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strictions upon our people has
turned down your plea. I predict
the President will do likewise If
you go to him. 1t is not the Amer
ican way to drag others down to
your level. Instead let us bring the
East up to oul level, as far as gaso-
line and oil are concerned"
Representative Hartley cited an
OPA ruling, providing that person
may drive to- his summer home
solely to close it up and then make
the return trip home, as being
ridiculous" regulation which won't
save a gallon Of gasoline"
Wants Crude Price Increased.
BY permitting person to drive
to his summer home, keep his car
there for the summer. cultivate vic
tory gardens, and enjoy a vacation
before making the return trip home
IN the fail, people would be made
happier without additional gasoline
being used UP, Mr.. Hartley asserted.
Mr. Hartley said he didn't believe
the West would object to the Eastern
blocs request for ali increased price
on the crude product.
I'VE on the Eastern seaboard."
the New Jersey solon emphasized.
want an end to the confusion,
inefficiency. and in some instances,
utterly ridiculous systems of dis
tribution of this vital product.
I'VE have urged that the Baruch
committee be reconvened for the
purpose of making a similar study
on the petroleum problem as they
made on the synthetic rubber
problem.
Instead of continuing their bloc
and giving the impression to the
country that we on the Eastern sea-
board seek some unfair advantage,
l urge Mr.. Brown and his group to
join with us in an effort to obtain
solution to this problem that will
be fair not only to the Eastern sea
board but to the entire country as
| we'll"
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was the pulse altimeter, a miniature
Radar for airplanes which receives
echoes from the earth's surface and
thus gives a pilot constant informa-
ton on his altitude regardless OF
weather. Profs. Philpott, Hagen
ard Cleeton all did work on this
and all three men hold important
positions at the laboratory now.
After their adventures and expert
ments on the destroyer Leary, the
NRL scientists returned to their
benches and made several additional
inventions which gave the detection
equipment greatly improved per-
formance.
BY February, 1898, high powered
pulse Radar equipment was in op-
Grafton at the laboratory-and
planes were detected at a range OF
so miles.
The following month DR.. Taylor
directed the formation of a task
group under Mr.. Gebhard, then head
OF the laboratory's development sec
tion and creator of the original
pulse transmitting equipment a
dozen years before. The purpose of
this group. largest yet assigned to
single Radar project simultane-
ously, was to develop and perfect a
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Brown and Hartley
Debate Proposals 10
Ease Gas SHORTAGE
Radio Forum Speakers
Differ on Approaches
To Solution of Problem

Imposition of further gasoline re-
strictions on the rest of the country
will not relieve the Eastern seaboard
gasoline famine, Representative
Brown. Republican. of Ohio assert
ed in radio debate last night with
Representative Hartley. Republican,
Of New Jersey, leader of the Eastern
gas bloc.
The East's position will not be
improved until transportation IA
cilities, including pipelines, are
made available, Mr.. Brown de-
clared. Their remarks were made
on the National Radio Forum pro-
gram arranged by The Star, a Blue
Network feature broadcast locally
by Station WMAL.
Mr.. Harley emphasized that even
II Western States disagree with us
on the extension Of rationing," they
could join the East in urging that
rationing and price fixing of petro-
leum be taken from the ONCE OF
Price Administration and placed in
the Office of Petroleum Admins
traitor for War.
Ohio Gets Pennsylvania Gas.
Representative Hartley said that
IF 100000 barrels of petroleum a
day were drawn out of the Midwest
ern stocks for the next so days, the
Midwest would still have more than
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WASHINGTON, c., THURSDAY,

laboratory was Capt. Hollis N.
Cooley, q naval offlcer with out
standing ability to communicate his
ideas and enthusiasms to others.
Cooley worked under Bowen, who
then was chief of the Bureau of En-
gineering, and was powerfully aided
and abetted by him in the high
pressure saleSmanShip In which he
engaged soon after taking ONCE.
AS fleet admirals, including on
one occasion the commander in
chief, showed up at the Navy De-
partment, Capt. Greenlee would nab
them and talk them into visiting the
laboratory, where they got their first
look at Radar in operation. 1t put a
missionery's zeal into his work, and
his converts began cropping up all
through the Navy. For many of
these ranking officers seeing was
believing SO far as Radar was con-
cerned and the captain made sure
that they saw.
Gave Congress Data.
While this energetic captain still
was In charge Of the laboratory, Ad-
miral Bowen decided the time had
arrived to deal frankly with the
congressional committeeman who
had been stringing along for three
years furnishing money for projects
they had no real facts about. Great
expansion of the research center
was In prospect, the admiral fore
saw, and that could be accomplished
only with the support Of Congress.
Admiral Bowen slashed through
the numerous layers of red tape
that then swathed Radar in the
Navy, and he invited members of the
House Naval Appropriations Sub
committee to see for themselves
what great things were in the max
ing. They were committed to Sc
crecy and the admiral Is most proud
of the fact that the condolences were
never violated. The committee was
so sold on Radar that afterward the
laboratory got just about any money
it asked for.
BY the end of 1886 plans had been
we'll advanced to give Radar its first
tryout at sea-something that DR..
Taylor had proposed in essence in
1922. The 1896 set was vastly diff
ferent from the simple tactical in
strument he had in mind IA years
before, and its ability to pick up air.
planes miles off in cloud. fog or
darkness-or high in a clear blue
sky, for that matter-was what gave
it sharply focused significance un-
dreamed of in 1922.
Had First Sea Test.
In April, 1887, Radar worked over
salt water on the old four-stack de-
Evening star., 1943-06-24

an adequate reserve, and that re-
serve would still be considerably
above East Coast stocks"
Pointing out that Western Penn
sylvania, a petroleum producing sec
ton, must ration gasoline to A
coupon holders on a basis of a GAL
Ion and half weekly, Mr.. Hartley
said the Pennsylvania product is be-
ing shipped across the river into Mr..
Browns State Of Ohio, where pleas
ure driving is permitted and an A
coupon Is worth four gallons of gas
That simply does not make sense" "
Mr.. Hartley contended.
Representative Brown said extern
ton Of rationing would bring about
unnecessary Injury to the rest of
the Nation without any benefit
whatsoever accruing to the people
Of the Eastern States"
Transportation Is Problem.
If transportation had been avail
able, refineries in the Middle West
would have gladly shipped to the
East at least those 5000, 900 barrels
Of gasoline by which our reserve has
been increased under rationing
rather than to place it in storage
Oil refiners are not philanthropists
They are always interested in selling
rather than in storing, their gaso-
line"
Mr.. Brown stated:
Il do not recall any Eastern blot
being created before Pearl Harbol
to hasten construction of pipe line.
to the East. Two gigantic pipe line.
to supply the East are now beine
rushed to completion at the expense
of all the taxpayers of all the States
"Out Of the $4,000 tank car.
available, 74,000 are now busy haul.
ing oil and gasoline to the East
and 5000 more are distributing the
precious fluid within the Eastern
shortage area.
The people who live out in tn,
Middle West were glad to accep
restrictions on the use of fuel OF
last winter to help keep the people
VI Iilc CdSt lIOlI lIecZlllS. we VIII
gladly give up all Of our gasoline
If it will save a single American
boys life to do so.
Won't Share Misery.
But we refuse to accept unnec
essary restrictions in the use of gas
oline simply to satisfy those VIII,
are in misery and want company
We refuse to listen to your pie;
that we crawl into bed with yol
and take the same disease ourselves
mo wonder every Government
official to whom you have appealed
for the imposition of further re
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Cost Of Building Ships
Too High, Vickery Suys

BY The Assoclated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 24.-"Weve
finally learned how to build ships.
but the cost is much too high. both
in man-hours and in money" de-
clared Rear Admiral Howard L.
Vickery. vice chairman of the Mari
time Commission.
Both must come down." he
added during an inspection tour of
shipyards at Los Angeles Harbor
yesterday.
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Pioneering on Rada|
Led 10 Successful
Sea Model in 1888
Research Stimulated
When Officers Gained
Interest of Congress

Editors note: By 1882, Scien-
fists at the Naual Research Lab
Oratory had developed rGddr-
radio "eyes"-So that it could be
used ashore to detect approach
ing enemy planes. But the equip
ment Das too clumsy for ship
board use. Not until a super
short radio UaUe, q sort OF elec-
tricdl bullet or pulse, lDaS used
DGS it possible to undertake de-
sign of compact, yet high -po,o-
cred, shtpboard set. At that
point the main development work
,Das taken ouer by Scientist Rob-
ert M. Page and an assistant,
Robert c. Guthrie. Theirs UaS
the job of building modern radar.
Here is the fourth OF sir daily
installments OF John M. High
to,Der'S story OF rdddr.)
Evening star., 1943-06-24
e for commercial manu-

prototype for commercial manu-
facture.
The force included Mr.. Page, Mr..
Guthrie, H. E. Reppert, A. A. Varela,
l. H. Page and 1t. E. L. Luke. Dur
ing that year they built Radar Model
XAF and were ready for a full-scale
test at sea.
This set. which still is in working
order at the laboratory and prob
ably will go into the Smithsonian
Institution Museum some day, was
installed on the battleship New York
in December. 1888. and for the next
three months underwent extensive
tests during battle maneuvers.
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Robert D. Ems|ie, "a,
Former Umpire, Dies
Was on National League
Stuff for 81 Years
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ST. THOMAS, Ontario, April o.
Robert D. Emslie, for "a years a
National League umpire, died at his
home early today after a long ill
ness. Mr.. Emslie was "a.
Born at Guelph, Ontario, Mr..
Emslie started his baseball career
as a pitcher for the HARRISON COn-
trio Browns in 1878. He drifted
into umpiring by chance in 1887
when he was called on to umpire an
International League game. Three
years later he joined the National
League staff and became one of
baseball's most famous umpires
before retiring in 1924. The last
two years he acted in an advisory
capacity to President John A..
Heydler.
During his pitching career, which
was cut short because of a bad
arm, he was considered the greatest
curve-ball pitcher of his time. In
1884 he pitched 81 games for Balti-
more, winning 80.
Mr.. Emslie was the base umpire
the day Fred Merkle failed to touch
second and threw the 1903 pennant
race into deadlock between the
New York Giants and Chicago Cubs
The final decision, however, that
resulted In Merkle being declared
out was made by Chief Umpire Hank
ODay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Refugee Conferees Ready
To Draw Up Program
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON. Bermuda, April o.
American and British representa-
tives seeking a solution of the prob
lem of refugees from Nazi-conquered
Europe are ready after a week of
talks to draw up joint recommended
lions to their governments, but pub
lie disclosure of the content may
be delayed for some time because
Of anxiety lest premature publicity
nullify the proposed steps.
Chairman Harold w. Dodds of the
American delegation said yesterday
some of the recommendations would
be confidential because they in
volve other states and the war sit
uation itself.
Proposals made by persons in
terested especially in the rescue of
Jews from German-occupied terri
tories have been gone into thor
oughly, DR.. Dodds said, but he would
net say whether they were acted
on favorably.
He likewise refused comment on
what would be recommended re-
garding Spanish Republican refugees
in France and French North Africa.
The conference probably will ad-
journ Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Mrs. Junkin 10 Be Buried
In East Orange, n. J.

Mrs. Gertrude Cooke Junkin, 80.
of 4421 Watkins avenue, Bethesda,
Md, who died Saturday after brief
illness, will be buried tomorrow in
East Orange, N. j., where funeral
services will take place.
Mrs. Junkin, a native of East
Orange, was the daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. William Cooke. She came to
Washington in 1927. She was the
wife of Chevalier j. Junkin, an
official with the Defense Supplies
Corp. and formerly with the Agri-
culture and Commerce Departments.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vided by two children, a daughter
Sdyney, and son, Joseph. She was
the niece of Morris L. Cooke, former
rural identification administrator
and now Board of Economic War;
fare Official.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Three Washington WAACS
GET Change Of Duties

Promotion and completion of
studies by three young Washington
women in the Women's Army Aux
iliary Corps at the Second WAC
Training Center at Daytona Beach,
Fla. was reported today.
Auxiliary Mary L. Duvall, 621
Fourteenth street NE, has been
commissioned a third officer, the
equivalent of second lieutenant
in the Army, and ordered to active
duty at Daytona Beach. Auxiliary
Rita c. Amaimo, 1741 P street NV,
is now a graduate of the Bakers and
Cooks School there and will be
assigned to an Army post. Cooks
earn the stripes of non-commis-
stoned officers.
Auxiliary Muriel Kinds, former
secretary to Maynard Owen Will
liams of the National Geographic
Society, has been assigned to the
classification section of the WAC
at Daytona Beach. From 1941 until
she Joined the WAC Auxiliary
Kinds was director of the night
training school of the American
Women's Voluntary Services. She
set up the Misunderstanding and class
materials for 5000 enrollees at the
school and taught some of the
classes herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Aircraft Carrier Chrisfened
After Floating Off Dock
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 26.
The Intrepid, third giant aircraft
carrier built at the Newport News
Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. plant
since Pearl Harbor, was christened
here today several hours after she
was foated off her craving dock
building ways.
First major warship ever built in
a craving dock by the Newport News
yard, the Intrepid was f1oated when
the dock gates were opened and
waters of the James River rushed ir.
Standing on a floating platform
mounted on small barge, Mrs.
John Howard Hoover, wife of Vice
Admiral Hoover, smashed bottle
OF champagne against the carriers
hull on the third swing. Two pre-
vious swings failed to break the
bottle.
The Intrepid is a sister ship of
the Essex and the new Yorktown,
both built here. Her keel was laid
December l, 1941. Shortly after the
brief christening ceremony the big.
ship was toWed slowly from the !;
dock by tugs to her fitting out .
berth. :
Matrons of honor were Mrs. Shep-
Ter Fitzgerald and Mrs. Robert !.
Kirkpatrick, both of Washington. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Early Senate Victory
For Civilian Supply
Measure Expected
Taft Calls Bill Step
To Give Byrnes Powers
Of Assistant President
By the Associated Press.

Early Senate approval was
predicted today for a civilian
supply agency measure described
by Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, one of it's authors, as a
step toward clothing Economic
Sterilization Director James F.
Byrnes with authority that
would make him an Assistant
President.
Strongly opposed by WPB Chair
man Donald Nelson, the bill would
separate civilian supply authority
from the War Production Board,
giving the new setup equal claim
ant powers with the Army and
Navy. Mr.. Byrnes would have the
final word in settling disputes over
ALLEGATIONS between these agencies.
Senator Maloney, Democrat, of
Connecticut said he would attempt
to call up the measure this week,
and while objections are expected
to delay its consideration until more
Senators return from unofficial
Easter vacations, administration
lieutenants said there was little
doubt the bill would pass later.
Mr.. Byrnes now has wide author
ity to exercise home front controls
which Senator Taft said he believed
ought to be extended to the point
where the sterilization director
could become in fact, if not in name.
the arbiter of all the disputes aris-
ing between agencies concerned
with domestic phases Of the war
program.
What we really need, OF course,
is a war, council similar, to the war
cabinet formed by President Wilson
during the last war" Senator Taft
told reporters. "It seems that we
are not to have that, but I believe
that Byrnes ought to be, put In
position where he can settle all of
the disputes that arise and not let
them go on for months and months
as they do now"
Mr.. Nelson's friends have come
to regard the bill as a threat to
his authority over war production,
and Senator Maloney said he knew
that the WPB was disturbed"
about it, but commented:
There are lot more people dis
turbed by the lack of this proposed
authority"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Wallace Back in Capital,
Prepares Report on Tour

Vice President Wallace was back
in his Office in the Senate today pre-
paratory to making report on his
five-and-a- half week tour of South
American nations.
He arrived here yesterday by
plane from Miami and went i'm
mediately to his home.
His tour took him to Panama,
Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
and Colombia.
On his arrival in Miami Mr.. Wal
lace said he found more discussion
of postwar plans in the Southern
nations than in the United States.
He reported that among the peoples
of all the countries he visited there
was evidence of answering faith IN
democracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
laNRahoniinq
&sS9Remiindery@
Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked

Blue coupons, Book 2-Those marked, !,
D, E and F good for rationedF
canned goods through Friday. !.
Those marked G. H and j be!a
came valid Saturday. ~
Red coupons, Book z-Those marked =
A, B, c and D are valid now and
will remain good through Friday
They can be exchanged for meats,
butter, margarine, fats and oils.-
cheeses and canned fish. .
Stamps marked E became goodS.
yesterday and can be used any,.
time before May 81. rW
Sugar-Stamp No. IL In Book ! iSc
good for pounds through May 3D.
Coffee-Stamp No. 26 expired LAST
night. Stamp No. % is now Waldo
for l pound through May 30. 70
Fuel oil-No. coupons are valid fors
10 gallons through September 30..s,
Gasoline-No. s A coupons are good
for 3 gallons each through July 2i5a
B and @ coupons, good for ,
gallons each, expire on dates in.-
dicated in individual books. *
Shoes-Stamp II in Book Is goods
for one pair Of shoes through.
June Is. i
Detailed rationin0 tnjornatiots
,Diu be found on Page AZ OF Th4Ss
Sunday Star each meek. !:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
American Fighters Destroy
5 jap Planes in Human
Bv the Associated Press.

BV the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN AIR
FORCE IN CHINA, April 26.-Five
Japanese planes were definitely de-
stroyed and four others were prob
ably shot down Saturday when
American fighters intercepted a
flight Of Is enemy aircraft near an
advance airbase in Human Province.
Pilots of American P-40s emerged
without loss of a plane although
they were outnumbered two to one.
One of the American craft was
slightly damaged by machine-gun
bullets.
Capt. John Hampshire, Grants
Pass, Greg, got two confirmed VIC
tories over Japanese pilots for q
total of eight enemy planes de-
stroyed in the air and one on the
ground to become the leading ace
of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's
new 18th Air Force.
While the fight was in progress in
Central China Saturday, Mitchell
bombers pounded the lead and zinc
mining operations at Namtu, Burma
Photographs showed one direct hit
on the reduction plant and at least
three hits on big storage sheds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
u. ). Scientists 10 Attend
Mexican Physics Meeting
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A group of scientists will go from
this country to Puebla, Mexico, next
month to attend Mexico's first ma
tional conference on physics, the
Mexican Embassy announced last
night.
They will be guests of the Presi-
dent of Mexico, Gen. Manuel Avila
Camacho, and the Governor of
Puebla, DR.. Gonbalo Bautista.
Among the scientists who will at
tend the parley the first week of
May are DR.. Harlow Shapley, direc-
tor Of Harvard College Observatory,
Cambridge, Mass; DR.. Lyman j.
Briggs, director of the Bureau of
Standards, Washington; DR.. j. w.
Beams, professor OF physics, Uni
versity of Virginia; DR.. Oliver Rey-
nolds Wulf. senior meteorologist,
United States Weather Bureau,
Washington. and DR.. Watson Davis.
director of Science Service" WASH
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Japs Launch Attack
On British in Burma
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI. April 26.-Japanese
forces launched an attack yesterday
on British positions in Burma be-
tween the Mayu hills and the Mayu
River south of Buthidaung, and
fighting is continuing, a British
communique said today. Buthidaung
is about IS miles north of Akyab.
The communique said there was
no important change on the front,
however.
Raj bombers raided the freight
yards at Rangoon again last night
and low-fying Hurricanes destroyed
three trucks and killed a number of
japanese troops during a sweep over
the battle area, the bulletin said. A
small bridge also was wrecked.
japanese troops were bombed near
Pinbon in the Upper Chindwin dis
trict, the communique said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

on what kind of carrots he is buying
and from what kind of a whole
saler he is buying them.
Cabbage Ceiling Involved.
Cabbage ceilings are even more
involved. Until about 10 days ago
there were nine different varieties
of cabbage, each with its own CELL
ing. Now there are only two ship
pers ceilings, depending on where
the cabbage comes from. However,
in addition to the different types of
wholesaler markups allowed, which
are the same as for carrots, the
retailers percentages vary, depend
ing on the kind of store. Independ-
ent stores with less than $25O,0O0
annual business get a IS per cent
markup, chain stores with less than
S250,000 annual business get 81 per
cent and all stores with more than
s250,O00 annual business get so per
cent.
Besides potatoes, onions. citrus
fruits, bananas, carrots and cab
bage, there are ceilings on snap
beans, peas, tomatoes, lettuce and
spinach. Such products as aspara-
gus, caulifloWer, squash, peaches,
pears and apples are not yet under
control of any kind 1t was re-
called, however, that Price Admin
istrator Brown said, the day after
President Roosevelt's "hold-the- line"
order, that he intended to bring all
foods under ceilings as soon as
possible.
Three attempts have been made,
it was learned, to place price CELL
ings on apples, but the OPA has not
been able to obtain the approval of
the Department of Agriculture.