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Evening star., 1941-11-27
Senator Calls Army Major
And Firm Back Scratchers'
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)


BY the Associated Press.
Senator Mead Democrat, of New
York. member of the Senate De-
fense Investigating Committee, said
today that relations between the
former constructing quartermasteT
and the contractors on the Wolf
Greek ordnance project at Milan
Tenn. constituted a game of You
scratch my back and I'll scratch
yours"
Mai Paul Brewer was the con-
Structlng ouartermaster to whom
Senator Mead referred and the Fer
guson-Oman Co. were the contrac-
tors.
The New Yorker made his COM
ment after hearing Mai. Glenn
Hofto, who succeeded Maj. Brewer
testify he had received "heartiest
cooperation from the contractors
after he took over the project and
notified them he intended to see
that they lived up to their con-
tract.
Chairman Truman of the inyesti-
eating committee contended that
evidence gathered by the committee
tends to prove" that after Mai
Brewers sisters and his cousins
and his aunts were taken care of by
the contractor. he came down OIL
his pedestal and he couldn't tell
them what to do so they went ahead
and did just what they pleased"
Maj, Hofto said his predecessor
was "at fault" and made many
mistakes" adding that when he took
over he found the officers much
disorganized."
We're catching these things as
they happen now" he said.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
| False Armistice
| Stirs Premature
| Mock War Cheers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE LIST ARMY IN
THE CAROLINAS, Nov. 27-Sol-
diers of the Blue lst Army con-
tinued their pressure on the out
numbered Red 4th Corps today.
awaiting, as they pushed forward,
the order to cease firing" ending
maneuvers.
The soldiers desire for an end to
the intensive field training of the
last eight weeks was emphasized by
an impromptu celebration staged by
one regiment last night after false
"armistice report" had been spread.
Word circulated among the SOL
diers that the last maneuver prob
lem had been called off. Immedi-
ately they began firing the remain
ing blanks in their rifles, machine
guns cracked and Very lights criss-
crossed the sky in all their various
hues. The soldiers cheered and
sang. But in a short time their
enthusiasm was dampened by news
that the simulated war was still on,
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Eight Americans in R. ksF
Listed as Casualties
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 27.-An Air Min
tstry casualty list yesterday included
eight Americans serving with the
r. A. F. They were:
Killed on active service: Pilot Of
ficer L. A. Chatterton of the Eagle
Squadron, born in Brooklyn; Pilot
Officer L. D. Louden. whose father
lives at Mist. Greg; Sergt. j. M.
Maxon, born at Galesburg, Ill, wife
at Montreal
Missing and believed killed on ac-
tive service: Pilot Officer w. NJ.
Bishop born in Cleveland. father
lives at Novelty. Ohio; Pilot Officer
J. r. Cox, born at Port Chester. NJ
Y, wife at Chicago; Pilot Officer H.
H. Hay, born at Kansas City. wife at
Tallahassee, Fla; Pilot Officer F. j.
Kruszynski, born in Brooklyn.
Died on active service: Acting
Squadron Leader P. D. Dear, born
at San Francisco.
The death of Chatterton wa re-
ported authoritatiyely on October n.
Survivors from a ship torpedoed
IN the Atlantic said on September
9 that Hay. Bishop, Kruszynski and
Cox were missing.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
District Committee
Sets Public HEARING
On Blood Test Bill
Catholic U. Professor
Disopproves Measure
On Religious Grounds

The House District Committee to-
day deferred action on bill de-
signed to require pre-marital blood
tests of applicants for marriage Ii
censes after hearing the Rev. Fran
els j. Connell, professo' Of moral
theology of Catholic University. dis
approve the plan.
The attitude of the Catholic
Church." said DR.. Connell. lis that
Christian marriage is a sacrament.
and that civil authorities should
have no jurisdiction over it,"
A pre-marital examination, he ex-
planned, would be all right merely
as means of letting the couple to
be married know the physical con-
dition of each.
DR.. Connell was the only witness
who testified on the bill before the
committee went into executive ses-
sion and decided to subject the
measure to series of public hear
ings. The initial hearing is expected
to be held the latter part Of next
week.
Witnesses to be invited include
representatives Of religious organ
izations, DR.. Thomas Parran, sur
geon general of the Public Health
Service. and Army and Navy ON
cials.
The bill would forbid marriage
licenses unless applicants produced
certificates to the clerk Of the United
States Court for the District show
ing they are free Of syphilis, gonor-
rhea or tuberculosis. The tests
would have to be made 80 days pre-
ceding the filing of an application
for license. Violators would draw
as a maximum penalty a $500 fne.
or imprisonment for six months or
10th.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Cleveland Streetcars
Owners Vote Sale 10 CITY

BY the Associated Press
CLEVELAND. Nov. 81. - Stock
holders TODAY formally approved
sale of the Cleveland Railway Co. S
TRANSFORMATION system to the city at
the city'S price of sl4l27 .490.
Approval was expressed by hold
ers of 2l0.99l shares. or 1895 shares
more than the two-thirds required
for sale
Mayor Frank J. Lausche immedi-
ately summoned financial and legal
advisers. announcing; We are pre-
pairing ourselves to move forward
Immediately in drafting the neces-
sary legislation to complete the pur-
chase"
Railway stock sold at s33 a share
today up IS cents from Yesterday
and a new high for the year.
Under the city's offer to purchase
the company S tracks. street cars and
buses. the city would issue bonds to
finance purchase of stocks at s45 a
share, The company serves virtually
all of greater Cleveland.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
O. P. N. Lifts BIackout.
On Power in Southeast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Nov. 27-An order for
immediate discontinuance OF black
out restrictions in most of North
and South Carolina was announced
today by the regional Office of pro-
duction management power divis-
ion.
o. p. NJ. already had announced
that the poWer-saving restrictions
could be relaxed in the six South
eastern States affected by dry
weather by December Is at the
latest. and spokesmen said that
present water conditions indicated
it might be possible TO lift the ban
by December 8.
Carolina utilities affected by to-
days order. signed by Priorities Di-
rector Donald NJ. Nelson. have as
sured the o. P. NJ that lifting the
blackout would not interfere with
maximum deliveries of power to the
area OF continued shortage, the o.
P NJ. said. The area includes Geor-
gia, Alabama. Tennessee and part Of
Mississippi.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Legion Backs Pension PIon
Of $4,000, 900 for Veterans

dealing with very ticklish public
opinion and faced the need of re-
strictng all possible Government
outlays because OF huge defense
burdens.
Senator Hines also suggested that
house-approved provisions for pen
sions to dependent parents of vet
Grams whose disabilities are classed
as non-service connected be elimi-
mated and that pensions for widows
OF such veterans be limited to those
who were wives when the soldiers
were serving
Senator Clark. Democrat. of Mis-
souri,. presiding. interrupted to argue
that the widow who had married
q veteran after his return from
Army service was as much entitled
to . pension as a widow who mar
ried before. This brought q burst
Of applause from 4 group Of women
at the public hearing.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
liberator Bombers Make
100 Ocean Crossings
the Associated Press.

BY the hSSoCla teQ Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf. Nov. 81
More than 100 ocean crossings have
been made in the last few months
by four motor Liberator bombers,
the British Air Commission reported
yesterday in releasing first details
of Atlantic ferry service between
Canada and Great Britain.
The release. made through the
Consolidated Aircraft Corp. which
builds the Liberators and twin-en-
gine Catalina seaplane bombers for
the British, also listed the names Of
"a notables who were passengers
on the transatlantic flights.
The British reported the Liberia
tors in addition to conveying impor-
tant English, American, Russian and
Polish officials and pilots across the
ocean. were helping to protect con-
voys against German U-boats and
bombers in the battle of the Atlantic.
Many of the crossings represented
delivery flights of the giant craft
for service in the European battle
skies.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Tar Heels Schedule Rice
In 1912, Drop Richmond

BY tne ASSoF4eifd Press.
CHAPEL HILL, N. G. Nov 81
Rice UniverSity's Owls will replace
the University OF Richmond On the
North Carolina University football
schedule next season,
Rice, coached by jess NeelE, for
merly OF Clemson. will come TO
Chapel Hill October Il The Tar
Heels will meet the Owls IN Houston,
Tex. in l943.
The other major change on the
card. Athletic Director R. A Fetzer
said today, was the transfer of the
annual Virginia game from Thanks
giving to Saturday. November 21,
thus giving the Tar Heels full
week instead of three days TO pre-
pare after the battle with Duke
The opening game still is pending
The schedule:
September Is, Wake Forest: Oc-
tober 3, South Carolipa at Chapel
Hill: october 10, Fordham at New
York: October II. Rice: October "a,
Tulane at New Orleans; October 81,
North Carolina State at Raleigh:
November I, Davidson location un-
decided: November IA. Duke; No
vember q, Virginia at Charlottes-
vile, Va.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Happy Lark Captures
Feature al Bowie;
Seven Seas Wins
Daily Double Tickets
Pay $48.20 to Each
Of 470 Bettors

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOWIE, Md, Nov. 27.-Eighty-five
hundred fans saw Mrs. Veader Leon
ards Happy Lark, favorite. run the
fastest furlings of the meeting
when he won the fifth race, looked
on as today's best Offering, in
Ills.
Sent to the front at the break by
Jockey Breen, Happy Lark took a
long lead. He was eased up in the
final sixteenth. but won easily to
net his hackers $3.50. Gustav Rings
Old Rosebush and Mrs G o. Rus
sells Weatherite finished as named.
Ducking to the inside at the
stretch turn and closing fast under
the whip, Mrs. E. H. Augustus
Seven Seas got up in time to nail
the first division of the Danes,
three-quarter mile secondary fea-
ture. B. Frank Christmas Lupoba
bested Marshal Fields Mersa Mat
rub, favorlte and early pacemaker
for second money. The winner paid
s11.10.
A smart ride by Don Meade
America S leading winning jockey
for 194l, enabled M. B Goff's Dark
Stream to capture the three-quar-
ter-mile opener. Marksman couldn't
stave off the winner who came
with rush on the inner rail to
win in the closing strides. Wheat
was third. Dark Stream paid SIT 80.
Zostera. Nilon and Bill K hit the
payoff line noses apart in the three
quarters of the second. with the
camera calling them as named.
Bill K set the pace to the final
stride. where Zostera and Nllon
nosed him out. The winner paid
50 so.
The daily double of Dark Stream
and Zostera paid S4620. Tickets
were held by 470 fans.
Owner NJ. B. Gof. Trainer 7. r.
Queen. jr., and Jockey Don Meade
won their second purse of the day
when Allegheny took command
early and stood a long drive gamely
to annex the six furlongs Of the
third The flllv paid $3.50 Bola
Mowlee raced wide throughout but
closed fast to take the place from
Dare.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

the case had come. the missing Car
found. Loudoun County officers be-
gan checking up on the boys whose
names were furnished them by the
Cumberland police.
Hoback had been employed by Mr.
Loveless as a helper on the farm
until about a month ago it devel-
oped.
CLYDE Honicon a business asso-
ciate of the slain lawyer. told news
papermen he recalled Hoback very
we'll Mr.. LoveleSs. he said. dis
charged the youth because he was
"shiftless and unreliable"
A. S. Hough, who conducts a
boarding house in Leesburg, said
Hoback had stayed there almost two
months, and that for part Of the
time the youth known as Peters
roomed with Hoback.
Mr.. Hough said Hoback came TO
his house about two months ago,
and lived there until November Is,
the last week with young man ans
wering the general description OF
Peters.
Hoback said his friend was going
10 get a job, Mr. Hough recalled.
They left on November is.
Girl, IA, Reports Dates"
A 14-year-old girl who lives In
Leesburg told newspapermen she
had several dates" with Hoback
during his stay there. She said she
liked him rather we'll and de-
scribed him as "a nice fellow"
Ordinarily, she said, HobacK wore
cap, but the last time she saw
him he was wearing brown felt
hat. which he said he had been
given by friend.
A brown felt hat, found in the
Uttered living room of the Loveless
home. has been regarded as an out
standing clue to the slayers.
The girl said Hoback last told
her he was working for tree sur
geon.
Loudoun County officers were in
formed that Peters has an aunt
living in Washington.
Mr.. Loveless left a dinner party in
Washington Sunday night to drive
home to his death His guests at
dinner were Lawrence Richey. for
mer secretary to eX-President Hoo
ver and two women. He dropped
them at their homes and drove on
alone. so far as authorities have
been able to learn.
Mr.. Loveless was alone on the
country place His wife had gone
to Alabama for Thanksgiving
visit to her husbands relatives.
Since the gruesome discovery of
Mr.. Loveless body in the china
closet Monday morning, one of the
most intensive Investigations this
section has seen in years has been
under way. Loudoun County off,
GERS called in Washington police to
aid them. and laboratory tests of
objects found at the scene have
helped develop the evidence. De-
tectives said they obtained excellent
flngerprints of the supposed slay-
ers.
The funeral of Mr.. Loveless was
conducted at 2:30 pm. today at his
home. with Barristers Lodge No. 40
of Masons, Washington. in charge.
Burial was in Union Cemetery at
IReSbllrp
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Other Selections
Bowie Consensus East

Bowie Consensus Fast.
BY the Associated Press
l-Quatrebelle. Duty First. Illstrous
Tine Thane. Rugged Rock, Miss
Fix II.
3-No Ending. Circus. Sparrow Chin
4-War Smoke, Milk Flip, Yellow
Sson o'Hal, Post Haste. Solar
Star.
6-Cheesestraw. Army Song. Alpine
7-Prompto. Relious. Misrule
8-Ballotant. Hazel w. Ring Star
Best bet-Cheesestraw.
Bowie Fast.
5y the Louisville Times.
l-Lustrous, Spectator. Soft and
Clear. 'N
2-Challante, Oh Miss Fix It, The
a-Mill End. Sparrow Chirp. No
Ending.
Milk Flip Rumson. Chic LADY
o-Post Haste, Bean by Bean, One
Link.
6-Mordecai Cheesestrav. Army
Song.
I-Rellous, Misrule. Prompto
o-bold RISK, Dizzy Dame. Ballo-
tant
Best bet-Post Haste.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Eden Gives Figures
On Nazi Executions
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Nov. 27.-British For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden gave
these "official German figures" on
executions in Nazi-dominated coun-
tries to the House of Commons to-
day:
Czecho-Slovakia- from Sep
tember q to October 20.
Yugoslavia-1,132 since the Ger
man occupation.
France-250 since August l3.
Zagreb-100 shot to death June %
for the death of two German SOL
diers.
Il think the House would not be
far wrong if it were to assume that
killings in Yugoelavia alone since
the German occupation are perhaps
35,00o," Mr.. Eden added.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Silver Spring Mans Body
Taken From Potomac

A body thought by police to be
that of A. S. Hilbert, 33. missing
from his Silver Spring Md home
for two weeks. was recovered from
the Potomac River today.
The initials A. S. H were found on
billfold in the mans pocket,
Washington police said.
The crew of the United States
Coast Guard boat Mistletoe removed
the body from Georgetown Channel
about half a mile above Highway
Bridge after it was noticed by
Boatswain's Mate Eddie B. Mason.
The man was dressed in A brown
pin-striped suit and appeared to
have been in the water two weeks or
so. police said.
Mr.. Hilbert was employed in a
Silver Spring l0-cent store.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
-
Coach Earl WhitehiII
Released by indians

By the Associated Press,
CLEVELAND Nov. 27.-The
Cleveland Indians today released
Coach Earl Whitehill The an
nouncement was made bv Vice Pres
ident Roger Peckinpaugh after the
Tribes new manager. Lou Boudreau,
who is at his home in Champaign,
Ill, indicated earlier that he desired
to name his own assistants.
The Indians also announced that
Edward H. Dutch Zwilling, coach
for few weeks last season, would
remain with the organization as a
scout, the job he performed near
the close of the campaign.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Addison Deeees Dies;
Norfolk Catholic Leader

Addison B. Degges. 81. native of
Washington and former member of
st. .Aloysius Parish. who for many
years had been a leader in Catholic
activities in Norfolk, Va, died early
today in Norfolk hospital. accord
ing to the Associated Press.
He was the father of Charles B.
Degges. former secretary of the
District Board of Education, and
was the son Of the late Capt. Will
liam Oliver Degges and Mrs. Ann
Elizabeth Fenwick Degges.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Earlier Story on Page Az

LArheT St0ry on rage AL
BY the Associated Press.
American Legion spokesmen, ask
ing larger pensions for World War
veterans and their dependents. tes-
tifled today that the estimated first
year cost of the legislation they want
about $4,000 0O-"wouId be onlv
four-tenths OF l per cent of the
amount Of the two Lease-Lend
Acts"
Francis NJ. Sullivan, Legion repre-
sentative. offered this testimony be-
fore Senate subcommittee con-
sidering two pension measures pre-
viously passed by the House. and at
the same time noted that the Le-
gion approved the Lease-Lend Acts
Brig. Gen. Frank r. Hines. head
Of the Veterans Administration
which pays out pensions, urged
Senators to restrict terms Of the
House b1lls because Congress vas
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Hobock's Parents Heard
Son Had Left Leesburo

BLUEFIELD. w. Va. Nov. Z (P.-
The parents Of 16-year- Paul
Bernard Hobeck. one of two youths
held in the killing of Attorney Ward
Loveless near Leesburg. Va. said
today they were not aware he was
in Leesburg at the time of the slay-
ing.
Before hearing that Cumberland
(Ky) authorities had reported the
youths admitted robbing and beating
Mr.. Loveless, MI. and Mrs. H. r.
Hoback expressed doubt that their
son could have been in Leesburg
because a letter from Paul's girl
friend had said he left there No
vember Is with another boy.
Mrs. Hoback said her son had
been working in Leesburg for sew
eral months and that she last heard
from him about two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Maryland Race Betting
Nav Set 10-Year Record
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 27-Wager-
ing at Maryland's four 1-mile race
tracks this year bids fair to hit e
l0-year high.
Unofficial estimates are that when
the Maryland season closes at Bowie
Saturday, the total Wagered in l94l
will exceed SAL 100000 for the first
time since 1881. The total amount
bet last year was S31 ,94l, ,731.
The State takes per cent of the
amount wagered at each of the
four major tracks. in addition to a
$4,000 daily license fee for 100 days
of racing and Is per cent of the
net revenue of the 1-mile tracks.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
loveIess
Continued From First Paee.)

who lives in Cumberland. notified
Night Police Chief James Hogg that
the boys had spent Tuesday night
in her home and vanished on foot.
leaving the green coupe while she
was reading an account of the Love-
less murder in Knoxville paper.
BOYS Traced to Hotel.
Patrolman Jimmy johnson said
Kentucky and Virginia troopers,
acting on information furnished by
taxi driver, traced the youths to
the Appalachia Hotel. They were
reported to have taken a taxicab
from Cumberland to Appalachia. a
distance Of IL miles after leaving
Cumberland. One OF the boys had
several bandaees on his head.
According to Patrolman Johnson.
this, in substance. was the account
Of their night visit to the Loveless
home given by the suspects:
They went to the estate about II
pm. Sunday and entered the house
through window. They were ran
sacking the place when Mr.. Loveless
suddenly walked in the back door.
Not hearing them at first. he went
into the kitchen, apparently to get
something to eat.
Honack, waiting for Loveless to
leave the kitchen, hid behind the
door and pounced on the lawyer as
he emerged.
Loveless Fights Back.
The boys told the police. Patrol
man Johnson said. that Hoback
pointed a pistol at Mr. Loveless and
told him they were holding him up
Instead of surrendering, the boys
said, Mr.. Loveless lunged at Hoback
and grappled with him. During their
furious struggle. Hoback's pistol went
of. the bullet grazing his own
temple.
Mr.. Loveless apparently was
getting the best Of the struggle. ac-
cording to the boys confession. and
Hoback yelled for help from his
companion.
Peters then started shooting" ac-
cording to the quoted statement.
Hoback broke away and started
to run up the stairway. but Mr..
Loveless caught the intruder at the
foot of the stairs and they started
fighting furiously again.
The Cumberland ofncer's account
of the boys statement went on:
Hoback managed to kick Mr.. Love-
less down the stairs. Mr.. Loveless
asked what the boys wanted and was
told your money"
They said Mr.. Loveless then pulled
out his wallet and handed it over,
emptying his POCKETS of everything
he had.
The boys said they made Mr..
Loveless walk to the china closet,
pushed him in and moved a heavy
dresser against it. He repeatedly
called for help and kicked. they said,
and they warned him to shut up"
They then took the Ford coupe
and drove, first in the direction of
Frederick. Md. They said they
stopped at a farmhouse. about S
miles from the Loveless place, and
showed under the door a SIS check
they had obtained from Mr.. Love-
less wallet, writing on it a message
that he had been robbed and needed
help.
While passing through Frederick,
the boys said, they threw away their
gun.
Neither Boy Armed.
Patrolman johnson said neither
boy was armed when they were ar
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Roosevelt High Cast
To Present 'Pinufore'

Students at Roosevelt High School
will present H. M. S. Pinafore. by
Gilbert and Sullivan, at O'Clock
tonight and tomorrow night.
A special repeat performance will
be given Saturday at Walter Reed
Hospital.
Supporting the soloists will be a
chorus of A mixed voices. The
operetta is under direction of Miss
Emma Louise Thompson. Miss
Esther Galbraith and Mrs. Maude
Horne,