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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
District Studies Plans
To Raise Sl4,459 10
Buy LibHy'Site

District oficials today studied plans
to raise the additional $l4.45 needed
to purchase the branch library be-
tween Macomb and Newark streets
NV. on Connecticut avenue.
Several possibilities of raising the
fund were considered by the District
government, following action by 4
District Court Condemnation jury
Yesterday which liked the purchase
price for the estate at s74,45s.
The amount is $14,459 more than
funds now available for the pur-
chase. Congress already has appro-
priated $4,000 for the purchase and
another $4,000 WAS raised by the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation in an eight-month public
subscription drive.
Dedication 10 Armed Forces.
The library is planned as a died.
ication to members of the armed
forces from the area, and is to be
called the Cleveland Park Memorial
Library.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
said today the District might ask
Congress for another appropriation
to cover the remaining sum needed.
Another possibility, he said. is that
unexpended appropriations for other
District items can be used toward
the purchase of the library site
Meanwhile, the jury's verdict will
be studied by Col James D. Arthur,
jr, chairman of the District Real
Estate Board, and reported with his
recommendations to the District
Commissioners. They must approve
the purchase price before the con-
demnation proceedings continue.
Confident Of Success.
Members of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Citizens Association said today
they felt confident that the District
Government would raise the addi-
tional money.
we were assured by the Commits
sioners that if We raised the $4,000
the District government would put
up the rest of the money" Miss
Elizabeth Groves, treasurer of the
association. said today I'VE have
fulfilled our part of the bargain and
we feel sure that the Commission
ers will do likewise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Campaign Outlay
Indictments Argued

Justice James w. Morris OF Dis.
trict Court yesterday took under ad-
yisement demurrers attacking in.
dictments against two men who are
accused Of unlawfully failing to turn
over to the House Campaign Ex-
penditures Committee records OF
contributions to their respective or.
CARNATIONS
One Of the men is DR.. Edward
A. Rumley, executive secretary OF
Frank e. Gannett's Committee or
Constitutional Government, who
was indicted last October for fail.
ing to turn over to the House Com.
mittee the records of contributions
to the Gannett Committee.
The other man is Joseph P. Kamp
vice chairman OF the constitutional
Educational League of New York
who was indicted in December fol
alleged failure to turn over to the
House Committee records of con-
tributions OF more than 500 made
10 the league.
Each indictment is attacked or
several grounds. Among these Is
that the subpoenas directing tina,
the records be produced were ad-
dressed in each instance to the
sergeant-at-arms Of the House In
stead of to the defendants.
The demurrer in each indictment
we're combined for argument. At.
tOrney Neil BulkinshaW argued the
demurrer in behalf of DR.. Rumley
while Attorney John J. Wilson
argued the demurrer for Mr.. Ramp
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray opposed the de.
murrers in behalf of the Govern
ment and argued that despite the
technicality of the subpoenas be.
ing addressed to the sergeant-at.
arms that the defendants under.
stood that the House Committee
wanted them to produce the records
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Gen. Sun Says China Needs
Only MaterieI 10 Beat Japs

Gen. Li-jen Sun, commander in
chief Of Chinese Expeditionary
Forces in Burma, yesterday said
that al China needs to defeat the
japanese in China is equipment.
Gen. SIn, who was invited to this
country by Gen. Eisenhower. spoke
at 4 reception at the Institute OF
Chinese Culture. 2200 r street NV.
in honor Of George Strake, Houston
CTexo Gilman, for promoting under
standing between the United States
and China.
The general expressed confidence
that with the necessary military
equipment the Japanese will be ex-
PEELED from China as they were
expelled from Burma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Admiral King Receives
Decree al Harvard
By the Associated Press.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 2e.-
Men in high places In four nations
received honorary degrees ut Har-
ward University yesterday at the
249th commencement exercises
stripped of glamour by wartime con-
ditions.
In comforting an honorary doc
torate Of laws on Admiral Ernest j,
King. Harvard paid tribute to the
fighting men whom he commands. u
Clarence d. Howe, Canadian Min
lister Of Munitions and Supply, was
honored with q doctorate Of laws as
AN engineer who hurled munitions
against Hitler long before We Aired
a shot"
Henri Bonnet, French Ambassa-
dor was awarded his law doctorate
as the representative of a free and
gallant people"
Harvard conferred honorary mas
ter Of arts on Leland Stowe, news
paper correspondent. who. in 1888,
told an unheeding world that 'Nazi
means war"
Prof. Alexander Fleming, Eng
lands discoverer of penicillin, re-
ceived a doctorate OF science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
House COP Presses
Drive for Food Car
Plan j 0PA Bill

The oauepromise bill for exten.
sion Of ~ Price Control Act fol
the - uaaths starting sunda,
went tAyoNsh the Senate last
night - g Z, but faces a strong
RepubltDaA drive in the HOUSE
today - ysstAre broad food-con.
troll poVaW tor the new Secretary
of AUtaaature, Representative
AndssaeA Qt.New Mexico.
Repgaa6D totive Andersen, Repub.
lican, a. Minnesota, who won HOUSE
approval ut week for an amend.
ment thaA would have made Mr.
AndertaD xiytual car over all Other
Govern11oaS bureaus on questions
affecting Ted prices. chargedS that
the coy0doaos had "emasculated" his
amendSl1nt.
4e 2Dnoerats Backed Plan.
The Aanesota Republican origi-
nally ~ the support Of 4S Demo-
Gratis to pst his amendment In the
bill Lass Saturday, by = vote Of 2ll
to 1866. a. fate of the compromise
bill dsl11l6 today on how many OF
those Ueoerats are won back to
the a4031istration for the milder
plan.
The Compromise requires the
writteA aNprovsl Of Mr.. Anderson
on all tutnre OPA orders affecting
wholesale price ceilings on the pro-
cessors u agricultural commodities
including livestock. 1t eliminates
however, ths retroactive requirement
that he pAss within 30 days on all
existing orders.
1t also 1eprives him Of the earlier
authority 70 override past executive
orders Of the President affecting ag-
ricultural prices. Members disagree
as to whether the compromise leaves
Economic Sterilization Director Da-
Wis with power to settle disputes
that may arise between Mr.. Ander-
son and Price Administrator Bowles
Break in en- Filibuster.
Senate leaders succeeded in break
ing in on the filibuster against the
Fair Employment Practice Commit
tee last night long enough to get the
price control agreement through.
Senator Wherry, Republican, OF
Nebraska contended the legislation
Gid nothing to assure the public
greater supplies of meat and other
scarce food but another Republican,
Senator Taft OF Ohio, said a move
Of Senator Wherry to send the
measure back to conference would
be futile.
Chairman Wagner of the Senate
Banking Committee, in explaining
the compromise to the Senate last
night, commended Mr.. Davis will
make ANAL decisions in this respect
However, Senator Bankhead. Demo-
crat, of Alabama has asserted Mr.
Anderson will have absolute power
over food prices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Is Committee Heads
For Board Of Trade
Announced at Dinner

Names Of As chairmen OF WASH
ington Board of Trade standing
committees were announced by
PresidentB NJ. McKelway last night
At a dinner meeting of the admin
istrative council in the Hotel May
flower. ~
Discussion centered on integral
ing work of Board of Trade commit
tees with the District Government,
In view Of uncertainties which may
be met In the postwar period,
especially regarding local revenues.
Chatrmen Appointed.
Most of the committee chairmen
and 10 members of the Board of
Directors attended the meeting.
The committee chairmen named
we're:
American ideals, william @. Jones,
jr.; architecture and architectural
awards, Arthur B. Heaton; aviation
John II Victory; congressional rela-
tons, Nelson T. Harrison; cultural
DEVELOPMENT, Francis p. Sullivan:
employment and security, Francis G.
Addison, jr.: Greater National Cap
ital Committee. Edgar Morris; high
ways, Charles M. Upham; insurance.
Howard M. Startling; law and legis-
lation, r. G. Await: membership,
Edmund o. Carl; military and naval
affairs, Col. E. Goring Bliss.
Municipal finance, L. p. McLach-
len; national representation, Theo-
dore w. Moves; parks and recrea-
ton, John p. Mcdonald; public
health, DR.. Roy Lyman Sexton;
Public Library. Clark G. Diamond
public order, Odell s. Smith; public
schools. George E. Keneipp; public
utilities and transportation, e. F.
Lacey: river and harbor, John A.
Remon: sanitation. Frank Van
SAINT: trafiic, Lee D. Butler: well
fare, Warren r. Forster, and zoning,
Harry Blake.
Carl ID. Fsrd Is Guest.
Carl d. Ford, newly elected
president OF the Junior Board of
Commerce, was present as the guest
OF the officers of the board. In
addition to Mr., McKelway, who
presided, the following officers at
tended:
Joseph c. McGarra ghy. first vice
president: John A. Reilly, second
vice president; P. Y. K. Howat, sec!
rotary; Frederick p. H. Siddons.
treasurer; Thornton w. Owen, as.
sistant treasurer; E. F.. Colladay,
general counsel, and Edwin N. Lewis
executive secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Dr.BIickensderferNum
Director of Blind Books

DR.. Joseph P. Blickensderfer, edi-
tor of the United States Quarterly
Book List" has been appointed di-
rector Of books for the adult blind in
the Library Of Congress, Luther H
Evans, acting librarian. announced
today.
DR.. Blickensderfer, who will con-
tinue to serve as editor of the
Book List" will assume his new
duties July /. He succeeds Robert
A. Voorus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Army Doctor Quoted
JAS 5Iurring Veterans
Seeking Hospital Care
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES

by CARTER bROOkE JONES.
Representative Scrivner, Repub-
lican, Of Kansas. placed In the rec
ord today At House Veterans
Committee hearing on veterans
hospitals, portions of A letter quot
ing an Army doctor assigned to
veterans medical facility at Wads-
worth, Kans., as declaring he had
no use for any veteran who would
seek free hospital treatment
This medical of3cer. whom he.
Identified as Maj. Morley Burgers
was said by the Kansan to havoc
damned" veterans hospitals anAs
asserted they were engaged in "ti,e
illicit practice of medicine" Mai.
Burger, Mr.. Scrivner explair1-:a'.
hated the work to which the Army
had assigned him and told assoc
ates the sooner he got rid Of it he
better.
IF just one such doctor is serv-
ing veterans, that's o..c T.. -
Representative Scrivner commented.
Wichita Doctor Quoted.
The Kansan added that he had
heard another doctor in a veterans
hospital at Wichita, Kans., q mem
Der Of the rating board there, say he J..
thought 80 per cent OF the patients
just came In for board and bed
DR.. Charles M. Griffith, medical
director Of the Veterans Admins
tration, told the committee: I'VE re-
quested the War Department not to
send us any more doctors who didn't
want to come and to take back those
who were disgruntled.
Representative Rogers, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts reminded
DR.. Grifith that the Army recently
had adopted a policy of not assign
ing any more medical officers to the
Veterans Administration. DR.. Grit
nth said he had seen correspond
ence on the subject, but did not
know the Army had shut down en-
tirely on assigning doctors to vet
Grams hospitals.
Hanson Takes Notes.
Chairman Rankin instructed DR..
Grtffith to look up the record of Mai.
Burger. :
Representative Domengeaux, DEM
ocrat, of Louisiana said three doc
tors in the tuberculosis hospital a.
Oteen, N. c.. had been almost as.
bitter in their comments about hav-
ing to work in veterans hospito !.
though they had no. lone quite =,
strong as Maj. Burger was reported ,
to have done. .
Taking notes on this discussion
was Maj, c. B. Hanson. aide to Gen.
Omar N. Bradley, who will succeed
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines as vet.
Grams administrator late in the
summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Earl Harrison Leaves
On Mission for Trumon
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2s.-Earl
Harrison, newly elected dean of the
University of Pennsylvania Law
School, left for London yesterday as
President Humans personal repre-
sentative to make survey among
European refugees. <
Mr.. Harrison, former United
States commissioner of immigration
and naturalization, said he will 60,
to France, Belgium, Switzerland and
other countries to find out what is
being done to help refugees and dis
placed persons and to try to learn
their hopes for the future, 55 ii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Freed Slave Luborers
XIII 100 Ruhr Germans

By the Associated Press.
TWENTY FIRST ARMY GROUP
HEADQUARTERS, June Glib
Grated foreign laborers have killed
more than 100 Germans in the
Ruhr within two months. military
authorities said yesterday.
The authorities added that there
has been an outbreak of murder,
criminal assault and robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
American U. Eleventh
In FOREIGN EnrolIments

American University ranked frs
in the District and eleventh in tn,
Nation among educational institu.
lions in enrolment of foreign stu.
dents, according to 4 census con.
Quoted by the New York Commute.
on Friendly Relations Among For
eign Students.
The institution here had 100 for
eign students enrolled in the las
fall and spring sessions, and q
more have registered for the sum.
mer session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29

sound" He apologies to the hand
clapplng audiences at the Water
Gate for not playing encores. He
believes they are an anticlimax
for the musicians and the audi
ence
Aided by StOk0wski
Leopold Stokowski gave him his
first opportunity to conduct the
Philadelphia Orchestra when Mr..
CASTOR was 81 years old.
Conducting is very strenuous
exercise" he says.
Tonight Mr.. CASTOR directs the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29

second annual all Wagner program
at the Water Gate. Astrid Varpay
dramatic soprano of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company, will make her
first appearance there as soloist.
The program begins at $3.50 pm.
with the overture to the Flying
Dutchman."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29

wounds last January Is while Serv-
ing on Luzon, his mother has been
informed. Pvt. Severn has since
returned to duty. his mother said.
Born in Washington, Pvt. Severn
studied ut st. Teresa's School. Be.
fore entering the service about four
years ago, he was employed rs an
elevator operator at the American
Security d Trust Building. Pvt.
Severn has been overseas for two
years. His brother. 1t. John F.
Severn, is with the 9th Air Force
in Germany.
Gunnery Ssrgt. Edward Urbana.
witch. u. 8. M. c., whose wife, Mrs.
Ursula l.. Urbanavitch, lives at l16
Ninth street Sc, Is in q hospital in
the Marianas after being wounded
In action aboard the carrier Bunker
Hill, his wife said.
The 26-year- Marine. who has
been in the corps since 1898, was
born in Dallas, Pa. Before the war
he was stationed in China for two
years.
Pfc. Leonard william Soper, U. s.
M. C. r., also listed as wounded in
action. is now In Norfolk, Va. His
wife, Mrs. Virginia M. Soper, 4104
Fifty-fifth avenue. Hyattsville, Md,
Is visiting him there, according to
neighbors.
Missing
Pfc. George r. Smith, ST., "a, for
mer shipping clerk for Remington
Rand, Inc, has been reported miss
ing in action since April 20 on Oki-
nawa. the War Department has in
formed his wife, Mrs. Edith M.
Smith, 44l2 Macarthur boulevard
NV.
With the l0sth Infantry Division,
Pvt. Smith went overseas last Au-
gust. his wife said He previously
served six years in the field artil.
lery from 1875 to 1881. He entered
the Army 4 second time in Janu.
ary. 1914.
Z Pvt. Smith was born in Buffalo
and had lived in Washington al
years. He has two children.
1t. U.sD George Alister Gibbs,
n, former Helldiver pilot in the
famed Bombing IT. carrier based
squadron, is missing in action in
the Pacific area. His wife, Mrs.
Peggy Burrus Gibbs. lives ut $3.50
Tennyson street NV 1t. Gibbs
served rs 4 pilot with Bombing
II" for about five months until
returning to this country in March
1884. He returned to the Pacific
for a second tour Of duty last fall.
He was serving as a fighter pilot
when reported missing. it was on
cially disclosed today by the owl.
Born In Tennessee. 1t. Gibbs was
graduated from high school in Flor
ida where his parents now live. He
came to Washington shortly after
his graduation Ind was graduate
from George Washington University
here. Before entering the service
three years ago 1t. Gibbs was en-
ployed by Peoples Drug Stores.
liberoted
The following men have been lib
Grated from prison camps in Ger
many the Owl announced TO-DAY.
(Stories previously appeared In The
Starr
Pvt. Paul w. Robinson, son OF
Mrs. Cecilia Robinson, 1908 Nichol-
son street Sc.
Pvt. Joseph M. yelling, whose
wife, Mrs. Josephine E. yelling,
lives at 1876 Thirty-sixth street NE.
Also included on the release of
liberated prisoners were:
SfSergt. Thomas A. Earhart, son
OF Wayne l.. Earhart, 1900 Tracy
place. Falls Church, Va.
S/Sergt. Granville r. Brown. son
Of Mrs. Richie Brown, 1922 Twenty
fifth place NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
LecIerc to FIGHT japanese

PARIS, June 20 (P.-Gen. JAG.
ques Leclerc. commander OF the
famous I'd Armored Division, has
been selected to lead the French
expeditionary force against Japan
the War Once announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

klIIeo
Pfc. Curtis B. Hill. al, previously
reported missing last December
when the ship on which he was
crossing the English Channel was
SUM" by the Nazis, was killed at
that time, the War Department
! has informed his aunt, Miss Gene
We've Myrtle Foreman, 1899 Column
bia road NV.
A member of q 18th Army quar-
termaster unit, Pvt. Hill had been
overseas only a month when he was
killed. He was in the ASTP at
Clemson College, s. c.. until that
unit was largely disbanded and
he was transferred to the Quarter
master Corps. Before entering the
service, Pvt. Hill was an assistant
advertising bookkeeper with the
Times Herald.
A native of Illinois, he came to
Washington about two years be-
fore entering the service in Feb
ruary, 1913.
CorpL Sherman Fulton Pike, u. s
NJ. c. R., whose wife, Mrs. Jane Z
Pike, lives at 2142 P street NV.
was listed by the owl today as killed
IN action. His death was reported
recently in The Star after the next
of kin had been notified.
Wounded
1t. Col. Brightwood Elliott Robert
son, 10, U. S. M. c., whose wife. Mrs
Virginia E. Robertson, lives at 5015
Rugby avenue. Bethesda, Md. was
slightly wounded in action May Is
on Okinawa, according to 4 Navy
Department release today Since
that date, however, Col. Robertson
has been wounded in action again,
his wife said, and is now in a hos
pital In the Msrianas. He received
leg injury in May. she said.
Attached to the headquarters
stsff, 9Th Marines, Col. Robertson
went overseas last October.
/. He was born In Bethesda. His
parents. Mr.. AND Mrs. Samuel T.
Robertson, now hive at 1926 Fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29

HAIL AND MISUNDERSTANDING General Bidde Qeft)
leaves the cabinet shakes hands
Tom C. Clark while Mrs Bdd looks reception
given Justice Department employees yesterday
hall Of the Justice Department approximately depart
ment workers and Government onicias attended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-29
District Blood Donation,

xkPP0iIEtlklCH1B
yesterday -,- s5S persons
Appointments broken
yesterday -- "a persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center in
the Acacia Building, 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV, by calling
District $500 between - m. and
$3.50 pm. weekdays and4e Am.
to noon Saturdays.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19
DIED
MILDRED GARNET MINARD

Miss Mildred Garnet Minard, aged
81, died at her home near Deer Park
on Saturday morning about 8 o'clock.
She had been i'll about a week but had
been suffering from heart trouble for
several years.
She was born at Deer Park August
T. 1913. She was converted to the Pen
tecostal faith several years ago.
Surviving is her mother, Lillian Mi
nard Funeral services were conducted
from the home on Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock with Rev. J. c. Foster,
of Mt. Lake T. B. church, officiating.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19

the public views him through a haze.
Unavoidably, he is remote and with
drawn He never again wholly relaXes
where he can be seen. Legends are
built up and draped about him. Quail
ties are attributed to him of which
often he has only a trace. The enor-
nous publicity advantages of the
White House are used to create pleas
ant public Illusions Sometimes. under
all this, the real man is completely
hidden. Sometimes he is developed by
his own publicity. Sometimes the re-
suits are good; sometimes poor. 1t
will be interesting to observe the eff
feet of all this upon the new Presi-
dent. who. naturally enough, is now
somewhat overwhelmed by the mag
nitudc Of the role he is called upon
to play.
:: ;; i;
HOWEVER, in a short while evi-
dences of the type of administration
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-04-19

we are to have will be given. AS was
to have been expected, Mr.. Truman
has declared his devotion to the Roose-
welt foreign policies; has made it clear
that the war will be conducted to
complete victory by the military men
in whose hands it has been, and that
he will pursue the Roosevelt road to-
ward international security co-opera-
ton. Also. he has asked the Roosevelt
Cabinet to remain So far as the first
three are concerned, they are crafty
ing but inevitable SO far as the last
it must not be taken too seriously. 1t
would be in poor taste to discuss pros
pective changes before the Roosevelt
burial, but that there will be changes
in the Cabinet and elsewhere no one
really doubts. SO far as Mr.. Truman
is concerned, they will be made gradu-
ally but they will be made-a lot of
them, too, which is a not too revolving
notion.