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Evening star., 1944-05-31
- Boston Shipworkers Seized
In Plot to Defroud Government
G-Men Charge WeIders and Counters
Joined in Huge Payroll Conspiracy

tcally with causing false claims to
be presented to the Government,
rather than conspiracy. In those
cases, he said, it was the practice
OF the accused welders to make false
claims individually as to their pro-
duction without the connivance of
the counters.
Fake Claims Submitted.
In other instances, Mr.. Soucy as
serted, the weldefs submitted claims
for high rates Of pay for a special
type Of welding, when In fact, the
operations performed entitled them
to lesser rate.
The arrested workers were scl1ed-
|uled to appear before d United States
Commissioned in the Federal Build
Ing today. I
The workers charged with con-
spiracy, the FBI said, face : maxi
mum Of two years imprisonment and
So 900 fire on each charge, while
those charged with actually causing
the false claims to be presented
could receive as high as 10 years and
SIC. coo fine for each violation.
Counters, who are employed on q
straight salary basis. are responsible
for measuring and reporting the
amount Of Welding done each day by
each Welder.
The welders are paid on a piece
work basis, with special bonuses for
completion of more than specified
amount OF work each day.
Similar charges against 80 en-
ployes Of the Bethlehem -Sparrows
Point Shipyard. Baltimore, now are
being investigated by a Federal
| grand jury there.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

types is estimated at between 1000
and 1,400 planes.
"The Germans are now producing
only about rs per cent of their out
put in 1912, when they were pro-
ducing about $1,000 planes annually
Reich Production Cut Sharply.
1T is estimated that more than
40 per cent of German fighter pro-
duction has been knocked out (by
bombing. Germany's current total
monthly production of all types is
estimated at about 1900 planes"
Un this connection Gen. Henry
H. Arnold, chief of the Army Air
Forces, reported recently that
while great damage has eaten
into German reserves the enemy's
air strength has not been knocked
out.)
The British Empire and the United
States together have built about
100000 planes since England's entry
into the war, while Germany and
Japan together are believed to have
produced about 900. Germany
has been stressing aircraft since
1885, however, so they entered the
war with stock pile estimated at
about $4,000 planes.
In the first four months of this
year the United States built 35 0O9
aircraft, or one every five minutes
around the clock, excluding Sun
days. This years bill for aircraft
will come to about $2l 300 ,000, 900,
the report said.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 31.-Suuads Of
FBI agents and deputy United
States marshals today took "a
Bethlehem bingham Shipyard
piecework welders and counters
into Federal custody on charges
|of conspiring to defraud the
Government, according to e. A.
Soucy, Boston FBI chief.
Following an extensive FBI inves-
tiga ton at the shipyard, with the
full cooperation OF officials, the
arrests were authorized by United
States Attorney Edmund J. Brandon.
Authorities III Washington said more
than 100 finally would be charged.
The probe at the yard disclosed
according to Mr.. Soucy, the most
extensive war fraud racket Of its
type uncovered by the FBI during
the current national emergency.
Recorded False Credits.
The Government alleged that the
counters agreed with the welders to
record false credits for extra pro-
duction.
The FBI said the welders, In re-
turn for the dishonest services of
the counters, agreed to kick back a
share of their weekly salary checks
which would include the amounts
fraudulently obtained for work not
done.
| In some cases, according to Mr..
Soucy, individual counters received
as high as $75 week extra for their
manipulation.
Mr.. Soucy added that number OF
the men would be charged specifi-
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Announcement

Commencing tomorrow, June
l, 1914, single copies of The
Evening Star will be sold on
the streets and newsstands
for 5 cents per copy. There
Will be no change in the sub
scription price for home de-
livery, nor in the present
price of 10 cents for single
copies of The Sunday Star.
The Star regrets that the
rationing of newsprint paper
necesSitates limiting local ad-
vertisers for the month of
June to 85% of the advertis-
ing used by them in The Star
during June, 1943.
The Stars allotment of
print paper is less than 80To
OF its use in 1941, although
its circulation, daily and Sum
day, since then has increased
approximately 20%.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
lynehing Of One Flyer
Reported by Germans
Eyewitness Story Filed
BY Berlin Writer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, May 31.-A pur.
ported eyewitness account of tn,
lynching of an American airmar
near German village Monday wa,
sent from Berlin today to the Stock
holm newspaper Aftonbladet by Cor
respondent Helje Granberg.
"a German broadcast said one
Allied pilot was 'lynched" by vii
layers in Central Germany after
"a large group of civilians who
were on their way to church"
were strafed by low-fiying air.
craft. The broadcast denied a
story published yesterday by AZ
tonbladet from its Berlin cor
respondent that five American
airmen had been "lynched" in
Germany by agitated people"
There was no confirmation of any
of the stories of lynchings)
Today's Aftonbladet's story, which
came through German censorship
said the American flyer lynche,
Monday was assaulted by an in
furiated crowd of villagers, VIII,
struck him with their weapons unit
ne was lying dead in his blood.
The dispatch did not say whethe
the airman was one of the flv,
reported In yesterdays story as hav
Ing been lynched.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
ForrestoI Opposes Kimme|'s
Appeal for an Early Trial
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
today stated personal opposition to
court-martial at this time of Rear
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel on
charges of negligence in connection
with the japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor December 7, 1941.
His statement at news confer
ence came while congressional COM
mittees were considering resolution
which would fix September 8 as the
deadline for starting court-martial
trial.
Mr.. Forrestal said that "it seems
quite clear that during this war and
certainly its immediate phase, per-
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Vatican Doubles Guard,
Cuts Phone Connections
BY the ASSOCIATED Press.

DS lHe Associated PreSS.
LONDON, May 31.-With the
fighting front inching steadily closer
to Rome, the Vatican has doubled
the Swiss guards around it's gates
and cut off telephone communica-
ton with the rest of the city, the
Berlin radio said today.
The broadcast added that all
passes for permission to enter Vat
ican City had been Cancelled except
for those in the possession of dip
lomats accredited there.
Vatican circles say this measure
has been taken, since under the
present situation the Holy See
wishes to take all possible steps
to insure the strictest possible neu-
trality toward belligerent powers"
the broadcast added.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
WLB Orders Strikers
On Greyhound Lines
To Return 10 Jobs
Directive Is Issued
As Union Chiefs Meet
To Expand WoIkout

The War Labor Board today
ordered all striking employees of
the Pennsylvania Greyhound
bus lines to return to work "im-
mediately" and at the same time
directed the company to- take
them back without imposing any
disciplinary measures.
The board told the union officers
that If the order was not obeyed
they were instructed to appear at q
hearing at 1890 am. Friday at the
Labor Department to show cause
why the sanctions and penalties"
provided by the War Labor Disputes
Act and the Presidents executive
orders should not be invoked against
| them. {.
| The order was issued as the presi-
dents of the local unions Of the me-
chanics and drivers employed on the
Greyhound system prepared to meet
at the Annapolis Hotel to consider
plans for extending the strike to
other parts Of the country.
No-Strike Pledge Cited.
In its order, issued after a morn
Il ing session at the Labor Depart
ment, the WLB called attention to
the fact that the strike was con-
tinuing "in disregard of the boards
previous order and in violation OF
labor's no-strike pledge"
The strike began last Thursday
after Greyhound garage employees
here walked out. They alleged that
the company had refused to restore
seniority rights to two former en-
ployes who had returned after dis
charge from the armed services, and
also charged that some of the COM
pany's buses were being repaired
in nonunion shops. Drivers on the
Pennsylvania division of the system
struck in sympathy last Saturday.
The WLB's order was addressed
to l.. c. Major, vice president Of the
Greyhound garage. Washington;
c. G. Battershell, regional manager
of the Pennsylvania Greyhound
Lines; Claud K. Dorsey, president
of Division 1898 Of the AFL ANAL
gamated Association of Street Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployes of America, and Walter H.
Beard, secretary of the union at
Beltsville, Md.
"By Unanimous Vote"
"By unanimous vote of it's public,
industry and labor members" the
WLB order read, 'the board, acting
pursuant to its powers and duties
under the War Labor Disputes Act,
and executive orders of the Presi-
dent, direct as follows:
81. That all striking employees re-
port for duty Immediately.
q. That the company take back
all persons desiring to return to
work in compliance with the boards
orders, without discrimination be-
cause of their participation in the
strike"
Union men have said that the
main point of issue now existing
between them and the company was
the latter's threat to suspend all
strikers from one to five days. They
said they were adamant in resisting
| this threat.
The Pennsylvania Greyhound sys-
tenn parallels that of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Buses operate from
Washington, Philadelphia and New
York to Detroit, Chicago and st.
Louis through Pittsburgh. Pennsyl-
vania Greyhound has about 1000
employees.
A spokesman for the company said
there has been much unrest among
the employees since negotiations for
Evening star., 1944-05-31
u. S. Plane Production Beats
Nozis' 4 to ! and Jops' 7 to7
Report Reveals Axis Running Far Behind
In VitoI War Industry as Invasion Neors
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
United States land forces vii,
make their assault on Europe
backed up by warplane produc-
ton which the Government esti-
mates is 4 to l ahead of Ger
many and more than 7 to ]
ahead of Japan.
A joint report by the War Pro-
duction Board and the Aircraft Pro.
duction Board showed today that
this country has turned out Ill ,257
planes since Pearl Harbor and will
make 100000 planes this year.
Stacking up the gains against esti-
mates of Axis production, the report
noted that in 1886 Germany was
building five planes for every one
made here, but by early 1912, the
German year of peak production
this country had surged ahead.
Expanded 3,400 Per Cent.
In numbers, United States produc-
tion expanded 3,4oo per cent be-
tween January, 1940-four months
after the European war started
and March of this year.. In weight,
the more meaningful measure, out
put rose $500 per cent.
Present annual Japanese produc.
ton of combat planes is estimated
at about 13 per cent of the United
States output" the report said. "The
monthly output of Japan for all
Evening star., 1944-05-31
P-38 Pilot Steals Show,
Begging Stuntinq Nozi
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A LIGHTNING BASE IN SOUTH
ERN ITALY, May 31.-The pilot OF
a German Dornier-217 bomber was
stunting for Nazi troops near Zagreb
Yugoslavia, when 1t. Thomas
Maloney, Gushing, Okla, came whiz-
zing along over the tree tops in an
American P-38 and decided to steaI
the show.
He waited until the Luftwaffe
acrobat went into a long, graceful
dive and then zoomed up. The first
burst Of bullets from 1t. Maloney's
guns sent the bomber crashing in
flames with terrific explosion.
1t was 1t. Maloney's fourth
victory.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

sonally would not be in favor of
conducting such a trial"
The House Rules Committee has
approved a resolution directing that
trial of Admiral Kimmel as COM
mander in chief of Navy forces and
Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short should
start before June 7, l945. The SEN
ate Judiciary Committee, meantime,
has scheduled action Monday on a
resolution by Senator Ferguson, Re-
publican, of Michigan fixing Sep
tember 8 as the deadline
Senator Ferguson introduced the
resolution after receipt of a letter
from Admiral Kimmel in which the
(See KIMMEL, Page AID
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Senate Passes Bill
Raising Debt Limit;
Cuts Cabaret Tax
BiIbo Abondons Attempt
To Lower Theoter Ticket
Levy to 10 Per Cent
By the Associated Press.

The Senate passed a bill rails
ing the national debt limit from
$210, ,000. .000, 900 to $26O,000, 600 900
today after adopting an amend
ment reducing the cabaret tax
from 80 to 20 per cent and ex-
empting uniformed service peo-
pie from payment of the levy
The measure now goes back to
the House, which previously had
voted to raise the debt limit to
S240. 900 ,00o, 900 and which has vet
to act on the revised cabaret tax.
Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of Mis-
sissippi abandoned an attempt to
reduce the tax on theater admis-
sions from 20 to 10 per cent.
Senator Bilbo Withdrew his
amendment after Senator Downey,
Democrat, of California, advocate
OF the reduced cabaret tax, revised
it to fix the new levy at 20 instead
OF 10 per cent.
II just didn't want the cabaret
tax to be lower than that paid by
95,00o,000 American moviegoers, y
Senator Bilbo asserted.
Opening debate on the cabaret
amendment, Senator Downey as
serted tax revenues from night clubs
and restaurants in California alone
had fallen off 10 per cent since
institution of the 80 per cent levy.
This cabaret tax applies not
only to the great hotels, but in the
villages where a drugstore operator
allows his high school patrons to
dance to juke box in the rear of
his establishment" he declared.
The Senate earlier approved its
Finance Committees amendment
increasing by $4,000, 900 the figure
previously approved by the House.
The present debt limit of $2lO,.
00,000,00O is rapidly being ap.
preached, and the Treasury says il
is imperative to raise the ceiling te
$3.50 900 600, 900 before the Fifth Wal
Loan with its $4,000 000,0O0 goa
opens June IL. The House passed
the bill at $240, 600. .000, 900 after re-
vising the language to define tn,
debt as including the current re.
demption value of United State.
securities, rather than their ma.
turity value.
Uses Original Language.
The. Senate Finance Committe,
went back to the original language
including the s260,000, ,0OO, 900 maxi.
mum.
The amendment to whittle the
cabaret tax from 30 per cent to Il
per cent was prepared by Senators
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada
and Downey, who said they had
received numerous complaints that
dining and drinking places which
offer dancing or floor shows were
being forced out of business. SEN
ator McCarran contended the
Treasury would actually get more
revenue from a lower rate. The
tax, formerly 5 per cent, went ur
this spring along with a number OF
: other excise levies.
The Treasury opposes the cut on
the ground that the new levy has
not been in effect long enough tc
determine the yield and also be-
cause 1t is feared that modification
Of one excise levy might lead te
demands fhot thorc he roJ,,co1 too
Evening star., 1944-05-31
S182,252,OOO for 0PA
In Next Fiscal Year
Asked by Roosevelt
Request Based on Price
Control Act Continuance:
Represents Increase
By ]. A. FOX.

President Roosevelt today
asked Congress to appropriate
$182, ,252,000 for the Office OF
Price Administration for the
fiscal year beginning July /.
This compares with $500, ,00C
available this year, and the Presi-
dent explained the estimate was
based on the continuance in its
present form of the Emergency
Price Control Act, whose extension
after June 80 Is now being con-
sidered by Congress.
The appropriation request is being
made now, the President said, in
order that the Congress will be pre-
pared to provide funds Immediately
following its decision on the basic
legislation"
Community Effort Emphasized.
The Presidents statement said the
estimate "contemplates maintaining
expenditures for most activities at
the present level, but places addi-
tional emphasis on community effort.
particularly on the local board price
panels"
He added that the number OF
these volunteer panels will be in
creased to assist local merchants in
complying with established price
ceilings, and that clerical help is
being provided for the panels.
The OPA staff will be slightly in
creased, chiefly for enforcement
work in the regional and district
offices. The average employment in
the national headquarters here will
be slightly reduced.
Increased efforts also will be
made to eliminate the counterfeit
ing of ration stamps and to pre-
vent leaks of the civilian share OF
commodities into unauthorized
channels" the President said.
Mr.. Roosevelt said substitution of
more dollar and cents price ceilings
will bring about slight increase in
the budget, and that this program is
expected to simplify price control for
the retailer and thus improve COM
pliance.
Plan Ration Book S.
He also said provision is made for
War Ration Book No. 5, which will
be prepared for printing late in the
fiscal year, but which probably will
not be needed until the fall of 1945.
The rent program. Mr., Roosevelt s
statement said, is expected to be
relatively stable through next year
and little change Is made In the
estimate Of funds for this activity,
Evening star., 1944-05-31

oii oPCSldl 1IUScCutOT Joseph
w. Burns, declaring Govern
ment counsel was not going
to call him a liar.
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.
A defense attorney at the mass
sedition trial in District Court
charged today that photostats of
letters from the files of the old
Dickstein Committee of the
House, offered in evidence by the
Government, were taken from
manufactured" correspondence
and there were no originals.
The charge was made by Maxi
milan j. st. George. counsel for Jo-
seph E. McWilliams.
1T has come to my knowledge, ;
said Mr.. st. George, that there are
no originals of these letters. I have
been further informed that lot OF
other exhibits of the Dickstein Com
mittee were manufactured"
isn't that a matter of evidence
for you to develop in presenting your
case?" asked Chief Justice Edward
c. Eicher.
I'm trying to save time" MIR. st
George contended. Let us have the
files of the Dickstein Committee ex-
amined and find out if there were
any originals of these letters"
Eicher Admits Letter.
Justice Eicher refused to 60 into
the matter now and admitted in
evidence Professionally letter which
was under examination when the
authenticity of this and other docu-
ments was questioned.
The letter, written by Heinz
Spanknoebel, Nazi propaganda off,
cial, to Walter Kappe, editor of a
German language newspaper in this
country, in 1888, outlined plans for
further enlightenment" of the
United States through the Friends
OF New Germany, later the German
American Bund.
The Dickstein Committee files
from which early Government ex-
hibits at the trial were taken were
compiled decade ago. This COM
mittee investigated Nazi activities
In the United States and was dis
(see sEDIT1ON, Page A-15.5
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Taking Of Letters
Charged by Defense
AT 5edition Trial
Examination of Files
Of Dickstein Committee
Asked by Attorney
BULLETIN.

Claude Thompson, a de-
fenSe attorney at the mass
sedition trial, was fined $l0O
for contempt in District Court
this afternoon when he took
of his glasses and advanced
on Special Prosecutor Joseph
w. Burns, declaring Govern
ment counsel was not going
to call him a liar.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

CONTINUED on Page AS, Column a.
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(See ITALY, Page A-2D
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WANT ROOM and board for 20
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