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Evening star., 1944-10-26
Disaster for Japan
Is Seen by 5timson
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The American landing in the
Philippines, Secretary of War Slim
son said today, was psychological
and military disaster of the first
order for Japan, awakening her
people to the blunders and fallibil-
ity of the Japanese admirals and
generals"
The landings on Leyte were made
with very light casualties" while
Japanese losses have been many
times larger than our own" Secre-
tary Stimson told his news con-
ference.
He cautioned, however, that en-
emy resistance will grow stronger,
saying the japanese had nearly
250,000 troops in the islands and
that they may make new attempts
to reinforce them.
Mr.. Stimson said the japanese
made major effort to strike back
at "the forces which they have seen
bearing down on them across the
Pacific" and ran into a crushing
defeat"
Declaring he was leaving details
to the Navy Department, he added:
1T is sufficient to say that our naval
forces have ably taken care Of the
japanese fleet in the past whenever
elements have ventured forth and
they are doing it now. The Navy
has asked no more than a chance to
strike at the enemy"
They get medals and wooden
crosses; we buy War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Albert J. Massey, 81, Dies;
Resident for Il Years

Albert J. Massey, "a, of 18 Logan
Circle NV, a resident of the District
for 81 years, died yesterday at
Washington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park, Md, after a brief illness.
A native of England, Mr.. Massey
came to the United States in 1890.
He worked in various parts OF the
country for the National Cash Reg
ister Co. He was a member of the
Full Gospel Tabernacle, 9l5 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Car
olyn C. Massey; a daughter, Mrs
Ethel L. Rommell of Washington.
and son, Stanley A. Massey of
Trenton. N. J. He also is survived
by two grandsons, Aviation
Mechanic (Second Class Stanley
Massey, jr, U. S. N, in the South
Pacific, and Pvt. John r. Rommell,
U. S. A., Camp Crowder, Mo.
Funeral services will be held at
IL a I'm. tomorrow at Hyson's funeral
home, 1900 N street NV. Burial will
be private
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Convict Declares Wife
Admitted Killing WAC
In indianapolis Hotel
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. GA new
lead in the slaying of WAC Corpl.
Maoma Little Ridings in a down.
town hotel here August %, 1943, is
being investigated by authorities
who are awaiting the return from
Tennessee Of a woman accused Of
the Staying by her husband.
Sheriff Otto Petit said the hus-
band, whom he identified as an in
mate of the Indiana prison, has
signed a statement in which he said
his wife had told him once that she
had not killed Corpl. Ridings Of
Warm Springs, Ga, and later con-
fessed the Staying.
Woman Taken in Tennessee.
Sheriff Petit said the woman had
been taken into custody at Knox
vile, Tenn, charged with burglary
and held under $4,000 bond be-
fore she Unexpectedly waived extra
dition and agreed to return to In
|dianapolis for questioning. Mr..
Petit said she was charged In a
Criminal Court capias here with
participating in series of daylight
burglaries.
The WAC's body was found on
a hotel room floor. An autopsy
showed that death was caused by
lpunctures of throat, apparently by
broken whisky bottle found near
| the body.
Woman in Black" Sought.
Authorities have been seeking a
woman in black" reported by
hotel bellhop as having been in
Corpl. Ridings' room when he took
ice and soft drinks there before the
Staying
Before entering the Army. Corpl.
Rulings was an auditor for the
Federal Housing Administration in
Washington and lived in Arlington,
Va. She received her basic training
for the WAAC at Daytona Beach,
Fla. At Camp Atterbury, Ind. she
served as a physiotherapist at the
station hospital.
She was member Of promi-
nent Warm Springs, Ga, family.
She had been divorced from Law
renee Ridings, overseas with the
Army at the time of her death.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Moscow Paper AssoiIs
Argentine 'Fuscism'
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Oct. 26.-The Moscow
News. without directly mentioning
the strained relations between the
United States and Argentina
charged yesterday that the Buenos
Aires government was continuing a
policy of collaboration with inter-
national Fascism."
"All indications point to increas-
ing aggressiveness by the Buenos
Aires military clique" an article in
the English-language newspaper
said. In spite of several Pam
American agreements, officially in
dorsed by the legal governments of
that republic, Argentina still is en-
gagged in a policy which obviously
does not harmonic with the general
interests of the Western Hemi-
sphere"
Evening star., 1944-10-26

Through previous letters, Mrs.
Blavatt learned both Pfc. Bravatt's S
legs were hit by mortar fragments.
He had two operations and wonder
full care" he wrote. When Mrs. Bla-
watt heard he had received two pints
of blood plasma, she and her sister
made an appointment to donate
blood tomorrow.
I've tried to give blood twice."
Mrs. Blavatt said. They've just got
to take me this time"
Pfc. Blavatt worked as a butcher
before entering the Army last Feb
ruary. He was sent overseas in June.
First 1t. Monty Ereza, infantry
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Ereza, 3O6O
Sixteenth street NV, was wounded
in action in Southern France Octo-
ber l, his family has learned. He
was hit by shrapnel in the chin.
1t. Ereza, 27, went overseas in
April and landed in France during
the August Is invasion. A graduate
of Mckinley High School and George
Washington University, he worked
for the Office of Price Administra-
ton before he entered the Army
three years ago.
Evening star., 1944-10-26

workers. Gov. Dewey made four
In the course of his four speeches
he charged Mr.. Roosevelt with being
tied up too closely Tor comfort with
the Communists, said that our Army
and Navy were not prepared for
the outbreak of war and blamed the
President for that fact. He also
charged the President with desiring
to keep men in the service longer
than was necessary, asserted that
there was no reason to believe that
the New Deal was any better abroad
than it was at home, and that in
fact our foreign policy, like our do
mestic policy. was on the verge of
being chaotic.
1t is hard to single out from these
various charges that one which
might reasonably be expected to be
the most effective. It also IS impos-
sible to measure the effects Of anv
one OF them because of the manv
cross-currents which are running in
this campaign.
NICH service,
1t Is reasonable to suppose, how
ever, that-if it were believed-the
charge that Mr.. Roosevelt and the
Democratic administration planned
to keep men in the armed service
longer than military necessity de-
manded would be particularly
moving argument to at least two
groups, the women Of America and
the people of both sexes-but largely
women at this time-who are be-
tween the ages Of 81 and IS. If the
election had been held during the
first week in August, and If only
the women were voting, Mr.. Roose-
welt would have been elected by q
popular majority Of about 58.4 per
cent.
BY the week of October 2 this
majority had declined to SIS per
cent, but was still above his over
all national total Again, if the
election had been held during the
first week in August and only those
people between the ages Of 2l and
IS had been allowed to vote, Mr..
Roosevelt would have been re-elect-
ed with a popular majority of SO
per cent. BY the week Of October 2
this majority had changed but little
and what little change there was it
was upward to 5s.7 per cent.
tcopyrisht, 1914. New York Herald Tribune
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Singer Terry Law|or's S
Husband Found Dead

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Thomas
E. Blakemore, Al, an advertising
executive, said by police to have
been the estranged husband of Terry
Lawlor. night club singer, was found
dead on the floor of his Hotel May
flower apartment yesterday.
He had a bullet wound in the
head, police said. and a .45-caliber
Army automatic lay by his side.
Police said he had passed several
hours with Miss Lawlor Tuesday
night in the hotel bar.
Police expressed the belief that
Mr.. Blakemore had shot himself.
The death in New York of hel
estranged husband has caused Terry
LaWlor to cancel a singing engage
ment scheduled to open at the
Troika Club here tonight, it was
said at the Troika today.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Hotel Records Offered
To Aid Burke Defense
In Gas Coupon Trial

Records OF a New York hotel
were produced in District Court
here today to support the defense
Of Joseph r. Burgo, time Police
Court clerk and present proprietor
OF the Lamplighters Club, on trial
on charges of buying and selling
gasoline ration coupons which he
anegedly knew had been stolen.
Albert E. Baker, attorney for the
Park Central Hotel, testified the
defendant was registered in the
hotel July l9, one Of the dates cited
In the indictment as an occasion on
which Burko negotiated the sale of
the coupons which had been stolen
from the Falls Church (Va.) post
office.
The defense rested after Sergt.
Daniel O. Fletcher of the eighth
precinct produced records showing
the arrest and release of John F..
Grever, employe of Burko's night
club on August 4.
OPA Pressure" Claimed.
Purpose of this testimony, accord
Ing to Saul Lichtenberg, defense
attorney, was to bear out the de-
fense claim that Grever was under
pressure from the OPA to make
statements involving the defendant
in the illicit transactions.
Grever has testified he was the
sole negotiator in the purchase and
sale of the coupons which Clifton
K. Gossman and Raymond Cruger,
former post Office employees, have
admitted taking from the mails to
sell illegally.
Grever Not Charged.
Grever never has been charged
with the offense. In his testimony
In this trial, he said he alone sold
coupons worth 1000 gallons of gaso-
line to Joseph Mudd, Government
employe and former operator of a
gasoline station in the 100 block of
Florida avenue NE. Mudd had tes-
titled that Burko took part in the
negotiations for the sale at his sta
ton and received part of the money
at his night club later.
Grever took full responsibility for
this transaction.
Rebuttal testimony of Alvin T.
Glascock, Marshall, Va, a former
employe in the gas station, that he
had seen the defendant at the sta
ton was ruled out by Justice James
M. Proctor after an objection by
the defense on the grounds that he
should have appeared during the
Governments presentation of its
case.
Burko had denied ever having
visited the station.
Final arguments in the case were
expected later today.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
BY ELMO ROPER.

interviewing done during the week
Of October 16 indicates that, barring
some unexpected development,
political sentiment in this country
has now stabilized at point where
President Roosevelt has a popular
ma jority Of about 53.5 per cent.
Two weeks earlier, another study,
also made among cross-section of
American voters, placed the Roose-
vedt majority at 53l per cent. 1t
had been going down from It's 1914
high of 57.2 per cent ever since the
liberation of Paris and the opening
in earnest of the campaign.
With last weeks study, however,
the downward trend seems to have
stopped. The fact that it is 0.4 of
| per cent upward does not mean
that the tide has turned and has
started running again for Mr..
Roosevelt. Such a minor variation
could easily be a statistical error.
Roosevelt Safe II Stability Holds.
The only reasonable conclusion is
that, during October, political senti-
ment showed a marked stability and
showed Mr.. Roosevelt with a suffi-
ciently large popular vote to win If
that stability continued.
1t seems permissible, at this stage
Of the campaign. to assume that the
undecided voters will divide about
like those with opinions-and this
group Is less than per cent of the
voters, a very low figure.
The survey, made during the week
OF October 2, reflected whatever
changes might have been wrought
by Mr.. Roosevelt's speech at the
teamsters, dinner and by Gov.
Dewey's reply from Oklahoma City,
since both OF these events had taken
place week before.
Dewey Makes Many Charges.
Between the survey commenced
on October and the one COM
menced on October Is Mr.. Roose-
welt made but one speech, his ad-
dress to the Democratic Committee
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Moose Plan Honor
For Senator Davis

Senator James J. Davis of Penn
sylvania, director general and
founder Of Mooseheart, will be ten
dered a reception on the occasion
Of his list birthday anniversary. to-
morrow night at 1900 Twentieth
street NV, by the women of the
Moose and Columbia Lodge, Loyal
Order of Moose.
Fred Rodgers, governor Of the local
branch, will preside. Mrs. James
Hare Of York, Pa, will be the
speaker. The public is invited.
The women will hold Halloween
party at 9 pm. Saturday at the
Moose Home.
Mrs. Mary r. McKenna, publicity
chairman of the Women of the
Moose, will be rendered a birthday
party Sunday by the members at
the Moose Home.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Rev. Reginald MoI|ett,
Made Episcopal Bishop

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 26-
The Rev. Reginald Mallett became
a bishop of the Episcopal Church
in an impressive ceremony in St.
James Church here yesterday. He
succeeds the late Bishop Campbell
Gray.
! The service Of conservation was
presided over by Bishop Franklin
Price WINS of the Milwaukee Diocese
and Bishop Harwood Sturtevand
of the New Jersey Diocese.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Southern England Hit
Again by Flying Bombs

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Germans
bombarded Southern England with
flying bombs during the night.
launching the robots from both
northeast and southeast. There was
only a brief alert in London.
British night fighters downed a
number OF the bombs over open
country.
Two Heinkel bomb launching
planes also were shot down over the
North Sea.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Sunny and
cool this afternoon, with moderate
breeze. Clear and colder, with frost
tonight, temperature near 38. Fair,
note quite so warm, tomorrow.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair and
colder tonight, frost in the interior.
Fair, not quite so warm, tomorrow
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
muddy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
muddy at Great Falls.
Report for Last "a Hours
Evening star., 1944-10-26
German General Killed

LONDON, Oct. 26 (P).-The Berlin
radio reported today that Gen
Schneckenburger, commander of a
German Army corps, was killed by
Russian planes in a low-level attack
on an advance trench position at
Belgrade.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Reception Dute Corrected

William Montgomery, newly elect
ed president Of the Washington
Society of the Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick, will be host at a reception
for members November 9 in the
Mayflower Hotel The Star incor-
rectly reported yesterday that the
affair would be held today.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
7 Sentenced to Death
In Murder of MundeI
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Oct "a Delayed Two
members of the Vichy militia &C
cused of participating in the~mur
der of former Minister Of the In
terror Georges Mandel last July
in the Fontainebleau Forest were
sentenced to death today after their
conviction on charges OF collision
with the enemy.
A third defendant in the trial,
chauffeur of the car in which Man
del was carried to his death, was
sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Evening star., 1944-10-26

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Hishest, II, 2:57 pm. Year ago, 30.
Lowest. As, 6:52 am. Year ago, A.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, es. on June Is.
Lowest, II. on January 9.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Roper Election Analysis
National Survey Gives Roosevelt
Popular Majority of 53.5 Pct.

This is one OF series of
analyses OF election polls by Elmo
Roper, research expert OF For
tune magazine and conductor OF
that magazines polls. His articles
appear in The Star Mondays and
THURSDAYS.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
lon the Roll of Honor
Killed

Pvt. Joseph Stanley Gately, IS, for
IA years a printer here with the
firm of Judd & Detweiler, was killed
in action in Germany on October 3,
the War Department has informed
his wife, Mrs. Anna M. Gately, who
lives with their daughter Regina, l6,
at l946 S street Sc.
A native of Washington and a
graduate of Mckinley High School,
Pvt. Gately was killed slightly less
than one month after he was re-
turned to duty on recovery from
wounds received in France.
He was member of the infantry
and was inducted in December, 1913.
He had been overseas since July,
1914.
His mother, Mrs. Mary Gately,
lives at 481l South Dakota avenue
NE. His sister Is Mrs. Thelma DEM
ma, wife of Anthony Demma, as
sistant superintendent of the House
press gallery. A brother J. George
Gately, lives at 1886 Baltimore ave-
nue. NE.
Staff Sergt. Francis Harold
Waugh, "a, was killed in action Sep
tember rs in Germany, the War De-
partment has notified his wife, Mrs.
Eloise Waugh. 173 U street NE.
Sergt. Waugh, native of Berkley
Springs, w. Va, has been a resi-
dent of Washington for about 10
years and when he entered the in
fantry in May, 194l, he was the
manager of a local parking lot.
Sergt. Waugh also is survived by
his 15-month-old daughter Donna
Lou; his mother, Mrs. Eva Waugh
9l3 I street NV, and a sister, Mrs.
Celia Ware.
Wounded
Marine Pfc. Joseph T. Rupert, jr.,
21, now on 30-day furlough with
his parents at 1852 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md, was wounded
July 26 on Guam. He received a bull
let wound in the abdomen, but is
fully recovered, his mother said.
Pvt. Rupert attended Montgom-
ery-Blair High School and was a
taxi driver in Silver Spring before
he Joined the Marine Corps in June,
1912. He served in the South Pa
cific for l8 months and fought on
Guadalcanal and Bougainville. He
was hospitalned in Hawaii and San
Diego, Calf.
Pfc. Samuel Blavatt. whose wife
and 6-year-old son live at 1927
South Dakota avenue NE, was
wounded in France October 9, the
War Department informed his fam
ily YESTERDAY.
Evening star., 1944-10-26

They get medals and wooden
Osses; We buy War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-10-26

Humidity Report.
Evening star., 1944-10-26

Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Tide Tables.

FURNISHED BY Omitted States Coast
Geodetic Survey
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
By GENEVIEVE PARKHURST

Nationally Recognized Research Authority ana
Author of "AIcoholiSm-Iaymen Join
Science to Cure IL"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

skill for housework SO She shifted rapidly from
one place to another. When war came, she took
to the road hoping TO find work in the big cities
to the north Not too bright and without training
She had work only by little starts which soon gave
out From the road Lisa took 10 the streets now
She was going 20 become mother.
II she knew who the baby's father was she
would not tell Only she was sure That he Was d
sailor q only 90 with sailors, she told The Judge
But I'm going 10 be married. she added eagerly.
Tonight I'm going 10 meet Curly under the COCK
I'm the Square and we're going 10 make arrange
IucntS for our wedding.
Further questioning by the judge revealed That
She did not even know Curly's real name.
For the time being Lisa was sent 10 home
for delinquent girls Then for-thr first and only
the police matron escorted her from the court
room She sobbcd, 81 don't want 10 60 TO home. l
want to marry Curly"
TO SEND her to such place under the circum-
] stances seemed somewhat casual DISPOSE
ton of her case. Il agree with YOU the Judge
responded TO my inference but were on the spot
where these unmarried mothers are concerned
THE Florence CritentOn Homes, upon which
we can depend in normal times, are full up and
dated for months to come. All the other homes
run by private contribution are crowded. 50 are
the wards in our public institutions
Now lot ms take another OF the days casualty
list Dora was sixteen. She, too, was pretty, with
great dark eyes and shiny dark curs. But Dora
hadn't the excuse that Lisa had for her troubles
Dora was Victory Glrl, as me ponce nave
come TO call them
we aU have 10 do something for the boys"
she had told the policeman who had picked her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23
No. 2-ThOse Victory Girls

at WAS an afternoon session IN a court tor way
l ward girls in a city on the Atlantic Coast
! Seated around the walls were polceWomeih
rnatrons policemen, Witnesses and attendanls-
an audience TOO large to permit of the secrecy
supposed to be accorded TO the defendants.
The Judges desk, set on a platform, was al
one send of The spacious square room Inc le-
PENDANTS bench ran parallel with it but at a dis
lance OF several feet. An arrangement WhlcA
made il impossible for the Judge TO gam me
confidence of the pitiabe young defendants 10
whom he must mete justice with mercy.
In this case the defendant was a pretty gil
OF seventeen Her light brown hair was naturally
vavv Her eyes were large and blue although
bit vacant in their baby stare Her small iuII
mouth showed a trace of makeup which had re-
fused TO give in to the WashCloh OF the l)eteEion
Home She was neatly clad IN smart Alice b.ue
SpovtS dress Lisa wore red rose in her hair
When the case called, the pohccWOInan
who had sworn 10 the charges against Lisa TOOK
"A seat at the side of the judges desk. The Judgc
let his eyes run quickly over resume oil me
charges set down for him. This was Lisa story
Her mother had died when she was only
twelve years old Her father, who was then work
inc i'm Pittsburgh, sent her to live with his mother
i'm North Carolina AT fourteen Lisa was taken out
of school and put to work as a domestic, with the
grandmother collecting her wages. In the mean.
time. the father had married again and started
another family.
lie and his new wife were not Interested IN
having Lisa with them Lisa had neither taste Dor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-23

nm after watching her for several nights Her
mother and father were we'll off and She was sun
in high school Both of her parents were 10 court
And the story they told the court, both oi them
finding it difficult TO keep the tears oaef was
not an unusual one.
At school Dora had taken up with bad com
DaniOnS They too were girls nom GOOD Wldait
class families. After school they took me buS 10
a park near training center There they sat
around in the drug store waiting ior the boys
From the drug store 20 honkl fonk was me
next step And from there II Was only snort
pace to The nearby rUOmIHE house
Il don't know what's gotten into her sobhed
the mother. "Shc used 10 Toe good glrl i5ut late.
~ Nfping her eyes, she went on we've tried
everything We could think of She can have com
many al home But she doesn't want 20 stay home
She plays truant from school She stays out Tor
dinner and sometimes it's three O'Clock III The
morning before she comes in.
when she is home she goes up 10 bed al The
same time we all do Then she waits until the
house is quiet and sneaks down the back stars
and climbs out the kitchen window
Dora what have you 10 say for yourself!
asked the Judge
Dora gave a silent toss OF her head.
"Do you want to 60 home?
Here the answer sullcn No
What do you want2
"I want TO live my own lie, Snapped\ IS
16.ycarold girl.
The Judge let her know that she was not gong
10 lead her own life as ne gave her choice be-
tween going home, and going 10 an institution
10 remain until she would be p, perhaps. she was
given some weeks TO make her choice.
What 7 saw that afternoon was complete
reversal of the opinion which ] have listened 10
April ~, 1914