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persuadng the Sultan TO send Sidna into exile
at his house in the wids. The Sultan took this
action on the preteXt that his son was disloyal
to His Majesty.
The Hajib was very. very friendly with the
German representative at Casablanca.- He OBJ
tanned vast sums of money from him with
which, after lining his own pockets nc laid the
foundation OF Nazi power in North Africa
which has cost thousands Of lives.
When Sultan Moulay Youssef died, the
Hajib flew to Marrakech because ne believed
that Prince Moulay Idrss as the son-iu-law of
FL Glaoui had a specially strong chance of be-
ing appointed Sultan and of carrying out the
plans of the Nazis in North Africa.
The Hajib put on a remarkable traEi.com-
cdy with the aim of hiding the death Of
Moulay Youssef as long as possible so that
the Oulemas should not meet for the election
OF Sultan until the old conspirator had made
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-21

loo late at night.
Sid had a reputation for liberalism and
gentleness, and he had married for love,
against his fathers advice. a cousin of his,
the daughter Of his fathers brother, Moulay
Gilman.
Before the young girl put on the veil which
was to hide her for life from men, they had
played together. When she did put on the veil
Sidna almost lost his life in attempts 10 peep
at her in spite of the religious prohibition He
was seized by a eunuch and taken before the
girls father.
Law and custom would have sanctioned his
execution, but relationship saved his life-and
he won the girl eventually. She was consd-
cred very beautiful in Morocco, and the photo
graph Of her young daughter, Princess Lalla
Aischa, supports the assertion. The mother
is now dead.
Two events placed the life of Sidna in
danger. One was his marriage TO the beau
tiful princess. But the greatest of all was his
acquisition of the throne over his two power
full older brothers.
In Morocco the right Of the oldest son does
not exist The successor to the Sultan is
chosen from his sons by special council of
the wise Men Of the Empire" called the Oule-
mas. Fighting ability is generally the qualifi-
cation. n
Each son brings with him his followers and
looks threateningly toward the room where
the Wise Men" hold their discussion feeling
very nervous because If they happen to vote
for the unsuccessful candidate their position
is dangerous one. In the past a Sultan has
been known to flay alive "Wise Man" who
had voted against him
Sidnas marriage to the pretty Princess
first Infatuated his brothers Love-marriages
have been almost unknown among Moslem ma
IN bn OF bntG l1Ny In
and the fact made him popular among the
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his plans. He had the dead
Sultan painted and paraded as
if alive for a while.
But the Oulemas were not
only very wise but very quick.
They knew that the rule Of
Moulay Idriss or Sidi Hassan
as Sultan would give the coun-
try over more completely TO
the bloodthirsty rule Of the
Axis powers and the plumber
regime Of the Haiib.
They gathered on the spot
and made their de cision.
Gentle romantic Sidna was
their choice. The two savage
brothers and the Hajib were
furious and would have liked
to kill Sidna.
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diamond called the Moon of the Noun
tain" by any means whatever. The
eplissary stole it, and to get away with
iH had his left eye removed, intending
TO hide the diamond there. But the
stone was too large. so he cut hole in
his abdomen, hid the stone in the incison
and being fat could endure it.
When he told the Sultan all these
things the latter said:
You are too determined, too resource
full You. are dangerous" And His
Ma jesty had him executed
Other Sultans. were equally blood
thirsty ana Sultan Sidi's two brothers
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striking resemblance
10 the most ferocious
Of them.
In a country adj
dicted TO assassination
like Morocco, the situa-
ton looked bad for
Sidna, Both brothers
were in the pay of the
Axis powers, also ia
miliar with assassina=
ton and torture as
political methods.
The Oldest brother
was Prince Moulay
Idriss, a big. dark
powerful man who had
married the daughter
Of the famous FL
Glaoui. Pasha of Mar
rakech. The second
was Prince Sid Has
san. sullen, morose,
red-headed like his
father, who hated all
foreigners and was a
fanatic. Moslem.
The third and
youngest son was Sidi
Mohammed. or Sidna,
who was a pale. frail,
18-year-old youth with
a sharp Persian profile
and a clear golden
skin. He looked like
a youth who worked
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people. He believed in
fair treatm e n { for
women who had usually
been treated with cruel
barbarism in the past.
But his broth e s
never ceased conspiring
a & ain s I him. Mystic
rious deaths occurred
among the members of
his court and his own
life became more in
danger every day.
Old women story
tellers who had always
been a sinister and
mysterious feature OF
Moroccan life brushed
their way into Mile.
Meyers apartment in
the palace with the OBJ
ject of kidnapping the
little princesses, the
loved of His Majesty's
heart. The alert French
girl entered just in
time and with her serv-
ants drove them away.
Snake-charmers were
brought into the palace
under the pretext of
giving a snake-charm-
inp exhibition a favo-
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The Friend Of + h e People"
Whose Jealous Brothers Men
oeed Him With Kidnopers
and Spies. Smokes in His Bed
and Poison in His Food. at
Last Is Settled Firmly on His
BIood-s+oined Throne
BY SYLVIA MARCH,

WelKnOwn Foreign Correspondent and World Traveller
HROBABLY one of the happiest people the recent
- landing the Yanks in North Africa s Sultan Sid
Mohammed of Morocco. And with good reason.
The handsome Sultan-known Sdna-had a dan
Eerous family problem his hands which the timely
American troops settled for him. and seated him
firmly upon his bloodstaned throne
Sdiis uncie fayed his enemies alive and hung them
on the walls of Fee. Another uncle Mouay Hafd,
his enemy FL Roghi. in a small cage for months
ne offered him feast to his lions but he
so thin they would not touch him. So the Sultan had
him executed.
Back in the eighteenth century Sidis ancestor
Moulay Hassan emssary TO the 1S3carat
Evening star., 1943-11-08

Frank Perdue, son of Mrs. Pearl
Perdue, 1929 Eighteenth street NV.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Soldiers
from the Washington area who are
enrolled in the Army specialized
training program at Carnegie Tech
include seven basic engineering stu
dents and three advanced engineer
ing students.
The basic students are Pvt. Justin
A. Bettendorf. 358 Charlotte ave-
nue., Riverdale Heights, Md; Pvt.
Hugh r. Ford, 3501 Thirteenth
street NV; Pvt Hobbs H. Horak,
1000 Cathedral avenue. Pvt. Charles
G. Palmer, jr., 1882 Claggett road,
Hyattsville, Md: Pvt. Raymond R.
Smith, jr., 1924 South Pollard street,
Arlington, Va; Pvt. Peter C. Tur-
ner, 1925 Seventh street NV, and
Pvt. Blake w. Wade, 6524 Luzon
avenue NV.
The advanced students are Corpl.
Hubert P. Currie, 2743 South Uhle
street, Arlington, Va, electrical en-
gineering; Pfc. Charles P. Dagg,
2l15 Tunlaw road NV, chemical
engineering; and Pfc. Hobart B.
HeWett. 2232 Thirtieth place NV.
mechanical engineering.
LUBBOCK, Tex. - Staff Sergt.
Herbert F. Jones, 429 North jackson
street, Arlington, Va, has been pro-
Army air field here. He is the
son Of Guy C. Jones, 1898 Thirty
first street NJ III
Evening star., 1943-11-08

Ell. son OF Mrs. Leithia E. Lowe.
1470 Clifton street, has been ad-
Vanced to the rating of fireman, first
class, on completing his recruit
training at this naval training sta
ton.
K1NGMAN, Ariz.-Sergt. Julian
G. Cummings. 10, son of Homer H
Cummings. 2426 Otis street NE
recently was graduated from the
Army Air Field flexible gunnerv
school here. Sergt Cummings at
tended Mckinley High School. and
entered the Army in March.
kEESLER FIELD, Miss.-Pfc
William Burr, son of Mr.. and Mrs
William Burr, 5000 Connecticut ave-
nue., has been graduated as an air.
plalne mechanic from the B-24
Liberator bomber mechanics school
here.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-Pfc. James
Turner Goode, 3503 Perry street,
Mt. Rainer, Md, has been assigned
to duty with the Air Forces upon
graduation from Camp Curtissair.
~ "SSiitiASoA u dilAliis SCl1OOl OpeT-
ated under Army supervision.
CAMP LEE, Va-Pfc. Edward l.
Barham, 2l0 Allison street NV.
has been promoted to corporal here
at the Quartermaster Replacement
Training Center. where he is a ba-
sic military instructor. A former
letter carrier, Corpl. Barham is the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Percy L. Bar
ham, 426 Newton place NV, and
the husband Of the former Neva
Gaynell Wilson. He entered the
service in January. e. & .
MAXWELL FIELD, AIa.-Second
1t. Everett w. Lawrence. 42-Adafns
street NV. is taking a pilot train
ing course on four engine Liberator
bombers here. Also taking the
course is Second 1t. Harvey Spaul-
ding Clapp of Alexandria, Va.
BIG SPRING, Tex.-Corpl. Ar
thur K. Murrell. jr.. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Murrell, 1901 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. recently ar
rived here and was assigned for
duty in the unit personnel section,
Corpl Murrell attended American
University, Emerson Institute and
National Law School, and was en-
ployed by the Federal Home Loan
BANK Administration before enter
ing the Ser1ioo
Evening star., 1943-11-08

Of Benjamin Franklin University.
STROTHER FIELD, Kans. -
Charles E. Mervine, son of C. E.
Mervine, 213 North Barton street,
Arlington, Va, recently arrived at
this Army air field to begin basic
flight training.
CAMP REYNOLDS, Pa.-Three
men from the Washington area re-
Gently have completed an intensive
course of military training here.
They are Staff Sergt. Bernard J..
Hayden, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard A. Hayden, 2400 Thirty-second
street Sc; Pvt. Harrison H. LETTER,
son of Mrs. H. H. Letter, 4515
Thirty eighth street NV, and Pvt
Evening star., 1943-11-08

OF what they call the wonders" vons
Tablets have done for them. This gentle
formula aims to counteract surplus, irri-
tatins stomach acids sand to bring relief
from such conditions. II you suffer from
indigestion, gas, heartburn. belching, bloat-
ing sour stomach and other symptoms-
due to excess stomach acid-you, too,
should try Von's for prompt relief
right at home :. without rigid liquid
diet. Get S1.25 trial size. Also available
50 90, S3. so Sizes At your Drusgtst.
Evening star., 1943-11-08

ST. PETERS,
B U R G, Fla
! Charles Sidney
Johnson, son of
Mrs. Lilli a n
J o h n S on, 1445
Otis place NV,
Is training here
at the Maritime
S e + vice Train
ing S t a t i o n .
Prior to his en-
rollment, he was
a Naval Air Ca
Diet.
G r E A T
l. A K E S , Ill
Wesley H. Haz-
Evening star., 1943-11-08
ADVERTISEMENT.
WHEN COLDS THREATEN

II you need more vitamin A,
do what sensible people have
done since 1855. Take Father
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minis A and D.
Evening star., 1943-11-08

| CHILDRESS,
| TeX.-Charles l..
| Davis, son of
| Mrs. Florence L.
D a v IS, ITS |
! Church S tre e t
N. w :, recently
W a S commits
/ stoned a second
! lieutenant on
/ graduation from
this bombardier
school of the
| w e st Tex a S
B o m b a r d | e r
Quadrangle.
FORT WASH
IMGTnM Nd
Evening star., 1943-11-08

U e n e r a l A c.
counting Office
in Washington,
has been grad
uated from re-
cruit training as
honor man of
his company at
this naval train
ing station and
g r a n t e d boot
leave. He has
b e e n reco M
mended for petty
officers training
at a Navy Store
keeper School.
Ho ic q rro orl,,of,
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Remarkable Treatment For
STOMACH DISTRESS
From Too Much Stomach Acid

Arc you tortured
with the burning
misery Of too much
free stomach acid?
Use Of the famous
Won TABLETS is
bringing comforting
relief to hundreds of
such cases. Sincerely
grateful people tell
Evening star., 1943-11-08
ADVERTISEMENT A
STOP AND THINK WHY

Millions Of people during IS
years have used Father Johns
Medicine for relief of coughs due
to colds. 1t is pure, wholesome,
nutritive and soothes throat ir-
ritation.
Evening star., 1943-11-08

Recently commissioned second lieu
tenants on completion of a course
of training at the Adjutant Gen.
erals School here were Earl G.
Talbot. 1910 Thirty-fifth street
NV: Marvin w. Berry, jr., 1927
Central avenue. Seat Pleasant, Md,
and Robert c. Evan, 1740 K street
NV.
FORT KNOX, Ky.-Corpl. Joseph
B. Walker. jr.. BIB Eighteenth street
NV, recently reported to the Ar
nored School here for a special
course in the wheeled vehicle de-
Ipartment
MEMPHIS, Tenn-Pvt. Oscar J.
Steinhauser, Arlington. Va, has been
awarded the marksman's badge for
qualification with the MI carbine
rifle. Now stationed here with a
ferrylng group, Pvt. Steinhauser has
been in service since July. 1912. Mrs.
Steinhauser is with him in Memphis.
Evening star., 1943-11-08
eaziWlTH Id. -
FIGHTING MEN7 q

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Robert
Bayha. former auditor with the
Evening star., 1943-11-08
Police Cant t Solve Riddle
Of Cigar Butt on Porch

By The Associated Press
POTTSTOWN, Pa.-Every morn
M when Mrs. Lester M. Boughter
opsns her front door she finds
cigar butt resting on her front door
step in approximately the same spot
After a month, she asked police to
solve the mystery-so far without
results.
Evening star., 1943-04-23

II you haven't gotten around
A to buying . Second War Loan
Bond, stop and think what 1t
would mean to you II our SOL
~ diers hadn't gotten round to
the Aght.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
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PRS. BOYS TROUSERS, sweaters. on
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| FOUND.
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Evening star., 1943-04-23

when along came my sergeant
friend who failed to see two Zeros
behind him. I saw burst hit his
plane and ne went into tailspin.
I thought he was gone.
They next spotted me but I
went upstairs into cloud and upon
emerging found another next door.
1 went into that also and when l
came out this time, the Japs were
below me. I got one and the other
turned tail and ran.
After returning to the field, I in
quired who it was the Japs had got,
but was told the pilot had simply
dropped down to the treetops in a
spin. then pulled his plane out of it
and made a safe landing"
Capt. Foss said the only news
from home was obtained from tank
radios at camp adjoining the
aerial base.
I'VE got the red-hot dope from
Guadalcanal and it was very accu-
rate, right on, in fact, although they
may have been plane or two off
at times"
Maintenance Men Praised.
The marine ace said maintenance
of planes was very good.
They kept 'em flying and that
was all they were supposed to do. "
Capt. Foss said, The pilot who
hasn't shot down one plane but who
goes into the fight and protects the
leaders deserves as much credit as
the man with lot of planes on his
score
He said the teamwork was excel
lent and that he didn't worry be-
cause he knew his companions were
giving him good protection.
Capt. Foss said the training his
father gave him in hunting weasels,
skunks and gophers probably helped
him in fighting the Japs.
Capt. Foss' plans called for a short
trip around the country on which
he will visit pre-f1ight schools and
naval bases. Then he plans to take
a short leave and go fishing or
hunting. ..-
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Rubber
Continued From First Page J

than 80 days. Heat exchangers-
one Of the worst offenders-now are
produced in SUFFICIENT quantities to
be removed from the bottleneck list
Output Of instruments, formerly re-
garded as a triple -barreled bottle
neck" soon no longer will be a prob
lem.
One source said that the high
octane gasoline program was run
ming on the schedule as outlined by
the War Department late last year.
Calls Charges Serious.
Mr.. Jeffers issued a strong state
ment yesterday in reply to the Pat
terson charge, in which he said the
charges were so serious as to war
rant an immediate investigation to
bring out the facts for the people.
Mr. Jef1ers and his associates later
said they would make no further
comment on the issue until called on
omcially to do so.
The complete reply of Mr.. Jeffers
to the charges follows: ..
The statement attributed to the
Undersecretary of War and alleged
to have been concurred in by the
Secretary Of Interior is so serious
and so directly affects the war effort
and the American people and might
contribute materially to the COM
fort OF the enemy that it calls for
an immediate investigation to bring
out the true facts for presentation
to the 10000, 900 Americans re-
ferred to by the Undersecretary of
War"
Evening star., 1943-04-23

smash the black market in poultry"
The simplMed regulations, consisting
Of basic shippers ceilings and mark
ups for wholesalers and retailers, 1t
was said, would facilitate enforce
ment.-
In Il different categories Of live
poultry at the shippers level, it was
indicated, ceilings on 10. were low:
cred from one-han cent to 8 cents a
pound. For dressed poultry, also at
the shippers level, ceilings on five
types were raised, on six types, low
cred, and on three types they re-
manned the same.
Comparisons between the esti-
mated old and new retail prices,
after markups have been taken by
wholesalers and retailers, are listed
here.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Gerson Nord|inger,
Retired Merchant,
Dies Here al Sc
Founded Business Here:
Funeral Services Set
For Sunday Morning

Gerson Nordlinger, 68, founder and
former president of Philipsborn
Women's Apparel Shop. died today
at his home, 1888 Nineteenth street
NV.
A native of the District, he was
active in civic affairs following his
retirement from Philipsborn in 1919.
He was a member of Harmony Lodge
of Masons and was active in real
estate.
He is survived by his widow. the
former Camille B. Bensinger; three
sons, William Nordlinger of Norfolk,
Va; Maj. Samuel Nordlinger and
1t. Gerson Nordlinger, jr., and a
sister, Carolyn Nordlinger Behrend,
all OF Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
his residence at 1890 am. Sunday.
He will be buried in the Washington
Hebrew Congregation Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Pay
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month, instead of attempting to
pay every one on the first and
fifteenth OF the month. Therein
lies the chief source of complication
in the short hiatus that will now
occur in the pay legislation.
A Treasury official pointed out
today that some of the payrolls,
ordinarily distributed on May 2,
already have come in, computed on
the assumption the overtime law
would still be in effect. The War
Production Board Is one of the agen-
cies paid May 2, and the offhand
opinion of officials was this roll
would have to 60 back to the agency
to be made over, with the overtime
limited to April 80.
Others in Same Boat.
Another group of agencies, paid on
the 9th, are in the same boat. They
include the Federal Security Agency,
Federal Communications Commits
sion. Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, Labor Department, ONCE of
Defense Transportation and Board
Of Economic Warfare.
On the 5th Treasury usually pays
approximately 10000 civilians in the
Navy Department. The Navy itself
handles the mechanical force in the
Navy Yard, but most of them were
not subject to the temporary law,
since their overtime has always been
regulated by wage boards.
On the 9Th the Treasury pays the
Commerce Department, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, Federal
Trade Commission and the Civil
Service Commission. The remainder
of the Treasury and group of inde-
pendent bureaus are paid on the
10th.
On all of these payrolls that cover
the last part of April and the first
few days of May. recomputation of
the overtime appeared inevitable,
unless the officials of an agency
should delay sending in the payroll
for a few days. A Treasury official
explained that, Of course, II a pay
roll Is not received at the regular
time it is not paid.
Won't Lose In Long Run.
Assuming Congress will make It's
final agreement retroactive to May /,
the employees will not lose anything
in the long run, but the clerks who
make up the payrolls will do lot
of extra work, figuring out late In
May the overtime that would have
been payable on the preceding pay
check.
AS to the Saturday half-holiday
law. one informed ofiicial said tina.
while 1t undoubtedly will be back on
the statute books, at least for May
Evening star., 1943-04-23
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Continued From First Page.

tCOnLlQueQ from f1TSG PdGe.)
year, those who ignored the princi-
Piles Of humanity have been severely
punished in accordance with mill
tary law
Warning of Punishment.
Secondly, on the same day the
commander of general headquarters
for home defense issued the follow
ing proclamation: If members of
the crews of enemy aircraft who
raid the territory of Japan and come
within the reaches of our authority
are found to have committed cruel
and inhuman act, the same shall be
tried before military court and pun
ished with death Or severe penalty B"
Hori said the japanese govern
ment notified the United States,
through a protecting power, last
February that capital punishment
was meted out to part of the Amer
lean airmen captured after last
years raid.
He added that the Japanese
notification continued in effect as
follows: The policy is pursued
s"-;ctly on the basis of cruel and
lman conduct with the view to
minimizing to the utmost the
calamities of war: treatment as
prisoners OF war will not be refused
merely for reasons of an air raid
Hori went on to assert that the
japanese ARE always ready to ac-
cord as human and generous treat
ment as possible to enemies, as is
now being done. this is-readiness being
predicated on the self-evident con-
dition that the enemy also acts
humanely, honorable and does not
commit acts Of inhuman cruelty"