
about 80 poems each issue, ranging
from serious, classical forms to
puckish nonsense.
Mr.. Pratt's sudden success in edit
ing brought plethora of invita-
tions to speak. lecture, talk over the
radio, and Mr.. Pratt, who doesn't
like groups of more than six, SOL
emnly announced in one issue:
ITO obviate the necessity for an
swering further letters on the sub
ject We wish to announce that the
editor charges fee of $25 for lee
lures. For merely standing up to
be looked at, $40 with smiles, or
with a bored look, $12."
The real fans Of the magazine
lock first to his editorial notes, which
usually hold some plum of dry
humor Like the late winter issue
In which he wrote: Spring is here
and we would like to celebrate with
some love poems in our next issue.
If you have not yet fallen in love,
please arrange to do so for our May
issue. This is a sad world, but it
still has its moments"
| Owns Hut of Stone"
Thomas Collins" a contributor
caused conjecture for while be-
cause he preferred no publicity in
the Notes on Authors Then he
wrote in one issue:
Content I am with what Thou
gavest me,
Though but hut of stone quite near
the shore,
With bedrooms five and bathrooms
only four,
And acres barely broad enough to
keep
One yard man gently raking in his
Sleep
This was patiently Mr.. Pratts own
nome In Winter Park. Hhe emerged
from behind his alter ego, and said
oh, well. I'm really publishing SO
l can get my poems printed" Ac-
tually, before he became involved
IN the magazine, he had sold a good
bit of poetry elsewhere.
Mr.. Pratt, being a poet, has a
paternal tenderness for others
poems. He reads each carefully
and when he finds one which might
pass with few changes. advises
the poet, The great majority reply
with startled gratitude.
He turns down 80 per cent of the
material submitted. He gravely
received a sonnet sent in by DR.
Hamilton Holt, the well-knowr
editor, who now directs Rollin.
college; it didn't click and Mr.
Pratt sent 1t back Then DR.. Hol
gleefully revealed that it was one
OF Shakespeare's.
That had no effect on Mr.. Pratt
He told DR.. Holt it was certainl,
one of the bard's worst sonnets
and even If Shakespeare had sen
it in himself, he would have 90
IL back with the pink slip.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Murray Denounces
Anti-Strike Measure,
Asks Open Hearings
Says Bill Would Allow
'Romon Holiday Aimed
At Labor Unions

President Philip Murray of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations
bitterly assailed the Senate-approved
anti-strike bill today and called for
open hearings on the measure before
the House Military Affairs Commit
tee in a letter sent to all members of
the House.
Following a statement yesterday
by Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas. urging immediate House pass
age of the bill so that it can apply
in the present coal situation, Mr..
Murray said the bill was designed
to assure Roman holiday to all
employers who still prefer to destroy
labor unions rather than to win the
war"
The bill sponsored by Senator
Connally establishes penalties of
fines or Imprisonment, or both, for
anyone who promotes a strike in a
plant or mine after the Government
has taken over the property.
May Opposes Hearings.
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee said yester-
day he did not believe open hearings
were necessary in view of the testi-
mony taken during the last month
on other labor and manpower meas
ures.
Mr.. Murray's letter pointed out
that the CIO has conscientiously
observed the no-strike pledge given
to the President-a pledge held no
longer binding by John L. Lewis and
his United Mine Workers-and that
while the CIO has many grievances
it shall seek their equitable adjust
ment through the War Labor Board
thus assuring continuity of produc-
ton"
That has been done, he said
despite "a growing resentment on
the part Of workers, which is thor
oughly justified, that Congress and
the executive branch are concen-
tratink their efforts on the domestic
front to repression and degradation
of living standards of labor"
Mr.. Murray said the Connally bill
would make WLB decisions subject
to court review whenever any en-
ployer decides to appeal to a court
Thus, while labor will observe its
no-strike pledge. employers who seek
to destroy the union will refuse to
comply with the decision of the
board, refrain from entering into a
collective bargaining agreement with
the union, continue to discriminate
against the membership and leaders
of the union, while using every tech
nicality for obtaining delay in the
judicial proceeding.
Nothing could be more disastrous
to war production than the passage
OF bill with such a provision
Meanwhile. there were indications
today that the Connally measure
may undergo severe face-lifting in
the House because of a desire for
more general restrictions. The Con-
nally bill applies only to Govern
ment-operated plants.
In some quarters 1t was felt that
the tougher Smith cooling off"
anti-strike proposal, voted down in
December, 1941. may be written into
the measure and that sections of
other pending labor legislation NAV
be added. In the latter category
might be section forbiddine the
organization of foremen in war
plants. =.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Baseball
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min took second and Doerr reached
first on the play. Mcbride lined to
johnson. One run.
WASHINGTON-Clark walked
Case flied to Mcbride. Spence
forced Clary at second, Lake to
Doerr. Doerr threw out Johnson.
SECOND INNING.
BOSTON-Garrison popped to
Vernon. Partee fouled to Case
Dobson famed.
WASHINGTON-Vernon was out
Lupien to Dobson, who covered first
Priddy took third strike. Early
flied to Mcbride.
THIRD INNING.
BOSTON-Lake famed. Fox
tripled to the center field corner
but when he attempted to stretch it
into home run he was caught at
the plate. Spence to Priddy to Ver-
non to Early. Lupien popped to
Sullivan.
WASHINGTON Sullivan singled
to center. Mertz famed. Clary
singled to left, Sullivan stopping at
second. Case fouled to Cronin
Spence popped to Lake.
FOURTH INNING.
BOSTON-Clary threw out Cronin
Doerr popped to Priddy. Priddy
threw out Mcbride.
Observation-Disclosures singled
to left. Vernon sacrificed, Dobson to
Lupien. johnson stole third. Priddy
flied to Garrison, johnson scoring
after the catch. Early fouled to
Cronin. One run.
FIFTH INNING.
BOSTON-Garrison flied to Case
Clary threw out Partee. Dobson
famed.
WASHINGTON - Dobson tossed
out Sullivan. Doerr threw out Mertz.
ClAry was safe when Lake fumbled
his grounder. Clary stole second.
cronin threT out Case.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Longucres Race Track
Denied Date for Meetino
BY the Associated Press

BY lne Associated Press.
SEATTLE, May s.-The Washing
ton Racing Commission today turned
down the request of the Washington
Jockey Club to operate the Long
acres Race Track this summer.
In a letter to Joseph Gottstein,
president of the club, the commits
sion said:
Our State is nearing it's peak in
the production of war materials and
foodstuffs so vitally needed by our
armed forces and their Allies. The
analysis of labor. housing and trans
portation situation leaves no doubt
but that the opening of the track
would be very definite handicap
and interference with food and war
production"
The club had asked dates for a
50-day racing season, starting in
June.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Women, Schoo|boys
Sought as Lifequords

Women and high school boys are
being recruited to serve as lifeguards
after a weeks training course be-
ginning May "a in the Takoma pool,
Fifth and Van Buren streets NV.
Graduates are virtually assured i'm
mediate placement at a salary of
sl00 month in District and private
pools and nearby beaches, according
to John w. Gates. District Red
Cross director of water safety train
ing.
Five District pools are expected
to open about June S. Prospective
guards must already have prelimi-
nary Red Cross training in the
rudiments Of water safety. Women
who apply must be more than q
years old. The age restriction is not
applied to male registrants.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
BY SIGRID ARNE,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

WINTER PARK, Fla, May g.
Charles Hyde Pratt must be down
in the files of the United States
Post Once Department under mi
nor annoyances."
He applied, in 1912, for a second
class rating for the Florida Maga-
zine of Verse. He wished, very
sensibly, to economic on stamp
money, because his magazine was
growing pretty fast.
In reply. the post Office noted,
with CONSERVATION. that he pro-
posed to publish without excessive
regularity" in November, January,
March and May. 1t had never
heard of such thing. This was
entirely too nebulous for a second
class rating.
Mr.. Pratt replied that actually
the magazine was mailed as soon
as the printer got it out. Neither
he, nor the printer, could name
that day for all eternity-or the
post office. The post Office under
stood that, but recoiled from the
public admission.
So Mr.. Pratt changed the line to
published four times a year with
unpoetic regularity, in November,
January, March and May" OF
course, it still comes out when the
printer gets through. But the post
Office is satisfied. The magazine
has a second-class rating. And Mr..
Pratt enjoys mild confusion about
how the post Office thinks.
Confused at Success,
He also enjoys mild confusion
over being both publisher and editor
OF an eminently successful poetry
magazine: A type of publication
which suffers high mortality rate
He came to Winter Park 10 years
ago to retire, and to write without
excessive regularity He'd spent
an extremely busy life as an i'm
porter-exporter between the United
States and South America.
Then he fell into argument with
a person who said. Florida! Pooh
There isn't a poet in the State"
Mr.. Pratt promptly put up s25
for the best poem to be written by
hitherto unpublished Florida poet
Six hundred poems arrived at the
Pratt home. Fifty were good
Some, very good.
Mr.: Pratt had won his point, but
attained a new worry. Where
would the poems be read? Before
he knew it, he had financed the
Florida Magazine of Verse, rented
a downtown office, and eventual,
employed two assistants.
The magazine is now 3 years old
1t has been called the best verse
publication in the country. Thi.
ruftles Mr.. Pratt; he says there art
several good ones.
The magazines most spectacula,
find is Robert E. Standen, who hac
poem in the first issue. The con.
trlbution was postmarked Winte,
Park. He finally visited the Office
IN paint-daubed jeans. His SHOCK
OF yellow hair was uncombed hi.
tongue salty with irony. 1t devel.
oped he was carpenter, painter anc
night watchman, rolled into one
He said he had played an exciting
game for many years with III
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Mercury Climbs 10 81;
Showers May Break Heat

The temperature moved toward a
new high for the year here this
afternoon with the mercury going to
81 degrees at the National Airport
weather station.
Unofficial readings in the down.
town area, including The Stars
thermometer on Eleventh street
pushed to the 80 degree mark, under
summer sky.
The heat wave was expected to be
short-lived, however, as the Weather
Bureau forecast thundershowers to-
night, then cooler.
High for the year occurred two
days ago, with reading of SO.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Eisenhower
Continued From First Page.)

being transferred today and those
being forged in ever-growing guam
titles will, in their hands and in
those of our Allies, strike increas-
ingly heavy blows upon the common
enemy until final victory is won."
Token Of Friendship.
Gen. Eisenhowever said the weap-
ons were "a token of the traditional
friendship of the peoples of our two
great countries"
Gen. Giraud. speaking In French,
said in accepting the equipment:
This ceremony will give back
hope to those in France who are
waiting for us anxiously. It Is for
them that we are forming an army
really worthy of that name. Have
faith In that army and its will to
win, its spirit Of resolution to the
end-until the total liberation Of
all France and of all Frenchmen u
achieved"