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Evening star., 1944-02-29
Louisiana Democrats
Go 10 Polls Today
In Runoff Primary.
By the Associated Press,


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. "a A.
year-old song writer-band leader
and an elderly exponent OF the prin-
ciples of the late Huey p. Long. seek
the Governorship of Louisiana in
today's Democratic runoff primary
which brings to an end an exciting
-four weeks campaign.
Lewis L. Morgan, 67-year-old Gov
|ington attorney and former member
Of Congress, and James H. Jimmie"
Davis, Shreveport Public Service
Commissioner, top man in the first
primary, made last minute appeals
last night for their tickets.
Besides the Governorship, four
other State offices are at stake.
Earl X. Long, brother of the late
Senator, is candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor on the ticket headed
by Mr.. Morgan, and is opposed by
j. Emile Verret, Mr.. Davis running
mate.
From the stump Mr.. Morgan has
advocated a return "of the liberal
government Of Huey P. Long" He
has the backing of the potent "Old
Regular" Democrats Of New Orleans.
Nomination is equivalent to elec-
tion in Democratic Louisiana and
the winning faction undoubtedly will
have control over the States dele
cation to the National Democratic
Convention.
The polls opened at 6 am. and
will close at pm, except in New
ORLEANS where voting ends at 9 pm.
The city Is the only place in the
State where voting machines are
used.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Army Halls Contracts
For Training Planes
Al Four Plants

Further curtailment of the train
ing plane program was announced
by the War Department late yes
terday In terminating contracts at
four plants in order to release more
workers for the manufacture of
combat planes.
The primary contractors affected
by the order are: Fairchild Aviation
Corp. at Hagerstown, Md; Consoli-
dated-Vultee at Nashville, Tenn,
and Downey, Calf, and Aeronauti-
cal Corp. Of America at Middletown,
Ohio.
AS the aerial offensives increase
over Europe and in the Pacific areas,
the Army Air Forces are concentrat-
ing more intensively on stepping up
the combat plane program. There
has been gradual decrease in the
number Of training planes for some
time, but that program is not being
stopped. At the start of the war, GO
per cent of plane output was
trainers.
At the four plants that are now to
halt construction of trainer planes,
the Army Air Forces will utilize a
quantity Of incompleted fabricated
parts as spares" in maintaining
trainer aircraft.
The number of workers involved
was not disclosed, but utilization of
all of them on combat projects is
contemplated, the War Department
said.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Boxing Title FinoIist
Held as Parole VioIutor

George Espino, 160-pound boxer
scheduled to fight in the District
amateur boxing championship bouts
at Uline's Arena tonight. was ar
rested today on charge of violat-
ing his parole from the National
Training School for Boys, police re-
vealed.
The nature of the violation was
not disclosed by police, but it was
said that it was doubtful that the
fighter would be able to appear in
tonight's contest against Frank
Sweeney. Both fighters were slated
to enter the ring under the colors
of the Merrick Club.
An amateur fighter was permitted
to go through with fight last week
at Turner's Arena while detectives
who arrested him in his dressing
room before the fight on a house
breaking charge waited to take
him away.
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Gertrude Van Hoesen Dies;
Former University Teacher

Miss Gertrude Van Hoesen, IS,
former member of the faculty of the
University of Chicago and a resi-
dent of Washington for 30 years,
died yesterday at her residence, 5310
Reno road NV.
Born in Macomb, ILL.,, Miss Van
Hoesen was head of the home eco
nomics department of the college
OF education of the University of
Chicago for 20 years before coming
to the District. She was graduate
of the University of Chicago and
received her M. A. degree from Co.
lumbia University.
A charter member and one of
the founders of the American As
sociation of University Women here,
Miss Van Hoesen was also a charter
member of the Zonta Club.
She is survived by three sisters,
DR.. Elizabeth NJ, formerly a practic-
ing physician in Chicago; Misses
Margaret and Jane Van Hoesen, all
of Washington, and brother, Har-
old M. Van Hoesen of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at Chambers
Georgetown funeral home, Thirty
first street and Wisconsin avenue
NV, followed by burial in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
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Western High Scholarship
Offered in Flyers Memory

An annual award of $50 a year
to an outstanding Western High
School student has been offered in
memory of Second 1t. David Peter
Masterson of the class of 1899 by
his sister, Mrs. Lloyd S. Luther,
and her husband, the high school
announced today.
1t. Masterson was killed in the
crash of training plane at Waco,
Tex, last November, just before he
was to receive his commission and
wings. These were awarded post
humously. Besides his sister, he is
survived by his wife, the former
Mary Morris, who attended Western
in 1910.
The Board of Education is expect
ed to approve the plan tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther have stipu-
lated that the award 60 to a boy or
girl preparing for a career in avia-
ton, or, second, a career in engi-
neering or science. Personality is to
be considered along with scholastic
standing.
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awarded the Silver Star.
When the Liberator was badly
damaged and every member of the
crew was killed or wounded, Sergt.
Statland stayed at his post to notify
the control station of the planes
plight. AS the plane was brought
down on the sea Sergt. Statland
wrapped his jacket around the tele-
graph key so that signals might be
sent as long as possible. This en-
abled searching planes to find the
survivors.
Attacked by IL Fighters.
The crippling attack began when
a dozen enemy fighters set on the
bomber as it completed run over
the Pomelaa mines on Celebes Is
land. One Of its four engines was
shot out and another set afire.
Limping, the plane fell from
formation and dropped into a cloud.
When it emerged, 10 more Japanese
fighters were waiting. In a 40-min-
ute running battle at least eight of
these were shot down and the Lib
orator lost another of its engines.
With one of the two remaining
engines crippled the bomber dived
in an effort to windmill it into op-
Grafton and in so doing brushed
treetops with its tail, causing further
damage. =
All heavy equipment was jetti-
soned except the top turret gun and
Is rounds of ammunition. This was
soon exhausted when two enemy
fighters made Commute attack
in which the co-pilot's controls were
shot out and every member of the
crew killed or wounded.
Three Posthumous DISC Awards.
Capt. Frederick S. Hinze of San
Francisco, who brought the plane
smoothly down at sea; Flight Officer
Frances E. HERES, co-pilot, from
New London. Wise, and Staff Sergt.
Howard G. Collett of Thompsonville,
Conn, went down with the ship.
They were awarded posthumously
the Distinguished Service Cross.
Survivors in addition to Sergt.
Statland were First 1t Robert R.
Jones, Fort Wayne, Ind, bonn
bardier: Second 1t. Edgar "A. Green.
Brookline, Mass, navigator, and
Technical Sergt. William NJ. Fansler,
Amarillo, Tex, gunner All received
the Silver Star for gallantry.
Sergt. Statland was employed by
the Wilson Lines before entering
service two years ago. He went
overseas in April.
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have been actively sounding out
State leaders who have much to
say about the makeup of delegate
states.
As a result, the Vice Presidents
friends believe he will receive the
backing of majority of the dele
gates from Pennsylvania, California,
Minnesota, Iowa, Washington and
Oregon, as well as scattered support
elsewhere
None of these delegations has
been elected yet, though states have
been entered in some instances. A
California slate expected to cast its
So votes for President Roosevelt for
a fourth term is counted as favor
able to Mr.. Wallace, but the situa-
ton is not so well clarified else
where.
Mr.. Wallace recently returned
from Western trip repeatedly sat-
isf1ed that he was gaining in
strength. That view now is shared
by some practical politicians here
who were ready to count him out of
WIZ 4AAAAAAAAS oCFC4 al 11lOl1U1lS dSO
when President Roosevelt publicly
rebuked him for a controversy with
Secretary of Commerce Jones over
operations of the subsequently re-
organized Board of Economic War
fare.
These politicians contend that the
President will have the final say in
the choice of a running mate, as he
did in 1910 when he forced Mr.. Wal
lace's nomination despite his COM
plete lack of delegate support.
There have been some suggestions
that Mr.. Wallace might be the
Presidents easiest choice if battle
develops among others who have
been mentioned as likely or possible
candidates. These include Speaker
Rayburn. Edward r. Stettinius, jr.,
Undersecretary of State; Senator
Truman, Democrat, of Missouri;
Food Administrator Marvin Jones
and others.
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Draft
Continued From First Page.

will be of definite interest to ALL"
The armed forces" said Senator
johnson, have their manpower
sights too high.
when 1 see 4-F's playing foot
ball and baseball and doing all the
other things that require physical
strength and endurance, can't be
very much impressed with the
standards under which they are
exempted from service"
Senator Wheeler. noting that a
review of 100000 occupational de-
ferments has been ordered by the
President, said:
THE least they can do is stop
drafting fathers now-as I asked
them to do early last summer
until this review of deferments in
industrial plants and other occupa-
tions is made
Practices Called Scandalous.
You don't have to be an expert
to know that there are many thou
sands of men classified as 4-F for
some minor physical defect who
could be used by the Army if the
Army would take them.
TITS scandalous the way they have
deferred young men of 18 to 26
years in the various war plants and
taken fathers with large families. 4"
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee called the
medical commission report all
wrong"
''The Army should lower its phys
ical requirements" he said. TT
should reclassify those who already
have been rejected and should quit
rejecting men because of illiteracy.
Men who are illiterate can still be
sharpshooters. All soldiers can't be
Harvard graduates"
Meanwhile, selective service di-
rectors throughout the country re-
ported almost general failure to
meet quotas. At least nine States,
an Associated Press compilation
showed, have failed to meet goals
by amounts ranging from 10 to so
per cent. These include New York,
Michigan, Kentucky, Nebraska,
Florida, Iowa, Colorado, Georgia
and Utah.
Others said they had failed to
meet their goals but did not dis
close the margin. Four States
Oregon, Montana, South Carolina
and Rhode Island-said quotas have
been met.
In the District, the change over
from the old to the new induction
method has put a week-long halt on
induetions, while in Maryland Col
Henry G. Stanwood, State director
Of selective service, reported some
shortages" and said that while the
order to review all occupational de-
ferments will mean a speedup in in
duction, "a balance must be struck
to protect war production.
Prime reasons for failing to meet
quotas, as given by the State direc-
tors, were:
l. "A hesitancy about drafting
fathers, though 1t was indicated that
this feeling is diminishing.
2. Efforts to keep the draft from
hindering war production.
8. Delays brought about by the
chage-over from the former system
|of screening" examinations by
draft board doctors to one of mill
|tary physical examinations before
inducuop.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Wallace Slated 10 Attend
Party al Arlington Farms

The % pioneers" of the Arlington
Farms residence halls will mark the
first years operation of their home,
Idaho Hall, at 4:30 pm. tomorrow
at party for Vice President and
Mrs. Wallace and a group of Fed
eral officials.
Assisting in the party will be the
house directors Of the other resi-
dence halls and members of the
management staff. A 50-pound an
niversary cake will be cut by Mrs
Wallace.
The pioneers, all War Department
employees, moved llto the housing
center last March, before the 10
halls were completed The Project
was built by the Federal Werks
Agency.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Laundry Sofety Code
Hearing Set Tomorrow

A public hearing will be held by
the Minimum Wage and Industrial
Safety Board at 7:30 pm. tomorrow
on a proposed safety code for the
laundry, dry cleaning and dyeing in
dustries, where an average of one
employe was injured every day last
year.
Mrs. Albert w. Atwood, chairman
of the board, said the code has been
prepared by special committee, in
cluding representatives of the in
dustries, the District Health De-
partment and the Bureau of Santa
ton. Any one may testify at the
hearing, she said. 1t will be held in
Room 1918 Of the Municipal Center
Building.
Red Cross accounts are audited by
the War Department Of the United
States.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Mrs. Louise Alvarez,
Jurist's Daughter, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAYVILLE, N. Y, Feb. 29.-Mrs
). Louise McSherry Alvarez, u,
laughter Of a late chief justice of
ne Maryland Court Of Appeals, died
esterday at her home here.
A native of Frederick, Md, she
T.c.s the daughter of Justice and
-. S. James McSherry. She had been
I leader in Democratic politics here
Two sons and two daughters survive
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Woman N. P. Candidate
Gets In Lost Word
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 29.-Supporters of
Maj. E. M. Keatinge, candidate in
dorsed by Prime Minister Churchill
for Parliament, hired all halls on the
eve OF the election in Bury st. Ed
munds.
Mrs. Corbett Ashby, Liberal candi-
date, was left out in the cold and
that's just where she exercised her
woman's prerogative OF getting the
last word.
She held an open-air meeting in
q blackout-said to have been the
first in the history of British poll
tics.
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reported today
to have received
1 ay or able re-
sponses from a
large bloc of
prospective del
egates In six
States having q
total Of 200 votes
in the Demo-
cratic National
Convention. -.
Although Mr..
Wallace has said
his political fu-
ture Is "in the
lap Of the gods, "
his lielltenants
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remained at MS
post despite his
wounds and di-
rected csc e
planes to the
survivors W a S
disclosed h ere
yesterday.
A delayed AS
sociate Press dis
patch from AL
lie d headquar-
ters told of the
g a II a n try for
which Technical
s e r 6 t. D a vid
Statland, 1928 I
street NV. was
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Light rain
mixed with snow. Windy and
somewhat colder. with lowest tenn
perature near u degrees tonight
Tomorrow clearing and windy
warmer in afternoon.
River Report.
Potomac River muddy. Shenan-
doah cloudy, at Harpers Ferry. Po-
tomac very muddy at Great Falls
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 lP,.-Cotton prices
broke about ST. a bale today on a furry of
New Orleans and local liquidation coupled
with hedging.
Support came principally through scale
down price hxing. Smaller mill demand
for spot cotton was also considered as .
contributing factor
Late afternoon values were so to 30
cents bale lower, March, 20.74; May,
2O25; July 1872
Evening star., 1944-02-29

Harry G. Ang-
len c a m e up
from Dallas to
speak for him..
self and about
rs other AIS
W no W q n t to
volunteer. Texas,
as every body
knows, is q great
State for volun-
teering.
"The boys fig
ured If I talked
to the surgeon
6 e n e r al" ex-
pl aimed Mr..
Evening star., 1944-02-29
1exon Asks Surgeon General
To Admit 4-Fs to Service

A 35-year-old Texan agrees with
members OF Congress that the
armed forces should open their
doors to more 4-Fs. He's 4-F
Evening star., 1944-02-29

Anglen, maybe he'd lower the
standards so we could get in. We'd
like to get into this business and
get 1t over with"
The Texan, who appeared here
with cowboy hat and a slow drawl,
wasted no time getting to the
surgeon generals ONCE. A colonel
sent him to a major who took him
to another colonel who told him to
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Heroism Of Wounded
D. {. Radioman Saves
Three on Bomber

How a Washington sergeant, radio
operator on a Liberator bomber,
downed by Japanese fighter planes
In the Southwest Pacific, heroically
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Wallace Supporters
Claim 200 Prospective
Votes for Nomination
By the Associated Press.

Friends Of Vice President Wal
lace, beating the bushes to line up
support for his denomination, were
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Is Men Are Ordered
To Report to Navy

Thirteen men, found acceptable
for the naval forces on their pre-
induction physical examination,
have been ordered to report for in
duction at the Navy Recruiting
Station tomorrow. The group in
cludes:
Cooper, William H. Bethune, John W.
baltimore. Jasper Hopkins, Alonzo ].
Martin, Richard II. Jonakfn, Howard
Montague, Henry Kearse, Blocker II.
RtcherdSon, r. w. Price, Andrew c.
6imkins, 0eorge l. RobinSon, James
White, John l., jr.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Washington Exehones

8ALE1.
WAshington Gas conamon-1O at 23M.
0arnnckel bh% pfd-10 at 20x.
Capital Transit Colo at 40.
National Bank Of WashinGton--b ct 1851.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

far this wear. E 2gc extra. b IS 90 extra
k 1Qc extra. Paid In 1943. yS1O.OO
extra.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

Record for Last ~ Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 81 at $40 PM
Lowest, 80, at 5:55 am.
Record Temperatures This Year
HIGHEST, SO, on February "a.
Lowest. II. on January 2.
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 100 per cent at $50 am.
Lowest, 80 per cent, at 2:30 pm.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
Today Tomorrow.
High - :03 am. 200 am.
Low - 7:45 am. S:3S am.
High - / 1:28 pm. 2:24 pm.
Low ---- S:19 pm. 9:17 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets
Sun, today - TAI ZOO
Sun, tomorrow TAI 700
Moon, today 11:24 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK, Feb 20 LP.-National As
ISOLATION Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1944-02-29

The Sun and Moon.
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 LR,.-Dividends de.
clared:
AccumulateA
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Japanese Fake
Surrender, Kill
| ; Americans
By the Associated Press.

HILL 26O. BOUGAINvILLE, Sol
ONION Islands, Mar. 26 Delayed) -
A story Of Japanese taking surren-
der and then killing an American
captain, sergeant and private with
machine gun and mortar fire was
told today by Second 1t. Richard l..
Roy. 81, Mountain Lake Park, Md.
I'VE talked with the Japs for 10
minutes" 1t. Roy said. THE cap
tain asked them to throw up their
hands and surrender. He and I
were standing in the open on the
cliffside below their pillbox.
Finally I motioned for them to
come out. A Jap motioned for us
to come in. Suddenly all the Japs
dropped down in the pillbox and
opened fire."
The captain, a staff sergeant and
4 private were killed. 1t. Roy said
his platoon killed at least % jap
anese in the ensuing action.
Five Americans were killed in the
days fighting, which occurred on
March %.
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Prosecution Fights
Motion 10 Dismiss
Chaplin Charges
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 29.-Defense
efforts to have the Charlie Chaplin
Mann Act case thrown out OF Fed
eral Court on motion for directed
acquittal met stubborn resistance
today from the prosecution.
A motion for the directed verdict
was made by the actors attorney
Jerry Giesler, late yesterday after
Chaplin's butler, Edward Chaney
tessifying for the prosecution, had
said that Chaplin admitted within
his hearing that he had engaged in
intimacies both in New York and in
Beverly Hills with Joan Berry.
Mr.. Giesler did not DENY the
alleged act had occurred in New
York.
For the purposes of our areu-
ment," he told the court, you must
assume the act took place.
Violation Denied.
But, he added, the relationship
between Miss Berry. "a, and Chap
lin, 80 years older, could have been
pursued "undisturbed, indefinitely
and anywhere" and did not neces-
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Experts Reveal Nation
Faces Wheat Deficit
Within Two Years

The United States faces mount
ing shortage of wheat which, at the
probable rate Of production and con-
sumption will find the Nation close
to its first deficit in history, within
two years, figures supplied by the
Agriculture Department disclosed
today.
Even with increased importations
from Canada, the wheat carry-over
on July l of next year threatens to
fall below the 250,000,00 bushels
considered q safe working supply in
the light of war demands, and by
July l, 1916, the carry-over would
have virtually disappeared, accord
ing to these figures.
Top wheat experts in the Agri-
culture Department admit the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation, but insist
that before such a condition is
reached, sharp cuts will have to be
made in supplies earmarked for
livestock feed and alcohol produce
ton. Food Administrator Marvin
Jones recently expressed concern
over United States wheat supplies,
but said q saving factor would be
imports from South America.
Little Due From Argentina.
The experts estimate, however,
that only a small portion of imports
could come from Argentina, the only
South American nation exporting
wheat. That country has about
200 ,000, 900 bushels available for ex-
port, and Great Britain is its big
gest customer, they point out.
The supply situation would be
further aggravated, department ex-
perts say, should the war end in
Europe before the close Of the year,
with the resultant demand for
wheat for relief feeding.
Crop reporters announced in Chi
cago yesterday that prospects for
winter wheat had improved ma
terially since last December, but
wheat experts here said the over
all picture still remained serious.
Gaithersburg Meeting Slated.
The seriousness of the situation
has prompted John S. Larcombe,
jr., a retired Washington business
man and former Montgomery Coun-
ty farmer, to call q meeting OF
county farmers in Gaithersburg
High School April 8 to discuss the
problem with members of Congress
and the Agriculture Department.
Albert S. Goss, master of the Ma
tional Grange, and DR.. o. c. Slime
of the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, have been invited to speak.
Senators Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia: Tydings and Radcliffe, DEM
ocrats, of Maryland, and Represen-
tative Beall, Republican, OF Mary
land, have been invited.
Mr.. Larcombe has estimated on
the basis of figures supplied by the
Agriculture Department that the
United States will be faced with q
444 900, ,000-bushel deficit by 1945
He hopes the meeting will be the
pattern for similar meetings in all
sections OF the country to build a
national program for increased
wheat production.
Evening star., 1944-03-29

Mary Frances, age 6; James Michael,
4; Robert Otto, 2, and 6-week-old
baby Elizabeth.
Sheriff Mcintosh said Mrs. Arends
q registered nurse, struggled with
her husband as he leveled the shot
gun at her. She picked up .22-cali.
ber rifle and attempted to defend
herself.
Her husband, the sheriff said, sho,
her to death and then turned the
shotgun on himself, falling over the
bodies Of his dead children.
Evening star., 1944-03-29

many witnesses would be called,
who would be the flrst, or whether
Chaplin would take the stand in his
own defense.
CLANCY, the Chaplin butler, was
the fnal Government witness. He
spoke almost inaudibly, and United
States Attorney Charles H. Carr re-
peatedly had to ask him to raise
his voice.
Evening star., 1944-03-29
Farmer Facing Draft Call
Kills Family Of Five, Self

BY the Associated Press.
INDEPENDENCE, Wash, Mar. 70
-Brooding over rsclassifcation te
IA in the draft. 4 33-year-old farm.
er killed his four young children, hi,
wife and himself yesterday.
Sheriff ]. w. Mcintosh said his in.
vestigation showed Bernard Arend.
killed his family and himself be.
cause he feared for the future Of hi,
family and prosperous farm In the
Grays Harbor area.
The. Arends children slain were