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Evening star., 1945-07-27

Hundreds of Washingtonians
marked the 10th anniversary of
the Army Medical Department to-
day by touring Walter Reed Hos
pital to see what American medi-
cine is doing for veterans.
They saw musical show given
by a cast of legless or armless
boys. Other amputees played bad
minton and softball. Some drove
cars or waltzed in special demon
strations of recaptured skills.
But before many of the crowd
had arrived, about $50 of the vet
Grams had a chance to mark the
day in their own way. They list
ened intently while Sir Alexander
Fleming, discoverer of penicillin
described his finding. Then from
wheelchairs and litters the vet
Grams shot questions such as:
what type of microbe does peni-
cillin not affect?"
Can you fix it so penicillin will
stay longer in the body and not
need so many injections?"
"Will we ever get any penicillin
toothpaste?"
Sir Alexander replied that some
of the questions were so technical
Evening star., 1945-07-27
Mayor Of College Park
Names Committee Heads

Appointment of committee chair
men for the administration of the
newly incorporated town of Col
lege Park was announced today by
Mayor William A. Duvall, sr. They
are:
Emanuel r. zalesak, health and
sanitation; Herbert w. Wells, roads: !:
Charles r. Davis, traffic; Marion w.
Parker, street lighting, and John
w. Mckay, public relations.
Regular meetings of the Town
Council will begin August 7 and
will be held the first Tuesday of
each month.
Evening star., 1945-07-27
Mitscher's S Air Group Nets
los jap Ships in 4 Months
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Air group 50 of Vice Admiral
Marc Mitscher's fast carrier task
force sank or probably sank los
Japanese vessels totaling 66,154 tons
in four months.
Reporting this today, the Navy
said the group also destroyed OF
damaged 642 enemy planes and
damaged another 118 vessels total
ing 220,374 tons. Included were 2
battleships, cruisers and de-
stroyers.
The group, which included two
Marine fighter squadrons, now is
back home for rest and reassign-
ment.
In more than 1000 combat flights
the group dropped more than O.
100000 pounds of explosives and
expended more than $500 rockets
Evening star., 1945-07-27
State Department Aides
Home Robbed of CIothino

Thieves entered the home of Rob-
ert Woods Bliss, consultant to the
Secretary of State, Wednesday night
and stole two overcoats, seyeral
pairs of trousers and a typewriter
valued at $S5, police reported last
night.
+ The residence is at 1887 Twenty
eighth street NV Entry was made
by breaking glass in a rear door
according to investigating officers
Laura A. Jones, secretary to Mrs
Bliss, gave police . description OF
the missing items.
Evening star., 1945-07-27
'AIimony Row Is Almost Empty
Despite Increase in Divorces
Only One Man Sits in Jail as Jobs for
Women, Draft Aotments Cut Problem

tooed arms, some tell you earnestly
that they did their best but got
caught short between jobs.
Court attaches call 1t obstinacy
and responsibility. Before judge
orders alimony, the Domestic Re-
iations Commission investigates the
mans finances. The judge essays
to set an amount within his ability
to pay. II cited for contempt be-
cause he didn't carry out the order,
the ex-husband gets 80 days of
grace to erase the citation. He has
a chance to argue and to work out
system for catching up.
Few Fall to Pay Up.
Not one out of IS men brought
to court for being in arrears ever
goes to Jail, the lawyers said. Not
one in so serves full time.
Persons paying up back alimony
to get their friends and relatives
out of the custody of United States
marshall, are becoming a more IA
miliar sight in the District Court
Building. A gray-haired mother
carefully counted out $50 in small
bills on the counter. She wept when
the deputy marshal told her she
needed s158. A lawyer put up the
So, and she walked off happily
with her thrice-married son.
Even though he serves time in
Jail. man still owes the alimony
when he gets out. So he usually
manages to make some arrange
ment for paying up before he serves
the full sentence, Mr.. Boardman
observed.
With jobs easy to get everywhere
more men are running away to
keep from paying alimony. accord
ing to Mr.. O'Brien, but when the
law catches up with them they real
ly are in hot water"
Although District Court keeps no
statistics on contempt motions, JUS
tees note that their alimony loads
are lighter. Court officials see an
apparent decrease in demands fol-
alimony and a corresponding de-
crease In the efforts of women tc
enforce alimony orders.
No one wants to risk guessing
what will happen when the war il
over. A few observers hope the
wartime emancipation" of womer
will result in fewer women need.
ing or wanting alimony Mr.. Gil
fears that the alimony battles will
resume In earnest as soon as EN-.
ployment opportunities for women
decrease.
Evening star., 1945-07-27
Taft Will Be Candidate
For Cincinnati Council
BY tht Associated Press.

BY INT Associated Press.
Charles P. Taft, whose resigna.
ton as. director of the State De.
partment's Office of Transport ane
Communications Policy was an.
nounced yesterday, plans to be 6
candidate again for the city council
of Cincinnati, his home town.
He said he will run on the city
charter ticket comprised of Repub.
licans and Democrats in fusion
movement. Mr.. Taft is a Repub.
ncan.
Mr.. Taft, brother Of the Ohio
Senator, has been in Washington
Az years
Evening star., 1945-07-27
Dr. Wythe to Lecture

Dr.. George Wythe of the COM
merce Department will speak on
Latin America and the Industrial
Age" at 1880 pm, Sunday at Nc
Mahon Hall at Catholic University
in another of a series of public lee
lures sponsored by the Once OF
ter-American Affairs and t. In
stitute of Ibero-American Studies
of Catholic University.
Evening star., 1945-07-27
Legion Elects c Committeeman

Carl Brown, Alexandria, has been
elected State national executive
committeeman for, the seventh dis
trict OF the American Legion at the
first convention Of the new district
yesterday at Harrisonburg, Va.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
British Fleet. PLANES
Join Attack OH Java

BATAVIA. Nov. Ii CUP)-Brit-
iSh warshipS, planes and artillery
focused a Shattering lombard
ment on the heart of Soerabaia
today in a concerted stand in the
east Java naval base
Unconfrned reports circulated
THAT Sutan Siahrir, new premier
of the nationalist government, was
ready to deal with the British and
Dutch
(The Dutch Aneta News
Agency reported from Batavia
that DIR. W. vi. r. Mansvelt,
political adviser to the acting
governor general OF the Neither
lands Indies, bad disappeared"
I'm Batavia, and Dutch authori-
ties believed he was kidnapped by
IndOnesian eXtremists.)
The heaviest battle in Java
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
JobIess Rolls
Decrease Here

Michigan's unemployment load
was disclosed today TO be decreas-
ing. for the first time since We
Day.
Eugene r. Dormer. director Of
the Michigan Unemployment
Compensation Commission, dis
closed that 1854 persons were
on the unemployed rolls during
the week ending Nov. 10 OF thi,
number, 81, ,4S3 were women.
During the preceding week,
1872. .93S unemployed were listed by
the MUCC.
In the Detroit area, the number
of registered unemployed dropped
from 122,S45 10 106,360 during the
same week. Compensation was re-
ceived by 98,232, of which 53, l56
were women.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15

when Bryant discovered his wife
at l 30 a. m. in a parked car "em-
bracing a plain clothes policeman
who was obviously intoxicated"
Five days later-three days be-
fore the Nov. election-Bryant
was taken from his home by
three policemen and placed in the
psychopathic ward where he was
held incommunicado.
Testimony brought out that
Bryant had been admitted to the
hospital after DR.. Ralph r. Piper
had received a call from Mrs.
Bryant and a DR.. Drummond In
the Eaton Tower.
Under questioning. DR.. Piper,
who has been Superintendent OF
Receiving Hospital for three
years, admitted that he was not
familiar with the laws governing
such cases.
Judge Miller offered him a copy
OF the statutes and told him to
read them.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Red Dean Confident
OF Peace 0bjetfives

NEW YORK, Nov. II GNS)-
Premier Stain believes that mu-
tual understanding and trust
among nations will be achieved,
according TO the Very Rev. Hew-
lett Johnson. "Red Dean of Can
terbury. who is en- route from
England 10 Washington.
The dean, long famous for his
Russian syTnpathies, spent so min
uteS talking with Stain in the
Kremlin last summer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
2 GIS Racing DeafEn
Overseas fO Detroit

Christiancy. Blake has not seen
his wife or their 2-year-old son,
Richard. since he went overseas
Is months ago
Similar special leave has been
arranged for Pvt. Thomas +. Sor-
rcll. in Luzon. 10 visit his wife,
Ruby, critically i'll in Grace Hos
Iital for five weeks,
Rep. John Dingell fD) of De-
troit wired family friend. Mrs.
William Clark of 2231 Montclair.
10 say he hau arranged with the
war department in Washington 10
start Sorrell home as soon as pos
sible.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Strike PeriIs Opening
OF METROPOLITAN

NEW YORK, Nov. IA (INS)--
The scheduled Nov. 26 opening OF
the Metropolitan Opera season m
New York was threatened today
after a walkout yesterday OF
choristers during a rehearsal.
The chorus quit when its union,
the American Guild of Musical
Artists, suspended Chorister An
ton Schubel in a row over a basic
agreement with the manage
mcnt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15

One CT was nearing the bed
side of his dying wife here today
efter a flight from Tokyo while
the war department was setting
the stage for another Detroiter 5
similar race with death from an
army post on Luzon.
Pfc. Earl Blake. %. was due at
city airport by special plane from
Seattle on the last lap of a jour
ney that began in Tokyo bay. His
wife. Clara. 25. has been in Prov
idence Hospital seven weeks and
doctors say she cannot recover.
The Blake home is at 1920
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15

GN Ups
Salaries
OF 10000

A general wage increase of 10
per cent for approximately 10000
General Motors Corp. salaried
employees was announced today by
c. r. Wilson, GM president.
The increase, which will be ef-
fective as Of Nov. l, will affect
5000 GM Sataried employees in
the Detroit area and a total OF
10000 in the state.
Employees receiving $500 per
month or less VIII be given a
straight 10 per cent increase,
while in the case OF those earning
more than $500 the raise will be
computed only on the first $500
OF their salary.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Union Aid Asked

PARIS. Nov. IL (INSl-Five
thousand French and Indo-Chi-
nese, attending a Paris rally last
night. asked Joseph Curran, Ma
tional Maritime Union head, 10
intercede with President Truman
against French Imperialism in
Indo-C China.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15

since the japanese overran the
island ragged unabated at Soera-
baja. The 1ndonesian garrison
bounced back with unexpected
strength and ferocity when the
British thought victory was within
their grasp. lA4 Lz-
British reports from Soerabaja
acknowledged resistance was "stbf
and determined" but claimed the
Indonesian attack was broken up
by an artillery barrage after in
filtration in to foremost British
positions.
Part of a Madras regiment ar
rived in Soerabaia 10 reinforce the
British assault force.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Hunt Thompson
B|dckmdi| Angle

The theory that Mrs. Lydia
Thompson. Russian born victim
Of Oakland County's AK murder
had been paying layish sums to
private detectives toA SHADOW her
husband. Louis. and his woman
friends or was the victim OF
blackmail scheme was advanced
by authorities today.
Only an insanely jealous de-
sire 10 check up on her estraneed
husbands associations. or black
mail could account for her eX-
penditure of an estimated Sc 400
in her last three months Of life,
investigators believe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Bryant Released:
Faces Sanity Test

Held illegally in the psyche
pathic ward of Receiving Hos
pital 10 days, Edward L. Bryant,
attorney and husband of Helen
Bryant, defeated candidate for
common council, today faced a
belated examination by two psy-
chiatrists.
He was freed on a habeas
corpus writ, pending the mental
test, in the custody Of his brother
and sister, Warren Bryant and
Mrs. Margaret Morrell Daniel
]. Ryan, superintendent of the
city welfare department, said ne
would demand a complete written
report on Bryant's incarceration.
Circuit Judge Guy A. Miller di-
rected that the city bear the cost
of the examination.
CHEAPER FOR CITY
When Leo +. LaJoie, assistant
corporation counsel, questioned
this Judge Miller retorted:
Maybe it'd be cheaper for
the city TO pay the cost rather
than have a suit for false arrest
brought against it,"
Testimony at the habeas corpus
hearing yesterday cleared up the
mystery surrounding the black
eye which Mrs Bryant wore dur
ing the closing weeks of her cleo
tion campaign for council. Her
husband did IL.
Bryant's attorney. Edward S
PigginS, said the assault occurred
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Committee Threatens
Trumdns Wage Boost

WASHINGTON, Nov. II tUP)
President Truman'S bid for a
20 per cent boost mi pay for gov
ernment workers is in danger OF
being stalemated in the Senate
civil service committee until carly
1916. il was learned today. Sen
ators on the committee were said
to be locked, SIS. over the advisa-
biity of granting a wage increase
VNntU
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Nimitz TO Testify

PEARL HARBOR, Nov Ia
GNS)-Adm. Nimitz has left
Pearl Harbor for Washington,
where he will testify before the
Senate military affairs committee
on the proposal for unification of
the armed forces.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
DOOR TO MANCHURIA

Unconhrmcd reports said Shan
haikwan, eastern terminus Of
China's Great Wall. already had
fallen TO the nationalists. OPEN
ing the way for a full-scale drive
into Manchuria.
Almost 500 miles inland, the
Communist armies were reported
overrunning a vast area OF Sui
yuan Province against relatively
feeble opposition from the poorly
equipped nationalist forces there.
About so per cent OF the
province was understood TO be
in Communist hands and its two
main cities, Kwelsui and Paotow.
were under siege by the Reds.
Reports from Suiyuan said the
Communists were battering both
cities with heavy artillery fire
and were threatening 10 level
them with aerial bombardment
unless they capitulated.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Heads Amputee Group

WASHINGTON, Nov. ID (INsD
Walter NJ. Bura Of Miami, who
lost a leg five years ago. was
named today TO head the amputes
rehabilitation division Of the vet
Grams administration.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
WV CHIEFS PRAISE

Arthur Greig. senior vice COM
mander of the Veterans Of For
eign Wars Of Michigan. said his
was sohdly behind
the proposal.
at Is perhaps one of the
most worthy suggestions made
yet TO commemorate the heroic
dead of World War H." Greig
said. II think that Mr.. William
Randolph Hearst and The De-
troit Times should be congratu-
lated for advancing such
worthy and well-thOught-out
idea.
81. for one, feel that IL would
give all those who have lost
someone close 10 them a feeling
OF satisfaction and qualification
to know that a fitting memorial
had been set up 10 commence
rate their dead regardless of
what branch of service they
were In.
"AlsO, think what IL would
mean TO the parents, wives,
children, brothers and sisters Of
the some $4,000 unidentified
dead In World War III. In IL
they would have shrine and
always the hope that within IL
Law their own heroic soldier,
sailor or marine.
LIMITATION REVEALED
81 have felt for some time
that the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier more or less shut out
the families of those sailors who
lost their lives at sea or marines
who died In the south Pacific
jungles.
"The idea should he pushed,
and the Veterans of Foreign
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Gas Rate Cut
Saves Users
So Per Year
Old and New

A comparison Of typical
average monthly gas bills
viii show al IA glance the
savings coming 10 individual
customers OF Michigan Con-
solidated Gas Co. Following
is list OF average bills.
Pick out yours.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Visit TO Oak RIDGE

WASHINGTON, Nov Ia GNS)
Members Of the Senate special
committee on atomic energy Will
visit the Oak Ridge (Tenn)
atomic bomb plant Tuesday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
FerSuSOn Backs
UnknOWn'STOnlb
For Us. Shrine

Congratuatihg The Detroit Times for its lead
ership in proposing immediate construction of a
Ftntt of tfrr t tHtHUrU # u7TfDTS Senator Ferguson
today read into the Congressional Record the edi-
torial printed Monday in the Times and other Hearst
newspapers. .
This timely suggestion will receive instantaneous
and unanimous support throughout the nation" the De-
trpit senator said
This nation henceforth will honor the memory of the
and who willingly gave their lives for the
preservation of liberty.
II Is appropriate there should exist a national
shrine that will symbol of neyerendng gratitude
shrine like the tomb of the Unknown Soldier OF World
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Snow Blankets Berlin

BERLIN. Nov. II GNS)-Win-
ter'S first snowfall blanketed Ber-
lin today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
STUDY CHECK STUBS

A study OF her bank state
mentS and check stubs, which
contained many notations in Rus
sian. indicated she had disposed
of that sum since she and her
husband separated.
Capt. Don s. Leonard Of the
state police disclosed she h d
withdrawn 500 from her per-
sonal savings account--all but
S1.9i-Oct. II, believed to be the
day she died.
This was in addition 20 with
drawals Of $500 oct s, 500 Oct.
| and 81 500 from another ac-
count Oct. 3.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
sI.5OO FOR BUSINESS

The $500 was the money she
borrowed from her Highland Park
friend. Mrs. Augustine Gentle, IN
Her excuse for bor-
rowing was that she wished TO
set her father. Andrew Shev-
chenko. in a restaurant business
in New York.
Yet there was no money on
Mrs. Thompson'> body when II
was found Oct Is beside an oak
land County lane and none IN
her Orchard Lake home. Nor was
there any indication Of excessive
outlays for personal or living eX-
penSeS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Young Killing
Retra(ed for
New Clues
By RAY GIRARDIN

a conference between the pros
ecutor and sheriff's officers was
called for today to review all evil
4enee= in the murder of Mrs. At
berta Rose Young before the
deadline set for holding Edward
Bellm, former Detroit police lieu
tenant, at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow.
Whether a warrant will be is
sued against the former friend OF
the slain woman depends upon
conference results, Prosecutor
Donald c. Noggle said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15

War J."
The Times editorial read into
the record by Senator Ferguson
proposed that two bodies OF IN
Identified dead be enclosed in the
tomb - one from the European
and one from the Pa
cific theater.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
49O.OOO CUSTOMERS

Michigan Consolidated's 100000
Detroit district customers Will
realize an annual gross saving Of
So, ,961 900 under the new rate
schedule. which is now in effect.
Michigan Consolidated is supplied
by Panhandle Eastern.
The two-meter system. one for
Cooking gas and the other for
home heating, was abolished with
the new rate which is the same
for both.
Under the old rate schedules,
consumers paid five cents thou
sand cubic feet more for heating
their homes with gas than the
combined new rate, which also is
about 26 per cent less than the
old cooking figure.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
COMMUNISTS MASS

The Communists were massed
IN great strength outside TSng-
tao under orders 10 fight any ad-
vance by the nationalists.
The first elements of Chiangs
army landed unopposed from
American naval transports at
daybreak.
They moved out swiftly through
a protective Gordon Of 1900
L. s. Sixth Division Marines, ap-
parently under orders from
American naval and marine com
manders 10 get clear Of the port
Immediately.
The Tsingtao landing conceded
with the arrival OF anothgr
Chinese government army. some
$50 miles farther north at Chin
wangtao. nine miles south Of the
embattlcd Manchurian gateway
town of Shanhaikwan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
THE WEATHER
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun will set at 5.i7 m today and
rise tomorrow At, 722 q I'M.
The moon will Iise al . - . m today
and set tomorrOw az 215Ia m
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Bills at

Domestic consumers OF natural
pas in Detroit will save an aver
age of S796 annually through the
Federal Power Commission 5 d.
receive cutting wholesale rates OF
the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Co.
This was announced by commits
sion chairman William J. Nc
Brearty, who ordered a hearing
next Tuesday in the Cadillac
Square Bldg. TO determine dispo-
sition Of S13. 100000 held in escrow
since the gas rate litigation began
three years ago.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
SAVINGS ON HEATING

OF that amount. approximately
S1l 500 900 will be turned back TO
Detroit consumers, he said.
Detroiters who use gas for heat
ing their homes will realize an
approximate saving Of Sll50 an
nually, the Michigan Consolidated
Gas Co. said.
William G. Voolfolk, chairman
of the board Of Consolidated,
said ~
1T II indeed gratifying to
be able 10 announce that gas
costs i'm Detroit are decreasing
while other living costs have
been steadily rising through the
years.
we are glad TO pass these
savings along Immediately to
our customers. In some other
communities where pipeline
rates were reduced, IL months
passed before the ultimate con-
sumers benefited.
"Our statistical department
has been working for months
getting the new rate schedule
ready. so there would be no
delay"
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Cover Attack
Against PORT
Held by Reds

CHUNGKING. Nov lt-rUPl-
Powerful NJ TnCSe gOVCFHment
forces landed in the northern port
OF Tsingtao under the covering
guns OF American marines and
naval units today in A fUil-scale
drive 10 clear the Communists
from Shantung Peninsula.
The invasion carried Chang
Kai-Shek's nationalist troops into
the main stronghold of the famed
Communist Eighth Route Army
and threatened 10 touch of the
first major battle Of China's civil
war.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15

NEW YORK Nov. IA tUP)-A new list Of best dressed
all under 90 selected today by committee headed
by Designer Grace Norman from 10000 photographs
The Patrice Munse, Is, Metropolitan Opera
star; Withes 10 motion picture Anne Clark 18
University student daughter of Gen Mark Clark Betty
Cornell Is, New York fashion model Mary Johnson, Is
daughter Rep Johnson of California, and Janet Waldo 18
Hollywood radio STAR
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
REVIEW MORE PAY

Additional compensation for
employees receiving more than
$500 per month will be reviewed
in the light of this general in
crease and on the basis of their
contribution 10 the success Of the
business, Wilson said.
No accurate estimate of the an
nual cost OF the raise TO the cor
pOration could be made, a COM
pany spokesman said. because of
the wide range of salaries at-
fected.
The 10 per cent increase for
salaried workers does not involve
.productio n workers. Approx
mately $4,000 UAW-CIO mem
bers employed by General Motors
recently voted a strike in support
Of their demands for a blanket Sc
per cent wage boost.
STATEMENT BY REUTHER
Walter P. Reuther. UAW-CIC
vice president and chief of the
unions GM division, issued the
following statement today:
'1f the 10 per cent salary in
crease granted GM office en-
ployes is not to be used by the
corporation as a lever to get
price increases for its cars, it
II a welcome down payment on
the 80 per cent increase to
which all GM employees are en-
| titled.
"If il Is TO be used by the
corporation TO get price in
creaSes, as was contemplated
in the cost of living increase
offered the JAW last week, IL
is meaningless because the re-
sultlng increased cost OF living
will make IL impossible for GM
workers 10 buy any more or
the goods they want and need"
No action has been taken OF
THE strike vote. Negotiations be
tween UAW-CIO officials and tht
management are scheduled 10 bt
resumed tomorrow at the Genera
Motors building.