Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1942, Page 1

Weather Forecast Moderately cold; temperature near freezing tonightt. Temperatures today—Highest, 44, at 3:30 a.m.; lowest, 37, at 8:30 a.m.; 39 at 4 pm. Prom the United S'ater Weamer 9 POl Detatls on Fage Ad % %% % % e Epenin NGHTEN | UP) Means Associated Press. o Star TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1942— THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. ch WASHINGTON, D. C, JAPS DRIVEN BACK SEVEN MILES-IN JAVA Closing N. Y. Markets—Sales, Page 16. 90th YEAR. No. 35,735. THREE CENTS. X X w w w . w | ISLAND OFF PUERTO SHELLED BY * SUB: Viereck Lawyer Barred From Trial by Judge Morosini Had Charged Letts With Prejudice (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) By CARTER BROOKE JONES. Attorney Emil Morosini, de- fending George Sylvester Vier- eck, registered German agent, * charged with concealing propa- ganda activities, was excluded by Justice F. Dickinson Letts in District Court this afternoon from taking further part in the trial because the New York law- yer charged in open court that the presiding jurist was “biased in favor of the Government and pretjudlced against this defend- ant.” Further defense of Viereck will be conducted by Mr. Morosini's law partner, Daniel F. Cohalan, jr., and 2 Washington associate, Col. O. R. McGuire. Mr. Morosini, meking his accusa- tion in the presence of the jury after Justice Letts had excluded several lines of evidence which the defense sought to present, had rested the defense case immediately afterward. The defense attorney halted testi- mony without calling a large num- ber of witnesses under subpoena and without placing the accused publicist on the stand. Mr. Moro- sini said the rulings of the court left no alternetive. Justice Delays Reply. ‘This sudden climax of the trial occurred just before the noon recess, and Justice Letts refrained in the presence of the jury from replying to Mr. Morosini's charge. But after the recess the court summoned all the attorneys to the bench. After a conferenceé inaudi- ble to the rest of the eourtroom, Justice Letts’ order was made known. Later Justice Letts confirmed it in his chambers. He told the attorneys, he explained, that Mr. Morosini's presence at the local bar was a privi- lege which he had abused. Justice Letts also told the con- ferees at the bench, he disclosed, that he thought Mr. Morosini had made the charge in the jury’s pres- ence for the purpose of prejudicing the jurors and trying to make them feel that Viereck was not getting a fair trial. Had Directed Defense. Mr. Morosini had done the major share of the trial work, examining most of the witnesses. ‘With testimony in the case closed, the jury was excused until 10,a.m. tomorrow when Mr. Cohalan will argue a motion for a directed ver- dict. If the motion is denied, sum- mations of counsel and the court’s charge to the jury will follow. The case is expected to go to the jury some time tomorrow. Mr. Morosini had no comment to make after adjournment on his dis- missal from the case. “The record speaks for itself,” he said. The incident that brought testi- mony to a swift and unexpected close followed fulings by Justice Letts sustaining the objections of William Power Maloney and Ed- ward J. Hickey, prosecutors from the Justice Department, to docu- mentary evidence along two lines. First, the court excluded.as ir- relevant charts compiled, at the re- quest of the defense, by the Gov- ernment Printing Office showing re- prints of speeches in the Congres- sional Record over a period of time. Question of Law. Next Justice Letts ruled out testi- mony from Leonard H. Price, for- merly of the State Department. The defense wanted to prove by Mr. Price, then assistant chief of the division which administered the Foreign Agents’ Registration Act, that a registration form which he had prepared was not taken en- tirely from the statute. Viereck is charged with- failing in these regis- tration statements to disclose his propaganda work. The court held this was a matter of law and not for the jury to de- cide. Mr. Morosini disagreed, con- tending it was a vital part of the defense case. He then shot his ac- cysation of prejudice at Justice Letts, rested his case angrily, and s2t _down. The Government offered no re- buttal testimony. Timost;enko Continues Gains in Southern Russia (Earlier Story on Page A-5.) By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 3.—The Rus- sian armies of Marshal Semeon Timoshenko have captured nine fortified centers on the southern front, the Moscow radio said today. The radio said 700 dead Germans were found in the line of advance. ‘The Soviet offensive continued to punch holes in the German lines from Lake llmen to the Black Sea and it was disclosed that training of new reserves in military camps behind the Soviet lines went on by day and night. “WAR IS NEVER CHEAP"—So spoke Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau before the House Ways and Means Committee to- day as he warned that proposed new taxes “will be severe” as the Government strives to raise $9,610,000,000 in levies to help finance the war effort. (Story on Page A-1.) —A. P. Photo. Senate Unit Approves’ Treasury Supply Bill; Provides Audit Fund $1,113,300,000 Measure Also Includes Financing For Post Offices By J. A. O'LEARY. A Senate Appropriations Sub- committee today approved a | $1,113,300,000 supply bill for op- eration of the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the year beginning July 1, after adding only about $400,000 to the House tetal. ‘The major change was inclusion of $150,000 to enable the Treasury to preparé more complete and uni- form financial statements of opera- tions by the Government as a whole, which President Roosevelt called for in an executive order in August, 1940, The subcommittee also granted an increase in the Treasury allotment for guarding the White House, the exact amount of which was not dis- closed, pending action on the bill by the full Appropriations Committee tomorrow morning. The Senate subcommittee made | no changes in the House total of $902,969,923 for the annual expenses | of the postal service. ! The $150,000 added to the Treas- | ury total for the new system of financial statements was part of an | Home Building Wages Are Far Under Union Scale, Lusk Says Prevailing Rate Hearing Frequently Interrupted By Arguments (Earlier Story on Page A-1) By JAMES Y. NEWTON. Figures purporting to show | that approximately 40 per cent | | of the residential building in the Attack Is First On U. S. Soil on Atlantic Coast N. Y. A. Camp Near Area Fired On in Nuisance Raid BY the Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 3.—An enemy ship shelled Mona Island, off Puerto Rico’s western- most extremity, last night, Gov. Rexford Guy Tugwell’s office an- nounced today. It was the first shelling of United States territory on the Atlantic side since the war started. Presumably a submarine shelled the island, almost halfway between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Re- public. N. Y. A. Camp on Island. A National Youth Administration camp is on the 20-mile-square island, 50 miles west of Mayaguez. Remberto Cassaba, assistant head of the camp, reported the attack, but said no damage or casualties re- sulted. The shells landed far up on the rocky cliffs of the island. Cassaba’s radiogram addressed to Sam P. Gilstray, director of the N. Y. A, said the boys of the youth camp “behaved very well” during the attack. “We want protection at once,” the message added. Believed Nuisance Attack. Forestry officials confirmed the attack. Naval authorities scouted the theory that the shells might have come from firing practice in the vicinity. San Juan residents were inclined to view the raid as purely a nui- sance attack since the island is primarily a tourist and fishing re- sort and has only the slightest military importance. Prisoner Is Fined $250 For Cruelty fo Pet Dog A fine of $250 or one year in jail was imposed today in Police Court RICO Metropolitan Area for the 13 on a charge of cruelty to animals months ending January 31 was |after Judge George D. Neilson heard | built by labor paid for under the | testimony that a man had hacked A. F. L. union scale were intro- duced at the Labor Department | prevailing wage hearing this; afternoon by Rufus S. Lusk, real | estate statistician. Mr. Lusk said his survey included more than $49,000,000 worth of pri- vate residential construction repre- senting 8,788 family dwelling units. He added that he had a breakdown of wage rates on only $18,800,000 worth of that work. The hearing was called by the La- bor Department to determine wage scales to be paid in the Govern- ment's huge defense housing pro- gram around Washington, which now is getting under way. Frequently Interrupted. Mr. Lusk’s testimony frequently was interrupted by arguments with labor union leaders. Finally, Ben original estimate of $250,000, which \ Grodsky, Labor Department referee the House refused to allow, because | for the hearing, asked Mr. Lusk to it feared the President’s executive submit more detailed data. order might result in encroachment! There were numerous wrangles by the Treasury on the power of the | during the hearing between private controller general to make inde- | builders and labor union represent- pendent audits of the expenditures atives. by all Government agencies. It was brought out that a majority It is understood the Senate of work of the Alley Dwelling Au- group agreed to grant part of the \ thority and other Government agen- money requested after Comroller}’cms in the housing field had been General . Lindsay Warren reported | carried out at the higher union scale. he had given assurance there would| The builders introduced Warren be no conflict between the work of | C. Dyson, plaster contractor, who the General Accounting Office and submitted in evidence an agreement the Treasury. One of the objects of the execu- } tive order, as explained by the Treasury, is to bring about in nll‘[ departments uniform accounting terminology, uniform c]assifica-J tion of assets and liabilities and | uniform standards for the valua- tion of assets and the determina- | tion liabilities. Although the Senate added | slightly to the total of the bill, the House already had made changes as {gllows: | the Treasury—total allowed, $209,856,978, a reduction of $32444,- 629 below current appropriations, and $1,719968 under budget esti- mates. The latter saving is partly | offset by the Senate increases. For the Post Office—Total allowed, $902,969,923, an increase of $58,049.- 000 over current appropriations, but | a reduction of $3,182,000 below budget estimates. Italy and Vichy Set Up Relations For First Time Br th.e Associated Press. BERLIN (From German Broad- | casts), March 3—Italy has e.stab-\ lished diplomatic relations with the | French government at Vichy for the first time, the German radio said today. . Count Vittorio Zotto will be the first Italian representative in Vichy, working through the Italian Em- bassy in German-occupied Paris, ? | wage ranging from $1 to $1.621, for with an A. F. L. “B” union showing wage scales considerably below those commanded by the “A” union and which are used for all Government work in Washington. Worked on 1,192 Units. Mr. Dyson said that his firm worked on 1192 apartment units last year and that he paid an hourly the work. He said his current agree- ment with the “B” union calls for | B an hourly rate of $1.37%2. The “A” union scale for plasterers is $2 an hour. Mr. Grodsky said he hoped to end the hearing this afternoon. Any further evidence, he said, which the builders or union leaders wish to submit will be gathered in the form of briefs. He added he hopes to have his determination of the wages for new Government housing con- struction completed within a week. Port Arthur Refinery Blast Injures 25 * PORT ARTHUR, Tex., March 3.— Twenty-five persons were injured, one seriously, in an explosion today at the Atlantic Refinery Co. plant three miles east of here. The blast was believed to have re- sulted from packing blowing out on a hot oil pump. A fire which fol- lowed was extinguished quickly. Nineteen were taken to a hospital, most of them suffering burns. The condition of Harry L. Baker, plant fire and safety marshal, was con- sidered serious. his pet fox terrier with a hatchet so severely it had to be put out of its misery. An additional $10 fine was as- sessed on a charge of failing to ob- tain a license tag for the dog. Judge Neilson noted that the de- fendant, Milton Houser, 38, of the 800 block of I street NE, had a police record of arrests for drunk- enness. A check of court records showed he had been arrested 58 times on various charges, convicted 25 times and sentenced to pay a total of $200 in fines and serve 180 days in jail. Gasoline in Street Burns Ten Autos B3 the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, March 3.—Flam- ing gasoline pouring down both sides of Vine street, two blocks from the celebrated intersection of Hollywood and Vine, set 10 automobiles afire today, destroying five of them. Police expressed mystification as to the source of the fuel. Patrol- man W. R. Schottmiller, walking a beat in the neighborhood, suggested it probably was poured and set ‘afire deliberately. Late Races Earlier Results, Rossvan’s, Other Selections and Entries for To- meorrow on Page 2-X. Hialeah Park FIFTH RACE—Purse. Dinner Stakes: year-olds; $2,000: Widener gentlemen subscribers; 2- furlongs. Wise Bob (Wholey) ~ 36.70 1840 9.20 Kovla (Wool 6.00 300 a Buzalong (Gilbert) 9.10 Time, 0:331-5 Watch Royal Army. e 5 Dreamy Eyes, Supreme's Daring, b Forest Fire. Yo- 1 Boy, fAlforay, b Multi an C. Clark entry. Wright entry. Also ' ran. Swimmin' Hole, . Free Al SIXTH RACE—Purse. $1,400: claiming; 4-year-olds and upward; 8 furlongs. Liberty Franc (Coule) 6.80 3.90° 280 rey Wolf (Wielander) 540 340 alcyon Boy (Gilbert) Time, 1:13. Also ran—Knight Call. Hy-Cop, Daily Delivery, Skin Deep. SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $1,200: claim- ing: 4-year-olds and upward: 1 1-8 miles (turf course) . , & Belle d’Amour (Wiel'T) 7.70 3.40 Waugh Pop (Breen) 340 Dear Yankee (Das) :54 4-5 ran—Perisphere. Belmar Jimson Belle. QOaklawn Park THIRD RACE—Purse $600; cl 4-vear-oids and up; 6 furlongs (chut Modulator (Fisk) 510 3.40 mperial Jones (Jones) 5:20 330 tiln) 330 8. all? A Minotira. Lo Lane. Oxford Lad. fAl X A 'utn’uu. inedda. B Rl B et toarby Dallas. ' Field: POURTH RACE—Purse. $600: 4-year-olds and upward; 6 furlon: Art of War (Balaski) 540 3. 3.00 fMidluck (Craie) 850 380 Valdina Time, 1:16%. Also’_ran—Lochles, _Axelson. Rn 1Gragq Lady. Pops Rival, Latepass. t P, oo 1aiming; 150 . fClock Winder. {, AR, ? (o QTN \\\ ENSBWZN U AN MARTINIQUE 4 N NG House Opens Debate On Agriculture Bill; Parity Bloc Confident Committee Hears Wickard On Surplus Sales Ban Behind Closed Doors (Earlier Story on Page A-11.) By the Associated Press. The House opened debate on the Agriculture Department sup- | ply bill today with farm bloc| leaders predicting that a ban against sales of surplus commod- ities at prices below parity would i be left intact in the measure. | The debate got under way after the Agricuiture Committee heard Secretary Wickard gave his views on the parity situation behind closed doors. Members said later the Sec- retary appeared perturbed over lan- guage written into the appropria- tion bill banning below-parity sales. While not insisting that the ban be removed, they said, Secretary Wickard expressed the view the curb would prevent sales of surplus prod- ucts for feed purposes and conse- quently boost prices farmers must pay for feed. His further views wergy expected at another meeting to- | morrow. Meanwhile, the American Farm Bureau Federation joined in the parity fight by petitioning House members to retain the sales ban. Administration leaders, opposing the surplus sales ban, said they were hopeful of overcoming farm bloc votes before the bill is voted on, probably Thursday. President Roosevelt recently opposed the ban | in a Senate bill on the ground it | would boost the public's food bill. New Night Club Admits| Service Men Only By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 3.—New York is full of night clubs, but never has there been one like that which opened on Forty-fourth street off Broadway last night in the old “Little Club,” rendezvous of the mad twenties. Open only to men in uniform of the armed forces, the club presents stars of the show business, big and little, from 5 p.m. to midnight. There’s music, there's dancing— with showgirl partners—and re- freshments. And—it’s all free. It's the stage door canteen spon- sored by the American Theater Wing War Service. Markets at a Glance NEW YORK, March 3 (#).— Stocks higher: short covering in blue chips. Bonds steady; rails respond to late increase. Cotton higher; trade and professional buying. CHICAGO.—Wheat higher; Government selling program modified. Corn higher with wheat. Hogs 10-20 higher; top, $1335; supply small. Catttle, choice of. ferings strong to 15 higher; others firm. GUIDE FOR READERS Page. Lost and Found, A-3 --A-10 Amusements, B-18 Finance ___.A-16 Legal Notices, Late News Bulletins Race Wire Service Canceled PHILADELPHIA (#.—Telephone service on 40 lines of the Pennsylvania Publications, Inc., publishers of the William Armstrong Scratch Sheet, has been terminated by the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania, it was disclosed today. The company aated under a decision last July by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, which held that the telephones were used to give out racing information in the furtherance of gambling. The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently up- held the telephone company in a similar case. Mexican Army Plane Burns on Take-Off MEXICO CITY (®.—Press reports from La Paz, Lower California, said today that a Mexican military plane bound for Tia Juana with undisclosed documents was wrecked and burned as it took off. The two flyers escaped unhurt. Gen. Lazaro Cardenas has been making an inspection tour at La Paz, military headquarters for the southern section of the peninsula. German Aircraft Crashes in Eire; Crew Killed DUBLIN (®.—A German Schull in County Cork. All members of the crew were killed. R. A. F. Fighters Stage Raids Over France ON THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF ENGLAND (# —Dis- tant explosions and numerous machine-gun bursts were heard across the Cnannel tonight as R. A. F. fighters shuttled across the water, presumably on forays into German-occupied France. aircraft crashed today near Officials Give Varied Versions Of Williams' Praft Deferment BY the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn.,, March 3.— Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox batting star, himself requested the appeal to the President of his draft classification from 1-A to 3-A, an appeal which was ap- proved last week, Col. J. E. Nel- son, Minnesota selective service | director, said today. Col. Nelson's statement contra- dicted reports that Williams did not request the appeal, but merely ac- cepted his changed status. He said the appeal was made at Williams’ behest “just to set the records straight.” Williams was classified 1-A when his case first came before his Min- neapolis draft board. At Williams’ request the 1-A classification was | appealed to the local appeal board, | which after consideration of the cir- | cumstances voted unanimously, 5 to 0, to continue his 1-A classifica- tion. | After the appeal board turned | down the request Williams' attorney conferred with Col. Nelson, who told him that the matter would not be | sent to the President unless Wil- liams himself asked it. Subse- quently Williams' attorney con- tacted the baseball player and then notified the Government appeal agent that Williams would like to (See WILLIAMS, PAGE 2-X.) Gas Mask Production Halted Except Under U. By the Associated Press. The War Production Board today forbade the manufacture or sale of any gas mask except on Govern- ment order and under Government specifications. The Office of Civilian Defense re- cently was -granted $29,000,000 with which to create facilities for pro- ducing gas masks and make a start toward a stock pile which ultimately is intended to be sufficient for a large part of the 55,000,000 civilians in Army-designated “tar- get areas.” The W. P. B. restrictive order was said to be intended to halt a “fast growing sale of unapproved gas masks to the civilian population,” to effect the greatest possible stand- ardization, and to prevent an “im- proper” use of critical materials which could be used for eficient masks. A considerable proportion of World War-type gas masks and others now being offered the public are incapable of protecting the wearer from some of the lethal ‘2| Gases known to be available to enemy powers. To prevent hardships, the Govern- ment will encourage the subcon- 2 S. Direction tracting of parts for gas masks, in order that the secret formula will be in -the hands of only the small number of prime contractors, who will assemble the masks under Gov- ernment supervision. The order permits the continued sale of masks made for firefight- ing, mining, industrial, scientific and similar non-military purposes, but it is decreed that such masks must not be advertised or sold for protection against military gases. Machine Gun Plant Worker| Faces Sabofage Charge By the Associated Press. NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 3.— Prank Joseph Russo of New Haven, 23-year-old American-born son of naturalized Italian parents, was ac- cused today of damaging a lathe in s machine gun plant where he was employed, and was arraigned before a Federal commissioner on a charge of sabotage. John T. Madigan, F. B. L. agent, said Russo signed a statement ad- mitting he damaged the machine. A file had been jammed in its gears, | serted that Japanese Situation in Hand On All Fronts, Spokesman Says BULLETIN. BANDOENG, Java, Wed- nesday (/#).—Japanese in- vaders have been driven back seven miles at one point by Dutch, American and British defenders, it was announced today. (Earlier Stm;;on Page A-1.) BY the Associated Press. American, Dutch and other Al- home a counteroffensive against the Japanese invaders of Java while the United Nations’ air and naval units seek to cut off the possible reinforcement, accord- ing to a dispatch from Bandoeng, Java. filed (Java time). Dutch bombers struck some of which put ashore troops near Rem- bang in Northeastern Java. Aneta thority that only five ships remained of the 12 which originally had made up this concentration. An authorized spokesman Aneta: “It can be stated without reserva- tion that the situation remains well in hand on all fronts.” - Enemy air raiders, meanwhile, smashed at Bandoeng, headquarters told heavy attack. Queen Sends Personal Message. message by radio from London to declared deflantly “we are beaten and for us the struggle 13 not at an end.” in the great struggle, we shall do the impossible since we know that %y only he who accepts surrender is beaten,” said the message read over Furstner, Netherlands minister for naval affairs. feats” of her navy, the Queen said both the Japanese and Dutch had suffered “heavy losses.” The Tokio radio. in an English- language propaganda broadcast, as- landed on the North Central Java coast were “advancing continuously” «.. and had occupied an important rail- way junction between Batavia and Bandoeng. Capital Moved to Bandoeng. Meanwhile edged that the Netherlands Indies government had been removed from the capital city of Batavia to inland Bandoeng, and gloom pervaded Dutch quarters in London over the long-range outlook Informed London quarters said the defenders still faced a formidable xtremely well.” Waves of Japanese bombers, es- corted by fighters, heavily pounded Bandoeng for an hour and a half, with only a bare handful of Allied planes available to fight off the attack. Even anti-aircraft fire, it was acknowledged, failed to beat off the raiders. Aneta, the Dutch news agency, but full casualty figures were not immediately forthcoming. Court—Merger_BiIr Goes to Conference (Earlier Story on Page B-1.) ~ ence with the Senate a bill providing and Municipal Courts. Efforts will be made in conference to iron out Senate versions of the legislation. Cherry Blossom Fete Called Off Because of War Plans for this year's Cherry Blos- som Festival were abandoned today had consulted with representatives of civic groups who in former years event. announced that this group had “unanimously agreed” that the event should be called off for this year, but the suggestion was made that consideration be given to some kind Several reasons were given passing the blossom festival: That efforts are being ple away from Washington instead of bringing them here during the and the lathe was out of produc- tion several days. does not have facilities to handle the traffic congestion. their heaviest blows at the flefb)&- W s “In order to help the East Indies #& Commissioner John Russell Young_ « Allies’ Bombers And Ships Blast Enemy Vessels = w lied ground forces are pressing d wW enemy'’s sea lanes of retreat and <> X early Wednesday ‘¢ news agency reported on good au- & W » city of the Dutch command in A Queen Wilhelmina, in a personal ;& the embattled Netherlands Indies~, » not A » 2 the radio by Lt. Admiral J. T. 3¢ Paying homage to the 'bnlham‘;\" ol troops who A the Dutch acknov\'l-ix = task, although they were nghung“’ w w said two persons were known kllled“x » The House today sent to confrr-) for consolidation of District Polices » differences between the House andx w w b ¢ by the Commissioners after !heyw had helped arrange the nnnunl‘x of a public celebration on July 4. ve (or.w ade to keep peo-o war emergency, and that the Dmrictw