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Evening star., 1944-12-16
Miles, Famed Sculptor, Lobors
|On Fountain for Falls Church

"Himmelgruppen" is Paradise Re-
union" Among its characters are
mother and child, husband and wife,
two sisters, two lovers, and boy
with his pets. Plus the "Vagabond,"
which admirers say may be COM
pared to Robins Thinker" as an
artistic creation, and who gazes
pensively from his tatters. Beside
him are his two dogs. OF this Mr.
Miles indicates he is fondest.
after ALL" he said, recalling early
days of struggle in Paris, II love
vagabonds. I was one myself once
When "Himmelgruppen" stands
complete, a mist will shroud it.
faint spray issuing from apertures
in the figures will give the effect o1
a spirit world"
Already, with the group still ir
the black-clay stage, the work has &
strong influence. Visitors say they
receive a feeling of being com.
forted.
If it turns out, as Mr.. Miles hopes
that "this will be my best" thu
fountain will surpass his famous
Orpheus in Stockholm and American
works such as his peace monument
in st. Paul, St. Louis fountain
Chicago's Diana, and others in Will
mington, Del; Harrisburg, Pa; Anr
Arbor, Mich, and at Cranbrook.
Mr.. Miles, declining to permi
photographs at this stage in th'
work, said he prefers that the publ,
await the final unveiling. No spe
! Ciflc date has been set.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Hunruhon Sees Master Zonino
Benefiting Arlington After War

A bright future for Arlington
County was seen today by County
Manager Frank C.. Hanrahan be-
cause of steps taken six years age
in inaugurating a master zoning
plan
Explaining that there will be a
tendency in the postwar period for
people to leave the cities for the
more leisurely existence afforded by
rural communities, Mr.. Hanrahan
said the big postwar job facing Ar
lington and other such communities
will be the rehabilitation of worm
out property and the creation of
better housing facilities.
The cities are losing population to
the suburbs. the county manager
asserted. This already accentuates
the Importance of plans to improve
worn-out sections.
Lose Revenue on U. S. Housing.
Asserting that Arlington County
is IN position to gain by the trend
away from the cities because of its
zoning plan. Mr.. Hanrahan said that
although the county has suffered a
loss in revenue through Federal wal
housing, the planning setup has
prevented such situations as might
have occurred if proposal to build
temporary houses along Lee boule-
ward had gone through.
While Federal housing has re-
suited in some revenue loss, he
added, the county has benefited
from the construction by the Gov
eminent of the S14;0O0,000 Pentagon
road network.
This development, Mr.. Hanrahan
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Second Union Local
Quits clio Council
OF Maryland District
Other Withdrawals
Predicted as Leaders.
Are Accused as. Reds
BY the Associated Press.
DAY r,TNFOnr r

|
BALTIMORE, Dec. 16.- The
schism in the CIO Maryland District
Industrial Union Council was wider
today with the announcement that
second union local had Withdrawn
from the group and prediction
that others would follow suit.
Nat Klein, president of the United
Retail, Wholesale and Department
Store Workers, local 327, of Balti-
more, announced that his group had
quit the Council and the Baltimore
Industrial Union Council.
Local 1874 of the Textile Workers
of America announced Wednesday
that it was seeding from the coun-
Gil, and officials declared in Cum
berland that the leadership of the
Maryland District Council was
Communist dominated.
Called "Balaerdash."
Ulisse De Doulinics, council pres
ident, said in statement that the
Western Maryland CIO groups as
sertion was "unprincipled balder-
dash" He was not available for
comment on the latest withdrawal.
Mr.. Klein predicted that other
CIO locals affiliated with the coun-
Gil would withdraw within a week
and added:
"Our union adopted a motion to
disaffiliate from the Industrial
Union Council because of the un-
democratic procedure of the State
convention of the council"
Mr.. Klein said he was referring
to the annual convention held in
Washington last week, where Mr..
De Dominicis was elected to an
other term as president. Some of
the delegates said they were dis
satisfied with the way in which the
election was conducted and claimed
they had no chance to speak for or
against candidates at the meeting.
Murray Silent.
When asked whether his union
local also had accused the council
leadership of being Communistic,
Mr.. Klein said he was authorized
to say only that the local had acted
for reasons substantially the same
as those of the textile workers.
President Richard Boyden of the
Cumberland local said he had ap-
pealed his groups decision to Emil
Rieve, national president of the Tex
tile Workers Union of America, and
asked for an Interpretation of the
bylaws"
Il believe was right when I ruled
the proposal to quit the Maryland
District Council was out of order
and the others were wrong when
they ruled me out of order and went
ahead with it," he said
Mr.. Boyden said sit is probable
that some national officers of the
union will come here TO straighten
the whole mess out"
The textile workers local, which
has headquarters in Cumberland,
has membership of about $500 and
is said to be the largest CIO local
in the Nation. Mr. Klein said his
organization had membership of
more than 900,
A spokesman for Philip Murray,
national president of the CIO, said
IN Washington last night that Mr..
Murray had no comment on the
situation in Maryland and that it
was primarily a matter for the
State organization to handle.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, Dec. 16.-An eager,
busy workman in his 10th year,
Sculptor Carl Miles hopes to unveil
in 1945 his greatest achievement
a fountain group of IS figures for a
cemetery near Falls Church, Va
Fellow artists have joined with the
world-famous Swedish master in an
ticipating that this work will out
rank all his others.
The "Himmelgruppen"-Mr. Miles
resorts to his native Swedish to sug-
gest a name for the work which he
started six years ago-will be vast
creation in bronze forming a rect
angular fountain 108 feet long and
80 feet wide. 1t will grace the Ma.
tional Memorial Park Cemetery, or
Lee highway.
The clay figures, later to be cast
in bronze, now fill Mr.. Miles ex-
lpansive studio at idyllic Cranbrook
lin wooded country near suburban
Birmingham. Many of them are
lite-size or a trif1e larger, others
are in miniature.
Mr.. Miles speaks tenderly of his
fountain. Although it's site will bt
"a cemetery, the fountain is intended
to lift mems hearts, rather than tt
sadden. Il would want no one tc
think of tragedy when he sees this
fountain" Mr. Miles Said. There
is enough of sorrow in this life with
out adding more to it after death.
Freely translated. Mr.. Miles
Evening star., 1944-12-16
IA Candidates Chosen
By Alexandra Chamber

The names of ID candidates tt
fill seven vacancies on the Board ol
Directors of the Alexandria Chamber
OF Commerce have been mailed tt
members of the chamber by Business
Manager Martin E. Greene. Ballot.
ing will take place next week.
The names were chosen in pre-
liminary balloting the first foul
days of this week. Following elec.
ton of the seven new directors
they will meet with the seven direc-
tors whose terms have not expired
to select officers and a fifteenth di-
rector to serve at large.
Those named in this weeks ballot.
ing are: William K. Coakley, in.
cumbent president; Francis H. Fan
non, Charles M. Jones, Chester
Pierce, o. Ashby Reardon, Howard
Richards and Robert G. Whitton fol
reelection to another term, and tt
serve as new directors, Gardner L
Boothe, j. C. Gaines, Clarence Hite
Charles Pullman, Albert Smoot anc
Marvin Wilson.
Evening star., 1944-12-16

said, stimulated the widening o1
Columbia pike and Jefferson Davis
highway and had a direct bearing
on the development of industrial
interests in the county. Construc-
ton of the Shirley Memorial high
way also can be attributed to the
Pentagon network, he said.
Boards Cooperating.
Cooperation between the County
Board and the County Planning De-
partment, Mr.. Hanrahan said, has
facilitated Federal developments
that have been beneficial to the
county.
Meanwhile, he saids Frank l..
Dieter, county planning engineer,
has been named by Raymond v.
Long, director of the State Planning
Board, to serve on a Committee of
Local Surveys and Studies. Mr..
Dieter for some time has been serv-
ing as member of the State Plan
ming Board advisory staff and is fa-
mlliar with planning problems of
numerous communities in the State.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
IS592,7OS in Military
Supplies Given Maryland
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 16.-An
allotment of $592,708 to date in mill
tary supplies, clothing, trucks and
other articles by the Federal Govern
ment for use by. members of the
State Guard was reported yesterday
by Gov. O'Conor.
The latest items received were &C
ton-and-a-half trucks, valued at
$40 900, and other articles included
$4,000 flannel shirts, 1900 pairs OF
shoes, 2,340 rifles, first-aid kits and
other equipment.
Gov. O'Conor declared that the
maintenance of all State troops at
peak strength even after this war
will be Maryland's military policy
He told battalion commanders of the
Maryland State Guard last night
that State Guards and reserve
militia units were virtually the only
trained men available in domestic
emergencies.
ut is imperative for the continued
security of our State and our people
that the State Guard be maintained
at peak strength, he said.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Ground 10 Be Broken
For Silver Spring Church

Ground-breaking services for st.
Luke's Lutheran Church, Silver
Spring, will be held at 3 pm. to-
morrow at the corner of Colesville
Evening star., 1944-12-16

Justice Committees of the Senate
and House with instructions to rec
ommend such action as they deem
proper.
The House committee, which made
an extensive investigation last win
ter, recommended before adjourn
ment of the 1914 session that the
Supreme Court determine whether
Judge A. B. Carney of the Norfolk
County Circuit Court might be re-
moved under a 1912 legislative act.
Should the court hold that the
judge could not be retired under
this act the committee recommended
that the Governor call a special ses-
sion of the General Assembly to
consider his removal by means
specified in the Constitution. The
Supreme Court declined to act.
The Assembly yesterday also
elected L. Mccarthy Downs as a
member of the State Corporation
Commission and selected J. Gordon
Bennett, Mr. Downs first assistant
to be his successor as State auditor
Evening star., 1944-12-16

9lluUUU.
DR.. Lloyd M. Keller, Baltimore,
president of the Lutheran Synod of
Maryland. will speak. Greetings of
the Silver Spring Ministerial Asso-
citation will be brought by the Rev.
Walter w. Gale, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church and president of
the association.
The Rev. r. c. Sorrick is pastor
of the church, which has been meet
ing at the Silver Theater. 1t was
established about 20 months age
after the Federation of Churches OF
Greater Washington recommended
that several new churches be es-
tablished in the Silver Spring area
which has a population of about
46, 900 persons. st. Luke's Church
now has a membership of 225.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Power Firm 10 Close
Arlington 5ubstation;;
Ends Smoke Nuisance

An investigation by Alexandria
City Manager Carl Budwesky of q
War Production Board order for
continued operation of the Virginia
Electric g. Power Co. substation at
Wolfe and Wilkes streets has re-
suited in an agreement to close the
substation, thus eliminating the
smoke and ash nuisance in the
southeast section of the city, it was
learned today.
Officials of VEPCO said the old
substation will be closed tomorrow
when new station for the Naval
Torpedo Station will go into opera
tion.
Mr.. Budwesky said he understood
the continued operation of the old
VEPCO plant had been ordered by
the War Production Board, and
when he asked the War Utilities Di-
vision of WPB several weeks ago to
authorize the company to close the
plant, he was informed that its
continued use was essential to the
war effort.
He then found that only the Fed
eral Power Commission had author
| ity to order its continued opera
ton and that it had issued no such
order.
Mr.. BudWesky learned that WPB
could forbid dismantling of a plant,
but could not require its operation.
Following conferences with VEPCO
officials, the closing of the plant was
arranged for the time when the new
substation was ready to serve the
Torpedo Station.
This is the first concrete step TAX
en- to abate the smoke nuisance
since the passage of the ordinance
in April, according to Mr.. Budwesky,
who also has informed the City
Council that negotiations are under
way with railroad officials to have
steam jets for smoke control in
stalled on all locomotives operating
in and through Potomac Yards. This
would cut down smoke in other Sec
tions of the city.
Mr.. Budweskys report to the City
Council is the first of monthly re-
ports he will make on smoke abate-
ment progress since employment Of
part-tine smoke engineer.
The company has asked that
banked fires be carried in two of the
old plants boilers to prevent the
apparatus from freezing and that
permission be granted to operate it
if at any time unforeseen circum-
stances should make it necessary.
| Mr.. Budwesky said he was told
this operation will not cause a smoke
nuisance, since the breeching from
the old boilers is connected to the
new boiler plant so the products of
combustion from the banked fires
will pass through one of the new
plants precipitators.
Evening star., 1944-12-16

road and High
land drive.
The building
program includes
the church and
a part of the
educational unit.
1t will cost $780,
900 and will be
of brick con-
struction. Work
will begin Janu-
ary l and 1t is
expected to be
completed h / S
S u m m er. The
e n tire project
will cost about
Evening star., 1944-12-16
Woman Rescues Purse
But Loses Her Car
nc +he Aeeociotod prnee

BY the Associated Press.
SULLIVAN, Ind.-As a freight
train bore down on the automobile
of Mrs. Harry Banther, stalled on
crossing near here, she jumped
from the machine, but left her purse
in the car.
She climbed back into the car,
recovered the purse and jumped
again just before the train smashed
the auto into small pieces.
Evening star., 1944-12-16
! ,542 Casualties on Tirpitz

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 16 tP.-
Forty-two German officers were
killed and 1,500 members of the
crew were either killed or injured
when the battleship Tirpitz was
sunk by British bombers at Tromsoe,
Norwegian Legation forces said last
night. #*E
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Army Pro-NegIirI'o
Race Pamphlet
links Sout1erner

Washington, March g. Cup -
Chairman Andrew j. May, D., KY.
said today an investigation by his
House Military Affairs Committee
had halted Army plans to distribute
a pamphlet purportcdly describing
northern Negroes as the intellectual
equals of southern whites.
The War Department acknow-
lodged that many copies Of the
pamphlet-which 1t said was in
tended to combat the Na1 super
race fable-had been purchased
but said 1t had decided not to use
them even before the investigation
because some Of the material was
inadequate.
May said the book, entitled THE
Races of Mankind" had ben pur-
chased for distributor in connec-
ton with Army Orientation Courses
after the United Services Organiza-
lions refused to permit their circu-
lation In USO centers.
The chairman said they contain
ed survey showing the average
Negro of New York, Massachusetts,,
and Connecticut ranked on an in
tellectual plane with the average
white man Of Kentucky, Arkansas
and Mississippi.
1T won't be distributed by the
Army" May declared. If 1t is we
will have plenty to say and 1t will
be said right on the floor Of the
House. It has no place in the Army
program
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Burma Yonks
Smash JoDs
In Maya Hills

With American Forces in Burma,
March Observation-Disclosures
can veterans of the Solomons and
New Guinea campaigns, going into
action on the Burma front for the
first time, have smashed a Japan
csc force in the Maya hills sector
after 200-mile forced march
through the northern Burn a
jug1es, it was disclosed today.
The surprise thrust trapped a
force of some 1000 Japanese be-
tween the American column and
Chinese troops striking eastward
through the Hukawng river valley
and major battle was believed i'm
minent.
Sweeping wide around the Jap
anese flank, the Americans slashed
their way 10 miles behind the
enemy lines and seized the village
of Wilawbum after brief clash
with the japanese garrison. The
surprised enemy defenders suffered
relatively heavy casualties. Ameri-
can losses were described officially
as very light.
The main Japanese force bottled
up between the American and
chinese columns, however, was put
ting up increasingly-stiff resistance
in an effort to break clear of the
trap.
The Americans, commanded by
Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill, struck
directly across the Maya hills from
the Indian frontier, presumably fol-
lowing the new Ledo road being
built across northern Burma under
the protection of Lt.-Gen. Joseph
w. Stillwell's American-trained and
equipped Chinese forces.
(The dispatch indicated the
troops were army units, describing
them only as ~. S. 1nfantrymen"
who had participated in the New
Guinea and Solomon Island fight
ing.)
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Timoshenko
NOT Bopped

New York, March 6-(UP)-The
United Press today Issued the fol-
lowing denial:
On February IA the newspapers
New York rld-Telegram, New
York Journal American, Daily
News and New York Herald Tribune
published a dispatch of a London
correspondent of the United Press
in which 1t was said that allegedly
at q reception on the birthday Of
Prime Minister Churchill in Tere-
han. Marshal Timoshenko made
careless speech and Premier Mar
shall Stain In order to silence him
struck him.
simultaneously or next day the
above mentioned newspapers and
the New York Times published an
other dispatch of the United Press
from Washington wherein Presi-
dent Roosevelt'S statement was
quoted denying this fictitious re-
port Of the London correspondent
and pointing out that Marshal Tim
oShenko was not even present at
Churchill's reception at Terehan.
In connection with this the
United Press finds 1t necessary to
state the following.
Continued on Page a.
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Argentine
Stops News
Continued on Page ~

Buenos Aires, March 6-(UP)-
The Argentine government has sus-
pended United Press leased wire
circuit operating between Argentina
and Montevideo and at the same
time has forbidden the use Of Tele-
graphic, telephone and radio COM
munications for the transmission Of
news inside Argentina by Presna
Unida, Argentina subsidiary Of the
United Press which serves Argen-
tine newspapers.
A government communique said
that the indefenite suspension Of the
leased wire, and Of communications
between points inside Argentine by
Presna Unida, was based on evi.
dence that the leased wire, author
lied only for United Press use, had
been used by Prensa Unida.
This was called "a very grave ir1-
fraction of legal authority and re-
lations" and 1t was said that the &C.
ton taken was without prejudice
to future imposition Of further PEN
alties."
An investigation Of the case win
be continued by the office Of tele-
graphs and radio communications,
the decree said.
The government also suspended
the Buenos Aires afternoon LvWAs
papr, La Razon and a new decrWo
issued yesterday set the suspense
CONTINUED on Page a
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| The first official reports
based on radio advices from
the big bOmbers of a Every
strong" fleet, indicated that
the American raiders -
thwarted by weather only
Saturday in an attempt to
deIuge Berlin with bombs
had scored a great success
today.
Stunned by the impact Of
the onslaught, Nazi propa-
gandists were silent until
United States Headquarters
had announced the historic
operation. Then they burst
into a frenzy Of claims that
German defenders ha d
Swarmed to the defense OF
their capital with everything
at their command.
The Nazi radio admitted that "a
major part Of the enemy formations
were able to reach the capital" half
an hour after issuing a tentative
propaganda claim that the American
bombers "were scattered In several
groups and driven of to the south
when they reached the outskirts Of
greater Berlin"
BY NaI account-11ot Immediately
borne out by headquarters here
massive forces Of American and Ger
man planes were locked in a great
struggle over hundreds Of square
miles of the reich, including the
Berlin area which ReichsmarShaI
Herman Goering once said was Inn
mune to Allied bombs.
Early reports from the q. 8. Eighth
Air Force bombers INDICATED that the
weather was clear over Germany.
making it possible to carry out q
pin-point assault on Berlin targets.
And also enambling Nazi fighters
to shoot the works in defense Of
Adolf Hitler'S No. stronghold.
Battles
The DNB News Agency said that
at 1880 a. m. German time) great
battles were being fought all the
way from the zuider Zee to the
HaVel Lakes near Berlin. The
strongest" force of German fight
rs rose ii challenge the Americans.
DNB said. and hundreds Of anti
aircraft batteries laid an aerial car
pet of fire all across Germany.
The alert sounded in Berlin short
ly before p. m, DNB said, add
ing that numerous planes are re-
ported crashing" apparently in the
area Of the capital itself.
CONTINUED on Page ~
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$500, 900 VI. BIoze
Rozes Business Block

st. Johnsbury, VT, March 6. (UP)
Damage was estimated at $780,
900 today after a spectacular fire de-
stroyed downtown business block
containing a theater, bowling alleys
and stores.
With the temperature % degrees
below zero, flremen from seven Yer
mont and New Hampshire COM
munities laid more than 10 miles
of hose while battling the blaze
yesterday.
The movie house destroyed was
the interstate Star theater, with q
seating capacity Of 800.
Five persons escaped from upper
floor apartments In the three-story
brick structure after being awakened
by the barking Of a Scottish terrier
owned by Mrs. Evelyn Schultz.
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CONTINUED on Page a
Lepke Died
CIose-Lipped

New York, March 6-(UP)-Evi-
dence mounted today that Louis
(Lepke) Buchalter, overload Of Muir
der, Inc, followed the unwritten
gangland code and went to his death
with sealed lips when the law he
outraged so long finally caught up
with him.
j. Bertram Wegman, counsel for
Lepke who died with two henchmen
In the Sing Sing electric chair Sat-
urday night for the murder of the
Brooklyn candy store proprietor
said the racket leader held 1.-TWO
keys In his hand"
"He chose to use the one that
opened the door to eternity rather
than the other one" Wegman said
"An attorney has to do what his
client instructs him to do rather
than what the attorney thinks
should be done"
The lawyer refused to reveal what
the second key" could have I'M
locked, but his statement pointed up
remarks about the Lepke case by
others, including Mayor F. H. La
Guardia, and District Attorney Bur-
ton B. Turkus, who prosecuted
Lepke on the murder charge and
Charles s. Breitel, counsel for Gov
Thomas E. Dewey.
Their remarks also indicated that
Lepke refused to "sing". Reports
had been that Lepke, in gambling
for O seventh reprieve, was ready to
tell of the inner workings Of the
vast crime syndicate he headed, in
volving figures high in the political
life Of the nation.
Mayor La Guardia, in his first
comment on the case, said: "They
sure had some people sweating for
awhile. And If we're not careful
Wen have another Lepke. Let the
government go back to the poli;i-
clans and we will. There is where
the money is--slot machines, gamb-
(Nonfiu,,nd m poOe ~