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Evening star., 1944-04-30
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Why Stress National Representation?
Key to Important Civic Problems
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

Key to Important Civic Problems
BY C. sUTER.
D. G. Representation Essential Requirement
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in the and the electors President and
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by rider changing normal well established practices involving
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position In the operation Of this legislative ali
people through representatives
own voting part in M the and
and DIV tax % will pay per the denied
..n the District
the Health
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subcommittee the House District Committee has been holding
hearings on ia bill to transfer the the
Welfare both these apparent
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INDECENT handicapped others needing aid
whole aid including medical
Public Welfare.
provisions of the Act 1925
citizens commission The welfare of this commission the
failed the transfer of jurisdiction the
Department
and transferred the hospital to the Health Department
While this matter pending officials
Welfare nsent that there
OF the whole subject with
thoroughly enactment may modified
radically by rider without opportunity
which both officials and local citizens Here
situation in which the people the District
and disadvantage local legislation
tons taxation
make long bill of particulars.
considering the problem
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participation the Congress the
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Amecanizaton
Evening star., 1944-04-30

The Corcoran Gallery of Art is
holding from May End to oath a
special exhibition of water colors,
THE 18th Air Force in the Aleu-
tians" by Ogden M. Pleissner, Life
war artist and correspondent.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-12-20
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
CHURCHES ACT TO COMBAT
RACE TENSION

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 49,
(ANP)-Churches and other or
ganizations are working feverishly
here to cool the boiling caldron of
racial tension arising from the mi
grafton of thousands of Negro war
workers and the return of Japanese
American evacuees to their homes.
The organization of local branch
of the National Urban league is be-
ing pushed by the American Asso-
citation Of University Women and
the Portland League of Women Vot-
ers, the latter headed by Mrs. E. w.
st. Pierre. She explained the basic
program of the two organizations in
announcing meeting for the pur-
pose of organizing a local branch of
the Urban league.
In a broad sense the aims of the
AAUW and of the Portland league
are similar since both organizations
are sponsoring programs for the
furtherance of education in world
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-12-20

stated. 'To do less than this or to
deprive them the privilege would be
to deny the very principles Of Amer
icanism which our boys are fight
ing to preserve. Individual charac-
ter should be the sole basis on which
to Judge every American citizen.
We are confident that the State of
Oregon will assure them full rec
ognition of their constitutional
rights" :"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-12-20

citizenship" said Mrs. st. Pierre.
1T is our belief that if understand
ing can be promoted on a local level
there will be created a better found
alton for international good will and
the establishment Of a permanent
peace among nations"
The Congregational church has
focused it's attention on the race
question and has appointed George
L. Thomas of Washington, D. c., its
race relations director. "Congrega-
tionalists of Oregon are turning
their attention to the serious race
tensions resulting from the coming
of thousands of Negroes" said the
Congregational News, church or
gan, whose numbers in the Port
land area have increased ten-fold
in the last four years."
Further discussion on racial in
justices in this area was furnished
by Roger Baldwin, director of the
American Civil Liberties Union,
who spoke before the first Reed COL
lege Alumni forum on "What Pros
poets for Race Equality A former
faculty member of the New School
of Social Research of New York,
Baldwin has directed campaigns
and court cases involving the rights
of labor, aliens, Negroes, racial and
political minorities, censorship and
academic freedom since World
War 1.
A resolution passed by the Port
land Council of Churches against
the rise of anti-Japanese sentiment
on the west coast recently caused
considerable comment. The resolu-
ton praised the War Relocation au-
thority for permitting 400 japanese
to return to their former homes in
the evacuated area.
Resolved, that we commend the
War Relocation authority Of the
Department Of the Interior for it's
considerate and humane adjustment
of the complex human problems
arising out of the evacuation of
Japanese Americans from the west
coast and tina we do everything in
our power to assist the War Reloca-
ton authority in it's effort to relo-
cate certain loyal citizens of Japa-
nese ancestry in west coast commu-
nities," the church resolution
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Bud Hutton Decorated
For Gunner Reporter Role
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Sergt. Dram
c. tBud) Hutton, former New York
Post and New York World d-Telegram
writer, has been awarded the Army
Air Medal and honored by the Asso-
citation Of American Correspondents
in London for making Ave bombing
trips over Europe as a volunteer
gunner-reporter.
Sergt. Hutton qualified as a gun
ner and flew on the missions as 4
regular fighting man so he could
give the soldier-readers of the Army
newspaper Stars and Stripes first-
hand picture of the feats of Amer
lean airmen.
At the invitation of Army author
tiles, the association participated in
the decoration ceremony at Hyde
Park today. Robert Bunnelle, chief
OF the Associated Press London Bu-
reau and president of the associa.
ton. presented special letter of
commentator to Sergt. Hutton
after the Army Air Medal was
pinned on him by Maj. Gen. John
G. H. Lee.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
By the Associated Press.

Ds the HoSossattu teSS.
President Roosevelt will have
an opportunity next week OF re-
storing harmony in the ranks of
Southern Democrats, some Of
whose leaders have been talking
of forming a third party.
A White House Social" 1t was
learned today, is being planned for
group Of Southern Governors who
are meeting here Monday to renew
their perennial demand for railroad
freight rate equality.
Long vehement for rates equal
with those prevailing in the indus
trial East to free our region from
economic peonage," the Southern
Governors have on occasion threat
ened party reprisals unless given
administration support.
Further cracks in the Solid
South" have resulted from WASH
ington wrangles over legislation
dealing with poll taxes, absentee
voting by servicemen, lynching and
other issues. An added complica-
tion was the issuance of antiracial
discrimination directives by the
Presidents Fair Employment Prac-
tices Committee.
The party rift flared out on the
Senate floor last month when Sen
ators Bailey Of North Carolina and
| Smith af Cn.,tta "a
Gratis, threatened "secessionist'
movement aimed at forming an in
dependent Southern organization
The situation became so serious al
that point that tentative arrange.
ments were made for Chairman
Frank C. Walker Of the Democratic
National Party to undertake a swine
through the South in the near fu-
ture.
Any need for such a pilgrimage
may be measurably lessened by next
weeks social" gathering at the
White House
Rail rate cases before the Inter
state Commerce Commission
brought by the Southern executives
organized as the Southern Gov.
ernorS' Conference, have shaped uE
rapidly with ICES preliminary find.
ings in the South's favor. A final
decision is possible before the cleo.
ton, the Governors say.
! Gov. Prentice Cooper of Tennes-
see, chairman Of the conference
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Forman Drivers 10 Tell
Court Of Collections

Several drivers employed by For
man, Inc. wholesale liquor dealers,
will be called Monday to testify re-
garding collections by them from
retail liquor dealers to help prove
the Governments contention that
Albert w. Steinberg, former book
keeper and once manager for the
f1rm. embezzled more than $4,000
of the firms funds after making
false entries on the books.
The announcement that the drivers
would be called to testify was made
late yesterday by Assistant United
States Attorney Bernard Margolius,
after the case had been continued
until Monday in District Court.
Yesterday was devoted to testi-
mony by approximately Is retail
liquor dealers who were called to
identify invoices showing payments
to the Forman firm. Steinberg is on
trial before jury with Justice Mat
thew F. MCGUIRE presiding. He is
being prosecuted by Mr.. Margolius
and Assistant United States At
torney John L. 1ngoldsby. jr.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
ay, Clio president, in the February

ray, C1O president, in the February
issue OF American Magazine, wrote
the Justice Department that Mr..
Murray had described In the article
"an initial contribution of $700 900"
by CIO unions to accomplish polit-
ical aims this year. The Representa-
tive asked that the Justice Depart
ment present the matter forthwith
to a Federal grand jury.
Mr.. Hillman, stating that "our
activities are a matter Of record" !"
retorted that Representative Smith
was "one of the most outspoken
representatives of reaction" He
termed Mr.. Smiths demand for an
investigation "one of the finest
compliments that could be paid to
our committee" adding:
ut shows we have already com.
manded attention to the effective
ness of the work We have already
DONE"
Mr.. Hillman said the fact Mr..
Smith asked for the Investigation
showed "the great concern Of those
who would like to deprive labor and
the common man" OF the benefits
the committee might secure for
them.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Ship Sunk al Gloucester
Identified as brownson

The United States destroyer sunk
by japanese planes at Cape Glou-
cester, New Britain, on December
q has been identified by the Navy
as the 2.l00-ton Brownson. Allied
headquarters in the Southwest Pa
cif1c announced the ships sinking
last month.
The Navy also announced yester-
day that there were 30 survivors of
the U. s. s. St. Augustine. Z gunboat
sunk of Cape May. N. j., January
s following 4 collision with mer-
chant vessel.
The Navy said 208 members OF
the Brownson, which was sunk ry
enemy bombers, survived The next
of kin OF all casualties aboard the
two ships have now been notified.
1t was enormously stated in yes
terday's late editions Of The Star
that the destroyer sunk of Cape
Gloucester was the U. 8. 8. Bron-
SOn
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Social for South's Governors
Hints Presidential Peace Move

said today that II the Souths plea
is needed the prices for rail move
ment OF manufactured products all
over the country will be affected.
Map Solid Front.
Gov. Cooper has been here a week
arranging details Of a meeting Mon
day night to bring the Governors
and Southern congressional leaders
together in a solid front on their
rate parity fight.
This is not something just to help
the South" Gov. Cooper said, "but
campaign that will benefit the
entire Nation. BY removing the
rate determinations against us We
can grow and become healthy and
proposerous and beneficial to other
sections.
This is not move to take in.
dustry away from the East, but
simply to remove conditions that
prevent the South from making it.
own industrial progress for The gooc
of its people"
Other governors expected for the
conference are Broughton of NORTH
Carolina, Johnston of South Caro-
lima. Holland of Florida, Arnall O
Georgia, Sparks of Alabama, Ad
kinS of Arkansas and Kerr of Okla
homa. Several executives unabl
to come will send spokesmen.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Senate will ATTEMPT
To Complete Draft
Of Tax Bill Today
A. P. Photo.
By the Associated Press.


The Senate set out to complete
It's own nearly perfected $2,275,-
100000 tax bill today in the face
of President Roosevelt's renewed
request for at least $l0,500,-
900. 900.
Chairman George of the Finance
Committee said the only practical
course is to finish the pending
measure. then, If the President
vetoes 1t, the way would be cleared
for the introduction of new legisla-
ton.
Most members of the committee
declared 1t would be impossible to
approach the Presidents revenue
goal. though one. Senator Green,
Democrat, OF Rhode Island favored
trying for 1t. =,
Green Secs Higher Limit.
"It's foolishness to say we've
reached the limit on taxes" Senator
Green asserted.
Senator George stood on his fre.
quently-voiced opinion that the
bottom of the tax barrel is in sight
unless new revenue sources are
found. Senator Clark, Democrat, of
Missouri said, Il just don't see any
chance Of getting It," Senator Davis,
Republican, of Pennsylvania be-
lieved 'the old tax turkeys been
picked pretty bare.
Senator johnson. Democrat, OF
Colorado charged that the Treas
|ury's recommendations, backed by
the President in yesterdays budget
message. were not realistic" or
practical" but political"
Important Questions Unsettled.
One important question remaining
to be settled today involves the filing
of financial returns by labor unions,
farm co-operatives and similar non-
profit groups with the Treasury
The House wrote in such a require
ment, and the Senate Finance Com
mittee approved it by margin Of
only one vote.
Senator Lucas, Democrat, Of Illi-
nois announced he would move to
strike it out, and he Is backed by
Senator Clark, who said it would
'needlessly harass" the organiza-
tions not now taxed to fill out the
forms.
Rejecting the average citizens
baf1ement over the complicated in
come tax returns for l943, House
Republicans yesterday demanded
simpliflcation of the returns 80 as
to enable persons Of ordinary INTEL
ligence" to fill them out.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Wine Price Rise Laid
To Distiners; Dry Bill
Seen Headed for Shelf

The Bryson wartime prohibition
bill may be headed for q committee
pigeonhole, 1t was indicated today
after House Judiciary Subcommit-
tee held 4 one-day hearing yester-
day on the measure, which was
urged by organized drys to break up
payday drinking" and week lend
sprees" to aid the war effort.
At the same time, 4 Senate Judici-
ary Subcommittee going into the
whisky shortage sought to develop
through witnesses that the entrance
Of whisky interests into the Cali
fornia wine business had forced the
price Of claret beyond the reach Of
the poor man.
The House bill was introduced by
Representative Bryson, Democrat, of
South Carolina and proponents had
the opening day to themselves.
When opponents will Air their views
was not determined, but Chairman
Hobbs said everybody who cares to
speak will have the opportunity"
Bill Opposed In House.
Several congressional opponents,
including Representative Feighan,
Democrat, of Ohio. didn't wait for
committee hearings to air their
views. Mr.. Feighan made = speech
in the House putting professional
prohibitionists In class with the
saboteur." The Ohioan Is MEM
ber of the subcommittee and his
sentiments, along with the privately
expressed views Of colleagues, ir1di-
Gated the dry bill may be allowed to
die.
The prohibition witnesses included
DR.. George w. Crabbe. superintend-
ent OF the Anti-Saloon League, who
recommended that the President es-
tablish non- liquor zones In the vi
cinity OF industrial plants.
At the Senate subcommittee hear
ing, Chairman Van Nuys quoted q
San Francisco laborer as writing
that under the influence Of the
big four" distillers, the price Of
claret had jumped from $40 to
1928 a gallon.
However, Edward w. Wootton,
Washington representative Of the
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Missouri INT Plant
will Close, Discharge
2,500 Workers
8! the Associated Press.

8! the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14.-The Armys
s35 100000 Weldon Spring Ordnance
Works. which has been producing
INT since September, 194l, has
been ordered closed at the end Of
operations Sunday. 1t was an
nounced yesterday by 1t. Col. p. C.
O'Shee, commanding ofiicer OF the
gigantic plant.
The order to discontinue produc-
tion. involving = the discharge Of
$500 employees, came to Col. O'Shee
in a letter from Maj. Gen. L. H.
Campbell, jr., chief OF ordnance.
The letter explained "the require
ments for TINT are fixed by the
Army supply program, which in
turn Is based on changing battle
conditions. and said the decision to
reduce production was due to the
great efficiency Of our ordnance
high explosives manufacturing
plants"
The volume output Of the plant
is a military secret. but Gen. Camp
bells letter asserted: "A record OF
achievement has been established at
Weldon Spring which reflects great
credit on all concerned"
Evening star., 1944-01-14
HiIImon AssoiIs Smith
As Agent Of Reaction

NEW YORK. Jan. IA [P.-Sidney
Hillman, chairman Of the CIO Polit-
ical Action Committee, said today
he was prepared ito give all in
formation to the Department of
Justice or to any other agency" with
regard to charges that the com.
mittee had violated criminal pro-
visions Of the Smith -Connally Anti
strike Act.
In an address opening the com.
mittee's two-day conference here
on full employment. Mr.. Hillman
assailed Representative Smith, DEM
ocrat, OF Virginia. co-author Of the
Smith ConnAlly Act, who charged
yesterday that the committee was
seeking Ito influence. II not control,
the 1914 elections.
Mr.. Smith, basins his ACCUSE
tions on an article by Philip MUIR
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Dry Law Advocates
Swamp Hobbs With
100000 Letters
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A deluge OF letters from pro-
hibition advocates has para
lyzed the ONCE routine of
Chairman Hobbs of the House
Judiciary Subcommittee which
Is considering the Bryson bill
under which liquor would be
outlawed for the duration of the
war.
As weary clerks in his ONCE
segregated thousands Of letters
they estimated the total thus
far at about 100, ,000-Mr. Hobbs
commented yesterday:
ANY expression from my dis
trict or State is always welcome
but national chain letters like
these are self-defeating."
They came addressed to
Boggs. Hobb and other versions,
but the crowning one was that
which referred to him as Mr..
Hops.
Evening star., 1944-01-14

Wine Institute. in the face OF con-
slant questioning, held to his con-
tention that the increased price OF
grapes to wineries played = major
share in the higher costs.
"Strangle Hold" Charged.
His testimony that J. B. Cello,
vice president OF the Roma Wine
Co., now owned by Schenley's. and
Edmund A. Rossi, formerly part
owner OF a firm purchased by Ma
tional Distillers, were two OF the
institutes four officers, brought
remark from Senator MurdocK'
Democrat, OF Utah that "it looks
like the wine business is very much
under the influence of liquor
A second letter, from H. A. Saw
age, secretary OF the Muscat Grape
Growers Committee OF Fresno
Calif., charged the distillery inter
ests have "a strangle hold over the
grape growers and an "uncanny
nover" over the War Food Admins
tration and the ONCE of Price Ad.
ministration in fixing prices ana
regulations. .,
Mr.. Wootton testified National
Distillers, scnenleys, Seagrams ana
Hiram Walker acquired II wine
nroperties in California from 1888
through 1943. These four, he said,
owned about Is per cent OF the Cali
fornia wine inventory as OF Decem-
Der 81.
Big Distillers Have Advantage.
Mr., Wootton testified that the OPA
f,xed 4 ceiling in 1943 Of $3O.3O q
ton on grapes sold to others than
wineries, but none on sales to WIN
cries, the latter paying sometimes as
high as 500 q ton.
Since the OPA fixed price ceilings
on wines, Senators Ferguson, Re-
publican, of Michigan and Murdock
asserted the higher prices gave the
big distillers these advantages:
/. Financial ability to pay the
hieher prices for grapes to sell In
higher price brands, while smaller
interests, welded to cheaper trade,
were forced to quit or sell out.
z. Financial ability to pay the
higher prices for fruit for CONVEX
sion into neutral spirits for use IN
blended whiskies selling at higher
prices.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
|Griswo|d and Brooks
Give Views on COP
Postwar Policy
BY the Associated Press.

6y the AsSoclateo Ffess
NEW YORK, Jan. l4.-Gov.
Dwight Griswold OF Nebraska said
last night that Midwesterners ia
vored postwar collaboration, while
Senator Brooks, Republican. of Illi-
nois called for foreign policy based
on national interests.
They spoke on the Blue Networks
Americas Town Meeting of the
Air" radio program, both discussing
the topic. How Can the Republicans
Win in 1944?"
Gov. Griswold, taking issue with
any references to the Midwest as
isolationist. said the people there
wanted international cooperation
to help prevent wars In the future
and added:
The Republican party cannot win
II it goes meely-mouth on that
ISSUE"
Wants Organized Collaboration.
The Midwest, he asserted. wan.ed
the collaboration to be organized in
a definite visible international struc-
ture. backed by force.
1T wants a collaboration" he
continued, which, in due time, VIII
include the people OF every nation
who have given proof they desire to
travel with free people toward the
kind of world free people desire.
That is the kind OF collaboration
the definitely organized kind-that
the Republican party must sponsor"
Senator Brooks said the Repub-
lican party can win In 1914 by DEM
onstrating its devotion to the COM
plete maintenance of the American
Republic"
The American people want, he
said, IAN American foreign policy
based on national interests guided
by justice, not merely . policy OF
supporting some other nations for.
eign policy"
First to Adopt Policy.
He declared that the Republican
party, through the program adopted
by its Postwar Advisory Council at
Mackinac Island last year, was the
first and only party thus far to off,
cially announce its purpose and
policy
During q question and answer
session between the speakers and
the audience, Gov. Griswold said
that If Wendell L. Willkie should be
nominated for President in 1914 he
will be very strong candidate and
will run with the Wholehearted SUD.
port Of the Republican party"
Senator Brooks, asked whether q
rift between the Republican party
and Mr.. Willkie could "be healed In
time to form united front In the
- party" replied:
Il don't believe he will be non1i.
mated"
He added, however, that whoever
was nominated would receive the
partys united support.
Mrs. Willkie was in the audience.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Pennsylvania INT Plant
EMPLOYING ! 300 to Close

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Jan. IA tP).
Operation OF the Army's $45 900 900
Pennsylvania Ordnance Works In
nearby White Deer Valley, where
TINT has been made since February,
l943. will be ended Sunday, Maj.
H. S. Borman, commanding ofhcer,
announced last night.
Maj. Borman, who estimated 1900
workers will be affected, said the
order to close down came from Maj
Gen. L. H. Campbell, jr.. chief of
ordnance.
The status of the 14,20l- -acre ord
nance works at Geneva, near Mead
vile, Pa. could not Immediately be
learned.