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War Ballot Board Formally Organized; Stimson Is Chairman Formal organization of the War Ballot Commission, author ized by Congress to assist serv * icemen to vote under the new Federal law, was effected today and Secretary of War Stimson was chosen as its chairman. Secretary of the Navy Knox was named vice chairman. The third member is Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, head of the War Shipping Administration and the Maritime Commission. A joint statement setting forth the policy of the commission was issued after the organization meet ing, and Governors and secretaries of State of the 48 States were being notified by letter of the action taken. Information on Dates Asked. State officials were asked to pro vide information on dates for pri maries and special and general elec tions. Attention was also directed to sections of the new Federal act which recommends that States Identify their absentee balloting material by stamping or printing on inclosing envelopes the words “official election war ballot.” The joint statement issued by the heads of the respective services said: “The Army, Navy and War Ship ping Administration will use their best efforts and their facilities to carry into effect the new service men voting act. They will work with State authorities to facilitate and expedite the transmission and re turn of all balloting material. “The policy of the Army, Navy and War Shipping Administration has been and will be to assist and encourage those under their juris diction to exercise their voting priv ileges, so far as practical and com patible with military operations Nothing must interfere with the pri mary duty which the services owe to the American people of bringing the war to a speedy and victorious end, and the Congress has affirmed this fundamental in the new act.” At its organization meeting to day in Secretary Stimson’s office the commission designated representa tives to act in administrative mat ters for each member. They are: Col. Robert Cutler and Maj. E. S. Willis for the Secretary of War, Capt. E. A. Hayes and Lt. Comdr. P. A. Dever for the Secretary of the Navy and W. H. Lalley and A. L. Jordan for the War Shipping administrator. V/alker Fears Mail Program May Snarl Service Vote By the A»socl»ted Pres*. LOS ANGELES, April 3.—Post master General Walker says he doubts the ability of the Post Office Department to deliver ballots to servicemen overseas for voting in the November elections. “Mail planes are overloaded now,” he told newsmen yesterday. “Some of the mail undoubtedly will have to go by sea, such as the registra tion of some of, the votes in their home counties, And I doubt if this will be completed in time in many instances. Then, too, you will find a lack of interest among many of our fighting men, for it is difficult here at home to persuade citizens to register and vote.” Asked if President Roosevelt would., be. a...candidate, for, a. fourth term, Mr. Walker replied, “I don’t know. I don’t believe he has made up his mind yet.” The Postmaster General is here on an inspection tour. Two Gallinger Fugitives Face Assault Trial Today By the Associated Press. BESSEMER, Ala., April 3.—Daniel Reedy, 18, and Joe Hockenberry, 20, who escaped from Gallinger Hospital psychopathic ward in Washington, are scheduled to be called for trial in Circuit Court here today on charges of crimial assault and armed robbery. Both youths pleaded innocent by reason of insanity at their arraign ment last month on the charges, which developed in connection with the abduction of a Birmingham woman February 11. She was re leased in a field after being detained by her captors for several hours. Two court-appointed attorneys will represent each defendant. Un der Alabama law they may be tried jointly or separately. The crimes with which they are charged are capital offenses. [ THESE YANKS ARE READY FOR ANYTHING—Prime Minister Churchill inspects American troops in training somewhere in England for the second-front invasion. The letters “A. A. A. O.” with a bar, stand for “Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow, Bar Nothing." —A. P. Wirephoto. Wheat Again Moving, Reed Won't Press For Rail Car Probe By the Associated Press. 4 A threat of congressional action to block diversion of American rail road cars to Canada for Canadian wheat movement was withdrawn to day by Senator Reed, Republican, of Kansas, who said a survey showed most of the grains clogging com mercial elevators in the United States grain belt six weeks ago now have been moved to terminals. Senator Reed made public a re port of the Association of American Railroads which said only a dozen elevators still were blocked for lack of rail cars out of more than 700 closed in early February in Middle West and Northwestern States. The report put the grain movement on six major railroads serving the grain belt at 132,878 cars from January 1 through March 29. Had Protested WFA Requisition. As chairman of a Senate subcom mittee investigating a shortage of rail facilities, Senator Reed had protested a requisition of the War Food Administration for 200 Amer ican railroad cars daily to be sent to Canada for shipment to the United States of approximately 40, 000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat purchased to augment domestic sup plies. Although the WFA cut its request to 100 cars in mid-February for a 30-day period. Senator Reed asserted at that time he would ask congres sional intervention if a'jjir sbaftage continued. . . ... Jam Relieved by WFA. “The latest report, dated April 1, shows the jam has been broken and the situation has beep relieved by the WFA being compelled to go back down on its original 200-cars-a said. “With our own grain moved, I don’t intend to press any further protest?’ Senator Reed also released a copy of a letter in which J. M. Johnson, a member of the Interstate Com merce Commission who opposed the WFA car-diversion program, charged that as a result of that program more than 1,000 American rail cars had been marooned in Canada since January. Mr. Johnson's letter, characteriz ing the use of the equipment as "wasteful,” stated that of 10554 cars diverted to Canada by American railroads since January 3 about a thousand had not been returned on schedule under a two-week “turn around” arrangement. Trial of U. S. Worker In Assault Case Opens Howard Francis Benedict Donald Brunner, 27, of the 600 block of K street N.W., a Government em ploye, went on trial before a Dis trict Court jury today on a chafge of criminally assaulting an 18-year old girl in a park near the National Museum. Judge Harry E. Watkins of the Northern and Southern district of West Virginia, who began sitting here today as a visiting justice, is presiding at the trial. 74 D. C. Selectees To Report Tomorrow Reporting for induction tomor row are 74 men of the District area who have been found qualified for the armed services in ther preinduc tion examination. In addition, 12 volunteers were sworn into the Army at Fort Myer Saturday. They are: Marshall W. Houts, Norman Czajkouski, James L. Guion, Jr.; Dan Bno, Allen B. Denton, Charles N. Cross, Marvin T. Taylor, Raymond I. Knott, George E. Whittington, Joseph N. Brewer, Sherman D. Oxendlne and Warren W. Nye. Included in the group reporting tomorrow are 51 for the Army and 23 for the naval forces. The list follows: Ann,. Blis- Joseph I. Siravo, Michael F. Jeffries. Prank M. Smith. Willie R. Kin*. Win ton H. Smith. Wilson J. Money. Raymond J. Wright. Hubert L. Pelkey, Robert D. Bentler, John F. Pilgrim. Clyde Bell. Raymond A. Be del, Morris Brown. John W. tSeidel. Paul Green. Clarence H. helton, Henry O. McCray. Truman lmmons. Ausborn S. Shelllngton. H. E. Barker, B. M. "# Smith. nJatpes Bowers. Virgil Mr Brown. James goopee- • Burgesa-Meivin-fc, Fllgate. George E. Carter. Burley Musy, Roger F. Foster, Crawley iirke.M. P. Hamilton. Russell Irt. Milton W. McLeod, Harold E. . George P. Bright, Alphonso K. [■.Raymond H. Brown, Alton bo e. Colbert James A. Dagis, Ttrthur A. Feathentone. Neval King, Henry M. Randall Andrew .. Smith, TBHEirK1 Charles R. _ Naral Foreea. Gannon, Gilbert E. Coglin, Clifton E. HJibbell, Charles H. Bamo, WiUle L. Ridgely1 Wilfred NT Carter, Bennie L. Spurlock. Gene P. Chambers, Lester Ulanow. Jack Jessup, Alton K. Keys, WUllam Ricks. Lawson Kimban, R. H. Ashton, Burney E. Liese, William L. Coles, Harry W. McNamara. E. M. James. Charles Oita. William H. McCSee. Walter Schilling, P. V. Roots, Walter A. Surprise, Frank A. _ DRAFTING MATE RIALS MUTH7I0 I3i: American 'Big Stick' Tb Preserve Peace Urged by Forrestal By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 3.—Undersec retary of the Navy James V. For restal today recommended a “big stick” policy for the United States to maintain peace. He urged these steps: 1. Maintenance of the giant Navy built up ofter the Pearl Harbor at tack. 2. Compulsory military training. 3. Fullest exploration of iron and petroleum sources, i Mr. Forrestal’s proposals, in a speech before the Bond Club, were accompanied by the announcement that the Navy proposes to build 28, 000 and 581 combat vessels this year —completing a force “to match the naval forces of the rest of the world.” “Our progress toward world order must march with the maintenance of military power by the United States,” Mr. Forrestal declared. “Peace not backed by power re mains a dream. The cornerstone in any plan which undertakes to rid us of the curse of war must be the armed might of the United States.” He said the Nation should “con sider seriously” the need for com pulsory military training because the speed of modem war may require in the future even swifter action than was needed in this one. He said a merchant fleet would be necessary to make available iron ore from Chile,-BraziffUftl Cuba be cause domestic dep&SttiUaftould not be considered inexhaustible/ He warned that petroleum fields are being depleted rapidly and every step possible should be taken to im plement domestic production. KNABI PIANOS Kraretta, Wvlttacr. Laater. Eater ml Othara PIANOS FOR RENT ■TFTT'C 1330 G Street Aim A A A £9 (M.ddle of Stock; Dr John J. Field DENTIST 4067th St. NW. ME. 9256 Third Floor, Woolwcrth Building ^ We, too, are going to school! The schools to which your youngsters journey each morning represent years of careful planning. Likewise, the street car and bus service which takes them there has back of it long experience and much thought. And because public transportation is so important, affecting the lives of every one, we are studying it—now—for the future. Here in the District, more than half the population depends upon street cars and buses. We carry more than one million passengers daily. So, despite war-time conditions, we look ahead. Post-war planning is a matter in which all can and should share. The prob lems of one group are related to those of all other groups. How you can help Take an active part in post-war plans to im prove your community. Make it a better place in which to live and work. Make sure that in any discussions, the importance of public transportation—your transportation—is recog nized. You may want to suggest that Capital Transit participate, to offer the benefits of its years of public transportation experience. CZptbJl J?u*+*+U~ CZ. Americans Step Up Drives on Madang And Bougainville By the Associated Presi.' ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, April 3 — American forces today increased the pace of their campaign against Ma dang on New Guinea and seemed pearly finished with their five month drive to wipe out all opposi tion to their hold on Bougainville in the Solomons. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur an nounced that American troops cap tured two strategic hills outside the Empress Augusta Bay beachhead which the Americans have beer, slowly enlarging since their invasion November 1. For the last several weeks the Japanese, previously described as abandoned and cut oft from supply ahd reinforcement, have fiercely counterattacked the Americans on Bougainville. But on March 29 Maj. Gen. Oscar Griswold, Allied com mander on the island, said “the Japs have had about enough,” and were withdrawing. In New Guinea Americans strengthened their drive on Bo gadjim, 20 miles south of strategic, coastal Madang, against which the Allies have been marching since last September. Australians in the Finesterre Hills southwest of the Americans met and repulsed Jap anese counterattacks, the MacArthur communique said. (The April 1 communique placed the Australians 10 miles south of Bogadjim.) The Americans’ advance today brought them within 13 miM® of Bogadjim. *' American airmen, simultaneously with these advances aground, slugged Rabaul on New Britain with 200 tons of bombs, hitting airdromes and sinking two ships. Woleai Island, in the Carolines between Truk and Palau, also was bombed; Berle Begins London Talks On Global Aviation Control By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 3.—Adolf Berle, jr., United States Assistant Secretary of State, began exploratory conver sations with British officials today on plans for international control of global aviation after the war. His first engagement was with Lord Beaverbrook, lord privy seal, who has been charged by Prime Min ister .Churchill with formulating a postwar aviation program for the British Empire. » The conferences here were re garded as the first step toward a broader international discussion to be undertaken later in the year— probably in Washington. Mr. Berle was accompanied to London by Dr. Edward Warner, vice chairman of the Civil Aero nautics Board. British Pmuer Supply, CutbyCoal Strike, Menaces War Output B; tile Associated Press. LONDON, April 3. —British war factories, engaged In turning out equipment lor the impending Euro pean invasion, faced a possible sharp drop in production today as the gov ernment ordered a general cut in power supplies because of strike induced coal shortages. With fuel stocks dwindling rapid ly as the result of miners’ strikes estimated to have cost the nation 2,000,000 tons of coal in the last month, the Fuel Ministry directed that electric supplies be curtailed 10 per cent and gas 25 per cent. Every factory in the country—in cluding 10,000 rushing war material —was affected by the order. At the same time, the government announced that public transporta tion in Northwest England would be reduced 20 per cent in a further ef fort to save power. Few Miners Return to WoA. Meanwhile the war cabinet was giving urgent consideration to the situation, which the Fuel Ministry described as grave and which was characterised In some quarters as the worst labor crisis which has faced Britain since the general strike of, 1923. 1 Although several Yorkshire min ers’ meal unions voted yesterday to return to the pits today, fewer than 5,000 of the 90,000 men idle in that area reported for work this morn ing. The dispute there centered around a 40-cent weekly charge, as sessed against the miners for house hold coal which,they previously nad received free before their wages were boosted an average of about $3.40 per week. me miners contend they have al ways been given the coal for house hold use and should continue to have it without charge. Apprentices Retur Work. Union leaders, have de nounced the strike and pleaded with the men to return to work, repotted today that another 250,000 miners In South Wales, Scotland, Northumber land and Lancashire—Britain's most Important pits—were in a- pfctless # ■ y iammas. UNMiWIAR mood over the government’s four year wage stabilization plan on which the men are voting this week. The plan gives the miners a guar anteed minimum of $20 a week for underground workers and $18 for surface workers, plus an additional piece rate. Many of the miners maintain the agreement does not deal fairly with 411 the workers Meanwhile hundreds of Tyneside Clydeside and Mlddlesboro ship building and engineering appren tices returned to work. Indications were that their strike was breaking up slowly under the government threat to draft strikers into the armed forces. ' Apprentices at Huddersfield de cided to recommend to the Clydeside and Tynealde guilds that they call off their strike and said if they did so the Huddersfield youths would also return. Representatives of the Tyneside strikers came to London to confer with Labor Minister Ernest Bevin. « Retired Missionary Dies BONG BRANCH, N. J„ April 3 <JP). —The Rev. Ben L.- Baker, 67, retired Baptist missionary who served 32 years in Swatow, Kwangtung Prov ince, China, died yesterday. He was bom in Versailles, Ky., and edu cated at Georgetown (Ky.) College and at Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, Pa. Wanted: Waste kitchen fats to make explosives for oar guns! gave your*. Take them to your meat dealer. WTQP TONIGHT Night club crowds stop talking when Vk starts singing! That’s how good he is! Hear him, tonight, without the cover charge, on Spinsorift by BaUontiM All ft lnr New GaHingur Chaplain Conducts First Services The Rev. Vernon Stutsman, for merly of Federal Detention Read quarters, New York, conducted hie first? services yesterday as Protestant chaplain at Oalllnger Hospital. Mr. Stutsman has taken the place of the Rev. Joseph L. Sehanta, who re signed several weeks ago. Mr. Stutsman, a Methodist; is a native of Ransom, Kans. He Is a graduate of Fort Hayes (Kans.) State College and studied at the Southern Methodist University School of Theology. He has held positions at the University of Michi gan and the New Jersey City Hos pital. The Chevy Chase (Md.) Presby terian Church Is the sponsor of the Protestant chaplaincy at Oalllnger Hospital. 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