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Evening star., 1943-03-25
CorpI. Billy Conn Posts
Bond After 40-MiIe Chase

b. the Associated Press
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. March
25.-CorpL Billy Conn, former
heavyweight prizefghter, posted
sllo bond at Stafford Court House
yesterday for the release OF his husi-
ness manager, James F. Mcclure of
Pittsburgh, after the arrest OF the
two following a 40-mile chase on
Route |.
State Policeman J. T. Croxton said
the car, owned by Conn, was stopped
after a chase across Fairfax, Prince
William and Stafford Counties from
Washington. He said al one time
the auto reached a 90-nile- hour
speed.
Mcclure. who was said to have
been driving, was charged with reck-
less driving and having no operators
license.
Conn said he was hurrving to
Camp Lee, Va. to referee prize
fights last night
A hearing for MCGUIRE is set for
tomorrow afternoon at Stafford
Conn told Police Supt. Arthur G..
Kendall that he and MCGUIRE would
not forfeit the bond.
Evening star., 1943-03-25
u. 5. Air Hero Survives
Jap Attack on Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EPHRATA. Wash. March 2S.--Lt.
Clevis O. Jones. who was decorated
five times for his service as hoTn-
bsrdier in the Pacific, underwent
japanese strafing attack while lying
in hospital in Java. but came
through without further injury be-
cause the staff expected the attack.
Hospitals don't mean anything
to those fellows and they gave 1t a
liberal machine cunning he said.
We were prepared for them. The
hospital was well boarded up, so
none Of us inside were injured They
did kill two of the natives they
caught outside the building"
The lieutenant received the two
wounds that put him In the. hospital
when he and other crew members
tried to run to their Flying Fortress
at an airfield in Java and get it into
the air in the face of a Japanese
air raid. Machine gun bullets hit
him in the foot and leg and de-
molished his ship.
The 28-year -old boinbardier. whose
home is at Chatham Va. is now
stationed at the Ephrata air base,
where he is bombardier instructor.
He holds the Distinguished Flying
Cross. Silver Star with two oak leaf
clusters and Purple Heart.
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Trade Commission Acts
Against Candy Vendors

By he Associated Press,
The Federal Trade Commission to-
day announced issuance of COM
plant charging the Automatic Can
teen Co. OF America with practices
which may tend to injure compe-
tition" and create monopoly III
the leasing and licensing Of auto
matte vending machines.
The commission said the company,
which has headquarters in Chicago,
was one of the largest concerns OF
its kind and had outstanding on
lease in 81 States 2o5,l54 vending
machines of four types. in addition
to large number of other types.
Through these machines the FTC
said. the company annually sens
more than 10000, 900 candy bars,
5000 900 hounds of puts and 1885,
900 boxes of chewing gum
The commission alleged that the
company violated the Clayton Act
with lease requiring exclusive
use Of itse machines and that ii vio-
lated the Robinson -Patman Act by
requiring discriminatory price. COM
cessions in the purchase OF con-
fectionx. As
Evening star., 1943-03-25

taches expressed the opinion Gov
ernor could give orders so long as
they did not conflict with drectives
to local boards from national head
quarters.
On Capitol Hill Senator johnson.
Democrat, Of Colorado. who only
Yesterday criticized the Colorado
executive for not taking the matter
into his own hands, exclaimed Bully
/ for Gov. Vivian"
. The Republican Governor. a World
War marine who took office in jan
. uary. recently blamed what he called
Federal bureaucratic mismanage-
ment for the farm labor shortage
Senator Johnson said Yesterday
/ the Governors remarks we're "braz-
. en- demagogueTy at its worst" and
added that guilt rests upon Colo
. RADIO bureaucrats appointed by the
( Governor"
To this Gov Vivian replied, Il
have appointed no bureaucrats, the
Senator Is a little bit off on that"
Text Of Letter,
The text Of Gov ViYians letter.
We have been led TO believe over
period OF weeks that regulations
. had been eased by selective service
headquarters in Washington and
that draft boards had been in
/ structed not 70 induct any more
farmers-that they were to be de-
ferred on occupational grounds oi
dlre necessity IN the production ol
food for the Allies and ourselves.
Now comes the information from
I Delta that ont OF quota Of 50
which has Just left that county. q
were farmers who. III the opinion
Of the county agent, are essential
10 the operation Of the farms from
which they were taken and will need
to be replaced.
If this is true. it Is a serious
blow 10 the herolc efforts our people
are making to comply with Secre-
tsry Wlckards 5 urgent request that
We produce more food this year than
IN 1912
rs is unthInkable that We shall
countcn6nce the further depletion
ol our farms long since Impoverished
by an unfortunate policy of tht
sCiectlve service in Washington
The fact that one governmental
department makes such an impor-
tant request only 10 find that tht
overt actions OF another agency
completely nulhlv 1t. shows con.
ciusIyely just how chaotic the con
fusion is In q top neayy bureaucracy
Can't Answer Question.
Farmers are the only people Wht
understand the operation Of farms
They are the only ones trained u
produce food How We are gOin5
10 increase production when We AT,
daily deprived Of more and mort
OF the producing manpower is ont
question which those Of us wht
have been Schooled In what useC
70 be accepted economies and so
GEOLOGY simply DO not understand
The Governor is invested will
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Truman Orders Probe
Of OPA Sugar Proposal
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Truman OF the Senate
War Investigating Committee has
ordered an inquiry into reports that
OPA plans to make 1t difficult" to
obtain sugar for home canning.
OPA officials told reporters a pro-
posal to require blue ration stamps
for canning sugar has been under
discussion. but added 1t Is not likely
to be adopted because Prentiss NJ.
Brown, the OPA administrator. Is
not convinced of it's necessity.
Senator Truman said the commit .
tee has been informed the OPA.
instead of facilitating home can
ming" is planning to make 1t diff
cult to obtain sugar ION the theory
that the people in the country and
in the small towns may OBTAIN some
advantage over those in the larger
cities"
Senator Truman recalled the COM
mittee reported two weeks ago that
prospects of food scarcity presented
the necessity for making sugar and
other articles necessary for preserv-
ing food in the home" available to
housewives to avoid mistakes that
caused US to lose large quantities
of Strawberries. cherries and other
fruits last year"
It have instructed the committee
counsel to see that a full investiga-
ton of this situation is made imme-
diately.' Senator Truman continued.
The important job is. 10 get the
food preserved so that next year
there will be something TO eat for
all our people"
Evening star., 1943-03-25
| D. {. WAVE Unit
| Increases 10Oo,
| Navy Reports

The Navy Department announced
today that there has been more
than 100 per cent increase in the
number Of women reservists as
signed 10 Washington offices IN the
last six weeks TO relieve both officers
and men for combat assignments.
At present. the Navy said. there
are 1922 WAVES stationed in the
city. OF this number BOT are Off
GERS and 485 are enlisted personnel
Through the direct replacement
system. many hundreds of men al
ready have been released for sea
duty from bilIets in every bureau
Of the Navy Department, from the
Navy Yard and from the Naval Air
Station at Anacostia
There now are nearly $4,000 wom-
en- on active duty with the Navy
throughout the country. OF these,
approximately 5000 are in hillets at
shore stations where thev have
replaced men and 1000 srs in
training schools,
Evening star., 1943-03-25

Continued From First Page
was reached when today's reports
revealed 37104 additional gifts
amounting to $l44lt3 Announce
ment also was made that Sc addi-
tlonal Government units haC
reached or exceeded assigned quotas
CLARK q Diamonds Residential.
unit has raised sl65 .998, or II PEI
cent OF quota from 14074 givers, he
reported. Barnum L. Cotton city
division chairman. announced =
total Of 1888 gifts amounting .c
$l2l.036.
Business Group Tops Quota.
The general business division
headed by Charles A. Robinson. botr
functional and geographic. ha.
raised 1927 608 from 35,423 donors
exceeding its original quota BY 4
per cent, but Chairman Robinson
announced he has raised the quota
Campaign Chairman A. G. Nea.
said there are lots Of business firm,
whose employees have not been solic-
tied, estimating the number TO be
around IS 600 District Chapter
Chairman John C Fo]ger said the
Red Cross SpecializeS in hard tasks
and that It would stick TO this cam
paIgn unul the goal had beer
achieved
George c VoMnas, supreme heac
OF the Order of Ahepa suggested
tha all American citizens make Rec
Gross gifts a fixed annual obligation
Evening star., 1943-03-25

the power and authority TO admin
lister the Selective Service System
within his State under section
603.ll of the regulations governing
this agency
Il, therefore. direct you to notify
all draft boards of Colorado to
Immediately cease ordering to duty
boys actually engaged in farming,
stock raising or dairying, to the
end that we may proceed in an
orderly manner to do our full duty
in not only feeding ourselves but
our boys in the service"
The Governor commented that
under provisions of Law I have
the" authority to administer this
act in Colorado.
I understand the director OF
selective service has power to defer
farm, dairy and ranch workers.
This letter directs him to do so.
Il can see no alternative to the
stand l have taken said Gov.
Vivian. The time has come when
some action must be taken"
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Underground in Italy
Reported Planning Move

Vanni B Montana, secretary OF
the italian Socialist Federatio Of
America, said yesterday the Once
OF War Information had received a
communication from abroad an
nouncing a spring offensive OF the
Italian underground against Musso-
lini and Fascism
Mr.. Montana, a native Of Sicily.
told a press conference here that
American propaganda to Italy has
been strengthened by a recent de-
cision to include criticism of King
Victor Emmanuel in the broadcasts
from the United States for Italian
consumption.
He said the underground in Italy
is aged by number Of groups
Catholic Action. liberals who take
the name of Justice and Liberty:
the anti-Fascist National Union, So
cialists. whom he said have been
strengthened by a number OF young
men and women new members. and
Communists. who are active chiefly
in the industrial centers.
Evening star., 1943-03-25

Continued From First Page
mand Of the people for a real pay
as~we-esrn tax systematic COM
mittee bill evades it,"
Bloc Seeks Compromise.
Meanwhile bloc began forming
on Capitol Hill bent OH pressing
through the House q pay~as-you-
go compromise that would abate a
large portion, but not all, of one
years income taxes
It's sponsors sought middle
course between the Ruml plan to
skip a full tax year. backed by Re
publicans, and no abatement
bill put before the House by the
Ways and Means Committee.
Democratic leaders. though lined
up against the skip-a-year proposal
and behind the committee bill. took
note OF the drive for a compromise.
Representative Ramspeck OF Geor-
gia, majority whip, after a canvass
OF Democratic members predicted
the House would pass a pay-as-you-
go bill canceling substantial por-
tion of years tax liability. but not
going 50 far as the Ruml proposal.
Two Plans Advanced.
Two plans loomed large in the
compromise m neuvers. They
would.
/. Abate the 6 per cent normal and
l3 per cent first bracket surtax on
the 1912 income OF all taxpayers.
This would wipe out the last years
liability completely for 80 per cent
Of the taxpayers. give substantial
reductions to others and put vir-
tuaIly all on current basis. This
plan, originated by Representative
Robertson, Democrat, of Virginia,
has been presented to the House bv
Representative Forand Democrat. of
Rhode Island.
z. Abate one-half Of the tax Habil-
Ity for one Of the two years. 1912 or
l943, IN which each taxpayer had the
lowest taxable income. This pro-
poSal, modified form of a sugges-
non previously made by Chairman
Doughton Of the Ways and Means
Committee, Will be submitted to the
House by representative Anderson
Democrat, Of New Mexico
Regardless OF what plan is adopted
1t appeared virtually certain that a
20 per cent withholding levy against
the taxable portion of wages and
salaries would become effective july
/, since all proposals contain this
feature. II will not be an additional
tax, but merely a means OF making
source collections against taxes as
they are now computed.
BY transferring to pay-as- you go,
taxpayers would remit in one year
on the basis OF income in the same
year instead Of on the previous years
income. as at present. Such a change
raises the question OF what TO do
about 1912 taxes. Various degrees
OF abatement have been proposed to
overcome the need of paying double
taxes in order to catch up.
Evening star., 1943-03-25

ternstional trade. He was named
to the Federal Reserve System on
June S. 1886, then resigned April
u, l94l, to take over the St. Louis
bank post
During the l920s ne was associated
with Vice President Wallace and
other farm leaders in campaign
for the enactment of the McNsry-
Haugen far mprogram.
Mr. Davis, on graduating from
Grinell Iowa College in 1911
entered newspaper work, serving
on papers in South Dakota and
Montana From 1917 to 1921 he
was editor and manager of the Mon
tana Farmer In 1925 he was ap-
pointed director of grain marketing
for the Illinois Agricultural Associs-
ton.
He received Ii D. and D Sc. de
grees from Clemson College in
South Carolina He Is a Phi Beta
Kappa and in 1889 was awarded a
medal for distinguished service to
agriculture by the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
One son. Norman Hall Davis, "a
was inducted into the Army here
from local draft board No. 2 in
March, l94i.
Evening star., 1943-03-25
1orpedoes Tear Bow
From Steamship;
81 Men Missing
l8 Survivors Are Adrift
Is Doys in Atlontie
After February Sinking
~ the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
BOSTON, March 25.-Eighteen
members of the 73-man crew
Of an American merchantmen
reported today after landingf lin
Boston that two Axis torpedoes
virtually tore the bow from their
craft in an attack in the Atlantic
late in February.
After night on two hferafts.s the
survivors reported they boarded a
ltfeboat in which they were adrift
for Is days before being picked up
by an American naval vessel $50
miles northwest of the scene of the
sinking.
OF the 10 men who we're rescued
by the naval vessel, one died from
illness with which he had been
stricken before his ship was at
tackled Three others were known TO
have been killed by the explosion
and 81 still are listed as missing.
Winfred l.. Price Of New Orleans.
navigator Of the torpedoed ship. said
two torpedoes struck almost sinful
taneously and so nearly In the same
spot that they virtually ripped the
bow off just ahead of the bridge
The commanding officer OF the
gun crew ensign G. B. Watkins,
/ u. s. N. r. Monroe, La was killed
by the explosion, ard two enlisted
members of the gun crew were
hurled clear of the ship before the
bow sank. Those two men swan TO
doughnut raft and were picked up
/ later on another raft
we tied the two RATS together
( and planned TO divide our rations as
/ far as they would go. Eight members
/ of the gun crew, including the two
who had been hurled from the bow
of the ship, were on the other raft.
/ All Of US felt more secure once we
were aboard the stray lifeboat:.
The 10 of us got along swell, never
/ talking about our condition or what
/ had happened TO our ship. We sang
/ songs and told stories, always doing
our best to keep our minds of our
desire for more filing food than our
scanty rations."
The rations had stood by them
we'll when they were rescued; but ali
were suffering from frozen feet and
one sailor had an injured back.
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Mantle Club Member
Describes Loan Meetino
Ry re Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press
WILMINGTON. Del. March IS
A select group OF members of the
Mantle Clubs Baltimore chapter
made personal loans to Hugh B
Monjar from 1889 to lo4l. Jacob N
Roger, vice chairman of the chap
ter, testified in Federal Court today
Mr.. Royer said that when the first
PL"--personal loan--meeting was
planned, group Of dependable
men was summoned by the local
board at the request OF a Mr.. Gro
gan" district leader. Mar. Rover
testified that about IS attended. but
that the local board was unaware
of the purpose Of the meeting until
it was in progress.
Monjar founder and national
president OF the club. and IA aSsoci-
ates are on trial on mail fraud
charges The Government contends
that members loaned Monjar more
than ST 800 900 and that he applied
most Of the money to his own use.
Evening star., 1943-03-25

Continued From First Page)
tribution to be under the direction
and supervision of an administrator
appointed by the President" Mr.
Davis.
Activities of the Agriculture De
partment as it existed prior to its
expansion a few years ago, includ-
ing those dealing with research. for
estry and the Farm Credit Admin
istration, Mr. Roosevelt said. will
continue as at present.
Joined AAA i'm 1888.
Mr.. Davis was appointed director
Of the AAA production division in
May, 1888. then was named AAA ad-
ministrator December Is. 1884
Mr.. Roosevelt sent him to Europe
in March, 1886, for study OF in
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Army Signal Corps Men Cover
War With Gun and Camera
Photographers Shore Lot Of the Soldiers
And Face Every Risk to Bring Films Home

through his own ingenuity see to 1t
that they--and he, preferably-get
safely and swiftly back to head
quarters.
Use Every Device.
Frequently, this means employing
every device to obtain transporta-
ton. During the first part of the
North African campaign one COM
bat cameraman found himself with
sack full Of exposed finland no
! apparent means Of getting them 10
the United States for development
! He set out on foot. And before he
, had reported back he had covered
400 miles, by foot. by ambulance and
truck and finally the remaining dis
tance by plane over the Atlantic.
Work on behalf OF military intel
ligence requires genius for patience
and exacting spadework. The most
important of the three aspects OF
combat coverage," the task OF
amassing Photographic data on
methods. say. Of stacking ammuni-
! ton on Guadalcanal. living condi
/ ticns at New Caledonia, or cata
/ logueing gun requirements at Da
/ kar, this task consists Of routine oil
/ the dullest sort
/ Getting the historical" films NAV
/ perhaps be considered the happy
medium OF Army photography In ii
/ the individual is able to exercise
| many of artistic inclinations. This
/ type OF work is strictly for the rec
/ ords'-scenes OF the conference al
| Casablanca, American troops land
ing in Ireland, establishment of the
/ Solomons' bridgeheads. Here tht
/ cameramen put aside their comba
/ equipment and bring out the bulky
Mitchell cameras which are especial.
Iy suited for taking the fine print!
I desirable for the archives.
Endures Lot Of a Soldier.
| And beyond the duties and dan
/ gers of these cinematic recorders oi
/ this World War-of exposing them
selves to fire as they charge into
battle. OF gaining a comprehensiv,
| pictorial view OF military outposts
/ in the making. or of turning theil
lens on the victorious entry into
Buna village-there are the mani
! fold hardships to be endured sim
/ ply as the lot of a soldier.
| Then. as with all good photogra
pliers. there is the camera to b,
babied into smooth functioning or
/ der, the camera whose mechanism
| in the intense cold of the Arctic
| regions. will probably refuse to op-
crate unless properly cared for. Just
( as the sands and dust Of tropical
/ zones will wreak a different kind
( OF havoc on the indifferently at
/ tended instrument
/ The risk and the tedium and al
/ the other accepted disadvantage.
common TO Americas fighting mer
/ Notwithstanding, the men who worl
the cameras for the Army Sigma
Corps know they have a vital anc
/ grim job to do They are doing it
and with the realization that the,
are soldiers first, Photographic ex
perts afterward.
Released Through the North America
Newspa per Alliance
Evening star., 1943-03-25
; Winchester Abuttoirs
Resume Operations
speciai Dispatch to The Star.

SDeElal LlspHLtn 70 Inc Sla[,
WINCHESTER, Va, March Is
Walter p Anderson. chairman Of
the local Meat Dealers Committee
on Slaughtering, said yesterday
three abattoirs had resumed opera
tions under OPA quotas. They have
been allowed to slaughter 14,000
pounds OF fresh meat for the re-
mainder of this month.
The bulk Of locally killed meat is
sold over the counters of indepen-
dent merchants, The fact that none
Of the meat will be aged" in cold
storage longer than overnight was
not expected to halt the demand
The slaughtering was resumed yes
terday after all abattoirs had been
closed recently when OPA agents
found Slaughterers had been butch
erlng excessive quantities Large
amounts had gone to outside mer-
chants, which had the effect OF ab-
sorhlng local quotas.
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Earlier Story on Page B-I.)

I plan for reducing by Is per
cent the existing SITS tax rate OH
real and personal property in the
District was outlined to a House
subcommittee on appropriation this
afternoon by Rufus S Lusk. presl-
dent Of the Washington Taxpayers
Association
He said the tax rate could be cut
to at least $50 If budget provisions
which call on the District to repay
$3,7o0000 more than necessary in
the coming fiscal year on Federal
loans are scrapped.
The budget. in its present form.
ailocates more than $4,000 900 in
District revenues for repayment Of
Federal loans in the new fiscal year
beginning July IA proposition
based on the theory that. since the
municipal government cannot spend
all OF its anticipated money on
needed improvements because Of
war conditions, 1t could hasten re-
payment OF its debt to the United
States.
Mr.. LuSk pointed out the excess"
above the amount due the Federal
Government IN repayments on loans
IN the new fiscal year beginning
July /. amounting to SO TOO 900 could
be withheld and permit his proposed
reduction in taxes.
Mr. Lusk also urged a reduction
in employees in the District govern
ment, particularly in departments
where work has dropped of because
OF war and the scarcity Of ma
terials.
Let the District government do
as private industry must do after
April l. he said, and require that
wherever eight or more work one
employe in the eight must be let
out to take another lob. The Fed
eraI Government already Is en-
forcing this rule among its de-
partments. Non-war agencies are
being compelled 10 transfer their
employees TO war agencies which
need more workers The District
government can do the same"