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Evening star., 1944-09-16
Tokyo Informs Nation
|0f New Yank LANDINGS
By the Associated Presa.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. le.-A Japa-
nese imperial headquarters COM
munique acknowledged today that
American forces had made success
full landings on Peleliu Island in the
Palau group and on Morotai Island
in the Halmaheras.
The communique was broadcast to
the japanese people by the Tokyo
radio and recorded by the Federal
Communications Commission. 1t
marked the first time the japanese
people had been told of the twin
invasions.
The communiQue said the land
ings at Peleliu was made ''in the
afternoon" after several previous
attempts had been "repulsed. /"
Since the initial landing, it added,
the enemy has been increasing his
military strength and our forces are
engaged in fierce fighting against
them. with all their might"
In broadcasts in'Japanese to Aus
tralia and in Spanish to Latin
America yesterday, the Tokyo radio
said United States forces had at
tempted" a landing on Peleliu from
40 transports" but that they had
been completely repulsed."
OF the Morotai invasion, the COM
munique said only that "a part Of
the enemy forces landed on the
southern coast of this island" after
being intercepted" by Japanese
units, which ARE at present fighting
fiercely,"
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Park Policeman Held
In Death Of Ex-ModeI
~ the Associated Press.

/
CHICAGO, Sept. l6.-Assistant
States Attorney Julius sherwin
said today that q charge OF murder
has been placed against Park Police
man Edward Neis, ~. in connection
with the fatal shooting Thursday OF
Mrs. Audrey Mclaughlin Hooke, 81,
former dancer and model.
Mr.. Sherwin said Neis, q park po-
liceman for 10 years. was being held
in jail and would be arraigned In
Felony Court Monday. A continu-
ance, however, will be rec Tested, the
prosecutor said, until after Septem-
Der % when an inquest into Mrs.
Hooke's death Is to be held.
Mrs. Hooke, estranged wife oi
Robert D. Hooke, labor relations
counsel for q mail order house, was
shot in the head in the recreation
building OF Lake Shore Park. A 49,
caliber pistol was found nearby and
Mr.. Sherwin said 1t was the police
mans service revolver.
Mr.. Sherwin said Neis, denying he
had shot Mrs. Hooke, explained that
he had admitted the woman to the
recreation building when she asked
to use a rest room. The policeman
told Mr.. Sherman he had left his
gun on a bench while he went to a
basement rest room. Later, he
added. he heard shot and found
Mrs. Hooke slumped on = bench
upstairs.
Mr.. Hooke's lawyer said the couple
had been separated four months and
divorce suit was pending. Mr.
Hooke was In Washington when
notified of his wifes death.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Three Injured Here
In Traffic Accidents

Mrs. Blanche E. Trevathan, 66, of
306 Barton street, Arlington, suffered
possible skull fracture last night
when struck by an automobile driven
by Pfc. Carl N. Quesenberry, 20
stationed at Alexandria, La, in the
3l00 block of M street NV, police
reported.
Mrs. Trevathan was taken to
Emergency Hospital. Pvt. Quesen-
berry, who is here visiting relatives
was not held.
Matte L. Rucker, 6, colored, 7lO
Twenty-fourth street NE. suffered
a fractured right leg and possible
internal injuries when struck by an
auto while crossing Benning road at
Twenty-fourth street. Police said
driver of the car was Paris Rizzo
70, of 1926 Ames street NE. The
child was taken to Casualty Hospital
In another accident yesterday Peter
Buckley, 3, of 648 Atlantic avenue
Sc, was cut and bruised when
struck by a Capital Transit bus as
he ran across Yuma street Sc, DO
lice said. Driver of the bus was
Harold H. Greig, "a. of 1922 Fifteenth
street NV, police reported. The
boy was taken to Gallinger Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Pacific
Continued From First Page.

there was only one landing casualty
an officer stepped into a deep hole,
breaking his leg
s Raids Fool Enemy.
Mr.. Bergholz said the landing
beach was the most difficult one yet
encountered in the Southwest Pa
ciflc. But the japanese were not
there. Gen. MacArthur's deceptive
air attacks had fooled the enemy
into thinking the invaders would
strike farther south.
Unchallenged fleets protected both
invasion forces constantly with war
ship guns and planes based on air
craft carriers.
Admiral Nimitz reported one
plane and four airmen lost in at
tacks supporting the Palau drive.
Gen. Macarthur listed no air losses
at Morotai.
The guns of the Navy helped
break up several Japanese tank-led
counterattackS during invasion day
on Peleliu.
Gen. Rupertus' 1st Marine Divi-
sion made the initial landings. sup
ported by ships Of Rear Admiral
George H. Fort, also of Washington,
d. C.
Wilkerson Directs Operations.
These Leatherneck heroes Of
Guadalcanal spearheaded huge op-
erations directed by Vice Armiral
T. S. Wilkerson of Rosslyn. Va.
The expeditionary troops are
headed by Marine Maj. Gen. Julian
G. Smith of Elkton, Md.
The amphibious assault troops are
commanded by Marine Mai. Gen.
Roy S. Geiger of Pensacola. Fla,
Of the Sd Amphibious Corps, re-
enacting the role he filled at Guam.
The carrier task force ranging far
and wide over the Western Pacific
to keep other Japanese away is COM
manded by Vice Admiral Marc A.
Mitscher of Washington, D. c., and
Oklahoma City, victor over the
enemy in the Battle of the Philip
pines Sea during the invasion of
Saipan.
Allied air forces kept Japan on
the defensive over thousands of
miles. Admiral Nimitz reported new
Army Liberator strikes, with 81 tons
OF bombs. at Two Jima in the Vol
cano Islands, 750 miles south Of
Tokyo, and Navy and Army planes
stabs at the Kuriles, north of Japan.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Two Waste Paper Dealers
Accused in 0PA Actions

The Once of Price Administration
filed two suits In District Court to-
day charging dealers In commercial
waste paper with selling at above
ceiling prices and asking that they
be enjoined from such sales.
The OPA also filed a suit against
retail hardware dealer, charging
him with failing to keep proper price
records and asking that he be re-
strained from doing business in cer-
tain price-controlled commodities
until the prices are properly kept.
Those charged with selling waste
paper at above-ceiling prices were
listed as Paul Schneider. Lewis Vie
ner and Benjamin Wiener, trading
as Washington Rag & Bag Co.. 200
block Of l. street S.W., and Max
Teitel. dealer in the first block
Of street Sc.
The hardware dealer charged with
failing to keep proper records is
Max Goldberg, 200 block of Fiji
teenth street Sc. The suits were
filed in behalf of the OPA by John
L. Laskey, District OPA enforce
ment attorney, and Assistant En-
forcement Attorneys Carl w. Be-
rueffy and j. Grahame Walker.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BENTON HARBOR. Mich, Sept.
l6.-Frederick Christopher Holder
86, who with the late Gustave F.
Swift founded Swift & Co. in Barn.
stable, Mass, in 1875, died OF a
heart attack at his home here to-
day
Retired at the time of his death,
Mr.. Holder began his partnership
with Mr.. Swift at the age of IT.
When 81, Mr. Holder and Mr. Swift
moved their business to Chicago and
started what became one of the
worlds largest meat-packing COM
panles. Initially, Mr.. Holder served
as both paymaster and butcher. For
Is years he acted as paymaster OF
the Chicago operation.
Born in Clinton, Mass, Mr.. Holder
was descendant of a Quaker fam
lily whose American origin dates
back to 1856. One ancestor, Chris
topher Holder, was a co-signer of the
Quaker Declaration of Faith"
He is survived by two sons, Fred
erick Holder, jr.. and William P
Holder, both of Benton Harbor; a
daughter, Mrs. William j. Graham
of Chicago; five grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held here
Monday at the Slaughter g. Hill
chapel.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Japs Appoint Nomura
Chief Of Sea Escort
py the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The Tokyo
domestic radio today said Admiral
Naokuni Nomura, who was reported
yesterday to have been relieved OF
his duties as commandant of the
Yokosuka naval station. had been
named commander in chief Of the
supreme headquarters of sea es-
cort."
The supreme headquarters of sea
escort, Japanese Domei dispatch
said, was established November Il
l943, to direct matters pertaining
to the protection Of sea transporta-
ton"
The Tokyo broadcast and the
Domei transmission were reported
by the Federal Communications
Commission.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
obi. TO Drop 1000 Aides
In Field Offices in October
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
One thousand clerical workers in
the ONCE Of Defense Transportation
field offices throughout the Nation
will be discharged about October IS,
reducing the agency employment
rolls by one-fifth. ..~
Transfer to the Once of Price Ad-
mlnistration of the commercial
truck and bus gasoline rationing
program permits the slash. Local
OPA rationing boards will take over
the Job from ODT highway trans
port department personnel in the
latter agency's district offices.
An ODT spokesman said yester-
day that the employe curtailment
will save about $4,000, 900 and leave
1000 employees on ODT's roll.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
|0PA Allows Dealers
10 Recover Gas Lost
On Bogus Coupons
~ the Associated Press.

r sN-
CLEVELAND, Sept. le.-0asoline
dealers will have more fuel to sell
after October / under An Once OF
Price Administration PLAN permit
ting operators to recover eallonage
lost throuoh acceptance Of counter
felt ration coupons prior to April /
1914, an OPA ofacial disclosed last
night.
James 9. Rogers, deputy OPA d.
rector. confirmed reports that after
October dealers may recover raso-
line debited to their accounts before
April l. 1914, or the date OF their
flrst notice OF the debiting plan
whichever is earlier. He explained
the original system, which included
debts to equal the amount Of illegal
coupon gallonage turned in, was
deemed too harsh on the small
dealer
Shortly after gasoline rationinp
started, the OPA began charRine
dealers for counterfeit coupons they
turned In. Mr.. Rogers stated, allow
Ing them q proportionately less
amount OF gasoline each month.
This practice, he said, nearly drove
some individual operators out of
business.
He indicated the new plan would
permit the OPA to alleviate the
plight Of the honest and conscien-
tious operator" while at the same
time continuing to prosecute ia
grant and obvious violators.
The new plan also includes a fu-
ture tolerance Of / per cent of total
gallonage each month, to cover pos
sible debts, or up to 3 per cent of
total gallonage in any one month
plus one subsequent month to cover
debts that might exceed the / per
cent, Mr.. Rogers said.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Cruiser 81. Paul Launched
In Ceremony al Quincy
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
QUINCY, Mass, Sept. l6.-The
U. S. S. st. Paul, a cruiser honoring
st. Paul. Mimi, was launched to-
day at the Fore River yards of the
Bethlehem Steel Co.
The st. Paul, sixth heavy cruiser
of the Baltimore class, was chris
tened by the wife of the Mayor of
st. Paul, Mrs. John j. McDonough
The cruiser is sister ship of the
Baltimore, Boston. Canberra, Quincy
and Pittsburgh, all of which were
built at the Quincy yard. Heavy
cruisers of this type are listed as a
well-armored craft of about $4,000
tons, with 8-inch guns in turrets OF
three each and ample antiaircraft
batteries.
The new ship is the first fighting
ship of the American Navy to be
given the name Of st. Paul. A ia
nous passenger liner of that name
saw service during the Spanish
American War and later in the
World War.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Cruiser Portsmouth SET
For Launching "Wednesday
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Sept. 49,
The Cruiser Portsmouth, named ir
honor of the Virginia and New
Hampshire cities of that name. viii
be launched Wednesday at the New.
port News Shipbuilding & Dry Docl
Co.
The sponsors, one from each city
will christen the ship.
The new cruiser will be the thirc
Navy vessel to bear the name o1
Portsmouth. The nrst, q 59O-tor
ship-of-war, was built at Ports.
mouth, N. H., in 1893.
The second Portsmouth, a 20-gur
sloop, was built at Portsmouth, N. H.
in l843. She seized the shore O,
San Francisco Bay during the Mexi.
can War. helped capture the bar.
rier forts at Canton, China, in 1856
sailed to African waters to suppre:.
slave trade in 1859 and served witt
Farragut's squadron during the at.
tack on New Orleans In the Civi
War.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Eden Quebec Trip Linked
To British-Soviet Discord

LONDON, Sept. 16 (R.-Anthony
Eden's decision to fly to Quebec is
understood to have been motivated
by his desire to see President Roose-
welt and Prime Minister Churchill
exercise a stronger hand and reach
a clearer understanding with Russia
at moment when elements of dis
cord are reported to have crept into
British-Sovie relations.
A reliable informant yesterday re-
ported that the lack Of complete un-
derstanding stemmed from the
Polish-Soviet dispute. uncertainty
over Soviet war aims in Europe,
and some military problems on
which Britain and Russia do not see
eye to eye.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Former Army Chief
Suspended in Italy
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, Sept. 16.-The italian
War Ministry announced today 1t
had suspended Gen. Mario Roatta,
former chief of staff of the Italian
Army, and three Army corps gen.
erals. pending an inquiry into the
diSorganization which led to the
swift Nazi occupation of Rome after
the armistice of September 8, l943.
Gen. Roatta was ousted as chief of
staff in November, 1943, after the
Yugoslav government in exile charged
he was responsible for a reign of
terror during the Italian occupa ton
Of part of Yugoslavia.
The corps generals suspended
were Alberto Barbieri, Giovanni
zanghieri and Giacomo Carbone.
At the same time the Navy minis
try said 1t had relieved nine adj
mirals and 154 other naval officers,
pending trial on a charge that they
took part in Fascist activities.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
|Bricker Says HiIIman
Us Driving Millions
0iDemocraisIn Into COP
By the Associated Press.

0y tA1E AboOCl8k&U EkEbBs
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Sept.
l6.-Gov. John w. Bricker asserted
last night that Sidney Hillman.
chairman OF the CLOS Political
Action Committee, "is driving good
Democrats by the millions into the
Republican party"
The Republican vice presidential
nominee, In an address opening his
party's campaign in West Virginia,
asserted:
II condemn the President OF the
United States for selling out his
party Of great history and service
to such gang and I condemn
Sidney Hillman for the harm he Is
doing the cause Of labor in the
United States. He Is driving good
Democrats by the millions into the
Republican party"
Turning his fire on the Democratic
leadership, Gov. Bricker said "the
greatest harm they have done labor
isn't in the laws they have passed
or in the administration Of those
laws, but it is in the vicious alliance
with Sidney Hillman and the Polit-
ical Action Committee"
This man Hillman," Gov. Bricker
added. brought to this country his
Old World political concepts Of pow
er politics and class hatreds. and
they have no part in our American
political life"
Earlier IN press conference when
he was asked to name the most sig
nificant development for Republi-
cans since their Chicago convention
Gov. Bricker replied:
THE best help is Sidney Hillman
taking over the New Deal and the
Democratic administration.
In his speech before 5000 at the
Parkersburg High School Stadium,
Gov. Bricker declared:
you likewise know that the New
Deal was never able to provide Jobs
in peacetime. 1t took a war to put
men to work-and but for that war
we would still be in the midst of the
Roosevelt depression.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Bus Driver Exoneroted
In Staying Of Soldier
By the Associated Press,

- S~.~ ~sS7NSaetcA fAGe3s
DURHAM, N. c.. Sept. 16.-Her.
man Lee Council, So, Duke Powe,
Co. bus driver. charged with muir.
der in connection with the slayins
OF a colored soldier, was ACQUITTED
yesterday by a Durham Superio,
Court jury which deliberated "a
minutes.
Mr.. Council.was tried for the fatal
shooting July of Pvt. Booker T
Spicely, who was stationed at Camr
Butner. The shooting stemmed
from an argument over the North
Carolina law requiring colored pas
sengers to take seats In the rear OF
bus.
Mr.. Council said the soldier ad.
vanced toward him with a hand In
his pocket and that he shot twice
in self-defense.
Pvt. Spicely was assistant bust.
ness manager of Tuskegee Institut.
at Tuskegee, Ala. His home wa.
at Blackstone, Va.
Evening star., 1944-09-16
Swing 10 COP Gains,
Asserts BrowneII
- the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, Sept. le.-Herbert
Brownen, jr., Republican national
chairman, said today "the failure
OF New Deal orators to effectively
answer" issues presented by Cows
Thomas E. Dewey and John w
Bricker, Republican nominees for
President and Vice President, has
had "a marked effect on independ-
ent voters"
Mr.. Browneu told a press confer
ence that what he called a trend to
the Dewey -Bricker ticket was in
creastng-partly, he said, because OF
a breakdown in morale in the ranks
of the New Deal. caused by dissen-
sion between the Hillman- -Browder
group and old-line Democratic
leaders"
A study of returns in the Repub-
lican victory in Names State elec-
ton. Mr.. Brownell said, showed that
a large proportion of organized
labor had voted the Republican
ticket. He said also that Gov. Ar.
thur B. Landlie of Washington told
him by telephone last night that
the party's prospects are bright ir
the Northwest, where Mr.. Dewey i.
headed for on q speaking tour.
Mr.. Brownell said party leader,
from Eastern New York State meet
next Thursday at Albany and thai
those from Western New York Voulc
meet Friday in Rochester. Purpose
OF the meetings, he said, would be
to coordinate the Republican State
and National campaigns.
Earlier Mr.. Brownell said that
Democratic charges that Republi-
can speakers have injected racial
prejudice into the presidential cam
paign was an "unwarranted inter-
pretation."
Evening star., 1944-09-16

to say about that any way She's
from Des Moines, Iowa, and says, Il
like Washington but I miss the
West. I might persuade him to 60
back there. And what l say goes,
doesn't it, honey?"
Seaman Gray grinned at her, but
did not commit himself.
After the ceremony at st. DOM
inic's Church. with Father Ray
mond j. Dewdney officiating, Sea-
man and Mrs. Gray will leave
for Charleston, S. c., to visit his
sister. Another sister, Mrs. Ben
jamin C. Kuehling. wife of Metro
politan Police Capt. Kuehling, will
serve as one attendant in the we'd
ding, and the bridegroom's mother
will be the other.
After Seaman Gray leaves, his
bride will 60 back to her job as
reservations clerk at Union Station
In Amphibious Forces.
Seaman Gray is a member of the
naval amphibious forces, and has
been overseas since March, l943.
His unit was awarded a presiden-
tial citation for action in which he
passed hot loaded powder cases to
another sailor to throw overheard.
If he returns to overseas duty his
morale will be high. Married men
have better morale in battle" he
said And then the BRIDEGROOM
kissed the bride.
A veteran of 10 years in the mer-
chant marine, Mr.. Fioreo has
crossed the ocean IL times since the
war began, has had four ships tor
pedoed from under him and has
taken part in the invasions of North
Africa, Sicily, Naples, Guadalcanal
and Normandy. While in England
awaiting the Normandy invasion, he
was injured by debris from a nearby
bomb hit, but refused to remain in q
hospital for treatment.
Leg Amputated.
The merchant seaman's leg, in
jured when one of his ships was tor.
pedoed, was amputated by amateur
surgeons while he was adrift on a
raft. Using marine combat knife
for the operation, Mr.. Fioreos COM
panions anesthetized the leg by
holding 1t in cold sea water, and
after the operation salt water was
applied constantly to the wound un-
TIL the party was rescued and proper
medical attention could be given the
injured man.
Since the operation, Mr.. Fioreo
has made several voyages and ex-
poets to return to duty soon. The
couple at present are living at the
Wardman Park Hotel
Evening star., 1944-09-16
|RAF Night Raiders
Fire KieI Naval Base,
Hif Berlin, Lubeck
~ the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. l6.-More than
800 RAJ and Canadian heavy
bombers unloaded tons of ex-
plosiyes and incendiary bombs
on Kiel, Berlin and Lubbock in
Germany last night, the greater
part OF them going to the naval
base of Kiel, where fires still
smouldered from an attack
earlier in the week by the United
States 9th Air Force.
New fires sprang up in Berlin.
Improving weather today gave
promise Of a resumption OF grand
scale Allied air attacks. TIE Ger.
man radio interrupted morning pro-
grams and reported that fighter
formations were penetrating to Cen
trail Germany.
The RAF's Berlin attack was the
NTH In a row and carried out what
was ofhcially described as an "ex-
tensive mine-laying operation" No
further details were given. A total
OF IL British and Canadian planes
were lost.
United States 9th Air Force
Thunderbolts few 1863 sorties in
spite OF rainy weather yesterday
and destroyed AL trucks and 10
armored vehicles, and damaged or
destroyed 125 railway cars. II loco
motives and Is artillery pieces be-
tween Strasbourg and Cologne.
Thunderbolts also sank a barge
and blew up fuel dump and made
attacks in the Sd Armys battle area
In the Nancy-Metz region. One
'Ihunderbolt was lost. The pilots
met no enemy fighters.
Spitflres patrolling over Holland
last night smashed at a concentra-
ton OF barges near Veere
Rocket Typhoons and bomb-car-
rying Spitfires of the I'd Tactical
Air Force provided close support for
ground forces in going after selected
targets at Dunkerque.
Norwegian Raid Reported.
The Berlin radio said German
guns shot down two Lancasters
which attacked a naval strongpoint
in Northern Norway. The planes
came from Russian bases, the re-
port added, and claimed also that
two more planes were brought down
on the east coast of Northern
Norway.
The Mediterranean Allied Air
Forces flew about 1900 sorties and
lost five planes yesterday in attacks
on airdromes in the Athens area. a
submarine base at Salamis and over
the battle areas in the Balkans and
Italy.
In the attack on the Salamis base
bombers set fire to a DESTROYER of
the Turino class and a torpedo boat
OF the Solferino class and heavily
damaged the harbor installa tions
and munitions factory.
Reconnaissance showed so tri-
motored German JU-52 transport
planes were destroyed in the bomb
ing in the Athens area. These were
included in the total of n grounded
aircraft destroyed, 20 damaged and
two probably DESTROYED.