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Evening star., 1944-03-12

and they usually were fairly sue
cessful."
Maj Lambert returned from one
OF his missions with his ship pep
pered with flax holes and the oxy-
gen system out so that it was nes-
esSary to use portable bottles.
x *
Midnight at a heavy bomber sta
tion-a clear. cold night with a
starry sky. The alert is sounded
because German bombers have ap-
peared over a coast town not many
miles away. The searchlights swing
ing over the sky are like gigantic
torches with smoky green flame
Guns boom around the horizon
Smoky red flares appear now and
then when bombs are dropped
There is dull thunder in the sky
as RAF night fighters try to come
to grips with the invaders. They
flash in and out of the swinging
searchlight torches.
From purely esthetic viewpoint
this is one of the loveliest sights
in the world. 1t has become SC
familiar to American airmen here
that they pay no attention to it any
more and try to sleep through the
alerts unless warned that the Ger
man bombers are very close at hand
wolves in ships clothing" Eng
lish girls call certain type of Amer
lean sailors.
"A refugee from Pearl Harbor"
designates the boy who struts about
on London streets with his chest
covered with ribbons, probably in
cluding one for the Boy Scout en-
camDment at Swan Lake in 1941
Both these types make one a lit
tie tolerant of the wisecrack: How
green was our ally"
r y
I happened to visit a few days
ago certain group of American
troops vino had seen service in
Africa. They had been in England
before that; are here now as in
structors.
The change in the men is un-
believable, their officers say. Before
they were critical of everything
British which differed from the
American pattern to which they had
been accustomed. Now they are al
most paGhetically grateful. They
are so much on their good behavior
that there hasn't been a man in
the guardhouse since they came
here. They even say English beer
is good after drinking sour African
wine.
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Joan Longon to Have Birthday
Party Far From Court WronqIe

Little Joan Langan will be able
to celebrate her 18th birthday ami
versary Tuesday outside the somber
corridors Of the courthouse in which
sympathetic judge is trying to
decide her future.
just what kind of a party she
will have is little uncertain, but
there undoubtedly will be a cake,
presents, surprises and all the ex-
cltement that surrounds a little girl
who has just turned II.
And the next day she will 90 back
to the courthouse to idle away more
hours in the corridors and adjoin-
Ing rooms while her mother, Joan
Manners, and the man she knows
as her father, John Langan, renew
their fight over her custody.
Fight Nuisance to Her.
For the last two weeks, Joan has
spent exactly Is minutes, In the
courtroom. That was on the first
day OF the hearing when Mr.. Lam
gan brought her in because a writ
OF habeas corpus had been served
on him which said Joan had to be
presented to the court. AS far as
she's concerned, the court fight is
just a nuisance that the groWnups
have to 60 through and which she
understands only vaguely.
Before the hearing is over. she
probably will have to testify, but
attorneys for both Miss Manners
and Mr.. Langan are willing to have
her tell her story to Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough in chambers. If this
happens, a lot of curious specta-
tors will be disappointed, but a lot
OF the grownups in the case believe
a courtroom is no place for a little
girl.
Most Of the people who come In
every day to watch the proceedings
have never even seen Joan. al
though the whole case centers
around her. She doesn't mind the
hours she has had to spend behind
the courtroom because when she's
there, she can't go to school. And
many normal little girls don't mind
anything that keeps them out of
school.
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Senate Will Take Up
Vote Bill Tomorrow;
backers Confident
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional hackers of a COM
promise service vote bill confidently
predicted last night 1t would pass
despite the opposition Of Federal
ballot proponents and conjecture
that the measure might meet q
presidential veto.
The bill - providing Federal
ballot for servicemen only If their
home States authorize twill be
called up in the Senate tomorrow
by Senator Connally, Democrat, Of
Texas, who drew the job of handling
the compromise when the original
Federal ballot leadership rejected it.
Senator Connally predicted the
bill would pass. but he guessed at
"a lot Of talk and debate" before
the final roll call is taken. The
bill is not subject to amendment.
On the eve of the floor debate
the compromise lacked the close
knit administration support that
travelled with the original Green
Lucas Federal ballot San. Both
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
and Speaker Rayburn said they
wanted time to study the new bill
before expressing themselves on it.
Senators Green of Rhode Island
and Lucas of Illinois, Democrats,
| were outspoken, however, in their
oppositin. They were joined by Sem
ator Hatch, Democrat, of New Mex
leo, who sat through the long Sem
ate-House negotiations over service
vote compromise but, with Senator
Green, refused to sign the measure
that resulted.
The three contend the new bill
will hamper service voting more
than a 1912 act, which leaves it to
the States to provide their own war
ballots.
This seems to me to be a good
BILL" Senator Connally told re-
porter. 1T requires the States to
say whether or not a soldier can
vote, and that is the duty of the
States. Then, If the States are
willing, it offers the help Of the
Federal Government in making vot-
ing easy"
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Medicine for Liihuanians
To Go Through Blockade

BY the Associated Press. ~,
The American and British gov
ernments have agreed to let $4,000
worth Of medical supplies for civil
ians OF Lithuania go through the
blockade OF Europe, the Nationa,
Catholic Welfare Conference an
nounced last night.
The shipment will be paid for by
the (Catholic) Bishops War Emer-
|gency and Relief Committee, which
made the arrangements through the
international Red Cross and British
and American officials Distribution
will be under supervision of the
Red Cross.
The announcement said the Rev
DR.. Joseph B. Koncius, Mount Car
mel, Pa, played a leading part in
making the arrangements.
Noting that the blockade was
lifted once before for Red Cross
shipment of medical supplies to
Lithuania, and for relief to Greece,
the announcement said these prece-
dents established that such mercy
projects should be carried on with
out aiding the enemy."
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Girl Singer Reported
Missing Three Weeks

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 11.-At-
lanta police were asked today to
seek Iris Lucille Murray, 19-year- old
singer, who left an airlines plane
there three weeks ago en- route to
Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro.
Her grandfather Martin w. Cor
nitius, an employe of the Internal
Revenue Bureau here, said the girl
who has been with her mother, Ine2
Gel Fillar, in Rio de Janeiro for
four years, was forced to leave the
plane in Atlanta for want OF a pri-
ority. and he has not heard from
her since.
Her father is 1t. w. NJ. Murray
with the Army engineers in Wick
ford, r. I.
MIAMI, Fla. Mar. II Eastern
Airlines Office said tonight that Iris
Lucille Murray left Miami February
II on a flight booked only as far as
Jacksonville, Fla. The company
records showed Miss Murray had
been unable to book reservation
beyond Jacksonville.
Pan-American Air Lines reported
that Miss Murray arrived in Mann
February 10 and had originally beer
scheduled TO leave Miami by Eastern
Air Lines February IA.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Ration Point Cost
OF Sausage Reduced
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The ration point cost of a num-
ber of types Of sausage was cut one
and two points by the Office of
Price Administration yesterday, ef-
fective today.
The action reduces the popular
dry and semidry sausage, such as
hard salami, two points a pound.
Thus dry sausage listed on the
March table of consumer point
values at eight points a pound, will
cost six points. Semidry sausage is
cut to four points, compared with
the original March value of six.
All other sausages are reduced
one point, with the exception Of
those listed on the March tabels
at one point.
OPA said the reductions were
caused by an unusually large supply
because Of continued heavy pork
production and sharp drop In
consumer demand.
Sausages packed in tin or glass
containers, such as Vienna sausage,
sausage in oil and tamales, are not
affected by the reduction.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Mail Carrier, Buried Alive
After Clubbing, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITESBURG, KY, Mar. Ii
The fatal clubbing of rural mail
carrier who was buried while alive
was announced today by High
Sheriff Gilbert Polly, who said a
warrant charging murder and rob-
berry had been issued for the arrest
of man recently discharged from
the Army.
Pearl Bowling, so, the mail car
rier, died short while after his
battered body was recovered from
a shallow grave by the roadside on
isolated Bull Greek last night.
Sheriff Polly said that unknown
to the assailant, whom he identi-
fed as John Banks, IS, two wit
nesses saw him beat Bowling with a
club, rob him and loot his mail
pouch, and then leave him for dead
after covering him with earth and
leaves.
The witnesses were not identi-
fed, leading to a belief that they
were children, unable to help the
mail carrier.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Senator Taft Says
Fourth Term Would
Cost More Liberties
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 11.-Sena
tor Taft, Republican, of Ohio sale
tonight that II years of Democratic
rule has witnessed a steady usurpa
ton OF power by the President
through the use TO boards, bureau.
and executive DEGREES, and that 9
fourth term was an invitation to 6
further loss of liberties.
Senator Taft told the indiana
Republican Editorial Association
there can be little doubt that the
President lacks respect for the leg.
islative process and Congress as ar
institution. 4's"
No Doctrinaire Theory.
The constitutional separation Of
executive, legislative and judicia,
functions was established to obtair
the permanence of liberty and de.
mocracy, he said, and was no mere
doctrinaire theory"
The founders of this Government
knew that every republic of the
past had deteriorated into q
tyranny, an empire or a dictator
ship because the powers of state
gradually were concentrated in one
man." he said.
THE powers granted to him fol
temporary or eme: sency periods
were never returned to the people
Nothing is so characteristic of the
totalitarian state today as the unit
Ing OF the legislative and executive
functions in one man with contro
also over the judges.
Elections Become Plebescites,
If one man can make the laws
can execute the laws and can Judge
the violation of the laws, liberty
cannot long exist. We may still
vote once in four years, but the
election becomes a mere plebescite
where the only vote is 'ja.' -
Senator Taft said Congress "un-
fortunately had been delegating
legislative authority for 20 years
This, he said, was due to the grow
ing complexity of governmental
problems, "the laziness of Congress
and "the deliberate desire of many
administrative agencies to acquire
arbitrary power"
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Miss Agnes 6. Gay Dies;
Taught at HoIton Arms

Miss Agnes Godfrey Gay, 49, re-
tired French teacher at Holton Arms
School, died yesterday at her resi-
dence, 1909 Phelps place NV, after
long illness.
A native of Massachusetts. Miss
Gay had been teacher for 46 years
She had lived here since 1908 when
she started teaching at Holton Arms
Just before she retired in 1888, she
was honored at special ceremony
at the school, receiving decoration
from the French government for her
teaching of the French language
literature and culture.
Funeral services and burial will be
in Petersham, Mass.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Senators Plan Study
Of Agencies Handling
siabitizaiion Program
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
The prospect of a thorough
congressional checkup for the
administrators whole stabiliza-
ttion program arose last night
behind legislation to continue
price controls.
Phases Of the program have been
before Congress on different oc-
casions, but never has the entire
emergency setup been brought into
one overall study by Congress.
The Senate Banking Committee
will open hearings Wednesday on a
bill to extend for one year the
Price Control Act which expires
June 80, and before they're through
committee members will go into the
operations Of:
The Office of Price Administra-
ton. the War Labor Board, salary
stabilization powers of the Treas
ury, the Office of economic stabili-
zation and all emergency agencies
set up either by Congress or the
administration to keep a clamp on
the wartime cost of living.
Taft Wants Thorough Study.
Much Of the home front program
operates under the Price Control
Act, and Senator Taft, Republican,
Of Ohio, frequent OPA critic, told
reporter yesterday it will be
necessary for Congress to investi-
gate all the operations before it
can re-enact the authorizing legis-
| lation.
The functions of the agencies in
some instances overlap in a very
confused legal way" he said. Sen
ator Taft and other legislators in
dicated an attempt may be made
to fix specifically by law the duties
OF stabilization bureaus.
One result may be an amend
ment writing into law the Little
Steel formula for fixing wage CELL
ings. That ardstick-limiting gen.
eral wage increases to Is per cent
above January, l941, levels-has
been buffeted by labor organiza-
tlonS which content it is not ade-
quate to offset increases in wartime
living costs.
Senator Wheeler. Democrat, of
Montana said the entire pricing
practices of OPA should be gone
into by Congress.
Many Of the OPA practices fixed
on national scale are prohibitive
IN local areas, and Congress Ger
tainly should see to 1t that the
whole thing is explained" he said
Price Administrator Chester
Bowles will be the first witness be-
fore the Banking Committee
Wednesday, and he will be followed
by the full list of stabilization chiefs
before the investigation winds up
April 7.
Mr.. BoWles has conferred infor-
mauy with committee members and
suggested some minor changes In
the Price Control Act
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Milk Drivers Strike
Halls 90 Per Cent
Of Detroit Deliveries
BY the Associated Press.

0y tic AeSOCldUeu fEeSk.
DETROIT, Mar. 11.-This area
faced a milkless week end today as
an estimated 30 per cent of its nor
NAL deliverieSs were halted by 8
strike of CIO unionists. -
The strikers, members of the
Unied Dairy Workers Local 83. were
protesting what they termed undue
delay by the National War Labor
Board in acting on a demand by
inside workers" for overtime pay
for work In excess of 40 hours a
week.
A meeting aimed at restoring de-
liveries broke UP in confusion this
afternoon when strikers drowned
out with wave of booing all back
to-work" suggestions including those
from their own union officers.
Davis Demands Return.
Tonight the WLB office here said
William H. Davis, naional WLB
chairman, had sent kilograms from
Washington to Russell L. Ballard,
Local SO president, and Roy Scog-
gins, international UDW representa-
tive, stating:
This strike is in conflict with q
wel-established national policy OF
no strikes in wartime. The orderly
procedures for the peaceful settle
ment of labor disputes must be
utilized. Each and every member Of
your union is instructed to return
to his job Immediately"
Mr. Ballard was one of those who
told the men they should return tx
work. He insisted the strike wa:
unauthorized and estimated about
$500 men had walked off their jobs
No violence attended the strike
and regular deliveries were contin.
ued to hospitals, nursing homes anc
similar institutions.
Bulk Shipments Continue.
Meanwhile bulk milk from produc-
Ing areas continued to arrive in the
city and dairy officials were attempt
ing to divert much of it to other
areas to prevent spoilage.
Mr. Ballard said the pay demand
was made last May, that the re-
gional WLB here denied it on the
grounds such payment had not beer
made before the war, and that ar
appeal to the national board has
been pending for several months.
George Bowles, assistant disputes
director Of the regional WLB, told
this afternoons meeting the board
would take no action until every
striker was back at work.
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Born in Roanoke, Va, Pvt. Unrue
came to Washington with his family
at the age of 8. He was graduated
from Eastern High School in June,
1912, and formerly was employed as
a warehouse manager in Norfolk
Va. He was member of Grace
Baptist Church.
Besides his parents he is survived
by two brothers and two sisters
William L., jr., Of Inderness, Md.
Robert of Washington, Mrs. Evelyn
Pearce Of Raleigh, N. c., and Sadie
|of Washington.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
By THOMAS r. HENRY,

LitOWlGI Ol bIOOklEl. "A pllOU III UQe
same formation, responsible for a
half-million-dollar plane and the
lives Of 10 men, was 19-year-old 1t.
Richard F.. Lemanski of Worcester
Mass.
Litowitz is veteran of 20 mis-
sions. "All know" he says, lis that
I'm up there flying along and they
follow me-"
Once Machinist's Helper.
He was a flight leader while still
under age. Although his ship once
was shot up pretty thoroughly by
fax and fighters over Bordeaux,
none of his crew has yet been
wounded. Before the war he was
a machinist's helper.
The 19-year- Lemanski also
doesn't think there is anything diff
cult about his job. "All you have to
do" he says, "is keep that big ship
tight in the formation and keep
cool when the fighters start ganging
up"
He wanted to fly, he says, "ever
since I was f." He went into
the Air Forces directly from high
school and was commissioned just
after his 18th birthday.
His present tour of combat duty
completed, Maj. Alfred G. Lambert,
jr., rs. whose parents live at 2811
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with an Oak Leaf Cluster. started
his combat flying here in April
when fighter escort was scant and
believes combat missions are much
safer now.
But don't underestimate the Ger
man pilots" he says. They've got
all the CUTS and flying skill they
should have. I remember during
the first Kiel mission when they
literally burned up the air around
us with their attacks. After an
attack they would barrel roll right
through formation after formation
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Anyway, Joan is too inventive tt
stay bored very long There are
lots of things to do-lots of Cheerful
friends to talk to. One of them il
white haired Donald C. Dow, court
attache, who occasionally sneak.
her a candy bar and who grabs
her hands and pulls her along the
glossy marble floors. Another gooc
friend is James Trimble, assistant
custodian of the Capitol. who is the
son Of South Trimble, clerk of the
House. Mr.. Trimble, who testified
for Mr.. Langan this week, spends
hours talking with her, playing
games and dragging her through
the corridors. a se5 ae~e~ft
Constantly with her Is Mrs. Flor
ence Langan, her stepmother. When
Mrs. Langan had to take the wit
ness stand on Thursday, little Joan
got lonesome quickly. When her
|stepmother came out OF the court
room, the girl ran to her and en-
braced her.
"You don't have to go back in
there again, do you?" she asked.
Carries Doll Sewing Box.
Little Joan always comes to the
courthouse carrying a box which
is filled with sewing equipment
She usually has at least one doll
and part of her time Is spent sew
ing clothes or mending torr
dresses for the dolls. None of her
dolls, she says, has name.
She is an expert at tit-tat-toe
A newspaperman played a series
of games with her one afternoon
and gave up in disgrace. He was
really trying, too.
Justice Goldsborough has prom
ised that when this hearing is over
he hopes to put an end to the legal
fight forever. Little Joan's friends
hope so. For more than half her
life, she has been involved in courts
in California, Boston, Maryland
and now the District. Maybe this
week it will all end. Then Joanie
can 60 back to the much more
fascinating business of growing ur
in a normal way, the way any little
| girl has a right to do.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Rain late
this afternoon and tonight with
mild temperature; Monday, clear
ing and becoming colder.
Maryland-Cloudy and slightly
warmer with rain this afternoon
and tonight; Monday, clearing and
becoming colder.
Virginia Rain in southwest,
spreading to east and north por-
tions this afternoon; rain and
warmer tonight. Monday clearing
and becoming colder.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy at Harper's Ferry. Potomac
muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
1t. HurIbut Will Speak

1t. James w. Hurlbut, Marine
Corps combat correspondent, will
speak at 1890 pm. Tuesday at a
luncheon of the Post Mortem Club
to be held on the third floor OF
Harvey's Restaurant, HOT Con-
necticut avenue NV, Capt. Fred
Kochli, secretary, announced yes
terday.
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dllO 1VAl .. w IL
liam L. Unrue
ii Fourth street
Sc.
Entering t h {
Army a y e a l
ago, Pvt. Unrue
was trained al
Camp Wheeler
Ga, before he
W a S sen t tC
North A n | C a
He was wounded
in July and aft
er reco v n s
was sent to Italy
for combat duty
in December
Evening star., 1944-03-12

Holly s r e e t
Alexandria, now
has been as
signed to make
a survey Of COM
bat crews with
in an air di-
vision here to
determine how
their efficiency
can be improved,
Maj. Lambert,
who holds the
Air Medal with
five Oak Leaf
Clusters and the
D i S t i nguished
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Irish Club to Give Dance

The annual st. Patricks night
dance of the United Irish Club OF
Washington will be held in the Con-
tlnental Hotel, North Capitol and D
streets, at 10 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Pvt. Walter R. Unrue Dies
OF Wounds in Italy

Infantry Pvt. Walter r. Unrue,
%, died February % from wounds
received in Italy, the War Depart
ment has notified his parents, Mr..
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Report Until 10 PM. Saturday

Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Highest, 81, 4;20 pm. Yesterday year
| ago. 80.
| Lowest, 25. 7:15 am. Yesterday year
| ago, a..
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, 80, on February "a.
Lowest Il, on January 2.
Evening star., 1944-03-12
Over There With Men From Here
II. S. KID FLYERS GUIDE
BOMBERS ON MISSIONS

(Th OF Of stories
part in the bombino
of GermanyJ
By THOMAS r. HENRY,
UNITED STATES HEAVY BOMBER BASE ENGLAND Feb 2e
(Delayedts kids warths
the skies by United States
Some of the with the responsible
high school,
of them long hard mission which
formation OF II
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The Sun and Moon,
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
CAPITAL (current month to datel:
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Tide Tia bles.
by United States Goa
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-01
WILLIAM GREEN
IS REELECTED
AS AFL LEADER

NEW ORLEANS Nov. 30.@R-
The American Federation of Labor
unanimously re elected William
Green as president for the 21st time
today and he Immediately pledged
himself to work toward union with
the CLIO, and the United Mine Work
ers.
Earlier in the 64th convention
which closed tonight Green had of.
fered to quit if it would bring soil.
darity of American labor.
The scholarly ALL president
whose score of years in office has
encompassed some of the bitterest
strife in the Nations labor history
said as he accepted another term:
Some who left us will be back
when we next convene. l will dc
my best to bring it about"