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that respect did not apply to the
District of Columbia
Saving Promised.
Capt. Whitehurst, apparently
taken by surprise and uncertain
what attitude the Bureau of Stand
ards would take under full load
of tests for the highway depart
ment, said the bureau has never
done field testing work for us ex-
cept at cement mills
The upshot was the prohibition
in the House bill of the use of funds
for operating the testing laboratory
Mr.. Cannon, in his report on the
District appropriation, said it hac
been disclosed at the hearing that
tests could be made "at the Bureau
OF Standards without cost to the
District government. The report
promised saving "of s13.S40 Qes.
$l,l50 due to the legislative fur
lough)."
Capt. Whitehurst later-February
%, 1933-turned to the Senate sub.
committee on District appropria
tions to try to correct the House
mistake. He warned that the Blu.
reau of Standards would charge thu
District for the highway tests.
THE discussion on the floor of tht
House with reference to the testins
laboratory prohibition, he said, "i.
quite convincing that there is ap.
parently some misunderstanding a.
to the functions, extent, value, vol.
ume of work and usefulness of tht
laboratory.
Volume of Work Large.
Reference is specifically made OF
numerous occasions to the work be
ing performed by the Bureau O
Standards without any cost to tn,
District of Columbia. The volum,
OF not only our desirable work bu
our absolutely essential work i
quite large ;. The Bureau, in tn
last few years, has upon several oc
casions informed District authoritie
that it would be necessary to max,
charge for the testing of some ma
terials and devices as their fund
would not permit absorbing thes
costs. Attention is invited to tn,
fact the law permitted the Burea,
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Ex-Premier Of Spain
Freed at Orunienbura
BY the Associated Press,

MOSCOW, May 12-Francisco
Largo Caballero, former premier of
the Spanish republic, has been freed
from the Oranienburg concentra-
ton camp, the Polish agency Pol
press said today.
1t said he was arrested in France
in 1943, where he had lived since
1899. He now is recuperating in a
Polish military hospital, the state
ment added.
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Killed

First Sergt. Page III. Shenk, %
brother of Mrs. Helen Gray, 12O;
D street NE, was killed in Belgium
on December II, his sister has beer
advised by the War Department.
A native of Luray, Va, he entered
service in November, 1912, and wen
overseas last July with the infantry
Besides his sister, he is survived
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B
Shenk; another sister, Mrs. Madgt
Kovach; and two brothers, Marvir
and Amos, all of Luray.
Pvt. Marvin c. L. Rye, 20, son O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Rye, Mary.
land Point, Charles County. Md.
was killed in action April in Ger.
many, his parents have been mott.
fed. An infantryman, Pvt. Rye wa!
employed as farmer before enter.
ing the Army in 1943. He attended
public schools in Charles County.
Pfc. Donald C. Devault, 26, wa.
killed in action March in Germany
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Karl V
Devault, La Plata, Md, have beer
informed.
A graduate of the Bristol (Tenn.
High School, Pvt. Devault was EN-.
ployed at the Naval Powder Plan
at Indian Head before entering thu
Army. In addition to his parents
he is survived by his widow, Mrs
Eileen Wampler Devault; two chill.
dren, Linda and Clifford Devault: E
sister, Miss Wanda Devault, Bristol
and two brothers, Howard, with the
Navy, and Jack Devault of the Army
Air Forces.
Wounded
Pfc. Joseph George Pulzone, "a
was slightly wounded on April II ir
Germany according to word received
by his wife, Mrs. Catherine L. Pull
zone of rs John Roberts Homes
Alexandria.
A native of Alexandria, Pvt. Pull
zone attended George Washington
High School and was employed as a
machinist at the Naval Torpedo Sta
ton in Alexandria before entering
the Army in June 1914. He went
overseas last January with the 30th
Infantry Division of the 9Th Army
The PulZones were married in 194C
and have two children, Methea
Marie, 3, and Joseph George, jr., 2
1st Sergt. Herman Clarke Tardd
ir., whose wife, Mrs. Amelia w
Tardd, lives at 752 Columbia road
NV, was wounded in action in
Germany April "a, his wife has beer
notified. Sergt. Tardd has seen &C
ton in Italy, North Africa and
France, his wife said.
A native of Washington, he was
graduated from Armstrong High
School and was employed as q
craftsman in the Adjutant Generals
Office at the War Department. He
entered the service March IS. 1912
and has been overseas ID months.
Pfc. Thomas G. Singleton, %
whose wife, Mrs. Kathryn G. Single
ton, lives in Bethesda, Md, was
wounded April 27, in Germany, the
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Thus far in this Uar 1872
men from the District area
haze been reported killed.
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On the Roll of Honor

War Department has advised her
He was an infantryman.
He was born in Pittsburgh, ano
educated here. He was a civilian
employe with the Navy Department
before entering the Army in 1943
He went overseas in March of this
year. His parents are Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Singleton.
Pfc. Boyd r. Burgess. 26. wa!
wounded in action April 7 in Ger.
many where he was fighting with the
744th Light Tank Battalion of the
9th Army, it was been reported to
his wife, Mrs. Jessie Mae Burgess
6006 Thirty ninth place, Hyattsville
Md. Pvt. Burgess, native of the
District, was employed by the United
States Engineers before entering
the service in January, 1943. He
has been overseas Is months.
Pfc. William r. Rye, jr., 80, whose
wife. Mrs. Violet Rye, lives in Bran
dywine, Md, was wounded in ac-
ton in Germany on April 27, his
wife has been notified He is the
son of Mrs. Jennie Rye, 1886 D
street Sc, and William R. Rye,
sr,, 518 Braxton place, Alexandria,
Va. Pvt. Rye is now in a hospital
overseas.
He attended Hines Junior High
School and as a youth worked in the
advertising department of The Star
Joining the Army in July, 1914, he
was sent overseas the first of the
year. He is father of three chill
dren, Raymond, 10; Billy, 10, and
Benny, 7.
Evening star., 1945-05-13

Pfc. Albert w. Saul, 27, who was
captured December in Germany
where he was fighting with the
29th Infantry Division, has written
his wife, Mrs. Ruth B. Saul. 3942
Alabama avenue Sc, that he was
liberated in March from camp at
Hammelburg. Pvt Saul wrote he
was originally interned at Oflag ia
but was forced by the Germans to
make 350-mile march when the
Americans neared the camp where
he originally was held. Pvt. Saul
entered the service in December
1913, and was sent overseas last
June
Pfc. James Chase Fielding, 81, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Fielding
4427 Forty fifth street NV, escaped
from a prison camp in Germany
about two weeks ago and is now in
a hospital in England, his parents
have been informed. Pvt. Fielding,
a member of the 29th Infantry Di-
vision, was captured last July 80
in Normandy and had been interned
at Stalag 13-B near Weiden.
Pvt. George E. Sauer, who was re-
ported missing in action on January
%, and later informed his parents
he was prisoner, has sent radio
gram stating he is safe and well, -
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
C. Sauer of 1924 Orchid street NV,
informed The Star yesterday.
His father said the family received
a letter dated March 7 from Pvt.
Sauer last week. The letter was
from a prison camp in Germany and
said he was all right. The Star
ran a story on Pvt. Sauer on
March 6.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
Weather Report

Dlstr1ct of Columbia-Consider-
able cloudiness, rather warm,
chance of one or two showers this
afternoon. Tomorrow partly cloudy,
continued mild.
Maryland and Virginia-Consid-
cradle cloudiness, rather warm,
scattered brief showers this after
noon. Tomorrow partly cloudy,
continued mild.
River Report.
Potomac River cloudy, Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls
Tide Tables.
(FurniShed hY limited Stafes Cnast
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FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Suryey1
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This edition contains This
Week Magazine OF "a pages, a
10-p1ge comic section and IL
pages OF rotoorauure.
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NEGRO VOTING

The question of economic and political
Justice for negroes is so involved in emo
tons, tradition and custom that the mere
discussion of it is difficult. But Florida
political leaders were bestirred into such
aFfrenzy of discussions and plannings in
recent days as has not occurred in lorg
time. For, closely~foHowing the Pensacola
circuit court decision ordering the regis
trar to record two negroes as Democrats,
similar suits popped up in Palm Beach and
Duval counties
Naturally the negroes will win there,
too. Then the long-smoldering fight to
gain equal teacher pay for negroes famed
up again despite the fact the cleverly de-
vised merit" rating system had been part
ly sustained in Dade, had stymied litiga-
ton in Pinelas. But it was up again in
Manatee, the Broward suit against closing
negro schools during the truck harvesting
season appeared headed for a decision.
All together, five counties are at work
to decide what to do in the April legisa-
ture about Democratic primaries Tom
Watson, who recently declared eventual
negro voting inevitable" nonetheless ap-
pointed the smartest committee, % news
paper editors, legislators, business men
we'll scattered geographically.
His committee decided one of three
things must be done: L. Allow the negroes
to vote, with segregated registering and
polling. 2 Fix trick primary that will
Nevade the Texas decision g. Abolish the
primary and return to the old convention
plan.
Tom Conoly, Jr., state Democratic
chairman appointed three-man commit
tee, Caldwell appointed a sever-member
committee, unfortunately lopsided with ex-
Ii inists and West Floridians. He also ap-
20 atod added one-menlber commit .ecs''
-Aori1ed to aid and consult others.
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INVESTING IN GUNS"

You have read that story about the
captured by the American Third Army,
and probably it occurred to you, as it did
to us, that good many individual Ameri-
cans have more money than was found in
the cache.
First reports said that the amount OF
gold totaled 500, GOO, 900, but latest ac-
counts said that it had not yet been deter
mined what the sum was. 1t may be little
more or little less than the 100000, 900,
but, in either case we can't help recalling
that Germany invested in guns, instead of
butter as Hitler declared on sundry occa-
sons, and now, after a long days hunting,
is eating crow.
What has happened to Germany in
investing in guns, is happening now to many
Key WeSters who have, ard still are, in
vesting in guns, that is, by amplification,
i'm something that is not essential to their
wellbeing.
For instance, The Citizen has de-
claimed several times about local men and
some women cashing their war bonds as
soon as they are cashable. The line, for
these super-patriots. still forms at the right
at the local bank, and the line sometimes
eextends out to the sidewalk
Someaof those persons probably need
ito convert their bonds into cash to meet ex-
penses, but it is hard for us or anybody else
to see hew, in these lush times, when every
xxxnta5 al 10 II
ii unnecessary for so many Key Westers to
cash their bonds The percentage of those
who really need the money should be ex-
ceedingy small.
However, the wild spending continues
among many Key Westers who are earning
more now than they ever did before, and
they will find themselves, as we have said
repeatedly, broke short time after the war
is over. and they will not have anybody to
blame but themselves.
1t would seem that all of us would be
anxious to be financially independent, but
such is not thecase. Too many are content
to take what are virtual handouts from
members of their families or from their
friends.
There is no disgrace in being helped
! by anybody when you have been victim
of circumstances, which is something that
may occur to any of us, but it is double
disgrace, when we are put in position to
guard against the uncertainty of the future,
and fail to take that precaution, as hun
dreds of Key Westers are doing now.
Are you investing your money in
guns?
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TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES

1894 - Edward Everett, famed
Massachusetts orator, senator.
governor and Harvard president.
born Boston. Died there, Jan. To-
1865.
18O9-Daniel Pratt, a rather
demented vagrant, known coun-
try over as a popular college
students lecturer, much TO the
disgust Of professors, born Chel-
sea, Mass. Died in Boston.
l835-Henry Willard, German
immigrant, Civil War. journalist
Western financier, railway ship
ping magnate, born, Died NoY.
II. 1900.
1859-Enoch H. Crowder. sold i.
Ter, major-general. World War /
supervisor of the draft, born IN
Missouri Died May 7, 1882.
1861 - william o. Partridge
eminent sculptor-writer, born ~
France (of American rarentsl.
Died New York, May u, 1880.
! 1862 - William w. Campbell,
famed astronomer, president 81
the University Of California,
born Hancock Co, Ohio. Diea
June IA, 1898.
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TO-DAY In HISTORY

l866-First Y.M.C.A. in country
founded in Boston.
1873-Indian leader in Califor-
MIA Modoe War, Capt. Jack, kills
Gen. Candy and Rev. Thomas
come to negotiate peace with
him.
1888-Marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Ford.
1895 - William Goebel, later
governor of Kentucky, kills
prominent Ketuckian, John
Sandford, in duel.
1918 - German-American AL
lance dissolves - turns funds
over to Red Cross.
1918 - President Wilson takes
over most of country's steam
ship lines.
1939-Italy extends her occu-
patton of Albania to Greek Dor
der.
l941 - President declares the
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you know that. For the good of
the community. But why are you
talking nonsense? You have too
much common sense. and too
much respect for the innate de-
scency of mankind to refuse"
A FTER a moment he said tone
lessly, Okay, DIR. Merry
when do we leave?"
II want you to remember one
thing. Jerry, no one must know
why you're going. except that you
are going to a hospital for further
treatment" she warned him
swiftly. you must under no cir
cumstances, give them the slight
est inkling of the truth. II it be-
came known that the Looms
child and Mrs. Hayden died of
tropical fever that could be traced
to you, there'd be panic in the
town-worse even than an cpl
demic."
Jerry nodded hopelessly "Surc
Il can see that" ghe admitted.
But what'1I / tell them"
Simply that DR. Nichols and |
think you should have further
treatment in a military hospital,
and that / am going with you, to
study the treatment. >
He nodded. IF only | could get
away without seeing Nom or Isa-
bel or anybody" he said harshly;
Meredith drew a deep, nara
breath.
Would you like me to see them
for you, Jerry?" :, .
He looked up eagerly, relief
flaming in his eyes,
Gee. aOould yous Dr.. Merry?"
he pleaded. '.
'fOf course, Jerry" sfeanswered
rashly. taI1l get your mother to
pack a beg for you. You can go
straight out to the hospital Ii you
like. and wait there for train
time"
She had thought that never in
her life had she dreaded anything
as much as she had dreaded that
interview with Jerry. But as she
| got into her car and turned IN the
direction of the farm where Lucy
Butler had lived her lonely, hard
working life. she knew that the
scene with Jerry had not been
the worst. Seeing Lucy was going
to be, that.
To be continued
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from her of the pity tina. surged
in her heart, or one touch of a
comforting hand would be the fl
nal, unbearable blow to him, rose
and went to the window.
A long while afterwards she
heard him say just above mis-
breath. in voice wrung with
agony, What am i going to do2
My God, what am l. going to do?
What am | going TO do? I'd shoot
myself, if / had a gun"
That's ~nonsense,"s said Mere
dith swiftly and strongly, bracing
him with her healthy scorn. 1.-THE
Esensible thing to do is to go in
stantlv to a place where you can
be made well, where you can not
only destroy this evil thing in
yourself, but by cooperation with
doctors and scientists, make ii pos
sible For other men to be healed
of it."
THERE was the faintest possible
i breadth of hope IN his tortured
eyes as he asked arsely
"Where?"
"a military hospital in a south
ern place that is devoted to the
exclusive treatment and research
of tropic diseases" she told him
"All the arrangements have been
made. You and l are to leave this
afternoon at three-ffteen.'
Jerry said, raggedly, Why
should you go?"
Because I've been given a very
rare and deeply appreciated priv
ilege, Jerry-that of working ano
studying at this hospital in the
hope~of being able to help other
boys who come tbackas YOU game
back .----....
at would be a lot simpler &c
hand me q gun, wouldn't It%
sneered jerry. Il know what tt
do with onel''
"That's towards talk" Mere
dith famed at him.
you're going down to that hos
pital and take whatever comes
because you know that every sin
gle step in the dark that your ex-
perience helps a little to light, il
going to make it easier for the
next fellow who comes along"
"And suppose 1 refuse to go tt
the hospital?" he asked, thin
Tipped, eyes hostile.
Meredith said fatty, "You car
be forced to take treatment. Jerry
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by.AeGY GA17zs

Chapter 20.
go you want your husband to
- win the election by knocking
me out of the picture,'f'f savageIy
burst out Jerry. We'll, it won't
work."
Meredith said evenly, "Tm sor-
ry you feel that you can't believe
me, Jerry, but I'm afraid you're
going to have to. took your pa
pers to Washington with me--all
the data on your case-and was
assured THAT yotT have this dis
ease. Not yet sufficiently devel-
oped to attack you openly
strong enough for you to be able
to transmit the disease to other
people. Whieh-makes you men
ace, Jerry, to the safety Of River
Gapi"
'That's pretty hard to take DR..
Merry" he said grimly. eff I'm
so dangerous, why hasn't someone
come down with this terrible dis
ease that is supposed to make me
a menace?"
Meredith knew then that she
couldn't spare him, that he would
have to have the truth, the whole
bitter, savage, destroying truth.
Someone has, jerry" she told
him evenly. Five people have
contracted this fever, Jerry-and
two of them are dead"
Jerry sat as though she had
struck him with an instrument
of such weight that it had de-
stroyed the power of speech.
"Who?" he demanded after a
moment, weakly.
With an effort Meredith kept
her voice steady. "Dorazelle Loo
mis-, a woman named Hayden, a
boy named Irwin Charles"
Jerry caught his breath on a
- strangled gasp, and his hands
were clenched hard on his knees
as he leaned forward and stared
at her with desperate, haunted
eyes.
THE LOOMS kid - died." he
whispered. $50 did the Hayden
woman" His voice broke off and
after a moment he said harshly,
81 gave the little LOOMS girl an
allday sucker one day when she
came in with her dad"
Suddenly he leaned forward,
his white, convulsed face hidden
behind his shaking hands, and
Meredith. knowing that a word
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-11
GENERAL WELFARE SUPREME

We are someWh hat intrigued by the re-
.enf "mew charter for labor and manage
nfeut. announced by President William
Gsaen. ol the AL. Phillip Murray, of the
ClO aud President Eric Johnston. of the
chamber eft Commerce of the United
States.
q = somewhat remarkable that these
lsadeFs should get together to frame
manaRemen,-labor code which, i'm their
oplmiou contains the essential guide to
correct postwar industrial relations.
fhe gentlemen agree that manage
ment must be free from unnecessary gov
ornamental interference on burdensome re-
slrlctlons" and that labor should be free
from legislative enactments which would
imteFlsre with az discourage" the right to
.franize and 90 engage in collective bar
eainirR.
while We think the announcement is
step In the right direction, which may sig
ntly b new cooperation between manage
mast and labor. the average American will
90 well o. remember that the general well
fare Of the people is not necessarily de-
Eeloped by a scheme. which takes care of
wauaWement and labor
We point this out without intending
any particular criticism of the general
statement issued by the three gentlemen
n Is an obvious fact.
Let us suppose, for example. that labor
aud agriculture got together on a code en-
trely satisfactory to laborers and farmers
Obviously. the United States includes indi-
r,duais whose interest are not Identical
either with labor or with agriculture. The
same statement applies to any agreement
that might be reached between industry
sand agriculture.
The economic welfare of the United
taies cannot be successfully provided for
ly ans agreement between segments of the
population, regardless of the size of the
segment. The overall prosperity of the
ngtion will be helped by the cooperation of
various social units, but it can be hurt if
he coordination is designed solely to Sc
cure selfish advantage for the groups in
VOWED
We are interested in the statement of
the three representatives of labor and man
anemeTt that international trade cannot
expand through subsidized competition
among the nations for diminishing markets,
hut can be achieved only through expand
ing world markets and the elimination of
any arbitrary and unreasonable practices -
Unfortunately. no definition is given of an
arbitrary and unreasonable" practice. We
wonder II Il includes the exorbtant protec-
tive tariffs.
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This is the month to make up your
mind 30 buy some extra War Bonds; YOU
ean afford TO put up some money for the
a. var. especially since the government guar
antces you q good rate Of interest. After
H.i the having o War 3ord is not charity
casa he rar g. thr 5uver bu an .avcst-9rt
..- - .- -ur,ty ob .ainable
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People are divided into two classes !:
Those who pay too much attention to their
personal appearance and those who fail
to pay enough attention to their p a.
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Or Harry ~ erase. eHAnet
- New YORK rnlveFNsv hH
(srovelnnd. MaAa.. - g*esH -
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Il IS surprising how little intelligence
q takes 90 be considered intelligent.
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Needed Invention: Typewriter that
can think
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TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today produces a steadfast and
sincere man or woman who will
make many friends and hold
them by force of worth. 1t gives
generous nature, active, and,
in a way conscious of its merits
and DESTROYS of recognition.