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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-06-27
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Evening star., 1944-05-09
French 10 Probe Origin
OF Anii-AHied Cartoons
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALGIERS. May 9.-The French
district commissariat began an in
vestigation yesterday into origin and
circulation of cheap cartoon post
cards with an anti-Allied flavor
They were among collections OF
comic post cards on sale at most Al
giers newspaper ssands and maya
zine stores.
One OF the cards depicted G1
and WAC breezing along in a jeep
their feet thrown carelessly on the
front tenders. An injured pedes.
trian is sprawled on the roadway ir
the background. The jeeps wheel.
are running over farmers chicken
The caption, quoting the CT driver
said That's nothing. Such is war.
Another car showed group o1
drunken sailors on the Algiers uuai
with a smiling MP in the back.
ground. The caption was "ziggag
Ooh La Lat"
Evening star., 1944-05-09
A. Leo Stevens, 81, Dies;
Prominent in Aviation
BY the Associated Press.


BARDONIA N. Y. Nav 9.-A.
Leo Stevens, ST, prominent in avi-
alton circles, died Sunday night at
the home of his brother. Frank Ste
vens. He was en- route to Washing
ton from his home at Fly Greek.
Otsego County hamlet.
Mr.. Stevens, native of Cleve-
land, was given credit for numerous
developments in parachutes, notably
the free type providing a ripcord to
enable the jumper to open his chute
after clearing his airplane He was
credited also with developing the
first motor powered dirigible.
He gave balloon exhibitions as a
youth and later opened a parachute
shop in New York City.
During the World War Mr.. Ste
vens was an Army balloon instructor
at Fort Omaha. Nebr., where he
worked with Gen. H. H. Arnold
then a major. He later was an in
structor at Scott Field, III.
Mr.. Stevens retired in 1927. but
continued to experiment on various
aeronautical devices.
His widow, the former Laura Car.
ter OF Akron. Ohio survives.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Victory Slogans
Removed From
Prisoners Mail

BY the Associated Press.
An airmail letter-sheet designed
to meet the objections of German
authorities to the appearance of
United Nations victory slogans in
stamps or cancellations on mail sent
to war prisoners. win be issued by
the Government.
The sheet folds into an unsealed
envelope, which goes into an outer
container marked Postmaster
Prisoner of War Mail" and on
which no stamps or cancellation
appear, the War Department has
announced. The usal 6-cents-an-
ounce postage for airmail is required.
The first letter-sheets will be dis
tributed to post offices in the next
week or 10 days.
The department said German au-
thorities had refused to deliver mail
to American prisoners If it bore
Endorsements or slogans to promote
the United Nations war effort.
Among the phrasings which fell
under the German ban were such
American cancellation and stamp
slogans as Win the War" "V' and
For Defense"
Evening star., 1944-05-09
DowneY Will Face Test
On Eligibility If He Wins
BY the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 9.-State
officials have asserted that the
courts or possibly the Senate may
be called on for an eligibility ruling
If Senator Downey, Democrat, of
California is reelected or even re-
nominated.
His opponent for the Democratic
nominal tion in the May l6 primary,
State Senator Jack B. Tenney.
charged in q radio address last
night that Senator Downey failed
to comply with State law when he
assertedly filed his declaration of
candidacy in one county while re-
siding in another.
But in Sacramento Secretary of
State Frank Jordan declared he
already has certified Senator Dow
ney's candidacy, and his name is
on the ballot The declaration, he
said, apparently was not filed in
the county of his residence, but he
added this is not matter on which
his Office could institute action.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Capt. Olson, U. 5. Ace,
Shot Down Near Brunswick
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
A UNITED STATES MUSTANG
FIGHTER BASE IN BRITAIN
April 8 delayed by CENSOR Capt
Norman E. Olson, 29-year-old flight
commander, who was the leading acc
at this base with seven enemy plane.
destroyed, was shot down today
while strafing Nazi airdrome neal
Brunswick, Germany.
Capt. Olson and others were re-
turning from raid on Brunswick
when crippled ME-109 led them
to the field. The Americans DESTROYED
six German planes on the ground.
Capt. Olson was shot down by
ground fire while making his thirc
pass at the field. Capt. John Elder
Ebensburg. Pa, said the Olson plane
dove straight into the ground.
He declared the flyer would not
have been killed if he had made
only one pass as the others did
Capt. Olson named his plane "Ms
Fran" in tribute to his wife, Frances
who lives at Orlando, Fla. His par.
ents live at North Fargo, N. Oak.
The veteran of more than 10t
missions, Capt. Olson was a com.
mercial photographer in Eau Claire
Wis. before entering the Army il
194l as an enlisted man. He hae
won the Distinguished Flying Cross
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Evening star., 1944-05-09
Bishop Dun 10 LIST
Policies Tonight in
Convention Address

The Right Rev Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, will deliver
his annual convention address to-
night at Epiphany Church. 1917 G
street NV. outlining his general
policies. 1t will be the first inn
portant address he has made since
his conservation April 10.
The service at 8 O'Clock will be
attended by clerical and lay dele
gates to the annual convention of
Washington Diocese. which will take
place tomorrow at st. Paul's Church.
Rock Greek Parish, on Rock Greek
Church road.
The convention will open at $50
am with Holy Communion fol-
lowed by breakfast at the parish
hall, and the business session of the
convention at 10 am. Bishop Dun
Will preside as president of the
convention, with Ogle Ridout Sin
gleton as secretary. The annual
business of the diocese will be con-
Quoted during the day, and the
sessions will close with a fellow
ship dinner at the parish hall.
Participating in the service at
Epiphany Church tonight will be
the Rev. DR.. r. J. Bohanan, presi-
dent of the standing committee OF
the diocese; the Rev. Edward Ca
bier. secretary of the standing COM
mittee; the Rev. Robert Jones, OF
Beltsville, Md. dean of the northern
conyocation of the diocese: the
Rev. James Valiant, of Indian Head,
Md, dean of the southern conyo-
cation of the diocese; the Rev.
Charles Wood. rector of st. Paul
Church, who Is host to the conven-
ton, and the Rev. DR.. Charles w,
Sheerin, rector of Epiphany Church.
The service will be open to the
public.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
|WA Official Dies
In Texas Hospital

Ernest c. Leeves. jr, 26, of 3l30
Wisconsin avenue NV. an employe
of the Petroleum Administration for
War, died Sunday at the Harris
Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth. Tex
A native of Dallas, Mr.. Leeves was
a graduate of the University OF
Kansas in 1899 and member oi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He
came here two years ago to Join
the staff OF the PAW, where he
handled allocating of supplies te
various oil companies on priority
ratings.
Mr.. Leeyes was taken i'll about
two and half months ago. He was
moved to the Fort Worth hospital
last month.
He is survived by his father
Ernest c. LeeveS. who is acting chief
of the contract management branch
of the Prime Contract Division
Smaller War Plants Corp, and his
mother, Mrs. IZetta Lulu Leeves
Belle. Fort Worth.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow in Dallas from St
Matthews Episcopal Cathedral with
the Right Rev. Henry T. Moore
Bishop Of Texas, officiating.
Evening star., 1944-05-09

town. He received his masters de-
gree at GonZaga College.
Col. Madigan began his Army
medical service in August, 1917,
serving In France with the 7th
Division as lieutenant during the
last war.
Remained In Army.
After the armistice he remained
in the Army and was on duty at
Hampton Roads, Va, in 1919, and
later at Walter Reed Hospital from
1920 to 1926. During this time he
studied at the Army Medical School
here and the Medical Field Service
School, Carlisle, Pa.
He returned to Walter Reed in
1928 after serving two years in the
Philippines at the Sternberg Cen
eral Hospital, and later was assigned
to the Panama Canal Zone for four
years. He served at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, and in 1910 was ap-
pointed medical adviser to the
surgeon general and the adjutant
general here. Before going to Fort
Belvoir in February he was COM
manding officer of the Camp Lee
(Va) station hospital.
Survivors Listed.
Col Madigan is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Shugree Madigan,
and two sons, Emmett P. Madigan, a
first lieutenant in the Medical Re-
serve Corps. and Gerald P. Madi-
gan, student at Georgetown Pre-
paratory School, Also surviving are
two brothers, Col John j. Madigan,
Medical Corps, and DIR. Joseph p.
Madigan. and three sisters, the
Misses Margaret and Mary Madigan
and Mrs. A. Levin, all of Washing
ton.
A brother-in law. DR.. John
Shugree of the Mayo Clinic med
ical staff, well-known brain sur
geon. formerly was a member of
the Walter Reed staff.
Solemn high requiem mass will
be sung at st. Martins Chapel at
Fort Belvoir at 10:45 am. tomorrow
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
t0rV.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Johnston Plans
ToLeove for
Russia Sunday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nav g. Eric John
ston, president OF the United States
Chamber of Commerce. expects to
start his trip to Russia at the invi-
tation of thesSoviet government this
Sunday.
During an interview yesterday he
said he proposed to visit the battle
fronts, see collective farming in
practice and talk with the Russian
people.
When Mr.. Johnston leaves he'll
carry special cargo with him.
His limited luggage will include
two nursing bottles and four nip
ples-in response to an urgent re-
quest from friend now in the
Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Portugal Expected
To Slash Wolfram
Exports 10 Germany
Bv the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
LISBON, May 9.--Efforts of the
United States and Britain to throt-
tie the flow of strategic minerals
from neutral countries to Germany
appear likely to result soon in an
agreement whereby Portugal will
curtail, If not suspend entirely, her
wolfram shipments to the Reich.
American Ambassador r. Henry
Norweb and British Ambassador Sir
Ronald Hugh Campbell are collab-
Grating on the matter and it is un-
derstood their instructions have
been to press for complete en-
barge on shipments of the steel
hardening tungsten ore to the
Reich.
However. the terms of Span
ish- American British agreement of
May 2, which cut Spain's shipments
of wolfram to Germany from an
average of about 100 tons monthly
to 40 tons. suggest the possibility
of q compromise agreement taking
into consideration Portugals eco
nomic situation.
Portugal produces three times a.
much wolfram as Spain. In 1874;
Portuguese exports of the ore to.
tailed $4,000, 900.
Premier Antonio Salazar run.
Portugals government on budget
of less than $100, ,0O0, ,000 which is g
deliberately frugal figure aimed al
keeping the country on an ever
keel. Obviously there would be
difficulties involved in suddenly cut.
ting the exports of wolfram.
About 10000 workers are en-
ployed in the wolfram mines anc
many would be deprived of work II
there were sharp reduction in out.
tput.
On the other hand, the Allies
have been reminding Portugal that
the wolfram boom is sure to collapse
as soon as Allied troops contro
French railways leading into Spair
and Portugal.
| AS matter of fact, the wolfram
boom has not been a bonanza tt
Portugal. While some persons have
been making big profits the inf1u,
Of foreign money from wolfram has
resulted in an increase in prices
This hits the average Portuguese ir
the pocketbook, making him a vic
tim rather than profiteer.
Germany evidently is alarmed
Evening star., 1944-05-09

there at all. but the major concern
is to prevent the wall, or any part of
1t. being erected again,
The crushing blow to date has
been something on which the Luft-
waite never calculated. It's heads
may have foreseen, and contemplat-
ed without too great concern, the
ruin of cities and a great deal of
damage to industry. This made very
little difference. so far as the prog
resS of the war was concerned. But
when they saw rs per cent of their
capacity to replace fighters destroyed
in less than week they were dumb
founded
This specific accomplishment, ly-
ing behind all the headlines of de-
struction, is the major victory of
the Strategic Air Force to date.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Polish Soldiers FIGHT
For Democratic State
Prof. Lange Learns
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE POLISH ARMY ON
THE UKRAINIAN FRONT, May {
Delayed Polish soldiers fighting
with the Russian Army have tolc
Polish-born Prof. Oscar Lange OF
Chicago University that they want
democratic Poland after the war
The small, but we'll equipped, Pc.
lish Army appears dead set against
collectivization.
Prof. Lange came to the Soviet
Union with Father Stanislaus Orle.
manski. Polish-American priest
from Springfield, Mass. and ha,
talked with hundreds of Poles on 9
visit to various army units in the
Ukraine where they are in training
I'VE want land. the right to vote,
came the answer in reply to ques-
tions as to what kind of postwar Pc.
land the troops want. I'VE want
free speech and a free press. We
want better life for everybody
We want government built along
British lines, along American lines.
Ne CoIlectivization.
Most declared they did not want
collectivization in Poland, but said
the government should run big in
dustries" and leave the small ones
ito the people"
Among those met in an officers
mess near the front was a Pol
Partisan leader, once a colonel in
the old Polish Army who can be
known only as Robert" He said
he had just arrived from behind the
German lines.
Robert said there were four main
causes behind the Polish Partisan
movement in which he is active
patriotism, rebellion against perse-
cution OF our people, activities of
the Ukrainian Nationalists and the
inspiration of Soviet Partisans who
have appeared in Polish districts. y
Prosecutions Reported.
Robert said there had been con-
siderable persecution from the
Ukrainian Nationalists, and we
asked him about them.
There are two main bands I've
come up against" he said, 1.-The
Bulla band and the Bandara band
1t Is said they have central au-
thority, but lately German officers
have been leading them"
Robert added that the National
lists are equipped with trench NOR
tars and the finest weapons of war
He warned. however, against any
impression that "all Ukrainians In
the Western Ukraine belong to Ma
tionalist gangs"
What's the sentiment In Poland
toward the Red Army?" he was
asked.
The Red Army is fighting our
enemy, the Germans" he said, "and
it looks like the Red Army will
save Poland from Germany. This
Is a fact which can escape no one ;
Even before the war Germany wal
active in encouraging a Ukrainiar
nationalist movement. In Czecho
slovakia and Poland as we'll as ir
Russia so far as she was able Pre-.
sumably this agitation for an. in.
dependent Ukraine is bearing frui
in the present activities of tn.
Nationalist who thus have stirres
up counteraction by Polish Par.
tisans.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Olive Stott GobrieI, 73,
Suffrage Leader, Buried

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, May 9-Fu-
neral services were held today for
Olive Stott Gabriel, 73, three times
president of the National Associa-
ton of Women Lawyers.
The woman suffrage leader, who
was noted for never refusing to ac-
cept woman's case, died here Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Gabriel attained LII. B. and
LII. M. degrees from New York
University. At one time she served
on the New York City bench. The
Chicago Law School gave her an
honorary LII. D. degree in recog
milton of her service to the cause
Of women. She came here eight
years ago.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Funeral Rites Held
For Harvey N. Smith
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OPEL1kA, Ala, May 9.-Funeral
services were held yesterday for
Harvey M Smith, 78, retired gen
eral manager Of the Railway Ex-
press Co, at his country home. DAN
way, near here.
Officials of the express company
served as pallbearers.
Mr.. Smith died of a heart attack
Friday night at Danway, where he
had lived since his retirement eight
years ago.
In addition to his wife, survivors
include son, Capt. Harvey M
Smith, jr., stationed in the Virgin
Islands; brother, Marshall Smith
OF Macon. Ga, and a sister, Mrs
George E. Webber of Opelika.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
D. c. Boord Sets Meetino

Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee has scheduled a
meeting OF the full committee for
next Tuesday at 10 am. to consider
any business on the calendar. The
session was to have been held this
week, but was postponed because OF
the visit here of Mississippi's Gov.
Tom Bailey and the impending
antipoll tax filibuster in the Senate.
Evening star., 1944-05-09

more I n a n II
Y e a r S q S q n
A r m y medical
officer.
Born in WASH
i n g on, C oil.
Mad / G m was
graduated from
G e o r & e town
U n i V er sity in
1908, and from
the Georgetown
Medical School
four years later.
F r o m 1918
through 1917 he
was an inStruc-
tor at. George
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Clear and
warm today, followed by some
cloudiness and warmer tonight and
tomorrow.
Virginia and Maryland-Partly
cloudy and warmer tonight. To-
morrow, considerable cloudiness and
warmer.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
very muddy at Great Falls.
Report for Last a. Hours
Evening star., 1944-05-09

10 Smash from
the skies, using
q mixed meta .
phor. the bot
tlenecks in the
spiderwebs.
There was. 1t
was found, one
great obstacle .
Germany h a d
had time to put
up a fighter
wall" around its
W ar industries.
Hitler's strate-
gists had seen
w h at was in
etora for tbarY,
Evening star., 1944-05-09
|Luftwaffe Astounded
By Success Of Allied
Raids on Plane Plants
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

LONDON by Main Only late
last fall were there sufficient bomb
ers based in England to carry out
the plans of the Strategic Air Force
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Col. Patrick Madigan,
Fort BeIvoir Chief
Surgeon, Dies

Col. Patrick S. Madigan, 81, chief
surgeon at the Fort Belvoir (Va.)
station hospital, died suddenly at
the hospital Yesterday after serving
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Griffis Hopes to Get Sweden
To Stop Ball Beorino Exports

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 9 t4Y.
= Stanton Griffis, United States
Foreign Economic Administration
representative, told American news
paper correspondents today he ex-
pected positive results in strictly
business dealing" with the principal
Swedish exporters of ballbearings
to Germany.
He announced he planned to stay
in Sweden only one week.
Mr.. Griffls arrived in Stockholm
yesterday to resume Allied efforts to
bring to a halt the shipments of
Swedish ballbearings TO German
war industry after Sweden's rejec-
tion of diplomatic representatives
from the Allied capitals,
Evening star., 1944-05-09

at the prospect OF an agreement.
For weeks the Nazi press and radio
have been railing against Britain
and America for "harsher treat
ment" of neutrals and specifically
raising its voice against Anglo
American threats" against Portugal.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
The Sun and Moon.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to dste)'
Month. 1914. Average. Record
Evening star., 1944-05-09

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Evening star., 1944-05-09

Report for Last ~ Hours.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-14
Recreation Program
OPENS On October Is

son and Jos Campau. Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday for boys and
men.
Duffield, Clinton and Chene, aft
ernoon and evenings, Monday
through Friday for boys and girls;
Dwyer, Csniff and Cameron. after
noon and evenings for boys and
men on Tuesday and Thursday. for
girls and women on Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday afternoon and
evenings: Garfield, Rivard and
Frederick, Monday through Friday
afternoon and evenings for boys
and girls.
Lincoln. Brady and Beaubien,
Monday. Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday for boys, girls, men and
women; Moore. Alger and Oakland,
Monday. Wednesday and Friday
evenings for boys and men, Tuesday
afternoon and evenings for girls
and women: Miller. Dubois and JOY,
Mondays through Friday for boys,
girls. men and women: Sampson,
Begole and Warren. Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday afternoon and
evenings for boys and men. Tues
days and Thursdays for girls and
women.
Sherrard. Cameron and Mel
bourne. Monday. Wednesday and
Friday for boys and men. Thurs
days for girls and women; Trow-
bridge. Forest and ST. Antoine,
Mondays through Fridays for boys
! girls. men and women; Wingert
West Grand Boulevard and Tire
man. Tuesday and Thursdays FOL
boys and men. Monday, Wednesday
! and Fridays for girls and women.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-14
z WIN BRONZE
STAR IN THE
S.M. PACIFIC

WITH THE 93rd INFANTRY
DIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST
PACIFlC-Privste William A. Dy-
son Jr.. OF Athens, Ga, and Staff
Sergeant Marcellus T. Cook, of
Long Island. New York, have been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal
for meritorious service against the
enemy at Bougsinville. Solomon Is
lands, July S. 1914, the War Depart
ment announced today.
While under intense enemy fire
on q ridge al Bougainville. Private
First Glass Dyson. although
wounded in the head, repeatedly
exposed himself while firing his
Browning automatic rifle. drawing
fire 10 himself. knocking out an
enemy machine gun. which per-
mitted the men in front to withdraw
while he covered the withdrawal
Private Dyson's father, Mr.. william
Dyson Sr., resides at Athens, Ga.
Staff Sergeant Cooke was pla-
toon sergeant Of a platoon which
was advancing up an enemy ridge,
when met with intense enemy fire
Although wounded in the leg by the
first volley of fire. he continued Ia
fire his Browning automatic rifle
with accurate and effective results
permitting the withdrawal of mem
bers OF his platoon. Sgt Cook.
father. Mr.. Marcellus Cooke Sr
resides at Pea Pond Road. Wan
laugh. Long Island. New York.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-14
HUSBAND FACES
MURDER TRIAL,
SHOT YOUTH, IS

Robert West. young husband &C
cused OF the fatal shooting OF an
l8-year-old party guest who danced
with Vests wife was held for trial
last week by Recorders Judge
Christopher f Stein
Held without bond, West. 81. OF
5l28 Msybury Grand is accused Of
first degree muroci IN the death
OF william Pinkard. IL. OF SOIL oath
street, during party given for
Miss Elizabeth Manning Of 5l32
Maybury Grand.
Police say that Mrs. Catherine
West was talking 10 Pinkard when
Robert drew a gun and fatally shot
the young man. several weeks ago.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-10-14
COURT TO HEAR
AR N E NTS IN
POLICY EXAM.

Arguments on motions made by
defense counSels, Joseph A. Brown
and James Jackson during the ex-
animation of II alleged policy con-
spirators before Recorders Judge
John p. Scallen will be heard on
Thursday by Judge Scallen.
Louis Gordon, head OF bonding
and surety agency was the princl-
pal witness last week al the exam
nation Of the defendants accused
of conspiracy 10 violate the gaming
laws.
Write Bonds
Gordon testified that he had writ
ten bonds. at the request OF Albert
(Geetch) Pakeman for several OF
the defcndantson September 2, this
year. He disclosed that persons
other than licensed bondsmen wrote
bonds in Recorders Court.
Records OF the bonding com
pany showed the amount OF bonds
and the deduction allowed for com
mission for agents as testified to by
Florence Dombrowski, an employed
OF the bonding agency.
A total OF "a exhibits introduced