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Evening star., 1944-01-10
Miss Plat sAbductor,
To Be Charged Today
In New York Court

Still bantering with their captors.
two young men from Norfolk, Va,
who police say admit the abduction
of a young woman and a chauffeur
from the National Airport, were to
be arraigned today in Brooklyn
IN. " Felony Court, charged with
carrying concealed weapons, assault
and robbery, according to the AS
sociated Press.
1t coulud not be learned whether
Harold M. Kennedy, United States
attorney for the Eastern District
OF New York. would charge them
with kidnapping under the Federal
statute known as the 'Lindbergh
law" The death penalty can be
imposed under that law.
The men, David Keith. "a, and
John R. King, %. readily admitted
police said, that they were the men
who forced Mercedes Platt, 25-year-
old employe of the naval attache in
the United States Embassy at Ha-
Vana. and Herman German, %,
chauffeur of an Airport Transport
limousine. to take a ride from here
to New York in Mr.. Corman's taxi
cab.
Swore Out Warrant.
Norfolk County police said the
men were wanted there to face
charges of highway robbery with
arms. John D. Cooper, colored cab
driver, sWore out warrant charg-
ing the two with holding him up In
front of Norfolk night club and
taking his cab, S64 and a gold
watch.
The men were arrested on a pawn
brokers' tip Saturday morning in a
Manhattan movie house while
watching the sleuthing of the amaz-
ing cinema detective known as "The
Falcon"
Police said that King. who was
dressed in riding boots and breeches,
paWned a watch. The story of the
bandit in riding togs and the ride
from Washington had been on the
front pages of the New York papers
The pawnbroker had an employe
follow the man. The trail led to the
movie house.
IAe men were booked at the EN-
pire Boulevard station in BROOKLYN
on charges of assaulting and robbing
Paul Caulford, a Brooklyn taxi
driver.
Taxi Driver Robbed.
Mr.. Caulford said that a man later
identified as Keith, who walks with
limp because he has an artificial
left leg, got in his cab about 3 m.
Saturday. After he had driven less
than block, Mr.. Caulford said he
noticed big black car following
him.
This is a stickup," the man in
his cab announced, Mr.. Caulford
was robbed of So. taken into the
black car and made to direct the
men to Manhattan. The men want
ed to go north, Mr.. Caulford said
They went through the Holland
Tunnel into New Jersey, turned
north and found themselves on the
approaches Of the George Washing
ton Bridge. They put Mr.. Caulford
out, parked the car in an uptown
parking lot and a few hours later
were arrested in the movies.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Dr.. E. A. Graham Gets
MickIe Fellowship
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Jan. 10.-The Univer-
Isity of Toronto announced yester-
day the award of the Charles
Mickle fellowship for 1943 to DR.
Evarts A. Graham. professor Of sur
gerry at Washington University ano
surgeon in chief at Barnes Hospita.
st. Louis. for his discovery of 6
method of testing gall-bladder func-
tions by the use of certain organic
compounds of the diagnosis anc
treatment of carcinoma of the lung
The fellowship, bequeathed by the
late DR. W. j. Mickle, is the income
from an endowment of $4,000 ano
is awarded annually to that member
of the medical profession considered
by the council of the faculty OF
medicine of the university to have
done most during the preceding 1C
years to advance sound knowledge
of practical kind in medicine.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Officers Family
HAS Two Reasons
|For Rejoicing
" the Associated Press

by lne Associated HreSS,
BOSTON, Jan. 10.-The Hyde
Park Thorntons had a dramatic
week end with happy ending.
First the family received the sad
dest of all messages:
I'VE regret to inform you" The
information was that 1t. Daniel P
Thornton, %, was missing in action
in the India-China Burma area
where he was serving with the Ali
Forces.
Within an hour after receipt OF
the message his young wife, who
was uninformed of its contents, was
taken to Carney Hospital and gave
birth to son.
Then came another message from
the War Department that 1t, Thorn
ton had landed in friendly territory
and was safe.
The family arranged to notify the
young mother of the joyous news to-
day and to cable the officer that he
was the father of a healthy, husky
infant
Evening star., 1944-01-10
ESQ, 900 Acres in Britain
Devoted 10 AirfieIds
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. l0.-More than
250000 acres of land in Britain now
are devoted to airflelds in use by
the RAF and the United States
Army Air Forces, it was disclosed
today
Development of the vast network
of fields needed to accommodate the
rapidly growing fleets of bigger
planes is approaching the point
where the suitable ground will be
exhausted
Before the World War Britain
had seven airfields and at the time
the armiStice was signed in 1918 had
300. In 1888 there We're more than
100 military airfields in operation
The number now is secret.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Servicemen Drink Little,
BrYson Tells Dry Rally
BY the Associated Press.

ROANOKE. Va. Jan. 10.-Drink
ing among men of the armed forces
is at a minimum. Representative
Bryson, Democrat. of South Carolina
author of prohibition bill on which
hearings are scheduled to begin this
week before House Judiciary SUBJ
committee, declared at temperance
rally held here yesterday under the
auspices Of the Citizens Temperance
Foundation of Virginia.
Il have travelled around the camps
and have observed the men. There
is very little drinking, but, so long
as liquor is available, there always
will be a certain number who will
coax the boys with good training tc
take their first drink" Mr.. Brysor
said. Il am not just for wartime
prohibition, I am for all time pro-
hibition. Prohibition will come back
again and will come back to stay" h,
concluded.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Nozis Claim Mining
!Of Port of Auckland
By the Associated Press,

bS IIIt hSSUCIdItU FTBSS.
The Berlin radio broadcast a claim
of the captain of a German raider
yesterday that his ship had mined
Hauraki Gulf off the New Zealand
port of Aukland, resulting I'm the
destruction of valuable enemy ship
ping space
No mention was made in the
broadcast of the date of the opera
ton. The account, based on an arti-
Gle in the Voelkischer Beobachter,
quoted Capt. " Weyher as saying
the mining was done at, night close
to the shore and was 4 complete
success, although two English
cruisers and one auxiliary cruiser lay
in Auckland Harnor.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
John Borrymore's Yacht
To Be Mexican Freiohter

BY the Associated Press
SAN PEDRO, Calf, Jan. 1O-The
sailing schooner Mariner, once the
yacht of the late John Barrymore. is
being transformed into a cargo vessel
for service along the west coast of
Mexico. 1t was disclosed yesterday
by officials of the island yacht
anchorage mere
The l07-foot Mariner, which still
holds the sailing yacht record of IL
days and l6 hours from Hawaii to
the mainland, has been purchased
by Alfred A. Brown of Ensenada.
Mexico, from the Donaldson Invest
ment Co. She was built in Mas
sachusetts in 1922 at a cost OF
$4,000
The craft has a 125-horsepower
Diesel auxiliary engine.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
St. Johns to Sponsor
Forum on HospitoIitv

A monthly information forum fol-
volunteer workers of the War Hos
Ipitality Committees Information
Service will be initiated at 7:45 pm
next Monday at ,he st. Johns parish
hall, 8l9 Sixteenth street NV.
Emergencies and lodgings will be
discussed at the first forum, which
under the direction of Mrs. Laura
Barney and Mrs. Harold Sinton, il
designed TO give workers an oppor-
tunity to discuss their experiences
and problems.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Toothpaste Tube Exchanges
Will Be Ended March |
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Remember that empty toothpaste
tube you're always forgetting when
you need new supply? Well, after
March l, you can get a new tube
even when you forget to bring in
the old one, but the War Production
Board would like you to remember
to bring in the old one anyway, as
a voluntary. patriotic matter.
Announcing the termination of
the requirement that purchasers of
tooth paste, shaving cream and other
goods packed in collapsible metal
tubes must turn over a used tube
WPB urged continued turn-ins. even
though most tubes now in circula-
ton have less tin salvage value
Tubes more than a year old are
especially wanted
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Dunish Communist Chiet
Slain in German Trop .
Ey the Associated Pres.

ES lne ASSOCIATED PfeSS.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 10 The
Danish Communist leader, Victor
Larsen, and companion have been
shot to death by German soldiers
who laid trap for them in Copen-
hagen, it was reported here yester-
day.
Larsen met German soldier who
expressed desire to desert to
Sweden. Larsen agreed to provide
civilian clothes but when he and
two friends went to rendezvous
the Communist leader and one
friend were slain and the other
was badly wounded A German
lieutenant also was killed in the
exchange of shots.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Representative 1readWay
Won't Seek Reelection
BY the Associated Press.

! By the Associated Press
| STOCKBRIDGE Mass. Jan. 10
Representative Treadway. Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts,. rs, dean OF
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, announced today that he
would not seek reelection because
Of poor health.
Mr.. Treadway, serving his 10th
term-32 years in the House-has
been member of the Ways and
Means Committee for 25 years.
longer than any other man in the
history of the country He was a
foe of the New Deal and an out
standing campaigner for high
tariffs.
He was close associate of Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Seven Killed, Seven Hurt
In Fire at Shipyard
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND. Calf, Jan. 1O-At
lease seven men. all burned beyond
recognition, were killed and sever
injured in a fire that destroyed g
shipyard workers dormitory today.
Police Sergt. James Arbuckle sale
the bodies of the seven men were re-
covered and others were being
sought
Sergt. Arbuckle said the blaze was
discovered about 3 am. by a guard
who fired his pistol to awaken the
occupants. Six of the seven mer
were cut and bruised as they jumpee
from windows and the seventh wa.
burned severely.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Army Ships 4 Million Tons
Through 0ran in Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army's Transportation Corps
moved more than 1000, 900 tons Of
cargo and hundreds Of thousands Of
troops across the docks of the port
of Oran in the year following the
invasion of North Africa.
The War Department, announc-
ing the figures today, said this was
the greatest transportation and
supply operation in the history Of
the American Army"
Millions Of tons of supplies now
are moving through other captured
ports in North Africa, Sicily and
Italy, the department said.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Hecht Go. Bond Display
Honors Occupied Nations

The Hecht Co. today began par
|ticipation in Nation wide tribute
to the Unconquerables," honoring
the heroic peoples Of the 10 occupied
European. countries through con-
centrated War bond campaign which
is being held simultaneously in lead
ing department stores in $50 cities.
Those who buy War bonds in the
store this week will receive color
reproductions of the poems, open
Letters to the Unconquerables," by
Joseph Auslander, which appeared
in the Saturday Evening Post, CO.
sponsor of the drive Nations to be
honored are Greece, CZechoslovakia,
The Netherlands, Poland Norway
France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Den
mark and Luxembourg.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Chris Madsen, 92, Dies;
Famous Indian FIGHTER
BY the Associated Press

oS lHe <hssOSlalcu TItss
GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan. 10.-Chris
Madsen, one of those almost leg
endary figures of the Indian wars
who had 26 years of shot, shell and
tomahawk, died peacefully last
night.
Mr.. Madsen, 80. who saw Buffalo
Bill Cody kill Chief Yellow Hand
had his~first taste of war in 1864 in
the Danish-German outbreak. He
served in the French Foreign Le-
gion and later was member of the
United States Cavalry.
He said stories of the Cody-Yel-
low Hand duel being hand to- hand
were lot Of hot air He said Cody
was riding ahead of his troops
when Yellow Hand came within
range. Each man fired. Yellow
Hand missed Cody didn't
Mr. Madsen came to Oklahoma
in 1890 as a deputy United States
marshal. He retired in 1882 as Fed
eral court bailiff.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Galloway, illustrator,
Kills Self With Revolver
BY the ASsnciatad praS

/ by ITt ASSOCIAIed PresS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Wendell
Gallaway, 43, artist and illustrator
died in Roosevelt Hospital Saturday
might from bullet wound in his
head which police said was self
inflicted.
He shot himself. police said, with a
revolver at the home of his sister
in-law, Mrs. Mabel Ruhlmann, ear
lier in the day. -'- ,s.se..-.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Laws to Tell Bor Group
About OPA Appeals

Justice Bolitha J. Laws of District
Court and the United States Court
of Emergency Appeals, former presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Bar
Association, will speak on the new
OPA Court of Appeals at the bar
associations meeting tomorrow
night in the Mayflower Hotel All
District Court justices will be guests
Milton w. King, president of the
association. announced today.
Baptism of Fire" War Depart
ment film. will have its first public
showing at the meeting.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Col. Hobby in Britain

LONDON, Jan. 10 tP).-Col, Oveta
Culp Hobby, head of the WACS, ar
rived yesterday for an inspection of
WACS stationed in Britain. She was
accompanied by Maj. Betty Bandel,
WAC staff director.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Hungarian Leader Seized

BERN, Jan. 10 (P).-The Budapest
radio said yesterday that Alexander
President of the short Lived Hun.
garian Soviet Republic of 1919, hao
been arrested in Paris and charged
with negotiating with Russia on be-
Garbai, whom it identified as ths
half of Hungary.
Evening star., 1944-01-10

Northern Ireland has a plan tc
construct many low-price houses.
Evening star., 1944-01-10

EDUCATIONAL.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Opens New Electric
Business in Libby

A new business establishment is
being opened in Libby this week.
1t is an exclusive electric store and
is being opened by Walter E. Part
low, formerly of Great Falls. Pres
ent quarters will be in the Gibson
building on Mineral avenue.
Mr.. PartloW is a trained cleo
trician and has had 20 years expe-
rience in all branches of that work
He spent II years with the Mon
tana Power Company at Great Falls,
both In city distribution and city
service work. During the past year
he taught radio at the Great Falls
high school three hours daily.
/ Mr.. PartloW will call his estab-
lishment the Partlow Electric Com
pany. At first he expects that his
business will consist mostly of re-
pair and similar service work but
as soon as war conditions will per-
nit, he plans to carry full line OF
electrical equipment and appliances
He is now prepared to service all
kinds of electric appliances, refrig-
orators and ranges, heaters, ETC.; al
SO motor repair work, as we'll as all
kinds of house wiring.
Mr. PartloW will be accompanied
to Libby by Mrs. Partlow and their
8-year-old daughter about Sept. /
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Works On
Airp|dneS In
S. ". Pacific

Headquarters, 18th AAF, South
west Pacific.--One hundred and for
ty times Sergeant Douglas f. Stick
nex Libby. Mont. ~ watched
Nfy. 18th AAF Liberator take Ofl
from jungle landing strips.
And one hundred and forty times
at end OF the day, Sergeant Stick
ney, an airplane mechanic, has wait
ed at the strip sweating out" re-
turn of the plane.
Sometimes it dit not return. Many
times it came back punctured by
machine gun bullets and flax, with
wounded or dying aboard. Sergeant
Stickney and the other members OF
his ground crew always were on
hand to repair damage Of the days
raid on Jap territory and make the
numbering, powerful aircraft ready
for the next days strike.
The succession of planes which
Sergeant Stickney has maintained
have shot Is Jap Zeros and sunk
three enemy ships.
Sergeant Stickney is the son OF
Mrs W. c. Owens, 1853 Dalbugia
Ave, San Diego, Calf He entered
the AAF December IL, l941, came
overseas October rs, 1912 as a cor
poral Sergeant Stickney is now au-
thorized to wear the Aisatic-Pacific
campaign ribbon, the Good Conduct
Medal, also has received two writ
ten Communications from his com
handing officer. He formerly at
tended Libby High School.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Former libby
Youth Killed;
Auto Accident

The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Mace in Lincoln county
will mourn with them because at
the death OF their son, Lewis, In an
auto accident near Standpoint, Ida,
Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs Mace
were former residents Of Libby and
the north end of the county, An
item u, fln4 9a6n4ny pekegrazn n
view, tod 81 the fztaf accident as
follows:
STANDPOINT, Idaho, Aug. g.
Lewis E. Mace, II, son Of Charles
r. Mace, proprietor Of the Sand
point Tire and Service company,
was instantly killed when a tire
blew out and his car went off the
road and turned over seven miles
north on Boomers Ferry highway.
He was a graduate Of Standpoint
high school and worked with his
father.
Keith Balison, Is, who was with
Mace, is believed not seriously hurt.
Balison and Mace had worked late
Saturday night in the tire shop and
were on their way to Balison's nome
north of Kootenai"
Mrs. Charles Oertel Of Libby is an
aunt of the young man and County
Commissioner P. V. Klinke of For
tine is his grandfather.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Home After Many
Months In
Southwest Poetic

Ben Vaughn arrived home during
the week to enjoy a Well-earned
furlough after having spent over q
year and a half in the fighting in
the Southwest Pacific. He il in the
army air corps, member Of a
ground crew, and had a part in some
OF the hardest campaigns. He spent
considerable time on New Guinea,
where he says the fighting and the
heat were terrific. He says he en-
countered insects in size. colors and
numbers such as he never supposed
existed. He remarked that there arr
only a few poisonous snakes On
,NeW t3s1ln41 aGAd q fesvsp11A6ns@
He was in Australia for q short
time and remarked that there was
where he experienced the worst
bombing by Japs from the air. In
the early months Of the war. while
the Japs were still driving toward
Australia, they repeatedly bombed
the Australian coast. It was at OAR
win, Australia, that young Vaughn
underwent that sort OF thing.
After furlough here he is to re-
port for further duty and says, u
surely hope it won't be in the Pa
cificn
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Sgt. Schooley Says
Libby Men in Pacific
Are Still All Well
Southwest Pacific

Southwest Pacific
Dear Friends of Libby:
Just received another letter from
the boys Ia Guinea, and am glad to
tell yon they ore al doing fine. q
course, they are anxious to get out
of there, to civilization at least. and
preferable home. At present, they
are back in rear echelon, doing
routine duties, just waiting for or
ders. II might relieve you to know
that malaria, denugue and the other
tropical diseases, are not half as
prevalent in their present locations
as they were in the Sanamanada
area, in the last campaign. Conse-
quently, the general health of your
men is good. Am pleased to tell you
that / am now In a position to see
any of the fellows who might get a
leave. My work consists of keeping
records in the leave control Of
flee here, and all personnel come
through this camp for furloughs.
You can be sure I'm keeping an
eye out for any of the gang, and
will let you know should see any
Of them. The end of the sheet is
close, SO "the best of luck Hope
to see you shortly.
Sincerely yours,
S/Sgt, X. Schooley
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Need More Help
on Kit Bags Going
To Fighting Men

Only very few women have
come to the Red Cross rooms to ask
for kit bags. OF course it is cam
ming season, but can't the women
in South Lincoln county spare few
hours to make a few bags each?
The War Department has asked the
Red Cross production workers to
supply these as fast as possible. The
boys cannot wait for us to get our
other work done before they en-
bark.
The next regular business meet
ing will be Monday, Aug. Ia, at 7:30
1t is interesting to note that new
cartons carrying medical and surgi-
cal dressings are waterproof. These
are especially used in the Pacific
where there are inadequate har-
bors on many of the islands and can
be dropped from plane or thrown
overheard by ship and will be
washed ashore by the waves. Some
times these cartons must be stored
out-of-doors for long periods Of time
and the improved container will
protect the precious dressings in all
kinds of weather.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10

1t was raining when we left Fort
Nelson at about ten and we were
rather dubious, but we gained more
confidence when we travelled right
along without any trouble! Part of
the way we flew directly over the
first cat-train road that was put
through first to Norman Nells. Most
of the country looked quite flat
from the air and | do not think /
would be exaggerating to say that
there were thousands of lakes with
in sight nearly all the way. We
crossed some mountains but were
above the clouds when we went
over them SO did not get to see
them. Our only stop between Fort
Nelson and Canol was at Simpson
where we had lunch at the c. P. A.
hotel. 1t was very hospitable, airy,
big log house. The walls were all
white with one OF the best selec-
tions of pictures on them I have
ever seen. 1t was = seallalne pleasure
Continued on p6ea 81
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10


Dear Editor.
Today l received the first copies
of the Western News I've had since
I've been in France. I don't believe
l need to tell you they were well
come Libby would be like a strange
town if it wasn't for the paper to
keep us up to date
We had pretty fair weather I'M
til few days ago, when heaven
let 60 with a "a hour rain. Dust
turned to mud, and the trucks dug
ruts up to their hubs. The pup tents
got soaked inside as well as out
side, and you can hardly imagine
what it's like unless you try il
sometime. q wouldn't. advise IT
though)
Seems funny that / can't locate
or run into" some Libby boys over
here. I'm sure there are some, and
I'm still keeping my eyes peeled
| did meet boy from Missoula. He
had "Missoula Cowboy" painted on
the cab OF his truck, SO | could
hardly miss him. We had a nice
talk.
am looking forward to coming
back to Libby again. Believe me, I'm
going to be a "home-loving' man.
Keep the papers coming, and I'll
be as happy as can be expected I'M
der the circumstances.
Sincerely yours,
Cpl. Jim Shafer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Libby Man
Blasting Japs
On Sdiipdn
| Saipan
| July Is
Saipan
July Is

Dear Sir
Am writing to you in regards to
a change in my address. Have been
receiving your paper when l was in.
Hawaii but since then my outfit
has been changed to a field artil-
lery unit, SO my address also
changed. At present am on the
island of Saipan. blasting hell out
Of the Japs. Our unit made fine
record for itself as being crack
artillery unit. We sure have swell
artillery guns. Can blast anything
to pieces within our range. Guess
you folks back home kept up with
the news of this battle. 1t was q
tough one and a very important
victory for our side.
When l receive your paper over
here, probably you can boast as it
being the first one to reach this
island
Yours truly
Joe Stolarczyk.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
FULL MILITARY STATUS FOR
ARMY NURSES NOW

For the first time since establish
ment of the Army Nurse Corps in
1901 by an Act of Congress, mem
bers OF the ANC were granted full
military status last month, it was
announced today at the Ninth Serv-
ice Command Surgeons office,
headquarters, Fort Douglas, Utah.
There are approximately 10000
Army nurses, holding full military
rank ranging from second lieuten-
ant to colonel, in the organization
at preset.