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Evening star., 1944-04-30
Davis Defends Ward
Seizure as Move
To Check Strikes
Troops Leove Plant;
Company and Union Agree
On Bargaining Election
BY the Associated Press.


Shortly after soldiers were
withdrawn from the Montgom-
cry Ward & Co.'S Chicago prop
critics, Chairman William H.
Davis of the War Labor Board
declared yesterday that the
strike had epidemic potentiali-
ties" that fully justified WLB in
asserting its jurisdiction in the
case.
With the Government remaining
in possession of the plant under
presidential order, Samuel H. Jaffee,
National Labor Relations Board ex-
aminer, opened a hearing in Chi
cago on the fundamental issue in
the case--whether the CIO Mail
Order, Warehouse and Retail En-
ployes Union retains representation
rights for majority of the Mont
gomery Ward workers.
John A. Barr, Wards attorney,
and Francis Heisler, union counsel,
told Mr.. Jaffee they would stipulate
that an election to determine
whether the union represents d ma
jority of eligible employees was ap-
propriate, but would leave the
question Of deciding whether a new
election be held to the NLRB.
The lawyers said the NLRB could
order a new election or could decide
it was unnecessary and recertity the
union as representative of the ma
Jority without further balloting.
They also said they were not in
agreement on the number of bar
gaining units involved and whether
part-time employees should vote, if
an election is ordered, and would
leave those points, too, to the NLRB.
Davis Writes Byrd.
In a letter to Senator Byrd, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, replying to the
Senator's request for full details
as to the seizure /" = and the legal
"uSAASAApy you lCllCd upOIl SUCH
action" Mr.. Davis wrote:
I'VE cannot expect to confine
strikes to nonwar establishments
and keep war plants strikeless any,
more than We would let a fire rage
unchecked in a nonwar plant on
the theory it might not leap the
fence to the war plant next door,"
Mr.. Davis said.
WLB ended its dealing in the case,
Mr.. Davis reminded Senator Byrd.
when it turned over the problem to
President Roosevelt. He added that
he assumed" the Senator desired
TO know "the basis upon which the
board originally took Jurisdiction of
the dispute, and the propriety of
the boards orders on the merits.
The basic test of WLB jurisdiction
as laid down by Congress is whether
dispute is one which may lead to
substantial interference with the
war effort" he said, adding, that
test was fully met in this case"
Cites Size Of Firm.
Mr.. Davis declared Montgomery
Ward was not Just an ordinary
dealer in merchandise" but had
$4,000 employees engaged in a gross
annual business exceeding half a
billion dollars, including manufac-
ture OF farm equipment and, in it's
affillated Hummer Manufacturing
Co., OF carburetors, propellers and
gun mounts for military aircraft.
I'm the Montgomery Ward case"
Mr. Davis said there can be no
doubt that the dispute, if not settled,
would lead to substantial inter-
ference with the war effort, quite
(See MONTGOMERY WARD, A-l9J
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Independent Oil Men Ask
Fixed Petroleum Policy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRADFORD, Pa, April ga
definite national oil policy, absen-
ton Of Government from competl-
ton with private industry, increase
in the price of crude oil and defer
ment OF key men in the oil busi-
ness were among objectives sought
in resolutions passed by the Inde-
pendent Petroleum Association of
America. closing its midyear meet
ing today.
Site of the annual meeting of the
IPAA on October %, "a, 25, will
be Dallas, Tex, the group decided.
Maj. B. A. Hardey, Shreveport,
La, chairman of the IPPA Produc-
ton Committee. declared there are
three factors holding up develop
ment of new oil fields: Low price
of crude, shortage of manpower and
shortage of equipment.
On the last, he asserted the Gov
ernment has allotted enough string
tubing to drill $4,000 wells this year,
but that only 10000 of them can be
drilled because the War Production
Board has denied additional Deisel
engines, transformers and repair
parts.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Men Z Years in Pacific
To GET Trips Home
New FurIough Plan
Effective Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.


ARMY HEADQUARTERS. CEN
TRIAL PACIFIC, April ga new
furlough plan, making a percentage
Of officers and men eligible for trips
to the mainland after two years of
service in the Central Pacific. will
become effective Monday, the Army
announced today.
Previously, three and a half years
Of overseas service were required
before soldier could get such a
cave.
Central Pacific headquarters said
every effort consistent with the
shipping situation will be made to
Increase facilities for transporting
personnel on leave.
1T must be realized that while
is comparatively easy to send a
soldier home, it is much more diff
cult to return him here" COM
nented 1t. Gen. Robert C. Richard
son, jr., commanding general of
Central Pacific Army Forces.
Il want all troops in the Central
Pacific area to know the Army has
done and will continue to do every-
hing humanity possible to provide
rips home"
Evening star., 1944-04-30

BY the Associated Press.
One of the most crowded
weekly political calendars of 1914
will unfold tomorrow with ma
tional attention focused on four
senatorial denomination scraps
and a Roosevelt-Byrd delegate
race in Florida. New Deal home
front policies are the main
issues.
Senators up for denomination
all with opposition-are Tydings
Democrat, of Maryland: Pepper
Democrat, of Florida; Hill, Demo-
crat, of Alabama, and Gurney, Re-
publican, of South Dakota.
In addition, 80 more Democratic
and Is Republican National Con-
vention delegates will be chosen; al
House members in Alabama, Florida
Evening star., 1944-04-30

The fiat statement capped q
series of developments in which
a Republican member of Con-
gress had urged the general to
be silent candidate and Gen.
Macarthur had expressed appre-
citation of the interest mani
tested but did not make clear
whether he would accept II
drafted.
Text of Statement.
The complete text of the three.
paragraph statement read:
Since my return from the Hol-
landia operations, have had
brought to my attention wide
spread public opinion that it is detri.
mental to our war effort to have an
officer in high position on active
service at the front considered for
nomination for the Office Of Presi-
dent.
(The Hollandia operation re-
ferred to was the invasion and
conquest within less than a week
of a Dutch New Guinea sector
! which has three vital airdromes,
within bombing range of the
Philippines. American warplanes
now are using those fields.)
"I have ON several occasions an
nounced I was not candidate for
the position Nevertheless, in view
of these circumstances in order to
make my position unequivocal I re-
quest that no action be taken that
would link my name in any way with
the nomination.
II do not covet it nor would 7 ac-
cept it,"
Contrast with Letters.
/ Neither Gen. Macarthur nor his
spokesman had any comment to
make on the statement, but the war
correspondents at his advanced
headquarters did not fail to note
the significant contrast between to-
days statement and the wording Of
statement he issued after publica-
ton of a letter exchange with Rep
resentative Miller, Republican, Of
Nebraska.
In the statement he said, 81 have
not sought the Office nor do I seek
it,"
Today he said II do not covet It
nor would I accept it,"
| Gen MacArthurs statement to-
day backed up a previous one he
had made some time ago when
mention of his presidential possi-
bilities in the United States was
in the early discussion stages. At
that time he stated he was a MILL
tary man who had started his ca
reer as soldier and hoped to
finish as one.
Today's statement implied an
agreement with that section of
public opinion that believed it det-
rimental to the war effort for an
officer in high position on active
service to be considered for Presi-
Dental office.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Gov. Broughton Indorsed
In Vice Presidential Race
BY the Associates Press,

RALEIGH, N. c., April 29.-Reso-
lutions indorsing Gov. J. M. Brough-
ton for the vice presidency and
President Roosevelt for fourth
term were adopted throughout North
Carolina today as county conven-
tions elected delegates to the State
Democratic Convention next Thurs
day.
Reports reaching Democratic State
headquarters here indicated that
Gov. Broughton received indorse-
ment from SO per cent of all meet
ings from which reports had been
received. Advocation of Mr.. Roose-
velt for fourth term usually &C
companied Broughton support.
Gov. Broughton already has re-
ceived the support of Oklahoma
Young Democrats and Chairman
Monroe M. Redden of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
said recently that at least eight
other States had indicated they
would support the Tar Heel at the
Chicago convention in july,
Evening star., 1944-04-30
10 Die as Bomber Crashes
After Flying Up Canyon
~ the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
BROKEN BOW, Nebr., April 90
A Liberator bomber en- route from
Glenview, Ill, back to it's base at
kirkland Field, Albuquerque, N. M,
crashed in hills II miles northwest
OF Broken Bow tonight, killing the
10 men aboard.
The plane, flying up 300-foot
canyon during rainstorm, crashed
into range of hills at the CANYONS
end. Tractors were used to drag
Iambulances through muddy fields to
the Wreckage. Officers from the
kearney (Nebr) Army Air Base took
charge.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Gen. M'Arthur Won't
Accept Nomination;
Cites His Role in War
-Heeds Widespread Public
Opinion That High Officers
Should Not Seek Presidency

background and Sdeghts Macarthur Story A16J
ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA,
Sunday April 30-Gen Douglas Macarthur back from
invasion which carried him 500 miles nearer his cherished
goal of returning to the Philippines stated unequvocay
today he neither desired would accept nomination for
President of the United States
Noting "a widespread public opinion that it detrimental
effort" for active military leader considered
for the office he said II request that action be taken that
would link my in any way with the nomination"
II Dc Not Covet It."
II do not covet would it, read his brief state
ment concerning movements United States make him
the Republican presidential nominee.
It his first unequvocal and positive reply individuals
and long been urging the either
out into the to be silent but draftabe candidate
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Draft Jitters Cause Firm to Fire
One Man and Denote Another

into trouble" after the war by dis
turbing the mems unemployment
rights, provided for by law.
2. The area War Manpower Com
missions Labor Management Com
mittee yesterday passed motion
urging employers to hold onto their
IA men as long as possible, to
hire IA men and to rehire those
who quit their jobs only to have
their induction indefinitely post
poned.
The real estate firm spokesman
told The Star last night that it will
reconsider its decision since all
this has come up" He explained
the two employees were the man.
(See DRAFT, Page A-Ie.)
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Curtin Reaches London

LONDON, April % tP). - Prime
Minister John Curtin of Australia
arrived today to attend a confer
ence OF empire leaders. He con-
ferred with President Roosevelt in
the United States en- route here.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Roosevelt Byrd Test in Florida
Features Primaries This Week
Senators Tydines, Pepper, Gurney and Hill
Face Fight for denomination

TOWN ELECTIONS and delegate
contests to feature voting in near
by Maryland tomorrow. Story on
Page AT.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
10Th Day Of Bombing Starts;
80 Nozi Fighters Shot Down
As 1000 u. S. Planes Hit Berlin
" American Croft
Lost; Great Fires
Set in Reich Capital
BULLETIN.

LONDON (Sunday) up. -
All German stations were off
the air at $40 am. GAO am.
in Washington today, indi-
eating that Allied daylight
raiders were carrying the
massive pre-invasion often
sive into it's sixteenth straight
day.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

Complete Index, Page Az
Radio Programs, Pe. Clio
Evening star., 1944-04-30

(See PLANE, Page A-l40
Evening star., 1944-04-30

(See RAIDS, Page A-4.)
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(See POLITICS, page AID
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(See LABOR, Page Abb
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Weather Forecast

Falr and warmer. Tomorrow, cloudy
and continued warm.
Temperatures yesterday - Highest,
os, at pm; lowest, 40, at $50 am.
United States Weather Bureau Report.
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Draft
Continued From First Page0

nonfathers, they will not be &C
corded the liberal treatment granted
to the older fathers, Gen. Hershey
said.
Men in the 1921 age group who
hold occupational deferments in in
dustry on February will not have
their deferments cancelled but when
the time comes for these deferments
to be renewed the state selective
service directors will not only have
to pass on them personally but will
have to report each case to national
headquarters with the reasons for
the deferment.
New Rules Given.
BY law, high school students In
the last half of their academic year
may have their induction postponed
until the end Of the semester on re-
quest, but deferment of college STU
dents will be limited to only a few
fields of study and controlled by the
National Roster of Scientific and
Specialized Personnel of the War
Manpower Commission.
In general, here are the new rules
governing student deferments:
Undergraduates who will gradu-
ate on or before July /, who go to
school full time and are in good
standing in recognized college or
university may be deferred if they
are majoring in aeronautical, auto
motive, chemical, civil, electrical,
marine, mechanical, petroleum, min
ing and metallurgical, radio or
sanitary engineering; agricultural
sciences, bacteriology, chemistry,
forestry, geophysics, mathematics,
meterology, naval architecture, op-
tometry, pharmacy or physics, in
Guiding astronomy.
Undergraduates who will gradu-
ate after July /, who are full-time
students in good standing at a
recognized school and will graduate
within "a months after they are
certified for occupational deferment
may be deferred if they are major
Ing in chemistry, engineering, geol-
ogy, geophysics or physics and If
they are within the national quota.
Quota Established.
A national quota of 10000 has
been established for these under
graduate students. The quota viii
be apportioned among the schools
by the National Roster which will
make the assignments by February
Is.
Students in recognized medical,
dental, veterinary medicine or os-
teopathy schools may be deferred
until they complete their courses if
the schools certify they show prom
Use Of successfully completing their
courses.
Premedical and other preprofes-
sional students who will finish their
preparatory courses within "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
u. S. Beds Too Hard for Mime. Chiono

Nine. Chang Kai-shek during her
recent visit found some of the beds
IN America too hard.
This was revealed yesterday by
two of her hostesses-Mrs. Roose-
welt and Capt. Mildred McAfee of
the WAVES-during Wellesley
Club of Washington luncheon at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Capt. McAfee, president-on- leave
OF Wellesley College, confessed to
500 alumnae and undergraduates
that Wellesley's best-known gradu-
ate had described the guest bed at
her alma mater as something less
than comfortable. In fact, Capt.
McAfee revealed, Nine. Chang later
pinched mattresses during inspec-
ton OF a WAVES barracks to see
If the WAVES were treated better
than she was.
Hard" Nine. Chang was quoted
as commenting. But not as hard
as the bed at Wellesley"
Mrs. Roosevelt prefaced an ad-
dress to the alumnae with a similar
confession. Although Nine. Chang
did not complain of the beds at the
White House, one of the Roosevelt
sons did, she said. He went so far
as to recommend that his mother
sleep on all Of them to test them out.
The Presidents wife said she had
not yet slept on all the guest beds
but that she had replaced many of
them anyway.
Mrs. Roosevelt then praised the
women of China, Russia and Eng
land for their tremendous con-
tributions to the war. American
women have by no means yet been
called upon to face similar tasks,
she said.
II do not think we have begun
to touch the limit of what we can
take" she said. She believes, how
ever, that American women, if chal-
lenged, could do all that women of
any other nation could accomplish.
In describing her trips to Eng
land, Australia and New Zealand,
Mrs. Roosevelt disclosed one detail
of English factory management she
had not mentioned before. When alb
senteeism and indifference threat
en- production in an English fac
tory, she said, workers are sent to
see their product in action. Some
American airplane workers sent to
England recently took a trip in a
plane, she said, and told her they
did plenty of thinking" during
the mission. She said she wished
this treatment could be applied to
war workers here but feared it would
not be practical in such a large
country.
Alice SEE, daughter of Alfred SEE.
former Chinese Ambassador, and
now senior at Wellesley, was cho-
sen by the 40 other undergraduates
present to describe the information
al outlook" now prevailing at the
college. Ensign Sarah Moore of the
WAVES, president of Wellesley
student government before her
graduation last June, described the
dozens of other graduates who have
come to take war jobs and be fresh
men in Washington"
Mrs. John P. Gregg, club presi-
dent, presided. Among the alumnae
present was Mrs. Ralph Brewster,
wife OF Senator Brewster, Repub-
lican, of Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

with the Nazis who pursued them
toward the Soviet lines.
Already fighting alongside the
Red Army was the LIST Independent
Czech Brigade, which won one of
the highest army orders Of the
U. S. S. r., the Order of Suvorov,
and only last Tuesday was recon-
mended by Premier Stain for new
award, Order of Bogdan Klmelnitsky,
for valiant action in the capture
of the German stronghold, Belaya
Tserkov.
Today in Moscow the Red Army
paper, Red Star, disclosed a Yugo-
slav unit had been formed to fight
with the Red Army. The unit COM
prises Yugoslavs either resident in
the U. S. S. r. or those who have
been forced into the German Army
and then captured by the Russians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

months may be deferred If they
already have been accepted for ad-
mission to professional school and
if they are within the quota.
This quota provides that the total
number of preprofess;onal students
occupationally deferred at one time
does not exceed so per cent of the
total average number of students
in the professional schools in the
1889 and 1939-40 academic years.
In addition, the total number of de-
ferred students accepted for ad-
mission to the professional schools
must not exceed the capacity of
the school available for civilian use.
No Hardships Seen.
These limitations, it was said, will
not work a hardship on the school,
since they also have Army and
Navy, students, ATS, discharged
service men and women to fill their
All the requests for student de-
ferments must be passed on by the
National Roster.
After graduation from a profess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Czech Force EIudes
Nazi Masters, Fights
Under Russian Flag
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. "a fully armed
Slovak force of 2,140 sent into
Southern Russia by the Germans
recently eluded the Nazis and joined
the Red Army, swelling the number
of nationals of German subjugated
countries now fighting under the
hammer and sickle, the Czech Press
Bureau said today.
Company commanders of the 21st
Slovak Regiment, including 1t. Karel
Schovanec, who told the story to the
press bureaus Moscow correspond
ent, decided to join the Russians at
the zero hour set by the Nazis for
an attack against the Red Army.
Six hundred of the Slovaks were
killed fighting a rear-guard action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

sional school, the men may be al
lowed 80 days in which to find job
before they come up for deferment
or induction through the regular
channels. Graduates from medical
dental and other schools where
State examination is required be-
fore they are licensed to practice
may be deferred up to go days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

president Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. defending her from
charges by q Cleveland woman
union ofiicial that the actress held
up production by touring war plants
during War Bond selling trip.
Terming the workers remarks
chance and perhaps facetious," Mr..
Green declared the AL lis proud
Of the record Of its entertainment
unions in promoting War Bond
sales"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
William Green Defends
Dorothy Lamour Tour

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8.-Dorothy
Lanour said today that she received
telegram from William Green.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-01

some Of H. had To run some
plasma over the top \ few of
our boys had been caught bad
up there.
1T was like shooting fish In,
barrel. The Nip snipers we're in
the trees whanging away AT IT,
as we ran. We ran "a few feet AT
time, then hit the deck on our
faces. We got through some
how
JAPS STOPPED COLD
christmas Day We expected
an all-time, ail-high raid. Radio
Tokyo had promised Christ
mas present for every marine
on BougainSille. But they didn't
come over. We heard afterward
that Our fighters had met their
hombers and stopped EN- cold.
II was Tokyo Rose. a. We call
her. who announced the prom
ised Christmas present for Us. d"
BiI is = former Eastern High
School boy who later operated
Bills Bar az 9fOS Mack. Now he
goes 10 Camp Pcndlcton 10 IN.
>'rucr for a stretch after fnat
year ia tho southwest Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-01
Raid Wdrdens
Join Messengers
In Double Drive

An intensive house 10 house
drive to get blood donors and coz
lect valuable waste paper at the
same time will be launched this
week by OCD AFRAID wardens
and $50 youthful OCD messenger
boys in northwestern Detroit's
Sector r, Zone ! Area 6.
HandblllS bearing the plea,
Others give their blood for us,
why can't We give them a little of
ours? have already been distrib-
uted TO every house in the mile
square area bounded by South
field, Fenkell, Schoolcraft and
Telegraph
Wen kill two birds with one
stone" said Sector Warden
George Hamann Of 1850 w.
Outer Drive. "The waste paper
will 20 TO war, the money we get
from IL will defray expenses in
the blood plasma drive. We hope
TO get 300 pints Of blood"
All the neighborS' are asked IA
fiji out the blank on the handful,
pledging their appearance at HUI
bert School. Lamphcre and Eaton.
on Donation Day" March % The
pledges and the paper Mllll be- col
lected al the same time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-01
Earthquakes Make
DefrOifera Tow Head
By VERA BROWN

Pfc William Siclaf Of the L. S
Marines first parachute regimen
is back from NcHa Laselja ant
BouRalnNllle and he's now Z
bIeachcd bland.
Says Bill
II always was blond OF course.
hut not tow head. Know what
did il. NOM" he asked with
twinkle in ms cyc az MS mother
Mrs. Rose Hark Of 35l0 Nc
Ciellsn
Earthquakes. We had - In
one daX on BougainNille 49, the
first one hit ~ Just before
dawn. We didn't know whether
more marines had landed or
whether il was the Japs coming
Then n guy from California
spoke mp.
, ACTIVE VOLCANOES
we were up on HelIzapoppin
for - days 49, that's what Ne
called Hill 1000, That was when
the hrst quakes hit III. You see,
there are two huge active vol
canoes on the island And / do
mean active.
Il can now dig fox hole un-
der pressure in nothing fat. We
lay IN those holes for weeks,
soaking vet. We were never
drt. Ate h and { rations u~u-
ails cold unless We heated them
mp a little with the paper i'm
which h rations are wrapped.
but We never caught cold.
RAIN APLENTN
Believe IL or not. once our
gang hit the mainland. everN-
body got the sniHles. Guess We
Just can't take dry clothing.
clean beds and a roof.
What We had out there he
sides fighting was plenty Of
weather. And most Of il rain.
None Of the boys will ever
forget HeIlzapoppin'. one dav