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WAACMade
Commander
OfCompany

FORT DES MONIES. la.-Second
Officer Geneva v. Fe guson OF
Camp DenniSon, Ohio. has been
assigned to duty as commander OF
the 10Th Company. 3rd Regiment,
one Of the Negro companies OF new
WAC ,uxil.aries here at Fort Des
Moines
She is responsible Cor the well
fare OF more than 200 new suxil-
'aries during their basic training.
Second Officer Ferguson. whose
rank Is equivalent TO first lieu
tenant in the army. was one OF the
first women 10 enroll in the
Womer's Army Auxiliary Corps
when it was formed last summer.
She cam to Fort Des MONIES as a
member Of the first officer candi-
date school and received her COM
mission as third officer. the WAC
equivalent OF second Lieutenant in
he army, on August 20 Her pro-
motion 20 the rank OF second officer
came IN December. Before joining
the WAC. she was teacher in the
clement ry schools in Loveland,
Ohio
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Miller High
School Notes
By GERALDINE CARROLL
ALFRED E. Kaufman

The scene has changed az Miller
for one Of the familiar elements OF
the scene. Mr.. Kaufman. is no
longer here Students and teachers,
long accustomed 70 his friendly per-
son in the counsellor's Office of
Room 222. found a disconcerting
emptiness in the building vixen
;ney learned OF his sudden death
= The early hours OF Friday, March
-.
Mr.. Kaufman's service In this
community began with his Ave
years as attendance officer for the
district. and continued when he
served as head Of the social studies
department and as boys counsellor
at Miller. While serving as depart
ment head, Mr.. Kaufman wrote
The Story OF Miller" . short his,
tory. Of the school and its part in
community life.
To the last numbers Of student.
long since or recently graduated
from Miller. Mr.. Kaufman Is bes;
remembered as the kindly counsel
To- who for u years acted as their
father contessor." and dealt them
W tever .hey needed, whether j;
ws5 repro en- or encouragement
In person he has gone. but in the
memories OF ali OF US and in the
Influence Of lis friendly smile his
viii be a long LIE.
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Stabbed To Death
During A Brawl

Arthur Johnson, So, OF 533 Hast.
ingS street. died shor, time after
admission TO Receiving hospital or
Monday. An autopsy disclosed tina,
there were approximately IS lacera.
tons and stab wounds 10 various
parts Of his boiy.
Police learned that John Alfred
81. OF the above address. room 81,
and a friend. James Arnold. 10. OF
room 15. Mere on their Nay up from
the first 10 third floor and al the
third floor Arnold was Knocked I'm
conscious by some object thrown
from Johnson's room whom witt
nesses say was apparently angry
while throwing objects Out OF his
room and mut.ering that someone
had been out with his Johnson's)
wife
Knocked unconscious by the OBJ
ject thrown from the room o. John
son. Alfred regsined consciousness
and was then assaulted by Johnson.
according 10 reports
Police say tina; Alfred pulled his
knife end stabbed Johnson until
the knife broke. He then. so police
learned, got another knife from one
OF his pockets and continued TO stab
Johnson.
johnson was rushed 70 the oper-
siing room at Receiving hospital
where he died q short time later.
Alfred. also taken 70 the hospital.
was treated for q lacerated scalp
and possible skull fracture and was
held as q prisoner pending a COM
plete investigation into the fatal
Sabbing OF Arthur Johnson.
Detective Sgt Edward Wurm of
the homicide squad who attended
he post Tuesday morning, dis
closed tina. there were one, two and
three-inch decorations and stab
wounds 10 the chest both arms and
abdomen o, Johnson.
Death resulted from shock and
henorrhage OF the more than two
dozen stab wounds 10 Johnson's
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-27

NEW YORK-The Rev. J. C.
Jackson. distinguished Hartford
Conn. Baptist minister and preSi-
dent Of the New England Baptist
Convention who was beaten Sept
s by a white passenger on a train
in tae South has received a settle
ment OF $3.50 from the Southern
Railway company the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement az
Colorcd People announced this
week.
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP.
special Counsel. and Arthur Gar
field Hays OF the national Ma A,
C.P. legal committee handled the
case which was settled out OF court
Expressing his appreciation TO the
NAACP for its successful con-
duct OF the case. the Reverend
Jackson stated that he felt that
the public was entitled TO know
OF the settlement"
The settlement was made on the
grounds that a public carrier is
responsible for the safe delivery
OF its passengers to their destina-
ton and the protection OF such
passengers against harm inflicted
by fellow passengers il the proper
authorities have been duly warned
OF the immincnce OF such harm.
The attack upon the 76-ycar-old
Rev. Mr.. Jackson occurred while
he and his travelling companion.
the Rev. S. A. Young. were on q
Southern Railway train enroute TO
the National Baptist Convention at
Memphis. Tenn. The Rev. Mr.
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Free Messman On Charge
OF Threat To Captain

NEW YORK-tANPD u s Com.
missioner Co3er this week freed
52-year.old Jerry Ellison. a coast
guard messman who was accused OF
threatening the captain OF an un-
named Trinidad bound ship.
Lack Of evidence prompted Y. s
Atty Brown to.rove that the case
be d smiSScd Until that time Eli
son was held in $1,000 bail for as
eaiil.
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Pastor Assaulted, So
Railroad Pays $3.50

Jackson and the Rev. Mr. Young
attempted TO pass through a white
coach and the Rev. Mr.. Young was
struck on the face by J. T. Hudson
OF Decatur. Ala, who shouted.
Don't come through here. Niggers
have been coming through here all
day and I'm tired Of IL"
Young reported this TO the con-
ductor. A half-hour later Rev
Jackson was brutally beaten by
the same passenger.
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the subway station, paid her nickel.
passed through the turnstile. and
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turnstle. Her actions appeared a
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Evening star., 1943-06-13
Americas Fighting Congress

NEW, born four months after his fathers
heroic death, is now living in the Con-
gressman's home. He also is the first
member of Congress whose eldest daugh-
ter, Mary E. Bates, is an ensign in the
WAVES. His eldest son, William H., is
lieutenant in the Supply Corps; his Sec
ond son, George j., jr.. is seaman. first
class, and an aviation machinist, while
his third son, Raymond H.. is midship-
man in Annapolis.
Representative Kelley has five sons in
the service out of family of nine chill
dren, three daughters and another son
too young to be taken. The Congress-
man himself entered West Point in 1904
but developed an athletic heart and was
honorably discharged. He is life men,
ber of the Association of Graduates and
the Athletic Association. When the
House voted to extend the draft period
10 months to two and one-half years by
Evening star., 1943-06-13

Senator John L. Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas, who was first lieutenant
in the World War. was the first member
OF the Senate to be bereaved in this war.
His son, Corpl. Max E. Mcclellan, died
from meningitis in North Africa Feb
ruary 81, 1943.
Representative H. Street, Baldwin,
Democrat of Towson, Md. has been noti-
fed that his son, 1t. Harry Wallace
Baldwin, is missing in action on the
African front. He is in the Army Air
Service attached to the 1st Fighter Com
mand. He was officially credited with
having shot down. one of the German
Junker transport planes between Italy
and Africa ON April ID. He was reported
missing in action on April 16.
Representative George ]. Bates, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, one of the
most active members of the House Naval
Affairs Committee and one of the earliest
to urge q tWo-ocean Navy, was officially
Evening star., 1943-06-13
By Will P. Kennedy.

This is Congress of fighting men,
wonderland their ctildren-hereditary
fighters for American democracy. Exact
ly one-third of the present Senate go
Senator's have seen armed service in
four great wars-the Boer War, the
Spanish-American War, the World War
and this Global War; and more than
one-third of the present House 161
Representatives. total of 1913 out of
531 members of Congress.
They have set a noble example for
those who sent them to Congress to
represent them and to be their spokes-
men-through them the voice Of this
country has spoken-militantly They
are not only making the laws of this
Nation they have risked their lives to
defend-but when they declared war
against the Axis powers, passed the Con-
scription Act and extension of the Sc
Evening star., 1943-06-13

fantry. He was one of II charter men,
bers and incorporators of the American
Legion and chairman of the Paris caucus
which organized the Legion.
Senate Leader Alben w. Barkley has
a son. David M, a captain In the Army
Air Corps.
Other Service Records.
Other Senators with service records
themselves, who have sons in the armed
services today are: James J. Davis, Re-
publican, of Pennsylvania an immigrant
from South Wales. AS chairman of the
Moose War Relief Commission. early in
1918 he visited the military camps of the
United States. Great Britain and Cam
ada and the American. British, Belgian,
French and Italian war fronts Imme-
c,iatelv after the armjstice was signed
he went with the troops into Germany,
visited the battlefelds Of Belgium. Ger
many and that part of France which had
been in possession of the Central Powers.
Evening star., 1943-06-13

vote of 203 to 202, Representative Kel-
ley cast the deciding vote, although it
meant sending three more OF his sons
into the service.
His eldest son, Regis, 30, who attended
Notre Dame University, is a first lieu
tenant, 360th Coast Artillery, anti air
craft service, in North Africa. He en-
listed as a private in 194l.
The second son. Robert ". q, is a
graduate of Pennsylvania State College
in engineering and is o. c. S. in the
Marine Corps.
The third son, Richard B., aged 25. at
tended George Washington University
and St Vincent's College, and is a cor
poral in the Engineer Corps j. Hillary,
%, the fourth son, is also a graduate in
engineering from Pennsylvania State COL
lege and is a lieutenant in the Engineer
Corps, stationed in Arizona
The fifth son, Paul A. 81, attended
George Washington University and is to
enter West Point July l. Mr.. Kelley Is
himself helping the war effort not only
IN Congress but as president Of the Old
Evening star., 1943-06-13

His son and namesake Is now lieuten-
ant (junior grade) in the Navy.
Senator Ebert D. Thomas, Democrat
Utah, was major. Inspector Generals
Department National Guard, Utah. and
United States Reserves. His son-in law,
Wayne c. Grover is an Army captain
Senator Ralph O. Brewster Republican,
Maine, has a son. Charles F.. who Is an
Army captain. Senator Allan j. Ellender
served in the World War. and his only
son and namesake, a graduate from the
famous V. NJ l.. from which Gen. Mar
shall. Chief of staff, also graduated is
now second lieutenant in the Army
Senator Harley NJ Kilgore, Democrat,
West Virginia, served in the United States
Army In the World War from May Is,
1917 to March 13, 1920, and was mem
Der OF the West Virginia National Guard
for 20 years His son Robert is a lieu
tenant, ROTC. Senator Francis Maloney,
Democrat, Connecticut, who served in
the United States Navy in the World
War, has a son, Robert F., who is a lieu
tenant q. g. in the Coast Guard.
Capt. Robert F. Wagner, jr., son of the
distinguished Senator from New York,
was rapidly duplicating his fathers rise
in State politics. He was in the New
York Assembly, but is now serving as
captain overseas.
Senator Harry S. Truman, Democrat,
Missouri, was a major of artillery in the
World War. Others now in the Senate
who saw service in the World War are:
Senator Lister Hill Democrat. Alabama;
Carl Hayden. Democrat. Arizona, who was
a major of infantry: Ernest w. McFar-
land, Democrat, Arizona; James G..
Scrugham, Democrat, Nevada was COM
missioned major in the United States
Army in 1917, advanced the next year to
lieutenant colonel, was one of the incor-
porators Of the American Legion and
served as national vice commander; Mon
c. Wallgren, Democrat, Washington, was
commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps
and later was instructor in heavy field
Evening star., 1943-06-13

mander in the Navy; William T.
Pheiffer, Republican, who served in the
Army during the World War, and was
defeated by l8 votes for reelection in
the 18th John O'Connor purge" dis
trict New York, is now an Army cap
tain, and Leon Sacks. Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, Is also an Army captain.
At least six present House members
served for brief tour Of duty In the
present war until called back to their
legislative duties by the President: Rep
resentative Melvin j. Mass, Republi-
can, Of Minnesota, ranking minority
member of the Naval Affairs Committee,
who served overseas in the aviation
branch of the Marine Corps in the World
War and Is a colonel in the Marine Corps
Reserve, Aviation; Lyndon B. johnson,
Democrat, Of Texas, also a member Of
the Naval Affairs Committee; Eugene
Worley, Democrat, OF Texas; Warren G..
Magnuson, Democrat, Of Washington,
member Of the Naval Committee: James
E. Van zandt, Republican, Of Pennsyl
Evening star., 1943-06-13

notified that his son-in-law, member
of his own household, was killed in ac-
ton in the Solomons area.
Representative John Taber, Republi-
can. of New York, ranking member Of
the Appropriations Committee, has been
advised that his son, Charles Taber, was
injured in naval service.
That's how close it has been hitting
home" to Congress.
OF the 232 offspring of Congress who
have taken the oath in the fighting forces
for the duration, 12S C55.4 per cent? have
commissions ranking up to lieutenant
colonel in the Army and lieutenant COM
mander in the Navy and Coast Guard
and major in the Marine Corps, and lO3
cor 446 per cent? are in the non-commis-
stoned class; while one the son of Rep
resentative Donald H Mclean, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey Edward R. Mclean,
is on special mission directly con-
nected with the war effort. The Army
has taken 145, the Navy IS and the
marines 10.
Mothers in Congress, in both House
and Senate, Democrat and Republican,
Evening star., 1943-06-13


STYLES Bridges. Republican. New Hamp-
shire. whose son and namesake is
Navy ensign; c. Douglas Buck, Re-
publican, Delaware, who has inherited his
estate from John M. Clayton. co-author
OF the BulWer-Clayton treaty and Secre-
tary Of State under President Taylor, has
stepson, Paul E. Wilson, a private in
the Army Air Corps; Harlan H. Bush
field. Republican, South Dakota, who
started life on a territorial homestead,
has son and namesake in OCS in the
Army; Albert W. Hawkes. Republican,
New Jersey, has son, Maj. A. Whitfield
Hawkes.. in the Army Medical Corps.
The veteran Senator Hiram w. john
son, Republican, California third-ranking
seniority member of the Senate, has a
son and nameSake, a jor, in the Army
Air Corps; Elmer Thomas, Democrat,
Oklahoma, has son, Wilford S., an Army
private, James L. Tunnel, Democrat,
Delaware, has son, Robert W., who is
an Army lieutenant, Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, Republican, Michigan, has son
and namesake, a second lieutenant, in
the Army: Frederick Van Nuys, Demo-
crat, Indiana, has a son, William L.. a
cadet in the Naval Air Corps; Burton K
Wheeler, Democrat Montana, who has
been Senator for 20 years, has a son,
Richard, lieutenant in the Navy
Seven members of the House have sons
who are aiors; Representative Charles
A. Wolverton, Republican. New Jersey,
whose son is Donald Knox Wolverton.
Army; A. Leonard Allen. Democrat
Louisiana, whose son, Harwell, L., Is also
in the Army; Earl C. Michener, Repub-
lican, Michigan, whose son-in-l law,
Charles E. Quick, is also in the Army;
Tom Rolph, Republican, California,
whose son, Henry Renton Rolph is
Marine Corps major; Mrs. Frances P.
Bolton, Republican, Ohio, whose son,
Kenyon c., is an Army major; r. Ewing
Thomson, Democrat, Texas, whose son,
William E. Thomason, is an Army ma ior.
and Clifton A. Woodrum. Democrat. Vir-
ginia, whose son and nameSake is
Marine Corps major.
There are IA House members whose
sons have been commissioned captains:
Representative Patman, Democrat, Of
Texas, whose son, Connor Wright, Is an
Army captain; H. STREET. Baldwin, DEM
ocrat, Of Maryland, who has two sons
in the service, Capt. John STREET. Bald
win and It. Harry Wallace Baldwin, the
latter reported missing in action from his
North African assignment; Mrs. Bolton,
Republican, Of Ohio, whose son, Kenyon
c., Is an Army captain; Maj. A. L. Bull
winkle, Democrat of North Carolina, is
World War veteran and his son and
namesake is an Army captain; Patrick
H. Drewry, Democrat, of Virginia, chair
man OF the Democratic congressional
committee, whose son and namesake Is
an Army captain; George w. Gillie,
Republican. Of Indiana, whose son-in-
law, John Tapp Strawbridge, is an Army
captain: Clarence E. Hancock. Repub-
lican. of New York, whose son is cap
tain In the Army Air Corps; Christian
A. Merter, Republican, of Massachusetts,
whose son and namesake is an Army
captain; John r. Murdock, one of whose