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Evening star., 1943-09-29
Senator LANCER Seeks
Funds to Aid Matthews

Senator LANCER. Republican, of
North Dakota said today he is
organizing committee to see that
Rives Matthews, Princess Anne
Md publisher who was indicted
yesterday by a grand jury on a
charge OF slandering Maryland
State Controller ]. Millard Tawes,
receives justice.
Senator LANCER said the commit
tee also will seek to raise funds, if
they are needed, to keep Mr.. Mat
thews' paper operating in the East
ern Shore community.
He said he understood charges
had been made by Mr.. Matthews
that State officials had withheld
legal advertising from his paper.
IF it is necessary to raise money,
we will do it," Senator LANCER said.
I'VE don't want to see a fearless
paper like that one throttled."
Evening star., 1943-09-29
Construction Tie-up
On 0verpass Is Seen
Creating Death Trap
Problem Of Lee BouIevore
Project Moy Be Given
To Congress Members

A potential death trap" has been
created by the War Production
Boards stoppage of construction of
an overpass at the intersection of
Lee and Washington boulevards in
Arlington, Washington I. Cleveland,
manager Of the District of Columbia
division of the American Automobile
Association, charged today.
Mr.. Cleveland said he intended to
take up the matter with Virginia
members of Congress.
WPB rejection of Public Roads
Administration appeal to complete
the grade separation, which was an
nounced yesterday, was IAN instance
of two governmental agencies work.
ing at crosspurposes," Mr.. Cleveland
said.
Several weeks ago, WPB ordered
work on the partially completed
project stopped because a change in
plans called for the use of additional
steel. PRA officials said that in re-
jecting the appeal, WPB officials
contended the present road layout
at the intersection would serve traf-
flc needs until after the war.
Weak Link in Chain.
Mr.. Cleveland's statement fol-
lows:
"A potential death trap has been
created by the stoppage of con-
struction on the highway grade
separation at the intersection of
Lee and Washington boulevards in
Arlington County.
This important unit in the maze
Of superhighways which have been
constructed as a means of travel be-
tween Washington and the Penta-
gon Building, Navy Annex, Fort
Myer and the Washington Airport
becomes a weak link in a chain of
free-1owing motor vehicle arteries,
endangering the safety and smooth
operation of the entire project.
Behind the work stoppage is an
other instance of two governmental
oSNiiI'Co WoA hlilS db Il ooS puI lJOSCS.
Part Of Superhighway System.
THE WPB stopped work on the
project after PRA officials, operat-
ing on a blanket authority, have
proceeded with the separation along
with score of others, all part of an
overall superhighway system
On an appeal to the Review
Committee, completion of the prof.
ect has been denied. AS a result,
motor vehicle operation will be tied
up at this point and serious acci-
dents probably will ensue.
THE saving in critical materials
and money involved in the stoppage
is very small as compared to the
great increase to the motoring pub
lie, involving an additional 1000
miles of vehicular operation per
day"
Evening star., 1943-09-29
Matthews 10 Face
Trial in Tawes Libel
Case Next Week
Maryland Publisher
Freed on $500 Bond
After Indictment
BY the Associated Press.


PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Sept. 20.
Indicted by grand jury and re-
leased under $500 bail, Rives S.
Matthews, editor and publisher of
the weekly Somerset News, awaits
trial next week on charge of GRIM
inal libel arising from stories pub
lished ins his paper concerning
Maryland Controller j. Millard
Tawes.
The grand jury, in handing down
the indictment yesterday, said Mr..
Matthews had intended to vilify
and defame" Mr.. Tawes in articles
published in the newspaper in June
in connection with Mr.. Matthews
accusations that Mr.. Tawes had
misused gasoline ration coupons.
The indictment held the stories
contained "scandalous, wicked, ma
hclous, mischievous and defamatory
libel" and quoted from and inter-
preted two of them.
Will Can Governor.
Mr. Matthews said his counsel
would call number of State off,
cials to testify. including Gov.
OConor and Mr.. Tawes, adding
that regardless of the trials OUT
come, he intended "to lead crusade
of outraged citizens" to Annapolis
during the 1945 General Assembly
and demand that Controller Tawes
be impeached for misuse
OF State-owned automobile and
contributing to breakdown in pub
lie morale in its attitude toward OPA
and compliance with OPA wartime
regulations"
Mr.. Matthews accused Mr.. Tawes
In a series of articles this summer
OF driving in a State-owned car to
Camp Wheeler, Ga, to attend his
sons wedding, in violation of the
pleasure driving ban.
The day after Mr.. Tawes had
been cleared of this charge by a
Somerset County radio board, Mr..
Matthews was arrested on the libel
charge at the direction of Somerset
County States Attorney Prentiss
Evans. His bond at that time was
set at $4,000.
Tawes' Coupons Revoked.
When the State Office of Price
Administration later revoked Mr..
Tawes' personal and occupational
ration book, Mr. Evans said the libel
charge would be pressed anyway.
characterizing the two cases as "sep-
arata and dictioot,
Mr.. Matthews, a 37-year-old ma
tive of st. Louis, who bought the
weekly about four years ago, will be
tried before three Judge panel,
probably Tuesday, Mr.. Evans said.
The States attorney said that un-
der Maryland law there was no
specific penalty for criminal libel,
but that on conviction the court
could, on its own discretion, levy a
fine or Jail sentence, or both.
Will Subpoena O'Conor.
Mr.. Matthews said Gov. O'Conor
would be subpoenaed because the
Governor had made Statements re-
garding use of State-owned auto
mobiles"
There were no witnesses brought
before the grand jury and Mr.. Evans
said the indictment was based solely
on articles which Mr.. Matthews pub
lished.
The Board of Directors Of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation, meeting in New York
after Mr.. Matthew's arrest, direct
ed its chief counsel, Elisha Hanson,
to give "any assistance possible" to
Mr.. Matthews.
Evening star., 1943-09-29
Baltimore PSC Allows
Roise in Tuxicub Rates
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 29.-Taxicabs
in Baltimore have been authorized
by the Public Service Commission
to raise their rates.
The order, issued by the PSC be-
cause IAN increase in revenue is rea-
sonably required to assure continu-
ance of the taxicab service in Bal
timore," will become effective Octo-
ber Z, A charge of rs cents for the
first one and two-thirds miles and
5 cents for each additional one third
miles is to be made.
The rates now are Is cents for
the first miles and cents addi-
tional for each one-half mile.
Evening star., 1943-09-29
Charles County Fair
Scheduled October IS

LA PLATA, Md, Sept. 29.-The
Charles County Fair will be held at
the fair grounds October Is and Is,
the Board of Directors announced
today.
Premiums will be paid for all
classes of livestock, poultry, farm
and garden crops, canned goods.
sewing and flowers. Entertainment
has not been fully decided on.
Evening star., 1943-09-29
British Union Urges
5000 to End Strike
By the Associated Press


LONDON, Sept. 29.-Union officials
today urged 5000 striking engineers
at the Vickers-Armstrong arms fac
tory to return to work, after a ma
tional arbitration tribunal failed to
support the strikers claim to higher
pay. The workers have been on
strike two weeks.
Meanwhile 5000 miners in Scottish
coal fields remained away from work
for a second day. They were pro-
testing against imprisonment of a
few fellow workers who refused to
pay fines inflicted for participation
in an earlier, unofficial strike.
Evening star., 1943-09-29
Settlement House
Aides Meet Thursday

The second in a series of training
meetings for volunteer workers in
the eight settlement houses of Wash
ington, under the auspices of the
Council of Social Agencies, will be
held at Georgetown House, 1924 N
street NV, at 7:30 pm. tomorrow.
Miss Ruth Green of the War Man
power Commission will speak on
Group Work In Wartime" and dis
cussion on games and game leader
ship will be led by Miss Ruth
Schwartz, girls worker of George
town House.
Evening star., 1943-09-29
Jurist Urges
School Fight
On Delinquency
Judge Bentley Would
Put Social Workers
With Children

Placing of trained social workers
in public schools to detect symptoms
of juvenile delinquency, before they
reach the SERIOUS" stage has been
advocated to school officials by Ju-
venile Court Judge Fay l.. Bentley.
"One boy had been absent from
school 142 days before he was re-
ported to me-" Judge Bentley told
the Advisory Committee on War;
time and Postwar Problems of the
Child yesterday at the Franklin
School. Il can do nothing until
these cases are detected and brought
to me-"
Trained Workers Needed.
Trained workers, she said, would
be able to devote full time TO the
problem of detection and preven-
ton of juvenile delinquency. At
present, Capt. Rhoda Milliken of
the Metropolitan Police Women's
Bureau added teachers have not
been trained to distinguish serious
delinquency from normal misbe-
havior and often let cases 60 too
long before reporting them.
In addition, Judge Bentley said,
students at the Wilson and Miner
Teachers Colleges should be given
more courses in psychology and in
struction in preparation of refer
rails of children to social agencies
to fit them for better service in the
classroom. The counselors now sta
toned in all Junior and senior high
schools for vocational guidance, she
said, could also take over the re-
sponsibility of supervising referrals
OF students to agencies.
More counselors should be OBJ
tanned for the elementary schools,
she continued, where evidences of
delinquency first appear. The Judge
also recommended many more con-
ferences between school and social
agency administrators and a set pro-
gram of referral of children to agen-
cjes.
Checkup Of Absences.
Stressing that no case of even one
days unexplained absence should be
ignored, Judge Bentley told Hugh S.
Smith, principal of the jefferson
High School. to bring before her
the parents of any student absent
more than two days without ex-
planation. Supt. of Schools Hay
cock promised that closer check
up OF absences would be made.
Capt. Milliken concluded the con-
ference with plea that after-school
recreation be planned in such way
as to stimulate the child's own ini-
tiative rather than boring him with
a standardized program"
Evening star., 1943-09-29
BISMARCK SEA VICTORY
Afternoon Petrol of Allied Bombers Finds
Scene of Attack Uttered With Debris

To destroyers and three transports cargo ships-he
atte dtsaoled and listing badere the only SURVIVORS of
he 2Jdpdnese ships struck the Bismarck the oynino
OF March 1913 By the coordinated attack OF than 100
Aaed planes The scene OF the holocaust
dce OF the mater By great oil sticks black specks uch
the pilots the second attack day the
hedas OF sionmng japanese Capt McWh who furnishes
the ooiotno account led the afternoon attack
is the OF McWhir 710 Oglethorpe street NV an
OFFICIAL OF the Internal Reuenue Bureau
Evening star., 1943-09-29

given it in honor Capt. J. R. Mcwhirt.
OF an American pursuit pilot who
was killed down under in 1912.
H We had been on the alert several
Gays. The feeling among our crews
was somewhat similar to that de-
scribed as prevailing at the Kila
Evening star., 1943-09-29

" NH4u etlc blA
D ] a n es Of our
squadron, and I
lost.
o ur 3 AS
Equs d ron was
operating from
the strip yari-
olsly known as
I,aloki, or IA Mile
or S C h W INNER
Field. The Sec
ond name was
the distance Of
the field from
r ort Moresby;
the third was
exsxr. Il
Evening star., 1943-09-29
Leonurdtown Woman
Dies of Gun Wound

Mrs. Mary E. Totten, SO, of Route
2, Leonardtown. Md, died yesterday
IN Providence Hospital from a gun
shot. wound in her chest, Maryland
State police reported. Police said
Mrs. Totten was wounded Monday
at her home. They had no details
on the shooting.
Evening star., 1943-09-29

War bonds are just as much a
weapon as war plane or a long
range gun; how many bonds do you
own? Back the Attack with War
bonds"
Evening star., 1943-09-29

clerk, War Department; Oliver X.
Walkingstick, 30, clerk, Interior De-
ment; Ernest r. Coury, %, clerk,
National Housing Agency.
Evening star., 1943-09-29
CHAPTER XII.
BY CAPT. JOSEPH ~R. McWHIRT,
George Kennedy

k George Kennedy,
Star Stan Writer.
! did not go on the morning at
back because I tossed a coin with
Art Small to decide who was going
Evening star., 1943-11-12

transportation services established
IN overseas theaters.
HIS research and development
work on amphibious transportation
equipment was Of vital importance
to the success Of subsequent military
operations. His broad experience
in administration, unfailing CO.
operation, devotion to duty and
tactfulness in dealing with trans.
portation agencies outside the Wa,
Department were invaluable asset.
to the war effort"
The citation accompanying the
posthumous award to Col. Miller
explained that in his post in the
Once Of the Chief of Chaplains
from September II, 1910, to last May
3. he planned and supervised the
preparation Of extensive technical
literature and directed the reor-
ganization of the Chaplain School
He arranged for the designing and
construction Of hundreds of chapels
to provide suitable places Of worship
for military personnel" the citation
said.
He made provision for the ap-
propriate equipment and supply OF
chaplains on posts and in the field
He planned an award to churches
giving their pastors to the chap
laincy. This project, being carried
out since his death, is contributing
to very wholesome public opinion
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Gen. Dillon Awarded
Legion Of Merit for
Transportation Work

Award Of the Legion Of Merit to
Brig. Gen. Theodore H. Dillon, for
mer deputy chief Of transportation
Tor the Army, and the late Col
Frank L. Miller, who served as head
OF the Planning and Training
Division of the Once of the Chief
OF Army Chaplains, was announced
today by the War Department.
Gen. Dillon formerly lived at
2734 Thirty-fourth place NV. Col
Miller, who was killed May 3 while
on an inspection tour of the Euro
pean theater of operations, lived at
1920 Thirty-f1fth street NV.
The award to Gen. Dillon, the
War Department said, was for his
service as deputy chief of trans
portation from March 9, 1912, to
last June 5.
During this period" the an
nouncement said, Brig. Gen. Dill
lon was principal assistant to the
chief of transportation. AS such,
ne was charged with the supervision
OF all staff functions, and supply for
Evening star., 1943-11-12

In Ill parts Of the United States,
Col. Miller was so years old ct thu
time OF his death and had been ar
Army chaplain since the World War
From 1882 to 1896, he was chaplain
at Walter Reed Hospital here.
He studied at Maryville College
Maryville, Tenn; the Princeton
Theological Seminary and Columbis
University. Before entering the
service in 1918, he served as pastor
Of the Stirling Presbyterian Church
in Stirling, N. J.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Mildred Sue Miller, two sons and q
daughter.
Gen. Dillon, go, served in the
Army Engineer Corps from the time
Of his graduation from West Point
in 1904 till after the World War
In 1918. he organized the 37th En-
gineers at Fort Myer, Va, and
commanded the outfit in France at
La Forte and in the San Mihiel and
Meusse-Argonne offensive, for which
he received the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal.
After the Armistice, he was made
deputy chief of the War Damage
Board and later served as a men,
ber of the American Peace Com
mission.
Withdrawing from active Army
duty In 1919, Gen. Dillon success
fully became a professor of elec-
Evening star., 1943-11-12

fu, Chinese scholar and author, who
served as his country's ambassador
to Russia In 1895 and 1887, and who
Is head Of Chinas executive Yuan.
The third lecture win begiven
by Jean Monnet, president OF the
nglo-French Co-ordinating Com
mittee on Inter-Allied War Agen-
cies in 1899. who came to Washing
ton as q member Of the British Pur-
chasing Commission following the
collapse Of France. He Is presently
commissioner general Of armament,
supply and reconstruction for the
French Committee on National Lib
Grafton.
Tickets for the lectures are on
sale at the Willard Hotel and at
Mrs. Dorsey's Concert Bureau, 1900
G. street NV.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Ship Sponsor Named

Mrs. Merrill Comstock Of 1924
Alton place NV. has been desie-
mated by the Secretary OF the Navy
as sponsor Of the U. 8. 8. Cavalla
Mrs. Comstock Is the wife OF
Capt. Comstock, U. 8. N, ofiice of
naval operations. The Cayalla is
scheduled to be launched Sunday
at the plant Of the Electric Boat
Co. at Groton, Conn.
Evening star., 1943-11-12
Relief Farley Delegates
Ito Give Lectures Here

Three foreign delegates to the
United Nations Relief and Rehabil-
itation Association Convention, now
in session at Atlantic City, will de-
liver the first three lectures In a
series Of six to be presented by the
United Nations Forum at Constitu-
ton Hall on November 20, Decem-
Der 6, and December 20.
Jan Masaryk, son Of the former
president OF Czechoslovakia, now
minister Of foreign affairs and
deputy prime minister of the
Czechoslovakian government In ex-
lie. will inaugurate the series. He
will be followed by DR.. Tsiang Ting
Evening star., 1943-11-12

trical engineering at the Massachu-
setts Institute Of Technology, pro-
fessor Of public utility management
at Harvard University, assistant to
the president Of the United Fruit
Co, a mining operator In South
America, and director Of the Once
OF Publications and Public Rela-
tions OF the Carnegie Institute. He
was stationed here In the latter
position when called to active duty
IN March, 194l. He reverted to an
inactive status last June 5.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
ADMIR- MS MISS AGE

Italian navy minister Rear
Admiral Raffacle Decurten In an
order of The day 10 his forces
broadcast by Romc radio warned
there We're hard tasks i'm store
tor. YOU tasks which WI I'M
pUSe ON Won moral sacrifices
compared with which sacrifices
of blood would be OF secondary
'r'u1r'ancc
The order warned the Italian
navy that YOU must show that
nothing i> unbear1ble stor vou
when tho future OF your country
is az stake
DccuTtcn> order presumably
WIN NTliCd SUI
render terms providing for SUR
rknArr 81 the feot Presumably
n majority OF Italian \varShips
we've en- roNtc NO Allied port~
tA..--4 -4rs4--- 4 t.at--t -rr--f ft1t-
ian feet in addition 90 the Spczia
squadron was believed, to. have
been anchored in GcN0l Taahto
ard TRIESTE
The Littorios haScd at Spazia
We're modern h1f'l'va-ors com
parable 20 The british Cie0r~o Y
class They mounted nine l5-inch
guns.
The location of the attack
given ny The Germans might in
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
Iron Mike S Son
Hero inPlane

GLASGOW, Mont Sept 10
uNS)-The heroic young pilot
who insisted upon sticking with a
stricken four-motorcd bomber and
aided IN bringing II 10 a crash
landing. after five fellow flyers
wefr ordered TO parachute TO
safety today WIS rctrutif1ed as 1t
Frank Cavanaugh. 23-Xear-old son
of the late celebrated Maj Frank
Iron Mike" CaVanaugh. former
F Or d h a m University football
coach.
Young CaYanaugh stayed with
the ship although the pilot 1t
William PridmOTe OF Chicago,
had asked him TO also parachute.
The two brought the bomber
down in field 30 miles northeast
of LewiStown, Mont, with mini
mum damage and without INJURY
to themselves.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
MILITARY MATTERS ONLY
J. n. Kircher Rites Set

BAY CITY, Sept. 10 Funeral
services viii be held tomorrow
Tor John II. kirCher So who died
at his home at Ill Harold yoSter-
day after a short illness. He is
survived by the widow, a son and
daughter.-Eurial- -M4ll- -he -iii EESls4tts-
kawlin.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
Japan Takes Steps
AGAINST Italians

LONDON, Sept. 10 CUpl-A
japanese government spokesman
said today, according to "A Tokyo
broadcast that measures were
being taken against Italian Citi-
zenS in Japan, though personal
consideration was being shown
because they were betrayed by
Premier Badogllo.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
Photography Course
To Start Monday

Enrollments for A three-month
photography course will he taken
Monday at CasS Tech from Z to
Q p. m
Camera use; film development,
printing, developing lighting and
use of the d arb room will be
taught. Bert Carlson will be the
tpStrlCtOr
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10

Berlin said the Italian feet
from SpezIa was operating be-
teen Corsica and Sardinia IN
accordance with Allied orders.
If the German broadcast re-
porting the sinking or DAMAGING
of two Italian battleShipS, two
cruisers and a destroyer is cor
rect. II would mean that the
Luftwaffe had crushed the back
bone OF what remained of the
Italian fleet.
The Italian feet previously was
estimated TO include three mod
ern 35.0OO-ton Eittorio class bat
tlcShips and four cruisers at
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
Germans GIoat
Over Sea Attack
On Spitzbergen

LONDON, Sept II. lDP)--The
German high command today re-
ported an amphlbious attack on
Spitzbergen, Arctic island $50
miles north of Nurw1x pumping
up ITS account IN what appeared
10 be a bid for the badly needed
prestige ef a-tietolN ot some sort
10 bolster the homo front
4 broadcast NaZl cOmmunlquc
told Of a "d7rincly executed
operation IN winch GCrnan war
ships "fOuEht Gown The enemy'S
shore fortliicailun> and thereby
created a condition 1np-ianding
army units.
Information regarding any Al
lied garrisonlng OF Spitlbergcn
was lacking here
The German formation has re-
turned 20 its bases the COM
nuniQue said, giving no hint
whether il left troops 10 CONSOLE
date what IL represented as a
glowing victory.
Early IN the war British Com-
mandoS landed on Spltlbergen
and evacuated many Russian coal
miners and demolished the coal
44tHeS-hefeFe- the Mars were
aware the -furrr-v5TS IN
the neighhorhood
Spitzbcrgen, valuable only for
its mines. is 800 miles from the
most northern tip OF Norway. II
has been owned by Norway since
1920
The Commando raid on Spitz-
bergen in September. 1911. also
resulted IA the destruction of
400 600 tons OF coal and l2o,0OO
gallons of fuel oil.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
Lansing CAP Plans Show

> LANSING. Sept 10-~Local Civil
Air Patrol officials announced to-
day that the CAP will stage a
large au show here Sunday after
noon, Sept. 26, TO boost enlist
montS in the army air forces, The
show viii feature parachute Jump
ing. a crowd of $4,000 spectators
is expected
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
Lansing Filler Decorated

LANSING. Sept. 1o-Word has
been received here by Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Pulcipher OF VII
liamSton that their son, 1t. Ralph
r.. %, Of 314 Regent, has been
awarded the Air Medal in Eng
LARD for flve successful missions
over enemy territory He Is a
graduate Of MISC.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
6 Allied Ships
Sunk, NaHCIdinn

LONDON, Sept. t0-ttPt-Ger-
man hohmcrS- sank a heavy Allied
cruiser. a 9o00-ton troopShip and
four loaded landing craft in the
Salerno Gulf, south OF Naples
Thursday afternoon, Radio Berlin
said today.
The troOpShip was sent 10 the
bottom while landing troops, the
broadcast said The Allied inva-
sion fleet put up heavy anti-air-
craft fire and strong fighter OPP
position. it added.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
NseXi KsOVGaIserS Attack
Fleeing Italian Fleet
Continued from Page One)

troops were advancing Albania landing through
Italian held ports.
radio serted that CavgGa had broken off
with the commander Rome removing
Na troops from the capital the north Earlier Italian
agency dispatches described barage
the outskirts of Rome and ii thought possible German
and Italian troops locked in battle.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
YOU KNOW WHO

A bullet-riddled portrait
Of Mussolini pinned by a
sword to a tree in Messina,
Sicily, to provide a target for
passersby, who apparently
don't think TOO we'll OF him.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-10
Victim Of Own Ruling

SAGINAW. Sept, 10-City Man.
agcr Carl II. Peterson was con-
Mentioning in Chicago today at
his owr expense. City council re-
Gently approved Peterson's rec
ommer dation that all city officials
pay their own convention eX-
penses during the present low
financial cbb.