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Evening star., 1944-07-01
Norman Thomas Asks
Dewey's Postwar Views
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July Norman
Thomas, Socialist candidate for
President, last night accused Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of sidestepping
every important issue in his Chicago
acceptance speech, and asked him .
series OF questions concerning his
position on domestic and foreign
affairs.
Declaring in a radio broadcast
that he would address similar ques-
tions to President Roosevelt, the 30.
cialist sought a reply from the Re-
publican presidential nominee to
these queries:
I'VE know what we are fighting
against, but what are we fighting
for? Are you satisfied with any ON.
cial statement of our war and peace
aims, and if not, what do you pro-
pose?
How many American lives must
we invest in the Anglo Russian
power politics game in Europe?
Have you hope to offer the COL
ored peoples of Southeastern Asia
and the world, to whom the Cairo
declaration offered nothing7
What hope have you of the dura-
bility of a triple alliance. however it
may be masked in a new League Of
Nations?
Just how will you reduce the size
OF our peace-time bureaucracy?
What New Deal agencies will you
abolish?
What will you do with that new
public domain, the one fifth of our
factory facilities which now belong
to the people?
How will you manage to provide
full employment"
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Navy 10 End Production
AT Elmira Bombsiqht Plant
BY the Associated Press.

ELM1RA, N. Y. July 1.-The Navy
Bureau OF Ordnance yesterday an
nounced bombsight production at
the Elmira plant operated for the
Navy by Carl L. Norden, Inc, will
be terminated October l.
The bureaus statement said in
part: Due to the reduction in mill
tary requirements, a national cut in
production OF bombsights has been
determined by the Bureau of Ord
nance, United States Navy, and this
Will result in termination of Navy
production at the vy-operated
plant in Elmira, N. Y, on October 1 -
1t added that at the request of
the War Production Board the
Rochester Army ordnance district
Is engaged in a preliminary study to
determine whether facilities of the
plant can be adapted to production
OF Army ordnance items.
The Navy announcement said the
plant employs about 5000 and that
efforts will be made to taper off
production gradually.
The plant, built by the Navy,
started operating October Is. 1912,
as M division of Remington Rand
Inc. 1T was seized by the Navy No
vember %, 1943, Ito expedite produc-
ton and has since operated under
Norden management, with Rear Ad-
miral Harold G.. Bowen as executive
officer.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
IA Rail Broiherhoods Seek
12-to-10-Day Vacations
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July 1.-Members of
the IA incorporating railroad broth
erhoods are seeking an extension of
their annual one-week vacat ton with
pay to II to 10 days, union leaders
said yesterday
Union spokesmen said the 1,10O,-
900 members Of the brotherhoods.
who won the one-week paid vaca-
ton last December, are now asking
for the following schedule:
Twelve days for employees who
have worked at least 100 days in the
preceding calendar year; Is days
after two years in continuous serv-
ice; IS days after three years
service
General chairmen Of each BROTH
erhood are filing the request with
each railroad for conferences on the
demand. Should individual nego-
tiations fail. the union spokesman
said national committee would be
appointed, following the customary
procedure, to investigate the request.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Ay the AssociatAd PrAsa

CHICAGO, July 1.-Thomas Z.
Dewey and Herbert Brownen. jr.,
have reversed their roles In q close
|l4-year friendship.
Gov. Dewey started Mr.. Brownell
in politics as . candidate for the
New York Assembly.
Now, whenever Gov. Dewey needs
some one to manage q campaign, he
calls on Mr. Brownell, 40-year-old
Manhattan lawyer.
Gov. Dewey did 90 three times
before Mr.. Brownells election yes
|terday as COP chairman. Mr.
Brownell responded and successfully
led all three campaigns of which
two put Gov. Dewey in the FORE
front for. the Republican Presi-
Dental nomination-Gov. Dewey's
race for the SeSernorship in 1912
and State Senator Joe r. Hanley's
victory for lieutenant governor last
November.
The first brought Gov. Dewey
again In the national limelight after
his defeat in 1910 for the Presi-
Dental nomination. The second
kept him there for had Mr.. Han
ley lost, making a Democrat next
In line for the governorship. Gov
Dewey's availability for the Presi-
Dental nomination would have been
greatly diminished IL not nullif1ed
altogether.
Both victories were impressive
Gov. Dewey. first Republican In 20
years to win the governorship, had
a 100000 plurality over the Demo.
cratic and American Labor Party
candidate. Mr.. Hanley won by
$50, 900.
The third successful campaign
that Mr.. Brownell led at Gov
Deweys request was that of Edgar
j. Nathan. jr., for borough president
OF Manhattan in 194l.
Mr.. Brownell Is a behind the.
scenes worker. He stays In his
ONCE on the theory that organizing
a campaign is a full-time Job. He
didn't make a single campaign trir
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Navy Accepted
Wisconsin, 18
|WeeksOmW Woys
BY the Associated Press,


PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The
Navy Yard has disclosed that
it commissioned the uperbattleship
Wisconsin only l8 weeks after she
was Misunderstanding its own
record and probably the world
record
In normal times the lapse between
launching and commissioning would
be about year.
Making an exception to its rule
against revealing commissioning
dates, the yard through the 4th Ma
val District announced that the
Wisconsin, christened last Decem.
Der 7, was commissioned here on
April Is by Rear Admiral Milo F..
Draemel, commandant.
Unofficial publications reckoned
the Wisconsin's displacement at 52,-
600 tons, when fully loaded.
The Navy's board Of inspection
and survey reported it was "the most
complete of any vessel, regardless of
size, inspected by this board during
the present war"
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Accused Jap-American
To Marry Quaker Girl
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. July l.-Gordon K
Hirabayashi, "a, japanese American
who lost in the United States Su-
preme Court his fight against the
Army evacuation order for jap
anese and Japanese Americans and
currently faces new Federal
charge of failing to return q selec-
tive service form, has obtained 4
marriage license application form
IN Spokane to we'd an American
girl.
The bride-to-be is Miss Esther
Schmoe, 20, former University of
Washington student and daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd schmoe Of
Seattle.
Mr.. Schmoe, who is northwest
secretary OF the American Friends
Service Committee, 4 Quaker social
service agency, said:
We haven't disapproved of the
engagement. We have a great deal
OF admiration for this boy. II they
are getting married now, 1t Is their
own affair. and they have our
blessing
In his difficulty with selective
service. Hirabayashi protested that
the form sent him involved racial
discrimination.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Mrs. ThoIiu Doukos Dies:
Will Be Buried Mondoy

Funeral services for Mrs. Thalia
Doukas, 54, of 4431 Chesapeake
street NV, a resident of Washing.
ton for rs years, who died Thursday
in Doctors Hospital, will be held at
2 pm. Monday in Chambers chapel.
Fourteenth and Chaplin streets
NV. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Mrs. DoukaS, a native OF Athens
Greece, was the wife of Michael
Doukas, proprietor for many years
OF a delicatessen store at Shepherd
street and Georgia avenue NV. She
came to the United States in 1917
and to Washington a year later
She was a member Of St. Sophia g
Greek Orthodox Church.
Besides her husband, she leaves
four sons, Louis Doukas, Washing
ton: Sergt. Harry Doukas, AAF, sta
toned in the South Pacific: Pfc
John Doukas, Georgetown Univer-
sity student. and Pfc. Paul Doukas
AAF, In Italy and three sisters, Mrs
Katie Papageorge and Mrs. Liberia
A. LOUIS, both of Washington, and
Mrs. Sophie P. George, Atlanta, Ga
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Pet Monkeys Personality Wins
Everybody But New Mistress
HowIer Given to Zoo
After He Runs Wild
In Kitchen Pantry

Ernest O.. Hammersla brought his
pet monkey all the way from Mexico
to 5l00 Kansas avenue NV. before
he realized he had forgotten some-
thing.
Maybe I should have told my wife
before went to all that trouble and
expense" he admitted yesterday g.
but all my life I've wanted to own a
monkey"
Mr.. Hammersla, who is in the
jewelry business, was fishing from a
yacht off Acapulco when the little
monkey climbed up on his shoulder
and pulled his ear. He forgot about
sailflsh after that. and at length his
host, with true Latin courtesy, pre-
sented him with the pet.
Back at the hotel some HOLLYWOOD
actors were loafing around the bar.
The men went on the wagon when
they saw the long-tailed monkey,
temporarily anyhow, and the girls
knitted him two sweaters. They
christened him Emporio so they
could call him Imp for short.
Gets Health Certificate.
In Mexico City Mr.. Hammersla
got a certificate of health for Imp
and had it certified at the United
States Counsels Office. He took him
on a plane in a hat box with holes
punched in the sides. Imp escaped
and the steward demanded: WHO
gave you permission to bring wild
animals on board?"
The captain came back to in
vestigate, but Imp climbed up on
mis- shoulder and pulled his nose.
After ALL" the captain said, Its
20O-n1iles back to Mexico City"
At the border Imp was examined
by Mexican doctors and again by
American doctors on this side. Imp
made such an impression on the
customs inspectors that they tele-
phoned Chicago (at Mr.. Ham
mersla's expense) to get him a spe-
Evening star., 1944-07-01
California Packing Firm
Sued by OPA for Million

BY Ihe AssocIAted Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. July IA suit
seeking treble damages Of e$l,ll4, ,408
was filed against California Pack
ing Corp. In Federal Court yester-
day by the Once Of Price Admins
tration.
The OPA alleged the Arm sold
canned pineapple Juice without con-
tinuing the customary allowances
and discounts to the trade, and also
sold other goods above ceiling
prices.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
AIabamans Want Strong
Southerner' on Ticket
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala, July IA ma
jority Of the u members of the Ala
bama State Democratic Committee
favor strong Southern man" for
the Democratic vice presidential
nominee and a restoration of the
two-thirds rule in the party's ma
tional convention procedure, Cess
ner T. McCorvey, committee chair
man, said yesterday.
The announcement was based on
the tabulation Of replies to a poll
which Mr.. McCorvey submitted to
the committeeman recently by mail.
Meanwhile, Gov Chauncey Sparks,
who will head the States delega-
ton to the national convention as
delegate at large. said in Montgom-
cry he was not in favor Of restoring
the two-thirds rule in nominating
candidates.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Dewey's Confidence in BrowneII
Pays Big Dividends in II Years

with either Gov Dewey or Mr..
Hanley.
His first try a. candidate for
the Assembly In 1881 failed. He
ran from Manhattan's 10th Assem-
bly, district, the home district of
TAmmany Hall, at the request OF
the Young Republican Club of
which Gov. Dewey was chairman OF
the Board of Governors. Gov.
Dewey was getting his political
grounding as Z Republican assist
ant district attorney.
In 1882, Mr.. Brownell ran agaiz
and won, despite the Roosevelt
landslide. He was reelected four
times.
The 10th district was for me a
laboratory for politics." he said. TT
IS one OF the most cosmopolitan in
the Nation, including the theater
district, the garment district. the
radical element in Union Square,
Greenwich Village, Grammercy
Park and the Grand Central area. >
When Gov. Dewey named Mr..
Brownell his campaign manager in
the goyernorship race, Gov. Dewey
described him as "one OF the ablest
legislators New York City ever sent
to Albany" and "one of the Oldest
friends I have in New York"
To coordinate the campaign. Mr..
Brownell was manager for the en-
tire Republican State ticket. Each
candidate has his own manager
working under Mr.. Brownell.
Mr.. Brownell was born in Peru.
Nebr.. February TO- 1904, and edu-
Gated in the Lincoln public schools,
the University of Nebraska and Yale
Law School. He was graduated cum
laude from the law school in 1927.
His wife is the former Doris A
McCarter OF Galveston, Tex. They
have four children.
Mr.. Brownell's only hobby is the
study OF government, which he saws
ne puts to practical use whenever
Gov. Dewey requests it.. The lob
oone. he goes back to his law prac-
tlce to await the next call
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Bricker Back in Ohio,
Seeks Sleep and Rest
BY the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS. Ohio. July Gov
John w. Bricker, the Republican
nominee for vice president, re-
surned to his Office yesterday to
clear his desk for a rest-which he
likely will take at home.
He denied reports he would fiy
70 South Dakota Sunday for a
week OF fishing in the Black Hills
Present plans. he said, do not in
clude such trip, much as he would
like to take it. His greatest wish OF
the moment is to get a good night s
sleep.
Gov. Bricker obviously was IA
tigued by the strain of the conven-
ton that nominated him unani-
mously in Chicago Wednesday.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
|Nye Leads by $50;
Vote Nearly All In
BY the Associst ted Press.


FARGO, N. OAK, July with
unoficial tabulation virtually COM
pleted. Gerald p. Nye, incumbent,
had q lead of ESQ votes today in
seeking denomination as the Repub-
lican candidate for the United
States Senate.
Mr.. Nye. in the Senate since 1925,
had 38,079 votes to 37,129 for Lynn
U. Stambaugh, Fargo attorney and
former national commander Of the
American Legion, on returns from
2,220 precincts Of 2,251 in Tuesdays
State primary. In third place was
Representative Usher L. Burdick
with 1896.
The State Canvassing Board will
meet late this month, when absen.
tee and soldiers ballots also will be
counted. A total of 1856 soldiers
ballots were sent out, but how many
will be returned was not known to-
day. County auditors have until
July II to certify all their returns to
the secretary of State.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Survivors Reach Son Juan:
70 Reported Missinq

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, June
Date Censored, Delayed (P.-Sur-
vivors reached here today from what
was believed to be the first ship
torpedoed in the Caribbean In IA
months. Two men are known dead,
% are missing and 9 were injured
of the A aboard the small Pana-
manian freighter. The survivors ar
rived in port as Allied troops were
in the first stages Of the Normandy
invasion.
Twenty merchant mariners ap-
parently lost included men of nine
nationalities. Other casualties in
cluded four members of the Nays
10-man armed guard One of the
four reached shore alive but died of
his injuries at the hospital.
A 19-year-old crew member who
said he had served 10 months in a
Nazi prison camp for knocking three
machine guns of a dock at Lorient.
told Of being at the wheel when an
explosion collapsed the wheelhouse.
I'VE were only in the water S or
10 minutes when Coast Guard boat
picked us up" the mate, young
Dane, said.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Germans Claim Sinking
Of 81 Invasion Vessels
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Berlin radio today quoted Gerhard
Peissenberg, air correspondent of
the international Information Bu-
reau, Nazi propaganda service, as
saying that the German air force
sank 81 troop transports, freighters
and Misunderstanding 242 400 tons
from Allied invasion conveys be-
tween June 6 and 30.
Nine destroyers and three large
landing craft were sunk and "A
transports and supply vessels tctal-
Ing $4,000 tons we're heavily dam
aged in the same period. said the
Broadcast. recorded in New York by
the Associated Press.
1t added that one battleship, II
light and heavy cruisers, 13 destroy
ers and 26 large and small landing
ships were heavily damaged.
There was no Allied confirma ton
OF these claims.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Truck Strike Delayed
AS WLB Moves 10
Settle Two Disputes
~ the Associated Press.

- tsac As1UCIeteu EIvess
The War Labor Board moved to-
day to bring about settlement Of two
labor controversies, one OF which has
made idle 1000 employees In war
plant and the other threatening a
walkout Of 10000 Midwest truck
drivers.
The truck drivers strike, scheduled
for last midnight. was postponed a
few hours before the deadline, pend.
ing outcome Of 4 WLB hearing here
Thursday.
The second controversy receiving
WLB attention involved Z strike Of
1000 employees Of the Timken Roller
Bearing Co. in Canton, Ohio, which.
the board said, "a seriously interfer-
int with production Of vital war ma
terials. Officials of the ClO United
Steel Workers Union were directed
BY the WLB to return to work. The
strike began Monday over union
dissatisfaction with the handling OF
grievances In one department.
$500 Idle in Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, more than 1000 other
men ana women remained idle in 10
other labor disputes. including $500
In Pennsylvania. where wave Of
walkout affecting war production hit
the State yesterday. Operations in a
steel mill and seven other industrial
plants, including five coal mines,
were disrupted simultaneously,
four other strikes ended, and some
1850 workers returned to their Jobs
Postponement OF the truckers
walkout was announced in a tele-
gram to the WLB from Thomas E.
Flynn, executive assistant to the
president OF the AFL International
Brotherhood OF Transfers. The
board yesterday had ordered the
Midwest Operators Association. rep
resenting 1l3 trucking companies in
~ Midwest States. to show cause at
the Thursday hearing why they had
not compiled with WLB directive
granting q wage increase to the
drivers.
Employers in Ave States-Ohio.
Michigan. Illinois, Indiana and Wis
consin-had complied with the WLB
order. Dexter Lewis, director of
the Central States Drivers Council,
said. The strike was to have been
called by drivers in North and South
Dakota. Minnesota, Nebraska. Iowa.
Missouri and Kansas. The order was
to raise the drivers hourly wage
from 90 to 81 cents and the mileage
rate from 3.4 cents to 3.65 cents a
mile retroactive to November l6.
l943. and to 81 cents after today.
Union Cites Cooperation.
In his telegram to william H.
Davis, WLB chairman, Mr.. Flynn
said:
"Our action in again postponing
this strike is evidence OF our CO.
operation with the agencies of the
Federal Government and our de-
termination that the transportation
Of war supplies will not be inter-
rupted despite the defiance of the
Government by the long distance
trucking operators Of North and
South Dakota. Minnesota, Nebraska.
Iowa, Missouri and Kansas"
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Canadian Uniforms Found
Too Much Like Germans
By the Associated Press.

WITH THE RCAF IN FRANCE.
July There's story going
around the RCAF messes in France
that the blue battle dress commonly
worn BY the Canadians may be re-
placed by q uniform OF another
color.
The reason given is that the pres
ent blues, particularly when dusty,
looks too much like the uniform of
German troops.
1t Is a fact that a party of fighter
pilots. travelling to a United States
sector. were roughly abused by
Doughboy who poked his head out
OF . slit trench as they drove by.
The American later apologized.
saying that because Of their uni
forms he at first thought they were
Germans.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Army Reveals
Von Amin Now
Prisoner inU. S.
" the Associated Press.

q! tne ABBOclNted FfSse.
The Army disclosed yesterday that
Col. Gen. Jurgen Won Arnim. Nazi
commander who was captured in
TunisiA. is now a prisoner in the
United States.
Col. Gen. Won Arnim passed
through Washington recently on his
way to prisoner of war camp" said
the Army announcement.
Gen. Won Arnim, who was cap
tured in the Tunisian campaign, was
transferred from plane to a train
In routine procedure, and talked
to no one while in Washington.
The Army cid not disclose to which
camp Gen. Won Arnim has been sent.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Navy Gets Permission
To Operote Food Forms
6y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has signed a
bill authorizing the Navy to operate
farms to provide subsistence for
Navy personnel outside the con-
tinental United States.
The measure furnishes authority
for the operation of such farms as
one at the Navy Operating Base at
Trinidad, British West Indies, which
provides citrus fruits. beans, coffee.
coconuts, nutmegs. mangoes, fresh
vegetables. The legislation makes 1t
possible for the Navy to raise live
stock. The authority is limited to
six months after the wars end.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
cial permit Of entry from the Fish
and Wildlife Service.

cial permit Of entry from the Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Entertains on Trip.
Imp went aboard another plane
in his hat box and, once underway,
he entertained ferry pilots, soldiers
and sailors all the way to Wash.
ington.
Imp surprised Mrs. Hammersla
twice-once when he arrived on her
husbands shoulder and again on
the morning he broke into the
pantry. While fond of coffee. Imp's
weakness Is rationed stun, like
sugar.
A monkey with five paws, II you
count the prehensile tail, can be a
whirlwind in the pantry, Mr.. Ham
mersla was forced to admit.
Yesterday, Mr.. Hammersla took
Imp to the Zoo and presented him
to Director William M. Mann.
In addition to being a pantry
raider" said DR.. Mann, Imp is a
howler monkey, a very rare howler.
When he grows up you can hear him
for miles"
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Who are you in the Daytime?

ARE your emotions Influenced by the
1 \ hands Of the clock-or by the ticking
Of your heart?
The Blue Network and its affiliated sta
tions are inclined to believe that your
hopes and desires your tastes and your
preferences dont change with the passing
hours.
That if you enjoy good, hearty laugh Of
an evening, you also enjoy mirth and wit
while you're washing the dishes. That if
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Weather Report

District of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia-Pleasant week end.
cool in early morning: warm, SUNNY
afternoons and moonlight nights.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Fire PeriIs Historic Church

PHILADELPHIA, July P.-A
hve-alarm nre swept the three story
Bredt Chemical Co. building early
today, threatening the historic Old
Swedes Church and surrounding
homes before it was brought under
control. There was no immediate
estimate OF the damage. "a
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Former Liner Sunk
Carrying Troops;
Only Four Lives Lost
BY the Associated Press.


The former Grace liner Santa
Elena was lost in an attack BY
Nazi torpedo planes while it car.
ried troops in the Mediterranean,
the War Shipping Administration
adisclosed yesterday.
The VISA made the disclosure in
announcing that Capt. E. r. Johan-
son, San Francisco, commander OF
the 8. 8. Monterey, would be
awarded a citation for saving 1,675
from the troopship. Only four per-
sons were lost, mono during rescue
operations.
An account of the remarkable
rescue was given by VISA last Feb
ruary, but the name Of the ship was
withheld.
At the same time, word reached
here from Puerto Rico Of the tor.
pedoing OF a small Panamanian
freighter in the believed
to be the first incident Of the kind
in that sea in IA months. Two were
known to be dead and 23 are miss
ing Of the ~ aboard the vessel.
Survivors landed at San Juan re-
Gently, 4
Evening star., 1944-07-01
Moureen O'horu Hos Bobv

HOLLYWOOD. July / R.-A
daughter was born at the Hollywood
Presbyterian Hospital yesterday to
Actress Maureen OHara, wife of
Marine 1t. Will Price, former Aim
director.
Evening star., 1944-07-01

there's small baby in the house, you,
like he, are swayed more by its needs, day
and night, than by the hour or minute.
That if you go through the eoening listen
ing for news Of some specific theater of
war-that's where your thoughts may be
while you're waiting for the kids to come
home from school.
These are more than belief. on our part.
They are convictions convictions 90 firm
and deep-rooted that we have built the