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OPA
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pare down OPA are getting mail,
too, Senator DoWney said Il think
lit should make them hesitate"
Wherry's Mail Backs OPA Also.
At the Office of Senator Wherry,
Republican, of Nebraska an out
spoken critic Of OPA, it was report
ed that mail in support of OPA was
beginning to come in. But the less
ening of correspondence on the other
side was described as only a lull
Senator DoWney noted that this is
an election year with one-third of
the Senate up for reelection. How
ever, all of the House is up for elec-
ton, and that chamber voted by
broad margins to loosen price con-
trolls by means of amendments to
a bill to keep OPA alive beyond its
present June 80 expiration date
Even before Senator Downey re-
ported on results of his mail. Eco
nomic Stabilizer Bowles predicted
that the people will rush to the res
cue of OPA's price control powers
in the greatest demonstration of
democracy in action that this coun-
try has ever seen"
Mr.. BoWles foreSaw a flood of tele-
grams and letters soon from every
day citizens The final outcome. he
said in statement. will be rejection
by Congress of the destructive
amendments as it has rejected them
in the past" despite tremendous
pressure from a Financed and
powerful minority of lobbyists and
special interest groups"
Senator Bankhead. Democrat. of
Alabama said yesterday that "Bowles
is an extremist. He misconceives en-
| tlrely that imitation is preventable by
production. He puts the emphasis on
price controls, which can't be effec-
tive until production is obtained"
Won't Go as Far.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Arkansas said he thinks the Senate
may not go as far as the House did
in trimming down OPA.
Senator Butler, Republican, of
Nebraska said he may vote for exA
tension of OPA provided we come
to an understanding whereby some
of its illegal and unwise practices
can be eliminated"
The three Senators spoke in sepa-
rate interviews.
The House voted a nine-month
extension for OPA minus subsidies
the Government now pays to hold
down retail prices, and plus a re-
quirement that every producer and
distributor be allowed a profit on
every item.
Administration supporters say pri-
vately that, unless there is an up
turn prompted by consumer worries
about imitation, OPA's chances in
the Senate are only fair The Sen
ate measure now provides for a full
years extension of the agency as it
stands. but the House bill once did
that, too.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Funds for G| Students
Abroad Delayed by
State Department
BY Miriom Ottenbero

State Department red tape has
prevented veterans attending for
eign schools from getting the Gov
ernment checks they need to keep
going, it was learned today.
Although the. Veterans Admin
istration estimated that several hun
dred veterans, including a number
discharged from the Army abroad
are now enrolled in foreign schools
under the CT Bill of Rights, only
l6 have ever received subsistence
checks.
VA, it was learned, forwarded to
the State Department approximate
ly'six weeks ago the material needed
to tell United States missions
abroad and the foreign schools
themselves what to do with certifi-
Gates of eligibility presented by the
veterans. VA must get these certifi-
Gates back from the schools before
it can send allowances to the stu
dent veterans.
The instructions, however, have
not been issued by the State Depart
ment. A State Department official
said the instructions had to be ini-
tailed by nearly a dozen different
officials before they could be sent out
He added that he believed the
instructions had reached the stage
OF mimeograp phing and should be
sent out soon.
'Mcst of our officials abroad don't
know what to do with the certifl-
Gates of eligibility when they get
them" commented VA official,
AS result, the certificates lie there
and we get bitter complaints from
the veterans"
Before going overseas, the vet
Grams get their certificates, are &C
cepteG by the schools and get their
passports They are warned to take
enough money to pay their own way
for few months, but. actually, some
veterans have been enrolled overseas
without subsistence checks for a
year or more, it was said.
AS a temporary expedient, the
State Department has advised its
missions to tell approved foreign
schools they may enroll American
veterans with the idea that tuition
can be taken up later-when the
long-delayed instructions are issued
While moving at a slow pace on
making 1t possible for veterans to
get their $65 to $50 month SUBJ
sistence checks, the State Depart
ment has issued warnings that vet
Grams will find living costs high
HOyerSeaS
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Gen. Smith Asks Russia
For New Embassy Site
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, April 22.-Lt. Gen
Walter Bedell Smith, United States
Ambassador, anxious to see the erec.
ton of a new American Embassy
and living quarters for personne,
here. said today he had proposed tc
the Soviet Foreign Office that the
Russian government grant a Mos
COW site in exchange for certain
American surplus war materials.
The Foreign Office received the
proposal with interest but no de-
cislon was reached, the Ambassador
said.
Gen. Smith said his idea was to
build a compound in the suburbs
complete with offices, recreational
and living quarters.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Loan
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if America passes up the oppor.
| tunity to assume economic as vel
as moral leadership in stabilizins
world conditions, some other poWei
will take advantage of the chance
to do SO.
Democratic Leader Barkley ha.
contended that any amendment viii
kill the loan proposal in this ses.
sion of Congress because the finan.
cial agreements would have to bt
renegotiated. But there are indi.
cations that some of these proposal.
particularly one by Senator Nc.
Farland. Democrat, of Arizona tt
make the British swap title to mill.
tary bases for financial help-are
gaining in strength.
Opposition Mounts.
Added to this were fresh signs oi
Democratic opposition.
Senator Johnston, Democrat, Of
South Carolina, who has been LISTED
as undecided on the question, tolc
reporter he is considering making
Senate speech against the loan.
If the count gets much closer il
may bring Senator McKellar. DEM
ocrat, of Tennessee down from the
presiding officers chair to take part
in the debate
| Senator Mcclellan. as a sort OF
acting Vice President in the alb
Sence of any such official, sits in or
cabinet meetings and could be eX-
pected to support President Tru-
mans position that passage of the
measure is vital to this country'f
interests.
But Senator Stewart. Democrat, o.
Tennessee, who isn't often found or
/ the other side from his senior col.
league. is one of the Senate's mos
active opponents of the loan pro-
pOSal
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in 1912 equal to third of a pound
daily for 2,055,OOO persons.
Cut Effective Today.
Millers are now required to pro-
duce rs per cent of the flour they
distributed domestically a year ago.
The order became effective at 1901
am. today and remains in force
through June 80.
Secretary of Commerce Wallace
heads the food collection program
under which every person in the
country will be requested to con-
tribute canned food or money, to be
distributed through UNRRA "on the
basis of greatest need"
The drive will be conducted as a
private campaign but will work
closely with the Presidents Famine
Emergency Committee. No deduc-
tions will be made for administra-
tive or operating expenses.
Plans call for local chairmen of
the recent victory clothing campaign
to spearhead the food collection pro-
gram. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
and Herbert H. Lehman, former di-
rector general of UNRRA, will serve
as honorary chairmen of the drive.
Unsold Bread Destroyed.
In announcing the campaign, Mr.
Wallace declared that famine now
threatens "one-quarter of the
worlds population"
The FTC said that unsold bread
was being used for feed or destroyed.
Under consignment selling. whole
sale bakers take back unsold bread
from retailers. This practice was
forbidden during most of the war,
and in l945 alone enough bread
was saved to supply Britain's popu-
lation with a third of pound daily
for 80 days, FTC said.
Instead of relaxing provisions for
waste prevention, the commission
said there were sound reasons for
continuing and strengthening them.
The FTC report, which was SUBJ
mitted to the President, also sug-
gested a discrimination of present
laws to see whether new legislation
40 iiSCuCd W pCiiIldllCllGly cllIIli-
nate Wasteful trade practices and
predatory competition which threat
ems the existence of many small
bakers, foredooms new ventures to
failure and promotes regional
monopolistic control of the whole
sale bread baking industry"
Grange Pledges Support.
Meanwhile. the Executive Com
mittee of the National Grange
pledged its support in meeting food
needs of famine-stricken nations
and asked its farmer members to
sell wheat now.
The urgent need is for immedi-
ate delivery the committee de-
clared. Don't let wheat that can
save lives stay in your bins another
day"
The Oranges pledge of support
was contained in a letter to Chester
c. Davis, chairman of the Famine
Emergency Committee.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Bridges Demands Action
To Prevent Recurrence

Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire demanded in the
Senate this afternoon that the ad-
ministration take steps to prevent
a recurrence of incidents like the
one reported today from Vienna.
These incidents occurring one
after another have got to stop"
Senator Bridges shouted. 1T is up
to the responsible officials of this
Government to take some action"
The Senator recalled that some
weeks ago he called the War De-
partments attention to an earlier
occasion on which he said an Amer
ican plane was forced down by Rus
sian aircraft, and told his colleagues
the department was in the midst of
investigating that occurrence when
todays report was received.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Jail
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Gill caused "a dangerous diminution
of discipline and morale among both
the custodial force and the inmates
of the jail'' by failing to provide an
effective substitute after basement
control cells were abandoned for
disciplinary purposes.
1t also sustained two charges that
Mr.. Gill failed to impose disciplinary
measures on juveniles in violation of
the rules for inmates. In cne case,
Mr., Gill was accused of doing Moth
ing about rioting juveniles, and in
the other he was accused of remoy-
ing juveniles from control cells.
Reproofs Held Abusive.
He was found guilty of reproving
Jail officers and members of the Gus
todial staff "in an abusive and in
sulting manner" During the hear
ing, which extended through seven
weeks, Claude o. Botkin, resident
superintendent of the District Jail,
testified that Mr.. Gill came into his
office, stamped on wastepaper bas-
ket and cursed in telling him that he
had ordered it and other waste bas-
kets removed
Two charges of characterization
were thrown out, however, when the
inquiry board decided that MIR. Gill
had done his best to provide a report
on the escape of five prisoners No.
velnber "a and had not been ordered
to remain absent from the meeting
of a committee he had appointed to
investigate the Jail break.
The inquiry board also found
unsubstantiated charges that Mr.
Gill failed to issue reasonable in
structions to John liner, a guard,
on securing obedience from inmates
that he did ION divers occasions ar
bitrarily reprimand custodial officers
for enforcing Jail rules" that he en-
couraged inmates to interview him
in violation of jail rules; that he is
sued verbal orders contrary to ex-
isting written orders, and that he
authorized special privileges for
certain inmates.
His removal as penal superintend-
ent should not affect his Civil Serv-
ice status. the inquiry board said.
He doubtless may render efficient
and competent service in certain ca
pacities in penal work, but we find
that he cannot do so in his present
position" the report said.
1t was the unanimous decision of
the board that the attitude of the
custodial staff toward him would
make cooperation at the Jail i'm
possible"
Pointing out that several men,
bers of the staff have threatened
to resign if Mr.. Gill returns, the
board asserted that "the custodial
staff would have no respect for
their superior or for the Board of
Public Welfare"
Jail guards testified Mr.. Gill used
abusive and profane language when
he called them together after the
November "a escape, and told them
that he could no longer rely on 90
per cent of his guard force.
Gilrs Criticism Deplored.
The inquiry board deplored Mr.
ellis "contemptuous criticism" o1
the Board of Public Welfare and hi,
J l"ill-advised" criticism of superior
Evening star., 1946-04-22
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conditions more critical than those
which prevailed on December 81.
For millions survival was. and
still is, the issue and for UNRRA
the challenge to be met. World re-
covery still remains formidable
task" the President declared. Now
more than ever, intensified effort
to match need with supply are re-
quired of u.s. We must not fail"
Making Every Effort.
Mr.. Anderson TOLD reporters that
every effort was being made to get
nonfamine countries to lower theiI
stocks of wheat, against the time
when the new wheat harvest can re-
pleshish stocks. He estimated
UNRRA wheat shipments during
the first quarter of this year at 425,-
900 tons for January, 100000 tons for
February and 347,000 tons for March
April shipping schedules call for
shipment of $4,000 tons, he said.
He disclosed the Combined Food
Board, composed of representatives
of the United States, Canada and
Great Britain, would meet again
Wednesday to work out a revision OF
grain shipping schedules to divert
immediate stocks to UNRRA-a aided
countries.
The Nations millers and bakers
began operating today under 25
per cent reduction in flour to help
alleviate famine abroad as plans
were announced for an emergency
foed collection program beginning
May II in every community in the
country.
At the same time, the Federal
TRADE Commission called for a
Tightening of wartime regulations
to prevent bread waste through con.
signment selling. The practice. the
agency estimated, caused wastage
Evening star., 1946-04-22
japanese
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cabinet prior to the election had
the function of conducting the elec-
tlons fairly and with justice. The
mission Of the cabinet after the cleo
tions was to find the Democratic
sta abilizing factor among the parties
elected by this fair election and to
give a start to the construction of
new Japan"
Shldehara apparently decided tc
resign after conference this morn
ing with Ken Inukai, a progressive
leader who informed the Premier he
could not assume the party presi-
dency until he resigned.
Previously two of Shidehara s
ministers, Narahashi and Takeshige
Ishiguro, Minister with Portfolio
had been active lining up Progress
sives and Independents to give the
nonpartisan Premier political
backing in the newly elected House
OF Representatives AS result
Shidehara will have votes to bar
gain with in conversations with the
Liberals and Social Democrats.
Shidehara was named Premier un.
willingly. he said October 9, l945
after the resignation of Prince
Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni.
The Shidehara cabinet almost fell
in December as a result of supreme
headquarters order for agrarian re-
form and elimination of military
pensions.
1t wavered again in January when
formed to reorganize after Gen
Macarthur ordered a purge of ultra
Nationalists. The cabinet was re-
organized a second time as the purge
extended.
Shidehara remained in office de-
spite increasing opposition, because
political opponents were not organ
lied sufficiently until after the cleo
tion
Demands for resignation-which
included several leftist sponsored
rallles-reached a crescendo lust
before the election when demon.
strations clashed with police al
Shidehara's residence.
Evening star., 1946-04-22

recent conference attended by Sec
retary of War Patterson, Gen Eisen-
hover, Chairman May of the COM
mittee and others.
President Truman earlier this
month reiterated the plea he first
made last year for legislation pro-
viding one continuous year of train
ing in peacetime for all males be-
tween 18 and 81.
The armed services and veterans
organizations supported the Presi-
dents request, but organized labor
educators, churchmen and farm
groups opposed it during lengthy
hearings before both the House Mil
itary Committee and special COM
mittee on postwar military policy.
The latter group approved the
principle of universal training, but
the Military Committee has made
no recommendations. There have
been no Senate hearings.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
UNRRA Head in China
Assai|ed as Supplies
Remain in Shanghai
By WiIIiom McGoffin
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor and
the Chieoao Dolly News

the Ihieoeo Dolly News
SHANGHAI, April 22.-Arthur De-
earle Sowerby. an unofficial British
expert in China, has bitterly at
tackled the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administration
and its American director, Benjamin
H. Kizer, in front-page article in
Sundays issue of the China Press.
Most certainly there is something
wrong" Mr.. Sowerby said, "as testi-
fed by shiploads of relief products
lying here stacked in the warehouses
while next to nothing is going to the
famine areas"
Director kizer. in reply to a pre-
viously printed attack by Mr.. Sower-
by, passed the buck to the China
National Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration. Mr.. Kizer said it
was UNRRA's task to deliver goods
to China and the Chinese subsidi-
ary's job to distribute them.
Salaries Called High.
Mr.. Sowerby then asked, IF this
is all UNRRA has to do, what is the
need of the huge organization and
personnel it has established here?'
High salaries paid UNRRA help
have become the talk of Shanghai
Even SO, one American on it's staff
here, a graduate of the University
of Chicago with Phi. D. degree, re-
portedly resigned his job, paying
$4,000 a year with full expenses, in
disgust at the administrative in
efficiency and general boondog-
Cling"
Nh. SoWerby in his article charged
the UNRRA help not only were fab
ulouSly paid but also that most of
the personnel, including Mr.. Kizer,
were unqualified for the jobs they
had been assigned. Mr.. SoWerby i'm
piled that one American. in UNRRA
was using his official position to get
commercial trucking monopoly in
China for his fathers American
firm. He challenged Director Kizer
to disclose the salary and mainte-
nance figures of the UNRRA staff.
Food Moves Slowly.
Food and trucks have been arriv-
Ing in Shanghai since December,
but no appreciable amounts of food
have been going to any famine areas
until recently. The first shipments
to grass-eating Chinese in Human
Province went only couple of
weeks ago.
Human Province, roughly halfway
between Hong Kong and Chung
king, is China's famine center. Out
of 27,000,000 total population an
estimated 100000 are trying to
keep alive by eating grass, clay, tree
bark and wild roots.
Mr.. SoWerby, in his attack, made
a scathing reference to flour situa-
tion in Shanghai, which is well
known to everybody as disgrace
Is it fair that people in England
and America should be rationed to
send flour to China, which goes to
enrich INSCRIPTIONS black market
operators?" he asked.
He urged that UNRRA stop SELL
Ing large amounts of flour in the
Shanghai markets. This practice
part of its function as UNRRA's
distributing agency, is meant tc
make loW-priced flour available tc
the needy, But to get this cheap
flour Chinese must buy minimum
of five bags. which the average poor
Chinese cannot afford to buy al
once. But black markt spectators
can and do. They are hoardine
flour for sale later at much higher
prices.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Military
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that Senate leaders might seek to
lay aside the pending, s3,75O,o00, 900
British loan bill late this week to
take up the draft question. if prog
ress lags on the financial measure.
In discussing the reported Army
request for delay in considera-
ton of universal training legisla-
ton, Military Committee members
told reporters it was made at a
Evening star., 1946-04-22

awarded to Western Air Lines. Inc,
a new airline route between Denver
and Los Angeles, via Las Vegas.
New; Cedar City, Utah, and Grand
Junction, Colo
The route had been sought by
United Air Lines. Inc. and others,
and United appealed from the
boards orders.
Evening star., 1946-04-22

the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee is expected to begin quickly its
consideration of the appropriation
as part of the l947 District supply
bill now before it. Senator OMa-
honey, Democrat, of Wyoming and
subcommittee chairman, has prom
lsed sympathetic" study of the plea
for extra funds.
Meanwhile, United States Attor-
ney Edward NJ Curran was awaiting
a report from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation before taking action on
proposal for a grand jury investi-
CATION of the April 3 escapes.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
LEARNING TO SWIM-N

LEARNING TO SWIMMembers the group youngsters
participating in the campaign sponsored by the
YMCA in cooperation with The Star shown as they
ceVed primary instruction this morning from Jay
Coulter at the YMCAs Central Branch pool 1892 NV
Several hundred youths in age are participating
in the classes, which will through Saturday. Instruction
also given at the Twelfth Branch Twelfth street
NV st.r s+or pbo+o
Evening star., 1946-04-22
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Appeals Court UphoIds
Western Air Lines Route

The United States Court of Ap-
peals today affirmed orders of the
Civil Aeronautics Board which
Evening star., 1946-04-22
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leaving Austria they will fly to
Trieste and Rome and later to Paris,
Evening star., 1946-04-22

kRUG JOINS CSecreary OF the Interior Krug shown
he filed membership for the American
mlttee at ceremony in his office this
Joan Wade 21 of 3342 Dent place NV,
ship Committee presented him with his membership
pin Only cabinet member to World
duty lieutenant commander Navy He he
Stars
Evening star., 1946-04-22
SALE DATES

THIS Surplus Property is BE-
ing offered to Priority
Claimants. including VET
erons Of World War II, to
Commercial Dealers ond
other buyers on the dotes in
dicoted below:
Federol. Stote ond IocoI Governments
ond their instrumentolities, Moy l..
Qualified Veterons, Moy 2 ond 8.
Tox- exempt, Mon Profit Institutions,
Moy s. DeoIers, Moy 7 ond 8. SPOT
SALE to oil obove buyers, Moy 9.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
INSPECTION

April Is. 26, 29 and 30, 9 am.
to 4::30 pm. ot the Shannon
Warehouse. Lists Of property
for sole will be ovoiIobIe at the
sale site and at this office on
April Is.
Evening star., 1946-04-22
GOVERNMENT
SURPLUS
SALE

Surplus items in many major
clossificotions ore offered
for sole. The most inpor-
tont groups include: