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Evening star., 1944-01-22
Truck Program Seen
Barring Auto Output
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT. Jan. 22.-Prospects for
passenger automobile production in
1914 look anything but bright to
John H. Middlekamp, director OF
the War Production Boards auto
motive division.
He made that clear at a press con.
ference yesterday when he empha-
sized the size and importance of the
1914 truck production program and
the fact that nothing at present
Justified an expectation that ration
ing Of highway gasoline and tires
could be terminated this year.
The 1914 truck program calls for
l ,o00, 900 vehicles, of which but 81 1865
have been allocated for essential
civilian use. The overall program,
Mr.. Middlekamp explained. contem-
plated not only the largest number
OF such vehicles the industry ever
has built, but also the greatest ton
mage and man hours in the indus
try's truck building history because
OF the large proportion Of heavy duty
units involved
Regarding possible passenger au-
tomobile production this year, he
said:
I'VE are all concerned about the
problem of winning the war. Mill
tary truck equipment is our imme-
diate problem.
AT present passenger car produce
ton Is not in the picture"
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Senators Seen Ready
To Compromise on
Higher Bonus Stand
BY the Associated Press,

Senate conferees gave ground
today in their battle to retain a
$500 -to-$500 scale for service
mems mustering-out pay.
The House had slashed Senate al
lowances down to 500 for men and
women Of the armed forces OF less
than 60 days in service and $500 for
those with longer period in uni
form, and the legislation went to
conference yesterday.
With the House standing pat, the
Senate group quickly agreed to
House amendments denying dis
charge payments to:
l. Service people drawing above
$500 a month base pay. (Above the
rank of captain.)
2. Service people eligible for re-
tirement pay, and
3. Students at service schools. in
cluding the Military and Naval
Academies.
They put over until today q
further discussion OF the amounts
to be paid when it became evident
there was no prospect Of breaking
the deadlock without separate con-
situations.
With at least one of the Senate
conferees agreeable to the House
figure and others wavering, Chair
man Reynolds of the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee told a re-
ported his group might seek a com
promise on the basis Of a top pay
ment of $500.
! Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee has esti.
mated that the House bill would
cost $500, 900 900 and the original
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Bridegroom Arraigned
As Bogus Army Officer

George F. McClelland, 81, of Os-
sining, N. Y, was free ,u1der 81 900
bond today following his arraign-
ment before United S-,.:s Commis-
sioner Needham c. Tu - yester-
day on 4 charge Of in. :cnatins
an ofncer.
McClelland was arrested ye, ~
at q downtown hotel by Dete~
Sergt. Roy Blick, who said the ma
also was wanted on Z check charge
In indianapolis.
Police said McClelland was here
on his honeymoon with his bride,
q WAVE. whom he married January
Is at Worcester, Mass, her home.
Sergt. Blick said the couple met
In the District while McClelland
was here appealing his discharge
as an Army flight oficer last Oc-
tober.
Police said McClelland did not tell
his bride he was not In the service
but gave her fictitious accounts Of
his experienced. in air battles over
seAs. = -
Evening star., 1944-01-22
House Unit>to Scan
Ship Lines Air Role
BY the Associated Press.

The House Merchant Marine
Committee has called a public hear
ing for Tuesday to discuss the ques-
ton of admitting shipping lines to
the field Of overseas aviation.
Representatives OF the Civil
Aeronautics Board are expected to
be heard at the session.
The committee is opposing the
provision Of a pending bill by Rep
resentative Lea, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, which would have the effect
Of barring shipping companies from
entering the aviation field.
Chairman Bland of the Merchant
Marine Committee and Representa- =
tive WEIGH, Republican, Of Califor-
mia appeared before the Rules Com
mittee yesterday to object to that
provision of the bill.
Rear Admiral E. S. Land, chair.
man Of the Maritime Commission,
appeared before the committee re-
Gently to protest the provision and
contended that such a restriction
would cripple the United States in
postwar competition for inter.
national trade.
No major foreign power has any
such restriction, Admiral Land said,
and joint development of the two
types OF overseas transportation Is
necessary to make competition pos
sible.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Potomac Dam Opposed
By GIovef Park Citizens

A motion calling on the delegates
Of the association to cooperate with
the Da1ghren Terrace Citizens AS
ISOLATION delegates to oppose the
proposed construction of three dams
on the Potomac River, was adopted
last night by the Glover Park Citi-
Iens' Association.
E. Cleveland Giddings of the Cap
ital Transit Co. told the group: 1--WE
are quite ahead of the other transit
companies in the United States and
have an efhcient service as compared
to pre-war conditions. Because OF
lessened traffic due to wartime con.
ditions, it is possible to carry at least
a daily quota Of 147,000 people into
the downtown area, and we hope to
continue to do the job after the
war"
During a spirited discussion, sug-
gestions were made to alleviate
strain on bus travel by using street
cars when possible, and remedies for
overcoming the common passenger
objection to back door" exits were
offered.
Ensign Janet Cook of the SPAR
Recruiting ONCE, spoke on the ad-
vantages the Coast Guard offers to
girls between the ages of 20-40
The Entertainment Committee
under the new Craftsmanship OF Mrs
c. NJ Alderton OF 1885 40th street
NV, presented newsreel shown
by It. Leo T. Robbins OF the Coast
Guard.
Following the meeting which was
held at the Stoddert School, 4oth
and Calvert streets NV, refresh
ments, donated by DR.. S. E. Eisen-
berg, were served. James S. McMil-
lin, president of the association, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Pair of NyIons
| Sell for $1,000
|At Bond RoIN

No, this Is not black market
shopping list 1t merely represents
the prices, in War Bonds, which the
following ration-rare items brought
at auction during a bond rally in
the Kennedy Theater, Fourth and
Kennedy streets NV, last night:
One pair OF nylon hose, $4,000; two
pounds of butter. $500 each; two
dozen bananas, $3.50; two sacks OF
onions, $3.50.
A dummy laden with war relics
brought $1,000. Altogether, the
theater sold $4,000 in bonds. ac-
cording to Sidney Hoffman, man
ager. Mr.. Hoffman, who also is area
chairman for the theater industry's
War Bond campaign, said another
bond rally will be held at the
Colony Theater. Georgia avenue and
Farragut street NV, at pm. Tues
day,
Evening star., 1944-01-22
John Roy Carlson, Author
Is Facing Libel Suit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 22.-John
Roy Carlson, author and lecturer,
was served a summons last night to
appear in District Court within 20
days to answer a libel action being
lied by four Salt Lake City men.
Deputy Sheriff Dominic Burns
- he served the summons on Mr..
c., n after the author arrived at
the T. .re-sity of Utah to deliver an
address r, subversive activities as
discussed III is book Under Cover"
The summers noted q complaint
charging libel, s.,nder and false
representation" W. We filed with
in 10 days.
1nstituting the action W., J. H.
Mcknight, jeremiah Stokes, Cia.d1 ord
Franklin Allen and Ernest Hollings,
all Of Salt Lake City and all allegedly
named In Under Cover" This isn't
exactly unexpected" was Mr..
Carfson's kly comment.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Gen. Cannon Heads
18th Air Force
By the Associated Press.

% tne heSOSldtSd freSs.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL.
g1ers, Jan. 22.-Lt. Gen. Ira c. FAX
er, commander Of the Allied Al,
Force in the Mediterranean theater
announced last night the appoint
ment Of Maj. Gen. John K. Cannon
as commanding general OF the
United States 18th, Air Force.
Gen. Cannon also will serve a.
commander of the Tactical Air Force
which is composed OF American and
British units operating in close SUP.
port Of the 5th and 9Th Armies
This command recently was left
vacant by the departure from this
war theater of Air Marshal 81,
Arthur Cunningham.
Gen. Cannon has been in North
Africa since November. 1912, when
he was in charge of the Western
Task Force Air Force in Morocco
He later became commanding gen.
eral OF the 18th Bomber Command
under Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle
then commanding general Of the
Training Command and finally
deputy commander of the Tactical
Air Force under Marshal Coming
ham.
Gen. Cannons home is in Salt
Lake City, Utah, where his wife and
three daughters live.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Sponsors Of Free Korea
Open Meeting in Ohio
By the Associated Press.

ASHLAND, Ohio, Jan. 22.-Spon-
sors Of free Korea met here today
to urge recognition Of 4 provisional
government-in-exile and thus
strengthen the Allies in their strug-
gle with Japan.
The Korean-American council an
nounced 1t had chosen Ashland fol-
a two-day conference because local
civic organizations had made SUBJ
stantial contributions to promote
that nations cause.
The council supports a provisional
government at Chungking and ad-
vocates United States recognition to
encourage Korean resistance against
the Japanese. The council noted
also the United Nations pledge fol
independence to Korea at the his
toric Cairo conference.
!. Speakers at today's session include
DR.. Syngman Rhee. first President
of Korea and provisional govern
ment representative in this country:
DR.. Paul F. Douglass, president OF
American University at Washing
ton; former Senator william H.
King Of Utah; DR.. Homer Hubert
American adviser to the last Korean
Emperor; John w. Staggers, coun-
ell secretary, and Dr. James Shinn
council field representative.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
'Woodring's Name Linked
To Anti Roosevelt Drive
BY the Associated Press.

OMAHA, Jan. 22.-Robert OBrien
OF Des Moines. president of Tabor
College and former secretary of
state in Iowa. is quoted in a World
Herald interview as saying a drive
will be launched In Chicago next
month to consolidate anti-adminis-
tration Democrats in their stand
against fourth term.
Mr.. O'Brien, who was in Omaha
to meet with some leaders in the
movement, is reported to have said
the campaign will be started Feb
ruary 4, when Harry Woodring of
Topeka, Kans, former Secretary of
War, Is scheduled to speak before
the Chicago Executives Club.
Mr.. O'Brien was quoted as fol-
lows:
The move started with the pri-
vate conversations of a few people
OF our country. They felt a fourth
OF our country. They left a fourth
term and a continuance of certain
New Deal policies would mean the
extinction Of the Republic"
Evening star., 1944-01-22
WAC Officer Takes
Stand in Own Defense
BY the Associated Press,

0y the Associated FreSS.
First 1t. Virginia Wight, WAC
omcer accused of insubordination
and fraternizins with enlisted per-
sonnet, was reported to have taken
the stand in her own defense yes
terday at an Army Reconsideration
Board proceeding. The hearing is
being held in secret.
Her testimony was understood to
have completed the case of the
defense and 1t Is expected that the
hearing will end this week end.
Military oficials in charge Of the
ease have refused to discuss the
proceedings with reporters, other
than to acknowledge that hearing
Is under way at Signal Corps con-
ference room in the Pentagon
Building.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Police Hunting Missing Girl, ID
Left Home for Visit to Movies

A city-wide police search was
launched today for l4-year-old Betty
Sedgwick, who left home for movie
last night and has not returned.
Police said the girl, a student at
Alice Deal Junior High School, left
her home at 1894 Belt road NV
early in the evening with her father
Forrest G. Sedgwick.
The father. who is employed in the
Post Once Department, told police
he drove his daughter to Wisconsin
avenue and Elliott street NV, where
she boarded a streetcar for the CAL
vert Theater. He said she had $1.6O
with her.
She was supposed to come home
Immediately after the movie, but
when she failed to appear late last
night her parents notified police
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Police Report Confession
In Hatchet Staying Of ;
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 22.-Pros-
ecuting Attorney Leslie M. Carroll
said yesterday Woodrow Wilson
(Whitey) Clark, n, had confessed
he killed three persons and injured
another with a hatchet during 4
drinking bout January Is.
T. P. Dillon, q sign shop proprietor
and Mrs. Jane Staples were dead
when police arrived. Mrs. Dillon
died Wednesday. Frank S. Winnett
Is recovering.
Clark was charged with first-
degree murder.
Clark's statement, Mr.. Carroll
said, related that he met the others
for the first time In 4 beer parloz
the night of January II and went
with them to the Dillon home, where
they drank through most Of the
night.
The prosecuting attorney did moi
disclose details1@ the purported
confession. II
Evening star., 1944-01-22

two months before Jay entered the
service, but was discharged because
his lungs could not stand high alti-
tude flying. He now lives at Tulsa
Okla.
Other members Of the family d,
home are Mrs. Templeton, Dorothy
Jean, 81, a craftsman with the
Navy photographic once; Milburn
Is, and Martha, 7.
Also listed as missing were Sea-
man F'irst Class Robert Lee Hub
bard, U. S. N. r., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph F. Hubbard, 90l6 Old
Bladensburg road, Silver Spring
Md.
Pvt. Frank A. Lesko, whose sister
Mrs. Louis NJ Quinn, lives at 9O1
Thirteenth street NE, was listed
as wounded.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Times, Mr.. Tenn Pfc. Jay TempIeton.
pleton, who lives at 4421 Ord street
Me-. has seen almost 5000 names
Of Navy, Coast Guard and Marine
casualties pass over his desk. Know
ing that his son was In the amphib-
ian force which attacked the Gil
berts and that the toll Of lives was
high, he anxiously scanned the list
Of casualties from Tarawa.
"As you know, the list Of killed in
action was a big one" he said today,
"and we got quite a lift over Christ
mas when his name was not reported
on it. But the other day I received
a call from the Marine Corps, ask
ing me to come over. I knew what
it was"
Only II when he enlisted month
before Pearl Harbor. young Temple
ton drove an amphibian tank in the
first landing wave at Tarawa. He
Evening star., 1944-01-22

who broadcast lookout for the girl
and assigned several men to the
case.
Her mother, who is employed at
the General Accounting ONCE, said
her daughter was a very quiet girl
who had no boy friends.
When she left home, according
to police, she was wearing a red
sweater. black skirt, brown plaid
coat and brown shoes. She is 5 feet
8 inches tall. weighs 100 pounds, has
brown hair and eyes.
She had made a date yesterday
with her 16-year-old brother,
Harvey. to go ice skating this aft
ernoon, her father told police. An
other brother, Forrest. jr., 10, was
one OF the first Marines to land at
Bougainville. her parents said.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
McNutt Brands, Men
Deserving War Plants
Allies Of the Enemy
By the Associated Press,

DETROIT, Jan. 22.-Manpowel
Chairman Paul v. McNutt de.
nounced last night as allies o1
the enemy the worker who wants
to leave the war production line
in order to land feet first" in
peace, and the "hard-boiled'
employer who wants to beat
his competitor to the postwar
market"
He denied "rumors OF tremendous
cutbacks" in war production and
asked Detroit and the Nation to
reject the peace scare that would
collapse the manpower front"
Addressing the Detroit Victory
Council, Mr.. McNutt said the term
"cutback" is a rumor word-a prop
aganda word"
He said 1t may be very dangerous
in this era when the peace scare
is major instrument in the wal
of nerves"
Spread Peace Rumors.
The worker who wants to Land
feet first" in peace spreads the peace
rumors, Mr.. McNutt said, because
they are a "sop to his conscience
and give him an alibi for leaving
war production.
The "hard- d-boiled" employer, Mr.
McNutt asserted. spreads the story
as propaganda for his forays agains1
stockpiles he has heard Of. He ha'
his information from the horse,
mouth OF some, confidential service,
which tells him the jib is up for. th'
Axis.
TT is the same kind OF 'confid.
Dental service tapped by some
United States Senators In 1898 and
1899. You remember the fellow,
who knew there would be no wal
in Europe. The other end Of that
pipeline is in Berlin"
Shifts Hard to Take.
Some shifts from one type Of wal
production to another are occur
ring. and they are hard to take
he said, but the total volume OF
war production will remain steady
for at least the first half Of 1914
and the need for manpower for the
armed forces is still increasing.
Concerning President Roosevelt's
request for a worker draft act, Mr.
McNutt said that under sound
law Detroit's need for strong
local manpower program would not
be reduced at all.
THE present need for national
service legislation" he said, lis
based upon the fact that many
communities have not organized
themselves to solve their own man.
power problems"
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Ramspeck Cautions
US. Agencies Against
Exceeding Authority

Federal agencies should confine
exercise Of their authority to the
limits intended by Congress and con-
suit the legislative branch when in
doubt, Chairman Ramspeck of the
House Civil Service Committee said
today.
Commenting on the tendency" Of
some agencies to thumb their coll
lective noses at the legislative
branch" Mr.. Ramspeck said 1t is
necessary to delegate authority to
administer our laws, but added that
bureaucracy should remember it is
the trustee Of sacred trust, the
servants and not the masters OF the
people"
He told joint luncheon meeting
Of the American Economic Associa-
ton, American Political Science IT,
sociation and the American Society
for Public Administration ct tn.
Statler Hotel that abolishin, lu-
reaucracy would not contribute to
the peoples welfare.
| ShAh&C III NAmC Only.
1T would be necessary for us to
replace these agencies-yes, these
very bureaus-with other agencies
having the same functions" Mr..
Ramspeck said. THE change would
be in name only. Today's critics of
bureaucracy seem to forget that local
and State governments have their
corresponding divisions Of govern
ment. The only difference is that
the Federal Government Is larger"
! He termed a mistake" the pres
ence OF any person on the public
payroll whose employment is "ob-
Jectionable to majority of the peo-
pie membership in a subversive
organization or similarly objection
able activity Is what I have in
mind"
Mr.. Ramspeck cited the efficiency
and courtesy Of postal employees
which other agencies might well
study to find out why 1t is 50 we'll
liked by the public"
Henderson Speaks.
Leon Henderson, former OPA
chief, told the groups last night that
production volume IS to 50 per
cent higher than the best prewar
year will be needed quickly after
the war to maintain an accepted
level of employment. Existing fiscal
and monetary policies Of the Gov
ernment. he said, are inadequate
for handling an unprecedented debt
level.
THE potential demands for social
security may total as much as IS to
20 per cent of the national income, i"
he stated. The military machine
may require 1000, 900 Army and 4
Navy Of the same size with attendant
drafts on production and the pos
sibility of universal service, with all
the structural changes this latter
implies" 1t was his belief that
agreement on general national eco
nomic and political policies will be
needed to solve postwar problems.
The three associations will con-
clude their three-day sessions to-
morrow with group meetings at
George Washington University, the
Commerce Department Auditorium
and the Statler Hotel
Evening star., 1944-01-22

attaches on the West Coast before
the war and had been 4 frequent
visitor to the Japan Institute here
She was charged specifically BY
United States Attorney James B. M
McNally with mailing q coded letter
March 4, 1912, to Sonora Inez Lope,
de Molinali at Buenos Aires, Argen.
tina, in violation of Federal censor.
ship laws
The law provides a maximum
penalty Of fines totaling $4,000 OF
10 years in prison or both, Mr.. Con.
roy said.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

also participated
in the fighting
at Guadalcanal.
The young ma
rine formerly
was a student
at Tech High
School.
he e Id e r
Templeton was
an expert rifle
man in the Ma
rine Corps in the
last war. An
o I n e r S O n
Robert. jr.. en-
listed in the
Army Air Forces
Evening star., 1944-01-22
|ClO Political Chiefs
Will Meet Monday
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Sidney
Hillman, president Of the Amalsa-
mated Clothing Workers Of America
and chairman Of the Go Political
Action Committee, announced last
night that directors Of the commit
tees "A regions covering the -
States would convene Monday IN
Chicago.
Mr.. Hillman said the purpose Of
the conference would be ito mobilize
"A 900, 900 organized trade unionists
and representatives from small bust.
ness, farm, liberal and progressive
groups for political action In 1914"
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Argentine Consul
Seized by British
AS Enemy Agent
BY the Associated Press.

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 22.-The
British have seized an Argentine
consul as an enemy agent" the
Argentine Foreign once has an
nounced, and an investigation is
under way to determine whether
a spy ring is operating within
Argentina.
Several persons already have been
detained in connection with the in
quiry, last nights announcement
said. The investigation was launched
by the Argentine government after
Osmar Alberto Hellmuth, recently
named as auxiliary consul at BARGE
Iona, Spain, was taken by British
omcials from a vessel at Trinidad
while en- route to his post.
Trinidad is a British possession
of the Venezuela coast.
New Member Of Consulate StafY.
The British Foreign Of1ce in
formed this chancellory Foreign
once that detention was the result
OF information that proved He'll
muth was an enemy agent" the
communique declared, and Hellmuth
''has been relieved of his functions
because his conduct appears to have
been compromising"
Hellmuth was one OF the newest
members Of the consulate staff.
Asserting that "as information
supplied by the British Foreign Of
nee may, imply the existence of an
espionage organization in our coun-
try, Of which Hellmuth was said to
be a member" the announcement
said that "the government has
ordered an ample investigation and
has given all information to the
federal police"
Several Persons Detained.
due to the nature of an investi-
CATION of which a belligerents in
terests are involved" it continued,
"the procedure has been kept secret,
but meanwhile several persons have
been detained.
ut Is the firm purpose of the
government to carry on the investi-
CATION until all the facts have been
made clear with all responsible per-
sons dealt with in manner to end
all activities which are contrary to
the international policy of the ma
tion."
An Associated Press dispatch from
Montevideo. Uruguay, said yester-
day that the newspaper La Razon
had published a purported photo
graph Of letter signed by Rupert
Weilhermer, secretary Of the politi-
cal bureau Of the German Embassy
at Buenos Aires, instructing all NaN
agents in South America to do their
utmost this year to break up the
Pan-American bloc.
La Razon declared the letter defi-
nitely proved a connection between
German agents and the Argentine
revolution of last June as well as q
link with the Bolivian coup Of last
month.
The December 40 revolution in Bo-
livia was preceded by secret con-
ference at Buenos Aires In the house
Of Count Karl Won Luxburg, former
German Minister to Argentina, q
Montevideo dispatch said Thursday,
quoting an informant who said that
information on the conference came
through ut least two different dip
lomatic channels.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Southwest Pa
cihc has reached
the desk of Rob-
ert r. Temple
ton, the man
who complies
the Nays re-
ports Of men
killed, wounded
or missing In
action. His son,
Pfc. Jay r. Tenn
pleton, l8, is
missing.
Former man.
aging editor Of
the Knoxville
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Corpuscles, Is well ~ corporals,
can fight. Enlist yours at the Blood
Donor Center. District $500. Enlist
Asnts accepted u POUR convenience.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Put your cash where the squander
bug can't get tin Fourth Was
Ian Bonds.