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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-02-17
Program Announced

The orchestra, augmented by sew
eral members of the armed forces
is conducted by Harry E. Stause-
bach. The program is as follows
Liszt-Symphonic Poem, Les Prel-
udes; Franz Schubert Symphony
Diminished, No. s in B. Minor;
Wagner Prelude to Act III, Lohen-
grin, Johann Strauss, Jr., Waltzes
Weiner Blut; Holmes, Andromeda
and the Storm King.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-02-17
Committee Named

The committee comprises: Mayor
j. Wallace Woodford, City Clerk ].
%. Willis, Glenn Gildersleeve, state
director of musical education; Mrs.
A. A. Davis, Mrs. E. Stuart Outten,
E. E. Blind, instructor of music at
the Dover High School; Harley S.
Hastings, instructor of music at
the Caesar Rodney High School,
and the Rev. Paul A. Kellogg, rec
tor of Christ Church.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-02-17
New Books at Library

New books recently received a
Smyrna library are as follows:
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Second Naval Officer Backs
Friends S Story Of StutIer Fiqht

his story of the fight yesterday at
the Naval Hospital at Bethesda
One of the civilians had told him
after the fight that the incident
would be taken up by higher au-
thorities because he had beaten
up a personal friend Of the Presi-
dent" 1t. Dickens said.
1t. Dickens said he was told that
the man referred to as the .'Presi-
dents friend" was downstairs ir
the hotel having stitches taken In
his face.
Daniel j. Tobin, head of tfe
Teamsters' Union, called q pres.
conference In New York to den,
that he was involved In the f1gllt
Comdr. Suddeth, VINO comes from
Greer, 8. G.. and who worked fol
Eastern Air Lines here In 1910, va.
found at his desk fn the Bureau 81
Naval Aeronautics. He said he wal
6see FIGHT, Page A-5.5
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Urges Boost
In Postwar Wages
As Prosperity Key
Proposes Cut in Taxes
On Small Incomes to
Increase Buying Power

A postwar economic program
aimed primarily at improving
the lot of the masses by raising
wages and lowering taxes on
small incomes was offered today
by Harry L. Hopkins, special
assistant to the President, as
the key to prosperous America.
americas economic future and
sustained prosperity lie more in ex-
panding the consumption and rals-
ing the standard of living of her
masses than in any other single di-
rection," Mr.. Hopkins said in an
article in the American Magazine
in which he advocated also loans
OF at least several billion dollars
per year" to foreign governments to
stimulate their purchases and the
production of American goods.
A statutory minimum wage of so
to so cents hourly for a 40-hour
week. instead of the 40-cent level
prescribed by the Wage and Hour
Act, and exemption from taxation
of all incomes below SIS weekly as
compared to the $500 individual
exemption now in force, are basic
factors in the Hopkins plan.
Backs Ability to Pay Basis.
He expressed belief that industry
will cooperate" in raising minimum
wages.
In defense of the tax proposal,
which is founded on the theory
that taxes should be assessed pri-
marily on the basis of ability to pay
Mr.. Hopkins said that I'VE can stim-
ulate buying power by lifting tax
burdens off people with low in
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Al Smith Reported Weaker
And Suffering Re|apses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Former Gov
Alfred E. Smith, gravely i'll in Rock
efeller Institute. was reported TODAY
to be weaker" and to have suffered
little relapses due to the weak
ness"
After a 30-minute call at his bed
side, DR.. Raymond p. Sullivan said
the 1928 Democratic presidential
candidate was suffering from con
siderable intestinal eruptions and a
congestion of the right lung which
causes embarrassment to his heart
and circulation.
Mr. Smith, 10, entered st. Vim
cents Hospital last August 10, suf-
fering from heat exhaustion. Re-
Gently he was transferred to Rookie
feller Institute.
The Rev. John Healy of st. Vim
cent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church
where Mr.. Smith worships, has
called on him daily since he be-
came ill.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Jackie Cooper Freed
With Three Others
By the Associated Press.

os lhe hssoCidteo freSS,
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. g.
Jackie Cooper, %. former movie
star, and three co-defendants were
acquitted today by Juvenile Referee
Albert L. Doyle of charges of con-
tributing to the delinquency of two
teen-aged South Bend girls.
Those accused with Cooper we're
George Bender, "a. of Sheffield. Ill;
Pauline Frederick, 10, of South
Bend, and Ollie Lowery, waiter at
downtown hotel.
The charges grew out of police in
vestigation of party at the hotel
last July %.
The trial was held last week and
Judge Doyle took the evidence un-
der advisement over the week end.
Cooper and Bender are naval
via trainees at Notre Dame Uni
versity.
Shortly before giving up his
movie career to enter the naval
training program Cooper starred in
a movie. Where Are Your Chill
dren?" which dealt with juvenile
delinquency.
Referee Doyle's verdict said in
part:
1t is generally agreed by
all the witnesses that this was not
drinking party or any orgy of
immortality in the accepted interpre-
tation, s'
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Russians Invade Isle
Guarding Approaehe,
To Riga, Nazis Say
Units Of Tito's Forces
Reported Teamed With
Reds in Belgrade Drive
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct. 3.-The official
Russian communique today re-
ported that no noteworthy &C
ton occurred yesterday any,
where on the Eastern front, but
Berlin declared this morning
that Red Army troops had landed
on the island of Hiiu (Dago), of
the coast of Estonia.
The landings on Hiiu. northern
most of two Estonian islands guard
ing the approaches to both the
Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of
Riga, were reported In a broadcast
by the German international in
formation bureau heard by the As
sociated Press.
Berlin said German resistance was
aided by Nazi naval craft which at
tempted to interfere with crossings
from the Estonian mainland, a bare
6 miles distant, where Red Army
troops had been massing for week.
Berlin said nothing about the island
of Saare (OseD directly to the
south across the mouth of the Gulf
of Riga.
Meanwhile. a dispatch last night
from Bari. Italy, said Marshal Tito's
headquarters had announced that
units of the Yugoslav 14th Partisan
Corps teamed with Russian troops
in a converging drive on Belgrade.
The combined forces were said to
be fighting on the approaches to
the German stronghold of Donji
Milanovac, Danube River village 80
miles southeast of the Yugoslav cap
ital. Other Partisan units were re-
ported battling German and puppet
troops within IS miles of Belgrade
on the south and SIS miles on the
southwest.
The united Russian and Yugoslav
troops were threatening reconquest
of big German-worked copper and
coal mines in 40-mile area be-
tween Donji Milanovac and Zajecar
to the south.
Berlin declared the Russians had
more than 10000 troops inside Yugo-
slavia, with that many more ready
to cross the Danube west OF Turnu-
SEVERN.
The Germans themselves were de-
clared retreating through the Ibar
Valley from Greece and lower Yu-
goSlavia.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Strong Allied Force
Reported Landed on
Northwestern Crete
Nozi Gorrison Already
Menoced by Earlier
Occupation Of Kythero
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-Strong Allied
forces have landed on the north
west part of Crete, the Morocco
radio said today. The brief an
nouncement, heard by the As
sociated Press, gave no details.
The German garrison at Crete.
however, appeared in hopeless po-
sition in view of the Allied occupa-
t1on earlier of Kythera, which is
between Crete and the mainland of
Greece.
The Germans have been reported
to be withdrawing their forces from
islands ringing the southern tip of
Greece, but there have been no in
dications that they had evacuated
Crete-a symbol of one of the
Nazis' greatest triumphs in the days
when Hitler was on the march.
Island Is Blocked.
Allied headquarters in Rome re-
Gently announced that Crete had
been blockaded by Allied naval
forces and reported continuing air
attacks on Nazi installations on the
island
A dispatch last night from Asso-
ciated Press War Correspondent
Stephen Barber in the Mediter-
ranean said British Commands
landed unopposed on the Island of
Kythera the night of September Is.
A week before garrison of $50
Germans had fled after destroying
a wireless station they maintained
there.
British and Canadian naval units
carried the Commands to the tiny
island from Italy. Located 100
miles south of Athens and 6 miles
from the southernmost tip of the
Peleponnesus, it was the first Greek
territory liberated by the British.
Given Joyous Welcome.
They were given joyous welcome
by the islands 5000 inhabitants.
Boldly and unmolested in waters
where many of her sister warships
fought losing battle with the
German air force more than three
years ago, the British cruiser Black
Prince shelled the Maleme airdrome
on Crete last Saturday night.
The shelling was intended to
knock out the field from which biz
Junkers-52 transports have been
evacuating 'Nazi personnel.
Despite bad weather, Balkan air
force planes attacked Nazi troop
concentrations, gun positions and
shipping in the port of Zara on
the Dalmatian coast. Allied head
quarters remained silent, however.
on the activity of Allied forces in
the Adriatic, Albania and other
Balkan areas
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Gerald Smith, Citing Sons War
Record Denies Aim to Hurt i. S.
America First Party
Leader Questioned
About Pamphlets
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Gerald L. K. Smith told a House
committee today his America First
party never sought to undermine
the war effort, adding that his own
son was wounded with Merrill's
Marauders in Burma.
Mr.. Smith was questioned by
Chairman Anderson Of the Cam
paign Expenditures Committee
about literature his organization
distributed dealing with rationing
and with this country's relations
with Russia and Britain.
we did not oppose the rationing
program as q whole. Mr.. Smith in
sisted. we just didn't like Harry
Hopkins giving 5000 parties with
five kinds Of meat and Secretary
wickard boarding 500 pounds Of
Evening star., 1944-10-03
BY MARION WADE DOYLE.

Mrs. Roosevelt knows she has
made both friends and foes"
during her long residence in the
White House, but she believes
that what she has said and
thought will not make a pins
difference" in the coming cleo
ton. The voters will weigh only
her husbands record, not hers,
she told press conference to-
day. It was her first meeting
with newspaperwomen since last
May.
She has not heard of her hus-
bands planning any political tours
and does not see how he could be
away" she said. II he does go on
one she would like to accompany
him-"if he asks me to-"
Mrs. Roosevelt expressed her
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Dewey Is Expected
To Add Minneapolis
To Speaking Schedule
Governor Will Discuss
Toxes in Broadcast
From Albany Tonight
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 3.-Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey chose the i'm
portant subject of taxes for a
broadcast tonight amid indica-
tions that he planned a hard
hitting attack on President
Roosevelt and the New Deal in
a climactic series of personal
appearances before the. Novem-
ber election.
The announcement that the Re-
publican presidential nominee would
talk at 8:45 o'clock tonight over the
Mutual network from the executive
mansion was followed by reports
that he had an elastic schedule of
major appearances in key cities be-
tween now and November 7. To-
nights speech Will be rebroadcast
over West Coast stations at 9:45
pm. CPWT.
The New York Governor will in
wade the Midwest again October
25 for a speech in Chicago, the late
date possibly giving some indication
of the Importance which he at
taches to illinois % electoral votes.
He also may visit Detroit.
May Speak in Minneapolis.
Gov Dewey probably will go to
Minneapolis October 26 for a speech
in Minnesota, where the November
results may have been made more
doubtful by the announcement of
Senator Ball, Republican, that he
was not prepared to support his
party's nominee at this time. Sem
ator Ball said he lacked necessary
assurances that the New York Gov
ernor would engage in an all-out
effort to help form an effective in
ternational security organization.
There have been indications that
Gov. Dewey would go into Missouri.
the home State of Senator Truman,
the Democratic vice presidential
nominee. Some unconf1rmed reports
said that plans had been made for
a speech October IL in st. Louis.
Kansas City Republicans also have
been bidding for an appearance
there. Pittsburgh probably will be
on the itinerary. for Pennsylvania
is listed among the doubtful States.
Most Republican strategists have
(See DEWEY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Senator'S Urge
Reconversiion
Ban in II States
Committee Sees u. S.
Plants of East and
North as Threat
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate committee investi-
eating industrial Capitalization
today proposed a ban on recon-
version of all Government
owned war plants in IL North
ern and Eastern States and rec
commended large-scale. indus
trialization of the West and
South.
In signed introduction to the
report Senator McCarran, Demo-
crat, of Nevada, chairman of the
group, asserted that with the addi-
tonal facilities acquired during the
war, 'these ii States can destroy
the industry in the rest of the coun-
try and reduce the West and South
to misery
The IL States, he declared, got the
cream of the new war plants and
the ones most easily reconvertible,
while, in contrast, the Western and
Southern States received a dis
proportionately large number" of
war plants that cannot easily be
turned into peace time production.
$1,000, ,000, 900 Investment.
The report said these were the
States in which Government owned
war plants, representing an invest
ment of $1,000, 100000 of public
funds, should be frozen:
New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island,
Ohio, Michigan and Illinois.
-~ In addition to Senator McCarran,
the committee consists of Senators
Bankhead. Democrat, of Alabama. !.
Gillette, Democrat, of Iowa: MUIR
dock, Democrat. of Utah; Thomas,
Republican. of Idaho; Nye, Repub-
lican, of North Dakota, and Robert
son, Republican, of Wyoming.
They took the position that post
war prosperity and successful re-
conversion are linked inseparably to
industrial Decentralization.
The II States it singled out for a
freeze of Government war plants.
the committee said, produced 65 per
cent of the Nations manufactures
in 1899.
Would Shift Production.
The report recommends special
attention be given freight rates,
patents, and technologicaly assist
ance for small industrialists. so as
to bring long-range and large scale
encouragement to new industries in
the West and South. Furthermore.
it proposes that all restrictions on
civilian production be cancelled as
soon as possible.
AS soon as the European war ends,
the committee said, all possible war
production, particularly of aircraft
and ships, should be shifted to the
West and South.
Committee attaches said the re-
port contemplated that Govern
ment-owned facilities in the North
and East would not be sold to pri-
vate operators, or operated by the
Government, until other sections of
the country had had an opportunity
to obtain stabilization for their own
industrial employment problems.
They said the recommendations
were of a blanket" nature, pointing
the way to q general course, but
that each plant would have to be
considered on an individual basis,
since there might be some which
should be reconverted in the in
terest of the Nation as whole,
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Rain, Wind Will Continue
36 Hours, Forecaster Saws

Rain, falling from leaden skies,
was accompanied today by the low
est temperature recorded this fall
in washington, 40 degrees at / pm.
Whipped by a brisk wind, the
driving rain made walking uncom-
Portable and no relief was in sight
for the next 36 hours, the forecaster
predicted. The temperature will re-
main near so during that period
and it will continue windy.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Chino Begins Inquiry
Into War Crimes
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, Oct. 3.--A govern
ment investigating committee an.
nounced today it was ready to re-
ceive information on war crimes in
China. The group said it would
confer with any informant person
ally. The closest secrecy on evi-
dence was promised.
The commission, headed by DR.
G. T. Wang, former Ambassador to
the United States, was established
last March. A long list of war
crimes includes devaluation of the
national currency, issuance of pup.
pet banknotes and white slavery.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Mrs. Roosevelt Sees Herself
As No Factor in Election
Has Made Friends and Foes, but Voters
Consider Only Presidents Record, She Says

views on her non-importance in the
coming election. when a reporter
asked if she realized she was being
discussed as factor" in voters
decisions.
You can't live in the White
House for IL years." Mrs. Roosevelt
said, land not have made friends
and foes. People will say we like
her and what she stands for or we
don't like her."
But in the voting booth, she con-
tinued, Il am sure they will vote
on whether the policy of the man
they vote for has been what they
hoped for"
She added that personally she
never tried to decide what was 60
ing to happen before election day
because you really don't know until
then"
Although much is said about the
(See MRS RnOCEUET IT pace AcI
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Huge Franking
0fG0PSpeech
10 13
Senator, II in House
Accused of MuiIinq
BIG 900 Copies
sy the Associated Press

by the ASSOCIATED Press.
Representative Anderson, DEM
ocrat, of New Mexico, chairman
of the House Campaign Expen-
ditures Committee, reported to
the group today that 13 Repub-
lican members of Congress had
mailed 3,116000 copies of sim
gle speech at Government ex-
penSe.
The speech. by Representative
Busbey, Republican, of Illinois, dis
cussed the CIO Political Action
Committee and asserted that "the
red spectre of Communism is stalk
ing our country from East to West,
from North to South, unrecognized
The speech appeared in the Con-
gressional Record for June 20.
Saying he obtained them from
the public printer, Mr.. Anderson
placed in the committees record
these names of Senate and House
members he said took advantage of
their franking free maiD privilege
to distribute copies of the speech:
Senator Moore of Oklahoma and
Representatives Glare Boothe Luce
OF Connecticut, Reed of New York,
Tale of Iowa, Bennett of Missouri.
Carrier of Kentucky, Taber of New
York, Rowe of Ohio Woodruff of
Michigan, Bates of Massachusetts,
knutson and Mas, both of Min
nesota, and Busbey.
Used Is or 19 Tons of Paper.
Chairman Anderson told the CON-
mittee the speech was printed on
"a scarce type of Bristol board-the
same type of paper stock as the
Government uses in printing penny
post cards" He said between 18 and
10 tons of paper was used in getting
Out the 3,1l6,000 copies of the speech.
His formal statement said the
printing costs were paid by Emil
Hurja, formerly associated with
Pathfinder magazine; M. w. Pick
ering, clerk of the Republican mem
bers of the House, "and a Miss
Stefan who was not further
identified
At the rate OF 112 cents each, Mr..
Anderson said, mailing that number
of COPIES Of the speech would have
cost s50, 900.
Dies Group Takes Hand.
On another political front. Dies
subcommittee continued its search
for communistic activities in con-
nection with the election campaigns.
The committee was created by the
House to investigate un-American
activities.
Mr.. Anderson last night hit back
at description of him as "fanati-
cal partisan" by DIR. Edward A.
Rumely, executive secretary of the
Committee on Constitutional Gov
ernment, who was indicted yester-
day for refusing to supply the House
committee with a record of contrib
utors to his organization.
He said Dr. Rumely overlooked
the fact that the subpoena asking
for the records was issued by a
committee on which there are four
Democrats and three Republicans.
and that it was issued by unanimous
vote of the committee, all members
being present.
Convicted in 1920.
Mr.. Anderson added that DR..
Rumely had refused in 1888 to fur
nlsh copies of organization records
to the Black-Minton committee of
the Senate when it was investigat-
ing lobbying activities in connection
(See CAMPAIGN FUNDS. Pg. A-65
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Japs Report Landing
In China, Assert Il
Blocks j. :, Invasion
One Town Captured
In Swift Advance on
Fooehow, Tokyo Says
By the Associated Press,

A japanese imperial head
quarters communique said today
that japanese forces landed on
the east coast of China north
east of Foochow last Friday and
Tokyo radio reports said the
move was made to block Amer
lean plans to invade China from
the Pacific land sever our COM
munications with the southern
region"
Tokyo broadcasts said imperial
troops had captured Lienkong and
that the advance on Foochow, last
major port on the east coast still
in Chinese hands, was so rapid the
enemy appears to be in great con-
fusion"
Foochow is located across Formosa
Strait from the northern end of
Japanese-held Formosa, which is
about $50 miles away.
Communique Quoted.
The communique, as recorded
from a Tokyo broadcast by the Fed
eral Communications Commission
said:
Our forces which are aiming at
the capitulation Of the vicinity of
Foochow, stronghold on the coast of
the East China Sea, carried out
surprise landings on the coast
northeast of this spot at dawn Sep
tember n under close cooperation
of Army and Navy forces. They
are now advancing toward Foo
chow"
In Chungking, Allied sources said.
the handful of missionaries and
other foreigners living in Foochow
were believed already to have been
evacuated, but unless they obtain
air passage to point farther in
land, they may have difficulty in
getting to Free China. The only
existing overland route requires
travel in Eastern Kwangsi Province
through a narrowing gap of less
than go miles, which the Japanese
are seeking to close to establish a
line between Hongkong and Man.
churia.
The japanese, who had occupied
Foochow in the past, expect to re-
take it without much difficulty.
Private reports reaching Chung
king said there were signs the Jap
anese were preparing for drive on
Sian from bases in Honan and
Shansi Provinces. Some observers
suggested that japanese plans in
China might call for an eventual
drive on Chungking from the north
and south.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Laurel Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, 81 800: 2-year-
old maidens: claiming; furlongs.
Tawny (Jemas) 4.20 2.90 23O
Mystery Book lWahler) $50 $40
aHigh Master MCCOY A.30
Time, 1.1Sb.
Also ran--Semper Parata, King Celia,
Joblots, BriaresQue, aPost Boy, Omashone,
Theme, Gay Array and Bob O'Sullivan
aTrueman and Jones entry.
SECOND RACE--Purce, $1,000; 4-year-
olds and up; claiming; 6 furlongs-
Walter Haight lScocca) 20.40 $50 42O
Frontier Jane tJemasl $50 3.6O
Queen Minatoka (Wright) 3TC
Time, 1.1725
Also rar--Jerry jim, AshaIne, Indian
Gift, Unhesrd. NutmeF Lass, Gratis, Mad
Bunny. Rough Amos
DAILY double PAID 3fcs.col
Evening star., 1944-10-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-Polish Pa
'triots last night gave up. their
63-day battle to wrest Warsaw
from the Germans, and an es-
capped Polish officer told Moscow
newspapers that thousands of
insurgents had crossed the Wis
tula to Russian lines, defying
surrender orders.
Warsaw is as greatly destroyed as
Stalingrad,' the officer was quoted
in Moscow as saying; "theie is no
longer any resistance in any part OF
Warsaw"
Today's German comrnunique
said Warsaw had been almost COM
pletely destroyed" before the Polish
"insurrection collapsed"
Polish Army headquarters in Lon
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Nuzi Leaders, Reported
Escaping in U-Bouts
By the Associated Press.

By ths Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The Moscow
radio today broadcast q statement
by the German National Commit
tee, composed Of captured German
officers. declaring Nazi leaders al
ready were escaping to South
America by submarine.
The broadcast appealed to Ger
mAn submarine crews to take the
fugitives to British or French ports.