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Evening star., 1943-12-30
Sheppard Says U. 5.
Must Maintain Huge
Postwar Naval Force
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman Sheppard of the House
Appropriations Subcommittee or
Naval Expenditures said today the
United States must maintain a post.
war navy unsurpassed by that Of
any other nation or combination
of nations"
They will never get my vote tc
scrap one piece OF equipment
naval, aircraft or anything else
vital to the country's Defense" saio
the Texan, who has helped pilot
through Congress ship-expansior
bills totaling $4,000, 100000 since
June, 1910.
1--WE are going to have greater
areas of responsibility, greater ter
ritories in which we must police the
peace than ever before in our his
tory" he declared in an interview
Differing with fellow committee
members who hope for a sharp re-
duction in war spending, Mr.. Shep-
pard said ship construction will not
reach its peak" until late next
year, and that the present program
will not be completed until late
1945.
Mr.. Sheppard declared that "witf
the Pacific push coming on" there
would be increased emphasis ir
coming months on construction O.
all types of amphibious craft anc
crash, landing and tank boats 81
important for invasions.
He said the extent of that pro.
gram still remains uncertain "be.
cause no one knows how much de.
struction we will suffer in the in.
vasion of Europe'-a statement sup.
porting general Capitol Hill opinion
that concentrated Pacific warfare
will await victory in Europe.
I'VE had better leave that jol
undone until the time comes wher
we are sure we will have enough
to carry it through successfully" HI
said.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

The Federal Communications
Commission and the Office of War
Information evidently consider
broadcasts from the U. S. S. R. and
from Axis countries unfit for the
innocent ears of Congress and the
press.
There Is not neWspaperman of
any standing in Washington who
does not hear from time to time a
military secret which he jealousy
guards.
The material contained in the
broadcasts from our Russian war
associate and from our Axis enc
mics is, however, not to be divulged
to American legislators or reporters.
This policy of the FEC and the owl
is in striking contrast with that
adopted by the British Ministry of
Information.
Both American and British re-
porters in London receive unex-
purgated copies of the broadcasts
from Moscow, Tif1is and the Axis
stations. Any extracts which are
taken from these broadcasts for
publication have to be submitted to
the censor. The London newsmen
however, are reading the full re-
ports from the monitoring station
which are given to them confiden-
TALLY, and thus are acquiring a back
ground of knowledge about what Is
going on in Europe which Wash
ington newspapermen do not pos
sess.
Blue Pencils Much.
The Owl, which has constituted
itself the theological wet nurse fol-
the American public, passes on te
newspapermen drastically ex-
purgated version of the monitorec
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Brooklyn murder ring to which nj

Brooklyn murder ring to which nu-
merous killings were attributed.
u will not consider these cases
while the principal defendant is pro-
tected from punishment by the fail
ure OF the President of the United
States to grant the customary con-
ditional pardon" Gov. Dewey has
declared.
The Governors Office disclosed
four requests have been made for
custody of Buchalter. Attorney Gen.
eral Bidde said recently Buchal-
ter would be turned over to New
York when the Federal Govern
ment IS assured the death sentence
will be carried out. The State has
refused to give that assurance.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Nurse Who Risked Life
To Rescue Baby Dies
By the Associated Press.


BYRN MAWR, Pa, Dec. 30.-A
two weeks fight by doctors to save
the life of badly burned 25-year-
old nurse ended yesterday as Ruth
Harvey died of injuries received
when she ignored her flaming cloth
ing to carry 3-month-old baby to
safety.
Miss Harvey, fiancee Of Pfc. Her
bert o. Warren, Denton, Md, now
in the European war theater, died in
Byrn Mawr Hospital after physi-
clans kept her alive with a series
of IS transfusions of whole blood
and plasma. Shortly before her
death, hospital authorities sent out
an appeal for more donors, report
ing the institutions blood bank de-
pleted by the desperate effort to
save her life.
Early December Is Miss Harvey,
employed as nurse for infant twins,
went to the nursery to feed one Of
the children. Her dressing gown
caught fire from a heater, but she
ignored the rapidly spreading flames,
placed the child safely in a crib
ard left the room.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Expurgoting Of Soviet, Axis
Broudcusts Hits u. S. Newsmen

reports of the FEC. This expur-
gated copy rarely contains anything
that has not already been trans
mitted from abroad direct to the
regular news agencies. 1t is padded
with trivia which neither the Spe-
cial correspondents nor the news
agencies consider worth bothering
Members of Congress who have
applide direct to the FEC for copies
OF the monitored reports have had
very limited success.
One House member, who has two
sons in the battle line and who is
keenly interested in the political
aspects of the war, requested to be
put on the FCC's very exclusive
mailing list.
Blamed on Manpower.
He was informed that due to the
shortage of manpower and printing
materials it would be difficult to in
clude him. He was advised, how
ever, to apply to Chairman Sol
Bloom of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, who was receiving the
reports and who would be allotted
an extra copy, if he requested it foI
colleague.
The original inquirer wrote an.
other letter to the FEC and asked
to know why the extra copy which
would be available to Chairman
Bloom could not be sent direct tt
him.
This drew forth another commu.
nication from the FEC which
stated that the Representatives re,
quest would require a change in tn,
commissions regulations and tha
due to the absence or illness of som,
members no decision could be ex
| pected for the moment.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Ine)
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Missouri Priest Buries Dead
Under Fire in No Mans Land

beyond the American front lines, he
sought out the bodies of fallen
soldiers from the usually we'll
concealed places where they died.
He then carried them on his shoul-
ders to places where it was possible
to dig graves in the rocky soil and
carefully marked each grave. Be-
cause of the extremely dangerous
nature of the work, Father Kusman
refused to allow anybody to accom-
Ipany him though plenty of soldiers,
inspired by his courage, volunteered
to accompany him.
Many times each day he was the
target for enemy artillery and
machine-gun fire and several times
he was fired on by friendly troops.
During the 10 days he discovered
the bodies of Al Americans and 10
Germans and buried all of them
Otherwise the bodies would have
lain for days, perhaps weeks, in
hedges and bitches.
Father Kusman landed in Italv
with a ground echelon of the air
forces group to which he was as
signed. A large number of these
men never had been under fire
before. From the moment of land
ing they were exposed to incessant
shelling and intermittent bombing
and strafing by night and day. The
chaplain's personal talks with those
who showed signs of extreme strain.
according to the commanding officer
OF the group, doubtless prevented
several cases of nervous breakdown.
The Missouri priest, a graduate
OF the University of Fribourg in
Europe, is recognized as an eminent
Catholic psychologist and is the
master of five languages. He was
awarded the Legion of Merit for his
work in establishing friendly rela-
tiOl1S with the Arabs in Africo
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Mccormick k-for-President
Movement 10 Continue
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-William J.
Grace, secretary of the Republican
Nationalist Revival Committee
said yesterday petitions would con-
tinue to be circulated to draft Col
Robert R. Mccormick, editor and
publisher of the Chicago Tribune
as a candidate for President in the
Illinois preferential primary de-
spite his expressed wish not to run
THE draft Mccormick move
ment didn't ask Col. Mccormick to
allow the use of his name, and it
will not be stopped by the exchange
of letters" Mr.. Grace said in a
statement.
"The petition signing will 60 on
The Mccormick for President peti-
tion will be filed on time -. This
is not fake like the 1910 draft
Roosevelt movement. This is a real
peoples movement to draft a man
into leadership to save our re.
public"
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Sergeant Rushes Home
To Join Search for Son
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRADENTON, Fla, Dec. 80
Sergt. James P. Davis, who sped
here by plane. bus and jeep from
Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss, joined
today in the search for his 3-year-
old son Ronnie, who has been miss
ing three days.
The child disappeared Sunday,
shortly after his father left for
camp after spending a furlough at
nearby Bradenton Beach.
After Sergt. Davis plane was
grounded at Tallahassee, he took a
bus to Tampa, and made the last
leg of the trip in jeep.
While other searchers combed the
Beach Island, Sergt. Davis made a
flight in an Army observation plane
in hopes of spotting his son.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
|WAC Candidate Slain;
Husband Admits Cuttino

By the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 30-Mrs.
Elvira Alice Rodia, 33, who was
awaiting induction into the WAC,
was found dead on lonely Delaware
township road last night with slashes
on her face and body.
Asst. Camden County Prosecutor
Anthony Mitchell said today that
her husband, Edward, 40, Phila-
delphia taxicab driver, had admit
ted slashing her with a straight
razor which was found near the
body.
Detective Lawrence Doran said
Rodia told him the slashing occurred
after his wife, who had been living
with her mother for several weeks,
told him a reconciliation was i'm
possible and that she had been ac-
cepted for enlistment in the WAC.
Rodia was charged with murder
and taken to iail.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Maryland OPA Chiefs
Induction Postponed

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-A request
filed by the national Office of Price
Administration resulted yesterday in
postponment of induction of Leo H
Mccormick, Maryland OPA director
Col. Henry C. Stanwood, State
Selective Service director, said the
Government Draft Review Commit
tee asked the postponement to de-
termine whether an occupational
deferment should be sought for Mr.
Mccormick.
The State OPA head was placed in
Glass IA and was scheduled to re-
port yesterday for a final physical
examination. He is IS years old and
a father.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
7 District Marines
lake Part in Attack
On New Britain Hill
BY the Associated Press,


WITH UNITED STATES MA
RINES AT CAPE GLOUSTER, New
Britain, Dec. 26 CDelayed) Target
Hill was stormed shortly after the
landing today by marines led by 1t
Col. John E. Weber of Seattle, whose
men met the first opposition of this
invasion.
The enemy was routed from that
strong point and soon American
artillery from there was firing on the
Cape Gloucester airdrome. Col
Weber'S men were picked for the
task and raced directly for the hill
which had been hammered previ-
ously by American medium and light
bombers.
Those in Col. Weber's command
included Pfc. George P. Broderick,
Washington, D. c., who carried a
scar on his right shoulder from a
wound suffered on Guadalcanal, and
Capt. George Planter, also of Wash
lngton, who wears the Silver Star
award
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Broderick, 325 H street NE, Pfc
Broderick, 10, enlisted in the Marine
Corps in January, 1912, immedi-
ately after his graduation from ST.
Aloysius School, and has been over
seas for about 18 months. A brother
Pvt. John Francis Broderick, 20
also in the Marine Corps, is sta
toned at New River, N. C.
Capt. Planter, 36, whose wife
Mrs. Margaret Planter, lives at
$50 Eighteenth street NE, was
awarded the Silver Star for meri.
torious service in Guadalcanal be-
fore he was wounded. A native Of
Chester, Pa, Capt. Planter ha.
been in the Marine Corps IA years
He went overseas in April, 1912.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Drucker Released by u. S.
For Murder, Inc., Trial

By the Associated Press.
Jacob Drucker, alleged finger
man" for Murder, Inc, arrested
Monday in Wilmington, Del, has
been released by Federal authorities
to Delaware police for extradition
to New York, Attorney General
Biddle announced yesterday.
Drucker is under indictment in
Sullivan County, N. Y, for murder
in connection with three killings
alleged to have resulted from activi-
ties of Murder, Inc. Extradition
proceedings will be filed Immediately
with Delaware authorities, Mr.. Bid
die said.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Fafe Of Mankind at Stake
In 1914, GoebbeIs Saws
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
"a dangerous year in which the
fate of civilized mankind is once
more at stake" is foreseen in 1914
by Paul Joseph Goebbels, the Berlin
radio quoted the German propa-
ganda minister as saying today.
I'VE do no deny that the enemy
has caused us much difficulty and
will do so also in the future, -
Goebbels admitted in his year end
review" That is so in war.
THE year 1914 still contains rid
dies upon riddles"
But he concluded that "the enemy
has not succeeded in depriving Ger
many of the essential economic and
military positions-the preliminary
conditions for the coming final VIC
tory-which German armed forces
had conquered by its past great
victories for German security"
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Spain Denies Report
Il Recognizes MussoIini
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, Dec. 30.-Authorized
Spanish sources denied fatty today
that Spain has recognized Benito
Mussolini's new Fascist government
in Italy, as claimed Tuesday night
in a Berlin broadcast.
These sources added that Gen
eralissimo Francisco Frances gov
eminent has no intention of recog-
nizing the Italian puppet regime.
The Berlin announcement quoted
a Transocean propaganda agency
dispatch from Rome and described
the purported recognition as a
logical consequence of "the friend
ship between the two countries
which was cemented by the partici-
patton of Italian volunteers in the
Spanish civil war"
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Grew Declares Allies
Could Use Shintoism
To Keep laps at Peace
By the Associated Press.

os WIG <AoSoSAdtCu IkCSS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Joseph C.
Grew, former Ambassador to Japan,
said last night that Japanese
emperor worship could become an
asset in keeping the peace and sug-
gested it might be we'll to have post
war Japan run by "a peace-seeking
ruler not controlled by the military
While Mr.. Grew, now a special
assistant to Secretary of State Hull,
emphasized that he was speaking
only for himself, this was the first
implication from any State Depart
ment official that a member of the
Japanese royal family might be
called on to aid in forming a new
Japanese government once the
military clique around the throne
has been defeated.
Unopposed to Shint0ism.
Mr.. Grew spoke before the Illinois
Education Association.
He said he knows some people in
this country regard shintoism, in
volving emperor-w worship, as "the
root of all evil in Japan" but that
he disagrees, He said the japanese
people are easily led and could be
turned to the ways of peace by an
emperor so inclined and not con-
trolled by the military.
Mr.. Grew said the proper attitude
to take in the re-education of Japan
is "a helpful, cooperative, common
sense spirit, devoid of browbeating
or vindictiveness, with emphasis laid
upon what the Japanese would have
to gain by playing the game with the
rest of the world"
After the long war has ended in
decisive victory, he said, we would
be wise to ''offer the Japanese people
hope for the future"
If the United Nations place "a
fence around Japan and let her stew
in her own juice" he added, they
would be creating a fostering sore
with permanent explosive tenden-
cies'."
Probation Urged.
Japan must be allowed to develop
normal commercial and industrial
relations, he declared, after a period
of probation during which she is
purged of her fanatic militarism.
Mr.. Grew has often warned Of the
do-or-die philosophy of the japanese
and the danger of hoping for short
war in the Pacific.
Last night, however, he spoke out
against armchair statesmen" who
would condemn the entire Japanese
nation permanently, and indicated
that with proper encouragement,
elements in Japan would come for
ward to rebuild their country into a
respectable member of the family of
nations.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Publishers 10 Answer
Today on WLB Arbiter
In Printers Dispute

Washington newspaper publishers
today were to inform the War Labor
Board whether they agree to a
suggestion advanced yesterday by
Board Chairman William H. Davis
that WLB name an arbiter to settle
a wage dispute between the news
papers and members of Columbia
Typographical Union, No. 101. The
suggestion was made at a meeting
called by the board and held in In
terdepartmental Auditorium.
Asked by Peyton r. Evans, execu-
tive secretary of Washington News
paper Publishers Association, if the
union would agree to Mr.. Davis
proposal, Jesse B. Manbeck, union
president. replied in the affirmative.
Earlier, Attorney Walter M. Bastian,
representing the printers, told the
board it would accept the findings
OF an arbiter named by the board
itself or by the newspaper panel at
Chicago. Mr.. Evans said he would
: give the publishers answer today.
Just before the meeting adjourned
yesterday afternoon, an industry
representative on WLB, James
Tanham, informed the parties in
controversy that it did not neces-
sarily follow that the suggestion ad-
vanced by Chairman Davis would
be subscribed to by the board.
Explains Publishers Stand.
Mr.. Evans said the publishers
stood four-square on their con-
tract with the Printers, call
ing for agreement as to an ar
bitter to decide disputes. He added
that DR.. Edwin A. Mooers, arbiter
selected last year, whose decision
was in favor of the publishers, was
suggested by the union.
The publishers spokesman en-
pha.sized he could see no good
reason" for selecting an arbiter out
side of the contract processes.
The union is asking for Is per
cent wage increase under the Little
Steel" formula. Mr.. Evans said the
publishers final wage increase offer
to Printers was $3.50 a week. Union
spokesmen said it was accompanied
ny SOIAAlCA VI Opooel4o, 1liSiuSllIiS tIldI
OF an open shop.
Albert Stuart, Tim S Herald
member of the union Scale Com
mittee, asked the WLB to re-
view the decision made by an arbi-
traitor last year and to reward retro
active wages up to Is per cent if the
WLB believed that the arbitrator
erred
Regrets Work Stoppage.
Mr.. Stuart said that he re-
gretted the work stoppage of the
printers on December 10 resulting
in the suspension of the publication
of three afternoon papers next day
and seriously retarding morning
paper publication.
Harry N. Deerling, chairman of
the union Scale Committee, said
that his committee had hostile
publishers and hostile union" to |
deal with. He said that monetary
relief granted to the union now per-
haps would solve other problems.
The best solution, he believed, would
be for the contracting parties to
come to an agreement without resort
to arbitration. This, however, they
have been unable to do since nego-
tlationS were resumed on the return
of the printers to their daily work,
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Admiral Robert Flies
To Vichy From Spain

BY the ASSOclated Press.
BARCELONA, Dec. 30.-Admiral
Georges Robert, who maintained fol-
months Vichy France outpost ir
the Western Hemisphere, has left
here for Vichy by plane. The former
high commissioner of Martinique
and Guadeloupe arrived in Spain
recently from the Antilles.
The controlled Vichy radio broad.
cast today that Robert had con-
ferred with Chief of State Petair
after reaching the French capital.
Evening star., 1943-12-30
Youth Robs Store Here

A youth, carrying a revolver, held
up and robbed Molly Kagan of $50
in her grocery store at 2419 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. last night.
The woman told police she handed
$50 to the boy, who appeared to be
about 16, when he demanded all the
money in the cash register.
Evening star., 1943-12-30

lain, Stanley ]. Kusman, in civilian
life Catholic priest and professor
of psychology at Chaminade College,
Clayton, Mo, as one of the most
valorous of the war. He landed in
Italy as the chaplain of an air
force fighter group, but decided his
services were more needed with the
infantry and armored troops.
He learned that one salient was
without the services of a chaplain
and that as result many of the
dead were not being buried. Night
patrol activity was especially heavy
in this salient and because of this
many soldiers were being killed far
out in front of the lines and in
places Of coneealment. Although
under no obligation to do so, Father
Kusman made daily trips to this
salient for the purpose of burying
the dead.
Going alone and unarmed+ far
Evening star., 1943-12-30

There Is no such thing as a blood
less victory. Yours, too, Is needed
by Blood Donor Center. Call Dis
trict $500 to make IN engagement.
Evening star., 1943-12-30

FORT OGLETHORPE, GA.-LEGISLATOR JOINS ARMY
representative Gore Democrat of Tennessee poshes his
first Army meal after reporting here for examination
untary mducee With him at the table other
nesee inductees Mr. Gore 36 yesterday passed
on and was sworn in private Granted 21-day
ough he indicated he would visit Washington the
Venng of Congress after the holidays will
January 9 at Camp Shelby, Miss He absence
from Congress. "A P Wirephoto
Evening star., 1943-12-30
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff corresnondept

WITH THE 18th AIR SUPPORT
COMMAND IN ITALY, Dec. % de-
layeO "A Missouri college professor
spent 10 days and nights, much of
Evening star., 1943-12-30

lllC GllllC uiluCl
artillery a n d
machine-gun fire
from both sides.
digging ST graves
f o r American
and G erm a n
soldiers in a wild
no mans land"
b e y on d t h e
American lines
in Italy.
His command
ing general told
m e tod ay h e
considered t h e
act of the So
year old chap
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Tigers Discard
Bonus Seiup
Clubs Payroll
Will be Lighter

DETROIT, Jan. 15-R-The
Detroit Tigers are always unus-
ually secretive about salary mat
tiers, but word was out today
that the bonus plan had been
discarded for the 1913 season.
Last year the Tigers Topped
off tremendous portion Of
their 1941 payroll, reputedly the
highest on record in Major
League baseball, and to sooth
the distressed athletes the club
inserted bonus clauses designed
TO pay dividends. Rudy York
missed the biggest plum of S..
900 by failing to bat in 100 runs.
The Tigers are known to
frown on the practise of fixing
player bonuses based on attend.
ance.
For the most part, salary Of
fers contained in contracts now
going into the mails are be-
lieved to be at 1912 levels. AS
many experienced players now
are in the armed service, the
clubs payroll won't be as high,
according to informed sources.
who add that there probably
won't be salary in the $4,000
bracket.