| Show wtijMiiri 3 Friday Morning- 4Tljc - Capture Trial of Spies Leads To Redoubled Precaution Biddle Prepares Charges on 10 Hints Possibility Of Using U S Contracts as Club WASHINGTON July 16 UP) — The government means to halt the pirating of skilled workers War Man Power Commission Chairman Paul V McNutt said Thursday even if it has to take war contracts away from employers who engage the practice McNutt said he was “not prepared to answer” a press conference question whether he might in ask congress for legislation to freeze essential workers in their jobs but indicated that was a possibility by saying: “We’ll do whatever has to be done” “Pirating” is the hiring of workers already employed in another plant McNutt laid down a five-poi“cooperative” program by which he hopes to halt the piracy which has reached a particularly serious scale he said in the west coast’s great shipbuilding and aircraft plants in New England and in the Detroit area McNutt admitted the man power agency had no authority to enforce the program which in essence calls for the designation of “critical labor areas” in which recruiting of all workers for essential war industries would be handled through the U S employment service But he pointed out there are “sanctions” which could be against offending companies War contracts could be withheld and existing contracts rescinded he said or the war production board could refuse delivery of needed materials Such sanctions might Impede production “momentarily” for a longer time” he conceded but he added that the man power commission has “reached an agreement with W P B” and that W P B as well as the army and navy — NEW YORK July 18 UP) — John which do the actual contracting — C Cullen a husky smiling on his comwere all coast guardsman who mission represented first spotted the four nazi saboteurs landed on a Long Island beach said Thursday that the nazis give themselves too much credit for cleverness If they were clever he said "I U-bo- nt Added Curb When Cullen came upon the four as he patrolled the beach that foggy morning they told him they On New Bikes were fishermen and at first he was wouldn’tbe here” TERMS selmees inclined to believe them he said in his first public interview His first realization that they were spies was when one of them threatened to kill him he said ELECTRIC CO 217 South State 27 Peak o’ dler had sought war contracts for the donor The report on a charge made by John Y Brown Chandler's opponent for renomination in Kentucky’s August 1 primary said further: “Mr Brown has supplied no evidence in any way indicating that Senator Chandler interceded with any one to assist (the contractor) Ben H Collings or his companies $2485 and $2885 The Suit That Gives You MORE COOL COMFORT MORE ECONOMY MORE STYLE You'll like the cool breezy "feel” of these smart Gulf-TonYou’ll like their wrinkle-resistanc- e their fine taiVALUE and and like the you’ll get you'll loring style at these low prices Why suffer any longer from the heat? cool off in a Gulf Tone! 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Zino-pad- foot-happ- y Thomas E Dewey leading Republican aspirant for the governorship he has not openly declared his oppositoin to Farley’s candi 6f S t m WASHINGTON July 16 JP) — The war production board Thursday further curtailed the manufacture of bicycles restricting output to 100000 victory models in July and August This is at the rate of 32 per cent of 1941 production and a cut from covered any evidence that Chan- 100 9c Wool W'orsteds all-wo- 19-1-7 — - & n l: 3“ s WASHINGTON July 16 UP) — A senate committee reported Thursthe day that an investigation of Sengift of a swimming pool to ator Chandler (D) Kentucky by a Louisville contractor had not un- TROPICALS "THORO-COOLS- sharply curtailed production of lipsticks nail polish face powder rouge and a variety of other toiletries and cosmetics In the war’s heaviest blow to boudoir and bathroom the war metics covered by the order was to 25 per cent above production board established man- running 15 3200 companies Some last year ufacturing limits on most types of which 1941 factory sales reported beauty preparations estimating of $200000000 were affected the restrictions would save some 17400000 pounds of chemicals and Packaging Regulated other critical war materials anPackaging of toiletries and cosmetics also is regulated to force nually on w’ere restrictions Sharpest producers to use larger containers such items as nail polish after- For example although manufacshave lotion bubble bath cleans- turers may produce 100 per 'cent ing lotion hair lacquer skin fresheners and bleaching creams Un- of the rouges and lipsticks turned der terms of the order production out last year they are allowed only of these is limited to 80 per cent 90 per cent of the contairers in which to market them of 1941 output The WPB toiletries and cosTo 1941 Le els metics branch predicted the order Production of cosmetic stock- would result in a 17 per cent savings bath salts mascara perfume ing of critical material basedcon-on rouge face powder hair dye lip- the use of 2300000 gross of theatrical tainers and closures during the stick toilet w’ater makeup and a number of other first six months of this year Another section of the order proitems must be held to last year’s hibits manufacture or the sale of levels WPB established a list of toi- new products — that is products letry items such as certain types which were not produced commerof baby powder shaving cream cially or offered for sale during tooth cleansers and talcum which the last 12 months In addition contain no critical materials and no toiletry produce except perfume which may be produced without may be sold in more than three restriction sizes of containers Each scent of Officials estimated that 1942 perfume is allowed four consumer production of most of tha cos sizes Probers Deny Senator Aided Donor of Pool H IB B S’ GGG July 17 Trlbune- - by those needing bicycles for occupational purposes has been in effect for one week SPECIAL! FAMOUS iimii‘iW’iw' the 42 per cent output permitted during April May and June no bikes other than adult size victory models may be produced The new amendment permits production only until September 1 but WPB said the question of continued limited manufacture after the deadline will get further consideration earlier The victory model is a light weight cycle stripped of critical materials A rationing plan permitting purchase only by defense workers or the Season -- irw' v'ii'nni ap-ph- ed WPB Places 570CX LIMITED dinjuMi" (JP) WASHINGTON July 16 (JP) — Closer scrutiny of all employes In war plants was ordered by the war department Thursday in a redoubling of watchfulness lest some saboteurs be more successful in reaching objectives than the eight now on trial before a military commission Simultaneously Attorney GenAmy ordrarce officials dis- eral Biddle announced he had auclosed that Captain Richard Brown m charge of plant prote- thorized the filing of charges rector m the Pittsburgh area re- against 10 of the 14 persons bufederal the arrested by cently old and d both reeled that cently in estigation as accomrew workers be more carefully in- reau of of the eight men alleged to meetplices a closed He told vestigated have been landed from German ing of industrialists tnat ifa their for sabotage purposes sufcontracts dd not provide were arrested on ficient margin of profit for ade- Three otherswarrants as "dangerpresidential m contracts the quate estigation ” and the fourous aliens enemy would be renegotiated teenth was ordered held in custody Department officials said Insimifurther investigation pending rewas taken acUon lar beirg also announced he hfd Biddle gard to all plants producing for authorized the U S district attne army torney for New' Jersey to seek the Authorizes Charges indictment of Herbert Karl FriedAmerican As the greater precautions were rich Bahr a conspiracy to violate ordered the military commission citizen for statutes Conviction rpert the entire day listening to espionage the reading of lengthy documents could carry the death penalty described as "of a very detailed na- Arrested on Ship ture ” No new witnesses were Bahr arrested by the FBI July called 9 on board the Swedish diplomatic exchange ship Drottmngholm was GILMER'S arraigned at Newark the following day and is held without bail Biddle said that 10 of the saboPRIORITY teurs’ alleged accomplices will be NECESSARY TO BUY AN charged with “unlawfully and knowingly receiving and assisting” ELECTRIC enemies of the United States Those accused of assisting the saboteurs if convicted would be subject to half the punishment of the principals with a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment in the event of death sentences for the principals RANGE 4 mui McNutt Bares fWPB Curtails Production U S Records Young Democrats of N Y New Peak Drive to Stop Of Toiletries Cosmetics Ask End of Party Strife Labor Pirating WASHINGTON July 16 —The government Thursday n Employment NEW YORK July 16 (JF —The Affiliated Young Democrats Army Orders Close Watch F or War Plant Sabotage NO Salt Cake n to obtain any contracts” The investigation was asked by both Chandler and Brown The report read to the senate by Senator Hatch (D) New Mexico said a further charge by Brown that construction of the pool violated priorities regulations on steel and brass and limitations on new construction rwas being investiproduction board gated by the told newsmen WPB spokesmen that the report was still under review and no decision had been made Senator Barkley (D) Kentucky who had urged that the mvestiga-- ! tion be made with “promptness and thoroughness” said he appreciated “the promptness and apparently the thoroughness and disinterestedness” of the report y 1 no n £"3 Ffl UX" 7? 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