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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
Acknowledgement Giuen
Peace Story By Mosco1u
Official Soviet Agency Gives Denial To Red
Papers = New Story Is Cited

LONDON, Jan. 18.-R}-Moscow
gave full acknowledgement tonight
to Britain's reputation of peace
talks with Germany but at the
same time cited story in a Brit
ish Sunday newspaper as a basis
for rumors that the Nazis actually
were seeking a peace.
Pravda, official communist par
ty paper, published yesterday a
''rumor from Cairo" that two Brit
ish personalities had discussed a
separate peace with German For
eign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop somewhere On the Iberian
peninsula.
The British foreign office
promptly denied it and today
called the denial officially to the
attention of the Soviet government.
Tass, official Soviet news agen-
cy, broadcast the British denial
over the Moscow radio tonight and
transmitted it to Russian papers.
The broadcast of the denial,
however. was preceded by this
comment:
1.-THE Ankara correspondent OF
the Sunday Times reports the rep
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
AP IS PLANNING
TO APPEAL SUIT

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-tP-The
board of directors of the Associat-
ed Press tonight directed counsel
to appeal without delay the
summary judgment, filed by a
Federal court without full trial, in
the governments civil antitrust
suit against the non-profit news
cooperative.
The judgment. filed last Thurs
day, would restrain the AP per-
petually from observing bylaws
under which members might con-
slider the competitive ability of an
applicant for membership.
1.-The decision of the statutory
court in New York." the AP board
of directors said in a statement
announcing the decision to appeal,
would subject the worlds great
est news gathering organization to
suit and harassment and to a per-
petual injunction which would
render it subject to future whims
of administration officials and con-
tinued supervision of the Federal
courts
The courts 2 to l decision was
handed down on the government
motion for summary judgment
without a trial and was based on
affidavits, briefs and findings SUBJ
mitted by opposing attorneys. The
AP had sought a full trial.
The whole judgment will be
stayed pending the decision by the
U. S. Supreme Court.
The directors statement said
that mo newspaper, no press serv-
ice can operate successfully under
a court injunction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
HOUSE APPROVES
UNION TAX PLAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18- Up -
Affirming the action of the House,
the Senate voted 43 to "a today
to retain in the new tax bill a
provision requiring labor unions,
farm cooperatives and other such
organizations to file annual finan-
cial statements with the treasury.
By standing vote, another
controversial provision for a war
time increase in amusement sad-
mission taxes from 10 per cent
to 20 per cent was accepted. Sena-
tor Revercomb (RW Va) gave no
tice. however. he will attempt to-
morrow to restore the old rate.
so far as admission to motion
picture theaters is concerned,
Labor unions bitterly opposed
the requirement for annual fin
ancial statments, and the provi-
sion provoked hours of sharp de-
bate.
On the showdown, % Demo-
Gratis and 81 Republicans lined up
against motion by Senator Clark
(D-Mo) to strike the section from
the bill. TWenty-six Democrats,
seven Republicans and the Sen
ate's lone Progressive party mem
Der. Lafolette of Wisconsin, vot'
ed for the motion.
A few minutes earlier, the Sena-
tors had rejected, so to 81, a
proposal by Senator Vandenbers
(R-Mich. which would have call
ed for the organizations to file
only one financial statement, and
that one this year.
Clark argued that the House
approved clause was intended tc
open the way for taxation of the
unions, cooperatives and othel
such groups now exempt from
the income tax. He was support.
ed in debate by Senator Truman
(D-Mo) and LaFollette.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

The Moscow announcement that
Red army troops are on the often
sive in the Leningrad and Lake
linen sectors makes it practically
certain that the long-Waited Rus
sian winter drive in the north has
started.
At the same time, there are
some indications that the Germans
my be getting ready to pull back
their Baltic flank.
Russian accounts of thrusts in
the Oranienbaum area on the Len.
ingrad front and advance on the
Volkhov front north of Novogorod
tends to confirm earlier Berlin in
tirnations that the entire Baltic
wing is under heavy attack.
The Germans apparent haste to
tell of the Russian assaults also
gives the impression that Nazi
high command may be preparing
the home front for retreat from
all of northwestern Russia and
even from Esthonia. keeping step
with the staggering German re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
Detroit Man Killed
In Crash Of Plane
Near Leland Tuesday

Second 1t. Julian d. Desmet,
4643 French road, Detroit,
Mich, member of the 53Sth
Squadron, 326th group. at the
Wilmington Air Base, was kill
ed in an airplane crash near
Leland, N. c. at l o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
A rescue party was sent to
the scene of the crash immed1-
ately after the report to the
air base was received. Further
details were not released by
air base authorities.
1t. Desmet was plotting
plane Of the Thunderbolt type
and was on routine mission
at the time of the crash.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
labor C0NSCRIPT
BILL FROZEN OUT
legislation Is Given Cold
Shoulder By House
Committee

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, R -
National service legislation, never
given anything but a cold shoulder
in Congressional committee since
President Roosevelt proposed it a
week ago, was all but finally fro
zen out today.
Chairman May (D.-Ky.) said the
action of the House Military Com
mittec in pigeen-hoHng the matter
indefinitely did not preclude flu
lure consideration.
But TWO highly-influentian legis-
lators-one a Democratic and the
other a republican, each high in his
partys councils - privately eX-
pressed the conviction that the
meaSuer could not be passed at
this time despite the Presidential
stimulant.
They left only one door open.
Both men, discussing the question
separately. said the bill could be
revived only if serious strike or
strikes tied up war production at
a time when military casualty
lists are lenghthening.
Both men said, too, that the
White House request came too
late, that it might have been pass
ed had it reached the Capitol
Or even at the time when disturbed
labor relations contributed to pass
age Of the Snith-C onnally War Dis
putes Act last year.
The Republican legislator also
expressed belief that the President
himself had raised strong bar
against any such improvements
leflng bill by tying to it too many
controversial conditions - higher
taxes continued subsidies, and
continuation Of the OPA stabilize.
ton act.
While there are little on-the-rec-
ora discussion of the point in the
legislative lobbyrooms, it was OBJ
Nous that the task of obtaining ma
sohal service legislation in the
lace Of bitter opposition from or
canned labor would be doubly diff.
Insult IN an election year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
PRIME MINISTER
BACK in LONDON
Churchill Expected To
Meet Soon With Inva-
sion Chiefs

LONDON, Jan. 1o.-,R-Prime
Minister Churchill, looking bronzed
and fit after his recovery from
pneumonia, returned today from a
ten weeks absence in the Middle
East and Morocco and quickly
swung into a series of urgent con-
ferences with the king, cabinet
chiefs and high military leaders,
looking toward zero hour for the
Allied invasion of western Europe.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, SUI
preme Allied commander, and his
field deputies, 1t. Gen. Omar N
Bradley and Gen. Sir Bernard l.
Montgomery, are expected to meet
with Churchill at the earliest op'
portunity to discuss the final
phases of preparations for the long
awaited grand assault on the con-
tinent, which the Germans have
been predicting as increasingly
imminent.
Berlin said today that Marshal
Gerd Won Rundstedt, Hitler's anti
invasion chief. was massing pow
erful German forces in the Rhone
Valley and the plains of Paris,
ready to be rushed to any point tc
combat Allied landings.
The Germans said these forces
were strong enough to cope with
millions of invaders.
Churchill. in high spirits. stepped
from his train to flood-lighted
London station this morning
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
RISING DENIES
ASSAULT CHARGE
Verdict OF Guilty Return
ed, But Sentence Pass
ing Postponed

Like veteran of many court
room scenes, Robert Rising, mem
Der of the alleged Rising gang
admitted in New Hanover crimi-
nal court Tuesday that he was
"a bad character" However. he
denied that he assaulted Mrs.
Edward A. Hamilton during a
fast and furious poker game be-
fore Christmas, when he was
charged with the theft of a pocket
book from her containing S275.
The superior court jury return
ed verdict of guilty, N't Judge
Henry L. Stevens, Jr.. did not
sentence the prisoner because six
cases involving Rising remain to
be heard.
Rising was without counsel. He
contended that Hamilton and his
wife were drinking at the time
of the card party. and that Mrs.
Hamilton was so intoxicated that
she must have fallen downstairs.
Likewise, he attempted to show
that Hamilton revealed himself a
thorough crook during the poker
game-that he slid an ace from
the bottom of the card pack on
one OCCASION.
The court had released Bill Ris-
ing and Emory Sloan on the same
count. it being contended that
insufficient proof had been shown
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
Auto Tag Dead-Line
Won't Be Extended
State Official Warns

RALEIGH, Jan. 18- up -
There will be no extension be-
yound the January 81 deadline
for purchasing 1914 motor
vehicle license plates. State
motor vehicles Commissioner
T. Boddie Ward said today.
Ward said that only 1886, 1913
plates were sold through Janu-
airy Is, compared with 43S,613
sold during the same period a
year ago, and that this was in
spite Of 60-day "grace period"
this year while there was only
30 days last year.
He urged that motorists buy
the new plates as soon as
possible so that last minute
rush may be avoided.
The State Highway Patrol
will begin enforcement Febru-
airy of the regulations requir-
ing new plates by that day,
Ward said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
YANKS ADVANCE
INTO JAP AREA
Gain OF 1000 Yards Is
Reported By Gen. Mac
Arthur
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor

Mysterious new blows against
the Japanese in the southern Pa
cific were promised today as
American troops resumed the Of
fensive ON the Arawe sector OF
New Britain.
Rabaul and Kavieng - nerve
centers for nearly 100000 enemy
troops on New Britain and New
Ireland-are next on our list"
said Rear Adm. Robert B. Carney,
chief of staff for South Pacific AL
lied forces.
They will be put out of bust
ness" in manner 1.-The enemy
least expects" he said. 1T won't
be in accordance with any familiar
pattern.
U. S. Sixth Army forces, who for
weeks have elgag ed only in patrol
activity near AraWe, pushed ahead
1000 yards, capturing a number
of japanese artillery pieces and
% machine guns. The retreating
enemy abandoned 100 of their
dead.
The only noteworthy raid report
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
1900 Are Known Dead
Following Earthquake
In Small Andean Town

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. IS.
(P)- The government annOunc-
ed today that 1,500 persons
were known dead and 5000 in
jured in the weekend earth
quake which wrecked the city
of San Juan. Fears were eX-
pressed that the final death
toll might reach 5000. Six
hundred Of the dead have been
identified.
Estimates of damage reach
ed 400, 100000 pesos about
S100, 900, 000). Argentina OBJ
served a day of national mourn
ing today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
NAZIS ARE SILENT

NEW YORK, Jan. 18-1R-The
ieoeral Communications Commits
son said today that up to noon
N"l) no reports of any broad
vast by any Nazi domestic radio
Mauon had mentioned the peace
.unof story published yester-
Gay In Pravda.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-19
WEATHER

NORTH CAROLINA: Partly cloudy
with little change in temperature We'd
nesday. Not quite so cool Wednesday
night. Thursday fair with mild temper
atureS.
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Evening star., 1944-11-05

is president of Alpha Omega Pi. Mr..
Bowie is a graduate of st. Albans'
School and Washington and Lee
University.
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Junior Red Cross Drive Begins
Its Annual School Enrolment
By Betty Grove Smith

The drive is on for Junior Red
Cross membership for the District
OF Columbia. Last years drive at
this same time resulted in 100 per
cent enrolment for the Washing
ton public schools and almost that
in the private and parochial schools.
This year the goal is set for 100 per
cent all the way through.
The Junior Red Cross works like
this: 1t is limited to group mem
bership only and therefore is
handled through the schools. There
is sponsor in each school to whom
a list of Red Gross projects is sent
(after the school has enrolled) and
from which each individual school
chooses its own particular projects.
These are planned for girls and
boys from kindergarten through the
18th grade and include manual art
work, work in the print shop (this
has already printed 10,7O0 menu
covers, many of them for the Navy
games of all sorts $50 miniature
game sets for Army camps have
just been completed and the Army
is asking for more), sewing projects
which supply many necessary
articles for servicemen in the hos
pitals and in camps, and right now
girls and boys all over the city are
concentrating on making Christmas
Evening star., 1944-11-05

academy supervised by the nuns.
Later 1t was known as the Murphy
house, for DR.. Francis Murphy, who
wiled it to the st. Vincent de Paul
Society, for the poor OF Alexandria.
The society still owns the property
and all fent still goes to the city's
poor. 1t now is occupied by Mrs.
Alice Norton Nager.
Other houses included in the tour
are the historic Carlyle house and
the house of the Associate Justice of
the Court of Appeals for the District
OF Columbia and Mrs. Thurman
Arnold at 120 South Lee street, for
many years the home of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rogers. The
old sea wall which protected all
waterfront property was used by
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers as backdrop
when they built the sunken garden
which Associate Justice and Mrs.
Arnold have restored.
The founder house at 202 Duke
street, which is occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. M. r. H. Garnett, will be on
view and also the home of Judge
and Mrs. Prentice Ellis Edrington
at lis Prince street, The kitchen of
the former reputedly was the first
bakery in Alexandria, and the latter
is one of number OF houses built
by sea captains who used the two
first-hoor rooms for offices and
warehouses and the upper rooms for
living.
The tour is being sponsored by the
Alexandria Hospital Auxiliary and
the funds will be used to maintain
the hospitals X-ray equipment Is
q memorial to the deceased members
Of the auxiliary,
Evening star., 1944-11-05

A busy young lady Is Miss Lisette
Littlehales, the attractive daughter
Of 1t. and Mrs. George Reber Little
hales. In the morning she goes to
George Washington University.
where she is taking an advanced
course. In the afternoon one will
find her supervising the playground
for little boys at Potomac School
and doing an excellent job Of direct
ing the youngsters. She attended
this school herself and she released
a man for the service when she took
over her duties there. There will be
no formal or large fete for Miss
Littlehafes, but she will enjoy the
Christmas parties and perhaps there
may be several very small functions
for her. 1t. Littlehales now is at
sea and during his station at
Charleston his daughter devoted
much of her time to war work.
Miss Nancy Trowbridge, daughter
of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Sherman Trow-
bridge, IS another attractive young
lady who will be taking part in the
Christmas fun. Then there is Miss
Joan Beauregard, the lovely ward
Of the director of the National Gal.
lery of Art and Mrs. David E. Finley,
who will give party for her, all
though no definite date has been
selected for the event. Miss Beau
regard is now at Bryn Mawr. 1t is
quite possible, too, that Col. and
Mrs. Snowden A. Fahnestock will
have party for the formers daugh-
ter, Miss Clare H. Fahnestock.
Definite dates for dances have
been selected in several instances.
Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Echols, assistant
(See HART Page B-7)
Evening star., 1944-11-05
| Mss CantuelL
| Becomes Bride
| OF Sergt. Dean

Miss Marian Joseph Cantwell
daughter Of Mr.. John J. Cantwen
and the late Mrs. Cantwell, was
married to Sergt. Lester Davis
Dean, Air Force, son OF Mr.. r. B.
Dean of Waynesboro, Va, yesterday
morning. The ceremony was held
in. st. Gabriel's Church, the Rev.
William j. Sweeney officiating and
saying the mass.
Mr.. Cantwell escorted his daugh-
ter to the sanctuary, where she was
awaited by the bridegroom and
his brother, Mr.. N. o. Dean, who
served as best man. Her wedding
gown was of ivory satin with full
train and coronet of seed pearls
and orange blossoms held her veil.
She carried prayer book with
white orchids on the cover and
markers of white satin held the
shower Of Stephanotis.
Miss Elizabeth A. Cantwell was
maid of honor for her sisters and
their others sisters, Miss Katherine
L. Cantwell and Mrs. c. j. Kraft
were her other attendants. Little
Miss JEANNE Cantwell, niece of the
bride, was flower girl. The older at
tendants were dressed in crepe
frocks the maid of honor in fuchsia
and the others in purple and their
wells and ostrich tips matched their
(See DEAN, Page B-8D
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Changes in Embassy Staff;
DIPLOMATS Return to Posts
By Katharine M. Brooks.

lH. DTOORS.
Gently has been Consul in Cleveland
and came here from London where
he served temporarily at the seat
of his government. Before the war
he was his country's representative
at the League of Nations.
Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne,
wife Of the Norwegian Ambassador
and their children will be back this
evening from Bluemont where they
are spending the week end in their
cottage on the mountain. The
Ambassador is in Chicago where
he is attending the International
Civil Air Conference.
The Honduras Ambassador and
Sonora de Caceres will return Tues
day from New York where they
went for several days stay.
The Panama Ambassador, Senor
Don Enriquez A. Jimenez, will re-
turn today from the Isthmus where
he has been for several weeks and
will join Sonora de Jimenez and
their family at the Embassy. There
was no formal celebration of
Panama Independence Day Friday
owing to the Ambassador absence,
but members of the Embassy staff
had holiday and with their
families and Panama residents in
the Capital gathered for little
informal observance Of the day.
The new Peruvian Ambassador,
Senor Don Pedro Beltran, will be
back this week and expects to move
into the new Embassy at 3001
Garrison street by the middle of
the month. The house recently was
purchased by his government from
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Tompkins
Evening star., 1944-11-05

Chrysanthemums and palms
formed pretty setting for the we'd
ding yesterday afternoon in the
Church of the Nativity of Miss June
Elizabeth Butscher, daughter Of
Mrs. Mae w. Butscher and Mr.. Ed
ward S. Butscher, to 1t. Douglas J.
Wiley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Addison
Wiley of Bay Ridge, Md.
Preceding the ceremony at which
Father L. B. McGlone offlciated an
organ recital was given.
The bride was escorted to the
altar by her father and wore gown
of white satin with an embroidered
net yolk. Her train length veil was
held in place by orange blossoms
and she carried white roses centered
with white orchids.
Miss Dorothy Hartman was tbs
maid of honor and wore a gown Of
blue brocade satin with a coronet
cap to match and she carried .
bouquet of pink roses.
The other attendants were the
Misses Joan Lewis and Catherine
| McKaig and Mrs. Patricia Lonergan.
They wore dresses of pink brocade
satin and net, carried bouquet Of
Joanna Hill roses and their head
pieces matched their dresses.
Mr.. Calvin Hartman, jr, of this
city was the best man and the
ushers were Mr.. James c. Myers Of
Fort Benning and Mr.. Leigh Vanne-
man.
A reception followed at the home
of the brides mother. The bride Ii
native Washingtonian and was
graduated from Fairfax Hall School
in Waynesboro, Va. Her husband
was graduated from Fishburne Mill.
tary Academy and attended Mary
land University.
Evening star., 1944-11-05
AIexaudria old Homes T0ur
F0rBenetW Of Hospital Fund

Several interesting and attractive
homes that have not been opened
by their occupants for the various
tours will be included in the tour
which will be conducted Saturday
in Alexandria for the benefit of the
Alexandria Hospital.
One of the homes that has not
been on view in former tours is the
house at 208 North Fairfax street,
which now is the home of Col.
Richard Porter Davidson and his
two daughters, Miss Daisy Gordon
Davidson and young Betty David
son.
The home of Mrs. Zerelda Nc
Connell also will be on view for the
f1rst time. Located at 510 Wolfe
street, it was built in 1910 by a
Mr.. Vowel and presented to one
OF his daughters when she was
married to Mr.. Francis Smith. Dur
Ing the War Between the States the
house was used by Gen. Clough as
his headquarters, and it also was
used as hospital.
Another exceptionally attractive
home included in the tour is that
OF Col. and Mrs. John c. Swank
at 226 North Alfred which was oc-
cupied during the Revolutionary
War by Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton.
The home of Maj. and Mrs.
Richard Royal Baker, .Jr., at lis
South st. Asaph street was owned
by Thomas Mason, son of George
Mason, and still has some of the
original ireplaces.
The house at SOL, South Fairfax
street was built in the late 18th CEN
Try and In 1880 was . female
Evening star., 1944-11-05
old Washington Families
REPRESENTED in Nubtiaks

The wedding of Miss Dorothy
Susan Warner and Mr.. Joseph Tyler
Bowie, which took place last eve
ming is of more than usual interest
in Washington, where the BRIDE
groom's family has lived for sew
eral generations Mr.. Bowie is the
son of Mrs. John F. MacGregor
Bowie and the late Mr.. Bowie. The
wedding took place in Christ Church
Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills,
Mich, followed by a reception in
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Tom Strong Edwards. and Mr.. Ed
wards in Pennington, Mich, Mrs.
Bowie assisting in receiving.
The Rev C. H. Cadigan officiated
at $50 o'clock and the bride was
escorted and given in marriage by
Mr.. Edwards. Her wedding gown
was of white slipper satin, the cir
cular skirt and full train falling
from the low waistline. Her long
veil fell in tiers from a satin Juliet
cap and she carried gardenias and
bouvardia.
Miss Polly Lockwood was maid of
honor and the brides other attend
ants were Miss Joan Wood, Miss
Ruth Mark, Mrs. George Bieberbach
and Mrs. John Sellas. They were
dressed in moss green faille frocks
and carried yellow chrysanthemums
and daisies.
Mr.. John MacGregor Bowie, U. S.
N. r., was best man for his brother
and the ushers were 1t. Lawrence S.
Smith, U. S. N. r.; 1t. q. g.
Solon Kemon. Coast Guard Reserve,
and Mr.. Paul D. Brown of Arling-
ton. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie will make
their home at 1923 Sixteenth street
after their wedding trip. Mrs. Bowie,
who is granddaughter of the late
Gov. Fred M. Manson of Michigan,
was graduated from the Kingswood
School in Bloomfield Hills and Ran
dolph-Macon Womans College. She