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Evening star., 1945-06-21
Gen. Richard Moore,
Gen. s.. Clair Street,
Are Presented D5Ms

Maj. Gen. Richard G. Moore,
U. S. A.. was presented an Oak Leaf
Cluster to add to his Distinguished
Service Medal yesterday by Gen.
eral of the Army George C. Marshall,
chief OF staff. 1t was awarded for
exceptionally meritorious services
rendered while he was deputy chief
Of staff, from 1910 TO l942, and while
he headed the military representa-
ton on the Production Survey Com
mittee of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF
from l943 to 1945.
Gen. Moore received the cluster
in the Pentagon, where he was pre-
pairing to depart on terminal leave
prior to retirement. He Is native
Of Missouri, where he attended
Westminster College before entering
West Point with the class Of 1908.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Destroyer Abe|e Split
And Sunk by Suicide
Plane and baka Bomb
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The destroyer Mannert L. Adele
was broken in two and sunk by the
double blow of a Jap suicide plane
and jet-propened baka bomb while
she was on picket duty of Okinawa
April IL.
The ships loss was announced
April 20, but the Navy today told
additional details OF her final ac-
ton. Casualties were 81 dead and
81 wounded.
Many Of the casualties were
trapped in compartments and went
down with the ship Others were
killed when their life raft was
bombed by 4 japanese plane after
the ship had been abandoned.
The suicide plane, the Navy re
port said. WAS = single engine
"Zeke" fighter which diyed thf6ueh
q blazing cone of antiaircraft fire
from the ships guns to score 4 hit
on the starboard side, penetrating
the deck to the after engine room.
The planes bomb exploded inside
the ship, breaking the shaft and
keel.
Two Attack Together.
A minute later, the baka bomb
came skimming over the water at
more than 400 miles an hour to
crash into the ship at the waterline
on the starboard side beneath the
forward stack. setting of . second
terrifhc explosion.
The ship first came under ATTACK
about 1:45 pm, when q group o.
three enemy dive bombers appeared
One made run on the ship. Hit b.
antiaircraft and set afire, it swervee
OF course. attempting unsuccessful,
to crash 4 nearby landing craft.
Soon others appeared. and by
pm. the Adele was surrounded b!
enemy planes. Some made feints a
the ship, but stayed out of gun range
At 2:40, two attacking planes cam,
in low and fast, wing to wing On
was splashed at about 1000 yards
but the other scored, although hi
many times by 40-mm. and 20-mm
guns.
No sooner had the explosion from
that crash died out than Observer
| sighted the baka bomb bearini
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Tokyo Radio Reports
Allied Raid on Wake

By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.-
The Tokyo radio, in a burst OF
intercepted broadcasts, said to-
day:
Wake Island was raided yesterday
by 800 Allied carrier planes.
The United States already has
started long and complicated prep
arations to invade Japan.
Southern Japan was secuted for
two hours today by 56 assorted
American aircraft-Grumman fight
ers, Liberator bombers, Naval patrol
planes and Super Fortress-gath-
ering data for further bombing
attacks.
Evening star., 1945-06-21

wound of the right arm he received
May 13 on Okinawa.
Pvt. Singer, who was listed on
the oficial Army casualty release
TO-DAY. was born in Czechoslovakia
He came to the United States in
1923. He was graduated from
Mckinley High School and worked
in his fathers pawnbroker exchange
store at the Seventh street address
before he went into the Army in
December, 1912. Pvt. Singer went
overseas last June and participated
in the invasion Of the Philippines
last October. He was among the
first troops of the 96th Division
10th Army, to hit the beach at
Okinawa on Easter Sunday, accord
ing to his brother, Julius Singer,
Specialist (A) 2fc, now home on
leave from Pensacola, Fla. Pvt.
Singers other brother, Aaron David
Singer, Storekeeper &c, is stationed
at Bainbridge, Md.
Pfc. James williams, whose IA
ther. Harry Williams, formerly lived
at 225l Shannon place Sc. and was
an electrician at the Pentagon
Building. was wounded in action in
the Pacific theater, an Army cas-
ualty list revealed today.
Pvt. Williams is from Binghamton,
N. Y, and was tree surgeon in
Maryland before he went into the
Army, Mrs. Albert r. Ball, friend
of the Williamses, who lives at the
Shannon place address, said. Pvt.
Williams often visited his father
here, Mrs. Ball added. MI Williams
left Washington last July and now
lives in Perth Amboy. N. J.
Pvt. Williams brother, T/Sergt
Charles L. Williams, is with the
AAF in Germany. Previously he
also was reported wounded in action
when his plane was shot down.
Pfc. Philip J. Beacon. son of Mrs.
Emma E. Beacon, Route l. Riggs
Mill road, Hyattsville, Md, was re-
ported today by the Owl as wound
ed in action while fighting with the
Army in the Pacific.
The Owl listed today the follow
ing men as wounded In action.
Stories about them previously ap-
peared in The Star after the next
of kin were notified:
Pfc. Alvin George McNish, U. s.
M. C. R.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
G. McNish, 3ll Essex avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Pfc. william E. Smoot, r.. whose
wife, Mrs. Pauline Smoot, lives At
Falls Church, Va.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
.6,130 GIs From Europe
Debork at Virginia Port
By the Associated Press.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, June 21
The troop transport Gen. H. w
Butner arrived at the Hampton
Roads port Of embarkation yester.
day with $3.50 troops from the Eu.
ropean theater Of operations, includ.
ing 4,512 liberated prisoners of wal
and 1913 rotational soldiers.
The troops entrained immediately
for Camp Patrick Henry. They will
leave for their homes in a few days
Evening star., 1945-06-21
GIod to Have Potion,
Macarthur Declares
2y the ISxoci.t.J pr.s

BY the associated Press.
MANILA, June 21.-Gen. MacAr-
thur today refuted published reports
that he opposed assignment of Gen
George s. Patton, jr., to the Pacific
theater.
The commanding general OF Army
| forces in the Pacific said:
I'D be glad to have any or al
commanders who served in the
European theater OF operations II
! they are available" ,...,
The statement, Gen. Macarthur
added. included Gen. Patton and
Gen. Patton's Sd Army.
Evening star., 1945-06-21

In the World War he commando,
an engineer regiment and helpe,
organize Allied base ports in Bel
guim and France.
Mrs. Moore and members Of tn
General Staff witnessed the presen
tation.
Maj. Gen. st. Clair STREET., wht
commanded the 18th Air Force ir
the Southwest Pacific area from
June, 1874, to February. l945. ha.
been awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal. the War Department,
announced today. His home addreS.
is the Kennedy Warren Apartments
During his period in the Pacific
Gen. Street, planned and directed
aerial blows against Yap, Truk
Woleai and Palau. After completely
neutralizing these strongholds he as
sumed command of all air opera
tions west of Noemfoor and from
Mindanao south OF the Lesser SUM-
das. His heavy bomber attacks dev-
astated oil ref1ners in Borneo.
In Philippine operations, Gen
Streets bombers destroyed installa
tions at Mindanao and Cavite. Last
January. the citation said, two of his
bombardment groups made IAN out
standing record of operstional
flights"
Capt. John G. Crawford, 107 Tay-
lor street. Chevy Chase, Md, was
awarded the Legion of Merit in rec
ognition of his services as command :
er Of the cruiser Miami In opera
tions against Japanese forces in the
Pacific from August l9, 1914, to Feb
ruary !, l945. The award was made
at ceremonies yesterday in the Of
f1ce OF Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy H. Struve Hensel.
COmdr. Henry 8. Monroe, 17O5
North Seventeenth street, Arlington
was awarded the Gold Star in lieu
OF the second Silver Star Medal for
services rs commander of a subma-
rine on war patrol in the Pacific.
He received the decoration at the
ceremonies in Assistant Secretary
Hensels Office also.
Pvt. William M. Bailey, son OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, 1916 Calvert
street NV, has been awarded the
Silver Star for his efficiency as q
grenade pitcher in France last Feb.
ruary. His mother received WORD
yesterday of the award and the cita.
ton accompanying 1t.
The young man Is 4 member Of
the antitank company OF the 1896
Infantry Regiment. On February
~ his outfit was to be relieved BY
French troops who already were ap.
preaching. Germans in a railroad
station and machine-gun nests sur.
rounding 1t opened up with every.
thing from machine pistols to sig.
able artillery. The barrage mean
the probable death OF all the relic
troops.
Asking buddy who was an ex.
pert rifleman to cover him, Pvt
Bailey took grenades, ran through
the field Of fire and tossed them int
the station, silencing the heavier
artillery. Then he did some NOR,
pitching into q machine-gun nest
wounding six Germans. capturing
two and silencing the weapon. H,
returned to his own lines with hi
captives, unscathed. Later he wa
wounded in France, Mrs. Bale!
said, but recovered after thre
months disqualification and is nov
back with his unit.
Evening star., 1945-06-21
District Blood Donations

appointments
yesterday -- 444 persons
Appointments broken
yesterday - 100 persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center in
the Acacia Building, 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV, by calling
District $500 between 9 Am. and
$50 pm. weekdays and 8 am.
to noon Saturdays.
Evening star., 1945-06-21

down on the ship. -Four 20-mm.
guns were firing on the human
bomb" when it struck the side of
the ship.
The ship. built by the Bath Iron
Works Corp. Bath. Me. and COM
missioned July 4, 1914, left a West
ern Pacific anchorage for the Oki-
nawa operation March 20, arriving
March Is. Under Comdr. A. E
Parker, Baltimore, she served as
screening ship for heavier units in
the preliminary phases Of the &C.
ton. and joined in the lombard.
ment of beaches prior to the landing
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Boumon of Wisconsin
Is Killed on Okinowo
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
HARVEY, Ill, June 2l.-Marine
1t. Robert Bauman. "a. a tackle on
the Wisconsin 1910, Al and ~
teams, was killed in action or
Okinawa on June s. his mother. Mrs
Bertha Bauman Harvey. said she
had been notified by the Govern.
ment.
His brother, 1t. Frank Bauman
former Purdue football player was
graduated from the Marine Of1icers
Training School at Quantico yes.
terday.
Evening star., 1945-06-21

The following men were liberated
from German prison camps, accord
ing to an Owl announcement to-
day:
Pvt. Harlin E. Daniel, son of Mr..
and Mrs Benjamin J. Daniel, 1903
North Washington boulevard, Ar
lington.
Corpl. Frank w. Sherman, whose
wife, Mrs. Anne Sherman, lives at
3517 Ames street NE.
S Serst. Edwin b. Freeman, son
Of Mrs. Anna E. Freeman, Rollins
avenue, Seat Pleasant, Nd.
S/Sergt. Billy f. Wiedman, son
Of Mrs. Dorothy E. Wiedman, 3703
jackson avenue, Brentwood. Md.
Pvt. Beverly M. Pigg, son of Mrs
Doris Pigg, 62O5 Twenty-first street
Arlington.
Pfc. Beddon D. Sadtler, whose
wife, Mrs. s. B. Sadtler, lives at 2O7
East Columbia street, Falls Church
| Va.
| Also included on owl releases
today as liberated prisoners of
war were the men listed below. The
Star previously carried stories
about them:
Pfc. Thomas c. COchrane. son OF
Mrs. Clara C. Cochrane, 423 Gala
tin street NV.
Pfc. Leroy Davis. jr., son of Mrs
Emily M. Davis, 724 F street NE.
SiSergt. George G. FittOn, whose
wife, Mrs. Stella G. Fitton, lives at
1888 Quincy street NE
Pvt. Carl o. LOman, whose wife
Mrs. c. o. Loman, lives at Idaho
Hall H-220, Arlington.
1st 1t. Albert L. Lane, whose wife
Mrs. Ann E. Lane, lives at Hunt
ing Terrace Apartments, Alexan-
dria
Evening star., 1945-06-21
Ship Brings l.420 Home
Most Have Purple Heart

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2l.-The Santa
Rosa docked today at Staten Island
"A Purple Heart ship Almost two
thirds Of the 1,420 returning veter-
ans aboard headed for Halloran
General Hospital.
In addition to the wounded, the
former Caribbean cruise liner car.
ried 50 liberated American prisoners
OF war and 4sl troops for reassisn-
ment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14
On the
Side

wigs description Of a night spot
entertainer who specialized in
torch songs. OF her he said:
IAN agonized expression came
into her face and she vomited n
song Of sorrow into the micro
phone"
A M still trying to figure out
"A the best quartet popular
among singers of popular songs.
So far all / have is Singing
Sam" for the bass. And Bing
Crosby for baritone.
Add members MNIAP Club:
Jean Mcqueen, Bryan, Tex;
Darrell Carroll. San Francisco:
Hazelle Halliwell, Los Angeles.
Claims Elizabeth PAUL:
Every woman who has lived
with one man only has a sneak
ing motion deep down in her
subconscious, that had she only
taken the other chap she might
have been happier" Mote
Some wives may feel that way.
On the other hand a lot Of
women often congratulate
themselves they did not marry
the chap they originally in
tended to.)
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14
One Word Led to Another
BY Linda and
Jerry Walter
By Arthur "Bugs" Baei

Last month claimed equal Misrepresentation at the
San Francisco peace conference because I'm born dpo
mat and people love
My claim to fame is this. I'm the only in the
world who read while eat in Pullman diner and
not start free-for- all riot
And I'm than that in Pullman diner For
every hour it takes to get seat burn up two at
the table.
like to sit there and watch the stand-ups drooling
in the aisle have reached that stage of culinary
taation where let people starve while stuff myself
like introspective taxidermist.
Life after all is survival of the fttest l just
measured Pullman diner chair And fit.
Others have various claims to representation this
pearly month in San Francisco. lady writes in and
says: II have just read about you and your Pumans.
Well let tell you about myself can steal my neigh
bors milk off the porch And hour later ring her
doorbell and shl her into giving her rolls that
her milk is gone. And Ripley anybody else often
laugh ourselves silly it. How about at San
Francisco"
Well, the lady doesn't quite make it. But anyway,
give that lady box of "a tootsy tasty chocoatecoated
bunion plasters.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14

THE latest curfew rumor:
l. That when il Is relaxed II
will be enjoyed only by places
within the range of service
men" and that swank spots will
continue to fold at midnight.
The new smash hit, The
Glass Menagerie," in which
1aurette Taylor, Julie Hayden,
~ Ross and Eddie Bowling
VINE.
War correspondent Bob Casey
inheriting the drama critic post
Of Lloyd Lewis in Chicago.
Lee Wiley's Decca record of
Wherever There's Love" "a
collectors item), of which
81 900 discs have sold already.
The latest critic barred by
the -Shubert'sr Irene Kittle of
Cue.
The famed producer who
Isn't speaking to two OF the
stars in his play. Didn't even
attend the opening.
The blazing scandal which
stars a rich brewer who tried
some forward passes on one of
his pretty guests at his Palm
Beach estate recently. Because
she repulsed him in no uncertain
terms, he allegedly beat her
over the head with a brass
candlestick. Not only did her
boy friend later knock his brains
out tsendlng him 10 a hosp but
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14
REHUNn THE NEv-S BY Paul
III AAAH II w - Mallon

WASHINGTON, April ID
W The subsurface tentacles
which are somewhat contusedly
directing events leading up 10
the San Francisco conference.
seem 70 me discernible as fol-
lows.
The Russians arc determined
70 get big nations world order
Stain is irrevocably committed
10 empire building lie does not
want small nations interference.
Everything he has done Of i'm
portance has been a blow IN this
direction his claim for eXemp-
tion of the big powers from
punitive action as aggreSSorS,
his demand for l6 votes in the
assembly OF small nations. his
hegemony IN Poland, Romania.
Bulgaria, YugoSlavia and other
small nations
The United States is pledged
with equal determination 10 the
cause Of the smaller powers as
the basic guarantee Of the At
lantic Charter, the four free
donS and the whole Roosevelt
theory NJ war
Frankly the British appear
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14

in all ways 10 lean toward the
Russian side OF this basic world
proposition
THUS we are entering into a
new world in which We alone
(unless we include China
among the major powers really
believe in the Atlantic Charter
doctrine and insist upon prac-
ticing IL.
The question is how this
cleavage will work out. Can we
successfully conclude the Dunn.
barton-San Francisco treaties
under these circumstances, and
get them securely ratified II
We do. can we then live in
friendly peace under them?
Or is II time for alteration or
a change in our policy! How
much? Should we get military
bases? Keep the Philippines!
Close more tightly in upon
Latin America as is Russia upon
Poland, ETC.
There are some authorities
who think our position is sound
and can he permanently main
tained. Certainly our stand
should gather the small nations
toward our side. or at least
those left loose. We could make
quite a formidable world bloc of
small nations behind us per-
haps.
pUT II we must fight on the
- council for our position.
We will certainly be on the
losing side. There. Russia,
Britain and France could con-
troll the course. China and the
United States would no doubt
be minority.
In the larger assembly. even
with Russia's three votes TO our
one. we would appear to have
a better chance Of a majority,
but the assembly is not 10 make
the important decisions. and the
Russian position puts entire re-
sponsibility in the council, as
indeed does the text OF the
agreement.
Yet win or lose, we would. by
continuance OF this policy, con-
tinue 10 stand for our ideals. /
suspect this is the basis upon
which the administration now
is moving toward and beyond
San Francisco.
To me personally, however,
IL seems change OF front is
necessary in the interests of
national security and main
tenance Of our now existing
primary authority as world
power.
Distributed ~ Kins features syno Inc.
Reproduction In whole or In part
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14

1.-The latter. II the mans Job
Is steady and secure, they can
manage, somehow. Many couples
plan that when Jack gets his
raise" they will marry. But far
more important Is how secure is
his job? II that be safe, my
advice is marry now and enjoy
the raise together-if il ever
comes. Our booklet. How TO
Predict Your Married Happi-
ness" will tell you whether you
will be very happy, very unhappy
or just middling. Sent at cost,
10c, plus a &c stamped self
addressed envelope.
2-Yes. You can greatly i'm
prove the sense of humor you
were born with. The more you
read and study and educate
yourself. especially in literature
and drama, the more you will
find things to laugh at. We get
most OF our world wisdom and
the wisdom OF rich. intelligent
living from our poets, novelists,
essayists and dramatists-Ches-
terton, Voltsire, Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Shaw, etc. Nothing de-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14
E. v. DURLING

'TwGs mot her golden rinalets
bright,
Her lips like roses net Nth
dep,
Her heovtno bosom, liiy-white;
IL wds her eyes so bonnie blue.
Robert Burns.
Burns II one OF the many
men of experience and discern
ment who have expressed pref
erence for the golden blue-eyed
blonde, which Is No. 2 In the
rating of the 81 kinds Of
blondes. No. IL the brown
eyed honey blonde. No poem has
ever been written In honor of .
woman ef this type. Maybe IL
is overrated. Perhaps the
golden blue eyed blondes should
have the No. spot.)
NOW a u. s. government ex-
~ pert claims the average
person can not recognize horse
meat. He intimates some people
who have paid fancy prices for
what they believed 10 be steak
from a steer were really served
horse meat. / doubt this state
ment. But / wouldn't bet on il.
Even in peacetime horse meat
was regularly sold in Paris.
Several times while eating
there I suspected / had been
served horse meat under an.
other name but wasn't certain.
l will have to ask some expert
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14

lieve the congestion in the nose
and throat. A drug such as
ephedrine in salt solution may
he dropped into the nose. and
this also may aid in opening
the paSSageway
The sulfonamide drugs have
COME into widespread use in the
treatment of colds. Their chief
value X in the prevention OF
complications such as ear in
feCtlons. severe sore throat. or
pneumonia When any OF these
conditions threaten. the physi-
clan will prescribe the proper
SuIionamide drug in the right
dose.
Ot course. patient with
cold Will do hest if he remains
a. rest IN bed so az TO prevent
chilling and fatigue. The com
plete answer 10 the problem Of
cold has, as yet. not been
found.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

MY PERSONAL soothsayers
Nl and astrologers prophesy
that this Friday the Thirteenth
will prove unlucky for all small
men with mustaches who used
TO be employed as chancellor Of
the German Reich.
Follow this prophesy and see
II il works out
Relic Of yesteryear: The only
thing Republicans left in the
extremely New Deal office Of
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau is an aluminium ash
tray. 1t used 10 be the personal
property of Coolidge's and Hoo
ver's secretary of the treasury.
Andrew Mellon.
Philon Philon. counselor Of the
Greek embassy. has just left
Washington to take up similar
duties with the Greek embassy
in Ottawa. Canada.
There's Just one bit Of conso-
lation. Over at the Icelandic
legation as envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary
we still have Thor Thors!
And in the commerce depart
ment, carrying on as undersec-
retary for Henry Wallace
wayne Chatfield Chatfield
Taylor!
ERATERNIZING With the
i Foe Department-Two of
the best personal friends In
the Washington newspaper corps
are John O'Donnell Of Capt.
Joseph Medill Patterson's New
York News. and Charlie Niche
of Marshall Fields PM!
p. 81 hear on fairly good
authority this does not go for
their publishers
THE War Labor Board Is
Il awaiting the return of
Joseph harrington. congressional
delegate from Hawaii. to inquire
whether its order grading the
wages of hula dancers has
worked out satisfactorily. Mr..
Harrington is expected back
from the islands shortly-but
whether he will submit 10 grill
ling on hula wages is problem
atical.
Some say yes-some say no.
That amt no kidding about
grading the wiggling mammas.
YOU know! The WLB said il
was necessary to sort them out
and put them in wage classifi-
cations to control monetary in
flationary spirals."
Oh, shake that ceiling. baby
On the beach at waikiki!
IRON OPA: Establishment
L OF mill ceiling prices of s102
to S21s per 1000 pieces of
hickory picker stick blanks was
announced today"
Hiya there, Peter Piper and
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-14

how to recognize horse meat
even when gravy is part Of the
disguise Or when it is in the
form of a hamburger.
CALIFORNIA is in again with
" something to top. And how.
A resident of California says
she has a 25-year-old daughter
and a 5-year-old grandchild.
That despite the fact she is
grandmother she looks so young
she is continually having night
club and cocktail bar employees
refuse 10 serve her drinks be-
cause they think she is a minor.
Sounds somewhat colossal.
However, this grandma who
says she looks like one of the
bobby sox brigade, neglected to
send snapshot.
So / will have TO take her
word for il.
7 UDWIG BEMELMANS, the
~ maitre de hotel, who became
a professional writer. certainly
turns a neat descriptive phrase.
OF a discontented female he
said:
"a bitter complaint resided
perpetuslIy In her face"
Referring TO a night club
patron he stated:
"She was a wet-lipped idiot
with blond hair"
But best of all / liked Lud-