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Evening star., 1944-05-20
Truck Driver Held
After Charging Bribe
Offer in Miller Case
Investigation Reveals
Criminal Record and
Mental Observation
By NORMAN A. KAHL.

A 36-year-old truck driver
from High Point, N. c., was in
custody today after his sensa-
tional story of being offered a
500 bribe by the Governments
principal witness yesterday held
up the trial of Robert I. Miller
for f1rst-degree murder and re-
suited in an order to lock up the
jury of II men and one woman
during the remainder of the
trial.
The truck driver, who has record
OF 81 arrests, including two for men
tai observation, was being detained
as material witness under an order
signed late yesterday afternoon by
visiting Justice Ben Moore of
Charleston, w. Va. presiding at
the Miller trial. He may be charged
later with obstructing justice or
contempt of court, it was indicated
After an investigation conducted
by the court, in cooperation with
Government and defense attorneys,
H. Mason WEIGH, representing Mil
Ter, said he did not intend to place
the truck driver on the witness
stand because he considered him "a
thoroughly undependable witness. "
Story Creates Unusual Situation.
The story resulted in one of the
most unusual days in District Court
judicial history. 1t began at 10 m
with a 35-minute conference among
attorneys and Justice Moore In
chambers. The public session was
then resumed. but only for 10 min
utes while two witnesses gave brief
Evening star., 1944-05-20
By DON S. WARREN.

Immediate introduction of a
bill to postpone for one year the
July l deadline on occupancy of
alley dwellings in Washington,
pending adoption of legislation
charting the future slum-clear-
ance program, was agreed upon
today by Chairman Bilbo of the
Senate District Committee and
Chairman Burton of the Housing
Subcommittee.
The bill was to be introduced at
today's session of the Senate, jointly
by the two Senators.
An agreement to this effect was
reached at another session of the
Burton investigating group, after
Corporation Counsel Richmond B..
Keech had advised the committee
on necessary amendments to the
Alley Dwelling Act. While Mr..
Keech and the Commissioners had
agreed informally late yesterday to
Evening star., 1944-05-20
MckeIIur Demands Removal
Of IVA Chief Li|ienthuI

to SELL a condition he said was
unauthorized under the Two Act
and condemned in the "Mopopolies
and Combinations in Trade Act.
Senator Mcclellan asserted that
the prime purposes for which IVA
was created are reduction of power
rates and cuts in fertilizer costs
He said territorial agreements are
boosting power costs to territories
not served By IVA and fertilizer
prices are Sc to SO a ton higher in
IVA territory than outside.
He LilienthaD is spending the
Governments money recklessly,
dealing in all kinds of matters which
he is not permitted &c deal in by the
law Senator McKellar said. He
is extending his kingdom in every
way he can"
The Senator urged approval of his
bill which would require iva to
depend on Congressional appropria-
tions rather than finance itself from
proceeds Of power sales.
Evening star., 1944-05-20

as the government of Yugoslavia.
(Since this dispatch was writ
ten, Sergt. Walter Bernstein,
correspondent of Yank Magazine,
had a personal interview with
Tito which may have antedated
this one.)
The marshal said the committee
had not formally demanded such
recognition of the United States
Britain and Russia, but that recog-
milton would strengthen the united
struggle" and that the reasons
against it were diminishing every
day."
g. Tito expressed his views in reply
to a series of questions submitted
to him by the Associated Press. He
wrote the answers in his native
tongue, Croatian, and signed the
document "J. B. Tito, marshal of
Yugoslavia"
The means by which the questions
were taken to his secret headquar-
tiers In Yugoslavia and the answers
were brought out must remain Sec
ret.
Asks for Gold and Warships.
Tito asked that the Committee OF
Liberation be given the gold of the
Yugoslav National Bank, the Yugo-
slav warships seized by the Italians
and retaken by the Allies, and the
Yugoslav merchant vessels now in
possession of King Peters exiled
Yugoslav government, which his
own organization does not recognize.
The marshal said his people were
getting some help from the Allies
ICoo TTT,N De-
Evening star., 1944-05-20
u. ). Carrier Planes
And Big Bombers
Damage Soerabajia
10 Direct Hits Scored
On Jop Shipping at
Big Base on Juvu
mop on Page A-3.)
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Southwest Pacific, May 90
Strong carrier borne forces from
the Nimitz-MacArthur-M Mount
batten commands united for the
first time in this war to infiict
heavy damage Wednesday on
Japan's principal Netherlands
Indies base at Soerabaja.
(The japanese controlled Java
radio gave the first news of the
attack Thursday, saving the dam
age was slight. The Tokyo radio
yesterday gave further details.)
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's South
west Pacific headquarters announced
in a special communique today that
carrier planes attacked and damaged
important oil and dock installations
and struck at 35 ZOO tons of shipping
in the great Java Harbor. Direct
hits were scored on 10 vessels. Only
one ship was seen to blow up, but
feet reports said others probably
sank.
Only Three Planes Lost.
The Allied force lost only three
planes and no surface vessels.
The attack was the first water
borne assault against Soerabaja, an
important base the Allies were
forced to yield two years ago.
On the heels of the carrier strike
Liberator nombers flew in a few
hours later and bombed the Soera
baia railyards and other installa-
tions. Their attack Wednesday
night took them on a 2,50O-mile
round trip from a Northwest Aus
tralian base.
The Japanese aircraft and ground
defenses put up only minor resist
ance to nearly 100 Allied carrier
planes.
In the great operation deep into
enemy-held waters the japanese
Navy failed to offer the slightest
resistance. 1t had chance, pre-
sumably, to meet the first sizable
Allied naval force to penetrate East
ern Netherlands Indies waters since
the Japanese won the battle of the
Java Sea two years ago.
The carrier borne planes destroyed
10 enemy aircraft on the ground in
the strike at Soerabaja, which is on
Java to the northwest of Darwin
Australia.
OF the few enemy planes that &C
(See JAVA, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-05-20
BY the Associated Press.


Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Tennessee demanded in the Senate
today that Chairman David E. Lii
ienthal of the Tennessee Valley
Authority be removed or impeached
In his bitterest attack yet leveled
at the IVA head, Senator McKellar
charged in floor speech that Mr.
Lilienthal had clearly violated the
Antitrust Act" in connection with
agreements between the big, Civ
ernment-owned hydroelectric prof.
ect and private power companies.
For this alone. in my Judgment" +"
the Tennessee Senator said, the
President should dismiss Lilienthal
and, if he does not, steps should be
taken in the House to impeach him
for violating the antitrust laws of
the United States"
Twas agreements with private
power firms in the area. Senator
McKellar said, contain stipulations
of "a division of territory in which
one sells and the other agrees not
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Byron Price TO Testify First
In Senate News Leak Probe

Ey the Associated Press.
Censorship Director Byron Price
will be the first witness at a hear
ing Tuesday of a special Senate
group which is seeking to determine
whether censored mail or other
documents have been disclosed pub
licly and who may have been re-
sponSible for the leaks.
Chairman McKellar said the hear
ingS, requested by Mr.. Price, would
be public.
Miss Vivien Kellems, Westport
Conn war plant operator, recently
charged that portions of her private
mail found their way into the hands
of Representative Coffee, Democrat,
of Washington, and a newspaper
columniSt.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Draft Deferment Ban
Rejected by Senators

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee today rejected a House at
tempt to apply a special draft de-
ferment ban to Interior Department
employees in reporting out sharply
increased supply bill for that de-
partment, carrying $123,629,34 for
the coming fiscal year.
Senator Hayden. Democrat, of Ari-
zona said the committee found the
House limitation on draft defer
mentS was unavoidable"
Pointing out that it prohibited
payment of salary to any Interior
employe between 18 and 30 found
to be deferred for reasons other
than dependency or as necessary to
war production, Snator Hayden said
it would have required disbursing
officers to know the exact draft
status of every male employe within
those age limits every paw day,
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Government Agencies
Seek 10 End Strikes
Involving A,5O0
Meetings PIonned in Effort
To Get 1000 Back to
Work at ChrysIer Plant
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
The Nations wartime indus
trial production remained on a
somewhat uneven level today as
thousands of workers in various
lines continued to stay away
from their Jobs while Govern
ment agencies sought to settle
the controversies.
However, the picture appeared
brighter as hundreds of workers,
obeying War Labor Board directives,
resumed their tasks and settlement
of some of the disputes were re-
ported imminent.
There were an estimated 24,45O
employees still idle. The disputes,
affecting II industries. were not
confined to any one section of the
country.
Chrysler Meeting Planned.
There was possibility the num-
ber of nonworkers would be reduced
after the week end, providing no
new walkouts occur. In Detroit
meetings were planned, on order of
the WLB, between the Chrysler
Corp. and officials of Local 400 of
the CIO United Automobile>Wo
ers' Union. to seek return to work
tSee STRIKES PAGE A8l
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Censor Passes Tito Interview
Asking Aid and Recognition
United Struggle Would Be Strengthened,
YugosIov Leader Replies to Questions

1.-THE Associated Press inter-
pie1U ,0ith Marshal Tito, Which
has been the subject of aDide dis
cussion since it ,Uas disclosed last
i0eek that it ,Ods held up by CEN
Sorship OF the Allied Mediter-
ranean command, ,oas approved
today for publication.
IAN accompanying note said
the original dispatch Dds intact
except for passages referring to
the location OF ,OarShips.
THE dispatch Uas submitted
for censorship April 30. When
clearance ,DaS refused, the ASso-
ciated Press made representa-
tions in Washington, London and
directly to Gen. Sir Henry Matt
land Wilson, commander in chief
in the Mediterranean, since it
iOaS informed that political GEN.
SorShip had been applied.
This meek the A. p. Dds in
formed that the delay ,Uas due to
the fact Marshal Tito had stipu-
lated that his replies be distrib-
nted in full. Deletions Were re-
terred back to the marshal, and
final clearance 1Das giuen today.J
The dispatch tollo,Os in part:
BY JOSEPH MORTON,
Associated Press War Correspondent.
BARI, Italy, April 80 delayed b.
'ensoD. Marshal Tito, in his frs
press interview, asserted today tn
lugoslav peoples and his Nationa
Liberation Army wanted not onI,
material help from the Allies t.
larry on their struggle against tn
Germans, but also recognition of tn,
National Committee of Liberation
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Storms Kill 5 in Iowa;
$1,000, Loss Seen
State Swept by Roin,
Floods and Tornudoes

Ey the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, May 21.-Torna-
does, floods and the heaviest rains
of the spring season claimed the
lives Of at least five Iowans YES
terday and left more than a score
injured. property damage expected
to reach $l,0O0.00O and thousands of
acres flooded and washed-out crop
land.
The storms started Thursday aft
ernoon in the vicinity of Sioux City,
in the northwest section of the
State, and struck again last night at
Fort Dodge.
John Collingsworth, Is, was killed
and four high school classmates
we're injured when last nights tor
Inado struck an automobile in which
they were riding west of Fort
Dodge.
At least half dozen farm homes
were destroyed in q 4-mile sector
west of Fort Dodge In Fort Dodge
one factory was demolished and
other business and industrial es-
adjustments were damaged badly.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Senators Agree on Years Delay
In Eviction of Alley DweIIers.
BiIbo and Burton to Co-Sponsor Bill
Allowing More Time to Study Housing

recommend a two-year extension
the draft of a proposed bill he sub
mitted left the new deadline date
blank and Senators Bilbo and Bur-
ton wrote in the one-year extension
Temporary Expedient.
Chairman Bilbo said it would be
unlikely that Congress could take
final action on the future program
of slum clearance and rehousing
before July l and therefore it was
decided separate bill for one
year extension should be offered as
a temporary expedient to await final
legislation.
Meanwhile, Representative Nc
Gehee, Democrat, of Mississippi
chairman of the Judiciary subcom-
mittee of the House District Com
mittee, announced public hearings
would begin Tuesday at 10 am. on
the free enterprise" rehousing bill
introduced by Representative RAN
(See HOUSING. Page A-8J
Evening star., 1944-05-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclalen Press.
NEW YORK, May 20.-The Com
muniSt party of the United States,
in existence for 25 years, voted to-
day to dissolve as a political party.
A new non-party organization will
be formed.
Earl Browder, the party general
secretary, made the motion to dis
band prior to delivering a national
convention keynote speech in which
he called for the reelection of
President Roosevelt.
The motion was carried unan-
imously after being seconded by
delegates from New York, Illinois
and California.
The BroWder motion called for
the appointment of a committee to
llquidate the party's affairs and dis
pose Of its property land to turn
over any surplus that may remain
to any organization or organizations
as, in their opinion, are devoted to
our country's winning of the war in
which 1t is presently engaged ard
Evening star., 1944-05-20
New Cabinet Crisis
Reported in BuIqurio

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 20.-A new
Bulgarian cabinet crisis in which
Premier Dobri Bojilov has offered
his resignation, was reported today
in German news agency broadcast
to the Balkan press.
The broadcast. recorded by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion. said cabinet reshuff1e lis TAX
ing place" but fastened to add the
crisis had nothing to do with Ger
man. Bulgarian relations.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
laps Being Driven
From North Burma
Base Of Myitkyina
Chinese and Americans
Closing In on City
From Three Sides
BY the Associated Press.

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEAD
QUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon, May
20.-The japanese are being
driven from besieged Myitkyina,
the enemy's chief base in Bur-
ma north of the Burma Road, by
Chinese and Americans closing
In from three sides, Allied head
quarters announced today.
Allied lines were drawn about
Myitkyina, strategic objective in the
campaign to open a land route to
China, when Brig Gen. Frank Mer-
|rill's American Marauders crossed
the Irrawaddy River four miles be-
low the city and closed one of its
chief lines of communications.
Meanwhile, on the Imphal- Kohl
ma front of Eastern India, the Brit
'ish suddenly turned the tables on
the japanese by throwing a road
block across the enemy's lines of
communications near Jessami to the
east of Kohima. To the southwest
of Imphal Allied troops also ad-
vanced against weak opposition"
and occupied a number of enemy
positions on the track leading to
Silchar, Imphals nearest railhead.
Another Advances From North.
While one Allied force south of
Myitkyina advanced to the IRA
waddy, occupied Zigyun Village, and
then crossed the stream and took
the village of Katkyo, another force
advanced on the city from Char
pate to the north.
On contrast to the Allied re-
port, a Japanese broadcast as
quoted by Reuters asserted that
the American and Chinese forces
on the Myitkyina airfield now
were marooned since the Japa-
nese troops have completely en-
circled them.D
The daily Allied communique
said that in the Mogaung Valley
above Myitkyina operations con-
tinued against trapped remnants of
the japanese Warong garrison.
The Chinese 22d Division was re-
ported holding a block across the
Kamaing road south of Maladawng
against enemy attacks.
Increased air activity on both
sides in the last two days resulted
in destruction of II enemy aircraft
probable destruction of six others
and damage to possibly II at a cost
of two Allied planes.
During the early stages Of the
tSee BURMA. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1944-05-20
By J. A. OLEARY.

senator McCarran, Democrat,
OF Nevada announced today
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee has agreed
to accept an amendment to the
debt limitation bill next week
cutting the cabaret tax back
from 80 to the old rate Of 10
per cent.
With this assurance, Senator Nc
Carran said he would not offer the
cabaret amendment to the pending
income tax simplification measure.
The Senate was forced into an un-
usual Saturday session to consider
the tax bill by Senator LANCER, Re-
publican, of North Dakota, who ex-
planned yesterday that he can't un-
derstand the "simplified" measure.
The Treasury has not dropped its
opposition to a cut in the cabaret
tax, Senator McCarran said, but the
willingness of Chairman George to
accept it increases the chances for
its adoption.
Early Passage Seen.
Senator George did not want to
tie up the simplif1cation bill with a
controversial issue not related to in
come tax procedure AS the simpli-
fication bill now stands, the Sem
ate has made only technical changes
in the House version, and early pas
sage is expected.
Senator McCarran said experience
indicates that the Government will
collect less revenue from the 80 per
cent levy on cabaret checks than
it got from the old rate of 10 per
cent because he has been informed
some large cabarets are closing
down because of the increase This
also will affect tax collections from
other sources, he said, and create
unemployment.
The bill to which the McCarran
tax-cut amendment is to be offered
is that raising the national debt
limit from s21o, 900 900 900 to s24o.-
o0o, 100000. 1t already has passed
the House.
Senator LANCER took three hours
ana 20 minutes yesterday to tell the
Senate part of what he couldn't
understand and he planned to seek
additional time. today to elaborate.
Senator Langer's ignorance" de-
veloped when Senator George re-
fused to let the bill go over until
Monday. After reading the meas
ure, Senator LANCER said he also
had before him a 54-page report and
IA 77-page explanatory pamphlet.
Couldn't Vote "Yes' or "No.o
Right now" said Senator LANCER.
Il couldn't vote yes or no. Here is
a provision amending Section At of
the Revenue Act. I don't know what
section At is. How am I going to
vote to add a paragraph to a sec
ton 1 don't know anything about"
The bill repeals the victory tax
and modifies the present withholding
system, effective next January, so
as to withhold the full tax liability
on salaries and wages up to 5000.
1t provides table for those making
more who will have to file a return.
It's known as the bill for tax
alton without irritation" the pain
less" tax bill and the "streamliner.
But Senator LANCER still says he's
confused.
Evening star., 1944-05-20

testimony A 10-minute recess was
then called, but it was an hour and
IS minutes later before Justice Moore
resumed the bench.
1t was then he ordered the jury
kept together during the remainder
of the trial. The afternoon session
was scheduled to begin at 2 pm,
but Justice Moore did not take the
bench until 4;30 pm. At that time
he excluded the public and the press
(See MILLER, Page Az
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Water Shortage Curbs
Baths for u. S. Soldiers

BY the Associated Press
A UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE IN ENGLAND, May 90
Baths have been forbidden until
further notice" at one American
division headquarters in England
due to severe water shortage
coupled with breakdown of emer-
genCy pumping equipment.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
| Clarence Grosner,
Miller Trial Juror,
| Suffers Heart Attack

Clarence w. Grosner, presi-
dent of Raleigh Haberdasher,
a juror in the Miller trial, was
stricken with a heart attack at
the hotel where he is residing
with other jurors, it was learned
today. He was taken to George
Washington University Hospital
by Marshal Kearney, assistant
United States marshal.
If he is SO Ill as not to be
able to continue as a juror Mon
day when the trial resumes this
would not delay the trial, under
court procedure. because there
are two alternate jurors, one of
whom would take his place.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Ruid on Rome Reported

LONDON, May 20 (Pl-A broad
cast by the German controlled Rome
radio reported by Reuters shortly
before midnight said Allied bomb
ers had attacked the italian capital.
killing Is persons and injuring 40.
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Army of the Moquis
Awaits D-Doy Signal

The Army of the Maquis, a
formidable military organiza-
ton of the French under
ground, highly trained and
disciplined in secret, is ready
to come out into the open and
rise in force against the Nazis
from the inside. The story of
its creation, the havoc it al
ready has wrought in destruc-
tive raids, and its effect on
German morale Is outlined by
Thomas R. Henry, Star cor
respondent, tomorrow In the
feature section of
Chr Sunhai1 Star
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Senate Passes
Bill 10 Simplify
Income Taxes
Persons Earning Less
Than $4,000 Freed
Of Filing Returns
BULLETIN,

The Senate today passed
with only minor changes the
House bill to simplify income
taxes, giving 30,000,000 per-
sons the opportunity to avoid
filing returns If they earn less
than 5000. 1t was not certain
the bill would have to go to
conference before being sent
to the White House, because
the amendments are merely
technical.
Evening star., 1944-05-20

tSee ITALY, Page A-3.i
Evening star., 1944-05-20

tSee STRIKES, Page A-8.)
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(See TITO, Page A-2.)
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(See MILLER, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-05-20

(See HOUSING, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1944-05-20
Weather Forecast

Temperatures today-Highest, 72. at
/ pm; lowest, 60, at 1920 am. Yes
terday-Highest. 68, at $40 pm;
lowest, 40, at $50 am.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-02-19
Deeper Drilling Brings New Oil
Discoveries In Wyoming Fields

CASPEREvident proof oil in the Tenseep sand
underes the gas Garland field and discovery of oil in
the Tnseep sand Wneman dome also previously proved for
outstanding developments of the Wyoming fields
On Garland General Peroeumo No had the of the
Tenseep 434 feet and drilled to 448 On drill stem test
with open Is minutes the pipe filled 80 with oil
rs gravity Swabbng the well produced the rate of 35 barrels
hour, and flowed by heads
Four miles north Ohio No 5KnneyC Coastal Unit NV SW SW
1356N9SW drilling 4485 found saaon in 100 feet of 1876
feet of Tensleep sand tested
Wineman dome proven gas 1917 by the Sage Greek
Petroleum Co. which flows in the Morrison The wells
The well which
the deeper horizons for oil Sanond Oil Gas No
AraphoeShoshone SW Sc SW 82N-1W This we'll topped
Tenseep 2S78 and made drill stem 1887 1918 still
sand Tester open no