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Evening star., 1944-02-29
u. S. Preparations for Invasion
Witnessed by Russian Officers

They studied the assault weap-
ons, various types of landing craft
and methods of training the an
nouncement said.
The Russians many questions
were relayed by interpreters to ex-
perts in the American services who
technical points. and the
pAn of exercises with maps and
chats.
The Soviet naval officers were
given Nneir first ride in ducks from
tralninA beaches. They displayed
Keen intwest in the techniques Of
amphibioA warfare which have de-
veloped rapidly as q result Of ex-
perlence in tn Pacific, North Africa,
Sicily and 1taA. the announcement
said. The Russian party was con-
Quoted by oficerAon the STAN Of the
commander Of UfHed States naval
forces in Europe. Asmiral Harold r.
Stark.
The Russans now are back In
London.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Youth 10 Face Grand Jury
For Theft, Carrying Gun

Lee Kirby Barrett, II, charged
with robbery and carrying a con-
cealed weapon. was held in $4,000
bond yesterday in Municipal Court
for grand jury action after a waiver
was obtained from Juvenile Court
by the United States attorneys
Office.
Barrett, who was described as a
typical gunman and bad egg" has
participated since october in rob-
berries which netted him approxi-
mately $4,000, police said.
Barrett. who lives in the 1900
block of Irving street NV. pleaded
not guilty.
His biggest haul in the District,
Barrett told police, was the theft of
$1,092 intrusted to him by the man.
ager of a drugstore at Thirteenth
and F streets last month. He van
ished with the cash which he was
supposed to deposit in local bank.
Police said Barrett also admitted
several other hold-ups here as well
As one in Baltimore which netted
$1.030
Evening star., 1944-02-29
British hopping Up
|Japonese Remnants
lin Northern Burma
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Feb. 29.-British
troops have continued successful
mopping up operations during
the last "A hours against shat
tered remnants Of 5000 Japa-
nese troops in the Arakan jun
giles north of Akyab, Burma.
where the Allies have announced
their first major victory OF the
campaign.
A Southeast Asia communique
said areas east of the Mayu range
were being cleared Of japanese and
that one enemy column still Offering
resistance north of the 7th Indian
Division had been forced from its
positions northwest Of Awlanbyin
and was withdrawing.
Enemy dead were reported off,
cially at 1900 up to yesterday.
Today's communique said 1t was
apparent that the japanese were
preparing to make q stand on the
line Of their original positions from
which they launched their disas-
trous drive to inflltrate British lines.
destroy the 5th and 7th Indian di-
visions and open the way for an
advance into India.
Japanese Withdrawals were re-
ported everywhere in the fighting
area north of Akyab with struggling
parties, many of them carrying
casualties with them, being pursued
and harassed by British troops.
West African troops continued salts
factory progress In the Kaladan
Valley and fighting increased in in
tensity east of the Kaladan River.
A British raiding party in the
Chin Hills established a road block
on one of the Japanese lines of COM
munication
Evening star., 1944-02-29
House Hearings Start
On e-BiIIion Road
Program After War

Hearings began today before the
House Roads Committee for an au-
thorization, not an appropriation, OF
"a $1,000 ,000, 900 postwar road-build-
ing program.
An item of 81, $50 900 for the con-
struction of express highways
through Washington is included in
the bill Plans for use of the money
If Congress appropriates it have not
been made, the District Highways
Department said today. The Com
missioners have approved a de-
pressed highway for K street to
speed intracity traffic.
The money. when available. would
be distributed among the States on
this formula: One-half on the basis
of population, one-fourth on area
and ne-fourth on post road mile
age. The Federal share Of any
project would not exceed IS per
cent, the remainder coming from
the States Thus Federal and
State contributions would entail a
three-year postwar program of
So, $50 600, 600.
Under the proposed distribution
yardstick, Virginia would receive
$18 $4,000.
Hearings lasting through March
II will be concluded with testimony
from Thomas H. Macdonald, conf
missioner of public roads, Federal
Works Agency.
Testifying today, President s. C..
Hadden of the American Association
of State Highway Oficiels, said the
program is urgently required mot
only for the needed development of
highway transportation, but be-
cause of the relationship which ex-
lists between the successful deve,op-
ment of highways and the many
other objectives planned for the
postwar period"
These related objectives, he said
include redevelopment Of cities, pro-
lection and use of natural resources
promotion of rural education and
health, support of agricultural de-
velopment, desirable location of in
dustry, provision of adequate air.
port connection, new housing con-
struction and adoption of desirable
land-use patterns. Prewar develop
ment of OUR highways, he said, en-
abled the United States to enter the
war with an all-important head
start.
The sum sought, II made avail.
able, would be allocated at the rate
of 81 ,000, 900, 900 annually for three
successive years.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

report, and to some extent would
expand and tighten provisions al
ready in effect.
For example, veterans now get five
points added to their earned rat
ings when competing in examina-
tions, and disabled veterans and de-
pendent wives or veteran widows
receive 10 points.
Employing agencies also are re-
quired now to note the reasons why
veterans are passed over when jobs
are filled, but their action in such
cases is not subject to review.
Veterans also get preference in re-
duction Of forces at present.
An important provision in the
Presidents request to the Civil Serv-
ice Commission and the various
agencies would permit the commits
sion to assign an individual to an
agency where a vacancy exists in
stead of certifying a list with a
minimum of three names from
which the establishment might
choose
The shortage Of manpower Is such
however that the element Of choice
no longer figures
Evening star., 1944-02-29
President Asks Bill
Giving Veterans First
Choice Of j. 5. Jobs

Speedy enactment Of legisla-
ton giving war veterans first
choice at Federal jobs appeared
certain today following Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recommended
ton that the Government set
an example for private en-
ployers.
Republicans and Democrats alike
indorsed the proposal. Chairman
May of the House Military Affairs
Committee declared, "It will be
done," and Senator Mead, Demo-
crat, of New York, member Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee. said
Legislation embodying the Presi-
dents proposals would be considered
soon by the Senate.
House Minority Leader Martin
said "We Republicans believe that a
man or woman who lights for his
country is entitled to every possible
consideration when he or she re-
turns to civilian life" adding:
I'VE expect the private employer
to take back all his employees who
have gone to war, and the Govern
ment can do nothing else but set
a good example. 1t has been the
custom Of our Government to give
preference in civil service jobs to
veterans, and of course we expect
this consideration to be given to
the veterans Of this war"
President Asks Action.
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote Harry B.
Mitchell, president of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission, and heads of the
executive departments and agencies,
directing that special emphasis be
placed on employing veterans in
the Federal service.
The President recommended to
/ Chairman Ramspeck of the House
Civil Service Committee immediate
sympathetic consideration" OF a
bill by Representative Starnes,
Democrat, of Alabama which he
said would:
!. Grant the President authority
during the war and five years after
ward to restrict to veterans only
such Government positions as he
may designate.
2. Where competition in civil
service examinations is not restrict
ed solely to veterans, provide for
adding points to the earned ratings
of veterans who compete for such
positions.
3. Authority for the Civil Service
Commission to determine the valid
ity of reasons given by the Gov
ernment's employing oflcers for
passing over civil service lists to
employ veterans.
| 4. Special consideration for vet
Grams In connection with any re-
duction in total personnel which it
may be necessary for Federal
agencies to work out from time to
| time"
Follow Earlier Proposals.
The recommendations are in line
with those made by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission in its last annual
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Coal Rationing Decision
Expected by March IS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Feb. 29.-Govern-
ment agency officials will decide
by March Is whether coal for
domestic consumption will be ra-
toned this year, James L. New
bold of Detroit, vice president of
the National Retail Coal Associa-
ton. reports.
Mr.. Newbold told 200 local retail
coal dealers last night he did not
expect rationing but said some type
of restriction, such as limiting pur-
chases to only enough for the 1s44-45
season might be put into effect.
The War Production Board and
the Solid Fuels Administration
would make the decision and the
Once of Price Administration would
operate the rationing, Mr.. Newbold
arrested. He added that OPA al
ready had a coupon plan prepared
for coal and was prepared to put
1t into effect.
He said the possibility of ration
ing depends on the amount available
for domestic Use after coal is al
lotted for the Great Lakes, by-prod-
ucts and railroads.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Predeath Use Of Funds
By Man, IS, Puzzles Police
BY the Associated Press

by bne Associated press
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-The coroners
Office today said it would investigate
the death of a 95-year-old former
hotel operator, who, police said, had
withdrawn $1l 400 from q bank in
the last eight months and had been
living in shabby fat near the Loop.
Police said IA cats and 4 dogs
were sleeping nearby in the room
where Joseph Diller, who for several
years operated small hotels, was
found dead
Coroner A. L. Brodie, who ordered
chemical analysis of his vital
organs. said Mr.. OILERS bank book
showed balance of $13,600. He said
that Mr.. Diller paid $3.50 a month
rent for his fiat and shared the space
with his pets, two housekeepers and
man. He said that because of
the large weekly Withdrawals Mr..
Diller had made at bank police
had taken up his passbook but later
returned 1t.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
BY the Associated press.


LONDON, Feb. 29.-High Russian
Army and Navy officers have wit
messed American preparations for
the forthcoming invasion of Et-
rope. the United States Navy dis2
closed today.
Exercises held jointly by United
States Army and Navy personnel in
the English coastal area were OBJ
served by two Russian admirals, q
general and nine other members of
the soviet military mission in
Great Britain" the announcement
said.
THE exercises constituted . por-
tion of the continuing program
whereby American personnel is be-
ing trained In the United Kingdom
for amphibious operations against
the continent"
The program lasted two days and
Russian officers participated tree
ly' in It.
Evening star., 1944-02-29

and the japanese guilty of inciting
the riot and also what disciplinary
or legal action has been instituted
against such persons.
That the duty of policing all jap
anese relocation and segregation
centers be carried out by Caucasians
and in sufficient strength to guaran-
tee protection to all persons resid-
ing in the centers
The WRA was transferred to the
Interior Department by President
Roosevelt February l6. and Mr..
Myer was retained as director.
The transfer was ordered after
some members of Congress, critical
Of the Authority's policies, had de-
manded that relocation centers be
turned over to the War Department.
The White House. however, said the
shift was designed to simplify ad-
ministration and bring the WRA
under the supervision of a cabinet
officer.
THE committee is of the opinion" I"
said the majority, that consider
able responsibility for the riot of
November l can be attributed to the
lack of discipline and to the ap-
peasement policy by which the
camp was run"
Approximately $1,000 persons were
at the Tulelake center. designed as
camp for disloyal Japanese, at
the time the riot broke out.
The internal security staff con-
sisted of six unarmed Caucasian Of
ficers, together with 10l Japanese
evacuee wardens who were respon-
sible only for order in the Japanese
colony, the committee said.
To assume that six unarmed po-
lice could maintain order is utterly
ridiculous" the committee said.
1T is. however. indicative of the
loose and irresponsible manner in
which the War Relocation Authority
has administered some OF its activi-
ties" it added.
1.-The Japanese, conscious of the
lack of firmness with which the
center was being administered,
seized upon this weakness and by
the use of strikes, intimidation and
strong armed methods sought to di-
rect operation of the camp"
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Joseph R. Bronhom Rites
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Joseph Rus
sell Branham, SO. retired Bureau of
Standards chemist, will be held at
; pm. tomorrow at the Reuben
Pumphrey funeral home, 1857 Wis
consin avenue, Bethesda, Md. Burial
will be in Union Cemetery, Rock
vile, Md.
For many years a gas analyst at
the bureau, Mr.. Branham died Sat
urday In Bay Pines, Fla.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Aver News Typography
Exhibit Opens April 70
BY the Associated Press.
pHTI,AnEI .pHTA

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-N. w.
Aver e. Son announces the 14th
annual exhibition of newspaper
Typography will open April 20.
The F. Wayland Aver Cup is
awarded annually to the newspaper
which is judged outstanding, without
regard to circulation or page size.
It was won last year by the Chris
tian Science Monitor. Both the
New York Times and the New York
Herald Tribune have won it twice.
The paper winning it three times
will gain permanent possession.
The date Of publication required
for all entries will be chosen by lot
from among weekday dates in the
week Of March 8.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
|Eberharfer Brands
7 Dies Aides Report
On WRA Probe Biased
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
Representative E berharter
Democrat, OF Pennsylvania to-
day declared two fellow members
Of the Dies Committee acted
with bias in recommending re-
moval of two top officials of the
War Relocation Authority for
alleged inability to handle in
termed Japanese-American ef-
fectively.
Mr.. Eberharter. member of q
three-man subcommittee which in
vestigated last November's disorders
at the Tulelake (Calif) center, dis
agreed with Representative Costello
Democrat, of California and Rep
resentative Mundt, Republican, of
South Dakota, who have called for
the removal of Dillon s. Myer. WRA
director, and Ray r. Best, director
of the Tulelake camp.
In q majority report, Mr.. Costello
and Mr.. Mundt said they were of
the opinion that considerable re-
sponsibility for the riot of Novem-
Der l can be attributed to the lack
of discipline and to the appease-
ment policy by which the camp was
run over q period of months prior
to the riot"
Mr.. Eberharter said he had been
denied access to the majority re-
port before it was made public.
I'm effect" he declared. they
wanted me to sign an indictment
without the opportunity Of really
knowing with what crime the ac-
cused is charged
cit seems to me the other two
members of the subcommittee ap-
preached the subject with bias"
Other recommendation made in
the majority report were:
That the Tulelake center and the
disloyal Japanese segregated there
be placed under the Jurisdiction and
administrative control of the Justice
Department.
That report be submitted to
Congress listing the Japanese re-
sponsible for the attack on DR.
Reese M. fedicord, director of the
camp hospital, on November l, 1943
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Port of Iceland Garrison
Now Servino in Britain

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 29-United States
troops who served for many months
as part of the Iceland garrison now
are in Britain with Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower invasion forces, it was
disclosed today.
The troops arrived here several
months ago and since then have
been undergoing intensive training
Evening star., 1944-02-29
2,N5 Tons Of Bombs,
Hundreds Of Big Shells
Hit RabauI in Is Davs|
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb.
29-Japan's troops at Rabaul,
New Britain, most heavily
bombed and shelled spot in the
South Pacific, kept close to their
foxholes today while they count
ed up new damages.
During the last Is days, 2,205 tons
of bombs and hundreds of high-ex-
plosive naval shells have crashed
down on Rabaul's five airports,
bivouac and supply areas and docks.
One of the heaviest raids, reported
today by Gen. Douglas Macarthur
in his communiQue, was made Sat-
urday. Two hundred Allied planes
dropped 164 tons of explosives,
chiefly on the Vunapope airdrome
and the harbor area.
12th Day of Heavy Pounding.
1t was the 18th consecutive day
Of heavy pounding for the Japanese
base, and for the seventh straight
day the japanese failed to get q
single protecting plane into the air.
The punishment was the worst
ever given any point in the South
Pacific, not excluding Munda on
New Georgia, and the Southern
Bougainville airports, which were
hit regularly when Allied planes
were neutralizing them last year.
Some of the heaviest damage to
Rabaul came from American de-
stroyers, which shelled the enemy
base twice within two weeks.
Capt. Arleigh T. (31-KnoD Burke
of Boulder, Colo, and Chevy Chase.
Md, whose destroyer force has
helped sweep the seas almost clean
OF japanese shipping around New
Britain and nearby New Ireland, ex-
pressed the belief that Toxic has
abandoned hope of saving the two
big jungle-covered islands, and will
leave the garrisons to their fate.
Ships Believed Removing Personnel
Our amazingly successful de-
stroyer raids in supposedly danger
Gus waters north and west of New
Britain and New Ireland this week
and last week convinced me the
Japs have given up there" Capt.
Burke said in an interview.
Capt. Burke said the ships he
sunk were removing key personnel
and apparently ammunition also,
probably to Truk
Another indication of Japanese
aerial weakness was seen in the
fact that the Allied beachhead at
Empress Augusta Bay on Bougain-
vile Island, 240 miles southeast of
Rabaul, has not been raided by en-
envy planes for two weeks
Gen. MacArthur's communiQue
also reported that 36 tons of bombs
were dropped on enemy airports and
installations in the Admiralty
Islands, west of New Ireland; that
airdromes in the Wewak area of
New Guinea were hit by 80 tons of
bombs, and that Tadji airdrome at
Aitape, west of Wewak, caught 70
tons of bombs
Soldiers Advance Is Miles.
In the push up the New Guinea
coast toward Madang, American
soldiers of the 32d Division advanced
Is miles northwest of Saidor and
sre now Al miles from Madang.
The Japanese lost four barges
off Bougainville Island when Navy
PIT boats and Catalina planes
caught II barges coming out of the
below the Empress Augusta beach
head. One PIT boat was destroyed
by a Japanese shore gun with the
loss Of officers and II enlisted
men. Farther south on Bougain-
vile PIT boats and Catalinas sank
two more japanese barges.
Evening star., 1944-02-29
Congress in Brief

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
Routine session.
Senate and House conferees meet
again on soldiers vote bill.
House:
Routine session.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

the wake of Ann Ryan Peshkin. the
beautiful Powers model for whose
sake he took the brody in front of
the freight train. He thought that,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

bound again, he may have another 60
at Claire Picard, whom, last time, he
rather annoyed by eating caviar off
the back Of her pet poodle.
TIE AMERICAN WEEKLY ;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

W IlcIiCC odllbl a IL
nally rescued him
by turnin g her
lethal charms on
one high-ranking
Nazi officer after
another.
To Alfonso's as
constituent, S h g
returned TO New
York alone.
Hello" she said
in response 10 his
rapturous gree /
ing. Louis was
depOfteQ 10 I II e
Argentine and I'm
just off TO meet
him in Mexico
City. Good.by."
w e G k S passed.
again she arrived
in New York alone
and again Alfonso
met her.
What a b GU [
Louis ?" he asked.
All finished,
"Ah," exclaimed
Aft o n s o. "a t
last.
81 u S I a m o.
mentn said San
dra; i've fallen in
love w 18th some
body else.
So with n de-
spairing cry he
bounced out to
Reno after Ann
Ryan Peshkin.
Now, on the re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

ternatioual glamour gal, are couple
of others he has caromed against.
Indeed ii was rebound from
Sandra that propelled him to Reno in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

Then all at once it became worth
watching.
a freight train had come chuffing
into sight
"Will YOU marry me. or won't your
insisted the rubbery gentleman. Yes
or no.
no" said the girl and with silent
grinding OF gears, She shifted into
another bored pose.
Then / shall certainly throw my
self under this train"
The girl began TO laugh. Abruptly
the tinkling sounds rose 10 a scream
as her companion performed the most
spectacular of all his bounces right
onto the tracks.
alfonso" she cried, but the only
reply was the thunder OF the engine.
Car after car trundled by, while
the girl darted now this way and
now that. Jared out of introspection.
other Divorces also began 20 scuttlc
about. They resembled brightly-col-
ored autumn leaves, blown in erratic
courses by the wind of the trains
passage
There were 100 cars TO that freight
train With superb indifference, each
one seemed TO bowl across Alfonso's
PROSTATE form; luckily it was too
dark by this time 10 make out the
details Of the mayhem.
When at last the caboose appeared,
the Divorces were so exhausted that
all they could do was cling together
and whimper.
dreadful, rhythmic clank-clank
* hs diminishing now, but they could
not bring themselves to look at the
tracks They had no need 10, really,
for their imaginations had already
pictured the mangled thing, its grisly
horror coldly embraced by steel rails.
And then the miracle occurred. A
CHEEKY voice cried, "Ann!" and
out OF the void bounced Alfonso,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

Carried AIIOIlsO al IIlt way
across the ocean TO the
U. S. A, which was just as
well, probably, because
both Sandra and Louis
were caught in France by
the German invasion.
Louis was thrown into
a concentration ca m y.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

rHEY stood in the dusk on the Re
railroad platform, waiting for {
I eastbound streamliner.
The girl fell into bored but pic
turesque poses. To tn ose who
watched she was as lovely as
model: In fact. she was a model.
The man bounced around like a
rubber ball amid the litter of air
plane luggage at her feet. He ges-
ticulated, he mopped his swarthy
brow, he talked and talked
But why won't you marry me?"
he demanded in Latin &C cents.
There is nothing to prevent II now.
You have your divorce. You are
free. am free. We are both on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

And. as though to IL
lustrate the word, he
bounced again.
Anywhere else all this
@NOuld have attracted at.
ltion. But in Reno, the
~tential spectators. di-
Vorcees themselves for
the most part. remained
absorbed in their own
long. melancholy thought.
The scene was merely
commonplace 20 them.