The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-17

Frankly, want
to see the corpus
deficit before / be- Adolf Hitler
lieve anything.
The most eminent authorities
here frequently have said they
believed Hitler dead, but they
have never said why or how. An
explanatory version, generally
accepted among military men,
Is that German army leaders
(the high cOmmanD killed Hit
Ter and his girl friend, just as
they once are supposed, slyly,
to have slain Socialist President
Ebert when he refused to leave
government, upon their demand,
to make way for Marshal Won
Hindenburg.
Ebert was subject to indigestion
attacks, and was heavy eater. Fol-
lowing an official dinner and an
attack, conspirators rushed him to
hospital where conspiring sur
geon Immediately Operated" and
Ebert died on the table.
Himmler's story, that Hitler died
of cerebral hemorrhage is not be-
lieved because Nazi doctor, now
our prisoner, examined him in mid
April and found his blood pressure
low. But Hinmler's concocted story
suggests he was conspirator in
Hitler's death in some manner,
probably on April "a or possibly
May I.
May Be Alive.
In less authoritative quarters
here, a belief prevails that Hitler is
alive under circumstances no more
fantastic than numerous other Nazi
exploits, to wit:
The whole Hitler end was .
staged with lOng-planned, typi-
cal attention to details. Hitler
called In his Eva, married for
no pressing reason except ex-
post-facto publicity; also sum-
mOned his generals, announced
he had reversed his plan Of
fighting to the end, and intended
to die in or about his well kept
hole. They pleaded with him for
days ON Bonded knees to save
himself but he stood firm, and
sent them all away so they
could not witness further devel-
Opments.
Drop the curtain for a minute,
then find the bodies, well, anyway,
some reasonably resembling bodies.
To me this always has been the
best story since another little Eva
crossed the ice, instead of the be-
yond, with another wolfhound Of
about equal weight.
What a story to leave the credu-
lous, Economically inclined worldl It
would be particularly nice blanket
to cover a decision of the Nazi lead
ers to 60 separate ways, and meet
months hence to renew their politi-
cal activity for world conquest,
which was their basic, unacceptable
ideal.
Furthermore, this story holds Hit
Ter not only planned his escape but
his future life in obscurity.
He had a double, bearing consid-
cradle physical resemblance to what
he would be when he disguised him
self, sans moustache, dropping hair
lock, etc., living a life he intended
to take over when he escaped. This
selfless patriot he would kill and as
sumo that identity when he desired
to take over that life. Submerging
his own identity in that one, he
would be beyond easy detection.
All plans for this We're made
after Stahngard, with money,
arrangements for physical dis
guise, locale carefully chosen
and known only to Hitler.
Little Eva may have been dis
posed Of, as her presence would
decrease, by double, his
chances Of avoiding detection
although he may have planned
with sufficient security to war
rant taking her along.
The other Nazi leaders knew moth
ing of this detailed arrangement but
were under orders to scatter into
their variously chosen DISCUSSES, to
assemble six months from date at
a certain place, with the money they
had hidden, to start in saving the
world again. There was to be no
| political activity In the intervening
| time.
Those who believe this doubt the
current yarns that Hitler chose his
better ole in Spain or Latin Amer
lea. He was not looking for SYM
pathy or sympathizers, but for OBJ
hvion.