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Evening star., 1944-03-11
Pucheu
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tired at $50 am. to consider the
verdict. Pucheu was led out.
At 1852 o'clock the judges re-
turned.
A slight gasp arose from the
packed public area when Verin read
the verdict. A loud gasp filled the
room when he read the sentence
in quiet, almost inaudible tones.
Before the judges retired Pucheu
appeared extremely nervous while
Judge Verin read the indictment.
He bit his lips repeatedly and
seemed almost crying.
A few moments before, he asserted
that the French Committee of Ma
tional Liberation's policies would
provoke civil warfare within France
after her liberation and declared If
he thought his death would dispel
the atmosphere of bitterness and
hate he would offer it.
When the government starts
upon that route, it will lead to dis
aster you will plant the first
stage in civil war"
Pucheu referred to Prosecutor
Weiss former allegiance to Vichy
and declared:
Il am not the assassin In this
courtroom this is not a court
of justice, but it's a political COUP"
Pucheu called on the court to re-
member that the trial affected "the
immense majority of Frenchmen
who never surrendered, but who
wished to follow Marshal Petain up
to a certain point"
TT would be atrocious to attack
these Frenchmen,' he declared,
adding:
What hatred the government is
building around liberationi"
In his closing statement, Weiss
described Pucheu as "the persona
fication of the despicable policy
which raped Frances soul" He
appealed to the court to prevent
civil war with the death penalty on
behalf OF the people of France.
There are worse things than be-
ing under the enemy's boot" said
Weiss. "It's worse to be torn by
fratricidal strife"
Weiss attacked what he termed
Pucheus effective and deliberate"
collaboration with the Germans.
and then compared this with the
"virile patriots" of occupied Europe
who are continuing the struggle.
Referring to the defense's state
ment that essential witnesses and
documents were missing because
they were still in France, Weiss
said the prosecution also lacked wit
nesses-80,000 in cemeteries and
1000 others in Vichy and Gestapo
prisons.
Weiss said there was suffering and
hope in France, and perhaps ven-
geance," which would seek violent
expression if the government failed
to exact punishment regularly. He
asserted that Pucheu aided the Ger
man police, recruited Germany's
soldiers and established police terror
through special tribunals and spe-
cial gendarmerie.
1t was noteworthy that the court
declared Pecheu innocent of con-
spiracy against the security of the
state through membership In the
Vlchy cabinet-a charge on which
the prosecution based a large part of
its case.
The court thus refused to set a
precedent for the future trials of
other Vlchy officials, such as Pierre
Boisson, former Governor General
OF French West Africa; Pierre
Etienne Flandin, former premier;
Marcel Peyrouton, former Vichy in
terror minister, and Gen. Jean Marie
Bergert former Vichy secretary OF
aviation.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Justice Emp|oye Dead
After COLLAPSE on Streetcar

Mrs Viola d Tanning, 81, Of
1919 Kennedy street NV, Justice
Department employe, collapsed on
a streetcar yesterday and died before
medical aid could be summoned.
She was removed from the car at
Fourte IN and New York avenue
NV. by the Fire Rescue Squad am
bulance and taken to Emergency
Hospital, where she was pronounced
dead.
At the home in which she had a
room, 1t was said Mrs. Fanning had
a sister living In Rocky Point, N. Y.
Mrs. Tanning was reported to have
spent several weeks in a hospital
last year while being treated for a
heart ailment, and had not been
well recently.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Pistol oI-Wie|ding Husband
Fined on Weapons CHARGE

James F. Cox, 25-year -old Navy
Yard machinist who touched off a
kidnap scare last January 81 when
he forced his wife at pistol point to
accompany him from a drugstore
crowded with judges and lawyers,
was fined $50 yesterday in Municipal
Court on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Cox, according to police, entered
the Executive Pharmacy, Fifth and
F streets NV. during lunch hour
and forcibly persuaded his wife to
leave and enter a cab. He was
spprehended a few hours later.
Two unloaded revolvers were found
in his pockets.
Cox is under indictment for as
sault with deadly weapon as
results of the incident.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Visas Available 10 Chile,
Paraguay, Hull Declares

Secretary of State Hull denied at
his press conference yesterday that
diplomatic visas to the United
States for officials from Chile and
Paraguay had been banned and de-
clared that 1t would be difficult to
conceive of anything more absurd
or even ridiculous so far as the
two countries are concerned. A story
In The Star yesterday said the
two countries as well as Argentina
and Bolivia would be denied diplo-
matte visas.
Mr.. Hull said 1t might be done
for Argentina and Bolivia, though
he had not checked on it. 1t was his
first press conference since his re-
turn from a vacation in Florida.
The Secretary said that the sit
uation inside Argentina is in such
a state of confusion that it defies
intelligent or accurate comment.
He explained that he had not fol-
lowed international events in de-
tail while away and would take
little time to catch up before he
began commenting.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Lord Halifax to Receive
Law Deqree in Boston

Viscount Halifax, British Am
bassador, and Lady Halifax will
leave here tomorrow for Boston,
where the Ambassador is to receive
an honorary degree OF doctor Of
civil law from Boston University,
the British Embassy announced to-
day.
The Ambassador will return to
Washington Thursday after making
speeches In Hartford and New York
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Salvage Groups Push
Collection in Northwest

House to house collections OF
wastepaper are being made in the
Northwest section of the city today,
the District Salvage Committee an
nounced
Householders were urged to tie
wastepaper in bundles and to place
them outside to permit speedy pick
up by volunteer workers. Collec-
tlons are being made by representa-
tives Of citizens associations, civil
ian defense groups, parent-teacher
organizations and Boy Scouts.
Salvage officials pointed out that
receipts of Wastepaper continue to
run behind quotas set by the War
Production Board
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Morgenthau, George
And Doughton Pledge
Tax SjmpIification
BY the Associated Press.

=
Real hope that this years in
come tax return headaches will
be the last for 30,000,000 tax
payers was held out today by the
Treasury and the heads of the
congressional tax-writing COM
mittees.
Under a proposal outlined by
Chairman George Of the Senate
Finance Committee, persons with
annual incomes Of $1,000 or less
would not have to file returns,
Wage and salary deductions would
take care of their tax.
Senator George and Chairman
Doughton Of the House Ways and
Means Committee declared In q
joint statement that every effort will
be made to limit the new legisla-
ton to removing the complexities
of the present laws.
In this they had the full support
of Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau, who promised the com
plete cooperation" of his depart
ment.
Says More Revenue Is Needed.
Mr.. Morgenthau told his press
conference yesterday that as far az
the Treasury is concerned tax SIM
plfication would be given the right
of way over "everything else"
Asked what effect the agreement
would have on future taxes, Mr.
Morgenthau said, "Simplification
comes first"
after that" he added, IT don't
know, but the administration posi-
ton has not changed as to the need
for additional revenue"
Mr.. Morgenthau said he saw little
likelihood that the sinplification
measure would include any revenue
raising provisions, and added that
1t would be confined to individual
income tax returns, with any pro-
posed changes in the corporate
structure left to later bill.
I'VE are SO close together now
Mr.. Morgenthau said, II am hopeful
1t (simpliflcation) will 90 through
promptly"
Speedy Action Seen.
Mr.. Morgenthau's pledge Of CO.
operation appeared definite gesture
OF conciliation on the part of the
administration toward Congress,
which fortnight ago brushed aside
a presidential veto and enacted a
100000 tax increase bill over
Mr.. Roosevelt's protest that 1t was
inadequate and unfair.
The Ways and Means Committee
starts considering the simplifcation
bill Monday Senator George esti-
mated it could be reported within a
week, passed by the House next
month, handled speedily by the SEN
ate and dispatched to the President
within 60 days from now.
The legislation, of course, would
not affect the l943 returns due
Wednesday.
Senator George left no doubt that
the lawmakers are determined to
hack right down to the roots of the
word jungle which he's grown up
around the 30-year-old income tax
law.
1t is tentatively planned to broad
en- the withholding levy to take in
rents, royalties, dividends and in
tereSt as well as wages and salaries.
Evening star., 1944-03-11

Senator Gillette. Other develop-
ments were the announcement that
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of Iowa
despite his earlier intention to retire
will seek reelection, and the Army
Navy ruling making 1t possible for
Gen. Douglas Macarthur and 1t
Comdr. Harold E. Stassen to be cam
didates.
Wife Of Lumber Dealer.
Mrs. Vredenburgh, a slender bru-
nette, whose husband is a lumber
dealer in Vredenburgh, Ala, took
her new political role quite seri-
ously when asked to speak before
the assembly of Senators and Demo-
cratic Party officials.
II believe in our party" she de-
clared. And believe in victory
in the coming election"
Mrs. Vredenburgh, who has had a
meteoric political rise from Ala
bama committeewoman for the
Young Democrats in 1941 to ma
tional secretary within three years,
also held a press conference. She
said that between now and time for
the convention, she will spend most
of her time in Chicago. She draws
no salary, she said, but hopes for an
expense allowance. Her husband,
she said, Is pleased by her political
success.
Senator Gillette's decision to run
again, expressed in a telegram to
Jake More, Iowa Democratic chair
man, who sent him an appeal on be-
half of the State party, encouraged
leaders here to believe the Demo-
Gratis would carry Iowa in the ma
tional election. However, the Sen
ator declared fatty that he would
not support fourth term for Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who was understood
to have marked him to be "purged"
in the 1888 election.
Opposes Fourth Term.
II am opposed to fourth term
nomination" the Iowan declared.
"As a Democrat, I retain my right
to work for a candidate of my own
choosing"
Robert E. Hannegan, chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, was elated over Senator
Gnlettes decision to make the race
ut a press conference. Mr.. Hanne-
gan said he disagreed with Vice
President Wallace's recent state
ment that the Democrats are weak
est in the Middle West. The chair
man added that hundreds of
Democrats, with whom he had
talked in his travels over the coun-
try. favored President RooseveI,s
reelection. "-
Mr.. Hannegan also said that he
favors the denomination of Senator
Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, who
often has been at odds with the
administration on foreign policy.
The Senator is being opposed in the
Missouri primaries by Roy McKit-
trick.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Youth Chorus Planned
For Easter Dawn Rites

Formation of an all-youth chorus
OF service personnel and other young
persons in connection with plans for
the second annual Easter dawn serv-
ice at the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal will be discussed at meeting
OF the Executive Committee of the
Washington Federation of Christian
Youth at 3 pm. tomorrow at the
Washington Federation of Churches
Building, l75l N street NV.
The chorus will be under the di-
rection Of Warner Lawson, dean of
Howard University. The Rev, Ralph
w LoeW, associate pastor of the
Church Of the Reformation, will
address the meeting.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Circulation Of DaiIies Hits
New High Of 46,7O6,904
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 11.-Daily
newspaper circulation in the United
States rose to an all-tine high of
IS 70690 last year, the new edition
of N, W. Aver g. Sons Directory of
Newspapers and Periodicals disclosed
today.
The figure was a daily gain of g.
2l4,068 over the preceding year, al
though mergers and discontinuance
reduced the number of dailies from
1894 to 1859, the directory reported.
Sunday newspapers registered
circulation gain of 1901 Period
icals Of all kinds reported number
5,9s2 at present, compared with
1884 a year ago.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Examination Of Hopkins
To Require Day or Two

By The ASSOCIATED Press.
ROCHESTER, MINI, Mar. l1.-An
official Of Mayo Clinic said late yes
terday that another day or two
will be required for the clinic to
complete its physical checkup of
Hairy Hopkins, friend and adviser
Of President Roosevelt
Mr., Hopkins, who had been in
Florida recuperating from an in
huenza attack. came to Rochester
by Army plane and Immediately
went to ST. Mary's Hospital. He
started through the clinic yesterday
Evening star., 1944-03-11
FIRE
tContinued From First Page.o

the firemen came, although it may
have been only few minutes. When
they did I shouted directions to a
fireman on the roof, telling him
what rooms were blazing. I have
a strong voice and he could hear
me and they put the hose in. When
We left our room the hallway was
ankle deep in water but there was
far less smoke. I certainly am
thankful to have escaped"
The fifth and sixth floors were
so choked with smoke that no
one except flremen could go
through the halls. Women were
screaming for help from windows
and f1remen brought a number to
safety from the fourth, fifth and
sixth (top) floors on ladders. Police
men said one unidentified man let
himself down from a sixth floor
window with bed clothing tied to-
gether.
Army and Navy personnel in the
Hotel, Red Cross workers and doc
tors, worked with firemen and
policemen in the rescue efforts and
attempted to keep order.
Priest Gives Last Rites.
Father Robert E. OKane OF ST
Paul's Catholic Church came to the
scene to administer last rites to dy-
ing victims and gave conditional
absolution to one of the women who
lost her life.
1t. Ralph Ratio Of the fire de-
partment was injured when he fell
from the sixth to the fifth floor and
was taken to a hospital.
The Medical College of Virginia
hospital treated Is persons, includ-
ing one unidentified girl suffering
from third-degree burns Grace Hos
pital gave emergency treatment to
one man who walked In. Several
persons were taken to the Richmond
Army Air Base Hospital.
Almost half of the members of
the Virginia General Assembly
ready to finish up their 1914 session
today, we're in the lobby after news
Of the first spread to other hotels.
James brennan, assistant manager
Of the hotel, expressed the view that
the fire started on the fifth floor
His wife called his attention to the
smell of smoke in their room on
that floor and he opened the door
and saw mass of flames in the
south end.
The hotel is landmark dating
back to 1895 and was almost de-
stroyed by fire in 1901. 1t was re-
built and through the years had
been known by visitors to Richmond
1t extends through the block from
Franklin to Main street It's Spaci-
Gus lobby and it's terrace cafe gave
it continental atmosphere
The jefferson has numbered
among its guests Presidents Ben
jamin Harrison, William II Taft
William Mckinley, Theodore Roose-
welt, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Cool
! idge and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Planes Sink Freighter,
Ruid Hong Konq Docks

CHUNGKING, Mar. II (P).-
Fighter r-bombers of the 14th United
States Air Force attacked a l,7OO-
ton japanese freighter yesterday
near Campha port, French -Indo-
China, leaving it sinking, and Liber-
ators bombed the KoWloon docks at
Hong Kong, 1t. Gen. Joseph w.
StilWell's headquarters announced
today.
Fighter bombers also attacked en-
emy airdrome installations on VIE
chow Island. Another l.70O- ton
treighter was diVe-bombed and
Strafed off HOngaV
Evening star., 1944-03-11

formations came farther inland
near Arielli.
Allied planes few about 800 sorties
yesterday, destroying one German
plane for loss of five Allied craft.
The bulletin told of the medium
bomber assaults on the Tiburtina
and Littorio rail yards in Rome,
which were announced previously
and Of sweeps by light bombers
against gun positions and troop
concentrations IN the beachhead
area A bridge at Orvieto also was
attacked.
The Rome radio reported the
Rome area was attacked again
today by Allied aircraft, causing
casualties and damage in heavily
populated districts
The Germans flew about Is sorties
over the Rome area, the communique
added.
Main Artery Cut.
Photographs indicated today that
the main Florence-Rome artery sup
plying front line Nazi troops had
been slashed in two places in yeSter-
days fighter escorted assaults by
American Marauders and Mitchells
against the Littorio and Tiburtina
yards in Rome.
(The NaZi-controlled Rome
radio asserted "a large number
OF houses were hit and it is
feared casualties are high" The
broadcast declared that two of
the raiders crashed in flames
near the outskirts of the citv,)
Beauhghters scored four hits on a
4.o0o-ton merchant ship near Mar
sellie and left the vessel listing bad
~, it was disclosed.
Shipping Attacked.
Coastal Air Force formations
ranged across Northern Italy and
Adriatic ports, attacking shipping
harbors and enemv rail and high
way communications. Mitchells
bombed the port of Santo Stefanc
again
Wellingtons dropped heavy bombs
on the San Vincenzo rail yards and
hit railway bridge near Pisa
spitfires strafed enemy troop con-
voys at Valona, in Albania, and or
Corfu. while Mosquitoes blasted rail-
way bridges in the Pc Valley.
Airacobras destroyed a Junker.
% near the island Of Ponza.
Evening star., 1944-03-11

u r a V e S, COM
m a n d er Of a
fighter W n 6 .
who previously
h a d b en- re-
ported missing
since February 8,
was shot down
off Santo Ste
fano, in North
ern Italy, while
leading a forma-
tlOn OF MltCneu
bombers in an
attack on that
German = h e ! d
supply center.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Willard {. Hatfield, Al,
Kin Of Ex-senator, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSON, w. Va, Mar. II.
Willard E. Hatfield, Al, nephew of
former Governor and Senator
Henry D. Hatfield, died yesterday
in a Huntington hospital, where he
had been patient four days.
Mr.. Hatfield had served as county
sheriff and postmaster at William
son. A Republican, he was elected
sheriff in 1882 to succeed his IA
ther. the late Greenway w. Hat
field. He was appointed postmaster
in 1926, serving six years.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Nozis Claim Is Sinkinos

LONDON, Mar II LP).-The Ber-
lin radio claimed today that U-boats
have sunk Is Allied escort destroy
ers either from conveys or from
antisubmarine groups In Northern
waters. the Atlantic and the Medi-
terranean.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
BerIiners Confident
American Bombers
Will Hit Targets
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 11.-Some
residents of Berlin have so
much confidence in the accu-
racy of American bombers sent
against industrial targets that
they climb onto roofs to watch
the air battles, a traveller from
the German capital said yes
terday.
There is virtually no damage
to the center OF Berlin as a
result of the American at
tacks," he said. THE Ameri-
cans simply few over the city
to reach vital war targets such
as the ball-bearing works"
Evening star., 1944-03-11

distant.
In Democratic
circles attention
centered on the
attractive, 27 =
year = old M RS .
Dorothy Vred-
enburgh. newly
appointed secre-
tary of the par
ty, who made
her political de-
but here yester-
day at a lunch
con at the Capt.
tol, attended by
40 Senators.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
A-2 ****THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D c.
II,
Democratic Senators
Fete Party Secretary;
Gillette 10 Run Again

A surge Of political activity un-
oerlined today the fact that this is
presidential election year with
the national conventions not far
Evening star., 1944-03-11

REDS ADVANCE ON 500 MILE UKRAINE FRONT-Whle
Russian 1st Ukranian Army Cd fights Tarnopol and toward
Proskuov the Sd Ukrainan Army pushes Novy
Bug attempt to cut off Nkoaev and Kherson the Moscow
radio has 1t also stated that
Army 2) heavily defeated" 10 divisions taking
Uman. a p. Wirephoto
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Gen. Graves Downed
In Bomber Attack
On Santo Stefano
Nv tho Associated press

I BY The Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Mar. 1.-THE United States
Army Air Force disclosed today
that Brig. Gen. Davis Dunbar
Evening star., 1944-03-11
Congress in Brief

BY the Associated Presa.
Senate and House:
In recess.
Evening star., 1944-03-11
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