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Evening star., 1943-05-18
British Subs Sink
Italian Destroyer
And 5 Supply Ships
Several Other Vessels
Damaged in Attacks
In Mediterranean
y The Associated Press.

Ey me hSSOCldleQ Press.
LONDON, May 19.-British
submarines torpedoed and sank
an Italian destroyer and at least
five supply ships during a recent
series of Mediterranean encoun-
ters, the Admiralty announced
today.
The destroyer was sunk of North
Sicily.
Several other ships were declared
damaged.
Prowling near Palermo, Sicily, a
submarine attacked a large supply
vessel under strong escort of de-
stroyers. causing a heavy explosion
The destroyers' counterattacks pre-
vented observation of full results,
but an hour later the destroyers
were seen searching the area and
there was no sign of the wounded
enemy ship.
A medium and a small supply ship
were torpedoed in the same area
ana the smaller one was seen to sink
Another small supply ship was
sunk by gunfire in the Aegean Sea
and an enemy submarine chaser
was hit five times with deck guns
before action was broken off, the
communique said
Two small supply ships were de-
stroyed off Northern Sardinia. and
two submarines then audaciously
entered Porto Torres harbor and
sank a medium sized supply vessel
The railway at Platamone in the
Gulf of Thessalonike was lombard =
ed by submarine gunfire and hits
also were scored on two small sup
ply ships at anchor.
In running engagement in the
Western Mediterranean. another
submarine was said to have scored
several hits on an Italian supply
ship which ran to refuge in Span
lsh waters.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Senate Group 0kays
Sd. {. Bills, Including
New Job Tax System
Other Measures Lift
Women's Hours Ceiling,
Shift Highway Costs
Earlier Story ON Page B-1.}

NEdTfleF StOry on rage b-l.t
Three important local bills,
including the new experience
rating system of unemployment
compensation, were given favor
able reports by the Senate Dis
trict Committee late today. The
other two bills would:
Repeal the law which assesses
half the cost of highway improve
ments against abutting property
owners. and charge the full cost of
such work to the motor vehicle tax
fund.
Authorize women in industry in
the District to work more than
eight hours a day or 48 hours a
week wherever the minimum wage
and industrial safety board finds it
essential to the war.
Will Return to House.
The three bills have passed the
House. but after the Senate acts the
unemployment compensation and
working hours of women bills will 20
back to the House because of
changes.
The new unemployment plan is
intended to check the rapidly
mounting reserve fund. which has
piled up to total of more than
S36 900, 900, which the present uni
form tax rate of 27 per cent. The
new plan. based on the laws of 81
States, will fix the tax of each en-
ployer on a graduated scale from 81
per cent down to one-tenth of one
per cent, according to his record in
stabilizing employment.
Would Increase Benefits.
The bill also increases the bene-
fits to unemployed persons from sls
a week for l8 weeks to $40 a week
for 20 weeks and safeguards the
rights of men who have left their
jobs to join the armed forces.
When it passed the House, the bill
relating to women's hours author
lied suspension of both the 48-hour
limit and the six-day limit. The
Senate committee changed that to
permit the hours to increase to 50
in a week, but to require one day
off in the seven The Senate group
also changed the life of the bill
from six months after the war to
the definite date of June 30. 1945.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Board to Fix Status Of Sports
Beinq Studied by President

President Roosevelt said today he
had been seriously considering the
appointment of a three-member
committee to shape a Government
policy on the status of professional
sports during the war.
The President told his press con-
ference this afternoon he had been
getting great number of letters
from proponents of various sports
who are anxious to know just ex-
actly what is going to happen to
sports generally because Of the re-
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Three Workers Sentenced
On Mob Violence Charqes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LYNCHBURG, Va, May 18.--
Three members of the Lvnchburg
local Of the United Steel Workers,
CIO-Carleton Mayberry, local pres
ident: Charlie McFaden and Gill
Trent, union members-were under
sentence today of so days in Jail
and fines of $500 each for their
part in the attack on Osby Childress.
a Lynchburg Foundry Co. employe.
H. L. Phillips. another union men,
Der, who pleaded guilty to the mob
violence charge anG turned States
evidence, was placed on probation
for 10 years. Three other union
members-Melvin Mays. S. e. Dod-
gion and H. E. Lee-were convicted
on misdemeanor charges Friday and
sentenced to 30 days in Jail and
fined $500 each
Judge Charles E. Burks, who
heard the cases, warned that such
acts of mob violence would not be
tolerated in Campbell County.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
WLb Demands
.Capitu|ation
'0f Lewis
Negotiations Barred
Until He Recognizes
Boards Authority
BULLETIN.

President Roosevelt this
afternoon declined to express
an opinion on the stand of the
War Labor Board that collec-
tive bargaining cannot be
carried on in the coal dispute
unless John L. Lewis, United
Mine Workers president,
sits in.
Earlier Story on Page A-10
By the Associated Press.
With the threat of another
production tie-up dispelled un-
til the end of May, the War La
Dor Board met on the soft coal
dispute today and apparently
decided to stand pat on its posi-
ton that John L. Lewis must
recognize its authority.
Holding that it shall be the sole
judge of issues unless Mr.. Lewis
capitulates and bargains under WLB
auspices. the board has restrained
operators from negotiating until
the United Mine Workers chief
agrees to recognize its authority
1t was not clear, however, how
the board would enforce this in
junction if some of the operators de-
cided to bargain with Mr.. Lewis
anyway. The latter has said in
New York that he is ready to renew
contract talks, declining only to
recognize a board order that he
do so.
Mr.. Lewis stand brought from
the board yesterday the accusation
that he is challenging the sovereignty
of the Government and giving aid
and comfort to the enemy.
The three-man fact finding panel
which met with the board today is
drafting q report on which the
WLB will base its ruling, expected
before expiration of the Lewis
extended truce May 81.
Some operators were reported
eager to resume negotiations in the
hope of terminating the dispute and
having Government control of their
mines withdrawn
Secretary of the Interior Ickes. in
a message to Mr.. Lewis yesterday in
his capacity as boss of the Govern
ment-operated mines, suggested
that assurance of continued coal
production would open the way for
resumption of a collective bargain
ing conference. 1t was MI. Ickes
plea that brought the truce extern
sion. The WLB has taken the posi-
ton, however. that Mr.. Ickes has
no authority to initiate or conduct
such conferences and implied that
it would quit if the Government by
passed it to deal with Mr.. Lewis.
Evening star., 1943-05-18

strictions on transportation to
events.
The President said these letters
want to know whether these sports
can continue, whether they can be
held at night. and so on. He added
he believed that he would name the
committee of persons familiar with
all aspects OF sports to study the
matter.
He said the committee would not
have any power-meaning it would
serve simply in an advisory capac-
ity. The people love to have some
place to 60, the President said.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
President Has
Suggestion for
Free Press

President Roosevelt INDUCED in a
bit of mild satire this afternoon
when reporters at his press confer
ence asked if he had had any COM
ment on the imposition of restric-
tions on free speech at the Hot
Springs food conference.
The President answered that a
very experienced and reputable
newspaperman recently suggested to
him that tier of benches be placed
in the cabinet room so reporters
could attend cabinet sessions, and
the President added that in his own
Office tier of benches might come
in handy for the same purpose, as
he often had visitors.
We'll, what's wrong with that?"
reporter asked.
The President joined in the gen.
eral laugh.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Dead Skipper Decorated
For Cutting Boom at 0ran
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated press.
LONDON. May 18-Capt. Fred
erick Thornton Peters of the Royal
Navy was awarded the Victoria
Cross posthumously today for lead
ing two former American cutters in
a suicidal charge against the boom
guarding Oran Harbor during the
North African landings.
The 53-year-old skipper led the
Walney and Hartland to their OBJ
iectives through point blank fire of
shore batteries. destroyer and
cruiser. He was the lone man of II
on the bridge of his flagship who
survived and he was blinded in one
eye. He was killed a month later
IN an airplane crash after receiving
the Distinguished Service Cross
from the United States.
His ship, the Walney, rammed the
boom, sank destroyer, attacked the
cruiser and reached the jetty, but
was disabled and ablaze and went
down with colors flying.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Krupa Gets 9O-Day Term
In Marijjuana Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 18,-Gene
Krupa, internationally known band
drummer was sentenced to serve 80
days in the county Jail and fined
$500 following his plea of guilty to-
day to a misdemeanor charge in
narcotics accusation
Superior Judge Thomas NJ Foley
said felony charge against Krupa,
for allegedly inducing a minor to
transport narcotic marijuana cigar
cites, would be brought to trial
June g.
The prosecution charged John Pa
teakos, 20-year-old property man
and valet to Krupa, was arrested in
possession of marijuana cigarettes
after Krupa allegedly sent him to
his hotel room for them.
"As understand there was some
testimony at the preliminary hear
ing that these musicians smoke
marjuana cigarettes under the mis-
taken impression that it jazzes up
their music" Judge Foley comment
ed to Federal Narcotic Agent John
Guibbini.
well. It speeds It up" the agent
replied.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Attack |sFifth
Since Islands
SeiizurebyJ Japs
Enemy installations
In SoIomons Also
Attacked by Planes
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

United States heavy bombers
attacked Wake Island last Sat-
urday, but the weather prevent
ed observation of results, the
Navy announced today.
The planes we're engaged by %
Japanese Zero fighters, of which
two were reported definitely de-
.troyed and one additional listed as
probably destroyed.
The raid, the fifth since Wake was
taken by the japanese from the
Americans on December %, l941,
was carried out by Liberators
At the same time the Navy re-
ported that on Sunday, Solomons
time, Navy and Marine Corps
Dauntless dive bombers, escorted by
Army Airacobra and Wildcat fight
ers, bombed and strafed Japanese
installations at Rekata Bay on
Santa Isabel Island, which is 1855
miles from the Henderson airfeld
on Guadalcanal Island.
After the capture of Wake Island
by the japanese, Vice Admiral Will
liam F. Halsey, in command of a
task force, bombarded the island on
February "a, 1912, at which time an
accompanying air force dropped PIG
bombs on the japanese installations.
Defense positions, the runway and
the water tank were reported dam
aged.
Subsequent raids were made on
June q and December "a, both in
last year. On January 25 of this
year, United States aircraft making
a reconnaissance fight over the
island were attacked by Jap air
forces and some Jap planes were
downed. but all United States forces
returned.
Wake Island, which was defended
so valiantly by the small marine
force before it was overwhelmed by
the Jap invaders. is 1894 nautical
miles west of Pearl harbor and
1923 nautical miles southwest of
Midway Islands There was no in
dication from naval sources as to
the point of origin of the United
States attacking air force, but there
was some speculation that the
planes may have gone from Midway
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Chang Praises Church
For It's Work in China
By the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING. May 18.-General-
issimo Chang Kai-shek praised the
Christian church and its mission
aries in China today and said the
abolition of unequal treaties had
freed the Christian church from all
association with foreign imperialism
or aggression"
In an address to the opening ses-
sion of the first National Christian
Conference held since the outbreak
of the war, the Chinese leader said ::
1--WE still need them (the mis-
sionaries, and welcome Christians
from other lands who serve the
people of China with true sympathy
and devotion. Don't feel you are
guests. You are comrades working
with us TO save our people and
build new nation"
Chang and his wife are Meth
OdiStS.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Late Races
Charles Town

FOURTH RACE-Purse. S4OO: claim
Ing; 3-year-olds and upward Charles
Town course.
Ballarosa (Pran) $50 $50 $50
Pittsburgh (Grant) 4.4O 300
Chance Oak (RooD $50
Time, 1858.
Also ran-Queen Minatoka Tacaro
Ginny, Hard Loser, Triple Sun, War Land
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $500: claiming:
3-year-olds and upward about ~ fur
longs
Red Wings tKirk) 500 $40 $50
Saint Pyrewick tAustin) $50 300
Happy Sis tSanteD $40
Also ran-~oddree. Worldly. Alsace. My
Guide, Luckum.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
4-year-o -olds and upward: ! Lie miles.
Big Jack tAcosta) 11.20 44O $50
Residue (Palumbo) 24O
Time, las.
Also ran-War Art. Johns Buddy.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, S4OO claim
ins: 3-year-olds and upward; Charles
Town course.
Royal Echo (Kirk) 500 800 $50
Terry May (Kirk) 400 $50
Julette CRichard) $50
Time, 1:162s.
Also ran..Returied. Nyleve. Steel Beam
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Late News Bulletins
ThunderboIts Swarm Over Nozi-HeId BeIqium

IhunderboIts swarm over N0zI-HeId Belgium
LONDON tP.-Thunderbolt fighters of the 9th United
States Air Force engaged offensive patrol strength
today enemy occupied Belgium, United States
munque announced The fighters managed engage but
Of two enemy formations sighted the bulletin said
destroying MEl09 at loss of of Thunderbos
Earlier Story Page AID
Davies Visits StoIingrod on Way to Moscow
MOSCOW tR)-Joseph E. Davies, special envoy of Pres
dent Roosevelt to Premier stan reported today
flown from Kubyshev Stalngrad for quick the
famous Volga baston then returned Kubyshev
expected in Moscow shortly
Flood From Blasted Nozi Dams Still Spreading
LONDON UP,-New reconnaissance pictures taken today
showed that floods started when the Raj ripped open
Mohne and Eder still spreading directions
in the neighborhood of industrial Kasse and
center of the Ruhr industrial valley Official figures
broadcast by Berlin said levels unusually high
the Rhine at Duisburg where the Ruhr Rhine
and in the Weser River below Kasse.
Earlier Story Page A-1)
u. S. Bombers Destroy 721 Enemy Fighters
LONDON uN.-Unted States bonbers destroyed l2l
fighters in their three raids Europe May
49, IA and 5 American headquarters tonight
Twenty bombers were lost in the operation.
OPA Cancels Grade Labelling Plans
The Office of Administration announced today it
has Cancelled plans require grade labelling pack
of canned fruits and vegetables
Evening star., 1943-05-18
HOUSE BLOCKS MOVE TO PASS RUML PLAN
WrestIer's Name
Throws Elite of
| Symphony Set
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, May 1s.-Names
such as Shostakovitch, Prokofev and
Mussorgsky seem to be duck soup
for musicians and music lovers, but
it was apparent today that Wrestler
Jim Londos' name had thrown them.
Singer Rosa Ponsene told the Bal
timore Symphony Orchestra's S Cam
paign Committee that she under
stood some sort of a sporting event
had been arranged. "A Mr.. Jack
Landis-I think he's with the Rae
ing COMMISSIONERS agreed to give
a sporting event for the benefit of
our appeal said the singer.
Hes a fighter and I think his
name is James Landis." interrupted
Symphony President R. E. Lee Tay-
lor. Il suppose it'll be a prize
match"
Conductor Reginald Stewart
topped it off:
We'll, anyway, when will the per-
formance be given?'
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Presiding Judge
Failing Out
lat Rate HedrinQ
Earlier Story on Page A

Earlier Story on Page A-5)
Judge Morris A. Soper, presiding
at the Court of Appeals today, dis
appeared from the bench with a
loud crash during arguments on
Washington gas rates. Judge Soper
is from the Fourth Federal Circuit
Court at Richmond. Va.
A faulty caster had given away
and his chair tipped over.
He was uninjured. On emerging
from beneath the desk he apologized
for the interruption to OPA coun-
sci. Harry R. Booth, and directed the
lawyer to continue.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Umpire Reardon Injured
By lombardi' S Spikes
nv the AseociatAd prece

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May l8.-Umpire
John E. tBeans) Reardon was in
jured in todav's game between the
New York Giants and Cincinnati
Reds. Ernie Lombardi. the Giants
big catcher and National League
batting champion, stepped on Rear
don's foot.
Reardon. working behind the plate
had to leave the game when the
spikes of Lombardi's shoe cut into
a toe. Lee Ballanfant then umpired
behind the bat and Larry Goetz
worked the bases.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
No Chairman Yet Picked
For Discrimination Board
Earlier Story on Page Bill

Earlier Story on Page Bib
President Roosevelt today told his
press conference that there had been
an unavoidable delay in naming the
new chairman of the Fair Employ
ment Practices Committee, which
has postponed hearing until June
2. on the Capital Transit Co. case.
The company has been ordered to
conform to the presidential order
banning discrimination for race Or
color. and to hire Negroes as bus
drivers and street car platform men.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, May 1S tP.-
Stocks steady; steels lead Sc
lective recovery. Bonds mixed !:
some rails in demand. Cotton
higher; commission house de-
mand. --
Evening star., 1943-05-18
PopoI Nuncio in Bern
Summoned to Vatican

By The Associated Press.
BERN. Switzerland, May 18.-
Msgr. Philippe Bernardini, papal
nuncio in Bern. has been called Ia
report at the Vatican, it was dis
closed today.
Evening star., 1943-05-18
Major League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston at Cleveland-Nigft.
tOther Games P0stponed)
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn
st. Louis --- OH 02D OO2-
Brooklyn - 600 900 10
Batteries-White and w. Cooper; wyatt,
Allen and Owen.
At New York
Cincinnati : coo Ol0 90
New York 900 600 0
Batteries-Riddle and Mueller: Sayles,
Adams and lombard.
At Boston
Pittsburgh 600 600 O0O- 0 s !
Boston - 600 400 COX 50
Batteries|Sswen. Hebeft and Lopez;
Javery and Poland.
Chicago at Philadelphia-Night.
Evening star., 1943-05-18

tSee TAXES, Page 2-x.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-28
Wash Carefully

Since dirty and rusty cans
cannot be utilized al all, IL is
absolutely necessary that YOU
wash and dry them carefully.
Also fiatten them out till il
hurts. The hatter the cans, the
more the trucks will carry and
the more rubber is saved.
As chairman of the Wayne
County Tin Can Salvage Com
mittee, school principal Terry
Bannon spends all his leisure
hours clarifying the tin can as
Ziegfeld glorifed US American
girls.
He faithfully trots around
from neighborhood 10 neighbor-
hood on tin collection DAYS 10
note responses 10 the drive
When a curbstone is bare. or
nearly so, he RACES about the
occupants of The house having
no interest in the welfare OF
their country.
And he's right. For tin Is
scarce and irreplaceable metal.
Yet IT - vitality needed for
solder, gas masks. bearings.
hundreds OF military uses as
well as for food containers in
the army and navy.
SO save every tin can. whether
it's enameled or not. unless II
has contained paint. varniSh, oil
or grease. Even coffee and fat
topped beer cans are wanted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-28
Spring Suits
And Proper
Accessories
By JOAN DEAN

BIGGEST NEWS in the fash
ION world this month is the good
old suit. AS a matter of fact,
it's so important that a local
store has given over all its win
doWs from one 10 nine and most
of its first floor in paying proper
homage.
To tell the complete story Of
the spring suit, the store has in
cluded in its display man-tailored
styles, dressmakers and novelty
types D.. in grays and browns
and navies and colors.
But WHAT'S chocolate pud-
ding without whipped cream?
No more than a suit without the
fitting accessories. SO the pro-
motion carries through with the
perfect suit hats, the perfect suit
shoes, handbags, blouses, gloves
and jeWelry
Playing the prima donna role
Is gray IN a warm pearl
shade or deep oxford. as you
prefer. Dress it up with red or
yellow or even ChartreuSe
but the newest wrinkle is gray
with accents Of black and white,
a la Chinese.
PIN STRIPES are better than
ever. particularly in the more
severe styles. And gray mems.
wear flannel is among the cham
plonS. We're especially partial
10 the short jacketed numbers
IN flannel e.. Schoolboy suits.
Checks are rip-roarin', solid
colored shetlands, gabarines Gf
YOU can find them and twillS
well, anything goes as long
as it's a suit. However, shy
from gaudy pads they're
not on the approved list.
LOOK INTO the short Jacket
styles, be they boleros or bell
hoppers, for they're part of the
new trend 10 conserve fabrics
with lesser lengths. You'll be
seeing a lot OF it in short
sleeves, three-quarter coats and
such.
For accessory angles, try a
feather pompon instead of a
lapel pin or handkerchief. Try
a little gray chspeau, tied and
bowed with white pique. Try r
brilliant scarf 10 pinchhit for
your little white blouse. Try
anything once, anyway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-28

YOUR BEDROOM will look
bright on the gloomiest Of days
with these chirping bluebirds
decorating the spread! Their
perch is a graceful branch of
lilacs. Easy TO embroider, lovely
in natural colors.
Pattern 516 contains a trans
fer pattern OF 15X15-inch
motif; four motifs averaging 6X7
inches; illustration of stitches;
materials required.
Send il cents in coins for this
pattern TO the Laura Wheeler
Pattern Department, 1925 Times
Square, Detroit. Mich.
Owing TO customs regulations,
orders for patterns 10 Canadian
destinations cannot be filled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-28
Ration Plan
For Decorators

LARAMIE DAY has worked
out a Ration Decoration Plan
which she is putting into effect
as soon as she completes her
role in From Here 10 Victory"
She is completely redecoratins
her home but does not want 10
spend any more than she has
budgeted for the job. Therefore
she estimated exactly what II
would cost and then divided the
total by II.
Next she wrote out u checks.
dating them for each month in
the year. and thus has rationed
her decorating very neatly,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-28
Wartime Marketing
wartime Marketing
Creamed Ground Beef on Crisp Cereal
Basis Of This Simple Dinner Menu

2 cups Scalded milk
a teaspoon vanilla
3 egg whites
S tablespoons sugar
2 cups hot water.
Combine egg yolks, sugar, and
salt: gradually stir in hot milk.
Cook over hot, but not boiling
water until custard coats spoon.
stirring constantly. Add vanilla
extract and chill rapidly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-28
Exercise Firms Muscles

The exercise tones and firms
The peCtoral muscles lying Just
underneath the skin These
muscles support the glsndular
tissue
With improved tone. the bust
contour Is raised and improved.
Exercise does not reduce this
measurement
Glandular functioning is tied
up with vitality and the under
par undeTWeight who & q dS
weight and builds vitality on
nourishing food. with plenty Of
vitaminS, can round out her
figure
When as often happens. the
problem is one of under-develop-
ment Of chest and the habit Of
rounding the shoulders. a gen
eral health program is needed
with special stress on posture
CorTectiVeS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-28

Before serving beat egg whites
until stiff; fold in 6 tablespoons
Of sugar and drop from table
spoon into 2 cups hot water In
baking pan. Place in moderate
oven $50 degreesl for II min
utes, or until lightly Drowned.
To serve, pour cold custard into
serving dish, top with floating
islands and sprinkle with brown
sugar or nutmeg. Serves six.