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Evening star., 1944-04-01
Meningitis
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s.-Ta-.
ldied in asn ambulance wednesday
en- route to Gallinger Hospital.
The two cases at Louisiana Hall
were diagnosed as meningococcus
meningitis.
The quarantined girls at Louisiana
Hall are making light of their con-
finement. They are being furnished
food from the cafeteria in Arlington
Farms and from their service shop,
where soft drinks and light refresh
ments are available.
Food Placed on Porch.
Food is being delivered to the
quarantined girls on their porch
One girl who had been outside the
hall when the quarantine was i'm
posed Thursday midnight reported
to officials to clarity her status. She
was given sulfa drugs like all other
residents of the hall, but was per-
mitted to go free.
Check of the girls actually quar-
antined showed there are 334 in
Louisiana Hall, which has a capac-
ity of 800. 1t is one of ten dormi-
tories in Arlington Farms. They
house between 5000 and 1000 civil
ians and large number of WAVES.
Careful watch is being kept over
the health of all residents in Arling-
ton Farms.
Evening star., 1944-04-01
Kirk Gives Assurance
Casualties Include
No Basket Cases

The country today had the as.
surance of Maj, Gen. Norman T
Kirk, Army Surgeon General, tha
not single basket case" has beer
reported in this war.
A basket case-one of the mos
horrible of battle mutilations-is 9
soldier who has suffered the ampu-
tation of both arms and legs.
Il am sick and tired of persistent
rumors hear about these so-callec
basket cases." Gen. Kirk said
yesterday at press conference
after his return from an inspec-
ton trip in the European theater.
II can state authoritatively that
there was no such thing as q
basket case among our men in
World War I, nor is there any in
this war.
Reports Annoy Army.
There just isn't any such a thing
If you amputate all mans arms
and legs, he doesn't survive. he just
goes where the arms and legs 60"
For weeks the Army Medical Corps
has been bewildered and annoyed
by persons writing in to obtain
confirmation that there are hun
dreds and even thousands of bas-
ket cases
"Amputation cases are not nearly
90 many in this war as people
seem to think and so far we have
had only 1874 major cases." he
said. There have been SO cases Of
double amputations. and no triple
smputations, he added.
Mines Cause Most Wounds.
Gen. Kirk said that 80 per cent
of the wounds in this war were
caused by land mines, shell frag-
ments and hand grenades. with
bullet wounds accounting for the
remaining 20 per cent.
Using the World War for COM
parsons, he said the death rate
In the Army then was 15.1 per cent
per 1000, IF you include the
influenza cases" Omitting the
latter, the death rate was ~ per
cent.
In this war the death rate is
the almost unheard of figure of 6
OF / per cent per 1000 men, he
said.
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were warned again today by the Dis
trict OPA that they may not reduce
the quantity of beer or liquor served
as a result of the new excise taxes
Patrons should expect the same
size of glass OF beer the OPA said
but 1t may cost them an extra
penny.
Bottled Beer Unaffected.
II beer is served in an S-ounce
glass or larger, the cent may be
added. Charges ranging from to
cents may be added to liquors and
mixed drinks. Bottled beer con-
sumed on the premises must remain
the same price.
In Virginia, ratsoning kept the
demand for liquor within fairly
normal bounds for a Friday-and
the last day of the month at that.
Persons who had not previously
cashed in their March coupons hur-
ried to do 50. before they became
invalid. Butemany others had fone
since used their stamps, allowing
them a quart a month, and were
forced to wait until the new one
became good today.
The new penny demand expected
TO arise from odd-cent prices al
movies and bars leaves the mint
unworrled. The coppers are rollins
out at rate Of more than 1000.
o0O,0O0 year, and one official said
q zoo, 1000, ,000- penny reserve has beer
nuilt up for just this contingency.
The new taxes begin at a time
wnen money Is pouring into the
treasury at an unprecedented clip
Inc Ireasury's daily statement to-
Gay showed March receipts already
at a record Sc, ,189 600, ,0O0-more than
$780, 10000 above last December's
previous peak and nearly $1,000
100000 greater than last March.
Tax Payments Soar,
Quarterly income tax PAYMENTS
aggregated $4,S21 900 900 through
wednesday, 1899 100000 above
those in the same period a wear
ago, with an additional $735,OOO 900
take this year from payroll with
holding.
Total receipts for the first three
quarters of the fiscal year will an
proach $32 ,0OO, 900 900, far more than
double the $14,719, 900 900 collected
In the same period a year ago.
Although Federal spending for
tne same nine months will near
so9 ,0O0, 100000, in comparison with
$4,000 100000 a year earlier the
cumulative deficit is more than A :
ooo,ooo,ooo under the $4,000. 900 900
neure recorded at this time last
year.
Evening star., 1944-04-01
Jones Opens Fight
Ito Unseat Tydings
By the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, April 1.-Willis r
Jones of Baltimore, formally open
ing his campaign for the Demo.
cratic nomination for Senator. as
serted in radio address last night
that Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
Maryland had on several occasions
been aligned with the isolationist
group in Congress.
Mr.. Jones, a former deputy at
torney general and one-time chair
man of the Board Of Correction
called on Senator Tydings to state
his position regarding a fourth term
for President Roosevelt. When Mr.
Jones announced his candidacy he
pledged full support for a fourth
term
A lack of active campaigning had
marked the political scene, although
most of the congressional and two
senatorial nominations will be con-
tested in the May primaries. Also
at stake are posts as delegates to
the two major party State conven-
tions.
In Hagerstown, meanwhile, Her
man L. Mills, businessman and
Evening star., 1944-04-01

WAS missing following the Eabaul
attack.
A 2,o0o-ton enemy cargo vessel
was driven ashore at Simberi Island.
in the Tabar group OF New Ireland
as the result Of q strafing by
fighters.
|3,50S Jap Bodies Counted
In BougoinviIIe Assaults
BY the Associated Press.
BOUGAINvILLE, Solomon Is
lands, Mar. 20 Delayed The
bodies Of 3,50s japanese have been
counted on this island since March
8, when the enemy started his as
saults against the Empress Augusta
Bay area, held by the Americans.
Maj. Gen. Oscar w. GriswOld,
commanding Allied forces here, said
total enemy casualties since the
Americans landed November | was
more than 5000. This estimate did
not include Japanese killed by ar
tillery fire because most of those
50 killed were far behind the lines.
The general said it was reason
able to assume the enemy lost as
many wounded as dead. He said at
least $4,000 japanese troops were
here at the campaigns start. This
force has been halved. American
casualties were not reported, but 1t
was believed at headquarters there
were 20 Japanese killed for each
American.
Evening star., 1944-04-01
Star Staff Photo.

individuals named Remmie l.. Ar
mold, Petersburg manufacturer, as
State chairman.
Gov. Darden, in response to a
question, said he did not attend
because Senator Byrd did not want
his friends to put his name forward
"As Governor of Virginia and as
a close friend Of Senator Byrd, my
attendance could have been inter-
preted in only one way-as an indi-
cation that Senator Byrd didn't
mean it when he said he was not
candidate for the presidency nor
did ne want his friends to put his
name forward.
Il know that Senator Byrd means
what he says"
Evening star., 1944-04-01
Absenteeism Excused
For Man Aged IS
By the Associated Press.

BRANFORD, Conn.-This was one
case Of absenteeism that the NAL
leable Iron Fittings Co. readily ex.
cused. It's secretary and assistant
treasurer, Lester j. Nichols, asked
for the day off, his first in months
explaining that he wanted to cele-
brate his birthday with his family
He Is S5 years old and has been
with the company 70 years.
Evening star., 1944-04-01
Marine Finds Rescuer
In Own Home Town
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER. - Pfc. Don l.. Ewers.
Marine home on leave, told In an
interview, how he owed his life to
some Marine rifleman who rescued
him from . Jap ,sniper trap In a
Bougainville jungle. But he didn't
know who his rescuers were.
The story was read by 1t. Donald
III. ORourke, jr., another Denver
Marine home on leave. He hunted
|up Ewers and introduced himself.
He was leader of the rif1emen and
hadn't learned the identity Of the
man rescued.
Evening star., 1944-04-01
Nozis Slain in Warsaw

LONDON, April pa running
gun battle in the center Of Warsaw
IN which Nazi high official named
Smack and six Of his bodyguards
were slain by Polish underground
avengers, was reported today by the
Polish Telegraph Agency.
Evening star., 1944-04-01
Pacific
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moderate antiaircraft opposition,
touched of heavy explosions at Truk
on Dublon Island, started fires on
Uman and moen, and also hit Param
and Fefan.
Admiral Nimitz disclosed Thurs
lday the task force assault on Palau,
slightly over 500 miles east Of the
Philippines, but yesterday passed
without the issuance of additional
|communques on that daring thrust
more than 1900 miles west of the
Nays recently won lagoon base at
|Kwajalein in the Western Marshalls.
Large, new aircraft carriers were
believed to be included in the at
|tacking force.
At Chicago, Secretary of the Navy
Knox said yesterday ut is not vio-
lating security to tell you that to-
day more than so aircraft carriers
are plying the Pacific" He also OBJ
served that in the vast reaches Of
the Pacific I'VE 60 where we please
and dara ~the enemy to come" ~
Evening star., 1944-04-01
u. S. Planes SOUGHT

Mexico Is trying to obtain 25
United States training planes for its
proposed new aviation school for
civilians.
Evening star., 1944-04-01
| Macarthur CIosinq
Pincers on Bogadjim
In Madang Drive
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Ffess.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, South
Pacific, April, 1.-American and Au-
stralian troops are closing the pin
GERS of their movement on Bogad-
Jim in the campaign to take the
Japanese coastal base at Madang,
New Guinea.
Positions mentioned in Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's communique
today put the Australians 10 miles
south Of Bogadjim, while American
patrols Of the 32d Division were 13
miles east of town. Bogadjim Is 20
miles south Of Madang, which has
been heavily pounded by Allied air
craft. but still holds supply dumps
and artillery defenses.
Pityilu Island Occupied.
American dismounted cavalrymen.
supported by Australian aircraft and
United naval vessels, occupied Pity
ilu Island, on the northern edge OF
Seadler Harbor in the Admiralties,
Thursday. The troops encountered
only sniping fire in adding the little
island to their already bigger bag OF
Manus and Los Negros Islands.
Allied bombers and fighters hit
enemy installations from the Dutch
East Indies to New Ireland. Forty
seven tons Of bombs were dropped
on Langgoer airdrome in the Kai
Islands, north of Australia, and q
Liberator bomber crew in the raid
shot down three Japanese inter-
ceptors.
Destroyers Strafed at Rabaul.
Tadji airdrome, at Aitape on the
Northeastern New Guinea coast.
was hit with "a tons Of bombs.
Rabaul, New Britain, was ham,
mered with 10 tons and fighters
strafed Japanese destroyer in the
harbor here, causing an explosion
aboard the ship. One Allied fighter
Evening star., 1944-04-01

Uncle Sam needs your waste
bacon grease, drippings, vegetable
shortening. Take them to your meat
dealer.
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again for the dogfight.

again for the dogfight.
Dickerson was asked how
he managed to hold on 10
the plane at such speed.
Il didn't have to- was
the amazing reply. Fine
slipstream from the propel.
Ter pushed me against the
fin, so l just sat there"
Although Dickerson,s adj
venture will probably be
come one of the classic
tales Of this war, another
amazing air exploit recent
~ took place IN North Af'
RIGA. A paratrooper named
Trevor went 10 make a prac-
ticc leap from a twin.en.
gined training plane but
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mechanic stayed on his
perch a common practice
to keep such planes from
nosing over.
When the ship reached
the runway, the -23.year.oldE
youth started to leap TO the
ground but before he had
a chance 10 do so, the pilot
opened the throttle, and the
airplane raced down the
field. III flier had com
pletely forgotten a bout
Dickerson.
In a matter of seconds,
the Spitfire was in the air,
banking, and setting off for
the front lines where an
aerial dogfight was in prog.
ress. Dickerson banged on
the side Of the fuselage
with his feet but, above the
roar OF the motor, the pilot
couldn't hear him.
The ship was streaking
straight for the sky battle
when another pilot flying
in the same formation, no.
ticed rickerson's plight.
This man TIew ahead, wag.
gled his wings, and pointed
backwards. Only then did
the first flier realize he had
an unexpected passenger
Slowly and gentts7~So as
not TO jar Dickerson FROM
his precarious perch, the
pilot turned his Spitfire
and headed back for the
field. over the airlrome,
he signaled for an ambu.
lance, and then set his
plane down in a beautiful
thrce.point landing
As soon as the ship rolled
to a stop pickersQn hepRed
off, miraculously alive, un-
hurt and se-he-saiiA 4, not
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around the jump rope. De.
spite this great danger he
made one last and futile
try at yanking the trapped
man free so that the two
could ride down together
on one chute. But he fl
nally had TO let go TO save
himself.
In a seeepd attempt the
men in the plane finally
were able 10 haul Trevor
back up when skilful flying
cut down the pull OF the
slipstream.
For his bravery in trying
TO rescue the paratroopcr.
Sergeant Cook recently was
awarded the George Medal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16

Arm muscles lame? Apply
a few drops of Absorbine DR.,
rubbing it in. This helps to
increase the circulation in the
affected areas so that fresh
blood can carry fatigue
acids away You'll get real
relief-sooni Always keep
Absorbine Jr. handy.
81 pa bottle at drugStores. -
w. r. Young. Inc. Springfield. Mass
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16

Jumps, dldn |
work.
Because OF
the str 0 n (
s Zip S tr earn,
the m en- IN
t h @ pl a n e
1yrc 7 4 unahtg
10 h a u I h c
parat rooper
b ack u p. 1t
was then that
Alfred Cook,
a sergeant-in-
$ [ + u c I o /,
climbed down
the static line,
and tried 90
free Trepers
p a + ach Il I e.
But the ter
rifle wind b.
gan winding
Cook own
rigging lines
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ct SOUNDS funny now
the story Of the RAE
y ground crew member
who flew over the Italian
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Tail-End Hero
Incredible Impossible Adventure of Mechanic Dieker-
son: Unwilling StowowoY The OUTSIDE of SPtfire

was icrked up short after
he had dropped a dozen feet.
Ff1c static tine, used 20 pull
the parachute open as a man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16

even scared. He gave the
pilot a thumbs up signal
the man replied in kind,
and Immediately took off
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fighting lines
cowboy fash.
10 n o n tn q
tail of a Brit
ish fig h ter
plane but il
was no joke
to lie in &
AircTaftsnan
Stanley Dick
erSOn.
DickerSOn'S
strange ad.
venture be.
gan when he
sat down on
the rear fuse
/ a & T. o I a
Spitfirc hat
was warming
up for a take.
off.
AS the pilot
Ia Xied down
the field, the
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Evening star., 1944-10-25
Coop Barn Gets Test

A cooperative dairy barn has been
organized in Sweden, with four men
needed to care for 1877 cattle using
special equipment.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Truman Says Dewey
is Hiding Under Bed
|0n Isolation Issue

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. Ex-senator Tru-
man said in a statement here today
that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is
hiding under the bed having
neither the courage nor the hon.
esty" to reply to a suggestion that
he call for the defeat OF eight Re-
publican Senators whom the Demo-
cratic vice presidential nominee
termed 'isolationist"
The vice presidential nominee, on
a transcc1tinental campaign, went
into seclusion at hotel to put the
finishing touches on q major speech
he will deliver tomorrow night at
Peoria, ILL.,, on farm policies before
starting on schedule that will carry
him to New, York October 81 for a
Democratic rally in Madison Square
Garden.
Asserting he had read the Repub-
lican standard bearers foreign pol
icy speech at Minneapolis and re-
ports Of Gov. Dewey's press confer
CliCC tliClCy oCIldtOi 1lulldI llhIluCu
reporters statement which said:
Just as I feared, Mr.. Dewey has
neither the courage nor the hon.
esty to tell the American people
what he intends to do about those
eight Republican isolationists whose
public utterances and voting rec
ords brand them as isolationists and
untrustworthy on foreign affairs"
Named Eight Monday.
In a speech at Minneapolis Mon
day, Senator Truman said Sena-
tors Taft of Ohio, Danaher of Con-
necticut, Nye of North Dakota, To-
bey of New Hampshire, Wiley of
Wisconsin, Reed of Kansas. Davis
of Pennsylvania and Millikin of
Colorado are "isolationists.
Instead of replying to his chal-
lenge to ''repudiate" the eight, Sem
ator Truman said today Gov. Dewey
"resorted to the subterfuge of get
ting kilograms from five Repub-
lican Senators and reading only
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Man Killed in Fight
At Union HEARING

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Four bullet
wounds suffered in shooting affray
that broke up a union grievance
hearing resulted in the death yes
terday of Henry johnson, At, COL
ored, special representative of the
United Mine Workers of America
District SO.
Two other victims. Frank L. Alsup
40, colored, and Edward Heckelbech
Al, both union representatives, were
expected to recover.
Joseph Pope. assistant States at
torney, said Arthel Shelton, Al, COL
ored, surrendered to police after the
shooting and was being held. Mr.
Pope said no charge had been filed
against Shelton.
The three union representatives
were shot after a discussion of al
legged grievances presented by Shell
ton, union field representative, at a
hearing in the organizations down.
town office.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Board Insists Bricker
Signed Refugee Plea
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Refugee Board said yes.
terday that Gov. John w. Bricker!
name was signed to an appeal which
President Roosevelt received last
May for establishment of temporary
havens for European refugees ir
this country.
In statement, the board asserted
that the Republican vice presi-
Dental candidate in a speech Mon
day at Denver "assailed the action
Of President Roosevelt in providing
temporary haven in the United
States for the duration of the wa,
for approximately 1000 refugees
from Italy"
| The board, set up In the executive
office Of the President, consists OF
Secretaries Hull, Stimson and Nor
genthau. The executive director is
John w. Pehle.
The statement said that since
Gov. Brickers speech the board had
received numerous inquiries" as tc
in the appeal which was initiated by
the late Alfred E. Smith.
1t listed 72 names as signers ol
the document. Gov. Bricker was one
of them, along with II other Gov
ernors, number of college presi.
dents and other notables.
The statement said the refugees
were brought to the United States
last August and are located at the
emergency refugee shelter, Oswego
NJ Y. The board said the majority
are women and children. Gov
Bricker had been quoted as saying
in Denver that they were supposed
to be women and children, but that
after they arrived they were found
to be mostly men.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Mrs. Legendre, Held by Nozis,
us Sister Of Luddie Sanford
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct. 25.-The capture
OF Mrs, Gertrude Legendre, 70, New
York socialite and sister of Stephen
"Laddie' Sanford, internationally
known polo player. has been report
ed by the Berlin radio.
The broadcast said Mrs. Legen-
DIRE. along with two American staff
omcers, was taken prisoner on the
Western front near Trier, and de-
scribed her as the first American
woman" to be captured.
Mrs. Legendre is the daughter of
the late John Sanford, carpet man.
ufacturer and the wife OF 1t. Comdr.
Sidney Legendre.
According to the Berlin version,
Mrs. Legendre was on the road to
Wallendorf, which the Americans
held temporarily, when one of the
escorting officers and the driver
were hit by shots. The other officer
waved a handkerchief in surrender,
the German Transocean News
Agency quoted her as saying.
Mrs. Legendre came to London
about year ago to work for the
Red Cross and sources here believed
she went to Paris to continue well
fare work for Allied troops. The
Berlin radio said she had come to
France "as liaison officer between
the Allied Expeditionary Forces
Club and the United States Army
and had been in Paris when some
one suggested she visit the Amer
ican lines in Wallendcrf.
Cnmdr 1eQandre nn fennnora r,r
Evening star., 1944-10-25

What did you do today to heIp
win the war?-Buy War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-10-25

Is for the reelection Of Alexander
Wiley Of Wisconsin
Let US ind out whether Mr.
Dewey is going to join Curly Brooks,
the Republican isolationist (Illinois)
elected to the Senate by the efforts
Of BERTHE Mccormick and the Chi
cago Tribune In campaigning In
Wisconsin for the isolationist Alex
ander Wiley."
Evening star., 1944-10-25
| the one the got from senator White

the one the got from Senator White
Of Maine"
Even that telegram was mean
ingless because 1t only pledged sup
port for the foreign policy expound-
ed by Mr.. Dewey" the statement
continued. '4The failure Of Mr..
Dewey to state a strong foreign pol
icy is the reason Republican Sena-
tor Joseph Ball of Minnesota de-
cided to repudiate Mr.. Dewey and
to support the President.
To Attack Taft's Record.
'tMr. Dewey did not read the tele-
gram from Senator Taft, Republican
isolationist from Ohio. When reach
Akron / am going to tell the people
Of Ohio about Senator Taft's voting
record on foreign affairs. 1t was q
mighty bad one"
Asserting Gov. Dewey will be in
Wisconsin, Senator Truman added
Let us ask Mr.. Dewey whether he
Evening star., 1944-10-25
PennsyIvonio's Oldest
Lutheran Minister Dies
Nv the Associated pres,,

PALMERTON. Pa, Oct. 25.-The
Rev. Jesse S. Erb, 81, oldest minister
in the Lutheran ministerium OF
Pennsylvania and adjacent States
and oldest alumnus of Muhlenbere
College, died in his sleep at his home
here yesterday.
He had served as pastor of St
Johns Lutheran Church, Stating
ton, Pa, for 48 years before retir-
ing in 1884.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
A. p. Wfrephot

duty here, said the Berlin report
was the first news he had had Of his
wife in weeks. The last letter re-
ceived from her, he said, told OF
her activities In Paris as a liaison
officer.
He said the last time he saw his
wife was 27 months ago when he
left for duty in the Pacific, from
which he recently returned
Evening star., 1944-10-25

Comdr. Legendre, on temporary
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convinced that they wouldn't be
able TO cast Dewey aside at the
1914 convention as they had four
years ago.
1t is likely that even Dewey
was surprised at the increasing
frequency with which his name
was mentioned for the presidency,
in view of a statement he had
made when he became governor.
II shall not be a candidate
for any nomination during this
term" he said. my sole desire
Is to do the best job know
how for the State Of New York
for the next four years"
He kept his pledge. While other
hopefuls stumped the country
drumming up votes, Dewey re-
fused TO lift finger or speak a
word 10 further his chances OF
getting the nomination.
But. as later events proved,
there was no need for him 10
speak
Ills record spoke for itself.
THE, END