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Evening star., 1943-04-23
War Contract Fraud
Laid 10 Detroit Pair
Subcontructors Accused
Of Padding Accounts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Biddle an
nounced today that an indictment
had been returned in Detroit charg-
ing Adolph Spalek and William J.
Zrenchik, doing business there as
the Spalek Engineering Co., with
conspiring to defraud the Govern
ment and filing false claims based
on allegations of padded payrolls and
many thousand" false and fictitious
invoices filed under subcontracts.
MIR. Biddle said the company man
ufactures tools, jigs, dies, gauges, fix
lures, machinery, and drawings and
blue prints under subcontracts with
the Ford Motor Co., General Motors
Corp. and the Chrysler Corp. for use
in manufacturing tanks, airplanes,
trucks, guns and gun parts.
One of the counts in the indict-
ment. the Attorney General said
charges the defendants had two
houses in Detroit completely decorat-
| ed, painted and repaired and charged
the labor costs to the Government
| contracts, and that similar allegedly
false accounting was used in paying
for the painting and repairing OF
the company's machinery He said
it also was charged that the Gov
ernment was billed for the time of a
night watchman and numerous
other employees while they were on
vacation.
John Darsey, special assistant
to the Attorney General, said the
exact total Of the allegedly false
claims had not been determined
but that it was estimated at between
500, 900 and 5000. 900.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Aerial War Over Europe
Tapers Off 10 MineIayinq

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, April 23.-The violent
air war over the European conti-
nent tapered- off last night as ac-
tivities of the Raj apparently were
limited to the laying of mines in
enemy waters, and Britain enjoyed
a quiet night, free of enemy raiders
An Air Ministry communique said
two British aircraft were missing
from the mine-laying mission.
Yesterday the Raj attacked rail-
ways, shipping and other military
targets in raids over France, Bel
gium and the Netherlands. Fight
ing planes damaged an E-boat and
an armed trawler off the coast o1
Holland yesterday in other attacks
Evening star., 1943-04-23

forces on Axis torpedo boats OF Bi.
zerte, announced yesterday, was re.
garded as a warning to Rommel tina
the Navy was ready should he at.
tempt to evacuate his forces from
Tunisia in the Dunkerque manner.
(The italian high command re-
ported in a communique broad
cast by the Rome radio that the
powerful Allied pressure in the
southern battle sector of Tu-
nisia was increased yesterday
and fierce fighting continued
along the western line.
(The broadcast, recorded by
the Associated Press, said Allied
planes again raided Syracuse and
Ragusa, Sicily. and Carloforte.
"a DNB dispatch broadcast
from Berlin said "incessant at
tacks Of the 9th Army at the
Southern Tunisian front re-
manned ineffective" It said
German counterattack southwest
Of Tunis, presumably a reference
to the frustrated Nazi onslaught
Tuesday night in the Medjez-El-
Bah sector, resulted in the cap
ture of several hundred" prison.
ers and the destruction or seizure
of five artillery batteries and so
motor yehicleS.(
Evening star., 1943-04-23
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was half way to Bou Ficha, 38 miles
southeast of Tunis.
Combined, the 9th Army and 1st
Army maneuvers represented a
pincers movement against the Axis
southern mountain positions. The
most widespread and bloodiest fight
ing OF the campaign f1ared along
the entire Tunisian front.
The 1st Army advance placed
British infantry detachments on the
western slopes of three strategic hills
east of the Bou Arada -Goubellat
road. These were Argud Hammra,
Arab Mahall and Koudiat Sbarka,
which command the plain leading to
Pont Du Fahs, Is miles east of Bou
Arada
Vigorous fighting continued in the
Medjez-ElBab region, and it was
apparent that Gen. Sir Harold Alex
ander, commander of the entire 18th
Army group, was seeking to increase
the pressure on the whole Axis line
to the breaking point
Boston bombers shoWered Long
Stop Hill with explosives in one
phase of sweeping aerial offensive
against Axis strongholds before the
1st Army lines.
'r@ "Most Stubborn" Resistance.
F. The 9Th Army push from Enfda-
vile to Bou Ffcha was through
marshy land against Axis resistance
described as extremely difficult and
most stubborn" A spokesman said
that seach inch of ground is being
vigorously contested"
The Allied air offensive slashed at
German and italian air strength
with savage and continuous assaults
by American and British squadrons
Britons, Australians and South
Africans manned the Kittyhawks
and Spitfires which sent the Messer-
schmitt transports and the 10 Axis
fighters to destruction.
They were flying so feet OF the
water" said Maj. ]. E. Parson of
East London, who led the operation
and accounted for two transports.
Il first ordered head-on attack to
break up their tight, thick forma-
tion and at once five fell flaming
toward the sea. Then we went in
from all sides and hunted them like
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Prices Fixed by 0PA
For Meals, Beverages
In Southeast States
Virginia Cofes Affected;
First Regulation Of
Mixed Drink Costs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 23.-The region
al Office of Price Administration
today placed ceiling prices, effective
April 26, on all meals and food
items, including wines and other
alcoholic beverages, sold in eating
and drinking places in the South
eastern States.
North and South Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Ten
nessee, Virginia and Alabama are
affected by the order.
Under the order, issued by James
c. Derieux, regional OPA director,
prices will be limited at point no
higher than the highest price
charged for each meal food or drink
item during the week of April 4 to
10.
Subject to the order are all res
taurants, hotels, cafes, delicatessen
stores, soda founts, boarding houses
and ANY other eating or drinking
place"
Clubs Exempted.
Bona fide clubs serving only men,
bers or members guests are. ex-
empted from the order along with
church and other religious organiza-
tions; meals served in hospitals
other than to visitors, employees and
private nurses; and meals served on
railroad diners or by peddlers aboard
trains unless the peddlers' territory
is restricted to the eight States of
this OPA region. In such case their
sales are regulated by the order.
The ruling provides that customers
shall be plainly informed on menus
or by conspicuous notices that prices
charged are at or below the required
ceilings. Records of charges must
be kept and made available for
reasonable examination by pa
irons
The order marks the first time the
OPA authorities have controlled the
price of alcoholic mixed drinA.
Butter, Coffee Restricted.
The order provides that Gus
toner may be limited to one pat of
butter and one cup of coffee and
that condiments may be reduced or
eliminated altogether. Sugar may
not be reduced below one teaspoon
full to a serving. No extra charge
may be made for continuing to pro-
vide any of these items.
If new eating place is opened
after the seven-day base period,
ceiling prices must be fixed in line
with prices of the nearest eating
or drinking place of the same type.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Disabled Bomber PeriIs
Homes in Wild FLIGHT
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., April ga dis
abled B-24 bomber from nearby
Davis-Monthan Field skinned Tue
son rooftops for more than mile,
snapped on half mile of telephone
poles and severed two power lines
before making crash landing near
a golf course.
A sprained ankle, suffered by one
Of the six crew members, was the
only injury.
Air base officers reported one and
perhaps two OF the planes engines
caught fire during a routine fight.
Witnesses declared the plotting
skill of 1t. Lea M. Sherman, 81, was
responsible for preventing a crash in
a residential area.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Thief Steals Trousers
Of Friend in Hospital

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. lP).-The
police departments latest nomina-
ton for the towns meanest man is
the fellow who stole friends trous-
ers while the friend was recuperat-
ing from an operation in a local hos
pital.
Detectives caught the thief, re-
turned the pants and are waiting on
the patient to recover sufficiently to
testify in court.
Evening star., 1943-04-23

War bonds are the best buy on
the market today.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
McNeur
Continued From First Page.

draft bills. then delegated to a sub
committee the task of preparing a
single measure acceptable to labor
agriculture and the administration
Citing as an example of the type
Of thing the Government has inau-
gurated on our railroad" Mr.. Nc
Near said, five switching crews are
used to switch cars at terminal, to-
gether with the engines, fuel, etc.
which they consume, when only
three are really necessary to do the
work"
OF his charge that the workers are
dominated by labor union racke-
teers," he added, The Government
itself has encouraged this scandalous
development, Influenced as it is by
the political domination of the ma
tional labor leaders, who have so
much to say here in Washington"
Cites Main Issue"
Mr.. McNear told the committee
that the main issue involved when
the Government assumed control OF
the railroad was the proper opera
tion of our railroad in time of war
and whether or not We should i'm
pair that operation by acceding to
the demands of two national rail-
road brotherhoods and by adopting
their standard featherbed rules
We deeply regret that our stand
Tor efficient operation finally
reached the point where it had the
appearance of a personal issue with
the President of the United States
ne said.
"On July /. 1912, or about three
months after the seizure of our rail-
road properties, Joseph B. Eastman
who as director of the Office of De-
tense Transportation had taken pos
session of our properties, announced
the establishment of schedules OF
wages and working rules on the
Toledo, Peoria & Western which he
said were in consonance with those
generally prevailing upon the rail-
roads of the country.
Called "Featherbed Rules"
Actually they were the standard
featherbed rules with some minor
concessions. 1t should be noted, how
ever, that under the terms of the
Presidents executive order, Mr.
Eastman was ordered to operate the
railroad as he deemed necessary fol
the successful prosecution of the
war The. Presidents order did no
require Mr.. Eastman to inauguratt
the featherbed rules on our railroad
So far as we know, Mr.. Eastman die
that on his own responsibility.
while some overtime was elimi
mated, Mr.. Eastman's statement tina
no additional personnel would b.
required is quite erroneous. Wher
the new rules were placed in effec
the train schedules were immedi
ately adjusted and the number o
road runs and yard jobs per weel
were thereupon increased from 7
to l09, or an increase of 43 per cent
These wasteful changes wer,
made necessary solely by the re-
quirements of the feather-bed rule
and by nothing else. Actual sworl
figures of operating statistics, filet
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. show an increase of 48.'
per cent in the number of employs
on duty to produce only 3.3 per cen
more train miles in a four months
period of COMPARISON"
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Canned Tomatoes
For Civilians Cut
Government Will Take
43 Pct. of 1943 Pack

The Agriculture Department to-
day estimated that a slightly smaller
supply of canned tomatoes and to-
mato products will be available for
civilians this year as a result of in
creased Government buying. The
Government has arranged to take
40 per cent of the l943 pack.
The department said information
received from Gamers, based on
their contracts with farmers, indi-
Gated 637 300 acres would be planted
to tomatoes-a top ranking nutri-
tional truck crop-compared with
622 $50 acres last year.
Assuming average abandonment
of acreage and yields equal to last
years high rate, production of to-
matoes for processing would be
about 3.174,000 tons, compared with
3.157 900 last year.
Buy War savings stamps and help
St mn mt the AYiSf
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Chandler to Replace
Robinson at Curacao
3y the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Dutch
West Indies, April 23.-Rear Admiral
Arthur G. Robinson, commander OF
all forces in the Curacao area, will
leave shortly for new and unan-
nounced assignment, and will be
succeeded by Rear Admiral T. E
Chandler, the Aneta agency said
yesterday.
Admiral Robinson is the former
skipper of the cruiser Marblehead
which he brought back to the United
States after it was crippled in ac-
tion in the Southwest Pacific last
wear
Evening star., 1943-04-23

wolves until we had shot them to
bits"
AS the better weather brought
intensive air activity medium and
light bombers and fighter -bombers
attacked enemy troops heavily and
continuously, the communique said
Seven of the enemy planes destroyed
were shot down in these operations
Enemy airfelds in Tunisia and
harbor installations at Carloforte, in
Sardinia, were attacked with bombs
bursting on the targets selected, the
communique said.
An attack by light British naval
Evening star., 1943-04-23

Buy War savings stamps and hel
stamp out the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-04-23

nearly month and a half OF nego-
tiations that failed to produce
agreements between the UNIV and
northern and southern Appalachian
area operators.
Evening star., 1943-04-23
Arthur Thomas, 80, Dies;
Justice Holmes MESSENGER
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Arthur Thomas. colored, who
served as messenger for the late
Supreme Court Justice Holmes from
1915 until 1885, died at the age of
90 today at the home, 1896 @ street
NV.
Mr.. Thomas never failed to place
flowers on the grave of Justice
Holmes on each anniversary Of his
death.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Turf Hits $1,037,327
In War Charities
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Turf Committee Of America
announced that to date this year
racing has contributed S1,O37,327O7
to war charities, more than half its
l943 goal of s2000,0OO.
Haltermen have been busy at the
New York racetracks this summer.
In the 81 days of the Empire meet
ing, being run at Jamaica, so horses
have been claimed at an average of
S2.503.
Three of the so were reclaimed by
their owners at the customary 25
per cent advance
Marriage, which ran in claiming
races at Delaware Park three years
ago, still is winning. The 7-year-old,
owned by Rene Coward and Carl
Dupuy, won the $4,000 Desplaines
Handicap at Washington PARK yes
terday.
The New York Supreme Court has
reserved decision on a motion bv
Jockey Robert Merritt to compel the
New York State Racing Commission
to grant him a license.
Jockey Ted Atkinson rode another
double at Jamaica with Devils Luck
and Bold Salute. Atkinson now has
brought in % winners during the
meeting, an average of one day.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
All Rate Fair Chance
With Eight 10 Run in
Arlington Classic
BY the Associated Press.

oS lHe AssoCldteo PreSS.
CHICAGO, July %. - Arlington
Parks $4,000 added Arlington
Classic is only "a hours away-and
no horse is the favorite.
While previous Classics usually
have stirred up much speculation
over whether a favorite like Bime-
lech, Johnstown, Whirlaway or Shut
Out would be upset, there's no such
talk today around Washington Park,
where the big race will be run to-
morrow
The absence Of any pronounced
favorite has created a fair amount
Of excitement, for it means just
about any of the eight probable
starters is rated a fair chance OF
making off with the big first money.
If eight start, the Classic will have
a gross value of $4,000.
Among the better-liked horses ex-
pected to run are Chop Chop, Ask
menow, Occupation. Slide Rule and
Bourmont. Occupation lost many of
his hackers when he bowed to Ask
menow in Mondays Challenger
Purse test, but still is a well-regarded
entrant. Askmenow will be out to
become the first filly ever to take
the Classic.
Chop Chops backing is likely to
come because of the prestige he &C
quired in breaking a Jamaica track
record in winning the Empire City
Handicap.
Evening star., 1943-07-23

Tonight's special attraction, start
ing at 8 o'clock. will pit Curly Cou-
dry's Mayo ESQ Service quint
against the Silver Spring Bombers.
Pete Gabardini and Weddy Rob-
erts will be in the Mayo lineup.
while the Silver Springers will be
Doc Hobbs, R. L. Willis, Ray Roberts,
Mountz Difenbaugh and Jack
Wolstenholme.
Arville Ebersole, executive secre-
tary of the National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress, reported bond sales of
$1,025, while Dave Burrows, the
NDBC statistician, lending a hand
in the big bond selling campaign
was only several hundred dollars
short of the IS 900 he set as his goal
Charles Marston, the '14-year-old
Silver Spring youngster, who gave
Burrows his inspiration by buying
the first bond, earned his coin at
filling station.
Marian Hobbs marked up 131 to
tie with Lucy Rose for high game in
the women's section and moved to
third place with a gross 405 after
tallying third high scratch set of
$50. c. B. Clagett, with 66-417, also
was among the high contestants last
night.
Evening star., 1943-07-23

do so. They ought to leave the
poor fellow alone. He's obese,
he's squeaking, he can't lift his
hands and he can't move"
Agreeing with all those state
ments, we're perfectly willing to
leave Tony alone, but for one
fact that Willie points out: 1T.
G. does all right-to the extent of
a grand note a week-as a master
exhibitionist."
Of His Base.-During the
Cubs recent Eastern swing Lou
Novikoff swung at a bad pitch,
somewhere around his right ear,
and drove it to the outfield for
a single. AS he stopped at first.
one of the jumps told him: Don't
ever yell at me the next time I
call that kind of a pitch high
strike on you or I'll chase you
out of the game"
Sportpourri-If he hasn't lost
any during the Tam O. Shanter
tourney, Byron Nelson has just
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Cards: Pace Hot, Despite Loss
Of HurIers; Yunk Rally Tells

The Dodgers grip on second place
was left mistaken, however, because
the Philadelphia Phillies bounced off
the floor to wallop the third-place
Pittsburgh Pirates, 80 and 9-6, in
a double-header. Schoolboy Rowe
pitched the opening shutout and his
teammates followed through with a
six-run rally in the ninth inning of
the second game to win for Rookie
Jack Kraus.
Braves Finally Wallop Cubs.
The Boston Braves, who had not
beat the Chicago Cubs all season,
also turned the tables with a double
victory, .8-6 and 80, mailing the
first through a five-run rally in the
fourth inning and the second on two
errors by Shortstop Len Merulla of
the Cubs during a pitching duel be-
tween Red Barrett and big Bill Lee,
each of whom pitched six-hit ball.
In the American League, the New
York Yankees outwalloped the st.
Louis Browns to win, 9-5, with
Charley (King Kong Keller hitting
his 18th homer with two on for the
Yanks and Vern Stephens getting
his 14th with one on for the Browns.
A f1ve-run spree by the Yanks in
the fourth inning decided the game.
Cleveland was outhit. 7-5, but
managed to beat the Philadelphia
Athletics, 2-1, by scoring twice in
the fifth. Jim Bagby smothered the
AS after they had scored once in
the first.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Persistent EIms Leads in Bond
Bowling Tourney; Geib Victor

The old saying "if at first YOU
don't succeed, try, try again." today
rang true for Howard Elms who
after several attempts boasts first
place in the giant Silver Spring
War bond tournament with a gross
score of 449
Probably inspired last night by
the sparkling victory Ell Geib turned
in against Tony Santini, 663 to CAT,
in the feature match, the 108-aver-
age bowler banged out 142, lis and
1872 to snatch the lead from John R.
Stewart by three pins. Elms' first
game was top in the tournament
while his 389 was third best scratch
set.
1t was gratifying round of pin
spilling for Elms, who leaves Short
ly to join the Nays Chs.
District League Champion Geib,
despite his 166 game and 663, both
top scores for the special matches
rolled so far in the tournament,
was forced clear to the last box to
defeat Santini. Forty three pins
down after the second game, San
TIM entered the final skirmish only
three sticks behind. Geibs games
were 1l8, 166, lis, 1872 and 1872. San
TIM posted lib, 1913, 1873, 154 and
119.
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Haegg Grants Rivals
Handicaps al Boston
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July 23.-
Gunder Haegg has agreed to chang
ing tomorrow nights mile race at
the Harvard Stadium into a handi-
cap affair.
Il never have competed in such an
event, but I'll do anything for the
Army Air Forces Aid Society,"" the
Swedish runner said.
Gil Dodds. Boston divinity student
who has been competing against
Haegg for the past three weeks, and
Don Burnham, Darthmouth's inter-
collegiate mile champion, will start
from scratch with the SWede.
Bill Hulse, national 8OO-meter
champion from New York Univer-
slty, and Bobby Knowles, New Eng
land intercollegiate mile titlist from
Springfield College, probably would
be given 40 and 80 yards.
Evening star., 1943-07-23

By the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, July 23.-
Death in a fiery plane crash has
closed the action -crammed career of
Capt. Charley Paddock of the United
States Marines, fabulous figure of
the fabulously golden age of sports
the era between 1920 and 1890.
Paddock was killed in line of duty
Wednesday near Sitka, Alaska, with
Maj. Gen. William P. Upshur, yester-
an marine hero, whom he served as
aide, and four others.
His death was the third within
recent months among the Nations
array of outstanding athletes. En-
sign Nile Kinnick, all-America grid
star at Iowa and the country's No. l
athlete in 1889, was killed in the
Pacific theater of war last month,
and in May 1t. Louie Zamperini,
who, like Paddock, wrote track his
tory at Southern California, failed
to return from bombing mission in
North Africa.
First of Golden Boys"
Paddock was the first of the golden
boys in the track world. He -four
ished in the decade that produced
such sports immortals as Jack
Dempsey, Big Bill Tilden, Bobby
Jones. Babe Ruth and Red Grange.
He was the first worlds fastest
human"
Chunky and barrel l-chested. Char
ley made up in fighting spirit what
he lacked in form. He was far
from the perfect strider. A bundle
of nerves at the start of a race, he
was at the exploding point as the
gun sent him away. He seemed to
wobble on his course. But what a
finish! He had a self-developed
kick" on his last stride that sent
him bounding 18 feet across the
tape. 1t won him many a race and
GRABBED him to set, during his highly
active career, no less than 95 sprint
records.
He established the world record
FOR the 100-yard dash in 1921 at 9.5
seconds and tied the 200 at 20.8. The
same year the Pasadena Rocket set
a world mark for 200 meters at 1914
seconds. At his death he still held
the 300meter record of 33.1 seconds.
A talented writer, Paddock took
Evening star., 1943-07-23
Homers, Hot Pitching,
Decide |. |. Games

A couple of healthy homers,
coupled with effective pitching, gave
Newark and Montreal victories in
the International League last night.
Larry Rosenthal whacked 450-
foot round-tripper for the Bears
with two on in the first inning to
spark Newark to a 4-to-0 shutout
over Syracuse behind Joe Pages
Shit pitching.
Gil Brack, former major Lacquer.
walloped four -baser for the Royals
with one on in the first to get the
Canadians away to a fast start
against Buffalo and coast to an 8-to-
3 triumph.
A scheduled double header be-
tween Baltimore and Jersey City was
postponed.