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Evening star., 1944-05-26
Mitseher, Hoover Confirmed

The Senate yesterday confirmed
the nominations of Rear Admirals
Marc A. Mitscher of Oklahoma CITY
ana John H. Hoover of Great Falls.
Mont, to be vice admirais.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Knife Used in Staying
Pastor S Aide SOUGHT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, May 26.-Admittedly
without a substantial lead" after
48 hours investigation of the slay-
ing of Mrs. Jean Long, pastors sec
retary at the Twelfth Street Evan
gelical Church here, detectives to-
day resumed their search for the
weapon used by the killer.
They described the object of their
search as a sharp and powerful
knife with which Mrs. Long was
stabbed several times about the
head and chest, apparently about
$3.50 pm. Tuesday as she worked in
Servicemen.
Officers continued to hold for
questioning the woman's estranged
husband, Kenneth Long, 42-year-
old war worker, and Alex Simpson
of South Bend, Ind, salesman for a
Chicago meat company. Detective
Inspector John o. Whitman quoted
Long as saying he did not see his
wife after driving her to the home
of the Rev. Newell c. Liesemer, next
door to the church, at 7 pm, and
Simpson as saying he knocked at
the door of the church three times
after 9 pm. without receiving an
answer.
Mr.. Liesemer said Mrs. Long
worked with him preparing the
news bulletin until pm, then took
key to the church and went to the
office to make copies of it.
Funeral services for Mrs. Long
were held last night, with Mr..
Liesemer officiating, and the body
was sent to South Fork, Pa, her
native city, for burial.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Binnie Barnes and Flyer
Call OFF Divorce Action
3y the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, May 26.-As Capt.
Mitchell (Mike) Frankovich of the
Army Air Forces departed for his
station at Nashville yesterday, his
actress-wife, Binnie Barnes, an
nounced that they have made up
and there won't be a divorce after
all
1T was just stupid misunder-
standing such as people sometimes
have" Miss Barnes told reporter.
"Everything's all ironed out now"
The British-born actress said Nav
s that a separation from Capt.
Frankovich, former UCLA football
star, seemed to be "the only thing !"
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Massachusetts Area Dumps
1900 Quarts Of Milk Daily
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 90
John S. Adams, field agent of the
New England Milk Producers Asso-
citation, said last night that 1900
quarts of skinned milk produced in
Worcester County are bing dumped
down the sewer daily.
MIR. Adams said the dumping has
been going on for two weeks and
will continue another 10 days at
least, during the period of highest
spring production.
He said more milk is being pro-
duced than can be consumed locally
at this period. From the excess is
skinned the cream. But, he said,
since there is no cheese making
plant in the Worcester market area
the skim must be dumped.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Corriiqon
Continued From First Page.)

by committee members and the
committee counsel, Hugh Fulton,
Comdr. Corrigan declared he did
not maintain he had ANY justifica-
ton" for sending the letter.
This would be very valuable in
formation to your firm, would it
not?" inquired Senator Ferguson.
Shows Firms Inspected.
Il would say it would be valuable
as it separates the Army and Navy
compared with a War Production
Board list" Comdr. Corrigan re-
piled.
"It shows also firms you in
spected?"
That's true
"It would be valuable to you
personally if your company could
solicit this business?"
1T would be valuable to me-and
to the war efort-that those COM
panleS should get onto war produc-
ton"
Comdr. Corrigan said before he
was excused, that all that was done
by the list submitted to his Chicago
office was to separate firms having
Army and Navy contracts.
He testified that he could not re-
call VINO the David Amour was to
whom he addressed the letter.
Senator Ferguson wanted to
know what was meant by restrict
ed" and the witness said he meant
the data could not be published in
the newspapers, or anywhere else.
But the list was for distribution in
the Ordnance Bureau and all over
the country, he added.
Right to Silence Waived.
"Why did you want it burned?"
the Michigan Senator pressed.
Because it was marked restrict
ed," Comdr. Corrigan asserted.
Comdr. Corrigan waved his right to
remain silent when informed yester-
day that a Federal grand Jury was
entering the investigation and that
he had been suspended from active
naval duty during the inquiry.
While serving as a trouble shoot-
err Tor the Ordnance Department
he testified yesterday, he sought to
avoid any shadow of suspicion" by
consulting naval superiors whenever
I thought that job offered to my
old firm might conceivably prove
embarrassing -
Truman Charges Cited.
The firm was said by Mr.. Fulton
to have received business in excess
lof 100000 from firms which had
Navy contracts after visits by Comdr.
Corrigan in his capacity as chief of
the production management unit of
the Ordnance Bureaus assistant
production director.
OF all the plants he visited on be-
half of the Navy to make manage
ment surveys, Comdr. Corrigan de-
clared, only six employed his firm
and five held cost-plus-fixed fee
contracts and the sixth had a cost
plus contract on which his firms
charge was taken from the contrac-
tors fee
"The employment of Corrigan
IoSDuTne d wells did not there
fore, cost the taxpayers a cent" he
declared.
Denies Aiding Firm.
An accountant, Marvin Wagner
testified the corporation lost money
prior to Comdr. Corrigan's assign
ment with the Navy.
Comdr. Corrigan said that while
he entered the Navy in April. 1942.
and received income of 1880 from
the company as half owner for the
fiscal year 1943, he never "poked
my nose into its business"
He cited as evidence of war serv-
ice report from superiors asserting
that due to his work IAN incalcu-
liable amount of time and money
has been saved the Government" by
his Investigations and that he has
overcome critical bottlenecks and
difficulties" in torpedo, bomb sight
and fire-control programs.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Jap Pilot in Yonk Plane
Bombs American Vessel
By the Associated Pres!

BY the ASsoclated Press.
RICHMOND, Calf, May 26.-A
japanese flyer in a salvaged or CAP
tured American P-38 fighter plane
bombed Liberty ship in the Pa
cific and killed l person and wound
ed 40, it was related yesterday in
the current issue of Fore n Aft,
publication of Henry J. Kaiser's
Richmond shipyards.
The ship was the Stephen Crane,
built in the Richmond yards, the
paper stated.
Damage to the ship was consider
able, the article said, but it was able
to reach mort
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Admiral Beoureeord
Gets Legion of Merit
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 90
Rear Admiral Augustin T. Beaure-
gard, regarded as one of the Navy's
leading authorities on South Amer
ican affairs, was awarded the Legion
of Merit yesterday N recognition of
his service in welding stronger
bonds of amity between the United
States and Latin America.
The officer, native of San An
tonic, Tex, has resided in Coronado
since being placed on the inactive
list last June at the conclusion of
the last of his eight missions to
Brazil. On his last tour of duty in
Brazil, Admiral Bearregard was
chief of the United States naval
mission and chief of the naval op-
Grating base in Rio de Janeiro.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
FoIonee Police Chief
Out in Porty,Chonee
BY the Associated Press.

BY lhe ASSoclated Press.
MADRID, May 26.-David Jato
Miranda, head Of the Falange police
has been replaced by Luis Gonzalez
Vicent, civil governor and Falange
leader of Alicante Province, in an
important change in the state party
hierarchy.
Jato remains as national propa-
ganda delegate In the vice secre-
tariat's press and propaganda sec
ton, thus continuing control of
radio, book publication and all other
forms of propaganda.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Nuzi Foroy RepeIIed
Below Stunisluwow
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 26.--Red Army
units killed more than 200 Germans
and took other prisoners as they
repelled a Nazi reconnaissance foray
southeast Of Stanislawow, Moscow
announced today. while the ground
fighting lull continued elsewhere
along the eastern front.
The broadcast Russian communi.
que, recorded here by the Soviet
monitor, also said Russian planes
sank two German transports-one
OF 1000 tons and the other of 5000
tons-in the Gulf Of Finland early
yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Michael Hoqurth Safe

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR-
TERS, Handy. Ceylon, May &c (Py.-
Michael Hogarth, peacetime movie
actor and RAF radioman and flight
lieutenant, has reached civilization
after bailing out of a Wellington
bomber in darkness over the Burma
Jungle.
Evening star., 1944-05-26
Bee Culture Lecture

James I. Hambleton, head of the
Agriculture Departments division of
bee culture, will give an illustrated
lecture on Bee Culture" at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow at the Children's Museum
of washington, 4215 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Peace Security Talks
Delayed 10 Aug. Il
Postponement Comes at
Request Of Russio
Sy the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
Acting Secretary of State Stet-
tinius announced today that the
postwar security talks have been
postponed until August 81 at the
request of Russia.
The Anglo American Russian
phase of the four power conver-
sations was scheduled to begin here
August IA, with discussions among
the United States, Britain and
China to follow their conclusion.
Mr.. Stettinius told his news con-
ference that the Russian govern
ment found it needed more time for
preparation in Moscow before Soviet
representatives start for Washing
ton. He said delay probably would
save time in the end.
He said Moscow had not vet Off
cially informed Washington on who
would head the Russian delegation.
but that word was expected shortly.
Speculation was centered about
Vice Commissar for Foreign Affairs
Maxim Ltyinoff, former Soviet AM
bassador to Washington. Mr.. Stet-
tinius will head the United States
delegation and Sir Alexander Cado-
gan, permanent undersecretary for
foreign affairs, will head the British
delegation.
The Russians earlier had delayed
opening the conference at the end of
July, and 1t is believed that they are
preparing fairly extensive plans to
put up to the other two powers.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Small Air Attack on Davao
Reported by Tokyo Radio
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Two Allied
planes appeared over Davao in the
PHILIPPINE, the Tokyo radio said to-
day, and one dropped three small
bombs which landed harmlessly in
the sea-"
The Tokyo report said:
The enemy made a half-hearted
attempt to invade Davao from the
air early yesterday morning when
one large enemy aircraft was sighted
over the city about l am, followed
by another at nearly an hours in
terval. The first enemy plane sight,
ed over Davao dropped three small
bombs which, however, landed harm
lessly in the sea.
"At about 2 am, another enemy
plane was sighted heading for
Davao, but this one fled before
reaching the skies over Davao. Alb
solutely no damage was caused by
these enemy nuisance raiders"
There was no Allied report of such
q plane expedition.
Davao is on the island of Min
danao, at the south end of the
Philippines.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Several Days Of Relief
From o0-Deqree Heat Due

There will be no more 90-degree
temperatures for several days, the
Weather Bureau said today.
Tomorrow will be fair and a little
warmer, according to the forecast
but it will be comfortable compared
with most of last week.
A cool air mass from Hudson Bay
or the Mackenzie River areas is CIV
ing the Great Lakes area comfort
able days and chilly mornings with
the early temperatures in the Sos.
The rest Of the country, however
is still experiencing hot weather.
The cold air mass will move
northeastward, the forecaster said
but 1t will help conditions here.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Sedition Trial Letter
Tells Of following
Pre-HitIer Pattern
Government Contends
Deotheroee Described
Open ToIk Of Purees
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Dy CAn1Eh bhOOhE JONES.
I'VE are following the pre-
Hitler German pattern very
closely ="
This was a quotation from
an explosive letter purportedly
written by George E. Deatherage
a defendant in the sedition case,
six weeks before Pearl Harbor
The Government placed it in the
District Court record today.
only" the letter added, 1.-The
repercussions will be far more dan
gerous than it ever was in that
country"
Deatherage, former commander of
the Knights of the White Camelia
and head of the American National
ist Conference, wrote of the coming
u day." which, the Government
contends, was the day the Jews were
to be driven out of all power and
influence.
The letter was addressed Dear
Larry" described by the prosecu-
ton as Lawrence Brown. associate
of the former Silver Shirt leader
William Dudley Pelley, another OF
the rs defendants charged with con-
spring TO undermine the loyalty OF
the armed forces.
Called Anti-Semitic Term.
The letter said the anti Eskimo
feeling is certainly increasing" a
term used, Chief Prosecutor 0. John
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Germans Launch Biggest Attack
Since D-Day in Attempt to Split
Allies in Normandy and Brittany
u. S. Task Force Shells Bonins,
Within 900 Miles of Tokyo
Carrier Planes Also BIust Islands
And Kozon Group; ! I Jap Ships Sunk

during the raids Thursday and Fri
day, United States time. The score
Sunk-Flve japanese destroyers
or destroyer escorts, five cargo ships,
one oiler, two smaller craft and sew
eral barges also were destroyed.
Set af1re and possibly sunk-One
light cruiser. five smaller vessels.
Damaged-Two escort vessels, a
large freGhter hit on both days,
3 landing ships and 18 small vessels,
including barges, 2 of them troop
laden.
At Two. enemy planes were shot
down. Six Others were destroyed
and damaged, on the ground. One
parked plane was destroyed at
Chichi. Island antiaircraft guns
shot down 16 American carrier
planes, and 10 American airmen
were lost.
The Bonin- -Kazan Islands are less
Evening star., 1944-08-07
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TERS, Pearl Harbor, Aug. T.
Striking within 600 miles of
Tokyo, warships of an American
carrier task force have shelled
the Bonin Islands for the first
time in this war and, in a two
day attack, sunk II japanese
vessels-including S warships-
and damaged 80 other surface
craft.
The shelling leveled Omura. Jap
anese town on Northwestern Chichi,
key island of the Bonin group Car
rier planes bombed Chichi, Haha,
Muko and Ane Islands in the Bonins,
and Two in the Kazan group, $50
miles south
A Pacific Fleet communique said
the American carrier task force "vir-
tually wiped out Japanese convoy"
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Official Says British Could Get
Leose-Lend After Nozis' Defeat
Aid Is Possible During War With Jops
Unless Congress Terminates 1t, He Believes

A high administration official
today interpreted the Lease
Lend Act to mean that the
United States can continue to
give material aid to Great Brit
ain as long as both powers are
at war with the Japanese unless
the act should be terminated
earlier by Congress.
At the same time. Acting Secre-
tary of State Stettinius, in reply to
statement by the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers, said Great
Britain had not raised with the
State Department the question of
lease-lend assistance after the
termination of the war. He added
that he intended soon to consult
with NAM officials about the matter
Considerable interest was aroused
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Nazis She'll Florence,
But Allies Won't
battle-ground Of City
$4,000 Germon Prisoners
Token in Offensive
Since Casino
By the Associated Press.

ROME, Aug. big German
shells continued to land today
in the southern portions OF Flor
ence, which is in Allied hands,
but Gen. Sir Harold Alexander's
headquarters announced there
will be no need for the city itself
to become a battlefield"
An Allied headquarters commu-
nique said South African troops had
made contact with the enemy on
the north banks of the Arno River
within Florence. An Allied spokes-
man explained. however, that I'VE
have not yet had more than recon-
naissance patrols over the river and
these have returned"
He added that apart from small
parties with machine guns on the
north bank, there is little enemy ac-
tivity in the town." and said the
Nazis were devoting their major
efforts in Strengthening defenses
intended to hurl back any Allied
efforts to cross the river on either
side of Florence.
$4,000 Prisoners Taken.
The Allied command announced
more than $4,000 prisoners had been
taken by the 5th and 9th Armies in
the offensive from Casino to Flor
ence. The total might have been
higher but for Marshal Albert Kes-
selring's decision to blow up Flor
ence's bridges
An enemy officer who deserted to
the Allied lines said the German
command had recently stressed the
Importance of avoiding the same
mistake as in Rome. by leaving the
blowing up of bridges until it was
too late"
Close pursuit in Rome foiled Nazi
intentions of demolishing the Tiber
River bridges.
Both east and west of Florence
the 9th Army was mopping up the
few enemy footholds left on the
south bank of the Arno. The south
bank was cleared from a point 8
miles east of Florence to Montelupo
IL miles west of Florence. with the
exception of small pockets.
Arno Towns NO-Man's Land.
The important Arno River towns
of Montelupo and Empoli remained
in no-man's land, with patrols en-
tering and then withdrawing.
In the great bend of the Arno east
of Florence the Germans still were
) resisting on the ridge southwest of
Pontassieve, but were being rooted
/, out.
Despite continued Nazi shelling in
the southern part of the city. Gen
Alexander's headquarters declared
again, Our guns are not shelling
any part of the city"
Sharpshooting American artillery
men and mortar crews enlivened
the relatively quiet 5th Army front
by knocking out a number of enemy
!, mortar positions across the Lower
Arno. Twenty direct hits were
scored by a tank destroyers guns on
a house occupied by Germans
northwest of Pisa. Mortars set fire
Evening star., 1944-08-07

at the State Department today by
the NAM statement attacking what
it described as a British effort to
carry lease-lend aid into postwar
days.
Mr.. Stettinius issued the following
formal statement:
THE British government has not
raised with us the future of lease
lend. For the time being both gov
ernments are completely occupied
with the war campaigns in Europe
and the Far East.
The press knows from what Sec
retary Hull has said that major
postwar questions have been taker
up for negotiation. Perhaps the
most vital of these are the security
talks which are soon to begin.
The monetary talks have al
'
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Men Needed to Relieve
Troops, Hershey Says
nv the Assoc,atedp p,.s.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. Mat.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey declares
we've got the Army practically
built" but adds I'VE can't let up.
we have to have more men to re-
lieve the boys who are overseas"
Some of our boys have been
there two and three years and it's
time we brought them back" the
national director of selective service
said last night as he met briefly
with local boards. 7
I'VE don't want the fellows sitting
on the bench to forget the score
even the men up to 80 are liable
to be called"
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Quake, Recorded Here,
Believed Near Peru

By the Associated Press.
A Strong" earthquake, estimated
to have occurred 1900 miles south of
Washington, probably in the Pacific
OF Peru. was recorded last night at
Georgetown University.
Seismologists said it began at
11:34:57 pm, reached its maximum
at 1901 and ended at 2::30 am.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Party Chiefs 10 Confer
With Dewey Today
On Choice for Senate
Want Strong Candidate
To Oppose Reelection
Of Wagner in November
BY the Associated Press,

PAWLING, N. Y, Aug. Gov
Thomas E. Dewey, refreshed
after So hours of loafing on his
486-acre farm here in the Berk-
shire foothills, returns to AL
bany today to take a hand in
choosing the Republican candi-
date for Senator from New York
On the eve of the nomination, te
be made by the Republican State
Committee in Albany tomorrow, the
post was still open with leaders wait.
ing to confer with the Republican
presidential nominee.
Gov. Dewey. who arrived at Paw.
ling Saturday night at the end OF
an arduous 2,350-mile campaign trir
into Pennsylvania, Illinois and Mis-
souri,, Cancelled plans to return te
Albany last night and deferred his
departure until today. He expected
to arrive at the capitol this after.
noon.
Seek Strong Candidate.
After sleeping late yesterday. he
gave the day over to complete relax.
alton. In the afternoon he joinee
his golflng companions, Lynn Sum.
ner, Carl T. Hogan and Charlie,
Murphy, at nearby Quaker Hill gol1
course, but they cut their usual Is.
hole game to nine.
Republican leaders made no secre
Of the fact they are looking for tn,
Senate candidate who would be mos
helpful in getting New York State
Al electoral votes in the Republican
column next November.
The man they pick will oppose. i,
all likelihood, Senator Wagner, vet
eran of three terms, who sponsore.
the Social Security and Nationa
Labor Relations Acts. Senator Wae
ner is expected to be renominate,
by the Democratic State Commit
tee, meeting at New York tomorrow
Might Nominate Curran.
Republicans repeatedly are unde
cided whether to pick a man from
heavily Republican upstate or from
New York City in effort to cut tn
predominantly Democratic vot
there. There has been some specu
lation that they might go into Man
haitian and choose Secretary O
State Thomas j. Curran, 45-year-ol'
Republican leader, and thus keel
up Gov. Dewey's emphasis OF
younger men. Senator Wagner, from
New York City, is 81.
| Another New Yorker mentioned
Is State Senator Frederic r. Cou
dert. Should Republicans turn out
side New York City they might Sc
lect Assembly Majority Leader Irv
ing M. Ives of Norwich, Represent
ative Bernard w. Kearney of Giov
ersville, former commander of tn,
L
Evening star., 1944-08-07
MikoIojczyk Confers
with Opposing Foction
Ey the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Aug. 7.--Prospects Of
Polish reconciliation appeared
brighter today with the renewal of
conferences between Premier STAN
islaw Mikolajczyk and the Polish
National Committee of Liberation.
Mikolajczyk, who heads the Polish
government at London, held a pre-
iminary four-hour talk with the
other faction yesterday. An atmos-
phere of improving goodwill was re-
ported.
The Soviet press was silent today
on the Polish question.
Evening star., 1944-08-07
Jewish Refugee Ship Sinks

ANKARA, Aug. 7 [P.-The Turk
ish ship Mefkure, carrying $50 jew
ish refugees to Turkey from Con-
stanta, Romania, sank in the Black
Sea yesterday with the loss of all
but four of the passengers, accord
ing to reports reaching here. There
were, no details.