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Evening star., 1944-02-19
0PA Summons 81 in Drive
On 0yercharges 10 Troops
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-Ffty-one
proprietors of establishments fire.
quented by servicemen in Maryland
will be called before Office of Price
Administration hearing panels as a
result of the State OPA drive against
overcharging of servicemen.
The survey of restaurants, taverns,
amusement centers and gift and
novelty shops in Maryland is con-
tinuing, State OPA Director Leo H.
Mccormick said.
These 81 violators will be called
before the price panels and compli-
ance instituted without delay or
they will be turned over to the en-
forcement division of this office for
prosecution in Federal Court" Mr..
Mccormick said.
The OPA gave this summary Of
the areas surveyed:
Leonardtown, 20 places checked
and violations found, Annapolis
and Fort Meade, a checked, 20 vio-
lations found, including 16 where
ceiling prices were not posted O,
available; Hagerstown, IS checked,
16 violations found, including 3 sec
ond-on en- ders; Hyattsville, 66
checked and menus being studied for
evidence Of violations.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Runaway, 9, Home Again
After Fourth Try at Navy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Nine-year-
old Carl Fromme was taken back to
his home on Riverside drive today
after his fourth runaway trip to
join the Navy.
He was wearing a Navy eajacket
and had nautical cap cooked over
one eye when a manager of the
Commodore Hotel found him in a
ballroom talking to two sailors at
a dance last night.
I'm going to be an aviator when
I grow up" young Carl told his
listeners in the ballroom, and when
the manager turned him over to
police he complained: "I don't
want to go home
II don't know what to do with
him." said the youngsters father,
Marcel Fromme. Hes very smart
too intelligent-that's the trouble" :"
The boys efforts to enlist the aid
of sailors to get him in the Navy
resulted in him being picked up
leyery time he ran away. His
last dash for the outside world
came Thursday night, just as his
father was bringing him home from
the third journey.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Russian Press Halls
Award Of Highest Red
Medal 10 Eisenhower
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associatec Press
MOSCOW, Feb. 19.-The entire
Soviet press today front-paged the
award Of Russia's highest military
decoration-the Order of Suvorov,
First Class-to Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower for outstanding success
against Hitlerite Germany, the
common enemy of the Soviet Union
and the United States of America"
The army newspaper Red Star
published Gen. Eisenhower's picture
and described the American COM
manders great success" in the
North African invasion and his lead
ership in the Italian campaign be-
fore he was made supreme COM
mander of the main Allied invasion
forces.
Fifty other American Army, Navy
and merchant marine officers and
men were decorated by the Russian
government for outstanding conduct
in the war against Germany.
Spaatz Receives Honor.
The award Of the Order of Suvo-
row, First Glass, a medal given to
Red Army marshals and command
ers for%he most successful offensives,
deeply impressed on the Russians
the esteem with which their govern
ment holds the Allied commander.
Americans in the Soviet Union
also expressed great pleasure at the
honor.
1t. Gen. Carl Spaatz, commander
of the United States Strategic SAir
Force, received the Order of Suv-
orov, second class.
Gen. Eisenhower is the first for
eign general to receive the Suvorov
order. Created last year, it has
been presented to only & few Rus
sian commanders, including Premier
Stain.
Admirals Also Decorated.
Vice Admiral Henry K. Hewitt re-
.ceived the Order of Kutozov, first
class, and Col. Arthur Salisbury,
veteran airman of Sedalia, Mo, was
awarded the Order of Red Star.
The Order of Kutozov, First Glass,
also was awarded to Rear Admirals
Robert C. Giffen and Harry Hill.
The order of Kutozov, Second
class, was awarded to 1t. Gen. Ira
C. Eaker, Allied air commander in
the Mediterranean, and the Order
.of Suvorov, Third Glass, was received
by Maj General Frederick Ander-
son, former head of the United
States 9th Air Force Bomber Com
mand and now deputy commander
in charge of operations of the
United States Stategic Bombing
Force.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
New Varieties Of AzaIeas
Feature Opening Of Show

The annual Azalea Show at the
Botanic Gardens opened today in
the east and west exhibition rooms
of the conservatory. at the foot of
Capitol Hill, between Independence
and Maryland avenues, First and
Second street S.W. 1t will remain
open daily until March Is, or later,
from 9 am until 4::30 pm, includ-
Ing Saturdays and Sundays.
In the show this year are several
new varieties. More than $50 plants
already are banked in the two ex-
hlbltlon rooms, and these probably
will be 500 by Washington's Birth
day
The show is composed largely of
the famous Rutherfordiana collec-
ton, with a full representation of
all varieties. There are more than
60 varieties now on display. This
includes so trees in luxuriant bloom.
Probably the best plant is an un-
usually large Albion, pure white and
In full bloom. In the east wing is
new lilac-colored tree azalea which
is attracting much attention. In
the west wing is an unusually dark
red azalea, the Triumphe, with
blooms like rosebuds.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Big Increase Forecast
In Victory Gardens Here

An increase of at least third
in the number of persons cnltivating
Victory gardens this year was pre-
dicted today by j. Morton Franklin,
District Victory garden supervisor.
There were more than Is 900 gardens
under cultivation in the District
last year.
Mr.. Franklin based his prediction
on the number of requests for COM
munity garden space. He said he
expects to add more than so acres
to the 1875 acres available here last
year for gardens.
An urgent need of the District
Victory Garden Committee is def
mite information as to the number
of families in large housing develop
ments who desire plots in commun-
ity gardens, he said.
He suggested that organizations
such as citizens associations, gar
den clubs, Federation of Churches
and federation of womens clubs
make survey of this need. On the
basis Of the survey, the Victory Gar
den Committee then could try to
locate land near the housing de-
|velopments for expansion OF the
community gardens, he said.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
] rade Picture Briqht,
Johnston Declares

Eric Johnston, president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, said yesterday he has no
fears about Americas competitive
position in postwar markets.
We have mastered the art of
mass production" he told fellow
members of Theta Delta Chi fra
ternity at luncheon in his honor
at the Willard Hotel. What we
need to do is to master the art of
mass distribution to keep our pur-
chasing power at a high level"
This country, he said, can adopt
either of two methods to assure
postwar prosperity-exchange our
capital goods for the natural re-
sources of other countries: or export
machinery and technical skills to
countries which can provide their
own capital. Industralization of the
world, he added, will increase liv-
ing standards everywhere.
Affirming his faith in America,
Unlimited" Mr.. Johnston empha-
sized that the United States is only
beginning to understand its produc-
tive capacity. What is needed, he
added, is Intelligent" direction in
keeping with our role as the
creditor nation of the world"
In the two decades following after
the World War, the United States
received nothing in exchange for
being creditor to the world. he as
serted. He said he did not know
what our "hoarded" gold would be
worth after the present war, and
then said "the chairman of the
board of the Bank of England" re-
marked to him that England will
never go back to the gold standard" :"
Mr.. Johnston gave a confidential
account OF his recent interviews in
Mexico with the Mexican Secretary
OF State, the Catholic Archbishop
OF Mexico and the Russian Ambas-
eador to Mexico.
Among those greeting Mr.. John
Ston were Rear Admiral A. j. Hep
burn. H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld
former Minister to Norway, and
Comdr. Donald Mcmillan. arctic ex-
plorer.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Italy
Continued From First Page)

continuing to throw in fresh re-
serves. He said the German strength
IN the beachhead sector was now
believed as large as on their coast
to-coast line to the south.
Mr.. De Luce observed that the
Germans seemed to be relying on
tank fire to keep the offensive roll
Ing. using tanks in combat teams
with infantry, which varied their
attacks between infiltrations and
frontal assaults.
On the Casino front, 5th Army
forces, augmented by the New
lealanders and Indian troops drawn
from the 9th Army front, captured
a hill with strongly defended crests
west of Mount Casino.
Attack Across Rapido.
Other Allied troops attacked
across the Rapido River south of
Casino itself, and advanced ele-
ments were reported to have reached
the railway station, about a mile
from the center of town.
GA dispatch from Lynn Helm
zerling, Associated Press corre-
spondent, said Allied troops had
entered the station, but did not
say whether they held on)
The French repulsed an enemv
patrol in the northern part of this
front, and American troops drove
back another patrol southwest of
Mount Castellone. The Germans
attacked at points along this front,
but suffered heavy losses and failed
to gain.
Beachhead Areas Raided.
Although weather held the Allies
to only 300 sorties yesterday the Al
lied planes struck at the Germans
in the Carroceto and Seize areas of
the beachhead. The Germans put
100 flights into this battle. Three
German planes were destroyed
against the loss of one Allied plane.
Boston bombers and Warhawks
hit Nazi communications around
Piedimonte in the Casino sector.
A Navy bulletin said American
torpedo boats intercepted enemy
destroyers or mineboats north of
Capraia Island, northeast of Cor
sica, but results Of the attacks were
not observed.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Two District Officers
Die While Serving
lin Pacific War Zone

Col Arthur G. Hadsell, brother Of
Mrs. Susan Hadsen Fay, 1877 Forty
fourth street NV, who was wound
ed on Bougainville on January 80,
died February 7, according to word
received by his sister.
1t was also learned today that En-
sign Thomas A. Hall, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Hall, 1857 Rhode Is
land avenue NE, a Navy fighter
pilot, was killed when his plane
crashed early this month. Details
have not been supplied by the Navy
Department.
Col Hadsell, AZ, son of the late
Col. and Mrs. G. Arthur Hadsell,
was graduated from West Point in
1924. He served in the infantry in
Hawaii before going to France to
study at the Sorbonne. On his re-
turn to this country he served as
instructor in French at West Point
for five years. Later he graduated
from the Army Tank School at Fort
Benning, Ga, and went overseas in
January, 1912. His sister is the wife
of Col. Edward N. Fay. Col. Hadsell
also is survived by his wife and three
small daughters, all of Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y.
Ensign Hall, native Of Washing
ton, attended Mckinley High School
and was graduated from Maryland
University in 1941. He was a
mechanical engineer with Bethle-
hem Steel at Sparrows Point, Md,
when he enlisted in the Navy in
May, 1872 He trained at Anacostia,
Pensacola, Fla, Miami and Norfolk,
Va, and received his wings year
ago.
The 24-year-old pilot has been
credited with shooting down at
least one Zero. He saw action in
the Pacific in the carrier-based
squadron led by the late 1t. Comdr.
Edward H. Butch O'Hare. His
record showed he took part in air
battles over Marcus Island, Wake
Island, New Guinea, TaraWa, New
Caledonia and the Marshall Islands.
His last letter was dated January
l6, Hawaii, his mother said.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
(onferees Weighing
Compromises Offered
On Soldier Vote Bills

Although several compromise
soldier vote plans are before House
and Senate conferees for study over
the week end, there were no signs
today that any of them will bring an
agreement on the use Of the con-
troversial Federal ballot by service
men.
During yesterdays negotiations,
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas tossed out suggestion that
perhaps the Federal ballot advo-
Gated by the administration could
be accepted if State as we'll as ma
tional tickets were on it. The Texan
explained later, however, that he
was not committed to that idea, had
not worked out any detailed Ian
guage to combine the two ballots, but
had merely mentioned it as a basis
for discussion. Senator Connally
indicated no agreement is likely to
60 through unless it gives the States
the final voice in counting absentee
ballots.
Senator Green, Democrat, of
Rhode Island. co-author of the Fed
eral ballot proposal, made further
changes in the Senate-approved
combination bill, giving servicemen
q chance to use either State or
Federal ballot, in the hope of OBJ
tanning conference agreement. Un-
der this bill any serviceman whose
State absentee ballot failed to reach
him could fill in the short Federal
voting form.
One reason the conferees suspend
ed talks until 2 pm Monday was
to give individual members time to
study the several compromises men,
toned yesterday. The recess was
taken. however, over the vigorous
protest Of Representative Rankin,
Democrat, of Mississippi, leading foe
OF the Federal ballot, which he be-
Ieves is unconstitutional.
Representative Ellsworth, Repub-
lican, of Oregon proposed yesterday
that the issue be divided into two
bills-one outlining procedure for
using State ballots, the other deal
ing only with the proposed Federal
ballot. Both houses have approved
the Eastland-Rankin State control
Dill, but the House has refused thus
Tar to take up the Green-Lucas-
'Worley Federal ballot measure.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Price Says Censorship
Must Deal Only With
Questions Of Security
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ga, Feb. 19.-Volun-
tary censorship by the press and
radio to keep dangerous information
out of circulation at home is an
unfinished experiment, Byron Price,
director of censorship, told Georgia
newspaper editors today.
The Office of Censorship, he said,
has made its share of mistakes,
but its 26 months of experience has
provided at least tentative set of
essential conclusions.
The first of these, Mr.. Price said
in an address delivered at the
Georgia Press institute, is that VOL
untary censorship must deal only
with questions involving war Sc
curity.
"If the subject matter does not
relate to the war, it is not the bust
ness of censorship"
Other Principles Suggested.
Other definite principles for VOL
untary censorship suggested by Mr..
Price were
1t must never base a request on
any security consideration which
may be questionable; the danger to
security must be real.
1t must avoid interference with
editorial opinion; such opinion could
not possibly be controlled on a
voluntary basis, even if it were de-
sirable, and any attempt to do so
would endanger the entire voluntary
structure.
1t must never be influenced by
nonsecurity considerations of policy
or public morale; any involvement
In these fields would destroy eff
fectiveneSS elsewhere.
1t must make no requests which
would put the press in the position
of policing or withholding from
publication the utterances of re-
sponsible public officials The COM
pllcatlonS which would result from
such an effort would lead inevita-
bly, to hopeless confusion.
Avoid Multiple Censorship.
1t must make every effort to
avoid multiple censorship and on
no account must withhold from the
American public any information
which has been generally dissent
mated abroad, It's constant purpose
must be to keep information from
the enemy and not from the Amer
ican people.
1t must never undertake to Vouch
for the truth or accuracy of any
news story. The embarrassments
would be too great for a voluntary
system, based on security, to survive.
1t must never undertake to regu-
late release dates or other matters
OF newspaper ethics. To do so
would encourage Government inter-
ference of considerably and pos
slbly uncomfortable character.
1t must be absolutely impartial
and consistent. If any censor is to
maintain position of influence, his
blue pencil must know no brother
among competitors.
1t must operate openly, advising
the public of every request made of
the press. To do otherwise would
undermine public confidence and
foster unwarranted suspicion both
against the Government and the
press.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Allies Tracking Down
Japs in Green Islands

B, the Associated Press.
GUADALCANAL. Feb. 19.-Latest
available reports from Allied in
vaSion forces in the Green Islands
on the extreme north end of the
Solmons told of patrols on Nissan
probing the jungles for a force of
between 70 and 100 japanese while
others prepared to wipe out a
group of 20 on Sirot.
New Zealanders are moving against
the trapped Sirot Japanese, a
spokesman said today.
On Nissan, the largest island, pa
trolls so far have made no contact
but are advancing toward mission
in the south end where japanese
are believed to be digging in for a
stand. The Green Islands group was
invaded Tuesday without the loss of
a member of the New Zealand and
American assault forces.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur said the
Green Islands landings severed Sol
ONION supply lines to Rabaul, trapped
$4,000 japanese south of there on
such islands as Bougainville and
virtually wrote finish to the Solo,
mons campaign.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
ENJOYS Funds Voted
After Liquor Debate
P. Wirephoto.
By the Associateo press

BY the Associated Press.
After a brief debate over how
much the State Department should
spend for liquor and entertainment
for visiting dignitaries, the House
passed and sent to the Senate yes
terday legislation appropria ting
1921 ,304, 100 for the State, Commerce
and Justices Departments for the
fiscal year starting July l.
Passage was by unanimous voice
vote with less than 100 members
present
The bill allots s44.234 500 to the
State Department., $40, ,593 900 to the
Commerce Department and s116,-
ATT 200 to the Justice Department.
Representative Rees, Republican,
of Kansas proposed a reduction of
s75 900 in the State Departments
100000 fund for foreign service
representation allowances. He con-
tended the money was used for EN-
tertainment" and liquor
Representative Rabaut. Democrat,
of Michigan, who handled the bill
for the Appropriations Committee,
told the House the United States
has been "niggardly" in the matter
of providing funds for entertain
ment for use OF its diplomatic
corps.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Buffalo Auditorium Upheld
In Barring Gerald Smith
BY the Associated Press:

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 19.-State
Supreme Court Justice Parton Swift
yesterday denied an application for
an order requiring the Buffalo Sta
dium & Memorial Auditorium board
to rent the auditorium ballroom to
the Economics League for an ad-
dress Monday night by Gerald l.. K.
Smith, Detroit. director of the Amer
lea First Party.
He based his decision on 1919
State Supreme Court ruling, later
affirmed by the Appellate Division,
that held the city has the right to
do as it pleases with its own prop
erty.
The Economics League sought the
court order after the board rejected
several times its application to rent
the ballroom.
Thomas j. Reese, board member,
said in an affidavit that the audi
torium was erected as a memorial
to World War dead.
He asserted board members agreed
that it would be a "sacrilege' to per-
nit those whom we consider to be
rabble rousers or exponents of some
new order to come here to the audi
torium at this time and give vent
to criticism of religion, race, or
nationality"
Evening star., 1944-02-19
English Beouty's Kiss Revives
U.S.. Gunner Who BoiIed Out

gunner who was kissed back to
consciousness by trim young lady
he had never seen before. For a
few seconds thought I'd dropped
into heaven"
She insisted on taking him home.
Sergt. Jensen was in no mood to
argue.
Sergt. Albert J. Selvidio of Nor
Wich, Conn, radio operator gun
ner, was picking himself off rail-
road track when a train came
around the bend. He jumped off
the tracks and scooted up ladder
provided by two Englishmen who
later argued over whose place it was
to take him for tea.
Was Taken Aboard Warship.
After floating down dangerously
close to a big harbor where every
one is suspicious Of parachutists, the
co-pilot, 1t. Paul R. Cooper of En-
porium, Pa, was taken aboard a
warship and later was invited to an
Raj base as the guest of an air vice
marshal.
But for a regiment of British SOL
diers on maneuvers nearby, Sergt.
Joseph M. Collector of Norfolk, Va,
still might be trying to dig himself
out of the mud
1t. Walter c. Lunden. jr., of
Tampa, Fla. was the hard-luck guy
Of the outfit. He suffered a frac-
tured leg when he landed in the
middle of a paved highway.
The last two men out of the plane
landed without incident. They are
the pilot, 1t. Thomas j. Suffers of
Astoria, N. Y, who tried to get the
blazing bomber over the sea before
crashing, and Sergt. Ernest Pieffer
of Lebanon, Pa, the waist gunner
who held the escape door open for
the others. The plane finally
crashed on the edge of a seaside
town 100 yards short of the ocean.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Arthur Kudner Dies;
Advertising Expert

Ey the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19.-Arthur
H. Kudner, SO, one of the Nations
leading advertising men, died Of
pneumonia yesterday at the Town
House.
The head of Arthur Kudner, Inc,
with Offices in New York, he had
come here on business trip, accom-
panied by his wife, Madelin Thayer
Kudner. His home was in Queens
town, Nd
He won recognition as an adver-
tlsing writer in 1917 with Red Cross
and Liberty Loan advertisements
which still are recalled and quoted.
He also wrote several early tire ad-
vertisements regarded as near
F., classics in the business.
| In 1929 he won the Harvard
award as the originator of the best
advertisement Of the year.
| Since establishing his own organi-
zation in 1885, he and his associates
conducted advertising campaigns in
the field of tires, automobiles, foods,
liquor and other products.
Born in Lapeer. Mich, December
| T. 1890, he had a brief career as a
concert singer and then became a
reporter for the Detroit Free Press
and the New York World
He entered the advertising busi-
ness in 1915 as a copy writer with
the Cheltenham Advertising Agency.
A year later he joined Erwin, Wasey
& Co., becoming president of the
company in 1929 He held this posi-
ton until he established his own
Office.
| He was member of the Business
Advisory Council of the Commerce
Department, the Advisory Commits
sion to the Council of National De-
fense. the New York War Finance
Committee and the Hartman Mis-
sion to F0ol6DG in 1Qi9-2