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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
2.pR0NGED
ASSAULT BY
YANk PLANES
Aircraft from Britain and
Italy in First Coor-
dinated Raid

LONDON, Feb. %. American
bombers and fighters, striking pow
erfully from Britain and Italy in
the first coordinated assault deep
into Germany, crippled enemy air.
craft production anew, and knocked
1873 Nazi fighters out of the sky.
United States Army headquarters
announced that 81 big bombers
were lost in yesterdays joint as
sault, a new record of loss.
The assault included diversionary
raids by planes based in Italy. The
announcement listed Al bombers
lost from the force attacking from
Britain and 20 missing of the Fiji
teenth Airforce based in Italy.
Allied headquarters in the Mediter-
ranean said only is Italy based
planes were lost yesterday, includ-
ing IL bombers. This would make
the days total bomber losses SO.
In three days of record break
ing operations aimed at destroying
Germanys capacity to maintain
aerial resistance, American Air
Force planes accounted for $40 en-
sl,y fighters headquarters said,
154 falling to fighters of the Eighth
and Ninth Air Forces, from Bril-
tain, 1T destroyed by Eighth Air
Force bombers, and 40 by the Fiji
tenth Air Force bombers.
The Germans threw up a savage
resistance as the Britain-b based
bombers struck at the Junkers SO
assembly plant at Bernberg, the
airframe component factories at
Aschersleben and at Halberstadt.
Fifteenth Air Force .bombers
from italy blasted two Messer-
schmitt factories at Regensburg,
and bombed freight yards at Peter
hansen, 20 miles north OF Munich.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
STOCKHOLM
IS HIT B Y
RUSS BOMBS
Believed 10 Be Damaged
Craft Jettisoning
Bombs

STOCKHOLM, Feb. %. - The
Swedish Telegraph Agency said that
Russian lettering was found on bomb
fragments at Straengnaes, 40 miles
west of Stockholm, after a small
number of foreign planes dropped
explosives there and on the capital
last night.
Signal lights indicating they were
trying to land were also dropped by
the planes. II is believed they were
damaged craft, and jettisoned the
explosives before attempting emer-
gency landings.
Russian bombers raided Turku on
the west coast Of Finland, $50 miles
from Stockholm, earlier last night.
Several OF the bombs which fell on
Stockholm crashed directly into the
summer open air theatre, the only
extensive open area in the southern
section of the city. No casualties
are reported, but hundreds OF win
dows were shattered.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
Stain SAYS
ALLIES WILL
LICK HITLER
Nazi Attempts TO Divide
United Nations No Good
Victory Nears

LONDON, Feb. 23.-All German
attempts to Introduce disharmony
in the camp of the anti Hitherto
coalition" is doomed to failure
Premier Josef Stain told the Rus
sian people in special order of the
day, concentrating the 10Th. an
niversary of the Red Army.
Praising the Red Army's smash
ing of Germany ito the edge OF
catastrophe, Stain again empha-
sized his contention that Russia is
bearing the brunt Of the war effort,
but declared:
"All the more hopeless will be
the situation of Hitlerite Germany
when the main forces of our Allies
go into action. That powerful
growing offensive of the Allied
States will be launched against
Hitherto Germany should now be
clear to all.
"Hitlerite Gerany is advancing in
evitably toward catastrophe, and
the hour for the final reckoning
of all crimes committed by Hitler
ties on Soviet soil and in the &C.
cupied countries of Europe is APP
preaching for the Germans" ne
said
! Stain declared the Germans are
seeking to save themselves by or
dering the total mobilization in the
rear, and by making desperate eff.
forts to introduce disharmony il
the camp of the Allies, hoping
thereby to drag out the war"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
PA STUNNED,
HEAR ING OF
QUADRUpLET5

DECATUR. Ala. Feb. 23.-Dr r.
M. Guyton announced today that
one OF the bankruptcies born to Mrs.
Spencer Edmund Hutto of Hills
boro, Alabama, on Monday morning,
died on Monday night The boy
died, but the three sisters continued
satisfactorily.
The father, Private in para
troop company, was stunned by the
announcement Of the news. which
was repeated to him several times.
and as he walked away, turned back
to ask,
did you say four?"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
RECEN5BURG
BOMBED BY.
TWO FORCES

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, Feb. %. The greatest
force of Allied bombers ever sent
against single target by the Medi-
terranean Allied air force, bombed
the Messerschmitt factories at Reg
ensburg, Germany.
Regensburg, so miles south OF
Munich, was bombed by the first
coordinated attack on German tar
gets by bombers based both in Italy
and England.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
80 : Day Extension Is
Grained in Filing Of
IA Estimated Income

WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, The
Treasury Department has formally
announced a 30-day extension of
time for filing declarations of the
estimated income and victory tax
for 1914. although emphasizing no
delay is granted in filing l943 tax
returns due on March Is.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
WILLIAM BURNS IS
PRIVATE 15T CLASS

William E. Burns, well known
Juneau man, former mail clerk on
The Empire staff, is now Private
First Glass, according to word re-
ceived here. Young Burns is assist
ant mail clerk with the Army Air
Corps at Fresno, California.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
TAR0A ISLAND
IS ATTACKED,
SAYS D0MEI

NEW YORK, Feb. ga Domei
broadcast in English from the Pa
cific areas reports Taroa Island.
one of the remaining Jap footholds
in the Marshalls, was bombed from
the air on Sunday and Monday and
also shelled by enemy surface craft
on Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
kENTu(kIAN
RESIGNS IN
HOT SPEECH
Denounees Presidents Tax
Bill Y efo Message
Then Quits Position

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. =
United States Senator AIben
w. Barley Of Kentucky today
offered his resignation as DEM
ocratic leader Of the Senate in
vehement protest against
President Roosevelt's tax veto
message given Congress yester-
day. Sen. Barkley denounced
the message as "a deliberate
and calculated assault upon the
honesty and integrity" Of Con-
gressmen.
Senator Barley threw down
the leadership after bitter
and sarcastic attack on the
President and titular head Of
Barkley's own Party and he
shouted his anger at the Presi-
dents veto message and term
ed Roosevelt's own tax goals as
fantastic"
Senator Barley Immediately call
ed a conference of the Democratic
majority for 1890 o'clock tomorrow
morning to select his successor, his
resignation being effective at that
time.
Not Take II, Lying Down
Other members of this Senate
may do as they please, but I do not
propose to take this unjustifiab.e
assault lying down. shouted Bark
ley as the Kentuckian gave up his
leadership he has held since 1897
in the closest harmony with the
President.
Senator Barley turned to his
colleagues and shouted IF the
Congress OF the United States has
any self-respect left, it will over
ride this veto and enact this tax
bill into law"
Heavy applause roared out
through the historic old chamber
as Barley concluded his speech.
Scores of House members standing
along the rear wall of the Senate,
joined in the applause.
Senator Kenneth McKeller Of
Tennessee grasped Senator Bark
ley's hand and other members #
the Senate. including Republicans,
rushed over to shake Barkley's
hand too.
Deliberate Attack
Sen. Barley said President Roos-
evelt deliberately sought to belittle
Congress through the tax bill. II
not only advised him not to veto
it," said Barley. Il implored him
doubly not to do so. do not be-
lieve the veto sent Congress is JUS
titled. I make no apology"
Accusation Resented
During his speech. Barley shout
ed. 1T is the first time during my
long service, which I thought hon.
orable, I have been accused of vot-
ing q bill to extend relief to the
greedy and impoverish the needy.
For twelve years have carried to
the best Of my ability. the flag OF
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. For the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
4fh WarLoan
IsAway Over

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. The
fifteen billion dollar Fourth War
Loan was oversubscribed by almost
two billion dollars. The figures are
not yet complete. the Treasury De-
partment said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
MIAMI DRY, AS
WATER SCARCE

MIAMI. Florida, Feb. Because
Of lack of rain and with prevailing
temperatures around 80, the Water
Superintendent has ordered stag
gering hours for lawn sprinkling.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
kRIv0I ROC
IS CAPTURED

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Late yester-
day, Premier Josef Stain announced
the capture of Krivoi Rog, iron
center, in the Ukraine. The an
nouncement came shortly after a
Berlin broadcast announced the
Nazis had evacuated the city.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
Capital Lends Ear 10
Wire Tapping; General
Suspicious Prevailing
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-There
is one factor in wartime Washing
ton which is very little touched
upon the suspicion with which
every one regards every one else.
It's a delicate matter but a very
real one which has affected our
war effort for good and bad.
A few few months ago, wrote in
this column that there was more
wire tapping in Washington today
than ever before in spite of the
fact that there are laws governing
overlapping (which consists both
CT listening in on telephone CONVEX
sations and making automatic re-
cordings of them.) There was no
denial and we'll there wasn't be-
cause it came from an agency OF
our government best in a position
to know
Since then, l have found that
stenographic records of telephone
conversations, personal interviews,
and even so-called "off-the- record'
conferences are more the rule than
the exception. I have even heard
Of one instance cit may be true OF
false but it isn't in the least far
fetched in which one government
official has secretary accompany
him to all social functions, to note
down every "howdy-do, how-are-
YOU and the answers thereto
just in case some one tries to trip
him up on slip of the tongue or an
unintentional innuendo
It's a sad state of affairs-one
that on first examination seems tc
be more naturally a tester on the
cancer OF fascism than on the
healthy growth of democracy
but on second glance I'm not sc
sure.
In the first place, none of this
suspicious mountaineering is done
with any idea of catching spies. Fol
the most part, that is left up te
the FBI. Secret Service, and few
now minor Congressional commit
tees and government agencies.
Why then, you may well ask, is
there any justification for all this
suspicion in the nations capital
The answer is to keep the unscrup-
ulous, the oyerly-ambitious. the
'lust-for-power- money" boys
from taking over the war effort
Some of them are a very real threat
and no Pigment of the fiction
writer's imaginations.
If WPB Chief Donald Nelson
hadn't beaten off the wolves thai
tried to get hold of the War Pro-
duction Board, our war effort might
well have been another story. II
his deputy chief Charles E. Will
son could have been run out oil
town by some of the men who
wanted to take over, there might
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-23
AMERICANS
IN ACTION,
(I5TERNA
Artillery Brought Into Play
by Both Sides-LulI
Prevails

BULLETIN LONDON, req.
%. The German controlled
Rome radio tonight said the
German High Command DEEM
ed it advisable to halt opera
tons south of Rome Tor the
time being"
Listening posts and Reuters
report no indication OF such
plans and Allied Headquarters
reported the latest from the
Anzio beachhead indicated the
Germans are regrouping for an
other attack.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, Feb. 23.-American troops
threw back two localized German
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The W ashington
Merry Go Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
,,r.,or Robert g. Allen on active dutyo

WAsHINGTON-A little over q
wear ago. Randolph Paul, lreasuis
recruitment counsel and tax expert
was asked to meet with five pusi-
ness leaders described to MN as
controlling the tax policy OF the
rrnited States" He was told that
those five men wanted TO conner
with him regarding Impending YAK
legislation. .o,
Curious as to who could controi
q nolicy over which the nation once
fought a revolutionary war ana
which is supposed to be the pre-
rooative of Congress with the ad-
vice of the Treasury, Paul consenIeo
to meet with the five men. Iney
were.
Ellsworth Alvord, tax lobpy-
;st of the U. S. Chamber OF COM
merce. former tax lawyer for An
drew w. Mellon, and most success
fn, tax lawyer in Washington.
. J. Cheever Cowdin, head OF
the tax committee of the National
Association of Manufacturers,
chairman of Universal Pictures Cor
noration. and director OF various
other big corporations, many Oh
them aviation companies.
2 John w. Hanes, former Under
secretary of the Treasury. invest
ment banker, heavy stakeholder OF
Martin bombers, tobacco interests
and the largest orchid farm in the
world.
a Lewis Brown of the Johns
Manville Company.
5. Roswell Magill, former Under
Secretary of the Treasury, now wal
Street tax attorney for various DIG
firms.
This group told Paul that the
Ruml plan was in the cards, also
the sales tax, and that he woulc
have to go along for the 1943 ses-
sion of Congress. They laid down
various other tax plans as W.
tual ultimatum which the Treasury
could take or leave, but which they
said were assured OF Congressional
approval.
SENATOR GEORGES PROGRAM
The tax lobby did not reveal wns
were their key Congressional paI
1%D
whom they SO confidently expected
to do their bidding. But the Ia,
battle which followed in the las
session of Congress and in this. SEES
sion, regarding two different TAI
bills, showed that the five men were
not talking out of turn. They mac
some very potent Congressional fig
ures helping them and, as result
the latest tax bill is a hodge podg'
of compromise, with many of thu
powerful tax lobby's proposal
sticking out like sore thumb.
One key figure in writing the ia,
bill was Chairman George of tn,
Senate Finance Committee, grea
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Evening star., 1944-06-30
Wardens Talk With Young
In Fighting Retrenchment

Representatives of the Air Raid
Warden Service today carried their
fight against recently ordered re-
trenchments in their service to
Commissioner John Russell Young
regional Civilian Defense director.
Declaring they represented sc
deputy wardens. who in turn repre-
sent $4,000 persons, the group pro-
tested abandonment of their head
quarters at 134l Maryland avenue
NE, the elimination of the post of
executive assistant and the inactiva-
ton Of the Emergency Housing and
Feeding Units.
With a sharper curtailment in
appropriations by Congress. the
Commissioners early this month de-
cided to cut Civilian Defense ex-
penditures to 500. With a total
appropriation of 100000 this alloca-
ton for Civilian Defense would
leave almost s25.000 with which to
carry on Civilian War Services
which includes the Draft Aid Gen.
ter.
Among those attending the con-
ference today were Max C.
Schwartz. chief air-raid warden,
Sylvan King, assistant chief warden
and John L. c. Sullivan, deputy
warden of the Mid-City area. The
group met last week with Capt. H.
G. Whitehurst. Civilian Defense d.
rector.
Evening star., 1944-06-30
VioIinist Shivers in 7opcoot,
COMPLAINS It's Too Cold Here
MiIstein to Appear
On Program Tonight
At Water Gate

Those who sWelter in the heat
may find some relief in hearing the
complaint of Nathan Milstein, vio-
lin virtuoso. who appears as the fea-
tured soloist at the Water Gate con-
cert tonight.
Mr.. Milstein has new angle
or Is it new news angle?"-on
Washington weather. "It's too cool
here" he shiveringly told inter-
viewers in his suite at the Raleigh
Hotel as he prepared for his morn
ing rehearsal
To prove the point, the artist wore
a topcoat throughout the interview.
His brand of humor is somewhat
rare in his profession. 1t hasn't
prevented him from being acclaimed
by critics all over the world as one
of the greatest artists of his time.
Mr. Milstein, native of Russia,
left there in 1925 after considerable
success on the concert stage. He
considers the United States his
country and has settled in Vermont,
where he has restored l50-year old
farmhouse, to which he retires be-
tween concerts.
His Mendelssohn concerto will be
heard at tonight'S performance.
Evening star., 1944-06-30
Berry Price Cut Due Here
In Two Weeks, 0PA SAYS

Washington housewives in about
two weeks can expect lower berry
prices. which have reached an all
time high, the District Office of
Price Administration promised to-
day.
The National OPA announced last
night prices would be fixed, effective
July 3, on red and black raspberries,
dewberries and blackberries at the
country shipping point, and stipu-
lated markups which may be charged
by wholesalers and retailers.
This action will not be felt here
for several weeks because whole
salers and retailers will be permitted
to dispose of present stocks pur-
chased at higher prices. On new
sAocks the following highest retail
prices are permissible:
Red raspberries, IS cents a quart;
black raspberries, 81 cents a quart:
blackberries and dewberries. AZ cents
a quart.
The OPA has received complaints
from housewives that they have been
charged as much as 80 and 80 cents
a quart for red raspberries. 10 and
rs cents quart for black raspber-
ries and SO cents q pint for dewber-
ries.
Evening star., 1944-06-30
lsHRstioniinq
.Remiindere@ @'

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through V-S good
indefinitely. Blue stamps W-8
through z-8 and AS valid tomor-
row and good indefinitely. Each
stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-All meats except
beef steaks and roast beef point
free. Red stamps A-8 through
W-8 continue good indefinitely
for 10 points each. Until further
notice, three red stamps will be
validated every four weeks instead
of every two weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in. The fact that lard, short
entng and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 30, 81 and
80 valid for pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 40 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons good
for gallons each through August
8. B-3, B-4, C-3 and CA coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l and 2 In
Book No. good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Period /,
1944-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-06-30
Roomiing House Cases
Pile Up on D. {. Staff
Building Inspector Says
Office Needs More Help

Out of 16,721 applications of
licenses for rooming and apartment
houses filed between last October 80
and May 30, 12,S6l were still await
ing action by the building inspectors
staff at the end of May, it was
learned today.
OF the applications filed during
the seven-month period 8,449 were
for apartments and 8,272 for ROOM
ing houses.
According to estimates of the
building inspectors Office, the in
spectors are completing an average
of 12k applications a day anc
officials believe the staff cannot rea
sonably be expected to do more.
Col. John Oehmann, chief build.
ing inspector. has expressed the be.
lief that his Office would need II
more inspectors and clerks durine
the coming year.
Evening star., 1944-06-30
Two Are Found Guilty
OF Robbinq Paper Vendor

A District Court jury late yester-
day found two men guilty Of the
81 500 robbery last April Of Joe Ko-
zaka, news vendor. who was robbed
Of the sum in the vestibule Of his
home in the HOO block Of Eleventh
street NV.
Found guilty were Paul A. Nc
Craw, 81, no fixed address, and
Jack A. Patten, 20, OF the 1900 block
Of Belmont street NV. Mr.. Kozaka,
who is said to have had the money
with him to purchase a larger news
stand, was badly beaten at the time
of the robbery, 1t was said.
Justice Matthew r. Mcclure set
the first week in August as the time
for sentencing. Earlier in the trial
Justice MCGUIRE ordered a directed
verdict of acquittal of Leroy Cowart,
80, no fixed address. Evidence
against him was held to be insufi.
cient. A robbery charge against .
fourth man, Howard F. Sanford. jr.
%, of the 400 block of N street S.W,
who also was indicted with the
others, was nolle pressed by Assist.
ant United States Attorney John n
Burke. who prosecuted the Co..
Evening star., 1944-06-30
Community War Funt
Day Care
Group as Agency
Service Will Operate
Under New Name on
Budget Of $25,0O0

The Day Care Committee of the
Civilian War Services today was
accepted as an agency under the
Community War Fund with the
new name, the Foster Day Care
Counseling Association.
Action to bring the day care
group under the Community Chest
was taken by the executive COM
mittee Of the War Fund which also
set up an annual operating budget
of $4,000 for the association. The
committee said 1t would approve
the appropriation of s11, ,458 for the
day care service for the remainder
of the year. This represents the
difference between an. annual ap-
preparation of $25,000 and the
amount already spent by the group
this year.
The Executive Committee ex-
pressed the opinion that the services
provided by the day-care associa-
ton should be the responsibility OF
the District or Federal Govern
AhSiie' AAAC SicuP odAA AZ WoOAd 4CS-
ommend inclusion of the day-care
association in 1945 and would urge
that it be kept in the War Fund for
the duration of the war.
/ The association concentrates or
the problems of mothers with chill
dren under and offers guidance fol
the care of such children wher
mothers are working. The Board Of
Education has established day-car,
centers for children above 2.
The day-care association is head.
ed by Mrs. James Brunot, chairman
of the Board of Directors; Joseph D
Kaufman, vice chairman; Mrs. Jo
seph King, secretary, and Mrs. w
w. Wheeler, treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-06-30
John c. Hoyt, Federal
Water Expert. Retires

John c. Hoyt. chief of the Waters
Surface Division, Geological Survey,
retired today at the age of 10 after
Al years of Government service.
Throughout his career Mr.. Hoyt
specialized In the study of the coun-
try's surface water resources. In
1924 he was delegate to the World
Navigation Congress in Cairo and
in 1925 went to Tokyo as a delegate
to the World Engineering Congress.
Mr.. Hoyt was one of the founders
OF the Washington Society of Engi-
neers. He served as secretary Of the
organization from 1908-15.
Mr.. Hoyt, who lives at 4749 Mac
Arthur boulevard NV, will retire to
his country home IN Paris. Va.