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Evening star., 1943-09-22

Michael Fetnberg was prejudiced
during Touhy's trial on charges OF
kidnapping John Cake the Barber)
Factor In 1888 was dismissed yester-
day without prejudice by Federal
Judge John p. Barnes.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
Shrimpie, GeIdine Racer,
Changes Hands Aqoin

Shrimpie, which Trainer Hirsch
Jacobs claimed recently for 50 500
at Garden State and which twice
had won under the famed handlers
silks. has changed owners again.
w. t. Westrope claimed the 4-year-
old gelding after the seventh con-
test yesterday, which he won.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
Pvt. Soroyun in Hospitol

NEW YORK. Sept. "a up. Pvt.
William Saroyan, the playwright and
author, has been admitted to the
hospital at Fort Jay on Governors
Island, the I'd Service Command
announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-09-22
Touhy's Petition Dismissed

CHICAGO. Sept. % GA petit
ton by Roger Touhy for writ OF
habeas corpus alleging Judge
Evening star., 1943-12-22
ReprisuIs
Continued From First Page. \

newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung
claimed the planes of an entire
squadron were so lettered and that
another squadron called itself home
block busters"
This referred to the practice of
American airmen giving their big
bombers names, often facetious,
such as "Suzy O." "Whodat" and
"Wabbit Twacks."
The Nazis are screeching that
the names of some of the planes
prove that gangsters control the
American Air Force.
In seizing on the Kharkov trials
for further justification of German
brutality, a Nazi Foreign Office
spokesman claimed the trials were
agreed on in principle at the
Teheran conference, so the British
and Americans share the RESPONSE
bility." Swedish press reports said.
DNB's official statement specifical-
ly accused President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill of asso-
ciating themselves with the Kharkov
proceedings and likened those pro-
ceedings to medieval witch trials"
Three Germans and a Russian
traitor, who admitted at their trial
before a Kharkov military court that
they had committed and witnessed
numerous acts of atrocities against
Russian civilians and soldiers, were
hanged Sunday in Kharkovs public
square.
The three Germans, convicted
under Supreme Court decree of
April 10, 1943, were Wilhelm Lang
held, a Gestapo captain; Hans Ritz,
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s AP. CwFA.-s.lable
2Oo-21O pounds, steady at 1878. the top;
weights under 200 pounds and 270-300
pounds around % higher, some light
weight hogs up more: WEIGHTS over 300
pounds and sows steady to 10 higher; sood
and choice 2s0-330 pounds, 13 1880: no.
1870 pounds. 1:.50-13..o; 15O-17O pounds.
I:15-l2.75; sood and choice s50-55O
pound sows, 12.00-12.2s; few choice 300
ponGnds nI9 up to 12.40 indications around
salable cattle, 1000: salabl. calves. 500:
good and choice fed steers and yearlings.
70 higher; instances more on very active
market at 1900 upward. especially 1900
and better; common and medium grades
uneyenly steady to :5 hisher; good and
choice heifers % up. others steady: cows
unevenly steady to 25 lower; mostly weak
to 25 of; bulls steadoy: vealers arm at
300 down: II loads choice light and me-
Slunss Slum weight stsers topped At 90 nsxt
9yl6 9y 6o fat SH steers 14go.l6:75: bulk heifer.
down; not many about $50, weiehty .sau-
1l@0o-12.25; weishty heshy feeders to
salable sheep, 5000: total. 1000: little
done on lambs, general quality not very
attractive, few early sales about steady;
few good native lambs to packers. 1928:
some good to choice fed lambs with No 1
and fall shorn pelts "A 90: asking STRONGER
for the few good to choice lambs on offer
or UP to 1873 and above: undertone weak
on medium to GOOD wooled lambs and on
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Civil Transport Lines
Render Vital Service
In War, owl Says

The Nations civilian airlines and
their pilots are playing highly stra-
tegtc war roles" as they carry twice
as much cargo and airmail and fly
more passenger miles than ever be-
fore, the Once Of War Information
reported last night.
The report cited a number of in
stances In which commercial planes
are right in the thick of the battles:
for example, In the Aleutians, when
they were landing regularly at the
airport at Dutch Harbor during the
blistering japanese attack.
With half their planes and a third
OF their men IN the armed. forces, the
lines nevertheless are carrying twice
as much cargo and airmail as In
peacetime, owl says. and flying
more passenger miles. Samples of
their cargo, are the 1,200-gallon gas
oline trucks. cut into three parts.
loaded on the planes, carried to the
Alaskan highway, unloaded and
then welded together again.
In the early months of the war,
says the owl, flying was of the
seat OF the pants" variety, with
scanty instruments in bad weather.
When Dutch Harbor was being
bombed In the japanese attack that
finally was turned back, it was the
supplies flown IN by the commercial
airlines which did much to turn the
trick.
The United States 18 domestic
lines and 3 international lines
played highly strategic war roles" ,"
said the owl, noting that the re-
'apture OF the Aleutians would have
Evening star., 1943-12-22
S100, 900 Profit Laid
To St. Louis Dealers

ST. LOUIS. Dec. % P).-Federal
alcohol tax agents arrested 81 per-
sons in St. Louis and Kansas City
yesterday and Monday in a move to
smash alleged illegal liquor opera
tions which authorities said brought
nearly 100000 profit to the St.
Louis group alone in three months.
Nine persons were arraigned here
yesterday before United States
Commissioner John A. Burke on
charges of conspiracy to do whole
sale liquor business without Federal
licenses and to introduce liquor into
dry States. Bonds were set at 81 900
each.
Frank w. Harpold, Federal Alco-
hol Tax Unit agent. said the st.
Louis group bought liquor from dis
tilleries under retail licenses and re-
sold it at prices SIG to SAL a case
above OPA ceilings. Agents seized
1900 cases of liquor in two days.
In Kansas City IL persons were
arrested and several hundred cases
OF liquor seized. John T. Burketl,
district supervisor of the Alcohol
Tax Unit, said the IL would be
charged with conspiracy.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Gen. Quesada Gets
British Decoration

Brig. Gen. Elwood r. Quesada. 80,
former commander Of the 18th
Fighter Command. has been award
ed the Medal Of Commander of the
British Empire, one Of three Ameri-
can airmen decorated In the North
Africa theater OF operations, an
Associated Press dispatch from AL
lied headquarters in Algiers revealed
yesterday.
One of the first Americans to re-
ceive such an award from that the
ater, Gen. Quesada was decorated
for his supervision of the expansion
of the coastal patrols into new ter
ritories along the African coast and
for his aid in preparing the Sicilian
invasion.
The son of Mrs. Helen A. Quesada.
471e Ninth street NV, Gen. Quesada
is now serving as deputy commander
of the Northwest African Air Forces.
A Regular Army man, he was COM
misSioned In the Air Force in 1925
on graduation from Kelly Field, Tex
He has been serving overseas for
year.
In addition to the British award.
Gen. Quesada wears the Legion OF
Merit presented to him as organizer
OF the First, Second and Third
Wings in the United States. Before
the amalgamation of the Allied
forces in North Africa, he served as
commander of the First Wing.
A graduate of Mckinley High
School, Gen. Quesada attended the
University of Maryland and Wyo-
ming Seminary in Pennsylvania. A
brother, 1t. Graham Quesada, U. S.
n, is serving as commanding officer
Of an advanced submarine base.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
2,628 Cases Seized
In Minneapolis Raid

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. % R,.-
Agents of the Federal Alcohol Tax
Unit yesterday seized an estimated
s125,ooo to sl5o,ooo worth of LIQUOR
in a Minneapolis liquor store and
nearby warehouse and placed two
men under arrest on charges of il
legal sale of distilled spirits at
wholesale
c. E. Whitney, assistant super
visor in charge of enforcement for
the Alcohol Tax Unit, said 2.62S
cases of liquor were seized in the
warehouse alone
Arrested were Yiddy Bloom and
Henry Mitchlin, operators of the
store whose entire stock was confis-
Gated
Mr.. Whitney said the pair also
owned the stock seized in the ware.
house. Both men. he added, already
are under indictment on similar
charges and are scheduled to an.
pear in Federal court next Monday
with Blooms wife and his sister
Mrs. Mary Schneider, on the orig.
tnal charges.
Evening star., 1943-12-22

been postponed for months" If the
private lines had not stood ready
to fly in special troops and military
equipment quickly and In great
quantity"
True, the military contracts paid
well, with airlines making a net
profit Of nearly $4,000 900 in one
year. The number of accidents
dropped from 80 in 194l to 81 last
year and 20 up to November 26 of
this year, although, with the heavy
passenger lists, fatalities increased
from A in l941 to II in 1912. Fatali-
ties through November 26, 1s43,
totaled 80
AS another spectacular contribu-
ton. private lines are operating some
OF the Army and Navy modification
centers" in which planes are altered
to meet special requirements. From
such centers came the planes for the
Toxic raid and the assault on the
PlOesti airfields.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Marshall
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days at Honolulu to see Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz. commander OF
the Pacific fleet, and 1t. Gen. Robert
c. Richardson, jr.. commander OF
Central Pacific Army forces.
The Army and Navy units of Gen
Richardson and Admiral Nimitz took
the Gilbert Islands from the Japa-
nese November 20 and their air
forces have been hammering enemy
airdromes and bases in the Marshall
Islands. 800 miles north Of the Gil
berts, ever since.
The attacks on the Marshalls at
first attracted little japanese aerial
opposition, but the latest reported,
Sunday and Monday, by 7th Army
Air Force heavy Liberator bombers
met heavy enemy air counterat-
tack and on Monday three of the
big bombers were lost and others
damaged.
Confers With Blamey and Kenney.
The bombers, however. in striking
at the Taora airdrome, on the
Maloelap Atoll, touched of fires and
explosions among hangers and stor-
age depots with Is tons of explo-
sives. They were met by 80 enemy
Zero fighters, downing four and
probably destroying five others
In the Southwest Pacific Gen.
Marshall talked with Gen. Sir
Thomas A. Blamey, Australian gen.
eral in command of ground forces
in the Southwest Pacific, and 1t.
Gen. George c. Kenney. commander
OF Allied Air Forces in this theater.
Gen. Marshall flew to the Pacific
stations by way Of India. Ceylon
and Australia. His stops in India
and Ceylon took him into the new
Southeast Asia Command Of Ad-
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten,
established to prosecute the war
against the Japanese in the Burma
sector.
The Chief of Staff was accom-
panied by Maj. Gen. Thomas T.
Handy, chief of operations Of the
United States Army; Rear Admiral
c. M. Cooke, deputy chief OF staff
for Navy operations: Brig. Gen.
Haywood Hansell. chief Of the war
plans division of the Army Air
Forces, and 1t. Col. Frank Nc
Carthy. Gen. MarshalIs military
secretary.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Raids
Continued From First Page J

ried out without loss, a communioue
said.
Meanwhile. hint that the United
States 9Th Air Force is using Bremen
for a test OF precision bombing in
wiplng out the effectiveness of an
entire city was seen in an onicial
announcement as estimates of the
number of Allied planes participat-
ing in Mondays and yesterdays
massive attacks on Germany and
France rose to 5000.
500 Bombers Hit Bremen.
Commenting on the American
assault on Bremen Monday. in which
more than 500 heavy bombers par
ticipated, an announcement by the
9Th Air Force said. ut is pointed out
that scattered war industries sup
ported by city of Bremen's size
100000 best could be eliminated
by a series Of attacks"
Such a. test of precision bombing
would contrast with the "oblitera :
tion" bombardment which wiped out
the neighboring port of Hamburg
Mondays attack on Bremen was the
fourth by the 9th Air Force since
the first of November and its
seventh announced attack on that
objective.
Reconnaissance pictures showed
that Mondays attack inflicted severe
damage in port areas and nearby
rail yards, with a direct hit being
scored on workshops and other
facilities in the main ship yard.
Several buildings were DESTROYED in
the warehouse area and two of the
three major factories of the Bogard
armored vehicle works were set afire.
About 1000 tons of bombs were
dropped by approximately 5000 Al
lied planes on key Nazi targets in
Germany and Occupied France Mon
day and yesterday in the greatest
combined air operations ever carried
out in So hours against any county
since the war began.
Hundreds of British and American
bombers made massed daylight at
tacks yesterday on military targets
possibly secret weapon" installa-
tions-in the area OF Pas de Calais
The Raj on Monday night used
force which the London Telegraph
said possibly was 800 to 1000 planes
to hit Frankfurt and the twin cities
of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen fol-
lowing the 500-plane American blow
on Bremen.
The Bremen bombers had record
fighter escort, it was announced.
Lesser daylight sweeps Monday, in
addition to this heavy escort, prob
ably accounted for 1000 planes.
Twelve hundred tons of bombs
were dropped on Bremen and 1000
on Frankfurt, it was disclosed. The
London Herald said 300 tons prob
ably were dropped on the Mannheim
diversionary target and the re-
mainder was dropped in yesterday S
sweeps.
The Germans continued their
raids over London and parts of East
and Southeast England last night
but caused only slight damage and
small number OF casualties.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Prosecutor Considers
Charging Housemaid
In Triple Staying
BY the Associated Press.


MERCER, Pa, Dec. 22.-District
Attorney Edwin c. Moon said today
Janice Graham, 20-year-old blond
housemaid, will be charged with
murder in the triple Staying at the
Everett Wilson dairy farm, IF evi-
dence from the reopened investiga-
ton OF the case warrants"
The prosecutor said his action de-
pended largely on evidence he OBJ
tains from Wilson, who he had ar
rested yesterday in Kerrville. Tex,
as IAN absconded witness" from the
last grand jury investigation.
Wilson told officials in Texas he
would waive extradition and return
Immediately. Mr.. Moon said he is
certain the dairyman was fishing
with friends in Canada on October
7. when Mrs. Helen Wilson. 46, his
wife; Mrs. Catherine Wilson, rs. his
mother, and Robert Mckay, 10, a
farmland, all were killed.
But there are other angles to the
case I want to clear up" said Mr..
Moon. Then, If the evidence war
rants, we will have another trial, in
which william A. Morell can repeat
his story to jury with Miss Gra-
nam as defendant"
A jury Of six men and six women
acquitted Morell. 20-year-old orphan
worker on the farm. after hearing
him repudiate confession given
to Mr.. Moon and declare he became
involved only after finding the three
bodies and being begged by Miss
Graham to help me, Bill, help me-"
Mr.. Moon reopened the case after
Attorney General James H. Duff
announced the Commonwealth was
an independent investi-
CATION because he thought "one
verdict for three kill
ings" seemed strange.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Subsidies Hold Key
To "A Price Control,
0PA Chief Asserts
BY the Associated Press,

os tne hooOSiAtcu EESsS.
Whether the OPA can hold pres
ent prices in line in 1914 is depend
ent primarily on the decision OF
Congress in connection with sub
sidies, but stable wages and public
support also are involved, Price Ad-
ministrator Chester Bowles said last
night.
Granting that we get the SUBJ
sidy money" Mr.. Bowles said in a
radio address over the Blue Net
work, I'VE will only be able to control
the cost of living If % wages re-
main at their present levels, and
90 all of us develop a far greater
understanding that actual compli-
ance with OPA ceiling prices is a
community responsibility"
Congress has postponed until next
year decision on continuation of
subsidies.
Discusses Food Supply.
OF rationing during 1914, the OPA
chief predicted:
I'm general, our canned goods
supply should hold at roughly the
present levels. Our meat supply
should be thoroughly ample during
the early winter months. In the
spring. we will have somewhat less
meat than We have at present."
The meat ration today, Mr.. Bowles
said, is 20 per cent higher than last
March, when meat was first rationed.
Gasoline supplies will continue
tight during 1914. but the passenger
tire situation should be somewhat
relieved II it is possible to produce
the 30,000,00U tires considered mini
mum requirement by the ONCE Of
the rubber ulrector," he reported.
Truck tire supply will continue to
be severely short for some time, "
the administrator said.
Antisubsidy Fight Mapped.
Meanwhile, four national farm
organizations yesterday instructed
State and local leaders to call meet
ings Of farmers to draft a protest
against the Governments food
subsidy program
The organizations are the Ma
tional Grange, the American Farm
Bureau Federation. the National
Council OF Farmer Co-operatives
and the National Cooperative Milk
Producers Federation.
phe farm groups insist that
subsidies themselves are infationary.
They ask that consumer food prices
be based upon farm prices with
subsidies eliminated They declare
that no general increase in farm
prices Is desired.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Christmas Tree
Continued From First Page J

ments Of foreign make hanging on
the tree this year. according to Mr..
Snyder. Many OF them are made of
such materials as plastic. clear glass
and tinfoil. Because of the shortage
of metal hooks, 1900 were bent by
hand beforehand for attaching balls
to the tree.
Workmen from the National Capt.
tai Parks, the District Recreation
Department. the Electric Institute of
Washington and the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. began work on the
tree at 8 am, today. They expect to
complete the job and remove the
scaf1olding at 4 pm. Men from the
telephone company are busy running
wires and installing the ampliphier
which will broadcast the Presidents
annual Christmas message and
music OF the Marine Band. which
will be heard for blocks around the
White House Friday afternoon.
An octagonal-shapcd green fence
will be placed around the base of
the tree this wear in keeping with
the custom followed in most Amer
lean homes. 1t is the plan of the
department to make this years tree
truly American"
Gates Open at LAS Pm.
The public will be admitted at the
southeastern and southwestern gates
OF the White House at 1:45 pm.
A Marine Band concert will begin
at 2:l5 pm. concluding In time for
the Presidents address.
The Tree Committee met at the
District Recreation Department yes
terday to plan instructions to be
issued to persons wishing to watch
the ceremony. No cameras will be
allowed. No one will be allowed to
loiter outside the south fence of
the White House. but every one will
be welcome inside the grounds. The
tree is near the fence at the south
end of the grounds.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Won Gonturd
Continued From First Page. -,

demanding that Won Gontard be
examined physically and CLASSIFIED.
Finally, based on a New York phys
ical examination, the California
board placed Won Gontard in Glass
la, Mr.. Cregan said, whereupon
Won Gontard wrote for and was re-
fused an additional delay.
Board Asked Action.
The California board insisted
upon speedy action in the case. Mr..
Cregan said, and on the day before
Won Gontard was to appear for his
physical examination in New York,
Local Board 20 received word he
was in Manhattan hospital suffer-
ing from an inflamed gall bladder.
A medical history was submitted
by DR.. Hutschnecker indicating
treatments since 1889 Mr.. Cregan
said. He said Won Gontard was ex-
amined physically. but on the basis
OF that history, although found in
normal physical condition, he was
disqualified from military service.
Mr.. Cregan said Won Gontard.
though divorced in January, l94l.
also requested the California board
to place him in deferred classifi-
cation on grounds that he was mar
ried and supporting a wife.
Mr.. Cregan said the case, under
investigation since May 3 as the re-
suit OF an anonymous complaint to
the FBI, would be referred to a Fed
eral grand jury. Conviction on the
charge carries a sentence of fvs
years imprisonment and $4,000
| fine.
Won Gontard, who, Mr.. Cregan
said. still holds large stock in
terest in the Annheuser-Busch Co.
OF st. Louis, was registered with
Local Board 247 at Beverly Hills.
Calf. He came to New York on
December 4, 1910.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Melvin F. Bergman, Al,
Insurance Official, Dies

Melvin F. Bergman, At, assistant
secretary of the American Fire In
surance Co., oied of a heart attack
today at his home, 9410 Georgia
avenue, Silver Spring.
A native of the District, Mr.. Berg
mann had been associated with the
American Fire Insurance Co. since
1922. His father. the late H. H.
Bergmann, formerly was secretary of
the company.
A graduate of Mckinley High
School and Strayer Business College
here. Mr.. Bergman was in the real
estate buciness before entering the
insurance business.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Eleanore F. Bergman; a daughter,
Mrs. Richard Glading, and a son.
M. Stewart Bergman, a yeoman,
first class, In the NAVY.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
By the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.-Lyle
Richard Munday. 25-year -old Army
Air Forces bombardier, whose pro-
baton report said he had been mar
ried seven times, but separated by
court action only three times. was
sentenced to San Quentin Prison
on bigamy charge yesterday
He was taken into custody imme-
diately afterward by San Bernardino
military authorities on a pre-
emptory demand
Superior Judge Arthur Crum, be-
fore whom Munday pleaded guilty
on the bigamy count, said he
granted the bombardier 10 years
probation in order to release him
to the Army for court-martial, but
decreed that Munday be returned
to civil authorities on his release
from the Army.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Eisenhower Believed
Currently Favored
To Lead Invasion
BY the Associated Press.

os inc ASsOClACeQ freSS.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower under present cir
cumstances - always subject tc
change-is now believed leading the
field for the. job of Allied command
er in chief tor the western invasion
This would leave the developing
campaign for the Mediterranean
theater generally in British hands.
The victor of North Africa and
Sicily has come to the forefront de-
spite earlier and unquestionably ac-
curate reports that Gen. George c.
Marshall had initially been picked
Tor the great command
Both Acceptable to Leaders.
The impression here is that both
had been found acceptable by su-
preme Allied leaders at the Teheran
conference, but that since then
American considerations have raised
Gen. Eisenhower to the No. choice
1t now appears Prime Minister
Churchills illness may be delaying
the final agreement on the selection.
In the beginning, Gen. Eisen-
hower's prospects seemed to suffer
from some fear that his appoint
nlent would create an impression
however false-that the Italian and
Mediterranean war would be wholly
subordinated.
Mediterranean Force Mostly British.
Again this objection these consid-
erations now are offered:
l. Some British general such as
Gen. Sir Harold Alexander, veteran
of years of action in that theater
and always closely associated with
Gen. Eisenhower and his methods,
could take over with a minimum
disruption of plans.
2. In Italy and in the Mediter-
ranean generally the preponderance
of Allied forces-both aground and
at sea-is British.
3. 1t has been widely said here
that after the first shock of the
Allied western landings the armies
on the new front are going to be
predominantly American.
4. The Mediterranean in the long
view, is greater preoccupation of
Britain than of America and, by a
variety OF circumstances, is likely to
become more and more of a British
show as time goes on.