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Evening star., 1944-03-13
End
Exclusive Parkinq
On Capital Streets
Members Of Congress,
OffieioIs, Red Cross
Affected by Order

The Commissioners today ap-
proved a report of Assistant En-
gineer Commissioner Joseph D.
Arthur, jr., declaring parking re-
strictions for the exclusive use
OF certain persons and organiza-
tions illegal and recommending
that they be discontinued.
Col. Arthur's list of signs rec
commended for removal included a
number of those reserving space for
members of Congress and their Sec
retaries. It is understood, however
that William A. Van Duzer, director
OF trafflc, has informed the Commits
sioners that such signs are allowed
by an act of Congress.
Among the other restrictive park
ing signs mentioned by Col. Arthur
are those reserved for blood donors,
ofncial District cars by the District
Building, space for Naval Intelli-
gence by the Navy Department, by
police precincts and the parking re-
strictions for Red Cross vehicles on
the east side of Connecticut avenue,
between H and I streets NV.
In his report to the Commission
ers, Col. Arthur included an opinion
from Corporation Counsel Richmond
B. Keech, who cited the following
decision in the District Court of Ap-
peals:
THE streets of the city of Wash
1ngton are for the equal use of all
the public, and it is violation of
the fundamental principle of equal
ity to attempt to give an exclusive
privilege in them, or in any part
OF them, to any one person, COM
pany or organization, whatsoever.
to the exclusion of others equally
entitled
knowing that they are illegal,
even though as Mr.. Van Duzer
states, they are generally observed
by the public, can see no justi-
flcation for their continuance, Col.
Arthur said.
mo one could be convicted for
violating them, and I don't believe
it good policy to secure these re-
suits merely because the general
public may be. ignorant of this fact.
Il further recommend that the
director of vehicles and traffic be
directed to erect no more signs of
this nature"
Mr.. Keech ruled that the Commits
sioners do not have the power to
delegate their traffic rules and regu-
lations making power to the director
of vehicles and traffic, adding that
Congress gave to the Commission
ers exclusive power to make traffic
rules and regulations, and the power
tC delegate administration"
This Office corporation COUNSEL
has upon several occasions advised
the Commissioners that in it's opin-
ion the Commissioners have no
power to restrict certain portions of
the parking space along public
streets to the exclusive use of GER
tain persons or organizations as be-
ing discriminatory"
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Wickard Admits Urqinq
S|attery 10 Quit REA
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard,
yielding on previous refusal to
testify. denied before Senate in
vestigating committee today that he
had attempted to inject the Rural
Identification Administration into
politics or had interfered with its
policies under Administrator Harry
E. Slattery.
Mr. Wickard asserted in a pre-
pared statement that he had tried
to persuade Mr.. Slattery to resign
only because he thought an official
of greater administrative ability
was needed to end dissension within
the agency.
Jonathan Daniels. administrative
assistant to President Roosevelt.
also had declined to testify about
REA matters. but later appeared be-
fore the committee after contempt
proceedings had been threatened
Mr.. Slattery told the committee
recently he thought efforts to oust
him were partly traceable to his
refusal to engage in political cam
paigning.
Evening star., 1944-03-13
picture on Page BIZ

The longest line of taxpayers
in history wound through the
corridors of the Internal Rev.
enue Building today to pay the
toughest income tax. The length
of the twisting line was greater
than 10 city blocks.
Breaking all records, the local in
come tax office handled more than
5000 puzzled citizens before noon,
with prospects that throngs would
accumulate this afternoon to build
new all-time peak for one day.
A. Parks Rasin, administrative as
sistant to the collector of internal
revenue in charge of the Washing
ton Office, called on the Bureau of
Internal Revenue for all the addi-
tional experts who could be spared.
His force of workers mounted to
more than 800.
The Office, at Twelfth street and
Constitution avenue NV. will be
Evening star., 1944-03-13
British Coal Strike
Breaks Up
Possibly Third Of Men
Return to Their Jobs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Mar. 13.-The week-old
strike of 100000 miners which is
estimated to have cost Britain 300,-
900 tons of coal began slowly break
ing up today with early reports
indicating possibly a third of the
men back at work.
The situation as a whole, however
was confused. Some miners who
voted yesterday to return to their
jobs turned around and went home
this morning after meetings at the
pitheads. The shutdown still was
complete in some areas.
A Ministry of Fuel official in
Wales said the situation there was
so fluid that we are unable tC
make any estimate yet" concerning
the number back at work We will
not have a proper picture until
later in the day
The back to work movement
which followed split vote yesterday
on the question Of continuing the
strike, enabled most of the idle
miners in North Wales and Scot
land to resume operations and theil
output was expected to be norma
by tomorrow
/ The situation in the great South
/ Wales fields, which have been vir.
tually paralyzed by the strike, re.
NAMED critical, however.
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military authorities time to obtain
proof that Pvt Collins is a deSerter.
The Thomas arrest, Sergt. Blick
said today, resulted from an anon
ymous tip. He said the man had
been wanted for more than year
as deserter. but had eluded pre-
vlous efforts to arrest him.
Sergt. Blick said Thomas refused
to let his wife open the door to the
military and civilian police and they
had to break it open. Police said he
denied he was a deserter and they
were able to get little information
from him
According to Sergt. Blick, Thomas
had escaped police several times
previously. On one occasion, he said
the man had jumped from a third
story window On another, he ran
across rooftops, leaping a span that
Sergt. Blick said he himself would
never have attempted.
In an interview today at her apart
ment at 1923 Bay street Sc Mrs
Bender denied she had knowingly
harbored Pvt. Collins.
She did not know the man was
in trouble with the Army &until
military police came to her apart
ment looking for him early Friday
Mrs. Bender said. She denied he
was in her apartment then, she
(See DESERTERS, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Coal Miners Strike
In Australia Ends
BY the Associated Press.

BY INt ASSUCIbIeT FTtSS.
SYDNEY. Australia, Mar. 13.-
The strike of coal miners on the
south coast of New South Wales has
ended and the men will return to
work tomorrow, it was announced
today.
The strike developed from con-
troversy over working conditions.
1t resulted in the loss of 230 1000 tons
of coal and seriously dislocated op-
erations of many foundries and
other industries.
Evening star., 1944-03-13
YugosIovs Led by u. S. Officer
Seize Port on Adriotic Isle
Capture of Point OFF DuImuton Coast
Announced by Tito's Headquarters

mandos, led by Gen Churchill
had landed on Lissa Island to the
southwest.
Allied headquarters in Italy an
nounced that British destroyers had
bombarded German-held Korcula
Island two days in a row last week,
and today's Allied communique told
of the sinking of An enemy coastal
vessel and the capture of number
of German prisoners March 10 in
Neretva channel, between Korcula
and LiSsa.
The Yugoslav communique said
outnumbered Partisans were locked
in battle with the Germans on
Hvar Island, another of the group
and that on the mainland heavy
fighting developed on scattered
fronts from Liubljana, in Slovenia
southwark to Bania Luka.
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Record Number of Taxpayers
Fill Revenue Building Corridors
Line Extends More Than 10 Blocks;
Office Hours heightened to Meet Rush

open until 6 pm. today, from 8:15
am. to 6 pm. tomorrow and from
8:15 am. to midnight Wednesday,
Mr.. Basin announced.
Meantime, in Baltimore, according
to official advices to Mr.. Rasin, a
similar huge crowd of taxpayers
had descended on the collectors Of
flee, and had reached such proper
tions that it had outgrown the
bounds of the big Customs House,
and extended blocks along Balti-
more sidewalks.
Here, however, the long corridors
of the Revenue Building accommo-
dated the taxpayers indoors. The
line twisted and turned back and
forth, around corners, and finally
turned back on itself with a sharp
hairpin turn and began retracing
itself
Not only were there two lines oi
people waiting, but between these
two slowly moving lines. other ar.
rivals came through in such num-
- = -
Evening star., 1944-03-13


In July, 1912, he was sent to the
European theater for the first time,
attached to the 9th Air Force. A
few months later he was named
commander of the 18th Air Force in
North Africa
He returned to England as 9th Air
Force commander the first of this
year
The President also nominated
Brig. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg,
deputy chief of air staff, for tenn
porary promotion to major general.
Gen. Vandenberg has been deputy
air chief since August, 1943, when
he returned from overseas. During
large part Of the North African
campaign III l942-43 he served as
Gen. Doolittle's chief of staff in
the 18th Air Force
A native of Milwaukee, he is As
and has been in the Army since
1923.
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Two Red Cross Units
Turn In $4,000 More;
20.5eb Of Goal Met
City and Residential
Divisions Soy Reports
Are Still Incomplete

Reports from the city and
residential divisions today boost
ed the District Red Cross war
fund total to $55O,52O, or 2O.66
per cent of the 50 2,665 900 quota.
On the basis of early reports the
two units turned in an additional
$50, ,341.
Impetus will be given the CAM
paign tomorrow when the two larg-
est divisions-Government and gen.
eral business-submit progress re-
ports.
Woman Collects S7,700.
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, with So
per cent of her 189 cards reporting,
already has collected $7,700 from
an original money allotment of $4,-
39750, or ITS per cent of her quota.
In brief note to Special Gifts
Chairman w. j. Waller. she said:
To-day I am staying with my
grandchild so that my daughter
in-law can go to the blood donor
clinic. You must not be worried.
I will reach all of my cards
Girl to Speak.
A breath of fresh air is to be in
jected tomorrow in the drive.
She is Phyllis Pedigo, Red Cross
worker in the South Pacific who
was affectionately termed Merry
legs" by a regiment of our soldiers
in Australia. She is to speak at
the 1890 pm. luncheon meeting at
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
AS reported in Harper's Bazaar,
the following tribute was paid to
her by the enlisted personnel at
APO ITO, somewhere in Australia: !:
They call her Rebel her name
is Phyl and she halls from Virginia
(See RED CROSS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1944-03-13
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 13.-Yugoslav
Partisans commanded by an
American officer have captured
the port of Pucisce on the north
east corner of Brac Island, off
the Dalmatian coast, Marshal
Tito's headquarters announced
today.
Brac, a rugged, 152-square-m mile
island in the Adriatic, lies 10 miles
southeast of the port of Split and
has been used in the past as sub
marine base.
The action, announced in the
war bulletin broadcast by the Free
Yugoslav radio, again turned the
spotlight on the Dalmatian islands.
The Berlin radio asserted last week
that British and American Com
Evening star., 1944-03-13
New Gains Reported
By Allies in Burma
Seizure Of Buthedoung on
Arokun Front Announced
By the Associated Press.


NEW DELHI, Mar. ia series Of
Allied successes in the Arakan sector
of Burma, including the occupation
of Buthedaung, SIS miles north of
the Bay of Bengal port of Akyab,
was announced by Admiral Lord
Louis Mountbatten's Southeast Asia
command today.
To the west, between Buthedaung
and Mungdaw, the British also
forced the Japanese from several
positions.
During the past three days other
troops have been making a series
of local attacks in the Buthedaung
sector and after occupying that vii
lage on March II they have further
strengthened their positions in this
area by clearing the enemy from
high ground south and southwest"
the communique said.
During this fighting compara-
lively heavy casualties were inflicted
on the enemy and as in the Htindaw
area a quantity Of ammunition and
equipment was captured"
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Cut in A Gas
Ration in West
Held Imminent
OPA May Order
Equalization With
East Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

The possibility that basic "a"
gasoline rations in the Midwest
and West may be trimmed from
three to two gallons a week, to
match the Eastern seaboard ra-
ton, was acknowledged today by
Col. Bryan Houston, deputy ad-
ministrator of the Office of Price
Administration.
Col. Houston said the plan was
advocated by the Petroleum Admin
lstration for War as a means OF
equalizing supplies over the country
OPAs decision may be announced
tomorrow, he said, if the civilian al
location of gasoline for the second
quarter of the year, starting April 1
is transmitted by PAW to OPA to-
night, as expected. If the Mid
western and Far Western curtail-
ment is ordered, it probably will be
placed in effect by extending each
series of A coupons to last three
months instead of the present two
months, officials said.
Saving to Be Small.
1t was acknowledged that only a
small savings in gasoline would be
accomplished. PAW Administrator
Ickes long has cherished the idea OF
putting rations on an equal basis
over the Nation.
PAW officials said the Atlantic
Coast allotment for the second quar-
ter probably would provide as much
gasoline for passenger car drivers as
the allotment for the present quar-
ter. To take care of the seasonal
increase in farm and industrial
consumption, the total civilian sup
ply may be boosted from $4,000 bar
rels daily to around 100000 barrels
for the area.
The agricultural Midwest will re-
quire an even larger proportion OF
increase because of the greater ex-
tent Of agricultural activity. Gaso-
line consumption in the Middle
West may rise by Is per cent OF
more.
Nationwide restrictions on use
of off highway "R" gasoline ration
coupons will go in effect April ]
in a move the OPA says is designed
to seal off a substantial leakage tc
the black market, it was announced
earlier today.
Trial Called Successful.
The agency said the new con-
trols-given a successful trial in
Florida and Georgia-will invali-
date the 5-gallon "R" coupons for
use at filling stations, thus permit
ting their exchange only at bulk
plants or on the Hremises Of pur-
chasers who have storage tanks.
The only exception provides for
acceptance of ''R" coupons at filling
stations with so per cent of their
business in bulk transfers. Approval
Of OPA district Offices must be OBJ
tanned, however.
Farmers and other nonhighway
users desiring to continue purchas-
ing at any other filling station will
be required to use 1-gallon "E" cou-
pons, OPA said, emphasizing that
regular rations for automobiles are
not affected by the new restric-
tions.
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Soviet Army Battles
To Within u Miles
OF Base al Kherson
5000 More Germans
Declared Slain in
Big Southern Drive
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Mar. 13.-The Red
Army battled today to within %
miles of the big Nazi base of
Kherson on the lower Dnieper
River, Moscow announced, after
Staying 5000 Germans yester-
day to bring to more than Co.
1000 the number declared killed
in eight days of the massive
southern offensive.
The Russians swept up 210 more
communities yesterday. slashing the
Proskurov- -Gusyatin Railway, lead
ing into Rumania and Hungary
and storming into Gaivoron on the
middle Bug River, SO miles from
Rumania and close to one of the
few intact railways left to the Ger
mans in Southern Russia, Soviet
communique said.
The bulletin did not mention the
lighting at Tarnopol, at the upper
end of the southern front, but Tass,
Soviet news agency, reported earlier
that the Russians were dislodging
the Germans house by house, with
the Nazis clinging to every ditch
and gutter in the city, where street
lighting has been raging since last
Thursday.
Fierce Fighting at Tarnopol.
A field dispatch to the army news
paper Red Star said the Germans
were fighting fiercely from every
hilltop, stream and road in the
Tarnopol sector, and another Rus
sian report, indicating the German
strength, said single Russian plane
had spotted 400 Nazi tanks coming
up to the battle.
The advance to within % miles
Of Kherson was made by one Soviet
force which struck 18 miles beyond
Berislav captured Saturday, and
seized Tyaginka, the Russian COM
.munique declared.
The bulletin said that other So
Wet troops had captured Dolinskaya,
a key junction of the line leading
south to Nikolaev, another important
river and sea supply port on the
Black Sea- The Russians last were
reported within 80 miles of Nikolaev
itself.
Routed Nazis Driven Into River.
The Proskurov- Cursyatin railway
was declared severed by Russian
forces which struck on both sides
of Proskurov, 62 miles east of Tarno-
pol, cutting the line at a point
presumably about As miles north
of the Bassarabian frontier.
Gaivoorn on the middle Bug River
was one of more than 60 localities
which fell to Russian forces ad-
vancing south and west of Uman,
the communique said. More than
$500 Germans were declared killed
in the Dzhulinki- -Gaivoron area.
Remnants of the routed enemy
grouping were thrown into the river
and annihilated," said the bulletin.
The Germans who attempted to
swim were killed"
Evening star., 1944-03-13
New Service Vote Bill
Slated 10 Pass DESPITE
Lukewarm BACKING
Senate Acts Today on
Potched-Up Measure;
BorkIey Is Silent
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
A service vote compromise
disowned by some of it's authors
and despised by the admins
tration's Federal ballot cham
pions was called up in the Senate
today, apparently assured of
eventual passage.
II think the bill will pass" said
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, who became its floor mana
ger when Senator Green, Democrat
of Rhode Island, co-author of the
original Federal ballot plan, refused
to sign the compromise he helped
draft.
But as the Senate met, Majority
Leader Barkley wasn't ready to say
how he would vote Several ad-
ministration stalwarts who fought
for the Green-Lucas Federal ballot
plan were openly opposed to the
hybrid bill.
This Bill or Nothing"
On one thing both sides agreed
1t will be this bill or nothing so far
as service vote legislation is con-
cerned this session.
This proposal requires the States
to say whether their soldiers can
vote" said Senator Connally. TN
convinced it is the best bill upor
which we can get an agreement"
Said Senator Lucas, Democrat, OF
Illinois, co-sponsor of the origina
Federal ballot plan:
Congress has dilly- -dallied so Ions
now it's doubtful if anything else
can get through But the soldiers
would be better off with no law thar
this
The compromise grew out of three
weeks of negotiations between Fed
eral ballot advocates in the Senate
and States Fighters from the
House who wanted the Federal Gov
ernment to be kept completely out
of service voting.
The compromise: A short form
Federal ballot available to service
men and women overseas only II
they can't get a State absentee bal
lot and if the Federal ballot is au-
thorized by State election laws. Serv-
ice voters within the United States
whose home States have no absentee
voting law could get Federal bal
lot if State laws permit its use.
Senator Connally predicted two
days of debate before the legislation
goes to the House
Evening star., 1944-03-13
Fortresses Hammer
Military Detectives
In Northern France
Follow Up Mosquito
Attacks on Targets
In Western Reich
By the Associated Press.

~ --1~O>@NsSN
LONDON, Mar. ia small
formation of American Flying
Fortresses bombed military tar
gets in Northern France today
and, although no opposition
from enemy aircraft was en-
countered, two of the bombers
were lost. @
The Fortresses were escorted by
Thunderbolt fighters, the 9th Air
Force announcement said.
British Mosquito bombers last
night attacked unspecified targets in
Western Germany without loss.
Liberators Hit French Coast.
A formation of American Lib
orators hit enemy military install
lations in the Pas-de-Calais region
of France yesterday in the first
American heavy bomber operation
in months without fighter escort.
All the big aircraft returned home
from the foray, their second in as
many days without loss against OBJ
Jectlves along the invasion coast.
Throughout the round trip of ap-
proximateay 400 miles, the Germans
offered no fighter opposition.
The Liberator blow followed the
eighth night blow of the month by
Raj Mosquitoes. The wooden
bombers hit the bomb wrecked port
of Hamburg Saturday night for the
first time since January l. One
plane failed to return from this and
a co-ordinated attack on unspecified
objectives in western Germany.
German raiders over England last
night set of London's warning sys-
tenn for the first time since last
Wednesday, but there was no imme-
diate report of any damage or loss
OF life. A weak enemy raid Satur-
day night demolished two houses
and killed several persons In a
southeastern coast town.
U-Boat Shops Damaged.
An Air Ministry announcement
last night said that Augsburg's 150-
acre NJ A. N. U-boat engine works.
Germany's largest-were extensive
ly damaged by American and Brit
ish attacks in February. Hardly a
factory escaped damage, the report
said.
In a broadcast last night to the
United States, Brig. Gen. George
Mcdonald, director of intelligence
for the United States Strategic Air
Forcess in Europe, indicated that
possibly 5000 Allied planes attacked
Nazl targets in one day last month.
The greatest number of aircraft
ever put into the air against Ger
many took part in operators Feb
ruary Is, he said.
That day" he said, "Fortresses
from both the British based 9th and
the Italian-based 18th Air Forces
bombed aircraft plants at Regens-
burg while other Fortresses from
the 9th struck Augsburg and Stutt-
gart and Liberators of the same
force bombed Furth. Thunderbolts
Lightnings and Mustangs by the
hundreds were on escorting duty.
"B-26 Marauders attacked the
Venlo and st. Trond airfields the
same day with a Spitfire escort.
That night British Lancasters and
Halifaxes in two attacks dropped
1000 long tons of bombs on Augs-
burg and Mosquitoes raided Western
Germany"
Evening star., 1944-03-13

dent Roosevelt
today to be a
lieutenant gen.
eral.
The 47-year-
old officer held
the temporary
rank of lieuten-
ant colonel when
he led the raid
on Toxic April
18, 1912. After
that attack he
was promoted to
brigadier gen.
eral and award
ed the Congress
sional Medal of
Evening star., 1944-03-13
DooIittIe Is Nominated
As Lieutenant General
Toxic Roid Leader, At,
Heads 9th Air Force

BY INC NSSOClaUeU PTtSS.
Maj. Gen James H. Doolittle
commanding the 9th Air Force in
England, was nominated by Presi-
Evening star., 1944-03-13

(See TAXES. Pafe AZ,
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Guide for Readers

Woman's Page Bill
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