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The Omaha guide., 1943-05-29

CHICAGO, Press Photo Service, Inc) Labelled s leading air.
craftsman, youthful Gordon Dove, is shown in the above picture beside
Prime Minister Winston Churchin's eloquent speech which broad
cast ron Washington, d. c. on May 19. London born, the Royal Air
Force student returned to Canada Monday of this week to his training
rom where n VIII 10 be turned loose" on the tracks of Hell
Adopn his stay In Chicago was under the sponsorship of the Ser
Wcemens Center NO. g. A graduate of Wicife College, Gloucestershfre.
England IN z year old filler was obsessed by Chicagos hospitality.
His parents ae Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic William Dove. prominent british
West Africans.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Soviet Forces Hold
Near Kharkov, Expect
Early German Drive
Several Nuzi Attacks
South Of BoIokIeyo
RepuIsed by Reds
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 12.-German
forces launched several unsuc-
cessful attacks on the Donets
River line south of Balakleya
during the night, the midday
Soviet oommunique said, but
there were no significant changes
on the front and Russian dis
patches described the present
general lull as a possible screen
for German preparations for an
early summer offensive.
The Russians said the Red Army
was holding on the River line in the
Balakleya region, Is miles southeast
of Kharkov, throwing back repeated
German attacks.
The midday communique, record
ed here by the Soviet radio monitor,
said Soviet artillery had destroyed
II trucks, silenced a half dozen guns
and "dispersed and partly annihi-
lated about two companies of enemy
infantry in the Balakleya area.
Fierce Fighting.
Outbreak of fierce fighting in this
sector was announced earlier in the
midnight communique, which said
that tremendous losses" were being
inflicted on the Nazis.
Although fighting was reported in
other scattered sectors, the noon
war bulletin said there had been no
'See RUSSIA, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Two Killed, One Missing
In Indiana Rail Wreck
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, April II. An
eastbound Big -Four railroad pas
senger train colliGed with an In
dianapolis Union Railway locomotive
and caboose at West Side crossing
here today and two railway employees
were killed and third was believed
dead under the wreckage.
Four other men were injured. No
passengers on the Big Four train
were hurt.
The identified dead were George
Wilson, So, brakeman, and Perry
Jarvis, engineer. The missing man
is Floyd Scarlet, fireman. All three
were railway employees.
John Rexroat of Mattoon, ILL.,, pas
senger train fireman, suffered a
broken leg. The other three injured
live in indianapolis
The passenger train, consisting of
six baggage coaches, two passenger
coaches and a dining car, plowed
into the Union Railway engine and
carried it about IS feet east of the
crossing
Evening star., 1943-04-12
District OPA Begins Survey
Of Restaurant, Hotel Prices

A survey of restaurant and ho-
tel prices is being made in the
District by the local OPA to de-
termine whether they should be
pegged at last weeks level, Rob-
ert K. Thompson, District OPA
director, announced today.
Authority to set price maximums
on food and drinks served in all
public places was delegated to re-
gional Offices last night by Price
Administrator Prentiss M. Brown.
The field Offices also were given per-
mission to lower any prices which
appear to be unreasonably high.
Remedy Promised If Needed.
I'VE are making a survey" Mr..
Thompson said, Ito ascertain If
exhorbitant prices are being charged
by restaurants and hotels in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. If we find prices
are out OF line. we will 60 to the re-
Evening star., 1943-04-12

gional director in New York and ask
for authority to meet the situation.
The crowded conditions here
make 1t more likely for this situation
to get out of hand than in other
places. Also, there may be a few
restaurants and hotels taking ad-
vantage of the situation, and if we
find this to be the case. immediate
steps will be taken to remedy the
situation"
At the Office of the Washington
Restaurant Association. it was said
there had been few telephone calls
today from members protesting Mr..
Browns order. Usually, a spokes-
man said, the telephones are busy
whenever the OPA issues an order
which local restaurant men do not
like.
The regional Office for the District,
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
(see RESTAURANTS, Page A-20
Evening star., 1943-04-12
New British Budqet
Of $20,624,000,000
Put Before Commons
Income Taxes Unchanged;
Tobacco, Liquor and
Theuter Levies Raised
81 the Associated Press.

6S tlle ASSOCldleO PRESS.
LONDON, April 12.-British
income taxes for the coming fs-
cal year will remain unchanged,
but the levies on tobacco, beer,
whisky. wines, movies and thea
ter seats will be increased, Sir
Kingsley Wood, chancellor Of the
exchequer, told Commons today
IN the annual budget message.
Sir Kingsley's budget totaled f5,-
156,000,000 (s20624O000 0OO and he
proposed to raise the amount with
2,906,000,OO0 ,624,OOO,OOO) in
taxes and f2,25O,OOO,OOO $4,000, ,O0O,-
000) by borrowing.
He pledged to pour British re-
sources into the war effort until the
Axis defeat is final and complete. p"
The beer tax was increased one
penny (nearly cents a pint, max
ing the total tax pence (about 7
cents.
Budget Overspent by Billion.
He disclosed that the British had
overspent the budget for the ending
fiscal year by 1851 100000 $1,404, :
100000 and had borrowed s34O, ,OO0,-
900 00O,OOO) more than was
anticipated originally. Total expen-
ditures were s5,367, 100000 1922, ,548,-
100000.
Total revenues for the last fiscal
year amounted to e, ,595 100000 ($11,-
28O000,000), an increase over esti-
mates of G193,O 100000 (s772, 100000.
British income taxes are at stag
gering levels at the standard rate
of so per cent, beyond which econ
omists estimate the law of diminish
ing returns would operate should
the rates be boosted even higher.
The tax on pipe tobacco was in
creased from Az pence to 5 pence
an ounce. The whisky tax was
raised by FL (S4) a gallon, making
the total tax 8 shillings pence
(S1.75) a bottle four-ffths of a
quartz.
Cigarettes which now cost 9 pence
for 10 will cost 10 pence half penny
under the new taxes. Those selling
for shilling for 10 will be increased
to a shilling, 2 pence. Popular
brands come in the last category.
Will Explain Changes.
Wine taxes will be increased by
3 shillings gallon to IS shillings
($3 on light wine The heavy wine
tax will be raised shillings to 30
shillings ($6) per gallon.
The purchase tax on a wide range
of luxury goods was increased from
(See BUDGET, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1943-04-12
'43 Draft Faces
Most Fathers
DespiteChanges
McNutt and Hershey
Soy Call Is Matter
OF Arithmetic
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

AL 1dInerS, except those With
occupational deferments and a
comparatively few Hardship"
cases, will be drafted before the
end of the year because of the
simple arithmetic" of meeting
The demands of the armed
forces, War Manpower Chairman
Paul V. McNutt said today.
His statement, in which Selective
Service Director Lewis B. Hershey
concurred, came only few hours
after all fathers with children born
before September IS, 1912, we're
frozen" in ga. The new regula-
tions swept away dependency de-
ferment for childless married men,
eliminated the 3-B classification and
set up new classification, Sd, for
Hardship" cases.
Mr.. McNutt said the protection
offered fathers under the new regu-
lations might extend only for few
months and that ga would be
eliminated before the years end.
Allotment Changes Possible.
When fathers are called. it will be
by their order number rather than
their age or the size of their families.
Hardship" cases will be taken care
OF in the newly established Sd
class and some changes are indi-
Gated" in the allotments and al
loWances paid families.
Since Mr.. McNutt figured that
all men with occupational defer
ment and the hardship cases in
all types of dependency would
amount to only 100000 by the
end of the year. he made 1t clear
that comparatively few men would
be considered deferrable because Of
the hardships their induction would
cause their families.
Gen. Hershey said the ideal ar
rangement would be that IA and
2-B, the occupational deferments,
would be held by fathers. but he
didn't know how close it would be
possible to come to the ideal.
Mr.. McNutt produced figures to
show that the only men of draft age
left in civilian clothes by the end
of 1943 would be those deferred by
law. including farmers. men with
occupational deferments and those
with physical handicaps.
! Rejection Rate May Be Reduced.
He figured on the basis of o.
! 100000 men. explaining that the
excess of youths becoming 18 over
those turning 38 and leaving the
manpower pool amounted to only
250000 men which he dismissed as
"a 20-day draft call"
The physical rejection rate might
be shaved down to SO per cent. he
said. although Gen. Hershey had
previously said it ran between 43
per cent and so per cent of the men
coming up for induction.
'If you split the difference and
assume the rejection rate is 40 per
cent, you have to subtract 100000
men. Agriculture deferments are
provided by law and while this is
merely an estimate, it is expected
they will include 100000 men.
Some OF them won't be physically fit
but the best estimate of those who
will be is 100000
"All the other types OF determent.
Including occupational deferment
and Hardship cases, can only come
to 100000 men. That leaves you
10,800000 men-the size of the Army
for this year"
He explained that his figures in
cluded the men who are already in
Evening star., 1943-04-12
IS More Axis Ships Blasted
By Subs in Mediterranean

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 12-Fifteen more
Axis vessels have been destroyed or
damaged in the Mediterranean by
British submarines, the Admiralty
announced today.
The British submarines, contin-
uing to harass enemy shipping at
tempting to supply Germans and
italians fighting for their lives in
Tunisia, were declared to have sunk
eight vessels. These were listed as
two medium-sized supply ships. one
medium sized tanker and five small
supply ships.
Seven other vessels, including
three large supply ships and large
tanker, were attacked and hit by
torpedoes," the Admiralty announce
ment said.
although it was impossible to
observe the full effect of the at
tacks, two large supply ships were
believed to have been sunk and a
large tanker to have been beached."
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Live Hog Prices Break
On Chicago Market
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. April 12.-Prices of
live hogs broke sharply at the open
ing of trading today with the gen.
eral market around so cents under
last Fridays average prices.
There were only a few early sales
and most opening bids were between
SIS and Sl5.25 a hundred pounds for
good to choice hogs weighing be-
tween 200 and $50 pounds. The
highest price paid early was $1525,
or SIS cents lower than Fridays top
of $3.50.
Livestockmen said the lower price
trend was due to the announcement
over the week end by Food Admins
traitor Chester Davis that the Gov
ernment was planning a new pro-
gram to stabilize prices on live hogs.
Meat packers have been complain
ing for some time that they were
losing money on every hog slaught-
cred because of the soaring costs of
live hogs and the ceiling prices
fixed for dressed pork.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
1000 D. T.. Volunteers
Canvass City 10 Sell
$70,000,000 in Bonds
Loan Association Gives
Campaign Fine Stort
With 100000 Check

More than 1000 volunteers to-
day began canvassing the city
to raise by May l total of $70,-
100000 in War bonds for WASH
lngton's share in the Second Ma
tional War Bond drive for $13,-
O00,O0OOOO- the Governments
greatest War bond drive in his
tory.
From many quarters came pledges
of success in reaching the District
quota, S42,OOO,O0O of which is to be
invested by private individuals. The
remainder is allotted to banks and
other financial institutions.
First Sale S1,OOO,00O.
Giving the District drive a good
start at brief ceremony at II a m.
today was the purchase of sl,000,000
in War bonds by Carl H. Ellingson,
executive vice president of the First
Federal Savings & Loan Association,
61O Thirteenth street NV.
Mr.. Ellingson made clear the
check he gave w. M. Robbins, ma
tional director for the Treasury of
the Second War Loan campaign, was
an investment "of faith" by his con-
Germ. He added that this is aside
from the War bond sales which his
concern will make to the general
public.
Among those present for the cere-
mony were H. L. Rust. jr., chairman
of the District War Finance Com
mittee, and WinsloW B. Van Devan-
ter, vice chairman of the committee
Mr.. Robbins, the drives national
director. said he had just returned
from a Nationwide tour, and that
he was impressed with the manner
in which Americans everywhere
have pledged themselves to make
the Second War Loan a success.
Capitals Efforts Praised.
'The Nations Capital is organ
lied and alert and today demon
strates that it is starting off the
first day of the drive with enthus-
iasm and determination" Mr.. Rob-
bins asserted. The spirit of the
District is magnificently typified by
Mr.. Ellingson's purchase"
Mr.. Robbins declared it could not
be too strongly emphasized that
95 cents out of every dollar collected
by the Treasury, whether in securi-
ties or taxes, goes directly into our
war efforts.
Last night members of the Ohev
Sholom Congregation bought $780,
600 worth of War bonds at a special
bond rally and flag dedication cere-
mony held in the synagogue at
Fifth and I streets NV.
Taking part In the Ohev Sholom
ceremony were Capt. Stanton Sails
bury. Navy chaplain; Hugh Lynch,
District war finance administrator;
Rabbi Zemach Green and Cantor
(see WAR LOAN, Page A-18D
Evening star., 1943-04-12
-Four Killed as Storms
Hit Alabama Towns

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April 12.-
-Four persons were killed and many
others injured today when storms
struck the North Alabama towns Of
Hackleburg and Vinemont.
The business sections of Hackle-
burg. 80 miles northwest of Bir-
mingham, was destroyed, and four
persons were killed there, Stone j.
Crane, Red Cross field representative,
said.
At least a dozen injured at
Vinemont, 70 miles north Of Bir-
mingham. and about the same dis
tance east of Hackleburg.
Mr.. Crane listed the dead at
Hackleburg as Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
Powell and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Mann.
Telephone communication with
both communities was down.
Evening star., 1943-04-12

making on the fighting
fronts.
Remember: They give
their lives-we are only
asked to lend our money.
Only you know how much
you can lend. Don't wait for
some one to come around
and ask you to do your part.
Do it now. Do it gladly.
Do it to the utmost of your
capacity.
Do it knowing that how
much you do will determine
to an extent how quickly we
win this war. The District of
Columbia's quota is $70,000,-
600. OF this the public will
be asked to subscribe $42,-
100000, the remainder to be
purchased by the banks and
commercial investors.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Hull Urges Renewal
OF Trade Pacts Law
As Cooperation Sign
Declares Other Nations
Will View Action as
Clue to U. S. Path
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull today
urged renewal of the reciprocal
trade agreements law in order,
he said, to demonstrate that the
United States will cooperate
with other nations, not only in
war but in the peace to come.
The many peoples who look
toward this country with hope Mr..
Hull told the House Ways and
Means Committee, "are watching
our action on this act with profound
interest. What we do about it will
be looked upon as signpost point
ing to the path they can expect us
to follow.
Reputation of the trade agree
ments program, or the curtailment
Of it in scope or time by amend
ment, would be taken as a clear
indication that this country which
in war, is bearing its full share of
responsibility. will not do so in
peace. This might we'll weaken the
ties which hold together the group
of nations with which we are so
vitally associated in the prosecution
of the war"
None of 27 at War with U. S.
Secretary Hull said trade agree
ments have been concluded with 27
countries and that of these "only
tragic Finland is at war today with
any of our Allies, and even she is
not at war with us"
"Of the Others" he continued
"16 are now by our side. at war with
our enemies, = six of the remain
ing 10 have broken off relations
with the Axis countries and are CO.
operating on our side in many ways
(See HULL, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Roosevelt Gets Pass
From Clark Griffith

President Roosevelt today ac-
cepted his annual baseball pass from
Clark Griffith, owner of the Wash
ington Nationals. and expressed
hope that he could attend the OPEN
ing game on April 20 at Griffith
Stadium.
Mr.. Griffith said the President was
interested in the progress of the
Nationals and hoped he would be
able to throw the first ball at the
opening.
The Presidents pass was inclosed
in gold-embossed leather case, Mr..
Griffith said. Also presented to the
President was pass and a leather
pocketbook for Mrs. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Court Refuses
Maryland Tax
Case Review
Residents Receiving
Income in D. c. Had
Protested Lew

The Supreme Court today re-
fused to review litigation chal-
lengiEg the right of Maryland to
levy income taxes against resi-
dents whose compensation was
earned in the District and who
claim domicile outside of Mary
land.
This point was one of several
raised by four protestants who ap-
pealed the tax on behalf of approxi-
mately 70 persons who were held
liable for payment by the Mary
land Court of Appeals
The petitioners, ell residents of
Montgomery County, were: 10 v.
Morgan, the one-man Board of Tax
Appeals of the District: Brig. Gen.
j. H. Lewis of the Michigan Ma
tlonal Guard. who has now been
detailed away from Washington:
Alexander Tucker, former special
assistant to the Attorney General,
who also is away on military duty
and Henry G. Wood, legislative coun-
sci for the Senate.
The domiciliary issue was raised
by MI. Tucker and Gen. Lewis, the
former contending that his domicile
was in New jersey and the latter
claiming domicile in Michigan.
The four protestants took the
ground that the tax violated the doc
trine Of implied ntergovernmental
immunity by imposing a tax upon
compensation paid by the Federal
Government-and in the case of Mr..
Morgan by the District Government
and that the tax was discrimina-
tory in that it did not apply to
Maryland officers.
Mr.. Wood raised the additional
point that the tax applied to his
entire salary for 1885, although he
lived in the State only part of the
year.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Second War Loan
TO the Readers of The Star.

10 tHe RedderS OF me Star
The $13,0oo,ooo,ooO second
war loan is the responsibility
OF every one of us.
AS Americans, we must
lend our Government every
dollar we can during these
next few weeks. No matter
how much or how little our
pay checks are, each of us
must do his part.
The money is urgently
needed to back up our armed
forces now on the offensive
with the weapons they must
have to win and win
quickly.
We are asked to give up
our luxuries and even our
comforts to match in a
small way the sacrifices our
men in the armed forces are
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Palermo, Key Axis Base,
Bombed Again by Allies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, April 12.-Allied heavy
bombers made another attack on
the important Axis base at Palermo,
Sicily. Saturday night, dropping
bombs near the warehouses and Gus
toms depot on the south side of the
harbor and setting fire to the main
railway station, an RAF communique
said today.
All the Allied planes returned
safely, it was announced.
LONDON, April u (P.-A Tass
dispatch broadcast by the Moscow
radio and recorded by the Soviet
monitor yesterday said Premier
Mussolini's cabinet decided April 6
to evacuate Naples, which had been
repeatedly bombed by Allied aerial
squadrons, and other Italian cities.
Quoting a message from Lausanne,
the Moscow dispatch said the deci-
sion was being kept from the Italian
people ito avoid the chaos and
panic which broke out during the
evacuation (of many civilians) from
Milan and Genoa in December"
Evening star., 1943-04-12
u. ). Bombers Blast
Jap Bases at Munda,
Kahi|i and Kiska
Fires Started by Roids
In SoIomons; Results
In AIeutions Uncertain
By the Associated Press.

Two bombing raids, causing
heavy explositions and starting
fires at the japanese air base
at Munda, in the Solomons, were
reported today by the Navy in a
communique, which told also Of
raid on Kahili, and of two
bombing assaults on Kiska, in
the Aleutians.
Hits were made on the airfeld
and antiaircraft positions at Ka-
hill, but results of the raids on
kiska were not observed.
Navy communique No. BAL:
South Pacific: (All dates are east
longitude)
Il. During the night of April 10
II. Catalina patrol bombers (Con-
solidated PBY) bombed japanese
installations at Munda on New
Georgia Island, starting a small fire.
%. On April II:
"(A> In the early morning, Lib
orator heavy bombers consolidated
B-24 attacked Kahili, in the Short
land Island area. Hits were made
on the airfield runway and adjacent
anti-aircraft positions.
"(B) On the same morning, a
force of Avenger torpedo bombers
(Grumman TBF) carried out an at
tack on Munda. Fires and heavy
explosions resulted.
North Pacific:
49, War Hawk (Curtiss P-40) and
Lightning Iockheed P-38) fighters
twice attacked Kiska during the
afternoon of April 10. Results were
not observed"
Guadalcanal Toll Raised.
A third report on the April 7
aerial battle off Guadalcanal now
shows it cost the Japanese 80 planes.
Revised reports of the battle, is
sued yesterday by the Navy, also
showed Allied losses included a de-
stroyer, tanker and a corvette
sunk, small fuel boat damaged,
and seven planes lost. OF the latter,
the Navy said five of the United
States pilots were rescued. The fuel
boat earlier had been reported sunk.
The enemy planes consisted of 25
Zero fighters and II dive bombers
shot down as we'll as 2 planes of uni
Identified type. They raised to 945
the number of Japanese planes lost
in the Solomons campaign.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
RAF Bombers Better
Jap Rail Line in Burma

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW HELHI. April 12.-RAF
bombers raided Japanese-occupied
village on the Mayu Peninsula Of
Burma and dropped bombs on the
important Myitkyina railway line
about IS miles southwest of Katha
yesterday, British communique
said today.
Allied fighters machine gunned
troops and other targets in the In
dian area northwest Of Mandalay
while on offensive patrol, 1t was
announced. =
Evening star., 1943-04-12

SOME plants reported that output
was not as high as it had been at
one time, even lower than the pre-
Pearl Harbor level. In most cases
output had increased sharply fol-
lowing our entry into the war,
though it gradually leveled off.
Others claimed the Pearl Harbor
Tiff was continuing, and recently
further improvement was noticed
which they attributed to the worker
becoming more war conscious"
Management cited numerous cases
which they said indicated employees
Evening star., 1943-04-12

were restricting output far below
normal effort. In one instance a girl
machine worker was discharged for
alleged Showdown" activity. At the
time she and the others in the de-
partment were making almost ex-
actly the same number of engine
pieces each day. Later, the girl was
reinstated. Her work, according to
firm officials. Immediately showed
great improvement. They said she
now is averaging nearly three times
CONTINUED on Page ALB. Column -
Evening star., 1943-04-12
The Story of
Torpedo 8

Ira Wolfert's dramatic &C
count of the exploits of the
Navy flyers at Midway and
Guadalcanal starts on Page
AS.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Investigation Of the Home Front
Labor Management Grievances
Cut Flow of War WEAPONS
Disputes Drag On With Federal Turdiness;
Workers Deny Plant Charges of SIowdowns

This the second OF series Of articles dealing ith
Nations production and apoer situation The prob
lem approached through surrey looking
to the possibility OF increasing output and conserving
pouer by OF ncenue pan OF paying labor
for more production.