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Evening star., 1943-02-25
Miss Helen Hoskinson
To Be Buried Today
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opcSiai DiSphtCH 10 Inc SLaT.
GAITHERSBURG, Nd, Feb. 25.-
Funeral services for Miss Helen
Douglas Hoskinson, 80, who died
here Tuesday after a long Illness,
were to be held this afternoon at the
funeral home of Ernest c. Gartner,
Gaithersburg. The Rev. William j.
Elliott, pastor of Grace Methodist
Church, GaitherSburg, was to off,
ciate. Burial was to be in the ceme-
terry adjoining the Presbyterian
Church at DarneStoWn.
Miss Hoskinson was daughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Hilleary Hos
kinson of this county. She is sur
vived by brother, Harry Hoskinson
of Germantown and Washington.
Evening star., 1943-02-25
Horses Run AfouI
Of Traffic Rules
In Hogerstown
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Feb. 25.-
There have been some queer
doings in HagerstoWn recently.
A horse and buggy tarried too
long in a meter zone Saturday
night and drew a ticket for
overtime parking. The driver
put nickel in the slot but over
stayed the time limit.
Later, man riding horse
back, was summoned into Traf-
fic Court for going through a
red light.
Evening star., 1943-02-25
Alexandria Ruid Siren
To Be Tested DuiIy

Alexandrias air raid siren will be
tested daily at noon, beginning to-
morrow and continuing through
March %.
Chief Air Raid Warden Bernard
j. Padgett said the siren will sound
for 20 seconds each day.
Evening star., 1943-02-25
WINGED MuiI Next

FORT BLISS, Tex. P).-Pvt.
Harry Hammond explained to Miss
Billie Brown of Omaha that crowded
airmail made his letters late, and
telephone lines were too busy to
get on.
Miss Brown sent him homing
pigeon.
Evening star., 1943-02-25
HOUSE
Convened at 1887 pm.


II. B. 39s (By Burkins)-To provide for
special guard duty from the Maryland
state Guard when the Governor deems IT
necessary ns;s and to pr9yide for pay of guard
H B. 800 (By Toilette declare the
consent OF the General Assembly to a con-
Spring Grove State Hospital to the GEN
ersl German Orphan Association. (Ju-
Il, B. 400 cBy Messck and HalD--To
reduce charges made on PASSENGER motor
vehicles engaged in interstate and intra-
stMste tfanSpoTtatlon OF passengers for hire
II II B jug 4GI@1By Hs gaynes)-To permit
acting members Of Baltimore police force
10 come under provisions of special fund
H B 4O2 (Bs Prince Gee Georges si'siH- Deiesa-
IN Moun3 fRsnd Ranar act
H B. 403 CBy Cain)-To limit alco-
h0ic beverage license in Baltimore city.
i 3. 5o4 oBy Luber)---To eliminate re-
9btsfn 1hss be ned to
H B 4O5. {By Montgomery Delegation)
TO amend certain provisions of the
Police Act OF Montsomery County. tDele-
H B 400 CBy Lusby)-To amend CAL
Of tax sales. tCalvert delegation and
II 3. 4o7 lBy Booth and cain)--ro re-
exceeding 5000 from three and one-half
| per cent to 2 per cent. Insurance and
Loans.)
include Ridgely, Denton and Greensboro
| in provisions OF motor vehicle registration
laws Of MARYLAND. (JudiciaryD.
Mayor and council of Easton 10 provide
permits for trimming trees in the town.
/ CTalbotD
H B. 4l0 CBy Welsl--To amend tax
! levy on property in certain percincts OF
| Montgomery County for the maintenance
of public library at Silver Spring. Mont
| gomery.)
| H All (By Prince Georaes and Mont
gomery Delegationl--To authorize Wash =
lngton Suburban Sanitary Commission TO
| regulate construction of certain utilities.
| (Delegations.)
H B. 4l2 tBy Moore)--To provide for
| retirement age and salaries after retire
ment of certain Judges. ways and Means }
H B. Alb (By Clsrk)--To regulate con-
tents OF installment sale agreements. Ju-
diciaryD
H B. 4l4 (By steward)-To suthoriz.
Board OF Public Works to give certain
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Bankhead Defends
Plan for Advertising
u. ). War Bond Sales
BY The Associated Press.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug. IA
Taking issue with opponents of his
plan for the Government to buy
newspaper space to advertise War
bonds, Senator Bankhead, Democrat,
of Alabama contends 1t would not
destroy the freedom of the press, :"
but would provide instead "A legiti-
mate and much-needed advertising
program"
In an address to the Alabama
Press Association yesterday, Senator
Bankhead said a bill sponsored by
himself and Representative Cannon,
Democrat, OF Missouri would require
the Government to spend between
$25 100000 and $4,000 900 annually
during the war for such advertising
with at least half the amount going
to weekly and semiweekly papers.
Some of the opponents of the
Bankhead-Cannon BILL" the Ala
bamian declared, have asserted that
its passage will destroy the freedom
of the press. 1t Is claimed by some
of the big papers-and a few small
ones who sometimes accept the
thinking of the big papers-that the
purchase of space by the Govern
ment for advertising the sale of the
largest series of Government Wal
bonds in the history of the world
constitutes subsidy which is likel,
to sap and ultimately destroy the
independence of the press.
That claim has so little substance
and so little Justification based upon
experience for $50 years that thu
implication promptly arises that il
is being made by special pleaders
in the absence of sound arguments
with which to oppose the passage oil
the bond sale advertising BILL
"As one who has observed fol-
many years the independent ano
honorable attitude of editors anc
publishers as class, am impressed
that the objection to the bill basec
on suspicion Of convenient con.
sciences or moral fabbiness /.
| totally unworthy of serious consid
Grafton"
The bill sets up adequate safe.
guards, Senator Bankhead explain.
ed, to cope with any efforts by the
Treasury Department Ito exert i'm.
proper influence" He said Govern.
ment advertising should be supple
mental to sponsored advertising
which he maintained often was hit
or-miss in effect.
Evening star., 1943-08-14

Celia, did not see the balloon until
he had crashed into it. A hole was
blown in his planes wing by the
explosion.
Balloons Contain Charge.
The balloons have charge which
explodes on contact. If a plane hits
the balloon cable, it frequently
pulls the balloon down until it con-
facts the plane.
This particular balloon was float
ing free, 1t. Crum believes. He
thinks he grazed it and did not get
the full force OF the explosion.
Balloons are intended to keep dive
bombers at high altitude and are
usually arranged in geometric
pattern difficult to get through un-
less the pilot knows the secret path.
The only other Allied instance
known of planes striking barrage
balloons was that of two RCAF pi-
lots who were killed. Several Ger
mans also hit balloons over London
Flax Sets Plane Afire.
At the same rest home is 1t. Leon
ard M. Joffrian of Donaldsville, La.
whose plane was set aflre by flax
over Sicily and his body badly
burned when he pulled up for alti-
tude TO bail out. He got down safely
but was captured Is minutes later
by the Italians
He was moved to a nearby hos
pital and later was in Palermo
where he was rescued when that
city was captured 1t Joffrian lost
his stop watch while in the italian
hospital. and Italian enlisted men
voluntarily took up collection of
1000 lire to make up the loss. The
soldiers only get few lire a day
as pay.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Waldo Frank Gets Divorce;
i1o Wed Secretary Today
H. the Associated Press.

,Ay the Associated Press.
I RENO, New, Aug. l4-Waldo
prank. author and lecturer. was
granted divorce today from the
former Alma Magoon on grounds of
three years separation.
. Immediately after the decree was
,eranted, Mr. Frank told newspaper
srnen he planned to marry his secre-
,tary. Miss Jean Klempner, 26, of
New York. at the home of his at
,torney, Albert Hilliard. here today.
/ Records of the divorce case. heard
,behind closed doors, showed Mr..
Frank and Miss Magoon were mar
sried in Paris, France, July IS, 1927
land have reached an agreement
providing for the care and custody
,of their children, Michal Enid
Frank, 13, and Deborah Frank, IL.
lThere is no community prc-oerty,
lrecords showed
! This is Mr.. Franks second divorce
HE previously had divorced the for
,lher Margaret Naumburg, whom he
married in New York in 1916. There
.is one son by that marriage.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Kuri|e Raiders Took
Own Sweet Time
In Picking Targets
BY the Associated Press.


ADAK, Alaska, Aug. IL Delayed
Heavy Army bombers which loosed
l8 tons of bombs and $500 pounds
of incendiaries on Jspan's northern
most naval and air base at Para
mushiro yesterday came in at 10000
feet and took their own sweet time
in picking targets, returning pilots
said today.
OF the nine raiding planes, two did
not return to Attu, but they may
have made emergency landings on
Russia's K am c h a ka Peninsula,
which is within sight of the jap
anese-held Kurile Island stronghold.
(The reference to Attu was the
first mention of that captured
base In connection with the Para
mushiro raid Attu is approxi-
mately 765 miles from Paramushi-
70, or about 135 miles nearer
than the American air base on
Amchitka Island)
Although the raid was in midday
enemy fghter planes were caught on
the ground. An estimated 40 pur-
suits got into the air. however
climbed quickly and overlook the
slower American bombers. In q
heavy aerial battle which lasted 45
minutes over a distance of about lbs
miles, five of the enemy were shot
into the water for certain and others
probably were drowned.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
1t. Crum of RWerdoIe Lives
To Tell of Crash Into Balloon

Pvt. Hughart started cutting COM
munications lines as soon as he
landed. He was discovered by a
patrol OF six Italians, but escaped
and headed for the next town.
There he ran into two other para
troopers who had Communicated a
German staff car. In Palermo thev
ran into a truckload OF Italians and
two-man German motorcycle,
routing them after killing the Ger
mans.
Pvt. Bachenheimer landed be-
tween the lines and set out imme-
diately to get transportation. At
the nearest town, he saw Italians
standing in front of their quarters.
Using hand grenades as threats, he
marched them out of the city and
into the hands of MPs.
According to his story, he was the
first into Palermo. The chief of
police, believing his story that the
city was in the hands of Americans,
put the curfew law in effect. Three
hours after he entered Palermo,
FVt' baCnennelmer SAID, LII. Gen.
George S. Patton arrived.
Pvts. Hughart and Bachenheimer
then headed toward Messina, cap
turing motorcycliSt scouting
American positions and forcing him
to walk toward his own lines while
they advanced at his side. Just be-
fore they reached the lines, the
scout warned the Germans OF the
attack. so was killed. A two-man
motorcycle came after the Ameri-
cans and was knocked out.
Next day they separated and
Pvt, Bachenheimer was captured
Pvt. Hughart joined the assault
group that captured the Germans
who held his fellow paratrooper
Now their biggest worry is of being
considered AWOL from their out
fits.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Armour Arrives in D. {.
10 Report on Argentina
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ambassador Norman Armour ar
rived In Washington today from
Argentina and went to the State
Department to report to Secretary
Of State Hull and confer with other
officials.
Mr.. Armour also is expected to
meet with Argentine Ambassador
Felipe A. Espil.
Reports are unconflrmed that Mr..
Armour will not return to Buenos
Aires because of Argentinas neu-
trality position. Undersecretary of
State Welles said at a press con-
ference this week that he had asked
Mr.. Armour to come home for con-
situations.
Mr.. Welles recalled that Mr.. Ar
mour had made similar trip to
report last year and that he had no
plans to announce for the moment,
saying any decision would depend
on circumstances.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
British Official Takes
Truvel Curb Seriously
BY the Associated Presy

BY the Associated Press
LONDON.-This "Is your jour-
ney really necessary" slogan is
taken pretty seriously here these
days. So much SO, in fact, that it
decided high-ranking British gov
ernment official to set off on long
inspection trip-by bicycle.
The hardy pedal-pusher was the
Duke of Norfolk. joint parliamen-
tary secretary to the Ministry of
Agriculture. The purpose of his
trip was to inspect some of the
harvest camps which have been set
up throughout the country to sc-
commodate town dwellers who are
helping to gather the record harvest
Starting from Whitehall, he BIZ
cycled out to Copner Camp near
High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire
"a distance of IS miles.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Pacific
Continued From First Page.)

out enemy resistance on the island
draws to a close Yesterday 30
japanese planes appeared In the
Bairoko area, but American fight
ers shot down one and drove off
the rest.
Americas 18th Air Force dealt
Furnishing blows yesterday on two
Of the six airfields which the Japa-
nese still hold in the Solomons
The biggest of these six, at Kahili
near BUN on southern Bougain-
vile, was attacked by fighter
escorted Liberators whose 26 tons
Of bombs destroyed or damaged
81 out OF AZ enemy bombers and
fighters caught in the dispersal
areas. Thirty japanese fighters
tried to break up the raid and II
were shot down at cost of Amer
lcsn fighters. One American pilot
was saved
Just across the Kula Gulf from
Bairoko, Japan's air base and sup
ply depot of Villa, on Kolombangara
was rocked by 36 tons of bombs
which blew up gun positions. Villa
likely will be the next objective of
the American Solomons push after
New Georgia has been mopped up
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

our own American Social Security
Act became law.
That humanitarian law made a
real beginning toward the abolition
OF want in this country. More than
60,000,000 workers with their own
contributions are building security
| for their old age and for their fami-
lies in case of death. Several mil
lion are already enjoying benefits.
However in all fairness, and in
all equity, We should extend these
benefits to farmers, farm laborers,
small businessmen and others work
ing for themselves or in occupations
specifically excluded by law We
should extend social security to pro-
vide protection against the serious
economic hazard of Ill health.
We are now fighting a great war
We fight on the side of the United
Nations each and every one of whom
has subscribed to the purposes and
principles of the Atlantic Charter.
To-day, we stand upon the thresh-
old of major developments in this
war. We are determined that We
shall gain total victory over our
enemies, and we recognize the fact
that our enemies are not only Ger
many. Italy and Japan; they are all
the forces of oppression, intolerance
insecurity and injustice which have
impeded the forward march of civil
ization."
McNutt Joins in Plea.
Simultaneously Federal Security
Administrator Paul V. McNutt also
called for broadening of the social
insurance program.
On the basis of eight years ex-
perience,' ne said in statement,
we should now prepare for post
war adjustments as we'll as for
the permanent economic security of
all the American people
Mr.. McNutt expressed conviction
that workers. in order to get the
greater benefits he said would flow
from an expanded program. such as
proposed by the Social Security
Board, would be willing to pay per-
haps or per cent of their wages
compared with the l per cent now
deducted from their pay checks to
help finance the present program.
Mr. McNutt summarized the
changes recommended by the
board as:
Establishment of single unified
national contributory social insur-
ance system to provide insurance
protection for all wage and salary
earners and their families against
the hazards of unemployment, tenn
porary and permanent disability.
costs of hospital care, old age and
death of the breadwinner. Self
employed persons would be included
under all the provisions of this sys-
tenn except those relating to tenn
porary disability and unemploy-
ment"
Reviewing operations of the pres
ent program, Mr.. McNutt said:
More tnan 60,OO000 workers in
industry and commerce have earned
wage credits which count toward
payments under the Federal oldage
and survivors insurance program.
Total payments amounted to $3.50
100000 from 1887 to June 30 OF this
year, although only small lump-sum
benefits were payable prior to l940.'
He also reported that, although
unemployment insurance payments
have radically declined since the
peak month of June, 1910, when
more than 100000 workers drew
unemployment benefits totaling
more than $58,600,000," a weekly
average of 100.256 workers drew
payments totaling nearly s6,00o,0 900
in June, 1943.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Ruids
Continued From First Page)

bomber had landed in Swiss terri
tory and the crew members had
been interned after they set fire to
their plane. The radio report did
not indicate, however, whether the
plane was a straggler from the Aus
trian raid.
The heavy raids coincided with
other shattering blows yesterday on
Rome by American bombers, and
followed up heavy overnight at
tacks by the Raj on Milan and
Turin in Northern italy and raid
by Mosquito bombers on Berlin.
Train Service Interrupted.
The Berlin radio, quoting a Bern,
Switzerland, dispatch, said today
that train service between Switzer-
land and Milan had been tempo
Tarily" interrupted The broadcast
said the delays were due to techni-
cal difficulties.
The Berlin radio also said Allied
planes were again over Switzerland
early today, possibly indicating an
other overnight attack by the RAF
OIl NOFLncTn Italy.
Aerial side blows on railroads and
highways in the south OF Italy yes
terday while a force of American
bombers were making their second
attack on Rome and while fires still
were burning in Milan and Turin
appeared to At into preliminary
pattern Of preinvasion bombing
Of italy.
Dispatches to London morning
newspapers from the Italian frontier
said all passenger traf1c had been
banned on three railway lines lead
ing from Austria into Italy with
German troop transports being
given priority. Nazi mechanical out
fits were included.
At the same time, many German
planes were reported sighted flying
south into Northern Italy.
Urged to Overthrow BadogIio.
An Italian underground radio, in
broadcast recorded by the Asso-
ciated Press, urged the Italian ma
ton to overthrow the government of
Premier Pierto Badoglio quickly and
stop such raids as yesterdays.
The destruction of our towns as
proved by yesterdays raids is the
bill we Italian people have to pay
for this stubborn blindness" the
broadcast said. The Germans are
daily strengthening their grip on
Italian soil"
The RATS Thursday night attack
on Milan and Turin was officially
described as the heaviest of the war
on Italian objeectives.
The Rome radio said the British
! over Milan used a new type of in
cendiary bomb containing about Is
gallons of an inflammable liquid
and ito these the worst destruction
by fire must be ascribed."
The British attack on Milan and
Turin involved a mighty armada of
probably 1000 planes and the Air
Ministry said more than 1,120 tons
of bombs were dropped on Milan
alone.
Watchers on the Swiss border
last night still could see the fare
Of burning buildings in Milan.
The London radio quoted a Rome
broadcast last night as saying that
"details have been completed by
the prefect OF Milan for the evacu-
alton OF that city.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Two Restaurants Forfeit
ISIS for Health 0ffenses

: Two more restaurant owners
'charged with health violations were
permitted to forfeit s25 collateral
|, leach when they failed to appear In
Municipal Court today for trial.
I, Health Department records dis
CLOSED that both were first offenders
I, Those forfeiting were;
, Edward Schwartz, operator of a
,restaurant at Fourteenth and Cliff
iton streets NV. and Harry Lam
,bros, proprietor of an establishment
lat 2477 Eighteenth street NV.
Mr., Schwartz's establishment was
!charged with having decayed and
.exposed food under the fountain
,decomposed relishes in icebox, dirty
floors and bad odors in the entire
istore.
/. Charged against the other estab-
.lishment were decomposed food and
vegetables in icebox. decomposed
,fpod and dirty, wet linens on floor
sdirty floors, ceiling. cooking uten-
,sils. iceboxes and work bench.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Quebec
Continued From First page.o

personal chief of staff to President
Roosevelt. and 1t. Gen. Brehon B.
Somervell, chief Of the Army Service
Forces.
The first four are the American
representatives on the permanent,
combined Anglo-American chiefs of
staff.
The British chiefs of staff are
Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, chief of the
imperial star; Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Dudley Pound, first sea lord;
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles
Portal, chief of the air staff: 1t.
Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay, chief OF
staff to Prime Minister Churchill.
and Vice Admiral Lord Louis
Mountbatten, chief of combined
operations.
Abruptly, and almost completely,
the British Canadian discussions.
which comprised the first phase Of
the war psrleys here, have dropped
out of the picture. Canadian
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King and his chiefs of staff still
were on hand, but they were fading
into the background.
Anglo American Decisions.
Whatever decisions may be reached,
whether for the oft-promised in
vasions Of the European continent
or an acceleration of the war
against Japan. or both, obviously
will be principally Anglo American
decisions.
The conclusions to which an ex-
animation of the current war situa-
ton will lead the President and the
Prime Minister seem almost certain
to be Of military nature.
Supporting that idea is absence
OF Russian participation in the dis
cussions here. If the charting OF
the political future of Europe were
the major purpose of the war coun-
ellis, it would be almost imperative
that Russia be represented.
But in combat operations. IL Is
agreed that the Soviet Union could
make no greater contribution to the
United Nations cause than bringing
about the utter defeat of the Axis
armies now facing her. Any plans
made here could not affect that
/ fundamental fact, .sf
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Russia
Continued From First paae.l

broadcast by the Berlin radio,
recorded by the Associated Press,
said the heaviest fighting was in
the Belgorod area, jumping off
place for the Russian offensive
against Kharkov.
The Germans said the Rus
slams have suffered very heavy
casualties in a sWaying battle
Soviet tank losses in the six
weeks of the Summer offensive
were placed in excess of 5000 by
the German radio.
"A Rome military commenta-
tor said in broadcast recorded
by the Associated Press: ON
the eastern front it is useless to
deny that the situation is very
delicate. 1t might be even pos
sible that new Withdrawals be-
fore the appointed and pre-
arranged time might be forced
on the German high commando
The heaviest fighting in the Khar.
kov sector is along the Poltava
Kharkov Railroad, where Sovie
forces are driving southwark anc
fighting off fresh reserves of Ger.
man infantry and tanks, which arr
assisted by large groups of enemy
bombers.
Characteristic of the Kharko,
battle, Pravda said, was the increase
of enemy resistance as the Russian.
drew nearer the city.
Soviet forces southwest of Khar.
kov repulsed enemy flank attacks
directed at the sides of the Soviet
wedge The Germans hurled heavy
tanks and mobile artillery groups al
the junction of Soviet troops, but
the second line of Russian forces
came up, pushed the enemy back
and allowed advanced forces tc
continue the drive unhampered.