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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
u. 5. 10 Pay Overtime
To Jap-He|d Workers
Money Kept Here for
lnterned Employees

Employees Of the Once of the
High Commissioner of the Philip
pines who are informed or held
prisoners by the japanese are ell
gible for overtime under the war
pay law. Controller General Lind
say c. Warren ruled today.
In decision sent to the Secretary
Of the Interior. Mr.. Warren said
this group was entitled to pay on
the same basis as their associates
who have been established here
that is for time and one half after
40 hours. Local employees of the
Office technically are on a 43-hour
week as is the rest of the Govern
nent service. although it was said
today that 10 hours was closer to
the time actually worked.
The money is held subject to the
order of the captives. About IS
Americans and 10 Filipinos will
profit oy the ruling Approximately
80 other Filipinos were paid under
a prevailing wage scale for the
islands and will not get overtime.
An act passed last March granted
regular pay and allowances to
Americans in Government services
captured. informed or missing in
action.
The Controller General also ruled
today that civilian employees carry
ing on administrative functions in
the conscientious objector camps
are entitled to be paid for 81 hours
weeky-the working schedule Of the
camps.
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notice they would ask the Once of
Price Administration for higher
prices il a wage increase was Or
dered, and the OPA had informally
advised the board it probably would
not grant price relief.
In the majority opinion, DR..
George w. Taylor. public member of
the board, said, lit has become in
creasingly evident that the stabil-
ization Of our domestic economy. as
conceived by Congress and by the
President, can only be achieved by a
determination to maintain present
levels. This applies to both wages
and prices.
Imitation Dangers Seen.
increases in the cost of living
since September Is. 1912, have un-
derstandably given concern and have
raised doubts In many quarters about
the possibility Of ef1ecting wage sta
billzation at present levels. On the
other hand, recent wage increases
have given rise to doubts about the
possibility of maintaining the exist
ing price level.
The National War Labor Board
feels that these increases point up
the dangers OF imitation so clearly
as to necessitate the immediate ex-
ercise OF co-ordinated efforts to pre-
vent the start Of another tragic race
between prices and wages.
The possible consequences of
such a course are so detrimental to
our domestic economy. and even to
the prosecution Of the war itself, as
to call for the exercise of every efs
fort to prevent such an occurrence. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Oil Workers Assured
Their Jobs Essential
BY The Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press.
Petroleum is considered "one Of
the most essential of war indus
tries the war manpower commits
sioner and the petroleum admins
traitor declared today in joint
statement intended to halt loss of
labor from oil companies to NUM-
tons plants.
Reports are reaching here from
several places that petroleum work.
ers misunderstood WINGS recent
statement about non-deferrable &C.
equations" said the statement
signed BY Paul v. McNutt, VINO
chairman and Harold L. Ickes,
petroleum administrator.
Employees in the oil. natural gas
and gasoline industries in vital &C.
equations failed to report to work
in some. areas and sought employ
ment in jobs they believed were
listed as more essential by the
VINO, the statement said.
On the contrary, petroleum has
been designated as one of the most
essential war industries, the ofIicial
said, and bulletins have been issued
listing ITO classes of jobs in the
petroleum and natural gas industry
which are classed as essential &C
tivities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Shif|eM on Trial
In Woman's Murder
Charged With SIoyine
Mrs. Petty Edwards

Ernest James Shifiett, accused of
murder. is, the. victim Of the most
unusual circumstances that ever be-
fell a human being" his attorney,
James J. Laughlin. told a District
Court jury today as the trial of the
2-year -old man started before
Justice Bolitha j. Laws. ..-.
Shiflett is standing trial. charged
with the murder of Mrs. Patty
Edwards, 40. in the 500 block of
Third street NV. last August II.
Charles Murray. Assistant United
States Attorney, said the Govern
ment would attempt to prove that
Shiflet had been drinking. that he
barricaded the door Of the apart
ment where the crime is said to
have occurred and that. with his
f1sts. he inflicted a fatal beating on
Mrs. Edwards.
He told the jury the issues in the
case could be narrowed down to two
points: Whether or not Shif1et in
f1icted the fatal wounds. and. if so.
whether or not he entertained an
intent to kill.
Mr.. Laughlin said there was no
motive for Shiflett to murder the
woman and that the couple had
planned to take a trip to Virginia on
the week end following Mrs. Ed
wards death.
The defense attorney said Shifett
was beaten commercially" by police
in order to extract a confession of
the crime from him, but Shifett had
remained steadfast in his denial
that he committed the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Father Of 70 10 Die
For Murder Of Wife
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED Press. aF
DUPREE, S. Oak. Feb. 9.-Jacob
F. Heinzmann, who killed his wife
January 70 with 4 butcher. knife
duTing Quarrel while eight Of their
20 children looked on, was under
sentence today to die In the electric
chair.
The 54-year-old Lennon farmer
pleaded guilty to a murder charge
before Circuit Judge Frank Glad
stone. who fixed execution Of the
sentence for the week Of February
Is. 1914.
Heinmann said he was born In
Russia and lived ID years in Ru-
mania before coming to the United
States. He married Mrs. Heinz
mann. 10 years his senior at Mott,
N. OAK, in 1916.
Their youngest child is three
months old
Heinzmann was the third to be
sentenced to death since capital
punishment was restored in South
Dakota four years ago. The others,
Clifford Haas. alias HAYES. and Paul
Sewell. are still in death row at the
State prison.
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ofhcials named in the Dies list will
be given an opportunity to appear
before the subcommittee and offer
a defense against the charges.
Urging the House to approve the
investigation, Mr.. Martin said, we
want to clean up this situation, but
we do not want to do an injustice
to any one
Debate on the resolution was
started by Chairman SABBATH of the
Rules Committee which earlier In
the day paved the'way for its speedy
consideration by the House. He said
ne approved the investigation be-
cause ii probably would remove the
smear" on some OF the former Gov
eminent of1cials named by Mr.. Dies
VINO are now "out of the country"
fighting the Axis powers He told
the House, however, he believed any
one IN the Federal service who is
"disloyal' to the Government should
be kicked out
Praises Committees Work.
Mr. Martin SAID the Dies commit
tee had done good job in I'M
covering subversive activities in this
country. but it was not a trial court
which the investigating subcom-
mittee will be in effect.
Representative Fish, Republican,
Of New York joined other House
members in appealing for adoption
OF the resolution. The people Of
this country want no subversive EN-
ployes in the Government-they
want them thrown of the payroll"
he declared. and If the Government
won't do it Congress will"
Mr.. Dies suggested the investi-
eating subcommittee subpoena the
confidential records Of the Federal
Bureau OF Investigation relating to
the l,l00 or 1900 Federal workers
he said 1t had checked On last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Mrs. Miller Attacks
Green on Rights Bill.
Says Opposition Wasn't
Prompted by ChivoIry
q, be Associated press


1t wasn't "chivalry" that prompted
President William Green OF the
American Federation Of Labor to
express opposition to the equal
rights amendment for women now
pending in Congress. Mrs. Emma
Guffy Miller contends.
Mrs. Miller. sister of Senator
Guffey. Democrat. of Pennsylvania
and Democratic national commit
teewoman for Pennsylvania. yester-
day issued statement for the Ma
tional Woman's Party in reply to
Mr. Green's contention that the
amendment might deprive women Of
the benefits of protective laws In
various States.
"Anti-suffragists used to say that
women should not vote because it
would remove the bloom" Mrs.
Miller said. Mr.. Green's chivalry
is on a par with theirs.
1T isn't humanitarianism that
will not allow women in New York
State the right to sell ice cream
and soda after 10 pint is the
fact that tips are larger then. What
kind OF chivalry is it that keeps
women in many cities from run
ming elevators at night when the
work is easier. but allows them to
scrub floors all night?"
The equal rights amendment. she
said. was intended to remove 1000
legal determinations against women
which hamper them in industry.
The truth is" she declared. Mr..
Green fears that women may re-
place men in various industries. In
war plants it has been found that
women have as much or more apti-
tude for welding and rivetins as
men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
testimony SideIights
Two American Cemeteries in Europe
Damaged as Result Of This War

Eye ache for members OF Congress
The plant Of Representative Dirk
sen, Republican. OF Illinois-receipt
OF four tons OF literature each year
Suggested colleague, Repre-
sentative Woodrum Democrat, of
Virginia: You can get some big
wastebaskets and a couple OF aspirin
tablets. r"
Report OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission that railroad accidents
are greatly on the rise: that both
man failure and equipment failure.
as result of the sharply increased
load on rail lines is responsible - "
Boast by the Tennessee Valley
Authority that it will be producing
in the fiscal year 1874 I'm this one
river valley, in this one narrow area
about half rs much electricity as the
whole country used in the First
World War"
The Federal Communica tons
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Divi-
sion intercepts approximately 1885,
900 words Of foreign broadcasts daily,
the significant content OF the ma
terial being distributed to other
agencies Of the Government.
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RucinQ
Continued From First Paee.)

dependently of the Racing Commits
sion. said the bill would be the
means Of maintaining an important
source Of State revenue during the
war years. The State receives S.
600 day tax from the major tracks.
Commission Meets.
The Racing Commission met in
Baltimore meanwhile to draw up its
program of emergency legislation.
The commission was expected to
ask chiefly for suspension OF the
statutory ban on more than 80 days
Of racing at any one OF the four
mile tracks-Havre de Grace, Lau-
rel, Pimlico and Bowie.
MI. Booth said he would favor
staging the entire maximum 100
days OF racing, as provided by law,
at Pimlico,
Gov. O'Conor has notified the
Racing Commission he would not
approve any proposal for 100 days
of racing in Baltimore, nor any
plan which might interfere with
war production.
The Racing Commission itself
took the stand that the city Of
Baltimore would not support 100
days Of racing.
S1,7O0, 900 Year Revenue.
Racing revenues are too impor-
tant to the State of Maryland to
take any chance OF losing them Z"
MI Booth said Where else can we
find source that will provide
81 700 900 a year, as racing does?
Where else can We turn to meet the
depletions that are threatening the
State Treasury as gasoline taxes
dwindle and automobile taxes dis
appear?
Anything necessary to keep rae
ing alive in Maryland should be
done by the State in self-defense
MY bill will give the State Rae
ing Commission discretionary power
to designate where the meetings OF
the four major tracks shall be held.
the extent OF the meetings and the
hours OF racing-the last to insure
that racing crowds shall not conflict
With the transportation OF war
workers. These emergency powers
would be held by the commission
during the war and then be re-
turned to the General Assembly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Five Named Advisers
For Defense Unit

Appointment OF five additional
members Of the Advisory Commit
tee to the District Civilian Defense
Volunteer once was announced
last night by OCD Director H. C.
Whitehurst as plans were made for
a demonstration meeting at 3 o'clock
this afternoon.
The new members are Mrs. Rob-
ert Low Bacon, Brig. Gen. Albert
l.. Cox. Mrs. James M. Lands, wife
OF the national OCD director; Rep
resentative Glare Boothe Luce of
Connecticut and Thomas P. Morgan,
Jr.
A demonstration of the method
OF enrolling volunteers was sched-
uled for this afternoons meeting
at the volunteer once. 1924 n street
NV. In addition to advisory mem
bers invitations have gone to chiefs
OF all civilian defense services and
members OF the Executive Commit
tee for Civilian Mobilization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Knox Report Denies
Winche|I Guilty Of
'Scanda|ous Conduct
Vinson Files Answers
In House to Charges
Made by Hoffman
b. the Associated Press.


Secretary of the Navy Knox in
formed the House Naval Affairs
Committee today that statements
attributed to Walter Winchell while
on naval duty by Representative
Hoffman. Republican, of Michigan
were mot considered as scandalous
conduct tending to the destruction
OF good morals
The Knox report was filed by
Chairman Vinson, who had referred
to the Navy Department a series of
questions propounded by Mr.. Hoff-
man in a resolution introduced last
Tuesday.
Hoffman's Charges.
The resolution charged that the
columnist and radio commentator,
while an officer in the Navy, made
contemptuous remarks about Con-
gress and asked why he had not been
punished under the United States
code providing court-martial pun
ishment for any one in the Navy
guilty OF "profane swearing, false
hood or any other scandalols
conduct tending to the destruction
of good morals"
Mr.. Hoffman called up his reso-
luton In the House today, but Mr..
vinson forestalled action by sub
hitting the Knox report without
reading it and adding that Mr.. Knox
and other Navy officials would be
called before the Naval Affairs Com
mittee next week to give full re-
port" on the columnist's status.
The Knox reply today said Mr..
Winchell was lieutenant conf
nander in the Naval Reserve on in
active duty January 81, 1913. This
was not elaborated.
Winchell Comments.
It said the following actions at
tributed to Mr. Winchell by Mr..
Hoffman were not considered as
scandalous conduct as defined in the
CODE
That Mr.. Wincheu on July II,
1912, while an offlcer in the Navy,
asked An audience, How about the
voters going after those other sabo-
teurs who landed in Congress?"
That few days later Mr.. Win
chell said in his newspaper column:
Another reason some congressman
sre demanding the eight saboteurs
he shot is that they might talk too
much"
That on July Is, 1912, Mr.. VIM
chell said over the radio
Nearly every one who printed Sc
Hitious articles has been indicted
except those who put the same
things in the Congressional Record.
But Honeychile-all Of them will be
confronted by the same charges
sitter November S."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
War Need May Bring
Reinstatement OF
Big IVA Projects
Nelson Note to LiIienthuI
Emissions Possibility Of
Call for More Power
By the Associated Press


The War Production Board has
made it plain to the Tennessee
Valley Authority, according to iva
Chairman David E. Lilienthal, that
many deferred power generating
projects of the IVA. Interior De-
partment and War Department may
be reinstated during the next few
months to avert possible power
shortage
The WPB indicated that all or
part of the s116,O00000 worth of
deferred IVA power projects may
have their priority restored. Mr..
Lilienthal told House Appropria
tons Subcommittee in. hearings on
the 1914 independent Offices appro-
priation bill, The testimony was
made public today.
Need to Govern Action.
Mr.. Lilienthal himself predicted
that reinstatement of the projects,
which include two dams already be-
gun and 10 generating units at
other dams will hinge on whether
1t is decided to expand war produc-
ton further in 1914.
If war production does not reach
any greater heights than the level
set for 1913" he said, then it is my
Judgment that IVA will proba bly,
have power enough"
But II production is to be greater
in 1914 than in 1943, then in the
early months of this year some of
these projects must be reinstated or
there will be shortage" he said.
He handed the subcommittee a let
ter from WPB Chief Donald M. Mel
son to the Budget Bureau. in which
Mr.. Nelson recognized the possibility
OF reinstating some of the deferred
projects "on very short notice" and
urged that the IVA, Interior De-
partment and War Department hold
funds on hand so they can start
work Immediately.
Mr.. Lilienthal asked Congress for
ST 100000 as a reserve for this pur-
pose, but he did not seek any new
IVA appropriations.
Asks Reappropriation.
he asked merely that the unex-
pended balance of the 1913 appro-
priation, amounting to $62. 800 0CO,
be appropriated, and said that if
this is added to the s62, 900 900 which
the iva has collected in receipts
and reimbursements from other
Government agencies, the total of
$l24800.000 will take care of the
1914 fiscal year operating and con-
struction expenses of SLOT 300 900
and still leave a $17,500 900 reserve
fund.
The committee, in reporting the
independent Offices bill to the House
acquiesced In Mr.. Lilenthafs pro-
posal. In its report. the committee
explained the large unexpended bal
ance was due to the deferring OF
construction on number Of new
projects by the WPB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09

opened fire on us with everything
they had.
"A Jap destroyer joined in the
attack against us and then We were
running and the Japs cunning. It
is a sort of helpless feeling when
you have no torpedoes. The de-
stroyers look small when you are
attacking them but plenty big when
they come after you. 1t charged in
at 80 knots and we went below. It
was just hit-and-run attack with
its depth charges and We were not
harmed"
Was this your first patrol in the
Pacific?" Comdr Morton was asked
1T was the first combat patrol"
he said. Il had been out as an OBJ
server before and on previous trips
the Wahoo had bagged one combat
ship and two auxiliaries"
Comdr. Morton had been on sub
marine service in the Atlantic be-
fore coming to the Pacific, but said
he liked the hunting IN the Pacific
much better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Adequate Postwar
Employment Program
Urged by Fleming
Coils Expense Negligible
In Comparison With
Cost Of q Depression
By TIE Associated Press


Federal Works Administrator
Philip B. Fleming told Congress in
testimony made public today that
whatever the cost of preparing an
adequate program to prevent post
wal unemployment. 1T will be
negligible in comparison TO the cost
OF another depression"
Il do not believe he told a
House Appropriation Subcommit-
tee that We can expect the vet
Grams Of this war to be content to
sell apples on the street corners of
our cities"
Nor" he added. do I believe
that men who have fought to Sc
cure the four freedoms Including
freedom from vant-will be content
to do So
Asency's Need Outlined.
In outlining the finacial needs for
his agency. Gen. Fleming declared
that lit may be taken for granted
I believe. that If we are confronted
at the close OF the war with a seri-
Gus unemployment situation, some
governmental action to relieve the
situation will be necessary"
He said it was estimated that APP
proximately 10000, 900 persons are
now employed exclusively on war
production. and that the number
will increase to % 900. 900 by the end
of the war.
yrYor N ! "a
declared, lit seems probable that at
least half OF our present working
population would lose their jobs. and
to these would be added many mil
lions OF soldiers trying to re-estab-
lish themselves in civilian life"
ut seems unsafe he said, ito
assume that there will not be large
scale unemployment Immediate
after the war-at least until indus
try has reconverted from war to
peacetime production
Works Program Suggested.
Senator Fleming suggested prep
aration of a comprehensive national
program OF public works. to include
Federal State and municipal prof.
ects.
Completion OF the permanent
phase of the Alaska Canada High
way during the present year is a
goal of the Federal Bureau of Pub
lie Roads.
The aim was disclosed to the sub
committee by Commissioner Thomas
H. Macdonald during hearings on
the bureaus appropriation bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Slain Boys Parents Sue
Mrs. RandIe for $4,000
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Feb. 9.-The
parents Of a 17-year -old high school
boy who was fatally shot 10 days
ago filed a $4,000 damage suit to-
day against Mrs. Helen Aileen Ran
die, who was charged with the
Staying and with wounding her
wealthy horseman husband. -
The damage action was filed by
Addison w. Wiley. father of Allen
E. Wiley. and the boys mother,
Lena F. Wiley Nr. Wiley is a
resident of BAY Ridge, Md, and a
Washington attorney.
The summons was served on Mrs.
Randle. 31-year-old third wife of
Ulmo S. Randle, Washington and
Virginia horse fancier, in her cell at
the Anne Arundel County Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
~ TIE Associated Press.

Ey CHe ASsoSlSteG ffeSs.
From A three pound 900 600 word
transcript of testimony on new
appropriations bill made public to-
day were drawn these sidelights IN
Government operations and depart
mental activity:
The American Battle Monuments
Commission reported that two
American cemeteries and four mon
uments we're damaged in Europe as
a result Of this war. Greatest loss
in exchanging American currency
for that OF any other country comes
in Venezuela-60 per cent. Reason?
Venezuela's favorable economic sit
uation. resulting from large petro-
leum exports. The White House
now buys flowers instead OF growing
them. Estimate for that item" for
the next fiscal year was $4,000. From
H. G. Grim. chief usher. testimony
that the first floor of the new White
House wing was designed to provide
a better place TO receive guests and
check wraps. Instead it has been
partitioned oil for offices for war
work