davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-07-28
ROGER RATCLIFF. Attorney,
Hibbs Building.
Filed July 10, 1914, Charles E. Stewart,
Clerk

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
!umbia aNJAMEs BREcKENRIDGE SMITH,
Plaintiff. VS.. FDA T, SMITH, Defendant
No. 24S3s-The object of this suit is abso-
separation. On motion of the plaintiff it
is thiS; 10th day of July. 1914, ordered
that the defendant Eda T. Smith, cause
her appearance to be entered herein on or
before the fortieth day, exclusive of Sum
days and LEGAL holidays, occurring after
the day of the first publication of this
order: otherwise the cause will be pro-
ceeded with as in case of default Pro-
vided, copy of this order be published
once week for three successive weeks in
the WASHINGTON Law Reporter. and The
Evening Star, before said day. tS) DAVID
A PINE. Justice. (Seal) Attest:
CHARLES E: STEWART Clerk. Bv EMMA
Evening star., 1944-07-28
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
FRIDAY,
MONEY WANTED.
oUr-oF-ToWk REAL ESTATE.

md TRUST NOTE, $1,000; SO; low 1st
trust; Arlington property. Phone CO. 1875,
,r write 2632 Woodley pl. NV.
Evening star., 1944-07-28
ron SAlE tceat.l J

n you DON'T KNOW CAR PIECES know
your dealer; immediate cash; all models.
AAINLs AUTO SALES. 424l Bladensburs.
Evening star., 1944-07-28

States for the District of Columbia,
ministration-1h is TO Give Notice: That
the subscriber, of the District of Columbia.
has obtained from the Probate Court of
tary on the estate of Anna de B. Bailen-
tine, late of the District OF Columbia de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
before the lst day Of March, AID. I945;
otherwise they may by. law be excluded
under its hand this 25th day of July. 1914
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY. By BERNARD L. AMISS, As
sistant Trust Officer. tSeal) Attest:
VICTOR S. MERSCH. Register of Wills for
the, District of Columbia, Clerk of the
Probate Court. jy2Sau411
Evening star., 1944-07-28
X. F. BROOKS, Attorney.
DTSTPICT COJTPT nE TIJT YJNyrTD

IT, States &c for the District Of Columbia.
ministration.--Ths is to Give Notice:
That the subscriber, of the District of
Court OF the District of Columbia. Letters
Testamentary. on the estate of Katherine
Scott Hills, late of the District of CO.
lumbia, deceased All persons having
claims against the deceased are hereby
warned TO exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof, legally authenticated. to
the subscriber, on or before the 14th day
of July AID. 1a45: otherwise they may
by law be excluded from all benefit of said
estate Given under its hand this 18th
TIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON. D. c.
BY SIDNEY F. TAI IAFERRo, Vice Pres-
THOMAS c. SCALLEY, Deputy Register of
Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk
of the Probate Court. jy2l S.au4
Evening star., 1944-07-28

Answer 10 Yesterday's LETTER-OU
Letter-Out
(C) SNCERE-SEINER Che brinRs In the
catch).
(R) STAINLESS - TAssEIs (they're On
the fringe).
(A) RAPPAREE- (set ready,.
(N sNIVM.R - RELIEVES Che starts
D TR!ANoLEs-sTARL1No 70 pesks
hird1
Evening star., 1944-07-28

Complete new 32-page booklet,
Changes in the Four Aces system"
How to use the new weak" two bid:
the new forcing bid Of two clubs; the
new notrump bids and responses, This
booklet will be sent postpaid on receipt
OF 70 cents per COPY, stamps or coin:
The Evening Star, p. o. BOZ %, Station
w, New York "a NJ Y
Evening star., 1944-07-28
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

BUICK, Chevrolet Ford Packard or any
make car that has had good care urgently
needed: Top cash price guaranteed. Low
ING MOTORS. 1919 M st. NV.
CADILLAC 1941 or 1912, from private
party; top price for clean car with good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16

'tlme-for 10 minutes or maybe Is
minutes-until at last somebody
has grabbed hold for good and the
other fellow starts to die.
That's the dogfght. 1t is rather
a rare occurrence in modern war
I don't suppose I had more than
six or seven of them in ali the times
IN the last two years that have
mingled with the Huns.
For the most part, the work is
something like that of a football
team. We fly formations where
each man is. counted on to be able
either to carry the ball for a touch
down or to run interference for
the man doing it. The idea is to
put protection around the coattails,
and usually we fly with the more
experienced man in the No. posi-
ton and the less experienced man
in the No. 2 spot, which is close
on No. Is wing and slightly to
the rear.
No. makes the play if the enemy
is ahead of us, but If he bounces
us, or is first spied astern of us,
then the formation wheels around
The No. 2 man will be in the No.
spot, making the play while the
(See GENTLE, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
House Move Develop!
To Cut JobIess PAY
lin 81 Bill Of Rights
Moy, Rankin Advocate
Slash to Discourage
Outbreak of IdIeness
BY the Associated Press.

The prospect developed last
might that the House would over
haul the Senate-passed "GI bill
of rights" to tighten provisions
for unemployment compensa-
ton.
Both Chairman May of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee and Chair
man Rankin of the Veterans Com
mittee said they believed safeguards
should be written into the bill to
prevent what Mr.. Rankin said
might be encouragement through
the liberal unemployment compen-
sation provisions, of idleness."
The measure, passed unanimously
by the Senate before the Easter
recess, is pending before Mr.. Ran
kin's committee Both Mr.. Rankin
and Mr.. May urged speedy action
on it.
Top Payment SIS Weekly.
The Senate bill provides for I'M
employment compensation pay
ments ranging from SIS a week for
single men to $25 a week for veter-
ans with three or more children for
maximum of So weeks during the
first two years after final payment
of mustering-out compensation.
This provision, which I shall
seek to change, may tend to en-
courage idleness among some vet
Grams" Mr.. Rankin said. Many
men may be tempted to remain idle
for the entire 50 weeks because OF
the compensation guarantee in the
Senate bill. To take care of those
men who will not be able quickly
to get back to work, I believe we
should extend their service pay fol
perhaps three months, which
coupled with mustering-out pay
ments already provided for, shoule
be adequate for most cases."
The two committee heads agreed
however, that a sound veterans
program is contained in the Senate
measure, provided proper changes
are made"
Would Bar Bonus.
IF this legislation is drafted
properly, it should offset any post.
war demands for adjusted compen.
sation, Or bonus, Mr.. May said
1T provides for Government.
financed disqualification, education
and job-finoing facilities, in addi-
ton to unemployment compensa-
ton and loans for the purchase OF
homes, faNns or small business
Mr.. Rankin said he did not be-
lleve there would be a demand fo1
a bonus IF we handle this legisla-
ton properly
What the boys want most is tc
get this war over with and to get
back home and to work. They want
job opportunities, not handouts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Gov Q, Dewey Picks Up
Delegates in Virginia
Arizona, Arkansas
Representative Luce Is
Proposed as Convention
Keynote Speaker
BY the Associated Press.

DS lAe hSSOCidteu FTeSS.
The West and South added
delegate strength to the Dewey
for-President movement yester-
day as Republican leaders mar
rowed the list of possibilities for
keynoter of their 1914 national
convention.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York, far out in front in pre-
convention sentiment for the pres
1dential nomination, picked up new
pledged and claimed delegates in
Arkansas, Arizona and Virginia
State conventions.
Republicans in the Arkansas third
congressional district chose two
delegates instructed for Mr.. Dewey
Idaho Republicans named IL un-
instructed delegates. They took no
action on proposed resolution en-
dorsing Mr.. Dewey.
At the same time, 1t was an
nounced that draft Dewey" con-
ference will be held today at
Spokane, Wash, with representa-
tives from Washington, Idaho and
Oregon.
The keynote talk was enlivened
with word from Connecticut that ].
Kenneth Bradley, COP national
committeeman for that State. would
recommend to the convention Ar
rangements Committee, meeting
Tuesday in Chicago, that Repre-
sentative Clare Boothe Luce of
Connecticut be selected as tempo
rary chairman and keynoter.
Would Recognize Dewey.
He said Mrs. Luce's choice not
only would constitute recognition of
Women's part in politics but would
assure a "forceful speech" to the
more than 1000 delegates.
In Washington, party leaders said
the list of prospects for the assign
ment of rallying the party members
had been narrowed but that it still
was anybody's guess who would be
chosen. Representative Halleck of
Indiana and Senator Vandenberg of
Michigan were mentioned in specu-
lation.
Meantime, Democrats also were
active yesterday. They selected 20
delegates in Iowa and "a in Mime
sofa and instructed them to vote for
(See POLITICS. Page Aid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

A formal report to Congress
on the Army Air Forces program
to train between 1000 and $500
women pilots while experienced
men flyers are clamoring for
work, was forecast yesterday by
Chairman Ramspeck of the
House Civil Service Committee,
whose investigation has led him
to doubt the necessity of the
Iproject.
Several members of the House
Military Affairs Committee, who
have received a flood of protests
over the unemployment of quail
fed men flyers, are seeking to open
additional hearings on the Co.'S
tello bill. This measure, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Cooking Oils, Shortening
Taken Off Ration List
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Shortening and rationed, salad
and cooking oils will be point-free
beginning today, OPA Administrator
Chester Bowles announced yester-
day.
The ration value of all such prod
ucts has been four red points a
pound.
Current available supplies of lard
are at high level" Mr.. Bowles
said, land we have enough shorten
ing and salad and cooking oils on
hand to meet civilian demands
Thus, there is no need to require
point currency as a means of con-
trolling movement of these COM
modities."
Lard was made point-free early In
March because of improvement in
supplies. OPA said the run of hogs
to market continues heavy and that
the ample lard stocks for cooking
was a factor in the reduction of
rationed oils to a zero point rating
Butter and margarine are not af-
fected by the action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Allies Admit laps Gu
Two Strategic Roads
Serving Strongho|ds
Deadly Jungle Battles
Fought to Clear Links
To Kohimo and ImphoI
MAP on Page A-6.)
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, April 15.-The
Japanese have blocked the road
to Dimapur out of Kohima and
still hold stretches of the
Bishenpur-Silc track out of
Imphal, Allied headquarters
acknowledged today as Allied
forces fought deadly jungle
battles to clear these land con-
nections between the Assam
Bengal railroad and the two
threatened Allied strongholds in
Northeastern India.
This was the first time the South
east Asia command had made
known that the Japanese invaders,
despite all Allied efforts, had
blocked the IS mile road from
kohima to Dimapur, important
point on the railroad. The COM
munique said operations against
these blocks were progressing"
Roads Importance Emphasized.
The Importance of the 15O-mile
Blshenpur Silchar track was en-
phasized by the disclosure in Allied
quarters that this alternative route
could be traversed by jeeps and
other jungle vehicles. The first dis
closure that the japanese were
operating along it was made yester-
day. Silchar is the terminal of a
spur to the Bengal-Assam railway,
(The Toxic radio said heavy
fighting was underway between
the advancing japanese and the
Allies defending the Bishenpur-
Sllchar road. The enemy is
throwing in reinforcements reck-
lessly despite heavy losses" the
broadcast said. 1T should be re-
called that when their supply
line on the Kohima- Imphal road
was cut off March % the enemy
hurrledly embarked on repairs to
the hitherto unused Bishenpur-
Sllchar road in order to render it
passable to motor lorries as a last
way of escape.")
Allies Act to Meet Threat.
1t was apparent that the Allies
had sent force eastward from
Dlmapur to meet the threat of thu
invading japanese. Dimapur is 81:
miles northeast of Calcutta by rail.
road. This Bengal-Assam rail line
feeds the American-Chinese opera.
tons under 1t. Gen. Joseph w. Still
well and the air operation unde,
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault O
the 18th Army Air Force in China
Smashing this rail line would b,
major objective for the Japanes,
Tor from it may stem allied opera
tons against their hard won hold
lngS in China-or against the jana
nese mainland itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
U. s. Invokes Censorship,
tanning Bridges 10 Mexico
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, April 15.-Cen-
sorship regulations were invoked
today to require thorough examina-
ton of all cards, documents and
papers being carried across the in
ternational bridges into Mexico.
Several thousand Ell Pasoans nor
mally go to Juarez, just across the
border, on Saturday, and as an i'm
mediate result streetcars were
stacked five deep and two lines of
automobiles formed 10 blocks long
at one bridge.
While the order had been in effect
for some time, the reading of all
printed matter previously had been
required by the Office of Censor
ship only when papers were re-
garded with suspicion.
Cecil r. Jones, in charge of the
Ell Paso branch, Office of Censor
ship, said his agency did not want
to hinder traffic but it nevertheless
was charged with preventing aid
from reaching the enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Brooks Dies
In Nine-Story Fall
At Apartment Here
Former WPB Executive
And Writer Was Cited
By Gen. Pershinq

Sidney Brooks, So, former exec
utive with the War Production
Board and writer on interna-
tional affairs, died last night in
Georgetown Hospital after a
9-story fall down a stair we'll al
the Chancery Apartments, $3.50
Wisconsin avenues where he
lived.
Pearl Johnson, colored elevator
operator, heard thud about pm
and found Mr.. Brooks, MORALLY
injured in the basement directly
beneath the stair well.
DR.. John Huber, a physician, as
sisted in getting Mr.. Brooks into the
ambulance.
Resigned From WPB in 1912.
Mr.. Brooks resigned from the
priorities review section of the War
Production Board in December, 1912,
He had been doing free lance writ
ing since.
AS a first lieutenant in the World
War, he was attached to the gen.
eral staff. Gen. John j. Pershine
cited him for exceptionally merito-
rious service and he received the
Purple Heart.
After the armistice Mr.. Brooks
served with the civil administration
Of the area in Germany occupied by
American forces. His work had te
do with finding and returning in.
dustrial equipment taken by the
German Army.
Served Under Hoover.
He was with the American re.
lief administration under Herbert
Hoover and served in Russia durins
the famine of 1922. He wrote 6
number of books, among them
America and Poland" America
and Germany" and Russian Rail.
roads in the Crisis of 1928"
When he returned to America h,
worked for International Telephon,
q Telegraph Co. a number of year.
as foreign statistician.
Last year in June a man fell tt
his death in the same stair well
Charles Edward Baker, 80, a movin,
picture operator who lived in tn,
Chancery Apartments fell through
skylight in the roof and was foune
dead in the basement, according t,
police records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
SevastopoPs Defenses Smashed
By Soviets> Tarnopo| Captured;
U.S.. Raids on Romania Aid Reds
PIoesti, Bucharest
And Reich Hitin
2-Woy Offensive

BY the Associates Press.
LONDON, April 15.-Powerful
American aerial forces, possibly
totaling as many as 1000 planes,
struck from Britain and Italy
today, strafng German airfields
and transportation facilities and
bombing the Romanian capital
of Bucharest and the Oil center
of Ploesti in blows directly sup
porting the Red Army.
Flying out from British bases,
United States Lightnings, Thun-
derbolts and Mustangs of the 9th
and 9th Air Forces swept over 10
German and German occupied
airfields with some formations
penetrating as far east as an airfield
in the vicinity of Berlin.
Thirty American fighters failed
to return, the Army announced to-
night. This constituted the largest
number of losses ever suffered by
American fighters in a single days
operation
A possible explanation of the
record loss was contained in a
headquarters statement that many
fighters encountered intense flax"
Is Nazi Planes Downed.
The fighters, which possibly
totaled between 500 and 750 planes,
shot down 10 German planes in
aerial combat. In addition, they
destroyed and damaged "a consid-
cradle number of enemy aircraft on
the ground" communique said.
Their low-level strafing attacks
also were directed at barges, flax
cars, factory and locomotives in
Germany. Returning pilots reported
they had damaged II locomotives.
The assaults today broke a one
day lull in the heavy blows being
rained on Hitlers aerial defenses
and supply lines.
The British based operations
which ranged over a wide area of
Central and Northern Germany
constituted one of the greatest mass
fighter attacks ever launched. The
communique did not name the tar
gets Of the fighters, which pressed
forward their attacks despite gener-
ally unfavorable weather conditions.
$50 Miles From Soviet Front.
In the assault from Italian bases
force of probably TOO American
heavy bombers with at least 500
escorting fighters penetrated to
within $50 miles of the Russian
German front.
The highest previous American
fighter loss was "a planes on the
April raids on the Brunswick
plane plants and a number of Ger
man airfields when 148 German
fighters were knocked out of the
air by American fighters and bomb
ers together.
The American heavy bombers
based in Britain remained idle for
the second day in a row after six
days of continuous blasting at Nazi
air defenses. The concentrated eff
fort by the British-based fighters
and the Italian-based American
aerial fleets was the third tWo-di-
(See RAIDS. Page A-6D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
VINO Tightens Rules
To Delay Job Shifts
In Provoked Firinos
Worker May Have to
Wait for Month Before
Grunt of Release

If a worker punches his boss
on the nose or does anything
else deliberately to provoke his
discharge so he can change jobs,
he may have to wait more than
a month for the release he needs
to get new job under revised
War Manpower Commission rules
becoming effective here tomor-
row.
Another change in procedure an
nounced by the area VINO last
night prevents workers from getting
job releases from the United States
Employment Service until their en-
ployers have had chance to appeal
the USES decision to grant the re-
leases.
VINO reported that so many cases
had arisen where workers forced
their employers to fire them that the
Washington Labor Management
Committee finally sought national
revision of policy. Previously, If
a worker was discharged, regardless
OF whether it was provoked" the
employer had to grant him a re-
lease to change jobs.
Force His Discharge.
In some cases, it was said, a
worker would force his discharge,
get his release and be at work on a
new job within a few hours.
In the future, VINO said. the
employer does not have to give a
release where the discharge was
provoked. When a worker applies
to the USES for a release because
his employer has refused to give
it to him and the USES finds that
the discharge was provoked, the
case will be referred to the area
VINO director hereafter.
VINO explained that the area di-
rector will take his time" investi-
eating these cases so that the
worker will not be able to step out
of one job into another immedi-
ately. The area director, it was
SAID, can take as long as two
months to act. After two months,
an unemployed worker can be &C
copied for work without a release.
The new appeal procedure, VINO
explained, was put into effect to
give employers an opportunity to
hold onto their workers if a VINO
appeal panel decides a release or
statement of availability, is not war
ranted.
Can't Rescind Statement.
Acting VINO Area Director Ar
thur L. Schoenthal explained that
once statement of availability has
been issued by USES, it cannot be
reScinded. In the past, he said, If
an employer appealed a USES de-
cision, he could set precedent for
future cases but could not get his
worker back.
The new appeal procedure pro-
vides that before issuing a release,
the USES will notify the workers
employer by telephone. If the en-
ployer wants to fight for his worker,
he will have to notify the USES in
writing within two days that he
wants to appeal and the case will
be decided within a week If the
employer indicates he will not ap-
peal, the release will be issued i'm
mediately
VINO announced it was now re-
ceiving about IS appeals a month,
mostly from workers, but expects to
get more appeals from employers
now that they have a chance to get
their workers back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Fire Menoces Gasoline
Supply in Northeast

Two alarms were sounded early
today for a fire which started in the
basement of the Diamond Service
Co. at l01 M street NE. and threat
ened a huge gasoline reserve tank
nearby.
Fire Department officials said the
damage was not great and the sec
ond alarm was precautionary. The
fire did not reach the building In
which the gasoline was stored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Jap Strike at Eniwetok Fails;
Liberutors Hit KuriIes Aqoin
Kreueer's CovoIymen Report 5000 of Foe
Slain in u S. Invasion of Admiralty Isles

|of the Japanese bombs fell in the
water.
The last previous japanese at
tempt to smash the Eniwetok base
1853 land miles northeast of Truk
was on March 8. In that case the
japanese inflicted slight damage.
Steady hammering of the Kuriles
was continued Thursday night and
Friday morning. Ventura search
planes of Fleet Air Wing unloaded
explosives on much bombed Para
mushiro and Shumushu. The same
night Liberators of the 18th Army
Air Force struck Paramushiro and
Onnekotan. The Japanese sent up
only meager antiaircraft fire.
Three thousand japanese have
(See PACIFIC. Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
Protests Over WASPS Make
Report to Congress Likely
Romspeck Forecasts Formal Action
On Controversial Women Flyers Unit

would make the Women Air Force
service pilots part OF the Army
Air Forces, has been approved by
the committee, but given no place
on the House calendar by the Rules
Committee.
Miss Jacqueline Cochran, head OF
the WASPS, called on Chairman
Ramspeck Friday to justify the unit
She was under the impression, ii
was learned, that Mr.. Ramspeck's
opposition was based on a belief that
women had no place in the Ali
Forces. Mr.. Ramspeck told her this
was not true-that his objection
was based solely on a doubt that the
cost of the women's training pro-
gram-which he estimates at S.
(See WASPS PAGE A-50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-16
BY the Associated Press,


Repulse of the first japanese
attempt in five weeks to strike
against an American Central Pa
cific base and additional United
States air attacks on Japan'S
Kurile Islands were reported by
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz yes
terday.
The Fleet announcement from
Pearl Harbor said night fighters of
the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing inter-
cepted japanese bombers as they
came in before dawn Friday to hit
the American base on Eniwetok
Atoll in the Marshalls. The Jap
bombers were turned back as the
Marine pilots shot down two and
probably accounted for third. All