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Evening star., 1942-05-27
Gov. 0'Conor Refuses
To Say Whether He
Will Seek Reelection
Declares War Work
Must Come Ahead
Of Politics Right Now
BY the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 27.-Gov.
O'Conor said yesterday he had no
comment to make at this time"
when asked if he intended to an
nounce as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination in
the primary election.
"At present I am so enmeshed in
the war program that necessarily
politics must be a secondary consid-
eration," he said.
Asked if he did not believe it was
his duty as public servant to give
voters ample time to consider him as
a candidate should he decide to run
for reelection, Gov. O'Conor said:
Whatever I determine. the public
will have ample notice. would say
there is still enough time between
now and the primaries for the public
to weigh the merits of any candidate
against another"
The Governor refused to say
whether he believed it would be
better for Maryland mot to change
horses in the middle of the stream"
saying he preferred to leave the
decision to the public"
Il feel the public is capable of de-
Gliding whether any officeholder re-
turns to office and whether any Of
ficeholder is entitled to return to
office" Gov. O'Conor said.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Meade Soldiers Invest
Half Million in War Bonds
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE
Nd, May 27.-Soldiers at this Army
post have purchased more than q
half-million dollars worth of War
bonds in less than a month Mai
Jay M. Holmes. retiring War bonds
officer, announced yesterday.
Fort Meade has the best record
of any Army post in the country
Maj. Holmes said.
1t. William S, Sterns, Mai
Holmes successor, reported total
sales of $516604 of War bonds to
date, and added "the biggest thing
worrying War bonds officers now
is that men who want to buy bonds
may be transferred elsewhere be-
fore we can put them on the line y
1t. Sterns said that $32, 2,494 OF
each monthly payroll at the post
had been set aside for War bond
purchases by soldiers. Nine addi-
tional units joined the honor roll
of 100 per cent subscribers yesterday
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Daylight Raid Drill
Planned in Manassas

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, May 27-Prince
William County Defense Co
ordinator Hunton Tiffany an
nounces a meeting will be held at
7:30 o'clock tonight in the town hall
to give final instructions to afraid
wardens, auxiliary firemen and
auxiliary police, preparatory to a
daylight raid drill scheduled be-
tween 6 and pm. tomorrow.
Plans are being made for the first
blackout in the county to be staged
in Manassas Tuesday if approval is
obtained, Mr.. Tiffany said.
The Defense Training School
which has been conducted here for
three weeks, closed last night, with
a general instruction class in the
high school. J. Linwood Rice of the
State co-ordinator' Office was in
charge of the program, o. c. D. GER
tificates were presented to 116 men
and women.
Mr.. Tiffany announced the county
defense personnel as follows: Chief
control officer, DR.. George B. Cooke
chief fire officer, Arthur Vetter
head of Manassas police, Mayor
Harry P. Davis; head of county
police, Sheriff John P. Kerlin; chief
air warden, Edgar G. Parrish; direc-
tor of emergency medical workers
Dt. Stewart McBryde; director Of
public works and utilities, James E
Bradford; public works chief, Joe
Corum; utilities chief, Floyd Vetter
director of defense activities at the
Manassas State Vocational School
j. P. Roger; supervisor of volunteer
work, Mrs. Paul j. Arlington, and
director of civilian mobilization
Wheatley M. Johnson.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
No Heirs Are Found
To SAG, ,o61 Estate
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, May 81.
An estate appraised at s49,961 09
was listed at the courthouse here
today, with no known heirs
1t was the property of the late
Edward S. Bottomly, chief inspector
of cars for several railroads in this
section. An appraisal, filed by the
administrator, o. L. Snyder. after
sale of personal property, included
Government and State bonds aggre-
eating $5,447.78; stock worth $l6,981,
and cash totaling $27, 7,429.56.
Mr.. Bottomly died here some
weeks ago. He came here from New
England 30 years ago. A search by
the executor since his, death has
failed to establish any relatives, It
was said.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Posse Hunts
Jai|Fugitives
On Sugar Loaf
State, County Police
Organize Monhunt
For Rockville Trio

Maryland State and Montgomery
County police today organized q
posse to scour Sugar Loaf Mountain
area in their hunt for three youths
who escaped from the Rockville
MD Jail last night after sluggine
their keeper unconscious.
The man hunt was organized fol-
lowing reports from several persons
in the vicinity of Buck Lodge that
young men answering the descrip-
ton of two of the escaped prisoners
had been seen in the vicinity of the
mountain.
The three are James A. Ander-
son of Glen Echo, who was to be
tried Monday in Hagerstown fol
criminal assault on Bethesda
woman in February; Andrew Fos-
ter, 81, of Takoma Park, charged
with unauthorized use of an auto
mobile, and Clifton Yokely, %, OF
Germantown, serving a sentence fol
assault.
Witnesses, according to police, re-
ported youths answering the descrip-
ton of Foster and Yokely has been
seen near Buck Lodge. Three CAL
loads of State and county police
sped there to organize the posse at
Whites store.
The break took place at $50
o'clock last night. Foster, trusty,
was cutting Yokely's hair in the
latter's cell, according to Hugh
Walker, assistant jailer. He said
Foster called him into the cell so
he could be taken back to his own.
Soap Used as Weapon.
AS Walker entered the cell Foster
struck him over the head with a
sock filled with soap, the jailer said
He was unconscious for about 10
minutes and sounded an alarm when
he revived. The jailer had left his
keys in the cell door and Foster
and Yokeley had released Anderson
Walker reported that he found
a gun made out of soap and black
ened with shoe polish in Ander-
sons cell. Two weeks ago another
soap gun was found in Anderson s
possession. He had been in solitary
confinement for 10 days.
Police today did not know whether
the three youths were on foot or ir
car. No stolen automobiles were
reported during the night.
Anderson was reported as the
most dangerous of the three. Sergt
Roy Bodmer of the Montgomery
County police quoted Anderson as
saying when the soap gun was found
in his cell two weeks ago:
You think you're smart, don't
you? I'm going to get out of here
and really shoot some police
Highways Combed.
Fourteen members of the county
police combed Montgomery roads
last night with no success. Cars
travelling south from Frederick were
stopped in Rockville and drivers
were questioned on hitch mixers.
William Fraley, a farmer near
Gaithersburg, discovered two sus-
picious men on his farm last night
and brought them in to police
However, they were not the fugi-
tives.
Police said today that Anderson
had attempted to get Thurman
Ridgon of Silver Spring, who was
convicted Of operating a lottery in
connection with the sale of War
bonds, to join him, but Ridgon
refused.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Episcopal Diocese
OF Virginia 10 Elect
Suffragan Bishop
BoIIotine Slated Today
At Meeting; Nine Pastors
Nominated for Post
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 27.-The
election of a suffragan bishop Of the
diocese of Virginia was scheduled
today at the 147th annual council of
the Episcopal diocese meeting at St
Paul's Church.
approximately 200 clerical and lay
delegates are attending the session
which opened yesterday and will
close tomorrow.
Nine clergymen were nominated
yesterday for the post which will be
filled for the first time in the do
cese of Virginia. The suffragan
bishop is needed to relieve the Right
Rev. Henry St. George Tucker. dio-
ceSon bishop and Coadjutor Bishop
Frederick D. Goodwin of extra du-
ties imposed on their Offices.
Those nominated are the Rev
Harry Lee Doll, former rector of
Christ Church here and now of
Houston. Tex; the Rev. E. A. de
Bordenave, Alexandria; the Rev. w
Leigh Ribble. Falls Church: the Rev
w. r. Mason and the Rev. Herbert
A. Donovan, both of Charlottes-
vile; the Rev. c. J. Gibson and the
Rev. Beverley NJ. Boyd, both of
Richmond; the Rev. Samuel B. Chill
ton, Ashland, and the Rev. Moultrie
Guerry, Norfolk.
Bishop Tucker. addressing the
opening session, urged delegates to
support their faith with action in
the face of increasing problems ere
ated by the war. He will outline to-
day his plan of Forwarding Serv-
ice," which seeks to awaken church
workers and members to their re-
sponsibilities.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Flyers Warned
| Not to Toss Out
Liqhted Smokes
the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. May 27.-Chief
Fire Marshal James M. Hayes, jr.,
requested through the State Cor
poration Commission division of
aeronautics yesterday that all those
who fly refrain from tossing lighted
cigarettes from airplanes.
He said forest fire wardens had
reported that in some instances the
point of origin of fires had been
in such isolated areas that no cause
could be given unless careless flyer
dropped lighted cigar or cigarette
from the air.
AS remote as it might seem, the
aeronautics division bulletin said,
it is entirely possible for forest fires
to be started in that fashion.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Worker Is Found Guilty
In BIackout Assault Case

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May
27.-William T. Moore, 30-year-old
Washington iron worker, last night
was convicted of criminal assault
ON a l6-year-old District high
school student during a blackout
March 3.
Imposition of sentence was with.
held by Judge Charles C. Mar.
bury after jury returned its ver-
dict.
Moore was charged with assault
ing the girl near Suitland, after
he had offered to drive her home
when she left a southeast Washing
ton 5-and-10 cent store where she
was a part-time employe. He
pleaded not guilty.
Evening star., 1942-05-27

ms Is OTLe OJ u YET lSS o. SLOT LES
on the people ,Uho occupy key
positions in Virginia's maritime
agencies and civilian defense or
ganizdtion.J
Py the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, May q. -
Twenty-four hours day from hun
dreds of observation posts in Pied
mont and Tidewater Virginia come
telephone reports on movements OF
planes over those sections Of the
State.
These observation stations, the
first line of defense" against sur
prise enemy air attack, are manned
by thousands of volunteers organ
lied into the Virginia Aircraft
Warning Service by Maj. w. Glenn
Elliott, a World War ambulance
driver.
Maj. Elliott, known to American
Legionnaires in the State as depart
ment adjutant since 1928. was made
director of the aircraft warning
service May IS, 1941, and has seen
the service grow from paper Or
ganization to an integral part OF
the Army's air protective setup
Some 600 posts in Eastern Virginia
are in operation and others In the
western part of the State will be
activated later on.
On the information provided by
these spoilers might depend the
safety of thousands of Virginians
The observation posts reports are
passed on to the Army's Interceptor
Command, which takes whatever
precautionary steps that appear ad-
visable.
Mai. Elliott, a native Of Glade
Spring, Washington County, left the
flour milling business with his
father, George Martin Elliott, to en-
list in the Army on his 21st birthday
May 90, 1918.
After the war he returned to Abb
ingdon to engage in the wholesale
grocery business and then came to
Richmond in 1928 as the Legion's
department adjutant.
He was commissioned second lieu
tenant of infantry in the Officers
Reserve Corps in 1929.
In March, 1941, he was commits
stoned a captain in the Virginia
protective force as assistant per-
sonnet officer and assigned to the
staff of Brig. Gen. E. E. Goodwin.
He was promoted to major January
2, 1912, and at present is acting per-
sonnel officer.
Maj. Elliott married Miss Alice
Mae Pless and they have two sons
and two daughters.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
BrentsviIIe School
Exercises Tomorrow

Specisl Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, May &c. o
Bittle, principal of the Brentsville
District High School at Nokesville
announces the 18th annual COM
mencement exercises will be held ir
the school auditorium at 8 pm. to-
morrow.
Invocation will be by the Rev. A
w. Ballentine of the Manassas Lu-
theran Church and the Rev. Altar
H. Fenner of Mahlenberg Church
Harrisonburg, will deliver the address
to the graduates. Richard C. Hay
den, superintendent of Prince Will
liam County Schools, will award the
diplomas.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Woshington-Lee PIT. A
Officers Installed

E. B. Field has been installed as
president of the Washington-Lee
High School Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation, Arlington.
Other officers are: Mrs. Herbert
Marcy, first vice president: N. w.
Biddle, second vice president; @. M.
Richmond, third vice president;
Mrs. H. A. Brentlinger, recording
secretary; Miss Sadie Williams, cor
responding secretary: Mrs. Clarence
Burger. jr., treasurer; Mrs. william
Davis, historian, and Mrs. Frederick
Appleton, parliamentarian.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Rockville Divorce Granted

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 27 (Spe-
ciaD Edward E. Shoemaker of
Brookmont has been granted an abb
Solute divorce from Mrs. Mary D.
Shoemaker of Washington by Judge
Stedman Prescott. Mrs. Shoemaker
was awarded custody of the couples
only child, Benedict Edward Shoe
maker.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Alumni Plan Banquet

MANASSAS, Va, May 81 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. E. N. Dickens, president
of the Manassas High School Alum
nj Association, is in charge of ar
rangements for the annual alumni
banquet Saturday evening In the
school.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Amateur Detective
Convicted of Arson
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TOWSON, Md, May 27.-Daniel
Wright, accused of setting three
barn fires which he investigator
in the role of amateur detective,
was convicted of arson by the Bal
timore County Circuit Court yes
terday and sentenced to 10 years
in the penitentiary.
Although Wright was accused Of
setting three fires in a two-year
series of barn burnings in the county,
the three Circuit Court judges heard
only one case and found him guilty
of firing the barn of John T. Moore
of White Hall last November Is.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Horse-Vun Victim Dies

FREDERICK, Md, May ~ [P.-
John Shilling, 80, who was injured
May 18 when struck by q motor
horse van. died yesterday at Fred
erick City Hospital. Corpl. M. M.
Puncke of the State police arrested
Harry L. Norris Of Cuttings, Nd. on
charges Of driving with an expired
chauffeur's license.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
They are:
Davis, AShby r,
Choptico Pulpit Filled

LEONARDTOWN, Md, May n
(SpeciaD The Rev. Douglas Chris
tian of Providence, r. l., has ac-
cepted a call to the Christ Church,
Chaptico. He fills the place left va
cant by the Rev. Francis A. Grey,
who has taken . parish at Lynn
haven, Va.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Benefit Dance Planned

The Park and Playground Com
mittee of Mount Rainier, Md, will
sponsor a dance at 8 pm. Friday
In the ballroom of the Prince
Georges Bank g. Trust Co. building
TO raise funds to equip recreation
grounds soon to be opened in the
area.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Pre-SchooI Clinic Set

The pre-school clinic for children
planning to enter East Bethesda
Elementary School next fall will be
held at l pm. Friday at the school
A doctor and nurse will be on hand
to check the physical condition OF
nrosnectiye enrnlleeS
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Fuirview PIT. A. Elects

LEONARDTOWN, Md, May 81
(SpeciaD Mrs. ElWood Fonner has
been elected president of the Fair
view PIT. A. Other officers are ::
Vice president, Mrs. Leroy Cox; sec
retary, Mrs. Charles Norfolk, and
! treasurer, Mrs. George Ward.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Foirfux Calls 29
For Army Induction

Twenty-nine registrants have been
called for induction into the Army
at Fort Myer tomorrow, the Fairfax
Selective Service Board announced
today.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
School Plans Picinc

A program of games and athletic
events will feature the annual picnic
tomorrow of st. Michaels Catholic
School, Silver Spring, at grove "a,
Rock Creek Park,
Evening star., 1942-05-27
World War Ambulance Driver
Heads Virginia Raid Spoilers
Maj. Elliott Directs
Work of Thousands
Of Volunteers

(This is one of q series OF stories
on the people ,Uho occupy key
positions in Virginia's maritime
agencies and civilian defense or
gdnizdtion)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
Labor Shortages
Mark Hdryestsi in
L.v.. Harrigan Says
Good Markets Feature
Season Nearing Close,
Report Declares Here

Influenced by war occa-
aioned shortages of labor,
facilities and supplies. the
summer harvest season Sat
urday entered its final
phases I'm Imperial Valley and
made way for the annual fall
planting season.
Shortages of labor and trans
pOrtatiOn facilities cut down the
harvest and shipment In some Of
the major summer crops and
caused an as yet undetermined
loss to the farmers and growers.
In his monthly report. County
Agricultural Commissioner b. A
Harrigan said the eantalOupe sea
son closed July 20 after the ship
ment of l,l29 carloads. an increase
over the July. l94l total Quality
and price were better than the
Year before. Honeydew and hon
eyball shipments we're lighter than
IN l94l, Harrigan said. but mar
ket conditions were exceptionally
GOOD in the latter part Of the sea-
lon.
WATERNiELoNS
Tfuckload shipments OF water
melons decreased rapidly during
July and the season closed July
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
Ice Pick Provides
Womon's Defense

INLAND. Aug Paul h Rollins,
s5year odd truck driver was re-
covering Saturday fsm superficial
stab wounds inflicted by Mrs Iso-
belle G Landin Who iabbed hun
with an ice PACK after he haTaSsed,
annoyed. aud inSulted her a. she
went about her duties in the club
cafe here Friday. 0fficers said.
The woman wss said by Deputy
sheriff Gus wo0d ~ have endured
the truck drivers bullylng fairly
patiently until he began ~ bulls
her husband when the latter sp-
peared al the cafe In the eaTiy eve
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
Reds Destroy0 Oil
Fields as Enemy
Scores Breakthru
NatiOnaIists i'm India
Okay Gandhi's Plan
Of Passive Resistance
By UNITED PRESS

The German war machine
neared Russia's great Mai
kop oil fields Saturday and
mass passive resistance by
millions Of natives was voted in
Japanese -menaced India.
The full working committee of
the all-India congress party, meet
ing in Bombay, Overwhelmingly ap-
proved Mohandas K. Gandhis call
for resistance unless Britain gives
India it's immediate independence
Gandhi, however, said that the
start of the campaign would be de-
layed until he has conferred with
the British Viceroy for India, ap-
parently to ascertain Britain's
views on the new independence de-
mand
In Australia, Prime Minister
John Curtin, answering reports that
the southwest Pacific was not re-
ceiving enough American war
equipment, revealed that Australia
had agreed to diversion of supplies
to more urgent places" meaning
China, the Middle East and Russia.
REDS DESTROY OIL
Reports from Moscow indicated
that the embattled Red army, fall
ing back to the foothills of the
Caucasus mountain range, already
was destroying the Maikop oil in
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
navy ATTACKS JAPS ON SOLOMON ISLANDS
POLICE QUELL
JAP RIOTING

LOS ANGLES, Aug 3 up -
japanese assaulted and beat up an
evacuee in the Santa Anita assem-
bly, center last Tuesday afternoon.
precipitating a disturbance that fl
nally was stopped by 200 military
police. the wartime civil control ad-
ministration reported today.
The military police were with
drawn last night after they had
been stationed within the assembly
center for three days, the WCCA
said.
Victim of the assault, according
to the VEGA. was an evacuee OF
japanese and Korean ancestry
The assault upon the evacuee oc-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09

NIT the Salem club to use Cross
white was based solely on the bene-
fit angle.
There were rumors the state board
of control-governor, secretary of
state, and state treasurer-might
lock into the matter.
Crosswhite, sentenced to life in
1881 on murder charge growing
out of the Staying of a state police
man. signed contract late We'd
nesday to pitch in two benefit
games, one against the Silverton
semi-pro club Monday night for
navy relief and the other against
Spokane in league game with the
receipts earmarked for the USO.
No matter what happens, Cross
white can't break his contract 1t
isn't any good, anyway, since con-
vict has no civil rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
Men Who Poses as Author
Thinks People All Crozy

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 3-CUP) -
Harry Dankert, who lmperscnated
John Steinbeck, the author, for a
week without anybody getting wise,
wound up in a jail cell today on a
charge of false pretense, but he said
1T was fun while it lasted"
Dankert. who locks like anybody
but Steinbeck, was picked up by
police while thumbing ride on a
highway near Ligonier, Pa, yeSter-
day. He had been sought since
Wednesday night when he stood up
a group of amateur theatrical folk
who had fallen for his hoax.
Even Dankert was amazed that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
Absentee Ballots
Total 1L Here

Indicating unsxpected interest ~
the primary election Aug -. :
total OF I22 absentee ballots had
been issued up 10 noon saturday
by County Clerk W , MeCieliand
Many Of the Impsrial county FeSi-
dents planning % b. 0ui ca s>ea-
tiorls Aug Is already voted Ia the
county clerks Office. SEALED theiT
ballots. and LETT them % BE- count
ed after the election The pefioo
for obtaining absentee ballots op~n-
ed and viii close a. the END - ths
business day Aus. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09


executions in a statement which dis +
closed that two OF the Nazis were
spared death because of their as
sistance to the government of the
United States in the apprehension
and conviction of the others"
The special military commission
which tried the saboteurs found
all eight guilty and recommended
the death penalty for all 1t trans
mitted to the President, however.
with a unanimous recommendation
that the sentences of Ernest Peter
Burger and George John Dasch be-
commuted.
The President directed that Burg
er's sentence be commuted TO life
Imprisonment at hard labor, and
Dasch's to confinement at hard
labor for 80 years.
The others were executed in an
18-year-old electric chair en- the
fourth floor of the forbidding and
bleakly designed district Jail.
They were Herbert Hans Haupt.
% and the youngest, formerly of
Chicago; Edward John Kerling, 33,
leader of the four Nazis who landed
en- a Florida beach the night OF
June IT. Heinrich Harm Heinck, 35,
Richard Quirin, 34 Werner Thiel,
35, and Hermann Neubauer, 80
MISSION OF DEATH
The Nazis, trained in German
high command school near Berlin
came here equipped to blast and
burn vital American war factories,
communications, and railway lines
and bridges.
One group of four landed at Ponte
Vedra Beach, near Jacksonville
Fla, the night of June II. The
Continued on Page 6; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09

ming.
Cafe owners ordered Rollins to
leave the place Officers said Rol-
Inns complied but dragged Landin
outside and began to beat him a.
he was lying on the sidewalk.
Mrs. Landin Snatched up the
weapon nearest at hand and went
70 her husbands rescue. The weapon
happened To BE- an ice pick. She
struck the big truck driver in the
back with the ice pick the prong
penetrating his back to the depth
OF an inch The fight stopped
Officers said Rollins attempted
10 get warrant issued against
Mrs Landin but was refused on the
grounds that he had started the
fight and wasn't hurt much anyway.