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Evening star., 1944-02-29
BY DON S. WARREN.

Charges that the Pentagon area
development involved "outra-
geous waste" a juggling of Fed
eral funds in a wholesale hout-
ing" Of the will of Congress and
use of "ouija board" cost ac-
counting came today from Rep
resentative Engel, Republican,
OF Michigan, as he fixed the to-
tai outlay at nearly $50, 6,00O, ,O0O-
or $5l 100000 more than Con-
gress granted for the project.
In a 10,0O0-word report, which he
was to give the House today, on his
personal inquiry as to how the orig
inal $35 900 600 project grew to such
size, Mr.. Engel said the extra mil
lions were obtained without con-
gressional warrant from other ap-
propriations. He listed these:
From special fund appropriated
to expedite production of equip.
ment and supplies" $24 TAT 500: from
special lump sum furnished the
chief OF engineers for engineer serv.
ices" $16,141,856; and taken from
access road funds by public road.
commissioner, $lO,640 900.
Administration Blamed.
Mr.. Engel, a member of the Ap.
preparations Committee, declared
1T is. of course, ridiculous to argue
in the face of the facts that Con-
gress intended the Secretary of Wa,
to use nearly SAL 900 600 of the lumr
sum given him to expedite produc.
ton of equipment and supplies and
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Lungon Is Not Joun's Father,
Mother Iestifies at Heurino

Joan Manners, former Hollywood
actress today tossed a bombshell
into the habeasscorpus proceedings
revolving around the custody of her
10-year-old daughter, Joan Langan,
when she denied from the witness
stand in District Court that John
Langan Is the child's father.
She refused to reveal In court
the identity Of the man she con-
tends Is the father but agreed to
tell Justice T. Allan Goldsborough
in his chambers in the presence OF
Mr.. Langan and attorneys.
The new development in the al
ready complicated legal proceedings
came when Miss Manners was be-
ling cross-examined by Charles
Walker, representing Miss Manners
former husband.
"You are the mother Of the
lchild?" Mr.. Walked asked.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Hitler Defeat Near, Says
StaIin Message 10 U. 5.

President Roosevelt today received
a message from Marshal Stain pre-
dieting that ''the time is near" when
the agreements reached at Moscow
and Teheran will lead to the final
defeat of our common enemy,
Hitlerite Germany"
Marshal Stalin's message was in
response to the congratulations ex-
tended by the President on the 26th
anniversary of the Red Army
February %.
The text of the Stain message,
made public at the White House,
follows:
II ask you to accept my sincere
thanks for your friendly congratula-
tions on the occasion of the 26th
anniversary of the Red Army and on
the successes of the armed forces of
the Soviet Union in the struggle
against the Hitlerite invader. I am
strongly convinced that the time is
near when the successful struggle of
the armed forces of the Soviet
Union, together with the armies of
the United States and Great Brit
ain, on the basis of the agreements
reached at Moscow and Teheran,
will lead to the final defeat of our
common enemy, Hitlerite Germany"
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Renewed Opposition
To Draft Of Fathers
Heard in Congress
Johnson and Wheeler AIst
Criticize Refusal to
Lower Physical Standards

The White House medical re-
port opposing the lowering of
physical standards for induc-
tion into the armed forces to-
day became a springboard for
renewed opposition to the IA
ther draft on Capitol Hill as
several members of Congress
demanded that the drafting of
fathers be halted until the re-
view of all occupational defer
ments has been completed.
With reports from nearly every
State showing that draft quotas are
not being met, Senators johnson of
Colorado and Wheeler of Montana
Democrats, criticized both the
physical standards and the con-
tinuing father draft.
The physical standard report was
made by White House commission
OF military and civilian doctors ap-
pointed by the President after Con-
gress suggested that study of
physical standards might result in
the induction of enough 4-Fs to ease
the father draft.
The commission opposed the low
ering of physical standards and an
increase in the number of men in
Quoted for limited service.
President Roosevelt sent the re-
port to Congress today with the
comment that he believes the report
and studies on physical standards
(See DRAFT Page A.12l
Evening star., 1944-02-29
F Favored Customers Retuin
Privileges in New Whisky Rules

The District Commissioners to-
day promulgated new set of liquor
regulations designed to ease the flow
of reserve whisky stocks to the gen.
trail public, but an Interpretation
of the rules made it apparent that
the favored customer will not lose
his status.
Under the regulations a dealer
must display on his shelves each
day one twenty-f1fth of his whisky
in stock. But, according to Thomas
E. Lodge, chairman of the ABC
board:
l. While the dealer must display
part of his whisky wares he is not
compelled by law to sell them.
2. The dealer is not required to
display his whisky all day, but at
any time between the opening of
the store and two hours before clos
ing time.
3. Favored customers still may be
supplied from nondisplay stock, or
the merchant may advise any one
of the time when the whisky stock
will be displayed.
The new rules will go in effect
five days after their advertisement
by the Commissioners.
The regulations prohibit tie-in
sales by either wholesalers or re-
tailers; require reports to the AL
coholic Beverage Control Board by
wholesalers within 48 hours Of de-
livery OF whiskies into their ware
houses, and require receipts bearing
the name of the retailer to pur-
chasers of more than IL bottles of
any spirit.
Each wholesaler will be required to
report to the ABC Board by the
Evening star., 1944-02-29

10th day of each month on his sales
on whiskies, including the identity
of the purchaser and the brand,
quantity, container sizes and sale
price of the spirits.
I'VE believe that after a few DAYS
Of confusion the regulations will be
fairer to the general public by max
ing available to them some whisky
in each store in the city every day."
Mr.. Lodge explained.
The changes in the regulations
were proposed by the ABC Board
last month and approved by the
Commissioners except for a ban on
sale of liquor on credit. Ban or
credit sales was vigorously protested
by retailers during hearings held
by the Commissioners January 20.
Mr.. Lodge said today that he un-
derStood, however, that most credit
selling had been voluntarily stopped
by retailers.
The amendments included a ban
on advertisement on the exterior OF
in the windows or doors of any
liquor store of the prices of any
alcoholic beverages. Price signs may
be placed on bottles in the store
however, with figures and letters not
more than one and one fourth
inches in height.
Meanwhile, Chairman McCarran
of the Senate Liquor Investigating
Committee announced the commit
tee had unanimously decided to
carry forward its inquiry vigorously
The staff of committee investiga-
tors will be increased, he said, and
the committee will hold more ex-
ecutive sessions and fewer public
hearings.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

"of course" Miss Manners re-
piled.
And Mr. Langan is the father?"
the attorney asked.
Attorney jeff Lichtenberg, repre-
senting Miss Manners, objected to
the question but was overruled.
No, she isn't his child" Miss
Manners said.
1t was then that Justice Goldsbor-
ough asked her who the real father
was, and she said she would tell the
court, but not all these people and
newspaper reporters"
The paternity issue was hinted at
yesterday when attorneys for Miss
Manners said they would ask the
court for a blood test IF necessary
to determine the possible lack of pa
ternity." At that time they refused
to elaborate.
Little Joan was brought into court
(see LANGAN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Government Juggling of Funds
To Pay for Pentogon Charged
. Enge DecIores Cost Was 81 Million
z More Than Was Gronted by Congress

for special engineering service to
erect the Pentagon Building"
He laid the responsibility for what
he termed this outrageous waste
of the taxpayers money in violation
OF the intent and action of Congress"
on President Roosevelt, Secretary Of
War Stimson. Undersecretary of
War Robert P. Patterson and 1t.
Gen. Brehon Somervell, command
ing the Service of Supply.
Protesting that "it is absolutely
impossible to reconcile the many
conflicting reports made by the War
Department on the cost of the Pen
tagon project" he recalled that it
had grown from first proposal for
temporary buildings to cost about
$500 600, which was abandoned in
l94l in favor of a permanent struc-
ture costing mot to exceed" $685.
100000. In approving this plan. he
said, the Appropriations Committee
and Congress stipulated that the
suggested $1,000. 900 cost of a park
ing area was to be included within
the SIS 900 900 limit.
Hits S0merveil'x Actions.
About 10 months later. on Nav 7
l942, Gen. Somervell wrote t.
Chairman Cannon of the Appro-
priations Committee to report thai
because OF the outbreak of the wal
and many other changed conditions
1T was then expected the cost would
be about $14,250,0 900 above the ap-
preparation - to bring the total to
$49. .250,O00. He did not ask for
instructions. but was merely trying
to explain why he had violated the
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Third Of Nation S Families
Have Income Over $4,000
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
One out of every three American
families now has an income of more
than $4,000 a year, compared with
only one in ten between 1895 and
1910.
A Commerce Department publica-
ton also disclosed today that last
years estimated per capita income
of $1,O50 for every man. woman
and child in the country was more
than double the 1859 average of
$500.
Discussing the "role of earnings
IN future markets." an article by
Corrie Cloyes of the departments S
publications unit in the March issue
OF Domestic Commerce says of post
war prospects:
No man knows exactly what men
and women will earn. But we do
know that If we are to have the
Kind OF an economy we want, if we
are going to master the riddle of
how to control runaway booms
and depressions, we must have a
high level of employment in this
country"
Evening star., 1944-02-29
First Strip Gas Coupons
To Be Issued Tomorrow
Ry the Associatea Press


Issuance of new serially number
ed strips of gasoline ration coupons
to eligible holders of B, C, E and
r books will begin tomorrow. The
idea Is to curtail black market op-
erations.
The serial coupons resemble thea
ter tickets and will be issued in a
cardboard folder.
The OPA said today the new cou-
pons are expected to reduce ma
terially the illegal diversion of gaso-
line tickets into black market chan
nels. The numbered tickets can be
checked instantly and the legal
owner required to account for them
Issuance Of the new tickets ir
strips will eliminate the need fol-
tailoring the old-type books. Only
the exact gasoline ration authorized
will be issued.
The new coupons must be in
dorsed as usual. The gallon values
remain the same,
Evening star., 1944-02-29
President Proposes
Good Neighbor Policy
Be Extended 10 World
Asks Congress to Amend
Low Providing Aid to
lotin American Motions
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
President Roosevelt wants
congressional action which will
extend to other parts of the
world the good neighbor" pro-
gram which this country has
developed as a basis for relations
with the Western Hemisphere
republics.
Transmitting to the lawmakers a
set of documents prepared by Acting
Secretary of State Stettinius-which
were not made public Immediately
the President said in a one-sentence
message:
Il commend to the favorable con-
slderat ation, of the Congress the in
closed report from the Acting Sec
retary of State with an accompany
ing memorandum, to the end that
the act approved August 9, 1899, en-
titled An Act to Authorize the
President to Render Closer and
More Effective the Relationship Be-
tween the American Republics may
be amended to permit the develop
ment of similar programs of mutual
understanding and cooperation
with other parts of the world"
The act referred to its the Good
Neighbor" Act.
This authorized the President
to use such agencies of the Gov
ernment as he found necessary in
carrying out the reciprocal under
takings and cooperative activities
(See GOOD NEIGHROR page A-A1
Evening star., 1944-02-29
II. S. Bombers Deal Brunswick
Fourth Great Raid in Month
Fighter Opposition Light. but Germans
Send Up Heavy Antioircroft Fire

struck at the same targets from
dawn to noon today.
1t was the fourth great daylight
blow of the month against Bruns-
wick, the big airplane manufactur-
ing center 125 miles west of Berlin
which turns out chiefly engines and
other parts for the twin-engine
Messerschmitt = ITO fighter. That
plane has been adapted into a rock
et-shooter and in the fighter bomb
er version has been participating in
German raids on England.
Fortress flyers reported on their
return from Brunswick that they
bombed through heavy clouds. This
may have prevented a repetition of
the great January II aerial battle
over the same target in which so
Allied bombers and 152 German
fighters were shot down.
The first crews back said their
escort of fighters was so big that
their number we'll may set a record.
German fighter opposition was light,
but the Germans set up a heavy
antiaircraft barrage.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, Feb. 29.-United
States heavy bombers in their
18th operation for February to-
day attacked targets at Bruns-
wick, classified by the Army as
lone of Germany's major manu-
facturers of aircraft components
and engines, and an important
communications center"
A communique noted that "Bruns-
wick targets twice were attacked
in last weeks record-breaking day
light offensive against Nazi aircraft
component assembly and allied in
dustries."
American and British fighter
planes protected the Flying For
tresses in today's assault.
The February total of 10 opera
tions is 7 more than that attained
in any previous month. The 18th
operation was an attack yesterday
against the French rocket" coast
in which six bombers were lost. AL
lied medium bombers and fighters
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Russians Reported
Penetrating Ndzis'
Pskov Defenses
Soviet Units Are Sold
To Be Within Sight
Of Fortress City
MAP on Page A-2.)
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, Feb. 29.-Russian
troops, less than 6 miles from
Pskov at one point, are smash
ing toward that important Baltic
gateway city from three sides,
Moscow announced today, and
Soviet artillerymen we're report
ed wheeling their great siege
guns into position to shell the
beleaguered German stronghold
(The British radio, quoting the
Soviet Army newspaper Red Star,
said the Russians now were
fighting inside the German de-
lenses around Pskov," with ad-
vanced Red Army units within
sight of the fortress CITY,"
c"The Germans are resisting
fiercely. especially along the main
road, and the Red Army has to
fight hard for every village it
takes" said the broadcast re-
corded in New York by the United
States Foreign Broadcast INTEL
ligence Service)
New Drive Below Pskov.
Other Red Army forces have
mounted powerful new offensive
in the Novosokolnih sector aimed at
Novorzhev, 70 miles southeast of
Pskov, q Russian communique said
and already have routed three Nazi
divisions, stormed the Lsta River
defense line and captured Sloboda
3 miles east Of Novorzhev.
The Germans were fighting the
three-pronged march on Pskov with
everything they had, Moscow dis
patches said, but were being steadily
forced back by the relentless Rus
sian drive.
The Soviet war bulletin told OF
the mass slaughter of German units
100 at one point, 500 at another
and an entire battalion at still an
other. Everywhere, the bulletin add.
ed, Nazi troops were dying, sur
rendering or in fight.
$50 Towns Liberated.
The Russians said their drive on
Pskov had liberated 45O towns and
villages. Another 200 were reported
captured in the rout of the three
Nazi divisions to the southeast
where. the Moscow bulletin said
numerous prisoners were taken and
several thousand Soviet citizens ear
marked for German slave labor were
freed from their captors.
Soviet columns pushing down
the Luga-Pskov Railway crashed
through intricate hedge hog defense
barriers to capture Toroshino, SUBJ
urb of Pskov, 6 miles to the north
east, the communique said.
From the east other Red ARMY
troops coming in from Porkhoy
along the Staraya Russa Railway
drove the enemy out of Karamyshevc
station, 10 miles from Pskov. Still
another Soviet force was reported
to have occupied the town of Olginc
Pole, 10 miles northwest.
The Soviet communique asserted
that desertion and defeatism are
widespread in the German ranks
and said mutiny had broken out on
the Leningrad front last month
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Slightly Colder Weather
Forecast After Snow

Slightly colder weather will follow
todays snow and rainstorm, which
is expected to end this afternoon.
but the Weather Bureau predicts
little or no icy pavements. 4
The temperature, which registered
SO degrees at 8 am, is expected to
rise slightly this afternoon before
dipping to an expected % degrees
tonight. AS result the streets are
expected to be dry by the time the
colder weather sets in. "a
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Finnish Parliament
Holds Closed Session
On Armistice Issue
Sweden Reported Willing
To Supply Food if
Country Quits War
BY the Associated Press.

O1OChdOLM, FeD. Z9.-Tne
Finnish Parliament met in closed
session for an hour this morning
and heard Premier Edwin Lin
komies explain the governments
position regarding an armistice
or continued war with Russia
it was reported from Helsinki.
The legislators then recessed until
afternoon when another secret ses-
sion was scheduled.
A routine open session was held
during the morning before the doors
were closed. The Premier spoke for
half hour and for another half
hour, members questioned the gov
ernment spokesman. Details were
not divulged.
Sweden Willing to Provide Food.
A reliable informant said Sweden
would do its best to provide food
for Finland If she quit the war.
While a Swedish government
spokesman refused to say whether
an offer of food actually had been
made to the Finnish government, it
was good guess that the govern
ment had given the Firms some as
surance on that point.
Swedish press comment and pub
lie opinion generally were hopeful
that Finland could find some way
out.
1t was believed nothing yet had
occurred that definitely would pre-
vent a Finnish-Russian armistice
even though the Finnish attitude
had altered perceptibly.
The Swedish newspaper Alton
bladet's Helsinki correspondent said
Flnland's answer to the American
admonition to get out of the war
could not be delayed longer and
limited at some imminent develop
ment.
| He added the Films no longer
have any illusions about their pre-
dicament and are aware that deci-
sion must be made on the basis OF
cold realities.
Dagens Nyheter editorialized that
the last STEP in the Finnish
Russian situation was imminent and
declared the Finnish people now
had all the information necessary
to make their decision.
Finnish Attitude Stiffening.
A stiffening of the Finnish atti-
tude likewise was reflected in an
Helsinki dispatch quoting the news
paper Social Demokratti as assert
ing that Russian air raids on the
Finnish capital may have leopard
lied peace negotiations.
Force and threats, as Russia
must know of old. will only give rise
to opposite reaction" said the paper
mouthpiece of Finance Minister
Viano Tanners strong Social Demo-
crat party.
An apparent reluctance of the
Finnish government to abandon its
present policy was further indicated
in freshly-signed Finnish German
trade treaty, announced last night.
Finland has depended largely on
Germany for food supplies through
out the war.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Nuzi Industries in Ruhr
Reported Back in Use
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. ga Swed-
ish cavalry officer returning from a
tour of Germany and Poland said
today that Nazi industries in the
Ruhr were working full blast despite
the heavy Allied bombing.
Capt. Jan Wilhelm Kuylenstierna
said he was surprised to see the fac
tories operating again after having
read reports of great damage there
The Germans have been able to put
the plants back into working con-
dition within two or three months,
he declared.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Younger Lockheed Men
To Return From ireland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
BELFAST, Feb. 29.-American
technicians % years old or younger
employed by the Lockheed Overseas
Corp. in Northern Ireland have been
ordered to return home to report to
their draft boards as a result of
President Rooseyelt's order for a
review of occupational deferments.
Some ale enlisting in American
forces In toe United Kingdom.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
British Break Up
Small Attacks
|0n Anziio Front
Germans InfiItrotino
Through Lines Near
Casino Mopped Up
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
NAPLES, Feb. 29-British troops
broke up series of small Ger
man attacks in the ravine ter
ritory southwest of Carroceto on
the Anzio beachhead front yes
terday while Allied troops
mopped up Nazis who infiltrated
through the lines near Casino,
1t was announced today.
For the British in the Carroceto
region it was the second straight day
OF skirmishing with the enemy in
the deep gullies surrounding the
headwaters of the Moletta River
Allied artillery and mortars forced
the Germans to fall back with heavy
casualties, Allied headquarters said
Artillery from both sides fired
heavily throughout the day else
where on the beachhead front and
patrols clashed at a number of
points
Meanwhile, it was announced that
an American cruiser which stood
OF the Anzio coast Sunday and
shelled the enemy had engaged in
series of seven duels with long
range German artillery with re-
suits described by frontline reports
as excellent"
Sharp Patrol Clashes.
Germans who tried their infiltra-
ton tactics in the mountains north
west of Casino on the lower 5th
Army front were cleaned up where
they had succeeded in getting
through the Allied lines, a 5th Army
spokesman said. Several sharp
patrol clashes were reported along
the lower Garigliano River.
Canadian patrols pressed toward
Tollo, about eight miles inland from
Ortona on the 9th Army front, and
British forces occupied ridge three
miles southeast of Guardiagrele
Polish troops routed a German pa
troll near Castel di Sangro and
Indian mortars shot up enemy out.
posts near Orsogna.
Enemy aircraft failed to appear
yesterday over the beachheao area
but despite bad weather American
invader divebombers attacked the
outskirts of Rome for the second dav
hitting air fields at Littorio. Marcie-
liano and Guidonia. Twelfth Air
Force Mitchells also bombed the
Canlno field northwest of the capi-
tai. Warhawks twice attacked Ger
man guns north of the beachhead.
Spitf1res and Kittyhawks sank two
lOO-foot merchant ships at Ancona
on 1taly's coast, and set off an ex-
plosion and large fire on the
docks. Others ranging along the Yu-
goslay coast set. two schooners afire
south of Split, and hit 2OO-foot
ship at Dubrovnik.
Coastal air force Spitfires shot up
five troop trains in the Metkovic
area south Of Split, causing heavy
casualties among the enemy troops
and destroyed or damaged four To-
comotives. They also hit large
freighter on the Yugoslav coast.
KittyhaWks. Thunderbolts and
Baltimores, on sweeps against enc
my motor and rail transport, de-
stroyed two locomotives near Terni
north of Rome, and shot up the
railroad station and freight cars at
Chleti, In front of the 9th Army
line.