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Evening star., 1944-09-29
Young Lovett'5 S Father
Will Testify Today
BY the Associated Pres,


SALINAS, Calf, Sept 29-Share-
cropper Luther Lovett, ST.. is to take
the witness stand today to give his
version of events in the exclusive
Carmel Valley section leading to the
trial of Mrs. Frances Andrews on a
charge of murder of her tenant S
son, Jay Lovett, 10.
The body Of the youth was found
on the roadside near the home OF
Mrs. Andrews. 37-year-old heiress
to Pennsylvania oil millions, whose
husband is corporal in the Army
Young Lovett had pistol shot
wound in the head.
Mrs. Robbie Lovett, mother of the
dead youth, testifying yesterday. de-
clared her son had no reason to take
his own life
Jay was a happy child" she de-
clared.
At the time of her arrest, Mrs
Andrews declared young Lovett
committed suicide after she scoldec
him for breaking a social engage
ment with her on the night OF
July IS.
The mother said she went to the
death scene with Mrs Andrews afte,
the latter came to the Lovett home
and broke the news by exclaiming
Jay is dead-he shot himself. ]
have called the cops"
En- route to the scene, Mrs. Lovett
testified, she remarked to Mrs
Andrews:
why didn't you leave the child
alone? He was trying to break away
from you. How did he get to your
place? I didn't know he was there. y
Mrs. Andrews told me: I came
and got him." Mrs. Lovett testified
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Results Of COP Publicity
Called Miracle by ChesIey

The accomplishments of the Re-
publican National Committees pub
licity organization were described as
"a. small miracle" by Lee Chesley
director Of press and radio for the
GPO's Washington ONCE, at an
American Public Relations Associa-
ton luncheon yesterday at the
Washington Hotel.
Mr.. Chesley, who described the Re-
publicans' publicity organization,
said 1t had not been able to organize
effectively until July. after the pres
idential candidate and his advisers
were chosen. and faced a tremendous
task.
Its a small miracle that we've
been able to accomplish as much as
We have in that tinie;" he said, but
we won't know how we'll we've done
until the election is over"
Mr.. Chesley said the Republicans
planned to concentrate on cam
paigning by radio and one-third of
the budget had been earmarked for
this purpose. He said he thought
the women's vote would decide the
election, and expressed uncertainty
regarding the part servicemen's votes
would play.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Ford Set to Put Out New Cars
Within ; Months After We Day

had not been informed of specific
contracts to be eliminated ON the
defeat Of Germany. He added the
corporation particularly was faced
with tremendous problems in ac-
quiring machine tools and other
equipment for reconversion.
Mr. Keller. whose company ap-
peared farther than any of the big
three" of the industry from return
to civilian production. asserted that
Chrysler'S war contracts actually
were being increased rather than
cut back.
Ford Better Prepared.
1t was believed, however, that all
Of the major companies will be in
position to make cars after We day,
with Ford, perhaps, farther along in
preparation than the others.
The industry desires the same CO.
operation from Government in re-
conversion that was given in CONVEX
sion to war work-help in breaking
"bottlenecks." Mr.. Keller asserted.
He added the chief bottlenecks were
tools, manpower and plant clearance
Nj. Wilson said that since only
about so per cent of the Nation S
energy was channeled into war work
he did not see why his industry
could not get some help in reconver-
sion. He asked the release of more
men for technical work of recon-
version.
The concenSus of industry heads
as to the time required to make
cars after We day was from three to
four months under the best OF con-
ditions and from six to eight months
If the Government failed to follow
through with decisive policy.
Il am sure if we didn't have so
many Government agencies to deal
with, and man on the spot who
could make decision. the reconver-
sion time could be shortened" de-
clared George T. Christopher, presl-
dent Of Packard.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
U. S. Tanker Crippled
By Sub in Caribbean
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
An unseen submarine in Carib-
bean waters recently fired three tor
pedoes in less than 30 minutes a,
the American tanker Kittanning
crippling but not sinking her, the
War Shipping Administration re-
ported today.
After the second torpedo struck
VISA said, Capt. Raymond J, Scham-
bers of Philadelphia ordered the ship
abandoned and there were no cas-
ualties.
When it was apparent the ship
was not going to sink, the captain
and five other officers reboarded the
vessel and three tugs towed her to a
Canal Zone port, VISA said. Tenn
porary repairs enabled the tanker to
sail to Gulf port for complete re-
pairs.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
UAW Chief Tells WLB
Unrest Over Wage
Formula Is GROWING
BY the Associated Press.


R. J. Thomas, president of the
C1O United Automobile Workers
called on the War Labor Board to-
day to correct what he called a
"lopsided operation of the stabili-
zation program" without waiting
for the fall of Germany and with
out regard to the political cam
paign.
Dissatisfaction and mounting
sense of Illustration" are growing at
an alarming rate in auto and air.
craft plants, Mr.. Thomas said in
urging that the Little Steel" wage
formula be preached.
For this board to tell workers
who have waited so long for a deter
mination (of wage stabilization pol
icy) that nothing can be decided
until after We day would be q
paralyzing blow to production NOR
ale" he said.
Labor clearly recognizes the
pressures which certain groups are
seeking to bring to bear against an
early and just settlement of this
case" Mr.. Thomas stated, adding
"A decision needs to be made
without consideration for double
talking politicians-includingo one
aspirant to our highest Office
who are ready with balanced i'm
partiality to damn this board for
making wage increases or to damn
it for denying wage increases"
N. A. Zonarich, international
representative Of the United Steel
Workers and former president cl
the Aluminium Workers, said in g
statement in behalf of a IS cent
general wage increase in the alumi-
mum industry that the boards pane.
had substantiated the basic argu-
ment" of the union.
Aluminium workers, Mr.. Zonaricf
said, have made possible the COM
mand of the airways by the Allied
Nations"
Nov, cutbacks are in full force in
the aluminium industry he contin-
ued. Thousands have been laid off
Hundreds if not thousands have
been denoted from their regular
jobs and assigned to lower-paying
occupations. The entire alum
mum industry is dominated by an
atmosphere Of retrenchment. The
Aluminium Co. of America claims
that nearly one-third of its employees
have been laid of.
The workers who can't get along
on wartime earnings will have an
impossible job trying to make ends
meet as We drift further away from
war economy and more rapidly and
fully into a peacetime economic sys-
tenn.
Against the basic problems in
volving our whole future life as a
democratic people. it would be a
grave error to become hypnotized by
a formula"
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Nine Killed, 100 Hurt
When Freight PIows
Into Passenger Train
By the Associated Press.

os tnt hSSOClAtcu EIcSS.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa,
Sept. ga fast freight plowed
into a passenger train on the
outskirts of this town last night,
killing nine and injuring about
100 persons. OF the Al receiving
treatment in Council Bluffs hos
pitfalls today, two were reported
in an extremely critical c. adj
ton.
Three soldiers were among those
who died in the crash of the two
Chicago e. North Western Line
trains at about 7:30 o'clock on the
outskirts of Missouri Valley.
Seventh Service Command oficials
today identified the soldiers as Pvt.
Henry Oscar Flo. Lawler. Mimi;
Pvt. Leo D. Hensen, Wilhston,
N. OAK. and Pvt. Steve Steenhoven,
Hull, Iowa. whose 2-year-old daugh-
ter also was killed.
The other victims were identified
as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben White, Council
Bluffs; Edwin Mayer, so, Ashland,
Nebr,: Ida McLarnan, Moville,
Iowa; Paul G. Spraisli, Luverne,
MINI.
Critically injured were the baby
daughter of Charles Erwin, address
unavailable. and soldier, Chester
Hallberg, Worthington, MINI.
A spokesman for the railroad
said the passenger train was on 4
switch and that the freight, coming
from the opposite direction, struck
the passenger train a glancing blow
on one OF the coaches. He said q
baggage, lounge car and three
coaches on the passenger were over
turned and one pair Of trucks on
the passenger locomotive were
knocked from the tracks.
An Army hospital train from
Omaha arrived to assist with the
dead and injured, many of whom
were soldiers.
One, Pvt. Neal Hulletts, Camp Nc
Coy, Wis. en- route to Rupert, Ida
no, himself suffering from a back
injury, Graded q frightened young
mother. Mrs. Lynn Briley, and her
l6-month-old son of Sioux City,
Iowa. in his arms and carried them
two blocks toward waiting ambu-
lance. As he neared the vehicle he
staggered and collapsed. The three
were taken to Council Bluffs hos
pital. Other soldiers helped In res
cue work.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Marshall Field Joins
In Plans 10 Merge
big Publishing Firms
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2o.-The
shape Of the postwar publishing
picture began to appear today,
roughly but strongly, with the an
nouncement that at least two i'm
portant combinations are forming.
One Is . merger of Simon A
Schuster, promotion minded pub
fishers Of many successful books,
with certain as yet underlined in
terests OF Marshall Field, Chicago
and New York newspaper publisher
and mercantile fortune heir. Free
man Lewis, head Of the new Home
Library,~a Doubleday, Doran SUBJ
sidiary, has been engaged by Mr..
Field to represent him.
According to Richard L. Simon
OF Simon & Schuster, Mr.. Field has
been negotiating for purchase OF an
interest in his firm and also in
Pocket Books, which Is related to
MIR. Simon's firm and sells 25-cent
reprints.
Publishers row hears rumors that
Mr.. Field plans to publish cheap
books. possibly at 81 \ copy, and
that once started there may be no
end to the Field publishing activi-
ties.
Meanwhile there is another COM
bination already formed, which
gives no guarantee that its expan-
sion has ended. This begins with
the sale Of the 46-year-old reprint
firm of Grossett G Dunlap to the
Book -of-the-Month Club, Random
House and Harper & Bros. for an
unstated amount. Grossett e. Dun
lap have q huge line of reprints
and for many years have been q
leader in their field.
! Grosset and Dunlap will be man.
aged by Random House, of which
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Moore Charges Bidd|e
With Whitewashinq'
Political Action Group
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, Sept. 29.-Senatol
Moore. Republican, of Oklahoms
said yesterday that Attorney Gen.
eral Biddle's statement that investi-
cations had disclosed that the CIC
Political Action Committee is not
violating the Hatch Act amounts
to an official whitewash in this New
Deal subsidiary"
Answering a complaint from Sen
ator Moore, Mr. Biddle said Monday
that the PAC had confined Its ac-
tivities to primary elections and was
guilty of no corrupt practices.
Senator Moore declared the PAC
had advocated the denomination OF
President Roosevelt at the Demo-
cratic Convention and since that
time has been openly campaigning
for his reelection. He added:
rs there any doubt what Mr..
Biddle's opinion would have been
If a group of corporations should
have contributed to political COM
mittee advocating the nomination
or election of an anti-New Deal cam
didate?
The Hatch Act declares it to be
unlawful for any person, including
an association, corporation, or other
organization, to make a contribu-
tion in excess of $4,000 to any COM
mittee or other organization en-
gagged in furthering. advancing, or
advocating the nomination or elec-
tion Of any candidate.
"Hillman (Sidney Hillman, head
of the PAC) testified before the sub
committee of the House Elections
Committee that the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union. which he
heads, contributed 100000 to the
PAC, and that other unions had
contributed substantial sums in ex-
cess of $5,000
Every one knows that the con-
tributions made by these unions to
the PAC is contribution" within
the meaning of the law and the
intent of Congress. Every one knows
that these unions are organizations
covered by the law. Every one knows
that the PAC is a political COM
mittee' within the meaning of the
Hatch Act"
Evening star., 1944-09-29

Continued From First Pa9eo
creases agreed to by an employer
could not be used as the basis for a
price increase: also. to prevent the
pirating of war plant workers by
those employers who produce civilian
Nods during the Pacific war.
Discussion Authorized.
Where collective bargaining failed
to produce an agreement on wages,
of course, the WLB would continue
to act as arbiter.
Chairman Davis and Vice Chair
man George W. Taylor have been
authorized by the board to discuss
this plan with the OPA and the
War Manpower Commission.
To this set of principles, the board
may add recommendation-al-
though this has not been discussed
In board meeting-for authorization
to determine wage disputes without
regard to the Little Steel formula
in cases where workers total earn
ings has been sharply cut by a re-
duction in working time. Wage rate
increases in those cases. it would
be argued, would not add to the
infiationary pool. but would main
tain purchasing power in a civilian
goods market This. of course. would
not operate until after We victory
in Europe day.
This plan for the reconverSion pc
Rod does not in itself resolve the
currently boiling issue over the Lit
tie Steel formula. but the CIO is
apprehensive lest it serve as an in
Vlting suggestion to the White House
to delay the big decision on wages
until VE-dav when collective bar
gaining would operate again in a
hloader field
Murray Expresses Misgivings.
SS,n the reconversion formula
came under discussion in the WLB,
a C1O member objected that labor's
demands for general increases in
the wartime wage ceilings should be
disposed of before the postwar wage
controls are mapped
SouIIdIlWlSe, ROBERT j. Watt, an
AFL member. moved to recommend
the lifting of all controls within so
days after VE-day.
Philip Murray. CIO president, ex-
pressed that organizations misgiv-
ings about this plan when he told
the WLB in open hearing this week
on the steel wage case that it
would be outrageous for this board
to suggest that the outcome of this
case must be further delayed or the
effective date of the directive post
poned pending further develop
ments on the military fronts"
Mr.. Murray pressed the board for
a recommendation to the President
by October Is.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Soldier Receives 80 Years
In Claiborne Riot Case
Ps the Associated Press.

Rs the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA. La. Sept. %
Conviction of sixth colored soldier
in seven trials in connection with
the August is riot at Camp Clai-
borne was announced today by Brig
Gen. Louis r. Guerre, camp COM
mander
Pfc. Ernest B. Collier, 30, Orlando,
Fla, was sentenced to 80 years at
hard labor.
The court martial testimony
showed Collier attempted to create
mutiny among his fellow soldiers
and refused to obey orders of his
superior ofncer, the announcement
said.
Make the good news better: Buy
more War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
FPC Plans Investigation
Of Natural Cos Reserves
Ry the Associated Press.

The Federal Power Commission
has announced it will investigate
the Nations natural gas reserves to
determine their probable life and
future utilization and the nature of
competition between natural gas
and other fuels
The need for comprehensive,
fact finding survey of this exhaust
ible natural resource has been rec
ognized for several years, not only
by the commission but also by men,
bers of Congress. State and Federal
agencies and representatives of in
dustry and labor the commission
said.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Former Reiehstoe Head
Reported Gestupo Victim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The Cairo
radio, quoting "well-informed Ge-
neva sources" said yesterday the
Nazis had executed Paul Loebe, for
mer president of the Reichstag, in
a new Gestapo roundup designed
to wipe out elements which might
deal with the Allies.
This same report said the Ges-
tapo also had arrested Gen. Won
Faulkenhorst, preinvasion military
governor of Belgium. and Alfred
Hugenberg, influential publisher
and chief rightist of the Deutsch
National Party.
Evening star., 1944-09-29

Bennett Cert Is hend. It is not an
nounced what percentage of Gros-
set and Dunlap each house holds,
but it Is believed that Harry Scher-
man Of vastly profitable Book k-of-
the-Month holds the major share.
Marshall Field is quoted as say
ing he had intended buying the re-
print house, but that the others
beat him to it,"
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Pacific
Continued Prom First Page }

Visayan Sea but. as on the six other
days, no American warship was
damaged
A japanese destroyer and three
destroyer escorts were sunk and two
destroyer escorts damaged, but the
japanese Navy as a combat unit
stayed away as it did September 8,
II, II, 13. 20 and 81.
In addition to the warships, q
troop transport, three large oil tank
ers and IA cargo ships were sent
down by the carrier planes. A trans
port, three Oil tankers and SO cargo
ships were among vessels damaged
Jap Planes Outslugged.
After outslugging Japans air
force in fights over the Manila area
September 20, the carrier planes
had the air virtually to themselves
Saturday as they wrecked airfields.
warehouses, barracks, piers, oil re-
nneries and a railway. The raiders
swept down on the islands Of Cebu
Panay, Leyte, Negros, Mactan and
Southern Luzon. The heaviest blow
at shipping fell on Coron Bay be-
tween Busuanga and Culion Islands
on the western side of the archi-
pelago.
The sharp wording Of Admiral
Chester w. Nimitzs Thursday COM
munique made clear the raid spread
disaster for Japan in the INVASION
menaced Philippines.
1t said the fleet struck hard at
enemy shipping and defense install
lations." 1t referred to the Coron
Bay blow as "a particularly heavy
strike. against "a number Of the
enemy's ships including two Of his
valuable fleet tankers" It specified
that the airflelds around the Visayan
Sea were Thoroughly bombed and
strafed."
Since Admiral Halsey's Sd Fleet
began Western Pacific operations
with a late August blast at the
Bonin Islands, it has sunk 144 ships
and 81 small craft, damaged 18O
ships and 129 to 139 small craft and
wiped out 1,101 aircraft.
Extravagant spending of money
at home results in an extravagant
spending of blood in battle. Buy
extra War Bonds today to keep our
casualties to a minimum. Let's all
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Will Discuss Hurricane

Col. Floyd B. Wood, deputy chief
OF the Army Air Forces weather
division, will discuss his fight into
the recent Atlantic hurricane in a
radio interview at 9 am. tomorrow
over Station WWDC. He vii be in
terviewed by Annpuncer Mike Hun
nicXt.
Evening star., 1944-09-29

Extravagant spending of money
at home results in an extravagant
spending of blood in battle. Buy
extra War Bonds today to keep our
casualties to a minimum. Let's all
back the attack.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
Wages

Continued From First PaseD
Evening star., 1944-09-29

Make the good news better: Buy
more War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
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Evening star., 1944-04-20
Maj. William Roberts, 79,
Ex-MedicaI Officer, Dies

Maj. William Roberts, 70, retired
Army medical officer, died yesterday
at his residence in the Kennedy
Warren Apartments, 3133 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, after an illness
of several months.
A native of Bradford, England
Maj. Roberts came to this country
las young man. He was a graduate
|of Georgetown University medical
college in 1894 and in 1900 entered
the Army as contract surgeon.
The following year he was accepted
as an assistant surgeon in the
Medical Corps. He was permanently
retired August Is, 1882.
Maj. Roberts is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Florence Roberts, and
a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Campbell,
wife of Brig. Gen. Arthur G..
Campbell.
Funeral services will be held at
q pm. tomorrow at the Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV, with burial with full military
honors in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-04-20
Mrs. Harrison Dies,
Unaware Of Death Of
Son "a Hours Before

Mrs. Sophronia Jennie Harrison,
81, died Tuesday at her home, 1901
Minnesota avenue Sc, unaware
that her son, William H. Harrison.
|63, treasurer and general manager
of Cedar Hill Cemetery, had pre-
ceded her in death by a little more
than "a hours.
Mrs. Harrison, who had been con-
fined to her bed since last Thurs
day, had not been told of her son S
death for fear that the shock might
prove fatal.
Mr.. Harrison was buried yester-
day in Cedar Hill, where his mother
will be buried tomorrow following
funeral services at her residence at
2 pm. The Rev. Bertram King, pas
tor of the Fountain Memorial Bap-
tist Church, which Mrs. Harrison
attended for many years, will off,
ciate.
Born in Richmond County, Va,
Mrs. Harrison had passed her 92d
birthday anniversary March 20.
More than half a century ago she
moved to Suitland, Md, with her
husband, William Andrew Harrison,
founder of Cedar Hill Cemetery,
which he first named Forest Lake
Cemetery. He died about 26 years
ago. Since her husbands death Mrs.
Harrison had lived at the Mime
sofa avenue address. The Census
Bureau Building now stands on the
site of the old Harrison home in
Suitland.
Mrs. Harrison was the daughter
of Richard A. and Susan Lewis
Douglas. The family said that she
was descendant of Pocahontas.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Pearl G. George of Washing
ton; four sons, j. Loran and Rich
ard E. Harrison, both of Suitland,
and Judson o. and Allen j. Harri-
son, both of Washington; is grand
children and Is great-grandchildren.
Another son, G. Merrill Harrison,
died in February. 1943.