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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

BY the Associated Press,
GRAND CANYON, Ariz.. Dec. A.
Col. Elliott Roosevelt, the Presi-
dents second son, and Actress Fave
Emerson were honeymooning in the
Grand Canyon region today after
their marriage yesterday on a snow
swept height overlooking the famed
chasm.
The ceremony was held in an OBJ
servation station on Yavapai Point,
with the Rev. Roger Sawyer, pastor
of Williams tArizJ Methodist
church, officiating. Only handful
of friends watched the eight minute
double ring ceremony. Severa
others were prevented from attend
ing by premature winter blizzard
that hit the resort area.
Asked why the unusual setting
was chosen for the event, the bride
explained. Our marriage means sc
much to US both that We wanted tc
begin it as beautifully as possible"
The newest member OF the White
House family wore a blue doeskir
suit. mink bandeau with matching
coat and muf1 and alligator shoes
and carried cluster of white
orchids at the ceremony. She was
given in marriage by John Meyer
friend at whose Los Angeles home
they met in September. 1943
Other members of the bridal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Super Fort Takes Off
From Yangtze SandbaI

| By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Dec. Afr O m
every vantage point on the hills
overlooking a tiny sandbar air.
drome on the Yangtze River at
Chungking, tense knots of people
yesterday watched four Americans
win gamble with death by taking
off in a Super Fortress which risked
crashing into a hillside or plunging
into the swirling river
The Super Fortress was the
"Dottie" which, after the November
81 raid on Omura, Japan, made an
emergency landing on the hazardous
sandbar.
Before the take-off, the plane was
stripped of every unnecessary piece
of equipment A dogleg extension
l,400 feet long was added to the
original 2,150-foot runway by sew
eral thousand Szechwan laborers.
Among those watching the planes
takeoff-which cleared high-tension
cables lowered by express order of
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek for
the f1ight-were Maj. Patrick j.
Hurley, newly appointed Ambassa-
dor to China, and Maj. Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer, chief of staff to
Generalissimo Chang.
The four Yanks on the take-off
were Capt. Stanley M. Brown of
Montcalm, N. j., and Detroit, the
pilot; First 1t. Glen L. Pugmane,
Salt Lake City, co-pilot; 1t. Howard
S. Lapin, Berkeley, Calf, fight en-
gineer, and Staff Sergt. Jenn Baxter
Leavenworth. Kans., gunner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Air Farley Altitude
OF U. s. Criticized
By British Press
BY the Associated Press.

by Inc ASSOCIATED FrSSS.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The British
press today sharply criticized the
American attitude at the Interna-
tional Air Conference in Chicago
The general view was that SO far
the conference has been failure
Some papers saw the race for air
supremacy after the war as already
under way following the announce
ment of the American air agreement
with Spain.
The London Times said the first
lesson to be learned from the Chi
cago meeting lis the danger of sup
posing that complicated and con-
tentious international issues can be
settled by the simple application OF
some broad general principle like
'nondiscrimination or freedom of the
air."
The Laborite Daily Herald said
"the air conference in Chicago is
ending as it began-with America
using big stick"
The London Daily Mail said that
only semifreedom" of the air can
be expected as result of the Chi
cago meeting and predicted that
Britain's air will be closed to COM
mercial traffic from other nations
and opened by separate negotia-
lions until the commemorative ideal
OF international control of world air
space is achieved"
The conservative London Daily
Telegraph said that with the fail
ure of the Chicago conference on
civil aviation after exactly one
months negotiation, a race for post
war. supremacy in the air is threat
ened."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Memphis Phone Operators
Await Unions Strike Call

| BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 4.-Strike
plans completed, Memphis long dis
lance telephone operators marked
time today while their unions ex-
ecutive council in New York weighed
the ACCESSIBILITY of ordering the
Walkout.
officials of the American Tele-
phone 81 Telegraph Co., whose oper-
ators' weekend vote heavily favored
a strike to enforce their demands
for more pay, said they did not fear
an early work stoppage. On the
other hand, j. j. Moran of New
York, president of the National Fed
Grafton of Long Line Operators, de-
clared the executive council might
set the strike for sometime this
week.
AS he prepared to leave for Louis
vile, KY, where long line operators
are to conduct strike vote Deem
Der II, Moran declared: "A strike
will absolutely be called, and very
shortly, unless We hear further from
the War Labor Board
The WLB recently granted the
Memphis members of the union a
So weekly raise, which brought min
imum pay to SIT and maximums to
$27. The union is insisting on a
SIS Increase.
About AGO Memphis operators are
involved in the dispute, but Mr..
Moran said pledges of cooperation
between his union and the National
Federation of Telephone Workers
could lead to disruption of telephone
service throughout the Nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

rine Corps in January, 1912. he was
employed at International Business
Machine Corp. here. He is grad
uate of Mckinley High School.
Corpl. Bonnie F. Darnell, whose
wife lives at 300 Fourth street Sc
was wounded in action while serving
with the Marine Corps, the Navy
Department has announced.
Pvt. Joseph w. Buckler, %, in
fantry, was seriously wounded in
action in Germany October l, the
War Department notified his wife,
Geneva, who lives at 1011 G street
Sc. with their 2-year- old daughter
and his mother, Mrs. j. A. Buckler.
Pvt. Buckler has been awarded the
Purple Heart in a hospital in Eng
land.
He attended school in st. Mary's
County, Md, and worked here as q
carpenter for seven years before
entering the Army last January
He went overseas in July.
Sergt. Norman j. veihmyer, 80
was wounded in France September
10 and is recovering in British
hospital, according to a dispatch
from England. His mother, Mrs
Mary E. Veihmyer. lives at II Z
street NV.
Sergt. Veihmyer led his infantr,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Jap Munitions Chiefs
Warned by Koiso Of
Critical Situation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Japanese Premier Kuniaki Koiso
told his munitions chiefs yesterday
that the war situation was critical
and that Japan must win the battle
of the Philippines. He warned
them increased production OF fight
ing materials was paramount.
The Tokyo radios. in broadcast
picked up by the Federal Communi-
cations Commission. quoted the head
of the government as saying:
Considering the fact that the
Philippines are vital area in the
war strategy. it is necessary that the
enemy be crushed completely and
the the Philippines be held
secure. '"*
THE war will not end by this &C
complishment alone This war still
has long way to go and the situa-
ton is critical"
The premier called for total mo-
bilization of our national power" to
produce war materials for fighting
fronts.
Koiso warned that the condition
of the empires fighting power, so
far as war materials are concerned,
does mot permit any optimism
whatsoever"
Then he added. there should be
no reason for pessimism so long as
we fight with noble fighting tactics
and put superior plans into action"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
W. J. Hughes Named Head
OF ST. David's Society

w. ]. Hughes was elected president
of the st. David's Society of Wash
ington at meeting yesterday at
his home, 81 Sherman circle NV.
David P. Jones was elected vice
president; Jack Hambley, second
vice president; Miss Katherine E.
Williams, secretary; Miss Eunice
Thomas, treasurer; Miss Margaret
Decker. chaplain; Miss Pearl Grit
fifth, pianist, and Mrs. E. j. Gealy,
chorister.
Mrs. Ivor D. Fenton, wife of Rep
resentative Fenton, Republican, of
Pennsylvania reported on the work
of the Women's Welsh Club of Amer
lea, of which she is president.
A memorial service for Griffith
Evans, president of the society on
his death in October, was conducted
by the Rev. Bertram Croker. as
sistant pastor of the First Congre-
gational Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Taft, 0'Mahoney Debate
Two-1hirds Treaty Rule

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Taft. Republican, of Ohio
has no doubt that two-thirds SEN
ate majority could be obtained at
present to approve United States
entry into peace-enforcement
league.
Senator Taft opposed abolition of
the two-thirds rule for treaty ratifi-
cation yesterday in a radio forum
preview of Senate debate on the
question now before Congress.
Senator O'Mahoney. Democrat, of
wyoming advocated abolition as pro-
vided in a House resolution propos-
ing a constitutional amendment
calling for approval of treaties by
bare majorities of both branches of
Congress.
The two-thirds rule, Senator
O'Mahoney said, has prevented us
from leading the world to peace
Every President since Cleveland has
been blocked in the working out OF
a world peace plan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Elliott Roosevelt and Bride
Honeymoon at Grand Canyon

party included Ruth Chandler
Roosevelt, 10year-old daughter of
Col. Roosevelt by previous mar
riage. maid of honor. and Jack Frye,
president Of Transcontinental &
Western Air, Inc, best man.
After posing for photographers
and attending lengthy wedding
breakfast. the bride and broom said
they would honeymoon for about
week" in the Grand Canyon area
In Beaumont, Tex, Miss Emerson's
mother, Mrs. Jean Young. said the
couple would return to Hollywood
soon and after a few days there will
go East, stopping at Beaumont on
the way.
The Roosevelts Eastern tour may
include a White House visit. The
actress never has met President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. When Col Roose-
welt returns to duty with an all
forces Photographic group his wife
intends to return to Warner Broth
ers studios to resume her screen
commitments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
New York School Strike
Fails 10 MateriaIize
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. "A threat
ened city-wide strike of school Gus
todial workers failed to materialize
today, police said, and all schools
opened on schedule.
Police said 227 cleaners and fire.
men failed to report for duty at SO
out of 785 schools, but these schools
were open and classes going on as
usual.
The strike was called Saturday
by Local 1l2, School Custodial
Workers, a United Mine Workers
affiliate, which claimed a member
ship of $500 The union seeks civil
service status for its members.
The International Union of OPP
Grating Engineers promised to help
keep the schools running, and sent
licensed engineers to those schools
where flremen had failed to report.
Mayor F. H. La Guardia yester-
day said the strike constituted IAN
emergency" and authorized use of
Sanitation Department employees
Tor necessary maintenance. work He
also ordered police to halt any
plcketing during hours students
entered or left school buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
.22-Month-OId Child Dies
or Burns; Two Injured

Ernest A. Anderson, colored. ~
months old, died yesterday in GAL
linger Hospital of burns received in
a fire at his home at 227 O'Neil
court Saturday night. Two flremen
who attempted to rescue the child
suffered burns on the head and were
treated at the scene. They were Pvt.
Joseph D. Foley Of Engine 7 and
Pvt. Lee Lashley of Engine IS.
The fire was confined to the room
where the baby was sleeping and
property damage was described as
slight. Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson is
the mother of the boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Approval of Agreement
Due at Chicago Today.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (Pl.-Delegate
to the International Air Conferenc,
were called today to give formal ap.
proval as joint committee to al
agreement which completes ant
co-ordinates their work as separate
groups.
Committee approval would leave
as final step adoption of the re-
port by the full conference, ster
which many officials feel certain will
be taken tomorrow. The vote OF
the conference will be a mere for
mality, since the same delegates sit
in the committee meetings.
A 49-page document, covering the
proposals on which all of the 50
nations are agreed in principle, with
few minor exceptions in language
was distributed by the conference
yesterday. 1t now seems clear that
the 34-day meeting will produce
these five documents:
l, A proposed convention or
treaty which will establish an in
ternational air organization. serving
as the ministerial body for the tech
meal parts of the same treaty, these
latter relating to air navigation rules
and world standards and procedures
2. A similar document covering
much of the same ground. but on a
temporary basis, so that it can be
operative during the period required
to ratify and effectuate the perma
nent agreement
3, A standard form agreement fol
Use in all direct negotiations fol
commercial air right between coun.
tries, to be used as an instrument
assuring fair play in such dealings
4. A two freedoms" document by
which the signatory states woulc
exchange reciprocally the right Of
peaceful flight and noncommercia
stops for scheduled aircraft. (Such
rights for private aircraft are to be
granted in the main agreement0
5. A five freedoms" document
through which signatory states
grant to each other not only the
right to fly in peace and make op-
irrational stops, but also to carry
home traffic outbound and back
again and to carry the traffic OF
other nations, SO long as the other
countries do not reserve the privi-
lege to themselves.
The main document is in % chap
tiers and "a articles. 1t recognizes
the complete and exclusive SOW
ereignty of each state over the all
space above its territory, and re-
serves to each state the privilege OF
carrying traffic between points with
in its territory (cabotage).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
John I. Gusts, Sc, Dies;
Philadelphia Inquirer Editor

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4-John
Trevor Gusts, 68, editor of the Phil
adelphia Inquirer. died last night
after suffering a heart attack at
his home in Chestnut Hill.
A native Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Gusts served the Inquirer for so
years. Starting as a reporter, he
became city editor in 1899 and held
that position until 1908, when he
became managing editor.
In 1888 he was named editor
From 1910 until 1943 he was vice
president and director of the Phiia-
delphia Inquirer Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Humphrey Bogorts Hit
Another Marital Snuq
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press,
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 4-Tht
Humphrey Bogarts have come tc
another parting in their hectic mar
ital career.
Mrs. Bogart's mother and heI
lawyer, Jerry Giesler, said last night
the rugged film star has left home
again.
They are both sensitive, high
strung persons and find it hard tc
get along" said Mrs Jack Methot
Mrs. Bogart's mother.
The next move is up to him." she
added. She doesn't want a divorce
and hopes for a reconciliation"
The couple, whose private ano
public battles have become a Holly
wood legend, separated last month
and then were reconciled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Killed

NlIIeQ
Pfc. william Walter Abel, 81, in
fantry, who was married 10 days
before he went overseas, was killed
in action November 16 in Germany
the War Department has notified
his widow, Mrs. Catherine Jane
Abel, and his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh c. Abel, zoos Thirty-flrst
street Sc
Pvt. Abel is a native of Washing
ton and graduate of Eastern High
School. He was employed at the
Naval Torpedo Station in Alex
andria before he entered the Army
last February. He was married
June 81 and was sent overseas i'm
mediately after a Today furlough.
Other survivors include younger
brother. James Kenneth Abel, and
"a step-sister, Mrs. Robert P. Silva,
who live at the Thirty-fourth street
address, and step-brother, Seaman
First Class Elliott E. Blanken-
ship, awaiting sea duty.
Second 1t. Coy Parker, IS, hus-
band of Mrs. Mary NJ Parker, 1913
street NE, was killed in action in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
Considers rivers and harbors bill
War Investigating Committee
hears 1t. Gen. Brehon b. Somervel
on manpower.
Post ONCE Committee hears Miss
Vivian Kellems on censorship.
House:
Considers anti-sabotage and mis-
cellaneous legislation.
Rules Committee continues study
OF modernization of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Buffalo Hotel Sold

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 4 (P.-The
Fairfax Hotel was sold Saturday to
the Sheraton Corp, which owns 20
hotels In Eastern cities. The name
will be changed to the Sheraton.
The hotel has been owned by Paul
J. Rich, jr., and his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Brituin Suffers Air Attuck

LONDON, Dec. R.-Casualties
and damage were acknowledged by
the British Air Ministry today as a
result Of enemy air activity over
Southern England from dawn yes
terday until am. today. The an
nouncement gave no details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

ocl uldllS Oep-
TENDER Is, the
War D e p a r t :
ment announced
today.
Overseas since
September, 1912,
1t. Parker was
a veteran of the
N ort h African
and Sicili a n
campaigns. H e
was awarded the
Silver Star for
gallantry in &C
ton in Sicily
and received his
C O M M SSinn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Bishops to Convene

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 4 lP}.-
H. Lester Smith, presiding bishop of
the Methodist Board of Bishops, an
nounced today the board is meeting
in Buck Hill Falls, Pa, this week to
formulate the attitude of the church
on peace and the Dumbarton Oaks
conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Trinidad Ex-OfficiuI Dies

| TAUNTON, England, Dec. 4 tP).-
Robert s. A. Warner, 80, attorney
general Of Trinidad from 1918 tc
! 1922. died today He was a member
! of the West India Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Blood Quote
(For District, Pentagon and

(For District, Pentagon and
Mobile Units.)
District quota per
week 5000 pints
Donations last week 3,715 pints
Donations Saturday pa pints-
Today's appoint
ments ---------- 531 persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center
in the Acacia Building, 81 LOU
isiana avenue NV, by calling
District $500 between 8 am.
and $50 pm.
Thus far in this war, 978 men
from the District area have
been reported killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

there. A native of Nabscott, w. Va.
he enlisted in the Army Is years
ago and transferred from the in
fantry to the Tank Corps in 1899.
His mother, Mrs. Frank J. Miller
lives in NabScott.
Tech. Sergt. Robert A. PopperwilI
whose wife formerly lived at the
Martinique Hotel. was listed on a
War Department casualty list for
release today, as killed in action in
the European area.
The Star carried stories on the
following men listed by the War
Department as killed in action at
the time their families were noti-
fed:
Staff Sergt. Edward c. Cooper,
husband of Mrs. Dorothy Cooper
2030 I street NV
Tech. Sergt. Edward G. Lewis, son
of Mrs. Thresia c. Lewis, TAI
Seventh street NV.
Sergt. David w. Noodle, son of
Mrs. Helen M Noodle, 2401 Calvert
street NV.
Sergt. Paul F, Martin, son of j. o
Martin, 806 Lincoln avenue, West
Falls Church, Va
Wounded
Corpl. Edwin c. Detmer, "a, son
of DR.. and Mrs. Charles E. Detmer
202 Shepherd street, Chevy Chase
Md, was wounded for the second
time on September % on Palau
the Navy Department has an
nounced. He formerly was wounded
at Cape. Gloucester last January.
| Mrs. Detmer said her son now is
recovering from an injury to his
left arm at the Bethesda Medical
Center. Born in Norfolk, Va, Corpl
Detmer was graduate of Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School and
Strayer College He received his
training In the marines at Paris
Island, S. c., and New River, N. c.
He had been overseas more than
two years.
Marine Sergt. Ralph S. Rogers, IS
whose wife lives at 1888 Sixteenth
street NV, was wounded in action
the Navy Department announced.
Overseas for the last 20 months
Sergt. Rogers has a 14-month-old
daughter, Elizabeth Diane, whom he
never has seen. He has been in
action at Cape Gloucester and
Peleliu, where he was wounded by
a bullet in his right arm on Sep
TENDER IT, A native of Vermont, he
entered the service in the spring
of 1910.
Pfc. Ebert Satterwhite, 81, son OF
Mrs. Gertrude Satterwhite, % New
York avenue NV, was wounded
September 80 on Peleliu, according
to the Navy Department.
Mrs. Satterwhite said her son, {
veteran of Guadalcanal now is re.
covering from wounds of the heae
and left leg at hospital in New
Calendonia. Before Joining the Ma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
|Army-Navy Journal
Article AssaiIed in
Russian Publication
BY the Associated Press

by the ASSOclhLed fIess-
LONDON, Dec. 4-Ths official
Communist party newspaper Pravda,
in an article, broadcast last night by
the Moscow radio, denounced the
semiofficial American Army-Navy
Journal as ugly looking and ac-
cused it of supplying pro-Hitlerite
journalists with material"
The article said John ODonnell,
New York Daily News columnist,
had reported that military decisions
made at Teheran are not being full
filled. This, Pravda said, was un-
true.
ut appears" said Pravda, that
the source of ODonnell's inspira-
ton is the American magazine ARMY
and Navy Journal, which states that
the strategy worked out at Teheran
is not being fulfilled. This journal
looks ugly. 1t is a journal which
should, 1t would seem, inspire Amer
lean soldiers, but which In fact per-
mits itself to make unworthy on
|slaught against the USSR and sup
Pty pAo-liltiCiitS JOuI Lldl1SIS Will
material"
In Washington Mr.. ODonnell said
he had quoted recent article in
the journal and had no further
comment.
Col. John Callan OLaughlin. pres
ident of the journal, issued this
statement;
The fact that Prayda commented
as 1t has done upon the item which
appears in the Army and Navy
Journal Is another encouraging sign
that the Soviet government will con-
tinue to execute faithfully the
agreement reached at Teheran and
will employ the Red Armies directly
toward the humiliation of the Hit
lerite hordes on the eastern front
while We are attacking in the west.
Corporation of this kind would
assure prompt attainment of the
unconditional surrender which both
nations are determined to bring
about"