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notified April 7 that his brother
had been killed March 20.
Mrs. Cox said that her brother
in-law was killed leading troops on
Bougainville His commanding off,
Ger had been killed a few days
before and 1t. Cox took over the
command. He and his men were
credited with destroying a large
number of Japs before he met death,
Staff Sergt. Robert B. Gills, jr.,
flight engineer on Flying Fortress,
who has been missing in the South
west Pacific since May 81, 1943, now
is listed as killed in action, the
War Department has notified his
mother, Mrs. BERTHE H. Gills, 101
East Uhler avenue, Alexandria, Va
A veteran of Is missions over
enemy territory. Sergt. Gills was
lost in raid on an enemy base in
New Guinea. He would have been
rs years old April 16.
Mrs. Gills has received the Purple
Heart Medal for her son and soon
expects to receive his Air Medal.
Sergt. Gills was born in Peters,
burg, Va, and had lived in Alexan-
dria since he was a year old. He
attended George Mason High School,
now known as George Washington
High School, and was an outstand-
ing athlete there. He was a member
of the football and basket ball
teams. For a number of years be-
fore entering the Army in January,
1912, he was employed as a clerk at
the Census Bureau.
Pvt. Harry c. Luneeford, 26, only
son of Mrs. Addie P. Lunceford of
Warrenton, Va, was killed in Italy
March 6, his mother has been noti-
fed.
An infantryman, Pvt. Lunceford
had been in the Army since last May
and was sent overseas In November.
He was born near Warrenton, and
attended Warrenton High School.
He was a clerk in the A&P grocery
store before entering the service.
Second 1t. William M. Fox, whose
wife, Mrs. Barbara Fox, lives at 1000
Fhirty-seventh street Sc, has been
killed in action In the Mediterranean
area
Evening star., 1944-05-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. - A.;
Man Shot by Police
After Raid on Still
In Serious Condition

A 27-year-old colored man today
was in serious condition at Leland
Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, Md,
after he was shot yesterday by
Greenbelt police and Treasury De-
partment agents during raid on a
250-gallon still in the woods near
the Federal housing project.
The victim, identified by police
as Eddie Spearmap of the 1900
block of Eleventh street NV. is
under police guard at the hospital.
Greenbelt Policeman Albert Attick
said Spearman has been charged
with trespassing and disorderly con-
duct and will be turned over to
Federal authorities when he re-
covers.
According to Policeman Attick.
the still was discovered Thursday
by Charles Landon, jr., and his
mother, Mrs. Charles Landon, sr.;
of Edmonston road as they were
walking in the woods near Southway
road In Greenbelt.
Policemen Attick, John Bolton and
Robert Dodge, Greenbelt Police
Chief George Panagoulis and Town
Manager James T. Gobbel remained
at the still all that night in an ef-
fort to apprehend the operators.
Yesterday the three policemen
called Treasury Department agents
who accompanied them to the scene.
AS they approached the still a COL
ored man working there escaped in
the woods.
One of the Federal agents re-
manned at the still while the others
started searching for the fugitive in
the Federal agents car. AS they
were leaving the road leading to the
still they met Spearman, who was
turning into the road in his car.
Spearman Immediately backed up
turned around and started away at
high speed. After ramming the DO
licemen's car as it pulled alongside
him, Spearman jumped from his
automobile and ran toward the
woods. About 100 feet away he made
a motion toward his hip as if tc
draw gun, Policeman Attick said
and all four officers in the party
fired. The bullet entered the fleeing
mans back, punctured lung ano
broke two ribs.
Six hundred pounds of sugar were
found in Spearman's car, while q
small quantity of sugar was confis-
Gated at the still.
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Leuse-Lend
Continued From First Page.)

prlatlons Committee report showing
the United States had extended
$2l ,794 ,237,8l9 in lease lend goods
and services to Allied nations and
had received in return 81, ,l29 ISL ,00C
in reverse lease-lend up to March Is
this year.
Demands More Facts.
Senator Ellender asserted he
wasn't opposing the continuance OF
lease-lend, but that Congress and
the people are entitled to more facts
than they have been given about
the extent and nature of reverse aid
to u.s."
Noting that the Appropriations
Committee report credited Great
Britain with slightly more than 81
000, 100000 of the reciprocal aid
total, with Russia accounting for
81 100000, Senator Ellender said:
Il don't want to be critical oi
Russia, because she has had hel
hands full, and I have faith that
Russia will come through and COM
pensate us 10 some extent, possibly
through her huge oil reserves. But
with Great Britain it is different.
Data Given Truman.
Senator Ellender said he had
turned over to the Truman War In
vestigating Committee of the Sen
ate for investigation information
he had received to the effect that
Britain had charged up to reverse
lease-lend the cost of rehabilitatine
"a lot of old castles" occupied BY
American troops "over there te
fight the battle of Britain. If they
want to charge us for that sort OF
thing, it ought to be put on 8
straight rental basis" he added.
The whole reverse lease LEND
picture Is beclouded." he said. 1--WE
ought to establish a definite policy
now"
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Madison College Head
Marks 18th Anniversary

HARRISONBURG, Va, May g.
> The presidency of DR.. Samuel P
Duke of Madison College was
praised yesterday in ceremonies
celebrating his 25th anniversary as
head of the institution.
Among the speakers was DR.. Dab
ney S. Lancaster, State superin-
tendent of public instruction, who
delivered an address on the ''Wom-
ans College of the Future" in
which he stressed the need to train
the pupils as individuals and not
attempt to have them measure up
to the same level of ability.
Also speaking at the ceremonies,
which were attended by about 1900
persons. was Virginius r. Shackle-
ford, of the State Board of Educa-
ton, who spoke on DR.. Dukes Con-
tribution to Womens Education in
Virginia"
Evening star., 1944-05-06
DeadIine for Poll Taxes
In Virginia Is Tonight

Virginians have only until mid.
night tonight to pay poll taxes quail
flying them to Vote in the fall cleo
tions, tax officials in the nearby
areas emphasized today.
While treasurers' Offices in Alex
andria City and Arlington and Fair
fax Counties will close at l pm.
officials pointed out that tax pay
ments sent by mail and postmarked
not later than midnight will be
honored
Officials reminded voters that the
l943 poll tax now is $l58, the 1912
tax is $l.66 and the 1941 tax is Sits
A penalty is due on taxes paid after
December S of each year.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Miss Jean Winters
Wins City Finals in
0raforicaI Contest

Miss Jean Winters, II, student
emy, won the city final in the 18th
annual archdiocesan oratorical COM
petition for Catholic schools at Holy
Name Hall last night. She will face
four finalists from Maryland in a
diocese wide contest May 18 to de-
eide the winner of the Archbishop
Curley Trophy.
Miss Winters, who lives at 1912
North Capitol street, competed
against three other girls selected in
preliminary contests last month.
They were Miss Dorothy Robicheau,
Is. of 1912 Twenty-eighth street,
Mount Rainier, Md, st. Cecilia s
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Nazi Forces Advancing
In New Bosnia Drive,
Tito DiscIoses
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 6-German troops
launching new tank and war
plane supported offensive in Eastern
Bosnia have broken through to
Vlasenica, IS miles northeast of
Sarajevo, and are bringing up re-
Inducements around Uzice, rs miles
east of Sarajevo, Marshal Tito an
rounced today.
The Yugoslav Partisan leaders
broadcast communique also ac-
knowledged new German offensive
thrusts In Macedonia, where it said
Hitler's occupation forces are at
tempting to surround Yugoslav
units.
Tito said, however, his guerrilla
armies have cut down more than
900 enemy soldiers in operations
exte nding across the wide battle
front. Two German columns were
routed in bitter fighting near So-
kolac in Eastern Bosnia after suf-
fering 400 casualties, $50 other
enemy troops were killed when a
guerrilla column thrust into Kresevo
in Western Bosnia and another 100
enemy troops were shot down as
guerrilla attackers forced an enemy
retreat near Plaska In the Iika
region. the Yugoslav war bulletin
said.
1t said also the Yugoslavs have
maintained the initiative in Slo-
venia and said Partisan bands roam
ing the Dinaric Alps of Dalmatia
had killed $50 enemy troops.
Tito's communique made no ref
erence to Free Yugoslav broadcast
announcement yesterday that guer-
rilla forces were besieging the Adri-
attic port of Split and had surrounds
ed Zagreb, Yugoslavia's second larg-
est city, to the north.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Richardson Appointed
To Federal LequI Post
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va. May 6.-United
States District Attorney Harry H
Holt, jr., announced yesterday the
appointment of Llewellyn S. Rich
ardSon as assistant United States
attorney for the Eastern District OF
Virginia.
Federal Judge Sterling Hutcheson
will administer the oath of Office on
Monday to Mr.. Richardson, who
served for several years as chief
clerk and later, as special assistant
to Mr.. Holt in the land division
Of the Justice Department.
Mr.. Richardson left the Govern
ment several months ago to be-
come a member of the legal staff of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway. He
recently resigned from that posi-
ton to practice law here. He will
retain his position as assistant JUS
tice OF the Norfolk Police Court.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Academy; Miss Molly Darr, Is, of
1915 Stephenson place N.Ws Holy
Cross Academy, and Miss Eileen
Morris, II, of 1871 Monroe street
NV, Sacred Heart Academy.
The four girls talked for Is min
utes each on THE Work of the
Catholic Missionary, Priests, Broth
ers and Sisters in the Global War
in Relation to Religious Vacations.
Miss Winters is required to give
exactly the same talk at the clos.
ing contest as she gave at the pre-
ilminary and the city contest.
Before announcement of the win
ner the Holy Cross Academy Girls
Glee Club sang. John j. DAILY pre-.
sided. The judges were the Rev
Damian Wenzel, o. F. w, Nationa
Catholic Almanac; George Reed
legal department, National Catholic
Welfare Council, and Miss Miriam
Marks, Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine.
The contest is sponsored by the
Clerical Conference of Catholic
University, which will be meeting
when the finals are held at Cath.
olic University The Most Rev
Michael J. Curley, Archbishop o1
Baltimore and Washington, is ex.
pected to present the trophy IL
person.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

employed as a painter at st. Eliza
beth's. He was member of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Mr.. Murphy is survived by five
sons, Otis Murphy, national adver-
tising solicitor for The Star; Chief
Petty Officer Alton Murphy, Coast
Guard, Miami. Fla, and Ivy L.,
Arnold and Milburn Murphy, all of
this city; four daughters. Mrs. Eliza
beth Tadlock, Suffolk, Va, and Mrs.
Madeline Baker, Mrs. Eunice Young
son and Mrs. Annie Laura Alex
ander, all of Washington; brother,
Fillmore Murphy, Richmond, Va,
and three sisters, Mrs. Aida Styron,
Mrs. Lima Styron and Mrs. Mary
Davis, all of Davis, N. C.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow from his late home
Burial will be in Davis,
Evening star., 1944-05-06
LOST RATION COUPONS.

"A" GAS RATION BOOK, drivers permit
and reeistration card; Thomas Willough
GAS RATION BOOKS IA" and &C" g. is
sued to Allen Kitchen, Md. 569-l95: also
food ration books Nos. 3 and A. Allen G.
and Anna M. Kitchen; in folder, driver s
Hyattsville 0503
RATION BOOKS ], s. 4, issued to CLYDE
o. Henline, 1908 N. Monroe st, Arling-
RATION BOOK No. 4. issued to Mrs. Thad
H shannon. Shannon, MISS. Greenbelt
RATION Book 4. issued to Mrs. Bertha
E.. 3 81 shafer o6o5 Meadow lane, Chevy
RATION BOOKS No. 4. issued to william
z, sr; w. E.. jr,: Ann and Mildred Nc
kenzie, Pine Crest. r. 3, Alexandria, Va.
RATION BOOKS, . No. 3 and No. 4, is
sued to Asa F. Belts and Anna c. Belts:
lost In Safeway store. Shepherd Park area
RATION BOOK No. 4, issued to David
William Ely. 1543 N. Longfellow ST.,
RATIOS AS BOOKS Nos. , and 4. issued to
Marie T. Marcucci, Miss Quay C. whiting
41o9 Rrssell ave, MI. Rainier, Md.
RATION BOOK No. a. issued to Norman
4; Grady. 2755 Macomb st. NV. Call DE.
LOST B-s COUPONS with tag Nd.
2346 on each ticket. Please return 10
", L. Alsop, 3505 Perry St, Mount
na In!6I MQ
Evening star., 1944-05-06
AFL Ready 10 Take
Back UNIV, but Not
On Lewis Terms
J Ey the Associated Press.

Sy the ASSOCihleu FTeSS.
PHILADELPHIA. May 6. - The
American Federation of Labor is
still ready to welcome home John
l.. Lewis and his United Mine Work.
q ers but not on his terms.
More than year after he ap-
piled for readmission, Mr.. Lewis
and the federation leadership ap-
peared to be deadlocked as tight as
ever over the question of jurisdic-
tional lines.
President William Green an
nounced the Executive Council
had reaffrmed without change" its
January decision on the UNIV ap-
plication. In that decision the coun-
Gil said 1t viewed the application
in a sympathetic way" and pro-
posed that the United Mine Work.
ers return with the Jurisdiction
they had when they left" the AFL.
Hutcheson Amendment Rejected.
Mr.. Lewis wants in" as the
UNIV is now, including the con-
troversial District so, into which
he has organized dozen crafts
which conflict with AFL jurisdic-
tions. His alternative request Is for
an AFL charter giving him jurisdic-
ton over chemicals as we'll as coal
r mining.
= The council voted unanimously
after rejecting clarifying amend
ment" offered by William L. Hutche-
d son of the carpenters. Four men,
. bers supported the amendment. Mr..
nHutcheson's proposal would have
: recognized specifically that Mr..
Lewis had some chemical workers in
( the UNIV when the AFL suspended
his charter in 1886. 1t is understood
the council would not object to Mr..
= Lewis retention of those chemical
= workers in the coal by-products
field, but is unwilling at this time
to put into writing any charter
broader than his old one.
80 Senate Actien Deplored.
The council, before recessing its
spring meeting yesterday for the
week end, also adopted a statement
deploring the Senate's action in
passing the George-Murray bill
without the Kilgore amendment.
~ This decision, said the council, "to
adopt broad measures protecting
property rights in the termination
of war contracts while postponing
consideration of legislation designed
to safeguard the human rights of
war workers, comes as a deep dis
appointment to labor"
The council authorized the AFL
officers to issue a charter to the
fabricated metals and kitchen uten-
sill group after they have determined
that the membership does not cross
the jurisdictional lines of other AFL
unions. A delegation headed by
Paul Smith, AFL organizer, said
that about $4,000 workers had been
organized into so local unions in
their industry.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Huzen to Give ToIk

Inc purpose, functions and pro-
cedure OF the National Affairs
Committee of the Arlington County
chamber of Commerce will be out
hned by John c. Hazen of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. at a luncheon meeting of the
committee Tuesday. The Arlington
chamber recently created the COM
mittee to consider national legisIa
tlon which affects business. Mem
bers OF the committee are A. l.
Jameson, chairman; H. B. Bloomer
Jf.; DR.. Robert C. Hood, Carroll v
ShreVe, l.. c. Smith and Roger B.
Sprigg.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Rowland, attended Wilson Teachers
College and later the University of
Michigan, following his graduation
from Mckinley. He enlisted in De-
cember, 1941, and received his pilots
wings and commission in Septem-
ber, 1912, at Columbus, Miss. He
has been decorated with the Air
Medal, with several Oak Leaf Clus-
ters and the Distinguished Flying
Cross.
1t. Thornton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rowland G. Thornton, live at
1889 Ridge place Sc. The family
moved to Washington from Rich
mond, Va, in 1896, and the father
is employed at the Navy Yard. 1t.
Thornton's brother, w. S. Thornton,
is in the Navy and stationed at
Pearl Harbor.
Second 1t. BENJAMIN Cox, whose
brother, Oscar S. Cox, is general
counsel for the Foreign Economic
Administration, has been killed in
action in the Southwest Pacific
theater, the War Department an
nounced today.
Notified Of Brothers Death.
Mr.. Cox, who lives at 1922 North
Glebe road, Arlington, Va, was
Evening star., 1944-05-06
-Four District Area Men Die
In Action; Another Missinq

Two men from nearby Virginia
and two from the District have been
killed in action, and another is miss
ing, War Department announce
ments reveal.
First 1t. Rowland G. Thornton,
jr, Mckinley High School graduate,
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Mr.. Murphy was
the 36th traffic
d e a t h Of the
year. Last year
at this time the
toll was u.
Police said the
car was driven
by Pvt. John E.
H a y n e s, %, of
Fort Myer, Fla.
A n a tive of
Davis, N. c., Mr..
M u rphy had
been a resident
of the District
for the past II
Y e arS and was
Evening star., 1944-05-06
FOUND

DOG, male brindle bull, May q. owner
may have same by calling AID. 7l2s after
PUPPS. small brown and white; found in
vic. of Fairlawn Park, Anacostia. Call
TR. 1859.
and laundry ticket, found Thursday down
town; owner NAV obtain same bv properly
describing contents. OIL. OSLO after o.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Lorenzo 7. Murphy
Dies Of Car Injuries

Lorenzo T. Murphy, SO, 1882 Massa-
chusetts avenue Sc, died in st.
Elizabeth's Hospital last night from
head injuries he suffered when, ac-
cordlng to police, he walked into
the side Of an automobile at the
gate of that institution yesterday,
Evening star., 1944-05-06

mas Dcen missing
in action over
F. ra nee since
March 20, the
War Department
has notified his
wife, in Schenec-
tady, N. Y.
The you n 6
B-26 Martin Ma
rauder pilot was
within one mis-
sion of the so re-
quired for a fur
Tough.
The lieutenant,
who has an in
| FAINT, son William
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Womun, 7o, Dies of Burns

Fannie Turner, 70, colored, died
today in Emergency Hospital from
burns suffered when an oil lamp ex-
ploded in her room at 327 Knox
court S.W. Thursday night.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Gunfire Heard OFF PORTUGAL

LISBON. May 6 (P.-Reports
reaching here early today said vio-
lent gunflre, indicating possible
naval battle, was heard yesterday
in the Gulf of Cadiz off the coast
of Algarve Province in Southern
Portugal.
Saturated with turpentine and
paint, paint cloths are fire hazard
Dispose of them promptly.
Evening star., 1944-05-06

Build a postwar nest egg with
War Bonds!
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Battle Underway Only 40Mi|es
From Paris, Germans Declare
Swift Advance Has Token Yonks to Dreux
And Chortres Areas, High Command Says

Mans, through or near Nogent-le-
Rotrou and La Loupe, IS and SO
miles away, and then on to the
20-mile Chartres- -Dreux sector. Bit
ter fighting proceeds, especially
north of Chartres, it said.
In Brittany the Berlin radio
acknowledged that the town of st.
Malo had been lost, but declared
the Nazi garrison in the formidable
citadel guarding that Northern
Breton port still was holding out.
German broadcasts asserted port
establishments at Nice, Cannes and
st. Trojez on the invaded southern
French coast had been destroyed by
their defenders. They reported new
landings along the beachhead,
mainly by American and Polish
troops.
One German broadcast today said
Allied airborne troops dropped in
the vicinity of st. Raphael, miles
east of Frejus, were cut off from
their communications with the
town" and others dropped 10 miles
farther inland along the railway
line to Toulon were attacked from
two sides and deprived of the posi-
bility of reaching the railway"
A Transocean broadcast said fiat
See GERMANS page Al
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Patton, FIomboyont as Ever, Offers to Wager
1000 His Army Will Be First to Reach Paris

On another occasion Gen. Patton
calmly told correspondents he had
bet $5 that his arrnor would be in
Brest that night. It was on a Sat-
urday and that night his tanks were
there, although there had been no
indication of such q long dash.
Gen. Patton, who knows what the
inside of the doghouse looks like,
had 43 correspondents in 1t for "a
hours. For a month he and his
prospective command were supposed
to be a military secret and during
that time word got around that
somebody had blabbed. He ordered
correspondents confined to quarters,
but released them when he found
out they were not the offenders.
In fact, his presence was another
one OF the wars worst kept secrets.
Everybody, it seems, knew he was
here. The Nazis repeatedly talked
about the activity of Gen. Patton's
Sd Army"
Gen. Patton himself chafed at be-
Evening star., 1944-08-16
Wisconsin COP Polls
1877 Of Primary Vote;
WiIeyWins,CI0
Democrats Toke Only
1870 and Progressives
Troll Body With 40
BY the Associated Press.


MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 16.-An in
cumbent administration sup
porter and a former State Sena-
tor apparently won Democratic
nominations for Congress from
the 4th and 5th (Milwaukee)
districts in Wisconsin's primary
yesterday by building up sub
stantial leads over candidates
indorsed by the C1O Political Ac-
ton Committee.
With about two-thirds of the vote
for Governor nominations counted,
the Republicans had polled about 78
per cent Of the total vote, the Dem
ocrats about Is and the Progressives
about 4.
Returns from 2l2 of 278 precincts
in the 4th district, gave Repre-
sentative Wasielewski, seeking his
third term, 1855 votes to 5,549 for
Anthony P .Gawronski, who had
the blessing of the CIO committee.
Former Representative Raymond j.
Cannon had 3,345.
CIO Candidate Trails.
In the 5th district Andrew j.
Biemiller, who is making his first
bid for a national Office after sew
eral terms in the State Legislature,
had a good lead over Glen Kali
velage, CIO-indorsed candidate. Mr..
Biemiller had 5,951 votes in 217 of
299 precincts in the district. Mr..
Kalvelage had 3,879.
Meanwhile, Republican Senator
Wiley had an easy time winning the
nomination over three opponents
who called him isolationist. He vas
far out in front with 2,099 of the
States 3,078 precincts reporting. The
vote was Senator Wiley, 90, 8,166; Capt
Joseph r. Mccarthy of the marines
45.745; Leathem D. Smith, a ship
builder, 16,159, and Perry j. Stearns,
Milwaukee attorney, 8,578.
The Progressive party, which won
the gubernatorial race in 1912, fell
far behind as vote getter. It's can
didates for the State Offices and
senatorial nominations polled bare
ly enough votes to get them on the
ticket as party candidates in No.
vember.
Wisconsin's 81-year-old Governor
easily won nomination on the Re-
publican ticket, outdistancing four
(See PRIMARY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1944-08-16

ing the ghost commander of a ghost
army.
In addition to his brace of pearl
handled six-shooters, he carries a
leather encased, needle pointed
French hand sword. When he is
talking he whacks the sword on the
table or against the sides Of his
breeches legs.
During big operation he puts on
pince nez glasses with vicious
swipe and pores over his maps, look
Ing like big-shot businessman
studying prof1t-and-loss report
which shows more loss than profit.
He talks in a sort of drawing
falsetto which gets lower the hotter
he gets under the collar. And he
still can raise hell when his ire is
aroused.
The other day he got caught in q
column. Standing up in his jeep, he
saw traffic worrying around q big
tSee PATTON, Page A-4.1