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Evening star., 1945-06-21
u. 5. Attorneys Ask
Jury 10 Indict Six
In War Secrets Leak

Justice Department attorneys
went before the District grand jury
today to ask the indictment of five
men and one woman on charges
of conspiring to violate the Federal
espionage statutes.
The six, arrested by Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation agents here
and in New York on June 6. are
accused of stealing highly confiden-
tial documents from the State, War
and Navy Departments, Office OF
Strategic Services. Office of War In
formation and the Federal Commu-
nlcations Commission.
They are 1t. Andrew Roth, for
merly assigned to the Office of Nava,
Intelligence: Emmanuel Siguarc
Larsen, specialist in the China Di-
vision. Office of Far Eastern Affairs
State Department.; John Stewart
Service, State Department foreign
service officer; Philip Jacob Jaffe
and Kate Louise Mitchell, co-editors
of Amerasia, and Mark Julius Gayn
well-known writer.
The three men who were arrested
here-Roth, Larsen and Service-wil
appear for final hearing before
United States Commissioner Need.
ham c. Turnage Monday. The
hearing has been postponed twice
while Justice Department attorneys
were assembling information to pre-.
sent to the grand jury.
All six of the accused are free
under bond.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Increased Gasoline Rations
Given Motorboat Owners

Motorboat owners today became
eligible for the same increased
gasoline rations granted A-card
holders-36 gallons every three
months.
At the same time, the agency
announced it was granting boatmen
who make business of handling
pleasure parties total of 125 gall
Ions every three months.
Operators of outboard engines
who use them exclusively for pleas
ure are allowed a quarterly ration
OF from 10 to Is gallons.
Largest increase was granted op-
orators of inboard motor boats who
conduct fishing parties. Their for
mer ceiling of 125 gallons a quar-
ter has been hiked to 1900 gallons.
Meanwhile, the American Power
Boat Association, a national boat
ing organization, termed the OPAs
action as grossly unfair" because
it does not allow boatmen an in
crease based on usage and COM
parable to the mileage allowed A
card motorists.
Officials pointed out that boat
men were allowed 1875 gallons last
summer when gasoline supplies pre-
sumably were shorter than they
are today.
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5 D. {. Officials
Named 10 Study
transportation
Special Attention to
Central Area Asked
By Commissioners

The District Commissioners today
announced the appointment OF a
committee of five Washington Off
cials to further study the Capitals
transportation problem and consider
questions raised by witnesses at
public hearing on June 6, 1914. At
that time plan for $56, 900 900
subway system, drawn up by con-
sulting engineers, was considered.
The committee, to be headed by
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Joseph D. Arthur, jr., was asked to
prepare general plans of any or all
improvements or changes in the
several component parts of the
transportation system of the Dis
trict, with special attention to the
central area. The study, however,
was not limited to the central area
The Commissioners said that be-
cause Of the particular interest and
the consideration given in the past
to the problems involved the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the Capital Tran
sit Co. should be invited to submit
plans and suggestions to the COM
mittee.
The committee was authorized to
consider suggestions from any Off
cial agencies or individuals and, if
necessary. to engage the services of
consulting engineers. The original
report already is understood to have
cost the District $4,000.
In addition, the Commissioners
said that when definite general
plan has been agreed on, the COM
mittee should develop estimates of
cost and its report should include
"aS to sequence of car
rying out the plans recommended,
as to methods of financing, and such
other recommendations as the COM
mittee deems advisable"
Serving with Col. Arthur will be
Chairman James H. Flanagan of
the Public Utilities Commission,
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer. Tax Assessor Edward A.
Dent and Capt H. c. Whitehurst,
director of highways
At the hearing earlier this month
many spokesmen of organizations
demanded further study of the sub
way proposal which was outlined by
the J. E. Greiner Co. and De Lew.
Gather e. Co, consulting engineers
employed last year by the District.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the Park and Planning
Commission. charged the subway
routes would make permanent the
mistakes of the past" He urged the
Commissioners to make new study
Of the transportation problems be-
fore embarking on any expensive
permanent program.
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Italian Army Found
InodequoteIy Equipped

April 29-"I do not have exact in
formation about the army Italian i,
but the many rumorS I hear are
pessimistic - They multiply the
number of divisions, but these are
actually so small as to have little
more than the strength of a regi-
ment. The ammunition depots are
unstocked Artillery is outmoded
Our antiaircraft and antitank Weap-
ons don't exist. There has been a
good deal of bluffng in the military
line and even II Duce has been de-
ceived. 1t is a tragic bluff"
May ST received Sir Percy Lo-
raine, the new British Ambassador
. who is naturally timid.
Rome is a difficult post. = LORD
Perth retiring Ambassador has
adapted himself SO as to become one
of our men. Will Lorraine do the
same? That is possible
May 6-''Milan's welcome to Vor
Ribbentrop effectively dispels the
legend that North Italy i.
deeply anti-German. -
The alliance, or rather its imme-
diate announcement, was decided
upon after dinner at the Continenta
Saturday evening following tele.
phone call from II Duce. Hitler
(by telephone) gave his immediate
approval and collaborated person.
ally in writing the agreement"
May 9-"Conversatio ton with Shira.
tori Jap Ambassador, who wa.
much impressed by our alliance with
Berlin I hope Tokyo will wake ur
in time to join. I don't believe il
will"
May 12-"There was bit of 6
storm in the intellectual quarters ol
Albania, which explains why 20 OF
so persons will be sent Immediately
to concentration camp = = Justice
and power must be the charac-
teristics of the new regime. The
public works go ahead we'll All the
roads are planned to lead to the
Greek border This was ordered by
II Duce, who is thinking more ano
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Smithsonian Acquires
First u. S.-BuiIt JET Plane

The first experimental jet-pro-
PEELED plane built in the United
States, Bell Aircraft Corps XP-59,
is now on permanent exhibition in
the Smithsonian Institution, off,
cials there announced today.
The plane, two-engine ship, is
displayed as are other aircraft, sus-
pended from the ceiling. 1t was
transferred to the institution from
the Army Air Forces and this is the
first time the propellerless plane
has been available for public scru-
tiny. The plane flew for the first
time on October l, 1912, but was not
revealed publicly until January,
1914,
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Explicit directions for his tomb
stone, written by President Roose-
welt in 1887, will be followed when
the monument is erected over his
grave in the rose garden of the
Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, N. Y,
it was announced today.
The memorial will be of extreme
simplicity and contain no other in
scription but the name of the late
President and his wife. The memo
randum of directions in Mr. Roose-
velt's handwriting was found among
his effects after his death. 1t said ::
"a plain white marble monument
no carving or decoration-to be
placed over my grave, east and
west as follows:
Length, 8 feet.
width, 4 feet.
Height, 3 feet.
whole to be set on marble base
extending two feet out from the
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the Solomon Islands invasion, was
wounded during Japanese air raid
and spent 10 months in Navy hos
pitals recuperating from the in
juries and IL sieges of malaria.
He refused medical discharge
after his release from hospitaliza-
ton and since has delivered more
than 700 War Bond talks. He is
credited with having raised more
than s2Oo,00O,000 in War Bond
sales
The Night of Thrills program,
arranged by Frank Wirth will in
clude a concert by the Police Boys
Club Band, music and drills by uni
formed Masonic and military units,
songs by the Telephone Glee Club,
the crowning of Miss Dorothy Lewis
as Night of Thrills queen, a parade
and 26 circus acts.
Brig. Gen. Robert N Young, for
mer Mckinley High School student,
will review the parade,
Evening star., 1945-06-21
New British Envoy
InsuIted by II Duce

May 27-"This is a crucial day
in our relations with Great Britain
II Duce received Percy Lorraine to
present his credentials but the visit
assumed an entirely different char
acter. II Duce, ordinarily courteous
and engaging, was very stern; his
face was like the face of
an Oriental god, carved in stone.
I'll Duce asked whether the
agreement of April 16 1938) had
any value left in view of the trans
parent policy of encirclement
pursued by Great Britain.
Percy Lorraine was not expecting
the blow. He blushed and struggled
for words :" His strongest argu-
ment had to do with the attitude
maintained by the British during
the Albanian crisis.
III Duce countered harshly. He
accused British policy of plunging
Europe into war by her guaran-
tees to the small powers.
Agreement between the Germans
and Poles could have been reached
mad Britain not interfered. Lorraine
spoke more strongly = II Duce
made a brief and cutting reference
to the Anglo-Russian alliance, and
then the conversation was ended
abruptly. - His departure was
icy
The chief of protocol who &C
companied the British Ambassador
to his residence said, Lorraine was
flushed and bothered by a nervous
tic. He looked like man who hac
been slapped in the face. He talked
with himself all the way
I'm my opinion the British.
Italian agreement is dead. Per.
haps Chamberlain will die with it.
May 30-"I gave Won Macken-
sen some documents supplied BY
our secret service which prove thai
the Anglo-Tu accord is a genuine
offensive alliance against the Axis
and information about the heated
conference between Lorraine anc
II Duce."
(Ton1orro,D: II Duce Is Warned
Italy Faces Bankruptcy
Evening star., 1945-06-21

Ciano'S intimate diaries for the
period Immediately after the sue
cessful blow against Albania begin
with a snubbed peace appeal from
President Roosevelt, and end with
an interview between Mussolini and
the British Ambassador on such an
arrogant note that Sir Percy Lorraine
literally talked to himself all the
way home. The Axis was riding
high.
Ciano writes:
April 15-"Roosevelt has sent a
message proposing 10 years of peace.
II Duce, at first, refused to read it.
Then he described it as the result
of progressive paralysis. ,"
April 16-"Two long conversations
with GoAing who arrived April
IA. - sEhe feature that disturbs
me most is the tone in which he
describes relations with Poland. 1t
reminds me immensely of that used
for Austria and Czechoslovakia'
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Professor Who Asked
Probe Of Conditions
Al N. u. Resigns

DR.. Peter OeSper, assistant chem
istry professor at the University of
Maryland, who framed resolution
last month asking the Maryland
Chapter of the American Associa-
ton of University Professors to in
vestigate conditions at the univer-
sity, has resigned, effective Septem-
ber l, it was learned today.
A second professor in the chem
istry department, whose name was
not revealed, also has resigned,
university officials admitted.
Dr. Oesper, whose resolution
formed a part of the opening phase
of the present student protest at
the university, refused to give
reasons for his resignation, nor
would he comment on his future
plans.
Denies Drafting Charges.
Meanwhile, Thomas p Monahan
sociology instructor at the uni
versity, said today that he had
no part in drafting student charges
at the university, which alleged
among other things, that the in
stitution was undemocratically ad-
ministered and that a proposed
Americanization program was being
forced on students.
Asserting that the opening para.
graph in a story in yesterdays Stal
"ambiguously refers to charges
drafted by 26 students and in.
structors, and by strong inference
seems to include me- Mr.. Monahar
said that he had nothing to dc
with drafting the report. He added
that students would attest to this.
Students Sign Letters.
Mr. Monahan said letter stating
he did not help draft the report was
circulated June 10 and signed by
Is of the 26 students on the COM
mittee. 1t reads:
We, the undersigned students
who compose the informal Commit
tee of Students, whose primary aim
in publishing the committee report
and in other activities has been to
indicate obvious injustices in the
present organization, do hereby
affirm that Mr.. Thomas P. Monahan
had no part in the initiation of this
movement
His presence as an adviser was
requested. His cautions to us as a
group. in view of our primary aim
were constructive. In the course OF
events of the last few days it was
necessary that he become a most
active adviser, but at no time did he
make decisions for us or control
our thinking"
Evening star., 1945-06-21
War Fund Conducts
IS Children CAMPS

Thirteen summer camps for chill
dren are being conducted this year
by Community War Fund agencies
in the Washington area.
Two of these camps-Camp Happy
land, Patuxent, Md; the Salvation
Army camp, and Camp Pleasant,
Somerset County, Pa, operated by
the Family Service Association-are
directly supported by Community
War Fund money. Camp Happy
land is to hold three camping ses-
sions between July and August
10 for white boys and girls from
8 to II years of age. Camp Pleas
ant is free to Negro boys and girls
from 9 to IL years OF age and its
sessions also will be held in July
and August
Other camps, all of them self
supporting, conducted by war fund
agencies include Benjamin Ban
neker Camp, Etchinson. Md, and
Camp Theodore Roosevelt, Willows,
Md, both operated by the Boy
Scouts; Camp Clarissa Scott, High
land Beach, Md, operated by the
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA; Camp
Ernest w. Brown, Scotland, Md,
operated by the Police Boys Club;
Kamp Kahlert, Sudley, Md, con-
Quoted by the YWCA: Camp Let's,
Edgewater, Md, YWCA operated;
Merrick Girls Camp, Wild Rose
| Shores, ANNAPOLIS, Md. under the
auspices of the Christ Child So
ciety; Camp Nanjemoy, Maryland
Point, Md, operated by the Mer-
rick Boys Club; Camp Lichtman
Pavia, Pa, run by the Twelfth
Street Branch YMCA; Camp May
Flather, Mount Salon, Va, Girl
Scout camp, and Camp Mawavi
Edinburg, Va, operated by the
Camp Fire Girls.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
; Boys TO Get Reward
In Rescue Of 7 Girls

Three youths who rescued two
Rockville Md sisters from drown
ing in Rock Greek Tuesday, were
to be rewarded today by the chill
dren's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hutchinson,
Rockville, parents of the sisters,
Barbara, II, and Sue, 10, said they
will reward Paul H. johnson, Is, of
$50 Twenty-fourth street NE, and
Norman Fenwick, II, of 513 Twenty
fourth street NE, both colored Boy
Scouts, and Thomas Du Bey, 16, of
6423 Second place NV. They said
they learned the boys identities yes
terday after stories of the rescue
appeared in Washington papers.
The two girls were rescued when
they fell into deep water while
wading during picnic with their
Sunday School teacher. A rescue
attempt by the teacher failed when
her clothing became waterlogged.
The boys, who were passing the
scene at the time, plunged into the
water and dragged the sisters to
safety. They left, however, without
identifying themselves.
Mrs. Hutchinson said today that
she had not yet decided what the
reward will be.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
U. S. War Loon Posters
To Be Shown in France

The Treasury is sending an ex-
hibit of war loan posters and other
equipment to France at the invi-
tation of the French government
to show that country how a de-
mocracy finances a war.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau disclosed this today at his
press conference. The French gov
ernment, he said, plans to launch
loan drive to aid in its recon-.
Struction.
The exhibit is expected to open
in Paris early in July and then tour
all sections of the country. Minister
OF Finance Rene Pleven informed
the Secretary he was anxious to
show the contrast between the
American way and the Nazi way of
financing q war.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Hitler Deeply Interested
In Lovely Girl of 20

For the first time I hear mention
among inner circles of the Fuehrers
tender feelings for a lovely girl
She is 20 years old with beautiful
quiet eyes, regular features and a
magnificent body. Her name is
Sigrid Won Lappus. They are with
one another frequently, even in bed
The ceremony for signing the
pact was very solemn and the
Fuehrer was moved sincerly.
"Goering, whose position remains
high but is not now ascending, had
tears in his eyes when he saw the
Collar of the Annunziata 1taly's
highest order around the neck OF
Ribbentrop. Won Mackensen told
me that Goering made scene. com
planning that the collar belonged
to him because he was the real
promoter of the alliance I prom
ised Mackensen T would try to get
one for Goering.
"Himmler talked at length about
relations with the church. They
ike the new Pope, and believe
that an understanding is possible.
I encouraged him along these
lines -
May 24-"All the high Fascist Off
cials and considerable crowd well
come me on my arrival lin Rome)
I have the honest impression, how
ever, that the pact is more popular
in Germany than it is in Italy
Hatred of France has not
yet aroused love for Germany. -
May 25-"The King jibed at the
Germans. AS long as they neeo
us the Germans will be courteous
even humble, but at the first oppor-
tunity they will reveal themselves
as the great rascals they really
are . A long conference with
II Duce. He attacks the mon
archy and says, envy Hitler who
need not drag along with him sc
manv empty baggage cars"
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Marines Seek Recruits
In 17-Yeor-OId Group

A call for an increased number of
enlistments among 17-year-olds was
made today by the Marine Corps
through Col. F. M. Wulbern, officer
in charge of the Eastern Procure
ment Division.
On reaching his 17th birthday
a youth may volunteer Immediately
for regular enlistment for four
years, or as member of the Ma
rine Corps Reserve to serve for the
duration of the. war, Col. Wulbern
said.
The Marine recruiting Office is at
l4O0 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Bill Aims 10 Equa|ize
.Waqe Scales Of Sexes

A bill to prevent wage discrimina-
ton based on sex was sponsored
jointly today by Senators Pepper
Democrat, of Florida, and Morse
Republican, of Oregon.
The measure would make it an
unfair wage practice for any en-
ployer engaged in or affecting inter-
tate commerce to discriminate
against women workers, either by
paying different wage for similar
work or replacing a female worker
with man, except for cause, basec
on veterans preference or a nondis.
criminatory seniority system.
Senator Morse said the bill con.
forms in principle to the policy laic
down by the War Labor Board while
he was public member of ths
board.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Amputee Veterans
To Honor Gen. Hines

Double amputee veterans of this
war will be among those honoring
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, retiring
administrator of veterans affairs, at
a banquet at the Statler Hotel Tues
day evening, sponsored by the Dis
abled American Veterans.
Disabled veterans of all wars NAV
attend the banquet. Milton D.
Cohn, national DAV commander,
said at least 20 double amputee
patients from Walter Reed will at
tend.
Tickets for the banquet may be
obtained at DAV headquarters, room
543. of the Munsey Building, 1929
E street NV, for IS each.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Illegal Operation Case
Continued to June 29

DR.. Schley Brown, As, colored ply
sician who was arrested yesterday
and charged with having performed
an illegal operation, pleaded not
guilty today in Municipal Court
before Judge Aubrey Fenneu. Ar
raignment was continued to June 20.
DR.. Brown was arrested at his
Office at 237 Rhode Island avenue
NV, according to police, who said
they had been told by a 25-year-old
Government worker she had paid
DR.. Brown $500 for the operation.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Sale Of { Bonds,
Lags;;0n|y 67%
Of Quota Raised
Corporation Purchases
TotoI $91 100000,
1879 Above Goal

With only nine days remaining in
the Districts Mighty SEVENTH War
Loan drive, series E bonds-"the
very heart of the campaign"-still
Jagged far behind schedule, only
100000 more in the E bonds being
sold yesterday, drive officials said
today.
Despite the successful corporation
bond sales that pushed the CAM
paign over the top yesterday, Will
mer J. Waller, drive chairman, re-
minded that the sale of the Ittle
bonds determines the drives sue
cess. 1t measures the response of
the housewife and the Office worker
the Mr.. Average-he emphasized.
The new E bond total is s32,O00,-
900, or GIT per cent of the s48,OO0,-
900 qouta.
Corporation Sales Jump.
In contrast, corporation sales rose
another S4,800,000, to a high of SOL
100000, or 213.7 per cent of their
100000 quota.
Total sales announced today put
the drive 1868 over the $4,000, 900
quota with total of S154 1000 600.
OF this, all sales to individuals, in
Guiding the E bonds, constituted
S62, 100000, or 1877 per cent of the
S70000,0 900 quota Sales to individ-
uals, not including E bonds, were
$50, 100,0 900, or 1868 per cent of the
s22 ,0o0,0 900 quota.
In presenting the Congressional
Medal of Honor to Sergt. John D.
Hawk in Olympia, Wash, yesterday,
President Truman added his plea
for heavier bond buying.
You must remember that in SUD-
porting these young men you must
support your Government" he said.
You must support your Government
by buying the bonds necessary to
carry this war to its successful con-
clusion.
you are in the midst of such a
bond drive right this minute"
The Federal employees are one
division of Washington tagging
behind in their Mighty Seventh
obligations, drive headquarters in
dicated. Federal employees have
bought only 64.6 per cent of their
s2l 100000 E Bond quota.
The employees of the War and
Navy Departments, however, are not
included in this slow group, Mr..
Waller indicated. The Navy, always
a leader in War Bond, Red Gross and
Community War Fund campaigns,
has oversubscribed its $4,000, 900
quota by 2l.1 per cent, buying s3,-
148 900 worth of E bonds.
Employees of the War Department
have bought 1873 per cent of their
IS 300 900 quota, headquarters indi-
Gated.
Morgenthau on Air.
On the national front, where about
IS per cent of the $4,000 900 ,00C
quota has been subscribed, Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau will in
terview Marine just returned from
Okinawa on Nationwide broad
cast from $3.50 to $50 O'Clock to-
night. The broadcast will be heard
locally on Station WMAL.
Theater bond booths here are re-
porting heavy sales of E bonds for
admission tickets to the captured
German submarine U sos, which will
be open for public inspection at the
Coast Guard dock, $50 Maine avenue
Sc, from Saturday through June
%. The submarine will be moored
in several other large cities on wa
terways as an incentive to E. bond
buyers. Only bond buyers will be
allowed on board to go through the
submarine
Evening star., 1945-06-21
BIodensburg Man Found
Hanged in His Guruqe

Lloyd Conway, colored, 46. of
Bladensburg, Md, was found dead
this morning in the garage in the
rear of his home.
Prince Georges County police said
Mr.. Conway, guard at the Agricul-
ture Department, was hanging by
his neck from a rafter.
Police said he had been in ill
health for some time.
DR.. James I. Boyd, county deputy
medical examiner, issued a certif-
cate Of suicide.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. GEORGE Bornes

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary B.
Barnes, 79, who died Monday at the
home of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter. Col. and Mrs. M. E. Gilmore, at
53l1 Moorland lane, Bethesda, Md,
were held today in the Church of
the Resurrection at Rye, NY. Burial
also took place at Rye.
Mrs. Barnes, widow of George H.
Barnes, was born at Ogdensburg,
N. Y. She came to Bethesda few
months ago to make her home with
Col. and Mrs. Gilmore. She is sur.
vived, in addition to her daughter,
by three grandchildren.