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Evening star., 1944-05-01
TuqweII Likened to Dictator
Living in ST, 100000 Castle

only by Hltlers and Mussolini'S
tactics"
The Governor, he said, travels
with an armed guard, and lives a
life of luxury in a 300-year-old
Spanish castle more comfortable
than the White House, with 80
servants, eight automobiles and two
summer homes"
Shortly before Gov. Tugwell
moved in, Mr.. Pagan said, the
United States spent $500,000 in re-
modelling the $l,50O,000 castle.
We have a, most scandalous sit
uation,' he said. Puerto Rico is
over-eXcited, almost on the verge
OF revolution. Sensible persons
wonder how the United States can
hold the banner as champion of
democracy throughout the world
while 100000 American citizens in
that American territory continue
under most incapable, corrupt
and undemocratic government"
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Supreme Court Splits, 6-3,
In Voidinq Murder Verdict

The Supreme Court today set
aside the first-degree murder con-
Viction of an accused Tennessee
wife-slayer and his reputed accom-
plice, declaring the fact that the
former had been questioned for sc
hours was sufficient of itself to null
Ilify a reported confession, although
the court refused to say If such a
confession had been given.
The 6-to-3 decision delivered by
Justice Black drew an emphatic
dissent from Justice Jackson. who
accused the court majority of pro-
mitigating new doctrine" in Grim
inal law and "unduly lettering the
states in protecting society from the
criminal"
Justice Jackson was Joined by
Justices Roberts and Frankfurter
There was another sharp cleavage
in the court today when a 7-to-2
decision read by Justice jackson,
denied the right of Allegheny Coun-
ty, Pa, to tax machinery used by a
Government contractor but belong
ing to the Government.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
By the Associateo Press.

bS lllc ASoOCldLcC HIeSS.
Puerto Ricans are almost on the
verge of revolution" Bolivar Pagan,
the islands resident commissioner
in Congress, declared today in de-
manding the resignation of Gov.
Rexford Guy Tugwell.
IF the American flag had not
been waving over Puerto Rico, the
people already would have gone into
open revolt by arms" Mr.. Pagan
said.
What the people want right now
is re- establishment and enforcement
OF the present Organic Act and i'm
mediate removal of Gov, Tugwell,
to re-establish in Puerto Rico a
government of law and honesty and
a real government by the majority
of the people"
Mr.. Pagan declared "TugWells
dtctatorial attitude can be matched
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Life>of Knox Praised
AT Church 0bsequies
As Based on Faith
High Allied Figures
Attend; Naval Workers
Bow Heads in HOMAGE

The life of Col. Frank Knox,
Secretary of the Navy, was up
held as one resting on Simple,
direct and spontaneous" faith in
God as DR.. Fred S. Buschmeyer,
pastor of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, con-
Quoted funeral services for him
this afternoon before an assem-
bly, of worshipers which included
high ranking American and
British leaders.
AS the services in the church were
held about the casket of the late
Secretary, men on American war
ships all over the world we're paying
their last tribute, too, to their war
time leader. In the American. Brit
ish and Canadian navies, vessels
scattered through the seven seas
flew their colors at half mast. Near
the Lincoln Memorial, hundreds of
Navy Department civilian employees
bowed their heads in memory of
their late chief, and other services
were held at the Navy Department
and in the Navy Annex in Airing
ton.
Pastor Personal Friend.
DR.. Buschmeyer, a friend for
many years of the Knox family
told the worshipers:
"We are met in this church where
he loved to come to worship, not In
a service which would proclaim
the power of death, but in a serv-
ice of faith and friendship to cele-
brate the power of an endless life,
and to give thanks for that meas
ure of Gods grace and strength and
tireless service which has been re-
vealed to us through his life"
Meanwhile, messages from states
men throughout the world, includ-
ing Prime Minister Churchill, ex-
pressing their sorrow over the Sec
retary's death, poured in to Presi-
dent Roosevelt at his Southern vaca
ton retreat and to the Navy De-
partment here.
Congress in Adjournment.
Both House and Senate were In
adjournment out of respect to Sec
retary Knox, and justices of the Su-
preme Court, regardless of a busy
session of arguments, recessed from
l to 3 pm. to attend the services.
While an honor guard composed
of marines, bluejacketS and coast
guardSmen stood at attention, the
body of the late Secretary was
brought into the simple, democratic
church he had attended.
After completion of the services
there, Secretary Knoxs body will be
borne in a hearse to a point on Con-
Stitution avenue near the Navy De-
partment, where ag-draped cais-
son will await it.
Caisson to Bear Coffin.
Leading the caisson on the 2-mile
march to Arlington Cemetery will be
the escort commander, Rear Ad-
miral L. E. Denfeld and his staff
followed by the Navy Band, bat
talions of marines, bluejackets, coast
guardsmen and representatives. of
the WAVES, SPARS and Women
Marines. Chaplain S. w. Salisbury
U. S. N, was appointed to conduct
the services at the grave, which will
end with a volley fired by a blue
(See KNOX pace Al
Evening star., 1944-05-01
HoIIandia Bombers
Strike 700 Miles
From Philippines
jap Bases in Western
New Guinea and Schouten
Islands Are Targets
BY the Associated Press.

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, May
l.-Edging persistently west
ward, Allied heavy bombers
based on newly captured New
Guinea airdromes have begun
full-Scale assaults on japanese
bases to the northwest, hitting
one target only 700 miles from
the Philippines.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique today told of destructive
raid on the Schouten Islands, a
long-range assault on Sorong at the
western tip of New Guinea, and air
and sea hammering of the Wakde
Island area, closest enemy strong
hold northwest of Hollandia.
Striking to the east also, airmen
hurled 85 tons of bombs on Wewak,
the enemy's largest remaining air
and supply base in Northwest New
Guinea, sprayed 26 tons of bombs
on Hansa Bay to the southeast. and
hit crippled Rabaul on New Britain
Island with 80 tons.
The heaviest of these SATURDAYS
assaults was the 5th Army Air Force
bombing of two airstrips on Biak
Island of the Schouten group at the
wide mouth of Geelvink Bay, some
$50 statute miles northwest of Hol-
landia, whose four airfields are In
Allied hands after the big April %
invasion.
This midday assault on an air
and supply base only 100 miles from
the enemy's stronghold of Manok-
Wari sent II tons of demolition and
fragmentary bombs into fuel dumps
and parked aircraft at Mokmer and
Sorido airstrips.
At least Is enemy planes were
pulverized on the ground and prob
ably five more were destroyed out
of an intercepting force of IL.
The thrust which put Allied
bombers only TOO miles from the
Philippines was made by Liberators
which hit LEHMAN Airdrome in the
Sorong area, at the end of the
turkeys head" western extremity
OF Dutch New Guinea. Three Japa-
nese planes were demolished on the
ground and a fourth was probably
shot down in combat out of an
attacking force of 10.
Still farther west, Dutch flown
Mltchells, escorted by Australian
planes, bombed Dill on Portuguese
Timor, Immediately west of Darwin
Australia
The Wakde sector 100 miles
northwest of Hollandia took a ST.
ton aeriel bombing Saturday and
American warships hurled rs tons
of 5-inch and 6-inch shells into
prime installations that night. Guns
on Wakde Island as we'll as along
the nearby mainland coast were
silenced, buildings were shattered
and large fires ignited throughout
the area by the double -barreled
attack
Wewak also felt the sting of a
sea assault as American PIT boats
darted into Nightingale Bay to sink
two troop-laden barges and -four
more carrying supplies. At least
100 japanese troops drowned.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
498 Lost as u. S. Ship Is Sunk
In Action in Mediterranean
Army Announcement of Recent Tragedy
Gives No Details Of Enemy Attack e

of life in American ship sinkings
was on February II, when the War
Department reported that 1,00C
American soldiers had been lost in
the sinking, due to enemy action,
of an Allied troopship in European
waters. An equal number of men
were rescued, the department said
The date of the sinking was not dis
closed.
On April % the War Shipping
Administration announced the sink
ing last year of an American troop
ship, the Cape San Juan, in the
Pacific through enemy action, add
ing that only 10 of the 1,429 soldiers
sailors and merchant seamen aboard
were lost.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Jops Reported
Mossing for
ImphoI Attack
BY the Associated Fress.

by tne ASSOCldLeu fIcS5.
SOUTHEAST ASIA HEAD
QUARTERS, Handy, Ceylon, May
1.-The first all-American tank
unit to see action on the Asiatic
continent has entered the fight
ing in Northern Burma, where it
has attacked strong enemy posi-
tions north and west of Inkan-
gahtawng, A miles northwest of
Mogaung, it was announced to-
day.
News that the American unit, en-
ploying medium tanks, had gone
into action came on the End ami
versary of the beginning of 1t. Gen
Joseph w. Stilwell's retreat from
Burma.
1t also was disclosed today that
Gen. Stilwell had recaptured almost
half the Mogaung Valley.
Announcement that medium tanks
are spearheading his drive down the
valley increased hope that Vinegar
Joe" could reach the town of Mo-
gaung before the monsoon rains be-
gin in about two weeks. The main
Japanese base in Northern Burma
Myitkyina, lies some 40 miles east
of Mogaung.
Spearheads at Manpin.
Gen. Stilwell's Chinese spearheads
are reported at Manpin, 80 miles
northwest of Mogaung.
A communique disclosed that Wa
razup, miles above Inkangah-
tawng, on the valleys only truckable
road, had been in Gen. Stilwells s
hands 10 days.
Meanwhile, from the battle front
in Northern India came reports that
the japanese are massing for a
heavy assault on 1mphal, main AL
lied base on the Manipur Plain.
An Allied spokesman said the Jap.
anese, faced with dwindling supplies
must either attack shortly in an ef-
fort to improve their position OIL
make an ignominious withdrawal
The enemy's invasion of India has
been too strongly ballyhooed for him
to withdraw without suffering great
loss of face, the spokesman added
Further Allied Progress.
Sixty miles north of Imphal, In
the Kohima area, Allied troops were
reported making further progress tc
complete the reduction of enemy
points of resistance In the vicinity oi
the village.
Today's communique said Allied
troops were continuing operations
in the Kohima area 'in difficult
country against strong enemy posi-
tions," while to the south In the
Imphal sector Japanese resistance
stiffened north of Kanglatongbi.
Allied planes again struck target:
throughout Burma, it added
Before the first all-Americar
tank unit arrived, Gen. Stilwill hac
a Chinese American light tank out.
fit commanded by Col. George
Rothwell Brown of Washington
D. c., whose crews were mainly
American-trained Chinese.
Gen. Stilwell's ground force:
now are composed of two Chinese
divisions, one American infantry
outfit, the Chinese American light
tank unit and the all-American me.
dunn tank unit, all supported b,
Allied planes.
Evening star., 1944-05-01

The sinking of an American
ship, with the loss of 498 military
personnel in the Mediterranean,
was announced. today by the
War Department.
The date of the sinking was not
given, except that it was recent.
Nor was it disclosed whether the
enemy action was by submarine or
aircraft.
The vessel sank swiftly and 498
military personnel are missing" the
brief announcement said. THE next
of kin of the personnel have been
notified"
Before today's announcement the
most recent disclosure of heavy loss
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Historic Pass in Chin;
Is Captured by Japs
In Eighf-Day Battle
battle-ground Guarding
loyong Falls; Drive
On City Expected
BY the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, May Chi
nese field reports admitted today
the fall of historic Hulao Pass,
ancient battle-ground guarding
the way to Loyang in Honan
Province. This is a distinct blow
to the Chinese.
An eight-day battle preceded loss
OF the pass, a small piece of fatland
backed by steep mountains on three
sides. 1t fronts the Yellow Rive,
north OF the Lunghai Railway, from
which the Chinese had removed
the tracks.
The invaders were reported to
have begun an immediate fortifica
tlon OF the pass, rushing prepara-
tions for a possible drive on Loyang
Loyang experienced heavy jap
anese air attack.
Heavy Fighting Elsewhere.
The pass is west of Chenghsien
which previously fell to the JAP
anese. Heavy fighting is continuing
around Mihsien, southwest OF
Chenghsien, with the Chinese as
serting they have walled of the
invaders on three sides and inflicted
heavy casualties.
The Japanese continued an ad-
vance down the trackless Peiping-
Hankow Railway and were threaten
ing the important town of Hsu-
chang, SO miles south of Chenghsien
Dispatches said a small mobile force
Of japanese had bypassed Hsuchang
and attacked it from the southeast
The Chinese also said japanese
troops had launched a new drive
from Northern Anhwei Province in
support of efforts to clear the
Peiping- -Hankow Railroad.
U. S. Planes Aid Chinese.
The Chinese announcement was
coupled with disclosure by United
States Army headquarters that
American planes have been thrown
in to back up Chinese troops bat
Ting the invaders offensive to the
northwest Of the Chenghsien area
The Japanese offensive from
Anhwei was reported striking west
ward toward Yingshang, 120 miles
east of the railway and $50 miles
northeast of Hankow. The opera
ton appeared to be part of a move
against Chinese forces east of the
railway.
While the ultimate objectives OF
the enemy offensive in Honan still
are not clear, the Chinese military
connect the Japanese move with
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz's pro-
posal to land American troops or
the China coast
Evening star., 1944-05-01
New German 0ffensives
Checked in YugosIavia

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 1.-The Germans
are launching new offensives along
the length and breadth of Yugo-
slavia, but generally are being held
in check, headquarters of Marshal
Tito said today.
The broadcast bulletin said the
PartisanS took more than 100 Bull
garian prisoners in a counter
attack on the Macedonian front
where the Germans were said to
be striking between Kumanovo AND
Surdulica.
The communique said large Axis
forces attacking in the Bihacknir
sector 40 miles inland from the
Adriatic port of Split were repulseo
with heavy losses.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Germans Claim Sinking
Of so Ships in Month
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, May 1.-The German
high command claimed today that
% Allied merchant ships and trans
ports totaling 153,820 tons, and q
destroyers and escort vessels were
sunk by German action during
April.
A mine sweeper and seven speed
boats also we're sunk and number
of others were damaged, a COM
munique said.
The claims we're not confirmed by
Allied quarters.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Army Cracks Down
On Officers Involved
In Battery Sale Case
Errors in Judgment
sBlomed in Disposition of
Old Dry Cells in Utoh
BY the Associated Press.

Disciplinary action is being
taken by the War Department
against Army officers involved in
the ow-price sale to civilians
last year of thousands of sal
wage" dry-cell batteries at the
Ogden CUtah) depot.
Representative Cochran, Demo-
crat. of Missouri, who said he was
SO informed today by Undersecre-
tary of War Patterson, told the
House recently that some of the
100000 batteries for which the Gov
ernment originally paid 5000, ,OOo
were sold to civilians for S125, and
that part of these later were resold
for $4,000.
The sales. Mr.. Patterson said in a
report to Mr.. Cochran, were the re
suit of errors of judgment and ad-
ministration," but no fraud or collu-
sion by officers or employees of the
War Department was indicated.
Description Held Improper.
Also contributing to the loss, Mr.
Patterson said, were inadequate
instructions issued by the War De-
partment concerning overage bat
teries, which tended to give the i'm
preston that such batteries had
little value or utility. The circum-
stances show that such was not en-
tirely the fact"
Two of the initial buyers, Mr. Pat
terson said, were civilian employees
at the depot. He added that Army
regulations prohibit the acceptance
of bids for salvaged property from
Government employees.
Necessary disciplinary action is
being taken against responsible Off
GERS at all levels of command" Mr.
Patterson wrote, including, where
appropriate, reprimands, relief from
duty and reclaSSification."
Bids System Restored
The case has been called force
fully to the attention of the chief
signal officer, commanding general
of the 9th Service Command ano
the commanding general of the Utah
Army Service Forces depot, he said
and, to prevent a recurrence, sal
vaged property hereafter will be solo
on bids except in extraordinary cir
cumstances.
MI. Patterson said one lot of the
batteries, listed as having passed
self life, was sold to J. w. Harbet-
son of Ogden at a private sale for
SIS, and second and third lots were
sold to Mr.. Harbetson and w. N
Grothe of Bountiful, Utah, for $11O
by the salvage officer with knoWl-
edge or authorization of staff off,
GERS. In addition, he said, small
quantities were bought by John F.
Baker Of Ogden.
Mr.. Harbetson and Mr.. Baker were
depot employees, Mr.. Patterson said.
He declared the salvage officer was
unfamiliar with regulations and said
he did not know Mr.. Harbetson was
employed at the depot. Mr.. Patter-
son added the purchasers appar-
emily did not know the value of
the batteries themselves at the time
of the purchases
Evening star., 1944-05-01
President Expected
Back in Week or So
Looks Much Better

Mrs. Roosevelt said today at
her press conference that the
President would return to
Washington from his vacation
retreat in the South "in a week
or So adding that the doctors
did not want him to return until
he has completed his rest.
She said that the President
looked very much better"
however, when she flew down
with Australia's Prime Minister
and Mrs. John Curtin to see him
last Tuesday.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Early Wynn, Nat Pitcher,
To Report TO Navy Soon
By the Associated Prose

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May l.
Early ! J'nn, Washington Nationals
pitcher has been made available
for Navy service by his draft board
and will leave for duty at an early
date, Whitfield Reid, chairman OF
Board 158 OF West Springfield, said
today.
Wynn registered here two years
ago while playing with the Eastern
League.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Cadet Dies in Plane Crush

NORMAN, Okla, May l (P).-
Aviation Cadet Robert S. Breher,
%, Battle Creek, Mich, was killed
Saturday night when his plane
crashed near here while on a routine
night solo flight, the Navy an
nounced yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Lute Bulletins
Bus Fare Order Set Aside

A three judge tribunal i'm
District Court today set aside
an Interstate Commerce Com
mission order which sought
to establish reduced bus fares
between Washington and the
PentagOh and other Federal
establishments in nearby
Virginia. The opinion, writ
ten by Justice Jennings Bal
ley, held the ICC had failed
to make findings that it had
jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Ward Inquiry Pushed

Representative Cox, Demo-
crat, of Georgia and Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia sought signatures
from House Rules Committee
members today to force a
special meeting of the com
mittee tomorrow to amend
the House code and send the
resolution asking an inquiry
into the Government seizure
of Montgomery Ward to the
floor.
Earlier Story on Page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-05-01

See KNOX, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-05-01
Weather Forecast

Fair, warm tonight. Tomorrow con-
siderable cloudiness, continued warm.
Temperatures today-Highest, 81 at
1880 pm; lowest. So. at 6:45 am Yester-
day-Highest, 80, at 5:55 pm: lowest,
as, at am.
Evening star., 1944-05-01

tSee RAIDS. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1944-05-19

LADIES COURAGEOUS. starring
Loretta Young and Geraldine Fitzgerald,
presented by Walter Wanger. directed by
John Ravlins, story and screen play by
suggested BY the book Looking for
Trouble" by Virginia Spencer Cowles, d.
rector OF photography: Hal Mohr. musical
score and direction; Dimitri Tiomkin, art
direction; B. Goodman and Alexander
Golitzen. At Keith's.
Evening star., 1944-05-19

We are about to open up q second
front. Open up your purse oS wallet
and buy that extra bond.
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Mr.. Wanger Looks at WAFS

The female sex, not content with
being the most beautiful and
charming, is seizing the war as an
occasion to challenge the males
possession of the lesser virtues
valor, daring and the like. Even in
the field of mechanical skills, it has
carried on in fashion that leaves
little doubt it was only kidding back
in the days when it professed awe
over such a simple trick as chang
ing q tire. 1t simply did not want
to change tires and flattery was
the vile 1t used to avoid the dirty
Job.
Cognizance Of the change that
has come over women in behalf of
the war effort has been taken by
Hollywood in Ladies Courageous ~
Keith's new screen attraction. In
making it Walter Wanger, the pro-
ducer, was motivated no doubt by
a sincere desire to pay tribute to
the gallantry, in this case, of the
women who have become ferry
pilots. the Women's Auxiliary Ferry
ing Squadron, or WAFS.
Equal sincerity compels the re-
viewer Of his picture to dispute that
he did. The cast, headed by Loretta
Young and Geraldine Fitzgerald, is
involved in story that is as en-
slaved by the Hollywood formula as
the clinging-vine type used to pre-
tend in the days when that was
the female fashion. If the real
WAFS acted like these danes, they
would have been spanked and sent
home long ago. While they were
talking, quarrelling, pouting and 70.
mantically carrying on like that
Winston Churchill would have had
to make speech every night te
keep up the Allied morale.
1t Is an incredible sort of thins
to come from Mr.. Wanger, who is 8
smart man and should be able tt
understand the new woman at least
as well as any other male.
Virginia Spencer Cowles' Look
Ing for Trouble" Is credited with
being the inspiration of Keith's new
screenplay. We are not familia,
with Miss Cowles' piece, but if she
did not write with an eye on Holly
wood, she probably is the angriest
woman alive at being made to look
that way.
The girls who parade through the
movement Of the story are as stand
ardized as Abbott and Costello. The
principal pair, sisters, is that played
by Miss Young and Miss Fitzgerald
The former is the wonder woman
unsettled, passionately devoted tc
duty, determined to get the wa,
won and to earn recognition for he,
sex in a very dangerous business
Miss Fitzgerald, on the other hand
Is a dizzy dame bent on attracting
attention to herself alone, particu-
larly the attention OF any stray re-
porter who will listen to her squawks
Evening star., 1944-05-19
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

stage.
National-"Boheme": S:30 pm.
Screen.
CapitoI-"Broadway Rhythm: II
am, 1:4o, 4:25, ITO and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: ITO, $50, 6:35 and
$50 pm.
Columbia -" Andy Hardy's Blond
Trouble: II am, 1:10, 3:20, 5:25,
7:35 and $50 pm.
Earle-"Passage to Marseille":: II
am, 1:40. 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: /, 3:45, $50 and 9:15
pm.
Little - Private Life of Henry
VIII: 11:15 am, las, 3:25, $50,
7::35 and 9:45 pm.
Keith's -'"Ladies Courageous:
11:l5 am, 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, TAO and
$50 pm.
Metropolitan Lady, Let's
Dance: 1875 am, 1875, $40, $40,
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Palace-"Gaslight": II am, 1:40,
Ais, 6:55 and 9:35 pm.
Pix - Cowboy Canteen":: 2:05,
4:45, 7:30 and 1915 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts,
continuous from 10 am.