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Evening star., 1943-06-16
.$2,921,441,504
War Agencies
Bill Reported
Civilian Bureaus
Outline Advances
On Home Front
BY the Associated Press.

~ N-1~~~'~sN~
A $2,92l AL .5O4 omnibus ap-
preparation bill. bundling up the
fiscal needs of 18 Government
war agencies, was turned over to
Congress today as the Nations
economic war chiefs told an out
standing story of American prog
ress in the battle OF the home
front.
1t was the first annual report, the
balance sheet for the last year and
the budget sheet for the next for
such war-born bureaus as the Of
flee of Price Administration, the
War Production Board, Once of
Censorship, Once of War Informa- :
ton and the War Shipping Ad-
miniStration.
Spread over 2,l00 printed pages Of
testimony were the explanations of
top officials in charge of directing
the country's economic life, from war
production to consumer prices
There was praise and criticism from
the House Appropriations Committee
which approved their 1914 alloca-
tions with these words:
Great credit Is due the war agen-
cies for what has been accomplished
Mistakes have been made and will
be made. They are to be expected.
There has been lost motion. The
speed of action would not have been
attained without il
Improvements Have Been Made"
Improvements have been made
and will continue to be made in the
functioning of the war agencies.
Constructive criticism has been help
full. 1t should continue and will be
welcomed by the agencies. The type
OF criticism which serves only to
create public distrust is not helpful
to the war effort
Part of that criticism was reflected
in the accompanying appropriations
bill. Few of the agencies escaped re-
ductions as the committee inquired
into such details as the need for ex-
panoing stats, why the OPAs Rent
ing Division should have used 80
tons of carbon paper.
Here are the amounts which the
Subcommittee rec
(see APPROPRIATIONS, Ps. A-7J
Evening star., 1943-06-16

Mr.. Price did not elaborate on
that statement, nor did the record
show any further discussion of it.
Hesitancy of the Government to
disclose publicly that other spies
have been caught and executed, a
committee member said, would be
natural thing because without the
disclosure, the enemy government
involved would have no way of
knowing whether its agents here
still were active or were out of the
picture.
The ONCE of War Information
disclosed Monday that a Nazi agent
who flashed signals from the Ha-
waiian shores before the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor was SEN
fenced to death almost year ago
by a military commission in Homo
lulu. The sentence subsequently was
commuted to so years imprisonment.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Mexico Wants Indemnity
For zoot Suit Riot Victims
BY the Associated Press.

oS IHt hSSOCldleQ fFeSS.
MEXICO CITY. Jsne 16.-Mexico
yesterday instructed its Ambassador
in Washington j. to express to the
American Government it's belief that
Mexican 'zoot-suiters" involved re-
Gently in clashes with American
sailors in Los Angeles would receive
proper damages in case they were
victims of assault.
In its first official statement re-
garding the clashes the Mexican
government emphasized it's convic-
ton that American justice would
grant innocent victims" their
proper retribution.
The Los Angeles incidents, in
which Mexican "zoot-suiters" were
involved and in which an unspeci-
fled number of Mexicans were re-
ported to have been injured, at
tracted considerable attention here
but brought no violent repercus-
sionS.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Taft Declares
Nation Faces
Meat Famine
Clashes With Brown
On Food Subsidies
At Senate HEARING
By he Associated Press.

BN me ASSOClhitu fTeSS.
Criticizing attempts of Price
Administrator Brown to roll back
retail prices, Senator Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio told Mr.. Brown
at a congressional hearing today
that because of decentralization"
Of markets you are not going to
have any meat for civilians in
the next month
The Ohioan contended that
efforts of the ONCE of Price Admin
istration to cut back prices charged
by packers with the promise of sub
sides had virtually halted packer
purchases on all of the major
markets in the country.
Mr.. Brown, defending plans for
subsidy payments to hold prices
down. in testimony before the Sem
ate Banking Committee. replied that
unusually large meat purchases for
the Army are to blame for any
threatened civilian shortage. rather
than confusion over the rollback
proposal. He said the Army and
Navy now are taking As per cent of
the country's meat supply.
Favors Billion and Half.
At one time Mr.. Brown said that
If living costs remain stationary. a
projected s45O,OO0 900 subsidy to off,
set decreases in the retail price of
butter, meats and eventually coffee
would do the job" He added:
But if costs increase. and I fear
they will. I think it will be neces-
sary to go much further"
Pressed by committeeman for
specific amount. the price control
chief said he thought that the
Presidents sl,5OO,0Oo 900 program is
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Swedish Paper Reports
Nazi-Russian Peace Talk
Ev the Associated Press.

by me Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden. June l6-
The pro-Nazi Swedish newspaper
Allehanda reported today that high
German officers and Russian repre-
sentatives, perhaps ranking diplo-
mats, had met recently at board
ing house somewhere in Sweden"
to discuss peace negotiations, but
the conference failed.
There was no confirmation of the
report in any quarter, and compe-
tent observers expressed the belief
the story might be Nazi "propa-
ganda plant" in an effort to breach
United Nations unity. There have
been previous groundless reports
here of RuSsian-German peace
talks"
The Allehanda story said the con-
ference failed when the Germans
demanded the Ukraine and the Rus
SLAMS realized that the Germans
were depending upon the Ukraine
fo" food.
Eesides the Ukraine, the article
Sid. the Germans had demanded
the Balkan countries and all of Po-
land. The story gave no indication
Of whether the Nazis offered the
Russians anything except to with
draw from Western Russia.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Anti-Strike Bill
Radio Forum Topic

The So-called anti-strike
bill. passed by Congress and
now awaiting action by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, will be ex-
planned in the National Radio
Forum tonight by Representa-
tive Forest A. Harness of In
diana. Mr.. Harness took a
prominent part in shaping the
House version Of the Connally
bill and was one of the con-
ferees approving the final
form Of the legislation.
The National Radio Forum
Is a Blue Network feature
broadcast locally from Station
iWMAL at 1926 pm.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Price Hints Of Other Executions
Besides Those of Six Suboteurs
By the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
A hint that other enemy agents
besides the six submarine borne
saboteurs who were electrocuted
here last August have been exc
cuted by the Government since the
outbreak Of war was given by the
House Appropriations Committee
today in printed hearings on a war
agencies. supply bill.
1t came during testimony of
Byron Price, Office of Censorship
director.
Discussing the role his agency
has played in forestalling enemy
plots, Mr.. Price said:
las to security, censorship has
discovered and enabled other agen-
cies of the Government to forestall
enemy plots. People have been ar
rested and in some cases executed
as 8 result of the evidence that we
have produced.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Five Fields Hit
With Hundreds
OF Heavy Bombs
Enemy Loses Sixteen
Planes in Air Fights
And on the Ground
Ey the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
AN ADVANCED ALLIED BASE
IN NORTH AFRICA, June 16.-
Huge Allied air forces, taking up
after a two-day rest the task of
destroying enemy air power in
the Mediterranean, covered five
airflelds and other military
targets in Sicily with hundreds
of tons of bombs in a round the
clock offensive begun Monday
night and continued through
yesterday.
The enemy lost is planes in COM
bat. compared with seven for the
Allies.
A large number of the RAF's
Wellingtons, which regularly pack
blockbusters IN their bomb bays,
Flying Fortresses, Marauders and
Mitchells. escorted by flying trigger.
men of the Warhawks and Light
nings, played a tattoo of destruction
on the airports of Sciacca, Bocca
di Falco near Palermo, Castelvet-
rano. Borizzo and Milo and two
radio stations near Marsala.
IL Planes Downed.
In dogflghts which attended the
fierce ruShes of the Allied air forces,
IL planes of the enemy were shot
down and at least u more damaged
in the air, and scores were damaged
on the ground Six of those shot
down were meSSerSchmitt 1895.
Four more enemy aircraft were
shot down by coastal command
Beauflghters in a sweep over the
Mediterranean Monday night.
1t also was officially reported that
more than 80 enemy aircraft were
found on the wrecked airfield at
Pantelleria when the island was
captured
| Wellingtons began the Monday
night raiding with attacks ON Sciac-
ca. Milo, Bocca di Falco and Castle-
vetrano, dropping incendiaries as
we'll as high explosives. They met
heavy fax over every target.
/ AAiS niiiCI lCdIi dllu FLAF
operations were described as the
best job of Allied bombing I have
ever seen" by Capt. Thomas C.
Griffin of Chicago, veteran navi-
gator, who participated in the Toxic
raid and many other missions in the
Pacific. European and North African
theaters. @
! Craters Blasted in Runways.
The deadly pattern bombing left
| crater-f1lled runways at every point.
At Sciacca on the southwestern
coast. direct hits were scored among
airport buildings, barracks and
planes, and two big explosions were
seen.
Mitchells smashed two gun en-
placements at the airport between
Trapani and Milo in the northwest
ern section. and bomb bursts were
seen on hangers, administration
buildings. the railroad siding and on
trains. One enemy plane was shot
| down.
At Borizzo, eight miles from Ira.
panl. fires were set among airport
(see MEDITERRANEAN, Pg. A-l2J
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Lute Races
Charles Town

FOURTH 'RACE-Furse. $500: claiming;
ACQUAINTANCE (KirkIandj 4.O 800 80
Rostan lAustin) $40 $50
Iommy Atkins tDufIord) $50
Also ran-G. c. Hamilton, Sweetie Pie
Ida D. and Come Down.
FIFTH RACE-Purss. 5000: claiming:
longs.
Makann tAcosta) 4.eO $40 go
GRAY Flash tKirk) 4.O 34n
Hslf Inch Fitzeerald) 3SO
Time. O:532s.
Also ran-Boiled Brisket. Tinto. Laugh
and Play ana Bowsprit.
s1XTH .RAcE-Purse. s4oo; allowances:
LONGS. -
noilan Eoy (Palunbo, 100 a6n 80
Amperage (AuStin} 44O $40
Weatherite tGran) 40
~, Also ran-stellas Sun, Fantastieal and
SEVENTH ,RACE-Purse, S400; claim
Summer Stock iDuff'dJ 1870 $50 400
Yankse Yam Lad }Mayerl $50 so
Also ran-idle Nisht, Brooke Boy,
Part One and Dahlis.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
&! 1a;,yssI.olds and upward; 1ss miles.
MIX Toast (Kirk) 300
Time, i :513s.
Also ran-Real Boy. War Glenn and
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Raj Bombers Rance
Over Continent From
Denmark 10 France
Germuns Hint Raiders
Were Near Berlin in
Their Night Attacks
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, June 16.-The Brit
ish announced that Raj bomb
ers ranged the continent from
Denmark to France last night as
the renewed Allied aerial of1en-
sive continued through its fifth
successive night, and the Ger
mans indicated some of the
raiders were near Berlin.
A DNB broadcast recorded by the
Associated Press said the Reich
capital had an alert lasting more
than half an hour, but declared
there were no particular events,
no damage and no casualties re-
ported"
Raj bombers ripped at enemy air
fields, railway communications and
water transport.
Airdrome Bombed.
British sources said Berln's alert
probably was the result of British
reconnaissance flights in which
some bombs may have been drop
ped.
The Berlin radio said Allied bomb
ers were over North Germany last
night and isolated bombs caused
insignificant damage"
An official announcement reported
that Whirlwinds had bombed an
airdrome near Dunkerque, shot up
a tug and barges on the Bruges-
Ghent Canal, strafed barges in the
Lys Canal and machine -gunned
freight train in the same area. A
Focke-Wulf fighter which attempted
to intercept the raiders was re-
ported damaged.
A lone Mosquito bomber. mean
while. stabbed 500 miles across the
North Sea to Denmark and shot
down an enemy bomber as 1t was
about to take off from an airdrome
near Aalborg.
Attacks on France.
Boston bombers were reported to
have attacked a factory and train
at loading platform near Nantes
In Northern France and Beaufight-
ers damaged three locomotives in
Brittany. A Typhoon was reported
to have bombed and cannoned
torpedo boat off Ostend.
British heavy bombers. which have
been out in force over Germany for
the last four nights, apparently were
given a rest.
A few German night raiders,
meanwhile, were reported to have
attacked coastal districts in South
east England. A communique said
they caused few casualties and lit
tie damage, however.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Chaplin Gets License
To Wed 0ona 0'keiN,
Berry Girl HysterieaI
PIoywrieht's Daughter,
l8, Is Pupil Of Actor;
May Be Married Today
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Calf. June
16.-Charles Chaplin. motion pic
ture comedian-p producer, and Oona
ONeill, daughter of Playwright
Eugene O'Neill, obtained marriage
license here today.
Mr. Chaplin gave his age as 81.
Miss O'Neill said she was 49,
Friends believed they would be
married during the day by a justice
of the peace.
Miss O'Neill, prominent New York
debutante of 1912, recently was
given a screen role and friends of
the couple said MI. Chaplin had
been coaching her in dramaticS.
Suit Still Pending.
Their appearance at the marriage
license bureau here followed by less
than week the stipulation of
suit brought against Mr. Chaplin
in which Mrs. Gertrude E. Berry of
New York charges he is the father
of the child expected by her 23-
year-old daughter, Joan Berry, also
an aspirant to screen career.
BY the stipulation made June 10.
Miss Berry and MI. Chaplin agreed
to permit medical science to deter
mine the paternity of the child by
blood or other tests.
In Hollywood, one of Miss Berrv's
attorneys, John J. Irwin, said she
became hysterical when told of Mr..
Chaplin's impending marriage.
Shortly after the filing of the
Berry suit. Miss O'Neill, with whom
friends said they had seen Mr..
Chaplin. declared that she was ac-
ouainted with the comedian, but
had seen him only in the presence
of her mother, Mrs. Agnes O'Neill.
Charles is wonderful teacher -
she said. and a wonderful man. But
I must say our relations have been
strictly esoteric,"
Mother Approves Marriage.
At her summer home in West
Point Pleasant, N. j.. Miss O'Neill's
mother expressed pleasure at the
expected marriage and said it had
been planned for June l.
There was no telephone at the
rural home. but Police Chief Leon
A. Bresnahan of Point Pleasant.
acting as courier for the Associated
Press, returned with this statement
from Mrs. ONeill:
My daughter and Mr. Chaplin
planned to be married on June l.,
but, owing to circumstances. the
marriage was put eff.
L have known definitely of their
plans for some time The date above
was decided on my daughters 18th
birthday.
L am very happy about it and
the only reason 1 will not be present
at the ceremony is that it was
necessary for me tC be in New York
on the Sd of June
Miss ONeill will be Mr.. Chaplin's
fourth teen-age bride.
Mr.. Chaplin was married to Mil
dred Harris. Lita Grey and Paulette
Goddard, all of whom he assisted to
screen success. Divorce followed
each marriage.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 16.-Bucking-
ham Palace announced today
that King George vi has arrived
in North Africa for a personal
inspection of the victorious Allied
forces now girding for invasion
of the European mainland.
The King made the trip in a
service plane flown by his personal
pilot, Edward Hedley Fielden, cap
tain of the Kings flight, who has
flown him many thousands of miles.
The journey began in great secrecy
on Saturday night, when the King
left Windsor Castle by car and
drove to an airport.
Making his second visit to an
active war theater outside the
United Kingdom, the monarch was
accompanied on the secrecy
shrouded trip by Sir Archibald Sin
clair secretary of state for air, and
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Japs Attack GuadaIcana|
Again After u. ). Raids

American flyers ranged into the
Solomons and bombed Japanese in
stallations at Kahii and Villa, Sum
day and Monday. the Navy an
nounced today. Jap planes retaliat-
ed by bombing Guadalcanal Island
again Tuesday, but there was no
damage to personnel or material.
There were no indications of the
damage done by the American flyers
In their forays against japanese
airfields
The Kahih attack mas made by
Flying Fortress and Liberator heavy
bombers. Army Mitchell medium
bombers, escorted by Navy Corsair
fighters, bombed the plane runway
and anti-aircraft positions at villa.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
WMAL to Broadcast
From Wcter 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 9 to $50 o'clock. LISTS
Les Preludes," conducted
by Alexander Smallens, and
Braggiotti and Shaw, duo
pianiSts, will be heard during
the broadcast period.
Evening star., 1943-06-16
King George Visits u. S. Camp
On Tour of African Army Bases
Bestows Knie eht's Cross on Eisenhower
And Surprises 5000 Troops at Beech

Sir James Grigg, secretary of state
for war
During his tour the King invested
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, allied
commander in chief, with the in
sigma of Knight Grand Cross
of the Order of the Bath. an honor
recently granteds to him along with
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, Southwest
Pacific chief.
The honor is one of the highest in
the Kings power to bestow.
King George inspected the British
(See KING. Page A-6D
Evening star., 1943-06-16

to Memphis
Belle landed at National
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Evening star., 1943-06-16
Late News ,
Bulletins
ODT Orders Deliveries Cut


In a further move to con-
serve gasoline in the East, the
Office of Defense Transporta-
tion today prohibited retail
delivery of packages which
measure less than so inches in
combined length and girth or
weigh less than S pounds. Ex-
cepted from the order. effec-
tice Friday, are perishable
foods, laundry and dry clean
ing, medical supplies and re-
pair parts.
Cordiner Quits WPB
Vice Chairman Ralph J. Cor
diner has resigned from the
War Production Board to ac-
cept a position in private busi-
ness. it was learned today. MIR.
COrdiner came to WPB from
the presidency of the Schick
Co. las. December.
War Unit at White House
The War Mobilization Com
mittee met this afternoon
with President Roosevelt, but
the participants were silent on
the matters discussed as they
left the White House. Fuel
Administrator Ickes and So
licitor General Fahy. acting
Attorney General, were called
into the conference, giving
rise to speculation as to
whether the coal situation was
taken up.
Canada Plans Airline
OTTAWA (P.-Munitions
Minister C. d. Howe announced
today in the House of Com
mons that Canadian trans
atlantic air service would be
started early next month. 1t
will carry air mail to the forces
overseas and also official pas
sengers. 1t was understood
Lancaster bombers now being
built at Nation, Ontario, would
be used for the service.
Evening star., 1943-06-16

what is necessary if we want to
hold to the September Is, 1912,
levels
Challenged by Senator Taft to
show authority for the payment of
subsidies to hold down retail prices,
Mr.. Brown replied that it would be
impossible to administer the Price
Control Act effectively unless such
action is taken
He said retail prices could be
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Canada Plans Airline
Mojor League Games
AN1EpvCAN uCa~v,C

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Boston,
Philadelphia 600 OO1 01
Boston -. 100 600
B,tteries-Arntrcn and Wagner; Terry
and Partec.
At Chicago
st. Louis O1O O02 2OO-5 10 l
Chicago 49, 600 OO1 O1O-2 81
Batteries-Galeheuse, Caster and Fer
reli; Wade, Swift and fresh.
New York at Washington-s:30.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York
Brooklyn - 100 600 0
New York 600 OO2 o
Batteries-Newsom and Owen, Fischer
and Mancuso.
Chicago at Pittsburgh-Night.
Boston at Philadelphia--NiSht.
Cincinnati at St. Louis-Nisht.
Evening star., 1943-06-16

fSee FOOD, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1943-06-16
Weother Report

From ths United States Weather sureau Report
Thmdershowers in evening; continued warm
tonight Temperatures today-Highest, 86. at
$3.50 pm: lowest II, at am. Full report ON
page B-24
Evening star., 1943-06-16

(See KING, Page A-6.)
La gaceta., 1943-08-27
R~EcONOcIDO POR RUSSIA Ell
COMITE DE LIBERACION

Moscu, agosto 27.-La Radio
de Moscu anuncia que la Union So
Wet ha otOrgado su reconOcimien-
to al Comite Nacional Frances de
Liberation, presididO por los gene
rales DeGaulle Y Giraud.
Sc lie ha concedido ell reconoci-
miento como representative de los
intereses de Estado de la repub-
lica francesa.
Estados Unidos, I%nglaterra y
Canada lie dieron aver su reconO-
cimiento al Comite, como resulta-
do de la conferencia de Quebec.
La gaceta., 1943-08-27
Aprobada la actitud
del Oral. Richardson

Washington, agostO 27.-La Sc
cretarfa de Ia guerra aprob6 aver
Ia actitud del ~teniente general ko-
bert c. Richardson, eomandante
militar y gobernador del departa'
mento de Hawaii, negandose 2
-presentar ante el juez federal
Metzeer a dos ciudadanos ameri-
canos de- origen aleman, bajo IN
recurso de habeas corpus. Antfs
de actuar habia eonsultado ki-
cbardson con sus s~uperiOres.
Ell juez Metzger le declare eui-
nable de una falta de respeto a lo'
tribunales y le impuso una muipa
De $1,000. Entonees las autorlda-
des militares le imPidieron cum
plir Ia 0rden.
La gaceta., 1943-08-27
Reconocido ell Comite
.Nacional frances
de Liberation

Washington, agosto 27.-Esta-
dos Unidos e Inglaterra anuncia-
rcn aver ell reconOcimiento limita-
dc del Comite Nacional Frances
de Liberation, encargado de ADM
nistrar las coionias de Francia.
Las dos naciones dicen en- So
nota que ell pueblo frances queda-
"a en- libertad de escoger SD go
bierno luego de que los nazis sean
~derrotados.
"El gobierno de los Estados u
nidos, dice una declaration expe-
dida a nombre del presidente Roo
seyelt. reconoce el Comite Nacio-
nal Frances de Liberation como
administrator de los territories
franceses de ultramar que acepten
su autoridad."
La gaceta., 1943-08-27
AVON cONTROLADO PoR LA
RADIO

Estokolmo, Suecia, agosto IL
I'm avi6n sin photo, que Sc cree
manejado por medic de la Radio
Sc estrell6 en- la isla de Bornholm,
en- ell mar Baltico.
Los INVESTIGATORS dicen que no
encontraron en- los restos del a.
parato ell sitio del photo.
Green algunos que esta pudiera
ser ell arma secreta de que viene
bablandO la propaganda "hitleris-
Ell gobierno sueco anuneio hoy
que dos de sus barcos de pesca
fueron hundidos sin aviso por
barredores de minas alemanes, ei
dia 25 de agostO, frente a Ia cos
"a de Dinamarca. Realiza una
investigation Ell ministro de mari
na. Los peri6dicOs califiean De
abrutal" ell ataque.
La gaceta., 1943-08-27
Murio en- Barcelona
Don Juan Casanova

A esta ciudad lego aver la no.
ticia del sensible fallecimiento en-
Barcelona, Espana, del querido
ciudadano Don Juan Casanova, pa
Dire de la estimada sonora Palmi-
ra Garcia, esposa de nuestrO que
ridO amigo Gaspar Garcia.
Tenia 70 amos de edad. AL ira
baj6 dedic6 toda So vida y aquf,
donde tuviera importantes nego-
clos, deja numerOsos amigos.
Era un hombre de ideas liberia
les v un enthusiastic republican,.
Nosotros lie conocimos Y gusta-
bamos de su conversation amena
Y culta.
Llegue a su hija y a todos sus
familiares nuestro mas sincere ties
timonio de pesame.
La gaceta., 1943-08-27
PEDIDA LA REVOCATION DE
DOS PERMISOS

Ell jefe de policfa Newberger
pidi6 aver la revocation de las
licencias o permisos de dos taber-
mas donde con frecuencia ocurren
des6rdenes.
Cree Newberger que la mejor
arma, en- muchos casos, es prohi-
birles que vendan cerveza y who's.
Insistfa ell dueno de una de las
tabernas en- emplear muieres sin
authorization de la policia.