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Evening star., 1944-05-07
Pensive Takes Derby
With Stir Up Third;
Sun Again Wins Dixie

Warren Wright's Pensive drove
through to victory in the Ken
lucky Derby at Churchill Downs
yesterday before a crowd of
nearly 10000. Jockey Conn Nc
Creary piloted Pensive along
the rail in the stretch to beat
Broadcloth by AZ lengths in
2:041s. Stir Up, the favorite,
was third. The record-break-
ing winners purse was $65, 200.
The crowd bet $655,372 on the
Derby and s2.144,620 on the
days program.
At Pimlico, the Calumet
Farms Sun Again won the 40th
running of the Dixie Handicap.
FOUNDERS was second and Al
quest third.
The Nationals made it two in
a row over the Philadelphia
Athletics, winning, 40, behind
the pitching of Mickey Haefner.
"Details on sports pages.)
Evening star., 1944-05-07
What Happens
To the Murderer?

Justice Jackson, joined by
Justices Roberts and Frank
furter, speaks out sharply in
a dissenting opinion against
a newly established Supreme
Court doctrine of inherent
coercion" which has shielded
a convicted murderer. Justice
Jackson says this new inter-
probation of constitutional
safeguards tends Ito disable
the States in protection of
society from crime
What was the decision, and
how was it reached? Its sig
nificant bearing on criminal
procedures is discussed in an
article by John H. Cline on
today's editorial page page
q of the Editorial Section.
Be sure to read 1t.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Elliott 10 Direct WPB's
Civilian Needs Office
Ey the Associated Press

EE the Associated Press
William Yandell Elliott, former
Harvard University professor, YES
terday was appointed director of
the Office of Civilian Requirements
of the War Production Board
He succeeds Arthur d. Whiteside
who resigned in February to return
to the presidency of Dun & Brad
street, New York.
Mr.. Elliott has been director of
WPB's stockpiling and transporta-
ton division. His new post carries
with it WPB vice chairmanship
and the responsibility for planning
and scheduling consumer goods
production.
In a policy statement, Mr.. Elliott
said that highest priority must go
to a balanced war program; that
the next consideration must be
immediate production of more of
the most needed civilian goods"
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Three Marines Battle 4 Police
In 18th and F Stop-Light Row
Crowd Cheers as Leothernecks Join Forces;
Three Potrolmen Treated for Injuries

Annex, Ward Circle, NV, absent
mindedly, he said later, started to
cross Fourteenth street against a
red traffic light. Traffic Policeman
Richard A. Jordan accosted the
marine and warned him back to the
curb.
At this point the stories of eye
witnesses and police differ-but
radically.
The traffic policeman said after
the fight that he "courteously"
escorted Pvt. Hughes back to the
curb. Pfc. Eugene Palmer Sanchez,
81, attached to the Naval Torpedo
Station, Alexandria, was standing
on the sidewalk. Policeman Jordan
said Pvt. Sanchez, who tossed a lot
of rights and lefts with the Leather
necks at Bougainville and Guadal-
Co. A. NT1rY1Irr3--
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Allies to Hun| 100000 Men
AtEurope ThisMonth, ,NoziSoys
Writer Predicts Brdeeheods Will Be Set Up,
With Fate of Attack Ringing on Later Battles

Dwight D. Eisenhower's command
would be mot landing but supply"
He estimated that so Allied mo-
torized divisions were ready in
Britain, Iceland and Ireland" and
said troops for aerial landings "are
in the Faroes (Allied-held Danish
islands 220 miles north of Scot
land and $50 miles west of Norway
and another 26 divisions, together
with strong French forces, in North
Africa"
The German commentator de-
clared the main Allied landings
would be made under protection of
an enormous air umbrella" and
said:
They will be so powerful it will
be impossible to prevent establish
ment of bridgeheads-so the fate of
the invasion will depend on battles
between the invasion forces and
large (German reserves"
Marshal Rommel pictured German
soldiery as armed with new weap-
(See INVASION, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Mayor Of Cheyenne
Jailed for Bribery
Chief of Police Also
Gets 7 to 10 Years
~ the Associated Press.

ES lne Associated PTeSS.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 6.-May-
or Ira L. Hanna of Cheyenne and
three other city officials were found
guilty tonight by a Laramie County
District Court jury on charges OF
soliciting and accepting a bribe.
District Judge Harry P. Ilsley
Immediately sentenced Mayor Han
ma and former Police Chief Jess B
Ekdall to not less than seven nor
more than 10 years; E. V. Violette
member of the police department
to not less than two years nor more
than three years, and G. ]. Morris
another police department member
to not less than one year nor more
than two years
The four were charged specifi-
cally with soliciting and accepting
500 on two occasions from Mrs
Lola West, proprietor of a West
Cheyenne cafe, for protection. y
The defendants said they would
appeal.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sunday, May T.
Marshal Erwin Rommel told
Germans in their bombed home
land yesterday that an Allied
invasion of Europe must be
reckoned as imminent" and one
Nazi commentator said the
Americans and Britons would
hurl 100000 men into action
this month, using 100000 land
ing craft.
DR. Erich Widdecke, writer in
the Westfaelische Landeszeitung,
was quoted by the Berlin radio early
today as saying the main Allied
blow would be across the English
Channel, with another hitting
Southern France and possible di-
versionary thrusts at Denmark and
Norway.
Predicting landings by glider and
parachute troops behind the Ger
man Atlantic Wall, DR.. Widdecke
conceded that the problem of Gen.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
BY JOE BRENNAN.

While bystanders cheered them
on, three marines, one a veteran
of Bougainville and Guadal-
canal, joined forces to slug their
way through a free -for-all with
four Washington policemen early
last night at Fourteenth and F
streets NV. The row began
when a policeman sought to pre-
vent at least one of the marines
from crossing against a red
light.
The Leathernecks, witnesses
agreed, did all right for themselves.
Three policemen went to hospitals
for treatment of broken teeth,
sinners" and kicks.
The melee was touched off when
Marine Pvt. Vincent j. Hughes, 20,
attached to the Navy Command
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Fourth Term Favored
And ( Opposed as Texas
Names Delegates
Variety Of Resolutions
Passed, One Urging Party
To Shun Convention
POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT TURNS
to Ohio Tuesday. Page A-2I

POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT TURNS
TO ONO tuesday. Page Az
BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, May 6.-Strong
resolutions both for and against
President Roosevelt as a fourth
term candidate for President
appeared where sentiment was
reflected in early and scattered
reports as Texas Democrats to-
day named delegates to county
conventions.
In many of the States 5,482 pre-
cincts, the election of delegates was
a formality, and where delegates
were certified without direction the
effect was to send to the county
conventions next Tuesday unin-
structed delegations County con-
ventions will name delegates for the
State convention in Austin MAY %.
Varied Resolutions Passed.
There were resolutions adopted
opposing Mr.. Roosevelt for Presi-
dent and favoring Senator Byrd of
Virginia; resolutions indorsing
Roosevelt and Speaker Rayburn as
his running mate, one urging that
the Democratic Party in Texas
should not participate in the ma
tlonal convention; resolutions ask
ing restoration of the two-thirds
rule in the national convention in
selection of nominees; opposition to
restoration of the two-thirds rule:
and in one precinct a resolution
that Texas electors be uninstructed
A Midland, Tex, precinct in
structed its county convention dele
gates to oppose Mr.. Roosevelt for
reelection and favor Senator Byrd
A precinct convention at Colum-
tSee TEXAS pooo AZ
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Italian Prisoners Get
Chance 10 Volunteer
For Noncombat Duty
PIon Is Expected to Free
Thousands of American
Soldiers for Other Duty
By the Associated Press.

DS Tic ASSDClhteC HIeSS.
Creation of volunteer non
combat units from among Italian
prisoners of war, under the COM
mand of American officers, was
announced last night by the
War Department.
The units, the department said
in statement, will render services
of various kinds in support of the
war effort against the common
enemy, except in actual combat"
Parallel arrangements are being
made, insofar as practicable, by
the government of the United
Kingdom" the department an
nounced.
The Army said the action was "in
furtherance of Italian co-belligerent
efforts"
Will Get More Liberty.
While the units will be under
the ultimate command of American
officers and subject to American
military law and regulations, they
will be stated by Italian officers
and non-commissioned officers and
will be extended liberties and priv
ileges not heretofore available to
them"
The department said the ar
rangement is expected to release
| thousands of American soldiers for
other duty.
Those Italians who volunteer
must be approved by the Military
Intelligence Section of the Army.
Brig. Gen. John M Eager, for
mer chief of staff of the 5th Serv-
ice Command at Columbus, Ohio,
has been named commanding gen.
eral of the units.
/ Their training will stress instruc-
ton in the English language The
present prohibition against fra
ternizatlon with war prisoners will
not apply between members of the
Italian service units and American
military personnel.
To Get Present Pay Rate.
The members of the Italian units
will wear easily recognizable uni
forms.
They will continue to be paid the
present rates of pay. However, a
portion of this will be paid in cash
and the remainder in post exchange
coupons instead of the entire sum
being paid in coupons as at present
The amount not paid in cash may be
credited to the individuals account
with the United States Treasury il
he desires.
AS Of April /, this year, there were
50,136 Italian prisoners of war in
this country, the War Department
said.
The service units are not expected
to reach that total, however.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Uncertainty Clouds
Resumption Of Trial
OF Sedition Case
LouehIin Seeks to Prove
He Did Not Originate
Reports About Eicher
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.


The mass sedition triaf in Dis
trict Court, beset by delays and
false starts for three weeks,
faces a standstill for another
uncertain period when it is
called again at 10 am. tomorrow
before Chief Justice Edward c.
Eicher.
The side issue of contempt of
court hearing before Justice Jen-
nings Bailey, holding the trial of
the 20 defendants in check all last
week, was adjourned yesterday in
furry of excitement until $50
am. tomorrow, with the accused de-
fense attorney, James J. Laughlin,
still presenting evidence intended to
justify his legal conduct and motives
in the sedition case.
Justice Eicher, who had hoped the
contempt proceeding would be COM
pleted during the week and had
ordered the impanelling of a jury
to begin tomorrow, has announced
that he will not continue the trial
until the Laughlin citation has been
decided. How long this will take
appeared uncertain last night. It
was considered likely that Justice
Bailey would take the evidence un-
der advisement, since he allowed Mr..
Laughlin until tomorrow to file a
brief in reply to the Government.
Surprise Witness Called.
Mr.. Laughlin is seeking to prove
that he did not originate or spon-
sor the reports" that President
Roosevelt had appointed Justice
Elcher to the District bench espe-
cially to preside at the sedition
trial, promising the jurist judicial
promotion If the defendants were
convicted. The attorney made these
charges in motion and affidavit
OF bias against the judge in behalf
of Robert Noble, one of the defend
ants.
Yesterday Mr.. Laughlin called a
surprise witness, Mrs. Estelle Del
ninger, 5706 Nevada avenue NV,
who served as District Court juror
in February and March, but COM
pleted her service before the sedi-
ton trial began April II. She said
she appeared voluntarily to testify
to telephone conversation she de-
scribed overhearing in Mr.. Laugh
Inns Office March II.
Mrs. Deininger explained that she
couldn't help hearing both voices
over the phone when Mr.. Laughlin,
seated near her in his small office,
swung his swivel chair around close
to her. She heard a mans voice dis
cussing the forthcoming sedition
trial, she said. adding:
Il heard the party say that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had offered Justice
Eicher higher job if the defend
ants were convicted"
! Says Laughlin Defended Jurist.
Mr.. Laughlin asked what else she
heard, and the witness replied: Il
heard Court of Appeals and Supreme
Court mentioned"
She said she heard Mr.. Laughlin
refuse to join in a petition to dis
qualify Justice Eicher. You defend
ed Judge Eicher,' she recalled.
How do you happen to be here
today?" Mr.. Laughlin asked her.
L felt that I had something i'm
portant for your case" she answered
came down here on my own. l
didn't talk to you except for a min
ute in the corridor l had called
NSee SEDITION. Page AL
Evening star., 1944-05-07
American Flyers Drop
1000 Tons Of Bombs
Along French Coast
German Anti-invusion
Targets Between CoIois
And Dieppe Pounded
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, May g. American
Liberators and Marauders drop
ped 1000 tons of explosives on
the 100-mile stretch of landing
beaches nearest Britain today.
Carefully selected German anti
vasiop installations were hammered
between Calais and Dieppe on the
French Coast just across from
Dovers cliffs on the 22d straight
day of the aerial offensive.
The Axis-controlled Paris radio
said many localities were attacked
in the area and heavy casualties
occurred.
The Allied command sent nearly
500 Liberators and escorting Mus
tang, Lightning and Thunderbolt
fighters against the Calais sector
without loss in the morning. The
attack was made despite bad
weather which in the past hao
halted such flights.
Other Areas Attacked.
In the evening American Maraud-
ers and other Allied bombers con-
centrated on emplacements south
of Calais between Boulogne anc
Dieppe.
In another evening action, Thun
derbolt fighter -bombers struck s
Nazi airfield at Rennes, in Northern
France, and formation of Thun
derbolt fighters swept the same area
Neither formation sighted a singh
enemy plane and neither suffered
loss.
Tonight the German radio CAV
its familiar warning signal that Al
lied planes were headed for tn
Reich again and the Paris radio fel
silent, indicating a possible RAJ
night assault.
The attacked Nazi coastal install
latlonS In the Pas-de-Calais area ar
are so secret that even now afte
more than 100 assaults on them the
have not been described in detail.
No Fighters Encountered.
Returning Liberator crewmen sal
each wave of American planes chos
a different target, bombing through
an overcast. No German fighter
were met; ground fire was sporadi
!. and ineffective.
Australian and New Zealand Mos
quitos attacked inland targets il
Northern France during the da
without loss. One German fighte
was shot down.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Army Plans Agency to Handle
Casualties Financial Affairs

With the European invasion ap-
preaching, the War Department
last night disclosed it will set up
in New York City a special office
to handle the financial affairs of all
soldier casualties.
The office, which will be called an
installation of the Office of Fiscal
Director" may involve the transfer
of some personnel from offices in
Washington, according to informal
reports. Department officials re-
fused TO discuss any phase of the
personnel problem involved, how
ever.
If any transfers are involved. it
was indicated in one unofficial
quarter, they would be voluntary.
The official announcement ex-
planned that the new ofice would
effect a merger Of ali the separate
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Hartman Reaches Capital
For Official Consultations
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
w. Averell Hartman, American
Ambassador to Russia, arrived in
Washington yesterday for consulta-
tions.
The subject of his talks here was
not disclosed Immediately, but pre-
sumably the Russian attitude to-
ward practical participation in a
world peace organization will be dis
cussed, and possibly the Russo
Polish dispute.
Mr.. Hartman has been in Mos
COW since last October. He con-
ferred in North Africa with Under
secretary of State Stettinius last
week end. Mr.. Stettinius arrived
here Thursday.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Radio Programs, Pg. Clio
Complete Index, Page Az

activities of the Office of fiscal di-
rector with whom the widows, heil S
and beneficiaries of such casualties
must now deal" No date was an :
nounced for opening of the Office
Approval had been granted it was
explained, for establishment of the
Office ito handle the records, pay
ments and settlements to be made
with respect to the accounts of
deceased personnel of the military
establishment, and of casualties - .
under public law dealing with
men who are missing, captured,
interned or beleaguered."
Associated with the new Office
will be the centralized records of
Government life insurance allot-
ments and of soldiers deposits, as
well as liaison offices of other in
terested agencies"
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Perez Reaches Miumi

MIAMI, Fla, May lPy.-Ven-
ezuelan Foreign Minister Caracciolo
PARA Perez arrived here by clipper
tonight en- route to New York and
possibly Washington" on what he
said was a confidential" trip. He
was scheduled to leave by plane for
New York tomorrow morning
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Snow Falls in Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, May 6
Pl.-Freezing weather hit Fayette-
vile today-its first 32-degree read
ing for May in 81 years-and light
snow fell in this area The snow
probably was not the first reported
In May, the weather bureau said.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Population and Circulation

washington Metropolitan Area population has grown
faster since 1910 than in other major trading area in
the Nation according to Census Bureau estimates
The civilian population in this area was estimated at
l228856 on November 1943 compared with 957 74 on
April l. 1940 an increase of 283 per
These figures do include noncivians or transens
numbering tens of thousands
Evening star., 1944-05-07

(See MARINES, Page A-2.)
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(See TEXAS, Page A-5J
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CSee SEDITION. Page A-4
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Prince Georges Put:
Part Of 5 Districts
In Dog Quarantine
Action Taken as Rubid
Dog Bites Others in
Unquorontined Area.

The dog quarantine in Prince
Georges County has been extended
to include part of Queen Anne
Marlboro, Nottingham, Brandywine
and Melwood election districts and
will be effective until April 20.
The extension was announced by
the County Commissioners at their
meeting yesterday in Upper Marl-
boro in response to request by DR.
A. L. Brueckner, acting director OF
the State Livestock Sanitary Service
In letter to the board, DR.
Brueckner said rabid dog had beer
reported recently at Wells Corner
which is outside the old quarantineo
area. He added that the animal hao
bitten several other dogs in Upper
Marlboro and Croome Station be-
fore it was shot by police.
New Area Outlined.
The line Of the new area begins at
Collington on the Defense highway
From there, to the Patuxent River
at Priest Bridge, along the Patuxent
to Mount Calvert, thence along the
southern boundaries of the Marlboro
and Melwood districts to Rosaryville
The line then goes to woodward anc
to Meadows and back to Collington
A previous request by DR.. Brueck-
ner that the quarantine be extended
to include the area between Upper
Marlboro and the Howard County
line was denied by the commission.
ers in December. At that time, the
Sanitary Service ofdcial pointed Out
that the disease was spreading be-
yond the quarantined area and thai
further restrictions were needed.
Request Is Approved.
The Montgomery County Commits
sioners last week approved similar
request by DR.. Brueckner to extenc
the dog quarantine to include the
Olney and Rockville election dis
tricts.
The Prince Georges County Boarc
also signed contract with Robert
r. Horton for the collection Of
trash and garbage in West Lanhan
Hills at a cost of SITS a month. The
contract provides that trash doe.
not include ashes, leaves or waste
paper.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Alexandria Cab Firm Given
Time 10 Vacate Stand

The Alexandria Yellow Cab Co.
will be given more time to look for
another stand, despite a notice is
sued by the City Council January
26 that the North St. Asaph street
station could not be used after Feb
ruary IL.
The council voted last night to
permit the cabs to remain on North
st. Asaph street until two weeks
after the adoption of the taxicab
control ordinance now under con-
sideration.
The yellow Cab Co., whose at
torney, Maurice Rosenberg, appealed
to the council last night for the time
extension, was formerly stationed on
North washington street, but was
forced to move in July to the present
stand, Since then numerous COM
plants have been received from resi-
dents of the neighborhood about
noise and disorder at the stand, and
the January 26 order was issued
when the complaints continued in
spite of warnings given the drivers,
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Dorothy {. Stratton Attains
SPARS Top Rank as Captain

Conldr. Dorothy C. Stratton, di-
rector of the Coast Guard Women's
Reserve, yesterday was promoted to
the rank of captain in ceremonies in
the Office of Vice Admiral Russell R.
Waesche, commandant of the Coast
Guard. She holds the highest rank
of any SPAR under the acts of
Congress.
On leave as dean of women at
Purdue University, Capt. Stratton
first entered the service as a lieu
tenant in the WAVES, serving as
senior officer at the Naval Training
School at the University of Wiscon-
sin. She is a graduate of the first
class at the Naval Training School
at Smith College.
Transferred to the office of the
Coast Guard commandant in No
vember, 1912, she was made director
of the SPARS on it's establishment
by act Of Congress, with the rank of
lieutenant commander. She was
promoted to full commander Janu-
ary of this year.
A native of Brookf1eld, Mo-, Capt.
Stratton attended Ottawa Univer-
sity, Kansas, Mo-; the University of
Chicago and Columbia University.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
Mrs. Mary |. Fuller,
HyaHsviI|e, Dies al 68

Mrs. Mary Lloyd Fuller, 6s, OF
ALA Jefferson street, Hyattsville
widow of Edward A. Fuller, former
Prince Georges County treasurer
died yesterday after a long illness
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow at the home
under the direction Of the Rev. J
Jaquelin Amber, rector of Pinckney
Memorial Episcopal Church. Hy-
attsville. Burial will be in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery.
A native of Bladensburg, Mrs
Fuller was a lifelong resident OF
Prince Georges County and was
educated at the old Melrose Acad-
emy in Hyattsville. She was a
cousin of the late Christopher c.
Hyatt, founder of Hyattsville.
A son, 1t. Edward A. Fuller, U. S.
N. r., now stationed in Philadel-
phia, was the Hyattsville corre-
spondent for The Star and was
editor and publisher of the Hyatts-
vile Independent, a weekly news
paper, before entering the Navy.
Also surviving are two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Brian B. Kane, Beverly
N. j., and Mrs. Alfred D. Bailey
jr., Hyattsville; sister, Mrs. Rex
ford H. Smith, Washington, and
four brothers, DR.. Alfred H. Wells,
University Park; Robert w. Wells,
California; DR.. Walter A. Wells,
Washington, and B. o. Lowndes
Wells, Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1944-02-02
University Women Plan
Montgomery Branch

Preliminary steps for organization
Of a Montgomery County branch OF
the American Association of Univer-
sity Women were taken at a meeting
Monday night at the home of Mrs,
Robert Pfafman, Silver Spring.
Talks were given by Miss Adele
Stamp, dean of women at the Uni
versity Of Maryland; Mrs. Clyde Ev-
erson, vice president of the Mary
land State division of the American
Association of University Women
and Mrs. Weston Clark, president of
the College Park branch.
Temporary officers are Mrs. Har-
old P. Morris of Silver Spring, act
ing president, and Mrs. Howard c.
Woster of Takoma Park, acting Sec
retary. The group will meet again at
8 pm. Tuesday at the home Of Mrs.
Lawrence James, 1884 Dala drive,
Silver Spring. Any interested women
eligible for membership are invited