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Evening star., 1944-01-14
Hour to Be Minimum Churoe
Against u. S. Workers Leaves

Revised regulations to permit the
minimum charge against sick leave
to be as little as one hour instead of
half day as at present, and also
requiring minimum charge of an
hour against annual leave as COM
pared with Is, minutes now, were
promulgated today for Federal en-
ployes by President Roosevelt.
The executive order effecting the
change also bars accrual Of leave
after resignation or separation.
Under the old regulations, an en-
ploye could earn leave while on
leave. It was said at the Civil Serv-
ice Commission that Government
workers going into military service
will be principally affected by this.
The revision was made In the in
terest of simplification and has the
approval, 1t was said, of the Budget
Bureau, Civil Service Commission,
General Accounting Once and
Counsel Of Personnel Administra-
ton and William H. McReynolds,
the Presidents assistant on per-
sonnel matters. The cost Of re-
porting and accounting will be re-
duced. = White House statement
said.
The new regulations are to be
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effective as of January l and the
Civil Service Commission said these
seven principal changes would be
effected:
All accounting for leave is based
on hourly units instead of the
present practice of using day-hour-
minute units; the minimum charge
for annual leave is one hour instead
of Is minutes with unavoidable or
necessary absences of less than 30
minutes and hardness being ham
died administratively; the minimum
charge for sick leave is one hour
instead of one-half day, and alb
sences for medical, dental or optical
examinations or treatments can be
charged to sick leave; the accrual of
leave after resignation or separation
is not permitted; temporary en-
ployes upon transfer to permanent
positions are permitted to transfer
leave credits in the same manner
as permanent employees; the au-
thority to confiscate leave to the
credit Of an employe who is dis
charged for misconduct is rescind-
ed; the practice OF granting leave
to consultants who are paid on a
when actually employed basis is
discontinued.
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Food Stamp Plan CosI
Put al 400 Million
Aiken Submits Estimate
At First Hearing on Bill
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The cost of proposed food stamp
plan to aid low-income families in
maintaining an adequate diet was
put at $40O, 100000 a year by Sena-
tor Aiken, Republican, of Vermont
today at the opening of hearings be-
fore a Senate Agriculture Subcom-
mittee.
Senator Aiken, co-author of the
proposal, said the War Food Ad-
ministration's earlier estimate that
the plan might cost $4,000, ,000, 900
annually was ''far outside the prob
able amount that would be re-
quired."
The Senator suggested that the
plan could be integrated with a linn
tied general food subsidy program.
Approximately 100000 persons
would be eligible for assistance
under the stamp plan of Govern
ment aid, Senator Aiken said.
He mentioned old-age pension re-
cipients, families of servicemen, dis
abled veterans and low-salaried
workers as hard hit by wartime
living cost increases.
These 100000 people are the
ones who really need and should
have their meager income supple
mented In order to maintain their
health and efficiency and a reason
able degree of security and happi-
ness" Senator Aiken said. "They
are the people who average $l,l00 q
year or less for q family Of four"
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Senate Unit Named
To Study Proposal fo|
D. {. Representation
McCurrun to Head
Subcommittee on
Sumners-C -Copper Plan

Chairman Van Nuys of the
Senate Judiciary Committee to-
day announced the appointment
of a subcommittee to consider
the Sumners-Capper joint reso-
luton, which would empower
Congress to grant national rep
Iresentation to the people of the
District.
Members of the subcommittee are
Senators McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada, chairman, who is head OF
the Senate District Committee
Wheeler. Democrat, of Montana
Wiley, Republican, of Wisconsin, and
Wherry, Republican, of Nebraska.
There was no immediate announce
ment when the subcommittee would
meet or call hearings on the measure
since Chairman McCarran is at
Naval Hospital for dental treatment
He is expected back at the Capitol
shortly.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
made public favorable report on the
bill from the Commissioners, who
emphasized that the proposal is en-
tirely consistent with the provisions
of the Constitution. Their report
See REpR RESENJTAT10N Do A-1e1
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Draft Plea Killed New Deal,
Rail Union Weekly Convinced

recommend such legislation had been
disbelieved by trade unionists and
progressive members of Congress
because "it was incomprehensible to
them that the man who since he
was first elected Governor of New
York, in 1928, has been the recipient
of the support and devotion of
American workers could, in all seri-
BUSINESS, urge that these workers be
subjected to involuntary servitude. .
Clearly" the article said, "the
President recognized the inconsist-
ency OF his position, because he
sought to sugar-coat the proposal
His message was full of platitudes
picturing the bright new world, filled
with all kinds of social reforms. to
which he urged the workers to
march contentedly, but in chains"
An adjacent article on the railway
wage disputes which have led to
Federal seizure of the carriers. car
ried this heading: White House
Still Bungling Wage Issue, as Union
Chiefs Seek Peace"
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Jesse Jones, Hit by Auto,
Also Victim Of Flu
b, the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 14.-Secre-
tary of Commerce Jesse Jones, who
has been confined to his apartment
here since December % with the flu
and a leg injury, expects to return
to Washington shortly, his office
announced today.
Mr.. Jones was struck by an auto
mobile while crossing a street the
day after he arrived here He re-
turned to his apartment in his own
car and was found to have suffered
q broken bone In one leg, badly
bruised muscles and tissues and q
severely sprained ankle.
While Mr.. Jones has been con-
fined to his apartment since, he has
been in daily Communication with
his Offices in Washington.
His injury prevented his making
planned inspections of operation Of
numerous war plants In Texas and
Louisiana.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
|Conci|iatory Answer
Expected From Pole,
On Soviet Proposal
Cobinet Meets Fourth
Day, Hintine Careful
Drafting Of Reply
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 14.-Belief that
Poland's government-in-exile is
framing a conciliatory reply to
the Soviet proposal that the
Curzon line divide the two coun-
tries was expressed today as the
Polish cabinet met to consider
the problem for the fourth con-
Secutive day.
The careful preparation given the
statement indicated that it might
be delayed. In the meantime. British
censorship prohibited speculation or
its contents on the grounds that ne
gotiations might be jeopardized.
However, the London press gave
wide attention to the progress of the
negotiations.
There is reason to believe that ir
its present stages of drafting this
(the Polish) statement is not urlcon.
ciliatory," wrote Frank King, dip
lomatic correspondent of the British
Press Association.
In Close Contact With British.
The Express commented, "The
Poles are weighing their reply wore
by word and obviously are in close
contact with the British govern
ment. Indications are the reply viii!
be on the whole conciliatory."
The cabinet today heard a report
on yesterdays long conversation.
between British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden and Polish Premier
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, Foreign min.
ister Tadeusz Romer and Ambas.
sador to Britain Count Edward
Raczynski.
The Express noted that Mr.. Eden
before seeing the Poles, lunchee
with F'yodor Gusev, the Soviet Am
bassador.
The Times said that Mr.. Eder
and the Poles closely examined tn,
possibilities of meeting the Sovie
proposal and discussed Sovie
criticism of both the Polish govern.
ment here and the widespread
underground movement in Polane
!
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Jack & Heintz ORDERED
By Army 10 Return
S7,0O0,000 Profits
Patterson Says Firm
Hos Refused to Make
: Voluntary Refund

The War Department, invoking
the price adjustment law, today
directed the Cleveland firm Of
Jack g. Heintz, manufacturer of
aircraft parts, to reduce by
81, 100000 the cost of products
sold the Government during
1912. The Government con-
tends this amount represented
excess profits"
Undersecretary Of War Patterson
said that ito the extent the ST.
100000 is not recovered by the
Treasury Department through
taxes, the recovery will be effected
through withholding of amounts
otherwise due to the corporation
This will result in recovery OF ap-
proximately $l,750,000 that would
not otherwise have been recovered
from the company by the Govern
ment."
William S. (BilD Jack, president
OF the firm, Wednesday attacked a
War Department Price Adjustment
Board ruling and announced that
because contract renegotiation was
taking all our 1912 profits" the firm
was withdrawing any guarantee OF
jobs for returning soldiers and 40
hour work week after the war.
Mr.. Jack said the company re-
ported 1912 net profit, before pay
ment of taxes, of $7,983,253 on sales
valued at s23, ,357 ,599, and offered to
refund $4,79l ,821 through renegoti-
alton.
Claims Net Loss.
The Price Adjustment Board, how
ever, issued a final ruling setting
$1,000, 900 as due the Government
This left us a net loss Of / per cent
against the sales of our entire pro-
ducts" Mr.. Jack said.
The firm was the subject of a
congressional committee inquiry in
1912. Edmund Toland, counsel fol-
the House Naval Affairs Committee
complained that the company hao
made "willful disposition of Govern
ment money on defense contracts.
One witness, secretary of the firm
testified she had received $29, 900 ir
salary and bonuses in one year.
Mr.. Jack contended at that time
the bonus system had produced 9
worker morale ANY one can bt
proud Of" and announced after the
investigation that his Arm woulc
voluntarily limit profits to 6 pei
cent, cut salaries and turn bach
amounts beyond the per cent fig.
ure to the Government at the enc
of the year.
In its statement today the Wal
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Evening star., 1944-01-14
1aber Says Budget
Is Padded; Tighter
Spending Tab Urged
Members of Both Purties
Agree Funds for War
Will Be Appropriated


President .Roosevelt's second
$100, 900 100000 wartime budget
was met today by a charge from
Representative Taber of New
York, ranking Republican on the
House Appropriations Commit
tee, that "the whole thing is
padded"
With members of both parties de.
manding tighter check on Gov.
|ernment spending. the Taber state.
ment appeared to be the opening
salvo in a running fight with ad.
ministration forces, but there wa!
bipartisan agreement that all tn.
money needed to fight the war woule
be forthcoming.
Mr.. Taber, in line for the Appro.
priations Committee chairmanshir
If the Republicans win the fall elec.
ton. declared the Presidents budget
items for established administrative
departments could be cut "by al
least Is per cent" and war agencies
by rs per cent.
Cannon Praises Messaxe.
On the other hand, Chairman
Cannon said:
1T was very heartening mes
sage. We have a rather large un-
obligated balance, which shows the
money is being handled judiciously.
He told newspapermen he saw nc
evidence of padding" adding that
you can't very we'll pad such things
as interest on the national debt
funds for veterans and the cost OF
refunding taxes"
Republican Senators also callec
for a closer legislative check or
spending.
Acting Minority Leader White sale
the size of the budget was con.
f1rmation OF the loose way we hav,
been throwing money around"
Senator White hit at the practice
OF appropriating lump sums to the
President for emergency use at hi,
discretion, and Senator Bridges, Re.
publican, Of New Hampshire, an.
nounced he would ask the Senate
Appropriations Committee. of which
ne is member, to inquire into the
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Planes and PT Boats
Hit Jap Supply Lines,
Bag 13 More Barges
jap Troop Center
At AIexishufen on
New Guinea BIosted
BY the Associated Press.
BY the Associated Press.

ADVANCE ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Jan.
14.-Allied planes and light naval
craft, further undermining the
japanese position in Northeast
ern New Guinea, have taken a
toll of 13 more enemy barges and
hammered the supply base and
troop center at Alexishafen with
104 tons of bombs.
| The naval craft, probably speedy
PIT patrol boats, sank three barges
carrying around 80 troops off Refs
Point and got two more while the
enemy was loading them at Sio
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique said today.
Both Sio and Refs Point are in the
vicinity of Kapugara River, where
Australians are forcing the enemy
from steep cliffs on the north bank
The Aussies have been overcoming
stiff rear guard opposition as they
move toward the American invasion
force at Saidor, about 55 miles
northwest.
Trying to Evacuate Coast.
The movement of loaded barges ir
this coastal area has made it evil
dent that the enemy is attempting
to avoid destruction in the closing
jaws of the Australian American
trap by evacuating the coast. More
than 140 of these craft have beer
sunk or damaged here since Janu.
airy 1.
Liberator heavy bombers led the
attack on Alexishafen, starting fires
and destroying jetty. Mitchell me.
dium bombers came over later al
low level, strafing and bombing
Eight fires were started in supply
dumps along the big airstrip, a me.
dium enemy bomber was destroyed
on the field and four barges in the
harbor were damaged.
Alexishafen, along with Madane
and Bogadjim, other enemy bases
nearby to the south, have taken q
total of more than 1900 tons o1
bombs so far this month.
Other barges and a 1,00O-ton en-
emy cargo ship were destroyed OF
damaged by Allied aircraft striking
at Hansa Bay and Bogadjim.
The communique gave no infor-
nation on action at Cape Glou-
! 60
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Ciono Judge Reported
Killed in Auto Crosh
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Jan. 14-The Berlin
radio, quoting Milan dispatch, said
Dominica Mittica, identified as a
lieutenant general in the italian
militia and one of the Verona
judges who sentenced Count Gale
azzo Ciano to death Monday, was
killed today in an automobile acci-
dent.
Count Ciano, Mussolinis son-in-
law, was convicted of treason in
Mussolinis custer as Premier. and
was executed by firing squad the
following day.
Mittica, the Berlin broadcast said,
had commanded a division on the
Russian front and served in West
Africa, Spain and Greece.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Two Andromesin Rome Area
Attacked by American Flyers
Fortresses Leave Fields Covered With
Large Croters; Enemy Planes Downed

found their targets at Guidonia, /!
miles northeast of Rome, and a
Centocelle, 7 miles east. The Lib
orators hit the airdrome at Perugia
80 miles due north.
(The Rome radio last night
said British and American bomb
ers, escorted by fighters, bombed
the outskirts OF Rome at noon
yesterday, and a subsequent
broadcast from Berlin said 80
raiders made the attack.
(Three Allied craft were re-
ported shot down in an aerial
battle that ensued. The target
were not identified, but the
Berlin broadcast said civilian
dwellings were hit and that there
were casualties.
(Several Allied formations flew
over Vatican City, the Germans
said, but did not even intimate
that the Vatican was attacked.)
Moderate Ack-Ack Fire.
Only moderate anti-aircraft firt
was encountered over any of the
targets, 18th Air Force headquarter.
said.
Fighters escorted the Fortresses
and kept possibly 40 enemy fighters
Evening star., 1944-01-14
TOTO Bemoons
Lack Of Fighting
Spirit in Plants
'y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Premier
Gen. Hideki TOTO warned chiefs
Of Japan's munitions control de-
partments that speedy increase
in aircraft production was vital to
meet war situation which he
said was extremely fierce at pres
ent," the Toxic radio reported last
night.
The broadcast, reported to the
Office of War Information, further
quoted TOTO as telling the Japa-
nese Ofi1cials to "bestir themselves:
the real bottleneck in munitions
production is not labor or materials
but lack of fighting Spirit"
Evening star., 1944-01-14
BY the Associated Press.

Labor, the official weekly news
paper OF Is operating and nonop-
Grating railroad brotherhoods. came
out today with this eight-column
headline: Now We Know New
Deal Is Dead! F. D. Asks Con-
gress to Conscript Workers for Pri-
vate Profit"
An accompanying cartoon showed
an overalled American worker
manning machine under a poster
carrying the Army-Navy "E" award
and a quotation from Undersecre-
tary of War Patterson, II know OF
no parallel to the job done in the
war by industry and labor" Reach
ing into the picture are a pair OF
hands labeled "F. D. r." holding
out handouts tagged draft law
with these words: Here is the re-
ward for your services"
The article under the headline
reviewing President Roosevelt's re-
quest for national service legislation
stated that previous reports he would
Evening star., 1944-01-14
(See POLES, Page A
Suspects Examined

NEW YORK R).-J0hn r.
King, 70, and David Keith, "a,
were committed to the Kings
County Hospital psychopathic
ward for observation today.
Earlier they had pleaded in
nOcent to indictments charg-
ing them with robbery, as
sauit, kidnapping and grand
larceny. They also are ac-
cused of kidnapping a Havana
Embassy naval employe and
a taxi driver in Washington
and taking them to New York
last week.
Earlier Story on Pare A-6)
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Nuzis Execute Official
For Ruid Claims Fraud
the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, Jan. 14.-Albert Gre
CART, an executive of the Office of
recompense for bomb damages at
Hamburg, was executed Tuesday for
conspiring with bombed-out citizens
OF that Nazi port to double their
estimates of losses, a dispatch from
Germany said yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-01-14

BREAKS COLLAR BONE
Secretary of Interior Ickes
was carrying his right arm in
a sling today after breaking
his collar bone Wednesday
night when, as his aides ex-
planned. he tripped and fell
at his home near Olney, Md.
Mr.. Ickes was at his Office yes
terday. but. because of the &C
cident, couldn't sign his name
to the usual papers. That"
said Robert Horton, director
of information in the Secre-
tary's office. probably won't
make him mad"
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Where Are the Yunks?

In cooperation with the
National Geographic So
ciety The Star will publish IL
weekly articles and illustrat-
ing maps on the far-flung
regions of the world where
there are large concentra-
tions of American soldiers,
sailors and marines.
The first appears next
Sunday in the Gravure Sec
ton Of
Evening star., 1944-01-14
BULLETIN.

LONDON p1.-Ihe Ankara
(Turkey) radio said today
that the Japanese and Hun
garian Ministers to Bulgaria
were killed in Mondays Allied
bomber raid on Sofia, the Bull
garian capital.
By the Associated Press.
FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY
Jan. 14-Flying FortresSes of the
United States 18th Air Force cov-
cred two enemy airdromes in the
Rome area with large craters yes
terday, leaving smoking ruins
from one end to the other of the
Guidonia experimental airport
where Benito Mussolini's once
shining air fleet was developed
and tests made of jet propulsion.
Liberators hit an airfield north
of Rome, and when the big bombers
had finished medium bombers of the
18th Air Force followed in the wake
of the Fortresses and finished off
the job.
The Fortresses and mediums
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(See TAXES. Page A-I61
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(See ROME, Page A-4D
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See SERVICE VOTE, Page A-16.)
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(See PACIFIC, Page A-4D
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See JACK & HEINTZ, Page A-I6J
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(See REPRESENTATION, Pg. A-16)
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-01
Separate Facilities for Neqro
Soldiers From Overseas

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Spe-
cial to the Dali yBulletin) )-Sepa-
rate facilities for the redistribution
and reassignment of Negro soldiers
returning from overseas duty under
the rotation plan OF granting fur
loughs, are being planned, Under
secretary of War Robert P. Patter-
son said here today.
The men spend from a week to
fifteen days at these centers, may
have their wives with them, and
enjoy social atmosphere.
There are now 49 hotels, fashion
able beach and mountain resorts at
five different locations, being oper-
ated by tho Army for soldiers
returning y furlough from over
seas.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-01
Col. Julian Working For
Earl (Fafha) Hines

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-(ANP)
Earl Hines, the orchestra leader,
predicted that big changes would
be made in the theatrical world in
the next IL months and announced
that Col. Hubert Fauntleroy Julian
had been made publicity director of
Hines 19-piece swing band.
Hines invited colored business
men into what was described as
lone of the biggest businesses in
the United States"
"As many as dozen topflight
colored bands earn more than $780,
900 annually" Hines said, "and I
am the only one managed by men,
bers of my own race"
Col. Julian, he added, is to take
care of all the advance stuff" and
publicity.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-01
New York AFL Elects
NEGRO For First Time

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. l.
(ANP)-Following adoption of a
resolution to ban Jim crow practices,
the New York State Federation of
Labor elected Thomas G.. Young of
the Building Services Employees
union, member of the organiza-
ton. This represents the first time
in the unions 81 years that a Ne
gro was elected to an official post.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-01
MORE NURSING SCHOOLS

Continued from page y
local Nursing Council for War Serv-
ice, since changes in shool policy
are not always reported to head
quarters promptly. However, what
ever information is available will
be gladly given persons who write
to Box 88, New York.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-01
50 BOYS WANTED

Boys over 16 years of age to work
in Bowling Alley. Apply 5th st.
YMCA. Between 3 and 6 pm. Ask
for Mr.. w. M. Ray. This work
will be at McCook Bowling Al
leys. Will arrange hours to suit
yourself. A grand opportunity for
the right person.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-01
CLASSIFIED ADS

RELIABLE young girl as house.
keeper. Good home and board.
Reasonable salary. Call Miss Over
by. HE 2172.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-22
Stain Removes
Chairman Of
Defense Council

MOSCOW, Nov. %. CUP)-Mar-
shall Klementy E. Vorcshilov, chair
man of the Soviet defense council
and one of Russia's foremost mill
tary figures, has been relieved OF
his duties on the council, 1t was
revealed Wednesday.
News of the marshal's removal
from office was disclosed in an Cffi-
cial announcement published in the
Soviet press Wednesday morning.
Voroehilov is a member OF the
Rcd army general staff and accom-
panied Premier Marshal Josef Sta
lin to Tehran for the big three
meeting with Prime Minister VIM
ston Churchill and President RoCSe-
velt.
Voroshilov was Soviet war COM
miSsar at the outbreak of the Russo
German war but his duties were
taken over Immediately by Marshal
Josef Stain.
Voroshilov is not believed to have
played a major role in Soviet mill
tary operations during the war, the
direction of the Red army at all
times having been handled person.
ally by Stain while the leadership
of the general staff and combat
forces has passed largely into the
hands CT young commanders, many
of them developed in the present
war.