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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Youth Gets Two Years
For Plane Sabotage
AtG|ennMartin Plant
Judge Denies Request
Thut He Be Allowed
To Enlist in Army
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 26.-Harvey
Lee Thomas 21-year-old former
naval aircraft inspector at the
Glenn l.. Martin plant, was SEN
fenced today to serve two years
for sabotaging planes at the
Martin plant.
Federal Judge William c. Cole
man, in whose court Thomas was
convicted on four counts last week,
recommended that the term. be
served in the Federal reformatory
at Petersburg, Va.
Those fighting for us have to
know every hour of the day that
we are keeping faith with them, "
Judge Coleman said as he pro-
nounced sentence on the former
Adamstown youth.
Thomas, former pre-medical stu
dent at Franklin and Marshall and
Blue Ridge Colleges, admitted at
his trial, damaging electrical parts
of Martin planes. but asserted he
only aggravated damage to the
craft to insure that the. defects
would be remedied by workers.
Thomas attorney, Charles E. Moy-
Ian, urged that the young man be
given chance to enlist in the Army,
but this plea was denied after Pros
ecuting Attorney T. Barton Har-
rington told the court, II don't think
the armed forces should be used as
refuge for any one convicted of a
criminal offense."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

The District Commissioners
late today abandoned their drive
of several weeks against rooming
house operators who have been
denied licenses because their
houses do not comply with fire
safety regulations.
The action was taken, the state
ment said, lin the light OF the lin
itations imposed by the War Pro-
duction Board on the procuring Of
certain materials"
The Commissioners have directed,
it added, that the Regulations Com
mittee consider revision of existing
regulations.
The statement, issued for the
Commissioners by Engineer Com
missioner Charles w. Kutz, an
nounced that "for the time being
and until further notice" there will
be no prosecution of the 1,780 oper-
ators who have been refused licenses
on fire safety grounds.
The text of the statement fol-
lowed:
The Commissioners have di-
rected the Regulations Committee
to consider, in the light of the linn
itations imposed by the War Pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
i. 5. Experts Reported
Working on Postwar
Rehabilitation Plan
Proposal for Creation of
World Agency to Finance
Huge Task Expected
By The Associated Press.

Creation of an international
organization to finance the ire
mendous task of rehabilitating
the war devastated regions is
the next postwar proposal ex-
pected to be advanced to the
United Nations by the United
States.
Government experts are reported
to be working on a preliminary draft
of the rehabilitation plan to be put
forward when conferences on cur
rency sterilization have been con-
cluded.
In memorandum accompanying
his invitation to 81 nations to send
financial technicians here to give
views on the Treasury's proposal
to stabilize world currencies with
$5,000,0 100000 international fund.
Secretary Morgenthau indicated
that plans for world reconstruct
ton agency already were under con-
SlQeFdtlOn.
ut is recognized that an inter-
national sterilization fund is only
one of the instrumentalities which
may be needed in the field of in
ternational economic cooperation,
the Secretary said in the memo
randum.
~"Other agencies are also needed
to provide capital for postwar re-
construction and development, to
provide funds for rehabilitation and
relief and to promote stability in
the prices of primary international
commodities. 80
ut is anticipated that there will
also be submitted for consideration
a preliminary draft of proposal for
an international agency whose func-
ton will be to provide capital for
reconstruction and development"
There has been no indication in
Official sources as to the amount
OF capital which will be proposed
for such an agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
BY the Associated Press.

PIMLICO. Md, April 26.-W. L.
Brann's incentive, withdrawn from
the Kentucky Derby, appeared to
have earned starting chance In the
Preakness today with an easy vic
tory in the Dauber Purse, featuring
today's program here. With George
Woolf in the saddle, the son of Chal-
lenger I'd and Phenomenon logged
mile and 10 yards in 1:43H,, a Sec
ond over the track record, and did
it without being put to serious
drive.
incentive came over the finish
line four lengths in front of H. l..
Straus' New Moon. Another four
lengths away came the Bomar Sta
ble's Little Wizard to be third in the
field of nine.
The Brann colorbearer, shipped
here from New York, paid $3.50 and
performed before an excellent early
week crowd of $4,000.
Woolf hit incentive with the
whip leaving the gate and the Chal-
lenger I'd colt took the top. How
ever, he soon rated Vincentive and
Dimout. being hustled along. forged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

cot. The head straps inside were
stained with dried blood.
Another quarter of an inch and
the shell would have penetrated to
the brain and he would have been
a goner,'; said 1t. Col Frank Y.
Leaver of Shelbyville, ILL.,, at the
evacuation hospital where Gen. Nc
Nair underwent an hour-long OPP
Grafton.
"As it is, he snapped out of the
operation fine and is doing very fine
unless infection develops. But he
sure is tough man to try to keep
in bed
Il am going to pin the Purple
Heart on him before he leaves"
Although surgeons said they
thought he possibly was struck by
mortar fire which caused a number
OF casualties in that vicinity, Gen.
McNair said he believed it was an
(See McNAIR. Page 2-X1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
0PA Shake-Up
Seen as Ke!yPost
List Is Held Up
Brown WithhoIds Dotu
For VINO Pending
Study Of Program
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Foreshadowing a shake-up of
key personnel in the Office of
Price Administration, it was
learned today that Price Admin
istrator Prentiss M. Brown has
refused to submit to the War
ManpoWer Commission list of
deferrable positions, pending
completion of current studies of
organization and program"
Mr. Brown sent memorandum to
all department heads last week tell
ing them he was not submitting
such a list. Automatic deferral of
key officials would have been vir-
tually assured by submission of the
list to the VINO Review Committee
dealing with employees of Federal
agencies, however
Former Senator Clyde Herring of
Iowa, senior deputy price adminisr
traitor, has been engaged for sew
eral months in studying the eff
cheney and popularity" of officials
within OPA's organization.
Many In Draft Age.
Many key men in the agency
are within draft age. Mr. Herring's
report, possibly recommending a
number of changes near the top
of OPA, to make the organization
more acceptable to Congress and the
public, is expected shortly.
Tho WJNfC royiou, u, =,
requested OPA to submit a list of
its key positions whose incumbents
would be deferrable under terms
of President Roosevelt's executive
order, dealing with deferment of
Federal personnel.
The pertinent paragraph of the
order states Federal employees shall
be deferred only if unusual and
special circumstances such as the
employees unique fitness for the
work or unique familiarity with the
specific project in the course of
completion makes such deferment
request necessary"
Mr.. Herrings survey of the or
ganization, it is understood, will in
clude specific recommendations on
dismissal-or removal of defernent
for many on the OPA top staff,
In the memorandum to depart
ment heads, Mr.. Brown made clear
that in any event he would request
deferment only for very few
within OPAs organization. The
closing paragraph of the memo
randum read:
In adopting this policy I de-
cided that OPA pending current
studies of its organization and pro-
grams, would not at this time sub
init to the War Manpower Com
mission Review Committee a list of
employees in key positions whose de-
ferment could be requested"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
n. Y. Produce Jobbers
Threaten 10 Strike
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 26.-William
AWllhnger, president of the Produce
Buyers Association, Inc, local or
ganization, announced early today
that produce jobbers who service
New York and the vicinity within 60
miles would go on strike" tonight
unless produce distributors agree to
discontinue "tie-in" selling.
Mr.. zwillinger made the an
nouncement after stormy meeting
attended by more than 400 jobbers
and buyers for small chain stores,
individual retail stores, hospitals
and other institutions at the associ-
atoms headquarters in the Wash
ington Market.
When the meeting opened Mr.
zwillinger declared it had been call
ed for the purpose of ordering an
immediate strike, but the associa-
ton members were dissuaded from
taking the action by a representa-
tive of the distributors, who asked
for an opportunity of holding a joint
meeting.
Mr.. Zwillinger described the "tie-
in tactics consisted of forcing a
buyer who wanted to purchase a
scarce item to buy commodities
which were plentiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Brazil Gets Subchaser
From u. ). for U-Boat War
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, April 26-Brazil got
another subchaser from the United
States today to help in the war
against U-boat marauders.
A 110-foot chaser, the seventh
transferred here from the United
States to the sister republic, was
turned over in brief military cere-
mony from which frills were lack
ing.
Comdr. E. F. Mcdaniel, chief of
the subchaser training center here,
presented the vessel in behalf of his
country. Acceptance was made by
Comdr. Harold R. Cox, chief of the
Brazilian naval mission here.
Hundreds of Brazilians have been
trained in anti U-boat tactics at the
subchaser school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Confusion in u. ). Tax
Setup Held Avoidab|e
Accountant Urges Fixed
Times, Form for Levy
(See POLAND, Page
BY The Associated Press.

BY Inc Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 26.-The adop-
ton by Congress of permanent
policy of Federal taxation which.
would eliminate uncertainty and
confusion caused by annual changes
in tax plans" was proposed today
by Jay A. Phillips, chairman of the
American Institute of Accounts
Committee on Federal Taxation.
TAX revision should eliminate the
uncertainties inherent in repeated
changes" Mr.. Phillips told a joint
wartime conference of the Massa-
chusetts Society of Certified Ac-
countants and the American In
Stitute of Accountants.
"A permanent policy" he added,
Should rely upon fitting the tax
to the required revenue by ad-
justment of rates, and avoid shifting
the form and incidence of taxation"
He urged creation by Congress Of
qualified non-partisan commits
sion to study and recommend a per-
manent Federal tax plan and policy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
More Gas for Statesmen
Except in East Allowed
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OPA today made thousands of
statesmen and others outside of the
East eligible for C gasoline rations
up to 720 miles month, maximum
increase of $50 miles month.
The new provision gives all kinds
OF statesmen, newspapermen, photog-
raphers and any other people who
drive lin the course of work" the
same eligibility for a maximum gaso-
line ration of 720 miles a month that
was given in January to essential
statesmen" outside of the East.
Officials said the new ruling does
not affect rations for driving to and
from work, which are regulated by
different provisions. The new rule
applies to people who drive cars
while at work.
OPA said it had been enabled to
increase these gas rations through
an increase in tire quotas from Rub
Der Director William M. LETTERS.
Outside of the East gasoline is ra-
toned officially only to save tires,
Rations in the Eastern area are not
affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Girl, 10, Burned Fatally
In Baltimore Blaze
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. April ga 10
year-old girl was burned fatally and
two other persons suffered severe
burns as fire destroyed story
house early today.
One may was carried down a
ladder from a second-floor cornice
another escaped over rooftops from
third-f1oor window. and a blind
man CROPPED his way through smoke
and flames from the first floor.
Burned fatally was Virginia Nut
ter, 10, found BY firemen on the
floor OF f1ame-f1lled bedroom.
Those injured and under treat
ment at Johns Hopkins Hospital are
Maggie Brady, Al, and her daughter,
Dora, 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Foes '43 Losses
In Africa Put
$4,000 Men
$4,000 Captured;
918 Axis Planes
Are Destroyed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, April 26.-Al-
lied headquarters today an
nounced that the Axis lost $4,000
men killed, wounded and taken
prisoner from January to
April Is.
In the same period, it was added
the enemy lost $50 tanks, 5000 We
hicles, 425 guns and "a ships sunk
by land-based aircraft alone.
$4,000 Taken Prisoner.
"Of Axis personnel losses, $4,000
we're taken prisoner and the others
were killed Or wounded the official
announcement said.
I'm air combat" the announce
ment added, "our air forces de-
stroyed 91s enemy planes, probably
destroyed 278 more and damaged
another 586.
Allied air raids accounted for
another 586 enemy planes DESTROYED
on the ground.
"Land-based aircraft also sank II
U-hoats."
1t said that Axis shipping losses
did not include those inflicted by the
Royal Navy.
Shipping Losses.
THE losses in enemy bottoms now
listed as automatically sunk during
the same period include merchant
vessels, 2 tankers. 2 barges, II fleet
submarines, destroyers. l cruiser
and 8 vessels of unidentified types"
the statement said.
Listed as severely damaged were
So ships and as just damaged were
SIS others.
The statement said $50 Axis planes
had been shot down in raids on Al
lied air fields alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Substitute Measure
For Mcclellan Bill
Filed by 0'Mahoney
Senate Confirmation of
U. S. Workers Would Be
Limited to Policy Makers
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,
OF Wyoming today filed in the
Senate a substitute for the Nc
Kellar bill to confne Senate
confirmation strictly to policy
making officials.
1t would exempt thousands of per-
sons who, under the bill reported
from the Judiciary Committee,
would be made subject to Senate
action because they receive $4,000 or
more, regardless of whether they are
policy makers.
The OMahoney proposal also
safeguards the merit system by ex-
Guiding from confirmation those who
were appointed or promoted in &C.
cordance with the competitive civil
service rules, but would not exempt
persons blanketed in civil service
under recent legislation.
The Mcclellan bill, he said in a
minority report, would destroy the
merit system and lis step back
ward
Senator O,Mahoney summed up
the principle on which his substi-
tute is based in these words:
THE sound principle of Govern
ment administration is that those
officers whose duties are primarily
political-that is to say, policy-form-
ing-should be selected in the polit-
ical manner-that is by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate.
BY this means the people can bring
about an effective change of Govern
ment policy whenever they desire
Administrative officers and employees,
whose functions are nonpolitical be-
cause not policy-forming, should, on
the other hand. be selected by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
| Indio's MosIems
Warn They Won't
| Join With Hindus
Earlier Story on Page B-6.)

tEariler Story on Page Boz
By tie Associated Press.
- NEW DELHI, April 26.-The Mos
lem League warned the British to-
day that bloodshed would follow any
attempt to break the political dead
lock in India by forcing the Moslems
into a federation with the Hindus,
their religious and political oppon-
ents who outnumber the Moslems 3
to /.
Fear that the British would at
tempt such action was expressed in
resolution adopted today by the
Subjects Committee of the league.
The resolution will be put before the
30th annual convention for vote
tonight and its adoption is consid-
cred certain.
Another resolution under consider
alton demanded that the Moslems be
invited to form a provisional coali-
ton government to rule India for
the duration Of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Pentagon Lunch Bar,
Never Put 10 Use,
Being Ripped Out
500-Foot Restaurant,
Costing Thousands, to
Give Way to Drugstore
BY NELSON SHEPARD.

Workmen today were ripping
out new and unused 5OO-foot
lunch bar, costing thousands of
dollars, in the Pentagon Build
ing to provide quarters for
super drug store with a 25O-foot
frontage on the second-foo
concourse.
While official informant was
lacking, Inquiries disclosed that the
store would be operated by the Wal
green Co., a drugstore chain with
headquarters in Chicago.
Early last winter the War De-
partment installed the 500-foot
lunch and soft drink bar on the
concourse where all of the 10000
employees Of the Pentsgon who use
bus lines are admitted to the build
ing. The entire 5OO-foot frontage
was glass plated. 1t was divided into
about IA individual U-shaped count
ers, each seating II persons.
Has Stood Idle.
Like the barber shop end officers
uniform shop, the luncheon bar was
to have been operated by the Post
Exchange.
The estimated cost of this huge
eating place was never made public,
but it amounted to many thousands
of dollars.
For several months it has been
standing idle and fully equipped,
while employees of the building Won
dered if and when it would open.
Several of the individual luncheon
compartments were being used to
interview colored labor.
A few days ago workmen began
dismantling some of the counters
and 1t was generally understood that
(See PENTAGON. Page AK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Canadian Paper Mills
Resume Operations

CH1COUTIMI, Quebec, April 26
canadian Press Operations were
resumed in three Price Bros. news
print mills in this Lake St. John
district today. following an agree
ment to set up a public inquiry COM
mission to investigate union-man-
agement differences.
Announcement CT the agreement
came last night when Cyprien Mi
ron, provincial conciliator, said that
full operations" disrupted for sew
eral weeks by successive disputes,
would resume as the result of a
proposal for the inquiry which was
acceptable to the company, the Ma
tlonal Syndicate of Paper Makers
and the International Union of Pa
per Workers, an AFL affiliate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Columbus, Ohio, Faces
Bus, Sfreefear Strike
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. April 20
William Buskirk, president of the
CLIO Transport Workers Union, No.
208, said today union bus and street.
car operators would strike here
May 5.
Union members voted to walk out,
he said, because of "a new situation
created by the Columbus & South
ern Ohio Electric Co." He did not
amplify his statement and Morgan
Evans, vice president of the utility,
said the company had received no
notification of the action and could
not comment.
The War Labor Board has under
consideration union request for
wage increases. Mr.. Buskirk said
about 300 of the utility's 500 OPP
orators are union members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Senate Action Provides
Funds for Air Truinees
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A $7,246,000 deficiency appropria-
ton bill amended to provide pay
ment OF $50 month to Civil Aero
nautics trainees taking or awaiting
Army courses was passed today by
the Senate and returned to the
House.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada said the Navy had been
paying similar trainees $50 month
since December Is. His amend
ment, which was adopted, would
make the pay for about $4,000 Army
trainees retroactive to that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

saved his life.
ct really did me a good turn he
said, smiling, as he fingered his
bandaged shoulder.
st believe now I am in favor of
body armor, too
Gen. McNair was injured yester-
day, the first day of the Allied Of
fensive, when an artillery or mortar
shell burst near him as he stood
on hill near an infantry observa-
ton post watching the advance.
One 4-inch fragment slashed
across his left shoulder, smashing
the tip of the collar bone, and
another razor-sharp splinter about
IL inches long pierced his helmet
and came to rest against the base
OF the skull, which was bruised and
cut.
The green-painted helmet which
broke the impact of the fragment
lay on the chair beside his hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
incentives Win at Pim|ico
May Earn Him Preukness Bid

to the front. At the far turn, Woolf
gave incentive his head momen-
tarily and the colt took command.
From that point to the finish 1t was
only question of how far.
Despite the fact Vincentive was
not extended, fractional time showed
showed 0:23 for quarter, O:4s 3-5
for the mile earning the fastest split
times for the meeting,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Doris Packer Completes
Busic WAAC Troinino
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April
26.--Doris Packer, stage and radio
actress, has completed basic train
ing at the second WAAC training
center here and is awaiting orders
to report to the recruiting school at
Des Moines, Iowa.
She has appeared in the legiti-
mate theater in John Steinbeck's
THE Moon Is Down" and on the
radio in The Aldrich Family Mr..
and Mrs. North" and The Big
Sister,"
She Is . native Of Menomenee.
Mich, but her parents now live in
Glendale, Calf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

and guiding more than score Of
civilian workers to safety through
the dense smoke
Fort Belvoir reported that the
fire broke out in the dining room
OF civilian dormitory at 11:15 pm.
The cause Of the blaze Is being in.
veStigated.
Reporting on the work Of Sergt.
Ammonn and the fire chief, the Fort
Belyoir spokesman commented:
Owing to their prompt and heroic
effort, more serious loss OF life and
property Was prevented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
One Dies, Smoke Overcomes 5
In Fl. BeIvoir Dormitory Fire

A civilian employee at Fort Belvoir,
Va, was killed and five others were
overcome by smoke in fire there
Saturday night, q Fort Belyoir
spokesman announced this after
noon.
Fatally injured was Michael J.
Brennan, m engineer employe from
Philadelphia. Among the smoke
victims we're Sergt. Eugene O. Am
NOM OF Portland, Greg, and Fire
Chief Harry ". Ishum Of the Fort.
Belvoir Fire Department, who were
credited with extinguishipg the IRE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26
Markets at d Glance

NEW YORK, April IS o.
stocks-Easy; light selling halts
rally. Bonds-Steady; rails i'm
prove. Cotton-Lower; liquida-
ton and switching operations.
CHICAGO. - Wheat - De-
clined Nh in quiet trade. Corn
Unchanged at ceilings. Hogs
Active. 10 cents higher; top
$500; good demand. Cattle
Steady; choice fed steers topped
at $17.65.