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Evening star., 1944-11-26
Police Band 5 Appeal
For Appropriation Hits
Opposition Of AFL
By DON s WARREN.

Hopes Of the District Commits
sioners that the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department Band, organized
about a year ago on a voluntary
basis, be put on an authorized Gov
ernment-fina basis received a
jolt yesterday when spokesmen for
the American Federation of Musi-
clans served notice they wanted tc
be heard on the proposed legisla-
ton.
The Randolph bill to authorize
use of District funds to support the
band is scheduled for public hear
ing tomorrow at 10 am. before the
Police and Firemen's Subcommittee
Of the House District Committee
headed by Representative Mcmillan
Democrat, Of South Carolina.
The District Committee yesterday
received letter from Joseph A.
Padway, general counsel Of the
American Federation OF Labor
and also counsel to the American
Federation of Musicians, Local
l6l, an AFL afiiliate, stating that
the unions wished to be heard
since 1.-The method and the manner
of the establishment of this band,
as we'll as the function it is to per-
form. may prove highly detrimental
to the interests of non-Government
employed musicians who live in the
District. The union is very much
concerned over this legislation and
desires an opportunity to be heard
respecting the merits Of the pro-
posal."
Many District Matters Up.
This is one of number of Dis
trict items to be considered this
week on Capitol Hill.
At 10 am. Tuesday legislation tc
authorize construction of national
memorial stadium for Washington
at the foot of East Capitol street
will be considered at public hear
ing before the recreation subcom.
mittee of the House District Com.
mittee, headed by Representative
Harris. Democrat, of Arkansas
Members of the fiscal affairs sub
committee, headed by Represent.
ative Hebert, Democrat, of Louisi.
ana, will sit jointly with the Harris
group.
On Wednesday at 10 am. tn,
banking subcommittee, headed b!
Representative Lesinski. Democrat
of Michigan will open hearings OF
the proposed uniform stock transfer
act, designed to protect innocen
purchasers of stocks and bonds
later found to have been stolen o.
forged-from loss.
The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee
will hold a hearing at 10 am. Fri.
day on a bill to direct the Commits
sioners to make refunds of certain
curb and gutter assessments dating
back to 1894.
Back Schweinhaut.
Senators Tydings and Radcliffe
both Democrats, of Maryland yester.
day filed with the Senate Judiciary
Committee Endorsements of the
Presidents nomination of Henry A
Schweinhaut, an assistant to Attor.
ney General Biddle, to be justice
of the United States District Court
in Washington.
A favorable report is expected tt
be made Wednesday morning b,
a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
named to consider the nomination
Evening star., 1944-11-26
District 0PA 10 0peI
Anti-|nfIation Drive
At Rally Thursday

The District Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced yesterday q
grocer consumer anti-inflation cam
paign designed to focus attention
ION the fact that a critical period
In price control may lie just ahead.
The campaign, sponsored by lead
ing food trade groups, will be
launched at rally at 8:15 pm
Thursday in the United States
Chamber of Commerce, 1915 Il
street NV. Details of the meeting
will be announced early this week
Nathaniel Greenberg, campaign
committee chairman, said.
Obiectives of the drive include
the Strengthening of mutual con-
fidence between grocers and Gus
toners" and making definite ceiling
price information available to more
customers, Mr.. Greenberg asserted
I'VE want to combine the efforts
of grocers and housewives in keep
ing prices down on basis of mu-
tual and friendly cooperation" he
said.
Grocers are giving their support
to the drive, he said, because they
want to help head off the chaos
that followed the last war and to
improve grocer-conSumer relations
and insure continued customer 10y
atty in the buyers market that lies
ahead"
The consumer part of the cam
paign will be handled by Mrs. Daniel
H. Silberberg, chairman of the Dis
trict Consumer Committee, ano
Mrs. Verna D. Linzel, executive Of
fcer of that organization. They
will work through local civic groups
many of whom have already pledged
their loyal support, Mr.. Greenbers
said.
Serving with Mr.. Greenberg art
j. Arnold Anderson of Safeway
Stores, Inc, Robert T. Castle o.
American Stores Co., Robert N
Hardy of Nationwide Service Stores
j. I. Hogan of the A. & P. Tea Co.
Clarkson Gemmill and Jacob Lehr
man of Giant Food Department
Stores, Paul D. herman of Distric
Grocery Stores, Inc, Aron Levin O
Independent Food Distributors, Inc.
and Emory Schoolcraft of Unitee
Food Stores.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
II Toy Makers
Named by OPA
In Price Actions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Seventeen
New York toy manufacturers and
dealers were named today by the
OPA in injunction actions to force
compliance with ceiling price regu-
iations.
Gifts of toys are an essential
part of the Yuletide spirit and the
OPA intends to make it possible
for parents to purchase toys for
their children at fair prices" Daniel
P. Woolley, regional administrator,
said.
The companies named manufac-
ture $l1.000, 900 worth of toys an
nuaily. Mr.. Woolley said.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
Laugh|in Renews
Fight for Writ 10
Rejoin Sedition Trial
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

James j. Laughl1n, ouSted defense
attorney in the sedition trial, filed
in the Court of Appeals yesterday
a petition asking reconsideration of
his demand for reinstatement and
insisting that he was justified in
seeking impeachment of the presid-
ing judge, Chief Justice Edward C..
Eicher.
The Appellate Court, in to 2
decision November 13, denied the
attorneys application for a writ of
mandamus to direct Justice Eicher
to allow Mr.. Laughlin to return to
the 7-month-old trial. A minority
opinion held that Mr.. Laughlin was
fired from the case without legal
cause
II his new petition is denied, Mr.
Laughlin plans to appeal to the
Supreme Court.
His motion for reconsideration
contended he not only had cause to
ask the House to impeach Justice
Eicher, but 1t was his duty as citizen
and member Of the bar to do so.
Points to Record.
Mr.. Laughlin maintained this
course was proper because he be-
lieved that Justice Eicher "by his
conduct of the sedition case was
bringing District Court into dis
repute and-according to the public
press-making the judiciary of the
District of Columbia the laughing
stock of the Nation"
The attorney said the record would
bear out certain charges in the i'm
parchment petition and lay bare the
basis for others. The Court of Ap-
peals had stated that the petition
contained highly derogatory asser-
tions, some of them fantastic, regard
ing respondents (Justice Eicher's)
alleged relation to the trial and his
alleged conduct of the trial and is,
in effect, public profession of con-
tempt for the respondents char
acter"
For instance, said the attorney,
| the average person could suspect
his statement in the impeachment
paper that a judge had sustained
practically two objections made by
defense attorneys while overruling
5000, and that in the same period
this jurist had sustained perhaps
$500 objections by the prosecution
while overruling perhaps two and
not more than three.
Yet, strange as that seems" MIR.
Laughlin added. he was convinced
the record would support the asser-
ton.
Judges disqualified"
Mr.. Laughlin commented in the
lengthy document before the Court
of Appeals that the judges par
ticipating in the majority opinion
had, in his view, disqualified them
selves from taking part in the ap-
peal which he previously had filed
from Judgment by Justice Jen-
nings Bailey fining him $3.50 for
contempt of court in the sedition
trial.
The attorney pointed out he ex-
pected to file his appeal brief in
this case within Is days. This pro-
ceeding grew out of alleged OBJ
structive motions and scurrilous pc
titions and afadavits filed with JUS
tice Eicher, who referred the con-
tempt citation to Justice Bailey for
determination. Mr.. Laughlin's con-
tention that three of the appellate
judges had disqualified themselves
IN this case arose from their dis
cussion in the opinion disposing OF
the custer appeal, of this and an
other contempt fine imposed on
Mr.. Laughlin during the long trial
The mass trial will be resumed to-
morrow. ~
Evening star., 1944-11-26
| Laurel Twins, 78,
| Think AHke,'
Both Join Navy

Warren S. and James NJ Baker
Laurel Md twins, have enlisted
together as potential Navy combat
air crewmen.
The youths, sons of Mrs. Ruth S
Baker, 206 Tenth street, Laurel, were
sworn in at the Navy Recruiting
Station here on the eve of their
18th birthday, and will leave Tues
day for the Naval Air Technical
Training Center at Memphis, Tenn,
the Navy said.
Explaining their joint enlistment,
the boys said, We're twins, and we
think alike
Evening star., 1944-11-26
National u. to Open
Library Tomorrow

National University's new library,
comprising about $4,000 books, will
be opened formally at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow at ceremonies to be at
tended by the faculty and student
body.
The library is evenly divided in
scope between law books and those
of scientific, historical or literary
nature, which form the research
section of the universityS Junior
College. Two months have been re-
quired to equip the library and tils
the works. The university is To-
Gated at 1925 New York avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-11-26
WLB Names Strike Chief

Appointment of Ronald w.
Haughton, Detroit, as chief Of its
strikes section was announced yes
terday by the War Labor Board. In
Detroit Mr.. Haughton served as the
regional WLB disputes director.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Two Allied Cruisers
Sunk, Japs Claim

B. the Associated Press.
The Tokyo radio today claimed
japanese planes sank two Allied
cruisers, four submarines and three
transports and left a carrier and a
battleship ablaze
The propaganda broadcast,
beamed to the United States and re-
corded by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, claimed an "en-
emy task force" was trapped east of
the Philippines Sunday Japanese
time) and the four capital ships hit
in a tWo-day aerial attack.
Tokyo claimed the transports were
sunk by suicide planes in Leyte Gulf
Saturday morning. The submarines
assertedly were sunk in the Western
Pacific the same morning.
All of these claims were uncon-
f1rmed.
An imperial communique report
ing the attack on the transports,
asserted that four others were set on
fire by japanese aircraft Friday and
Saturday.
The communique said American
supply dumps near Tacloban and
the Burauen Airfield, both on Leyte
Island. were bombed and fires
started.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
B, the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-Details Of
new 14-passenger transport plane
designed for short and medium
length feeder line" flights were an
nounced yesterday by Lockheed
Corp, which said it was the first step
toward postwar universal air trans
portation."
The plane has been designated
the Saturn, model IS, and conforms
in general to specifications for an
interurban or feeder line transport
outlined by airline engineers through
the Air Transport Association.
1t is little more than half the size
of the present standard airline
equipment, the 21-passenger Doug
las DC-3. The Saturn is designed to
carry IA passengers, two crewmen,
baggage and cargo, the interior ar
rangement being subject to quick
conversion to greater cargo space
by removal Of seats and movement
of a bulkhead.
1t is an all-metal, high-wine
monoplane powered by two Cont
nental-built Wright air-cooled ra.
dial engines rated at 525 horsepower
each Cruising speed was estimated
at more than 200 miles an hour. with
a top speed of 240 miles an hour
and a maximum range carrying
eight passengers of 1900 miles
take-off distance is figured at LOS;
feet and landing speed at 73 mile!
an hour. both characteristics which
would be valuable in operating from
small airports. Gross weight Is fig
ured at 1880 pounds, compared
with around Is 1000 for the DC-3.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
American Units, Commanders
On Western Front Are Listed

Fourth, Maj. Gen. John S. Wood.
Fifth, commander unannounced
Sixth, Maj Gen. Robert w. Grow.
Seventh, commander unan-
nounced.
Infantry Divisions.
First, Maj. Gen. Clarence H.
Heubner
Second, Maj. Gen. Walter M. Rob-
ertson.
Third, Maj. Gen. John w. O'Dan-
Fourth, Maj. Gen. Raymond o.
Barton.
Fifth, commander unannounced.
Eighth, Maj. Gen. Donald A. Stroh.
Ninth, commander unannounced.
Twenty-s sixth, Maj. Gen. Willard
Paul.
Twenty eighth, Maj. Gen. Norman
D. Gotta.
Twenty ninth, Maj. Gen. Charles
H. Gerhardt.
Thirtieth, commander unan-
nounced.
Thirty fifth, Maj. Gen. Paul w.
Baade.
Thirty-sixth, Maj. Gen. John E.
Dahlquist.
Forty-fifth, Maj. Gen. William w.
Eagles.
Seventy-ninth, Maj. Gen. Ira T.
Wyche.
Eightieth, commander unan-
nounced
Eighty third, Maj. Gen. Robert c.
Macon.
Ninetieth, Brig. Gen James A.
Van Fleet.
These are all that have been an
nounced by the War Department
and therefore the only ones that can
be mentioned.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Police Doubt Story Linking
Wilson 10 Minnesota Crime

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20.-Police
today expressed doubt that Otto S.
Wilson. "a, held incommunicado in
the mutilation slayings of two wom-
en-, had been outside Southern Cali
fornia and Nevada since 1941, al
though an 18-year-old Fresno, Calf
woman told police there she recog-
nized him from newspaper photo
graphs as the man who purportedly
attacked her in Minneapolis in
March. 1912.
Detective Lloyd Hurst said Mrs.
Lee Davidson's Identification will be
investigated. But he added that
Wilson, in a confession signed after
his arrest last Thursday, declared
he was working in a Pasadena
Calf, cafe at that time He said a
check of Wilson's movements indi-
Gated the former waiter and jan
itor left the State for only a few
weel S in the winter of 1912, to work
in Las Vegas, New. cafe, and that
he served in the Navy from 1880 to
1941.
A recorded statement in which,
detectives said, Wilson admitted
Staying Virgie Lee Griffin, 26, and
Lillian johnson, SO, will be SUBJ
mitted to the county grand jury
tomorrow. Inquests also will be
held tomorrow over the hacked
bodies of the two women found in
separate hotels here last Wednesday
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Arthur {. Young Elected
Head Of Columbia u. Club

Arthur E. Young of the National
Archives has been elected president
of the Columbia University Club
of Washington, it was announced
today.
Other officers, named at the re-
cent annual meeting. are: Associ-
ate Justice William o. Douglas of
the Supreme Court. first vice presi-
dent; Senator O'Mahoney, Demo-
crat, of wyoming, second vice presi-
dent. Assistant Secretary of State
Adolf A. Berle, third vice president:
William Roy Valance of the State
Department, fourth vice president:
DR.. Elwyn A. Mauck. Office of Amer
ican Defense. secretary; DR.. E. A.
Joliat, National Council of Business
Schools. treasurer, and these
trustees:
1t. Col. Willard B. Cowles, Melvin
H. Dalberg, Dean Irving S. Fusfeld,
1t. Col Henry S. Merrick, Mai
Henry D. Rinsland, DR.. Durward v.
Sandifer, DR.. James Simsarian.
1t. Col. Lester G. Wilson was
named alumni representative and
DR.. Carl Lokke, historian.
Several committees were ap-
pointed, including one on Veterans
of World War H. of which DIR. John
S. NoffSinger is chairman.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Chinese Recapfure
Town on Burma Road
In 5aIween Offensive
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNG KING, Nov. 20.-A
Central News dispatch today
said Chinese troops yesterday re-
captured the Burma Road town
of Mangshih, 81 miles from the
Burma border and third impor-
tant objective Of the Salween
offensive.
The other two main objectives,
Tengchung and Lungling-already
are in Chinese hands.
The high command yesterday said
Chinese troops who took Lungling
on November 3 were being reor-
|ganiZed for further action in the
Mangshih Valley area.
Chinese troops also are reported
fighting inside the North Burma
stronghold Of Bhamo, the Chinese
high command announced.
The town was penetrated Satur-
day after an American dive bombing
attack, the Chinese command said.
In bitter fighting the Chinese have
wrested one city block from the
japanese defenders of the town
which the Allies seek as station
on the projected Ledo-Burma road
route to China.
Recapture of Mangshih further
secured the prospective India China
supply route and pipeline now under
construction from Calcutta and ex-
pected ultimately to extend into
Yunnan Province
The next important Burma Road
objective in that province is Che
| fang, "a road miles southwest of
Mangshih.
The japanese drive toward Kwei-
chow Province continued with the
invaders approaching Hwaiyunchen,
so miles west Of fallen Liuchow and
less than 40 miles from the Kwang-
si-Kweichow border.
/ The Chinese high command has
disclosed that new potential threat
to Kweichow has developed with
further Japanese advances 18 miles
west of Paoching, where heavy fight.
ing was in progress.
Competent sources estimated the
japanese had thrown about ,00C
veteran troops into the South China
campaign presumably designed to
cut the Burma Road at Kweiyang
capital of KWeichoW Province.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Lockheed Plans Postwar Plane
For Short Feeder-Line Use

Robert E. Gross, president of
said in a statement that
the Saturn will bring flying to
Main street, and that is the first
step toward the universal air trans
portation so much discussed for the
postwar era"
The high performance of the
plane, he said, stems in part from
chronological discoveries out OF our
wartime experience" Production
cannot be started until war con-
tracts permit, Mr.. Gross said, ex-
planning that the company's work
volume had increased despite cut
backs in some parts of the industry.
The company builds the P-38
Lightning fighter, the C-69 Con-
stellation transport, the Navy's Ven-
tura search bomber, the Bit Fly
ing Fortress CBoeing no longer builds
this plane), and a new fighter, as
yet undisclosed.
Two applicants for feeder airline
routes have ordered the Saturn,
subject to granting of the routes
by the Civil Aeronautics Board, Mr.
Gross said.
The Saturn is the third new plane
to be announced in detail during the
International Civil Aviation Confer
ence, which attracted representa-
tives of 54 nations. One was the
Glenn L. Martin Co. Model 202 Mer-
curry, designed for standard airline
operations with a capacity of about
So passengers. The other was the
Boeing Model BIT Strato- Cruiser, 8
l00-passenger transport of tremen-
dous range based on the B-29 Su-
per Fortress.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
l8,000-MiIe Trip Made
By Youth for Induction
81 the Associated Press

6S tne Associated Press.
FORT SHERIDAN, Ill. Nov. 90
Gerald G. Mclaughlin, 81, VINO was
born in France and never had been
in the United States until three
months ago, is recruit here after
journey of $4,000 miles to get in
the armed forces, Army authorities
revealed yesterday.
Through his father, who for many
years was attached to the American
Embassy in Paris, young McLaugh-
lin has American citizenship. Driven
out by the Germans in 1941 the two
went to Lisbon and joined the EN-
bassy staff there. Gerald registered
with a Selective Service board in
Washington, but found he had to
come to the United States to get
into the Army.
AS an Embassy clerk young Nc
Laughlin was Permitted to fly, going
by way of Africa and Brazil.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
By the Associated Press.

Dy inc hooOSlhteu EIesss
LONDON, Nov. 20.-These are
the American Army forces engaged
against Germany, as recapitulateo
today by Yank, the Army weekly:
Twelfth Army group, 1t. Gen
Omar N. Bradley.
Sixth Army group, 1t. Gen. Jacob
Devers.
Armies.
First, 1t. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
Third, 1t. Gen. George S. Pat
ton, jr.
Seventh, 1t. Gen. Alexander M
Patch.
Ninth, 1t. Gen. William H. Simp.
SON
First Air borne, 1t. Gen. Lewis
H. Brereton.
Fifth, commander unannounced.
Sixth, Maj. Gen. Lucian K. Trus-
colt, jr.
Seventh, Maj. Gen. J. Lawtor
Collins.
Eighth, Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middle
ton.
Twelfth, Maj. Gen. Manton S.
Eddy.
Fifteenth, Maj. Gen. Wade H.
Haislip.
Nineteenth, Maj. Gen. Raymond
S. McLain.
Twentieth, Maj. Gen. Walton H.
Walker.
Air-borne Divisions.
Eighty-second, Brig. Gen. James
N. Gavin.
One hundred and first, Maj. Gen.
Maxwell D. Taylor
Armored Divisions.
Second, Maj. Gen. e. N Harmon
Third, Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
q Die as ; 1orpedoes
Sink Baltimore Freighter
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Three enemy torpedoes which hit
simultaneously. shattering the hull
of the Baltimore-built William S.
Thayer, ended the career of the
Liberty ship with the loss OF %
lives, the War Shipping Administra-
ton has announced
Named in honor of a distinguished
Johns Hopkins Hospital doctor who
died in 1882. the Thayer was deliv-
cred by the Bethlehem-F Fairfield
shipyards August Is, 1943- The ship
was carrying cargo from Murmansk
to the United Kingdom when she
was attacked by enemy submarines
and sunk.
Most of the casualties occurred
when the bow went under five min
utes after the torpedoes struck, VISA
officials reported. The Liberty ship
Robert Eden and a British destroyer
saved the master, Capt. Daniel A.
Sperbeck. and other survivors.
Among them were approximately
165 Russian naval personnel.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Rank Of 19 Officers
Listed Incorrectly

Nineteen men were listed erro-
neously in yesterdays Sunday Star
Army page promotion column as
captains. They were advanced from
second lieutenant to first lieutenant.
The Star regrets the error. They
are:
Wendell H. Tame, Air Forces,
Route 4, Alexandria.
Donald N Rice. Signal Corps. Vir-
ginia Public Service Co., Arlington.
James w. Mclean. Signal Corps,
23l0 Ashmead place NV.
William NJ Noonon. Air Forces,
939 Longfellow street NV.
David D. Anderson, Infantry, 724
Columbia road NV.
William K. Menefee, Finance, 5o14
jamestown road.
Ruskin M. Bland, Air Forces, $500
Fourteenth street NV.
Chalmers M. Roberts, Air Forces,
1245 Thirteenth street NV.
Norven H. Hawkins, infantry, Nc
Lean, Va.
William Vassill. military police,
100 West Grant avenue, Takoma
Park, Md
Lewis M. Clemmer, infantry, 4108
Ellicott street NV.
Joseph w. Sognier, Air Forces,
1850 Connecticut avenue NV.
Kimbrough S. Brown, Air Forces,
"A Montgomery road, Kensington,
Md.
Robert M. Hutchison, Air Forces,
.1712 Twenty-second street north,
Arlington.
James j. Matthews, Air Forces,
1929 Thirty eighth street NV, in
Italy.
Nicholas R. Roseway, jr., Berwyn,
Md, at Fort Myers, Fla.
Wendell H. Tame, Berwyn, Md,
at Harrington Air Field, Kans.
Frank A. Johnson, 1904 Tenth
street, with 9th Air Force in Eng
land.
William R. Thickstun. jr.. 1101
Euclid street NV, with 9Th Air
Force in England.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
Col. P. o. SieIer Is Given
Overseas ASSIGNMENT

1t. Col Phares o. Sigler, formerly
Of Washington and judge advocate
at Fort Belvoir since March, 1941,
will leave the engineer post for an
overseas assignment this week, ii
was announced today.
Col. Sigler, an amateur archaeolo-
gist, recently was appointed honor
AIRY editor Of Numismatic, national
collectors magazine. He Is gradu-
ate of Northwestern University Law
School.
Evening star., 1944-11-20
OPA Won't Resume
Rutioninq of Coffee

BY the Associated Press.
A spokesman for the Office Of
Price Administration said last night
a resumption of coffee rationing is
mot planned and not even under
discussion
Coffee supplies now. he said, are
equal to four months consumption
and 100000 bags will be importer
from Brazil during November az
December After that, he added,
Central American coffee will be
coming on the market.