Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1942, Page 1

Weather Forecast Light rain, somewhat warmer tonight. Temperatures today—Highest, 41, at 4 p.m.; low- est, 37, at 6:40 am. From the Unitea States W Full Detal Closing N. Y. Marl s on Page A-2. ts—Sales, Page 12. eather Bureau ;‘epflrk 90th YEAR. No. 35,700. ch WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star 1942— THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. NIGHT FINA SPORTS UP) Means Associated P w * * b ¢ W THREE CENTS. %% PRESIDENT SAYS U.S. HAS 6 TO 10 A E. F.S; Nelson Extends Rationing fo All Retail Goods Henderson Given Full Power to Control Sales (Earlier Story on Page A-4.) Further rationing of consumer goods appears “inevitable,” Chairman Donald M. Nelson of | the War Production Board de- clared today in giving Price Ad-| ministrator Leon Henderson full | authority to ration all goods and | commodities sold on the retail| market. | The order stated that the Office of | Price Administration may exercise rationing power over the sale of products by any person who sells at retail and the sale of products by | any person to an ultimate consumer requiring the product for the satis- faction of personal needs, as distinct from business or industrial needs. Heretofore, rationing has been a specific delegation of authority by Mr. Nelson as priorities director of the Office of Production Manage- ment, under the approval of the President. He simply has used O. P. A. as the agency for cnrrylng“ out this authority. Critical Shortages Cited. Mr. Nelson pointed out that| “critical shortages exist in many | basic raw materials which are more | important in war production than | in ordinary civilian channels.” | Tires already are being rationed, he said, and preparations are being | worked out to ration automobiles | and sugar. | Declaring further rationing is sure | to come, Mr. Nelson announced he | was vesting full control of this func- | tion to the O. P. A., although he re- | served the right to amend the dele- | gation of authority at any time. While the O. P. A. will operate in the civilian personnel field, the order specifically states that the authority delegated does not permit this agency to control the acquisition of products for war purposes, including the armed services, other Govern- ment agencies or representatives re- | quiring products for export to for- eign countries. Allocation System Stands. Allocation of materials and other supplies for war production will be administered as usual within the ‘War Production Board under the ex- isting priorities system, Mr, Nelson said. The order also stated that Mr. Nelson will advise the O. P. A. from time to time as to the portion of the existing products which is available for rationing to consumers. Since the rationing of consumers’ products may require enforcement authority, the order provided that the O. P. A. may “regulate or pro- hibit the sale of items to any re- tailer who has violated any ration- ing order” and may function like- | wise in relation to any wholesaler or supplier of any retailer if such wholesaler or supplier has violated any rationing regulation. Officials declined to make known any products which may be in line for future rationing. Markets at a Glance NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (®.— Stocks uneven; list falters after early recovery. Bonds mixed; some railroad issues advance. Cotton steady; trade and mill buying, profit taking. CHICAGO. — Wheat lower; profit-taking sales. Corn steady to lower; hedging sales; support from cash houses. Hogs un- even; extreme top $12.00; later trade weak to 10 lower. Cattle, steers and yearlings 25 higher; small receipts. Late Races Earlier results, Rossvan’s Com- ment, other selections and entries for tomorrow on Page 2-X. Hialeah Park FIFTH RACE—Purse. §1.400: the Palm Island: 3-year-olds: 6 furlongs, American Wolf (Arcaro) 3.40 2. Beat 'Em (Eads) 1 0 Hialeah (Caffarella) 2.60 Time, 1:121-5. o H Note., Albatross, Boot High and Layaw SIXTH RACE—Purse. $1.500: allow- ances; 4-vear-olds and upward: 1/ miles (turf ' course). arlboro (Eads) 18.30 6€.30 5.10 Red Chip (James) 680 430 Royal Man (Wall) 130 Time, 1:45%% Also ' ran—Sun Eager, Waller and Cherry Jam SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $1.200: claim- ing: 4-year-olds and upward: 1% miles Grand C'tral (M'And'w) 18.50 1.60 4.80 Perisphere (Wall) 490 380 Flagscot (James) 9.50 Time, Perfect Rhyme. Calexico. Al c Stream. Bally Boy, arp Weaver, Ving. Royal Robes. Au Feu. Burn- ing Stick, Hi Et Un, Siganar. Fair Grounds THIRD RACE—Purse. $600: weights: maidens, 2-year-olds; Khamcia_ (Craig) My Tet Rambler (Sc'lock) Tegntee (Snelhamer) . 012 y. Gabe. fMid {John's ' Teddy. ' Scotch Pert, . {Meadowbrook. Sandy Sku and Country Style. 1 Field. FOURTH RACE—Purse. $700: claim- ing: “4-year-olds ‘and upward:' 6 furiongs Litte Bolo (Mora) ' 19.60 640 3 Conseript _(George) 300 Hada Star_(Parise) ime, 1:132 Also ran—Bion Gla, Remarkable Silver Ying Frince Aro. Latevass and Faldina 6 ward: 1.c miles, 7.80° 4.60 3.80 9.00 .20 Pl 540 Time, 1:48 3-| Also ran—Bronte 11, Dulie. Alcinous, Misrule and Time Play. ‘ (ASR. A. . Raids Japs FIRST ASHORE WITH U. S. burn Henke, 22, of Hutchinson, apprentice printer in Washington, as he stepped ashore in Northern Ireland yesterday, the first | soldier of the American force to land. | —A. P. Wirephotos via cable from London. FORCES—Pvt. Mil- Minn,, a former British GiveVU;; Tiown On Burma West Coast English Deny Interference By Foe in Evacuation; Lines of Trucks Bombed (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) By tre Assoctated Press RANGOON, Jan. 27—The small British garrison at Mergui, on the west coast of the Burma Panhandle, 240 miles south of | Moulmein, has been evacuated, | the British command announced tonight. | The communique said all stores | and personnel had been removed | | successfully during the last week | and that the operation “was not in- | terfered with in any way by the enemy.” British bombers with fighter plane | escort have carried out raids on Japanese froops on the Kawkareik- Myawaddi road east of Moulmein and machine-gunned lines of trucks, an R. A, F. communique announced. | ¥me army command earlier had announeed that military authorities have taken over control of Moul- mein, apparent goal of the Japanese column, “in preparation for future operation: The R. A. F. said a force of eight Japanese bombers attacked the air- drome north of Rangoon last night, but had caused only slight damage and no casualties. Rangoon had | three air raid warnings in the 24- hour period ending at 6 am. today. 2 Steamers Sunk in Bay of Bengal. Survivors of two steamers torpe- doed in the Bay of Bengal by a sub- marine believed to be Japanese landed here and estimated that 22 lives had been lost in the double- barreled attack. | The submarine came to the sur- | face 2 miles away while the second ship was going under, but the sur- vivors could not make out any dis- | tinguishing marks at that distance. | Alifeboat carrying 10 Chinese who | had been adrift for a day and a half | } was rescued Friday. There has been | | no word of their 20 companions in | two other lifeboats. | | Two crewmen were Kkilled when | the second ship was hit amidships. | | The European captain and crew of | 42 made land after rowing all night. | Brifish Minister I%rfies |Most of Europe Is Starving | (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) Bv tre Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 27—Lord Cran- borne, Dominions secretary, told the House of Lords today that with the exception of parts of Greece, Yugo- slavia and Northern ,Norway, “there is at present no considerable food shortage in Europe.” He said that out of a population of about 130,000,000 in the German- occupied countries of Europe about 60,000,000 were living, if not at their | pre-war level, at any rate “not much below it.” He said the blockade was “almost our only definitely offensive weapon at present” and that to abandon it would be “most criminal folly.” The Dominions secretary told Lord Ponsonby, who asked whether steps were under consideration “to relieve the famine situation in Eu- ropean countries allied to us,” that | employed in airplane plants, ammu- | nition plants, ordnance, fuse and he thought Ponsonby drew too black a picture, ‘ - Late News Bulletins Virginian Found Shot to Death A man identified as William 8. Browning, 58, of 6429 Nortly Twenty-second. road, -Ariington, Va, was found shob to death this afternoon on toad near Masonville, Va. to be accidental. the Annandale-Falls Church’ Police said the death appeared Investigators said the man had been shooting at targets and apparently had fired his 12-gauge shotgun accidentally after putting it on the séat of his auto- mobile. Guerrillas Kill 2 Nazi Generals, Reds Say MOSCOW (#.—Two German 'generals have been Kkilled by Ukraine guerrillas, the Soviet Information Bureau an- nounced tonight. It gave no names. Brazilian Break With Axis Reported RIO DE JANEIRO (#).—The Brazilian cabinet, with Presi- dent Getulio Vargas presiding, voted today to break diplomatic relations with Germany, Italy and Japan, reliable inform- ants said. (Earlier Story on Page A-2.) U. S. Steel Declares $1 Dividend NEW YORK () —Directors of the United States Steel Corp. today voted a dividend of $1 a share on the approxi- mately 8,700,000 outstanding common shares. Dividends at the rate of $1 quarterly have been paid on the common since April, 1940. New Russian Landings LONDON (#).—The British troops had made new landings near Sevastopol in the Crimea. the army organ Red Star as in Crimea Reported radio said today that Russian to the rear of German troops (The Moscow radio quoted reporting that 18,000 persons were massacred by the Germans at Poltava in the Ukraine.) (Earlier Story Eastern Rallies to Beat on Page A-4.) Tech ' Eastern High staged a last-quarter rally to defeat Tech, 27-24, in an interhigh basket ball game this afternoon at East- ern. Larry Capone of Eastern was high scorer with 11 points. St. Alban’s Beaten, 37 to 32 Bethesda-Chevy Chase rallied in the second half to de- feat St. Alban's, 37-32, in their basket ball game at the Bethesda gym today. The winners’ scoring was led by Carl Jullien, who scored 8 of his 15 points in the last quarter. Hillman Says Million Women Needed in War By the Associated Press. More than 1,000,000 women will be needed as skilled workers in Ameri- ca’s arms and munitions plants this year, Sidney Hillman, labor director of the War Production Board, esti- mated today. “Airplanes can sink battleships,” Mr. Hillman said in a statement. “Women can build airplanes. War is calling on the women of America for production skills. The Presi- dent has stated it is the policy of | this Government to speed up exist- ing production by operating all war industries on a 7-days-a-week basis. “Women will be called to work on the production of war materials in | greater numbers than ever before. ! * *+ * Women can do almost any- thing in wartime production. Here, as in England, they are already powder plants.” Mr Hillman's office has estimated that war industries will have to take on some 10,000,000 more workers this year, in addition to the 5,000,000 already employed, if war production goals are to be met. Mr. Hillman urged that women prepare themselves immediately for 4 Production the jobs they may have to take over, and called attention to the Govern- ment's defense training programs and State employment services. He urged women with factory experi- ence to register with the employ- ment services as soon as possible. Jones Asks 212 BTllions For New R. F. C. Loans By the Associated Press. Jesse Jones, Federal loan ad- ministrator, told the Senate Bank- ing Committee today ;‘we're broke again,” as he asked for an in- crease of $2500,000,000 in the amount of obligations the Recon- struction Finance Corp. is author- ized to have outstanding. Of this amount $1,000,000,000 | would be set aside to provide for financing activities of the War In- surance Corp. Under an executive order issued shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the corporation was set up with a fund of $100- 000,000 to take care of possible dam- age pending nal action. A > En route to an encampment, these United States troops march along an undesignated street. They are a part of a contingent that reached Nonhem} Ireland yesterday under the command of Maj. Gen. Russell P. “Scrappy” Hartle. | The Navy was praised for delivering the transports without the loss of a sim;le1 man, although their journey probably coincided with intensive submarine activ- ity on the Eastern seaboard. (Other photos on page A-5.) McKellar Raps Power Given Henderson by Price-Control Bill Administration Leaders, However, Expect Senate Passage This Afternoon (Earlier Story on Page A-13.) B3 the Associated Press. Delivering a critical blast at Price Administrator Leon Hen- derson, Senator McKellar, Dem- ocrat, of Tennessee told the Sen- ate today he would vote against the compromise price-control measure passed yesterday by the | House. “This gives unlimited and vital powers to one man.’ the Senator boomed. “It will give him and his employes a dictatorial power over every bit of food that goes down our throats, every bit of clothing that we wear.” Despite Senatér McKellar's stand and opposition by several members of the farm bloc, administration leaders expected the Senate to complete congressional action on the long-controverted price-control legislation before the day ended. “Not a One-Man Country.” “This is not a one-man country,” Senator McKellar shouted. “This is a democracy and that's what we're supposed to be fighting for.” “This will let Mr. Henderson dis- regard the wishes of every one in my State and your State,” he told | his colleagues, adding that the price administrator already had demon- strated that he was “too arrogant of the rights of plain people of this country” in conferences with Sen- ators. ‘When Senator McKellar had con- cluded his protest, Senator Glass, | Democrat, of Virginia, asked him, “Say, Mac, when did you come to the conclusion this was not a one- man Government?” Senator McKellar and other Sen- ators joined in laughter. Brown Asks Approval. In asking approval of the compro- mise, Senator Brown, Democrat, of Michigan, said a license to do busi- ness could be taken away only after two violations. He said the purpose of the meas- ure was not to prevent price gains of a few gents on scattered items, such as beef or cotton, but to black “tremendous increases” which oc- curred during the last World War. Urging that the agricultural in- dustry should be encouraged and strengthened in the war emergency, Senator Nye, Republican, of North Dakota, opposed current price con- trol legislation which he contended wouyld make the farmer the “goat.”, “Inflation is not going to“be pre- vented by eurbing only a portion of the influences that enter into the building .of inflation, as this bill does,” he said. Amusements, B-18 Comics B-16-17 Editorial ____A-6 Notices _..B-15 Lost and Found .._.A-3 -B-10 {Complete Index, Page A-1.) A Palmer Seeks $50,000,000 for D.C. Housing 10,000 Dwelling Units Weuld Be Built for Low-Income Workers Defense Housing Co-ordinator Charles F. Palmer today asked Congress for an appropriation of $50,000,000 for immediate provi- sion of housing facilities for| workers called to Washington for war service. It was estimated that $10,000,000 of the sum will be needed for addi- tional utilities and community fa- | cilities and $40,000,000 for erection of | about 10,000 badly needed dwelling | units for low-income workers. | Chairman Lanham of the House | Public Buildings and Grounds Com- | mittee, sponsor of recent housing | legislation, said Mr. Palmer’s pro- posed bill to carry out the $50,000,000 | program would be introduced tomor- row and that hearings would start Thursday. Mr. Palmer said the Budget Bureau has approved con- sideration of the proposed legisla- | tion by Congress. Members of the | House District Committee will be asked to sit in on the hearings, Mr. | Lanham added. | In a letter addressed to Speaker | Rayburn, Mr. Palmer pointed out | the seriousness of Washington’s | housing problem. He said a few | months ago Government housing experts estimated 60,000 new em- | ployes would be added to Govern- | ment pay rolls here during the | period ending July 1 of this year.| New surveys now indicate, he said, | that these employes already have | arrived and that 45,000 more will take up residence in the Capital | within the next six months. | Supplemented Program. “Of the 60,000 new Government defense workers brought to the Cap- ital by the intensified effort,” | Mr. Palmer continued, “a recent survey indicates that 25 per cent of | these workers have been unable to | | fnd hemes here for their families which are siill residing in the com- | munities from whence they were ‘The housing co-ordinator asked Mr. Rayburn for immediate consid- eration of Ah amendmen o the re- ;nt:.“.n:u Housing Act w_l:m e housing program the District of Columbia and its suburbs to provide & portion of the suitable quarters in éxcess of those rendered available by decentralization, for de- fense workers and their families.” Washington was excluded from shar- ing in the original Lanham Act, Ulster Lc:mdingT Is Protested | By De Valera (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) By th® Associated Press. DUBLIN, Jan. 27.—Prime Min- ister Eamon de Valera issued a statement tonight protesting against the arrival of United States troops in Northern Ire- 1and, across the border from Eire. The statement declared that Eire had not been consulted either by the British or American govern- | ments with regard to the coming of the troops. De Valera based his objection on the emphasis lent the split between Eire and Northern Ireland by thg| establishment of the American forces on the northern side of the border. His statement referred to the fight 20 years ago when he said the Irish nation was partitioned “de- spite the express will of the Irish people.” He compared the division of Ire- land with the partition of Poland and called it “one of the cruelest | wrongs that could be committed.” | However, he declared, the people of Ireland have “no feeling of hos- tility toward and no desire to be brought in any way into confliet with the United States.” Ulster’s Prime Minister Cites Bonds With U. S. BELFAST, Jan. 27 () —Prime Minister John M. Andrews informed the Parliament of North Ireland today of the “historic and signifi- cant” arrival of American troops, adding that between the United States and Ulster there are many bonds that could never be broken. A Laborite member said he trust- ed the arrival of the A. E. F. would mark the beginning of a new policy | on the part of all concerned and that very soon Ireland (Eire, still neutral) would recognize the neces- sity of taking its rightful place in the commonwealth of nations. | Bigge_si Appropriation In History Passed By House for Navy Vote Comes Quickly; Expedition to Ireland Assailed in Debate (Earlier Story‘on Page A-5.) By the Associated Press. The greatest single appropria- which called for expenditure of $300,000,000 to provide housing “for | | out the country. The new program would be sup- plemental to the 10,000 privately constructed homes and the 7500 | units to be built by Defense Homes | | Corp., which were included in a | program announced by Mr. Palmer early in December. | For $2,000 Income Bracket. | | The program planned under the proposed $50,000,000 appropriation, it was stated, will provide living quar- ters for those defense families in the income bracket of $2,000 or less commercial rates. Mr. Palmer cited the inadequacy ital, in view of the greatly increased flow of new workers to the city since the Nation entered the war, and urged prompt action on his plea for | the new emergency housing appro- priation. He stressed that existing facilities will be overtaxed further by arrivel of non-Government work- ers. The number of these workers, | outside of Government, is estimated | at 15,000 | The co-ordinator inclosed with | his letter to Speaker Rayburn a | draft of a bill which would provide | for the $50,000,000 housing program. Developed by his office in collabora- tion with the Federal Works Agency, it would amend the Lanham Act to take care of the District situation. Rental vacancies in the Washing- ton area have declined to less than 1 per cent, Mr. Palmer said, not- withstanding housing construction in 1941 “which exceeded all previous records.” Churchill Ouster Was Hess’ Aim, Commons Told (Earlier Story on Page A-1) BY the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 27.—The mission of Adolf Hitler's deputy” Fuehrer, Rudolf Hess, in his flight to England last spring was to establish contacts with groups who would overthrow ‘t.he Churchill government so Ger- many might negotiate a mag- i nanimous peace, Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Com- mons today. “Rudolf Hess firmly believed he had only to gain access to certain circles in this country for what he described as the Churchill clique to be thrown out of power and for & government to be set up with which Hitler might negotiate a mag- nanimous peace,” ‘the Prime Minis- ter said. He was interrupted by Laborite wi 'James Thorne, who asked the present whereabouts of Hess. “He's where he ought to be,” re- torted Churchill. “The only importance attaching to the opinions of Hess,” he continued, “is the fact that he was fresh from the atmosphere of Hitler's table.” and who are unable to meet normal | of earlier housing plans for the Cap- | tion bill in history, carrying $17,722,565474 to finance the | tioned superiority on all seas, was passed by the House late today. The omnibus measure, to provide for hundreds of thousands of tons of fighting ships, was whisked through the House in four hours During the debate, Representative Robsion, Republican, of Kentucky demanded to know why an Ameri- can Expeditionang Force had been sent to the British Isles, instead of “yonder to the Philippines” to afl Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his heroic force He said Great Britain had 3,500,- 000 men “armed to the teeth,” and “sitting on their bottoms,” while Germany's attention was kept busy | by Russia. | ‘““Oh, how American hearts are bleeding for aid to Gen. MacArthur.” he cried, “yét we send an Army, and ships and planes to Northern Ire- | land.” | Air Fund Approved. | Meanwhile, the Senate Appropria- tions Committee approved the $12.- 555,872,474 fund to expand the Army Air Corps. Army Air Corps officials told the | committee this fund would enable the Nation to build enough airplanes the Axis nations. They said it would assure a steady stream of plane pro- duction, with emphasis on heavy bombers, during the next three years. Senator Truman, Democrat, of Missouri testified before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that the Navy did not keep its cost records in such a way that it could tell what it cost to build a warship in a navy yard. Senator Truman, chairman of the Defense Investigating Committee, said that for this reason it was im- possible to determine the relative economy of public and private ship construction. He contended that a “definite navy yard construction to make pos- sible a determination of reasonable costs in private shipyards. “If the Navy had such a yard- stick,” Senator Truman said, “these profits in a good many instances ‘would not have been so unconscion- able or so great.” Proposes 100 Per Cent Tax. He suggested that if agreement could be reached on what might be & “measurable” profit, “we could ab- sorb all the rest in, let's say, a 100 per cent tax.” Chairman Walsh of the Naval Committee characterized profit- making by defense contractors as “bombing the taxpayer.” That profits on Navy . contracts |.ever, by Rear Admiral Horatio T. Gilmore, retired, a member of the Navy's Compensation Board which supervises ship and facility con- tractors’ costs. Replying to s question, Admiral committee: making Gilmore told the “I can't see that they are excessive profits.” 4 N | country was sending all the help it | ready taken up their positions. to deliver a “knockout blow” against | yardstick” should be established by | were exorbitant was disputed, how- | Aid Being Sent * ToAll Fronfs, % Conference Told : Southwest Pacific Is Getting Help, * Roosevelt Reveals h ¢ w (Earlier A. E. F. Story on Page A-1) By JOHN C. HENRY. President Roosevelt disclosed today that from 6 to 10 American Expeditionary Forces already are * spotted or are on their way to fighting fronts throughout the world. It is rather silly to call the force landed in Northern Ireland yesterday the A. E. F., he added, because we have 6, 8 or 10 forces outside the United States which might be called by various names. You can pay your money and take your choice, he added. The President told his press con- ference at the same time- that this - could as fast as it could to the whole Southwest Pacific area A Mr. Roosevelt asserted also that ‘g very goods progress was being made * on getting aid to the Western Pa- cific. Silent on Garrisons. % The Commander in Chief refused flatly to tell where such forces are garrisoned or whether all have al- )¢ w The North Ireland force, he ex- plained during persistent question- ing, was dispatched there for de- veloping and carrying on the war toward eventual victory. Mr. Roosevelt professed surprise when informed Prime Minister De Valera of Eire had protested the landing of American troops in Ul- ster. Informed that the protest was | based on grounds that the Eire gov- W ernment was not consulted in ad- vance, Mr. Roosevelt expressed fur- ther surprise. ‘fi’ | The President added at this point that he did not believe the Irish government 4as any cause for con- & cern over anything except the safety of their territory. Reports Progress in Pacific. As questioners attempted to local- ize the points to which expeditionary forces already have been assigned, questioning turned several times to \ & the steps being taken for reinforcing * | the United Nations in the Southwest Pacific area. said very flne‘t The President | progress was being made in moving | supplies to that theater. When asked | defense industrial workers” throu‘h.g Navy’s goal of attaining unques- | apout men, he suggested the term | “supplies” might be amended to use the word “help.” That term, h& then explained, is a very broad one, its implication being that it included men as well as material. In any event, he said all possible assistance is being sent as fast as it can be moved. | The Chief Executive also disclosed S5 | that important steps toward unifi- | cation of command of various Amer- | ican fighting arms have been taken ' in the past two months. He said this concentration of control is not \gs ' directly a result of the Pearl Har- ‘( | bor disaster and the finding of the special investigating commission, \Q/ | but there was an implication that the reforms are designed to prevent a recurrence of faulty liaison which prevailed in the Hawaiian command prior to December 7. Studying Pearl Harbor. As for the commission report on the Pearl Harbor incident, Mr. | Roosevelt said he already had talked | by telephone to Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary of Navy Knox and that he was expecting to confer with them very shortly | for consideration of possible steps. < | _Questioned about the joint British-American supply committees that were disclosed today, the Presi- dent said they already were and would continue to work closely with the Committee on Economic War= |- fare, headed by Vice President Wal« | lace. In addition, he said that es= | tablishment of other Allied coun- cils, evidently including others of :the United Nations, were shaping u | Mr. Roosevelt said he expected | to have his first meeting with the new C. I. O-A. F. L. committee on February 5. He indicated great | hopes for this group as an instru- | ment for maintaining labor peace, referring with pleasure to the per- sonnel of the six-man body and the informality with which it expected to function. | Just before his press conference, Mr. Roosevelt had a long consulta- tion with-Lord Halifax, British Am- bassador. 4 * W Moscow Says Typhus In Spreading in Reich By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 27.—The Moscow radio said tonight that typhus was spreading in Germany and that the chief of the German Imperial Health Protection Department had stated tpat 126 cases of spotted: typhus had been registered. Reports from Bern, Switzerland, said 74 new cases had broken out in* Koenigsberg alone, 198 in Leipzig,- | and 69 in Nuremburg, of which 11 proved fatal. Mexico Curbs Radio Stotions»* MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27 (®— President Manuel Avila Camacho w put into effect today Nation-wide measures closing amateur and pri- vate experimental radio transmit- ting stations. [ )