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Evening star., 1944-01-04
Killers Proclamation
Seals Doom, Ludwig Says
~ the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Emil Lud.
wig, historian and biographer, sale
today Adolf Hitler's New Year proc.
lamation to the Germans was q
victory for the Allies" and pre-.
dicted it would lead to Der Fuhrer's
death.
Hitler" Mr.. Ludwig said in 9
letter to the New York Times, lis 9
moriturus las good as dead after
this manifesto. The generals are
we'll aware that it will cost him the
last enthuiasts among his following
In these days the date of his death
will be fixed"
Mr. Ludwig said the Germans
never minded the length Of Hitler's
speeches 80 long as things were
going upward" but that now, "for
the first time since Hitler has stood
before the Germans, the people will
yawn and jeer at him.
Citing Hitler's words that IF mil
lions Of people no longer possess
anything to lose, they can only gain
something" Mr. Ludwig said the
dictator has never uttered more
foolish ones to a people he promised
to lead to world dominion.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Vinson Reiterates Offer
To Striking Fishermen
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Striking Boston. New Bedford,
Mass. and New York fishermen were
told yesterday by Economic Stabiliz-
ton Director Vinson that price con-
cessions offered December 10 were
final and would not be increased.
Mr.. Vinson declared the strike
was a serious blow to the wartime
food program. and that there was no
excuse for continuing the walkout
as prices to the fishermen were fair
and equitable.
Mr.. Wilson's statement was di-
rected to Capt. Patrick McHugh,
secretary-treasurer of the Atlantic
Fishermen's Union.
On December 10 the OPA prom
ised to issue retail dollar -and-cent
ceiling prices on Eastern species of
fish during the approaching week
and increase the dockside price of
lemon sole to 16 cents a pound, and
of sea scallops to SO cents pound
for the winter months.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Robbery Victim Accuses
Safe-Crackinq Suspects

Two men suspected of a recent
series OF safe-cracking jobs have
been identified by Leroy L. Searles,
800 block Fifteenth street Sc. as
the assailants who beat and robbed
him OF S242 as he entered his home
on December S, according to police.
The suspects, Elmer H. Day, 25,
of the 600 block of I street Sc,
and John F. Mockabee, %, of the
700 block Of Eighth street Sc, were
arrested, police said, as they at
tempted to open a filling station
safe last week.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Five More Aides Quit
New York 0PA Over
Clashes With Chief
BY the Associated Press.

4
NEW YORK, Jan. Alive nlors
designations we're announced yes
terday at the New York Office OF
Price administration, includina
those of the chief regional infor-
nation officer and two members OF
his staff, who said they resigned be.
cause of differences of opinion
between them and Daniel P. Wool.
ley, recently appointed regional ad.
ministrator.
Those who resigned were Allan
Reagan, chief regional information
officer; Henry E. Christman, re.
gional press and information officer:
Miss Therese Mandiardi, informa.
ton section assistant; Miss Mary
French, administrative assistant to
the regional administrator, and
Joseph Flaster, chief clerk of tho
Midtown Rationing Board.
G. Robert Ellegaard, chief regional
personnel officer, commented that
the turnover at OPA was higher
than 1t should be-" designations
during the past year had reached
30 per cent, he added.
Mr.. Reagan, who has been with
OPA for about year at an annual
salary of $500, said he and the
two assistants had been to Wash.
lngton to discuss the differences
with James G. Rogers, jr., deputy
OPA administrator.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Goodwill Group Needs
Clothes for Axis Victims

A plea for donations of discarded
clothing to be reconditioned by
handicapped workers was issued to-
day by Washington's Goodwill In
dustries
The local Goodwill organization
recently participated in the ma
tlonal campaign to collect clothing
for distressed persons in occupied
countries in place of its regular local
drive. AS a result, 1t was pointed
out, the need for a continuous flow
of donations is greater this year
than it has been previously.
After discarded articles are recon-
ditioned in the Goodwill shops, they
are sold at stores operated by the
Goodwill Industries.
Donations should be brought to
the Goodwill plant at 1914 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Former Aide AssaiIs
IREA Loan Policy
Ey the Associated Press.

| Ey the Associated Press.
Ward B. Freeman, former co-ordl-
nator of engineering for the Rural
Electrification Administration, testi-
fed yesterday that the REA policy
with respect to project loans IN 1883
opened the door to every one to
get on the gravy train
Mr.. Freeman told Senate Agri-
culture subcommittee that shortly
after the REA became bureau OF
the Agriculture Department. under
the Government reorganization pro-
gram of that year, the former policy
of granting loans on the basis OF
lowest bids for rural line construc
ton was in effect abandoned.
Instead, he testified, it became
the policy of REA to approve loans
to local co-operatives regardless OF
the cost of their projects. as long as
the project had sufficient financing
to pay off the loan"
There was no attempt under
that policy to reduce costs" he said
The result was to encourage loose
borrowing and it opened the door
for every one to get on the gravy
! train"
| Mr.. Freeman's testimony was
given before a subcommittee headed
by Senator Shipstead, Republican
of Minnesota, who has advocated
removing the REA from the Agri-
culture Department and placing ii
under board of commissioners
The subcommittee is investigating
REA administration.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Gen. Peck Appointed
JAS vendegrih Aide;
|GreensIade 10 Retire

Promotion of Brig. Gen. De Witt
Peck, Clayton, N. Y, to be a major
general and his appointment as as.
sistant commandant of the Marine
Corps were announced today by
Secretary of Navy Knox. Gen
Peck succeeds Maj. Gen. Keller E
Rockey, who will be given command
Of the new 5th Marine Division.
Mr.. Knox also announced the re-
tirement, effective January IL, of
Vice Admiral John w. Greenslade
as commander of the Western sea
frontier and commandant of the
18th Naval District. He will be
succeeded as head of the sea from
tier by Rear Admiral David w.
Bagley, Raleigh, N. C..
Col. Gerald C. Thomas, Bloom
ington, Ill, has been promoted to
a brigadier general and appointed
director of the Marine Corps Divi-
sion of Plans and Policies at marine
headquarters here, the Secretary
reported.
Gen. Peck, who will be assistant
to 1t. Gen. Alexander A. Wander
grift, marine commandant, has
served overseas in several countries
including France in the last war and
at Shanghai, where he was COM
mander of the 4th Regiment in 1899
and 1910.
In July. 1910, Gen. Peck. then a
colonel, figured in the japanese
Army accusation that his marines
had mistreated IS Jap plainclothes
gendarmes arrested in the Shanghai
defense area. He termed the
charges a lie. The 4th Marines was
comprised of 1000 men and officers
and was the largest marine force
overseas at the time.
A native of Bakersfield, Calf, Gen.
Peck graduated from the Naval
Academy in 1915. Early in the pres
ent war he was director of plans on
the staff of the commander OF the
South Pacific Force, and later was
director of plans and policies here.
Admiral Greenslade. who will
reach the retirement age of 63 next
Tuesday, was graduated from An
napolis in 1899 and was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal for
mine laying duties in the North Sea
during the last war.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Chandler Says Invasion
Of Europe Is Mistake
b. the Associated Press


LONG BEACH, Calf. Jan. A.
Senator Chandler, Democrat, OF
Kentucky declared last night that a
cross-channel invasion of the con-
tinent is unnecessary and would be
mass murder" The war in the
Pacific should be stressed, he as
serted.
Senator Chandler, one of five Sen
ators who made a 55,0O0-mile tour
OF battlefronts, told the Long Beach
Dinner Club that the British people
do not favor a frontal assault on
the continent because of the risk
and casualties that would be in
volved.
Il do not believe that the German
people will support the war much
longer under the pressure of bomb
ing and, In my opinion, they might
not last through the winter" the
Senator said.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Count CasteIIane Yields
Title for Citizenship

Count Bohdan de Castellane, SIS
OF 1901 Wyoming avenue NV. today
renounced his title to become ar
American citizen during naturaliza
ton ceremonies before Justice Davic
A. Pine at District Court. Approx.
mately IS persons were to take the
oath of allegiance, including IA SOL
diers.
Mr.. de Castellane told of relatives
who served as officers with Gen
Washington during the American
Revolution.
Born in Russia. Mr.. de Castellane
was a captain of cavalry in the
Russian Army during the World
War. Subsequently he became a
citizen OF Poland. His title was of
French origin, he explained.
Mr. de Castellane came to Amer
lea in 1941. He explained that his
wife is an American.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
'Pieoyune' Arrest
Brings SIS Fine
For Speeding

"Picayune' may be the right
word for questions about the
fourth term, but it was demon
strated today it is decidedly not
the right answer in Traffic
Court.
After pleading not guilty to a
charge Of speeding, Frederick F.
Espenschied of the 5000 block of
Stuyvesant place NV. COM
mented. Your honor, I don't
say 1 wasn't speeding, but 1 do
say that for this officer to pace
me and then hand me a ticket
Is positively picayune.'
Guilty" said Judge Nathan
D. Margold. Fifteen dollars or
Is days
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Publishing Firm Indicted
On Nazi Agency Charge

AN indictment charging B. Wester-
mann Co., Inc, New York, with
failure to register as the agent OF
the German government as required
by the Foreign Agents Registration
Act was returned here yesterday by
a Federal grand jury.
Ernest Eisele, Staten Island, N. Y,
president of the publishing firm, also
was named in the indictment
charged with aiding and abetting
the company in its failure to register
as an agent with a foreign prin-
cipal, Attorney General Biddle an
nounced.
The indictment alleges that since
December 13, 1910, the company
acted as an agent in this country
OF the Reich Ministry of Enlighten-
ment and Propaganda; the Cautio
Treuhand Gesellschaft of Berlin, an
agency of the propaganda minister
and August Scherl, a publishing
house controlled by the German
government. The Westermann firm,
it is further alleged in the indict-
ment, transmitted books, maps, and
other published material to agencies
OF the German government, and dis
tributed, on behalf of it's foreign
principal, Large sums" of money to
agents and representatives of the
German government.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Auto Workers Appeal
To WLB Panel for
Increase in Wages
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Jan. 4.-The United
Automobile Workers (CIO) laid be-
fore a three-man War Labor Board
panel today briefs intended to sup
port its demand for cost-of- living
wage increases and a minimum of
81 an hour for more than 250,000
General Motors Corp. employees.
The hearing resulted from the
failure Of the union and company to
reach an agreement in direct nego-
tiations after the union demanded
a number Of revisions in the contract
with the corporation.
General Motors statement yester-
day that compliance with the union
demands would increase the corpo-
ration's wage bill by $40O,0 900 a
year brought from the union state
ment terming General Motors as
sertion false propaganda aimed at
inflaming public opinion against
labor"
The union briefs contended that
tthe UAW-CIO now continues its
battle for stabilization under the
new conditions created by failure to
hold the line on profits, salaries
and prices; stabilization now has as
Its precondition the restoration of
wage levels to standards our Gov
ernment and the War Labor Board
In particular specifically have been
pledged to maintain"
OF its $1-an-hour wage demand
the union asserted that General
Motors existing minimum rate is
80 cents an hour which, after norm
al deductions for income taxes and
war bond purchases, is reduced to
approximately 71.2 cents an hour
"take-home" pay.
Price increases, the union con-
tended, have so reduced the value of
earnings that If General Motors
worker is to purchase the same
quantity of goods which an hours
work brought him in 1941-the date
from which the Little Steel formula
is reckoned-he must receive 90
cents on hour.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Bishop E. 6. Richardson
To Retire This Sprinq
BY the Associated Press.

bS lHt ASSOCIRted Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.-Bishop
Ernest G. Richardson announced
yesterday he will retire this spring
as resident head of the Methodist
Church in the Philadelphia area.
Next month he will be 70, the re-
tlrement age under the church law.
For "a of his 48 years of church
service he has been a bishop here
and in Atlanta. In 1882 he was
president of the Anti-Saloon League
of America.
Evening star., 1944-01-04

Calf, organizer of the Social Re.
public Society.
Lois de Lafayette Washburn. Chi
cago and Tacoma, Wash, organizer
Of the National Liberty party.
Frank w. Clark, Tacoma, Wash
an organizer of the National Liberty
party and commander in chief OF
the League of War Veterans Guards
men.
Probe Of Others Continues.
Attorney General Biddle. in an
nouncing the grand jury's action
emphasized the Justice Department,
is continuing the investigation oi
certain Of II defendants who wer.
named in last years indictment bu,
not indicted yesterday, as we'll as ol
others not named in either indict-
ment.
| Presentation to the grand jury
was made by o. John Rogge, specia
assistant to the Attorney General, or
information supplied by the Fedora
Bureau of Investigation.
The indictment charges that the
defendants used the German EN-
bassy, German Library of Informa
ton, the German Ministry of Prop
laganda, the German American Bund
land the National Socialist German
Workers tNazD party in spreading
propaganda harmful to the United
States
Evening star., 1944-01-04
0PA Permits Price Boost
On Women S Rayon Hosier\
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The branded or trade name lines
of Womens full-fashioned rayon
hosiery were given a separate set
of ceiling prices yesterday, boost
ing the prescribed price of the most
generally-sold type 4 cents pair
and lowering it varying amounts for
fancy mesh construction and irreg-
ular stocks.
Full-fashioned hosiery carefully
tailored to fit.
In general revision of the rayon
hosiery price regulation, the Office
of Price Administration also in
creased from l to 7 cents the retail
costs of the seamless or bare
leg type. However, mesh styles
in this category also were cut.
Manufacturers and wholesalers
are to begin charging the new prices
January Is, but retailers were given
until April Is to dispose Of at cur
rent prices, the rayon hosiery they
now have in stock.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Mrs. DiIling Asserts
Accusations Are silly

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Mrs. Eliza beth
Dilling, one Of 30 persons accused by
Washington grand jury yesterday
Of conspiring to aid in the estab.
lishment Of a National Socialist
form of government in the United
States, declared last night the
charges were silly because one
man Government by edict is what
I'm fighting against"
The silliest thing is the charge ]
tried to help set up Nazi govern
ment here" she said. That's wha,
we've got here now and what In,
flghting-a one-man Government
that's run by edict
My defense is that they are the
conspirators-the ones who are run
ming a one-man dictatorship here
| now. I stand for constitutions,
Government by law and not Govern
ment by edict.
Il have never heard of the others
named in the indictment. They're
linking my name with the others te
nail my mouth shut
This is a key case. If I don1
lick them, the country is licked and
freedom of the press and of the
country is gone"
Evening star., 1944-01-04
S853,O16,766 War Bond,
Sold During December

Sales of War Bonds last month
amounted to ss53, ,016, ,766 or SO 600, ,o0C
more than the quota, it was an
nounced today by Theodore r. Gam
bic, national director of the Treas
ury,s war finance division.
Despite Christmas spending. total
sales represented again of s55,-
100000 over November figures.
The December breakdown, Mr.
Gamble said, was as follows: Series
E bonds, s727,557.995; Series F.,
s24,08l,17l, and Series G, $lO1, ,377,-
600.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
preinyasion Attacks
|5ofiening Up laps in
|Marsha|Is, Knox Says

American task forces are con-
tinuing to attack the Marshall Is
lands as part of the softening-
up process preparatory to invasion
Secretary of the Navy Knox told
a press conference today.
He referred to RAIDS on Wolfe,
kwajalein, Mile, Jaluit and other
enemy bases.
The enemy has been put on the
defensive throughout that region, y
Mr.. Knox said. There have been
a number of air fights but we have
suffered very little losses" He
added that American forces are en-
countering weak opposition in the
air.
"a Japanese Domei news
agency broadcast said today that
IA United States B-24 bombers
raided Taroa Island in the Mar
shalls yesterday morning.
(T'he broadcast, recorded in
New York by United States Gov
ernment monitors, asserted
ground batteries had shot down
TWO OF the raiding planes and
that the Japanese suffered no
losses.")
Cites Attack on Jap Ships.
Secretary Knox said one of the
most interesting developments in
the South Pacific last week was the
New Year Day attack by naval car
rler task forces on Jap ships. two
cruisers and two destroyers, lust off
the harbor Of Kavieng, New Ireland
Mr.. Knox said both cruisers were
bombed and set afire. They were
either sunk or beached. The two
destroyers also were bombed and
strafed, one was set on fire and
probably sunk and the other badly
damaged.
The American forces were inter-
cepted by 20 or 80 japanese fighters
OF which II were shot down and four
probably downed. Mr.. Knox said
that our losses were two fighters and
one divebomber.
The japanese have made two
raids on American positions at
Tarawa and one on Maxim Island.
Most of the bombs fell into the
water Mr.. Knox said.
Questioned as to whether Ameri-
can officials had any information on
Japanese plane productive capacity.
ne said that such as they had
was very sketchy He added that if
their plane production was in vol
ume, they would have been expected
to have many more aircraft at the
scenes Of engagements than had
actually appeared.
Fantastic Enemy Claims.
Mr.. Knox asserted that the Ger
mans ARE initiating the Japanese
IN making fantastic claims. He
referred specifically to Berlin
broadcast which said 81 United
Nations destroyers had been sunk
by U-boats in. the last 10 days,
On the contrary, he said, the only
recent such sinking was that of a
destroyer which was torpedoed in
the Atlantic December "a.
The Secretary said the Depart
ment still Is without definite in
formation on the explosion which
sank the destroyer Perkins of
Sandy Hook yesterday. He said a
thorough investigation is being con-
Quoted by naval authorities.
Mr.. Knox announced that the
Navy had placed with the Glenn
l.. Martin Co. Baltimore, an order
Tor 20 Mars-type cargo flying boats.
The decision to order the craft was
reached after the record fight made
by the Mars, which carried $4,000
pounds of mail 4,375 miles nonstop
from the Patuxent River in Mary
land to Natal, Brazil.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
More Silk Underthings
Found in Backward

Twelfth Precinct police still are
looking for the miscreant who has
been leaving trail of dainty under
things through backwards in the
Northeast section.
Latest to report lingerie display
in her backyard was Mrs. Franklin
E. Corbin, 1927 Twenty-sixth street
NE, who told police yesterday she
had found a half dozen pairs of
panties, a silk housecoat and a silk
nightgown-not hers--in the yard.
The day before, Charles H. Hos
pital, $500 block of Fifteenth street
NE, was startled to discover 38
pairs OF panties in his backyard.
Strangely enough, those who dis
cover the underthings promptly re-
port to police. Those who lose them
haven't said a word.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Army Bombers Blast
Paramushiro Fifth Time

Army bombers have attacked Para
mushiro, japanese base at the
northern end of the Kurile Island
group, for the fifth time, the Navy
Department announced yesterday.
All the American planes returned
safely to their bases, the COM
munique said The Kurile Islands
are a part of the northern approach
to Toxic, The communique said
the results of the bombing, made
on December 81, were not observed
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Youth Gets Two Years
In Train Damage Case
3y the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. Jan. "A 16-year-
old youth was sentenced to two years
in the National Training School by
Federal Judge w. Calvin Chesnut
yesterday on his plea of guilty tc
. charge of interfering with the
operation Of train engaged ir
interstate commerce, while 49,
year-old codefendant was turned
over to State authorities for menta,
observation.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
T. Barton Harrington told the court
that Irwin Leroy Burns, 16, anc
Samuel Thomas Davis, 10, had un.
coupled several cars and set fire
to packing in journal boxes of 9
train containing incendiary bombs
and other explosives consigned tt
a Government ordnance depot.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
1ojo Again Warns Japan
Of Critical Situation
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Prenier
H1deki TOTO warned Japanese gov
ernment leaders today that Japan
faces "a grave situation that will
decide its rise or fall, victory or de-
feat"
The present situation does not
indicate that the road is to be easy.s
TOTO added, according to Toxic
broadcast recorded by United States
monitors. In an instructive ad-
dress" to 37o high government off,
ciss, including the cabinet min
lsters," the Premier said Japan
must establish "a structure of in
vincibility and sure victory"
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Military Severance Pay
Order Voided by WLB
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board unani-
mously reversed yesterday an order
OF its regional board in Chicago
directing the New Indiana Chair
Co., Jasper, Ind, to grant military
severance pay to its employees.
The board, acting on appeal of the
company, held that the regional
board contravened WLB policy of
not ordering payment of bonuses to
employees entering the armed service.
WLB has held that such payments
were q management prerogative.
Evening star., 1944-01-04

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