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Mason
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Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary
of Navy in the Wilson administra-
ton.
Mr.. Mason twice previously had
been in public service, first as a
member of the Plaza Commission
and then as a member of the Dis
trict Rent Commission in 1921.
Spanish-American War Veteran.
Mr.. Mason served in the Spanish
American War but was rejected for
World War service because of a
wrist injury. He received his early
education in the public schools of
New Jersey and New York.
In 1906, Mr.. Mason began his
newspaper career as a cub reporter
on the Washington Post and later
went to the Washington Bureau of
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat and
then took a position in the Wash
ington bureau Of the New York
World.
During his service on the Plaza
Commission, to which he was named
by President Wilson, he began the
study of law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason live at the
Westchester Apartments.
Mr.. Mason recently returned to
his Office after an illness of several
months this summer.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
u. 5. Casualties Climb
To Nearly 100000

Almost 100000 battle casualties in
the American armed forces have
been reported to next of kin, with
244,77 Army casualties and 81, ,699
casualties in the Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard, the War
and Navy Departments revealed
yesterday.
The Army totals, covering the
period from the start of the war to
July 20, include 45,4s1 killed, 1897
wounded, 42,102 missing and 43.205
prisoners of the enemy. OF the
wounded, 57,956 have recovered and
returned to duty.
The Navy total included 34,414
naval casualties, 1880 Marine Corps
casualties and 755 Coast Guard cas-
ualties. The total for the three
Navy services included 22.6e5 dead
1888 wounded, 9,7466 missing and
1863 prisoners of the enemy.
The Army figures, which repre-
sented an increase of 26,5o2 over the
2l8,473 reported August 3, included
ll2,673 casualties during the first
TWO months of fighting in Nor
mandy. The Navy figures represent
ed an increase of 1898 over the 81
S7l reported previously.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Mrs. Hysong Files
Maintenance Suit

Charging her husband had in
flicted physical injuries on her, in
cluding black eye and scalp lac
erations, Mrs. Huldah M. Hysone
filed a maintenance suit in District
Court yesterday against Martin W.
Hysong. owner of the controlling in
terest in the Hysong Realty Corp
ana the Hysong Funeral Homo.
Mrs, Hysong did not request a
specific sum, but asked the couri
Tor a reasonable amount for her
support while trial of her suit is
pending. She estimated her hus-
pand's income as not less than
$4,000 annually and said he owned
q 5000 home here, a $4,000 resort
home at Broadwater Beach, Nd,
and a $40 900 winter home at Miami
Beach. The suit estimated his net
wealth in excess of $500, 900.
The plaintiff said she married the
funeral director in June, l941, and
left him last July Is after he had
attacked her, resulting in the In
juries. - : :
As a result of this treatment, Mrs.
Hysong asserted. she was forced to
spend four or. five days In Emer-
gency Hospital last month and two
weeks at the Washington Sanitar-
ium. Attorneys Neil Burkinshaw
and Dennis Collins filed the slit on
behalf Of Mrs. Hysons. -.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Wage Study Provision
In Reconversion Bill
Draws Fire From AFL
BY the Associated Press.

oy tue AsboClaLeo TIeSS.
The American Federation of Labor
today criticized the provision for the
investigation CT annual wage systems
IN the George reconversion bill, de-
claring I'VE have had enough OF
wage formulas; we want q return to
honest collective bargaining"
One section Of the bill passed by
the Senate and now before the
House provides that the Secretary OF
Labor shall Study the extent to
which annual wage systems would
contribute to full employment and to
rising standards Of living.
AFL President william Green, In
q memorandum to members of the
House Ways and Means Committee,
said "such an investigation will serve
no good purpose Our first respon-
sibility is to provide full employ
ment so that full-time annual in
comes are possible. Until that is
done all annual devices take part
time employment into account"
A guaranteed annual wage is one
Of the principal demands of the CIO
United Steel Workers, whose dispute
with the steel industry is now before
the War Labor Board.
Mr.. Green also cited at length al
legged "inadequacies" of the George
bill, particularly the unemployment
compensation features and the
limited authority given to the direc-
tor of reconversion.
"Reconversion," said the AL
president, "is an emergency fa1
transcending anything contemplated
by State unemployment compensa-
ton laws which are inadequate for
normal unemployment. Even in
time of full employment-1943-
unemployment benefits averaged
$3.50 per week of total unemploy-
ment. 80
THE director of the Office of Wal
Mobilization and Reconversion will
have herculean job for which he
should have full authority to issue
directives on policies, procedures
and operations, to coordinate &C
tivities, to review the progress ano
performance Of each agency, and tc
direct changes. This ONCE should be
the directing energizing force. II
should have not only the advice but
the cooperation of industry and
labor" the memorandum said.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Coal Legislation Plea
Received Co|d|y by House
bv the Associated Fres.

By the Associated Fress.
House Ways and Means Commit
tee members gave a generally cool
reception yesterday to. letter which
President Roosevelt wrote Repre-
sentative Flanagan, Democrat, Of
Virginia urging congressional speed
in providing Federal regulations of
the bituminous coal industry.
None of them criticized Mr.. Roose-
welt for writing the letter which Mr..
Flanagan released Wednesday, but
Representatives Carlson, Republican.
of Kansas; Woodruff, Republican, of
Michigan, and others told reporters
they foresee no action soon.
They stressed that their commit
tee, which has had bills on the sub
ject shelved for several months, is
fully absorbed at present with study
of the Senate-approved unemploy-
ment compensation measure.
The President asked passage of
the necessary legislation "at an early
date" and said 1T will help stabilize
the industry and safeguard the in
terests of thousands of producers,
hundreds of thousands of mine work.
ers and millions of consumers"
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Query on Political
| Trip Was Planted,
| President Declares

President Roosevelt today dis
missed as . fool question q press
conference query. bearing on the
possibility Of political implications
in his just-concluded Pacific trip.
A reporter told the President a
press association story had quoted
him concerning the contention ad-
vanced In some quarters that the
trip was political, and asked If he
had anything to say.
The President said he had no
comment except that the press as
sociation boys who were with him
had been exceedingly accommodating
to some one In raising that issue.
AS he phrased 1t, one Of the press
associations or one of their mem
bers planted the question.
Asked With Reluctance.
It's one Of those things that has
to be done in campaign year, Mr..
Roosevelt continued, adding that he
thought the press association repre-
sentative who asked the question
had asked 1t with a great deal Of
reluctance for the simple reason
that it was fool question and that
he knew 1t was fool question.
Press association representatives
who Travelled with the President took
part IN a press conference coming
across the country and brought up
the point that some people thought
the Presidents trip was political.
To them, the President said there
were no political things in the trip
and that those who thought they
found politics In it., knew more
about 1t than he did.
The President had an opportunity
to discuss politics with Senator Tru-
man, his fourth-term running mate.
today when the vice presidential
candidate was a White House lunch
con guest.
Morning Meeting Called on.
The President was to see congress
sional leaders this morning, but the
meeting was called OIL when it was
discovered that Speaker Rayburn
SAAS why OAlC u CIlc IOuT VINO
ordinarily see the President in the
city. The others who take part in
these meetings are Vice President
Wallace, Senate Majority Leader
Barley and House Leader McCor.
mack.
Meanwhile, plans to preach the
Democratic gospel" In all of the AZ
States were charted at a breakfast
session Of National Chairman Rob.
ert E. Hannegan and Representative
Ramspeck Of Georgia, newly an
pointed chairman of the Democratic
Speakers Bureau.
The 53-year -old Ramspeck. House
majority whip, told reporters that
the party's leading orators would 90
directly to the people to cite the
record OF the administration and
argue the advantages Of retaining
President Roosevelt in the White
House.
No Democrat and no American {"
ne said, need be ashamed of the
l2-year record of the Democratic
party. This record can and should
be cited with pride"
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Three Sought in Staying
OF Sheriff and Son
By the Associated Press.

~ lae ASSoclAteo PreSs. 'E
LAMAR, Mo-, Aug. 1s.-Highway
patrolmen and police ofiiciak have
thrown q dragnet around Southern
Missouri In an effort to trap three
men wanted in connection with the
fatal shooting of Roy Patterson, 48.
sheriff Of Barton County, and his
son. Sam, 18.
Patrolmen said the sheriff was
shot in the back early yesterday as
he sat In his car a half mile east of
Lamar after he had answered an
early morning call from Jasper to be
on the lookout for three men who
had robbed a filling station-lunch
counter there. His son. in the
drivers seat, was shot through the
head.
Warden Richard Connor of the
Oklahoma State Penitentiary said
three convicts who escaped two DAYS
ago from the prison farm at Nc
Alester answered the general de-
scription of the trio sought in con-
nection with the sheriff's death. One
of the three, Donald Beeme, 20, was
captured at Skiatook, Okla, last
light, and Lamar police said they
would send representatives to ques-
ton him.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
LOST.

bILLFOLD, brown. containing SO. a draft
eard. and z drivers license. Lost August
asss' seaf after s!h and a I'd F. NV. Reward. AT.
BfILFoLp, Brown: Own lost on H st. car line
ef Can hfar Ii Sos 6; P o. August II. Reward.
monds, bet. 1921 Mass. ave. NV. and 1625
ey.ninrs st NV ME- Reward Nyos MA, 45oe. Ext. 1885,
BRACELET. in downtown area. Made with
fom Ropb,s eoHs New Gnnss VTs9s
CAMERA on streetcar : at TN Mt Rainier Rainier ter
NINA mlnai sundsy 12;SS pm brown leather
Cocker e I p'si SPANIEL. black, male. 8 1s. Years
old wearing leather harness, named Wee
wal Ward. WHY Nj. 1889 asr0 and N sss' NV Re-
DACHsHUND, female; Glover Park wo
DACHsHUND. female, black. with brown
iba1lGrens bnG as Pet .nsr.F Reward: WI. 1859.
and adGTess A9sus on eoar 4 srnde collar name
'Snuhby' Call Hyattsviile 0Is2. child's
EYEGLASSES. in dark case: lost Thurs
day night. between 18th and 14th SITS,
Y and Harvard; Phone DE. 1905.
GOLD CUFF II LINK, +, probably in vic 18th
a ys s!s fD is~f1d fHRk Rft15H a to asst
HANDBAG, black, money, keys. Shoe ra-
tion mon; August II Georgia and Alaska sta
HANDBAG, black leather, RsoVc containing nu about
$50, eyeglasses, gas ration coupons, identi-
hhoation hcat. Ill, folder; coin case, address book.
18th NV: and $40 S st. NV. miss Miss j. ;' e.
KEYS 90, on key. ring; lost $500 block
cam; can Ho ove' ieeB THURSDAY evening Reward.
LINK BRACELET, flexible white gold,
With 3 diamonds, lost Wednesday, either
III :, III s. 8 bus :!ss or on
nisd qnaer trees at corner of Maple ave. and
tained papers letters and Identification
ADs s4a eheVy Tswe5d cSsse H Md s. Belts lis Aspen
with ration books, issued to Minnie Minnie Watt watt
and William Wyatt, Phoenixviiie. Ariz.:
81: NV, RE. 1887. N OH ''i'o
PURSE. ladies black envelope type, Tues
i$$ ;1;:E: $ ;'s :'s *i'
esyy danss chss. rma m ReV.Hd Wss gferSSsd W s
SUITCASE tman's), black leather: left in
1sxicsb pSans rs At .t6d gn,on Station, August Is
SuNGLAssEs. made to prescription, lost
WEDNESDAY morning. vicinity Woodward d
Lo.nrop Reward. WA. 1146.
(Phyllts Durgin Blair), containing personal
papers, picture. WO. 56O1. 3isl Porter
St: nv Reward.
WALLET, containing A and gas cou-
pons, belonging to serviceman; also M. P.
rssistration card for Pvt. David E. Walter:
also contains Identification papers of Vic.
tor Handeli. Call ME. SO32 Reward.
WALLET. black. with eold-stamped Army
insignia: Please return to ]. HEMMER-
DINGER, AID. 4073. Reward.
WALLET, black, containing monev ond
valuable papers. Reward. MAX TAETLE
Gp G1ss pSs Cortland M pl NV: AD, 2191.
vicinity Army and Navy Club, between
parking lot and ladies' entrance, or cross
18th 18th ST. to meilbox, 15th end Eye. Cen
WRIST WA-CH, laoy's, "Metoda;, swis,
make: lost in vicinity of Holbrook st. ne
S25 reward. AT. S211.
metal bracelet, Sunday, in AIexandria Hot
Shoppe. Reward. WA 2673 ~
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Outdoor Revival Series
Planned by Michoux

Elder Solomon Lightfoot Michaux
will hold the first of a series Of out
door revival meetings at 8 pm. Sun
day at Griffith Stadium.
Elder Michaux will take as his
text Sunday will God Forgive NV
Son Who Killed Two Germans Just
Before He Was Killed in Action?"
The meeting will open with a pro-
cessionai of the choir of 1855 voices
to their seats in the center Of the
ball park field.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
President Denies |nvitjnu
Wi||kie 10 Conference

President Roosevelt today denied
published reports that he had in
vited Wendell Willkie here for a
discussion of foreign policy. declar-
ing there was no basis for such
reports. Asked if he would care to
talk with Mr.. Willkie, the President
said that was a rather personal
question.
Stories in Washington and New
York papers said last week the
President had asked Mr.. Willkie to
come to Washington and was ad-
vised by the 1910 Republican presi-
Dental candidate that he would
accept the invitation after Novem-
Der 7.
There has been no direct word
from Mr.. Willkie of such an invi-
tation..
Evening star., 1944-08-18
National u. Junior CoIIeue
Appoints -Four 10 Faculty

Addition of four new members to
the junior college faculty of Ma
tlonal University was announced to-
day.
Martha Gibbon, former assistant
professor at George Washington
University, and Chauncey c. Day,
formerly OF Westminster Theologi-
ca! Seminary, will lecture in Eng
lish.
DR.. H. L. Shih, now with the
census Bureau on fellowship from
the State Department, will lecture in
Chinese, while Stanley Stevens, an
economic analyst with the Federal
Public Housing Authority, will give
q course in sociology.
A course in Mandarin Chinese
has been added to the college cur
riculum.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Shooting Accident Causes
Man 10 Kill ) and Self
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
READING. Pa. Aug. 18. - After
accidentally shooting his housekeep-
er while on hunting trip yester-
Gay, Clyde G. Portner, %, of West
Wyomissing, returning to his home,
shot and killed the housekeeper's
baby daughter, his own two mother
less sons and himself.
The victims were Mrs. Marguerite
McDermott, about 80; her daughter,
Mary Elizabeth McDermott, II
months, and Torrance r. and Rob-
ert c. Portner, aged 4 and 9, re-
spectively.
State police were called after
Portner's parents went to his home
In response to a telephone call and
found the bodies.
The motive for the slayings ap-
parently was contained in this por.
ton OF q letter Portner addressed
to his parents: & 9,
Il was getting in the car and was
putting the gun back when It went
on, but nobody would believe me-"
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Nelson Requests Law
To Punish Disclosure
Of Industrial Data
Ey the Associated rress.

tHc hSoUCldttu AIcss.
WPB Chairman Donald M
Nelson asked Congress today tC
provide stiff penalties for any
one who discloses any of the vast
amount of confidential infor-
nation industry has given to
Government agencies.
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee promptly in
troduced the legislation Mr.. Nelson
proposed, and said he thought ii
should be adopted.
I'VE are very anxious that this
information shall not be used for
purposes other than war produc-
tion." Mr.. Nelson wrote Speaker
Rayburn.
No Safeguards in Laws.
His request for a law followed by
several months the less drastic &C
ton of ordering WPB personnel not
to divulge industrial data and not
to take it home with them.
Laws now on the books, Mr.. Nell
son told Mr.. Rayburn, hold no pro-
lection for a businessman who i'm
parts trade secrets to the War Pro-
duction Board, for example, against
disclosure of those same facts to
perhaps a competitor. The only bars
raised are against revealing infor-
nation Of military character.
Much confidential information
regarding business and industry has
been made available by manufac-
turers with the understanding that
this Information is for war-produc-
ton purposes only" Mr.. Nelson
wrote
Fine and Jail Provided.
With his letter, Mr.. Nelson sub
mitted the bill which Mr.. Summers
introduced. 1t provides a $1,000
fine and year in Jail for any Gov
ernment employe or former employe
who shall knowingly divulge or
use in any manner any information
which was submitted in confidence
to the War Production Board"
Mr.. Summers said he did not know
of any cases which prompted the
WPB chairman's request, adding:
1T seems to me though that there
should be safeguards protecting a
business house whose information
was solicited by the Government"
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Berlin Radio Admits
Normandy 4 Defeat,
Talks Of Comeback
D the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug 1S.-Frankly ad-
mitting that the German Army has
lost the Battle OF Normandy, the
Berlin radio today forecast further
large-scale Nazi Withdrawals In
France, but asserted the high COM
mand was gaining time for a reyo-
luton in. German armament pro-
duction which would change the
whole aspect of the war.
DR.. Max Krull, DNB military corr
respondent. declared in q broadcast
that "the Normandy front has been
liquidated by the Germans" Trans
ocean quoted Adolf Hitler's news-
paper, Voelkischer Beobachter, as
saying:
THE situation in France has
changed from June to July, and this
confronts the German high COM
mand with decisions of a new kind.
No longer can the high command
attempt to hold the present front
lines by improvised means of throw
ing in rushed-up reserves. Deci-
siuns of a major scale are impending
taking into account the inter-
relation Of the campaign IN the west
and the generl course of the war"
The paper asserted the Allies
were making the most of their
present superiority in men and
material" in an effort to end the
war by autumn. 1t reasoned that
as stop-gap measure German
commanders in the west could use
divisions in France which so far
have not taken part in the invasion
battles" but that revised strategy
was necessary it was on the
Russian front when German re-
treats began.
Beobachter then said the Germans
were going to pull out of large Sec
tlons OF France. The reason for
this, it added, was to maintain
operational freedom" pending
revolution in German armament
production"
German commanders in France
above all are trying not to let oper-
atlonal freedom slip from them be-
fore total mobilization on the home
front bears first fruits" the paper
went on. Germany is conducting
mobile warfare in France with the
aim OF one day changing the whole
aspect OF the war with a revolution
IN German armament production.
This, the final goal, is more i'm
portant than holding on to French
towns or departments
Evening star., 1944-08-18
10000 Nazis Reported
Digging Trenches in Paris
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Thirty
thousand German soldiers are dig
ging trenches in Paris and fortifying
the suburbs, the Swiss newspaper
Die Illustrierte of Lucerne said in
an article reported today by the
Once of War Information.
A special effort has been made in
recent months to fortify buildings
occupied by Nazi civil and military
onlcers, the article said, and tank
traps have been installed at the ends
Of important streets.
The NaM occupation authorities
do not want to spare Paris the
horrors of a siege or pitched battle, 4"
the article declared.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Jap Forces Attempt
To Block Chinese
Retreat al Hengyang
,y the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, Aug. 1s.-Japanese
forces in Human Province, striking
simultaneously from the north and
south, are making a determined ef-
fort to cut off the retreat of Chinese
troops which have been attacking
the vital rail junction of Hengyang
from the southwest. a Chinese Army
spokesman said today
The spokesman, Maj. Gen. C. c.
Tseng, declared the enemy had
brought two more divisions into HUI
nan from the Honan and Marking
areas, giving them a total strength
Of more than 10 divisions-or about
100000 men-in the area southwark
from Changsha.
He said the Chinese were contin-
uing their attacks in the Ichang
area and the rice bowl segment
north Of Tungting Lake to prevent
the japanese from sending further
reinforcements to Human, where he
estimated the invaders would need
three more full divisions before they
could renew their offensive south
ward.
Meanwhile, Chinese forces have
run up against determined Japanese
counterattacks in fighting for Teng-
chung and the Burma Road towns
OF Lungling and Mangshih, three
main objectives of the Western
Yunnan offensive, a Chinese COM
munique said.
The enemy made four night at
tacks northeast of Mangshih, but
all were repulsed, the announce
ment said.
The Chinese were reported pre-
pairing to exploit six footholds on
the city walls of Tengchung and try
ing to eliminate strongly fortified
Japanese positions outside the city
from their fanks.
The Chinese continued attacks on
two strongly fortified hills forming
the last major enemy held positions
east and south of Lungling.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
House Investigation
OF Campaign Funds
Will Open Monday
By the Associated Press,

by tne Associated PreSS.
An investigation of political cam
paign expenditures will begin Mon
day before special House commit
tee with Sidney B. Hillman, head of
the CIO Political Action Committee,
Democratic and Republican officials,
and members of Congress testifying.
Representative Anderson, Demo-
crat, of New Mexico, chairman, said
today the committee is being en-
couraged to 60 into the whole CAM
paign expenditures problem" as we'll
as specific instances in which COM
plants have been made"
Others Asked to Appear.
Besides Mr.. Hillman, those asked
to appear before the special COM
mittee include Herbert Brownell, jr.,
and Robert E. Hannegan, Republi-
can and Democratic National Com
mittee chairmen, respectively.
Representatives Halleck and
Drewry, chairmen of the Republican
and Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committees, respectively, also
have been invited to testify as well
as representatives of such organiza-
tions as the National Blue Star
Mothers of America.
Suggestions have been made, Mr..
Anderson told a reporter, that
general investigation be made into
the Texas situation including
Senator O'Daniels newspaper,
which began publication shortly be-
fore the primaries.
A number of individual complaints
have been made to the committee,
Mr.. Anderson said, and members of
Congress will be given opportunities
to testify next week.
Rayburn Invited to Testify.
Mr.. Anderson said that among
those invited to appear would be
Speaker Rayburn and Representa-
tives Mansfield, Lyndon johnson
and Kleberg, all of Texas; Lesinski,
Michigan; Costello, California, and
5tarnes of Alabama.
Friends of Representatives Kle-
berg. Costello and Starnes have
their recent defeat in
part to the CIO committees activ-
ties.
Mr.. Anderson said the committee
had also received indirect reports,
through newspapers and comment,
on lavish expenditures of anti
administration money" in Texas.
The Dies Committee, which is in
vestigating the CIO Political Action
Committee, also is scheduled to
start hearings next week.