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Evening star., 1945-05-21
Two Chinese Officials
Seized in Connection
With Gold Scandal
b. the Associated Press

CHUNGKING, May 21.-Two
junior officials of Central Trust
Chinese government agency which
early in the war bought arms for
Chinese armies, were under arrest
today in connection with Chung
kings multi million dollar gold
scandal"
(This is the first dispatch from
Chungking on the scandal, dis
closed in Washington Friday.
Some American-lent gold was in
volved)
The two, and others not yet for
maDy charged, are alleged to have
bought gold certificates knowing the
government was going to increase
the official price of gold from 10000
Chinese dollars to $4,000 an ounce,
effective the evening of March 28.
Rush for Gold Certificates.
On that day there was a rush
for gold certificates which could be
exchanged in six months for gold
bullion. There had been leakage
of the Governments plan and any,
one in the know could profit 5000
Chinese dollars an ounce overnight.
There has been much agitat ton
for cancellation of all suspicious
transactions effected March % and
for conf1scation of purchase moneys
involved. Many purchasers, how
ever, bought through dummy op-
orators and tracing the transac-
tions would be difficult.
The biggest individual purchase
was reported to have been 10000
ounces permitting an overnight
profit of 100000 Chinese dollars
or $4,000 (American at the black
market rate of 500 Chinese dollars
to 81 (American).
Profits Would Have Multiplied.
This profit would have been null
tiplied many times, however, be-
cause after holding the certificates
six months the purchaser could have
expected to sell his holdings for at
least 100000 Chinese dollars per
ounce in the black market.
Since the scandal broke, Chinese
newspapers, apparently with good
clues to the identity of at least some
of those involved, have been clam
oring for severe punishment.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
State Department Aides to Seek
HitIer's Secrets in Embassy

lie in cities where the Germans
consulates. The consuls
were sent home early in 1941, some
months before the outbreak of war,
and on rather short notice.
Under seal in warehouses through
out the country are a number of
boxes and crates left by the Ger
man consuls, which now will be
opened. While most of them are
believed to contain only furniture,
bric-a-brac and personal effects,
there is a chance that some secret
papers may have been packed with
them hurriedly.
AS soon as the Embassy, the San
Francisco Consulate and the ware
housed goods are taken over from
the Swiss, the State Department ex-
poets to assign archivists to make q
careful check of all papers. If any,
thing sensational and of general in
terest is found, one official said, it
probably will be made public.
JustificatiOns Cited.
So far as officials can recall, this
is the first time in American history
that this Government has ever
seized the diplomatic property OF
another state. But the State De-
partment finds two justifications.
First, the Germans set the prece-
dent themselves by rif1ing the files
of the Polish Foreign Office in War
saw Immediately after this city's oc-
cupation, completely ignoring the
Swedes who had been named by the
Poles as diplomatic trustees of state
property
Secondhand more important
from the viewpoint of international
law the German government has
ceased to exist. It's successor will
be the Allied Military Government
to be set up in Berlin by representa-
tives of the United States, Great
Britain, Russia and France.
In examining ana accounting fol
German property in this country
the State Department will be actins
for the only existent German gov.
ernment-the AMG,
Evening star., 1945-05-21
HouseGroupMayvote
To Reverse CONTEMPT
Citation Of Reporter
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The House Veterans Committee
faces the alternative of reversing
itself in contempt proceedings
against reporter or risking a pos
sible rebuff from the House mem
bership.
Its decision may come tomorrow
when it meets to question another
writer, Albert @. Maisel, in its in
vestigation of the Veterans Admin
istration.
The committee last week insti-
tuted contempt proceedings against
Albert Deutsch, reporter for the
New York newspaper PM, for re-
fusing to identity Veterans Admin
istration officials who gave him
information used in articles criti-
cizing the medical program for war
veterans.
While Chairman Rankin showed
no signs of backing down in his de-
termination to ask the House to cite
Mr.. Deutsch to District Court for
contempt, Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts,
ranking Republican committee
member, said she would press for
a reversal of the 13-to-5 committee
vote against Mr.. Deutsch.
Mrs. Rogers said she believed a
majority of the committee realized
how deeply the issue of freedom
of the press is involved in this mat
ter and will welcome an opportunity
to reverse the hasty decision of last
Friday"
She predicted that even if the
committee stood pat, the House
would not sustain it "in an attempt
to force newspaper reporter to
disclose confidential sources of in
formation"
Many House members agreed with
Mrs. Rogers that the House would
rebuke the committee if it brought
the case to the floor in accordance
with Mr.. Rankin's plan.
Insisting that freedom of the press
was not involved, Mr.. Rankin has
contended the committee has done
its duty and said "the question is
now up to the House" He added
he had no doubt that the House
would uphold the committee.
Representative Wolcott, Repub-
hcan, of Michigan suggested, mean
while, that Congress itself declare
that a reporter should not be COM
PEELED to violate a news confidence.
Asserting that this generally has
been taken for granted, Mr.. Wolcott
added in an interview:
Now that the question has been
raised it should be settled, by legis-
lation If necessary"
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Columbia Park Unveils
Service Honor Roll

An honor roll bearing the names
of service men and women from
the Columbia Park section of Land
over, Md, was unveiled at cere-
monies yesterday.
A flag, presented by Mrs. Lillian
Tyler, mother of Corpl. Curtis
Tyler, who was killed in action last
year in the Philippines, was raised
over the roll, which was unveiled
by 1t. q. g. Mason Lee.
Addresses were made by 1t. Rob-
ert Ennis, Capital Heights, and An
drew Forester, Landover. The in
vocation and benediction were pro-
by the Rev. Donald Glare.
Representatives of the Seat Pleas
ant and Cheverly American Legion
Posts attended.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
HyottsviIle Legion Post
Plans Holiday Services

Under auspices of Snyder-Farmer-
Butler Post No. 3, American Legion
Of Hyattsville, memorial services will
be held May 80, starting at pm,
with parade from the Hyattsville
Armory to the Memorial Cross at
Bladensburg, and ending with rites
at the tableture nearby.
In the parade will be war veter-
ans and State Guard companies of
the area. The service at the Me-
mortal Cross will start at 7:30.
There will be no speaking, the pro-
gram to be confined to Legion rit-
uals. There will be a roll call of
World War dead at the cross and
of the current war at the tableture.
A firing squad will sound volleys
and buglers will blow taps.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Cold, Late Harvest Delay
Prisoner Camp Opening

o. w. Anderson, Montgomery
County agricultural agent, said
today that cold weather and the
resulting late harvests have delayed
the opening of a county prisoner
of-war camp originally scheduled
for today.
Mr.. Anderson said Army officials
were notified that German war pris-
oners would not be needed in the
county before May % or June /. He
said prisoners are now expected to
arrive by next week.
Mr.. Anderson said that while
some hay and alfalfa is now being
cut in the county, the harvesting of
canning peas will not begin until
June l.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Agnes Scott AIumnue
To Heur Red Cross Aide

; Miss Eliza King, American Red
Cross worker recently returned from
Europe, will speak about her ex-
periences in France and Belgium
at meeting Of Agnes Scott Col
lege Alun1nae Club at pm. to-
morrow at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
Agne Scott College alumnae in the
District are invited. Oficers for the
coming year will be elected, the an
nouncement said.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Truman Gets Sunburn
On Sunday River Cruise

President Truman took a rest and
acquired sunburn on a trip down
the river on the Presidential yacht
Potomac yesterday. 1t was said at
the White House this morning.
Making his second cruise on the
converted Coast Guard cutter, the
President "just loafed around deck
for four or five hours while the
craft made a round trip to Guam
tico, Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross said.
Accompanying the President were
Mrs. Truman, their daughter, Mar
garet: Mrs. Martha Truman, the
Presidents mother: Mrs. David F.
Wallace, Mrs. Truman's mother,
and Mrs. ReathaI Odum, secretary
to the Presidents wife.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
BY CASPER NAMES.

81 pledge allegiance to the flag OF
the United States of America
And to the Republic for Which
it stands"
Musician 1ic Anthony Grzeszkie-
wicz, U. S. NJ, 27, stationed here with
the Navy Music School, stood at at
tention as the pledge was given by
5000 spectators and participants in
the Il am an American Day" pro-
gram yesterday at Sylvan Theater
on the Washington Monument
grounds.
Musician GrZeszkiewicZ wore the
Asiatic-Paciflc ribon with two bronze
stars. One was for the Jap attack
on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
1941. The other was for the battle
of Midway. He also wore the Amer
lean Theater of Operations ribbon
with bronze star and the ribbon for
service outside of continental United
States. He said the pledge meant a
lot to him. You see, I have only
been back in Washington since
March, 1945."
zone Nation indiviSible-"
Seventy-tWo-year-old Ignaz Weik-
ers of 2518 Seventeenth street NV,
Ia native of Bavaria, Germany, was
present. So was Ignatius Martinez,
SIS, originally of Guayaquil, Ecua-
dor, for the past II years foreman
of the packing room at Woodward
& Lothrop. And so was George
Catakis, So. of Greece, proprietor of
a restaurant at Seventh and o
streets NV. for 20 years. New citi-
ZenS all.
~"With liberty"
Paul Kent and his wife, Mrs. Adele
Kent. of 1918 Hamilton street NV,
said the words with evident convic-
ton. He, captain in the Austrian
Army in the World War, was driven
from his banking business in Vienna
in 1899. He wandered through
France and other European coun-
tries for months before reaching
the United States with Mrs. Kent.
Mr.. Kent said he thought of his
nephew, Staff Sergt. Jake Werber,
AAF, "a, as he spoke the words.
Sergt. Werber went down with a
torpedoed ship on his way overseas
in 1943. The youth, Mr.. Kent's only
relation here, had lived with the
Kents at 1736 Trinidad avenue NE.
before entering the service. Sergt.
Werber's father had died in Ger
man concentration camp. The words
meant something to Mr.. and Mrs.
Kent.
And Justice"
Mrs. Maria Carmela Mayola, so,
of 1911 I street Sc, was there with
her pretty daughter, Maria Mayola,
20. She came here seven years ago
from Italy to join her husband,
james Mayola, proprietor of a shoe
repairing business at 2318 Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. He has been
citizen since 1921. She beca. one
May /.
For aH."
Everybody stood at attention as
the pledge came to an end. The
Stars and Stripes rippled wavelike
in the slight wind at the top of the
white pole set in the grassy mound
used for the stage. Men, women,
children, soldiers, sailors, Marines,
WACS and women Marines
spread fanwise before the stage.
Behind them stood the Washington
Monument, white and pointed
against the blue sky. A moment of
silence, a few handclaps and the
audience sat down.
For ALL"
Some repeated the words. eyes
shining.
Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws of
the United States District Court
told the meeting citizenship had its
obligations as we'll as its privileges.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Four D. {. Area Sergeants
Due for Discharge Today

-Four Washington area men with
sufficient points to earn Army dis
charges we're to be released from
Fort George G. Meade, Md, today
and two others are scheduled for
discharge tomorrow.
In today's group were Staff Sergt.
Lester D. Ketterman, 404 G street
NE: Staff Sergt. Howard D. Maley,
Burke, Va; Tech. Sergt Ralph A.
Taylor, 1928 Fairmont street NV,
and Tech. Sergt. George R. Stahl,
1884 North Quesada street, Arling-
ton, Va.
Scheduled for discharge tomorrow
are TIA Richard E. Smarr, 1913
North Quinn street, Arlington, and
Pvt. Franklin r. Kent, 1704 West
Virginia avenue NE.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Virginia Power Firm
To Build Rural Lines
Competing With REA.
VEPCO to Construct
1900 Miles in Next
Several Months
By the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, May 21.-The
Virginia Electric g. Power Co.,
serving all or part of 79 counties in
Virginia, North Carolina and West
Virginia, has announced details of a
new plan for extending electric
lines throughout its territory and
said it expects to build 5000 miles
OF rural power lines within the next
several months.
Admitting that it is entering into
competition with the Rural Electri-
f1cation administration, VEPCO an
nounced that it was prepared to
build the new rural lines as soon as
materials are available and that as
many more miles of lines will be
built as are justified by demands
and developments.
Jack G. Holtzclaw, VEPCO presi-
dent, said his company had aban-
doned its policy Of requiring con-
sumers to construct lines from
transmission lines to points of con-
sumption.
Mr.. Holtzclaw said that the new
lines, which will be constructed in
all parts of the company's territory,
will be built much sooner than had
been planned originally because of
the recent release of materials by
the War Production Board.
VEPCO operates in 81 counties in
Virginia, II counties in North Caro-
lima, and five in West Virginia.
Work TO Start in Fairfax.
w. ]. Blake, VEPCO Potomac Dis
trict engineer, said immediate line
extensions are planned in Fairfax,
Prince William and Loudoun Coun-
ties to serve persons who have made
applications for power.
He said as materials become avail
able the company expects to extend
its rural lines in these counties until
all rural residents will have access
to electric power.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Maj. Orcutt Advanced

Maj. Ralph G. Orcutt, husband OF
Mrs. Ferne A. Orcutt, 2057 Thirty
eighth street Sc, recently was ele-
waited to the position of assistant
director, criminal investigation di-
vision, Mediterranean theater of op-
erations.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
PTA Group to Elect

Election of officers will feature a
meeting of the Cottage City (Md.)
Parent Teacher Association at 8
pm. tomorrow at the school. An
entertainment program will be pre-
sented by seventh-grade pupils.
Students from the Brentwood School
will participate.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
.Tuylor Gets Police Post

Milton S. Taylor, formerly menu
Der OF the Mount Rainier Police
Department, now a Hyattsville resi-
dent, has been appointed to the
Hyattsyille Police Department and
is scheduled to start his duties to-
night.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Junior Chamber Officers

Harry w. Harris, 1913 Duke street,
Alexandria, and Joseph H. Saunders,
jr., BIS King street, were elected vice
president and treasurer, respectively
of the Virginia Junior Chamber of
Commerce at a directors meeting
yesterday at Roanoke, Va.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Edmonston Counsel Named

Vance v. Vaughan, Hyattsville
attorney, has been appointed cor
poration counsel for Edmonston,
Md. Mr.. Vaughan, who was recently
named counsel to the Prince Georges
County Liquor Board, also is cor
poration counsel for Laurel.
Evening star., 1945-05-21
Civic League to Meet

The Jefferson Civic League will
hold its regular monthly meeting at
8 pm. tomorrow at the firehouse on
Twenty third street South, Airing
ton.
Evening star., 1945-05-21

OF Qtb.
Some repeated the words. eyes
shining.
Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws of
the United States District Court
told the meeting citizenship had its
obligations as we'll as its privileges.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

medical services.
So, if you have any doubt
whether or not your 5aby
has been registered, ask.
Ask the person who vas
there when your infant was
born. II this is impossible,
write TO the Bureau of Vital
Statistics of your State
Health Department. Give
your child's name, sex. place
of birth and your maiden
name. The -officialS-eaH
look through their files
then 10 see IL there was a
birth certificate issued.
OVerburdened
DUT don't write unneces-
. sarily. If you have any
evidence Of a birth registra-
ton, don't bother your
health department. They
are also short of help.
The Census Bureau says
there are about 55 million
people in the United States
today who have no birth
certificates. Don't doom
your child TO this army of
unidentified" persons.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

why he should
have a record
of his birth:
to prove his
citizenship, TO
e n r o / ! in
school, TO en-
sure his right
10 work, to
travel in for
eign lands, 10
marry, 10 hold
o ( fl &c, [ o
i'm social
security bene-
fits or SerV-
m ems de
pen d entS al
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

Each state
has a law re-
q uirin g the
attendant at
your baby'S
birth TO notify
the local reg
i trar. But
there can be
slip-ups, eSpe-
cially today
when doctors,
n u es and
nidwiveS are
greatly over
burdened be-
cause OF war
demands or
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29
Register Your Baby

the world at Uncle Sans
expense.
But you have to let him
know that your baby was
born! Do 1t promptly, as
soon as the baby arrives.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

Every cItra war bond you
buy In the 7fh Wor Loon
Increases your shore ia the
finol victory which fhoV-
sonds Of soldiers ore poyins
for with their lives. ssy
more boRds howl
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29
Boby Gore

THERE are other benefits
j as well. Your Govern
ment has arranged for a
public health nurse 10 visit
you when your baby is reg
istered. She can give you
valuable advice and help;
she can teach you how 10
bathe YOUR baby. how to
feed him, dress him and
care for him and yourself
generally. She will tell you
where the baby clinics are
so you can go and have
your baby's health checked,
or so that he can be inn
muniZed against contagious
diseases.
And il you are the wife
Of a serviceman, you should
know that. upon registra-
ton, Uncle Sam takes care
OF his babies. Since March.
l943, more than 300. 900 sons
and daughters of service
men have been brought into
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29
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NOUR baby was born. But
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-29

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Evening star., 1945-09-17
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T axe MyWord for 1t
The perfection
BY FRANK COLBY.
Words to Watch,

The word "heroism" is giving
few of us little trouble. It's an
important word in these stirring
days Of Americas emergence as the
mightiest military power in the
history of mankind The yalor of
our fighting men has demonstrated
to the world (and especially to
those stupid know-it-alls among
the Nazis and the Nips who were
quite sure that the soft. decadent
American boys will be no match
for the supermen of the Axis ar
mies') the true meaning of the
word heroism. So let's get 1t right,
especially those of us who speak
words into microphones.
The first syllable of heroism. and
heroine is not "hee" The her"
has the sound of hair" as in her
aid, heritage" Be sure to say
HAIR oh i'm and HAIR-oh-in.
On the other hand, the word
heroic does begin with the sound