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that large sums were spent on en-
tertainment, travel and hotel bills"
to establish an impressive" front.
A fictitious advisory board using the
names of half dozen nationally
known industrialists and engineers
was created, the indictment sets
forth, adding that none of them had
given permission for use of their
names or even were aware their
names were being so used.
The indictment returned today in
cluded 16 counts. The maximum
penalties for conviction on each of
the Is counts would represent thou
sands of dollars in fines and II years
imprisonment, or both.
Other Changes Cited.
The Department of Justice charges
that the defendants falsely" held
out the following inducements to
prospective clients, with the knowl-
edge that they were false and fraud
ulent:
That the members Of Engineers
Group, Inc, had personally planned
and supervised over 100000, 900
worth of construction during the
past 20 years, whereas they had
supervised little if any construction
work at any time.
That the firm was in a position
to secure bank credit of as much
as S1,000,000 for working capital,
whereas it had no assets whatever
and no banking facilities which en-
able them to borrow any substantial
sum of money.
That Engineers Group, Inc, had
a surplus of $225,34920 as of Oc-
tober IA. 1941, whereas it did not
have a surplus in any amount as
of that date.
That Engineers Group, Inc, held
FHA construction awards totalling
$4,000,000 in Rhode Island, Mary
land, Virginia and the District of
Columbia, whereas it had received
no construction awards of any kind.
That members of Engineers
Group, Inc. had influence with the
FHA and had been designated its
agents for the placing of housing
contracts in the Washington area,
whereas 1t had no such influence
and had not been designated by
FHA in any Official capaciy what
ever.
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Explosion
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felt like an earthquake, which
rocked their homes. Windows were
broken in many stores along the
Coney Island boardwalk and storm
windows were blown from their
fastenings.
Two other destroyers have been
sunk off the United States coast
since the wars start. They were
the Jacob Jones, which was sunk by
a U-boat off Cape May, N. j., Feb
ruary %, 1912, and the Sturtevant,
which was destroyed by an under
water explosion off the coast of
Florida April 81, 1912.
The Navy said the loss Of life in
the sinking of the Sturtevant was
small, but all except nine of the
crew of the Jacob Jones were lost.
The exact number of casualties was
not given.
Near Rockaway Point.
The announced locations of the
sinking would place it only two
miles south of Rockaway Point. the
Long Island promontory marking
tilC IlOi lllCi IL Clill dllCc W 1SeW UIh
Harbor. Fort iilden occupies the
northern point, while Fort Hancock
sprawls along Sandy Hook.
Hancock is also a Coast Guard
center and has superior landing
facilities.
The explosion was heard through
out considerable area of New
Jersey, but apparently attracted
minimum attention in communities
nearest Sandy Hook
Blast Heard 30 Miles.
Residents of Atlantic Highlands,
Long Branch and other municipali-
ties dismissed it as a practice firing
of big guns at Fort Hancock or the
morning gun at Fort Monmouth, a
few miles inland.
Reports of hearing the blast came
from as far as Paterson. 30 miles
to the north, and Plainfield, q
miles to the west. The explosion
was not noticed, however, at Asbury
Park, % miles down the coast.
Harry B. Ross, a resident of Edge
mere, Long Island. reported hearing
three blasts at 6:25, 7:30 and sos
am.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Allied Flyers Down
13 Jap Planes in
Battle Over Burma
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Jan. 3.-Allied air.
craft shot down 13 Japanese planes
and probably destroyed and dam
aged several others in a brisk air
fight over Southern Burma Decem-
ber 81, Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten's headquarters announced
today.
The communique said the battle
broke out when Japanese aircraft
attempted to attack Allied light
coastal forces which were returning
to base from operations including a
bombardment of japanese defense
positions on Ramree Island off the
west coast of Burma.
Reviewing widespread operations
in both the Northern and Southern
Burma theaters from December 80
to January !, the communique re-
ported only one Allied plane miss
ing.
In Arakan, Allied ground forces
made a short advance on the west
ern slopes of the Mayu range Al
lied patrols In this area were re-
ported considerably more active
than those of the enemy" Raj
dive-bombers made repeated attacks
on Japanese positions.
In Northern Burma, both heavy
and medium bombers made numer-
GUS raids against japanese positions
and communications The central
span of bridge across the Mu
River was DESTROYED
Evening star., 1944-01-03
By the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers, Jan. 3.-Allied head
quarters today released a diary
of a former storm troop leader
in the Hitler youth movement
captured in Italy which showed
that the young Nazi had had a
complete change of heart after
less than a year of fighting.
Extracts from the diary, as re-
leased by headquarters, included
these:
January Is. 1943-"What excite
ment. My first day as a real soldier" +"
January %, 1943-"Fitted out in
uniform. look fine if a little odd"
February Is, l943-"Gradually
am beginning to feel myself a real
soldier"
There followed a long poem about
the armored grenadiers. In Septem-
Der, the ex-storm troop leader came
to Italy and in November the tone
of the diary changed. There were
references to the weight of "Tommy's
artillery fire" and the number of
German casualties.
Then in December there was this
notation: Il wish I was an English
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Council Of Social Agencies
Plans Symposium Mondav

A symposium on Wartime and
Postwar Problems of the Child" will
be held next Monday at 1915 pm.
at a luncheon meeting of the
Council of Social Agencies. The
meeting will be held in the YWCA,
Seventeenth and K streets NV.
DR.. Frederick E. Reisig, chair
man of the Councils Committee on
Juvenile Delinquency, will conduct
the symposium. Participants will
include Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
chairman of the Councils Advisory
Committee on Wartime and Post
war Problems of the Child. and
heads of six subcommittee: DR..
Robert L. Haycock, subcommittee on
the school; DR.. Joseph A. Murphy
health; Rev. A. F. Elmes, church: ::
Mrs. P. c. Elicit, home; Miss
Mildred Terrett, protective services,
and c. Melvin Sharpe, recreation.
An application from the Army
Emergency Relief Committee for
membership in the Council of
Social Agencies has been approved
by the Councils Board of Directors
and will be presented for election,
1t was announced.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Nearly 100000 Killed
On Both Sides in
Rice Bowl Battle
By the Associated Press.

WITH THE CHINESE FORCES
IN NORTHERN HUMAN, Dec. %
(Delaye6 The battle for China s
rice bowl, which lasted from No
vember 7 until mid-December, cost
belligerents on both sides nearly
100000 men killed and wounded,
Chinese Army officials estimated to-
day.
The Chinese acknowledged $4,000
casualties and asserted that careful
checks placed japanese killed and
wounded at three-fourths that total.
(This would indicate a Japanese
casualty list of at least 10000 dead
and Wounded)
Chinese Gems. Chen Cheng and
Huseh Yueh, who released the fig
ures, said they had opposed total
japanese force of 100000 in the sixth
and ninth war areas.
Japanese Sick of War.
japanese soldiers and civilians
alike are sick of the war and not at
all sure of victory, according to
available japanese prisoners.
Thus far, war correspondents tour
ing this Chinese front have had an
opportunity to question 10 prisoners,
all Japanese except three Koreans.
1t was learned, meanwhile, that
in breaking the stride of Japan's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS offensive with
a suicidal, 13-day defense of Chang
ten, China's 57th Division carried
out desperate orders for conserva-
ton Of ammunition and crude meas
ures for protection against gas.
From eight survivors of the 57th
came the story of it's stand, first
this walled city, then on the
fortified wall and finally from street
to street.
Conserved Ammunition.
All but one of the eight has been
wounded, and four of them actually
remained in the city with 100 or
more of their comrades during the
six-day japanese occupation, hid
ing from the conquerors and living
on emergency rations, while the re-
mainder of the division escaped
across the Yuan River to Join rein
forcementS moving up.
From a shaven-headed veteran
sergeant of 10 years army service,
the only one of the eight unscathed.
came the dramatic disclosure of the
do not shoot unless ."
orders. They were:
Don't shoot unless there is a
good mark. Don't shoot without
seeing. Don't shoot unless your shot
is likely to kill
How could we have defended the
city so long without these orders?"
asked the sergeant.
Evening star., 1944-01-03


were indications that the last of the
anonymous criticisms had not been
heard.
Formal Statement Due.
One Of the railroad union leaders,
evidently more resentful even than
when he first heard of the criticism
Friday night, said labor probably
would ask the Truman Committee
to see where the responsibility lies
for seizure of the railroads and fall
ure to settle wage demands.
This official insisted on anony-
nifty because generally he makes
public statements only in coniunc-
ton with associates. He said a for
NAL statement probably would be
made in a day or two.
He added that labor resented
this bitterly and will take very def
mite steps to find out the source
and bring in the anonymous per-
son. 1t was the most cowardly thing
put before the public since the start
OF the war. It's all been Matched
up among what we call the palace
guard"
Administration Blamed.
Rail union chiefs previously had
blamed the administration for the
situation and disclaimed any union
responsibility for any psychological
comfort" Hitler may have got out
of it.
Senator Truman, Democrat, of
Missouri. chairman of the COM
mittee investigating the war effort,
has demonstrated sympathy with
the railroad unions demands. He
sponsored resolution, passed over
whelmingly by the Senate, which
would validate an agreement be-
tween the Is incorporating unions
and the railroads for an increase of
cents an hour. The resolution has
been held up in House committee.
Although most of the top leaders
OF both the operating and nom
operating railroad unions were ex-
pected to return to the Capital
today, formal meetings were not
scheduled until Thursday. Three
operating brotherhoods-con
firemen and switchmen-have sum-
moned their regional chairmen for
strategy conferences on wage de-
mands beginning Thursday.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Year Of War Turns Young Nozi
To Bitterness Against Regime
"A. P. Wirephoto.

man. All this retreating does not
agree with me-"
On December %, the day before
his capture, the official statement
said, the following was found in his
diary:
Yesterday night, during retreat,
I broke finally and irrevocably with
my old life. Gone are all the old
values, all that was precious to me.
In my soul only one thing remains,
hatred for the bestiality of the Ger
man Army. For at least one is
human.
What have we to fight for? Every
one cursed the Nazi government, but
few have the courage to run against
it. Why? Because of brutality and
the power of oppression are still
strong. If only the opportunity Of
fered, would help strengthen the
thousands who long for the day of
the final collapse. b" = If I ever sur
vive to leave the front alive at least
I shall have seen through the tawdry
facade of Nazi politics, I shall know
the points at which the Nazis are
weakest. Why was I born a
German? I feel myself always a
slave"
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Police Hold SO Pairs
Of Duinty Silk Stepins

The usually rugged, masculine at
mosphere of No. IL police precinct
had a decided feminine touch to-
day, with 38 pairs of dainty step
ins discreetly placed under the sta
ton counter.
The lingerie came to the precinct
after Charles H. Hospital, $500 block
of Fifteenth street NE, looked out
OF his window and discovered the
apparel strewn about his back yard.
He called police.
Assorted in size, the 38 pairs range
in color from the softest of pinks to
a bluShing shade of red.
Evening star., 1944-01-03

Your heart may bleed for our
wounded soldiers, but to be prac-
tical, let your arm do it. Call Blood
Donor Center, District 1900, and
make an engagement to give some
blood.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
ChennouIt's Flyers Raid
Indo-Chino and Burma

CHUNGKING, Jan. 3 (P)-"Sky
Dragons" of Maj Gen. Claire l..
Chennault's 14th United States Air
Force opened their 1914 activity
with bombardment of Teho Va in
French Indo-China and raided jap
anese headquarters, barracks and
communications in Central Burma
the following day.
A communique from 1t. Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwell's headquarters
said large fires were started at Teho
Va. All the American planes re-
turned safely from their numerous
missions January 1-2.
Evening star., 1944-01-03

immediate public comment, there
were indications that the last of the
anonymous criticisms had not been
n
Evening star., 1944-01-03
so D. {. Men TO Report
For Active Duty Tomorrow

Sixty District selectees. including
Edwin w. Guilford, once admins
trative aide to former Commissioner
George E. Allen, will report for &C
tive duty in the armored forces to-
morrow. a
Included in the group now on post
induction furlough are 38 men for
the Army 16 for the Navy and 6
for the Marine Corps. The list fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Veteran Of GuuduIcunu
Dies in Crash on Coast
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclated Press,
SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Jan. 3
Capt. Glenn B. Loeffel, %, member
of the first dive bomber squadron
on Guadalcanal and wearer of the
Navy Cross for heroism, was killed
Wednesday when his plane crashed
Into the ocean.
His mother, Mrs. John w. Loeffel,
lives in Peoria, Ill.
The Marine air base said Capt
Loeffel participated in the Reketa
Bay attack, scoring a direct hit on
Jap cruiser and sinking it the
following day.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Snuff Executive Dies

MEMPHIS, Jan. (P.-William
Calvin Hunt, 81, vice president of
the American Snuff Co., died here
yesterday. A native of Water VAL
ley, Miss, Mr.. Hunt had been in the
snuff business since his graduation
from the University of Tennessee
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Strikes
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putes as a great tragedy which
may eventually cost the lives of
thousands of Allied soldiers. Ger
man propagandists have used them,
he asserted, to picture chaos in the
United States and thus bolster Axis
resistance.
Although the best known figures in
the labor movement refrained from
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
May Festival
To Run Month

Plans for the Girl Reserve May
Festival are progressing rapidly to-
ward elimination in one of the
most unique programs ever given
by youth groups. The basis OF the
plan is an activity each Saturday
demonstrating some phase of the
Girl Reserve program for the COM
munity. The activities will be pre-
sented during the month of May
and into June.
The first Saturday will be given
to physical activities, including
tennis tournaments, basketball
games, water carnival, table ten
mis- competition, and swimming
meet.
A musical and dramatic show
will be the second presentation,
participated in by members of the
various Girl Reserve Clubs.
Mexican Fiesta is the name given
to the third Saturday and will take
the form Of Latin American activi-
ties, while the serious activity will
be the workshop. The lighter side
OF the program will be expressed in
formal dancing party and the
series of programs will be closed
with weekend at the Girl Re-
serve camp.
Barbara Davis is the chairman OF
the committee working on the day
long workshop program. Betty
Mitchell is chairman of the Next
can FieEka. Maxine McBryde is
chairman Of the family tournament
night, and Lois Dugan has charge
Of the musical. The formal will be
planned by the Inter-club Council,
composed Of all the presidents and
executive committees OF all the
Girl Reserve clubs. The commit
tees are being assisted by Misses
Jessie Carter, Marian Hester, and
Frances Leonard. advisers; Mes
danes Grace Daniels, Ruth Penn,
Lynette Dobbins, and Vantella
Lane, department secretary. Parents
and friends OF the Girl Reserve
clubs are invited to come to these
activities.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
DRUNKEN FIGHT
ENDS IN DEATH
OF YOUNG Man

Police say that drunken fight
resulted last week in the Staying
OF John Doe number l4l- taken 10
Receiving hospital, suffering from
Q ten inch laceration- Of the throat
The man. later identified as VIII
Moulton. "a. of 2537 McDougall- axe
nue.. was found. s'~eding profusely.
on the porch OF s9e Hague avenue.
by Besdeshire Hudson. who lo,S
police that someone had runs his
doorbell. When he answered the
door the body OF Moulton was on
the porch.
Earnest Kilkey. 80, OF 7os East
Congress was held by police for
tnvestig CATION OF murder in the slsy-
ing Of Moulton. According 10 Lieu
tenant James Turner, statements
viii be taken from witnesses by
the prosecutors office. pending the
request OF a warrant by the homi-
eide squad.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
Detroit Wac
Wed In Georgia

Pfc. Cleo Murray. daughter OF
Mrs. Davis Murray. 1894 Melrose.
Detroit became the bride Of Pvt
John Ross Rucker, son OF DR.. and
Mrs. J. N Rucker Of Gallatin. Tenn.
On Feb. IL at 8 pm. The ceremony
took place at the Reception Center
Chsplain's office. Pfc. Winifred
Brady. also OF Detroit and constant
companion OF Wac Murray, was her
only attendant Pvt. John L. Pitts,
Chattanooga. Tenn. was best man.
The bride is graduate OF North
western High school and was en-
gagged in clerical work before she
entered the service The groom is
Q graduate OF A & / State college in
Nashville. where he was studying
pre-medicine. He intends TO COM
plete his work and enter the medi-
cal profession after the war. Bride
and groom are stationed in No. 2
Dispensary at Fl. Benning. Ga.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
GAMING RAIDS
TRAP IS MEN
and | 0 WOMEN

Approximately rs persons were
convicted Monday by Recorders
Judge John p. Scallen for gambling
after police had raided Palmer
and a Brush street address last
weekend
Two persons convicted OF being
engaged in an illegal occupation at
All E. Palmer were Julius Brown
and Orville Locke. They were fined
$40 or to serve 30 days in jail.
Sixteen persons convicted Of lott
ering at the above address were
given suspended sentences by Judge
Scallen.
A man and a woman, convicted
OF being engaged in an Illegal &C.
cupation last week at 58l5 Brush
street. apartment 2l8. were Edmond
Claypool and Priscilla Allen. They
were fined $40 or to serve 80 days
in Jail.
Five others. convicted Of lettering
were given suspended sentences by
the court. Ten of the twenty-five
persons we're women.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
Padgetts Son S
Birthday Party
BY GLADYS MILLS

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Padgett,
OF Cameron street, gave a party re-
Gently in honor Of their four-year-
old son. Calvin. On this occasion,
Calvin was host TO sixteen OF his
little chums.
The Riddles played games, after
which they were served by CAL
wins attractive mother. Calvin then
looked over his many gifts.
Among the tots who enjoyed the
party were: Bernard and David
Haddon, Julia and Johnnie Moore,
Grace Dorsey. Betty Brooch. Jackie
Brooch, Margaret and Jessie Ruth
Glover, Marsella Turner, Ebert
Haddon, Rose Marie Turner, and
the two Reese Riddles Of Woodrow
street.
Mrs. Grace Gowan Hardy OF
Hancock avenue is visiting with
her sister at Tampa, Fla.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
Mr.. Owen Fetes Wife
With Birthday PARTY

Davis L. Owens OF 2l4l Pierce
street, owner Of the Owen Wood
company. feted his wife last week
with a surprise birthday party. The
host served his guests the tradi-
tional birthday fare and music and
dancing took up the evening. The
honoree received many gifts.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18

The Kosmeticks Of "A OF Ruby's
Beauty University have made plans
for a cabaret party to be given
April at Club 666. Mrs. Math-
crime Butler, chairman of the en-
tertainment.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18
ANNOUNCES .
HOME-MAKING INST.

GREENSBORO, N. C.-The Ne
gro Family in the Postwar World
is the theme of the 18th annual
Home-making Institute to be held
at Bennett College, April 1922, it
was announced here last week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18

There were seven children, nine
grandchildren and IL great-grand-
children. The Rev. Horace White
officiated at the services.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-12
Sixty Five Years Required
to Pay United States Debt

Taking a realistic look at post
war government finance, former
Senator Prentiss NJ. Brown fore
cast a maximum Federal public
debt Of three hundred billion dol
lars, or $3.50 per capita. Further.
he stated that Federal obligations
will take approximately IS years to
liquidate under probable circuD.
stances. However, Mr.. Brown told
his audience that the people OF
America have nothing TO fear in
connection with our governments
ability to remain solvent and liqui-
date a three hundred billion dollar
debt. "A free people working to-
gether with the largest and finest
natural and production resources in
the world can and will meet this
obligation"
Mr.. Brown, former member Of the
Senate Finance Committee who
passed the Public Debt Act OF 1889.
fixing the total at sixty-five billion
dollars, spoke before a War Bond
Rally for employees OF the Detroit
Edison Company, Of which he is
Chairman of the Board.
The most pressing financial bur
den on the American people, he
said, lis the public debt OF our Fed
eral Government. States, counties,
and cities generally are in much
better financial condition than is
our national government We should
avoid dipping further into the Fed