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Evening star., 1944-05-13
Sedition
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Government and the defense each
had the right to excuse seven more
prospective jurors on peremptorv
challenge when the tre.l was ad-
journed Thursday night until 10 am.
Monday, There remained, in addi-
ton, two challenges for the defense
and one for the Government in the
selection of two alternate jurors.
Justice Eicher, meanwhile, has set
for hearing at pm. Monday, after
adjournment of the trial, a hearing
on the complaint of Robert Noble,
who is in custody, that preparations
for his defense have been hampered
by interference with mail he has
written and received at the District
Jail
The hearing was started some
three weeks ago and adjourned to
await the return of James V. Ben
nett, director Of the Federal Bureau
OF Prisons, who has been out of
town. Mr.. Bennett was summoned
by Mobiles attorney, James J.
Laughlin. District Jail officials tes-
tlf1ed previously that Mobiles mail
was forwarded promptly to the Bu-
reau of Prisons for clearance. and
they were not responsible for any
delays. Noble said some local let
ters he had written in connection
with his defense had required eight
or nine days for delivery.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 13.-Maj. Rich
ard l. Bong looked forward today
to a pre- Mothers Day meeting with
his mother, in Chicago with her
husband from their Poplar CWis.)
home, to greet their hero son.
Maj. Bong arrived by plane from
Washington, but his parents, ap-
parently because of the early hour
of his arrival, were not at the air.
port. Mrs. Bong was scheduled to
appear on radio programs in Chi
cago tonight and tomorrow morn
ing.
The 23-year -old ace Army fighter
pilot, who downed 27 enemy planes
in the Southwest Pacific, was met
at the airport by Army officials
who announced he would hold a
press conference later today.
Maj. Bong, who arrived in Wash
ington this week for conferences
with War Department officials rela-
tive to his assignment as an in
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Raids
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yards were hit heavily again last
night by the Raj along with the
yards at Hasselt.
An Air Ministry announcement
said Hasselt and Louvain, 10 and
40 miles, respectively, from the Ger
man border, were believed to be i'm
portant entrance points for war ma
terial from the Ruhr Valley.
The Paris radio, quoting Brussels
reports, said the Louvain Cathedral
was almost completely destroyed
yesterday and other severe damage
was caused in the city.
Great Swarms of Fighters.
The huge American sky-fleet
yesterday smashed its way through
great swarms of German fighters in
one of the wars f1ercest aerial bat
ties to strike at four oil refineries
in the Leipzig area and a fifth in
Czechoslovakia
A communique today said photo
graphs showed severe damage to all
five of the refineries and that at
the BruX plant, in Czech Sudeten-
land, fires were out of control in
several units.
The Brux plant is one of the
largest in German-occupied Eu-
rope, the bulletin said.
Fires were visible also in the oil
refinery and gas generating plant
at Bohlen, near Leipzig, the COM
munlque said, adding that large
fires were seen at the big Leuna
plant at Merseburg, where concen-
trations fell in the center of the
works"
At Zeitz another gas plant was
hit and oil tanks at Lutzkendorf
were ablaze.
Another 1000 British based planes
hammered at other anti-invasion
targets as the Allies continued their
ceaseless pounding of the CONT
nent In preparation for the coming
assault by land troops.
Alrmen returning from the as
saults on the oil refneries, so des-
perately needed by the Germans to
meet the coming invasion from the
west, said the air battles were more
terrible than any fought in the
great daylight attacks on Berlin,
with the German fighters viciouslv
attempting to break up the bomber
formations before they reached
their targets
Evening star., 1944-05-13
HoHonon, West Virginia,
Sure of Convention Seat

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 1a
P.-A seat with the West Virginia
delegation in the Republican Ma
tional Convention has been assured
National Committeeman Walter S
Hallanan with tabulation of late
returns from Tuesdays primary.
Trailing in eighth position-seven
delegates at large to be elected-the
Republican national vice chairman
moved into sixth place yesterday
with returns reported from his own
county OF Kanawha (Charleston)
and other southern precincts.
Mr.. Hallanan had been embroiled
throughout the primary campaign in
a feud with Raymond j. Funkhouser
OF Charleston, who was defeated for
the gubernatorial nomination by
Mayor D. Boone Dawson of Charles
ton.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
La Guurdiu Receives Medal
For Wide Aid to Music World

tor, for his work with the Philhar-
monic- Symphony Society of New
York and for composing and con-
Quoting the ballet Fancy Free" and
the symphony jeremiah; Andre
Kostelanetz, for his radio presenta-
tion of the works of American COM
posers, commissioning original COM
positions and his effective arrange
ments Of American music; Quincy
Porter, for his direction of the New
England Conservatory of Music and
encouragement of younger American
creative talents; Emo Balogh, pian-
lst, for his Interpretation of Ameri-
can compositions; Abram Chasins
musical adviser of Radio Station
WQXR, for furthering the presenta-
tion of American compositions.
Alfred Newman, composer, for the
musical scores of the films The
Song of Bernadette," How Green
Was My Valley" "Wuthering
Heights" and others, and Eleanor
Steber, soprano. and Leonard War
rem, baritone. as outstanding among
the young American singers of the
wear"
Evening star., 1944-05-13
BerIe Says Good Neighbor
Policy Must Be Pursued
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 13-Assistant
Secretary of State Adolf A. Berle
declared today that the good neigh
Dor policy must be the foundation
of United States foreign policy
throughout the world.
80 far as the United States is
concerned" he said, mo policy can
be sound unless it takes account of
this basic reality"
Speaking before the Inter-Amer-
lean Development Commission. Mr..
Berle praised plans to industrialize
n-America so that eventually
mo country will be limited to agri-
culture or mining"
The United States has completely
abandoned the idea of using Ameri-
can capital and technicians to ex-
plot Latin American farming coun-
tries, Mr.. Berle said.
He also urged progressive en-
ployment security, health, educa-
ton and housing programs as the
Joint responsibility of private enter
prise and governments.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
BY the Associated Press.

by lne Associated FFeSS.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Mayor F.
H. La Guardia received yesterday
the Henry Hadley Medal of the
National Association for American
Composers and Conductors, award
ed for outstanding services to
American music"
In presenting the award at the
organizations annual reception
Chalmers Clifton, Awards Committee
chairman, cited the Mayor as a
sincere music lover" whose energy
and enthusiasm have been most
helpful in establishing the City
Center of Music and Drama.
Citations from the association
also were presented to Newbold
Morris, president of the New York
City Council, for his promotion of
the City Center; Samuel Barber,
composer, for new symphony and
other works composed while in the
armed forces: Richard Rodgers,
composer. for the Oklahoma!
score and earlier works.
Also Uleonard Bernstein, conduc-
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Tito Reports Bottles
In Croatia and Bosnia

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 13.- Yugoslav
troops are battling German in
vaders in Croatia and Bosnia, but
hold the initiative on other sectors
Marshal Tito declared today in a
communique which made no men,
ton OF Naples announcement that
the PartisanS had opened an all
out offensive.
Tito's broadcast war bulletin said
more than 1000 German troops had
been killed in fighting in Monte
negro and Southern Sandzak from
April to May 5. Partisan losses
for the period were reported to be
300 men.
Several thousand German troops
were reported exerting powerful
pressure on Partisan positions in
Western Bosnia, but there were no
indications they were making much
headway.
In Slavonia, the communique said,
Tfto's forces had taken the initia-
tive in their own hands"
1t declared Tito's units were con-
tinuing offensive operations in Her
zegovina.
In Croatia. the communique con-
tinued, fierce fighting was reported
from all sectors of the front and
particularly in Lika, where the
enemy had penetrated into liberat-
ed territory.
"As result of the latest success
full attack of Allied aircraft on Pod
gorica the enemy sustained heavy
losses" the communique said, add
ing that two enemy bases In the
vicinity of Podgorica were de-
stroyed."
The Berlin radio declared the
German air force had raided Tito's
island base of LISA and described
Partisan anti-aircraft fire as fierce
Evening star., 1944-05-13
COP in Tennessee
Latest 10 Join in
Drive for Dewey
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Tennessee Republicans are the
latest addition to the ranks of
Dewey supporters.
The Tennessee Republican State
Convention yesterday indorsed Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of New York for
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation, but selected four national
convention delegates -at-large with
out instruction. The State also will
have IS district delegates, four of
whom are pledged to Gov. Dewey.
While the New Yorker added this
new Southern strength to his big
lead in preconvention delegate sup
port, the anti-fourth term Amer
ican Democratic National Commit
tee, through its new chairman, an
nounced it is prepared to support
Gov. John w. Bricker of Ohio if
he is the Republican choice to op-
pose President Roosevelt. Gov
Bricker, in Lincoln, Nebr.. on a
speaking campaign, expressed graft
f1cation "for the support of all
people and organizations who be-
lieve as I do"
Other political developments yes
terday:
Democratic and Republican lead
ers agreed to put the House on a
stepped-up schedule to permit a re-
cess of Congress by June 20 so men,
bers may attend the national politi-
cal conventions in June and July.
Majority Leader Mccormick told the
House I'VE are anxious to dispose of
major legislation by June 90" and
Representative Michenger, Repub-
lican, of Michigan assured him of
complete cooperation"
Mr.. Mccormack said the recess
might run into late July or August.
Col. Robert r. Mccormick, pub
Usher Of the Chicago Tribune, said
here that "there Is feeling of re-
sentiment in the Midwest" because
that section is not represented by a
speaker on the Republican National
Convention program. He said the
signs seem to point to the nomina-
ton of Gov. Dewey, but added Re
publican conventions are frequently
rigged."
Gov. Hickenlooper of Iowa, chair
man of the Republican Postwar
Advisory Council Subcommittee on
Agriculture, told a New York gath
ering that agriculture was being
thrown into an increasing state of
confusion" by regulation from
Washington.
At draft Roosevelt" dinner
sponsored by the Kings County
American Labor Party in New York
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, of West
Virginia cautioned the American
people against substituting un-
trained leadership for trained lead
ership."
In Omaha, Gov Bricker assailed
the New Deal and called for Gov
ernment economy.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
28 Registrars Leave
Silver Spring for Army

TWENTY eight registrants from
Selective Service Board No. at Sill
yer Spring left today for active duty
in the Army. Five were pre-Pearl
Harbor father volunteers over 26
and one was a former ensign in the
merchant marine who resigned to
enlist in the Army.
Leonard P. Angerman, %, of 18
Woodland avenue, Takoma Park,
was in the merchant marine service
almost seven years before he de-
cided he wanted to stop ploWing
the seas for a while and ploW
through the mud" His ship was
torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico in
August, 1912, and he was picked up
later from a lifeboat by a fish
traWler. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Angerman, and his wife live
at the Woodland avenue address.
John M. Barr, pre-Pearl Harbor
volunteer, a close friend of Pvt.
Angerman, enlisted at the same
time. Other fathers who volun-
teered are Moffett C. Meyer, Robert
IN. Taft, Joseph F. Ashley and
Glenn A. Hawkins.
Other fathers include Haskell L.
Bee, John T. Smith, Kenneth H.
Emmerson, Roy E. Morelock. John
p. Gray, William F. Croft, Charles
l.. Howe, jr.; Bruce G. Hannah,
Charles H. Grouse, Leo F. Weber
and Harlie E, Johnson.
Nonfathers, besides Pvt Anger
man, are Richard T. Pumphrey
Lloyd L. Simmons, James H. Skin
ner, Edward F. Mayne, John o.
Ford, Eugene w. Curtiss, Thomas
F. GarVey, John F. Thiel, John P.
Hull, Charles N. Clifford and Nor
man H. Miller.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Wilmington Plans Steps
To Check VenereaI Disease
BY the Associated Press.

~ 'iC hnooCldleC fTtSS.
WILMINGTON, Del. May l3.-
A plan to double police vigilance in
Wllmington'S curfeW law for minors
and to increase supervision of dis
ease sufferers will be presented
Monday evening at a conference
called by Maj. Albert w. James to
forestal a military order declaring
the city out of bounds.
Military authorities have threat
ened to declare the city "out of
bounds" unless steps to clean" the
city of venereal diseases are taken
before May l9,
Thomas Donaldson, president of
the Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce, named yesterday a commit
tee Of six physicians and State
health authorities, a minister and
four businessmen to investigate the
vice conditions reported by the mil
itary authorities, who issued the
ultimatum,
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Housing
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operate through District govern
ment agency.
Il wonder, if our plan is not
adopted, whether there will be any
Slum clearance in the District of
Columbia for some time" he said.
IF it hadn't been for the war"
Mr.. Lusk declared, public housing
would be dead duck today"
Calls for New Housing Code.
Mr.. Ihlder insisted that a new
housing code was needed in the
District and recommended the en-
actment of one which he said al
ready had been drawn up.
Adequate housing is such a great
problem, he said, that its solution
will require the best efforts of both
private and public housing agencies. "
We have not enough houses, good
and bad combined" he added. I'VE
need many more moderate rental
houses. These moderate rental
homes-S35 to $40 a month-offer a
challenge and opportunity to the
private builders. Because of lack
OF these moderate rental houses,
our blighted areas and slums are
increasing with unusual rapidity."
Declaring that his agency had
shown how slums can be reclaimed,
Mr.. Ihlder said that. If funds are
provided, we are ready to work on
a large scale" In its demonstration
of the method adopted NCHA has
reclaimed 27 slum squares, he said,
predicting that this number would
be multiplied during the next five
years
Replying to several criticisms of
the NCHA, Mr. Ihlder denied the
projects under his control pay no
taxes.
Tax Issue Discussed.
Taxes are included in the rents
OF NCHA tenants he explained.
This tax money is then used as the
Districts contribution to slum
reclamation, supplementing a large
Federal contribution.
Taking issue with this point. Mr.
Lusk later declared private housing
projects paid actual taxes, while
the NCHA plan was peculiar ar
rangement whereby the tenant pays
taxes and the Government does not
get them
The question Of subsidies was
discussed by Eugene H. Claber
architect.
The Rev. Francis McPeek of the
Washington Federation of Churches
presided at the mesting.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
School PutroImen to Meet

Schoolboy safety patrolmen will
be guests of the American Automo-
bile Association at o'clock tonight
at the Uline Ice Arena, where a
series of boxing matches by mem
bers OF the Police Boys Club will
be presented. A unit of soldiers, un-
der command of Col. James w.
Rankin of the Military District of
Washington, will demonstrate in
fantry weapons and training.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
|MacArthur's Bombers
Push Air Warfare
Nearer Philippines
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Nav 10
Moving the air war nearer the
Philippines, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur listed the Palau area today
for the fiyt time In his commu-
niques.
Palau, which stands like a gateway
to the Philippines little more than
500 miles west of 1t, is the big Japa-
nese naval base which underwent it's
first attack of the war March % and
80 by carrier planes of huge task
force.
Now 1t Is within range of Gen.
MacArthur's land-based bombers 900
miles southeast at HolIandia. Dutch
New Guinea, and today he reported
that q patrolling Liberator caused
bomb damage Wednesday to a LOCO
ton enemy ship 300 miles east of
Palau.
Truk Hit Again.
(The almost casual reference to
the setting up of regular air pa
trolls in the Palau area undoubt-
edly means the finishing touches
have been completed on Hol-
landia's four captured airdromes
and that land-based air attacks
on both Palau and the Southern
Philippines may be in the offing.)
Headquarters today also ampli.
fled accounts of destructive strike
lat Truk and reported a raid 200
miles west OF 1t at Puluwat. Truk.
Puluwat and Palau lie along a 1,l75-
mile stretch of the Caroline Islands
now being pounded by South and
Southwest Pacific bombers.
The communique said Liberators
which flew to Truk on Wednesday
caused severe damage" to ware
houses, hangar and repair shops
with 96 tons of bombs, destroyed
two grounded planes and shot down
8 to 8 others of 80 enemy inter-
|ceptors.
Liberator Lost.
Loss of a Liberator previously
was acknowledged.
Other bambers set fires at Mok-
mer Airdrone in the Schouten
Islands and poured $50 tons of ex-
|plosives on Wakde Island on Thurs
day. More than 100 tons were ex-
pended in the Wewak area.
A spokesman said the enemy
forces routed at Hollandia were at
tempting a stand on the southeast
shore OF Lake Sentani but were un-
der heavy attack. Forty-five more
have been slain and an equal num-
Yer captured. The unprecedented
bag OF enemy prisoners in the Hol-
landia- Aftape operation is ap-
preaching 35U.~
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Tito Opens Offensive
As Part OF Allies
Drive in Italy
By the Associated Press.

NAPLES, May II Delayed -
Yugoslav authorities announced
today that the Partisan forces
of Marshal Tito had opened an
all-out offensive as part of an
Allied onslaught against Hitler's
fortress Europe.
presumably this dispatch was
delayed pending the opening of
the Allied offensive in Italy
Thursday nightO
The Yugoslavs said troops of the
Army of Liberation have opened at
tacks against the Vardar and Ibar
Valleys-the two main escape routes
of German troops now in Greece.
Meanwhile, Greek patriots were
reported harassing four German
divisions in that country.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
On the Roll Of Honor
Flyer, Once Too Small for AAF
Is Prisoner After 81 Missions

Capt. I. S. K. Reeves, U. S. N, re-
tired, 5306 Worthington drive, West
gate, Md, was informed by the War
Department yesterday that his pilot
son, Second 1t. Kendrick U. Reeves,
bailed out over Hungary when his
Bit plane was shot down April 13
and now is a German prisoner of
war.
1t. Reeves, %, shortest American
pilot" his father said, was co-pilot
Evening star., 1944-05-13
By the Associated Press.

L
NEW YORK, May ia new
transcontinental flight speed record
90 hours, 81 minutes and 80 sec
onds, set by Col. Clair Peterson in
a sleek Psi Mustang fighter plane
carrying full battle equipment
was written into aviation annals
today.
Col. Peterson, a resident of Fargo
N. Oak, made the spectacular fight
from Los Angeles to New York yes
terday, arriving at La Guardia
Field eight minutes before another
mustang, which had taken off from
Los Angeles a minute ahead of
him, landed.
The second plane was piloted by
1t. Col. Jack H. Carter of Pasadena,
Calf, whose time was 6 hours, 80
minutes and 80 seconds.
Evening star., 1944-05-13

said, and returned to his post, with
the aid of Allied sympathizers, the
next day. 1t. Reeves was the only
crew member to return; five were
captured by the Germans and three
Others still are missing, Capt. Reeves
said.
1t. Reeves was then made first
pilot. On his next three missions
each of his planes was so badly shot
Evening star., 1944-05-13

OF a o o m 3 e r
W h ic h was hit
over A u S t r / a
February %. The
pilot and seven
other crew men,
berS bailed out,
but 1t. Reeves
remained alone
in the plane to
try and era sh
land.
He either bail
ed out or made
a crash landing
in German oc-
C u pie d Italy,
Cant. p O O u q G
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Nozi Quarters
In Berlin Left
ToUnited States
BY the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, May 13.-Nazi party
headquarters in Berlin are the prop
erty OF the United States Govern
ment under the will of Albert Eek
stein, his attorney said today as he
filed the will for probate.
Under the terms of the will, Mr..
Eckstein, an importer. who died
May 4, instructed the executors to
notify the State Department that
all of my property located In Ber-
lin becomes the property of the
United States of America"
Sylvan Gotshall. lawyer, who sub
mitted the will for probate, said the
property is "a wonderful house and
grounds which the Nazi government
recently took over for the headquar-
ters of the Nazi party"
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Gen. Price Gets Award

SAN DIEGO, Calf, May IS (P).-
Maj. Gen. Charles F. B. Price, re-
Gently named commanding general
of the Fleet Marine Force, has been
awarded the Legion of Merit for out
standing service in defense and de-
velopment of the Samoan area,
where he was commanding general
from April %, 1912, until March l.,
1914. The award was made in Hon.
olulu by Admiral G. w. Nimitz.
Evening star., 1944-05-13

There is curse in your purse
and wallop in your wallet. Let
the Axis have it--through an extra
bond.
Evening star., 1944-05-13

Make Idle dollars fighting War
Bond dollars.
Evening star., 1944-02-19
Chennau|t's Flyers
Sink 201,150 Tons
OF Enemy Shipping
Nv the AsSnciateS prsSs

os tuC hSSOCldteN fTeSS.
CHUNGKING, Feb. 19.-Maj.
Gen. Claire L. Chennault, COM
mander of the 14th United States
Air Force, announced today that
his airmen had sunk 201 ,150 tons
of enemy shipping in operations
from October l, 1943, to date.
The announcement listed 38,7OO
tons as probably sunk and 80,250
tons damaged. In addition, 2l4
small boats, 4 gunboatS, tugs and
barges were destroyed.
Declaring it had been his con-
viction for many years that China
was the logical place for defeating
Japan" Gen. Chennault said yes
terday that he was in accord with
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz's plan
to drive across the Pacific and land
air and ground forces on the China
coast.
China must be used in the final
defeat of Japan" the general en-
phasized.
New air bases being completed in
China will accommodate the heavi-
est and latest type air transports,
and I'VE hope to bring In an enor-
nous tonnage" of supplies to carry
out operations in conjunction with
Nimitzs campaign" Gen. Chen
nault said.
Additional fighter units will be
provided to defend the new trans
port bases, which will be available
as combat bases when the blockade
Of the China coast is broken, he
added