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Evening star., 1945-07-03
Woman Saves Life by Hanging
To Tie as Truin Crosses TrestIe

purchased at store near Hancock,
Md, Mrs. jackson chose short cut
via the trestle on the Berkeley
Springs -Brosius branch railroad.
Midway across the trestle, several
hundred feet long, she heard train
whistle. She dropped the groceries
and climbed over the edge of the
trestle, clinging by her fingers to
the tie.
Fatigued by the ordeal and unable
to pull herself up again, Mrs. jack
son dropped to the stream bed. She
was found unconscious and was
brought here for treatment.
Evening star., 1945-07-03

Ciano wrote:
June III leave by plane for Pisa
to take command of a bomber group
." The first day OF war passes
peacefully"
June 15-"I fly as far as Nice to
look for French ships which have
bombed Genoa. Very bad weather
Dangerous flying. I return after
two hours without sighting the
enemy"
June 17-"Reynaud French Pre-
mier has fallen, and Petain has
taken his place. The French
have asked for an armistice, and
Hitler wants to confer with II Duce
bc.oIe debating his terms. I find
Mussolini dissatisfied. The sudden
coming of peace disturbs him.
II Duce is am extremist. He would
like to proceed with total occupa-
tion of French territory, and wants
the surrender of the fleet"
Evening star., 1945-07-03
Report Brazil Will Shift
Envoy Here Is Denied
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
| Brazilian Foreign Minister Pedro
Leao Velloso said last night there
was absolutely no basis" for
report from Rio de Janeiro that
he would soon become his country's
Ambassador to the United States.
The report, which was not car
ried by the Associated Press, said
Dr.. Carlos Martins, present Bra
lillian Ambassador in Washington
would become Brazils Ambassador
to Russia.
"I believe that is rumor which
originated in New York" Mr.. Vel
loso said at the Brazilian Embassy.
II am sure there is no foundation
for it,"
There is nothing to it," added DR.
Martins
Evening star., 1945-07-03
|WPB Grants Priorifies
For School Underpass

The War Production Board has
approved priorities for construction
of a pedestrian underpass connect
ing the Powell Junior High School
and johnson School on Hiatt place
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets NV.
Although appropriation for con-
struction was made available in
1912, actual work has been delayed
by war priorities. Bid ADVERTISE
ments on construction of the UNDER
pass will be made July 81.
School officials said construction
will take about three months. The
underpass will be used by pupils e
both schools.
Evening star., 1945-07-03
How French Signed
Armistice Recounted

June 23-"The French plenipo-
tentiaries arrived by German plane
(after signing armistice with Ger
many June 22). Badogiio does
not hide his emotions. He wants to
treat them with great courtesy.
We sit down at one end of long
table. . The French wait, stand
ing, and we greet them with the
Fascist salute. They answer with a
nod of the head. They are digni-
Evening star., 1945-07-03
Truman to Observe
Fourth of July by
Catching Up Work

President Truman is going to
observe the Fourth of July
holiday" by canceling his
ordinary calling list and CATCH
ing up with some of his work,
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said today. Mr..
Ross said the President has
plenty of work to do and he will
do that tomorrow"
Mr.. Ross also told his own
news conference today that he
did not believe the President
would have a press conference
this week.
Evening star., 1945-07-03
special pispatch b The Star.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, July 8,
Trapped on a trestle by an ap-
preaching freight train, widow
and mother of five children saved
her life by clinging to a crosstie
while the train passed overhead,
then fell exhausted. into stream
Is feet below.
An account of her narrowing ex-
perience was given in a hospital
here today by Mrs. Mary Jackson
of Morgan County, recovering from
leg injuries suffered In the fall
Returning home carrying groceries
Evening star., 1945-07-03
Heat Exhaustion Kills
Private at Comp Lee
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
CAMP LEE, Va, July 3.-Camp
officials said today that Pvt. John
j. Kocherhans, 35, died yesterday
from heat exhaustion Is minutes
after collapsing during combat
training. The soldier, from Lowell.
Wyo.. is the first victim here OF the
summers heat.
Evening star., 1945-07-03
Count ciuno's Dioy-No. Ia
DUCE WANTED TO TAKE
ALL OF BEATEN FRANCE
ItoIy. in War Only IA Days, Forced
To Yield to Nuzis' Moderate Terms
(Copyrght. 1s45, BY the Chicago Daily News,
rights countries including
June 11-30, 1940.

Italy, after IA days of wanted occupy all of beaten
but acquiesced instead Hers moderate"
while the Fuehrer secluded himself to wreS with
smashing Britain the diary Count Cano
MuSSolniS son-n=law, shows.
Canos reveals that the moment in spite
misleading Italian communicates there doubt about the
Marshal Ialo Babo who led apane flight to the
Chicago Worlds Fair in 1888 Babo shot down by Italian anti
aircraft gunnerS at Tobruk, Ciano records
Evening star., 1945-06-05

had been away for three and hall
years.
But" he went on, you do get the
impression out there that the United
States still thinks that Japan is a
second front.
Knowing the japanese as I do,
feel that there is no possibility OF
their surrendering for long time
! They will surrender only when they
are thoroughly whipped. But We
can whip them-given sufficient men
and materiel. Make no doubt about
that"
Asked by reporters about Japanese
suicide bombing technique, the ad-
mlral described it as basically the
same as dive bombing, except that
the pilot carries on to the end, which
makes his mission more accurate.
He said he had commanded two car
rlers which were hit by suicide
planes, but declined to name them.
A reporter asked Admiral Mitscher
about recent cables from the Pacific
theater attributing high degree of
effectiveness to new type of Jap
fighter plane.
i have never encountered any jap
fighter that can out-perform our
most modern planes the admiral
said.
ManpOwer to Win War.
The doughty admiral laid stress
on the necessity for Americas bend
ing every effort to win the war in
the Pacific.
'Manpower will speed the end of
this war the admiral said I'VE
have the best men in the world. We
have complete control of the seas.
Japan now is receiving nothing
through its ordinary shipping lanes
to Okinawa. I suppose that an
occasional submarine gets through.
But it is necessary that we throw our
entire effort into this war"
The character of the Pacific war
is very different from that of the
European war" Secretary Forrestal
interjected. There are no mass
surrenders in the Pacific"
The Secretary declined to say
what Admiral Mitscher's next as
signment would be. The old sea-
farer now is conferring with the
Navy Department and taking a va
cation. But all indications point to
the probability that he soon will be
waging war against the Japanese
again.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Ii. Comdr. f. !. Grace Listed
As Killed Off 0kinawa

1t. Comdr. Edward Thomas Grace,
81, commanding officer of the de-
stroyer Halligan, which was lost of
Okinawa last March 26, was killed
in action on that date, the Navy has
informed his mother, Mrs. Leo M.
Bellerose. 1901 South Chelsea lane,
Bethesda. Comdr. Grace previously
was listed as missing.
A graduate of Canterbury Pre-
paratory School at New Milford,
Conn.,. Comdr. Grace was sent to
the Pacific Immediately after his
graduation from the Naval Acad-
emy in 1889. He was at Pearl Har-
Dor when the Japanese attacked and
participated in most of the major
campaigns in the Pacific, returning
to this country for a brief period
in 1943
In June, 1s43, he was married to
Edith NJ. West, Bremerton, Wash.
They have an 11-month-old daugh-
ter. Trudie Alexis, whom he never
saw.
Mrs. Bellerose has lived In Wash
ington for the last 10 years. Comdr
Grace's father, Edward Stack Grace
New Britain, Conn, died in 1918
when the former was an infant.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Iran Government
Loses Confidence Vote

BY the Associated Press.
TEHRAN, June 5.-The Iran gov
ernment of Premier Hakaimis fell
yesterday when it failed to get a
vote of confidence in Parliament
OF the 95 deputies present, Is voted
to support the government. voted
against it and the remainder alb
stained from voting.
The dispatch did not define the
issue. Trans foreign minister, Sepah
Bodi, informed its Parliament May
80 that the government had de-
manded withdrawal of all British,
American and Russian troops from
the country now that the European
war had ended. The American Per-
sian Gulf Command announced last
week it was leaving Iran, after COM
pletion of its work, ferrying war
supplies to Russia,
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Grand Jury Due 10 Act
Monday in Fot Myer Theft.

The District grand jury may act
Monday in the cases of six men
arrested recently in connection with
thefts of meat from the Fort Myer
commissary, it was learned today.
Testimony was heard yesterday by
the grand jury and court attache
said it was quite likely that indict-
ments would be returned Monday.
The District Attorneys office has
announced arrest of commissary
clerk, local grocer and four deliv-
erymen of a local wholesale meat
firm which has been supplying the
Army commissary.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
All American Prisoners
Reported in Allied Hands
BY the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated Fress.
PARIS. June 5.-The provost
marshals Office of the European
theater announced today that vir-
tually all American prisoners of
war, including those in Russian
occupied areas, have been recovered.
and that more than two-t thirds have
departed for the United States.
The announcement said 89,776 re-
covered American prisoners were
either en- route home or awaiting
transporta ton
Roughly, $4,000 have been shipped
home, it was said, and all except
5000 to 1000 of the remainder have
been processed for shipment.
I'VE feel confident that all of
them will be en- route home before
the end of the month";" it was stated
by 1t. Col. w. P. Schweitzer, chief
of the recovered Allied Military
Personnel Division.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
; Americans Included
Among IS Killed
lin Bremen Blasts
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BREMEN, Germany, June 5.-Res-
cue parties searched for additional
casualties today in the wreckage
of the United States Military Gov
ernment police headquarters in
Bremen which was destroyed yes
terday by two mysterious blasts.
The bodies Of 3 Americans and II
Germans had been recovered. Two
Americans were missing. -Four
Americans and Is Germans were
hospitalized with serious injuries
and at least 10 other Americans
and 46 Germans were slightly in
jured.
Delayed-Acti Bomb Suspected.
Most of the German casualties
were police and police auxiliaries
The four-story structure in down.
town Bremen was a former head
quarters for Nazi SIS detachments
and had been inspected by engineers
for possible BOBBY traps before it
was taken over by the Americans
last April 26.
An American public safety officer
Maj. E. Russell Kennedy, jr., of
Washington, D. c., expressed belief
that the disaster was caused by a
delayed action bomb. The Germans
are known to have developed demo-
lition charges with fuses delayed
up to "a days.
Blown Through Door.
Maj Kennedy, who was on the
third floor at the time of the explo-
sions, escaped with a cut forehead.
He said:
The first blast panicked a big
line of civilians outside my Office
and I tried to quiet them. The sec
ond blast. a minute or two later,
blew me through door into another
room choked with dust and scream
ing people"
Confiscated German ammunition
stored in a ground-floor room of
the building was set off and contin-
ued to explode for half an hour.
Maj Kennedy, 43, was an agent
Of the intelligence unit of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau here from
October 16, 1885, until he was called
into active service with the Army
February 4, 1941. Before that time
he was an agent of the Secret Serv-
ice here His wife, Mrs. Barbara l.
Dunlop Kennedy, lives at 1903 Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md. He is a
graduate of George WASHINGTON
University.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Security
Continued From First Page }


man said that Ambassador Andrei
Gromyko, delegation chief, might
hold a news conference "in two or
three days" presumably after hear
ing from Moscow. The Soviets were
obviously irked by information about
their work and views reaching the
public from non-Soviet sources, and
were seeking ways to put out some
information themselves
The small nation delegations, most
Of which are getting their only infor-
nation about the behind scenes
struggle from news stories, discussed
a variety of steps they might take
when once the dispute reaches their
committeeS-and assuming Pre-
mier Stain does not alter the Rus
sian position.
The latest such idea was that the
conference here should adjourn un-
til the end of the year. This was
advanced as a move which might in
some way avoid risking an open
quarrel. At least it would post
pone it.
Under present plans. the voting
formula in the council would op-
crate in such way that any of
the Big Five could block investiga =
ton of disputes, efforts to adjust
them peacefully Except that when
one of the five great powers was a
party to the dispute it could not
vote. and forceful measures to pre-
vent or halt aggression The Big
Five are agreed on this, the only
disagreement being over the Russian
Interpretation that the veto should
extend to discussion of disputes.
Cubas chief delegate. Guiliermo
Belt. said he was comforting with
other leaders of small nations and
expected them to stick together
against the Russian Interpretation.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
McAuIiffe
Continued From First Page.)

the 9th Air Force, also is in Wash
ington, according to report from
Miami, Fla, where Gen. Doolittle
had been resting. Gen. and Mrs
Doolittle live at $500 @ street NV.
Gen. Doolittle and Gen. George
s. Patton, jr., are scheduled to be
guests of honor at a celebration in
Los Angeles this week end.
Several other Washington area
generals are expected here soon
Both Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, COM
mander of United States Strategic
Air Forces in Europe. and Maj. Gen.
Elwood r. Quesada, head of the 9th
Tactical Air Command in Europe,
were in Detroit today for a celebra-
ton.
Gen. Spaatz, however, is expected
to return to his home in Alexandria
tomorrow for a welcoming celebra-
ton in the Municipal Stadium. The
War Department had no informa-
ton yet on the exact time Gen.
Quesada will arrive.
Gen. Quesada, a Washington
born athlete called Pete" by his
friends, lives at 4716 Ninth street
NV.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Marine Corps Can't Be Cut
Now, Gen. VANDERBILT Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Gen. A. A. Vandegrift. Marine
Corps commandant, said yesterday
the corps could not demobilize any
of its strength now because it would
cause IAN appreciable decrease in
combat efficiency"
Victory in Europe did not result
in any decrease of the strength of
the Marine Corps or in a change
in its combat commitments" Gen.
Vandegrift said in a statement.
He promised, however, that once q
cutback is ordered by higher au-
thority the corps will introduce a
formula for discharge which will
insure rapid, equitable demob-
| ilization.'
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Erickson Bank Deposits
Now Put al III Million
By tie Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 5.-City Com
missioner of Investigation Edgar
Bromberger declared yesterday that
Frank Erickson, former bookmaker
who turned florist, and his COL
leagues deposited s5,o37 1858 in a
New York bank from 1926 to 1898, in
addition to s22,57s,524 deposited in
two other banks since 1888.
Erickson refused to answer when
Mr.. Bromberger asked him how
much of the amount represented
unreported proceeds of his business
activity in the city.
He appeared at a hearing before
Mr.. Bromberger to determine
whether the money had been earned
in New York City and therefore was
subject to the city's gross business
tax.
Erickson said after the hearing
that he never had bank balance of
more than $l50,000.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Mrs. Morgenthou Home
From Florida HOSPITAL

Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.. wife
of the Secretary of the Treasury
returned to her home here yester-
day from the WEIGH Convalescent
Hospital at Daytona Beach, Fla,
where she had been staying since
late March, recuperating from a
heart ailment. She was accom-
panied by Mr.. Morgenthau.
Mrs. Morgenthau is In q "very
satisfactory condition" 1t was said
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Aochen School Reopened
By u. S. 18th Army

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June s. Children of
Aachen-850 German boys and
girls-began to learn reading. writing
and arithmetic yesterday in 10 pub
lie schools opened by the United
States 18th Army in the ancient city
Formal opening of the schools for
children from the first through the
fourth grades was attended by rep
resentatives of 1t. Gen. Leonard T
Gerow. church authorities and Of
ficials of the new school system
established by the Allied Military
Government
Aachen schools were closed last
September when Allied air raids be-
came so regular that operation was
impossible.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Measure Asks Pension
For Mrs. Roosevelt

BY the Associated Press.
A 5000 annual pension for Mrs
Eleanor Roosevelt was proposed to.
day in a bill offered by Representa-.
tive Lesinsky, Democrat, of Mich.
igan.
Mr.. Lesinski, chairman of the
House Committee on Invalid Pen.
sions, said such a pension-like ths
free mail privilege recently giver
Mrs. Roosevelt-i customarily al.
lowed widows of Presidents.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
1 matters affecting Germany as
Political Adviser for Each.

WllUlC.
Political Adviser for Each.
The statement added that "the
four commanders in chief will to-
gether constitute the control coun-
Gill;" and that each will be assisted
by political adviser.
The statement made clear that the
control arrangements announced
today will operate for an indefinite
period-while Germany is occupied
by the Allied armies and is carrying
out the basic requirements of un-
conditional surrender. Arrange
ments for the subsequent period will
be made the subject of a separate
agreement" the statement said.
The statement outlining the un-
conditional surrender requirements
declared that twas necessary to set
up the Allied administration of the
country because there Is no central
government or authority in Ger
many" capable of maintaining order
and complying with Allied require
ments.
In these circumstances, the dec
laration asserted that the four Allied
governments hereby assume su-
preme authority with respect to
Germany, including all the powers
possessed by the German govern
ment, the high command and any
state, municipal or local government
or authority"
This assumption OF power docs
not effect the annexation of Ger
many" it was stipulated.
Will Determine Boundaries.
The declaration added that the
four Allied governments will here
after determine the boundaries of
Germany and the status of any
German territory.
The Requirements" imposed on
the Germans included complete dis
armament; prisoner of war status
for all land, air, antiaircraft, naval,
SIS, SA and Gestapo forces; submis-
sion to Allied orders of all Ger
many-controlled naval or merchant
ships, all transportation and COM
'munition facilities and all factories,
research Institutions laboratories
and plans involved in the production
of military equipment.
Germany is also required to turn
over to the Allies all prisoners of
war in their power, and complete
information about German military
forces and production
The declaration also stipulated
that specified principal Nazi lead
ers' and all other persons desig-
mated by the Allies as being sus-
pected of war crimes will be appre-
hended and surrendered to the Allied
representatives"
Any further political, admins
trative, economic, financial. military
and other requirements" as the AL
lies may deem requisite for future
peace and security" will be taken
later, the declaration added.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Roosevelt Peace Policy
Still Alive, Wallace SAYS
R1 the Assnc1atsd press-

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 5.-Secretary
of Commerce Wallace said last
night that President Truman is
following the Roosevelt policy to
the letter. by keeping his eye on
the main chance for world peace"
IAN of us" Mr.. Wallace declared
can effectively help President Tru-
man in his great task of working
toward the Roosevelt purpose, the
Woodrow Wilson dream, the proph-
cts vision in developing an ef-
fective mechanism for promoting
good will and understanding among
all peoples
The Secretary spoke at Waldorf
Astoria dinner at which he va.
given a plaque, the ann1al award O,
the Churchman. an Episcopa
Church publication. for the pre-
motion of good will and unde,
standing among all peoples"
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Ross Is Uninformed
On Any Talks
With Stain

White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said In answer
to inquiries today that he did
not know whether President
Truman was in communication
with Premier Stain about the
impasse at the San Francisco
Conference, but he emphasized
that the President hears from
Secretary of State Stettinius
regularly.
Asked If the President was
worried about the lack of prog
ress at the Security Conference,
Mr.. Ross said that If he is he
had given no inkling of it.
Evening star., 1945-06-05
Medley
Continued From First Page.

tory criminologist, revealed the rea-
son for the filing of three of the five
bullets found in Medley's gun
Three of these cartridges are
United States Cartridge Co.'S. .3e
shorts" he said. They will not fit
in this gun (he was holding the Iver
Johnson 38 caliber revolver found
in Medleys St. Louis hotel room)
The chamber of this gun has a
little shoulder in it. The U. S. C.
bullets were filed down so they
would fit in the gun. The other two
bullets are Smith g. Wesson's and
are chambered to fit this gun
The chamber of the revolver was
passed from juror to juror.
Mr.. Fihelly asked the witness tc
explain the rifiing marks made by
the barrel of gun on bullet fired
from it. Then the prosecutor asked
rs it possible to show that Gov
ernment II M IS tthe bullets
that killed Mrs. Boyer were fired
from Government 81 Medley S
revolver).'
Bullets Recovered and Examined
The witness answered:
The land and groove rifling)
impressions on the bullets in evi-
dence are of the same general type
as the land and groove character
listics of this gun" Mr.. Williams
said he had fired the gun several
times, recovered the bullets and eX-
amined them under a microscope.
But you could not swear that the
bullets in eidence positively came
from this gum" was Mr.. Fihelly S
last question.
Il could not" the witness an
swered. ~ -.,--..--- .s-.
The third scientific witness was
Harold R. Mullin of the Bureau of
Standards, who described himself rs
"a spectroscopist."
Don't you think the first thing
you ought to do is to have the wit
ness explain what he means by that
name" asked Justice Goldsborough
interrupting Mr. Fihelly's question
ing.
Mr.. Hughes objected to the intro
duction of spectrocopy in a court
of law.
Objection Overruled.
Justice Goldsborough overruled
the objection Spectrocopy was de-
scribed as an exact science now used
by industry throughout the country.
"A science does not have to be exact
to enter court of Law" the justice
said, God knows, medicine is not
exact"
"Or the law ITSELF" suggested Mr..
You are treading on dangerous
ground there" said the justice. This
caused laughter in the courtroom.
Mr.. Mullin explained that spec
trocopy is relatively new method
used especially to determine the ele-
ments comprising metals by burn
ing small particles of them and
noting what colors of the spectrum
are seen in the flame. Each ele-
ment has it's own color, he explained.
He said he had made such tests
on the metallic particles found in
the two files taken from Medley
when he was arrested
And what did you find,' asked
Mr. Fihelly.
The particles were predominant
ing of lead plus antimony, copper
and zinc"