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Evening star., 1943-09-15
Sen. Nathan B. Forrest.
Missing, Awarded DSC
By the Associated Press.

oJ tHe Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-Brig. Gen.
Nathan Bedford Forrest, 38-year-
old grandson of the famous Con-
federate cavalry leader, who has
been listed as missing in action
since his Flying Fortress was shot
down in raid on Kiel on June 13.
has been awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross, 1t. Gen. Jacob l..
Devers announced today.
Gen. Forrest accompanied the
Flying Fortress raid on Kiel pre-
paratory to taking over the COM
mand of another Fortress unit.
Army officials said his plane was
shot down after it had dropped it's
bombs on the target, although one
engine had been wrecked.
Eight parachutes were seen to
open from the plane as it went
down, apparently under control.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

If you're doing any early fall
house cleaning and you're getting
rid of some of your not-quite-
suitable furniture or lamps or
radios. mirrors or pictures or Vic
trolas and records, you won't find
many places where the things
can honestly do more good than
helping to outfit recreation rooms
in nearby camps. The Red Cross
Camp and Hospital Service has
charge of this work. Only new
furniture is used in the hospital
sunrooms which they equip, but
in their fairly new Gust since
spring, workrooms in historic
Linthicum Hall in Georgetown all
sorts of -too-fresh and slightly
used things are turned into COM
Portable and useful. spic and span
furnishings for the camp recre-
alton rooms.
We went all over the place
yesterday and Mrs. Julius H.
Amberg, who is executive vice
chairman of the District Chapter
Camp and Hospital Service,
showed some of the results of
hours of volunteer work. Only
volunteers staff this workroom,
They do the upholstering of fur
niture. the painting, recovering
of cushions, tie springs that have
become loose with age and no
age-they make curtains and slip
covers galore. One volunteer
alone has made over 375 pairs of
curtains!
Mrs. Amberg told some of the
things that were especially need
ed just now . Chairs, she said,
straight chairs and lots of them!
most donors have an idea that
only the overstuffed comfortable
type is needed-and the service
men in all the camps play cards
and other table games and
straight chairs are much better
for this. Also mirrors, she told
us. The WAACs like them full
length so they can see If their
slips show-the. men are content
II they are big enough to use for
shaving. And of course they al
ways need tables-of all sizes
and shapes and couches and
lamps and magazine racks and
card tables. Anything in short
that you can spare will be more
than welcome.
Like that other great camp and
hospital service worker, Mrs.
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mrs. Am
berg comes from Grand Rapids.
She has been in Washington for
a little less than three years
having come here when her hus-
band was made special assistant
tcivilianD to the Secretary of
War, Mr.. Stimson. She is a
graduate of Stanford University.
s' Mrs. Amberg is a charming and
capable and very likable wom-
an. She would far rather talk
about the work Camp and Hos
pital Service is doing than talk
about herself. She hopes that
the people who can help further
the so-necessary work by con-
tributing will do so by calling
Republic $500, extension 80, and
the Red Cross will see that what
ever you want to give is picked
up right at your door.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
T0lsOns Visited
By Son, Family

Mr. and Mrs Bernard R. Tolson
have as their guests their son and
daughter-in-law, Capt and Mrs
Bernard R. Tolson. jr.. with their
infant daughter. Florence Clayton
Tolson.
Capt. Tolson. who has been on
duty at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba,
for the past two years, will 60 to
Quantico, Va, on Monday for duty.
Mrs. Tolson has been making her
home with her parents. Col. and
Mrs. J. A. Rossell, at the United
States Naval Prison in Portsmouth,
N. H.. where the former is COM
manding officer.
The senior Mrs. Tolson is recuper-
ating at her home following serious
illness.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
desza55 NAh
Two Attractive Weddings
Interest Army Circles Here

Two attractivel arranged weddings that
circles those of Miss Doris
u which
Miss Jean Tyldn Hughes IT,
which took place Monday evening the chapel
1t Coles bride is daughter Of Mr. William
she by father
Taylor ofhciated
preceding the The bride dressed
bodice
by
Clarence Boudreau.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Discuss Drive Plans

Plans to participate in the Third
War Loan drive were discussed by
the City of Hope Auxiliary of the
Los Angeles Sanatorium at its OPEN
ing meeting of the season yesterday
at the H Street Temple Isaac E.
Bloch, who formerly was connected
with the sanatorium, discussed its
welfare program.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Bridegr0om-Elecf
Well Kn0wn Here

Invitations have been received in
Washington from Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Madison of Petersburg, Va,
for the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Anne Branch Madison, to 1t.
Claude Kettle Hydrick, A. U. S. The
ceremony will take place Saturday
afternoon, October 2, at $50 o'clock
in the Tabb Street Presbyterian
Church In Petersburg.
The bridegroom elect is the son
of Mrs. Ona B. Hydrick of this
city and has many friends in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Puerto Ricun Justice Quits

PUERTO RICO. Sept. Is (P.-
Emilio Del Toro, chief justice of the
Puerto Rican Supreme Court, said
yesterday he had mailed his resigna-
tion to President Roosevelt, effective
October 81, because of poor health.
A graduate of the law school of the
University of Havana, he became a
member of the court in 1909 and
chief in 1922.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Press Conference

The Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Chile, Senor Joaquin Fernandez
who will arrive here Friday, will
hold press conference Saturday
morning at II o'clock at the Blair
House .--
Evening star., 1943-09-15

hall at Fort Myer, after which 1t.
and Mrs. Waters left for Sea Island
Ga, for their honeymoon. They
will go on to Camp Robinson, Ark.
where the bridegroom is on duty
The bride was graduated from Ran
dolph- Macon in June and is a mem
Der of Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi
Beta Kappa. 1t. Waters was grad
uated from the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point in
January.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
AthIone Returns to Ottuwu

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Sept. Is
iP.-The Earl of Athlone, governor
general of Canada, and Princess
Alice and their official party are
en- route to Ottawa today after an
inspection of the new Alcan high
way and visits to Alaskan cities.
Evening star., 1943-09-15

So you want Toxic bombed again?
Well, bombs cost money, 50 help buy
some with War bonds and stamps.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
McG|ynn, Deputy Jail
Superintendent, Dismissed

Edward F. McGlynn, chief clerk
and deputy superintendent OF the
District Jail, veteran of l3 years
service there. was dismissed with
prejudice" yesterday by order of
the Board of Commissioners in ap-
proving findings of a special board
of inquiry which had been named
by Welfare Director Ray L. Huff.
Mr. McGlynn, whose dismissal
was dated as of Thursday, was &C
cused of conduct unbecoming an
officer" in that he was charged with
having received gifts from a jail
inmate and with having fraterniZed
with an inmate in violation of the
D. c. Penal Institution regulations.
Mr.. Huff said the gifts were a
ticket to a prize fight in New York
and airplane tickets for transpor-
tation to and from New York. 1t
was said that these gifts were made
by a prisoner in 1941 and that the
dismissal order came along now be-
cause the charges just recently had
been proved. Also it was charged
Mr.. McGlynn had fraternized with
second prisoner.
Charges against Mr.. McGlynn
were heard by an investigating
board of three officials of penal
institutions having equal rank with
the accused. Mr.. McGlynn had
been chief clerk at the Jail for sew
eral years and deputy superintend-
ent for the past year and a half.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Gold Stars Awarded ;
Navy Flyers in Pacific

For their activities in the raid on
a heavy concentration of Japanese
shipping at Salamaua and Lac, New
Guinea, on March 10, 1912, three
officers of the Navy have been
awarded Gold Stars in lieu of a
third Navy Cross by Secretary of
the Navy Knox.
They are 1t. Comdr. Turner F..
Caldwell, jr, U. S. N, 20, of Kailua,
Oahu, Hawaii; 1t. Comdr. Wallace
c. Short, jr., u. S. N, "a, of Malone,
N. Y, and 1t. Stanley w. Vejtasa.
U. S. N, %, Circles, Calf.
The identical citations which ac-
companied each award read as fol-
lows:
For extraordinary heroism as a
pilot of scout bomber in action
against enemy Japanese forces at
Salamaua and Lac, New Guinea, on
March 10, 1912. In the face of
heavy antiaircraft fire, he dived and
skillfully attacked one of three Jap
aircraft tenders or transports and
obtained direct hit on one of the
hostile vessels. BY his superb air.
manship and outstanding courage
he contributed to the destruction of
the three enemy ships and upheld
the highest traditions of the United
States Naval Service"
Evening star., 1943-07-31
500 Citadel Cadets
Stage Hunger Strike
By the Associated Press.

by the AsSoclateo Press.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., July al
Modification OF regulations by which
upperclassmen at The Citadel, South
Carolina's military college, discipline
freshmen caused a brief hunger
strike among the 500 cadets, the
students reported yesterday.
The regulations, long q tradition,
require first-year men to do such
things as square corners, speak to
upperclasSmen only after having
obtained permission. occupy only
3 inches of a chair while at mess
walk at rigid attention while on the
campus and wear caps whenever
they are out of their rooms.
College authorities would not dis
cuss details Of the situation, but the
cadets said the changes in the ira
ditional regulations topped list of
grievances which included cancella-
ton Of weekend privileges.
An official statement last night
did not mention the cause of the
trouble, but described it as "indis-
cipline." The cadets said cadet Of
ficers had resigned their rank, but
the official statement pointed out
cadet officers could not resign, and
that a number had been reduced to
the rank of private.
The so-called hunger strike" oc-
Cured last Saturday at time when
members Of the Board of Visitors
were in the mess hall Drill and
other routine have proceeded nor
mally and there has been no dis
order.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
District Lost-and- Found Boom
Blamed on Wartime Jitters'

A tremendous increase" in the
number of articles lost by passen-
gers in District taxis@ and other
public transportation during the
last r-and-a-half stood blamed
today mainly on wartime jitters." :"
It. Joseph D. Harrington, for
many years in charge OF the Public
Vehicles Office of the Metropolitan
Police Department, said:
Its the condition of the world:
people just can't keep their thoughts
together"
Losses of everything from tooth
brushes to trunks have increased so
sharply, 1t Harrington said, that
his office, which licenses the Dis
trict's 5000 cab drivers and serves
as clearing house for articles lost
in taxis. has instructed drivers to
ask their fares before they leave
the cab: Have you forgotten any
thing?"
Before the present war, one man
was employed in the Union Station
lost-and-found Office, while today
six persons are kept busy there and
the Office is open "a hours a day,
George H. Thomas, in charge of the
office, disclosed yesterday.
There's very vast increase in
lost articles" Mr.. Thomas said.
Its the worst I've ever seen Even
the six persons can't handle the
work adequately"
Capital Transit Co. reported yes
terday that over 81 900 articles have
been found on it's approximately
1000 buses and streetcars since the
war began-a figure said to be con-
siderably higher than for a similar
period in peacetime.
Wartime has brought new
category of articles into the lost
and-found departments. Not the
least important are articles lost by
servicemen, including important
documents.
1t. Harrington said officers fire.
quently rush into my Office, worried
and excited" and want to know
whether a map or an assignment or
brief case containing confidential
papers have been found.
Documents Go in Safe.
Whenever we get hold of any
thing like that, we put it in the
safe at once" he said.
At Union Station. soldiers and
sailors frequently leave gas masks,
helmets. shaving kits, middle bags,
barracks bags, canvas packs, and
parts Of uniforms.
One OF the "rarest" articles which
recently turned up in the Capital
Transit Co.'S lost-and-found depart
ment, according to Robert Dougan,
executive assistant, was huge beef
roast-already cooked.
Identification badges and lunch
boxes also were listed by the CAPITAL
Transit Co. as among the new
type" articles found since the war
began.
And Government employees, please
note: There is decided increase in
the number of brief cases lost in
streetcars, buses and taxis. The
Public Vehicles Once receives an
average of IS lost brief cases a
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Nation S Auto Deaths
Drop Al Pet. Under
Prewar Fatalities
By the Associated Press,


CHICAGO, July 31.-The United
States cut its traffic death toll dur
ing the first six months Of 1943 to
almost half Of its prewar figure, the
National Safety Council reported.
The half-year drop was Al per cent
from the same period in 194l and
80 per cent from that in 1912. This
years traffic deaths through June
toJaled 10000, compared with 17,028
in the first half of 194l and 1880
in tn eflrst half Of 1912.
Wartime restrictions on speed and
mileage were credited for most of
the good showing, but public CO.
operation also played a major role,
the council asserted.
For June the traffic toll was 48
per cent below June, 194l, the
largest percentage reduction so far
in the war period. 1t was "a per
cent below June, 1912. Traffic deaths
last month totaled 1910, against
3,l14 in June, 1941.
All but one of the 38 States whose
motor vehicle death figures were
available for the first six months of
1943 showed drops from 1912 levels.
The three leaders in the popula-
ton group over 100000 were Mil
waukee, Wis, registration rate, 2.3:
population rate, 81: Washington, 80,
and 81; Detroit, Mich, "a and Ill.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Shotwell Named to Head
World Security Group
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 31-James T.
Shotwell, historian and professor at
Columbia University, yesterday was
elected board chairman of the newly
created United Nations Association
formed with the avowed purpose OF
promoting an international organ
ization "for the maintenance of
security and justice throughout the
world"
Clark NJ Eichelberger Of New
York, director Of the Committee on
Organization of Peace, was named
executive chairman, and Hugh Moore
OF Easton, Pa, was named chairman
OF the Executive Committee.
Mr.. Moore said the organiza ton
would sponsor tours by 13 members
of Congress to speak in behalf of
resolutions advocating a world peace
organization. The members of Con-
gress. he said, would take no political
stand.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Toxic Claims Heavy Raids
On Bases Near u. S. Fields
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press,
The Toxic radio broadcast a head
quarters announcement today that
Japanese air forces, raiding ao-
vanced bases near American fields
IN China from July 26 to July 80,
had inflicted heavy damage on mill
tary installations and railroads in
the vicinity of Hengyang and Khan
in Human Province.
The broadcast, recorded by che
Associated Press, added that the
Japanese raiders shot down iG
planes and lost 4, which deliber-
ately crashed1nto enemy objectives. ~
The japanese report was without
Allied confirmation.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
District Man Wounded,
Navy List Reveals

John Edward Sabin, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Charles Sabin, 1880
Massachusetts avenue Sc, has been
wounded in action, the Navy De-
partment announced last night in
making public list of 35 casualties
including IL dead, IA wounded and
emissing.
He has a brother, Joseph, a third
class radioman in the Navy, who en-
listed after the Pearl Harbor attack.
Young Sabin, native of Wash
ington. attended Holy Comforter
and St. Johns High School and then
worked at the War Department be-
fore entering the Navy last October
He received radio training at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
sThe new Navy list brings to 27,517
the total of Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard casualties reported to
next of kin since December 7, 1941
The total includes 8.746 dead, 1922
wounded, 9,783 missing, and 4,l66
prisoners of war.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
; Soldiers Sentenced
To Death for Assault
Nv tn. Associated pr.ss

By the Associated Press.
CAMP MAXEY. Tex. July 81
Three colored Army privates, once
saved from execution for criminal
assault of a 20-year-old waitress at
Camp Claiborne, La. were convict
ed by a general court-martial yes
terday and sentenced to death by
hanging
They are Pvt. Lawrence Mitchell,
ii, Saginaw, Mich; Pvt. Richard P.
Adams. rs, Columbus, Ohio. and Pvt
John w. Bordenave, 80, New Or
leans.
Camp Maxey's public relations
Office said date of execution would
be announced If the verdict was
upheld by review of higher military
authorities and President Roosevelt
Mitchell was pronounced guilty Of
the act. which the court-martial
found occurred on Camp Claiborne's
reservation May 10. 1912. Adams
and Bordenave were convicted as
accessories to the fact.
At trial in July, 1912, the Office
said, the three were convicted of
criminal assault and sentenced to
death by the Federal District Court
at Alexandria, La. An appeal car
ried to the Supreme Court resulted
in transfer of the case to military
jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1943-07-31

The Army Transportation Corps'
celebrating it's first birthday today,
resorted to astronomical figures to
describe its efforts to keep the war
rolling along.
Among outstanding achievements
the corps and its predecessors cited
from December Z, 1941. through May
81. 1943. are:
Moved 2o00. 900 troops overseas to
bases in more than SO countries and
United States possessions.
Moved 100000 tons of Army
eargo overseas. averaging ia tons
Der man per month. Lease-lend
tonnage isn't included.
sSupervised movement of 25.000,-
Goa troops by domestic carriers in
this country alone. four-fifths Of
them by rail.
aggregate total of 17,1o5, 600, 900
passenger miles covered by troop
rail movements.
Moved 1000, 900 inductees by rail.
/, Among lesser figures accounted
for are the issuance of $4,000 sepa-
fate troop movement orders for the
transport Of $4,000 900 troops using
7xS6s coaches, al, ,l66 sleeping cars,
lHSs7 baggage cars and 10l, ,8Sl re-
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Huge Livestock Output
Due 10 End SHORTAGE
OF Meat Quickly
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
Record livestock production
indicates a speedy end to the
current meat shortage, the Bu-
freau of Agricultural Economics
says.
The bureau reported yesterday
that unusually large supplies of
livestock will be available for
slaughter during the remainder of
this year and in 1914.
/ Outrun Feed Resources.
THE extent to which these mar
ketings will show up in regular COM
mercial channels is still uncertain" :"
the bureau said, but with livestock
numbers and production at their
present record level and beginning
to outrun total feed resources, ex-
panded marketings in the near fu-
ture appear fairly certain"
The hog production in 1943 will
be the largest on record. the report
estimated. The pig spring crop was
estimated to have totaled "a 900 900
head, or % per cent more than the
1912 spring crop and "A per cent
more than the average number OF
pigs produced in the spring season
for the 10 years before 1884.
Because of the feed situation in
some areas, however. and to a re-
quest of the War Food .Administra-
ton that fall pig production be held
In line with available feed supplies.
the 1s43 fall crop may fall short OF
the 53,OO0,0o0 head indicated on
June l, the report said.
Peak Slaughter Seen.
but even if this years total pig
crop is less than the total of 127,-
00o0 head indicated by estimates,
the report continued, the total
slaughter supplies of hogs in the
1894 marketing year probably
will exceed those of any other year
by a wide margin"
Despite a sharp reduction in In
spected slaughter during the first
half of 1943, the report said, there
are several reasons to expect a
greater seasonal increase in slaughter
supplies of cattle during the next
few months
Conditions in the next few months,
the bureau pointed out. are not
likely to be as favorable for holding
back cattle for herd building pur-
poses as they have been during the
preceding several years.
Evening star., 1943-07-31

month, 1t, Harrington said. Union
Station reports brief case losses are
at an all-time high. However, this
is one item which usually can be
returned with little difficulty, since
1t is likely to contain a clue to it's
owner, officials said
Shoes Changed In Taxis.
A few days before expiration of
the No. II coupon, countless num-
bers of shoes were found in taxicabs.
old shoes-not new ones" 1t.
Harrington reported, smiling. They
changed into their new shoes right
after they bought EN-, and then
forgot the old ones"
In addition to wartime jitters,"
other factors contributing to the
increase in lost articles were listed
by It. Harrington. as follows:
/. More persons carry packages
due to curtailment of store deliver
les.
2. A greater number of people use
buses, streetcars, trains and taxis
because Of gasoline rationing.
3. Increase in the Districts pop-
ulation.
Washington is the largest and
busiest taxicab center in the coun-
try, next to New York, the Office of
Defense Transportation reported
Yesterday. Twenty-one incorporated
firms and ATS independent drivers
operate a total of approximately
5000 cabs. Busiest hours and. con-
sequently. the period during which
most items are lost in taxis. are
from am. to $50 am. and from
4 to $50 pm.
The variety of items lost provides
plenty OF chuckles to the finders,
1t. Harrington said.
One slightly preoccupied gentle
man left in the back seat of a cab
the following articles:
One ironing board.
One electric iron.
Three pairs of shoes.
Two hot plates.
Ten neckties.
A loaf OF bread.
Ihree eggs.
Woman Lost False Teeth.
They lose anything and every
thing 1t. Harrington said. "One
woman told me she lost her false
teeth. We found them in a cab.
and was she glad to get them back"
Perhaps the costliest article re-
covered by the Public Vehicles Office
was a case containing heirloom
jewelry valued at $4,000.
THE cab driver. Stewart Adler.
was SO excited when he found the
jewels he rushed into my office and
refused to leave until the lady in
quired about them" 1t. Harrington
Evening star., 1943-07-31

The Axis is watching you; keep 'em
aEhinS while you keep buying War
savings stamps.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
Shifts of Millions of Men
Cited by Transportation Corps

frigerator, box, fiat and2 gondola
cars.
More than 10000 900 tons of Army
freight and express shipments were
moved on railroads; nearly 5000 900
tons shipped by highway.
More supplies were sent to the
North African theater of operations
alone than were sent to Europe in
the entire period in which the Unit
ed States was engaged in World
War /.
To accomplish this job, the corps
has a personnel of 256,000 stationed
throughout the world. The chief OF
transportation is Maj. Gen. Charles
P. Gross, one of the key officials op-
Grating in the Army Service Forces.
Evening star., 1943-07-31
CIO War Relief Goal
Set at $40, 900
h the Associated Press.

EE the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-The
National CIO War Relief Committee
Yesterday set minimum goal of
S&O. .OO0, 900 to be raised among CIO
union members during the next year.
double the amount raised during the
last year.
Irving Abramson, chairman of the
cbmmittee. said at meeting that
'the CIO is now the largest single
source of funds supporting the USO,
British. Chinese and Russian war
relief"