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Evening star., 1944-05-29
Boy Shot Accidentally
In Critical Condition

The condition Of Harry Hodge,
l3-year-old son Of Charles Lee
Hodge, Railroad Retirement Board
executive, who was accidentally shot
In the neck Saturday. remained
critical today. Emergency Hospital
attaches said.
A .30.caliber slug pierced young
Hodges neck when . Luger auto
matte pistol was accidentally dis
charged by his chum, Mitchell Mills,
Is, Of 262o Woodley place NV. The
Mills boy was showing the gun te
Hodge while they waited for q group
Of Boy Scouts to join them. The
boys, members Of the Boy Scou,
troop at All Souls Memorial Church
were going on 4 weekend outing ir
Maryland, they told police.
Young Hodge, who lives at 426l
Old Dominion drive, Arlington, wa.
attended by DR.. John Shugrue.
portion of the boys spinal column
was chipped OF by the pistol slug
DR.. Shugrue said, paralyzing hin
from the chest down.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Brieker Challenges
Dewey 10 Discuss
National Issues
ey q Staff correspondent Of The Star.

Ey Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
HERSHEY, Pa, May 2s.-With-
out using Gov. Dewey's name,
Gov. Bricker Of Ohio, avowed
candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination, yeSter-
day virtually challenged the New
Yorker to come out into the open
and discuss the issues Of the day.
The Ohio Governor. at q press
conference, replying to d question.
said:
II think any candidate going be-
fore the people, at such a critical
time with the world on fire and our
liberty imperiled, should discuss all
the issues vital to this country and
pertaining to the Office he seeks"
The immediate Interpretation
placed on Gov. Bricker's statement
was that he had In mind Gov.
Dewey,
President ION Record"
Gov. Bricker was asked il he con-
sidered that President Roosevelt had
"done that"
He replied that the President
"will run on his record" He added
that Mr.. Roosevelt had failed to
discuss the issues with the American
people as q candidate for re-elec-
ton, UP to date.
Gov. Dewey has insisted he is
not q candidate running for Office,
and has repeated that many times.
At press conference last night
the New Yorker declined in any
way to alter this position.
Gov. Bricker was asked If he
would accept nomination for Vice
President.
II am interested only in the
Presidential nomination" he said.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Hoey Is Nominated
In North Cardinal Race
For Reynolds Seat
sy the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., May a.
Former Gov. Clyde r. Hoey has been
nominated by North Carolina Dem.
ocrats to succeed Chairman Reynolds
Of the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee. q self-styled isolationist, n
the Junior Senator from North Car.
olina.
The Democratic nomination u
equivalent TO election. Senator
Reynolds did not seek renomina.
tion. In Saturdays primary Mr..
Hoey beat wealthy 74-year-old Rep
resentative Cameron Morrison, who
was appointed to the Senate In 1880
To, nl an unexpired term and was
defeated by Mr.. Reynolds In 1882.
Mr.. Hoey, like Mr.. Morrison, ID q
party regular and q stanch sup
porter Of the administration's for
eign policy. The campaign was de.
void Of issues.
Returns from 1885 precincts out
Of 1871 gave Mr.. Hoey lS3 sos votes
to Mr.. Morrison's 7i,756. Marvin L.
Ritch polled $500. Two other candi.
dates, Arthur Simmons and Giles
Newton. got even smaller votes.
For Mr.. Morrison's 10th district
congressional seat, Joe w. Erwin,
Charlotte lawyer, led in three-way
race, but runod with Hamilton G,
Jones. also o Charlotte lawyer, was
possible. The third candidate, John
G. Stroupe Of Hickory, trailed two
Of the States IL Congress members,
having opposition. Representative
John H. Kerr in the Ind district
and Representative John H. Folger
In the 5th, were renominated.
Gregg Cherry, 52-year -old Gas
tonia lawyer and longtime State
legislator, was nominated for Gov
ernor over DR.. Ralph Mcdonald,
Winston Salem educator, and Ola
Ray Boyd, Pinetown hog breeder.
Returns from 1,713 precincts gave
Mr.. Cherry 1884, Mr.. Mcdonald
127.7l0 and Mr.. Boyd 1901.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
DR.. Eldridge Testifies.

Instantly some one handed up an
oxygen bottle and connected it to
his respirator. 1t, Wacker looked
back and saw that his engineer
radio operator, navigator, bombar-
dier and copilot had formed a bri-
eade from the oxygen tank In the
bombardier's compartment.
The bombardier steadily filled bot
ties and passed them along, each
man keeping one for himself and
passing the others. Each bottle was
good for three minutes. The relay
never faltered during the Is minutes
1t took to nurse the plane down low
enough to permit free breathing.
Among those commended for good
team work were Second 1t. Frank
M. Gilbert, copilot, Lynn, Mass, and
sergt, George H. Wray. engineer
Dinwddie. Va.
Evening star., 1944-05-29

gional problems. For generations,
some regions have had justifiable
ambitions to use their natural re-
sources for industrial development.
But, for reasons beyond their con-
troll they have never been able to
do SO. Newer regions of the coun-
try, where natural resources have
heretofore been undeveloped, have
also cherished the ambition to util-
ize their resources industrially.
Regions Come Into Own.
During this war, these regions
for the first time-have begun to
come into their own. They do not
propose, If they can help 1t, to give
up the gains they have made. They
should not be asked to do SO, par
ticularly when the establishment Of
war industries in these regions has
brought In vast numbers Of people
to operate the plants"
Gov. Schricker, speaking on the
operation Of State agency In post
war reconstruction and develop
ment, emphasized the need of State
planning and Of public works as q
cushion to prevent unemployment.
Postwar Works Fund Urged.
Developing this topic further,
Gov. McGrath said:
"For my part, would like to see
the Federal Government set up q
postwar public works fund to be
administered by the Federal Re-
serve banks, or at least through q
Federal lending agency, such as the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, where
the States and their subdivisions
can 60, not for financial handouts,
but for decent credit terms; where
we could borrow upon the credit
of our States, to be administered
by the States money, such as is
Necessary to the prosecution of great
Iurografns of public works, the Fed
Eeral Governments contribution to
our purely State and local programs
being one Of attractive credit terms,
the States and local communities
realizing their obligation according
to- those terms to repay the loans"
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Bucket Brigade Gives Oxygen
To Pilot to Bring Bomber Back
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A UNITED STATES LIBERATOR
BASE IN SOUTHERN ITALY
May 25 Delayed An oxygen
bucket brigade" OF five quick
thinking airmen brought a Libera
tor bomber home from Austria yes
terday.
Leveling off at $4,000 feet after
unloading its bombs over the Alters
dorf aircraft factory south OF
Vienna, the Liberator was hit by
an antiaircraft shell that knocked
the copilot's controls and the cock
pit oxygen container clear out OF
the plane.
The pilot, First 1t. Irving S
Wacker, New York, gasped ane
frightened his parachute. Without
oxygen Immediately, he could moi
live to hy the plane. on which two
engines went dead.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Indiana Republicans
Will Pick Nominee
For Senate Friday
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Six States are taking the political
spotlight this week, with Indiana
naming the next to last State dele
CATION to the Republican National
Convention and choosing Repubii-
can nominees for Senator and Gov
ernor.
The national convention Of the
Socialist party at Reading, Pa,
starting Friday; two congressional
primary runof1s In Alabama tomor.
row, lone Republican delegate Sc
lection In Tennessee Thursday and
Maryland and Kansas Democratic
conventions to pick delegates FRI
day and Saturday make up the rest
Of the weeks program.
The Indiana Republican conyen-
ton Friday Is expected to name m
uninstructed delegation with 20
votes. Party leaders say Cows.
Thomas =. Dewey and John w.
Bricker have support In the Hoosier
State. A pledge or two may be voted
IN individual district caucuses
Thursday night.
Capehart, Tucker in Race.
After Indiana only Nevadas six
and few territorial delegates will
remain to be chosen to fill out the
national convention roster Of l,o5o.
Contesting for the Republican
senatorial nomination In Indiana
are Homer e. Capehart, Indiausp-
oils manufacturer, and James M.
Tucker, former secretary Of state
who recently received q medical dis
charge as . naval lieutenant. Ralph
F. Gates, lawyer, who resigned as
Republican State chairman, Is un-
opposed for the gubernatorial nom.
ination. .af
The Senate seat which will be At
state in November Is that Of the
late Democratic Senator Frederick
Van Nuys. The present Governor,
Henry r. Schricker, Democrat, is
retiring. The Democrats win nonli-
nate in convention June 1915.
Manasco in Run-ofl.
Alabama'S Democratic run-od
races tomorrow are between Repre-
sentative Carter Manasco and j. H.
Deason, both Of Jasper, and be-
tween Representative Newsome and
former Representative Luther Pat
rick, both Of Birmingham.
Tennessee ninth district RepubIi-
cans choose a single delegate Thurs
day to round out q delegation OF 10
divided between Mr.. Dewey and
Gov Bricker.
Maryland's State convention Fri
day will select a Democratic delega-
ton with l8 votes. State leaders
have said it will be instructed for a
fourth term If there Is evidence the
President will accept another norni-
nation.
Kansas l6-vote delegation, to be
selected Saturday, also is expected
to be in the Roosevelt column.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
|WPB Interpretation
OF Labor Freeze Order
Attacked by Wherry

All omclal interpretation OF q
War Production Board order con-
trolling production in tight labor
areas freezes employment in small
factories and threatens to force
many small businesses to close, Sen
ator Wherry, Republican. Of Me-
braska charged today.
The Senator, q member of the
Senate Small Business Committee,
said the WPB ruling discriminates
against small plants in favor Of big
business and promised q new in
vestigation of WPB unless remedial
steps are taken immediately.
Last month, while WPB Chair
man Donald M. Nelson was out Of
the city, an order was issued report
edly at the direction Of Vice Chair
man Charles E. Wilson, freezing
civilian production in Group I and Il
labor shortage areas. On his re-
turn, Mr.. Nelson said the order was
issued without his assent and he
took steps to rescind it. It was
Withdrawn after the Senate Small
Business Committee held an inves.
tigation.
Substitute Order Issued.
A substitute for the Objectionable
order was issued at Mr.. Nelson's d.
rection and approved by the Senate
Committee. 1t provided for excep-
ton to the production freeze for
Arms on the West Coast employing
SO pr less persons and for factories
elsewhere employing 100 or less.
Production increases were to be al
lowed in such plants.
The Interpretation Of the new
order to which Senator Wherry and
small business interests object
states that while new contracts may
be placed with the small plants, q
firm will not be allowed to recruit
workers to increase the number era-
ployed. In other words, IL q arm
employees 20 wage eas1iers, hissesn-
ployment is frozen at tfst Aegl6e
although he can be given more
business. s
Senator Wherry, in q letter to
Tudor Bowen, <WPB official who
made the Interpretation, charged
that the new ruling was worse than
the original document. He said
numerous complaints have been
received directly from small busi-
ness men to the effect that with
out benef1ting the war effort, your
Interpretation places them in q
most serious condition"
Applies to Small Plants.
Mr.. Bowen's ruling applies strictly
to the small plants, although a pre-
vious WPB order allows larger firms
to appeal limitations of new con-
tracts to them.
The Senator said had his commit
tee known the new Nelson order
was going to be distorted by an
Interpretation such as yours, it neye,
would have been concurred in."
Senator Wherry told a reporter
he believed the new ruling was an
other manifestation Of fight be-
tween Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Wilson
ito see who runs the WPB."
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Burglars Get $1,000
In Rinqs and Wutches

Ignoring . quantity Of inexpen-
sive costume jewelry, sneak thieves
over the week end rarsacked the
home Of George w. Nave, presi-
dent Of q printing firm, at 5Io7
Massachusetts, avenue NV. and
stole $4,000 worth Of precious rings
and watches. police reported today
Mr.. and Mrs. Nave were out OF
the city when the burglary occurred
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Miller
iContinued From First Page.)

20 .
dozen times between 1890 and 8
PM
Mrs. Fannie Kirshenbaum also
said she saw DR.. Lind at 1880 am.
for 10 or Is minutes.
Question on Gun OverruIed.
Frank Mayhem, an attendant at a
service station near st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, said he had serviced DR..
Lind's automobile for two-and-a-
half years before the Staying.
did you ever see gun in the
carr" asked Assistant United States
Attorney Daniel B. Maher. Defense
counsel objected and was sustained
by Justice Ben Moore.
Other rebuttal witnesses, who ap-
peared to reiterate their earlier tes-
timony, were William Elliott Of the
Metropolitan Police Department and
Mrs. Annie L. Johnson, Woodward
g. Lothrop Department Store clerk,
who exchanged some brsssieres for
Mrs. Miller a few minutes before
the shooting.
Or. Conn, vino teaches psychiatry
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more, said his opinion as to Miller's
mental condition on the day of
the shooting was based on the same
long hypothetical question put to
three experts last week by De-
fense Attorney H. Mason WEIGH
The pSychiatrists called In behalf of
Miller had stated they believed the
defendant to be of unsound mind.
After MIR. Maher finished sumrnar-
izing the case. he asked DR.. Conn
whether he could give an opinion
as to whether Miller was Of sound
or unsound mind at the time of the
staying.
Mr.. Maher then asked the psy-
chiatrist whether his opinion would
change if he also assumed that
Miller had taken with him to the
scene of the shooting second gun
and placed it on the seat OF DR.
Lind's automobile after firing two
shots from his own revolver.
1T would not" he said.
DR.. Eldridge Testiiies.
Another Government rebuttaI
witness, DR.. Watson Eldridge, CHIEF
of the medical and surgical service
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital, today
reiterated his testimony OF last Sat-
urday that DR.. Lind was admitted to
his section as a patient to be treated
for high blood pressure and diabetes
He said DR.. Lind remained under
treatment from January 81 to Feb
ruary 6 and that he was admitted
at the request of Mrs. Miller. DR.
Evening star., 1944-05-29

the State except to attend the Gov
ernors' Conference In Columbus last
summer and the Republican Macki-
mac Conference in September and
he was not in position to estimate
the chances OF Republican success
next November.
II think, however, that Repub-
lcan success Is necessary to the
welfare of the country" he COM
mented.
When Gov. Dewey was told Of
Gov. Bricker's assertion that any
one running for Office should come
out in the open and discuss issues.
he replied:
MY comment is that I agree with
him."
Called "Gov. Bricker."
At this point one OF the 60 news
present addressed the
New Yorker as Gov. Bricker." This
drew a laugh. 1t was explained to
MIR. Dewey that at Bricker's press
some one had called the
Ohioan Gov. Dewey" and Gov.
Bricker had said, Don't call me
that"
Gov. Dewey laughed and said: 'T
have been called lot Of other
names worse than that"
Don't you think that President
Roosevelt should announce his in
tention of running?" Gov. Dewey
was asked.
"He got by it in 1910 all right
without announcing it," was the re-
ply.
"Will you have anything to do
with the draft of the Republican
PLATFORM" Dewey was asked.
IF ! am consulted" the Governor
said. He pointed out he was not
to be q delegate to the convention.
The New York Governor took the
barrage of questions good naturedly.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
kozi Blood Spotters
u. S. Fighter Planes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AsSociated Press.
A UNITED STATES FIGHTER
BASE, England, May 29.--Fighting
was at such close quarters that some
planes came home after yesterdays
big American raid on Germany with
blood on the outside Of their wind
shields.
Fighter pilots protecting the bomb
ers bagged q total Of 81 Nazi craft.
with Is Of their own missing in COM
bats.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Dewey Tells Soldier
He Has No Control
OF Presidential Race
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Pfess.
-INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa,
May 2s.-Gov. Thomas e. Dew
ey Of New York, visiting this
Army post with other State
Chief Executives attending the
National Conference OF Cover
nors, was asked yesterday by .
soldier:
Governor. are you going to
run for President in 1914 or
1882"
'I guess I don't have any
control over that" Gov. Dewey
said.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Gov. Dewey Flottered
By 1A, 900 Write-In
Votes in Pennsylvania

BY the Associated Press.
HERSHEY, Pa, May 29.-
Gov. Thomas e. Dewey of New
York says he was considerably
surprised at the l46, 900 write-in
votes he received in the recent
Pennsylvania presidential pref
erence primary.
And pleased?
mo one could remain unflat-
tered" Gov. Dewey answered
reporters at a press conference
last night.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
w. n. Purcell Dies

ALLIANCE, Ohio, May 20 (R.-
W. H. Purcell, 80, founder and pres
ident Of the Alliance Machine Co.,
one Of the country's leading over
head crane manufacturers, died last
night.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Botoun Editor Will Speok

Diodado M. Yap, editor and pub
Usher Of the news magazine Bataan,
will speak on THE Philippine Story
at Civitan Club luncheon at 1890
pm. tomorrow in the MayfioWer
Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Leutrice Gilbert to Wed

HOLLYWOOD. May 20 R.--
Leatrice Joy Hook. former film star
and widow Of Actor John Gilbert,
has announced that their daughter,
Leatrice Joy Gilbert, 10. win be
married July 10 to Pvt. George
Hoover, 28, OF Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1944-05-29
Governors
Continued From First Page.)

address of welcome by Gov. Edward
Martin Of Pennsylvania, host to the
conference, and response by Gov.
Chauncey M. Sparks Of Alabama.
Roosevelt Letter Read.
A letter from President Roosevelt
was read TO the conference by Gov.
|Saltonstall. It said:
My dear Governor:
please convey my hearty greet
ings to the Governors of the sew
|eral States at their Seth annual con-
ference in Harrisburg, Pa.
From my own personal expert
|ence in attending these conferences
as Governor Of the State of New
York, know the fine spirit of CO.
operation In which the conferences
meet and also the practical benefits
which can come from this kind of
lco-operative discussion among the
several States.
Governors conferences have led
to unity Of purpose which has
served our Nation so well In peace,
and which Is serving with increased
effect during these days of war.
Within q comparatively short time
since the attack upon us the various
States have been institutions, and
mobilize tteir resources for effees
tive untned action against the cona-
mon enemy. a
I'm anticipation of our inevitable
victory 1t become necessary for the
States to make plans and progress
and arrange their resources, so that
they may continue, individually and
collectively to serve the public well
fare, and provide the high standard
|of living which the physical and
human assets Of America are capa-
BILE OF producing.
my congratulations to the Gov
|ernors' conference upon the work
which it has already accomplished.
I am confident that the problems
and tasks which lie ahead will be
met with the same cooperative spirit
which has meant so much to the
well-being Of our Nation.
VERY sincerely yours,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Saltonstall's Statement.
stressing the Importance of State
action to meet the problems Of today
and tomorrow, the Massachusetts,
Governor said in his opening state
ment:
I'VE want our country to be gov
erned from the bottom up and not
from the top down, The govern
ment under which the United States
rose to greatness is government that
begins at home"
There are some things that must
be determined and known at once ,
Gov. Warren told tie conference
1--WE must know to what extent the
Federal Government proposes te
stay IN business after the war. With
SIS, 900, ,000, 900 invested In privat,
Industry. the extent OF Govern.
ment's participation In business viii
IafYect the life Of every wage Garner
In 1t. every businessman, every Stat,
and local government. ="
"If private industry is to resum,
its place in American life, we mus
settle the terms Oh which it will b,
allowed to take over from the Gov
ernment and the conditions unde
which it will be allowed to operate
Another Of the major matter
which must soon be settled is hov
the Government proposes to dispos
of its colossal surpluses. These sur
pluses are so great that in man,
instances they could easily glut tn
: market and make it impossible TO
lprivate industry, adequately to plal
Ior function. **
Another matter to be determine,
lis the policy of Government on re
Evening star., 1944-05-29

Want 10 send . note to Hitler?
Save waste kitchen fats to make
explosives.
Evening star., 1944-05-29

We are about TO open up . second
front. Open up your purse Or wallet
and buy that extra bond.
Evening star., 1944-05-29

ADvERTIsEnfENT.
Evening star., 1944-02-28
Ii. R. {. A||mendinqeI
Dies in Idaho Crash
Arlington Flyer and Five
Others Killed in Accident

1t. Robert Charles Allmendinger,
~, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin N.
Allmendinger, 1873 North Abingdon
street, Arlington, was among six
crewmen killed yesterday when their
heavy bomber crashed near Gowen
Field, Idaho, the Associated Press
reported from Boise.
1t. Allmendinger, a navigator, had
been stationed at Gowen Field pre-
paratory to being sent overseas.
A native OF Ann Arbor, Mich, 1t.
Allmendinger moved to Arlington
with his family in 1894. He attend
ed George Washington University
here and was employed by the Agri-
culture Department until he en-
listed in the Army Air Forces in
March, 1943.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Shirley
Allmendinger, and 3-year-old
daughter, Susan Lyn Allmendinger,
Boise.
Funeral services will be held in
Ann Arbor.
Others killed were:
Second 1t. Walter Louis Mache-
mer, jr., pilot, Buffalo; Second 1t.
Frank Lee Roberts, bombardier,
Birmingham, Ala; Sergt. Arthur
Edgar Jose Lemont, Furnace, Pa;
Sergt. Jack Marion Burnett, Shreve-
port, La, and Sergt. Perry Lee Ro-
den, Florence, Ala.