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Evening star., 1943-06-18
Standard Oil Lease
OF Elk Hills Reserves
Terminated by U. 5.
Knox Defends Deal as
'EthicoI';; Still Hopes to
Conserve Fuel for navy
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
A deal between the NAVY and
Standard Oil of California for
mutual development of the Elk
Hills Oil reserves was discarded
today as Illegal and invalid
Secretary of the Navy Knox
emphasized, however, that il
had been executed ethically and
in good faith.
The contract. signed last Decem
Der, had been criticized sharply in
the Touse and Senate. Represen-
tative Elliott. Democrat. of Cali
fornia, whose district includes Elk
Hills, said the transaction had
something of the inkling of the
Teapot Dome scandal Of some years
ago
Decision to terminate the con-
tract was announced by Mr.. Knox
last night after Norman M. Littell
Assistant Attorney General, told the
House Public Lands Committee the
Navy had exceeded the authorit,
granted it under a flve-year-old OF
conservation law, and the contrac1
therefore was illegal and void.
Will Continue Probe.
Despite the Knox announcement
Chairman Peterson of the Public
Lands Committee said today hi
group will continue it's investigation
we want to learn all the fact
leading up to the signing of th'
contract" Representative Peterson
asserted. land we feel it necessar,
that a subcommittee be appointed t.
visit the reserve and study conditions
necessary for conserving it's petro
leum contents first hand"
The agreement to terminate the
contract was due to the legal opin.
ion of the Department of Justice
that the proposed arrangement ex.
ceeded the authority granted by the
law" said Mr.. Knox in statement
He added that the Navy had sought
by the pact to conserve oil for the
fleet.
ACSiOCilt -. SOillCl vi OtdIlu.
ard Oil of California said the agree
ment was fair to both parties anc
was in the public interest" He de-
clared the company was anxious te
cooperate with the Navy lin every
way possible in serving the best in
terests of our country"
Assailed by VoorhiS.
First complaint about the con.
tract was made in the House MAY
81 by Representative Voorhis. Demo.
crat, of California, who said it would
have given the company exclusive
rights and privilege of developing
the reserve. and that competitors
would be shut out" of opportunity
in the field.
Senator LANCER, Republican, OF
North Dakota, in q Senate speech
last week declared the Navy wa!
signing away" special rights tt
Standard Oil, and that the interior
and Justice Departments were
Shocked by the terms.
The agreement provided for oper-
(see OIL LEASES, Page A-l4D
Evening star., 1943-06-18

though a Japanese broadcast
claimed sinkings of several more
vessels.
No Sinkings Mentioned.
The naval report made no men,
ton Of any sinkings, and the state
ment OF the naval spokesman indi-
Gated there were none.
The japanese have placed the en-
gagement at Lunga Point, II miles
west Of Henderson Field, the Amer
ican air base on the island.
The Navy is still without informa =
ton as to what the japanese we're
seeking in risking such a large
armada as the go bombers and so
fighters which were in the enemy
formation.
Other Positions Attacked.
The Nays report of only two
vessels damaged by such a large
aerial force would indicate there
was no large convoy or concentra-
tSee GUADALCANAL, Page A-14D
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Goebbe|s Tells
German Critics
To Keep Silent
Feur Of Invasion
Openly Expressed;
Syrian Border Open
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 18.-Axis broad
casters continued today to tall
at length about great concentra.
tions of Allied forces In the Medi-
terranean area and glibly Dragged
about their own plans to repel any
landing attempts.
Meanwhile, the Berlin radio
quoted Propaganda Minister Pau
Joseph Goebbels as writing in Das
Reich that Germany looked for.
ward with imperturbability to tht
impending Storm from the west"
His editorial ordered "our nois,
critics to keep quiet and argued
that Germany's early successes gave
her the opportunity to expand hel
war potential in time
Threatens Retaliation.
The Berlin radio also said Goeb.
bells spoke today at mourning SER
vice for victims of the raid or
Wuppertal.
The radio quoted him as saying
the Allied raids were crying out fol
retaliation and everything possible
was being done to bring about thi;
hour soon
The Rome radio. which previ.
ouslv had told listeners of many
landing craft concentrating from
African coasts toward Pantelleria,
declared in post midnight report
recorded by Reuters that large
British forces are concentrating
along the southern frontier Of
Turkey"
Border Now Reopened.
Allied sources. UNDERSTANDABLE
silent about the next major move
gave no confirmation Of this report
which presumably was Italys in.
terpretation of the closing this weel
OF the Syrian-Turkish border.
Dispatches from Ankara said the
frontier was reopened Yesterday
morning by the British. who for 4t
hours had stopped all traffic eXcep,
Allied diplomatic and military per-
sonnet
The Rome radio reported, however
that 62-mile stretch in Northern
Syria as well as the coastal area OF
Lebanon had been declared military
areas by the British and had beer
closed to all traffic and to civilians
Berlin, taking note Of a possible
Allied lunge from that quarter, re-
ported in a broa dcast heard by the
Associated Press that Premier-Gen
Nuri Pasheas said of Iraq had in
formed his troops II an approaching
hour OF decision and active service :
Goebbeis EnjOinS Silence.
GoebbelS admonition TO Naz
critics to keep their objections tC
themselves was relarad by the Rome
radio in broadcast recorded by the
Ministry OF Information. He was
quoted as writing in an article ir
DaS Reich:
Silence above sll should be OBJ
served by our noisy critics. In this
world no one is infallible and thi;
applies equally we'll to the Govern
ment and chiefs of staff who are Just
as liable to make mistakes as an,
one else"
In one Of several Axis pep talks
about the invincibilitv of continenta
See INVASION. Page A-l4
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Questions and Answers
On New Income Tax

How does the new pay-as-
you-go tax affect you?
This will be answered in a
series of articles beginning in
The Sunday Star, prepared by
Representative Daniel A. Reed,
Republican, of New York, a
member of the House Ways
and Means Committee. Watch
for this series, clearly explain
ing the new law in the form of
questions and answers. The
articles will be valuable as ref
erence, and 1t is suggested that
you clip and save them.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
y. S. Liberotors Blast Airfie|ds
On Sicily in Daylight Following
Raj Attack on Docks at Naples
Workshops, Hangers
And Runwoys Are
Covered With Bursts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, June l8.-
United States Liberators flew
from Middle East bases to bomb
the Sicilian airdromes at Comiso
and Biscari by daylight yester-
day after a night attack by We'll
lingtons of the Northwest At
rican Air Force on the Naples
docks, it was announced today.
Nearly so Liberators. protected by
Malta based Spitfires during the at
tacks, dropped l25 tons Of explosives
on the two airdromes. Cairo dis
patch said. The British fighters de
stroyed a Macchi-202. Large COL
umns Of black smoke arose as the
raiders headed home.
Workshops, dispersal areas, a
hangar and the runway of the
Comiso field were covered by eX-
plosive bursts, Cairo communique
said At Biscari, which lies few
miles from Comiso near the south
eastern corner Of the INVASION
threatened island, attacks were con-
centrated on the northeast and
northwest corners of the airdrome.
Blockbusters Dropped.
Cannon and machine-gun fire
from Raj long-range fighters was
reported to have damaged an Axis
sailing vessel in the Aegean.
The Raj Wellingtons dropped
several two-ton blockbusters along
the Naples water front and showered
other explosives on the docks and
railway yards of that Italian supply
port before dawn yesterday.
Wellingtons had dumped 1000 and
2.oO0 pound bombs on the Naples
docks and industrial area the night
of June l.
Of1cial sources gave no informa-
ton on the results of the latest
Naples raid, but said one bomber
fred 200 rounds IL, driving off an
enemy night fghteI. which attempted
to intercept it.
Raj Coastal Air Force Beau
fighters shot down two Axis planes
off the Algerian coast last night.
No Allied Planes Lost.
Bad weather over the target areas
halted the heavy daylight operations
of Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle's
United States bombers for the second
successive day and only patrolling
and reconnaissance fights were re-
ported.
Communiques said that neither
the Middle East nor the Northwest
African Air Forces lost a plane.
The Italian high command.
without reference to Naples. said
enemy aviation yesterday direct
ed attacks against localities of
Sicily and Calabria and against
small centers in the Vesuvius
area, among which was Pompei.
There was limited damage"
The communique, broadcast by
the Rome radio, was recorded by
the Associated Press. The mod
ern town Of Pompei lies on a rail-
way 25 miles south of Naples.
German airmen were reported
by the Italians to have bombed
harbor installations of Djidpelli
$50 miles east of Algiers. The
communique declared a Spitfire
raider was shot down near
COmiS0 Sicily
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Gen. Wainwright's Letter
Reveals Loss Of 3 Pounds
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
SKANEATELES. N. Y. June lS.-
1t. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, Cor
regidor hero, is getting enough to
eat" as a Japanese prisoner, but has
lost 80 pounds since the start of the
war
Mrs. Wainwright said today this
information was contained in a
letter from her husband, dated Oc-
tober 13, 1912, the first direct word
she has had from him since a letter
last June.
Mrs. Wainwright said the general,
believed to be interned on the island
of Formosa, stated Il have enough
to eat" but mentioned he weighed
about what 1 did in 1911" He
weighed l27 pounds then, she said,
and l60 pounds at the start of the
war.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Soviet Official Arrested
On Charge Of Stealing Coal
y the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. June lS.-
Nicolai A. Habalov who identified
himself AS assistant purchasing
agent for the Soviet Purchasing
Commission, was charged with
burglary yesterday after being ar
rested while in possession of a fur
coat bearing the tag of a rifled store
Police Officer Charles Keck said
Habalov, who had papers showing
he was a captain in the Soviet mer-
chant marine, was picked up We'd
nesday night in the financial district.
The coat bore a price tag of 1896
and the name of a store where SUBJ
sequent investigation showed a win
dow had been broken and a coat
taken from a display model.
. Mr.. Keck said Habalov told him
he found the coat and was taking it
to the police station.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
White House Peace Boast
Revived by Jap Speaker
BY he Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press
The late Fleet Admiral Isoroku
Yamamoto's idea of invading the
United States and debating peace
terms at the White House was en-
phasized again today as a japanese
war aim in Toxic broadcast COW
ering proceedings of the Imperial
Diet.
DR.. Ryutaro Nagai. director of the
Imperial Rule Assistance AsSocia-
ton, was quoted as telling the Diet:
The departed soul of the late fleet
admiral will not rest until we have
carried the war over his body to the
American shores and we have won
our terms of peace in the very
chambers of the White House"
The broadcast was recorded by the
Associated Press.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
U. S. Fleet Units Join
British, Spain Reports
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, June 18.-Dispatches
from La Linea, near Gibraltar, said
today that 3 United States destroy
ers Joined British fleet of 2 air
plane carriers. 2 battleships and IL
destroyers already In Gibraltar's
harbor.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
WMAL to Broadcast
From Water Gate

A part Of the National SYM
phony Orchestra's Sunset
Symphonies" concert at the
Water Gate tonight will be
broadcast over Station WMAL
from $50 to 9 o'clock. An all
Gershwin concert will be
conducted by Alexander
smallens as the program for
tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14
0SteopdthS Map
School Program

The Ostoopathic College Ass0-
citation opened meetings here to-
day in advance OF the war service
conference of the American Ostco-
pathIc Association which viii be-
gin Friday.
Meeting in the Book-CadIIlac
Hotel the ASSOCIATION took I'M
mediate steps ward am
expansion program. costing app
proximately Sl.0OO,00O for The
acceleration Of courses by o>too-
pathic colleges 10 help fll the
need cited by the VINO for more
oStcopathic physicians.
Prof. J. M. Peach. president Of
the association. said ostcOpathy
had been certified by the VINO as
critical occupation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14

Emma Calve Of 1853 Fair
crest, Detroit, gays she had
terrible pains in arms and
legs-also endured misery
from bloating gas-states
she is 1000 better since
taking Gillian.

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14
Blamed for Massacre Of s 900

LONDON, July "a GNS)-A
Russian commission investigating
German atrocities today named
Nazi Col. Gen. Ruon as the man
responsible for tho massacre OF
5000 civilians at Krasnodar, the
Moscow radio announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14
Quick End TO War Doubted

BOSTON, July IA QNS)-Maj.
Cen James A. tito today warned
the 10Th convention OF the grand
lodge of Elks against hope for a
speedy conclusion of the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, il one OF many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14
Radio Programs for Today and Tomorrow

This program has been
given The Detroit Times oy
tho stations herein listed.
II the presentations a.
seized lled are not on the
air. the fault lies with the
stations and not The De-
tlolt Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14
81 Could Not Sleep at Night"

For 6 years l suffered with
stomach trouble. / had terrible
gas pains and bloating. / could
not sleep al night because Of this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14

Safe Sure .. inexpensive way TO
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on CONTACT. Non.Taining when used
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OF Peterman's sold last year. Your
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14

awful misery. 7 was also con-
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Gillian a trial Since taking this
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feel like a new person, AL Of
my torturing ailments have been
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14
10 Famous Herb Juices Now

For centuries. juices from GER
tain Of Natures herbs. roots and
barks. have brought blessed relief
TO suffering mankind. Now those
same health-giving natural juices
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in one marvellous medicine. Gill
JAM This natural" medicine
usually acts within 10 minutes TO
stop gas pains, SourneSs, bloat.
and belehing II tends to make
your liver more active and clear
away old bile from the system. 1t
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kidneys and helps flush out the
impurities that cause backache.
rising at night, sharp burning
pains, and agonizing aches in
muscles and joints.
Gillian is recommended and sold
by all Cunningham Drug stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14

EVERY time ''Information'' is asked for a
number listed in the telephone directory, some
fifty seconds of switchboard and operators time
are wasted.
By looking first in the directory, Michigan
telephone users have made big reduction in
unnecessary calls TO ''Information,' represents
ing saving of 100000 war.yital man.hours
year!
But more than 100000 hours year still
are being wasted on such calls. And today, every
minute of operators time is urgently needed to
handle war-created increase of traffic. So
please:
Call Conformation" only for numbers not
listed in the directory.
If the number isn't listed and you must call
Conformation, ,rrite il dozen so you'll hare
it neat time. |ItN\I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-14

X You've done your Bit;
now do your best
Buy more Wor Bonds!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-22
See NAVY-Page s
Blood Donor
Unit Coming

The blood donor unit OF the
American Red Cross will be in
Npsilanti May from i 10 4
o'clock. at the Methodist Church.
In order to equal Ypsilantis rec.
ord OF 204 pints taken in April the
registrars would like to have 900
appointments for this date of which
they now have AS. Mrs. Raymond
GrouCe of the National Council OF
Catholic Women, has turned in 81
registrations
There will he special registra-
lions taken at the post office Fri
day from 2 to 3 O'Clock by Mrs. Ar
thur Ferguson and Saturday 100
500 by Mrs J.. ". Mitchell and
$500 TO 500 by Mrs. L. A. Butler.
Thursday and Friday evening.
Mrs. X. V Ferguson will take regis
trations at the Martha Washington
Theater. Monday Apr. %. Mrs.
Robert Schrepper will be at Char
les McKenny Hall. Appointments
may also be made by calling the
Red Cross Office in the Legion
Home.
Miss Estabrook Rankin. chair
man OF the Blood Donor program.
reminds donors that the age limit
is IS TO 90 and that girls and boys
between the ages OF IS to p need
TO have written permission from
parents to donate blood.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-22
Solemn Services Prepared For Good Friday

Ypsilanti churches have prepared
solemn services in observance Of
Good Friday here when stores will
close from y 10 O'Clock 70 allow
their employees 10 attend.
Instead OF only one union ser
vice, churches in several parts Of
the city will be open so that all
worshippers may be accommodated.
In the Lutheran Church the
theme will be The Supreme Saci-
fee" and services will begin at
1870.
The Senior Lutheran League will
present a pageant Challenge 10 the
Cross TO the public Friday eve
ming in the church auditorium. The
intermediate Choir and soloist from
the Senior Choir will assist the Sen
Tor League with appropriate an
thems.
ST. John Catholic Church will
have Mass OF the Presanctihed at
noon. followed at 100 by the Way
Of the Cross. At $50 in the eve
ming there will be holy hour
Keep Ne Near the Cross will
be the Good Friday theme in the
First Methodist Church from ] 20 3
O'Clock.
The passion OF Christ will be re-
lated in the First Baptist Church
from 1850 20 3 p. m.
The Ministerial Association has
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-22
County Within
Ten Per Cent
Of Bond
Eight Selling
DAYS Remain in
Month of April

Washtenaw County Is within 10
per cent OF achieving its s6270,O00
federal bond sale 9unta tnr Aptil as
reported sales TO date are compui-
ed. Yet there are eight selling days
left in the month. which means thai
victory Is In sight.
Sales reported 10 date are. Whit
more Lake r. sales $1S750. other
federal securities $3.50. total to date
$3.50; Bridgewater IF" S226s.75,
others $3.50. total S3,02S.75; Dexter
e. S23.S66.25, others Sl9,c44. total.
{i31lO.o5: Milan IF" $4,000. 9th.
ers 1881. total $lO9,2ll; Manches-
ter II" $l9,S56,s5, others, s95,75O,
total, s1l5,6O6.25: Saline IF" s25.,
ESQ, others, til.TSo. total $4,000:
Chelses. &c" $5s,56S.75. others
f!4I2SO. total s2O6.SiS.75; Ypsi
lantl ~" SiiS.706.45. others $40.
$3.50, total $3.50. jSO15. Ann Arbor,
e. S5S6.12523. others $2.S99, 433,
total $3,4S5.j5S.23.
The grand total Of sales reported
IN the county to date IL r. SSS1,.
1913. others tL15S,16L70. total
t5.G25,a21.43.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-22
See TORTURE PAGE
Raid Officials


Ypsilanti anti air raid Officials
and operators are taking no
chances.
In their control center practice
Wednesday night. g. Incidents
were properly handled in 65 min
utes. This means that completely
strange incidents were phoned to
the center. processed and timed
there and the equipment dispatch.
ed from the action depot. theoreti-
Cally. IN little over an hour Ac.
tual raid conditions are not eX-
pected to improve on that speed
end efficiency officials said.
An advance step was made ~
the control chiefs Wednesday when
for the first time here they visit
ed the action depo's where the
ambulanccs. fire apparatus. trucks
and other equipment are stationed,
and watched the results o. dis
patching The fiual step. which
will be attempted within a month.
will be actually to send the equip
mcnt 10 incident sites.
The s.aff q the defense corps
will meet AZ luncheon AZ Hotel HUI
ron Friday noon 10 consult on the
new air raid signal system dered
by the stale civilian Defense Of
iirc. and the announcement from
Donald $. Leonard. state director
OF Civilian Defense that there are
genuine possibilities OF an air raid
on the United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-22
to
Troubles

New York. Apr. 22-lNS-As the
9th annual convention of the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association neared its close today
it appeared, from a summation OF
all reports and speeches. that the
principal problems which newspa
pers face in the coming year are
five.
Manpower will continue to be a
yexing problem even II the War
Manpower Commission and Selec-
tive Service officials are disposed
to defer newspapermen for most OF
the young eporters. leg men
and rawrite men-aTe already gone
10 war into government or defense
agencies.
Newsprint will continue to be a
touchy situation both for price and
supplies.
With the disappearance Of more
and more consumer goods from the
market new fields OF advertising =
the principal revenue OF newspa-
per-must be developed.
Zinc and photo supplies, sterero-
type metal and other mechanical
and production essentials are get
ting shorter and the quality OF some
is being cut.
Circulation faces continuing and
probably new curbs Of distribution
with shortage OF carrier boys and
restrictions on the use Of delivery
equipment.
But with II all the publishers e1.
pc to stagger through the year
and any other year necessary be-
fore conditions improve.
Today the convention was dis.
posing OF final reports from com.
mittees.
Scheduled also was the annual
meeting and the election OF officers.
Precedent calls for the election
OF the rsnt vice president. Lin.
wood J. Noyes. publisher OF the
lronwood tNichD Daily Globe 70
succeed President Walter ". Dear.
president OF the Jersey City GID
Journal.
The final event on the conyen-
ton program is the dinner To-
night % the bureau OF Advertising.