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Evening star., 1944-03-10
Hopkins Enters Mayo Clinic
For Physical Checkup
By the Associated prexx.

By the Associated Press.
Harry L. Hopkins, adviser to Pres
ident Roosevelt, arrived late yester-
day at Rochester, MINI, for a physi-
cal checkup.
Mr.. Hopkins reached Rochester by
plane and Immediately was taken to
st. Mary's Hospital, where he will
undergo the checkup by Mayo Clinic
physicians. ~
Mr.. Hopkins has been in Florida
for several weeks. He went there
after an attack of influenza.
Mr.. Hopkins, chairman of the
Anglo-American Munitions Assign
nent Board, has been in somewhat
poor health for years and Presiden-
tial Secretary Stephen Early said he
had returned to Rochester "for the
purpose of having himself checked
over"
Evening star., 1944-03-10

Smith testified that the FEPC "wil
probably come before the Congress
for the 1945 appropriation" Mr.
Smith said 1t Is financed now from
the Presidents emergency funds. A,
the request of the committee, Mr.
Smith submitted figures showing
that on February II the FEPC had
l01 employees and an annual payroll
Of $342, 200.
Frederick j. Lawton, administra-
tive assistant to the budget director
told the committee there are a num-
Yer Of interdepartmental commit
tees, like the Federal Real Estate
Board, which has no employees Of It's
owns. The members of such boards
are oficials Of various Government
departments.
i Compensation Somewhere.
! But ifsI should write a letter to
The Federal Real Estate Board seek
1nG certain information, would GER
tAinly get a reply" said Senator
Russell, "and there would, be some
stenographer writing that letter who
was getting some compensation from
the Government somewhere"
Senator Russell indicated at the
hearings his purpose was to require
agencies remaining in operation
more than a year to get regular ap-
from Congress.
The proposal to require Senate
confirmation of all Government en-
ployes getting $4,000 or more a year
Is a revival Of fight the Senate lost
last year. At that time it was esti-
mated that there were more than
$1,000 such employees in the Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
511 Nazis Downed
By IS U. 5. Aces
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Mar. 10. - Sixty-five
American fighter aces have shot
down 511 German planes since op-
erations began In the European
theater.
The leading ace in the group is
Capt. Walker Mahurin of Fort
Wayne, Ind, who has knocked down
20 Nazi aircraft. He and his mates
In the 9Th Air Force have accounted
for 459 Of the total German losses
since April, 1943.
The ace pilots come from %
States and the District of Columbia.
One Is from Canada.
The 9th Air Force has bagged 521s
planes since December.
(When two pilots cooperate in
downing one plane, each is cred
tied with a half)
The 9th Air Force has IS aces who
have downed five or more enemy
ships. The 9th claims 20 aces. Most
of the select group few Thunder
bolt fighters. as
Included among the aces here is
Capt. Michael Quirk, 37l8 Living
eton avenue, Washington, D. c., who
Is credited with IL victories.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Child Care Center
Here Called Dirty
In House Debate
BY DON s. WARREN.

Overriding demands by Repre-
sentative Taber. Republican, of New
York, and other critics, the House
late yesterday rejected q move to cut
nearly in half the proposed addi-
tional $l27 SOC, 900 appropriation for
the Federal Works Agency-after
lengthy and emotional debate over
facilities for care Of children of
working mothers.
The Districts child care center
at 3l4 D street Sc. was singled out
for attack by Mr.. Taber as "a place
that children ought not be living
in"--saying he was told 1t was
"dirty"-but the House sustained the
Appropriation Committee decision
after women House members and
other members, hotly contested
points raised by Mr.. Taber.
The vote. which was tentative
since the House was sitting as a
committee, was "a to So to reject
the Taber fund-cutting motion. The
section Of the first deficiency bill
including the community facilities
item for the FWA likewise was ap-
proved. Debate on the bill was to
be continued In the House today.
Charges Bring Retorts.
The Taber charges, which included
criticism Of Mrs. Florence Kerr, as
sistant to Maj. Gen. Philip B. Flem-
ing, FWA administrator, as well as
complaints Of "waste1pl" spending,
brought retorts from Women Repre-
sentatives-Norton, Democrat, OF
New Jersey, and Bolton, Republican,
OF Ohio, among others.
Mrs. Norton said Government
leaders were begging" women to
take jobs in war industries and that
unless proper care were provided for
their children this would be I'M
possible. "A mothers first duty is to
her children, even above that OF
working for the Government In war
cervice," she declared.
Mrs. Bolton said If facilities for
protection Of the children Of work.
ing mothers were not provided,
what Of tomorrow If they were
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Allied Bombs Uncover
18th Century Murder
BY the Associated Press.


LISBON, Mar. 10.-A murder
mystery 400 years old has been un-
covered in the Italian city of Viterbo
by Allied aerial bombs, according
to a Rome dispatch in copy OF the
Hamburger Fremdenblatt received
here.
The dispatch said the bodies OF
two men and a woman, all with
fractured skulls and clad in 18th
century dress. were found in the
sarcophagus of Cardinal Vice Domini
when preparations were made to
move 1t from a bomb-damaged
church. The cardinal died in the
18th century.
A 10th century murderer, the dis
patch added, apparently hid the
bodies in the sarcophagus.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
|Yanks Within 7 Miles
|0f TaIasea Base
lon New Britain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CALLED HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Mar.
10.-American marines have cut
their way 3 miles through the
japanese and jungle on Willau-
mez, New Britain, and are with
in 2 miles of the enemy base at
Talasea, the Allied communique
said today.
The cleanup of enemy strength
on Los Negros Island in the Admir-
alties continues, and American war
ships and supply vessels have en-
tered Seadler Harbor, formerly
fringed by Japanese coastal guns,
without interference.
Rabaul, the japanese base in New
Britain, which once sent planes and
warships to pound American invad-
ers in the Solomon Islands, is vir-
tually unless after weeks Of ham
mering by Allied aircraft and war
ships.
All Ships At Rabaul Damaged.
A headquarters spokesman said
photographs showed that not one
unchanged ship remained In Ra-
bauPs harbor, and less than so
planes on its six airfields.
Solomons-based aircraft hit Ra-
baul in four attacks Tuesday, past
ing the township, Lakunai and To-
bera airdromes and shipping with
56 tons Of bombs. There was no in
Perception.
The marines in their drive across
Willaumez Peninsula from the west
shore have cut of groups of enemy
troops on the north tip of the penin-
sula.
American troops advancing west
OF Saidor on the Northeastern New
Guinea coast have reached Cape
Rigny at the lower lip OF Astrolabe
Bay. Madang, enemy base on the
bay and objective Of the drive, is 20
airline miles away.
Wewak Airdromes Blasted.
Allied heavy bombers and fighters
attacked airdromes at Wewak with
56 tons Of bombs and downed II OF
4
the 40 japanese fighters which at
tempted interception.
Solomons-based heavy bombers
with escort dropped IS tons of ex-
plosives on Panapai Airdrome, near
Kavieng, New Ireland, starting many
fires.
japanese stranded on Bougain-
vile Island in the Solomons were
believed by American officers to be
massing for a last suicidal attack
on American forces at Empress Au-
gusta Bay. Enemy artillery was
silenced after shelling the two Allied
airfields there.
Meanwhile. the unopposed occupa-
ton last February n Of the small
Magine Islands just offshore from
the Allied beachhead at Empress
Augusta Bay on Bougainvilles west
coast was announced today. All
enemy positions on the islands had
been abandoned,
Evening star., 1944-03-10

not available, then there would be
an additional cause of juvenile de-
linquency, she asserted.
Replying to Mr.. Taber, Repre-
sentative Rabaut, Democrat, of
Michigan declared Mr.. Taber's dis
trict already had been provided for
as to child care and that also it had
an $4,000 hospital financed with
Federal money.
Attacks d Street Center.
In his attack on the D street child
care center and Mrs. Kerr, Mr..
Taber declared:
They are making all sorts of al
lotments for schools, for recreation
centers, for so-called child care and
recreation activities. Large parts of
them are being done in the most
wasteful way. Large parts Of them
are being done in the most inefIi-
cient way.
Il am going to give you a tip so
that you can go and find out for
yourself something Of the kind Of q
job that is being done, without too
much effort on your part. If you
will call at 314 D street Sc, you
will find the largest child welfare
setup in the District. I would sug-
gest that you go there and see If you
think that is being handled in such
a way as to promote child welfare"
Had Place inspected"
When Mr.. Rabaut insisted that
the New Yorker specify. Mr.. Taber
continued:
Il have had it inspected. The
people who came back from it told
me it was dirty and was not the
kind Of place that ought to be lived
in.
Il know who is in charge of this
setup. do not know whether the
rest of the House knows 1t. Mrs
Florence Kerr is in charge Of this
setup. She. has q record. She was
assistant administrator Of the WPA
under Mr.. Harry Hopkins. All OF
you know about the efficiency with
which the operations Of the WPA
were conducted. Members here
have received kilograms from their
educational authorities, hoping that
there will be no more of this"
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Torrens Enters House
As Govogun Successor
" the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
James H. Torrens, Democrat, Of
New York, was sworn in as . mem
Der Of the House yesterday to NIL the
unexpired term Of former Represent
ative Gavagan Of the 21st Congress
sional District who resigned recently
to accept Federal judgeship.
The seating Of Mr.. Torrens gives
the Democrats In the House AIS
members against 200 Republican,.
This does not include the newly
elected but unsworn Republican
Dean M. Gillespie-elected Tuesday
IN Colorado. There are two Pro9res.
sive party members, one American
Labor, one Farm Labor and six va
cancies. The latter figure win be
reduced to five with the seating Of
Mr.. Gillespie.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
|Ickes' Pipeline Plan
Termed Violation Of
Pledge 10 Senators
~ the Associated Press.


Senator Moore, Republican, Of
Oklahoma today accused Secre-
tary Of the Interior Ickes Of hav-
ing "fiagrantly violated a pledge"
to the Truman Committee In
proceeding with plans to con-
struct a pipeline from the Per-
sian Gulf area to the Mediter-
ranean.
1T has been said," Senator Moore
declared, that his conduct consti.
tutes an Impeachment offense."
The Oklahoman said the Secre.
tary earlier had advised the Tru.
man Committee he would not act on
q program until he had presented 1t
to Congress, and that Mr.. Ickes has
been directed by the White House"
In "plunging ahead" with . pro-
gram to "socialize the American oil
industry"
Meanwhile. Senate leaders under
took to speed action on Senator
Moore's resolution to create q nine.
member Senate Committee to draw
up petroleum policy before addi.
tional secret international commit
ments are made"
Eight members - two each from
the Foreign Relations, Commerce,
Interstate Commerce and Public
Lands Committees--are called for In
the resolution rs 1t was reported to
the Senate by the Commerce Com.
mittee.
Senator Moore's attack ON Sec
retary Ickes followed that OF James
A. Moffett, oil man and former Fed
eral housing administrator, who,
yesterday, characterized the United
States as Uncle Suckers Of Amer
lea" in the Arabian oil deal, and
charged that Mr.. Ickes was wrong
in saying that there Is q shortage
Of gasoline on the Atlantic seaboard,
Every move that Secretary Ickes
makes is another step toward get
ting the United States Government
into the oil business" Mr.. Monett
told a press conference In New York.
At the same time, however, Sec
retary Of the Navy Knox defended
the proposed pipeline, telling the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
that it is military necessity and
essential to prevent draining Of vast
amounts Of oil from dwindling
American reserves.
I'VE are going to look into oil re-
serves all over the world" Mr.. Knox
said. I'VE are building . pipeline
into China now. This is the same
thing. It is q military necessity"
Evening star., 1944-03-10
MacArthur's $ Nephew
Rebuffs Henri-Hayei in
Lisbon Encounter
3y the Associated Press.

LISBON, Mar. l0.-Douglas Mac
Arthur II. diplomat nephew of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. gaunt after in
ternment IN Germany, was in no
mood for friendly small talk recently
when he met well-fed CASTOR Henri
Haye, former Vichy Ambassador to
Washington, a witness reported here
yesterday.
Mr.. Macarthur, former secretary
OF the United States Embassy in
Vicfy. met Henri-Haye when the
exchange liner Gripsholm docked
here with Vichy diplomats from the
United States. They had known
each other we'll in Paris.
Known As "Cry-baby."
Henri-Haye, known in Washington
gossip circles as "the cry-baby' for
his repeated complaints that his dig
nifty and rank were not sufficiently
recognized. was quoted on landing as
saying that the American Govern
ment didn't accord me the atten-
tons a diplomat should expect. )"
(Henri-Haye and his encourage
were held on q luxurious Pennsyl-
varia estate, pending the exchange }
Soon after he landed Henri-Haye
saw Mr.. Macarthur In the Ayiz
Hotel in Lisbon. The witness said
the Frenchman rushed up to Mr..
Macarthur smiling and opened this
conversations:
How are you, mon cher Mac
Arthur You have indeed lost a
lot of weight, mon cher ="
You wouldn't be surprised if YOU
remembered that I am just out of
an internment camp in GERMANY
Mr.. Macarthur replied grimly.
But certainly, certainly you must
realize that we diplomats run some
risks :" Henri-Haye continued.
Handed Over to Germans.
Indeed we do" Mr.. Macarthur
declared, "but nothing can justify
that Vichy should have handed us
over to the Germans from their own
tnternment camp at Lourdes."
You know France was occupied,
and there were certain legal points"
explained Henri-Haye, no longer
smiling.
"You would have probably lost
weight yourself, too, sir, if we had |
handed you over to the japanese,
Mr.. Macarthur came back, as Henri
Haye retreated. /
The Nazi-controlled Vichy radio
reported that Henri-Haye had been
received by puppet Premier Pierre
Laval for talk and luncheon at a
Paris hotel yesterday. An earlier
broadcast said Henri-Haye and his
staff had arrived from Lisbon" yes
terday morning, after having been
nterned Is months.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Dominican Republic
Sets Three u. S. Vessel:

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 10.--Lt. Col.
Salvador Cobian, the Dominican
Republics military attache at
Washington, accepted on hehalf Of
his Government today three United
States Coast Guard patrol vessels.
The ships were turned over at a
seven-minute ceremony at the sub
chaser training center here where
Dominican crews were taught new
est methods of manning them.
Capt. E. F. Mcdaniel, commanding
officer, made the presentation.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Arguments Are Too Much

LOS ANGELES (P).-For five days
Mrs. Helen H. Abrams listened to
the arguments of fellow jurors de-
llberating a murder case. Judge
Charles Fricke excused her from
further duty when she complained
OF severe pain in one ear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

participation on the part of these residents whose streets will be can- yassed tomorrow and future partiei- patton on the part of residents in other sections of Waterbury where future collections will get underway,
 The chairman pointed out the critical need for this salvage ma terial and called attention to the fact that alarming prospects for summer endeayors in this field are in sight. One of the lowest monthly state results was shown by the March collection of paper. month when the results should have been normal. Scrap paper salvage has been classified as the No. 1 critical salvage material by Donald Nelson of the War Production Board.
 Herbert Ecott-Smith superinten- dent Of streets urged that residents be certain that the bundles are se- curely tied SO as to prevent loose papers blowing around the neighboF- hood, As in the past It will mean necessary time consuming effort af- ter the drive to dispatch city crew to this area to pick up the loose pa- per. Tn addition much Of this loose paper becomes rain soaked or mus tiliated to the point where t is no longer salyageable.
 SAVE A BUNDLE TODAYl SAVE A LIFE TOMORROW
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
New Crusade Launched
 Against Race Betting
State Troopers Make Arrests in Four Communities,
 Seize Evidence, More Than Score of Suspects Held

Armed with search warrants, the police seized more than truckload of equipment, including radios, tele- phones, a race track ticker, and other materials used in connection with horse race betting.
 Arrested in Torrington, and charged with operating horse bet ting establishments, were Frank Alicky, Thomas O'Meara, and Steve Killiany. Alicky, O'Heara and Kill iany were held in bonds of $2,000 each, and Mancini and Jacobs, $1,- 900. Twelve men charged with fre- quenting the establishments were placed under bonds of $25 each. Raids were made on the Oriental grocery store at 480 West Main street, Nick's ice cream store at 52 East Main street, and the North End Smoke Shop at 539 Main street.
 Arrested on gambling charges in Winsted were Charles Seaback, who was held under $500 bonds, and Archibald Osterhaudt who was held under $100 bonds. Ten men were ar- rested and charged with frequent hl6 d BoAkAOAAAAB pAhSC' n POOA AOOAAA at Willow street was raided and 8 slot machine seized.
 In Willimantic, Olive T. Miner, ITS Mountain street, and John Kla- pix were arrested and held under 1000 bonds on gambling charges. Seven places were raided, including Miners home.
 State Police Commissioner Ed ward J. Hickey said that the raids were in conjunction with local po- lice and were under the direction of Captain John c. Kelly of the de- partments special service squad. Participating in the raids were Lieu tenant Leo Mulcahy, Lieutenant Philip Schwartz, Sergeant Robert Rundl and County Detective Rowe Wheeler.
 The Investigations which led to the raids were conducted by the State Police in cooperation with States Attorney J. Howard Roberts of Litchf1eld county. States Attor- ney Howard c. Bradford of Wind- ham County and States Attorney Arthur M. Brown of New London County the State Police Commis- sioner said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
INCENDIARY FIRES
 INCREASE IN U. s.
Evidence of PyrOmania Found in Official In-
 quiries By Authorities

New York, May 18-A sharp in crease in incendiary fires set by py- romaniacs and youthful persons af- fected by unsettled wartime condi- tions is reported today by the arson committee of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, for the year end- ing April 30. Seven out of ten per- sons arrested were convicted.
 Arson investigators found no enemy directed fire sabotage by fire. Other incendiary fires directly at- tributable to war conditions, were reported in establishments closed or affected by OPA rulings and ra- tioning, and by draft regulations.
 Tn one case" says the report, which may be a warning of future conditions, a serious fire of incen- diary origin doubtless was due to a change in the rulings of the War Production Board which made ob- solete the type of manufacture em- ployed by the concern"
 The boards arson investigators cooperated with federal and local authorities in the investigation of incendiary fires which resulted in l94 arrests during the year. There were 429 convictions for arson and only 32 acquittals. The investigators reported on 2,0l2 fires of suspicious origin during the year.
 The arson committee warns that incendiary fires may increase in the postwar adjustment period.
 while incendiary fires have been more frequent during the past year than during the record low year ended April 30. l043," adds the re- port. the increase is due in large part, If not entirely, to the effect upon young people of war and not to any increase in fires set for finan- cial gain. which 1t is thought have remained at a low point.
 'The continuous work of fire mar shals. police officials. and others charged with investigation of in- cendiary fires has also been effec- tive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
THE GOLDEN CALF TO BE PRESENTED
Radio Decentralization to Highlight Observance
 of ShevuOth

New York, May IS - In observ- ance of tn Jewish holiday of shevu- oth, which commentaries the handing down of the Ten Com mandments on Mt. Sinai, NEG pre- sents special program in cooper ation with the American Jewish Committee Sunday, May 28 (NBC, 12:00-l2:30 p. m. EWTO.
 The broadcast will be a half-hour dramatization titled 'The Golden Calf" written by Katharine and Adele Seymour. The script tells the story of the retribution which over takes one German who bowed be- fore the false gods of Hitler Ger many and learned too late that he had lost his soul.
 Sheyuoth. the Feast of Weeks, be- gins Saturday evening, May 27, and continues through to sundown Mon- day, May 29.
 Name of the narrator on this spe- cial program will be announced soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
NOTED AUTHORIZES
 AT CHURCH FORUM
Mrs. Carveth Wells to Speak on Countries Be-
 hind the Battle Fronts"

Mrs. Carveth Wells, wife of the famous explorer and well-known in her own right as a globe-trotter, author and lecturer will be the speaker at the Second Church For Cm on Sunday. May q at 8 o'clock, on the subject Countries Behind the Battle Fronts" Her lecture will be Illustrated with IS nm. color film. You will be able to see where your sons, brothers, and sweethearts are fighting for Uncle Sam when you see Mrs. Carveth Wells pie tureS of Japan, China, Singapore, Australia. India and Egypt. You will not only see what these countries look like but you will be entertain cd by such unbelievable pictures as Q bird stringing up bead necklace with Q needle and thread and the Hatty Ainus of Japan. You will also see the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City of Peking, also pictures of Australia's amazing ani- mals including kangaroos, teddy bears and the worlds strangest creature, the duck-billed platypus.
 She and her husband were among the last Americans to make a plea- sure trip through Japan and, more recently, have visited the new Amer ican air and naval bases at Trim idad and the West Indies. Mrs Wells is thoroughly familiary with the terrain now being fought over so bitterly by the Japanese and the Allied Forces in the Pacific. Among the Far Eastern places visited on her recent trip were Tokyo, Shang- hai. Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, Penang (which has already fallen to the Japanese) Northern Malay. and Hawaiiy as well as Bombay, Kuala Kangsar in the State of Pe- rak, Egypt and Italy. Mrs. Wells has accompanied her husband on a number of his expeditions and was co-author with him on his four re- cent books, Adventure" Exploring the World" "Kapoot," and Der muda in Three Colors.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Wells are the own- CT of the Talking Mynah Bird named "Raffles" acquired while on an expedition in the Malay Jungle. Rallies is the first bird to have his biography published. Rallies has ap- peared on many radio programs and Paramount signed the bird up for eight weeks at $3,500 to play oppo- site Dorothy Lamour in her picture Rainbow Island" He is probably the highest paid bird in the world receiving $500 radio performance. Mrs. Wells worked hard on the birds diction avoiding profanity and taught Rallies to speak only on cue