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Evening star., 1944-06-13
Bricker Arrives Here
For Two-Day Stay
By the Associated Press.

Gov. John w. Bricker OF Ohio ar
rived here today for q two day stay.
He will appear tonight on a radio
forum with Senators Taft, Repub-
lican, of Ohio, and Kilgore, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia and Gov.
Matthew M. Neely, Democrat, of
West Virginia. Tomorrow night he
will address q closed session of the
"7S Club" composed of congress
sional freshmen.
Gov. Bricker was met at the
station by members of his Washing
ton headquarters staff. He drove
Immediately to his hotel to begin
work on his part of the radio forum
discussion Of the subject Should
the States or the Federal Govern
ment finance the States postwar
programs"
Gov. Bricker and those who will
appear with him on tonight's pro-
gram will be guests of honor at a
reception at the Shoreham Hotel
before the forum.
The Ohio Governor will hold a
press conference tomorrow morning.
He promised to make public his
remarks to the freshmen members
of Congress, despite the club rule
that speeches are off the record.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Admiral FechteIer Cited
For Personnel Services

Rear Admiral william M. Fech-
teller, 48, whose wife lives at 1000
Cathedral avenue NV, was one of
three naval officers awarded letters
of commendation by the Secretary
of the Navy "for outstanding serv-
ices" as directors of personnel pro-
curement during the period of rapid
expansion of the fleet, according to
the Associated Press.
Admiral Fechteler was born in
San Rafael, Calf, and came to
Washington with his father, Admiral
Augustus F. Fechteles, in 1904. He
was graduated from Western High
School and from the Naval Academy
in 1916.
The Washington officer has been
on sea duty in the Pacific since
last July. Previously he was di-
rector of the Office of Personnel at
the Navy Department for 16 months.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Waste Paper Salvage
In May Nets S7,7@;
Checks Being Mailed

Checks totaling s7,749.03 for waste
paper collected in May under The
Evening Star-PTA Salvage for Vic
tory program are being prepared
and will be mailed out this week.
This will be the largest amount
received in one month by the schools
and represents the collection Of
l,065,5l5 pounds of newspapers,
cardboard and magazines.
Another school joined up yester-
day for the summer collection when
West School, one of the first to
make the honor roll by reaching
100 pounds per capita, announced
it's intention to carry on. West,
after receiving the Salvage-for-Vic-
tory banner, has gone on steadily
to better results. with its per capita
mark now at 1891 pounds.
Langdon received a Salvage for
Victory banner at an assembly today
and tomorrow four other schools,
Clair, Hayes, Morgan and Murch,
will be recognized in ceremonies
which will help in the celebration
of Flag Day.
Collections in the third district
tomorrow, together with the lead
ers, will be as follows:
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Hundreds Had Access.
To Censored Data,
Senate Inquiry Hears
BY the Associated Press.


Senators trying to find the
source of censorship leaks pur-
sued today a trail crowded with
potential suspects.
Convinced that hundreds of en-
ployes of the State Department
alone had access to secret war files,
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan confessed he felt lost"
Less pessimistic, Senator Reed,
Republican, of Kansas said that
while the Post ONCE Subcommittee
hasn't struck pay Dirt 1t may
have hit VEIN"
The committee learned from ques-
tioning State Department division
heads yesterday that scores of en-
ployes, down as far as the $l,620-a-
year level, could have had access to
correspondence between Miss Vivien
Kellems, Connecticut war plant
operator, and Count Frederick Won
Zedlitz, German living in Buenos
Aires.
Letter Is Quoted.
In one of the letters, Miss Kellems
purportedly wrote the count, who is
now on the State Department black
list as representative of Hermann
Goering's metals syndicate, Met
talgesellschaft:
Don't give that stupid blacklist
another thought"
She also repeatedly spoke of his
coming to the United States after
the war.
The investigation was prompted
by the broadcast of excerpts from
the letters by Drew Pearson, news
commentator, and their publication
in speech to the House by Rep
resentative Coffee, Democrat, of
Washington.
Under committee subpoena, to
make his action formal" Censor
ship Director Byron Price submitted
the original correspondence to the
subcommittee yesterday.
Papers Burned Daily.
The Senators, trying to find out
what became of the State Depart
ment copies. sought to learn whether
they were among confidential papers
burned each day in an incinerator
in the Easement of the State. De-
partment by colored employe
named Jackson.
Nobody seemed to know, though
the employees superior, Raymond
Geist. chief of communications and
records, said the man burned hum
dreds of papers every day under the
supervision of an armed guard.
Before doing so, however, Mr..
Geist said, Jackson opens the letters,
and goes through them hastily" to
see that no needed correspondence
Is DESTROYED.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
BY WILLIAM H. STONEMAN,
War Correspondent of The Star and
Chicaso Daily News

NEAR MONTEBOU URG, LA
MANCHE, France, June 10 de-
lsyedD The more you think about
our landing at the base of Cherbourg
Peninsula, the more mysterious the
whole thing becomes. A so per cent
loss among the first assault troops
would have been moderate. Even
our paratroop and glider
borne troops, who naturally suffered
heavy casualties. our losses have
been only fraction of what we ex-
'pected.
Positions that the Germans had
spent two years in building were
knocked out in few minutes by
our air forces and the trick mine
fields they were supposed to have
did not exist. Although they were
reported to have expected the land
ing on this particular spot, we met
only mediocre troops on the long
beach line. The Luftwaffe, which
certainly should have been able to
put In 1000 planes against us, has
produced two little fighter bomber
raids by four and six planes Even
German artillery has been ridicu-
lousy weak
We have not yet taken France nor
have we taken Cherbourg Peninsula,
but we have what in such operations
as this passes for a decent bridge
head. -.
Up here at the front today we are
having the usual difficulty in seeing
any of the fighting. The actual
front line Is exactly 700 yards from
where we sit. Our 4.2-inch mortars
are whacking down on something
three-quarters of mile ahead We
can distinctly see the steeple of the
church in Montebourg, which is in
enemy hands.
Firing Continues Close by.
Machine guns, machine pistols,
carbines and rifles are going off
right and left and dead ahead, and
somebody has just nabbed two Ger
man snipers in nearby field. Every
minute or 80 there comes whistle
and bang as an SO explodes in
nearby field or down the road.
One Of the fanciest epics to come
out of this sector is that of First
1t. Gene l.. Brown of Beaverton,
Greg. law student at the Univer-
sity of Oregon before he became a
paratrooper two years ago. He got
back to our lines at II o'clock this
morning after hiking all the way
from the suburbs of Cherbourg
where he had dropped by mistake
three nights before. He landed with
friend right next to a German
battalion command post and spent
two days and nights in a ditch hid
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Finland Takes Steps to Pay
June InstuI|ment on War Debt

Although again fighting Russia
and at war with Britain, Finland
still maintains diplomatic relations
with this country. However, the
State Departments attitude toward
Finland has stiffened in recent
months. Recent evidences were the
blacklisting of numerous Finnish
firms and a statement in which the
Finnish government was termed
"pro-Nazi."
Finland, only nation still paying
on World War debts to this country,
still owes about 5000 900.
Urho Toivola, counselor of the Le-
CATION, said, Finland intends scru-
pulously to fulfill her international
obligations and will continue to do
so as long as possible"
Evening star., 1944-06-13
|. B. Mayer and Wife Part on Eve
Of 4Oth Wedding Anniversary

Edith Goetz. wife of Producer Will
liam Goetz.
One Of Hollywood's first producers
to win national prominence, Mr..
Mayer came here after several
Eastern theatrical ventures. In
1923 he became associated with the
late Irving Thalberg, and they pro-
duced several films starring Norma
Shearer, Anita Stewart and Renee
Adoree.
Loew's Inc, acquired the Metro
and Goldwyn companies in 1924,
and the studio became M-G-M, with
Mr.. Mayer in charge. Its production
facilities at nearby Culver City have
been increased steadily since that
time.
Mr.. Mayer is one of the founders
of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, and has served
as president of the Motion Picture
Producers Association.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Daniel Sees Smear
In Proposal 10 Probe
Newspaper Project
By the Associated Press

os the ASSOCIATED Press.
AS the much -heralded Southern
Democratic revolt took a court turn
In Texas, Senator O'Daniel emerged
as the central figure of what he
called smear" attempt by the
Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee.
What aroused Senator ODaniel
was committee decision to inquire
into the financing of a newspaper
he plans to establish and which
promises to be strongly anti-admin-
istration.
Senator ODaniel told reporter
1t Is no secret that more than $780,
600 has been collected from prospec-
tive $5-a-year subscribers toward
financing the paper. which he added
would disseminate the truth about
our own Government as I see 1t from
the standpoint of United States
Senator in Washington"
This looks like the smear SQUAD
going into action" said Senator
ODaniel Of the committees plan.
Il have been expecting it. II they
want to start smear campaign, let
them go to it."
Senator ODaniel, a Democrat,
who has fought many administra-
ton proposals, was obviously pleased
with the action of the Texas Demo-
cratic Executive Committee in vot-
ing, SO, to 6, yesterday against certi-
flying on the primary ballot the
names of presidential electors
chosen by pro- Roosevelt group.
This group had bolted after the
regular convention had instructed
the party's % electors not to sup
port the presidential nominee un-
less certain conditions were met by
the Chicago nominating convention.
With this decision headed for a
ruling by the Texas Supreme Court.
Senator O'Daniel predicted defeat
there of the pro- Roosevelt faction.
They'll have to go to some other
court than that in Texas" Senator
O'Daniel declared. They'll have to
go to higher court and that is the
Supreme Court of the United
States"
Senator O'Dan1el's personal war
with the administration found an
other critic of the New Deal, Sena-
tor Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia.
keeping quiet about proposal that
his name be linked with that of
Gov. John w. Bricker of Ohio on a
coalition ticket. Senator Byrd's in
fiuence with the Virginia delegation
yet to be chosen will be strong and
members might want to put his
name before the Democratic conven-
ton as presidential candidate.
These developments overshadowed
an Idaho primary today In which
voters picked senatorial and State
candidates. Virginia is conducting
general elections for city and town
Offices. In the 18th Illinois district
the only name on the ballot in a
special election to succeed the late
Representative william H. Wheat is
that of Rolla G. McMiflen, Decatur
Republican.
In Idaho Senator Clark Demo-
tcraD Is opposed for denomination by
John Connell of Boise, member of the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission;
James H. Hawley, Boise attorney.
and Glen Taylor, Pocatello singing
cowboy" Gov. G. A. Bottolfsen and
Ben johnson, Preston attorney,
fought it out for the Republican
| nomination. %s
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Vacant Lot Owners Get
Hay Fever Reminder

Owners Of vacant lots were re-
minded yesterday by the Health De-
partment that regulations require
weeds to be cropped to height of
not more than four inches.
Maj. William H. Cary, jr., acting
director Of the departments Bureau
of Sanitation, said he hoped owners
would get rid Of the weeds while
young to prevent pollen from adding
to the suffering of hay fever victims.
Twenty five owners Of lots have
been notified Of complaints against
their land. If they delay cutting
their property after notification, the
work will be done by the city, with
the cost assessed against them.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD, June 13.-Louis B.
Mayer and his wife were to have
celebrated their 40th wedding ami
versary tomorrow, but instead the
motion picture studio which he
heads has announced their separa-
tion.
Mr.. Mayer. SO, who for 20 years has
directed Goldwyn- Mayer, is
one Of the Nations highest-salaried
executives. For several years his
salary exceeded 100000 annually,
and last year he reported an income
of more than 100000. The an
nouncement said no divorce plans
have been made.
Mr.. Mayer married Margaret
Shenberg of Boston when she was
18. Their two daughters are Mrs.
Irene Selznick, wife Of Film Pro-
ducer David o. Selznick, and Mrs.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Mrs. George J. Moriarty
Dies After Leap in River
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, June 13.-Mrs. George
]. Moriarty, 80, wife of the former
Detroit Tiger manager and big
league umpire. died in Receiving
Hospital yesterday after leaping into
the Detroit River from the Belle Isle
Bridge. A brother identified the
body.
Amos Mcpherson, a soldier sta
toned at Selfridge Field, told police
he saw the woman jump. A fisher
man, o. w. Burdette Olson, swan
to her side and kept her afloat until
she could be taken aboard small
ferry. A fire department rescue
squad attempted to revive her with
out success.
Mrs. Moriarty's suit against her
husband for divorce and custody of
their son, 6, was pending In Circuit
Court. She testified Friday she had
wished 100 times" she had never
been born. The suit charged cruelty
Evening star., 1944-06-13
WLB Tells Senators
II Couldn't Refuse
Ward Jurisdiction
By the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board told the
Senate Judiciary Committee yes
terday that If it had refused to as
sumo jurisdiction over the Mont
gomery Ward labor dispute it would
have eliminated itself from a field
in which about 15,500,000 persons
are employed.
At the same time, Attorney Cen
eral Biddle renewed his attack on
a subcommittee report which con-
demned Government seizure of
Montgomery Wards Chicago prop
critics.
MFR. Biddle sent a memorandum to
the full committee, giving five in
stances in which he said Senators
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada
and Revercomb, Republican, of
West Virginia, who signed the sub
committee report, took "an errone-
Gus view of the law"
The War Labor Board, in a brief
filed with the full committee, also
disputed findings of the subcom-
mittee, which had said that WLB
records failed to disclose facts
which support the determination
that the company union dispute
was one that might interrupt work
which contributes to the effective
prosecution of the war"
Contending that the unanimous
report of the boards tripartite
hearing panel had set forth these
facts, the WLB asserted that mo
labor dispute in wartime can be
viewed in isolation" 1t said all
labor controversies must be. con-
sidered with the no-strike agree
ment in mind. citing as Its special
field disputes that might interrupt
work which contributes to the efYec-
tive prosecution Of the war"
Additional facts which the board
had before it, since they were mat
ters of which they might properly
take judicial notice, were that ap-
proximately 15,5o0.000 people are
employed in such fields as distribu-
tion. transportation, communication,
service and wholesale and retail
trades" the board said.
"If the board were to rule that it
lacked Jurisdiction over the dispute
in the Montgomery Ward case, it
would also need to rule that it
lacked jurisdiction over labor dis
putes involving these 1880, 900
people"
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Housing
Continued From First Page

produced, or to differences in the
wage rates paid"
"Parkside" Projects Debated.
Mr.. Loshbough was in the midst
of developing a detailed reply to the
claim of Mr.. Wire, presented pre-
viously before the Senate subcom-
mittee. that a private builder could
have built NCHA 'parkside"
project for 81 to Al per cent less
than the total cost. He was inter-
rupted by questions and testimony
from the private builders was being
given when committee Chairman
McGehee adjourned the hearing.
Mr. Loshbough claimed that there
were at least 10 respects in which
parkside projects represent greater
value" He stressed policy Of
NCHA to develop new housing so
that there should be considerable
open space, thereby providing
tenants and children a maximum
amount of light, air and outdoor
space"
Chairman McGehee said the COM
mittee probably would resume hear
ings some time next week.
Meanwhile. three citizens groups
issued statements today Contending
that Harry S. Wender, president of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. had injected the racial issue
into the housing problem by his
testimony Saturday before the Sem
ate District Subcommittee, headed
by Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio.
Hastie Comments.
William H. HASTE, president OF the
District branch Of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, asserted Mr.. Wen
der's Statement on Saturday that
various groups oppose the whole idea
of public housing because Mrs.
Roosevelt believes that there should
be no racial segregation in public
housing is a vicious attempt to
prejudice others against a most vital
part of any program of American
postwar rehabilitation"
Wilbur La Roe, jr. chairman O..
the Citizens Committee on Race Re-
lations, said the Executive Commit
tee OF the group "deplores" tho
statement made by Mr.. Wender, ano
asserted that 1t contained fractual
errors, Mr.. La Roe declared 1.-The
committe unanimously voted to in
struct its Housing Committee tc
study the matter and report to the
full committee at its regular meeting
on June 90"
MIR. Wender declared today he "die
not inject any racial issue into tn,
housing situation at all. The issue
had been raised long before this"
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Governors Wife Vetoes
His P1on to Make Speech
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, June 13.-Gov, C. A.
Bottolfsen was determined. to keep
a speaking engagement despite in
f1uenza and a 10l-degree fever. He
called his secretary.
Mrs. Bottolfsen received the Gov
ernor's aide and smilingly said the
executive would make no speech.
He didn't.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Finland intends to pay the June
Is installment Of her World War
debt to this country-to keep her
record intact.
The nation, It's legation said to-
day, wants to use some of her funds
in THE United States to meet the in
tereSt payment of around $4,000.
In order to touch these funds, Fin
land has to get license from the
Treasury's Foreign Funds Control
Division. An application has been
filed.
Finland never has defauled on her
payments, although some postpone
ments have been arranged volun-
tarily by this country, as during the
Firms 1939-40 war with Russia.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Public Relations on Beuchheud
'Amuteurish,' Writer Charges

I ing while Germans ran around In
circles blasting away at every sound
Their long hike brought results
when they walked into barnyard
and 18 Germans who were lounging
about sprang to their feet with
hands in the air. Brown and a
friend walked them down the road
until they reached the American
infantry lines.
1t is OUR unpleasant duty to re-
port that the public relations sec
ton has broken all records for nom
performance on this greatest of all
American military operations. We
were supposed to have radio oper-
ating six hours after the first beach
landing. We have no radio, per-
haps because it has been sunk, and
we have no censors in our area to
scrutinize copy which might be sent
either by pigeon or by another radio
which has been made available to
us.
Correspondent Races for London.
Although we had a solemn I'M
derstanding that nobody would be
allowed to land here and go racing
back to London with his story-in
return for our promise to remain
ashore In France for three months
We already have met correspond
ent who raced back to London with
his copy and was allowed to re-
turn.
1t is far more amateuriSh show
than we had either in North Africa.
at Salerno, or at AnZio and con-
sidering the fact that We had a
mighty easy landing on our beach
when We expected a slaughter, we
would like to register the opinion
that it is a scandal.
Today our Army on the march
looks like a generals dream of what
he would like to have happen on
maneuvers. You have the impress
sion that everybody knows his job
and your eyes tell you that the
equipment we are throwing at the
Germans is the finest that ever went
into battle. There have been slip
ups but not a tenth as many as we
expected and, most important of
all, the stuff keeps rolling.
Our Air Forces and the Royal Air
Force have done an incredible Job.
At no moment since we landed have
the Germans been able to operate
freely against us; there were Spit
fires overhead on the only two oc-
casions that the Germans made
sneak fighter bomber raids against
us. There has been no road straf1ng
at all.
All told, it has been just about
the antithesis of what We expected
to undergo during our first four
days ashore. Tonight it looks as
though it will 60 on being just that.
(copyrisht, 1914, Chicago Daily News, Inc. }
Evening star., 1944-06-13
l76,400 Bonddges Sent
From Here to Fronts

More than 176,4OO Army surgical
dressings made by Red Cross VOL
unteer workers were among sup
plies shipped by the District Chapter
yesterday to the fighting fronts.
At the same time the Red Cross
announced increasing need for VOL
unteers in the sewing and knitting
units of the production corps.
Other items which left the District
yesterday for distribution to service
men and servicewomen were: 6,Oo5
knitted and sewn garments, $500
convalescent kits for the sick and
wounded. 900 comfort kits for WACS
going overseas and 1886 knitted and
sewn items for military hospitals.
An exhibit OF the items win be held
Thursday and Friday at the District
Chapter House. 1908 e street NV. q.
| ak5s ~ ~ esFs3hsss
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Regiment Of 800 WAVES
To Be Reviewed Friday

Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs,
chief of the Bureau of Personnel,
will review a regiment OF 800
WAVES, one of the largest formal
reviews ever held for enlisted
women at q duty station, at 40
pm. Friday on the Monument
Grounds.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Hotels, Restaurants Gel
rs Pct. Sugar Increase

BY the Associated Press.
Twenty to rs per cent more sugar
will be allotted restaurants, hotels,
lunchrooms, large boarding houses,
schools and plants which do their
own baking, the ONCE Of Price Ad-
ministration announced today.
The increase is applicable to cur
rent May-June allotments and sub
sequent periods, OPA said.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
GoIo PIozu Losso
New Ecuudoriun Envoy
By the Associated Press.

B{ the ASS0clateu FEeSS.
QUITO, Ecuador, June 13-The
Foreign Office announced yesterday
that Gallo Plaza Lasso, eldest son of
the late Gen. Leonidas Plaza Cutter
rez, had been appointed Ecuadorian
Ambassador to the United States.
He will leave by air for washington
next week.
His father was twice President of
Ecuador.
Evening star., 1944-06-13
wing diplomas are:
Tack Splitter Unhappy

ASHEBORO, N. C. (P,.-A work
man applied to the Employment
Service once here for permission
to change work because his present
job was breaking his teeth" He
was. he said. = tack splitter in an
upholstery plant
Evening star., 1944-06-13
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Fair and
continued warm this afternoon and
tonight. Tomorrow some cloudiness
and cooler.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair to-
night. Tomorrow thundershowers
in the mountains, cooler in east
portion.
River Report.
Potomas and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls.