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forwegians, Danes
Mark 9TH Anniversary
Of German Inuasion

d.; LYNDON, April 9-tR-Norwe-
fo"lS and Danes marked the
n nv. VI anniversary of the Ger
t oS,i invasion of their homelands
do u0y at a joint meeting in Lon
f6ai Wnere they paid tribute to
ur c.r Allies and lauded the under
I srJ workers in their native
An 'toS as the soldiers of a great
fn. Gu army which will secure
Hs 1lie rally was attended by King
NosaAoh and Crown Prince Olav Of
FWay.
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WASHINGTON, April 9. -(P)-
Australia's decision to cut down
the size of its army in the midst
Of war was labeled shocking. !"
startling" and "almost unbeliev-
able today by Senators on the
Military Committee.
What occasioned their comment
was a statement in Canberra by
Army Minister Francis E. Forde
that Austraia's manpoWer situa-
ton requires an army reduction OF
10000 in the next II months, in
Guiding 10000 men for industry.
"That's a startling statement, !"
said Senator Johnson D-Colo), lin
view of the about effort we are
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stepped regulation just for the
day and pinned corsages to the
shoulders of their trim uniforms.
All the American fighting SER
vices and their feminine auxili-
aries were represented and there
was more than a sprinkling in
the slowly moving crowd of uni
formed men and women from Brit
ain, Canada, Australia, New Zea-
land, Poland, France and Nor
way. Attracting goodly share of
attention from both the military
and the civilians were a group of
American cadet nurses in Light
grey uniforms with bright red
shoulder bands. their Montgom-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-10
Fr0mNewY 0rk To Guadalcanal Traditional
Easter Services Observed By World At War

Charteuse and violet also were
| favored.
Navy and black suits were top
ped by casual coats and fur jack
cts. Half-hats were the order of
the day, with many consisting of
twist of straw and a full-bloom-
ing flower.
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LOOK TO EASTER LESSON
(Rv The Associated Press)

Sorely wounded by the bloodiest
struggle in all it's history, the
world must look to the lesson of
Easter to find consolation for its
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
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NORTH CAROLINA: Mostly cloudy and
continued warm Monday. Scattered show.
ers and thundersho%ers Monday after.
noon.
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Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02
Armstrong Rites Held Friday

Funeral servlces, conducted by Senefont Malutin, Second Priest of the Russian church, were keld yesterday at 2 pm for Lawrence, Armstrong 25, who died at 6 am Thursday. Death was ascribed to tuberculous meningitis.
 The deceased was born in Ko- diak on June 3. 1919 and had worked locally as fisherman. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Fife Mathews, Aberdeen, Wash; his father, MT Karl Armstrong, Vashon Island, Wash :; d brother, Karl Arm strong, IT,, Aberdeen; a sister, Mrs. Mary Cooper; and grand mother, Mrs. Chris Anderson.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02
Health Service Doctor Leaves

Dr. Robert w. MacCalmont, Jr., accompanled by his wife, left this week for Ketchikan en route to Juneau. Dr MacCalmont, a surgeon of the Reserve Corps, U. S. Public Health Service, had been assigned here in March of this year by the service. He had returned here July 2S after going to the States to get his wife.
 At the time of his appoint ment his duties we. e describedas being care of legal benefciaries of the Public Health Service and to enact public health policies. It was reported that lack of sufficient number of such cases
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02
Tyler Adds Machines; Names Local Manager

Leo Tyler who has purchased the Heinie Berger coin machine interests in Anchorage and Sew ard, announced yesterday that he plans to leave soon to take over his new business. James Martz, manager of the Island Fountain, will handle the local machines with an interest in the Kodiak business, MT. Tyler said.
 Mrs. Tyler and son Victor viii remain here. MT. Tyler will div ide his time between the 3 cities.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02
Mystery Of Baby Buried Under SchooIhouse Solved

The discovery of the body of a baby in 8 tiny homemade coffin of used lumber buried in the basement of the Kodiak schoolhpuse caused a sensa- ton here Wednesday morning but the mystery was quickly solved two hours later when Walter Shuravloff, former jani- tor, admitted to the burial.
 The body was found by Mil- ton Cori and Bill Flory at l0:3O as they were digging for a new water line in preparation of the opening of school. The box was struck under about 8 inches of dry soil in the unexcavated portion of the basement. When the nailed lid was removed from the coffin the body was disclos- ed, wrapped in two coverings of different material fastened with badly corroded pins.
 Solution of the mystery fol- lowed a tip furnished by Harold Naughton, IF, son of Commis- sioner c. C. Naughton, coroner, when he remembered the jani- tors wife had given birth to a stillbo,n boy, their thirteenth child, on January 26 this year.
 The father was questioned but denied the cbild was his. Tracing the wrappings and pins to the hospital by deputy U. s. Marshal Paul Herring and City Police Chief Jack Altman led to the knowledge that a nurse had the body for the father in identical material. When the two started out Mission road to confront the father with the ad- ditional evidence they met him walking to town on his way to tell them the truth.
 It developed he had not wanted to admit it in front of the moth CT because she thought be had buried it in the cemetery after he had gotten the burial permit from Commissioner NaughtoD.
 He said he did not bury it in the cemetery becau-e the ground was so frozen at that time 6f year. Such burial by fathers is custom here where there are no undertakers. No charges were placed against the father,
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02

Andrew Boring, 61, was taken b the hospital yesterday after e had been discovered lying on he floor of his home. Neighbors oticed lights shining and went b investigate. He is believed to lave suffered a stroke.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02
School Days

School starts next Tuesday, September 5, the day after Lab- or Day, at 9 o'clock sharp. Kin dergarten students will not start then, however, as their teacher has not yet arrived.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02

(These first pictures were rad bed to Washington from the new lgnal Corps transmitting sta lon at Cherbourg)
 Soldiers in American vehicles de down a wide, sun-lit street b the edge of Paris. Citizens of Paris crowd into a rect and celebrate the libera- on of the French capital.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02

Washington (R)-The Presi- Sent's recent trip on the Pacific, during which he visited Kodiak) sTs Scottie dog Fala, and Repre- tentative Clare Boothe Luce's guest columns for Walter Win .hell, came in for some spirited comment in the House during a ,e6-to between Democrats and Republicans.
 Rep. Michael Bradley, Demo .rat, Pennsylvania, lashed at he columns that Connecticut republican Clare Luce (wife of he publisher of Time & Life) las been writing as pinch hitter or Winehell. They" he said, 'are fippant, wise-cracking, ir- responsible and unreliable. This pentlewoman, through innuendo md insinuation, attempts to onvInce the American people h. at the President of the United states is caIlous regarding the welfare of men fighting Tn the sacifc."
 Representative Knutson, Re ,ublican, Minnesota, one of many Republicans who leaped o their feet to defend the Con resswoman in her absence, said e had read Mrs. Luce's columns nd found them Every temper fe". He said she omitted some hings about the Presidents rip. "She did not inform the ountry that the President was accompanied by a fiotilla of Iattleships, cruisers and de- troyers that should have been ut in the far Pacific fighting the aps. Neither did she comment n the rumor that Fala, the residents little Scottie dog, ad been inadvertently left be- ind in the AIeutians on the eturn trip and that the absence f the dog was not discovered ntil the party reached Seattle, nd that it is rumored that a estroyer was sent thousand Riles to fetch him."
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02

Sgt. E. K. "Ek" Guerin, for mer operator of the Owl Cab in this city and who has been sta toned on a crash boat in the AL eutians, stopped over in Kodiak this week on his way Westward after being in the States.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02

MT. and Mrs. Larry Matfay and children, who make their home in Alitak, were visitors in Kodiak this week.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02

was reason for his call to Jun eau, where he will be re-assigned.
 While here he superintended the work at the Griffin Memor- ial hospital.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-02

Mrs. Fred Torsen, of sOuzink- a flew to Anchorage and back his week via Alaska Airlines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-07

husband, was surely without parallel.
It's first stage took them from the
Richmond hospital TO Evansville, Ind,
State Hospital where, again, the for
mer asylum inmate had no difficulty
getting a job as an attendant.
Then, on Feb. Q, came the fire
that cost the lives of eight. 1t was a
puzzle TO the authorities, but Bride
groom OFT had discovered his bride
was a pyromaniac.
II know what happened at Evans
vile. all right" he told investigating
officers And what happened at
Toledo And here at Logansport, too.
Wed been married only couple
OF months when we went 10 work at
the Evansville hospital. One night,
she said, I'm going 10 set this place
on fire.
II didn't believe her-thought she
was kidding. But she meant it.
There's too much lovemaking
going on around here she told me.
Married women hugging and kissing
other attendants. / won't stand for it.
I'll get rid of those love-birds. I'm
going 10 burn the place down.
Il told her to mind her own bust
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ployes questioned was Mrs Maude
LucaSs OFT, a square.faced, formid-
able attendant in the women's ward.
Under questioning. she broke down
and told an extraordinary story that
explained not only the Logansport
fires. but cast light on the others.
She had been an insane asylum in
mate herself, suffering from epileptic
psychosis.
After Is years as an inmate OF va
rious institutions, she was discharged
as cured in August 1912, from the
West Virginia State Hospital, Weston.
A month later, under the name of
Aleen Elliott, she gained employment
as an attendant at the Indiana State
Hospital in Richmond. There, she
met James OFT, as, a bachelor who
also was employed at the hospital
Romance blossomed quickly, and.
in December, they were married.
There began a honeymoon that, as
police pieced it out from the stories
told TO them by Mrs. OFT and her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-07

ness and stop being foolish, but she
paid no attention to me.
when the fire-alarm woke me up,
and / realized she was on duty, 1
broke out in a cold sweat.
Il did not see her until the day
after the fire and then she told me all
about it, l told her il was a shame
20 start that fire and cause so many
deaths, but she didn't seem sorry.
"Aleen told me that she started the
fire on the row tunnel (linen closet)
with a match and paper, and left.
Il did not say anything about the
fire because she was my wife and l
hated to tell it.
Then we went to Toledo where we
took jobs at the Ohio State Hospital.
For a time everything went well. But
one day Aleen told me that she was
not getting along with other atten-
dants and she was going to set fire
to the hospital TO get even with them.
'She started it in a linen closet and
then came 10 me and said she was
going to leave. / talked her into stay
ing until next day when we returned
10 our home in BirdSeye.
I'VE came 10 Logansport, Feb. 5.
1914, and got jobs at the State Hos
pital. Shortly after we started work
here. she told me she was going TO
set the place afire one Of these days.
II said 10 her. Quit doing that, for
they will have you in the penitentiary
and you will get me into trouble.
THE next night fire broke out and
I knew Aleen had started it. The next
day she told me she started it."
For her own part Mrs. OFT con-
fessed setting the Logansport fires,
but denied the Evansville and Toledo
fires. However, retracing her career,
officers concluded that she had been
a dangerous arsonist for a long time,
and had blazed a fiery trail even be.
fore she and OFT went on their strange
and tragic madhouse honeymoon.
While waiting trial, she attempted
suicide On March IA, last, fully re-
covered, she appeared in court at Lo
gansport before Judge John b. Smith
and pleaded guilty to second degree
arson in connection with the LoganS
port fires. Judge Smith imposed a
sentence of from one 10 10 years
Imprisonment and recommended
sanity examination.
1t sounded like a good idea.
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800 ~ 49,
ants and orderlies
located the blaze
and put il out.
The fires were all
incendiary. But who
was starting them?
Soon, the ques-
ton was answered.
The alarm n &
again at Logans-
port, and this time
ne blaze was dis
Vered in a base
m . mt stOreTOom.
The smell of kero-
sene was strong as
firemen entered. In
vestigation showed
that it had been
sprinkled over the
floor and walls and
a match applied.
Among many en-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-07

insane. fought like demons against
rescue Half a hundred in strait
jackets watched the flames approach
and squirmed in agony at the soaring
heat Men and women. barefooted
and in their nightclothes, fled to the
lawn and collapsed
In the end. eight OF the flame
trapped residents six inmates and
two employees died in the inferno.
That was in February 1913.
IN January OF this year an orderly
Smelled smoke as ne was walking
through a corridor of the Ohio State
Hospital al Toledo lie raced round
a corner and saw flames breaking
through the door OF a linen closet.
Fast work with hand extinguishers
put out the blaze before the fire de.
partment arrived. but officials said a
little more delay would have resulted
in another Evansville tragedy.
Barely a month later, on Feb. 20.
the automatic alarm in the State
Hospital at Logansport, Ind, rang
fuTipuClV Attend.
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rose above the clangor OF
the alarm bells. Doctors,
orderlies and a tten d a nts
CROPPED through smoke-filled
wards of the 81, 100000 State
hospital AT Evansville. Ind,
- save the inmates. Mount
ing flames cracked and
roared, lighting a scene OF
unearthly horror.
Some patients hid under
the beds in their terror and
confusion. Others. violently
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-07
Matitie Oft,
Whom
Love
Turned
Into "A
Firebug.

IT BROKE out at 2:30 A NJ, prob
4 ably the most terrifying thing in
U the world-fire in "A madhouse.
Screams and hoarse. inhuman cries
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-07

May z, 1914
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-17

by several bar associations, seven
Of the nine justices would have to
agree before prior ruling could be
changed.
Agrees With Roberts.
This recent trend toward SWITCH
ing decisions is shaking the very
foundations of Jurisprudence" Mr..
Whelchel declared. Something
must be done to stop it."
He added he certainly agreed"
with Justice Roberts, who COM
mented when the court overruled
itself recently on the rights of Ne
groes to participate in Democratic
primaries, that such reversals put
court decisions ''in the same class
with a restricted railway ticket
good for this day and train only"
The bill already reported to the
House is one by Representative
Weaver, Democrat, of North Caro-
lima which would return for Circuit
Court of Appeals decision certain
equity cases previously sent directly
to the higher body. Chairman Nc
Carran of the Senate Judiciary
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tary and naval stations, and ex-
pected reciprocal treatment in this
regard
at is surmised," the State Depart
ment instructions said, significantly,
that there are other reasons than
those mentioned by the South Seas
Bureau for its attitude on this mat
ter"
Mr.. Neville, as instructed, talked
again to the Japanese, and reported
some extraordinary objections. The
Japanese were afraid that visits of
foreign warships might upset the
natives, who would think change
in administration impended. The
japanese were afraid the American
ships would run upon shoals. Final
ly, the japanese did not want Amer
lean naval officers to call at ports
where there were no Japanese Of
f1cials, as they could not be well
coined properly.
Also, Mr.. Neville discovered. it was
not only the South Seas Bureau
which opposed the visits. The
Japanese Navy Department., too,
did not like the idea of n-of-war
visiting the inundated islands"
Final Japanese Reply.
Finally, in December, the Japs
told Mr. Neville that American war;
ships could call only at islands
where japanese officials were resi-
dent and that the Japanese Navy
Department must be informed in
advance. 1t would then decide
whether the island to be visited was
open" Also, the japanese Navy
Department would furnish hydro
graphic data itself, relieving the
American Navy of that burden.
And there the matter ended. The
Japanese proceeded with their Sc
cret fertilization of the islands while
the United States adhered vigorously
to its pledge not to fortify Guam.
The first glimpse American Off
GERS were to have of the harbors of
the Japanese inundated islands was
from behind the roaring guns of
battleShips or from the seats of
dive bombers.
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Committee has q similar measure
before the Senate.
Would Reduce Quorum.
The bill most discussed publicly
is one introduced by Senator O'Ma-
honey, Democrat, of wyoming anc
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee. Supported
by Attorney General Francis Biddle
and many other legal officials, il
would allow five judges to constitute
a quorum, instead of six, as al
present.
Representative Kefauver, Demo.
crat, Of Tennessee has introduced
two proposals, both aimed at keep
ing six members as a quorum, but
allowing the recall of retired jus.
tees to the bench for helping han
die cases where too many others are
disqualified.
Representative Reed, Republican
of Illinois has submitted similar
bill. while Senator Andrews, Demo-
crat. of Florida would allow Circuit
Court of Appeals judges to be called
for emergency service, too.
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| Macarthur Bans
lease of Whisky
IFor Mai. Bong

ALL E D HEADQUARTERS,
Southwest Pacific, April 17-Gen.
Douglas Macarthur doesn't con-
slider liquor or spirituous wines as
appropriate recognition" for Mai.
Richard I. Bong's record-breaking
feat of shooting down 81 enemy
planes, so the Poplar (Wis.) ace will
not get the case of Scotch whisky
promised by Capt. Eddie Ricken-
hacker to the first American pilot
to exceed his World War record of
26 planes shot down.
Instead, Gen. Macarthur indi-
Gated Bong's promotion from cap
tain to major on the day his record
was confirmed was a more proper
recognition.
Maj Bong is not a drinking man,
but at an advanced Allied air base
he told Associated Press Core
spondent Glen Clements he had
thanked Capt. Rickenbacker for the
promised Scotch and hoped 1t could
be rushed "out here for the boys
But that was before Gen. Mac
Arthur's decision.
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Shorp Increase Seen
In u. S. Fire Losses

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Estimated
losses from fire in the United States
for the first three months of 1914
totaled $1l5, 1886, 900, an increase of
$15,814,00 or is per cent over losses
in the similar l943 period, the Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwriters
reported today.
Estimated fire losses for March
amounted to $39, 084, 900, about per
cent less than the $50 ,214 900 report
ed in March, 1943, and per cent
greater than in February this year.
Losses reported in the IL months
ended March 81 aggregated $780,
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Seven Pending Bills
Would Speed Work
OF Supreme Court
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Seven different bills dealing with
Supreme Court reorganization
chiefly planned to speed up con.
|sideration of cases-are pending be-
fore the Senate and House Judiciary
Committees and one other already
has been reported favorably by the
the latter body.
Only one of the proposals is de-
signed to slow down the justices
and it's aimed at a single phase
the recent trend to reverse previous
decisions by their predecessors.
Under terms of this bill, intro
duced by Representative Whelchel
Democrat, of Georgia and backed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-17
V. P. !. Alumni Chapter
Will Meet Here TONIGHT

The Washington chapter of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Alum
nj Association will meet at 7:45
o'clock tonight at the Touchdown
Club, l4l4 I street NV. DR.. Dabney
Lancaster, superintendent of public
instruction, Commonwealth Of vir.
ginia, will speak. and Wilmer Hall,
Juggler and trick rope artist, will
present novelty acts.
Alumni now in the service who are
In the area are invited to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-17
Sale of Roanoke Cos
Shores Is Authorized

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 17.--The
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion today approved Consolidated
Electric g. Gas Co.'S sale to Scott
Horner & Mason, Inc, Lynchburg
Va. Of all the capital stock OF
Roanoke (va) Gas Co. for 1891 ,27l
Consolidated also will turn over
in the deal $4,000 of Roanoke S
first mortgage 5ia per cent collateral
trust bonds at 10l per cent of prin-
cipal amount plus interest.
Proceeds will be used for the open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-17
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Partly
cloudy, with lowest temperature
near ~ degrees tonight. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness and continued
COOL
Virginia-Fair and cooler tonight.
Tomorrow increasing cloudiness fol-
lowed by rain beginning in south
and extreme west portion; contin-
|ued cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and cooler to-
night. Tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness and continued cool.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
cloudy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls.
RAUnrt far ucu-.
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Meeting Postponed

NEW YORK, April II (P.-Post-
ponement of the annual convention
of the National Metal Trades As
ISOLATION, scheduled to meet here
May 16 to 10, was announced today.
The meeting will be held this fall
If demands on rail transportation
lessen, the announcement said.
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Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
HIGHEST, SO, 5 pm. Year ago, IS.
Lowest, ~. am. Year ago, so.
Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest, 80. on April 8.
Lowest, II, on January 2.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
Erom noon yesterday to noon today
Hignest, % per cent, lat 2:30 pm.
Lowest, SO per cent, at $50 am.
Tide Tables.
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- Above you get rough Idea of cost, in material
alone, Of sending 1000 4engne bombers Germany
How Bomber Command replace this vital naterial7
Answer: That's where Air teammates come
into the picture-the train truck, and ship...s
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in the period q year ago.
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CONSOLIDATED VULTEE
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

San Diego, Golf.
VvItes Field, colif.
Fairfield, Golf.
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New Orleans, La.
Nashville, Tenn.
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