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Evening star., 1944-01-21
Senate Visiting Boord
To Annapolis Appointed

Vice President Wallace today ap-
pointed members of the Board of
Visitors for the Naval Academy to
serve this year.
They are: Chairman Walsh of the
Naval Affairs Committee and Sem
ators Thomas of Oklahoma, Lucas
of Illinois and Walsh of New Jer-
sey. Democrats, and Brooks, Repub-
lican, of Illinois.
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House Group 10 Probe
Graft, Fraud Charges
AT Camp Shanks, n. Y.
BY the Associated Press.

The House Military Affairs
Committee will open hearings
next Thursday to delve into the
building and maintenance of
Camp Shanks, Army base at
Orangeburg, N. Y.
Ralph o. Burton, counsel for the
committee, told reporters today that
evidence indicating Irregularities has
been gathered by committee investi-
gators, who "have had the situation
under observation for more than a
year." and by the New York Daily
News.
The News said today 1t had found
"a shocking story of corruption in
the building and maintenance" Of
the $50, ,000, 900 military installation.
Investigates at Camp.
II don't think they're far wrong" !"
Mr.. Burton said of the News story.
II think they've got good foundation
for what they say"
Mr.. Burton said the committee has
three investigators at Camp Shanks
now and had been inquiring into
the situation there before we ever
heard of the News story"
In a copyrighted story. the News
said it had uncovered evidence
that high Army officers at this mill
tary installation worked in league
with civilians to squeeze graft out
of the Nations war effort"
The newspaper said Chairman
May of the House Committee con-
ferred this week with representa-
tive of the News and examined evi-
dence. which. the paper said. in
volved hundreds of thousands Of
dollars"
Padded Payments Charged.
The newspaper said material sub
mitted to Mr.. May disclosed such
corruption as:
Il. Profit-splitting and Cooper
ative deals among officers and con-
tractors.
% Padded payments for equip
ment rentals and repairs. though
one third of the equipment lay idle,
unfit for use.
"3. A sudden jump from $3.50 to
81 ,543 in the price per acre paid for
sod, and the discovery that the high
priced sod came from land owned by
the Camp Shanks employe who pur-
chased 1t.
a. An estimated waste and mis-
appropriation of 1000 gallons Of
War-vital gasoline per day.
"5. A black market in rationed
foods conducted by Government en-
ployes."
May Promises Action.
| Mr.. May said here last night, Il
agree with News reporters that the
disclosures are of such startling
nature that the committee will start
hearings within .the next few days"
The chairman, the newspaper
added, has obtained War Depart
ment permission to detain in this
Country an Army officer formerly
stationed at Camp Shanks and about
to go overseas. Mr.. May also asked
the War Department to report to
him the whereabouts of several
other officers, formerly at the camp.
now serving in foreign theaters, ac-
cording TO the News.
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Seven Killed, Three Hurt
In Idaho Bomber Crash
Ey the Associated Press.

A'' 'he AsSoeiateo FFess. in
POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 2l-,
Seven crewmen were killed and
three injured yesterday in the crash
of heavy bomber from the Pocs.
tello Army Air Base. Ia
1t. Col. Marshall Bonner, base
commander, said the four-engineds
plane went out of control 10 miles
southwest of the base shortly after
taking of on a training mission. ld
The dead: 4
Second 1t. Donald w. Harries.~
Hurley, Wis; Sergt. Frederick >.
Alderman. Tampa, Fla; Sergt.
Raymond w. Shook. Tacoma, Wash.:c,
Sergt Clifton S. Hurt, San Fran. ,
cisco: Sergt. Gerald H. Cuddington.r
Ferndale, Mich; Sergt. Jack C.
Clough, Charlottesville. Ind, and
Sergt. Glen M. Piska. Kimberly,
Idaho. IA
Injured but reported in satisfaes,
tory condition at the base hospital
were Second Its. Charles E. Byrne, ,
!Calliham, Tex: Frank L. Stevens OF
Chicago and Roy A. Sager of Poca-
tello. sri.
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1t by long distance telephone and
then described the letter to me in
a typewriter note"
The description said the note was
written on Harry Hopkins station
cry. The letter finally delivered to
Mr.. Sparks was written on White
House stationery. Mr.. Sparks said
he thought mistake had been made
in the description. The text of the
letter carried in "One Man" was
from copies of the letter sent by
Mr.. Briggs.
Mr.. Sparks introduced a number
OF new names into the mystery.
Last October, the Sparks statement
says, Briggs told me that a man
named Griscom, representing Sen
ator Connally was told by a Will
kle representative named RAIDER, of
the Texas Light and Power Co..
that Willkie would be for Connally:
that Hopkins told Lee that Willkie
would be for Lee: that Griscom got
sore; that both sides are against
Willkie. and that then Lee fell out
with Hopkins on the Alamo, a per-
sonal matter"
Mr.. Sparks said that even il the
Hopkins letter" is determined by
the grand jury investigation to be
forgery, the effect OF his book
will be scarcely reduced because of
the other documents it contains. Told
that Secretary Ickes said he was an
agent for isolationists, Mr.. SPARKS
said he knew no isolationists and
that he was nationalist" for the
United States first.
Chicago Talk Recalled.
Mr.. Ickes recalled that Mr.. Sparks
spoke recently before the Republican
National Revivalist Committee in
Chicago, which the Secretary said
was created by Col. Robert McCor-
mick, publisher of the Chicago Trib-
une and critic of the Roosevelt for
eign policy. Mr.. Sparks said he was
not a member of the committee and
addressed 1t because he would go
anywhere to talk to a Republican
group
The Associated Press reported from
Chicago that William ]. Grace, sec
retary of the Nationalist Committee,
asked to comment on the Ickes
statement and asked if there was a
possible connection between the let
ter and his organization, said:
"Of course, the number one plat
form announcement of our party
was i-Willkie-ism. The Sparks
book was anti-Willkie philosophy
and that's the reason we contacted
him (Mr. Sparks to speak at our
meeting"
He asserted anybody who makes
the statement about isolationists
being opposed to international CO.
operation is lair and a fool. i"
We believe in international cooper
alton based upon the tradition of
the United States - TO allevi-
ate suffering. distress and disaster
;" but not political cooper
ation."
Mr.. Grace denied Mr.. Sparks was
an agent of the nationalist organi-
zation. or that the organization Is
sponsored by Col. Mccormick.
Although the committee has initi-
ated the draft Mccormick for
President movement, I'VE do not
have now or never have had any
contact of any kind with Col. Nc
Cormick," Mr.. Grace declared.
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Continued From First Page. J

mediate Allied confirmation. The
broadcast said there were many
dead and wounded and that
heavy damage resulted.
cThe italian report declared
waves OF the Allied planes blasted
the Prenestina, Porta and Mag
giore quarters of the Eternal City
In an attack directed against
the important Termini rai,>oad
yards. These yards were declared
knocked out in the first Amer
lean Rome raids, but may since
nave been put back into opera
tom
invader divebambers and mar
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Taxes
Continued From First PageD

Democrat, of Texas; La Toilette,
Progressive, of Wisconsin, and Lucas,
Democrat, of Illinois, committee
members who issued a minority re-
port sharply critical of five of the
amendments previously approved
by a majority of the 2lmember
group. All these amendments
either were thrown out or mate
rally revised.
Senator Walsh declared the final
Senate version of the renegotiation
amendments was much better" than
the revisions which had been voted
by the House Senator McKellar,
Democrat, of Tennessee, author of
the original renegotiation law under
which billions of dollars worth of
war contracts have been examined
for excessive profits, said the COM
promise plan appeared reasonably
satisfactory" though he had not had
a chance tc check it in detail.
In the meantime, authority for
the Court of Claims to facilitate the
handling of suits arising from
terminated war contracts has been
recommended to the Senate by At
torney General Biddle.
Against Arbitration Method.
In memorandum submitted to
the War Contracts Subcommittee of
the Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee, the Attorney General expressed
opposition to the arbitration method
of settling contract termination dis
putes. His views were made public
yesterday by Chairman Murray of
the subcommittee.
1T would be highly advantageous
to enlarge the jurisdiction of the
Court of Claims to enable it to en-
tertain action by the Government
in the nature of bills of interpleader
and thus bring before the court all
parties to particular controversy,
Mr. Biddle said
AT present one of several adverse
claimants can sue in the Court Of
Claims without binding the other
claimants by the decision unless
they voluntarily appear. This pro-
notes uneconomical, piecemeal liti-
CATION and subjects the United
States to possible double liability"
Mr.. Biddle said the need for the
proposed action would be increased
If the Government should under
take to make direct payments to
subcontractors of amounts included
in the settlement of claims of prime
contractors. He also urged expan-
sion OF the commissioner system of
the Court of Claims under which
the commissioners take evidence
throughout the country. This, he
said, permits witnesses to testify
at or near their homes.
The Attorney General said he
knew of no reason to lead to
belief arbitration is more expedi-
tious than court trials.
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mittee's statement that authority
over the entire program for obtain
ing oil should be concentrated in
the Petroleum Administration, the
Army plans to continue to run Canol
just as it would any other strategic
military project.
The committee also criticized the
Army for not consulting Petroleum
Administrator Ickes. Mr.. Ickes'
ofiice reported mo change on that
score" 4
Evening star., 1944-01-21
1,l00 ChrysIer Foreman
End 8-PIunt WuIkout
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Jan. 21.-Approxi-
mately 1000 foremen involved in a
series OF strikes at eight Chrysler
Corp. plants in Detroit returned to
their jobs today after voting to end
a work stoppage in compliance with
a War Labor Board request.
The walkout began January Is in
q dispute over a union demand that
the corporation recognize the inde-
pendent Foreman,s Association OF
america as bargaining agent.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
Roosevelt hominates
Grunert and Smith as
Lieutenant Generals

1t. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith,
chief of staff to Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, and 1t. Gen. George
Grunert, commanding the Eastern
Defense Command, were nomi-
mated by President Roosevelt today
for official promotion to the tenn
porary rank of lieutenant general.
The nominations sent to the Sen
ate call for the temporary promo
ton of the two officers from major
general to lieutenant general. 1t
was explained that both have been
holding the latter rank by virtue of
their duties.
Gen. Smith. whose wife lives at
43l4 Thirty sixth street NV, was
appointed Gen. Eisenhower's chief
of staff on January 10. Before that
he was chief of staff of Allied forces
In the Mediterranean theater.
Recently Decorated.
Gen. Smith served as secretary Of
the War Department general staff
In 1941 and as secretary of the
, combined Allied forces with the
additional duty as secretary of the
joint board in 1912. He was recently
decorated in Britain as Knight
Commander of the Bath.
Gen. Grunert. who was elevated
to the rank of lieutenant general by
reason of his duties when he became
commanding general of the Eastern
Defense Command in October, 1943.
has had several tours of duty in
Washington.
After serving as commander of the
Army's Philippine Department, he
became commanding general of the
9th Corps Area, with headquarters
in Chicago, in April, 1912, and later
that year came to Washington in
the headquarters of Services of
Supply.
Was Deputy Chief of Staff.
He was deputy chief of staff for
service commands at the headquar-
tiers Of the Army Service Forces here
and became deputy commander of
the Eastern Defense Command in
August. 1943.
Other nominations made today
follow:
Brigadier generals to be major
generals in the Army of the United
States:
Davidson, H C.. Prickett Fay Ernik
Lauer,. Walter E. Hayes, Philip
Bsrneit ss Ioha x. Edwin RanislsoR RiIsens r. & H.
Col. Virgil Lee Peterson to be
major general in the Army of the
United States.
Colonels to be brigadier generals
In the Army of the United States:
Hess, Walter W, jr. Witsell, Edward F.
Robinson, John n. Hawkins, John r.
Easterbrook, A. E. Tate Ralph. H.
Hutchings H. jr. Gravely. William s.
Feldman, Herman Flory, Lester D.
Davis, Leonard L. Dent, Guy Blair
Shoe. Robert O.. Keiser, Laurence B.
Martin, Joseph l. Tmberman, T. S.
Still Others Named.
Chickerng, " E; Blount, Roy Eugene
Graves, Davis D. Davis, Michael F.
Meyers, Harry F. Hume. Edgar E.
Moore, James E.. North, Thomas
Rogers, Arthur H. Frederick, R. T.
Barnes, Earl Walter Nelson, Otto l., ir.
schabacker, c. H. Butler, Frederic B.
Pape, Robin B. Borden, William A.
1t. Col Paul Lewis Ransom to be
brigadier general in the Army of
the United States.
To be major general: Col. John
Francis Williams, Field Artillery,
National Guard of the United States,
now chief of the National Guard Bu-
reau of the War Department, with
rank of major general.
To be brigadier general: Col Ralph
Maxwell Immell, Col Francis Farrell,
Col. Thomas Oates Hardin
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Report

District of Columbia-Clearing
and becoming warmer this after
noon. Clear, with lowest tempera-
ture near 80 degrees, tonight. To-
morrow fair, with moderate tenn
perature.
Virginia and Maryland-Clear and
not quite so cold tonight. Tomorrow
fair, with moderate temperature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
WASPS Fly Morouder;.1
Army's Difficult Plane
By the Associated Press.

orr
Women are flying the BPS Ma
rauder, the medium bomber which
the Army notes has been consid,f
cred by some difficult plane to
fly" -.
The War Department said yester-s
day that selected group of WASPS
-Women's Air Force Service Pilots
who entered training for flying the
bombers several months ago. haye
been assigned tentatively to OPP
erations with the training command,
plotting the: B-26s for gunner stua,
dents at Harrington and Laredo.
Tex. ea-7
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The coconut-palm industry scs
counts for more than one-fifth Of
'Zen-i.s~'s total exrortS. -
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Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
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Report for Last "a Hours.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
POLICE IDENTIFY
VICTIM OF CRASH

The victim of tanker explo
sion on tina Sturgeon Creek bridge
on Highway "a near Leland early
yesterday morning has been iden.
titled as Woodrow Leamon Hardee
"a, a shipyard worker living al
503-B, Vance street, Maffitt Vii
lage, it was reported by high.
way patrolmen last night.
Coroner W. E. Bell of Bruins.
wick county disclosed that Carlton
Butler, %, 500 Dawson St., driver
of the car which crashed into the
bridge and turned over before the
on coming oil tanker, is being held
without privilege Of bond in the
Brunswick county Jail at South
port pending an inquest.
Coroner Bell said last night an
inquest would be held following
an Improvement of Ed Master
Woodell 80, of Lumberton, driv.
er of the tanker.
Highway patrolmen reported
last night that Woodell is in 9
serious condition in James Walk
er Memorial hospital.
The body of Hardee has beer
carried to Loris, S. c., where
funeral services will be held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
FIRE DESTROYS
WRICHTS-VILLA

Fire swept through the Wrights.
Villa at Station 1, Wrightsville
Beach, yesterday morning and ce-
stroyed the tWo-story frame build.
ing.
The post office building next
door suffered considerable dam
age.
Police Chief M. S. Faircloth es-
timated the loss to be approximate
ly $4,000. Cause of the fire has
not been determined.
Although the post office was
damaged on the north side, Chief
Faircloth said the building would
be open for business as usual
this morning and repairs would
be made Immediately.
The Wrightsville Beach fire de-
partment received the alarm at
7 am, and, although Wilmington
firemen were summoned, the vol
unteer firemen at Wrightsville
had the blaze under control be-
fore outside help arrived. They
were aided, however, by Coast
Guardsmen at Wrightsvi1le and
members of the crash boat crew.
Household furnishings and all
fixtures were destroyed in the
Wrights-Villa, Chief Faircloth re-
ported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
GERMANS RETREATING
BEFORE FINN TROOPS

STOCKHOLM, Sept. "a LB -
Four Finnish divisions, battling
their former comrades-in-arms,
have captured part of Suomus-
salmi in northeastern Finland from
the Germans and are continuing tt
make progress in ejecting an es'
timateG. 100000 Austrians and
Nazis from the area, Helsinki
military communicate said today
A newspaper correspondent in
the area said the Finnish A6t
command was hopeful Of COM
pletin G the job within four weeks
without any help from the Rus
sians." .-..--- ...
1.-THE Firms feel it will take al
least that long, he said, "be'
cause of the lone, thin commu
nications and the scorched earth
policy the Germans have adopted
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
JAPANESE ATTEMPT
TO REACH PELELIU

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HNAD.
QUARTERS, Sept. "a. - up - Am.
erican warships frustrated a Jap.
anese attempt to reinforce thei-
beleaguered forces on Peleliu IS.
land Saturday, destroying convoy
of IS barges and one motor Sampan
carrying men and equipment, a
navy press release announced to.
night.
A few of the enemy probably
swan ashore on the north end OF
Peleliu, which the japanese hold,
afte- losing their equipment.
A U. S. cruiser also bombarded
two camouflaged Japanese ships
the same day in Malakal harbor in
the very heart of the Palau is1nds,
the press release added.
The First Marines made small
gains on both flanks of bitterly-de-
Tended Peleliu.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
ALLIED PLANES
AID PARATR00PS

LONDON, Monday, Sept. 25-R
Hundreds of Allied planes blast
ed German ground positions in the
Nijmegen-Arnhem area in Holland
Sunday and in the Nancy area
Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts as.
sisted in repulsing strong tank-leo
enemy counterattacks despite en-
countering near-gales and rain ir
both regions.
Taking off in mist and thick
clouds fighter-bombers ranged ov-
err Holland in close support fol
1t. Gen. Sir Miles C. Dempsey
British Second Army and for the
airborne forces fighting their way
out Of Nazi trap at Anthem.
In addition to treetop-level ma
chinegun attacks on German
troops on both sides of the Find
hoven Nijmegen corridor, the
planes blasted enemy transport,
hitting seven locomotives and ~
freight cars.
Elsewhere Mustangs machine.
gunned enemy transport in Bel
GUM and British aircraft sue
cessfully attacked shipping of
Norway, leaving four small ships
afire.
These raids followed an attack
in very great strength by Raj
heavy bombers on the German
industrial and communications
towns of Neuss and Munster in
the Ruhr valley Saturday night.
In the Nancy area, tremend-
Gus tank battle was in progress
when the Thunderbolts blasted
German armored formations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25

niques of airborne warfare.
The paratroopers landed in
brush area approximately
five miles from the Mackal
landing strip and it is expect
ed that glider troops will pour
in tomorrow to reinforce them
and join in the drive. For
miles, the countryside was
white with parachutes, left by
the sky warriors as they slip
ped from the harness and
rushed into battle positions.
A squadron of CG-13s, the
Army's newest glider, will be
used for the first time in air
evacuation of wounded.
Approximately 10000 air
borne soldiers will be used in
the maneuvers, the third such
to be held in ten months in
the vicinity Of Mackan, air
borne training center.
All elements of an airborne
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
Donald Nelson Returns
From Mission To China

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a n
Donald M. Nelson returned from
his presidential mission to China
today, enthusiastic about the pros.
poets of increasing that nations
industrial war contribution but
keeping his own counsel about his
plans and prospects in the War
Production Board.
Most details of the results Of
the mission were withheld pend.
ing report to President Roose-
welt which Nelson hoped to make
soon, perhaps in day or two.
He did say that ne brought
back with him a set Of recon-
mendations which he had submit
ted to Generalissimo Chang Kai
Shek, and which the Chinese
leader approved. On plans to
bring more Of China's industrial
potential into the war effort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
WILMINGTON GUNNER
KILLS MAN ON POLE

WITH U. S. AIR B OR N E
TROOPS IN HOLLAND, Sept. 81.
(Delayed)-R-Lt. John Spooner
of Wilmington, N. c., demonstrate
ed his craftsmanship heritage to-
day by picking off German OBJ
server from a telephone pole at
5000 yards with a field artillery
gun but his feat did not entirely
please his commanding officer.
Spooner got his man after fir
ing three smoke bursts and then
10 rounds with rs nm. gun.
His colonel, however, figured
the ammunition cost the taxpay-
ers 500 whereas "the infantry
kills Germans at five cents a
round
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
Mine Subsistence Cracks
Walls In Homes, Church

ASHLEY, Pa, Sept. "a. - up -
A creeping mine subsistence, first
noticed several days ago, continu-
ed to spread here today, damaging
scores of homes along sections OF
four streets.
Walls were cracked and a sec
ton of flooring heaved up in St.
Leo's church, in the center of the
affected area, but services were
held there today. Water and gas
mains were broken on several
streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25

for them anyway" Frederick
said.
Frederick's problems have
been solved in part by the au-
tomobile. During the last ten
years, ne estimates, seventy
per cent of the Capito's squir-
rel population has been blitz-
ed out of existence by motor
cars touring around the drive
ways and running over care
less squirrels.
But the remaining thirty
per cent keep him busy.
The recent rat invasion was
different. Lacking friends
among the sightseers and
working on the inside of the
Capitol, the rodents soon were
vanquished when Gus Cook,
supervising engineer, set out
on a war of determination.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
Thousands Make Mass Jumps

army are being dropped or
flown into the combat zone Of
12O square miles by troop car
rier planes. More than ZOO
elders, nearly 200 CAT trans
port planes and several
squadrons of escort, cover and
reconnaissance planes are be-
ing employed by the Troop
Carrier Command, while air.
borne units of the 18th Air
borne Division, the troops
comprising the Blue army, in
clude paratroopers, glider
troopers, engineers, medics,
signal, supply and all others
required for a complete and
hard-hitting combat team OF
airborne forces.
During the maneuvers,
which will last until October
s, all combat functions OF
both troop carrier and air.
borne units will be employed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
GREEK GOVERNMENT
DEMANDS TERRITORY

ROME, Sept. 24-lR-The Greek
government fatty demanded today
that the Bulgarians hand over
at once Internationally and with
out further discussion the Greek
territories of Macedonia and
Rhace which they are occupying. }"
Control of mountain passes by
which the Bulgars are able to
enter Greece was also demanded
in the postwar settlements.
The Greek attitude was an
nounced at a press conference on
behalf of the government, estab-
lished in Italy and waiting the first
opportunity to return home, by
George A. Cartalis, minister OF IN
forrna tiOn