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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
In MemOriam'

In loving memory of our darling
little son and brother, Charles w.
Washington, who departed this life
Feb. 2, 1941.
A little lamb too sweet and pure
Upon this earth to roam:
An angel came
And took our dear Charles home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. W. Washington,
parents; Joan Frances, sister.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-05
james T. Logan.

Rev. A. F. Martini pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church. Minneapolis
spoke right church" the radio Sunday
nounced certain practices of such organizations
Cross, I'll.
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Show Elders the Way

When students Wendell Phillips Minneapolis
$50 Of whom white elected little bronzed skinned
dent council president they democracy
to their elders The youth the hope
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INSURANCE--DOUBLE V
RIGA. I must believe,

America, must believe,
Is strong, old-line insurance,
To all within, of that great charity
She so generously extends abroad;
know the ironclad policy hold
Is eternal as our lands endurance,
Uncancelable, proof against times whims,
The rising tides of human fraud;
1t is document of freedom,
Written encaustic on the scroll
OF national honor; it is justice
Without single teardrop's dilution;
The premium is my solemn pledge
Of hand, head, heart and soul;
My policy needs no time-locked vault,
Yes, it is my Country's Constitution
1t is straight-life and endowment,
Payable in Democracy, now and always;
My name is-Loyal Citizen,
Beneficiary to privileges and immunities,
And the rights of all free men,
AS full in great things as in small ways;
My agent is the Nations conscience,
Paying off in equal opportunities.
What greater compensation
Than that may lift my humble voice
To sing the hymns of my desire
Or pray whatever prayers l choose.
prize free speech and free press,
And from the housetops rejoice
That my grievances can find redress,
Without the destiny must lose.
love the laws due processes,
The single jeopardy for life and limb,
Speedy, public trial by jury,
With counsel for defense;
These glories light the torch of liberty
That tyrants seek to dim,
Fulfilled, these fine indemnities
Can make our lives immense.
Behind my policy there stands
The might and honor of the U. S. A,
Pledged to satisfy my just demands,
And yet it's hard to hide dismay,
Withhold my heart from moods disconsolat'
view INTERESTINGLY each recourse
When many of our forty-eight
Claim the policy is not in force.
know the Constitution cannot lapse,
But times and men are changed by power,
Promise today is oft tomorrow's perhaps,
And so cash my freedoms every hour.
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u. 5. Troops Reach
End Of Munda Field
In Fierce Fighting
Jop Resistance Stiffens
Despite Month Of Lond.
Sea and Air Pounding
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Aug. 4.-American infantrymen
have hacked their way out OF
the jungle through nests of
flerce-fighting japanese to the
eastern edge Of the Munda air
strip, but the main enemy de-
fense line and much bloody
battling still lie ahead. The air
strip runs east and west.
A spokesman for Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, in announcing today the
slowly continuing. development of
that key enemy base on New Geor-
sia Island in the Central Solomons.
emphasized that Japa nese resistance
is stiffening rather than crumbling
despite the poundines the defenders
have taken from the air sea and
land for more than a month.
RairOko Harbor Hombed.
The japanese are dug in, manning
machine guns in coral caves and log
ounkers, from Kekele Village on the
water front to the foot Of Bibolo Hill.
IN that sector where the Americans
stand nearest their objective, after
advances along the coast.
The whole jungle battle line con-
(See PACIFIC, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Hershey Summoned
ByHouse Committee
In Draft Inquiry
Investigators Hear
New Regulations Hit
Aircraft Workers

After hearing testimony that
thousands of aircraft workers on
the West Coast would become
eligible for the draft under new
regulations, the House Military
Affairs Subcommittee, now hold
ing hearings in California, today
asked Maj. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey, director of selective
service, to give the Army's side
of the personnel situation.
While this word was coming from
Los Angeles. reports were current in
Washington that the order for the
induction Of pre-Pearl Harbor faith
ers after October l will be followed
by new steps to prevent the drain
ing of essential workers from war
factories.
Offlcials are said to be consider
ing changes in the list of Jobs car
rying special deferment eligibility
for occupational reasons.
Douglas Testifies.
The House subcommittee in Los
Angeles was told yesterday by DON
aid Douglas. president of the Doug
las Aircraft Co., that $1,000 West
Coast aircraft workers would be
eligible for induction as a result of
the new selective service regulations,
the Associated Press reported.
Coincident with this development,
regional and national manpower of
f1cisls in conference here were dis
Evening star., 1943-08-04
0DT Eases Restrictions
On Package Deliveries

Restrictions on the size and
weight Of packages that may be de-
livered by retailers in Eastern States
were relaxed today by the Office of
Defense Transportation to permit
delivery of merchandise ordered by
mail or telephone without regard
to size or weight.
ODST said it recognized that many
war workers are unable to shop In
person and that relaxation of the
size and weight restriction should
prove helpful. The change was re-
quested by associations representing
retailers.
Leading District stores said much
time was consumed explaining to
customers or potential customers by
telephone that retailers could not
deliver packages that did not exceed
five pounds in weight or exceed so
inches in length and girth combined.
These restrictions were imposed June
l8 in a move to conserve gasoline.
Executives of several stores said
they had not been of1icially advised
by ODT Of the new ruling, but their
reaction was favorable.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Mississippi 10 Name
Governor in Runoff
Boiley Leeds Murphree
As Conner's Opponent
BY the Associated Press.


JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 4-Thomas
L. Bailey Of Meridian, former House
Speaker, took a 3.000-vote lead today
over Lit. Gov. Dennis Murphree in a
race to oppose Martin Sennett
Mike Conner. top man in the
August "a Mississippi runoff Demo-
cratic primary for Governor.
1t. Gov. Murphree had led for
second place in the slow count from
yesterdays primary, but additional
returns put Mr.. Bailey ahead.
The vote in 1929 OF the ! ,695 pre-
cincts gave former Gov. Conner
61.l33. Mr.. Bailey 38,354 and Mr.
Murphree 35.l29. Lester Franklin
former chairman of the State Tax
Commission and Endorsed by Sena
tor Bilbo, had 1928.
All four candidates supported for
eign policies Of President Roosevelt
in their campaigns, but decried the
evils of rampant bureaucracy"
Mr.. Conner, who is athletic COM
missioner of the Southeastern Con-
ference, Is making his nth race
for Governor He was chief execu-
tive from 1882 to 1886 and fathered
the per cent Mississippi retail sales
tax which now yields more than
81 600 900 a month
In his campaign for the Demo-
cratic nomina which Is tanta =
mount to election-Mr Conner was
outsponken about Communists and
crackpots in Washington, who, he
said, were trying to force race So
cial and political equality on the
South" He made his fourth race in
1889 and was defeated by Gov. Paul
johnson in a runoff.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Charge Of Dissension
In State Department
Is Denied by Hull
Asserts He Is Willing
To Give Any One Full
Account of Its Work

Secretary of State Hull. de-
Tending his department against
charges of inefficiency. told his
press conference today that he
was prepared at any time to
give the fullest account to any
person or agency" about the Or
ganization work.
Mr.. Hull made the statement when
questioned about story in the New
York Times today reporting that
administrative experts of the
White House are saying that the
State Department is inefficiently
conducted and riddled with dissen-
sion.
Mr.. Hull, permitting himself to be
quoted directly, said:
Having been in the department
some 10 years or more and charged
with all responsibility of it's admin
istration, ] think I know something
about what is going on in the de-
partment.
1T is functioning efficiently, and
I am prepared at any time to give
the fullest accounting to any per-
son Or agency"
Stephen Early White House secre-
tary, told newspapermen he does
not know of the existence Of any
formal report by White House advis-
ers about the State Department.
1t was pointed out informally in
other quarters that President Roose-
velt recently has made a public
display of his faith in the State
Department by increasing it's au-
thority over economic aspects OF
wartime diplomacy in connection
with the setting up of the Once
of Economic Warfare to replace the
Board OF Economic Warfare and
in his criticism of the Office of War
Information for not following Official
foreign policy in that agency's
broadcast comments after the custer
OF Mussolini as Premier of Italy.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Army Honors Dead Flyer,
Son OF SuitIand CoupIe

The Air Medal and an Oak Leaf
Cluster to Silver Star decoration
for gallantry in action were awarded
posthumously today to First 1t.
William G. Bennett of Nevada City.
Calf, whose parents reside at Suit
and, Nd.
The widow of the pilot who was
reported killed In action on De-
cember 3, 1912. in the Southwest
Pacific, received the two medals
from Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Perrin,
deputy chief of the air staff. in a
ceremony in the Pentagon Building
The flyers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. r.. Bennett, also attended.
1t. Benefits original Silver Star
was awarded him for gallantry at
Port Moresby June /, 1912 A War
Department citation for the Ali
Medal praised 1t. Bennett for
meritorious achievement" while
participating in aerial flights in the
Southwest Pacific from April 30
1942, to May %. 1912.
IL added: During this period 1t
Bennett participated in more than
% missions, during which hostile
contact was probable and expected
These flights included patrol anc
interception missions against enem,
nonbers and fighter airplanes in the
New Guinea area"
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Dictatorship Grips Italy;
Prospect of Surrender Wones
People Eoeer for Peace, but Checked
By Bodoglio Regime, Travellers Soy

Officers Of the Italian Army as
whole are pleased by the change
over from Mussolini to Badoglio and
Italy has gained in efficiency as a
war machine despite the loss in
morale which may have been oc-
casioned by several days of disorders
in many places-notably Milan and
the Bart area.
These disorders were put down by
the application Of the big stick"
method, and while it is possible that
the whole Italian fabric of resist
ance might crack If the Allies
should quickly smash Axis forces
in Sicily and invade the mainland,
the popular enthusiasm for peace
has cooled off under the stringent
methods employed by the new gov
ernment.
The Italian people have learned
that Badoglio, unlike the Fascists,
won't take them to Jail, beat them
up or question them. Instead his
troops are under strict orders to
(See ITALY, Page A-l8D
Evening star., 1943-08-04
De Marigny's A|ibi
In Murder Of Cakes
Revealed at Hearino
Son-in-Luw Insisted
He Was ot Home at Time
Of Deoth, Prober Soys
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Aug. A
Miami detective testified today
that Alfred de .Marigny insisted
he was in bed at home about the
time his multi millionaire father
in-laW, Sir Harry Oakes, was
bludgeoned and burned to death
the night Of July 7.
Capt E. w. Melchen. head of the
Miami homocide squad. told for the
first time at preliminary hearing
for De Marigny, who is charged
with murder. the Son-in-laws ac-
count of his movements the night
of the Staying.
Earlier in his testimony, Capt
Melchen had Indicated that Sir Har-
rv attempted to break loose after an
assailant slugged him in his bedroom
at his estate, Westbourne. and set
fire to his clothing.
He quoted De Marigny as saying
that De Marigny entered West
bourne for the first time in three
years July 8 when he learned of
Sir Harry's death. Yesterday, Capt.
James o. Barker Of the Miami DO
lice testified that fingerprint found
on a screen in the bedroom was an
impression of De Marignys little
flnger on his right hand.
Capt. Melchen said De Marignv
tSee OAKES Pace a-6l
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Six miles Gained
By Americans in
Northern Sicily
Advances Also Scored
By British 9th Army
Before Cutuniu
MAP on Page ABB
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Aug. 4.-The
Mount Etna line trembled today
under one Of the greatest con-
centrationS of fire in the war as
huge formations of Allied bomb
ers and fighter -bombers Joined
with British and American war
ships and hundreds of batteries
OF field artillery in hammering
the Axis fixed defenses.
The full fury of the tremendous
air, sea and land bombardment was
unleashed in support of the big push
OF the land troops which, Gen,
Dwight D. Eisenhower's headouar-
ters communique announced, mark
ed up an advance of six miles in the
Americans northern sector and a
gain of several miles" in the CEN
trail zone f1anking Mount Etna.
The American 7th Army, strength
ened for the final punch by rested
veterans of North Africa who took
over from some of the weary ad-
vance guard in Sicily, captured Car
onia, four miles east of San Stefano
and 1a miles west of Cape Orlando
on the north coast.
Progress In Central Sector.
VERY satisfactory progress has
been made especially in the CEN
trail sector where Canadians and
British were swinging a wedge aimed
at the western face of Mount Etna,
the communique said. Our troops
have pushed forward in some cases
several miles"
The capture of Catenanuova. %
miles west of Catania and about 3
miles southwest of previously cap
tured Centuripe in this sector, was
announced. The communique also
confirmed the previously reported
fall of Agira to the northwest.
Naples was hit the second success
sive night in the reopened air offen-
Sive against the mainland, with rail-
ways and communications Is the
particular target.
| llCdfy ulS6IS,
to be in action in Sicilian waters for
the first. time, along with American
destroyers, pumped shells into the
coastal road and Axis defenses built
into the high ground west of Cape
Orlando, about 43 miles west OF
Missina and just ahead of the
American advance.
Destroyers Blast Coast.
British destroyers also blazed away
at the East Sicilian coast raking with
high explosives the coastal road at
Taormina north of Catania, and at
Cape Molini, II miles south of Taor-
nina and just north of Catania.
Light naval forces laid down a
Tightening blockade of the Axis gar
rison, maintaining a steady patrol
even in the narrow Messina Strait,
where they fought two sharp en-
gagements with enemy motor
torpedo boats. one off Cape Armi
on the Italian toe and the other
near Taormina. One of the enemy
boats was damaged.
(Harold V. Boyle, Associted
Press correspondent with the 7th
Army. reported that the German
high command threw in fighter
bombers rushed from other fronts
(See SICILY, Page A-l8)
Evening star., 1943-08-04
0reI Disaster
May Equal That
AT 5ta|ingrad
British Reports. Soy
; Red Armies Have
Nozis in Full Retreat
By the Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 4.-The fall o1
the German stronghold of Ore
appeared inevitable today as q
smashing Red Army offensive
carried to within five miles o1
the city.
The German retreat westward
from points north and south OF Ore
proceeded steadily and it seemed
only question OF time before Ore
itself would be abandoned, eliminat.
ing the entire enemy salient on the
central front.
(TEhe British radio, quoting a
Reuters dispatch from Moscow,
declared the Germans escape
corridor west of Orel had been
narrowed to l3 miles, threaten
ing the Nazis with another dis
aster perhaps equal to that suf-
fered at Stalingrad.
THE broadcast, recorded by
CHS, said the Germans are in
full and hasty retreat toward
Orel, with the three main Rus
sian armies driving forward after
them"
The German high command
communique dismissed the Orel
fighting with the assertion that
violent Russian tank attacks
southwest of that city had been
"repulsed everywhere. but told
Of heavy flghting on the Mus
River 'front.'
Frantic counterattacks, into which
the Germans threw their full
strength of manpower and mecha
nized forces in an effort to stave of
encirclement, have failed to halt
the Russian advance, a Soviet COM
munique said
Soviet columns driving in from
the south occupied the towns OF
Stish and Pilatovka, while a spear.
head advancing from the east cap
tured the railroad station of Dom
nino, miles from Orel, the wal
bulletin declared.
German Losses Heavy.
The sector north and northwest
OF Orel, where the Red Army il
cutting in to pocket the German
forces, was the scene OF particular,
heavy fehting as the Germans
aimed sharp blows at the attacking
forces only to be forced back with
losses estimated in the communique
at 2,000 dead. Thirteen German
tanks and number of field pieces
and trucks also were reported de-
stroyed.
Heavy German losses also were
reported in the area south of Ore
where the Nszis countera ttacked
vainly at cost Of about 1,5O0 men
the war bulletin said.
In the course OF the German re-
treat, the Russians said large stocks
of food, munitions and guns as well
as unchanged Tiger tanks are fall
ing into the hands of the Red Army
In addition to the successes
achieved at Orel, the Russians re-
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