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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-15
Grand Jury Proposes
Deal With District 10
Treat Contagious Ills
Prince Georges County
Without Facilities to
Gore for Such Patients

A recommendation that arrange
ments be made with reasonably
accessible" Washington hospital fol-
the care of Prince Georges County
communicable disease patients i:
contained in report submitted yes
terday by the county grand jury fol
the April term of Circuit Court.
OF the lot cases presented to the
grand jury by States Attorney A
Gwynn Bowie, 70 indictments were
returned. Twenty-four cases were
ignored and four continued for fur
ther investigation.
In its report, submitted to Judge
Charles C. Marbury, the group also
urged that the countrywide dog
quarantine be strictly enforced" and
reiterated recommendation made
by previous grand juries that liquor
establishments in the county have
the same closing hours as those in
the District.
Treatment Arrangements Urged.
Declaring that at present there are
no facilities in the county to care
for communicable disease cases, the
grand jury asserted that there is
> urgent need" for some workable
arrangement with District hospital
to admit such cares.
The jury also emphasized that the
epidemic of canine rabies in the
county seems to warrant drastic
action to safeguard human lives. -
I While noting a marked improve
ment in law enforcement in the
county since the adjournment Of
the previous grand jury, the group
said that the conformity of closing
hours in county liquor establish
nnents with those in the District
would materially improve condi-
TONS" At present county liquor
establishments close at 2 am. while
those in the District close at mid
night.
Indicted on a criminal assault
charge were Clarence E. Jackson, 81,
an antique dealer in the 600 block
Of r street NV, and George Wood,
q printer, of Kenilworth, Md. The
two men were charged with crimi-
nal assault on a 24-year-old Gov
eminent worker, who told police
that she and a companion, Paul
Fitzhugh, Washington, were driving
with the two men on Central ave-
nue near Largo early on April 8
when the men forced her compan-
Ion from the car and attacked her.
Others indicted on criminal as
sault charges were:
Sergt. Daniel NJ Henderson, U.
8. M. c.; Mike Landkorn, Louis
Lentz, Patrick M. Murphy and
Joseph Lagana.
Others Indicted. -.
Floyd Junior Madison, assault
with intent to kill; Withrow F.
Thompson, Joseph F. williams and
Ronald Harris. robbery; Clyde Jones,
Is counts of forgery.
Margaret Foran, is, was indicted
on manslaughter charge in con-
nection with the fatal shooting
Christmas eve of William Earl
Sweeney, Upper Marlboro farm
hand, at the home of Guy Hamilton,
near Piscataway. According to po-
lice, the girl declared that She shot
Sweeney in self-defense when he
threatened her with an automobile
jack handle during an alteration
IN the yard at the farmhouse.
Other indictments were:
James Swami; Herbert Smith,
George Tippett, william H. Hall,
Leroy Johnson, Claude Bailey,
Joseph F. Jones, Monroe Jones,
Charles F. Hauser, Franklin Johns.
Elmer Mundie, Harrison Matthews,
George Jones and Richard Cum
nings, all charged with larceny and
receiving stolen goods.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
The Great GameofPolitics
Experts Predicting Small Election Vote
Are Ignoring Facts, Columnist Believes

/ low the belt with q lot Of unjustified
innuendoes and insinuations. And
Gov. Dewey, who up to that moment
had been making sound and digni-
fed, but rather colorless speeches
tore up his prepared speech and
showed he could match Mr.. Roose-
velt in q slugging match.
The general feeling Is that he had
the better Of the exchange. At any
rate, he made the people as q whole
sit up and take notice. It was gen.
orally conceded that his attack was
the most effective made against Mr.
Roosevelt in IL years.
Now, the President is scheduled to
make a second speech next Thurs
day and several more thereafter
and Gov. Dewey Is all set to hit him
hard again. Bitterness and bile are
being engendered on both sides. It
Is difficult to believe that with a
campaign of this kind there will be
much apathy left by November 7.
At the moment, the Roosevelt
speech-writing brigade, headed by
the playwright, Robert Sherwood
late of owl, is reported as not vet
decided whether to try putting Mr..
Roosevelt back on his nonpolitical
pedestal where Gov. Dewey had some
trouble reaching him, or again to
let 60 with another purely political,
name-calling speech, which his op-
ponent showed not only ability, but
zest, in handling.
Privately, some of the fourth-term
strategists are severely critical of
the literary advisers who persuaded
Mr.. Roosevelt to descend from the
pedestal. 1t was, they think, a
mistake.
Evening star., 1944-09-29
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. How old is Elizabeth Goudge
and how Is her name pronouced?-
M. j. E.
A. The author was born in 1900
at Wells, in Somersetshire, England,
cathedral town which she has de-
scribed in her book "A City of
Bells" Her name is pronounced
Goozh.
@. Approximately how much iron
is there in the Eiffel Tower?-
o. w. c.
A. The Eiffel Tower contains
about 5000 tons of iron.
Q. What does the name Windsor
mean?-E. F. F..
A. The word means winding
shore"
Q. Where does the expression,
when knighthood was In flower"
come from?-E. L. H.
A. When Knighthood Was in
Flower" was popular historical
novel by Charles Major, published
in 1898. The name was chosen by
the publishers.
@. Who owns the Antarctic con-
tinent?-M. L.
A. Parts of Antarctica have been
officially claimed by nine countries
United States, France, Soviet Rus
sia, Germany, Norway, Great Brit
ain, Argentina, Chile and Japan.
Unofficial United States claims COM
prise a million square miles.
@. What is a sergeant major in
the Army?-B. E. E.
A. The term sergeant major" as
used in the Army is applied to a
chief administrative clerk in a bat
talon or higher unit, usually hold
ing the rank of technical sergeant or
OF master sergeant. He is the chief
enlisted assistant to the adjutant of
the unit.
@. What type of clock is the most
accurate?-M. I. A.
A. Precision clocks are the best
timekeepers. These are used in OBJ
servatories and in watch factories
and vary as little as one-ninth Sec
ond day. This is a far cry from
De Vick's clock which in 1860 kept
time within two hours a day.
Evening star., 1944-09-29

auy Small vote
polled in the
coming election.
They easily may
be all wron 6
a b ut tn Is I,
though, in pol
itics, almost in
variably, 1t is
the expe c t e d
at happens
and various S
plausible reasons
for q shrinkage
in the total vote
are given.
Normally the
Evening star., 1944-09-29
By Frank X. Kent.

All of the political experts, poll
takers and observers who have been
travelling about the country seem to
agree that there will be an unusu-
Evening star., 1944-09-29
ANSWERS to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau. 3Is
Eye street. NE, Washington 2, d. c.
Please incloss 8 cents for return post
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Yankees Knock
Out Jap Base
HEADQUARTERS,

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific, April 10. CUP)-
American Liberators, flying a 1000
mile trip from the Solomons, tenn
porarily knocked out the airfield
at Satawan, outlying Japanese post
$50 miles southeast of Truk in the
Carolines, it was announced We'd
nesday.
The big four-engined bombers
from General Douglas MacArthur's
command dropped 81 tons of explo-
sives on the SataWan airdrome
without opposition Sunday, as the
japanese failed to put up either
aerial interception or anti-aircraft
fire.
A spokesman said the attack left
the airstrip temporarily unservice-
able"
Navy search planes from the
Central Pacifics Fleet Aairwing
Two also raided four of Truks pro-
tective bases Sunday. Single planes
strafted Pingelap, midway between
Kusaie and Ponape, and bombed
the three other targets-Ant and
Pakin islands near Ponape, and
Ulul, $50 miles northeast of Truk.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Loot Recovered
Across Border:
Arrests Follow

CALEXICO, April 19.-Jewelry
and wearing apparel taken from
The Pinnell Jewelry store and the
Rambo Cleaning establishment in
Calexico Tuesday night were recov-
cred in MeXicali early Wednesday
and several arrests made. Under
sheriff Rodney Clarke said.
The loot included more than
1000 worth of jewelry of various
kinds. nine suits of mems clothing,
approximately dozen mems shirts
and several ladies dresses.
1t was understood that the MeXi-
cali officers caught the burglars
attempting to smuggle the stolen
goods across the international bor-
der. The Mexicali officers asked
Calexico police and Imperial coun-
ty deputy sheriffS to assist them in
the continuance of the investiga-
tionS.
Entrance to the building occu-
pied by the jewelry store and clean
ing establishment was made by pry-
ing off the back door The door
was barred and bolted but the
burglars were said to have pried
the whole door off the building
with croWbar and lifted out the
door.
The electric clock in the jewelry
store had sopped at five minutes
after IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Warren Chosen
keVnoter Of
COP Convent

The keynote speech outlines the
party's views on national and in
ternational questions and generally
sets the tone of the convention. But
the keynoter's views are not biding
upon the candidates. The 1910 key
noter was Lieutenant Commander
Harolc E. Stassen, who then was
governor of Minnesota.
AS had been expected, the COM
mittee recommended Representa-
tive Joseph w. Martin, of Massa-
chusetts, as permanent chairman
of the convention.
Martin, minority leader of the
house, was permanent chairman of
the COP convention four years
ago.
Warren was nominated for tenn
porary chairman by William Reich
ell, national committeeman from
California. Reichel, in proposing
the California governor, said he
was no. a canC idate for the preSi-
Dental nomination.
MUST BE APPROVED
The committees recommendation
of Martin as permanent chairman
must be approved by the conven-
ton, but the action is regarded only
as a formality.
The selection of Warren was made
by acclamation after others who
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Bonds
uIe,s
FuIter
County Shows
Lowest Ebb;
Speed Mapped

Imperial county has shown
the lowest war bond sales in
southern California, 35 El
Centro businessmen learned We'd
nesday morning.
The county only met A per cent
of its quota in March and April
shows sales of only seven per cent
have been subscribed, Lisle Sheldon,
treasury department war finance
representative from Los Angeles,
told the group. He had been sent
to this county to urge more organ
lied effort and to spur the tagging
sales program.
Those present expressed amaze
ment at this poor representation in
the county but were enthusiastic
about revamping the sales organ
izaition. Due to the fact that many
committee chairmen had left the
city, or were no longer active, new
chairmen and committeeman were
named at this meeting to give i'm
petus to the monthly sales.
Ira Kinsey of the Security First
National bank was named city
chairman with Arno Yaeckle, as CO.
chairman.
Bob Smith of the United Artists
theatre was named to head the
merchants retail committee assisted
by Warren Currier of Imperial
Hardware ar'i AL Missildine of
Sears and Roebuck.
The mechanical army will be
headed by Viggo Hansen with Jack
Davis and Joe Thompson assisting.
Payroll deduction plans will come
under the scrutiny of Bill Scheni-
man, Everett Shaw, Walton john
son, Jack Edens and w. j. Ansaldo.
Publicity and special events will
be directed by Ken Thornton and
Ben Herring.
A campaign chairman will be
named, the group decided.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Youngsters Face
Sabotage Quiz

RICHMOND, Calf, April 19.
tUPD-Fifteen boys, ranging in ages
from 6 to IL years, have been taken
into custody for damaging amphibi-
Gus craft, jeeps, and other army
vehicles assigned to Pacific war
areas at the army motorized depot
here, police announced Wednesday.
Captain George Bengley of the
Richmond police department said
more than 20 amphibious craft were
seriously damaged" and that con-
sidareble quantities of equipment
and precision instruments on vehi-
cles and craft were either broken
or stripped from the machines.
The boys, described as children
OF shipyard workers who had been
engaged in vacant lot "gang-fight-
ing" were given into custody of their
parents and their cases referred
to the juvenile court.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
City 10 Enforce
Garbage Rules

Residents of the city who violate
trash and garbage disposal regula-
tions will be prosecuted, the Ell Cen
tro city council decided Tuesday
morning.
Acting upon the recommend alton
of E. Paul Ford, director of public
works, the council instructed him
to enforce the city ordinances which
deal with the whole matter.
Ford advised the council that the
city-wide alley cleanup crive has
been completed.
During the period April to April
Is, 2l7 truck loads, aggregating ap-
proXimately 1889 cubic yards and
exceeding $50 tons of rubbish, trash
and accumulations which were not
in containers, was disposed of by
our city forces" Ford declared.
This was in addition to the regu-
lar collection made by regular crews
during this period"
He said that all the alleys have
been bladed and sprinkled.
However, the engineer said, II
1lnQ now lIlHC Wnlle a majority OF
the residents of the city are coop
Grating 100 per cent, by complying
with the ordinances, regulating the
disposal of waste matter, a few
again are committing gross viola
tionS.'
He called attention to the fact
that in some cases the city clean
up trucks made a second trip in
alleys in an effort to pick up trash
where residents had been late in
getting it out for the advertised
drive. But he found, he said that
they are again not placing it in
containers and he desired authori-
ty to cite these residents for viola
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Berlin Insists
Rome Us Sufe"

LONDON, April 10. CUP) - The
German radio Wednesday reiter-
ated its claim that Rome had been
converted into an open" city to
safeguard its religious and histori-
cal monuments, and said formal
assurances to that effect had been
given to Irish Premier Eamon de
Valera
The German DNB news agency
said the German foreign office.
responding to de Valera's note rails
ing the que' ton Of Rome's safety.
informed him that steps were
taken "a long time ago" to insure
the complete demilitai izatiCn of
the Eternal. city.
The Nazi statement, apparently
seeking to shift responsibility for
war damage inflicted on Rome to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19

LONDON, April 10. (UP)-The preinvasion bombing of
Europe hit pace of 5000 planes dropping 5000
of bombs within "a hours Wednesday when American
forces smashed six aviation ceners Germany after Brit
sh night raiders delivered record 44O0 the
tinent
Nearly 1000 United States heavy bombers and fighters
paced the daylight assault striking deep into Germany
day after similar force hit the Berlin area for sx-way
broadsde at Naz aircraft factories and assembly grounds
The Royal air force announced that few hours earlier
1000 of it's bombers hitting targets scattered from Berlin
the French coast dropped the weight of expos
ives loosed in a single night.
Unofficial estimated that the two 1000 plane
T. S. fleets had carried about 5000 tons of bombs to Ger
On both Gays strong forces of lighter American
and British bombers pounded the coast of western Europe
The list of American targets Wednesday reflected the
possibility that Lieutenant General Carl A. Spaatz
shifting the prenvason bombardmen to the storage sites
of the German air force. Among them of the
biggest known Naz pools where and repaired fighters
.are assembled before operatonal assignments. e- t
All of the targets lay in belt roughly 275 miles behind
the coast of the Low Countries. r
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Tondro Becomes
f. {. Councilman

w. A. Tondro was sworn in as
the new member of the Ell Centre
city council at the final meeting
OF the year Tuesday night. Tondro
replaces Charles A. Bratton who
was not a candidate at the recent
election.
Following the transaction of rou-
tine business Robert Hatton and
Wesley He'll, reelected incumbents,
were sworn in and was Incumbent
Neal Gavin, city clerk. A. H. Keller,
city treasurer, was not present at
the meeting and will be sworn in
later.
The council canvassed the 926
votes cast in the election and tabu-
lated the results as follows: W. A.
Tondro, $50 votes, Robert w. Hat
ton, $50; Wesley He'll, 500, and Nor
man Deaton, sos. Neal Gavin re-
3eived 765 and A. H. Keller 100
votes. Tondro, Hatton and He'll
we're then declared elected and
swcrn in. Herb FaWcett was absent
at the meeting which saw p l..
Moore and Charles Bratton, the
only old members, not up for cleo
tion present.
The board adopted a resolution
closing the alley situated between
Lots 7 and 8, and the east one-half
of Lot 9, on the one side, and Lots
l6 and 10, and east one-half of
Lot 4, on the other side, all in
Block IL.
Members of the new board were
hesitant about reorganizing Tues
day night. The election of mayor
and designation of posts were tabled
until the next meeting, May 3, in
Difference to Herb FaWcett who is
in the east on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
al Cupone's Brother Held
I'm SIoyin9 at Tavern
CHICAGO, April 10. lUP)

CHICAGO, April 10. (UP)
Matt Capone, 35-year-old
youngest brother of the no.
torious "Scarface AL" and Walter
Sanders, As, a bartender employed
at his Cicero Tavern were sought
by police Wednesday after the mur-
der of an old-time Capone mobster
was traced to the tavern owned by
the good boy" of the family of
infamous sons.
James Larkin, 81, former race
horse owner, trainer, tout, gambling
house employe anC member of the
Capone prohibition era gang, was
found with bullet hole between
his eyes in dark alley on the West
Side early Tuesday morning.
TRACED TO TAVERN
Police quickly traced the murder
TO Capone's House of Fame" tav-
ern, where bullet holes were found
on wall and shots had broken a
vino ow One part of the floor had
been freshly scrubbed and officers
said a blood stain apparently had
been removed.
Two persons, who said they were
in the tavern at the time of the
shooting, Jerry Brennan, 81, and
his 18-year-old wife, TOLD officers
that they saw Sanders push Larkin
into a back room of the tavern. A
few minutes later, Capone took a
gun from drawer and followed the
men into the room, Brennan said.
I'VE were all drinking heavily"
he said, "and it's all hazy in my
mine, but remember hearing three
shots fired"
Brennan said Capone then came
out OF the back room and sat at
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Allies Relieve
Illlpha| Siege

ALLIED SOUTHEAST ASIA
HEADQUARTERS, Ceylon, April
10. CAPITALIZED armored forces
smashed through the northeastern
flank of the japanese siege arc
around Imphal Wednesday, while
other Allied and enemy units were
locked in a swaying battle for pos
session of a key hill position south
west of the city.
The headquarters announcement
indicated the British Indian de-
tenders CT Imphal had stopped the
invaders cold at the edge of the
narrow Imphal plain and were LASH
ing out in a series of powerful
counterblows aimed at scattering
the japanese forces and driving
them back into the hills.
Tank-led infantrymen deployed
through the heights northeast of
the town and captured three ad-
vanced enemy strongpoints. the
communique said. 1t did not give
the location of the Japanese posi-
tiCnS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Admiral Scouts
Drunk Tales
On Pearl Harbor

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10. (UP)
Admiral Thomas c. Hart, U.S.N
retired, who obtained testimony
from officers throughout the Pa
cific battle zone regarding the Jap
aneSe attack on Pearl Harbor De-
cember 7, l941, Wednesday denied
emphatically rumors that drunken
ness played a part in Hawaii's in
adequate defense that Sunday
morning.
Hart additionally announced that
he did not uncover any evidence
that would indicate sabotage or
espionage in hawaii on Pearl Har-
bor day.
Il think that like any other i'm
portant event, the attack on Pearl
Harbor became well plastered with
cock-and- stories," said Admiral
Hart.
He said that his investigation is
still underway, Dut will be con-
cluded very SOON" He will make
a full report of his findings to
the secretary of the navy upon his
arrival in Washington.
Returning after three weeks of
extensive travels" in the Pacific,
Hart explained the question of
whether drunkenness was RESPONSE
BILE in any way for the December
7, 194l, attack has been "investi-
gated to death and nothing to cast
any discredit was disclosed"
He admitted no startling new
evidence pertaining to the attack
was uncovered
Turning to the Pacific war itself,
Hart said he '1uiiy expects Amer
ican forces to land on Chinese soil
before the war is over"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Recreation Fund
Sought Of City

Financial help from the city
council of Ell Centre for paying re-
creation supervisors at four ele-
mentary schools will be sought by
the Ell Centro Community council,
it was decided Tuesday night at
a meeting of the advisory board.
"Kecreation centers at the schools
are planned for all children and es-
pecially so school children will have
place to 60 after school if their
parents are employed away from
home Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son, president of the community
council, said Wednesday. TT also
was suggested that some recreation
be provided by the older residents
of the community who are beyond
the age of employment and who
enjoy getting together with persons
their own age. The city council
members also asked us to get a
plan started for the fall SO that it
will be ready. to go by the time
school opens
Present plans call for recreation
directors or supervisors at Wilson,
Harding, Mckinley, and Washing
ton schools. The city council was
asked to provide funds until the
close of the fiscal year this sum-
mer and then include fumes in the
new budget so the work may be
increased and improved next year
Thursday night community
council committee composed of Guy
Weakley, A. E. Prince, and Ray
Measures will meet with the city
council to formulate plans and dis
cuSS present needs.
Several new organizations have
come into the community council
and have appointed members to
represent them at meetings. Judge
Thompson said it was imperative
that all groups and organizations in
the city send representatives SO
that good work may be done in
checking the spread of juvenile
delinquency.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Curtin
lands
On Trip
Australia War
Chief Is on
Way to London

SAN FRANCISCO, April
10. (UP) - Prime Minister
John Curtin of Australia ar
rived today enroute to London where
he will attend conference of chiefs
of state of the British common
wealth of nations.
Curtin was accompanied by Gen.
Sir Thomas Blamey, co-ordinator
of allied land forces in the south
west Pacific; Sir Free erick She'd
den, secretary of the Australian de-
partment of defense coordination;
his secretary, F.. l.. McLaughlin;
and his wife.
GREETED BY EMMONS
Curtin was welcomed to the
United States by Lieutenant Gen.
eral Delos C. Emmons, commanding
general of the western defense COM
manC; Rear Admiral David Bag
ley, commandant of the western
sea frontier; Sir owen Dixon, Aus
tralian minister to the United
States; Lit. Gen. John Laverick; Air
Vice Marshal Richard Williams;
British Consul General Geoffrey
Fisher; and other representatives
of the British and U. S. armed
forces.
1t was Curtins first official visit
to the United States and his first
trip abroad since he became head
of Australias labor party govern
ment. -~-'o-''-~' '.-'
He has headed the government
throughout Australia's months of
peril in the Pacific war.
His arrival here conceded with
Two controversies in Australia which
attracted widespread interest In
The United States-the argument
over censorship, and the decision
to reduce the1size of Australias
army.