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Evening star., 1945-07-09
Berlin Appears Confused
About FIiqht of Hess

May 15-"Contrary to expecta-
tions, Anglo-American propaganda
about the Hess case is relatively
modest. The only really harmful
documents are the German dis
patches, confused and uninforma-
tive. Alfieri writes that confusion
in Berlin is at its height"
Editors Note-Alferi, it ,Das
disclosed later, took the initial
German communtQue seriously
and practically broke his neck"
sending condolences to Hitler on
the loss OF his fauorite colldbo-
rator. 1t helped reduce still
more the good sDiH betpeen Ger
many and Italy,
May 16-"Expectant pause in the
Hess case. Even the British press
mentions a mysterious peace mis-
sion, implying prearranged agree
ment between Hitler and Hess. This
is in sharp contrast with Ribben-
trop's declarations and with German
nervousness, which is not decreas-
ing"
(Tonsorrop-Italy's Rasputin.J
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Prisoners Hod Deodheod
PuIImons, Army Reveals

DALLAS, Tex, July 8 tR.-The
9th Service Command public rela-
tions office said 1t was advised yes
terday that. two tourist Pullman
cars in which members of an Italian
prisoner of war service unit tray
eled from Monticello, Ark, to
Omaha, Nebr., would have made
the trip empty If the prisoners had
not been aboard.
The command said it was told by
representatives of the Western Mil
itary Bureau at Little Rock, Ark,
the Pullmans were being dead
headed" from Arkansas to the
Northwest for use of troops.
The announcement said that since
the Italians were travelling in the
same direction the unit was put
aboard until the critical travel area
was reached.
The 7th Service Command an
nounced at Omaha that the Italians,
who were en- route from the Month
cello prison camp to work at the
Sioux ordnance depot at Sidney,
Nebr., we're taken off the Pullmans
at Omaha and continued the trip
by coach.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Women. so, Found Dead
In Buthtub, Wrist Cut

Mrs. Rachel M. Hayes, 60, of TIC
Van Buren, street NV, was found
dead today, face down in a bathtub
full of water in her home. Police
reported that Mrs. Hayes was fully
clothed and that her left wrist had
been cut.
Mrs. Hayes lived with two sisters,
Mrs Emily B. Millard and Mrs. Ruth
M. Browning. Mrs. Browning said
that Mrs. Hayes had been despond-
ent for some time.
Evening star., 1945-07-09

OF 4ugOSlaVld.
Ciano wrote:
Jan. 3-"Prince HesSe German
prince and Son-in-law Of King Vic
tori wishes to know in the name of
Hitler what is II Duce's real attitude
towards the Fuehrer. This is the
impression in Germany that II
Duce is cool. I replied that never
before has he been more grateful to
Hitler for his friendship. My re-
ply is 100 per cent true"
Jan. 5-Since 4 pm. yesterday
the Bardia Uibya) radio has been
silent (Bardia was attacked Janu-
ary 8. The garrison of more than
10000 surrendered after 20 days.)
=. Is this still a case of the flea
and the elephant? "A peculiar flea,
says Mussolini, with more than
thousand guns at its disposal
Il telegraphed Alfieri (ambas-
sador in Berlin) to request meet
ing of Hitler and Mussolini. Up to
now, Mussolini has procrastinated.
He would prefer not to meet Hitler
until some of these failures have
been erased"
Jan. 1.-THE collapse of Bardia
has shaken public morale again.
Mussolini says this is washing
that will take week to dry"
Jan. 11-YeSterday's news Of the
air and sea battle perhaps was ex-
aggerated. We cannot as yet estab-
lish whether the British carrier was
sunk Ca cruiser was sunk, the car
rier Illustrious, a battleship and a
destroyer damaged by German and
Italian aircraft). We are not
getting good news from Albania.
II Duce finds the entire situation in
explicable"
Jan. 13-"The movement begins
(of German troops into Bulgaria,
although Bulgaria did not sign the
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo pact until
March l and the occupation began
officially the following day.. The
approach of the Germans already
suggests that the tempo of events
is about to quicken"
Jan. ~ Lie huIS odld Ac
considers the Greek situation end
ed with the German descent into
Thrace. ;. II Duce conferred
with Cavallero (chief of the general
staff. Greece says Mussolini, was
a political masterpiece. We sue
ceeded in isolating the country and
in compelling it to Sght alone. But
the italian Army failed us COM
n1etelv
Evening star., 1945-07-09
0DT Order Will Take
68 Sleeping Cars
Off Washington Runs

Approximately So sleeping cars,
running on "a trains out Of WASH
ington, are due to be Cancelled by
the new Once Of Defense Trans
portation order banning Pullman
travel between points less than $50
miles distant, the Pullman Co.
reported today. They pointed out,
however, that the schedule is tenta-
tive.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Wash
ington service is the hardest hit by
the. order. Pullman cars on Pennsy
lines from Washington to New York
City, Buffalo, Rochester and Canan-
daigua, N. Y; Akron, Ohio; Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia. Springfield.
Mass, and Providence, r. l.. all are
set for cancellation.
Baltimore g. Ohio Pullmans on run
to New York City, Akron. Pitts
burgh, Parkersburg and Wheeling,
w. Va, and Jersey City viii be cut
off. The Atlantic Coast Line will
cancel its Pullman cars on the
Wilmington, N c., run, and Sea-
board Railway will cut of Pullman
cars on lines to Raleigh and Ham
let, N. c., and. Roanoke, Va. The
Chesapeake e. Ohio is the only rail
line which has no Washington runs
under the 450 limit, the Pullman
Co. said.
There still may be other changes
in the new schedules, officials Of the
Pullman Co. pointed out. Some of
the trips on which Pullman service
is Cancelled fall within miles
of the 450 limit, and the ODT may
rule a few more out Of the ban,
or few more in, depending on the
Interpretation of the rule. The 81
train figure counts all those runs
fraction less than 450 miles from
Washington.
1t also was pointed out that while
the figure represents point to point
runs, the total really is more than
81, as there is doubling up on some
lines. For example, both Pennsyl-
vania and the B. g. o. have runs
to Akron. This is counted as one
run, however, in the "a total
Pullman officials said the new
order would in no way ease the man
power situation, but would make 1t
more difficult, because Of the crowd
ing on coaches, and the need for
complete service on those trains
used by military personnel.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Engineers Take
Strike Ballot
On n15Projects
AFL Council Keeps
Wotch on Action of
Independent Union

Members of the international
Federation of Technical Engineers,
Architects and Craftsmen took a
picket line" strike vote today which
threatened to halt construction on
Is Government projects in the area.
The balloting was conducted be-
tween 8 am. and noon at six prof.
ects under supervision Of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board. Only
a handful of engineers voted, but
the outcome was watched closely by
the Washington Building Trades
Council, AFL
John Locher, secretary of the
Building Trades Council, pointed
out that If precedent were followed,
workmen would not walk across
picket lines. The engineers union
is not affiliated with the council,
but works closely with it, he said.
The strike vote was called by the
engineers after they failed TO ne
gotiate contracts with two construc-
ton firms calling for time and
half for overtime, sick leave and
vacations with pay, Howard Gotr-
band, the union president, said.
The union filed notice of the strike
with the NLRB June under pro-
visions of the Smith -Connally Act
requiring 30-day "cooling-o1" Pc
riod.
Mr.. Gobrband called today's
strike vote a mere formality," in
sisting that only the contractors
could prevent 1t by yielding to de-
mands. The contractors involved
were the Harwood-Nebel Construc-
ton Co.. Inc, and the John Nc
Shain, Inc.
Millions Involved.
The strike threat involved mil
lions of dollars in Government con-
strucHon, including these projects
where the voting took place: The
Naval Research Laboratory, White
Oaks, Md; Army Engineer Bar
racks, Fort Belyoir; Andrews Field,
Camp Spring, Md; Georgetown
University Hospital; Navy Bureau
of Yards and Docks, Arlington
Farms; Army Map Service, Dale
carlia, and Naval Center, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Mason 10 Urge
Closing Of Unit
.tGdllinger
Only 10Nurses for
1874 Patients Serve in
tuberculosis Building

Commissioner Guy Mason today
conferred with offlicials of the
Health Department and Gallinger
Hospital and said he would recon-
mend to the Commissioners today
that the second floor of the tuber-
culosis building at Gallinger be
closed.
Mr.. Mason made the announce
ment after health officials told him
Of only 10 nurses for 1874 patients.
The second floor has AZ women
patients, % of whom are white. 1t
is proposed to transfer IL to Upshur
Street Hospital, an equal number
to Glenn Dale Sanitorium and the
remainder to other floors at Gall
linger.
Hardening Process" Needed.
The ones being transferred to
Upshur street are able to wait on
themselves but require "a hardening
process" for two or three months.
Glenn Dale Sanitorium, which
last year was forced to close part of
its wards because of the manpower
shortage, will provide for the new
patients by sending some of its
patients to Upshur street. Those
benig transferred from Gallinger to
Glenn Dale are patients still requir-
ing bedside nursing.
Health Of1lcer George c. Rutland
and DR.. Sol Katz, medical officer In
charge of the tuberculosis wards at
Gallinger, told Mr.. Mason that
there were only 10 nurses for 184
patients during 24-hour period
and that at times there was only one
nurse for two floors of the building.
Situation Called Impossible"
They described this as an "im-
possible situation" and expressed
fear the health of nurses would
break unless the transfers were
made. DR.. Rutland said the ratio
OF nurses to patients was / to IS,
while the standard ratio for tu-
berculosis hospitals is to or / to S.
Appeals for nurses to help at
Gallinger have been made to the
local tuberculosis association, the
Red Cross and the District nurses
registry. The survey also is being
made among public health nurses
of the Health Department to see
if any of them will accept hospital
duty. These public health nurses
now are caring for more than 1000
home patients throughout the city.
While Gallinger has an authorized
strength of 400 nurses it lacks 1914
of that total
Evening star., 1945-07-09
MussoIini Finds Hitler
Is Strongly Anti Soviet

Jan. 18-21-."Departure for Salz-
burg. Mussolini arrives deeply con-
cerned and nervous. ]. :. He keeps
repeating, If any one had prophe-
sled on October Is what has actual
ly happened since, would have had
him shot
Hitler and his chiefs of staff are
waiting for us on the platform.
The meeting is cordial :, i. &.
there are no veiled condolences.
"Mussolini says he found very
anti-Russian Hitler, loyal to us and
undecided about Great Britain.
There is no longer any question of
invasion. Hitler said the under
taking would be extremely difficult
and could not be attempted a sec
ond time If it failed the first.
Subsequently many conversa-
tions. Hitler talks for two
hours on his coming intervention
in Greece. / must admit that
he did this with unusual mastery.
Result of the visit: Generally
satisfactory. To us is assigned
the difficult task of bringing home
the Spanish prodigal son.
MuSsolini is downhearted on his re-
turn, as he always is after meeting
with Hitler"
January 22-"Tobruk has fallen.
There has been a little fighting, but
only a little. In Albania,
Cavallero is preparing an offensive.
wait with faith but little illusion.
II have given II Duce a grave and
angry letter from Prof. Faccini of
Leghorn, whose 18-year-old son was
modified January II and sent to
Albania the same day, without
learning what gun was. This ex-
plains many things"
January 25-"Tomorrow I will
join my air group in Bari. In
the afternoon I saw Donna Rachele
CMussolinis wife). She is much
alarmed about the course of events.
AS is her humble nature, she listens
to gossip and small talk, especially
defeats, and has no sense of proper
ton"
until April "a there are no
further entries in Ciano's diary
during the period OF his army
serpice. 1t tdas a cropded three
months that saD Aris plans for
peaceful domination of Yugo-
SldDid almost succeed. only to
be tDrecked uhen the YugoSldDs
themselves thretD out their gou-
ernment March 27. Hitler struck
at Yugosldvia and Greece alike
April 6. Croatia tUds established
as an independent state" April
IS, YugoSlavian forces surren-
dered April 18 and the Greeks
April %.
German arnlor and infantry
tipped the scales in Africa, too.
BenghGsi tDds retaken By the
ATis April 3 and By April II had
recroSSed the border into Egypt.
Ciano resumes:
April 24-"The attitude of the
Germans Tin Croatia) is not clear.
They gave us free hand in VI
emma, but to what point are they
sincere?"
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Two New Polio Cases
Reported After First
Death Of Year Here

Two new cases of infantile paraly-
sis were reported today by the
District Health Department, which
yesterday announced the first death
of the year from the disease.
The victim who died was the
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Robert
M. Springer, 1905 Old Dominion
drive, Arlington, Va. Col. Springer
is expected to arrive home today
after six months service in Europe,
to learn that 11-year-old Anita
Louise died yesterday in Walter
Reed Hospital. where she was taken
Thursday night after her illness had
been diagnosed as bulbar polio
myelitis.
The two new cases reported are
those of 25-year-old man from
the 4400 block of Quarles street
N.E.-the second victim from that
block-who was taken to Naval
Hospital, and 7-year-old col
ored girl from the 5000 block of
Clay street NE, admitted to Gal
linger Hospital.
These cases bring to a total of
seven the number of District cases
Of polio since the first of the year,
DR.. Melvin Isaminger of the District
Health Department said.
Just week ago yesterday, the
Springer girl, a fifth-grade John
Marshall School student, bade a
happy farewell to her brother, 1S-
year-old Robert NJ Springer, VINO
was leaving Washington to enter
West Point.
She first felt Ill Monday, but It
wasn't until the next day, friend
Of the family said, that she became
seriously sick. She was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital Thursday.
She appeared to be getting better
Saturday.
In addition to her. parents and
brother; Anita is survived by a 16-
year-old sister, Patricia, Western
High School student. =
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Job CounseIors
For Veterans
Begin Work
Plan Attacked Since
Stoff FoiIs to Include
Ex-Seryice Personnel

Washington War Manpower Di-
rector Ernest v. Connolly today an
nounced the start of the employ
ment counseling program here
which Is already under fire from
three veterans organizations for
failure to include veterans among
the counsellors.
Mr.. Connolly said the counseling
staff. including woman supervisor
five women counsellors and one man
none of whom is a veteran-was
chosen on the basis of job specifica-
tions from national and regional
VINO. These specifications did not
say whether the counsellors should
be men or women, veterans or non-
veterans, he pointed out.
Miss Kathryn Fox, who has been
with the United States Employment
Service for IL years, will be chief of
the employment counseling pro-
gram, Mr.. Connolly announced. The
rest of the personnel also was re-
cruited from USES interviewers.
Applicant Types Listed.
Mr.. Connally said the group
which has just completed a train
ing course on counseling In the area
VINO Office, will assist the following
types of job applicants in choosing
and adjusting to a vocation:
/. Veterans needing information
about employment opportunities as
well as help in examining what they
have to offer in the labor market.
2. Job-hunters with limited or no
work experience, who need to know
job requirements and opportunities
and need TO be helped toward clear
understanding of their own abilities.
8. Older persons who have not
worked for some time and need a
determination of the jobs they are
able to perform.
4. Workers transferring to new
fields. who need help in exploring
job and training opportunities.
5. Applicants with physical OF
mental handicaps which require
special placement.
Handle Job Problems Only.
Helping workers to find suitable
jobs, said Mr.. Connolly, "is one way
of preparing for the full impact oi
demobilization and reconversion OF
the postwar period" The counsel
ors, he explained, will refer workers
to immediate jobs or find training
courses for them
Our counsellors will function
strictly within the matter of jobs,
he said. "Other problems which
often have to be adjusted for the
applicant before he or she can take
job viii be referred to the agency
set up to handle such affairs"
The three veterans organizations
American Legion, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars and Disabled Amer
lean Veterans-appealed to VINO
Chief Paul ". McNutt late last week
to appoint veterans as employment
coalnsellors. They contended that
veterans would probably represent
the largest group seeking job ad-
vice and their advisors should be
fellow veterans.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Gen. Miller Is Nominated
As Chief Of ChapIains

Nomination of Brig. Gen. Luther
Deck Miller as Army chief of chap
lains was sent to the Senate today
by the White House.
Gen. Miller has been acting chief
of chaplains since April l, when he
succeeded Maj. Gen. william r.
Arnold. He is an Episcopalian, a
graduate of Chicago Theological
Seminary and Thiel College at
Greensville, Pa. He was born in
Lynchburg, Pa.
He was chaplain in the last war
and in this war has served in Aus
tralia, New Guinea and the Philip
pines.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Ruling Won by 0PA
In Move 10 Try 154
Cab Fleet Operators

A ruling of the United States
Court of Appeals today removed an
important obstacle to the civil trial
of 154 taxicab feet operators being
sued by the Once of Price Admin
istration for alleged overcharges in
rental of cabs.
The ruling affirmed a District
Court refusal to dismiss OPA COM
plants against four of the feet
operators who offered technical
points as grounds for throwing out
the suits. OPA asks a total of
81 SGT $50 in treble damages from
the 154 operators and also seeks
injunctions to prevent them from
making alleged future overcharges.
Abraham CHASER, special appel
late attorney for OPA, said, There
is a stipulation between OPA and
all the feet operators to the effect
that both sides are agreed that what
Is the result of today's ruling will
apply to all"
Four Operators Named.
The four operators whose cases
were considered by the Appeals
Court today were named in the
suits as follows: Fred r. Reeves,
800 block of Division avenue NE;
John H. Bradley, 1900 block of Ingle-
side terrace NV; William L. Dris-
coll, first block of Seaton street
NE. and Lynwood C. Fritter, 170O
block of Fourteenth street NV.
The four operators contended, in
special appeals, that they were not
covered by the OPA regulation COW
.ering rental of taxicabs, and that Il
the regulation is interpreted to
cover their rental charges, it is
contrary to the Emergency Price
Control Act.
The Court of Appeals declared
these points had no merit because
the regulation clearly includes
charges for the rental of all auto
mobiles"
Contention Answered.
The four operators also contended
they we're common carriers under
the jurisdiction of the District Pub
lie Utilities Commission and there
fore not subject to OPA regulations.
The OPA, according to the Appeals
Court, has two answers to that con-
tention," as follows:
1.-The operators ''are not COM
mon carriers because they perform
no transportation service for hire, "
and 2-"that If they be considered
as common carriers their rental
charges are not actually regulated
by the Public Utilities Commission. >
In affirming the District Court
ruling refusing dismissal of the
complaints, the Appeals Court sug-
gested the issue was one to be de-
cided by the United States Emerg-
ency Court of Appeals, which deals
with cases arising from the Emerg-
ency Price Control Act. The Court
Of Appeals concluded its opinion
with the statement that the .argu-
ments offered by the four fleet
operators make a very substantial
and persuasive case in support of
the validity of the regulation.
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Boy, 3, Hit by Auto,
Suffers Broken Lea

Three-year-old Richard Harris,
1925 K street Sc, was reported in
good condition at Casualty Hospital
today after suffering broken leg,
cuts and bruises when he was struck
yesterday evening by an automobile
near his home
Police reported that the car was
driven by Victor Klein, 81, of 1915
c. street Sc
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Poundmasfer's Force
Beqins Work at $50 Am.

The District poundmaster's force
began today the practice of getting
the Jump on unmuzzled dogs by
starting work at $50 am. Here
tofore the three trucks began roam
ing the city at am.
Poundmaster Frank Marks said
the early-to-work order was getting
results, with at least IS dogs added
to the pound collection before 10
am.
Dogs of all breeds running the
streets unchaperoned were subject
to the rabies-control action. In
order to redeem the pets, owners
must buy new SO license If it has
not been obtained, and pay a 81
pound fee,
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Weather Report

District Of Columbia - Partly
cloudy and rather warm with high
est temperature near 80 degrees this
afternoon, followed by local thun-
dershowers tonight and tomorrow
Not quite SO warm tomorrow after
noon.
Virginia-Scattered Thunderstorm
ers tonight and tomorrow. Not
quite SO warm in west and north
portion tomorrow.
Maryland - Scattered thunder
showers tonight and tomorrow. Not
quite so warm tomorrow except on
the coast.
River Report.
Potomac River clear, Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac muddy at
Great Falls.
Renort far Last az Hourx
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Nozi Attitude in Greece
Makes Duce ResentfuI

April 26-"Together with II Duce,
we draw up the decree to annex
Ljubjana Northwestern Yugosla-
via). 1t is to be an Italian province
with wide administrative autonomy.
II Duce is resentful of the
German attitude in Greece. The
Germans practically have assumed
the air of protectors of the Greeks.
An incident almost occurred between
soldiers of the Casale division and
SIS troops of Hitler's regiment"
April 27-"Hitler says that the
Greek general, Tsolakoglu, Is ready
10 establish Greek government at
Evening star., 1945-07-09
Count ciono's Dioy-No. 1S
HESS FLIGHT JARRED
AND CONFUSED NAZIS
Kings Cousin Found in Hotel
With Women After Search
tcopyrsht. 1s45, by the Chicago Daily News
translate
January MAY 1e, 1s41.

January MAY 16, 194l.
Count Cano Mussonis sonn-law, wrote into his intimate
from inside strange
flight Rudolf Her trusted deputy who into
Scotland in May, 1941
abundany clear that prearranged
Jared Germany the
chanceery immediate result Foreign
Rbbentrop scurryng Rome before spill
plans asonished chiefly
Anglo Americans to exploit the incident.
For months early 1941 Ciano with bomber
operating from Bari He recorded such political gossip
vctor cousin the Duke Spoeo sought
finally found the company young
hotel before he could be told he had been chosen
Croatia puppet established after the
Evening star., 1945-07-09

and said that If Stain is not careful
Russia will be destroyed in three
months The chief of staff Roatta)
says on the basis of information
gathered in Budapest that the at
tack has already been decided and
will begin June Is, with Hungary
and Romania cooperating. .
The story of Napoleon repeats
itself" (The attack started June
Evening star., 1945-07-09

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 81. pm. Year ago, SO.
Lowest, So, 5:15 am. Year ago, 72.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90. on July 1.
Lowest, IL. on January %.
Humidity Reuort
Evening star., 1945-07-09

EVENING STAR CIVIC TROPHY AWARDED-Dr e. f. Harris
president of the Federation of Civic Associations presents
Evening Star Trophy for civic leadership to Bernard Chap
rght president of the Northeast Boundary Civic
ciation Mr. Chapman who lives at 832 Fortyeighth street
Me- led his associations campaign for better housing
transportation facilities In the stan Photo