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Evening star., 1945-03-25
.S33 Million Farm Bill
Is Sent 10 Senate
Without Change
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
House passage sent to the Senate
without change yesterday an $685.
801 1892 appropriation bill for the
Agricultural Department for the II
months starting July l.
Passage came on a roll call vote
of 236 to 16, after Republican,
backed drive to lop several hundred
million dollars from the big measure
begged down.
Led by Representative Taber Of
New York, ranking minority member
of the Appropriations Committee,
Republicans tried to eliminate a
$50, ,000, 900 school lunch fund and q
500, 100000 allotment for rural re-
habilitation loans and grants.
They tried less vigorously, but with
the same lack of success, to cut out
an $48, ,446, 900 item for administra-
ton of the 1887 Sugar Act and a
$7,984, 900 fund for operation of the
Federal crop insurance fund.
Mr.. Taber contended the school,
lunch fund was unnecessary and
that parents now are earning suf1-
cient income to permit them to pay
for the lunches their children eat in
school.
But opponents insisted many FAM
lilies still earned an income insuffi-
cient to justify elimination Of the
program by which the Government
finances the cost of lunches served in
schools participating in the program
Evening star., 1945-03-25

as . former president Of the Ma
tional Capital Co., one OF three
firms under which sales are said to
have been promoted. the others
scheduled for trial were promoters
and statesmen, 1t was said.
OF the original 81 indicted, 13
previously either pleaded guilty or
mole contendere to charges and were
sentenced in 1943. Sentences in
cluded Jail sentences as high as three
years ana fines ranging as high as
$500.
OF the others who have not
pleaded and who are not scheduled
for trial. some are fugitives, some
have died and others have been
granted severances and probably will
be tried later, it was said.
Mr.. jenkins, who is to prosecute
the five scheduled to face trial on
May 2 said he plans to call approx
mately 10 out-of- town Witnesses
persons who allegedly lost by in
vestment in the lots. The trial, he
said. is expected to last about five
weeks.
Deadline Set on Motions.
Meanwhile, any motions the five
defendants desire to file must be
filed before April IS under court
order, Mr.. jenkins said. In turn
argument on any motions that may
be filed has been set for April 90
Mr.. jenkins said the Government
will introduce evidence in an effort
to show that the method of opera
ton in the sale of the lots was first
Evening star., 1945-03-25
s Accused Of Fraud
In Cemetery LOT Sales
Will Be Tried May 7

Five Of an original 81 persons in
dicted here in 1941 on charges of
conspiracy to violate the mail fraud
statute and alleged actual violations
in connection with the sale Of ceme-
terry lots on the Baltimore pike near
Laurel, Md. are scheduled to 60 on
trial in District Court on May Q,
it was announced yesterday at the
United States Attorneys Office. More
than $1,000, 900 was lost by investors
in the cemetery lots. 1t Is claimed.
Three Of the i've scheduled for
trial, Richard w. Beaver, Harry ii.
Mitchell and William A. Harvey
were tried in the spring of 1943 and
found guilty, but the verdict was
nullified by a mistrial being de-
clared because juror handed for
mer Assistant United States Attor-
ney John L. LaSkey, who prosecuted
the trio, letter seeking job. The
other two scheduled for trial in May
are Sam Black and G. G. Squires.
Deaver Headed Firm.
With the exception of Deaver,
whom Assistant United States At
torney Ray L. Jenkins described
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Four-Point Program
For Hiring Veterans
Prepared by Legion
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
The American Legion last night
made public what 1t called "a simple,
clear-cut program for the en-
ployment of returning war veterans.
Its four-point proposal was built
around these basic elements:
welcome them back as men with
q sincere greeting, an honest as
surance that a job is awaiting them,
f1tted to their abilities.
Make a realistic analysis of the
Jobs available, and of the veterans
aptitude, interests, ambitions, tastes
and training.
Fit jobs and veterans together
as the result of such realistic ap-
praisal.
Cooperate intelligently with
the veteran after he is placed in
a job: with ready willingness to
make adjustments as actual ex-
perience on the job makes those ad-
juStments advisable"
The program was prepared by
the Legion's National Employment
Committee. The job of carrying it
out was assigned to Ralph H.
Lavxrs, the organizations national
employment director. 1t was made
public by Edward N. Scheiberling.
national commander, who declared
1t was based on sound business
efficiency and necessity" and not on
sentiment
Mr.. Scheiberling said the Legion
prepared the program after con-
sultation with American business.
by ievery rule of ability, of eco
nomie necessity, by law and SEN
timent," the Legion said, "the vet
eran has first call upon American
business and industry"
"Rut we should do the veteran
an Ill favor if we employed him
and left other millions of workers
out of jobs, That way lies economic
collapse, State socialism or State
capitalism"
The problem it said, is one of the
fullest possible employment-"A
job for every man and woman seek
ing one"
Evening star., 1945-03-25
False Surrender Rumors
Stir Boston Shoppers
Nv the Associated Aess

BY the Associated rfess.
BOSTON, Mar. 24.-False runors
that Germany had surrendered
swept through Boston's pre-Easter
shopping crowds this afternoon and
tonight as Allied armies hurdled
the Rhine.
AS the unfounded rumors spread
throughout Eastern Massachusetts,,
some Boston store owners boarded
up their show windows as a pre-
cautionary measure.
Police suggested that liquor stores
take their stocks from their windows
to remove temptation.
Telephone circuits were jammed
with persons seeking confirmation
of the false reports from newspa-
pers, press associations and police.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
DR.. J. @. Adams Chosen
For Shakespeare Award

DR.. Joseph Quincy Adams, direc-
tor of the Folger Shakespeare Lii
brary, has been voted the annual
silver plate awarded by the Wash
ington Shakespeare Society for
service to Shakespeare.
The trophy, it was announced
last night, will be presented April
% at the Shakespeare birthday
banquet at 24oo Sixteenth street
NV.
An anonymous friend has pro-
vided funds for the annual award,
given in memory of the late Henry
D. Fruit, president of the Ma
tional Shakespeare Federation for
many years before his death.
DR.. Adams, a native of Green
vile. S. c., was a member of the
faculty of Cornell University from
1903 until he came to Washing
ton as director of research at the
Folger Library in 1881. He was
made head of the Folger institution
in 1884. With the collaboration of
c. S. Northrup he published a
standard American life of Shake
speare in 1928. Since that date he
has produced more than a score of
important studies of Elizabethan
literature. He is the general editor
of the New Variorum Shakespeare.
His home is at 2915 Foxhall road
NV.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Stefan Indorses Plan
For | Landing Field Near
Proposed Stadium

Enthusiastic Endorsement of the
suggested development of landing
field near the proposed war me-
mortal stadium foAWashington was
voiced yesterday by Representative
Stefan, Republican, of Nebraska.
Foreseeing postwar period when
ordinary travel would be done by
plane by greatly increasing numbers
of people, he held that provision of
a small airport near the stadium
would be highly desirable"
Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia, vice chair
man of the National Memorial Sta
dium Commission, urged at last
weeks meeting of the commission
that serious study be given to such
a proposal. Senator Bilbo, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi, commission
chairman, predicted such a feature
would be included in the commits
sion's recommendations
Mr.. Stefan, ranking minority
member of the House Appropria-
tions Subcommittee in charge of
District, Commerce and other de-
partment supply bills, last week
made trip over Washington in
helicopter. He said he saw real
possibilities for that type of plane
He suggested also that huge saw
ings could be achieved by perfec-
ton of a cross-wind landing gear
for the standard type of plane
which would permit landings on
fields of much smaller size than at
present where runways must be laid
in several directions because of
varying wind currents England,
he said. has been making progress
for two years in practical expert
mentation with cross wind landing
gear.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Defiance Of Curfew
Expected 10 Affect
La Guardia's S Future
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldteQ HresS.
NEW YORK, Mar. 24.-Mayor F.
H. La Guardia's l o'clock curfew
was muff1ed today after week of
on-again off-again observance, but
the political echoes fingered
How were the fiery little Mayors
fourth-term prospects affected by
his refusal to go along with the
Federal Government request for
midnight closing of amusement
places?
This much was certain as the
issues in next November's mayoral
election began to take shape:
l. The Liberal party, which at
tracted 306,155 New York City
votes in the last presidential elec-
ton, announced opposition to "one
man rule which completely ignores
public opinion
Fusionists Welcome Suggestions.
2. The Fusion party, which gave
Mr.. La Guardia 63,367 votes four
years ago, announced that it was
not committed to any candidate and
would welcome suggestions.
3. Three of the five Republican
county leaders in New York said
they were opposed to Mr.. La Guar
dia's denomination on the Repub-
'lican ticket and 80 per cent of the
district leaders in Manhattan re-
portedly sided with them.
4. Members of the city council
almost unanimously denounced La
Guardia's S curfew stand, one urging
his impeachment and another voic-
ing certainty" that change of
mayors was imminent.
5. A democratic boom was started
for Brig. Gen. William O'Dwyer,
Brooklyn district attorney who lost
to Mr.. La Guardia four years ago
by 1928 votes-smallest margin
In 80 years of mayoral elections.
Backed by Roosevelt.
Several New York newspapers have
reported as fact that Gen. O'Dwyer,
who recently went on inactive Army
status. would have President Roose-
velt's backing, which Mr.. La Guar
dia received in 1941.
Mr.. La Guardia. who has not an
that he will seek reelection,
left no doubt that he considered
politics involved in the curfew
squabble when he said in broad
cast defending his position:
Il am entirely indifferent to local
political capital sought to be made
in an election year I am not
interested in politics when my
country is at war"
Earlier, he snapped, I'm running
the CITY," in commenting on the
Presidents expressed approval of
midnight closing for amusement
places throughout the country.
If Mr.. La Guardia ran-and his
hour of tolerance" was interpreted
generally as suggesting that he
would-he presumably would have
the support of the American Labor
party, of which he is a member. He
got more than 435, 1000 ALP votes
four years ago. some 100000 less
than he received on the Republican
ticket
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Rosenman Finds Errors
In Supplying France
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 24.-Judge Sam
uel N Rosenman, President Roose-
velt's representative investigating
French relief needs, said today that
Allied military authorities had made
some mistakes in supplying French
civilians this past winter-which
was one of the worst in the history
of Western Europe.
Judge Rosenman, concluding
survey, said ne found that the mill
tary supplied France "aS well as
they could" under the circum-
stances, such as the lack of ports
and the shortage of shipping space.
Asked for figures on the amount
Of aid sent to the French people
last winter, Judge Rosenman said
they were in ''the body of my report"
which he will submit to the Pres
ident. He acknowledged the aid was
insufficient.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Pacific
Continued From First Page.)

In sky battles raging on through
Tuesday and Wednesday.
(The American carrier plane
attack on Okinawa was reported
yesterday by the Tokyo radio,
but was unconirmed by Pacific
Fleet headquarters
Headquarters did not specify the
Islands bombarded by the battle
ships but one was known to be
Minami Daito Jima, miles wide
and 4 miles long, 200 miles east
of Okinawa. Minami Daito has air.
fields and other facilities.
Pacific Fleet units in the past
have bombarded Paramushiro and
other islands in the Kuriles lead
ing down to Japan from the north
but this was the first time any
American naval force had turned
its tremendous firepower on land
targets within the immediate de-
fense orbit of the mainland.
Jap Fleet Still Absent.
The two days of shelling consti-
tute the best evidence yet as to how
thoroughly the Japanese Imperial
feet, once third ranking in the
world, has been weakened by losses
in two battles in the Philippines Sea
and damage wrought on it in car
rier raids earlier this week.
Today's communique said a heavy
toll, as yet not completely assessed,
was taken during the sky fights of
Admiral Mitscher's carrier air arm
Tuesday and Wednesday with en-
emy planes based on Kyushu, Shiko-
ku and Honshu islands of Japan.
During the attacks, destroyer of
the task force was seriously dam
aged and a heavier warship suffered
some damage.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz said
that in one phase alone so enemy
aircraft were downed at cost of
three American fighters.
Planes. from Gen. Macarthur
command also have been hitting the
Ryukyus.
In an obviously sketchy report,
Admiral Nimitz said the carrier
planes destroyed some enemy ship
ping and damaged numerous small
craft" in the RyukyuS attacks.
The new report on the four-day
action off Southern Japan also was
preliminary, suggesting the figure
of 731 enemy planes destroyed or
damaged announced yesterday by
headquarters was in for revision up
ward.
Today's communique also reported
new raids on the Bonin Islands,
north of conquered Two, on enemy
held islands in the Palau group and
on Wake and the Marshalls.
1t added 81 more japanese killed
and 16 taken prisoner on Saipan,
Tinian and Guam-American air
and naval bases where organized
enemy resistance ended last sum-.
mer,
Evening star., 1945-03-25
U. S. Press Delegation
Goes Through New Delhi

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Mar. PA COM
mittee of the American Society of
Newspaper Editors, visiting Allied
Nations to aid the postwar ex-
change of news, passed through
New Delhi tonight en- route to
Chungking. ;ios
The committee members, Wilbur
Forrest, assistant editor of the New
York Herald Tribune; Ralph Nc
Gill, editor of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition, and Carl w. Alderman, dean
of Columbia University's Schools of
Journalism, plan to return in 10
days to tour India. ro~
Evening star., 1945-03-25

to approach persons who held sect9-
tiles that they wanted to sells After
selling such securities. the Govern
ment contends, the promoters would
then suggest that they invest ftRfstie
cemetery lots, assuring them they
would make large profits.
All of the defendants scheduh 10
face trial are now out on bond and
live out of the city, Mr.. Jenkins said.
Trial of the defendants has been
postponed for several reasons ne
added, among them being that de
fense attorneys have been tied up Ia
other matters and the dix 1culty of
making witnesses available4 's4I
Evening star., 1945-03-25
Al JoIson, Young Actress
Are Wed in Arizona
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PALM SPRINGS, Calf, Mar.
"a. Actor AL Jolson informed
friends here tonight that he and
Miss Erie Galbraith, 21-year-old film
actress, motored to the small Arizona
town of Quartzsite this afternoon
and were married by a justice of
the peace. Mr.. Jolson is Sc.
At Little Rock, Ark, the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. CAL
braith, said the newlyweds tele-
iphoned them tonight and said they
planned to honeymoon in New York
and make their home In California.
1t is Mr.. Jolson's fourth marriage.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
CherydoIe Citizens
To Hear Talk on Tuxes

Edmund D. Campbell. Arlington
County board member, will speak
on "Revaluation of Taxes" at a
meeting of the Cherrydale Citizens
Association at pm. tomorrow in
the Masonic Hall at Cherrydale.
With an increased county tax rate
scheduled to be discussed at the
budget hearing April Is, association
officers urged members to attend.
The meeting is open.
Evening star., 1945-03-25
ID. {. Director Hopes
Manpower Penalties
viii Use Area Basis

If Congress approves the compro-
mise manpoWer bill, Ernest v. Con-
molly, washington area war man
power director said last night, he
hopes Washington as an area
rather than specific plants here
would come under the penalty laden
provisions.
The conference-approved bill vests
in War Mobilization Director Byrnes
the authority to designate certain
areas, activities, facilities or farms
as critical enough to warrant the
statutory provisions. Mr.. Connolly
said Washington Is so compact an
area, with its activities so inter-
locking, that all employers and en-
ployes coming under present regu-
lations here should be affected by
whatever new ones come out OF
Congress.
Long rated as a Critical area,
Washington now faces a more SER
ious shortage of clerical help for war
agencies than It has for three years,
Mr.. Connolly said.
At the same time, he revealed
that about half the 10000 estab-
lishments in this area are not COM
plying with manpower regulations
designed to stabilize employment
and channel workers to the places
they are needed most.
Noncompliance. he added, occurs
more frequently in the smaller es-
tablishments, SO approximately 80
per cent of the workers covered by
the manpoWer program are en-
ployed by complying firms.
Mr.. Connolly said he wasn't inter-
ested in compliance for itself alone
but knew that without it the priority
establishments could not be stated.
There are critical shortages here
that cannot be filled under the
present program" Mr.. Connolly said.
I'VE think that if this bill passes,
the penalty provisions will be strong
enough to bring about compliance so
Evening star., 1945-03-25
pee!!i;cle Smash Furniture,
Bar .! Curfew VioIator
,v the assoriated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, Mar "a
Police enforced the midnight cur
few with a sledge hammer today.
A vice squad smashed up furni-
ture and the bar at small night
spot, cited for the fourth time for
violating the curfew. The bar
tender was charged with illegal
liolIor sale.
Evening star., 1945-03-25

that we can channel these workers
into the Jobs where they can do the
most good"
He described the shortage Of
clerical help as "our biggest prob
lem," along with turnover in the
trades and services. The Govern
ment agencies, Mr.. Connolly said,
are short about 5000 clerical work
ers and between 1900 and 1000 are
needed in high priority private es-
Establishments.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

and mother of Mrs. Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Thomas and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Burton of
Cleveland are the house guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cobb of 1852
Fifth Ave. So. Mrs. Thomas is the
sister of Mrs. Cobb. All are leav-
ing next Sunday morning for
Cleveland, with the exception of
Mrs. Thomas, who will accompany
Mrs. Cobb to Los Angeles where
the two will attend the first family
reunion in 80 years.
Mr.. Floyd Mays, 1916 Fourth
Ave. &c., left the city Sunday,
July Is, to attend the funeral of his
brother in Chicago, who died sud
denly, Friday, July 10.
Mrs. Pauline Hutchcraft is re-
covering from a tonsillectomy at
her home, TIP Oak Lake Ave.
Mr.. Ernest Blakely, of Chicago,
was in the city over the weekend
to accompany his children, Kenneth,
Ernest, Jr., and Karen Louise, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis D. Gates, 900 Bryant Ave.
No., and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Green,
SOC Emerson Ave. No.
Mrs. Marie Hughes, 1852 Fourth
Ave. &c., is in Los Angeles, Calf,
where she is the guest of her mother
and brothers.
The MOdernettes met at the home
of Miss Eula Simms, 987 Bryant
Ave. No., Wednesday, July II. Mrs.
Christine Johnson, won first prize
and Mrs. Jewell Alexander, won
second.
Gifts from Son: Mrs. DIN P.
Wells, 3641 Fourth Ave. So, this
week received a hand-painted tea
set and two needle point pictures
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-20

time, Juan would say, 81 bet you
girls will faint when the first bull
is killed and then we'll have to go!"
That little bit of skepticism gave
us some thought, as we had read
that these fights were quite bloody.
We were both secretly afraid we
might faint.
North American Best
We sat in the next to the last
row, directly above the place where
the bulls were usually killed. Ny
seat was exceptional. l sat right
between the two large feet of one
of the band members. He literally
leaned his horn on my shoulder
and blasted away. l decided then
that I preferred North American
band music.
We looked about ct the audience.
A few girls wore hand-embroidered
blouses such as we had purchased
in Cuernavaca. They wore these
with plain suit skirts. The rest
wore suits or sport dresses. Mrs.
Harvey was surprised to see two
ladies come in with fur coats on.
1t was warm day and we were
comfortable without our coats. We
decided that they were wearing fur
coats because they had them, just
as people do in California.
When we first heard that we
were to see an amateur fight the
bulls, we were greatly disappoint-
ed. Juan, however, claimed that
this was just as interesting. 1t was
from the amateur fights that the
professionals were chosen. The
fighter for the day was a young
man of exceptional ability.
Suddenly there was a great COM
motion to the left of US. Everyone
jumped up and began to cheer and
applaud. Juan told US that the pro-
fessional bull fighter had just come
in to see the young amateur fight.
This was considered a great honor.
This young man was rising fast in
the bull fighting world and would
probably be a professional in a
year or two. The professional was
a graceful, slender, handsome look
ing fellow. His hair was jet black,
except for wing-like patches of pre-
mature grey hair which decorated
his side part. He bowed and smiled
to his bowling public and sat down.
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pany them as far as Chicago. An
other daughter, Mrs. Cleo Hamp-
ton, will leave for visit in Port
land, Ore, next week.
Mrs. Lorraine Chivers, 4017 Gin
ton Ave-, is back in the city after
visiting her niece in Wellington,
Kans., and other relatives in Kan
sas City, Kansas, and Missouri.
The Friendly Sixteen Club held
its annual picnic Sunday, July 10,
at Shady Oaks Lake. The evening
was spent in playing games and
fishing. The guests were the
Messrs. and Mines. John Overton,
st. Paul, and VIM. Cooper of Min
neapolis; Mrs. Genevieve Cooper,
Mr.. George Jordan, Minneapolis.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Woodland, HOB Lyndale Ave. No.,
Saturday, July Fl.
Mrs. Mary Williams, of Argo,
ILL.,, returned to her home by plane,
Tuesday, July II, after a weeks
visit with her cousin, Mrs. Elijah
Henderson, 1929 Bryant Ave. No.
Blue Monday Club Meets: Mrs.
Dorothy Scott was hostess to the
Blue Monday Club at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Alexander, 3720
Fifth Ave. &c., Monday, July 16.
Mrs. Beatrice Cassius was the
guest. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Bernice Nc
Graw, 11O7 Lyndale Ave. No., Mon
day, July %.
Sic George w. Johnson of
Bremerton, Wash, and Mrs. Ike
Johnson of Mariana, Ark, arrived
in the city Wednesday, July II, to
visit the Rev. and Mrs. Robert W.
Kelley, 812 Fourth Ave. No. George
and Mrs. johnson are the brother