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Evening star., 1944-09-11
1.-Two D. {. Flyers Get
DIE, FurIoughs Home

Distinguished Flying Crosses for
extraordinary achievements in ac-
ton were awarded to two District
men in Rome Saturday as they
gathered at an embarkation port
with 1000 other American airmen
recently freed from Romanian pris-
on camps.
The former prisoners are leaving
soon for the United States, where
they will be given 30-day furloughs.
The District men receiving the
crosses were 1t. George E. Boone,
$3.50 Connecticut avenue NV, and
Flight Officer Raymond I. Cady,
4407 Ninth street NV. 1t. Robert
L. Williamson, LOT Quaker lane,
Alexandria, Va, was third Dis
trict man listed in the partial list
of evacuated war prisoners made by
the 18th Air Force in Rome Tuesday.
Each of the liberated airmen re-
ceeived personal letter of thanks
and praise from Maj. Gen. Nathan
F. Twining, commander OF the 18th
Air Force.
1t. Boone's wife, Mrs. Betty
Boone, Is the daughter Of w. B.
Little. controller of The Star. 1t.
Boone was shot down after a raid
on the Ploesti oil fields, April IS,
and was listed as missing, and later
as prisoner of war.
Flight Off1cer Cady lived with his
aunt, Miss Lula Anderson. He bailed
out of his plane April IS, after a
raid on Bucharest. A letter from
him in July told of being a German
prisoner.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Merit System Seen
As Only Clear Issue
In Charter Battle

Allen H. Gardner, president of thl
Montgomery County Charter Com
mittee, charged today that recen
statements by opponents Of charte
government indicate that they d,
not want a merit system with an,
teeth in it," which the chartel
directs county personnel board t,
establish.
"The present spoils system exist
in most of the Offices of the count,
government" Mr.. Gardner declared
He added that the Brookings Insti
tuition reported after a survey tina
many employees were selected mainl!
for partisan reasons, and that en-
ployes, regardless of their qualifica'
tions or efficiency, were removed tt
make room for political employees
The report also stated that un.
necessary positions were created Of
continued to make places for party
workers, Mr.. Gardner said.
"As result of the spoils system,
Mr.. Gardner said, I'VE have seer
many questionable practices. Roads
have been built for special interests
Excessive amounts have been paid
for certain contract services. Nu-
merous employees find it expedient
to make campaign contributions
and one employe, at least, though
paid full time, spent a major por-
ton of his time attending college.
Denies Bureaucracy Charge.
Charter opponents have charged
the charter would establish a bu-
reaucracy by giving life tenure tc
the heads of departments and their
subordinates,' Mr.. Gardner assert
ed. The charter, however, provides
that various department heads shall
be appointed by the county man.
ager after consultation with the
County Council and subject to regu-
lation by the county personne
board.
The charter would prohibit dis
miSsal of employees without just
cause" Mr.. Gardner said. This is
the basis for charges by charter
opponents that the charter woulc
result in bureaucracy with life
tenure in office.
The charter opponents evi.
IDENTIFY favor Dismissal of employees
without just caAe, or they distrus1
the ability and integrity of the
county personnel board, which has
not yet been formed. The only rea-
sonable assumption is that the char.
ter opponents do not want a merit
system with any teeth in it."
Merit System Major Issue.
Mr.. Gardner said the merit sys-
tenn is the one clear issue in the
charter campaign and requested
charter opponents to answer these
questions:
l. Is it not true that one or more
county politicians, though not elect
ed by the people, have for many
years exercised executive preroga
tives in the county government ano
dominated many elected officials?
2. Is not this usurpation (men-
toned in the preceding question: Of
executive powers an aggravated
case of bureaucracy?
3. Do you favor the spoils sys-
tenn which is operative in so many
Offices of the county government?
4. If you do not favor the spoils
system what do you propose as 8
means of aboliShing it?
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Report for Last 10 Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom Noon Yesterday to Noon Today)
Highest, -. 4:25 pm. Year aso, IS.
Lowest. SO. $40 am. Year ago, 50.
Record Temperatures This Year.
HieEeSt, a6, on June IS
Lowest, Il on January O.
Evening star., 1944-09-11

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and GeCdetiC Survey
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Woman Speakers Head
Named by Democrats
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. l1.-Mrs
Charles w. Tllett, vice chairman ol
the Democratic National Commit
tee and head of the woman's di-
vision, yesterday announced the
appointment of Mrs. Albert E. Hill
of Nashville, Democratic national
committeewoman of Tennessee, as
director of the Speakers Bureau
of the division
In 1910 Mrs. Hill, whose late hus-
band was owner and publisher of
the Labor Advocate. became chair
man of the woman's division of the
Tennessee Democratic State Com
mittee.
She is a former president of the
Davidson County League of Women
Voters and was a member of the
committee which drafted the city
charter of Nashville
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Police Hunting Body
OF Father Drowned
Trying 10 Save 7 Sons

Montgomery County police to.
, day continued to search the Poto.
mac River just below Great Falls
for the body of county school bus
driver, believed to have drowned
Saturday night in an attempt tc
save his two sons after their boat
overturned
The two boys, Paul, 8, and Leon
ard, jr., IL, sons of Leonard Tes-
terman, 36, of Halpine, Md, were
rescued by two girl campers who
found them clinging to an over
turned boat.
Police said Mr.. FISHERMAN was
thought to have drowned after he
had jumped into the river and
rescued his younger son, who had
toppled in after falling asleep in
the boat.
In attempting to get the child
back in the boat it was overturned,
and the three were left houndering
In the river.
From what police were able to
learn, the father, a strong swimmer,
apparently wore himself out in a
frantic effort to round up the chill
dren in the darkness and was car
ried downstream. Ironically, both
boys were clinging to the boat, cry
ing for help.
The two campers, Miss Laddie
Durham, "a, MONTGOMERY County
school teacher, of 306 Whitestone
road, Indian Spring Village, and
Miss Jean Press. %, Foreign Eco
nomic Administration clerk. of 1880
Fuller street NV, heard the chill
dren cry for help and put out in
their boat from their camp site
nearby. The children were taken
ashore and wrapped in blankets
while a boatkeeper notified police.
Police said members of the Glen
Echo and the Cabin John Volunteer
Fire Departments joined in the
Soorch for tho roiccin0
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Arthur Richmon, So,
Playwright, Dies
By the Associatec Press.

By the Associatec Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. ll.-Arthur
Richman, 58, playwright and former
president OF the Society of Ameri-
can Dramatists and Composers, died
yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Born In New York City, Mr.. Rich
man was the author of The Awful
Truth" mot So Long Ago." "Am-
bush," and other plays.
Surviving are his former wife and
q son.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Ben Hur Group to Meet

Capt. Orville F. Sandefur, U. 8. A..
retired, will speak on the activities
Of 40 members Of United Court oi
the Ben Hur Society, who are nov
members Of the armed services, at
the organizations meeting at 8 pm
Friday In Pythian Temple, 1917
Ninth street NV. Calvin S. Orth
district deputy, and Samuel Trupp
chairman of the Executive Board
will also sneak.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Gls Won't Like This

SALT LAKE CITY, P.-GI's and
mails Superintendent Joseph w
Bambrough won't see eye to eye on
this, Mr.. Banabrough refused te
register a love letter to soldier
overseas. He ruled that a document
deed or affidavit to the soldier
abroad can be registered, but love
letter lis" neither an important mol
valuable paper"
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Germon Legation Stoff
And Wives Quit Helsinki

By the Associated Press.
HEISINKI, Finland, Sept. liz
Members Of the German Legation
stan and their wives departed from
Helsinki by train yesterday for
Turku where they boarded a steamer
for Stockholm.
The German women wept and
there were no "Heils!" or "Seigs!"
as the group of about 100 quietly
boarded the train.
Evening star., 1944-09-11

Rises. Sets
Sun, today 6:t6 1:23
Sun. tomorrow GA 30
Moon. today 1909 am. 400 p m
Automobile lichts must be turned on
0ns-half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Weather Report

District Of Columbia - MoStly
cloudy this afternoon; rain begin
ming tonight and continuing through
tomorrow. High near 10 today, fall
ing to low Cos tonight; continued
cool tomorrow.
Maryland and Virginia-Cloudy
with rain beginning tonight and
continuing tomorrow; moderate tenn
perature; windy on coast.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

tne electlOn hlmOSpneEe. 6uC tne
duPonts, In line with ether COP
flnanciers, evaded this clause by
crediting their $1s6.7s0 gift to So
members Of the DUPONT family.
In 1885, when the American Lib
erty League, Irenee duPont's pet,
pinned their hopes on the faded
Kansas sunflower, ALI Landon, LAM
mott DUPONT operated more openly.
He kicked in $105,OOO. Irenee gave
$95, 1000, Pierre S. $4,000 and fvs
other duPonts $4,000. The grand
total was $341 900.
TOTAL $Sl5,2SO
Through the duPonts, Dewey has
other rich sources to tap. The E.
I. DUPONT de Nemours Co., headed
by Lammott DUPONT, owns q 20 per
cent interest in General Motors.
IL Dewey's finance chairmen are
looking for inspiration, they will
find IL In the 1910 report, which
showed the combined contribu-
tlons Of the duPonts and direc-
tors Of the e. i. DUPONT and GM
totaled ss15,2S0.
But there is more to the GM-
DUPONT story than cold cash. There
Is conclusive evidence that these
corporations, who heartily endorse
Dewey, have been links in a con-
tinual anti-labor campaign and
worse.
Dewey's statement that the
worlds raw materials should be
made available to all nations Is
strictly campaign oratory, since
Lammot dupont, one Of his chief
hackers, 10 a principal defendant
In an antitrust suit filed by the
government last January. The suit
was filed against the Imperial
Chemical Industries, It.. the du-
Pont Company and Lammot du-
Pont In order to dissolve an inter-
national chemical cartel.
NAZI TIES
The government suit further
charged that disruption Of joint
operation between DUPONT and
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

"If by some mischance Roosevelt
should be defeated" Brophy warn
ed, "ths reactionaries who are at
tacking his program will turn next
against organized labor, and par
ticularly against Its most progress
sive wing.
"All over the country CIO must
concentrate on the simple but diff
ficult Job of getting Its member
ship registered and getting them
out to the polls
Brophy, in reviewing the work
Of industrial union councils, from
the days when they were primarily
concerned with organizing, to their
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

surance that 10 intended to use
its good Offices to have IG Far
ben participation restored.
The GOP-dominated Natl. Assoc.
of Manufacturers IL a secondary
outlet for the DUPONT political phi
losophy. And since so many Of the
MANS functions have been
branded as anti-labor-a Congress
sional committee stated that its
Natl. Industrial Information Bu-
reau was organized to "forestall
union organization"-duPont can
hardly escape the anti-labor tag.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

Sidney Hillman to probe Gannett
and other pro-GOP organizations,
promptly replied with a subpoena Of
the COMMITTEE" records, which
should make interesting reading.
More defiance of the House
Committee came at o hearing
this week when Joseph Kamp,
pro-fascist head Of the "Con-
stitutional Education League, Inc,
also refused to tell where he gets
his money.
Kamp ran foul Of the LaFollette
Committee as long ago as 1887,
when Sen. Thomas ID. Utah) found
by questioning that the constitu-
tional educator didn't even know
what Article or the first III
Amendments were about.
His latest publication, aimed
at CTO-PAC and Roosevelt, IL
called "vote CLIO and Get
n Soviet America" Seven years
ago, he put one out called Join
the CLIO and Build Soviet Amer
lea"
The anti-FDR, anti-labor line
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

The contrast came when the
committee called at CIO-PAC Offices
in New York, at PACs invitation.
and when they followed up by
calling at Frank Gannett's "Con-
stitutional Government Committee"
which supports Dewey.
All books were thrown open
at the PAC Office, and the Con-
gressmen invited and urged to
look at everything. This followed
iiling Of complete financial state
ments by PAC at o Washington
hearing two weeks ago.
1t IL q different story at Can
nett's COMMITTEE" where the Con-
sressmen were defied by the ex-
scutive secretary, Edward A.
Rumely.
Rumely fatty refused TO turn
over 0 list Of contributors, even
though they are admittedly chip
ping In at the rate of $3.50 .
year for the Dewey supporting
Committee"
The House group, which was
asked earlier by PAC Chairman
The CIO news., 1944-09-25
Men Behind Dewey
Dupont Dough
Fiqhts Unions

(Sscond Of . series the big money boys Cho bach
Thomas E. DsOsy is this article Lsmsof dupont,
u. s. sd.sfraIss ShOss soaaH is "No snions taxes
sky-hieh br0fts" Others jN she series scAU foUoC
The Dewey campaign fund is already swolen-close to
s1 600 I'm Jersey
and millions win roll IN from the 40 states still to heard
FROM With the times they the past guide, it's
safe to predict that the DUPONT family donation will list
as usual.
Take the 1910 campaign for example The Hatch limit
Ing contribution from individuals purify
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

present Jobs with legislative and
other government agencies, pointed
to the need for training Of new
leadership to help with the en-
tended tasks that the councils must
tackle.
1--WE need arrangements with
local school boards and state
universities for the training Of
officers Of local unions and coun-
ellis in Office administration,
parliamentary law, public speak
! ing and q knowledge Of basic Ia
bor legislation" he declared.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25
Of red-baiting hasn't changed In
all that time.
No. ] Job Political Action,
Brophy Tells CIO Councils

SARATOGA SPRINGS n Y.-The No. job Of CLIO Indus
Union Councils is political action, and should take
ceence everything IUC Director John Bophy told the
n " State CLIO convention.
The CIO news., 1944-09-25
70 Every Member Of che c1o,
pnnU MUnaAx.
Nvssidsss
jams D. CAasx
1seysfery.T y.TSssssrsr
ALLAN Q. HAywooc.
Wee Prss'dsss ssS ossssissiisssi Dirsess,

y
kind
Wall whether
tramp streets
hen
children
peace or our n
Nc5ER
decision American citizen GOOD time and
judgment.
member that
right duty
II family and union that 10
at This election
The CIO news., 1944-09-25

10, Farbcn-Industrie, Germany's
top chemical combination, was
smoothed over by duPont's rs
The CIO news., 1944-09-25
CIO-PAC Opens Books;
Deweyifes Need Subpoena

WASHINGTON, Sept 23-Congressmen ON the House Cam
pagn Investigating Committee got sharp contrast between two
kinds political acon-the kind and the COP knd-ths
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

the coast Kee had stumbled upon
the village after a particularly BAG
bout of drinking and cann.baliSm.
The chief was having the horrors
and the rest were roo scared TO do
anything 10 the small Chinese lie
told them he was a devil doctor anC
cave the chief enough opium 10
quiet him. Then. later, Kee did Chi
nese conjuring tricks 10 show them
how clever he was
Me. I fright them TOO much" he
told me. But this time they too
cranky They takee white men.
White head big tamaran.'
They amt going TO hurt Mary"
Potter groWled.
And darned If he wasn't holding
her hand
We pcered along the village
street. They were already stagger.
ing in a sort of line, shaking their
ten-foot spears and slashing with
murderouS bamboo knives az the
posts on which stood the heads of
our Solomon men.
BY midnight they started raking
the fire and leaves from the cooking
stones Then they rolled the head.
less bodies onto the stones.
Potter chung to Mary's hand and
Kce was splitting like a cat.
Great men lurched about the
fires. growing like animals and
SlaShing with their knives at the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

ike shape at the back OF his elongated head
|liey you feller, Luluai" ! said trying, 10
b my voice calm, cast off this tietie"
/ shut moui' growlcd the chief smoking Ny
|Govina catch YOU bimebv' told him
|Bimeby me fellow kai.kai head blong you
Suddenly there was a bobbory al the end OF
Village a shrill volley OF bad language came
the chief dropped his spear,
['hcn one o.. the Stranrc%t sights ] ever saw
Rared. 4 tiny Chinese bounced into the shelter
Pc we were. arms waving and chatcring like
fngry magpc.
fWhat nance shrickcd the Chinese What
r. YOU bushman kaikai man? You catch
fdim. tie him alice same pig. You kai-kaI
D. man kilce YOU We were unticC quickly.
While we stood up rubbing our aches auC.
j. ne went around that chief like a bantam
hing at turkey cock.
| lie no kai-kai YOU now said the Chinese.
| re better YOU come along house blOng me-"
Ne followed him between the huts 90 where
ger house OF palm and thatch stood in a
W mpound. A beaten path led 70 the door.
Yelnd i'm il stood the prettiest little Chinese
| I had ever seen. She was about eighteen.
Piccin b1ong me- said the Chinese proudly.
. Fne Mary Kce.'
Mary Kee?" gasped Potter
| Me- Christian" said her father with dignity
! Harry stood head down. her black hair like
.uer cap, but / could see her taking stock OF
er. He younger than J. with dark hair
waved i'm a way that women like fresh
AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

site bling me here They
taKee me, mary blong me
and piccin. Bimeby Ger.
mani man takee mary,
flog me too much. So
killee mary, take piccin,
80 bush
How long behind you
do this"
Seven Christmas"
Seven years? How
d'you figure on gcttin'
OUT"
Il no like said Kee,
uneasily "Bimeby, I take
piccin. 90"
Hear talk" I said
"S'pose you help Us, we
take you 60 other place
You got sip"
Sure, schooner"
Can do" Kee said.
We crouchcd IN the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

Inc pauncny, ScIuD-neaQed ttelHle
scowled at me.
TO you go inlandt. you make
drouble, you gone complain. You
lose men, your own fault. You
traders is all the zane You sell
gin, guns and complain when the
bushmen attack you"
We went down the bay and picked
up Kee and Mary. Then we pulled
10 sea.
1t wasn't until we were clear that
Kee opened that bale he'd toted
from the speak house.
It contained fifty paradise skins.
perfect they were, each one a sheet
OF colored Jewels. He had "emer.
aids, magnificents' and some
reds
l sold them TO a trader in Rabaul
and divided the profit three ways,
Kee. Potter and myself.
Potter looked a bit funny when
he got his.
II got bit Of an island up in the
Gilberts." he told me. Thought Ia
90 up there and work copra, settle
down, like
Mary was looking at him like a
spaniel.
OK, I'm going up there, I'll
drop YOU off"
Thought I'd take Kee and Mary
along" he mumbled. II need an
overseer, you see, and"
Il see" l told him.
I missed them. all three, but I
traded a lot in the Gilberts and saw
them every trip. Three Of the hap
piest folk | ever knew
Next week Cap'n Johnson tells the
story OF "BeachcOmbers i'm Eden"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

color and smiling, hcfty, quick with his hands.
Inside the little hut was clean as a whistle
with a low table and Stools
TOO much trouble Kee said. They kai-kai
Solomon trarrl dtiuk-bILnEn4 thGy-k 4llee yeti.
Listen Kee. how long will it take to get
German troops up here"
no got Kec gaspcd. mo savvy Germani"'
"Oh no" Potter said What YOU bin up -
TTIeTman fog me too much. Me- I coolie.
TheY take me from Java.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

darkness, lis
tening 10 the
yellS an q
drums.
II seemed
that in as
Gaming from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

Successful Headhunter
Dancing to the Tune of
Zard-S kin Drums
Whose ClamOr Echoes
for Miles,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

shadows Women. naked beasts, sprawled
Kee had disappeared-and we knew an attack
was imminent.
Something scratching at the-pafrr1 teat
wall.
A rifle poked through
"Grabm quickquick" came a voice, and KEGS
yellow face appeared behind the rifle lie had
our Fn%e4refs,
Good
We loaded and stood ready
Then a spear sailed through the doorway.
Walt" Kee yelled and fired at them.
saw one fan and killed the other cursing
Kce for fool
you'll have them all here"
NO got he said. ALA man sleep TOO much.
Put plenty opium in dlink. All finish. More
better go bush
We stepped outside and went towards the
speak house
Kcc ducked into the speak house and came
out dragging matWIapped bale.
Daytime caught US few miles from the
vace and we holed up in the bush.
They search US Kee chartered.
All day heard them, but they never came
close At night went
BY the time managed TO scare a native
into taking us 10 the coast were all pretty
far gone. We left Kee and Mary in native
hut while we went TO get the Malta. l took the
opportunity Of reporting that cannbal village TO
a German official
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-05-05
FIREMEN'S DAY

Monday, May LIST, in addition to
being May Day, might be designated
Firemen's Day for Rising Sun fire.
men, when they received four calls
for aid, and were kept on the run
pretty much all day.
In the morning they were called to
the farm of George Cox, near town,
whose tractor was wrecked by fire,
as mentioned elsewhere. During the
afternoon and evening they were
called Quit three more times to fight
woods and field fires.
One of the fires was on the Cher
waty farm, near Calvert. The second
at Mt. Zoar, where the fire spread
through the woods to the Mt. Zoar
church, which structure was dam
aged before the flames were gotten
under control.
The third was field fire on the
Barrett farm, on the Horseshoe, east
of the Boy Scout camp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-05-05
PORT DEPOSIT

Miss Roberta G. White, of Port
Deposit, recording secretary in the
Md. Division American Association of
University Women, attended the an
nual convention at the Hotel Stafford
in Baltimore, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pugh enter
tanned their daughter, Mrs Holly
Bremen, during the week.
Miss Mary Blackburn has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lovejoy, in
Merchantville, N. ].
Edward Buck was home from
Western Maryland College, Westmin-
ster, over the weekend.
Mrs. Hopkins of Baltimore, spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
John Mohrlein, Port Deposit.
Mrs. Walter Todd and Mrs. Will
liam Cain attended the Grand Chap
ter of the Eastern Star convention,
at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Balti-
more, last week.
Recent guests of Mrs. L. v. G..
Westerfield were Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ct Vanneman, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Post and Miss Margaret Post of Sa-
lem N. j.
Miss Catherine Roe of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend at her home
here.