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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Type o. Blood Donation,
Are Sought by Red Cross

The need for continued donations
of type 20" blood for use as q whole
blood by the Army in Europe was
expressed today by spokesman at the
Red Gross Blood Donor Center, 81
Louisiana avenue NV.
Approximately 40 per cent of blood
donors have type &c." the universal
type of BLOOD" which will combine
with any other blood types. The
supply collected in Washington is
flown by the Army from La Guardia
Field, N. Y, directly into Paris. It
arrives there within "a hours.
The slogan of this months drive
for blood is based on the slogan,
Give a pint of your blood for
Christmas" Both blood plasma and
whole blood are needed, the center
pointed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Stadium Drive Leaders
Oppose Mall as Location

Leaders in the campaign to bring
a national stadium to Washington
were cool today to the proposal that
the structure be placed on the Mall
instead of along the Anacostia River
Floyd D. Akers, chairman of the
National Stadium Committee, said
the suggestion reflects the fact that
many persons have mot yet ex-
banded their thinking in terms OF
the Washington of tomorrow
The proposal that the stadium be
located on the Mall, possibly between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, was
presented Saturday by Maj. Ray c
Thompson of the War Department,
Public Relations Office. Mai .Thomp.
son submitted his idea to Represent.
alive Harris, Democrat, of Arkansas
who heads. a House District Sub.
committee which Is studying thu
stadium plan.
Maj. Gen. U. S.. Grant III, chair.
man Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, also
pointed out the inadvisability OF
putting the stadium on the Mall in
asmuch as 1t would interfere with
the the basic plans of the Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Alexandra Boy Wounded
As Friend Examines Rifle

Edward Griffith, Is, who lives with
his sister, Mrs. Louise Tender, 1850
Gunston road, Alexandria, was in q
serious condition in Alexandria Hos
pital today from bullet wound re-
ceived yesterday in an accidental
shooting at a friends house, police
reported.
Police said the shooting occurred
at the home of Vincent Cont and
Joseph Caliondano, is, cousins, who
live at $500 Mount Vernon avenue,
They added that % caliber rifs
was fired accidentally while it was
being examined by the Cahondano
youth. The bullet penetrated the
Griffith youths hand and lodged In
his stomach.
Hospital attendants said the
wounded youth held his own" dur
ing the night and was somewhat
/ better" TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Soldier Critically Hurt
when Stabbed in Fiqht

Pvt. William S. Havenner. 80, Of
Vienna, Va, was in a critical condi-
ton today at Georgetown Hospital
from stab wounds suffered yesterday
in fight with companion near
Vienna, police reported.
. Fairfax County police said Pvt.
Havenner and Thomas Barlow, 80.
also of Vienna, became involved in
an argument as they were driving
along county road between
Vienna and Mclean. Police said
Havenner was wounded after the
pair had stopped the car and began
fighting on the roadside.
Police said Barlow was being
held under $1,000 bond on a charge
of felonious cutting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Darden's Decision
On War Vote Session
Due by Wednesday
Governor Receives New
Demands for Outright
Seruppine Of Poll Tax
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 4.-Gov
Darden is expected to announce by
Wednesday his decision on the ques.
ton of converting the General AS
sembly to consider the war voters
problem.
The chief executive announced
this yesterday on his return to the
city after a brief Thanksgiving hol-
lady spent with his family in Della
ware. IT have no desire to delay
the matter" the Governor said In
announcing that he would make up
his mind on the question within 1.-The
next couple of days" adding, Il have
merely tried to give it the fullest
possible consideration from every
angle before making up my mind as
to my responsibility in the matter
He said he would probably confer
further with other leaders today and
tomorrow
On his return to the capital, the
Governor found new demands for
outright scrapping of the poll tax
provisions of the constitution-in-
Guiding two from high officials of
the CLIO in Virginia-but he gave no
indication yesterday that he had
changed his mind about opening the
entire constitution for general re-
vision and amendment in the event
a constitutional convention is ord
cred by the electorate.
From the outset he has insisted
that any convention should limit its
work to the one problem of making
1t possible for Virginia service per-
sonnet to vote in the 1945 elections,
when State and local officials will
be elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Montgomery Parties
Received 120 Gifts
OF More Than 500

More than 100 persons made con-
tributions of 500 or more to the
various parties and political organi-
cations during the recent campaign
in Montgomery County, 1t was re-
vealed today from lists of campaign
contributions filed with the clerk of
the County Circuit Court.
Large contributors to campaign
funds are listed as follows:
County Charter Committee.
joseph Morrison. $3.50. Contributions
q 81 sioo W. we're made by O. M Kils; Ada
station; Miner Eoststle4' kafl s. 6aOl Ioos,
Walter K. Bachraeh. Leo F. Mullin, v. B.
Lambert and Allen H. Gardner.
Republican State Central COMMITTEES.
tens. jr, $500: Elsie May Grosvenor and
Charles NJ. Thomas, Si00 Republican
s g tee Central Committee for the District
Howard p Foley $500; Melville p
as1syfs Il None Roy sis sao
N. Littlepase. Oscar Moses. fhomas a.
Butt; ] g; KoIner. jr, Chester Wells,
P Te 9h Wire en p w. Phiips n un.dy
Gore and John Lttlepase.
BeaH for ConEress COMMITTEES.
WILLARD WI and E 4 Kins BENJAMIN conway
cruee,, $500 $50 A"n''Ao o. BURKE 'i00' A. "
Committee to Defeat Charter.
The Democratic organization Commit
w VII and Morris Miller. $500 !
3. E Lstimef: $500; Oliver II. walker
R. H. Carlock. Wash E, Williams z. Brooke
Lee, Abraham Kay, j, W. Gill; Richard
trel. $3.50; Samuel Zig, r. z. Latimer. c
Boyd Reyes, John H. Hunter and Abraham
Kay; 5000 T. Irwin Ray; $3.50, and Cur
It's Walker. Emory H. Bogley, Lawson King
lin and W. H. Prescott, 500.
Democratic ORGANIZATION Committees.
W. R; smallwood, Norris Miller anc
P Pc no. Gam Campaign no Committee. $500
Conrad. e. Brooke John, Harry F. Duncan
5000; Abraham Kay, $3.50; w H. Nc.
Ceney, II, John B. Diamond, r: ". Farmer
Campaign Committee, $3.50. Vivian anc
Joseph Simpson and Samuel Fig. 5000
Albert Brault, Albert Wage, W. L. Aud ant
cratic Club Of Monte emery, $50: Gene.
We've Wells. J, Donald Clasett, H. Leslie
Carlin, John R: Lewis, James W. Gill DR.
q Merit BOND @ Smith y sfoS n ror.e
sosy sloe i skephera a s.5o T E
ss1n p p9,s,n ,n nss Boy. casoes
Ared asnsx Hsry. soSsr WHITE Fl Af rsiin
h n e ,C c BOYD ksyes; Francis o Day
sioo. u Aiiu iho1nss w. refrs'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Silver Spring Writer'S Book
On Grant Wood Stirs Dispute
Poet Paul Ene|e Assois DorreII Gorwood,
Says Artist Wanted Aide as Bioeropher

cation and a friend of Mr.. Woods,
had this to say: There is nothing
INSCRIPTIONS about the way Darrell
Garwood came to me for material
about Grant Wood. Any writer with
responsible backing who came to
Cedar Rapids for research material
would have access to my files, and I
would tell him all I knew that I
considered favorable about Wood.
I have read the book, and judging
by the parts with which I am famil-
lar, consider it a very accurate job
Of reporting"
Mr.. Garwood, in a letter to the
Gazette, said: TITS true that I didn't
use the word book very often in
Cedar Rapids, because didn't then
know I'd be able to write one, or
when. However, told all the chief
sources that I hoped to
make further use of, the material.
He said his publisher had a letter
from Mr.. Woods sister and heir
Nan Wood, Graham, Los Angeles
which proved he was not trying tc
delude any one.
Holmes Biographies Cited.
Mr.. Garwood said, 1T is a mistake
to think of my biography as injurine
the one being prepared by Mr.
Rinard"
Mr.. Garwood pointed out that
there were two biographies of JUS
tice Holmes before Yankee From
Olympus" made the big hit, and thai
the official Holmes biography still il
in preparation. He said Mr.. Wooc
is worth more than one book" anc
that his own will be only the first
of several about the Iowa artist.
Mr.. Garwood, formerly Iowa man.
ager of International News Service
came to Washington more than two
years ago. He was connected with
En- Gardia magazine until recently
when he resigned to work on Sec
ond biography.
He said the article he prepared
on Mr.. Wood for South American
consumption was scheduled for the
magazines December issue.
Mr.. Rinard, who had been working
on another biography of Mr.. Wood
is in the Navy. Mr.. Wood died Feb.
ruary IL, 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Soviet Embassy Urges
No Mercy for Fascists
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Soviet Embassy today advo-
Gated absolute mercilessness" In
dealing with "Fascists."
The Embassy published in its in
formation bulletin an article by
Vladimir Komarov, president of the
Soviet Academy of Sciences.
True humanism today consists
in absolute mercilessness," the ar
ticle declares There must be no
mercy for Fascists. There are some
people today who are inclined to
forget and forgive.
"They are dangerous enemies of
the security, progress and happiness
OF mankind. Forgiveness of Fascism
is a crime against humanity. !.
In this matter the democratic
countries must not stop at any,
thing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
William {. Cloth, s.,
Former Prosecutor
In Arlington, Dies
Was in Office at Time
Of Mary Baker Murder;
Noted as College Athlete

william C. Cloth, So, former Ar
lington County commemorative at
torney and former University of Vir-
ginia football star, died yesterday In
Georgetown University Hospital
after a lingering illness.
Mr.. Cloth was commemorative
attorney at the time of the famous
and still-unsolved Mary Baker MUIR
der case in 1880 and took an active
part in the investigation and trial
that followed the finding of the o.
year-old Government clerks body
near the Sheridan gate Of Arlington
National Cemetery.
A native of Erie, Pa, Mr.. Cloth
first attended the University OF
Pennsylvania and then the Univer-
sity of Virginia, where he graduated
from the law school in 1910. Fol-
lowing graduation he began the
practice of law in Arlington County
where he was associated with r. C
L. Moncure.
Elected Judge in 1916.
While at the University of Vir-
GINA Mr.. Cloth played center or
the football team.
In 1915 Mr.. Cloth, a Democrat
was elected Arlington County Police
Court judge, and after serving tive
terms was elected Commonwealth
attorney in 1923. He was defeated
at the end of his second term In
1881 by Lawrence Douglas, the in
cumbent.
Mr.. Cloth later served for two
years as a member of the District
of Columbia Boundary Commission
and at the time of his death en-
gagged in the practice of law in
Arlington with his son, William
Cloth, jr., now an ensign in the
Coast Guard.
Worked on Baker Case.
AS the representative of the
State, Mr.. Cloth directed the Vir-
ginia investigations of the Mary
Baker murder. The case was tried
in the District. -Four persons
eventually we're charged with the
murder, but none was convicted.
During the height Of the investi-
CATION. two girls with whom Miss
Baker had shared at least part
of her secrets fed from Washing
ton to escape reporters and were
brought back for questioning by Mr.
Cloth after they had been located
in Fredericksburg hotel. AL
though Mr.. Cloth questioned them
for hours, they contributed nc
worthwhile evidence
Mr.. Cloth married Marjorie
Schneider, Philadelphia artist
They were divorced several year,
ago.
In addition to his estranged wife
and son, Mr.. Cloth leaves brother
Charles, and sister, Mrs. John T
Ludwig, both of Erie.
Funeral services will be held al
1890 am. Wednesday at the Ives
funeral home, Arlington, with burial
following in the Columbia Gardens
Cemetery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Metropolitan Life Agent
Retires After 80 Years

Robert N. Kidwell, 1910 First
avenue, Woodside, Md, special
agent for the Washington Office of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
has been retired after 80 years with
the organization.
Mr.. Kidwell was given a gold
medal and Longing chair at a
luncheon Friday at the Washington
Hotel. Mr.. Kidwell joined the Metro
poiitan company in 1911 at Yakima,
Wash, and was transferred here
in 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Dr.. Scorito, Once Baptist
Pastor Here, Dies at IS

DR.. Nicholas j. Scarito, IS, for six
years pastor of the italian Baptist
Mission, which became the present
Italian Baptist Church of the Re-
deemer in 1915, died yesterday at his
home at Lawrence, Mass, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
DR.. Scarito was Greater Lawrence
medical examiner for the past II
months.
DR.. Scarito was born in Italy. He
studied originally for the ministry,
being ordained in Washington in
1908. He organized the italian Bap-
fist Mission the same year, serving
as pastor until November, 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Retired Cleric, 80, Honeymoons
With 51-Yeur-OId Bride Here

The Rev. Ulysses Grant Johnston
1859 Wilson boulevard, Arlington
80-year-old retired Methodist min
lister, and his 51-year-old bride were
honeymooning here over the week
end, following their marriage Satur-
day in Foundry Methodist Church.
The retired minister and his bride,
the former Mrs. Susan Frances Col
lier, who lived at the YWCA at Sew
enteenth and K streets NV, plan
to leave for the South soon to spend
the winter, they told DR.. John r.
Edwards. associate pastor of Foun-
dry Methodist Church, who off,
ciated at their marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04

DR.. Edwards described Mr.. john
ston as diminutive and white-h afred
with a spry manner, and said the
couple appeared very happy. Mr.
Johnston is retired member of the
Illinois Conference of the Methodist
Church.
The couple arrived for the cere-
mony without the required witness,
so Miss Birdella Miller, church Sec
rotary, stood with them.
Mr.. Johnston retired about 10
years ago. Both Mr.. and Mrs. john
ston have been married before. Mr..
Johnston has a daughter and Mrs.
Johnston q son, now in the armed
forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Man Fatally Injured
When Struck by Car;
Driver Is Held
Two Others Hurt Here,
; in Nearby Maryland
In Traffic Accidents

Benjamin L. Burke, 48, Of 1918
Pennsylvania avenue NV, was
struck by an automobile early yes
terday while crossing Washington
Circle at Pennsylvania avenue and
died several hours later at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Herman w. Witt, 20, a Navy Yard
employe, of 1343 G street Sc, said
by police to have driven the auto
mobile, was released on 81 500 after
being charged with drunk driving.
He was booked again for action by
the coroner after the death of Mr..
Burke and was released without
posting additional bond.
This accident brought the Dis
trict's traffic death total for the
year to 10 as against Sc in the same
period last year. 1t was the third
traffic fatality in the District in four
days, police records showed
In other accidents yesterday two
persons were treated at Emergency
Hospital for injuries. Mrs. Emma
Spear. %, of 1900 F street NV, re-
ceived a possible brain conclusion
in one mishap She was a passenger
in an automobile driven by Frank L.
Miller, 38, of 1743 Church street
NV, which was in collision with
another driven by Ralph L. Harvey,
Is, of 1910 Fifth street NE, at Mas
sachusetts avenue and Twenty
second street NV, police said.
Daniel O'Connell, 81, of Ala Ninth
street NV, suffered cuts on the
hands and face when he was struck
by taxicab at Thirteenth and F
streets NV. The cab was driven by
George McGuigan, TAFT Georgia
avenue NV, police say.
In Upper Marlboro, Md, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Cutshall and their
4-year-old daughter Shirley Ann
were taken to Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital Saturday night when
their automobile overturned.
Their injuries we're sufficiently
serious to require admittance to the
hospital. The Cutshalls live at Los.
THAN Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Virqinia Draft Call Raised
IS Per Cent for December
By the Associated Press.

by Inc ASSOCldtto icoS'
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 4.-Col
Mills Neal, State director of Selec-
tive Service, announced over the
week end that the December induc-
ton call will be increased by a sup
Elemental call of approximately II
per cent.
The call does not mean speeding
up of induction, Col. Neal explained
but it will serve as a method of max
ing certain that each board meets
its full quota. Boards fell behind
their induction call last month by
per cent, because of the number Of
men called who could not meet in
duction qualifications.
State Selective Service headquar.
tiers has received information from
the War and Navy Departments
that it Is a military necessity thai
we induct into the armed forces the
actual number of men for whom
calls are issued"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Alexandria 'GuIIon Club
Adds 13 to Roster

Thirteen more donors have been
added to the Gallon Club" in Al
exandria, according to Mrs. John
Warlick, chairman of the blood
donor service for the Alexandria
Red Cross Chapter They are:
Louis L. Edelen, Frank Callebout,
Mrs. Rose G. Anderson. Sergt. Henry
F. Grimm of the Alexandria police
department, Roland E. Springborn,
Walter C. Densmore, Mrs. Faye P.
Frinks, Mrs. Frances Kilroy, Mrs.
Hunter De Butts. Mrs. Justin
Downs, Miss Fay Williams, Mrs. E.
B. McQuad and Rabbi Hugo Schiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
james E. Johnson, 81
To Be Buried Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch 10 Inc Star.
COLESVILLE, Md, Dec. 4.-Fu-
neral services for James E. johnson,
81, retired farmer. who died Satur-
day at the home of his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar T, johnson, near here,
will be held at IL am. tomor-
row at the funeral home of Roy
w. Barbour, Laytonsville. The Rev.
William E. Firth, pastor of the
Colesville Methodist Church, will
conduct the services and burial will
be in Providence Cemetery, Howard
County.
Mr. johnson, a native of Howard
County, moved to this vicinity sew
eral years ago. He is survived by a
second son, James c., Waldorf; q
daughter, Mrs. Howard Phelps,
Clarksville; brother, Adolphus,
Hagerstown, and eight grandchil-
dren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
4-Stor Sheriff Broken:
He Outrunked General
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES.-Sherif Eugene
Biscailuz had to go home and
change his clothes before attending
a cocktail party, so he wouldn't out
rank the guest of honor-Gen
Shang Chen, chief of the Chinese
military mission to the United
States.
China's full generals wear only
three stars. The Los Angeles sher-
if wears four.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Policeman Kills Man
In Fairmonf Heiqhfs

Arthur Gaylord, Is. colored, 1929
Tenth street NV, was shot to death
early yesterday by Fairmont
Heights (Md) policeman following
an argument in a beer tavern,
Prince Georges County police re-
ported today.
According to police, the officer,
Somerset Jackson, colored, had been
called to the American Beer Tavern,
6102 Sixty-flrst avenue, Fairmont
Heights, to stop an argument. and
was pursuing Gaylord's brother,
George Washington Gaylord, when
he was attacked from behind.
Police said the officer turned and
shot Arthur Gaylord twice in the
face, killing him instantly. No
charges have been placed against
the policeman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Mrs. Bessie Jeffrey, Is,
Dies Of Rabbit Fever

Mrs. Bessie Jeffery. 70, of Bealls-
vile, Md, died yesterday of tulare-
mia at the Frederick (Md) Hospital
Hospital officials said her death
was the first this year due to rabbit
fever, and Montgomery County
Health Department officials said 1t
was the first tularemia case in the
county this year.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Wounded Maryland 81
Collects Promised Beer

BY the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. AT
the italian front on hot midsum-
mer day Pvt. Jack M. Lowery of
Cumberland received in the mails
a personal card from a tavern
keeper back home.
Pvt. Lowery tucked it away ano
went on fighting. Eventually he was
wounded and sent home. His first
stop, after hospital treatment, was
to the tavern, where he presented
the card with a remark, well, let.
have it,"
He got it, for on the card was the
message:
Good for one case of beer. Come
and get it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
III, ). Publishes Histor,
OF 29th Divisions
World War Action

District National GuardSmen who
served in the Goth Division in the
World War now may obtain from
the Government Printing Office the
history of their campaigns in France
Gen. John j. Pershing, as chair
man of the American Battle Monu-
ments Commission, announced last
night the publication of the histories
of four more of the World War divi-
sions he led-the 29th, 35th, 18th
and seth.
The Goth Division, which is serv-
ing again in France in this war, was
the National Guard unit of the last
war that represented men from the
District, Maryland, Virginia, New
Jersey and Delaware. 1t was popu-
larry known as the Blue and Gray
Division and had a fine fighting
record.
Meuse-ArgOnne Offensive.
1t arrived in France during June
and July, 1918. and from July %
to September % occupied the center
sector east of Belfort. On being
relieved the division moved to the
area of the first American army to
participate in the Meuse- Argonne
offensive.
On October 8, the division at
tackled from a position just cast
of the Mouse, advancing more than
two miles and gaining wooded
height northeast of Consenvoye the
first day. Molleville Farm was
reached on October II. On the 18th
the line was advanced to the south
edge of Bots de la Grande Montague,
and on the following day firm
foothold was gained in that wood.
Having gained its objective the di-
vision consolidated and extended it's
position until October 80, when it
was relieved by the 10th Division.
The 10Th Division was indicted
into Federal service in this war in
February, 1941, and went to England
the following year. Some of its anti
aircraft batteries were sent to the
Pacific area.
One of First in Normandy.
The division was one of the first
to land in Normandy, taking part in
the fighting which broke the Ger
man coastal resistance in the vicin-
itv of Vierville-sur-M annd Cole
vile. The division took st. Lo and
participated on the capture of the
port of Brest. It then moved to the
northeast more than 500 miles and
helped penetrate the Siegfried Line
North of Aachen on October 2, 1914
Copies of the divisional Sum-
maries of Operations may be OBJ
tanned from the superintendent Of
documents, Government Printing
Office, the history of the 10Th Di-
vision costing 81.
The four new histories added tt
the list are part of set of % which
when completed, will cover the oper-
atoms of all the combat divisions
of the 1917-1918 AEF. Twenty five
of fheca npu hovp haep pIIh1iShaS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
Red Cross Seeks Helpers
To Make Kit Buqs

The Prince Georges County Chap
ter, American Red Cross, has APP
pealed for volunteer workers Il
make overseas kit bags. Materials
may be obtained at the chaptery
headquarters in the County Service
Building, Hyattsville.
Chapter officials also announced
that the organization met its quota
Of 100 pints of blood at the recent
blood donor day in Hyattsville. Four
more county residents have become
members of the Gallon Club. They
are Miss Dorothy Burton, Green.
belt; Mrs. Emma Taylor, Bladens-
burg, and Adeline Miller and the
Rev. Michael Mallory yattsvilla