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Evening star., 1943-05-02
Casey Jones in iran

The shade of that mythical per-
sonage, Casey Jones, famed in song
and story as the archetype of Ameri-
can railroading, should be lowering
gleefully over Iran, these days, for in
that ancient land, otherwise known
as Persia, an army of picked Ameri-
can railroad men has wrought a
transportation miracle. Less than
two years ago, these veterans drawn
from all our rail systems took charge
of an inadequate single-track line
twisting and tunnelling its devious
way for 1,400 miles over supremely
tough mountain country and have
transformed it into roaring traffic
artery which is fast becoming Rus
sia's main supply link with the outer
world.
The Trans -Iranian Railway started
as pet scheme of Reza Shah, the
strenuous monarch who, come to the
Peacock Throne by revolution, re-
solved to modernize his backward
realm. Though intrinsically notable
achievement, the new line was de-
signed to fit Trans modest needs,
which required only single trackage.
low speeds, light equipment, and
moderate amount of rolling stock.
Also, the terminal ports on the
Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea
needed merely limited dockage to
handle the small volume of foreign
trade.
That was the situation when Rus
sia, attacked by Germany, had to open
every possible supply route to get aid
from her Allies. Iran was obviously
one of those routes, though at first
the Russians did not think it would
ever be more than a minor one. The
combination of a 17,o00-mile ocean
voyage from Britain or America
through submarineinfested seas and
a series of bottlenecks from quayside
to the Soviet border looked like a
pretty hopeless setup. That was
where our railroad engineers came
into the picture. They examined the
situation, made their estimates, and
reported that the job could be done.
Then things began to happen
which ancient Iran had never
dreamed of. They happened so fast
that the original trickle of supplies
has swelled to mighty flood. The
rugged breadth of Iran has been
transformed into vast conveyer belt
over which every sort Of equipment
flows smoothly and swiftly to aid the
Soviet Union In its fight against the
Evening star., 1943-05-02

youth did not mature, although
Sidney Hillman and Harry Hopkins
were asked to draft a plan. Other
things intervened. And in reviving
it now the President knows that the
form Of universal service adopted
after the war will be shaped by the
wars outcome. About two years ago,
in radio speech, he said that if
Hitler should triumph, the United
States would require permanent
conscription of our manpower" to
maintain even the crippled inde-
pendence" that survived. His plan
for universal service by the Nations
youth. in industry. forest, farm and
Army, is contingent on a happier
future.
Evening star., 1943-05-02


Meantime, while all this was going on
France was not asleep Bizerte, In
Tunisia, was kept fortified and 1t now
seems destined to play an outstanding
part in the present North African strug-
gle. But an interesting point is that
descendants OF some of the same people
who participated in the Carthaginian
wars are now fighting over the same
territory. .s-
The history of Carthage began about
$50 BE-. when Greeks, who had cclonized
in Sicily and founded Syrscuse crossed
the Middle Sea to North Africa. They
soon took on an independent status,
severing their ties. They had wars
with the Phoenicians, but . Phoenician
strain also found entrance. Then there
were wars with the Greeks and the
Spartans. Even the Persians became
involved and there was often civil strife
at Carthage. ..e s--,,. ,
The greatest Of all were the Punic
wars with Rome, life-and-death stYug-
gle between two great rivals. Carthage
had population of i.000. 900 people. and
Hannibal. the Carthaginian commander.
carrying the war into italy. led hun
dreds OF elephants over the top Of tina
Roman peninsula, across the Alps and
down toward Rome. It Is said he could
have taken the Eternal City. but civil
strife broke out again at home and
he returned. "A force Of Romans crossed
the seas and laid siege to Carthage.
When the city finally fell, after heroic
defense Of three years. its buildings were
rased under m order Of the Roman
Senate to burn the city and declare III
site acc,lrsed.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

Recently a fiyer married a girl
four hours after he had met her.
Aviation has been greatly improved,
but 1t is doubtful II it win ever be
perfectly safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Air Raid on Either u. S. Coast
Remote Possibility, Knox Says
Comedies, However, Germans or japanese
Might Attempt Suicide Attacks

said he had not doubt that the Japs
are improving their planes
On the other hand, he continued,
our pilot training is coming along
beautifully" and our carrier pro-
gram Is also progressing very we'll.
He said that we had more than re-
placed the carriers which have been
put out Of action by the enemy and
there will be several times that
number as the building program
progresses.
While he refused to discuss the
present status of carriers as to
numbers In the fleet and numbers
being erected. he would not 60
further than to state that the pro-
gram contemplates replacing many
times the number lost and added
that that program is ahead Of
schedule. 4
American efforts to drive Jap
forces out of the Aleutian Islands
have been halted for a time by
adverse weather, he explained. :
The Secretary had at his con-
ference this morning nearly a score
Of public relations officers who
handle the Nays publicity in the
various naval districts and naval
stations throughout the country. The
officers had been called here for a
three day conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

ence yesterday that several pro-
posals to supplement the order
would be- presented to the policy
committee at its afternoon meet
ing. According to reliable. sources,
the policy committee preferred the
Nationwide sterilization plan,
which, Mr.. McNutt explained earlier,
would be superseded by area plans
as soon as they could be adopted.
More Liberal Local Plans.
Mr.. McNutt said the incentive to
adopting area plans would not be
removed by the Nationwide plan
since the local plans probably would
be more liberal in permitting
transfers.
The sterilization programs set up
controls over hiring and provide for
the possible release of essential
workers from current employers in
event they are discharged, laid off
or can use their skills elsewhere to
more advantage in the war effort.
With these releases, employees in
essential activities can get higher
pay in their new jobs.
Mr.. McNutt has made it. clear,
however, that the Presidents order
to hold the line" against imitation
would prevent any modification of
the job-wage order to permit essen
tial workers to change jobs on the
ground that their current wages are
substandard. That provision had
been in a number of local stabiliza-
ton plans before the job-wage order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
MosIems Denounce
Federation Efforts
Rejection Of Separate
Indian Stute Condemned
By the. Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, April 27-The
Moslem League, midas principal
minority party, closed its 30th an
nual convention last night with q
warning to the British government
that strife and bloodshed" will fol-
low any attempt to force Moslems
into federation with the Hindus, the
dominant Indian political faction.
Tremendous applause greeted q
declaration by Abdul Hamid Kahn,
president Of the Moslem League In
Madras, that I'VE are going to stand
on our own legs; this is the end of
negotiation"
The warning was in the form Of
resolution, approved by q show of
hands, which also condemned the
government for refusing to create q
separate Moslem State In India.
The convention had reared ap-
prevail at an earlier declaration by
Khaliq- Uz-zaman, 4 member of the
party's Working Committee, that
I'VE don't believe in non-violence
like the Hindus."
I'VE won't 60 to prison alive, !"
Khaliq- Ux-Zaman said. ut is not
a question of the British giving us
Pakistan Ian independent Moslem
state). We are going to take it."
The convention also adopted res
olution expressing alarm at Zionist
propaganda in the United States,
which it declared was designed to
put pressure on that country to make
1t support unrestricted Jewish i'm
migration into Palestine.
The resolution condemned such a
policy as perpetuation of a wrong
on the Arab and Islamic world and
supported Arab claims to independ-
ence In Palestine and Syria,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
War Poster Model
Held by FBI as
Draft Dodqer
b the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 27.-The model
for the shirt-sleeved warrior on the
Il was at Bataan" Treasury Depart
ment poster which urged the public
to buy War bonds, was under arrest
by the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION today as draft law violator.
The man, Maynard Barython
johnson. 3S-year-old cashier and
short-order cook at the Bowery
YMCA, was accused OF failing to
answer = selective service question:
naire sent to him by his Spokane
(Wash) draft board. and failing
to report for physical examination.
Alexander Brook, the artist who
drew the poster commemorative the
heroic defense of Bataan, was quoted
as saying that he selected John
son after searching the streets of
New York for typical American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Husband Held in Sloyino
Of Wife in Rectoy

PHILADELPHIA, April PA
woman identified as Mrs. Helen
Catherine Angerda Palumbo, 30,
was stabbed to death last night in
the rectory of the Church of the
Annunciation at Tenth and Green
wich streets, where she and her
estranged husband had gone in an
attempt to effect a reconciliation.
Detective Capt. William Engle of
the homicide division, said she was
stabbed by the husband. who was
identified as Thomas Palumbo, SO.
The husband then stabbed himself
in the throat, Detective Engle said.
He Is in a critical condition. A
technical charge Of manslaughter
was placed against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Mrs. Alice {. DriscoII,
Wife Of Civic Leader, Dies

Mrs. Alice Cecilia Driscoll, IL,
wife of A. J. Driscoll, member OF
the Board of Public Welfare, died
at her home, 2651 Woodley road
NV, yesterday after a long illness.
Mrs. Driscoll was born in Flor
ence. N. Y, and had been resident
of Washington for more than ~
years and was secretary of the
Thomson Community Center, of
which she was the first president.
Mr.. Driscoll has served for many
years as president of the Mid-City
Citizens Association, and is a men,
Der of Draft Board No. 2 and the
District of Columbia penal institu-
ton draft board.
Besides Mr.. Driscoll, she is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul
r. Andrews and Mrs. Gertrude
Driscoll Howard, and two grand
children. Requiem mass will be
celebrated for Mrs. Driscoll at 10
am. Thursday at st. Thomas the
Apostle Church. Burial will be In
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Edna Mae Oliver Leaves
Estate Worth $156,0O0
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. Z
LOS ANGELES, April 27.-The es-
tate OF Film Actress Edna Mae Oil
yer. who died last November, was
fixed at approximately $l56,000 in
an executors inventory filed yester-
day. az. 49,.
In addition to charity donations,
a SIS, 900 trust fund WIS established
to provide 500 monthly annuity to
an aunt. Mrs. Hattie M. Cox of Mall,
den, Mass. .-...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
UMc Unit Reported
Indorsing Changes in
Job-freeze Order
Action Would End Bon on
Transfers for Higher Pay
Outside Stabilized Areas

The War Manpower Commissions
Management L b o agriculture
Policy Committee has Endorsed ten
tatively the principle of a Nation
wide labor sterilization agreement
to supplement the job-wage freeze
order, reliable sources reported to-
day. -,~-'- t.-'.+ e..
Under such an agreement, the
barrier to job transferring for high
er pay would be removed in the 80
per cent of the country not now
covered by area labor sterilization
plans.
d. C. Committee to Act.
Whether or not the NATIONWIDE
plan is adopted, this region may go
on q sterilization plan of its own.
Leo Werts, regional VINO director,
said he was meeting with his Labor
Management Committee tomorrow
to decide whether the District and
the States of this region should 60
under a regional sterilization plan
He explained that the action
might be taken regardless OF what
is done nationally because a regional
plan would be more specific in its
terms of allowing transfers.
A Sterilization plan for Wash
1ngton itself, which would supersede
both the national and regional plan,
is now being drawn up and is ex-
pected to be made public in the
near future.
Specific Agreement Seen.
It was reported that q specific
agreement on Nationwide plan
will be drafted for consideration by
the national committee which con-
sidered, but did not approve, VINO
Chairman McNutt's freeze" order.
Labor has asked for relief from the
order in areas not covered by
Sterilization plans.
Major objective of the plan to be
submitted in final form to the COM
mittee would be to extend the order
SO that essential workers anywhere
IN the country would be eligible un-
der certain circumstances to transfer
to higher paying Jobs. =
Mr.. McNutt told his press confer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Raj Fortress Attacks
Two Subs in Three Doys
B, the Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
LONDON, April Plan Raj
Flying Fortress named IL for
Leather" called the lucky ship of a
Coastal Command Squadron, hit two
U-boats within three days in the
Atlantic under conditions so favor
able that both appeared destroyed,
although not listed officially as kills,
1t was announced yesterday.
The veteran British pilot of the
Fortress and his crew said they
caught both U-boats on the surface
and gunned them and hurled depth
charges at them. Each submarine
crash Owed and then popped up bow
first as though MORALLY wounded,
they added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Air Cadet Ronks Opened
To CAA Truinees st
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. \
Army aviation cadet ranks were
opened today to qualified men ins
the War Training Service of the
Civil Aeronautics Administration. !
Administrator Charles I. Stanton
said opportunity to apply for ac-
ceptance as cadets had been offered
to men between 18 and rs who
have been enlisted in the Air Force
Reserve for noncombat training
BY the CAA War Training Service.
He said experience showed many Of
the trainees who were rejected orig
inally for combat training because
OF minor deficiencies can pass the
cadet tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

Air raids by enemy forces on
either the East or West Coasts
of the United States are only a
remote possibility, Secretary of
the Navy Knox told a press con-
ference today.
The Secretary made the state
ment in response to questions as to
the possibility of the Japs coming
In on the West Coast from the base
which they are establishing at Kiska
in the Aleutian Islands.
The Secretary said the Japs are
spread out pretty thin. He said, Of
course, there is always the chance
of q nuisance raid anywhere at
any time. The Germans might
make 4 suicide raid on the Atlantic
Coast, but it would have no mill
tary significance. He said such
raid would be without any expecta-
ton on the part Of the Germans
that their flyers would get back.
Says Naxis Have One Carrier.
Questioned as to the carrier
equipment operated by the Ger
mans. Secretary Knox said that he
thought they only have one.
Submarine warfare in the At
lantic, Secretary Knox said, now is
in one of its down" periods and
there is no indication when an up
ward surge may be started. He
said definitely that it is not getting
worse but recalled that he had pre-
viously explained that this kind of
warfare moves in waves.
Questioned as to the effect OF
United Nations bombings of the
submarine bases and pens on the
coast of France, the Secretary said
that he did not know what effect
they had had on the pens where
the submarines are moored. How
ever, he said such bombings had
definite effect on personnel and that
the public utilities were disturbed
somewhat.
Jap Pilots Discussed.
Discussing the quality of Japan
csc planes and their aerial fighters,
he said that these ebbed and flowed
He said they are good for a period,
then there is sag followed by an
other improvement. The Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

The bund has gone, but the bond
Ii here. Buy it now for victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Ban on Records Hurts
War Effort, Miller Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 27.-President
Neville Miller of the National Asso-
citation Of Broadcasters, contends the
ban on new recordings by James G.
Petrillo's American Federation of
Musicians has been extremely det-
rimental to the war effort"
Mr.. Miller, in report yesterday
to the organization's annual meeting
and war conference, asserted that
lin the most critical period in our
Nations history, Mr. Petrillo, merely
to maintain his control of his own
union, has deprived the entire Ma
ton Of supplies of music from many
sources"
Popular recordings help sustain
the morale Of the fighting forces"
he added.
The unions prohibition, however,
he told a press conference later,
had hardly been. felt by broadcast
ing stations up to now" and predict
ed that a united broadcasting in
dustry will win the battle against
such display of dictatorial
power"
Mr.. Miller expressed the hope that
the dispute could be worked out in
due time and said the radio industry
would like to see the matter put be-
fore the War Labor Board.
Mr.. Miller, in his report to the
association, stated that for the first
time in the history of the world, the
microphone will be at the peace ia
BILE, and with it there public "pin-
ion will play an even more impor-
tant part than ever before"
The bund has gone, but the bond
Is here. Buy 1t now for victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Lond Says U. S. Builds
Five Vessels d Duy
y the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Rear Adj
miral Emory s. Land, chairman of
the Maritime Commission, said yes
terday that American shipyards,
turning out fives vessels each "a
hours. ARE building more ships
than all the rest Of the world COM
bined."
Admiral Land soke at the pres
entation of the Maritime Commits
sion m" award, the Victory feet
nag and employees merit badges at
the Todd Erie Basin Dry Docks,
Inc, Brooklyn division Of the Todd
Shipyards Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27

Kin
dy significant these days both
efficiently speedily We
both n history
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Criminal Curb Asked

To render impossible the escape
Of international criminals at the
end Of the war, as was the case in
1918, Sir Joseph Lamb of the British
Parliament has asked the British
Foreign Secretary to negotiate with
other countries regarding the altera-
ton OF present extradition laws.
Every time You HEX = War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-01-08

e-Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Axis
forces begin. retreat toward starting
point Allies bomb Axis African sectors.
o-Au 1000 passengers and crew members
saved when 24,289.ton U. S.. navy trans.
WaEee sept q py cry At sea wake.
field saved and brought to Atlantic port
13-House to house, see.saw battle between
Nazis and Russians In progress at Stall
l4-New type Naz shakespeare bomber re.
ported flying over England on reconnais.
sance flights at 10000 feet.
16-U. S. 19,900.ton carrier Yorktown re.
ported sunk on June during Battle OF
Midway. vichy French officers reject
as-fobruk attacked from sea while British
mobile units raid Axis African positions
500 miles behind lines.
October
3-U. S. army troops. supported by. navy.
occupy Andreanof group Of the Aleutiap
islands, between Jap held ktska and
Alaskan Dutch Harbor.
N-U. S. troops arrive In Negro Republic
ao- n O Of $50 Axis submarines announced
destroyed by British and U. s. navies
2s-Jap mining Installations in North China
bombed by U. S. planes In successful
2-British start African campaign to drive
Axis out Of continent.
25-First u S. air raid on Hong Kong de.
stroys Kowloon docks.
26-Naval officials announce that aircraft
carrier, Wasp. sunk off solomon islands
on September Is; serious fighting con-
tinues on Guadalcanal with heavy Jap
losses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-01-08

z3-"Fiash. foods. in eastern and central
Pennsylvania kill or drown 80 persons.
Honssdale- Hawley region. with "a dead,
June
o-whiie on hazardous, experimental mis-.
sion. two y; 8 blimps crash Of New yer.
sey coast: IL dead, including five civilian
Hvor. f73g
dead. more than so injured.
July
Army air crashes near WEIGH, W. va,
and March Field. Calf. kill 80 army
Independence day traffic accidents claim
~ lives, drowning 30 more; 194l total.
24-Army observation plane crash near
Frank Mahin. 81 Commanding ofiicer OF
ssrd division, Camp Forrest. Tenn. and
August
14-Army plane crashes into Berkshire Hills
near Pittsfeld. Mass. killing II Of 20 in
crew. Nine more die In army bomber
crash near Hastings. Mich.
September
24-Twenty dead as two Washington ound
B. y O. passenger trains smash. involv.
pI s teignt Md on adjoining track near
October
1-U. s. army transport plane crashes In
interior Of Puerto Rico with 20 deaths.
@American plane carrying 81 passengers
crashes near Botwood, Newfoundland.
killing II. injuring eight.
23-American Airline plane collides with
army bomber near Palm Springs. Calf;
IL die. Bomber pilot charged by army
with manslaughter.
28-Sixteen are killed, more than score In.
jured when Detroit bus jammed with
school children and war.workers struck
by speeding passenger train.
November
29-Five hundred die when Boston. Mass,
night club burns. Fire started when bus
boy strikes match to replace ceiling
electric bulb removed by prankster.
December
1-Suffolk county grand jury convenes to
investigate Boston's Cocoanut Grove
night club disaster.
13-Fire takes no lives in St. Johns. New.
foundland. dance hall Many service
men present
17-Eight soldiers lose lives when army
bomber crashes. explodes at Blythe.
Calf. air base.