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Evening star., 1943-08-04
Union Heads Approve
Rail Strike Ballot,
But Agree on Delay
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OfI1cers of Is railway labor unions
approved a strike ballot today but
agreed not to issue it pending fur
ther conferences with railroad off,
cials, starting Friday.
A strike vote might result in Gov
ernment seizure and operation of
the roads for the duration. Railroad
officials, anxious to avert this. we're
reported willing to discuss an agree
ment to be submitted jointly with
the unions for Government approval.
The unions represent more than
100000 incorporating employees.
An emergency board which heard
their demands for an increase of 20
cents an hour and minimum wage
of TO cents an hour recommended
an increase Of cents. Sterilization
Director Fred M. Vinson set aside
the recommendation.
Bert Jewell, chairman of the
unions conference committee, an
nounced the delay in issuance of the
ballot and said union leaders met
yesterday with Government repre-
Sentatives.
Under peacetime procedure, ar
emergency board is appointed to
hear dispute after a strike vote
has been taken. When war began
this procedure was reversed to avoid.
if possible, even the taking of a
strike ballot. The union leaders
contend the cooling off" machinery
has been exhausted and that they
are free to proceed with strike
vote and strike If they desire. Mr..
Jewell said at least 80 days would be
required to poll the employees and
count the vote.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Bovingdon
Continued From First Page.)

without consulting me, indicates
that you now are of different view.
Was Hired July 7.
"As you no doubt know, in accord
ance with law and the rules of the
Civil Service Commission, you are
presently serving on the usual pro-
bationary basis pending a deter
mination as to whether your con-
tinued services will be for the best
interests of the agency. I have con-
cluded that your continued services
| will not be for the best interests
OF the agency. Your services as
principal economist analyst in the
Office of Economic Warfare are
therefore terminated as of the close
of business on this date"
MI. Bovingdons career in Gov
ernment was brief. He was hired by
the old Board of Economic Warfare
on July 7. 1t was said BEW wanted
an economic analyst with Far East
ern experience and the name of Mr..
Bovington was suggested by the Civil
Service Commission.
Mr.. Crowley's office emphasized
today that the director took action
without receiving any communica-
ton from the Dies Committee. They
explained 1t was Mr.. Crowley's view
that so much Of Mr.. Bovingdon s
attentions were being taken up by
the charges brought by Mr. Dies
that the analyst would be unable to
give sufficient time to his job.
Bovingdon Urges Stand.
In his letter to Mr.. Crowley, Mr..
Bovingdon said his qualifications
for the job were approved by civil
service and examining officials of
DEW. He pointed to his wide
knowledge of languages and my
academic standing" He said he had
come to Washington in good faith
ito serve my country" and he con-
sidered himself victim of an anti
New Deal offensive to undermine
the entire war effort"
Mr.. Bovingdon said the admins
tratlon, lin order to maintain and
strengthen its standing with the
people of the United States, must
not run for cover each time the Dies
Committee and its hackers think up
new angle for smearing. We must
not let smearing of character be-
come convention in America"
Taught in Toxic.
Mr.. Bovingdon, SO, said Monday
he had taken UP rhythmic gymnas-
tics for his health, and was not a
ballet dancer. He added he grad
uated from Harvard in 1915, became
professor of economics in Keio
University, Toxic, and from 1920 to
1922 was an economic analyst for
the American Woolen Co. He gave
rhythmic gymnastic exhibitions
abroad until 1941.
Mr.. Dies had said he planned
to call Mr.. Crowley's attention to
Mr.. Bovingdon's appointment, and
that the latter's record and career
as ballet dancer are we'll known"
Evening star., 1943-08-04
La Roe Cites Lack of Vote
As Weak Point in Fine Civ

One OF Washington's decidedly
weak points is that we have no
vote" Wilbur La Roe, jr., told mem
bers Of the Washington Rotary Club
today as he termed unfortunate
and unjustiflable" a recent accuse
ton describing Washington as "the
wettest and lousiest" city in the
United States.
CThe "wettest and lousiest" re-
mark was made by the Rev. ].
Warren Hastings, pastor of the
National City Christian Church
here. in an address recently de-
livered In Springfield, Ill.)
Mr.. La Roe cited many factors to
support his argument that Wash
ington Is "one of the finest cities in
the country, worthy Of our esteem
and Of the love which all of us have
for it."
The speaker emphasized that the
trainers of the Constitution had no
conception that one day there would
be on the banks Of the Potomac a
great city. Actually Washington,s
estimated population Of s2l 900 in
1912 makes this city larger than
South Dakota, North Dakota, Rhode
Island. New Hampshire, Delaware.
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah or Nevada.
Mr.. La Roe asserted.
Defect In Democracy"
The grotesque unfairness of deny-
Ing the vote to the large popula ton
here is obvious, and it constitutes q
defect in our democracy which
should be corrected" he said. THE
dimculty OF correcting it is enhanced
by the fact that the Senators and
Representatives who have the power
to decide the matter have little
interest in the people Of Washington
and perhaps rather enjoy their own
domination over the affairs of the
Nations Capital.
There are. unfortunately, among
our own citizens, two confictinp
theories as to the method by which
we should obtain representation
One group headed by that patriarch
and much beloved citizen, Theodore
W. Noyes, and the Board of Trade
have tended to favor full represen-
tation on much the same basis as If
we were a State. Another group
has taken the view that at least for
a while we should be satisfied with
a voteless delegate in Congress who
would have all the privileges of the
floor and who would specialize in
District problems, but who would
not be a fulFfledged member of
Congress.
"The so-cslled District bill is now
being pushed. Without at this time
taking sides as between these two
groups, I think the vigor with which
the matter is being pressed consti-
tutes further proof of the live civic
consciousness Of this community"
Cites Civic Assets.
On the favorable side of the
ledger, Mr.. La Roe said, Washington
has an honest and reasonably eff
cient" government, a fine system
Of courts. an undermined police
system whose quality is good: a
school system which Is outstanding,
with four universities making Wash
Evening star., 1943-08-04
New York Fec Head
0uizzed by Counsel
For Cox Subcommittee
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.--Jamess Al
fred Guest, head of the Federal
Communication Commissions New
York Office. testified before con-
gressional subcommittee today that
the FEC hired persons to translate
news in Italian language newspa-
pers published In the United States.
Mr.. Guest testified, in answer TO
questions by Committee Counsel Eu-
gene L. Carey, that the FEC hired
Giuseppe Lupis and Frances Keene
to translate italian language news
papers In its New York Office. He
said he understood Miss Keene. also
prepared q paper on the background
Of Fascism and another on the un-
solved Staying last January of Carlo
Iresca, New York publisher OF an
and-Fascist newspaper.
Chairman Hart of the subcommit-
tee, delegated by the Cox congress
sional committee investigating all
phases of the FEC, interrupted to
ask Mr.. Guest: &T
How, as Government ofieiai
were you interested In this murder?"
Mr.. Guest answered the FEC was
studying italian language broadcssts
In the vicinity and since many of the
radio station personnel being inves-
t1gated showed reluctance to talk the
FEC suspected the Staying had some
bearing on the situation.
Mr.. Carey, who previously stated
the subcommittee was named To
study "the Gestapo angles" of the
Cox committees inquiry, asked Mr..
Guest II Miss Keene had written
him memorandum suggestinS
names OF persons to replace others
dismissed by radio stations under In.
vestigation.
Yes" replied Mr.. Guest, .but
told her never to make any other
suggestions"
Mr.. Guest testified Gaetano SAL
vemini, professor of Italian history
and political science at Harvard
University since 1925, had been hired
by the FEC because ''he was a lead
ing anti-Fascist and had files on
italian personalities in the United
States" He said Government irfor-
nation had been sent to the pro-
fessor.
Mr.. Carey quoted Elmer Davis.
head of the Office of War Informa-
ton, as saying the test of Com
munist was his behavior between
August %, 1899, when Germany and
Russia signed their nonaggression
treaty, and June %, 1s41, when Ger
many attacked Russia" He asked
Mr.. Guest If he was in accord with
that statement and Mr.. Guest re-
piled affirmatively.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Police Without Clue.
lin Hunt for Kidnaper
Of Two-Day-0Id Baby
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, Greg, Aug. 4.-Police
admitted today they had no lead
to follow in the kidnapping of q
day -old Judith Gurney, daughter of
an AFL labor union official.
Off1cers said she was the youngest
child ever abducted.
The baby, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Gurney, Albany, was
born Sunday, and less than 48 hours
later disappeared from her crib in
the second-story nursery OF the AL
bany Hospital.
Police Chief Perry Schumacher
said the kidnaper evidently entered
the building in the early morning
hours yesterday, waited until the
nurses were out of the room, grab
bed the child, placed rolled blanket
in the crib to resemble the infant,
and fled.
At 2 am. nurse discovered the
abduction.
No ransom note has been received.
Chief Schumacher said the only
clues were a torn wistaria vine
alongside the fire escape and foot
prints in a flower bed below.
DR.. E. Lew Hurd, who attended
Mrs. Gurney, feared for the health
of the child. On his appeal radio
stations broadcast instructions, in
tended for the kidnaper, on how to
care for the baby.
Police throughout the State were
put on the alert and all doctors were
asked to report any one seeking care
for a newborn child.
Mrs. Gurney. grief-stricken and
in critical condition, was allowed no
visitors.
The father, plywood mill fore
man and an AFL union official OF
moderate means, said he had no
enemies and could offer no clues
Police ruled out the possibility that
ransom was the motive.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
BY the Associated Press.


DES MONIES, Aug. 4.-Vice Presi-
dent Wallace, urging strong opposi-
ton to corporations which, he said,
seek to return after the war to
capitalism of scarcity declared
yesterday he was itching to get into
the fight"
There's only one program under
which agriculture, labor, and in my
opinion, business as well can prosper
after the war, and that's all-out
production" Mr.. Wallace said in q
speech to the Iowa State Federation
of Labor convention.
Mr.. Wallace asserted the admins
tration was on the side of labor and
agriculture and would oppose large
corporations which always believed
IN holding down production for
profits"
We're going to have a glorious
hight" the Vice President said. "I
welcome this fight and the sooner 1t
comes and the hotter 1t gets the
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Registration Ends Today
At National University

Registration for the second sum-
mer session of the National Uni
versity school of law, 818 Thirteenth
street NV, closes today, Chancellor
Leslie c. Garnett announced.
1t. Col. Abner Lipscomb will give
a course In military law. Two addi-
tional courses, one on quasi con-
tracts and the other on damages,
Will be taught by DR.. Gerhart
Huseerl.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
B moi Birth to Postpone
Groups Centennial Fete

The Bnai Birth Central Admin
istrative Board has decided to post
pone the Tooth anniversary OBJ
servance of the society's founding
until after the war, Henry Monsky,
president of B'nai Birth, announced
today.
The celebration, which would have
been held october 10, will be COM
bined with a victory program and
will be held on q national scale.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
.RAF |ntruders Make
Usual Forays, While
Heavy Bombers Rest
BY the Associated Press.

BY Ine Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-RAF Intruder
planes carried out their usual forays
over the continent last night, but
Britain's heavy bombers took a rest
after having been in almost contin-
uous action for the last two weeks
against Hamburg and other objec-
tives in Germany.
The sound of large numbers Of
planes over the Channel during the
night had led to a belief that the
bombers were again out.
The Air Ministry news service an
nounced that Typhoons set supply
ship and one of seven escorting yes
sells ablaze in d low-level attack on
an enemy convoy off LIE Havre,
France, yesterday. One plane was
lost in the attack, which was car
ried out at a height of only 20 feet.
Whirlwind bombers also attacked
the airfleld at Guipavas, near Brest.
late yesterday, and three Spitfires
and Typhoons escorting the bomb
ers are missing.
3o.542 Dead, Hamburg Police Saw.
Dispatches received in London
told OF the great destruction heaped
on Hamburg in the nine heavy air
assaults in the last IL days.
Hamburg police, via Stockholm
dispatches, were quoted as saying
30,54z persons were dead, wounded
and missing, including 8,347 known
dead.
A correspondent of Aftonbladet OF
stockholm quoted the Danish con-
sular official as estimating that 200
600 were killed in Hamburg before
Monday night in the most concen-
trated air raids in history, frankly
aimed at blotting Europes greatest
port OF the map. The estimate was
regarded with skepticism in London.
although the Air Ministry has said
that virtually every part of Ham
ourg's so square miles has been
pocked with sprawling ruins.
The Air Ministry said that before
the latest crushing assault Monday
7 square miles of the city were
devastated. Much of the city's area
is water.
More Intense Than Ruhr Battle.
The ministry said the battle of
Hamburg was of greater intensity
than the battle of the Ruhr ever
was and that the damage in the port
was unparalleled in the history of
air war" Reconnaissance photo
graphs made Sunday were under
study. The ministry said it already
was known that many important
factories had been hit and severely
damaged.
Stockholm dispatches from Co.
penhagen quoted the Danish con-
sulate secretary just arrived from
Hamburg as saying: "All obligations
to work are suspended" This indi-
Gated that major war production
including a third of Germanys sub
marine output, had ceased.
The Svenska Dagbladet of Stock
holm quoted a Danish worker from
Hamburg as saying of the city:
Il saw only ruins. The city was
burning everywhere - even the
streets. Many persons were as good
as naked. Whoever didn't see this
devastation can't begin to imagine
it. Bodies were lying everywhere
They died from air pressure of giant
bombs and their clothes were torn
from their bodies"
A DNB broadcast heard in Lon
don said Hitler conferred the
Knights Cross of the Iron Cross on
Maj. Gen. Wahle, town commander
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Middle East Bombers
Triple Load in July

CAIRO, Aug. 4 (P).-Ninth Air
Force headquarters announced to-
day that American bombers operat-
ing from the Middle East had near
ly tripled their bomb load delivery
on Axis targets during July over
the previous month.
The July total was 1894 1922
pounds, against 3,694,640 in June.
During the last nine months more
than 100000 pounds of explo-
sives have been hurled at the enemy
by the 9th Air Force.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Village Contributes

Practically every one in the vii
lage OF Thorpe, England, contributed
to the $216 in war savings certifi-
Gates given as wedding present to
a neighbor who had lost his sight
and both hands In Libya.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Iceland Limits Gosh

Passengers now leaving Iceland
are permitted to take only sufficient
Icelandic money, checks or bonds to
pay their expenses on the outward
and return voyages.
Evening star., 1943-08-04

A larger and eosier-to find soIesroom
with better facilities to bring you the
nationally famous
La gaceta., 1943-08-12

v demas establecimientos de un
solo golpe en- masa, destaco para
su ejecuci6n al general Lewis H.
Brereton, comandante estadouni-
dense del Este Central. Los fines
de la incursi6n eran hquidar las va
menguantes fuentes petrolfferas de
Alemania, v a la vez apresurar ell
collapse de Italia, y derrumbar la
decayente moral de Rumania.
Especialmente adiestradOs
Para desempenar esta mission
aerea, Ell general Brereton escogi6
a 1000 aviadores estadounidenses,
expertos va en- bombardeos a
grandes alturas propios de las
Operaciones que sc practican con
aviones cuadrimotores; estos avia-
dores tuvieron que someterse al
ejercicio de la tactica de bombardeo
desde la altura a que llegan las
chimeneas de las fabricas. Adop-
t6se este metodo estrategico de
ataque con ell objeto de dar un ele-
mento mayor de sorpresa a la in
cursi6n v para acercar los objetivos
al radio del alcance de las bombas.
Ell trayecto que siguieron los
LiberGtors, desde que despegaror
de sus bases del Africa septen.
trional, pas6 sobre Grecia Y Bull.
garia, hasta llegar a su objective
situado a Sc Kilometres al nortt
de Bucarest, capital de Rumania
Dfcese que, en- 10 que constituye "ls
mas grande de las incursiones er
masa Y a baja altura que Sc registrs
en- la historic de la aviacion," ols
tras ola de bombarderos cuadrimo'
torres a~zotaron los campos petroli.
feros en- toda su extension de As
Kilometres cuadrados.
Los estadounidenses emplearor
bombas de tempo para poder eva.
dir ell avi6n antes de que estallaraT
al dar con ell blanco; causaroT
graves danos a las instaIaciones
mediante barridas con fuego d.
ametralladoras contra TODD 10 que
La gaceta., 1943-08-12

WASHINGTON.-Una de
las mas atrevidas incurSiones
aereas de la guerra, realizada
por cerca de 200 aviones Libe-
rator estadounidenses, a los
extensos campos petroliferos
de Ploesti, en- Rumania, que
surten mas del 80 por ciento
de gasolina a la LNftWGfe, los
dej6 en- escombros, humeantes
Y encendidos.
Los bombarderos cuadrimotores
ejecutaron ell ataque durante ell dia
desde alturas que variaban de 90 a
1852 metros, arrojando 80 toneladas
de explosives y millares de bombas
incendiarias. Sus descargas acer-
taron de lleno en- las refinerfas v
los tanques de ~petr6leo.
Seg1n dice ell comandante de la
~incursi6n, general de brigada Victor
H. Strahm, jefe del estado mayor de
Ia Novena Fuerza Aerea de los Es-
tados Unidos, este ataque "ha cam
biado materialmente Ell curse de la
guerra"
Grandes p9rdidas para los alemanes
FL general Strahm dijo: g.
los alemanes puede cue hayan per
dido ell combustible que ~necesitaT
parte de su aviacion y otra maqui,
maria para c%ontinuar una resisten.
cha efectiva, y de manera cierta er
sus o%peraciones de Italia y cast sc.
guro en- las de Russia"
No puede escaparse al observadol
perspicaz ell que uno de los mas
grandes campos de batalla de-
frente russo, la cuenca del Donets
queda solo a 965 kilometres de dis.
tancia de los yacimientos petroli.
feros de Ploesti.
Los detalles preliminares para
efectuar ell bombardeo a Rumanis
sc hicieron con toda meticulosidad
Resuelto ell Alto Mando Aliado 3
destruir los yacimientos de Ploest
La gaceta., 1943-08-12

Sc les presentaba a 4
bien Ell hume y ell fuegoC
ron la complete evsiusd
danos producidos, Sc sS
menos de 10 refneHss q
de Ploesti fueron dastrda
Inferno dantesu
Uno de los photos sHsa
regreso, hizo una descrpd
escena que traS ST habas
los LberGtOrS, diciendo oA
habia sido 40 que mas :
al Inferno del Dante que a
habia Vlsto." 0trOs plCa
cuenta de las explosions
mensos tanques de gssi
edifcios que quedarOn bed
cos.
Los LiberGtOrs, cue 70 l
escolta de cazas, sdem$s d
traves de un fuegO nutrd
artilleria antiaerea, tuys:
batirse con nubeS de sEl
combate naziS, de los cusles
ron por 10 menOS 5k e NJ
Li6erGtorS, cue no regressl
base, despues del vaie d
vuelta de 1852 kil0petrOs
veinte. Esta distancis esu
mas largas que Sc han REQ
incursiones aereas conta
migo.
Tambien fu6 esta incE
cuarta que Sc llev6 a eteci
los y~acimientoS de Plo'
rusos va la habian bon.
dos veces en- 1914, y en-
1942 fue bombardeada
pequeha fuerza de liSsf
t~adounidenses. I'm intic'
ciente poderio a6reo de las
Unidas, puede nOtarse $
ran las dos incursiones p
por los aparatos Lbsratg'
Ia fuerza de los Abefd, I
s~ionistas fu6 de 10, }
l~leyantado de los aerod
Palestine; Y Ia de Is
ataoue la constituyer0n
/ de 200 aviones.
La gaceta., 1943-08-12
Ell AsEDIo DE D
Por DUARDo ZAMACoIS

En- ell Quartet de Bomberos Tampa
co dan raz6n de el.
La sonora Fabia levant6 un bra
20. Sus bellos ojos negros relam-
paguearon heroicos.
-iD6TadlesL. Estaran cum
pliendo con su obligation de de-
fender la libertad. iDejadlesl...
fAhl.. En- estas circunstancias
disuadir a los hombres de u de-
beres ciudadanos es ayudar al e.
nemigo. Los j6venes hacen falta
en- ell frente.
Ell senior Teodoro i~ntervino:
-iLos j6venes NADIA mast.
iCreeis que yo no seria capaz de
coger un fusil?..
La Puri miro a su suegro y por
ell color de su nariz dedujo que
habia bebido. Pequeno, macilen-
to, inspiraba risa. En- la palidez
de SUI rostro, aquella nariz empur-
purada Sc destacaba como una a.
mapola en- un trigal maduro.
-Dejese de aventuras, abuelo;
listed no sirve para soldado; listed
va no puede +
Ell senior Teodoro Sc enderez6.
I'm instante sus pupilas a~zulencas
sc incendiaron.
ESQ cree Vicente, y ESQ me
dijeron esta manana en- la tienda
del senior Samuel, y a POGO lie rom
pc la cara al que me 10 dijo. Es-
tabamos mi hermano Y 20 hablan-
do de 10 que a nadie Sc lie cae de
la boca; de la guerra. 70 lie pro-
ponia irnos a la Sierra cuando m
tr6 un miliciano, echandose de
buen mozo, y me dice: "No quie-
ras ir al frente, companero, pOr-
que harias ell ridiculo: tn va no
puedes correr".
Me vuelvo a 81 hecho una fiera
y lie grito: lila hostia!.. iPero es
que al frente Sc va a correr?.. AL
frente vamos a estarnos quietos
y a morir antes que echar pie a.
tras".
Efervorizada por la bizarria de
estas palabras, la sonora Fabia Sc
rebuild dentro de su bata de colo
res Y comento:
-iMuy bien hablado!
-iNi mas nj menos! -prosi-
guio ell senior Teodoro-; los j6-
venes que cOrran TODD 10 que
quieran, siempre que sea hacia a
delante; pero para defender una
trinchera, supongamos, ique fall
ia hacen las piernas?.. Tanto que
sc me ocurre una cosa..
SegGn hablaba, sus ideas iban
despejandose. Reconociendolo las
mujeres lie observaban.
Sc me cure -continu6-.
proponerle a la directiva de mi
partido que organize un battalion
o una brigada...il ito que Sc pueda!
con hombres de mi edad. Requi-
sito n%ecesario para ingresar: ser
COLO o haber cumpido cincuenta
amos. FL battalion habia de lamar
Sc asi, precisamente: "Los que no
! c%orren". los gusta la idea?..